i was going to leave it to nbc nbc to try to put some sort of snake on me, some punishment, some kid i wasn't going to get involved in that place and okay, there was a complaint, it was honest, it was accurate. it was wrong. what i did was wrong, so now you and it's not, there's never been a clear the reporting on it was, i think, somewhat clear, but not that clear. well, it's certainly in my book, i make it clear what happens all day. i'm going to charleston company to the south carolina primary, the next day i'm out of there. right. so it was going to affect why i think you did a great job explaining, you know, what happened there, but it also raises interesting question of where are we as a nation, are we, are we tribes that are all fighting each other or we are trying to understand each other have empathy and kind of, you know, build a thing and you, i comes in, i'm going to ask you a question. your chris matthews, run hardball tonight. i thought of some topics, you know, maybe you might cover, you know, biden's, belly flop on, you know, the infrastructure deal or might cover, yo

nbc on nbc bay area news at 5:00, the helping hand those in the east bay received as the drought forces many to cut back on their water use and how the effort is helping our climate in crisis. >>> we're seeing hotter temperatures to start off the weekend. this time tomorrow, we'll be under a red flag warning, with dry lightning as part of the forecast. a closer look when we come right back. >>> ahead for us, a summer of delays at the nation's airports. what's causing the dramatic rise in interrupted travel plans. >>> plus, a kidnapping stopped in progress. how one mom saved her son from being taken in broad daylight. those stories and more ahead on "nightly news." >>> new video we want to show you right now. 150 people are now confirmed dead following disastrous flooding in western europe. the majority from western germany. the number of dead is expected to rise. floodwaters receding today across much of the affected regions, laying bear the extent of the damage. you can see some of it. the german military is using armored vehicles to clear away cars and trucks overwhelmed by the floodwaters, some of which were still partly submerged. >>> turning to our climate in crisis, the drought is forcing us to cut back water use, but free recycled water is being offered to oakley and bethel island residents that can be used to irrigate landscaping. >> we feel like it's going to get worse before it's going to get better. we're coming into the warmest season and conservation is really what's necessary. and this is probably something that's just going to be the new normal. >> well, the fill station is open seven days a week. people living outside those communities are welcome to use the fill station for a fee. >>> all right. let's get back to our microclimate weather alert. a live look outside at walnut and dublin. we have been talking about it. the big concern over the next few days is lightning and here in the bay area, we know what a danger that poses. i was talking to rob just a little bit, and you hear there are going to be thunderstorms, so there's going to be lightning and downpours, but not necessarily connected. >> a lot of times, initially, the rain evaporates aloft. the one-two punch for this could be the risk of dry lightning and around some of these isolated cells, we could have locally gusty wind. right now, it's relatively warm outside. looking off to the east, that would be one of the spots under a red flag warning by tomorrow evening. same story out here around the altamont pass. we have those wind turbines going with the west wind at 17 miles per hour. but look at the temperature, up to 93 degrees today in livermore and a completely different weather world continues in san francisco. you've got 63 degrees, drizzle and mist, really the opposite of fire danger. but that's the stable weather down at sea level. what's going to happen higher up in the atmosphere tomorrow, the monsoon surge up at about 10,000 feet is what's going to be increasing our instability around the bay area tomorrow. morning temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50s, we'll have partly cloudy skies to start tomorrow's temperatures, even as the cloud going to stay fairly warm inland. even with mostly cloudy skies, upper 80s, south of downtown san jose, we still think we'll have a chance of 90s inland with the risk of late-day thunder. so that kind of illustrates some of the fire danger we'll be seeing around the inland east bay tomorrow. for oakland into hayward, comfortably cool into the 70s. similar, low 60s into san francisco and north bay temperatures pretty comfortable as well. see those numbers in the 70s and 80s. so by tomorrow evening, you'll notice here in our futurecast, we're finally beginning to see some of those showers advancing up from the south. and that's the way this particular event will play out. moving up from south to north by about 5:00 in the evening. notice how it's the diablo range, santa cruz, and south bay which appears to have the highest chances for seeing those showers. at that same time, 5:00, look at the humidity values inland. it's going to be extremely dry. fuel moistures on the hilltops, quite dry, as these bans continue to pass own through. t clouds that continue going on by, that instability aloft might still trigger a brief one or two strokes of lightning and given how dry the conditions around the bay area and over the sierra, that is a top concern. by monday afternoon, this pattern starts to relax a little bit as the high moves off to the east. the gateway to that monosign moisture begins to move back out towards arizona and nevada and we see those cooling changes arrive as we head towards the middle parts of the week. for san francisco, your seven-day forecast brings some cooling towards the middle part of the week, but even with the fog in san francisco, some of the coastal hilltops still have a slight chance of seeing some lightning. so i think the better odds inland will be for areas south of the tri-valley and probably around the santa cruz mountains, santa cruz southward. it's events like this, if they break the wrong way, it's what really set off last year's fire season in august is when you have all of those lightning-sparked fires. given how conditions right now are record dry on the hilltops, those bay area warnings above 1,000 feet getting started through 5:00 monday means that those conditions, if we do see those dry lightning strikes, could really take off. especially if the localized storms producing some locally gusty winds, too. >> all i can think of, the smells and sights from that fire last summer. >> it was that night long ago. >> it was not. >>> remembering the man who encouraged us all to get into good triple. on the one-year anniversary of his death, we take a look at the tributes to late congressman john lewis and what's being done tonight right here in the bay area to remember his life and lasting legacy. you're watching nbc bay area news. 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nbc news at space port america. >> you can watch the launch tomorrow morning on nbc bay area. nbc news will have live coverage starting at about 6 listen 45 a.m. >>>. >>> teeter totter history has been made in concord. we've been watching and following this all week. two friends set on breaking the record for the longest teeter totter ride. chuck walker and mike hartorn had to ride for 216 hours to break the record. the last record was set in 1971 by walker himself and another friend. they took turns getting a couple of hours of sleep. the pair saying they did it mainly to put a smile on people's faces. >>> when the bay area heats up, there is always an exodus to the beaches. and today was no exception. half moon bay was a popular spot for those looking to cool off without getting in the water. the temperature significantly cooler on the coast than the south bay or the east bay today. >> my house doesn't have ac. so it's either stay inside with the fan on or go to the beach. so we went to the beach. >> by sunset, of course, many people were wearing sweatshirts to keep from getting

