. >>> as covid restrictions lift, americans are headed back to movie theaters, and as steve patterson reports tonight, hollywood is hoping for a blockbuster summer >> reporter: for movie lovers across the country -- >> first one in a long time >> reporter: -- this holiday weekend marks a milestone. the movie biz is on track to break $100 million in ticket sales, something that hasn't happened in more than a year and with now more than 70% of theaters back open audiences are racing back to the big screen >> we'd like to get the popcorn, you know, get a soda and just have that experience as a family again. >> run >> reporter: "a quiet place part 2" expected to rake in almost $60 million over the long weekend. >> cruella >> oh. >> reporter: walt disney's "cruella" is expected to nab more than $40 million >> this may be the most important memorial weekend since the advent of the summer movie season. it'll tell all the naysayers that despite having all this great content at home there's really nothing like that big screen experience >> reporter: three major chains, cinemark, amc and regal,

here is steve patterson with that. >> reporter: like millions of americans, jaylene bailey was devastated by covid, but not because she got sick >> we haven't just been living through the pandemic we've been living through the pandemic while wondering every night when we go to sleep if we're going have a roof over our heads the next night. >> reporter: bailey is a freelance screenwriter in an industry halted by the shutdown left without a gig, she fell behind on rent and says she's constantly worried about being kick out you've looked at the camping gear in your garage. >> yeah, we've checked it to make sure there is no rips and tears in it. >> reporter: in california, nearly a million renters are more than $4700 behind on rent. if we basically remove tenant protections before people are able to get back to work, we're just going to create the conditions for an eviction tsunami. >> reporter: to stop that from happening, state officials have announced an unprecedented $5 billion rescue package for renters that would pay off 100% of rent for tenants who can prove financial hardship from the

nbc's steve patterson has been reporting on this one. steve, good morning. >> hallie, good morning. start with causation. i'm standing in front of lake orville, the second largest reservoir in the state of california. it's at about 700 feet. the record all-time low is about 640. scientists predict it will meet that or break that by about august, which will mean that the hydro electric plant that this lake powers is likely to shut down. it also means a lot of farmers are feeling the pain because you can multiply this reservoir by about 1500 nearly every single one is at about 50% of the average level it should be at which means those farmers and small communities are getting less fresh water which means by proxy that they're not able to water as many crops as they would like to. i spent a lot of time with a farmer named joe in the central valley. he's left 600 acres of his 2,000 acre farm left unseeded. it means seven-figure losses and people that depend on that work to feed their families will have to be laid off. he spoke about what he would like to see from the government, giving

steve patterson explains >> reporter: americans are hitting the road and finding a new source of congestion, delivery trucks. experts say it's due to a surge in online orders and due to the pandemic, amazon adding more trucks to even nt survey found that nationwide over the course of 2020, total deliveries rose by almost 28%. groceries in particular jumped by a staggering 103%. if you've driven in the city recently, you've seen it this fedex truck double parked. fedex truck double parked, blocking traffic this is the third truck that we've seen. as we speak, a u.p.s. truck double parked, blocking traffic. i can barely get around and this is what drivers are dealing with with more trucks out on the road, those in charge of local infrastructure had their work cut out for them. >> we monitor traffic on a 24-hour basis. >> reporter: here in los angeles, the city synonymous with driving, we were shown the regional traffic management center for cal trans. >> los angeles carries 40% of the nation's imports. we carry a lot of trucks as trucks are more on the pavement, we do see wear and tear on the

here's nbc's steve patterson >> reporter: after a year of largely traveled freeways americans are hittingongestion, delivery trucks. experts say due to a surge of online ordering in the pandemic, and companies like amazon adding even more trucks to faster delivery a is you vav found nationwide over the course of 2020, total deliveries close by 28%. greshries 103% if you've driven recently, you've seen it this fedex truck double parked blocking traffic this is the third we've seen with the truck double parked, i can barely get around. >> reporter: with more trucks on the roads, those in charge of local infrastructure has the work cut out for them. >> we monitor traffic on a 24-hour basis. >> reporter: here in los angeles, a city synonymous with driving we were shown the regional traffic center for caltrans >> los angeles carries 40% we have a lot of trucks on the pavement we do see wear and tear on the pavement. >> reporter: that has a price tag, by one estimate, bumpy roads cost california drivers $61 billion annually our lifestyle of online ordering has made it worse every time you hit t

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rent debt for low-income residents who have suffered economic hardships due to the pandemic our steve patterson a closer look. >> reporter: like millions of americans, jalen bailey was devastated by covid but not because she got sick >> we haven't just been living through the pandemic we've been living through the pandemic while wondering every night when we go to sleep if we're going to have a roof over our heads the next night >> reporter: she is a freelance writer in an industry left behind she fell behind on rent and is constantly worried on being kicked out >> we've checked it to make sure there's no rips and tears in it. >> reporter: in california nearly a million renters are more than $4,700 behind on rent. >> if we too quickly remove tenant protections before people are going to be able to get back to work, we're just going to create an eviction tsunami >> reporter: california's previous rent relief plan paid up to 80% of unpaid rent but tenants say it's hard to apply, and landlords say it's hard to ge >> if the owners are to dip into other reserves to make sure those obligations get pa

