>> lester, that's right. and while we focus so much on republican opposition to president biden's agenda, democrats just barely control the senate they would need every single democrat to agree to change the rules including west virginia's joe manchin, a moderate from a deep red state. until he changes his mind, the 60-vote threshold isn't going anywhere lester >> all right, kasie and kristen, thanks to both of you. >>> president biden today appointed vice president harris to lead the effort to stem migration across the southern border as record numbers of unaccompanied children arrive gabe gutierrez got a new look inside one facility where they're being held >> reporter: tonight this facility in carrizo springs, texas is home to 766 unaccompanied minors, all teen boys. officials say more than 100 have tested positive for covid after mounting pressure on the biden administration, a network camera was allowed inside today we saw the intake center, where kids are tested for covid and given duffel bags of clothe

. >> "nightly news" is next with lester holt. we'll see you again at 6:00. >> bye. >>> tonight, the major development in the race to vaccinate. the first moderna tests in young children the critical step in the return to normalcy children as young as 6 months old enrolled in the trial, but new troubles for another vaccine. astrazeneca's not yet approved in the u.s. why a growing number of countries are halting its use. >>> new surge fears as ring break crowds swarm beaches, and with march madness set to tip off, the scare inside the bubble. >>> on the border, a record 4,000 migrant children detained in facilities for adults. and a new warning, the u.s. on track for the biggest border surge in 20 years. >>> outrage after police open fire at a suspect trying to carjack a vehicle, striking a 1-year-old inside for the first time, the boy's mother speaking out >>> the deadly explosion rocking a neighborhood a stockpile of fireworks igniting residents ordered to evacuate >>> my exclusive with delta's ceo. what the airline is doing to t

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt.take care of yourself and >>> right now at 6:00, millions of more californias can get a vaccine. new loopholes in the rollout. >> over here i don't think they ask anyone for specific documentation. >> we'll see how vaccine clinics are enforcing the new eligibility rules. >>> plus, knocked down by covid but he's not letting that get in the way of his goals. >> i know i've got a long ways to go, but by god, i'm going to finish that thing. >> the iron man athlete training to get back into the race. >>> the bay area housing market is proving to be pandemic proof. the reason it will likely stay hot for some time. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thank you so much for joining us. i'm garvin thomas. happy monday. i'm janelle wang. millions more californians can now get their shot. the state expanded covid-19 vaccine eligibility to those higher risk with certain conditions. if you have cancer, chronic kidney disease, type ii diabetes. other people who live in a prison or homeless shelter

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lester. >> all right. peter alexander tonight, thank you. >>> the migrant surge proving to be an early test for the new administration's immigration policies and leaving president biden wide open for criticism. authorities on pace to encounter more border crossers than in the last 20 years. garrett haake is in el paso with the story tonight. obtained by nbc news, the border patrol is >> reporter: tonight the migrant surge at the border is growing. according to data obtained by nbc news, the border patrol is detaining a record 4,200 unaccompanied migrant children as of sunday a drastic jump of more than 1,000 in just a week of those, nearly 3,000 children have been held beyond the legal limit of 72 hours, all in jail-like facilities not designed for kids. this plea to migrants from the homeland security secretary. >> we are also and now is n critically sending an important message that now is not the time to come to the border >> reporter: officials would not grant nbc news access to see the conditions in t

lester >> an awful scene there. steve, thanks. >>> growing calls tonight for new york governor andrew cuomo to resign or to face impeachment after a third woman accused him of inappropriate behavior our anne thompson tells us more. >> reporter: the third accusation against new york governor andrew cuomo comes with a picture, published in today's "new york times. on the left, anna ruch at a 2019 wedding where she just met cuomo. she tells the "times" he put his hand on her bare lower back. she removed his hand with her own then he placed his hands on her cheeks and asked "can i kiss you? confused and embarrassed, ruch says, "i turned my head away and didn't have words in that moment." unlike cuomo's other two accusers, ruch did not work for the governor or the state. for new york democratic congresswoman kathleen rice it was enough tweeting "the time has come the governor must resign." new york city mayor bill de blasio today would not go that far. >> if these allegations are true, he cannot govern he would not be ab

lester holt is next. we'll see you next at 6:00. >>> breaking news as we come on the air the dangerous tornado outbreak in the south. the images coming in at this hour the destruction on the ground a number of tornadoes already confirmed. the national weather service issuing a rare particularly dangerous situation watch across several states 30 million at risk al roker is tracking it >>> also the investigation into the deadly shooting rampage at three spas in the atlanta area. the alleged gunman now charged with eight counts of murder the surveillance that led to his capture most of the victims of asian descent. police not ruling out a hate crime amid a rise in anti-asian attacks. >>> on the southern border another round of migrants illegally crossing into the u.s. as the homeland security chief is grilled by congress. why he's refusing to call the record border surge a crisis >>> covid rising again in at least seven states, and as more states lower vaccine eligibility why are some unable to fill appointm

