. >> we'll have live coverage of his funeral in houston hosted by lester holt beginning at noon eastern. >>> the demands for justice and change have grown louder over the past few weeks about 50,000 people were estimated to attend this rally in los angeles thousan thousands shut down interstate 84 in portland and in washington d.c. the new fencing around the white house is being put up to use there with demonstrators covering it with posters and signs. >>> the growing push to defund the police is a political flash point. president trump seizing the slogan to label opponents as radical. but joe biden is calling for a more modest approach tracie potts is joining us with the latest the president met with law enforcement officials yesterday, what happened there? . >> reporter: the president met with law enforcement officials and came out pretty clear that he is not for either de-funding or dismantling local police departments around the country this is now the rallying cry of the george floyd protests that we have seen nationwide. the thought being that too much money is being put into poli

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone, a lot to get to we begin, though, with the chilling statement from the head of the world health organization today that started with the words the pandemic is accelerating, a record single-day total of global infections reflecting what we're seeing here in the u.s., hospitals feeling the strain as cases sharply rise in several states, yet tonight so many americans tempting fate from that planned indoor trump rally tomorrow in hard hit oklahoma to pushback over mask wearing. our miguel almaguer starts us off. >> reporter: today the world health organization with this blunt warning, the world is in a new and dangerous phase, saying the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating globally, noting a dramatic rise in cases in countries like the united states. >> more than 150,000 new cases of covid-19 were reported to w.h.o. yesterday the most in a single day so far almost half of those cases were reported from the americas. t sobering news comes as arizona records yet among those catching the virus, sheriff

and it's not the only brand planning a major change >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, breaking tonight, charges filed against two white atlanta police officers in the fatal shooting of a black man after an arrest turned into a struggle over a taser gun. the now fired officer who shot a fleeing rayshard brook has been charged with felony murder and several other counts his partner also charged. a swift turn of events six days after what began as a polite interaction turned deadlydetails. >> reporter: as rayshard brooks lay dying in a wendy's parking lot. prosecutors sa the atlanta police officer who shot him walked over and kicked him. the other officer stood on his shoulder, neither rendering aid for more than two minutes, according to the district attorney. announcing both officers will face charges. >> we concluded and consider it as one of our important considerations that mr. brooks never presented himself as a threat. >> reporter: former officer garrett rolfe who pulled the trigger facing 11 charges, including felony murder howard says after fir

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. . >>> right now at 6:00, peaceful protests across the bay area, and disruptive ones, including demonstrators on the freeways now, after the death of george floyd in minneapolis. this is as cities get ready to on institute a curfew. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. i'm janelle wang. >> protests, curfews, a lot happening. also with us, raj. >> had is a pandemic of a different kind of social justice and racial relations that many people this is more damaging and destructive than the covid pandemic, and an honest assessment from one of the bay area has highest profile black athletes. >> let's take to you walnut creek. breaking news there. hundreds of protesters shutting down 680 in the last 30 minutes or so. >> yeah, and terry mcsweeney watch withed it go down. we saw an s.w.a.t. truck, tear gas. what is the situation now? p. >> reporter: please have gotten the upper hand. you hear sirens. they have cleared pro

i'm lester holt.lease take care of yourself and each other. >>> the debate on defunding police hits the bay area. the mayor of the largest city said it is not a solution and another mayor says that now is the time. news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for being with us on this monday. >> the support of black lives continue across the bay area. family and friends gathered in oakland. his family says that he was unarmed. the chp hasn't said why they were pursuing him or why they opened fire. a rally before marching to the police station. organizers say that today's event was in honor of all of the lives lost to police brutality and in san francisco a few dozen gathered on the steps of the hall of justice wanting to stand in solidarity calling for an end to racial injustice and police brutality. >> it is a term and a policy a lot of people are talking about, defunding the police. what is it and could it happen in the bay area, redirecting money marked for the police department and sending the money to o

