here's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: just as many americans count down the days to holiday gatherings, covid cases are shooting up across much of the nation the intersection of holiday travel and an ominous winter surge set to soon collide. tonight in nearly half the country, new infections are on the rise in six states the increase is over 40% in just the last two weeks. minnesota with the largest spike. >> i'm worried that people are going to die and they never had a chance at getting a bed. >> reporter: doctors in minnesota are facing their most crushing increase in new infections since last winter. >> the patients, they're waiting too long to be seen. they're very sick. and every day it's a fight to try to find where is this sick patient going to go. >> reporter: fearing a return to covid patients in hallways and at field hospitals, new york city joins california, colorado, new mexico and arkansas offering booster shots to all adults before the fda and cdc has authorized them. >> providers should not turn a patient away if they request a booster. >> reporter: as our nation now ave

miguel almaguer, nbc news >>> up next, our exclusive interview with bill gates about what he says about climate change and the next industrial revolution >>> back now with our nbc news exclusive bill gates fresh off his feet to the un climate summit the billionaire appearing after his share of controversy back home. he spoke with anne thompson. >> bill gates. [ applause ] >> reporter: at the climate change conference, bill gates challenging the world to act >> together we must drive a green innovation revolution. >> reporter: the green industrial revolution that you spoke of, 30 years from now, what does that look like? >> well, it means when you tour a field plant, it won't look the way it does today. the way that beef gets made, the whole agricultural sector would have been changed. >> reporter: can businesses do it on its own? >> well, we need to have a government policy that incents this activity. unless you can incent it, the idea of just dumping the pollution into the atmosphere, it's simpler, it's cheaper to do it that way. >> reporter: is president biden doing enough to lead on

miguel almaguer nbc news. >>> a judge in new york today threw out the convictions of two men wrongfully found guilty of the 1965 murder of civil rights leader malcolm x the men spent decades in prison but were released in the 1980s. one of them khalil islam has since died he did not need the court, prosecutors or a piece of paper to tell him he was innocent. >>> just two days after that virtual summit between president biden and china's leader, a new sign of tension tonight. peter alexander is at the white house. and, peter, president biden is talking about a potential boycott of the beijing olympics. >> reporter: yeah, lester that's right tonight at the oval office, i pressed president biden whether he supported a boycott of the upcoming olympics in china, which means u.s. government officials would not attend but u.s. athletes would still go the president said it's, quote, something we're considering. but some republicans have been calling for a full boycott of the beijing games to rebuke china for its human rights abuses. the president's comments also come just days after his virtual

we get more from miguel almaguer. >> reporter: the chaotic and increasingly dangerous crime sprees are now unfolding in more cities, san francisco, los angeles, chicago and minneapolis. on some of the busiest shopping days of the year, flash mobs with upwards of 80 people armed with hammers and crowbars are smashing and grabbing their way through high-end retailers as terrified shoppers and employees are threatens with their lives. >> we build this thing with our hands this is our baby and, so, just to see it violated is just -- it's crazy. >> reporter: while well-known luxury retailers are often targeted, including those here on rodeo drive, it's often small businesses paying the highest price. union square, a mom and pop jeweler was robbed of $250,000 of goods in three minutes. another retailer nearby is spending $30,000 a month on 24/7 security. the cost of doing business could put many out of business >> it is absolutely organized crime. it does look like chaos, but it is really very, very organized and choreographed. >> reporter: in oakland, their while a news crew covered smash a

miguel almaguer, nbc news >>> the high-profile civil trial over violence at the 2017 unite the right rally in charlottesville, virginia, has ended in a split verdict. the jury ordered white nationalist leaders and organizers to pay more than $25 million in damages, but jurors were deadlocked on the most serious counts to federal conspiracy charges. >>> in flint, michigan, two people are dead after a home exploded in that city last night the blast was captured on a neighbor's home security camera. officials say the victims were a 4-year-old girl and a 55-year-old woman. at least 30 structures in that neighborhood were damaged >>> in just 60 seconds, inside the supply chain bottleneck how it's affecting an iconic american-made toy enjoyed by generations of kids right before the holidays >>> one month after his remains were found in a florida nature reserve, a medical examiner said today that brian laundrie died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. the fbi has said that laundrie was a person of interest in the death of his fiancÉe, gabby petito >>> let's turn to "race to deliver," our

