usually lester holt would be here for "nightly news." but lester and all f us here are excited to kick off our new schedule this evening. >> "nightly news" will air at 6:30 from now on. we're debuting our new 7:00 p.m. newscast afterwards. "nightly news" has been moved to 6:30. right now at 5:30, the fbi strikes back with the help of silicon valley technology companies, the feds have managed to recover more than $2 million in ransom money. colonial pipeline company paid the money to undo the ransom ware that paralyzed the nation's largest gas pipeline. >> it is a big story. that involves blackmail, technology and crypto currency. and the bay area played a leading role. scott bud man joins us now in studio. it is a big deal. >> you're right. one of the reasons this ransom ware attack was so devastating is that the ransom itself was paid in bitcoin, a digital currency many think is untraceable. but today the fbi warned cyber criminals they're able to follow the money, even if that money is crypto currency. >> one month after cyber criminal

lester holt will interview vice president harris in guatemala. match lester's exclusive conversation with the vice president tuesday on nbc's "nightly news." >>> a new report shows all the pieces are in place for another serious fire season. let's show you some maps from the northern california geographic coordination center. you can see the most of the northern part of the state is expected to be above normal fire potential through the summer. then come fall, nearly all of california will be under serious fire threat. that includes the bay area. researchers say things are really dry because the northern state experienced its low egs rain in season in two decades. >>> another bear sighting in oakley. he created quite a stir. nbc's jodi hernandez was live in oakley where folks there haven't seen such an encounter before. jodi? >> reporter: they haven't. there is literally strolling down this sidewalk and up this street paying a visit to many homes around here. now, a neighbor was the first one to spot the bear on his overnight shift. turns out thi

as a reminder, lester holt now joins us at 6:30 as "nightly news" has changed time slot. >> we'll begin tonight with the crash from amazon to disney to the british government, some of the most-used websites in the world went dark this morning and it all traces back to an outage at a single bay area company you probably have never heard of. >> the company is called fastly. that's the name of it. 1,000 employees in san francisco. our business and tech reporter scott budman joins us now. tracking this story all day. a handful of companies control so much content. >> yeah, you're right, r a. j. the latest we have is good news. about after an hour of darkness this morning, all of those are back online. when the digital dust cleared a bay area company was suddenly in the spotlight. >> if you tried to logon to the san jose state website this morning, get your news from cnn.com or shop on amazon, chances are you couldn't. google, streaming on twitch. nope. >> so reliant on the website, though, that any problem, even if it's an hour outage, becomes a crisis in our lives. >> when it hit, reaction

. >>> and coming up in just one minute on nbc nightly news with lester holt. the record-setting rise in inflation. impacting your family budget. today's inflation report shows compared with a year ago, the largest inflation increase since 2008. remember that year? why it will cost you extra for grocery, fuel, housing, everything. tonight, on nightly news and a look at the costs add up during your work day and how you can save. that is next. >>> all right. the tokyo olympics are right aurnd the corner but olympic committee leaders are already looking toward summer 2032. are you already signed up to go to that one? because you are going to tokyo. >> 100 members of the ioc will meet two days before the tokyo game toss award the hosting rights. but brisbane, australia, is the top choice. the city was named the preferred candidate in february. and does not have a formal opponent. if selected, brisbane would be the first olympic city selected unopposed. >> wow. paris, i am going to that one. >> yeah, there you go. lester holt is next with nightly news. >>> >>> tonig

joining me here on-set is nbc news' "nightly news" anchor lester holt. lester, good to see you back. >> good to see you. >> explain to us the big takeaways for you and this interview and what she had to say about not going to the border. >> clearly the administration is dealing with the long game, dealing with the situation in places like guatemala, to give people reasons to stay. but then there's the short game, every day in the headlines, what's happening on the border. her portfolio, frankly, has her dealing specifically with the diplomatic efforts, what's happening in the northern triangle. but back to that message monica talked about, this notion of don't come, i pressed her a bit about that, how that's being received in places where people are really under pressure to flee. >> what do you tell a guatemalan family who heard you say don't come but, you know, they're facing the end, there's poverty, there's disease, all these things happening at once. you tell them don't come? >> we don't want -- listen, i don't think that americans want people to be

