the capsule successfully returns to earth. this is cnn news room. for the 2 1 1th straight said, india s covid crisis has exploded by nearly 300,000 cases. it is a one-day record. the grim figures prompt od officials to extend a lock down of the capitol region. they just announce ad two week lock down on may 5th. medical supplies are now being thrown in from around the world. oxygen supplies were depleted recently. it will provide short-term relief and far more is needed. we have the latest, we re tracking the international response. let s start with you, christie. the crisis deepens daily, what s the latest? the world s worse covid-19 outbreak continues to raf an india. reporting 368,000 deaths. this day marks the 11th consecutive day of over 300,000 cases of covid-19. experts continue to point out that number is most likely under reported because of the nonstop cremations taking place. and every time we report on these grim numbers and statistics it all translates on th
india is impacting families around the world. we re speaking to one woman managing her father s care from thousands of miles away. welcome to sunday, may 2nd, we are always so grateful you wake up with us. always great to see you, christi. we start with some out of this world breaking news this morning. watch this. and i don t know if you can hear the applause but we have visual confirmation of the crew 1 resilience capsule. that is excellent news, we are splash down. welcome back to earth. four astronauts just making a safe return to the planet after a record breaking mission in space. the spacex crew splashing down safely in the gulf of mexico. you can see there, the capsule being pulled out of the water, making its way to the recovery vessel. that s the commander of crew one stepping on to earth for the first time here. there he is. since getting to the international space station. that was back in november. it s the longest time ever in space for a u.s. crew lau
with us this sunday, may 2nd. thanks for waking up with us. christi, always a pleasure to be with you as well. i m so glad you re here for us. so take a look at this. and i don t know if you can hear the applause. but we have visual confirmation of the crew 1 resilience capsule. there s excellent news. we are splash down. it s funny how he said i don t know if you could hear the applause, that s pretty much all we could hear, the four astronauts just made a safe return to earth. this was a record breaking mission in space, folks, the spacex crew splashed down safely in the gulf of mexico. you see there, here s the capsule, it was pulled out of the water, and it made its way to the recovery vessel, and then here in just a moment, as we get to the video, you re going to see the commander of crew one, there he is, stepping on to earth for the first time since getting to the international space station back in november. that is the longest time ever in space for a u.s. cr
those toys on time this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. mixed news tonight for those who got the johnson & johnson covid vaccination. an fda safety panel tonight endorsing booster shots for up to 15 million americans who received the j&j vaccine. but the panel also recognizing shortf in the vaccine s effectiveness. today s recommendation less narrow than the group s endorsements of moderna and pfizer boosters, suggesting in the case of johnson & johnson an extra shot for any adult after just two months. but there is also a lot of focus today on the question the fda panel didn t decide on can you mix and match vaccines our gabe gutierrez reports. reporter: marking another major step in the booster battle today an fda advisory panel voted unanimously to recommend authorizing an extra shot for johnson & johnson s vaccine for anyone 18 and older at least two months after the initial dose regulators did not see any evidence of serious safety
carlos suarez. just for people to be clear, that s an access point to pine island, right? business owners and residents are getting to go back and see firsthand the damage? reporter: that is exactly right, poppy. there are two things happening now across southwest florida. first, the folks who live on san able island, this morning for the very first time, the folks who live there get their first opportunity to go back home since that storm hit. emergency official are being strict with how folks can get back out. you have to do it by private boat, you have to have a special pass. residents are being told you can only take one guest. they re going to allow the folks to be there for a few hours, then they have to come back. state official are trying to reconstruction that causeway that was wiped out. here in matlacha, eastbound taking to boats to get to pine island, a barrier island. they just have been showing up here at matlacha, and boat captains are saying if you need a ri