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Janice dean has been on the forefront from the beginning. heather: believes the accusations of retaliation made against andrew cuomo because she experienced it herself. >> i believe it 1000 person. i experienced it on a smaller level from one of his top aides said she doesnt know anything except the weather. other people saying you go against this guy you have a mark next to you, watch your back. i believe those women were demeaned. i believe his aides were calling employers and friends to find ...

The time capsule discovered after 134 years at the site of a confederate monument what historians found inside the box. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening im kristen welker in for lester with just four days until the new year, a troubling trend tonight. the united states is racing toward the all-time high for new covid cases, approaching a mark set nearly a year ago. at the same time, the cdc now says the omicron variant accounts for fewer cases than previou...

Yesterday. omicron cases have now surged past the peak we saw from delta cases in early september. the january high point for this pandemic is a ways off, but were getting closer by the day. there is one piece of good news. average hospitalizations are still flat over the past week. the bad news is, the u.s. saw more than 3500 deaths on thursday. thats the highest weve seen in some time. as we said, all of this is throw wrench into holiday plans. if youre flying, you probably want to check wit...

Yourselves, your families, and the hospitals you may soon overwhelm. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci citing new research today that shows two doses of the mrna vaccines provide significantly less protection against omicron after five months because these vaccines wane over time, which is why fauci pushed for more americans to get vaccinated if youre not, and get boosters to boost your antibody levels if youve already been vaccinated. >> so the bottom line of what weve been telling you all along, ...

Early data suggests that omicron is more transmissible than delta, with a doubling time of about two days. given the increase in transmissibility, this means continuing to be vigilant about masking. this represents about 90% of all counties in the united states. >> hospitals are still overwhelmed by delta cases. but overseas, the uk recorded its highest daily number of cases, saying that omicron is the highest threat yet to public

Including up to $1000 off the epic iphone 13 pro. no one should be in any doubt there is a tidal wave of omicron coming, and im afraid it is now clear that two doses of vaccine are simply not enough. >> that tidal wave of omicron cases coming to the u.k. is likely in our future too as hospitals here are already dealing with spiking delta cases and a likely holiday surge. in minnesota, hospitals have published a full page ad in newspapers across the state saying theyre heartbroken and overwhelm...

Them genetically, so we are probably them genetically, so we are probably the same as other countries, we are just really good at finding it that worries us. what we need to know is what kind of disease it gives you. the arithmetic would suggest that if it is the same disease as delta, if you get more cases, you get more sick people, its pretty blunt but its the arithmetic. if you have 1000 delta cases, that could be about 30 cases in hospital. if you have 1000 omicron cases, what does that give...

BMC said that it has tested 221 samples of Covid-19 positive patients in Mumbai, out of which 11 per cent tested positive for Delta variant and 89 per cent for Delta derivatives. 

Widely predicted?— widely predicted? well, i mean, i think prior _ widely predicted? well, i mean, i think prior to _ widely predicted? well, i mean, i think prior to omicron _ widely predicted? well, i mean, i think prior to omicron coming - widely predicted? well, i mean, i. think prior to omicron coming delta cases are relatively steady and high levels. they were beginning to increase but nowhere near the speed with which they says so there may be doubling every two or three weeks as oppose...

Consequences for the upcoming winter olympics in china as well. thanks to all of you for joining us today. a lot of news today. im jim sciutto. "at this hour" with kate bolduan starts right now. hello, everyone. im kate bolduan. we begin with hour with breaking news on the pandemic. the second confirmed case of the omicron variant in the united states has just been confirmed, this one in minnesota. we dont know much about the patient yet except that they had only travelled domestically. this...