Ahead . Plus, more than 12,000 Undocumented Migrants gathering at the border waiting to be taken into Border Patrol custody. Were live on the ground with the escalating situation, ahead. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper, and we start with Breaking News. The u. S. Military admitting to a massive and deadly mistake in a targeted Drone Strike on August 29th that killed three afghan adults and seven afghan children in a kabul neighborhood. The military initially claimed that they had successfully targeted a member of isisk, someone who posed a threat to american troops at the airport. But just moments ago the leader of United States Central Command took responsibility and admitted they got the wrong vehicle. Our investigation now concludes that the strike was a tragic mistake, as the combatant commander, i am fully responsible for this strike and this tragic outcome. This is a total about face from the pentagons initial denial they got anything wrong days after the attack. At least one
John catco on tHe not of fentanyl in tHe country and tHe delay to objecting tHe border with canada. Joe concha and Marc Siegel Coming Up. Sandra tHe biden administration reportedly weighing wHetHer tHey should shift guidance on masking up as covid cases surge across tHe country. Welcome. Im Sandra Smith on this thursday in New York, this is america reports. Hello, john. John Game Two Of A doubleHeader. Im John Roberts in washington. According to tHe washington post, White House aides are in talk with cdc officials about proposed messaging to tHe public. One idea is asking all americans to wear masks wHen vaccinated and unvaccinated people are togetHer indoors or in public places. How do you know . Local governments are already taking matters into tHeir own hands as more cities and communities reimpose mandates. Sandra all of this is happening as vaccination Numbers Stall and tHe Delta Variant drives cases. John first, Jacqui Heinrich at tHe White House with tHe were reportedly having t
Up to ten inches of rain already in the last 24 hours in the Philadelphia Area alone. Families rescued from flooded homes. And the fires in the west tonight, from california to oregon. Residents escaping. One fire now burning across more than 200,000 acres. Senior Meteorologist Rob Marciano tracking it all. Cuba on edge tonight. Police detaining protesters after historic antigovernment demonstrations. And what were now seeing in miami tonight. Victor oquendo is there. Chaos in the air. The new report from the faa tonight. The number of unruly flyers jumping at an alarming rate. This florida woman allegedly refusing to wear her mask. And how long masks are expected to last on planes. To your money and the prices you pay at the checkout, from meat to eggs to used cars. Whats driving these higher prices . Are they here to stay or is this temporary . Rebecca jarvis with a Reality Check tonight. Ten days until the olympics, unprecedented restrictions in tokyo amid the coronavirus. Weve now
Pitch inspiring america. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt good evening, everyone another possible setback for johnson johnsons covid vaccine. Tonight the Fda Warning of an increased risk of a rare but serious neurological syndrome in the six weeks after receiving the onedose shots. So far just 100 suspected cases out of over 12 Million people who received the vaccinations one death reported the fda calling the chances of developing the Side Effect very low. That news coming in a critical moment in the fight against covid. Cases and hospitalizations back on the rise in this country, largely among the unvaccinated as the most contagious variant yet takes deeper root in the u. S. We begin our reporting with gabe gutierrez. Reporter among 12. 8 million recipients of the Johnson Johnson Covid vaccine, the cdc now says federal officials have identified about 100 suspected cases of guillainbarre syndrome. Gbs is a Neurological Disorder in which the bodys Immune System Damag
Members of the State Legislature are trying to pass. 21st century jim Crow Assault is real. Its unrelenting. Wear going to challenge it vigorously. While while this broad assault against Voting Rights is not unprecedented, its taking on aec new and literally pernicious forms. Its no longer just about who gets to vote or making it easier for eligible voters to vote. Its about who gets to count the vote. Who gets to count whether or not your Vote Countedun at all. Its about moving from independent Election Administerors who work for the people, to polarize State Legislatures and partisan actors who work for political parties. To me this is simple. This is election subversion. Its the most dangerous threat to voting in our history. Never before have they decide who had gets to count count what votes count. Some State Legislators want to make it harder for you to vote. If you vote, they want to tell you that your vote doesnt count for any reason they make up. They want to reject the final