calls for help amid the crisis at the southern border. the federal government asking workers across their agencies if they would take up to four months of paid leave to help with an unprecedented number of unaccompanied minors. and we re learning more about the 10-year-old boy from nicaragua found wandering near the border. his uncle says the child and his mother had been deported, and then kidnapped. the derek chauvin murder trial entering its third week. the defense expected to soon present its case after medical experts called by prosecutors testified that chauvin s actions led to floyd s death. severe storms strike. large hail falling outside of orlando as severe thunderstorms pound parts of florida, with more rain and damaging wind gusts expected. blistering housing market. the pandemic is fueling historic demand for houses, with home prices soaring but supply low, leaving many would-be buyers frustrated. and, volcano emergency. the new images tonight of ash blan
another eruption at this volcano in the caribbean, ash covering the entire island of st. vincent. the cruise ships there to help evacuate nbc news exclusive the congressman barricaded in the house chamber during the january 6th attack speaking out for the first time about the trauma and his mental health struggle since. and a family s honor. why this salute between two marines was exceptional. this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. good evening. let s start with the good news. the pace of vaccinations in this country is picking up. on saturday alone, 1.5% of the entire u.s. population got a covid shot that brings the total number of fully vaccinated americans to 71 million. but as the result of human error at a plant, supplies of the johnson & johnson vaccine are about to drop significantly right now 31 states are seeing a rise in covid cases. one governor sounding the alarm. we begin tonight with gadi schwartz. reporter: at vaccination sites across the country, m
happening there. announcer: live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. michigan s alarming spike in covid cases has the governor pleading for more vaccines to be rushed to her state. take a look at the rise in cases. on saturday alone the state reported nearly 7,000 new cases and as hospitalizations increase some health providers in pligs a michigan are delaying nonemergency procedures on a case by case basis. meantime at least four u.s. states are now reporting adverse reactions to johnson & johnson s covid vaccine. but the cdc says states should continue to administer the vaccine and has not found any reason for concern. the latest on america s fight against the virus. the second we let our guard down it comes roaring back. reporter: as covid-19 cases soar to alarming levels in michigan, a warning. we re on track to potentially see a surge in cases that s even greater than the one we see in the fall. reporter: the state s positivity rate is u
as many around the world praise the late-prince philip we are learning details on how his funeral will be scaled back because of the pandemic. we re live, in windsor, with the latest. so, here, in the united states, more signs of hope, in the battle against covid-19. on saturday, the centers of disease control and prevention reported a new record. about 4.6 million vaccine doses, administered, in one day, alone, across the united states. and a cnn analysis shows the nation s vaccination pace is, now, nearly-five times faster than the global average. with more than one-in-four american adults now, fully, inoculated. but experts warn, the u.s. should not let down its guard. nationally, case numbers and hospitalizations rose, last week, compared with the previous, seven-day period. and michigan s alarming spike in cases has governor gretchen whitmer pleading for more vaccines to be rushed there, immediately. on saturday, alone, the state reported nearly-7,000 new cases. just,
and live from cnn world headquarters here in atlanta, i m michael holmes. this is cnn newsroom. and our top story this hour, an influential covid-19 model warns americans not to put their masks away yet, as cases surge in michigan. let s have a look at that spike there. you can see it at the right of the graph. the state reporting nearly 7,000 new cases on saturday. the federal government sending 160 extra vags nayccinators to get shots into arms. some hospitals there are delaying nonemergency procedures on a case by case basis because they re getting full. officials calling it a last resort. medical experts say pandemic fatigue combined with the spread of coronavirus variants are behind the surge in michigan. cnn s evan mcmorris-santoro with more. reporter: even if vaccination rates rise in places like new york, where i m standing, there s still a concern that america is in the grip of this pandemic, especially in the state of michigan, where the viral numbers are risi