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening everyone today people here in minneapolis and around the country mourned and celebrated a life we only came to know in death george floyd eulogized two miles from where he met a violent death under the knee of a police officer as miss family publicly remembered him here, thousands marched in his name and cities far away, echoing the familiar demands for police reforms. the service itself stirring as speakers decried social injustice in america its most powerful moment was silence, eight minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time floyd was pinned to the ground. here is gabe gutierrez. ♪ >> reporter: ten days after his death, friends and family of george floyd took a breath >> all these people came to see my brother, and that's amazing to me, that he touched so many people's hearts. >> reporter: he's touched the world, sparking a long-simmering reckoning, an explosion of fury and frustration over race and policing, but also in recent days a newfound unity and calls for action. >> what happened to floyd happens ev

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. >> kelly: hey, what's up, i am here in montana with a new show. i'm going to try to connect folks in this resume show, and i'm going to do a corey-oke with my band. so today's song is actually "focus" by h.e.r. i love the song. it is such a jam. i have so much fun singing it. i hope you like it, enjoy. i love this song. ♪ ♪ me ♪ can you focus on me? ♪ baby, can you focus on me? babe ♪ ♪ hands in the soap ♪ have the faucet's running and i keep looking at you ♪ ♪ stuck on your phone and you're stuck in your zone ♪ ♪ you don't have a clue ♪

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.d night >>> right now at 6:00, the manhunt is over and it's ended with a shootout. a gunman taken down, an officer is wounded. we're following this breaking news near san luis obispo. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. >>> southbound 101 in menlo park has been closed but just now reopened literally two to three minutes ago. this is a live look from our traffic cam. a handful of protesters got on the freeway. a chp officer was assaulted by a professor right near 101 and university. that officer was not injured. two people were arrested. we'll continue to follow this story and give you updates when available. 101 southbound has reopened a few minutes ago after being shut down for about 15 minutes. >>> the breaking news we just learned moments ago, the man wanted in connection with the shooting of a deputy in san luis obispo county was dead, killed at the end of a 36-hour standoff with police. we've also le

i'm lester holt. thank you for watching please take care of yourself and each other.t [knock at door] >> marlena: oh, nicole. hi. what a surprise. come on in. >> nicole: oh, thank you, marlena. i'm so sorry i didn't call before coming over, but i desperately need your help. >> marlena: of course. what's going on? >> nicole: i want to surprise eric. >> eric: abe. >> abe: hey, hey, hey. >> eric: hey, thank you for making it over on such short notice. >> abe: yeah, well, you said it was urgent and you needed my help, so... what's going on? >> eric: i want to surprise nicole. [knocking] >> claire: mom? dad? >> belle: hi, baby. >> claire: hi. >> shawn: hey, hey, hey. oh, we missed you so much. >> belle: oh, we missed you. >> claire: i missed you too. what are--what are you guys doing here? >> belle: well, um, we have spoken with your grandmother, and we have really great news. you're coming home. >> claire: i am? >> shawn: yes, you are. you're coming home. >> claire: oh, my god. oh, my god. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. and thank you. i have been waiting so l

that is "nightly news" for this evening i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >> kelly: all right, welcome, y'all. i am here in montana keeping up with my social distancing. we are going coast-to-coast with old friends and new. what brings us together more than music? especially me, because i am a musician, but that's why i do kelly-aoke with my fans. this is madonna was "like a prayer." hope you enjoy it. ♪ ♪ life is a mystery ♪ everyone must stand alone ♪ i hear you call my name ♪ and it feels like home ♪ i hear your voice ♪ it's like an angel sighing ♪ you're here with me, it's like a dream ♪ ♪ let the choir sing ♪ when you call my name it's like a little prayer ♪ ♪ i'm down on my knees, i wanna ta

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> right now at 6:00, aq;<ç de shooting amidst a chaotic night of protests. a federal officer kqxqÑd. days later, another attack on law enforcement. a deputy ambushed near santa cruz. tonight, we'r6ç learning thes two cases are linked. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. two attacks on officers in the bay area days apart, and now a) third attack, this time on the central coast. the latest case unfolding just before 2:00 this morning. &hz police department. chp officers and deputies arrived to help. the gunman then shot a deputy in the face and took off. gunman. this is the man investigators they're looking into whether he -- whether a bodice covered also linked to the shooting. tonight, our investigative unit has learnedir%añ federal agents looking for a link between the attacks.%puu feds have tied those twow"ñ atts together and now believe the man treating all threeczm; shooting likely act