miguel almaguer with the crew member breaking his silence. >> she was my friend >> reporter: breaking his silence and now filing a lawsuit claiming severe emotional distress, serge svetnoy vividly recalls the moment alec baldwin accidentally and fatally shot his friend, cinematographer, halyna hutchins. >> i still cannot believe that she is not longer with us. >> reporter: svetnoy claims recreational shooting was happening before the deadly accident names nearly two dozen parties in his lawsuit, including armorer hannah gutierrez-reed who he says loaded the gun, assistant director dave halls who handed the weapon to baldwin, and the actor who is also a producer. >> any responsible actor knows you don't take a real gun, point it at a human being, pull the trigger, shoot a bullet and they die and the answer is, huh, i didn't know it was loaded. >> reporter: of baldwin, svetnoy claims he should have double checked the colt revolver with halls upon being handed it. adding, the scene did not call for baldwin to shoot and should have refrained from pointing the gun at anyone baldwin has sai

almaguer now with the latest. >> reporter: tonight what's unfolding in hospitals from california to colorado is now our clearest sign of a winter surge with covid cases climbing in 17 states. our national plateau is giving way to a steady rise in infections. >> we need every single bed that is in our state. >> reporter: already at a breaking point, colorado is now implementing crisis standards of care, prioritizing staff in their overwhelmed hospitals. >> you may have a different level of care had you not come in today versus maybe six months ago. >> reporter: declaring the entire state high risk for exposure, today colorado's governor signing an executive order allowing all adults regardless of age to immediately qualify for boosters nationwide, only a third of eligible seniors have gotten the added dose of protection in california, doctors fear the low demand for boosters correlates directly with the rising climb in cases flooded ers in cities like fresno perhaps the canary in the coal mine. >> this is just a taste of what the winter surge is going to be like >> reporter: while th

here's miguel almaguer. a >> reporter: tonight the warning signs are clear in pockets of the country. a crushing new wave of covid cases is already eclipsing last winter's deadly surge as the u.s. closes in on 100,000 new cases a day, more than half the nation is now recording a rise in new infections >> we're far over capacity and really working hard to care for all these people. >> reporter: in parts of the midwest, the department of defense is sending medical teams to relieve exhausted front line workers. what do you anticipate in the weeks and months ahead >> you know, i'm afraid what we're seeing here in michigan is probably just a foreshadow of what we'll see across the country. >> reporter: with inoculation numbers still climbing, 95% of federal workers, nearly 3.5 million employees, met today's vaccine mandate deadline but the majority of new shots into arms are boosters, not new vaccinations. >> infections among the unvaccinated continue to drive this pandemic, hospitalizations and deaths. >> report

here's miguel almaguer >> reporter: former super bowl champion, league mvp and the face of the nfl. aaron rodgers is breaking his silence after testing positive for covid. >> i didn't feel great yesterday. >> reporter: on the pat mcafee show, the 37-year-old green bay packers quarterback discussed taking monoclonal antibodies and ivermectin, a drug the fda advises against using for covid because of the risk of serious illness. it's often used to treat livestock. >> i believe strongly in bodily autonomy and the ability to make choices for your body. >> reporter: rodgers says he consulted with controversial podcaster joe rogan and revealed he never took one of the three authorized vaccines. >> i'm not, you know, some sort of anti-vax flat earther i am somebody who is a critical thinker >> reporter: this after telling the media over the summer he was protected >> are you vaccinated? what is your status on vaccinations >> yeah, i've been immunized. >> reporter: today rodgers who said the woke mob tried to cancel him insisting he was not misleading the public. >> my plan was to say that

