Announcing they just found that vehicle remembering tulsa. The nation marking the worst act of racial violence in u. S. History. A thriving Black Community destroyed 100 years ago. The surprising move by a tennis superstar. Naomi osaka abruptly quits the French Open after refusing to speak to the Media Tonight getting personal about her struggles with depression the Summer Wedding Season is now in swing. Why prices are surging this year and how you can save and this Memorial Day the tributes large and small to those who have served and sacrificed to protect our Freedoms Announcer this is nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt good evening im Peter Alexander in tonight for lester across the country this Memorial Day a chance to remember and to reflect but for so many americans today also marks the unofficial start of summer and a return to what looks a lot like life before the pandemic records set at airports, crowded beaches, hotels in many places fully booked but with more than half of all
Plus, officials in Miami Release new Surveillance Video as they search for the gunman who killed two and injured 21 at a crowdedconcert venue. The question is will the new Evidence Help Police track down the suspects . And the latest in the fight over Voting Rights after texas democrats walked out to prevent a Controversialelection Bill from passing. The question is will the governor Hit Back by defunding the legislature . Its way too early for this. Good morning. And welcome to way too earl early. Im jonathan lemire, in for Kasie Hunt on this tuesday, june 1st. June. We will start with the news. Just a day after calling out China And Russia over human rights abuses, President Biden stood, again, yesterday, to deliver another Em Passioned defense of democracy. During his memorial Day Speech at Arlington National Cemetery, the president warned democracy is in peril, here at home, and around the world. He called for unity and said we owe the Nations War dead our best efforts to perfect t
Member of The New York Times editorial board, mara gay. And white House Reporter for the Associated Press, Jonathan Lemire, doing Double Duty this morning. So a couple of things. First of all, its june. I mean, come on. Where did oh, my god. Im sorry, when did that happen . I thought we were like middle of february. No. Really, i need to reed the paper a little bit more. Check the calendar. And lets look on set. This is incredible. Look at this shot, joe. Here we are all the time at the top of our Apartment Building at 30 rock. Never left New York. But look at that, onset, and well see you there i think at some point. How was Memorial Day . Willie, how was your Memorial Day . What did you do . Unfortunately, i spent most of it watching the yankees be swept by the lowly Detroit Tigers and plummet to 5 1 2 games back in the al east. So it was a cold, rainy Memorial Day here in the New York renal. Its been a year and a half since weve had a group this big around the table. So things are c
Heavy, especially having kids William Virgin tells me he was coming home from dinner friday evening when he saw multiple Police Vehicles pulling into the woods apartment complex. Your snow avenue and east capitol expressway. And i saw when he saw. You know, a mans body laying on the ground. Police say around 7. 45 they were called to the area for reports of a person shot. But they arrived. They found one man with at least one gunshot wound. He died on the scene live like. No, but couple 100 people were happened so like this. My daughter place, right. There many other play. Virgin says when he chose to move his family to the community. He could never a badge. And this happening. You say you want to be safe. You know. So thats where you go. Some words gated. But i mean, you just you know, its dont know. Police say they have no suspects and the motive and circumstances surrounding the incident are still under investigation. More of a frightening thing. Just dont know. When and you know wh
Security athletes forcing the house tonight to cancel tomorrows session. As i speak, lawmakers are pushing through a vote that was actually planned for tomorrow. A joint intelligence bulletin issued by the fbi and department of Homeland Security warning that violent extremists have discussed plans to take control of the u. S. Capitol tomorrow and remove democratic lawmakers. This threat coming exactly eight weeks to the day from when Trump Supporters stormed the capitol because of a lie they were fed again and again and again and again by the former president. And today mike pence, the former Vice President , perpetuated that lie, of all people, a lie that almost killed him on january 6th and resulted in five others dying that day. From a Vice President breaking his silence since the daily insurrection, writing an oped opposing a house bill that overhauls election laws, but he began with this. After an election marked by significant Voting Irregularities, i show the concerns of million