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
representative telling nbc news the plane landed safely following the incident and nine passengers were taken to the hospital for minor breathing issues. the man who opened the door detained by police. this scare in korea conjuring a rash of other airborne incidents in the u.s. spurred by unruly passengers. earlier this year a delta passenger was arrested at l.a.x. after opening the emergency door and sliding off the plane before takeoff. tonight, another scare in the sky with passengers grateful to be back on solid ground. steve patterson, nbc news. back here at home and to washington where we have some breaking news. president biden just moments ago said he believes there may be a deal on the debt limit tonight. garrett haake has the latest from capitol hill. reporter: tonight, the president and lawmakers leaving washington for the holiday weekend. i hope we ll have some clearer evidence tonight before the clock strikes 12. reporter: without a deal to avert a government defau