>>> TONIGHT THE TOUGH NEW CORONAVIRUS
LOCKDOWNS, 33 MILLION IN CALIFORNIA NOW UNDER THE NATION'S
STRICTEST STAY-AT-HOME ORDER BUT MANY SHERIFFS SAYING THEY
WON'T ENFORCE IT NEW YORK ON THE VERGE OF ITS OWN NEW
CRACKDOWN AND MASSACHUSETTS A FIELD HOSPITAL ACTIVATED BUT
ARE THERE ENOUGH STAFFERS TO RUN IT MY CONVERSATION WITH
HEALTH SECRETARY ALEX AZAR ON CONCERNS THE U.S. WON'T HAVE ENOUGH
ACCESS TO PFIZER'S VACCINE. >>> THE UK JUST HOURS
AWAY FROM GIVING THE FIRST PFIZER VACCINE DOSES WHILE HERE AT
HOME THE SO-CALLED VACCINE PASSPORT COMING TO YOUR PHONE
WHAT THEY ARE AND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THEM.
>>> RUDY GIULIANI HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID.
PRESIDENT TRUMP GIVEN AN UPDATE ON HIS CONDITION TODAY FROM
THE OVAL OFFICE. THE RACE TO CONTACT TRACE OTHERS HE MAY
HAVE EXPOSED. ARIZONA'S LEGISLATURE SHUT DOWN AFTER THESE
IMAGES LAST WEEK. >>> THE OUTRAGE AFTER POLICE SHOOT AND KILL
A BLACK A MAN. THE FAMILY ATTORNEY SAYING IT HAPPENED
OUTSIDE HIS HOME IN FRONT OF HIS GRANDMOTHER AND TWO
TODDLERS POLICE SAY HE WAS WAVING A GUN
HIS FAMILY SAID HE WAS HOLDING SUBWAY SANDWICHES
>>> NEW SCAM ALERTCUSTOMERS. >>> BOB DYLAN'S HISTORIC $200 MILLION
DEAL. >>> I TALK WITH A WORLD WAR II VETERAN
CELEBRATING A MILESTONE ON PEARL HARBOR DAY TODAY
>>> THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH LESTER HOLT.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE ACROSS BROAD PARTS OF
CALIFORNIA TONIGHT STORES ARE NEARLY EMPTY.
RESTAURANT DINING INDOORS AND OUTDOORS BANNED TO NAME JUST A
FEW OF THE COVID RESTRICTIONS HAVE PUT LIFE ON HOLD FOR TENS
OF MILLIONS. THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF BUSINESS AT HOSPITALS
BUT THE URGENT MEASURES TO EASE THE STRAIN ON ICU BEING
MET WITH RESISTANCE. LET'S BEGIN WITH MIGUEL ALMAGUER IN LOS
ANGELES. >> Reporter: TONIGHT IN CALIFORNIA, AS
COVID CASES SKYROCKET, AND OPEN ICU BEDS DROP TO CRITICALLY LOW
LEVELS, A NEW LOCKDOWN HAS BEEN TRIGGERED FOR 33 MILLION PEOPLE
IMPLEMENTING THE NATION'S TOUGHEST RESTRICTIONS, THE NEW
MANDATES PROHIBIT AN MIXING OF HOUSEHOLDS EVEN FOR A WALK
OUTSIDE. RETAIL BUSINESSES INCLUDING PHARMACIES
MUST CAP CAPACITY AT 20%. >> THEY DIDN'T HAVE
ANY TOILET PAPER THEY WERE OUT OF BOTTLED WATER.
