Vaccine. How doctors and nurses are getting ready amid a brutal surge in Covid Patients one state has just run out of icu beds. Supreme rejection. The latest attempt to overturn the election shot down by the Supreme Court. Midyear report card weve been following these High School Students since the first day of class their raw emotions in this challenging year. And making her point. Right through there the first woman ever to score in a Major College Football Game announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with jose diazbalart. Good evening this is a historic day. What very well could be the beginning of the end of the pandemic the first vaccine for covid will be given to americans in less than 48 hours the cdc today affirming the fdas authorization, putting into motion what will be one of the biggest logistical challenges since world war ii but let there be no doubt. This war is still far from over. We hit new records on friday for deaths, cases, and hospitalizations tonight our correspondent
The economy is worse than its been in a decade. Were Tracking Consumer fears about high inflation and the potential recession just hours after an historic Interest Rate hike by the Federal Reserve. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Lets get right to the Breaking News. On the bloody battle for the southern ukrainian city of mariupol. Russian forces now inside the steel plant at war with the citys last defenders. Cnn International Security editor all. Is this potentially The Last Stand for mariupol . Reporter it does look dire. Frankly, it has looked dire for the ukrainian troops inside that steel plant. Such extraordinary, well fortified structure theyve managed to hold on to for weeks if not months now. The commander of the azov commander saying that indeed, Russian Troops have been inside the compound for two days now and there was intense fighting, saying that he is simply with his men continuing to
The mayor says there are still hundreds of people that are sheltering inside of the dark, dank maze of the underground bunkers that are below that azovstal steel plant. Theyre still there including dozens of children. Still, ukraines Foreign Minister says despite russias claim that it now has complete control of mariupol, the ukrainian soldiers, according to the Foreign Minister, are Still Holding their ground. Holding their space in and around that steel plant. The russians did ramp up their attacks after more than 100 people actually were able to be taken from that plant after months in these very, very difficult conditions. Mothers and children, older folks who have been hiding there for such a long time in complete darkness. Were starting to hear some of the stories of what it was like to be in there as families were terrified for their lives, hearing the strikes hitting again and again over their heads. Jake. And the Ukrainian Military says Russian Forces are largely stalled in ea
And more Text Messages. Revealing messages by members of congress to overturn the 2020 election. Are we going to talk about it . Yes. Good morning, everybody. It is april 18th, tax day. Yay. We have Richard Haass and host of Way Too Early Jonathan Lemire and Clint Watts Standing by at the big boards. A lot to get to this morning. A lot to get to. Here is a great shot of the cover of the Wall Street Journal. Holy week, holy week in ukraine and across the world and our service yesterday. It is interesting how much ukraine had an impact. Went to the red sox on friday for the opening game. A Moment Of Silence for ukraine. They had somebody who had just escaped ukraine come out for opening ceremony, and the fans cheered. I mean it is remarkable how this country has taken center stage in the hearts and minds of not only people in america but across europe, across the west. Our pastor yesterday, obviously Easter Sunday, for christians the most holy of days. Talked a good bit about the trials
that s all for us tonight. thanks for joining us for all of that breaking news. cnn tonight with abby phillip starts right now. good evening everyone. tonight we begin with ida section of the tape that maybe central to the federal case against former president donald trump. the tape that he responded to today, and we will get to that, but first let s start here. it started right when the that we re trying to do that before you even sworn in. well, with milley, i ll show you an example. she said that i wanted to attack iran. isn t it amazing? i have a big pile of paper. come on, look. from the start, this explains why trump allegedly slashed a classified document to people who didn t have a clearance. to counter general mark mullens claim that trump was itching to attack iran. speaking of clearance, in that clip, he asked his aide to hand him papers. it s unclear who exactly did and whether that person had a security clearance either. they presented me this. they