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night . >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbc bay area news tonight, it's happening in oakland. moving money from the police department and giving it to other crime prevention programs. so what does it mean for public safety? >> in this moment we're facing a crisis. >> we're joined by the oakland police chief. he explains why the city council got it wrong. and we're talking about where that money will go instead. >>> plus, gas, groceries, even plane tickets. the cost of just about everything is on the rise. why are we paying more and is there any relief in sight? >>> plus, the man bitten by a shark tells us how he made it to safety, and he shares the video he took right before the attack.

as a reminder, lester holt is next in the new time slot at 6:30. bye-bye. >>> tonight, president biden's new warning to vladimir putin ahead of their high-stakes meeting in less than 48 hours the president calling putin a worthy adversary after meeting with other world leaders in his nato debut and telling russia if it continues its harmful activities the u.s. will respond. and does he still believe that putin is a killer what he's now saying >>> and more of our nbc news exclusive interview. putin denying responsibility for cyberattacks on the u.s. and his response when asked directly did he order the assassination attempt on kremlin critic alexei navalny our keir simmons in moscow >>> the massive explosion and fire at a chemical plant nearby homes evacuated. why it could burn for days >>> the uk delaying its reopening by a month as cases of the delta variant soar there. how well do the vaccines protect against it >>> the deadly shooting inside a georgia supermarket. officials saying it all began with a dispute over a mask. it comes amid a national

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, reporting tonight from surfside, florida. >>> good evening we are witnessing a disaster of almost unprecedented scale here in surfside, florida, just north of miami beach, where a desperate search and rescue effort is under way to find those that may still be trapped more than a half day after part of a 12-story condo building simply collapsed. it happened without warning in the middle of the night, practically unheard of kind of catastrophe in this country the destruction starkly visible from in the air, while in the basement parking garage, dramatic scenes of firefighters risking their own lives searching for possible victims even now, officials fear the rest of the building could come down anytime nearby, desperate families are gathering, waiting for word about loved ones, filled with anguish and heartbreak authorities confirmed one person has died. they say almost 100 people remain unaccounted for. some may not be home, but they don't know where they are now, and they're watching the numbers carefully. as the rescue effo

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. as the hours tick by the odds tick against those who may have somehow survived the initial collapse of that condo tower in south florida. risking their own lives beneath unstable wreckage, rescuers i surfside recovered the remains of four people nowhere close to the more than 150 people who might possibly have been at home at the time of yesterday's early morning catastrophe. the anguish is palpable among families hoping the missing loved ones pick up the phone or turn up elsewhere alive and well rescuers braving pop-up thunderstorms some using their hands working quickly but gingerly listening for sound of life tom llamas is there to lead off our coverage tonight. >> reporter: tonight, search and rescue g erything from heavy equipment to their bare hands but these new, up-close images show why hope is fading those were multiple floors in the building that collapsed leaving what appears to be no room for survival. firefighters recovering three more bodies, working through the night to

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone we begin with an nbc news exclusive what russia's vladimir putin is telling us just days before his summit meeting with president biden in geneva in his first american television interview in nearly three years the russian president pushing back at characterizations of him as a killer, taking measure of president biden, who he'll sit down with next week, and what putin describes as a low point in the u.s.-russia relationship and offering a nod toward former president trump. the interview tonight with nbc's keir simmons potentially providing an early window into what to expect in that high-stakes summit meeting. >> reporter: tonight in our exclusive interview president vladimir putin tells us he's going into next week's summit with relations with the u.s. at an historic low >> translator: we have a bilateral relationship that has deteriorated to its lowest point in recent years. >> reporter: the russian leader last met with an american president in helsinki in 2018. >> great to be with you. >> repor

. >> this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. president biden, tonight, setting a new tone in europe reaffirming america's partnership with the uk while reasserting in the developing world. pledging 500 million doses of covid vaccine to some of the world's poorest countries. even as a significant number of americans continue to reject vaccines. we will have more on that, in a moment. >>> on the eve of the g7 summit, the president putting aside the america-first policy of his predecessor. in a concerted effort to reshape what american leadership looks like on the world stage. peter alexander is traveling with the president, tonight. >> reporter: their two nations have stood together through some of the toughest times history has to offer. tonight, president biden and british prime minister boris johnson are seeking to demonstrate that partnership enduring. >> many times but this is the first time as president of the united states. >> everybody -- everybody -- >> now, facing the biggest public-health crisis in a century. the presid

i'm lester holt. take care of yourself and each other good night >>> i'm raj mathai. next on kntv bay area tonight are we in fore another cold wave? l.a. county once again recommending masks. we're joined by our experts to give you the information that will move you forward. also new twists in the recall election ychlt governor newsome is suing his own secretary of state and why republican colleger john cox brought garbage. plus the coyotes are back. why park rangers say the animals aren't to blame.