>> miguel almaguer, thank you. >>> tonight disturbing new video emerging of the surging crowd at that travis scott performance in houston where eight people died the young victims ranging in age from 27 down to just 14 years old. tonight, houston's fire chief says scott should have stopped the show once he saw what was happening in the crowd. morgan chesky is there. >> reporter: tonight, inside the deadly concert surge. [ screaming this video conveys the desperate moments at travis scott's astroworld fest. fans nearly buried under bodies one appearing to dial 911. >> this investigation will take some time because it is complicated. >> reporter: in all, eight concertgoers died still unclear, why did it take so long to stop the performance officials declaring a mass casualty event around 9:30 p.m. scott did not stop performing until 10:10. >> stop the show >> reporter: during that time, videos show the crowd pleading for it to end. nbc's savannah guthrie asking houston's fire chief if travis scott should have stopped the show when he saw what was happening >> absolutely. look, we all ha

with more, here's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: tonight the white house is trying to fight off a legal challenge threatening the nation's most aggressive vaccine mandate, responding to a federal appeals panel that temporarily halted the new rule. the justice department says it will vigorously defend osha's plan to require businesses with 100 or more employees, ensure workers are vaccinated or wear a mask and face weekly testing. >> the department of labor has a responsibility to keep workers safe and the legal authority to do so. >> reporter: with enforcement set for early next year, the rule would impact roughly 1 in 4 americans. >> this is an incredible overreach by the executive branch of the government and we have never seen it is unprecedented. >> reporter: the owner of ralph's market that employs some 500 people is a plaintiff in one of the lawsuits. >> this is not a lawsuit that is anti-vaccine this is a lawsuit that is anti-mandate. >> reporter: with vaccine mandates quickly becoming a focal point for national divisiveness -- >> i know you don't offer it to just anyone okay. >>

miguel almaguer has the details. >> she was my friend. >> reporter: breaking his silence, now filing a lawsuit claiming severe emotional distress, the light chief on the set of "rust" vividly recalls the moment alec baldwin accidentally and fatally shot his friend, cinematographer helena hutchins. >> i feel i cannot believe that she is not here with us. he claims recreational shootins happening before the deadly accident, names nearly two dozen parties in his lawsuit, including armorer hannah gutierrez reed, who he says loaded the gun, assistant director dave halls who happened the weapon to baldwin and the actor, who is also a producer. >> any responsible actor knows, you don't take a real gun, point it at a human being, pull the trigger, shoot a bullet and they die and the answer is, huh, i didn't know it was loaded. >> reporter: of baldwin, he claims he should have double checked the colt revolver with halls upon being handed it to ensure it did not contain live ammunition adding the scene did not call for baldwin to shoot and should refrain from point ing the gun at anyone. baldw

let's get right to miguel almaguer. miguel, what do we know >> reporter: well, lester, good evening we're getting new details about this developing situation here's what we know right now. the attorney general in mexico says there was an altercation between several drug dealers on a beach when shots were fired near the hyatt cancun resort a local news outlet reports that at least eight armed gunmen entered the hotel carrying long guns the commotion sent tourists scrambling. images coming in to nbc news shows some taking cover in the resorts corridors and then later guests gathering in the hotel lobby. mexico's secretary of public security says two people died, both believed to be drug dealers. at this hour, it appears no tourists were injured and the gunfire, thankfully, lester, seems to be over lester >> frightening, though all right, miguel. thank you. >>> now to washington and the growing drama among democrats after those major election victories for republicans. tonight house speaker nancy pelosi pushing to pass the

miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> now, quickly, this experiment. think about how that story makes you feel about your country, your society, about your safety while shopping this season. and we will talk after the break about those who are banking on you feeling that way. y. facing expensive vitamin c creams with dull results? olay brightens it up with new olay vitamin c. gives you two times brighter skin. hydrates better than the $400 cream. do you struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep? qunol sleep formula combines 5 key nutrients that can help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up refreshed. the brand i trust is qunol. new vicks vapostick. strong soothing vapors... help comfort your loved ones. for chest, neck, and back. it goes on clear. no mess just soothing comfort. try new vicks vapostick. last thing before we go tonight, that last story we aired just before the break about the recent state of smash and grab robberies, while they are isolated, they are also violent and brazen. they are getting a lot of coverage for good re

