this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. good evening, the question as we learn the extent of tiger woods' injuries in the car crash yesterday. is his career over fans say don't count tiger out. he remains hospitalized with serious leg injuries so severe, we now know he could have lost one to amputation we are h. ea torres of the risk of this kind of recovery. we may be days away from the third covid vaccine getting the green light. we'll tell you what makes this one so different and how it measures up to the others that news comes as a california strain of the virus emerges. we'll tell you why that's fuelling new concerns this evening. let's begin with miguel almaguer the 45-year-old golfing legend is alert and responsive at harbor ucla medical center before going under surgery. woods could have lost his right leg, crushed in the crash. >> when he came out of the clon the stretcher, i was able to notice that he was injured severely >> reporter: woods had open fractures affecting the tibia and fibula bones which were stabili

this is nbc news "nightly news" with lester holt good evening, we begin with late word that johnson and johnson applied for the fda for their single shot of vaccine. that news breaking at the same time we are seeing reason for cautious optimism about the direction of the covid pandemic itself in the country. hospitalizations falling. the latest count shows there had been nearly 34 million vaccine doses administered while there are more than 91,000 people currently hospitalized experts warning more contagious virus mutations could spell dark days ahead i spoke to ron klain a while ago to get an update and speeding up the vaccination, that's coming up as well as a follow-up to the viral video we showed you last night of a florida grocery store where there was not a mask in sight miguel almaguer starts us off >> reporter: johnson and johnson applies emergency use of its vaccine. one dose shot, one step closer being rolled out in the u.s. 100 million doses available by june at hospitals and testing sites across the nation after a season of despair new confirmed covid cases across the countr

nbc news spotted the former president during today's proceedings. his lawyer is under critical review and now hoping to wrap up their case in a single day >> it should be as short as possible given the harm that this has caused people >> it is unconstitutional and selfish on democrats who are pursuing their own here they need to take seriously of their oath of office and start focusing on the american people. >> reporter: one of the former president's defense lawyer arguing democrats failed to tie the violence of mr. trump. there could be a verdict before the end of the weekend. lester >>> let's bring in kasie hunt what's the mood now that house democrats wrapped? >> reporter: the temperatures seen a lot lower tonight as senators further removed from the emotions watching those new videos of the siege yesterday. i was in the chambers today, many senators not in their seats, several are coming and going and not paying attention. it was much different than yesterday's presentation when afterwards there were real questions whether some republicans may

morgan chesky, nbc news, new orleans. >> let the party begin at home. that's "nightly news" for this monday thank you for watching everyone, i am lester holt, please take care of yourself and each other good night thank you for watching everyone, i am lester ho >>> now at 6:00 the south bay has a no show problem. new numbers showing just how many people have skipped their vaccine appointments and where the doses are going instead. >>> while the as are in arizona for spring training the oakland coliseum is a mass vaccination site. we'll take you behind the scenes on the eve of its opening. >>> plus concerns over vaccine side effects. >> i was worried. it kind of frightened me. >> the reason doctors insist it is still very safe to get your shot. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening on this monday. thanks for joining us. >> among the big issues this evening who is getting the left over doses. we also have jessica with us. >> raj and janelle, the world health organization just granted astrazeneca emergency use for 145 countries around the world.

news that the tanker may have discovered empty and no sign of the migrants >>> now to our nbc news investigation, even with donald trump's second impeachment trial underway, behind the scenes, the most profitable assets in his real estate empire are at risk. cynthia mcfadden has the story. >> reporter: tonight a threat to donald trump's real estate empire which could struggle the trump organization revenues largely as a result of covid. the crown jewels of his real estate of his portfolio which source familiar to the matter tells nbc news he may be forced to sell at a discount one in midtown manhattan and the other in san francisco. ronaldo realty trust owns the rest. >> that 30% in each of those buildings worth more than anything else he owns these are tremendous assets >> reporter: the source told us, steven ross, the founder and chairman is considered something called a cram down with holding massive cash flow generated by the building to force the former president to sell back to ronaldo at as discount such a move would be devastating to the trump empire. according to the former president's

. >>> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lestor holt. >> good evening everyone, a delayed super bowl hangover may be a covid surge concerning images of watch party with people closely gathered after the big game it is what we can't see what makes it more concerning the u.k. variant of covid, that early study suggests rapidly taking a hold here, more contagious and more lethal the vaccines we have still appears effective and on that front here is what is we stand over 42 million vaccine shots have been administered from thursday while the same time hospitalizations have dropped to 81,439 miguel almaguer has the late details. >> reporter: it is what health officials pleaded for the public to avoid, crowded streets, bars and restaurants, fuelling fears of a super spreader event. millions of americans watching the games. many with those they don't live with as new variant spreading across the country >> having super bowl events in households is the set up of this set of variant to take a stronger hold and unfortunately unlike before, the viral spread will happen much faster >> repor

it's the little things >> reporter: she'd waited long enough gabe gutierrez, nbc news, east hartford, connecticut. >>> i'm miguel almaguer tonight inside these labs the cdc is hoping to analyze 6,000 covid samples a week, a race to track down dangerous and potentially deadlier variants of the virus, with the uk strain already detected in a majority of states researchers fear if the south african and brazilian variants are more resilient to vaccines the death toll could climb to 600,000 in three months >> we just don't really have a system to detect them before they become a problem. >> reporter: after just emerging from the deadliest month of the pandemic authorities say the variants could fuel a new surge in cases as early as march. while fewer americans are testing positive for the virus, testing sites are becoming harder to find and if there's less testing, new variants may be more prevalent. even for those who have recovered from covid, antibodies may not protect them from new strains of the virus. kelsey townsend, who was pregnant and on life support for almost 75 days, was just

early in his career bezos left his job in finance, founding amazon in 1994 he spoke with nbc news about that career move in 1999. >> but i might really have regretted not having participated in this thing called the internet that i thought was going to be a really big deal >> reporter: and it was. what began as an online book seller grew fast. >> work hard, have fun, make history is our motto. >> reporter: ultimately becoming a mega online retailer with more than a million workers. >> he's almost singularly responsible for every major thing that they've done over the past 25 years. >> reporter: the company is often criticized for undercutting small businesses by aggressively lowering prices bezos is now one of the richest people in the world. his recent divorce from mackenzie scott was one of the most expensive ever after his affair with lauren sanchez was splashed across the tabloids bezos says he isn't retiring, but after decades of overseeing every major project he'll be taking a major step back. bezos will also stay involved with the "washington post," which he owns, and blue origin

that's at nbc/the drink or our "nightly news" podcast. >>> for all of us hour at "nbc nightly news," stay safe and have a good night. >>> thanks so much for joining us. we begin with breaking news tonight in the south bay. >> there's a 3.8 magnitude earthquake rattling the gilroy area, just a little over 20 minutes ago and so far no reports of damage or injuries and the epicenter north east of gilroy. >> the magnitude resized to a 3.7, as you mentioned. as we go to the weather maps we

. >>> and paying tribute to a motown legend >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone with house prosecutos framing their case with a powerful emotional appeal to senators to hold mr. trump accountable for inciting the january 6th attack on the capitol. opening with a graphic 13-minute-long video timeline of that fateful day. >> use the shield! [ yelling >> we need fresh patriots to the front! >> traitors! [ screaming [ yelling [ crowd chanting "fight for trump" >> a chilling and absolutely disturbing montage of the insurrection tonight on a key vote the senate has just rejected the argument by trump's lawyers that it is unconstitutional to try a former president. but the vote, 56-44, raising questions about whether there will be enough votes by republicans to convict. and it's where we begin tonight with peter alexander. >> reporter: tonight house democrats inside the capitol taking the same steps the rioters did one month ago, this time not to seize control but to make their case for conviction against donald trump >> the senate will conven

this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. good evening everyone, some welcome findings tonight that vaccinations are in fact putting us in the right track to get ahead of the coronavirus the encouraging headlines came from astrazeneca, its vaccine reduces its ability to spread. tonight as the pace of mass vaccinations pick up across the country with the strongest efforts on minority communities, we are getting a jarring look of how our first line of defense mask wearing is still being rejected in parts of our country. what our sam brock found in a florida grocery store today in a moment let's begin with the promising vaccine news here is miguel almaguer. >> reporter: another shot in the arm in the battle against covid. a new study from oxford university showing astrazeneca vaccine not only protects people from getting sick but from spreading. a vaccine reducing transmission it was also shown to be 76% effective at preventing disease after just one dose. it could be authorized for use in the u.s >> we have an impact on infecti

nbc news has not been able to verify that. he writes china's policies tackle tert terr terrorism. rahan says her brother was no terrorist >>> a former ohio police officer was charged with murder in a shooting of an unarmed black man, andre hill, ron allen, with more and a warning the video is disturbing >> reporter: the moment former officer adam coy shot hill once fully activated, the 60-second video shown but without audio. >> adam coy is missing with the wrong family and his family is not backing down we are going to make sure all convictions happen >> reporter: the former officer is not guilty and coy and hill interacted before of what seen on the video without providing details. police were responding to non-emergency call of a suspicious vehicle >> my client believe there was a silver revolver and when it raised up, my client stepped back and yelled "gun, gun," and fired his weapon in what he believed of defending himself. >> reporter: the video appears he was not given medical aid for more than five minutes. >> when a white police officer is indicted for killing a black man

kristen dahl ggren, nbc news. >>> that's nightly news for this >>> right now at 6:00, he stood up to them. the bay area store owner who is recovering after robbers shot him, and the community who is rushing by his side. >>> they say it's an alternative to calling 911. >> we have to have l the first we call for every little thing. >>> and who is okay to get vaccines in the south bay? the doctor reveals who is next in line to get their shots. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good wednesday, thanks so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm raj mathai. many school districts are on the verge of reopening their campuses. jessica joins us with that story. >> reporter: raj, as we all know, the push is on to get kids back to school and in the classroom. what would that look like in covid days? i'm going to show you all the ppe and precautions taken to keep teachers and students safe once they go back. >>> speaking of schools, it's the teachers' turn. they are among the new group of people who soon will be eligible to get vaccinated in santa clara county. nbc bay area scott budman

one western intelligence official telling nbc news, "the u.s. has substantial intelligence that has not been made public about actions the chinese government took related to the wuhan lab and other issues designed to obscure the origins of covid-19 and conceal its impact early on. this month president biden's secretary of state told andrea mitchell china is not being transparent. >> that lack of transparency, that lack of being forthcoming is a profound problem and it's one that continues. >> reporter: in fall of 2019 w.h.o. investigators say they've seen no evidence of a lab leak and are focusing on the early outbreak, trying to determine if it was larger than reported china's official case count in december of 2019 is 174. >> actual infections is probably much higher >> reporter: investigators say china did not yet provide enough specifics about those early cases. instead, they released more general data. >> in the ideal world you'd go through it patient by patient to see how it was done. and we didn't quite get to that stage. >> reporter: the

>> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening there are few names in sports more recognizable than tiger woods. a towering figure in professional golf for more than two decades and now tonight being treated for serious injuries in a los angeles hospital after a devastating single vehicle crash. woods' suv tumbling off the road into a field early this morning, leaving a trail of debris. the front end of his vehicle crushed. woods himself trapped. freed from the wreckage by first responders and rushed to a hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. word of the crash and his injuries sending shock waves across the sports world reflecting on a golf icon and a career marked by soaring highs and crushing setbacks our miguel almaguer is there for us tonight >> reporter: his mangled suv appears to have rolled over multiple times and was found on an embankment with airbags deployed. firefighters needed hand tools, an ax, to extricate golfing legend tiger woods, who was pulled through his windshield driving alone, his car careened off the road just after 7:00 a.m.

