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to an nbc news count now exceeding 146,000 deaths, now at 660 a day. our miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: instead of some time this fall, the fda could give pfizer's vaccine final approval by early next month. nbc news learning federal authorities are moving forward as rapidly as possible as the delta variant proliferates across the nation. the transition from emergency use authorization could help more public and private institutions mandate the vaccine and offer a shot of confidence for the 90 million americans eligible but not yet vaccinated. >> moving towards full approval will dramatically increase vaccine rates amongst the unvaccine naltd. >> reporter: while the fda just reaffirmed their position on boosters, saying americans don't need one for now, tonight the w.h.o. is calling for a moratorium on the extra dose, arguing vaccine-rich countries should help the rest of the world. amid the push to vaccinate in los angeles, the city council could soon hear an ordinance that would require customers to have at least one dose of a vaccine before

deaths according to an nbc news count. and the delta variant fueling new concerns in classrooms and the workplace tonight. we're covering it all, and we begin with miguel almaguer. >> reporter: just as new vaccination rates begin to rise in states where hesitancy is high, tonight moderna joins pfizer saying americans will likely need a booster before winter. moderna says its vaccine remains durable six months second do. >> both we have today the vaccine is holding up well against the variants of concern, including delta, but we just don't know how long that will last. >> reporter: with nearly 140 million doses of its two-shot regimen administered in the u.s., moderna says research is under way to see if boosters between the three companies offering vaccines can be mixed and matched. the delta variant proving to be a game-changer. >> i think we're pretty worried now. if you look at the delta variant, it took a surprising step. i don't think any of us three or four months ago would predict something this many times more infe

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and 630 new deaths reported according to an nbc news count. morgan chesky is in hard-hit texas this evening. >> reporter: tonight delta driving covid cases to dangerous highs. the variant now tied to 93% of u.s. infections the biggest spikes coming in texas, missouri, florida and arkansas, where monday brought its largest single-day increase in hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic patients flowing into arkansas hospitals at double the national rate >> it's worse than any of the prior surges for a whole host of reasons. >> reporter: with only eight icu beds left in the entire state, dr. rawle seupaul says his hospital is seeing an increase in younger patients >> young, healthy people should not be dying from a viral illness, period. they shouldn't be dying from covid-19. but because this particular variant is so severe, virulent and replicates very, very quickly, we're seeing pretty rapid changes to the health of individuals that are infected with the virus. >> reporter: today president biden speaking out about states banning mask m

harry smith, nbc news, new york >> boy, it would have been so fun to be there in person. that's "nightly news" for this friday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. take care of yourself and each other good night >>> right now at 6:00, san francisco moving forward with the strongest vaccine mandate in the country. could the rest of the bay area be far behind? we'll look into it. what's next? >>> a to hospital is offering up a promising prediction. the city may have hit the peak of the fourth surge. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good friday. thanks so much for joining us, i'm janelle wang. >> i'm jessica aguirre. it is a hopeful message and one that could bring relief to those who work, live and play in san francisco. >> reporter: this is the fourth wave of the pandemic, but for sf general it hasn't been the worst wave. in fact, the hospital ceo told us today she's cautiously optimistic that we're on the other side of the peak. >> based on what we're seeing in the data, it look like hospitalizations are leveling off and the peak of cases have started

a day, with almost 900 more deaths that's according to an nbc news count fully vaccinated 167 million, but still just slightly above 50% of us. morgan chesky is in dallas with more >> reporter: tonight, hospitals running low on rooms, staff, and hope florida and texas now accounting for nearly 40% of new hospitalizations nationwide >> very, very tired and feeling defeated >> reporter: today federal officials announcing the next step in the fight against covid includes booster shots for the immunocompromised. >> an additional dose could help increase protections for these individuals, which is especially important as the delta variant spreads. >> reporter: the fda working with pfizer and moderna to provide an additional shot for the most vulnerable, such as cancer patients and transplant recipients who experts say produced few to no antibodies when first vaccinated with 90% of u.s. counties now experiencing high or substantial transmission rates, many hospitals at a breaking point, especially in the south, where vaccination rates remain low and morale runs thin. >> it's no longer a ppe

