new concerns about the health of pope francis. a fever forcing him to cancel events. new insight from the reporter who interviewed him face-t-to-face jusust yesterday. the u.s. coast guard joining an urgent search in the bahamas for an american teen, who went overboard while celebrating his high school graduation. the critical shortage of more than a dozen cancer drugs patients being turned away from their chemo treatments what s behind all of this and celine dion s major announcement why she s canceling her global tour. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas in for lester tonight if you re sitting in front of the tv right now, you re one of the lucky ones, either because you already reached your destination, or you decided to stay home if the long lines at airports today are any sign, it seems that americans have collectively decided that this is the summer to get out and travel, and there s no better time to start
2.5 million passengers today alone, amid questions of whether the system can handle it after last year s summer travel meltdown, and the roads are just as packed. plus, imagine if this was your pilot locked out of the cockpit climbing in through the window. also tonight, we ll show you the terrifying new video. a passenger apparently opens an airplane door midair. the wind whipping through the cabin. how it was able to happen. the new deadline just announced when the u.s. will default on its bills if there is no debt ceiling agreement. are we any closer to a deal? new concerns about the health of pope francis. a fever forcing him to cancel events. new insight from the reporter who intervieiewed him face-to-face just yesterday. the u.s. coast guard joining an urgent search in the bahamas for an american teen, who went overboard while celebrating his high school graduation. the critical shortage of more than a dozen cancer drugs. patients being turned away from their
passion and intention have the potential to make a lasting impact. great message. hello. thank you for joining us on this mother s day. happy mother s day to all the moms out there. we do begin at the u.s. mexico border where the number of migrants crossing has dwindled significantly in the three days since title 42 expired. that had allowed for near instant deportations and in the days prior to its expiration, the u.s. had seen record migrants trying to enter the united states. but today department of homeland security officials say they ve seen a 50% drop in the number of migrant crossings in the last three days. homeland security secretary says it s a credit to the work that the biden administration has been doing. the numbers we ve experienced over the last two days are markedly down from what they were prior to the end of title 42. we have communicated a vitally important message to individuals arriving at the southern border. there is a lawful, safe and orderly way
rage against the machine. i need a little more information from you. jericka: frustrations with customer service at an all-time high. i yell at the phone because i want a representative. pope francis is leading holy week ceremonies in italy on this good friday. he was originally scheduled to lead the stations of the cross procession but the vatican announced the pope will miss the ceremony. jericka: and on the road with an unlikely leader of a chess club. his name is mr. bishop, which is pretty cool. he is very caring. he just includes everybody. keeps people motivated to keep practicing and get better and better. jericka: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. i m jericka duncan in for norah. tonight the two lawmakers who were expelled by their republican colleagues following be reinstatedotests could soon- and it comes as we witness the political fallout over the tennessee three. one stat
rage against the machine. i need a little more information from you. frustrations with customer service at an all-time high. i yell at the phone because i want a representative. pope francis leading holy week ceremonies in italy on this good friday. originally scheduled to lead the stations of the cross possession but the vatican announced the pope will miss the ceremony. on the road with an unlikely leader of a chess club. his name is mr. bishop which is pretty cool. he is very caring. he includes everybody. keeps everybody motivated to keep practicing and get better and better. good evening and thank you for joining us on this friday night, i am jericka duncan infer norah. tonight the two lawmakers expelled by the republican colleagues following gun reform protest could soon be reinstated and it comes ashe tennessee three. one state representative was spared by a single vote allowing her to keep her job. tennessee is now at the center of the par