Quarters. Did you hear president biden s promise? he said the people like you have a home in the u. S. , they can come and live in the u. S. , the door is open. I got a lot of news, a lot of announcements, but there is no action. Reporter: tom put in his visa application four years ago. You helped the u. S. , now the u. S. Needs to help you, simple as that. Yeah, yeah. The u. S. Army has to help us. Reporter: seems reasonable. That was nbc s richard engel reporting. It is the top of the hour and it is very good to be with you tonight. The delta variant of covid has been detected in every state. So why are so many of us still not vaccinated? we will dig into the misinformation campaign that could be holding some people back. Plus more than a half million people have signed a petition to let sha carri richardson run in the tokyo olympics. Our panel will dive into the changing debate over cannabis in sports. And when it comes to spelling, america has a new queen be. Zaila avant garde, the
Yes, i will and i have before them. Lawrence: it has been a heck of a week for kamala harris, critics on both sides of the aisle taking issue and she is being mocked for struggling to come up with good answers. Now, you would think harris would figure it out by now, but she hasn t. I said that i would go to the border. When are you going to the border, vice president? of the administration asked i m not finished. I said i m going to the border. Lawrence: while harris blows up on reporters, new numbers show that the numbers at the borders are getting worse. And at a 20 year high and show no signs of slowing down. The situation is so bad that the states or act upon their own. In my home state, governor greg abbott says texas will build its own border wall. Watch. Texas will build it ourselves. I have been talking to people in the rio grande valley and the way they were paying over and is reprehensible, disastrous what the biden administration is down. It is not unaccompanied minors but p
Yes, i will and i have before them. Lawrence: it has been a heck of a week for kamala harris, critics on both sides of the aisle taking issue and she is being mocked for struggling to come up with good answers. Now, you would think harris would figure it out by now, but she hasn t. I said that i would go to the border. When are you going to the border, vice president? of the administration asked i m not finished. I said i m going to the border. Lawrence: while harris blows up on reporters, new numbers show that the numbers at the borders are getting worse. And at a 20 year high and show no signs of slowing down. The situation is so bad that the states or act upon their own. In my home state, governor greg abbott says texas will build its own border wall. Watch. Texas will build it ourselves. I have been talking to people in the rio grande valley and the way they were paying over and is reprehensible, disastrous what the biden administration is down. It is not unaccompanied minors but p
jail. plus why the voting reform bill that just passed the house is crucial for democracy. and as vaccination rates climb, dr. peter hotez on why we may soon hit an anti-vaxxer problem when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. on january 6th of this year, shortly after noon, news leaks that merrick garland would be getting a huge new job. two sources familiar tell my colleague mike memoli and me that president-elect joe biden has selected judge merrick garland to serve as his attorney general. merrick garland is someone who is widely viewed who can be a unifying force within the department of justice, trying to restore public faith in that institution and restoring morale within it. garland, of course, everyone knew, went through a historic snubbing in 2016 after then-president obama nominated him to fill antonin scalia s vacant seat on the supreme court. and for nearly a year, senate republicans pulled an unprecedented stunt, refu
available as early as december 11th. our plan is to be able to ship vaccines within 24 hours from the approval. and the breakthrough antibody treatment just approved by the fda. jam-packed grocery stores as americans stock up for thanksgiving. one state now closing some supermarkets over covid fears. we ll tell you exactly when to shop to avoid the crowds. joe biden set to name the first members of his cabinet this tuesday as a federal judge throws out a trump campaign lawsuit in pennsylvania, calling it frankenstein s monster. plus a hero s salute. how first responders are honoring young survivors with a grand escort. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. good evening. despite the cdc imploring americans not to travel this thanksgiving holiday, millions of americans have already headed to the airports while public health officials express new concern about mass gatherings. there is promising news tonight about treatments and vaccines. it could b