mass shooting at a california rail yard and the emotional message from the wife of one of the victims. what she told her husband just before he died also, help wanted. not enough workers to fill jobs at camps, water parks, restaurants and more we ll tell you what could be causing the crisis and what it could mean for you free at last the prisoner finally released after nearly 30 years behind bars for a murder he says he didn t commit and the heroes with that special mission, watching over the tomb of the unknown soldier. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening i m kristen welker in for lester tonight, the great getaway has begun. with half of all american adults now fully vaccinated and most states having lifted covid restrictions, americans are preparing for the biggest travel holiday in the last year despite that new surge in gas prices, tens of millions of people are expected to hit the roads. the airports packed too. we also have bran
evening, jeff. 12 hours over a span of two days to make her decision, once the jury finished deliberating and the judge started listing the names of the defendants and going down all the counts. things got emotional right from the start. we the jury find the defendant travis mcmichael guilty. whoever just. hearing there inside the courtroom. the judge immediately ordered him to be removed. the judge then continued. where all three men were found guilty of multiple counts of murder. travis mcmichael, that s the man who shot ahmaud arbery three times found guilty on all nine counts. 8 of the 9 counts. the man who filmed a portion of the shooting william roddie bryant found guilty of the six of the nine counts including multiple counts of felony murder. and as soon as that verdict was announced in full, there was a huge celebration from outside the courtroom. [chanting] ahmaud arbery. say his name. spent days waiting for the trial to wrap up. folks feeling a multitude
family, fans and fellow artists are mourning the loss of country music star naomi judd who died yesterday at the age of 76. the country music hall of fame said the judd induction will go on tonight at the request of her family. the department of homeland security now is in the spotlight for two reasons this weekend. officials including the foreign minister of honduras warning migration to our country could surge of title 42 is lifted. as abide in administration and tens. the department is also facing questions about the newly announced disinformation governance board and questions about the person that was leading that. north on the lawn along with the president s agenda for the week ahead. hi david. hi. good to be with you. a challenging last few days for president biden and members of his administration, especially when it comes to the economy with prices rising not only at the pump, but your local grocery store. also the issue of immigration. something that democrats a
it urges the need for a multinational security mission of up to 5,000 police officers to help haitian police restore the rule of law. lets get the latest from haiti. lets go live now to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. it s friday night in haiti, watson lake at the moment? any sense of normal life there at all? what s it like? katrina, we understand that it s relatively calm and violence has subsided somewhat in port au prince. i am more than 80 miles away, this is seen as a much more safe are part of haiti. and it is easter weekend, good friday, people are out on the streets here, celebrating easter, people dressed in white, holding rosary beads, carrying crosses, we spoke to some people and said that theirfaith we spoke to some people and said that their faith is important to them at this time, one woman did say to was that she felt heartbroken by what was happening to our brothers and sisters in haiti. so, while people are trying to get on with a normal life