nbc's "today" show and a host of "dateline nbc." he has just written a new book: "pops: learning to be a son and a father." please welcome to "the late show," craig melvin! ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) >> oh, my god! look at all these people! >> stephen: i know, isn't it nice. we were just talking about this backstage that i have been watching you for years. i've quoted you on the show when i interviewed bill clinton, based on your interview with him about me, too. and i was talking about it-- i think i know that guy. i think i met that guy on a plane flight from columbia, south carolina, back in 2000 and and meow-meow, i can't remember when it was. you told me just now that that's true. how did we meet? >> here's the thing, stephen colbert. i would not be in this seat arguably if it had not been for a chance encounter with stephen colbert. you won't remember this, 2008, stephen colbert, some of you are too young to remember this. he ran for president. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: i did, i did. yeah, not a good idea. >> he's running for presg elevia big personality, when that seemed to maybe not be-- >> stephen: when that was funny! >> right, right. >> stephen: i was running in south carolina, my home state, where you worked. >> you were in the south carolina preliminary. and he had just written the book as well. the book, modestly titled, "i am america." ( laughter ) and so i'm on this plane at columbia metropolitan airport, and i'm on my way to a job interview in new york city. i was doing the local news at wis-tv in columbia. >> stephen: columbia's news leader. >> yes! look at you! fellow south carolinian, he knows. so i'm on the plane. i could not be more nervous about my job interview in the big city. and i'm sitting window seat and they're about to close want door because the-- you know, it's, like, 10 minutes before takeoff. and this guy gets on with, like, three or four other people, a flurry of activity. and he sits in the chair right next to me. i look over and i'm like, "oh, my god, it's the guy from jon stewart's show." ( laughter ) and-- and i'm like well i don't want to be that guy. because, you know, you no one wants to be that guy. and you said something to me. you could not have been kinder. you said, "hey, where are you going?" and at that point, i just needed someone to talk to. ( laughter ) >> stephen: you're all hopped up-- >> oh, my god! >> stephen: i remember you were going to interview at nbc"new york times" list. ( laughter ) but after that, you proceeded to tell me your story. and you talked about-- i'll never forget it as long as i live. you talked about how tragedy, early in your life, shaped who you would become, and how you found comedy. and you talked about how when you got the call to go to "the daily show," how up until that point you were writing for some sitcoms, and you weren't killing it. and when the phone call came, you were relieved. you'd done second city, you'd done all this stuff. up until that point you talked about renting furniture with your wife in some apartment and how you had struggled mightily all these years. and then, you became stephen colbert. and i remember in that moment thinking, if this guy can do it... ( laughter and applause ) if this guy can make it... ( applause ) >> stephen: you're welcome. >> thank you! >> stephen: you're welcome. >> seriously. >> stephen: you're welcome. >> it was the pep talk that the kid from columbia, south caro

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nbc moscow nbc news' matt. what more have you learned about this ransomware gang group going off line? >> these hacker stories are always a bit murky, but this one might actually take the cake. we got a very interesting analysis from flash point, a cyber security firm that follows some of these russian hacker groups and they reported that they've been monitoring the forums as well. we're on day two now. all of this group's infrastructure remains off line. yesterday the moderators of this hacker forum on the dark web banned the user accounts of a user acting as the spokesperson for this group. now the analysts say that does not necessarily mean that any kind of law enforcement action is taking place against the user but the admins themselves actually were afraid that account would be hijacked by law enforcement, and there's a lot of discussion on the forums about what happened. a lot of speculation and concern, perhaps fear, of a law enforcement action. now that would have happened here in russia, presumably, considering it's a russian group with russian infrastructure. we're hearing very, very little here from the kremlin, from really anyone in russia. of course this did come up today in the daily kremlin press briefing with the spokesman. he just said he knew nothing about this group, nothing about them being taken off line. right after he said that, he then said that russia, of course, does see cyber crime as unacceptable and then kind of launched into the traditional talking point we've seen the past few weeks, the past few months, that russia is very interested in cyber security cooperation with the united states. so make of that what you will. we don't know too much. >> matt, in the areas of cooperation, presidential envoy for climate, john kerry, is in moscow this week. he is meeting with his russian counterparts and the kremlin reports they spoke with president vladimir putin about his portfolio of climate change. what more can you tell us about that? are we seeing any areas of cooperation break through here? >> reporter: strangely, another very vague interaction, if you will. we've only seen a readout from the kremlin that very dryly states john kerry was here. he had a phone conversation with president putin about climate change. and this is an area where the u.s. and russia can work together. what is interesting, however, is that the npr correspondent did catch up with kerry today, and he said when he spoke with vladimir putin, they did briefly talk about cyber. >> interesting. >> there seems to be some kind of dialogue going on. >> matt bodner live for us. thank you for covering both of those stories. >>> theresa payton, a former white house chief information officer under president george w. bush. thank you so much for your time. i know that as we were just talking about the sites coming down, we don't know what caused them to go down. how are cyber security experts like yourself interpreting this ransomware group suddenly going dark? >> there could be a variety of different reasons, and one of my first thoughts was for any unfortunate victims who may have paid, been wait to go receive their encryption keys to deencrypt the data and didn't receive it because these guys went dark. there's a couple different reasons that could be behind this. the first one is it could be that the russian government asked them to go dark or took them off line. it could be the hosting site got nervous and took them off line. there might be a u.s. government operation that we're not going to get all the details on. and then, lastly, just like dark side, they may have decided that the heat got a little hot. they're going to lay low. and then they're going to retool and re-emerge as someone else operating under a different name, recruiting new affiliates. i doubt that they have decided it's time to be good people for their neighbors. they'll be back. >> you bring up an interesting possibility the u.s. may have been behind it. one, does the u.s. government and its agencies have the technical capabilities from your area of expertise to launch such an attack? and, as i mentioned, we don't know if the u.s. was behind the group going dark, but is having u.s. law enforcement or military assets targeting and taking down these sites the best defense against ransomware attacks? >> it's a capability we have. we have to use it with caution. attribution in the early hours and days and weeks of an incident can be hard. and we can have unintended consequences. we could end up escalating into some type of a cyber situation that we don't want to have between us and another country. they could also be using somebody else's infrastructure and hiding behind it. and when we attack in an offensive or an attack kind of way, we could have innocent victims have their infrastructure taken offline and not really know until we do the attack. we do have the capability. we just have to be careful how we use it. >> yes, it's a fascinating conversation. i'm sure one that will continue as we go forward. the president recently saying it's not just a criminal act. it's a national security concern. i'm sure it will get a lot more attention. theresa payton, thank you for your time. >> thanks for having me. >>> that wraps up the hour for me. you can hear the latest news and updates from your favorite hosts anytime, anywhere on any device with tune in. go to tunein.com/nbcace starts after this quick break i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start realizing that they don't recall things as quickly as they used to or they don't remember things as vividly as they once did. i've been taking prevagen for about three years now. people say to me periodically, "man, you've got a memory like an elephant." it's really, really helped me tremendously. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. why choose proven quality sleep from sleep number? 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joining us now is john heilemann, nbc news and nbc news fair analysts, -- john, donald trump is famouslyeems like one of the nights where sleep is going to be very hard for him to come by. >> yeah, he'll be up watching don lemon, over and over again. you know i was going to say is you are going through this investigation, you and i have both been investigated a fair amount and i'm not sure whether you spend time behind bars but i have, i don't think i've never been three investigations simultaneously. i think trump has faced some bad situations and obviously the biggest problems that he no longer has a shield of the presidency and you can see him just in the way that he's dealing with the difficulty season right now, you can see how desperately he's tried to think about how he can get back into that white house so he can have the immunity for prosecution. he's clearly -- we've seen awake out a couple of times but there's a new quality to the manic nature that he's reacting, and which we can talk about more, but i find really interesting. >> for example, he actually has scheduled on satur

