is now studying the syndrome trying to learn more before more children get sick kristen dahlgren, nbc news new york. >>> to the race to reopen and the deep and sometimes confusing divide that's causing with the virus taking many thousands of lives each week, more than half the country is carrying out plans to get people back to work while others simply defy the rules. here is miguel almaguer. >> reporter: with our nation anxious and cautious about getting back to work, tonight the delicate balance between protecting the health of americans and economy is creating a deep divide after the highest single-day death toll in illinois, stay-at-home orders remain in effect but in east peoria the mayor is urging businesses to ignore the governor's orders. >> we don't follow guidelines, we could get huge fines. >> reporter: the mixed messages come as 10,000 americans died of coronavirus complications every five days over the last month in texas where covid cases surged 35% since last week, the defiance has led to detention. >> i'm not closing the store. >> reporter: after shelley luther opened her d

. >>> our nbc news exclusive. richard engel inside the icu in a hard hit hospital, an extraordinary view with doctors and nurses on the front lines. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone late today the fda granted emergency use approval for an experimental drug that lifted hopes across the country earlier this week on news the drug shortened recovery times for the severely ill with coronavirus. but despite success stories, some key questions about remdesivir are still unanswered and some health experts are prescribing a reality check. it's where our reporting begins tonight, here is stefano gosk. >> reporter: tonight the most promising treatment so far for covid-19 getting a green light. the fda issuing an emergency use order for remdesivir. >> we're going to be having some really incredible results. >> there are patients out there that can benefit from this medicine today that are hospitalized and we don't want any time to waste for that. >> reporter: according to th

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york >>> tonight, another big name school is announcing some in person classes are already cancelled for the fall and many parents and young people are left wondering what will happen this their schools here is gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonight, harvard university is telling its new medical, dental and graduate students that classes will be online this fall after the nation's largest public university system cal state called off in person classes at its 23 campuses. across the country, higher education is now facing a reckoning. >> it's confronting not only the virus presents but issues about things like affordability. >> reporter: still a new poll shows 65% of college students say they would attend in person classes this fall if given the option 31% say they would only attend virtually. that means despite the risks, even with potentially packed lecture halls, students clearly prefer a more traditional, in person college experience not a virtual one. annie coalson is a theater student at nyu. >> it is so important for me to be face-to-face with my tea

. >>> and the new tropical threat we're tracking tonight >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone there will be consequences more outbreaks, more deaths, a blunt warning from dr. anthony fauci against reopening the country too soon fauci and other top government health officials stepping out from under the shadow of the white house today and into a videoconference to break the bad news to a senate committee hearing that the covid outbreak is not under control, testing still falls short and that grim days are still ahead. all as the death toll continued its steady and painful climb. we have it all covered starting with nbc's geoff bennett. >> reporter: tonight a dire warning from dr. anthony fauci. reopening the country too soon during the coronavirus crisis will cost lives. >> there is a real risk that you will trigger an outbreak that you might not be able to control, which in effect hypwill set you back, not only leading some suffering and death that could be avoided but could even set you back on the road to economic recovery >> reporter:

officials say he may have saved a lot of lives >>> our nbc news exclusive inside the lab developing a new weapon against that mystery illness in children. >>> paying tribute to the legendary activist and play write who fought tirelessly in the battle of a different epidemic in america. >>> the miracle baby born 1 1 weeks premature to a mother in a coma as she battled covid-19 the moment today the family had long awaited >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone there is more video out tonight shedding light in the moments leading up to the death of a handcuffed minneapolis man seen in this disturbing video pinned to the ground by a police officer who held a knee to his neck after a night of heated and volatile protests on the streets, the city's mayor in a rare step is calling on the prosecutor to arrest and charge that now former officer as the family of george floyd calls his death an act of murder gabe gutierrez is there. >> reporter: tonight, the outrage in minneapolis is mounting even after four officers were fired. was it enough for yo

