Ban. Yeah, absolutely. Allows abortions if situations where patients are failing not close enough to say that its necessary to prevent death. And that means that these patients are left in that gap. Meghan mentioned. And i mean, just ask the obvious question here. This world did not exist before roe was overturned. Absolutely. Right. Part of the challenges, the meaning of the statute, this federal statute that protects people in emergencies. And idaho is trying to say that this is a new problem that the federal government is is creating the rules. But in fact, this has always been the treatment for abortions or sometimes the treatment for these kinds of conditions. Its just that it wasnt banned before. Dobbs has changed the landscape. Its not that emtala has changed. Its that emtala plays out differently. Now the dobbs allows abortions to be bound with very strict are no exceptions for health. Ryan follow dobbs who was supposed to the intent of dobbs of send it back to the states. And
Learn more at factsonhand. Com today. Tonight, as we come on the air, major news on the coronavirus vaccines. And here in new york, the governor sounding the alarm. Tonight, abc news confirming United Airlines is now flying the first batch of pfizers vaccine around the world and right here to the u. S. And news the second Vaccinemaker Moderna is now asking for emergency approval, too. Moderna now saying its vaccine is 94 effective against covid and 100 effective against the most severe cases of the virus. And tonight, news from one of the leaders of Operation Warp speed, now saying anyone in the u. S. Who wants a vaccine will have access to one by june. And the meeting tomorrow over who gets access to a vaccine first. Tonight, new yorks governor with a new warning, telling hospitals to start identifying retired doctors and nurses who can help with hospital staff here in new york and across the
country overwhelmed. Saying there could be a pause here in new york. Los angeles county tonig
good day i m chris jansing in new york. right now on msnbc, americans are digging out from one of the worst storms in recent memory. at least 55 people have been killed, and snow is stim falling in parts of the midwest, snarling post-holiday travel and stranding passengers, in some cases, for days. plus, officials once again sounding the alarm about a growing tripledemic that a lot of people seem to be trying to ignore in the past two weeks alone, covid-related hospitalizations are up 7%, deaths up 15% what might holiday gatherings being for overworked hospital staffs it is now up to the justice department and special counsel jack smith does the final report provide a road map to prosecution? we start with the deadly winter storm the nationwide death toll climbing to 55 many of those in new york s
your booster dose. that s really what s going to protect you right now. reporter: many health experts say the majority of americans that have received their vaccinations are the very reason there aren t more hospitalizations during this gigantic surge, and they ve been relatively low. but there are still plenty of them, and that s a big burden on hospital staffs everywhere that have already been fighting this pandemic for a very long time. tom foreman, cnn, washington. in the meantime, canada s most populous province, ontario, will start offering a fourth covid vaccine dose to its most vulnerable residents. health officials say it will come just three months and that s significant after the third dose, and it will include people in long-term care homes and retirement homes. now, ontario is also stopping free tests for all residents, reserving them instead for symptomatic, high-risk residents only. and now we turn to europe, where a growing list of european countries are repor
in-person learning on january 18th. let s go to sam brock who is in miami, where in just this past week, florida has reported nearly 400,000 new covid cases. sam, to you. increased infections, and now hospitalization numbers are smashing records coast to coast. here in florida, we just reported nearly 70,000 cases in one day on saturday. not exactly signs that things are slowing down right now, as those on the front lines are exhausted and just trying to keep up with this latest surge. for hospitals trying to tread water under this latest covid wave, a crushing milestone just reached in the last 24 hours. icu capacity has now eclipsed 80% nationwide. a mark matching delta, and signaling serious problems ahead if it climbs even higher. that s where you start to see situations in which lives that we could save with modern medicine actually will not be saved. hospital staffs caring for more patients with depleted ranks. we re in worst shape than we were prior to the holidays.