Questions. Also tonight, the Justice Department is suing texas over its near total Ban On Abortion, calling it clearly unconstitutional. Does visit a case . The Americans On Board the first Passenger Flight out of afghanistan since the u. S. Military withdrawal. Where they are tonight. Our team in the region. Our Nbc News exclusive. Americans still waiting on refunds for flights impacted by the pandemic. How to get your money back. Nearly 20 years since 9 11. The first responders with lingering health issues. The company accused of breaking promises to them. And countdown to kickoff. The new Nfl Season just moments away right here on nbc. Announcer this is nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, everyone. Clearly frustrated by the covid vaccinations in this country, President Biden Tonight is trading out the Velvet Glove for a hammer, unveiling a broad and largely new Covid Strategy heavily grounded in vaccine mandates, meant to compel millions of american workers to be vaccin
Angry reaction the battle inside the gop, the second most powerful republican in the house joining calls to oust liz cheney if her leadership position. How she s responding peloton announcing a major recall of one of its popular products after a child was killed and dozens injured. We ll tell you what families need to know. Two american tourists found guilty of murdering a police officer in italy the sentence handed down late today. New images from the border migrants attempting to cross on rafts we re with a s. W. A. T. Team on patrol and the growing trend. Are you in a position to retire early? announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, pefrn p for the better part of 14 months we ve wondered what the other side of covid might look like. Well, it s coming into sharper focus tonight. The reopenings are real new york s yankee stadium joining the list of venues preparing to welcome back big crowds. And broadway is detailing its plans to light up its stages again i
telling the jury george floyd died from a low level of oxygen, not from drugs or heart problems as the defense argues the image he says shows floyd was, quote, literally trying to breathe with his fingers and knuckles under derek chauvin s knee the covid surge in the midwest. a growing number of cases in kids and teens and so-called breakthrough infections what s your risk of catching covid after you ve been fully vaccinated our series american worker. after covid what will your workplace look like and the golf legend making history at the masters announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening we re going to begin with breaking news here tonight just hours after president biden signed executive actions on new gun restrictions yet another apparent mass shooting has occurred the second in under 24 hours. late this afternoon gunfire erupting at a business in bryan, texas. officials say at least one person is dead, several others are critically hu
covid. the u.s. facing impending doom fro potential fourth wave as cases rise in 31 states the emotional new pleas from her and president biden and what he now says nearly all adults can get the vaccine. plus, the leaked report on covid s origin. the new image of governor andrew cuomo kissing a woman, the ninth now to accuse him of inappropriate behavior the governor s response tonight. the deadly floods in tennessee our team is on the ground a week after that massive ship became stuck in the suez canal, how crews finally got it free. and the touchdown seen by millions and inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone today a minnesota jury and millions of tv viewers relived the incredibly disturbing last minutes of george floyd s life the uninterrupted video of him while under the knee of a minneapolis police officer ten months ago shown today at the start of a televised murder trial of the now-former officer d
1 million people have now received initial doses of the covid vaccine. and the deal to double the nation s pfizer doses. the new body cam video, a man approaching an officer with a cell phone in his hand the officer fatally shooting him what investigators revealed late today. the christmas storm on the move, blizzard warnings in effect we are tracking it. the explosion rocking a high-rise. window washers left hanging on for dear life several others trapped inside the daring rescue. letters to santa going virtual, what kids really want this year this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. just as it seemed help was on the way to millions of americans struggling in this covid-battered economy president trump tonight appears to have thrown a monkey wrench into the plan suggesting he may veto the coronavirus relief bill agreed to b congress this week, the president demanding bigger amounts in those direct payments to americans than wha congress spelled