kathy park, nbc news, new york >> dr.ohn torres joins me now what should parents be watching for >> jose, the things they should look out for is prolonged fever for more than fee ive days blue color or lethargy >> now while alarming, this is a still relatively rare occurrence >> it is very alarming, jose, and parents should definitely be aware of the issue but at the same time realize it's still rare >> now to the economic toll of the covid crisis, and its staggering impact. unemployment is at a historic 14.7% and it's hitting communities of color particularly hard. for african-americans, that number is 16.7% no one is suffering more than the hispanic community. nearly one in five latinos is out of work these grim statistics make it easier to understand why some states are so eager to reopen seeing it as the only way to jump start their economy. steve patterson reports. >> reporter: tonight, after months of being told to stay inside, americans rushing to get outside and shop in california, a mother's day scramble sent a c

a white house official tells nbc news miller was at the white house this morning and showed symptoms president trump today publicly revealing the news. >> she's a wonderful young woman. katy, she tested very good for a long period of time and then all of a sudden today, she tested positive she hasn't come into contact with me. she spent some time with the vice president. >> reporter: the revelation delaying pence's departure to iowa as they traced miller's contacts with six staffers removed from air force two. a senior administration official said all six was tested negative and miller was not on the plane. a white house official says miller was with the vice president yesterday part of her job to be right by his side pence tested negative for coronavirus this morning, part of new safety protocols here. >> the white house now is initiated an effort the president and i not only will be tested every day but i think everyone that comes into contact with the president will be tested every day. >> reporter: that new precaution put in place yesterday after one of the president's military va

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, new york >>> tonight, the virus is spreading faster in brazil than anywhere else on earth as death tolls are souring and that country's president downplaying the threat nbc's bill neely is there. >> reporter: every day at brazil's biggest cemetery, dozens of coronavirus victims are buried, thousands of new graves already dug, the virus spreading faster in brazil than anywhere on earth here at the epicenter they are warning the health system could collapse within two weeks. this one is full at the disease control center, they monitor infections but doctors say there is so little testing, the real number of cases could be 15 times higher brazil's president asked about the rising death toll said so what i n'les. many support his call for lockdowns to end people want to work he says and need to support their families president bolsonaro is no fan of social distancing. >> it's almost a crime. >> reporter: crazy >> it is completely crazy we have right now a war with two virus, the coronavirus and bolsonaro virus. >> reporter: he's an admirer of president trump and

kate snow, nbc news. >> such a heart wrenching story. >>> we're back in 60 seconds with richard engelnd surprising news in the race for a vaccine. >>> in the search for solutions tonight, the mayor drug company partnering with oxford university to make a potential vaccine aiming to get it done much faster. here is richard engel. >> reporter: in a major show of confidence, one of the world's top drug companies today announced its pushing ahead to produce millions of doses of a trial coronavirus vaccine even before the research is complete. >> i'm going to have a vaccine that can be available to the public on an emergency use basis but the end of the year. >> reporter: and how many of these emergency vaccines do you want to have ready by the end of the year >> at this stage, we have a goal to produce up to 100 million doses by the end of the year, and from there and go beyond this next year. >> reporter: the company is betting big, making the vaccine developed by the u.k.'s oxford university, which last week began human trials so far, the vaccine is proven effective in monkeys the resea

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, new york. >> reporter: i'm kristen welker at the white house in an appeal to supporters evangelicals, president trump demanding governors demand places of worship to open immediately across the country. >> the governors need to do the right thing and allow these very important essential places of faith to open right now. for this weekend. >> reporter: arguing those locations are essential. >> some governors have deemed liquor stores and abortion clinics as essential, but have left out churches and other houses of worship. it's not right. >> reporter: but unlike liquor stores, people gather in large numbers for an extended period of time at houses of worship increasing the risk of spreading the virus and his claim it's up to governors to reopen the states, the president insists he has the ultimate authority. >> if they don't do it, i will over ride the governors. in america, we need more prayer, not less. >> reporter: under the constitution a president cannot over ride a governor's police powers the president said he's going to over ride the governors. under wh

