Fraction of the 1 millionplus Jobs Economists had expected in april. How president biden is answering critics who say his covid Relief Package may be to blame. The outofcontrol chinese Rocket Hurtling toward earth this weekend, and the Concerns Tonight where will the 20 tons of Space Junk Land the amazing rescue the Car Crash throwing a toddler off a bridge, plunging 25 feet into the water below. The good samaritan who jumped off and saved her life, stepping forward to reveal his identity and on this Mothers Day Weekend the emotional reunions more than a year in the Making Announcer this is nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt good evening, everyone with all signs pointing to a steadily improving covid situation in this country on the strength of an aggressive vaccination program, pfizer says it is now seeking full Fda Approval for its vaccine. In use since december under an emergency use authorization, the move signals growing confidence in the shots. Full Government Approval could potentially erase hesitations over the maturity of the vaccine that have kept some people from receiving it tonight the effort to rekindle slowing demand for vaccines is getting increasingly creative amid hope less restrictive covid guidelines could be coming soon. Miguel almaguer leads us off Tonight Reporter with pfizer now officially seeking and likely to receive full Fda Approval for its covid vaccine, the move could put more shots into the hands of local doctors. Just as more federally funded Mass Vaccination sites begin to close official approval could also make it easier for schools and employers to require the vaccine. And while authorities hope it builds more public confidence, tonight 110 Million adults are still not vaccinated we have a long way to go to get Young Americans vaccinated Reporter Today the Cdc Director said more must be done to convince the young according to new data roughly a quarter of those 18 to 29 say they will wait and see how the vaccine works. Higher than any other age group. Is that your first Dose Reporter authorities are going to great lengths to vaccinate. Even getting doses out to sea to fishermen in remote areas of alaska 150 Million americans have at least one shot once i got vaccinated, it was no holds barred reporter the growing numbers could soon lead to major changes in Face Mask mandates, says former Fda Commissioner Scott Gottlieb i think its going to be selfevident that the prevalence has declined to levels where the risk just isnt what it was. Reporter by The End of this month gottlieb believes the cdc could consider Lifting Mask Restrictions indoors in what would be a major aboutface i think we should start lifting these restrictions as aggressively as we put them in. The only way to earn public credibility is to demonstrate that youre willing to relax these provisions when a situation improves reporter amid reminders of how deadly the pandemic can be, 750 bodies are still refrigerated in trucks in brooklyn, tonight there are more signs of hope. This southern california hospital, once overrun, no longer has a single covid patient. Tonight the pandemic may not yet be over, but new signs The End may be near. Miguel, lets get back to that possibility of reviewing Face Mask mandates indoors is there any timeline for that lester, the cdc has always said it continues to review and update its guidance on mandates including Face Masks officials have said there will be more changes down the road but they have not yet indicated if a change this big is in the pipeline lester miguel, Thank You and for a check on where we stand on vaccinations we asked Nbcs Steve Kornacki to look at the numbers for us steve, what do we know well, lester, lets start with some good news here. These numbers. This is what youre looking at folks in america who have at least one dose the entire population. The adult age population, 18 plus. And Senior Citizens right there. Again, nearly 60 of adults in this country now have at least one dose of the vaccine. And look at this these are the fully vaccinated numbers more than 40 of adults now fully vaccinated in this country. Thats the good news heres the worrying news this is the trend. You see here for the last month the number of new doses administered each day. Its been coming down. A lot of unvaccinated folks still out there. If you are one of them, go to planyourvaccine. Com. You can figure out where and when to get it lester still some challenges steve, Thank You he has been convicted of murder in the death of george floyd. But tonight former Police Officer Derek chauvin is now facing new federal charges. Plus Michelle Obama is speaking out about the Chauvin Verdict. Lets start off with Gabe Gutierrez Reporter weeks after being led out of a Minneapolis Courtroom in handcuffs for the murder of george floyd, former Police Officer Derek chauvin is now facing new Federal Civil Rights charges this is a message that equal justice is possible in america. Reporter the indictment says chauvin deprived floyd of his constitutional right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by a Police Officer Chauvin and three other officers also face a charge for failing to give floyd medical aid. The federal Grand Jury also returned a second indictment against chauvin