multiple water rescues as streets overflow with water. that same storm pounded florida overnight with drenching rains and 50-mile-per-hour winds. tonight, it s on the move, heading into the northeast. the urgent warning for new york city. officials advise residents to stay off the roads tonight. rob marciano times it all out. also tonight, israeli protesters plead with their government to bring the hostages home. hamas says no deal without a cease-fire. and we go inside a hamas tunnel said to be the biggest one uncovered so far. reportedly reaching depths of more than 160 feet and big enough to drive a car. and fears of a new escalation in the middle east after waves of drone and missile attacks in the red sea. is the u.s. ready to retaliate against yemen s houthi rebels. the new war ship moving into place. the tension is mounting as the world s largest shipping company suspends operations in the region. synagogues under threat. swatters targeting jewish organizations a
new concerns about the health of pope francis. a fever forcing him to cancel events. new insight from the reporter who interviewed him face-t-to-face jusust yesterday. the u.s. coast guard joining an urgent search in the bahamas for an american teen, who went overboard while celebrating his high school graduation. the critical shortage of more than a dozen cancer drugs patients being turned away from their chemo treatments what s behind all of this and celine dion s major announcement why she s canceling her global tour. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas in for lester tonight if you re sitting in front of the tv right now, you re one of the lucky ones, either because you already reached your destination, or you decided to stay home if the long lines at airports today are any sign, it seems that americans have collectively decided that this is the summer to get out and travel, and there s no better time to start
at this point there are some victims but we do not know the extent of their injuries. this of course very upsetting news we are following closely unfolding here in texas this afternoon. this shooting reportedly happened at 3:30 p.m. and a summer outlet mall some 30 miles north of dallas. at this point you not know much more beyond his initial reports. working together more details. i can cite the mcallen police department intake to social media about two hours after the shooting reportedly first started. talk to social media around 5:30 p.m. to ask him to stay away from the area. images being captured appears to be armored swat vehicles. looks at their multiple agencies on scene this is standard protocol during active situations like this. we have seen officers moving about some with guns again active protocol. we have a situation like this unfolding. i ve been watching social media and i can tell you multiple people who were there who appeared to have made it out okay. they
Tonight, the u. S. Now surpasses 136,000 deaths from coronavirus. And tonight, the head of the cdc warning that this coming fall and winter will probably be, quote, one of the most difficult times that we will experience in American Public health. Also, the new images coming in tonight, inside hospitals across the south. Icus running out of space. In one hospital alone, 29 patients waiting for a bed. Hardhit florida reporting a Record Number of deaths in one day. Los angeles on the brink tonight of ordering a stay at home order. And this evening dr. Anthony fauci on any potential vaccine and his sobering prediction on when americans may no longer tonight on a key vaccine being tested. What weve now learned. Tonight, inside the school board meetings. Teachers fearful for their own
health if they go back too soon. The teacher who served eight years in the military who said she did not sign up to teach to fear for her life going back to the classroom. The school board in one of the countr