and the brave four-year-old girl traveling halfway across the world her life saving journey to the u.s. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening the last thing any of us wants is to revisit 2020 that was one rough road but the comparisons are inescapable tonight in pockets of this country covid sidelining more and more people as it did last december when vaccinations were just beginning. new york city with over 10,000 new cases reported today in several major cities, there are long lines for testing. facing outbreaks of their own, businesses in some places are closing their doors. major sporting events postponed. classrooms closed. and the unvaccinated being warned in no uncertain terms these are dangerous days ahead, especially as the highly contagious omicron variant multiplies tonight urgent calls for the vaccinated to get booster shots. so far some 58 million boosters administered to just over a quarter of those fully vaccinated our team is in place t
but white house covid response coordinator jeffrey swriens says this is not a moment to panic. current vaccines appear to be effective against the new variant. our vackeens work against omicron especially for people who get booster shots when they re eligible. if you are vaccinated you could test positive, but if you do get covid your case will likely be asymptomatic or mild. we are intent on not letting omicron disrupt work and school for the vaccinated. for the unvaccinated you re looking at a winter of severe illness and death for yourselves, your families and the hospitals you may soon overwhelm. just as we saw during the beginning of this two-year pandemic, concern is growing in new york tonight after a dramatic surge in new cases here. new york state reports more than 20,000 new infections today alone, breaking the record of 19,000 set in january of this year. earlier today the radio city rockettes said they were scrapping several performances in new york city becau
coordinator jeffrey zients says this is not a moment to panic. current vaccines appear to be effective against the new variant. our vaccines work against omicron, especially for people who get booster shots when they are eligible. if you are vaccinated you could test positive, but if you do get covid your case will likely be asymptomatic or mild. we are intent on not letting omicron disrupt work and school for the vaccinated. for the unvaccinated you re looking at a winter of severe illness and death for yourselves, your families and the hospitals you may soon overwhelm. just as we saw during the beginning of this two-year pandemic, concern is growing in new york tonight after a dramatic surge in new cases here. new york state reports more than 20,000 new infections today alone, breaking the record of 19,000 set in january of this year. earlier today the radio city rockettes said they were scrapping several performances of the popular christmas spectacular in new york cit
Three months in the bed would i be here, i would have given you a different answer, but there were no days off. we worked every day. reporter: his miraculous return wasn t alone. woods playing with his sensational 12-year-old son charlie in the build-up to a weekend exhibition pairing champions and family member. though charlie looking every bit the champion. as they wrap up 18 holes today, it marks the first time tiger has played in public since these two teamed up here last year. the duo almost perfectly in sync during driving range warmups. tiger says he s still lacking some signature traits on his swing. it s just not as powerful. i just don t have the speed. reporter: tiger says he doesn t have the endurance to walk a full course or play at the tour level right now. but he did rip a 320-yard drive today like the old tiger. sam brock, thank you for that. rough assignment today. coming up, witnessing the ceremonial walk 60 years
Fatal car accident that fractured his leg in multiple places is one few might have predict. if you had asked me the past three months in the bed would i be here, i would have given you a different answer, but there were no days off. we worked every day. reporter: his miraculous return wasn t alone. woods playing with his sensational 12-year-old son charlie in the build up to a weekend exhibition pairing champions and family member. though charlie looking every bit the champion. as they wrap up 18 holes today, it marks the first time tiger has played in public since these two teamed up here last year. the duo almost perfectly in sync during driving range warmups. tiger says he s still lacking some signature traits on his swing. it s just not as powerful. i just don t have the speed. reporter: tiger says he doesn t have the ensurance to walk a full course or play at the full level right now, but he