johnson & johnson covid vaccines for millions of americans hours after the biden admini children miguel almaguer now with the latest. >> reporter: authorized by the fda late today, booster shots for adults fully vaccinated with moderna and johnson & johnson could be days away the stage now set for the cdc's review after the fda also approved mixing and matching boosters >> done! >> reporter: it comes as the white house unveiled its massive plan to begin vaccinating 28 million children between the ages of 5 and 11 who could qualify for their first shot of pfizer's vaccine as soon as early november >> so the main idea of this -- >> reporter: the logistical roll-out using trusted sites like schools and community centers to ensure families have easy access to the free vaccines. >> why is vaccinating this age group so important?

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 regimen of 40 pills cost an estimated $700 a patient. similar to tami-flu in that it's taken at home during the early onset of symptoms. the prescribed pill would be for adults with mild to moderate cases of covid at high risk for severe disease or hospitalization. >> while this is excellent news, it's still 50%. so that means a lot of people who get infected are going to get very sick with covid-19 so it's not -- it is not a miracle. >> reporter: if authorized, merck's milestone would be a game changer but not a substitute for vaccinations the u.s. government ordered enough pills for 1.7 million americans. but 67 million who are eligible have yet to be vaccinated. still, there are signs o

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here's miguel almaguer >> the first parent to trial faced convictions today.inancier john wilson and former casino executive gamal guilty of conspireing to commit bribery and fraud in our nation's most high-profile college admissions scandal. >> powerful and privileged people are not above the law. >> reporter: the four-week trial came to an end after the federal jury deliberated ten and a half hours. prosecutors said abdelaziz paid $300,000 to have his daughter fraudulently admitted to usc as a basketball recruit wilson, convicted of paying $220,000 to have his son declared a water polo recruit at usc before agreeing to pay $1.5 million so his twin daughters could attend harvard and stanford >> pay for my tuition, lori >> reporter: unlike most parents, including actresses lori loughlin and felicity huffman who served little time behind bars after guilty pleas, abdelaziz and wilson rolled the dice at trial. >> it was a huge gamble because when you go to trial, you are running the risk of being punished for going to trial. >> reporter: the prosecution's case wa

and authorities tonight are not ruling out criminal charges miguel almaguer is in santa fe for us tonight. >> reporter: on the set of "rust" investigators now say alec baldwin fired a real bullet that shot and killed the film director ha lay that hutchins and was pulled out of the shoulder of director joel souza who was standing behind her inside this church in a scene similar to this one baldwin was handed a colt 45 that he was told was safe to use before he pulled the trigger during rehearsal. >> and if the sheriff office determines during our investigation a crime has occurred and probable cause exists, arrest -- an arrest or arrests will be made and charges will be filed. >> we have two people accidentally shot on a movie set. >> reporter: interviewing the 16 cast and crew members who were inside the church during the shooting, authorities have now seized 600 items of evidence. among them, three guns and 500 rounds of ammunition both blanks and real bullets. the single round that killed hutchins now in the hands of the fbi. >> inside the revolver that alec baldwin used, were there oth

size of the spill had been smaller if the company had acted at the first signs of trouble here's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: tonight the massive spill and the missteps as authorities pinpoint the cause for this still-unfolding disaster we now have a clear time line of what went wrong. according to federal documents obtained by nbc news, beta offshore received a low-pressure alarm on its massive underwater pipeline at 2:30 a.m. saturday but investigators say it took more than three hours for the company to shut the leak down. it was more than six hours after the initial alarm before beta offshore reported the incident to the national response center federal officials were in the dark for hours as oil spewed from the cracked pipeline five miles off the coast at a depth of 98 feet government documents also show the first reports of a possible spill came in friday night, roughly 12 hours before the pipeline was shut down >> we're not aware of any spill until 8:59 a.m. saturday morning. i promise you, if we were aware of something on friday night, i promise you we would have immediately stopped all

