andrea mitchell, nbc news >> godspeed, annie glenn. we'll be right back. >>> before we go we want you to know the latest installment of "nightly news" kids edition is available these pups are not letting the virus get in the way of their work to help kids feel better we'll explain. plus dude perfect joins us with a trick shot you can try at home our new episode is streaming right now. and that is "nightly news" for this evening. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. >> kelly: hey, what's up, y'all, once again i am coming to you from a ranch in montana as our country makes progress getting this pandemic under control. everyone from delivery drivers to ranch workers continue to carry a huge burden. understanding a bully essential workers are stressed out. so for today's quar-aoke i wanted them to cut loose. here are some of the heroes of america joining me. in "we are family" by sister sledge. ♪ ♪ ♪ we are family ♪ i got all my sisters with me ♪ we are family ♪ get up everybody and sing ♪ we are family ♪ i got all

john and annie glenn were married for 73 years and 8 months. he was buried on their wedding anniversary back in 2016. while annie glenn never orbited the earth, she made sure that the first man who did remained down to earth. she changed a lot of lives in the process during her own life. again, annie glenn gone at 100 years of age. that's our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you so much for being here with us. on behalf of all of my colleagues at the networks of nbc news, good night from our temporary field headquarters. ♪ >>> amid criticism from health experts, president trump is defending his use of an unproven drug to prevent the coronavirus. and dismissing warnings from the fda. also new reporting that the trump administration is recruiting doctors to go on television and promote a speedy restart of america's economy. >>> and the cdc lays out its detailed guidance for reopening the country weeks after many states have already begun doing so. >>> good wednesday morning, everybody. it is may 20th

john and annie glenn were married for 73 years and 8 months. he was buried on their wedding anniversary back in 2016. while annie glenn never orbited the earth, she made sure that the first man who did remained down to earth. she changed a lot of lives in the process during her own life. again, annie glenn gone at 100 years of age. that's our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you so much for being here with us. on behalf of all of my colleagues at the networks of nbc news, good night from our temporary field headquarters. >>> tonight on "all in." >>> this guy and his magic pills. why we're all pay for a president stuck in his own weird information bubble spurning help from the rest of the world. >>> senator chris murphy and steve schmidt will be here. of reopening early, and the florida government official who says she was ousted for refusing to manipulate the data. >>> plus, a guide to summer distancing. it's so nice, can we go outside if we're safe about it? >>> and "all in" 2020, why joe biden is about to make the most consequential vice p

andrea mitchell, nbc news >> godspeed, annie glenn. we'll be right back. . >>> before we go we want you to know the latest installment of "nightly news" kids edition is available these pups are not letting the virus get in the way of their work to help kids feel better we'll explain. plus dude perfect joins us with a trick shot you can try at home our new episode is streaming right now. and that is "nightly news" for this evening. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. >>> right now, 6:00, police officers are possible exposed. the one case of covid-19 in the bay area police department scrambling. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being was. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm janelle wang. another county joins phase two. we have jessica aguirre from home. >> raj and janelle, imagine five restaurants all owned by one bay area family. all of them very different. so how do you create plans, survival plans to weather the stay at home order for all five of the restaurants? and what does mrs. doubt

john and annie glenn were married for 73 years and 8 months.e was buried on their wedding anniversary back in 2016. while annie glenn never orbited the earth, she made sure that the first man who did remained down to earth. she changed a lot of lives in the process during her own life. again annie glenn gone at 100 years of age. that's our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you so much for being here with us. on behalf of all of my colleagues at the networks of nbc news, good night from our temporary field headquarters. >>> tomorrow something to watch for. tomorrow afternoon. they're calling it a national funeral, a day of mourning. and we have seen these kinds of protest actions before here and there. but tomorrow as our country approaches 100,000 americans dead in the coronavirus crisis l we think that protests like this are going to be happening in roughly 20 different states tomorrow afternoon, including in washington, d.c. where we have already seen a protest like this outside the president's hotel. tomorrow we expect to see a funeral pro

