Today On Cnn this is cnn Breaking News three days after republicans wrapped up their nominations for president , Vice President , or stunning move by democrats, President Biden has withdrawn from the race after dozens of congressional democrats publicly oppose his candidacy in the weeks after that incredibly poor Debate Performance renewed questions about it his fitness for office. President biden has endorsed his Vice President , Kamala Harris, quoting President Biden, Now Quote My Very First Decision as the Party Nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And its been the best decision ive made today. I want to offer my full Support And Endorsement for camila to be the nominee of our party this year, democrats its time to come together and beat trump. Lets do this unquote also tonight, harris is rapidly securing endorsements from top democratic officials, lawmakers, even potential opponents for the nomination moments go all 50 democratic Party State chairs signal
Indias coronavirus cases hit record levels. And as the countryjoins the uks Red List in less than 2a hours, british travellers try desperately, to get back to the uk. Ever to get back to the uk. Since we have been trying tc get ever since we have been trying to get back, but it has been really difficult very complicated situation. The Court Of Appeal is to decide whether to overturn the convictions of 42 Post Office managers, whod been accused of theft after Computer Glitches made it look as if money had gone missing. And bye, Bye Baby. The Lead Singer of the Bay City rollers Les Mckeown has died, at The Age of 65 good Afternoon And Welcome to Bbc News. President biden has pledged that the us Will Aim to at least halve its Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2030, compared with 2005 levels. The president is hosting 42 global leaders at a two day virtual summit aimed at tackling Climate Change his adminstration is hoping that other big polluters will follow its lead. 0ur chief Environment Corre
and what about the dozens who received the expired shot outbreaks at supermarkets nearly 150 employees testing positive at a single costco. how safe are essential-store workers and customers? the major winter storm on the move. drivers stranded in snow overnight 50 million americans in its path. for the first time, congress overrides a veto from president trump. and how vice president pence is responding to new republican efforts to get him to overturn the election s results. plus, elmo s important, new mission, as sesame street goes where it s never gone before. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and happy new year i am peter alexander, in for lester. we start off tonight with the increasingly urgent challenges in the fight against coronavirus. growing fears that last night s holiday gatherings will compound an already overwhelming surge in cases in much of the country. and new frustration that distribution of those vaccines, that offer
announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good eveningwhe words have failed to deter, the u.s. and its nat splay of mil fire power in eastern europe might discourage a russian incursion into ukraine. the pentagon tonight placing 8,500 troops on heightened alert status many of them earmarked to join a nato response force should the decision to activate it come tonight russia again saying it has no plans to invade, but its posture, roughly 100,000 troops arrayed at ukraine s doorstep, may speak otherwise. as a precaution, families of american embassy workers have been told to leave the country amid worries russia is already planning the seeds of a political takeover it s where we start tonight with nbc chief foreign correspondent andrea mitchell. reporter: with fears rising that russia could invade ukraine, president biden tonight considering a major show of force near russia, putting up to 8,500 u.s. troops on heightened alert, mostly as part of a nato respo