thank you. >>> still ahead tonight, an nbc news exclusive. a congressman opening up for the first time about his mental health struggles after the january 6th u.s. capitol attack. >>> also, how the pandemic may be making your seasonal allergies better >>> tonight we're starting our week long series at nbc news called "american extremism. we begin with an exclusive conversation with one of the congressmen inside the capitol during those deadly riots on january 6th. now for the first time, he's talking about the serious physical and mental toll it's taken. hallie jackson has more >> reporter: it's one of the most familiar and chilling scenes from january 6th officers, guns drawn in the house chamber behind the doors, the insurrectionists >> [ bleep ] >> take your pins off. >> reporter: behind the camera, congressman dan kildee huddled in the gallery documenting it that was january 6th here we are three and a half months later almost what happened in those interim weeks to you >> i went home i thought i was fine it was after i got home and i sta

antonia hylton, nbc news, houston. >>> all right. up next for us tonight, a man with a healing influence inspiring america. we'll tell how bad the drought is in california this yoer. we'll talk to an astronaut who said he saw something terrifying in space and it changed his life. >>> finally, i'd like you to meet a man who turned his life around by working to bridge divides and heal his community in charlotte, north carolina >> if something is happening -- >> reporter: the defining moment in greg jackson's life came in 2016 after keith lamont scott was shot and killed by police in charlotte. >> i wanted to get involved and immediately the first day of me protesting i was on national news. which was kind of like a big breadcrumb for me letting me know that this is the direction that i needed to head into >> that direction a far cry from his old life in the bronx. >> i did one year in jail, came home, and my mother was in charlotte at the time. and she said, boy, you need to get up out of there. and that's exactly what i did >> reporte

nbc news getting a first look at his speech, his $2 trillion plan for families, students, and workersicans taking aim at how he plans to pay for it >>> also the fbi raiding rudy giuliani's new york city home and office what they seized from donald trump's former personal attorney and how he's responding. >>> the judge's ruling on body cam footage of the police killing of andrew brown jr. the family allowed to see it but not the public and what a prosecutor now says brown did before police started firing >>> the first juror to break his silence after the derek chauvin verdict. what he says the jury deliberated over the longest inside the room >>> severe weather on the move tornadoes in oklahoma, flooding in arkansas, drivers rescued. where it's all headed next >>> our exclusive in the sky with american fighter jets on a mission to keep russia out of u.s. airspace >>> and the tributes pouring in for the nasa pioneer >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone president biden's speech before congress tonight will not have the usual trappings or ev

steve patterson, nbc news >>> still ahead, remote learning has had its challenges, but tonight we learn about some of the surprising benefits. >>> also, in egypt, a new home for fabled mummies thousands of years in the making. >>> the last year of remote education has disrupted learning like never before. the number of students failing, feeling isolated and depressed has soared studies are showing some unexpected benefits here's rehema ellis. >> reporter: 12-year-old dalton has hearing and vision loss and because he also has some anxiety and adhd, his mom lane says before remote learning, his days at school were difficult. >> he was coming home and he was crying. he was feeling lying he was behind. >> reporter: but not anymore. >> he's pretty much getting all a's now. >> reporter: what is that like? >> okay, okay, don't let her rub it in. >> reporter: you can brag a little bit. for dalton, learning remotely eliminates classroom distractions and now he's using digital tools like live captioning that help him understand what the teacher is saying >> if he gets his work done, he gets to g

nbc news poll shows how american think he's handling key issues like covid, immigration. kelly o'donnell has more >> reporter: a first record for the president. >> my first 100 days in office. >> reporter: in a new nbc news poll, his approval rating stands at 53%, while 39% disapprove, placing president biden ahead of donald trump, but behind barack obama at the same 100-day point. of republicans surveyed, just 9% approve of the president's job performance. confronting the pandemic, mr. biden's stewardship earns a 69% approval with a majority of americans, at 61%, saying they believe the work is behind us, including tennessee republican scott carey. >> on the covid response i think he's taken the leadership role i was hoping he would. >> reporter: but political discourse, raw and contentious, is reflect t in this big number 82% surveyed say the country is divided rather than united >> the only way we come through this is if we come through together as americans. >> reporter: turning to immigration, signs of trouble just 33% support the job he's doing among the sharpest cri

that is "nbc nightly news" on this sunday. i'm kate snow. of us at "nbc nightly news," stay safe and have a good night. >>> right now at 6:00, another step closer to normalcy, one bay area county is eyeing a move into the yellow tier this week. what it will take to get there and stay there. >>> good evening, i'm sierra johnson. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. it could be one step closer to prepandemic days. how's that sound? marin county could in order to make that move, the ht be there. just ahead, two cases per 100,000 people and a positivity rate below 2%. according to the latest

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york >>> also tonight, nasa is celebrating a historic flight on mars with more on that here's tom costello. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: jubilation at jpl mission control. the images from "ingenuity," 180 million miles away, simply stunning. video shot from the nearby rover captured the drone's entire 30-second flight from lift-off to hovering at ten feet to landing "ingenuity's" own camera even caught its shadow on the martian surface. the challenges were huge the martian atmosphere is 99% thinner than earth's, requiring four ultra light rotor blades >> this really is a wright brothers moment it's the start of a whole new kind of planetary exploration. >> reporter: in their honor "ingenuity" carries a tiny piece of cloth from their 1903 plane and today nasa named the landing zone wright brothers field, complete with its own international airport code four more chopper flights are planned. and someday aerial surveys of canyons, craters, and ice caps. >> we are going to continually push all the way to the limit of this rotorcraft we really want to pu

a smuggler dropping two migrant sisters over a border wall, the new images of the girls safe and where they are tonight. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening for the last ten months one unsmiling selfie of george floyd has stood as the symbol of him and an icon of the racial justice movement but today jurors in the trial of the former policeman accused of murdering floyd learned about the man, his personal story, what he was like and, yes, his struggle with drug addiction. the prosecution not shying away from what is expected to be central to derek chauvin's defense. floyd's girlfriend taking the stand today describing how both became hooked on opioids and how both tried to beat it day four of the trial, the prosecution trying to humanize floyd and through other testimony taking the jury back to that minneapolis street where floyd took his last breaths in the custody of police. gabe gutierrez continues to lead our coverage. >> reporter: it didn't take long for courteney ross to cry as she remembered how she met george floyd in 2017. >> floyd, i called him momma's boy. i could tell from the m

it's expanding into a new franchise across the nbc universal news group to honor people making an impactking off with a special primetime event i'll host with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb on may 1st we'll reveal the 2021 inspiration list, featuring the stories of some of the people making a real difference in our country. that's "nightly news" for this thursday. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪♪ i wanna thank you ♪ ♪ for giving me the chance to breathe ♪ ♪ you waited so patiently ♪ ♪ while i got it together ♪ ♪ while i figured it out ♪ ♪ i looked but i never touched ♪ ♪ 'cause in my heart there was a picture of ♪ ♪ us ♪ ♪ holdin' hands makin' plans ♪ ♪ and now i understand ♪ ♪ what a girl wants what a girl needs ♪ ♪ whatever makes me happy sets you free ♪ ♪ and i'm thanking you for knowing exactly ♪ ♪ what a girl wants,what a girl needs ♪ ♪ whatever keeps me in your arms ♪ ♪ and i'm thanking you for giving it to me ♪ ♪ what a girl wants what a girl needs ♪ ♪ sensitive courageous sexy cool like you ♪ ♪ what a girl wants what a gir

that's the message. >> reporter: amen. >> amen. >> reporter: harry smith, nbc news, new york >> hope. thank you, harry >>> that is "nbc nightly news" for this easter sunday and final day of passover. i'm kate snow. for all of us here at nbc news, stay safe and have a great night. this is a no-nonsense message from three. small business insurance is usually so complicated, you need to be a lawyer to understand it. that's why three was created. it's a better kind of business insurance. it's only three pages. straightforward. if you own it, three covers it. got a cheese slice for "spokesperson?" that's me. i don't even need to see what's happening behind me to know it's covered. (screaming) this commercial is now over. logo. three. no nonsense. just common sense. >> right now at 6:00, a sense of normalcy, easter celebrations held across the bay area as some people gather more freely as vaccinations continue tonight. doctors hope people celebrate responsibly. the news at 6:00 starts right now. i am terry mcsweeney. the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter. nearly 20 million

