this is nbc "nightly news" with lestor holt. good evening everyone, as president biden forges a new direction, the shadow of all too recent history and the deed of his predecessor looms tonight as a potential distraction. the article of impeachment of former president trump is

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tonight on nbc nightly news she shares with lester holt how the violence actually shaped her poem. >> but then i also felt an enormous responsibility to say, okay, this is occurring, what am i going to do about it? and even more importantly, what am i going to write about it in this home. >> such an impressive young woman. you can watch the full story on nbc nightly news, which is right here in about 15 minutes. >>> okay, let's get a check of the forecast. jeff at the top of the show talked about an earthquake that rattled east bay, and he's going to talk about the cold weather and the rain, right, jeff? >> yeah, we have so much happening here. we're still work from home, but i've got all the capabilities i do back in the studio, and we have the earthquake monitoring up. we always have access to this here at nbcbayarea.com. it gives us real time data on earthquakes happening right now. in case you missed it, we wanted to let you know about a 3.1 magnitude earthquake in concord right on the concord-green valley fault. while that is not large, any earthquake around 3.0 is significant, b

this is nbc's "nightly news" with lester holtng america. >> good evening everyone, when it comes to covid vaccines, we are a wash in numbers. doses distributed and administered and second doses available. none of them seems to be adding ip for a growing number of american seniors who cannot seemed to get their place in line vaccine shortages and new virus variants and the trial of donald trump all making news on this monday e seem to get their place in line. vaccine shortages and tom costello has our lead story. >> reporter: six weeks into the national vaccine roll-out, many americans are asking what's the holdup, complaining their vaccination appointments were cancelled. >> on a national level is a disaster >> we spent an hour and a half of our time in line waiting for stuff that never happened. >> reporter: in san diego where americans 65 and older can sign up mark smith tried repeatedly but no luck. >> i tried every day on the hour of all the different sites and a 65-year-old can't get an appointment. >> reporter: states are not getting the doses the federal government promised. new yo

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that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday i'm jose diaz-balart thank you for the privilege of your time happy new year, and good night a. >>> right now at 6:00, a wet start to the weekend but it's only the beginning. we're tracking it all for you. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, thanks so much for joini joining us. >> cloudy and some drizzle in places today. take a live look right now at san jose the golden gate bridge. both places getting some sprinkles today. rob mayed tracking it all for us. rob? >> so now it's light rain that has our concern, but you can see over my shoulder its progression through the next seven to ten days steadier and heavier rain to approach the bay area, so that's what's got our attention here over the next few days as these storms starts to stack up across the pacific. right now we're seeing drizzle or brief like rain, but it is keeping the roads damp. as you can see a lot of moisture here available to work with. you can see the plume of clouds off to the north of hawaii. that's a tropical boost moving to at times generate to brief li

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the planning that took place in plain sight when we see you for "nbc nightly news." >>> a live look at the white house on this thursday night, a little after 8:00 in washington, d.c. president trump allowed back on twitter and just tweeting a video message we showed you, assuring there will be a peaceful transfer of power. we are hearing a lot about the 25th amendment, which would remove the president from office. there's also talk about another impeachment, and all of this happening with just two weeks remaining in his term. let's bring in jessica aguirre with the latest. we're talking about our local lawmakers here who not surprisingly are playing a central figure in all of this. >> they certainly are. raj, you said it. two weeks. that's all the president has left in his term. but lawmakers say it's two weeks too many. today they called on vice president mike pence to invoke the 25th amendment immediately and remove the president asap, or, they say, they'll impeach and try to remove mr. trump. they believe he lit the fuse that ultimately led that mob to storm the c

that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday. i'm jose diaz-balart. thank you for the privilege of your time and good night. >>> right now on nbc bay area, get comfortable at home. the state announcing the stat stay-at-home order staying in effect. what we need to do in order for it to be lifted. >> i do solemnly swear that i will support the constitution of the united states against enemies, foreign and domestic. >> a pandemic-style swearing-in. nancy pelosi takes her oath of office virtually. >> and fallout from this week's riot on capitol hill continues. tonight oakland police investigating allegations its officers endorsed the violence as dmemonstrators take to bay area streets calling for president trump to be removed from office immediately. >>> thanks for joining us on this special edition of nbc bay area. we are on early because of the nfl playoffs, a big matchup kicking off in just over an hour from now. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> and we begin with breaking news for you. nbc news has confirmed that vice president mike pence will attend the inaug

. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >>> good evening. we begin another tense week with growing calls for the president of the united states to either resign or be impeached by congress. and not just from democrats, but some republicans now calling on him to step aside. the president not even speaking to his own vice president at this point. we're also seeing new video tonight of just what happened on wednesday at the capitol. and we're learning security warnings ahead of that day were ignored. the fbi had been tracking extremist groups planning to attend. we have a lot to cover tonight. we begin with kelly o'donnell at the white house. >> reporter: a new level of isolation. few advisers getting close to the president. >> the president has disqualified himself. i don't think he's a viable candidate for office ever again. >> reporter: more fellow republicans calling for his early exit. >> i don't think there's time to do an impeachment. there's ten days left before the president leaves, anyway. i think the best thing would be a resignation

this is nbc "nightly news" with lestor holt. good evening everyone, as president biden forges a new direction, the shadow of all too recent history and the deed of his predecessor looms tonight as a potential distraction. the article of impeachment of former president trump is scheduled for monday a trial where trump is accused of inciting insurrection and threatening to steal oxygen from the biden's agenda making the most of his first day in office, the new president laying out his covid relief plan to put more money into pockets of struggling americans and the virus itself, the new variant that may be caused for alarm a lot to get to. let's start with kristen welker. >> reporter: tonight three days into joe biden's presidency, democrats announcing there will be an impeachment trial of former president trump, nancy pelosi delivered that impeachment article on monday. >> it will be a full trial and a fair trial >> reporter: when will it start? mitch mcconnell proposing a trial in february. president biden is signaling he's open

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, the troops and massive security blanket covering much of washington, d.c. tonight may bring some assurance against a repeat of last week's storming of the capitol. but what if it's not the target that's the worry of federal law enforcement tonight urgently spreading the word to police agencies across the country that right wing extremists may be planning attacks on state capitols timed around the presidential inauguration the alert beyond disturbing. warning of possible attempts to ignite a race war >>> we're also covering the vaccine frustrations how are millions of covid vaccine doses sitting in freezers tonight and so many americans are struggling to get theirs >>> a lot to report this evening first, tom costello on a chilling domestic terror warning >> reporter: six days before the inauguration and the tension is high in d.c. the fbi urging state and local police to share any and all intel about right wing extremists targeting federal and state government buildings and lawmakers. "the new york times" re

plus, who won last night's billion dollar jackpot this is nbc "nightly news" with jose diaz delart >> good evening, new york governor ran out doses of the vaccines with more trickling in. the new strain is not just more contagious but deadly. we are learning more of how former president trump's impeachment trial will play out which could slow the progress in joe biden's new agenda we have it all covered for you beginning with sam brock in florida. >> reporter: calling the country's fight against covid war. andrew cuomo made a chilling revelation saturday. >> we exhausted all the vaccines that we have received to date. >> we are now starting to receive week six allocations which trickled in during the week >> reporter: with supply tapped, some vaccination sites stopped giving doses this woman is frustrated to be turned away. >> there was no signs on the street this is where we are or we are cancelled. >> reporter: struggle for doses is hardly specific to regions. >> every week we get our allocations and it is half the week before. >> reporter: to california >> half is not enough. what

