nbc does. i don't care. i don't -- i don't care. >> as sad as it was that it ended, i felt really good walking out of there. >> and when people say to me, hey, why didn't you go to abc? why didn't you go to fox? i didn't know anybody over there. these are the only people i've ever known. >> we had all been through a lot together, grown up together, matured together, and it was an emotional moment. i love jay. he is such a kind person. i never saw jay treat anyone p poorly. what i was going to say is he just knew i would do anything to protect him. >> we've been friends for 40 years, and he's about to do his last good-bye. and i'm sitting there, and he reached over and grabbed my hand for a second and said, i'm really glad you were here. and that's as emotional as jay gets. >> in closing, i want to quote johnny carson, who was the greatest guy to ever do this job. and he said, i bid you all a heartfelt -- >> anybody who takes "the tonight show" job knows it comes with a gigantic amount of pressure because it

. >>> our nbc news investigation nearly one year after the death of george floyd. the controversial police restraints being used across the country with sometimes deadly results >>> allergy sufferers. why this season is so bad and what to do about it >>> and those two history-making sports moments inspiring america. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone for weeks we've been holding our breath hoping it wasn't fool's gold. but tonight the recovery seems genuine. optimism spreading across the country as the pandemic recedes and the country reopens. while the pace of vaccinations has slowed, nearly half the population has now received at least one dose, and new cases are dropping fast. make no mistake, we are not rid of covid, not by a long shot but with the unofficial start to the summer season just a week away, many americans are determined to make up for lost ground. we can also report tonight the cdc is investigating a small number of teenagers and young adults who have developed a rare inflammation of the heart after

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening i'm kristen welker in for lester tonight, the great getaway has begun. with half of all american adults now fully vaccinated and most states having lifted covid restrictions, americans are preparing for the biggest travel holiday in the last year despite that new surge in gas prices, tens of millions of people are expected to hit the roads. the airports packed, too. we also have brand new guidance from the cdc on summer camps to tell you about, including whether your child still needs to be wearing a mask outdoors but first, let's start with the travel rush nbc's tom costello starts our coverage tonight. >> reporter: friday night and america's long-awaited great escape is finally under way. from clogged roadways to packed beaches and cool mountain getaways with half the population receiving one dose, nearly 40 million americans are expected to travel this holiday weekend >> just looking forward to a little bit of normalcy again. >> it was a long time coming, and it is about time and it's a perfect time of year

to be true >> reporter: antonia hylton, nbc news, southlake, texas >>> we'll take a short break. up next, for so many a mother's day like no other. >>> for countless american families this mother's day just being together at last will be the biggest gift of all. >> i love my mom because she reads me stories. >> she picks me up from school. >> she does a lot of important stuff for me >> she's always there for me >> reporter: mother's day. that perfect sunday in may. breakfast in bed flowers. maybe even some chocolates but this year many moms like tracy spencer wright are getting a sweet gift of a different kind. >> hi, mom >> reporter: a family reunion. >> oh, my god! >> i was excited to hug my mom >> reporter: it's been seven months since tracy laid eyes on her son, mac the pandemic keeping them apart >> this is the best mother's day gift. beats anything you could be bought. you know, when i saw him of course i gave him the motherly once-over. he looked healthy. his teeth were brushed. >> reporter: spicy mehdi hasn't seen her mom marta, an essential worker, in over a year. she's

this mother's day weekend the emotional reunions more than a year in the making >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone with all signs pointing to a steadily improving covid situation in this country on the strength of an aggressive vaccination program, pfizer says it is now seeking full fda approval for its vaccine. in use since december under an emergency use authorization, the move signals growing confidence in the shots. full government approval could potentially erase hesitations over the maturity of the vaccine that have kept some people from receiving it tonight the effort to rekindle slowing demand for vaccines is getting increasingly creative amid hope less restrictive covid guidelines could be coming soon. miguel almaguer leads us off tonight >> reporter: with pfizer now officially seeking and likely to receive full fda approval for its covid vaccine, the move could put more shots into the hands of local doctors. just as more federally funded mass vaccination sites begin to close official approval could also make it easier for schools

