lester holt is next. >>> tonight, the deadly destruction from historic hurricane laura, laura maki making landfall in louisiana, as a category four. at least six killed. windows blown out of skyscrapers, cars crushed t river boat casino breaking loose, lodged under a bridge. tonight hundreds of thousands without power. the new crisis in the storm zone, the chemical plant inferno, a massive plume of smoke, residents ordered to shelter in place. >>> the identity of the officer who shot jacob blake revealed >>> violent protests spreading to other cities. >>> and the 17-year-old accused of killing two people in the unrest in kenosha. the interview tape with the suspect before the shooting. >>> the historic boycott all tonight's nba playoff games postponed after the walkout over jacob blake. the protests catching on in other leagues. >>> the final night of the rnc, president trump using the white house for his acceptance speech. a first look at what he'll say. and joe biden, one on one, how he's responding to nancy pelosi's call not to debate the president. >>> and the cdc chief walking back c

lester holt is next. >>> tonight, thousands converging in the nation's capital that protest racial injustice, the massive gathering on the 57th anniversary of the march on washington, capping off a summer of protests across america. among the speakers on the mall, the families of george floyd and jacob blake. >>> and blake's father outraged his son was shackled to a hospital bed after an officer's bullets left him paralyzed. the breaking development late today in the names of the two other officers revealed. >>> it's on, president trump rallying tonight in a key battleground after accepting the gop nomination the president calling joe biden the destroyer of american greatness. we'll tell you how biden is firing back. >>> hurricane laura's rising toll, at least 14 dead and the stunning new images, the true scope of the devastation revealed. >>> the former pool attendant in the jerry falwell jr. scandal speaking out, why he decided to go public about his affair with falwell's wife. >>> the alarming news on covid, the first potential case in the u.s. of a patient reinfected. >>> and taking a st

. >>> let's send it to lester holt, and we will see you again at 6:00 with more updates. >> bye-bye. >>> tonight, president trump's former chief adviser indicted on federal fraud charges, steve bannon accused of an alleged scheme to rip off donations to build a border wall the 150 foot yacht where he was arrested, his plea in court late today and our correspondent inside the oval office getting reaction from president trump. >>> alsooe biden, the biggest moment of his nearly r50 year career, ready to accept his nomination on this final night of the dnc. and my one on one with jill biden, the first look at her husband's message. >>> the wildfires turning deadly in california, new evacuations, tens of thousands have fled homes. >>> two tropical systems on a potential course with the u.s., al roker will be along with the track. >>> teachers threatening to strike, what they're demanding. >>> a prominent rival of vladimir putin, was he punished? the man heard screaming in pain before the flight and an image of him drinking tea at the airport, what the cre kremlin is saying. >>> the mlb an

. >> lester holt next. >> we'll see you at 6:00. >>> tonight, the major blow to the push to reopen in person school, chicago the nation's third largest district changing course, and the school year now set to start with online only classes. in georgia a second grader testing positive the whole class quarantined. florida topping 500,000 cases, and new york city cracking down, the new quarantine check points. explosion in beirut, one american confirmed among the 130 dead the still unanswered questions, what triggered it >>> the big shapeup for the democratic convention, joe biden no longer going to milwaukee. president trump facing mail-in voting in a second key battleground state. >>> the deadly bunch from the tropical storm isaias some could be in the dark for days. >>> the surging cost of food in the first week americans are going without that extra unemployment check. >>> the wave of public health officials resigning, the shocking threats and hate mail they've received. >>> and businesses hit hard by the pandemic getting high tech help >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" reques

thank you for watching, everyone, i'm lester holt. please continue to take care of yourself and each other >>> the fire was loud. it roared. it was scariest thing i've ever been in. >> what has occurred over the last 72 hours has certainly stretched the resources of this state. >> you have to evacuate when we ask you to. please heed the warnings and the orders. this is for your protection and ours. ♪ >> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. a lot of new information from the fire lines, as thousands more people may be forced to evacuate this evening. we also have janelle wang with us. >> with all these evacuations, we are dealing with poor air quality, improving in some spots, but still unhealthy levels at much of the bay area. i'm going to tell you the worst spot in the bay area and what health experts and air quality experts are saying about that. that's coming up. >> thanks, janelle. >>> as you know, we are well versed in fires in the bay area, but wh