capitol, nbc news is running a special series, "american extremism." ret facebook groups where members of the military's most elite special forces units share far right ideologies, conspiracy theories, and even racist comments. and it is raising alarms. nbc news's correspondent, carol lee, has this report. >> they're the best of the best, the elite of the u.s. military. and yet, an exclusive look inside secret facebook groups shows something troubling. an nbc news review of private facebook groups for special forces, visible only to vetted members show some share disturbing content. misinformation about a stolen 2020 election, racist and disparaging comments about america's political leadership and even qanon conspiracy theorys. >> does that surprise you? >> i'm afraid to say that doesn't surprise me at all. that is what my own facebook feed looks like on a day-to-day basis and it has for five or more years at this point. >> jack murphy is a former army ranger and green beret who writes and has a podcast about the military. we described to them the trou

kathy park, nbc news >>> and now to the covid crisis more than 68 million americans have now been fully vaccinated. but tonight there's new concern over a shortage of the johnson & johnson doses. gadi schwartz reports. >> reporter: tonight as at least 32 states report increases in new covid-19 cases, the nation bracing for a significant slowdown in the rollout of the johnson & johnson vaccine. with only 700,000 doses allocated to states for next week, 86% less than last week's 4.9 million doses. >> we do expect week to week lower levels >> reporter: in one case a major ingredient mixup led to 15 million doses being spoiled. >> if you have an appointment, everyone's working to make sure that we can try to keep it you just might not be getting johnson & johnson. >> reporter: this as georgia and north carolina and colorado pause johnson & johnson vaccinations at five sites after reports of adverse reactions like fainting in a small number of cases. >> in the big picture this is an incredibly small number, so having several dozen cases while something to watch for is not concerning >> repor

it's expanding into a new franchise across the nbc universal news group to honor people making an impactking off with a special primetime event i'll host with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb on may 1st we'll reveal the 2021 inspiration list, featuring the stories of some of the people making a real difference in our country. that's "nightly news" for this thursday. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.

cynthia mcfadden, nbc news >> and that's "nightly news." thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of ♪♪ your eyes are open ♪ ♪ wear no disguise for me ♪ ♪ come into the open ♪ ♪ when it's cold outside ♪ ♪ am i here in vain ♪ ♪ hold on to the night ♪ ♪ there will be no shame ♪ ♪ always i want to be with you ♪ ♪ and make believe with you ♪ ♪ and live in harmony harmony oh love ♪ ♪ melting the ice for me ♪ ♪ jump into the ocean ♪ ♪ hold back the tide i see ♪ ♪ your love in motion ♪ ♪ always i want to be with you ♪ ♪ and make believe with you ♪ ♪ and live in harmony harmony oh love ♪ ♪ always i want to be with you ♪ ♪ and make believe with you ♪ ♪ and live in harmony harmony oh love ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: [screams] welcome to "the kelly clarkson show," everybody! give it up for my band y'all! [cheers and applause] that was "always" by the english band "erasure. why did you want to hear that song? >> thank you for singing that song "always" it goes way back into my childhood. the music for the ' 80s in '90 s

nbc news speaking exclusively to a 29-year-old hospitalized in nashville. >> i went to the e.r. a week after the -- a week after the shot when i was having fever, and they didn't find anything strange in my blood work so went home and just continued to kind of worsen over the following week when i went back to the e.r., it's because my leg was so swollen that i couldn't really walk so at that time they found the dvts or the clots in my legs. >> reporter: doctors now believe an immune response likely led to the clotting some of the women had no pre-existing conditions they were all between the ages of 18 to 48, experiencing symptoms like severe headaches, abdominal or leg pain, and shortness of breath within two weeks of vaccination the pause of j&j shots dramatic but also likely temporary >> that's what the fda was signaling, saying even though these are rare, even though you could justify not pausing, they were going to take the extraordinary step just to offer that extra level of assurance. >> reporter: with authorities meeting tomorrow to figure out next steps, johnson & john

kevin tibbles, nbc news, with the u.s. coast guard in kodiak, alaska >>> up next for us tonight, covid vaccine trials in young kids why getting the shots is crucial >>> let's circle back now on the race to vaccinate and when kids should receive the shot tom costello takes us inside the trials. >> reporter: at duke med center this week follow-up bloodwork for marisol and alejandra gerardo. >> do you want to go first or do you want me to go first >> reporter: the 9-year-old twins were the first in the country to receive the pfizer vaccine part of a nationwide trial testing vaccine safety and efficacy on children between 6 months and 12 years. 12 to 16-year-olds are in a separate trial. while severe covid-related illness and death are low in children, kids still account for 13.6% of all cases. 3.6 million so far 88,000 cases last week alone. vaccinating kids, say experts, is critical to building herd immunity marisol and alejandra's parents, both doctors at duke, felt a responsibility to volunteer their own daughters for the

