the record late today in advance of that cdc meeting, saying the clinical trial data on pfizer makes it clear to them that kids 12 to 15 are fine the take the pfizer vaccine, what it means bottom line is that american kids aged 12, 13, 14, 15 could end up being eligible to be vaccinated by the end of this week, which is fantastic news. in terms of the country being able to just live more normally. vaccinated kids in schools, in sports, in summertime activities, families being able to be together in multigenerational ways without worrying that an unvaccinated kid might unknowingly have an unsymptomatic case of covid and might infect grandma or grandpa to devastating effect or a relative who can t be vaccinated for some reason. this should fix those worries for families with kids ages 12 and up. but again, the cdc advisory meeting is going to happen in the next couple days. with the fda saying today from their perspective, they re ready to go. that means as soon as that cdc dec
pfizer makes clear to them that kids 12 to 15 prime to take the pfizer vaccine. what it means, bottom line, is that american kids aged 12, 13, 14, 15, could end up being eligible to be vaccinated by the end of this week which is fantastic news. in terms of the country being able to just love more normally, vaccinated kids in schools, in sports,, in summertime activities. families being able to be together in multi generational ways without worrying that unvaccinated kid might unknowingly have an un-symptomatic case of covid might infect grandma or grandpa to devastating effect or relatives who can t be vaccinated for some reason. this should fix those worries for families with kids ages 12 and up. but again, the cdc advisory meeting is going to happen in the next couple of days but the fda saying today, from their perspective, they are ready to go. that means as soon as that cdc decision is in, vaccinations of 12, 13, 14, 15 year olds could begin immediately when that happens
week, which is fantastic news in terms of the country being able to just live more normally. vaccinated kids in schools, in sports, in summertime activities, families being able to be together in multigenerational ways without worrying that an unvaccinated kid might unknowingly have an unsymptomatic case of covid and might infect grandma or grandpa to devastating effect or a relative who can t be vaccinated for some reason. this should fix those worries for families with kids ages 12 and up. but again, the cdc advisory meeting is going to happen in the next couple days. with the fda saying today from their perspective, they re ready to go. that means as soon as that cdc decision is in, vaccinations of 12, 13, 14, 15-year-olds could begin immediately when that happens, within just the next few days. and again, this is just the pfizer vaccine. we expect that moderna s clinical trial results for testing their vaccine on younger kids, those should come in the next few weeks. but
structure to escape the blaze. and happening right now, remnants of idalia going through north carolina, causing heavy flooding and even spawning tornadoes. in south carolina, just as the storm was barreling through the region, a small twister may have flipped over this car. take a look at that. this after idalia made landfall in florida yesterday as the most powerful hurricane to hit the big bend in over 100 years, packing wind speeds of up to 125 miles an hour. at one point in cedar key, the storm surge surpassing ten feet, entire neighborhoods converted into rivers. right now, just as we approach the hottest point of the day, roughly 300,000 people are without electricity across the south as crews are working around the clock to restore power. joining us now with more is nbc news meteorologist angie lassman and nbc s julia ainsley is in morehead, city, north carolina, and nbc s guad venegas in cedar key, florida. there is an update from the national hurricane center at 1
codefendant, mark meadows thinks he has, i get out of jail free card called presidential immunity. we ll look at that legal gambit and. what it could mean for the case overall. this as trump s gop rivals get ready to rumble without trump himself. once this debate happens this week, it s off to the races. that s when you ll start to see people really focusing in on different candidates, looking at what their options are. i feel like i ve been preparing for this first republican presidential debate my whole life. everyone is innocent until proven guilty in this country. lots of accusations that are being tossed around. if we re focused on january, the first caucus of primary are, that s when the voters can decide. a firsthand look just hours away, the president from visiting maui. all speak to an official on the island to find out what they want to hear from the president during that visit. we ll begin once again with tropical storm hilary, rapidly approaching southern