in connection with the 2017 incident in which chauvin allegedly held a 14yearold Student by the throat and struck him multiple times in the head with a flashlight why didnt prosecutors bring up that case during the previous trial gabe, prosecutors wanted to bring up the case, but the judge ruled that he was going to limit their ability to get into past wrongs involving derek chauvin. He also made it clear that if prosecutors went too far hed declare the case a Mistrial Reporter Chauvins Attorney declined to comment on the new federal indictment but hes appealed for a new trial on the State Charges in part because of the pretrial publicity and he claims that the jury felt racebased pressure during the proceedings. Attorneys for the other three officers also declined or could not be reached for comment. Theyre scheduled to head to trial together on State Charges of Aiding And Abetting Murder And Manslaughter later this summer. Gabe gutierrez, Nbc News im Rehema Ellis Today Michelle Obama reacting to the Chauvin Verdict as a former first lady. Theres still work to be done reporter but mostly as the mother of two black girls every time they get in a car by themselves i worry about what assumption is being made by somebody who doesnt know everything about them. Reporter on Cbs News Mrs. Obama suggesting neither Privilege Nor Prestige makes them immune from what is often expressed in protests. I, like so many parents of black kids, have to that the innocent act of getting a License Puts fear in our Hearts Reporter three weeks ago after the Chauvin Verdict the obamas issued a rare statement. Mrs. Obama says they felt compelled to speak out. Its not the first time when Trayvon Martin was killed, then president obama also had a personal reaction as a black man. I said that this could have been my son. Reporter now this. All those black lives matter kids, theyd rather not have to worry about this. Theyre taking to the streets because they have to. Theyre trying to have people understand that were real Folks Reporter spoken like a mother, hoping to be heard. Rehema ellis, Nbc News in just 60 seconds, the flying object that will crash somewhere this weekend on earth a big Disappointment Today on the jobs front. The economy adding far fewer jobs last month than expected. Unemployment now at 6. 1 Stephanie Ruhle now on the challenges of getting people back to Work Reporter Curtis Deshaw is gearing up for a busy summer. He usually hires 500 seasonal workers for his hotels on the Jersey Shore its never been this hard to hire. Reporter with just weeks to go hes only halfway there. What would it mean to your business if you dont get to full staff . Well, were going to get there but the option is to cut your services. Reporter economists expected more than A Million jobs to be added in april. But Todays Report came in with far less. Just 266,000 we never thought that after the first 50 or 60 Days Everything would be fine today theres more evidence that our economy is moving in the right direction. Reporter Nbcs Kelly Odonnell asked the president about the extra Unemployment Benefits put in place during the pandemic that critics say can pay more than some jobs do you believe enhanced Unemployment Benefits had any effect on diminishing a return to work in some categories . No. Nothing measurable reporter in March Eleanor Fernandez told us shes been looking for work for nearly a year but at the time she was only being offered lowpaying parttime positions. Youve been offered those jobs but didnt take them . I havent taken them yet because honestly the unemployment is a little bit more than the pay too. Ill just be honest with that. It covers all my bills. Reporter some states are taking action next month South Carolina and montana are ending federal Unemployment Benefits, including the extra 300 a week. And in maine workers will have to prove theyre actively looking for unemployment to receive the extra money. For the first time in months Christopher Gregory will not be filing for Unemployment Today is his first day back on the job at a Movie Theater in idaho. Never really expected to find myself out of work its exciting to get a real paycheck. Stephanie, the president says his Recovery Plan will take more time when might we begin to see change reporter lester, that money is just starting to make its way out the door for example, 28 Billion was allocated to the restaurant industry. Those additional funds will hopefully help increase wages and get more workers back on the payroll. All right, stephanie, Thank You good to have you here tonight. Lets start this next story by telling you that everything is probably going to be okay the thing is no one knows right now where pieces of a large chinese rocket are going to crash back on earth this weekend our Gadi Schwartz is keeping a watch. Reporter it started with the launch of a massive chinese rocket delivering a piece of chinese Space Station under construction but now that ninestorytall Rocket Body, one of the biggest objects to ever make reentry, is hurtling around the earth out of control at 18,000 miles an hour and could hit nearly anywhere. China downplaying the Risk Nbcs Janis Mackey Frayer is in beijing reporter chinese officials are confident the falling Rocket Wont cause any harm, and