and will he or won t he play? that s still a question for novak djokovic and the australian open, why his travel documents are now taking center court. thanks for being here, everyone. let s begin this hour with the cdc director, dr. rochelle we wa len ski and dr. anthony fauci facing congress. the top republican on the committee set the tone early when senator bird said today is going to be a tough hearing. the senate committee has just started grilling officials about the federal response to the resurgent pandemic and the confusing messaging coming from the cdc on things like testing, face masks, and isolation guidelines. this also comes as the united states shattered another pandemic record. more than 145,000 americans are currently hospitalized with the coronavirus. the vast majority of them unvaccinated. the previous high was set one year, a year ago, and this number more than doubling since christmas. we re also following the aspects of this pandemic and the fallout fro
a recent panel including dr. marc siegel will sort it all out and will join us live. and school for thousands of students in chicago after the teachers union demand to remote learning. many parents furious. but growing backlash against manhattan district attorney and speaking soft on crime. this has started since day one. zero prison time for some felonies. riley, the offer of hate crime joins us later in the show. we began with the crisis of confidence in the center for disease control. for dan springer taking a closer look at the full medical mixed messaging. good evening, dan. good evening, the center for disease control all over the map on a number of key guidelines, but especially on the issue of testing for covid-19. the latest guidance said when people test positive, they can come out of quarantine five days, even without taking another test. just to add to the confusion, the cdc if you want to take a test, go ahead and is still positive, stay in quarantine until t
president harris and congress. he said the former president bears singular responsibility. the vice president oddly used the ceremony to push for voting reform. president biden: for first time in our history a president had not just lost an election, he tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power as a violent mob breached the capitol. the former president of the united states of america has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy or our constitution. we all saw what our nation would look like if the forces who seek to dismantle our democracy are successful. harris: now the backlash for the white house going full hog politics. put former republican congressman trey gowdy and some republicans say it is time to bury the divisiveness. this country is not going to be united because of some speech of made by a president and former president but only when people are sick and tired of the conf
super bowl of gadgets. how the pandemic is ushering in a new era of personalized tech. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight from washington, d.c. good evening, everyone we re here ahead of tomorrow s solemn observances of the one-year anniversary of the attack on the capital. tonight we ll take you inside a still very active investigation but we want to start with that other calamity that just won t leave us, covid. breaking tonight, the cdc panel recommending booster shots for kids 12 to 15 that s welcome news. at the same time, the cdc finds itself facing backlash over some of its other recommendations. concerning how long those who have tested positive for covid should isolate and whether a negative test should be required to end that isolation. some wondering whether some of the decisions at the agency are being driven by science or by the shortage of rapid test kits tom costello is covering it all. reporter: breaking tonight, a cdc panel n
after a 5-day quarantine if they are positive. but they should test if they have access to one. there are also currently no plans to update the definition of fully vaccinated to include a booster shot. and in chicago big news, a major setback for families anxious to get their kids back in school as classes there were canceled today. after the powerful teacher s union voted to go virtual until at least january 18th. chicago s mayor is firing back saying the decision is not based in science. more on that from chicago in just a moment. first, let s go to the white house, correspondent jacqui heinrich live from the north lawn. good evening, jacqui. good evening to you, bret. just days after arguing that testing after five days of isolation isn t necessary because the tests don t accurately measure whether a person is contagious, the cdc revised its policy. the white house defending the cdc amid criticism its new post infection testing guidelines are confusing. he has confid