brought down a presidency 50 years ago today. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening the fate of two missing american military veterans, volunteers in ukraine s fight against russia, may be coming into focus tonight. video said to show alexander drueke and andy huynh, appearin on russian television this evening the men apparently captured by russian troops we are showing still frames of the video that appears to show both men alive a third american remains unaccounted for. they are among an unknown number of u.s. citizens that traveled on their own to fight on behalf of ukraine, prompting a renewed warning against such travel from president biden today. notably the captured americans were not mentioned by a defiant president vladimir putin today in a speech in the russian city of st. petersburg keir simmons is there tonight, and thus, we remind you russia is cracking down on the media, limiting what reporters can say under threat of imprisonm
become eligible. making up roughly 18 million americans. the agency determining known and potential benefits outweigh known and potential risks. the moderna shot is two doses one month apart. pfizer s vaccine is three doses. the first two three weeks apart with a third dose administered more than two months later. i would say parents should feel comfortable getting either one of these vaccines to their children. reporter: convincing parents this age group will be a tall order less than 30% of children 5 to 11 are fully vaccinated in florida, while the vaccine will be available many places, no state money will be spent vaccinating young children it s the only stat that hasn t preordered the vaccine. many providers will have to order doses directly from the federal government to do an emergency use for a six month old or one-year-old simply to placate anxiety, that s not the standard when
reportedly missing, too. president biden acknowledging today the u.s. has no idea where they are and vladimir putin, his defiant new message for the u.s. keir simmons in russia tonight. also this evening, the fda authorizing the covid vaccine for children under five. the last group still ineligible the decision now moving to the cdc. when the shots could begin. and the questions many parents have the shooting at an alabama church, police saying a third victim has now died what we re learning about the gunman. summer travel chaos. more than 1,000 flights cancelled after severe storms. the wwe s vince mcmahon stepping back from his role as ceo the investigation into alleged misconduct a surge in violent crime. my conversation with the l.a. county d.a. facing a potential recall how he is responding to his own prosecutors who say his reform policies are making matters worse. and the crime that