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the head of programming of nbc. >> this is my office. room 610 here at nbc. instead of having one company sponsoring the whole show, we can get multiple companies to sponsor parts of the show. that was a revolutionary and new shift which started a new show. >> the two-hour morning show called "today." >> here we are, good morning to you. suddenly it became this moneymaker. it was natural that pat weaver would say this is working at the beginning of the day. why don't we make it work at the end of the day. of course, they're titled "today" and "tonight." we are here to announce a new participating program called "tonight." they thought who do we get to host it? >> it is not as though moses came down and said that's how late night comedy's going to be. somebody had to figure it out. >> i found this guy, steve allen. >> he's the first guy to do everything. steve allen had been hosting late night radio show here in los angeles. when you have to fill time on radio, live radio, you have to experiment a lot. steve just interviews people for the whole show. >> what's

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone breaking tonight, the fda has just given the okay for pfizer's given to adolescents, allowing the shots to now be administered to those as young as 12 years of age it's a major development for the country's vaccine push that has been flagging in recent weeks. and it expands the number of americans now eligible for the vaccine and could have a significant impact on school plans for the fall as well as the goal of achieving herd immunity to the virus. national correspondent miguel almaguer has late details >> reporter: pfizer's emergency use authorization clears the way for 17 million children to get vaccinated kids 12 to 15 years old, mostly middle school and high school students, will qualify. at least 15,000 pharmacies nationwide, even some high school campuses, are set to offer doses. >> having a vaccine authorized for a younger population is a critical step in continuing to lessen the immense public health burden caused by the covid-19 pandemic >> reporter: but authorization doesn't clear the way f

nbc's meagan fitzgerald ha frand phillip, good morning. the week started with chicago mayor lori lightfoot saying she wanted more clarification from the cdc on their new mask guidelines the next day we heard from the city's top health official who said it's strongly encouraged for vaccinated people to wear masks indoors, it's not something they're requiring anymore. putting the onus on businesses to put in place their own mask mandates if so, they have to forfeit. keep in mind, 38% of the population in chicago are fully vaccinated about 48% have one shot. so this is raising a lot of concern and frustration as well as anxiety for business owners take a listen. >> there's a lot of concern about push back. we are not in business to antagonize our clients it puts us in the position of being vaccination police so, you know, any reason to have confrontation with clients is a bad day. >> reporter: now we talked to the city and they said they understand the frustrations business owners are experiencing, but they say they're going to continue to tr

to see this story check out nbc lx. channel 185 openings fin tie cable or at any time at lx.com. >>> nbc is pull out of the golden globes for now. the network will not air next year's awards show. that event comes under scrutiny for its lack of racial diversity among its voting members and ethical concerns. nbc says if the hollywood foreign press association meets its reform goals the show may go on in 2023 and actor tom cruise reportedly just returned all three of his golden globe awards in the wake of that controversy. >>> i'll have a look at that forecast for you. a hot one today, gary. >> it's going to be hot into the inland vale into the high 80s and low 80s. san francisco forecast, a pretty warm day and then we'll cool down nicely heading into the weekend with breeze winds and for the valleys. we're headed up to 91 for today and check out the cooldown as we go into friday as well as saturday. making plans to get outside, marcus. >> get out and enjoy the weather as much as you can. thanks, kari. that does it for us

nbc says if the group meets reform goals, the show may go on nbc in 2023. warner brothers, netflix and amazon have all cut ties with foreign press for now and actor tom cruise returned his three golden globe awards. >>> a strong display of solidarity against facebook. attorneys general from 44 states and territories are urging facebook to drop plans to great instagram for kids. social media and instagram, in particular, have a negative effect on children's well being. they add issues like online privacy and the permanence of internet posts are challenges too big for young children. a facebook statement quote, we agree any experience must pry wrortize their safety and privacy. >>> coming up on nightly news, former facebook employee say the social media giant doesn't have enough monitors to block fake and disturbing content. a former data science and whistle-blower talks with nbc news about her claims that foreign governments are taing advantage of that. >> facebook is focused on publicity. when government abuse a platform to mislead their own citizens that c