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nbc's steve patterson has more on the new normal. >> if you live in one of nearly a dozen states rightt. >> 30 million americans are under some form of excessive heat advisory. sweltering in record-shattering temperatures. >> i feel like i'm in a space ship most of the day. i go in my car which is air conditioned, my apartment which is air conditioned, my office which is air conditioned. we're in a strange new world. >> scientists say that's exactly what we're living in, a sprawling high-pressure dome of heat covering an entire region, intensified by human caused climate change that year by year is pushing temperatures by just a few degrees. >> and we do expect those temperatures to continue to increase in the coming years. as the climate continues to warm. >> the intense heat already making the west unrelenting drought worse. the water level in california's lake orville is so low that the hydroelectric powers will shut down for the first time, putting more pressure on an overtaxed power grid as the threat of blackouts looms. on the other side of the country, tropical storm claudette i

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steve patterson recently caught up with one of them. >> reporter: what have you had to do to adapt?r, of course. we don't know when we're going to get some of our water, so we've had to, like, pull out our asparagus and plow it under. we have cut back our acreage on our melons and we're starving our almonds for water. >> steve, which places are getting hit the hardest? how are scientists saying this heat wave and the overall climate crisis are related? >> reporter: alicia, in a normal heat wave, i'd probably be able to point to search states and say these are getting hit the hardest, but i don't think it's wrong to say the entirety of the west is being hit hard. of course it's in the desert-like climates that you would expect, california, new mexico, nevada, arizona. but it's also, as you mentioned, in colorado, which has seen multiple days of 100-degree temperatures. it's in montana. now we have a situation in which 40 million americans are under some form of heat alert, that there have been multiple days of record-breaking temperatures that have been happening. there is no relief

nbc's catie beck is in new orleans and steve patterson is in santa monica, california.te brought significant rain and flooding across the gulf coast and the governor of louisiana declared a state of emergency. how are folks coping as this thing is moving? >> reporter: it's hard to tell that there was a state of emergency in effect earlier today here. there's definitely sunny skies and no rain right now. earlier today and overnight we were drenched with rain and heavy wind gusts and slidell saw significant flooding inside homes. it's moved north and now alabama and georgia is the targets and then the carolinas. that tornado is really damaged that we can't predict always because these are sort of pop-up events as a result of the tropical systems. you don't have a lot of warning with these type of systems. to get into place so you need vigilant. we know right now florida, alabama and georgia with warnings and watches in place. you need to be aware that those tornados can spin up and do quite a bit of damage and the continued threat going into tomorrow is what more are we g

nbc news correspondent steve patterson reports. >> reporter: for movie lovers across the country -- > the movie business is on track to break $100 million in ticket sales. something that hasened happened in more than a year. and now with 70% of theaters back open, audiences are racing back to the big screen. >> like to get the popcorn, get a soda and just have that experience as a family again. >> run. >> "a quiet place: part ii" expected to rake in over $60 million over the long weekend. >> "cruella." >> while disney's "cruella" is expected to nab more than $40 million. >> this may be the most important summer weekend since the advent of the summer movie season. it will tell all the naysayers besides having all that great content available at home, there's nothing like that big screen experience. >> reporter: three major chains are all dropping mask roirnlts for fully vaccinated moviegoers, but say they'll still keep procedures like seat blocking and enhanced cleaning in place. so leave it to a little movie magic at the box office to offer hope for a hollywood ending. >> our thanks t

joining us now from the historic chinese theater in hollywood, california is correspondent steve pattersonrnoon. listen, if there's anywhere in america that's going to get people back to theaters fast, it's got to be where you are in hollywood. what are you hearing from folks there? >> reporter: no kidding, and i think in relation to the pandemic, we're starting to hear real excitement from hollywood, from the studios, and now from the theater chains and operators that are here seeing these big receipts from the last two or three weeks or so. there is some real excitement. however, they understand as well that this is a tenuous relationship with movie goers. a lot of chains are afraid it only takes one incident for people to decide to stay at home with more options on streaming. so there is a real focus with providing a safe environment, providing an environment that's enticing for people to come in. here at the chinese theater, this big institution that has been here for so long, influences so many other chains and theaters. i'm standing next to gary cooper's handprints right now. so ther

nbc's steve patterson joins us with the latest on that. steve, good morning. >> reporter: so police saying the shooting taking place late yesterday morning, a gunman shooting people widely across three separate cities. this morning the suspect is in custody, and the fbi has been called in to investigate. this morning police say a suspect is behind bars after a shooting spree outside of phoenix. and caught on camera, a man arrested outside a nearby shopping center. police not yet confirming if the video shows the suspect. >> multiple shootings, victims scattered through several jurisdictions. >> officials say the first shots rang out just after 11:00 a.m. and continued through several cities over the course of more than an hour. >> there's eight different scenes that we have to investigate. that's a lot. >> reporter: the victims scattered across the west valley area, 13 in all, four shot, one fatally. officials say that person was found in a car off a local highway. the others suffering broken glass and shrapnel injuries related to the shoot

