lester? >> all right, miguel thank you. earlier i spoke to cdc director rochelle walensky about the timing of the new mask recommendations. dr. walensky, what changed in the science that allowed this new recommendation to be made >> so there's both a change in the science and a change in where we are with this pandemic and where we are in getting the country vaccinated we know from science that less than 10% of cases of covid-19 have been occurring outdoors so we have the science to say outdoor transmission is much rarer than indoor transmission that with cases now starting to plateau and come down have really helped us move this guidance forward. >> with the risk so low for outdoor transmission, why not remove the mask requirement for even unvaccinated people? >> because we still believe that there is transmission people are gathering near one another they're coming less than six feet apart, and we know that this virus can trick us so we want to be very careful for people who are unvaccinate

. >>> 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 minute i met him. >> reporter: this now iconic photo o floyd was taken as a selfie at th

>> well, lester, first check with your doctor see if there is a problem. if you are struggling with infertility, check with your employer to see if they offer any financial assistance don't feel alone 1 in 8 couples struggles with infertility. and never, ever give up >> you continue to make us proud. >> thank you, lester >> thank you and one lucky little girl >> thank you >>> and up next, the story of the american dream, up for multiple oscars and inspiring america. >>> at this weekend's oscars a story about a family searching for the american dream is going for gold here's kathy park. >> reporter: an immigrant story of grit and grace is earning "minari" six academy award nominations including best picture steven yeun making oscars history as the first asian-american nominee for best actor. "minari" follows a korean-american family in the '80s putting down roots in rural arkansas it's a deeply personal project for lee isaac chung, who directed and wrote the film loosely based on his own life there are so many things that a lot of immigrant families can rel

"nightly news" is next with lester holt. we'll see you at 6:00. bye. >>> tonight the tributes pouring in from around the world for britain's prince philip the husband of queen elizabeth dying at 99 less than a month after a lengthy hospital stay. his death coming at a tumultuous time for the royal family after the departure of harry and meghan how covid is impacting funeral plans. and the royal love story spanning over seven decades. the medical examiner who conducted the autopsy on george floyd testifying what he said about the role drugs and heart conditions may have played in floyd's death. and how another medical expert on the stand challenged his findings >>> vaccinations halted after sites in at least three states now report adverse reactions from the johnson & johnson covid shot and pfizer taking a big step toward vaccinating kids >>> the house ethics panel launching an investigation into congressman matt gaetz as he faces a sex trafficking probe. now the first fellow republican to call on him to resign. >>> the massive volcanic eruption fo

lester >> the political math to all this. hallie, thanks >>> president biden is set to mark his first 100 days and our new nbc news poll shows a slim majority approve of his performance. 69% say that he's done well on the pandemic but just 33% approve of his handling of border security and immigration. despite the president touting himself as a unifier, 82% say we are still divided. let's get more on all this from peter alexander. >> reporter: from the kickoff of his campaign -- >> yes, unity over division >> reporter: -- to the start of his presidency biden's cast himself as a voice of unity. >> i'll work with democrats and republicans. >> reporter: but 100 days in, the president's signature accomplishment is the only covid relief bill that attracted no republican votes the gop slamming him they say cater to the democratic base. we came here to georgia, a state president biden flipped blue for the first time in decades by the narrowest of margins. do t americans? what was the low point like for you during this pandemic? >> j

lester holt is next with "nightly news." >> bye, folks. see you at 6:00. >>> tonight, the powerful testimony from george floyd's girlfriend in the trial of former officer rek chauvin. on the stand floyd's girlfriend breaking down in tears as she testifies about their relationship and their struggles with opioid addiction. also testifying the paramedics, one saying by the time he arrived, he thought floyd was already dead and floyd's brother, the heart-wrenching moment for him today in the courtroom. >>> the disaster that destroyed 15 million doses of johnson & johnson's vaccine. how did it happen? we'll take you inside the facility >>> my conversation with dr. fauci, is the johnson & johnson news a setback for the u.s. plus, his new message to americans as covid cases rise again and when we will see a return to normal. >>> and the announcement from pfizer, its vaccine still highly effective after six months our access signed where every dose originates. >>> new images, the suspect in the mass shooting in a california office complex. four k