that's nbc nightly news for this sunday i'm kate snow. for all of us at nbc news, stay safe and have a great night attention, california. new federal funding of $3 billion is available to help more people pay for health insurance — no matter what your income. how much is yours? julie and bob are paying $700 less, every month. dee got comprehensive coverage for only $1 a month. and the navarros are paying less than $100 a month. only at covered california. this way to health insurance. >>> fire danger across the bay area as fire crews battle small fires so early in the year. the news at 6:00 starts now. thanks for joining us. >> warm and dry conditions combining with gusty winds on alert. we have seen the dangers today. how about a fire in the santa cruz mountains. it burned only two acres but no word on how that started. >> another fire in pittsburgh. crews worked quickly to put out the flames near the bay point bart station. that fire burned about three and a half acres

head of programming of nbc. >> this is my office. room 610 here at nbc. >> instead of having one company sponsor the whole show, we could get multiple companies to sponsor parts of the show. so, that was a revolutionary, and new shift, which started a new show. >> the two-hour morning show called "today." >> well, here we are. good morning to you. what i suspect will be a great many good mornings between you and i. >> and suddenly, it became this moneymaker. >> so, it was natural that pat weaver would say, okay, this is working at the beginning of the day. why don't we make it work, at the end of the day? >> of course, the title, appropriately, "today." and "tonight." >> you are here today in the "today" studio, in fact. >> they thought, well, who do we get to host it? it's not as though moses same down and said that's how late-night comedy had to be. somebody had to figure that out. >> found this guy named steve alan. >> steve alan was the first guy to do everything. everything you think is innovative now. it's like, it's been done.

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tonight, though, we did speak to a member of the nbc bay area family who lives in truckee and who really felt it. >> i was just laying in bed and all of a sudden heard really loud kind of like movement and felt like the walls were going to fall in. the lamp started shaking. dog started barking. felt like it lasted a minute. it was probably only about 15 seconds but it was the strongest earthquake i've ever felt. >> she's not the only one who felt it. lots of people felt it. not just in the tahoe region. the quake was widely felt. people reported feeling it even here in the bay area. the man you're looking at is from the usgs. that purple color represents weak shaking. the blue, light shaking. again, a 4.7 but some feared that it would be stronger. you might have received a shake alert like this tonight. >> earthquake. drop, cover, hold on. shaking expected. >> now, the shake alert warning of an estimated 6.0 magnitude earthquake went out first. that had a lot of people talking on social media tonight, letting us know they've received the shake alert notice. let us bring in chief meteorol

a lot to talk about preakness, your nbc station. >> a lot of drama. tomorrow, 2:00 here on the west coast. >> exciting. >>> tray area. bay area, get it? the 49ers new quarterback took to the team today. >> trey lance is the future, today he helped kick off 49ers' rookie camp. >> reporter: in uniform and on the field, trey lance is taking his first snaps at 49ers rookie mini camp. >> i'm past the point where's surreal, it's work now. probably cooler draft day and everything like that. right now, it's my job. so i'm getting to work. >> reporter: like the other rookies in camp, the third overall pick from north dakota state is working on getting up to speed with his playbook. >> i have great people around me, obviously great guys in the locker room. i'll learn from them as much as i possibly can. >> reporter: one of those guys is jimmy garoppolo, the quarterback he's eventually suspended to replace as the team's starter. >> it's awesome, him and the rest are awesome, awesome personalities and guys to hang around and obviously great football teams. i'm lo

morgan chesky, nbc news, mexico city >>> next on "early today," fists fly on the ice ra. e was an all out bwl >>> why more american workers are calling it quits to get a head start on their golden years. ? arrrggh! what am i gonna do to you box? let me “break it down” for you... arrgggh! you're going down! down to the recycling center! >>hey, thanks martins! yeah, you're welcome. geico. switch today and see all the ways you could save. need better sleep? try nature's bounty sleep 3 a unique tri layer supplement, that calms you helps you fall a sleep faster and stay a sleep longer. great sleep comes naturally with sleep 3 only from nature's bounty did you know that your clothes can actually attract pet hair? with bounce pet hair & lint guard, and stay a sleep longer. great sleep comes naturally your clothes can repel pet hair. look how the shirt on the left attracts pet hair like a magnet! pet hair is no match for bounce. with bounce, you can love your pets, and lint roll less. this shot is our shot. the covid-19 vaccines are ready. and so is walgreens, with pharmacist

