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Encouraging news on the fight against the virus. A first of its kind study kinds the vaccine developed by astrazeneca can very much cut the spread of the virus. Were talking about our medical expert about that. And call it a booster shot, the Biden Administration expanding Vaccine Distribution with plans to send doses directly to pharmacies next week. Dr. Fauci says it cant happen soon enough. Are we vaccinating right now at a pace to keep ahead of these mutant strains . Well, were Getting Bette...

Little january 6th insurrection. The highest court in the land today kept him on the ballot in a ruling a dodges the facts of january 6th and trumps role in it. Instead, the Supreme Court handed trump a second gift on a constitutional technicality. The justices say that states do not have the power to bar candidates from running for federal office. They say, quote, because the constitution makes Congress Rather than the states responsible for enforcing section 3 against federal Office Holders an...

harbored neo-nazi indications. he had essence wants to get tattoos on his body, posted racist, homophobic and misogynistic streets squeezed online that praise the far-right, and wore patch during his killing spree that red rwds, an acronym that means right-wing death squad. authorities say they cant yet confirmed the shooters exact motive, but that kind of right-wing extremist ideation has become the motivating force behind a lot of violent attacks in this country. in fact, we now know...

safety confirmed this week that the man who murdered eight people at the dallas area mall harbored neo-nazi indications. he had essence wants to get tattoos on his body, posted racist, homophobic and misogynistic streets squeezed online that praise the far-right, and wore patch during his killing spree that red rwds, an acronym that means right-wing death squad. -- right-wing extremist ideation has become the motivating force behind a lot of violent attacks in this country. in fact, we...

great to see you, my friend. much appreciated. thanks for joining us at home. lots of news at all times going on right now. in california, the monsoon styled brains there have literally 10% of the entire u.s. population living under a flood watch right now. the population of california is so big, that when 90% of californians are under a flood watch, as they are tonight, that is 20% of the whole u.s. population. in this accession of extremely wet storms, the north central coast of ca...

californians are under a flood watch as they are tonight, thats 10% of the whole u.s. population n this succession of extremely wet storms, the north central coast of california has been particularly hard hit cu already. but now with additional storms, still coming, there are all kinds of northern california rivers that dont usually flood that are looking now luke they are going to flood. these are places where there just are not a lot of flood mitigation systems because theyre rivers ...

for senate, and that would certainly be something, this show gives enough about, and on that note, i wish you all a very good night. u all very good night. from all our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late yet again, ill see you again tomorrow. tomorrow thank you at-home for joining us this hour, happy to have you here, lots of news have all kinds gone out right now in california the monsoon style rains there, have literally 10% of the entire u.s. p...

in the house saw the suspect, and how many times the suspect was actually in the house or around the house before the murders took place. joining me now from moscow, idaho is fox news chief correspondent jonathan hunt. these details are unbelievable, grisly and shocking to many americans, what can you tell us tonight? >> laura, they are indeed grisly and shocking and investigators say the evidence against brian koeberger speaks volumes even as the accused killer himself had little to s...

now for the last word with lawrence odonnell. good evening lawrence. >> good evening alex. seeing is kevin mccarthys first order of business in the house of representatives is to prove how much we do not need a house of representatives if it is to be run by the legislative crazies of the republican party. >> maybe that will never be seated. maybe this is it. maybe its just about the upper chamber? >> so far, the republicans have done no damage in the house of representatives. the damag...

chamber. >> so far the republicans have done no damage in house of representatives. the damage begins as soon as they have control of it, with the speaker. >> we will be wishing for the good old days when nobody was seated. >> and, alex, one nice note for history today is that the person who is next in line for the presidency, after the vice president, is, once again, a woman, because patty murray became the president pro tem of the united states senate, and there is no speaker of the ...