joe fryer, nbc news. >> thanks for the laughs, jerry. that is "nightly news." i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other >> kelly: hey, what's up, y'all, guess what, still in montana. mother's day was yesterday, so today i wanted to surprise you identify with. check out meteorologist trying to get a little bit of work done with the kids around. >> hey, kelly, it is meteorologist jen from wp oh nine in cincinnati. after i get done with the newscast, i have other recordings that i do for the website or social media, thanks, connor, mommy is trying to do a little bit of work. and my children do not understand, apparently that mommy needs 5 minutes. i have to record something really quick, okay? you have to give them some slack, we are adjusting, they are adjusting. but it took everything in me not to just, you know, kind of freak out on my children. dies, go upstairs. my husband was in the other room on a conference call, and i did not need to yell as loud as i liked to, but i need -- i know there are so many acros

in an nbc news exclusive we take you inside the clinical trials getting under way here in new york of a revolutionary coronavirus vaccine that could be rolled out in months as an array of dire projections underscores just how short time is in the hunt for a magic bullet we've got it all covered tonight starting off with tom costello >> reporter: in the urgent push to beat back a deadly pathogen researchers at nyu have now started clinical trials on a never before tried genetic vaccine candidate developed by phizer along with a german partner rather than trying to manipulate the live virus itself this vaccine attempts to reprogram the virus' genetic code melissa whose husband is a doctor at nyu is among the first 12 healthy americans to receive the injection. >> so many people are being affected by this pandemic, and i figured ta figured it would be a great thing to do during unprecedented time >> reporter: here's what makes this unique the vaccine carries a genetic code known as messenger rna that instructs the cells to make the proteins associated with the coronavirus. but without ma

joe fryer, nbc news. >> thanks for the laughs, jerry. that is "nightly news." i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other >>> right now at 6:00, could it be back to work for giants and a's? baseball's new plan to return and san francisco reveals what the next step back to normalcy might look like. >>> the news at 6:00 stars are right the now. good evening. thanks for being was. we begin week nine of shelter a home. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. this afternoon, mayor london breed revealed plans to partial reopen. bookstores, flor igs, produce markets, record stores, music, art and beauty supply stores. store front and delivery service only though. despite the step, the stay at home order is in effect until may 31st. >> i know that people are anxious to see our city reopen. i'm anxious to see our city reopen. and this has been a very tough and challenging time for all of on us. >> now, there are regulations, the businesses will have to abide by these guidelines. use face kaifring and social distancing. proper meaning materials must be available. limit t

miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> president trump spent this memorial day honoring the sacrifices of america's servicemen and women including those who lost their lives to coronavirus. the president is also facing some new criticism hans nichols is at the white house. >> reporter: president trump marking memorial day at arlington national cemetery with a presidential tradition on an untraditional day. this cemetery still closed to the public because of coronavirus, but the tomb of the unknown soldier still guarded. later at a ceremony at fort mchenry, president trump honored the americans who have succumbed to coronavirus. >> as one nation, we mourn alongside every single family that has lost loved ones. >> reporter: and vowed victory over what he called the invisible enemy. >> together, we will vanquish the virus. >> reporter: with former vice president joe biden venturing out of his home for the first time in two months, paying his respects to the fallen at a war memorial in delaware wearing a mask, a stark contrast to president trump today. screen coming on the heels of a polit

today the fda gave doctors a new weapon stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york >>> and now to the growing divide over reopening, more states back in business today even dozens of shopping malls reopening. the growing question how soon will most people feel comfortable going there? is miguel almaguer. >> reporter: tonight, iowa, utah, wyoming and maine becoming the latest states to ease at home orders while implementing new restrictions hoping to get the economy back on track in wyoming barbershops and hair salons can open doors. by monday, nearly 30 states home to roughly 150 million people will start getting back to business in a new normal in arkansas at fitness centers, members must have their temperatures checked at the door, wear masks when exercising and stay 12 feet away from one another. in texas, restaurant owners are hungry for business. >> i anticipate this being pretty intense over the next couple weeks as we try to navigate this and keep everyone safe. >> reporter: this week nearly 2,000 americans died every day from complications of the virus including paul kerry, a colorado

