the kind of strawberry we ve now learned is behind that hepatitis a outbreak is it in your kitchen? and this memorial day, we travel the country. the sights and sounds honoring our heroes, the men and women we will never forget. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening while this memorial day is an occasion for fun, relaxation, and remembrance, for 21 families in uvalde, texas, this marks the beginning of what will be an unimaginably painful week a funeral services for all those lives lost begin to take place. yesterday the president and first lady spent hours with the families, pledging to make sure the pain they are experiencing will lead to progress and change today, however, we are learning more about what exactly happened after the shooter arrived at the school, what law enforcement did and didn t do. plus the spotlight growing on the school s police chief who was in charge at the time and now we ve confirmed that the u.s. department of j
reform gun laws. deadly crash on the water. two boats collide, killing the five people on board. the dramatic rescue of one survivor the summer travel season off to a bumpy start with flight cancellations and delays piling up i just want to get home one of the biggest airlines announcing it s already canceled 100 flights every day for the entire season. tom cruise soaring into the record books. the new top gun movie is his biggest opening ever and ahead of memorial day, the emotional salute between a proud father and his heroic daughter announcer: this i nbc nightly news with kate snow good evening i m kristen welker in for kate snow. as families across the country prepare to mark memorial day, there is only deepening grief in uvalde, texas. and tonight, the justice department is weighing in, saying it will open a review into why it took officers nearly an hour to take out the gunman, as children were repeatedly calling 911. joe biden was in uvalde today, me
trial between johnny depp and his ex-wife amber heard. the vicious accusations during closing arguments. the case now in the hands of the jury. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester tonight it was a gutting admission today from texas law enforcement that a decision was made not to enter the classroom where the gunman was with an entire fourth grade class for almost an hour police admitting today that was a mistake we also learned for much of that hour there were 19 police officers outside the door who did not go in we have shown you the video of frantic parents outside the school pleading with officers to go in. today we learned that there were children inside the school calling 911. one of them begging, please, send the police now still they did not go in 19 children and 2 teachers were killed when asked how many lives could have been saved if they acted earlier the official could only say i don t know new imag
prices and soaring air fare, what to know before the busy summer travel season kicks off. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening with a nationwide shortage of baby formula testing parents who are desperate to safely feed their infants, there may be better news to report tonight. a day after the white house announced major new steps to speed supplies of formula, a clearly impatient congressional panel pressed the head of the fda as to when the formula shortage will ease dr. robert calif facing a bipartisan grilling telling lawmakers within days it will be better, but a few weeks until we re back to normal. we ve just learned the first flights carrying formula from overseas could start as soon as this weekend kristen welker has more. reporter: lester, good evening with millions of american families still desperately scrambling to find food for their babies, there was bipartisan outrage on capitol hill today, directed at the biden administrati
victory for the u.s. women s soccer team in their years long battle for equal pay announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone with many american families bordering on desperation in their search for baby formula, the white house has just announced a major step to increase formula availability, invoking the defense production act. that will prioritize manufacturing resources and ingredients for formula production it comes as a network of milk banks report a 20% increase in demand for donated milk, but tonight, some parents are pursuing their own alternatives, in some cases leading to trips to the hospital. our kate snow is here with late details. first of all, what are you learning about the white house s move tonight? so this is the biden administration, as you say, announcing that it will push private industry to ramp up production of baby formula and they re launching operation fly formula using defense department aircraft to bring