Despite urgent warnings, people are traveling this holiday week at the highest levels since march, more than 1 million flying in just 1 day tonight the parts of the country most at risk as hospitals see more Record Numbers. The search for solutions. How to keep schools open safely. Why some are succeeding even as the pandemic grows. The Big New Recall by gm, almost 6 million vehicles could be on the road with dangerous airbags. Which models are affected and holiday displays for our times, my report honoring the heroes on the front lines. This is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, everyone there is Breaking News as we come on the air tonight. The governments General Services administration is for the first time acknowledging joe bidens win for president. Notifying the President Elect that the formal and official transfer of power can begin. The decision comes more than two weeks after biden was projected as the winner and after a series of legal an procedural defeats in Pr
Historic swearing in. Former mayor Pete Buttigieg becomes the first openly gay Cabinet Secretary to be confirmed by the senate. New Video Tonight of three officers involved in George Floyds death forcibly arresting an innocent man weeks earlier, raising questions about previous patterns of behavior. Women and the pandemic. What you need to know about Misinformation Being spread about Covid Vaccines and fertility. Also tonight, why this charttopping Country Music stars songs will no longer be played on major Radio Stations. And, gridiron girls. The trailblazing women that will make history during super bowl 55 on cbs. This is the Cbs Evening News with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin tonight with that new astrazeneca vaccine, which now appears to not only prevent people from getting severely ill from coronavirus it may also slow the spread of it. Researchers say thats
he s currently getting treatment with paxlovid as we hear that and that is to reduce the likelihood that, in fact, he would be hospitalized or have more severe symptoms from covid. the first lady has tested negative as well. the vice president has been informed of the president s positive test as well so following this breaking news story out of washington and, of course, the fallout from all of this because the president has an incredibly busy schedule ahead and how he s going to deal with all of. i want to bring in mike who has been standing by for us following what s going on inside the white house as the president continues to isolate. we re told that the president will isolate until they re quite conservative about it, until he tests negative. if you know differently than me, let me know. what else are you hearing? reporter: no, that is, in fact, the white house protocols for just this scenario, whether you re the president of the united states or whether you re a ju
increases across the country change and new data emerge. we re also keeping a close eye on capitol hill where the house is debating, you see kevin mccarthy there, get ready to hold a historic vote on president biden s $1.9 trillion covid relief package, a monumental piece of legislation that offers aid to almost every part of life right now. $1400 checks to individuals, unemployment boost, child tax credit, funding for schools. joining me now for the state of play on where things stand there, manu raju is on the hill joining us from the white house and director david chalian is joining us as well. manu, walk us through what is about to happen in the house. we do expect final passage to occur late in the 12:00 hour in the east, 12:45 or so is when we expect that vote to begin. republicans have tried to delay, specifically one republican, marjorie taylor greene tried to delay the vote by forcing a motion to adjourn the house. that was rejected. a lot of republican colleagues
Tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. Now the second vaccine breakthrough. One week after the news from pfizer, moderna today announcing its new vaccine is nearly 95 effective. The company hoping to have 20 million doses ready by the end of this year. In addition to 20 million by the end of the year expected from pfizer. Tonight, one of the key differences between the two vaccines. And when will most americans get access to either one of them . It doesnt come a moment too soon. Tonight, cities and states imposing new restrictions. Some with stay at home advisories. 1 million new cases in the u. S. In less than a week. Californias governor saying hes pulling the emergency brake. New restrictions in several states and in the major cities, from philadelphia to chicago, where the mayor there is asking
residents to stay home. Tonight, hospitalizations on the rise in 49 states. Nurses and their plea to americans to take this seriously. Some nurses who say their dying pat