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. president biden's speech before congress tonight will not have the usual trappings or even attendance. covid shrinking the audience to just a few hundred. the big numbers of the night will be the president's proposals. $1.8 trillion earmarked for american families from childcare credits to free community college tuition. all on top of his recently announced $2.3 trillion jobs and infrastructure plan. price tags republicans are already balking at. i met with the president for over an hour today as part of a small group of tv journalists. while mostly off the record the president did share on the record his concerns about whether he can find bipartisan consensus on any of this, telling us he has to figure out if there's a republican party to deal with and not one splintered and fearful of one another. so how big will he, can he go? peter alexander previews tonight's address. >> reporter: they can provide powerful moments for a president, those joint sessions of congress in a packed cham

sam brock, nbc news, palmetto >>> three days after that deadly attack on the u.s. capitol police, a new warning about department morale, and we're also learning more about the man who drove his car into those officers kasie hunt has the latest >> reporter: just days after that deadly car attack where they lost one of their own, tonight the u.s. capitol police still reeling. the head of the capitol police union warning of a crisis in morale and that the department is "struggling to meet existing mission requirements." officers now working weekends and overtime to meet the demand for more security. less than three months after a violent mob stormed the capitol on january 6th. when 80 officers were seriously injured and one died >> they're playing hurt and they're buckling the chinstrap and they're going to work because they meet their obligation for the country and for the capitol. >> reporter: meanwhile, investigators are still trying to determine why suspect noah green drove his car into a barricade and lunged at officers with a knife today police releasing this ima

cynthia mcfadden, nbc news >> and that's "nightly news." thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. >>> right now at 6:00, let's play ball, jessica. a home opener like no other. giants' fans were back inside oracle's park for today's big game. >> oh, man. it is amazing, right. we've been waiting for this for so long. >> the one thing fans had to prove in order to enter the park. >>> plus ambulances rush to vaccination clinic in the east bay. the reason? reactions to the vaccine. which one and what you need to know about it. >>> but first, the flood gates are opening. all adults in california will be eligible to receive a vaccine next week. we will tell you about a shortage that's coming at the exact wrong time. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good friday. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. it is a big week ahead for vaccine eligibility. next week on april 15th anyone at least 16 years old will be eligible to get the vaccine regardless of health risk

to bloom, which means the tulips aren't just a symbol of spring they're a symbol of us joe fryer, nbc news. >> nature puts on the best shows, doesn't it that's "nightly news" for this wednesday thanks for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each ♪ ♪ ♪♪ i've got your picture ♪ ♪ that you gave to me ♪ ♪ and it's signed with love ♪ ♪ just like it used to be ♪ ♪ the only thing different ♪ ♪ the only thing new ♪ ♪ i've got your picture ♪ ♪ she's got you ♪ ♪ i've got your memory ♪ ♪ or has it got me ♪ ♪ i really don't know ♪ ♪ but i know it won't let me be ♪ ♪ i've got your class ring ♪ ♪ that proved you cared ♪ ♪ and it still looks the same ♪ ♪ as when you gave it, dear ♪ ♪ the only thing different ♪ ♪ the only thing new ♪ ♪ i've got these little things ♪ ♪ she's got you ♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: all right, welcome to "the kelly clarkson show." give it up for my new musical director jason and kyle, they are serving up some patsy cline. i love my whole band, but i love that set up. aaron from oklahoma city requested "she's got you," what is your relation? >> we ar

to bloom, which means the tulips aren't just a symbol of spring they're a symbol of us joe fryer, nbc news. >> nature puts on the best shows, doesn't it that's "nightly news" for this wednesday thanks for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and e

miguel almaguer, nbc news >>> dr. anthony fauci is acknowledging this news has the potential to shake vaccine confidence but says transparency is important we spoke earlier this afternoon. was a pause necessary in your view >> yes, i believe it was necessary for a couple of reasons. one, to investigate these a bit more to make sure we get much more of the details and the granular details of that but also it's important during this period of pause to alert physicians on the outside who might see women or men, but mostly women as we've seen all six of these women, who might come in with a clotting disorder like this. >> dr. fauci, we were told these vaccines had been thoroughly tested, there were no shortcuts, that they were safe. if there is, in fact, a connection between blood clots and the j&j vaccine, why wouldn't it have been discovered during the trials? >> it's a matter of numbers, lester for example, if you look in the clinical trial, generally clinical trials have anywhere from 30,000 to 40,000 people in it you

