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"nbc nightly news" with lester holt is next and opening ceremony. >> see you soon. >> bye. >>> tonightnally, begin, after a year of delays and disappointment, their faces say it all. athletes from more than 200 countries at the opening ceremony. tens of thousands of empt seats. covid and sweltering heat among the challenges with a big weekend ahead for team usa, the athletes to watch. the new covid wave and more cities cracking down. now mandating masks in schools. some bars and gyms, now, requiring vaccinations. alabama's republican governor, begging people to get the shot. saying the unvaccinat

that's nbc "nightly news" on this sunday, i am kate snow, from all of us here on nbc, have a great nightebrations underway in the bay area. crews making final preparations for the big fireworks display tonight. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us on this 4th of july. a day of celebration across the bay area and the the 245th birthday of the usa, it's the first major holiday since california reopened. lincoln memorial and

that is "nbc nightly news," for this saturday i'm kate snow. thank you so much for joining us i will see you back here tomorrow. stay safe. have a great night clbz >>> right now at 6:00, people still trying to cool off at this hour as the bay area bakes under intense heat. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thank you so much for joining us. i'm garvin thomas. terry is off tonight. >>> a live look right now at walnut creek, one of the places that reached well into the hundreds today. in fact temperatures still over 100 even at 6:00. meteorologist rob mayeda is tracking it all. >> by far the worst of the heat in the inlast inland east valley. humidity down to 12%, 99 degrees in livermore. the incredible spread of our bay area microclimates, 49 degrees the separation between that 56 in pacifica and earlier, the 105 degrees in fairfield that's now cooled, if you want to call it that, down to 103. notice the cooling. san francisco, oakland, into san jose. enough of a marine layer influence to keep most of the heat inland for the inland east bay and

that is nbc "nightly news" for this sunday night. i'm kate snow. for all of us here at nbc news, stay safe and have a great night. delicia: this is where all our recycling is sorted -- 1.2 million pounds every day, helping to make san francisco the greenest big city in america. but that's not all you'll find here. there are hundreds of good-paying jobs, with most new workers hired from bayview-hunter's point. we don't just work at recology, we own it, creating opportunity and a better planet. now, that's making a difference. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. we are under a micro climate weather alert. outside we go. a live look at walnut creek. the diablo range part of the area under a red flag warning tonight because of the potential for dry lightning. firefighters in the north bay not taking any chances. the santa rosa fire department adding an extra engine crew in case there are lightning strikes in the area. where exactly are they most likely? and when? let's check in with our meteorologist. >> right now under way for the bay area mounds b

that is nbc nightly news on this sunday i'm kate snow. for all of us here, stay safe and have a great night >>> right now at 6:00 it could have been a whole lot worse. firefighters still putting out hot spots on a big brush fire in the east bay. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thank you so much for joining us. i'm garvin thomas. things are starting to cool off a bit but tonight we remain under a micro climate weather alert as heat continues to grip parts of the bay area. taking a live look outside, temperatures are still in the high 70s and low 80s across the bay area. the warm weather is not helping firefighters. they spent most of the day

you are an olympic champion, for the rest of your life. >>> and that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturdayt. thank you for watching, everyone. stay tuned for nbc's prime-time olympic coverage, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. and we'll be back here, from tokyo, tomorrow night. until then, please, take care of yourself and each other. good night, everyone. >>> just a big hole that we need to have back. >> right now at 4:00, the search is for a missing east bay runner. once again the focus of law enforcement in the east bay. the plea his family is making at crews resume efforts to find him three weeks after he went missing. >>> indicted for insurrection at the capitol building and now trying to raise money in the north bay. what we know about the event tonight following emotional testimony on capitol hill this week about that deadly event. >>> and victory in tokyo. the sports world, team usa dominating. looking forward to more gold medals. >>> news at 4 starts right now. good afternoon, everyone. i'm terry mcsweeney and i'm janelle wang. three weeks this philip kreycik, a runner, went missing

