The Pfizer Vaccine can come as soon as next week. The news comes as hospitalizations reach their highest levels yet. Good morning. We are thrilled that you are with us, this saturday, august 21st. Thanks for waking up with us. Good morning, christi. Good morning, boris. Good to see you and good to have you all with us this morning. 5 Million people in long Island And Connecticut in the eye of the storm of Tropical Storm henri. The storm expected to strengthen into a hurricane later today. Its likely to make landfall on New Yorks Long Island tomorrow. If henri stays on the course, it will be the first hurricane to directly hit that area in 36 years. Connecticut and massachusetts, for example, have both activated their national guards in anticipation of the life threatening Storm Surges and widespread Power Outages that are expected ahead of henris land fall. Sc Massachusetts Governor Charlie baker said this about what people should expect. Were activating 1,000 members of the national g
Collapsed building, as Tropical Storm Winds head toward the area. As soon as the preparation is ready, the site is secure, the team is ready to go, we will begin the demolition. Also, Pope Francis hospitalized for surgery, in an announcement that surprised many vatican watchers. Ill speak with John Torres about the risks of the procedure he is undergoing. Big And political news, Donald Trump emerging to speak for the first time about the indictment of his company And cfo. It sounded an awful lot like a confession. They go after hardworking people for not paying taxes on a company car, or a company apartment. Coming up, wee going to look at a strategy that amounts to legal schmegal. Its not are you repared to subpoena the former President Of The United States . I am prepared to subpoena anyone who is identified, based on the facts And circumstances behind January 6th. And while his predecessor fights the law And congress, President Biden is hoping to use the July 4th message to tout his
How well does it protect from delta . Just in, the mayor signing a Emergency Order to demolish the rest of that collapsed florida condo. The rising toll and the tragic discovery. The 7yearold daughter of a firefighter found in the rubble. Also, the potential threat to the Condo Search from elsa, the first Atlantic Hurricane of 2021. The new track as we come on the air tonight. The major milestone in the withdrawal from afghanistan. U. S. Troops leaving the largest base in the country. Our Richard Engel on the ground. The 737 Cargo Plane crashing off hawaii. Both pilots rescued. Youll hear the urgent call from the cockpit. And our Nbc News exclusive. The Team Usa Star suspended after Testing Positive for marijuana. Could she still compete in tokyo . Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, everyone. Determined not to lose another summer to covid, Independence Day will take on an additional meeting for a lot of americans this holiday weekend, ready to celebrate
from its own soil. one of two highly significant and potentially history changing stories that we are following in the hour ahead. israel s war cabinet seen here yesterday, met again today, reviewing plans for a potential counter-strike the leadership here, vowing to quote exact a price for what iran did, which in turn was iran response for what s believed to be though israeli strike that. killed to iranian generals syria. what shape the israeli response takes the timing of it and neurons reaction to it. it could transform an already dangerous confrontation to something even harder to contain. just a short time ago, ron s deputy foreign minister warned that his country will respond in just seconds if israel in his words makes it another mistake also tied in new york, american history being made, jury selection begins for the first criminal trial ever of a former president. the first of four criminal trials, as you know, for this former president, perhaps the only ones happene
unfold in the coming days. thank you both very much. rena nine and my say, alleging that a leader, john thank you very much. and thank you for watching news night tonight. laura coates live starts right now so what s in and what s out and donald trump s criminal trial the big story prosecutors need to tell. plus, you ve got questions about the trial. what we ve got answers, i ll be taking your calls and your questions live in just a few moments. tonight. i m laura codes live all right. so the first then we all learned today. it s not gonna be easy to find jurors. and the first criminal trial of a former president. 96 prospective jurors brought in for questioning, at least 50 of them. that s more than half for those of you don t want to do math and 11:00 p.m. they raise their hands so they could not be fair or impartial and precisely zero have been selected so far, we know we did get some clues today about the strategy of the da is going to take clues that came from th