lester >> all right, gabe gutierrez tonight. thank you. >>> in just 60 seconds, how some people are becoming infected with covid even after getting vaccinated >>> and our exclusive tonight. a troubling problem facing a growing number of young children and what parents need to know >>> let's turn now to the covid crisis and steady progress vaccinating americans against covid but also some new setbacks to tell you about more than 112 million have now received at least one dose while 36,000 are hospitalized many newly infected are young and a small number have been fully vaccinated miguel almaguer explains >> reporter: as the nation adds another 74,000 new covid cases in a single day, tonight the numbers are among the most concerning for the young. new infections among 10 to 19-year-olds are climbing in minnesota they account for 1 in every 6 new cases. dr. vin gupta is seeing younger patients with serious lung problems. >> once covid-19 wreaks havoc on lungs it doesn't really matter if you're older or younger >> reporter: no one a

lester >> all right ron allen tonight. thank you. >>> with all americans over 16 now eligible for the covid vaccine, urgent new calls for people to get the shots from the president and top health officials more than 131 million americans have now received at least one dose of vaccine. but some still hesitate here's miguel almaguer >> reporter: as states across the country meet today's deadline to allow all americans 16 and over to be vaccinated, tonight in many regions appointments are open, lines have vanished and vaccine hesitancy remains a problem. with half of all adults in the u.s. having received at least one shot, vaccinating the other half may not happen as quickly. >> this was the light at the end of the tunnel the acceptance is not as broad as what we hoped it would be. >> reporter: with experts expecting johnson & johnson's vaccine to return to use in some form, perhaps as early as friday, the u.s. is planning to maintain 3 million vaccinations a day as even the president -- >> please, get the vaccine. >> report

lester >> it's a lot to take. kier, thank you. >>> next, after working from home, can companies require to you return to the office >>> we're back now with our series "the american worker." as vaccinations rise, a growing number of employees are returning to the office but what will your workplace look like and can your company require you to get vaccinated here's jo ling kent. >> reporter: as companies plan to bring employees back to the office, the reality of returning is setting in. >> it is a little nerve-racking. >> if my company forces me to go back, i'm going to try to look for another job >> reporter: and the questions are piling up >> how are you going to keep us safe? >> have people been vaccinated >> can an employer require you to come back to work if you're getting the job done at home >> there's no reason a employer can't require employees to return to work even if they've they think that's most effective even if for employees who've been working productively and efficiently. >> reporter: while masks,

again, a step forward here, lester. but it comes against the backdrop that the fact that cases are still rising in about a dozen states and the fact that 4 in 10 americans still say they're hesitant to take the vaccine. so there is still this hurdle here of getting the requisite number of people vaccinated in order to reach that herd immunity. taking a step back, the politics of this, lester, this is coming as president biden approaches his 100th day in office. he campaigned on a promise to turn the page in the fight against covid. and so he's trying to make the case that he's starting to do that. but that big "x" factor, vaccine hesitancy, that will continue to be a hurdle and you heard him there say it's all hands on deck to deal with that and say that they're sending resources to india which is in need with cases on the rise there, lester. >> let me bring in dr. john torres. we keep hearing how effective these vaccinations are and yet we're still being asked to wear these masks in limited situations. i can't help won

thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> right now at 6:00 the race to vaccinate. contra costa county steps up efforts to reach more people who are hesitating. >> we have plenty of time to answer your questions. just come on down. >> the steps health leaders are taking to ease your fears. >>> and the drought continues to expand across the bay area. i'll show you which cities are now under the extreme drought level and what it all means. >>> the 49ers have a new face of the franchise. we'll tell you about the new quarterback they just drafted in the past 30 minutes. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us. >> ahead of the curve is what contra costa county has been when it comes to getting doses needed to get people vaccinated. tonight, though, they're running into a new problem, actually convincing enough people to get vaccinated especially in some of the neighborhoods hit hardest by the virus. neighborhood clinics are seeing really low turnout. >> this is something else. you don't know wha