the space station or japan, tokyo, to the world. >> reporter: stephanie gosk, nbc news. >>> quite a perspective. that's nightly to watch the opening ceremony, tonight, at 7:30 eastern here on nbc. i will see you back here, tomorrow night. thank you for watching, everyone. i'm lester holt. please, take care of yourself and each other. ♪♪ order for janine! this should be easy.... oh boy. well, we got this. janine! maybe she's the one in the green cap? janine! they're all in green caps janine! okay... uh... janine! janine! sooo... whatcha thinkin? janiiiiiiiine! oohhhhhh. thank you. see, told you we had this. bye, not-janines. >>> tonight on the "olympic zone," shining gold, silver and bronze, how tokyo is using trash and technology to make its mark on the olympic medals. and the special meaning behind the blooms in the athlete victory bouquet. >>> plus, surf's up the first time at the olympics. we're with carissa moore sharing the olympic spirit. >> i'm glad it had a part in my journey. >> and the high school senior in her first olympics. a hometown hero in a place known more for snow than

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a fresh start. >> there it is >> that's a lot of hair. >> reporter: kristen dahlgren, nbc news >>> that is "nightlynight i'm kate snow. for all of us here at nbc news, stay safe and have a great night. here are the two battling to the line and allyson felix... simone manuel's above her trying to fight on, and above simone... getting an opportunity to show her stuff. nonstop, displayed at the highest performance level... finding something and the us takes gold! ♪ dream on ♪ ♪ dream on ♪ ♪ dream on ♪ ♪ dream on ♪ - yes! ♪ ahhhhhhh ♪ ♪ dream until your dreams come true ♪ >>> i'm raj mathai, coming up next on nbc bay area news tonight, will we ever be able to move past covid? many health leaders say the key is getting enough people vaccinated. the bay area's biggest city just reached a major milestone. what about everywhere else and how does the delta variant factor in? >>> thieves making off with designer goods from the union square neiman marcus. a look at what's happening here and the dramatic move neiman marcus is making to make sure this doesn't happen again. >>> and the giants' new uniforms, uniq

america's biggest fourth of july celebration makes its spectacular comeback >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone former president donald trump's real estate company is facing criminal charges tonight, as is its cfo. new york prosecutors unsealing a grand jury indictment against the trump organization related to tax fraud prosecutors calling itweissel trump execs to be paid under the table in the form of sometimes pricey perks, including a manhattan apartment, a luxury car, and private school tuition for family members expenses disguised on the company's books and unreported in tax filings. both defendants pleading not guilty. not mentioned by name or title, mr. trump himself. tonight he is calling it all a witch hunt. hallie jackson leads us off tonight >> reporter: the trump organization's long-time cfo appearing in handcuffs, indicted tonight along with the company that bears the former president's name accused of what prosecutors called a sweeping and audacious tax fraud scheme they allege the trump organization over the last 15 years paid top

how the athletes always win out despite the odds >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. reporting tonight from tokyo. >>> good evening, everyone great to be with you from japan on the eve of the olympic opening ceremony we are more than a dozen time zones ahead of the u.s., a 13-hour flight from new york, but it is not lost on any of us here that neither time nor distance offer escape from the scourge of covid. we will update the situation here in tokyo and its impact on these games in a few moments. but back in the u.s., tonight the cdc charting a rapidly worsening covid crisis tens of thousands of new cases a day, some hospitals revisiting days they thought were firmly behind them, but also signs more people may be starting to roll up their sleeves for covid vaccinations as officials warn this delta variant is both dangerous and efficient in making the unvaccinated sick. miguel almaguer has the latest >> reporter: painting a grim picture of the new reality inside some hospitals, tonight the numbers from the cdc reflect our nation slowly slipping back towards crisis as

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening i'm peter alexander in tonight for jose late tonight officials in surfside, florida tell nbc news they are suspending their search-and-rescue mission at the site of that collapsed condo building as they prepare to demolish the part of it that is still standing it comes as a powerful tropical storm is approaching florida and officials fear the structure wouldn't survive the storm's punishing winds. all of it anothe heartbreaking setback for families of the missing still clinging to hope for a miracle survival story we begin tonight with vaughn hilliard in surfside >> reporter: officials in surfside making a stunning decision tonight to demolish the still-standing portion of the champlain towers ahead of tropical storm elsa landfall >> can be brought down within 36 hours. >> how will this affect's fates of those citizen unaccounted for? >> given the fact you were going to have to do this anyways, it's the prudent thing to do i think it will lead to the course of action that most minimally disrupts the resc