harry smith, nbc news, dyersville, iowa >> and that's "nightly news" for this thursday thanks for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. >>> and we all have to do our part. we need to get vaccinated. >> i'm raj mathai. next on "nbc bay area news" tonight, it is getting strict in san francisco. you've got to be vaccinated to go inside restaurants, gyms, theaters, and even a warriors' game. >>> how can we not do our part to do better, to get vaccinated? >> we're going to break down what exactly the rules are and when they're being added. >>> and how are businesses handling this? >> i'm very concern about, you know, the business operation. >>> we're having discussion about what comes next and what you will need to do as an employee and as a customer.

state department is warning about the danger a new cable obtained by nbc news says afghan staff at the u.s. embassy were assaulted by the taliban on their way to the airport some hospitalized. republican critics say president biden should be tougher on the taliban. >> i think that president biden is timid and fearful of the taliban, and if they want to attack our people at that airport, we have more than enough combat power in the united states military to fight back. >> reporter: a new nbc news poll showing just 25% of americans approve of the president's handling of afghanistan while 60% disapprove the white house tonight touting a turnaround in the evacuation effort. 48,000 people air lifted out since august 14th. and the president defending his decision to end the 20-year war. >> i think that history is going to record this was the logical, rational, and right decision to make >> reporter: tomorrow, president biden will meet virtually with g7 leaders to discuss the afghanistan withdrawal british prime minister boris johnson is expected to urge the president to extend the evacuation

according to a new nbc news poll, 49% americans approve of his performance. that is down 4 percentage points since april. just a quarter of those polled approve of his handling of afghanistan. while 60% disapprove and he's taking a big hit on the pandemic response. down 16% from april. the poll shows 53% approve of his handling of coronavirus. >>> massive wildfires continue to burn through california the caldor fire grew to 100,000 acres yesterday. one of about a dozen major blazes across the state. crews worked to push the fire across u.s. route 50 after it spread past the highway on saturday and the largest single wildfire in the state's history, the dixie fire, is still growing fafrnl weather patterns expected this week may help firefighters wrangle the blaze, which is about 37% contained. >>> by midnight tonight new york governor andrew cuomo's resignation will be official during a press conference on sunday he said tropical depression henri would not stop his planned resignation. cuomo is wrapping up 10 1/2 years in office amid several scandals including

miguel almaguer, nbc news, portland >>> we turn now to the families of the fallen we told you earlier about the chaos as people desperately try to flee afghanistan. it's just the latest heartbreak for the children of americans who made the ultimate sacrifice there. here is peter alexander. >> reporter: those images of desperate afghans clinging to american planes, the chaos as the taliban quickly recaptured the country has been unbearable for keely quinlan. >> it feels like the rug was pulled out from underneath a lot of us, and i am struggling, honestly, to come to terms with it. >> reporter: that war altered the course of her life her father, chief warrant officer john quinlan was killed in 2011 when the chinook helicopter he was piloting crashed in southern afghanistan keely was just 10. to this day she remembers when the doorbell rang at the tennessee home where she still lives. >> i peeked through the side glass panes and just saw two pairs of shiny dress shoes, military issue i just remember like falling to the floor >> reporter: you knew? >> i knew. it was like a lightning stri

our nbc news investigation into hundreds of heatwave deaths this summer, and the first to make air conditioning not a luxury but a right >>> the newly named host of "jeopardy!" stepping down amid controversy. >>> and the graduate defying the odds and inspiring america. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone the military airlift to evacuate americans, allies, and afghans who worked for the u.s. appears tonight to be morphing into a broader refugee relief operation, one captured in some more gut-wrenching images of chaos and heartbreak outside the kabul airport. the pictures and first person accounts belying a more upbeat assessment of the mission so far by president biden today. the president pointing to the thousands successfully evacuated so far, and reiterating his promise to bring all americans home but the president also warning of potential danger as the u.s. relies on an uneasy alliance with the taliban to secure safe passage to the kabul airport. kelly o'donnell begins our coverage. >> reporter: kabul's evacuation mission surrounded by despera

