lester holt joins us from los angeles next. >> bye. >>> tonight, the rallies and memorials across the nation one year after the death of george floyd. moments of silence and marches from coast to coast in memory of the man whose murder touched off a racial reckoning in america today floyd's family meeting with president biden at the white house. the president's deadline for congress to pass police reform in floyd's name, where that effort stands tonight. and scary moments near minneapolis at george floyd square a gunman opening fire. >>> the memorial day rush is here it's expected to be the biggest travel holiday since the pandemic hit, but it comes as unruly passenger behavior surges one flight attendant attacked, losing two teeth. >>> promising news from moderna its covid vaccine safe and effective for 12 to 17-year-olds. but when could younger kids finally get a shot >>> the report breaking as we come on the air. the grand jury convened and expected to decide whether to criminally indict former president trump. what we're learning. >>> the first summit announced between president b

lester holt is next from seattle tonight. >>> breaking news tonight. a cease-fire in the middle east after 11 days of deadly violence israel announcing the truce with hamas, the militant group that controls gaza, after the fighting that's killed at least 230 palestinians and 12 israelis just moments ago president biden's reaction from the white house after pushing for an end to the hostilities. >>> also, covid vaccinations how soon could y need a booster shot? what the ceo of pfizer is saying. >>> the anti-asian hate crimes law signed by president biden the new protections after a rise in attacks. >>> the 11-year-old who fought off an alleged kidnapper speaking out how her quick thinking helped police identify the suspect. and the tv show that gave her the idea. >>> our journey across america to seattle my exclusive with the mayor. how the nation's first covid epicenter reversed course to lead the charge for community immunity >>> and my conversation with the ceo of alaska airlines what he says about how much longer masks will be required on planes. >>

thanks so much for joining us, lester holt is next. bye. >>> breaking news tonight. one of the world's wealthiest power couples headed for divorce. bill and melinda gates saying they're splitting up after 27 years. the announcement stunning the worlds of philanthropy, tech and global health. what does it mean for their charity organization that's helped lead the covid fight? >>> also tonight, the new signs america may be turning the corner in the pandemic. new york, new jersey and connecticut announcing most businesses can fully reopen in just over two weeks. florida suspending all remaining covid restrictions and could a vaccine be authorized for young teens this week? but a warning from health experts why the u.s. may never reach herd immunity. >>> the investigation into that tragedy at sea that left three dead what authorities have now revealed the captain in custody tonight. >>> the deadly tornado touchdown. over 50 million at risk tonight the desperate search for a college student missing over a week. the images from the last time she was seen >>> our richard en

lester holt is next joining us from los angeles. >> good night. i'll see you at 6:00. >>> tonight, the new clashes putting the fragile cease-fire in the middle east to the test new fighting breaking out at a holy site after the cease-fire between israel and hamas went into effect but also scenes of celebration. thousands in the streets. our richard engel inside gaza. here in the u.s. the brawl in times square. the hate crime arrest for the beating of a jewish man >>> disturbing new body cam from that deadly arrest of ronald greene. greene appearing to struggle to breathe on the ground his hands tucked behind his back. and what the newly revealed autopsy found. >>> new covid cases in the u.s. falling to the lowest level in nearly a year. also the growing number of states banning mask mandates. and rising concerns about mask guidelines for the office >>> prince harry opening up about his struggles with drugs and alcohol after the death of his mother, princess diana >>> our journey across america to los angeles. the homeless crisis here and my conver

. >> lester holt is next. >>> breaking news tonight. the largest u.s. pipeline resuming operations six days after a crippling cyber attack colonial pipeline initiating the restart late today as the gas emergency worsens. the average price surging above $3 a gallon for the first time in nearly seven years. 65% of stations out of gas in north carolina. more than 40% in georgia. south carolina and ra. how long the company says it will take to return to normal >>> liz cheney ousted from her gop leadership role in a closed door vote after refusing to bow to former president trump's falsehoods tablts election. tonight, cheney checking out to savannah guthrie her defiance message and sharp words for top republican in the house who supported her removal. >>> an israeli air strike leveling a 14-story building in gaza hamas firing over a thousand rockets is this the brink of full-blown war >>> the cdc green lighting covid's pfizer vaccine for 12 to 15 dwr-year-olds >>> the price you pay rising on everything from food to furniture to airfare what's causing the sur

