>>> TONIGHT, PEAK TORNADO SEASON COMING OUT WITH A BANG, PARTS OF THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW UNDER TORNADO WATCHES. THE MILLIONS WHO COULD EAT IN THE PATH OF POWERFUL TWISTERS TONIGHT. >>> IN FLORIDA, BREAKING NEWS AS THE STATE SUPREME COURT ALLOWS AN ABORTION RIGHTS AMENDMENT ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT, THE IMPACT THAT COULD HAVE IN ONE OF THE FEW SOUTHERN STATES WHERE THE PROCEDURE IS STILL LEGAL. >>> AND MORE HARD TIME FOR ALEC MURDOCH, THE MAN ALREADY CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS WIFE AND SON GETTING SENTENCE TODAY BEHIND BARS IN A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FINE, WHY THE JUDGE GAVE A HARSHER SENTENCE THAN EVEN THE PROSECUTION ASKED FOR. >>> IN DALLAS, POLICE REPORTEDLY SEARCHING FOR KANSAS CITY CHIEFS RECEIVER RECEIVED RICE, AS THEY INVESTIGATE A MASSIVE CAR CRASH THAT WE HEARD FROM THE TEAM PRESIDENT, JUST BEFORE WE CAME ON THE AIR. >>> IN INDIANAPOLIS, CALLS FOR BETTER PARENTING FROM POLICE AFTER SEVEN CHILDREN WERE HURT IN A MASS SHOOTING. WHY OFFICIALS SAY THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT HOME AND NOT IN HARM'S WAY. >>> RIGHT NOW, TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT AS TENS OF MILLIONS ACROSS THE PLAINS IN THE MIDWEST ARE AT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DANGEROUS OVERNIGHT TORNADOES. BUT THE FIRST DAY OF PEAK TORNADO SEASON QUICKLY KICKED INTO HIGH GET. THE WEATHER COULD ALSO BRING WITH IT TORRENTIAL RAIN AND HEAVY WIND, AND LARGE HAIL, YOU SEE IT HERE. STRETCHING ALL THE WAY FROM TEXAS TO WEST VIRGINIA. THE SYSTEM RECENTLY BATTERED THE WEST COAST, FLOODING MAJOR HIGHWAYS, CARS PRACTICALLY FLOATING IN THE WATER, DUMPING HAIL ALL OVER SAN DIEGO AND HITTING THE MOUNTAINS WITH MORE THAN TWO FEET OF SNOW IN SOME PLACES. JESSE IS STANDING BY IN COVINGTON, KENTUCKY, RIGHT OUTSIDE OF CINCINNATI BUT FIRST LET'S GO TO MICHELLE GROSSMAN, ANOTHER TORNADO WATCH JUST POPPED UP FOR PARTS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI, THE RISK NOW STRETCHES PRETTY FAR, TO THE PEOPLE THERE, SHOULD THEY BE CONCERNED? >> IT'S A LARGE AREA THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT. WE ARE ALREADY SEEING THE STORMS PICK UP AT THIS HOUR AND WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE UNDER THIS RISK TONIGHT. THE BIGGEST THREAT TONIGHT WILL BE HAIL, LARGE HAIL, 2 TO 3 INCHES, ABOUT TENNIS BALL SIZE, THEN WE ARE GOING TO SEE WINDS GUSTING UP TO 80, THAT WILL CAUSE DAMAGE AS WELL BUT LOOK HOW FAR THE STRETCHES, ALL THE WAY TO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE OHIO VALLEY INCLUDING DALLAS, SPRINGFIELD, ST. LOUIS, CINCINNATI. WHERE YOU SEE THE RED AND ORANGE, THAT'S A LIKELY SPOT OF SEEING VERY STRONG STORMS, AND AGAIN, WE COULD SEE THEM OVERNIGHT. THEN BY TOMORROW, 21 MILLION PEOPLE AT RISK, TOP THREAT WILL BE TORNADOES. DAMAGING HAIL, AND INCH OR LARGER, NOT QUITE AS BIG AS TODAY AND IF YOU TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING ON WEDNESDAY, WE WILL SEE THE SYSTEM MOVE OFF TO THE EAST, THE SEVERE OTHER THREAT COMES DOWN ON WEDNESDAY, BUT STILL WE HAVE A CHANCE TO SORT STRONG STORMS FROM ATLANTIC CITY, NORFOLK, WILMINGTON, IT'S COULD GUST UP TO 60. THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW, NOTICE WE ARE STARTING TO SEE MORE LIGHTNING STRIKES INTO THE LAST STRAND AND THAT'S WHEN WE SEE THE ATMOSPHERE GET JUICED UP AND WE WILL SEE STRONG STORMS STARTING TO POP FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ALL THE WAY TO THE OHIO VALLEY, THIS IS WHERE THE LIGHTNING STRIKE IS. AS WE LOOK AT THE TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS, WE ARE LOOKING AT A TORNADO WATCH, THAT'S IN THE RED, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN THE YELLOW. THESE ARE UNTIL 9:00 LOCAL TIME. THIS ONE RIGHT HERE IS UNTIL 11:00. SO THIS WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND THEN WE HAVE A LOT OF MOISTURE WITH THE SYSTEM AND THAT WILL CAUSE FLOODING. WHERE YOU SEE THE DARKER COLORS, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING RIGHT NOW. >>> LET'S GO TO JESSE, JUST OUTSIDE OF CINCINNATI, OHIO. HOW ARE PEOPLE PREPARING FOR THE STORM, I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE ALREADY HAVE THUNDERSTORMS THERE? WE'VE HEARD THUNDER OFF IN THE DISTANCE, WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY LIGHTNING AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S DRY RIGHT NOW AND THE SUN IS POPPING BACK THROUGH. HAD BEEN SUNNY EARLIER THAN IT BECAME OVERCAST, HE STARTED TO SEE MORE OMINOUS CLOUDS. WE DON'T HAVE THE DARK CLOUDS OVERHEAD RIGHT NOW. BUT THE SUN HAS COME BACK BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY THAT MOISTURE IN THE AIR, IF YOU WILL, THE SENSE THAT THE STORMS ARE COMING. IT'S HARD TO PUT WORDS TO IT BUT I KNOW WE ALL KNOW THE FEELING THAT WE GET RIGHT BEFORE A THUNDERSTORM. WE'VE HAD A DRIZZLE ON AGAIN OFF AGAIN, AND THE SUN WAS POKING THROUGH BUT WE SPOKE WITH OFFICIALS EARLIER WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOLD US THEY WERE CONVENING A MEETING TO MEET WITH VARIOUS GROUPS OF OFFICIALS TO FIGURE OUT THIS BECAUSE THERE WILL BE UP TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING, THERE'S A RISK OF FLOODING, ISOLATED AREAS, AND RIGHT BEHIND ME, IS THE OHIO RIVER, AND THAT'S CINCINNATI, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOLD US THEY WILL BE WATCHING FOR WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE RIVER, NOT JUST AS IT'S RAINING BUT BEYOND THAT. HERE'S PART OF MY CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF THE FIRE CHIEFS. >> EVEN WHEN THE RAIN STOPS, THE RISK DOESN'T NECESSARILY GO AWAY. >> ABSOLUTELY NOT. YOU HAVE THE DOWNPOUR AND AS IT DRAINS INTO THE OHIO RIVER, IT CONTINUES TO BUILD UP. >> Reporter: AGAIN, EVEN AFTER THE RAIN SUBSIDES HERE, ERIN, THERE IS STILL CONCERN. OFFICIALS WILL BE KEEPING AN EYE ON BOTH IN TERMS OF THE SAFETY OF RESIDENTS AND RISK TO INFRASTRUCTURE FROM POTENTIAL FLOODING BUT AT THIS POINT, WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR THIS BREAKOUT, THE POTENTIAL BREAKOUT OF STORMS IN THE AREA. >> JESSE, THANK YOU. >>> TWO MAJOR ABORTION RULINGS IN FLORIDA TONIGHT, WITH THE STATE SUPREME COURT DECIDING TO ALLOW A PROPOSED AMENDMENT THAT WOULD ENSHRINE ABORTION PROTECTIONS IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT THIS NOVEMBER. WHILE ALSO UPHOLDING A 15 WEEK ABORTION BAN. THAT DECISION CLEARS THE WAY FOR A SIX WEEK BEEN SIGNED BY GOVERNOR DESANTIS LAST YEAR TO TAKE EFFECT. VOTERS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO UNDO THOSE RESTRICTIONS THIS NOVEMBER. MARISSA PARR A IS JOINING US NOW . WHEN DOES THE SIX-MONTH ABORTION BAN TAKE EFFECT AND WHAT WITH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT DO IF IT PASSES IN NOVEMBER? >> Reporter: WE WILL START FIRST WITH WHEN THE SIX WEEK ABORTION BAN TAKES EFFECT AND THAT IS IN 60 DAYS -- 30 DAYS, THAT WAS TRIGGERED BY THE RULING THAT CAME DOWN FROM THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT. AS YOU MENTIONED, WE GOT TO WHEN IT CAME TO THE SUPREME COURT IN FLORIDA. THIS WAS A GRASSROOTS EFFORT, THERE WAS OVER 1 MILLION SIGNATURES WHICH WAS WELL BEYOND WHAT THE LIMIT WAS NECESSARY TO EVEN MAKE THIS AN ACTUAL PROPOSED MEASURE FOR THE BALLOT. THE SUPREME COURT IN FLORIDA HAVE THE RIGHT BY LAW, TO REVIEW THE LANGUAGE IN THE PROPOSED BALLOT INITIATIVE. WHAT WE HAD WAS THE REPUBLICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL ARGUING THAT THE LANGUAGE WAS VAGUE AND CONFUSING BECAUSE IN THIS, YOU SEE VIABILITY" ON YOUR SCREEN THERE, THERE WAS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD BE TOO CONFUSING, THAT'S ROUGHLY 24 WEEKS. THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT DECIDED TODAY IT WAS OT TOO CONFUSING AND FLORIDA VOTERS CAN IN FACT, DECIDE ON THIS AND VOTE ON THIS. SO SIMULTANEOUSLY AS WE JUST MENTIONED, THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT DECIDED TO UPHOLD THE CURRENT 15 WEEK ABORTION BAN. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT TRIGGERS THE SIX WEEK ABORTION BAN AND AS WE MENTIONED THAT GOES INTO EFFECT 30 DAYS FROM NOW, BUT BECAUSE OF THE BALLOT INITIATIVE, THAT MEANS VOTERS CAN OVERTURN THAT IN NOVEMBER IF 60% OF VOTERS CHOOSE TO DO SO. SO IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN NOVEMBER. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE REACTION, WHAT ARE FOLKS IN FLORIDA TELLING YOU? >> Reporter: SO WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO A COUPLE OF FOLKS HERE ON THE GROUND. WE SPOKE TO A NUMBER OF FLORIDA VOTERS OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS ASKING HOW THEY WOULD FEEL, GIVEN ANY POSSIBILITY HERE, RIGHT? AND SO, WHAT I'VE HEARD OVERWHELMINGLY IS A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT ABORTION IS HIGH ON THE LIST OF CONCERNS. WANT TO TAKE YOU TO ONE PERSON WE JUST SPOKE TO. SHE SAID SHE IDENTIFIES TYPICALLY AS A REPUBLICAN BUT HERE'S WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY ABOUT HOW ABORTION FACTORS INTO HER DECISION-MAKING THIS NOVEMBER? >> I FEEL LIKE WOMEN SHOULD NOT BE TOLD WHAT TO DO, TO BE HONEST, SO, I THINK THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STAY OUT OF IT. IT IS ONE ISSUE THAT I DO FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT AS FAR AS WOMEN HAVING THE CHOICE BUT AT THE SAME TIME ON THE BIG PICTURE, I'M A BIG PICTURE TYPE OF GIRL, TOO. >> Reporter: SO, ERIN, I WILL MENTION, THAT WE HAVE SEEN BEFORE HOUSE STATES, EVEN CONSERVATIVE STATES LIKE KANSAS, WHEN THEY HAVE ABORTION ON THE BALLOT, WE HAVE SEEN VOTERS COME OUT AND EVEN IF THEY ARE CONSERVATIVE OR REPUBLICAN, THEY HAVE STRUCK ON THE POSSIBILITY OF STRICTER ABORTION LAWS IN THE STATE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE IN NOVEMBER IN FLORIDA, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT DEMOCRATS ARE TAKING THIS AS A WIN, PROGRESSIVES ARE TAKING THIS AS A WIN, MY INBOX IS FLOODED HER THIS WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON VOTER TURNOUT IN NOVEMBER. WE KNOW DEMOCRATS ARE REALLY TRYING HARD TO KEEP FLORIDA PURPLE AND AWAY FROM CONSERVATIVES WHO MADE A LOT OF INROADS IN FLORIDA. IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THIS WILL IN FACT HAVE AN IMPACT ON HOW FLORIDA VOTERS TURNED OUT IN NOVEMBER, ERIN? >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >>> NOW, TO BREAKING NEWS OUT OF GEORGIA, A MAN IS IN CUSTODY AFTER RAMMING HIS SUV INTO A GATE AT THE FBI FIELD OFFICE IN ATLANTA. YOU SEE THE CRASH RIGHT THERE, THE RED TRUCK CRUMPLED UP AGAINST THIS GATE. THE GUY APPARENTLY TRIED TO RUN INSIDE BUT SECURITY TACKLED HIM WITHIN SECONDS. BLAINE ALEXANDER IS JUST OUTSIDE OF ATLANTA, BLAINE, THE MAN APPARENTLY DIDN'T GET TOO CLOSE TO GETTING INSIDE THE OFFICE BUT WE ARE NOW JUST HEARING FROM AND FBI SPOKESPERSON AND WHAT ARE THEY SAYING? >> I SPOKE WITH A SPOKESPERSON WHO'S THE SPOKESPERSON AT THE FBI FIELD OFFICE. HAPPENED AT THE SECURITY GATE. TYPICALLY IF SOMEONE IS TRYING TO ENTER, ONE CAR GOES THROUGH BEFORE A BARRIER IS RAISED, WELL WHAT HAPPENED HERE IS THE SUSPECT WE ARE TOLD, TRIED TO TAILGATE AFTER ANOTHER VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY OF COURSE THE BARRIER ENGAGED AND HE RAMMED HIS CAR INTO THE BARRIER. THAT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HIS CAR. SO THEN ACCORDING TO THE SPOKESPERSON, HE JUMPED OUT OF HIS CAR AND TRIED TO ACTUALLY RUN IN HIMSELF, BUT I'M TOLD HE ONLY MADE IT A FEW FEET AWAY FROM HIS CAR BEFORE HE WAS TACKLED BY AGENTS AND ULTIMATELY TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. OF COURSE AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS TAKEN SERIOUSLY. WE UNDERSTAND THE BOMB SQUAD CAME OUT AND CHECKED THE CAR AS A PRECAUTION. NO WEAPONS WERE ACTUALLY FOUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. BUT IT IS A VERY SERIOUS OFFENSE RIGHT NOW. WE KNOW BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL CHARGES ARE BEING CONSIDERED AND WE ARE STILL WAITING TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS ENTIRE INCIDENT, INCLUDING THE SUSPECTS NAME, WHICH THE FBI SPOKESPERSON TELLS ME THEY WILL NOT RELEASE JUST YET. >> OF THE SPOKESPERSON SAY ANYTHING ABOUT A POTENTIAL MOTIVE? >> THEY DON'T HAVE A MOTIVE, GREAT QUESTION. THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY MOTIVE. SOMEONE WAS ASKED ABOUT THIS DURING A BRIEF PRESS CONFERENCE THAT OFFICIALS GAVE EARLIER, AND THEY SAID BASICALLY IT WAS TOO EARLY TO TELL WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS ANY POTENTIAL TIE TO TERRORISM. >>> NOW TO THE MAN AT THE HEART OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S TRIAL OF THE CENTURY, LEARNING TONIGHT, HE WILL HAVE TO PAY BACK MILLIONS TO THE PEOPLE HE DUPED FOR YEARS, WITH A NEW 40 YEAR SENTENCE TACKED ONTO THE LIFE HE ALREADY FACES IN PRISON, TALKING ABOUT ALEC MURDOCH, YOU SEE THE SKETCHES OF HIM IN COURT TODAY, THIS TIME ON FINANCIAL FRAUD CHARGES NEARLY 2 DOZEN CRIMES THAT HE PLEADED GUILTY TO BACK IN SEPTEMBER, INCLUDING A DEMAND TO PAY BACK ALMOST $9 MILLION, THAT SENTENCE, FROM A JUDGE, EVEN HARSHER THAN WHAT PROSECUTORS RECOMMENDED, IN PART BECAUSE THEY FOUND ANOTHER 11 VICTIMS WHO LOST ABOUT $1 MILLION. LAWYERS FOR THE VICTIMS TODAY SAYING THEY HOPE THIS IS A STEP TOWARDS JUSTICE. >> THERE IS A STAGGERING HUMAN TOLL ATTACHED TO EVERY SINGLE SENT. THIS BLOOD MONEY, PEOPLE BLED, PEOPLE DIED, PEOPLE HAD FUNERALS TO GET COMPENSATED AND HE TOOK IT AND PRAYED ON THEM. >> WE SHOULD NOTE, THOUGH, THIS IS NOT MORE TIME IN PRISON FOR MURDAUGH, HE'S ALREADY IN THERE FOR LIFE, FOR THE DOUBLE MURDER OF HIS WIFE, MAGGIE, AND SON, PAUL, NOT TO MENTION, DOZENS OF YEARS FOR STATE FINANCIAL CRIMES, ALL OF IT, PART OF THAT TRIAL, WE ALL REMEMBER, THE DISGRACED FORMER LAWYER STORY CAPTURING THE ATTENTION OF THE NATION INCLUDING MULTIPLE TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARIES. >> THESE ACCUSATIONS HERE ARE DAMNING INCLUDING ONE WHERE HE DEFRAUDED EIGHT QUADRIPLEGIC MAN AND WE ALSO HEARD FROM SOME OF THE VICTIMS INCLUDING THE SON OF THE FORMER MURDAUGH HOUSEKEEPER? >> THAT'S RIGHT, SO TWO OF THE VICTIMS WERE INSIDE THE COURTROOM TODAY. THEY ADDRESSED THE JUDGE PRIOR TO HIS SENTENCING, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY ACTUALLY FORGIVE MURDAUGH AND THEY ARE PRAYING FOR HIM. ONE OF THE VICTIMS, PAMELA HIT ME, HER SON, HAKEEM, WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE HE BECAME A QUADRIPLEGIC AND ENDED UP DYING IN A NURSING HOME, AND MURDAUGH ENDED UP STEALING THE INSURANCE SETTLEMENT MONEY FROM THEM. WE GOT A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH HER OUTSIDE OF THE COURTHOUSE. >> IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY. IT'S ABOUT WHAT WE LOST. I LOST MY SON. THAT WILL NEVER BE REPLACED. >> SO THERE, YOU SEE HER AGAIN, BEING VERY FORGIVING ON SAYING THAT THIS WAS MORE ABOUT JUSTICE THAN ANYTHING ELSE FOR HER. >> AND YOU ASKED THE LEAD PROSECUTOR ABOUT THAT NEARLY $9 MILLION. I WANT TO PLAY THAT EXCHANGE. >> THE $8 MILLION IN RESTITUTION, DO YOU EXPECT THE VICTIMS WILL ACTUALLY SEE THAT MONEY? >> THAT'S YET TO BE DETERMINED HOW MUCH WE CAN COVER IN TERMS OF RESTITUTION. >> SO WALK US THROUGH THE NEXT STEPS HERE? >> SO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS NOT MADE IT VERY CLEAR EXACTLY HOW THESE VICTIMS ARE GOING TO GET THE MONEY, SOME OF THEM HAVE GOTTEN MONEY THROUGH SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IMPLICATED IN THIS CASE BUT SO FAR, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT SIX OF THE $12 MILLION THAT MURDAUGH ALLEGEDLY STOLE FROM THE CLIENTS IS UNACCOUNTED FOR. HE HAS PREVIOUSLY SAID THAT HE USED THEM FOR DRUGS AND HIS EXTRAVAGANT LIFESTYLE BECAUSE HE HADN'T OPIOID ADDICTION BUT PROSECUTORS ARE SAYING THEY ARE NOT BUYING IT. THEY DON'T THINK THAT THE NUMBERS ADD UP, SO THE VICTIMS AND ALL THIS HAVE YET TO BE REPAID AND IT'S UNCLEAR EXACTLY WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN AND ON WHAT KIND OF TIMELINE? >> TODAY WE ALSO HEARD FROM MURDAUGH IN COURT AND FROM HIS ATTORNEYS. WHAT ARE THEY SAYING? IS THE -- THIS THE END OF THE LEGAL ROAD FOR MURDAUGH? >> SO I DID GET A CHANCE TO ASK THE DEFENSE WHETHER OR NOT MURDAUGH PLANS TO APPEAL THE SENTENCE. HE OBVIOUSLY DID PLEAD GUILTY TO THE 22 FEDERAL CHARGES BACK IN SEPTEMBER BUT LET'S TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT HIS DEFENSE ATTORNEY HAD TO SAY? >> WILL HE APPEAL? I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THAT BUT HE'S READY TO MOVE ON AND WE ARE READY TO MOVE ON, FRANKLY. >> SO, WHEN IT COMES TO THE MURDER CONVICTIONS, HIS DEFENSE ATTORNEYS WERE TRYING TO THROW OUT THE ENTIRE MURDER TRIAL AND GET A NEW TRIAL BECAUSE THEY SAID THE COUNTY CLERK IN THAT CASE WAS TAMPERING WITH JURORS HOWEVER, A JUDGE RULED THAT NO, THEY AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET A NEW TRIAL SO NOW THE DEFENSE TEAM IS GOING TO PURSUE APPEALS THROUGH THE SOUTH CAROLINA COURT SYSTEM. THEY VEHEMENTLY DENIED THAT MURDAUGH HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE KILLINGS OF HIS WIFE AND HIS SON. >> THANK YOU. >>> CREWS AND ALSO ARE NOW MAKING PROGRESS CLEARING OUT TWISTED METAL AND CONCRETE FROM THE BRIDGE COLLAPSE. DIVERS, USING TORCHES TO CUT UP MASSIVE CHUNKS OF THE BRIDGE. IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE THE DEADLY CRASH, WHICH KILLED AT LEAST SIX CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. THE BODIES OF FOUR OF THE MEN ARE STILL MISSING. THE GOVERNOR, LATE TODAY SAYING THAT COMPLICATED CLEANUP IS GOING TO TAKE TIME AS THE PRESIDENT GETS READY TO MAKE HIS TRIP THERE ON FRIDAY. >>> WE NEED TO DO MORE WORK CLEARING THE CHANNEL IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD. I KNOW THERE IS AN URGENCY TO MOVE FASTER. AND NOBODY FEELS THAT URGENCY MORE THAN THE PEOPLE STANDING UP HERE TODAY. BUT WE HAVE TO BE CLEAR ON THE RISKS. >> THIS, AS WE ARE ALSO JUST LEARNING THEY HAVE OPENED A TEMPORARY CHANNEL TO GET SOME ESSENTIAL SHIPS IN AND OUT OF ONE OF THE NATION'S BUSIEST PORTS, WITH THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THIS ACCIDENT SHAPING UP TO BE HUGE FOR BALTIMORE, WITH THE RIPPLE EFFECTS, SPREADING ACROSS THE GLOBE. ERIN GROW KISSED JOINS ME NOW. >> WHAT'S THE LATEST IN TERMS OF THE CLEANUP OPERATION? HOW LONG IS IT EXPECTED TO LAST? >> Reporter: THE HOW LONG PART IS SOMETHING WE JUST DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO. THE OFFICIALS ARE NOT OFFERING ANY PROJECTION ABOUT HOW LONG IT'LL TAKE TO CLEAR TONS AND TONS, OF THIS BRIDGE THAT HAS FALLEN AND THE SHIP AS WELL, THAT IT'S SITTING ON TOP OF. WE WERE ABLE TO GO OUT TODAY WITH THE COAST GUARD, INTO THE RIVER HERE, RIGHT UP TO THE WRECKAGE SITE. WE WERE ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY FROM THE KEY BRIDGE THAT IS SITTING THERE. IT IS SURREAL TO SEE THE SO CLOSE. WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE PIECES OF THE BRIDGE THAT WERE REALLY CAN TANGLE -- TANGLED WITH THIS. AND AT THIS POINT WE KNOW THE CREWS THAT HAVE BEEN AT WORK 24/7 SINCE LATE LAST WEEK WERE ABLE TO GET OUT THERE ON THE WATER THIS WEEKEND WITH SOME CRANES, AND WITH SOME CUTTING TORCHES AND START CUTTING THE BRIDGE INTO CHUNKS. WE WERE ABLE TO SEE AS WE WERE OUT THERE TODAY ON THE WATER, A BIG HE'S OF THE BRIDGE THAT WAS CUT AWAY OVER THE WEEKEND. WE THINK ABOUT 200 TONS, IT'S REALLY JUST A DROP IN THE BUCKET FOR WHAT IS NECESSARY TO REMOVE FROM THIS WRECKAGE SITE. SO THAT'S THE WORK THAT WILL CONTINUE. YOU MENTIONED THE TEMPORARY SHIPPING CHANNEL THAT'S BEEN OPENED. WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE FIRST SHIP GO THROUGH THAT CHANNEL RIGHT BEFORE WE WENT THROUGH IT TODAY. THESE ARE ALL GOING TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO SHIPS THAT ARE A PART OF THIS SALVAGE OPERATION AND THE HOPE IS THAT AT SOME POINT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO LESSEN COMMERCIAL VESSELS THROUGH THE SPACE AS WELL ALTHOUGH NONE OF THE BIG, BIG CARGO SHIPS, THIS IS JUST THE FIRST AND REALLY, IN GETTING THIS WATERWAY BACK OPEN. AND OF COURSE, BEING ABLE TO GET INTO THE WATER TO RECOVER THE BODIES OF THE FOUR MEN WHO ARE STILL MISSING AT THIS POINT. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT, WHAT MORE DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT ASSESSMENT? >> WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 8000 WORKERS THAT WORK AT THE PORT OF BALTIMORE, SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT A WAGE LOSS OF ABOUT $2 MILLION A DAY, AS SO MUCH OF THE WORK THAT NORMALLY HAPPENS THERE IS NOT HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS FRUSTRATED A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK AT THE AIRPORT BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY ANSWERS ABOUT WHEN THINGS WILL RETURN TO NORMAL. AT THE SAME TIME, THERE ARE IMPACTS ON BUSINESSES OUTSIDE THE COURT AS WELL, SOME 140,000 WORKERS HAVE SOME SORT OF LINK WITH THE PORT OF BALTIMORE, AND THERE ARE ALL THE OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ARE RELATED AS WELL. WE KNOW THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION HAS OPENED A RESOURCE CENTER IN THE BALTIMORE AREA SO BUSINESS OWNERS CAN GO IN AND START THE PROCESS OF GETTING THESE LOW INTEREST LOANS THAT WERE MADE AVAILABLE OVER THE WEEKEND OF UP TO $2 MILLION. AND PRESIDENT BIDEN IS PLANNING TO COME HERE TO BALTIMORE ON FRIDAY TO TOUR THE SITE HIMSELF AND ALSO TO MEET WITH SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING TO GET THE SITUATION CLEARED. >> THANK YOU. >>> TONIGHT, A LAWYER FOR SUPER BOWL CHAMPION SHEETS PLAYER RECEIVED RICE IS TELLING ESPN THAT RICE IS WORKING WITH LOCAL POLICE AND TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS -- YOU CAN SEE HOW IT GOES DOWN HERE IN THIS DASHCAM VIDEO, THERE'S TWO CARS, OF PREVENT AND A LAMBORGHINI OF THAT SPEED BY, EVENTUALLY LOSING CONTROL AND CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION. YOU SEE IF THERE . AT ONE POINT, THE PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY IS CLOSED OFF AS POLICE INVESTIGATE. THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS IS REPORTING THAT ONE OF THE CARS INVOLVED IS LEASED OR REGISTER TO RICE AND RICE MAY HAVE BEEN THE ONE BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE CORVETTE ACCORDING TO A POLICE CALL SHEET, REPORTEDLY SEEN BY THE NEWSPAPER. NBC NEWS HAS REACHED OUT TO RICE AND THE CITY CHEATS BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD BACK. THE NFL HAS DECLINED TO COMMENT. PRISCILLA THOMPSON JOINS ME NOW. >> LOTS OF THINGS STILL UP IN THE AIR TONIGHT, FIRST OF ALL, DO WE KNOW WHERE RICE IS AND WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN? >> Reporter: YEAH, IT'S UNCLEAR WHERE HE IS AT THIS MOMENT, AND EARLIER TODAY, WE WERE AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND I ASKED POLICE IF THEY HAD SPOKEN TO HIM, IF HE WAS COOPERATING AND THEY DECLINED TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ANY OF THIS, ONLY SAYING THAT THEY WERE CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR THE PEOPLE SUSPECTED OF DRIVING THE VEHICLES THAT CAUSED THE CRASH AND YOU SEE IF THERE, THE TERRIFYING DASHCAM VIDEO, POLICE SAY THERE WAS A LAMBORGHINI AND A COURSE THAT DRIVING AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE OF SPEED, BOTH OF THE DRIVERS LOST CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLES ONE OF THE CAR SLAMMING INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN, THE OTHER ONE APPEARING TO SPIN OUT. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE TREATED AT THE SCENE AND TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THANKFULLY, ALL WITH MINOR INJURIES BUT THE OTHER KEY PIECE OF THIS IS THAT POLICE SAY THAT AFTER THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED, THE OCCUPANTS IN THE TWO CARS BELIEVED TO HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT LEFT THE SCENE. POLICE SAY THAT THEY DID NOT CHECK TO SEE IF ANYONE NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION OR TO PROVIDE THEIR INFORMATION, SO THOSE ARE THE FOLKS THAT POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR AND THEY ARE ASKING ANYONE WHO RECOGNIZES THE MAN THAT YOU SEE IN THIS VIDEO, TO COME FORWARD, SO THAT THEY CAN TRY TO IDENTIFY THEM AND SEE WHAT THEIR INVOLVEMENT IS HERE AS WELL. >> ON THAT, WE ARE ALSO HEARING FROM BYSTANDERS, PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH, WHAT ARE THEY SAYING? >> Reporter: YEAH, THAT IT WAS TERRIFYING, THERE WAS A WOMAN, WHO POSTED ON FACEBOOK THAT SHE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A DAY AT THE ZOO WITH HER FOUR-YEAR-OLD SON WHEN SHE WAS HIT IN PART OF THIS CRASH AND THERE WERE SIX CARS THAT WERE PART OF THIS CRASH, AND SHE SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE AND SHE IS SO GRATEFUL THAT DESPITE BEING HIT BY BOTH CARS, SHE AND HER SON WERE ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS ACCIDENT, AND WE ARE ALSO GETTING A RESPONSE FROM THE CAMP CITY CHEATS, THE PRESIDENT, SPEAKING WITH TALK RADIO. I WANT TO PLAY WHAT HE HAD TO SAY ABOUT ALL OF THIS. >> AND ALL OF THESE SITUATIONS YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL YOU HAVE ALL THE FACTS, AND FRANKLY, WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE FACTS AT THIS POINT. WE WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT. WE WILL GATHER THE FACT AND WE WILL REACT ACCORDINGLY. >> Reporter: AND AS YOU MENTIONED, THE NFL SAYING THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE COMMENTING ON THIS MATTER FOR NOW. >>> WE ARE JUST LEARNING AIRSTRIKES DESTROYED AND IRANIAN CONSULATE BUILDING THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT SAID ISRAEL IS RESPONSIBLE. THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THEY'RE LOOKING INTO IT. WE ARE GETTING IN THIS STUNNING VIDEO OF THE AFTERMATH IN DAMASCUS, IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS SAID TO TOP MILITARY COMMANDERS AND FIVE OTHERS WERE KILLED IN THE STRIKES. THE IDF TELLS NBC NEWS IT IS NOT SPAWNED TWO FOREIGN MEDIA REPORTS. AS ISRAEL'S PARLIAMENT HAS PASSED A LAW THAT COULD BAN AL JAZEERA FROM OPERATING INSIDE OF THE COUNTRY. SOMETHING PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS PUSHING HARD FOR. ALL OF IT, AS ISRAEL'S MILITARY IS NOW WITHDRAWING FROM GAZA'S MAIN HOSPITAL AFTER TWO WEEKS OF FIERCE FIGHTING IN AND AROUND THE AREA. THE ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER SAID THE, QUOTE, TERRA SPACE THERE IS NOW ELIMINATED. REMEMBER, THE BODIES OF AT LEAST TWO ISRAELI HOSTAGES WERE FOUND THERE BACK IN NOVEMBER. OFFICIALS IN GAZA SAY THEY ARE NOW FINDING THE BODIES OF HUNDREDS OF DEAD CIVILIANS THERE, TOO. AS WE ARE GETTING DISTURBING NEW VIDEO, WHAT'S LEFT OF THE HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL BEDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESTRUCTION. IT'S NOW UNRECOGNIZABLE. JOSH, LET'S START WITH THE LATEST IN SYRIA, WHAT MORE DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE DEADLY STRIKE? >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE IRANIAN AMBASSADOR TO SYRIA, THEY KILLED UP TO SEVEN PEOPLE, ESSENTIALLY LEVELED TO THE GROUND, THE PART OF THE EMBASSY THAT DEALS WITH CONSULAR ISSUES AND AMONG THOSE KILLED ACCORDING TO THE IRANIAN STATE OFFICIAL MEDIA WERE NOT ONE, BUT TWO SENIOR COMMANDERS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY GUARD WHICH IS THE ELITE PARAMILITARY FORCE OF NEURON THAT IS SO ACTIVE IN WORKING WITH THE IRAN BACKED MILITIAS, AND IN A WAY THIS IS THE CONTINUATION OF THIS SHADOW WAR THAT WE'VE SEEN PLAY OUT BETWEEN ISRAEL AND IRAN BUT EVERY TIME THERE'S ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS, AND ASSASSINATION ACROSS THE AREA, IT RAISES THE FEAR THAT POTENTIALLY THIS COULD BE THE INCIDENT THAT SETS OFF A DOMINO EFFECT, AND LEADS TO SOMETHING MUCH BROADER THAN THIS -FOR-TAT KIND OF SITUATION AND COULD ACTUALLY LEAD TO A DIRECT MILITARY CONFRONTATION BETWEEN ISRAEL AND IRAN. >> WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN TRYING TO PREVENT FROM HAPPENING. THERE'S ALSO THE POTENTIAL BAN OF AL JAZEERA IN ISRAEL, WHAT MORE DOES THAT SAY ABOUT THE CALCULATIONS OF ISRAEL'S LEADERS ? >> Reporter: IT MAY SPEAK TO THE FACT THAT ISRAEL KNOWS THAT THE PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE AND REACTION TO THE DEVASTATION IN GAZA HAS TO -- TAKEN -- THEY SAY THE CHANNEL IS GUILTY OF INCITEMENT, IS WORKING WITH HAMAS, BUT WE KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LONG HISTORY BETWEEN THE ISRAEL AREA AND THIS CHANNEL, AL JAZEERA, THERE WAS THE KILLING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO OF A FEMALE AL JAZEERA JOURNALIST IN THE WEST BANK AND EARLIER IN THIS CONFLICT WE SOUGHT AL JAZEERA, THEIR BUREAU CHIEF, HIS WIFE, TWO CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILD WERE ALL KILLED IN AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE. CERTAINLY AL JAZEERA IS CONDEMNING THIS DECISION TONIGHT, AND FREEDOM OF THE PRESS GROUPS ARE SAYING THIS IS NO WAY FOR A DEMOCRACY WHICH ISRAEL PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING, THIS IS NO WAY THAT THEY SHOULD BEHAVE TOWARDS THE PRESS. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT AL-SHIFA, ONCE REGARDED AS THE BACKBONE OF CAUSES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, NOW THE FOOTAGE, JUST SHOCKING, IT SHOWS A HOSPITAL COMPLETELY DESTROYED. ISRAEL, SEEMED TO BE IN FIRM CONTROL OF AL-SHIFA BACK IN NOVEMBER, NOW THIS INTENSE FIGHTING, WHAT HAPPENED THERE? >> WELL, AS YOU KNOW FROM YOUR REMARKABLE REPORTING BOTH IN ISRAEL AND IN EGYPT, THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ALREADY FRAGILE HEALTH SYSTEM IN GAZA HAS EXACERBATED THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS HERE. ISRAEL SAYS THAT AFTER IT ELIMINATED HAMAS FROM THE HOSPITAL BACK IN NOVEMBER, HAMAS ESSENTIALLY WENT BACK AND REGROUPED AND WERE USING IT TO PLAN ADDITIONAL ATTACKS ON ISRAEL, SO THEY WENT IN AND RATED FOR TWO WEEKS. ISRAEL CALLED IT A SUCCESS SAYING THEY WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS WITHOUT CIVILIAN DEATHS BUT OFFICIALS IN THE GAZA STRIP SAY THAT'S TOTALLY FALSE. THAT THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF DEATHS, CHILDREN OF THE ELDERLY AND OTHERS, NOW THE GAZA STRIP IS WITHOUT ITS LARGEST HOSPITAL, REALLY, THE CORNERSTONE OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM. THIS WILL LEAD TO EVEN WORSE HUMANITARIAN CONDITIONS THERE. >> I KNOW THE W.H.O. SAID THEY PLAN TO VISIT AL SHIFA TOMORROW. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> STILL AHEAD, A CONFIRMED HUMAN CASE OF BIRD FLU IN TEXAS. WHETHER OR NOT YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED. >>> UNITED TELLING ITS PILOTS THEY CAN HAVE A TON OF TIME OFF THIS SUMMER IF THEY WANT, BUT THERE'S A BIG CATCH. >>> MORNINGS ARE FULL OF POSSIBILITY AND ENERGY. AND HOW YOU GET SET FOR THE DAY AHEAD MATTERS. TAKE CHARGE OF THOSE FIRST HOURS. IT'S ABOUT GETTING CAUGHT UP AND REALLY, IT'S ABOUT GETTING AHEAD. AND THAT'S WHAT DRIVES US EVERY MORNING. BECAUSE EVERY DAY DESERVES THE BEST START. >>> POLICE IN INDIANAPOLIS ARE ASKING PARENTS TO BE MORE AWARE OF THEIR KIDS WHEREABOUTS AFTER A MASS SHOOTING OVER THE WEEKEND THAT INJURED AT LEAST SEVEN PEOPLE. THE VICTIMS WERE ALL UNDER 17 YEARS OLD. POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR SUSPECTS. THIS IS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE WEEKEND WITH A MASS SHOOTING IN INDIANAPOLIS. PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY EXPRESSING SHOCK OVER THE VIOLENCE. >> WHERE DO SEVEN PEOPLE GET SHOT AT ONE TIME OTHER THAN A WAR ZONE. THIS IS A CRISIS. >> WE MENTIONED, THIS IS THE THIRD STRAIGHT WEEKEND WITH A MASS SHOOTING IN INDIANAPOLIS. WHAT IS THE CITY LOOKING AT TO TRY AND STOP THE VIOLENCE? >> ERIN, THESE THREE PAST MASS SHOOTINGS HAVEN'T BEEN INVOLVING MINORS, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE CITY ISN'T ISSUED -- WORRIED ABOUT THE ISSUE OF GUN VIOLENCE. THE MAYOR HAS ALSO SAID THEY ARE LOOKING INTO A CRIME PREVENTION INVESTMENT AND HIRING A NEW STAFF POSITION TO TACKLE GUN VIOLENCE AND YOUTH VIOLENCE SPECIFICALLY BUT THERE'S BEEN QUESTIONS SWIRLING ALL DAY ABOUT PARENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND IF THERE'S ANY WAY, BY LAW, THAT THEY CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE CONSIDERING THAT THESE TEENAGERS WERE UNSUPERVISED SO LATE ON A SATURDAY NIGHT. >> PROSECUTOR RAMIREZ AND I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS TODAY, AND WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL AVENUES OF THE LAW TO SEE WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO TO HOLD ADULTS ACCOUNTABLE. >> NOW IT'S INTERESTING IN THAT THE CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS DOES HAVE A LOT OF A LAW THAT IS ILLEGAL FOR ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 50 TO BE OUT LATE UNSUPERVISED, SO THAT SOMETHING THAT POLICE ARE EMPHASIZING HERE AND THEY ARE ALSO EMPHASIZING IT'S STILL AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THE SUSPECTS. WE DO KNOW, LUCKILY THAT THE VICTIMS INVOLVED ALL OUR ARE STABLE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. >>> LET'S GET YOU OVER TO THE FIVE THINGS OUR TEAM THINKS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TONIGHT. NUMBER 1, AT&T SAYS PERSONAL DATA FROM TENS OF MILLIONS OF CURRENT AND FORMER CUSTOMERS WAS FOUND ON THE DARK WEB. SOME OF THE INFORMATION LEAKED INCLUDES SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, AND PASSWORDS. THE COMPANY IS REACHING OUT TO CUSTOMERS IMPACTED BY THE BREACH AND HAS RESET THE PASSWORDS OF CURRENT USERS. AT&T SAID IT WILL PAY FOR CREDIT MONITORING SERVICES IN CERTAIN CASES. AND AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY. >>> NUMBER 2, UNITED AIRLINES ASKING ITS PILOTS TO TAKE UNPAID TIME OFF NEXT MONTH DUE TO BOEINGS PRODUCTION DELAYS. UNITED SAID IT DOESN'T EXPECT TO GET ALL OF THE AIRCRAFT ORDERED FOR BOTH THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR, SO THIS MOVE AIMS TO REDUCE EXCESS STAFFING. MOST ALL OF THE ISSUES HAVE TO DO WITH THE BOEING 737 MAX PLANES WHICH HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. >>> NUMBER 3, GOLD PRICES HITTING ANOTHER RECORD HIGH TODAY. MORE THAN $2200 AN OUNCE. IT COMES AS THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS EXPECTED TO CUT INTEREST RATES IN JUNE AND GENERALLY, AS INTEREST RATES DROP, BUYING GOLD BECOMES MORE APPEALING TO CONSUMERS. >>> PRESIDENT BIDEN AND FIRST LADY JILL BIDEN WILL WELCOMING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS TO THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY FOR THE ANNUAL EASTER EGG ROLL. MR. BIDEN SAID IT'S A TIME TO CHERISH THE BLESSINGS, THE POSSIBILITIES, THAT WE HAVE AS AMERICANS. >>> NUMBER 5, THE NEW POWERBALL JACKPOT, $1 BILLION, AS OF TODAY. IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS WITHOUT A BIG WINNER AND IT'S ONLY THE FIFTH ADVERTISED JACKPOT TO EVER HIT $1 BILLION. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY. >>> TONIGHT, WE ARE LEARNING A PERSON IN TEXAS IS NOW BEING TREATED FOR BIRD FLU. A VIRUS THAT WE RARELY SEE IN HUMANS ACCORDING TO THE CDC AND STATE OFFICIALS. THEY SAY THE PATIENT HAD DIRECT CONTACT WITH AN INFECTED DAIRY COW. THE VIRUS MOSTLY IMPACTS BIRDS HENCE THE NAME BUT CAN'T SPEND DESK -- SPREAD TO ANIMALS LIKE COWS. MOST HUMAN INFECTIONS COME FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD UNPROTECTED EXPOSURES TO THE SICK OR DEAD ANIMALS, AND THE RISK TO THE PUBLIC IS LOW. DR. JOHN TAURUS JOINS ME NOW. >> DR. TORRES, HOW DOES THIS IN FACT A HUMAN AND WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? >> ERIN, WHEN IT'S CHANGING WHEN IT'S FROM AN ANIMAL TO HUMANS, IF YOU THINK BACK IN 2009, THE SWINE FLU AND A MIX CORONAVIRUS, 2019, MOVED FROM ANIMALS TO HUMAN AND THEN HUMAN TO HUMAN. WHAT WE DON'T HAVE IS MOVING HUMAN TO HUMAN AND THAT'S WHEN WE START GETTING CONCERNED. THE SYMPTOMS YOU SEE HERE, ARE A LITTLE BIT LIKE THE FLU BUT THERE ARE SOME ATYPICAL PARTS AS WELL, LIKE THE FLU, YOU CAN GET FLULIKE SYMPTOMS WHICH ARE BASICALLY THE COUGH, SORE THROAT, FEVER, FEELING ACHY, FATIGUED, BUT THIS PERSON HERE, JUST HAD CONJUNCTIVITIS, THE PINK I TYPE SYMPTOMS, SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND THE G.I. SYMPTOMS AS WELL, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA BUT WITH THIS FLU, IT SEEMS TO BE A TYPICAL, THE EYE REDNESS WHICH INCLUDE THE DOCTORS TO TEST FOR THIS AND SUBSEQUENTLY TREE. >> HOW WORRIED SHOULD PEOPLE BE? >> OF THIS STAGE, YOU SHOULD NOT PANIC ABOUT IT. YOU SHOULDN'T EVEN BE THAT CONCERNED. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF IT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT BIRD FLU, IT IS AFFECTING 48 STATES, THE COW FLEW GOING FROM BIRD TO COW HAS LIVED IN FIVE STATES AND THE STATES THEY ARE IN RIGHT NOW ARE ISOLATED. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE, THEY ARE THE STATES, TEXAS, KANSAS, MICHIGAN, IDAHO AND NEW MEXICO, BECAUSE WITH UNPASTEURIZED MILK BECAUSE IT CAN BE TRANSMITTED IN MILK OTHERWISE IF YOU ARE IN THE OTHER STATES, BE CAREFUL WITH THE BIRDS THEMSELVES, IF YOU SEE A SICK OR DEAD BIRD, LEAVE IT ALONE. IF YOU ARE TAKING CARE OF CHICKENS AND THEY HAPPEN TO BE SICK, BE CAREFUL WITH THEM. A LOT OF HANDWASHING AND LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOU COVER UP WHEN YOU COUGH AND SNEEZE, STAY HOME IF YOU ARE SICK. >>> AHEAD, ONE EUROPEAN COUNTRY BECOMING THE LATEST TO AT LEAST PARTIALLY LEGALIZE WEED. WHAT THE NEW LAW MEANS FOR THEM. >>> AND A RACE AGAINST TIME IN SWITZERLAND AS RESCUERS FRANTICALLY LOOK FOR AVALANCHE SURVIVORS. >>> NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. IT'S COMING AT US EVERY SECOND. NEWS IS MORE NOW THAN EVER. >> NOW ISRAEL. >> WE GET TO SEE DEMOCRACY IN ACTION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE RACE. >> NOW IS CONSTANT, THE FUTURE IS NOW. NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >>> THE TRIAL OF A MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS WIFE AND THEN HIS GIRLFRIENDS CHILDREN STARTED IN IDAHO TODAY. CHAD DAYBELL SEEMED EARLIER IN COURT FACES CAPITAL MURDER CHARGES OVER ALLEGATIONS HE KILLED HIS WIFE, MAKING IT LOOK LIKE SHE DIED IN HER SLEEP. AND THEN CONSPIRED WITH HIS NEW GIRLFRIEND, TO KILL TWO OF HER KIDS. APPARENTLY, BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED THE CHILDREN WERE ZOMBIES WHO WERE POSSESSED BY DARK SPIRITS. LORI VALLOW DAYBELL WHO CHAD MARRIED JUST WEEKS AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY KILLED HIS WIFE WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE IN HER OWN TRIAL LAST JULY. HERE ARE THE THREE PEOPLE THAT DAYBELL IS ACCUSED OF MURDERING, HIS WIFE TAMMY AND LORI'S TO CHILDREN, DANA GRIFFIN IS FOLLOWING ALL OF THIS FOR US, SO CHAD DAYBELL IS LORI VALLOW'S, THEIR CASES WERE SUPPOSED TO BE TRIED TOGETHER BUT DAYBELL SUCCESSFULLY HAVE THEM SEPARATED BECAUSE THEIR DEFENSES WILL SUPPOSEDLY CONTRADICT EACH OTHER. HOW SHOULD WE EXPECT THEIR STORIES TO DIFFER EXACTLY? >> WE WILL BE WAITING TO SEE WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT LORI'S CASE CENTERED AROUND MONEY, POWER AND SEX ACCORDING TO PROSECUTORS. SHE WAS PHOTOGRAPHED VACATIONING IN HAWAII WITH THE DEFENDANT WHILE THIS MASSIVE SEARCH WAS UNDERWAY FOR HER KIDS. HER DEFENSE WAS THAT PEOPLE DID NOT START TO DIE UNTIL AFTER SHE MET AND STARTED HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH CHAD DAYBELL. DEFENSE ATTORNEYS BLAMED HIM FOR THE DOOMSDAY THEORIES AND HER ATTORNEY ALSO SAID THAT ANY LIES SHE TOLD THE PROCESS WERE ONLY TO PROTECT CHAD. SINCE LORI HAS ALREADY BEEN CONVICTED AS YOU MENTIONED OF MURDERING HER KIDS AND CONSPIRE THING TO KILL CHAD'S WIFE, TAMMY, IT'S LIKELY THAT DAYBELL'S DEFENSE WILL FOCUS THE BLAME ON HER. NOW DAYBELL'S ATTORNEY DID A RECENT TV INTERVIEW AND SAID HIS CLIENT IS LOOKING FORWARD TO TELLING HIS SIDE OF THE STORY. HE DID NOT SAY WHETHER CHAD WOULD TAKE THE STAND OR IF HIS WIFE LORI, WILL TESTIFY. THE JUDGE IN THIS CASE ISSUED A GAG ORDER AFTER THE INTERVIEW TO PREVENT ATTORNEYS AND PROSECUTORS FROM TALKING ABOUT THIS CASE PRIOR TO JURY SELECTION WHICH IS UNDERWAY AS WE SPEAK AND PART OF THAT WAS BECAUSE POTENTIAL JURORS HAD TO FILL OUT QUESTIONNAIRES LAST WEEK AND THE JUDGE DID NOT WANT MEDIA ATTENTION TO TAINT THE POTENTIAL JURY POOL. THEY ARE TRYING TO GET AN UNBIASED JURY SEATED THIS WEEK. ATTORNEYS CAN SPEAK PUBLICLY THEN. THE TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO LAST 8 TO 10 WEEKS. >>> NBC COVERS HUNDREDS OF INTERNATIONAL STORIES EACH DAY AND BECAUSE IT'S TOUGH TO READ, WATCH OR LISTEN TO THEM ALL. OUR TEAMS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE DONE IT FOR YOU. HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT HEY ARE WATCHING AND A SEGMENT WE CALL, THE GLOBAL. IN SWITZERLAND, WE ARE JUST LEARNING THAT THREE PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND ONE OTHER IS HURT, AFTER AN AVALANCHE IN THE ALPS TODAY. OFFICIALS WERE SEARCHING FOR ANY SURVIVORS EARLIER BUT HEAVY SNOW IMPACT TO THEIR EFFORTS. NO WORD ON THE IDENTITIES OF THE VICTIMS. >>> IN GERMANY, THE GOVERNMENT PARTIALLY LEGALIZING CANNABIS. PEOPLE HELD SMOKE AND AT ICONIC SPOTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHERE THEY LIT UP JOINTS AND DANCED TO MUSIC. THE NEW LAW LEGALIZES OWNING UP TO 25 GRAMS OF MARIJUANA AND GROWING UP TO THREE CANNABIS PLANTS FOR PERSONAL USE. >>> IN JAPAN, A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS THAT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY WILL HAVE THE SAME LAST NAME AND APPROXIMATELY 500 YEARS THAT NAME RESEARCHERS SAY, IS SOTO, WHY? IT'S THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD THAT REQUIRES MARRIED COUPLES TO HAVE THE SAME SURNAME. THE STUDY IS PART OF A CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE PROJECT SAYS THAT HE HOPES LEADERS WILL CONSIDER THE FACT THAT FAMILY NAMES COULD DISAPPEAR. >>> COMING UP, CALIFORNIA'S FAST FOOD WORKFORCE IS GETTING A RAISE. WHY THAT IS GENERATING A WHOLE LOT OF CONTROVERSY. >>> WHAT'S THE STATE OF CRYPTO TODAY? IS IT SAFE FOR INVESTORS? YOU'VE GOT TO SEE THIS, STAY TUNED NOW, WEEKNIGHTS AT 8:00 EASTERN, 5:00 PACIFIC ON NBC NEWS NOW. >>> STARTING TODAY, MOST FAST FOOD WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA STARTED GETTING PAID AT LEAST $20 AN HOUR, THANKS TO A NEW LAW THAT JUST KICKED IN. LAWMAKERS HOPE IT WILL GIVE MORE FINANCIAL SECURITY TO WORKERS AND AN HISTORICALLY LOW- PAYING FEEL. LISTEN TO THIS LONG TIME McDONALD'S WORKER. >> [ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] NOW I'LL BE ABLE TO SAVE A LITTLE MORE MONEY, HAVE A LITTLE MORE EXTRA AND BE ABLE TO BUY THINGS THAT SOMETIMES I WASN'T ABLE TO BUY. >> THE NEW RULE APPLYING TO SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHAINS, McDONALD'S, STARBUCKS AND OTHER PLACES WITH MORE THAN 60 NATIONAL LOCATIONS. BUT THE BIG CONCERN NOW IS THE RIPPLE EFFECT IT MIGHT HAVE LIKE HIGHER PRICES FOR CUSTOMERS, LAYOFFS, AND THE PRESSURE IT PUTS ON SMALLER BUSINESSES WHO ARE COMPETING FOR THE SAME WORKERS. DAVID NORIEGA JOINS ME NOW. DAVID, YOU TALKED TO SOMEONE WHO OWNS FRANCHISES OF THE BIG CHAIN, WHAT IS SHE TELLING YOU ABOUT HER CONCERN? >> Reporter: ERIN, YEAH, SO KAYLEE HARPER, SHE AND HER FAMILY OWNED 21 McDONALD'S ALL IN THE ELLIE AREA. I INTERVIEWED HER ABOUT WHAT SHE THINKS ABOUT THE INIMUM WAGE INCREASE. LISTEN TO WHAT SHE SAID. >> WELL IS AN EXPERIENCED LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF SAVINGS, AND A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS. WE WILL OF COURSE AS EVERYONE ELSE IS, HAVE TO INCREASE PRICES IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM BUT ULTIMATELY, WE CAN'T PRICE RAISE OUR WAY OUT OF HE SITUATION. >> Reporter: SO THESE INDIVIDUAL FRANCHISE OWNERS ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO FEEL THE PRESSURE AS A RESULT OF THIS WAGE INCREASE. REMEMBER IT'S GOING UP 25% OVERNIGHT, BETWEEN YESTERDAY AND TODAY, THAT'LL BE HARD ON PEOPLE'S BALANCE SHEETS. INTERESTINGLY THAT SAME FRANCHISE OWNER SAID THAT SHE INTENDS TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE UP FOR IT WITHOUT LAYING PEOPLE OFF OR CUTTING THEIR HOURS, WHICH IS SOMETHING I THINK A LOT OF FRANCHISE OWNERS WILL TRY AND DO BECAUSE IN SPITE OF THIS, THEY STILL NEED TO BE ATTRACTIVE EMPLOYERS TO THE PEOPLE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES. >> AND HOW IS SHE ACHIEVING THAT AND WHAT ARE EXPERTS SAYING? >> Reporter: SO, SHE IS STILL FIGURING THAT OUT, THAT'S THE SHORT ANSWER BUT INEFFICIENCIES, FINDING OTHER WAYS TO CUT COSTS. AS FAR AS EXPERTS, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHAINS INCLUDING McDONALD'S, STARBUCKS, CHIPOTLE HAVE SAID THAT THEY INTEND TO RAISE PRICES AS A RESULT OF THIS MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE BUT THEY HAVEN'T SAID BY HOW MUCH, AND ECONOMISTS ESTIMATE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2% TO 5%. I INTERVIEWED A LABOR ECONOMIST AND HERE'S WHAT HE ANTICIPATES BASED ON PRIOR WAGE INCREASES, TAKE A LOOK. >> THE FIVE DOLLAR MATH, THAT WOULD BE A DIME IN A SENSE, FOR A TACO THAT WAS THREE DOLLARS, IT WOULD BE SIX CENTS, THAT'S AN INCREASE, PEOPLE NOTICE IT BUT I DON'T THINK THEY WILL CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR. >> Reporter: YOU KNOW, THAT SAID, ERIN, THIS IS CALIFORNIA, IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE PLACE TO LIVE. A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE ALREADY ARE HAVING TROUBLE AFFORDING BASICS LIKE HOUSING AND FOOD SO WE WILL SEE HOW THESE RIPPLE EFFECTS ACTUALLY PLAY OUT AMONGST REGULAR CONSUMERS. >> THANK YOU. >>> STILL AHEAD, OUR PREVIEW OF A MARCH MADNESS REMATCH BETWEEN TWO OF WOMEN BASKETBALLS GUEST STARS, CLARK VERSUS REESE SHOWDOWN, THAT'S NEXT. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ARE YOU COMFORTABLE? DO YOU BEAR RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE BORDER? IS IT CLEAR WHO WILL GOVERN GAZA ? >> IF IT'S SUNDAY, IT'S MEET THE PRESS. >>> YOU KNOW THE LEGENDARY STAR MATCHUPS IN SPORTS? NOW WE HAVE CLARK AND REESE. A POTENTIALLY LANDMARK MOMENT FOR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WITH A REMATCH OF LAST YEAR'S NCAA TOURNAMENT FINAL, THIS TIME IN THE ELITE EIGHT. IN ONE CORNER THE DEFENDING CHAMPS, LSU, LED BY ANGEL REESE, GOING UP AGAINST IOWA AND THE ALL-TIME SCORING CHAMP, CAITLIN CLARK. THE OTHER MATCHUP MIGHT BE JUST AS GOOD WITH TWO PRICING STORES, PAGE BECKER'S AND JUJU WATKINS. ALL OF IT AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF A WILD CONTROVERSY. NOTICE ANYTHING ABOUT THE THREE- POINT LINE FOR THE WOMEN'S REGIONAL IN PORTLAND? THAT'S RIGHT. ONE SIDE IS SIX INCHES CLOSER TO THE BASKET THAN THE OTHER. IT WAS LIKE THAT FOR FIVE GAMES. SAM BROCK JOINS ME NOW. WE KNOW THERE'S AN INVESTIGATION THAT WILL BE FIXED AHEAD OF THE GAME TONIGHT, BUT IT IS ANOTHER BLACK MARK FOR THE NCAA AND ACTUALLY GIVING MALE AND FEMALE STARS EQUAL TREATMENT. >> Reporter: LOOK, IT'S EMBARRASSING. THE NCAA HIRES A COMPANY TO INSTALL ITS CORD FOR ALL THE TOURNAMENT GAMES. THE QUESTION BECOMES HOW THIS HAPPENS. THEY RELEASED A STATEMENT TALKING ABOUT THE CENTER OF THE BASKET BEING PUNCHED INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE COURT, AND THEN THEY EXAMINED THE DIMENSIONS. IN THIS CASE, THEY WERE OFF BY SIX INCHES. HERE IS THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT. WHILE THE VENDOR APOLOGIZE FOR THE ERROR, THEY ARE WILL INVESTIGATE HOW THIS HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE NCAA SAYS IT IS ENSURING ACCURACY FOR FUTURE GAMES. HERE ARE THE RESULTS IN TERMS OF HOW PLAYERS ARE SHOOTING RIGHT NOW. ON THE CORRECT BASKET IN TERMS OF DIMENSIONS, ABOUT 33% GOING DOWN, AND ON THE OTHER SIDE, THERE SHOOTING 25%, EVEN THOUGH IT IS CLOSER. GO FIGURE. THIS IS GOING ON AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF LARGER ISSUES WITHIN THE SPORT. WE HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF BLACK EYES IN TERMS OF CONDUCT, HOW WOMEN ARE TREATED, AND THE RACIALLY CHARGED ALLEGATIONS MADE. HERE IS A SAMPLE OF THEM. THE UTAH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH SAYING SHE AND HER TEAM WERE HARASSED AND SLURS WERE HURLED TOWARDS THEM AS THEY WERE GOING OUT TO DINNER. HAD A HIDALGO IS AN ALL- AMERICAN POINT GUARD FOR NOTRE DAME. SHE WAS ASKED TO REMOVE HER NOSE RING MIDWAY THROUGH THE CONTEST AND HAD TO LEAVE THE GAME. AND KIM MULKEY FROM LSU AMID A BIG TO DO OVER A WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE, BUT IT TURNS OUT AND L.A. TIMES ARTICLE DESCRIBED HER TEAM AS DIRTY DEBUTANTES. A LOT OF PLAYERS, WHITE AND BLACK, TOOK ISSUE WITH THAT CHARACTERIZATION. THE L.A. TIMES HAD TO ULTIMATELY AMEND THE LANGUAGE. A LOT GOING ON. >> ALL OF THAT TAKING AWAY FROM A RECORD NIGHT FROM THE SPORT. >> Reporter: ABSOLUTELY ENORMOUS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE MAJOR REASON CAITLIN CLARK IN A REMATCH OF THE NATIONAL TITLE GAME LAST YEAR THAT LSU WON. THE NUMBERS ON THE GAME LAST THERE WERE ALMOST 10 MILLION. THAT WAS RECORD-BREAKING. IT IS SHAPING UP TO BE MORE OF THE SAME. FOR THE ROUND OF 32, CAITLIN CLARK DREW ALMOST 5 MILLION VIEWERS FOR A SECOND ROUND GAME. IMAGINE WHAT THE REMATCH WILL DO TONIGHT. EXPECT A LOT OF EYEBALLS. THE TRENDS UP. WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OF AN EXPLOSION OF INTEREST IN WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL. >> ONE OF THE STARS, CAITLIN CLARK AND ANGEL REESE, SAYING ABOUT THE GAME TONIGHT? >> Reporter: THEIR BEEF WAS WELL DOCUMENTED LAST YEAR. A JEWELRY SAID YESTERDAY, I DON'T HAVE HATRED TOWARDS CAITLIN CLARK, NOR SHE TO ME. >> ME AND CAITLIN CLARK DON'T HATE EACH OTHER. I WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THAT. IT IS JUST A SUPER COMPETITIVE GAME. WERE NOT FRIENDS BETWEEN THE LINES. I WILL TALK TRASH INTO WHAT IT TAKES TO GET IN YOUR HEAD THE ENTIRE GAME, BUT AFTER THE GAME, WE CAN KICK IT. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT SHE SAW CAITLIN CLARK IN THE STREET, SHE WOULD BE LIKE, WHAT'S UP? BUT ON THE BASKETBALL COURT THE COMPETITIVE JUICES ARE FLOWING. YOU CAN EXPECT THIS TO BE A TIGHTLY CONTESTED GAME TONIGHT. SOME OF THE BEST TALENT IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ON THAT FOR. >> SO MUCH TO LOOK FORWARD TO.>>> THAT IS A WRAP FOR THIS HOUR. COVERAGE PICKS UP RIGHT NOW. >>> TONIGHT A DANGEROUS STORM SYSTEM STRETCHING FROM TEXAS TO OHIO. MORE THAN 40 MILLION AMERICANS AFFECTED BY SEVERE WEATHER. INTENSE STORMS PACKING THREAT FOR NIGHTTIME TORNADOES. IN OKLAHOMA TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS TREACHEROUS. THE SAME SYSTEM WITH FEET OF SNOW IN THE SCENARIO NEVADA MOUNTAINS. AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A MULTI-DAY THREAT BRINGING FLASH FLOODING AND THE CHANCE FOR A MIDWEEK NOR'EASTER. IT IS TARGETING THE 95 CORRIDOR. >>> ALSO TONIGHT, AN SUV RAMMING INTO AN FBI OFFICE. THE DRIVER IN CUSTODY AFTER SLAMMING INTO THE FRONT GATE OF THE F.B.I.'S ATLANTA HEADQUARTERS. >>> EXPANDING BATTLEFIELD. ISRAEL STRIKE SYRIA. A MASSIVE EXPLOSION KILLING A TOP IRANIAN COMMANDER AND LEVELING THE IRANIAN EMBASSY IN DAMASCUS. THE ATTACK FURTHER FUELING CONCERNS OF OPENING A SECOND FRONT, THIS AS ISRAEL WITHDRAWS FROM THE MAIN HOSPITAL IN GASSETT, -- GAZA, LEAVING A PATH OF DESTRUCTION. THIS AS PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU FACES LARGE PROTESTS. >>> FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP RAMPING UP HIS ANTI-IMMIGRANT RHETORIC WITH NEW ADS CASTING MIGRANTS AS DANGEROUS CRIMINALS. BUT HIS MESSAGE IS A JUST RESONATING WITH HIS SUPPORTERS. SOME DEMOCRATS ARE NOW SIDING WITH HIM ON THE ISSUE. THE CONCERNS FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN'S CAMPAIGN. >>> PRESIDENTIAL BLEEDING? POLICE BUSTING DOWN THE PRESIDENT OF PERU'S DOOR AND RAIDING HER HOME, SEARCHING FOR LUXURY WATCHES. THE SCANDAL OVER HER ROLEX AT THE CENTER OF A CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION. >>> PLUS, A $20 MINIMUM WAGE. A NEW CALIFORNIA FAST FOOD LAW RAISING THE FAST FOOD WAGE TO ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY. THE CHANGE BRINGING SOME WORKERS TO TEARS, SAYING IT IS DESPERATELY NEEDED, BUT NOT EVERYONE IS ON BOARD. >>> AND A NEW GENERATION OF FEMALE WRESTLERS PINNING DOWN TRADITIONAL NORMS OF THIS FOR. FEMALE WRESTLING BECOMING THE FASTEST GROWING HIGH SCHOOL SPORT IN THE COUNTRY. HOW THEY ARE SHATTERING THE GLASS CEILING ONE TAKEDOWN AT A TIME.>>> TOP STORY STARTS RIGHT NOW. >>> GOOD EVENING. AS INCOME ON THE AIR, DANGEROUS STORMS FIRING UP IN THE CENTRAL HE WAS. 40 MILLION AMERICANS ARE ON ALERT FOR SEVERE STORMS THAT INCLUDE THE THREAT FOR NIGHTTIME TORNADOES. NEW VIDEO JUST IN FROM OKLAHOMA SHOWS TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS LEADING TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LARGE HAIL PELTING THE REGION. THE MASSIVE STORM THREAT STRETCHING FROM SAN ANTONIO TONIGHT UP TO CINCINNATI. IT BRINGS THE RISK THE STRONG NOCTURNAL TORNADOES, DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. IN CALIFORNIA, THE SAME SYSTEM DUMPED FEET OF SNOW IN THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN INUNDATED SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, FLOODING MAJOR ROADWAYS. THE SYSTEM IS NOT OVER. TOMORROW 55 MILLION AMERICANS FOR THE GULF COAST TO THE GREAT LAKES ALSO FACE SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. BY WEDNESDAY WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT A NOR'EASTER DUMPING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IN THE WINGLET. MICHELLE GROSSMAN IS STANDING BY TO TIME THIS OUT. BUT I WANT TO GO TO MORGAN CHESKY ON THE GROUND IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA. WHAT ARE RESIDENTS BRACING FOR? >> Reporter: A SERIOUS THREAT OF TORNADOES. IN FACT, FORECASTERS HERE SAY THE HIGHEST RISK OF TORNADOES IS HAPPENING IN OKLAHOMA THAT IS WHY ALL EYES ARE ON THE SKY. AT LAST CHECK, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS 35 OKLAHOMA COUNTIES ARE UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9:00 P.M. THE SAME WATCH EXTENDS INTO NORTHERN TEXAS. FIVE COUNTIES IN TEXAS BRACING FOR POTENTIAL TORNADOES. YOU ARE SEEING WITH THE STORES ALREADY BROUGHT TO A FAST SWATH OF THE STATE. THIS IS IN FAIRFAX, OKLAHOMA, ABOUT 90 MINUTES NORTHWEST OF US HERE. THE THREAT FOR HAIL AND TORNADOES COULD GO UP TO SOFTBALL -SIZED HAIL. THAT IS INCREDIBLY DAMAGING SHOULD IT COME ACROSS PROPERTY OR ANYONE CAUGHT IN THE PAST. THAT IS WHY FORECASTERS URGE EVERYONE TO KEEP AN INCREDIBLY CLOSE EYE ON CONDITIONS THAT COULD CHANGE SO QUICKLY. WE KNOW THE LAST SIGNIFICANT TORNADO OUTBREAK IN OKLAHOMA WASN'T APRIL 2023. MULTIPLE PEOPLE DIED IN AN OUTBREAK THAT SPAWNED MORE THAN A DOZEN TORNADOES. PEOPLE KNOW THIS IS A WAY OF LIFE HERE IN OKLAHOMA, BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY EASIER. THE THREAT WILL GO AFTER THE SUN GOES DOWN AND THE TORNADO RISK WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN CAN MAKES THEM EVEN DEFINITELY ARE. -- DEADLIER. WE KNOW THE SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST. PEOPLE DON'T FEEL AS IF THEY ARE IN THE CLEAR RIGHT NOW, DESPITE TATTING IN -- STANDING IN TULSA WITH CALM SKIES. >> WE ALL KNOW A NIGHTTIME TORNADO CAN CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. FOR MORE I WANT TO GET TO NBC NEWS METEOROLOGIST MICHELLE GROSSMAN. HOW DANGEROUS ARE THE STORM SHAPING UP TO BE? >> THIS IS A MULTI-DAY EVENT. AS YOU MENTIONED, NIGHTTIME TORNADOES ARE DOUBLE AS DEADLY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. PROTECT YOUR FAMILY. WE ARE SEEING THE STORMS AND I. OVER THE PAST TWO HOURS, NOTICE A LIGHTNING FROM SOUTHERN TEXAS THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS IS A WIDE AREA WITH THE THREAT TO SEE SEVERE STORMS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THAT INCLUDES OVERNIGHT. 