nbc nightly news is next. fina olympic celebration and the hard-earned victories. the united states on top of the medal count with historic golds for women's basketball and volleyball and the closing ceremonies that celebrates the world coming together to defy the odds. >>> state of emergency. hospitals pushed t the brink by covid cases. austin activating its emergency alert system. new mask mandates in big cities, and some hospitals seeing more children now than ever before. new covid rules for schools. texas will not inform parents about classroom outbreaks as families sue florida to stop the governor's mask mandate ban. many classes there start tomorrow. >>> the battle against california's biggest single wildfire ever. 30,000 people out of their homes. our exclusive interview with the governor. >>> taliban forces take over multiple cities in afghanistan just weeks after most u.s. troops left. the american embassy warning all citizens to get out now. we're on the ground. >>> and a hero' welcome. the epic homecoming as america's athletes return home. >> i just fee

for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. ♪ ♪ get down on it ♪ >>> they're on their own. the bay area city that might require indoor masking again even though the county does not think it is necessary. >> we will welcome these afghans who helped us in the war effort over the last 20 years to their new home in the united states of america. >> speeding up evacuation efforts. thousands more afghans flown out of kabul. what president biden is saying about the timeline for the mission. >> but first, wildfires continue to rage to the north of us sending up thick clouds of smoke. we are tracking what it means for our air quality here in the bay area. the news at

rehemaelis, nbc news, new york. >> this is kate snow. most of the accusers worked for state agencies or the governor's office. >> i believe women, and i believe these 11 women. >> one young executive assistant told investigators cuomo's inappropriate content escalated over time, kisses, grabbing her behind and eventually an incident inside the governor's mansion last november. i could feel him pushing my body against his and make sure that he could feel my breast up against his body. like many, she was afraid if she spoke out she'd lose her job and was so nervous she'd sometimes have hives on her neck. >> i think he felt like he was untouchable in a lot of ways. >> charlotte bennett told the governor she had survived a sexual assault and he went on to have suggestive and inappropriate conversations with her. the governor said her complaint has bothered him the most. cuomo revealing the first time that he has a family member who also survived assault and wanted to help her. >> i thought i could help her work through a difficult time. >> i

tom llamas reports from new orleans. >> reporter: tonight, nbc news taken inside one of new orleans busiest covid icus. the state already swamped with nearly 3,000 hospitalized patients. >> sometimes just spinning thinking dealing with a pandemic another saurngd now a major hurricane? >> yes. it does. last year we had a lot of uncertainty we thought hurricanes were coming. this one is headed right towards us. really terning. >> reporter: the timing couldn't be worse. hurricane ida is about to collide with the fourth wave of covid. icus like this one filled to capacity. this 62-year-old deborah alexander, during this latest surge has been praying she beats covid. tonight she's praying for new orleans. at the oxford medical center they're taking no chances. hoping emergency planning and new tools like these high-water vehicles will evacuate patients will help them survive the storm. >> so how many patients can you fit in the back? >> probably fit 15 to 20, and laying down on a stretcher, probably close to 10 or 12. >> reporter: do you think you'll have to use this? >> i hope not but we're rea

>> lester, nbc news has learned nursing home infections are up nearly 40% nationwide. experts are concerned unvaccinated staff members are fueling the cases. the white house is discussing the possibility of mandating vaccines for nursing home staff. lester? >> all right, miguel, thank you. >>> in new york, one of governor cuomo's accusers filed a criminal complaint against him as pressure builds for him to resign. late today his lawyer spoke out. our gabe gutierrez is in albany. >> reporter: tonight governor andrew cuomo's attorneys are blasting the report that accused him of sexually harassing seven women. >> this was one-sided and he was ambushed. >> reporter: they're calling on the ag to release transcripts. the pushback comes as this executive filed a new criminal complaint with the albany county sheriff. she had told the ag's investigators that cuomo reached under her blouse and groped her in november of last year. >> this woman's story which is stated as fact in the report is false. >> reporter: late today the aag said she would make redacted transcripts availabl

