vaccine. how doctors and nurses are getting ready amid a brutal surge in covid patients one state has just run out of icu beds. supreme rejection. the latest attempt to overturn the election shot down by the supreme court. mid-year report card we ve been following these high school students since the first day of class their raw emotions in this challenging year. and making her point. right through there! the first woman ever to score in a major college football game announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good evening this is a historic day. what very well could be the beginning of the end of the pandemic the first vaccine for covid will be given to americans in less than 48 hours the cdc today affirming the fda s authorization, putting into motion what will be one of the biggest logistical challenges since world war ii but let there be no doubt. this war is still far from over. we hit new records on friday for deaths, cases, and hospitaliz
cleanup efforts under way after this weekend s powerful storms. the heads of homeland security and fema are traveling to the region today, bringing much needed resources to the devastated communities. storms unleashed more than 30 tornadoes late friday and into early saturday, destroying buildings and claiming lives across six states. one twister may be responsible for damage along a 250-mile stretch from arkansas to kentucky. officials fear as many as 80 people may have lost their lives. and here in edwardsville, authorities say a recovery effort could take three days, as we look at what s left of this amazon warehouse. at least six people killed here after a tornado carved through the building. 11-inch concrete walls, imploding, the roof collapsing. roughly 45 people made it out, but getting an exact number of how many were in the warehouse at the time has proved difficult for officials. they made the distinction yesterday, search and rescue operations shifting into sea
working inside when the tornado hit. this is in kentucky. but with storms still in the area, and debris everywhere, we will not know the extent of the damage and the casualties for some time. now, kentucky s governor says tornadoes tore through a 200 mile stretch of his state. thousands are without power. many homes are destroyed. and now with the state of emergency declared, the national guard is deployed to the hard-hit areas. this has been one of the toughest nights in kentucky history, and some areas have been hit in ways that are hard to put into words. and as we re sitting here today, this is before daybreak, we believe our death toll from this event will exceed 50 kentuckians, probably end up closer to 70 to 100 lost lives. remember, each of these are children of god, irreplaceable to their families and to their communities. meantime, at least one person was killed in nearby northeastern arkansas after a tornado ripped through a nursing home. residents and staff
bringing the results that we want, then we need to do something else and something else and something else. so it is not that i m staying there, waiting for these to happen. i am also planning, meanwhile, and doing other things, because i am, again, i have to be a responsible father and i have to protect my son. you will be there, we expect, outside the white house on your birthday. another birthday that your son should be with you and you should have been able to celebrate his 21st this past summer and, of course, manuel, we re always thinking of you, thinking of your family and your son. thank you. thank you. thank you for having me. new day continues right now. good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i m john berman with brianna keilar. it is friday, december 10th. we have breaking news. a delta airlines flight forced to make an emergency landing overnight after a violent incident in midair. and police tell cnn a passenge
it s sunday, december 10. i m victor blackwell. i m amara walker. thank you for joining us this morning. here s what we re watching for you. everything just, like, exploded. this is what it felt like. like everything exploded. a lot of pressure built up and popped. at least six people are dead after tornados ripped through tennessee overnight. we are hearing of significant damage in some towns and a state of emergency remains in effect. also, tracking a threat for more severe storms today. two university of pennsylvania leaders have stepped down after the hughley criticized testimony about antisemitism on campus. the reaction coming in to those resignations. former president trump is expected to testify in the new york civil fraud case against him despite advice from his attorneys not to do so. the potential legal implications of the decision. the house is preparing to vote on an impeachment inquiry into president biden this week. how the white house is responding