>> Reporter: AMID THE FRENZY TO BUY BASICS HAIR AND NAI
SALONS ARE ALSO FORCED TO SHUTTER AGAIN BUT AT LEAST SEVEN COUNTY
SHERIFFS SAY THEY WON'T ENFORCE THE NEW MANDATES
>> THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WILL NOT BE
BLACKMAILED, BULLIED OR USED AS MUSCLE AGAINST RIVERSIDE
COUNTY HOMICIDE. >> Reporter: NOW WITH MORE BUSINESSES CLOSED
AND CALIFORNIA RECORDING A RECORD 34,000 INFECTIONS IN A
SINGLE DAY LEADING AUTHORITIES ARE RELAYING MIXED
MESSAGES OVER THE STATE'S LOCKDOWN. >> WHEN YOU HAVE THE
CHALLENGE TO THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM YOU HAVE GOT TO DO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> I THINK WE COULD BE CAUSING A LOT MORE
HARM BY CAUSING OVERLY RESTRICTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> OPEN UP L.A.! >> Reporter: AS DIVISION GROWS DEEPER,
IN NEW YORK INDOOR DINING COULD BE ROLLED BACK WHILE TODAY
MICHIGAN EXTENDED THEIR RESTRICTIONS OFFICIALS WARNING THE
NEXT HOLIDAY SURGE COULD BE WORSE. >> AND THEN YOU HAVE
ANOTHER CELEBRATION ON NEW YEAR'S THAT EXTENDS THAT
VULNERABLE PERIOD BY TWO OR THREE TIMES WHAT YOU DO IN
THANKSGIVING. >> Reporter: IN MASSACHUSETTS, A FIELD
HOSPITAL READY TO SERVE MORE THAN 200 COVID PATIENTS IS NOW
UP AND RUNNING BUT AS CASES REACH A RECORD HIGH
NATIONWIDE, STAFF IS RUNNING CRITICALLY LOW.
>> WE CAN MAKE SPACE WE CAN'T MAKE CRITICAL CARE NURSES.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID AS DIRE AS EVER
AS IS THE BATTLE AGAINST RESTRICTION. MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC
NEWS, LOS ANGELES. >>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT
IS READY TO SET THE WHEELS IN MOTION FOR THE BIGGEST MASS
VACCINATION PROGRAM IN THE NATION'S HISTORY AS SOON AS THIS WEEK
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH ME LATE TODAY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SECRETARY ALEX AZAR PLAYED DOWN CONCERNS OVER POTENTIAL VACCINE
SHORTAGES AND HE DESCRIBED THE FIRST HOURS AFTER THE FDA
APPROVAL OF A VACCINE. >> IT'LL GO TO PLACES LIKE CVS, WALGREENS,
HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS O PUBLIC HEALTH LABS FOR
DISTRIBUTION. >> WALK ME THROUGH YOUR EXPECTATIONS OF
WHERE THIS WILL SAKE TAKE US, SAY, MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR
>> EACH WEEK WE'LL BE ABLE TO VACCINATE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE.
THINK OF THE SENIORS IN NURSING HOMES OR FRONTLINE HEALTH CARE
WORKERS AND WE'LL JUST SEE TENS AND TENS OF MILLIONS OF MORE
PEOPLE VACCINATED. EVENTUALLY GENERAL VACCINATION PROGRAMS
BY THE SECOND QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR WE BELIEVE WE'LL HAVE
ENOUGH VACCINE ACROSS ALL OF THOSE MANUFACTURERS FOR
EVERY AMERICAN WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE VACCINATED.
>> I KNOW IN THE PFIZER DEAL THE GOVERNMENT AGREED TO
PAY FOR 100 MILLION DOSES AND PERHAPS 500 MILLION BEYOND THAT.
TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE HAS THE GOVERNMENT TAKEN THE OPTION TO BUY MORE
OF WHAT NOW APPEARS TO BE A VERY SUCCESSFUL VACCINE?
>> SO, LESTER, YOU'RE CORRECT. ACROSS THE SIX VACCINE
MANUFACTURERS WE PLACED CONTRACTS WITH WITH EACH OF THEM WE
GUARANTEED THE PURCHASE OF 10 MILLION DOSES OF
VACCINE ACROSS A BROAD PORTFOLIO. WITH PFIZER WE HAVE AN
OPTION TO BUY AN ADDITIONAL 500 MILLION MORE
I'M NOT ABLE TO REVEAL DISCUSSIONS AROUND POTENTIAL PROCUREMENTS
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE CALL PROCUREMENT SENSITIVE INFORMATION
BUT WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ACROSS MANUFACTURERS TO
EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF RELEASABLE FDA
APPROVED VACCINE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. >> YOU STILL HAVE THAT
OPTION FOR THE 500 MILLION OR IS THAT WINDOW CLOSED?