i'm kate snow in nbc new york. >>> and we continue our coverage with a special edition of nbc bay area news. good morning to you. i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm kris sanchez. marcus and laura are off. we're going to start with some breaking news out of santa clara right now. here is sky ranger overhead of an encampment fire near northbound 101 and trumbull. you may have seen the smoke in the air. we saw a very large black column going up into the air but it now appears that the fire is getting largely under control. we see that there is some traffic diversion there in the area. so if you're headed out, make sure you go to nbcbayarea.com and check out our traffic situation there. >>> also breaking, the fda, as you heard the president say, just gave full approval to pfizer's covid-19 vaccine. the president spoke just a few moments ago to the nation in a special report. the pfizer covid vaccine is now the nation's first to go beyond that emergency use authorization and health officials say they hope this will now, this full approval will allow vaccine hesitant adults to have the confidence

good night, everyone >>> next on nbc bay area news. tonight, are we moving closer to a vakt passport? schools, restaurants, now requiring you to prove you have had covid-19 shots. and then we just warmest july on record by five degrees. usual or a sign of things to come? >>> and would you pay $850,000 for this in yeah. it's a burned-out

we're on board >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone in a major step to get us in front of the quickly spreading delta covid variant, american adults who have received the full doses of moderna or pfizer vaccines were told today they'll need to roll up their sleeves again. the biden administration says a booster or third shot will be necessary to increase our immune responses to the virus. the announcement today by federal health officials acknowledging that over time, those original doses become less effective in preventing infections, while emphasizing they are still robust in preventing severe disease and hospitalization. still, officials say you'll need that booster eight months after your second shot the jury still out on the johnson & johnson vaccine tonight. miguel almaguer has late details >> reporter: making it official today, the first booster shots for the general public will go into arms september 20th after the fda and cdc sign off, most adults fully vaccinated for at least eight months will qualify a top priority, protecti

kavita patel is a primary care physician and nbc news contributor. are these breakthrough infections more common than you expected? >> it's a little higher than expected, especially what itein. >> reporter: what do you say to people who question the effectiveness of the vaccines if we're seeing so many breakthroughs? >> these vaccines are miracles. one, they prevent death. almost all throughout these breakthrough cases we do not see people dying, we do not see people having severe hospitalizations ending up in intensive care units. that is an incredible reason to get the vaccine. >> are there any groups that are more likely to experience a breakthrough infection? >> the majority of breakthrough infections we're seeing with limited data tend to be older. we're seeing people at all ages getting breakthrough infections. >> reporter: do any of the vaccines make you more susceptible to a breakthrough infection? >> no. we are seeing breakthrough infections across all three vaccines in the united states. >> reporter: these four believe the vaccine protected

that is "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. lester holt will be in tomorrow i'm peter alexander. for all of us here at nbc news, have a good night. >>> right now at 6:00 a potential humanitarian crisis as the taliban takes over afghanistan. we're live in the bay area's little kabul with reaction from the local afghan community. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for joining us. we begin with developing news out of afghanistan. right now u.s. troops have nearly completed the evacuation of the embassy in kabul. a stunning turn of events following the longest war in u.s. history. earlier today smoke rose from the embassy as helicopters flew americans to the airport. we've learned first 500 are on a flight back to the u.s. but

emilie ikeda, nbc news. >>> coming up, the extreme scams to steal your money. >>> now to an nbc news investigation into fraud and the extreme measures crooks are taking to steal your identity. ken delanian has what you need to know. >> reporter: these are faces of fraud, criminals doing whatever it takes to steal covid cash the silicone masks an attempt to trick facial recognition software >> we've seen attacks from over 100 countries from across the world. >> reporter: blake hall works with "i.d. me" to help stop theft of unemployment benefits he estimates as much as $400 billion has been stolen from covid jobless programs alone half by foreign criminals, russian mobsters, chinese hackers, nigerian scammers, who siphon the money overseas. >> this is like letting people walk into fort knox and take the gold, and nobody asks any questions. >> reporter: when states made it easier to apply for covid benefits online that also made it easier for crooks to pose as jobless americans, using stolen personal information purchased in the dark corners of the internet after "i.d. me" started requ