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from guatemala city >>> good evening from guatemala, a small country having an enormous impact on the united states, a starting point in a long and dangerous journey to the u.s. border by so many who have hit the brick walls of poverty, violence, malnutrition and disease that plague this region of central america. families in many cases sending their children ahead without them tonight vice president kamala harris on her first foreign trip as vp on the ground here meeting officials and searching for ways to attack the roots of the crisis that is questions as to why she is here and not there. >> this is one of our highest priorities, and i came here to be here on the ground to speak with the leader of this nation around what we can do in a way that is significant, and i will continue to be focused on that kind of work as opposed to grand gestures >> the vice president, who i'll speak with later this evening, declaring once again america's borders are closed a warning that may ring hollow to some, though with

. >>> lester holt is near miami beach with that condominium partial collapse. what's behind it? lester will be with us any minute. >>> a suggestion to bring a gigantic 300-foot crane under the golden gate and the bay bridge. >> we sped up this video from the golden gate bridge toll plaza. you can see the crane going right under the span with only about 10 feet clearance. this happened about 6:00 in the morning. then a half hour later across the bay bridge span, it was bound for oakland where the ship is now docked. >>> we'll send it over to lester holt who is anchoring "nightly news" from florida. we'll see you back at 7:00. >>> tonight, we are on the scene as the urgent search for survivors is under way after the deadly collapse of a high-rise building here in florida. the horrific moment caught on surveillance an entire wing of a 12-story building, crashing down near miami. at least one killed. dozens rescued by first responders one boy pulled alive from the rubble. nearly 100 people unaccounted for tonight. search and rescue teams using dogs to scour the debris, and word toni

that's "nightly news" for this tuesday thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ ♪ ♪♪ well i won't back down ♪ ♪ no i won't back down ♪ ♪ you can stand me up at the gates of hell ♪ ♪ but i won't back down ♪ ♪ no i'll stand my ground ♪ ♪ won't be turned around ♪ ♪ and i'll keep this world from draggin' me down ♪ ♪ gonna stand my ground ♪ ♪ and i won't back down ♪ ♪ hey baby there ain't no easy way out ♪ ♪ hey i won't back down ♪ ♪ hey baby there ain't no easy way out ♪ ♪ hey i will stand my ground ♪ ♪ and i won't back down ♪ ♪ no i won't back down ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: [screams] welcome to "the kelly clarkson show." give it up for my band y'all! [cheers and applause] that is tom petty and the heartbreakers to open up your day. in her house seats requested "i won't back down," why did you want to hear that? >> hi, kelly. first of all really excited to be on the show. i requested the song because i just think, i will be competing

harris was in guatemala yesterday and lester holt has an exclusive interview with the vice president. you can watch the conversation tonight on "nightly news" at its new time at 6:30. >> they are hoping that it will be a game changer. 300 east bay families will soon get $500 in cash every month no strings attached. the city of oakland launching one of the largest guaranteed income programs. jodi hernandez shows who will get it and how it works. >> reporter: for the next 22 days eligible families who live in this neighborhood of east oakland will be able to apply for free money, aimed at helping families move forward toward financial stability. >> it's definitely been a challenge. >> reporter: adrian says the last year and a half has been a struggle for him and his neighbors. the father of four lost part of his income when the pandemic hit. with kids to feed, making ends meet hasn't been easy. >> it's been kind of hard. the kids are at home doing the distance learning, so they're extra hungry, so they eat more than usual. >> reporter: but oakland's new program could ever real help to f