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hollywood is looking to bounce back as more americans return to theaters in l.a., here's nbc's steve patterson the chinese theater in the heart of holl hollywood, what theater chains are doing to get people back into the theater themselves. 'a hard year in the movie business especially for theaters they're starting to see returns from memorial day on and looking good especially with the fact that a lot of states across the country are now lifting restrictions and opening back up we're starting to see with those box office returns, since memorial day on, movie like "a quiet place 2" breaching $100 million, "godzilla versus king kong" close to $100 million, big numbers but concerns about safety that is the message we've heard so much from so many chains trying to get people back in with the fact that obviously this is a safe environment, offering sanitation and the fact you can't get experience like this anywhere else that is what they told me. >> the product will drive audiences back to the theaters there are certain movies you absolutely need to see on a big screen >> reporter: another big iss

. >> that was nbc's steve patterson reporting. >> at the top of the hour, very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters in new york. we begin on capitol hill and a big week for congress as two major pieces of legislation could see major steps forward or remain in limbo. infrastructure and voting rights will both be center stage with a potential decision on the for the people act. but tomorrow, we're going to learn details of a bipartisan infrastructure proposal. both democrats and republicans signaling there could be compromise. >> the clear signal they could send is to say yes, let's do it. let's sit down and begin negotiations. we think that just as in the case -- >> one of the concerns that i do have about the bipartisan bill is how they are going to pay for their proposals. and they're not clear yet. i don't know that they even know yet, but some of the speculation is raising a gas tax, which i don't support. a fee on electric vehicles, privatization of infrastructure. those are proposals that i would not support. >> a lot of interest in having a bipartisan proposal. >

. >> steve patterson with that, thank you so much. i appreciate your reporting and all of you for watching this hour of msnbc reports. find us on twitter, @hallie on msnbc. chris jansing picks up our coverage right here. >>> good morning. i'm chris jansing in for craig melvin. a haunting question, does anybody have a plan? on january 6th that's what one police lieutenant asked over and over again during the chaos. there are more harrowing accounts like that one in a new 93-page, bipartisan senate report out in the last couple hours. the report's conclusion is scathing, ticking through a laundry list of failures -- a breakdown in leadership, muddled intelligence channels, officers ill equipped as they crashed with rioters. what we're learning about why this happened and how we make sure it doesn't happen again. >>> plus, we've got our eye on the global stage. right now vice president harris starting her meeting with mexico's president fresh off her visit to guatemala where she told would-be migrants do not come. the first foreign trip

joining me now from california is steve patterson, who is covering this for us. great to see you.e from authorities about the shooting? >> reporter: you know, alongside the release of that video, they held a press conference, the sheriff's department, asking reporters that were in attendance if there were any questions about the video. a lot of questions that were directed about anything that could be shed on a motive, any red flags that authorities may have noticed, all of those questions were diverted. this was a visual update, and what a striking visual this was. this was about an incredibly harrowing 4 1/2 minutes, the body cam, the perspective from a five-man contact team, deputies, and police officers, you can hear them climbing the steps. you can hear the gunshots going off as they're making entry. they make contact with survivors. they gain access to the facility and made clear room to room, guns drawn looking for the suspect. and keep in mind, they have no idea who the suspect is, they don't know if there are multiple suspects. and finally, the motive -- the moment, excus

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nbc news correspondent steve patterson reports. >> reporter: for movie lovers across the country -- > sales, something that hasn't happened in more than year. now with more than 70% of theaters back open, audiences are racing back to the big screen. >> we like to get the popcorn, get a soda and just have that experience they're looking of making. >> run! >> reporter: "a quite place: part ii" expected to make in $60 million over the weekend. disney's "cruella" expected to make more than $40 million. >> this will be important, it will tell all of the naysayers despite having all of this great content available at home, there's nothing like the big-screen experience. >> reporter: three major chains -- cinemark, amc and regal are all dropping mask requirements for fully vaccinated movie goers but they say they will still keep procedures like sleet blocking and enhanced cleaning in place. while we may be a long way from normal, leave it to the box office to offer hope for a hollywood ending. >> that's a big number for "a quiet place ii." we will see if it continues through the summer. that