simparica trio. ♪ howard: an di lack was abruptly ousted as nbc news chairman after a rock eate rockye no previous knowledge of sexual harassment allegations against matt lauer before firing him. >> nbc is dishonest news. that's why they fired andy lack, i guess. you have to ask them. andy lack was a hack and they fired him. howard: variety confirmed that new york's attorney general has been conducting an investigation of possible sexual misconduct, retaliation and gender discrimination at nbc news. joining us from emily miller, political analyst who once worked for nbc news. emily, will lack's tenure forever be defined by the botching of the harvey weinstein story and the handling of the allegations against matt lauer. >> absolutely. andy lack's legacy -- he's been in the tv business for 40 years or so, it will be defined by the fact that he killed the story, the ronan farrow story about harvey weinstein. the state attorney's office when after weinstein and is now going after nbc news and comcast or as president trump says con-cast. howard: when you worked at nbc news, you were in yo

. >>> nbc news virus expert and his own battle with covid-19 an update on his condition tonight and the new safety precaution you might not have thought of that he's recommending >>> the senate intel chairman relinquishing his post after the fbi seized his phone. >>> video on the ahmaud arbery case and attorneys for one of the suspects is speaking out. >>> oxford scientists on a potential major leap forward tonight on a possible vaccine. >>> and the tropical threat brewing, the impact on the u.s. >> announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone there is breaking news tonight regarding that mystery illness affecting children and now being linked to coronavirus. late today the cdc taking steps to track just how many kids are getting sick with multi system inflammatory syndrome and issuing guidance to help doctors recognize the illness that so far has been considered rare but is appearing in more and more states and that's where our reporting begins tonight with kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: the alert was sent to thousands of doctors across the country o

andrea mitchell, nbc news >> godspeed, annie glenn. we'll be right back. >>> before we go we want you to know the latest installment of "nightly news" kids edition is available these pups are not letting the virus get in the way of their work to help kids feel better we'll explain. plus dude perfect joins us with a trick shot you can try at home our new episode is streaming right now. and that is "nightly news" for this evening. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. >> kelly: hey, what's up, y'all, once again i am coming to you from a ranch in montana as our country makes progress getting this pandemic under control. everyone from delivery drivers to ranch workers continue to carry a huge burden. understanding a bully essential workers are stressed out. so for today's quar-aoke i wanted them to cut loose. here are some of the heroes of america joining me. in "we are family" by sister sledge. ♪ ♪ ♪ we are family ♪ i got all my sisters with me ♪ we are family ♪ get up everybody and sing ♪ we are family ♪ i got all

nbc news, mexico city. >> in 60 seconds the brave new world of shopping our exclusive inside look at how one of the biggest department stores is trying lure us back and keep us safe plus, the growing battle over wearing masks while shopping >>> back now with our nbc news exclusive inside macy's, nearly one-third of macy's stores have reopened across the u.s., but inside it's a lot different than customers are used to. nbc's blayne alexander reports now how one big retailer is trying to keep shoppers safe. >> reporter: one of america's oldest department stores forced to create a new way to shop. is this going to feel different for customers coming back? >> absolutely. >> reporter: we were given an exclusive look inside this macy's in atlanta, one of the first to reopen in addition to masks and social distancing measures, new prosaid daughters for dressing rooms. i can come in and try on a dress but it's not going back on the rack. >> that's right. we hold it off the floor. everything that goes into the fitting room we hold off the floor and segregate and put it out at a later date. >>