lester holt joins us tonight from louisville. >> we'll see you back here at 6:00.d night. >>> tonight, the newly revealed bodycam and the controversy as prosecutors call the police shooting of andrew brown jr. justified. the images only now being made public. the d.a. saying brown used his car as a deadly weapon, driving directly at deputies trying to serve a warrant. the deputies opening fire as he tried to escape, killing him. the d.a. saying none will face charges. tonight, the outrage from brown's family. >>> president biden under mounting pressure from his own party after his call for a mideast cease-fire is ignored. his tarmac confrontation with the only palestinian american in congress >>> the new mask divide

deputy jon holt ran to the s.u.v. after an accident earlier this month.r the womas cty pinned under the open sunroof. now, as her children screamed, holt somehow lifted the vehicle up, freeing the woman-- get this-- officer holt rescued two people from a fire last year. all right, paul mooney, the comedian, writer, and actor has died. moonie starred in "junebug," in spike lee's "bamboozled," and in sam cooke's "the buddy holly story." but perhaps his greatest success came as a writer for one of the biggest names in comedy, richard pryor. paul mooney died at home today of an apparent heart attack. he was 79 years old. coming up next, unifying america: the artists who are fighting to remove anti-asian caricatures from the stage. nextg america: the artists who are fighting to remove anti-asian caricatures from the stage. oh, i had never seen a picture of her until i got on ancestry. it was like touching the past. my great aunt signed up to serve in the union army as a field nurse. my great grandmother started a legacy of

to see what lester holt left out the lawyers for the former minneapolis police officer tonight are now asking for a new trial late today filing a motion on several grounds including what they claim is jury misconduct citing juror misconduct now the accusation comes after a photo surfaced of one of the jurors brandon mitchell at a march in washington last summer where floyd's family spoke mitchell can be seen wearing a t. shirt reading get your knee off our next giora misconduct it seems like that would be an intricate part of the story but don't bother lester holt he's appalled at all and from that vantage point he will decide what you need to know as he said without being fair now take a look at this the tone. of. the show they like the rose version. you know damn well your own power fired it needs a graphic sex and sex worker shaquille o'neal caught surveying his nose with his cellphone and then picking his nose and a t.v.'s paddle responded a core. only when it's not as if shaq is the only one who ever got caught. maybe shaq should have done what seinfeld did watch are we not human

thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.t weekend, and good night other. have a great weekend, and good night. >>> right now, at 6:00. the tables have turned. too many vaccines, not enough people getting in line. >> we have this precious amount of vaccine that other parts of the world don't have, and we need to use it. >> so, can local counties take their surplus vaccine and give them to other communities and countries in need? we have answers. >>> plus, taking a drastic step to try and stop a new-covid surge from spreading. >> i want to be safe. and i want other people to be safe. >> the air-travel restrictions from india, and when they go into effect. >>> and rallying to stop evictions. the movement in contra costa county today, in hopes of helping a family of six. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, and thanks for being with us on this friday. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. on this, the final night of april, we begin with another, important milestone in the battle against covid-19. one in thr

holt will focus on how businesses schools are recovering. stop is orlando. >>> it's still a waiting game for millions of californians as we wait for updated mask guidance. >> even with the national guidance, many americans are still confused on when to put on that mask. nbc saturday night live poked some fun at the confusion last night. >> hi, we're four friends from three different households. >> we're all half vaxed and traveling by train from florida to the uk. >> one of us is old and severely at risk. >> and one of us is a baby. >> so how many of us should wear masks and in which order? >> and go. >> it sounds ridiculous but it can get confusing. >> it does get confusing and then you have stores announcing it's okay to -- you don't have to wear a mask in our store. >> changing the announcement. in it's not their call. it's the state of california. the state will tell us soon whether we have to keep them on or take them off. some people i have been seeing online they will wear them for a while any way. they think people are jumping the gu

lester holt is next with "nightly news." >> hope to see you back here at 6:00. bye. >>> the rush to fill up after the pipeline cyber attack long lines for gas in several states over a thousand stations in the southeast report they're running out. demand spiking after the pipeline growing u.s. cyber security concerns vaccinating kids 12 to 15 against covid. republicans are grilling the cdc director on mask guidelines violence escalating in the middle east. explosions in tel aviv after a tower is destroyed in gaza >>> andrew brown jr. viewing 18 minutes of video shot by police out of two hours of footage. what they say it shows. >>> new developments in the spa shootings, the dea seeking the death penalty and hate crime charges. >>> five undocumented girls as young as 11 months abandoned at the border the farmer that rescued them. >>> and kentucky derby winner the trainer's explanation after the horse's failed drug test. >>> this is nbc "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, we are seeing how narrow and fragile some of the key supply lines are, the

>> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone for the better part of 14 months we've wondered what the other side of covid might look like. well, it's coming into sharper focus tonight. the reopenings are real new york's yankee stadium joining the list of venues preparing to welcome back big crowds. and broadway is detailing its plans to light up its stages again in the fall. it comes during a new blitz to get more americans vaccinated and reach the president's 4th of july goal. 70% of adults with at least one vaccine dose in them. as of today over 56% of grown-ups have gotten that one shot, but the cdc says there could be significant changes on the horizon if the threshold is met. projections show the nation may turn the corner on the pandemic but reaching those who have not yet been inoculated won't be easy here's miguel almaguer on the campaign to do so >> reporter: taking a swing at a normal summer, today new york announcing larger crowds can return to yankee stadium and citi field this month. also setting the stage for broadway, tickets go on s

>> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening we start with breaking news officials say fuel has resumed flowing through the colonial pipeline the critical supply line coming back to life this evening after being held for ransom by computer hackers triggering panic buying of gasoline in the southeast. and leaving several states under states of emergency. again today drivers met with out of gas and closed signs at the pumps in many cities in the south. the pipeline which stretches from texas to new jersey is not expected to return to full operations just yet, leaving continued uncertainty for drivers fearful of running on empty our tom llamas is in charlotte with late details. >> reporter: tonight, the colonial pipeline is back on line, but fear is still fueling the frenzy at gas stations outages in major cities making finding gas a guessing game. and in some cases, leading to violence. >> some of the other employees here had to go out and break up fights we had customers hitting the machines >> reporter: in pensacola, florida, 73% of gas stations are out of

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone just breaking tonight, bill and melinda gates, two of the richest people in the world and major forces in the world of philanthropy, are divorcing after almost three decades of marriage bill gates announcing on twitter this afternoon that they're ending their marriage but vowing to continue the work of their foundation, which has taken on poverty and disease around the world including the fight against covid. few individuals are more connected and influential than the gates. and the announcement leaving many questions tonight. kate snow has late details. >> reporter: they've been a power couple for decades. their global work carrying the stamp of their union. they fought poverty, disease, and inequity together as a team with their bill and melinda gates foundation >> it's fun work that we've dedicated ourselves to >> reporter: but late today the stunning news the couple who'd been married 27 years announcing in identical posts on twitter, "after a great deal of thought and work on our relationship,

that's "nightly news" for this tuesday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourselves and each other. good night ♪ ♪ ♪♪ i don't like you ♪ ♪ but i love you ♪ ♪ seems that i'm always ♪ ♪ thinking of you ♪ ♪ though-oh-oh ♪ ♪ you treat me badly ♪ ♪ i love you madly ♪ ♪ you've really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ you've really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ baby ♪ ♪ i don't want you ♪ ♪ but i need you ♪ ♪ don't want to kiss you ♪ ♪ but i need to ♪ ♪ oh oh oh ♪ ♪ you do me wrong now ♪ ♪ my love is strong now ♪ ♪ you've really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ you've really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ you've really got a hold on me ♪ me ♪ ♪ i love you and all i want you to do ♪ ♪ is just hold me ♪ ♪ squeeze me ♪ ♪ hold me ♪ ♪ you really got a hold on me ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for my band y'all! that was "you've really got a hold on me" by smokey robinson and the miracles from 1962, it is a motown classic. katie requested it, why do you love that song? >> hey, kelly, i love that song because it is such an old-school vibe i

lester holt is next from seattle tonight. >>> breaking news tonight.he middle east after 11 days of deadly violence israel announcing the truce with hamas, the militant group that controls gaza, after the fighting that's killed at least 230 palestinians and 12 israelis just moments ago president biden's reaction from the white house after pushing for an end to the hostilities. >>> also, covid vaccinations how soon could y need a booster shot? what the ceo of pfizer is saying. >>> the anti-asian hate crimes law signed by president biden the new protections after a rise in attacks. >>> the 11-year-old who fought off an alleged kidnapper speaking out how her quick thinking helped police identify the

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. are you ready to lose the mask in a turning point of the country's pandemic response the head of the cdc announced late today new guidelines that allow the fully vaccinated to leave their masks off in most settings. outdoors and indoors it's the news we have hoped for for over a year and yet there are mixed reactions tonight. americans wondering if they're ready to drop the virus defense the mask has provided and if the decision was perhaps rushed, a response to building pressure from congress and the public but officials say it's really all about the success of the vaccines at least one dose in the arms of over 152 million american adults tonight president biden calling this a great day. we have a lot to tell you about. let's start with miguel almaguer. >> reporter: tonight the new face of the pandemic is now one without a mask the cdc's ground shifting change impacting the 117 million fully vaccinated americans who will no longer need to physically distance or wear a mask outdoors o

earned a korean war veteran the medal of honor >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt, across america reporting tonight from los angeles. >>> good evening, everyone the iconic santa monica beach our backdrop this evening as we conclude our "across america" journey in los angeles. the beauty belies a crisis here only exacerbated by the pandemic i spoke to l.a. mayor garcetti about how the city is addressing homelessness, and we'll have some of that conversation ahead. but the mideast is where we start again tonight in israel and gaza residents counting their losses and gingerly surveying the destruction as a shaky truce goes into a second night the rockets that crisscrossed the skies and aerial bombardments now tonight we have reporting from both sides of the conflict. here's richard engel >> reporter: gaza today is bruised and battered 8,000 homes damaged or destroyed. hamas did not win this fight militarily claiming victory in the ruins. because it kept firing rockets until the very end. during the peak of the fighting we found nadine abdelatif, just 10 years old but

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. in this digital age, we've become used to cell phone video exposing the soft underbelly of policing but no image has been more jarring than the slow and excruciating death of george floyd captured on a minneapolis street corner one year ago today. his life squeezed out of him by a police officer. today his murder and all that it came to symbolize was remembered by many in this country, including president biden, who met privately with floyd's family at the white house, where he had hoped to mark passage of a police reform bill named for floyd that bill, however, still held up in congress tonight floyd's encounter with police, which began with his questioning over a counterfeit bill, ended with his death, igniting a protest movement that spread across the u.s. and beyond and still resonates tonight. gabe gutierrez has details. >> reporter: today across the country, moments of silence commemorating the agonizing 9 minutes and 29 seconds a police officer knelt on george floyd's neck. >>

lester holt joins us in about a minute. >>> and finally at 5:00, imagine san francisco's bay to breakers race. we know it well. set to music. it is happening sunday night with choreography. ♪♪ >> okay. if you watch the nbc show, you know the characters break out into song. the photos from sunday night's show have epic musical numbers. >> it's on nbc on saturday nights. >> yeah. that will be fun. >>> thanks for joining us here at 5:00. as a reminder, lester holt is there with "nightly news." >> we'll see you at 6:00. . >>> tonight, fighting covid with a major new ban on travel to the u.s. president biden imposes new world'tions on people traveling here from india, now the world's epicenter, while in the u.s. more of the country opens as the pandemic eases. disneyland welcoming limited numbers for the first time in over a year tens of thousands expected at tomorrow's kentucky derby >>> the deadly stampede in israel at least 45 crushed to death. multiple americans among the dead during a religious celebration. >>> shocking new revolutions about a murdered u.s. soldier, the army's unrelated

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america's newest chess master making all the right moves and e story of how he gots even mor lester holter to talk about his inspiring life >> reporter: tani adewumi is always thinking about his next move what's your grand goal >> probably be world champion. >> reporter: you're thinking big. i love that. the 10-year-old just became the nation's newest chess master ranking in the top 1% of all players in the country. >> the game is life basically. there could be a move that leads to good and a move that leads to bad and it's a life choice. >> reporter: life hasn't always been easy for the fifth grader his family left nigeria in 2017. christians fleeing persecution he lived in a homeless shelter with his family. the place where he first learned chess. we met tani two years ago when he just won the new york state championship at the age of 8 now the u.s. chess federation says he's risen to the top faster than any other chess master his story shared in books and a movie in the works what do you think other children and even adults can learn from your story >> that hard work brings success an

