lester holt brings the story of flight 93. the 40 men and women who fought back against the terrorists, sacrificing themselves so that others might live. that includes mark bingham from los gatos. and for the first time, some of the children of the passengers are reuniting, speaking with lester about the lessons of flight 93. can you watch "dateline," heroes of the stories of flight 93, beginning at 10:00. >>> the head of san francisco's building inspection department today requested millennium tower officials hit the brakes on the troubled fix to the luxury high rise and its sinking and tilting problem. the city wants to get to the bottom of why the fix was doing more harm than good. jaxon van derbeken first broke the story and has today's new developments. >> reporter: millennium tower officials just recently promised residents of the high rise that work would resume soon. the work stopped last month after the building sank another inch since the fix program began in may. it's now tilting 22 inches at the top, an indication

. ♪ ♪ >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt.ca remembers 20 years later. >> good evening, everyone the gleaming buildings that have risen here at the world trade center site have erased the physical scars of destruction from two decades ago, but today on this 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks we confronted the depths of the unhealed wounds to our hearts. unspeakable loss, moments that will never be, and wounds to our collective sense of safety and security today at the crash sites here, at the pentagon and in pennsylvania, families, survivors, and presidents celebrated the lives of victims and those who answered the call to duty. ♪ ♪ >> today a nation remembers 2,977 lives lost the sky as blue as it was 20 years ago when terror rained down early this morning, the first flag unfurled at the pentagon ♪ by the dawn's early light ♪ >> in new york city, the largest commemoration at the 9/11 memorial, 2,753 people lost. ♪ twilight's last gleaming ♪ >> president biden, the first lady, presidents obama and clinton looked on at the fi

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thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt.ease take care of yourself and each other good night >>> i'm jessica gary, on nbc bay area news tonight, a back and forth debate over booster shots. tonight, though, a definitive answer on that extra dose. >> booster shots will be available in 80,000 locations, including over 40,000 pharmacies nationwide. >> so can you get a shot? and when? >>> and they're getting bigger and more ferocious each year, we're talking about wildfires but we're learning that minorities are disproportionately shouldering the fallout from the smoke and flames. we break down why. >>> and elizabeth holmes back in court, the jury hearing crucial testimony that could prove lm

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.ganization in the world. >>> i'm raj mathai. next on "nbc bay area news" tonight, the rules are changing. kids 12 and over might have to be vaccinated to go on to campus. >>> two of the bay areas biggest districts are considering this new covid mandate. we're going to break down the rules and the pushback. >>> also, will lake tahoe ever really be the same? water clarity, tourism and housing, the mayor of south lake tahoe is with us tonight. >>> we will explain why a viral tiktok challenge is leading to vandalism at local schools. >>> plus, a surprise concert in san francisco tonight by a legendary bay area band. just $20, but you have to be

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> hello, everyone, and nice to be back with you president biden tonight wrapping up a visit to physically and emotionally shattered neighborhoods in new jersey and new york, where last week's record and deadly floods became icons of a changing climate and a planet in trouble. the president offering words of comfort and promises of support to the affected while issuing rallying cries in the battle to confront the brutal effects of climate change ida's trail of misery still being felt tonight. power outages are affecting hundreds of thousands across the south, as we learn more about how the storm affected the most vulnerable. the actions being taken tonight against several nursing homes in louisiana let's begin ou reporting with gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: with the devastating aftermath of ida's remnants sprawled across the northeast, today president biden toured hard-hit communities, comforting families and highlighting the urgency of climate change >> climate change poses an existential threat to our lives, to our economy

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt "america remembers: 20 years later. >> good evening from lower manhattan, where a part of the nation's soul was ripped away on a beautiful september in 2001. an eight-acre site now a memorial for those we lost that day tonight on the eve of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we reflect on the terror and anguish of that day and the painful years that followed and how it changed us, and who back then would imagine we would face this anniversary as a nation suffering through an even deadlier calamity, a pandemic that has claimed over 660,000 lives. and tonight, a day after president biden's new get tough approach to covid-19 vaccinations, the pushback conservative backlash against shot mandates. what health officials say may be our best chance against covid, and what others say is an assault on our freedoms peter alexander has the story. >> hey, guys. >> reporter: president biden today touring a school in washington, d.c., responding defiantly to fierce backlash from republicans, vowing to challenge his aggressive plan mandating that t