miguel almaguer, thank you, in los angeles. >>> more than half a century after appearing in a role that made him famous, actor william shatner climbed aboard a different star ship today and blasted into space and into history at the age of 90 tom costello was in texas for today's voyage >> two, one. >> reporter: against a cloudless sky, swagger and confidence on full display today as jeff bezos' blue origin carried a beloved pop icon within minutes 90-year-old william shatner became the oldest person ever to go to space, weightless for nearly four minutes with his three fellow passengers, blue origins' audrey powers and chris boshuizen and glen de vries, who each paid an estimated $250,000 to fly >> this is nuts! >> no description could beat this. >> reporter: it was a quick trip soon the booster rocket was landing back on the pad while shatner and team parachuted to a soft landing. >> and the capsule touched down. >> reporter: one of the world's richest men opening the hatch. jeff bezos grew up a star trek and captain kirk fan and invited shatner to fly but for shatner this was far mor

miguel almaguer, nbc news santa fe. >>> in just 60 seconds, the major admission by top oil executives about climate change and what they have to say about disinformation >>> we're back now with big oil under fire on capitol hill the nation's top oil executives testifying before congress denying they lied to the american public about their company's roles in climate change we get more now from tom costello >> reporter: on the virtual hot seat today, oil company executives challenged for the first time ever on their company's histories of spreading disinformation about big oil's role in climate change. >> it is time for the fossil fuel industry to finally change its ways >> reporter: presented as evidence, this video of an exxon lobbyist secretly recorded by greenpeace activists which they say shows how exxon tries to undermine climate control policies. >> did we aggressively fight against some of the science? yes. >> reporter: for decades, democrats say oil execs have denied or downplayed a climate change link, despite their own internal research showing the fossil fuel connection. but

lester >> miguel almaguer in southern california, thanks >>> let's turn to the covid situation now. a new confusion over a cdc warning about safety at holiday gatherings officials now backtracking, and the cdc taking down that warning. our stephanie gosk has the latest >> reporter: with summer officially over, so may be the summer surge covid cases are down more than 30% in the last two weeks. in some hard hit southern states like florida and louisiana, the numbers are falling even more dramatically, which is why dr. anthony fauci's hesitation this weekend when asked about holiday gatherings created confusion. >> it is just too soon to tell. we just have to concentrate on continuing to get those numbers down. >> reporter: social media buzzed people accusing dr. fauci of being a real life grinch meanwhile, the cdc had this holiday guidance on its website, including an image of a virtual thanksgiving today the messaging changed. dr. fauci says his comments were misinterpreted. >> i will be spending christmas with my family i encourage people, particularly the vaccinated people who are

lester >> miguel almaguer at irvine, thank you. >>> nbc's andrea mitchell joining me now. andrea, this is the first real health scare for the former president since his heart surgery years ago. >> exactly you know, he did have a serious condition because an infection that gets into the bloodstream can cause vital organs to shut down if not treated promptly with iv antibiotics and fluids and the former president, who has a family history of heart disease had that quadruple bypass in 2004, an open heart procedure that took four hours, after whic doctors said without the operation, he would likely have faced a substantial heart attack then in 2010, after two arduous trips to haiti for earthquake relief, the former president had two stints inserted in an artery that's when bill clinton, who famously had a passion for junk food, changed his lifestyle going vegan. he's been active and healthy until this episode. >> thank you. >>> new tonight, a u.s. capitol police officer indicted on obstruction of justice charges related to the january 6th riot officer michael riley is accused

this comes as we get a first look at the damaged pipeline itself miguel almaguer is there. >> reporter: the first images of a splintered pipeline captured 80 feet underwater reveal the more than foot long dash where oil gushed into the pacific. authorities now say they're inspecting the 41-year-old pipe which runs from this oil rig to shore for signs of corrosion and pressure problems. but for now many believe the pipe was likely hit by a 30-ton anchor like this one. >> the fact that the pipeline appears to have been dragged leads me to conclude that it probably was caught on the ship's anchor. >> reporter: reviewing satellite imagery in the hours before and after the spill, the coast guard will likely be able to pinpoint which cargo ships were anchored in the area, a jammed shipping lane dotted with a maze of drilling platforms. >> as long as you have shipping and offshore oil development operating in close proximity, this is the kind of accidents and spills that you can expect to have happen >> reporter: with so much focus on the investigation, the true disaster is unfolding out here