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone president biden expressing concerns progress against covid could be threatened by new variants has just announced he's moving up the vaccination time line. now declaring all adults will be eligible for vaccinations as of april 19th the president speaking to reporters late today, acknowledging that cases are rising again. his warning coming as health experts continue to debate if the country has entered a fourth wave of illness and what that looks like. in a few moments, my interview with governor of new jersey, one of the states trying to manage a troubling rise in cases. but if theirs is a cautionary tale, it's not being heeded by tonight's growing number of states that are earring to move on miguel almaguer. >> reporter: hit hardest by deadly winter surge, now california, world's fifth largest economy plans to reopen by june 15th if all goes well. >> we are seeing the bright light at the end of the tunnel. >> reporter: california's slow, measured approach far different than the one unfolding in texas in strik

support this comes after nbc anchor lester holt said this is overrated just a few weeks ago, lester? the neck i think it has become clearer that ernest is overrated paid the idea that we should always give two sides equal weight and merit does not reflect the world we find ourselves in. that the sun sets in the west is a fact. in a contrary view does not deserve our time or attention. decisions to not give unsupported arguments equal time are not a dereliction of journalistic responsibility or some kind of agenda. in fact it is just the opposite. before he has a host of unsupported arguments their part are left awaiting is being deceptive to fix an anti- police narrative, mike chase? >> i think lester holt there would think fairness is overrated we don't have dig give equal weight to two sides, apparently stagnant something completely different. because what happened here was not caring about one side versus the other brit was intentionally editing the documentary record in order to create a link try the the case your cross-examining witnesses in court, and they omit things intention

"nightly news" is next with lester holt. we'll see you at 6:00. bye. >>> tonight the tributes pouring in from around the world for britain's prince philip the husband of queen elizabeth dying at 99 less than a month after a lengthy hospital stay. his death coming at a tumultuous time for the royal family after the departure of harry and meghan how covid is impacting funeral plans. and the royal love story spanning over seven decades. the medical examiner who conducted the autopsy on george floyd testifying what he said about the role drugs and heart conditions may have played in floyd's death. and how another medical expert on the stand challenged his findings >>> vaccinations halt

lester holt will have that for us in less than two minutes. >>> tonight something good is happening to a bay area native. >>> right around the corner. a local sailing legend will lead team us sarks into tokyo. this guy is a rock star. one of the most accomplished sailors in the world in charge of running team usa's sailing program. he competed in the 1984 and 2004 games. >> and i was a second grader here in the city. one of my class mates parents used to take their children sailing over at the lake. they had a rec department over there. you could borrow a boat. i went a couple times when i was about seven years old. my father could see that i was liking it. >> he never ages as well. got a great passion that still remains for sailing. he is a seven-time world champion sailor and competed in the america's cup seven times as well. oh, by the way, the olympics begin july 23rd right here on nbc bay area. >> we will be going. >> this will be my seventh olympics. >> no! i feel like you should be competing. >> i wish i could. >> i'm going to come up with an event for you. >> reading a teleprom

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here in studio 1a right now. >> lester holt, ladies and gentlemen, lester holt. >> i love that mention >> yes. >> your kid is awesome. >> he's doing good work. >> we're having so much fun on that show and he's a big part of it. >> he absolutely loves it. >> you said nightly news kids edition. >> lester. >> we have a little engine that could. we've been on the air for a year, online, now we're on a lot of saturday mornings. >> it's a great station. >> i don't mean to interrupt, i'm sorry. >> yes, you did. be. >>> good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus mark. police are surrounding a south bay home in connection with a nearby shooting they just confirmed was fatal. surrounding homes are evacuated. the deadly shooting happened yesterday, not far from the scene at the current standoff between north 4th and east heading street near the middle school. north 4th street remain closed at that area. >>> get a look at the forecast. kari hall is looking at that for us. kari? >> hey, we're starting out with sunshine. we're going to see a lot more of that sun in the forecast for today. our temperatures

