warning. the typhoon smashing into a u.s. territory with winds of 140 miles per hour. power out as we take stock of the damage. the way forward in uvalde one year after the mass shooting that killed 19 children and 2 teachers, we talk to the mothers in mourning target under pressure after threats to employees the retail giant pulling pride month merchandise. merchandise. and, beachgoers, beware. the giant massive seaweed expected to wash up on pristine shores this summer announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome. as we come on the air on a busy wednesday, there is a lot to report, and we are going to start with the news that saddened many of us when it broke late today the death of the queen of rock n roll, tina turner rolling, rolling, rolling on the river reporter: her spiked hair, signature stiletto heels and constant motion on stage helped make her an entertainment icon, but it was that gritty, soulful sound that
good day, everyone, i m andrea mitchell in washington where the biden administration is bolstering support for close ally south korea in response of course to kim jong-un s nuclear threat, a growing threat for the first time in four decades, u.s. nuclear armed submarines will dock in south korea for what national security officials are calling official visits, but no american nukes will be deployed onto the peninsula as part of the new agreement. and the u.s. has agreed that south korea will have a role in any u.s. use of nuclear weapons in a conflict with the north joining me now, nbc white house correspondent and today co-host, kristen welker. also jen psaki and victor cha, senior vice president for asia and korea chair at the center for international studies. the biden strategy on north korea is nothing more than love letters from president trump and kim jong-un. that s absolutely right what we re seeing today is effectively this show of force, pomp and pageantry that
just moments ago, former two-term arkansas governor asa hutchinson officially lauchlglad his presidential bid he s one of the few republicans who s criticized former president trump directly he s saying he should step aside from the 2024 race hutchinson is polling up 3% in the nbc poll joining me now is nbc correspondent vaughn hillyard with hutchinson in bentonville, arkansas john kasich, former presidential candidate john kasich as well and former democratic congresswoman donna edwards. vaughn, tell us about the launch he was term limited. he s a two-term governor what things was he stressing did he mention donald trump in his announcement reporter: he did not mention donald trump by name, andrea, but he did say, quote, america s democracy s light house. we must not lit the light be
announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone the wait for a covid vaccine for the youngest americans may soon be over moderna today says it s asking the fda to green light its vaccine for children under 6. approval of a two-dose shot would extend covid protection to the last group of currently ineligible americans, the very young. delays in fielding a vaccine for young kids have proven frustrating for many parents, especially as more americans drop their guard against the virus. according to the american academy of pediatrics, covid cases in younger children have increased by 43% over the last two weeks moderna says trials suggest its vaccine is less effective than the adult version but does well preventing severe illness stephanie gosk has more on today s announcement reporter: a year and a half after the first covid-19 vaccine for adults was