. >> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening breaking tonight, the fda authorizing covid booster shots of the pfizer vaccine, but keeping with an outside advisory panel's recommendation only giving the green light for that third shot for people 65 and up or at high risk currently there are 182 million fully vaccinated people in the united states. though, adding boosters potentially changes the definition of fully vaccinated the late-day decision by the fda still leaving some confusion as it only pertains to the pfizer vaccine. for now the j&j and moderna vaccines are not up for review the white house first raised expectations of boosters for everyone, getting ahead of the fda. stephanie gosk reports. >> reporter: tonight a decision on the pfizer booster. the fda authorizing a third shot for people over 65 or at high risk it will only apply for those who received the pfizer vaccine, not those who got moderna or johnson & johnson. >> this is not the situation we want to be where people are eligible or not eligible based on which vaccine they got. i think it will be he

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that's "nightly news" for this thursday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt.lease take care of yourself and each other good night >>> i'm raj mathai. if you want to come on campus, you have to be vaccinated. one of the biggest change in rules, but what do you do if you don't want to be vaccinated? >>> what his new plan includes and how it impacts the bay area. >>> plus more problems as the sewer backs up and the skyscraper sinks and leans. we have the exclusive

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbc bay area news tonight, covid numbers are low, so can we take off our masks? >> whether they get rid of it or not, i'm going to still wear mine. >> san francisco could be ending its indoor mask mandate. will this help small businesses? >>> thousands of families could be evicted beginning tomorrow, as the state's moratorium sex pyring. tonight, what you need to know if you're facing eviction. >>> how do we teach kids about racism? a school district bans a book written by an asian-american author from the bay area. she's fighting back and joins us tonight.

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone some of the fears and anxieties of returning to classroom learning coming back into sharp focus tonight as children make up a larger and growing share of new covid cases in this country. also this evening, a stunning number of covid deaths among unvaccinated school workers, including teachers in one florida school district, sending a chill of its own and a sharp warning. while serious cases among kids continue to be rare, it becomes a different story if it is your child. and in a moment, we'll hear from family who has been there left to feel hopeless, their child too young to be eligible for vaccinations and amid the worry of transfer to children, the debate over school mask mandates still drawing oxygen tonight. kerry sanders is in miami with late details. >> reporter: tonight the return to the classroom potentially dangerous, with a quarter of all new covid cases now children, and with families at odds over how to keep their kids safe. >> my child, my choice >> reporter: the battle over masks still r

made mine, too that's "nightly news" for this tuesday thank you for watching i'm lester holt.lease take care of yourself and each other. good night, everyone >> what are you doing here >> i don't know. what am i doing here wanna help kids get their homework done? well, an internet connection's a good start. but kids also need computers. and sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. so why not hook community centers up with wifi? for kids like us, and all the amazing things we're gonna learn. over the next 10 years, comcast is committing $1 billion to reach 50 million low-income americans with the tools and resources they need to be ready for anything. i hope you're ready. 'cause we are. ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ . >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbc bay area news tonight, biles in the bay. the most famous gymnast in the world talks exclusively to us and opens up about her struggles. >> your emotions are kind of all over the place. it's a

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. >>> but up next, lester holt interviews new york's fire chief.oday he releases a powerful book about his experience. lester holt is next with nightly news. >>> tonight, president biden's warning as he sees firsthand damage from ida in the northeast. president biden in new jersey and new york meeting with storm victims as the death toll climbs even higher the president linking the extreme weather to climate change, calling it a code red. >>> in louisiana, growin outrage over seniors evacuated to warehouse. just breaking, the punishment handed down to several nursing homes. >>> also tonight, the major vaccine milestone. three in fou american adults with at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. but infections among children soaring as the new school year begins president biden expected to announce a new strategy to combat the virus. >>> new images from the tarmac in afghanistan, americans stranded on those planes the u.s. working with the taliban to get them out but now a top democrat says the biden administration is not doing enough >>> the te