nbc news, afghanistan. >> nbc's richard engel with afghan commandos. remarkable and scary reporting on that fight that remains as u.s. troops withdraw from afghanistan. today the pentagon said the u.s. withdrawal from america's longest war is more than 90% complete. in addition to pulling out troops and the equipment that go with them, that goes with them, the u.s. military handed over seven military facilities to the afghan defense ministry including bagram. the bagram airfield. the speed means the pentagon will almost certainly complete the withdrawal by the september deadline and raises concern of the aftermath of the u.s. forces leaving. this weekend the top u.s. military official in charge of overseeing the withdrawal raised alarm of how quickly the taliban is growing the control over large swaths of the country. warned of a possible civil war. warned about the potential for a full taliban takeover of afghanistan. and that prospect raises questions about the length of this war, what choices we as a current have to make on our way out the door. what options afghanistan will have in the long run. but before any of those concerns, very near, short run raises a questions about the promises that our government and our military made to afghans who helped america fight the war. during the long u.s. war in afghanistan u.s. championship enlisted the help of thousands of afghan interpreters at great personal risk to them. those people that served in support roleses for u.s. forces are in very acute danger, very severe danger of being targeted by the taliban as the taliban rushes the overtake the country. and they took risks to support u.s. forces. the question is whether the u.s. can make good on the promise to take care of them, in this case to evacuate them out of the country in very short order. it is to that point that the veterans group vote vets released a powerful new ad with 11 sitting members of congress all of whom are veterans, all trying to pressure president biden basically into keeping america's promise to protect the interpreters that assisted the u.s. military. >> as the sun rises on america's independence day -- >> the sunsets on america's lodgest war ire the troops are coming home. >> a promise made, promise kept. >> there are thousands of after gavin interpreters that served as our side. >> my interpreter is an american hero, too. >> we promised to have their backs. >> they put their lives on the line for us. >> the president did the honorable thing when he promised to get those who helped us out of harm's way. now we need to get it done. >> we are do unto days and weeks to save thousands who served beside us. >> whatever it takes we in congress are ready to help. >> because we leave no one behind. >> we need to them, too. >> we need to take them, too. >> we need to take them, too, and give them the freedom they earned. >> joining us us now is a democrat from massachusetts, a retired marine that served in afghanistan. one of 11 members of congress that appeared in that new ad urging the protection of afghan interpreters and their families. thank you for taking the time tonight. >> thank you for having me on. >> it does feel like this is a very short order demand and a very short order task. reference there in the ad is to days and weeks. what do you think the time frame is here. do you think this is i doable? >> yes. it's doable. the war on terror has been with me my whole life. i reported on the 9/11 attacks as an editor of my middle school newspaper. i voted to appeal the aumf. that's a story of many veterans that joined me in the video and coming together to make sure that america keeps its promise. when i was in afghanistan i worked with several interpreters who were with me when we hit ieds, talking to village leaders and made promises to them personally and i want to keep them. >> in terms of the u.s. government capability in this regard there's interesting discussion about what it takes to get this done at speed, moving interpreters and families to third country where they can have the visas processed and vetted before being cleared before coming to the united states. the huge months long and years long backlog that's the normal in terms of processing the visas won't work here. how do you see this coming together? what do you think should be done? >> president biden said he would deliver a big, bold infrastructure bill and delivering that as we speak. he said we'll withdraw fully by september 11th and secure the futures of 18,000 interpreter who is aided american troops. i have full confidence he'll deliver that and we in congress are going to keep the pressure up and the oversight up to ensure that happens. yes in congress we can pass procedures to streamline and expedite the program and that's necessary but we know that that's still a year's long time line. there needs to be immediate action to relocate these interpreters from afghanistan to third countries so that they can have a safe place to apply for the siv program. >> as you say, though, president biden said this can happen. right? president biden has pledged that we will not leave them behind why now and the fellow veterans in congress making a very persuasive case. everybody seems to be arguing on the same side of it and doesn't appear to be happening. sometimes it is harder to push on an open dur than a closed one. do you know who needs to be persuaded for what fires need to be lit under what parts of the government to make it happen more quickly? >> unlike president trump who turned his back on the kurds this president will keep his promises. they are moving expeditiously. we have negotiations ongoing with countries about relocating up to 9,000 of the afghan interpreter just the other half we are still in negotiations with other countries about that. i have confidence that this administration can execute and that we will see them safely relocated before september 11th. >> congressman democrat from massachusetts thank you for being here and helping us understand. it's a short order problem that needs a big response and very short term. we'd love to have you keep us apprised as this develops. >> absolutely. >> all right. much more to come tonight. stay with us. us the exclusive miracle-ear advantage. it starts with our free hearing assessment. plus innovative products that fit your needs and budget. with free service and adjustments for life. we're so confident we can improve your life, we're offering a 30-day risk-free trial. call 1-800-miracle today and experience the miracle-ear advantage for yourself. 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nbc bay-area news. >>> our nbc bay area app is a great resource this fire season. you can get breaking news, weather alerts, sent straight to your phone. you can also customize the forecast for where you live. it's free to download on the app and google play stores. >>> it's more than tripled in size. new video tonight of the tamarack fire. it is burning in alpine county. that fire has grown to more than 21,000 acres. that's up from the 6,000 we reported at 6:00, this evening. flames broke out on the fourth of july. but in just the last 24 hours, it has exploded in size. >> they gave us about 20 minutes notice. that they -- you know, they -- it looked like they said the fire was like five, six miles away and about an hour later, it was right on us. they didn't give us any time at all. >> flames are burning about 45 minutes south of lake tahoe. but as you can see, that smoke plume is visible from the lake. >>> undocumented immigrants won't have to worry about their legal status if they need to seek shelter from a fire. immigration officers are going to stay away from the facilities. department of homeland security announcing, today, their officers will not visit evacuation shelters and emergency-supply centers. agency issued similar edicts during previous cal california wildfire seasons. >>> just in. three olympic athletes have tested positive for covid-19. two of them are staying in olympic village. olympic village will house 11,000 olympic athletes and thousands of other support staff. the tokyo games start on friday. >>> well, it just keeps climbing. the state's positivity rate continues to trend, in the wrong direction. tonight, it's 3.7% -- 3% higher than the a reminder, the posit rate is a percentage of positive tests out of all the covid tests given. >>> less than an hour from right now, people in l.a. county will need to mask up if they go indoors, even if they are vaccinated. that new rule goes into effect at midnight. it comes, as summer tourism is in full swing. today, the santa monica pier was packed with people. some visitors were caught off guard by that new rule. >> i don't want to put my mask back on. >> do you have a mask with you? did you not pack one? >> i didn't pack one. >> still, half california's not vaccinated. >> it pays to pack one. but the l.a. county sheriff says he is not going to enforce this mandate. he claims it's not backed by science and contradicts cdc guidelines. however, the sheriff is asking people to voluntarily comply with that new rule. >>> right now, the bay area is not going as far as requiring masks indoors but seven of our counties. you see them here in green. are making a strong recommendation that you do wear a face covering when you are inside and again, even if you are vaccinated. they say it is the safest thing right now, as the highly-transmissible delta variant continues to spread rapidly. >>> a major sign of moving forward in san francisco's china town, today. people gathering for the ping summer block party. it's one of the first street fair events since the pandemic began. there was food, music, and a message. >> a major uptick of api hate and violence incidents. and a lot of times, that have a lot of like [ inaudible ] sentiment that has been very divisive within the community. >> organizers say they hope events like this build bridges in the community. keeping an eye on another community. >>> the united peace cooperative announced it is starting a chapter in san mateo. volunteers will patrol the downtown area. targets the asian community. the united peace collaborative also does patrols in san francisco. >>> one year ago, today, legendary congressman and civil-rights activist, john lewis, passed away. there were a number of rallies and ceremonies across the bay area, and the rest of the country, to honor his legacy. nbcbay area's sergio quintana tonight at one of those events. >> reporter: this vigil is to honor john lewis's life of service, sacrifice, and inspiration. >> it's really hard to believe that he -- john lewis is not with us, anymore. he was the inspiration for so many people. he's a titan of voting rights and civil rights. >> reporter: it's one of more than a hundred across the country organized to pressure congress to pass the john lewis voting rights act. but organizers of this event aren't just rallying, they are also making phone calls trying to convince people to support the legislation. >> we have been contacting voters in the states, of some of the recalcitrant senators who are loathed to reform the filibuster and, frankly, our own senator, senator feinstein is in that group. >> reporter: from here to this event in washington, d.c., the rallying cry went out in city after city. and in san diego, an honor of a different kind for the georgia congressman. the christening of the united