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪♪ sometimes i feel i've got to ♪ ♪ run away i've got to ♪ ♪ get away ♪ ♪ from the pain you drive into the heart of me ♪ ♪ the love we share ♪ ♪ seems to go nowhere ♪ ♪ and i've lost my light ♪ ♪ for i toss and turn i can't sleep at night ♪ ♪ once i ran to you ♪ ♪ now, i'll run from you ♪ ♪ this tainted love you've given ♪ ♪ i give you all a girl could give you ♪ ♪ take my tears and that's not nearly all ♪ ♪ oh, tainted love ♪ ♪ tainted love ♪ ♪ now, i know i've got to ♪ ♪ run away, i've got to ♪ ♪ get away ♪ ♪ you don't really want any more from me ♪ ♪ once i ran to you ♪ ♪ now, i'll run from you ♪ ♪ this tainted love you've given ♪ ♪ i give you all a girl could give you ♪ ♪ take my tears and that's not nearly all ♪ ♪ tainted love ♪ ♪ oh' tainted love ♪ ♪ tainted love ♪ ♪ tainted love ♪♪ [applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show." if it up for

peter alexander sitting in for lester holt tonight. we'll see you at 6:00. good night. >>> tonight, the major cyber attack on america's food supply. how it could fuel a new surge in prices at the supermarket. >>> the fbi joining the investigation into the ransomware attack on the world's largest meat supplier. six plants in the u.s. shut down. where the white house believes the attack was launched from. >>> president biden marking 100 years nce the worst act of racial violence in the nation's history his private meetings with survivors of the tulsa race massacre and his new call to action >>> america's come back from covid. memorial day shattering pandemic travel records but before you book your summer vacation, how to avoid skyrocketing prices. >>> the biggest changes to catholic law in four decades. pope francis cracking down on sexual abuse >>> a rare access with agents patrolling the southern border, plus the father and son we encountered on a dangerous 20-day journey. where they are tonight. >>> the show of support for naomi osaka after her stunning wit

that's "nightly news" for this tuesday thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night oh, i've traveled all over the country. talking about saving with geico. but that's the important bit, innit? showing up, saying “hello! fancy a nice chat?” then we talk like two old friends about sticky buns and all the savings you could get by bundling your home and car insurance. but here's the real secret. eye contact. you feel that? we just had a moment. [chuckles] who would've thought it? geico. save even more when you bundle home and car insurance. >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbc bay area news tonight, are you seeing the bidding wars? homes selling way over asking price. >> that's the market. i mean it's going crazy. >> and it's happening across the bay area. we're digging into why it's happening and what you should expect if you're looking to buy or sell anytime soon. >>> also what's the latest with the delta variant? >> i really worry that this delta variant is going to get a lot of people sick. >> but what about the

are you getting the most out of your points >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone president biden setting the stage for his face-to-face with russia's vladimir putin later this week, warning tonight the u.s. will respond if russia does not change its behavior the president with a stronger hand to play going into that meeting after cementing the fractured american bond with nato, meeting with fellow nato ministers in brussels today president biden declaring the military alliance and its core foundation of mutual defense are rock solid. as he works to nurture a relationship derided by president trump when he was in office. the president along with the rest of the world getting what may prove to be a preview of the summit. as we hear more today from president putin in an nbc news exclusive interview. but let's begin in brussels now with nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: tonight less than 48 hours ahead of that high-stakes summit with russian president vladimir putin president biden calling him a worthy adversary and delivering this warning

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. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from guatemala city >>> good evening from guatemala, a small country having an enormous impact on the united states, a starting point in a long and dangerous journey to the u.s. border by so many who have hit the brick walls of poverty, violence, malnutrition and disease that plague this region of central america. families in many cases sending their children ahead without them tonight vice president kamala harris on her first foreign trip as vp on the ground here meeting officials and searching for ways to attack the roots of the crisis that is overwhelming the united states border and facing questions as to why she is here and not there. >> this is one of our highest priorities, and i came here to be here on the ground to speak with the leader of this nation around what we can do in a way that is significant, and i will continue to be focused on that kind of work as opposed to grand gestures >> the vice president, who i'll speak with later this evening, declaring once again america's borders are closed a w

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone vice president harris tonight is wrapping up the last leg of her first foreign trip in office after meeting with mexico's president on her mission to deal with what's driving that record surge of migrants to the u.s. the vice president focused on investments and opportunities in mexico and central america to discourage migration. but she has been unable to escape questions on this trip about why she has not also traveled to the border to witness the migrant crush for herself. today, after being pressed on the issue in our exclusive interview, vice president harris told reporters she will go. i sat down with her last evening in guatemala city tonight vice president harris in mexico, meeting with the mexican president. >> you can't say you care about the border without caring about the root causes. >> part of her first foreign trip targeting the root causes of the record migrant surge i spoke to her last night in guatemala you had a message for would-be migrants. don't come. >> do not come do not come

