purchased by americans for the afghan army, the one that collapsed into recent days. today the white house is responding to those painful images of human suffering, here is national security adviser jake sullivan at this afternoon s white house briefing. president biden and all of us as i said in my opening comments are heartbroken by the human consequences that have unfolded and could continue to unfold in afghanistan. we believe passionately in human rights and human dignity and we want to work with the international community to advance that wherever we can, but president biden was not prepared to have american men and women continue to fight and die in the civil war of another country in order to achieve that. we will use every other tool at our disposal to achieve that and we will do so day after day, month after month, in the period ahead on behalf of the people of afghanistan. we gave 20 years of american blood, treasure, sweat and tears in afghanistan, we gave them
trace: we begin with peter doocy live in wilmington, delaware. peter, good morning. how much was biden asked about this in the homestretch of the election? not much. access was really limited, trace. in fact, in the final days the person who had the most opportunities to ask joe biden about his son, hunter, was president trump. my son has not made money in terms of this thing about what are you talking about china. politico reports jim biden, the president-elect s brother is being investigated for his links to a shutdown hospital business. remember, a whistleblower claims they were all in business together. tony bobulinski one of biden s former associates looked at jim biden and said how are you getting away with us? biden laughed and said plausible denyability. that s jim biden. i have asked joe biden about this many times. his answers were never super detailed but always very emotional. have you ever spoken with your son? everybody has looked at it and said th
his first classified briefing and his historic picks as he staffs up his administration the injury over the weekend he s recovering from and the two battlegrounds delivering a new blow today to president trump s legal fight. severe storms barrel through several states, tornadoes, strong winds, heavy rain al roker is here. cyber monday expected to be the biggest ever how to score deals all week long. plus, the shipping alert you need to know about. the man clinging to a capsized boat 86 miles off the coast. tonight how he survived messages to santa in the pandemic. what kids are really asking for this year this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone the specter of a covid surge on top of a surge is almost too much to imagine. but it s exactly what public health officials believe we may be in for as millions of americans return to their lives today, some likely bringing home from thanksgiving gatherings more than just family memories official
hospitals admitting nearly ly 21,000 new patients every day. but signs of progress. states first hit with the surge now say they re turning the corner. dr. anthony fauci asked if omicron will mark the final wave of the pandemic. how he is responding tonight. and what a new study is now saying about the effectiveness of a possible fourth shot. new details about the tense 11-hour hostage standoff at a synagogue in texas. the rabbi describing the moment he threw a chair at the gunman to help the hostages make a run for the door. what authorities are now saying about the suspect, a british national. and tonight, homeland security and the fbi with a new warning to faith-based communities about the potential threats of more violence. on this day, celebrating dr. martin luther king jr., his family issuing a call to action for voting rights with the senate set to debate the issue tomorrow. dr. king s 13-year-old granddaughter calling out two democratic senators by name. rachel sc
for gabby petito s fiancee focuses on a fresh camp site in florida. we have the details. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom. with isa soares. hello, everyone, welcome to the show. it is thursday, october the 7th, and we begin with a significant legal victory for abortion rights advocates to strike down the controversial and restrictive abortion lieu in texas. a federal judge has blocked the state s ban on abortions after the 6th week of pregnancy. the judge in granting the justice department s request said, quote, women have been unlawfully prevented from exercising control over their own lives in ways that are protected by the constitution. he goes on to stay, this court will not prevent one more day of the important right. texas has already indicated that it will appeal. the texas law has sparked anger and nationwide protests as women fight to protect their reproductive rights. the law took effect last month after the supreme court declined an emergency