worse since a 2018 inspection. and a pool contractor taking photos just two days earlier. what he says he found before the collapse. growing concerns about the covid delta variant. health officials in los angeles county strongly urging everyone to wear masks at all public indoor places, whether vaccinated or not. nearly 100 covid cases linked to a summer camp in illinois. a hospital in texas tracking the delta variant, reporting more cases involving children under 12. violent crime surging across the u.s. homicides up nearly 20% over last year. the oakland police chief warning violence in his city is an epidemic. matt gutman riding with police. their first call coming within 60 seconds of getting into the car. the fourth of july weekend on pace to be the busiest travel period since before the pandemic. gas prices expected to hit their highest point of the year. why some stations are running out of gas. the scare on the road. the car struck by lightning. a family with
and a pool just two days earlier. what he says he found before the collapse. growing concerns about the covid delta variant. health officials in los angeles county strongly urging everyone to wear masks at all public indoor places, whether vaccinated or not. nearly 100 covid cases linked to a summer camp in illinois. a hospital in texas tracking the delta variant, reporting more cases involving children under 12. violent crime surging across the u.s. homicides up nearly 20% over last year. thee warning violence in his city is an epidemic. matt gutman riding with police, their first call coming within 60 seconds of getting into the car. the fourth of july weekend on pace to be the busiest travel period since before the pandemic. gas prices expected to hit their highest point of the year. why some stations are running out of gas. the scare on the road. the car struck by lightning. a family with three young children inside surviving the bolt. and america strong tonight
just unveiled. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. there is late word tonight of a criminal sex charge filed against disgraced forker new york a misdemeanor complaint accusing him of forcible touching of an unnamed woman last year. the charge comes after multiple women charge cuomo of sexual harassment authorities building a criminal case based in part on cell phone and text messages. cuomo s national profile soared in the early days of the pandemic, but he resigned in august after a state investigation concluded he sexually harassed 11 women, including current and former staff members cuomo maintaining he never crossed the line with anyone. our kate snow has late details. reporter: former governor andrew cuomo, once a star of the democratic establishment tonight facing a criminal charge for sexual misconduct the misdemeanor criminal complaint says last december on the second floor of the governor s mansion, cuomo did intentionally and for no legi
if the people who worked on it were open to taking the vaccinations that are necessary to protect them and their patients. global greenhouse gas emissions rose to record levels last year, despite the pandemic. the prime minister says he s worried next week s cop26 climate summit may not reach agreement on solutions. and facebook whistleblower, frances haugen, is set to give evidence to mps, as they plan legislation which would impose new rules on social media networks we ll bring that to you live just after half past. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the united nations says afghanistan is heading for catastrophe with millions facing starvation, and the harsh winter months still to come. the world food programme has warned 22 million people about half the population are suffering hunger on a daily basis. and the bbc has found evidence that some families are even selling their children to make ends meet. international aid has dried up since the taliban seized power in
that russian war planes haven t been able to gain air superiority despite flying 200 to 300 missions aa day. and russian units are suffering from major morale and discipline problems. a top u.s. official tells the washington post, they believe that middle rank russian military officers uks, some as high up as battalion commanders are slow in carrying out orders or refusing them altogether. a really terrible sign for the russians. and it shows once again just how rotten the culture is, the russian military. let s bring in right now former president of ukraine petro poroshenko. thank you for being with us. it seems when you hear the news out of the donbas and the news out of odessa, you put it together and it seems like more of the same. the russians targeting children, grandparents, mothers, other civilians. but not being able to do a damn thing on the ground when they actual i have to fight a war. where does this war stand right now, the day after victory day? first of