we are here to help on plan your vaccine campaign vicky nguyen tells us how it works. >> reporter: plan your vaccine of everything you need to know. first select your state and age group, you want to click on occupation and make sure you risk if you have any high-risk health concerns. learn the distribution timeline in your state, who's eligible now and who's up next. hover over your state and you will see the percentage of people who's vaccinated and how much of the allotted of vaccines have been used >> this interactive map and it will show you the closest vaccination site be sure to call ahead to make sure they have supplies available. you can enter your e-mail and sign up for alerts you can do that for as many if you want to help your parents plan their vaccine, you can sign up and get alerts for them it is available in spanish and mandarin, vicky nguyen, nbc news >>> up next, a look inside a little known crime unit of the irs. >>> inside the irs forensic crime lab, investigators violators causing taxpayers millions of dollars. tom costello with our series "the price you pay your ta

our vicky nguyen has more >> reporter: brazen attack against asian americans. this man being under attacked a chorus of voices are calling for action >> reporter: there is been the black lives matter movement and now it is an asian life matter movement, these kinds of attacks are wrong and people are getting fed up >> reporter: nbc news reported an asian attack last spring after stop aapi hate created a national hate system >> people getting pushed and shoved >> reporter: what should someone do if they are the victim of something like this? >> you have to get to a safe space and we encourage people to report >> reporter: the lack of report prompted lapd prompted a task force. asian hate crimes skyrocketed from 3 to 27 last year >> we'll do outreach and let the community know that we are here and we are helping and we care. >> reporter: last summer candidate joe biden says he would fight racism >> i am combatting the insurgence of xenophobia with the lunar new year this friday, many are paying attention to these attacks. >> vicky nguyen, thank you. >> up next, t

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. >> vicky nguyen, thank you. up next, honoring those we lost and inspiring america. >>> the fabric of so many lives lost too soon, how one girl is honoring their memory. their is kevin tibbles. >> reporter: the 13-year-old is stitching some hopes back her life for ten months, madeline has been using her hands and heart to create a memorial quilt. >> what's the message behind your quilt >> it is a wonderful experience to be able to hear about who that person was, you can really see that person comes alive through the stories and squares. >> reporter: her mom worked on the memorial quilt in the 1980s. >> to be apart of both memorial is healing >> reporter: >> i am just glad that my daughter has had a chance to touch people's lives >> reporter: her display is at the california's science center >> i hope people can heal from it >> reporter: kevin tibbles, nbc news >>> that's "nightly news" on this friday, i am lester holt, thank you for watching everyone, please take care of yourself and each other ♪ ♪ ♪♪ the

vicky nguyen tells us why. >> reporter: neither snow or rain, record volume of people across the country desperate for mail delays to end >> we have a lot of seniors can't get their mails or medicines. this situation is totally out of hand >> reporter: carrying messages like this, a letter mail in november arriving three months later, senators are demanding the usps prioritize service after seeing hundreds of complaints >> we have some days that 20,000 postal workers in the country are quarantined. >> reporter: would you saw it is weeks or months before we see mails being delivered on time again. >> it is weeks >> reporter: if you are relying on prescriptions delivered by usps and they are late, find out if your pharmacy offers delivery and ask if your doctor or insurance company provide a 90-day supplies so you will need fewer refills. >> make a list of what you owe or pay online and over the phone. ask for a grace period even if your checks are in the mail lester >> all right, vicky, thanks very much a new generation following the footsteps of captain tom. >>> hollywood have lost anoth

nbc's vicky nguyen with the story. plan your vaccine. >> first select your state, then your age group then you want to click on your occupation and make sure you have any high risk health concerns easily learn the distribution time line in your state. who is eligible now or next. you'll see the percentage of people who have been vaccinated and how much have been used. another new cool feature, interactive map. plug in your zip code to find a site. >> you can enter your email to sign up for alerts and you can do that for as many states as you need if you want to help your parents, you can sign up and get alerts for them. it breaks down all of the information on how to make an appointment, what to bring and what you need to know. for the news, i'm vicky nguyen. >> so is your drinking water a security concern experts taking a much closer look after a hack in florida raised the levels of dangerous levels and they say it could happen anywhere. >>> and a mom in texas leaping into action after she spotted a man accused of loo