>> OH, WE DO STILL HAVE THAT, THAT OPTION FOR AN ADDITIONAL 500
MILLION DOSES. >> THERE'S WORD THAT THE PRESIDENT IS GOING
TO SIGN AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TOMORROW ENSURING THAT
AMERICANS ARE PRIORITIZED BEFORE ANY FURTHER VACCINE LEAVES
THE COUNTRY TO HELP OTHER COUNTRIES. IS THAT AN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT YOU MAY BE FACING A SHORTAGE OF VACCINE?
>> NO. WE ARE PRIORITIZING THE MANUFACTURE OF
VACCINE HERE IN AMERICA. AND THE PROCUREMENT OF
THAT VACCINE FOR THE BENEFIT OF AMERICANS BUT WE'VE ALSO BEEN
CLEAR THAT ONCE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE'S NEEDS ARE MET WE WILL
HAVE EXCESS VACCINE. WE WILL MAKE THAT AVAILABLE TO THE REST
OF THE WORLD. >> IS IT YOUR UNDERSTANDING THAT
THOSE WHO HAVE HAD COVID, THOSE WHO CURRENTLY HAVE THE
ANTIBODIES BECAUSE OF AN INFECTION, THAT THEY WILL BE EXCLUDED
FROM VACCINES? >> LESTER, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD
QUESTION AND SOMETHING THAT THE FDA HAS NOT RULED ON AND CDC HAS
NOT RULED ON YET IN TERMS OF PROVIDING GUIDANCE
>> AS OF RIGHT NOW THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN INFECTED THEY WOULD
NOT HAVE A PLACE IN LINE FOR THE VACCINE IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING >> NO. I'M NOT SAYING EITHER
INCLUDED OR EXCLUDEDHAVE ASKEA FOR ADVICE ON THIS I HAVE ACTUALLY
EXPLICITLY ASKED THE FDA FOR ADVICE ON THIS QUESTION BECAUSE IT'S
COME UP AND IT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. >> HE ALSO TOLD ME
SCIENTISTS DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL NEED TO BE VACCINATED
TO ACHIEVE HERD IMMUNITY BUT THEY EXPECT A VIRUS
SLOWDOWN TO OCCUR WEEK BY WEEK. >>> WITHIN HOURS, WHAT
COULD BE A TURNING POINT IN THE PANDEMI AS THE UK BEGINS WITH THAT.
>> Reporter: THEY'VE VACCINATING ITS CITIZENS.
HERE'S RICHARD ENGEL WITH THAT. >> Reporter: THEY'VE
ARRIVED UNDER TIGHT CONTROLS THE PFIZER VACCINE MAY
BE THE WORLD'S MOST VALUABLE PRODUCT RIGHT NOW.
INTERPOL WORRIES IT COULD BE STOLEN OR COUNTERFEITED FOR THE
BLACK MARKET BUT THEY HAVE MADE TO IT THE UK.
AROUND 800,000 DOSES READY FOR INJECTIONS STARTING TOMORROW.
IT IS THE MOMENT CAREGIVERS HERE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.
>> NERVOUS, EXCITED THAT THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE THAT CAN
PROTECT US AS WELL AS OUR PATIENTS. >> Reporter: 50
HOSPITALS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
BECAUSE LIKE THIS ONE THEY HAVE THE COLD STORAGE THE PFIZER
VACCINE REQUIRES ELIGIBLE FOR THE FIRST ROUND?
FRONTLINE MEDICAL WORKERS, PEOPLE OVER 80 AND RESIDENTS OF
RETIREMENT HOMES MEDICAL STAFF ARE RUNNING THROUGH
DRILLS. >> I CAN'T HOLD THEM IN MY HANDS BECAUSE
THEY ARE MINUS 70 DEGREES BUT TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE HERE AND
WE ARE AMONGST THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO RECEIVE THE VACCINE
AND THEREFORE THE FIRST IN THE WORLD IS AMAZING.