here's nbc's national correspondent miguel almaguer. >> reporter: former super bowl champion, league mvp and the face of the nfl, aaron rodgers is breaking his silence after testing positive for covid. >> didn't feel great yesterday. >> on the pat show, the quarterback discussed taking monoclonal antibodies and ive wr mectin. it's often used to treat livestock. >> i believe strongly in bodily autonomy and the ability to make choices for your body. >> reporter: rod gers said he consulted with joe rogan and revealed he never took one of the three authorized vaccines. >> i'm not, you know, some sort of anti-vax flat earther. i am somebody who's a critical thinker. >> reporter: this after telling the media over the summer he was protected. >> are you vaccinated, and what's your stance on vaccinations. >> yeah, i've been immunized. >> reporter: rodgers said the woke mob tried to cancel him. insisting he was not misleading the public. >> my plan was to say that i've been immunized. it was the truth. >> reporter: he says he's allergic to ingredients in m r&a vaccines, he received an immuniz

washington state feeling the brunt of the unfolding disaster miguel almaguer is there for us >> reporter: this deadly and devastating deluge delivering an unrelenting blow to the pacific northwest, a quadruple catastrophe, record rain, fierce flooding, whipping winds and multiple mudslides. >> they're in a bad way out there. there's a lot of water and it's only getting higher. >> reporter: with northern washington state in the storm's bull's-eye, more than 500 people have been forced from their homes as daring rescues unfold near the canadian border. >> child with them holding. it's a very small child. >> reporter: the coast guard plucking a baby, three children and six adults from fast-rising waters in just hours, six inches of rain swamped the region a state of emergency amid these deadly conditions. >> it's bad. it's pretty deep it's fast. >> reporter: sarah ivanhoe and her 15-year-old son wading through freezing water until fishing boats could rescue them. >> it was up to our knees and ankles and outside in our yard. for me it was up to my waist in some spots. >> reporter: facing per

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here's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: submission from pfizer is a step for providing emergency use authorization from the fda if approved by the agency and the cdc, those 18 and over who have been fully vaccinated with pfizer for six months would qualify but if americans can mix and match boosters as currently allowed, soon, 156 million could be eligible. pfizer's request comes less than two months after a panel of experts rejected a similar one >> i think what the fda is going to look at is where is the compelling need to give this vaccine to everyone over 18 years of age and healthy. >> reporter: with booster authorization already given to seniors and select others, a doctor on a panel that makes recommendations to the fda isn't convinced everyone needs a booster. >> you are likely to benefit if you are over 50 years of age and has a medical condition that puts you at high risk of serious covid. for everybody else, i think you can feel confident you are fully protected at two doses. >> it didn't really hurt that bad, it was really quick. >> reporter: early emanned outpaces supplies, where kids

almaguer. >> reporter: the race to vaccinate hitting new benchmarks as travel gens to surge and new infections start to mount. for three weeks, average inoculation topped more than 1 million a day for the first time since spring now its booster shots making up the majority of jabs with thanksgiving and family gatherings two days away. >> reporter: not only do boosters work, they work even better than the peak dose, the peak response after the second dose >> it comes as new infections and hospitalizations climb nationwide, pushing some ers back to the brink, all over again. despite the troubling trend, dr. tyson bell says there are ways to protect your family for the holidays >> for my family, everyone who is eligible gathers to be vaccinated i'm having a smaller gathering than i normally have, about five or six adults and everyone is taking a rammed test be every they come. >> reporter: while pcr tests remain the most accurate, clearly inexpensive, easy to use at-home tests can provide another layer of protection with the white house spending 3 billion to quad drum supply from decem

