take on the u.s. reaching herd immunity texas ending mask mandate and letting businesses open 100%. the record surge of migrant children as the president under pressure a new warning from the white house. mud slides forcing mandatory evacuations in california and hawaii the state of emergency tonight. one year later a question what was the last photo you took before the pandemic hit. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, seven weeks into his presidency joe biden scored his first legislative victory and it is a big one in dollars and in scope the covid relief bill winning final approval in the house today with its jaw-dropping price tag of nearly $2 trillion. millions of americans will see government payments up to $1,400 land in their bank accounts we ll tell you what else is in it and how to speed those payments along herd immunity of covid can be achieved sooner than expected later what s the last photo on your camera before the lockdow