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt good evening everyone, the nation remains unknown since we saw a scare at the u.s. capitol. wednesday's inauguration realization can't ease the lingering trauma of january 6th. the latest video of the assault revealing in pictures and the words, what can only be described as a hunt for two of our most powerful leaders. this evening there are symbols of resilience, too a field of flags celebrating the inauguration let's begin with tom costello. >> reporter: washington is more of a fortress city tonight more soldiers and out of state police officers. police and the fbi continue to warn right wing extremists are plotting more attacks. it was during today's inauguration rehearsal the alerts suddenly blared a threat outside the capitol hundreds of people running for cover. hundreds of people running for cover. this underscores how skittish everybody is with that alert, everybody on the west side of the capitol came rushing inside sheltering several minutes later, all clear, nothing more than a fire underneath a near by bridge. videos shot by a

this is nbc "nightly news" will lester holt. good evening, joe biden as a president on his first day unveiling covid response plans of what he calls a wartime under taking, affecting schools and travel and workplace, warning americans things will get worse before they get better deaths reaching 500,000 next months dr. fauci acknowledging a greater degree of freedom to speak truth to power we'll be looking at president biden's first day in office. peter alexander got exclusive ax access to the oval office to see how the new president already personalized it. tonight we begin with kristen welker >> reporter: tonight calling the vaccine roll-out a failure >> we'll defeat in pandemic and a nation waiting for action. let me be clearest on this point, help is on the way. >> reporter: the president signing executive orders including requiring masks at planes, trains and airports, increasing covid vaccine sites by creating several vaccination centers and planning to invoke the defense production act to speed vaccine production >> we are

paying tribute to the hollywood icon this is nbc's "nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening everyone, we begin with major developments with the fight to control the pandemic johnson&johnson announced just ready to speak fda approval for its single shot vaccine of their critical phase 3 trial the j&j vaccine is not quite effective than the other vaccines already in the market that variant just discovered in the united states adding further urgency to lagging vaccination efforts. i spoke to dr. fauci a short time ago trying to get some clarity in all this. he had an interesting answer whether people can be reinfected from emerging variant of the virus. let's start with tom costello. >> reporter: pandemic experts say the data today from johnson and johnson suggests that doctors may have other effective tools. j&j says its vaccine is 72 effective at preventing covid in the u.s. 85% effective and preventing the most serious symptoms, that compares to the pfizer and moderna vaccines are 95% effective. importantly the company says it was less effective against the dangerous south african st

kerry sanders, nbc news. >> good luck, everyone that's "nightly news" for this friday. thank you for watching i'm lester holt. take care of >>> route now at 6:00 no more tweets. or so we thought. trying to sidestep the permanent ban from twitter. what he just tweeted. >> ultimatum from house democrats. >> he has access to the nuclear codes. unhinged, dangerous leader like that needs to be removed. >> their demands for the president as they prepare articles of impeachment. >> extending the stay at home order in the bay area. small businesses suffer another blow. and have no idea when they'll reopen. >> good friday evening. >> this is no quiet friday night. a lot is happening. the vaccination updates. >> it is ramping up. santa clara county has a new plan to expand the locations where the first batch of people who can get the vaccinations can get them. and faster. which is urgent. >> let's start with the tug of war between twitter and president trump. within the past 30 minutes the president circumventing the ban and tweeting from a secondary account. it's a cat and house

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. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening and happy new year it's good to be back with you tonight i what we all hope to be a year of recovery from the pandemic. alarms are sounding this evening about the slow pace of vaccinations, doses distributed but not yet in people's arms across the country many of the most vulnerable left confused and frustrated as they wait their turn for shots. tonight officials in insist the pace is picking up just as a post-holiday covid surge and a ne variant of the virus raise concerns tom costello tells us where things stand >> reporter: across the country infuriatingly long lines for vaccination. so far fewer than 5 million doses have been administered after the trum administration promised 20 million shots by the end of last week. with 50 different states and distribution plans the hang-up seems to be at the local and state levels. >> only 1 out of 8 vaccines designated for long-term facilities in the u.s. was administered as of january 2. 1 out of 8 that's a highly vulnerable population. >> reporter: in florida senior citizens