lester, you blew it, buddy what a great "pop start. >> wow you're going hard after lester. >> thomas rhett, the country music superstar dropped a new single overnight called "country again. it is the title track off his upcoming album, set to be released later this month. we'll give you a taste of the music video. ♪ love me some california but i sure ain't tennessee ♪ ♪ ♪ had my ro ♪ had my roots down there in georgia ♪ ♪ i wouldn't change the things i've done ♪ ♪ or the places that i've been ♪ ♪ it feels good to be country again ♪ >> love it. >> good, right >> yeah. >> prolific songwriter every thomas rhett song you hear, it's hard not to like. >> yeah. >> really talented guy he is set to perform the new song live at a virtual concert when his album is released on april 30th >> such a good guy. >> great guy really nice guy. >> phenomenal "pop start." >> it was. >> one of your best. >> hall of fame. >> thank you >> ms. jones, if you're nasty. >> exactly beat me to it. >>> still ahead, vicky nguyen is here to answer all of your questions about perhaps sending y

i mentioned lester holt before. on our college campuses many of the services i have seen, for all of the talk of diversity, increasingly the only diversity that is not celebrated as ideological. host: you mentioned that you fought back when you were governor. one of those fights was the recall effort against you in 2012. as california looks like they are heading toward a recall effort of their governor, governor newsom, what is your advice for governor newsom? guest: in his case he is in trouble, because the difference between wisconsin law and california law, is in wisconsin it forces a new election. i ended up literally running against the same person, the mayor of milwaukee. we ended up winning with a larger percentage of the vote and more actual votes. by that time people could see that our common sense conservative reforms worked. newsom lee is in trouble. a lot there is an up or down retention. if you don't want to retain the incumbent, then you decide the replacement. it goes beyond republican or conservative

lester holt joining us in about a minute from now. >>> finally, another sign of normal, the return of music festivals. >> yeah! moving forward with a plan for a fall event. today we got a look at who is going to be there. among the big names, tyler the creator, lizzo, the strokes and my favorite, jay buzine. the festival will run from ocbe through the 31st. single day tickets go on day thursday. organizers say there will be changes to address covid concerns. they are working with health leaders to finalize safety guidelines. >> and look at video like that when people used to gather. >> when there were people. >> october? halloween weekend. that's going to do it for us now at 5:00. >> see you at 6:00. >>> tonight, the cdc's game-changing new outdoor mask guidelines for fully vaccinated americans the cdc now saying it's safe to go outside without a mask if you're fully vaccinated unless you're in a crowd. masks no longer needed for walking, running, biking and gathering outdoors in small groups with vaccinated people president biden citing the new guidance to encourage more americans to

lester holt is next. >>> tonight, the vital new information for the millions of americans who've received pfizer's covid vaccine. pfizer's ceo saying a third dose will likely be needed within 12 months of becoming totally vaccinated will you have to get one every year like the flu shot is >>> johnson & johnson's vaccine remaining on pause millions still within the 13-day window when six women developed blood clots. >>> and the first cdc data on breakthrough infections among fully vaccinated people. what's your potential risk >>> the disturbing new body cam an officer fatally shooting a 13-year-old in chicago police saying a gun was found at the sc

what's being revealed, lester holt joins us in about 30 kanye records, this time for his shoes. >> we want to show you a pair of his yeezys. they sold for $1.8 million. that makes them the most valuable sneakers ever. >> that's $900,000 each. >> it's also the first-recorded sneaker sale for more than a million dollars. who bought them? a sneaker investing market place. used sneakers. nightly news is next, we'll see you at 6:00, bye. >>> tonight, the growing outrage after the family of andrew brown jr. says police bodycam video shows an execution. the family speaking out after their attorneys say they were only allowed to see 20 seconds of the bodycam tape the disturbing scene they describe as deputies served a warrant on the father of ten the city under a state of emergency tonight bracing for more protests >>> the justice department announcing a sweeping investigation into the louisville police department more than a year after the killing of breonna taylor. what investigators will examine >>> the pace of covid vaccinations plungin nearly 20% in just over a week. a number of mass vac