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>> she told our own lester holt that is not her priority at the moment. she said in her words she doesn't believe in, quote, grand gestures. instead she's focused on addressing root causes. this is something republicans criticized her for a long time, since she was named the diplomatic liaison to the triangle, for when the president was vice president had the same responsibility. but she said she doesn't want to bow to the pressure. she's trying to come to the country and be on a fact-finding mission and go back home and practice strategy to better help these nations but the reality, steph, i don't see this political pressure calming down. if anything, it will ramp up. and those comments she made to lester holt about comparing it to going to europe are already causing waves because he said help us understand why won't you just go or pledge to going? she said, i haven't been to europe yet either. no plan on her to go to the border but it's something she will likely have to do, of course, in her role at some point. >> monica alba, thank you. >>> we are also

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening claudette is making her way out to sea tonight but not before the tropical storm took a deadly and damaging swing at the gulf coast and southeast, causing at least 14 deaths and spawning destructive tornadoes. alabama taking the brunt of it. parts of it under states of emergency tonight. another violent weather outbreak causing damage and injuries outside of chicago overnight. and as we come on the air, big parts of the northeast are under severe thunderstorm alerts and warnings. al roker is tracking it all let's begin with kathy park in alabama. >> reporter: tonight, the southeast picking up the pieces, after a lashing from tropical storm claudette. alabama's governor declaring a state of emergency in eight counties, so residents like destiny ward can rebuild. >> is that your trailer there? >> yes all of that is pieces of my trailer. >> reporter: she survived a tornado with three young kids by her side. >> i picked up my one-year-old daughter, had her on my chest. my other two kids ran up to my leg and the

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone just shy of five months in office in which he's faced a host of urgent domestic priorities, from covid to the economy, president joe biden is turning his attention overseas tonight, arriving in london this evening at the start of a jam-packed eight-day mission to reset u.s. relations with europe. but he also looks to project a message of strength and stability to american adversaries near and far, including russia. anticipation already building for his high-stakes face-to-face meeting with vladimir putin. so much on the table, from nuclear arms to cyber attacks traced to russian soil. it's president biden's first foreign trip in office, and our peter alexander is traveling with him >> reporter: tonight the commander in chief arriving overseas, greeting u.s. troops and already eyeing next week's critical face-to-face meeting with vladimir putin. >> i'm heading to the g7, then to meet with mr. putin to let him know what i want him to know. >> reporter: but before confronting that adversary president bid

. >>> our lester holt reports on an idea that could make housing in one of america's most expensive cities more affordable. >>> making way for progress as we kick off a busy tuesday "early today" starts right now. >> good morning, i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. the department of justice is turning the page on the hackers. the doj announced it recovered most of the ransom payment made to the russian hacker group. nbc's pete williams has more. >> what thousands of americans didn't know as it waited in line is that the fbi was already investigating dark side, the group in russia blamed for carrying it out. colonial told the fbi about the attack and the fbi figured out the password and took nearly all the money back out says the deputy attorney general lisa monaco. >> today we turned the table on dark side. >> colonial paid $4.4 million. >> the extorsionists will never see this money. >> reporter: justice department officials say it's a potent way to take the profit out of ransomware. >> pete, thank you for that report >>> cyber attacks like that one are at the top of president biden

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kate snow is sitting in for lester holt. "nightly news" is next. >> we'll be back at 6:00. hope to see you then. bye! >>> tonight, the new warning from the cdc urging parents to get their teens vaccinated against covid. that urgent plea coming as a new report finds rising hospitalizations among children 12 to 17. the all-out push to get teens the shot >>> and the new mask controversy. sds the u.s. adding more than half a million jobs in may. now a growing number of americans at risk of losing unemployment benefits >>> the season's first major heat wave sweeping across the country this weekend >>> and the government report on ufos what it says about the possibility of extraterrestristrial activity >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening i'm kate snow in for lester tonight there's a lot to get to on this busy friday night. but we begin with that urgent push from the cdc to get teenagers vaccinated against covid. the cdc director said today she is deeply concerned by a new report showing rising hospitalizations among adolescents. and she's ca

