little things that life shows you every single day >> reporter: because life can go by in a snap joe fryer, nbc news, minnesota. >> picture that. >>> that's "nightly news" for this tuesday. thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> the steepest price hikes we have seen in decades. we are diving into a record inflation. what is causing it, how much is hurting our personal finances and local businesses? how large corporations may be taking advantage of us. we will be joined by former secretary of labor robert reisch. our mail and delivery drivers -- crimes happening all across the bay area. later we will tell you what bill gates was doing in berkeley today. good evening this is an these the news tonight. we are covering all those topics and more but we want to start with breaking news, a brush fire burning near homes

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joe fryer has the story. >> reporter: when blood supplies are critically low, the pleas for donors are we're back now with the urgent call to action from the red cross amid its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. >> reporter: it's a call many gay and bisexual men wish they could answer, but can't. >> and i think that's the part that started to anger me. >> reporter: for >> hit me from behind, threw me down the three units of blood before a helicopter flew him to a larger trauma center. >> you must feel incredibly grateful to be alive >> every day. >> reporter: it's why lucas would like to be a blood donor but fda guidelines say men who have had sex with another mae last three months cannot donate. the policy dates back to 1983, the start of the a.i.d.s. crisis, when gay and bisexual men were totally barred from giving blood. if they had sex with other men. the concern now, though all donated blood is tested, hiv can still be undetectable in its earliest stages but critics of the policy note that major progress has been made, preventing hiv, thanks to drugs like prep >> i probab

joe fryer has that starry. >> reporter: when blood supplies are critically low. donors are usually needed quite high. >> the red cross amid its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. >> reporter: it is a call that many gay and bisexual men wish they could answer but can't. >> i think that is the part of the story that angers me. >> reporter: it gets personal six years before he was even born, his father was struck by a car while riding his bicycle. >> he hit me from behind, down the road. >> reporter: he was taken to a nearby hospital where he got three units of blood before a helicopter flew him to a larger trauma center. you must feel incredibly grateful to be alive? >> yes, every day. >> reporter: it is why lucas would like to be a blooded diner donor but men who have had with other men in the last three months cannot donate. the policy dates back to 1983, the start of the a.i.d.s. crisis when and bisexual men were totally barred from giving blood they had with other men. concerned now, though all donated blood is tested, hiv can still be undetectable in

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bill, thank you. >>> joe fryer is joining us now.and new york >>> all right. it is that time of morning for "popstart." >> and those speaking out over roe v. wade. taylor swift reposted the statement from michelle obama and writing, i'm absolutely terrified that this is where we are. after so many decades of people fighting for women's rights and their bodies, today's decision stripped us of that. rock band pearl jam posted a video sharing their thoughts. >> we are asking for support and freedom to choose. not the government, not politicians, not the supreme court to stand in the way of access to abortion, birth control or contraceptives. >> and viola davis added on twitter. and so it goes, gutted. we have to use our voice and power. we, the people. singer lizzo decided to take action. i'm pledging $500,000 for the tour to planned parenthood and abortion rights. live nation agreed to match to make it $1 million. >>> and madonna. it is pride weekend in new york city. no pride celebration is complete without the icon. she hit the stage