around the world this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening i m peter alexander in tonight for lester she was a national treasure betty white celebrated for that irreplaceable spark, her smile and comedic timing that made her an entertainment legend white died today while she lived a remarkable 99 years, her passing comes as she was publically gearing up for her 100th birthday, two weeks from now the unforgettable golden girl denied hollywood s of youth, becoming more popular the older she got. a beloved tv presence since television itself began here s gadi schwartz thank you for being a friend. reporter:r: for america s last golden girl someone was actually able to deceive me once. do tell, rose st. olaf s most famous ob/mag. what s that obstetrician magician. reporter: tributes pouring in from around the world. she has led an incredible life, was a wonderful person both on the screen and off the screen. reporter: betty white, just sh
happy new year, gillian. i am anita vogel. live out west as fires rage. we begin with a special new year s eve edition of fox news live with a look at the world ringing in 2022. gillian: millions of americans are revving up to celebrate the new year, even amid a nationwide surge of new covered cases, concerns about the omicron variant front and center for other americans once again this new year s eve. the government putting in place limits on gatherings and for travel, both foreign and domestic. compounding the nation s worry is the testing shortage. people are still waiting in line for hours to get tests, then waiting days to get those results. anita: but we begin at the crossroads of the world where the ball is set to drop in a little less than 11 hours from now, and our laura ingle is live in times square. hi, laura. hello, ladies. welcome to the crossroads of the world, where the crowds are certainly smaller, but they are back this year and they are getti
status. also this hour, the president will address the nation after being briefed on the omicron variant spreading worldwide concern. the president s top medical adviser, dr. anthony fauci says it could take weeks before we know more about omicron. he says all signs suggest it may be more transmisable and could even evade immune protection. in just a couple minutes, i m going to talk one on one with a doctor who is the chair of the south african medical association. and she is credited by uk s telegraph newspaper with being the first to alert authorities about patients with the omicron variant. i m gong to ask how the variant stands out from others and what the symptoms are like. also happening today, opening statements are set to begin in the high profile ghislaine maxwell trial. we ll break down why we probably won t hear any high profile names in the course of the trial. plus congress is, in fact, back, and busier than ever. on friday government funding runs out. the deb
at least eight peoople have been killed in an explosion outside a mosque in kabul in the first major blast since the withdrawal of international troops. police scotland introduce new verification checks for lone officers in the wake of the kidnap, rape and murder of sarah everard. two new streams of lava erupt from the la palma volcano as activity intensifies. and ethiopia s sisay lemma wins the men s london marathon. kenya s joyciline jepkosgei took the women s title in the first full scale staging of the race in over two years. and coming up in sportsday at 6:30, it s the clash of the premier league titans as manchester city take on liverpool at anfield. on the first day of the conservative party conference in manchester, borisjohnson has declined to rule out further tax rises. he said the country had been hit by a pandemic, the like of which had not been seen in our lifetimes, and that the government wouldn t be irresponsible with the public finances. asked about the short