allegedly telling police he was, quote, on patrol and spoke of white supremacist ideology >>> our lester holt takes us inside the jet propulsion labs as nasa looks with el into the future >>> and today california voters will decide if governor gavin newsom is going to be recalled >>> good morning i'm phillip mena >> glad you could be with us i'm frances rivera yet another named storm has roared along the gulf coast. nicholas became a category 1 hurricane just before reaching texas. but it's not the wind causing the concern, it's the rainfall some areas could see nearly 20 inches. and there are already over 300,000 power outages reported across texas and louisiana >> nbc meteorologist janessa webb is tracking nicholas for us janessa, good morning. >> hi, good morning. yes, hurricane nicholas has been on shore for the last two hours, and it's still a cat 1 hurricane. that's a huge problem, and it's producing a ton of moisture. the problem is that it will continue to slow down, and we are going to be dealing with life-threatening flooding across south central texas. and now it's already making i

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> right now on nbc bay area news tonight. his first visit to california as president. president biden here to support governor newsom on the eve of this recall election. >> the governor's led this state with poise and strong leadership. >> and there's more to his visit. we're breaking down why there's so much national attention on this race. plus. >> talking about mandates. i'm not anti-vax. >> more of our nbc news exclusive. our interview with leading republican challenger larry elder. >>> also

that's "nightly news" for this monday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt.lease take care of yourself and each other good night can you see my wall of smiles? when i first started using genesys technology i was kind of embarrased at all the love and attention i got from my customers. people are so moved by how much i understand about them. they start including me in their lives. that's helen and her friends. i arranged a wellness retreat for them. look at those ladies. such wisdom. mmm. but it's really genesys that helps me understand people and what they truly need. i'm just glad i can help. >>> next on nbc bay area news tonight, pfizer says its covid vaccine is safe for kids. but what about the risks and the side effects? and we're joined by the lead investigator for the pfizer trial here in the bay area. >>> is the way we fight wild fires making it worse for future fires. >>> and here we go again, smoke could be returning, making our air quality unhealthy. jeff raniere joins us with the timeline. >>> good evening. this is nbc bay area

made mine, too that's "nightly news" for this tuesday thank you for watching i'm lester holt.lease take care of yourself and each other. good night, everyone >> what are you doing here >> i don't know. what am i doing here ♪ ♪ >> ♪♪ can we forget ♪ ♪ about the things ♪ ♪ i said when i was drunk ♪ ♪ i didn't mean to call you ♪ ♪ that ♪ i can't remember ♪ ♪ what was said ♪ ♪ or what you threw at me ♪ ♪ please tell me ♪ ♪ please tell me why ♪ ♪ my car ♪ ♪ is in the front yard ♪ ♪ and i'm sleeping ♪ ♪ with my clothes on ♪ ♪ i came in through the window ♪ ♪ last night ♪ ♪ and you're long gone ♪ ♪ it's no surprise to me ♪ ♪ i am my own worst enemy ♪ ♪ 'cause every now and then ♪ ♪ i kick the living [...] ♪ ♪ out of me ♪ ♪ the smoke alarm ♪ ♪ is going off ♪ ♪ and there's a cigarette ♪ ♪ still burning ♪ ♪ please tell me why ♪ my car ♪ ♪ is in the front yard ♪ ♪ and i'm sleeping ♪ ♪ with my clothes on ♪ ♪ i came in through ♪ ♪ the window last night ♪ ♪ it's no surprise to me ♪ ♪ i am my own worst enemy ♪ ♪ 'cause every now ♪ ♪ and then i kick ♪ ♪ the living [...] out of me ♪ ♪ can we f

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thank you for watching, everyone i am lester holt please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ ♪ ♪♪ as i was walkin' by ♪ ♪ saw you standin' there with a smile ♪ ♪ lookin' shy you caught my eye ♪ ♪ thought you'd want to hang for a while ♪ ♪ my mind's tired ♪ ♪ i've worked so hard all week (ooh all week) ♪ ♪ cashed my check i'm ready to go ♪ ♪ i promise you i'll show you such a good time ♪ ♪ come on baby let's get away ♪ ♪ let's save our troubles for another day ♪ ♪ come go with me we've got it made ♪ ♪ let me take you on an escapade ♪ ♪ let's go ♪ ♪ es-ca-pade ♪ ♪ we'll have a good time ♪ ♪ an escapade ♪ ♪ my mind's tired i've worked so hard ♪ ♪ i just got paid got it made ready to go ♪ ♪ i promise you i'll show you such a good time ♪ ♪ come on baby let's get away ♪ ♪ let's save our troubles for another day ♪ ♪ come go with me we've got it made ♪ ♪ let me take you ♪ ♪ on an escapade baby ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! season three premier, after an amazing time in new york last week it's going to be back in los angeles in m

