Preparation for beryl. First, president biden trying to restore confidence, hitting the campaign trail with the first lady in the crucial swing state of pennsylvania, but behind closed doors the calls for him to leave the to which top of ticket are growing louder after a critical meeting of congressional democrats and what some voters are saying. The latest from the white house and the campaign trail. Beryl is likely to be a hurricane when it comes ashore the first to hit the u. S. Mainland this season. The storm is now intensifying in the abnormally warm waters with landfall just hours away, bringing with it up to 15 inches of rain, winds more than 80 miles per hour, and a possible sevenfoot storm surge. Team coverage on the ground. A flurry of new evacuation warnings as a new wildfire explodes in santa barbara. More than a dozen major fires are burning in that state, as the region remains locked in a recordbreaking heat wave, our weather team is tracking it all. Overseas, the crucial
How well does it protect from delta? just in, the mayor signing a emergency order to demolish the rest of that collapsed florida condo. The rising toll and the tragic discovery. The 7yearold daughter of a firefighter found in the rubble. Also, the potential threat to the condo search from elsa, the first atlantic hurricane of 2021. The new track as we come on the air tonight. The major milestone in the withdrawal from afghanistan. U. S. Troops leaving the largest base in the country. Our richard engel on the ground. The 737 cargo plane crashing off hawaii. Both pilots rescued. You ll hear the urgent call from the cockpit. And our nbc news exclusive. The team usa star suspended after testing positive for marijuana. Could she still compete in tokyo? announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, everyone. Determined not to lose another summer to covid, independence day will take on an additional meeting for a lot of americans this holiday weekend, ready to celebrate
Redouble their efforts to uncover the origins of the coronavirus, new cnn reporting this morning on exactly what that renewed push evntails. And it became a rallying cry in the wake of the murder of george floyd. Why cities across the country are now refunding the police after initially slashing hair bu their budgets. Newsroom starts right now. Ir their budgets. Newsroom starts right now. Good morning to you on this saturday. I m christi paul. And i m boris sanchez. You are live in the cnn newsroom. And we begin this hour cuing up the sound track to the unofficial start of summer. Americans on the road again going places they haven t been in a while. And whether it is the beach or a barbecue, both sounding great, and the cdc says if you are fully vaccinated, you are fully protected. Memorial day weekend is the first major holiday since the cdc said fully vaccinated people can drop masks, stop social distancing. We all know states have since relaxed their restrictions and we ll see what
about a christmas surge. millions traveling despite warnings hospitals so overwhelmed they may ration care. the christmas storm threat al roker tracking it. it s being called the worst cheating scandal at west poin in 45 years. dozens of cadets accused. attorney general william barr in the final days breakin from president trump on calls for special counsels to investigate the election and hunter biden. plus, the new charges barr announced in the 1988 pan am bombing. my conversations with victims families. and the spectacular sight in the sky tonight that hasn t happened in 800 years. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. we re all trying to understand what the discovery of a mutated and more contagious strain of coronavirus in the united kingdom means for al of us here in the u.s., especially as the race to vaccinate americans spins into high gear. as we certainly know by now this virus doesn t respect borders. still tonight parts of the u
now as the fda begins approval of the first covid vaccine, and we take you inside the giant worldwide operation to distribute it. how one carrier plans to move billions of vaccines at temperatures well below zero. sweden s surge and the new restrictions now in place did their herd immunity experiment fail the scare in the air. the windshield of this american airlines plane cracked all over with passengers on board. and music with heart. gloria estefan s new mission and the heroic nurses who are stealing the show. stand by me this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart good evening. as we hit more than 12 million covid cases today, the country finds itself in a perfect storm, a surging virus mixed with colder weather plus the strong pull of family and tradition. we re all making hard decisions about the upcoming holiday airports are crowded as many choose to travel to see family but hospitals are crowded, too, many at a breaking point it took nearly 100 days