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our nbc news exclusive with spacex's founder, elon musk. announcing the first all civilian mission to state. the commander of fellow billionaire with a life-saving mission of its own president biden meeting with senate republicans the first major test for his call of unity. the new body cam video, a nine-year-old girl pepper sprayed in the back of the police officer what is now happening to the officer. the sudden death of dustin diamond. tony bennett's secret battle, the secret, he kept for years. >> this is nbc's "nightly news" with lester holt we are spending the first several minutes of our broadcast in our lead story, the major winter snowstorm in the northeast with blizzard-like conditions over a foot of snow is already on the ground and still falling. the city under a state of emergency, not essential travel is banned but the impact is felt by 65 million people under central appalachia to new england. it also forced many covid vaccination sites closed and many situations coming a halt. >> reporter: a powerful nor'easter pummels the c

that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday. i'm jose diaz-balart thank you for the privilege of your time. and good night >> let's go! yes! yes! yes! >>> right now at 6:00, even more protection from covid-19 is on the way. the fda giving johnson & johnson emergency use authorization bringing a third vaccine to the market. at the state level, things are ramping up as the governor is aiming to vaccinate millions more. the news at 6:00 starts now. >>> vaccine momentum across the bay area. still a lot of work to do. south bay, people listed eligible for vaccines expands hours from right now. starting tomorrow, anyone in tier 1b can get the vaccine and that means teachers, child care workers, food and ag workers, and emergency service workers. in addition to the people over 65. they're already qualified for the vaccine as well as medical workers and nursing home residents. now the expanded santa clara county rollout comes as districts set dates for returning to campus. >>> the effort to get more shots into arms received a major boos

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, from deep freeze and days without power now crisis of no water. a million or more people are still in the dark with millions more without drinkable water, melting snow for basic needs. we'll take you there in a moment >>> there is also news we'll get to about the vaccines and those dangerous covid strains and later talk about sticking a landing. the big deal that happens on mars and the first photo. let's start closer to home with morgan chesky with the unfolding disaster in texas. >> reporter: tonight a frozen texas facing power outages and now a water crisis >> on a scale of one through ten? 20 nearly 7 million statewide without access to drinking water. the white house declaring a state of emergency for texas, oklahoma and other affected states >> texans deserve answers about why these short calls occurred >> reporter: with water lines frozen or busted, many are desperate. others lining up in sub-freezing temperatures hoping for a change at much needed supply. >> i am trying so hard not to cry. >> reporter:

stephanie gosk, nbc news >>> as millions suffered through the cold and lost of power, texas' senator, ted cruz is flying to cancun, mexico gabe gutierrez is in houston where the senator just landed >> reporter: ted cruz is back in houston offering this explanation before he boarded his flight to cancun >> we had no heat and power. yesterday my daughter says if i friends and heidi and i agreed so i flew down with them last night and i am dropped off here and headed back to texas. >> reporter: for many texans it was a bad look, his home state grappled with some freezing temperatures and an escalating crisis senator cruz boarded the flight to mexico and the pictures went viral. democrats are calling him to resign this is beyond anything you would expect during a crisis like this. >> reporter: it all comes after cruz criticized austin, the mayor, while flying to cabo >> reporter: cruz had this message for texas. >> you can stay home and don't risk the ice >> reporter: the senator was originally scheduled to return on saturday but rebooked his flight early >> what's happening in texas is u

absolutely >> reporter: halie jackson, nbc news >>> that damming intelligence report directly tieing saudi arabia's ruler to the killing of jamal khashoggi released today andrea mitchell has more >> reporter: the crown prince now is approving the operation to capture or kill jamal khashoggi, he was killed and dismembered. the cia concluding the crown prince viewed khashoggi as a threat to the kingdom and broadly supported using violent measures to silence him. the u.s. is punishing members of his squad but not the crown prince >> can you explain why he's not being punished >> what we have done is really not to rupture the relationship but to recalibrate it, to be more in line with our interests and our values >> reporter: candidate joe biden promised tough actions for khashoggi's murder >> president trump has not punished senior saudi leader, would you? >> yes we are going to make them pay the price. >> there ought to be aince, that's a delicate task >> reporter: he and his son-in-law, jared kushner lavishing attention on the crown prince siding saudi investors in the u.s. the saudi