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. reporting tonight from tokyo. >> hello from tokyo. blustery winds, rain falling as a tropical storm system pushes past this area. we'll have highlights coming up, but we begin back home with local authorities now imposing indoor mask requirements for vaccinated and unvaccinated people. some places going much farther. california and new york city telling ac weekly covid testing. this as projections show we could see additional deaths in the thousands per day if this surge is not arrested. we begin tonight with miguel almaguer. >> reporter: well before any fall surge, tonight some hospitals across the nation are already struggling to manage the 60,000 new daily covid infections plaguing the u.s. as icus fill up. some models suggest our nation could see upwards of 4,000 deaths a day by october. the 100 million americans who are unvaccinated driving the numbers and the risk, even for those who are inoculated. >> if you allow the circul many people are unvaccinated, you give it another opp

out the judge handing the pop star a victory in her conservatorship battle >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. we thought by now the worst was firmly behind us, but america's summer of recovery from covid is rapidly becoming a season of dread and frustration over americans who remain unvaccinated and highly vulnerable to the delta variant, which now more than half of new covid cases in this country. after weeks of growing confidence amid falling infection rates, a dramatic turn about under way tonight. infections, hospitalizations and deaths climbing again. crowded emergency rooms in some parts of the country fueling a sense of deja vu the number of americans 12 and older at least partially vaccinated now over 184 million. but the daily number of vaccinations has plummeted. miguel almaguer has details. >> reporter: the summer spike is catching experts by surprise who never expected numbers like these. tonight new infections, hospitalizations, even deaths are increasing when many predicted they would be at all-time lows. in missouri, more covid patients a

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. reporting tonight from tokyo. >> hello from tokyo. more than 5,000 miles from the u.s. mainland, yet part of what feels like an ever shrinking world under the pandemic. as this olympic city struggles to contain its own covid outbreak, the latest effort to reverse a surge in cases back home in the united states is causing confusion and irritation after the cdc reissued those new face mask guidelines for regions of the country where the virus is spreading rapidly. and for children returning back to school, though some local leaders moved quickly to adopt them, others are pointing to a loss in confidence as the agency's policies evolve. all of this comes as covid cases spike in some areas, leaving hospitals overwhelmed. miguel almaguer has the fallout. >> reporter: tonight mask confusion as the united states stands divided over changing guidelines, just hours after the cdc released this blotted map saying all americans should wear masks indoors where covid spread is substantial or high.

>> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone. determined not to lose another summer to covid, independence day will take on an this holiday weekend, touchstones of summers old, from big gatherings to big travel plans projected to rival previous all-time records for the weekend. and while that certainly sounds like we are back, it will not be like the good old days for many, not with the highly contagious delta covid variant rapidly spreading in this country. certain to put more unprotected people at risk. we'll get to that in a moment. but first, tom costello and what to expect as all that pent-up travel demand spills out into highways and runways. >> reporter: it's a july 4th getaway looking more like a thanksgiving travel rush. from the roads to the airports, 48 million of us, probably more, are on the move. the second busiest independence day weekend ever. >> yeah, i'm excited to get out of the house. like everyone else. >> reporter: and we're paying more at just about every turn. hotel prices up to 35% more over last year. re

superstar naomi osaka's new message on mental health ahead of the olympics >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. i'm peter alexander in for lester tonight what could be major news in the fight against covid. pfizer now says a booster shot of its current vaccine strongly extends protection against the virus. they're also developing a booster intended to target the rapidly spreading delta variant, now the dominant strain here in the u.s pfizer reports a third dose would likely be needed between six months and a year after you're fully vaccinated, the fda still to weigh in. miguel almaguer has the breaking details >> reporter: tonight pfizer says a booster shot, a third dose of its current vaccine, could offer americans five to ten times more protection against covid, given six months after the second dose pfizer believes those inoculated would be highly protected against the delta variant, which is now exploding across the u.s. the company expects to deliver new data to the fda within weeks and is also working to develop a delta specific version of its vacci

