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that's coming up on nightly news with lester holt at 6:30. >>> amid protests outside, the u.s. supreme court heard two challenges to texas' new restrictive abortion law. they revolve on whether the law can remain in effect, but they won't resolve the issue of the constitutional right to an abortion. as alice barr explains, that could come in a separate case in early december. >> hey, hey, ho, ho! >> reporter: high drama as u.s. supreme court justices take up two challenges to a texas law that has stopped nearly all abortions in the state. the law effectively bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they're pregnant. >> a six-week ban on abortion is unconstitutional and having a devastating effect. >> reporter: because the supreme court has long held state officials cannot ban abortion that early, the texas legislation handed enforcement over to individuals meaning anyone can sue abortion providers or anyone who helps. >> this bill does something that hasn't been done before which is to recognize that life is protected when the heartbeat is first d

lester holt looks into austin as a hot boomtown. there are consequences to rapid growth.s from austin, next. >>> tonight, the supreme court showdown over the controversial abortion law right here in texas. the justices hearing nearly three hours of arguments over the law banning most abortions in the state the critical questions the court's two newest conservative justices asked. and the signal on where the case heads now. >>> also tonight, president biden on the world stage while his spending plan suffers a new blow back home what moderate joe manchin now says he wants before he'll back the bill. >>> the president of the un summit in scotland urging the world to act on climate change, warning the eyes of history are watching and president biden's apology for something his predecessor donald trump did. >>> american airlines canceling more than 2,000 flights in four days what they are blaming for the chaos. >>> the battle over vaccine mandates 9,000 new york city workers now on unpaid leave for failing to get the shot, including police and firefighters will it impact emerg

." >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt across america reporting tonight from st. louis. >>> good evening from the gateway to the west, st. louis, missouri, the second stop on our journey across america this week. a lot to report from here including some struggles that will ring true in many american cities in the pandemic first, tonight following last week's endorsement by the fda, the cdc tonight with the last word on covid vaccinations for younger children late today a cdc panel approving pfizer shots for kids 5 to 11 under an emergency use authorization, meaning it is a matter of hours before younger children will start to receive their covid vaccinations some 28 million of them could now be eligible for the shots. some experts call it a game changer. some parents, however, unsure whether they want their child to get the shots. tom costello has late developments >> the final vote this afternoon. >> i am taking my child to get the vaccine, i have gotten my other kids vaccinated. >> the advisory committee voted unanimously to approve emergency use authorization f

. >> next on nightly news, lester holt is coming to us from the famous gateway arch. takes the small tram to the top to find out why this arch is so central to st. louis. lester holt joins us right now from st. louis. >>> breaking news tonight. the cdc panel voting unanimously to make 28 million children eligible to receive the covid vaccine. cdc advisers recommending a smaller dose of pfizer's vaccine for children 5 to 11 the first shots are expected to go in arms in a matter of hours, allowing kids to get fully vaccinated in time for christmas. what parents need to know. >>> also, election night is here, all eyes on the tight battle for virginia's governor both president biden and former president trump looming large over the race. what it means for the midterms and beyond >>> president biden's final day at the u.n. climate summit the global pledge announced on cutting greenhouse gases back home, the standoff over his agenda and soaring consumer prices. nbc news asking the president how long will it last. >>> opening statement in the trial of kyle rittenhouse, the te

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening emotions flared in a wisconsin courtroom today. an angry judge, a clearly frustrated prosecutor and a defendant himself, kyle rittenhouse breaking down in sobs as he took the witness stand in his own defense. he's charged with intentionally killing two people and wounding a third during a protest over police use of force. the 18-year-old telling the court today, "i didn't do anything wrong i defended myself. the prosecution pressing rittenhouse on his intentions as armed with a military-style rifle he took to the street on a restless night of protests but the testimony was interrupted several times as the judge turned his wrath on the prosecutor over his line of questioning. gabe gutierrez is in kenosha tonight. >> the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god. >> yes. >> reporter: as he described for the jury the tense moments before he opened fire, kyle rittenhouse broke down. >> there were people right there. that's when i -- >> reporter: the judge calling a short break. some jurors appearing sympat