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening the unblinking camera once again tonight is framing some of the very issues involving police that have sent tens of thousands onto the streets in protest. the video of a 75-year-old man forcefully shoved to the ground by a buffalo police officer, the latest jarring image, rocking the consciousness of a country in turmoil and tonight even good news, a surprise indictment of inequality as the black workforce was left behind >>> we begin our night with gadi schwartz. >> reporter: we begin tonight new calls for police reform, not only for george floyd and brianna taylor, who would have celebrated her birthday today. >> i don't think they should still be on payroll. >> reporter: now mounting outrages and calls for accountability for those hospitalized, beaten back on the protest lines. in buffalo, new york, video from a public radio station, capturing a man being pushed back his head hitting the concrete and bleeding as officers keep advancing. both officers have been placed on administrative leave. >> it disturbs y

harry smith, nbc news, new york >>> and that's "nightly news," i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other, good night. ♪ >> kelly: hey, what's up, y'all? i am back from montana. i can't get in my studio, so the crew ripped up a couple of pieces off of my set to my house, i was bored when i walked into our living room and i was like, what? that's not the only thing that has changed. the country and the world is trying to cope with heartbreak, frustration, anger, fear. there a lot of emotions and things that everyone is processing. one thing that helps me cope with it, obviously keep those conversations happening, but also it is okay to have a little bit of escapism. how i escape is hanging with my band and making music. so we have still been doing that with my band y'all, so here's erformance of "i still haven't found what i'm looking for" by u2 which feels especially fitting for what we are all facing right now. ♪ ♪ i have climbed the highest mountains ♪

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night >>> right now at 6:00, an apology, but is it enough? calls for a bay area mayor to resign after she allegedly dismissed the black lives matter movement. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good friday. i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. protests against police brutality and racial injustice continue. thousands of people in front of city hall. now this initially started at silicon valley. in san francisco protesting the des of sean monterroasa, killed in an apparent looting incident. police thought he was holding a gun. it turned out to be a hammer. this afternoon in walnut creek about 1,000 people gathered outside the civic center plaza lending their voices to the call for racial injustice. in the north bay a demonstration in marin county as the mill valley mayor apologized for her response to a question about the black lives matter movement it's doing little to quell her critics. >> is this protest getting larger? >> re

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. >> kelly: hey, y'all, happy monday, it is june and i am still in montana. today show is a little bit different. it is a brand-new show, it is a show that we taped way back in february, we just have not aired it yet. there's a studio audience and face-to-face interviews like we have not been able to do for months, but most importantly it is a really good show. derek huff, the doctors from "botched" and a lot more going on. y'all enjoy it, all right. ♪ ♪ back this hitch up into the water ♪ ♪ untie all the cables and rope ♪ ♪ step onto the astroturf ♪ get yourself a coozie ♪ let's go ♪ who said anything about skiin' ♪ ♪ floatin' is all i wanna do ♪ you can climb the ladder ♪ just don't rock the boat ♪ while i barbeque ♪ on the pontoon

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eastern and 7:00 central i'm lester holt, please catake care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ >>> right now at 6:00, not city hall, not the streets but at the home of san jose's mayor. protests going on right now demanding police reform. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good friday. thanks for joining us. >> not disband the police force but instead defund the force and redistribute some of the taxpayers money to some of the other agencies. that is the message this evening. plenty of people venting their frustrations at the mayor's house. we are now joined at the home of the mayor where the protesters that you can see behind you are holding a sit-in. >> yeah. this started here about 5:15 outside the home of the mayor. the mayor just by coincidence is holding a special meeting of the city council now talking about his proposal to ban the use of the so-called rubber bullet. the protesters are upset he will not be in support of defunding police. police first launched the teargas and rubber projectiles around 5:00 p.m. two weeks ago after several orders on the loud s