they dismiss the criticism as western Hype Reporter orbiting Space Junk around earth has increased dramatically and is closely monitored. Most of the rocket is expected to burn in the atmosphere like controlled reentries recently seen over the u. S. And could disintegrate to pieces the size of a basketball but last year another massive chinese Rocket Body may have struck near a village in West Africa and other chinese Rocket Debris has fallen onto populated areas destroying buildings. Right now the Department Of Defense is monitoring the rockets trajectory. O we look at a lot of things but we dont have a plan to shoot it down as we speak. Reporter lester, were told no matter where this comes down our Tracking System should be able to pinpoint exactly where it will hit at least a couple of hours before impact lester in the meantime well all be looking up gadi, Thank You. The Covid Catastrophe in india is prompting a growing number of indianamerican doctors to join the fight from here. Heres nbcs Dasha Burns with that. Reporter Doctors Avinash and Gita Gupta just finished a Tenhour Hospital Shift at Monmouth Medical Center in New Jersey now at home, theyre gearing up for a different kind of shift. Triaging and treating covid patients in india. 20 milligrams twice daily. Reporter the country is in the throes of a Covid Catastrophe. Indias Health Care System past its Breaking Point ivs hang from trees. As sick patients are treated on the ground. There is no hospital beds and no oxygen, no even basic Things Reporter for more than two weeks there have been over 300,000 new cases every single day. The guptas, both from india, sprang into action, launching a growing coalition of indianamerican doctors in the u. S. Using telemedicine to help this way we can not clog the hospitals and leave the beds open for patients who are really sick. Reporter they answer questions from patients and frightened family members. Can i keep both Mother And Son in the same room . Reporter they look over Test Results and recommend treatments let me know if you get worse. Reporter how significant could this kind of intervention be it can save Lives Reporter and its personal for the guptas my worst nightmare came true. Reporter gitas 87yearold mother just tested positive for the virus. And avinash is trying to spare others the pain hes experiencing i lost my brotherinlaw, and i lost one sister also to this covid. Reporter you are processing your own grief at the same time youre actually taking action to help the best way to be happy is to go out and help other people. Reporter doing everything they can to be on the front line, even from a world away [ speaking foreign language ] that means the whole world is your Family Reporter Dasha Burns, Nbc News. Breaking news from jerusalem tonight. Violent clashes between palestinian worshippers and israeli police at the Al Aqsa Mosque more than 150 people are injured. The violence coming after israel threatened to evict dozens of palestinians from East Jerusalem neighborhoods. Up next, The Hero who jumped off a bridge to save a baby revealed wanna help kids get their homework done . Well, an internet connections a good start. But kids also need computers. And sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. So why not hook Community Centers up with wifi . For kids like us, and all the amazing things were gonna learn. Over the next 10 years, comcast is committing 1 Billion to reach 50 Million lowincome americans with the tools and resources they need to be ready for anything. I hope youre ready. cause we are. Back now with a hero who jumped off a bridge to save a Toddlers Life speaking out heres kristen Dahlgren Reporter this is what a hero looks like a humble man named Jonathan Bauer simply Running Errands with his daughter ava. The first thing i remember is hearing tires screech. Reporter when they became part of a Fivecar Pileup that left a Truck Teetering on the edge of a bridge one vehicle is on its Side Hanging off the roadway. Reporter jonathan didnt think twice when he saw a Little Girl floating below, next to her Car Seat she was on her back completely floating, head completely out of the water. Arms moving, legs kicking. In a little pink dress. Reporter his own daughter looking on. Probably the scariest part of my life seeing my Dad Jump off the bridge i popped up, swam over to the girl, lifted her out of the water, and loo her eyes were semiopen. And then i put her against my shoulder very high and aggressively patted her on the back. Reporter his quick action saved the 2yearold they climbed aboard a nearby boat and she was rushed to a hospital this Afternoon Jonathan was able to thank those boaters. The Little Girl now home thanks to a stranger who may never have thought of himself as a hero. Hes afraid of heights. Reporter who jumped into the role at just the right time kristen dahlgren, Nbc News i think hero fits him quite well now a followup to a story you saw right here more than two years after a viral video of Students Led to calls for Antiracism Education in a texas town, opponents of that plan won big. Heres antonia hylton. Reporter this week voters in southlake, texas sent a strong message. Nine months after the School District proposed a Diversity And Inclusion Planity And School