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.♪ ♪ >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show." it's all happening people. season three is almost here. it premieres monday. we are ready to rock. all week long we are paying homage to season two by releasing new must-see footage and fan favorite moments from celebrity interviews. we have a hot lineup of celeb interviews never seen before. olivia munn, sarah hyland, amanda seyfried, megan good, kristin lil yachty, and the one and only patty griffin. it's going to be a great show. first let's get things started with a little music. we have asked the audience to chase their favorite kellyokes from season two. today's choice comes from tom in north hollywood. what song resonated with you? >> hey, kelly. i am an adjunct teacher here at cal state long beach in sunny southern california. i watched an episode when you performed "get-together" from the white house and i literally had chills. it was beautiful. that song came out a few years befor

"nightly news" with lester holt starts right now. >>> breaking news tonight. president biden revealing a new battle plan to combat the surging covid pandemic. the president turning up the pressure on the unvaccinated with sweeping new requirements impacting as many as 100 million americans. new rules for private businesses, new vaccine mandates for hospitals, and federal workers in what he is calling on all states to do in schools. it comes as los angeles is set to become the first major u.s. school district to require vaccinations for students. >>> plus, the new partnership with amazon, walmart and kroger on testing. dr. anthony fauci is here answe

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.♪ ♪ the touch of your hand ♪ ♪ makes my pulse react ♪ ♪ that it's only the thrill of ♪ ♪ boy meeting girl ♪ ♪ it's physical ♪ ♪ only logical ♪ ♪ you must try to ignore ♪ ♪ that it means more than that ♪ ♪ oh, what's love got to do ♪ ♪ got to do with it ♪ ♪ what's love ♪ ♪ but a second-hand emotion ♪ ♪ what's love got to do ♪ ♪ got to do with it ♪ ♪ who needs a heart ♪ ♪ when a heart can be broken ♪ ♪ whoo, oh-oh ♪ ♪ i've been taking on ♪ ♪ a new direction ♪ ♪ but i have to say ♪ ♪ i've been thinking ♪ ♪ about my own protection ♪ ♪ to feel this way ♪ ♪ oh, what's love ♪ ♪ got to do ♪ ♪ got to do with it ♪ ♪ what's love ♪ ♪ but a second-hand emotion ♪ ♪ what's love ♪ ♪ got to do ♪ ♪ got to do with it ♪ ♪ who needs a heart ♪ ♪ when a heart can be broken ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show" as we continue our season three premier week here in the big apple. we love new york. we love new york. give it up for my band y'all with "what's love got to do with i

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night ♪ ♪ ♪♪ been trav'lin' these wide roads ♪ ♪ for so long ♪ ♪ my heart's been far from you ♪ ♪ ten thousand miles gone ♪ ♪ oh i wanna come near and give ya ♪ ♪ every part of me ♪ ♪ but there's blood on my hands ♪ ♪ and my lips are unclean ♪ ♪ in my darkness i remember ♪ ♪ momma's words reoccur to me ♪ ♪ surrender to the good lord ♪ ♪ and he'll wipe your slate clean ♪ ♪ take me to your river ♪ ♪ i wanna go ♪ ♪ oh go take me to your river ♪ ♪ i wanna know ♪ ♪ lord oh please let me know ♪ ♪ take me to your river ♪ ♪ i wanna know ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for my band y'all! [cheers and applause] that was "river" by leon bridges, cassidy requested that song. what's your connection to that song? >> hi, kelly, thank you. i love this song, because there is kind of an overarching theme about washing your slate clean and a fresh start and starting over -- there is a lyric in the song, w

