Past 24 hours, police clashes growing more frequent and more tense, the death toll is climbing. We will take you live to the region a bit later in the hour. Next hour president biden meets virtually with six governors, the focus, vaccinating hard to reach and hesitant americans. The biden administration s top two health officials, dr. Anthony fauci and a srochelle w a normal school, normal sports, the prom. The hearing featured another intense clash between dr. Fauci and kentucky republican senator rand paul. Dr. Fauci do you still support funding of the nih funding of the lab in wuhan? senator paul, with all due respect, you are entirely and completely incorrect. What is the impact of conspiracy theories pedalled by senator rand paul and others on americans willingness to take this vaccine? not helpful in what we re trying to do, i guess i can say that with some degree of confidence. Back to that clash in the hearing, other details in a moment. We ll walk through the latest numbers t
His words. So why is a vote to oust congresswoman liz cheney from her leadership role less than 24 hours away? at the same time we are learning prosecutors are stepping up their sex trafficking investigation into congressman matt gaetz, they re hoping to get cooperation from a couple of key witnesses. Including a former capitol hill intern who is also a former girlfriend of the florida lawmakers. And as companies scramble to find workers, restaurant chain chipotle will start paying more, an average of $15 an hour to start. We ll talk to the company s chief operating officer in a few minutes. And elizabeth cohen and nick valencia are standing by for us. Elizabeth, walk us through what the fda s authorization means and what parents should know before vaccinating their children? reporter: ana, i m going to tell you this, not just as a medical correspondent but as the mother of a 14yearold, i ve looked at this data, and we know that we are going to get her a shot as soon as we can. So at c
the united states. when a covid-19 vaccine is authorized by fda and recommended, vaccination and the initial phase of the program should be offered to both healthcare personnel and residents of long-term care facilities. sandra: in just moments the white house vaccine czar, dr. moncef slaoui will be joining us live. we go to laura ingle. how are they deciding who is first in line for this vaccine? good morning. good morning, sandra. the cdc advisory committee s vote last night marks a significant moment in getting the panel s recommendations into the agency s director s hands. if approved it would put the two groups we ve been talking about to the front of the line when the vaccine is ready. a huge moment last night. the panel of outside scientific experts who make up the committee voted 13-1 to recommend front line healthcare workers as well as residents of long-term care facilities to get that priority in the first days of any coming vaccination program. that is about
surge is here. the u.s. shattering a single-day record with over 222,000 new cases. the massive anti-trust lawsuit filed against facebook what it could mean for everyone who uses instagram and what s app. joe biden s so hunter revealing that the taxes are under federal investigation. the reaction tonight from the president-elect. just in this evening, the frantic 911 calls after casey goodson was fatally shot by police in ohio. our nbc news exclusive, john kerry on his role in the new biden administration and what he is calling a climate moon shot. the big holiday shipping deadline that may hit your wallet harder than you think. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone no sooner did the uk become the first country to begin mass inoculations with pfizer s covid vaccine than a caution flag went up. british health officials warning tonight those with a history of serious allergic reaction should not take the shots after two people who rec
course the pernicious part. when you ask somebody do you think you should have a to show an i.d. to vote? yeah, that sounds good. but you re not discussing what it takes to get that i.d. and who has them and who doesn t, and why they don t have them. that is where the truth lies. i try to explain that to people all the time wh. what is accepted as i.d. i m glad he said that. if you have license to carry, that card, you can do it, but if you re a student, your i.d. doesn t work or you know, an ebt card. public assistance. i wonder who has public assistance cards. you know who has public assistance cards, poor people. white and black. and i think you have to look as you said into the intent, and you have to do your research. people say that all the time. why shouldn t you have to show an i.d. do the research and figure out what kinds of people historically don t have i.d.s or who tend not to have i.d.s as to the rest of the population, and so you got to lack at all of