miguel almaguer has that. >> reporter: they now qualify for a booster shot of moderna or johnson & johnson. the cdc giving the all clear after reviewing a trove of data presented by moderna and j&j supporting their case for an added dose of protection. moderna's data shows antibody levels spiked with a third shot of its vaccine. recipients who qualify would be the same as pfizer's. those who were inoculated at least six months ago who are immunocompromised and those 65 and older, as well as americans at higher risk of catching the virus. for johnson & johnson, anyone who has been vaccinated for two months could get a booster. >> i think boosters are really important part of getting beyond the pandemic. especially for high-risk people. people who are older, kroinic diseases. >> reporter: the cdc also enforcing the mixing and matching of beefrt shots. those who qualify can select any of the three brands. research shows those vaccinated with j&j get more protection when followed by a shot of moderna or pfizer. >> you were vaccinated with johnson & johnson and you're eager for a booster. >> an

nbc's miguel almaguer shows us what investigators are now saying about the moments leading up to the breach. >> reporter: this morning a 40-mile stretch of the pacific ocean under threat amid new details about the early response of the devastating oil spill. >> what we are doing right now is treating this as a maximum work case discharge. >> reporter: according to federal documents, beta offshore received a low pressure alarm on its massive underwater pipeline at 2:30 a.m. saturday. but investigators say it took more than three hours for the company to shut the leaking pipeline down. and it was more than six hours after the initial alarm before the company reported the incident to the national response center. the failure happening five miles off the coast at a depth of 98 feet. the coast guard later finding marine life covered in oil and dead fish. >> this is a significant incident. >> reporter: five days after the spill, a massive cleanup is still under way. and now potential evidence of an anchor strike as the cause of the leak. divers discovering a 4,000-foot section of the nearl

miguel almaguer is there for us >> reporter: coated in crude. tonight the waters and beaches of southern california show the stains of a slow motion disaster. state records now indicate the first reports of the massive oil spill came in the day before officials confirmed it the size also larger than initially reported up to 144,000 gallons of crude and now potential evidence of an anchor strike contracted divers discovering a 4,000-foot section of the nearly 18-mile pipeline was displaced by over 100 feet a 13-inch split cracking open the pipe, spewing oil. >> the pipeline has essentially been pulled like a bowstring. >> reporter: from just over the spill site we saw how difficult the cleanup has become evidence from the spill stretches from the beaches of orange county all the way to mexico but crews are having a difficult time tracking the ribbons of oil because they've been dispersed after a thunderstorm here. today a flotilla of boats are corralling the oil they can but so far just 3% of the spill has been recovered. patties of tar are still

lester >> miguel almaguer in new mexico, thanks >>> queen elizabeth has been advised by her doctors to rest for at least the next two weeks, buckingham palace said today. the 95-year-old monarch was briefly hospitalized last week the queen will not receive any official visits and has canceled her appearance at britain's festival of remembrance on november 13th. >>> up next for us tonight, the sky high prices, the delays what to know about renovating your home in "the price you pay. >>> if you have been looking for a new home, then you know the market remains red hot. the median home price soaring above $400,000 for the first time many are choosing to renovate instead, but that's tough as well here's jake ward >> reporter: homeowner and mom amber bissoti saved for years to renovate her home in seattle. >> and our kids are teenagers and they're growing. >> reporter: you budgeted for this one way, and i'm assuming that the price has changed. >> the lumber prices obviously have gone up. >> reporter: for this contractor, josh mcdowell, he says he turns away roughly ten jobs a week. now clie