in san jose, damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >>> okay. so you heard damien there, talking about the inequality that we are still seeing with the vaccine rollout. let's take a closer look at the numbers for the state of california. the graph behind me shows the percentage of people in each-ethnic group who have yet to receive their first dose of the vaccine. if you look at this, 64% of latinos have not gotten even-one shot, yet. and then, 62% of people in the black community haven't received a shot. let's see how this reflects if we move it to the south bay. the inequity in the latino community gets even worse, here, in santa clara. 65% have yet to receive their first shot. 51% of people in the black community still haven't gotten the shot either. now, if you are still looking for a place to get your vaccine, we have a way to make it easy for you. head to nbcbayarea.com. click race for a vaccine. and then, at the top of our page at the trending bar, click there. we will hep help you out. >>> we also are seeing, slowly but steadily, the nat

here is nbc bay area's ian cull. >> reporter: got a shot. get a date. you will have your vaccination. anthony uses a few of the apps. >> people are looking for safety and they want to be comfortable. >> reporter: other singles swipe left on the idea. >> i don't think you can pass me up if i am not vaccinated. >> help people who have a universally attractive mentality. they have been vaccinated. >> reporter: the biden administration says it's serious about the dating game, and hoping they can boost vaccine numbers. a tinder survey found half of the users were interested in dating someone who had received the shots. >> it enables people to get back to what they enjoy in life. >> tinder, okcrew cupid will add a feature to let them know if they are vaxed. and a filter so you can only see other vaccinated people. >> i'm vaccinated. i think i would be more comfortable to know that someone else is vaccinated. >>st easy to have that conversation versus having it publicly. >> if someone is not vaccinated, you can solely base hanging out with them on that. >> rep

. >> in 1980, carson was the star on nbc. so, he's negotiating a new contract, and he is going to hold nbc's feet to the fire. >> he had all the leverage, and he got a massive contract which included control of the next show, following "the tonight show." >> he says, i'm going to control the 11:30 hour, which is the carson show. and the 12:30 hour. >> following johnny was, originally, tom snyder. and tom was just straight interview. >> did you think, when you were starting, that it would ever evolve into this mystique that has come to surround the group called the grateful dead? >> we didn't think when we were starting. >> johnny carson took out tom sm snyder and he put david letterman in there. >> david letterman had the great luxury of the most powerful man in television being his biggest fan. >> david letter man is back, going to host a late-night television program that premieres monday night. what are critics likely to say tuesday morning? >> i don't much care, because i found a way to deal with that. pills and whiskey.

bought nbc. >> when general electric bought this company, rca and nbc, i thought i would drop by the general electric building here in midtown manhattan. we just wanted to drop off a little fruit basket and say hello to the folks on the board of directors. can you hear me? >> and david letterman was a broadcaster down to his bones. the idea that this company that makes light bulbs becoming his boss offended him deeply. >> i am dave letterman. nice to meet you. what is your name? >> i'm going to ask you to turn the cameras off, please. >> okay, we just wanted to drop off the basket of fruit. >> cameras, please. >> as a gesture of goodwill. >> cut the cameras please. >> just the director -- >> and that was part of the whole bit we did on the air. we used that over and over again as the general electric handshake. >> here it is in slow motion now. the general electric corporate handshake, get a good look at it because -- no. >> this was a running joke for years that's rooted in a kind of working class anger towards these corporate overlords that letterman really felt deep in his bones.