. >>> up next, lester holt joins us, and then we'll see you again at 6:00. >>> tonight the showdown between joe biden and president trump over wearing masks. biden and running mate kamala harris calling for every state in the nation to immediately mandate masks for three months the president coming in front of the cameras late today doubling down on his resistance to a nationwide order. >>> the u.s. seeing one of the deadliest days in the summer from covid in texas, one in four people tested coming back positive. >>> and my one on one with the cdc director after his dire warning that this fall could be the worst in history. >>> the battle over a school as new guidance from top pediatricians -- they say children should start wearing masks. >>> also post office in crisis and what the president just said about funding, desperately needed for mail-in voting the historic peace deal for israel, why the palestinians are blasting it. unemployment claims falling below 1 million for the first time in weeks but where's the relief the president promised >>> the nationwide tribute to breonna taylor five

that's "nightly news," thank you for watching, everyone, i'm lester holt. please continue to take care of yourself, and each other >>> we are resilient. we all can band together and we know we >> there's no control. it's mother nature versus you. >> fire doesn't pick and choose who it hurts. it devastates whole communities. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thousands of people across the bay area with a lot of anxiety heading into the weekend. thanks for joining us, i'm raj mathai. >> rightfully so. i'm jessica aguirre. firefighters are battling these fires from the sky and the ground but the resources are painfully thin. janelle wang joins us as well. >> reporter: yeah, as these fires continue to burn, our air quality continues to be poor. some areas seeing very hazardous air conditions. i'm going to tell you which ones, and also the health yers people can be seeing symptoms right now. i'll have that in a few minutes. >>> it's not just the rural areas but down in the cities as well. so many people impacted not only by the flames that you're seeing her

lester holt is next with "nightly news." >>> tonight, the new 2020 democratic ticket making its debut joe biden and kamala harris appearing together for the first time since she was selected as his running mate the two coming out swinging against president trump. harris, the first woman of color on a major party ticket her connection to biden through his late son bo and the questions she's facing about her record as a prosecutor. >>> president trump also in front of the cameras late today and taking new aim at harris, why some of his allies fear the attacks could backfire >>> the battle over schools, more than 1,000 students and staff in one georgia district quarantined it's being called the smoking gun. the new study revealing the virus can spread in the air indoors much farther than we knew >>> plus, the challenges for students learning english, and students with special needs when remote learning is the only option >>> the horrific train derailment, at least three killed, including the operator what caused it >>> a lifeline for college football after the big 10 and pac-12 sidelined

eastern thank you for watching here tonight i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. xxxx >>> that's been the worse part about this whole thing, is not knowing what's happening at the property. >> it's like one of those every 100-year fires. this is not your typical fire. >> news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, and thanks for be being with us, i'm raj mathai. >> a lot to get to with bad news about our air quality, a spare the air alert sticking around until friday. we also have jessica aguirre with us. >> well, raj and janelle, what do you do when fire keeps threatening your life-long passion? if you're a vint nor in napa valley, you prepare for it, and in some cases you prepare for it. coming up, i introduce you to a vintner. >> we'll see you in a bit. we're going down to san mateo in the santa cruz county area. hopefully, some hopeful news from the front lines of the czu fire burning in those two counties. there was some hopeful news overnight, cal fire's going to be giving an update soon. you can see it's still p

. >> lester holt is next. shooting outside the white house as >>> breaking news, the shooting outside the white house. an extraordinary moment a short time ago, president trump abruptly escorted out of the briefing room by secret service, later returning saying someone was shot outside, the details just coming in. >>> also college football on the brink, the big 10 reportedly the first major conference ready to cancel the 2020 season >>> more risky gatherings, a house party with #00 people. police breaking it up. >>> staggering new numbers as schools reopen, nearly 100,000 children testing podtive in the last two weeks of july. >>> dangerous storms on the move, hurricane force winds, trees toppled, significant damage where it's all headed. >>> joe biden narrowing down his vp pick, who are the finalists. >>> looting in chicago after police shoot a suspect, over 100 people arrested. will there be more unrest >>> the massive explosion destroying several homes. one dead, others trapped. what caused it >>> inside th