nbc news, afghanistan. >> nbc's richard engel with afghan commandos. remarkable and scary reporting on that fight that remains as u.s. troops withdraw from afghanistan. today the pentagon said the u.s. withdrawal from america's longest war is more than 90% complete. in addition to pulling out troops and the equipment that go with them, that goes with them, the u.s. military handed over seven military facilities to the afghan defense ministry including bagram. the largest u.s. military installation there, the bagram airfield. the speed means the pentagon will almost certainly complete the withdrawal by the september deadline and raises concern of the aftermath of the u.s. forces leaving. this weekend the top u.s. military official in charge of overseeing the troop withdrawal raised alarm about how quickly the taliban is growing its control over large swaths of the country. he warned about a potential civil war upon the departure of u.s. forces. warned about the potential for a full taliban takeover of afghanistan. and that prospect raises questions about the length of this war, what choices we as a current have to make on our way out the door. what options afghanistan will have in the long run. but before any of those long run concerns, in the very near, 50 run, it also raises a question about the promises that our government, our military made, to afghans who helped america fight the war. and whether the u.s. is keeping those promises. during the long u.s. war in afghanistan u.s. championship enlisted the help of thousands of afghan interpreters at great personal risk to them. those interpreters and other people who served in support roles for u.s. forces they're now in very acute danger. very severe danger of being targeted by the taliban as the taliban rushes to overtake the country. and they took risks to support u.s. forces. the question is whether the u.s. can make good on its promise to take care of them, in this case, that means to evacuate them out of the country in very short order. it is to that point that the veterans group vote vets released a powerful new ad with 11 sitting members of congress all of whom are veterans, all trying to pressure president biden basically into keeping america's promise to protect the afghan interpreters who assisted the u.s. military. watch. >> as the sun rises on america's independence day -- >> -- the sun sets on america's longest war. >> and troops are coming home. >> a promise made, promise kept. >> but our troops aren't the only ones to serve for our freedom. >> there are thousands of after afghan interpreters that served our side. >> my interpreter is an american hero, too. >> we promised to have their backs. >> they put their lives on the line for us. >> the president did the honorable thing when he promised to get those who helped us out of harm's way. now we need to get it done. >> we are do unto days and weeks to save thousands who served beside us. >> whatever it takes we in congress are ready to help. >> because we leave no one behind. >> we need to them, too. >> we need to take them, too. >> we need to take them, too, and give them the freedom they earned. >> we need to take them, too. joining us now is congressman jake auchincloss, a democrat from massachusetts, a retired marine that served in afghanistan. one of 11 members of congress that appeared in that new ad urging the protection of afghan interpreters and their families. thank you for taking the time tonight. >> thank you for having me on. >> it does feel like this is a very short order demand and a very short order task. reference there in the ad is to days and weeks. what do you think the time frame is here and do you think this is doable? >> yes, it's doable. the war on terror has been with me my whole life. i reported on the 9/11 attacks as an editor of my middle school newspaper. i joined the marine corps. i voted to appeal the aumf. i know that's a story of many veterans that joined me in that video with vets coming together to make sure that america keeps its promise. when i was in afghanistan i worked with several interpreters who were with me when we hit ieds, talking to village leaders and made promises to them personally and i want to keep them. >> in terms of the u.s. government's capability in this regard, there's been some interesting discussion about what it would take to get this done at speed. moving afghan interpreters and their families to third country where they can have their visas processed and be vetted before being cleared to come to the united states, before being cleared to moving to guam, a certificate of the united states. the huge months long and years long backlog that's the normal in terms of processing the visas won't work here. how do you see this coming together? what do you think should be done? >> president biden said he would deliver a big, bold infrastructure bill and delivering that as we speak. he said we'll withdraw fully by september 11th and secure the futures of 18,000 interpreters who aided american troops. i have full confidence he'll deliver that and we in congress are going to keep the pressure up and the oversight up to ensure that happens. yes, in congress we can pass procedures to streamline and expedite the s.i.d. program and that's necessary, but we know that there's still a year's long time line. there needs to be immediate action to relocate these interpreters from afghanistan to third countries so that they can have a safe place to apply for the siv program. >> as you say, though, president biden said this can happen. right? president biden has pledged that we will not leave them behind why now and the fellow veterans in congress making a very persuasive case. that this needs to be done. everybody seems to be arguing on the same side of it and doesn't appear to be operationally happening. sometimes it is harder to push on an open door than a closed one. do you know who needs to be persuaded, or what fires need to be lit under what parts of the government in order to make it start happening more quickly? 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the russian government attacking american political parties after all we've been through? and just three weeks after biden and putin met and supposedly had their big confrontation over this kind of thing? the reported attack on the republican party hit about the same time that a russian based organized crime group called revil claimed responsibility for a ransomware attack on a u.s. base tech firm, demanding $70 million as ransom in that at

nbc's julia ainsley. >> reporter: tonight, nbc news obtaining these recent images of crowded conditions inside a facility for migrant children at fort bliss. >> there were these tents just crowded with kids. >> reporter: arthur perlstein worked there until just last month. he told us covid spread among hundreds of children. >> covid spread very, very rapidly amongst the kids and ultimately amongst many of the staff as well. >> reporter: another employee, lauren staff were told to hide what was happening. >> we were told to not be on social media, to limit our conversations with the site about close friends and family, and to definitely not talk to the media. both now about what they said were health care failures and overall mismanagement by health and human services. in audio obtained by nbcs, a public health service doctor told staff he would not disclose daily covid rates. >> i can't give you daily numbers and breakouts and things like that. >> reporter: another tape captures a manager telling employees in may some staff had been sexually inappropriate with children. >> we have already caught staff with minors inappropriately. if you catch them, especially if it's -- explain that from that person immediately. >> reporter: reinhold says her concerns about the children were back what happened. >> reporter: the biden administration has anied migrant children, and has come under fire for the treatment of the president earlier promising transparency. >> will you commit to transparency on this issue? >> i will commit to transparency. >> reporter: president biden has said they are committed to transparency in these facilities. was that your experience? >> there was anything but transparency at fort bliss. there was a rule of secrecy like nothing i've seen before. >> reporter:

nbc news studios and the nbc u academy have launched a new program awarding documentarians who identify as women, lgbtq plus, communities of color and people with disabilities or showcase stories that highlight them, offering them access to world-class training from our own nbcissa gutierrez has more. >> reporter: these faces are the future of filmmaking, a diverse group of directors and producers with their own unique stories to share. >> i think now's the time when the country, media is kind of looking toward more voices >> reporter: zack manuel and henry are the duo behind blood thicker one of seven documentaries selected for the inaugural original voices fellowship, a collaboratio academy helping to level the playing field in production, offering $45,000 grants to a diverse group of filmmakers and providing resources and mentorships from leading journalists right here at our historic news organization >> not only getting that financial support but also having mentorship and feeling like there's really a community that you can go to throughout this year that is crucial. >> reporter: the crew producing la flaca opened up about the obstacles they face as women in the film industry. >> essentially already starting from the point of of view of being female fi

