queen elizabeth ii resting and eternal peace after passing away at the age of 96. tributes have been pouring in from dignitaries and fans across the globe has thousands of brits descended upon buckingham palace to pay their respects. the life was nothing short of incredible. she rained through 15 prime ministers the first being winston churchill and through 14 different u.s. presidencies % of u.s. history. king charles iii started his first full day on the throne by greeting mourners in buckingham palace and sewing the nation with this extraordinary moving speech. my beloved mother was an inspiration and an example to me and to all of my family. and we owe her the most heartfelt debt in a family could owe to their mother. queen elizabeth was a life well lived and a promise with destiny kept. and she is mourned most deeply in her passing. i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect, can love as i have throughout my life. william now assumes the scottish titles, which
police open fire at a suspect trying to carjack a vehicle, striking a 1-year-old inside for the first time, the boy s mother speaking out the deadly explosion rocking a neighborhood a stockpile of fireworks igniting residents ordered to evacuate my exclusive with delta s ceo. what the airline is doing to try to win customers still anxious about flying and what flights might you need a vaccination passport for and the pickup dangling over a 100 foot gorge two people and two dogs trapped inside. the heroic rescue. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone, and welcome. as americans have lined up for covid shots, missing from the picture have been children the vaccine so far only approved for older teens and adults but there are exciting developments to report tonight. one of the three big vaccine makers, moderna, says it s starting a trial to vaccinate nearly 7,000 under the age of 12. in a moment, we ll hear from a mom who has sign
because i travel internationally and you have to get tested and show a negative test before you get a boarding pass is new mexico you don t have to. you just have to be masked. so, people who have have covid could be on those airplanes, right? that s absolutely right. that s why the federal mask mandate has been extended for a few weeks. there s many of us and flight attendants who say we would like that mask mandate in case until kiddose under five, until everybody has access to a vaccine. because there is that risk somebody still might have the virus, might be able to transmit it. i think airplane cabins are very safe. there s fantastic ventilation. everybody s masking. i would like to see those stay in place until kids under five have the vaccine. airlines are pressing really hard. they cried bloody murder after the extension. and the industry says it s arer not fair to keep the mask in place in mass transit, although
fall and winter. that will be problematic. people are not staying up to date with the boosters, who absolutely must, those who are high risk. couple that with the fact that 25 or 30% the population has not even gotten one shot, winter 2022 will be significant concern. this next six months will feel like normal. it will feel like december 2019. that winter month will be very difficult. i will also say plug for teachers and fight attendance, they are worried. they do not want to be in an airplane cabin or a classroom until their kids back home who are under five they had one shot in their body s. i think there has been a premature removal of bask in schools, and now we are talking about it particularly that federal mask mandates in airplane cabins will and, that is premature. until young parents of kids