. >> lester holt is next. >>> tonight, the shocking body cam video of the deadly police shooting that sparked violent unrest near minneapolis the disturbing images of daunte wright, 20-year-old black man shot point blank in a struggle during a traffic stop >> i just shot him >> the police chief saying the officer mistook her gun for her taser, calling the shooting accidental. the outrage, protesters clashing with police, a state of emergency declared, th national guard on alert. >>> the judge in the derek chauvin trial

. >> lester holt is next with "nightly news." >> it's from madagascar. >> i got it. >>> tonight, president biden speaking to the american people in prime time his speech before a joint sessioof congress like no other in modern history. the normally packed house chamber largely empty due to covid protocols. and for the first time both seats behind the president will be filled by women. nbc news getting a first look at his speech, his $2 trillion plan for families, students, and workers. republicans taking aim at how he plans to pay for it >>> also the fbi

. >> lester holt is next. >>> tonight, the debate heating up. do americans still need to wear masks outside? with over half of u.s. adults having received at least one vaccine dose, how much longer should we mask up outdoors where transmission is drastically lower? what the cdc director said to nbc news and the staggering new world record over 314,000 cases in a day in india surpassing the u.s. at >>> the emotional good-bye for daunte wright, the the tearful message from his mother saying "my son should be burying me." and the powerful moment when george floyd's family stood by wright's casket >>> the alternate juror in the derek

>>> lester holt is up next. we'll be back at 6:00. >>> tonight, the new cdc warning. younger americans fueling the rise in covid across the nation as air travel breaks pandemic records over the holiday weekend. the debate tonight among health officials. are we already in a fourth wave? the cdc director saying most new cases are among younger adults and a growing number of clusters linked to youth sports why are cases climbing among kids plus, the double mutant variant found in the u.s what we've learned about that >>> the minneapolis police chief who fired derek chauvin testifying at his trial. the chief saying chauvin absolutely violated department policy by kneeling on george floyd's neck. and the e.r. doctor

lester holt is next with "nightly news." >> bye, folks. see you at 6:00. >>> tonight, the powerful testimony from george floyd's girlfriend in the trial of former officer rek chauvin. on the stand floyd's girlfriend breaking down in tears as she testifies about their relationship and their struggles with opioid addiction. also testifying the paramedics, one saying by the time he arrived, he thought floyd was already dead and floyd's brother, the heart-wrenching moment for him today in the courtroom. >>> the disaster that destroyed 15 million doses of johnson & johnson's vaccine. how did it happen? we'l

up next lester holt. we'll see you at 6:00. >> bye-bye. >>> tonight, the former officer who fatally shot daunte wright charged with second-degree manslaughter the officer arrested a day after resigning from the force her former chief saying she mistakenly fired her gun instead of her taser, killing wright the outrage. some saying the charge isn't enough as the minnesota city braces for a potential fourth night of unrest >>> derek chauvin's defense calling their own medical expert, who did not examine george floyd's body and says floyd did not die from asphyxiation. the role he says police car fumes may have played and how prosecutors pushed back >>> the pause on johnson & johnson's covid vaccine staying in p

lester holt is back with "nightly news." >> we'll be back at 6:00. hope to see you then. >>> tonight the never-before-seen video shown of the trial of former police officer derek chauvin. for the first time, the video from chauvin's body cam showing his perspective of the deadly arrest and new surveillance of floyd inside a store moments before the clerk who said floyd used a fake $20 bill testifying the guilt he feels and the alarming moment from a juror. >>> pfizer announcing its covid vaccine is 100% effective in kids 12 to 15 could it be authorized

. >> lester holt is next. we'll be back at 6:00. >> see you soon. bye. >>> breaking news tonight. the back-to-back mass shootings just as president biden takes action on gun violence >>> in texas the workplace shooting leaving at least one dead, several injured. the manhunt for the suspect. and in south carolina the former nfl player police say killed five people, including a doctor, his wife, and their two grandchildren. the search for a motive it comes as president biden announces six executive actions on what he calls an epidemic of gun violence in america. among them a crackdown on untraceable ghost guns and a push for red flag laws. tonight the fierce backlash from republicans. >>> chilling testimony.