>> Reporter: TO BOOST CONFIDENCE, BRITIS MEDIA REPORT THE
94-YEAR-OLD QUEEN ELIZABETH AND 99-YEAR-OLD PRINCE
PHILLIP MAY TAKE THE VACCINE SOON NO CONFIRMATION FROM
THE PALACE RUSSIA AND CHINA ARE ALREADY GIVING OUT
THEIR OWN VACCINES BUT PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN THEY
HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH SUFFICIENT TESTING AND LACK PUBLIC DATA ABOUT
THEIR SAFETY THE PFIZER VACCINE HAS MET ALL THE SAFETY
CHECKS SO TOMORROW THE UK BEGINS HISTORY'S BIGGEST EVER
VACCINATION PROGRAM MARKING PERHAPS THE BEGINNING OF THE END
OF THE PANDEMIC. RICHARD ENGEL, NBC NEWS, LONDON.
>>> PROVING YOU'VE BEEN VACCINATED WILL BE VITAL AND TECH
COMPANIES ARE DESIGNING WAYS TO SHOW IT.
JO LING KENT HAS MORE ON THAT. >> Reporter: WITH
VACCINES ON THE HORIZON NEW HEALTH APPS ARE SPRINGING TO
LIFE IBM AND CLEAR, THE TECH COMPANY KNOWN FOR
EXPEDITING SECURITY SCREENINGS AT AIRPORTS, ARE BOTH
CREATING NEW APPS TO TAKE IN REALTIME VACCINATION
INFORMATION. THEY COULD EVENTUALLY BE USED FO
ADMISSION TO CONCERTS AND LIVE SPORTS. HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.
THE APP GIVES YOU A HEALTH PASS TO SHOW BEFORE YOU GO INTO BIG
STADIUMS LIKE THIS TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS TO MAKE IT
SAFER AND FASTER TO GET TO YOUR SEAT IT'LL FLASH GREEN IF
YOUR HEALTH INFORMATION MEETS REQUIREMENTS
>> THE STADIUM OR VENUE WOULD NOT SEE PERSONAL HEALTH DATA
EVERYTHING IS OPT IN AND YOU CONTROL YOUR INFORMATION.
>> Reporter: HOW MUCH INFORMATION WILL HAVE CLEAR EVEN THOUGH THE
STADIUM MAY ONLY SEE THE GREEN? >> SECURE IDENTITY
PLATFORM WE DON'T HAVE HOLD YOUR HEALTH DATA.
>> Reporter: THE L.A. FOOTBALL CLUB, A MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER TEAM,
SAYS HEALTH PASS I PART OF THEIR REOPENING PLAN NEXT
YEAR HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED TECHNOLOGY LIKE THIS
TO BE ABLE TO FILL THESE SEATS AGAIN? >> IT'S GOING TO BE A
MUST IT'S AN EXPECTATION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
THAT ULTIMATELY WILL DECIDE WHEN AND HOW WE CAN BRING FANS BACK.
WE ALSO WANT TO KNOW THAT WHEN WE GET UP TO GO TO A CONCESSION
STAND, WHEN WE WALK INTO THE TEAM STORE THAT THE OTHER PEOPLE
THAT CAME THROUGH THE GATES AND ARE HERE WITH US ARE ALSO SAFE.
>> Reporter: FOR LIVE EVENTS TICKETMASTER IS EXPLORING SEVERAL
OPTIONS INCLUDING A SMARTPHONE VERIFICATION SYSTEM
FOR VACCINATION STATUS AND NEGATIVE TESTS THE AUSTRALIAN
GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO SAID IT MAY REQUIRE PROOF OF VACCINATION
IN THE FUTURE FOR ENTRY INTO THE COUNTRY.
A GLIMPSE INTO A VACCINATED FUTURE AND A NEW NORMAL
JO LING KENT, NBC NEWS, LOS ANGELES. >>> THE COVID CRISIS
IMPACTING SOMEONE CLOSE TO THE PRESIDENT.