8 MILLION UNDER TORNADO WATCHES STRETCHING FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE OHIO VALLEY. THAT IS WHERE YOU SEE THE RED BOXES. THIS IS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THAT WILL PROBABLY BE EXTENDED. IT IS NOT JUST SEVERE STORMS. WE COULD SEE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MILES PER HOUR. WE COULD SEE STRONG TORNADOES AS WELL. THERE IS A TON OF MOISTURE WITH THIS. WE ARE SO SATURATED IN THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC. NOTICE THE BRIGHT COLORS. THAT IS WHERE WE ARE SEEING HEAVY RAINFALL. WE HAVE FLOOD WATCH FOR 16 MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH TOMORROW. AS WE GO THROUGHOUT TUESDAY, WE WILL SEE THE RISK FOR 40 MILLION PEOPLE. THE LARGEST RISK TOMORROW WILL BE TORNADOES AS OPPOSED TO THE HAIL TODAY. TONIGHT THE HAIL CAN BE UP TO 10 INCHES -- TWO INCHES. TOMORROW STRONG TOMATOES, DAMAGING HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MILES PER HOUR. WHERE YOU SEE THE DARKER COLOR , A BROAD SWATH. WE WILL INCREASE THAT NUMBER TOMORROW TO 55 MILLION. NOW WE'RE TALKING CHATTANOOGA, BIRMINGHAM, NASHVILLE, CHARLESTON INTO COLUMBUS. COLUMBUS WILL BE THE BULL'S-EYE FOR STRONG STORMS. WE'RE LOOKING AT HEAVY RAIN FALLING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS WILL MOVE TO THE MID- ATLANTIC BY WEDNESDAY. >>> WE TURN TO BREAKING NEWS OUT OF ATLANTA TONIGHT. THE F.B.I. SAYING A MAN IS IN CUSTODY AFTER RAMMING HIS CAR INTO THE FRONT GATE OF THEIR ATLANTA HEADQUARTERS. THE SCENE UNFOLDING EARLIER TODAY AS AUTHORITIES ARE NOW INVESTIGATING A MOTIVE. HERE IS BLAYNE ALEXANDER WITH MORE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT A MAJOR SECURITY SCARE AT THE F.B.I. FIELD OFFICE IN ATLANTA. AGENCY A MAN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE USED IT TO TRY TO FORCE HIS WAY INSIDE. >> WE CAN CONFIRM A PERSON RAMMED INTO THE F.B.I. FRONT GATE SHORTLY AFTER NOON TODAY. HE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FACILITY. THE F.B.I. SAYS THE DRIVER TRIED TO GET PAST THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT BY FOLLOWING AN EMPLOYEE'S VEHICLE INSIDE, BUT THE SECURITY BARRIER ENGAGED IN THE SUSPECT CRASHED HIS CAR INTO IT. HE THEN JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND TRIED TO RUN TOWARD THE BUILDING, BUT ONLY MADE IT A FEW FEET BEFORE BEING TACKLED. >> SPECIAL AGENTS WHO WERE PASSING BY APPREHENDED HIM. HIS MOTIVES ARE NOT KNOWN. THE SUSPECT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AREA HOSPITAL WHERE HE IS BEING EVALUATED. >> Reporter: THE SUSPECT WAS NEVER CLOSE TO ACTUALLY GETTING INSIDE THE BUILDING, OFFICIALS SAY, AND THEY NOTE IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO TELL WHETHER THIS WAS A POTENTIAL ACT OF TERROR. TONIGHT F.B.I. OFFICIALS NOT RELEASING THE NAME OF THE SUSPECT IS SAYING NO WEAPONS WERE FOUND INSIDE THE CAR. >> BLADE ALEX EWING. -- ALEXANDER CHOICES NOW. DO WE KNOW WHAT HE WILL BE CHARGED WITH? >> Reporter: I AM TOLD OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING BOTH STATE AND POTENTIALLY FEDERAL CHARGES FOR THE SUSPECT. BUT AS YOU SAID, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF QUESTIONS. THEY DON'T HAVE A MOTIVE. THEY SAY THIS SUSPECT DOESN'T HAVE ANY PREVIOUS TIES TO THIS PARTICULAR FIELD OFFICE. OF COURSE, THEY WILL LOOK INTO SEEING WHAT, IF ANYTHING, MOTIVATED HIM TO DO THIS. AGAIN, NO WEAPONS WERE FOUND IN THE VEHICLE. THAT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY THE POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS CHARGES >>> MOVING ON TO THE MASSIVE CLEANUP OPERATION UNDERWAY IN BALTIMORE TONIGHT. PROGRESS IS BEING MADE JUST ONE WEEK FOLLOWING THAT FRIGHTENING BRIDGE COLLAPSE THE KILLED SIX PEOPLE. THE U.S. COAST GUARD OPENING UP A MAKESHIFT CHANNEL FOR SHIPS. AARON GILCHRIST HAS THE LATEST. >> Reporter: TONIGHT AUTHORITIES BATTLING MORE BAD WEATHER IN THE URGENT MISSION TO GET A PORTION OF THE BALTIMORE PORT BACK OPEN. TODAY THEY ANNOUNCED A TEMPORARY CHANNEL IS NOW COMPLETE. >> WILL HELP US GET MORE VESSELS IN THE WATER AROUND THE SITE OF THE COLLAPSE. >> Reporter: WE WERE ON THE WATER WITH THE COAST GUARD TODAY. WITH THIS TEMPORARY SHIPPING CHANNEL NOW OPEN, WE ARE SEEING ONE OF THE FIRST SHIPS COMING THROUGH IN THE DISTANCE, A BARGE. THE OPERATION IN FULL SWING SIX DAYS AFTER THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE WHEN A CONTAINER SHIP HIT ONE OF ITS PILLARS. >> CREWS ARE SLICING PIECES OF METAL. >> Reporter: YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE FIRST PIECES CUT. THE NEW 11 FOOT DEEP TEMPORARY SHIPPING LANE EXPECTED TO ALLOW ONLY ESSENTIAL VESSELS FOR SALVAGE OPERATIONS. THEY ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO CLEAR THE BRIDGE WRECKAGE FROM THE CHANNEL, STABILIZE, REMOVE THE STAND FROM THE BALCONY AND EVENTUALLY REMOVE SOME CARGO CONTAINERS OF THE MASSIVE SHIP CAN BE RE FLOATED AND BROUGHT BACK TO PORT. ALL OF THIS IS EXPECTED TO TAKE AT LEAST WEEKS. >> WE WILL MOVE AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT WE WILL DO IT SAFELY. >> Reporter: EVERY DAY THE PORT REMAINS CLOSED COULD HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON BOTH THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND 8000 JOBS THAT DIRECTLY DEPEND ON THIS BUSY WATERWAY BEING OPEN. 140,000 WORKERS HAVE SOME CONNECTION TO THIS SHIPPING HUB. >> IT STUNG. FOR CHRIS ELLIOT IS A LONGSHORE MAN, THE FOLKS WHO HANDLE THE PRODUCTS MOVING FROM SHIP TO SHORE AS A POOR. SINCE THE COLLAPSE, HE HAS BEEN IN LIMBO. >> IT IS EVERY DAY THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE UNCERTAINTY. YOU LOSE SOME SLEEP OVER IT. I HAVE BILLS TO PAY. >> Reporter: SO MANY ACROSS BALTIMORE AFFECTED BY THIS ACCIDENT. AARON GILCHRIST JOINS US TONIGHT FROM THE SCENE. YOU SPOKE WITH SOMEONE WHO SAYS HE IS NOW OUT OF A JOB AS WE WAIT FOR THIS REPAIR OPERATION. ARE THERE ANY GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THIS? >> Reporter: CHRIS TOLD ME HE IS NOW LOOKING FOR OTHER PART- TIME WORK. HE SAID HE RECENTLY APPLIED FOR SOMETHING AND WAS ONE OF 400 PEOPLE WHO APPLIED FOR THAT JOB. WE UNDERSTAND FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION THAT THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OPENED UP AN OFFICE HERE, A RESOURCE CENTER, FOR BUSINESSES IN THE REGION TO APPLY FOR LOW INTEREST GOVERNMENT LOANS OF UP TO $2 MILLION. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT WANTS TO MAKE SURE THESE PEOPLE CAN GET THIS MONEY SO THEY CAN KEEP BUSINESSES OPERATING IN KEEP EMPLOYEES WORKING. >> I KNOW YOU HAVE OTHER REPORTING. THE WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCED TODAY THE PRESENT BIDEN WILL TRAVEL TO BALTIMORE LATER THIS WEEK. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT? >> Reporter: WE LEARNED THE PRESIDENT WILL COME TO BALTIMORE ON FRIDAY. I SUSPECT IT WILL PROBABLY BE BY HELICOPTER SO HE WILL GET A CHANCE TO SEE THE WRECKAGE SITE HIMSELF AND SEE THE WORK GOING ON. WE KNOW HE WILL ALSO MEET WITH THE GOVERNOR AND OTHER LEADERS HERE AT THIS NEW COMMAND THAT THE COAST GUARD HAS STOOD UP TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT. >> AARON GILCHRIST ON THE ACCIDENT AND OLLAPSE IN BALTIMORE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS OUT OF GAZA TONIGHT. WE'RE HEARING SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL AID WORKERS WERE KILLED IN AN AIRSTRIKE. THE IDF SAYS THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT. THIS ASKED IRAN CLAIMS THAT IS REALLY AIRSTRIKE IN SYRIA KILLED SOME OF ITS SENIOR COMMANDERS AT AN IRANIAN EMBASSY BUILDING IN DAMASCUS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE FIERY AFTERMATH OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TARGETED STRIKE IN SYRIA. SMOKE AND FLAMES BILLOWING FROM AN IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC BUILDING IN DAMASCUS. DEBRIS SCATTERED ON THE STREETS. I RAN SAYS THE BLAST KILLED TWO GENERALS AND FIVE OFFICERS FROM ITS REVOLUTIONARY GUARD, AND IT IS BLAMING IS REAL -- ISRAEL AND VOWING REVENGE. IRAN IS A PRIMARY BACKER OF BOTH HAMAS AND HEZBOLLAH. FEARS GROW OF A WIDENING CONFLICT OUTSIDE GAZA WERE TODAY ISRAEL ANNOUNCED THE END OF WHAT IT CALLS A TO B COUNTERTERROR RATE ON AL-SHIFA HOSPITAL, LEAVING BEHIND A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION. ISRAEL SAYS HAMAS USED THE HOSPITAL AS A BASE AND THAT ISRAELI COMMANDOS KILLED 200 MILITANTS AND CAPTURED SENIOR HAMAS OPERATIVES. THE U.S. INCOME OZ IS HIDING AMONG CIVILIANS. >> HAMAS SHOULD NOT BE OPERATING OUT OF HOSPITALS, BUT AS WE'VE ALSO SAID, WE DO NOT WANT FIREFIGHTS IN A HOSPITAL. >> Reporter: THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS AT LEAST 21 PATIENTS DIED DURING THE ISRAELI SIEGE AND THE HAMAS RUN HEALTH MINISTRY SAYS THEY FOUND BODIES OF CIVILIANS. AMONG THEM, A DOCTOR, ACCORDING TO HIS FAMILY. HE WAS A DEDICATED SURGEON. HIS COLLEAGUES SAID HE REFUSED TO LEAVE PATIENTS BEHIND. >> HE OPTED TO STAY IN NORTHERN GAZA AT AL SCHIEFFER TO LOOK AFTER HIS PATIENTS. >> WHAT MORE DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE FOREIGN AID WORKERS WHO WERE KILLED IN THE BOMBING IN GAZA? I WANT TO LET VIEWERS KNOW THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING LOTS OF REPORTS OUT THERE. WE WILL TELL YOU WHAT WE CAN CONFIRM TONIGHT. >> Reporter: THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. THIS IS A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SITUATION. WE ARE REPORTING IN REAL TIME. A LITTLE MORE THAN AN HOUR AGO, A HAMAS SPOKESMAN SAID FOUR INTERNATIONAL WORKERS WERE KILLED IN AN ISRAELI STRIKE IN CENTRAL GAZA. OUR NBC CREW INSIDE GAZA RAISED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE THE BODIES OF THESE APPARENT FOREIGN WORKERS HAD BEEN BROUGHT THEY SAW AN UNBELIEVABLY DISTURBING SCENE. THESE BODIES VERY BADLY DAMAGED BY AN APPARENT EXPLOSION. TWO APPEAR TO BE WEARING PROTECTIVE GEAR, WHICH IS WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM INTERNATIONAL WORKERS. THEY FOUND ON THE BODY SEVERAL FOREIGN PASSPORTS, ONE BRITISH, ONE POLISH, AND ONE AUSTRALIAN. WE REACHED OUT TO THE ISRAELI MILITARY ABOUT THIS. THEY TOLD US IN A STATEMENT THAT THEY ARE CONDUCTING A THOROUGH REVIEW AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS TO UNDERSTAND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS TRAGIC INCIDENT. >> BEFORE YOU GO, I AM CURIOUS WHAT TYPE OF REPERCUSSIONS MAY COME FROM THIS ONCE THE STORY IS REPORTED OUT AND MORE PEOPLE LEARN OF WHAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HAPPENED. AID WORKERS, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T SAY WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE TARGETED, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN KILLED. THEY WERE POSSIBLY TRYING TO DELIVER FOOD OR AID TO THE PEOPLE OF GAZA. >> Reporter: THE CONSISTENT STORY THAT THE ISRAELI MILITARY HAS BEEN TELLING THE WORLD SINCE OCTOBER 7 IS THAT THE STRIKES IT CARRIES OUT INSIDE OF GAZA ARE PRECISE, TARGETED, AND BASED ON INTELLIGENCE. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, IF IT DOES TURN OUT TO BE THE CASE THAT A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL AID WORKERS, PEOPLE THEY ARE TRYING TO GET FOOD AND MEDICINE TO PEOPLE IN GAZA, HAD BEEN KILLED IN AN ISRAELI STRIKE, THICK A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WILL BE QUESTIONING HOW PRECISE THESE ISRAELI STRIKES ARE THAT, OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS, HAVE KILLED SO MANY PEOPLE, BOTH HAMAS AND PALESTINIAN MILITANTS, BUT ALSO A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF CIVILIANS, INCLUDING THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN. I THINK IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR THE ISRAELI MILITARY TO KEEP TELLING THE WORLD HOW PRECISE ITS STRIKES ARE IF IT DOES TURN OUT TO BE THE CASE THAT CIVILIANS FROM AN INTERNATIONAL AID ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN KILLED HERE TONIGHT. >> WANT TO LET VIEWERS KNOW WE WILL STAY ON TOP OF THE STORE THROUGHOUT THE BROADCAST. >>> NOW TO THE INTENSIFYING BATTLE OVER IMMIGRATION. FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP RELEASING A DRAMATIC NEW AD USING HORROR MUSIC TO PORTRAY MIGRANTS AS A THREAT TO THE NATION. TRUMP SET TO VISIT MICHIGAN TOMORROW AFTER A GRAND RAPIDS WOMAN WAS KILLED THERE, ALLEGEDLY BY AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT. GABE GUITERREZ HAS MORE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP DOUBLING DOWN ON A 2024 CAMPAIGN FLASHPOINT, IMMIGRATION. >> MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS HAVE ENTERED THE COUNTRY UNLAWFULLY. >> Reporter: TRUMP SHARING A NEW CAMPAIGN VIDEO SET TO HORROR MUSIC SHOWING THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS SAID TO BE TRAVELING TO THE U.S. FOR MANY COUNTRIES. TRUMP PROMISING IN THE AD TO CRACK DOWN. >> WE WILL SECURE OUR BORDERS AND RESTORE SOVEREIGNTY. >> Reporter: IT COMES AS HE PREPARES TO VISIT MICHIGAN TUESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE DEATH OF A GRAND RAPIDS WOMAN, RUBY GARCIA, ALLEGEDLY AT THE HANDS OF AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT WHO WAS IN A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH HER. HE WAS PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED DURING THE TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION. >> THIS IS A HORRIBLE INCIDENT. WE HAD A TOUGH POLICY OF GETTING THE BAD ONES OUT, AND WE WERE GETTING THE BAD ONES OUT. NOW THE BAD ONES ARE COMING IN AT A LEVEL THAT NOBODY HAS EVER SEEN BEFORE. TRUMP HAS MADE HIS HARD-LINE STANCE ON IMMIGRATION OF MIGRANTS A HALLMARK OF HIS POLITICAL IMAGE. >> WHEN MEXICO SENDS ITS PEOPLE, THEIR BRINGING DRUGS, THEIR BRINGING CRIME, >> Reporter: BUT IN RECENT MONTHS HE HAS ESCALATED RHETORIC ON IMMIGRATION. >> THERE POISONING THE BLOOD OF OUR COUNTRY. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS TRIED TO TURN THE TABLES ON FROM, BLASTING HIM FOR ORDERING CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS TO KILL A BIPARTISAN BORDER BELT. >> I TOLD MY PREDECESSOR CALLED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO DEMAND THEY BLOCK THE BILL. >> Reporter: BUT NEW POLLING SHOWS AMERICANS, EVEN DEMOCRATS, ARE SIDING WITH TRUMP ON THE ISSUE. A NEW SURVEY SHOWS 68% OF AMERICANS DISAPPROVE OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S HANDLING OF THE BORDER, INCLUDING 4 IN 10 DEMOCRATS. WHILE NEARLY HALF OF US ADULTS TOLD PRESIDENT BIDEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BORDER PROBLEMS, ONLY 35% SAY THE SAME ABOUT FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP. THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN NOW FORCED TO RECKON WITH A DECADES-OLD WEDGE ISSUE AS THE 2024 RACE RESTS ON A RAZORS EDGE. >> THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN HAS NO THE BORDERS -- KNOWN THE BORDER IS A POLITICAL LIABILITY FOR WHAT -- YEARS NOW. >> Reporter: THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN IS FOCUSING ON MONEY. SO FAR THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN OUTPACING REPUBLICANS WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDRAISING. NOW THEY SAY THEY'RE OPENING UP DOZENS, ABOUT 30 FIELD OFFICES, JUST IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. THEY HOPE TO COUNTERACT THE MESSAGE THAT WAY. ANOTHER WAY THEY'RE DOING IT, WE ARE SEEING THIS MORE AND MORE, NOT JUST ON THE TRAIL, BUT ALSO IN THE WHITE HOUSE, THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE THE ISSUE OF IMMIGRATION, THEY'RE TRYING TO THROW IT BACK ON REPUBLICANS BY ARGUING THAT BECAUSE REPUBLICANS KILLED THAT BIPARTISAN BORDER BELT, THEY NEED TO OWN THIS IMMIGRATION ISSUE. THE DEMOCRATS SAY THEY AGREE THAT THE BORDER IS A PROBLEM. THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE REPUBLICANS OWN IT.>>> WE HAD NOW TO PERU WHERE THE GOVERNMENT AGENTS THEY ARE BUSTED OUT THE DOOR AND RAIDED THE HOME OF THE PRESIDENT. SHE IS THE FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY. SHE IS NOW THE SUBJECT OF A LUXURY WATCH INVESTIGATION SOME CALL ROLEX GATE. >> Reporter: A PREDAWN RAID AT THE HOUSE OF PERU'S FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT. ARMED OFFICERS BUSTING DOWN HER DOOR AT HER LIMA HOME. OFFICIALS SAY THE RAID AS PART OF A CORRUPTION PROBE. LAST MONTH A LOCAL TV PROGRAM SHOWED THE 61-YEAR-OLD WEARING WHAT APPEARED TO BE LUXURY WATCHES, ONE OF THEM A ROLEX THAT THEY CLAIM IS WORTH ABOUT $14,000. JUST DAYS LATER, PROSECUTORS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION. >>IT RAISES THE QUESTION OF HOW SHE COULD POSSIBLY BE IN THE OWNERSHIP OF ALL THESE ASSETS IF SHE IS IN ACCEPTING ANY MONEY UNDER THE TABLE. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS SHE OWNED THE WATCHES BEFORE TAKING OFFICE, BUT ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT BY PROSECUTORS, SHE DID NOT LIST THEM IN A MANDATORY DECLARATION DOCUMENT. IN PERU, ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE REQUIRED TO DECLARE ASSETS WORTH MORE THAN $3000. THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN HER IS IN THE -- INNOCENCE, SLAMMING THE RAID. >> [ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, INCLUDING THE PRIME MINISTER APPOINTED BY HER, SWIFTLY COMING TO HER DEFENSE. >> [ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: THE LATEST INCIDENT ADDING TO THE BACK TO BACK SCANDALS PLAGUING THE COUNTRY'S POLITICAL CRISIS. IN 2022 SHE WAS SWORN IN, GOING FROM VICE PRESIDENT TO PRESIDENT AFTER HER PREDECESSOR WAS ARRESTED AND IMPEACHED FOR TRYING TO DISSOLVE CONGRESS. HER INAUGURATION MARKED THE SIXTH TIME PERU SAW A NEW PRESIDENT IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS. >> WHAT I AM HOPING FOR IN MANY PEOPLE ARE HOPING FOR IS A FREE AND FAIR CONTEST WHERE PERUVIANS GET THE CHANCE TO POTENTIALLY CHOOSE DIFFERENT, MAYBE BETTER, LEADERSHIP FOR THE COUNTRY. >> I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME NEW REPORTING ABOUT ONE OF HER CABINET MEMBERS. >> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT. THE CABINET MEMBER HAS STEPPED DOWN. WE KNOW FROM THE PRESIDENT'S ATTORNEY THAT SOME ITEMS WERE SEIZED FROM HER HOME. IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT THOSE ITEMS WERE. SHE IS SET TO TESTIFY ON FRIDAY.>>> STILL AHEAD TONIGHT, THE TERRIFYING CRASH ON A FLORIDA HIGHWAY. VIDEO SHOWING A DRIVER LOSING CONTROL, LEADING TO A CRASH INVOLVING SEVERAL CARS. REPORTS ARE THAT A FORMER NFL STAR WAS INVOLVED. >>> PLUS, THE RULING FROM THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT THAT COULD IMPLEMENT ONE OF THE STRICTEST ABORTION BANS OF THE COUNTRY.>>> AND A DEER CRASHED INTO A BANK WINDOW. HAVE POLICE HELPED GET THE ANIMAL OUT. STAY WITH US. >> ♪ ♪>> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH NEW DETAILS IN THE INVESTIGATION OF A SIX VEHICLE CRASH IN DALLAS THAT MAY HAVE INVOLVED A CAR BELONGING TO A KANSAS CITY CHIEFS PLAYER. LAWYER FOR THE FOOTBALL STAR SAYING THE WIDE RECEIVER IS COOPERATING WITH AUTHORITIES. PRISCILLA THOMPSON HAS MORE. >> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THIS TERRIFYING CRASH, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WIDE RECEIVER RASHEE RICE IS RESPONDING AMID REPORTS HIS CAR MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. HIS ATTORNEY WRITING IN A STATEMENT THAT RICE IS COOPERATING FULLY WITH AUTHORITIES AND WILL TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION RESPONSIBLY. ADDING THAT HIS THOUGHTS ARE WITH EVERYONE IMPACTED. THE RESPONSE COMES 48 HOURS AFTER THIS SIX CAR CRASH CAUSE, POLICE SAY, BY THIS CORVETTE AND LAMBORGHINI SPEEDING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY. DRAMATIC DASH CAM VIDEO SHOWS THE MOMENT POLICE SAY THE DRIVERS LOST CONTROL, ONE CARS SLAMMING INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN, AS THE OTHER APPEARS TO SPINOUT. KAYLA QUINN SAYS SHE AND HER FOUR-YEAR-OLD SON WERE HEADING HOME AFTER A DAY AT THE ZOO WHEN THEY WERE AMONG THOSE HIT. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED IT WAY WORSE, SHE WROTE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BOTH CARS HITTING ME, GET ME AND MY BABY WALKED OUT UNTOUCHED. POLICE SAY ALL INJURIES WERE MINOR AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE LAMBORGHINI AND CORVETTE ALL RAN FROM THE SCENE. MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH, A BYSTANDER CAPTURED THIS VIDEO. TONIGHT THE NFL NOT COMMENTING, BUT THE CHIEFS PRESIDENT TELLING TALK RADIO THIS. >> WE WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT. WE WILL GATHER THE FACTS AND REACT ACCORDINGLY. >> Reporter: POLICE ARE NOT SAYING IF RICE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACTUAL CRASH AND ARE ASKING FOR HELP FROM THE PUBLIC IN IDENTIFYING THE MEN IN THAT VIDEO. >> A LOT OF STRANGE VIDEOS. START A MAJOR HEALTH ISSUE AFFECTING BLACK AMERICANS. A GROUP 4 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH KIDNEY FAILURE THAN WHITE PEOPLE. A NEW MANDATE NOW PRIORITIZES BLACK KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CANDIDATES AFTER RESEARCHERS AND DOCTORS REALIZED A RACE- BASED TEST HAD BEEN MIS- EVALUATING BLACK PATIENTS FOR DECADES. ANTONIA HILTON SPOKE WITH THE RECENT KIDNEY RECIPIENT. >> I AM GETTING READY FOR MY TRANSPLANT. >> Reporter: WHEN PHD STUDENT JASMINE EVANS FINALLY GOT THE CALL SHE WOULD RECEIVE A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT IN JULY, SHE WAS OVERJOYED. SHE WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE WHEN SHE WAS JUST 17 YEARS OLD AND WAS PUT ON THE TRANSPLANT LIST IN 2019. SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS STILL YEARS AWAY FROM BEING MATCHED WITH THE DONOR UNTIL A LETTER FROM HER HOSPITAL CAME IN THE MAIL LAST YEAR EXPLAINING SHE SHOULD'VE BEEN ADDED TO THE LIST IN 2015, FOUR YEARS EARLIER, AND THAT A RACIALLY BIASED TEST WAS TO BLAME. >> WHEN YOU GOT THAT LETTER, WHAT WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND? >> AT FIRST I WAS OUTRAGED. THE FACT THAT NO ONE REALLY KNEW THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING ON. IT WAS REALLY JARRING AND SHOCKING. >> Reporter: EVANS IS ONE OF THOUSANDS OF BLACK PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN TRY OUR -- PRIORITIZE FOR TRANSLATES AS A RESULT OF A NATIONAL MANDATE. THE NEW RULE THAT WAS INSTITUTED IN 2022 INSTRUCTS HOSPITALS TO STOP USING A TEST THAT OVERESTIMATES HOW WELL BLACK PEOPLES KIDNEYS ARE FUNCTIONING. >> IN THE 1990s THERE WAS A BIG STUDY WITH THE BLACK PARTICIPANTS IN THESE STUDIES, WHETHER KIDNEY FUNCTION WAS LOOKED AT, FOR SOME REASON THEY HAD SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF KIDNEY FUNCTION. INSTEAD OF INVESTIGATING WHY THAT MIGHT BE, THE CONCLUSION WAS THAT IT WAS BASED ON RACE. >> Reporter: THE FLAWED TEST MEANING THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS WERE PUT ON THE TRANSPLANT LIST YEARS LATER THAN THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN,A POTENTIALLY DEADLY WEIGHT. >> FOR SOME PEOPLE, THOSE EXTRA YEARS WAITING ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTED TO EITHER THEY BEING TOO SICK TO GET A TRANSPLANT OR PREMATURE DEATH. >> Reporter: PATIENTS LIKE EVANS WHO WERE MIS-EVALUATED HAVE BEEN BUMPED UP ON THE LIST WITH THE AVERAGE PATIENT GETTING TRANSPLANTS 1 TO 2 YEARS SOONER THAN EXPECTED. BUT FOR EVANS, WHO CALLS HERSELF A RELUCTANT KIDNEY ADVOCATE, THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE THIS REPRESENTS FOR THOUSANDS OF BLACK PATIENTS LIKE YOU? >> I THINK IT REPRESENTS HOPE. IT REPRESENTS RECONCILING IN A LOT OF WAYS. I ALSO SEE THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF BLACK AMERICANS THAT ARE STILL WAITING FOR ORGAN DONATIONS ACROSS THE BOARD. >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE DOCTOR, CHANGE TAKES TIME. SOME LAUGHTER STILL OCCASIONALLY USING THE OLD RACE- BASED FORMULA. DOCTORS NEED TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR NEW PATIENTS AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE GETTING THE CARE THEY DESERVE.>>> WHEN WE COME BACK, A CONSUMER ALERT. KIA RECALLING NEARLY 400,000 TELLURIDE SUVs. STAY WITH US. >> DEMOCRACY IS HAPPENING NOW. NOW NEVER STOPS. NOW IS WHERE IT COUNTS THE RACE IS ON NOW. NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >>> WE ARE BACK NOW WITH THE NEWSFEED STARTING WITH THE DEATH OF FORMER NFL STAR VONTAE DAVIS. HE WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE A HOME IN FLORIDA. PLEASE DO NOT BELIEVE FOUL PLAY WAS OF ALL. HE PLAY FOR MULTIPLE TEAMS, INCLUDING THE DOLPHINS, CALLS AND BILLS. HE WAS ARRESTED ON DUI CHARGES LAST YEAR FROM A CRASH ON A FLORIDA HIGHWAY. >>> THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT ALLOWING A SIX-WEEK ABORTION BAN TO TAKE EFFECT, BUT VOTERS WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY. WHILE RULING ON A 15 WEEK ABORTION BAN, THE JUSTICES INCLUDING A SIX-WEEK BAN THAT GOVERNOR DeSANTIS SIGNED INTO LAW LAST YEAR CAN TAKE EFFECT IN 30 DAYS, HOWEVER, THEY ALSO WILL THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT THAT WOULD ENSHRINE ABORTION PROTECTIONS IN THE STATE CAN APPEAR ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. >>> KIA RECALLING WERE THE 400,000 SUVs BECAUSE THEY MIGHT ROLLAWAY BALLPARKS. -- WHILE PARKED. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SAYSTWO PARTS ON THE CAR THAT IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE CAR PARKED MAY NOT FULLY ENGAGE. SO FAR NO INJURIES OR CRASHES REPORTED. DEALERS WERE CONTACT OWNERS TO UPDATE PARTS AND SOFTWARE. >>> AND IDRC CRASHING THROUGH A BANK WINDOW IN TEXAS. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWING THE DEER BURSTING THROUGH A WINDOW BEFORE RUNNING LOOSE THROUGH THE BANK. THIS HAPPENED OUTSIDE OF AUSTIN. YOU CAN SEE IT SCAMPERED OUT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. >>> MORE THAN 500,000 FAST FOOD WORKERS GOT A RAISE TODAY TO $20 PER HOUR AS A NEW LAW TOOK EFFECT IN CALIFORNIA. IT IS MEANT TO OFFSET THE HIGH COST OF LIVING, BUT IT WILL ALSO MEAN YOU WILL PAY MORE FOR YOUR BURGERS, LIKELY. >> Reporter: FOR THREE YEARS ANISHA HAS WORKED AT JACK-IN THE-BOX, STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET AS A SINGLE MOM AND HIGH-PRICED LOS ANGELES.. THEY NEED TO KNOW THEIR WORKERS ARE STRUGGLING. SOME ARE HOMELESS. >> Reporter: THAT IS WHY TODAY MARKS A MOMENT SHE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR, SHE IS AMONG HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FAST FOOD WORKERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA GETTING A RAISE. >> WE NEED THIS SO BAD. >> Reporter: AFTER YEARS OF PROTESTS, RESTAURANT CHAINS WITH MORE THAN 60 LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE MUST NOW PAY THEIR CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES AT LEAST $20 PER HOUR. IT IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST MINIMUM WAGES IN THE COUNTRY AND THE FIRST TIME STATE LAWMAKERS HAVE MANDATED A MINIMUM WAGE FOR JUST ONE INDUSTRY. SUPPORTED SAY IT IS TIME FOR THE BILLION-DOLLAR CORPORATIONS TO PAY A LIVING WAGE. BUT MANY FRANCHISE OWNERS, LIKE JESSICA, WHO RUNS 11 McDONALD AROUND L.A., SAYS THIS PUTS AN UNFAIR STRAIN ON BUSINESSES ALREADY OPERATING ON SLIM MARGINS. DO YOU FEEL TARGETED >> YES. PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT. THEY SEE THIS BIG McDONALD'S BRANDED THEY, THEY HAVE ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD. THAT IS NOT AT ALL HOW IT IS. >> Reporter: McDONALD, CHIPOTLE AND STARBUCKS ALREADY SAYING THEY PLAN TO RAISE PRICES TO OFFSET THE LABOR COST. PIZZA HUT PREEMPTIVELY LAID OFF 1200 DELIVERY DRIVERS, LIKE MICHAEL. >> I WAS VERY FRUSTRATED. A LOT OF US GOT HER JOBS TAKEN FROM US. >> Reporter: HE WAS LET GO AFTER EIGHT YEARS. WHAT IS THE POINT OF A RAISE IF YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB ANYMORE? >> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY THIS ALSO MIGHT LEAD TO SHORTER HOURS AND EXPEDITE THE PUSH TO AUTOMATION. ECONOMISTS OFTEN SAY THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH. DOES THAT APPLY HERE? >> IT REALLY APPLIES HERE. BUT WE FORGET SOMEBODY IS PAYING FOR IT SOMEWHERE. >> Reporter: BUT FOR ANISHA, SHE SAYS A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS GOES A LONG WAY. >> I AM PRAYING THIS $20 WILL ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. >> FOR MORE ON THE NEW FAST FOOD MINIMUM WAGE LAW AND HOW IT COULD IMPACT TO BUSINESSES, I WANT TO BRING IN ALEX JOHNSON, WHO OWNS 10 CINNABON RESTAURANTS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT HOW CALIFORNIA, THE LAW INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAGE TO $20 PER HOUR, HAS ALREADY IMPACTED YOUR BUSINESS? >> LISTEN, MY FAMILY AND I STARTED THIS BUSINESS 30 YEARS AGO. I AM A SECOND-GENERATION FRANCHISEE. OUR SMALL BUSINESS, PRETZEL POWER, EMPLOYS OVER 100 PEOPLE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. WE HAVE 10 LOCATIONS. THIS BILL HAS FAR-REACHING EFFECTS. MY FAMILY AND I WORK REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE EMPLOYEES ARE PAID REALLY WELL. BUT THERE WILL BE REAL CONSEQUENCES DUE TO THE BILL. FOR ONE, WE WILL RAISE PRICES, WHICH I DON'T WANT TO DO. WE ALREADY HAD TO RAISE PRICES SEVERAL TIMES THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS BECAUSE OF THE COVID INDUCED INFLATION. RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOT SEEING THE BEST IN TERMS OF SALES. WE HAVE DECLINING TRAFFIC COUNTS. IT IS REALLY NOT A GOOD TIME TO HAVE TO RAISE PRICES. WE ARE NOT HIRING ANYMORE. WE ARE NOT EXPANDING IN THE STATE ANYMORE. IN FACT, I HAD TO TURN DOWN A LOCATION FOR A NEW STORE, WHICH I WAS SAD TO HAVE TO DO. ULTIMATELY, I AM CONSIDERING SELLING ARE CLOSING OUR RESTAURANTS. >> WHAT WAS THE PRICE DIFFERENCE? WHAT WERE YOU PLAYING -- PAYING EMPLOYEES? >> IN THE BAY AREA, THERE ARE MINIMUM WAGES A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN THE STATE. I DO HAVE SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL GO FROM $16-$20. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING THAT. >> IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE, DO YOU THINK YOU WILL INCREASE PRICES AT THOSE STORES? WILL YOU LAY PEOPLE OFF? >> PROBABLY A COMBINATION OF BOTH. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN WORK SMARTER, HOW WE CAN WORK HARDER WITH LESS FOLKS, NOT JUST CUTTING HOURS, BUT REMOVING PEOPLE, REMOVING THE HEADCOUNT. >> IT IS SO EXPENSIVE IN CALIFORNIA. YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE THE POLITICIANS WERE IN INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAGE. HOW DO YOU THINK THIS WILL AFFECT INFLATION? IF THINGS ARE ALREADY EXPENSIVE AND NOW PEOPLE ARE MAKING MORE MONEY FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO INCREASE PRICES, DO YOU THINK IT HAS A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON INFLATION? >> THE CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD WITH MY EMPLOYEES IS THAT THEY ARE PRETTY FEARFUL OF WHAT THIS WILL DO TO INFLATION, MAKING ALREADY DASHING YOU KNOW, IT IS ALREADY SO EXPENSIVE TO LIVE IN THE STATE. PRICES HAVE GONE UP. THEY ARE REALLY WORRIED. THEY ARE CONCERNED. THEY'VE SEEN THEIR PURCHASING POWER GET LESS AND LESS OVER THE YEARS. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THIS IS REALLY GOING TO HELP THEM ALL THAT MUCH. >> HOW DOES SOMEONE WORK AT YOUR RESTAURANT AND SUPPORT THEMSELVES OR THEIR FAMILY IF YOU DON'T RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE? >> WE TAKE PRIDE IN BEING PEOPLE'S FIRST STOP. WE HAVE A LOT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, FOLKS WITH NO JOB EXPERIENCE, IMMIGRANTS. WE ENJOY EMPLOYING THOSE PEOPLE, TEACHING THEM SOFT SKILLS, NOT JUST HOW TO MAKE A CINNAMON ROLL, BUT THINGS LIKE CUSTOMER SERVICE, MAKING EYE CONTACT, SOFT SKILLS FOR THE REST OF THEIR CAREER. WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A PATH TO MAKING A CAREER OUT OF LOCATIONS. THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS WORKED HIS WAY UP FROM A JANITOR TO THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. THERE IS A CREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY IN OUR BUSINESS AND THE FAST FOOD INDUSTRY FOR THESE FOLKS. IF YOU DON'T SELL YOUR BUSINESS, DO YOU THINK THIS LAW WILL ENCOURAGE YOU INTO USING DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY TO REPLACE THE JOBS TYPICALLY DONE BY PEOPLE? I'M TALKING ABOUT A.I. WILL BE EVENTUALLY GET TO A PLACE WHERE A CINNABON COMES FROM A BOT? >> I DON'T THINK THAT IS FAR OFF. I DON'T HAVE PLANS IMMEDIATELY FOR AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENT, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE FAR OFF. I THINK THIS LAW WILL ACCELERATE SOME OF THE COMPANIES AND TECHNOLOGIES OUT THERE TRYING TO DO JUST THAT. >> ALEX JOHNSON, A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER WHERE THE MINIMUM WAGE IS GOING UP TO $20. WE HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE HOW THAT AFFECTS THE ECONOMY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HONESTY. >>> COMING UP, THE BODIES OF SEVERAL CHINESE MIGRANTS DISCOVERED IN MEXICO AFTER THEIR BOAT CAPSIZED ON THE WAY TO THE U.S.>>> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH THE GLOBAL WATCH. A CHECK OF WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD. WE START WITH A TRAGIC DISCOVERY IN MEXICO. AUTHORITIES SAY THE BODIES OF EIGHT CHINESE MIGRANTS WERE FOUND ON A BEACH. OFFICIALS BELIEVE THEY WERE ON A BOAT THAT DEPARTED FOR MEXICO -- THE BORDER WITH GUATEMALA HEADING TO THE U.S. ONE PERSON DID SURVIVE. ACCORDING TO RECENT DATA, THE NUMBER OF CHINESE MIGRANTS ILLEGALLY ENTERING THE U.S. FOR MEXICO HAS SKYROCKETED SINCE THE PANDEMIC. >> POTENTIAL TURNING POINT IN TURKEY'S POLITICS. THE OPPOSITION PARTY SWEEPING LOCAL ELECTIONS, DEALING A MAJOR BLOW TO THE PRESIDENT AND HIS RULING PARTY. THE OPPOSITION WEDDING AND IS DOUBLE BY MORE THAN 1 MILLION VOTES, ALONG WITH VICTORIES AND OTHER BIG CITIES. IT IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PRESIDENT CAME TO POWER MORE THAN TWO DECADES AGO THAT HIS PARTY WAS DEFEATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. >>> GERMANY HAS BEGUN RELAXING SOME OF ITS MARIJUANA LAWS. CROWDS GATHERING AT THE GATE IN BERLIN FOR A SMOKE IN AS THE NEW LAW TOOK EFFECT THAT ALLOWS ADULTS OVER 20 -- OVER 18, I SHOULD SAY, TO POSSESS UP TO ONE OUNCE OF CANNABIS. CITIZENS CAN GROPE THREE PLANTS AT HOME. GERMANY IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA USE.>>> NOW TO THE NEW ALLEGATIONS SURROUNDING THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE MYSTERIOUS HAVANA SYNDROME. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH 60 MINUTES, A LEAD U.S. MILITARY INVESTIGATOR SAID HE BELIEVES THE SYNDROME WAS AN ATTACK ON U.S. OFFICIALS BY RUSSIA. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PREVIOUSLY DEEMING IT VERY UNLIKELY THAT THE SYNDROME CAME FROM A FOREIGN ADVERSARY. BUT HE ALLEGES THE BAR FOR EVIDENCE WAS TOO HIGH. >> I THINK IT WAS SET SO HIGH BECAUSE WE DID NOT, AS A COUNTRY, AND A GOVERNMENT, WANT TO FACE SOME VERY HARD TRUTHS. >> WHAT ARE THOSE? >> CAN WE SECURE AMERICA? ARE THESE MASSIVE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE FAILURES? CAN WE PROTECT AMERICAN SOIL AND ARE PEOPLE ON AMERICAN SOIL? ARE WE BEING ATTACKED? IF WE ARE BEING ATTACKED, IS THAT AN ACT OF WAR? >> SO WHY WAS THIS INVESTIGATOR SO SURE IT WAS RUSSIA? HERE IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. >> ONE OF THE THINGS I STARTED TO NOTICE WAS THE CALIBER OF OUR OFFICER THAT WAS BEING IMPACTED. THIS WASN'T HAPPENING TO OUR WORST OR MIDDLE RANGE OFFICERS. THIS IS HAPPENING TO OUR TOP FIVE OR 10% PERFORMING OFFICERS ACROSS THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. CONSISTENTLY THERE WAS A RUSSIAN NEXUS. THERE WAS SOME ANGLE WHERE THEY WORKED AGAINST RUSSIA, FOCUSED ON RUSSIA, AND HAD DONE EXTREMELY WELL. >> FOR MORE ON THIS INTERVIEW AND THE GOVERNMENT BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, I WANT TO BRING IN KEN DELANEY FROM WASHINGTON. YOU HAVE BEEN COVERING THIS FOR YEARS. HELP US PUT THIS INTO CONTEXT, AND WHAT IS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SAYING? >> Reporter: 60 MINUTES HAS UNEARTHED SOME INTERESTING CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT MEMBERS OF AN ELITE RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE UNIT MAY HAVE BEEN ON THE GROUND IN PLACES WHERE HE WAS PERSONNEL SUFFERED SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH HAVANA SYNDROME. THEY ALSO FOUND DOCUMENTS SUGGESTING THOSE SAME OPERATIVES MAY HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ACOUSTIC WEAPONS, AND THEY ARGUE THIS EVIDENCE SUGGESTS A LINK BETWEEN THESE RUSSIAN SPIES AND HAVANA SYNDROME SYMPTOMS. 60 MINUTES ALSO INTERVIEW THE FORMER DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL WHO HELPED INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE, WHO SAYS HE BELIEVES THIS IS A RESULT OF RUSSIAN ATTACK. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT HE SAID HE COULD NOT DISCUSS CLASSIFIED DETAILS. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO SAY NONE OF THE REPORT HE FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN ACTUAL WEAPON. TWO U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS TOLD ME THE C.I.A. THE FIVE OTHER AGENCIES STAND BY THEIR ASSESSMENT FROM LAST YEAR THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SECRET WEAPON WIELDED BY RUSSIA OR ANY OTHER FOREIGN ADVERSARY. >> HOW DOES THE U.S. GOVERNMENT STRADDLE THE LINE NEXT HOW TO SO MANY TOP LEVEL U.S. INTELLIGENCE SOURCES SAY THEY SUFFERED SOME TYPE OF MEDICAL EPISODE, AND YET, THERE WAS NO ATTACK? >> THERE IS A LOT OF THEORIES ON THIS, TOM, INCLUDING SOME KIND OF BRAIN DISORDER. ONE THING THEY TELL US IS THAT AFTER THIS ASSESSMENT WAS PUBLISHED LAST MARCH, REPORTS OF SYMPTOMS ABSOLUTELY PLUMMETED. THAT SUGGESTS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A PSYCHOGENIC ASPECT TO THIS. THAT DOESN'T MEAN PEOPLE WERE MAKING IT UP. THESE SYMPTOMS WERE VERY REAL, HEARTBREAKING IN SOME CASES. PEOPLE OF STOPPED BEING ABLE TO WORK. BUT FOR EXAMPLE, ONE EXPERT POSTULATED THERE WAS SOMETHING CALLED A FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER, A COMMON BRAIN MALFUNCTION NOT CAUSED BY MEDICAL FACTORS. WE MAY NEVER KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT WITH THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY IS SAYING IS THAT THEY SEE NO EVIDENCE THIS IS AN ATTACK BY RUSSIA OR FOREIGN ADVERSARY. >> YOU THINK WE WILL EVER GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT THIS WAS? >> Reporter: I THINK THE DEBATE WILL GO ON AND ON. LIKE MANY OF THESE VICTIMS HAVE LONG BELIEVED THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS NOT ASKING HARD ENOUGH QUESTIONS. THERE ARE NOW HEARTENED BY THIS NEW REPORTING IN PLACE LITTLE STOCK IN THE INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT. IN TERMS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, THEY HAVE TURNED THE PAGE. AS FAR AS THEY ARE CONCERNED, THIS IS OVER AND DONE. THE IMPORTANT THING NOW IS TO TREAT THE PEOPLE WITH SYMPTOMS. BUT THE DEBATE WILL NOT GO AWAY. >> I HAVE A FEELING WE WILL KEEP TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS TO COME. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, NOT JUST FOR THE BOYS, GIRLS WRESTLING NOW THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN THE COUNTRY WITH ALL-FEMALE WRESTLING PROGRAMS FOUND IN NEARLY EVERY STATE. WE SPEAK TO TO ATHLETES PART OF THE HISTORIC TREND. THEIR FIGHT FOR EQUALITY ON AND OFF THE MAT IS NEXT. >> ♪ ♪WE REPORT LIVE. >> EVERY WEEKNIGHT, YOUR NEWS PLAYLIST. TOP STORY WITH TOM LLAMAS, STREAMING WEEKNIGHTS AT 7:00. >>> WHERE BACK NOW WITH AN ERROR IN THE PAINT, THROWING OFF PLAYERS AND FANS AT THE NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. OFFICIALS REVEALING JUST MINUTES BEFORE AN ELITE EIGHT- GAME THAT ONE OF THE THREE POINT LINES HAD BEEN DRAWN INCORRECTLY AND WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE BASKET. MORGAN CHESKY HAS THE PLAY-BY- PLAY OF WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. >> Reporter: AS TEXAS AND NORTH CAROLINA STATE PREPARED TO FACE OFF IN A MATCHUP, AN ISSUE WITH THE COURT LEAVING FANS BAFFLED. >> I WALK IN AND THERE WAS MEASURING HAPPENING. I WAS SITTING NEXT TO A FRIEND WHO WAS LIKE, ARE THEY MEASURING THE THREE-POINT LINE? >> Reporter: THE THREE POINT LINE IS OFFICIALLY 22 FEET ONE THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. BUT THIS THREE-POINT LINE IN PORTLAND OREGON IN FRONT OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BENCH WAS NINE INCHES SHORT. THAT IS ACCORDING TO A POST A MEASUREMENT BY THE NCAA AND COURT SUPPLIER CARTER SPORTS. >> LOOK AT IT, YOU CAN SEE IT. >> Reporter: THE COACHES MEASURED THE DIFFERENCE THEMSELVES, WEIGHING THE OPTIONS OF DELAYING THE GAME. >> THEY GAVE US THE OPTION OF BRINGING SOMEBODY IN AND REMARKING IT CORRECTLY. THAT WOULD'VE TAKEN IN OUR. WE MIGHT'VE LOST OUR WINDOW WITH ABC. >> Reporter: BOTH TEAMS AGREED TO GO AHEAD WITH THE SCHEDULE. NORTH CAROLINA STATE WINNING BY DOUBLE DIGITS. >> I DON'T KNOW IT WAS AN ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE EITHER WAY. WE BOTH PLAYED THE HALF. >> Reporter: FOUR SWEET 16 GAMES ARE PLAYED ON THAT COURT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, BUT NOBODY RAISED CONCERNS. THE NCAA HAS APOLOGIZED FOR THE NCAA ADDING THIS WAS THE RESULT OF HUMAN ERROR AND THEY SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT IT SOONER. THE ASSOCIATION REVIEWING ALL OTHER THREE-POINT LINE THAT BOTH THE MEN AND WOMEN'S TOURNAMENTS AND CONFIRMING THAT THEY ARE ACCURATE. >> WE HAVE THIS MOMENT WHERE THE ATHLETICISM IS IN A PLACE WHERE IT IS BETTER THAN EVER. WE HAVE MORE FOCUS AND MEDIA COVERAGE THAT THESE PLAYERS DESERVE, AND THEN WE HAVE THE LITTLE MOMENTS THAT REMIND US OF THIS WORK THAT IS STILL NEEDED. TO THE LATEST DISTRACTION FROM A RECORD-BREAKING TOURNAMENT. IN THE FIRST ROUND GAME BETWEEN CHATTANOOGA, A REFEREE WAS PULLED OUT OF HALFTIME OVER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. A NOTRE DAME STAR SIDELINED FOR PART OF A SWEET 16 MATCHER BECAUSE OF A NOSE RING SHE WORE ALL SEASON LONG. THE THREE-POINT LINE FIXED WITH PAINT OVERNIGHT FOR THE REMAINING ELITE EIGHT MATCHUP, BUT THE DAMAGE MAY ALREADY BE DONE. >> I HATE TO SAY THIS, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF COLLEAGUES THAT WOULD SAY, ONLY IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL. IT IS A SHAME. REALLY. BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS >>> WE THANK MORGAN CHESKY FOR THAT. FINALLY TONIGHT, FORGET THE STEREOTYPES, A NEW GENERATION OF GIRLS ARE PROVING THE MATS ARE NOT JUST THE BOYS CLUB ANYMORE. THEIR PASSIONATE HARD WORK OPENING DOORS FOR THEM AND GENERATIONS TO COME WITH DREAMS OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND EVEN OLYMPIC GLORY. >> Reporter: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WRESTLING MOVE? >> YOU WOULD SHOOT TO THIS LEG. >> YOU ARE TIED UP AND BRING THEIR ARM OVER. >> Reporter: HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR HALEY AND FRESHMAN ARE ON A MISSION TO SLAM STEREOTYPES AND PIN DOWN NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WORLD OF WRESTLING. FOR YEARS, WITHOUT A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, MANY OF THE OPPONENTS THESE GIRLS FACED WERE BOYS. SHE SAYS THE TRAINING STARTED AT HOME. DID YOU WRESTLE WITH HER BROTHER A LOT GROWING UP? >> WE WOULD WORK ON MOVES WE LEARNED ON YOUTUBE IN THE BASEMENT. I REMEMBER THE FIRST ONE WAS A HEADLOCK. I WOULD DO IT ON HIM, AND IT WORKS. >> Reporter: HOW DID YOUR BROTHER LIKE THAT? >> I THINK HE WAS JUST HAPPY TO HELP. TOOK MY LITTLE SISTER NEVER PUT ME IN A HEADLOCK. THE TIME IS NOW TURNING WITH GIRLS WRESTLING BECOMING THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN THE COUNTRY. >> IT LITERALLY TOOK OFF. THE NUMBERS STARTED EXPLODING. >> Reporter: AS RECENTLY AS 2018, THERE WERE ONLY SIX STATES WITH OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED GIRLS WRESTLING PROGRAMS. NOW THERE ARE 45 STATES WITH CAMPAIGNS TO GROW EVEN FURTHER. >> YOUTH LEVEL, JUNIOR HIGH HOW, HIGH SCHOOL, THE GROWTH IS AMAZING. EVEN ON THE COLLEGE LEVEL RIGHT NOW, WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE PROGRAMS. >> Reporter: THANKS IN PART TO NONPROFITS LIKE SANCTION PA, WHICH ARE FIGHTING TO HAVE THE GIRLS LEAKS FORMALLY RECOGNIZED. >> EVEN A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN A GIRL WAS IN HER SCHOOL BUILDING AND WALKING PAST THOSE WRESTLING ROOM DOORS, THOSE DOORS WERE CLOSED. NOW IT IS LIKE, THE DOORS ARE OPEN, AND SOMEONE IS COMING OUT IN THE HALLWAY SAYING, HEY, COME ON IN AND TRY WRESTLING. >> Reporter: THAT GROUP SUCCEEDING IN GETTING SIGNATURES FOR MORE THAN 100 SCHOOLS TO GET THE SPORT SANCTIONED IN PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH HELD ITS FIRST EVER OFFICIAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LAST MONTH >> Reporter: WHILE WOMEN'S FREE STYLE WRESTLING HAS BEEN AN OLYMPIC SPORT FOR 20 YEARS, ONLY TWO AMERICANS HAVE TAKEN HOME THE GOLD. BUT WITH THIS WIDENING PIPELINE, NEW HOPE THAT THE SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR WOMEN IN THE SPORT. IF SOMEONE DOES SAY TO YOU WRESTLING IS NOT A GIRL'S SPORT, WRESTLING IS FOR BOYS, HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT? >> WELL, I MEAN, IT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. GIRLS CAN DEFINITELY WRESTLE. IT'S NOT JUST BOYS. >> GOOD LUCK TO ALL THOSE WRESTLERS, AND THANKS TO STEPHEN ROMO FOR THAT STORY. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING TOP STORY TONIGHT. I'M TOM LLAMAS IN NEW YORK. STAY RIGHT THERE, MORE NEWS IS ON THE WAY. >> EVERY TIME SOMEONE GOES IN THE WATER, THEY ARE TAKING A RISK. EVERY TIME WE MOVE A PIECE OF THE STRUCTURE, THE SITUATION COULD BECOME EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. WE HAVE TO MOVE FAST, BUT WE CANNOT BE CARELESS. >>> IN BALTIMORE AS CREWS START CLEARING AWAY TONS AND TONS OF MANGLED STEEL AND CONCRETE, THE BATTLE OVER WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THAT BRIDGE COLLAPSE IS JUST GETTING STARTED TOO. I'M GADI SCHWARTZ, AND THIS IS STAY TUNED NOW. >>> IT IS QUICK WORK, AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SIGNS OF PROGRESS WE'VE SEEN. TONIGHT A TEMPORARY CHANNEL IS NOW UP AND RUNNING TO GIVE SALVAGE BOATS ACCESS TO THE WRECKAGE SITE TO HELP WITH CLEARING AWAY THE DEBRIS, AND A 200-TON SPAN OF THE BRIDGE HAS ALREADY BEEN REMOVED, WHICH IS JUST A SMALL FRACTION OF THE UP TO 4,000 TONS OF DEBRIS THAT CAME CRASHING DOWN. THAT'S SOMETHING LIKE 8 MILLION-POUNDS. CREWS ARE USING CUTTING TORCHES TO SLICE STEEL BEAMS INTO PIECES TO BE CARRIED AWAY, AND THIS IS BEFORE THEY TAKE ON THE TASK OF MOVING THAT MASSIVE DALI CARGO SHIP THAT BROUGHT THE BRIDGE DOWN NEARLY A WEEK AGO KILLING SIX CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, FOUR WHOSE BODIES ARE STILL MISSING. THIS COMES AS WE'RE LEARNING THE OWNER AND MANAGER OF THE CARGO SHIP FILED A PETITION IN FEDERAL COURT EARLIER TODAY LOOKING TO AVOID LIABILITY FOR THE COLLAPSE. AND AARON GILCRIST IS JOINING US NOW. THE FOUR BODIES STILL HAVEN'T BEEN RECOVERED, IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE CONDITIONS OUT THERE? >> Reporter: THAT IS A BIG PART OF IT, GADI. AS WE UNDERSTAND IT, THEY'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PUT DIVERS, RECOVERY DIVERS IN THE WATER SINCE THE CONDITIONS IN THE WATER MAKE THIS REALLY TOO DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO SEE MUCH FARTHER THAN A FOOT OR TWO IN FRONT OF THEIR FACES. LARGELY THAT IS BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE DEBRIS FROM THE BRIDGE COLLAPSE THAT'S STILL IN THE WATER. OF COURSE, AS THEY WORK TO BREAK UP THE BRIDGE INTO SMALLER PIECES THAT THEY CAN THEN USE CRANES TO LIFT AND BARGES TO GET OUT OF THIS AREA, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO CLEAR MORE OF THE WATER AND EVENTUALLY PUT DIVERS IN TO RECOVER THE BODIES. THESE FAMILIES ARE WAITING FOR SOME CLOSURE IN THIS INCIDENT, AND SO THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE MISSION HERE IN BALTIMORE. >> AND AARON, I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE PETITION FILED TODAY BY THE OWNER AND MANAGER OF THE CARGO SHIP. IS THIS A PROCEDURAL FORMALITY? DOES THIS THING NORMALLY HAPPEN WHEN YOU SEE A DISASTER LIKE THIS? ARE THEY SAYING WHY THEY THINK THEY SHOULDN'T BE HELD LIABLE? >> Reporter: WELL, I DON'T THINK IT'S WILDLY UNUSUAL THAT THE OWNER OF THIS SHIP WOULD MAKE A MOVE LIKE THIS. WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS GONE TO A COURT AND SAID THAT THEY WANT TO LIMIT THEIR LIABILITY FROM THE ACCIDENT HERE. THEY'RE SAYING IN THEIR FILING THAT THEY DO NOT BELIEVE, OR THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE SHIP THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN SO. THEY'RE WANTING TO LIMIT THEIR LIABILITY TO THE VALUE AND CONTENTS OF THE SHIP. OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE IED HERE, SO THE FAMILIES MIGHT BE INCLINED TO SUE. THIS IS THEIR EFFORT TO SAY THEY DON'T BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE TO THE POINT THEY COULD BE SUED OUTSIDE OF WHAT THEY BELIEVE THE VALUE OF THE SHIP AND THE ITEMS ON THE SHIP TO BE AT THIS POINT, GADI. >> WE'LL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON HOW THAT PROGRESSES. MEANWHILE, PORT WORKERS ARE GETTING HIT REALLY HARD BY ALL OF THIS. WHAT'S THE LATEST ON WORK OVER AT THE PORT? >> Reporter: YEAH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 8,000 DOCK WORKERS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO WORK. THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE NOT ABLE TO WORK NOW BECAUSE THE PORT OF BALTIMORE IS CLOSED. THIS IS HAVING A REALLY ADVERSE IMPACT ON THESE WORKERS BECAUSE THEY OBVIOUSLY RELY ON THIS WORK TO PAY THEM AND FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. I WANT YOU TO HEAR FROM ONE DOCK WORKER WE SPOKE TO EARLIER TODAY ABOUT HIS CONCERN AS HE'S PLAYING THIS WAITING GAME. TAKE A LISTEN. >> EVERY DAY YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE UNCERTAINTY. YOU KNOW, YOU LOSE SOME SLEEP OVER IT. GOT BILLS TO PAY. BUT DEEP DOWN, I BELIEVE IN THE PEOPLE THAT RUN THE PORT, AND I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO BE OKAY. >> Reporter: SO CHRIS HAS SOME DEGREE OF HOPE AND FAITH THAT THIS WILL BE A PROCESS THAT WILL WORK ITSELF OUT IN TERMS OF THEM BEING ABLE TO GET BACK TO WORK AND HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT INCOME WILL LOOK LIKE. HE BELIEVES IT WILL HAPPEN FAIRLY SOON IN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. WE SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OPENED A RESOURCE CENTER HERE IN BALTIMORE TODAY, ACTUALLY, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE A WAY FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO GO AND FIGURE OUT WHAT INFORMATION THEY NEED TO GATHER TOGETHER TO APPLY FOR THESE LOW INTEREST LOANS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE AVAILABLE UP TO $2 MILLION. THE BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY THE CLOSURE OF THE PORT HERE AND BY THE INABILITY TO ACCESS THE AREA, AND THEY CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO KEEP THEIR BUSINESSES RUNNING, KEEP THEIR EMPLOYEES PAID UNTIL WE CAN GET SOME RESOLUTION ON CLEARING THIS WATERWAY. >> SO MANY PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THIS DISASTER. AARON, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> CONVICTED KILLER ALEX MURDAUGH WAS SENTENCED TO 40 MORE YEARS IN PRISON TODAY, THIS TIME FOR STEALING FROM HIS LEGAL CLIENTS. HE'S ALREADY SERVING TWO CONSECUTIVE LIFE SENTENCES FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE AND ONE OF HIS SONS, AND HERE'S WHAT A LAWYER FOR ONE OF MURDAUGH'S VICTIMS HAD TO SAY. >> THERE'S A STAGGERING HUMAN TOLL ATTACHED TO EVERY SINGLE CENT. THIS IS BLOOD MONEY. PEOPLE BLED, PEOPLE DIED, PEOPLE HAD FUNERALS TO GET COMPENSATED. AND ALEX TOOK IT AND PREYED ON THEM. >> HERE'S THE LATEST. >> Reporter: TODAY ALEX MURDAUGH APPEARED IN THIS FEDERAL COURTHOUSE WHERE A JUDGE SENTENCED HIM TO 40 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR FINANCIAL CRIMES INCLUDING MONEY LAUNDERING, WIRE FRAUD, AND BANK FRAUD. PROSECUTORSSAY HE STOLE $12 MILLION FROM HIS FAMILY LAW FIRM'S PERSONAL INJURY CLIENTS. THEY ALSO SAY 6 MILLION OF THE $12 MILLION IS STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR. MURDAUGH ADDRESSED THE JUDGE IN A 13 MINUTE TESTIMONY. HE GOT EXTREMELY EMOTIONAL AND SAID HE'S REMORSEFUL, HE'S EMBARRASSED, AND THAT HE THINKS ABOUT HIS VICTIMS EVERY DAY. TWO OF THE VICTIMS ALSO SPOKE TO THE JUDGE AND SAID THEY'RE PRAYING FOR MURDAUGH AND THEY FORGIVE HIM. THIS COMES AS HE'S SERVING TWO CONCURRENT LIFE SENTENCES WITHOUT PAROLE FOR KILLING HIS WIFE MAGGIE AND HIS SON. NBC, SOUTH CAROLINA. >>> AN ISRAELI AIR STRIKE IN SYRIA HIT PART OF THE IRANIAN CONSULATE TODAY KILLING AT LEAST TWO SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE IRAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD. THE MILITARY DOESN'T USUALLY CONFIRM STRIKES IN SYRIA, AND USUALLY DECLINES TO COMMENT. MEANWHILE, TENS OF THOUSANDS HAVE TAKEN TO THE STREETS IN ISRAEL TO PROTEST AGAINST PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU CALLING FOR NEW ELECTIONS. THIS COMES AS THE ISRAELI MILITARY HAS FINALLY WITHDRAWN FROM GAZA'S LARGEST HOSPITAL AFTER A TWO-WEEK RAID. THEY'RE SAYING THEY KILLED HUNDREDS OF HAMAS FIGHTERS ALL WHILE THE DEATH TOLL IN GAZA HAS CROSSED 30,000 PALESTINIANS ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH MINISTRY THERE. NBC'S JOSH LEDERMAN HAS MORE. >> Reporter: STARTING MONDAY, PAY BOOSTS FOR HALF A MILLION IN CALIFORNIA. GOOD NEWS FOR THIS MAN, WHO AFTER 17 YEARS WORKING FOR MCDONALD'S -- >> LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE THE WRONG STORY THERE. WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT IN A BIT. DON'T GO ANYWHERE, WE HAVE MORE NEWS AHEAD COMING UP. UP NEXT IS A HUGE RULING FROM THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT ON ABORTION. WE'VE GOT THOSE DETAILS. PLUS A WIDE RECEIVER FOR THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS IS CONNECTED TO A CRASH INVOLVING A LAMBEAU AND CORVETTE. >>> AND THERE'S A BIG CHANGE COMING TO HOSPITALS DEALING WITH CONSENT WHEN YOU GO UNDER. THAT'S ALL JUST AHEAD, SO STAY TUNED. >>> HEY THERE, WELCOME BACK. HERE ARE SOME OF THE OTHER HEADLINES WE'RE WATCHING TO WANT. TODAY THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT RULED TO UPHOLD A 15-WEEK BAN ON ABORTION IN THE STATE WHICH OPENS THE DOOR FOR A SIX-WEEK ABORTION BAN THAT GOVERNOR DESANTIS SIGNED LAST YEAR. THE SIX-WEEK BAN TAKES EFFECT IN 30 DAYS, BUT VOTERS WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE THE FINAL SAY IN NOVEMBER. >>> AND AT&T SAYS PERSONAL DATA FROM MILLIONS OF CURRENT AND FORMER CUSTOMERS WERE FOUND ON THE DARK WEB. THINGS LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, PASS CODES, AND PHONE NUMBERS WERE LEAKED. AT&T HAS ALREADY STARTED REACHING OUT TO IMPACTED CUSTOMERS OFFERING CREDIT MONITORING SERVICES. AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY. >>> AND IN AN INTERVIEW ON MEET THE PRESS OVER THE WEEKEND, CONGRESSMAN DON BACON WARNED HIS COLLEAGUE MIKE JOHNSON COULD LOSE HIS SPEAKERSHIP. >> DO YOU THINK HE COULD LOSE HIS SPEAKERSHIP OVER THIS, CONGRESSMAN? >> IT'S, IT'S POSSIBLE. I'M NOT GOING TO DENY IT. WE HAVE ONE OR TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT TEAM PLAYERS. THEY, THEY'D RATHER ENJOY THE LIMELIGHT, THE SOCIAL MEDIA. IT'S A VERY NARROW MAJORITY, AND ONE OR TWO PEOPLE COULD MAKE IT A MINORITY. >> BACON SAID JOHNSON COULD LOSE THE SPEAKERSHIP IF HE MOVED TO PASS UKRAINE AID IN THE HOUSE. >>> AND A MAN IS IN CUSTODY AFTER RAMMING A CAR INTO A GATE AT AN ATLANTA FBI OFFICE. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT TRIED TO FOLLOW AN EMPLOYEE CAR INTO THE GATE, THEN RAMMED INTO THE BARRIER ONCE IT CLOSED. NO ONE WAS HURT, AND OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL CHARGES. >>> AND FORMER NFL CORNER BACK VONTAE DAVIS WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS GRANDMOTHER'S FLORIDA MANSION TODAY. DETAILS ABOUT HIS DEATH WAS NOT RELEASED, BUT POLICE SAY NO FOUL PLAY WAS INVOLVED. >>> TONIGHT A LAWYER FOR NFL STAR RASHID RICE SAY HE'S COOPERATING AS POLICE INVESTIGATE A WILD WRECK CAUGHT ON DASH CAM VIDEO OVER THE WEEKEND. PRISCILLA THOMPSON HAS MORE. >> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THIS TERRIFYING CRASH, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WIDE RECEIVER RASHID RICE RESPONDING AFTER IT WAS REPORTED HIS CAR MIGHT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. HE SAID HE'S COOPERATING FULLY WITH AUTHORITIES AND WILL DO EVERYTHING TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION RESPONSIBLY. THE RESPONSE COMES 48 HOURS AFTER THIS SIX-CAR CRASH, CAUSED, POLICE SAY, BY THIS LAMBORGHINI AND CORVETTE SPEEDING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY. >> A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE EXPRESSWAY NORTHBOUND. >> Reporter: DRAMATIC VIDEO SHOWS THE MOMENT THE DRIVERS LOST CONTROL, ONE SLAMMING INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN WHILE THE OTHER APPEARS TO SPIN OUT. KAYLA QUINN SAYS SHE AND HER FOUR-YEAR-OLD SON WERE HEADED HOME FROM A DAY AT THE ZOO WHEN THEY WERE AMONG THE HIT. SHE SAID THIS COULD HAVE BEEN ENDED MUCH WORSE. BOTH CARS HIT ME, BUT WE WALKED OUT UNTOUCHED. POLICE SAY THE INJURIES WERE MINOR, AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE LAMBORGHINI AND CORVETTE RAN FROM THE CRASH. A BYSTANDER CAPTURED THIS VIDEO AFTER THE CRASH. >> YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? WHERE YOU GUYS HEADED? YOU GUYS JUST GONNA LEAVE IT? >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE NFL NOT COMMENTING, BUT THE CHIEFS' PRESIDENT SAYING THIS. >> WE'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT. WE'LL GATHER THE FACTS AND REACT ACCORDINGLY. >> Reporter: DALLAS POLICE ARE NOT SAYING IF RICE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACTUAL CRASH, AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE MEN IN THE VIDEO. >> PRISCILLA THOMPSON, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE GETTING NEW GUIDELINES ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN AND CAN'T DO WHILE A PATIENT IS PUT TO SLEEP FOR A MEDICAL PROCEDURE LIKE A PROSTATE OR PELVIC EXAM YOU NEVER ASKED FOR. AND IF YOU'RE LIKE WAIT, WHAT? WHY WOULD SOMEONE GET AN UNEXPECTED EXAM LIKE THAT UNDER ANESTHESIA? WELL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, A 2022 STUDY FOUND THAT AS MANY AS 3.5 MILLION AMERICANS MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXAMINED WITHOUT CONSENT WITH THE STUDY CALLING THE FINDINGS A QUOTE CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE. NOW FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE SENDING OUT LETTERS TO TEACHING HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL SCHOOLS WITH STRICT GUIDELINES SAYING WHEN THE CONSENT IS NEEDED FOR PATIENTS TO PERFORM THOSE KINDS OF PROCEDURES. OUR MEDICAL CONTRIBUTOR DR. GUPTA IS HERE TO BREAK THIS DOWN. THE WHOLE THING SEEMS TO BE EYEBROW RAISING AND ALSO OBVIOUS. YOU WOULD THINK A DOCTOR WOULD NEED CONSENT TO DO A PROSTATE EXAM. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? >> YES, GADI, GOOD EVENING. THIS IS DISTURBING AND FRANKLY SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. THE FACT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING GOES TO SHOW HOW NON-STANDARDIZED PATIENT CARE AND PATIENT RIGHTS ARE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THINGS YOU WOULD THINK OTHER PROVIDERS WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE TOLD NOT TO DO, EVEN IN A TEACHING HOSPITAL, WE'RE HAVING TO NAVIGATE THIS AND PROVIDE STANDARDIZATION, AND A WRIST SLAP WITH STRONG PENALTIES IF THIS HAPPENS. THIS NEVER SHOULD HAPPEN. EVERYTHING I DO WHEN I'M TRYING TO SAVE SOMEONE CRITICALLY ILL MUST BE CONSENTED FOR EITHER BY THE PATIENT OR A LOVED ONE. >> BACK IN 2020, IT WAS FOUND DOCTORS WERE CONDUCTING PELVIC EXAMINES ON WOMEN WHILE THEY WERE UNDER. IS THIS A RESPONSE TO THAT? AND HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? IS THIS SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF HEY, YOU'RE A STUDENT, YOU HAVEN'T DONE ONE OF THESE BEFORE, GO AHEAD? OR IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON? I'M TRYING TO IMAGINE WHY THIS WOULD ALL COME ABOUT. >> I SHARE YOUR CONFUSION BECAUSE THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN IN ANY OF THE TRAINING SETTINGS THAT I HAVE BEEN A PART OF OR SEEN OR BEEN EDUCATED DIRECTLY. IT'S NOT NORMAL, IT'S CONFUSING TO ME AS WELL. BUT THE WAY IT PROBABLY HAPPENED IS PATIENTS HAVE TO NAVIGATE A COMPLEX CONSENT FORM BEFORE THEY GO INTO SURGERY UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA. THEY MAY NOT READ EVERYTHING. A LOT OF PAPERWORK IS REALLY CONFUSING. SO WHEN THEY SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE, THEY'RE SIGNING TO BASICALLY A BLANK CHECK TO DO RELEVANT PROCEDURES. THAT'S THE OPERATIVE WORD THERE, RELEVANT. BUT SOMETIMES IRRELEVANT THINGS ARE BEING DONE WITH NO BUSINESS BEING DONE AND NEED TO HAVE CONSENT PRIOR TO BEING DONE. THE FACT THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE POLICED IS THE PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. MOST PLACES I'VE BEEN A PART OF HAVE ETHICS, UNDERSTAND INFORMED CONSENT, AND DON'T EVEN HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS. >> DR. GUPTA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BREAKING THAT DOWN FOR US. >>> AND IN INDIANAPOLIS, POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR SUSPECTS AFTER A MASS SHOOTING OUTSIDE OF A MALL THAT LEFT AT LEAST SEVEN PEOPLE HURT ON SATURDAY NIGHT. ALL OF THE VICTIMS WERE UNDER 17 YEARS OLD. MAURA BARRETT HAS THE LATEST FROM CHICAGO. >> Reporter: THIS IS STILL A VERY ACTIVE INVESTIGATION, AND POLICE SAY THE WHOLE SHOOTING WAS NOT RANDOM. THEY SAY THE GROUPS, THE CHILDREN, FRANKLY BECAUSE THESE ARE VICTIMS RANGING FROM 12 TO 17 YEARS OLD, CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS HAD PLANS TO QUOTE TAKE THEIR BEEF DOWNTOWN. SO THERE WAS SOME SORT OF ALTERCATION AS POLICE UNDERSTAND IT THAT RESULTED IN GUNFIRE, THOUGH POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AND SUSPECTS BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THEY TOOK IN TWO JUVENILES FOR RESISTING POLICE, THEY WOULD NOT CONFIRM TO ME WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING DIRECTLY. POLICE SAY THEY'RE REVIEWING SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AND VIDEO, THEY'RE FOLLOWING MANY DIFFERENT LEADS. IT'S STILL VERY MUCH AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION. THERE'S ALSO QUESTIONS SWIRLING ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY, IF ANY, OF THE PARENTS. BECAUSE THERE'S A CITY LAW THAT SAYS PEOPLE UNDER 15 YEARS OLD CANNOT BE OUT UNSUPERVISED AT A LATE HOUR LIKE THAT. SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF FRUSTRATION FROM POLICE IN THE LAST FEW DAYS ABOUT THE LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY OR WHEREWITHAL OF THE PARENTS IN ALL OF THIS. HERE'S MORE FROM POLICE. >> ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE A SITUATION IN WHICH YOUNG PEOPLE ARE RESOLVING CONFLICT WITH FIREARMS. THIS WAS 11:30 AT NIGHT, THE NIGHT BEFORE EASTER. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOUR 12-YEAR-OLD IS, I THINK THAT SHOULD BE A PRIORITY FOR YOU. >> Reporter: AND THE FRUSTRATION WITH THE PARENTS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS INTERESTING TO ME AND SOMETHING I HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE IN COVERING MASS SHOOTINGS. OBVIOUSLY THESE WERE MINORS AND IT WAS VERY LATE ON A SATURDAY NIGHT AFTER 11:00 P.M. THERE IS A QUESTION OF WHERE THESE CHILDREN ARE GETTING ACCESS TO FIREARMS OR BEING AROUND FIREARMS. JUST THE BROADER ISSUE OF GUN VIOLENCE IN GENERAL. IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE THE FOCUS ON THE PARENTAL SUPERVISION ASPECT. THE MAYOR PUTTING OUT A SIMILAR STATEMENT AS WE HEARD FROM POLICE. IT DID TALK ABOUT NEW INITIATIVES FROM THE CITY TO CURB GUN VIOLENCE, VIOLENCE IN GENERAL INVOLVING YOUTH. THEY'D BE INVESTING $150 MILLION INTO A CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGY, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ALSO SUGGESTED ENACTING A CURFEW TO CURB THE VIOLENCE THEY'VE SEEN IN RECENT YEARS. >> MAURA BARRETT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> REMEMBER THAT SICKNESS MAKING DIPLOMATS SICK? WELL, NOW HAVANA SYNDROME MIGHT BE RELATED TO RUSSIA. >>> I SEEM TO BE LOSING MY VOICE HERE, AND I'M VERY HOARSE, BUT THESE AREN'T HORSING AROUND. OFFICERS TRIED TO CHASE DOWN A MAN ON A HORSE. HE WAS EVENTUALLY SURROUNDED, AND CHARGED WITH STEALING OVER 200 BUCKS OF MERCHANDISE FROM A WALGREENS. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT HE'D BE CAUGHT BY AN ANIMAL? WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. >>> WELCOME BACK. THE MYSTERIOUS HAVANA SYNDROME CONTINUES TO BAFFLE INVESTIGATORS, BUT NOW A NEW REPORT POINTS TO RUSSIAN SPIES. THAT STORY IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT FIRST LET'S TAKE A QUICK LOOK AROUND THE WORLD. >>> GERMANY SOCCER FANS ARE BANNED FROM PUTTING THE NUMBER 44 ON THEIR JERSEYS DUE TO THE SIMILARITIES TO THE NAZI SYMBOL IN WORLD WAR II. A GERMAN HISTORIAN POINTED OUT THE SIMILARITIES, AND THEY'RE WORKING ON AN ALTERNATIVE DESIGN FOR THE NUMBER 4. ALSO, GERMANY BEGAN THE BIGGEST EU COUNTRY TO LEGALIZE SMALL AMOUNTS OF MARIJUANA. >>> A 500-YEAR-OLD CHURCH IN ENGLAND HAS OVER 400 SOLAR PANELS. KING'S COLLEGE CHAPEL IN CAMBRIDGE. SOME SAY IT'S VIRTUE SIGNALING. >>> AND POPE FRANCIS PREACHED PEACE FOR GAZA AND UKRAINE IN HIS EASTER SPEECH YESTERDAY. HE SAID HIS THOUGHTS WENT OUT TO ISRAEL AND PALESTINE AND ASKED ONCE MORE FOR A CEASEFIRE. HE ALSO CALLED FOR A PRISONER EXCHANGE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE AND ALL OUT END TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE. >>> AND AN ISRAELI AIR STRIKE IN SYRIA HIT THE IRANIAN CONSULATE TODAY KILLING TWO MEMBERS OF THE IRANIAN MILITARY GUARD. MEANWHILE, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN TO THE STREETS IN ISRAEL TO PROTEST AGAINST PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU CALLING FOR NEW ELECTIONS. THIS COMES AS THE ISRAELI MILITARY HAS FINALLY WITHDRAWN FROM GAZA'S LARGEST HOSPITAL AFTER A TWO-WEEK RAID. THEY'RE SAYING THEY KILLED HUNDREDS OF HAMAS FIGHTERS ALL WHILE THE DEATH TOLL IN GAZA HAS CROSSED 30,000 PALESTINIANS ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH MINISTRY THERE. NBC'S JOSH LEDERMAN REPORTS. >> Reporter: NEW FEARS TONIGHT ABOUT AN ESCALATING REGIONAL WAR INVOLVING IRAN AFTER SYRIA AND IRAN ACCUSED ISRAEL OF STRIKING INSIDE THE SYRIAN CAPITAL OF DAMASCUS AND HITTING AN IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC BUILDING AT THE EMBASSY THERE. IRANIAN STATE MEDIA SAYING NOT ONE BUT TWO SENIOR COMMANDERS OF IRAN'S ELITE REVOLUTIONARY GUARD WERE KILLED IN WHAT IT SAYS WAS A STRIKE BY ISRAELI FIGHTER JETS AND SIX MISSILES. THEY DON'T TYPICALLY COMMENT ON STRIKES INSIDE ISRAEL, BUT IT'S THE LATEST IN THIS SHADOW WAR WITH ISRAEL AND IRAN PLAYING OUT FOR MONTHS, IF NOT YEARS, AND RAISING FEARS ABOUT THE POSSIBLY OF BRINGING IRAN AND ISRAEL INTO DIRECT MILITARY CONFLICT. THAT DEVELOPMENT COMING AS THE U.S. AND ISRAEL HAVE BEEN HOLDING A VIRTUAL MEETING TODAY ABOUT ISRAEL'S LOOMING INVASION OF THE CITY OF RAFAH IN THE SOUTHERN GAZA STRIP FOR MORE THAN A MILLION PALESTINIANS SHELTERING. THE U.S. IS TRYING TO CONVINCE THEM TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES TO A FULL SCALE INVASION OF RAFAH. AFTER THE VIRTUAL MEETING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SAID IT WAS PRODUCTIVE AND THEY'D FOLLOW UP POTENTIALLY WITH AN IN PERSON MEETING AS SOON AS THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. THE CONCERNS ABOUT RAFAH HAVE REALLY GROWN DEEPER AS A RESULT OF ISRAEL'S LATEST SIEGE OF THE AL SHIFA HOSPITAL. A TWO-WEEK RAID OF THE LARGEST HOSPITAL IN THE GAZA STRIP. ISRAEL SAYS IT WAS ABLE TO KILL HUNDREDS OF HAMAS COMMANDERS WITHOUT CIVILIAN DEATHS, BUT OFFICIALS IN THE GAZA STRIP SAY THAT ISRAEL LEFT BEHIND A SEA OF CORPSES, MANY OF THEM BADLY DECOMPOSING. THEY SAY CHILDREN AND CIVILIANS AND ELDERLY WERE AMONG THOSE KILLED THERE. IT'S A HOSPITAL THAT ISRAEL HAD CLEARED OF HAMAS LAST YEAR IN NOVEMBER, BUT APPARENTLY HAMAS WAS ABLE TO REGROUP THERE. ISRAEL NOW FACING MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER IT'S ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY KEEP HAMAS FROM RETURNING TO PARTS OF THE GAZA STRIP WHERE IT'S ALREADY GOTTEN RID OF HAMAS. >> JOSH LEDERMAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> AND WE'RE FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS POSTED A $175 MILLION BOND IN HIS NEW YORK CIVIL FRAUD CASE. NOW, TRUMP SEEMS TO HAVE SECURED THE BOND THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA-BASED COMPANY KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE. THIS COMES ONE WEEK AFTER A PANEL OF JUDGES REDUCED TRUMP'S BOND AND GRANTED HIM A TEN-DAY STAY IN THE INITIAL $464 MILLION BOND JUDGMENT. >>> RUSSIA IS ONCE AGAIN DENYING HAVING ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE MYSTERIOUS NEUROLOGICAL ILLNESS KNOWN AS HAVANA SYNDROME IMPACTING U.S. DIPLOMATS AROUND THE WORLD. THIS IS AFTER A JOINT FIVE-YEAR INVESTIGATION FROM 60 MINUTES AND THE INSIDER THAT DIRECTLY LINKED THE ILLNESS TO A RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE UNIT. AT LENGTH, THE REPORT CONTRADICTS U.S. REPORTS THAT DIDN'T BLAME ANY FOREIGN ADVERSARY. KEN DILANIAN HAS MORE. >> Reporter: YES, 60 MINUTES AND THE INSIDER UNCOVERED SOME INTERESTING EVIDENCE. THAT MEMBERS OF AN ELITE INTELLIGENCE UNIT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON THE GROUND WHERE DIPLOMATS SUFFERED SYMPTOMS OF HAVANA SYNDROMES. THEY ALSO FOUND DOCUMENTS THAT SAID THE RUSSIAN SPIES MIGHT HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING AN ACOUSTIC WEAPON. 60 MINUTES ALSO INTERVIEWED A FORMER INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL WHO INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE, AND HE BELIEVES HAVANA SYNDROME IS THE RESULT OF RUSSIAN ATTACKS, BUT HE COULDN'T DISCUSS THE CLASSIFIED DETAILS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT NONE OF THE REPORTING FOUND ACTUAL EVIDENCE OF A WEAPON OR RUSSIANS ATTACKING AMERICANS. TWO U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS TOLD ME THE CIA AND FIVE OTHER AGENCIES STAND BY THEIR ASSESSMENT FROM LAST YEAR THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SECRET WEAPON WIELDED BY RUSSIA OR ANY OTHER FOREIGN ADVERSARY. THEY SAY THAT MOST, IF NOT ALL OF WAS REPORTED LAST NIGHT, HAD ALREADY BEEN EXAMINED AS ONE OF THE BIGGEST INTELLIGENCE INVESTIGATIONS IN U.S. HISTORY. AN INVESTIGATION THAT ALL BUT RULED OUT THE ATTACK THEORY. OFFICIALS SAY IF RUSSIA HAD A SECRET MICROWAVE OR ACOUSTIC WEAPONS TO ATTACK AMERICANS, THEY BELIEVE THEY WOULD HAVE FOUND EVIDENCE OF THAT THROUGH YEARS OF INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION FROM HUMAN SOURCES, HACKED DOCUMENTS, AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS INTERCEPTION, BUT THEY FOUND NONE. THEY SAY THIS IS NOT MADE UP, THE SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED BY PEOPLE ARE HEARTBREAKING AND VERY REAL. BUT THEY FOUND THEY WERE LIKELY CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH FACTORS. IN A STUDY BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH PUBLISHED LAST MONTH, IT SHOWED THE VICTIMS SHOWED NO SIGNS OF BRAIN INJURY. IT'S WORTH MENTIONING THAT SINCE THIS INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT WAS PUBLISHED LAST YEAR, OFFICIALS SAY REPORTS OF SYMPTOMS HAVE PLUMMETED. >> FASCINATING. KEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> NOW, IT WAS SOMEWHAT OF A ROYAL EASTER OVER IN THE UK WITH KING CHARLES FINALLY MAKING A PUBLIC APPEARANCE AT THIS YEAR'S EASTER SUNDAY SERVICE. THIS WAS HIS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER BACK IN FEBRUARY. MISSING FROM ACTION THOUGH WERE WILLIAM, KATE, AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN. THIS COMES JUST DAYS AFTER THE PRINCESS OF WALES ANNOUNCED HER OWN CANCER DIAGNOSIS. NBC'S KELLY COBIELLA HAS MORE. >> Reporter: MESSAGES OF SUPPORT FOR KING CHARLES AND PRINCESS KATE FROM HOLIDAY CROWDS IN WINDSOR. A SMILING KING CHARLES SURPRISED WELL WISHERS, SHAKING HANDS AFTER SUNDAY'S EASTER CHURCH SERVICE. IT'S THE 75-YEAR-OLD MONARCH'S FIRST MAJOR PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE THE PALACE ANNOUNCED HE WAS BEING TREATED FOR CANCER IN FEBRUARY. HEADLINES DECLARING IT A SHOW OF STRENGTH AND A SIGN HE'S GETTING BETTER. >> THE PALACE SAID IT'S A REALLY POSITIVE SIGN THAT WE SAW THE KING ON EASTER SUNDAY, VERY ENCOURAGING. BUT WE SHOULDN'T READ TOO MUCH INTO IT ABOUT THE PRINCESS OF WALES. SHE SAID IN HER OWN PUBLIC STATEMENT SHE NEEDED TO CONCENTRATE ON HER REST AND RECOVERY WITH ONGOING CANCER TREATMENTS. >> Reporter: THE TRADITIONAL EASTER WALK TO CHURCH SCALED BACK THIS YEAR. THE KING AND QUEEN, AND THE KING'S SIBLINGS AND THEIR PARTNERS SMILING FOR THE CROWDS. INCLUDING PRINCE ANDREW'S EX-WIFE SARAH FERGUSON, DIAGNOSED WITH SKIN CANCER EARLIER THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR, PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE'S YOUNGEST SON MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE AT EASTER SERVICES. BUT THIS YEAR, THE YOUNG FAMILY STAYED AWAY, SPENDING THE WEEKEND TOGETHER PRIVATELY AFTER KATE'S CANCER ANNOUNCEMENT. >> THIS OF COURSE CAME AS A HUGE SHOCK, AND WILLIAM AND I HAVE BEEN DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROCESS AND MANAGE THIS PRIVATELY FOR THE SAKE OF OUR YOUNG FAMILY. >> Reporter: HER LAST PUBLIC APPEARANCE OF CHRISTMAS OF LAST YEAR. THE THE PRINCESS OF WALES SAID THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT FOR HER ENTIRE FAMILY. >> WE HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND AS A FAMILY WE NEED TIME, SPACE, AND PRIVACY WHILE I COMPLETE MY TREATMENT. >> Reporter: THE PRINCESS IS SPENDING TIME PRIVATELY WITH HER FAMILY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AS THEIR KIDS ARE ON SCHOOL BREAK. THE PALACE HAS SAID IN TERMS OF KING THAT YESTERDAY'S APPEARANCE WAS A VERY ENCOURAGING SIGN ON HOW HIS TREATMENT IS PROGRESSING AS WE MOVE TOWARDS SUMMER. >> KELLY COBIELLA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> AND STILL TO COME, CHAD DAYBELL'S TRIAL IS FINALLY UNDER WAY. HE'S CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND'S TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. MORE DETAILS AFTER THE BREAK, SO STAY TUNED. >>> WELCOME BACK. HERE ARE SOME STORIES HAPPENING OUT WEST WE'RE FOLLOWING RIGHT NOW. A 40-MILE STRETCH OF CALIFORNIA'S HIGHWAY 1 IS STILL SHUT DOWN AFTER PART OF IT COLLAPSED INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN DURING THAT MAJOR STORM IN BIG SUR THIS PAST WEEKEND. CLOSE TO 2,000 DRIVERS WERE STRANDED OVERNIGHT. A LOT OF THEM FORCED TO SLEEP IN THEIR CARS OR TEMPORARY HOTELS TURNED INTO SHELTERS. YESTERDAY EMERGENCY CREWS ESCORTED DRIVERS OUT AFTER MAKING SURE THE NORTHBOUND LANES WERE STABLE. THAT HIGHWAY IS STILL BEING REPAIRED. >>> THE VIDEO HERE SHOWS A MAN HANGING ONTO THE SIDE OF A CLIFF LAST NIGHT BEFORE BEING RESCUED. HE FELL 50 TO 60 FEET DOWN FROM THE TRAIL IN THE GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA OUTSIDE OF SAN FRANCISCO. HELICOPTER RESCUE WORKERS THANKFULLY WERE ABLE TO PULL THAT MAN TO SAFETY WITH THE HELP OF THAT THERMAL CAMERA IMAGING SYSTEM. >>> AND TO ALL YOU IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TUNED IN TONIGHT. BE SURE TO LOOK UP AROUND 7:30 PACIFIC TIME, FINGERS CROSSED. SPACEX IS GOING TO TRY AND LAUNCH ANOTHER ROCKET AFTER POSTPONING LAST WEEK BECAUSE OF WEATHER. SOUTH COLORADO, PARTS OF UTAH, NEW MEXICO, AND WESTERN MEXICO MAY ALSO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT ROCKET AS IT HEADS TO SPACE. >>> OVER IN BOISE, IDAHO, THE TRIAL OF CHAD DAYBELL STARTED TODAY. THIS IS ACT TWO OF THE HORRIBLE CASE WHERE THIS COUPLE, DAYBELL AND HIS WIFE ALLEGEDLY KILLED HER TWO CHILDREN, JOSHUA AND TYLEE. THE COUPLE CLAIMED THEY COULD TELL IF SOMEONE WAS POSSESSED BY DARK SPIRITS THAT WOULD TURN THEM INTO ZOMBIES, AND ONLY THE WAY TO GET RID OF THE SPIRITS WAS BY KILLING THE PERSON. LORI VALLOW'S CASE IS ALREADY CLOSED. SHE WAS SENTENCED LAST YEAR TO LIFE IN PRISON. BUT DAYBELL'S CASE HAS JUST STARTED. HE'S CHARGED WITH NOT ONLY KILLING THE CHILDREN, BUT ALSO HIS FIRST WIFE. IF CONVICTED, HE COULD FACE THE DEATH PENALTY. DANA GRIFFITH IS HERE TO BREAK THIS DOWN. NOW, DAYBELL AND VALLOW WERE SUPPOSED TO BE TRIED TOGETHER, SO WHAT HAPPENED? >> ESSENTIALLY THE DEFENSE FOR CHAD DAYBELL SAID WE WANT TO DO IT SEPARATELY BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT GIVES THEM A BETTER CHANCE OF TRYING TO WIN THE CASE. LORI'S CASE CENTERED AROUND MONEY AND POWER AND SEX, AND EVEN HER DEFENSE SAID PEOPLE DIDN'T START DYING UNTIL SHE MET AND HAD AN AFFAIR WITH CHAD DAYBELL. SO NOW THEY'RE GOING TO TRY AND PIN THIS ON HER NOW THAT SHE'S BEEN CONVICTED FOR KILLING HER OWN KIDS. HE COULD SAY I WAS JUST FOLLOWING HER LEAD. NOT TO SAY THAT WILL HAPPEN, BUT IT IS LIKELY. SO IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS, BUT THEY WANT TO BE TRIED SEPARATELY BECAUSE IT GIVES HIM A CHANCE TO NOT BE CONVICTED, BUT WE OBVIOUSLY KNOW LORI WAS. >> BUT NO DEATH PENALTY THERE. BUT IN THIS CASE, CHAD IS LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE DEATH PENALTY, RIGHT? WHY? >> ESSENTIALLY IT'S BASED ON A TECHNICALITY CALLED LATE DISCLOSURE OF DISCOVERY. BEFORE LORI'S TRIAL STARTED, THE DEFENSE SAID HEY, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T GET ALL OF OUR DOCUMENTS, ALL OF THE EVIDENCE UNTIL PAST THE DEADLINE, AND IT WAS TOO MUCH FOR THEM TO GO THROUGH. THAT COULD POTENTIALLY NOT ALLOW THEM TO GO THROUGH AND PREPARE A CASE, AND THE JUDGE AGREED. HE SAID HEY, I'VE GOT TO ADDRESS THIS LATE DISCLOSURE ISSUE OR THE CASE IS IN JEOPARDY OF BEING REVERSED IF THEY TRY TO APPEAL LATER. SO THEY CAME TO THE AGREEMENT OF OKAY, WE'LL TAKE THE DEATH PENALTY OFF THE CASE BECAUSE THE PROSECUTION GAVE YOU ALL OF THIS DISCOVERY TOO LATE. THAT WAS HOW THEY DECIDED. SO TECHNICALITY, SHE'S NOT FACING THE DEATH PENALTY, BUT DAYBELL IS. >> A TECHNICALITY THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POSSIBLY LIFE AND DEATH IS WILD. >> EXACTLY. >> I WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE GAG ORDER THE JUDGE ISSUED IN THE CASE. WHAT'S GOING ON THERE? >> SO THE JUDGE ISSUED THAT BECAUSE LAST WEEK, DAYBELL'S ATTORNEY GAVE A LOCAL MEDIA STATION AN INTERVIEW, AND THIS IS PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THROUGH JURY SELECTION. THIS IS A CASE THAT REACHED INTERNATIONAL OR GOT INTERNATIONAL INTRIGUE, SO IN THIS TOWN OF BOISE, IDAHO, THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND IMPARTIAL JURORS. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY SAY LOOK, NO MORE TALKING UNTIL AFTER OPENING STATEMENTS BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THROUGH THE JURORS. THE JURORS WERE GIVEN QUESTIONNAIRES LAST WEEK. SO THE JUDGE DOESN'T WANT ANYMORE MEDIA ATTENTION TO POSSIBLY TAINT THE POTENTIAL JURY POOL. AND IT'S BEEN A VERY SLOW PROCESS. JURY SELECTION STARTED TODAY. THEY NEED AT LEAST 50 POTENTIAL JURORS IN THE POOL TO START STRIKING PEOPLE AWAY. THEY'VE ONLY GOTTEN TO 16 AFTER HOURS OF QUESTIONING. SO THEY'LL START AGAIN TOMORROW, AND HOPEFULLY GET THE JURY TOGETHER BY TOMORROW TO GET TO OPENING STATEMENTS. THE TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO LAST EIGHT TO TEN WEEKS. >> AND MEANWHILE THE PUBLICITY CONTINUES. THANKS FOR JOINING US. >> THANK YOU. >>> AND A NEW LAW IS KICKING IN IN CALIFORNIA THAT BOOSTS THE SALARY OF SOME FAST FOOD WORKERS UP TO $20 AN HOUR. BIG CHAINS ARE INCLUDED LIKE MCDONALD'S, PIZZA HUT, AND STARBUCKS. BUT CRITICS WARN THIS HAS DOWN SIDES TOO. DAVID NORIEGA HAS MORE. >> Reporter: STARTING MONDAY, A PAY BOOST FOR MORE THAN HALF A MILLION IN CALIFORNIA. GOOD NEWS FOR THIS MAN WHO AFTER 17 YEARS WORKING FOR MCDONALD'S STILL HAS TROUBLE MAKING ENDS MEET. WE ASKED HER HOW SHE FEELS. [ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: EAGER, SHE SAYS, FOR THE FIRST BIGGER PAY CHECK. MOST WORKERS IMPACTED ARE WOMEN OF COLOR. >> THIS IS A BIG DEAL. $20 AN HOUR. >> Reporter: ONE OF THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS IS HOW WILL THIS IMPACT CONSUMERS, ESPECIALLY IN A STATE WHERE EVERYTHING IS ALREADY VERY EXPENSIVE, AND PEOPLE HAVE TROUBLE AFFORDING HOUSING AND FOOD. SEVERAL MAJOR CHAINS SAY THEY INTEND TO RAISE PRICES. BUT BY HOW MUCH? SOME ECONOMISTS ANTICIPATE ABOUT 5%. OTHERS AS LITTLE AS 2%. >> PEOPLE NOTICE IT, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'LL CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR. >> Reporter: CRITICS SAY THE WAGE INCREASE WILL ACCELERATE TRENDS THAT HURT WORKERS LIKE REPLACING CASHIERS WITH ELECTRONIC KIOSKS. SOME PIZZA FRANCHISES HAVE ALREADY LAYED OFF DELIVERY DRIVERS AND SWITCHED TO THIRD PARTY DELIVERY SERVICES. CARRIE'S FAMILY OWNS 21 MCDONALD'S IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. >> WE'LL HAVE TO INCREASE PRICES IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. AND PEOPLE SAY IT DOESN'T MATTER, MCDONALD'S AND TACO BELL, THEY'RE JUST BIG CORPORATIONS. WE ARE FAMILY BUSINESSES. >> Reporter: SOME FAST FOOD CUSTOMERS SAY EVEN IF THEY DO PAY MORE, IT'S A PRICE WORTH PAYING. >> I'M OKAY WITH IT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOING UP, SO IT'S ABOUT TIME WAGES ARE GOING UP. >> WE BRING IN DAVID NORIEGA TO DISCUSS THIS A LITTLE MORE. THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERN OVER THE CHANGE, AND I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP THE AUTOMATED STUFF. WHEN I GO TO A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT, A LOT OF TIME THINGS ARE AUTOMATED ALREADY. WILL WE SEE MORE OF THAT BECAUSE OF THIS? >> I THINK THAT BECAUSE OF THIS PART OF THAT QUESTION IS THE KEY PART OF THAT QUESTION. RIGHT? I THINK WHENEVER THERE ARE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES WE TALK AT CHANGES IN THE LABOR MARKET ALREADY HAPPENING AS MAYBE BEING ATTRIBUTABLE TO THOSE INCLINES IN THE MINIMUM WAGE, AND MAYBE THEY ARE. BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN CALIFORNIA I THINK WILL BE STUDIED BY ECONOMISTS FOR A LONG TIME TO COME BECAUSE IT'S A MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE FOR A SPECIFIC, NOT EVEN A SPECIFIC INDUSTRY, BUT A SUBSET OF A SPECIFIC INDUSTRY. IT'S GOING TO LEAD TO A LOT OF INTERESTING COMPARATIVE WAYS OF STUDYING WHAT THIS DOES. PEOPLE HAVE POINTED TO AUTOMATION AS A CONCERN. LAY OFFS, RIGHT? THE PIZZA CHAINS THAT LAID OFF IN HOUSE DELIVERY DRIVERS DID SO TO GO TO THIRD PARTY DELIVERY APPS. THAT'S A PROCESS THAT'S BEEN UNDERWAY FOR AWHILE BEFORE THIS MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE. THE MOST CONVINCING CASE I'VE HEARD IS THAT THIS MIGHT ACCELERATE THOSE PROCESSES. IT'S CERTAINLY NOT CAUNG THEM, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY UNDERWAY, BUT IT MIGHT ACCELERATE THEM. HOW MUCH IS REALLY THE QUESTION THAT I LEAVE TO THE ECONOMISTS, AND WE IDEALLY SHOULD BE GETTING ANSWERS IN THE COMING DAYS. >> CAUSATION VERSUS CORRELATION WITH A SIDE OF FRIES. DAVID, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> YOU GOT IT. >>> AND COMING UP A LITTLE LATER THIS HOUR, WE ARE GOING TO DIVE INTO THE BEST OF US. BEFORE WE GO, IT'S TIME FOR THAT SEGMENT. WE'LL BE KICKING OFF AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH WITH A STAR FROM THE HIT NETFLIX SHOW LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS ONE, SO STAY TUNED. >>> WELCOME BACK. TIME NOW FOR THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING AND A HIGH-TECH COMPANY CROSSOVER THAT COULD STOP YOU IN YOUR TRACKS. OKAY, SO YOU KNOW THE COMPANY BOSTON DYNAMICS. THESE ONES, THE ONES BEHIND THE HUMANOID ROBOTS THAT WALK AROUND AND LIFT HEAVY THINGS AND ALSO DO PARKOUR? SO WHILE THAT'S FRESH IN YOUR MIND, YOU KNOW THE COMPANY GRAVITY INDUSTRIES? THEY'RE THE GUYS BEHIND THE CRAZY JET PACK SUITS THAT SEARCH AND RESCUE CREWS AND EVEN SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN TESTING OUT THAT MAKE YOU FLY KIND OF LIKE IRON MAN? OKAY, WELL GUESS WHO JUST ANNOUNCED A TOTALLY NORMAL, NOTHING TO FREAK OUT ABOUT, NOTHING COULD GO WRONG COLLABORATION THIS MORNING. BOTH COMPANIES POSTING THIS PIC ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA WITH A PRESS RELEASE TALKING AT HOW THEY'RE TEAMING UP TO OPEN THE SKIES IN A NEW ERA OF HUMANOID REBOTS. YEAH, NOW WHILE READING THIS ON MY WAY TO MY DOOM'S DAY BUNKER ONE LINE IN THE PRESS RELEASE CAUGHT MY EYE. IT'S WHEN THEY TALKED ABOUT THESE THINGS BEING ABLE TO BE USED FOR SKY SCRAPING WINDOW WASHING. THEN LIKE A RESPONSIBLE JOURNALIST, WE REACHED OUT TO THE COMPANIES, AND YEAH, WE GOT PLAYED! PERFECT APRIL FOOL'S JOKE FOR 2024! VERY FUNNY GUYS. VERY, VERY FUNNY. AND WHILE WE WON'T BE SEEING FLYING ROBOTS ANY TIME SOON, YOU KNOW WHAT WE WILL BE SEEING IN JUST A WEEK? A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE. NASA WILL BE SENDING UP TWO SPECIALLY OUTFITTED PLANES INTO THE STRATOSPHERE TO CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS. WE GOT AN EARLY LOOK AT HOW IT WILL GO DOWN. >> Reporter: NASA MECHANICS MAKE THEIR FINAL CHECKS ON ONE OF THE TWO PLANES WHICH WILL CHASE THE ECLIPSE TO STUDY OUR SUN. PILOTING THIS WV57, TOM WILL NEVER FORGET HIS FIRST TIME FLYING THROUGH AN ECLIPSE. >> WE HAVE THE EYE PROTECTION JUST LIKE EVERYONE ON THE GROUND. AND ONCE IT WENT TO TOTALITY, AS I LOOK UP I'M LIKE OH, I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING. OF COURSE, IT WAS TOTALITY, SO I HAD TO TAKE MY VISOR OFF. THEN IT WAS PRETTY FANTASTIC TO LOOK AT THAT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. >> Reporter: NASA USING THIS PLANE FOR EXPERIMENTS IN PART BECAUSE IT'S TRIED AND TRUE. IT'S BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 50s, BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT CAN FLY AT 60,000 FEET, WELL ABOVE ANY CLOUDS AND ALSO ABOVE ABOUT 90% OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE, SO THAT'S NOT GETTING IN THE WAY OF THE EXPERIMENTS. >> IT'S REALLY HARD TO MEASURE THE SUN IN INFRARED FROM THE GROUND. >> Reporter: THIS IS A SOLAR ASTROPHYSICIST WHOSE INSTRUMENTS WILL BE TUCKED INTO THE PLANE. SAMMY WILL FOCUS ON THE CORONA. >> BACK WHEN I DID THIS IN 2017, IT WAS A CRAZY IDEA. WE DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WOULD WORK AND WHAT WE'D GET. IT WAS NAIL BITING FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT THEN WE GOT AMAZING DATA. AND WE'RE USING A NEW INSTRUMENT MORE CAPABLE AND ABLE TO GET US A RICHER SET OF DATA AND OR SEC VISIONS. >> Reporter: ONE GOAL THIS YEAR IS TO LEARN WHY THE CORONA IS MILLIONS OF DEGREES HOTTER THAN THE SURFACE OF THE SUN. ALSO UNDERSTANDING THE ORIGIN OF SOLAR WINDS THAT IMPACT US HERE ON EARTH. AND THAT'S JUST ONE OF FIVE EXPERIMENTS ON BOARD THE TWO PLANES THAT ONLY HAVE ABOUT SIX MINUTES TO SEIZE THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY. >> YEAH, WE HAVE PRESSURE ON EVERY MISSION WE FLY. WE NEVER TAKE THINGS LIGHTLY. PEOPLE PUT THEIR LIFE'S WORK INTO THIS, SO WE DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY. >> Reporter: THE MOON COMES BETWEEN US AND THE SUN DURING A SOLAR ECLIPSE, AND IT'S EXACTLY THE RIGHT SIZE IN THE SKY TO BLOCK OUT THE DISC OF THE SUN, BUT NOT MUCH MORE. I'M NATIONAL CLIMATE REPORTER CHASE CANE. >>> AND APRIL IS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH, AND TONIGHT WE'RE TALKING LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM. ONE OF OUR NEXT GUESTS COULD BE DESCRIBED AS A DATING PRO AFTER APPEARING ON NETFLIX'S LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM. PEOPLE FOUND OUT WHAT A FORCE DANNY WAS. >> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT GOING ON ANOTHER DATE? >> IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXCITING ONE. I CAN'T WAIT. WHO WILL IT BE? >> I AM IN LOVE WITH YOU. I THINK YOU ARE SO HOT. >> DESPITE THE POTENTIAL BACKLASH, I'M DETERMINED TO NORMALIZE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT INTIMACY. WE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM HAVE WANTS AND NEEDS. USUALLY I START WITH THE LIPS AND START DOING THE TONGUE AFTERWARDS. >> READY WHEN YOU ARE, TEACH. HOW IS THIS? >> IT'S NICE, BUT USUALLY WE START WITH THE LIPS FIRST. >> OH, OF COURSE. >> JOINING ME NOW IS DANI BOWMAN AND KRISTIN ROTH FROM THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA. WELCOME. I REALIZED AFTER WATCH THAT I THINK I'VE BEEN KISSING THE WRONG WAY MY ENTIRE LIFE. SORRY TO MY WIFE. BUT THANKS FOR THE LESSON, TEACH! I WANT TO ASK, HOW IS YOUR LOVE LIFE THESE DAYS? >> WELL, WE ARE TOGETHER. EVEN THOUGH WE ARE, UM, WE ARE, UM, APART WHEN IT COMES TO LIKE, UM, WORK, WHEN IT COMES TO WORK AND WHEN IT COMES THE LIKE, UM, WORK ADAN HAS UNIVERSITY THAT HE HAS WHILE MEANTIME I HAVE ANIMATION BECAUSE I HAVE AN ANIMATION COMPANY WHICH I RUN FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS. >> WOW. >> SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO OUR BEST WE CAN TO FIND ACCOMMODATIONS TO HAVE DATES. >> AND AT WHAT POINT DID HE WIN YOU OVER? >> HOW DOES HE WIN ME OVER? WELL, I WOULD SAY, UM, I WOULD SAY HE'S VERY TRUSTING AND VERY, I WOULD SAY IT'S HIS HONESTY THAT DEFINITELY REALLY WON ME OVER AND HIS DEDICATION TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD IS A GREAT THING. >> I WANT TO ASK ABOUT PROJECTS YOU ALL HAVE IN THE WORKING RIGHT NOW. I WANT TO ASK KRISTIN, HOW IMPORTANT IS THIS SHOW? >> IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO SHOWCASE DIVERSE EXPERIENCES AND STORIES FROM THE AUTISM COMMUNITY. ESPECIALLY TO NOT ONLY COMBAT STIGMA AND BREAK BARRIERS, BUT TO SHOWCASE THAT EVERYONE HAS UNIQUE AND INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES BECAUSE IT IS A SPECTRUM. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT A LOT BEFORE JOINING YOU TODAY. >> LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM, AND YET THERE'S SOMETHING SO UNIVERSAL ABOUT LOVE. WHENEVER YOU'RE SPEAKING OR LOOKING AT EACH OTHER, YOU CAN FEEL THE LOVE, RIGHT? >> THAT IS DEFINITELY TRUE. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WHAT I'VE LEARNED FROM THIS ENTIRE EXPERIENCE IS THE HEART AND SOUL IS VERY IMPORTANT. IT'S NOT JUST A LOOK THAT ATTRACTS YOU. IT'S ALSO ABOUT THE TRUTH WITHIN THE PERSON. >> AND WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED BEING ON THE SHOW? >> WHAT I'VE REALLY LEARNED ABOUT BEING ON THE SHOW IS THAT IT'S ALWAYS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE PERSON ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM TO TAKE THINGS SLOW. IT'S NOT JUST FOR US, IT'S FOR ANYONE. TAKE THINGS KNOW AND GET TO KNOW THE PERSON FOR ABOUT THREE TO FIVE DATES BEFORE YOU INITIATE IN EXPRESSING YOUR LOVE OR KISS. >> I SHOULD HAVE WATCHED THAT BEFORE. I THINK I TOLD MY WIFE I LOVED HER VERY EARLY ON. PROBABLY WAY TOO EARLY ON. THIS IS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH. >> IT'S NOT JUST AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH, IT'S ACCEPTANCE MONTH. AND WHAT ACCEPTANCE MONTH MEANS IS SUPPORT AND INCLUSION OF PEOPLE OF ALL DIFFERENT ABILITIES, ALL PARTS OF THE SPECTRUM UP ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM. THAT AS LONG AS WE HAVE, WE ENSURE OUR SAFETY, ENSURE OUR WELL BEING, OUR BELONGING, AND INCLUSION. >> WHEN IT COMES TO THE REST OF US, EVERYBODY ON PLANET EARTH, IN AUTISM AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE MONTH, WHAT CAN WE DO TO TURN THIS INTO ACTION? >> WHAT CAN WE DO TO TURN THIS INTO ACTION? I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS JUST TO PROVIDE, IF WE HAVE LITTLE ACCOMMODATIONS BECAUSE WE ON THE SPECTRUM HAVE COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL SKILLS BARRIERS. SO IN ORDER TO BREAK THIS BARRIER IS THAT BUSINESSES HAVE TO MAKE ACCOMMODATIONS BECAUSE LOOK AT US. MOST OF US HAVE DIFFERENT SENSORY NEEDS. AND IF THEY PROVIDE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SENSORY NEEDS, WE CAN EXCEL INTO THE BUSINESS WORLD. WE ARE HARD WORKERS. WE ARE THE UNTAPPED RESOURCE. >> ABSOLUTELY. UNTAPPED RESOURCE AND INSPIRATION TO ALL OF US. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM, IT'S ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. ONE MORE QUESTION, THE NEW PROJECT YOU HAVE ROAD TO ACCEPTANCE, CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT THAT? >> ABSOLUTELY. AS PART OF THE AUTISM SOCIETY'S GREATER EFFORTS FOR CELEBRATING DIFFERENCES THIS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH, WE'VE COME UP WITH THE ROAD TO ACCEPTANCE PROJECT. THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS, WE'RE ABLE TO HIT THE ROAD AND CAPTURE COMMUNITY STORIES ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO BY ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT, SAFETY, AND INCLUSION, THAT'S HOW WE'RE WORKING TO SHOWCASE AND AMPLIFY THE VOICES SO THE DIVERSE EXPERIENCES ARE TOLD AND WE CAN ADVOCATE FOR THOSE ADDED SERVICES AND SUPPORT. DO NEXT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US. >> LIKEWISE. THANK YOU. >> THAT DOES IT FOR US TONIGHT. I'M GADI SCHWARTZ. WE'LL SEE YOU HERE TOMORROW. >>> TONIGHT, A DANGEROUS STORM SYSTEM STRETCHING FROM TEXAS TO OHIO. MORE THAN 40 MILLION AMERICANS EFFECTED BY SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT. INTENSE STORMS PACKING THE THREAT FOR NIGHTTIME TORNADOES, DAMAGING WINDS, AND LARGE HAIL. IN OKLAHOMA, TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS TREACHEROUS. THE SAME SYSTEM DUMPED FEET OF SNOW IN CALIFORNIA'S SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING, A MULTI-DAY THREAT BRINGING FLASH FLOODING AND THE CHANCE FOR A MIDWEEK NOR'EASTER TARGETING THE I-95 CORRIDOR. ALSO TONIGHT, AN SUV RAMMING INTO AN FBI OFFICE. A DRIVER IN CUSTODY AFTER SLAMMING INTO THE FRONT GATE OF THE FBI'S ATLANTA HEADQUARTERS. WHAT WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT THE CHAOTIC MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH. EXPANDING BATTLEFIELD, ISRAEL STRIKES SYRIA, A MASSIVE FIERY EXPLOSION KILLING A TOP IRANIAN COMMANDER AND LEVELING IRAN'S EMBASSY IN DEMASCUS. FUELING CONCERNS OF OPENING A SECOND FRONT AS ISRAEL WITHDREW FROM GAZA'S MAIN HOSPITAL. NETANYAHU FACES THE LARGEST PROTEST IN ISRAEL SINCE THE WAR BEGAN. BATTLE OVER THE BORDER. FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP RAMPING UP HIS ANTI-IMMIGRANT RHETORIC WITH NEW ADS CASTING MIGRANTS AS DANGEROUS CRIMINALS. BUT HIS MESSAGE ISN'T JUST RESONATING WITH HIS SUPPORTERS. SOME DEMOCRATS ARE NOW SIDING WITH HIM ON THE ISSUE. THE CONCERNS FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN'S CAMPAIGN AHEAD OF THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. PRESIDENTIAL BLING? POLICE BUSTING DOWN THE PRESIDENT OF PERU'S DOOR AND RAIDING HER HOME SEARCHING FOR LUXURY WATCHES. THE SCANDAL OVER HER ROLEX AT THE CENTER OF A CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION. PLUS, A $20 MINIMUM WAGE, A NEW CALIFORNIA FAST FOOD LAW RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE TO ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY. THE CHANGE BRINGING SOME WORKERS TO TEARS SAYING IT'S DESPERATELY NEEDED. BUT NOT EVERYONE IS ON BOARD. WE'LL EXPLAIN. AND GIRLS WRESTLING TAKE OVER. A NEW GENERATION OF FEMALE WRESTLERS PINNING DOWN TRADITIONAL NORMS OF THE SPORT. FEMALE WRESTLING BECOMING THE FASTEST GROWING HIGH SCHOOL SPORT IN THE COUNTRY. HOW THEY'RE SHATTERING THE GLASS CEILING ONE TAKE DOWN AT A TIME. TOP STORY STARTS RIGHT NOW. >>> AND GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT AS WE COME ON THE AIR, DANGEROUS STORMS ARE FIRING UP IN THE CENTRAL U.S. 40 MILLION AMERICANS ARE ON ALERT FOR SEVERE STORMS THAT INCLUDE THE THREAT FOR NIGHTTIME TORNADOES. NEW VIDEO JUST IN FROM OKLAHOMA, TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS YOU SEE THEM HERE LEADING TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LARGE HAIL PELTING THE REGION SENDING HORSES RUNNING FOR COVER. THE MASSIVE STORM THREAT STRETCHING FROM SAN ANTONIO TONIGHT UP TO CINCINNATI. IT BRINGS THE RISK FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE SOFTBALL SIZED HAIL. IN CALIFORNIA, THE SAME SYSTEM DUMPED FEET OF HEAVY SNOW IN THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN INUNDATED SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. TOMORROW, 55 MILLION AMERICANS, LOOK AT IT HERE FROM THE GULF COAST TO THE GREAT LAKES ALSO FACE A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. BY WEDNESDAY, WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT A NOR'EASTER DUMPING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IN NEW ENGLAND. I WANT TO GET STRAIGHT TO MORGAN CHESKY ON THE GROUND IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA. MORGAN, WHAT ARE RESIDENTS BRACING FOR THERE? >> Reporter: YEAH, TOM, A SERIOUS THREAT OF TORNADOES. FORECASTERS HERE SAY THE HIGHEST RISK OF TORNADOES IS HAPPENING IN OKLAHOMA OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND THAT IS WHY ALL EYES ARE ON THE SKY. AT LAST CHECK, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS 35 OKLAHOMA COUNTIES ARE UNDER TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9:00 P.M. THAT SAME WATCH EXTENDS DOWN INTO NORTHERN TEXAS. FIVE COUNTIES THERE BRACING FOR POTENTIAL TORNADOES. AND YOU ARE SEEING WHAT THESE STORMS HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT TO A VAST SWATH OF THIS STATE, A PEA-SIZED HAIL IN FAIRFAX, OKLAHOMA ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF NORTHWEST OF US HERE. BUT THE THREAT FOR HAIL IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES COULD GO UP TO SOFTBALL SIZED HAIL. THAT IS INCREDIBLY DAMAGING SHOULD IT COME ACROSS ANY PROPERTY OR ANYONE CAUGHT IN ITS PATH. FORECASTERS ARE URGING EVERYONE TO KEEP AN INCREDIBLY CLOSE EYE ON CONDITIONS THAT COULD CHANGE SO VERY QUICKLY. WE KNOW THAT THE LAST SIGNIFICANT TORNADO OUTBREAK IN OKLAHOMA WAS IN APRIL 19, 2023. MULTIPLE PEOPLE DIED IN AN OUTBREAK THAT SPAWNED MORE THAN A DOZEN TORNADOES. AND PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS IS A WAY OF LIFE HERE IN OKLAHOMA. THAT CERTAINLY DOES NOT MAKE IT ANY EASIER. THE THREAT WILL GO, AS YOU MENTIONED, AFTER THE SUN GOES DOWN. AND THE TORNADO RISK WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN CAN MAKE THEM EVEN DEADLIER. AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW THIS SYSTEM IS MOVING TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST, PEOPLE DO NOT FEEL AS IF THEY'RE IN THE CLEAR RIGHT NOW DESPITE STANDING IN TULSA WITH AN OVERCAST BUT CALM SKIES. PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE STILL HAVE SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THEY CAN KNOW THAT THEY'RE OFFICIALLY IN THE CLEAR HERE. >> WE ALL KNOW A NIGHTTIME TORNADO CAN CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE. MORGAN, WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. FOR MORE, I WANT TO GET TO MICHELLE GROSSMAN. HOW DANGEROUS ARE THESE STORMS SHAPING UP TO BE, AND HOW LONG ARE WE GOING TO BE WATCHING THEM? >> THIS IS A MULTI-DAY EVENT. THE NIGHTTIME TORNADOES DOUBLE AS DEADLY, SO THIS IS A REALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU HAVE YOUR TORNADO PLAN IN PLACE, PROTECT YOUR FAMILY BECAUSE WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THESE STORMS IGNITE. EVEN OVER THE PAST TWO HOURS, NOTICE THE LIGHTNING FROM SOUTHERN TEXAS THROUGHOUT PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS IS A WIDE AREA THAT HAS THE THREAT TO SEE SEVERE STORMS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THAT INCLUDES OVERNIGHT. LOOK AT THIS, EIGHT MILLION UNDER TORNADO WATCHES STRETCHING FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE OHIO VALLEY. THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE SEEING THOSE RED BOXES. THIS IS THROUGH 12:00 A.M. THAT WILL BE THE LATEST AND NO DOUBT WE'LL SEE THAT EXTENDED AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. WE COULD SEE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, WINDS GUSTING UP TO 80 MILES PER HOUR, COULD SEE STRONG TORNADOES AS WELL. IT HAS A TON OF MOISTURE WITH IT. THE OHIO VALUE INTO THE MID ATLANTIC, NOTICE ALL THOSE BRIGHT COLORS, THE REDS, THE YELLOWS, THE ORANGES, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE SEEING HEAVY, HEAVY RAINFALL. WE'RE SEEING A FLOOD WATCH FOR 16 MILLION PEOPLE. AS WE GO THROUGHOUT TUESDAY, THE RISK FOR 40 MILLION PEOPLE AND THE LARGEST RISK TOMORROW WILL BE TORNADOES AS OPPOSED TO HAIL TODAY. AGAIN TONIGHT, WE COULD SEE HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES. TOMORROW WINDS GUSTING UP TO 80 MILES AN HOUR. DARKER COLORS TONIGHT, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE ROAD, THAT'S OKLAHOMA CITY AND DALLAS, ST. LOUIS, INTO CINCINNATI, A BROAD SWATH. AS WE GO THROUGH TOMORROW, WE'LL INCREASE THAT NUMBER TO 55 MILLION. NOW WE'RE TALKING CHATTANOOGA, BIRMINGHAM, CHARLESTON INTO COLUMBUS. LOOKS LIKE COLUMBUS WILL BE THE BULLSEYE FOR STRONG STORMS. THIS WILL MOVE INTO THE MID ATLANTIC BY WEDNESDAY. TOM? >> WE APPRECIATE THAT. >>> WE TURN TO BREAKING NEWS OUT OF ATLANTA TONIGHT. THE FBI SAYING A MAN IS IN CUSTODY AFTER RAMMING HIS CAR INTO THE FRONT GATES OF THEIR ATLANTA HEADQUARTERS. THE SCENE UNFOLDING JUST EARLIER TODAY AS AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A MOTIVE. HERE'S BLAINE ALEXANDER WITH MORE. >> Reporter: A MAJOR SECURITY SCARE AT THE FBI FIELD OFFICE IN ATLANTA WHEN AGENTS SAY A MAN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE USED IT TO TRY AND FORCE HIS WAY INSIDE. >> WE CAN CONFIRM A PERSON RAMMED INTO THE FBI ATLANTA'S FRONT GATE IN THE AFTERNOON TODAY. HE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FACILITY. >> Reporter: THE FBI SAYS THE DRIVER TRIED TO GET PAST THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT BY FOLLOWING AN EMPLOYEE VEHICLE INSIDE. BUT THE SECURITY BARRIER ENGAGED AND THE SUSPECT CRASHED HIS CAR INTO IT. OFFICIALS SAY HE THEN JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND TRIED TO RUN TOWARD THE BUILDING BUT ONLY MADE IT A FEW FEET BEFORE BEING TACKLED. >> SEVERAL OF OUR SPECIAL AGENTS WHO WERE PASSING BY APPREHENDED HIM. HIS MOTIVES AT THIS POINT ARE NOT KNOWN. THE SUSPECT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AREA HOSPITAL WHERE HE'S BEING EVALUATED. >> Reporter: THE SUSPECT WAS NEVER CLOSE TO ACTUALLY GETTING INSIDE OF THE BUILDING, OFFICIALS SAY. AND NOTE IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL WHETHER THIS WAS A POTENTIAL ACT OF TERROR. TONIGHT, FBI OFFICIALS ARE NOT RELEASING THE NAME OF THE SUSPECT AND SAY NO WEAPONS WERE FOUND INSIDE THE CAR. >> ALL RIGHT, BLAINE ALEXANDER JOINS TOP STORY LIVE FROM THE SCENE. BLAINE, WE DON'T HAVE A MOTIVE YET. DO WE KNOW WHAT THIS MAN IS GOING TO BE CHARGED WITH TONIGHT? >> Reporter: TOM, I'M TOLD THAT OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING BOTH STATE AND POTENTIALLY FEDERAL CHARGES FOR THE SUSPECT. BUT AS YOU SAID, THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF QUESTIONS. THEY DON'T HAVE A MOTIVE. THIS CAR HAS NO PREVIOUS TIES OR THE SUSPECT HAS ANY PREVIOUS TIES TO THIS PARTICULAR FIELD OFFICE. AND THEN OF COURSE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING INTO SEEING WHAT IF ANYTHING MOTIVATED HIM TO DO THIS. AGAIN, NO WEAPONS WERE ACTUALLY FOUND IN THAT VEHICLE, BUT THAT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME VERY SERIOUS CHARGES HERE, TOM. >> FROM ATLANTA, WE THANK YOU. >>> WE WANT TO MOVE ON TO THE MASSIVE CLEAN UP OPERATION UNDERWAY IN BALTIMORE TONIGHT. PROGRESS IS BEING MADE JUST ONE WEEK FOLLOWING THAT FRIGHTENING BRIDGE COLLAPSE THAT KILLED SIX PEOPLE. THE U.S. COAST GUARD OPENING A MAKESHIFT CHANNEL FOR SHIPS. AARON GILCHRIST HAS THE VERY LATEST. >> Reporter: TONIGHT AUTHORITIES BATTLING MORE BAD WEATHER IN THE URGENT MISSION TO A GET A PORTION OF THE BALTIMORE PORT BACK OPEN. ANNOUNCING A TEMPORARY CHANNEL NOW COMPLETE. >> MORE VESSELS IN THE WATER AROUND THE SITE OF THE COLLAPSE. >> Reporter: WE WERE OUT ON THE WATER WITH THE COAST GUARD LATE TODAY. WITH THIS TEMPORARY SHIPPING CHANNEL NOW OPEN, WE'RE SEEING ONE OF THE FIRST SHIPS TO GO THROUGH OFF IN THE DISTANCE HERE. A BARGE BEING PUSHED BY A TUGBOAT. THE OPERATION IN FULL SWING SIX DAYS AFTER THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSED WHEN A CONTAINER SHIP STRUCK ONE OF ITS PILLARS. CREWS WERE OUT WITH CUTTING TORCHES SLICING THESE PIECES OF METAL. YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE FIRST PIECES THAT WERE CUT, AND THEY'RE WAITING TO BE REMOVED. THE NEW 11-FOOT DEEP TEMPORARY SHIPPING LANE EXPECTED TO ALLOW ONLY VESSELS ESSENTIAL TO SALVAGE OPERATIONS. MORE THAN 370 ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS, LOGISTICS EXPERTS AND OTHERS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK. REMOVE THE BRIDGE SPAN FROM ITS BOW AND EVENTUALLY REMOVE SOME CARGO CONTAINERS SO THE MASSIVE SHIP CAN BE REFLOATED AND BROUGHT BACK TO PORT. ALL OF THIS EXPECTED TO TAKE WEEKS, AT LEAST. >> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO IT SAFELY: >> Reporter: EVERY DAY THE PORT REMAINS CLOSED COULD HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON BOTH THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND THE 8,000 JOBS THAT DIRECTLY DEPEND ON THIS BUSY WATERWAY BEING OPEN. 140,000 WORKERS HAVE SOME CONNECTION TO THIS SHIPPING HUB. >> IT STUNG SEEING IT COME DOWN. >> Reporter: CHRIS ELLIOTT IS A LONGSHOREMAN, THE FOLKS WHO HANDLE ALL THE PRODUCTS MOVING FROM SHIP TO SHORE AT THE PORT. SINCE THE BRIDGE COLLAPSE, CHRIS HAS BEEN IN LIMBO. >> THE UNCERTAINTY HAS TO BE HARD. >> IT IS. EVERY DAY YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE UNCERTAINTY. YOU KNOW, YOU LOSE SOME SLEEP OVER IT. GOT BILLS TO PAY. >> Reporter: SO MANY ALL ACROSS BALTIMORE AFFECTED BY THIS ACCIDENT. AARON GILCHRIST JOINS US FROM THE SCENE. YOU JUST SPOKE WITH SOMEONE WHO SAID HE'S NOW OUT OF A JOB AS WE WAIT FOR THIS MASSIVE REPAIR OPERATION. ARE THERE ANY EFFORTS BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST BUSINESSES NOW IN THE STATE OF LIMBO? >> Reporter: YEAH, TOM. I'LL TELL YOU THAT CHRIS TOLD ME HE IS NOW LOOKING FOR OTHER PART-TIME WORK. HE SAID HE RECENTLY APPLIED FOR SOMETHING. HE WAS ONE OF 400 PEOPLE WHO APPLIED FOR THAT JOB. WE UNDERSTAND FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ACTUALLY OPENED UP AN OFFICE HERE, A RESOURCE CENTER FOR BUSINESSES IN THIS REGION TO START APPLYING FOR LOW-INTEREST GOVERNMENT LOANS OF UP TO $2 MILLION. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT IT WANTS TO MAKE SURE THESE PEOPLE CAN GET THIS MONEY SO THEY CAN KEEP THEIR BUSINESSES OPERATING AND KEEP THEIR EMPLOYEES WORKING. >> I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME OTHER REPORTING, THE WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL TRAVEL TO BALTIMORE LATER THIS WEEK. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT? >> Reporter: YEAH, TOM, WE LEARNED THE PRESIDENT WILL COME TO BALTIMORE ON FRIDAY. I SUSPECT IT WILL BE BY HELICOPTER. HE'LL GET A CHANCE TO SEE THE WRECKAGE SITE HIMSELF. WE KNOW HE'LL ALSO MEET WITH THE GOVERNOR AND WITH OTHER LEADERS HERE AT THIS COMMAND THAT THE COAST GUARD HAS STOOD UP TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT, TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THEY'VE DONE SO FAR, AND WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO IN THE FUTURE, TOM. >> AARON GILCHRIST ON THAT ACCIDENT AND COLLAPSE THERE IN BALTIMORE. AARON, WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. >>> WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS OUT OF GAZA TONIGHT WE'VE BEEN TRACKING. SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL AID WORKERS WERE KILLED IN AN AIR STRIKE. THE IDF SAYS THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT. THIS AS IRAN CLAIMS AN ISRAELI AIR STRIKE IN SYRIA KILLED SOME OF ITS SENIOR COMMANDERS AT AN IRANIAN EMBASSY BUILDING IN DAMASCUS. >> Reporter: THE FIERY AFTERMATH OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TARGETED STRIKE IN SYRIA. SMOKE AND FLAMES BILLOWING FROM AN IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC BUILDING IN DAMASCUS. DEBRIS SCATTERED ON THE STREET. IRAN SAYS THE BLAST KILLED TWO GENERALS AND FIVE OFFICERS FROM ITS REVOLUTIONARY GUARD. AND IT'S BLAMING ISRAEL AND VOWING REVENGE. ISRAEL NOT COMMENTING. IRAN IS A PRIMARY BACKER OF BOTH HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS. AS FEARS GROW OF A WIDENING CONFLICT OUTSIDE OF GAZA WHERE TODAY ISRAEL ANNOUNCED THE END OF WHAT IT CALLS A TWO-WEEK COUNTER TERROR RAID ON AL-SHIFA HOSPITAL. LEAVING BEHIND A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION. ISRAEL SAYS HAMAS USED THE HOSPITAL AS A BASE AND THAT ISRAELI COMMANDOS KILLED 200 MILITANTS AND CAPTURED SENIOR HAMAS OPERATIVES. THE U.S. SAYING HAMAS IS HIDING AMONG CIVILIANS. >> HAMAS SHOULD NOT BE OPERATING OUT OF HOSPITALS. BUT AS WE'VE ALSO SAID, WE DO NOT WANT FIRE FIGHTS IN A HOSPITAL. >> Reporter: THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS AT LEAST 21 PATIENTS DIED DURING THE ISRAELI SIEGE. AND GAZA'S HAMAS-RUN HEALTH MINISTRY SAID THEY FOUND BODIES OF CIVILIANS DECOMPOSING IN THE DIRT. AMONG THEM, DR. MAKATMA ACCORDING TO HIS FAMILY IN PALESTINIAN MEDIA. A DEDICATED SURGEON, HIS COLLEAGUES SAID HE REFUSED TO LEAVE HIS PATIENTS BEHIND. >> HE OPTED TO STAY IN NORTHERN GAZA IN AL-SHIFA TO LOOK AFTER HIS PATIENTS. >> RAF JOINS US LIVE FROM TEL AVIV TO FIGHT. WHAT MORE DO WE KNOW ABOUT THOSE FOREIGN AID WORKERS WHO WERE KILLED IN A BOMBING IN GAZA? I WANT TO LET OUR VIEWERS KNOW TO BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT, WE ARE FOLLOWING LOTS OF REPORTS THAT ARE OUT THERE. WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE CAN CONFIRM TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TOM, THIS IS A DEVELOPING SITUATION THAT WE ARE REPORTING OUT LIVE. BUT HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW. EARLIER TONIGHT, A HAMAS SPOKESMAN SAYS FOUR INTERNATIONAL AID WORKERS WERE KILLED IN AN ISRAELI STRIKE IN CENTRAL GAZA. NOW, AN NBC CREW RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE THE BODIES OF THE VICTIMS WERE BEING HELD. THEY FOUND SEVERAL OF THOSE VICTIMS WEARING CLOTHING WITH MARKERS FROM THE WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN, THE AMERICAN CHARITY RUN BY CHEF JOSE ANDRES WHICH HAS BEEN DELIVERING AID BY SEA INTO GAZA. NOW WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN SAYING IN A STATEMENT WE ARE AWARE OF REPORTS THAT MEMBERS OF THE WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN TEAM HAVE BEEN KILLED IN AN IDF ATTACK WHILE WORKING TO SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN FOOD DELIVERY EFFORTS IN THE GAZA. THIS IS A TRAGEDY. HUMANITARIAN AID WORKERS AND CIVILIANS SHOULD NEVER BE A TARGET, EVER. WE WILL SHARE MORE INFORMATION WHEN WE HAVE GATHERED ALL THE FACTS. NOW, WE REACHED OUT ALSO TO THE ISRAELI MILITARY. THEY SAY THEY HAVE LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION AND ARE CONDUCTING A THOROUGH REVIEW AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS TO UNDERSTAND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS TRAGIC INCIDENT. OUR TEAM AT THE HOSPITAL AMONG THE BODIES FINDING SEVERAL BLOODY PASSPORTS. ONE BRITISH. ONE POLISH. AND ONE AUSTRALIAN. TOM? >> BEFORE YOU GO, I AM CURIOUS, WHAT TYPE OF REPERCUSSIONS MAY COME FROM THIS ONCE THIS STORY IS REPORTED OUT AND MORE PEOPLE LEARN OF WHAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HAPPENED? BUT AID WORKERS, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T SAY WHETHER THEY WERE TARGETED OR NOT, BUT THEY'VE BEEN KILLED. AND THEY WERE JUST PEOPLE THERE POSSIBLY TRYING TO DELIVER AID OR FOOD TO THE PEOPLE OF GAZA. >> Reporter: TOM, THE CONSISTENT STORY THAT THE ISRAELI MILITARY HAS BEEN TELLING THE WORLD SINCE OCTOBER 7th IS THAT THE STRIKES IT CARRIES OUT INSIDE OF GAZA ARE PRECISE, THEY ARE TARGETED, THEY ARE BASED ON INTELLIGENCE, AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD IF IT DOES TURN OUT TO BE THE CASE THAT A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL AID WORKERS, PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE TRYING TO GET FOOD, TRYING TO GET MEDICINE TO PEOPLE IN GAZA HAVE BEEN KILLED IN AN ISRAELI STRIKE, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WILL BE QUESTIONING HOW PRECISE ARE THESE ISRAELI STRIKES THAT OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS HAVE KILLED SO MANY PEOPLE, BOTH HAMAS AND PALESTINIAN, ISLAMIC JIHAD MILITANTS. A LARGE NUMBER OF CIVILIANS INCLUDING THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN. AND I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT FOR THE ISRAELI MILITARY TO KEEP TELLING THE WORLD HOW PRECISE ITS STRIKES ARE IF IT DOES TURN OUT TO BE THE CASE THAT CIVILIANS FROM AN INTERNATIONAL AID ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN KILLED HERE TONIGHT. >> RAF SANCHEZ ON THAT BREAKING NEWS. WE WANT TO LET OUR VIEWER KNOW WE'RE GOING TO STAY ON TOP OF THIS STORY THROUGHOUT THE BROADCAST. >>> NOW TO POWER AND POLITICS AND THE INTENSIFYING BATTLE OVER IMMIGRATION IN THE 2024 RACE BACK HERE AT HOME. FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP RELEASING A DRAMATIC NEW AD USING HORROR MUSIC TO PORTRAY MIGRANTS AS A THREAT TO THE NATION. TRUMP SET TO VISIT MICHIGAN TOMORROW AFTER A GRAND RAPIDS WOMAN WAS KILLED THERE ALLEGED BY AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT. GABE GUTIERREZ HAS ALL OF THIS TONIGHT. >> VENEZUELA. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP DOUBLING DOWN ON A 2024 CAMPAIGN FLASH POINT, IMMIGRATION. >> MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSERS HAVE ENTERED THE COUNTRY UNLAWFULLY. >> Reporter: IN A RECENT POST, TRUMP SHARING A NEW CAMPAIGN VIDEO SET TO HORROR MUSIC SHOWING THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS SAID TO BE TRAVELING TO THE U.S. FROM MANY COUNTRIES. >> CAMEROON. >> Reporter: TRUMP PROMISING IN THE AD TO CRACK DOWN. >> WE WILL SECURE OUR BORDERS, AND WE WILL RESTORE OUR SOVEREIGNTY. >> Reporter: TRUMP PREPARES TO VISIT MICHIGAN TUESDAY IN THE WAKE OF A DEATH OF A GRAND RABIDS WOMAN ALLEGELY AT THE HANDS OF AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT WHO POLICE SAY WAS IN A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH HER. HE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED DURING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. >> THIS IS A HORRIBLE INCIDENT WITH RUBY, WHAT A HORRIBLE THING. WE HAD A TOUGH POLICY OF GETTING THE BAD ONES OUT AND WE WERE GETTING THE BAD ONES OUT, AND NOW THE BAD ONES ARE COMING IN AT A LEVEL THAT NOBODY'S EVER SEEN BEFORE. >> Reporter: TRUMP HAS MADE HIS HARD-LINE STANCE ON IMMIGRATION AND MIGRANTS A HALLMARK OF HIS POLITICAL IMAGE. >> WHEN MEXICO SENDS ITS PEOPLE, THEY'RE BRINGING DRUGS, THEY'RE BRINGING CRIME, THEY'RE RAPISTS. THEY'RE POISONING THE BLOOD OF OUR COUNTRY. THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE DONE. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS TRIED TO TURN THE TABLES ON TRUMP, BLASTING HIM FOR ORDERING CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS TO KILL A BIPARTISAN BORDER BILL. >> I'M TOLD MY PREDECESSOR CALLED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN THE SENATE TO DEMAND THEY BLOCK THE BILL. >> Reporter: NEW POLLING SHOWS AMERICANS AND EVEN SOME DEMOCRATS ARE SIDING WITH TRUMP ON THE ISSUE. A NEW SURVEY SHOWS 68% OF AMERICANS DISAPPROVE OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S HANDLING OF THE BORDER, INCLUDING FOUR IN 10 DEMOCRATS. THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN HALF OF BLACK ADULTS AND NEARLY THREE QUARTERS OF HISPANICS. WHILE NEARLY HALF OF U.S. ADULTS HOLD PRESIDENT BIDEN RESPONSIBLE FOR AMERICA'S BORDER PROBLEMS, ONLY 35% SAY THE SAME ABOUT FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP. THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN NOW FORCED TO RECKON WITH A DECADES-OLD ISSUE AS THE 2024 ISSUE RESTS ON A RAZOR'S EDGE. >> GABE GUTIERREZ JOINS US TONIGHT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN HAS KNOWN THE BORDER IS A POLITICAL LIABILITY FOR YEARS NOW. WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO COUNTERACT THIS MESSAGING FROM FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP? >> Reporter: THEY'RE FOCUSING ON MONEY HERE. SO FAR, THE BIDEN TEAM OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HAS REALLY BEEN OUTPACING REPUBLICANS WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDRAISING, AND NOW THEY SAY THEY'RE OPENING UP DOZENS, ABOUT 30 FIELD OFFICES JUST IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. THEY HOPE TO COUNTERACT THAT MESSAGE THAT WAY. BUT ANOTHER WAY THEY'RE DOING IT, TOM, AND WE'RE SEEING THIS INCREASINGLY MORE AND MORE NOT JUST ON THE TRAIL BUT ALSO HERE IN THE WHITE HOUSE, THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE THE ISSUE OF IMMIGRATION, THEY'RE TRYING TO THROW IT BACK ON REPUBLICANS. ESSENTIALLY BY ARGUING THAT BECAUSE REPUBLICANS KILLED THAT BIPARTISAN BORDER BILL THAT WE MENTIONED, THAT THEY NEED TO OWN THIS IMMIGRATION ISSUE THAT DEMOCRATS NOW SAY THEY AGREE. THAT THE BORDER IS A PROBLEM, AND THAT'S SOMETHING AS YOU KNOW, TOM, THEY DIDN'T AGREE WITH FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE REPUBLICANS OWN IT. TOM? >> GABE GUTIERREZ AT THE WHITE HOUSE. >>> WE HEAD TO PERU WHERE THE GOVERNMENT AND AGENTS THERE BUSTED DOWN THE DOOR AND RAIDED THE HOME OF PRESIDENT DINA ALAWARTY, THE COUNTRY'S FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT. A LUXURY WATCH INVESTIGATION SOME ARE CALLING ROLEX-GATE. >> Reporter: A RAID AT THE HOUSE OF PERU'S FIRST FEMALE ARMED OFFICERS SEEN BUSTING DOWN THE PRESIDENT'S DOOR AT HER LIMA HOME. OFFICIALS SAY THE RAID IS PART OF A CORRUPTION PROBE. >> [SPEAKING GLOBAL LANGUAGE] >> Reporter: LAST MONTH, A LOCAL TV PROGRAM SHOWED THE 61 YEAR-OLD WEARING WHAT APPEARED TO BE LUXURY WATCHES. ONE OF THEM, A ROLEX THAT THEY CLAIM IS WORTH ABOUT $14,000. JUST DAYS LATER, PROSECUTORS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION. >> MAKE $4,000 A MONTH, SO IT REALLY RAISES THE QUESTION HOW SHE COULD POSSIBLY IN THE OWNERSHIP OF ALL THESE ASSETS IF SHE ISN'T ACCEPTING ANY MONEY UNDER THE TABLE. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS SHE OWNED THE WATCHES BEFORE SHE TOOK OFFICE. ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT, SHE DID NOT LIST THEM IN A MANDATORY DECLARATION DOCUMENT. IN PERU, ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE REQUIRED TO DECLARE ASSETS WORTH MORE THAN ABOUT $3,000. >> [SPEAKING GLOBAL LANGUAGE] >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN HER INNOCENCE, SLAMMING THE RAID AS SHE ADDRESSED THE NATION. >> [SPEAKING GLOBAL LANGUAGE] >> Reporter: ALTHOUGH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, INCLUDING THE PRIME MINISTER APPOINTED BY HER, SWIFTLY COMING TO HER DEFENSE. >> [SPEAKING GLOBAL LANGUAGE] >> Reporter: THE LATEST INCIDENT ADDING TO THE BACK-TO BACK SCANDALS PLAGUING THE COUNTRY'S POLITICAL CRISIS. IN 2022, SHE WAS SWORN IN, GOING FROM VICE PRESIDENT TO PRESIDENT AFTER HER PREDECESSOR WAS ARRESTED AND IMPEACHED FOR TRYING TO DISSOLVE CONGRESS. HER INAUGURATION MARKED THE SIXTH TIME PERU SAW A NEW PRESIDENT IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS. >> PERU'S NEXT ELECTIONS ARE IN 2026. WHAT I'M HOPING FOR, WHAT I THINK MANY PEOPLE ARE HOPING FOR IS A CONTEST WHERE PERUVIANS GET THE CHANCE TO POTENTIALLY CHOOSE DIFFERENT, MAYBE BETTER LEADERSHIP FOR THE COUNTRY. >> WE ARE JOINED TONIGHT FROM LOS ANGELES. I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME NEW REPORTING ABOUT ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S CABINET MEMBERS? >> Reporter: YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT CABINET MEMBER HAS STEPPED DOWN, AND WE DO KNOW FROM THE PRESIDENT'S ATTORNEY THAT SOME ITEMS WERE SEIZED FROM HER HOME. WHAT IS UNCLEAR AT THIS POINT IS WHAT THOSE ITEMS WERE. SHE IS SET TO TESTIFY ON FRIDAY. TOM? >> ELWYN LOPEZ FOR US, THANK YOU. >>> STILL AHEAD, THE TERRIFYING CRASH ON A FLORIDA HIGHWAY POSSIBLY INVOLVING AN NFL PLAYER. LOSING CONTROL, LEADING TO A CRASH INVOLVING SEVERAL CARS, REPORTS AN NFL STAR'S VEHICLE WAS ONE OF THOSE CARS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. HOW HE'S RESPONDING TONIGHT. PLUS THE RULING FROM FLORIDA SUPREME COURT THAT COULD IMPLEMENT ONE OF THE STRICTEST ABORTION BANS IN THE COUNTRY. WHY THE DECISION MAY ULTIMATELY END UP IN THE HANDS OF VOTERS. AND THE DEER CRASHING THROUGH A BANK WINDOW. YOU SEE IT RIGHT THERE, GETTING TRAPPED INSIDE. HOW POLICE EVENTUALLY HELPED GET THAT ANIMAL OUT. STAY WITH US. >>> THANKS FOR TUNING IN. I'M GADI SCHWARTZ. STORMS KEEP COMING HERE IN CALIFORNIA. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT JUST DECLASSIFIED THIS VIDEO. A LOT MORE STORIES TRENDING LIKE CRAZY ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WHAT'S THE STATE OF CRYPTO TODAY? IS IT SAFE FOR INVESTORS? WE'VE GOT ANOTHER MIND-BENDING STORY ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THIS IS WHAT MY VOICE SOUNDS LIKE WHEN I CLONE IT. THAT WASN'T ME. YOU GOTTA SEE THIS. STAY TUNED NOW WEEKNIGHTS AT 8:00 EASTERN, 5:00 PACIFIC ON NBC NEWS NOW. >> MORNINGS ARE FULL OF POSSIBILITY AND ENERGY. AND HOW YOU GET SET FOR THE DAY AHEAD MATTERS. TAKE CHARGE OF THOSE FIRST HOURS. IT'S ABOUT GETTING CAUGHT UP AND REALLY, IT'S ABOUT GETTING AHEAD. AND THAT'S WHAT DRIVES US EVERY MORNING BECAUSE EVERY DAY DESERVES THE BEST START. >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >> GOOD MORNING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US. >> I'M JOE FRYER. >> AND I'VE SAVANNAH SELLERS. >> THE RECORD NUMBER OF MIGRANT CROSSINGS. >> THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. >> IF YOU HAVE POINTS OR IF YOU HAVE MILES, IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO USE THEM? >> A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY 20 MINUTES OF EXERCISE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP OUT. >> HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE AN OUT COLLEGE ATHLETE? >> FREEING. >> THE FIRST WOMAN ON A LUNAR MISSION. WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO GET THAT NEWS? >> MORNING NEWS NOW, STREAMING WEEKDAYS AT 7:00. >> ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THE ROLE OF THE SUPREME COURT PLAYING IN THE 2024 ELECTION? DO YOU BEAR RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE BORDER? IS IT CLEAR WHO'S GOING TO GOVERN GAZA ONCE THIS WAR IS OVER? IF IT'S SUNDAY, IT'S MEET THE PRESS. >> THE NBC NEWS MOBILE APP, GET CONNECTED TO YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SHOWS, FOR THE TOP STORIES, BREAKING NEWS, AND LIVE VIDEO, DOWNLOAD THE NBC NEWS MOBILE APP NOW. >> ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THE ROLE THE SUPREME COURT IS PLAYING IN THE 2024 ELECTION? DO YOU BEAR RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE BORDER? IS IT CLEAR WHO'S GOING TO GOVERN GAZA ONCE THIS WAR IS OVER? IF IT'S SUNDAY, IT'S MEET THE PRESS. >>> WE'RE BACK WITH NEW DETAILS IN THE INVESTIGATION OF A SIX- VEHICLE CRASH IN DALLAS THAT MAY HAVE INVOLVED A CAR BELONGING TO A KANSAS CITY CHIEFS PLAYER. THE WIDE RECEIVER IS NOW COOPERATING WITH AUTHORITIES. PRISCILLA THOMPSON HAS MORE ON THE LATE DETAILS TONIGHT. >> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THIS TERRIFYING CRASH, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WIDE RECEIVER RASHEE RICE IS RESPONDING. AMID REPORTS THAT HIS CAR MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. HIS ATTORNEY WRITING THAT RICE IS COOPERATING FULLY WITH AUTHORITIES AND WILL TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION RESPONSIBLY. ADDING, HIS THOUGHTS ARE WITH EVERYONE IMPACTED. THIS COMES 48 HOURS AFTER THIS SIX-CAR CRASH CAUSED, POLICE SAY, BY THIS LAMBORGHINI AND CORVETTE SPEEDING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY. >> A MAJOR ACCIDENT NORTHBOUND. >> Reporter: DRAMATIC DASH CAM VIDEO SHOWS THE MOMENT POLICE SAY THE DRIVERS LOST CONTROL, ONE CAR SLAMMING INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN, AS THE OTHER APPEARS TO SPIN OUT. KALA QUINN SAYS SHE AND HER FOUR-YEAR-OLD SON WERE HEADED HOME AFTER A DAY AT THE ZOO WHEN THEY WERE AMONG THOSE HIT. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED WAY WORSE, SHE WROTE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BOTH CARS HITTING ME, YET ME AND MY BABY WALKED OUT UNTOUCHED. POLICE SAY ALL INJURIES WERE MINOR AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE LAMBORGHINI AND THE CORVETTE ALL RAN FROM THE SCENE. MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH, A BYSTANDER CAPTURED THIS VIDEO. >> YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> WHERE YOU GUYS HEADING? YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? >> YEAH. MY CHEST. >> YOU GUYS JUST GONNA LEAVE IT? >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE NFL NOT COMMENTING, BUT THE CHIEFS PRESIDENT TELLING KCMO TALK RADIO THIS. >> WE'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT. WE'LL GATHER THE FACTS, AND WE'LL REACT ACCORDINGLY. >> Reporter: DALLAS POLICE ARE NOT SAYING IF RICE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACTUAL CRASH AND ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE MEN IN THAT VIDEO. TOM? >> PRISCILLA THOMPSON THERE WITH A LOT OF STRANGE VIDEOS. >>> NEXT TONIGHT, TO A MAJOR HEALTH ISSUE EFFECTING BLACK AMERICANS. A GROUP FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH KIDNEY FAILURE THAN WHITE PEOPLE. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH, A NEW MANDATE PRIORITIZING BLACK KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CANDIDATES AFTER RESEARCHERS AND DOCTORS REALIZED THEY HAD BEEN MISEVALUATING TESTS FOR DECADES. WE SPOKE WITH A RECENT KIDNEY RECIPIENT ABOUT THE LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE. >> IT'S TIME. I'M IN THE HOSPITAL GETTING READY FOR MY TRANSPLANT. >> Reporter: WHEN JASMINE FINALLY GOT THE CALL SHE WOULD RECEIVE A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT IN JULY, SHE WAS OVERJOYED. >> I'M GETTING A NEW KIDNEY, SO. >> Reporter: EVANS WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE WHEN SHE WAS JUST 17 YEARS OLD AND WAS PUT ON THE TRANSPLANT LIST IN 2019. SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS YEARS AWAY FROM BEING MATCHED WITH A DONOR UNTIL A MAIL CAME IN THE LETTER LAST YEAR EXPLAINING SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE TRANSPLANT LIST IN 2015, FOUR YEARS EARLIER. AND THAT A RACIALLY BIASED TEST WAS TO BLAME. >> WHEN YOU GOT THAT LETTER, WHAT WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND? >> AT FIRST, I WAS OUTRAGED AND JUST THE FACT THAT NO ONE REALLY KNEW THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING ON, IT WAS REALLY JARRING AND SHOCKING. >> Reporter: EVANS IS ONE OF THOUSANDS OF BLACK PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN PRIORITIZED FOR TRANSPLANTS AS A RESULT OF A NATIONAL MANDATE BY THE ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK OR OPTN. THE NEW RULE INSTITUTED IN 2022 INSTRUCTS HOSPITALS TO STOP USING A TEST THAT OVERESTIMATED HOW WELL BLACK PEOPLE'S KIDNEYS WERE FUNCTIONING. >> IN THE 1990s, THERE WAS A BIG STUDY WHEN THE BLACK PARTICIPANTS IN THIS RESEARCH STUDY WERE LOOKED AT, FOR SOME REASON THEY HAD SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF KIDNEY FUNCTION FOR THE SAME LEVEL OF BLOOD TEST. AND INSTEAD OF INVESTIGATING SORT OF WHY THAT MIGHT BE, THE CONCLUSION WAS THAT IT WAS BASED ON RACE. >> Reporter: THAT FLAWED TEST, MEANING THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS WERE PUT ON THE TRANSPLANT LIST YEARS LATER THAN THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. A POTENTIALLY DEADLY WAIT. >> FOR SOME PEOPLE, THOSE EXTRA YEARS WAITING ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTE TO IT BEING TOO THICK TO BE A TRANSPLANT OR THEIR PREMATURE DEATH. >> Reporter: PATIENTS LIKE EVANS HAVE BEEN BUMPED UP ON THE LIST WITH THE AVERAGE PATIENT GETTING TRANSPLANTS ONE TO TWO YEARS SOONER THAN EXPECTED. BUT FOR EVANS WHO CALLS HERSELF A RELUCTANT KIDNEY ADVOCATE, THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER. >> WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE THIS REPRESENTS FOR THOUSANDS OF BLACK PATIENTS LIKE YOU? >> I THINK IT REPRESENTS HOPE. IT REPRESENTS RECONCILING IN A LOT OF WAYS. BUT I ALSO SEE THAT THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER YET. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF BLACK AMERICANS THAT ARE STILL WAITING FOR ORGAN DONATIONS ACROSS THE BOARD. >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO DR. PAVLAKIS, CHANGE TAKES TIME. SOME LABS ARE STILL OCCASIONALLY USING THE OLD RACE- BASED FORMULA, SO DOCTORS NEED TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THEIR NEW PATIENTS AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE GETTING THE CARE THEY DESERVE, TOM. >> WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, A CONSUMER ALERT. KIA RECALLING NEARLY 4,000 TELLURIDE SUVS. WHY FEDERAL REGULATORS SAY THE CARS COULD ROLL AWAY WHILE THEY'RE PARKED. >>> PEOPLE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. NEARLY A DOZEN HOURS AFTER THE EYE ROARED ASHORE. MORE GOOD PEOPLE THAN BAD PEOPLE I KNOW, RIGHT? THERE IS SOME LATE-BREAKING NEWS. >> ALL RIGHT. >> I LOVE IT. >> NBC NEWS DAILY IS NUMBER ONE FOR AFTERNOON NEWS ACROSS ALL OF TELEVISION. >> I'M MORGAN RADFORD. >> I'M VICKY NGUYEN. >> I'M KATE SNOW. >> AND I'M ZINHLE ESSAMUAH. >> ISRAEL'S MILITARY IS BUILDING UP THERE ALONG THE BORDER. >> AND WHAT MATTERS HERE AT HOME? >> NEW NUMBERS OUT TODAY SHOWING MORE ENCOURAGING SIGNS FOR OUR ECONOMY. >> LET'S ZERO IN ON EXERCISE. WHAT DOES IT DO FOR OUR HEALTH? WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA TO BE A SAFER PLACE? >> NBC NEWS DAILY WEEKDAYS FROM 12-4:00 ON NBC NEWS NOW. >> WHAT'S THE MESSAGE THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET OUT TO YOUNG PEOPLE? >> KNOW WHAT IS IN THEIR DRUG SUPPLY. >> IMPORTANT NEWS THIS HOUR ABOUT YOUR MONEY. >> MENTAL HEALTH, BIG PICTURE, WHY IS IT SO TOUGH RIGHT NOW? >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >> ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THE ROLE OF THE SUPREME COURT PLAYING IN THE 2024 ELECTION? DO YOU BEAR RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE BORDER? IS IT CLEAR WHO'S GOING TO GOVERN GAZA ONCE THIS WAR IS OVER? IF IT'S SUNDAY, IT'S MEET THE PRESS. >> PEOPLE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. NEARLY A DOZEN HOURS AFTER THE EYE ROARED ASHORE. MORE GOOD PEOPLE THAN BAD PEOPLE I KNOW, RIGHT? THERE IS SOME LATE-BREAKING NEWS. >> ALL RIGHT. >> I LOVE THAT. >> NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. >> LOOK AT THIS, YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE ANYTHING ANYMORE. >> YOU GOTTA SEE THIS. >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >>> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE BACK NOW WITH TOP STORY'S NEWS FEED STARTING WITH THE DEATH OF FORMER NFL STAR DAVIS. 35-YEAR-OLD WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE OF A HOME NEAR MIAMI, FLORIDA. POLICE SAY THEY DO NOT BELIEVE FOUL PLAY WAS INVOLVED. DAVIS PLAYED FOR MULTIPLE TEAMS, INCLUDING THE DOLPHINS, COLTS, AND THE BILLS. HE WAS ARRESTED ON DUI CHARGES LAST YEAR FOLLOWING A CRASH ON A FLORIDA HIGHWAY. THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT ALLOWING A SIX-WEEK ABORTION BAN TO TAKE EFFECT, BUT VOTERS WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY. WHILE RULING ON A 15-WEEK ABORTION BAN, THE FLORIDA JUSTICES CONCLUDING A SIX-WEEK BAN THAT GOVERNOR DESANTIS SIGNED INTO LAW LAST YEAR CAN TAKE EFFECT IN 30 DAYS. THEY RULED A PROPOSED AMENDMENT THAT WOULD ENSHRINE ABORTION PROTECTIONS IN THE STATE CAN APPEAR IN THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. KIA RECALLING MORE THAN 400,000 SUVS BECAUSE THEY MIGHT ROLL AWAY WHILE PARKED. THE RECALL IMPACTING ALL TELLURIDES FROM 2020 TO 2023 AND SOME 2024 MODELS. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SAYS TWO PARTS ON THE CAR THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE CAR PARKED MAY NOT FULLY ENGAGE. NO INJURIES OR CRASHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. DEALERS WILL CONTACT OWNERS TO UPDATE PARTS AND SOFTWARES. >>> A DEER CRASHING THROUGH A BANK WINDOW IN TEXAS. THE DEER BURSTING THROUGH A WINDOW BEFORE RUNNING LOOSE THROUGH THE BANK. THIS HAPPENED OUTSIDE OF AUSTIN. POLICE ATTEMPTING TO CORRAL THE ANIMAL BACK OUT THE FRONT ENTRANCE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. >>> OKAY, NEXT MORE THAN 500,000 FAST FOOD WORKERS GOT A RAISE TODAY TO $20 AN HOUR AS A NEW LAW TOOK EFFECT IN CALIFORNIA. IT'S MEANT TO OFFSET THE HIGH COST OF LIVING, BUT IT WILL ALSO MEAN YOU'LL PAY MORE FOR YOUR BURGERS LIKELY. HERE'S LIZ KREUTZ. >> Reporter: FOR THREE YEARS, ANISHA WILLIAMS HAS WORKED AT JACK IN THE BOX STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET AS A SINGLE MOM IN HIGH-PRICED LOS ANGELES. >> THEIR WORKERS ARE STRUGGLING. SOME WORKERS ARE HOMELESS. >> Reporter: THAT'S WHY TODAY MARKS A MOMENT SHE'S BEEN WAITING FOR. ANISHA IS AMONG HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FAST FOOD WORKERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA GETTING A RAISE. >> WE NEED THIS. WE NEED THIS SO BAD. >> Reporter: AFTER YEARS OF PROTESTS, RESTAURANT CHAINS WITH MORE THAN 60 LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE MUST NOW PAY THEIR CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES AT LEAST $20 AN HOUR. IT'S ONE OF THE HIGHEST MINIMUM WAGES IN THE COUNTRY AND THE FIRST TIME STATE LAWMAKERS HAVE MANDATED A MINIMUM WAGE FOR JUST ONE INDUSTRY. SUPPORTERS SAY IT'S TIME FOR CORPORATIONS TO PAY A LIVING WAGE. MANY FRANCHISE OWNER LIKE JESSICA DEUMBRA WHO OWNS 11 MCDONALDS SAYS THE LAW PUTS AN UNFAIR STRAIN ON THEIR BUSINESSES. >> DO YOU FEEL TARGETED THAT IT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR FAST FOOD? >> YES. AND I THINK PEOPLE JUST DON'T REALIZE THAT. THEY SEE THIS BIG MCDONALD'S BRAND AND THINK THEY'VE GOT ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, AND IT'S JUST THAT'S NOT AT ALL HOW IT IS. >> Reporter: MCDONALD'S, CHIPOTLE AND STARBUCKS PLAN TO RAISE PRICES TO OFFSET THE RISING LABOR COSTS. PIZZA HUT LAID OFF 12,000 DELIVERY DRIVERS LIKE MICHAEL OHEDA. >> A LOT OF US GOT OUR JOBS TAKEN FROM US. >> Reporter: HE WAS LET GO AFTER EIGHT YEARS. >> WHAT'S THE POINT OF THE RAISE IF YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB ANYMORE? >> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY THE LAW MAY ALSO LEAD TO SHORTER HOURS AND EXPEDITE THE PUSH TO AUTOMATION REPLACING PEOPLE WITH TECHNOLOGY. ECONOMISTS SAY THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH. DOES THAT APPLY HERE? >> IT REALLY APPLIES HERE. WE FORGET THAT SOMEBODY'S PAYING FOR IT SOMEWHERE. >> Reporter: BUT FOR ANISHA, AS THE COST OF LIVING RISES, SHE SAYS A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS GOES A LONG WAY. >> I'M PRAYING THAT THIS $20 WILL ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. >> Reporter: LIZ KREUTZ, NBC NEWS LOS ANGELES. >> FOR MORE ON CALIFORNIA'S NEW FAST FOOD MINIMUM WAGE LAW AND HOW IT COULD IMPACT FOOD BUSINESSES, I WANT TO BRING IN ALEX JOHNSON. HE OWNS 10 AUNTIE ANNE'S PRETZEL AND CINNABON RESTAURANTS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA. THANKS FOR JOINING US. WE APPRECIATE US. CAN YOU TELL US HOW CALIFORNIA'S LAW INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAGE TO $20 AN HOUR HAS ALREADY IMPACTED YOUR BUSINESS? >> YEAH. LISTEN, MY FAMILY AND I STARTED THIS BUSINESS 30 YEARS AGO. I'M A SECOND-GENERATION FRANCHISEE. OUR SMALL BUSINESS PRETZEL POWER, WE EMPLOY OVER 100 PEOPLE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. AS YOU MENTIONED, WE HAVE 10 LOCATIONS, AND THIS BILL, THIS NEW WAGE HAS REALLY FAR- REACHING EFFECTS. YOU KNOW, MY FAMILY AND I WORK REALLY HARD TO TREAT OUR EMPLOYEES FAIRLY AND PAY THEM REALLY WELL. BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE REAL CONSEQUENCES DUE TO THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR ONE WE'RE GOING TO BE RAISING PRICES, WHICH I REALLY DON'T WANT TO DO. WE ALREADY HAD TO RAISE PRICES SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS BECAUSE OF THE COVID-INDUCED INFLATION. AND RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT SEEING THE BEST IN TERMS OF SALES. IT'S REALLY NOT A GOOD TIME TO HAVE TO RAISE PRICES. WE'RE NOT HIRING ANYMORE. WE'RE NOT EXPANDING IN THE STATE ANYMORE. IN FACT, I HAD TO TURN DOWN A LOCATION FOR A NEW STORE, WHICH I WAS REALLY SAD TO HAVE TO DO. AND ULTIMATELY, I'M CONSIDERING SELLING OR CLOSING OUR RESTAURANTS. >> AND WHAT WAS THE PRICE DIFFERENCE IF I CAN ASK, WHAT WERE YOU PAYING YOUR EMPLOYEES TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO PAY THEM NOW? WAS IT CLOSE OR TOO FAR OF A STRETCH? >> IN THE BAY AREA, THE CITIES THERE HAVE WAGES OR HAVE MINIMUM WAGES THAT ARE A LITTLE HIGHER THAN THE STATE. BUT I DO HAVE SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL GO FROM THE $16 TO $20. THAT JUMP, THAT 25% JUMP THAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS HERE EXPERIENCE THAT. >> AND SO IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE, DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO INCREASE PRICES AT THOSE STORES OR LAY PEOPLE OFF OR BOTH? >> I THINK IT WILL PROBABLY BE A COMBINATION OF BOTH. WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN WORK SMARTER, HOW WE CAN WORK SMARTER WITH LESS FOLKS. NOT JUST CUTTING HOURS BUT LITERALLY REMOVING HEAD COUNT FROM OUR LOCATIONS. >> YOU KNOW, PEOPLE, IT'S SO EXPENSIVE, AND CALIFORNIA IS A VERY EXPENSIVE STATE. PLACES LIKE LOS ANGELES AND THE BAY AREA, THEY'RE INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE TO LIVE THERE. YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE THE POLITICIANS MINDS WERE IN INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAGE. HOW DO YOU THINK THIS IS GOING TO EFFECT INFLATION THERE? THINGS ARE ALREADY EXPENSIVE AND NOW THINGS WILL BE MAKING MORE MONEY. STORE OWNER LIKE YOU WILL HAVE TO INCREASE PRICES. DO YOU THINK IT HAS A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON INFLATION? >> I MEAN, SO THE CONVERSATION I'VE HAD WITH MY EMPLOYEES, THEY'RE FEARFUL WHAT THIS WILL DO TO INFLATION AND LIKE YOU MENTIONED IT'S ALREADY SO EXPENSIVE TO LIVE IN THE STATE. AND PRICES HAVE GONE UP, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE RAISING PRICES. PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE IS ACROSS THE BOARD. THEY'RE REALLY WORRIED. THEY'RE CONCERNED. THEY'VE SEEN THEIR PURCHASING POWER GET LESS AND LESS AND LESS OVER THE YEARS, AND I DON'T BELIEVE IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM THAT THEY FEEL THIS IS REALLY GOING TO HELP THEM ALL THAT MUCH. >> HOW DOES SOMEONE, HOW CAN SOMEONE WORK AT YOUR RESTAURANT AND SUPPORT THEMSELVES OR SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY IF YOU DON'T RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE? >> WELL, LOOK, WE TAKE PRIDE IN GIVING, YOU KNOW, BEING PEOPLE'S FIRST JOB. WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, FOLKS WITH NO JOB EXPERIENCE, IMMIGRANTS. WE ENJOY EMPLOYING THOSE PEOPLE, TEACHING THEM THE SOFT SKILLS, NOT JUST HOW TO ROLL A PRETZEL OR HOW TO MAKE A CINNAMON ROLL BUT THINGS LIKE CUSTOMER SERVICE, MAKING EYE CONTACT, LIKE SOFT SKILLS THAT THEY USE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THEIR CAREER. AND WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A PATH TO MAKING A CAREER AT OUR LOCATIONS. WE HAVE, IN FACT, MY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, HE WORKED HIS WAY UP FROM A MALL JANITOR TO NOW OUR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. SO THERE'S INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY IN OUR BUSINESS IN THE FAST FOOD INDUSTRY FOR THESE FOLKS. >> ALEX, IF YOU DON'T END UP SELLING YOUR FAMILY BUSINESS, DO YOU THINK THIS LAW WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK INTO USING DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY TO REPLACE THE JOBS TYPICALLY DONE BY PEOPLE? I AM TALKING ABOUT AI. WILL A CINNABON COME FROM A CINNABOT? >> I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAR OFF. I DON'T HAVE PLANS IMMEDIATELY FOR A ROBOTIC OR AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENT, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE FAR OFF. I THINK THIS LAW WILL ACCELERATE SOME OF THE COMPANIES AND TECHNOLOGIES OUT THERE TRYING TO DO JUST THAT. >> A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER THERE IN THE BAY AREA IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WHERE THE MINIMUM WAGE IS GOING UP TO $20. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WAIT AND SEE HOW THAT EFFECTS THE ECONOMY THERE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HONESTY. >>> THE TRAGEDY ON A BEACH IN MEXICO. THE BODIES OF SEVERAL CHINESE MIGRANTS DISCOVERED AFTER THEIR BOAT CAPSIZED ON THEIR WAY TO THE U.S. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT WHERE THAT BOAT WAS COMING FROM, NEXT. >>> NOW IS RAW. >> HOW HARD IS IT TO SEE IT LIKE THIS? >> OUR HOUSE IS NO LONGER HERE, BUT WE ARE HERE. >> NOW IS REAL. >> LET'S BREAK DOWN WHAT WE KNOW AND THE BIG QUESTIONS STILL OUTSTANDING. >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >> WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN? >> KRISTEN WELKER HOSTS MEET THE PRESS EVERY SUNDAY ON NBC. >> A GOOD MORNING BEGINS WITH HOPE AND OPTIMISM, A CHANCE TO START FRESH. WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU IN TO SHARE A MOMENT THAT BRIGHTENS YOUR DAY BECAUSE EVERY DAY DESERVES THE BEST START. >> KRISTEN WELKER HOSTS MEET THE PRESS EVERY SUNDAY ON NBC. >> HEY, I'M HALLIE. GOOD TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT. WHAT DO WE KNOW VOTERS CARE ABOUT? THE ECONOMY, RIGHT? YOU ARE SEEING THAT FIRSTHAND YOURSELF ON THE GROUND THERE TODAY. THIS IS TWO THINGS, IT IS PRETTY BIG MEDICAL NEWS, IT IS ALSO A PRETTY BIG MYSTERY. AND OH, BY THE WAY, IT'S DRIVEN BY ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES. WHAT'S HAPPENING? THEY HAVE TWEAKED MY MONITOR AND I CAN SEE NOW YOU ARE, IN FACT, SOAKING WET. I AM DEEPLY SORRY. >> MY COMMITMENT TO HALLIE JACKSON WILL NEVER BE QUESTIONED. >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >>> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE BACK WITH TOP STORY'S GLOBAL WATCH. A CHECK OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD. WE START WITH THE TRAGIC DISCOVERY IN MEXICO. AUTHORITIES SAY THE BODIES OF EIGHT CHINESE MIGRANTS WERE FOUND ON A BEACH. OFFICIALS BELIEVE THEY WERE ON A BOAT THAT DEPARTED FROM MEXICO'S BORDER WITH GUATEMALA WHILE IT WAS HEADING TOWARD THE U.S. IT SUDDENLY CAPSIZED. ONE PERSON DID SURVIVE. ACCORDING TO RECENT DATA, THE NUMBER OF CHINESE MIGRANTS ILLEGALLY ENTERING THE U.S. FROM MEXICO HAS SKYROCKETED SINCE THE PANDEMIC. A POTENTIAL TURNING POINT IN TURKEY'S POLITICS. THE OPPOSITION PARTY DEALING A MAJOR BLOW TO THE RULING PARTY. THE OPPOSITION WINNING IN ISTANBUL BY MORE THAN ONE MILLION VOTES ALONG WITH VICTORIES IN THE CAPITAL OF KATARA. THE PARTY WAS DEFEATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. GERMANY HAS BEGUN RELAXING SOME OF ITS MARIJUANA LAWS. CROWDS GATHERING AT THE BRANDONBURG GAIT IN BERLIN FOR A SMOKE IN. ADULTS OVER 18 CAN POSSESS UP TO AN OUNCE OF CANNABIS. CITIZENS CAN ALSO GROW ABOUT THREE PLANTS AT HOME. GERMANY THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA USE. IT REMAINS BANNED FOR ANYONE 18 AND UNDER. >>> NEW ALLEGATIONS INTO THE MYSTERY HAVANA SYNDROME. GREG ED GREEN, A LEAD U.S. MILITARY INVESTIGATOR SAYING HE BELIEVES THE SYNDROME WAS AN ATTACK ON U.S. OFFICIALS BY RUSSIA. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THOUGH, PREVIOUSLY DEEMING IT VERY UNLIKELY THAT THE SYNDROME CAME FROM A FOREIGN ADVERSARY. >> IT WAS SET TO HIGH BECAUSE WE DID NOT, AS A COUNTRY AND A GOVERNMENT, WANT TO FACE SOME VERY HARD TRUTHS. >> AND WHAT ARE THOSE? >> CAN WE SECURE AMERICA? ARE THESE MASSIVE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE FAILURES, CAN WE PROTECT AMERICAN SOIL AND OUR PEOPLE ON AMERICAN SOIL? ARE WE BEING ATTACKED? AND IF WE'RE BEING ATTACKED, IS THAT AN ACT OF WAR? >> SO WHY WAS THIS INVESTIGATOR SO SURE IT WAS RUSSIA? HERE'S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. >> ONE OF THE THINGS I STARTED TO NOTICE WAS THE CALIBER OF OUR OFFICER THAT WAS BEING IMPACTED. THIS WASN'T HAPPENING TO OUR WORST OR OUR MIDDLE-RANGE OFFICERS. THIS WAS HAPPENING TO OUR TOP 5- 10% PERFORMING OFFICERS ACROSS THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. AND CONSISTENTLY, THERE WAS A RUSSIA NEXUS. THERE WAS SOME ANGLE WHERE THEY HAD WORKED AGAINST RUSSIA, FOCUSED ON RUSSIA, AND DONE EXTREMELY WELL. >> ALL RIGHT, FOR MORE ON THIS INTERVIEW AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE, I WANT TO BRING IN KEN DILANIAN WHO JOINS US TONIGHT FROM WASHINGTON. KEN, YOU'VE BEEN COVERING THIS FOR YEARS. HELP US PUT THESE NEW ALLEGATIONS INTO CONTEXT, AND WHAT IS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SAYING ABOUT ALL THIS? >> Reporter: TOM, 60 MINUTES AND A PUBLICATION CALLED THE INSIDER HAVE UNEARTHED INTERESTING CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN ON THE GROUND IN PLACES WHERE U.S. PERSONNEL SUFFERED SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH HAVANA SYNDROME. THEY FOUND DOCUMENTS SUGGESTING THOSE SAME RUSSIAN OPERATIVES MAY HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ACOUSTIC WEAPONS AND THEY ARGUE THIS EVIDENCE SUGGESTS A LINK BETWEEN RUSSIAN SPIES AND HAVANA SYNDROME SYMPTOMS. THEY INTERVIEWED THE FORMER DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL WHO HELPED INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE HE COULDN'T DISCUSS THE CLASSIFIED DETAILS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY NONE OF THIS REPORTING FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN ACTUAL WEAPON OR RUSSIANS ATTACKING AMERICANS. AND TWO U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS TOLD ME THE CIA AND FIVE OTHER AGENCIES STANDBY THEIR ASSESSMENT FROM LAST YEAR, THAT THERE'S NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SECRET WEAPON WIELDED BY RUSSIA OR ANY OTHER FOREIGN ADVERSARY. >> HOW DOES THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SORT OF STRADDLE THIS LINE, RIGHT? HOW DO SO MANY TOP-LEVEL U.S. INTELLIGENCE SOURCES SAY THEY SUFFERED SOME TYPE OF, YOU KNOW, MEDICAL EPISODE, AND YET THERE WAS NO ATTACK? >> Reporter: YEAH, WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF THEORIES ON THIS, TOM. INCLUDING SOME KIND OF BRAIN DISORDER. ONE THING THEY TELL US IS THAT AFTER THIS ASSESSMENT WAS PUBLISHED LAST MARCH, REPORTS OF SYMPTOMS ABSOLUTELY PLUMMETED. LIKE MANY, MANY FEWER THAN BEFORE. AND THAT SUGGESTS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A PSYCHO GENIC ASPECT TO THIS. THAT DOESN'T MEAN PEOPLE WERE MAKING IT UP. THESE SYMPTOMS WERE VERY REAL. THEY'RE SHORT BREAKING IN SOME CASES. PEOPLE HAVE STOPPED BEING ABLE TO WORK BECAUSE OF THESE SYMPTOMS. ONE EXPERT POSTULATED THERE WAS SOMETHING CALLED A FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER, A COMMON BRAIN MALFUNCTION NOT CAUSED BY MEDICAL FACTORS. WE MAY NEVER KNOW THE ANSWER. WHAT THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY IS SAYING IS THEY SEE NO EVIDENCE AS AN ATTACK BY RUSSIA OR FOREIGN ADVERSARY. >> DO YOU THINK WE'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT THIS IS OR WHAT THIS WAS? >> Reporter: NO. I THINK THIS DEBATE IS GOING TO GO ON AND ON. MANY OF THESE VICTIMS HAVE LONG BELIEVED THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS NOT ASKING HARD ENOUGH QUESTIONS AND THEY'RE NOW HARDENED BY THIS NEW REPORTING, AND THEY PLACE VERY LITTLE STOCK IN THE INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT. BUT IN TERMS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, THEY'VE TURNED THE PAGE. AS FAR AS MANY OF THEM ARE CONCERNED, THIS IS OVER AND DONE, AND THE IMPORTANT THING NOW IS TO TREAT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SYMPTOMS. BUT THIS IS NOT A DEBATE THAT'S GOING TO GO AWAY, TOM. >> KEN DILANIAN FOR US. I HAVE A FEELING WE'LL KEEP TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS TO COME. WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. >>> NOT JUST FOR THE BOYS. GIRLS WRESTLING NOW THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN THE COUNTRY WITH ALL-FEMALE WRESTLING PROGRAMS FOUND IN NEARLY EVERY STATE. THEIR FIGHT FOR EQUALITY ON AND OFF THE MAT. THAT'S NEXT. >>> FIRE HAS GROWN LEAPS AND BOUNDS. WHAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME IS TYPICAL. HOW YOU DOING? >> UM, PRETTY, PRETTY BAD. >> THANKS FOR TUNING IN. I'M GADI SCHWARTZ. HERE ARE THE STORIES WE'RE FOLLOWING TONIGHT. STORMS KEEP COMING HERE IN CALIFORNIA. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT JUST DECLASSIFIED THIS VIDEO. A LOT MORE STORIES TRENDING LIKE CRAZY ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WHAT'S THE STATE OF CRYPTO TODAY? IS IT SAFE FOR INVESTORS? WE'VE GOT ANOTHER MIND-BENDING STORY ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THIS IS WHAT MY VOICE SOUNDS LIKE WHEN I CLONE IT. THAT WASN'T ME. YOU GOTTA SEE THIS. STAY TUNED NOW WEEKNIGHTS AT 8:00 EASTERN, 5:00 PACIFIC ON NBC NEWS NOW. >> KRISTEN WELKER HOSTS MEET THE PRESS EVERY SUNDAY ON NBC. >> FIRE HAS GROWN LEAPS AND BOUNDS. WHAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME IS TYPICAL. HOW YOU DOING? >> UM, PRETTY, PRETTY BAD. >> MORNINGS ARE FULL OF POSSIBILITY AND ENERGY. AND HOW YOU GET SET FOR THE DAY AHEAD MATTERS. TAKE CHARGE OF THOSE FIRST HOURS. IT'S ABOUT GETTING CAUGHT UP AND REALLY, IT'S ABOUT GETTING AHEAD. AND THAT'S WHAT DRIVES US EVERY MORNING. BECAUSE EVERY DAY DESERVES THE BEST START >>> ALL RIGHT. WE'RE BACK NOW WITH AN ERROR IN THE PAINT. THROWING OFF PLAYERS AND FANS AT THE NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. OFFICIALS REVEALING JUST MINUTES BEFORE AN ELITE EIGHT GAME THAT ONE OF THE THREE POINT LINES HAD BEEN DRAWN INCORRECTLY AND IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE BASKET. MORGAN CHESKY HAS THE PLAY BY PLAY OF WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. >> Reporter: AS TEXAS AND NORTH CAROLINA STATE PREPARED TO FACE OFF IN AN ELITE EIGHT MATCH UP, AN ISSUE WITH THE COURT LEAVING FANS BAFFLED. >> I WALKED IN AND THERE WAS MEASURING HAPPENING. I WAS SITTING NEXT TO A FRIEND WHO WAS LIKE ARE THEY MEASURING THE THREE-POINT LINE? >> Reporter: THE NCAA THREE- POINT LINE IS OFFICIALLY 22 FEET AND ONE AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. BUT THIS THREE-POINT LINE IN PORTLAND, OREGON IN FRONT OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BENCH WAS NINE INCHES SHORT. THAT'S ACCORDING TO A POST-GAME MEASUREMENT BY THE NCAA AND COURT SUPPLIER CONNOR SPORTS. >> GO OUT THERE AND GET UP IN THE STANDS AND LOOK AT IT, AND YOU CAN SEE IT. >> Reporter: THE TEXAS AND NC STATE COACHES MEASURED THE DIFFERENCE THEMSELVES WEIGHING THE OPTIONS OF DELAYING THE GAME. >> THEY GAVE US THE OPTION OF BRINGING SOMEBODY IN AND REMARKING IT CORRECTLY, WHICH WOULD HAVE TAKEN AN HOUR AND WE MIGHT HAVE LOST OUR WINDOW WITH ABC. >> Reporter: MOST TEAMS AGREEING TO GO AHEAD WITH THE GAME AS SCHEDULED. NORTH CAROLINA STATE WINNING BY DOUBLE DIGITS. >> I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS AN ADVANTAGE OF DISADVANTAGE EITHER WAY. >> Reporter: FOUR FULL SWEET 16 GAMES WERE PLAYED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BUT NOBODY RAISED CONCERNS. THE NCAA AND CONNOR SPORTS HAVE APOLOGIZED. THE NCAA ADDING THE MISTAKE WAS A RESULT OF HUMAN ERROR AND THEY SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE ERROR SOONER. THE ASSOCIATION REVIEWING ALL OTHER THREE-POINT LINES IN BOTH THE MEN AND WOMEN'S TOURNAMENTS AND CONFIRMING THEY'RE ACCURATE. >> WE HAVE THIS MOMENT WHERE THE ATHLETICISM IS IN A PLACE WHERE IT'S BETTER THAN IT'S EVER BEEN. WE HAVE, LIKE, MORE FOCUS, MORE MEDIA COVERAGE THAT THESE PLAYERS DESERVE, AND THEN WE HAVE THESE LITTLE MOMENTS THAT REMIND US OF THE WORK THAT'S STILL THERE FOR US. >> Reporter: THIS JUST THE LATEST DISTRACTION FROM A RECORD-BREAKING WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT. NC STATE'S FIRST ROUND GAME AGAINST CHATTANOOGA, A REFEREE WAS PULLED OUT AT HALFTIME OVER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AND NOTRE DAME STAR HIDALGO SIDELINED BECAUSE OF A NOSE RING SHE HAD WORN ALL SEASON LONG. THE THREE-POINT LINE FIXED WITH PAINT OVERNIGHT FOR THE REMAINING ELITE EIGHT MATCH UP, BUT THE DAMAGE MAY ALREADY BE DONE. >> I HATE TO SAY THIS, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF COLLEAGUES THAT WOULD SAY ONLY IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL. I MEAN, IT'S A SHAME. REALLY THAT IT EVEN HAPPENED, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. >> Reporter: MORGAN CHESKY, NBC NEWS. >> WE THANK MORGAN CHESKY FOR THAT ONE. >>> FINALLY, TONIGHT FORGET THE STEREOTYPES. A NEW GENERATION OF GIRL WRESTLERS ARE PROVING THE MATS AREN'T JUST A BOYS CLUB ANYMORE. THEIR PASSION AND HARD WORK ARE OPENING DOORS NOT ONLY FOR THEM BUT FOR THE GENERATIONS TO COME WITH DREAMS OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND EVEN OLYMPIC GLORY. STEVEN ROMO HAS MORE. >> WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WRESTLING MOVE? >> I'M A RIGHT LEG LEAN, SO YOU WOULD SHOOT TO THIS LEG. YOU'RE LIKE TIED UP AND THEN YOU BRING THEIR ARM OVER. >> Reporter: HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR HALEY JAFFE AND JAMESON STRUCKLAND ARE ON A MISSION TO SLAM STEREOTYPES AND PIN DOWN NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WORLD OF WRESTLING. FOR YEARS, WITHOUT A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, MANY OF THE OPPONENTS THESE GIRLS FACED WERE BOYS. STRICKLAND SAYS THE TRAINING STARTED AT HOME. >> DID YOU WRESTLE WITH YOUR BROTHER A LOT AND HONE YOUR SKILLS ON HIM? >> WE WOULD WORK ON MOVES WE LEARNED ON YouTube IN THE BASEMENT. I REMEMBER THE FIRST ONE WAS A HEADLOCK. I WOULD JUST DO IT ON HIM AND IT WORKED. >> HOW DID YOUR BROTHER LIKE BEING IN A HEADLOCK? >> I THINK HE WAS JUST HAPPY TO HELP. >> MY LITTLE SISTER NEVER PUT ME IN A HEADLOCK. I'D BE PROUD IF SHE DID THAT. >> Reporter: GIRLS WRESTLING BECOMING THE FASTEST-GROWING SPORT IN THE COUNTRY. >> IT LITERALLY TOOK OFF. THE NUMBERS JUST STARTED EXPLODING. >> Reporter: AS RECENTLY AS 2018, THERE WERE ONLY SIX STATES THAT HAD OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED GIRLS WRESTLING PROGRAMS. NOW, THERE ARE 45 STATESITH CAMPAIGNS TO GROW EVEN FURTHER. >> AT THE YOUTH LEVEL, JUNIOR HIGH, HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, THE GROWTH IS AMAZING. AND EVEN ON THE COLLEGE LEVEL RIGHT NOW, WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE PROGRAMS. >> Reporter: THE BOOM THANKS IN PART TO NON-PROFITS LIKE SANCTION PA WHICH ARE FIGHTING TO HAVE THE GIRLS LEAGUES FORMALLY RECOGNIZED. >> EVEN A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN A GIRL WAS IN HER SCHOOL BUILDING AND SHE'S WALKING PAST THOSE WRESTLING ROOM DOORS, THOSE DOORS WERE CLOSED. NOW IT'S LIKE THE DOORS ARE OPEN AND SOMEONE'S COMING OUT IN THE HALLWAY AND SAYING HEY, COME ON IN AND TRY WRESTLING. >> Reporter: THAT GROUP SUCCEEDING IN GETTING SIGNATURES FROM MORE THAN 100 SCHOOLS TO GET THE SPORT SANCTIONED IN PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH HELD ITS FIRST-EVER OFFICIAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LAST MONTH. JAFFE TOOK HOME THE SILVER MEDAL, A LEGACY SHE'S HOPING WILL CONTINUE AFTER SHE GRADUATES. >> ALL THESE GIRLS HAVE THESE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE, SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING. AND YOU KNOW, NOW THEY CAN ALL WIN STATE MEDALS EVERY YEAR. AND THAT'S, LIKE, HISTORY. >> Reporter: FOR NOW THERE'S NO FORMAL COLLEGIATE LEAGUE, BUT THEY'VE RECOMMENDED ADDING A WOMEN'S WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP AS EARLY AS 2026. AND WHILE WOMEN'S FREE STYLE WRESTLING HAS BEEN AN OLYMPIC SPORT FOR 20 YEARS, ONLY TWO AMERICANS HAVE TAKEN HOME THE GOLD. BUT WITH THIS WIDENING PIPELINE, NEW HOPE THAT THE SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR WOMEN IN THE SPORT. IF SOMEONE SAYS TO YOU, WRESTLING IS NOT A GIRL'S SPORT, WRESTLING IS FOR BOYS, HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT? >> WELL, I MEAN, THE ACCOLADES KIND OF SPEAK FOR ITSELF. GIRLS CAN DEFINITELY WRESTLE. IT'S NOT JUST BOYS. >> GOOD LUCK TO ALL THOSE WRESTLERS, AND WE THANK STEPHEN ROMO FOR THAT STORY. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. I'M TOM LLAMAS IN NEW YORK. STAY RIGHT THERE, MORE NEWS IS ON THE WAY. >>> BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT, THE MAJOR RULING IN FLORIDA ON ABORTION RIGHTS. THE COURTS THERE SAYING THE STATE'S 15-WEEK ABORTION BAN CAN TAKE EFFECT IN 30 DAYS, BUT SAYING VOTERS HAVE THE ULTIMATE SAY PUTTING IT ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. THE GROWING NATIONAL BATTLE. >>> ALSO TONIGHT, THE SUV RAMMING A SECURITY GATE AT THE FBI'S ATLANTA FIELD OFFICE. THE DRIVER IN CUSTODY. WHAT WE'RE LEARNING. >>> THE SPRING STORMS AND TORNADO THREAT ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND IS APRIL SNOW HEADED FOR NEW ENGLAND? AL ROKER IS HERE. >>> THE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON THE RACE TO REOPEN THE PORT OF BALTIMORE AFTER THAT MASSIVE BRIDGE COLLAPSE. THE TEMPORARY FIX TO GET SHIPS IN AND OUT. >>> THE MAJOR ESCALATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST. IRAN ACCUSING ISRAEL OF STRIKING ITS CONSULATE IN SYRIA AND KILLING TWO TOP GENERALS. >>> CONVICTED DOUBLE MURDERER ALEX MURDAUGH BACK IN COURT, CONVICTED TO 40 YEARS FOR STEALING FROM HIS CLIENTS. >>> A LAWYER FOR NFL STAR RASHEE RICE SAY HE'S COOPERATING WITH POLICE AFTER REPORTS HIS CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR CRASH. AUTHORITIES ASKING FOR HELP IDENTIFYING THE MEN IN THIS VIDEO. >>> AND HE'S YOUNG AND DRIVEN, THE GAMER TURNED NASCAR STAR WHO JUST CLAIMED HIS FIRST MAJOR CHECKERED FLAG. NBC "NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH LESTER HOLT. >>> GOOD EVENING AND >>> THIS IS NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT. >>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. BREAKING TONIGHT, A PAIR OF CLOSELY WATCHED ABORTION RULINGS LATE TODAY BY FLORIDA'S SUPREME COURT. THE CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PANEL OPENING THE DOOR FOR A BAN ON ABORTIONS AFTER SIX WEEKS OF PREGNANCY. A POINT AT WHICH SOME WOMEN DON'T KNOW THEY ARE PREGNANT. BUT IN A SEPARATE RULING, THE COURT WILL LEAVE IT TO FLORIDA VOTERS TO DECIDE WHETHER TO RESTORE ABORTION RIGHTS WHEN THEY GO TO THE POLLS IN NOVEMBER. SENIOR LEGAL CORRESPONDENT LAURA JARRETT STARTS US OFF TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, FLORIDA'S HIGHEST COURT PAVING THE WAY FOR A STRICT ABORTION BAN TO GO INTO EFFECT WHILE ALSO SENDING THE ISSUE BACK TO THE VOTERS THIS NOVEMBER. THE CONSERVATIVE COURT FINDING THE STATE'S CONSTITUTION DOES NOT PROTECT ABORTION RIGHTS, WHICH WILL NOW ALLOW FLORIDA TO BAN THE PROCEDURE AS EARLY AS SIX WEEKS INTO PREGNANCY BEFORE MANY WOMEN KNOW THAT THEY'RE PREGNANT. THAT LAW SIGNED LAST YEAR BY REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, NOW SET TO GO INTO EFFECT IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. >> WE ARE HERE TODAY TO DEFEND THOSE WHO CANNOT DEFEND THEMSELVES. >> Reporter: IT'S ALL LIKELY TO USHER IN A CHANGE, NOT ONLY IN FLORIDA, BUT THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH AS THE STATE HAS SEEN A SURGE IN PATIENTS FROM SURROUNDING STATES THAT HAVE PASSED STRICTER BANS SINCE ROE V. WADE WAS OVERTURNED. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE COURT TODAY ALSO PROVING LANGUAGE FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROTECTING ABORTION RIGHTS AFTER ADVOCATES GATHERED ENOUGH SIGNATURES FOR VOTERS TO DECIDE THE ISSUE THIS NOVEMBER. >> I FEEL LIKE WOMEN SHOULD NOT BE TOLD WHAT TO DO. >> I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE ABORTIONS AT ALL. >> Reporter: IF PASSED, IT WOULD GUARANTEE THE RIGHT TO ABORTION BEFORE VIABILITY, WHICH IS USUALLY AROUND 24 WEEKS OR WHEN NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE PATIENT'S HEALTH. >> AND LAURA, IT'S NOT JUST FLORIDA THAT COULD HAVE ABORTION ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER? >> THAT'S RIGHT, SEVERAL DIFFERENT STATES ARE CONSIDERING BALLOT MEASURES LIKE THESE. SOME ADVOCATES HAVE ALREADY SUCCEEDED IN GETTING THEM ON THE BALLOT. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IN THE SHORT TERM, THIS SIX-WEEK ABORTION BAN WILL START IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS IN FLORIDA. >> ALL RIGHT, LAURA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>> JUST DEVELOPING TONIGHT, A DRIVER NEAR ATLANTA RAMMING HIS CAR INTO THE FRONT GATE OF THE FBI OFFICE THERE. BLAYNE ALEXANDER REPORTS HE IS IN CUSTODY TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A MAJOR SECURITY SCARE AT THE FBI FIELD OFFICE IN ATLANTA WHEN AGENTS SAY A MAN, DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, USED IT TO TRY AND FORCE HIS WAY INSIDE. >> WE CAN CONFIRM A CAR WAS RAMMED INTO THE FBI ATLANTA'S FRONT GATE SHORTLY AFTER NOON TODAY. HE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FACILITY. >> Reporter: THE FBI SAYS THE DRIVER TRIED TO GET PAST THE SECURITY CHECK POINT BY FOLLOWING AN EMPLOYEE VEHICLE INSIDE. BUT THE SECURITY BARRIER ENGAGED, AND THE SUSPECT CRASHED HIS CAR INTO IT. OFFICIALSSAY HE THEN JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND TRIED TO RUN TOWARD THE BUILDING, BUT ONLY MADE IT A FEW FEET BEFORE BEING TACKLED. >> SOME OF OUR SPECIAL AGENTS WERE PASSING BY AND APPREHENDED HIM. HIS MOTIVES AT THIS POINT ARE NOT KNOWN. THE SUSPECT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AREA HOSPITAL WHERE HE'S BEEN EVALUATED. >> Reporter: THE SUSPECT WAS NEVER CLOSE TO ACTUALLY GETTING INSIDE OF THE BUILDING, OFFICIALS SAY, AND NOTE IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL WHETHER THIS WAS A POTENTIAL ACT OF TERROR. TONIGHT, FBI OFFICIALS ARE NOT RELEASING THE NAME OF THE SUSPECT AND SAY NO WEAPONS WERE FOUND INSIDE THE CAR. AND TONIGHT, OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL CHARGES. LESTER? >> BLAYNE LOS ANGELES -- ALEXANDER, THANK YOU. >>> TENS OF MILLIONS ARE UNDER THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS FROM THE SAME STORM THAT CAUSED HEAVY FLOODING AND SNOW IN CALIFORNIA OVER THE WEEKEND. AL ROKER IS TRACKING IT FOR US. AL, A DANGEROUS SITUATION BREWING. >> YES, IT'S DEVELOPING NOW. A VOLATILE SITUATION. WE HAVE 8 MILLION PEOPLE UNDER TORNADO WATCHES UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. AND THEN WE'VE ALSO GOT, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE MIDWEST. FLOOD WATCHES FOR 16 MILLION PEOPLE. TONIGHT WE ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AREA RIGHT IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WHERE WE'VE GOT DAMAGING HAIL, WIND GUSTS, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF NOCTURNAL TORNADOES. THEY'RE TWICE AS DEADLY AS DAYTIME TORNADOES. THEN WE MOVE INTO TOMORROW. THE THREAT RAMPS UP TO 55 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY FROM COLUMBUS, CHATTANOOGA, BIRMINGHAM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ANYWHERE FROM TWO TO THREE INCHES. AND ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WE HAVE A MAJOR SNOW SYSTEM IN PARTS OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND, POSSIBLY UP TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >>> SIX DAYS SINCE BALTIMORE'S KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A CARGO SHIP THERE IS PROGRESS IN THE URGENT EFFORT TO REOPEN THE PORT. OFFICIALS SAYING CREWS HAVE ALREADY OPENED A NARROW CHANNEL TO ALLOW RECOVERY VESSELS TO ACCESS THE DISASTER SITE. AARON GILCHRIST IS THERE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT AUTHORITIES BATTLING MORE BAD WEATHER IN THE URGENT MISSION TO GET A PORTION OF THE BALTIMORE PORT BACK OPEN. TODAY THEY ANNOUNCED A TEMPORARY CHANNEL NOW COMPLETE. >> IT WILL HELP US TO GET MORE VESSELS IN THE WATER AROUND THE SITE OF THE COLLAPSE. >> Reporter: WE WERE OUT ON THE WATER WITH THE COAST GUARD LATE TODAY. WITH THIS TEMPORARY SHIPPING CHANNEL NOW OPEN, WE'RE SEEING ONE OF THE FIRST SHIPS TO GO THROUGH OFF IN THE DISTANCE HERE, A BARGE BEING PUSHED BY A TUG BOAT. THE OPERATION IN FULL SWING SIX DAYS AFTER THE KEY BRING COLLAPSED WHEN A CONTAINER SHIP STRUCK ONE OF ITS PILLARS. WE KNEW CREWS WERE OUT HERE THIS WEEKEND WITH TORCHES CUTTING PIECES OF STEEL. THE TEMPORARY SHIPPING LANE IS EXPECTED THE ALLOW ONLY VESSELS ESSENTIAL TO SALVAGE OPERATIONS. MORE THAN 370 ENGINEERS, TECHNICIAN, LOGISTICS EXPERTS, AND OTHERS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK. THE PLAN IS TO CLEAR THE WRECKAGE FROM THE CHANNEL, STABILIZE THE DALI, REMOVE THE BRIDGE SPAN FROM ITS BOW, AND EVENTUALLY REMOVE SOME CARGO CONTAINERS SO THE SHIP CAN BE REFLOATED AND BROUGHT BACK TO PORT. ALL THIS EXPECTED TO TAKE WEEKS AT LEAST. >> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO IT SAFELY. >> Reporter: EVERY DAY THE PORT REMAINS CLOSED COULD IMPACT BOTH THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND 8,000 JOBS THAT DIRECTLY DEPEND ON THIS BUSY WATERWAY BEING OPENED. 140,000 WORKERS HAVE SOME CONNECTION TO THIS SHIPPING HUB. >> IT'S TOUGH SEEING IT COME DOWN. >> Reporter: CHRIS ELLIOTT IS A LONG SHOREMAN AT THE PORT. SINCE THE BRIDGE COLLAPSE, CHRIS HAS BEEN IN LIMBO. THE UNCERTAINTY HAS TO BE HARD, THOUGH. >> YEAH, IT IS. EVERY DAY YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE UNCERTAINTY. YOU KNOW, YOU LOSE SOME SLEEP OVER IT. GOT BILLS TO PAY. >> Reporter: TONIGHT WE'RE ALSO LEARNING THE OWNER OF THE CONTAINER SHIP PETITIONED THE COURT TO LIMIT HIS LIABILITY IN THE ACCIDENT, AND PRESIDENT BIDEN PLANS TO VISIT THE WRECKAGE ON FRIDAY. >> AARON, THANK YOU. >>> IN SOUTH CAROLINA, A NEW SENTENCE FOR ALEX MURDAUGH TODAY FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL CRIMES. PRIYA IS JOINING US, AND THIS COMES ON TOP OF MULTIPLE STATE SENTENCES INCLUDING FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE AND SON. >> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT, LESTER. TODAY MURDAUGH WAS SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON AND $8 MILLION IN RESTITUTION FOR STEALING MILLIONS FROM HIS FAMILY LAW FIRM'S PERSONAL INJURY CLIENTS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE TWO LIFE SENTENCES WITHOUT PAROLE HE'S ALREADY SERVING FOR KILLING HIS WIFE AND SON AND 27 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR SIMILAR FINANCIAL CRIMES. MURDAUGH APPEARED IN COURT TODAY IN AN ORANGE JUMP SUIT AND SHACKLES AND ADDRESSED THE JUDGE FOR 13 MINUTES. HE SAID HE'S REMORSEFUL AND EMBARRASSED ABOUT WHAT HE DID, AND THAT HE THINKS ABOUT HIS VICTIMS EVERY DAY. TWO OF HIS VICTIMS ALSO APPEARED IN COURT TODAY AND SAID THAT THEY FORGIVE HIM. >> THANK YOU. >>> TONIGHT A LAWYER FOR NFL STAR RASHEE RICE SAYS HE'S COOPERATING WITH AUTHORITYING AS THEY INVESTIGATE A SIX-VEHICLE CRASH IN DALLAS THAT MAY HAVE INVOLVED ONE OF HIS CARS. PRISCILLA THOMPSON NOW HAS THE LATE DETAILS. >> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THIS TERRIFYING CRASH, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WIDE RECEIVER RASHEE RICE IS RESPONDING AMID REPORTS HIS CAR MIGHT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. HIS ATTORNEY WRITING IN A STATEMENT THAT RICE IS COOPERATING FULLY WITH AUTHORITIES AND WILL TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION RESPONSIBLY. ADDING HIS THOUGHTS ARE WITH EVERYONE IMPACTED. THE RESPONSE COMES 48 HOURS AFTER THIS SIX-CAR CRASH CAUSED BY THIS LAMBORGHINI AND CORVETTE SPEEDING DOWN THE FREEWAY. DRAMATIC DASH CAM VIDEO SHOWS THE MOMENT POLICE SAY THE DRIVERS LOST CONTROL. ONE CAR SLAMMING INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN AND THE OTHER APPEARS TO SPIN OUT. KAYLA QUINN SAYS SHE AND HER FOUR-YEAR-OLD SON WERE HEADED HOME AFTER A DAY AT THE ZOO WHEN THEY WERE AMONG THOSE HIT. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED WAY WORSE, SHE WROTE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BOTH CARS HITTING ME, YET ME AND MY BABY WALKED OUT UNTOUCHED. POLICE SAY ALL INJURIES WERE MINOR, AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE LAMBORGHINI AND CORVETTE ALL RAN FROM THE SCENE. MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH, A BYSTANDER CAPTURED THIS VIDEO. >> YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> WHERE YOU GUYS HEADING? YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> YOU GUYS JUST GONNA LEAVE IT? >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE NFL NOT COMMENTING, BUT THE CHIEF'S PRESIDENT TELLING TALK RADIO THIS. >> WE'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT, WE'LL GATHER THE FACT, AND ACT ACCORDINGLY. >> Reporter: DALLAS POLICE ARE NOT SAYING IF RICE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACTUAL CRASH, AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE MEN IN THE VIDEO. LESTER? >> PRISCILLA THOMPSON, THANK YOU. >>> IN THE MIDDLE EAST, IRAN IS CLAIMING TONIGHT THAT AN ISRAELI AIR STRIKE IN SYRIA KILLED SOME OF ITS SENIOR COMMANDERS AT AN IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC BUILDING IN DAMASCUS. RAF SANCHEZ HAS MORE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE FIERY AFTERMATH OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TARGETED STRIKE IN SYRIA. SMOKE AND FLAMES BILLOWING FROM AN IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC BUILDING IN DAMASCUS. DEBRIS SCATTERED ON THE STREETS. IRAN SAYS THE BLAST KILLED TWO GENERALS AND FIVE OFFICERS FROM ITS REVOLUTIONARY GUARD, AND IT'S BLAMING ISRAEL AND VOWING REVENGE. ISRAEL NOT COMMENTING. IRAN IS A PRIMARY BACKER OF BOTH HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS AS FEARS GROW OF A WIDENING CONFLICT OUTSIDE GAZA. TODAY ISRAEL ANNOUNCED THE END OF WHAT IT CALLS A TWO-WEEK COUNTERTERROR RAID ON AL SHIFA HOSPITAL, LEAVING BEHIND A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION. ISRAEL SAYS HAMAS USED THE HOSPITAL AS A BASE, AND THAT ISRAELI COMMANDOS KILLED 200 MILITANTS AND CAPTURED SENIOR HAMAS OPERATIVES. THE U.S. SAYING HAMAS IS HIDING AMONG CIVILIANS. >> HAMAS SHOULD NOT BE OPERATING OUT OF HOSPITALS. BUT AS WE ALSO SAID, WE DO NOT WANT FIRE FIGHTS IN A HOSPITAL. >> Reporter: THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS AT LEAST 21 PATIENTS DIED DURING THE ISRAELI SIEGE, AND GAZA'S HAMAS-RUN HEALTH MINISTRY SAID THEY FOUND BODIES OF CIVILIANS DECOMPOSING IN THE DIRT. AMONG THEM, A DOCTOR ACCORDING TO HIS FAMILY AND PALESTINIAN MEDIA. A DEDICATED SURGEON, HIS COLLEAGUES SAID HE REFUSED TO LEAVE HIS PATIENTS BEHIND. >> HE OPTED TO STAY IN NORTHERN GAZA TO LOOK AFTER HIS PATIENTS. >> Reporter: AND ISRAEL'S MILITARY SAYING TONIGHT AN IRANIAN MADE DRONE HIT AN ISRAELI NAVAL BASE. THERE WERE NO CASUALTIES, BUT ISRAEL SAYING IT WAS A SERIOUS INCIDENT. >>> COMING UP, $20 PAY HIKE FOR FAST FOOD WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA. BUT WHAT WILL THE IMPACT BE ON MEAL PRICES NEXT. >>> MORE THAN 500,000 FAST FOOD WORKERS GOT A RAISE TODAY TO $20 AN HOUR AS A NEW LAW TOOK EFFECT IN CALIFORNIA. IT'S MEANT TO OFFSET THE HIGH COST OF LIVING, BUT IT MAY ALSO MEAN YOU'LL AY MORE FOR YOUR BURGER. HERE'S LIZ KREUTZ. >> SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING. >> Reporter: FOR THREE YEARS, ANISHA WILLIAMS HAS WORKED AT JACK IN THE BOX, STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET AS A SINGLE MOM IN HIGH PRICED LOS ANGELES. >> THEY NEED TO KNOW THEIR WORKERS ARE STRUGGLING. SOME WORKERS ARE HOMELESS. >> Reporter: THAT'S WHY TODAY MARKS A MOMENT SHE'S BEEN WAITING FOR. SHE'S AMONG HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FAST FOOD WORKERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA GETTING A RISE. >> WE NEED THIS. WE NEED THIS SO BAD. >> Reporter: AFTER YEARS OF PROTESTS, RESTAURANT CHAINS WITH MORE THAN 60 LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE MUST NOW PAY THEIR CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES AT LEAST $20 AN HOUR. IT'S ONE OF THE HIGHEST MINIMUM WAGES IN THE COUNTRY, AND IF FIRST TIME STATE LAWMAKER MANDATED A MINIMUM WAGE FOR JUST ONE INDUSTRY. SUPPORTERS SAY IT'S TIME FOR THE BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATIONS TO PAY A LIVING WAGE. BUT MANY FRANCHISE OWNERS, LIKE JESSICA DEAMBRA, WHO RUNS 11 MCDONALD'S AROUND LA, SAYS THE LAW PUTS AN UNFAIR STRAIN ON BUSINESSES ALREADY OPERATING ON SIMILAR MARGINS. DO YOU FEEL TARGETED SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IT'S FAST FOOD? >> YES. AND PEOPLE JUST SEE THIS BIG MCDONALD BRAND, AND THINK WE HAVE ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, AND THAT'S NOT AT ALL HOW IT IS. >> Reporter: MCDONALD'S AND STARBUCKS ALREADY PLANNING TO RAISE PRICES. >> A LOT OF US GOT OUR JOBS TAKEN FROM US. >> Reporter: MICHAEL WAS LET GO AFTER EIGHT YEARS. >> WHAT'S THE POINT OF A RAISE IF YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB ANYMORE. >> Reporter: THE LAW COULD ALSO LEAD TO SHORTER HOURS AND EXPEDITE THE PUSH TO AUTOMATION REPLACING PEOPLE WITH TECHNOLOGY. ECONOMISTS OFTEN SAY THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH. DOES THAT APPLY HERE? >> IT REALLY APPLIES HERE. BUT WE FORGET SOMEONE IS PAYING FOR IT SOMEWHERE. >> Reporter: BUT FOR ANISHA, SHE SAYS THE FEW EXTRA DOLLARS GOES A LONG WAY. >> I'M PRAYING THAT THOSE $20 WILL ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. >>> UP NEXT FOR US TONIGHT, COLLEGE WARNINGS OVER FINANCIAL AID CHAOS. COULD IT IMPACT THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS' ABILITY TO GO TO COLLEGE IN THE FALL? >>> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH OUR SERIES "KIDS UNDER PRESSURE." >>> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH OUR SERIES KIDS UNDER PRESSURE. WE FIRST TOLD YOU LAST MONTH ABOUT GLITCHES CAUSING CHAOS IN COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID APPROVALS. NOW UNIVERSITIES ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM THAT THEY CAN'T PROCESS IT ALL IN TIME. HERE'S STEPHANIE GOSK. >> Reporter: CHOOSING A COLLEGE IS HARD ENOUGH, BUT AS THE ENROLLMENT DEADLINE DRAWS NEAR, SOME STUDENTS STILL DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL GET THE FINANCIAL AID THEY NEED TO PAY FOR SCHOOL. FRUSTRATING VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOLER KATE TUNSTALL. HOW MANY SCHOOLS ACCEPTED YOU? >> UM, FIVE OR SIX. >> Reporter: HOW MANY HAVE TOLD YOU WHETHER OR NOT THEY'LL OFFER FINANCIAL AID? >> NONE OF THEM. >> Reporter: ISSUES WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S NEW FINANCIAL AID FORM, FAFSA, KEEP MOUNTING. >> STUDENTS WITHOUT OFFERS WILL LIKELY CHOOSE TO NOT GO TO COLLEGE IN THE FALL, AND THAT WILL BE A TRAGEDY FOR THEM AND A TRAGEDY FOR THE NATION. >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO A RECENT SURVEY OF COLLEGE OFFICIALS, 67% DON'T THINK THEIR SCHOOL CAN PROCESS FINANCIAL AID IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. >> LOW INCOME STUDENTS ALREADY FACE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGE TO GET A HIGHER EDUCATION. >> Reporter: AND AREN'T THEY THE ONES HURT THE MOST BY THIS? >> THEY'RE DEFINITELY THE ONES HURT THE MOST. THE IRONY IS THIS WAS A SYSTEM AIMED AT MAKING IT EASIER. >> Reporter: THE NEW FORM EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY AND STREAMLINED QUESTIONS FROM 103 TO ABOUT 20. BUT THERE WAS A LATE ROLL OUT AND LOTS OF GLITCHES. >> THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT THE TRANSITION HERE HAS BEEN ROCKY AND CHALLENGING NOT JUST FOR US, BUT FOR STUDENTS AND FOR COLLEGES. >> Reporter: FACING DELAYS, DOZENS OF COLLEGES HAVE PUSHED BACK THE MAY 1st ENROLLMENT DEADLINE. THE DOE HAS ALSO ADDED DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUES AND LOOSENING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS. >> PEOPLE ARE WORKING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK HERE, LONG NIGHTS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO GET THEIR AID OFFERS. >> Reporter: MEANWHILE THE TUNSTALLS WAIT. >> IF WE'RE UNABLE TO KNOW IF WE CAN PAY FOR COLLEGE, THEN IT'S A PRETTY BIG DEAL. >> Reporter: LIKE MANY STUDENTS, WHAT SHE DOESN'T WANT ALONG WITH A COLLEGE DIPLOMA IS A MOUNTAIN OF DEBT. STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC NEWS. >>> AND NEXT TONIGHT, HOW PLAYING VIDEO GAMES AS A KID PROPELLED HIM RIGHT INTO THE FAST LANE OF NASCAR AND HIS FIRST BIG WIN. ABOUT A WORLD WAR II >>> SAD NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT A WORLD WAR II HERO. LOU CONTER, THE LAST LIVING SURVIVOR FROM THE USS ARIZONA HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 102. THE ARIZONA WAS BOMBED, IT SANK DURING THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR IN 1941. MORE THAN 1,000 AMERICAN SAILORS AND MARINES WERE ON BOARD AND WERE KILLED. >>> AND FINALLY, HE WENT FROM PLAYING VIDEO GAMES TO DRIVING IN NASCAR. AND AT THE AGE OF 21, HE'S JUST GETTING STARTED. SAM BROCK NOW WITH HIS STORY. >> Reporter: FOR FANS OF 21-YEAR-OLD RAJA CARRUTH. >> HE WINNING IT AT LAS VEGAS! FIRST CAREER WIN! >> Reporter: HIS EMPLOYMENTS MIGHT SEEM TO BE FLYING IN AT BREAKNECK SPEEDS. ARE YOU TELLING ME, BECAUSE YOU'RE 21 NOW, ONLY FOUR YEARS AGO WAS YOUR FIRST RACE? >> YEAH, COMING UP ON FIVE. FIVE IN JUNE. SO TO BE AT THIS LEVEL, I FEEL PRETTY PROUD SO FAR. >> Reporter: THE NUMBER 71 TRUCK. HE JUST BECAME THE THIRD BLACK DRIVER IN NASCAR'S HISTORY TO WIN A NATIONAL SERIES RACE AFTER SCOTT AND WALLACE. DID YOU SEE THAT AS PART OF THE MISSION? >> THE PASSION WAS THE MAIN THING, AND IT STILL IS, RIGHT? MY BACKGROUND IS WHO I AM AND MY FAMILY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME I'M HERE TO BE A RACER. >> Reporter: VIDEO GAMES AS A KID AND SIMULATOR MACHINES AS A TEEN SERVING AS A SPRING BOARD STRAIGHT TO NASCAR'S DRIVE FOR DIVERSITY PROGRAM HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DRIVERS LIKE WALLACE AND SUAREZ. >> FOR ME IT WAS THE SOLE REASON I COULD JUMP FROM RACING ONLINE TO IN REAL LIFE. >> Reporter: AND SUPPORT FROM HIS FAMILY. >> ANY PARENT THAT WANTS TO SUPPORT A CHILD DOING SOMETHING, THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. >> Reporter: DO YOU THINK HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE OPENING THE DOOR FOR OTHERS TO COME THROUGH? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> Reporter: NOW WITH A FULL GARAGE, CARRUTH AN INSPIRATION. >> LAST YEAR WAS THE DREAM, AND NOW THE DREAM IS A REALITY. >> Reporter: A SUCCESS STORY THAT'S ONLY BEGINNING TO REV UP. SAM BROCK, NBC NEWS, NORTH CAROLINA. >> THAT'S NIGHTLY NEWS FOR THIS MONDAY. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. I'M LESTER HOLT. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND EACH OTHER. GOOD NIGHT. >>> BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. THE MAJOR RULING IN FLORIDA ON ABORTION >>> BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. THE MAJOR RULING IN FLORIDA ON ABORTION RIGHTS. FLORIDA'S SUPREME COURT SAYING THE STATE'S SIX-WEEK ABORTION BAN CAN TAKE EFFECT IN 30 DAYS. BUT ALSO RULING THAT VOTERS SHOULD HAVE THE ULTIMATE SAY BY PUTTING THE ABORTION ISSUE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. THE GROWING NATIONAL BATTLE. >>> ALSO TONIGHT, THE SUV RAMMING A SECURITY GATE AT THE FBI'S ATLANTA FIELD OFFICE. THE DRIVER IN CUSTODY. WHAT WE'RE LEARNING. >>> THE SPRING STORMS AND TORNADO THREAT ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND IS APRIL SNOW HEADED FOR NEW ENGLAND? AL ROKER IS HERE. >>> THE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN THE RACE TO REOPEN THE PORT OF BALTIMORE AFTER THAT MASSIVE BRIDGE COLLAPSE. THE TEMPORARY FIX TO GET SHIPS IN AND OUT. >>> THE MAJOR ESCALATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST. IRAN ACCUSING ISRAEL OF STRIKING ITS CONSULATE IN SYRIA AND KILLING TWO TOP GENERALS. >>> CONVICTED DOUBLE MURDERER ALEX MURDAUGH BACK IN COURT, SENTENCED TO 40 MORE YEARS FOR STEALING FROM HIS CLIENTS. WHY SOME OF HIS VICTIMS SAY THEY FORGIVE HIM. >>> A LAWYER FOR NFL STAR RASHEE RICE SAY HE'S COOPERATING WITH POLICE AFTER REPORTS HIS CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR CRASH. AUTHORITIES ASKING FOR HELP IDENTIFYING THE MEN IN THIS VIDEO. >>> AND HE'S YOUNG AND DRIVEN. THE GAMER TURNED NASCAR STAR WHO JUST CLAIMED HIS FIRST MAJOR CHECKERED FLAG. >>> THIS IS NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT. >>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME. BREAKING TONIGHT, A PAIR OF CLOSELY WATCHED ABORTION RULINGS LATE TODAY BY FLORIDA'S SUPREME COURT. THE CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PANEL OPENING THE DOOR FOR A BAN ON ABORTIONS AFTER SIX WEEKS OF PREGNANCY. A POINT AT WHICH SOME WOMEN DON'T KNOW THEY ARE PREGNANT. BUT IN A SEPARATE RULING, THE COURT WILL LEAVE IT TO FLORIDA VOTERS TO DECIDE WHETHER TO RESTORE ABORTION RIGHTS WHEN THEY GO TO THE POLLS IN NOVEMBER. SENIOR LEGAL CORRESPONDENT LAURA JARRETT STARTS US OFF TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, FLORIDA'S HIGHEST COURT PAVING THE WAY FOR A STRICT ABORTION BAN TO GO INTO EFFECT WHILE ALSO SENDING THE ISSUE BACK TO THE VOTERS THIS NOVEMBER. THE CONSERVATIVE COURT FINDING THE STATE'S CONSTITUTION DOES NOT PROTECT ABORTION RIGHTS, WHICH WILL NOW ALLOW FLORIDA TO BAN THE PROCEDURE AS EARLY AS SIX WEEKS INTO PREGNANCY, BEFORE MANY WOMEN KNOW THAT THEY'RE PREGNANT. THAT LAW, SIGNED LAST YEAR BY REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, NOW SET TO GO INTO EFFECT IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. >> WE ARE HERE TODAY TO DEFEND THOSE WHO CANNOT DEFEND THEMSELVES. >> Reporter: IT'S ALL LIKELY TO USHER IN A CHANGE NOT ONLY IN FLORIDA, BUT THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH, AS THE STATE HAS SEEN A SURGE IN PATIENTS FROM SURROUNDING STATES THAT HAVE PASSED STRICTER BANS SINCE ROE V. WADE WAS OVERTURNED. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE COURT TODAY ALSO APPROVING KEY LANGUAGE FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROTECTING ABORTION RIGHTS AFTER ADVOCATES GATHERED ENOUGH SIGNATURES FOR VOTERS TO DECIDE THE ISSUE THIS NOVEMBER. >> I FEEL LIKE WOMEN SHOULD NOT BE TOLD WHAT TO DO. >> I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE ABORTION AT ALL. >> Reporter: IF PASSED, IT WOULD GUARANTEE THE RIGHT TO ABORTION BEFORE VIABILITY, WHICH IS USUALLY AROUND 24 WEEKS OR WHEN NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE PATIENT'S HEALTH. >> AND LAURA, IT'S NOT JUST FLORIDA THAT COULD HAVE ABORTION ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER? >> THAT'S RIGHT, LESTER. SEVERAL DIFFERENT STATES HAVE CONSIDERING BALLOT MEASURES LIKE THESE. SOME THEY'VE ALREADY SUCCEEDED, THE ADVOCATES HAVE SUCCEEDED IN GETTING THEM ON THE BALLOT. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IN THE SHORT TERM, THIS ABORTION BAN, THIS SIX-WEEK ABORTION BAN WILL START IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS IN FLORIDA. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >>> DEVELOPING TONIGHT, A DRIVER NEAR ATLANTA RAMMING HIS CAR INTO THE FRONT GATE OF THE FBI OFFICE THERE. BLAYNE ALEXANDER REPORTS HE IS IN CUSTODY TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A MAJOR SECURITY SCARE AT THE FBI FIELD OFFICE IN ATLANTA WHEN AGENTS SAY A MAN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE USED IT TO TRY AND FORCE HIS WAY INSIDE. >> WE CAN CONFIRM A PERSON RAMMED INTO THE FBI ATLANTA'S FRONT GATE SHORTLY AFTER NOON TODAY. HE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FACILITY. >> Reporter: THE FBI SAYS THE DRIVER TRIED TO GET PAST THE SECURITY CHECK POINT BY FOLLOWING AN EMPLOYEE VEHICLE INSIDE. BUT THE SECURITY BARRIER ENGAGED, AND THE SUSPECT CRASHED HIS CAR INTO IT. OFFICIALS SAY HE THEN JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND TRIED TO RUN TOWARD THE BUILDING, BUT ONLY MADE IT A FEW FEET BEFORE BEING TACKLED. >> SOME OF OUR SPECIAL AGENTS WERE PASSING BY APPREHENDED HIM. HIS MOTIVES AT THIS POINT ARE NOT KNOWN. THE SUSPECT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AREA HOSPITAL WHERE HE'S BEEN EVALUATED. >> Reporter: THE SUSPECT WAS NEVER CLOSE TO ACTUALLY GETTING INSIDE OF THE BUILDING, OFFICIALS SAY, AND NOTE IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL WHETHER THIS WAS A POTENTIAL ACT OF TERROR. TONIGHT, FBI OFFICIALS ARE NOT RELEASING THE NAME OF THE SUSPECT AND SAY NO WEAPONS WERE FOUND INSIDE THE CAR. AND TONIGHT, OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL CHARGES. LESTER? >> BLAYNE ALEXANDER, THANK YOU. >>> TENS OF MILLIONS ARE IN THE CROSS HAIRS OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW IN THE MIDWEST AND SOUTH FROM THE SAME STORM THAT CAUSED MAJOR FLOODING AND SURPRISINGLY HEAVY SNOW IN CALIFORNIA OVER THE WEEKEND. AL ROKER IS TRACKING IT FOR US. AL, A DANGEROUS SITUATION BREWING. >> IN FACT, IT'S DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW. A VOLATILE SITUATION. WE HAVE 8 MILLION PEOPLE UNDER TORNADO WATCHES FROM ST. LOUIS, KANSAS CITY DOWN TO OKLAHOMA CITY, AND JUST NORTH OF DALLAS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. AND THEN WE'VE ALSO GOT, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE MIDWEST. FLOOD WATCHES FOR 16 MILLION PEOPLE. TONIGHT WE ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AREA RIGHT IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WHERE WE HAVE DAMAGING HAIL, WIND GUSTS, AND NOCTURNAL TORNADOES. THESE ARE TWICE AS DEADLY AS DAYTIME TORNADOES. TOMORROW THE THREAT RAMPS UP TO 55 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UPPER OHIO RIVER VALLEY FROM COLUMBUS, NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA, BIRMINGHAM. WE'RE LOOKING AT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES. AND ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM, WE HAVE A MAJOR SNOWSTORM. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND FOR UP TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. >> THANK YOU. >>> SIX DAYS SINCE BALTIMORE'S KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A CARGO SHIP, THERE IS PROGRESS IN THE URGENT EFFORT TO REOPEN THE PORT. OFFICIALS SAYING CREWS HAVE ALREADY OPENED A NARROW CHANNEL TO ALLOW RECOVERY VESSELS TO ACCESS THE DISASTER SITE. AARON GILCHRIST IS THERE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, AUTHORITIES BATTLING MORE BAD WEATHER IN THE URGENT MISSION TO GET A PORTION OF THE BALTIMORE PORT BACK OPEN. TODAY THEY ANNOUNCED A TEMPORARY CHANNEL NOW COMPLETE. >> IT WILL HELP US GET MORE VESSELS IN THE WATER AROUND THE SITE OF THE COLLAPSE. >> Reporter: WE WERE OUT ON THE WATER WITH THE COAST GUARD LATE TODAY. WITH THIS TEMPORARY SHIPPING CHANNEL NOW OPEN, WE'RE SEEING ONE OF THE FIRST SHIPS TO GO THROUGH OFF IN THE DISTANCE HERE, A BARGE BEING PUSHED BY A TUG BOAT. THE OPERATION IN FULL SWING SIX DAYS AFTER THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSED WHEN THE CONTAINER SHIP STRUCK ONE OF ITS PILLARS. YOU'RE LOOKING AT NOW SOME OF THE FIRST PIECES CUT THIS WEEKEND WAITING TO BE REMOVED. THE NEW 11-FOOT DEEP TEMPORARY SHIPPING LANE EXPECTED TO ALLOW ONLY VESSELS ESSENTIAL TO SALVAGE OPERATIONS. MORE THAN 370 ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS, LOGISTICS EXPERTS, AND OTHERS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK. THE PLAN, CLEAR THE BRIDGE WRECKAGE FROM THE CHANNEL, STABILIZE THE DALI, REMOVE THE BRIDGE SPAN FROM THE BOW, AND EVENTUALLY REMOVE SOME CARGO CONTAINERS SO THE MASSIVE SHIP CAN BE REFLOATED AND BROUGHT BACK TO PORT. ALL THIS EXPECTED TO TAKE WEEKS AT LEAST. >> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO IT SAFELY. >> Reporter: EVERY DAY THE PORT REMAINS CLOSED COULD HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON BOTH THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND THE 8,000 JOBS THAT DIRECTLY DEPEND ON THIS BUSY WATERWAY BEING OPEN. 140,000 WORKERS HAVE SOME CONNECTION TO THIS SHIPPING HUB. >> IT'S TOUGH SEEING IT COME DOWN. >> Reporter: CHRIS ELLIOTT IS A LONG SHOREMAN, THE FOLKS WHO HANDLE ALL THE PRODUCTS MOVING FROM SHIP TO SHORE AT THE PORT. SINCE THE BRIDGE COLLAPSE, CHRIS HAS BEEN IN LIMBO. THE UNCERTAINTY HAS TO BE HARD. >> IT IS. EVERY DAY YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE UNCERTAINTY. UM, YOU KNOW, YOU LOSE SOME SLEEP OVER IT. GOT BILLS TO PAY. >> Reporter: TONIGHT WE'RE ALSO LEARNING THE OWNER OF THE CONTAINER SHIP PETITIONED THE COURT TO LIMIT HIS LIABILITY FOR THIS ACCIDENT. AND PRESIDENT BIDEN PLANS TO VISIT THE WRECKAGE ON FRIDAY. >> ALL RIGHT, AARON, THANK YOU. >>> IN SOUTH CAROLINA, A NEW SENTENCE FOR ALEX MURDAUGH TODAY FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL CRIMES. PRIYA, THIS COMES ON TOP OF MULTIPLE STATE SENTENCES, INCLUDING THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE AND SON? >> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT, LESTER. TODAY MURDAUGH WAS SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON AND $8 MILLION IN RESTITUTION FOR STEALING MILLIONS FROM HIS FAMILY LAW FIRM'S PERSONAL INJURY CLIENTS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE TWO LIFE SENTENCES WITHOUT PAROLE HE'S ALREADY SERVING FOR KILLING HIS WIFE AND SON AND 27 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR SIMILAR FINANCIAL CRIMES. MURDAUGH APPEARED IN COURT TODAY IN AN ORANGE JUMP SUIT AND SHACKLES AND ADDRESSED THE JUDGE FOR 13 MINUTES. HE SAID HE'S REMORSEFUL AND EMBARRASSED ABOUT WHAT HE DID AND THAT HE THINKS ABOUT HIS VICTIMS EVERY DAY. TWO OF THE VICTIMS APPEARED IN COURT TODAY AND SAID THEY FORGIVE HIM. >> THANK YOU. >>> TONIGHT A LAWYER FOR NFL STAR RASHEE RICE SAYS HE IS COOPERATING WITH AUTHORITIES AS THEY INVESTIGATE A SIX-VEHICLE CRASH IN DALLAS THAT MAY HAVE INVOLVED ONE OF HIS CARS. PRISCILLA THOMPSON NOW WITH THE LATE DETAILS. >> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THIS TERRIFYING CRASH, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WIDE RECEIVER RASHEE RICE IS RESPONDING AMID REPORTS THAT HIS CAR MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. HIS ATTORNEY WRITING IN A STATEMENT THAT RICE IS COOPERATING FULLY WITH AUTHORITIES AND WILL TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO ADDRESS THE THE SITUATION RESPONSIBLY, ADDING HIS THOUGHTS ARE WITH EVERYONE IMPACTED. THE RESPONSE COMES 48 HOURS AFTER THIS SIX-CAR CRASH CAUSED, POLICE SAY, BY THIS LAMBORGHINI AND CORVETTE SPEEDING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY. >> A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY AT THE 700 BLOCK OF THE EXPRESSWAY NORTHBOUND. >> Reporter: DRAMATIC DASH CAM VIDEO SHOWS THE MOMENT THE DRIVERS LOST CONTROL, ONE CAR SLAMMING INTO THE CENTRAL MEDIAN AS THE OTHER APPEARS TO SPIN OUT. KAYLA QUINN SAYS SHE AND HER FOUR-YEAR-OLD SON WERE HEADED HOME AFTER A DAY AT THE ZOO WHEN THEY WERE AMONG THOSE HIT. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED WAY WORSE, SHE WROTE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BOTH CARS HITTING ME, YET ME AND MY BABY WALKED OUT UNTOUCHED. POLICE SAY ALL INJURIES WERE MINOR, AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE LAMBORGHINI AND THE CORVETTE ALL RAN FROM THE SCENE. MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH, A BYSTANDER CAPTURED THIS VIDEO. >> YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> WHERE YOU GUYS HEADING? YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> YOU GUYS JUST GONNA LEAVE IT? >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE NFL NOT COMMENTING, BUT THE CHIEF'S PRESIDENT SAYING THIS. >> WE'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS, WE'LL GATHER THE FACTS, WE WILL REACT ACCORDINGLY. >> Reporter: DALLAS POLICE ARE NOT SAYING IF RICE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACTUAL CRASH, AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE MEN IN THE VIDEO. LESTER? >> PRISCILLA THOMPSON, THANK YOU. >>> IN THE MIDDLE EAST, IRAN IS CLAIMING TONIGHT THAT AN ISRAELI AIR STRIKE IN SYRIA KILLED SOME OF ITS SENIOR COMMANDERS AT AN IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC BUILDING IN DAMASCUS. RAF SANCHEZ HAS MORE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE FIERY AFTERMATH OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TARGETED STRIKE IN SYRIA. SMOKE AND FLAMES BILLOWING FROM AN IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC BUILDING IN DAMASCUS. DEBRIS SCATTERED ON THE STREET. IRAN SAYS THE BLAST KILLED TWO GENERALS AND FIVE OFFICERS FROM ITS REVOLUTIONARY GUARD, AND IT'S BLAMING ISRAEL AND VOWING REVENGE. ISRAEL NOT COMMENTING. IRAN IS A PRIMARY BACKER OF BOTH HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS AS FEARS GROW OF A WIDENING CONFLICT OUTSIDE GAZA WHERE TODAY ISRAEL ANNOUNCED THE END OF WHAT IT CALLED A TWO-WEEK COUNTERTERROR RAID ON AL SHIFA HOSPITAL, LEAVING BEHIND A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION. ISRAEL SAYS HAMAS USED THE HOSPITAL AS A BASE, AND THAT ISRAELI COMMANDOS KILLED 200 MILITANTS AND SENIOR HAMAS OPERATIVES. >> HAMAS SHOULD NOT BE OPERATING OUT OF HOSPITALS. BUT AS WE'VE ALSO SAID, WE DON'T WANT FIRE FIGHTS IN A HOSPITAL. >> Reporter: AT LEAST 21 PATIENTS DIED DURING THE ISRAELI SIEGE ACCORDING TO THE HAMAS-RUN HEALTH MINISTRY, AND THEY SAID FOUND BODIES DECOMPOSING IN THE DIRT. AMONG THEM, A DEDICATED SURGEON ACCORDING TO HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY. HIS COLLEAGUES SAID HE REFUSED TO LEAVE HIS PATIENTS BEHIND. >> HE DECIDED TO STAY IN NORTHERN GAZA TO LOOK AFTER HIS PATIENTS. >> Reporter: AND ISRAEL'S MILITARY TONIGHT SAYING AN IRANIAN MADE DRONE HIT AN ISRAELI NAVAL BASE. THERE WERE NO CASUALTIES, BUT ISRAEL CALLING IT A SERIOUS INCIDENT. >> RAF SANCHEZ, THANK YOU. >>> IN 60 SECONDS, THE $20 AN HOUR PAY HIKE FOR FAST FOOD WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA. BUT WHAT WILL THE IMPACT BE ON MEAL PRICES NEXT. >>> MORE THAN 500,000 FAST FOOD WORKERS GOT A RAISE TODAY TO $20 AN HOUR AS A NEW LAW TOOK EFFECT IN CALIFORNIA. IT'S MEANT TO OFFSET THE HIGH COST OF LIVING, BUT MAY ALSO MEAN YOU PAY MORE FOR YOUR BURGER. HERE'S LIZ KRUETZ GOOD SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING. >> Reporter: FOR THREE YEARS ANISHA HAS WORKED AT JACK IN THE BOX, STRUGGLING AS A SINGLE MOM TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET IN HIGH PRICED LOS ANGELES. >> THEY NEED TO KNOW THEIR WORKERS ARE STRUGGLING. >> Reporter: SHE'S AMONG HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FAST FOOD WORKERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA GETTING A RAISE. >> WE NEED THIS. WE NEED THIS SO BAD. >> Reporter: AFTER YEARS OF PROTESTS, RESTAURANT CHAINS WITH MORE THAN 60 LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE MUST NOW PAY CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES AT LEAST $20 AN HOUR. IT'S ONE OF THE HIGHEST MINIMUM WAGES IN THE COUNTRY, AND THE FIRST TIME STATE LAWMAKERS HAVE MANDATED A MINIMUM WAGE FOR JUST ONE INDUSTRY. SUPPORTERS SAY IT'S TIME FOR THE BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATIONS TO PAY A LIVING WAGE. BUT MANY FRANCHISE OWNERS LIKE JESSICA DEAMBRA, WHO RUNS 11 MCDONALD'S AROUND LA SAY THE LAW PUTS AN UNFAIR STRAIN ON BUSINESSES ALREADY OPERATING ON SLIM MARGINS. DO YOU FEEL TARGETED BECAUSE IT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR FAST FOOD? >> YES, AND I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE THAT. THEY SEE THIS BIG MCDONALD'S BRAND AND THINK WE HAVE ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, AND THAT'S NOT AT ALL HOW IT IS. >> Reporter: MCDONALD'S, STARBUCKS, AND OTHERS ALREADY PLANNING TO RAISE PRICES. PIZZA HUT LAID OFF DELIVERY DRIVERS LIKE MICHAEL. >> I WAS FRUSTRATED. WE HAD OUR JOBS TAKEN FROM US. >> Reporter: HE WAS LET GO AFTER EIGHT YEARS. >> WHAT'S THE POINT OF THE RAISE IF YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB ANYMORE? >> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY THE LAW MAY ALSO LEAD TO SHORTER HOURS AND EXPEDITE THE PUSH TO AUTOMATION, REPLACING PEOPLE WITH TECHNOLOGY. ECONOMISTS OFTEN SAY THERE'S NO SO MUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH. DOES THAT APPLY HERE? >> THAT REALLY APPLIES HERE. BUT WE FORGET SOMEONE IS PAYING FOR IT SOMEWHERE. >> Reporter: BUT FOR ANISHA, SHE SAYS THE FEW EXTRA DOLLARS GO A LONG WAY. >> I'M PRAYING THOSE $20 WILL ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. >> Reporter: LIZ KREUTZ, NBC NEWS LOS ANGELES. >>> UP NEXT, COLLEGE WARNINGS OVER FINANCIAL AID CHAOS. COULD IT IMPACT THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS' ABILITY TO GO TO COLLEGE IN THE FALL? >>> BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. THE MAJOR RULING IN FLORIDA ON ABORTION RIGHTS >>> BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. THE MAJOR RULING IN FLORIDA ON ABORTION RIGHTS. FLORIDA'S SUPREME COURT SAYING THE STATE'S SIX-WEEK ABORTION BAN CAN TAKE EFFECT IN 30 DAYS, BUT ALSO RULING VOTERS CAN HAVE THE ULTIMATE SAY BY PUTTING THE ABORTION ISSUE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. THE GROWING NATIONAL BATTLE. >>> ALSO TONIGHT, THE SUV RAMMING A SECURITY GATE AT THE FBI'S ATLANTA FIELD OFFICE. THE DRIVER IN CUSTODY. WHAT WE'RE LEARNING. >>> THE SPRING STORMS AND TORNADO THREAT ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND IS APRIL SNOW HEADED FOR NEW ENGLAND? AL ROKER IS HERE. >>> THE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN THE RACE TO REOPEN THE PORT OF BALTIMORE AFTER THAT MASSIVE BRIDGE COLLAPSE. THE TEMPORARY FIX TO GET SHIPS IN AND OUT. >>> THE MAJOR ESCALATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST. IRAN ACCUSING ISRAEL OF STRIKING ITS CONSULATE IN SYRIA AND KILLING TWO TOP GENERALS. >>> CONVICTED DOUBLE MURDERER ALEX MURDAUGH BACK IN COURT, SENTENCED TO 40 MORE YEARS FOR STEALING FROM HIS CLIENTS. WHY SOME OF HIS VICTIMS SAY THEY FORGIVE HIM. >>> A LAWYER FOR NFL STAR RASHEE RICE SAYS HE'S COOPERATING WITH POLICE AFTER REPORTS HIS CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR CRASH. AUTHORITIES ASKING FOR HELP IDENTIFYING THE MEN IN THIS VIDEO. >>> AND HE'S YOUNG AND DRIVEN. THE GAMER TURNED NASCAR STAR WHO JUST CLAIMED HIS FIRST MAJOR CHECKERED FLAG. NBC "NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH LESTER HOLT >>> THIS IS NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT. >>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. BREAKING TONIGHT, A PAIR OF ABORTION RULINGS LATE TONIGHT BY FLORIDA'S SUPREME COURT. THE CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PANEL OPENING THE DOOR FOR A BAN ON ABORTIONS AFTER SIX WEEKS OF PREGNANCY, A POINT AT WHICH SOME WOMEN DON'T KNOW THEY ARE PREGNANT. BUT IN A SEPARATE RULING, THE COURT WILL LEAVE IT TO FLORIDA VOTERS TO DECIDE WHETHER TO RESTORE ABORTION RIGHTS WHEN THEY GO TO THE POLLS IN NOVEMBER. SENIOR LEGAL CORRESPONDENT LAURA JARRETT STARTS US OFF TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, FLORIDA'S HIGHEST COURT PAVING THE WAY FOR A STRICT ABORTION BAN TO GO INTO EFFECT WHILE ALSO SENDING THE ISSUE BACK TO THE VOTERS THIS NOVEMBER. THE CONSERVATIVE COURT FINDING THE STATE'S CONSTITUTION DOES NOT PROTECT ABORTION RIGHTS, WHICH WILL NOW ALLOW FLORIDA TO BAN THE PROCEDURE AS EARLY AS SIX WEEKS INTO PREGNANCY, BEFORE MANY WOMEN KNOW THAT THEY'RE PREGNANT. THAT LAW SIGNED LAST YEAR BY REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, NOW SET TO GO INTO EFFECT IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. >> WE ARE HERE TODAY TO DEFEND THOSE WHO CAN'T DEFEND THEMSELVES. >> Reporter: IT'S ALL LIKELY TO USHER IN A CHANGE NOT ONLY IN FLORIDA, BUT THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH AS THE STATE HAS SEEN A SURGE IN PATIENTS FROM SURROUNDING STATES THAT HAVE PASSED STRICTER BANS SINCE ROE V. WADE WAS OVERTURNED. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE COURT TODAY ALSO APPROVING KEY LANGUAGE FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROTECTING ABORTION RIGHTS AFTER ADVOCATES GATHERED ENOUGH SIGNATURES FOR VOTERS TO DECIDE THE ISSUE THIS NOVEMBER. >> I FEEL LIKE WOMEN SHOULD NOT BE TOLD WHAT TO DO. >> I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE ABORTION AT ALL. >> Reporter: IF PASSED, IT WOULD GUARANTEE THE RIGHT TO ABORTION BEFORE VIABILITY, WHICH IS USUALLY AROUND 24 WEEKS, OR WHEN NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE PATIENT'S HEALTH. >> AND LAURA, IT'S NOT JUST FLORIDA THAT COULD HAVE ABORTION ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER? >> THAT'S RIGHT, LESTER. SEVERAL DIFFERENT STATES ARE CONSIDERING BALLOT MEASURES LIKE THESE. SOME THEY'VE ALREADY SUCCEEDED, THE ADVOCATES HAVE SUCCEEDED IN GETTING THEM ON THE BALLOT. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IN THE SHORT TERM LESTER, THIS ABORTION BAN, THIS SIX-WEEK ABORTION BAN WILL START IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS IN FLORIDA. >> ALL RIGHT, LAURA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>> DEVELOPING TONIGHT, A DRIVER NEAR ATLANTA RAMMING HIS CAR INTO THE FRONT GATE OF THE FBI OFFICE THERE. BLAYNE ALEXANDER REPORTS HE'S IN CUSTODY TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A MAJOR SECURITY SCARE AT THE FBI FIELD OFFICE IN ATLANTA, WHEN AGENTS SAY A MAN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, USED IT TO TRY AND FORCE HIS WAY INSIDE. >> WE CAN CONFIRM A PERSON RAMMED INTO THE FBI ATLANTA'S FRONT GATE SHORTLY AFTER NOON TODAY. HE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FACILITY. >> Reporter: THE FBI SAYS THE DRIVER TRIED TO GET PAST THE SECURITY CHECK POINT BY FOLLOWING AN EMPLOYEE VEHICLE INSIDE. BUT THE SECURITY BARRIER ENGAGED, AND THE SUSPECT CRASHED HIS CAR INTO IT. OFFICIALS SAY HE THEN JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND TRIED TO RUN TOWARD THE BUILDLING, BUT ONLY MADE IT A FEW FEET BEFORE BEING TACKLED. >> SOME OF OUR SPECIAL AGENTS WHO WERE PASSING BY APPREHENDED HIM. HIS MOTIVES, AT THIS POINT, ARE NOT KNOWN. THE SUSPECT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AREA HOSPITAL WHERE HE'S BEEN EVALUATED. >> Reporter: THE SUSPECT WAS NEVER CLOSE TO ACTUALLY GETTING INSIDE OF THE BUILDING, OFFICIALS SAY, AND NOTE IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL WHETHER THIS WAS A POTENTIAL ACT OF TERROR. TONIGHT, FBI OFFICIALS ARE NOT RELEASING THE NAME OF THE SUSPECT AND SAY NO WEAPONS WERE FOUND INSIDE THE CAR. AND TONIGHT, OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL CHARGES. >> BLAYNE ALEXANDER, THANK YOU. >>> TENSOF MILLIONS IN THE CROSS HAIRS OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW FROM THE SAME STORM THAT CAUSED FLOODING AND HEAVY SNOW IN CALIFORNIA OVER THE WEEKEND. AL IS TRACKING IT FOR US. A DANGEROUS SITUATION BREWING. >> YES, A VOLATILE SITUATION. WE HAVE 8 MILLION PEOPLE UNDER TORNADO WATCHES FROM ST. LOUIS, KANSAS CITY DOWN TO OKLAHOMA CITY AND JUST NORTH OF DALLAS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. AND THEN WE'VE ALSO GOT, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE MIDWEST. FLOOD WATCHES FOR 16 MILLION PEOPLE. TONIGHT WE ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AREA RIGHT IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WHERE WE HAVE DAMAGING HAIL, WIND GUSTS, NOCTURNAL TORNADOES. THESE ARE DEVICE AS DEADLY AS DAYTIME TORNADOES. FORT SMITH, JOPLIN, ST. LOUIS, POPLAR BLUFF. THEN TOMORROW THE THREAT RAMPS UP TO 55 MILLION PEOPLE FROM COLUMBUS, NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA, BIRMINGHAM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ANYWHERE FROM TWO TO THREE INCHES. THEN ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM, LESTER, WE HAVE A MAJOR SNOWSTORM, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND FOR UP TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. >> ALL RIGHT, AL ROKER, THANK YOU. >>> SIX DAYS SINCE BALTIMORE'S KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A CARGO SHIP THERE IS PROGRESS IN THE URGENT EFFORT TO REOPEN THE PORT. OFFICIALS SAYING CREWS HAVE ALREADY OPENED A NARROW CHANNEL TO ALLOW RECOVERLY VESSELS TO ACCESS THE DISASTER SITE. AARON GILCHRIST IS THERE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT AUTHORITIES BATTLING MORE BAD WEATHER IN A MISSION TO GET THE BALTIMORE PORT BACK OPEN. TODAY THEY ANNOUNCED A TEMPORARY CHANNEL IS NOW COMPLETE. >> IT WILL HELP US GET MORE SUCCESS VESSELS IN THE WATER AROUND THE SITE OF THE COLLAPSE. >> Reporter: OFF IF THE DISTANCE HERE, ONE OF THE FIRST SHIPS TO GO THROUGH, A BARGE PUSHED BY A TUG BOAT. THE OPERATION IN FULL SWING SIX DAYS AFTER THE BRIDGE COLLAPSED WHEN A CONTAINER SHIP STRUCK A PILLAR. WE KNOW CREWS WERE OUT THIS WEEKEND WITH CUTTING TORCHES SLIGHTING THE PIECES OF METAL. YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE FIRST PIECES CUT AND WAITING TO BE REMOVED. THE NEW 11-FOOT DEEP TEMPORARY SHIPPING LANE CAN WANTED TO ALLOW ONLY VESSELS ESSENTIAL TO SALVAGE OPERATIONS. MORE THAN 370 ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS, LOGISTICS EXPERTS, AND OTHERS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK. THE PLAN IS TO CLEAR THE BRIDGE WRECKAGE FROM THE CHANNEL, STABILIZE THE DALI, AND THEN REFLOAT THE MASSIVE SHIP AND BRING IT BACK TO PORT. ALL THIS EXPECTED TO TAKE WEEKS AT LEAST. >> WE'LL MOVE AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO IT SAFELY. >> Reporter: EVERY DAY THE PORT REMAINS CLOSED COULD HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON BOTH THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND THE 8,000 JOBS THAT DIRECTLY DEPEND ON THIS BUSY WATERWAY BEING OPEN. 140,000 WORKERS HAVE SOME CONNECTION TO THE SHIPPING HUB. >> IT'S TOUGH SEEING IT COME DOWN. >> Reporter: CHRIS ELLIOTT IS A LONG SHOREMAN. THE FOLKS THAT HANDLE ALL THE PRODUCTS MOVING FROM SHIP TO SHORE AT THE PORT. SINCE THE BRIDGE COLLAPSE, CHRIS HAS BEEN IN LIMBO. THE UNCERTAINTY HAS TO BE HARD THOUGH? >> YEAH, EVERY DAY YOU THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE UNCERTAINTY. LOSE SOME SLEEP OVER IT. GOT BILLS TO PAY. >> Reporter: TONIGHT WE'RE ALSO LEARNING THE OWNER OF THE CONTAINER SHIP PETITIONED THE COURT TO LIMIT ITS LIABILITY FOR THIS ACCIDENT. AND PRESIDENT BIDEN PLANS TO VISIT THE WRECKAGE ON FRIDAY. LESTER? >> ALL RIGHT, AARON, THANK YOU. >>> IN SOUTH CAROLINA, A NEW SENTENCE FOR ALEX MURDAUGH TODAY FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL CRIMES. PRIYA, THIS COMES ON TOP OF MULTIPLE STATE SENTENCES, INCLUDING THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE AND SON. >> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT, LESTER. TODAY MURDAUGH WAS SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON AND $8 MILLION IN RESTITUTION FOR STEALING MILLIONS FROM HIS FAMILY LAW FIRM'S PERSONAL INJURY CLIENTS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE TWO LIFE SENTENCES WITHOUT PAROLE HE'S ALREADY SERVING FOR KILLING HIS WIFE AND SON AND 27 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR SIMILAR FINANCIAL CRIMES. MURDAUGH APPEARED IN COURT TODAY IN AN ORANGE JUMP SUIT AND SHACKLES AND ADDRESSED THE JUDGE FOR 13 MINUTES. HE SAID HE'S REMORSEFUL AND EMBARRASSED ABOUT WHAT HE DID, AND THAT HE THINKS THINKS ABOUT HIS VICTIMS EVERY DAY. TWO OF THE VICTIMS APPEARED IN COURT TODAY AND SAID THEY FORGIVE HIM. >> THANK YOU. >>> TONIGHT A LAWYER FOR NFL STAR RASHEE RICE SAYS HE'S COOPERATING WITH AUTHORITIES AS THEY INVESTIGATE A SIX-VEHICLE CRASH IN DALLAS THAT MAY HAVE INVOLVED ONE OF HIS CARS. >> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THIS TERRIFYING CRASH, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WIDE RECEIVER RASHEE RICE IS RESPONDING AMID REPORTS THAT HIS CAR MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. HIS ATTORNEY WRITING IN A STATEMENT THAT RICE IS COOPERATING FULLY WITH AUTHORITIES AND WILL TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION RESPONSIBLY. ADDING HIS THOUGHTS ARE WITH EVERYONE IMPACTED. THE RESPONSE COMES 48 HOURS AFTER THIS SIX-CAR CRASH CAUSED BY THIS LAMBORGHINI AND CORVETTE SPEEDING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY. DRAMATIC DASH CAM VIDEO SHOWS THE MOMENT POLICE SAY THE DRIVERS LOST CONTROL. ONE CAR SLAMMING INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN AS THE OTHER APPEARS TO SPIN OUT. KAYLA QUINN SAYS SHE AND HER FOUR-YEAR-OLD SON WERE HEADED HOME AFTER A DAY AT THE ZOO WHEN THEY WERE AMONG THOSE HIT. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED WAY WORSE, SHE WROTE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BOTH CARS HITTING ME, YET ME AND MY BABY WALKED OUT UNTOUCHED. POLICE SAY ALL INJURIES WERE MINOR, AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE LAMBORGHINI AND CORVETTE ALL RAN FROM THE SCENE. MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH, A BYSTANDER TOOK THIS VIDEO. >> YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> WHERE YOU GUYS HEADING? YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> YOU GUYS JUST GONNA LEAVE IT? >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE NFL NOT COMMENTING, BUT THE CHIEF'S PRESIDENT TELLING TALK RADIO THIS. >> WE'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT, WE'LL GATHER THE FACTS, WE WILL REACT ACCORDINGLY. >> Reporter: DALLAS POLICE ARE NOT SAYING IF RICE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACTUAL CRASH, AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE MEN IN THE VIDEO. >>> IN THE MIDDLE EAST, IRAN IS CLAIMING THAT AN AIR STRIKE IN SYRIA KILLED SOME OF IT SENIOR COMMANDERS AT AN IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC BUILDING IN DAMASCUS. RAF SANCHEZ HAS MORE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE FIERY AFTERMATH OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TARGETED STRIKE IN SYRIA. SMOKE AND FLAMES BILLOWING FROM AN IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC BUILDING IN DAMASCUS. DEBRIS SCATTERED ON THE STREET. IRAN SAYS THE BLAST KILLED TWO GENERALS AND FIVE OFFICERS FROM ITS REVOLUTIONARY GUARD, AND IT'S BLAMING ISRAEL AND VOWING REVENGE. ISRAEL NOT COMMENTING. IRAN IS A PRIMARY BACKER OF BOTH HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS AS FEARS GROW OF A WIDENING CONFLICT OUTSIDE GAZA WHERE TODAY ISRAEL ANNOUNCED THE END OF WHAT IT CALLED A TWO-WEEK COUNTERTERROR RAID ON AL SHIFA HOSPITAL, LEAVING BEHIND A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION. ISRAEL SAYS HAMAS USED THE HOSPITAL AS A BASE, AND THAT ISRAELI COMMANDOS KILLED 200 MILITANTS AND CAPTURED SENIOR HAMAS OPERATIVES. THE U.S. SAYING HAMAS IS HIDING AMONG CIVILIANS. >> HAMAS SHOULD NOT BE OPERATING OUT OF HOSPITALS. BUT, AS WE'VE ALSO SAID, WE DO NOT WANT FIRE FIGHTS IN A HOSPITAL. >> Reporter: THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS AT LEAST 21 PATIENTS DIED DURING THE ISRAELI SIEGE, AND GAZA'S HAMAS-RUN HEALTH MINISTRY SAID THEY FOUND BODIES OF CIVILIANS DECOMPOSING IN THE DIRT. AMONG THEM, A DOCTOR ACCORDING TO HIS FAMILY AND PALESTINIAN MEDIA. A DEDICATED SURGEON, HIS COLLEAGUES SAID HE REFUSED TO LEAVE HIS PATIENTS BEHIND. >> HE OPTED TO STAY IN NORTHERN GAZA TO LOOK AFTER HIS PATIENTS. >> Reporter: AND ISRAEL'S MILITARY SAYING TONIGHT AN IRANIAN MADE DRONE HIT AN ISRAELI NAVAL BASE. THERE WERE NO CASUALTIES, BUT ISRAEL CALLING IT A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT. >> RAF SANCHEZ, THANK YOU. >>> IN 60 SECONDS, THE $20 AN HOUR PAY HIKE FOR FAST FOOD WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA. BUT WHAT WILL THE IMPACT BE ON MEAL PRICES? THAT'S NEXT. >> EVERY TIME SOMEONE GOES IN THE WATER, THEY ARE TAKING A RISK. EVERY TIME WE MOVE A PIECE OF THE STRUCTURE, THE SITUATION COULD BECOME EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. WE HAVE TO MOVE FAST, BUT WE CANNOT BE CARELESS. >>> IN BALTIMORE, AS CREWS START CLEARING AWAY TONS AND TONS OF MANGLED STEEL AND CONCRETE, THE BATTLE OVER WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THAT BRIDGE COLLAPSE IS JUST GETTING STARTED TOO. I'M GADI SCHWARTZ, AND THIS IS STAY TUNED NOW. >>> IT IS QUICK WORK, AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SIGNS OF PROGRESS WE'VE SEEN. TONIGHT A TEMPORARY CHANNEL IS NOW UP AND RUNNING TO GIVE SALVAGE BOATS ACCESS TO THE WRECKAGE SITE TO HELP WITH CLEARING AWAY THE DEBRIS, AND A 200-TON SPAN OF THE BRIDGE HAS ALREADY BEEN REMOVED. THAT'S JUST A SMALL FRACTION OF THE UP TO 4,000 TONS OF DEBRIS THAT CAME CRASHING DOWN. THAT'S SOMETHING LIKE 8 MILLION-POUNDS. CREWS ARE USING CUTTING TORCHES TO SLICE STEEL BEAMS INTO PIECES TO BE CARRIED AWAY, AND THIS IS BEFORE THEY TAKE ON THE TASK OF MOVING THAT MASSIVE DALI CARGO SHIP THAT BROUGHT THE BRIDGE DOWN NEARLY A WEEK AGO KILLING SIX CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, FOUR WHOSE BODIES ARE STILL MISSING. AND THIS COMES AS WE ARE LEARNING THE OWNER AND THE MANAGER OF THE CARGO SHIP FILED A PETITION IN FEDERAL COURT EARLIER TODAY LOOKING TO AVOID LIABILITY FOR THE COLLAPSE. NBC NEWS' AARON GILCHRIST IS JOINING US NOW. THE FOUR BODIES STILL HAVEN'T BEEN RECOVERED, IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE CONDITIONS OUT THERE? >> Reporter: THAT IS A BIG PART OF IT, GADI. AS WE UNDERSTAND IT, THEY'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PUT RECOVERY DIVERS IN THE WATER SINCE THE CONDITIONS IN THE WATER MAKE THIS REALLY TOO DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO SEE MUCH FARTHER THAN A FOOT OR TWO IN FRONT OF THEIR FACES. LARGELY THAT IS BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE DEBRIS FROM THE BRIDGE COLLAPSE THAT IS STILL IN THE WATER. OF COURSE, AS THEY WORK TO BREAK UP THE BRIDGE INTO SMALLER PIECES THAT THEY CAN THEN USE CRANES TO LIFT AND THEN BARGES TO GET OUT OF THE AREA, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO CLEAR MORE OF THAT WATER AND EVENTUALLY PUT DIVERS IN TO RECOVER THE BODIES. THESE FAMILIES ARE WAITING FOR SOME CLOSURE IN THIS INCIDENT, AND SO THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE MISSION HERE, GADI. >> AND I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THIS PETITION FILED TODAY BY THE OWNER AND MANAGER OF THE CARGO SHIP. IS THIS A PROCEDURAL FORMALITY? DOES THIS THING NORMALLY HAPPEN WHEN YOU SEE A DISASTER LIKE THIS? ARE THEY SAYING WHY THEY THINK THEY SHOULDN'T BE HELD LIABLE? >> Reporter: I DON'T THINK IT'S WILDLY UNUSUAL THE OWNER OF THE SHIP WOULD MAKE A MOVE LIKE THIS. WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS GONE TO THE COURT AND SAID THEY WANT TO LIMIT THEIR LIABILITY FROM THE ACCIDENT HERE. THEY'RE SAYING IN THEIR FILING THAT THEY DO NOT BELIEVE, OR THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUES WITH THE SHIP THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN. SO IN DOING THAT THEY'RE SAYING THEY WANT TO LIMIT THEIR LIABILITY TO PRETTY MUCH THE VALUE OF THE SHIP AND THE CONTENTS OF THE SHIP, WHICH WOULD KEEP PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THIS, OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE DIED HERE. SO THEIR FAMILIES MIGHT BE INCLINED TO SUE. THIS IS THEIR EFFORT TO SAY THAT THEY DON'T BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE TO THE POINT WHERE THEY COULD BE SUED OUTSIDE OF WHAT THEY BELIEVE THE VALUE OF THE SHIP AND THE ITEMS ON THE SHIP TO BE AT THIS POINT. >> WE'LL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON HOW THAT PROGRESSES. MEANWHILE, PORT WORKERS ARE GETTING HIT REALLY HARD BY ALL THIS. WHAT'S THE LATEST ON WORK OVER AT THE PORT? >> Reporter: YEAH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AROUND 8,000 DOCK WORKERS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO WORK. THE MAJORITY ARE NOT ABLE TO WORK NOW BECAUSE THE PART OF BALTIMORE IS CLOSED. THIS IS HAVING A REALLY ADVERSE IMPACT ON THESE WORKERS BECAUSE THEY OBVIOUSLY RELY ON THIS WORK TO PAY THEM AND FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. I WANT YOU TO HEAR FROM ONE DOCK WORKER WE SPOKE TO EARLIER TODAY ABOUT HIS CONCERNS AS HE'S PLAYING THIS WAITING GAME. LISTEN. >> EVERY DAY YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE UNCERTAINTY. UM, YOU KNOW, YOU LOSE SOME SLEEP OVER IT. GOT BILLS TO PAY. BUT DEEP DOWN, UM, I BELIEVE IN THE PEOPLE THAT RUN THE PORT, AND I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO BE OKAY. >> Reporter: SO CHRIS HAS SOME DEGREE OF HOPE AND FAITH THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A PROCESS THAT WILL WORK ITSELF OUT IN TERMS OF THEM BEING ABLE TO GET BACK TO SOME SORT OF WORK AND HAVE SOME UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT INCOME WILL LOOK LIKE. HE BELIEVES THAT WILL HAPPEN FAIRLY SOON, IN MAYBE THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. WE SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OPENED A RESOURCE CENTER HERE IN BALTIMORE TODAY, ACTUALLY, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE A WAY FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO GO, FIGURE OUT WHAT INFORMATION THEY NEED TO GATHER TOGETHER TO APPLY FOR LOW INTEREST LOANS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE AVAILABLE UP TO $2 MILLION FOR THESE BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY THE CLOSURE OF THE PORT AND BY THE INABILITY TO ACCESS THAT AREA. SO THEY CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO KEEP THEIR BUSINESSES RUNNING, KEEP THEIR EMPLOYEES PAID UNTIL WE CAN GET SOME RESOLUTION ON CLEARING THIS WATERWAY. GADI? >> SO MANY PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THIS DISASTER. AARON, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> AND CONVICTED KILLER ALEX MURDAUGH, WHO'S ALREADY IN PRISON FOR LIFE, WAS SENTENCED TO 40 MORE YEARS IN PRISON TODAY. THIS TIME FOR STEALING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM HIS LEGAL CLIENTS. MURDAUGH IS SERVING TWO CONSECUTIVE LIFE SENTENCES FOR THE MURDERS OF HIS WIFE AND ONE OF HIS SONS, AND HERE'S WHAT A LAWYER FOR ONE OF HIS VICTIMS HAD TO SAY. >> THERE'S A STAGGERING HUMAN TOLL ATTACHED TO EVERY SINGLE CENT. THIS IS BLOOD MONEY. PEOPLE BLED, PEOPLE DIED, PEOPLE HAD FUNERALS TO GET COMPENSATED, AND ALEX TOOK IT AND PREYED ON THEM. >> Reporter: TODAY ALEX MURDAUGH APPEARED IN THIS FEDERAL COURTHOUSE WHERE A JUDGE SENTENCED HIM TO 40 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR FINANCIAL CRIMES INCLUDING MONEY LAUNDERING, WIRE FRAUD, AND BANK FRAUD. PROSECUTORS SAY HE STOLE $12 MILLION FROM HIS FAMILY LAW FIRM'S PERSONAL INJURY CLIENTS. THEY ALSO SAY THAT 6 MILLION OF THE $12 MILLION IS STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR. MURDAUGH APPEARED IN THE COURTROOM TODAY IN AN ORANGE JUMP SUIT AND SHACKLES. HE ADDRESSED THE JUDGE IN A 13 MINUTE TESTIMONY. HE GOT EXTREMELY EMOTIONAL AND SAID THAT HE'S REMORSEFUL, HE'S EMBARRASSED, AND THAT HE THINKS ABOUT HIS VICTIMS EVERY DAY. TWO OF THE VICTIMS ALSO SPOKE TO THE JUDGE AND SAID THAT THEY'RE PRAYING FOR MURDAUGH AND THAT THEY FORGIVE HIM. NOW, THIS ALL COMES AS MURDAUGH IS SERVING TWO CONCURRENT LIFE SENTENCES WITHOUT PAROLE FOR KILLING HIS WIFE MAGGIE AND HIS SON. IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, NBC NEWS. >>> DON'T GO ANYWHERE, WE'VE GOT MORE NEWS AHEAD JUST COMING UP. UP NEXT IS A HUGE RULING FROM THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT ON ABORTION. WE'VE GOT THOSE DETAILS. PLUS, A WIDE RECEIVER FOR THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS IS CONNECTED TO A CRASH INVOLVING A LAMBO AND A CORVETTE. WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE KNOW TONIGHT. >>> AND THERE'S A BIG CHANGE COMING TO HOSPITALS, AND IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH CONSENT ON WHAT EXACTLY CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU GO UNDER. WE'LL EXPLAIN. THAT'S ALL JUST AHEAD, SO STAY TUNED. >>> WELCOME BACK, AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE OTHER HEADLINES WE'RE WATCHING TONIGHT. TODAY THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT RULED TO UPHOLD A 15-WEEK BAN ON ABORTION IN THE STATE WHICH OPENS THE DOOR FOR A SIX-WEEK ABORTION BAN THAT GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS SIGNED LAST YEAR. THE SIX-WEEK BAN TAKES EFFECT IN 30 DAYS, BUT VOTERS WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE THE FINAL SAY AS AN AMENDMENT WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. >>> AND AT&T SAYS PERSONAL DATA FROM MILLIONS OF CURRENT AND FORMER CUSTOMERS WERE FOUND ON THE DARK WEB. THINGS LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, PASS CODES, AND PHONE NUMBERS WERE LEAKED. AT&T HAS ALREADY STARTED REACHING OUT TO IMPACTED CUSTOMERS OFFERING CREDIT MONITORING SERVICES. AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY. >>> AND IN AN INTERVIEW ON MEET THE PRESS OVER THE WEEKEND, REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR DON BACON WARNED THAT HIS COLLEAGUE MIKE JOHNSON COULD LOSE HIS SPEAKERSHIP. >> DO YOU THINK HE COULD LOSE HIS SPEAKERSHIP OVER THIS, CONGRESSMAN? >> IT'S, IT'S POSSIBLE. I'M NOT GOING TO DENY IT. WE HAVE ONE OR TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT TEAM, THEY'RE NOT TEAM PLAYERS. THEY'D RATHER ENJOY THE LIMELIGHT, THE SOCIAL MEDIA. IT'S A VERY NARROW MAJORITY, AND ONE OR TWO PEOPLE COULD MAKE IT THE MINORITY. >> BACON SAID JOHNSON COULD FACE A VOTE TO OUST HIM AS SPEAKER AS HE MOVES THE PASS UKRAINE AID IN THE HOUSE, SOMETHING JOHNSON PROMISED TO TURN HIS ATTENTION TO WHEN THE HOUSE RETURNS FROM RECESS NEXT WEEK. >>> AND A MAN IS ACCUSED OF RAMMING HIS CAR INTO A GATE AT THATLANTA FBI OFFICE. HE TRIED TO FOLLOW AN EMPLOYEE CAR INTO THE GATE, THEN RAMMED INTO THE BARRIER ONCE IT CLOSED. NO ONE IS HURT, AND OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL CHARGES. >>> AND FORMER NFL CORNER BACK VONTAE DAVIS WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS GRANDMOTHER'S FLORIDA MANSION TODAY. DETAILS WERE NOT RELEASED, BUT POLICE SUGGEST FOUL PLAY WAS NOT INVOLVED. HE WAS 35 YEARS OLD. >>> AND TONIGHT A LAWYER FOR NFL STAR RASHEE RICE SAYS HE'S COOPERATING WITH POLICE AS THEY INVESTIGATE A SIX-CAR CRASH IN DALLAS THAT MAY HAVE INVOLVED ONE OF HIS CARS. THE WILD WRECK WAS CAUGHT ON DASH CAM VIDEO OVER THE WEEKEND, AND PRISCILLA THOMPSON HAS MORE. >> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THIS TERRIFYING CRASH, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WIDE RECEIVER RASHEE RICE IS RESPONDING AMID REPORTS THAT HIS CAR MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. HIS ATTORNEY WRITING IN A STATEMENT THAT RICE IS COOPERATING FULLY WITH AUTHORITIES AND WILL TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION RESPONSIBLY. ADDING HIS THOUGHTS ARE WITH EVERYONE IMPACTED. THE RESPONSE COMES 48 HOURS AFTER THIS SIX-CAR CRASH CAUSED, POLICE SAY, BY THIS LAMBORGHINI AND CORVETTE SPEEDING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY. >> MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY AT THE 700 BLOCK OF THE EXPRESS WAY NORTHBOUND. >> Reporter: DRAMATIC DASH CAM VIDEO SHOWS THE MOMENT THE DRIVERS LOST CAR. ONE CAR SLAMS INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN AS THE OTHER APPEARS TO SPIN OUT. KAYLA QUINN SAYS SHE AND HER FOUR-YEAR-OLD SON WERE HEADED HOME AFTER A DAY AT THE ZOO WHEN THEY WERE AMONG THOSE HIT. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED WAY WORSE, SHE WROTE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BOTH CARS HITTING ME, YET ME AND MY BABY WALKED OUT UNTOUCHED. POLICE SAY ALL INJURIES WERE MINOR, AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE LAMBORGHINI AND CORVETTE ALL RAN FROM THE SCENE. MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH, A BYSTANDER CAPTURED THIS VIDEO. >> YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? >> EAH. >> WHERE YOU GUYS HEADING? YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> YOU GUYS JUST GONNA LEAVE IT? >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE NFL NOT COMMENTING, BUT THE CHIEF'S PRESIDENT SAYING THIS. >> WE'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT, WE'LL GATHER THE FACTS, AND WE'LL REACT ACCORDINGLY. >> Reporter: THE DALLAS POLICE ARE NOT SAYING IF RICE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACTUAL CRASH, AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE MEN IN THAT VIDEO. GADI? >> PRISCILLA THOMPSON, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> NOW MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE GETTING NEW GUIDELINES FOR EXACTLY WHAT THEY CAN AND CANNOT DO WHILE A PATIENT IS PUT TO SLEEP FOR A MEDICAL PROCEDURE LIKE A PROSTATE OR PELVIC EXAM YOU NEVER ASKED FOR. AND IF YOU'RE LIKE WAIT, WHAT, WHY WOULD SOMEONE GET AN UNEXPECTED EXAM LIKE THAT WHILE UNDER ANESTHESIA, WELL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. A 2022 STUDY FOUND THAT AS MANY AS 3.5 MILLION AMERICANS MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXAMINED WITHOUT CONSENT WITH THE STUDY CALLING THE FINDINGS A QUOTE CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE. NOW FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE SENDING OUT LETTERS TO TEACHING HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL SCHOOLS WITH STRICT GUIDELINES SAYING WHEN CONSENT IS NEEDED FROM PATIENTS TO PERFORM THOSE KINDS OF PROCEDURES. NBC NEWS MEDICAL CONTRIBUTOR DR. GUPTA IS HERE TO BREAK THIS DOWN. THIS WHOLE THING SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE EYEBROW RAISING, AND THEN OF COURSE YOU'D THINK A DOCTOR WOULD NEED CONSENT TO DO A PROSTATE EXAM. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? >> YEAH, GADI, GOOD EVENING. THIS IS DISTURBING, AND FRANKLY THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. THE FACT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING GOES TO SHOW HOW NON-STANDARDIZED BASIC PATIENT CARE AND PATIENT RIGHTS IS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THINGS YOU WOULD THINK OTHER PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDERS WOULDN'T NEED TO BE TOLD WHAT TO DO, EVEN IN A TEACHING HOSPITAL, WE ARE NOW HAVING TO NAVIGATE THIS AND PROVIDE STANDARDIZATION AND FRANKLY A PRETTY STRONG WRIST SLAP WITH SERIOUS PENALTIES IF THIS IS NOT FOLLOWED. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED, POINT BLANK, THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. I'M AN ICU DOCTOR, GADI. EVERYTHING I DO WHEN TRYING TO SAVE SOMEONE THAT'S CRITICALLY ILL MUST BE CONTENTED FOR EITHER BY THE PATIENT OR BY A LOVED ONE. >> AND DOCTOR, BACK IN 2020, THE NEW YORK TIMES FOUND HOSPITALS, DOCTORS, AND EVEN DOCTORS IN TRAINING WERE CONDUCTING PELVIC EXAMS ON WOMEN WHILE THEY WERE UNDER. IS THIS IN RESPONSE TO THAT, AND LIKE, HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? IS THIS SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF HEY, YOU'RE A STUDENT, YOU HAVEN'T DONE ONE OF THOSE BEFORE, GO AHEAD, OR IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON? I'M TRYING TO IMAGINE WHAT, WHY THIS WOULD ALL COME ABOUT. >> NO, YOU KNOW, I SHARE YOUR CONFUSION BECAUSE THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN IN ANY OF MY TRAININGS SETTINGS THAT I'VE BEEN A PART OF. SO THIS IS NOT NORMAL. IT'S CONFUSING TO ME AS WELL. BUT THE WAY THIS PROBABLY HAPPENED IS PATIENTS, GADI, HAVE TO NAVIGATE A COMPLEX CONSENT FORM BEFORE THEY GO INTO SURGERY UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA. THEY MAY NOT READ EVERYTHING. A LOT OF THIS PAPERWORK IS REALLY CONFUSING. SO WHEN THEY SIGN ON THE DOTTING LINE, THEY'RE SIGNING TO BASICALLY A BLANK CHECK TO DO RELEVANT PROCEDURES. THAT'S THE OPERATIVE WORLD HERE, RELEVANT. WHY ARE WE, IN THESE SELECT CASES IN 2020 THAT'S SHOWN LIGHT ON THE FACT THAT SOMETIMES IRRELEVANT THINGS ARE BEING DONE THAT HAVE NO BUSINESS BEING DONE AND NEED TO HAVE CONSENT PRIOR TO THEM BEING DONE, EITHER FROM THE PATIENT OR LOVED ONE. THE FACT THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE POLICED IS THE PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. MOST PLACES I'VE BEEN A PART OF HAVE ETHICS, UNDERSTAND INFORMED CONSENT, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS. >> DR. GUPTA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BREAKING THAT DOWN FOR US. >>> AND IN INDIANAPOLIS, POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR SUSPECTS AFTER A MASS SHOOTING OUTSIDE OF A MALL THAT LEFT AT LEAST SEVEN PEOPLE HURT SATURDAY NIGHT. ALL THE VICTIMS WERE UNDER 17 YEARS OLD. MAURA BARRETT HAS THE LATEST FROM CHICAGO. >> Reporter: GADI, POLICE SAY THIS STILL IS VERY MUCH AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION. WE'RE LEARNING WITHIN THE LAST FEW HOURS THAT THEY SAY THIS WHOLE SHOOTING WAS NOT RANDOM. THEY SAID THAT THE GROUP, THE CHILDREN, FRANKLY BECAUSE THESE ARE VICTIMS RANGING FROM 12 TO 17 YEARS OLD, CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS HAD PLANNED TO TAKE THEIR BEEF DOWNTOWN. SO THERE WAS AN ALTERCATION THAT RESULTED IN GUNFIRE, THOUGH POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AND SUSPECTS. BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THEY TOOK IN TWO JUVENILES, THEY DETAINED TWO JUVENILE INDIVIDUALS FOR RESISTING POLICE, THEY WOULDN'T CONFIRM TO ME WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING DIRECTLY. POLICE SAY THEY'RE REVIEWING SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AND VIDEO, THEY'RE FOLLOWING MANY DIFFERENT LEADS, BUT STILL VERY MUCH AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION. THERE'S ALSO BEEN QUESTIONS SWIRLING ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY, IF ANY, OF THE PARENTS. BECAUSE THERE'S A CITY LAW THAT SAYS PEOPLE UNDER 15 YEARS OLD CANNOT BE OUT UNSUPERVISED AT A LATE HOUR LIKE THAT. SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF FRUSTRATION FROM POLICE IN THE LAST FEW DAYS ABOUT THE LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY OR WHEREWITHAL OF THE PARENTS IN ALL THIS. LET'S HEAR A LITTLE MORE FROM POLICE. >> ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE A SITUATION IN WHICH YOUNG PEOPLE ARE RESOLVING CONFLICT WITH FIREARMS. THIS HAS AT THAT STOP. THIS WAS 11:35 AT NIGHT, THE EVENING RIGHT BEFORE EASTER. SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOUR 12-YEAR-OLD IS, I THINK THAT SHOULD BE A PRIORITY FOR YOU. >> Reporter: AND THE FRUSTRATION WITH THE PARENTS WAS INTERESTING FOR ME TO SEE, AND SOMETHING I HAVEN'T SEEN IN COVERING MASS SHOOTINGS BEFORE QUITE FRANKLY. OBVIOUSLY THESE ARE MINORS, AND IT WAS VERY LATE ON A SATURDAY NIGHT AFTER 11:00 P.M. OR SO. BUT THERE IS A QUESTION OF WHERE THESE CHILDREN ARE GETTING ACCESS TO FIREARMS OR BEING AROUND FIREARMS, AND JUST BROADER ISSUE OF GUN VIOLENCE IN GENERAL. SO IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE THE FOCUS ON THE PARENTAL SUPERVISION ASPECT. THE MAYOR PUT OUT A SIMILAR STATEMENT, BUT HE DID TALK ABOUT NEW INITIATIVES FROM THE CITY TO CURB GUN VIOLENCE, VIOLENCE IN GENERAL INVOLVING YOUTH. THEY'LL BE INVESTING $150 MILLION INTO THE THE CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGY. COMMUNITY LEADERS ALSO SUGGESTED ENACTING A CURFEW TO CURB THE STRING OF VIOLENCE IN RECENT YEARS. >> MAURA BARRETT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> COMING UP, REMEMBER THAT MYSTERIOUS ILLNESS MAKING U.S. DIPLOMATS SICK? WELL NOW HAVANA SYNDROME MIGHT BE LINKED TO RUSSIA. WE'LL EXPLAIN. >>> BUT YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS. I SEEM TO BE LOSING MY VOICE HERE, AND I'M VERY HOARSE, AND THESE COPS RIGHT HERE, THEY'RE NOT HORSING AROUND. OFFICERS CHASED A SHOPLIFTER ON HORSEBACK IN NEW MEXICO. THAT MAN TRIED TO OUTRUN THOSE TRUSTY STEEDS, BUT SORRY, HORSES ARE TOO FAST. HE EVENTUALLY FOUND HIMSELF SURROUNDED, HE HAD TO PONY UP WHAT HE STOLE, AND HE WAS CHARGED WITH STEALING OVER 200 BUCKS OF MERCHANDISE FROM A WALGREENS. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT HE'D BE CAUGHT BY AN ANIMAL. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. >>> WELCOME BACK. THE MYSTERIOUS HAVANA SYNDROME CONTINUES THE BAFFLE INVESTIGATORS, BUT NOW A NEW REPORT POINTS TO RUSSIAN SPIES. THAT STORY IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT FIRST LET'S TAKE A QUICK LOOK AROUND THE WORLD. >>> GERMANY SOCCER FANS ARE BANNED FROM PUTTING THE NUMBER HAD 44 ON ITS NATIONAL JERSEY DUE TO ITS APPARENT RESEMBLANCE TO THE NAZI SS SYMBOL USED DURING WORLD WAR II. ADIDAS PUT THE BAN IN PLACE AFTER A GERMAN HISTORIAN POINTED OUT THE SIMILARITIES. THE COMPANY IS ALSO WORKING ON AN ALTERNATIVE DESIGN FOR THE NUMBER 4. >>> ALSO AT MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT GERMANY BECAME THE BIGGEST EU COUNTRY TO LEGALIZE SMALL AMOUNTS OF MARIJUANA. ADULTS CAN NOW CARRY UP TO AN OUNCE OF MARIJUANA AND KEEP TWICE THAT AMOUNT AT HOME AND ALSO GROW UP TO THREE PLANTS FOR PERSONAL USE. >>> A 500-YEAR-OLD CHURCH IN ENGLAND GETS OVER 400 SOLAR PANELS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT KING'S COLLEGE CHAPEL IN CAMBRIDGE. WHILE ENVIRONMENTALISTS LOVE THE IDEA OF RETROFITTING THE BUILDING, SOME CRITICS SAY IT'S VIRTUE SIGNALING. >>> AND POPE FRANCIS PREACHED PEACE FOR ISRAEL AND GAZA AND HE ASKED ONCE FOR MORE A CEASEFIRE. HE ALSO CALLED FOR AN ALL OUT END TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE. >>> AND AN ISRAELI AIR STRIKE IN SYRIA HIT PART OF THE IRANIAN CONSULATE KILLING AT LEAST TWO SENIOR MEMBERS OF IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD. ISRAEL'S MILITARY DOESN'T USUALLY CONFIRM STRIKES IN SYRIA, AND DECLINED TO COMMENT, BUT HAVE DONE SO THROUGHOUT THE NEARLY SEVEN MONTH WAR WITH HAMAS. MEANWHILE, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TOOK TO THE STREETS OF ISRAEL TO PROTEST AGAINST NETANYAHU, AND IT COMES AFTER A TWO-WEEK RAID ON AL SHIFA HOSPITAL. ISRAEL SAYS THEY KILLED HUNDREDS OF HAMAS FIGHTERS WHILE THE DEATH TOLL IS OVER 35,000 PALESTINIANS. >> Reporter: NEW FEARS TONIGHT ABOUT AN ESCALATING REGIONAL WAR INVOLVING IRAN AFTER SYRIA AND IRAN ACCUSED ISRAEL OF STRIKING INSIDE THE THE SERIAL CAPITAL OF DAMASCUS AND HITTING AN IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC BUILDING AT THE EMBASSY THERE. THEY SAY TWO SENIOR COMMANDERS OF IRAN'S ELITE REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS WERE KILLED IN WHAT IT SAYS WAS A STRIKE BY ISRAELI FIGHTER JETS AND SIX MISSILES. ISRAEL NOT COMMENTING ON THAT, BUT THAT'S TYPICAL. THEY DON'T TEND TO COMMENT ON STRIKES INSIDE SYRIA. BUT IT'S THE LATEST EPISODE IN THE SHADOW WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND IRAN PLAYING OUT FOR MONTHS IF NOT YEARS ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD BRING IRAN AND ISRAEL ULTIMATELY INTO A DIRECT MILITARY CONFLICT. THAT DEVELOPMENT COMING AS THE U.S. AND ISRAEL HAVE BEEN HOLDING A VIRTUAL MEETING TODAY ABOUT ISRAEL'S LOOMING INVASION OF THE CITY OF RAFAH IN THE SOUTHERN GAZA STRIP WHERE MORE THAN A MILLION PALESTINIANS ARE SHELTERING. THE U.S. TRYING TO CONVINCE ISRAEL TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES TO A FULL SCALE INVASION OF RAFAH BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF CIVILIAN CASUALTIES. AFTER THAT VIRTUAL MEETING, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SAID THAT IT WAS PRODUCTIVE AND THEY'D FOLLOW UP POTENTIALLY WITH AN IN PERSON MEETING AS SOON AS WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. AND THE CONCERNS ABOUT RAFAH HAVE REALLY GROWN DEEPER AS A RESULT OF ISRAEL'S LATEST SIEGE OF THE AL SHIFA HOSPITAL. A TWO-WEEK RAID OF THAT HOSPITAL IN GAZA, THE LARGEST HOSPITAL IN THE STRIP WHERE ISRAEL SAYS IT WAS ABLE TO KILL HUNDREDS OF HAMAS COMMANDERS WITHOUT CIVILIAN DEATHS. BUT OFFICIALS IN THE GAZA STRIP SAY THAT ISRAEL LEFT BEHIND A SEA OF CORPSES. MANY OF THEM BADLY DECOMPOSING. THEY SAY CHILDREN AND CIVILIANS AND ELDERLY WERE AMONG THOSE KILLED THERE. IT IS A HOSPITAL THAT ISRAEL HAD CLEARED OF HAMAS LAST YEAR IN NOVEMBER, BUT APPARENTLY HAMAS WAS ABLE TO REGROUP THERE. ISRAEL NOW FACING MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER IT IS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY KEEP HAMAS FROM RETURNING TO THE PARTS OF THE GAZA STRIP WHERE IT'S ALREADY GOTTEN RID OF HAMAS. >> JOSH LEDERMAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> AND WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS POSTED A $175 MILLION BOND IN HIS NEW YORK CIVIL FRAUD CASE. NOW, TRUMP SEEMS TO HAVE SECURED THE BOND THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA-BASED COMPANY KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE. NOW, A COURT FILING SAYS TRUMP POSTED THIS BOND TO AVOID ASSET SEIZURE WHILE APPEALING CIVIL FRAUD PENALTIES. THIS COMES ONE WEEK AFTER A PANEL REDUCED TRUMP'S BOND AND GRANTED HIM A TEN-DAY STAY IN THE INITIAL $464 MILLION BOND AND JUDGMENT. NOW, RUSSIA IS ONCE AGAIN DENYING HAVING ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT MYSTERIOUS NEUROLOGICAL ILLNESS KNOWN AS HAVANA SYNDROME IMPACTING U.S. OFFICIALS AND DIPLOMATS AROUND THE WOULD RECALL. THIS COMES AFTER A JOINT FIVE-YEAR INVESTIGATION BY CBS'S 60 MINUTES, A GERMAN NEWSPAPER, AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA OUTSIDE THE INSIDER THAT DIRECTLY LINKED THE ILLNESS TO A RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE UNIT. THAT LENGTHY INVESTIGATION CONTRADICTS U.S. REPORTS, WHICH DOES NOT BLAME ANY FOREIGN ADVERSARY. NBC NEWS JUSTICE AND INTELLIGENCE CORRESPONDENT KEN DILANIAN HAS NEW REPORTING TONIGHT. >> Reporter: THEY'VE UNEARTHED INTERESTING CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT MEMBERS OF AN ELITE RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE UNIT MAY HAVE BEEN ON THE GROUND WHERE U.S. PERSONNEL SUFFERED SYMPTOMS OF HAVANA SYNDROME. THEY ALSO FOUND DOCUMENTS SUGGESTING THE SAME OPERATIVES MAY HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING ACOUSTIC WEAPONS. THEY SUGGEST A LINK BETWEEN THE SPIES AND HAVANA SYNDROME SYMPTOMS. A FORMER U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL BELIEVES HAVANA SYNDROME IS THE RESULT OF RUSSIAN ATTACKS BUT HE COULDN'T DISCUSS THE DETAILS. IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT NONE OF THE REPORTING FOUND ACTUAL EVIDENCE OF A WEAPON OR OF RUSSIANS ATTACKING AMERICANS. TWO U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS TOLD ME THE CIA AND FIVE OTHER AGENCIES STAND BY THEIR ASSESSMENT FROM LAST YEAR THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SECRET WEAPON WIELDED BY RUSSIA OR ANY OTHER FOREIGN ADVERSARY IN THESE MATTERS. THEY SAY THAT MAST, IF NOT ALL OF WHAT WAS REPORTED LAST NIGHT HAD ALREADY BEEN EXAMINED AS PART OF ONE OF THE BIGGEST INTELLIGENCE INVESTIGATIONS IN U.S. HISTORY. AN INVESTIGATION THAT ALL BUT RULED OUT THE ATTACK THEORY. OFFICIALS SAY IF RUSSIA HAD A SECRET MICROWAVE OR ACOUSTIC WEAPON USED TO ATTACK AMERICANS, THEY BELIEVE THEY WOULD HAVE FOUND EVIDENCE OF THAT FROM YEARS OF INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION, HACKED DOCUMENTS, AND COMMUNICATIONS INTERCEPTS. BUT THEY FOUND NONE. U.S. OFFICIALS ARE NOT SAYING THIS IS MADE UP. THE SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED BY THE PEOPLE ARE HEARTBREAKING AND VERY REAL. BUT THE INVESTIGATION FOUND THEY WERE LIKELY CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH FACTORS. IN A STUDY BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH PUBLISHED LAST MONTH FOUND THAT HAVANA SYNDROME VICTIMS SHOWED NO SIGNS OF BRAIN INJURY, CONTRADICTING PREVIOUS STUDIES. IT'S ALSO WORTH MENTIONING, GADI, THAT SINCE THE INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT WAS PUBLISHED LAST YEAR, OFFICIALS SAY REPORTS OF SYMPTOMS HAVE PLUMMETED. >> FASCINATING. KEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> NOW IT WAS SOMEWHAT OF A ROYAL EASTER OVER IN THE UK WITH KING CHARLES FINALLY MAKING A PUBLIC APPEARANCE AT THIS YEAR'S EASTER SUNDAY SERVICE. THIS WAS HIS FIRST PUBLIC AEXPERIENCE SINCE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER BACK IN FEBRUARY. MISSING FROM ACTION THOUGH WERE WILLIAM, KATE, AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN. THIS COMES JUST DAYS AFTER THE PRINCESS OF WALES ANNOUNCED HER OWN CANCER DIAGNOSIS. KELLY COBIELLA HAS MORE. >> Reporter: MESSAGES OF SUPPORT FOR KING CHARLES AND PRINCESS KATE FROM HOLIDAY CROWDS IN WINDSOR. A SMILING KING CHARLES SURPRISED WELL WISHERS, SHAKING HANDS AFTER SUNDAY'S EASTER CHURCH SERVICE. IT'S THE 75-YEAR-OLD MONARCH'S FIRST MAJOR PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE THE PALACE ANNOUNCED HE WAS BEING TREATED FOR CANCER IN FEBRUARY. HEADLINES DECLARING IT A SHOW OF STRENGTH AND A SIGN HE'S GETTING BETTER. >> THE PALACE SAYING IT'S A POSITIVE SIGN WE SAW HIM, ENCOURAGING THAT HE WAS MIXING WITH THE CROWDS. HOWEVER, WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THE PRINCESS OF WALES. WE SHOULDN'T READ TOO MUCH INTO THAT. SHE SAID IN HER PUBLIC STATEMENT SHE NEEDS TO CONCENTRATE ON REST RECOVERY WITH HER ONGOING CANCER TREATMENTS. >> Reporter: THE TRADITIONAL EASTER WALK TO CHURCH SCALED BACK THIS YEAR. THE KING AND QUEEN AND THE KING'S SIBLINGS AND THEIR PARTNERS SMILING FOR THE CROWDS. INCLUDING SARAH FERGUSON, DIAGNOSED WITH SKIN CANCER EARLIER THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE'S YOUNGEST SON MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE AT EASTER SERVICES. BUT THIS YEAR, THE YOUNG FAMILY STAYED AWAY, SPENDING THE WEEKEND TOGETHER PRIVATELY AFTER KATE'S CANCER ANNOUNCEMENT. >> THIS OF COURSE CAME AS A HUGE SHOCK, AND WILLIAM AND I HAVE BEEN DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROCESS AND MANAGE THIS PRIVATELY FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR YOUNG FAMILY. >> Reporter: HER LAST PUBLIC APPEARANCE WAS CHRISTMAS OF LAST YEAR. THE PRINCESS OF WALES SAID THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY TOUGH FOR HER ENTIRE FAMILY. >> WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THAT AS A FAMILY, WE NOW NEED TIME, SPACE, AND PRIVACY WHILE I COMPLETE MY TREATMENT. >> Reporter: THE PRINCESS IS SPENDING TIME PRIVATELY WITH HER FAMILY AS THEIR KIDS ARE ON SCHOOL BREAK. THE PALACE SAID IN TERMS OF THE KING THAT YESTERDAY'S APPEARANCE WAS A VERY ENCOURAGING SIGN ON HOW HIS TREATMENT WAS PROGRESSING MOVING TOWARDS SUMMER. >> KELLY COBIELLA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> STILL TO COME, CHAD DAYBELL'S TRIAL IS FINALLY UNDERWAY. HE'S CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND'S TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. WE HAVE THOSE DETAILS RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK, SO STAY TUNED. >>> WELCOME BACK. HERE ARE SOME OF THE STORIES HAPPENING OUT WEST WE'RE FOLLOWING RIGHT NOW. A 40-MILE STRETCH OF CALIFORNIA'S HIGHWAY 1 IS STILL SHUT DOWN AFTER PART OF IT COLLAPSED INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN DURING THAT MAJOR STORM IN BIG SUR THIS PAST WEEKEND. CLOSE TO 2,000 DRIVERS WERE STRANDED OVERNIGHT. A LOT OF THEM FORCED TO SLEEP IN THEIR CARS OR TEMPORARY HOTELS TURNED INTO SHELTERS. YESTERDAY EMERGENCY CREWS ESCORTED DRIVERS OUT AFTER MAKING SURE THE LANES WERE STABLE. >>> A VIDEO HERE SHOWS A MAN HANGING ONTO THE SIDE OF A CLIFF LAST NIGHT WHILE BEING RESCUED. HE ELL 50 TO 60 FEET DOWN FROM A TRAIL IN THE GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA OUTSIDE OF SAN FRANCISCO. RESCUE WORKERS WERE ABLE TO PULL HIM TO SAFETY WITH HELP OF THE THERMAL CAMERA IMAGING SYSTEM. >>> AND TO ALL YOU IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TUNED IN TONIGHT, BE SURE TO LOOK UP AROUND 7:30 PACIFIC TIME, FINGERS CROSSED SPACEX IS GOING TO TRY AND LAUNCH ANOTHER FALCON 9 ROCKET AFTER POSTPONING LAST WEEK DUE TO WEATHER. SKY WATCHERS AS FAR AS SONOMA, RENO, SOUTH CALIFORNIA, UTAH, AND MEXICO MAY BE ABLE TO SEE THAT ROCKET AS IT HEADS TO SPACE. >>> OVER IN BOISE, IDAHO, THE TRIAL OF CHAD DAYBELL STARTED TODAY, AND THIS IS ACT TWO OF THE HORRIBLE CASE WHERE THIS COUPLE, DAYBELL AND HIS WIFE LORI VALLOW ALLEGEDLY KILLED VALLOW'S TWO CHILDREN, JOSH AND TYLEE. THE COUPLE CLAIMED THEY COULD TELL IF SOMEONE WAS POSSESSED BY DARK SPIRITS THAT WOULD TURN THEM INTO ZOMBIES, AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET RID OF THE SPIRITS WAS TO KILL A PERSON. VALLOW WAS ALREADY FOUND GUILTY AND SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE LAST YEAR, BUT DAYBELL'S CASE IS JUST IS THAT RIGHTING. HE'S BEING CHARGED WITH NOT JUST KILLING THE CHILDREN, BUT ALSO HIS FIRST WIFE. IF CONVICTED, HE COULD FACE THE DEATH PENALTY. DANA GRIFFIN IS HERE TO BREAK THIS DOWN. DAYBELL AND VALLOW WERE SUPPOSED TO BE TRIED TOGETHER, RIGHT? WHAT HAPPENED? >> SO ESSENTIALLY THE DEFENSE FOR CHAD DAYBELL SAID HE WANT TO DO IT SEPARATELY BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT GIVES HIM A BETTER CHANCE OF WINNING THE CASE. IN LORI'S CASE, IT CENTERED AROUND MONEY, POWER, SEX, ACCORDING TO THE PROSECUTORS. EVEN HER DEFENSE SAID THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T START DYING UNTIL SHE STARTED, OR MET AND STARTED HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH DAYBELL. SO IT'S LIKELY THAT FOR THIS CASE, THEY CAN NOW PIN THIS ON HER NOW THAT SHE'S BEEN CONVICTED OF KILLING HER OWN TWO KIDS. HE CAN SAY IT WAS HER, NOT ME. NOT TO SAY THAT WILL HAPPEN, BUT IT'S LIKELY. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS, BUT THEY WANT TO BE TRIED SEPARATELY TO GIVE A CHANCE OF NOT BEING CONVICTED IN THE CASE, BUT LO ARE, I WAS. >> SHE WAS CONVICTED IN THE CASE, BUT NO DEATH PENALTY THERE, BUT IN THIS CASE, CHAD IS LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF A DEATH PENALTY, RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> WHY? >> ESSENTIALLY IT'S BASED ON A TECHNICALITY. IT'S CALLED LATE DISCLOSURE OF DISCOVERY. BEFORE LORI'S TRIAL STARTED, THE DEFENSE SAID HEY, WE DIDN'T GET ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS, ALL OF THE EVIDENCE UNTIL PAST THE DEADLINE, AND IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH FOR THEM TO GO THROUGH. AND THAT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY NOT ALLOWED THEM TO GO THROUGH AND PREPARE A CASE. AND THE JUDGE AGREED. HE SAID HEY, I'VE GOT TO ADDRESS THE LATE DISCLOSURE ISSUE OR THE CASE IS IN JEOPARDY OF BEING REVERSED IF THEY TRY TO APPEAL LATER. SO THEY KIND OF CAME TO AN AGREEMENT THAT WE'LL TAKE THE DEATH PENALTY OFF THE TABLE BECAUSE THE PROSECUTION GAVE YOU ALL OF THIS DISCOVERY TOO LATE, AND THAT WAS KIND OF HOW THEY DECIDED. SO TECHNICALITY, SHE'S NOT FACING THE DEATH PENALTY, BUT CHAD DAYBELL IS. >> A TECHNICALITY THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POSSIBLY LIFE AND DEATH IS WILD. >> EXACTLY. >> NOW, I DO WANT TO ASK ABOUT THIS GAG ORDER THAT THE JUDGE HAS ISSUED IN THIS CASE. WHAT'S GOING ON THERE? >> SO THE JUDGE ISSUED THAT BECAUSE LAST WEEK DAYBELL'S ATTORNEY GAVE A LOCAL MEDIA STATION AN INTERVIEW. AND THIS IS PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THROUGH JURY SELECTION. THIS IS A CASE THAT REACHED INTERNATIONAL OR GOT INTERNATIONAL INTRIGUE, SO IN THIS TOWN OF, YOU KNOW, BOISE, IDAHO, THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND IMPARTIAL JURORS. AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY SAY LOOK, NO MORE TALKING UNTIL AFTER OPENING STATEMENTS BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THROUGH JURORS. THE JURORS WERE GIVEN QUESTIONNAIRES LAST WEEK. SO THE JUDGE DOESN'T WANT ANYMORE MEDIA ATTENTION THAT COULD POSSIBLY TAINT A POTENTIAL JURY POOL. AND IT'S BEEN A VERY SLOW PROCESS. JURY SELECTION STARTED TODAY. THEY NEED AT LEAST 50 POTENTIAL JURORS IN THE POOL TO START STRIKING PEOPLE AWAY, AND THEY'VE ONLY GOTTEN TO 16 AFTER HOURS OF QUESTIONING. SO THEY'LL START AGAIN TOMORROW, AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN GET THE JURY TOGETHER BY TOMORROW SO THEY CAN GET TO OPENING STATEMENTS. THIS TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO LAST EIGHT TO TEN WEEKS. >> AND MEANWHILE THE PUBLICITY CONTINUES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. >> THANK YOU. >>> AND TODAY A NEW LAW KICKED IN HERE IN CALIFORNIA THAT BOOSTS THE SALARY OF SOME FAST FOOD WORKERS UP TO 20 DOLLARS AN HOUR. EMPLOYEES AT A FEW OF THE BIGGEST CHAINS ARE INCLUDED LIKE MCDONALD'S, PIZZA HUT, AND STARBUCKS. BUT CRITICS WARN THERE'S DOWN SIDES TOO. DAVID NORIEGA HAS MORE. >> Reporter: STARTING MONDAY, A PAY BOOST FOR MORE THAN HALF A MILLION IN CALIFORNIA. GOOD NEWS FOR LISETTE, WHO AFTER 17 YEARS WORKING FOR MCDONALD'S STILL HAS TROUBLE MAKING ENDS MEET. WE ASKED HER HOW SHE FEELS. [ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: EAGER, SHE SAYS FOR THE FIRST BIGGER PAYCHECK. IT WILL HELP WITH BILLS, AND MAYBE SHE'LL GET SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR HER NINE-YEAR-OLD SON MARCO. CALIFORNIA'S LAW SETS A $20 MINIMUM WAGE FOR FAST FOOD WORKERS. MOST WORKERS IMPACTED ARE WOMEN OF COLLAR. -- OF COLOR. >> THIS IS A BIG DEAL. >> Reporter: BUT HOW WILL IT IMPACT THE CONSUMER? ESPECIALLY IN A STATE ARE EVERYTHING IS ALREADY E PENSIVE? MCDONALD'S, STARBUCKS, CHIPOTLE, AND OTHER MAJOR CHAINS ALREADY SAY THEY PLAN TO RAISE PRICES. BUT HOW MUCH? SOME ECONOMISTS ANTICIPATE 5%, OTHERS AS LOW AS 2%. >> PEOPLE WILL NOTICE IT, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'LL CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR. >> Reporter: CRITICS SAY THE WAGE INCREASE WILL ACCELERATE TRENDS THIS HURT WORKERS, LIKE REPLACING CASHIERS WITH ELECTRONIC KIOSKS. SOME PIZZA HUT FRANCHISES HAVE ALREADY FIRED DELIVERY DRIVERS, SWITCHING TO THIRD PART DELIVERY SERVICES INSTEAD. THIS WOMAN'S FAMILY OWNS 21 MCDONALD'S IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. >> WE WILL OF COURSE, AS EVERYONE ELSE IS, HAVE TO INCREASE PRICES IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. WHAT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THEY SAY OH, IT DOESN'T MATTER. MCDONALD'S AND TACO BELL, THEY'RE JUST BIG CORPORATIONS. WE ARE FAMILY BUSINESSES. >> Reporter: SOME FAST FOOD CUSTOMERS SAY EVEN IF THEY DO PAY MORE, IT'S A PRICE WORTH PAYING. >> I'M OKAY WITH IT BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOING UP, AND IT'S ABOUT TIME WAGES GO UP. >> WE BRING IN DAVID NORIEGA TO DISCUSS THIS A LITTLE MORE. DAVID, THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERN OVER THE CHANGE. I'M SO GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP THE AUTOMATED STUFF. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS AUTOMATED ALREADY. WILL WE START SEEING MORE OF THAT BECAUSE OF THIS? >> I THINK THAT BECAUSE OF THIS PART OF THAT QUESTION IS THE KEY PART OF THAT QUESTION, RIGHT? I THINK WHENEVER THERE ARE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES, OFTEN WE TALK ABOUT SOME CHANGES IN THE LABOR MARKET THERE ARE ALREADY HAPPENING AS MAYBE BEING ATTRIBUTABLE TO THOSE INCREASES IN THE MINIMUM WAGE, BUT MAYBE THEY ARE. WHAT'S HAPPENING IN CALIFORNIA WITH THIS WAGE INCREASE I THINK WILL BE STUDIED BY ECONOMISTS FOR A LONG TIME TO COME BECAUSE IT'S A WAGE INCREASE NOT EVEN FOR A SPECIFIC INDUSTRY, BUT A SUBSET OF A SPECIFIC INDUSTRY, SO IT WILL LEAD TO INTERESTING COMPARATIVE WAYS OF STUDYING WHAT THIS DOES. PEOPLE HAVE POINTED TO AUTOMATION AS A CONCERN. LAY OFFS. THE PIZZA CHAINS AT THAT LAID OFF DRIVERS DID SO TO GO TO THIRD PARTY APPS. THAT'S A PROCESS THAT'S BEEN UNDER WAY FOR AWHILE BEFORE THIS MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE. THE MOST CONVINCING CASE I'VE HEARD IS THIS MIGHT ACCELERATE THOSE THINGS. IT'S NOT CAUSING THEM, BUT MIGHT ACCELERATE THEM. HOW MUCH IS REALLY THE QUESTION I LEAVE TO THE ECONOMISTS, AND WE IDEALLY SHOULD BE GETTING SOME ANSWERS IN THE COMING DAYS. >> IT'S A CAUSATION VERSUS CORRELATION WITH A SIDE OF FRIES. >> EXACTLY. >> DAVID, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> AND COMING UP A LITTLE LATER THIS HOUR, WE'RE GOING TO DIVE INTO THE BEST OF US. BEFORE WE GO, IT'S TIME FOR THAT SEGMENT. WE'LL BE KICKING OFF AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH WITH THE STAR OF THE HIT NETFLIX SHOW LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS ONE, SO STAY TUNED. >>> WELCOME BACK. TIME NOW FOR THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING AND A HIGH-TECH COMPANY CROSSOVER THAT COULD STOP YOU IN YOUR TRACKS. OKAY, SO YOU KNOW THE COMPANY BOSTON DYNAMICS? THESE ONES, THE ONES BEHIND THE SUPER ADVANCED HUMANOID ROBOTS THAT CAN WALK AROUND AND LIFT HEAVY THINGS AND ALSO DO PARKOUR? SO WHILE THAT'S FRESH IN YOUR MIND, YOU KNOW THE COMPANY GRAVITY INDUSTRIES? THEY'RE THE GUYS BEHIND THOSE CRAZY JET PACK SUITS THAT SEARCH AND RESCUE CREWS, EVEN SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN TESTING OUT THAT MAKE YOU FLY KIND OF LIKE IRON MAN? OKAY! WELL GUESS WHO JUST ANNOUNCED A TOTALLY NORMAL, NOTHING TO FREAK OUT ABOUT, NOTHING COULD GO WRONG COLLABORATION THIS MORNING? BOTH COMPANIES POSTING THIS PICTURE ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THE PRESS RELEASE TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY'RE TEAMING UP TO OPEN THE SKIES IN A NEW ERA OF HUMANOID ROBOTS. YEAH, NOW WHILE READING THIS ON MY WAY TO MY DOOM'S DAY BUNKER THERE WAS A LINE IN THE PRESS RELEASE THAT CAUGHT MY EYE. IT'S WHEN THEY TALKED ABOUT THESE THINGS BEING ABLE TO BE USED FOR SKY SCRAPING WINDOW WASHING. THEN LIKE A RESPONSIBLE JOURNALIST, WE REACHED OUT TO THE COMPANIES, AND YEAH, WE GOT PLAYED! PERFECT APRIL FOOL'S JOKE FOR 2024! STILL HOPING THEY LET US TRY OUT THE JET SUITS THERE. VERY FUNNY GUYS. VERY, VERY FUNNY. >>> AND WHILE WE WANT WON'T BE SEEING FLYING ROBOTS ANY TIME SOON, YOU KNOW WHAT WE WILL BE SEEING IN THE NEXT WEEK? A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE, AND NASA IS USING THIS EVENT TO CONDUCT FIVE EXPERIMENTS IN THE STRATOSPHERE. CHASE CANE GOT AN EARLY LOOK AT HOW IT'S GOING TO GO DOWN. >> Reporter: NASA MECHANICS MAKE THEIR FINAL CHECKS ON ONE OF THE TWO PLANES WHICH WILL CHASE THE ECLIPSE TO STUDY OUR SUN. PILOTING THIS WB57, TOM PARENT WILL NEVER FORGET HIS FIRST TIME FLYING THROUGH AN ECLIPSE. >> WE GOT THE EYE PROTECTION ON JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ON THE GROUND. THEY GOT THE LITTLE PAPER GLASSES AND STUFF. ONCE IT WENT TO TOTALITY, I LOOK UP AND GO I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING. I REALIZED I HAVE TO TAKE THE VISOR OFF, AND THEN IT WAS PRETTY FANTASTIC TO SEE THAT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. >> Reporter: NASA USES THIS PLANE FOR EXPERIMENTS IN PART BECAUSE IT'S TRIED AND TRUE. THE WB57 HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 50s, BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT CAN FLY AT 60,000 FEET, WELL ABOVE ANY CLOUDS AND ALSO ABOVE ABOUT 90% OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE, SO THAT'S NOT GETTING IN THE WAY OF THESE EXPERIMENTS. >> IT'S REALLY HARD TO MEASURE THE SUN IN INFRARED INTO THE GROUND. >> Reporter: THIS IS A SOLAR ASTROPHYSICIST WHOSE INSTRUMENT SAMMY WILL BE TUCKED INTO THE NOSE OF THE PLANE. SAMMY WILL FOCUS ON THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE, A CORONA, AN APPROACH HE PIONEERED IN THE LAST SOLAR ECLIPSE. >> BACK IN 2017 WE DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS GOING TO WORK OR WHAT WE WOULD GET. IT WAS NAIL BITING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THEN WE GOT AMAZING DATA. I COULD SEE IT COMING DOWN OFF THE LIVE SATELLITE FEED. AND OF COURSE WE'RE USING A NEW INSTRUMENT THAT'S MORE CAPABLE AND ABLE TO GET US A RICHER SET OF DATA, RICHER SET OF OBSERVATIONS. >> Reporter: ONE GOAL THIS YEAR, TO LEARN WHY THE CORONA IS MILLIONS OF DEGREES HOTTER THAN THE SURFACE OF THE SUN. ALSO UNDERSTANDING THE ORIGIN OF SOLAR WINDS AND HOW IT IMPACTS EARTH. THAT'S JUST ONE OF FIVE EXPERIMENTS ON BOARD THE TWO PLANES THAT WILL ONLY HAVE ABOUT SIX MINUTES TO SEIZE THE RARE OPPORTUNITY. >> YEAH, THAT PRESSURE IS UNFORTUNATELY FOR EVERY MISSION WE FLY. WE DON'T EVER TAKE THINGS LIGHTLY. PEOPLE PUT THEIR LIFE'S WORK INTO THESE THINGS, SO WE DON'T WANT TO MESS IT UP. >> Reporter: THE MOON IS COMING BETWEEN US AND THE SUN, AND IT'S EXACTLY THE RIGHT SIZE IN THE SKY TO BLOCK OUT THE DISC OF THE SUN, BUT NOT MUCH MORE. WE'VE BEEN STUDYING THE SUN FOR QUITE A LONG TIME AND STILL HAVE A LOT OF OPEN QUESTIONS. I'M NATIONAL CLIMATE REPORTER CHASE CAIN. >>> AND APRIL IS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH, AND TONIGHT WE'RE TALKING LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM. ONE OF OUR NEXT GUESTS COULD BE DESCRIBED AS A DATING PRO AFTER SHE APPEARED IN BOTH SEASONS OF THE AWARD WINNING NETFLIX SERIES. VIEWERS, DATES, ADORING FANS QUICKLY FOUND OUT JUST HOW MUCH OF A FORCE DANI BOWMAN TRULY IS. TAKE A LOOK. >> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT GOING ON ANOTHER BLIND DATE? >> OH MY GOODNESS, IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER EXCITING ONE. I CAN'T WAIT. WHO WILL WE SEE? >> I AM IN LOVE WITH YOU. >> HUH? >> I THINK YOU ARE SO HAT. >> I'M DETERMINED TO NORMALIZE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT INTIMACY. WE ON THE SPECTRUM HAVE OUR WANTS AND NEEDS. >> USUALLY I START WITH THE LIPS AND THEN START DOING THE TONGUE AFTERWARDS. OKAY, LET'S APPLY WHAT WE LEARNED. >> READY WHEN YOU ARE TEACH. HOW IS THIS? >> NICE, BUT USUALLY WE START WITH THE LIPS FIRST. >> OH, OF COURSE. >> AND JOINING ME NOW IS DANI BOWMAN AND KRISTEN ROTH FROM THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA. WELCOME, DANI. I REALIZED I THINK I'VE BEEN KISSING THE WRONG WAY FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE. SORRY TO MY WIFE. BUT THANKS FOR THE LESSON, TEACH. I WANT TO ASK, HOW IS YOUR LOVE LIFE THESE DAYS? >> WELL, ADAN AND I ARE TOGETHER, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE APART WHEN IT COMES TO LIKE, UM, WORK, WHEN IT COMES TO WORK AND WHEN IT COMES TO LIKE, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO WORK ADAN HAS UNIVERSITY THAT HE HAS TO FINISH WHILE I HAVE ANIMATION BECAUSE I HAVE AN ANIMATION COMPANY WHICH I RUN FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS. >> WOW. >> SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO OUR WEST WE CAN TO FIND ACCOMMODATIONS TO HAVE DATES. >> AND DID HE, AT WHAT POINT DID HE WIN YOU OVER? >> HOW DOES HE WIN ME OVER? WELL, I WOULD SAY, UM, I WOULD SAY HE'S VERY TRUSTING. I WOULD SAY IT'S HIS HONESTY THAT DEFINITELY WIN ME OVER AND HIS DEDICATION TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD IS A GREAT THING. >> I WANT TO ASK ABOUT SOME PROJECTS YOU ALL HAVE IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW. KRISTIN, HOW IMPORTANT IS THIS SHOW? >> IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO SHOWCASE DIVERSE EXPERIENCES AND STORIES FROM THE AUTISM COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY TO NOT ONLY COMBAT STIGMA AND BREAK BARRIERS, BUT SHOWCASE EVERYONE HAS UNIQUE AND INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES. BECAUSE IT IS A SPECTRUM. AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT A LOT BEFORE WE JOINED YOU TODAY. >> LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM, AND YET THERE'S SOMETHING SO UNIVERSAL ABOUT LOVE. WHENEVER YOU WERE SPEAKING OR YOU'RE LOOKING AT EACH OTHER, YOU CAN FEEL THE LOVE, RIGHT? >> THAT IS DEFINITELY TRUE. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE YOU GET TO SEE WHAT I SEE ABOUT LOVE AND WHAT I'VE LEARNED FROM THIS ENTIRE EXPERIENCE IS THAT THE HEART AND SOUL IS VERY IMPORTANT. IT'S NOT JUST THE LOOKS THAT ATTRACT YOU. IT'S ALSO ABOUT THE TRUTH WITHIN THE PERSON. >> AND WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED BEING ON THE SHOW? >> WHAT I'VE REALLY LEARNED ABOUT BEING ON THE SHOW IS THAT IT'S ALWAYS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE PERSON ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM TO TAKE THINGS SLOW. IT'S FOR ANYONE. TAKE THINGS SLOW AND GET TO KNOW THE PERSON FOR ABOUT THREE TO FIVE DATES BEFORE YOU INITIATE IN EXPRESSING YOUR LOVE OR KISS. >> I SHOULD HAVE WATCHED THAT BEFORE. I THINK I TOLD MY WIFE I LOVED HER VERY EARLY ON. PROBABLY WAY TOO EARLY ON. THIS IS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH. >> IT'S NOT JUST AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH, IT'S ACCEPTANCE MONTH. AND WHAT ACCEPTANCE MONTH MEANS IS SUPPORT AND INCLUSION OF PEOPLE OF ALL DIFFERENT ABILITIES, ALL PARTS OF THE SPECTRUM. US ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM, THAT AS LONG AS WE ENSURE OUR SAFETY, ENSURE OUR WELL BEING, OUR BELONGING, AND INCLUSION. >> WHEN IT COMES TO THE REST OF US, EVERYBODY ON PLANET EARTH DURING AUTISM AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE MONTH, WHAT CAN WE DO TO TURN THIS INTO ACTION? >> WHAT CAN WE DO TO TURN THIS INTO ACTION? SO I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS JUST PROVIDE LITTLE ACCOMMODATIONS LIKE, BECAUSE WE ON THE SPECTRUM HAVE, UM, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL SKILLS BARRIERS. SO IN ORDER TO BREAK THIS BARRIER IS THAT BUSINESSES WILL HAVE TO MAKE SOME ACCOMMODATIONS FOR EVERYONE. BUT LOOK AT US. MOST OF US HAVE DIFFERENT SENSORY NEEDS. AND IF THEY PROVIDE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SENSORY NEEDS, WE CAN EXCEL INTO THE BUSINESS WORLD. WE ARE HARD WORKERS. BESIDES, WE ARE AN UNTAPPED RESOURCE. >> ABSOLUTELY. AND AN INSPIRATION FOR ALL OF US. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM, IT'S ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. ONE MORE QUESTION, THIS NEW PROJECT YOU HAVE, ROAD TO ACCEPTANCE. CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT THAT? >> ABSOLUTELY. SO, UM, AS PART OF THE AUTISM SOCIETY'S GREATER EFFORT FOR CELEBRATING DIFFERENCES THIS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH, WE HAVE COME UP TO WITH THE ROAD TO ACCEPTANCE MONTH. THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS WE'RE ABLE TO HIT THE ROAD AND CAPTURE COMMUNITY STORIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO BY ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT, SAFETY, AND INCLUSION, THAT'S HOW WE'RE WORKING TO SHOWCASE AND AMPLIFY THE VOICES SO THOSE DIVERSE EXPERIENCES ARE TOLD, AND WE CAN ADVOCATE FOR THOSE ADDED SERVICES AND SUPPORT. YOU DO NEXT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US. >> LIKEWISE, THANK YOU. >> THAT DOES IT FOR US TONIGHT. I'M GADI SCHWARTZ. WE'LL SEE YOU HERE TOMORROW, BUT UNTIL THEN "STAY TUNED NOW." ♪ >>> TONIGHT A DANGEROUS STORM SYSTEM STRETCHING FROM TEXAS TO OHIO, MORE THAN 40 MILLION AMERICANS AFFECTED BY SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT. INTENSE STORMS PACKING THE THREAT FOR NIGHTTIME TORNADOES, DAMAGING WINDS, AND LARGE HAIL. IN OKLAHOMA TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS TREACHEROUS. THE SAME SYSTEM DUMPED FEET OF SNOW IN CALIFORNIA'S SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. A MULTIDAY THREAT BRINGING FLASH FLOODING AND THE CHANCE FOR A MIDWEEK NOR'EASTER TARGETING THE I-95 CORRIDOR. WE'LL TIME IT ALL OUT. >>> ALSO TONIGHT, AN SUV RAMMING INTO AN FBI OFFICE, A DRIVER IN CUSTODY AFTER SLAMMING INTO THE FRONT GATE OF THE FBI'S ATLANTA HEADQUARTERS, WHAT WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT THE CHAOTIC MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH. >>> EXPANDING BATTLEFIELDS, ISRAEL STRIKES SYRIA, A MASSIVE FIERY EXPLOSION KILLING A TOP IRANIAN COMMANDER AND LEVELING IRAN'S EMBASSY IN DAMASCUS, THE ATTACK FURTHER FUELING CONCERNS OF OPENING A SECOND FRONT, THIS AS ISRAEL WITHDRAWS FROM GAZA'S MAIN HOSPITAL LEAVING A PATH OF DESTRUCTION. THE PRESSURE BUILDING AS PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU FACES THE LARGEST PROTEST IN ISRAEL SINCE THE WAR BEGAN. >>> BATTLE OVER THE BORDER, FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP RAMPING UP HIS ANTI-IMMIGRANT RHETORIC WITH NEW ADS CASTING MIGRANTS AS DANGEROUS CRIMINALS, BUT HIS MESSAGE ISN'T JUST RESONATING WITH HIS SUPPORTERS. SOME DEMOCRATS ARE NOW SIDING WITH HIM ON THE ISSUE, THE CONCERNS FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN'S CAMPAIGN AHEAD OF THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. >>> PRESIDENTIAL BLING? POLICE BUSTING DOWN THE PRESIDENT OF PERU'S DOOR INVADING HER HOME LOOKING FOR LUXURY WATCHES, THE CENTER OF THE CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION. >>> PLUS A $20 MINIMUM WAGE, A NEW CALIFORNIA FAST FOOD LAW RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE TO ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY, THE CHANGE BRINGING SOME WORKERS TO TEARS SAYING IT'S DESPERATELY NEEDED, BUT NOT EVERYONE IS ON BOARD. WE'LL EXPLAIN. >>> GIRLS WRESTLING TAKEOVER, A NEW GENERATION OF FEMALE WRESTLERS PINNING DOWN TRADITIONAL NORMS OF THE SPORT, NOW THE FASTEST GROWING HIGH SCHOOL SPORT IN THE COUNTRY, HOW THEY'RE SHATTERING THE GLASS CEILING ONE TAKEDOWN AT A TIME. "TOP STORY" STARTS RIGHT NOW. >> GOOD EVENING TONIGHT AS WE COME ON THE AIR. >>> RIGHT NOW 40 MILLION AMERICANS ARE ON ALERT FOR SEVERE STORMS THAT INCLUDE THE THREAT FOR NIGHTTIME TORNADOES. NEW VIDEO JUST IN FROM OKLAHOMA, TORRENTIAL DOWN POURS LEADING TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, LARGE HAIL PELTING THE REGION SENDING HORSES RUNNING FOR COVER. THE MASSIVE STORM THREAT STRETCHES FROM SAN ANTONIO TONIGHT UP INTO CINCINNATI BRINGING THE RISK FOR STRONG NOCTURNAL TORNADO, DESTRUCTIVE WIND AND LARGE SOFTBALL SIZE HAIL. IN CALIFORNIA THE SAME SYSTEM DUMPED FEET OF HEAVY SNOW IN THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN INUNDATED SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FLOODING MAJOR ROADWAYS. THE SYSTEM ISN'T NEAR OVER. TOMORROW 55 MILLION AMERICANS FROM THE GULF COAST TO THE GREAT LAKES ALSO FACING SEVERE WEATHER THREAT AND BY WEDNESDAY WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT A NOR'EASTER DUMPING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IN NEW ENGLAND. METEOROLOGIST MICHELLE GROSSMAN STANDING BY FOR TO US TIME THIS ALL OUT, BUT I WANT TO GET STRAIGHT TO NBC'S MORGAN CHESKY ON THE GROUND IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA. WHAT WERE RESIDENTS BRACING FOR THERE? >> Reporter: A SERIOUS THREAT OF TORNADOES. IN FACT, FORECASTERS HERE SAY THE HIGHEST RISK OF TORNADOES IS HAPPENING IN OKLAHOMA OVER THE LAST YEAR AND THAT IS WHY ALL EYES ARE ON THE SKY. LAST CHECK THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS 35 OKLAHOMA COUNTIES ARE UNDER TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9:00 P.M. THAT SAME WATCH EXTEND DOWN INTO NORTHERN TEXAS, FIVE COUNTIES THERE BRACING FOR POTENTIAL TORNADOES. YOU ARE SEEING WHAT THESE STORMS HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT TO A VAST SWATH OF THIS STATE, PEA- SIZED HAIL. THIS IS IN FAIRFAX, OKLAHOMA, ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF NORTHWEST OF US HERE, BUT THE THREAT FOR HAIL IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES COULD GO UP TO SOFTBALL-SIZED HAIL. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DAMAGING SHOULD IT COME ACROSS ANY PROPERTY OR ANYONE CAUGHT IN ITS PATH AND THAT IS WHY FORECASTERS ARE URGING EVERYONE TO KEEP AN INCREDIBLY CLOSE EYE ON CONDITIONS THAT COULD CHANGE SO VERY QUICKLY. WE KNOW THAT THE LAST SIGNIFICANT TORNADO OUTBREAK IN OKLAHOMA WAS APRIL 19th, 2023. MULTIPLE PEOPLE DIED IN AN OUTBREAK THAT SPAWNED MORE THAN A DOZEN TORNADOES. PEOPLE KNOW THAT IS A WAY OF LIFE IN TORNADO, BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY EASIER. THE THREAT WILL GO AFTER THE SUN GOES DOWN AND THE TORNADO RISK WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN CAN MAKE THEM EVEN DEADLIER. AS IT STANDS NOW, EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW THIS SYSTEM IS MOVING TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST, PEOPLE DEFINITELY DO NOT FEEL AS IF THEY'RE IN THE CLEAR NOW DESPITE STANDING IN TULSA WITH AN OVERCAST BUT CALM SKY. PEOPLE KNOW WE STILL HAVE SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THEY CAN KNOW THEY'RE OFFICIALLY IN THE CLEAR HERE. >> WE ALL KNOW A NIGHTTIME TORNADO CAN CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE. THANK YOU. FOR MORE ON THE SEVERE WEATHER I WANT TO GET RIGHT TO NBC NEWS METEOROLOGIST MICHELLE GROSSMAN. HOW DANGEROUS ARE THESE STORMS SHAPING UP TO BE? >> THIS IS A MULTIDAY EVENT. NIGHTTIME TORNADOES DOUBLE AS DEADLY. THIS IS A REALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR TORNADO PLAN IN PLACE AND PROTECT YOUR FAMILY BECAUSE WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THESE STORMS AT NIGHT. NOTICE THE LIGHTNING THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN TEXAS THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS IS A WIDE AREA THAT HAS THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND OVERNIGHT. 8MILLION UNDER TORNADO WATCHES FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE OHIO VALLEY WHERE YOU'RE SEEING THE RED BOXES THROUGH 12:00 A.M. NO DOUBT WE'LL PROBABLY SEE THAT EXTENDED THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. IT'S NOT JUST SEVERE STORMS. WE COULD SEE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, WINDS GUSTING UP TO 80 MILES PER HOUR, COULD SEE STRONG TORNADOES AS WELL, BUT IT HAS A TON OF MOISTURE WITH IT. WE ARE SO SATURATED, THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC. NOTICE ALL THE BRIGHT COLORS, REDS, YELLOWS, ORANGES WHERE WE'RE SEEING HEAVY RAINFALL. WE HAVE A FLOOD WATCH FOR 60 MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH TOMORROW. THEN THROUGHOUT TUESDAY WE'LL SEE THE RISK FOR 40 MILLION PEOPLE AND THE LARGEST RISK TOMORROW WILL BE TORNADOES AS OPPOSED TO HAIL TODAY. TONIGHT WE COULD SEE HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES, TENNIS BALL SIZE. TOMORROW WE'LL WORRY ABOUT STRONG TORNADOES, DAMAGING HAIL, AND WINDS GUSTING UP TO 80 MILES AN HOUR. THE DARKER COLORS, THE RED OKLAHOMA CITY, DALLAS, SPRINGFIELD, KANSAS CITY, ST. LOUIS INTO CINCINNATI, A BROAD SWATH. THROUGHOUT TOMORROW WE'LL INCREASE THE NUMBER TO 55 MILLION. NOW WE'RE TALKING CHATTANOOGA, BIRMINGHAM, LEXINGTON, CHARLESTON INTO COLUMBUS. LOOKS LIKE COLUMBUS WILL BE THE BULL'S EYE FOR REALLY STRONG STORM AND WE'RE LOOKING AT HEAVY RAIN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS MOVING INTO THE ATLANTIC BY WEDNESDAY. >> WE APPRECIATE THAT. >>> WE TURN TO BREAKING NEWS OUT OF ATLANTA, THE FBI SAYING A MAN IS IN CUSTODY AFTER RAMMING HIS CAR INTO THE FRONT GATES OF THEIR ATLANTA HEADQUARTERS, THE SCENE UNFOLDING EARLIER TODAY AS AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A MOTIVE. HERE'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER WITH MORE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT A MAJOR SECURITY SCARE AT THE FBI FIELD OFFICE IN ATLANTA, WHEN AGENTS SAY A MAN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE USED IT TO TRY AND FORCE HIS WAY INSIDE. >> WE CAN CONFIRM A PERSON RAMMED INTO THE FBI ATLANTA'S FRONT GATE SHORTLY AFTER NOON TODAY. HE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FACILITY. >> Reporter: THE FBI SAYS THE DRIVER TRIED TO GET PAST THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT BY FOLLOWING AN EMPLOYEE'S VEHICLE INSIDE, BUT THE SECURITY BARRIER ENGAGED AND THE SUSPECT CRASHED HIS CAR INTO IT. OFFICIALS SAY HE THEN JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND TRIED TO RUN TOWARD THE BUILDING, BUT ONLY MADE IT A FEW FEET BEFORE BEING TACKLED. >> SPECIAL AGENTS PASSING BY APPREHENDED HIM. HIS MOTIVES ARE NOT KNOWN AT THIS POINT. THE SUSPECT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AREA HOSPITAL WHERE HE'S BEING EVALUATED. >> Reporter: THE SUSPECT WAS NEVER CLOSE TO ACTUALLY GETTING INSIDE OF THE BUILDING OFFICIALS SAY AND NOTE IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL WHETHER THIS WAS A POTENTIAL ACT OF TERROR. TONIGHT FBI OFFICIALS ARE NOT RELEASING THE NAME OF THE SUSPECT AND SAY NO WEAPONS WERE FOUND INSIDE THE CAR. >> BLAYNE ALEXANDER JOINS "TOP STORY" LIVE FROM THE SCENE. WE DON'T HAVE A MOTIVE, BUT DO WE KNOW WHAT THIS MAN WILL BE CHARGED WITH TONIGHT? >> Reporter: I'M TOLD OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING BOTH STATE AND POTENTIALLY FEDERAL CHARGES FOR THIS SUSPECT, BUT THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF QUESTIONS. THEY DON'T HAVE A MOTIVE. THEY SAY THIS CAR HAS NO PREVIOUS TIES OR THE SUSPECT HAS ANY PREVIOUS TIES TO THIS PARTICULAR FIELD OFFICE AND THEN, OF COURSE, THEY'LL LOOK INTO SEEING WHAT, IF ANYTHING, MOTIVATED HIM TO DO THIS. AGAIN, NO WEAPONS WERE FOUND IN THAT VEHICLE, BUT THAT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME VERY SERIOUS CHARGES HERE. >> THANK YOU. >>> WE WANT TO MOVE ON TO THE MASSIVE CLEANUP OPERATION UNDERWAY IN BALTIMORE TONIGHT. PROGRESS IS BEING MADE ONE WEEK FOLLOWING THAT FRIGHTENING BRIDGE COLLAPSE THAT KILLED SIX PEOPLE. THE U.S. COAST GUARD IS NOW OPENING A MAKESHIFT CHANNEL FOR SHIPS INVOLVED IN THE LONG RECOVERY. NBC'S AARON GILCHREST HAS THE LATEST. >> Reporter: TONIGHT AUTHORITIES BATTLING MORE BAD WEATHER IN THE URGENT MISSION TO GET A PORTION OF THE BALTIMORE PORT BACK OPEN, TODAY ANNOUNCING A TEMPORARY CHANNEL NOW COMPLETE. >> IT WILL HELP US GET MORE VESSELS IN THE WATER AROUND THE SITE OF THE COLLAPSE. >> Reporter: WE WERE ON THE WATER WITH THE COAST GUARD LATE TODAY. WITH THIS TEMPORARY SHIPPING CHANNEL NOW OPEN, WE'RE SEEING ONE OF THE FIRST SHIPS TO GO THROUGH OFF IN THE DISTANCE, A BARGE PUSHED BY A TUGBOAT. THE OPERATION IN FULL SWING SIX DAYS AFTER THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSED WHEN A CONTAINER SHIP STRUCK ONE OF ITS PILLARS. CREWS WERE OUT THIS WEEKEND WITH CUTTING TORCHES SLICING THESE PIECES OF METAL. YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE FIRST PIECES CUT WAITING TO BE REMOVED. THE NEW 11-FOOT DEEP TEMPORARY SHIPPING LANE IS EXPECTED TO ALLOW ONLY ESSENTIAL VESSELS TO SALVAGE OPERATIONS. MORE THAN 370 ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS, LOGISTICS EXPERTS, AND OTHERS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK. THE PLAN? CLEAR THE BRIDGE WRECKAGE FROM THE CHANNEL, STABILIZE THE DALI, REMOVE THE BRIDGE SPAN FROM ITS BOW AND EVENTUALLY REMOVE SOME CARGO CONTAINERS SO THE MASSIVE SHIP CAN BE REFLOATED AND BROUGHT BACK TO PORT, EXPECTED TO TAKE WEEKS AT LEAST. >> WE'LL MOVE AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE BUT CONTINUE TO DO IT SAFELY. >> Reporter: EVERY DAY THE PORT REMAINS CLOSED COULD HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON BOTH THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND THE 8,000 JOBS THAT DIRECTLY DEPEND N THIS BUSY WATERWAY BEING OPEN. 140,000 WORKERS HAVE SOME CONNECTION TO THIS SHIPPING HUB. >> IT'S TOUGH SEEING IT COME DOWN. >> Reporter: CHRIS ELLIOTT IS A LONGSHOREMAN, THE FOLKS WHO HANDLE ALL THE PRODUCTS MOVING SHIP TO SHORE AT THE PORT. SINCE THE BRIDGE COLLAPSE CHRIS HAS BEEN IN LIMBO. THE UNCERTAINTY HAS BEEN TO BE HARD. >> YEAH, IT IS. EVERY DAY YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE UNCERTAINTY. YOU LOSE SLEEP OVER IT. GOT BILLS TO PAY. >> SO MANY ACROSS BALTIMORE AFFECTED BY THIS ACCIDENT. AARON GILCHREST JOINS US FROM THE SCENE. YOU JUST SPOKE WITH SOMEONE WHO SAID HE'S OUT OF A JOB AS WE WAIT FOR THIS MASSIVE REPAIR OPERATION. ARE THERE ANY EFFORTS BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST BUSINESSES NOW IN THE STATE OF LIMBO? >> Reporter: YEAH, TOM. CHRIS TOLD ME HE IS NOW LOOKING FOR OTHER PART-TIME WORK. HE SAID HE RECENTLY APPLIED FOR SOMETHING. HE WAS ONE OF 400 PEOPLE WHO APPLIED FOR THAT JOB. WE UNDERSTAND FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ACTUALLY OPENED UP AN OFFICE HERE, A RESOURCE CENTER, FOR BUSINESSES IN THIS REGION TO START APPLYING FOR LOW INTEREST GOVERNMENT LOANS UP TO $2 MILLION. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT WANTS TO MAKE SURE THESE PEOPLE CAN GET THIS MONEY SO THEY CAN KEEP THEIR BUSINESSES OPERATING AND KEEP THEIR EMPLOYEES WORKING. >> AARON, I KNOW YOU HAVE OTHER REPORTING. THE WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCED TODAY PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL TRAVEL TO BALTIMORE LATER THIS WEEK. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT? >> Reporter: YEAH, TOM. WE LEARNED THE PRESIDENT WILL COME HERE TO BALTIMORE FRIDAY. I SUSPECT IT WILL PROBABLY BE BY HELICOPTER. HE'LL GET TO SEE THE WRECKAGE SITE AND SEE A LOT OF THE WORK GOING ON THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS THERE. WE KNOW HE'LL ALSO MEET WITH THE GOVERNOR AND WITH OTHER LEADERS HERE AT THIS UNIFIED COMMAND THAT THE COAST GUARD HAS STOOD UP TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT TO GET AN IDEA WHAT THEY'VE DONE SO FAR AND NEED TO DO IN THE FUTURE. >> AARON GILCHREST FOR US ON THAT ACCIDENT AND COLLAPSE IN BALTIMORE. THANK YOU. >>> WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS OUT OF GAZA TONIGHT. WE'RE HEARING SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL AID WORKERS WERE KILLED IN AN AIRSTRIKE. THE IDF SAYS THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT. THIS AS IRAN CLAIMS AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE IN SYRIA KILLED SOME SENIOR COMMANDERS AT AN IRANIAN EMBASSY BUILDING IN DAMASCUS. NBC'S RAF SANCHEZ HAS ALL OF THIS TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE FIERY AFTERMATH OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TARGETED STRIKE IN SYRIA, SMOKE AND FLAMES BILLOWING FROM AN IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC BUILDING IN DAMASCUS, DEBRIS SCATTERED ON THE STREET. IRAN SAID THE BLAST KILLED TWO GENERALS AND FIVE OFFICERS FROM ITS REVOLUTIONARY GUARD AND BLAMING ISRAEL AND VOWING REVENGE, ISRAEL NOT COMMENTING. IRAN IS A PRIMARY BACKER OF BOTH HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS AS FEARS GROW OF A WIDENING CONFLICT OUTSIDE GAZA WHERE TODAY ISRAEL ANNOUNCED THE END OF WHAT IT CALLED A TWO-WEEK COUNTER TERROR RAID ON AL SHIFA HOSPITAL, LEAVING BEHIND A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION. ISRAEL SAID HAMAS USED THE HOSPITAL AS A BASE AND THAT ISRAELI COMMANDOS KILLED 200 MILITANTS AND CAPTURED SENIOR HAMAS OPERATIVES. THE U.S. SAYING HAMAS IS HIDING AMONG CIVILIANS. >> HAMAS SHOULD NOT BE OPERATING OUT OF HOSPITALS, BUT AS WE'VE ALSO SAID, WE DO NOT WANT FIREFIGHTS IN THE HOSPITAL. >> Reporter: THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS AT LEAST 201 PATIENTS DIED DURING THE ISRAELI SIEGE AND GAZA'S HAMAS RUN HEALTH MINISTRY SAID THEY FOUND BODIES OF CIVILIANS DECOMPOSING IN THE DIRT. AMONG THEM, DR. AHMED MC COSMA, A DEDICATED SURGEON HIS COLLEAGUES SAID REFUSING TO LEAVE HIS PATIENTS BEHIND. >> RAF JOINS US LIVE FROM TEL AVIV. WHAT MORE DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE FOREIGN AID WORKERS WHO WERE KILLED IN A BOMBING IN GAZA? WE ARE FOLLOWING LOT OF REPORTS OUT THERE, BUT WE'LL ONLY TELL YOU WHAT WE CAN CONFIRM TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TOM, THIS IS A DEVELOPING SITUATION THAT WE'RE REPORTING OUT LIVE. HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW. EARLIER TONIGHT A HAMAS SPOKESMAN SAYS FOUR INTERNATIONAL AID WORKERS WERE KILLED IN AN ISRAELI STRIKE IN CENTRAL GAZA. AN NBC CREW RUSHED TO THE AL AQSA HOSPITAL WHERE THE BODIES OF THE VICTIMS WERE BEING HELD. THEY FOUND SEVERAL OF THOSE VICTIMS WEARING CLOTHING WITH MARKERS FROM THE WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN, THE AMERICAN CHARITY OF CHEF ANDRES WHO WAS DELIVERING AID BY SEA INTO GAZA, WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN SAYING IN A STATEMENT, "WE ARE AWARE OF REPORTS THAT MEMBERS OF THE WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN TEAM HAD BEEN KILLED IN AN IDF ATTACK WHILE WORKING TO SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN FOOD DELIVERY EFFORTS IN GAZA. THIS IS A TRAGEDY. HUMANITARIAN AID WORKERS AND CIVILIANS SHOULD NEVER BE A TARGET EVER. WE WILL SHARE MORE INFORMATION WHEN WE HAVE GATHERED ALL THE FACTS." WE REACHED OUT ALSO TO THE ISRAELI MILITARY. THEY SAY THEY HAVE LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION AND ARE CONDUCTING A THOROUGH REVIEW AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS TO UNDERSTAND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS TRAGEDY. OUR TEAM AT THE HOSPITAL AMONG THE BODIES FINDING SEVERAL BLOODY PASSPORTS, ONE BRITISH, ONE POLISH AUSTRALIAN. >> WHAT TYPE OF REPERCUSSIONS MAY COME ONCE MORE PEOPLE LEARN WHAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HAPPENED? AID WORKERS, WE CAN'T SAY WHETHER THEY WERE TARGETED, BUT THEY'VE BEEN KILLED AND WERE JUST PEOPLE THERE POSSIBLY TRYING TO DELIVER AID OR FOOD TO THE PEOPLE OF GAZA. >> Reporter: TOM, THE CONSISTENT STORY THAT THE ISRAELI MILITARY HAS BEEN TELLING THE WORLD SINCE OCTOBER 7th IS THAT THE STRIKES IT CARRIES OUT INSIDE GAZA ARE PRECISE, TARGETED, BASED ON INTELLIGENCE AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, IF IT DOES TURN OUT TO BE THE CASE, THAT A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL AID WORKERS, PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE TRYING TO GET FOOD, TRYING TO GET MEDICINE TO PEOPLE IN GAZA HAVE BEEN KILLED IN AN ISRAELI STRIKE, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WILL BE QUESTIONING HOW PRECISE ARE THESE ISRAELI STRIKES THAT OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS HAVE KILLED SO MANY PEOPLE, BOTH HAMAS AND PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD MILITANTS, BUT ALSO A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF CIVILIANS, INCLUDING THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT FOR THE ISRAELI MILITARY TO KEEP TELLING THE WORLD HOW PRECISE ITS STRIKES ARE IF IT DOES TURN OUT TO BE THE CASE THAT CIVILIANS FROM AN INTERNATIONAL AID ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN KILLED HERE TONIGHT. >> RAF SANCHEZ ON THAT BREAKING NEWS. WE'RE GOING TO STAY ON TOP OF THIS STORY THROUGHOUT THE BROADCAST. >>> NOW TO POWER IN POLITICS IN THE INTENSIFYING BATTLE OVER IMMIGRATION, THE 2024 RACE AT HOME, FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP RELEASING A DRAMATIC NEW AD USING HORROR MUSIC TO PORTRAY MIGRANTS AS A THREAT TO THE NATION, TRUMP SET TO VISIT MICHIGAN TOMORROW AFTER A GRAND RAPIDS WOMAN WAS KILLED THERE ALLEGEDLY BY AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT. GABE GUTIERREZ HAS THIS TONIGHT. >> VENEZUELA. >> Reporter: TONIGHT FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP DOUBLING DOWN ON A 2024 CAMPAIGN FLASH POINT, IMMIGRATION. >> MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSERS HAVE ENTERED THE COUNTRY UNLAWFULLY. >> Reporter: IN A RECENT POST TRUMP SHARING A NEW CAMPAIGN VIDEO SET TO HORROR MUSIC SHOWING THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS SAID TO BE TRAVELING TO THE U.S. FROM MANY COUNTRIES. TRUMP PROMISING IN THE AD TO CRACK DOWN. >> WE WILL SECURE OUR BORDERS AND WE WILL RESTORE OUR SOVEREIGNTY. >> Reporter: IT COMES AS TRUMP PREPARES TO VISIT MICHIGAN TUESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE DEATH OF A GRAND RAPIDS WOMAN, RUBY GARCIA, ALLEGEDLY AT THE HANDS OF AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT WHO POLICE SAY WAS IN A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH HER. AUTHORITIES SAY HE HAD BEEN DEPORTED UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. >> WE WERE GETTING THE BAD ONES OUT AND NOW THEY'RE COMING IN AT A LEVEL NOBODY HAS EVER SEEN BEFORE. >> Reporter: TRUMP MADE HIS HARD LINE STANCE ON IMMIGRATION A HALLMARK OF HIS POLITICAL IMAGE. >> WHEN MEXICO SENDS ITS PEOPLE, THEY'RE BRINGING DRUGS, CRIME. THEY'RE RAPISTS. >> Reporter: IN RECENT MONTHS TRUMP HAS ESCALATED HIS RHETORIC ON IMMIGRATION. >> THEY'RE POISONING THE BLOOD OF OUR COUNTRY. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS TRIED TO TURN THE TABLES ON TRUMP, BLASTING HIM FOR ORDERING REPUBLICANS TO KILL A BIPARTISAN BORDER BILL. >> I'M TOLD MY PREDECESSOR CALLED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN THE SENATE, DEMAND THEY BLOCK THE BILL. HE FEELS IT WOULD BE A POLITICAL WIN FOR ME AND LOSER FOR HIM. >> Reporter: NEW POLLING SHOW SOME AMERICANS AND EVEN SOME DEMOCRATS ARE SIDING WITH TRUMP ON THE ISSUE. A NEW SURVEY SHOWS 68% OF AMERICANS DISAPPROVE OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S HANDLING OF THE BORDER, INCLUDING FOUR IN TEN DEMOCRATS, INCLUDING MORE THAN HALF OF BLACK ADULTS AND NEARLY 3/4 OF HISPANICS. THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN NOW FORCED TO RECKON WITH A DECADES OLD WEDGE ISSUE AS THE 2024 RACE RESTS ON A RAZOR'S EDGE. >> GABE GUTIERREZ JOINS US FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN HAS KNOWN THE BORDER IS A POLITICAL LIABILITY FOR YEARS. WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO COUNTERACT THIS MESSAGING FROM FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP? >> Reporter: HEY THERE, TOM. ONE THING THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN IS DOING IS FOCUSING ON MONEY HERE. SO FAR THE BIDEN TEAM IN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS HAS BEEN OUTPACING REPUBLICANS WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDRAISING AND SAY THEY'RE OPENING UP DOZENS, ABOUT 30 FIELD OFFICES JUST IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. THEY HOPE TO COUNTERACT THAT MESSAGE THAT WAY. ANOTHER WAY THEY'RE DOING IT AND WE'RE SEEING THIS INCREASINGLY MORE AND MORE NOT JUST ON THE TRAIL, BUT HERE IN THE WHITE HOUSE, THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE THE ISSUE OF IMMIGRATION, TRYING TO THROW IT BACK ON REPUBLICANS ESSENTIALLY ARGUING BECAUSE REPUBLICANS KILLED THAT BIPARTISAN BORDER BILL THAT WE MENTIONED, THAT THEY NEED TO OWN THIS IMMIGRATION ISSUE. THE DEMOCRATS SAY THEY AGREE THE BORDER IS A PROBLEM. THAT'S SOMETHING THEY DIDN'T AGREE WITH FOR QUITE A LONG TIME, BUT NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE REPUBLICANS OWN IT. >> GABE GUTIERREZ AT THE WHITE HOUSE. >>> WE HEAD TO PERU WHERE THE GOVERNMENT AND AGENTS THERE BUSTED DOWN THE DOOR AND RAIDED THE HOME OF THE COUNTRY'S FIRST PRESIDENT. NOW THE SUBJECT OF A LUXURY WATCH INVESTIGATION SOME ARE CALLING ROLEX GATE. NBC'S ELWYN LOPEZ HAS THE DETAILS. >> Reporter: A PREDAWN RAID AT THE HOUSE OF PERU'S FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT, OFFICERS BUSTING DOWN THE DOOR OF HER HOME. OFFICIALS SAY IT'S PART OF A CORRUPTION PROBE. LAST MONTH A LOCAL TV PROGRAM SHOWED THE 61-YEAR-OLD WEARING WHAT APPEARED TO BE LUXURY WATCHES, ONE OF THEM A ROLEX THEY CLAIM IS WORTH ABOUT $14,000. JUST DAYS LATER PROSECUTORS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION. >> I LIVED IN PERU AND MADE $4,000 A MONTH. SO IT RAISES THE QUESTION HOW SHE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE ALL THESE ASSETS IF SHE'S NOT ACCEPTING MONEY UNDER THE TABLE. >> Reporter: SHE SAID SHE OWNED THE WATCHES BEFORE TAKING OFFICE, BUT ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT BY PROSECUTORS SHE DID NOT LIST THEM IN A MANDATORY DECLARATION DOCUMENT IN. PERU ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE REQUIRED TO DECLARE ASSETS WORTH MORE THAN ABOUT $3,000. THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN HER INNOCENCE, SLAMMING THE RAID AS SHE ADDRESSED THE NATION. [ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: ALTHOUGH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, INCLUDING THE PRIME MINISTER APPOINTED BY HER, SWIFTLY COMING TO HER DEFENSE. [ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: THE LATEST INCIDENT ADDING TO THE BACK-TO BACK SCANDALS PLAGUING THE COUNTRY'S POLITICAL CRISIS. IN 2022, SHE WAS SWORN IN GOING FROM VICE PRESIDENT TO PRESIDENT AFTER HER PREDECESSOR WAS ARRESTED AND IMPEACHED FOR TRYING TO DISSOLVE CONGRESS. HER INAUGURATION MARKED THE SIXTH TIME PERU SAW A NEW PRESIDENT IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS. >> PERU'S NEXT ELECTIONS ARE IN 2026. WHAT I THINK MANY PEOPLE HOPE FOR IS A FREE AND FAIR PROCESS WHERE PERUVIANS AT LEAST GET THE CHANCE TO POTENTIALLY CHOOSE DIFFERENT, MAYBE BETTER LEADERSHIP FOR THE COUNTRY. >> ELWYN LOPEZ JOINS US FROM LOS ANGELES. I KNOW YOU HAVNEW REPORTING ABOUT ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S CABINET MEMBERS. >> Reporter: WE DO KNOW SOME ITEMS WERE SEIZED FROM THE PRESIDENT'S HOME. IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT THE ITEMS WERE. SHE IS SET TO TESTIFY FRIDAY. >> THANK YOU. >>> STILL AHEAD, THE TERRIFYING CRASH ON A FLORIDA HIGHWAY POSSIBLY INVOLVING AN NFL PLAYER, VIDEO SHOWING A DRIVER LOSING CONTROL LEADING TO A CRASH INVOLVING SEVERAL CARS REPORTS AN NFL STAR'S VEHICLE WAS ONE OF THE CARS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED, HOW HE'S RESPONDING TONIGHT. >>> PLUS THE RULING FROM THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT THAT COULD IMPLEMENT ONE OF THE STRICTEST ABORTION BANS IN THE COUNTRY, WHY THE DECISION MAY END UP IN VOTERS' HANDS. >>> AND THE DEER CRASHING THROUGH A BANK WINDOW GETTING TRAPPED INSIDE, HOW POLICE EVENTUALLY HELPED GET THAT ANIMAL OUT. >>> STAY WITH US. >>> A LOT MORE STORIES TRENDING LIKE CRAZY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, CONTROVERSY PITTING LAWMAKERS AGAINST YOUNG VOTERS. WHAT'S THE STATE OF CRYPTO TODAY? IS IT SAFE FOR INVESTORS? THIS IS WHAT MY VOICE SOUNDS LIKE WHEN I CLONE IT. THAT WASN'T ME. YOU GOT TO SEE THIS. "STAY TUNED NOW" WEEKNIGHTS AT 8:00 EASTERN, 5:00 PACIFIC ON "NBC NEWS NOW." >>> DEMOCRACY IS HAPPENING NOW. NOW NEVER STOPS. NOW IS WHERE IT COUNTS. >>> WHAT'S THE MESSAGE THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET OUT TO YOUNG PEOPLE. >> KNOW WHAT IS IN THEIR DRUG SUPPLY. >> WE'VE GOT IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT YOUR MONEY. >> BIG PICTURE, WHY IS IT SO TOUGH RIGHT NOW? >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS "NBC NEWS NOW." >>> WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. >> IN FACT, WE'VE BEEN TOLD WE CAN'T GO ANY FARTHER. >>> I AM DEEPLY SORRY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE MANY QUESTIONS. >>> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS "NBC NEWS NOW." >>> WE SPOKE WITH A RECENT KIDNEY RECIPIENT ABOUT THE LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE. >> IT'S TIME. I'M IN THE HOSPITAL GETTING READY FOR MY TRANSPLANT. >> Reporter: WHEN PhD STUDENT JASMINE EVANS FINALLY GOT THE CALL SHE WOULD RECEIVE A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT IN JULY, SHE WAS OVERJOYED. EVANS WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE WHEN SHE WAS JUST 17 YEARS OLD AND WAS PUT ON THE TRANSPLANT LIST IN 2019. SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS YEARS AWAY FROM BEING MATCHED WITH A DONOR UNTIL A LETTER FROM HER HOSPITAL CAME IN THE MAIL LAST YEAR EXPLAINING SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE TRANSPLANT LIST IN 2015, FOUR YEARS EARLIER, AND THAT A RACIALLY BIASED TEST WAS TO BLAME. WHEN YOU GOT THAT LETTER, WHAT WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND? >> AT FIRST I WAS OUTRAGED AND THE FACT NO ONE REALLY KNEW THIS WAS GOING ON, IT WAS REALLY JARRING AND SHOCKING. >> Reporter: EVANS IS ONE OF THOUSANDS OF BLACK PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN PRIORITIZED FOR TRANSPLANTS AS A RESULT OF A NATIONAL MANDATE BY THE ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK, THE OPTN. THE NEW RULES INSTRUCT HOSPITALS TO STOP USING A TEST TO SEE HOW WELL BLACK PATIENTS' KIDNEYS WERE FUNCTIONING. >> IN THE 1990s THERE WAS A STUDY WHERE THE BLACK PARTICIPANTS CREATININE AND KIDNEY FUNCTION WERE LOOKED AT, THEY HAD HIGHER RESULTS. >> Reporter: THAT FLAWED TEST MEANING THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS WERE PUT ON THE TRANSPLANT LIST YEARS LATER THAN THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN, FOR SOME A DEADLY WAIT. >> IT ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR PREMATURE DEATH. >> Reporter: PATIENTS LIKE EVANS WHO WERE MISEVALUATED HAVE BEEN BUMPED UP ON THE LIST WITH THE AVERAGE PATIENT GETTING TRANSPLANTS ONE TO TWO YEARS SOONER THAN EXPECTED, BUT FOR EVANS WHO CALLS HERSELF A RELUCTANT KIDNEY ADVOCATE, THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE THIS REPRESENTS FOR THOUSANDS OF BLACK PATIENTS LIKE YOU? >> I THINK IT REPRESENTS HOPE. IT REPRESENTS PROFILING IN A LOT OF WAYS, BUT I SEE THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER YET. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF BLACK AMERICANS STILL WAITING FOR ORGAN DONATIONS ACROSS THE BOARD. >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE DOCTOR, CHANGE TAKES TIME. SO BE LABS ARE STILL OCCASIONALLY USING THE OLD RACE- BASED FORMULA. SO DOCTORS NEED TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THEIR NEW PATIENTS AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE GETTING THE CARE THEY DESERVE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, A CONSUMER ALERT, KIA RECALLING NEARLY 400,000 TELLURIDE SUVs, WHY FEDERAL REGULATORS SAY THE CARS COULD POSSIBLY ROLL AWAY WHILE THEY'RE PARKED. >>> THIS IS PRETTY BIG MEDICAL NEWS AND A PRETTY BIG MYSTERY AND IT'S DRIVEN BY ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES. WHAT'S HAPPENING? >>> NEARLY A DOZEN HOURS AFTER THE EYE ROARED ASHORE. >> NOW TO SOME LATE BREAKING NEWS. LOVE THAT. >>> WHAT'S THE MESSAGE THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET OUT TO YOUNG PEOPLE? >> KNOW WHAT IS IN THEIR DRUG SUPPLY. >> WE'VE GOT IMPORTANT NEWS THIS HOUR ABOUT YOUR MONEY. >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS "NBC NEWS NOW." >>> TO REPORT LIVE FROM TEL AVIV, FROM JUAREZ, MEXICO. >> EVERY NIGHT IT'S YOUR NEWS PLAY LIST. "TOP STORY" WITH TOM LLAMAS STREAMING WEEKNIGHTS AT 7:00 ON "NBC NEWS NOW. >>> NOW TO SOME LATE BREAKING NEWS. ♪ >>> GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. >> THE FIRST WOMAN ON A LUNAR MISSION. >> MORNING NEWS NOW STREAMING WEEKDAYS AT 7:00. >>> NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS "NBC NEWS NOW." >>> INSIDE IRAN. >> FROM ISRAEL. >> PART OF OUR CONTINUED REPORTING. >> EVERYBODY GOOD? >>> WE'RE BACK WITH "TOP STORY'S" NEWS FEED STARTING WITH THE DEATH OF A FORMER NFL STAR VONTAE DAVIS, THE 35-YEAR OLD FOUND INSIDE HIS HOME IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. POLICE DO NOT BELIEVE FOUL PLAY WAS INVOLVED. DAVIS WAS A TWO TIME CORNERBACK PLAYING FOR THE DOLPHINS, COLTS AND BILLS. HE WAS ARRESTED ON DUI CHARGES LAST YEAR FOLLOWING A CRASH ON A FLORIDA HIGHWAY. >>> THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT ALLOWING A SIX-WEEK ABORTION BAN TO TAKE EFFECT, BUT VOTERS WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY. WHILE RULING ON THE 15-WEEK ABORTION BAN, THE FLORIDA JUSTICES CONCLUDING THE SIX- WEEK BAN GOVERNOR DeSANTIS SIGNED INTO LAW LAST YEAR CAN TAKE EFFECT IN 30 DAYS. HOWEVER, THEY ALSO RULED A PROPOSED AMENDMENT THAT WOULD ENSHRINE ABORTION PROTECTIONS IN THE STATE TO APPEAR ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. >>> KIA RECALLING MORE THAN 400,000 SUVs BECAUSE THEY MIGHT ROLL AWAY WHILE PARKED, THE RECALL IMPACTING ALL TELLURIDES FROM 2020 THROUGH 2023 AND SOME 2024 MODELS. TWO PARTS ON THE CAR THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE CAR PARKED MAY NOT FULLY ENGAGE. SO FAR NO INJURIES OR CRASHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. DEALERS WILL CONTACT OWNERS TO UPDATE PARTS AND SOFTWARE. >>> AND A DEER CRASHING THROUGH A TEXAS BANK WINDOW, SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWING THE DEER BUSTING THROUGH A WINDOW BEFORE RUNNING LOOSE THROUGH THE BANK OUTSIDE AUSTIN, POLICE ATTEMPTING TO CORRAL THE ANIMAL BACK OUT THE FRONT ENTRANCE WHERE IT SCAMPERED OUT, NO INJURIES REPORTED. >>> NEXT MORE THAN 500,000 FAST FOOD WORKERS GOT A RAISE TODAY TO $20 AN HOUR AS A NEW LAW TOOK EFFECT IN CALIFORNIA. IT'S MEANT TO OFFSET THE HIGH COST OF LIVING, BUT IT WILL ALSO MEAN YOU'LL PAY MORE FOR YOUR BURGERS LIKELY. >> Reporter: FOR THREE YEARS ANISHA WILLIAMS HAS WORKED AT JACK IN THE BOX STRUGGLING AS A SINGLE MOM. >> SOME WORKERS ARE STRUGGLING. SOME ARE HOMELESS. >> Reporter: THAT'S WHY TODAY MARKS A MOMENT SHE'S WAITED FOR. SHE'S AMONG HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FAST FOOD WORKERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA GETTING A RAISE. >> WE NEED THIS SO BAD. >> Reporter: AFTER YEARS OF PROTESTS RESTAURANT CHAINS WITH MORE THAN 60 LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE MUST NOW PLAY THEIR CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES $20 AN HOUR, ONE OF THE HIGHEST WAGES IN THE COUNTRY AND FIRST TIME STATE LAWMAKERS HAVE MANDATED A WAGE FOR JUST ONE INDUSTRY. SUPPORTERS SAY IT'S TIME FOR THE BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATIONS TO PAY A LIVING WAGE, BUT MANY FRANCHISE OWNERS LIKE JESSICA WHO RUNS 11 McDONALDS AROUND L.A. SAY THE LAW PUTS AN UNFAIR STRAIN ON THEIR BUSINESSES ALREADY OPERATING ON SLIM MARGINS. DO YOU FEEL TARGETED IT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR FAST FOOD? >> YES. I THINK PEOPLE JUST DON'T REALIZE THAT. THEY SEE THIS BIG McDONALD'S BRAND AND OH, THEY'VE GOT ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD AND THAT'S NOT AT ALL HOW IT IS. >> Reporter: McDONALD'S, CHIPOTLE, STARBUCKS SAYING THEY PLAN TO RAISE PRICES TO OFFSET RISING LABOR COSTS. PIZZA HUT PREEMPTIVELY LAID OFF 1,200 DELIVERY DRIVERS LIKE MICHAEL OJEDA. >> I WAS VERY FRUSTRATED. A LOT OF US GOT OUR JOBS TAKEN FROM US. >> Reporter: HE WAS LET GO AFTER EIGHT YEARS. >> WHAT'S THE POINT OF THE RAISE IF YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB ANYMORE? >> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY THE LAW MAY LEAD TO SHORTER HOURS AND EXPEDITE THE PUSH TO AUTOMATION REPLACING PEOPLE WITH TECHNOLOGY. ECONOMISTS OFTEN SAY THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH. DOES THAT APPLY HERE? >> IT REALLY APPLIES HERE, BUT WE FORGET SOMEBODY IS PAYING FOR IT SOMEWHERE. >> Reporter: BUT FOR ANISHA AS THE COST OF LIVING RISES, SHE SAYS A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS GOES A LONG WAY. >> I'M PRAYING THAT THIS $20 WILL ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. >> Reporter: LIZ KREUTZ, NBC NEWS, LOS ANGELES. >> FOR MORE ON CALIFORNIA'S NEW FAST FOOD MINIMUM WAGE LAW AND HOW IT COULD IMPACT FOOD BUSINESSES, I WANT TO BRING IN ALEX JOHNSON WHO OWNS TEN AUNTIE ANNE'S PRETZELS AND CINNABONS RESTAURANTS. CAN YOU TELL US HOW INCREASING THE WAGE TO $20 AN HOUR HAS ALREADY IMPACTED YOUR BUSINESS? >> YEAH. LISTEN, MY FAMILY AND I STARTED THIS BUSINESS 30 YEARS AGO. I'M A SECOND GENERATION FRANCHISEE. OUR SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYS OVER 100 PEOPLE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. WE HAVE TEN LOCATIONS. THIS BILL, THIS NEW WAGE, HAS REALLY FAR REACHING EFFECTS. MY FAMILY AND I WORK REALLY HARD TO TREAT OUR EMPLOYEES FAIRLY AND PAY THEM REALLY WELL, BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE REAL CONSEQUENCES DUE TO THE FACT THAT FOR ONE, WE'RE GOING TO BE RAISING PRICES WHICH I REALLY DON'T WANT TO DO. WE ALREADY HAD TO RAISE PRICES SEVERAL TIMES THE PAST COUPLE YEARS BECAUSE OF THE COVID INDUCED INFLATION AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT SEEING THE BEST IN TERMS OF SALES AND WE'VE GOT DECLINING TRAFFIC COUNTS. IT'S REALLY NOT A GOOD TIME TO HAVE TO RAISE PRICES. WE'RE NOT HIRING ANYMORE. WE'RE NOT EXPANDING IN THE STATE ANYMORE. IN FACT, I HAD TO TURN DOWN A LOCATION FOR A NEW STORE WHICH I WAS REALLY SAD TO HAVE TO DO. ULTIMATELY I'M CONSIDERING SELLING OR CLOSING OUR RESTAURANTS. >> WHAT WAS THE PRICE DIFFERENCE, IF I CAN ASK YOU? WHAT WERE YOU PAYING YOUR EMPLOYEES TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO PAY THEM NOW? WERE YOU CLOSE OR WAS IT TOO FAR OF A STRETCH? >> IN THE BAY AREA THE CITIES THERE HAVE MINIMUM WAGES THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN THE STATE, BUT I DO HAVE SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL GO FROM THE 16 TO $20, THAT JUMP, THAT 25% JUMP, THAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT. I DO HAVE A COUPLE LOCATIONS WHO EXPERIENCED THAT. >> IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE DO YOU THINK YOU'LL INCREASE PRICES AT THOSE STORES OR YOU THINK YOU'LL LAY PEOPLE OFF OR BOTH? >> IT WILL PROBABLY BE A COMBINATION OF BOTH. WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN WORK SMARTER, WORK HARDER WITH LESS FOLKS, NOT JUST CUTTING HOURS, BUT LITERALLY REMOVING PEOPLE, REMOVING HEAD COULDN'T FROM OUR LOCATIONS. >> IT'S SO EXPENSIVE AND CALIFORNIA IS A VERY EXPENSIVE STATE, PLACES LIKE LOS ANGELES AND THE BAY AREA, INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE TO LIVE THERE. SO YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE THE POLITICIANS' MINDS WERE INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAGE. HOW DO YOU THINK THIS WILL AFFECT INFLATION THERE? THINGS ARE ALREADY EXPENSIVE AND NOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE MAKING A BIT MORE MONEY AND STORE OWNERS LIKE YOU WILL HAVE TO INCREASE PRICES. DO YOU THINK IT HAS A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON INFLATION? >> THE CONVERSATION I HAD WITH MY EMPLOYEES IS THEY'RE PRETTY FEARFUL WHAT THIS WILL DO TO INFLATION AND LIKE YOU MENTIONED, IT'S ALREADY SO EXPENSIVE TO LIVE IN THE STATE AND PRICES HAVE GONE UP, YOU KNOW. I'M NOT THE ON ONE RAISING PRICES. PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE IS ACROSS THE BOARD. THEY'RE REALLY WORRIED. THEY'RE CONCERNED. THEY'VE SEEN THEIR PURCHASING POWER GET LESS AND LESS AND LESS OVER THE YEARS. I DON'T BELIEVE IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THIS IS REALLY GOING TO HELP THEM ALL THAT MUCH. >> HOW CAN SOMEONE WORK AT YOUR RESTAURANT AND SUPPORT THEMSELVES OR SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY IF YOU DON'T RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE? >> LOOK, WE TAKE PRIDE IN BEING PEOPLE'S FIRST JOB. WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, FOLKS WITH NO JOB EXPERIENCE, IMMIGRANTS. WE ENJOY EMPLOYING THOSE PEOPLE, TEACHING THEM THE SOFT SKILLS, NOT JUST HOW TO ROLL THE PRETZELS, BUT THINGS LIKE CUSTOMER SERVICE, MAKING EYE CONTACT, SOFT SKILLS THAT THEY USE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THEIR CAREER AND WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A PATH TO MAKING A CAREER OUT OF -- AT OUR LOCATION. WE HAVE, IN FACT, MY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS WORKED UP FROM A MALL JANITOR TO NOW OUR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. SO THERE'S AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY IN OUR BUSINESS IN THE FAST FOOD INDUSTRY FOR THESE FOLKS. >> ALEX, IF YOU DON'T END UP SELLING YOUR FAMILY BUSINESS , DO YOU THINK THIS LAW WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK INTO DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY TO REPLACE THE JOBS TYPICALLY DONE BY PEOPLE? I'M TALKING ABOUT A.I. WILL WE EVENTUALLY GET TO THE PLACE WHERE A CINNABON COMES FROM A CINNABOT? >> I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAR OFF. I DON'T HAVE PLANS IMMEDIATELY FOR THAT KIND OF ROBOTIC OR AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENT, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE FAR OFF AND I THINK THAT THIS LAW WILL ACCELERATE SOME OF THE COMPANIES AND TECHNOLOGIES OUT THERE TRYING TO DO JUST THAT. >> ALEX JOHNSON, A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN THE BAY AREA IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WHERE THE MINIMUM WAGE IS GOING UP TO $20. WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE HOW THAT AFFECT THE ECONOMY THERE. ALEX. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HONESTY. >>> COMING UP, THE TRAGEDY ON A BEACH IN MEXICO, THE BODIES OF SEVERAL IMMIGRANTS DISCOVERED, WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT WHERE THAT BOAT WAS COMING FROM NEXT. ♪ >>> THE NBC NEWS MOBILE APP, GET CONNECTED TO YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SHOWS FOR THE TOP STORIES, BREAKING NEWS, AND LIVE VIDEO. DOWNLOAD THE NBC NEWS MOBILE APP NOW. >>> GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. >> YOU HAVE POINTS OR MILES. IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO USE THEM? >> MORNING NEWS NOW STREAMING WEEKDAYS AT 7:00. >> THE FIRST WOMAN ON A LUNAR MISSION, WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO GET THAT NEWS? >> MORNING NEWS NOW STREAMING WEEKDAYS AT 7:00. >>> TALKING POSSIBLY A TRILLION GALAXIES. >> YES. >> THAT IS A NUMBER THAT IS SO HARD TO COMPUTE. >> IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE ON THE CUSP OF SOMETHING BIG. >>> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH "TOP STORY'S" GLOBAL WATCH. WE START WITH THE TRAGIC DISCOVERY IN MEXICO. AUTHORITIES SAY THE BODIES OF EIGHT CHINESE MIGRANTS WERE FOUND ON A BEACH. IT'S BELIEVED THEY WERE ON A BOAT THAT DEPARTED FROM MEXICO'S BORDER WITH GUATEMALA HEADING TOWARDS THE U.S. SUDDENLY CAPSIZED. ONE PERSON DID SURVIVE. ACCORDING TO RECENT DATA, THE NUMBER OF CHINESE MIGRANTS ILLEGALLY ENTERING THE U.S. FROM MEXICO HAS SKYROCKETED SINCE THE PANDEMIC. >>> A POTENTIAL TURNING POINT IN TURKEY'S POLITICS, THE OPPOSITION PARTY SWEEPING LOCAL ELECTIONS DEALING A MAJOR BLOW TO PRESIDENT ERDOGAN'S RULING PARTY, THE OPPOSITION PARTY WINNING IN ISTANBUL BY MORE THAN 1 MILLION VOTES AND OTHER VICTORIES INCLUDING THE CAPITAL CITY OF ANKARA. IT'S THE FIRST TIME SINCE TWO DECADES AGO ERDOGAN'S PARTY WAS DEFEATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. >>> GERMANY RELAXING SOME OF ITS MARIJUANA LAWS. THE NEW LAW ALLOWS ADULTS OVER 18 TO POSSESS UP TO AN OUNCE OF CANNABIS. CITIZENS CAN GROW ABOUT THREE PLANTS AT HOME. IT REMAINS BANNED FOR ANYONE 18 AND UNDER. >>> NOW TO THE NEW ALLEGATIONS SURROUNDING INVESTIGATION INTO THE MYSTERIOUS HAVANA SYNDROME. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CBS' 60 MINUTES, A LEAD U.S. MILITARY INVESTIGATOR SAYING HE BELIEVES THE SYNDROME WAS AN ATTACK ON U.S. OFFICIALS BY RUSSIA. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PREVIOUSLY DEEMED IT VERY UNLIKELY THE SYNDROME CAME FROM A FOREIGN ADVERSARY, BUT ED GREEN ALLEGING THAT THE BAR FOR EVIDENCE WAS SET TOO HIGH. >> I THINK IT WAS SET TOO HIGH BECAUSE WE DID NOT AS A COUNTRY AND GOVERNMENT WANT TO FACE SOME VERY HARD TRUTH. >> Reporter: WHAT ARE THOSE? TO THAT CAN WE SECURE AMERICA? ARE THESE MASSIVE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE FAILURES? CAN WE FREQUENT AMERICAN SOIL AND OUR PEOPLE ON AMERICAN SOIL? ARE WE BEING ATTACKED AND IF WE'RE BEING ATTACKED, IS THAT AN ACT OF WAR? >> SO WHY WAS THIS INVESTIGATOR SO SURE IT WAS RUSSIA? HERE'S WHAT HE SAID. >> ONE OF THE THINGS I STARTED TO NOTICE WAS THE CALIBER OF OUR OFFICER THAT WAS BEING IMPACTED. THIS WASN'T HAPPENING TO OUR WORST OR OUR MIDDLE RANGE OFFICERS. THIS WAS HAPPENING TO OUR TOP 5, 10% PERFORMING OFFICERS ACROSS THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AND CONSISTENTLY THERE WAS A RUSSIA NEXUS. THERE WAS SOME ANGLE WHERE THEY HAD WORKED AGAINST RUSSIA, FOCUSED ON RUSSIA AND DONE EXTREMELY WELL. FOR MORE ON THIS I WANT TO BRING IN KEN DELANEY FROM WASHINGTON. YOU'VE COVERED THIS FOR YEARS. HELP US PUT THE NEW ALLEGATIONS INTO CONTEXT. WHAT IS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SAYING ABOUT ALL THIS? >> Reporter: TOM, 60 MINUTES AND A PUBLICATION CALLED "THE INSIDER" HAVE INTERESTING CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE MEMBERS OF AN ELITE RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE UNIT MAY HAVE BEEN ON THE GROUND IN PLACES WHERE U.S. PERSONNEL SUFFERED SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH HAVANA SYNDROME. THEY ALSO FOUND DOCUMENTS SUGGESTING THOSE SAME RUSSIA OPERATIVES MAY HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ACOUSTIC WEAPONS AND ARGUE THIS EVIDENCE SUGGESTS A LINK BETWEEN THESE RUSSIAN SPIES AND HAVANA SYNDROME SYMPTOMS. 60 MINUTES ALSO INTERVIEWED THE FORMER DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL YOU JUST SHOWED WHO HELPED INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE AND SAID HE BELIEVES HAVANA SYNDROME IS IT THE RESULT OF RUSSIAN ATTACK. HE COULDN'T DISCUSS THE CLASSIFIED DETAILS. NONE OF THIS REPORTING FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN ACTUAL WEAPON OR RUSSIANS ATTACKING AMERICANS. SOME STAND BY THE EVIDENCE OF LAST YEAR THERE'S NO EVIDENCE AGAINST RUSSIA OR ANY OTHER FOREIGN ADVERSARY. >> HOW DOES THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SORT OF STRADDLE THIS LINE? HUE DO SO MANY TOP LEVEL U.S. INTELLIGENCE SOURCES SAY THEY SUFFERED SOME TYPE OF, YOU KNOW, MEDICAL EPISODE AND YET THERE WAS NO ATTACK? >> Reporter: WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF THEORIES ON THIS, TOM, INCLUDING SOME KIND OF BRAIN DISORDER. ONE THING THEY TELL US IS AFTER THIS ASSESSMENT WAS PUBLISHED LAST MARCH REPORTS OF SYMPTOMS ABSOLUTELY PLUMMETED LIKE MANY, MANY FEWER THAN BEFORE. THAT SUGGESTS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A PSYCHOGENIC ASPECT TO THIS. THAT DOESN'T MEAN PEOPLE MADE IT UP. THESE SYMPTOMS WERE VERY REAL. THEY'RE HEARTBREAKING IN SOME CASES. PEOPLE HAVE STOPPED BEING ABLE TO WORK WHO SUFFERED FROM THESE SYMPTOMS, BUT ONE EXPERT POSTULATED THERE WAS SOMETHING CALLED A FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER, A COMMON BRAIN DYSFUNCTION. WE MAY NEVER KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY IS SAYING THEY SEE NO EVIDENCE THIS WAS AN ATTACK BY RUSSIA OR ANOTHER FOREIGN ADVERSARY. >> DO YOU THINK THEY'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT THIS WAS? >> NO. I THINK THIS DEBATE WILL GO ON AND ON. MANY OF THESE VICTIMS LONG BELIEVED THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS NOT ASKING HARD ENOUGH QUESTIONS AND THEY'RE NOW HARDENED BY THIS NEW REPORTING AND THEY PLACE VERY LITTLE STOCK IN THE INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT, BUT IN TERMS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, THEY'VE TURNED THE PAGE. AS FAR AS MANY OF THEM ARE CONCERNED, THIS IS OVER AND DONE AND THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO TREAT THE PEOPLE WITH SYMPTOMS, BUT THIS IS A DEBATE THAT'S NOT GOING AWAY. >> I HAVE A FEELING WE'LL KEEP TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS TO COME. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, NOT JUST FOR THE BOYS, GIRLS WRESTLING THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN THE COUNTRY WITH ALL FEMALE WRESTLING PROGRAMS FOUND NEARLY IN EVERY STATE. WE SPEAK TO TWO WITH ATHLETES WHO ARE PART OF THIS HISTORIC TREND, THEIR FIGHT FOR EQUALITY ON AND OFF THE MAT. THAT'S NEXT. >>> TAKE CHARGE OF THOSE FIRST HOURS. IT'S ABOUT GETTING CAUGHT UP AND GETTING AHEAD AND THAT'S WHAT DRIVES US EVERY MORNING BECAUSE EVERY DAY DESERVES THE BEST START. >>> KRISTEN WELKER HOSTS "MEET THE PRESS" EVERY SUNDAY ON NBC. >>> INSIDE IRAN, FROM ISRAEL, FROM FLORIDA. >> EVERYBODY GOOD? >>> MORNINGS ARE FULL OF POSSIBILITY AND ENERGY AND HOW YOU GET SET FOR THE DAY AHEAD MATTERS. TAKE CHARGE OF THOSE FIRST HOURS. IT'S ABOUT GETTING CAUGHT UP AND REALLY IT'S ABOUT GETTING AHEAD AND THAT'S WHAT DRIVES US EVERY MORNING BECAUSE EVERY DAY DESERVES THE BEST START. >>> THIS IS WHAT A COUNTRY AT WAR LOOKS LIKE. WHAT IS IT LIKE? COUNTLESS NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE LOOKED JUST LIKE THIS. ♪ >>> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH AN ERROR IN THE FAINT, THROWING OFF PLAYERS AND FANS AT THE NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT, OFFICIALS REVEALING MINUTES BEFORE AN ELITE EIGHT GAME ONE OF THE THREE-POINT LINES HAD BEEN DRAWN INCORRECTLY AND IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE BASKET. NBC'S MORGAN CHESKY HAS THE PLAY-BY-PLAY OF WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. >> Reporter: AS TEXAS AND NORTH CAROLINA STATE PREPARED TO FACE OFF IN AN ELITE EIGHT MATCH-UP, AN ISSUE WITH THE COURT LEAVING FANS BAFFLED. >> I WALKED IN AND THERE WAS MEASURING HAPPENING AND I WAS SITTING NEXT TO A FRIEND WHO WAS LIKE ARE THEY MEASURING THE THREE-POINT LINE? >> Reporter: THE NCAA THREE POINT LINE IS OFFICIALLY 22 FEET AND 1.75-INCH FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, BUT THIS THREE-POINT LINE IN PORTLAND, OREGON, IN FRONT OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BENCH WAS 9 INCHES SHORT ACCORDING TO A POSTGAME MEASUREMENT BY THE NCAA AND COURT SUPPLIER, CONNOR SPORTS. >> GO OUT THERE, GET UP IN THE STANDS AND LOOK AT IT AND YOU CAN SEE IT. >> Reporter: THE TEXAS AND NC STATE COACHES MEASURED THE DIFFERENCES THEMSELVES WEIGHING THE OPTIONS OF DELAYING THE GAME. >> THEY GAVE US THE OPTION OF BRINGING SOMEBODY IN AND REMARKING IT CORRECTLY WHICH WOULD HAVE TAKEN AN HOUR. WE MIGHT HAVE LOST OUR WINDOW WITH ABC. >> Reporter: BOTH TEAMS AGREEING TO GO AHEAD WITH THE GAME AS SCHEDULED. NORTH CAROLINA STATE WINNING BY DOUBLE DIGITS. >> I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WAS AN ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE EITHER WAY. WE BOTH PLAYED A HALF ON EACH END. >> Reporter: FOUR FULL SWEET 16 GAMES WERE PLAYED ON THAT SAME COURT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, BUT NOBODY RAISED CONCERNS. THE NCAA AND CONNOR SPORTS APOLOGIZED. THE NCAA ADDING THE MISTAKE WAS THE RESULT OF HUMAN ERROR AND THEY SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE ERROR SOONER. THE ASSOCIATION REVIEWING ALL OTHER THREE-POINT LINES IN BOTH THE MEN AND WOMEN'S TOURNAMENTS AND CONFIRMING THEY'RE ACCURATE. >> WE HAVE THIS MOMENT WHERE THE ATHLETICISM IS IN A PLACE WHERE IT'S BETTER THAN IT'S EVER BEEN. WE HAVE LIKE MORE FOCUS, MORE MEDIA COVERAGE AND THEN WE HAVE THESE LITTLE MOMENT THAT KIND OF REMIND US OF THE WORK THAT'S STILL THERE. >> Reporter: THIS ERROR THE LATEST DISTRACTION FROM A RECORD BREAKING WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT. NC STATE'S FIRST ROUND GAME AGAINST CHATTANOOGA A REFEREE WAS PULLED OUT AT HALFTIME OVER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND NOTRE DAME STAR HANNAH HIDALGO SIDELINED FOR PART OF A SWEET 16 MATCH-UP BECAUSE OF A NOSE RING SHE'D WORN ALL SEASON LONG. THE THREE-POINT LINE FIXED WITH PAINT OVERNIGHT FOR THE REMAINING ELITE EIGHT MATCH-UP, BUT THE DAMAGE MAY ALREADY BE DONE. >> I HATE TO SAY THIS, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF COLLEAGUES THAT WOULD SAY ONLY IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL. I MEAN IT'S A SHAME REALLY THAT IT EVEN HAPPENED, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. >> Reporter: MORGAN CHESKY, NBC NEWS. >> WE THANK MORGAN CHESKY FOR. THAT. >>> FINALLY, FORGET THE STEREOTYPES. A NEW GENERATION OF GIRL WRESTLERS ARE MOVING THE MATS AREN'T JUST A BOYS CLUB ANY MORE OPENING DOORS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME WITH SCHOLARSHIPS AND EVEN OLYMPIC GLORY. NBC'S STEVEN ROMO HAS MORE. >> Reporter: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WRESTLING MOVE? >> DEFINITELY HIGH C. I'M A RIGHT LEG LEAD. SO YOU WOULD SEE THIS LEG. YOU'RE LIKE TIED UP AND THEN YOU BRING THEIR ARM OVER. >> Reporter: HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR HALEY JAFFEY AND FRESHMAN JAMISON STRICKLAND ARE ON A MISSION TO SLAM STEREOTYPES AND PIN DOWN NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WORLD OF WRESTLING. FOR YEARS WITHOUT A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, MANY OF THE OPPONENTS THESE GIRLS FACED WERE BOYS. STRICKLAND, WHO HAS BEEN WRESTLING SINCE SHE WAS 7, SAYS THE TRAINING STARTED AT HOME. DID YOU WRESTLE WITH YOUR BROTHER A LOT GROWING UP AND HONE YOUR SKILLS ON HIM? >> WE WOULD WORK ON MOVES THAT WE LEARNED ON YOUTUBE IN THE BASEMENT. I REMEMBER THE FIRST ONE WAS A HEADLOCK AND I WOULD JUST DO IT ON HIM AND IT WORKED. >> Reporter: HOW DID YOUR BROTHER LIKE BEING IN A HEADLOCK? >> I THINK HE WAS JUST HAPPY TO HELP. >> Reporter: MY LITTLE SISTER NEVER PUT ME IN A HEADLOCK. I'D BE VERY PROUD. BUT THE TIDE IS NOW TURNING ABOUT GIRLS WRESTLING BECOMING THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN THE COUNTRY. >> IT LITERALLY TOOK OFF. THE NUMBERS STARTED EXPLODING. >> Reporter: AS RECENTLY AS 2018, THERE WERE ONLY SIX STATES THAT OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED GIRLS WRESTLING PROGRAMS. NOW THERE ARE 45 STATES AND CAMPAIGNS TO GROW EVEN FURTHER. >> AT THE YOUTH LEVEL, JUNIOR HIGH, HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL THE GROWTH IS AMAZING AND EVEN AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL RIGHT NOW WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE PROGRAMS. >> Reporter: THE BOOM THANKS IN PART TO NONPROFITS LIKE SANCTION P.A. WHICH ARE FIGHTING TO HAVE THE GIRLS LEAGUES FORMALLY RECOGNIZED. >> EVEN A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN A GIRL WAS IN HER SCHOOL BUILDING AND WALKING PAST THE WRESTLING ROOM DOORS, THOSE DOORS WERE CLOSED. NOW IT'S LIKE THE DOORS ARE OPEN AND SOMEONE'S COMING OUT IN THE HALLWAY AND SAYING HEY, COME ON IN AND TRY WRESTLING. >> Reporter: THAT GROUP SUCCEEDING IN GETTING SIGNATURES FROM MORE THAN 100 SCHOOLS TO GET THE SPORT SANCTIONED IN PENNSYLVANIA WHICH HELD ITS FIRST EVER OFFICIAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LAST MONTH. JAFFEY TOOK HOME THE SILVER MEDAL, A LEGACY THE SENIOR HOPES WILL CONTINUE AFTER SHE GRADUATES. >> NOW ALL THESE GIRLS HAVE THESE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE. SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING AND NOW THEY CAN ALL WIN STATE MEDALS EVERY YEAR AND THAT'S LIKE HAD. >> Reporter: FOR NOW THERE'S NO FORMAL COLLEGIATE LEAGUE, BUT AN NCAA COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADDING A WOMEN'S WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP AS EARLY AS 2026. FEW AMERICANS HAVE TAKEN HOME THE GOLD. >>> BUT, WITH THIS, NEW HOPE THAT THE SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR WOMEN IN THIS SPORT. >> IF SOMEONE DOES SAY TO YOU, WRESTLING IS NOT A GIRL'S SPORT, WRESTLING IS FOR BOYS, HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT? >> I MEAN, THE ACCOLADES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, GIRLS CAN WRESTLE. IT IS NOT JUST BOYS. >> GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF THOSE WRESTLERS AND WE THANK STEVEN ROMO FOR THAT STORY. WE THANK YOU FOR WATCHING, MORE NEWS ON THE WAY. >>> BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT, THE MAJOR RULING IN FLORIDA ON ABORTION RIGHTS. FLORIDA SAYING THE 6 WEEK ABORTION BAN CAN TAKE EFFECT IN 30 DAYS, BUT, RULE, VOTERS SHOULD HAVE THE ULTIMATE SAY BY PUTTING THE ABORTION ISSUE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. >>> ALSO TONIGHT, AN SUV RAMMING THE SECURITY GATE AT THE FBI'S FIELD OFFICE. THE DRIVER IN CUSTODY. WHAT WE ARE LEARNING. >>> THE SPRING STORMS AND TORNADO THREAT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IS APRIL SNOW HEADED FOR NEW ENGLAND? AL ROKER IS HERE. >>> THE FLINGS THE RACE TO REOPEN THE PORT OF BALTIMORE. THE TEMPORARY FIX TO GET SHIPS IN AND OUT. THE MAJOR ESCALATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST, IRAN ACCUSING ISRAEL OF STRIKING ITS CONSULATE IN SYRIA AND KILLING TWO TOP GENERALS. >>> CONVICTED DOUBLE MURDER ALEX MURDAUGH. WHY SOME OF HIS VICTIMS SAY THEY FORGIVE HIM. NFL PLAYER, RICE S COOPERATING WITH THE POLICE AFTER THEY ARE SAYING HIS CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. >>> HE IS YOUNG AND DRIVEN. THE GAMER TURNED NASCAR STAR WHO JUST CLAIMED HIS FIRST MAJOR CHECKERED FLAG. >>> THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH LESTER HOLT. >>> GOOD EVENING, WELCOME. BREAKING TONIGHT, A PAIR OF CLOSELY WATCHED ABORTION RULES LATE TODAY BY FLORIDA'S SUPREME COURT. THE COCONSERVATIVE CONSERVATIVE PANEL SAYING 6 EEK ABORTION LIMIT. AT A TIME WHEN MOST WOMEN DON'T KNOW THEY ARE PREGNANT. THEY WILL LEAVE IT TO VOTERS TO DECIDE TO RESTORE ABORTION RIGHTS WHEN THEY GO TO THE POLLS IN NOVEMBER. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, FLORIDA'S HIGHEST COURT PAVING THE WAY FOR A STRICT ABORTION BAN TO GO INTO EFFECT. WHILE, ALSO SENDING THE ISSUE BACK TO THE VOTERS THIS NOVEMBER. THE CONSERVATIVE COURT FINDING THE STATE'S CONSTITUTION DOES NOT PROTECT ABORTION RIGHTS WHICH WILL NOW ALLOW FLORIDA TO BAN THE PROCEDURE AS EARLY AS SIX WEEKS INTO PREGNANCY, BEFORE MOST WOMEN KNOW THEY ARE PREGNANT. NOW SET TO GO IN EFFECT IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. >> WE ARE HERE TO DEFEND THOSE THAT CAN NOT DEFEND THEMSELVES. >> Reporter: ALL LIKELY TO USHER IN A SEA CHANGE, NOT JUST IN FLORIDA BUT THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH AS THE STATE HAS SEEN A SURGE OF PATIENTS FROM SURROUNDING STATES THAT PASSED STRICTER BANS SINCE ROE V. WADE WAS OVERTURNED. AT THE SAME TIME THE COURT SAYING THEY APPROVE KEY LANGUAGE PROTECTING ABORTION RIGHTS AFTER ADVOCATES GATHERED ENOUGH SIGNATURES FOR VOTERS TO DECIDE THE ISSUE THIS NOVEMBER. >> I FEEL LIKE WOMEN SHOULD NOT BE TOLD WHAT TO DO. >> I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE ABORTION AT ALL. >> Reporter: IF PASSED IT WOULD GUARANTEE THE RIGHT TO ABORTION BEFORE VIABILITY. THAT IS USUALLY AROUND 24 WEEKS OR WHENS IN TO PROTECT THE PATIENT'S HEALTH. >> IT IS NOT JUST FLORIDA THAT COULD HAVE ABORTION ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. >> Reporter: THAT IS RIGHT, LESTER. SEVERAL DIFFERENT STATES ARE CONSIDERING BALLOT MEASURES LIKE THESE. SOME SUCCEEDED THE ADVOCATES SUCCEEDED GETTING THEM ON THE BALLOT. IN THE MEANTIME, IN THE SHORT TERM, THIS ABORTION BAN IS GOING TO START IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS IN FLORIDA. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>> JUST DEVELOPING TONIGHT, A DRIVER RAMMING A CAR INTO THE FRONT GATE OF THE FBI OFFICE. HE IS IN CUSTODY TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A MAJOR SECURITY SCARE AT THE FBI FIELD OFFICE IN ATLANTA WHEN AGENTS SAY A MAN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE USE TODAY TO TRY TO FORCE HIS WAY INSIDE. >> WE CAN CONFIRM THE PERSON RAMMED INTO THE FRONT GATE, SHORTLY AFTER NOON TODAY. HE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FACILITY. >> Reporter: THE FBI SAYS THE DRIVER TRIED TO GET PASSED THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT BY FOLLOWING AN EMPLOYEE'S VEHICLE INSIDE BUT THE SECURITY RAM ENGAGED. HE ONLY MADE IT A FEW FEET BEFORE BEING TACKLED. >> SOME OF OUR SPECIAL AGENTS PASSING BY APPREHENDED HIM. HE IS BEING TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE IS EVALUATED. >> THE SUSPECT WAS NEVER CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET INSIDE OF THE BUILDING. >> Reporter: NOTE IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL IF IT WAS A POW TRNL ACT OF TERROR. TONIGHT, FBI OFFICIALS ARE NOT -- WAS A POTENTIAL ACT OF TERROR. TONIGHT, THE FBI OFFICIALS ARE NOT RELEASING HIS NAME. >>> TENS OF MILLIONS ARE IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW IN THE MIDWEST AND SOUTH FROM THE SAME STORM THAT CAUSED MAJOR FLOODING AND SURPRISINGLY HEAVY SNOW IN CALIFORNIA OVER THE WEEKEND. AL ROKER IS TRACKING IT, A DANGEROUS SITUATION BREWING. >> Reporter: IT IS DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW. VOLATILE SITUATION, 8 MILL WHEREON PEOPLE UNDER TORNADO WATCHES FROM ST. LOUIS, KANSAS CITY DOWN TO OKLAHOMA CITY AND NORTH OF DALLAS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. AND, THEN, WE ALSO GOT IT AS YOU CAN SEE, LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE MIDWEST. FLOOD WATCHES FOR 16 MILLION PEOPLE. TONIGHT, WE ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AREA RIGHT IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WHERE WE GOT DAMAGING HAIL, WIND GUSTS, KNOCK NIGHT TORNADOES, AND THEN WE MOVE INTO TOMORROW, THE THREAT RAMPS UP TO 55 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UPPER OHIO RIVER VALLEY FROM COLUMBUS, NATIONAL, CHATTANOOGA, BIRMINGHAM, RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2-3 INCHES, ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM, WE GOT A MAJOR NO STORM. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND UP TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >>> SIX DAYS SINCE THE KEYS BRIDGE WAS HIT. THEY OPENED UP A NARROW CHANNEL TO ALLOW RECOVERY VESSELS TO ACCESS THE DISASTER SITE.. >> Reporter: TONIGHTS, AUTHORITIES BATTLING MORE BAD WEATHER TO GET A PORING OF THE BALTIMORE PORT BACK OPEN. TODAY, TALKING ABOUT A CHANNEL NOW BEING COMPLETE >> IT WILL HELP US GET VESSELS AROUND IT. >> Reporter: WE ARE SEEING ONE OF THE FIRST SHIPS TO GO THROUGH, OFF IN THE DISTANCE, A BARGE PUSHED BY A TUGBOAT. >> Reporter: THE OPERATION IN FULL SWING SIX DAYS AFTER THE BRIDGE COLLAPSED WHEN THE CONTAINERSHIP STRUCK ONE THE PILLARS. >> Reporter: CREWS WERE OUT WITH TORCHES SLICING THE PIECES OF METAL. YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE FIRST PIECES CUT AND WAITING TO BE REMOVED. >> Reporter: THE TEMPORARY SHIPPING LANE EXPECTED TO ALLOW ONLY VESSELS FOR SALVAGE OPERATIONS, 370 ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS, LOGISTIC EXPERTS AND OTHERS WORKING AROUND-THE- CLOCK. THE PLAN, CLEAR THE BRIDGE, STABILIZE THE DALI REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE BOW AND REMOVE CARGO CONTAINERS SO IT CAN BE REFLOATED AND BROUGHT BACK TO PORT. ALL OF THIS EXPECTED TO TAKE WEEKS AT LEAST. >> WE WILL MOVE AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE BUT CONTINUE TO DO IT SAFELY. >> Reporter: EVERY DAY THE PORT REMAINS CLOSED COULD HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON BOTH THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND THE 8,000 JOBS THAT DIRECTLY DEPEND ON THIS BUSY WATERWAY BEING OPEN. 140,000 WORKERS HAVE SOME CONNECTION THIS SHIPPING HUB >> IT STUNG SEEING IT COME DOWN. >> Reporter: CHRIS ELLIOT IS A LONGSHOREMAN. THE FOLKS THAT HANDLE ALL OF THE PRODUCTS FROM SHIP-TO- SHORE. SINCE THE BRIDGE COLLAPSE HE HAS BEEN IN LIMBO. >> THE UNCERTAINTY HAS TO BE HARD? >> IT IS. EVERY DAY YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE, THE UNCERTAINTY. YOU KNOW, YOU LOSE SOME SLEEP OVER IT. GOT BILLS TO PAY. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, WE ARE LEARNING THE OWNER OF THE CONTAINERSHIP PETITIONED THE COURT TO LIMIT ITS LIABILITY FOR THIS ACCIDENT AND PRESIDENT BIDEN PLANS TO VISIT ON FRIDAY. >> THANK YOU. >>> IN SOUTH CAROLINA A NEW SENTENCE FOR ALEX MURDAUGH TODAY. THIS COMES ON MULTIPLE STATE SENTENCES INCLUDING FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE AND SON? >> Reporter: THAT IS RIGHT, LESTER. TODAY, HE WAS SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON AND $8 MILLION IN RESTITUTION FOR STEALING MILLIONS FROM HIS FAMILY LAW FIRM'S PERSONAL INJURY CLIENTS IN ADDITION TO THE TWO LIFE SENTENCES WITHOUT PAROLE HE IS SERVING FOR KILLING HIS WIFE AND SON AND 27 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR SIMILAR FINANCIAL CRIMES. HE APPEARED IN COURT TODAY IN AN ORANGE JUMPSUIT AND SHACKLES AND ADDRESSED THE JUDGE FOR 13 MINUTES. HE SAID HE IS REMORSEFUL AND EMBASED BY WHAT HE DID.. TWO OF HIS VICTIMS APPEARED IN COURT SAYING THEY FORGIVE HIM. >>> TONIGHT, A LAWYER FOR RASHEED RICE SAYS HE IS COOPERATING WITH THE AUTHORITIES AS THEY INVESTIGATE A SIX VEHICLE CRASH IN DALLAS THAT MAY OF INVOLVED ONE OF HIS CARS. NOW, WE HAVE LATE DETAILS. >> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THIS TERRIFYING CRASH, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WIDE RECEIVER RASHEED RICE IS RESPONDING AMID REPORTS THAT HIS CAR MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. RICE IS COOPERATING FULLY WITH THE AUTHORITIES AND WILL TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION RESPONSIBLY. ADDING HIS THOUGHTS ARE WITH EVERYONE IMPACTED. THE RESPONSE COMES 48 HOURS AFTER THIS SIX CAR CRASH. CAUSED BY THIS LAMBORGHINI AND CORVETTE. >> Reporter: DRAMATIC DASH CAMERA VIDEO SHOWS THE MOMENT THAT THE POLICE SAY THE DRIVERS LOST CONTROL. ONE CAR SLAMMING INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN AS THE OTHER APPEARS TO SPIN OUT. A MOM AND 4-YEAR-OLD SON WERE HEADED HOME AFTER A DAY AT THE ZOO WHEN THEY WERE AMONG THOSE HIT. >> THIS COULD HAVE ENDED WAY WORSE, SHE WROTE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BOTH CARS HITTING ME, ME AND MY BABY WALKED OUT UNTOUCHED. >> Reporter: ALL INJURIES WERE MINOR, THE OCCUPANTS OF THE LAMBORGHINI AND THE CORVETTE ALL RAN FROM THE SCENE. MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH A BYSTANDER CAPTURED THIS VIDEO. >> ARE YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? >> YES. >> WHERE ARE YOU HEADING. >> YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? >> YOU GUYS JUST GOING TO LEAVE IT? >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE NFL NOT COMMENTING BUT THE CHIEFS PRESIDENT TELLING KCMO TALK RADIO THIS. >> WE WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT, WE'LL GATHER THE FACTS, WE'LL REACT ACCORDINGLY. >> Reporter: DALLAS POLICE ARE NOT SAYING IF RICE WAS INVOLVED IN THE CRASH AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP FOR IDENTIFYING THE MEN IN THE VIDEO, LESTER? >> THANK YOU. >>> IN THE MIDDLE EAST, ISRAELI AIR STRIKE IN SYRIA KILLED SOME OF ITS SENIOR COMMANDERS AT A BUILDING. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE FIRELY AFTERMATH. SMOKE AND FLAMES BILL LOWING FROM THE IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC BUILDING. DEBRIS SCATTERED ON THE STREETS. IRAN SAYS THE BLAST KILLED TWO CHANNELS AND FIVE OFFICERS FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY GUARD. IT IS BLAMING ISRAEL AND VOWING REVENGE. ISRAEL NOT COMMENTING. IRAN IS A PRIMARY BACKER OF BOTH HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS AS FEARS GROW OF A WIDENING CONFLICT OUTSIDE OF GAZA. ISRAEL ANNOUNCES THE END OF WHAT IT CALLS A TWO-WEEK COUNTERTERROR RAID OF AL SHEFA HOSPITAL. ISRAEL SAYS HAMAS USED THE HOSPITAL AS A BASE. THEY KILLED 200 MILITANTS AND CAPTURED SENIOR HAMAS OPERATIVES, THE U.S. SAYING HAMAS IS HIDING AMONG CIVILIANS. >> HAMAS SHOULD NOT BE OPERATING OUT OF HOSPITALS, BUT, AS WE ALSO SAID, WE DO NOT WANT FIREFIGHTS IN A HOSPITAL. >> Reporter: THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS AT LEAST 21 PATIENTS DIED DURING THE ISRAELI SIEGE AND GAZA'S HEALTH MINISTRY SAY THEY FOUND BODIES OF CIVILIANS DECOMPOSING IN THE DIRT. AMONG THEM, A DOCTOR, ACCORDING TO HIS FAMILY IN PALESTINIAN MEDIA. A DEDICATED SURGEON, HIS COLLEAGUES SAID HE REFUSED TO LEAVE HIS PATIENTS BEHIND >> HE OPTED TO STAY IN NORTHERN GAZA TO LOOK AFTER HIS PATIENTS. >> Reporter: ISRAEL'S MILITARY SAYING IRANIAN MADE DRONE HIT A BUILDING WITH NO CASUALTY. LESTER? >>> IN 60 SECONDS, THE $20 AN HOUR MINIMUM WAGE FOR FOOD WORKERS WHAT IS THE IMPACT? >>> MORE THAN 500,000 FAST FOOD WORKERS GOT A RAISE TODAY TO $20 AS A NEW LAW TOOK EFFECT IN CALIFORNIA. IT IS MEANT TO OFF SET THE HIGH COST OF LIVING BUT IT MAY ALSO MEAN YOU WILL PAY MORE FOR YOUR BURGER. >> SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING. >> Reporter: FOR THREE YEARS SHE HAS WORKED AT JACK-IN-THE- BOX, STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET AS A SINGLE MOM IN HIGH PRICED LOS ANGELES >> THEY NEED TO KNOW THEIR WORKERS ARE STRUGGLING. SOME WORKERS ARE HOMELESS. >> Reporter: THAT IS WHY TODAY MARKS A MOMENT SHE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR. SHE IS AMONG HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FAST FOOD WORKERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA GETTING A RAISE. >> WE NEED THIS. WE NEED THIS SO BAD. >> Reporter: AFTER YEARS OF PROTESTS, RESTAURANT CHAINS WITH MORE THAN 60 LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE MUST PAY THEIR CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES $20 AN HOUR. ONE OF THE HIGHEST MINIMUM WAGES AND THE FIRST TIME STATE LAWMAKERS MANDATED IT FOR JUST ONE INDUSTRY. >> HOW IS IT GOING? >> Reporter: MANY FRANCHISE OWNERS WHO RUNS 11 McDONALD'S AROUND L.A. SAY THE LAW PUTS AN UNFAIR STRAIN ON THEIR BUSINESSES ALREADY OPERATING ON SLIM MARGINS >> DO YOU FEEING TARGETED THAT IT SPECIFICALLY IS FOR FAST FOOD? >> YES. I THINK PEOPLE JUST DO NOT REALIZE THAT. THEY SEE A BIG McDONALD'S BRAND AND THINK THEY GOT ALL OF THE MONEY IN THE WORLD. IT IS JUST NOT AT ALL HOW IT IS. >> Reporter: McDONALD'S, CHIPOTLE AND STARBUCKS PLAN TO RAISE PRICES, PIZZA HUT LAID OFF 1200 DELIVERY DRIVE ARES LIKE MICHAEL. >> I WAS FRUSTRATED. A LOT OF US GOT OUR JOBS TAKEN FROM US. >> Reporter: HE WAS LET GO AFTER EIGHT YEARS. >> WHAT IS THE POINT OF THE THE RAISE IF YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB ANYMORE. >> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY THE LAW MIGHT LEAD TO SHORTER HOURS AND SPEEDUP AUTOMATION, REPLACING PEOPLE WITH TECHNOLOGY. >> Reporter: ECONOMISTS SAY THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH, DOES THAT APPLY HERE? >> IT REALLY APPLIES HERE. WE FORGET SOMEONE IS PAYING FOR IT SOMEWHERE. >> Reporter: AS COST OF LIVING RISES, A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS GOES A LONG WAY. >> I AM PRAYING THAT THIS $20 WILL ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. [CRYING] >> Reporter: BACK TO YOU. >>> UP NEXT FOR US TONIGHT, COLLEGE WARNINGS OVER FINANCIAL AID CHAOS, COULD IT IMPACT THOUSANDS OF STUDENT'S ABILITY TO GO TO COLLEGE IN THE FALL. >>> WE ARE BACK WITH OUR SERIES KIDS UNDER PRESSURE. WE TOLD YOU LAST MONTH ABOUT GLITCHES CAUSING CHAOS IN FINANCIAL AID APPROVALS, NOW, UNIVERSITIES ARE SOUNDING WILL ALARM THEY CAN NOT PROCESS IT ALL IN TIME. >> Reporter: CHOOSING A COLLEGE IS HARD ENOUGH. BUT, AS ITS ENROLLMENT DEADLINE DRAWS NEAR, SOME STUDENTS STILL DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL GET THE FINANCIAL AID THEY NEED TO PAY FOR THE SCHOOL. FRUSTRATING FOR THIS HIGH SCHOOLER. >> HOW MANY SCHOOLS ACCEPTED YOU? >> FIVE OR SIX. >> HOW MANY OF THEM TOLD YOU IF THEY WILL OFFER FINANCIAL AID? >> NONE OF THEM. >> Reporter: ISSUES WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S NEW FINANCIAL AID FORM KEEPS MOUNTING. >> STUDENTS WITHOUT FINANCIAL AID WILL NOT GO TO COLLEGE IN THE FALL. TRAGEDY FOR THEM AND FOR THE NATION. >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO A SURVEY OF COLLEGE OFFICIALS, 67% DO NOT THINK THEIR SCHOOL CAN PROCESS FINANCIAL AID IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. >> LOW INCOME STUDENTS ARE ALREADY FACING A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES TO GET A HIGHER EDUCATION. AND, AREN'T THEY THE ONES WHO ARE HURT THE MOST BY THIS? >> THEY ARE DEFINITELY THE ONES HURT BY IT THE MOST. IT WAS A SYSTEM TO MAKE IT EASIER. >> Reporter: THE NEW ORLEANS FINANCIAL AID FORM EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY AND STREAMLINED QUESTIONS FROM 103 TO ABOUT 20. THERE WAS A LATE ROLL OUT AND LOTS OF GLITCHES. >> THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE TRANSITION HERE HAS BEEN ROCKY, CHALLENGING, NOT JUST FOR US BUT FOR STUDENTS AND FOR COLLEGES. >> Reporter: FACING DELAYS, DOZENS OF COLLEGES PUSHED BACK THE MAY 1st DEADLINE. THE DOE MADE CHANGES INCLUDING ADDING DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES DEALING WITH THE ISSUES AND LOOSENING REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS. >> PEOPLE ARE WORKING SEVEN- DAYS A WEEK HERE, LONG NIGHTS TO MAKE SURE IT IS POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO GET THEIR AID OFFERS. >> Reporter: MEANWHILE THEY WAIT. >> IF WE ARE UNABLE TO, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN PAY FOR THE COLLEGE THAT IS A BIG DEAL. >> Reporter: WHAT SHE DOES NOT WANT IS A MOUNTAIN OF DEBT. >> Reporter: NEXT TONIGHT, HOW PLAYING VIDEO GAMES AS A KID PROPELLED HIM RIGHT INTO THE FAST LANE OF NASCAR AND HIS FAR BIG WIN. ABOUT A WORLD WAR II HERO . >>> SAD NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT A WORLD WAR II HERO, THE LAST LIVING SURVIVOR FROM THE USS ARIZONA HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 102. IT WAS BOMBED, IS SANK DURING THE JAPANESE ATTACK IN PEARL HARBOR. 1,000 AMERICAN SAILORS AND MARINES WERE ON BOARD AND WERE KILLED. >>> FINALLY, HE WENT FROM VIDEO GAMES TO DRIVING IN NASCAR. AT THE AGE OF 21 HE IS JUST GETTING STARTED. SAM BROCK NOW THE STORY. >> FOR FANS OF THE 21-YEAR-OLD. >> THERE IT IS. HE WINS IT IN LAS VEGAS. >> Reporter: HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS MIGHT SEEM TO BE FLYING IN AT SPEED. >> ARE YOU TELLING ME, YOU ARE 21 NOW, RIGHT? ONLY FOUR YEARS AGO WAS YOUR FIRST RACE? >> YES. COMING ON FIVE IN JUNE. SO, TO BE AT THIS LEVEL I FIELD PROUD SO FAR. >> Reporter: THE NUMBER 71 TRUCK. HE JUST BECAME THE THIRD BLACK DRIVER IN NASCAR'S HISTORY TO WIN A NATIONAL SERIES RACE AFTER WINDEL SCOTT AND BUBBA WALLACE. >> DID YOU SEE IT? >> THE PASSION IS THE MAIN THING, STILL IS, AUTHENTIC TO MY BACKGROUND AND WHO I AM AND MY FAMILY. AT THE SAME TIME I AM HERE TO BE A RACER. >> Reporter: VIDEO GAMES AS A KID. >> YOU EVEN HAVE TIRE PRESSURE IN THERE. >> OH, YEAH, YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THAT STUFF. >> Reporter: SERVING AS A SPRINGBOARD STRAIGHT TO NASCAR'S DRIVE FOR DIVERSITY PROGRAM HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA. FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF WALLACE AND DANIEL SWAREZ. >> FOR ME IT WAS LITERALLY THE SOUL REASON WHY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE JUMP FROM RACING ON LINE TO REAL LIFE. >> Reporter: CRITICAL SUPPORT COMING FROM HIS FAMILY. >> HE IS GOING THROUGH THING ANY PARENT THAT WANTS TO SUPPORT A CHILD DOING SOMETHING BUT AS A FAR AS IT UNIQUE THING THAT IS A DIFFERENCE. >> DO YOU THINK HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE OPENING THE DOOR FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO COME ON THROUGH? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> Reporter: NOW WITH A FULL GARAGE. >> I APPRECIATE THEIR WORK. >> Reporter: AN INSPIRATION. >> LAST YEAR WAS THE DREAM, NOW THE DREAM IS A REALITY. >> Reporter: AND A SUCCESS STORY THAT IS ONLY BEGINNING TO REV UP. >> SAM BROCK, NORTH CAROLINA. >>> THAT IS NIGHTLY NEWS FOR THIS MONDAY. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. I'M LESTER HOLT. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND EACH OTHER. GOOD NIGHT. >>> FIRE HAS GROWN, LEAPS AND BOUNDS. >> HOW IS IT GOING? >> PRETTY, PRETTY BAD. >>> GOOD MORNING, IT BEGINS WITH HOPE AND OPTIMISM. 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THE OFFICIALS SAY THE ENTIRE TOWN IS CUT OFF. >> FROM THIS VIEW YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE HAD TO JUMP IN THE OCEAN. >>> NBC NEWS DAILY IS NUMBER ONE FOR AFTERNOON NEWS ACROSS ALL OF TELEVISION. >>> WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD? >> ISRAEL'S MILITARY IS BUILDING UP ALONG THE BORDER >> NEW NUMBERS ARE OUT TODAY SHOWING MORE ENCOURAGING SIGNS FOR OUR ECONOMY. >>> LET'S ZERO IN ON EXERCISE, WE KNOW WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING IT, WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR OUR HEALTH? >>> NBC NEWS DAILY WEEKDAYS FROM 12:00 TO 4:00 ON NBC NEWS NOW. >>> WHAT IS THE MESSAGE YOU ARE TRYING TO GET OUT TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN >> KNOW WHAT IS IN IT. >> WE HAVE IMPORTANT NEWS THIS HOUR ABOUT YOUR MONEY. >> MENTAL HEALTH. >> WHY IS IT SO TOUGH RIGHT NOW. >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. IT IS COMING AT US EVERY SECOND. NEWS IS NOW MORE THAN EVER. NOW IS RAW. >> THIS TUNNEL JUST GOES ON AND ON. >> NOW IS REAL. >> WE GET TO SEE DEMOCRACY IN ACTION FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN THE BETWEEN THE24 RACE. >> NOW IS CONSTANT. THE FUTURE IS NOW. NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW U. NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. IT IS COMING AT US EVERY SECOND. FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. NEWS IS MORE NOW THAN EVER. >> JUST OUTSIDE OF THE ISRAELI MILITARY HEADQUARTERS. THEY ARE ASKING THAT THE HOSTAGES, DEMANDING THAT THE HOSTAGES BE RELEASED. >> NOW IS RAW. >> THIS TUNNEL JUST GOES ON AND ON AND ON. >> NOW IS REAL. >> THIS IS IT. WE GET TO SEE DEMOCRACY IN ACTION FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN THE 2024 RACE >> NOW IS CONSTANT. >> MORNING NEWS NOW, MORE BREAKING NEWS. >> NBC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT. >> THE FUTURE IS NOW. NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >>> I'M LESTER HOLT REPORTING FROM. >> GROUND 0 AS IT IS BEING REFERRED TO. >> THE HAITIAN PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT RESILIENCY. >> WHAT IS THE BIGGEST RISK RIGHT NOW >> SOME OF THE TROOPS. >> WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE >> WE HAVE BEEN TOLD WE CAN NOT GO ANY FURTHER. >> THESE ARE RESILIENT FOLKS, LET ME GIVE YOU A HAND. >>> KRISTEN WELKER HOSTS "MEET THE PRESS" EVERY SUNDAY ON NBC. >>> BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT, MAJOR RULING IN FLORIDA ON ABORTION RIGHTS. FLORIDA SUPREME COURT SAYING THAT THE STATE'S 6 WEEK ABORTION BAN CAN TAKE EFFECT IN 30 DAYS. BUT ALSO RULING THAT VOTERS SHOULD HAVE THE ULTIMATE SAY BY PUTTING THE ABORTION ISSUE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. THE GROWING NATIONAL BATTLE.. >>> ALSO, THE SUV RAMMING A SECURITY GATE AT THE FBI'S ATLANTA FIELD OFFICE THE DRIVER IN CUSTODY. WHAT WE ARE LEARNING >> THE SPRING STORMS AND TORNADO THREAT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IS APRIL SNOW HEADED FOR NEW ENGLAND? AL ROKER IS HERE. >>> THE PROGRESS IN THE RACE TO REOPEN THE PORT OF BALTIMORE AFTER THAT MASSIVE BRIDGE COLLAPSE THE TEMPORARY FIX TO GET SHIPS IN AND OUT. >>> THE MAJOR ESCALATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST. IRAN ACCUSING ISRAEL OF STRIKING ITS CONSULATE IN SYRIA AND KILLING TWO TOP GENERALS. >>> CONVICTED DOUBLE MURDER ALEX MURDAUGH BACK IN COURT, SENTENCED TO 40 MORE YEARS FOR STEALING, WHY SOME OF HIS VICTIMS SAY THEY FORGIVE HIM. >>> A LAWYER FOR RASHEED RICE SAYS HE IS COOPERATING WITH THE POLICE AFTER LEARNING HIS CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR CRASH. THE AUTHORITIES LOOKING FOR HELP TO ID THE MEN IN THIS VIDEO. >>> HE IS YOUNG AND DRIVEN, THE GAMER JUST NAMED NASCAR STAR WHO JUST CLAIMED HIS FIRST CHECKER FLAG. >>> GOOD EVEN, WELCOME, BREAKING TONIGHT, A PAIR OF CLOSELY WATCHED ABORTION RULINGS LATE TODAY BY FLORIDA SUPREME COURT. CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PANEL OPENING THE DOOR FOR A BAN ON ABORTIONS AFTER SIX WEEKS OF PREGNANCY. A POINT AT WHICH SOME WOMEN DON'T KNOW THEY ARE PREGNANT. IN A SEPARATE RULING, THE COURT WILL LEAVE IT TO FLORIDA VOTERS TO DECIDE TO RESTORE ABORTION RIGHTS WHEN THEY GO TO THE POLLS IN NOVEMBER. SENIOR LEGAL CORRESPONDENT STARTS US OFF TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, FLORIDA'S HIGHEST COURT PAVING THE WAY FOR A STRICT ABORTION BAN TO GO INTO EFFECT. WHILE SENDING THE ISSUE BACK TO THE VOTERS THIS NOVEMBER. THE CONSERVATIVE COURT FINDING THE STATE'S CONSTITUTION DOES NOT PROTECT ABORTION RIGHTS, IT WILL NOW ALLOW FLORIDA TO BAN THE PROCEDURE AS EARLY AS SIX WEEKS INTO PREGNANCY BEFORE MANY WOMEN KNOW THEY ARE PREGNANT. NOW, IT IS SET TO GO INTO EFFECT IN THE NEXT 30-DAYS >> WE ARE HERE TODAY TO DEFEND THOSE THAT CAN'T DEFEND THEMSELVES. >> IT IS ALL LIKELY TO USHER IN A SEA CHANGE, NOT ONLY IN FLORIDA BUT THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH AS THEY ARE SEEING A SURGE IN PATIENTS FROM SURROUNDING STATES. AT THE SAME TIME, THE COURT TODAY ALSO APPROVING KEY LANGUAGE FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROTECTING ABORTION RIGHTS. AFTER ADVOCATES GATHERED ENOUGH SIGNATURES FOR VOTERS TO DECIDE THE ISSUE THIS NOVEMBER. >> I FEEL LIKE WOMEN SHOULD NOT BE TOLD WHAT TO DO. >> I DON'T THINK THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE ABORTION AT ALL. >> Reporter: PASSED, IT WILL GUARANTEE THE RIGHT TO ABORTION BEFORE VIABILITY THAT IS USUALLY AROUND 24 WEEKS OR WHEN NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE PATIENT'S HEALTH. >> IT IS NOT JUST FLORIDA THAT COULD HAVE IT ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. >> THAT IS RIGHT. SEVERAL STATES COULD OF CONSIDERED BALLOT MEASURES LIKE THESE. SOME THEY SUCCEEDED. ADVOCATES SUCCEEDED GETTING THEM ON THE BALLOT. IN THE MEANTIME, IN THE SHORT TERM, THIS ABORTION BAN, THIS ABORTION BAN WILL START IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS IN FLORIDA >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>> JUST DEVELOPING, A DRIVER IN ATLANTA RAMMING HIS CAR INTO THE FRONT GATE OF THE FBI OFFICE THERE. HE IS IN CUSTODY TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A MAJOR SECURITY SCARE AT THE FBI FIELD OFFICE IN ATLANTA WHEN AGENTS SAY A MAN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE USE TODAY TO TRY AND FORCE HIS WAY INSIDE. >> WE CAN CONFIRM THAT A PERSON RAMMED INTO THE FBI ATLANTAIGATE. HE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FACILITY. >> Reporter: THE DRIVER TRIED TO GET PASSED THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT BY FOLLOWING AN EMPLOYEE'S VEHICLE INSIDE. BUT THE SECURITY BARRIER ENGAGED AND THE SUSPECT CRASHED HIS CAR INTO IT. THE OFFICIALS SAY HE THEN JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND TRIED TO RUN FOR THE BUILDING BUT ONLY MADE IT A FEW FEET BEFORE BEING TACKLED >> SOME OF OUR SPECIAL AGENTS THAT WERE PASSING BY APPREHENDED HIM. HIS MOTIVES AT THIS POINT ARE NOT KNOWN. THE SUSPECT WAS TAKE TONE A LOCAL AREA HOSPITAL WHERE HE IS BEING EVALUATED. >> Reporter: THE SUSPECT WAS NEVER CLOSE TO GETTING INSIDE OF OF THE BUILDING, THE OFFICIALS SAY, AND NOTE IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL IF IT WAS A POTENTIAL ACT OF TERROR. TONIGHT, FBI OFFICIALS ARE NOT RELEASING THE NAME OF THE SUSPECT AND SAY NO WEAPON WERE FOUND INSIDE THE CAR. AND TONIGHT, THE OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL CHARGES. LESTER? >> THANK YOU. >>> TENS OF MILLIONS ARE IN THE CROSS HAIRS OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW IN THE MIDWEST AND SOUTH FROM THE SAME STORM THAT CAUSED MAJOR FLOODING AND SURPRISINGLY HEAVY SNOW IN CALIFORNIA OVER THE WEEKEND. AL ROKER IS TRACKING IT FOR US. >> Reporter: IT IS DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW. A VOLATILE SITUATION, WE HAVE EIGHT MILLION PEOPLE UNDER TORNADO WATCHES FROM KANSAS CITY TO OKLAHOMA CITY AND NORTH OF DALLAS TO LATE TONIGHT AND THEN WE ALSO GOT AS YOU CAN SEE A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE MIDWEST, FLOOD WATCHES FOR 16 MILLION PEOPLE, TONIGHT, WE ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AREA, RIGHT IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WHERE WE GOT DAMAGING HAIL, WIND GUST, TORNADOES, THESE ARE TWICE AS DEADLY AS DAY TIME TORNADOES. ST. LOUIS, POPLAR BLUFF, AND THEN MOVING INTO TOMORROW. THE THREAT RAMPS UP TO 55 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UPPER OHIO RIVER VALLEY, FROM COLUMBUS, NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA, BIRMINGHAM, RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2-3 INCHES, ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM WE HAVE A MAJOR SNOWSTORM, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND UP TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. >> ALL RIGHT, AL ROKER, THANK YOU. >>> SIX DAYS SINCE BALTIMORE'S KEY BRIDGE WAS STRUCK. THERE IS PROGRESS TO REOPEN THE PORT. OFFICIALS ARE SAYING THEY ALREADY OPENED A NARROW CHANNEL TO ALLOW RECOVERY VESSELS TO ACCESS THE DISASTER SITE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE AUTHORITIES BATTLING MORE BAD WEATHER IN THE URGENT MISSION TO GET A PORTION OF THE BALTIMORE PORT BACK OPEN. TODAY, ANNOUNCING A TEMPORARY CHANNEL COMPLETE >> IT WILL HELP US GET MORE VESSELS IN THE WATER AROUND THE SITE OF THE COLLAPSE >> WE WERE OUT ON THE WATER WITH THE COAST GUARD TODAY. >> WITH THE TEMPORARY AIR OPEN WE ARE SEEING THE FIRST VESSEL GOING THROUGH. >> Reporter: IN FULL SWING WHEN IT COLLAPSED WHEN THE CONTAINERSHIP STRUCK ONE OF THE PILLARS. >> Reporter: YOU ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE FIRST PIECES THAT WERE CUT AND THEY ARE WAITING TO BE REMOVED. >> THE NEW 11 FOOT DEEP TEMPORARY SHIPPING LANE EXPECTED TO ALLOW ONLY VESSELS IS ESSENTIAL TO SALVAGE OPERATIONS, ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS, AND OTHERS WORKING AROUND-THE-CLOCK. THE PLAN, CLEAR THE BRIDGE WRECKAGE FROM THE CHANNEL, STABILIZE THE DALI REMOVE THE BRIDGE SPAN FROM ITS BOW, AND EVENTUALLY REMOVE SOME CARGO CONTAINERS SO THE SHIP CAN BE REFLOATED AND PACK TO THE PORT. ALL OF THIS EXPECTED TO TAKE WEEKS AT LEAST >> WE WILL MOVE AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE BUT CONTINUE TO DO IT SAFELY. >> Reporter: EVERY DAY THE PORT REMAINS CLOSED COULD HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND THE 8,000 JOBS THAT DEPEND ON THE BUSY WATERWAY BEING OPENED. 