the shocking video, a man allegedly armed with a knife, the officer firing nine shots into his back and side. and time to shine. your front row seat for tonight s beloved holiday tradition right here in rockefeller center this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, the omicron covid variant has now officially been identified in the united states. the white house toe kay discovering the variant in california of the country s first known infection of the puzzling, highly concerning strain. here s what we know. the infected person identified as recent traveler from south africa, fully vaccinated and having suffered only mild symptoms tonight the biden administration, which for days has been braced for the arrival of this variant, is set to tighten covid testing requirements for arriving international travelers, including americans. much of the focus tonight remains on the effectiveness of vaccines 197 million americans, 59% of the population, are considered
finally reach safety. in shanghai, the bbc uncovers evidence of people as old as 100 who ve been moved out of their homes after testing positive for covid 19 as millions endure a strict lockdown. it s shanghai s most vulnerable who have suffered the most. almost all the official dead are elderly and unvaccinated. china s leaders insist that still chasing zero covid is the right thing. and one of ukraine s biggest bands, antytila, team up with ed sheeran, releasing a new song to help their country while serving in the war against russia. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has vowed to protect abortion rights in the united states after a leaked document suggested the supreme court is poised to overturn the ruling which legalised the procedure nationwide. the draft opinion, written byjustice samuel alito, says the 1973 decision roe vs wade was wrong from the start. officials have confirmed th
also coming up: over 100 civilians who ve been living underneath the besieged steel plant in mariupol have safely arrived in ukrainian territory many are women and children who spent 60 days trapped underground. and in shanghai, the bbc has seen evidence of people in their 90 s some even 100 years old who ve been moved out of their homes after testing positive for covid i9 as millions endure a strict lockdown. the five weeks i ve been locked down, you cannot kill outside the gates, it s shawn hi s down, you cannot kill outside the gates, it s shawn his most vulnerable suffer the most. and most of them are unvaccinated. still, chasing zero covid i9 is the right thing. hello and welcome to newsday broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s six in the morning in singapore, and six in the evening in washington, where the us presidentjoe biden has called for the preservation of the ruling that legalised abortion across the us after a leaked document sug
disapprove of the decision. as republican 2024 candidates line up today at a d.c. forum to court evangelical conservatives with their anti-abortion credentials. the battle for life is far from over. we have not come to the end of our cause. we have simply come to the end of the beginning. we have to start with tomorrow s anniversary and thank god almighty for the dobbs decision. absolutely. also, a navy sonar heard the catastrophic implosion of the oceangate submersible less than two hours into its dive. experts say it must have immediately killed all five people on board, but the navy says it had to continue the search for four more days until they had visual sighting of the debris just to be sure. as families mourn, what is the future of deep sea exploration? and was safety compromise it by the daring mission? and hunter biden days after agreeing to a misdemeanor plea deal joining his family at the gala state dinner only hours after house republicans released testimon