Shortness of breath. It was a touching moment for NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt when his 21-month-old grandson recognized him on TV, saying his nickname "granddude" clearly. Story tips can be sent to joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn. good night. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. that are going more toward the potential of a lab leak, nobody is saying this was on purpose. This touches every corner of the world. while the cdc continues door-to-door survey efforts to check on residents >> has anyone been to your door? And I just look at this as another part of the American journey of how we perceive things and how our sense of appropriateness changes over time. "I've never covered anything in which every person on the planet is potentially affected by it. Did you look at that video and say, I havent had the same experience, obviously, but certainly I have had that experience that whites just dont see? DEADLINE: Is there a concern of yours of how far do you go before people say you have your own partisan viewpoint? >> reporter: the murdaugh trial jury will go to the crime scene. Send us a tip using our annonymous form. "If we do these, we can really reduce the risk that we will either get sick or transmit infection to other people," he added. >> what rule or rules are being talked about the most >> i'd say the clock >> reporter: here's how it works pitchers only have 15 seconds between throws unless there's runners on base. The attack on the Capitol. feeding her six kids has always been a struggle >> what do you think about when you go to bed at night >> if we're going to be okay for the next week >> reporter: her family is among more than 42 million americans who receive snap benefits, what used to be known as food stamps. 42 million people. The death toll was unimaginable. In media news today, longtime CNN producer John Griffin was ashamed after arrest for child sex trafficking, the CDC director contradicts Bidens omicron testing defense, and reporters ask Biden if testing shortage is a failure for his administration. to please just consider, think about the children, mostly the children >> reporter: dasha burns, nbc news, philadelphia in 60 seconds, dramatic video showing a house exploding while firefighters were inside. But its one of the things that Ive noted for a long time. "But the slowly rising tally of the dead won't let it be and forces us to confront some tough questions like how many of those 1 million deaths might have been prevented. and separately demand the biden administration declassify all evidence related to a potential lab leak >> and kelly, it's not lost on any of us all this comes as tensions with china are growing. Holt's apparent worries join what some have referred to as a "wave of fear" over the spread of the omicron variant, likening it to more of a common cold rather than a serious case of the coronavirus. Some things may have been inappropriate all along, but it took us a while to evolve to the point where we could call it for what it was. NBC has been skittish about revealing too much in advance. >> reporter: that same system lashing parts of new mexico and, texas in a sandstorm, blowing up so much dust noaa spotted it on radar now as the storm churns east a new tornado threat at least four reported twisters touching down in illinois. that we really are struggling out here. Does it surprise you that were still kind of grappling with this? But that was before quite a lot else happened the racial justice protests, the Capitol siege. TV Archive The root reason Biden alternately rages and rambles, of course, is that he has no good answers. So a lot of it is a function of, just how much is brought to covering these things and how much media are out there. For more information on cookies including how to manage your consent visit our, This video is not available in your location, Lester Holt 'Gets Chills' Over COVID-19's Reach: 'It's Reshaping Society'. this is a good thing >> yeah. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. but she's a special person in my heart forever. TODAY's Hoda Kotb has your Morning Boost. please take care of yourself and each other. I think well look at it not just as the time of Covid I think, especially 2020, well probably look at it much of the way we look at 1968. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! All rights reserved. we're getting some answers from our covid expert. So there is a way of kind of putting things in perspective, because if the headline is, Hey, everythings opening up again, youre only telling part of the story. Here's the big question when it comes to coronavirus: How can we stop it? DEADLINE: We also talked a year ago about misinformation, how important it was to separate rumor from fact. on the west coast where millions were battered by record snow and rain another round is now soaking the golden state outside los angeles saturated hillsides giving way >> the scariest part is the people that live up there and just thinking about how much more rain could come >> reporter: coast to coast extremes wreaking havoc as millions hunker down >> and morgan, we've seen the widespread damage any update on injuries >> reporter: yeah, lester, officials report no storm-related deaths they say 12 people were injured but are. "NBC Nightly News" anchor Lester Holt closed his newscast on Wednesday with a somber monologue about the 1 million COVID death milestone that was just reached in the U.S., but suggested that "free will" is partly to blame for the devastating death toll. But weve got to deal with these things and do the best we can, but at the end of the day, we cant necessarily change all minds. And this is no slam against my broadcast or any other newscast, but that story was overtaken much more quickly than we might have seen 20 years ago. 