"the new york times" is reporting, nbc news as you mentioned confirmed part of this. at the highest levels of the justice department. normal search warrants go through a judge and are executed. but in special situations, for example, a lawyer, it goes up to main justice. the "times" reported that requests to do this were rejected by trump officials before and after the election. so part of what took so long at least according to that report is the new york prosecutors on the ground and the feds wanted to do it, they felt they had the evidence to convince a judge, and they were initially and repeatedly held back. >> so look, the fact is we know this -- i mean, you say you know rudy was under investigation because everything out of that trump justice department leaked like a sieve. again, i know rudy giuliani hasn't been the brightest sort of bulb when it comes to using his devices because he's gotten himself in so many ridiculous jams before, but he -- i go back to what do we think's been lost? what do we think he was able to get destroyed? he knew that lev and igor --

tom costello, nbc news, washington >>> four days after the deadly car attack on u.s. capitol police officers, new vide shows the suspect buying the knife he waved at police before he was shot and killed the store owner says the knife seen in police photos matches the one the suspect purchased. >>> and now to the migrant surge at the border and a searing new video of a young boy whose face we want you to see, telling a border patrol agent he was abandoned in the desert trying to cross into the u.s. without his parents. andrea mitchell has that story >> reporter: it's heartbreaking to watch, a young boy approaching a u.s. border patrol agent last thursday in the middle of the desert alone and sobbing. can you help me, he says i was coming with a group and they abandoned me and i don't know where they are. they left you alone? the agent asked. they abandoned me, he says, adding his parents were not with him and he was afraid of being kidnapped. it's the latest shocking video of unaccompanie migrant children crossing the border. last week surveillance cameras capturing smu

kristen dahlgren, nbc news >> that is "nightly news" for this monday.hing, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ ♪ ♪♪ i know you think that ♪ ♪ i shouldn't still love you ♪ ♪ or tell you that ♪ ♪ but if i didn't say it ♪ ♪ well i'd still have felt it ♪ ♪ where's the sense in that ♪ ♪ i promise i'm not trying to make your life harder ♪ ♪ or return to where we were ♪ ♪ but i will go down with this ship ♪ ♪ and i won't put my hands up and surrender ♪ ♪ there will be no white flag above my door ♪ ♪ i'm in love and always will be ♪ ♪ and when we meet ♪ ♪ which i'm sure we will ♪ ♪ all that was there ♪ ♪ will be there still ♪ ♪ i'll let it pass ♪ ♪ and hold my tongue ♪ ♪ and you will think ♪ ♪ that i've moved on ♪ ♪ i will go down with this ship ♪ ♪ and i won't put my hands up and surrender ♪ ♪ there will be no white flag above my door ♪ ♪ i'm in love and always will be ♪♪

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kids edition is celebrating its one-year anniversary this week and you can catch a new episode tomorrow right here on nbc. and on monday join us for a special edition of "nightly news" from houston as we kick off our week-long climate challenge series across all nbc news platforms. thank you for watching i'm lester holt. good night, ev ♪ ♪ ♪♪ all around me are familiar faces ♪ ♪ worn-out places worn-out faces ♪ ♪ bright and early for their daily races ♪ ♪ going nowhere going nowhere ♪ ♪ children waiting for the day they feel good ♪ ♪ happy birthday happy birthday ♪ ♪ made to feel the way that every child should ♪ ♪ sit and listen sit and listen ♪ ♪ and i find it kind of funny ♪ ♪ i find it kind of sad ♪ ♪ the dreams in which i'm dying are the best i've ever had ♪ ♪ i find it hard to tell you ♪ ♪ i find it hard to take ♪ ♪ when people run in circles ♪ ♪ it's a very, very mad world ♪ ♪ mad world ♪ ♪ mad world ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show," give it up for my band, y'all! that was "mad world," i love that song, but i love this version of it. i heard it from a girl na

