lester holt joins us right now. share. lester holt joins us right now. share.ght now. share. lester holt joins us right now. >> tonight, the major step forward in the race to vaccinate younger children against covid. pfizer officially asking the fda for emergency use authorization for children 5 to 11 saying a smaller dose is safe and effective. how soon could the fda give the green light? dr. jaw is here with what parents need to know. >>> also tonight texas's abortion ban temporarily blocked by a federal judge the immediate impact on women in the state and what's next in the battle. >>> the first images of the damaged pipeline blamed for the california oil spill disaster could it have been caused by a 30 ton anchor. >>> and new tonight, the major class action lawsuit just announced. >>> deadly flash floods and high water rescues in the southeast where the severe weather threat is moving tonight. the senate announcing a deal to raise the debt limit but for how long the sweeping new report detailing then president trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election

what the company is now saying >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening there is breaking news tonight. the search for answers in the disappearance and murder of gabby petito narrowed to a florida nature reserve today after human remains belonging to petito's fiance brian laundrie were found. the news raising expectations and speculation. laundrie, a person of interest, in petito's disappearance and death has been on the run for weeks, wanted for a separate offense. authorities directed to the site of today's discovery by the laundrie's parents the couple's cross country odyssey quickly grabbed national attention and spotlighted the epidemic of unsolved missing persons' cases in this country. sam brock now with late details. >> reporter: police and fbi agents have spent weeks combing this reserve searching for brian laundrie his last reported location

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night working at recology is more than a job for jesus. it's a family tradition. jesus took over his dad's roue when he retired after 47 year. now he's showing a new generation what recology is all about. as an employee-owned company, recology provides good-paying local jobs for san franciscans. we're proud to have built the city's recycling system from the ground up, helping to make san francisco the greenest big city in america. let's keep making a differene together. ♪ 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. we're following breaking news. jon gruden has been forced out. we'll tell you about the controversial emails that he sent. also, a new survey shows a majority of us are thinking about leaving the bay area. is it you? we'll break down the primary reasons why and why the pandemic may be making things worse. and we are under microclimate weather alert. we'll

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night shoot. what's wrong? i think i'm down to my last inhaler. don't worry. you can refill it and get it delivered using the kaiser permanente app. smart. refill most prescriptions online and get delivery for no cost. ♪ i see trees of green ♪ refi♪ red roses too ♪ions ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ when it comes to flooring, i'm hard to please. so, i go to floor & decor where i find every imaginable tile, wood, laminate or stone without compromising my design. cause one aisle doesn't cut it. i need an entire store. explore floor & decor in person or online. >>> i am raj mathai. next on nbc bay area news tonight, disturbing information about the mom accused of throwing parties for teenagers filled with sex and alcohol. how she allegedly stayed under the radar and might be doing the same thing in idaho. also be prepared again. increased fire danger tonight. what will it

. ♪ >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening the anecdotes we have been hearingbout employers desperate to find workers don't at first appear to square with what economists are calling a disappointing jobs report that came out today the slowing pace of growth reflecting an employment landscape some believe has been reshaped by the pandemic leaving some job seekers on the sidelines. in september, buffeted by the covid delta variant, the country added 194,000 jobs fewer than expected. the unemployment rate dropped, however, to 4.8% as more workers exited the job market. but will an improving covid outlook give the economy the boost it needs our team taking a hard look tonight. we begin with peter alexander. >> reporter: tonight help wanted just when america was expected the usher in a fall season of new hires, instead u.s. job growth dropped to its slowest pace of the year with a recent spike of the delta variant and an ongoing shortage of workers holding the economy back president biden tonight insisting it is a snapshot from nearly a month ago when the covid case

that's "nightly news" for this tuesday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt.ase take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ 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 ♪ >>> next on nbc news tonight, it's what a lot of parents have been waiting for, getting their young children a vaccine. today pfizer's vaccine crossed a crucial hurdle. we're talking about what that means, and we're also talking to a stanford doctor who played a critical role in making sure that vaccine is safe. >>> plus, is facebook doing enough to protect its users? what documents revealed about the approach to vaccine misinformation. i'm going to be joined by a journalist and author who followed facebook for years. >>> a new beef over in-n-out over vaccine rules. >>> so is the vaccine safe for