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night ♪ >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show" as we continue our summer staycation celebration. as you can see, my whole yard is decked out because we are super classy here at the "the kelly clarkson show." we come up with a good one to do, "sweet dreams," this is our kellyoke for today, by the eurythmics. ♪ sweet dreams are made of this ♪ ♪ who am i to disagree? ♪ i traveled the world ♪ and the seven seas ♪ everybody's looking for something ♪ ♪ some of them want to use you ♪ some of them want to get used by you ♪ ♪ some of them want to abuse you ♪ ♪ some of them want to be abused ♪ ♪ hold your head up ♪ keep your head up, movin' on

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >> kelly: ♪ party girls don't get hurt ♪ ♪ can't feel anything, when will it learn ♪ ♪ push it down, push it down ♪ i'm the one for a good time call ♪ ♪ phone is blowing up, they're ringing my doorbell formal i feel the love, feel the love ♪ ♪ one, two, three, one, two, three, drink ♪ ♪ one, two, three, one, two, three, drink ♪ ♪ one, two, three, one, two, three, drink ♪ ♪ throw them back till i lose count ♪ ♪ i'm gonna swing from the chandelier ♪ ♪ from the chandelier ♪ i'm gonna live like tomorrow st ♪ fly like a bird through the night, feel my tears as they dry ♪ ♪ i'm going to from the

harry smith, nbc news, new york >>> and that's "nightly news," i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other, good night. >>> right now 6:00 another house call sending the message to a sheriff at his home. the demands from these protesters. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for being with us on this monday. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica leary. here's janelle wang. >> gyms in the area are opening and they will look a lot different. i talked to a gym owner about what the new normal will look like. >>> also we learned that people develop different antibodies, people who have gotten sick with covid-19. some antibodies are better than others. i'll tell you about that new research in about eight minutes. >> thank you, janelle. >>> we've seen weeks of protests, but this one is different. dozens of black lives matter demonstrators took the issue to the doorstep of the contra costa county sheriff's home in danville. they voiced about their specific demands. sdp >> we are human beings. we're not animals. >> reporter: marian and other protesters

that is "nightly news" for this evening i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> right now at 6:00, another day of demonstrations spilling in the night. this is a live look at redwood city. this is after the death of george floyd in the hands of a minneapolis police officer a week ago. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm janelle wang. nearly a dozen demonstrations, all peaceful so far. raj mathai also joined us. >> president trump saying today he has done more thfor blacking than any other president than a abraham lincoln. >> thanks, raj. peaceful protests across the bay area. you can see a few hundred gathered outside redwood city hall. >> and this is cl in oakland, protestors in the streets and oakland has been a spot spot for days now. these protesters tonight, so far, very peaceful. they are chanting breonna taylor and george floyd. >> and take a look at the white house. a couple hundred protestors there gather at the water front. a t

i'm lester holt, please take care of yourself and each other. good night e clawed, we chainedr hearts in ♪ ♪ vain ♪ we jumped, never asking why ♪ we kissed, i fell under your spell ♪ ♪ a love no one could deny ♪ don't you ever say i just walked away ♪ ♪ i will always want you ♪ i can't live a lie, running for my life ♪ ♪ i will always want you ♪ i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ ♪ i never hit so hard in love ♪ all i wanted was to break your walls ♪ ♪ all you ever did was wreck me ♪ ♪ i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ ♪ yeah, i just closed my eyes and swung ♪ ♪ left me crashing in a blazing fall ♪ ♪ all you ever did was wreck me ♪ ♪ yeah, you, you wreck me ♪ yeah, you, you wreck me

lester holt is also there with jay gray.anchoring a special edition of "nightly news" there in houston. he'll have more on the top moments and explain what's next in the push to reform police departments. lester joins us in about 25 minutes. >>> all right. let's switch gears here. talk about the new normal, the coronavirus and everything that we've been missing. each day counties are announcing new openings. there are more openings today. we're going to give them to you. we're take a looking first at the things people want to know most about. outdoor dining, can you do it? the counties in green, green is a go. sonoma, marin, san mateo, contra-costa, solano county. you can eat there. the two exceptions the counties in red. those mean, no, you cannot do outdoor dining there just yet. alameda being very, very strict about that. what about haircuts? green, you can go right into a hair salon. contra-costa county, not yet. it's going to be opening soon and then alameda, san francisco, san mateo and santa clara still say that they