and tonight nbc's climate challenge coverage continues with a special edition of "nightly news" with lester holt in houston glad we're refocusing the attention op about this. before the pandemic, climate change major problem >> and we would see the effects during the past year of how the climate even our environment has changed. well can see the difference. >> taking it seriously thanks for watching us here on arly today." i'"em ♪ >>> austin, texas, kenosha, wisconsin, indianapolis, indiana, a slate of mass shootings on top of other shootings ond america about to closing arguments in just a few hours. >>> starting today, anyone over the age of 16 can get a covid vaccine and join the 100 other millions who have received at least one dose >>> no

lester holt is next. we'll see you again at 6:00. >> bye. >>> tonight, the first image of derek chauvin from prison after the guilty verdict and the new investigation into minneapolis police the former officer now in maximum security as he awaits sentencing up to 40 years the day after chauvin was found guilty in the murder of george floyd the justice department announcing a sweeping probe into minneapolis police what it will be george floyd's family hopeful this is just the beginning of change and floyd's brother. what went through his mind as the verdict came down. >>> also the body cam. police in ohio fatally shooting a 16-year-old black girl investigators say she was lunging at someone with a knife we'll tell you about

. >> reporter: last week, lester spoke exclusively to pfizer's bill gruber, a pediatrician overseeing the company's clinical trials for children f. all goes as planned, the vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds could be ready as soon as the start of the next school year. >> reporter: as the global pandemic cripples countries overseas, france announcing a month-long lockdown as cases surge. here in the u.s., covid was the third leading cause of death in 2020 nationwide, new infections rising 17% >> the cases are coming into the e.r., into the clinic. people are younger but we feel it >> reporter: many of the newly infected say doctors are those who recently traveled. a new study also showing high risk americans don't regularly wear masks >> as a doctor i'm horrified we know what works we know what doesn't work. >> reporter: as the virus threatens to make another surge, vaccines are offering hope and soon the youngest of americans may also be protected. this morning we're learning after a mix-up at a manufacturing plant in baltimore, an unclear number of doses of johnson & johnson's one-shot v

lester, asking dr. fauci, if the u.s. could face another lockdown. >> i do not think we're going to have to go there where you're going to want to lock down if we get surges i think we can avoid those surges >> reporter: but even as the cdc advises americans to wear two masks, if possible, more states are eliminating that-very mandate. also, fueling the rise in cases? the young. the cdc, now, says they are seeing new clusters of outbreaks, among youth sports. and just as more americans return to the office, authorities say, the chances of catching covid through a contaminated object, like a doorhandle, is low still, they recommend using a hand sanitizer, and washing your hands, when you can. even as the nation averages 3-million vaccinations, a day, americans are being told to exercise caution and avoid large gatherings like, this near -- >> all right the nation's vaccination campaign is firing on all sillenen ders this morning and today, president biden will get a firsthand look at the effort touring a vaccine site in vi

. >> on "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, the royal love story, the queen and prince philip were married 73 years. the queen calling her husband her strength and stay. on "nbc nightly news," a deeper look at the very public and private love story. >>> it will be a few more days before the man accused of attacking an elderly asian woman in san francisco answers to those charges, but his attorney already trying to prove that he did not commit a hate crime. nbc bay area's kris sanchez joining us live with mark jenkins's first day in court. kris? >> reporter: hi there. that preliminary hearing was put off until next week so he won't have to answer to the charges until then, but already his attorney as put out video that he says tries to paint a bigger picture of what happened on that day. here it is, so we can look at it together. san francisco public defender eric mcburnny says it shows his client, steven jenkins, who's homeless, being assaulted by several different people in several different directions, suffering more than 40 blows to his head before he could get away. but in that other v

