quickly blossomed like an open canopy, which is the word skydivers like to use instead of parachute. at the tiny airport in superior, wisconsin, amy and chad were joined by a gaggle of close friends ranging in age from 23 to 64. the weather had been so horrid for the last almost month. we kind of just said the weather looks like it might be jumpable. the 11 friends gathered at skydive superior, a family-run outfit with more than 50 years experience. skydive bases like these are called drop zones, and the circle of friends in this one had a common bond. the adrenaline rush skydiving brings. linnea is a single mother of two. nobody takes on skydiving without thinking about the danger. so take me through your thought process, especially considering you are a single mom of two kids, 10 and 6. yeah. i thi them all the time, the danger is there. but it s the same amount of danger that anyone would have getting in your car and going to work. do you worry before you head
it is definitely way too early for this. good morning! and welcome to way too early, the show that s had to negotiate a lot of things over the past year, along with all of you. you d think congress could do the same thing. i m kasie hunt on this friday, december 11th. we ll start with the news. pfizer passed a critical milestone after an independent panel of experts overwhelmingly voted in favor of recommending the fda authorize its covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in people ages 16 and older. the vote came yesterday afternoon after the committee spent the day scrutinizing data for the vaccine, which indicates, so far, that it is safe and 95% effective. in all, 17 members were in favor of the authorization, four against, one person abstaining from the vote. one committee member urged continued studies after two people in the uk had severe allergic reactions after receiving the vaccine. according to federal officials, the initial shipment of 6.4 million doses will leav
quarantine from the canaries. travellers returning from the spanish islands will have to isolate for m days from tomorrow, as a travel giant, tui, says it might cancel its christmas schedule. it s five out of five in the europa league, with all the british teams in action last night winning their final games before the knockout stage. tottenham among those topping their groups. and rain will not be too far away over the next few days with the wettest conditions in eastern scotla nd wettest conditions in eastern scotland but at least sunshine in the south and west. the details on brea kfast. it s friday the 11th of december. our top story. dame barbara windsor one of the country s best loved actresses has died at the age of 83. her husband, scott mitchell, said she passed away peacefully from alzheimer s at a care home in london last night. he said herfinal weeks were typical of how she lived her life full of humour, drama and a fighting spirit until the end. david sil
medical experts advising the us food and drug administration have recommended emergency approvalfor the pfizer biontech coronavirus vaccine. the decision comes after a 23 member panel met to determine whether the drug s benefits outweigh the risks. the pfizer vaccine has already been approved for the public in four other countries including the uk and canada. nomia iqbal reports from washington. fda and the sponsor, we agreed. a day long, live streamed meeting involving health experts may not make for exciting viewing, but this group of researchers and physicians are the key to america s path back to normality. one question i have is, why. they are part of an independent committee voting on whether the pfizer vaccine should be given to all americans. pfizer has applied for emergency authorization. the group has been analyzing the effectiveness of the vaccine and any potential side effects, including the allergic reactions experienced by two british health workers who received
went down with the plane. lost everything. i think i m just assuming that everybody s dead. because really, who survives that? you re excited for one miracle. you ve got 11 plus. i m lester holt and this is dateline. tonight, a story you have to see to believe. two planes packed with skydivers collide in midair. what happened next was all caught on helmet cams worn by five of the skydivers. tonight, the video you haven t seen, the stories you haven t heard. here s matt lauer with miracle on the sunset dive. it happened in the skies over a middle american landscape dotted with small towns, tall forests, and red barns, lapped by the waters of the continent s largest lake. above superior wisconsin and neighboring duluth, minnesota, where winter is closing in fast and where two small planes closed in even faster. [ screaming ] they were terrifying seconds, frozen in time for those who live through them. the entire disaster was captured on video. the survivors them