that's "nightly news" for this wednesday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. yourself and each other. good night >>> next on nbc bay area news tonight, the beef between in-n-out and local health officials. it is heating up. in-n-out burger is accused of breaking the rules. but is the strahm being singled out and what is happening at locations in the east bay? plus -- >> the governor giving a bat of to booster shot. why he along with covid expert are saying you should not wait to get yours. >>> and facebook in the spotlight right now for not doing enough to protect its users. should we be paying closer attention to what other social media companies are doing as well?

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night working at recology is more than a job for jesus. it's a family tradition. jesus took over his dad's roue when he retired after 47 year. now he's showing a new generation what recology is all about. as an employee-owned company, recology provides good-paying local jobs for san franciscans. we're proud to have built the city's recycling system from the ground up, helping to make san francisco the greenest big city in america. let's keep making a differene together. global disruption with the very local impact. facebook, instagram, and whatsapp go dark. but that's just the beginning. a whistleblower accuses the company of putting profit ahead of public safety. tonight facebook's response and why it might get worse tomorrow. >>> and where is the money going? billions of dollars of covid relief given to bay area schools. so why is there still billions of dollars untouched? we are following the money trail. >>> and another desperate pl

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. from one extreme to the next just months after wild fires marched across the drought-stricken west, what experts call a bomb cyclone has brought damaging rains to california. the wild weather swing a dramatic and deadly illustration of climate change at its most severe. many forced to evacuation as torrents of water roared through communities. areas burned by recent wild fires at particular risk. it is all a part of a triple weather threat gripping the country this evening parts of illinois and missouri already pounded by deadly tornados and millions living in the northeast right now bracing for a nor'easter, expected to bring high winds and flooding steve patterson is watching it all. >> reporter: tonight the west blasted by the destructive power of a bomb cyclone. a swift and massive drop in air pressure combined with an influx of extra tropical moisture causing a deluge of rain and high winds. 8 million under rain alerts tens of thousands still without power. forecasters calling it

. >>> but first, on "nightly news" with lester holt, going indepth on the challenges of getting opioid for the latino community. nationwide, opioid deaths among the latino community have surged since the pandemic. go inside one treatment sent they are's using a bicultural and bilingual approach to solve the problem, and hear one patient's powerful message to others looking for help. we'll see you back here at 7:00. but first, we'll join lester holt with "nightly news" starting right now. >>> tonight, the make or break moment for president biden and his multi-trillion agenda with congress narrowly averting a shutdown hours before a midnight deadline, all eyes on the house. speaker nancy pelosi pushing forward with a vote on the president's $1 trillion infrastructure plan. despite a vow from progressives to tank it unless a larger $3.5 trillion plan to expand the social safety net is passed first. >>> negotiations coming down to the wire our late reporting from capitol hill >>> also tonight the grim milestone. 700,000 deaths in the u.s. from covid. across the country, enforcement of vacc

thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night 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 ♪ >> next on nbc bay area news tonight, tens of thousands of marijuana plants, row weather watches, $10 million in cash, all found in several illegal pot grows in the bay area. tonight, the paper trail investigators are now following in this historic bust. >>> vaccine mandates and your kids. one bay

. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening with the country barreling toward a financial cliff tonight, republicans may be blinking and ready to help avert catastrophe with a new offer to democrats providing an off-ramp in the showdown of raising the $28.4 trillion debt ceiling. tonight the clock is ticking. less than two weeks until the u.s. will either have to raise the borrowing limit to pay past bills or face the chilling prospect of default and potential economic disaster senate minority leader mitch mcconnell now saying he will support an extension of the debt ceiling to allow the country to pay its bills for now, a temporary solution at best. peter alexander now with late details. >> reporter: tonight, what could be a new short-term solution to the looming fiscal disaster top republican mitch mcconnell offering democrats a deal to allow the government to extend its ability to borrow money to pay its bills for an >> we view that as a victory. we view that as a temporary victory, though, with more work to do. >> reporter: democrats have been blasting repu