. >> that's a nice shot of the lester holt joins us next. we'll see you again at 6:00. thanks for tuning in. >>> breaking news tonight. >>> breaking news tonight joe biden's historic pick for running mate revealed. biden naming senator kamala harris as his vp selection harris now the first woman of color ever on a major party ticket how biden announced the choice to his supporters and the reaction tonight from president trump. >>> russia's bold claim it has the world's first coronavirus vaccine. vladimir putin saying one of his daughters has taken it why health experts are skeptical. >>> the college football crisis. the big 10postponing their fal seasons. some of the biggest teams in the game benched due to covid the powerful storm cutting a path of destruction across nine states. new images of the damage hundreds of thousands without power tonight. over 900 students and staffers quarantined in one georgia county after just the first week of school >>> and the staggering new numbers in florida. cases among kids and teens surging 130% in just one month >>> the alarming n

lester holt is next with nightly news. >> we will see you. >>> tonight, the u.s. coronavirus death toll topping 160,000 and the governor testing positive ohio's governor learning he's infected hours before he was set to greet president trump. the president later touring a factory seen wearing a mask. >>> the dire new model, 3 300,000 deaeaths s projecected in the u.s. by decembe the new crackdowns in new york city, with quarantine check points los angeles going to extremes to stop large parties. the first week back to school in one georgia county, the staggering number of students and staffers already quarantined. >>> president trump's new attack, saying devote catholic joe biden would, quote, hurt the bible hobi

lester holt in a minute. >>> rarely see this in remote part of northern california. from department of fish and wildlife. >> newest members of california's only wolf pack, lassen pack in lassen county, an hour east of redding. this is the first video of the pups, run in and out of frame but all eight cubs are there. gray wolves were eradicated in california last century, making a comeback thanks to this family. >> lester holt next. >> we'll see you at 6:00. >>> tonight, the major blow to the push to reopen in person school, chicago the nation's third largest district changing course, and the school year now set to start with online only classes. in georgia a second grader testing positive the whole class quarantined. florida topping 500,000 cases, and new york city cracking down, the new quarantine check points. explosion in beirut, one american confirmed among the 130 dead the still unanswered questions, what triggered it >>> the bi

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, as we come on the air more than 10 million americans are staring down a fast-moving tropical storm. isaias is on the verge of becoming a hurricane tonight as it tracks towards landfall in the carolinas. but the entire east coast northwards is at risk of power outages from winds clocking 70 miles per hour the biggest mainland u.s. hurricane of a covid pandemic raising concerns about evacuees tonight catie beck starts our coverage. >> reporter: isaias no sweeping the eastern seaboard, predicted to make landfall on the north and south carolina border -- late this evening. >> once the rain starts coming, we're in. >> reporter: the system hit the dominican republic where two part-time -- people died and causin widespread flooding on grand bahama island before knocking out power along the florida coast. mandatory evacuation are in effect for parts of the outer banks. meanwhile in myrtle beach, south carolina vacationer soak up last-minute beach time. >> we'll call it a little early and get somethin to eat and be

lester holt joinsne us in about minute. >>> t dance semi-finals. we'll be glued to our tv. >> two bay area stars are in the spotlight, jake and ciao have been dating since they were kids. they used to compete against each other but decided to join forces in hopes of winning the world of dance competition. they will compete against five other acts with only two of them moving on to the finals. you can catch all their moves tonight at 10:00, right here on nbc bay area. i get sore just watching them. >> they look fantastic. we are going to be watching. >>> let's take you outside, a little live look as we leave. it looks super foggy behind you. foggy indeed. >> that's a nice shot of the lester holt joins us next. we'll see you again at 6:00. thanks for tuning in. >>> breaking news tonight. >>> breaking news tonight joe biden's historic pick for running mate revealed. biden naming senator kamala harris as his vp selection harris now the first woman of color ever on a major party ticket how biden announced the choice to his supporters and the reaction to

that's "nightly news," thank you for watching, everyone, i'm lester holt. please continue to take care of yourself, and each other ♪ >> kelly: hey, what's up, everybody? my summer staycation celebration is still going strong. it's good to see you back outside once in a while, it is great and awesome for my band you're all that we can still make music remotely, today's quar-aoke is a fun one, a little nugget of knowledge, this is the first song i auditioned with for anything. and i made pop choir. it's all right. here is "how will i know" by the magnificent whitney houston. ♪ ♪ ♪ there's a boy i know, he's ♪ looks into my eyes, takes me to the clouds above, mmm-hmm ♪ ♪ oh, i lose control, can't seem to get enough, uh-huh ♪ ♪ when i wake from dreaming, tell me is it really love ♪