one reason why she'd pursue a diploma now >> just to have it framed >> reporter: stephanie ruhle, nbc news. >>> when we come back, a touching celebration for a school cafeteria worker on the big day her dream finally came true >> usa usa! >>> there is good news tonight, about achieving the american dream. and the school celebrating a beloved cafeteria worker on one of the most special days of her life for school cafeteria manager jeanette lopez, each day starts with prepping, cooking, and serving meals to over 250 kids at prairie vale elementary in edmond, oklahoma >> this is the best rice ever! >> it's a lot of work but we make it with love for them. >> reporter: her love and dedication so appreciated that when she passed her u.s. citizenship test this month the entire school celebrated her incredible achievement. [ applause ] >> usa usa! >> jeanette, what was it like when you turned that corner and all of a sudden everyone was out applauding you >> i was in shock. seeing the students clapping for me was re studen. and more and more, every time more. >> reporter: the show of support bring

kids edition is celebrating its one-year anniversary this week and you can catch a new episode tomorrow right here on nbcd on monday join us for a special edition of "nightly news" from houston as we kick off our week-long climate challenge series across all nbc news platforms. thank you for watching i'm lester holt. good nig >>> right now at 6:00, it's the state's biggest vaccination site, and it is busy at levi stadium. >> we're seeing a lot of interest and there is the demand is high. >> but will the supply still be there when it's your turn? >> okay, are you ready to head back to the shark tank in we'll tell you what you have to do to finally watch game in person. >> and preparing for things to get out of hand in downtown oakland. >> they're trying to protect their property. >> the demonstration expected just two hours from now that has businesses concerned tonight. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good friday. thanks so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. the south bay was flushed with vaccine vials because of an unexpected influx of hundreds of thousands of doses fr

availability in restrictions in that new mexico and oklahoma have opened up their vaccines to nonresidents while more than half the states still have residency requirements nbcas the latest for us. >> reporter: the u.s. administered a record 4.6 million covid vaccines saturday, some good news as new cases increase in at least 32 states, fuelled by unvaccinated young people affected by the uk variant. easter, spring break and more traveling have some hospitals struggling again. >> now that we're seeing upticks after each holiday, you know, it's taxing, it's exhausting and it's a lot to ask for the staff. >> reporter: the midwest is getting hit the hardest, michigan is now the new epicenter second to only florida in cases of the new uk variant the governor asking for others >> what's happening in michigan today could be what's happening in other states, so it's on all of us to squash where we're seeing vaccine hot spots >> reporter: vaccine rollouts could slow this week with johnson & johnson offering secure doses than last week. some of its vaccines were spoiled and three posted results like fainting. the biden administration is pledging to get to the bottom

kristen dahlgren, nbc news >> that is "nightly news" for this monday.hing, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night . >>> right now at 6:00, confusion over when you can get your vaccine. it all depends on which county you live or work in. le. >> people want to do the right thing, but they're struggling to do that. you mentioned a lot of confusion, how to actually get that done. >> the change santa clara county just made to its website in hopes of providing clarity. >>> plus, with vaccinations ramping up, testing is going way down. >> identify symptomatic cases as well as screening is going to be very, very important for the eventual control of this pandemic. >> the warning in one of the south bay's top doctors. >>> and can your boss require a vaccine to return to work? one of the bay area's biggest companies is doing it. we'll check in to see if that's even legal. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good monday, thanks so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> the big day is three days away when all adults, 16

nbc news obtained a report, 104 pages. this report from the inspector general of the u.s. capitol police the watchdog found that they were woefully unprepared for this attack, lacking equipment, policies, and procedures to deal with the deadly insurrection, and it revealed that some r rioters had plans to target congress, and they were actively promoting violence here's what the inspector general told lawmakers at a hearing yesterday. >> they came prepared and planned to do what they were going to do. there was information that was provided to us that it was decided that these heavier munitions, specifically the sting balls, 40 millimeter, were not to be utilized based on the information that we received that it could potentially cause life altering injury and/or death. certainly i can't see how anybody could classify that as a peaceful demonstration >> now, at a news conference yesterday, house speaker nancy pelosi called for this 9/11 style commission she's been talking about to investigate the attack she says to get to the bottom of things to find the truth and prevent

