Contact tracing is largely gone. I think and i believe that we should be treating every case as if its a variant during this pandemic right now. The good news according to dr. Anthony fauci is Johnson Johnsons new singledose vaccine could help get more people vaccinated and prevent severe disease and hospitalizations as the virus continues to mutate and replicate. We have now a valueadded additional vaccine candidate. This is a singleshot vaccine in which you start to see efficacy anywhere from 7 to 10 days. It is inexpensive and the company is capable of making doses in the numbers of billions. Joining me now nbc news chief White House Correspondent and Weekend Today cohost Kristen Welker. Dr. Celine gounder, a member of bidens Advisory Board during the transition. And patrice harris, former president of the american medical association. Kristen, how difficult is it proving for the biden team with such a short transition, if any, to get their arms around the shortage of doses and the
high stakes debt talks. just moments ago we learned that president biden has agreed to meet with house speaker kevin mccarthy tomorrow in the nation s capital. and staff level talks between the two sides will resume in a few hours. the two men agreeing to a one-on-one meeting after what mccarthy called a productive phone call today with the president as he threw home from the g7 aboard air force one. and before departing japan, biden painted a grim picture telling reporters that he cannot guarantee the u.s. will not default in 11 years when the u.s. government runs out of money and is unable to pay its bills. we ve got team coverage of these new developments. phil mattingly is in japan at the g7. but let s begin with melmelanien capitol hill. reporter: and speaker mccarthy is signaling this could be a much needed reset for these talks after a weekend of stalled negotiations and rejected offers. they connected on the phone today. and speaker mccarthy said that they talked ab
mission bigger than the game announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. the aftermath of the fbi mar-a-la search took a new turn late today when a federal good evening the aftermath of the fbi mar-a-lago search took a new turn late today when a federal judge opted to hold off a decision on whether to grant a request by donald trump s team for an independent arbiter to review items seized in the fbi s search of the home at a florida court hearing today, attorneys for the former president argued a separate review would give the american people a sense of trust in the process and dismissed a doj evidence photo of recovered items as a press release. the government s lawyers rejecting the trump claim of executive privilege over the materials, noting mr. trump is no longer president and has no right to take the documents, which we may soon learn more about. the judge saying she will make public a more detailed list of the items recovered in the fbi
comeback. could the surge lead to mandates? and later, platinum party. the latest on the pomp and circumstance. reporter: i m holly williams outside buckingham palace in london where the queen is celebrating 70 years on the throne. diaz: with a final look at m the monarch s lifelong passion for these small subjects. this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with adriana diaz. diaz: good evening. we begin tonight with the latest on the nationwide baby formula shortage. today, abbott, the country s largest baby formula manufacturer, announced that production has resumed at its plant in sturgis, michigan, for the first time since february. but boosting supplies in stores is a whole other matter. it is an urgent issue for parents, and more recently, for the president. cbs christina ruffini is at the white house. christina.christina. reporter: good evening. t reporter: good evening. the reopening of that plant is significant, but it s not an immediate fix. abbott sa
Sandra youre looking live at protests on capitol hill. Demonstrations filling the capitol hill rotunda. The protester theres are demanding a cease fire in israel. That is the scene in washington, this following a series of protests happening across the mideast following the blast at a hospital in gaza. All of this as the president , President Biden, wraps his visit to the region. Okay. Were watching all of those live events for you at this hour. Welcome. Im sandra smith in for neil cavuto. This is your world. We watch the capitol, lets go to israel where Mike Tobin Is Standing by. Tensions remain high. We head in to the evening hours here on the east coast. Well in to the night there. Mike . Well, the president has now left israel. Air force one stopped in Ramstein Air Force base to refuel. From the moment he was on the tarmac, the message is one of solidarity from israel and the promise from the president to bring the hostages home. Were working with partners throughout the region pur