unprecedented proportions. and the u.n. issues a stark warning to the world. the window to limit catastrophic climate change is closing fast. good to have you with us. well, the battle over mask mandates rages on in the united states. florida governor ron desantis is threatening to withhold salaries of officials like school superintendents if they violate his order banning school mask mandates. and as you can see here, florida is just one of several states that have passed measures banning mask mandates in schools. and the timing could not be worse. lucy kafanov shows how the pandemic numbers are suddenly trending in the wrong direction in the u.s. reporter: as children across the nation head back to school, covid-19 cases are surging. hospitalizations and deaths have nearly doubled over the last two weeks. the u.s. is now averaging more than 109,000 new covid-19 cases each day and more than 500 deaths per day. florida reported more covid-19 cases over the last week t
this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone over 60 million of us woke up this morning to windchills at or below zero this evening, two-thirds of the country suffering beneath an arctic air mass and heading into a brutal night, including rare ice storm warnings this evening in parts of the eastern carolinas. places that rarely see such a threat. the weather service pulling no punches widespread power outages likely further south, cities including baton rouge, new orleans and boloxie under freeze warnings our emilie ikeda has details. reporter: tonight another winter wall line up pummelling the northeast. a january freeze in half the country sends temperatures plummeting 20 degrees below this time of year s average. i need all of my layers up, even the mouth and nose. reporter: 12 million are under winter alerts. a rare ice storm taking aim at weather weary residents in the carolinas, with dozens of utility crews preparing for the worst. w
David Beckham has denied speculation that the Spice Girls will take up performing as a group again, after the British stars reunited on-stage during a birthday […]