"nightly news" with lester holt is next. >> see you at 6:00. >>> tonight, the emotional testimony in the trial of the former officer charged in the death of george floyd. day two of the trial the firefighter who was at the scene testifying in tears that she was tess pratt to help george floyd but that officers would not let her, and the teen who recorded that video of derek chauvin kneeling on fyd's neck also breaking down on the stand what she says still keeps her up at night. >>> new satellite images over a north korean nuclear plant the alarming thing they show and the growing pressure on president biden. >>> the u.s. racing for a potential fourth covid wave the troubling signs, 19 states reporting a rise in hospitalizations the new plea from the cdc director to the nation's governors >>> the first video from inside the border patrol facility overcrowded with thousands of migrant children the youngest separated into playpens where they also sleep. >>> the disturbing surveillance a 65-year-old asian woman brutally attacked in broad daylight in new york city no one helping her the h

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what to do before you book >> announcer:this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, more loosening covid restrictions, a trickle of states lift in-door gathering rules now threatening to be a tie in a nation thirsty for normalcy like ohio's governor who's declaring the end in sight while the head of the cdc looking at half an empty glass warning we have been here before and it does not end well. new numbers point to jobs let's start our reporting with miguel almaguer. >> reporter: bars and clubs festivals that can host 20,000 people, states like arizona are fully opening restaurants and gyms and retail centers. in california theme parks can be opened next month at reduced capacity the governor in ohio says when his state hits the right metrics, health orders will end >> my fellow ohioans, victory is in sight >> we have seen this before, when mask mandates are rolled back, cases go up. >> reporter: several states are the u.s. averaging 62,000 new cases and 1900 deaths a day. >> reporter: according to the cdc, states that don't require face masks see an increase in cov

thank you for watching i'm lester holt.lease take care of yourself and each other. >>> right now at 6:00, the rain is back as we head into friday. >> plus, i'm roy mayeda tracking the latest on today's storm and what changes we can expect heading into the first weekend of spring. >> and get the kids back into the classroom, but two local school leaders say not so fast. >> this is not a safe environment for anybody, not even for ourselves. >> the reason they're asking san jose's mayor to step in before bringing kids back to campus. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, and thanks for being with us, i'm raj mathai. it's the last 48 hours of winter and we're going out with a bang. we begin with this micro climate weather alert. rain outside across the bay area. this is what it looked like in san jose this afternoon. here's a live look at our storm ranger helping us collect the most up to date information about this storm, and you can see it is soupy, wintry conditions there across the region. let's bring in our mete

lester >> all right kristen welker, thanks very much. let's bring in chuck todd now, moderator of "meet the press. chuck, we've just been talking about what the president did say. what about what was left out today what struck you? >> reporter: well, it's the issue of covid. i mean, when you actually divide up the press conference, there was the news they intended to make and then there's the category of unintentional news, which we're all trying to figure out if he made any i don't think he made any unintentional news the intentional news was announcing the 200 million vaccine doses in his first 100 days. and reporters didn't have a single question about vaccine distribution, international vaccines, the covid economy, nothing there were questions about all these other topics biden was very careful not to actually advance the ball on any of those he said new words and phrases but did he really actually announce anything concrete no and the fact that there were no covid questions, well, in some ways that's a reflection that maybe covid's

>> yes, lester, prosecutors called two more witnesses late today. bystanders at the scene, as they tried to paint a clearer picture of the last few moments of george floyd's life this trial is expected to last two to four weeks, lester. >> gabe gutierrez this evening, thank you. >>> let's turn to the urgent new warning about covid and cdc director's fears of impending doom this comes even as 95 million have received at least one vaccination dose and president biden says 90% of adults will be eligible for the vaccine in three weeks. miguel almaguer tonight though on the growing concerns >> reporter: not since the deadly winter surge have so many states, 31, recorded a troubling rise in new covid cases. infections are up 10% nationwide today the cdc director trying to keep her composure. >> i'm going to pause here i'm going to lose the script, and i'm going to reflect on the recurring feeling have of impending doom we have so much to look forward to, so much promise and potential of where we are, and so much reason for hope, but right now, i'm scared.