hotels and theme parks this summer travel season >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt, across america reporting tonight from seattle. >>> good evening from seattle, a center of innovation and technology and a place having notable success in vaccinating its population what the mayor here told me about reaching community immunity in a few minutes. but first, there's breaking news as we come on the air. a cease-fire slated to be taking effect right now between israel and hamas after an 11-day-long conflict that left death, misery and flattened neighborhoods in gaza and traumatized israeli communities under a deadly barrage of daily rocket fire just a short time ago president biden applauding the truce and calling it an opportunity as the world holds its breath that the peace can take hold. richard engel is on the ground with late developments >> reporter: after more than 4,000 hamas rockets fired indiscriminately at israeli cities, killing at least 13 israelis, and israeli airstrikes on gaza in retaliation, killing more than 230 including at least 65 children, tonight a c

lester holt joins us tonight from louisville. >> we'll see you back here at 6:00. good night. >>> tonight, the newly revealed bodycam and the controversy as prosecutors call the police shooting of andrew brown jr. justified. the images only now being made public. the d.a. saying brown used his car as a deadly weapon, driving directly at deputies trying to serve a warrant. the deputies opening fire as he tried to escape, killing him. the d.a. saying none will face charges. tonight, the outrage from brown's family. >>> president biden under mounting pressure from his own party after his call for a mideast cease-fire is ignored. his tarmac confrontation with the only palestinian american in congress >>> the new mask divide texas banning mask mandates in places including schools. other states keeping mandates for now >>> the deadly flood emergency, dozens rescued. up to 18 inches of rain >>> the major change for cancer screenings. >>> and our journey across america to louisville my conversations with the police chief and breonna taylor's mother more than a year after t

. >> lester holt is next from orlando with nightly news. >> we'll see you back here at 6:00, bye. >>> breaking news tonight. president biden calling for a ceasefire in the middle east as the violence intensifies the president facing pressure to act, telling prime minister netanyahu he supports a ceasefire. as the death toll rises. at least 200 palestinians and 10 israelis killed. israel launching new airstrikes on tunnels in gaza. hamas firing over 3,000 rockets in the past week. our richard engel there on the ground. >>> also tonight, california keeping its mask mandate for another month despite that new cdc guidance for fully vaccinated people new york joining the growing list of states lifting mandates but the patchwork of rules causing confusion and new confrontations caught on camera. >>> the supreme court taking up a major abortion case. why activists believe it's the key to overturning roe v. wade >>> severe weather on the move homes and cars underwater and the flooded diner with customers inside >>> the associate of matt gaetz pleading guilty to six charges including sex traff

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt.lease take care of yourself and each other. >> kristen: you said if i loved you, i'd tell philip where chloe was, and i did do that, and now i need you to answer my question. do you still love me? >> brady: what is it? is chloe all right? >> philip: how would i know? the car wasn't there. that bitch lied again. >> kristen: no. no, no, no, no. i admitted--i admitted that she was in the trunk. you heard me. why would i lie about where the car was parked? come on, brady. >> philip: because you lie about everything. if you don't get the truth out of her right now, we might never find chloe. [thumping] >> claire: what the hell was that? did you hear that, jan? [thumping] there might be something wrong with the car. maybe i should find a gas station. >> jan: nice try. you probably ran over a squirrel or something. >> claire: or maybe there's someone in the trunk. >> xander: damn it, sami. should've shot you when i had the chance. [grunts] [grunts] [line trills] [phone rings] >> nicole: why t

. >>> addicted to the internet lester holt goes deep into what you need in this age of social media. >>> plus, countless families adopted a ped during the pandemic and now they're being returned "early today" starts right now. >> i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. much of the nation grappling with a fuel shortage in the wake of the crippling pipe line attack, demand has striked across the southeast leaving gas stations running on empty. the governors of virginia, florida. colognial should know when the pipeline will be back up and running. dan sheneman has the latest. >> we're out of gas. i'm he sorry. >> reporter: that's the problem throughout much of the southeast. more than 7% of stations in north carolina are out. >> i've been waiting here for 45 minutes just to get gas. >> lines are long, tempers are short. prices are up. about 6 cents compared with last week. >> i'll spend that extra few bucks. that's the way it is. >> this is the reason, the 5500 mile colonial pipeline nearly shut down, the target of a ransom wear attack blamed on russian hackers stretching from texas to

lester holt will tackle all of. >>> another sign of things getting closer to normal. a water park is getting ready to reopen. >> six flags announced that hurricane harbor will reopen to members and season pass holders on saturday, may 22nd. the following weekend it will open to the general public. new safety guidelines. masks must be worn but not if you are in the water or going down the slide. >> it's just fun. >> lots of hand sanitizing. see you at 6:00. >> lester holt is next. >>> breaking news tonight. the largest u.s. pipeline resuming operations six days after a crippling cyber attack colonial pipeline initiating the restart late today as the gas emergency worsens. the average price surging above $3 a gallon for the first time in nearly seven years. 65% of stations out of gas in north carolina. more than 40% in georgia. south carolina and ra. how long the company says it will take to return to normal >>> liz cheney ousted from her gop leadership role in a closed door vote after refusing to bow to former president trump's falsehoods tablts election.