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nbc. >> tom costello with nbc news. congratulations to all of you. jeff, to follow up on that question and your discussion there, how do you make this more reasonable for everyday people who would like to fly? it's pretty steep right now. how would you bring the cost down so that this could be more accessible for everybody? >> great question. how do you bring cost down over time so it's more accessible to everyone. you've got to do it the same way we did it with commercial airline travel. we're really almost in the barnstormer phase, right? so this is -- these are byplanes and they're flying into a farmer's field and charging a small price to fly people around for a few minutes in the air. that's what we're doing right now, but you know where that barnstorming phase leads? to 787s and that's what we have to do. >> all right. let's give -- that's all of the time we have for questions today. these astronauts have had a very long day so let's give another round of applause for our astronauts. [ applause ] >> jeff, you had one more thing. >> guys, i have one more thing. i have a little surprise for you. i am announcing today a new philanthropic initiative, and if you can put the slide up so people can see it. it is called the courage and civility award that recognizes leaders who aim high, who pursue solutions with courage and who always do so with civility. well, -- let me tell you how i feel about this. i feel strong enough i actually wrote something down. we live in a world where sometimes instead of disagreeing with someone's ideas we question their character or their motives. guess what? after you do that it's pretty damn hard to work with that person and really what we should always be doing is questioning ideas, not the person. attacks have been around a long time, but they don't work and been amplified by social media. we need unifiers and not vilifiers. people who argue hard and act hard for what they truly believe, but they do that always with civility and never at attacks and unfortunately, we live in a world where this is too often not the case, but we do have role models, and this award -- do you have another slide here? go ahead. i didn't tell you what the award was for that. you see who the first recipient is, but let me tell you what the award is. the courage and civility award is a $100 million award so that the awardee, the recipient can give $100 million to the charities, the non-profits of their choice and these people -- these are people who have demonstrated courage -- by the way, it's easy to be courageous, but also mean. try being courageous and civil. try being courageous and a unifier. that's harder and way better and makes the world better. so we have two awardees today that will each be getting $100 million to direct to the charities of their choice as they see fit. no bureaucracy, no committees. they just do what they want. they can give it all to their own charity or they can share the wealth. it's up to them and the first courage and civility award goes to van jones. van, come on up. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, brother. sometimes dreams come true. sometimes dreams come true. the headlines around the world should be anything is possible if you believe, and -- lauren and jeff don't do nothing small, man. they don't do anything small. they just don't do it. they dream big. they love big, and they bet big, and you bet on me, and i appreciate it. and i'm going to tell you, the only thing i worry about when you say courage. i haven't always been courageous, but i know the people who are, and they get up every day on the front lines, grassroots communities. they don't have much, but they're good people and they fight hard and they don't have enough support. can you imagine grassroots folks from appalachia, from the hood, native-american reservations having enough money to be able to connect with the geniuses that have disrupted the space industry, disrupted taxis and hotels and bookstores to start disrupting poverty, to start disrupting pollution, to stop disrupting the $90 billion industry together. you take people on the front lines and their wisdom and their genius and creativity and you give them a shot. they're not just going to turn around neighbors and they'll turn around this nation. that's what's going to happen, and i appreciate you for lifting the ceiling off of people's dreams. you have lifted the ceilings off of the dreams of humanity today, and that's an important thing. don't be mad about it. when you see somebody reaching for the heavens, be glad, because a lot more heaven up there to reach for and we can do that together, and the last thing i'll say is this. if this small group of people can make miracles happen in outer space, a bigger group of people can make miracles happen down here, and we're going to do it. thank you very much. [ cheers and applause ] >> guy, can you roll a little video we put together about van jones? can you roll that little video, please? a short video. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> van has been a part of much change. he has birthed a number of different grassroots community organizations. he also helped us bring together climate justice and racial justice and what that meant in particular for low income communities of color. >> you can't live in a country -- >> and good day, everyone. this is "andrea mitchell reports" in washington watching the history unfolding in texas. jeff bezos, the world's wealthiest man touching down after the unpiloted, sub orbital rocket launch carrying civilian passengers including the youngest and oldest people ever to go in space. joining us now nbc'schesky in van horn, texas and engineer, physician and former nasa astronaut and also the first black woman to travel into space. jeff bezos, does he sound like something content about traveling into space? he's talking about more missions and almost $100 million in private sales so far. talk to me about what it was like out there. >> andrea, in short, it was incredible. we saw the anticipation rise in response to the launch and we know there have been 15 test flights prior to this one and this is the first manned flight and everyone can kind of feel that today as the countdown went down to the final few minutes and paused temporarily with 15 minutes left for them to do final, few checks and resumed rising from the west texas desert of van horn. i can hear it with my ears and just a few minutes later you can see the rocket trail leaving the desert, going skyward more than 62 miles above the surface of the earth, crossing the karman line with the gravity for space. none of us were on tha

in tokyo liz mclaughlin, nbc news >>> don't forget to catch the opening ceremony this friday here on nbc. more than 7,000 hours of olympic coverage will air on the networks of nbcutlined and rightfully so, all the challenges ahead but still so much to look forward to, so much to cheer for. >> yeah. and also, you know, they're doing it on the side with knowing that their olympics dreams can be dashed by more than just defeat s r starting your week off with u >>> breaking overnight, a series of shootings results in multiple people wounded and killed in tucson, arizona. with emts and firefighters in the line of fire >>> all 50 states are now seeing a rise in new covid cases. some taking a harder hit than others as mask mandates may be brought back to stem the surge >>> the summer olympics began on friday and now tennis star coco gauff has tested positive for covid and will miss the games. as more cases are reported inside the olympic village >>> this morning we're getting a much clearer picture of what went down when

nbc washington, michelle dean, nbc columnist. scott, i want to start with you. you've been going through and pouring through these cases against these insurrectionists, the people who were part of this siege, what are you learning that brings together what we now know about who these people were and why they say they were there? >> hey, joy, good evening. they're from all walks of life. in the last few days it's becoming increasingly clear if we're on a journey here legally we're still closer to the starting line than the finish line. our latest count is 516 federally charged accused insurrectionists. there could be hundreds more. by my count about 2% of the cases -- 2% -- have got ton a plea agreement, and just one solitary case has gone to sentencing. so, there's a journey still to be made here. there are three large group of defendants all accused of being parts of far right groups, the oath keepers, the proud boys and the three percenters, all accused of conspiracy, of plotting, planning, coming ready for action january 6th. those cases largely are in their infancy, but the oath keepers, that stands out joy. the feds have had early victories there. they've secured three plea agreement, all three of whom have agreed to help with the investigation, to flip. and the prosecutors said there are good discussions underway with the rest of them. >> and just to be clear, scott, have we discerned any ties yet to lawmakers, because we do still have ally alexander who is still missing out in the world. we don't know he's been captured that we know of. and he named lawmakers as having been part of it. and we just had lawmakers doing a tour of the border with one of the people who stormed the capitol, one of the people who are friendly with marjorie taylor greene. have any of those connections been made in court? >> the nbc team here has read through the thousands of court filings, every one of them. not iteration, not one mention of a member of congress by name or otherwise. here's what we can tell you. we mentioned the oath keepers. they're flipping. they're helping the feds. bhuf defendants flip, it's because they're going to flip bigger fish. right now in terms of the charges, the oath keepers are the big fish. so, the provocative question is who are they going to turn over or what are they going to turn over to the prosecutors? >> indeed. and michelle, the thing about these groups, the proud boys, i would say stand out particularly as an organization that "washington post" and other reporters have talked about as law enforcement looking the other way when they were around as having weirdly cozy relationships going into this siege with lawmakers. we've got people in the oath keepers who were doing things like providing security for people like roger stone who were around the former president. other t