annie glenn. shy military wife who bravely overcame her affliction with stuttering when her husband, john glenn, became one of the first astronauts in 1962. instant national hero celebrated across the country. even before john glenn became the first american to orbit the earth. annie glenn met john glenn as toddlers practically sharing the same playpen in their small town in ohio. they were married and had two children. after his celebrated nasa career he came to washington where john glenn became a senator. he ran unsuccessfully for president and stayed in the senate. he then returned to space at the age of 77 to help test the effect of weightlessness on the elderly and became a leading voice for children and for the disabled. in 2017, sadly, she laid her husband to rest in arlington national cemetery in the driving rain on what would have been their 74th wedding anniversary. on a personal note, i got to know annie glenn here in washington. we shared football games, anniversary dinners with her a

but then again, annie glenn was also annie glenn, her own woman. a monumental american woman.years in the spotlight she had a severe stutter that forced her to avoid media attention. but she learned to manage it, to control it, thanks to an intensive program at what is now hollands university in virginia. so began a career in advocacy, serving on advisory boards for organizations having to do with child abuse and speech and hearing. she helped so many people that today there are awards named after her. so we celebrate a life well lived for an american pioneer in her own right. thank you so much for letting us into your homes today. it means a lot to us. our coverage continues with chuck todd right after a quick break. break. [anthony] hey mama, what's up? [mama] i'm confused. confused about what, everything ok? yeah, i only see one price on my phone bill. that doesn't sound confusing mama. you're on t-mobile, taxes and fees are included. oh come on, there's always extra fees! not on t-mobile mama. why can't all my bills be like this? i don't know mama. bye mama, love you. anth

and as we think of the passing of annie glenn, let me say godspeed, thank you very much. and let's give these two a round of applause. [applause] >> thank you, sir. reporter: mr. vice president are , you also taking hydroxychloroquine? >> left off. semper fi and ride. >> this week, watch live coverage of the launch of spacex's commercial crew test flight marking the first launch of astronauts on american soil and spacecraft since 2011. tuesday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, live on c-span, the countdown clock briefing with nasa administrator. wednesday, our live coverage of the space crew dragon launch begins at 12:15 eastern on c-span2, with left off at 4:30 p.m. astronauts will launch of the international space station. then a post lunch briefing with nasa administrator jim bridenstine. thursday at 11:15 a.m. eastern on c-span2, all day live coverage of the spacex crew

her name was annie glenn. who is she?he is the widow of john glenn, who used to lead this committee. he used to lead this committee with people like bill roth. they worked together. they got all kinds of stuff done. and i was elected to the united states senate, i asked john glenn what committee i should get on. he said get on governmental affairs. you will be good at this. do oversight, save money, you will like it. little did i know, later that year, 9/11 would come along. we faced the biggest crisis we had faced probably since world war ii. and you know what happened? we pulled together. this committee under the leadership of susan collins and joe lieberman, we pulled together. of 40pted almost all approved recommendations. you could walk into a room with the staff meeting between susan staff and you would know who was on whose side. it was just that good. we face the biggest crisis we faced since 9/11. we have already lost more lives than we lost in the vietnam war. before this is over, we will lose twice as many. >>

annie glenn was 100 years old. still to come on the newshour: the governor of california on how and when to reopen. despite a skyrocketing number of covid cases, the official death toll in russia remains unusually low. the coronavirus exposes the inequities and shortcomings of nursing homes. and, much more. >> woodruff: california was one of the earliest states hit hard by the coronavirus, but in the last few weeks, the curve there has flattened. just yesterday, its governor, decrat gavin newsom, announced plans to loosen restrictions in a number of counties. i spoke with him earlier today. and, i began by asking him to explain his decision, and the trade-off between safety and the long-term effect of keeping the state's economy closed. >> we have had stability now for many, many weeks, over a month. as we know, we never saw the peak increase in the total number of cases and deaths that many other parts of the country did. so over the period of many, many weeks, we have not only seen stability, but a modest decline