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm jose diaz-balart in for lester. we begin tonight with severe weather affecting much of the country and a double threat. a tropical storm warning has been issued for part of the gulf coast including metropolitan new orleans as a tropical system gains strength in the gulf of mexico. and in the west a brutal and dangerous heat wave affecting tens of millions is not about to end anytime soon. but we start with al roker on the tropical threat. al, what's the latest? >> reporter: jose, we are looking at potential tropical cyclone number 3 right now south of morgan city, louisiana moving north at nine miles per hour. it will organize itself friday spreading heavy rain into the central gulf. more flash flooding sunday into monday into the mid-atlantic states. we have tropical storm warnings up for the louisiana coastline into mobile, alabama. we're also looking at flood alerts stretching for louisiana all the way into florida. rainfall amounts anywhere from 5 to 12 inches of rain. if it b

as a reminder, lester holt is next, joining us tonight from geneva, switzerland. we'll see you back here for our 7:00 newscast. >> bye-bye. >>> tonight the historic summit between president biden and russian president vladimir putin. the two leaders coming face to face here in geneva. the high-stakes talks lasting just three hours then dueling news conferences. the president saying he did what he came to do and that he does not believe russia wants a new cold war the warning he gave to putin on cyberattacks but the russian leader deflecting responsibility also discussed inside the room, the imprisonment of alexei navalny, the return of ambassadors, and new nuclear talks. and what putin said about the capitol riot that president biden called ridiculous our team here in geneva with full coverage. >>> also tonight the record-breaking heat wave 40 million under alert. roadways buckling under the intense heat is there any relief in sight? >>> and the developing tropical threat we're tracking. the delta covid variant and growing concerns it could become dominant in the

that's "nightly news" for this wednesday thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. >>> i'm raj mathai. next, silicon valley pioneer john mcafee has died. we're digs into his impact on the tech world and his infamous lifestyle, including several criminal accusations against him. >> is this the story of a successful entrepreneur who went crazy and surrounded hymn with guns and became a murder or is this the greatest mind of all [ bleep ] time. >>> also a new discovery in covid. we're talking about it with one of our local covid doctors. plus, she lost a husband in the vt

holt has more on the historic meeting >> reporter: president biden and russian president putin, face to face their highly-anticipated summit, shorter than expected. afterwards, president biden insisting he achieved his goals at the summit he asked for. >> i did what i came to do the tone of the entire meeting was good, positive it wasn't any -- any strident actiontaken. >> reporter: each moment, carefully, choreographed president putin arriving, first, at the swiss villa followed by president biden. pausing in his armored limousine, before getting out. then, mr. biden reaching out for a handshake. the two presidents never meeting alone. secretary of state blinken and the russian-foreign minister there, too i hope that our meeting will be productive, putin says >> thank you i said, outside, i think it's always better to meet face to face >> reporter: chaotic moments, as russian media and russian security pushed and shoved the american press both leaders, looking on president biden had said he would confront the russian leader on issues, like election interference, putin's crackdown on

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here is one incident to lester holt. >> do you have any plans to visit the border? >> at some point. we are going to the border. we have been to the border. this whole thing about the border -- we've been to the border. we've been to the border. >> you haven't been to the border. >> and i haven't been to europe. i don't understand the point that you're making. >> now she says she will go back to the border. she's been before in her role as u.s. senator. let's get to john har wood with more. john, what's she saying now? >> she's saying she's going to go, not giving a date. it's not surprising, poppy, that administration officials were frustrated by that answer. she was uncomfortable with lester holt's question. that nervous laughter was a tell. it's a question that's quite familiar, that the administration has been dealing with for some time. she has an answer for it, that she's dealing with the conditions that cause the flow of migrants to the border, not what happens at the border. she ultimately gave that answer to our colleague jeremy diamond. >> the reality is w

she told lester holt that maybe at some point she would go, but that she wasn't interested in grand gestures. we can expect that political pressure to ramp up, that's something we're also watching closely here in mexico today. >> we're watching the live pictures we've seen two of the things we were expecting this morning. one is that the vice president and the president of mexico signed an agreement essentially for a strategic partnership. we also saw that photo on as they were standing in the beautiful hall. as you mentioned, monica, the overriding issue here that's causing a lot of back and forth in the united states is, what about the border? so gabe, where you are there are about 700 migrants stuck in limbo crammed into tents where crime is a problem, cartels are an even bigger problem. tell us more about where you are and what life is like there for those migrants? >> yes, chris. vice president harris coming with that message do not come to the united states, but chris, the question is, will these migrants listen to that? are they even getting the message? as you mentioned this is a mig