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone just breaking tonight, it's him. the fbi just announced the human remains found in a florida nature reserve are, in fact, those of brian laundrie the 23-year-old man who was suspected in the death of his fiancÉe gabby petito the remains of laundrie were discovered yesterday, more than a month after he was last seen alive. confirmation of his death bringing to an end the manhunt but not the search for answers as to how he died and whether he was involved in petito's death the case that's due in part to an extraordinary amount of video and photos of the two on a recent road trip gained national attention our sam brock is in florida now with late breaking details. >> reporter: as crime scene cars cycle through this florida park all day, the fbi confirming late today with dental records that the partial skull uncovered in this reserve is brian laundrie's a sweeping conclusion to a five-week long man hunt and dramatic search that captured the country's attention. tonight the attorney for the laundrie family spea

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ever wonder how san francisco became the greenest big city in america? just ask the employee owners of recology. we built the recycling system from the ground up, helping san francisco become the first city in the country to have a universal recycling and composting program for residents and businesses. but it all starts with you. let's keep making a differene together. next covid vaccines for kids. should it be a requirement to go to school? or a choice? today thousands of parents pulled their kids out of class and protested the california mandate. >> we have a choice. >> we want some long-term studies. >> we are talking about those concerns with one of our covid experts. >>> also, a legendary military leader with strong bay area ties. remembering general colin powell,is impact globally and in the bay area. we are joined by leon panetta.

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone further acknowledging covid vaccines while incredibly effective lose some of their punch over time, an fda safety panel has just given its endorsement to booster shots for many americans who were fully vaccinated with a two-dose moderna vaccine. it is not the final word but the panel's recommendation for a third moderna shot mirrors what the cdc recently decided for pfizer boosters, recommending them for older people and those at higher risk of covid infection nearly 188 million americans are now considered fully vaccinated with close to 9 million having already received boosters yet, there remain questions on whether the extra shots are really necessary for most people miguel almaguer has late details. >> reporter: moving a major step toward authorization, tonight an fda advisory panel says some americans fully vaccinated with moderna should get its booster. the unanimous recommendation not yet green lit by the cdc applies to those 65 and older and others at higher risk of severe disease because of health condi

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. there is late word tonight of a criminal sex charge filed against disgraced forker new york a misdemeanor complaint accusing him of forcible touching of an unnamed woman last year. the charge comes after multiple women charge cuomo of sexual harassment authorities building a criminal case based in part on cell phone and text messages. cuomo's national profile soared in the early days of the pandemic, but he resigned in august after a state investigation concluded he sexually harassed 11 women, including current and former staff members cuomo maintaining he never crossed the line with anyone. our kate snow has late details. >> reporter: former governor andrew cuomo, once a star of the democratic establishment tonight facing a criminal charge for sexual misconduct the misdemeanor criminal complaint says last december on the second floor of the governor's mansion, cuomo did intentionally and for no legitimate purpose forcibly place his hand under the blouse shirt of the victim and on to

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. when it comes to flooring, i'm hard to please. so, i go to floor & decor where i find every imaginable tile, wood, laminate or stone without compromising my design. cause one aisle doesn't cut it. i need an entire store. explore floor & decor in person or online. >>> good evening. this is nbc bay area news tonight. i'm raj mathai. a lot happening on this friday. the umpire explains his not so accurate call. the ump, by the way, grew up in the south bay. his response to that giants game last night in just a few minutes. >>> but we start with three breaking news stories. at this hour, evacuations for some people in the santa cruz county area. a wildfire is burning across mount madonna between morgan hill and watsonville. you might be seeing some of the smoke in the south bay right now. so far, this fire has burned at least

