what we found and the stunning number of kids there who have tested positive for covid. how they re being cared for. covid on the rise again in 20 states and the push to reopen schools with students being left behind. the disturbing new video of the attack on a capitol police officer who later died what it reveals. the storm threats on the move tonight. millions at risk our exclusive with soccer superstar megan rapinoe. the fight she s taking all the way to washington and grandparents and their grandkids and the moment they have waited a year for. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone why did he do it knowing, of course, won t erase the pain for the families of the ten people killed in monday s colorado supermarket rampage. yet we are driven to understand and learn more about the suspect. maybe the clues are in the troubled history of the man now charged with the murders a history of violence that has emerged as police try
announcing stage iv lung cancer diagnosis. his wife katherine broke the news of his passing on his radio show. from today on, there will be a tremendous void in our lives and on the radio. i would personally like to thank each and every one of you who rallied around rush when he needed you the most. carley: donald trump awarding the media icon the presidential medal of freedom at the state of the union address one day after revealing his cancer diagnosis. the former president reflecting on that moment yesterday. it was an idea that we had that a lot of people suggested to me, it was an amazing night because republicans went wild and the democrats sat there but they are respected rush. one of the great orders of his life. reporter: the rush limbaugh show began in 1988 and grew to be the most listened to radio show in the country attracting 27 million people per week. his voice even influencing the nation s most prominent lawmakers. i was inspired to go into conservativ
everything. that was in january, which was flummoxing. and then today we learned that we did it for a second month in a row and it turns out we were the most watched show on cable tv for january and february. i have no idea what to make of. but even better than that, for february, for this past month not only were we the most watched show on cable, but this network, msnbc, was the most watched network in all of cable tv in the month of february. you know i don t talk about ratings and all of that stuff. i will not mention it again. but it is a really big deal for us. it does blow my mind but i am so grateful and humbled. we will do our best to keep you worthy of your time and trust. let us never speak of this again. sorry. i had to get it out. today the nation s new commerce secretary was confirmed by the senate. the governor of rhode island or she was and now she is our commerce secretary. yesterday the new education secretary, miguel cardona. the chair of the council of eco
the former vice president to testify. i kept coming back to the terror that must have been in the mind of those. life sentences for the three men who killed ahmaud arbery. a warning from president. i gave an order to law enforcement agencies and the army to shoot to kill without warning. what s behind the unrest? the details of tennis star novak. what we re learning this morning from newly released court documents. newsroom starts right now. good morning to you on this saturday, january 8th. i m christi paul. i m boris sanchez. there s drama to tell you about inside the biden administration. the next month could be brutal. the latest cdc forecast predicted more than 84,000 americans could die from covid over the next four weeks. hospitals already on the brink as icus are over run with unvaccinated patients. despite the surge, some state officials are pushing to reopen schools. the georgia governor has announce and he is loosening covid protocols to get p
shots too? and after a dramatic manhunt, the parents of the accused michigan school teacher are entrusted. could they be changed? it s way too early for this. good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that thinks the weekend went by entirely too quickly. i m jonathan lemire on this monday, december 6th, and we ll start with the news. we begin with the passing of an america hero. war hero, longtime senator, and presidential nominee, bob dole. nbc correspondent kelly o donnell has more. reporter: at the u.s. capitol, the america flag that bob dole long served under flies in his honor. senator, presidential candidate, champion for veterans and people with disabilities. the disability community is not large, but it s important. reporter: from a kansas city farm to fields of combat. bob dole carried grave wounds of world war ii through decades of public service, remembering by presidents of both parties. president biden writing, may our nation draw upon h