this morning the push to protect and the fight against them. >> that was miguel almaguer reporting. updates are coming hour by hour on vaccines and mask mandates. that's why we're updating our website constantly. head to nbcbay area.com/coronavirus. it's always with the latest information and those developments. we put them there as they come in. >>> closer to content. that's the finding from a house panel when it comes to former white house adviser steve bannon. what we now know and what are the next steps in this investigation into his alleged involvement into the january 6th insurrection. >> plus, miraculous survival. a plane crashes near houston and everyone on board survived. coming up, what authorities are now saying about the moments leading up to the fiery turn of events. hi, i'm debra. i'm from colorado. i've been married to my high school sweetheart for 35 years. i'm a mother of four-- always busy. i was starting to feel a little foggy. just didn't feel like things were as sharp as i knew they once were. i heard about prevagen and then i started taking it about two years n

miguel almaguer is in southern california with more. spirits after sources tell nbc news he was diagnosed with a urological infection that spread into his bloodstream with hillary rodham clinton also at the hospital last night and today the former president feeling fatigued on tuesday decided to go to the hospital for testing. a source close to the situation says he was in the icu as a precaution, but is not under intensive care in a joint statement, clinton's doctors said in part his white blood cell count is trending down and he is responding to antibiotics well. >> it looks like the president was diagnosed with a urine infection that led to sepsis and that he had an infection in the bloodstream. sepsis can cause severe inflammation that can lead to a lot of complic important to treat it early and recognize it as soon as possible. >> reporter: the former president was in southern california for a clinton foundation event feeling ill tuesday, he was taken to the uci med center and administered iv, antibiotics and fluid for a non-covid

miguel almaguer, nbc news huntington beach >>> in alabama tonight at least four people are dead after a flash flooding event caused by more than a foot of rain in some places they were in cars swept away more than 100 people were rescued from homes and cars the threat continues in the southeast with nine million under flash flood watches. >>> tonight the senate announcing a deal to avert a financial meltdown democrats and republicans are set to raise the debt ceiling, which allows the government to keep borrowing money it is a temporary fix until early december when they will have to negotiate again. >>> and a new report just out from the senate judiciary committee detailing the extremes then president trump allegedly went to to overturn the 2020 election peter alexander is at the white house. peter, it is the first time we are hearing some of these accounts. >> reporter: lester, that's right. this new report says that former president trump directly asked justice department officials nine times to investigate his baseless claims of mass voter fraud. the capitol riot, mr. l,effren and

miguel almaguer has more >> reporter: as early as tomorrow the fda could authorize fully vaccinated americans to receive a booster shot that's different from the brand they initially received the approach of mixing and matching covid vaccines would affect tens of millions of americans. first reported by "the new york times" and confirmed by nbc news, the government will not recommend one shot over the other, saying the public should stick to the vaccine originally received. but for 15 million jabbed with johnson & johnson, new research shows antibody levels rose 76-fold with the moderna booster compared to a minimal increase with another shot of j&j. >> what we're finding out is that there are some cases where if you got one vaccine and then a booster with a different vaccine, you get a better immune response, a broader immune response against variants >> reporter: expected to sign off on moderna and j&j, boosters this week, the fda's decision will then be reviewed and likely approved by the cdc. amid a pushback on vaccine mandates, authorities are doubling down on their importance, especiall

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 to ease the massive backlog. >> today's announcement has the potential to be a game changer. i say potential because all of these goods won't move by themselves. >> reporter: the complex delays at the nation's busiest ports accounting for 40% of the country's container traffic affects consumers from coast to coast. bins filled with every day products from electronics to apparel may not make it on to store shelves or front porches in time for the holidays. at lay-n-go, there is demand but little supply. >> everything has been breaking down. we are trying to be resilient, which we always are as small business, but it is affecting us being able to do our job. >> reporter: products aren't just ha