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night shoot. what's wrong? i think i'm down to my last inhaler. don't worry. you can refill it and get it delivered using the kaiser permanente app. smart. refill most prescriptions online and get delivery for no cost. 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. when it comes to flooring, i'm hard to please. so, i go to floor & decor where i find every imaginable tile, wood, laminate or stone without compromising my design. cause one aisle doesn't cut it. i need an entire store. explore

. >>> this is nbc night lie news with lester holt >>> good evening, and thank you for joining us the fda tonight has given the okay for kids ages 5 to 11 to receive pfizer covid shots. the first injection is likely just days away. with 28 million children eligible, today's emergency use authorization is a potential game changer in the fight against the pandemic especially in the nation's beleaguered schools. and could narrow the vaccination gap that tonight leaves fewer than 58% of americans fully vaccinated all of this follows the recommendation of a safety panel which determined the child size dose to be safe and effective. the cdc expected now to follow-up shortly with its endorsement tom costello now with late details >> reporter: this afternoon's fda news means hospitals and clinics have just days to prepare for another wave of vaccinations at inova hospital in fairfax, virginia, they're prepping to vaccinate 500 young children each day, even bringing in therapy dogs and star wars characters. how do you make this clinical setting less stressful for kids >> lots of things. we giv

on "nbc nightly news," lester holt shows you how these delays can impact your health. even in cities like boston, not currently a covid hot spot people who need surgery are currently in a holding pattern. as lester holt finds out, the wait is making some patients worse. >> what did the delay in surgery cost you in terms of your physical well-being? >> strength, the ability to move around, to participate in my life. >> on "nbc nightly news," what doctors say you can do if you are one the millions of americans waiting for care. that's coming up for you tonight at 6:30. >>> we are getting another look at the aftermath of an alleged physical altercation between gabby petito and her fiancee, brian laundrie. new video from another officer's body camera was released in utah. the officers were responding to two separate callers who say they saw laundrie hit petito. in the video, petito admits that she hit laundrie first. later, she says he grabbed her face after telling her to shut up. she also says she doesn't now how she got bruises on her arm. petito's body was found in wyo

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ 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 ♪ working at recology is more than a job for jesus. it's a family tradition. jesus took over his dad's roue when he retired after 47 year. now he's showing a new generation what recology is all about. as an employee-owned company, recology provides good-paying local jobs for san franciscans. we're proud to have built the city's recycling system from the ground up, helping to make san francisco the greenest big city in america. let's keep making a differene together. >>> i'm raj mathai, next on nbc bay area news tonight, facebook under fire. a whistle-blower says that facebook knows its sites, including instagram are harmful to kids and our democracy. >> facebook has repeatedly misled the public about what its own research reveals. >> a former lawmaker wants congress to step in. but what could congress really change? >>> also, oil slicks

. >> up next on nightly news with lester holt, imagine getting to the airport with just a blink of yourst, but delta is in partnership with the tsa trying to speed up your trip with just an iris scan. lester holt joins us now. >> breaking news tonight, the key fda panel voting to recommend pfizer's vaccine for children. fda advisers backing smaller doses of pfizer's vaccine for kids 5 to 11, saying the benefits outweigh the risks. a major step in the push to vaccinate some 28 million children. how soon could shots go into arms, and the top concerns among parents, what you need to know. >> also tonight, the season's first nor'easter slamming the east coast. s up for 28 million people. high water stranding a woman in a car and powerful winds states of emergency in new york and new jersey al roker is tracking it >>> the big test for president biden campaigning in virginia, where the governor's race is in a dead heat. it comes as democrats scramble to reach a deal on his spending plans this week. what they're still divided over >>> the first image of alec baldwin on the set of his movie bef

thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other ♪♪ when i'm away from you ♪ ♪ i'm happier than ever ♪ ♪ wish i could explain it better ♪ ♪ i wish it wasn't true ♪ ♪ i don't relate to you ♪ ♪ i don't relate to you no ♪ ♪ 'cause i'd never treat me this ♪ i get it you hate this city ♪ ♪ and i don't talk about you on the internet ♪ ♪ never told anyone anything bad ♪ ♪ 'cause that's just embarrassing ♪ ♪ you were my everything ♪ ♪ and all that you did was make me feel sad ♪ ♪ so don't waste the time i don't have ♪ ♪ and don't try to make me feel bad ♪ ♪ i could talk about every time that you showed up on time ♪ ♪ but i'd have an empty line 'cause you never did ♪ ♪ never paid any mind to my mother or friends so i ♪ ♪ shut 'em all out for you 'cause i was a kid ♪ ♪ you ruined everything good ♪ ♪ always said you were misunderstood ♪ ♪ made all my moments your own ♪ ♪ just leave me alone ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for my band y'all! that was

lester holt joins us next. >>> tonight, the surprising setback for the american economy. fewer than projected. the slowest pace of the year covid fears still making americans cautious about going back to work some even giving up their job search altogether. with many businesses struggling to hire. what president biden is saying about this tonight >>> the new showdown over vaccine and mask mandates why the sheriff in l.a. county says he won't enforce new rules. all while some experts now say we're entering a new phase of the pandemic. >>> the college admissions cheating scandal the verdict is in for two of the parents accused of trying to buy their kids way into top colleges. >>> the department of justice' decision after reviewing that controversial shooting of jacob blake. will the officer be charged with civil rights offenses? >>> presidential showdown the white house blocking an attempt by former president trump to withhold documents from congress on the january 6th riots. >>> the new warnings about the price of holiday travel and finding the toys you want what the expe

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening here in hollywood and across the film industry, there is shock and disbelief tonight after actor alec baldwin was involved in a fatal and apparent accidental shooting of a woman on a new mexico movie set baldwin expressing his shock and sadness over the death of the film cinematographer, after the 63-year-old movie and tv star fired a gun used as a prop during production of a western-themed movie the movie's director was wounded. film experts are aghast that such an accident could happen, given strict safety standards governing firearms on film sets. tonight no charges have been filed, but plenty of questions, including whether safety concerns were dismissed before the shooting baldwin pledging his cooperation with police miguel almaguer now with late details. >> reporter: shortly after the fatal shooting, a distressed alec baldwin outside the sheriffs department in santa fe investigators say the veteran actor fired a prop gun on his new mexico movie set thursday killing the film's director of photography and serious

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night ] ♪ ♪ ♪♪ are you out there ♪ ♪ to ♪ i haven't lost my hope ♪ ♪ even though i am so far from my home ♪ ♪ i've been living my life on the edge ♪ ♪ slip and fall if i take one more step ♪ ♪ there's safety in numbers i guess ♪ ♪ but i'm going rogue in the wild wild west ♪ ♪ wild wild west ♪ ♪ wild wild west ♪ ♪ wild wild ♪ ♪ i've been dancing in the moonlight ♪ ♪ i've been laughing with this firelight ♪ ♪ living i've been giving ♪ ♪ i've been living with this firelight ♪ ♪ i'll be fine fine ♪ ♪ i'll be fine fine ♪ ♪ i'll be fine ♪ ♪ i've been dancing in the moonlight ♪ ♪ i've been laughing with this firelight ♪ ♪ i'll be fine fine ♪ ♪ i'll be fine fine ♪ ♪ i'll be fine ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: [screams] welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for my band y'all! that was "wild west" by lissie. lauren requested a pair what is your connection to that song, lauren? >> hi, kelly. i just recently moved here to los angeles