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt.lease take care of yourself and each other. >>> right now at 6:00. taking a page from san francisco and oakland. the neighborhood in san jose will soon see stepped up patrols to fight against asian attacks. >> what's really important is that we empower ourself. >> and the grows calls for justice and protection coming to the south bay this weekend. >>> also, when will you get your vaccine? governor newsom reveals the new timeline for when the state will remove all tiers, and open it up for everyone. >>> and new rules when it comes to the classroom. the cdc reduces the space required between desks. >> i'm hoping that our -- our local leaders who make these decisions, you know, follow the science. >> what that means for your kids? the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. and thank you for joining us. i'm sierra johnson. >> and i'm raj mathai. every day, it's something new. but the bottom line is the same. this video just in to our newsroom. another asian woman attacked. this was p

"nightly news with lester holt" is next. >>> the new cdc alert as more states lift covid restrictions south carolina ends their mask mandate at restaurants. a link to a rise in covid cases and deaths the cdc's new plea the u.s. setting a single day record for covid vaccinations why one american city turned down the johnson & johnson shot the covid relief battle in the senate, the last minute hurdles, who'll get those stimulus who'll get those stimulus checks what democrats agree to compromise on unemployment benefits >> the disturbing video, police pepper sprayed the three-year-old mother. the fire storm for new york governor andrew cuomo after allegations of sexual harassments and his staff doctored reports on nursing home deaths pope francis arriving in iraq, our richard engel is there on his historic trip. >> life after lockdown, a surge in vacation plans. what to do before you book >> announcer:this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, more loosening covid restrictions, a trickle of states lift in-door gathering rules now threatening to be a tie in a nation thi

al, a dangerous situation tonight. >> tornado watches are out tonight, lester. only 10% are ever labeled particularly dangerous situations we have two tonight. 30 million people at risk for heavy thunderstorms, hail, damaging winds overnight tornadoes are twice as deadly as daytime ones then tomorrow that risk is up to 35 million along the southeastern atlantic coast for tornadoes, damaging winds and hail strong storms across the south through tomorrow morning, soaking rain from iowa to new york, and thursday a severe threat into the southeast with rain changing to wet snow into new england on into friday. we will be watching this all night and have a complete report tomorrow morning on "today." lester >> yeah, i know, al, you'll have more in the morning for us thank you. >>> now to the other major story we talked about at the top of the newscast a suspect in a shooting rampage in atlanta-area spas now charged with eight counts of murder and investigators are not ruling out a hate crime. tonight president biden calling the atlanta attacks very, very troublesome

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. good evening, welcome. no one has declared the pandemic over 1200 more deaths in this country just today tell us otherwise. the upcoming one year anniversary appears to be creating a jumping off point for more and more states from lifting mask requirements to allowing large gatherings again some public health officials may be leaping ahead of reality especially with the virus itself 54 million americans now gotten at least a single dose of vaccines the all important hospitalizations have ticked down to nearly 45,000. we are clearly at an unsettling cross road tonight and it is where we start with miguel almaguer >> reporter: as americans receiving conflicting messages over safety measures, more states are eliminating mask mandate as top doctors plead them not to do so. alabama extending the mask order before ending it in april. 17 states planning no longer requiring the safety measures that reduces covid transmission >> i guess why states are feeling they want to do this. it is spiking the bar on the ten-ya

lester holt joins us next. >> and we will be back at 6:00. hope to see you then. >>> tonight, the growing national divide over covid as states race to reopen. despite the cdc warnings of a potential fourth wave, every state now rolling back restrictions the alarming signs michigan seeing a 35% surge in new cases the u.s. hitting a milestone. 10% of all americans now vaccinated but why some states are now struggling to fill appointments. >>> president biden's $1.9 trillion covid relief plan on the brink of a final vote. will you get one of those $1,400 checks, and when? >>> jury selection now under way in the trial of the former officer charged in the murder of george floyd. the questions prospective jurors are being asked and the moment that caused floyd's sister to leave the courtroom. >>> queen elizabeth breaking her silence on harry and meghan's explosive interview. what left her saddened and what she said about their allegations of racism against the family >>> new surveillance of the person who placed pipe bombs before the capitol riot w