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening it is an answer to the passionate and desperate calls for justice that have echoed across cities large and small for more than a week over the death of george floyd. nine days after floyd died under the knee of a minneapolis police officer, that now fired officer tonight faces a more serious charge of second-degree murder as three other former officers on the scene that day have now been charged with aiding and abetting murder. the news sparking a new wave of tearful emotion from so many who have marched in george floyd's name minneapolis is where we start tonight with gabe gutierrez. >> we got all four we got all four. >> reporter: at the site where george floyd took his last breath -- ♪ we shall overcome >> reporter: -- the moment was cathartic. >> i think that it will be a wake-up call for the whole nation. >> we're here today because george floyd is not here. >> reporter: the state's attorney general announcing new charges for the four officers involved in floyd's death. charges for fired officer derek chauvin wer

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone, it is great to be back with you, as we start a new week tonight, desperate measures for so many states trying to wrestle a surge in coronavirus infections those bold moves to relax covid restrictions in full reverse tonight, from beaches in florida, to some bars here in california, and restaurants in texas 29 states right now with cases on the rise, some dramatically putting a squeeze on hospital beds and summer as we used to know it. sam brock starts us off. >> reporter: in florida tonight, the coronavirus storm, threatening the state's pristine shores a surge of cases, more than 23,000 in three days shutting down beaches for the 4th of july. >> i get it but at the same time it just really sucks to not be able to go to the beach. >> this step is necessary, again, to protect the community and to ensure we safeguard the health of all the people of broward county. >> i think that it's a tough thing to do but i admire anyone that has to make that decision. >> reporter: but some residents are furious

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.night >> kelly: hey, what's up, everybody? i'm coming to you again from montana where i have been keeping very busy. i just finished up a new quar-aoke with my band, y'all. we have someone joining. she is a friend of mine. i can't believe that i have had the chance to work with her. she is one of my favorite vocalist of all time, her amazig "believe me baby i lied." ♪ ♪ if there ever was a time ♪ that i could use your trust in me ♪ ♪ and if there ever was a reason ♪ ♪ for me to get down on my knees ♪ ♪ and if there's any way (if there's any way) ♪ ♪ that you could love me anyhow ♪ ♪ if you ever had much faith in me ♪ ♪ i could use a little now ♪ when i said it would suit me fine ♪ ♪ if you were out of sight and out of mind ♪

. >>> as the nation remembers floyd, lester holt reports live from minneapolis this evening forn crisisand that's right here. >>> and then governor newsom signed an executive order that gives counties permission to limit in-person voting operations on november 3rd, and this is only if they offer three days of early voting, and election officials are sending vote by mail to voters. >>> right now california is in a $54 billion short fall. the new deal will hold off on paying $9 billion delayed to schools. the legislature has two weeks to approve this budget. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," the warrior's star that took to the streets to protest george floyd's death, and then a message on racism and change. >>> las vegas is reopening today. gamblers will see changes when they head back to the las vegas strip, and there's three seats per table, and masks are not required while walking through the casino, but will be needed for gamblers sitting at the table. >>> welcome back, everyone. warrior's coach steve kerr is talking about the death of george floyd and all the protests that ha

savannah guthrie is in for lester holt and joins us in about a minute. >>> we like to end on something good. as graduation season winds down we still have many students to honor. >> we have work to do. we're optimistic about their future. congratulations to the class of 2020. >>> tonight, now coronavirus surges, new single-day records in alabama, mississippi, missouri, nevada and texas the governor there halting his state's reopening. houston's largest hospital running out of icu beds, cases exploding in california and florida. and the new alert from the cdc. the staggering number of unreported cases. >>> the deepening divide over masks. more states now mandating them and the new projections showing the huge number of lives that could be saved in everyone covered up. >>> calls for justice, millions at the

it seems to be states that reopen early, this includes california, lester holt will talk to public healtheaders about this connection and what to expect as we approach the 4th of july holiday. "nightly news" begins about a minute from now. >>> we have been doing this every night for weeks now when we celebrate and talk about something good and a really important milestone, our graduates from little ones to college ones did not get their regular graduation but they did in a virtual way. >> we congratulate the class of 2020 and all the hard work and success during this historically challenging times. their smiles say it all. ♪ ♪