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪♪ you could say i lost my faith in science and progress ♪ ♪ you could say i lost my belief in the holy church ♪ ♪ you would say i lost my sense of direction ♪ ♪ yes you could say all of this and worse but ♪ ♪ if i ever lose my faith in you ♪ ♪ there'd be nothing left for me to do ♪ ♪ i could be lost inside their lies without a trace ♪ ♪ but every time i close my eyes i see your face ♪ ♪ if i ever lose my faith ♪ ♪ if i ever lose my faith ♪ ♪ if i ever lost my faith ♪ ♪ if i ever lose my faith ♪ ♪ in you ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: [screams] welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for my bandy all! that was "if i ever lose my faith in you" sting won a grammy for it back in 1994. why did you want to hear that song, will? >> hey, kelly, that was a 90s moment. i've grown up with the song, but there is a story to this. i am in the amateur cycling team, and sometimes when you're cycling up the mountain or hill, you need a little help and

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening a potential new weapon against covid-19 may soon enter the fight an anti-covid pill, not to prevent but to treat the infection in high-risk patients drug maker merck submitting its anti-viral pill to the fda for emergency use authorization claiming the drug could substantially cut the number of hospitalizations and deaths but the number of pills ordered by the government falls far short of the 67 million eligible americans who remain unvaccinated today's submission comes as covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths are on the decline amid more signs of public normalcy today's return of the boston marathon just one of them. our team covering it all tonight, starting with miguel almaguer. >> reporter: now officially seeking emergency use authorization from the fda, if granted, merck's first of its kind antiviral pill to treat covid could be prescribed to americans by the end of this year with the company saying its pill cuts hospitalizations and deaths in half for unvaccinated patients with early symptoms. the five-day regi

guad venegas, nbc news, el paso, texas thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ ♪ ♪♪ we are lovers through and through ♪ ♪ and though we made it through the storm ♪ ♪ i really want you to realize i really wanna put you on ♪ ♪ i've been searching for someone to satisfy my every need ♪ ♪ won't you be my inspiration ♪ ♪ be the real love that i need ♪ ♪ i'm searching for a real love ♪ ♪ someone to set my heart free ♪ ♪ real love i'm searching for a real love ♪ ♪ see i'm searching for a real love and i don't know where to go ♪ ♪ been around the world and high and low and still i never know ♪ ♪ how it feels to have a real love cause it seems it's not around ♪ ♪ gotta end it in this way because it seems he can't be found ♪ ♪ real love i'm searching for a real love ♪ ♪ someone to set my heart free ♪ ♪ real love i'm searching for a real love ♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for my band y'all! [cheers and applause] that was some marriage able eyes for you, michelle a

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ ♪ ♪♪ let's dance ♪ ♪ put on your red shoes and dance the blues ♪ ♪ let's dance ♪ ♪ to the song they're playin' on the radio ♪ ♪ let's sway ♪ ♪ while color lights up your face ♪ ♪ let's sway ♪ ♪ sway through the crowd to an empty space ♪ ♪ and if you say run i'll run with you ♪ ♪ and if you say hide we'll hide ♪ ♪ because my love for you ♪ ♪ would break my heart in two ♪ ♪ if you should fall ♪ ♪ into my arms ♪ ♪ and tremble like a flower ♪ ♪ let's dance ♪ ♪ put on your red shoes and dance the blues ♪ ♪ let's sway ♪ ♪ under the moonlight the serious moonlight ♪ ♪ let's dance ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for my band y'all with that classic song from david bowie! give it up for our very special guest on the base as well leland! everybody! now if you don't know, leland is a true rock legend. he has worked with everyone from james taylor to carole king, we saw him in australia, we were there for work and we were like oh, my

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thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night ♪♪ step by step ♪ ♪ ooh baby ♪ ♪ gonna get to you girl ♪ ♪ hey girl in your eyes ♪ ♪ i see a picture of me all the time ♪ ♪ and girl when you smile ♪ ♪ you got to know that you drive me wild ♪ ♪ ooh baby ♪ ♪ you're always on my mind ♪ ♪ ooh girl ♪ ♪ i really think it's just a matter of time ♪ ♪ step by step ♪ ♪ ooh baby ♪ ♪ gonna get to you girl ♪ ♪ step by step ♪ ♪ ooh baby ♪ ♪ really want you in my world ♪ ♪ step 1: we can have lots of fun ♪ ♪ step 2: there's so much we can do ♪ ♪ step 3: it's just you and me ♪ ♪ step 4: i can give you more ♪ ♪ step 5: don't you know that the time has arrived ♪ ♪ step by step ♪♪ >> the song is dedicated to all the fine men in the house. ladies, if you're with me, make some noise. here we go. ♪♪ what a man what a man what a man ♪ ♪ what a mighty good man ♪ ♪ gotta say it again now ♪ ♪ what a man what a man what a man ♪ ♪ what a mighty good man ♪ ♪ he's a mighty mighty good man ♪ ♪ what a man what

