I couldnt be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the oval office. Oh, my goodness. Michelle, barack, this means so much to me. Vice President harris continues to build that momentum with that big endorsement and some promising new polls. Meanwhile, trump is back on his heels, backing away from Debating Harris. Also tonight, the veepstakes, as the vetting gets under way, who might have the inside track to be Kamala Harris Running Mate. Plus, reforming the Supreme Court. President Biden has made it a priority for his final months in office. How it might affect the president ial race. Im Michael Steele, in for Joy Reid. We begin tonight with the state of the race. A race that feels so dramatically different than it did a week ago. You know what that felt like, right . You couldnt script it any better for tv. That race, of course, is between Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. The historical nature of the Race Wrauz noted
The u. S. Adding more than half a million jobs in may. Now a growing number of americans at risk of losing unemployment benefits the season s first major heat wave sweeping across the country this weekend and the government report on ufos what it says about the possibility of extraterrestristrial activity announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening i m kate snow in for lester tonight there s a lot to get to on this busy friday night. But we begin with that urgent push from the cdc to get teenagers vaccinated against covid. The cdc director said today she is deeply concerned by a new report showing rising hospitalizations among adolescents. And she s calling on parents, relatives and friends across the country to make sure american teens get the shot tom llamas starts us off. Reporter: tonight the cdc urging parents to get their teens vaccinated an increase in hospitalizations in march and april leading to the new push i feel safer now. Reporter: researchers note t
definitely doubled in just the last since we ve been here. more people want to come and take in scene and honour the place where george floyd died. as i ve been telling you all this evening, this is a place for public grief and remembrance, and they asked everybody that comes here to honour that, and especially for any white members of the community who come here to pay attention and listen to the pain and trauma on display here. listen to the pain and trauma on dismay here- listen to the pain and trauma on display here. larry, thank you so much again display here. larry, thank you so much again for display here. larry, thank you so much again for your display here. larry, thank you so much again for your reporting, . display here. larry, thank you so l much again for your reporting, it s been great to have you in the square today and minneapolis during the last three weeks. thank you. let s speak to donald deluca, chief of police. hejoins us now, thank you forjoining m
that s exactly what happened. how important is it that the committee show its teeth? and if they do, what happens next? two senators on opposite sides of the democratic party in a showdown over president biden s agenda. the new shots fired in the war of words between bernie sanders and joe manchin. it s more than two months until christmas. kendis, if you haven t gotten my gift yet, you better get ready. we re live with a toy expert to find out how the holiday could affect us. we re like it will get there when it gets there. one of the biggest stars in the nba could give up $200 million for staying unvaccinated. what is going on can kyrie irving? this is not a political thing. it s about my life and what i m choosing to do. good morning. it s saturday, october 16th. i m lindsey reiser. i m kendis gibson. we re at world headquarters in new york. space is cool. as we found out about an hour ago. we have big blue origin space news this week. this happened abo
and those with whom you serve rest in peace and rise in glory. in the meantime, you re in our prayers. may god bless you and may god protect all those who serve us in uniform. thank you. [ applause ] there are few who can argue that this is among the things that president joseph r. biden does very, very well. he is at his best when he s speaking with the kind of compassion and passion and empathy for those 491 fallen members of law enforcement over the last two years and their families who have gathered to honor them at this annual event. he did so saying that he is going to support legislation to keep guns out of the hands of abusers and those who would do harm to officers. he also called for flags above federal buildings across this country to be flown at half-staff in honor of those 491 as the president and the first lady there place that wreath and some momentos there within. again, joseph biden doing something that he does best, he knows well the heartache of loss of f