endless entertainment and education and content. for the best audio entertainmet and storytelling, text listen4 to 500500 to get thirty days free. the long-awaited trial of ghislaine maxwell begins today. nbc news correspondent emily aqueda has more on what to expect. reporter: opening statements set to begin in ghislaine maxwell s highly anticipated trial, steps from where jeffrey epstein died from an apparent suicide. do you think epstein s death makes it the only opportunity to hold him and gee lain maxwell accountable. reporter: she faces sex charges that could land her in prison for the rest of her life.
consideration. ali arouzi, thank you very much. the new york times is reporting that the fda could give full approval to the pfizer vaccine as early as today. the news comes as the delta variant causes covid cases to surge across the country. nbc s emily aqueda has more. reporter: they battle a fourth covid wave in a relentless pandemic. we re trying to do our best, but something has to give. reporter: florida topping 3 million cases, the third state to do so. jesse jackson around his wife hospitalized after testing positive for covid-19. the reverend vaccinated back in january. meanwhile, icu beds filling fast. five states within 10% of reaching capacity. mississippi experiencing the most hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic. state helmet officials ordering