Miracle baby who beat the odds and is inspiring america. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, everyone it was a goal too far. Tonight, the biden administrations acknowledgment it will miss its latest vaccination objective, as much a setback for the country as it is for the white house. Pace of vaccinations stubbornly lagging President Bidens July 4th Target of having 70 of adults at least partially vaccinated appears it will come up short over 177 million americans have received at least one dose that leaves millions of Unvaccinated Americans at risk of the more contagious delta covid variant. Dr. Fauci today declaring the Delta Variant is the greatest threat to eliminating covid. That threat coinciding with an emerging Generation Gap over the vaccinations tom llamas now with late details. Reporter Tonight The White Hous sounding the alarm about the highly contagious Delta Variant, admitting a setback when it comes to vaccines. The country will fall short
And a new constitution. A new Supermarket Chain opens in venezuela paid for by iran whats behind the iranian push into territory so far from home. And trying to keep a dying language alive we meet a kenyan tribe that has just been full of traditional speakers that. The struggle for the future political direction of valeries may be coming to a head opposition protesters are due to begin a march for freedom in minsk in a little over an hour they say itll be the biggest ever but right now thousands are packing into a Central Square in support of president Alexander Lukashenko. Many. A of them have been personal from outside of military convoys of buses seen entering from other towns and cities over the past few hours as they were traveling in a bellerose diplomats became the 1st senior Government Official to publicly back the opposition protests and acidosis the vacuum igor less chenier says hes shocked by stories of torture and beatings of protesters who came out last week over disputed
Out of control, the hot air balloon crashing into a crowd. Now the passenger revealing what the pilot did to prevent a catastrophe. The onetwo comes home. Danger at the ballpark. Another fan hospitalized, hit in the head by a dodgers foul ball sitting just outside that protective netting. Im on top of the world and highwire heroes. Nik and Lijana Wallenda pulling off an incredible stunt, 25 stories above times square. The heartpounding moment they crossed each other on live tv. Im gonna do this. What do you think, new york city . And now the exclusive behindthescenes footage you havent seen, and wait till you hear whats next. Their first interview right here on gma. I kept on falling short and good morning, america. Times square always full of surprises but nothing like last night. Michael, you were there for all of it. How terrifying was it . I did not sleep last night, george. I think nik and lijana were the only ones who slept. They were calm. It was one of the most incredible thing
Again . Diana you are in bloomfield, the site of the bagel place that some are saying its been visited by the worst person in the world. What have you got . Will Bloomfield Police say they caught that worst person in the world he was responsible for stealing a jar from a local business in new jersey. 48yearold laura berman is now out on bail. She was said to have come here to hot bagels deli where she reportedly stole a jar containing close to 300. All money was donated by customers suffering from a rare neurological disorder. The woman is shown in this video video. Take a look. You can see the woman wearing a heavy jacket when she entered the store. Keep in mind it was 80degree weather. It she then swiped the jar using the jacket. These are also targets of a may 13 robbery at the chinese restaurant. Tell me about the honor. Go get them. Whats he and owners name . Frank brasso. How are you frank . Quick question. You had a charity tip jar for kids sitting out on the counter and you can
Those metal Water Bottles. Theyre popular with children. It turns out there is a risk of kids getting their tongues trapped inside. Very serious. Can lead to a trip to the emergency room. So what, if anything, is being done about it . Then a strange phenomenon off the coast of southern california. Were talking about massive squid. They are being spotted and caught in record numbers. Well get a live report about that. But let us start on a wednesday morning in washington where the Obama Administration is getting ready to tackle a whole host of issues, beginning this morning with gun control. Nbcs Peter Alexander is at the white house. Peter, good morning. Reporter matt, good morning to you. Barely a week into this new year and the president , as you know, is already juggling a handful of familiar challenges. They are the looming fights over guns, confirmation of his National Security team, and as the nations fast approaching, borrowing limits. With the white houses self imposed deadline