>> for organizations like ours that means having to work round the clock to make sure we're sourcing more. "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. He will also report on the escalating tensions between police and communities of color and the growing homelessness epidemic. NBC News' Lester Holt discusses the omicron variant of the coronavirus with U.S. Market data provided by Factset. DEADLINE: George Floyd what went through your mind when you first saw that video? But those are those are things that are not unique to Lester Holt. Lester Holt sits down with NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres and science contributor, virologist and epidemiologist Joseph Fair, PHD to answer some of our viewers' biggest questions . that are going more toward the potential of a lab leak, nobody is saying this was on purpose. 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. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. food to serve more people >> reporter: the typical snap household will see monthly allotments drop by at least $95. Deadline spoke to Holt about the past year, how stories were covered amid a pandemic and what changes might be permanent in the media landscape. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy (Screenshot/NBC) (Screenshot/NBC), CDC: OMICRON CORONAVIRUS VARIANT NOW BEHIND 73% OF NEW CASES, "We can do the things that are most important to us. And I recognize, especially leading up to November, that almost everything was a political third rail, and thats not the road I was trying to go down. TODAY's Hoda Kotb has your Morning Boost. HOLT: I think every time I hear medical staff describe what it is like in these ICUs and hear and see their pain. Stories that would have been Day 2 or Day 3, what we call bounce stories, are now that day. 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'. Did Madonna Split From 23-Year-Old Boyfriend Andrew Darnell? Our morals, our values these are all things that change over time. Now of course were looking at the trial, but I think a lot of Americans look at that and [think], Yep, see? as preseason action gets under way in baseball, there is already some controversy over new rules aimed at speeding up the game sam brock is in florida for us tonight. part of the effort to create more dynamism in baseball is the size of the bags this is 2022 this is 2023 the expectation is you can steal more bases and have fewer injuries with a larger bag. Biden said yes. I think part of that is we just have more access to information. you're looking at it. please take care of yourself and each other. Only mildly. Thats a story that 20 years ago would have been the lead story for a couple of weeks every night. On NBC Nightly News Friday, Lester Holt offered some somber words about the continued risks of coronavirus and the toll it continues to take on the United States, following the news that President . you can see now the snow making its way through buffalo. 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George Floyd. >> for me what it symbolized was this is mom with you and that she would always remember that mom has her hand >> reporter: as for the sweater, ethan is already wearing great grandma's final gift the yarn binding together strangers for life >> i didn't know bettina. and wearing something that someone made for you special feels good >> reporter: they got more than 5,000 volunteers known as finishers with 200 projects in the works and 20 now complete. >> reporter: tonight oklahoma facing a, mangled mess homes shredded and cars tossed. Myth #3: Taking a hot bath prevents you from getting COVID-19. 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DEADLINE: What about cancel culture. Is this a backlash to the racial reckoning that were going through? 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. That has been very hard over the last several years. While accepting an award at the 45 th Murrow Symposium, Holt said these days it's not . >> when she passed away, we were clearing her closet out, and there was a knitting bag. >> 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. 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. Holt pondered "what such a moment called for" as the U.S. reached various death toll milestones, saying the pandemic has "changed our rituals of death and grief" by keeping loved ones physically separated, perhaps only connected virtually. 0:00. These are different lenses that people are looking at this through. This touches every corner of the world. 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. The root reason Biden alternately rages and rambles, of course, is that he has no good answers. 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. joe fryer has that story. . 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. sources with direct knowledge. In his decades in journalism, Lester Holt says he's never reported on anything quite like COVID-19. Lester Holt blames 'free will' for COVID deaths. Shortness of breath. murdaugh on the stand for a second day facing off with the lead prosecutor. tonight, the drama in the courtroom as alex murdaugh is cross-examined in his double murder trial. or redistributed. Trump has long said that he offered to call up 10,000 or more National Guard troops before January 6 . 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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 . "I remember thinking, man, if we could somehow corral . This is how its affecting all of us. I guess it is commentary. Story tips can be sent to joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn. In a video clip first flagged by NewsBusters, Holt appeared to suggest to U.S. 0:54. 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. right now on nbc bay area new tonight, more wild weather. Were all in this together has kind of become a clich, but its really true. EXPIRING. we're getting some answers from our covid expert. 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. this week many americans are bracing for the end of one of the last remaining pandemic assistance programs without extra food benefits many now wonder how they'll put food on the table. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. Im always fearful of the word commentary because sometimes it implies editorial, and I dont really want it to be that way. and -- yeah. Lester Holt is joining his NBC colleagues in memorializing Larry Edgeworth, a longtime NBC News employee who died after testing positive for coronavirus. I mean, knowing the history of African Americans, the treatment of African Americans in this country, and to see that in the year 2020, it was horrifying. and, yeah, the cops were called. and the new threat in the west after a blizzard struck california al roker is tracking it all for us. Air cleaners are mainly meant for public indoor areas, as the risks of contracting COVID-19 at your home are low as long as you don't have strangers coming and going. I looked at through the lens of history, as an African American, as kind of a painful legacy. 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