too early for us. and former aid to the george w. bush white house, elise jordan and also katty kay on the way this morning. in the united states covid cases are on the rise again driven up in increases in places with low vaccination rates. and now the former surgeon general is suggesting the cdc should once again ask everyone to mask up indoors. nbc news correspondent kathy park explains. reporter: no signs of covid backing down. in los angeles county a 700% increase in positive cases in just the last month as masks go back on while indoors. i think better safe than sorry for sure. reporter: former surgeon general on mask weighing, the premature guidance was wrong. the cdc should be advising to vax it and mask it. the current surgeon general defended the cdc s decision on masks for the fully vaccinated. they gave communities and individuals a flexibility to make decisions about what to do with masks. reporter: across america, cases rising in all 50 states some hi
help tonight in the grim search for an indonesian submarine that went missing with 53 people on board. late today, search crews saying they have detected an object showing a strong magnetic force, but dwindling hope on the oxygen supply. was there a close call for american astronauts on board that that space-x crew dragon? space junk coming within 100 feet of the space craft just hours after their picture-perfect launch from kennedy space center. what we ve learned tonight. 50 million americans on alert tonight from texas to the east coast as severe storms move east. tornado and thunderstorm watches in effect at this hour. hail and damaging winds. rob marciano standing by to time out out. new charges for ghislaine maxwell tonight. back in court. what authorities are saying. the new indictment involving a alleged fourth victim, they say recruited by maxwell f epstein. our series continues this week. and tonight, the battle over the snake river. some environmentalists r
for the james webb space telescope, as it starts to unfold its tennis court sized sunshield. a woman who gave key evidence in the trial of ghislaine maxwell has spoken publicly today, saying she hopes the guilty verdict will bring some solace to other survivors. annie farmer, the only witness to use her real name during testimony, said the case demonstrated that no one was above the law. maxwell was found guilty yesterday by a jury in new york of grooming underage girls to be abused by her friend, jeffrey epstein. her lawyers say they will appeal against the verdict. 0ur correspondent aleem maqbool s report from new york contains some flashing images. good morning, america. guilty. good morning, guilty. white the downfall of the british former socialite, now a convicted sex trafficker, has been headline news here. one of the four women brave enough to testify to put her behind bars, who was abused as a teenager, has been giving her reaction. i was not sure this day would eve
it s the make or break moment for the james webb space telescope as it starts to unfold its tennis court sized sunshield. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. a woman who gave key evidence in the trial of ghislaine maxwell has spoken publicly today, saying she hopes the guilty verdict will bring some solace to other survivors. annie farmer the only witness to use her real name during testimony said the case demonstrated that no one was above the law. maxwell was found guilty yesterday by a jury in new york of grooming underage girls to be abused by her friend jeffrey epstein. her lawyers say they will appeal against the verdict. 0ur correspondent aleem maqbool s report from new york contains some flashing images. good morning america. guilty. good morning guilty, i a long awaited verdict. the downfall of the british formersocialite, now a convicted sex trafficker, has been headline news here. and one of the four women b
cdc, and she s been pressed after the decision to relax isolation guidelines just as covid cases hit record numbers. the question is did she provide assurance that the agency can, in fact, be trusted? and fully vaccinated. it s currently defined as two doses of either pfizer or moderna vaccines or one dose of the j&j. the question, is it now time to redefine that term? and ghislaine maxwell, convicted of sex trafficking for her role in recruiting teenage girls for jeffrey epstein. the question this morning, is the case closed? it s way too early for this. good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that is really ready to close out 2021. i m jonathan lemire on this thursday, december 30th, the penultimate day of the year. we ll start with the news. ghislaine maxwell will likely spend the rest of her life behind bars after she was found guilty of five sex trafficking charges. nbc news correspondent ron allen has all the details. reporter: after six days