we got our report tonight from nbc news correspondent miguel almaguer, shortly after the fatal shooting alec baldwin outside the sheriff's department inside of faye, best ago to say the veteran actor fired a prop gun on his new mexico movie said, thursday, killing the film's director of photography, and seriously injuring the director. >> was it loaded with real bullet,. >> i cannot tell you that, we have to injuries. >> but just hours before the deadly shooting on the set of rust, the independent movie where baldwin is also one of the producers, nbc news has learned several key members walked off the set over safety concerns. including, multiple previous misfires of the probe gun, according to a source familiar with the matter. baldwin, who's 63, expressing or more. it's there are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of helena hutchins, a wife, mother, and deeply mired colleague of ours. i'm fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy card. >> one of the things about firearms on sets, the people don't r

joining me now is miguel almaguer outside the hospital and also dr. john torres. miguel, what are you hearing from the hospital officials or the clinton team? >> reporter: well, the former president is said to be on the mend and in good spirits. of course he is now spending his fourth day at the hospital here at the uc irvine medical center. he was admitted tuesday after feeling ill. and sources to nbc news say that he was diagnosed with a urinary infection that morphed into something more serious. his doctors released a statement that said that his white blood cell count is trending down and he is responding to anti-by another ticks well. we hope to have him home soon. officials are also saying that he is charming staffanti-byanot. we hope to have him home soon. officials are also saying that he is charming staff officials so certainly appears to be doing better after a serious scare. >> and dr. torres, what do we think really happened here? there was confusion over whether he had sepsis or how extensive the infection became when the urinary tract infection got in

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here's nbc's miguel almaguer. >> saying she's been slandered and falsely betrayed, hannah gutierrez-reedttorneys write -- hannah was hired on two positions on this film. which made it extremely difficult to focus on her job as an armorer, she fought for training, but ultimately was overruled by production, and her department. sources close to the production say no one was looking to cut corners, and she never worked in both positions at the same time. >> although we appreciate the statement given by ms. gutierrez-reed, i think it raises more questions than it does answers. >> reporter: investigators say a single bullet that should have never been on set was placed inside a revolver like this one before alec baldwin pulled the trigger, and killed cinematographer halyna hutchins. hannah has no idea where the live rounds came from, her attorneys say. hannah and the prop master never witnessed anyone shoot live rounds with these guns. >> how could the armorer not know that there was live ammo being put into these guns? that's their job. >> reporter: the sheriff said the investigation could t

yasmin, back to you. >> miguel almaguer, thank you for that. i want to bring in dr. peter hotez.or vaccine development at texas children's hospital. dr. hotez, as always, thank you for joining us on this, we really appreciate it. this is huge, i have to say, it popped up on my phone today. as a parent of two young children, i was very excited. 90% efficacy for pfizer for a vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old, a game changer, really, for what we're dealing with this pandemic. >> it certainly has the potential of getting our kids, k-12 kids, safely through the school year, especially if we start seeing a big increase in covid-19 as we move into the fall and winter as many of us expect. so even though it's starting to go down now, it's still at a high level. there's many of us who think there's going to be a pretty significant rise in the fall and winter. so it is welcome news if we can vaccinate our 5 to 11-year-olds. >> this is a stop on the train of the eua process. the fda meeting next week and the cdc will have to give its final approval when it comes to the emergency use au

cinematographer and wounded the director officials expected to release new information tomorrow miguel almaguer is in santa fe >> reporter: tonight with our first look on the set of "rust," inside the very church where actor alec baldwin fatally shot cinematographer halyna hutchins, we could soon learn if criminal charges will be filed in the apparent accidental killing investigators say before baldwin pulled the trigger, assistant director dave halls announced the gun was safe for use, usually a job handled by the armorer, hannah gutierrez. what's your take on what's going to happen here >> i think, miguel, that somebody is going to jail. you have a woman who has died, and someone was injured from a gunshot on a movie set where real-live ammunition should never be >> so was it loaded with a real bullet or -- >> i cannot tell you that. >> reporter: also at the center of the investigation, whether the deadly round fired here on-set was a blank or a live bullet that somehow made its way onto the production authorities have already seized guns, boxes of ammunition, and spent rounds from the ranch.