thank you for watching, everyone, i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> right now at 6:00, just hours away from shutting down the last bay area county forced to close hair and nail salons, gyms and other indoor businesses. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thank you so much for joining us. >> move outside or shut down by midnight, that's the message to barber shops, hair salons and gyms in san mateo county. san mateo has joined every other bay area county on the state's coronavirus watch list. tomorrow will mark its third straight day on the list. we told you earlier this week that was expected to be the case. as scott budman shows us many spots spent the day wrapping things up even as they disagreed with the state's decision with those restrictions. >> reporter: they're fighting mad at the evolve fighting center. san mateo county wasn't able to beat back the pandemic fast enough so it's the latest county to mandate gyms, their salons, barbers and malls operate outside only. >> it's a little demoralizing. >> reporter: evolve does all its t

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, joe biden who is hoping to make the election a referendum on president trump's handling of the covid crisis called on the nation's governors today to require universal mask wearing, it came after biden and new running mate kamala harris met with coronavirus experts, and tonight president trump is responding but not exactly to what biden proposed nbc's andrea mitchell has the late details. >> reporter: joe biden and kamala harris getting briefed by doctors on the coronavirus today. >> every governor should mandate mandatory mask wearing, the estimates by the experts are, it will save over 40,000 lives in the next three months. >> reporter: the president did not wear a mask publicly until last month >> reporter: this is america. be a patriot protect your fellow citizens. >> reporter: tonight the president jumped on that. >> joe biden would allow rioters and looters and criminals and millions of illegal aliens to roam free in our country. he wants the federal government to issue a sweeping new mandate to law-abiding ci

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news," the democratic national convention, here the lester holt. >> as democrats take the spotlight at the start of their national convention tonight theorizing up against the dismantling of the postal service and president trump's simultaneous attacks on mail-in voting, the democrats say further undermining the integrity -- to the pandemic nancy pelosi recalling house members from their break, in an effort to -- desperately needed funds. the president is defending those changes at the changes at the post office. >> reporter: he's pushing to speed up the mail, not slow it down but policy changes implemented by his postmaster general are doing just that. and tonight top democrats warn the white house is trying to interfere in the election president trump tonight is kicking off a week long campaign swing, while escalating his attacks on mail-in voting, election experts widely agree is secure. >> universal mail-in is a very dangerous thing. it's fraught with fraud, and other every thing that can happen and we have to be very, very careful and i want t

thank you for watching, everyone, i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ >> kelly: hey, what's up, everyone? it's another fantastic day in our summer staycation. i cannot wait to share quar-aoke. it is the classic '80s song, here is me and my band you're all performing "every breath you take" the police. ♪ ♪ every breath you take and every move you make ♪ ♪ every bond you break, every step you take, i'll be watching you ♪ ♪ every single day and every word you say ♪ ♪ every game you play, every night you stay, i'll be watching you ♪ ♪ oh, can't you see you belong to me ♪ ♪ how my poor heart aches with every step you take ♪

i'm lester holt. thanks for watching. please take care of yourself and each other. xxxx >>> right now at 6:00, running out of disinfecting wipes. the warning from oakland-based clorox. news at 6:00 now. good tuesday. >> a glitch in the system that's leading bay area to underreport covid cases. we also have jessica aguirre with us. >> reporter: new protection from covid-19. it is not a vaccine, but it's another weapon in the arsenal against this pandemic. who can benefit from the antibody drug most? we'll have a conversation about that coming up. >> we'll see you shortly, jessica. let's start with the hot commodity during this pandemic. the disinfectant wipes. for months they said they hoped to have the shelves stocked by september, but the ceo said that's not going to happen. melissa colorado looks into the impact of this unexpected delay. >> we are here at a target in emeryville. we are looking after a sought after item and those are the clorox wipes. they're supposed to be here. they're empty, sold out. >> i don't understand it after we're six months into the pand

. >> announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone, leave it to 2020 to send two dangerous tropical storm systems bearing down on the gulf coast at virtually the same time as we come on the air a somewhat weaker tropical storm marco is battering the louisiana coast. the region will have barely hours to recover before laura knocks at the door somewhere along that mississippi to texas stretch tropical storm now expected to become a hurricane, before it reaches the coast. late wednesday new orleans in the target zone where few were taking chances. our sam brock is there. >> reporter: tonight black to back storms bearing down on the gulf coast after knocking out power to more than a million homes in the caribbean and claiming at least nine lives, states from the panhandle to the parishes of louisiana and texas bracing for impact this week. new orleans' position, precarious teresa fran lost everything during katrina. >> too dangerous to ride out a hurricane. >> reporter: she's now seeking refuge in a shelter with mandatory temperature checks and a special s