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt.ease take care of yourself and each other good night ♪ ♪ ♪♪ thick skin soft touch ♪ ♪ heart of gold but it's ♪ ♪ na-na-na-not enough ♪ ♪ forgiving arms the higher road ♪ ♪ working hard but it's ♪ ♪ na-na-na-not enough ♪ ♪ you said i'm not good enough ♪ ♪ i'm not good enough ♪ ♪ but what you really mean is ♪ ♪ you're not good enough ♪ ♪ you're not good enough ♪ ♪ you can't deliver so you turn it around ♪ ♪ you didn't let me down ♪ ♪ you didn't tear me apart ♪ ♪ you just opened my eyes ♪ ♪ while breaking my heart ♪ ♪ you didn't do it for me ♪ ♪ i'm not as dumb as you think ♪ ♪ you just made me cry ♪ ♪ while claiming that you love me ♪ ♪ you love me you love me ♪ ♪ you said you loved me ♪ ♪ but that i'm not good enough i'm not good enough ♪ ♪ your love (your love) feels different ♪ ♪ it's like a blow to the head with your compliments ♪ ♪ your love (your love) hurts deeper it's ♪ ♪ like a brick in the sea and i'm drowning with it ♪ ♪ you didn't let me down ♪ ♪ you didn't tear me apart ♪ ♪

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night [passing train] ♪♪ if you love somebody ♪ ♪ better tell them while you're here ♪ ♪ because they might run away from you ♪ ♪ then again it just depends on ♪ ♪ how much time is left for you ♪ ♪ i've had the highest mountain ♪ ♪ i've had the deepest rivers ♪ ♪ don't look down ♪ ♪ because we are on top of the world ♪ ♪ ♪ waiting on this for a while now ♪ ♪ paying our dues to the dirt ♪ ♪ i've been waiting to smile hey ♪ ♪ been holding it in for a while hey ♪ ♪ take you with me if i can ♪ ♪ been dreaming of this since a child ♪ ♪ we're on top of the world then again i couldn't ♪ ♪ take it in but don't look down ♪ ♪ ♪ 'cause we're on top of the world hey ♪ ♪ we're on top of the world hey ♪ ♪ waiting on this for a while now ♪ ♪ paying our dues to the dirt ♪ ♪ i've been waiting to smile hey ♪ ♪ been holding it in for a while hey ♪ ♪ take you with me if i can ♪ ♪ been dreaming of this since a child ♪ ♪ we're on top of the world [cheers and applause] >> announcer: what's up, new york

"nightly news" with lester holt is next. >>> >>> tonight, ida steadily marched north.lash flooding, tornadoes and the states of emergency. the storm pummelling the east coast in new york city, the first flash flood emergency ever subways running through waterfalls, people dying inside their basement apartments >>> plus, the home explosion caught on camera after floodwaters rushed inside tornadoes striking near philadelphia. >>> also tonight, desperation where ida first came ashore. hundreds of thousands still without power. and this just in, some nursing home residents dying. officials blaming hurricane ida. >>> plus, the supreme court declining to block texas' restrictive new abortion law what other states are now planning to do >>> car prices are they about to go even higher? why a major american automaker is saying it's halting production at most assembly plants. >>> podcast star joe rogan's announcement he has covid revealing the controversial treatment he took. the fda warning it could put you in the hospital >>> the nbc news exclusive. surviving surfside you'll h

that's "nightly news" for this thursday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt.please take care of yourself and each other good night [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪♪ baby don't make me spell it out for ya ♪ ♪ all of the feelings that i've got for ya ♪ ♪ can't be explained but i can try for ya ♪ ♪ yeah baby don't make me spell it out for ya ♪ ♪ it's like i'm powerful with a little bit of tender ♪ ♪ an emotional sexual bender ♪ ♪ mess me up yeah but no one does it better ♪ ♪ there's nothin' better ♪ ♪ that's just the way you make me feel ♪ ♪ that's just the way you make me feel ♪ ♪ that's just the way you make me feel ♪ ♪ that's just the way you make me feel ♪ ♪ so good so good uh-huh so real ♪ ♪ so good so good uh-huh so real ♪ ♪ that's just the way you make me feel ♪ ♪ that's just the way you make me feel ♪ ♪ that's just the way you make me feel ♪ ♪ ah that's just the way that i feel now baby ♪ ♪ good god i can't help it oh ♪ ♪ that's just the way that i feel ♪ ♪ that's just the way you make me feel ♪ ♪ that's just the way you make me feel ♪ ♪ that's just the way yo