to you. >> reporter: sometimes the most effective message needs no words at all stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york >>> in georgia tonight a new arrest connected to the death of ahmaud arbery, the unarmed black man shot and killed in february authorities arrested william brian junior he said he filmed the incident involving the father and son that were already arrested in the case. >>> there are late developments after a shooting rampage at a recently reopened mall near phoenix. here is gadi schwartz. >> reporter: at an arizona maul in the first weeks of reopening, horror in the parking lot. police say the masked gunman stopped at a shopping center near phoenix. >> helicopters in the air, heading to the back. >> reporter: the suspect shooting and injuring three people authorities say he confessed. >> he said he went to westgate to target victims. he wanted to gain some respect. he was planning to harm ten victims. >> reporter: prosecutors charge armando hernandez with assault. witnesses that saw the shooting ask why. >> you're a kid, why would you do something like this. >> reporter: it h

nbc news tonight confirming a new a.p. report that says trump campaign allies are now recruiting pro-trump doctors to publicly call for reviving the u.s. economy as quickly as possible without waiting to meet cdc guidelines for reopening. trump was on capitol hill today for a luncheon with senate republicans billed as an event to discuss the response to the pandemic. our colleagues report the gathering was largely focused on poll numbers, joe biden, and warning senators they need to toughen up or they'll lose in november. there were also said to be brief discussions of future relief bills, but senators who were there tell nbc news that wasn't the focus of the discussion. later at the white house when cbs news correspondent paula reid asked trump about economic recovery, this was the response. >> mr. president, why haven't you announced a plan to get 36 million unemployed americans back to work? >> oh, i think -- i think we've announced a plan. we're opening up our country. just a rude person you are. we're opening up our c

kerry sanders, nbc news, fort lauderdale. >>> in 60 seconds, the breaking news tonight about a terror attack in florida. the new twist uncovered after the fbi finally cracked into the gunman's iphone. >>> also, the tropical storm moving up the coast, . >>> tonight, the fbi says the >>> tonight, the fbi says the saudi air force officer that launched a terror attack at a florida navy base last year had extensive ties to al qaeda. information it discovered by unlocking iphones. here is pete williams. >> reporter: investigators say when a member of the saudi air force opened fire at the pensacola naval air station killing three and wounding eight, he was a committed terrorist. the fbi said cell phones left behind by the gunman including one he tried to destroy by shooting it show he became radicalized as far back as 2015 and discussed tactics with the al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and quote good-byes to family members and a final will. >> we know enough to see him for a determined huap terrorist that spent years preparing to attack us. >> reporter: u.s. officials say information from

then i'm done. >> reporter: a growing fight to adapt in a strange new normal morgan chesky, nbc news, dallas >>> up next, with hollywood shut down and all of us binging television at home the new fear, will we run out of new tv shows? >>> okay a show of hands here how many of you are binge watching tv series while you are stuck at home? yeah, me, too. so we started wondering what happens when we run out of new television shows with productions on pause, we asked joe fryer to find out, will we run out of new tv? >> the entire world will stream into our living rooms >> reporter: remember those iconic images in the '50s of families huddled around the tv. >> we will watch our favorite show we watch together grey's anatomy. >> reporter: in the stage of stay-at-home, they're back >> it's gotten us a lot closer as a family >> but at the same time it's the one thing that's so normal. >> reporter: this family in california is watching a lot of tv these days, with subscription s to disney, hulu, and amazon and showtime. you pretty much have all the subscriptions, right? >> if there is something

andrea mitchell, nbc news >> godspeed, annie glenn. we'll be right back. . >>> before we go we want you to know the latest installment of "nightly news" kids edition is available these pups are not letting the virus get in the way of their work to help kids feel better we'll explain. plus dude perfect joins us with a trick shot you can try at home our new episode is streaming right now. and that is "nightly news" for this evening. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. >>> right now, 6:00, police officers are possible exposed. the one case of covid-19 in the bay area police department scrambling. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being was. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm janelle wang. another county joins phase two. we have jessica aguirre from home. >> raj and janelle, imagine five restaurants all owned by one bay area family. all of them very different. so how do you create plans, survival plans to weather the stay at home order for all five of the restaurants? and what does mrs. doubt f