county public defender's office filed the notice on behalf of maurice lester hall hall was with floyd in the carmen police approached him for allegedly using a counterfeit bill in minneapolis. jeff paul ktvu, fox two news and a quick reminder you can watch the derrick show open trial live uninterrupted on ktvu dot com and the ktvu news app. the number of americans applying for unemployment, ben. if it's ros last week, 719,000 people filed for first time claims, which is up by 61,000 in california. claims also rose with more than 105,000 new claims since the pandemic began last march. california unemployment claims have been at about 100,000 for 50 of the last 54 weeks. economists say many employers are still cutting jobs even as more businesses reopen. the labor department releases the monthly. employment report. come tomorrow. if you haven't been outside on this thursday, now is the time but if you're smart, like mark tamayo is you probably want to find some shade this noontime. yeah that's a good point fat guys. you got this little umbrella going on to, uh, to help out with the shad

police officers in portland, oregon, -- a 24-year-old suspected of multiple firebomb attacks during lester's violent riot. police say he through this incendiary device pictured here at the officers, accused of costing tens of thousands of dollars in damage. 15 girls accused of a carjacking -- they are expected to reach a plea deal. the girls, just 13 and 15, are charged as juveniles. if they are found guilty, they could be held at a detention facility only until they reach 21. if they are considered rehabilitative before that, they could be out much sooner. the suspect they are looking for in connection with the deadly crash involving what family members say was a stolen car appeared to be minors. they hit another car early sunday morning at one of the people in that car it was later pronounced dead at the hospital. piers morgan eight speaking exclusively with our own tucker carlson on fox nation. the former host standing by his previous comments on meghan markle and prince harry. >> i believe meghan markle, but of huge flurry erupted through the day. i was not allowed to have an opinion tha

fauci in an interview with lester holt asking americans to just keep the faith. >> this will end. we need to hold out just a bit longer and give vaccines a chance to really get the upper hand in this. >> reporter: hope coming from those vaccines. nearly 75% of all seniors in the u.s. have received at least one dose of a vaccine, and half of them are fully vaccinated. more than 20% of the adult population is fully vaccinated. at this pfizer plant outside of st. louis, scientists are carrying out the first step in vaccine production making something called dna plasma. >> she is effectively got the vaccination of a country right in front of her. >> reporter: just about, yes. >> reporter: pfizer says it's speeding up its timetable for new vaccine production. down from 110 days to 60 days, a welcome surge in supply as the urgency grows to keep those shots coming. >> that was stephanie gosk reporting for us. go to nbcbayarea.com right at the top there, click on "coming back from covid" in our "trending" before where we track the latest information about vaccines, restrictions and reopen

can see more of stephanie's inside look at pfizer's vaccine facility tonight on "nightly news" with lester holt always good to see you, steph. >>> coming -- major companies now speaking out against the new restrictive voting laws. overnight tit for tat, lawmakers in the state of georgia hitting back directly at least one company. think about that, lawmakers going after one specific business because they were standing ufop r democracy. ♪ ♪ i'll be right back. with moderate to severe crohn's disease, i was there, just not always where i needed to be. is she alright? i hope so. so i talked to my doctor about humira. i learned humira is for people who still have symptoms of crohn's disease after trying other medications. the majority of people on humira saw significant symptom relief in as little as 4 weeks. and many achieved remission that can last. humira can lower your ability to fight infections. serious and sometimes fatal infections, including tuberculosis, and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, a

maurice lester hall recently told the court he will invoke the fifth amendment of asked to testify today. the judge ordered the defense to write specific questions for hall that he could later say falls within his fifth amendment rights and the prosecution calling more high level members of the minneapolis police department to the stand and officials saying officers are taught to make critical decisions in dealing with people in crisis. then de escalate the situation. ah use of force instructor answered questions about neck restraints. is this an mpd authorized restraint technique. neon, the neck would be something that does happen. you support that isn't unauthorized and under what circumstances would that be authorized? how long can you do that? i don't know. if there's a time frame, it would depend on the circumstances of the time. which would include way the type of resistance you're getting from the subject that you're putting me on. and so if there was say, for example, the subject was under control and handcuffed. would this be authorized? i would say no. on monday, police chief m