HIS LAWYER RUDY GIULIANI REMAINS HOSPITALIZED WITH THE
VIRUS. HERE'S HALLIE JACKSON. >> Reporter: ANOTHER
HURDLE FOR THE PRESIDENT'S LEGAL TEAM BUT THIS ONE'S NOT IN
THE COURT. RUDY GIULIANI NOW IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PERSONAL ATTORNEY TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID. >> RUDY IS DOING WELL. I JUST SPOKE TO HIM.
HE'S DOING VERY WELL NO TEMPERATURE. >> Reporter: THE
FORMER NEW YORK CITY MAYOR VISITED KEY STATES, APPEARING WITH
NO MASK TO CONVINCE LAWMAKERS OF WIDESPREAD ELECTION
FRAUD WHICH DOESN'T EXIST. OUT OF CAUTION THE
MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE WILL SHUT DOWN TOMORROW
ARIZONA CLOSING THE CHAMBERS ALL WEEK. THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN
SAID GIULIANI TESTED NEGATIVE BEFORE TRAVELING INSISTING
THE LEGAL FIGHT WHICH IS FAILING WILL GO ON BUT IN ANOTHER BLOW
GEORGIA'S GOP LEADERS ARE SHUTTING DOWN THE PRESIDENT'S PRESSURE
CAMPAIGN TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION AIMED AT OVERTURNING
JOE BIDEN'S VICTORY THERE. BIDEN'S WIN
RECERTIFIED TODAY IN GEORGIA AFTER A RECOUNT WITH A TOP
REPUBLICAN THERE DISMISSING THE CLAIMS OF WIDESPREAD FRAUD.
>> ACTUAL EVIDENCE, THE FACTS, TELL US A DIFFERENT STORY.
>> Reporter: BACK IN WASHINGTON NBC NEWS HAS LEARNED ATTORNEY
GENERAL BILL BARR IS THINKING OF LEAVING BEFORE INAUGURATION
DAY ACCORDING TO SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH HIS THINKING
THOSE PEOPLE SAY BARR WAS CONSIDERING THIS EVEN BEFORE THE
PRESIDENT BECAME UPSET WHEN THE AG SAID HE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF
SYSTEMIC FRAUD TO AFFECT THE ELECTION OUTCOME.
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT COMMENTING. LESTER
>> ALL RIGHT HALLIE, THANK YOU. >>> IN OHIO GROWING
OUTRAGE AFTER A DEPUTY SHOT AND KILLED A YOUNG BLACK MAN.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES STILL UNCLEAR. HERE'S GABE GUTIERREZ.
>> MY GRANDSON JUST GOT SHOT >> Reporter: RELATIVES
SAY 23-YEAR-OLD CASEY GOODSON WAS HOLDING SUBWAY SANDWICHES, NOT
A GUN, WHEN HE WAS FATALLY SHOT BY A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY
FRIDAY IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. >> SAY HIS NAME!
>> Reporter: OVER THE WEEKEND, MOUNTING ANGER.
>> HIS FAMILY DESERVES BETTER THEY DESERVE JUSTICE.
>> Reporter: AUTHORITIES SAY S.W.A.T. TEAM MEMBERS
HAD JUST FINISHED AN UNSUCCESSFUL SEARCH FOR A SUSPECT WHEN
GOODSON DROVE BY WAVING A GUN AN AUTHORITY FOR THE
GOODSON FAMILY DISPUTES THAT. >> THEY BELIEVE IT WAS
OUTSIDE OF HIS CHARACTER. >> Reporter: ALTHOUGH
GOODSON WAS NOT THE SUSPECT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR, THE
DEPUTY JASON MEAD, A 17-YEAR VETERAN, CONFRONTED GOODSON
OUTSIDE HIS HOME AND THERE WAS A VERBAL EXCHANGE AND THE
DEPUTY SHOT AND KILLED GOODSON. >> JUSTIFIED SHOOTING.