almaguer with that story >> reporter: this thanksgiving will be no holiday for the men and women on the front lines of the pandemic. the sobering reality inside ers and the staggering number of patients still arriving at hospitals and leaving many with a less grateful and more grim outlook. >> we're looking at two to three times the number of covid patients that we had going back a month or two. >> reporter: dr. justin is at the center of one of the nation's most dangerous covid clusters as cases spike nearly 70% in michigan if this state was a country, it would be home to one of the current worst outbreaks in the world. >> we know that thanksgiving probably won't do us any favors in terms of the covid numbers. we're hoping the surge doesn't get so high that we can't handle the numbers here. >> reporter: threatening to set a pandemic record for hospitalizations, michigan's governor is now asking the department of defense for emergency staffing as the unvaccinated spread the virus. >> one thing i can say for sure is that if we don't get the majority of the people who are not vaccinat

here's miguel almaguer with the latest. >> reporter: it was no accident on the set of "rust. that's the stunning and explosive claim from the attorneys representing hannah ghouta riz reed, two suggest a live bullet was purposely planted with dummy and blank rounds, resulting in the death of the film's cinematographer. >> are you suggesting this the a case of sabotage >> the answer is conclusively and unequiy confirm the 24-year-old did chic the revolver for ammo before the assistant director gave it to alec baldwin but they say she could not tell the difference >> a zudummy round has a projectile tip and a primer. >> reporter: on the set, the gun sat unattended on a cart for two-and-a-half hours when someone tampered with the ammo >> she tried to do her best. she couldn't be around the cart 24/7 there were other assistants that were supposed to be watching the weapons when she could not be. >> reporter: with no proof or charges filed, they say they remain the focus of the investigation. >> i went to work every day along the playing a game of russian roulette. >> reporter: cam

nbc news correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: could another comeback be in store for tiger woods? speaking out about his golfing future after his devastating accident. the golf legend says he won't ever play full time again but he does think he'll be on the pga tour in the future. >> i think something that is realistic is playing in the tour one day. never full time, never again. i can choose, like mr. hogan did, pick and choose a few events a year and play around that. you practice round it to gear yourself up and play. >> reporter: the 30-minute interview with "golf digest" comes after he released this clip of his swing on social media with the message, making progress. but the road to full recovery remains long and uncertain. >> i'm not wolverine, though sometimes i think i am. >> reporter: in february woods flipped his car colliding with a tree at 75 miles per hour. >> we have a rollover with someone trapped. >> reporter: the accident leaving him severely injured. surgeons stabilized his right leg and foot with a rod and screws. now after months of recovery, t

hoda. >> miguel almaguer for us, thank you. >>> when we come back, an in the chamber of the prop gun, but hollywood weapons experts say that is typically the job of the armorer on set hoda. >> miguel almaguer for us, thank you. >>> when we come back, an alarming trend that's being called an assault on democracy threats of violence or in some cases worse against a growing number of officials who run elections. >> and some victims say a special task force to investigate them is not working fast enough. cynthia mcfadden takes a closer look right after this break. - you try it. - i don't know what to draw? it doesn't matter what. just... a line. throw yourself in. ♪♪ don't be frustrated! okay. ♪♪ show me what you got there. ♪♪ wow... absolutely beautiful. bogeys on your six, limu. wow... they need customized car insurance from liberty mutual so they only pay for what they need. woooooooooooooo... we are not getting you a helicopter. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ hi sabrina! hi jen! hi. so you're the scientist here. i just have to ask.

