so, when can you expect to get your shot? or your check? from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson, welcome to the week. good to see you tonight. as we are learning, a third vaccine is on the way. the fda says the johnson & johnson vaccine may be used on people 18 and older. now the cdc s advisory committee on immunization practices will figure out who should get the first doses. it s very different from the vaccines from pfizer and moderna. it s kind of great for those of you who hate needles because the j&j drug is one shot, not two. test results show that it is safe and it is highly effective, especially against the worst cases of covid. the shot proved to be 86% effective against severe disease and hospitalizations overall. it s 72% effective in preventing moderate to severe disease in the u.s. that s one bit of help that s on the way. the other may be the relief package. late last night it passed by a vote of 219-212. senate democrats already d
where any new variant is discovered. signs of progress are leading to ease red d restrictions followea surge. still, cases higher than they were during any of the summer surges even as numbers decline. the u.s. is still reporting nearly 65,000 new cases and more than a thousand deaths per day. more than 67,000 americans are currently in the hospital fighting this virus. but, again, these case numbers are much lower than what we saw last month. going by the 7-day average, new cases dropped 58.5%, hospitalizations dropped 44%. moments ago the world health organization talking about it like this. so far this year, the number of weekly reported cases has fallen by almost half, from more than 5 million cases in the week of january 4 to 2.6 million cases in the week starting february 8. just five weeks. this shows that simple public health measures work, even in the presence of variants. what matters now is how we respond to this trend. the fire is not out, but we have reduced it
our team at the scene. the fbi chief telling congress the capitol riot was domestic terrorism and after police said they didn t see the fbi s warning the night before, how he s defending his agency the third woman accusing new york governor andrew cuomo of unwanted advances the growing calls for him to resign. new images from the crash involving an nfl coach. the 5-year-old victim now out of a coma, but what her family now fears. the firestorm over dr. seuss. why several of his books will no longer be published and the mystery. who s been leaving huge tips for restaurant workers announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. we ve got a lot to tell you about tonight, beginning with the accelerated covid vaccination timetable just announced by president biden. he s now saying there will be enough vaccine on hand for every adult american by the end of may that s two months sooner than originally expected thanks to an unusual arran
how drug maker johnson & johnson struck a deal with rival merck to ramp up production of the one-dose vaccine. deadly crash: more than a dozen are killed when a tractor trailer collides with an s.u.v. the investigation tonight, and why more than two dozen people were crammed into this car. cuomo under fire: a third woman accuses the new york governor of inappropriate conduct. the growing pressure for him to resign. six doctor seuss books shelved. on this read across america day, the reason why some of the children s classics will no longer be published, and why critics call it cancel culture. dolly parton gets a shot of her own medicine after funding vaccine research. ( sung to jolene ) vaccine, vaccine vaccine, vaccine o donnell: and pandemic pen pals: the special bond that s developed between fourth graders and these seniors. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in
100% capacity, the president tonight and his new warning on this. and dr. jha here answering your questions with all of this unfolding late today. the other news this tuesday night, the horrific scene on an american highway. at least 13 people killed in a devastating collision in california. a semi truck into a packed suv and what authorities have just revealed about this deadly crash. the investigation after the deadly riots at the capitol and tonight, fbi director christopher wray grilled about whether the fbi did enough. what he said today about key intelligence and how soon it was shared. pierre thomas standing by. the investigation involving new york s governor andrew cuomo. tonight, a third accuser now coming forward with allegations. tonight, during a wedding reception, what she claims happened. an independent investigation already under way after two other accusers came forward with their own allegations of misconduct. newly released video tonight. the frighte