system was long before covid took place. a little creativity and imagination would probably be pretty good. but then i remember what re-imagination means to the teacher s union. this is only so much i can do virtually but perhaps the focus right now should be on re-imagining what education looks like in the future. if you prioritize safety we can figure out how to re-imagine education. if the future of education is virtual we don t need to imagine what the impact will be on our children. we can see it right now in households all over america. our kids are struggling in silence, while the unions scream to keep the schools closed. the left likes to throw around phrases like social justice, equity, they say black lives matter. who do you think this hurts the most? that s right. black and brown kids. that s who. 1/3 of black households don t have internet access. how are those kids supposed to learn virtually? i tell you how. they don t. a study of ohio student found that
guidance, which was then superseded in may, 98% of those 365 already had covid in their facility. you ve been watching governor andrew cuomo, new york s governor here, defending his conduct with the state s nursing homes throughout this pandemic. we ll continue on monitor that news conference and bring you any news out of it as it goes on. good afternoon, everyone. i m ayman mohyeldin in new york. it is president s day. we begin with the 45th and the 46th occupants of that office. this hour president biden returning from camp david with a lot on his agenda, including vaccinations and getting congress to approve another relief package. while donald trump fresh off, he is focused on punishing those who tried to convict him. the draft censure motion of mitt romney claiming the former presidential nominee misrepresented himself as a republican and appears to be an agent for the establishment deep state. meanwhile, nearly 53 million americans have received at least one dose of t
everything. that was in january, which was flummoxing. and then today we learned that we did it for a second month in a row and it turns out we were the most watched show on cable tv for january and february. i have no idea what to make of. but even better than that, for february, for this past month not only were we the most watched show on cable, but this network, msnbc, was the most watched network in all of cable tv in the month of february. you know i don t talk about ratings and all of that stuff. i will not mention it again. but it is a really big deal for us. it does blow my mind but i am so grateful and humbled. we will do our best to keep you worthy of your time and trust. let us never speak of this again. sorry. i had to get it out. today the nation s new commerce secretary was confirmed by the senate. the governor of rhode island or she was and now she is our commerce secretary. yesterday the new education secretary, miguel cardona. the chair of the council of eco
justice department giving their first briefing, six days after the capitol attack 170 cases opened so far. among the potential charges, murder and seditious conspiracy and did the fbi warn of violence the day before the assault security ramping up for joe biden s inauguration in just eight days metal detectors installed at the house chamber. members of congress warned of chilling new threats against them all 50 state capitols and the secret chat rooms where intelligence sources say new attacks are being planned. plus the major change to u.s. vaccination guidelines designed to speed up the rollout. who officials say should get their shots now. and the new cdc order for anyone flying in to the united states. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening we heard from the president today, who offered no regrets or contrition for his role in egging on the attack on the capitol. and so with eight days left in his term democrats are focused on ending
he continues to say that some patients in south africa have been re-infected due to the more, contagious strain. let me give you good news, though. new vaccines could be available soon. johnson & johnson will apply for emergency use authorization next week. novac says theirs is 97% effective. this is from atlanta, live pictures, people waiting inside the stadium to get their shot. we re going to take you there later this hour. cnn s paulo sandoval is following the latest. more than 49 vaccine doses delivered, fewer than 28 million administered, though. why is holdup? reporter: it is the white house s hope, again i say that s their target, that they will have access to this vaccine for most american adults by the end of the summer, but we all know they certainly are facing quite a bit of challenges here. in fact, the white house, one of the main advisers saying there are two factors that really seems to be limiting some of the distribution. the first is, of course, sup