assassinated how the u.s. is responding taken down, the monument to robert e. lee at the center of the charlottesville violence in 2017 removed and carted away final countdown. we re just hours from the first launch in the billionaire s race into space the final preparations before takeoff as richard branson gets ready to leave the planet shoplifting warning. brazen thieves targeting merchandise. why some of the action may be coordinated, and why more everyday items will now be locked up at your local stores and to the rescue. the amusement park ride that almost toppled over, and the bystanders who rushed in to help announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt with jose diaz-balart good evening. i m kate snow in for jose tonight we begin with yet another climate headline that isn t just a one-day news story, but part of a disconcerting pattern of climate change across the globe for the second time in two weeks, parts of the west are seeing a record-setti
announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening. i m peter alexander in for lester we begin tonight with two major headlines in the fight to combat covid. the cdc releasing new guidance for schools, urging them to fully reopen this fall for in-person learning, saying those who are vaccinated do not need masks, and those who are not should wear them after the ne we told you about last night, ththat pfizer is developing a booster shot to target the delta variant, the fda and cdc now say those who are fully vaccinated do not need a booster. i just asked dr. anthony fauci about all of it. we will have that in a moment but we begin with late-breaking details from miguel almaguer. how you doing reporter: when fully vaccinated students and teachers return to the classroom, they won t need a face mask, says the cdc. the new guidance, which several states stopped enforcing weeks ago now mirrors the same guidelines for inoculated adults. but vaccines are not
flooding. ginger zee with the newest track tonight. also this evening, president biden at the white house, saying all american combat troops will be out of afghanistan by august 31st. saying, we did not go to that country to nation-build. to his critics, the president asking late today, how many thousands more americans, how many daughters and sons, are you willing to risk? and the president is pressed on the taliban. what happens if kabul falls to the taliban? news on the coronavirus here in the u.s. tonight, the head of the cdc, dr. rochelle walensky, saying the rise of the delta variant here in the u.s. is, quote, troubling. this variant now behind 80% of cases in parts of the midwest and the plains. and news tonight on whether millions of americans will need a booster. what pfizer is now saying about a possible third shot, a booster, and when. there will be no fans with the olympics set to begin in just two weeks in tokyo. tonight, a state of emergency declared in t
to wear masks in the classroom. haiti on the brink. new developments tonight following the assassination of the haitian president. images from the scene of that deadly shootout between police and the suspected assassins. and the u.s. decision tonight on whether to send troops to haiti. marcus moore on the ground in port-au-prince. back here at home, the statues of confederate generals robert e. lee and stonewall jackson removed in charlottesville. the statues at the center of that deadly rally led by white supremacists. news tonight about the urgent search for a missing mother from new jersey. she and her 2-year-old son allegedly taken by the child s father. the boy found roughly 800 miles away, but no sign of his mother. terrifying moments on a carnival ride in michigan. the ride apparently close to toppling over with people on board when bystanders rush in to hold it down. and countdown to the history-making space flight. billionaire richard branson on the eve of
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