. >> announcer:this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening cuomo with many pressure women sharing stories of cuomo acting inappropriately with them the most recent emerging late today through their claims, cuomo repeating his denial that he's not done what has been alleged and those calling for his resignation tonight, his answer again is he won't. we'll have late details of the growing drama and we'll break down the president's vaccination timeline and what it may mean for you. let's get to the latest political crisis in new york >> reporter: andrew cuomo defiant as more members of his own party desert him stunning news that new york's two senators, chuck schumer and gillibrand says cuomo should go. gillibrand say cuomo should go. the total to 14 demanding his resignation including alexandria ocasio-cortez. and jerry nadler >> in a telephone today, cuomo flat out refused pointing to the attorney general's investigation. >> let the review proceeds, i am not going to resign, i was elected by the people. >> reporter: the tipping point for many of the stories of the six

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lester >>> anne thompson. thank you. trump's breaking his silence hinting he may run in 2024 and there is news of him and his wife receiving the covid vaccine. president biden meeting virtually with the president of mexico following his predecessor blasting his early move at the border >> biden's radical immigration policies are not just illegal but immoral. >> reporter: former president trump breaking his silence >> do you miss me yet? >> reporter: and planning president biden's ongoing school closures >> there is no reason why the vast majority of young americans should not be back in school immediately. >> joe biden sold out america's children to the teachers unions. >> reporter: a conference straw poll shows 95% of the people at the event wants gop to back trump's agenda, fewer than 68% want him to run again. mr. trump hinting at it, while we are refusing the lies of the election he lost >> i may decide to beat them for a third time >> reporter: the former president lost by more than 7 million votes unloading on the

lester >> kristen welker, thank you. as a nation we have been here so many times before more than 100 times over the last 20 years. after a deadly pandemic year, the country is again facing an enemy within gun violence and mass murder here's tom costello. >> reporter: yet again tonight familiar heartbreak and a gut-wrenching irony, that the victims in boulder managed to survive a global pandemic only to die in america's decades long epidemic of gun violence only a week ago it was atlanta. before that there was milwaukee and el paso, dayton, virginia beach, thousand oaks, pittsburgh, santa fe, parkland, las vegas, orlando, newtown, aurora, charleston, virginia tech. the list of places and names goes on and on since the columbine massacre in 1999 there have been at least 114 mass shootings, 1,300 victims. today former president obama wrote, we should be able to live our lives without wondering if the next trip outside our home could be our last. we should, but in america, we can't. while hate and mental problems occur in e

lester >> not what anyone wants to hear. kerry sanders, thank you. >>> new warnings about a surge in covid cases. here's the encouraging news almost 90 million americans have received at least one vaccine dose but here's the "but. hospitalizations are rising again amid concern about young people spreading the virus. miguel almaguer now with the latest. >> reporter: tonight, the only number of states outpacing those with a rise in new covid cases are the ones moving towards a full reopening colorado removing nearly every restriction. arizona lifting its face mask mandate as bars and clubs welcomed back crowds but the cdc director cites a 7% increase in covid cases and a rise in hospitalizations. >> i remain deeply concerned about this trajectory >> reporter: with states soon opening vaccinations to all adults, a new analysis finds faster rollouts can be plagued with problems leadi mass frustratin yesterday, nearly 3.5 million americans were vaccinated that record equivalent to filling up dodger stadium 60 times the race to va

lester? >> all right. kristen welker, thanks. >>> the fbi hopes you'll pay close attention to what we're about to show you here next. new video they released they think could help solve a mystery. who planted two pipe bombs near the u.s. capitol the night before the january riot? let's get more now from pete williams. >> reporter: the fbi is hoping someone who sees this video will notice something that looks familiar in the mannerisms or movements. investigators believe this is who planted two pipe bombs a few blocks apart near the capitol outside the republican and democratic national party offices the night before the riot. this video may actually show the suspect placing the bomb near democratic headquarters at a park bench. the four new videos show the suspect between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m., when the fbi believes the bombs were planted, wearing a face mask, gray hoodie, and black and light gray nike air max speed turf shoes. >> we still believe there's someone out there who has information th

