Pete welcome to Fox Friends on this labor weekend. Lawrence jones is hanging out with us. Thank you, pete. Well let him off the hook with cornhole. Well do a little later. Will if you were not watching yesterday, lawrence had incredibly embarrassing moment on Fox Friends. That was it. Lawrence can we show the footage. Will a responsibility has been laid down. Lawrence it was a nolook pass. We had to go to commercial. This is the real competition. Watch this, this is how i really do it. It went in, second try. You missed it i was celebrating right there. Rachel what will insisted with the producers get the one you missed in slow motion. He wanted the moment to celebrate you And. Will i dont think i had to humiliate him. He was doing that himself. Lawrence i was on the ground doing my job, a fellow texan embarrassed me. Rachel you know your friend on the show. Will speaking of embarrassing, president Joe Biden is taking the weekend off. He is headed to delaware. 200 americans are still l
Haiti where the Death Toll is climbing from a devastating earthquake. Welcome, everyone. The Afghan Army has collapsed. The central government has fallen. And if nothing changes, the taliban look to be the new rulers of afghanistan. The militants racked up a blistering advance against major cities over the weekend, ending in the surrender of kabul. Ousted President Ashraf ghani fled the country, and this video that youre looking at from Al Jazeera shows heavily armed taliban looking very comfortable in the president ial palace. Now, the u. S. Militarys withdrawal set up the Taliban Takeover. The u. S. Says all of its Embassy Personnel have been evacuated to the airport, and many other countries have followed suit. This was the kabul Green Zone earlier. The former hub of military and diplomatic activity now a ghost town. But things have been very different at the airport. [ sound of gunfire ] gunfire ringing out earlier as these crowds raced to try to catch a flight out of kabul. Too ma
Ok. Today, we have another great guest joining us in the briefing room. Secretary cardona. As a mother of two children myself, including one in elementary school, i know you have questions about School Reopening and covid. He is here to take a few questions. It is great to be with you. Thank you very much. Good afternoon, everyone. Across the country, there is an excitement for the first day of school. Those who have children, you know what im talking about. Theres a vibe going back to school. This year, no exception. We are committed to doing everything we can to ensure kids get back into the classroom safely. We know students are provided the best opportunity to learn and thrive when learning in person. In their classroom, with their peers, with their teachers. We made significant progress last spring, bringing students back in person. 90 of educators across the country are vaccinated. 180 million americans have been vaccinated, including millions of students. We provided 130 billion
report os a man with a rifle. at this hour million of families on the highways. the holiday rush coming days after hurricane idalia. rip current alerts posted along the east coast. monsoons, storms, and flash flooding in the southwest. victor oquendo in miami. rob marciano with the forecast. also tonight, disturbing body camera video released showing the deadly police shooting of a pregnant woman in her car outside a grocery store in ohio. the mother of two suspected of stealing. an officer firing a single shot through the windshield as she attempts to drive away. the family demanding the officer be fired and charged with her death. the manhunt intentfying tonight for an extremely dangerous killer who escaped from prison near philadelphia. hundreds of police searching the area. what we re now learning. two more former members of the proud boys sentenced for their roles in the january 6th attack on the capitol. one defendant receiving 18 years behind bars, tying for th
new images from florida. the devastation from hurricane idalia as the long recovery begins. the worries tonight about financial aid for storm victims. will the federal government run out of money before peak hurricane season? the dramatic body cam. police fatally shooting a pregnant black woman in ohio. the woman in her car accused of shoplifting, appearing to accelerate towards the officer who fires one fatal shot. what her family is now demanding. the manhunt in pennsylvania 48 hours in after an extremely dangerous murderer escaped from a prison near philadelphia. how did he get out? the proud boy who smashed a capitol window with a riot shield and another who helped plan the attack sentenced. how long they ll spend in prison. and going the extra mile, the vietnam vet who uses his daily walks to help those wounded by war. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester tonight. as we kick off this holiday week