ready when it's your turn for your vaccination visit planyourvaccine.com for more >>> now to our nbc news exclusive for years we've reported that the number of people struggling with suicidal thoughts and self-harm has been rising tonight new evidence that's true even for young children here's kate snow >> there's a little swing back over that way that she absolutely loved to play on. >> reporter: last summer brandy bielicki was about to take her daughter kodie on vacation near their home in wisconsin. >> and about 4:00 that day she called me at work and we face-timed she said mom, can you face-time me sure, kid. she lost a tooth she wanted to tell me she lost a tooth >> reporter: but when brandy went home, the door was open and the only sign of kodie was a short note >> it was the first cry for help and she went all the way >> reporter: authorities found kodie's body in a nearby field she was 10 years old >> it was a shock to the system it was the last thing i was thinking, was that she was going to take her own life, because she wouldn't -- there was no signs. >> reporter: none of it ma

he is at 53% approval on the latest nbc news poll. 52% approval on the new "washington post"/abc news poll. and 58% in the cbs u.gov survey. according to nbc news numbers, that puts him ahead of president trump's first 100 days, but behind president obama'ses and george w. bush. president biden also received high marks for his handling of the country's most pressing issues. on the pandemic, his approval is at 69% in the nbc news poll. "the washington post" survey puts him at 64%, and the cbs poll at 65%. the cbs news poll also shows 72% of americans approve of how he's handled the vaccine distribution. when it comes to the economy, both nbc news poll and "washington post"/abc poll have him at 52% approval. the cbs/u.gov poll is at 57%. the president's infrastructure and jobs plan is also popular with most americans. 59% support the proposal in the nbc news poll, 52% in "the washington post" poll, and 58% from cbs news. the situation at the southern border continues to take a poll on the president's immigration ratings. 59% disapprove of how he's handling immigration, according to the

dan sheneman, nbc news. >>> with much of the country now fully vaccinated, we could soon see a slighturn to normalcy. president biden is expected to relax guidelines on masks today, at least when we're outdoors tracie potts joins us now with the latest tracie, we might start seeing the other half of people's faces again. how about that >> reporter: wouldn't that be nice, phillip? good morning, everyone seeing those smiles again. the president is speaking this afternoon, and according to a source to nbc news, he is expected to make some sort of announcement about updated cdc guidelines on whether or not you need to wear a mass whk outdoors scientists have said the cdc have said that the risk of transmitting covid-19 outside is low and so now these new guidelines may reflect that, but they may also differ based on whether or not you're vaccinated >> the cdc will be coming out with updating their guidelines of what people who are vaccinated can do and even some who are not vaccinated certainly what one can do outdoors vis-a-vis masks is going to be one of those recommendations. it's comm

stephanie gosk, nbc news >>> for a second day india has set a global record for infections, with 333,000 new cases. hospitals are pleading with the government for more oxygen supplies, and multiple cases have now been reported at the mount everest base camp. one of t sheriff's deputies have resigned after this week's deadly shooting of a black man. seven others have been placed on leave according to our raleigh station wral andrew brown jr. was shot as deputies tried to serve search and arrest warrants on wednesday. it sparked three days of protests with demonstrators demanding the release of body cam video. the investigation is ongoing. >>> in just 60 seconds, sticker shock on home improvements money-saving tips from the experts in the price you pay. >>> the u.s. military is part of an urgent search under way tonight for a missing indonesian submarine with more than 50 sailors on board keir simmons now with late details >> reporter: a desperate search by air and sea. but tonight there may be just hours left to save the missing submarine and the 53 sailors on board their oxygen set to ru

rehema ellis, nbc news, new york >>> health authorities in europe said today the j&j covid vaccine should carry a warning about the possible risk of blood clots more than 132 million americans have now received one dose of the available vaccines miguel almaguer has the latest >> reporter: in a possible preview of what's to come in the u.s., european regulators say the johnson & johnson vaccine f should carry a warning for the rare risk of blood clotting but not recommend it be pulled from use overseas authorities say the vaccine's benefit outweighs the potential risk of the nearly 8 million americans who received the shot, six women developed serious blood clotting, leading to one fatality >> this is a very rare effect. but it also makes it very important for doctors and patients to be aware of the signs so they can spot any concerns >> reporter: with eu regulators unable to identify clear risk factors like gender or age, the decision comes ahead of friday's cdc advisory meeting where some expect a similar outcome >> we remain very confident and we're hopeful that the benefit/risk profile