the pandemic spell the end of standardized testing >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening this is not the normal anyone wanted to return to -- the america where people going about their day, going about their business, can have their lives snatched from them by a stranger with a gun. the mass murder at a colorado grocery store yesterday rekindles a legacy of terror and loss none of us want to revisit a week after the mass shooting in atlanta, here we are tonight trying t understand what drove a man to open fire on shoppers in boulder, colorado ten lives being mourned tonight, including the police officer who ran towards the shots and died trying to stop the killer we'll tell you about his bravery and his personal story and what we know of the others whose fates collided in the aisles of that store. erin mclaughlin is there with late details. >> reporter: tonight we're learning more about the deadly grocery store attack in boulder, colorado >> there is a shooter. active shooter get away >> reporter: the alleged gunman is charged with ten counts of mur

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt good evening and welcome, we are reminded once more that whatever our fatigue with covid precautions may be it does not make the virus any less dangerous or tenacious. after steady and encouraging decline, infection numbers are inching up again the virus proving more agile. new hopes could change that shots given the newly approved johnson & johnson vaccines could begin within hours more than 50 million americans received one dose of pfizer or moderna vaccines hospitalizations tend to lag infection fallen into 47,000 tonight we'll take you to where researchers are trying to understand long haulers. these are people sufferinglingering symptoms long after their covid infections let's begin tonight with tom costello. >> reporter: the first j&j vaccine doses began moving this morning with ups and fedex in splitting delivery inside a gps tracker, juliet watson had the first shipment >> i am making history. people can come back out and open the world backup >> reporter: the first doses of j&j are expected to go into people's arms i

but then there was this client, lester ralph jones.investigators got a tip about jones from this friend of paige's named carol linderholm. paige had scheduled an appointment with jones the night before she disappeared. but for some reason didn't want to go, asked linderholm to meet jones instead. >> and he was expecting her. and then i think -- >> and then you showed up at his door. >> right. >> i'm sure he had some expectations, right? i mean, he called an escort service. he -- >> well, he let it be known almost immediately that he wanted sex. >> linderholm said that didn't happen. instead they talked for an hour or so and then she left. couple of days later, she said, she called paige. >> it's carol, where the heck are you? >> got no response. >> at first i thought she was just busy and she couldn't call back. then when i heard on the news that the kids actually went to the police department about it, that's when i knew something terrible had happened to her. >> paige, this is carol. oh, i hope you're all right. i hope this isn't rob

here's lester holt. >> good day, everyone. we're coming on the air with breaking news, president biden about to sign into law the covid relief bill known as the american rescue plan, the sweeping $1.9 trillion package that will include cash payouts to many americans. let's take you right now to the oval office. >> our republican friends have made it clear the people out there made it clear they strongly support the american rescue plan. yesterday, with a final passage of the plan in the house of representatives, their voices were heard. and reflected in everything we have in this bill. and i believe this is, and most people i think do as well, this is historic legislation. it's about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving people in this nation, working people, middle class folks, people who built the country a fighting chance. that's what the essence of it is. i'm going to have a lot more to say about that tonight and the next couple of days and be able to take your questions. in the meantime what i'm going to do i

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. good evening, seven weeks into his presidency joe biden scored his first legislative victory and it is a big one in dollars and in scope the covid relief bill winning final approval in the house today with its jaw-dropping price tag of nearly $2 trillion. millions of americans will see government payments up to $1,400 land in their bank accounts we'll tell you what else is in it and how to speed those payments along herd immunity of covid can be achieved sooner than expected let's begin in washington with today's massive economic shot in the arm. >> reporter: president biden applauding his first legislative win. the passage of the country's six and largest covid relief bill. >> this bill represents a historic victory for the american people. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi celebrating as she gavels in the final vote. the $1,400 direct payments to millions of americans, plus eight to small businesses including $28 billion for restaurants, celebrity chef helped fight for those f