what happened after the shot was fired according to witnesses and the surviving victim here's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: it was onset during rehearsal when the fatal shot was fired. the cast and crew of "rust" preparing for an old west shoot-out in this church when, according to a search warrant, alex baldwin was given a prop gun declared safe for use. sitting on a wooden pew, baldwin was drawing his weapon and pointing the revolver toward the camera lens the director joel souza who was wounded says he was looking over the shoulder of cinematographer halyna hutchins when he heard what sounded like a whip and then a loud pop. >> reporter: hutchins was shot in the chest and began to stumble backwards. another witness telling investigators she wouldn't feel her legs court documents allege assistant director dave halls is the man who yelled "cold gun", deeming it safe. later telling investigators he didn't know live rounds were in the weapon the 911 caller reporting the incident. >> he's supposed to check the gun. he's responsible >> reporter: in 2019, halls was fired from a previous productio

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 conditions or exposure at their job. >> i think we all expected a third shot was going to be prescribed for those at high risk the question here is did the science appear to justify such a decision >> reporter: providing documents full of data, moderna argued the fda should authorize its booster for recipients at least six months after their second dose, citing break-through infections and waning immunity over time. but the fda notes even without a booster, vaccines still afford protection against severe covid-19 disease and death in the united states. >> there has been some push back against moderna because its efficacy against hospitalization remains high, so wh

so many line i lives on the line, tens of millions are waiting for an extra shot of protection miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> a private plane's takeoff ended in a fiery crash in houston, texas all people escaped and only two had minor injuries they were sent houston for a playoff game u.s. commercial airlines no longer fly the md-80 series. investigators are looking into the cause of thissh kra. >>> now to the race to rescue americans kidnapped in haiti the gang reportedly ordering $17 million. sam brock has more good morning. >> reporter: good morning, we are learning more about a west michigan family of seven, six of whom were abducted in haiti. five of them kid this going on as an international crisis stretches well into the week with a $17 million ransom request looming even if it's unlikely to get paid an abduction and details of a manic ransom first reported by the complete journal citing the haitian justice minister $17 million. 1 million per person for the 17 missionaries kidnapped by a gang in haiti among those being held captive, a mother and her five children all but one under 18 ac

miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: it's a massive spill and the missteps as authorities pinpoint the cause for this still unfolding disaster we now have a clear time line of what went wrong. according to federal documents obtained by nbc news, beta offshore received a low pressure alarm on its massive underwater pipeline at 2:30 a.m. saturday investigators say it took more than three hours for the company to shut the leak down. it was more than six hours after the initial alarm before beta offshore reported the incident to the national response center. federal officials were in the dark for hours as oil spewed from the cracked pipeline 5 miles off the coast at a depth of 98 feet do you mean also show the spill came in roughly friday night, roughly 12 hours before the pipeline was shut down. >> we're not aware of any spill until 8:09 on saturday morning i promise you. if we were aware of something on friday night, i promise you, we would have stopped all operations. >> reporter: with a 13-mile oil sheen spotted by the coast guard, authorities quickly found oil slick marine life an

shots unvaccinated even as attention turns again to booster shots for the already vaccinated miguel almaguer tells us more. >> reporter: even as some hospitals in hard-hit texas face another surge of covid cases, the governor here is issuing an executive order prohibiting any entity including private businesses from imposing vaccine requirements, fighting what he calls federal overreach, governor greg abbott says covid vaccines are safe, effective and our best defense against the virus but should remain voluntary and never forced >> we continuously are releasing mandates that are undermining everything that public health stands for. >> reporter: with many frontline workers outraged by the ban on vaccine mandates, abbott, who contracted covid in august, has tried to stop school districts from requiring masks and covid vaccines, though they have long required vaccinations for diseases like polio and measles. some of the nation's biggest corporations are based in texas american airlines saying today, "we believe the federal vaccine mandate supersedes any conflicting state laws." >> there have j