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening the questions of when, where, and how americans get to vote are tonight taking on greater urgency. in some of his strongest language yet, president biden today blasting republican efforts to restrict voting access as unamerican and a test of our democracy and directly addressing the false claims of rigged voting in the 2020 election the president facing pressure within his party to do more to stop a wave of republican-led state voting laws that democrats say are aimed at suppressing voting by minorities >>> meantime, a move by democratic lawmakers in texas to block passage of new voting laws there has republicans calling for their arrest chief white house correspondent peter alexander has details. >> reporter: president biden tonight in philadelphia delivering a stark warning that american democracy is on the line, condemning republican-backed efforts to restrict voting access. >> i will be asking my republican friends in congress and states and cities and counties to stand up, for god's sake, and help prevent this co

and that's not the only talent making her a star >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. i'm peter alexander in for lester we begin tonight with two major headlines in the fight to combat covid. the cdc releasing new guidance for schools, urging them to fully reopen this fall for in-person learning, saying those who are vaccinated do not need masks, and those who are not should wear them after the ne we told you about last night, ththat pfizer is developing a booster shot to target the delta variant, the fda and cdc now say those who are fully vaccinated do not need a booster. i just asked dr. anthony fauci about all of it. we will have that in a moment but we begin with late-breaking details from miguel almaguer. >> how you doing >> reporter: when fully vaccinated students and teachers return to the classroom, they won't need a face mask, says the cdc. the new guidance, which several states stopped enforcing weeks ago now mirrors the same guidelines for inoculated adults. but vaccines are not yet available for children under 12, meaning roughly 28 m

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. they're still known as the 2020 olympics, and now 12 months for tokyo for olympic organizers and some american athletes, it may feel like we are still stuck in that awful year tonight, just days before the opening ceremony, two members of the usa gymnastics team are in quarantine after one tested positive for covid both alternates on the team who learned of their status after arriving in tokyo. in japan, where covid cases are climbing, officials are relying on strict protocols to protect athletes and others working at the games. a system that has so far identified dozens of covid positive individuals. our tom llamas is in tokyo tonight and has late details >> reporter: tonight, the olympics in a tug-of-war with the pandemic the first american athlete here testing positive for covid kara eaker, an alternate for the superstar women's gymnastics team. the 18-year-old from the kansas city area was vaccinated she's asymptomatic and quarantining at a hotel. eaker's parents saying she is bei

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone night after night on this broadcast, during the worst days of the pandemic, we took you inside crowded ers we told the stories of people dying alone, isolated from families, ventilators breathing for them we were a nation largely in lockdown, and we were counting the days until science could develop a life-saving vaccine. tonight we are nation rich in vaccines, but low on trust and with so many still shunning covid vaccinations or ineligible for them, the head of the cdc says we are potentially facing a pandemic of the unvaccinated some of it appears to be driven by gross misinformation, which we'll take a closer look at in a moment. but first, the building wave of new cases and the risk for the unvaccinated as more covid hot spots emerge this summer miguel almaguer starts off our coverage >> reporter: tonight, new misery in the metrics as the numbers trend in the wrong direction, fuelled by the highly contagious delta variant and unvaccinated americans, new infections are spiking 70%. hospitalizations

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone another possible setback for johnson & johnson's covid vaccine. tonight the fda warning of an increased risk of a rare but serious neurological syndrome in the six weeks after receiving the one-dose shots. so far just 100 suspected cases out of over 12 million people who received the vaccinations one death reported the fda calling the chances of developing the side effect very low. that news coming in a critical moment in the fight against covid. cases and hospitalizations back on the rise in this country, largely among the unvaccinated as the most contagious variant yet takes deeper root in the u.s. we begin our reporting with gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: among 12.8 million recipients of the johnson & johnson covid vaccine, the cdc now says federal officials have identified about 100 suspected cases of guillain-barre syndrome. gbs is a neurological disorder in which the body's immune system damages nerve cells, causing muscle weakness, or in severe cases paralysis. >> that message about these side ef