thank you watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> right now at 6:00, dangerous fire conditions continue in parts of the bay area. the household chore a local fire department is asking people not to do for a few more days. >>> the median home in the bay area going for $1.1 million. >> what's pushing up the prices? and who's getting pushed out? >>> and do you qualify for the $600? governor newsom lays out an ambitious plan to provide a new round of stimulus checks. >> today we're announcing a $75.7 billion surplus. >> but not everyone is buying his proposal. larry gerston reads between the lines. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, and thanks for being with us on this monday. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. we begin with a red flag alert. >> jeff, a dangerous start to the week yet again. >> it certainly is. and the bulk of our fire danger is coming from much hotter temperatures, 10-20 degrees above average and now record setting. we got the record temperatures certified right now. so we are looking a

lester holt is next joining us from los angeles. >> good night. 6:00. >>> tonight, the new clashes putting the fragile cease-fire in the middle east to the test new fighting breaking out at a holy site after the cease-fire between israel and hamas went into effect but also scenes of celebration. thousands in the streets. our richard engel inside gaza. here in the u.s. the brawl in times square. the hate crime arrest for the beating of a jewish man >>> disturbing new body cam from that deadly arrest of ronald greene. greene appearing to struggle to breathe on the ground his hands tucked behind his back. and what the newly revealed autopsy found. >>> new covid cases in the u.s. falling to the lowest level in nearly a year. also the growing

"nightly news" with lester holt is next. we'll be back with live coverage of today's mass shooting at 6:00. i'll see you then. >> see you soon. >>> breaking news, tonight, the deadly mass shooting in california leaves eight people killed when a transit employee opens fire in a commuter rail yard in silicon valley, the gunman taking his own life, the bomb squad sweeping the building for possible explosives. authorities also at the shooter's home which was on fire. we have late reporting from the scene >>> also president biden ordering u.s. intelligence to determine once and for all, where did covid come from, animal-to-human contact or a lab leak. the growing pressure on china >>> the major comeback for u.s. travel. 37 million americans hitting the road for memorial day what to know about masks and your backyard barbecue, especially if you have unvaccinated children. >>> and the first million-dollar winner of ohio's vaccine lottery being revealed tonight. >>> rising tensions in japan over the tokyo olympics now just eight wee

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. >>> lester holt is on the move taking nightly news across the country. tonight lester is in orlando with an exclusive look at one of the last big industries still shut down. we're talking about cruises. cruises have been shut down in u.s. waters since march of 2020, but now the cdc and cruise companies are coming together, hoping to allow ships to set sale safely this summer. he spoke with carnival cruise line. >> if they say go in july are the ships ready to sail? >> we are ready. the ships have been maintained, unlike airlines who can park a plane in the desert, we have been operating to maintain them. >> people love going on cruises. >>> one of the bay area's biggest and loudest events is planning a come back. >> the napa valley music festival is bringing in big names. this is the 2019 festival. last year's bottle rock was postponed because of the pandemic. headliners include megan thee stallion, guns and roses, foo fighters and run the jewel. miley cyrus and stevie nicks will also take the stage. they are holdovers from last year. it takes place the

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt.e take >>> right now at 6:00, confusion over masks. can you ditch them in the bay area if you're fully vaccinated? >> they say when they walk in, do i need to put my mask on or take it off? >> governor newsom promises to clear the air. >>> and the updated chances of a storm for the bay area. >>> and community policing in action. >> this was a new day, it was a turning point. >> neighbors jump into a dangerous situation to prevent police from using force. the news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> good evening and thanks for being with us on this friday, i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. to mask or not to mask. that's the question heading into this weekend. the cdc says if you're fully vaccinated, it is safe for you to go maskless inside and outside in most instances. but california hasn't given that plan the green light yet. local restaurants and other businesses say they're starting to get caught in the middle, a big concern ahead of the weekend rush. we sent our business and tech r