sending video with lester holt saying i have not been to europe either. does the president think there is a scenario in which she should visit the border and also the mounting criticism from conservatives? would that ever factor into a decision to send her down there? >> i will say we aren't taking advice from former president trump or most of the republicans who are criticizing us on this given they were all sitting there while we created this problem we walked into. >> harris: the managing editor of conservative media watchdog news busters called the back and forth pathetic and says going crazy and worked up to the bingo card adding that my fellow conservatives, exclamation point. joe. >> another hard hitting question for jen psaki. now the t-ball session. the republicans pounce and seize moment. you talk to any democrat who watched what we witnessed with the vice president visiting central america and the interview with lester holt where holt pressed her on why haven't you been to the border and she says i haven't been to europe either, i don't know yo

she sat down with an exclusive interview with lester holt. here is how that exchange went. >> do you have any plans to visit the border? >> at some point, you know. we are going to the border. we've been to the border. >> you've -- >> so this whole thing about the border, we've been to the border. we've been to the border. >> you haven't been to the border? >> and i haven't been to europe. i mean, i don't understand the point that you're making. i'm not discounting the importance of the border -- >> you need to see this. >> i care about what's happening at the border. i'm in guatemala because my focus is dealing with the root causes of migration. there may be some who think that that is not important. but is my firm belief that if we care about what's happening at the border, we better care about the root causes and address them. so that's what i'm doing. >> the vice president was pressed again later in the day about whether she would visit the border. >> yes, i will and i have before. i think it's short sighted for any of us in the business

you can see lester holt and "nightly news" at 6:30 instead of 5:30. and that all starts tomorrow. >>> at 7:22, there's much more ahead on "today in the bay." the giants made it three in a row against the cubs, but why they may not have been celebrating after last night's victory. sports is next. this unplugged device is protecting our beautiful coastlines and more. put off chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm to help keep our state golden. >>> good morning, everyone. i am anthony flores. the best record in baseball still belongs to the giants, and a little history of the ballpark. the giants, the first in the majors to use rainbow colors and the logos on their hats and right sleeves to celebrate pride month. to the game, giants up a run in the fifth. crawford doubled to the corner in right, and longoria scores all the way from first. scary moment in the ninth. crawford and longoria collide, and longoria left the game and is being evaluated for his left shoulder or color board, and the giants hung on to beat the cubs, 4-3. >> that ball is hit high

lester holt joins us at 6:0. >>> the trump organization could be hit with criminal charges as soon as next week. they were warned by the man hat ant district attorney's office to that it is believed to avoid paying state taxes in gifts and nonmonetary compensation. >> the justice department is suing the state of georgia over the new restrictive voting law. one of a string of republican states advancing the restrictions after former president trump and supporters made false claims of fraud. saying other state laws are also under review. >> where we believe the civil rights of americans have been violated, we will not hesitate to act. >> points to reduction of ballot drop boxes especially around atlanta driving more georgians to vote in person and encounter long lines. brian kemp accused the biden administration for pushing and weaponizing the justice department. >>> more than 48 hours later, the search continues in miami. this drone video gives you an aerial view. they are using microphones and dogs. rescuers pulled three bodies from the rubble bringing the death toll to four. another

holt. watch this. >> do you have any plans to visit the border. >> i, at some point, we are going to the border, we been to the border so this whole thing about the border, we've been to the border. >> you haven't been to the border. >> and i haven't been to europe, i don't understand the point that you're making. >> the point he's making is you are the orders are and you're lying when you say we've been to the border. oh, so when you say we do mean every republican representative who's not you? it's been 76 days and she obviously can't hold a press conference after an embarrassing performance like that. vice president harris is utterly paternalistic when she tells guatemalans she wants to create a climate of hope in their home but please, dirty peasants, don't come to our. >> this is from 2019. watch. >> i would make sure that there is, that we immediately surged to the border, all those people seeking asylum deserve to be heard. that's who we are. where a nation that says if you want to f