spring breaking warning, packed beaches and pools and clubs and a massive bike rally, could it lead to another surge? the trial begins with charges of george floyd's death. sexual harassment claims against andrew cuomo as calls for him to resign grow new fallout from meghan markle and harry's interview. how will the palace respond? danger in the sky, the alarming thing that's on the rise on this international women's day, inside the elite, all female unit taking on isis and winning. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. good evening, welcome. americans hoping covid vaccinations would be a ticket to a normal life, got some encouraging news today from government scientists. the cdc released their anticipated guidelines for life after vaccinations the demand for answers about what is and is not safe after shots have soared. over 60 million americans have now received at least one dose, falling hospitalizations are above 40,000, continuing to set a strong symbol of hope is that hope well placed we'll get the view from spring break locations where caution scenes have gone out with the wind ahnmid warning of a fourth grade let's start with tom costello >> reporter: with more than 2 million vaccinations a day. tonight among the vaccinated life will soon return to normal. >> absolutely, or even to go to the store, you don't have to be as fearful >> i am looking forward to visit my grand kids and we can play games. >> reporter: the latest cdc's guidelines suggest that's a definitely possibility. definite possibility >> if grandparents are vaccinated, they can visit their daughters and the family so long as the daughter and family are not at risk for severe disease >> reporter: people are considered fully vaccinated after receiving the single dose of johnson & johnson or the pfizer and moderna vaccines the cdc says those who are fully vaccinated can visit others who are fully vaccinated in doors without a mask or social distancing younger with no comorbidities. so far the evidence suggests it is unlikely that fully vaccinated people spread the virus but because that's not grocery stores encouraging others to do the same and wearing masks. >> we are still in the tunnel it is not that hard to wear a mask assume everybody is infected with this virus and protect yourself >> reporter: the cdc continues to advise against travel for now. >> therefore, everyone will vaccinated or not should continue to avoid meeting in a large size gathering as well as non essential travels. >> about 10% of the population have been vaccinated i know there is great concerns of high levels of the vaccination nationwide >> reporter: 60,000 new cases every single day 2,000 deaths everyday. the new variants are in every state of the country the cdc says the risk remains high >> let's bring in our dr. john torres given the little we know about covid and vaccine, what's the risk of indoor gatherings especially for kids and teens. >> it depends. we are talking moderate to large indoor gatherings especially people are not wearing masks or social distancing. if we are talking about small or private gatherings, grandparents fully vaccinated, that risk is slow we know the vaccine does a good job protecting you from the virus. should people get tested even after being vaccinated >> no, the cdc said even exposed to covid-19, if you are fully vaccinated, you don't need testing or quarantining unless you develop symptoms dr. john torres. >> make a plan so you will be ready when it is your turn our state by state guide will help you navigate when you can get your vaccination visit plantyourvaccine.com for more. with the positive signs we are seeing there are new warnings from health officials as more of the country reopens and spring break moves into full swing. here is miguel almaguer >> reporter: the party and the pandemic these are the spring break images from florida's bars and beaches causing alarm for healthcare officials >> i see so many friggin' people and everyone is like piled up on each other >> reporter: florida also hosting a massive bike rallies as local health officials say a low number of new covid cases were connected to the super bowl though they can see significant under counting may have occurred as wyoming joins mississippi and texas and ending face mask mandates and crowds are small children and idaho burned theirs large unruly crowds partied in colorado as many are traveling to regions where it is easier to gather >> they have bringing their >> they have bring their events to texas that poses a serious risk >> reporter: on sunday alone, a spiking travel, 1.2 million americans flying to cities like atlanta for festivities like the nba all-star game. >> every time there is a surge in travel, we have a surge in cases in this country. >> reporter: nationwide hospitalizations have fallen about 70%, allowing hard hit states like california moving towards reopening. >> reporter: next month a reduced number of fans can attend major league baseball games and theme parks in the state hit hardest by the pandemic the reopening won't look like anything like this as many americans begin to emerge from a year of