on behalf of all of my colleagues, at all the networks of nbc news, goodnight. etwork of nbc news, goodnight tonight on all in >> that then sparked some backlash from some members of our legislature who went so far as to call for the dissolution of the state department of health. >> the madness of the republican anti-vax push has new covid cases start to skyrocket amongst the unvaccinated. then, after biden's bidens impassioned -- trumps endorsement in pennsylvania. plus -- >> these tax payments are going to lift more than half of the children who are currently in poverty, out of poverty. >> the life-changing tax credited being directly deposited in america bank accounts of americans tomorrow. and big plans. >> we are getting this done. >> a whopping 3.5 trillion dollar infrastructure deal. >> so this is, i would say the most consequential piece of legislation being proposed since the great depression. >> one of the architects of this deal, senator bernie sanders joins me live. all this now. good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes. if there's one thing we know about covid

the second and final rounds will air live on nbc bay area saturday and sunday. anthony flores, nbc bay area. >> that should be fun. >> a popular event. of course, steph still following his other passion, golf. >> like charles barkley said, it sucked without the fans. they have fans this year. >> for sure. a great tournament. we're going to continue to follow our breaking news at the top of this hour. >> right now, that 6.0 quake near lake tahoe, right near south shore. we have been feeling the ripple effects here in the bay area. really across northern and central california. we're tracking all of the fallout and a lot of new video into our newsroom from the 40-plus aftershocks. >> plus, it's not an order for now. it's a request. how much governor newsom is asking you to cut your water use as the drought worsens. >> good thursday, everyone. thanks so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> i'm raj mathai. we continue to follow our breaking news. a strong earthquake near south lake tahoe has been upgraded to a 6.0 magnitude. let's get you caught up on the latest details. the quake

on behalf of all of my colleagues, at all the networks of nbc news, goodnight. etwork of nbcarked some backlash from some members of our legislature who went so far as to call for the dissolution of the state department of health. >> the madness of the republican anti-vax push has new covid cases start to skyrocket amongst the unvaccinated. then, after biden's bidens impassioned -- trumps endorsement in pennsylvania. plus -- >> these tax payments are going to lift more than half of the children who are currently in poverty, out of poverty. >> the

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nbc news got an exclusive, early look at the plan and among other things it would remove marijuana from the controlled substances act. it would also expunge federal criminal records of nonviolent pot offenders. nbc news national political reporter sahel kapur is on capitol hill. the bill would need every democrat plus ten republicans there in the upper chamber to pass. does it have a chance at all? >> craig, in the next year and a half or so, this bill is unlikely to become law, and i say that not to be a buzz kill, but because the simple, mathematical reality is steep in terms of getting to that 60-vote threshold. democrats do not have unanimity amongst themselves and there are democrats that are not in favor of this. president joe biden has not come out for legalizing this either and it should be said that congress is lagging behind the american public on this issue. two-thirds of this country according to multiple polls now favors legalizing marijuana and support has risen about 30 points. it's roughly doubled from the year 2000. our colleague gabe gutierrez caught up with chuck schumer who is the first senate majority leader to come out for legalizing marijuana and let's take a listen to what he said going forward. >> is this one of the top priorities for democrats. >> it's one of the high priorities. we have a lot of priorities, obviously. >> at the same time, you haven't been able to have infrastructure, why bring this forward? >> do you have the votes? well, we're working on it. >> that's senate speak for saying it might not happen right away, but they want to get the ball rolling. these senators believe it's not only good policy, but it is good politics given the rising public support this and the fact that support cuts across ideological and in many cases generational lines and it is not only popular among young voters and it is a turnout motivator for young voters to show up at the ballot box, craig. >> a galvanizing issue for sure, for lots of voters, young and older. sahil kapur. sahil, thank you. and that is going to do it for me on this wednesday. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today" and back here at 11:00. "andrea mitchell reports" starts next. so you're ready for the day with a fresh face for a fresh start. for a limited time get a 5th cartridge free. - your mom's got to go! - she's family. she's using my old spice moisturize with shea butter and she's wearing my robe. mom: ahem ahem ahem we're out. this past year has felt like a long, long norwegian winter. but eventually, with spring comes rebirth. everything begins anew. and many of us realize a fundamental human need to connect with other like-minded people. welcome back to the world. viking. exploring the world in comfort... once again. this may look like a regular movie night. but if you're a kid with diabetes, it's more. it's the simple act of enjoying time with friends, knowing you understand your glucose levels. ♪♪ we were alone when my husband had the heart attack. he's the most important thing in my life. i'm so lucky to get him back. your heart isn't just yours. protect it with bayer aspirin. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. so then i said to him, you oughta customize your car insurance with liberty mutual, so you only pay for what you need. hot dog or... chicken? only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >>> good day. this is "andrea mitchell reports" in washington where president biden is headed to capitol hill this hour to huddle with senate democrat, after this late-night announcement that the budget committee has agreed on a $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan including child care and other priorities for democrats. the party must be completely united to not pass this bill through budget reconciliation. later today the president will meet with a bipartisan group of governors and mayors to discuss the infrastructure push. i'll be talking to new jersey governor phil murphy this hour and there are a few coronavirus concerns across the country, as well with the delta variant causing cases to double in the past two weeks. millions of parents are wondering if it's safe to send children too young to be vaccinated back to school in the fall, and who is behind the disappearance of a ransomware cyber gang responsible for massive attacks on u.s. targets. is it the u.s. cyber command, the putin government or is the group simply going dark offline after feeling the heat? we'll have a live report from moscow, but let's begin with the action right now in washington with nbcexander co-host of "weekend today." peter, let's talk about what the white house wants to get with the bipartisan infrastructure bill and theew

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nbc nightly news." thank you. >>> to another nbc news exclusive, a look inside facebook you will only see here. a company, employees say, bent growth at any cost. that's what they're saying about the social media giant. nbc'srd is outside facebook headquarters in menlo park, california. jake, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hallie. that's right. in this explosive new book they say that facebook ignored years of warning that what it had built was not only divisive, it was even dangerous. to its nearly 3 billion users, facebook's mantra is to connect people. but a new book suggests the truth is much more ugly. >> what is an ugly truth about facebook? >> in order to keep growing in the way that facebook has grown, people are going to continue to get hurt. >> reporter: they are award-winning investigative reporters for "the new york times". in their new book they tell the inside story of facebook between the 2016 and 2020 elections. >> we had over 400 people, mostly employees currently there or who have left, who have confided in us what they think are very, very troubling patterns within the company. >> reporter: they say most of their sources were anonymous because they feared retribution from faceb

nbc news reports the manhattan district attorney's office and the new york attorney generals office together have obtained indictments against the trump organization and it cfo, allan weisselberg. two people familiar with the matter tell nbc news the charges are expected to be unsealed in court tomorrow in manhattan. one from representative told nbc news earlier today that the charges will be unsealed around 2 pm. as nbc news reported last week, the charges center around a scheme to pay compensation to weisselberg and possibly others, off the books by the trump organization. the washington post reports, weisselberg is expected to surrender thursday morning, at the office of manhattan district attorney cyrus vance junior. two people familiar with the plan says he's expected to be arraigned later in the day, in front of a state court judge. the trump organization will also be arraigned, represented in court by one of its attorneys. this would not be happening if donald trump did not bring new scrutiny to his businesses by running for president. this is not a political prosecution. this is the kind of attention you get when you run for president. as certainly the attention you get when you become president. this is the attention i was thought that donald trump's financial affairs could not possibly endure. today, the brookings insti