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miguel almaguer has the latest there. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. the attorney for ezra blunt's family say they are determined to get answers, but right now, they are joined together in grief and prayer. for more than ten days, 9-year-old ezra blunt has been in a medically induced coma. his family believes the little boy was trampled during the astroworld concertoncert, suffe injuries to his heart, lungs, and brain. overnight, a lawyer for the family announcing his death, writing in part, the blunt family is grieving the incomprehensible loss of their precious young son. ezra becoming the tenth and youngest victim of the astroworld concert tragedy. after people in the crowd of 50,000 rushed the stage during performer travis scott's show, family members say ezra was at the show on his father, tristan's shoulders. during the panic, tristan collapsed dropping his son. >> the crowd just starts going crazy, and tristan goes, i can't breathe, i can't breathe. he woke up in the crowd and ezra was gone. >> reporter: ezra's aunt taylor was talking to morgan

craig, back to you. >> miguel almaguer in washington state, thank you. >>> dig deeper into this. s go to mr. roker and get a check of the weather. >> there's another storm coming to these folks, but the good news is, it's going to stay to the south. you can see it now making its way closer to the coast. so what we look for for tomorrow, i should say, this low pressure will move into the oregon coast, increasing winds, rain approach friday. most of that precipitation stays to the south. northern california into central oregon. so those flooded areas in washington state will dry out. now, that other system, that one is moving today through the midwest. the moisture will increase ahead of the front. showers from michigan all the way down into arkansas pushing to the east tomorrow. steadiest rain makes its way into new england with snow showers around the great lakes, but rainfall amounts anywhere from a quarter of an inch to half an inch, isolated 1 inches. not bad. but what we are watching as we get into next week for thanksgiving travel during the week, rain, thunderstorms, strong

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nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer joins us with more on this miguel, good morning >> reporter: craig, good morning. to be clear, this was not a hard hitting interview from an independent journalist asking tough questions. this was more a conversation with a sympathetic tv host who openly calls rittenhouse a sweet kid. but there were some insights into what the teenager experienced the night he says he killed two men in self-defense >> i was an innocent 17-year-old who was violently attacked and defended myself. i've never seen something so polarizing in my life when it's just -- it's obvious self-defense >> reporter: speaking out for the first time since his acquittal, kyle rittenhouse says his trial was much bigger than him. >> it wasn't kyle rittenhouse on trial in wisconsin it was the right to self-defense on trial >> reporter: in a sympathetic conversation with fox news host tucker carlson, rittenhouse who was found not guilty on all charges related to the shooting death of two men and the wounding of a thir after riots in kenosha says his casend the facts were widely misu

nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has more. hey, miguel, good morning. >> hoda, good morning. the white house remains focused on vaccinations including inoculating the young as the best defense against the pandemic. it comes just as many more families are reuniting, with borders slowly reopening. this morning, joyful scenes at u.s. airports as families separated by the pandemic for almost two years reunite. the government reopening u.s. borders to 33 countries yesterday including many in europe. adult travelers who had been blocked now allowed to enter with proof of vaccination and testing. many thrilled to see families again. >> i'm beside myself. >> reporter: though america may be open from the outside, internal debate over covid vaccinations rages on. the white house trying to fend off a legal challenge aimed at preventing the nation's most sweeping mandate. after a federal appeals panel blocked osha's requirement that businesses with 100 in or more employees ensure workers are vaccinated or wear a mask and face weekly testi

nbc's miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: there's and clear sign of and winter surge with covid cases climbing in 17 states. our national plateau is giving way to and steady rise in infections. >> we need every single bed that is in our state. >> reporter: already at and breaking point, colorado is now implementing crisis standards of care, prioritizing staff in their overwhelmed hospitals. >> you may have and different level of care had you not come in today versus maybe six months ago. >> reporter: declaring the entire state high risk for exposure, today colorado's governor signing an executive order allowing all adults regardless of age to immediately qualify for boosters. nationwide, only and third of eligible seniors have gotten the added dose of protection. in california, doctors fear the low demand for boosters correlates directly with the rising claim in cases. flooded e.r.s in cities like fresno, perhaps the canary in the coal mine. >> this is and taste of what the winter surge is going to be like. >> reporter: while they're filling hospital beds and an accounting of 1,

