hospital. and the tough decisions for school districts nationwide, as millions of parents get ready to send their children back to school. is it safe to return to in-person learning? dr. jha standing by with that, and the key symptoms of omicron. a new winter storm taking aim at the northeast tonight. major cities on alert for weather whiplash, from mild temperatures to a bitter blast of cold and snow. in new mexico, authorities rescuing dozens of people trapped in a tram high in the mountains. in arkansas, heavy sleet triggering accidents and backing up traffic for miles. rob marciano is standing by with the timing and the track. the urgent search for the missing after those devastating wildfires in colorado. homes burned to the ground, now covered in snow. what we re learning tonight. shocking new details from congressional leaders about former president trump s whereabouts during the january 6th attack on the capitol. the dramatic rescue caught on camera. the heart
85-90% of viral transmission happens in those first fife days which is why we really want people to stay home during that period of time and then mask for the rest of the time. howard: okay, sure. and on the today show and cnn, walensky dodged the questions. so from what you re saying, it sounds like this decision had just as much to do with business as it did the science. why should americans trust the cdc? my job right now is to take all of the science and the information that we have and to deliver guidance and recommendations to the american people. howard: the jig was up when anthony fauci admitted on msnbc that there was a strong economic motivation behind the move. that might have a negative impact on our ability to maintain the structure of society, of all the essential workers that you would need if you keep them all out for a period of ten days. howard: look, there should be a media debate over these strategies. but whether it s mandates or masks, remember w
and more states shattering records for new cases putting pressure on president biden to solve the testing shortage. meantime the president also faces big challenges on the global stage from china and russia. we have live team coverage of all of the stories rich edson is following the president and wilmington and charles watson in cdc headquarters. first we go to laura ingle working on the travel nightmare. we knew it was coming the inevitable travel trouble associated with the weekend before most people go back to work, you have the covid concerns and all of the staff shortages that go along with that and an extra dose of travel trouble going into the new year. let s take a look at where rat many spending the holiday weekend and airports trying to get on flights or schedule new ones. after thousands of flights nationwide canceled or delayed, several airlines blaming the flight issue on crew shortages driven by covid-19 on top of severe weather conditions coast to coast th
omicron variants sweeping across the country. cases doubling in eight states since last week amid long lines and hours of waiting. dozens of covid testing sites in new york and new jersey forced to close because of staffing shortages. and cdc director dr. rochelle walensky defending new guidelines about isolation and quarantine. major airlines in the u.s. canceling flights by the hundreds. seattle s sea-tac airport reporting the most cancellations in the world because of weather and the covid surge. pilots, flight attendants and staff all affected. airlines heading into the new year with some of the busiest travel days still ahead. and tracking severe storms as we come on the air. tornado watches in effect across several states. a reported tornado touching down in georgia. and the new winter weather alerts. heavy mountain snow and torrential rain again taking aim at the west. rob marciano timing it all out. outburst in court. the alleged driver accused of killing two ch
senate leader harry reid and nfl great john madden. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening i m kristin welker in for lester after the death of jeffrey epstein, the world has watched and waited as the jury deliberated for days about what would happen to his confidant, ghislaine maxwell. tonight they have found her guilty on five of six counts, including sex trafficking of minors. let s get right to ron allen, who is outside the courthouse reporter: tonight after six days of deliberations, a jury found ghislaine maxwell guilty of five out of six federal charges, including sex trafficking of minors, which is the most serious and carries up to 40 years behind bars. the road to justice has been far too long. but today, justice has been done. reporter: throughout the three-week trial, prosecutors calling two dozen witnesses. the heart of their case, four women who say they were recruited, groomed and lured by maxwell when they were teenagers so they cou