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Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern. we'll tell you what's on tap for the next 24 hours. a new cycle of violence tonight in the mideast to report. 42 million people under winter alerts across the U.S. New MLB rules sparking some controversy at spring training, Russian-released video shows what remains of Bakhmut, California battered by heavy rain and historic snow, A basketball team managers moment bigger than the game, Schools mired with debt after school meals federal funds end, Health and safety concerns still rampant in Ohio three weeks after train derailment, Department of Energy concluded Covid came from China lab leak, Milwaukee Dancing Grannies make Mardi Gras debut after tragedy. prosecutors say they have four or five more witnesses before heading to closing arguments later this week lester >> all right catie beck, thank you. >> for fielders this is what we've been dreaming of. NBC anchor Lester Holt pressed Vice President Kamala Harris on why she has yet to visit the U.S.-Mexico border despite being put in charge of the nation's migrant crisis, prompting the . Covid-19 'likely' stemmed from accidental lab leak in China, according to DOE; Ohio train derailment hazardous waste being transported to . on the Internet. "I . Cough. HOLT: Sometimes you cant ignore things, and you cant ignore the fact that mask wearing has become a symbol of the culture wars. HOLT: I think it is going to change our news gathering. Lester Holt, along with Savannah Guthrie, will anchor an NBC News special on Thursday, Covid One Year Later: Life After Lockdown, marking the one-year anniversary of the start of the Covid-19 lockdowns and a full crisis that has touched all parts of society. Get our latest storiesin the feed of your favorite networks. We can see family over the holidays, for example. tomorrow the supreme court will have its chance to weigh in lester >> all right, laura, thank you. >> what does that tell you? That has been very hard over the last several years. Only mildly. After his virtual speech to Congress, Ukraine's President Zelensky joined me for an exclusive interview. "For the last three months, three times a week, I'm on the telephone and on Zoom with . Podcast host Joe Rogan told his millions of followers Wednesday that he has Covid-19 and used ivermectin, a drug typically used on livestock that health experts have urged the public to avoid . Pfizer chairman Albert Bourla told Dateline host Lester Holt that the pharmaceutical company was "not certain" if the vaccine prevented the coronavirus from being transmitted, saying, "This . So thankfully, in my life, I havent had anything worth mentioning. Our organization, and Nightly News, weve got an over-75-year tradition of integrity and excellence, and we know that you know our audience trusts us and knows that our only bias is really towards the truth or getting the answers. Lester Holt is remembering his late co-worker Larry Edgeworth, who died after testing positive for the coronavirus . Biden said yes. NBC News' Lester Holt was seemingly disappointed Tuesday that cities and local governments weren't imposing any lockdown measures on their citizens amid the rise in coronavirus cases across the U.S. due to the spread of the omicron variant. also, blizzard conditions in the sierra. But clearly, Covid has defined this period. >> reporter: turns out her broken heart wasn't the only thing that needed mending. The stores are open. Local News / Feb 24, 2023 / 01:25 PM EST. >> reporter: the average baseball game in 2022 was more than three hours. I dont get to see my grandkids much. tv NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt NBC February 24, 2023 4:00pm-4:33pm PST . Lester Holt, along with Savannah Guthrie, will anchor an NBC News special on Thursday, Covid One Year Later: Life After Lockdown, marking the one-year anniversary of the start of the Covid-19 . Market data provided by Factset. DEADLINE: Going back to George Floyd. Lester Holt, one of the moderators for the first Democratic debate and a long-time NBC News anchor, is married to a real estate agent. The network won't talk about topics on the agenda that's typical and until Tuesday kept under wraps details about how it would run. March 9, 2021 NBC Nightly News' Lester Holt and TODAY's Savannah Guthrie will anchor a special Dateline NBC primetime hour from the Lincoln Memorial this Thursday at 10pm ET/9pm CT on NBC and NBC News NOW, as the world marks one year since Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic. Anything that might have even come close was easily diffused. you can see now the snow making its way through buffalo. The Holt have two sons, Stefan and Cameron. Tags: Access, Lester Holt, COVID-19, coronavirus, pandemic, news, journalism, health, Access hollywood, interview, 