'cause we are. >>> now to our series across all nbc platforms, "the social challenge. last week's decision upholding facebook's ban on former president trump put renewed focus on whether facebook does enough to police the platform against abuse. keir simmons got exclusive access to some of those involved in that effort >> reporter: sophie zhang, a data scientist, worked for facebook for more than two years and says she felt like she had the world on her shoulders. >> it was literally run by a new hire straight out of college. >> reporter: she said she found multiple blatant attempts by foreign national governments to abuse our platform what was your worst case example >> azerbaijan was the worst example. just because of the sheer size and audacity of the behavior >> reporter: azerbaijan, an authoritarian country whose government human rights watch say has waged a vicious crackdown on critics sophie was fired in 2020 for poor performance, for not focusing enough on her primary job, after she flagged propaganda around the world facebook says a more than 200-person expert

morgan radford, nbc news, chicago. >>> we will take a short break. up next, a marine bringing hope to fellow veterans. we will take short break. up next, a marine bringing hope to fellow veterans. of w hat matters. asking for what we want. and need. and we need more time. so, we want kisqali. living longer is possible and proven with kisqali when taken with fulvestrant or a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor in hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer. kisqali is approved for both pre- and postmenopausal women, and has extended lives in multiple clinical trials. kisqali is a pill that's significantly more effective at delaying disease progression versus a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant alone. kisqali can cause lung problems, or an abnormal heartbeat, which can lead to death. it can cause serious skin reactions, liver problems, and low white blood cell counts that may result in severe infections. tell your doctor right away if you have new or worsening symptoms, including breathing problems, cough, chest pain, a change in your heartbeat, diz

>> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, pefrn p for the better part of 14 months we've wondered what the other side of covid might look like. well, it's coming into sharper focus tonight. the reopenings are real new york's yankee stadium joining the list of venues preparing to welcome back big crowds. and broadway is detailing its plans to light up its stages again in the fall. it comes during a new blitz to get more americans vaccinated and reach the president's 4th of july goal. 70% of adults with at least one vaccine dose in them. as of today over 56% of grown-ups have gotten that one shot, but the cdc says there could be significant changes on the horizon if the threshold is met. projections show the nation may turn the corner on the pandemic but reaching those who have not yet been inoculated won't be easy here's miguel almaguer on the campaign to do so >> reporter: taking a swing at a normal summer, today new york announcing larger crowds can return to yankee stadium and citi field this month. also setting the stage for broadway, tickets go on s

dan scheneman, nbc news. >>> the u.s. navy has made a major weapons bust at sea. officials say the uss monterey intercepted a ship in the arabian sea that was carrying nearly 3,000 assault rifles, hundreds of heavy machine guns, sniper rifles, rocket propelled grenade launchers and more now an investigation has been launched nbc's courtney kube has more >> reporter: this video released by the u.s. navy shows the moment sailors from the uss monterey and the u.s. coast guard intercepted a ship in the north arabian sea. seizing an arms shipment of staggering scale almost 3,000 assault rifles, hundreds of heavy machine guns, sniper rifles, rocket-propelled grenade launchers and dozens of russian-made anti-tank guided missiles u.s. officials now investigating whether the weapons haul was bound for iranian-backed houthi rebels fighting for control of yemen. >> the boat was transiting from roughly iranian water space toward the region in which the houthis would receive these weapons. >> reporter: the cache similar to other weapons seized in the past. >> every small boat

on nbc bay area. much more ahead on "today in the bay." >>> coming up, the giants drop back-to-back games to the dodgers, what manager gabe capler says about his team's performance against their biggest rivals. sports is next. at chewy, we know walks are made better with our furry friends. and we're here to make those walks easy. from tasty treats on the go, to toys that keep them moving. get everything they need, even prescriptions - delivered right to your door. get fast, free, 1-2 day shipping. visit chewy.com today. at chewy you can shop america's #1 pet pharmacy anytime, anywhere. it's so simple you can order on a walk, at the beach, even over breakfast. and with fast, free delivery there's more time for the good stuff. shop america's #1 pet pharmacy. visit chewy.com today. >>> good morning everyone. i'm anthony flores. the giants dropped out of first place in the national league west after back-to-back losses. the orange and black taking on dodgers in game two of the series. the dodgers come out