that's "nightly news" for this wednesday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪♪ when i was a little girl i had a rag doll ♪ ♪ only doll i've ever owned ♪ ♪ now i love you just the way i loved that rag doll ♪ ♪ but only now my love has grown ♪ ♪ and it gets stronger in every way ♪ ♪ and it gets deeper let me say ♪ ♪ and it gets higher day by day ♪ ♪ and do i love you my oh my ♪ ♪ yeah river deep mountain high yeah yeah yeah ♪ ♪ i love you baby like a flower loves the spring ♪ ♪ and i love you baby river deep mountain high ♪ ♪ baby yeah ♪ ♪ do i love you my oh my ♪ ♪ yeah river deep mountain high yeah yeah yeah ♪ ♪ if i lost you would i cry ♪ ♪ oh how i love you baby baby baby baby ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show," give it up for my band y'all! [cheers and applause] that was "river deep, mountain high" by tina and ike turner turner, she did an amazing version as well, jill and the audience requested it, why did you want to hear that one? >> that was amazing, i am such

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt.please take care of yourself and each other. ♪♪ once i had a love and it was a gas ♪ ♪ soon turned out had a heart of glass ♪ like the real thing only to find ♪ ♪ mucho mistrust love's gone behind ♪ ♪ once i had a love and it was divine ♪ ♪ soon found out i was losing my mind ♪ ♪ it seemed like the real thing but i was so blind ♪ ♪ mucho mistrust love's gone behind ♪ ♪ in between what i find is pleasing and i'm feeling fine ♪ ♪ love is so confusing there's no peace of mind ♪ ♪ if i fear i'm losing you it's just no good ♪ ♪ you teasing like you do ♪ ♪ oooh-ah-ah ♪ ♪ once i had a love and it was a gas ♪ ♪ soon turned out it was a pain in my ass ♪ ♪ seemed like the real thing only to find ♪ ♪ mucho mistrust love's gone behind ♪ ♪ lost inside adorable illusion and i cannot hide ♪ ♪ i'm the one you're using please don't push me aside ♪ ♪ we could've made it cruising yeah ♪ ♪ oooh-ah-ah oooh-ah-ah ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: all right, y'all! welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give

lester holt joins us next. >>> breaking news tonight. potential breakthrough in the debt limit showdown with the clock ticking for the u.s. to avoid defaulting on its debts for the first time in history. there's word of progress tonight the deal mitch mcconnell and senate republicans are offering democrats after president biden accused them of playing russian roulette with the economy. >>> also tonightthe shooting at a texas high school. multiple people injured. police swarming the school with guns drawn. the images inside, a classroom door barricaded the school placed on lockdown students let out in single file. the suspect, a student, arrested after a manhunt. what police say led up to the horror. >>> the covid crisis and the major u.s. city enacting one of the strictest vaccine mandates in the nation. >>> growing question in california's oil spill disaster why did it take hours for the first pipeline to be shut down? could there be criminal charges? >>> our exclusive with the american who survived the 2015 isis terror attacks in paris