nbc's vicky nguyen got some answers. >> what was it like when you actually got the first shot? >> i cried i cried. >> it was emotional. >> the both of them were emotional. >> turning the corner back to normalcy. >> they're some of the lucky ones. >> that sense of relief was really strong, and i cried as well. >> for ellen, pedro, joe and larry, getting vaccinated has been life changing. >> i got the shot at the same hospital that i was born at and i likened it to being reborn. >> they all have some level of immunity to the virus but there are still many unknowns. >> who has questions about what they can and can't do after being vaccinated. >> my biggest question is despite the fact that i have the vaccine could i still carry and unwillingly transmit it to someone else >> the most important things on my mind are seeing my 89-year-old mother and seeing my daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren. >> when can we have other people back in our home. >> is it safe to get on a plane and travel outside of the united states. >> we turned to dr. vin gupta, nbc news and critical care pu

nguyen >>> well, you heard it travel tops wish lists all over the place. somewhere warm, right. annapolis you're a texas politician then maybe stay put okay that's enough. for everybody else, though, who is dreaming of getting away. stop the fascinating and book your vacation home now because finding a summer rental could be very hard you know, we've been reporting on record home sales during the pandemic a lot of those homes were vacation homes here is cnbc's diana olick. >> on the tiny tony island of nantucket, massachusetts, if you are looking for a summer rental like this one, you might be too late. >> i would say yes, you are. >> at $21,000 a week, it's already fully backed for the summer agent same parsons says it's all because of what covid did the market last summer. >> a lot of our rental inventory sold and those buyers are choosing not to rent because they plan to be here this upcoming summer. >> the dollar volume of sales on the island last year totaled a record 1.86 billion, nearly twice the year before. >> it was the busiest sales market i've

nbc's vicky nguyen with a closer look at how it works. >> reporter: plan your vaccine, the interactive destination with everything you need to know about getting vaccinated let me show you how it works first, select your state, then your age group then you want to click on your occupation, and make sure you click whether you have any high risk health concerns easily learn the distribution time line in your state, who's el je eligible now and who's up next hover over your state and you'll see the percentage of people who have been vaccinated and how much of the allotted vaccines have been used another useful feature, this interactive map. all you have to do is plug in your zip code, and it will automatically show you the closest vaccination sites. be sure to call ahead to make sure they have supply available. one more important feature, you can enter your e-mail to sign up for alerts as changes are made to vaccination plans in your state. you can do that for as many states as you need if you want to thephelp your parents, you can sign up how to make an appointment, what to bring, and an

consumer correspondent vicky nguyen is here to tell us what we need to know. good morning. >> hi, good morning. so this is the battery that we are talking about. it is a powerful lithium ion battery. while you may not have seen it before, you've probably used it. it powers our laptops, tools, and even toys. if it is properly made and installed into a device, it is safe it was never intended to be sold separately like this worse, cheap knock-off versions of the battery are common, and they can be highly combustible we first started looking int this a year ago, and it's gotten the attention of the government. >> reporter: watch, sudden violent explosions, one witting people caught off guard. this man riding a bus in california scrambles to put out the flames this clerk in new york city runs for his life as his pants catch fire in new jersey, this shopper's purse goes up in smoke these incidents all linked by the 18650 battery named for its size 18 by 65 millimeters it is one of the most common lithium ion batteries in the world. powering vape devices, laptops, t

vicki nguyen is tracking this. there's a lot of xenophobic rhetoric that came out of the former white house. >> reporter: it is tough to say what motivates these heinous racial crimes. many people in the asian american community and advocates say the rhetoric, the calling it the china virus and kung flu, they feel it caused increase in hate incidents. there was a man in texas who approached a father and his two-year-old and six-year-old while shopping at a sam's club. he stabbed them and reportedly later told authorities he did it because he thought they were chinese, they weren't, and he thought they were spreading the coronavirus. so it is that kind of incident that prompted stop aapi to start recording. some of them don't rise to the level of a hate crime, per se, but they're isolating, demeaning, spat on, yelled at, denied services because you're asian. it is very critical that people report the crimes. it can be tough, asian american culture tends to be reticent about going to authorities. there are language b