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. 13 million remaining without safe water frozen pipes thawing raising new risk for this evening. bottled water being handed out and shelves at stores are bare i also spoke to the parents of the young daughter's death. >> we'll tell you how bad the impact was we begin of course in texas, morgan chesky, with the latest >> reporter: tonight in texas, too much water >> my room is ruined >> oh my god >> reporter: or not enough >> this is the only water we have now >> reporter: what's left is unsafe to drink. the deep freeze compromising supply for 13 million texans first responders hurting too. this san antonio apartment fire urging fire crew to truck in water after hydrants frozen >> reporter: brutal cold in the 11-year-old's death, seen playing in the snow 24 hours before his parents found him dead in his room the suspecte the family's mobile home without power or heat. any power outages are left out of supply. >> reporter: grocery stores, shelves still bare and thousands lining for hours >> with warmer weather on th

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miguel almaguer, nbc news >>> it is more than loss and grief, will there be financial relief coming for americans? democrats looking to pass another covid relief package soon while republicans insist on the $1.9 trillion price tag is too steep. our geoff bennett is following this >> reporter: lester, democrats are pushing for a vote in the full house this week with or without republicans' support. the legislation includes billions reopening schools and unemployment benefits at $400 a week and direct payments of $1,400 to americans who qualify. it also calls for a gradual increase of minimum wage up to $15 an hour after four years. there are questions though about whether that wage hike makes it through the senate republicans are bulking over the price tag of $1.9 trillion. president biden pushed back saying the cost reflects the severity of the need lester >>> tonight, more than 120 boeing 777s, tom costello with the concerns and investigation. >> reporter: it was after 1:00 p.m. on saturday when the 911 calls began flooding in. >> we got debris fallen everywhere >> yeah, it almost land

their new baby will be eighth in line to the thrown sara harmon nbc news london. >> still ahead tonight your vaccination now what we ask the experts how they plan to live once vaccinated does life go back to normal >>> for millions in the u.s. it is a challenge just to get vaccinated but once you have both shots, the next question is how should you act? we ask top experts how they plan to behave once vaccinated. >> the covid-19 vaccine has long been touted as the key to returning to normal. but one question on everyone's mind if you do get the vaccine what can you do safely we surveyed experts across the country on what they plan on doing post vaccination. on travel, the answers were mixed. >> will you get on an airplane >> not immediately. >> yes, i will. >> now that i've been vaccinated if i had to travel, either for a family emergency or for work, i would. i would not travel for pleasure at least yet. >> the same forehead go heading to a restaurant would you eat indoors? >> yes, and mask when ordering. >> i do not plan to dine until it's lower. >> your chance of getting sick when vac

that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday. i'm jose diaz-balart thank you for the privilege of your time and good night >>> right now at 6:00, taking a stand. oakland community members say violence against the asian-american community must end. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney aanoushah has the night off. incredible turnout? the east bay. people rallying against attacks on age community members. kristy smith joins with us more. >> reporter: they are wrapping is up. i had a chance to speak with an organize era few minutes ago and she said she wasn't expecting a turnout as large as it was. they say it's about acknowledging hurt and pain that people are feeling about what they've seen. but also having a dialogue and coming together as a community, looking for answers. they came together at madison park in oakland, several community groups, and oakland chinatown coalition, all about healing communities. in response to the violent attacks and robberies we have see

victims in the car speak to nbc bay area. news at 6:00 starts now. thanks for joining us. >> we have investigated the car break-in problem in san francisco the past few years but this is new level. driver captured it all before the bay bridge on-ramp, there's the hall of justice in the background. black honda pulls up next to prius, smashes back window, grabs a bag, back into the car, takes off. incredible. we spoke with one of the victims who talked about the unexpected turn. >> i was on a phone call and just saw ahead and broken glass. it was unbelievable. expecting anything except a robbery. >> victims were not hurt but thieves made off with camer

this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. good evening everyone, last night we told you of the welcome decline in covid infections and hospitalizations, well, tonight we are talking about what health officials fear could send soaring backup against, super bowl watch parties to virtual covid incubators you get the idea and tonight avoiding gatherings just as critical as vaccinations as the country desperately tries to make an end run to get ahead of the virus. over 35 million doses o f the vaccines have been administered so far more than 88,000 are hospitalized with the virus. as we climb ever closer to half a million deaths miguel almaguer starts us off tonight. >> reporter: at bars and restaurants and millions of homes across the country, authorities fear sunday's super bowl could become a super spreader event last year 100 million americans alone tuned in at home with many gathering with friends and family from different households, it is the perfect environment for the virus to spread >> people are going to find their luck