HOWEVER, THIS DEPUTY WILL BE INVESTIGATED. >> Reporter: POLICE
SAY A GUN WAS RECOVERED AT THE SCENE BUT HAVEN'T SAID
EXACTLY WHERE. GOODSON'S FAMILY SAID HE HAD A CONCEALED
CARRY PERMIT AND ARE DEMANDING ANSWERS. THEY SAY HE WAS SHOT
IN FRONT OF HIS GRANDMOTHER AND YOUNG SIBLINGS AFTER COMING
HOME FROM THE DENTIST. >> SOME BELIEVE A CASE OF AN INNOCENT MAN
GUNNED DOWN IN FRONT OF HIS OWN HOME. >> Reporter: LATE
TODAY, THE COLUMBU POLICE DEPARTMENT TURNED OVER THE
INVESTIGATION TO STATE OFFICIALS. NO COMMENT YET FROM
THE DEPUTY'S UNION HE WASN'T WEARING A BODY CAMERA, WASN'T
REQUIRED TO. AN AUTOPSY IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK.
LESTER >> ALL RIGHT GABE GUTIERREZ, THANK
YOU. >>> WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT MAY
HAVE CAUSED A MYSTERY ILLNESS THAT STRUC AMERICAN DIPLOMATS AND
CIA AGENTS HERE'S ANDREA MITCHELL.
>> Reporter: MARK HE CIA CHASING TERRORISTS
POLAMORPOLIS SPENT DECADES IN THE CIA CHASING TERRORISTS
ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST BUT ONE NIGHT IN A
MOSCOW HOTEL IN 2017 CHANGED EVERYTHING. >> I COULDN'T STAND
UP I WAS FALLING OVER IN MY ROOM.
I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO VOMIT I WAS INCREDIBLY
NAUSEOUS RINGING IN THE EARS. AFTER A YEAR DOING
CRAZY THINGS THIS IS THE MOST TERRIFYING MOMENT OF MY LIFE.
>> Reporter: HE SAID LIKE THOSE MYSTERIOUS SYMPTOMS SUFFERED BY
SCORES OF DIPLOMATS AND CIA OFFICERS BEGINNING IN HAVANA IN
2016 AND LATER IN CHINA AFTER AN INVESTIGATION THE
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES CONCLUDED THE MOST LIKELY
EXPLANATION DIRECTED PULSE MICROWAVE ENERGY.
>> PULSED DIRECTED MICROWAVE RADIATION CAN BE FOCUSED ON A
PARTICULAR SPACE OR PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AT THE LEVEL OF
SEVERAL YARDS OR A DOZENS OF YARDS. >> Reporter: SO ONE
PERSON COULD BE IN BED AND HAVE IT TARGETING THAT PERSON AND NOT
SOMEONE RIGHT NEXT DOOR >> CORRECT.
>> Reporter: RUSSIA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF WORKING ON THE WEAPONS
BUT DENIES INVOLVEMENT. THE STATE DEPARTMENT
SAID THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND EACH POSSIBLE CAUSE REMAINS
SPECULATIVE. NOT TO MARK. AND WHY WOULD THE
RUSSIANS TARGET YOU? >> I WAS IN CHARGE OR ONE OF SEVERAL
OFFICERS IN CHARGE O OVERSEEING OUR EFFORTS AGAINST THEM.
>> Reporter: THE CRIPPLING MIGRAINES FORCED HIM TO RETIRE
LAST YEAR AT 50. OFFICERS HAVE BEEN HIT AROUND THE WORLD
AND THE CIA HAS TRACKED RUSSIAN AGENTS IN THE SAME CITIES AT
THE SAME TIME ACCORDING TO A SOURCE WITH DIRECT KNOWLEDGE.
BUT NO CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE LESTER
>> ALL RIGHT ANDREA MITCHELL TONIGHT, THANKS.
>>> IN JUST 60 SECONDS, THE NEW ALERT ON A SCAM TARGETING
>>> A NEW ALERT >>> WE NEED TO TELL YOU ABOUT A NEW ALER
ON A SCAM TARGETING AMAZON PRIME AND APPLE CUSTOMERS.
WITH MORE ON THA HERE'S TOM COSTELLO. >> Reporter: THE
WARNING FROM THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION TONIGHT
BEWARE OF ROBO CALL SCAMS SUGGESTING THAT YOUR APPLE iCLOUD
ACCOUNT HAS BEEN HACKED >> YOUR iCLOUD
ACCOUNTED IS BREACHED. >> Reporter: OR TRACING A SUSPECT
PURCHASE. >> AN UNAUTHORIZED PURCHASE OF $749 IS
BEING ORDERED FROM YOUR AMAZON ACCOUNT. PRESS 1 TO CONNECT
WITH OUR CUSTOMER SUPPORT TEAM >> Reporter: SCAMMERS
TOLD THIS RETIRED POLICE SERGEANT HE HAD A $800 CHARGE.