. >> and then coming up in just a few minutes on "nightly news" with lester holt. peloton putting the brakes on its treadmill. a potentially dangerous design flaw that people are worried about coming up in just a few minutes from now >> the most prominent feature of the san francisco skyline and now we're learning more about the plans to open the salesforce tower. mark benioff reported that employees will return to the office on may 17th and have to be vaccinated in order to do so. they will be required to get a covid test twice a week on site. the company has given employees the option tor. >>> well, the need is so great that a bay-area food bank is adding on. san francisco marin food bank breaking ground on a warehouse expansion adding another 32,000 square feet to its current 55,000 square footwearhouse and two loading trucks. this will allow them to handle 18 trucks a day up from 12. the food bank estimates it will distribute 80 million pounds of food this year. >> even though the pandemic seems to be ending soon, the need for food and families needing help is

lester holt is next. we'll see you again at 6:00. >>> tonight pfizer taking a major step forward with its covid vaccine. the company asking for full fda approval for use in people 16 and older. why it could be a game changer in the race to vaccinate. and indoor mask mandates the new call to lift them from the former chief of the fda the growing pressure on the cdc to take action >>> also, derek chauvin and three other former minneapolis police officers indicted on new federal charges in the george floyd case. and chauvin also now charged for another incident in 2017 the violence he's accused of using against a 14-year-old boy. >>> the stunning new report the u.s. adding only a fraction of the 1 million-plus jobs economists had expected in april. how president biden is answering critics who say his covid relief package may be to blame. >>> the out-of-control chinese rocket hurtling toward earth this weekend, and the concerns tonight where will the 20 tons of space junk land >>> the amazing rescue the car c

he's a member of the german parliament for the environmentalists scream party mr holt what's behind the greens popularity at the moment the big question is it just a reflection of voter discontent with the other side of politics in the government . i think it's more than than it is for many years i think the greens have toppings running. arrived in the middle of the society. it's topics like fried fighting instruments change the global justice issue of social justice and especially this year i think that the pandemic in particular has relentlessly viewed the errors that have occurred in many years of our community over many years and the vote does recognize that germany needs to change so that we can talk of the century global challenges which are of course the climate crisis the global had crisis and on other sustainability goals of the u.n. john un general 2030 let's talk a bit about the effect as it's been called here in germany how much of a role how much of a factor has the party's candidate for chancellor and a little babcock played in fueling this popularity of the greens wel

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone as america eases open the doors of familiar life this week, the number of people we've lost in this country to covid has quietly ticked above 580,000 over 600 deaths today alone. a reminder the battle has not been won but a dramatically slowing rate of deaths and covid infections tells us the vaccinations are working. and we're seeing what tangible victory could look like tonight. the major city pulling together, rolling up its sleeves and creating a level of community we'll take you there to see what's working. and as a country is it too soon to say we're turning the corner we've got a lot to tell you about on the covid front tonight. let's start with miguel almaguer. >> reporter: tonight as u.s. covid cases and deaths drop to their lowest levels since last fall san francisco may now be leading the nation in community immunity a national model for its vaccination rate nearly 75% of those eligible here have at least one dose already higher and two months ahead of the president's goal of 70%. >> we're

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from the santa monica pier in california. >>> good evening millions of americans are on the move tonight, reclaiming the rites of summer's unofficial start after more than a year of covid. and we're on the road tonight too, coming to you from the world famous santa monica pier in california this evening, what travel looks like and how safe we are as we gather again in big numbers this memorial day weekend holiday. we'll get to that in a few moments. but first to northern california, where the chilling details of yesterday's mass shooting in san jose have been revealed nine people fatally gunned down by a co-worker at a transit rail yard. today we're learning more about the victims, who span generations and lost their lives after reporting to work for a morning shift. miguel almaguer is there and has the latest >> reporter: tonight survivors say the gunman was deliberate, fast, and targeted employees, murdering some and letting others live, moving from building to building during his killing spree, firing at lea

to see what lester holt left out the lawyers for the former minneapolis police officer tonight are now asking for a new trial late today filing a motion on several grounds including what they claim is jury misconduct citing juror misconduct now the accusation comes after a photo surfaced of one of the jurors brandon mitchell at a march in washington last summer where floyd's family spoke mitchell can be seen wearing a t. shirt reading get your knee off our next giora misconduct it seems like that would be an intricate part of the story but don't bother less to hold he's above it all and from that vantage point he will decide what you need to know as he said without being fair now take a look at this. film. you. know they are. we will go further. you know that bordered on the lower 3rd in the us a graphic sex and sex worker shaquille o'neil caught surveying his nose with his cellphone and then picking his nose and a t.b.s. paddle responded accordingly but it's not as if shaq is the only one who ever got caught. maybe shaq should have done what seinfeld did watch we're not human if we pi

thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.t weekend, and good night and each other. have a great weekend, and good night. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪♪ look at the stars ♪ ♪ look how they shine for you ♪ ♪ and everything you do ♪ ♪ yeah they were all yellow ♪ ♪ i came along ♪ ♪ i wrote a song for you ♪ ♪ and all the things you do ♪ ♪ and it was called "yellow" ♪ ♪ so then i took my turn ♪ ♪ oh what a thing to have done ♪ ♪ and it was all yellow ♪ ♪ your skin ♪ ♪ oh yeah your skin and bones ♪ ♪ turn into something beautiful ♪ ♪ and you know ♪ ♪ for you i'd bleed myself dry ♪ ♪ for you i'd bleed myself dry ♪ ♪ for you i'd bleed myself dry ♪ ♪ look at the stars ♪ ♪ look how they shine for you ♪ ♪ and all the things that you do ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: [screams] all right, everybody. welcome to "the kelly clarkso

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.6:00, recruiting new members to join the fire fight, california national guardsmen get trained in the south bay. >> it's a steep learning curve but we're all learning very fast. >> how today's exercise could help save your home, this fire season. >>> and the drought, it's expanding across the state, we'll take a look at the bay area numbers in a few minutes. >>> plus, given the green light to reopen for the first time in more than a year. >> i will take whatever business i can get, even at 25%. >> one of the businesses benefiting the most by san francisco's move into the yellow tier, and what it might mean for your weekend plans. >> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm janelle wang. we begin with climate in crisis, one of the most dangerous fire seasons predicted for california, cal fire is now calling in the national guard. the bay area's cal fire unit was busy training national guard members in the santa clara county foothills. nbc bay

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alison holt, bbc news.s, co—founder ofjohn�*s campaign, which campaigns for the rights of people living in care homes. julia, it is important to say it is not only elderly people, is it? you can be in a care home at any age of your life. can be in a care home at any age of our life. ., ~ ,, can be in a care home at any age of our life. ., ~ i. ., , a , your life. thank you for picking up on that. there _ your life. thank you for picking up on that. there is _ your life. thank you for picking up on that. there is not _ your life. thank you for picking up on that. there is not what - your life. thank you for picking up on that. there is not what some l on that. there is not what some people classed as residents. there are lots of people of different ages were different problems living in care homes. so, yes, iwould were different problems living in care homes. so, yes, i would like to carry on from a little bit of what you said. this word, allowed, when will people thought mental capacity —— when were people

and then there are people where i watch lester holt, reeking news -- reeking news, -- breaking news, they have more money than god. what is the american dream? the politicians are there to keep us in line. they don't have term limits. they get all kinds of money and nothing ever gets done. that's my thought on it. host: thanks for the call from west virginia. the host of a serious xm program every morning and a cnn anchor and contributor on his website, the headline, take this job and shove it. he points out the following, joblessness and manufacturing and live event production, restaurants, construction are going on answered for companies to sweeten the pot. in mcdonald's in pennsylvania, a $500 bonus upon higher offered. a mcdonald's in florida is paying people $50 to show up for an interview. a chicken express in texas supporting science warning customers to be patient with them getting, no one wants to work anymore. if conscious and life events resurrect, roadies have taking skills elsewhere, leaving venues worried they will -- if concerts and live events resurrect, roadies takin

alison holt, bbc news.ance that at least one of the next five years will be 1.5 celsius hotter than pre—industrial levels. the study, for the world meteorological organisation, says rising temperatures mean more melting ice, higher sea levels and extreme weather patterns. our science editor, david shukman, joins us. how much of a shock is this? well, to man , how much of a shock is this? well, to many. it — how much of a shock is this? well, to many. it is _ how much of a shock is this? well, to many, it is not _ how much of a shock is this? well, to many, it is not a _ how much of a shock is this? well, to many, it is not a huge _ how much of a shock is this? well, to many, it is not a huge surprise, | to many, it is not a huge surprise, but to the scientists are doing the work, it is confirmation of yet another step towards potentially dangerous levels of warming. what happened was that scientists at the met office and in ten other countries pulled the results of their modelling efforts to try to work out