prone or sort of slightly with his head to the side. and he has his arms handcuffed behind his back. so that s already a bit of a difficult position to be in, the prone and handcuffed. then with at times at least three officers on top of him, whether it s his neck or his back or his lower back or legs, it prevents him from moving his body into a position where he can adequately use the bellows function. his chest is sort of compressed in this position in such a way that he can t adequately expand and get enough oxygen in. over what period of time was this? nine minutes. what did you see in those nine minutes that led you to conclude that the mechanism of death was low oxygen or asphyxia? well, initially, mr. floyd is able to struggle pretty vigorously when he is in this position that he recognizes as it s going to be hard for him to breathe in this position. objection. sustained. the last part of the answer about mr. floyd s state of mind is stricken as speculat
first of all, he is prone. and he has his arms handcuffed behind his back. so that s already a bit of a difficult position to be in. in the prone and handcuffed. and then with, at times at least three officers on top of him, whether it s his neck or back or his lower back or legs, it prevents him from moving his body into a position where he can adequately use the bellows function. and his chest is sort of compressed in this position in such a way that he can t adequately expand and get enough oxygen in. over what period of time was this? nine minutes. so what did you see in those nine minutes that led you to conclude the mechanism of death was low oxygen or asphyxia? well, initially, he, mr. floyd, is able to struggle pretty vigorously in this position that he recognizes as it s going to be hard for him to breathe in this position. [ inaudible ] sustained. the last part of the answer about mr. floyd s state of mind is stricken as speculative. sorry. so initia
our team at the scene. the fbi chief telling congress the capitol riot was domestic terrorism and after police said they didn t see the fbi s warning the night before, how he s defending his agency the third woman accusing new york governor andrew cuomo of unwanted advances the growing calls for him to resign. new images from the crash involving an nfl coach. the 5-year-old victim now out of a coma, but what her family now fears. the firestorm over dr. seuss. why several of his books will no longer be published and the mystery. who s been leaving huge tips for restaurant workers announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. we ve got a lot to tell you about tonight, beginning with the accelerated covid vaccination timetable just announced by president biden. he s now saying there will be enough vaccine on hand for every adult american by the end of may that s two months sooner than originally expected thanks to an unusual arran
enough vaccine supply for adults by the end of july. this country will have enough vaccine supply, i ll say it again, for every adult in america by the end of may. this comes as the new johnson & johnson single dose vaccine is being administered. shots in arms. president announced something unprecedented, and j&j will work with merck to expand the production of the j&j single shot vaccine. the president has invoked the defense production act to help with this. and announced that j&j facilities will begin to operate 24/7, nonstop. he said the increased rollout of three vaccines means reopening schools is an achievable goal. and teachers should be considered essential workers. we want every educator, school staff member, child care worker to receive at least one shot by the end of the month of march. starting next week, and for the month of march, we ll be using our federal pharmacy program to prioritize the vaccination of educators, staff, and child care workers. throughou
this quicker timeline coming after the biden administration announcing it had helped broker a deal for merck to manufacture doses of the johnson & johnson vaccine, drastically speeding up the timeline, but despite this very positive news health officials are warning americans should not become complacent because this pandemic is not over yet. we are still seeing roughly 1,500 deaths every single day from the virus. but the republican governor of texas is rejecting federal warnings against states easing restrictions entirely. announcing an end to mask mandates in his state and allowing businesses to reopen to full 100% capacity. mississippi announced similar plans and both states are doing it as health officials are warning health officials in their own states that we could be on the verge of another surge in cases. i have got the best guest out there to help break this down, dr. peter hotez, the co-director of the center for vaccine development at texas children s hospita