. ♪ ♪ ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" kate snow. >> good evening. one year ago we never would have predicted that vaccines against covid could be developed so quickly, let alone three of them. but late today the cdc approved distribution of that third vaccine made by johnson & johnson. doses are expected to ship out within hours, with 4 million doses available this week alone, and 20 million by the end of march. we're also seeing progress in a declining number of people hospitalized in the u.s., back to levels we saw last in november. but top officials are warning this is no time to get complacent. we begin with blayne alexander. >> reporter: tonight the latest weapon in the fight against covid has just cleared another major hurdle. >> we have 12 in favor. >> reporter: the cdc has signed off on a recommendation for use and distribution of the single dose johnson & johnson vaccine, now under fda emergency use authorization for people 18 and older, setting the stage for doses to start shipping tomorrow. >> interim recommendation

in washington, alice barr, nbc news. >>> wednesday was a milestone day in the ambitious effort to get 2 billion doses of the vaccine to the developing world. nbc's cynthia mcfadden now joins us with that story cynthia. >> reporter: when it comes to the worldwide distribution on the coronavirus vaccine, yesterday was a very important day. it's been called the largest logistical undertaking in history and it finally began. >> we're in ghana, and this is really a historic moment. >> reporter: as 600,000 doses of the astrazeneca vaccine arrived in the african nation, the first vaccine to be delivered as part of a massive effort led by the world health organization and unicef called covax, to send at least 2 billion doses of the vaccine to the world's poorest country. >> if one country is left unvaccinated, this coronavirus will shift back and forth. >> reporter: in each of the covax countries, health care countries will be the first to be inoculated. hundreds of thousands of syringes also arrived in began na, shipped to a massive storage place nearby certainly a down payment on hope but c

tracie potts, nbc news. >> stay with nbc news all day as this trial resumes today. nbc news will bring you the trial when it begins at 9:00 this morning and be sure to download the nbc bay area app for on the go updates. >>> refusing the shots. still ahead on "today in the bay," as covid lurks through the california prison system, the growing number of prison employees saying they don't want to be vaccinated. >>> first in "today in the bay's" black history month series we are spotlighting a disability rights trailblazer, haben girma was worn in oakland, lost her vision and hearing. in 2013 became the first deafblind woman to graduate from harvard. president obama named her a champion of change. in 2019 she published her own memoir of experiences and based out of menlo park where she works as a disability justice and speaker. we salute you, haben girma. nicorette knows, quitting smoking is hard. you get advice like: try hypnosis... or... quit cold turkey. kidding me?! instead, start small. with nicorette. which can lead to something big. start stopping with nicorette

kathy park, nbc news. >>> a coast guard made i daring ice rescue in cleveland on sunday a group of ten were walking off shore on frozen lake erie when stranded ice broke stranding them and after hours were brought safely to shore. >>> hopefully this week a calmer than last let's talk to our nbc meteorologist bill karins good to see you. >> good to see you guys. it's amazing this week, talking about shorts and t-shirts this week compared to last week this area of snow will slide through chicago through ohio valley, has already put down an inch or two, will make things a little bit slippery this morning, adding one or two inches, if you are driving throughout pennsylvania, new york state and northwest of i-95 you could be dealing with slippery travel throughout the day today. i mentioned the warm up in texas how about this, 69 degrees in da dallas 68 in san antonio. what a change frome at the sout temperatures in the 50's, 60's and is in the south texas in the 70's the weekend forecast will be coming up, warm looks to be here to stay. >> we've been waiting for it, thanks bill. >>> a bomb

