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we also talk with a scientific adviser to puerto rico s governor about how the u.s. island territory is dealing with the flood of new infections. also, on this, as a combination of covid and winter weather, it makes for another terrible travel day in the air. and on the ground, as well. on capitol hill, senate democrats are making voting rights their first big priority for the new year. and out west, a one-time silicon valley star now faces jail time after she was convicted of defrauding investors. and new instability in haiti, as the prime minister was forced to flee an independence day event after a deadly shooting at his office. his office says that it was an assassination attempt. and we begin this hour with our top story, evolving coronavirus pandemic. just in the last hour, the head of the cdc, dr. rochelle walensky, approved a third dose of the covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 with compromised immune systems. she also approved a smaller window between ....
harming the rain forest. and celebrating the singer/songwriter who also starred in a classic nbc sitcom. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening we got one of those government reports today that tells you, it s not just you. things are getting more expensive inflation hitting consumers hard, smack in the middle of a holiday buying season. consumer prices rose in november compared to a year ago by almost 7%. that s the highest annual inflation jump since june of 1982 gasoline led the way, up 58% but virtually everything was up from cars to food, electricity and housing. the trend is forcing some pretty tough conversations in many american households about making ends meet president biden offering vague reassurances that things will right themselves soon. it is where we start tonight with chief white house correspondent kristen welker reporter: tonight americans already slammed by soaring prices now getting hit even harder. new numbers showing in ....
good evening, bill. bret, good evening to you. as you know, all eyes are going to be on the city of milwaukee wednesday night. that is because for voters out there, it is going to be the very first time they get a chance to see all these candidates on stage together all at the same time face to face. and for these candidates, a chance to maybe have a moment and potentially break out of what is a very crowded g.o.p. field. everybody should debate. everybody has a responsibility to earn people s votes. nobody is entitled do anything in this world. florida governor ron desantis sounding off today ahead of wednesday s republican presidential primary debate. at least 8 candidates are expected to attend. having met rnc requirements in polling, fundraising, and signing a flowage support the eventual g.o.p. nominee. and each of them are looking to capitalize on the opportunity. i m looking to introduce myself to the country. six months ago, many people in this country d ....
california s threatened by what could be one of the most devastating storms that we ve had hit california in more than a decade. make no mistake, this is a very, very dangerous and significant canned storm. hillary has passed through parts of mexico and is headed straight for southern california. we ll tell you how the region is preparing for the storm, plus you ll hear from a georgia sheriff on what donald trump can expect when he arrives at the fulton county jail this week. and they are going to put their bodies on the line, their hearts on their sleeves and they are going to bring it home. england fans are hoping for a win but they ll have to get past a tough spain team to do it. we re live from sydney with a preview of the world cup final match. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. and we begin in california where southern parts of the state are under a state of emergency and bracing for the impact of hurricane hila ....
the january 6th insurrection. this is american voices . we begin in the southwest, where people are frantically preparing for hurricane hilary. the latest update from the national hurricane center hilary has been downgraded to a category two storm. it is making its way north alongside mack mexico s baja coastline. heavy rain is expected to impact california in arizona starting sunday. the national weather service is calling the storm rare and dangerous. and here is why. parts of the california desert are forecasted to get three years worth of rain in just 48 hours. let s get an update from priscilla thompson in palm springs, california. priscilla, how are people where you are preparing right now? yeah, alicia menendez, folks here are frantically filling those sandbags, hoping to protect their homes and businesses as that rainfall is expected to move in here in the coming hours, really. and this operation has been going since about 6 am local time. that s 9 am ....