whether the virus jumped from animals to humans or whether it escaped from that lab in wuhan, china. why this sudden push from the white house? and what do we know about the intelligence right now and what it leans toward? mary bruce on that tonight. also, america at its first major test as we begin to emerge from this pandemic. more than 37 million americans expected to travel for the memorial day weekend. and tonight, the news late today, the new report about how long protection against the virus may last. if you ve had covid, how long your cells will remember the virus. and if you then get the vaccination, how powerful the immune response might be. whit johnson with late reporting. in the northeast at this hour, we re tracking severe storms as we come on the air tonight, the potential for dangerous storms from washington, d.c., to philadelphia to new york. potentially heavy rain and straight-line winds up to 70 miles per hour. and the second system from texas to the da
its eastern plank in the event of further russian aggression against ukraine. all of these things, to make clear to russia, the costs and consequences of its potential actions. we think that s the best and most effect yive way to convinc russia not to engage in further aggression against ukraine. ukraine is a very valued partner of the united states and other countries in europe as well, but our article v commitment extends to nato allies, something that we are deeply committed to. ukraine is not a member of nato. it s not covered by the article v commitment, but a determination to do everything we can to defend it and to prevent or to deter aggression directed toward it. and as i said, we will continue all of those efforts in the coming days and coming weeks, even as we test whether the path to a diplomatic resolution is possible. and i m sorry, the first part of the question? reporter: the dialogue between the presidents oh j, yes, thank you. what we ve agreed today i
be a devastating war between russia and ukraine. following this morning s critical meeting with his russian counterpart, blinken promised a severe and united response by the west if russia invades. this was not negotiation but a candid exchange of concerns and ideas. i made clear to mr. lavrov there are certain issues and fundamental principles that the united states and our partners and allies are committed to defend. that includes those that would impede the sovereign right of the ukrainian people to write their own future. there is no trade space there. none. basically saying the u.s. is not going to rule out nato membership for ukraine. blinken standing firm. both sides did signal after today s talks there could be at least more diplomatic discussions ahead. we ll see where those go. nic robertson joins us from moscow. but first fred pleitgen in geneva where the talks took place. expectations were low and managed going into this. do the sides consider these talks succ
top diplomat for the united states as the tensions between russia and ukraine intensify. and legal pile-on from the capitol to georgia to the white house residence, more trouble for donald trump. thanks for being here, everyone. we ll start with breaking news. a trio of new reports just out from the cdc offering the very first look at how covid vaccines hold up against the omicron variant. and the data paints a pretty clear picture of how crucial boosters are, protecting people far better against this particular variant than just the two-dose regimen. the report showing those with booster shots offer a better chance for staying out of the hospital if they become infected. the studies also come at what could be another critical turning point in the pandemic. almost half of the country now reporting declining cases with some more glimmers of hope that the surge has passed in the northeast, but still hospitalizations are on the rise across much of the country. and there s also
also tonight, new drone video revealed for the first time at the kyle rittenhouse trial in kenosha, wisconsin. what prosecutors say it shows. they say it includes the moment he shoots and kills a police protester. what the medical examiner said in court today about the gunshot and what it could show. and then, what the m.e. said when pressed by the defense. news tonight in the january 6th investigation. that select committee with ten new subpoenas, closing in on former president trump s inner circle. who is on the list and will they cooperate? jonathan karl standing by. we re tracking a new coast to coast storm tonight. rain, snow and winds gusting up to 70 miles per hour from the northwest to the rockies. and this system then headed to the northeast by thursday night into friday and we ll time it out. your money tonight and your car. used cars in high demand. prices soaring 25% in a year. dealers running out of vehicles. could your car suddenly be worth more than it wa