lester holt is next. >> we'll be pack at 6:00. hope to he sao you then. bye. >>> tonight the major announcement of the cdc bringing hope and life returning to normal in america. the new guidelines of what activities you are safe once you are vaccinated small gatherings in doors with other vaccinated people without masks. >>> more good news for grandparents who have been cut-off from family and why the cdc says everyone should keep wear masks in public >>> spring breaking warning, packed beaches and pools and clubs and a massive bike rally, could it lead to another surge? >>> the trial begins with charges of george floyd's death. >>> sexual harassment claims against andrew cuomo as calls for him to resign grow >>> new fallout from meghan markle and harry's interview. how will the palace respond? >>> danger in the sky, the alarming thing that's on the rise >>> on this international women's day, inside the elite, all female unit taking on isis and winning. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. good evening, welcome. americans hoping covi

college and how your family can get help to pay for it >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone we're coming on the air with breaking news a mass shooting with a number of casualties according to law enforcement at a grocery store in boulder, colorado north of denver. witnesses described hearing a volley of shots, a man opening fire with an apparent military-style long gun, sending shoppers and workers scrambling for the exits. police tactical teams descended on the store. officers later seen leading an apparently injured man away ambulances and several medevac helicopters positioned nearby as tactical teams work to secure the scene nbc's gadi schwartz has late details for us >> guys, we've got an active shooter situation. >> still shooting. >> reporter: at a grocery store in boulder terror and confusion as an active shooting was captured live by a man with a camera running for cover. >> guys, there's an active shooter >> look, there's -- [ gunshot holy [ bleep ] >> we have a report of a shooting in progress kings soopers, 3600 table mesa >> repo

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.ght now at 6:00, we're following breaking news near denver. tactical teams surrounding a supermarket after a gunman opens fire. we're waiting new information at the moment. >> plus, you're now going to see them on the streets. citizens patrolling a san jose neighborhood in responsible to an increase in crime against asian americans. >> whatever it takes for us to really be a part of the solution. >> and from gold medal winner to outspoken activist. we talk one-on-one with kristi yamaguchi and why she feels now is the time to speak up. >>> and if you've qualified for a vaccine but you just can't get an appointment. >> it feels really frustrating to not -- it feels kind of helpless. >> we asked santa clara county's top health leaders about vaccine supply and when things will get better. >> "the news at 6:00" starts right now. good evening. thanks for being with us on this monday. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm janelle wang and we begin with the breaking news near denver. an active shooter at

meghan markle and harry allegations of royal racism >> announcer:this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from washington, d.c. good evening the rumble of the disease and sickness and deaths literally hit home finally on this day one year ago the w.h.o. officially declared coronavirus a global pandemic and nothing had been the same we look back at what we have lost and how we have changed and we look forward to the end and explore the terms of victory. the view from the ground where every vaccination slowly tilts the odds in our favor. why teachers are being moved up in line for shots and i will share my interview with the cdc's director the nation marks covid one year later. >> reporter: it has been a year of isolation of missing loved ones and struggling to make ends meet and a year of lines for food and tests and vaccines it is a year of lost and heartbreak how can you begin to mourn more than half a million lives? >> we lost our son, our 21-years-old son >> reporter: we could not have envisioned any of this last january as cases climbed in wuhan and our team the

>> well, savannah, lester, good evening. president biden is expected to announce that he's directing states to expand eligibility to all vaccines to all adults by may 1st. the question is, is he going to be able to follow through with that timeline. the president will also say the country is going to aim for small group gatherings by july 4th. now it comes after the white house vowed to start sending out those $1400 direct payments. that's of course part of that sweeping relief bill. they're vowing to send them out by this weekend. republicans saying they would have backed a smaller bill that was more targeted. gop arguing the bill balloons the deficit and spends too much on non-covid items like the arts and climate change, it could spell trouble for the rest of his agenda. >>> and here is the president now, approaching the podium. >> good evening, my fellow americans. tonight i'd like to talk to you about where we are as we mark one year since everything stopped because of this pandemic. a year ago we were hit with a virus

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. good evening, welcome. americans hoping covid vaccinations would be a ticket to a normal life, got some encouraging news today from government scientists. the cdc released their anticipated guidelines for life after vaccinations the demand for answers about what is and is not safe after shots have soared. over 60 million americans have now received at least one dose, falling hospitalizations are above 40,000, continuing to set a strong symbol of hope is that hope well placed we'll get the view from spring break locations where caution scenes have gone out with the wind let's start with tom costello >> reporter: with more than 2 million vaccinations a day. tonight among the vaccinated life will soon return to normal. >> absolutely, or even to go to the store, you don't have to be as fearful >> i am looking forward to visit my grand kids and we can play games. >> reporter: the latest cdc's guidelines suggest that's a definite possibility >> if grandparents are vaccinated, they can visit their daughters and th

