darkness fell early as a darkness fell early as a total solar eclipse cast a shadow over south america. the moon and cloud cover blocked out the light over chile and argentina. and the u.s. satellite captured the moon passing over the continent. monday s event was the only total solar eclipse this year. back to the coronavirus vaccine rollout as the death toll and hospitalizations continue to rise. i spoke with dr. laleh gharahbaghian. doctor, we just passed 300,000 covid deaths in this country. what are you seeing right now where you are? it s not great. the hospitals in our region including our own are full. icus are at capacity. elective surgeries are being cancelled. the number of covid positives are increasing every day and the curve has not flattened. so we re in the trenches and we re exhausted. that is tough to hear. moving onto the vaccine, how do we know the vaccine is getting to the places that need it the most and how will most americans know when they can
and new crackdowns across the country. this just in, attorney general william barr resigning two week after saying there s no evidence of widespread voter fraud. the electoral college voting to make joe biden s victor official the president-elect addressing the nation tonight. the powerful nor easter taking aim. could be the biggest snowstorm to hit the northeast in years. will it delay your holiday packages the explosive ne report of that plot to poison a critic of vladimir putin. what a massive investigation has uncovered. beginning our week long tribute to teachers, amid the pandemic, going above and beyond to reach their students this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. a flood of emotions as we come on the air tonight. obviously the new tangible hope many of us are feeling at witnessing the sight of americans finally receiving a covid vaccine but even as the first shots were being celebrated before tv cameras and hospitals across the count
weekend, the new and bigger storm brewing for midweek. and video game spending spree. the 6-year-old who racked up thousands, many thousands of dollars on mom s credit card playing his favorite games. good monday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i m kenneth moton. i m deidre bolton. mona is off. we begin with the historic delivery of the covid vaccine. the first doses are arriving at hospitals this morning and the first shots will be given today, the culmination of a record-breaking effort to help turn the tide against this pandemic. but this morning, new questions about who gets it first. reports claim senior u.s. government officials will be among those first in line. president trump responded overnight. those details in a moment, but first the delivery of the world s most precious cargo. this morning, a landmark day. the first american outside a trial setting will get the covid-19 vaccine. in kalamazoo, michigan, sunday pfizer employees celebrated a
weekend, the new and bigger storm brewing for midweek. and video game spending spree. the 6-year-old who racked up thousands, many thousands of dollars on mom s credit card playing his favorite games. good monday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i m kenneth moton. i m deidre bolton. mona is off. we begin with the historic delivery of the covid vaccine. the first doses are arriving at hospitals this morning and the first shots will be given today, the culmination of a record-breaking effort to help turn the tide against this pandemic. but this morning, new questions about who gets it first. reports claim senior u.s. government officials will be among those first in line. president trump responded overnight. those details in a moment, but first the delivery of the world s most precious cargo. this morning, a landmark day. the first american outside a trial setting will get the covid-19 vaccine. in kalamazoo, michigan, sunday pfizer employees celebrated a
it s game on as local hospitals get ready for the first doses of the covid-19 vaccine to arrive. after a rainy day today, we re tracking our next storm arriving. we ll have the details in the accuweather forecast. we are less than two weeks from christmas, and this year there s a christmas tree shortage. we ll tell you why. abc7 news starts right now. announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. pfizer vaccines have arrived in california. take a look. the los angeles airport tweeted this photo just in the past hour of the fedex plane that landed there. it comes as the city has seen a terrible surge in covid cases. with that, we say good evening and thank you for joining us. i m dion lim. the government is remaining tight-lipped about vaccine transport plans due to security. vaccines are also expected in the bay area within the next couple days. we reached out to the local airports about any arrivals tonight, but got no updates