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joining us now, tom winter, nbc news investigations correspondent and nbc news correspondent leigh ann caldwell is on capitol hill for us. tom, i think the acting police chief said it so poignantly today when she said this has been an extremely difficult time for capitol police. what do we know? what are you learning about what happened here? >> well, chris, perfectly said. good afternoon. i think the issue here for law enforcement at this moment is confirming that the person that they believe drove this vehicle through a barricade, into this barricade, this blue car you're looking at on the left side of the screen exited that vehicle with a knife, was shot and succumbed to his injuries. who that person is they obviously know. we can't see it. they obviously know who that car is registered to, who the plate is. they probably have pulled a license off of the suspect at this point. now you need to try to match that information up and make sure in fact the person who that car is registered to is the person who tried to attack the capitol today. let's just call it what it is. we also know

richard engel, nbc news, los angeles. >>> an urgent search is underway off the coast of louisiana sixw members have been rescued and one person found dead while 12 others are still missing. the coast guard says it's possible some of the missing could be trapped within air pockets within the ship. >>> this morning "the wall street journal" reports the biden administration today will impose sanctions on russian individuals and entities as well as expel ten russian diplomats in an effort to disrupt the 2020 election earlier this week president biden and russian president vladimir putin had what's been characterized as a tense phone call amid russia's buildup along the border with ukraine. >>> democrats want to give the supreme court a deeper bench a group of democrats are introducing legislation to expand the high court from 9 to 13 justices. tracie potts joins us with more. tracie, this bill faces a tough fight ahead. >> reporter: frances, this could be interesting the u.s. supreme court was established back in 1789, and while the size of the court fluctuated early on, it's been the sam

jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington >>> breaking news. a state of emergency has been declared for manatee county, florida. a waste water reservoir south of tampa is threatening to burst, and it could flood the area with millions of gallons of saltwater mixed with nitrogen and ammonia. more than 300 homes are under evacuation orders. officials warn if the structure collapses, catastrophic flooding could happen in a matter of minutes. >> in a period of minutes, and the models for less than an hour are as high as a 20-foot wall of water. so if your in an evacuation area and you have not heeded that, you need to think twice. >> crews are working to move water out of the reservoir as quickly as possible, but they say they're still in a critical phase. >>> the trial of derek chauvin will resume in just a few hours from now, and prosecutors will be calling on yet another member of the force, this time the police chief he'll be taking the stand against his former colleague our meagan fitzgerald is following the latest developments >> reporter: li

miguel almaguer, nbc news >>> in just 60 seconds, our series "american extremism. a new warning about the risks for the entire country >>> president biden today declaring it's time for american troops to come home as he announced all u.s. forces will soon be out of afghanistan, saying the events of 9/11 20 years ago cannot explain why we should remain here in 2021 here's peter alexander. >> reporter: america's commander in chief tonight paying his respects to fallen u.s. troops from iraq and afghanistan at arlington national cemetery >> look at them all. >> reporter: earlier president biden declaring america's longest war will come to an end by september 11th speaking in the same room where president bush first announced military action in afghanistan. >> we went to afghanistan because of a horrific attack that happened 20 years ago. that cannot explain why we should remain there in 2021. >> reporter: the withdrawal of more than 2,500 service members from afghanistan to begin within weeks but missing the may 1st deadline set by former president trump. president bide

. >> joining us now nbc news chief white house correspondent peter alexander traveling with the president in atlanta. and jake sherman founder of punchbowl news and msnbc contributor. guys, great to have you both with yous. peter, let me begin with you, the president is pushing for two more huge spending plans which is quite honestly a sharp contrast to his democratic predecessors including bill clinton whod the era of the government is over. how is biden planning to sell these proposals to even some members of his own party, peter? >> wel, ayman, he has a ability to be a transition figure to add to the safety net, trillions of dollars that he would direct for all sorts of programs for children, fruition-free community college and extended family paid leave. he's going to make the case right here in georgia which is a crucial state, of course. this is the state that helped sway congress, control of congress, to the democrats with the runoff victories just a few months ago with the two democrats, jon ossoff and raphael warnock, you see the big sign over our shoulders that says "getting ame