. ♪ >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone tonight as covidases climb and vaccination numbers fall, the nation's largest county, los angeles, is turning back the pandemic clock, issuing a new indoor mask mandate for public spaces. worries intensifying this evening over many states over a new covid wave breaking against a wall of vaccine hesitancy. the delta variant spreading far more quickly than anything we've seen here as we also learn tonight it will likely be early next year before the fda expects to approve vaccines for children younger than 12. my conversation with the head of the cdc in just a moment. >>> but first, here is miguel almaguer with late developments. >> reporter: tonight los angeles, the nation's largest county, taking a step back, requiring masks indoors, even for the vaccinated effective sunday, impacting 10 million people here and breaking with cdc guidance, it's a clear signal concern is growing over the highly contagious delta variant. meantime, for some of the 48 million children under 12 and their parents who were ho

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. it is not where most of us imagined we would be seven months after the first highly effective vaccine became available in this country, yet here we are tonight talking about a fourth covid wave, doing exactly what the first, second and third waves did, inundating hospitals in their path with a surge of very sick patients while infection numbers accelerated by the delta variant are now climbing virtually everywhere, this wave is crashing over the most vulnerable states and communities, places with low vaccination rates and yes, deaths are starting to climb, too. miguel almaguer leads us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight inside a growing number of hospitals across the country there is little doubt our nation has already entered a fourth wave, an explosive summer surge in covid cases few predicted, fueled by the highly contagious delta variant, now accounting for 83% of all new cases. the u.s. is already averaging 26,000 new infections a day, over 1,000 an hour. >> the reason it is so fo

kate snow, nbc news, chula vista, california. >> true teammates in life. that's "nightlyr this thursday from tokyo. a program note. a new episode of "nightly news" kids edition is available right now on nbc.com. thhursday from >>> right now at 4:00, we have a new golden girl. >> i felt like i never could have been here. it felt like it could not be real life. one of the school districts. >> we will see work they're doing when it comes to booster shots. >> good afternoon. thank you for joining us. >> we're going live to tokyo in >>> teachers and staff in students and teachers to get vaccinated and to test frequently. >> when

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. i'm kate snow in for lester tonight. rescue workers wasted no time today getting right back to the arduous search for survivors after what was left of champlain towers south in night. the precarious structure, and that ended up helping, giving workers access to a previously inaccessible area. the mayor of surfside saying today operations are moving much faster now. many remain missing. severe weather seems to have shifted west, but it could still impact efforts. we'll have more on the storm preparations and the forecast in a moment. be up we begin with morgan chesky once again in surfside. >> reporter: at 10:30 p.m. sunday, the explosions rocked surfside. the remnants of champlain towers south crashed down in a delicate demolition. >> bringing the building down in a controlled manner was critical to expanding our scope of search. truly, we could not continue without bringing this building down. >> reporter: the decision made after concerns the tower was too unstable, especially with t

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for as an old book we've read says, the truth shall set you free. ♪♪ harry smith, nbc news, new york. >> and that is "nightly you for watching. i'm kate snow. for all of us here at nbc news, stay safe. have a great night. news, st. have a great night. >>>>> right now. the fire works aren't going away. fire crews are staying alert to want. >> should you mask up? local businesses at a cross roads. issues about mask mandates as the delta variant spreads across the state. >> the crime problem in san francisco is so bad. shopping carts aren't safe. the extreme measures safe way is taking to keep the thieves away. >>> welcome to the special edition of the news. we're ob early tonight because of the stanley cup final. which begins at 5:00 p.m. >> july 5 might look a lot like july 4. we're expecting a lot of fire works tonight. there was no shortage of shows nearly all of them were illegal. today as neighborhoods clean up and brace for more tonight. there's a call to allow the state to do more with the thousands pounds of illegal fire works they confiscated. firefighters are bracing for another night of problems. >>