. >>> nbc news has >>> nbc news has now confirmed the fbi and a u.s. attorney are investigating the new york governor andrew cuomo's handling of data on nursing home covid deaths the governor's senior adviser tells nbc news the administration is cooperating with the justice department. governor cuomo has been facing mass accusations of underreporting the number of seniors who died after being infected in nursing home facilities across the state. underreporting by thousands of deaths today, new york city mayor billt a rival no doubt, said h de blasio, a fellow democrat but a rival no doubt says he supports a full investigatio he also voiced support for a state lawmaker, who claims the governor threatened him for publicly criticizing his handling of nursing homes. >> that's classic andrew cuomo a lot of people in new york state have received those phone calls. you know, the bullying is nothing new. the threats, the belittling, the demand that someone change their statement right that moment, many, many times i've heard that and i know a lot of other peop

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they're busy studying new covid strains. nbc's steve patterson is following that story for us. good morning. >> reporter: the lab has staffed up in the last few weeks they've extended the hours to be 24/7 so you have researchers in there that are literally working around the clock, and they're all working toward one goal. they take in these positive samples, and they're working toward sequencing those samples so they can get a better sam sh what's happening this is the new front line in an ever changing battle of covid-19 we were given rare access to stanford's clinical virology lab where scientists work 24 hour as day testing and then sequencing thousands of positive covid samples. >> this is a sample of a realtime pcr instrument, and this is what we're using as a mutation >> reporter: dr. benjamin pinsky leads a team of viral detectives they look at how fast the virus is mutating and raising its red flag o refusing the vaccines. >> if you see them pooling together, we can confer there's a new variant. >> reporter: then the race to isolate variant-positive people as that will

morgan chesky, nbc news >>> the price you pay your taxes and the irs warning of a significant uptake in scams during the pandemic. with more on that here is jo with more on that here is jo ling kent. >> reporter: the irs sounding the alarm. criminals are changing their tactics, trying to get your tax refund >> how is this tax season different during previous years >> schemers are looking to cash in we have seen a variety of covid-19 scams that are designed to steal money and personal information. >> reporter: there is an uptake in scammers using words like coronavirus and covid-19 and stimulus and e-mails and letters and checks or links. >> you would receive an e-mail telling you you are eligible for your economic impact payment and click on a link to claim it >> reporter: once you click on the link to share information, you are opening the door for scammers criminals posing as the irs like offering bogus stimulus payments the agency will only contact you. >> the irs will not contact you or by phone to say you are eligible for an economic payment. if you do get a call from the irs, i

jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >>> the biden administration will start to process immigration asylum claims this week. the program will be built with the help of several organizations and mexico. the secretary also said the biden administration is starting from step one. >>> also on the immigration front, new california senator alex padilla will be the first latino chairman of the immigration committee sub committee. he will have power over some key decisions. >>> a rally today to denounce violence against the asian american community. we have a look at their message from san francisco. >> raise your hand if you felt anger, fear, or sorrow. >> they came together in san francisco in a response to recent violence. that elderly asian people have been the victim of. >> it's been heartbreaking to see the crime on social media, online and on videos. of our elders and our women. those that are most vulnerable, right? no one deserves to be hurt. >> the attacks have gained national attention. >> we know that something has to change. we have to come together to invest in communities and

zoo's panda sliding through the storm. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow >>> good evening the northeast is bracing for a major nor'easter tonight not just snowfall, but high winds that could make for blizzard conditions and lead to power outages. the chicago area already picking up at least nine inches, causing treacherous road condition an there. winter weather alerts are in place across 11 states this new system fueled by a storm that came from california and crossed the entire nation over the past week we'll get to the forecast in a moment, but we begin with kathy park in philadelphia >> reporter: tonight a monster winter storm is making a mess in the midwest. snow burying chicago, cancelling more than 250 flights. motorists stranded as conditions went from bad to worse >> it is what it is. this is what happens when you live in chicago. you have to be ready for anything >> reporter: with the snow piling up, this delivery truck got stuck on a side street overnight in wisconsin, temperatures plunged as winds picked up, driving down visibility >> it was getting rea

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