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone five weeks ago tonight, the future was finally looking brighter the first covid vaccine had just earned government approval, but getting the vaccine from the factory and warehouse into our arms has fallen far short of what we were told. as the worldwide death toll reaches 2 million, here in the u.s., injection plans are entangled in red tape, a confusing patchwork of eligibility rules and poor communications just ask anyone who has tried to secure a place in line tonight we'll take you into the heart of the frustration, and open some questions to hhs secretary alex azar. we've also gotten some disturbing, new insight into the suspected end game of those capitol rioters. it's awfully chilling. we'll tell you more about that, coming up. >>> but let's begin with stephanie gosk and those vaccine bottlenecks. >> reporter: the idea is, open up eligibility so shots get into arms as it stands, only a third of the vaccines available have actually been used >> if you have a dose, give it, and don't be so rigi

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, and happy new year i am peter alexander, in for lester. we start off tonight with the increasingly urgent challenges in the fight against coronavirus. growing fears that last night's holiday gatherings will compound an already overwhelming surge o cases in much of the country. and new frustration that distribution of those vaccines, that offer so much hope, is still far behind schedule we have also now learned florida has become the third state to identify a case of that new, highly contagious strain of the virus. we begin tonight with nbc's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: there was reason to celebrate the end of 2020. but this is exactly what authorities feared would unfold. large and small gatherings, where the virus can quickly spread including this one, attended by donald trump jr. at mar-a-lago the backdrop of a carefree new year's eve coming just hours after doctors confirmed at least four additional cases of the new, highly contagious, variant strain of covid. >> it will lead to a lot more deaths over a

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone each video from wednesday's attack on the capitol seems more horrifying than the one before and with the parade of images grows a movement in congress tonight. it is led by democrats to hold president trump accountable for his incendiary call to action just before the assault. this evening the ultimatum. the call on vice president pence to remove the president by way of the 25th amendment or for the president to face another impeachment. america at a dizzying crossroad tonight and it's where we start with chief white house correspondent peter alexander. >> reporter: house democrats now poised voke the 25th amendment to remove president trump by wednesday or they will make the president the first ever to be impeached twice. >> i think every day he's in office he remains a real and present danger to the country. >> reporter: pence seen late today arriving at the white house is said to oppose implementing the 25th amendment democrats today introducing a single article of impeachment, accusing president

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening we heard from the president today, who offered no regrets or contrition for his role in egging on the attack on the capitol. and so with eight days left in his term democrats are focused on ending the trump presidency the hard way.ady to join them. that is, if vice president pence doesn't first trigger the 25th amendment either way the clock ticking down tonight but amid the demands for accountability and answers over what happened last week, it's what could happen next that is consuming lawmakers this evening. briefed in chilling detail about extremists planning more deadly violence in the days ahead. all of this threatening to steal our attention from the covid horror the vaccinations now being offered to more groups but still beset by bottlenecks and confusion. we're going to have more on that in just a moment but first, major developments in the attack on the capitol. peter alexander has late details >> reporter: t president trump in hisof inci, expressing no regrets and taking no responsibility when pressed

>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. washington, d.c., a city surrounded in sharp contrast tonight, welcoming the arrival of the next president, honoring those who have died from covid, and rattled by unsettling discoveries within the ranks of those securing tomorrow's inauguration the pentagon removing from duty a dozen national guard members after their vetting by the fbi. at least two could have been right-wing extremist sympathies worthies about a possible insider attack bubbling to the surface. but this evening the focus briefly turned to the lincoln memorial where president-elect biden and vice president-elect harris led the nation in an emotional tribute to those we have lost to covid buildings across the country awash in light in honor of the victims as the number of lives taken here in the u.s. climbed above a staggering 400,000. we begin our reporting with tom costello >> reporter: with 25,000 national guard troops in d.c., the pentagon says a dozen have been removed from the assignment ten flagged an fbi backg