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annie glenn died from complications of the coronavirus..s. senator john glenn. she shared his early days in the spotlight. after undergoing speech therapy, she became an accomplished public speaker and an advocate of people with speech disorders. john glenn died in 2016 at annie glena years old. >>> and we learned of the death of actor ken osmond from pulmonary disease. a performer from age nine, he won fame in the late 1950s and early '60s as the two-faced eddie haskell on "leave it to beaver". >> oh, mrs. cleaver, that dress is very attractive. that color is most becoming. >> pauley: his performance as the slippery haskill left him type cast. he went on to join the los angeles police department, though he did occasionally reprise his eddie haskell role on "leave it to beaver" revivals. actor ken osmond was 76. >> pauley: steve hartman has a plan for a memorial day salute to america's lost heros, and he wants our help. ♪ >> reporter: taps is a wonder. whether tucking in another day or sending off another soldier, this uniquely american me

annie glenn, the widow of john glenn, the first american to orbit the earth.ied yesterday at the age of 100. err daughter says her parents had an incredible love story. meeting at the anyone of 2 and never so much dated anyone else. annie grew up with a severe stutter and became a stierless advocate for those with communication disorders. what a life. we'll be right back. okay, where were we? yeah, i'm done after this meeting. we're just going over how people who switch to progressive can save hundreds. hey mara! - yeah jamie's the guy running it. - mara, you're not on mute. i once had to fake jury duty to get out of talking about his yogurt preferences. mara, you know you're not on mute, right? oh, there's a mute button? yeah, that's flo! the one who looks like she'd smile while she sleeps. flo: i always smile. mara: that's why i said that. >>> new this morning, a federal judge in texas says if voters are afraid of coronavirus, they can vote by mail. this ruling, of course, has implications for the presidential race. cnn's ed lavandera is live in dallas with

again annie glenn gone at 100 years of age. that's our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you so much for being here with us. on behalf of all of my colleagues at the networks of nbc news, good night from our temporary field headquarters. >>> tomorrow something to watch for. tomorrow afternoon. they're calling it a national funeral, a day of mourning. and we have seen these kinds of protest actions before here and there. but tomorrow as our country approaches 100,000 americans dead in the coronavirus crisis l we think that protests like this are going to be happening in roughly 20 different states tomorrow afternoon, including in washington, d.c. where we have already seen a protest like this outside the president's hotel. tomorrow we expect to see a funeral procession of at least a couple hundred cars to try to bring home to the administration the consequences of how terrible our response has been to the epidemic so far. again, we do think there will be protests under this national funeral day of mourning rubric all over the country tomorrow, but that one in washing

host: the lady i think you might be referring to is annie glenn, married to the late senator john glennho first orbited the earth ck in 1962 on board the mercury. john glenn passed awayn 2016. glenn, who moved to st. paul, minnesota to be with her daughter died yesterday as a result from covid-19. she was 100 years old. if you are intested, you can go to our video library. 1984, an944 -- interview was conducted with annie glenn, who had a stuttering problem and her relationship with john gnn. they had been friends since they were eight years old and married for 73 years. you can check out that interview as part of c-span's growing video library at c-span.org. we will go to harold next in connecticut. what is your number one concer as connecticut and the tri-state region begins to open up this memorial day weekend? caller: here's the good news. the air is cleaner, the birds are tweeting more. mother nature, i think, is telling us something. the airngs shut down, is just unbelievable. we get all of, this residue from midwest jersey or wherever. that is all i got to say. host: this is the

yesterday a woman died, her name was annie, who is she, she is the widow of john glenn who used to lead this committee. who used to lead it with bill and you know what they did, they work together, they got all kinds of stuff done. when i was elected the united states senate i asked joe what committee i should get on anything get on government affairs. your treasure, governor, you'll be good at this. the oversight, save money, you will like it. little did i know later that year 9/11 would come along. we face the biggest crisis we face since world war ii. and you know what happened, we pulled together, this committee under the leadership of susan collins, under the leadership of joe, we pulled together. 9/11 commission gave us for unanimously approved recommendations. we opted in almost all of them, you can walk into a staff meeting between susan staff and joe, you would not know who is on whose side. it was not good. look we face the biggest crisis we faced since 9/11 and we are to have some of the challenges that we face in this pandemic and provided more in th people d more lives, whe

