Tag: national news
North Carolina Man Surrenders After Capitol Bomb Threat
Nearly five hours after he parked his pickup truck and claimed to have explosives, a 49-year-old man from North Carolina surrendered, ending a tense standoff….
Afghans Make Harrowing Journey To Flee Taliban
Most Afghans arriving at the airport are exhausted after traveling through Taliban fighters. They wait in long lines where they’re always on guard. When the…
Families Of Fallen Service Members Speak Out About Chaotic Afghanistan Withdrawal
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…
Push For Mandates On Air Conditioning After Extreme Heat Wave Deaths
Temperatures soared to 116 degrees in Portland during the deadly Pacific Northwest heat wave this summer. One report found most of the deaths were people…
Billions Stolen in Covid Relief Funds
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…
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – August 21st, 2021
State of emergency as Hurricane Henri approaches New York, growing threat to Americans in Afghanistan, and hospitals in the South exceeding capacity. » Subscribe to…
Biden Pledges To Evacuate All Americans Trapped in Afghanistan
“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…
Thousands of Americans Still Stranded in Afghanistan
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…
FDA Expected To Give Pfizer Vaccine Full Approval
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…
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – August 22nd, 2021
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…
Tennessee Hit With Deadly Flooding
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…
Relatives Concerned Over Rising Covid Cases At Nursing Homes
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….
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – August 23rd, 2021
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…
Vietnamese American Refugees Offer Support To Afghans Amid U.S. Withdrawal
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….
Deadly Firefight At Kabul Airport Amid Evacuations
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…
Biden Plans To Stick To August 31 Afghanistan Withdrawal Deadline
Despite pleas from allies at a G7 meeting, President Biden says he is sticking with the August 31 deadline for U.S. forces to leave Afghanistan….
WWII Paratrooper Celebrates 100th Birthday With Jump From Plane
World War II paratrooper Tom Rice celebrated his 100th birthday by parachuting from 7,500 feet above the Earth, a jump honoring those who never made…
Mystery Over Disappearance Of 3-Year-Old Arden Pepion
Aaron Pepion’s 3-year-old daughter vanished in April on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. After a formal effort that lasted 10 days, Aaron and his neighbors continue…
Growing Pressure In Race To Evacuate Afghanistan As Withdrawal Deadline Nears
The U.S. and NATO allies have just one week to pull out all their citizens and vulnerable Afghans after the Taliban insisted they’d accept no…
Inside Tampa ICU Seeing Spike In Covid Cases
At St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Florida the pandemic is peaking daily. Baycare Health System, the hospital’s parent company, now has about 1,200 Covid-19 patients,…
