the delta variant and nursing homes. more than 40% of the workers at them aren t vaccinated. gold rush in tokyo. u.s. swimmers shattering records and raking in medals, including bobby finke s second thrilling underdog win and the american gymnast triumphing after being thrust back no competition after simone biles pulled out. fighting eviction. millions now at risk of losing their homes after a ban on evictions lapsed. democrats fighting to reinstate it. going too far. customers lashing out at servers as restaurants struggle to staff up. what s behind the anger? and the true spirit of the games. two athletes sharing the gold. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. reporting tonight from tokyo. hello from japan. the olympics moving into a second week even as covid cases in the tokyo region set new records just a day ago topping 4,000 cases for the first time of the while tonight more than 5,000 miles away the united states facing its own covid reckonin
traps them inside. i can t breathe the federal trial begins for three former police officers accused of ignoring george floyd s pleas for help. end of affirmative action, the conservative dominated supreme court will decide whether race based admissions to universities like harvard is lawful. deadly gun violence surges, multiple police officers shot and killed as homicides spike nationwide. gas price warning, why your next trip to the pump may cost even more. and making history on the high seas, as the first woman takes command of the u.s.s. constitution. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. there is a lot of news to get to on this monday night but we re going to begin with rising tesions in ukraine and the threat of a possible russian invasion growing by the minute. here in washington, president biden held a video call with european allies this afternoon to discuss a common response to russia s continued military buildup around ukraine s border. n.a.t.o
her majesty strips prince andrew of all his military roles and royal duties, as he faces a sexual assault lawsuit as a private citizen. dangerous winter storm. heavy snow and arctic cold, from the midwest to the east coast, heading our way. voting rights defeat. just days after the president vowed to pass landmark legislation, tonight, the serious hurdle he faces. eye on america: the two unlikely heroes hoping to bring vital services to one of the nation s poorest communities. and, riding to freedom. one afghan woman s journey from taliban rule to the american dream. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. we start tonight with some very significant decisions by the u.s. supreme court a mixed pair of rulings that will directly impact nearly 100 million americans. the court s conservative majority says the biden administration does not have th
the queen s gambit, her imagine industry strips prince andrew md duties as he faces a sexual assault lawsuit as a private citizen. dangerous winter storm, heavy snow and arctic cold from the midwest to the east coast heading our way. voting rights defeat, just days after the president vowed to pass landmark legislation, tonight the serious hors hurdle he faces. eye on america, the two unlikely heroes hoping to bring vital services to one of the nation s poorest communities. and writing to freedom, one afghan woman s journey from taliban rule to the american dream. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we start tonight with some very significant decisions by the u.s. supreme court. a mixed pair of rights that will directly impact nearly 100 million americans. the cort s conservative majority says the biden administration does not have the authority to impose a vaccine o
balance. why senator joe manchin says he s a no and is there a hope for historic investments in climate change and childcare? a wide ranging interview with kamala harris about what she says about president biden s agenda and omicron variant. is it the fault against the unvaccinated. o donnell: war on cancer, 50 years since president nixon started fighting the disease and where we go next. father son tee off and a woods first tournaments since the crash month ago. how the duo fared on the fairway. christmas cheer, a children s hospital making the holidays extra bright for some very special kids. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. i m margaret brennan inner norah. we begin with breaking news from the c.d.c. in three weeks, since the first case of that omicrn variant was confirmed here in the u.s., it is now the dominant strain, proving just how quickly the mutation sprendz. omicron variant counts for 73% of new infections, a nearly six-fold increase in