desperate search hundreds missing from the once-in-a-century flooding in europe this major highway, now a river. the president versus facebook. the tech company hitting back tonight after presidth misinformation online is costing lives. the misery due to delayed flights. the pilot shortage turning summer travel into a nightmare the shocking video of an attempted kidnapping how this mother s quick thinking rescued her son. and the power of flowers. how one doctor is embracing wedding season to help her patients announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good evening. i m peter alexander in for jose tonight nearly all 50 states are seeing a rise in covid infections, alarming health officials nationwide, and making the possibility of a prolonged pandemic a frightening reality. experts warn right now the risk for those who are not vaccinated is extremely high, leading many counties to re-up their restrictions in los angeles beginning at midnigh
delegation will meet with lawmakers from colorado and and nevada about how their state elections work. on thursday, they meet from officials from maine, colorado, rhode island, and connecticut. friday, they ll meet with states where gop officials have already enacted new restrictions, which brings us to georgia with stacey abrams along with amy klobuchar and jeff merkley went to smyrna to hear what they have to say about georgia s new voting laws. the process of electsing our leaders is not a partisan process. our selections may be partisan, but our elections should not be. our elections are how we determine the course and the quality of our democracy. and it should not have as a respecter of person or party any part of how those elections are galvanized. this weekend, of course, marks one year since the passing of civil rights icon georgia congressman john lewis who spent his life fighting to expand access to voting, the exact opposite of what his home state is doing rig
covid misinformation, what s your message to platforms like facebook? they re killing people. i mean, they look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated and they re killing people. now, once we were almost helpless to combat covid. today, we re watching the spread of something that actually might be preventable with vaccination. and the truth is, the ills of social media might also be completely preventable with truth and information. but it s been a week of misinformation on every front. from the pandemic to the big lie that s still alive and thriving even today with bogus claims about non-existent election fraud. fuelling the nationwide on the right to vote. mike pence who was threatened with hanging by the rioters on january 6th letting a little bit of truth sneak out in the midst of praising his former boss. we ve been through a lot in the last year. i mean, a global pandemic, civil unrest, a decisive election, a tragic day in our nation s capitol.
with the spread of misinfo misinformation. covid misinformation, what s your message to platforms like facebook? they re killing people. i mean, they look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated and they re killing people. now, once we were almost helpless to combat covid. today, we re watching the spread of something that actually might be preventable with vaccination. and the truth is, the ills of social media might also be completely preventable with truth and information. but it s been a week of misinformation on every front. from the pandemic to the big lie that s still alive and thriving even today with bogus claims about non-existent election fraud. mike pence who was threatened with hanging by the rioters on january 6th letting a little bit of truth sneak out in the midst of praising his former boss. we ve been through a lot in the last year. i mean, a global pandemic, civil unrest, a decisive election, a tragic day in our nation s capitol. an
india facing a devastating surge, with global cases up for the ninth straight week. 40 million on alt r damaging winds, large hail, and possible tornadoes. flash flooding hitting parts of the gulf coast. u.s. troops begin to formally withdraw from afghanistan, marking the beginning of the end to america s longest war. the new images tonight of an afghan flag replacing the stars and stripes as the u.s. handed over a camp to afghan special forces. the concern now for women and girls across the country. ian pannell in kabul tonight. caitlyn jenner s controversial comments, saying transgender athletes should not be allowed to play in girls sports. an about-face from the california gubernatorial hopeful, as a growing list of states push bans on transgender athletes. and america stron years old, and his rendition of the national anthem going viral. good evening, everyone. thanks so much for joining us on this sunday. i m linsey davis. we begin with breaking news as we come