news? nbc news is impartial. politically, it doesn't have a point of view. it's interesting because i know you've spoken about the fairness doctrine in the us, and i'm with you in terms of when ronald reagan did away with the fairness doctrine to make way for right—wing talk radio. and this was the rule that meant that all broadcasters, in order to have a licence, they had to give all points of view on a particular issue. doing away with that changed the landscape and paved the way for fox news and msnbc and other news entities with an approach and a point of view. even though there isn't the kind of regulation we have in this country, nbc news invests very heavily to be impartial, to see all sides and does it because that's a point of pride. that's how they've always done it. and won't be leant upon and without fear or favour. but that's tricky in the age of donald trump. your time at nbc coincided with the rise of the donald, as it were. that must have been a nightmare to comprehensively report on this man whom the washington post reckons lied or made mi

next on nbc bay area news tonight, an exclusive interview with dr. sarah cody. >> covid is probably here to stay for a while. so the strategy needs to be how do we live with covid. >> she was the first health officer in the country to take significant action against covid at the beginning of this entire pandemic. she tells us the things she'sing to personally because of the delta variant and her advice for parents with children too young to get vaccinated. >>> also yesterday we broke the news. today more exclusive information about the leaning

we do not want members to go. >> reporter: a white house official telling nbc news every seat on planes leaving should be for someone trying to get out of afghanistan. meanwhile among those desperate to get out, 24 california students who had gone there to visit their families and tonight are still stuck. an american whose niece in florida told us the taliban is blocking her aunt from getting through their checkpoints. >> she is told you don't have a guardian with you you can't travel without a male she's told your paperwork is incorrect. she's given different excuses. >> peter, what can you tell us about the u.s. and these missions outside the airport to retrieve people? >> reporter: lester, the latest operation happened overnight american forces picking up shy of 20 people it's the third mission of its kind, all of them inside the capital city there those outside kabul still have to make that perilous trip to the airport on their own. lester >> peter alexander at the white house, thank you. >>> that air bridge we've been watching carrying people out of afghanistan has certainly quicke

we turn now to nbc news' richard engel with the latest. >> reporter: 20 years of war now come down to just two iconic photographs. one of the last american c-17s taking u.s. troops on the lonely trip out of afghanistan. and this photo released by the military of the last soldier to leave. just hours later, the taliban rolled into kabul airport, taking over the final piece of afghanistan to be held by foreign troops. the military says it made weapons and military equipment inoperable before american troops left, but they didn't destroy the airport so the taliban-run government can use it. the u.s. needs the airport, too. it will be one of the only ways out for americans and vulnerable afghans left behind by the evacuation. >> if an american in afghanistan tells us that they want to stay for now and then in a week or a month or a year they reach out and say i've changed my mind, we will help them leave. >> reporter: the taliban said today marks a new beginning, and it does. it's also a repeat of the past. the soviet union occupied afghanistan for ten years in the 1980s until they left b

andrea mitchell, nbc news, river forest, illinois >>> all right. after the break, a pro hockey player making history and inspiring americans. >>> finally tonight, the first pro hockey player to come out publicly, telling our kate snow he is now living life on his terms. >> reporter: last year, the nashville predators selected luke prokop in the nhl draft. >> prokop, he scores >> reporter: the 19-year-old defenseman plays in calgary for now, but out on the ice he was keeping a secret >> i mean, have i been dealing with this for four -- probably three or four years where i truly knew who i was and was hiding myself. >> reporter: this spring he came out to his sister and other family this summer he told the world on instagram. >> i am no longer scared to hide who i am today i am proud to publicly tell everyone that i am gay. i got to a point where i didn't really care about what anyone else would think. i wanted to live my life the way i wanted to, and not hide from anything. >> reporter: the nhl, hockey has a reputation testosterone-filled, right? fi