don't give up. >> reporter: morgan radford, nbc news, new york >>> still ahead the newly revealed text message from police before that controversial shooting in georgia. >>> plus the first named storm of the season. we're tracking its path >>> a newly released text message by a georgia police officer is raising questions about the shooting death of ahmaud arbery, the unarmed man killed in a georgia neighborhood back in february blayne alexander reports. >> reporter: tonight hundreds descending on this small georgia town in the unwelcome spotlight since the shooting death of a 25-year-old unarmed man, ahmaud arbery gregory and travis mcmichael both in jail charged with arbery's murder. now new questionings about the police department that initially handled the investigation. this video shows arbery moments before the shooting briefly entering a hominid construction now through his attorney the man who owns that home says back in december a glenn county police officer urged him to contact his neighbor gregory mcmichael if he had any concerns about anyone on the property the text message

stephanie ruhle, nbc news >>> now to an nbc news investigation.ealth officials made it clear that the key to getting people safely back to work and school is wide spread testing. so where does the country stand on testing right now fnd might surprise you. >> reporter: who has coronavirus and who doesn't? a simple question but the answer is still out of reach. things have improved since april the numbers of diagnostic tests per day doubled nationwide but experts say there is a ways to go. >> we're still pretty far away from where we need to be i believe we should be testing at three times the level we are now. >> reporter: the federal government has offered support but largely left testing up to the states so we reached out to all 50 to see where things stand. two-thirds responded the large majority telling us they are not where they need to be the reasons may be surprising plagued first by shortages only four states are low on testing kits, reagents or swabs right now and many said they're worried about maintaining that supply oklahoma opened its

navy, who nbc news learned works in the west wing serving the president his meals among other duties has tested positive for the virus. >> i've had very little contact, personal contact with this gentleman. know who he is good person. but i've had very little contact. mike had very little contact with him >> reporter: him and pence were tested yesterday and today the results negative >> it's a little strange, but it's one of those things >> reporter: a person close to the white house said he was mad at his staff when he learned the valet tested positive saying they are not doing what they can to prevent it. he said everyone in close proximity to the president should be wearing a mask and while valets do not wear masks, the president said otherwise. >> yeah, they do yeah they do, they wear masks, yeah. a lot of people in the white house wear masks >> reporter: it comes as the trump administration is expanding guidelines drafted by the cdc offering detailed advice to states about how and when to reopen public places like schools, churches and restaurants. public health experts are warn

that is nbc "nightly news" on a sunday night.holt will be back with you tomorrow i'm kate snow. for all of us here on nbc news, stay safe and have a great night. >>> we need to get california open again. >> right now at 6:00, continued calls to reopen the golden state as the bay area prepares to lift some stay-at-home restrictions. news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thank you for joining us. we are entering week eight of sheltering at home and changes hours away. starting at midnight, some rules will be relaxed and certain business there's reopen. here's what's allowed. construction projects, all real estate transactions but not open houses, daycare, summer car. s and other programs for children whose parents can't work from home, the centers may

in this case, the truth is these claims are flat out false. >> nbc news asked tara reade for an interview and has not been heard back nor does nbc know what else she may have been asked in tonight's conversation there are more inconsistencies biden's campaign says in what are false charges. >>> get ready for a blast of winter this mother's day weekend. some windchills down in the 20s and snow could fall across parts of the northeast and new england through saturday >>> tonight, frontier airlines says it will start checking employees and passengers' temperatures, just one of the big changes in the air. here is tom costello with that. >> reporter: the top priority for the nation's airlines, reassuring passengers it's safe to fly disinfecting planes, making masks mandatory, spacing out passengers and blocking middle seats under pressure frontier has abandoned charging customers to keep the middle seats open but the global airline industry warns it could all push airfares higher by 54% worldwide. the situation say u.s. airlines is dire >> passenger volumes declined to levels we haven't seen s

