Their injuries as we learn new details about the investigation into why a gunman opened fire at a light rail yard in san jose, with victims ranging from 29 to 63. The gunman, whom we will not be naming here, took his own life yesterday and has been identified as employee of the santa clara transportation authority. There s a numbness i imagine some of us are feeling about this because there s a sameness to this. Anywhere, usa. It feels like this happens over and over and over and over again, rinse and repeat. Rinse and repeat. Begs the damn question, what the hell is going on in the united states of america? the u. S. Flag lowered to halfstaff to honor those who lost their lives, as president biden renews his call for congress to act on gun safety, saying the families of those killed will never be whole again. Our team of reporters is following all of the latebreaking developments in san jose. I want to go first to lindsey reiser. What s the latest on the investigation? stephanie, we r
Than a dozen people developed serious blood clots following the vaccine. Remember, that is fewer than a dozen out of almost seven million j j boes that s have been administered. St it was and is extremely rare. If the injections do resume, should they come with restrictions and warnings? we ll find out today and today s decision is also a critical moment in the vaccine rollout. More than 89 million americans, 27% of the population are new fully vaccinated. The daily number of shots in arms is dropping. Cdc data shows the seven day average of new vaccine doses administered has fallen below three million shots per day for the first time in two weeks. What does that mean? is this the moment to have a serious conversation about where we are in this pandemic? and how close we are to getting back to something resembling normal? let s get to it. Starting with that meeting getting under way as we speak to decide what happens next with the j j vaccine. Elizabeth cohen is watching this. What are
an eye-popping lap dance by lil nas x. and we ll share ideas for new gun safety laws. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week. this week president biden unveiled the american jobs plan and today the administration went to work selling it. cabinet members made the rounds on the sunday shows. i think it s important that we upgrade our definition of infrastructure. one that meets the needs of a 21st century economy, and we need to be funding and incentivizing those structures which allow us to maximize economic activity. this is the american jobs act, it is also focused on good paying jobs in sectors to help us win the future, the biggest investment in america since fdr, since the new deal. jobs are obviously key to the sales pitch, and the white house says the plan would create about 19 million of them. hiring is going pretty well right now. the march jobs report shows 916,000 more jobs and unemployment fell slightly to 6%
we begin with new information about the racially motivated attack in jacksonville, florida. three people were shot dead inside a dollar general store yesterday by a gunman who police say acted on a disgusting ideology of hate. the jacksonville sheriff held a press conference just moments ago. listen in. good afternoon. i m here to provide the public with an update of the currently available information regarding yesterday s tragic shooting. homicide detectives have been working around the clock to gather information and evidence. there s still a great deal of work to do before the investigation is completed. this briefing is only a recitation of verified information. i want to begin by honoring the three precious lives lost yesterday, angela michelle carr, 52 years old, a.j. le gary, jr., 19 years old and gerald deshaun ghalioun, 29 years old. yesterday homicide detectives completed the next of kin notifications. we continue to pray for the loved ones and those who were los
supreme court. we re going to go through the arguments on both sides of the case. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, february 28th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. many of the republican party s biggest names will not be attending the annual conservative political action conference in maryland this week just outside washington, d.c. potential 2024 candidates will not be at the annual gathering. rnc chairwoman ronna mcdaniels, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and house speaker kevin mccarthy are also sitting out this year. this year s conference comes as cpac s chair faces a lawsuit that alleges he fondled a male aide to then senate candidate herschel walker back in october. his lawyer says he denies those allegations. none of the politicians that have said they are not attending have cited the allegations as the reason for their absence. however, several republicans who spoke to nbc news anonymously have said the al