Now as the fda begins approval of the first Covid Vaccine, and we take you inside the giant worldwide operation to distribute it. How one carrier plans to move billions of vaccines at temperatures well below zero. Swedens surge and the new restrictions now in place did their Herd Immunity Experiment fail the scare in the air. The windshield of this American Airlines plane cracked all over with passengers on board. And music with heart. Gloria estefans new mission and the heroic nurses who are stealing the show. Stand by me this is Nbc Nightly News with jose diazbalart good evening. As we hit more than 12 million covid cases today, the country finds itself in a perfect storm, a surging virus mixed with Colder Weather plus the strong pull of family and tradition. Were all making hard decisions about the upcoming Holiday Airports are crowded as many choose to travel to see family but hospitals are crowded, too, many at a breaking point it took nearly 100 days for the u. S. To reach its fi
because the windshield the cockpit windshield is an extremely complicated piece of equipment. it has multiple layers, it has heating, it has defogging devices, it has filters on it for the light. so the windshield itself is very important. it s crucial and it is regularly checked. but, wolf, it is also bearing the brunt of the plane s forces as it goes through the air at 500 miles an hour. so cracks in plane windshields are not uncommon. however, mostly it s a crack and you land safely. in this case something far more serious took place and could have been catastrophic. it s not the first time this happened. a british pilot almost got sucked out once when the windshield exploded and he had to be held in until they landed safely. i know they ll take a look at this down the road. it s been four years since
away. the u.s. delegation includes ivanka trump, jared kushner and treasury secretary steve mnuchin, notably absent, germany, france and the uk all of which oppose president trump s decision to recognize jerusalem as israel s capital. also breaking right now, brand-new cracks on hawaii s big island shooting rocks and magma into the air forcing more people to pack up and leave, nearly 20 open in the island fueling lava with fears of violent explosion which could send ash 12 miles from the top of kilauea. 2,000 people have been forced to leave homes since volcano erupted more than a week ago. mid-air forcing two jetliners to make emergency lander. losing cockpit windshield while heading to northern region of
under the surface. the woman was pulled to safety just in time. there is news tonight about the temple university student shot and killed near campus. daniel duignam was found dead in his apartment this weekend. authorities revealing he called 911 in his final moments, claiming he d been shot and could not breathe. police believe he knew his killer. they are asking anyone with information to come forward tonight. the midair scare on jetblue. a flight from san juan to tampa forced to divert when the outer layer of a cockpit windshield shattered in midair. the crew telling passengers the plane did not lose any cabin pressure. the flight did land safely in ft. lauderdale. and the offer, after that cruise ship nightmare we told you about. a broken pipe flooding that hallway and cabins on the carnival dream. well, carnival is now offering 100 affected passengers a full refund and a 50% discount on their next cruise. the ship completed its caribbean voyage. the company saying tonight t
passenger jet nearly broke apart midair. take a look at these pictures. severe hailstorm tore off the plane s nose, even shattered the cockpit windshield forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. it flew into the path of the dangerous storm. listen to this. we re having a hard time here. do you have anything for us? seconds later, the pilots said they were flying blind. understand we have no radar. our windshield is pretty severely damaged. no kidding. the plane was able to land safely in denver, thankfully. outfront is bo sorrenson, one of the passengers. thank you for joining us. we are glad, after you see the photos, that everybody is okay. what was it like to be on board that plane? you know, it was really