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york >>> breaking news out of the nation's capital ruth bader ginsburg will be making up in a baltimore hospital after being admitted for a gallbladder condition. according to a memo, the 87-year-old underwent a treatment at johns hopkins hospital justice ginsburg is said to be resting comfortably. later today, she's expected to hear oral arguments from the hospital. >>> let's check in with janessa webb talking about snow in places >> the weather continues to change good morning everyone. if you're across pittsburgh and areas of the northeast, the clouds are starting to thicken up and the rain headed our way we're going to see it throughout our afternoon into your early evening. i-95 corridor, the rain could be torrential at times. not expecting a lot of storms. but it's going to be a damp day. look first time they hit 80 for the season. >>> waving good-bye to the sunshine, here comes your rain we'll talk about snow, though, coming up. >>> janessa, thanks so much. still here to come, frontier airlines puts a price tag on social distancing. >> where's the

kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. >>> and that's "nightly news. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other >> kelly: what's up, y'all, i'm still hanging out in montana, i've been opening up with the neighbors story today there is a sign that everything is going to be okay. >> hi, kelly, thank you so much for including us in your good neighbor campaign. >> my name is caleb and i live in georgia, i've lived here for 24 years and i also own a sign company. >> we got ideas to start selling yard signs people could put out front of their homes. they are going to relief funds to help local artists financially impacted by the coronavirus. really excited and really overwhelmed but all of the support we've gotten. it's been a groundswell of people volunteering their time, their finances, over 1,000 orders in just a few days. >> actually employing employees in real time, so the prophets that we've raised are keeping my employees working in addition to helping artists in need. >> let's keep it going. during the campaign and let's get neighbors together. >> k

kevin tibbles, nbc news >> and that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt.take care of yourself, everyone, and each other >> kelly: what's. still here in montana, inc. if you were like where is she, still here. today i wanted to share a #goodneighborstory, check it out. >> high kelly, my name is laura good i actually just had our boy a year ago, i wrote a little something this week that unexpectedly went really viral. so, since i'm up all the time at night with our son, like all of us i have been really anxious and can't stop thinking about it. one night this week i was up with the baby, and started thinking about all the simple things in life i used to take for granted. like shaking a stranger's hand or hanging out with a friend. the next morning i thought why not share it, i put it on my facebook. it's gone totally viral, it's been all over the world, it's been translated into a bunch of different like witches. i've had composers reach out and asked to set it tous

kevin tibbles, nbc news >> and that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt.lease take care of yourself, everyone, and each other >>> right the now at a 6 clox, another step forward. the governor allows hair salons to reopen. >> hair cuts, yes, nails, facials and eye lashes, no. we have rules for the different county. and get ready for the effect of the coronavirus. separate from the second waive this fall. where we can see the peak, how do we keep it to a minimum? i have that coming up and wine tasting rooms can be opening up very soon in the north bay. what to see on the next wine tasting trip. >> we will see you then. significant announcements from the governor today. the green light for another major industry. barbershops and hair salons can reopen in counties that have proven the virus is stable or decreasing. right now, the only bay area counties that have been approved, napa, solano and sonoma county. >> it requires a little before specificity to satisfy the health experts. >> it's financeable frutsing. mentally, it's really hard because again, we have

kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. >>> and that's "nightly news. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other i. >>> right now at 6:00, governor newsom unveiling when the state will start to ease restrirkss this week. to it's not good news for a lot of people in the bay area. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us. >> are we ready? i talked to a medical expert about reopening. i took a poll about how many of us are going through quarantine fatigue. i will send it back to you. >> thank you. >>> governor newsom giving none essential businesses the green light to reopen. we will had move in phase two of his plan to get people back to work. some stores like florists and bookstores will be open. he plans to release guidelines thursday. he stressed each county will keep businesses closed if they don't feel they are ready for the next phase. >> they have guidelines where they are a little strict. if they choose not to come in compliance with the state guidelines, they have that right. >> now we e did check in with