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. we know them from another arena, celebrated gymnasts, olympians. but today they sat tearfully in front of a different audience in a senate hearing room simone biles surrounded by fellow gymnasts, telling senators we have been failed, the young women accusing the fbi of turning a blind eye to their complaints of sexual abuse at the hands of team dr. larry nassar in 2017 nassar pleaded guilty to abusing 10 of the more than 265 women and girls who have come forward to say they were molested he is serving up to 175 years in prison. tonight the emotional call for accountability for those the women accuse of protecting a serial child molester rather than them. anne thompson was in the hearing room and has our report >> to be clear, i blame larry nassar, and i also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. >> reporter: simone biles and her three fellow gymnasts told the senate judiciary committee in words searing and emotional how adults failed them, ignoring for more th

thank you for watching everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.d night ♪ ♪ ♪♪ listen baby ♪ ♪ ain't no mountain high ♪ ♪ ain't no valley low ♪ ♪ ain't no river wide enough baby ♪ ♪ if you need me call me ♪ ♪ no matter where you are ♪ ♪ no matter how far ♪ ♪ just call my name ♪ ♪ i'll be there in a hurry ♪ ♪ you don't have to worry ♪ ♪ cause baby there ♪ ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ ♪ ain't no valley low enough ♪ ♪ ain't no river wide enough ♪ ♪ to keep me from getting to you babe ♪ ♪ if you're ever in trouble ♪ ♪ i'll be there on the double ♪ ♪ just send for me ♪ ♪ oh baby ♪ ♪ my love is alive ♪ ♪ way down in my heart ♪ ♪ although we are miles apart ♪ ♪ if you ever need a helping hand ♪ ♪ i'll be there on the double ♪ ♪ just as fast as i can ♪ ♪ don't you know that there ♪ ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ ♪ ain't no valley low enough ♪ ♪ ain't no river wide enough ♪ ♪ to keep me from getting to you babe ♪ ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ ♪ ain't no valley low enough ♪ ♪ to keep me from getting to you babe ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly:

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that's "nightly news" for this monday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt.lease take care of yourself and each other good night ♪ ♪ ♪ one, two, princes kneel before you ♪ ♪ that's what i said, now ♪ ♪ princes, princes who adore you ♪ ♪ just go ahead, now ♪ ♪ one has diamonds in his pockets ♪ ♪ that's some bread, now ♪ ♪ this one, said he wants to buy you rockets ♪ ♪ ain't in his head, now ♪ ♪ this one, got a princely racket ♪ ♪ that's what i said, now ♪ ♪ got some big seal upon his jacket ♪ ♪ ain't in his head, now ♪ ♪ you marry him, your father will condone you ♪ ♪ how 'bout that, now ♪ ♪ you marry me, your father will disown you ♪ ♪ he'll eat his hat, now ♪ ♪ marry him or marry me, ♪ ♪ i'm the one that loves you baby can't you see? ♪ ♪ i ain't got no future or a family tree ♪ ♪ but i know what a prince and lover ought to be ♪ ♪ i know what a prince and lover ought to be ♪ ♪ said, if you want to call me baby ♪ ♪ just go ahead, now ♪ ♪ and if you like to tell me maybe ♪ ♪ just go ahead, now ♪ ♪ and if you wanna buy me flowers ♪ ♪ just go ahead, now ♪ ♪ and i

i'm from nbc, lester holt. >> oh, yeah.> frank, do you think you should go home? >> soon i know that. >> it helps my throat. >> yeah. i can open that for you. let me open that for you. there you go, frank. all right. i'm going to let you rest. okay? well, he's a human being. i'm not here to judge him. but i don't know how you not have compassion. >> a few weeks later, i learned that frank died in his hospice bed alone. back in my cell, i had a lot of time to reflect about everything i've seen. >> i have personally wrestled with this question of is prison punishment? because if it is punishment, it's pretty bad. is it a place of reform? you can certainly see efforts to reform here. i can't help thinking as we're, you know, talking to men incarcerated when they were teenagers i think of my own self at 16, 17 years old and it is all complicated. >> and now the two men i met that committed murders as teenagers, henry and clifford, are about to find out if they will finally get parole and walk back out into the world. he world t