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. 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 ♪ >>> coming up on nbc bay area news tonight, a new covid variant detected. should we be concerned? we're asking one of our covid experts. >>> and then the biggest drop we have seen all year. we explain what happened on wall street today. and we're breaking down what it means for your money. >>> people have to feel safe. >> even san francisco as's chief is patrolling union square. we're shown what else is being done to make shoppers feel safe during this string of smash and grabs. >>> good evening, everyone. this is nbc bay area news tonight. and i'm jessica aguirre. okay. worries over a winter covid surge growing, not just here but across the globe. right now concern is being fueled by a new variant

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1 of 10 million people that comcast has connected to affordable internet in the last 10 years. and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> next on nbc bay area news tonight a lot of shaking in the east bay, a quake and several after shocks near san ramon. >> everything started shaking. >> high dogs were going crazy. >> they happened in an area that's seen a lot of seismic activity. so what does this mean going forward? we'll get some answers. >>> also the future of the oakland colosseum complex. big money is at stake. a group has plans to bring the wnba to town and affordable housing. is this all talk or could it actually happen? >>> and be warned airports are expecting huge crowds. we have s

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. across america reporting tonight from phoenix. >> good evening from phoenix, the last stop in our journey across america. a city that sits on the cross roads of so many major issues impacting this country. we'll dig into that shortly. but, first, will they or won't they or maybe the better question is can they on this friday evening, speaker nancy pelosi's gambit to get a house vote on both president biden's two spending priorities, a bipartisan infrastructure deal and the social safety net and climate bill quickly threaten to spiral out of her control. pushback from moderate democrats forcing pelosi to retreat on the social spending vote for now while holding fast on the infrastructure vote. progressives ready to make their own statement. kristin welker standing by now with late details. >> reporter: tonight renewed chaos on capitol hill the democratic divide over president biden's multi-trillion dollar spending plans again on full display. >> welcome to my world. this is the democra

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> i'm raj mathai.flash mob burglaries? >> we will do whatever it takes to keep san francisco safe. >> we're breaking down the plan today by mayor francisco bodine. >>> elizabeth holmes is back on the stand. the first time she talks about her boyfriend. >>> the president promising relief at the pump. >> i will do whatever it takes to lessen the price at the pump. >> how much impact will it have here in california? >>> good evening, this is nbc bay area news

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. the three georgia men accused of confronting and murdering ahmaud arbery as he ran through their neighborhood last year rested their cases tonight, but not before the defendant who fired the fatal shot, travis mcmichael, admitted on the witness stand arbery did not verbally threaten him or display a weapon. the prosecution working to chip away mcmichael's claim of self-defense, that he fired after arbery tried to take his gun. the racially charged case has taken some unexpected turns in recent days, including mcmichael's decision to testify and attempts by a defense attorney to keep some well-known black pastors and activists from the courtroom ron allen is in brunswick, georgia with late details. >> he did not threaten me verbally. >> all right did he brandish any weapons? >> no, ma'am. >> didn't pull out any guns >> no, ma'am >> reporter: the final day of testimony, prosecutors spent hours challenging travis mcmichael's claim that ahmaud arbery attacked him and that he shot and kill

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. across america reporting tonight from washington, d.c. >> good evening from washington, d.c. on day three of our journey across america where i spoke to the country's top military leader about a world growing more dangerous. we'll get to that in a few moments. but tonight we also happen to be standing in the shadow of our top story, the election for governor in neighboring virginia the win by republican glenn youngkin over democrat terry mcauliffe has democrats licking wounds and looking for something or someone to blame as president biden observes another political body blow. the president returning from europe overnight. his legislative priorities at home still in limbo and now facing his party's loss of a key state house with another that's been hanging by a thread all day kristin welker leads our coverage >> reporter: tonight president biden responding to that urgent wakeup call for democrats. republican businessman glenn youngkin's stunning win in the virginia's governor race ove