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone, a storm raging ashore with more power than katrina, hurricane laura delivered a shattering and deadly blow to the gulf coast early today, 150-mile-per-hour winds sending trees toppling onto homes, unmooring a floating casino, knocking out power while leaving a chemical industrial fire in its wake the lake charles, louisiana area taking the worst, the storm arriving as a powerful category 4 there have been at least six storm-related deaths our team is covering it all and morgan chesky leads our coverage. >> reporter: this morning daylight revealing laura's path of destruction. >> it looks like a bomb exploded. it does. all over the city. it looks like a bomb exploded. >> reporter: roofs ripped off homes, trees uprooted the deadly storm scarring coastal louisiana. >> windows broke out, walls came in. >> reporter: the category 4 hurricane struck overnight tearing through towns with winds topping 150 miles an hour. enough to have left trucks off the road and in lake charles where laura's destructive eye

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> more thaopical storm. isaias is on the verge of becoming a hurricane tonight as it tracks to make landfall in the carolinas. the entire east coast is at risk of power outages from winds the hurricane is raising concerns about evacuees tonight catie beck starts our coverage. >>> isaias now sweeping the eastern seaboard, predicted to make landfall on the north and south carolina border -- >> once the rain starts coming, we're in. >> reporter: causing widespread flooding on grand bahama island and knocking out power. mand tear evacuations are in effect for parts of the outer banks. in am i righting beach, vacationers -- >> be ready to play cards and games in our room. >> this storm season comes amid another ongoing disaster. >> when you're already feeling strained and stressed from the pandemic, you just hope it's not the stick that broke the camel's back. >> reporter: the icu is full at -- where 37 patients are being treated. in north carolina water rescue plans and socially distanced shelters where masks wi

thank you for watching, everyone, i'm lester holt. please continue to take care of yourself and each other ♪ >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show." i'm still here soaking in the summer celebration vacation. great to have you here for all of this. usually i start outside but there is a massive yard thing happening next door, so we brought you inside what you can actually hear me. it's great to be here during the summer. usually aren't able to do this. let's get things started. let's have a song of empowerment. here is me and my band performing nancy sinatra's "these boots were made for walking." ♪ you keep saying you got something for me ♪ ♪ something you call love but confess ♪ ♪ you've been a'messin' ♪ where you shouldn't 've been a'messin' ♪ ♪ and now someone else is getting all your best ♪

rehema ellis, nbc news. >>> that is nightly news thank you for watching, everyone, i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. ♪ ♪ >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show," everybody. have another fantastic day in our summer staycation celebration! let's kick things off with a song by a phenomenal artist name ashe, here is me and my band y'all with her song "morale of the story." ♪ ♪ so i never really knew you ♪ god i really tried to ♪ blindsided, addicted ♪ felt we could really do this ♪ but really i was foolish ♪ hindsight it's ♪ obvious ♪ talking with my lawyer she said ♪ ♪ "where'd you find this guy?" ♪ i said, "young people fall in love" ♪ ♪ "with the wrong people sometimes" ♪ ♪ some mistakes get made ♪ that's all right, that's okay ♪ ♪ you can think that you're in love ♪ ♪ when you're really just in pain ♪ ♪ some mistakes get made ♪ that's all right, that's okay ♪ ♪ in the end it's better for me ♪ ♪ that's the moral of the story babe ♪ ♪ oh, oh ♪ oh-ooh-oh ♪ woo, oh ♪ oh-ooh

i'm lester holt. thanks for watching. please take care of yourself and each other. ♪ ♪ >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show," y'all. it is our summer staycation celebration. let's get right into today's kelly-aoke. i love this song. i know that i say that a lot. but here is me and my band y'all performing "blame it on your heart" by patty loveless. ♪ ♪ you've got a thing or two to learn about me baby ♪ ♪ 'cause i ain't taking it no more and i don't mean maybe ♪ ♪ you don't know right from wrong ♪ ♪ well the love we had is gone ♪ so blame it on your lying, cheating, cold dead beating, ♪ ♪ two-timing and double dealing ♪ ♪ mean mistreating, loving heart ♪ ♪ are you headed for a heartache, oh yeah ♪ ♪ gonna get a bad break, oh yeah ♪ ♪ you made a bad mistake, oh yeah ♪ ♪ well, you're never gonna find