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. >> incredible scenes there, our thanks to miguel almaguer, for filing that report. from that devastation in the pacific northwest, we turn to international relations. russia has really done at this time, said no one who ever worked for trump. worked for trump it was dangerous, reckless, irresponsible and we will and have been consulting with our allies and partners around the world to make clear to the russian federation and anyone else who would consider such a dangerous operation that this won't be tolerated. >> last thing before we go tonight, here is what our state department spokesperson was talking about there, and why even our secretary of state has criticized it. the russians have done something stupid and reckless. despite the robust support russia gets in primetime over on fox news, i doubt even they would support this one. in a piece of classically russian mines bigger than yours performance art, russia used its own weapon, fired from earth, to blow up one of its own satellites in orbit. here is why it was stupid and reckless. every dot in this computer a

nbc news correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest details. >> reporter: it was no accident on the set of "rust." that's the stunning and explosive claim from the attorneys representing hannah gutierrez-reed, who suggests the live bullet was planted with dummy and blank rounds that resulted in the death of the cinematographer. >> are you suggesting this is a case of sabotage? >> the answer is unequivocally yes. >> reporter: she did check the gun for ammo but she could not easily tell the difference between blanks and real bullets in the chamber. >> dummy round looks very, very similar to a live regular round it. ooh is got a projectile tip and a primer. >> reporter: on the set the gun sat unattended on the cart for 2 1/2 hours. >> she tried do her best. there were supposed to be other assistants watching the weapon when she could not be. >> reporter: with no proof of allegations or charges filed, the sheriff said gutierrez-reed and halls remain the focus of the investigation. >> i went to work every day playing the game unrussian roulette. everybody right now is trying to reach for

our report tonight from nbc news correspondent miguel almaguer. >> reporter: league mvp and the face of the nfl, aaron rodgers is breaking his silence after testing positive for covid. he discussed taking mon colonial antibodies and ivermectine, a drug the fda advises against using because of the risk of serious illness. it's often used to treat livestock. >> i believe strongly in bodily autonomy and ability to make choices for your body. >> reporter: rodgers says he consulted with joe rogan and revealed he never took one of the three authorized vaccines. >> i'm not, you know, some sort of antivaxxer. i am somebody who is a critical thinker. >> reporter: this after telling the immediate over the summer he was protected. >> are you vaccinated and what's your stats on vaccinations? >> yeah, i'm immunized. >> today rodgers who said the woke mob tried to cancel him insisting he was not misleading the public. >> my plan was to say that i had been immunized. it wasn't some sort of ruse or lie. it was the truth. >> he says he's allergic to ingredients in mrna vaccines and was concerned abou

miguel almaguer has more on that. miguel, good morning. >> craig, good morning. pfizer's new booster shots for adults 18 and older would widely expand the number of americans who would become eligible. while it's certainly not a guarantee, many experts believe it will get authorization, perhaps even before thanksgiving. a major step closer towards making boosters available to all american adults, pfizer's submission for emergency use authorization will soon be reviewed by the fda. if approved, it would apply to those fully vaccinated with pfizer for at least six months. and if americans mix and match boosters, as is currently allowed, 156 million could soon be eligible. >> i think what the fda is going to look at is where is the compelling need to give this vaccine to everyone who is over 18 years of age and healthy? >> less than two months ago, the fda rejected pfizer's first request for boosters for all adults. only allowing them for seniors and other select groups. but many experts believe this time it may be approved. even as some question if the added dose i

a way to safely gather just in time for the holidays. >> miguel almaguer. ed young won the pulitzer prize for his coverage of the covid-19 pandemic. ed, good morning. i want to dive into your piece in a moment. first, let's talk about where we are as we head into thanksgiving tomorrow and this pandemic. most of us weren't aware of where it was or how big it was going to be as it was developing in china, i got my booster yesterday. i feel good this morning. we got boosters available. the booster is wherever you want to get it. there is a pill on the horizon, perhaps. public health experts, doctors, hospital administrators, how are they feeling about where we are right now? >> i'm concerned. we lock to be going into yet another surge. i've been thinking a lot about the plight of health dare work workers -- careworkers around the country. i've written pieces about how exhausted, demoralized, and burned out they are. hospitalizations have plateaued. they're starting to rise in at least half the states. you know, we always look at the now and what rates are doin