'Vanderpump Rules' Alum Stassi Schroeder Expecting Baby No. "NBC Nightly News" anchor Lester Holt closed his newscast on Wednesday with a somber monologue about the 1 . HOLT: I think they all contributed to this collective sense of anxiety, this collective sense of the wheels are just falling off the bus, that we were kind of just falling into this black hole and trying to find the bottom. the supreme court is set for a major showdown over president biden's student loan forgiveness plan our senior legal correspondent laura jarrett joins us laura, there will be millions of americans paying very close attention to this case tomorrow >> reporter: absolutely, lester the stakes are very high for more than 40 million borrowers who would have their student loans forgiven if the supreme court agrees with the biden administration now, the president's plan would wipe out up to $10,000 in debt for those who make $125,000 or less and up to $20,000 for lower-income borrowers. This is what it means. alex murdaugh's younger brother, john marvin >> it's the hardest thing i've ever been through in my life >> reporter: giving emotional testimony about returning to the crime scene the day after the murders to clean up paul's remains, including pieces of his skull. And as I said, they provide this sense of just dread, that things arent OK, and this sense of, We dont know how we get better. Thats how I kind of see it. where's it moving? >> reporter: but dinah corehummel worried less about her home than her barn full of beloved horses when the storm ripped the roof right off >> so as you walk in you don't know what to expect >> i'm thinking every horse is dead. And its part of our reality, certainly as journalists, how people consume information and how quickly they consume it. 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Lester Holt is joining his NBC colleagues in memorializing Larry Edgeworth, a longtime NBC News employee who died after testing positive for coronavirus. the snow reaching second-story windows. snowfall amounts generally anywhere from two to four inches here in new york city and boston four to eight in albany three to six inches in syracuse and out west another big storm coming this is going to be our next coast-to-coast storm and look at this wide swath of severe weather from wednesday, thursday, right on into friday for much of the plains all the way into the southeast for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. stretching from wisconsin all the way into the northeast to new england. That's not a debatable point. and -- yeah. it >> reporter: there's also some sweeping changes at every base except home. Were all in this together has kind of become a clich, but its really true. I tried many a night to kind of put things in perspective. But yeah, I gut-check on this all the time, and Ill send it to producers to take a look at it, to make sure Im not too far over my skis. "In many . The effects also could lead to the development of new conditions, such as diabetes or a heart or nervous . 122. Fr nhere Informationen zur Nutzung Ihrer Daten lesen Sie bitte unsere Datenschutzerklrung und Cookie-Richtlinie. >> it's nice it's nice and big. For more information on cookies including how to manage your consent visit our. Sometimes we mention things like that. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Lester Holt didn't hesitate, not even for a second, when I asked him Wednesday if he had ever seen a story like the coronavirus. Lester Holt blames 'free will' for COVID deaths. the tense moments as murdaugh igrilled on the time line and why he lied to police . Lester Don Holt Jr. (born March 8, 1959) is an American journalist and news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC.On June 18, 2015, Holt was made the permanent anchor of NBC Nightly News following the demotion of Brian Williams.Holt followed in the career footsteps of Max Robinson, an ABC News evening co-anchor, and Holt became the first African-American to solo . In some way, do you think theyre all connected? Dr. Marty Makary, professor of health policy at Johns Hopkins University, appeared on "Fox & Friends" last week and explained the more mild symptoms of the variant. >> reporter: george matysik is the executive director of share food program, one of the largest food banks in philadelphia he says they've already seen a 70% increase in demand over the last year as food prices have skyrocketed. but we are also watching snow moving east tonight, potentially bringing new . The official in charge of Covid relief tells NBC News' Lester Holt that programs like PPP were structured in ways that were "an invitation" to fraudsters. The NBC anchor suggests 'free will' is partly to blame for the 1 million COVID deaths. And I think like a lot of people I looked at that, and while it was shocking, theres a part of you has to go.,Yeah, I can kind of see how this happened. Weve certainly seen all the ingredients stacked up for some time that could have led to all this. LESTER HOLT: Basically Im anchoring at 30 Rock and our main studio generally three days a week and then two from my home studio. Lester Holt is the . I think it is a little easier now. . The "Nightly News" host . coming up, baseball's new rules already causing confusion just over a month from opening day. . 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