u.s. more than 58% of the new cases have been determined to be omicron. that is double the percentage of just one week ago. as you mentioned, economy being hit hard. multiple states including new york, new jersey, massachusetts, hawaii, puerto rico. they re all setting records for the number of new cases in the past week. broadway shows shutting down, number of stores limited business or no business at all. goldman sachs, the bank making the case that as of february it will only allow staff and visitors in the u.s. offices who have the booster shot, not just fully vaccinated, but the booster as well. israel experimenting with a fourth covid vaccine. the experiment with about 150 medical personnel, all volunteers. they might need the vaccine for population in danger, especially the elderly. u.s. medical officials say it s too early to tell whether the u.s. will need that fourth shot. finally, colleges extending winter break. princeton university going a step further not only e
new images from florida. the devastation from hurricane idalia as the long recovery begins. the worries tonight about financial aid for storm victims. will the federal government run out of money before peak hurricane season? the dramatic body cam. police fatally shooting a pregnant black woman in ohio. the woman in her car accused of shoplifting, appearing to accelerate towards the officer who fires one fatal shot. what her family is now demanding. the manhunt in pennsylvania 48 hours in after an extremely dangerous murderer escaped from a prison near philadelphia. how did he get out? the proud boy who smashed a capitol window with a riot shield and another who helped plan the attack sentenced. how long they ll spend in prison. and going the extra mile, the vietnam vet who uses his daily walks to help those wounded by war. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester tonight. as we kick off this holiday week
late news, fox news @ night . breaking tonight, top generals now testifying that warnings were ignored, decisions were delayed and the afghanistan pullout was a strategic failure the generals also say it s unclear how many americans were left behind because they don t know how many americans were there to begin with. president biden, who has always refused to except blame, is once again pointing fingers. we are live with more on what the generals had to say and what the administration is now saying. reporter: good evening trace. these were two top generals who oversaw the evacuation of afghanistan back in 2021 and they both told lawmakers during their testimony that it was all poorly planned, ill-timed, unorganized and really was the biden administration s fault for the chaotic exit. now retired, the former joint chief chairman and u.s. central command general told the house foreign affairs committee not only was the evacuation inadequately planned but it was not ordered i
by. everybody has a right to their own opinion. on history, i would want to be here with this bill today. this hour, chris christie ready for another white house run, moving his blistering public feud with former president trump to primary states and debate stages. it comes as ron desantis is barnstorming across iowa, making four more stops today in his push to win over those iowa trump voters. now he is attacking me over some of these disagreements. i think he is doing it in a way that voters will side with me. i will counterpunch, fight back on it. i will focus my fire on biden. he should do the same. coming up, steve kornacki will break it all down. i will be joined by a congressman to talk about a frightening new warning from science and tech experts on the threats to humanity s future presented by artificial intelligence. good day to you. i m peter alexander in for andrea mitchell. she s on assignment. in washington, there s a critical numbers game playing out on
camerota starts right. now sara, hold on a sack. that was the best heckel i have ever heard. you are a loser in high school. that was so good. [laughter] you reclaimed your virginity. that is so funny. i mean it s a serious topic. he s really making light of it in an entertaining way. it was fantastic. thank you very much for that, sarah. good evening everyone. i m alison camp camerota. welcome cnn tonight. so remember that expected surge of migrants at the border? when title 42 ended? well it turns out the opposite happened. the number of migrants has dropped 50% in the past few days. but that does not mean the crisis has ended. it is just spread north. in new york, about 300 migrants are now living in public school gyms and parents are not happy. our panel has a lot of thoughts on this. plus, a security guard shoots and kills a suspected shoplifter at a walgreens downtown san francisco. shoplifting is obviously not a capital crime, so why is the dea not pressing charges