maurice lester hall recently told the court he will invoke the fifth amendment of asked to testify today. the judge ordered the defense to write specific questions for hall that he could later say falls within his fifth amendment rights. and the prosecution calling more high level members of the minneapolis police department to the stand and officials saying officers are taught to make critical decisions in dealing with people in crisis, then de escalate the situation. ah, use of force instructor answered questions about neck restraints is this mpd authorized restraint technique? neon, the neck would be something that. does happen. you support that isn't unauthorized and under what circumstances would that be authorized? how long can you do that? i don't know. if there's a time frame, it would depend on the circumstances of the time, which would include white, the type of resistance you're getting from the subject that you're putting me on. and so if there was say, for example, the subject was under control and handcuffed. would this be authorized? i would say no. on monday, police chief

police first approached, making his first appearance in the murder trial of derrick show, vin maurice lester hall recently told the court he will invoke the fifth amendment if asked to testify today, the judge ordered the defense to write specific questions for hall that he could later say falls within his fifth amendment rights and the prosecution calling more high level members of the minneapolis police department to the stand. and officials saying officers are taught to make critical decisions in dealing with people in crisis, then de escalate the situation. ah use of force instructor answered questions about neck restraints. is this mpd authorized restraint technique? neon, the neck would be something that does happen you support that isn't unauthorized. and under what circumstances would that be authorized? how long can you do that? i don't know. if there's a time frame, it would depend on the circumstances of the time, which would include white, the type of resistance you're getting from the subject that you're putting me on. and so if there was say, for example, the subject was under

to do so he cut a deal with lieutenant governor lester maddox, segregationist. carter couldn't believe that he would do this. he said i am the good guy. maddox is the bad guy. senator johnson said look, you know, he offered me judiciary. you offered me chairman of the temperance committee. what did you think i was going to do? i don't know that much about -- i drank but that's all i know about temperance. so it with an example of how carter could be sometimes a little naÏve about how howard really worked and that was true in washington as well. but i think the misunderstanding, and he is one of the most misunderstood president in american history. people think that because he was a little naÏve politically that he therefore didn't get anything done. he actually got more bills through an either bill clinton or barack obama come not to mention the republicans, trump only has only had to make deals of any consequence that tht congress in four years. carter had dozens including 15 major pieces of environmental legislation. so his naÏvetÉ and is kind of sometimes

police first approached, making his first appearance in the murder trial of derrick show, vin maurice lester hall recently told the court he will invoke the fifth amendment if asked to testify today, the judge ordered the defense to write specific questions for hall that he could later say falls within his fifth amendment rights and the prosecution calling more high level members of the minneapolis police department to the stand. officials saying officers are taught to make critical decisions in dealing with people in crisis, then de escalate the situation. ah, use of force instructor answered questions about neck restraints. is this mpd authorized restraint technique? neon the neck would be something that does happen you support that isn't unauthorized and under what circumstances would that be authorized? how long can you do that? i don't know. if there's a time frame, it would depend on the circumstances of the time, which would include white, the type of resistance you're getting from the subject that you're putting me on. and so if there was say, for example, the subject was under contr

i mentioned lester holt before. on our college campuses many of the services i have seen, for all of the talk of diversity, increasingly the only diversity that is not celebrated as ideological. host: you mentioned that you fought back when you were governor. one of those fights was the recall effort against you in 2012. as california looks like they are heading toward a recall effort of their governor, governor newsom, what is your advice for governor newsom? guest: in his case he is in trouble, because the difference between wisconsin law and california law, is in wisconsin it forces a new election. i ended up literally running against the same person, the mayor of milwaukee. we ended up winning with a larger percentage of the vote and more actual votes. by that time people could see that our common sense conservative reforms worked. newsom lee is in trouble. a lot there is an up or down retention. if you don't want to retain the incumbent, then you decide the replacement. it goes beyond republican or conservative