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of ♪♪ it's your thing do what you wanna do ♪ ♪ i can't tell you who to sock it to ♪ ♪ if you want me to love you maybe i will ♪ ♪ believe me man it ain't no big deal ♪ ♪ you need love now just as bad as i do ♪ ♪ makes me no difference now who you give your thing to ♪ ♪ it's your thing do what you wanna do ♪ ♪ hey i can't tell you who to sock it to ♪ ♪ it's your thing do what you wanna do ♪ ♪ hey i can't tell you who to sock it to ♪ ♪ i'm not trying to run your life ♪ ♪ i know you wanna do what's right ♪ ♪ give your love boy to whoever you choose ♪ ♪ how can you lose with the stuff you use now ♪ ♪ it's your thing do what you wanna do ♪ ♪ oh i can't tell you who to sock it to ♪ ♪ it's your thing do what you wanna do ♪ ♪ don't let me tell you who to sock it to ♪ ♪ let me hear ya say it's my thing ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: hey, everybody, welcome to "the kelly clarkson show." give it up from my band, y'all. that's the classic "it's your thing." austin requested i

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. >> up next on nightly news with lester holt, winter is coming and could bring an unwelcome surprise whether gas or electric you could experience sticker shock this winter. they're taking a closer look at that. nightly news with lester holt starts right now. >>> tonight, the major decision on booster shots impacting millions of americans who received johnson & johnson covid vaccines the fda panel voting unanimously to recommend j&j boosters to everyone 18 and over at least two months after initial vaccination. how soon could those boosters go into arms? the panel also debating mixing and matching boosters. what we know plus, new guidelines just out from the cdc over celebrating the holidays and the battle over vaccine mandates heating up the major u.s. city that could soon be without half its police force. >>> also former president bill clinton hospitalized for an infection said to be unrelated to covid his condition tonight. >>> the capitol police officer accused of telling a january 6th rioter to delete evidence the charges he faces. >>> the move by the justice department taking th

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. the white house tonight responding to the growing supply chain disruption that has left cargo ships waiting at sea to unload and consumers and small retailers burdened with shortages and delivery delays for all kinds of products. president biden today hailing a deal with the massive port of los angeles to begin operating 24/7. the second west coast port to go around the clock. it is part of a major push to relieve supply shortages which helped push pricing up 5.4% in september over last year. president biden also leaning on major shippers to move to their own round the clock operations as the holidays approach. miguel almaguer is in los angeles with the latest. >> reporter: tonight the l.a. traffic jam creating shipping gridlock across the nation, facing a crush of cargo backed up for miles and months. the white house meeting today with some of the country's largest shipping carriers and authorities at the ports of los angeles and long beach, announcing operations here will run 24/7 t

thanks for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. . >>> i'm jessica aguirre, get vaccinated or go back to distance learning. governor newsom making a sweeping decision, california now the first state in the nation to require eligible students to get vaccinated if they want to keep showing up on campus. >> there's still a struggle to get to where we need to go. and that means we need to do more and we need to do better. >> but not every parent is on board why they're not willing to play by the governor's rules and are ready to pull their kids out of school. >> we've already kind of don't holds but the best way to play

good night i'm lester holt. care of ♪ ♪ ♪♪ you've got your ball, you got your chain ♪ ♪ tied to me tight, tie me up again ♪ ♪ who's got their claws in you my friend? ♪ ♪ into your heart i'll beat again ♪ ♪ sweet like candy to my soul ♪ ♪ sweet you rock, and sweet you roll ♪ ♪ lost for you, i'm so lost, for you ♪ ♪ oh when you come ♪ ♪ crash into me ♪ ♪ and i come into you ♪ ♪ oh i watch you there ♪ ♪ through the window ♪ ♪ and i stare at you ♪ ♪ wear nothing but you ♪ ♪ wear it so well ♪ ♪ tied up and twisted ♪ ♪ the way i'd like to be ♪ ♪ for you, for me, come crash ♪ ♪ into me ♪ ♪ baby, come crash into me, yeah ♪ ♪ crash into me ♪ ♪ crash into me ♪ ♪ crash into me ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show," give it up for my band y'all! dave matthews band, cat in our audience wanted to hear that song, why do you like that song? >> hey, kelly, thank you so much for singing that song. "crash into me" is a super special song from my husband and i, i am from ireland and we dated long d