nbc networks. so where do you find what here? i'll give you a little bit of a guide. nbc, this is the mother ship, the broadcast network. basically the rule of thumb is on any given day of the olympics, the biggest event that day, the biggest event especially if there's a medal of the line, look to nbcere, part of the nbc family, telemundo, cnbc, usa, nbc sn, the olympic channel, you can find on any given day a wide assortment of events. for instance, can we go back to that for a second? if we can go back, i can show you tomorrow, for instance, if you want to see the very first medal given out at the olympics, you're going to go to the usa network tomorrow and you're going to see the first medal given out in women's air rifle. >> nice. >> so that's where you would find that. by the way, if you're a bad badmatten fan, nbc usa. here is a shortcut. nbcolympics.com/schedule. go there, you can find everything. >> what about those cord cutters out there, folks who might be to stream it or watch it on the go, where do they go? >> yes. let's take a look here. this is that screen we had up a second ago. nbc.com/schedule, you can find everything or download the nbc sports app. either way here, you can stream. you can stream events live, you can stream highlights. and the other one here, the b

certain level of compliance compromising of american values and principles that take nbc for example which is part of nbc comcast universal abc news is part of disney and abc. we saw major deals taking place that link the chinese market with the american news industry will never report on china but if the newsroom steps out of line there is massive incentive from corporate headquarters to say if you keep doing this you will hurt us with the biggest market in the world. you will ruin that for us. it has been proven to be and incentive of certain behavior i lay that out pretty comprehensively in the book because not everybody gets their news from bloomberg but they are the most powerful financial outlet in the world more journalist from "the new york times" cnn and wall street journal combined in revenue per year is at least double fox and cnn combined. they are massive outlet one of the few american companies that gets to do a lot of business in china because the state central party decides who can come and go. it appears to maintain that level of access bloomberg has flown to beijing on a regular basis t

nbc news >>> now to paris and the incredible effort to restore the historic notre dame cathedral after that massive fire tonight nbc's molly hunter has an exclusive look inside the restoration. >> reporter: two years after the fire, tonight the fight to save this paris icon nbc news with rare access we suited up for protection the cathedral's majestic nave now a metal cage >> we're at ground level of notre dame. there are a thousand tons of scaffolding around me. we're about to take an elevator more than 100 feet up to where the fire started the conditions extreme. workers risking lead exposure but the most serious damage is best seen from up above. we are so high up. this is where the ceiling was. this is a gaping hole where the spire collapsed, and this right here is the focus of the reconstruction chief architect philippe villeneuve says this is a dream job. but now he says the cathedral is like a sick covid patient "i absolutely have to save her." the ambitious goal, reopen by 2024 molly hunter, nbc news, paris. >>> when we come back, my exclusive interview with women making baseball history >>> some baseball inspiration tonight, with history about to be made, not on the field, but this the broadcast booth. when the baltimore orioles take on the tampa ba

nbc sawhill kapor is here now. nbc sahil kapur is here now. we know pelosi is planning to put in other republican, one name everybody is talking about, kensinger. >> we don't know the antics. pelosi kept that opened. she simply said, we will see now there are a couple things to consider here. the first is the text of the resolution that created this committee. does she have the authority to appoint someone without consultation with kevin mccarthy that's the word being used is it a consultation if he didn't suggest this person and talk to her. there are two other peoplee is committee already. the second is adam created, one liz cheney who is on the committee already the second is adam kinzinger, the republican congressman from illinois who has been an outspoken critic of donald trump and kevin mccarthy's handling of the commission that is the obvious prospect if there was one to be appointed. speaker pelosi did appear to the cameras with benny thompson, the chair of this committee. they have warm words for kinzinger. thompson called him a fine person, a level-headed person who could be a good prospect for this committee one way or another, the committee is going to have its first meeting next tuesday, first hearing i should say next tuesday. they will hear from dc metropolitan and the one republican liz cheney are a quorum the speaker emphasized that today and made clear the committee is going to do its work regardless of whether it includes any other appointees. shep >> sahil kapur, thank you. >>> sucking carbon out of the atmosphere an environmentally friendly idea that is suddenly big business and it's raising the chances of a strange-looking vacuum farm moving to a field near you >>> the american comeback. meet a business owner in des moines that opened the doors to a new comedy club three months before the pandemic hit. >>> and the athletes are practicing final preps under way. the olympics set to begin. as one country reverses its decision to pull out of the competition, we're off to tokyo as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news on cnbc >>> major internet websites grinding to a halt that's what's topping cnbc on the money on the money delta, amazon, oracle, some websites down for about an hour. the widespread outage linked to akamai, a content distribution network. the company reports a software update triggered the bug they fixed the issue and everything is back to normal >>> new signs the real estate market may be cooling off, for the first time in four months. sales of pre-owned homes went up, up 1.4% in june. that's according to national association of realtors. the organization of chief economists due to high home prices and softening demand, the market may have turned a corner on its low inventory problemando >>> and mercedes-benz ready to go all electric by 2030. with some conditions it reports it will only sell electric cars where mark market conditions allow.e to they will spend more than $47 billion this decade to electrify its luxury lineup. on wall street, the dow up 25, s&p up 9, the nasdaq up 53 up 53 i'm shepard smith on cnbc. it's the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news >>> get the shot or risk forfeiting the game. the new nfl policy aimed at getting players fascinated >>> passport emergency >> a four-month wait has people fed up olympics are hours away from the opening ceremony the african nation of guinea is reversing course and will participate in the games after all. they said earlier they would not participate because of covid concerns the games will begin just as tokyo hits a six-month high in cases. the city reported 2,000, the most since mid-january meantime, the first lady, dr. jill biden landed in tokyo to lead the delegation she is set to attend the opening ceremony which is set 12 hours from now in tokyo, we have tom llamas tom, covid or not, these games are officially kicking off tonight your time? >> reporter: that is so right. it will be a new experience for americans. they'll be watching the show, watching shep, smith on cnbc they will go to sleep and see the opening ceremony twice in the morning and in prime time. savannah guthrie and mike tirico will be anchoring this coverage. there is a little drama. the director of the opening ceremony has been fired frome me controversial comments he made about the holocaust. he and the olympic committee apologized this happened before a massive global vent as you mentioned, dr. jill biden will be there and 200 athletes we are so looking forward to the opening ceremony this happening as that covid cloud looms large over the tokyo games. infects are rising here in the city of tokyo. even in the athletes village there is a strange case being looked at, a possible cluster case the czech republic is investigating its own delegation five members tested positive, including three athletesooking a private charte what they're looking at is a private charter flag from prague to tokyo they're trying to see if it spread on that flight and if covid protocols were not followed on the way to tokyo those members are all in isolation. we got our first look at team usa's gymnastics team, simone biles and the whole team warming up in the ariake stadium shep, i was there a few days ago. it is an incredible facility watching our women perform was pretty incredible. this was just a warm up, shep, and i know you are a fan of sports looks like they were re you can see how they are all ready to perform they were hitting every routine. they were basically warming up it looks like they were ready to perform already. they all looked in very good shape. they're our best chance at a gold medal simone biles, we call her the g.o.a.t., because she, is on twitter she has her on hashtag, you get a goat with a gold medal. very very good, back over to you. >> so fun to watch them all. thanks, tom. >>> ahead on the news, the nbcith the opening ceremony just hours away >>> well, more americans are betting on themselves and starting their own small businesses in iowa, the secretary of state's office reports new business filings jumped things% 36% from last year it's not just because the pandemic forced stores to close. in fact, the number of new business there is has been steadily increasing over the past five years. now they're growing at a record clip tonight our american comeback series takes us to des moines. we spoke with three entrepreneurs there, whose businesses were struggling mightily, early in the pandemic. now they're turning things around and finding creative new ways to stay afloat. cnbc's andrea day with their story of an american comeback. >> the one word that best describes the last year is bananas. >> for me it's optimism. >> for me -- dimension. making a comeback. >> everything i worked for >> three small businesses are making a comeback. >> everything i worked for was nothing. >> the beginni

