Seven children what went wrong . The u. S. Capitol on high alert hours ahead of a rally supporting the January 6 rioters. The national guard called in. Police bracing for possible violence. France abruptly recalling its ambassadors to the u. S. And australia what it has to do with nuclear Submarines Chaos at the border the number of migrants packed under a Texas Bridge growing to more than 12,000. The family of a missing woman pleading with her fiance to speak to police after he was named a person of interest. And the view from orbit. The inspiration4s all civilian crew giving us a tour on their historic Mission Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt good evening. We begin with Latebreaking News on Covid19 Booster shots. Two highly critical votes by an Fda Advisory Committee Late Today the first recommending against a third Dose Boosters of Pfizers Vaccine for most of the 180 Million fully vaccinated americans and then just a short while ago, the Committee Voting again, th
Its version of the 3. 5 trillion Reconciliation Bill expanding the social Safety Net and fighting climate change. Were going to talk about where thing goes from here with Chris Van Hollen. A short time ago, President Biden outlined the plan to make big corporations and the wealthy pay more in taxes to boost the economy and strengthen the middle class in this country. Saying that it is the right thing to do. Its not to punish anyone. Im a capitalist. If you can make A Million or A Billion dollars, thats great. God bless you. All im asking is you pay your fair share. As the f. D. A. s Vaccine Advisory Committee prepares to decide whether to recommend Vaccine Booster shots, well look at how leaders are working to overcome Vaccine Hesitancy. And while many fled or sought to flee taliban rule in afghanistan, were going to talk live to one of the leaders who stayed behind to make sure thAt The taliban uphold their promise to respect womens rights. But we begin this hour in washington, d. C.
To send the national guard to the hardest hit. Our situation is dire. Were setting case records. We have a Record Number of in the hospital. We have Regard Number of families praying for their loved one on a ventilator and needing that assistance to breathe. Here is your daily reminder that it doesnt have to be this way. August cdc data shows 99. 99 of people, thats almost 100 who are vaccinated Avoid Hospitalization or death from the virus. Many kids who are heading back to the classroom after Labor Day Arent old enough to get a shot. A study shows more children have needed Emergency Room visits and hospitalizations in states with lower Vaccination Rates. In other words, Adults Refusal to get vaccinated is hurting and potentially killing innocent children who have no choice, no option for protection. Washington Vaccine Mandate for teachers and staff goes into effect next month. In florida, School Districts are defying their own governor doubling down on school mandates that fly in fac
These videos shot from cnn. It is believed they are carrying u. S. Personnel. Embassy staff are being flown to the airport, there are plans to leave Skeleton Crew of Embassy Staff behind. L lets bring in our Clarissa Ward live In Kabul. There are conflicting situations of how close the taliban are In The City. Reporter we know they are In The City. They want to enter peacefully. The Groups Spokesperson delineating the rules of conduct inside kabul saying theyll not come and search your homes or ex tort money. Theyll not fire on you unless you fire on them, guaranteeing the protection, he said of businessman and also afghan soldiers and those working Security Services provided they do not try to stop the taliban from entering the city peacefully. Of course this has been graded on the ground here with chaos. People desperately trying to get out of the city. We had a team at the Passport Office this morning, huge lines of hundreds and hundreds of people trying to organize their Paper Work
from the white house, mark, good morning. benjamin, good morning to you. the white house is not disputing that the president wants to raise taxes, but the plan to target wealthy americans, but there s plans starting to grow against tax increases and the president wants to use money funding the american families plan. 1.5 trillion in spending to go out and call on congress to use the money to fund a number of different projects out there, including child care, education and social programs. the president is not talking about this proposal yet. he did not speak to reporters as he left for delaware this morning, but on friday, the white house press secretary previewed who is going to be impacted by this proposal. what i can say, it will only affect people making more than $1 million a year. that s .3% of taxpayers, or three out of every 1,000 taxpayers, that s even at the top 1% saw their net worth rise by four trillion in the middle of a historic pandemic. republicans are