. >> reporter: that was nbc's life, mattered. >> reporter: that was nbc's richard lui reporting. >>> it is the top of the hour and it's real good to be with you tonight. congresswoman liz cheney is tweeting today after the republican party decided that trump is in and she is out. now she's talking about the future of the gop, but why does she want to stay? >>> plus, people are still feeling the pain at the pump in the south. we'll tell you when things are expected to return to normal. >>> and the end of an era for both the "ellen" show and the golden globes. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i'm joshua johnson. welcome to "the week." >>> you know, sometimes grown-ups can act like high schoolers, including on capitol hill. this week was all about who's popular and who's not. >> you got everybody there. you got your freshman, jocks, preps, jv jocks, asian nerds, cool asians, varsity jocks unfriendly black hotties, girls who eat their feelings, girls who don't eat anything, desperate wannabes, burnouts, sexually active band geeks, the greatest people you will ever meet, and

abuse in custody battles. >>> she's headed off to college and she is only 12 years old. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. are you ready to lose the mask in a turning point of the country's pandemic response the head of the cdc announced late today new guidelines that allow the fully vaccinated to leave their masks off in most settings. outdoors and indoors it's the news we have hoped for for over a year and yet there are mixed reactions tonight. americans wondering if they're ready to drop the virus defense the mask has provided and if the decision was perhaps rushed, a response to building pressure from congress and the public but officials say it's really all about the success of the vaccines at least one dose in the arms of over 152 million american adults tonight president biden calling this a great day. we have a lot to tell you about. let's start with miguel almaguer. >> reporter: tonight the new face of the pandemic is now one without a mask the cdc's ground shifting change impacting the 117 million fully vaccinated americans who will no longer need

. >> nbc's bay area christi smith is live at city hall. there's a new resource for people who are hurting right now. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. throughout the day people have been stopping by, spending time here quietly looking at the pictures, the flowers, the growing memorial. and there are efforts underway. chaplain is here to speak with people who want to talk. this woman named sylvia brought flowers and a candle to the memorial at city hall. >> i'm a citizen of the -- of this community and i care rr she did not know the nine vta employees who were killed but was shaken by the tragedy and remains heart broken for the grieving families. >> i care and i hurt. it hurts that all these people are suffering. >> reporter: chaplains are here for the people who come by. >> we are there to listen to them and based upon what they share with us, then we're able to respond back to them. we want to provide that emotional care and spiritual care as well that they ask for. >> reporter: the vta rail yard where the gunman carried out his assault r

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here is nbc bay area. >> the shooting of mr. pittman should not have happened and i want to say again to mr. pittman and his family, i'm scorery. >> bill scott apologizing after around cover officer shot an and releasing surveillance video of the car pulling in barn ne's place as people pulled items, and plains clothe officers move in with guns drawn. the police officer's gun went off shooting xavier pitman in the wrist. >> he did not intend for a gun to go off and he sincerely apologized. >> he says admitting the mistake is hon egsty. he is can give them. >> the shooting remaining under invest gigs, and they no longer will work under cover al training and protocols are reviewed. >>> a sea of red. take a look at this, the state releasing a new drought map today. you can see most of the state including the bay area in red. that is extreme drought. let's forget it to last week, the right side of the screen, this week's nap and the water content of the snow pack is just 7% of what it should be. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri here

. >>> nbc bay areas, the city is urging people to stay away from the weekend. cheryl? >> reporter: it's going to be closed down this weekend due to high fire danger. if it fire breaks doubt out, kit well bern out of control. people who use the open space in concord are getting the last bit of exercise in before the area will be off minutes. eduardo martinez finished his ride around 7:00. >> i feel like the fire danger will be streerng than last year. >> reporter: and last year was pretty bad. the map shows the entire san francisco bay area in brought conditions, which gives the national weather service no choice fwou issue it this weekend. >> we know in october, when i started working for the city of oakland, october, november, we could see the wind events and here we are in may, and we're starting to see the events forecasted. it puts the hair up on my neck, and a heightened level of knchts all east bay regional parks will be closed. no access in the hill sbgs with mother's day sunday, don't expect to be about to barbecue in the park. >> we have resources out patrolli