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening with the world health organization warning of a very high global risk, president biden tonight says the omicron covid variant is cause for concern and not a cause for panic. here's what we know as we come on the air tonight. the variant first identified in south africa has now been discovered in more than a dozen countries, including canada, raising concerns about the speed of its transmission late today the cdc recommending booster shots for everyone 18 and over who is beyond six months of their initial doses. white house officials say it may be two weeks before key questions are answered, including whether the omicron variant can evade vaccines the president tonight reassuring americans that new lockdowns are off the table. our team is in place with the very latest, starting with gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonight, with the new covid variant omicron spreading around the world, president biden says he's not considering any widespread u.s. lockdown. >> this variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. >> re

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening not guilty the words repeated five times in the kenosha, wisconsin courtroom today as kyle rittenhouse walked free. acquitted of homicide charges in the deaths of two men he shot and killed during a night of protest and unrest in the streets the now 18-year-old overcome and virtually collapsing into his chair as the verdict was read the jury accepting rittenhouse's claim that he acted in self-defense when he fired his military style rifle killing two and wounding a third man and that they were the aggressors the case touching deeply into the heart of the country's cultural and political divide from those who view today's decision as a victory for the second amendment, to others who fear the jury verdict legitimizes vigilante justice. gabe gutierrez leads us off tonight. >> we, the jury, find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. >> reporter: inside the courtroom an emotional moment as the verdict was read. >> kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty >> reporter: kyle rittenhouse collapsing and then hugging his attorney t

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening we begin with the breaking news in the january 6th attack on the capitol. steve bannon, once one of donald trump's closest advisers, has been criminally indicted by a federal grand jury charged with two counts of contempt of congress for spurning subpoenas to answer questions and provide documents to the house select committee investigating the deadly riot. the committee referred bannon's refusal to cooperate to the justice department which brought the case to a grand jury. bannon's indictment with the potential for jail time sending a strong message to other uncooperative trump loyalists in a stare down over the limits of executive privileges hallie jackson has late breaking details for us >> reporter: a trump insider indicted late tonight. steve bannon charged by a federal grand jury with two criminal counts of contempt of congress for defying a subpoena from lawmakers, investigating the january 6th riot. >> i think it's important. and i think it follows the rule of law. you know, bannon and now meadow appear to beli

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1 of 10 million people that comcast has connected to affordable internet in the last 10 years. and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbc bay area, more than a dozen kids given the wrong dose of the covid vaccine. it happened in a clinic in the east bay. we have the details. >>> also, stolen luggage dumped over and over in a specific san francisco neighborhood. >> in the luggage we found just scattered in the street like garbage that we've scooped up, neighbors have found, there is college students' projects and their notebooks. >> we talk to one man who has been using his free time to reunite people with their stolen items. >>> and what

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening as it turns out kyle rittenhouse's dramatic testimony was not the last word in his defense. with no ruling yet on a mistrial, his lawyers resting their case tonight, closing with witnesses meant to reinforce rittenhouse's testimony that he killed two people and wounded a third in acts of self-defense at the heart of the case was rittenhouse acting as a hero or looking for trouble when he headed into a volatile racial justice protest in kenosha, wisconsin last year with his ar-style rifle one defense witness today painting the first person he shot as an aggressor who charged rittenhouse from behind. the prosecution, which calls the killings intentional again today feeling the impatience of the judge. gabe gutierrez is in kenosha tonight. >> ready for the jury. >> reporter: tonight the kyle rittenhouse homicide trial is barrelling towards conclusion >> we will rest. >> reporter: the defense team resting its case today after use of force experts video analyst testified less than three seconds elapsed between when a protes

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening we have learned a lot more about last night's sickening tragedy at a holiday parade in wisconsin. of the five people killed when an suv barrelled into spectators four were women from age 52 to 81 as many as six critically injured children among the 48 injured. families, marching bands and even dancing grannies just some of those gathered for an annual tradition that may never again be remembered in quite the same way tonight new video of the speeding vehicle and those in its path offers only a part of the horrific story authorities in waukesha now naming a suspect. the alleged driver in custody facing five counts of intentional homicide but there are plenty of questions about the events leading up to the rampage. tom llamas is there for us tonight >> reporter: in the town of waukesha, families usually hustle to get a good spot for the christmas parade this year, the scramble was to escape holiday cheer quickly turned to terror and carnage. >> 30 people down! 30 people down >> reporter: it was just after 4:30 on sunda

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1 of 10 million people that comcast has connected to affordable internet in the last 10 years. and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities.

>> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening we haven't heard the last word on covid booster shots. pfizer tonight making its case to the fda that booster shots of its vaccine are 95% effective and that they are safe for all fully vaccinated adults over 25 million americans have received boosters since the cdc signed off on them for all three vaccines, but largely for certain age and risk groups. pfizer asking federal regulators to amend its emergency use authorization and allow it to expand booster availability to virtually everyone. but some experts worry the case for healthy people to get boosters hasn't fully been made miguel almaguer has details. >> reporter: today's submission from pfizer is a major step toward providing a booster shot for any american adult who wants one, seeking emergency use authorization from the fda. if approved by the agency and the cdc, those 18 and over who have been fully vaccinated with pfizer for six months would qualify. but if americans can mix and match boosters as currently allowed, soon 156 million could be eligible

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening there was no self-defense, no lawful citizen's arrest, just murder. at least that's how a jury in brunswick, georgia fairly saw it in the death of ahmaud arbery in their second day of deliberations, the jury found the three defendants guilty of chasing down and murdering the 25-year-old black man as he ran through a neighborhood the person who fired the fatal shot travis mcmichael guilty on all nine counts related to arbery's death. his father, gregory mcmichael, and neighbor william bryan guilty on most of the counts arbery's mother who fought to bring her son's case to justice welcoming the verdict tonight. in the end, a case that evoked a painful history of racism amid worries of an uneven playing field was decided against three white men in the deep south by a nearly all white jury sam brock is at the courthouse with the verdict and reaction >> all rise for the jury. >> reporter: a series of guilty verdicts that took about ten minutes to read. >> count one, malice murder we, the jury, find the defendant travis mcmich

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt, across america. reporting tonight from austin, texas. >>> good evening from the texas capitol as we begin our across america journey tonight in austin. the skyline behind me has come to symbolize one of the stories that brings us here, this city's blistering growth, attracting major tech firms and an explosion of people relocating here for lifestyle and opportunity. we'll get to that shortly. meantime, the state of texas is at the center of our top story the u.s. supreme court today hearing two challenges on the most restrictive abortion regulation in the country. the texas law that has virtually ended abortions in the state and empowered citizens to enforce it. a number of justices today signaling reservations about the law and its potential broader implications pete williams has details. >> reporter: opponents of abortion rallied outside the supreme court in support of sb-8 the texas law that bans abortions after doctors can detect a fetal heartbeat. that's at about six weeks of pregnancy, before m

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening.we are learning so much more tonight about how an outdoor rap concert in houston on friday became a death trap for some in the audience cell phone video capturing the horror at astroworld music fest an already tightly packed crowd surging toward the stage and concert headliner travis scott at least eight people died and hundreds were treated. victims falling and swept beneath the feet of a solid human wave. some concert goers desperately scaling the stage itself to escape, pleading it appears in vain for help and for the concert to stop. the crush of people costing first responders precious minutes as they made their way to the victims. tonight we're hearing from those who were there as well as families of victims as the first lawsuits are being filed. morgan chesky is there with late details. >> reporter: from packed concerts to pandemonium. the fbi now joining a massive investigation into how travis scott's astroworld's music festival turned deadly friday night. eight victims killed

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the cdc director tells lester holt, masks are for now but they're not forever. >> while more people hungry and rising food prices. food banks across the bay area struggling to provide this year with the escalating prices and the escalating number of families in need. nbc bay area's audrey assistio shows us what one food bank is doing to make sure no family goes without this holiday season. >> a busy thursday on edgewater drive in oakland. as dozens of organizations from across the bay area stop by the alameda county community food bank to load boxes and boxes of food onto trucks. rafael with first presbyterian church in oakland says all this food will be distributed to families in need on saturday. >> you save a lot of money because now the food is really expensive. >> very expensive for everyone, including food banks. supply chain disruptions, higher fuel costs, and lower inventory are all contributing to higher prices. >> we are in a tough situation. so last month, for some of our core food items like green beans and cans tuna, we had to pay $60,000 more than the previous month. >> in to

