tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. just a short time ago, an fda panel now recommending emergency use authorization for the one-shot johnson & johnson vaccine. the newest weapon against covid here in the u.s., johnson & johnson s vaccine 85% effective against severe cases of covid. 100% effective at preventing hospitalizations and deaths. it could be stored in normal refrigeration. how many doses will be shipped right away? how many next month? and what you need to know about this one-shot vaccine that many are calling a game changer. also tonight, the biden administration declassifying the report on the murder of u.s.-based journalist jamal khashoggi, pointing the blame at saudi arabia s crown prince, accusing him of approving the brutal attack. the sanctions just issued
tonight, but not for the crown prince. martha raddatz with late reporting. we re also learning more about president biden s first known military action, the air strike in syria. who was targeted. the action and retaliation for an attack that killed a contractor and injured u.s. service members in iraq. president biden in texas today after the devastating storms. after millions lost power for days, boiling their water, and some then getting bills for thousands for just a couple of days of power. who will be held accountable? this evening, all eyes on the hill as the house votes for the president s $1.9 trillion covid relief bill. $1,400 stimulus checks for most americans. and a $400 weekly unemployment benefit. late details from rachel scott. the chilling attack in new york city. an asian-american man stabbed. the number of cases against asian-americans growing in this pandemic. police are now reviewing
we have one more question while you re with us. last night we learned of president biden s first known military action since taking office, those air strikes in syria by two f-15 fighter jets. the targets, iran-backed militia groups. and tonight we re learning more about where they were targeted and why? reporter: we are, david. two f-15 jets targeted the compound of iranian backed militias near the border. it was in retaliation for the rocket attacks against a coalition base in the irbil, iraq, early last week, believed to be carried out by those same militias. an american service member and an american contractor were wounded, and a contractor who worked for the coalition was killed. president biden was asked about what message he was trying to send iran with the air strikes. he said, you can t act with impunity. then he paused and added, david, be careful. martha raddatz tonight on the comments from the president just a short time ago. thank you.
the fda advisers, doctors and scientists, recommending the vaccine late today in an unanimous vote. the big difference with this vaccine, just one shot, and they say it s 100% effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths and that it was test in communities with concerning variants and that it still performed well. president biden in houston today promising to use every conceivable way to expand manufacturing of vaccines in this country. pfizer and moderna already promising to make enough vaccine to give shots to all americans by july. now johnson & johnson tonight promising 100 million by june. you can do the math and this could very well boost the pace of this. so far, 47 million received at least one dose, more than 14% of the population. tonight, the pictures, the 101st airborne deploying to orlando to help at fema vaccination sites. but this is still a race against the variants. and the head of the cdc just today saying she s very concerned that the number of new cases of th
and as you saw earlier, president biden was in texas today after the devastating storms there, after millions lost power for days, boiling their water, and some then getting bills in the thousands of dollars just for a couple of days of power. many had the money automatically withdrawn from their accounts. so who will be held accountable? mary bruce traveling with the president tonight. reporter: president biden touching down in texas today to get a firsthand look at the recovery effort, fist-bumping the republican governor on the tarmac. the president and first lady stopping at this massive food distribution center. biden hugging a little girl there volunteering with her boil wat notices exans are togh the storm has already cost counties more than an estimated $165 million. when a crisis hits our states like the one that hit texas, it s not a republican or democrat who s hurting, it s our fellow americans who are hurting, and it s our job to