isolation. miguel almaguer, nbc news in 60 seconds, what happened in the courtroom in the trial of the former police officer charged in george floyd's death and reactions from the stunning claims of meghan markle and prince harry tensions are high in minneapolis. derek chauvin charged in the death of george floyd. >> reporter: today the first day of jury selection in the murder trial of derek chauvin. the former officer who kneed on george floyd's neck for about nine minutes >> is this case about all george floyd? >> no, this is about all black americans. >> reporter: both sides argued whether to add a third degree murder charge against chauvin. the prosecution wants delayed trial until it is answer >> reporter: the former officer used reasonable force against floyd. floyd had fentanyl and methamphetamine when he died. drawing outrage from his family his sister was in the courtroom today. >> what we are here today is justice. he needs to be held accountable for his actions. that's what my family wants to see. >> reporter: the judge plans to start jury selection tomorrow unless the appeals court tells him otherwise. new york attorney general announced who'll lead into the sexual harassment claims against governor andrew cuomo as he rebuff calls to resign here is anne thompson >> reporter: andrew cuomo trying to govern as five women accused him of inappropriate behavior and federal is investigators dig into claims his administration hid covid nursing home deaths 50 new york lawmakers calling cuomo to step down many democrats including state senate majority stewart cousins says for the good of the state, governor cuomo must resign he's not listening >> i was elected by the people of the state, i was not elected by politicians i am not going to resign because of allegations >> reporter: even on the national stage, there is no defensive cuomo. >> the allegations from each of these women are serious. >> reporter: and a formal one >> i am confident that the attorney general will conduct an independent comprehensive investigation and i think we should all wait to see what those results are. >> reporter: can he still govern >> the lion is wounded but he's got governmental power. >> reporter: former acting u.s. attorney june kim and employment lawyer, anne clark, will lead the team >> reporter: the attorney general says they'll give new yorkers the answers they deserve and the source close to the matter says the investigation will continue even if cuomo steps down lester >> anne thompson, thank you. now to the situation of the southern border, the number of migrant children detained there has tripled in the past two weeks, more than 3,000 according to the new york times. the biden administration considering housing some at virginia's fort lee. new fallout of meghan markle and prince harry, interview with oprah watched by 17 millions people in the u.s. >> reporter: tonight, silence from the royal family. racist comments were made before the birth of their first son. >> won't be given security or a title and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin may be when he's born >> what? >> several conversations. >> there is a conversation with you? >> with harry. >> about how dark your baby is going to be? >> potentially and what that would mean and look like >> prince harry confirming the allegation >> that conversation i am never going to share but at the time i was a bit shocked. >> reporter: today in the u.k., many stunned >> really hurtful. >> as a black woman she did not get it easy within the royal family >> reporter: meghan became so depressed, she asked for help >> i didn't want to be alive anymore. i need to go some where to get help and i was told that i could not and it is not good for the institution. >> reporter: were you thinking of harming yourself? were you having suicidal thoughts >> yes this was very, very clear. >> wow >> reporter: she says harry was her only support >> if you zoom in what i see is how tightly his knuckles are gripped around mine, you can see the whites of our knuckles because we are smiling and doing our jobs but we are trying to hold on. >> reporter: country to press report, they say they never blindsided the queen >> i never blindsided my grandmother. i have too much respect for her. >> reporter: harry describes the strange relationship with the british press members of the royal family including his father, he says he would not pick up his calls. >> reporter: as for his relationship with prince william. >> the relationship is spaced >> reporter: one historian says the palace will be in crisis mode how damaging >> it is serious allegation >> reporter: oprah says prince harry told her of the royal who made the comment of skin color is not the queen or prince phillip. >> thank you. the faa says there was an alarming increase in laser strikes against pilots last year in 2020, the number of incidents rose nearly 7,000, the highest since 2016 controlling the pandemic, one country's remarkable success. on this international women's day, we want to take you to iceland the prime minister successfully stirred her country through the crisis sarah harmon is there. >> reporter: this stunningly beautiful country. i just landed in iceland. it is passport control and straight to the pcr test a covid pcr test is required at the airport. >> this is what you will need for the test >> reporter: another test five days later port of iceland is highly effective response to the pandemic, keeping variants out and borders open and now iceland is the first to introduce vaccine passport for citizens >> you need to open up the border in some way and we are trying to do that in a scientific way >> reporter: as dr. fauci warns americans of the risk of relaxing the rules too soon, iceland is open for business including gyms and restaurants and hair salons >> reporter: leading the country's efforts, the youngest female in the world. the 45-year-old prime minister told us keeping kids in school was key to her >> it was the first thing that we said we'll try to keep them as open as possible. >> you were also thinking of the effect it is going to have on women and not just on children but on women >> reporter: absolutely the country has advantages in battling covid a small population and relative isolation. the success helps lure ozar who new live here. >> i feel safer in iceland. >> reporter: nbc news, sarah harmon remarkable effort by women on the fight of women in isis. andrea mitchell reports. >> reporter: they started as young women, goes to universities or choose their own husbands and transformed to battlefield commanders defending their people from being kidnapped and raped and tortured and killed. had you ever thought that you would become a war fighter? >> we were dragged into the war in a place where there was no choice for a decent life especially women they took over women's minds, bodies and everything else >> reporter: some blew themselves up with grenades to avoid from being capture. >> reporter: now we run, he says she was later wounded. >> they shot her they hit her nearly in the heart and she gets out of bed at the end of the battle of kobani when isis is handed their first loss and she makes sure she's standing there to say women were apart of this defeat for isis >> reporter: they were driving isis out of its territorial capitol, raqqa >> reporter: how would you describe the women fighters >> they were motivated and fit and rose to the occasion and courageous >> reporter: defeating isis earned them new respect from men >> reporter: how does it change for women? >> they are able to claim their rights in political settings >> reporter: the women of kobani are still in the fight. nbc, andrea mitchell up next, the doctor with the camera on the front lines of the pandemic finally i want to show you different angles from the struggles we have all been through this year through the lens of an er doctor >> reporter: no ppe can mask their intentions to deny covid-19 another human right. er doc set out to document his hospital >> patients, how important it is to share the reality of what was going on and how people were suffering and coping and trying to survive >> reporter: the photos capture the limits of interventions. >> there is a photo shows of a tray, i imagine it is intubation kit. >> for patients it is the last phase of treatment. the last phase that our patients see and we put them asleep and they may never wake up >> reporter: humanity fills the lens one picture showing someone holding the hand of another patient. >> just being there and having some human closeness in the time of total isolation has never been more meaningful >> reporter: is there a moment where a photo is most impactful to you >> one of my good friend in college, dr. molly, leading a team trying to resuscitate a patient who just suffered a cardiac arrest from covid as she stares out during a pulse check where the team is positive to see if the effort is successful in her eyes of the look of fear and hope and pure vulnerability is something that strips down to the core of what we do everyday >> reporter: dr. covner himself fell ill to covid last year >> the compassion and the intensity and perspective of it. >> reporter: a perspective he honors with passion and focus. a place where we rarely see and images we don't easily forget that's "nightly news" on this monday, thank you for watching everyone, i am lester holt, please take care of yourself and each other, good night. . right now at 6:00, where are the johnson & johnson vaccines? a week after their fda approval, we track them. a neighborhood hit hard by the coronavirus. >> i don't know what the considerations are for the governor to make these allotments, but don't leave us out. >> the plea that these local leaders are making to the governor tonight. and can't wait to get your vaccine but don't qualify? here's a new way to jump the line. i'm janelle wang. >> some of us are slipping into life the way we used to know it. it's now safe to see family, grandkids and friends. and at times, you can ditch the mask. there's also a list of which you should avoid. two weeks after the second shot, people can visit indoors with other fully-vaccinated people. they don't have to wear a mask or social distance. they can also visit with ears others from a single