next on nbc bay area news tonight, he's feeling the pressure. we go one on one with governor newsom. >> there is some kin creasing fear in a lot of californians that we're going to be moving back to a stay-at-home order as we continue to require more. is that even a possibility? >> not if we keep getting vaccinated. quite the contrary. >> we're talk everything from how the booster shot rollout will go and why he thinks he's facing a recall. also as wildfires rage around us we get a firsthand look at just how quickly they can take out an entire neighborhood. >>> and the unhealthy air isn't going anywhere.

both the "new york times" and "washington post" are reporting nbc news can confirm the biden administration is expected to advise booster shots for most americans eight months after you were fully vaccinated. here with us for more, dr. kavita patel, clinical physician, policy aid during the obama years. one of our public health experts, full disclosure, i would rather be lucky than good. and we already had dr. patel booked for our broadcast tonight when the news came in. that makes us fortunate indeed. let's start with your reaction to this word about boosters for those already fully vaccinated. >> brian, it's welcome news. we've had mounting evidence from around the world that our immunity wanes over time. it just decreases and that that can especially in light of the delta variant can be a risk factor as well as the potential to be an asymptomatic carrier with a delta variant fully vaccinated but be able to pass that onto people because it's so infectious. so it's welcome news and i look forward, hopefully, to logistics around this. we don't want people making mad rushes to pharmacies lik

nbc bay area news. >> bob, thank you. this is a great time to down load our nbc bay area apso you can keep track of what is happening, keeping tracks of changing in your neighborhood. >> discouraing news this morning. evacuation warnings for the first time are in place for residents in the taho basin. this is the fire yesterday as it grew. another 13,000 acres and it is still at 12 president, anyone still planning to stlat area is being asked to hold off on thosesivities. meaning while there is favorable weather in the forecast. the winds are expected to die down in the next few days as firefighters continue to make more head way. containment at 45% and that fire burned nearly 750,000 acres. >>> now to the united states in afghanistan evacuation flights resume over night just hours after two bombers targeted the airport. this is the size off shoot and they claimed respondent. meanwhile the u.s. is bracing for more violence in that size could try to shoot down a flight or carry another attack. >> we expect those attacks to

. >>> to an nbc news investigation. the extreme scams to steal your identity and your money. criminals even wearing disguises. >>> overnight bitcoin soars above $50,000 with the crypto market topping $2 trillion for the first time in nearly three months. >>> plus, how some historically black colleges and universities are managing to wipe out student debt to offer graduates a fresh start. "early today" starts right now >>> good morning hope you had a good weekend. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm vinita myer today we may get approval of one of the first three vaccines. the fda could grant pfizer full fda approval a recent study conducted by the u.s. census bureau has found more than 25 million americans say they will probably or definitely not get vaccinated. >> reporter: exhaustion setting in as health care workers battle a fourth covid wave and a relentless pandemic. >> we're trying to do our best but something has to give. >> reporter: florida topping 3 million cases, the third state to do so jesse jackson and his wife hospitalized after testing positive for covid-19. the reverend

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone the fda tonight appears to be on the verge of approving covid booster shots for the first time the third doses would be reserved for certain vulnerable americans, opening a new avenue of defense against the aggressive delta variant. meantime, the challenge of protecting our kids in the face of a growing covid wave is frankly all over the map tonight. from the south, where classroom mask requirements are being banned, to california, where the governor is ordering school employees to show proof of vaccination or face weekly testing. but there is growing urgency to get this right. the daily numbers we're watching, new infections now over 108,000. new deaths exceed 750. but the number we desperately need to climb, the fully vaccinated, not moving quickly enough just shy of 167 million. still barely 50% of us morgan chesky starts our coverage >> reporter: tonight, as covid cases surge yet again, the fda looks to speed up its timeline for booster shots. the agency will authorize a third dose of both pfizer

