Up the pace on the Campaign Trail putting a Laser Focus on the Battleground States and the fight for Working Families. Vice President Nominee Governor Tim Walz is about to speak to a Firefighters Union in boston before heading south to the Swing State of georgia and j. D. Vance will be targeting voters in the Rust Belt today. Welcome to a new hour of americas newsroom im dana perino. Hemmer is off today. Bret, i have you for another hour. Bret Bret Baier in washington. President trump is hitting three of the seven Battleground States across the country likely to determine the outcome of this election. Last week he appeared in five of those states. Today his Running Mate j. D. Vance is meeting and talking to voters in pennsylvania and wisconsin while Vice President harris kicks off a Twoday Bus Tour of georgia. Senator vance telling Fox Yesterday the election could come down to one issue, the economy. I think our pitch to suburban women is straight forward. Are you mad you are paying to
Millions. Severe storms now from the midwest into the northeast on the way. And the deadly accident at the atlanta airport. What weve learned. First tonight, this new revised indictment against donald trump, in the Election Interference Case. How its different from the original one, and could it affect the election . Alsz, were tracking the dangerous heat from the midwest moving into the east. Records set in chicago. The feel like reading, 115 degrees. The nations largest Power Grid Operator with a new warning tonight. And this heat now fueling severe storms. Large hail, damaging winds. Moving into the northeast. Ginger zee has the forecast. The deadly airport horror. Two workers killed, a third seriously injured inside a hangar. The deadly wheel rupture. In the northeast, the Mo Mosquito Concern turning deadly. The Massachusetts Town taking action. The spraying in New York City. Authorities in several states watching this closely. The israelhamas war tonight. And the dramatic rescue.
Miracle baby who beat the odds and is inspiring america. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, everyone it was a goal too far. Tonight, the biden administrations acknowledgment it will miss its latest vaccination objective, as much a setback for the country as it is for the white house. Pace of vaccinations stubbornly lagging President Bidens July 4th Target of having 70 of adults at least partially vaccinated appears it will come up short over 177 million americans have received at least one dose that leaves millions of Unvaccinated Americans at risk of the more contagious delta covid variant. Dr. Fauci today declaring the Delta Variant is the greatest threat to eliminating covid. That threat coinciding with an emerging Generation Gap over the vaccinations tom llamas now with late details. Reporter Tonight The White Hous sounding the alarm about the highly contagious Delta Variant, admitting a setback when it comes to vaccines. The country will fall short
Drivers to stay home. But, while in the storm, we recommend that nobody drives through the area. Reporter snowplows are working overtime. Lower mountain ski lifts are open and plenty of people are taking advantage of many of the runs. However, the storm is boosting the risk of avalanches. Caltrans crews did some avalanche control today. Caltrans helped traffic along u. S. 50 to keep everyone safe among the blasts. Check this out. So much snow. That chp joked they couldnt find their trekkie Truckee Office through the mess. Reporter i80 west, an absolute mess. We did get a chance to speak to chp. The backup is due to several spin outs. As of right now, no injuries were reported. Patience is key. Cleanup may take a little bit. I80 east is also seeing some this is due in part by the fact that chp tell us that people are driving too fast. You have got to take it slow for now if you are finding yourself in this traffic, just be patient. We will keep you updated along the wait. This is a look
7 inches, morgan hill over 5 inches. Take a look at this. Our average monthly rain in january is 2. 5 to 10 inches. In two days we have seen nearly our entire january monthly rain. It is just astonishing, you guys. We have not seen more problems in the Santa Cruz Mountains with all of that water we had in a short amount of time. I dont want to jinx anything, but i have to say we are very lucky looking at all of that water we had in a short amount of time. Those are big numbers. Usually our storms in the bay area are north and south. This time its flipped on its head there. Thank you. The rain relentless there in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Communities from los gatos to bolder creek getting beat up these last 48 hours. Good news though. The mandatory evacuation orders in that czu fire burn downgrade. That means people can start coming home. Robert handa is in ben homan with the latest. What are you seeing . Reporter well, a couple of rough days of rain for our communities here in the Sant