. >>> coming up on the "today" show, vicky nguyen takes a look into the new effort to combat the series of hate crimes in new york city and the steps the mayor is taking, you can help. nbc bay area telemundo 48 and our parent company comcast have partnered with the bay area have partnered with the bay area asian pacific fund and we will provide grants to organizations working to stop attacks against asians. we put a link on nbcbayarea.com. >>> the city may be on the verge of entering the red covid tier g ground rules before the move. indoor dining will have to close at 10:00 p.m. and limited to a table of four people from the same family. outdoor dining can remain past 10:00 and people from three families will be allowed to sit together instead of the current two families. restaurants plan to make the transition slowly. >> make sure when we do open for indoor dining, that everything is safe for our staff and our patrons so we're definitely not going to rush into something at the moment, but we are very excited that's the direction everything is going. >> city leaders say inspectors will

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nguyen has been reporting on this issue since last march good morning >> good morning. anti-asian sentiment is not new. since covid-19, there's a rise in attack in racist attacks against asians this morning, what it takes to solve these crimes and new federal efforts to stop the hate we want to warn you some of the videos you're about to see are disturbing >> reporter: after five attacks on asian americans in two days in new york city, the mayor launching a task force and website to make it easier to report potential hate crimes >> no place for hate in new york city toward our asian brothers and sisters. >> reporter: in los angeles, u.s. air force veteran denny kim beaten >> they started calling me ching [ bleep ], [ bleep ], chinese virus. all sorts of nasty stuff >> reporter: it comes after at least 18 attacks in the san francisco area this month, including one that killed an 84-year-old immigrant from thailand nbc news first reported on the spike in anti-asian incidents last spring after the nonprofit group stop aapi hate created a national reporting system. aapi is

then our team of experts vicky nguyen and dr. john torres will answer your questions on when, where, and how you can get vaccinated. >>> we are also going to be launching a new digital tool, created by our parent company, comcast nbc universal. planyourvaccine.com. planyourvaccine.com. it is going to have everything you need to know all in one place, so you'll be ready to go when it's your turn. >> exactly. >>> let's get to your news at 8:00 opening arguments set to begin today at the senate impeachment trial of former president donald trump. house managers got the go-ahead to proceed yesterday after an emotional reminder of the capitol mayhem the president is accused of inciting. weekend "today" co-host, chief white house correspondent kristen welker joins us with details. good morning. >> good morning to you house impeachment managers say they will present new evidence as they prepare to lay out their case against former president donald trump, accusing him of inciting the attack against the u.s. capitol it comes on the heels o

john torres and investigative consumer correspondent vicky nguyen >> first, a new digital tool we're hoping is going to help people especially as the vaccine becomes more widespread. >> it is so cool we know the eligibility requirements vary state by state and the path to vaccination has been filled with frustration and confusion. what if you could get an alert so you know when it's your turn and where to g to get that shot now you can. with our partner company, we're launching a one-stop destination to help. it's called planyourvaccine.com. here's how it works. plan your vaccine, the interactive destination with everything you need to know about getting vaccinated let me show you how it works first, select your state then your age group. then you want to click on your occupation and make sure you click whether you have any high risk health concerns easily learn the distributio timene in your state who is eligible now and who is up next. hover over your state and you'll see the percentage of people who have been vaccinated and how much of the allotted vaccines have been used. another