nbc bay area news". >>> and be sure to join us as 7:00 for "nbc bay area news" tonight. our own jessica aguirre will have an in-depth interview with mayor liccardo and his takeaways from the meeting with president biden. you can check out the interview on the new newscast tonight at 7:00. >>> a new fda warning for the johnson & johnson vaccine. it comes following reports of a rare neurological disorder. it is when the body's immune system damaging nerve cells causing muscle weakness or in the most severe cases paralysis. the cdc says it has received about 100 preliminary reports of the syndrome out of more than 12 million americans who got the single-shot dose. the cases have largely been reported about two weeks after vaccination and occurred mostly in men. many aged 50 years and older. the cdc says roughly 3,000 to 6,000 people develop this syndrome each year and most patients fully recover. cdc adds nearly all covid hospitalizations and deaths are now occurring in unvaccinated people. the risk of severe adverse events after covid-19 vaccination remains rare. >>> well, will we need a booster shot? that is the question people are asking tonight. today pfizer met with top u.s. health officials to discuss this request to authorize a third covid shot. pfizer says booster shots will be needed in a year to fight coronavirus variants like the delta variant, but some experts disagree. nbc bay area's marianne favro in san jose with a closer look. >> reporter: the big concern is fighting off the highly transmissible delta variant. here in santa clara county there have been 85 confirmed cases. pfizer met with u.s. health officials today about the benefits of a booster, sharing research indicating a third dose of its vaccine can offer more protection against the highly contagious delta variant. but the cdc and the food and drug administration say fully vaccinated americans do not need a booster shot at this time. >> that doesn't mean that we're not very, very actively following and gathering all of this information to see if and when we might need it and if and when we do we will have everything in place to do it. >> reporter: in israel, with covid cases on the rise, the health ministry has already begun giving a third pfizer dose to at-risk patients. >> i do think that israel making that announcement will make the fda look closely at the question, whether immuno compromis

for all of us at nbc news, stay safe and have great night >>> next on nbc bay area news.sn't even happened and covid is already causing problems at the tokyo olympics. we're joined by our covid expert to talk about the risk to athletes and the games. also we talk to raj mathai about what he's seen so far. >>> and power lines blamed for sparking some of our biggest wildfires in years. pg&e and how much they plan to spend on it. >>> plus, getting carded, and

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nbc news he is shocked, calling sherman a family man erin mclaughlin, nbc news >>> the government of iran calls the charges baseless, but tonight the fbi says it's all very real, accusing four iranian intelligence operatives of plotting to kidnap an outspoken critic of the regime right here in the u.s. here is pete williams. >> reporter: the fbi says it was no movie plot a secret two-year effort by iran to keep close tabs on this woman, masih alinejad at her house in brooklyn with the goal of kidnapping her. >> i'm an iranian journalist, activist but to be honest, the government in iran have different names for me. >> reporter: she is an outspoken critic especially its treatment of women, an author with a big profile on social media. federal prosecutors say these four men in iran, operatives of its intelligence service, hatched a plot to snatch her off the street, hiring private investigators to watch and photograph her house, falsely telling them she owed money to a client in the middle east the fbi says it found this screen shot showing that one of the iranian men even researched ways to spirit her away by boat u.s. authorities were so concerned, they moved her to safe houses for eight months a fifth person, a woman in california is charged with helping move nearly half a million dollars here from iran to finance the plot iran's foreign ministry tonight calls the charges baseless and ridiculous, but the justice department says iran has a history of dragging dissidents back home to be jailed or executed lester >> all right, pete, thank you. >>> some stunning images coming out of south africa tonight, where the worst rioting in decades has left at least 72 people dead. one mother was forced to toss her 2-year-old off a balcony after looters set the building on fire incredibly, the child was uninjured. hundreds of stores have been targeted the rioters are protesting the jailing of a former president in a corruption case as well as poverty and inequality >>> here at home, the cdc today confirmed what many feared, drug overdose deaths hitting a record in 2020, exacerbated by the pandemic here is kate snow. >> reporter: overdose deaths have been rising for years, but you can see the increase that coincides with covid preliminary data from the cdc shows from december 2019 to december 2020, overdose deaths rose nearly 30% that's 93,331 deaths last year. turner benoit saw it firsthand. he helps families who lack resources find treatment. >> the pandemic really created a perfect storm for people in early recovery we had people who were living in halfway houses relying on service and attending 12-step meetings every day. all of those things got ripped away. and their link to recovery services were taken away as well >> reporter: and services shut down >> absolutely. >> reporter: he says government stimulus checks played a role too. >> people used those funds a lot of times to go straight out and get more of the substance that they need >> reporter: an increasing supply of deadly fentanyl also drove overdoses. deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids were up 54%. >> it's cheap. it's synthetic, and it's easy to make. and it's so lucrative. >> reporter: early their year we toured the dea lab in new york users dependent on opioids are drawn to fentanyl but it's also put in counterfeit pills that anyone could buy and the danger is if you get too much of the fentanyl, you can die. >> you can die. >> reporter: ed turnan's son charlie died after buying what he thought was a prescription painkiller through a dealer he met on snapchat it contained fentanyl. >> the drug landscape has changed. it's more line a minefield where their next move could be their last. >> reporter: the turnans' foundation helped create social outreach, bringing attention back to an epidemic overshadowed for months by covid. kate snow, nbc news. >>> as the u.s. struggles to get that crisis under control, democrats are launching a new effort to legalize a different drug at the federal level, marijuana. gabe gutierrez with the exclusive in our series "red, white and green. >> reporter: no longer considered a pipe dream, today top democrats rolled out a draft of their plan to try to legalize marijuana at the federal level. >> this is a historic day. >> reporter: first obtained by nbc news, the pot push calls for removing cannabis from the controlled substances act, expunging federal records of nonviolent cannabis offenders, and setting up regulations to tax pot products >> so do you have the votes? >> well, we're working on it. >> reporter: we sat down exclusively with three key senate democrats trying to sway their colleagues. >> this ought to be a republican states rights dream because what we say in our bill is we're going to decriminalize at the federal level, but we aren't going to force the states to legalize >> you

nbc. >> "the tonight show" was generating 17% of all the profit for nbc and that's an astonishing share of income for one, 90 minute show after prime-time. no show ever make more money per carson was well paid for his efforts particularly in his later years but nbc made a great deal of money off of carson. i also want to bring to your attention the fourth issue that demonstrates the importance of johnny carson as a political and cultural figure of the 20th century. this may be the most important aspect of carson's career but one that has brought little attention from black ers. in the 1960s, it in the 1960s when segregation dominate many parts of this country it made "the tonight show" one of the most integrated places in america. his respectful tribute and promotion of a range of political and cultural voices normalized the changes that american society was about to make to end jim crow. carson -- smoothed over much of the conflict of the late century by offering a refuge even as his comedy and conversation suddenly paved the way towards greater public understanding of difference in the wooded glen cultural changes their world the nation during the years when he held court at 1130. upbringing and environment cars and aimed for the great middle