And what if you had the Moderna Or Johnson Johnson Vaccine . Ill ask the doctor. Also, the pentagon admitting the deadly Zone Strike was a, quote, tragic mistake. Ten civilians, including seven children were killed in the blast. Martha raddatz reporting tonight. Also, the chairman of the joint Chiefs Mark Milley and his first public comments about his communications with china in the final days of the trump presidency. What The General said today. Tonight in the nations capitol, the fencing and the warning. This is rig authorities now warning of tHreats of violence and concerning chatter on the eve of a rally in support of hundred of people now charged in the January 6th riot. The National Guard now on stand by, and what Rachel Scott has learned tonight. The images coming in this evening the Chaos And Concern at the southern border. Nearly 13,000 Migrants Huddling under a bridge in texas, mostly from haiti after that devastating earthquake and after their president was assassinated. So
Booster shots i want to bring in dr. ashish jha, dr. jha, always great to have you with us. you have been saying on the air with me for some time that older americans and those at higher risk should receive the booster first, which is what the fda panel recommended today. that still makes sense to you base on the science revealed? good evening, thanks for having me back. it does. the science is very clear. high risk people, older people, yes. younger healthy people, we don t have to data and i m glad that s how the fda voted. on the larger question of if all americans 16 and older should receive phaser boosters, you said circumstantial evidence needed, further evidence. the fda panel saying the same thing. we saw israel starting with 60 and older. this was back this july. then they moved to 50 and older. is that what we could see here, an incremental roll out as we move forward? absolutely. i think we re going get more data on the younger, healthier
Advisory panel voting unanimously to authorize pfizer booster shots for americans 65 and older six months after your second shot. they also voted to authorize boosters for americans who are at high risk of severe covid at any age, such as people with diabetes or high blood pressure. we do have a unanimous 18 out of 18 who voted yes. dr. cone yes, dr. portnoy, yes. reporter: the panel didn t officially vote on it, but also unanimously support it, including health-care workers on the front lines, theeeachers, ad essential infrastructure workers . the move for boosters for 65 and older comes after pfizer pointed to data from israel showing that booster shots given to people 60 and older cut the risk of infection by 11 times and severe infection by nearly 20 times. just hours earlier, the same panel had been asked a much larger question should boosters be available for everyone 16 and older?
Marcus moore reporting from texas. climate change, and tonight executives from oil giants including exxon mobil and bp called to testify, lawmakers accusing them of helping in efforts to mislead the public about the changing climate. tonight hear the audio recordings and what they re now saying. terry moran in washington. the risk along the east coast this weekend because of a tropical threat. the lions and tigers coming down with covid here in the u.s. and those four civilians on their own in space tonight, and who got them on the line today. you have to see our persons of the week. good evening, and it s great to have you with us here as we near the end of another week together, and we begin tonight with that fda advisory panel today approving a plan to offer pfizer booster shots to millions of americans 65 and older, or
Americans who are at high risk of severe covid, six months after that second dose. that same panel rejecting boosters for all americans 16 and older, saying more data is needed. so they re starting with 65 and older and americans who are at high risk first. this all now goes to the cdc next week. the president said that all americans should be prepared for boosters starting september 20th, three days from now, but the white house says that was always pending approval from the fda and the cdc. it comes amid those numbers tonight the u.s. averaging for the 146,000 new covid cases a day. the country with about 2,000 deaths in just 24 hours for the second day in a row now. eight states tonight now with icus at 90% capacity. the question tonight, what does this likely mean for pfizer boosters going forward now? dr. jha standing by to answer your questions. and what about the other two vaccines? i ll ask him. first, abc s whit johnson leading us off tonight. reporter: tonight, an fda