two jackpots, over 400 million up for grabs >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening there's breaking news tonight from wisconsin, where a prosecutor has announced there will be no charges filed against a white kenosha police officer who shot a black man in the back as he leaned into a car last august jacob blake was left paralyzed after the shooting that was captured on video and led to angry protests and even deadly violence on the streets. tonight kenosha under a state of emergency gabe gutierrez is there. >> reporter: tonight mounting outrage in kenosha, wisconsin after no officers were charged following the police shooting of jacob blake. >> this is a slap in the face by wisconsin government and the d.a. >> reporter: in august blake was shot seven times in the back by kenosha police officer ruston sheskey the kenosha district attorney says blake was armed with a knife and the officer could have successfully argued self-defense. >> remember, these are police officers who are uniformed officers they're called to the scene on a designated domestic a

. >> this is nbc "nightly news," kids edition >> welcome to "nightly news," i am lester holt, hope you are doing well we got a lot lining up from first pet and bubbles at home. the new president and joe biden and his first 100 days in office joe biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the united states the president's duties to work with other country such as coronavirus and climate change that's what we call foreign policy what is foreign policy and how does it work we ask our friend, andrea mitchell to explain. >> reporter: as president biden took the oath of office this week, one of the first things he wants to change is foreign policy >> we'll repair our aliliancesa >> reporter: many of you may be asking, what's foreign policy. what do we mean? >> how they're like connecting with another place on earth, how they're like interacting with each other >> to communicate with other countries and help world's problems >> reporter: foreign policy is how we treat other countries around the world sometimes depending on how they treat us president's top job is to protect us from being att

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone president biden has just announced plans to sharply increase shipments of covid vaccine to states across the country it's in response to the urgent pleas of state and local officials who say they have the capacity to vaccinate but they don't have the vaccine doses themselves the urgency of getting the shots into americans who want them is coming from multiple directions tonight. there's the rising death curve, of course also kids getting back into classrooms. and there's important news on that front tonight. then there are the mutations of the virus itself, threatening to move the goalposts on us we're going to hear from dr. fauci on that in a few moments, who tells us it's one of the things that keeps him up at night. but let's begin with tom costello >> reporter: tonight a major white house push to surge vaccine doses to every state and territory, increasing by 16% the weekly vaccine supply that's sent to states from 8.6 million doses to at least 10 million for the next three weeks. and giving stat

biden jr this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone america witnessed the birth of a new presidency today, despite a raging pandemic and the threat of domestic terror, joe biden and kamala harris took the oaths of office, becoming president and vice president the peaceful transfer of power completed. president biden sworn in on the very capitol platform scaled just two weeks ago by a seething mob. the president in his inaugural address calling for unity and for the end to what he called america's uncivil war. a day draped in rich history, of not only the extraordinary circumstances but also the swearing-in of the first woman and first woman of color to become vice president. the biden administration wasting no time charting its course tonight. the moment so familiar, the new commander in chief taking the oath >> i joseph r. biden jr. do solemnly swear - >> but virtually everything else today unprecedented. so much of the pageantry erased by the pandemic. no crowds, just a field of flags, after the capitol riot, thousands of soldiers guarding d.c. and for the firs

nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, i'm peter alexander in for lester tonight, americans gladly ring in the end of a year most would rather forget. 2021 was exhausting and heartbreaking. we're hours away from the unprecedented finale take a look at new york's times square right now. there's an eerie emptiness where millions would normally pack the streets. the big fear new year's eve, that many americans could spread the virus by ignoring public health officials' request that they celebrate at home we begin tonight with gabe gutierrez >> reporter: for the first time in generations, streets of times square are mostly empty on ne year's eve, capping off 2020 >> some ways it feels like it went by in an instant, in another, feels like the longest year of my life. >> the ball's beginning to sparkle >> reporter: the iconic ball drop is ready, but no crowds this year. drastic departure from hundreds of thousands that usually gather at the crossroads of the world. this time streets shutdown, 80% fewer officers, security still tight. >> do not come to the area if you think you're