and nbc thought, maybe we picked the wrong guy. so on october 1st, 1962, merv griffin debuted, hosting "the merv griffin show". >> who signaled you to stop applauding? >> from the same studio and the same set that johnny carson would premiere that night. >> an unjustifiably harmful to one of -- no. i'm jack paar, pal. >> it was meant as a threat. johnny, if you don't warkork ou we've got your replacement waiting in the wings. >> this is kind of an emotional thing for me because i've known about this show for a long time. i only have one feeling as i stand here knowing so many people are watching. i want my nana. >> jack paar's shadow was still there. and in those first few months, johnny seems a little hesitant and a little uneasy. and who wouldn't be? >> as i mentioned, peter usety nov was kind enough to send me the best of johnny carson, which to me is probably the most thrilling gift of -- what? we've been on 13 weeks now, and this is the best of johnny carson. >> my all-time favorite moment "the tonight show" 1964, ed ames from

and nbc gave him that. it took about a month for nbc to finally convince him to return and his first night back was big, big news. >> who won? >> here's jack! [ cheers and applause ] >> he walks back out and he says -- >> as i was saying before i was interrupted. >> huge, huge laugh. one of the biggest laughs in the history of late-night. >> i believe my last words were that there must be a better way of making a living than this. well, i have looked. >> it didn't hurt him. what do you know about jack paar? he walked off a live show. that's his legacy in a way. >> jack's five years on television remade talk show, remade the television world. >> the form that they have on the jack paar show is the format that exists today. >> he was the first to do a monologue. >> we have a wonderful show coming up for you. i don't november exactly the date but eventually. >> i don't know why standing during the monologue still works but it does. >> remember that guy used to host the apprentice? i dreamed we elected him pres

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for more we turn to nbc's tracie potts who is live in washington, d.c. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: right, phillip. good morning so people are clearly ready to get out and get back to normal it was evident at many of the places you mentioned and of course at the nation's airports. tsa says 5 million people passed through airport security since thursday, and today could be the busiest day in a year as many of them now head back home at the end of this holiday weekend. we saw massive crowds in indianapolis the indy 500 drawing 135,000 people they, like some airports, had vaccination clinics on site. we also saw that at some beaches in miami and other places that were packed despite a washout in the northeast. other beaches around the country were packed as beach-goers said they weray >> i am fully vaccinated, so i feel like i'm out here protecting myself. >> i'm super excited to be around people. there's an energy now. everybody is so excited to be out. >> reporter: and a lot of people were able to get those covid shots at the beach while they were t

for the latest we turn to nbc's claudio lavanga live in rome what's going on there? >> reporter: good morning, lin lindsey, as you s reaching apocalyptic proportions now. crematoriums have run out of space and people have to be cremated in makeshift lots in parking lots or camping sites. oxygen supplies are running out that's why a number of countries are sending emergency aid including the united states that last week sent a first batch of shipment worth $100 million in face masks, ventilators, oxygen, an covid tests and other countries like germany, uk and france are doing the same. but that's only a temporary solution the long-term solution like everyone else in the world is the vaccine campaign that's lagging behind india is the biggest producer and exporter of vaccines it's opened up vaccinations of all adults it's a country of 1.4 billion people and that's hundreds of millions of people lining up outside of vaccination centers in huge lines and trying, hopefully, desperately trying to get that life save job lindsey, frances >>> covid cases are dropping in more

it all starts right here at 8:00 on nbc bay area. make sure you watch. >> let's check back in with rob mayeda. and, rob, you were talking about a seven-day forecast. i think we can all give up on rain but maybe we can hope for cooler temperatures, at least. at least. >> well, we got right now at least is a sea breeze. over my shoulder, it's not a time lapse. this actually as fast as the clouds are moving right now near sfo. wind speeds at times up to 40-mile-per-hour gusts. 54 degrees near san mateo. across the peninsula, coast, and inner bay, is winning the battle. later tomorrow, though, the wind out of the north will cause some issues in terms of warming and drying. right now, walnut creek, pretty comfortable. 72 degrees but still pretty windy out there, too. and a similar trend in the san jose. we are in the 60s with the sunshine. northwest wind at 16 so jacket weather. around the bay area tonight. and you may have some drizzle a at times closer to san francisco. there is your hour-by-hour outlook around san jose. dropping into t