back to you, lester. >> thank you. >>> time now for our "around globe" series. we head around the world of our food. our friend janice mackey friar takes us to china >> reporter: have you wonder what it is like to be a kid in chichina? a place with huge city and super fast trains and pandas even though china is on the other side of the world, a lot of things are not different. >> on the weekend i have some extra class. >> reporter: meet eric, he's very busy >> friend, i am in the park, let me show you around he likes making videos in english to share on social media >> this is our national flag. >> this is the beijing's old city >> reporter: eric lives in china's capitol, beijing a city is famous in history and food can you see the red beans inside bao are steamed buns filled with meat and vegetables or beans. >> reporter: if he had to choose his favorite thing to eat >> it is a long name, i can tell you it is a little sour. >> reporter: i think we should try to find it >> look, this is a fruit one. it is like a rainbow, so many colors, right? >> reporter: candy

. >>> lester holt goes behind the scenes on a movie many of you will be inspired to watch this weekend. it's friday, march 19th. "early today" starts right now >> good morning, i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. newly released surveillance video shows the gunman outside of a shop and police are pulling up four people were murdered at that location. meanwhile, the president is heading to atlanta today our blayne alexander is there with more. >> reporter: phillip, good morning to you atlanta police say this is just the beginning of their investigation and they are still working diligently to determine a motive meanwhile, an official in a separate jurisdiction is coming under fire of his own for comments he made during a news conference with families in mourning. fear and frustration >> we stand proud. we stand a little bit scared and shaken, but at the same time we stand resilient. >> reporter: 48 hours after police say a georgia gunman stormed three separate spas opening fire, atlanta police are still unable to release four names. >> we need to make sure that we have a true verifi

we'll send it back to you. >> lester, thanks.f this horrible situation. >> coming out of that crisis and paving the way for these teens to be scientist. that experience firsthand. >>> now nasa reaching a new frontier in space exploration. a tiny helicopter in the belly of perseverance. it rolls out from the rover's under belly but a test flight shows it is trickier than expected like a baby coming from perseverance little ingenuity there and the science. >> ingenuity, perfect name for it blown away. >> thankfor was ki >>> good tuesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike's keeping an eye on that commute and more cars on the road as i was coming in, mike. we'll go tote that in a bit. >>> first we start out with the forecast. kari, yesterday was a nice one. >> it was amaamazing. going to be nice out there but windy. the high winds will pick up in the mountains up to 50 miles per hour. most of news the valleys 15 to 20 miles per hour

our lester holt has the story. lester, good morning >> reporter: good early morning, phillip.s taken its toll on people around the world something so simple but for the past year so difficult a whole lot of families have waited a full year for it's the moment so many grandparents have been waiting for. >> come here somebody special here to see you. >> reporter: that first hug after lockdown cynthia gentry was literally counting down the days after 11 months, 2 weeks and 4 days, she finally got to hug her three grandchildren. zooms and face times finally replaced by boat rides, walks on the beach, trips to the park and family selfies a new appreciation for even the simplest moments some meeting for the first time. >> grandma's here. >> reporter: lockdown has been hard on all of us. >> she has a little picture of my parents on her vanity and just the other day she was saying, i miss my family and she started crying. >> reporter: 2-year-old cammie has been struggling. she misses her grandfather. >> how's it been >> it's been tough to be separated from your family. >> reporter: th

. >>> our lester holt with a viral video, one very exciting touchdown that is inspiring folks, from coast to coast >>> and leave to to the one and only borat to set a guinness record for an academy award nominated film "early today" starts right now good morning i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. a minnesota jury and millions of tv viewers relived the incredibly disturbing last minutes of george floyd's life the prosecution played the entire video of derek chauvin kneeling on george floyd's neck for what it now says was 9 minutes and 29 seconds the defense arguing it was not excessive force. ourgabe gutierrez is outside the courthouse, with the latest. >> reporter: frances, good morning. during the first day of testimony, we saw security video shown publicly for the first time the first witness, a 911 dispatcher who says she thought something was wrong, and she called her superior they knelt, in prayer, and defiance george floyd's family, outside the courthouse in minneapolis, ahead of opening statements. >> today starts a landmark trial. that will be a referendum on how far america