that's "nightly news," i'm lester holt. thank you for watching, everyone please take care of yourself and each other. >> will: mom, what if he never forgives me? >> sami: he will. i know he will. the question i have is, will you forgive me? >> will: so, all you really care about is getting yourself off the hook with me? >> sami: no. >> will: surprise, surprise. >> sami: no, that is not all i care about. i know it's my fault that allie backed out of letting you and sonny adopt that baby. sonny should be furious at me, not you. >> will: oh, he is furious at you. don't worry about that. sami: will, i am so sorry that i screwed this up for you. >> will: you told me to keep my mouth shut about--about you convincing rafe not to adopt the baby. but--but i could have said no. i--i could have said, "i'm--i'm not gonna do it," you know? i--you didn't force me to lie to sonny and allie. i made that stupid choice on my own, so now i--i--i just have to live with the consequences. >> eric: i didn't expect to find you two here. >> nicole:

thank you for watching, everyone, i'm lester holt, please continue to take care of yourself and each other ♪ >> kelly: welcome, everybody. it's another great day to enjoy the summer staycation along with. one of my favorite artists in the world brandi carlile performing "poison and wine." ♪ ♪ you only know what i want you to ♪ ♪ i know everything you don't want me to ♪ ♪ oh your mouth is poison, your mouth is wine ♪ ♪ you think your dreams are the same as mine ♪

eastern thank you for watching here tonight i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. >> kelly: welcome to our summer vacation celebration. it's another fine day in l.a. to enjoy some sun. i hope you are somewhere having fun and making the best of this time that we have. at this hour, we are kicking things off. she is so cool and i love her music and if you don't, you should check it out. here is me with my band with "i follow rivers." ♪ ♪ oh i beg you, can i follow? ♪ oh i ask you, why not always? ♪ ♪ be the ocean, where i unravel ♪ ♪ be my only, be the water where i'm wading ♪

i'm lester holt. thanks for watching. please take care of yourself and each other. ♪ >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show." staycation celebration. you are welcome. you're hanging with me. you have nothing better to do, i'm sure. let's start things off with a song by the boss himself. we turned this one into a duet with my backup singer. when i heard her on the song, i was like, wait, i will just sing harmony, you take lead, because she's amazing. here is my band, y'all, with "secret garden." ♪ ♪ she'll let you in her house ♪ if you come knockin' late at night ♪ ♪ she'll let you in her mouth ♪ if the words you say are right ♪ ♪ if you pay the price ♪ she'll let you deep inside ♪ but there's a secret garden

>> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone after climbing a mountain of sickness, death and grief in this pandemic, the state of new york now finds itself on the other side and tonight its governor has given schools permission to reopen districts including the mammoth new york city system now scrambling to cautiously map out their opening plans. the decision being watched closely tonight around the country as troubling new data emerges about kids and covid we're covering it all starting now with stephanie gosk >> reporter: tonight, new york schools officially have the green light to reopen classrooms, including the country's largest district, new york city >> if anybody can open schools, we can open schools. and that's true for every region in the state. period. >> reporter: new york remains the state hit hardest by the virus, with more than 30,000 deaths at its peak there were 1,000 deaths reported a day. on thursday there were just five. today the infection rate statewide is less than 1%, well below the 5% threshold set for in-person classes

tomorrow on "today" jill biden will be live thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show" and the summer staycation celebration, everybody appeared to let's get this show underway. we have a great song for you today. here is me and my band y'all with "i can't help myself." ♪ ♪ ooh ♪ sugar pie, honey bunch ♪ you know that i love you ♪ i can't help myself ♪ i love you and nobody else ♪ in and out my life ♪ you come and you go ♪ leaving just your picture behind ♪ ♪ and i kissed it a thousand times ♪ ♪ when you snap your finger or wink your eye ♪ ♪ i come a-running to you ♪ i'm tied to your apron strings ♪ do ♪

we certainly want to take a look. >>> let's send it to lester holt, and we will see you again at 6:00 with more updates. >> bye-bye. >>> tonight, president trump's former chief adviser indicted on federal fraud charges, steve bannon accused of an alleged scheme to rip off donations to build a border wall the 150 foot yacht where he was arrested, his plea in court late today and our correspondent inside the oval office getting reaction from president trump. >>> alsooe biden, the biggest moment of his nearly r50 year career, ready to accept his nomination on this final night of the dnc. and my one on one with jill biden, the first look at her husband's message. >>> the wildfires turning deadly in california, new evacuations, tens of