were warnings missed >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone we woke up to a different country today, one that can no longer easily turn its back to the poison that's seeped from the oval office nor the radicalization i fomented that exploded in fury and that stomach turning assault on the u.s capitol and on our congress yesterday now the fallout, resignations from the president's inner circle, loyalties tested his public voice virtually silenced b social media companies and somber discussions frankly none of us could have imagined in the waning days of any presidency, calls for donald trump's immediate removal from office kristen welker begins our reporting. >> reporter: tonight president trump huddled behind closed doors as a cascade of administration officials say they've had enough, includin his special envoy to northern ireland, former chief of staff mick mulvaney. >> i can't stay here not after yesterday. you can't look at that yesterday and think i want to be a part of that in any way, shape or form. >> reporter: now the first cabinet member res

been so slow and what you need to know to get your shot as soon as possible >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone added to the list of grave, unimaginable and simply stunning moments that keep rocking our country, for the second time in 13 months the house of representatives has voted to impeach president donald trump. this time democrats backed by several republicans laying the mantle of blame for one of this country's ugliest and most dangerous moments squarely at the president's feet blinking our eyes won't make the searing images of armed troops surrounding and even sleeping in our nation's capitol go away it's the reality a week after the bloody invasion provoked by the words of a president. this evening the impeachment and the trial to come. >>> also, we are going to talk about the covid vaccine. why is it so hard to secure your place in line we will answer a lot of your questions about getting your shot. >>> but first, today's dramatic bipartisan impeachment vote peter alexander leads our coverage >> reporter: tonight for the second

we'll shine a light on the elderly going hungry on nbc nightly news. >>> well, making it in the bay just got harder for even more people. jobless claims surged last week. they're at the highest they've been since mid december. labor department says first time flames for unemployment jumped to 181,000. continued pandemic restrictions are plamd. the markets didn't react much because economists are focused on more stimulus help expected, as we heard today, from the biden administration. the pandemic continues to ralph amg retail. niemann marcus is shutting down more of its stores. this time it's taking the pay area a hit as well. you may remember the clothing store fooild for bankruptcy and yesterday its walnut creek location shut down. others are already closed because of the pandemic. retailers says it's trying to close all stores so it can focus on its luxury clothing locations. >> hundreds of endangered whales are being killed off california's coast according to a lawsuit filed today against the federal government. that lawsuit comes after a series of reports by our investigative umt. w

"nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >> good evening, in the race of getting people vaccinated before the new strain spreads, the stakes just got higher th th the south african strain has been found in other states the biden administration is slowing the spread including travel restrictions. the most effective method is getting shots in vaccines in arms facing now challenges we begin with kathy park on the new strain >> reporter: maryland confirmed of the first case of the south african covid-19 variant a patient living baltimore contracted the strain through community spread, this comes days after south carolina reported of the first two cases in the u.s >> when ever you see a couple of cases, you can be darn sure that you are going to see a lot more. >> reporter: early study shows the vaccine don't work as well on the new strain but they are highly effective meanwhile the potentially more deadly u.k. variant had been found in two dozen states and could be the dominant strain by march. >> could this derail our progress in the fight against coronavirus? >> it should absolutely not slo

. >> this is nbc "nightly news, kids edition". >> welcome to. ♪ nightly news kids edition happy new year, everyone lots of great stories to share with you including this teen who is really making a difference in his effort to help shelter animals, plus we will show you how youio can mack your own snow at home. it looks leakike a lot of fun, first let's get to the news. president elect joe biden will be inaugurated as the next president of the united states along with kamala harris as vice president. we thought we'd try to take a moment and help you understand what happened this week in the nation's capitol kids, it's probably a good idea to grab a parent in case you have questions it was an extraordinary and unprecedented day in the history of our country the normally routine exercise of confirming the votes in the presidential election is something that has been done every four years since this country was founded, suddenly turned into chaos. the pictures were scary. protesters upset and angry over president donald trump's loss stormed the u.s. capitol during a joint session of congress