board candidates opposed to it if thats not a mandate, i dont know what is. Reporter the plan, developed after a 2018 viral video of students chanting the n word, first had the Community United but then some parents saw it as an effort to discriminate against white students there will be no home for this toxic ideology here in southlake. Reporter many believing the school can address racist incidents with its existing code of conduct. So now the work begins reporter southlakes candidates opposing the plan declined interviews. But hannah smith, winner of a School Board seat, said in a statement to Nbc News, the voters have come together they dont want racially divisive critical Race Theory taught to their children or forced on their teachers. Parents like robin cornish worry about what comes next. Do i stand and fight . Because honestly thats what black people do. Is it worth staying . Is this worth subjecting my kids to this reporter at a School Board meeting Monday Night parents were as divided as ever the false narrative of rampant racism within cisd is over. Indoctrination of children is over this is a public School District, and the boards legal mandate is to protect and educate all students, not just white christian conservative students. You want to make it national sure lets go national. Tell the Story Reporter fights over Antiracism Education have become a new flashpoint across the country happening in states from utah, virginia, arizona, and even california this Isnt Something that started in 2018. Reporter high school senior Nikki Olaleye who i first spoke to in february has been a vocal advocate of the Diversity Plan was that all for nothing . It wasnt for nothing, but it just hurt me that a lot of these students who had to go through all of this horrible, horrible Treatment Arent getting to see the better that comes out of it. Reporter nikki graduates at The End of may her Family Isnt sure Theyll Stay in town you cant tell people of color to just pretend that Racism Isnt there you cant tell them that because you do not believe that there is systemic racism in southlake it does not exist. To be true reporter antonia hylton, Nbc News, southlake, texas well take a short break. Up next, for so many a Mothers Day like no other. For countless american families this Mothers Day just being together at last will be the biggest gift of all. I love my mom because she reads me stories. She picks me up from school. She does a lot of important stuff for me shes always there for me reporter Mothers Day. That perfect sunday in may. Breakfast in bed flowers. Maybe even some chocolates but this year many moms like tracy Spencer Wright are getting a sweet gift of a different kind. Hi, Mom Reporter a family reunion. Oh, my god i was excited to hug my Mom Reporter its been seven months since Tracy Laid Eyes on her son, mac the Pandemic Keeping them apart this is the best Mothers Day gift. Beats anything you could be bought. You know, when i saw him of course i gave him the motherly onceover. He looked healthy. His teeth were brushed. Reporter spicy Mehdi Hasnt seen her mom marta, an essential worker, in over a year. Shes about to give her mom the shock of a lifetime a little reveal that were in on. Its a cake were celebrating. Can you read it . It says happy grandMothers Day. To have something good come out of this time of separation, to have i just feel very fortunate the reaction that she had was everything that i wanted and more of course i had to give you a spicy Surprise Reporter a Mothers Day they and so many other mothers will never forget. New memories being made on this very special day. To all moms and grandmothers, have a happy Mothers Day thats Nightly News for this friday. Thanks for watching. Please take care of yourself and each other. Right now, at 6 00. Fully vaccinated but you still get covid. Its happening. We will tell you what you need to know. Also, some dos and donts for moeekend. Plus, a City Council Meeting gets heated in the south bay. Everybodys watching right now. Yeah, i understand. And you are yelling. Can we have a break . This is a lot. Exchange the calls for accountability and why the City Manager and the City Attorney say they cant do anything about it. And an earthquake near Lake Tahoe Rattles Part of the Bay Area, sends that Shake Alert to a lot of people. We will show you what u need to do to make sure you are ready for the next, big one. The news at 6 00 starts right now. Good evening and thanks for being with us on this friday. Im raj mathai. And im jessica aguirre. We begin, tonight, with Increasedfire Danger coming this very Mothers Day Weekend. In a few hours, a Redflag Warning will go into effect in parts of the Bay Area. Gusty winds, dry grass, could be a recipe for danger. Lets bring in chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri, whos been tracking this. And, jeff, we knew this was a possibility, given our conditions. And everything, really, is setting up here for the mountains to have some of those topwind gusts. And you will see, its not only for the Bay Area but a lot of northern california. Now, under this Redflag Fire Warning that begins tonight. So, at 11 00 p. M. , all the way through 6 00 a. M. On monday, well be under this alert. And this includes the north bay