nbc bay area's kris sanchez joins us to sort this out. a lot to sort out with all the changes, kris. >> reporter: yeah. there's a lot of information as the president updated the pandemic picture. let me tell you it seems to be the rowsiest picture we've seen so far. let me take a look at some of the highlights. new data out tomorrow will show that 60% of americans are now fully vaccinated. about 10% jie of that 4th of july goal he set. covid deaths are down 80% and down since the lowest levels of april 2020 and in all 50 states no one died of covid in the last 24 yourself who. the u.s. is now in a position to donate 80 million vaccine doses to help other countries over the next six weeks. as for the hot topic, the masks. he says that we should show each other a little grace. >> some people may want to continue to wear masks even if they are fully vaccinated. that's a decision they can make. some businesses may want to continue to require wearing masks. let's all be kind and respectful to one another as we come out of this pandemic and res

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melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> it is required. thanks, melissa. >>> well, if you're not going by plane maybe you're heading out of town by car. live look. roads are pretty good right now. especially over the golden gate bridge. 101 in san rafael and dublin is that 580. >> yes, out toward lake tahoe. >> and that is a little bit backed up but pretty normal this time of day. so not looking too bad if you want to get out of town. >> one of the busiest travel days since the pandemic started. >>> with the bay area in the midst of an extreme drought local farmers and ranchers face a lot of difficult choices. a north bay dairy has already folded while others are shipping in water just to keep their operations running. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez shows us how drought decisions by the farmers could impact everyone else. >> reporter: the cows are moseying to the barn for their daily afternoon milking. but keeping them fed and hydrated has become an extreme challenge. >> each holstein cow will consume about 40 gallons of water in a day, and

in sunnyvale, kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> oh, happy days. kris, thanks. >>> state health leaders are trying to put an end to the recent confusion over the wearing of masks. despite certain and recent cdc guidance a, the suggestion that fully vaccinated people don't have to wear t anylonger, california is waiting until june are 15th to change the policies allowing time to prepare. yesterday's announcement tried to clarify the decisions recently made by some national chains. the ultimate decision on restrictions is made up by the state and then the county. businesses can only choose to be more strict, not less. >>> happening today, contra costa county ramps up vaccination efforts over the age of 12. week long vaccination clinics will open today at both antioch middle school and concord high school. each will run at school hours through saturday. different schools will host different clinics each week through mid-july. >>> let's now get a look at that microclimate forecast for you. live pictures from the traffic camera. this is in san raphael w

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nbc's sharon katsuda joins us. they're hoping this will settle things and bring down the temperature, sharon. >> reporter: absolutely, jessica. businesses have been through so much in this pandemic. you can see that many businesses have closed. some are only hanging on by a thread, and now they're being told to hold on one more month over clearing this new hurdle that continues to battle over the indoor mask. >> i've had people get in my face about it and become defensive. >> reporter: when she opened tulles coffee she knew she would have to serve her lattes along with a mask requirement. she says it's become harder to deliver that message in the past month. >> some comments we've been getting in particular are just why aren't they listening to the science? this seems ridiculous. almost everyone is vaccinated now. >> reporter: she knows the tension is brewing, but california health officials say they believe most vaccinated californians get it and are willing to keep the masks on indoors for one more month, and the

in santa clara, criss sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> criss, thank you. as of this morning more than one-third of the u.s. fully vaccinated. in california the number is now more than 45%. let's look at the numbers for you. more than 32 million doses have been administered statewide. this is in the bay area, just under 8 million. since the start of the pandemic the u.s. has confirmed nearly 33 million infections, and we're approaching close to 587,000 deaths. >>> now a big step in getting back to normal life. san matteo county has now moved into the yellow tier of reopening. nbc bay area's bob redell is joining us live from downtown menlo park. two bay-area counties already in the yello. any word of others following? >> sonoma county was hoping to go yellow this week but its case rate remains too high. santa clara county has met the three criteria so it should be going yellow soon, but right now it's just san matteo where we're at and san francisco counties. the only two bay-area counties that are in the yellow tier of reopening, san matteo moving into tha