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lester holt joins us in about a minute. >> and finally, turns out prince harry and meghan markle are headed to santa barbara. >> harry and megan were living in l.a., at tyler perry's home. but decided to make the move to santa barbara in july because they thought it was the best place to raise their baby archie. the pair's regularly been appearing at charities and organizations, since stepping down as working royals. that's something they hope to continue in santa barbara. so, they are still royals but not working royals. is that how we say it? >> exactly. exactly. and now, they will be in santa barbara. maybe, they'll hang out with oprah. yeah. because oprah's there and they do work with oprah. that's what it is. >> we'll be road tripping to santa barbara. that's going to do it at 5:00. lester holt is next with "nightly news." >>> tonight, the new 2020 democratic ticket making its debut joe biden and kamala harris appearing together for the first time since she was selected as his running mate the two coming out swinging against president trump. harris, the first woman of color on a

tomorrow on "today" jill biden will be live thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night xxxx >>> right now at 6:00, lightning sparked fires growing across the bay area, leading to mandatory neighborhood evacuations amid these sweltering temperatures. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good tuesday. thanks for joining us. >> we zedeal with plenty of wildfires but not like this. more than two does fire as hmong the big ones in san mateo county in skyline and pescadero this. is a look from our nbc bay area sky ranger. you can see those intense flames and all the smoke coming out. in fact, you can see the smoke from all points of the peninsula, palo alto, san mateo, redwood city, all along the peninsula. so far about 1,000 acres have burned. mandatory evacuations are in effect for botano state park and barranca knolls community. an evacuation warning is in place for nearby communities of dearborn park and loma mar. pescadero high school is now open for anyone who needs to evacuate. we also have a live look in napa count

what the team is saying >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone, here comes hurricane laura, what's being called an extremely dangerous category 4 storm on track for a bruising, overnight landfall, along the texas-louisiana border the national weather service tonight warning of a catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding officials saying those who haven't evacuated the most at risk areas are now on their own time has essentially run out. the region bracing for wind-driven waters that could push for miles inland our team is on the ground morgan chesky has the very latest. morgan, what are you seeing >> reporter: yeah, lester, a deceptively sunny moment here in lake charles, the outer bands from hurricane laura are alread making their way through, bringing high winds and heavy rain the city's mayor tellin me he's afraid not enough people evacuated while they still could. tonight across texas and louisian hurricane laura's message loud - >> the category 4, that was reason enough to leave >> reporter: and clear. >> you're going to lea

i'm lester holt. thank you for joining us. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> i go what are these things, anyway? he says they're these little falcons, and he goes they watch over the dead, jimmy. he goes, they do. >> what if someone asked you to risk your life? >> what if i get shanked? what if i get killed? >> to go undercover. into one of the country's most dangerous prisons. >> once they stepped out the door, i was on my own. >> to help catch a killer. >> she had such a zest for life. >> young girls were being murdered. >> i can't imagine sending my daughter off to school, and never seeing her again. >> and investigators needed help to get a confession. >> if anybody could pull it off, he'd probably be the one to be able to pull it off. >> but this snitch was different. he was already a convicted felon. if it worked, he could win his freedom. if it didn't, he could lose his life. >> they had your back. >> they had my back. >> at least, you thought. >> t

here are lester holt and savannah guthrie. >> good evening, everyone. the third night of the republican convention is underway against a backdrop of several major storiethat touch on issues that could impact the selection. >> there's a big weather story unfolding at this hour. hurricane laura now a category 4 storm just hours away from landfall on the gulf coast. and the community of kenosha, wisconsin, on edge again tonight. a curfew in effect there and the national guard called out after

