Journey in our exclusive conversation. This is nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt good evening, everyone todays big news from pfizer, that its vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 to 11 comes as beleaguered parents, schools and hospitals confront an increasing number of Pediatric Covid cases. Nearly 226,000 Child Covid infections reported last week alone. The Pfizer Vaccine for kids tested a smaller dose than what adults are receiving must now pass a rigorous review by the fda before it is approved for emergency use. Once okayed, it opens another avenue of defense against the virus for children and the general population but for some parents, it also forces hard questions, similar to the ones that divided adults to trust the vaccine or not Stephanie Gosk has details. Reporter Elementary Schools could soon be better protected from covid. Pfizer announcing today that its vaccine is safe and effective for children between the ages of 5 and 11 the trial of 2,000 kids showed the
Need some help right now. San Jose Fire contacted the red cross to assist him and others displaced by the fires. We come to this area pretty frequently because there are a lot of people here and like i said, a lot of vegetation will be working to see if we can figure out what the cause of it was today. Scott largent, a homeless advocate who lives in his rv parked at the encampment. Says the city has flyers out warning some people in the Area Theyll Need to move soon. He thinks thats changed the atmosphere among people turning here for shelter. So you see right here. You must remove all of your property from this location, he says. People are following the orders given last week to vacate their space and believes theyre moving into other areas of the encampment and clashing with people already settled in. People get territorial out here in a way, and its like theres sandwiching more people together that are not used to being around each other. Thats why i think this stuff is happening.
Everyone im Frank Somerville and im Heather Holmes in tonight for julie. The red Flag Warning went into effect at around five oclock this evening, and it will last until 11 oclock tomorrow morning. As you can see, it covers the North Bay mountains as well as valleys, along with the East Bay hills and diablo range. We have live Team Coverage of the red Flag Warning ktvu is Amber Lee is in Marin County. With how fire crews prepared for the Fire Weather first, though we begin with our chief meteorologist, Bill Martin, any sign so far of either Thunder Or Lightning . Oh absolutely. Yeah the North Bay. Frank and heather has been going off the last hour or so were seeing lightning, especially around Rohnert Park and santa rose up. The red Flag Warning. As you pointed out, is in effect. These are the areas. Lets go right to the radar. The radar is whats happening, right . Its not a model or anything. And you see that some tropical moisture pushing in and then you see the lightning bolts. Thos
Continuing obligation must sacred obligation to all of you families of those heroes that obligation is not temporary, last forever. Todays attack was the deadliest day for us forces in afghanistan since 2011 good evening, everyone im frank somerville and im Julie Julie Haener officials warned. The Death Toll could rise as more attacks are expected Isis K is a known enemy of the taliban and the United States and is claiming responsibility the president has vowed to go after them while also promising to get americans and afghan allies out of afghanistan by next tuesday. Ktvu is as a smith has been monitoring the latest developments and is in whats called little kabul in Fremont Tonight with more azenith smith president said Today America will not be intimidated and plans to strike back security has been tightened at the Kabul Airport as the president calls on troops to remain steadfast to the mission at the white house flags lowered at Half Staff Thursday Evening after two suicide bomber
Traveling in the same car. The teenage woman had just picked up her 12 year old brother from school when they were hit. Good evening, everyone im frank somerville and im julie julie haener. The crash happened around one this afternoon in the area of east Cyprus Road in oakley. Near a middle and elementary school. The schools had been dismissed early Ktvu Deborah Villalon joins us now live with the latest developments Deb Julie this crossing is not even a Half Mile from the campuses and traffic backups here have been a concern even before todays tragedy. Lorraine no. Leon and her two daughters brought a bouquet to lay at a Train Crossing where a child died, knowing that it was when kids got off school, you knew that it was gonna involve someone from the school, either a parent or a child from sky fox. The scene wednesday just before one, a Freight Train slammed into a few vehicles and flipped one. A 12 year old boy in the Passenger Seat died at the scene the 19 year old driver said to b