families of those killed in that kabul drone attack speak out to nbc news after the pentagon says the strike was a mistake. what they are demanding. back to earth. the first fully civilian crew in space returns today. their historic splash-down. the massive police search for the fiance of the woman who went missing on their cross-country trip he s now a person of interest and has gone missing too. pet care crisis. almost every state seeing a shortage of veterinarians. pet owners seeking care turned away what you need to know. and the families who went from picking grapes to owning vineyards. drinking in the american dream announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good evening there is confusion across the country tonight after that surprise recommendation to the fda. the biden administration was ramping up to offer booster shots for the covid vaccine to all americans over 16. but an fda advisory panel bluntly rejected that, recommending only ame
friday. in the space of just a few hours, late today, the white house got unwelcome news on covid boosters. the secretary of defense admit that a drone strike in afghanistan that was supposed to have targeted an isis-k terrorist actually killed an afghan aid worker, two other adults, and seven children, and was in his words a horrible mistake. and on top of that, the administration suddenly finds itself in the middle of a diplomatic war with america s oldest ally, france. so there is a lot to get to tonight. we begin with the fda advisory panel s highly anticipated recommendation on covid booster shots which was not exactly what a lot of people had been expecting. third doses not recommended for most people younger than 65 years old. only for seniors and others at high risk of illness. now, whatever the public-health merits of today s decision and we will obviously discuss those with our health experts in just a moment. it certainly differs from what the administration ha
along party lines to prevent a government shutdown and to suspend the debt ceiling, but it seems like this bill is dead on arrival in the senate. are republicans really willing to let the country default? it sure looks that way. look, people have to understand. the debt ceiling, when you raise the debt ceiling, you are not authorizing future debt and future spending. you are in effect acknowledging the debt and the spending that has already occurred. and of course most of that occurred under president trump and republican-controlled senate. so it is kind of the high point of hypocrisy to now refuse to pay the bills that you ran up, you know, while you were while you were in control. you know, there is just a tiny number of republicans who have indicated any openness to this. in the end, democrats may have to figure out a way to do this, like almost everything its on a party line basis. but as usual, we are sailing into crisis without a clear port in sight. kirsten, de
you know, the debt ceiling, when you raise the debt ceiling, you are not authorizing future debt and future spending. you are, in effect, acknowledging the debt and the spending that has already occurred. and of course most of that occurred under president trump and republican-controlled senate. so it is kind of the high point of hypocrisy to now refuse to pay the bills that you ran up, you know, while you were in control. you know, there s just a tiny number of republicans who have indicated any openness to this. in the end, democrats may have to figure out a way to do this like almost everything else on a party-line basis. but as usual, we are sailing into crisis without a clear port in sight. kirsten, democratic factions are really at a standoff over infrastructure and the entire agenda in peril right now. sources are saying the president is going to meet with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer tomorrow as well as some of these democrats that he thinks he can salvage this. w
we are live in kyiv this morning. a post party hangover. boris johnson, fighting for political survival. we ll take you to downing street. plus, israel says a fourth covid vaccine dose offers better protection. the country s new booster recommendations. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show, everyone. it is wednesday, january 26th. world leaders are pushing the tariffs and diplomacy of the tension on ukraine s border. they re preparing for a possible russian invasion. the white house says the threat is imminent though acknowledges russian president vladimir putin knows what he will ultimately do. president joe biden says he s made it clear there will be severe consequences if russia takes military action. have a listen. would you ever see yourself personally sanctioning him if he did invade ukraine? yes. you would? i would see that. there would be enormous consequences if he were to go in and invade the entire