. >> announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening, i'm savannah guthrie, in for lester and tonight the coronavirus is making a disturbing comeback. 23 states reporting cases are up, in some dramatically experts say it's not just because of more testing. it's sick people in hospitals. and after crowded scenes like these unfolding from california to texas and florida, young people are increasingly in the cross hairs. we get the latest on where the virus is spiking. and the signs of rebirth in the nation's once hottest spot, new york city. nbc's kerry sanders leading us off. >> reporter: today, florid broke an unwanted record, now with more than 100,000 cases of coronavirus. doctors say in a state without uniform rules, including to wear masks, this was inevitable but there's been a shift in who's getting sick the average age now, 37 years old. >> we're seeing a major shift in this direction. with this large 20 to 30-year-old population mostly asymptomatic. >> reporter: absent state rule some florida cities like miami and tampa now mandating masks. here in a far

good evening, i'm lester holt in minneapolis. ten days ago george floyd was known only to his family and friends. today he was mourned and celebrated in a nationally televised memorial service. it continues tonight at the intersection not far from here where he died. his name is known around the world. the latest in a lit of african-american men who have fallen victim to police brutality. his death has triggered a national outpouring of grief and anger and a growing resolve that tragedies like this never happen again. tonight, peaceful protests continue across the country. even around the world as many call for change. it all comes at a perilous point in our country. we have seen this before. but now in 2020, we are seeing all of it all at once coming at us. we are in uncharted territory. tonight, we will look at how we got here and what's at stake. and we will meet some of the people who are making a difference. we have our coverage team standing by across the country to report on where things stand right now. we begin with a lo

. >>> next on "nightly news," lester holt talks to head of the nypd about police reform, what commissioner said is nypd's biggest failure. next in less than two minutes. >>> want to end with something good. >> we honor the graduates from nbc bay area, congratulations to the class of 2020. ♪ officers now charged in the killing of rayshard brooks, the fired atlanta officer accused of shooting brooks twice in the back facing felony murder and ten other counts a second officer, also charged, agreeing to cooperate with the investigation. the new evidence revealed today. >>> also, the explosive bombshells in the new book from former top trump aide john bolton. nbc news obtaining a copy bolton claiming the president asked china to help him get reelected. >>> ahead of the president's rally in tulsa, oklahoma, breaking its single-day covid record, supporters already lining up. the

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, i'm savannah guthrie in for lester and we begin tonight in the hot zone texas, florida, california the three most populous states in the nation under pressure tonight with coronavirus cases surging, hospitals filling. and the virus is making its march across the country more than half the states in the u.s. now seeing cases go up the map's drenched in red. tonight the cdc is out with a stark new projection about the reality of how widespread the virus really is. we've got our team covering it all and nbc's joe fryer leads us off. >> reporter: they're alarming scenes, busy hospitals, and long lines for testing striking the south and west as coronavirus spreads, breaking case load records day after day. >> in some ways it's almost like fighting a ghost because you just don't know what you're up against >> reporter: today the cdc said cases in the u.s. may actually be ten times higher than reported with many not showing symptoms 11 states have seen cases spike more than 100% in the past two weeks, including tex

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, i'm savannah guthrie in lester tonight a deepening crisis as the coronavirus comes on strong across the south and the west the map tells the tale 13 states setting record highs for new cases in just the past week and even more alarming, seven states setting records for hospitalizations the cdc today projected the death toll in this country could climb to 150,000 in less than a month nbc's joe fryer leads us off. >> reporter: across the country states are shattering coronavirus records with more than 36,000 cases today in the u.s. the highest one-day total yet. today in florida a record 5,500 new cases, while california has seen a 29% jump in hospitalizations in just two weeks and in texas the governor sounding the alarm, speaking with cbs affiliatkbtx. >> because thed is so rampant right now there is never a reason for you to have to leave your home unless you do need to go out >> reporter: in hard hit houston hospital workers are frontline witnesses to the virus's deadly reach. >> we learned that one of our

