Ukraine now saying it controls nearly 600 square miles of russian territory. The stabbing caught on surveillance near a New York synagogue. The suspect now charged with a Hate Crime. The new tropical Storm Ernesto forming in the atlantic. Plus the olympics may have ended but the drama has not. The battle over stripping Team Usas Jordan Chiles of her bronze medal. And after tom officially arriving in cruises spectacular stunt to pass the torch from paris to Los Angeles the flag officially arriving in l. A. Today to begin the countdown to 2028. Announcer this is nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening and welcome. Residents and visitors across a wide section of the Los Angeles area are preparing for possible Aftershocks Tonight after a magnitude 4. 4 earthquake rattled the region today. A strong jolt is how many described the quake, which was centered near highland park, california at a depth of nearly seven miles. Damage appears to be mostly minor. Water was seen pouring from a
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Biden is old. He s not as articulate as he once was. I m going to run and win again. He may not be the best choice to take on donald trump. Are you sure you are being honest with yourself when you say you have the mental and physical capacity to serve another four years. You have to pick the strongest candidate possible and every day he delays in making that decision makes it more difficult. Joe biden is running against a criminal. It should not be even close and there is one reason it is close and that is the president s age. Do you have questions? all the data shows the average datagram out there in the 14 million of them that voted for me still want me to be the nominee. John: president biden facing what could be the most consequential week of his career as more lawmakers in his own party car on him and to end his reelection campaign. In a short time from now we are expected to get reaction from the white hou when the briefing gets underway. That will be interesting. Hello, i am joh
Capital for the latest developments on a manhunt. And space race. Branson s flight this weekend as he prepares to boldly go where in billionaire has gone before. Thank you for joining us. We begin this hour with confusion over covid booster shots. Pfizer announcing it wants to get emergency use authorization for a booster saying it is seeing waning immunity from the twoshot vaccine. Last night though the cdc and fda pumping the brakes insisting that fully vaccinated americans do not need a booster right now. This comes as minutes ago the cdc just issued updated guidance as schools prepare for students to return to inperson learning. Let s begin with elizabeth cohen. Elizabeth, walk us through these mixed messages. What is going on with this confusion? right, boris. This does seem to be something of a mess at a time when the cdc and others are urging americans to get vaccinated. Pfizer saying, oh, the vaccines we have out there, there is waning immunity. That is not the way to convince
Reopening in person the top priority this fall. Plus a covid red flag. Pfizer said the immunity from their vaccine fades over time. The fda and cdc say not yet. A new book gives a play by play of donald trump s last weeks in office and his post presidency anger. There is one constant. The former president s obsession with the 2020 election he lost. We begin this friday with important breaking news. A new and significant change in cdc guidance about covid and schools. The just released new guidelines say it is critical to get students back in the classroom this fall. And the cdc says children and teachers who are vaccinated do not have to wear masks in the classroom. Children who are under 12 and not yet eligible for vaccines should wear masks. The guidelines also give school districts more leeway in setting social distancing rules. Putting an emphasis on get back in the classroom. Even if the school cannot guarantee students, for example, can be kept three feet apart. Let s get to eliz