Tonight, the world watches as the first coronavirus vaccines are given, injecting hope as infection spike here in the United States surpassing 15 million cases.

It's the moment we've all waited for, the first jab of an authorized COVID vaccine in a 90-year-old woman.

It's the best thing this ever happened.

But the U.S. waits on FDA approval, which could come in days.

So what happens next?

Are states ready to vaccinate millions of Americans?

And could the Pfizer vaccine offer protection after just one dose?

Plus, health officials warn this won't end the pandemic immediately. We'd love to

take our masks off by Valentine's Day, but that's just not going to happen. Biden's ambitious

100-day plan. The president-elect pledges 100 million shots in his first three months and to make it

a national priority to get kids back in the

classroom. Plus, the Supreme Court deals the latest blow to President Trump's hopes of overturning

the election. Failure of leadership. After the brutal murder of Vanessa Guienne, the scathing

investigation that led the army today to fire or suspend 14 commanders and leaders. Plus our exclusive interview with the Army Secretary after CBS News spoke with dozens of sexual assault survivors and families. What do you want to say to those families? College admission scandal. The daughter of actor Lori Lachlan breaks her silence, saying she now realizes she's, quote, the poster child for white privilege.

And remembering pioneer Chuck Yeager, the first human to break the sound barrier.

This is the CBS evening news with Nora O'Donnell, reporting from the nation's capital.

Good evening and thank you for joining us.

We are going to begin with breaking news.

The fastest, biggest, and most complex effort to eradicate a disease in modern history is now

underway. Tonight, the British government

has started the first public campaign to vaccinate people for coronavirus. And as we come on the

air, the U.S. appears poised to approve the shots and begin giving them as soon as this weekend.

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