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night.: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show," we are hard at work preparing for a big season 3 kickoff, it's happening on monday and we are ready to rock! ♪ ♪ here on the show we sometimes have to cut out great content because there's way too much of it, this week we are releasing amazing moments from season 2 that have been kept in our show vault until now. but we are also pulling out some of the greatest hits, a few of our most talked about interviews, this hour is full of celebs you know and love, topher grace, ted denson, holly hunter, julianna margulies, dua lipa, daisy ridley, jewell, and keegan michael key. we've asked our audience to choose their favorite kellyoke is from the past season, patty from san diego has a request, what do you want to hear? >> i'm a huge harry styles and one direction fan, you could literally serenade me with any of his songs all day and i'm happy camper. if you could indulge me and do "watermelon sugar," i would be so happy. >> kelly: right on, i love harry

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.> and looking through the window, we can see the entire parameter of the earth which is so beautiful so i hope you're getting to see what we see. . >>> right now at 6:00, she's not backing down. mayor london breed responds to being maskless at a san francisco nightclub. >> my drink was sitting at the table. i got up and started dancing because i was feeling the spirit. >> reason why the mayor said she was actually following her own covid rules. >> plus, a surveillance camera captured it. thieves broke in and took a half million dollars in jewelry and family heirlooms. >> some go back as far as the mid-1800s, and some are new. but every piece has a story. >> tonight the unusual offer the family is making to get their treasures back. >>> a community comes together to celebrate the godmother of east san jose. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good friday, thanks for joining us, i'm janelle wang. >> i'm raj mathai. we are counting down to the first pitch between the giants and braves.

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thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt.re of yourself and each other good night ♪ ♪♪ words like violence break the silence ♪ ♪ come crashing in into my little world ♪ ♪ painful to me pierce right through me ♪ ♪ can't you understand oh my little girl ♪ ♪ all i ever wanted ♪ ♪ all i ever needed is here in my arms ♪ ♪ words are very unnecessary ♪ ♪ they can only do harm ♪ ♪ vows are spoken to be broken ♪ ♪ feelings are intense words are trivial ♪ ♪ pleasures remain so does the pain ♪ ♪ words are meaningless and forgettable ♪ ♪ all i ever wanted ♪ ♪ all i ever needed is here in my arms ♪ ♪ words are very unnecessary ♪ ♪ they can only do harm ♪ ♪ enjoy the silence ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> let's hear it for my band! anthony in our audience requested, so why did you want to hear that? by the way, great beard game. >> thanks, kelly, how are you? >> kelly: i'm get, how are you? >> i have a history with depache mode, used to dance on "american bandstand" back in the day. i just loved their music and i followed them ever since. i w

i'm lester holt. thank you for joining us >>> right now at 11:00, from tracking rain to fire danger, a dangerous stretch ahead for many communities here in the bay area. >>> plus, a setback on immigration reform. what is next for the plan to put millions of undocumented immigrants on a path to citizenship. >>> and a very important event to san francisco. the star power coming to dreamforce. the news at 11:00 starts right now. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm terry mcsweeney. fire danger, back in the bay area tonight. a red flag warning went into effect at 11:00, less than a minute ago. let's check in with rob mayeda. >> we have seen 20 miles per hour at mt. diablo. and the higher hills of the north bay and the inland east bay. all of the tritrally and across the diablo range. the timing on the peak wind gusts, after midnight, to sunrise tomorrow. napa, to lake county, to inland contra costa county. wind speeds should be on the decrease through the evening. the red flag warning up through, technically,

>> well, for the news of the nation and world, join lester holt for nbc nightly news on nbc bay area. >> dodgers make several changes as we move to the last half of the eighth inning. can with the giants out in front 1-0. crawford will be facing the pitcher joe kechl. 36th game that kelly has come in. >> high velocity fastball. four good pitches. curveball, slider, changeup. former start and he's got all the tools. for the most part you're going to see fastballs, slider, cutter. >> also, cody bellinger's gone in to play first base. . j. pollock stays in to play left field, and moving over to center from left field is chris taylor. from center field to first is bellinger. brandon crawford has singled, flied out. a great catch made by bellinger and he was grounded into a force play. fastball at 96, too high. tie row estrada is on deck for the giants. jake mcgee, himself a former dodger, warming up in the giants bullpen. dodgers will have some of their very best hitters up in the ninth. 1-0, giants. crawford left center field. hit well. that one is way back there off the calm. taylor com

