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The FDA grants full approval to Pfizer’s Covid vaccine, a deadly firefight at Kabul airport amid evacuations, and Tennessee is hit with deadly flooding. Watch “NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt” at 6:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. CT (or check your local listings). 00:00 Intro 02:06 First Fully Approved Vaccine 07:24 Chaos In Afghanistan 12:01 Tennessee Flooding 14:36 Vaccines …

President Biden plans to stick to August 31 Afghanistan withdrawal deadline, inside Tampa ICU seeing spike in Covid cases, and search for 3-year-old girl highlights crisis of missing and murdered Native American women. Watch “NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt” at 6:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. CT (or check your local listings). 00:00 Intro 01:56 Biden’s Afghanistan Deadline Decision …

Over a three week period, Covid-19 cases in nursing homes across the U.S. have skyrocketed 142 percent. The national staff vaccination rate is 60 percent. President Biden pledged to mandate vaccines for staff in care facilities, but some say the requirement should be for the entire health care industry. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: …

The images of Afghans fleeing the Taliban are drawing parallels to the fall of Saigon in 1975, and stirring up personal memories for Vietnamese refugees. NBC News’ Vicky Nguyen’s family fled Vietnam and began a new life in Oregon before her second birthday. She spotlights how Vietnamese Americans are offering their support to Afghans and calling on the U.S. and …

At least 21 people, including infant twins, were killed as Tennessee was hit by devastating floods. Homes and businesses were carried away or destroyed, and some were rescued by helicopter from a roof. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, …

At least 20 people were killed at the Kabul airport in the last week, including one overnight during a deadly firefight involving U.S. forces. This comes as President Biden announced the acceleration of evacuations ahead of the August 31 deadline. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative …

Tropical Storm Henri blows into New England, deadly floods impact Tennessee, and thousands of Americans still stranded in Afghanistan. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, …

Health experts are hopeful that with the greenlight from the FDA, vaccination rates will go up. ICU beds across the South are quickly running out as healthcare workers battle the fourth wave of the pandemic.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver …

In a 30 hour period this weekend 11,000 people were airlifted out of Afghanistan. The Biden administration has not ruled out sending additional forces to Afghanistan.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital …

Alabama has now run out of ICU beds as hospitals across the South confront the onslaught of new patients. A field hospital is being set up in Jackson, Mississippi, while others airlift patients hundreds of miles away.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands …

Law enforcement officials are saying there’s been a massive theft of taxpayer money from abroad. Foreign criminals have stolen billions in pandemic relief intended for the unemployed Americans.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC …

State of emergency as Hurricane Henri approaches New York, growing threat to Americans in Afghanistan, and hospitals in the South exceeding capacity. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, …

“Any American who wants to come home, we will get you home,” said President Biden during a news conference. He insisted Americans can reach the airport, but one stranded American told NBC News many are not able to get past Taliban checkpoints and massive crowds.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is …

In an interview with Lester Holt, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan discusses the evacuation from Afghanistan, insisting to any American who wants to get out and get to the airport: “we will make that happen.”» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver …

NBC News’ Peter Alexander speaks to Keely Quinlan, whose father was killed in Afghanistan when she was 10 years old, and Amirah Goode, whose father was killed when she was two. They share stories about their dads and say the war in Afghanistan can never be forgotten after the sacrifices of so many. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » …