. This is what it means. was it leaked from a lab in china what the white house is saying. "Were seeing some cities take measures to protect their populations from this particular variant, but nothing in the way of lockdowns. you're looking at it. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. it is perhaps the most critical unanswered question about the pandemic how did it begin now a stunning new assessment from the department of energy points to an accidental leak at a chinese lab as the most likely cause. >> and laura, lower, courts so far have agreed with the republican states that sued >> reporter: yes but there's a real dispute about whether they even have the legal right to bring this case. Jay Inslee instituted the order last month in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). After a year of covering COVID-19 in the U.S., Holt is back in lockdown territory as he takes the broadcast to Tokyo. as 42 million people face winter alerts from the great lakes to the northeast tonight new york city prepping for what could be their biggest snowfall all year. goodness >> reporter: inside. while the cdc continues door-to-door survey efforts to check on residents >> has anyone been to your door? >> reporter: turns out her broken heart wasn't the only thing that needed mending. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. this guy in downtown sonoma for about an hour. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. As a health professional, someone who is committed to protecting the health of the American people, would you recommend that we self-lockdown, that we begin to change our lifestyle and dial back on all fronts?" we're getting some answers from our covid expert. The World Health Organization is holding a panel discussion with NBC Nightly News Anchor Lester Holt on Thursday on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 18.8 million people . 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. >> people like me, we were completely shut down, called conspiracy theorists, and had our reputations attacked and savaged. Holt and Hagen-Holt have two children and two grandchildren, to boot! >> 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. 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. Lester Holt anchoring from Surfside, . Getty Lester Holt's wife, Carol Hagen. We can see family over the holidays, for example. during the pandemic the government boosted those benefits jessica received an extra $300 a month >> they came in handy. homes destroyed in oklahoma at least a dozen injured. 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. so you're looking at this bag right here. Im always fearful of the word commentary because sometimes it implies editorial, and I dont really want it to be that way. 42 million people. "I've never covered anything in which every person on the planet is potentially affected by it. Trump has long said that he offered to call up 10,000 or more National Guard troops before January 6 . "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. >> reporter: for a sport steeped in history, major league baseball's taking a crack at new rules, hoping to bring a more explosive, speedier version to fans. investigators he was offered false information about case evidence >> but described the white t-shirt covered in blood even went so far as to describe that alex took the bottom of it and wiped his face with it. NBC's Lester Holt appears on the set in New York on Tuesday Aug. 7, 2018. Get our latest storiesin the feed of your favorite networks. from the spy balloon to intelligence that china may help arm russia in ukraine, and on covid china's been under intense scrutiny for failing to allow independent inspectors inside their labs. But I pick my moments, and thats what I tell producers. Holt took time during Friday night's episode of NBC Nightly News to pay . an investigation has been launched. 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. >> reporter: late today republican lawmakers sent letters demanding information on covid origins and the chinese communist party's role in obscuring the truth. "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. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. HOLT: Watching what happened in January 6, I happened to watch it from my home studio here as it unfolded. Lester Holt, in full Lester Don Holt, Jr., (born March 8, 1959, Marin county, California, U.S.), American broadcast journalist who served as anchor (2015- ) of NBC Nightly News; he was the first Black person to solo anchor a weekday network nightly newscast. it's just crazy. so what exactly does that mean? DEADLINE: The night before the election you said this campaign has often felt like a powder keg. Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern. Holt recalled the 2010 Haiti earthquake. 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. It's now a life-or-death battle, folks. Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. All rights reserved. Thats a story that 20 years ago would have been the lead story for a couple of weeks every night. Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox News Digital. Its hard to imagine anything bigger, but I say that very quietly.. the prices are going so high that we need them, >> reporter: these benefits kept 4.2 million people out of poverty and reduced child poverty by 14% according to the urban institute. So did I expect it? George Floyd. This touches every corner of the world. they really did. TODAY's Hoda Kotb has your Morning Boost. He won't own up to how his own . Even when I say that, I get chills, because, you know, it's reshaping society as we know," he told Access Hollywood's Kit Hoover via Zoom. So that's why we're seeing a common cold-like illness," Makary said. ", NBC'S TODAY GUSHES OVER AMERICAN-TURNED-CHINESE OLYMPIC ATHLETE EILEEN GU, AVOIDS UYGHUR CONCENTRATION CAMPS. And I realized I had to have some way to communicate to the viewer that yes, Im a human being too, and yes we are all going through this, and Im doing my darnedest to get you the information, the most accurate complete information, but I dont for a minute want you think that Im a dispassionate observer here. that's "nightly news" for this monday. People can learn about the coronavirus all day on cable news, but more people are coming to the evening news than they had in the . It isn't clear how long these effects might last. >> reporter: the. "Tools that include getting vaccinated and boosted, making sure that we are wearing a mask in public indoor spaces, using testing to make our gatherings safer, and trying to gather in well-ventilated spaces whenever possible, including outdoors when that is feasible.". Was race a factor in the beating of Tyre Nichols? today china officials pushed back telling the u.s. to stop politicizing the origins of covid and to stop smearing china. >> reporter: can you salvage anything >> i'm not sure. I think it is a little easier now. @NBCNightlyNews. 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. WATCH LATEST EPISODE. 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. These are different lenses that people are looking at this through. 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. The NBC anchor suggests 'free will' is partly to blame for the 1 million COVID deaths. >> yeah! He will also report on the escalating tensions between police and communities of color and the growing homelessness epidemic. Democratic Leaders Seize On Rupert Murdoch Deposition In Dominion Lawsuit, Call On Fox News To Stop Spreading Election Denialism, CNN Sets April Debut For News Central Dayside Lineup, Hoda Kotb Absent From Today Due To Family Health Matter, Savannah Guthrie Still Out After Positive Covid Test. 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. But I recognize that, you know, this is something that happens to a lot of people of color maybe not a knee on the neck, but I think it was more from a historical perspective. HOLT: I think everybody saw it. joe fryer has that story. Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters. I have very limited interaction with folks, other than shouting through the doorway of my office. >> and now what? growing concerns as that highly contagious covid variant is discovered in a second u.s. state the new strain now detected in california after a second suspected case in colorado it comes as covid surges across the country. The death toll was unimaginable. 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. As the United States continues to rebuild from the devastating impacts of Covid-19, Holt will speak to local communities about how their businesses, schools, culture and sports have adapted. >> it's coming right for us here in the northeast, lester. 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 . Hosted by Lester Holt, each episode shares more than an hour of unsolved mysteries. "If we do these, we can really reduce the risk that we will either get sick or transmit infection to other people," he added. that are going more toward the potential of a lab leak, nobody is saying this was on purpose. And this is one story that we cant stand aside as this neutral, dispassionate observer. they are precious items knitted by loved ones but when unexpected loss leaves projects incomplete, an inspiring team of helping hands is now swooping in to finish the job. Very often we dont want to show graphic images too much, but I think that was important that everyone was witness to it. DEADLINE: You talked about the pandemic being the story of a lifetime. "For the last three months, three times a week, I'm on the telephone and on Zoom with . But clearly, Covid has defined this period. . >> so you like this. Cable news is obviously very effective at blanketing the story. a new cycle of violence tonight in the mideast to report. NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. The "Nightly News" host . 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. "Dateline" has also released one-off podcasts like "The Thing About Pam" that present even deeper dives into . 122. That was kind of prescient given what happened afterward. 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. you can see now the snow making its way through buffalo. the department of energy, whose experts oversee national labs, has changed its assessment based on new intelligence, now saying it is likely the deadly virus stemmed from an accidental laboratory leak in china, according to two. >> reporter: the most recent declassified report from 2021 shows the split among experts across 18 intelligence agencies. The effects also could lead to the development of new conditions, such as diabetes or a heart or nervous . News and Information. . NBC Nightly News - 2/26/23. 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