lester holt joins us in about a minute. >> and finally, a question you never considered before, what would you name a baby penguin? >> if it were a boy i would name it darius. a beautiful name. san francisco zoo is holding a penguin chick naming contest. it is in place of the zoo's yearly march of the penguins event. suggesting a name will only cost you $5. the zoo is accepting names until midnight on thursday. the winner will be announced on facebook next saturday. if you enter, there you go. the chick is a boy. >> the chick is a boy. in my family actually one of my children had a stuffed penguin, penguini was the name. >>> tonight, the race for a vaccine with the new death toll projection of 180,000 by the end of summer today a $2 billion deal to make vaccines as dr. fauci tells congress he's cautiously optimistic they could be ready as soon as this winter. >>> and tonight experts warning about crowds of young people driving an explosion of new cases and as colleges prepare to reopen, researchers say students may need to be tested every two days. >>> the stalemate over new relief f

we'll send it to lester holt in a minute, then we'll be back at 6:00 with the update. >>> tonight, history in the making at the democratic national convention, kamala harris set to become the first woman of color to accept a major party's vice presidential nomination how she'll make the case for herself and joe biden. plus, barack obama, the first look at his message tonight. and hillary clinton back to take new aim at her old foe president trump. >>> state of emergency over 30 wildfires raging in california tens of thousands evacuated, dozens of homes destroyed, extreme heat supercharging the flames. >>> the coronavirus at colleges, a larming images, students evicted after this

." >> lester holt leads the coverage of the rnc convention beginning at 7:00. we'll be back in a minute. experience the ultimate sports hub. where you can find games, news and highlights. all in one place, right on your tv. the xfinity sports zone. use your voice to search every stat, standing and score. follow the teams you love. and, even get notifications with breaking news alerts and more. so you'll never miss an update. with the xfinity sports zone everybody wins. now that's simple, easy, awesome. click, call or visit a store for details. >>> a lot happening tonight but we want to end with something good. some photos from the fire line. >> they are taking a much needed break fighting the fires. this girl a sign thank you first responders from saving her home from the szu fire. you can see photos on our website on nbcbayarea.com, it is nice to give thanks. we'll see you at 6:00. >> good night. >>> tonight, the catastrophic category 4 hurricane, bearing down on the u.s. as we come on the air. hurricane laura, the extremely dangerous monster storm on a collis

lester holt in about one minute. >>> mountain view police department has new addition to the team. >> atlas, they tweeted out this photo. he's no space cadet, he's the center of his partner's universe. has one of the longest running canine programs in northern california, atlas can play with other canine officers as he helps serve mountain view community. >> that's one good looking dog. >> very handsome dog to serve and protect. seven-day forecast, excessive heat warning, especially inland next five to six days. hang in for another week before the cooldown on friday. >> always strange looking forward to 97 as one of the cool days. >> i know. go outside, golden gate bridge, blue skies, beaches at 70s and 80s. lot will be there, keep your distance, wear a mask, if you can stay home, that would be great. try to stay cool and hydrate. see you at 6:00. . >>> tonight the escalating battle over the u.s. post office, mail-in ballots may be delivered too late to be counted in the november election. president trump even as he attacks mail-in voting requesting his own absentee ballot. the postma

lester holt joins us. >> finally the show must go on. outside lands is moving inside. >> here's the deal. the music festival was supposed to start today. so now, festival leaders are planning a virtual event on august 28 and 29. a couple weeks from now. highlights past outside lands performances and premier never before shown footage. inside lands will stream for free exclusively on twitch. see you back here at 6:00. >>> tonight, the major decision on reopening schools. all school districts in new york, the one-time epicenter, can reopen for in-person learning the governor says, including new york city, the nation's largest district while many others around the country will begin the year remotely. >>> news on the mystery illness linked to covid in children cases now in 40 states what paren need to know about which kids are most at risk. >>> the largest event in america since the pandemic began some 250,000 bikers expected to attend no masks required. >>> the new comments from dr. fauci on just how effective a coronavirus vaccine may or

holt. >>> good evening, everyone the numbers are appalling. and let's hope we never become numb to them the tally of covid victims in this country has just passed 160,000 think about it a number one projection now says could nearly double by year's end the government now acknowledging nearly a dozen regions are in deep trouble tonight new tough enforcement actions are in place in some cities to slow the spread as we learned a second governor has tested positive and that's where we begin our reporting with miguel almaguer >> reporter: tonight as our nat screened today before he was set to greet the president on the tarmac in cleveland, he has no symptoms and returned home to quarantine for 14 days. >> this virus is very tough. and yes, you can contract it even when you're being very, very careful >> reporter: but many others aren't so lucky. over the last week one american has died every 80 seconds from complications of the virus. tonight a new forecast predicting nearly 300,000 americans will die from covid by the end of the year. if extreme m