the extra mile and the 100-year-old who inspired him >> announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt> good evening, i'm kristen welker in tonight for lester, we begin with the troubling surge to have covid-19 cases, more than half of states now seeing increases. governors in texas and florida making moves they had hoped to avoid, rolling back reopenings, restricting bars as cases among young people skyrocket and under pressure to do more the coronavirus task force held a briefing for the first time in two months with vice president pence saying there's encouraging news despite the dire picture painted by the numbers. we have it all covered starting with sam brock in houston >> reporter: after reopening restaurants and bars just last month tonight a full scale about-face in texas and florida. the sunshine state suspending alcohol consumption inside bars after setting a record for daily cases, nearly 9,000. and a bigger pullback in texas, the governor closing down all bars and bringing restaurant capacity back to 50%. officials from houston to austin, raising the alarms. >> we find our

>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening i'm savannah guthrie in for lester andonight the stark warning from the nation's top infectious disease doctor coming before congress dr. anthony fauci said today we're seeing a disturbing surge of infections and the next two weeks will be critical cases of covid-19 are on the rise in almost half the states now with record surges in florida, texas, and arizona, where the president visited this afternoon. we have our team covering all angles tonight and we'll begin with nbc's tom costello in washington >> reporter: with long lines for testing and covid-19 cases surging once again in the south and the west, the nation's top coronavirus experts today warned congress the pandemic remains a very real threat >> we are now seeing a disturbing surge of infections >> reporter: nationwide, 23 states are reporting an increase in casesof 25% or more over the last two weeks with increases of 100% or more in hawaii, oklahoma, montana, florida, arizona, south carolina, wyoming, and oregon. experts believe it could be linked to the memori

lester holt, anchor of nbc nightly news in houston. thank you. >>> meanwhile, the president, as we mentioned, began his day with an alarming tweet. he addressed this altercation from last thursday in buffalo, new york where a 75-year-old protester was pushed by police and struck his head on the sidewalk and began to bleed from his ear. the victim is still hospitalized in serious but stable condition and two officers have been charged with felony assault from that incident. this morning, though, the president made the unsubstantiated allegation that the victim, quote, "could be an antifa proprovocateur." as nbc news reports, the president's claims are rooted in a conspiracy theory that originated on an anonymous website. that claim was featured on the right wing cable news channel, one america news network, where it apparently seems the president heard it. nbc news has debunked much of this claim, including the aspect of the police scanners. the claim that police scanners can block radio communications. there were a few republican senat

i'm lester holt., good night. >>> i need you to for and about my life, before i get murdered by the police. >> there's a large conversation to be had about queer and gay people of color. we experience a different set of circumstances whether to live your life openly or having different challenges. >> we have the straight, the gay, the trans community. if you don't respect us, who will respect us first? when you say

. >>> that is "nbc nightly news" on this sunday lester holt will be back with you tomorrow i'm kate snowfor all of us here at nbc news, stay safe. have a good night. >>> right now friends and family members remembering the santa cruz sheriff's deputy killed in an alabama bush. investigators believe more information about the suspect. 38-year-old sergeant shot and killed in the line of duty yesterday. he and other members of law enforcement were ambushed with gup fire a gunfire and explosives. a second deputy was injured and highway patrol officer

i'm lester holt in minneapolis. ten days ago george floyd was known only to his family and friends. today, he was mourned and celebrated here in a fasnationa televised memorial service and the ren rance remembrance continues tonight at the intersection not far from here where he died. his name is now known around the world, the latest in a long list of african-american men who had fallen victim to police brutality. but also now a rallying cry for change and for justice. his death has triggered a national outpouring of grief and anger and a growing resolve that tragedies like this never happen again. tonight, peaceful protests continue across the country, even around the world, as many call for change. it all comes in a perilous moment for this country. we have seen racial injustice before, just as we have seen deadly pandemics, economic calamity, mass unemployment, civil unrest, and divisive politics before, but now in 2020 we're seeing all of it all at once coming at us. we are in uncharted territory. tonight, we'll look at how we got here and what's at stake. and we'll meet some o