Good evening. Weve got a lot to get to tonight. An hour from now most of the state goes backward to the most restrictive tier. And jessica, heres why. This graph shows the average number of cases in the bay area not quite as high as july, but you can see covid cases are spiking. The far right of your screen is the recent number. Lets begin our Team Coverage with nbc bay areas ian cull with what this means and whats changing. Reporter today Governor Newsom says hes pulling the emergency brake to slow the spread of covid19. In the last two weeks hospitalizations are up 30 . The number of cases has doubled. This is simply the fastest increase california has seen since the beginning of this pandemic. Reporter 41 of the states 51 counties including most of the bay area are pushed back into the most restrictive purple tier. San francisco, san mateo and marin fell to red. Most like santa clara jumping back two full tiers. We have done this before. We can do it again. We really need every Sing
High profile dismissal President Donald Trump announces hes fired defense secretary marc esper on twitter. Thousands leave the regional capital in nagornokarabakh as fighting between azerbaijan and armenia intensifies. Terms in doha with only sports news 27 team asas champion Sergio Garcia withdrawals from this weeks tournament after testing positive for corona virus. American drug maker pfizer has released interim results show its vaccine is effective against the corona virus the news has been welcomed by scientists and World Leaders and triggered a surge on Global Markets the vaccine developed by pfizer and german start up by on tech was found to be more than 90 percent effective in preventing covert 19 among study participants no serious safety concerns were observed among the more than 43000 Party Percent across the globe a study showed just 94 confirmed cases of kevin 19 of the news has been called a great day for science and humanity and while the World Health Organization says t
Administrations refusal to aid his transition and the impact it could have as the nation battles the pandemic. Breaking overnight, catastrophic. Hurricane iota tears across nicaragua as a powerful category 4, ripping roofs off buildings, toppling trees and causing widespread flooding. Just ahead, the damage and where this dangerous storm is headed next. Home away from home. Dragon spacex, capture confirmed. Overnight four astronauts arrive safely for their sixmonth stay on the International Space station, leading to cheers on the ground welcome to the iss. And hugs high above. All that, plus big demand for small turkeys. The holiday dilemma facing millions of families downsizing their gatherings this year. And rokers recovery. Al joins us live for the First Time Since his cancer surgery with some very good news to share. Today, tuesday, november 17th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, guys, w
Process started and all and then just maybe another 15000000. 00 that needs to be provided but more importantly the decision by this g. A. O. G. S. A. Administrator emily murphy. Is supposed to trigger the availability of office space computers. Technology telephones and in particular. I mentioned the importance of getting these appointees background checked and confirmed. That process includes a background check by the f. B. I. And those cannot be initiated until emily murphy triggers a panic transition process in the very discretionary within her authority how important is continuously in government especially in the 2nd stances that the u. S. Is facing now and in light of covalent how crucial is it that things move smoothly well you put your finger on the most important ask. This problem that has arisen with emily murphys or caltrans on thats the briefings that need to occur. Are essential for it was a smooth transition of government and continuity of government particularly during
And this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. The u. S. Attorney general tells prosecutors to investigate elections of electoral fraud while an official who deals with election crimes resides. President Martin Vickery agrees to leave office after Congress Votes him out is accused of accepting bribes but denies the allegation. And drug joint pfizer says its coded 19 vaccine looks to be 90 percent effective sparking hope the global outbreak can be brought under control. A deal has been signed to end weeks of conflict between armenia and azerbaijan in the disputed region im going to kind of a cease fire has already taken effect but theres been an angry reaction among some medians cacho. Yes huldah yeah reports. The deal comes after 6 weeks of relentless fighting it was 1st announced in a Facebook Post by armenian Prime Minister nicola and within minutes confirmation came from missouri john and moscow he would. Meet on november 9th the president of azerbaijan the Prime Minister of