this is from nbc news. it fills prescriptions from an online pharmacy that america's front line doctors advertises as a partner, which provides the option to have that prescription delivered right to your door on the same day. on a speak with an md.com intake form viewed by nbc news, spefts pashlgts are asked what medication do you prefer. they are presented with three options. here is more from time magazine. on the america's front line doctor's website. people looking for covid-19 medicine are told to click on a button labelled "contact a physician." they pay $90 for a consultation. it takes customers to the website and they're asked to submit payment information and told one of the front line doctors will call them within a few days. the group describes it as a tele medicine service with hundreds of physicians trained by america's front line doctors. it's something called encore tele medicine. since 2015, it appears to have been run out of a home near a golf club in suburban georgia. the orders made go t

morgan radford, nbc news, black feet indian reservation. >>> we'll take a short break. up next, jumping at life and inspiring america at 100 >>> here at home, inspiration tonight from a veteran we have come to know well and who just celebrated a birthday milestone in high style >> reporter: for tom rice, the feeling before parachuting 7,500 feet above the earth is a familiar one, and one h welcomed again to celebrate his 100th birthday. >> i like to jump, it gives you a new vision of so many things that 90% of the people will never be able to see. >> reporter: this jump far different than the one he took in 1944 over the normandy countryside in german-occupied france in a prelude to the d-day invasion a few years ago he re-created that jump, returning to france to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the invasion where i was lucky enough to meet some of the heroes of that war, with the full knowledge their ranks grow thinner by the year >> that feels great. go back up and do it again. >> reporter: and jump again, he did. >> we are honoring all of those that were killed,

you then moved to america to head up nbc news, and later become president of nbc, one of america's big three networks. what made you want to get into journalism in the first place? you know, when i was about 15, i started volunteering on a local newspaper site that was looking for a reporter in local schools to talk about what was going on in the school. it was the hitching and stevenage gazette, and i started really enjoying it. and then, i went from there to start doing local music reviews of a local music venue that often attracted some quite good bands, and realised i could get good access behind the scenes and start doing exciting things, even at the age of16, 17. by the time i was at college, i started making plans to launch a student radio station. i did some articles for the london student newspaper, and itjust grew from there, really. then i was given the opportunity for my year abroad, because i did part of my degree in french, to go and do a postgrad journalism course at border university. and i spent a year there, and i was completely smitten and i was completely focused on

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our nbc news white house team still there asking questions. they will be reporting out information through the evening. that wraps it up for me this hour. i'll see you tomorrow on nbc news now starting at noon eastern and right back here at 3:00 p.m. eastern. "deadline white house" starts right now. >>> hi, everyone, it is 4:00 in the east. i'm alicia menendez in for nicolle wallace. the mission in afghanistan now a race against the clock. at least 21,000 people have been flown out in the past 24 hours. that's more than at any point in the mission. in total, 58,700 americans and afghans have been evacuated since august 14th. this hour the president will announce that the united states is sticking to its deadline of withdrawing all forces from afghanistan by august 31st. we're going to bring you his remarks live when they happen. one official telling nbc news that the situation is fluid and things could still change. quote,

. >>> a first on nbc news, new incoming governor of new york exclusively with nbc news on the "today" show. what kathy hochul says about andrew cuomo, running for governor in her own right next year and masking in schools. >>> growing concern inside the pentagon, u.s. officials watching al qaeda trying to come back with a vengeance as the taliban keeps picking up territory. security concerns both inside and outside afghanistan. we've got a lot to get to. a lot of nbc news reporting this morning. i'm hallie jackson with you on assignment this week. back home in washington, monica alba at the white house. john torres is joining us, along with former obama administration about a third dose. what do we know about why now, why this decision is being made today and how urgent it's going to be to get the people who are eligible that third shot. >> hallie, you're right. there's a lot of news coming out about covid vaccines in particular, amend the authorization for pfizer and moderna to authorize a third dose for those who are immunocompromised. we're talking about a third dose for immunocomp