any glenn has passed away from covid-19 related complications. she was 100 years old. annielic eye in 1962 when her husband became the first man to orbit the earth, and she has celebrated a career in her own right, advocating for those hard of hearing. at the time of her husband's death, they had been married for more than 73 years. before they worry about their insurance or credit card bills. discover all the ways we're helping members today. or credit card bills. you're having one more bite! no! one more bite! ♪ kraft. for the win win. theand we want to thank times, the extraordinary people in the healthcare community, working to care for all of us. at novartis, we promise to do our part. as always, we're doing everything we can to help keep cosentyx accessible and affordable. if you have any questions at all, call us, email us, visit us online. we're here to help support you when you need us. take care, and be well. to learn more, call one eight four four cosentyx or visit cosentyx.com >> dana: we begin with a fox news alert, president trump meeting with republican senato

annie glen, probably best known as the wife of astronaut john glen. they are married for 68 years before john glennin 2016. she was his wife through it all, the wars he fought, the time he served in the senate, the two historic trips to space. but she was a hero in her own right. she lived with a severe stutter for most of her life. as a child she estimated she couldn't speak 85% of the tilme. can you imagine what that must have been like? it wasn't until she was in her 50s after intense therapy that she felt she could speak with confidence. she even spoke in public for her cause, something she never imagined she could do for most of her life. she was known as a woman for an endless amount of courage for herself and her family. she was 100 years old. and the corliss henry was the first black nurse. she joined after receiving special permission from the board. her friends and colleagues say she endured a lot of racism in her life but she never lot it stop her. she was 95 years old. what a life she lived. paul carey was a retired firefighter and paramedic from colorado who drove nearly 1,800 miles in

annie glen, she was probably best known as the wife of the astronaut john glen. they were married for 68 years before john glenn2016. she was his wife through it all, the wars he fought, the time in the senate, the two historic trips to space. she was a hero in her own right. she lived with a severe stutter most of her life. as a child, she estimated she couldn't speak 85% of the time. can you imagine that, what that must have been like? it wasn't until her 50s after intense therapy that she went on to become an advocate for people with speech impediments. she even spoke in public for her cause. she was known as a woman with an endless amount of courage for herself and her husband, her family. she was 100 years old. corliss henry was the first black nurse in new jersey. can you imagine what that was like in 1957. she joining after receiving special permission from the board. she endured a lot of racism in her life, but she never let it stop her. she continued. she overcame it. she was 95 years old. what a life she lived. pole kerry was a paramedic from colorado. he came here to help. health care workers were ov

annie glenn was 100 years old, gayle. >> boy, vlad.ago when i was a baby reporter, way back in the day. she was so gracious and so lovely. it's never good when the person you're interviewuiewer viewing tell -- interviewing can tell you're nervous. what a life she has lived. what else are you talking about today, vlad duthiers? >> all right. so let's share this incredible story. you're not going to believe this. a couple in china who searched tirelessly for their son after he vanished 32 years ago has just reunited with him. this is the moment mao yin hugged his parents for the first time in more than three decades. he was abducted outside of a hotel in 1988 when he was just 2 years old. last month, state media reported police received a tip that led them to mao who is now 34. they used dna testing and facial recognition technology to confirm his identity. mao yin plans to move in with his parents. the message, never, never, ever give up hope. >> yeah. i know, i think you're right. never give up hope. but that story just takes your brea

. >>> annie glenn, wife of john glenn has died from covid-19 complications. at the age of 100. for others with the struggles. anne thompson looks back at her remarkable life. >> annie glenn was every bit as heroic as her space pioneer husband, just more quiet, as wa her way. >> i stuttered ever since i can remember. >> it was her speech impediment that would make annie shun the spotlight, even as john glenn embraced it, celebrated as the first american to orbit the earth. >> godspeed john glenn. >> the glenns going as far as to decline the visit by vice president johnson to protect annie's privacy. the couples bond so strong that neither war nor fame nor politics could weaken it. >> i have known my husband since i was two, and he and i were in love when we were in eighth grade. he promised me that life would never be dull. >> reporter: watching the "today" show in 1973, they found a treatment that would help annie overcome her stutter when she finished the therapeutic program annie picked up the telephone she once feared. >> i called john he cried. >> it was very emotional for