on "nbc nightly news," they sit down with lester holt to share their thoughts. >> there's a lot of space out there. we know so little about the universe, we're a speck in the scheme of things. there's questions people have been asking since beginning of humankind and answers are out there, we have to find them. >> more of the interview with the crew. how they hope mission inspires the world and thoughts ant future of space exploration. >>> strong winds not doing firefighters a favor trying to protect biggest and oldest trees in the park. knp is 0% contained. southeast of fresno, burning toward redwood canyon with sequoia trees, biggest redwoods in the world. they're taking steps. general sherman and others wrapped in fire resistant material. so far the four famous giant sequoias making up entry to the forest are not harmed. >>> stretch of highway 50 reopening tomorrow morning. 8:00 a.m. will allow general traffic, it's been closed for a month because of the caldor fire. evacuees started using it today, general public tomorrow. it's 75% contained. >>> chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, win

lester holt joins us right now. >>> breaking news tonight, the major announcement of covid booster shotsir. the fda green lighting boosters of pfizer's vaccine for millions of americans who will be first in line and what if you have got moderna or johnson & johnson it comes as new u.s. cases fall as the delta surge finally peaks. >>> also confusion at the border after the biden administration warned haitian immigrants will be deported. we're learning thousands who had been huddling under a bridge have been released into the u.s and the images the governor of texas sending miles of vehicles to form a barricade at the border >>> the deadly shooting at a school bus stop. the police searching for a suspect. >>> the search intensifying for the fiance of gabby petito after her death was ruled a homicide divers entering a florida preserve and new clues about the couple's final days together. >>> the unstoppable volcano eruption on a resort island forcing new evacuations. experts warn it's far from over. >>> my exclusive conversation with al gore 15 years after "an inconvenient truth." what he t

. >>> at 6:30, lester holt will anchor from the 9/11 plaza. you will hear the day unfold in realtime of the oral history of 9/11. don't miss a special "dateline" tonight which was scheduled to land in san francisco. men and women fought back and sacrificing themselves. the children of the passengers are coming together, speaking of the lessons of flight 93. you can watch "dateline: special heroes" right here at 10:00 p.m. >>> we are just four days away from election tuesday. a day when voters will decide in governor newsom will keep his job or get booted from office. 60% of voters plan on voting no on the recall, while nearly 40% plan to vote yes. 1% is undecided. >> governor newsom casted his ballot in sacramento. >> the recall process has been rep p weaponized. only a small fraction wined up on the ballot and one governor had been recalled, greg davis back in 2003. larry elder continued his bus tour today. he posted this picture on twitter after temecula. >> we know the results of the recall election, it would be on tuesday night. earlier to

that's "nightly news" for this tuesday thank you so much for watching i'm tom llamas in for lester holt for all of us at nbc news, good night >>> this is a dangerous fire. >> right now on nbc bay area news tonight. whipping winds and smoke so thick you can hardly see. the caldor fire now just a few miles from the south lake tahoe airport. we're being joined by melissa colorado and a cal fire battalion chief to talk about the tough firefights. also a newly-installed piece of technology is helping crews literally see through all that smoke. we'll show you how it works. >>> and theranos founder elizabeth holmes shows up in

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. >>> nightly news with loster -- lester holt.ow about the booster shot and who is eligible. nightly news begins right now. >>> tonight, the fight against covid entering a new phase as the booster shot roll-out gets underway boosters of pfizer's vaccine available now nationwide after a rare move by the cdc director, overruling advisers to expand access to millions more americans. so who is now eligible we're sorting through the confusion. >>> also tonight, inside the rampage. the gunman in a deadly super market shooting in tennessee identified his connection to the store. >>> hurricane sam strengthening, expected to become a major category four. and now a new system, teresa, the 19th named storm of the season. >>> the urgent man hunt for gabby petito's fiance. after a federal arrest warrant was issued new clues from a debt card he used. >>> on the border, the haitian migrant camp that once held nearly 15,000 now cleared out. president biden, his first public comment on those images of border agents on horse back chasing migrants w