With norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capitol. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news on a potentially Game Changing vaccine against coronavirus, at the same time infections of the virus in the u. S. Are now growing by the millions. Tonight the Biotech Company moderna says it has developed a vaccine that is nearly 95 effective and capable of preventing severe illness. The company says with emergency approval from the f. D. A. It could start giving the shots to highrisk patients and healthcare workers as soon as next month. Well on wall Street Investors reacted enthusiastically, pushing u. S. Stocks to new highs, even as experts warn the country is plunging deeper into a deadly and dark winter for the pandemic. And as we come on the air the u. S. Has surpassed 11 million cases. Thats a million new infections in just one week. That is two million since the beginning of this month. And hospitals, well, they are reaching a brea
And theyre what . Remember that break in at the socalled largest closet in the country . A man who claims to be the burglar now says the jewels, bags and furs he stole are fake. Both the victim and the thief are telling their side of the story today, monday, august 18th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Im matt with tamron, natalie, and dylan. Good to see yowl you all. Good morning. Unfortunately we start the week with images nobody wanted to see especially the people in ferguson, missouri. Violence protests overnight. Images like this being seen everywhere this morning. Tear gas used, some of the people protesting using milk, pouring it over their face to get rid of the stinging in their eyes from that tear gas. It was an emotional roller coaster when you compare those images to the ones from the Inspirational Church service right afte
And theyre what . Remember that break in at the socalled largest closet in the country . A man claiming to be the burglar says the items he stole are fake. Both the victim and the thief are telling their sides of the story today. Monday, august 18, 2014. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Im matt with tamron, natalie, and dylan. Unfortunately we start the week with images nobody wanted to see especially the people in ferguson, missouri. Violence protests overnight. Images like this being seen everywhere this morning. Tear gas used, some of the people gassed pouring milk over their face trying to get rid of the stinging in their eyes. It was an emotional roller coaster when you compare those images to the ones from the Church Service after the clashes resumed. This is our top story this morning. It comes after a private autopsy revealed Michael
Costing lives, president elect biden calls on President Trump to start the official transition. More people may die if we dont coordinate. Odonnell as Michelle Obama says this isnt a game and calls and calls on the to honor the president to honor the electoral process. Breaking news, the president s plan to withdraw troops from iraq and afghanistan, why it is opposed by top military leaders. Powerful new hurricane, a category five storm bears down on central america. Scouts dishonor, nearly 93,000 alleged victims file sex abuse claims against the boy scouts. The remarkable recovery. How a hiker found unconscious after getting lost in the snow survived, even though his heart stopped for 45 minutes. And everyone loves an underdog. How maggie made it from the eound to the police force. P this is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capitol. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news
Patio may have appreciated the splash of rain we have had on the spring plants. The view now is brighter skies this afternoon. Just the odd shower. The last of the rain pulling away from eastern parts of england. If you still have cloud it soon brightens up. Plenty of sunny spells. We are seeing a few showers. The big picture shows the weather front that brought the rain clearing away. High pressure building on. That settled things down for the next few days. Becomes dry, gets a bit warmer. This afternoon lots of sunny spells. Some passing showers drifting east across england and wales. The greater chance of a shower or in Northern Ireland but especially in scotland. They could be heavy with the odd rumble of thunder. Still quite windy here, especially north west scotland. Gusts of 50 mph. The further south you are the winds are light. Although it is cooler than yesterday it is still above average in terms of temperature. Mid to high teens in places. Any showers we have got will fade a