Sexually harassed nearly a dozen women, which he denies doing. Well talk to a new York State assemblyman about what comes next for the governor. Protesters took to the streets of beirut to mark one year since that massive explosion ripped through the city killing more than 200 people and exacerbating the economic, political and Health Crisis facing lebanon. Were going to have a live report on the ground from beirut later this hour. Also at this hour, President Biden visiting a Plummers Union Training facility in maryland just outside of washington, d. C. The visit comes as the senate makes progress on the bipartisan Infrastructure Bill in hopes of finishing work on the legislation in the coming days. The democratic senator leading the debate says that hes pleased with how the debate is going so far. The debate is in good spirit and i think were getting a good project, a large project for the Infrastructure Bill. Were actually making it better and doing it in a bipartisan way. So right
And an overload of olympians who think we somehow care about their political views. Come on, there will be great performance is no doubt, but how boring aleta. In contrast to our wonderful collective memories of olympics past. Our rivalry with the former Soviet Union that made beating the Hockey Team a true miracle on ice. The mindblowing gymnastics performances and 20 years later, simone biles. And who could forget Michael Phelps peer president reagan opening the 1984 olympics or Bill Clinton at 9096 in atlanta, we rarely do because we love the country and we loved our athletes. And for a few weeks we all put our differences aside about pretty much everything else. But today, things are different. Now there are millions of americans disgusted by the u. S. Womens Soccer Team not because they lost to sweden, but because they used the international stage to insult our nation. This isnt what the olympics is all about. Remember, the International Olympic Committee once banned protest at th
Plants and animals with wondrous powers to withstand the bitterous cold and to withstand disadvantages and to soar with wings and to hunt in total darkness, but sometimes evolution works against us, which is where we find ourselves today. We are not in the same pandemic of 2020. We are in a new war against a virus that is split into several more terrible strains. We are in a battle against viral mutations, against mutants, our science and our stamina are being pushed to the limit as stronger, faster spreading, more resistant coronavirus strains are spreading across the United States. The coronavirus is an evolving enemy and many nations were unprepared for the new assault. The United Kingdom was proud to be the first country to roll out the Pfizer Vaccine and giving it to a 90yearold woman in a borrowed christmas sweater. The nation cheered. The u. K. Was fighting back. Prime minister Boris Johnson called on britains to once again summon the bulldog determination they showed during the
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World surpasses 100 million cases, but in the u. S. Why the cdc today urged schools to reopen and the growing number of states loosening restrictions the powerful ef2 Tornado Carving a deadly path of destruction, and the new storm threat tonight. 50 million under Winter Weather alerts across 24 states the senate sworn in for President Trumps second Impeachment Trial. And breaking news, the health scare for the senator presiding over the trial, taken from the capitol to the hospital and she turned her garage into a Community Lifeline the neighbor inspiring america. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt go President Biden has Just Announced plans to sharply increase shipments of Covid Vaccine to states across the country its in response to the urgent pleas of state and local officials who say they have the capacity to vaccinate but they dont have the Vaccine Doses themselves the urgency of getting the Shots Into Americans who want them is coming from multiple directions ton