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening we're going to tell you what we know and what we don't know tonight as a worrisome new covid variant rears its head labeled with the greek letter omicron and classified by the w.h.o. as a variant of concern. today the u.s. announcing restrictions on travel to here from south africa where the variant is spreading experts troubled by the large number of mutations. while there are early indications it could be more transmissible than previous variants, it is not known if it is more deadly and if it can weaken the effectiveness of vaccines uncertainty rattling financial markets today as the u.s. averages 90,000 new covid infections a day. in a moment, some of my conversation with dr. fauci about the omicron variant. but first, gabe gutierrez with the latest >> reporter: tonight concern over a new highly transmissible covid variant first identified in south africa is rippling across the globe the white house imposing new restrictions on air travel from eight countries starting on monday a world health organization panel has j

here's lester holt. >> good day. we're coming on the air because authorities in waukesha, wisconsin, are giving an update on the tragic incident at a christmas parade there last night. a red suv drove into a crowd killing at least five people and leaving more than 40 injured. police currently have a person of interest in custody. the chief there dan thompson, i believe, speaking now. >> on sunday, november 21st, 2021, the lone subject intentionally drove his maroon suv threw barricades into a crowd of people celebrating the waukesha christmas parade which resulted in killing five individuals and injuring 48 additional individuals. i just received information that two of the 48 are children and they are in critical condition. we have information that the suspect prior to the incident was involved in a domestic disturbance which was just minutes prior and the suspect left that scene just prior to our arrival to that domestic disturbance. when the suspect was driving through into the crowd, one officer did disc at the s

i'm lester holt. thanks for joining us. >>> family friends and loved ones who haven't seen each other in years, are getting ready to reunite, as the u.s. drops the coronavirus travel ban. >>> it's coming our way. another strong storm aimed straight at the bay area. rain, big winds. we'll show you who is getting hit hardest. >>> good evening. a heartbreaking weekend for two areas. >> we are learning more about a little boy hit by a stray bullet, as outrage growing over senseless violence. mary ann favreau continues our coverage. >> jesper will never get to enjoy halloween again. his life cut short by a stray bullet in oakland. investigators say he was shot in the head while strapped into a car seat. the wu family is in shock that a simple drive home could turn deadly. >> you and your family can be having a good time. all of a sudden, a bullet, hitting you or your little baby or anyone in a car, it's unimaginable. >> jesper was weeks away from celebrating his second birthday. his father is on the way to

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. kristin welker in for lester. on this thanksgiving holiday, people across the country are reclaiming many of the traditions that have been put on pause, even as the nation still battles the pandemic. thousands of people packed the streets of new york city for the return of big crowds to the macy's thanksgiving day parade. while families are gathering around the thanksgiving day table, covid cases are climbing once again back to levels not seen since this summer forcing some hospitals from the midwest to the northeast to make drastic decisions. gabe gutierrez leads our coverage tonight. >> reporter: they floated across tightly packed streets, beacons of americana. this year symbols of triumph. >> very emotional. when i saw that turkey come down, i just burst into tears. i thought of everything new yorkers have gone through, everything americans have gone through, but this brings us back. >> reporter: the macy's thanksgiving day parade drawing thousands of onlookers. last year this parad

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. >> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt.cross america reporting tonight from nashville. >>> good evening from one of the most legendary stages in all of music the ryman auditorium in nashville nashville is stop number four in our week long journey across america we will dive into the rich history of this place and have much

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. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt, across america. reporting tonight from austin, texas. >>> good evening from the texas capitol as we begin our across america journey tonight in austin. the skyline behind me has come to symbolize one of the stories that brings us here, this city's blistering growth, attracting major tech firms and an explosion of people relocating here for lifestyle and

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt.s america reporting tonight from washington, d.c. >> good evening from washington, d.c. on day three of our journey across america where i spoke to the country's top military leader about a world growing more dangerous. we'll get to that in a few moments. but tonight we ao