nbc's miguel almaguer starts us off. >> reporter: on the set of "rust," investigators say alec baldwin fired a single live round, a real bullet that traveled through and killed halyna hutchins and grazed joel souza. he was handed a colt .45 he was told was safe to use before he pulled the trigger during me hearsal. >> if the sheriff determines a crime has occurred, an arrest or arrests will be made and charges will be filed. >> two people accidentally shot on a movie set >> reporter: interviewing the 16 cast and crew members who were inside the church during the shooting, authorities have now seized 600 items of evidence among them, three guns and 500 rounds of ammunition, both blanks and real bullets. the single round that killed hutchins now in the hands of the fbi. inside the revolver alec baldwin used or were there other live rounds inside the chamber? >> not that we're aware of >> reporter: with baldwin questioned multiple times, investigators have interview the two other crew members who handled the gun and are in charge of safety armorer hannah few tear resident reid and assista

could come at any moment, while mixing and matching booster shots remains under review here's miguel almaguer> reporter: tens of millions of americans immediately qualify for boosters today an advisory panel who gave the all clear pouring over pages of data presented by moderna and johnson & johnson who made the case for an added dose of protection providing a significant boost in antibodies with fda authorization already given, moderna recipients who qualify are the same as pfizer's, those vaccinated at least six months ago, who are 65 and older or at higher risk of catching the virus for johnson & johnson, all who have been vaccinated at least two months. >> we are constantly learning about this virus. but together we can be prepared and make the best recommendations to protect the greatest number of people. >> reporter: the cdc will also do what the fda did not, tell the vaccinated what vaccine they should receive, how and when, with mixing and matching boosters also endorsed by the panel, the data shows those given a dose of johnson & johnson get the highest level of protection when boost

nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer joins us with the latest on this break news. nah, good morning. the fda's advisory panel is set to meets next week. then as early as the first week of november, the cdc could green light the shots, quickly allowing the shots to go into the arms of children 5 to 11 years old. if that happens, distribution won't necessarily be easy. this morning, the white house is unveiling its multi pronged plan to quickly vaccinate those kids using trusted sites like schools and community centers. many families will have easy access to the free vaccine. a smaller dose than the one taken by adults and given at most pharmacies, the white house says it will have pre-existing packages that are easy to distribute vials. the two-dose regimen can be fast tracked with the help of over 25,000 doctor's offices, 100 plus hospitals and tens of thousands of pharmacies nationwide. here is the surgeon general earlier on "today." >> is there a threshold, a percentage of children vaccinated that is the point where you feel like, okay, now we're starting to break

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 seriously injuring the director. according to court documents obtained by the ap and not verified by nbc news, baldwin wa handed a gun by the assistant director who indicated it was safe to use but who did not know live rounds were in the prop gun. the director of photography was shot in the chest >> was it loaded with a real bullet? >> i cannot tell you that >> okay. >> we have two injuries >> reporter: but just hours before the deadly shooting on the set of "rust," an independent movie in which baldwin is also one of the producers, nbc news has learned that several crew members walked off the set over safety concerns, including multiple previous misfires of the prop gun, according to a source familiar with the

nbc news miguel almaguer has a look at the massive cleanup efforts under way. >> reporter: this morning, miles of california coastline impacted by a major oil spill. authorities now working desperately to minimize the damage. >> this is just a devastating impact to our coast. >> reporter: up to 144,000 gallons of crude may have poured into the pacific. already coating waters, beaches and some wildlife in thick oil. on typically pristine waters, bands of oil now scattered along 25 miles of southern california coast. beaches have closed. a fishing ban implemented. residents advised to steer clear of the area and the ocean. it could be weeks, even months before the long-term impact is known. local officials trying desperately to save animals impacted by the spill. >> a lot of people think, well, some fish and some birds, but it's far more extensive than that. this is very serious. it's catastrophic. >> reporter: in some places, tar balls have already washed up on the sand. crews using booms and skimmers to contain and remove the oil from the ocean surface, working against the clock to mini