WHAT DID YOU THINK WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST THOUGHT?
>> IT JUST SEEMED A LITTLE BIT LEGITIMAT AT FIRST WITH THE WAY
THEY PRESENTED IT. >> Reporter: BUT HE QUICKLY REALIZED IT
WAS A SCAM AND HUNG UP WHEN SCAMMERS SENT
THIS FAKE AMAZON EMAIL TO WANDA LEE WITH A $6,000
CHARGE, SHE CALLED TO GIVE THEM A PIECE OF HER MIND.
>> YOU GUYS OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF
SCAMMING PEOPLE WITH THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH A PANDEMIC GOING ON.
PEOPLE LOSING THEIR JOBS AND HE HUNG UP ON ME
>> Reporter: THE ADVICE FROM THE FTC, DON'T PRESS 1 TO SPEAK
TO A LIVE PERSON DON'T CALL ANY NUMBER A ROBOCALL PROVIDES.
DON'T GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION THE FTC, AMAZON AND
APPLE SAY IF YOU SUSPT A PROBLEM WITH YOUR ACCOUNT CALL THEM
DIRECTLY ON A NUMBER YOU KNOW IS LEGIT. TOM CO SMITH, NBC NEWS, NEW
YORK. >>> UP NEXT FOR US TONIGHT, A VETERAN OF
THREE WARS HONORING.
>>> FINALLY ON THIS
PEARL HARBOR ANNIVERSARY, THE
STORIED CAREER OF AN AMERICAN PATRIOT WHO FOUGHT IN THREE WARS
AND TODAY CELEBRATES ANOTHER BIRTHDAY AND ANOTHER HONOR.
ON THE DAY THE JAPANESE ATTACKED PEARL HARBOR CHARLES
McGEE TURNED 22. SOON HE WAS IN UNIFORM, A FIGHTER
PILOT WITH THE LEGENDARY TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
THE ALL BLACK UNIT THAT BROKE BARRIERS AND HELPED USHER I
CHANGE IN AMERICA. >> AFTER MY FIRST FLIGHT IN A PT-17 AT
TUSKEGEE ARMORY'S FIELD IN ALABAMA I WAS HOOKED
I LOVED FLYING. >> Reporter: EN MASSING MORE THAN 400
CAREER COMBAT MISSIONS IN WORLD WAR II, KOREA AND VIETNAM,
RETIRED CONTRL RETIRED COLONEL McGE WAS LATER AWARDED THE
RANK OF BRIGADIER GENERAL BY PRESIDENT TRUMP.
HIS GREAT GRANDSON IAN THERE WITH HIM AT THIS YEAR'S STATE OF THE
UNION. >> GENERAL McGEE, OUR NATION SALUTES YOU
THANK YOU, SIR >> HAS LIFE CHANGED A LOT NOW THAT YOU ARE
GENERAL? >> A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR
BECAUSE OF THAT. >> NOW ON HIS 101st BIRTHDAY, McGEE
SALUTED BY COLUMBI COLLEGE IN MISSOURI WHERE HE GOT HIS
DEGREE, DEDICATING A VETERANS SERVICE CENTER TO HIM.
>> OH MY SUCH AN HONOR. >> WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN
COMMON WITH TODAY'S YOUNG WARRIORS, YOUNG MILITARY
MEMBERS? >> WHAT I LIKE TO PASS ON TO THEM IS THEIR
PARTICIPATION AND KNOWLEDGE TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE IF
THEY BELIEVE IN IT THEMSELVES AND DON'T LET OTHERS TELL THEM
THAT THEY CAN'T DO SOMETHING. >> SAGE ADVICE
THAT'S "NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR THIS MONDAY. THANK YOU FOR
WATCHING, EVERYONE I'M LESTER HOLT.