how one doctor is embracing wedding season to help her patients ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is "nbc nightlys" with jose diaz-balart. >> good evening. i'm peter alexander in for jose >>> tonight nearly all 50 states are seeing a rise in covid infections, alarming health officials nationwide, and making the possibility of a prolonged pandemic a frightening reality. experts warn right now the risk for those who are not vaccinated is extremely high, leading many counties to re-up their restrictions in los angeles beginning at midnight tonight, masks are once again required at indoor public settings >>> in just one week to the tokyo games, a new concern for athletes at the olympics the first covid case confirmed where many of them will stay. >>> we begin tonight with kathy park. >> reporter: in just hours masks indoors will once again be mandatory in los angeles county regardless of vaccination status >> it is the pandemic. it is not going to just, like, disappear. >> reporter: a move coming just one month after california businesses fully reopened, but ever since the restrictions were lifted ca

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. i'm kate snow in for lester tonight, and this is where we're at tonight, one thousand new covid infections are being reported in this country every hour the focus is again on the spread of the delta sty is calling into question the so& johnson vaccine against that delta variant, but that study has limitations. what there is no doubt about is the effects the delta variant is having on the unvaccinated, and even in rare cases on children with many health care workers across the country still unvaccinated, today the nation's largest city announced it would require workers in city-run hospitals to get the covid shot. our gabe gutierrez has the latest >> reporter: as the u.s. sees a thousand new covid infections every hour, a new study suggests that the one-shot johnson & johnson vaccine may be less effective against the delta variant, and that the 13 million people who have received it may need a booster. the cdc does not recommend that, and the study is facing backlash because it's not b

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone bill cosby was whisked away from a pennsylvania prison today, a free man after the state supreme court suddenly reversed his sexual assault conviction in a case that became an icon for the me too movement the 83-year-old comedian and actor arriving at his elkins park, pennsylvania home, going inside later, walking before news cameras, arm and arm with his jubilant defense team, but saying nothing the court throwing out his conviction, saying prosecutors violated a deal meant to shield crosby from criminal prosecution. tonight many of his accusers crushed by the decision and the prospect he will not face another trial stephanie gosk leads our coverage >> we love you, mr. cosby! >> reporter: tonight bill cosby is a free man, his conviction tossed out, his record wiped clean. he cannot be retried he appeared briefly before reporters outside his home >> today innocence came to mr. cosby. >> reporter: pennsylvania supreme court ruled that the decision to charge cosby with sexual assault in 2015 was an af

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. i'm kate snow in for lester tonight. for days, for day, floridians have been bracing for hurricane elsa. the storm interfering with search efforts at the collapsed tower in miami-dade. tonight reports of a likely tornado in jacksonville. elsa making landfall this morning on florida's gulf coast, bringing driving rain, whipping winds, and some road flooding, and thousands are without power tonight. the tornado threat in georgia and the carolinas continues, and this rare early july storm is headed for the midatlantic and northeast later this week with tropical storm alerts now extending about a thousand miles. we begin tonight with catie beck in tampa. >> reporter: elsa is charging north, after intensifying to a category 1 hurricane and hammering florida's west coast. heavy rain and wind gusts up to 75 miles per hour. >> i wouldn't -- wouldn't want to live through a bigger hurricane, that's for sure. >> reporter: it was downgraded to a tropical storm earlier today after making landfall

up next, nbc nightly news with lester holt in tokyo. then we're back with more local news at 4:00.for the olympic zone at 4:30, such a fun show. then our prime time olympic coverage from tokyo begins at 5:00. >>> well, after several weeks and some detective work, a missing dog in san francisco is reunited with her family. >> yes. this is the emotional reunion of nayez, a flurry white terrier mix, and her owner. the dog went missing earlier this month. animal control officers spotted the dog yesterday and she led them on quite a chase, running across train tracks, through parked cars. she mistook the officers for dog nappers, was scared. she ran for five hours even though she's eight years old, a senior in dog years, but she's in good shape. >> i'd like to say something on behalf of seniors but that can wait for another day, but go ahead. >> they trapped her, picked her up and took her to the animal shelter in san francisco. she was transferred to muttville senior dog rescue in san francisco. the counselor there combed social media, found a lost dog alert leading the counselor to th