Specific timetable for the controlled demolition, but the process will begin as soon as the site is secure. Independent contractors are working to contain the demolition and to ensure that search efforts are not compromised. Demolition plans were moved up amid concerns that tropical force winds could bring the building down unsafely. We are joined from surfside, florida. What more are you learning? reporter: there s a lot happening right now. Some teams switching out. Some of the florida task forces from around the state that were helping here, they are having to go home right now and prepare to help assist with elsa, the storm coming through. And then you have now other teams from out of state and federal assistance swapping in to assist. A lot happening in preparation for that storm that is now tracking like it s going to go a bit more west. So maybe not directly hitting surfside, but there s still maybe gusts of wind to worry about here. And that s why officials are still really try
a field hospital activated in a parking garage president-elect joe biden s new vaccine pledge 100 million doses in his first 100 days but warns of challenges the army investigation and the dramatic action taken today after a ft. hood soldier was brutally murdered our year-long nbc news investigation into prescriptions by mail what we found. and could it be putting lives at risk? and the disturbing new fbi warning on those ring and nest cameras. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and now it finally begins through the pain, loss, and tears of the worst days of the pandemic, tonight we re now on what most experts believe is the long road back from the pandemic it starts in the uk, where the first vaccinations are under way of a clinically proven covid vaccine, the same vaccine that could be in use here in the u.s. sometime this month and it comes on the day we learn that vaccine may be far more effective than we imagine. there s a lot
his first classified briefing and his historic picks as he staffs up his administration the injury over the weekend he s recovering from and the two battlegrounds delivering a new blow today to president trump s legal fight. severe storms barrel through several states, tornadoes, strong winds, heavy rain al roker is here. cyber monday expected to be the biggest ever how to score deals all week long. plus, the shipping alert you need to know about. the man clinging to a capsized boat 86 miles off the coast. tonight how he survived messages to santa in the pandemic. what kids are really asking for this year this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone the specter of a covid surge on top of a surge is almost too much to imagine. but it s exactly what public health officials believe we may be in for as millions of americans return to their lives today, some likely bringing home from thanksgiving gatherings more than just family memories official
stuffing and everything else going. good morning emily and jason. emily: good morning griff and jason. happy thanksgiving for you both. i m so thankful to be here filling in for ainsley and happy to be here with you two. we have a great morning in store for you. jason: this is fun. i love turkey day. i don t know if you think i delayed my start to turkey day. i have already had a little stuffing and the cranberries. i don t wait until 5:00 in the afternoon. you don t get a belly like mine by waiting for, you know, the starting bell. you sneak into the kitchen and grab what you can, especially at 2:15 in the morning my wife was just going to bed. i was just getting up and, you know,. griff: fair point, jason, i bought four pies for my family and at least one of them is half gone. i think you win that conversation. send us your by the way, send us your what you are doing. jason has already got things started. emily, you have got to tell us what you have already done it s fr
to those hit hard by the pandemic. the post-holiday travel nightmare. tonight, chaos at airports across the country. thousands of flights cancelled just since christmas eve. passengers left scrambling, now racing to get home. major airlines blaming covid-fueled staffing shortages and poor weather conditions. tonight, that dangerous winter blast. the powerful system slamming the west. in washington, cars getting stuck in whiteout conditions. feet of snow shutting down highways like i-80 in california. tonight, as millions take to the roads for their return home, when is the best time to travel? remembering a legend. archbishop desmond tutu, the nobel prize winner who helped bring an end to apartheid in south africa. the tributes coming in tonight. a deadly christmas day house fire killing a father and two children. authorities point to the lights on their tree as the likely cause. tonight, how to keep your home safe this holiday season. it s also gift return season.