you then moved to america to head up nbc news, and later become president of nbc, one of america's big three networks. what made you want to get into journalism in the first place? you know, when i was about 15, i started volunteering on a local newspaper site that was looking for a reporter in local schools to talk about what was going on in the school. it was the hitching and stevenage gazette, and i started really enjoying it. and then, i went from there to start doing local music reviews of a local music venue that often attracted some quite good bands, and realised i could get good access behind the scenes and start doing exciting things, even at the age of 16, i7. by the time i was at college, i started making plans to launch a student radio station. i did some articles for the london student newspaper, and itjust grew from there, really. then i was given the opportunity for my year abroad, because i did part of my degree in french, to go and do a postgrad journalism course at bordeaux university. and i spent a year there, and i was completely smitten and i was completely focused

both new york times and washington post are reporting nbc news can confirm the biden administration is expected to advise booster shots for most americans eight months after you were fully vaccinated. here with us for more doctor kavita patel, critical you are no bomb near she's a public health full disclosure and rather be lucky than good and we already had doctor patel booked for our broadcast tonight when the news came in. that makes us fortunate indeed. let's start with your reaction to this word on boosters for those already fully vaccinated. welcome news we had growing information around the world that are immunity wanes and increases overtime. especially in light of the delta variant can be a risk factor as well as the potential to be an asymptomatic carrier with the delta variant fully vaccinated but be able to pass it on to people because it's so infectious. it is welcome news and i look forward hopefully to the logistics around this and we don't want people making mad rushes to pharmacies like we saw earlier this year. >> let's speculate as to how this might happen. will peop

nbc news report has cases there surging more than 370%. west virginia right here, cases are up about 140%. now in california it appears we are on the other side of our latest surge. today's positivity re n 5.2%. you can see it is trending downward. back on july 30th, the positivity rate was around 17%. our lowest point back in late may, you can see our positivity rate at .8%. our hospitalization rate though is going up. this graph shows the entire year so far, in january we had a surge in cases that resulted in thousands of hospitalizations then with the roll-out of the vaccine, you can see this steep drop for months and then a plateau and then right now the number of people in the hospital is rising and slowly climbing again. within the last 24 hours, 187 more people were hospitalized in california with covid-19. that's about a 2% increase from the previous day. now we want to keep up with all the changes of covid-19 guidance. you can download our nbc bay area app, we have what you need to move you forward and keep you up to date even whe

you then moved to america to head up nbc news, and later become president of nbc, one of america's big three networks. what made you want to get into journalism in the first place? you know, when i was about 15, i started volunteering on a local newspaper site that was looking for a reporter in local schools to talk about what was going on in the school. it was the hitching and stevenage gazette, and i started really enjoying it. and then, i went from there to start doing local music reviews of a local music venue that often attracted some quite good bands, and realised i could get good access behind the scenes and start doing exciting things, even at the age of16, 17. by the time i was at college, i started making plans to launch a student radio station. i did some articles for the london student newspaper, and itjust grew from there, really. then i was given the opportunity for my year abroad, because i did part of my degree in french, to go and do a postgrad journalism course at bordeaux university. and i spent a year there, and i was completely smitten and i was completely focused

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. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening. as this latest covid surge has taken hold, there has been a painful sense of dÉjÀ vu. no more than today, the scenes all too familiar. long lines of people trying to get tested, as cases skyrocket. many areas seeing more than at any other point during the pandemic. there are new stories of hospitals pushed to their limits. but this time, children's wards are under siege. and there are new battles but not just over masks. we begin, tonight, with vaughn hillyard in florida. >> reporter: new covid milestones, tonight. cases in the u.s., more than doubling in the last two weeks. now, more than 100,000, a day. as lines for testing starting to mirror last summer's dramatic spike. the country's covid epicenter, florida, shattering its daily record. more than 23,000 new cases, on friday alone. and another jump in hospitalizations to more than 13,000 in the state. cars snaking down roads. families waiting in the heat in tallahassee. >> have you been vaccinated. >> i have not, no. >> but just