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The big unknown tonight. All right. Peter, thank you the taliban quickly declared victory after the last american troops left, celebrating as they took over the kabul airport. Here s richard engel reporter: today was victory day for the taliban entering the airport. Their fighters inspecting the spoils the u. S. Left behind at what was the last american toehold in afghanistan. The taliban spokesman saying today the group wants new relations with the west and are even open to foreign investment they looked over the aircraft and weapons u. S. Troops abandoned and decommissioned so they can t be used but american forces did not damage the airport itself the united states is relying on the airport to reopen quickly to evacuate american citizens and translators who never made it out in the air lift some of them now in hiding from the taliban and who one day, once they have documents, will have to pass through here to leave the taliban insisting they ll let them go. The taliban also promisin
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How you can save announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening there is news tonight that officials hope will get many cautious and reluctant americans off the fence and to covid vaccination centers. Pfizer today granted full fda approval for its vaccine. The hope now is that americans who have been waiting for a full fda signoff will have the reason they need to roll up their sleeves. But the news is also strengthening the hands of companies and institutions that are moving to require workers and students in some cases to be fully vaccinated americans still playing catchup with a virus that infected 180,000 people just this past weekend and took almost 1,200 lives. Miguel almaguer has details. Reporter: expected but still historic today s full approval of pfizer s vaccine for people 16 and older marks another major milestone in the pandemic, coming 97 days after the fda began its official review the first covid vaccine to move beyond emergency use authorization. Th
Why is he still in prison after 26 years? announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone new york governor andrew cuomo has given up his fight to hold on to office, facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment in the workplace. Cuomo announced today that he will be resigning from office. In an address to new yorkers cuomo maintained he never crossed the line with anyone but suggested the line has been redrawn. News of his planned exit welcomed tonight by his accusers. A growing figure on the national stage at the start of the pandemic, cuomo had been mired in scandal even before last week s bombshell report which detailed alleged behavior with nearly a dozen women that ran from inappropriate to illegal. Kathy park is in albany tonight with late details i think that given the circumstances the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing. And therefore, that s what i ll do reporter: threeterm new york