140,000 WORKERS HAVE SOME CONNECTION TO THE SHIPPING HUB. >> IT STUNG SEEING IT COME DOWN. >> Reporter: CHRIS ELLIOT IS A LONGSHOREMAN. THE FOLKS THAT HANDLE THE PRODUCTS FROM SHIP-TO-SHORE AT THE PRODUCT. SINCE THEN, CHRIS IS IN LIMBO. IT HAS TO BE HARD. AND THE UNCERTAINTY. AND, YOU LOSE SLEEP OVER IT. YOU GOT BILLS TO PAY >> TONIGHT, WE ARE LEARNING THE OWNER OF THE CONTAINERSHIP, PETITIONS TO LIMIT ITS LIABILITY FOR THIS ACCIDENT AND PRESIDENT BIDEN EXPECTED TO VISIT ON FRIDAY. >>> A NEW SENTENCE FOR ALEX MURDAUGH FOR CRIMES, THIS COMES ON TOP OF MULTIPLE STATE SENTENCES INCLUDING FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE AND SON. >> Reporter: THAT IS RIGHT, TODAY, HE WAS SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON AND $8 MILLION IN RESTITUTION FOR STEALING, THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE TWO LIFE SENTENCES HE IS SERVING FOR KILLING HIS WIFE OF AND SON AND 27 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR SIMILAR FINANCIAL CRIMES. HE APPEARED IN A ORANGE JUMPSUIT AND SHACKELS AND ADDRESSED THE JUDGE FOR 13 MINUTES. HE SAID HE IS REMORSEFUL AND EMBARRASSED AND HE THINKS ABOUT HIS VICTIMS EVERY DAY. TWO OF THEM APPEAR IN COURT TODAY AND SAID THEY FORGIVE HIM. DALLAS THAT MAY HAVE LESTER? >> RASHEED RICE'S LAWYER SAYS HE IS COOPERATING, THERE WAS A CRASH THAT MAY OF INVOLVED ONE OF HIS CARS. >> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THIS TERRIFYING CRASH, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WIDE RECEIVER RASHEED RICE IS RESPONDING AMID REPORTS HIS CAR MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. HIS ATTORNEY WRITING IN A STATEMENT THAT HE IS COOPERATING FULLY WITH THE AUTHORITIES AND WILL TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION RESPONSIBLY. ADDING HIS THOUGHTS ARE WITH EVERYONE IMPACTED. THE RESPONSE COMES 48 HOURS AFTER THIS SIX CAR CRASH. CAUSED BY THIS LAMBORGHINI AND CORVETTE SPEEDING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY. >>> A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY AT 6700 BLOCK. >> Reporter: DASH CAMERA VIDEO SHOWS THE MOMENT THE POLICE SAY THE DRIVER'S LOST CONTROL. ONE CAR SLAMMING INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN AS THE OTHER APPEARS TO SPIN OUT. A DRIVER SAYS SHE AND HER 4- YEAR-OLD SON WERE HEADED HOME AFTER A DAY AT THE ZOO WHEN THEY WERE AMONG THOSE HIT. >> THIS COULD OF ENDED WAY WORSE, SHE WROTE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BOTH CARS HITTING ME, YET, ME AND MY BABY WALKED OUT UNTOUCHED. >>> THE POLICE SAY ALL INJURIES WERE MINOR. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE LAMBORGHINI AND THE CORVETTE ALL RAN FROM THE SCENE. MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH, A BYSTANDER CAPTURED THIS VIDEO. >> YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? WHERE ARE YOU HEADING? >> ARE YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> YOU GUYS JUST GOING TO LEAVE IT? >>> TONIGHT, THE NFL NOT COMMENTING. BUT, THE CHIEFS PRESIDENT TELLING KCMO TALK RADIO THIS. >> WE'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT. WE'LL GATHER THE FACTS, WE'LL REACT ACCORDINGLY. >> Reporter: DALLAS POLICE ARE NOT SAYING IF RICE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACTUAL CRASH. THEY ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC'S HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE MEN IN THE VIDEO, LEFTER >>. >> THANK YOU. >>> IN THE MIDDLE EAST, IRAN IS CLAIMING TONIGHT THAT AN ISRAELI AIR STRIKE IN SYRIA KILLED SOME OF ITS SENIOR COMMANDERS AT A DIPLOMATIC BUILD. >> TONIGHT, THE FIERY AFTERMATH, A STRIKE IN SYRIA. SMOKE AND FLAMES BILLOWING FROM THE BUILDING. DEBRIS SCATTERED ON THE STREETS. IRAN SAYS THE BLAST KILLED TWO GENERALS AND FIVE OFFICERS FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY GUARD. IT IS BLAMING ISRAEL AND VOWING REVENGE. ISRAEL NOT COMMENTING. IRAN IS A PRIMARY BACKER OF BOTH HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS. FEARS GROW AS A WIDENING CONFLICT OUTSIDE OF GAZA. TODAY, ISRAEL ANNOUNCED WHAT IT CALLED THE END OF A TWO WEEK TERROR RAID ON AL-SHEFA HOSPITAL. ISRAEL SAYS HAMAS USED THE HOSPITAL AS A BASE AND ISRAELI COMMANDOS KILLED 200. THEY ARE SAYING HAMAS IS HIDING AMONG CIVILIANS >> HAMAS SHOULD NOT BE OPERATING OUT OF HOSPITALS, AS WE ALWAYS SAID WE DON'T WANT FIREFIGHTERS IN A HOSPITAL. >> Reporter: THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS AT LEAST 21 PATIENTS DIED DURING ISRAELI SIEGE. AND GAZA'S HAMAS RUN HEALTH MINISTRY SAID THEY FOUND BODIES OF CIVILIANS DECOMPOSING IN THE DIRT. AMONG THEM A DOCTOR ACCORDING TO HIS FAMILY AND PALESTINIAN MEDIA. A DEDICATED SURGEON, HIS COLLEAGUES SAID HE REFUSED TO LEAVE HIS PATIENTS BEHIND. >> HE OPTED TO STAY TO LOOK AFTER HIS PATIENTS. >> Reporter: ISRAEL'S MILITARY SAYING IRANIAN-MADE DRONE HIT AN ISRAELI NAVY BASE. NO INJURIES REPORTS. >>> IN 60 SECONDS, THE $20 AN HOUR PAY HIKE FOR FAST FOOD WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA. WHAT WILL THE IMPACT BE ON MEAL PRICES, NEXT? >>> MORE THAN 500,000 FAST FOOD WORKERS GOT A RAISE TODAY TO $20 AN HOUR AS A NEW LAW TOOK EFFECT IN CALIFORNIA. IT IS MEANT TO OFF SET THE HIGH COST OF LIVING BUT IT MAY ALSO MEAN YOU WILL PAY MORE FOR YOUR BURGER. >> SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING. >> Reporter: FOR THREE YEARS SHE HAS WORKED AT JACK-IN-THE- BOX, STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET AS A SINGLE MOM IN HIGH PRIZED LOS ANGELES. >> THEY NEED TO KNOW THEIR WORKERS ARE STRUGGLING. SOME WORKERS ARE HOMELESS. >> Reporter: THAT IS WHY TODAY MARKS A MOMENT SHE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR. SHE IS AMONG HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FAST FOOD WORKERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA GETTING A RAISE. >> WE NEED THIS. WE NEED THIS SO BAD. >> Reporter: AFTER YEARS OF PROTESTS, RESTAURANT CHAINS WITH MORE THAN 60 LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE MUST PAY THEIR CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES AT LEAST $20 AN HOUR. ONE OF THE HIGHEST MINIMUM WAGES IN THE COUNTRY AND THE FIRST TIME STATE LAWMAKERS MANDATED A MINIMUM WAGE FOR JUST ONE INDUSTRY. SUPPORTERS SAY IT IS TIME FOR THE BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATIONS TO PAY A LIVING WAGE. >> HOW IS IT GOING? >> MANY FRANCHISE OWNERS LIKE THIS ONE WHO RUNS 11 McDONALD'SES AROUND L.A. SAYING IT PUTS A STRAIN ON THEIR BUSINESSES WORK. >> THEY ARE JUST SEEING THIS BIG McDONALD'S BRAND SAYING THEY GOT ALL OF THE MONEY IN THE WORLD AND THAT IS NOT AT ALL HOW IT IS. >> Reporter: THE COMPANIES ARE SAYING THEY PLAN TO RAISE PRICES TO OFF SET THE RISE IN LABOR COSTS, PIZZA HUT LAID OFF 1200 DELIVERY DRIVERS. >> I WAS FRUSTRATED. A LOT OF US GOT OUR JOBS TAKEN FROM US. >> Reporter: HE WAS LET GO AFTER EIGHT YEARS. >> WHAT IS THE POINT OF THE RAISE IF YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB ANYMORE. >> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY THE LAW MAY LEAD TO SHORTER HOURS AND SPEEDUP THE PUSH TO AUTOMATION REPLACING PEOPLE WITH TECHNOLOGY. >> Reporter: ECONOMISTS OFTEN SAY THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH, DOES THAT APPLY HERE? >> IT REALLY APPLIES HERE. >> Reporter: AS THE COST OF LIVING RISES, A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS GOES A LONG WAY. >> I AM PRAYING THAT THIS $20 WILL ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. >> Reporter: BACK TO YOU. >>> UP NEXT FOR US TONIGHT, COLLEGE WARNINGS OVER FINANCIAL AID CHAOS. COULD IT IMPACT THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ABILITY TO GO TO COLLEGE IN THE FALL? ♪. >>> NEARLY A DOZEN HOURS SINCE THE EYE ROARED ASHORE. ♪ . >>> NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. IT IS COMING AT US EVERY SECOND. FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. NEWS IS MORE NOW THAN EVER. JUST OUTSIDE OF THE ISRAELI MILITARY HEADQUARTERS. THEY ARE ASKING THAT THE HOSTAGES, DEMANDING THAT THE HOSTAGES BE RELEASED. >>> NOW IS RAW. >>> THIS TUNNEL JUST GOES ON AND ON AND ON. >>> NOW, IS REAL. >> THIS IS IT. NOW WE GET TO SEE DEMOCRACY IN ACTION. >> YOU GOT TO SEE THIS. >> THE FUTURE IS NOW. NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW . >> NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. >> IT IS COMING AT US EVERY SECOND. NEWS IS MORE NOW THAN EVER.. >> NOW IS CONSTANT. >> YOU GOT TO SEE THIS >> THE FUTURE IS NOW. NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >>> FROM INSIDE IRAN. >> FROM ISRAEL, FROM FLORIDA, FROM MAINE, PART OF OUR CONTINUED REPORTING. >>> THIS IS WHAT A COUNTRY AT WAR LOOKS LIKE. >>> COUNTLESS NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND THE REGION LOOK JUST LIKE THIS. ♪ . >>> NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. >>> FRONTLINES ARE STILL VERY ACTIVE. >> THIS IS LIKE QUICKSAND, THE OFFICIALS SAY THE ENTIRE TOWN IS CUT OFF. >> THIS HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE HAD TO JUMP IN THE OCEAN. >>> THE FIRE HAS GROWN LEAPS AND BOUNDS. >> HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> PRETTY, PRETTY BAD. ♪ . >>> KRISTEN WELKER HOSTS "MEET THE PRESS" EVERY SUNDAY ON NBC. >>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT POSSIBLY A TRILLION GALAXYS? >> YES. >> THAT IS A NUMBER THAT IS SO HARD TO COMPUTE >> IF IT IS THE MOON, IF IT IS MARS IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE ON THE CUSP OF SOMETHING BIG. >>> BREAKING NEWS, THE MAJOR RULING IN FLORIDA ON ABORTION RIGHTS. FLORIDA SUPREME COURT SAYING THE STATE'S 6-WEEK ABORTION BAN CAN TAKE EFFECT IN 30 DAYS, RULING THAT VOTERS SHOULD HAVE THE ULTIMATE SAY BY PUT PUTTING ABORTION ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. >>> LSO TONIGHT, THE SUV RAMMING A SECURITY GATE AT THE FBI'S ATLANTA FIELD OFFICE. THE DRIVER IN CUSTODY. WHAT WE ARE LEARNING. THE SPRING STORMS AND TORNADOES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IS APRIL SNOW HEADED FOR NEW ENGLAND? AL ROKER IS HERE. >>> THE RACE TO REOPEN THE PORT IN BALTIMORE. THE TEMPORARY FIX TO GET SHIPS IN AND OUT. >>> IRAN ACCUSING ISRAEL OF STRIKING ITS CONSULATE IN SYRIA AND KILLING TWO TOP GENERALS. >>> CONVICTED DOUBLE MURDER ALEX MURDAUGH BACK IN COURT, SENTENCED FOR 40 MORE YEARS FOR STEALING FROM HIS CLIENTS, WHY SOME OF HIS VICTIMS SAY THEY FORGIVE HIM. >>> THE LAWYER FOR NFL PLAYER RASHEED RICE SAYS HE IS COOPERATING WITH THE POLICE AFTER HIS CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE AUTHORITIES ASKING FOR HELP IDING THE MAN IN THIS VIDEO. >>> GOOD EVENING, WELCOME, BREAKING TONIGHT, A PAIR OF CLOSELY-WATCHED ABORTION RULING LATE TODAY BY FLORIDA'S SUPREME COURT. THE CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PANEL OPENING THE DOOR FOR A BAN ON ABORTIONS AFTER SIX WEEKS OF PREGNANCY. A POINT OF WHICH SOME WOMEN DON'T KNOW THEY ARE PREGNANT. IN A SEPARATE RULING THE COURT WILL LEAVE IT TO FLORIDA VOTERS TO DECIDE TO RESTORE ABORTION RIGHTS WHEN THEY GO TO THE POLLS IN NOVEMBER. SENIOR LEGAL CORRESPONDENT STARTS OFF US OFF. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, FLORIDA'S HIGHEST COURT PAVING THE WAY FOR A STRICT ABORTION BAN TO GO INTO EFFECT WHILE SENDING THE ISSUE BACK TO THE VOTERS THIS NOVEMBER. THE CONSERVATIVE COURT FINDING THE STATE'S CONSTITUTION DOES NOT PROTECT ABORTION RIGHTS WHICH WILL NOW ALLOW FLORIDA TO BAN THE PROCEDURE AS EARLY AS 6 WEEKS INTO PREGNANCY BEFORE MANY WOMEN KNOW THEY ARE PREGNANT. THAT LAW SIGNED LAST YEAR BY REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS, NOW SET TO GO INTO EFFECT IN THE NEXT 30-DAYS >> WE ARE HERE TODAY TO DEFEND THOSE THAT CAN NOT DEFEND THEMSELVES. >> Reporter: IT IS NOT JUST IN FLORIDA BUT THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH AS THEY ARE SEEING SURGE IN PATIENTS SINCE ROE V. WADE WAS OVERTURNED. AT THE SAME TIME, THE COURT UPHOLDING KEY PARTS OF AMENDMENT PROTECTING ABORTION RIGHTS AS THEY GATHERED ENOUGH SIGNATURES TO IT ON THE BALLOTS >> I DON'T THINK WOMEN SHOULD BE TOLD WHAT TO DO. JUST FLORIDA THAT COULD HAVE ABORTION ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER . >> IT IS NOT JUST FLORIDA THAT COULD HAVE ABORTION ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. >> THAT IS RIGHT, LESTER. SEVERAL STATES ARE CONSIDERING BALLOTS LIKE THESE. SOME HAVE SUCCEEDED GETTING THEM ON THE BALLOT. IN THE MEANTIME, IN THE SHORT TERM, LESTER, THIS ABORTION BAN IS GOING TO START IN THE NEXT 30-DAYS IN FLORIDA. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>> JUST DEVELOPING TONIGHT, A DRIVER NEAR ATLANTA RAMMING HIS CAR INTO THE FRONT GATE OF THE FBI OFFICE THERE. HE IS IN CUSTODY TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A MAJOR SECURITY SCARE AT THE FBI FIELD OFFICE IN ATLANTA. AGENTS SAY A MAN, DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, USE TODAY TO TRY TO FORCE HIS WAY INSIDE. >> WE CAN CONFIRM A PERSON RAMMED INTO THE FBI FRONT GATE SHORTLY AFTER NOON TODAY. HE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FACILITY. >> Reporter: THE FBI SAID THE DRIVER TRIED TO GET PASSED THE CHECKPOINT BY FOLLOWING AN EMPLOYEE'S VEHICLE INSIDE BUT THE SECURITY BARRIER ENGAGED AND THE SUSPECT CRASHED HIS CAR INTO IT. OFFICIALS SAY HE THEN JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND TRIED TO RUN TOWARDS THE BUILDING. ONLY MADE IT A FEW FEET BEFORE BEING TACKLED >> SOME OF OUR SPECIAL AGENTS THAT WERE PASSING BY APPREHENDED HIM. HIS MOTIVES AT THIS POINT ARE NOT KNOWN. THE SUSPECT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AREA HOSPITAL WHERE HE IS BEING EVALUATED. >> Reporter: THE SUSPECT WAS NEVER CLOSE TO ACTUALLY GETTING INSIDE OF THE BUILDING, THE OFFICIALS SAY, AND NOTE IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL IF WAS A POTENTIAL ACT OF TERROR. TONIGHT, FBI OFFICIALS ARE NOT RELEASING THE NAME OF THE SUSPECT AND SAY NO WEAPON WERE FOUND INSIDE THE CAR. >>> TONIGHT, THE OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL CHARGES. LESTER? >> THANK YOU. >>> TENS OF MILLIONS ARE IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW IN THE MIDWEST AND SOUTH FROM THE SAME STORM THAT CAUSED MAJOR FLOODING AND SURPRISINGLY HEAVY SNOW IN CALIFORNIA OVER THE WEEKEND. AL ROKER IS TRACKING IT FOR US. A DANGEROUS SITUATION DEVELOPING. >> Reporter: IT IS DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW. VOLATILE SITUATION, EIGHT MILLION PEOPLE UNDER TORNADO WATCHES FROM ST. LOUIS, DOWN TO OKLAHOMA CITY AND NORTH OF DALLAS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. AND THEN, WE ALSO GOT, AS YOU CAN SEE, A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE MIDWEST. FLOOD WATCHES FOR 16 MILLION PEOPLE, TONIGHT, WE ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AREA RIGHT IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WHERE WE GOT DAMAGING HAIL, WIND GUSTS, TORNADOES, WE MOVE INTO TOMORROW, THE THREAT RAMPS UP TO 55 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UPPER OHIO RIVER VALLEY FROM COLUMBUS, WE ARE LOOKING FROM RAINFALL AMOUNTS 2-3 INCHES, ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM, LESTER, WE HAVE A MAJOR SNOWSTORM, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND FOR UP TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >>> SIX DAYS SINCE BALTIMORE'S KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A CARGO SHIP. THERE IS PROGRESS IN THE URGENT EFFORT TO REOPEN THE PORT. OFFICIALS SAYING CREWS HAVE ALREADY OPENED A NARROW CHANNEL TO ALLOW RECOVERY VESSELS TO ACCESS THE DISASTER SITE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE AUTHORITIES BATTLING MORE BAD WEATHER IN THE URGENT MISSION TO GET A PORTION OF THE BALTIMORE PORT BACK OPEN. TODAY, ANNOUNCING A TEMPORARY CHANNEL NOW COMPLETE >> IT WILL HELP US GET MORE VESSELS IN THE WATER AROUND THE SITE OF THE COLLAPSE. >> Reporter: WE WERE OUT ON THE WATER WITH THE COAST GUARD LATE TODAY. >> WITH THIS TEMPORARY SHIPPING CANAL OPEN, WE ARE SEEING THE FIRST VESSEL. >> Reporter: SIX DAYS AFTER THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSED. >> Reporter: CREWS WERE OUT WITH CUTTING TORCHES, SLICING THE PIECES OF METAL. YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE FIRST PIECES THAT WERE CUT AND WAITING TO BE REMOVED. >> Reporter: THE SHIPPING LANE EXPECTED TO ALLOW ONLY VESSELS ESSENTIAL TO SALVAGE OPERATIONS, 370 ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS, EXPERTS AND OTHERS WORKING AROUND-THE-CLOCK. THE PLAN, CLEAR THE BRIDGE WRECKAGE FROM THE CHANNEL, REMOVE THE BRIDGE SPAN FROM ITS BOW AND REMOVE SOME CARGO CONTAINERS SO THE MASSIVE SHIP CAN BE REFLOATED AND BROUGHT BACK TO PORT. ALL OF THIS EXPECTED TO TAKE WEEKS AT LEAST. >> WE WILL MOVE AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE BUT CONTINUE TO DO IT SAFELY. >> Reporter: EVERY DAY THE PORT IS CLOSED COULD HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND THE 8,000 JOBS THAT DEPEND ON THIS WATERWAY BEING OPEN. 140,000 WORKERS HAVE A CONNECTION TO THIS SHIPPING HUB >> IT IS TOUGH SEEING IT GOES DOWN. >> Reporter: HE IS A LONGSHOREMAN. MOVING ALL OF THE PRODUCTS. SINCE THE BRIDGE COLLAPSED CHRIS HAS BEEN IN LIMBO. >> THE UNCERTAINTY HAS TO BE HARD >> IT IS. EVERY DAY YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE UNCERTAINTY. YOU LOSE SLEEP OVER IT. YOU HAVE BILLS TO PAY >> TONIGHT WE ARE ALSO LEARNING THE OWNER OF THE CONTAINERSHIP PETITIONS TO -- LIMIT ITS RESPONSIBILITY. >>> NOW, ALEX MURDAUGH RECEIVING 40 MORE YEARS FOR FRAUDING AND STEALING FROM HIS CLIENTS. >> Reporter: HE WAS ORDERED 40 MORE YEARS IN PRISON AND $8 MILLION IN RESTITUTION. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE TWO LIFE SENTENCES WITHOUT PAROLE HE ALREADY IS SERVING FOR KILLING HIS WIFE AND SON AND 27 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR SIMILAR FINANCIAL CRIMES. HE APPEARED IN COURT TODAY IN AN ORANGE JUMPSUIT AND SHACKELS AND ADDRESSED THE JUDGE FOR 13 MINUTES, HE SAID HE IS REMORSEFUL AND EMBARRASSED BY WHAT HE DID AND HE THINKS ABOUT HIS VICTIMS EVERY DAY. TWO OF HIS VICTIMS APPEARED IN COURT TODAY AND SAID THAT THEY FORGIVE HIM, LESTER? >> THANK YOU. >>> TONIGHT, A LAWYER FOR NFL STAR RASHEED RICE SAYS HE IS COOPERATING AS THEY ARE INVESTIGATING A SIX CAR CRASH IN DALLAS THAT MAY OF INVOLVED ONE OF HIS CARS. >> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THIS TERRIFYING CRASH, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WIDE RECEIVER, RICE, IS RESPONDING. AMID REPORTS THAT HIS CAR MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. HIS ATTORNEY WRITING IN A STATEMENT THAT RICE IS COOPERATING FULLY WITH THE AUTHORITIES AND WILL TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION RESPONSIBLY. ADDING HIS THOUGHTS ARE WITH EVERYONE IMPACTED. THE RESPONSE COMES 48 HOURS AFTER THIS SIX CAR CRASH. CAUSED, THE POLICE SAY, BY THIS LOM BOR LAMBORGHINI AND CORVETTE. DRAMATIC DASH CRAM CAMERA VIDEO SHOWS THE CAR SLAMMING INTO A MEDIAN AND THE OTHER APPEARS TO SPIN OUT. THIS MOM SAYS SHE AND HER 4- YEAR-OLD SON WERE HEADED HOME AFTER A DAY AT THE ZOO WHEN THEY WERE AMONG THOSE HIT.. THIS COULD OF ENDED WAY WORSE, SHE WROTE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BOTH CARS HITTING ME, YES ME AND MY BABY WALKED OUT UNTOUCHED. >> THE POLICE SAY ALL INJURIES WERE MINOR AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE LAMBORGHINI AND THE CORVETTE ALL RAN FROM THE SCENE. MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH, A BISTANDER BYSTANDER CAPTURE THURSDAY VIDEO. >> ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> WHERE ARE YOU HEADING. >> YOU ARE GUYS ALL RIGHT? >> YOU GUYS ARE JUST GOING TO LEAVE IT. >> WE'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT, GATHER THE FACTS, WE'LL ACT ACCORDINGLY. >> Reporter: THE POLICE ARE NOT SAYING IF RICE WAS INVOLVED IN THE CRASH AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE MEN IN THE VIDEO, LESTER? >> THANK YOU. >>> IRAN IS CLAIMING TONIGHT THAT AN ISRAELI AIR STRIKE IN SYRIA KILLED TWO OF THEIR SENIOR GENERALS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE FIERY AFTERMATH OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TARGETED STRIKE IN SYRIA. SMOKE AND FLAMES BILLOWING FROM A BUILDING. DEBRIS SCATTERED ON THE STREETS. IRAN SAYS THE BLAST KILLED TWO GENERALS AND FIVE OFFICERS FROM ITS REVOLUTIONARY GUARD. IT IS BLAMING ISRAEL AND VOWING REVENGE. ISRAEL NOT COMMENTING. IRAN IS A PRIMARY BACKER OF HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS AS FEARS GROW OF A WIDEN CONFLICT WITH GAZA. ISRAEL ANNOUNCED THE END OF A TWO WEEK COULDN'TER TERROR RAID ON AL SHAFA HOSPITAL. THEY SAY HAMAS USES THE HOSPITAL AS A BASE AND COMMANDERS KILLED 200 MILITANTS AND CAPTURED SENIOR OPERATIVES, THE U.S. SAYING HAMAS IS HIDING AMONG CIVILIANS. >> HAMAS SHOULD NOT BE OPERATING OUT OF HOSPITALS, BUT, WE ALSO SAID WE DON'T WANT FIREFIGHTS IN A HOSPITAL. >> THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAID AT LEAST 20 PATIENTS DIED IN THE SIEGE. THEY FOUND BODIES OF CIVILIANS DECOMPOSING IN THE DIRT. AMONG THEM, THIS DOCTOR, ACCORDING TO HIS FAMILY AND SOCIAL MEDIA. A DEDICATED SURGEON HIS COLLEAGUE SAID HE REFUSED TO LEAVE HIS PATIENTS BEHIND >> HE OPTED TO STAY IN NORTHERN GAZA TO LOOK AFTER HIS PATIENTS. >> Reporter: ISRAEL'S MILITARY SAYING IRANIAN DRONE HIT A NAVAL BASE. NO CASUALTY BUT THEY ARE CALLING IT A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT. LESTER? >>> THE $20 AN HOUR PAY HIKE FOR FOOD WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA. WHAT ARE THE IMPACT ON THE MEAL PRICES, NEXT EVERYBOD GOOD? >> . >> WE ARE TALKING A TRILLION GALAXIES. >> THAT IS A NUMBER THAT IS SO HARD TO COMPUTE >> IF IT IS THE MOON OR IF IT IS MARS, IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE ON THE CUSP OF SOMETHING BIG. >> GOOD MORNING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US. >> WE ARE GOING TO GET STARTED WITH BREAKING NEWS. >> THE RECORD NUMBER OF MIGRANT CROSSINGS >> THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. >> THE CLOSER LOOK AT THE ECONOMY. >> IF YOU HAVE POINTS OR IF YOU HAVE MILES IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO USE THEM? >> A LOT OF PEOPLE SPEND A LOT OF TIME SITTING, WOULD 20 MINUTES OF EXERCISE HELP OUT? >> THE FIRST WOMAN ON A LUNAR MISSION. >> WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO GET THAT NEWS? >> MORNING NEWS NOW, STREAMING WEEKDAYS AT 7:00. >> NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. IT IS COMING AT US EVERY SECOND. FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. NEWS IS MORE NOW THAN EVER. >> JUST OUTSIDE OF THE ISRAELI MILITARY HEADQUARTERS, THEY ARE ASKING THAT THE HOSTAGES, DEMANDING THAT THE HOSTAGES BE RELEASED >> NOW IS RAW. >> THIS TUNNEL JUST GOES ON AND ON AND ON. >> NOW IS REAL. >> THIS IS IT. WE GET TO SEE DEMOCRACY IN ACTION FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN THE 2024 RACE. >> NOW IS CONSTANT. >> MORNING NEWS NOW, MORE BREAKING NEWS. >> YOU GOT TO SEE THIS >> THE FUTURE IS NOW. NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >>> FROM INSIDE IRAN, >> FROM ISRAEL, FROM FLORIDA. >> PART OF OUR CONTINUED REPORTING >> THIS IS WHAT A COUNTRY AT WAR LOOKS LIKE. ♪. >> WHAT IS IT LIKE? >> COUNTLESS NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE REGION THAT LOOK JUST LIKE THIS. >> EVERYBODY GOOD? ♪ . >>> A GOOD MORNING BEGINS WITH HOPE AND OPTIMISM. A CHANCE TO START FRESH. WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU IN, TO SHARE A MOMENT THAT BRIGHTENS YOUR DAY. BECAUSE EVERY DAY DESERVES THE BEST START. ♪ . >>> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. ♪ . >>> GOOD MORNING, THANKS FOR JOINING US. >>> THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS >> YOU HAVE POINTS OR MILES IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO USE THEM IN >> THE FIRST WOMAN ON A LUNAR MISSION. WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO GET THAT NEWS? >> THANKS FOR TUNING IN. HERE ARE THE STORIES WE ARE FOLLOWING TONIGHT. STORMS KEEP COMING HERE IN CALIFORNIA. >> THE U.S. GOVERNMENT DECLASSIFIED THIS VIDEO. A LOT MORE STORIES, TRENDING LIKE CRAZY ON SOCIAL MEDIA. >> IS IT SAFE FOR INVESTORS? >> WE GOT ANOTHER BIND-BENDING STORY ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE >> THIS IS WHAT MY VOICE SOUNDS LIKE. WOMAN: Someone just sucks the life out of you. And tells you your dream life isn't going to happen. That wedding you're planning, you don't get to have it. Evil exists. Evil dwells in people. LESTER HOLT: It was a night like this, just before Halloween. A killing that still haunts. >>> IT WAS A NIGHT LIKE THIS, JUST BEFORE HALLOWEEN. EIGHT KILLING THAT'S HAUNTS. >> NIGHTMARES. >> A YOUNG DAD ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED, DEAD ON THE GROUND. HERE IS WHAT MADE THE MYSTERY SO CHILLING. THE POSSIBLE SUSPECTS WERE ALL IN COSTUME. >> THE COWBOY AND THE PENGUIN. EVERYBODY IS DRESSED AS SOMEBODY ELSE. HOW DO YOU IDENTIFY PEOPLE? >> COSTUME KILLERS? SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING RIPPED FROM THE PAGES OF STEPHEN KING. THE HORROR WAS REAL IN THIS CASE. A HALLOWEEN CRIME THAT WILL SEND SHIVERS DOWN YOUR SPINE. >> I WAS TERRIFIED. SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED. >> WELCOME TO DATELINE. DO NOT WATCH THIS ONE ALONE. HERE IS JOSH WITH UNDER THE HALLOWEEN MOON. >> IT IS THE ONE TIME WHEN EVERYBODY PRETENDS TO BE SOMEONE ELSE. WHEN BEING TWO-FACED IS PART OF THE DEAL. THERE IS A FEELING THAT MAYBE THE RULES DO NOT APPLY AND DURING THE MOONLIT HOURS, WE ALL HAVE LICENSE TO EAT, DRINK AND BE SCARY. HALLOWEEN HAS MORPHED FROM OUR NATIONAL SALUTE TO SUGAR TO A COAST TO COAST ALCOHOL FUELED PARTY AND NOWHERE IS THAT MORE TRUE THAN IN THE ROUGHRIDERS STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA. IN OCTOBER OF 2007, SEVERAL LIVES WOULD COLLIDE UNDER THE HALLOWEEN MOON AND AT LEAST ONE PERSON MAY HAVE USED A COSTUME TO TRY TO HIDE HIS TRUE IDENTITY. A MURDERER. THAT WEEKEND BEFORE HALLOWEEN HERE IN GRAND FORKS, HEATHER AND HER BOYFRIEND JOE WERE PUTTING ON COSTUMES, GETTING READY TO GO OUT. >> IT WAS A NICE NIGHT WITH FRIENDS. >> HE IS DRESSED LIKE A HOCKEY FAN. >> I DRESSED IN A MECHANIC'S OUTFIT. A FRIEND OF MINE TEXTED ME AND SAID TO MEET AT THE BROKEN DROP. HAVE CASINO HALF BAR. SHE JUST MOVED HERE FROM TEXAS AFTER DATING LONG DISTANCE. IT WAS NEARLY LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT. >> HOW LONG DID YOU GO OUT WITH JOE BEFORE YOU REALIZED THIS WAS THE GUY? >> A WEEK. HE WAS TAKEN ABACK WHEN I SAID I AM GOING TO MARRY YOU. HE WAS NOT READY FOR THAT BUT I WAS, THAT IS HOW SURE I WAS. >> JOE LIKE GOLF, FISHING AND WOULD SOON BE READY FOR MARRIAGE AS WELL. TWO MONTHS AFTER THEY MET THIS I.T. TECH PROPOSED TO THIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER. >> HE PROPOSED ON A DANCE FLOOR IN FRONT OF 200 TO STEPPERS. >> THEY WERE TO BE MARRIED THE FOLLOWING YEAR BUT THAT EVENING INSIDE THE BROKEN DRUM, THEY WERE UNPREPARED FOR THE MOST FRIGHTENING NIGHT OF THEIR LIVES. IT STARTED WHEN A IS PACKED WITH PARTYGOERS ARRIVED. HEATHER WATCHED AS THEY STARTED PILING INTO THE BROKEN DRUM. THEY WERE MOSTLY WELL OILED TWENTYSOMETHINGS ON A ALL NIGHT PUB CRAWL AND THEY WERE FUELED BY A ESTIMATED 325 JELL-O SHOTS THAT WERE ON BOARD THE BUS. HEATHER AND JOE WERE SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF PEOPLE IN HALLOWEEN COSTUMES, AS THE VIDEO SHOWS, THERE WAS A CLOWN WITH RAINBOW HAIR. THERE WAS ALSO A COWBOY, A HUNTER, A LION, A GANGSTER AND A WOMAN WHO WENT AS PARIS HILTON. JOE IN HIS HOCKEY JERSEY WAS ENJOYING A RARE CIGAR AND PLAYING BLACKJACK NEXT TO A MAN DRESSED AS A PENGUIN. >> AT ONE POINT HE HAD TO TAKE A CALL SO HE WENT OUTSIDE. >> WHILE HE WAS OUTSIDE ON THE PHONE, THE PARTY BUS WAS GETTING READY TO GO ON TO THE NEXT BAR. SUDDENLY SOMEONE FROM THE BUS NEEDED HELP. >> JOKE CAME IN THE FRONT DOOR AND SAID SOMEBODY WAS LEFT BY THE BUS. >> WITHIN A FEW MINUTES SOMEBODY ELSE RAN INTO THE BROKEN DRUM YELLING TO CALL 911. IT WAS NOT FOR THE PERSON JOE WENT TO HELP, IT WAS FOR JOE. >> I WENT AROUND THE CARS AND FOUND HIM ON THE GROUND. HE WAS LAYING THERE. BLOOD ALL OVER THE CEMENT YOUR HIS HEAD. >> COULD YOU TELL WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM? >> NO. >> HEATHER SAID WHEN SHE GOT OUTSIDE SHE DID NOT SEE THE PARTY BUS OR ANY OF THE PEOPLE IN COSTUME BUT JOE, THE GOOD SAMARITAN WHO WENT TO HELP A STRANGER, HAD HIMSELF BEEN THE VICTIM OF A SAVAGE BEATING. >> THERE ARE SIRENS. >> JOE WAS RUSHED TO THE ER IN THE SAME HOSPITAL WHERE HE WORKED AS A COMPUTER TECH. >> THE DOCTOR CAME IN AND TOLD ME THEY DID EVERYTHING THEY COULD BUT JOE WAS GONE. >> 800 MILES AWAY IN MONTANA, JOE'S MOM AND STEPFATHER RECEIVED THE MOST TERRIBLE NEWS PARENTS CAN HEAR. >> YOU RAISE YOUR CHILDREN AND DO THINGS TO PROTECT THEM. AND SOMEBODY IN ONE MINUTE TAKES HIS LIFE. YOU AVE STOLEN MY CHILD. >> JOE JUST 38, LEFT BEHIND THE ONLY FAMILY AND FIANCI BUT ALSO A DAUGHTER, ALEXA FROM HIS FIRST MARRIAGE. >> YOU THINK IT IS A ACCIDENT. YOU THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE FIXED. I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THINKING HE IS HURT, NOT DEAD. >> LATER JOE'S STEPDAD LEARNED MORE ABOUT THE HORRIBLE DETAILS. >> THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CALLED US AND DETERMINED IT WAS A MURDER. >> WHO WOULD WANT TO HURT HIM? >> I DO NOT KNOW. I DO NOT KNOW ANYBODY THAT HAD THAT MUCH HATE IN THEIR HEART TO COMMIT A CRIME LIKE THAT. >> THIS WAS JUST BAD LUCK? THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME? >> YES. EVIL EXISTS. EVIL DWELLS IN PEOPLE AND IT COMES OUT AND THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN. >> WHAT EVIL KILLED JOE? THE GRAND FORKS POLICE SAID THE ANSWER LAY SOMEWHERE IN A LONG LIST OF POTENTIAL SUSPECTS AND MAYBE ONE OF THEM LEFT A CALLING CARD, SOMETHING FOUND AT THE SCENE, A BLOODY PIECE OF A HALLOWEEN COSTUME. POLICE THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE KEY TO UNMAback, the roundupe come >> A KILLER IN A COSTUME. INVESTIGATORS HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. PLAYING OUT LIKE A DEADLY REAL LIFE GAME OF CLUE. WHEN WE COME BACK, THE ROUNDUP OF POSSIBLE SUSPECTS BEGINS. THE PENGUIN, THE COWBOY, THE CLOWN. WHEN DATELINE CONTINUES. >>> THE FIRE HAS GROWN LEAPS AND BOUNDS. >> PRETTY BAD. >>> NBC NEWS, STREAMING FREE, NOW. >>> TOP STORY IS YOUR NEWS PLAYLIST ON NBC NEWS NOW. NOW YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT AS A PODCAST, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. A night of Halloween drinking in Grand Forks, North Dakota had somehow ended with Joel Lovelien's death. Police were trying to figure out who'd use their fists to beat >>> A NIGHT OF HALLOWEEN DRINKING IN GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA SOMEHOW ENDED WITH JOE'S DEATH. POLICE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO USED THEIR FISTS TO MEET JOE OUTSIDE OF THE BROKEN DRUM BAR IN A FIGHT THAT APPARENTLY NOBODY WITNESSED AND JOE'S FIANCI WAS TRYING JUST AS HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MAN SHE LOVED. >> INCONCEIVABLE THAT HE PICKED A FIGHT WITH SOMEBODY ELSE? >> OF COURSE, HE IS NOT A FIGHTER. >> it. WHAT WOULD HE DO? >> HE WOULD BACK AWAY AND USE LOGIC. HE DID NOT FEED INTO ANGER. >> JOE WAS SO BADLY BEATEN THE CORNER COULD FEEL AND HEAR THE BROKEN BONES IN JOE'S FACE. THE CAUSE OF DEATH, JOE CHOKED ON HIS OWN BLOOD. IT Ids,S FIND THE KILLER OF JOE IN GRAND FORKS, A CITY THAT AVERAGED ONE MURDER PER YEAR. HE WAS CHIEF OF POLICE. >> THIS WAS ONE OF THE MORE CHALLENGING CASES WE EVER HAD BECAUSE OF ALCOHOL INVOLVED, LARGE CROWDS AND PEOPLE IN COSTUME. >> THE NIGHT OF JOE'S MURDER, POLICE INTERVIEWED 80 PEOPLE STILL LEFT AT THE BROKEN DRUM. HERE IS WHAT THEY HEARD, THE PARTY BUS WENT DOWNTOWN AFTER IT LEFT AND POLICE HER DESCRIPTIONS OF COSTUMED PEOPLE LAST SEEN NEAR JOE AND THE BUS. A CLOWN, PENGUIN, COWBOY, GANGSTER AND CONSTRUCTION WORKER. IT HELPED POLICE IDENTIFY SOME PERSONS OF INTEREST IF THE COPS COULD LOCATE THEM BEFORE THEY TOOK OFF THE COSTUMES. >> YOU HAVE TO FIND THEM PRETTY QUICK. >> THERE WAS ALSO A INTERESTING PIECE OF EVIDENCE LEFT BEHIND. POLICE THOUGHT IT WAS A BIRDS FOURTH FROM SOMEBODY'S COSTUME AND IT HAD BLOOD ON IT. THE POLICE SERGEANT AT THE TIME, BILL. >> AT THAT POINT WE DID NOT KNOW HOW THE FOOT PLATE INTO IT. I DO NOT RECALL IF IT WAS WEBBED. >> THE THINKING WAS A IT CAME FROM A PERSON INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT. >> POLICE SWARMED DOWNTOWN GRAND FORKS AND AT ONE OF THE BARS THEY FOUND A COSTUME CHARACTER THEY WERE LOOKING FOR. >> YOU FOUND THE CLOWN. HE WAS CRYING. BUT WAS HE CRYING ABOUT? >> INITIALLY THAT IS WHAT MADE US WONDER. >> THE TEARS OF A CLOWN, IT MADE POLICE SUSPICIOUS. ONE OFFICER REPORTED THE CLOWN'S HANDS WERE SHAKING, FROM THE COLD OR SOMETHING ELSE? BY THE TIME THE CLOWN WAS BROUGHT TO THE STATION HE DRIED HIS TEARS BUT HE WAS NOT COOPERATIVE. The clown told police he had nothing to do with any murder >> THIS IS A BIG DEAL. SOMEBODY IS DEAD. >> THE CLOWN TOLD POLICE HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY MURDER AND WAS CRYING BECAUSE OF A DOMESTIC ARGUMENT. >> HE EXPLAINED HE HAD A BAD ARGUMENT WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND. >> POLICE SAY THE CLOWN THEN ASKED FOR A LAWYER. POLICE JUST LET HIM GO. >> HE WAS BELLIGERENT AND ASKED FOR A LAWYER. ONE THING THAT CAN SAY IS MAYBE I SAW SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENED. BUT THAT DID NOT STRIKE ANY OF YOUR INVESTIGATORS AS ANYTHING OTHER THAN HE IS PROBABLY DRUNK. >> IT IS A CHALLENGE, ONE HAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TEARS ARE FOR REMORSE OR FEAR OR MAYBE THEY HAD ONIONS FOR LUNCH. >> THE SAME NIGHT POLICE ALSO FOUND THE COWBOY BUT THE COWBOY GAVE POLICE A FAKE NAME AND BIRTHDATE AND BECAME PHYSICALLY AGGRESSIVE. POLICE PLACED HIM IN HANDCUFFS EVEN THOUGH HE WAS NOT ARRESTED. >> THE COWBOY IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH. HE WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH US. HE DOES NOT WANT TO COOPERATE. >> THERE IS NO RECORD OF HIS INTERVIEW BUT A INVESTIGATOR'S IS THE COWBOY ASKED THE INTERESTING QUESTION. IF THE VICTIM WAS WEARING A GREEN SHIRT WITH THE INITIALS SEE YOU MD. >> WHO WAS WEARING A UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SHIRT THAT NIGHT? >> THE VICTIM JOE. >> WHICH SUGGESTS COWBOY WITNESSED THE FIGHT. >> POLICE ALSO LET THE COWBOY GO, SOON AFTER THEY GOT THE BREAK THEY NEEDED, THE OWNER OF THE BIRD'S FOOT CAME FORWARD. POLICE BELIEVED IT WOULD LEAD THEM STRAIGHT TO THE MURDERER. >> COMING UP, A NEW WITNESS OFFERS TO HELP THE POLICE. HOW MUCH HELP WOULD HE BE? MORE THAN HE REALIZED. WHEN DATELINE CONTINUES. >>> NBC NEWS, STREAMING FREE, NOW. >>> THE FIRE HAS GROWN LEAPS AND BOUNDS. >> PRETTY BAD. >>> NBC NEWS, STREAMING FREE, NOW. >>> NBC NEWS, STREAMING FREE, NOW. >>> STILL TO COME, THE WATERS ARE CERTAINLY RECEDING NOW. >> TOO CLOSE TO CALL. >> GROUND ZERO. >> THE HAITIAN PEOPLE KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT RESILIENCE. >> WHAT IS THE BIGGEST RISK NOW? >> I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. >> WE HAVE BEEN TOLD WE CANNOT GO ANY FARTHER. >>> TOP STORY IS YOUR NEWS PLAYLIST ON NBC NEWS NOW. NOW YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT AS A PODCAST, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. >>> NBC NEWS, STREAMING FREE, NOW. REPORTER: In those first hours and days after the murder of Joel Lovelien, Grand Forks police had been rounding up >>> IN THE FIRST HOURS AFTER THE MURDER OF JOE, GRAND FORKS POLICE HAVE BEEN ROUNDING UP THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS. >> WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SUBJECT DRESSED AS A PENGUIN, SOMEONE DRESSED AS THE JOKER FROM BATMAN, SOMEONE WEARING A YELLOW COLLARED SWEATSHIRT WITH A HOOD. >> INVESTIGATORS INCLUDING VETERAN DETECTIVE MIKE WERE SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS OVER WHAT APPEARED TO BE A BLOODY CLAW FROM A BIRD COSTUME FOUND NEAR JOE'S BODY. >> YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY FROM 90% OF A BIRD COSTUME. >> WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. >> DETECTIVES INVITED THE GUYS ON THE PARTY BUS WHO WERE DIFFICULT THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER TO COME BACK TO POLICE HEADQUARTERS THE FOLLOWING DAY. THEY DID, THIS TIME SAYING A DIFFERENT TUNE THAT SEEMED TO GET THEM OFF THE HOOK. THEY TOLD COPS THEY DID NOT SEE JOE'S MURDER BUT TOLD ABOUT A FIGHT EARLIER THAT EVENING BETWEEN SOMEONE DRESSED AS A HUNTER AND A GUY IN A YELLOW OUTFIT AND BECAUSE OF THE FIGHT THEY TOLD THE GUY HE COULD NOT GET BACK ON THE BUS AND THEN THEY DROVE TO ANOTHER BAR. THE NOW SOBER AND COOPERATIVE COWBOY TOLD DETECTIVES THAT HE LAST SHOW SAUL JOE ALIVE AND WELL. >> HE WAS TALKING TO THE GUY IN THE YELLOW SWEATSHIRT. >> THE CLOWN SAID HIS TEARS WERE ABOUT A FLASHBACK TRIGGERED WHEN HE LEARNED OF JOE'S THAT. >> THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ME. >> MEANWHILE ACROSS TOWN THE GUY THAT WAS WEARING THE YELLOW COSTUME WAS JUST WAKING UP. HIS NAME WAS TRAVIS, A 23-YEAR OLD NURSING STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND TODAY HE WAS NURSING THE MOTHER OF ALL HANGOVERS BECAUSE HE HAD SO MUCH TO DRINK ON THE BUS AND IN THE BARS THE PREVIOUS NIGHT, HE SLEPT AWAY MOST OF THE NEXT DAY. WHEN HE AWOKE ONE OF HIS FRIENDS SHARED WORRISOME NEWS. >> ONE OF MY ROOMMATES SAID THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A GUY IN A YELLOW SWEATSHIRT SO I WENT TO THE POLICE STATION. I HAD NOTHING TO HIDE. >> TWO DAYS AFTER JOE'S DEATH, TRAVIS SAT DOWN ACROSS FROM GRAND FORKS DETECTIVES. WHEN THE NURSING STUDENT DESCRIBED THE LION COSTUME, THE DETECTIVES ANTENNA WENT UP. HE REALIZED IT WAS NOT A BIRD FOOT NEXT TO JOE'S BODY, A LIONS PAUL. TRAVIS CONFIRMED IT. >> I HAD A YELLOW SWEATSHIRT, I HAD CLAWS. >> THE COPS BECAME MORE SUSPICIOUS WHEN THEY NOTICED THE INJURIES TO TRAVIS'S FACE AND ASKED HOW HE GOT THEM. HE EXPLAINED HE WAS PUNCHED OUT BY THE HUNTER IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE BROKEN DRUM. THE DETECTIVE NOTICED SCRAPES ON HIS HANDS. >> WHAT ARE THE CUTS HEAR FROM. WHERE IS YOUR COSTUME? >> I THREW IT AWAY. >> WHY? >> IT WAS FULL OF BLOOD. >> I SAW BLOOD ON HIS SHOE. >> HE POUNCED ON THE LEAD. >> TRAVIS GAVE THE COPS EVERYTHING THEY ASKED FOR INCLUDING A DNA SAMPLE AND PERMISSION TO SEARCH HIS APARTMENT WHERE HIS LION COSTUME WAS STILL IN THE TRASH. >> I GIVE THEM EVERYTHING. I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. the >> INVESTIGATORS WERE SUSPICIOUS, IN PART BECAUSE TRAVIS SAID HE COULD NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING FROM THE TIME HE WAS HUNCHED UNTIL THE TIME HE GOT INTO A CAB MORE THAN A HOUR LATER. ON THE COPS TIMELINE, THAT WAS THE TIME WHEN JOE WAS KILLED. We don't know. We don't know. But we want to eliminate you. That's why we appreciate you coming in. What kind of murderer not only keeps the bloody clothing >> WE DO NOT KNOW. WE WANT TO ELIMINATE YOU. >> WHAT KIND OF MURDERER NOT ONLY KEEPS THE BLOODY CLOTHING THEY WERE WEARING DURING THE MURDER AND ACTUALLY WEARS SOME OF IT INTO THE POLICE INTERVIEW? >> ONE THAT IS PROBABLY NOT SMART. THERE IS PLENTY OF THEM. >> THE COPS LET TRAVIS GO HOME BUT THEY WERE NOT BUYING HIS STORY. HE WAS NOW A PERSON OF INTEREST AND TWO DAYS LATER THEY HAD MORE QUESTIONS FOR HIM. THIS TIME AROUND THE QUESTIONS WERE MORE POINTED ABOUT JUST WHAT HAPPENED WHILE TRAVIS WAS IN HIS BLACKOUT. >> WHERE WERE YOU, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. >> I CAN ALMOST GUARANTEE YOU THE COPS ARE THINKING, COME ON, YOU DO NOT REMEMBER? REALLY? >> THEY PROBABLY THAT I WAS CONVENIENTLY DRUNK. >> IT IS CONVENIENT AND THEN YOU WALK OUT OF THE POLICE STATION. YOU THINK THAT IS THE END OF IT? >> I DID THINK IT TOOK A SWING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND WE WERE LOOKING AT ATTORNEYS. >> TRAVIS WAS ABOUT TO FIND OUT HE WOULD MEAN A LAWYER, SOONER THAN HE THOUGHT. >> COMING UP, POLICE MAKE A ARREST AND THE CASE MOVES INTO COURT, TWO DISTRAUGHT FAMILIES ON TWO SIDES OF A MURDER CASE. WHEN DATELINE CONTINUES. >>> NBC NEWS, STREAMING FREE, NOW. >>> NBC NEWS, STREAMING FREE, NOW. >>> NBC NEWS, STREAMING FREE, NOW. >>> TOP STORY IS YOUR NEWS PLAYLIST ON NBC NEWS NOW. NOW YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT AS A PODCAST, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. >>> NBC NEWS, STREAMING FREE, NOW. REPORTER: In the month after her fiance's murder, Heather Eastling's pain was beyond words. >>> IN THE MONTHS AFTER HER FIANCI'S MURDER, HEATHER'S PAIN WAS BEYOND WORDS. >> IT IS LIKE SOMEBODY SUCKS THE LIFE OUT OF YOU. YOUR DREAM LIFE IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. >> DETECTIVES HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO SOLVE THIS RARE MURDER CASE AND THEN THOSE DNA TESTS OF THE LION COSTUME CAME BACK. SOME OF THE BLOOD ON TRAVIS WAS HIS OWN BUT SOME OF IT BELONGED TO JOE. WITH THAT, POLICE HAD EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED. >> THERE WAS A KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND THERE WAS THE DETECTIVES. THEY CAME IN AND SAID IT WAS BAD NEWS AND JOE'S BLOOD WAS ON ME. THEY ARRESTED ME FOR THE MURDER. >> A NERVOUS TRAVIS WAS ARRAIGNED FROM JAIL VIA CLOSED CIRCUIT TV. HIS ANGUISH AND MISERY IS EVIDENT. >> TRAVIS IT IS GOING TO BE OKAY. I KNOW THIS IS DIFFICULT FOR YOU. >> IT WOULD GET TOUGHER, A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER HIS ARREST, HE FOUND HIMSELF ON TRIAL FOR MURDER FACING THE REST OF HIS LIFE BEHIND BARS. PROSECUTOR NANCY LAID OUT THE STATE CASE. >> JOE A 38-YEAR-OLD MAN -- >> TO A JURY THAT WOULD DECIDE TRAVIS STATE. >> TRAVIS BEAT JOE WHILE HE WAS ON THE GROUND AND DID NOT SEEK HELP FOR HIM AFTERWARDS AND LEFT THE SCENE. ALLOWING HIM TO CHOKE TO DEATH ON HIS OWN BLOOD. >> JURORS HEARD HEATHER AS SHE RELIVED THE AWFUL NIGHT. >> HE WAS LYING THERE AND I SCREAMED HIS NAME AT HIM. HE DID NOT DO ANYTHING. >> THE LAST PERSON THAT WAS SEEN WITH JOE. >> PROSECUTORS A OPEN AND SHUT CASE WITH OVERWHELMING PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. >> WHEN WE SOLD TRAVIS'S CLOTHES, IT WAS COVERED IN BLOOD AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, NONE OF THE OTHER COSTUMES MATCHED THE PAUL LEFT BEHIND AT THE CRIME SCENE. >> WE TESTED FOR DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE SWEATSHIRT, 3-4 SAMPLES TESTED POSITIVE FOR JOE'S BLOOD. >> PROSECUTORS ARGUED THEY COULD PROVE TRAVIS WAS THERE WITH JOE PRIOR TO THE MURDER. >> THE EYEWITNESSES, THE GUYS THAT WERE SO UNCOOPERATIVE THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER. THE HUNTER, GANGSTER AND THE COWBOY FROM THE PARTY BUS. THE COWBOY TOOK THE STAND AND TOLD A STORY BOTH FRIENDS WOULD ECHO. >> DID YOU EVER WITNESSED THE MURDER OF JOE? >> NO. >> DID YOU SEE HIM ASSAULTED IN THE PARKING LOT? >> NO. HE WAS TALKING TO THE GUY IN THE YELLOW. >> THE GUY WEARING THE YELLOW LION COSTUME? HE WAS SITTING AT THE DEFENSE TABLE. PROSECUTORS LAID OUT THE TIMELINE USING SECURITY VIDEO FROM THE BROKEN DRUM. THERE IS TRAVIS IN THE COSTUME WHICH BY THIS POINT IN THE EVENING IS LITTLE MORE THAN A YELLOW HOODIE. MOMENTS LATER HE IS OUTSIDE. JOE WEARING HIS HOCKEY JERSEY COULD BE SEEN HEADING OUT LATER NEVER TO RETURN. THE TAPE PROVED TRAVIS WAS IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN JOE WAS KILLED. ACCORDING TO THE STATES WITNESSES FROM THE BUS, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE OTHER PARTYGOERS TO ATTACK JOE BECAUSE THE BUS WAS GONE BY THE TIME OF THE MURDER. >> THE BUS IS NOT AT THE BROKEN DRUM WHEN JOE IS MURDERED. >> THE PROSECUTION ARGUED THAT JOE'S LAST WORDS SUPPORTED THE TIMELINE. >> THE COMMENTS TO HIS GIRLFRIEND, SOME GUY MISSED HIS BUS AND I AM OUT THERE HELPING HIM. TO MAKE THE GUY THAT MISSED THE BUS WAS THE DEFENDANT. THE STATE USED HIS OWN WORDS AGAINST HIM. THEY PLAYED EVERY FRAME OF THE POLICE INTERVIEWS. IN WHICH TRAVIS CLAIMED NOT TO REMEMBER THE MOST CRITICAL PART OF THE ALCOHOL FILLED NIGHT. JURORS HEARD TESTIMONY THAT LATER THAT NIGHT, TRAVIS WAS IN ANOTHER FIGHT. >> AFTER JOE WAS KILLED, TRAVIS LEFT THE BROKEN DRUM ON FOOT, WALKED TO A LOCATION, A ALLEYWAY WHERE HE CONFRONTED ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL. >> TRAVIS THREW A PUNCH AT THAT MAN AND MISSED. HE THEN GOT INTO A CAB AND WENT HOME. IF PROSECUTORS WERE TO BE BELIEVED, THE DEFENDANT WAS A HALLOWEEN NIGHTMARE COME TO LIGHT, JUST ADD ALCOHOL AND NURSE TRAVIS TURNS INTO A DANGEROUS MISTER HYDE. THAT THEORY HELPED EXPLAIN TO JURORS HOW THE SLIGHTLY BUILT TRAVIS WAS ABLE TO TAKE DOWN AND KILL THE MUCH LARGER JOE WITH HIS BARE HANDS. POLICE ALSO SAID THE FACT THAT JOE HAD A FEW DRINKS MADE IT EASIER FOR TRAVIS. >> HE WAS DRUNK SO THE FACT THAT A LITTLE GUY COMES AT HIM UNSUSPECTING AND HE IS UNSTABLE ON HIS FEET MAKES PERFECT SENSE. >> EIGHT DAYS INTO THE TRIAL, THE PROSECUTION CALLED THE FINAL WITNESS, A BLOOD SPLATTER ANALYST. WHO USED PHOTOS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT JOE'S BLOOD ON THE CLOTHING WAS CONSISTENT WITH TRAVIS STANDING OVER JOE WHILE BEATING HIM. >> TRAVIS WAS EITHER STANDING NEXT TO JOE OR STRADDLING JOE AS HE WAS PUNCHING HIM IN HIS FACE. >> THE PROSECUTION'S EVIDENCE WAS STACKING UP AGAINST TRAVIS. NO QUESTION HE HAD BEEN IN A FIGHT WITH THE HUNTER BEFORE JOE WAS KILLED. NO QUESTION HE TOOK A SWING AT SOMEBODY ELSE AFTERWARDS. NOW HE WOULD HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHY THERE WERE TRACES OF JOE'S BLOOD ON HIS COSTUME WHICH TRAVIS WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO DO BECAUSE OF HIS SUSPICIOUSLY CONVENIENT AMNESIA. >> COMING UP, COULD SOMEBODY ELSE BE BEHIND THIS? >> YOU THINK OTHER PEOPLE ARE COVERING UP THEIR OWN INVOLVEMENT IN THIS? >> I DO. >> WHEN DATELINE CONTINUES. >>> NBC NEWS, STREAMING FREE, NOW. >>> TOP STORY IS YOUR NEWS PLAYLIST ON NBC NEWS NOW. NOW YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT AS A PODCAST, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. >>> NBC NEWS, STREAMING FREE, NOW. >>> NBC NEWS, STREAMING FREE, NOW. >>> NBC NEWS, STREAMING FREE, NOW. >>> NBC NEWS, STREAMING FREE, NOW. All the evidence will show-- REPORTER: Travis Stay's defense team faced a difficult task. >>> ALL OF THE EVIDENCE -- >> TRAVIS HIS DEFENSE TEAM FACED A DIFFICULT TASK, PROSECUopening TRAYED THE CLIENs IS A TWO-FACED KILLER THAT CHANGED PERSONALITIES AFTER A FEW DRINKS AND WHO IN A BLIND RAGE MERCILESSLY BEAT JOE TO DEATH. >> TRAVIS IS NOT GUILTY. >> IN THE OPENING STATEMENT THE ATTORNEY TOLD JURORS THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE. >> THE THE IN, DRUNKEN, SMALL AND STUMBLING TRAVIS WAS NOT CAPABLE OF INFLICTING THE MULTIPLE BRUTAL INJURIES. >> THEY DEFENDED TRAVIS, THE ARGUMENT TO THE JURY, TRAVIS WAS TO SLIGHT, DRUNK OR DECENT TO KILL JOE, A MAN TRYING TO HELP TRAVIS. JOE WAS KILLED BY THE SAME HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTYGOERS HE WAS TRYING TO PROTECT TRAVIS FROM. FIRST THE LEGAL TEAM HAD TO ADDRESS THE IMAGE PROSECUTORS CRAFTED. WAS HE IN FACT A COLD-BLOODED KILLER PRONE TO ALCOHOLIC RAGES. >> THE PROSECUTION'S THEORY WAS THAT TRAVIS BECAME A DIFFERENT PERSON WHEN HE WAS DRINKING. >> THEY ADE THAT UP OUT OF AIR IF THEY HAD A WITNESS THAT SAID THAT IS HIS HISTORY OR PROVIDE ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE THAT IT HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE, WE NEVER SAW IT. >> THEY NEVER HAD A WITNESS THAT SAID THAT. >> NOBODY EVEN SNIFFED AT THAT. THEY MADE IT UP BECAUSE IT WAS CLEAR TO THE JURY THAT THIS WAS A NICE YOUNG MAN. >> HE IS SITTING UNPROTECTED IN FRONT OF COPS FOUR HOURS ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND WILLINGLY HEARING HIS SOUL TO THEM. >> WHERE WERE YOU? IT IS IMPORTANT. aid, you think it was me? We have to be as honest as we can about it. >> HE WAS CREDIBLE, HE LEANED ACROSS IN THE INTERVIEW AND SAID YOU THINK IT WAS ME? >> NEXT THE DEFENSE TRIED TO CONVINCE JURORS HOW IMPROBABLE IT WAS THAT THE 5'7" TRAVIS COULD HAVE HURT THE 6'3" JOE AT ALL, LET ALONE WHEN HE WAS DRUNK. >> WHEN WE READ THE AUTOPSY AND IT GAVE THE INCHES AND POUNDS OF THE DECEASED, HE OUTWEIGHED HIM BY 75-80 POUNDS. THEN IT BEGAN TO TAKE ON A DIFFERENT COLOR. >> THE DEFENSE OFFERED SUSPECTS OF ITS OWN, THE FIRST PEOPLE ROUNDED UP THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER. THE POSSE OF COSTUME GUYS ON THE BUS. >> MOB MENTALITY IS A RECIPE FOR TRAGEDY. >> YOU THINK ARE OTHER PEOPLE COVERING UP THEIR OWN INVOLVEMENT? >> I THINK THE COWBOY, THE GANGSTER IN THE CONSTRUCTION WORKER CAME BACK OUTSIDE AND CONFRONTED JOE AND I, THEY DID NOT GET BACK ON THE BUS AND LEAVE US STANDING IN THE PARKING LOT. THEY BEAT US BOTH UP. >> THE DEFENSE TRIED TO PROVE THAT, THEY CONDUCTED A CROSS EXAMINATION OF THE MAN WEARING THE COWBOY COSTUME THAT NIGHT. THE COWBOY ADMITTED HE LIED TO POLICE THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER ABOUT NOT WITNESSING THE FIGHT BETWEEN TRAVIS AND THE HUNTER. THE DEFENSE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT ELSE HE WAS LYING ABOUT. >> WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP US DETERMINE WHEN YOU ARE TELLING THE TRUTH? >> I DO NOT KNOW. >> THE STRATEGY WAS TO HAMMER AWAY AT THE PARTYGOERS SHIFTING STORIES. UNDER CROSS-EXAMINATION, THE CLOWN WHO COPS FOUND WEEPING AND SAID THINGS GOT OUT OF HAND THAT NIGHT, NOW SAID ON THE STAND, HE DID NOT REMEMBER CRYING OR BEING UPSET. >> WERE YOU SHAKEN UP? DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? >> I DO NOT REMEMBER THAT. >> AS FOR THE BLOOD THE DETECTIVES NOTICED ON HIS SHOES, DNA TESTS PROVE IT WAS HIS OWN BLOOD, NOT JOE'S. THE DEFENSE INTRODUCED TESTIMONY THAT TRAVIS MAY HAVE GOTTEN JOE'S BLOOD ON HIMSELF WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO HELP JOE, NOT HURT HIM. A ER DOCTOR THAT EXAMINED TRAVIS TOOK THE STAND AND CONCLUDED HIS HANDS WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR MORE BATTERED AND SCUFFED IF HE USED THEM TO EAT JOE. >> DO YOU FIND THE INJURIES TO HIS HANDS CONSISTENT WITH HAVING DELIVERED THE BLOWS THAT THAT THAT DAMAGE? >> PROSECUTORS ARGUED THE PARTY BUS ALONG WITH ALL OF THE THEORETICAL SUSPECTS IN IT WAS LONG GONE AT THE TIME OF JOE'S MURDER BUT THE DEFENSE COUNTERED THE BROKEN DRUM SECURITY TAPE PROVED THE OPPOSITE, ON THE SAME TAPE WAS SOMETHING IMPORTANT THAT POLICE AND PROSECUTORS APPARENTLY MISSED. THE CLOWN. EVERYBODY AGREES THE CLOWN WAS ON THE BUS WHEN IT LEFT. BUT HERE HE IS, STILL IN THE BAR AFTER JOE LEAVES. WHICH MEANS AS LONG AS THE CLOWN WAS IN THE BAR, THE BUS WAS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT. >> YOU CAN SEE JOE LEAVE THE BAR AND YOU CAN SEE THE CLOWN LEAVE 3 1/2 MINUTES LATER. PLENTY OF TIME FOR ANY OF THE PEOPLE IN THE CROWD TO HAVE CONFRONTED AN ATTACK JOE. >> WE KNOW THE COWBOY, GANGSTER AND CONSTRUCTION WORKER ALREADY GOT OUT AND THE BUS WAS THERE. >> IN COURT, THE LEAD DETECTIVE WAS FORCED TO CONCEDE THE TIMELINE WAS FLAWED. >> WE KNOW THEY HAVE 3 1/2 MINUTES TO DO THAT, HAVE THE FACE OFF AND THEN BE BACK ON THE BUS. >> 3 1/2 MINUTES, PLENTY OF TIME FOR PLENTY OF PEOPLE OTHER THAN TRAVIS TO MURDER JOE. TRAVIS NEVER TOOK THE STAND LEAVING OPEN THE QUESTION OF WHAT THE JURY WOULD MAKE OF HIS AMNESIA DURING THE MOST IMPORTANT HOUR OF HIS LIFE. >> YOU LOST YOUR MEMORY BEFORE BECAUSE OF ALCOHOL, EVERY TIME? >> NOT EVERY TIME. I DO NOT DRINK THAT OFTEN BUT WHEN I DID GO OUT I DRANK HARD. >> WHAT AS FAR AS YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD, WHAT IS THE WORST THING YOU EVER DID WHEN YOU WERE DRUNK? >> NOTHING VIOLENT. >> ANYBODY TELL YOU YOUR PERSONALITY CHANGES WHEN YOU ARE DRUNK? >> NO FRIENDS USUALLY DESCRIBE ME AS HAPPY-GO-LUCKY. >> HAPPY-GO-LUCKY OR HEARTLESS MURDERER? SEVEN MEN AND FIVE WOMEN WOULD SOON DECIDE. >> COMING UP, BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT OF THEIR CASES, JURORS WOULD HAVE A SURPRISE FOR ONE OF THEM. WHEN DATELINE CONTINUES. >>> THE FIRE HAS GROWN LEAPS AND BOUNDS. >> PRETTY BAD. >>> NBC NEWS, STREAMING FREE, NOW. >>> NBC NEWS, STREAMING FREE, NOW. REPORTER: Travis Stay was looking at a real life Halloween nightmare. More than 60 years in jail if he was convicted >>> TRAVIS WAS LOOKING AT A REAL-LIFE HALLOWEEN NIGHTMARE, MORE THAN 60 YEARS IN JAIL IF CONVICTED OF MURDERING JOE. AFTER A NINE-DAY TRIAL, URORS BEGAN DELIBERATING. >> ARE YOU FEELING CONFIDENT? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE LOOKING AT LIFE IN PRISON IF YOU ARE CONVICTED? >> I AM NERVOUS BUT I AM CONFIDENT. >> JOE'S FIANCI■HEATHER WAS ALSO CONFIDENT OF A GUILTY VERDICT. >> IT SEEMED LIKE WE HAD THE RIGHT GUY. >> THE JURORS WE SPOKE WITH SAID PROSECUTORS PRESENTED THE CASE AS IF IT WERE OPEN AND SHUT. >> I WOULD NOT SAY THE STYLE WAS COCKY, THEY WERE CONFIDENT AND FELT THEY HAD ENOUGH EVIDENCE. >> THE JURORS BEGAN EXAMINING EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY. ONE ISSUE WAS THE PROSECUTION'S TIMELINE, THE BUS WAS GONE BY THE TIME JOE WAS KILLED. >> THE BUS WAS THERE, IT WAS THERE LONGER THAN THE PROSECUTION WAS SAYING. >> JURORS WERE ALSO TROUBLED BY THE CLOWN, A MEMBER HE WAS CRYING SOON AFTER JOE WAS MURDERED. >> THAT STRUCK ME AS ODD AND OUT OF CHARACTER FOR A YOUNG GUY ON A HALLOWEEN NIGHT. >> THEY WERE ALSO CONCERNED BY WHAT THE CLOWN TOLD POLICE THAT EVENING. >> IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT HE WAS A THINGS GOT OUT OF HAND. >> THE QUESTIONED WHY ONLY TRAVIS IS LINE COSTUME WAS TESTED FOR BLOOD? >> WHY DID THEY NOT EXAMINE ANY OF THE CLOSE OF THE PEOPLE ON THE BUS? WHY DID THEY NOT CHECK ANYTHING OUT? >> IT TOOK THE JURY ONLY FIVE HOURS TO REACH A VERDICT. >> WE DO FIND THE DEFENDANT TRAVIS NOT GUILTY. >> >> IT WAS VINDICATION. >> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE NOW? >> THE VERDICT COMES IN. >> PRETTY DEVASTATED. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT. I DO NOT KNOW EVERYTHING. I DO NOTE THAT JOE'S BLOOD WAS FOUND ON ONE PERSON. >> DETECTIVE MIKE. >> THE FACT THAT HE IS ACQUITTED BY JURY DOES NOT MEAN HE IS ACQUITTED BY ME. THERE IS NOT ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST ANYBODY ELSE WAS INVOLVED OTHER THAN SPECULATION. >> POLICE CONSIDER THIS CASE CLOSED AND IN A UNUSUAL MOVE, SOME OF THE EVIDENCE WAS DESTROYED. DATELINE CONTACTED THE COWBOY, THE GANGSTER AND CONSTRUCTION WORKER WHO WERE ON ON THE BUS, ALL THE CLIENT REQUEST FOR ON CAMERA INTERVIEWS BUT TOLD US AS THEY HAVE MAINTAINED FROM DAY ONE, THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH JOE'S MURDER. THEY FEEL THEY HAVE BEEN UNFAIRLY ACCUSED BY THE DEFENSE. >> PEOPLE TALK AND WHEN YOU ARE ACCUSED OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS I AM SURE IT HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON YOUR REPUTATION. >> SINCE THE TRIAL, EVEN JOE'S PARENTS HAVE BEEN DIVIDED OVER HIS GUILT, JOE'S MOM BELIEVES HE IS MOST LIKELY GUILTY BUT JOE'S STEPDAD THINGS TRAVIS DID NOT DO IT. >> HE WAS SO DRUNK HE COULD NOT HIT THE GROUND WITH HIS HAT, HOW WILL HE BEAT UP A 240 POUND 6'4" MAN WHEN HE CAN HARDLY STAND HIMSELF. >> YOU THINK PEOPLE KNOW MORE THAN THEY ARE SAYING? >> YES. SOMEBODY KNOWS SOMETHING. >> JOE'S DAUGHTER ALEXA IS LEFT WITH MEMORIES OF HER DAD. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT? >> HE LAUGHED A LOT, HE LIKED TO MAKE OTHERS LAUGH. >> TRAVIS NEVER BECAME A NURSE AFTER GOING TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM HIMSELF HE ENROLLED IN LAW SCHOOL AND BECAME A PRACTICING ATTORNEY. THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE WITH HIM HE WANTED TO PUBLICLY APOLOGIZE TO JOE'S FAMILY. >> I AM SORRY FOR BEING OUT OF THE EQUATION THAT NIGHT. I DRANK TOO MUCH AND IT WAS IRRESPONSIBLE AND RECKLESS. IT WAS SHORTSIGHTED AND REGRETTABLE. I DID NOT KILL JOE >> THE IDEA BEHIND THIS NIGHT AT THE END OF OCTOBER IS THAT ALL OF THE FEAR, DANGER AND HORROR, ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IMAGINARY. MANUFACTURED FOR THE CHILD LIVING IN EVERY ONE OF US. OF COURSE THERE IS GENUINE EVIL OUT THERE, NO MATTER WHAT THE CALENDAR SAYS. SADLY, SOMETIMES THE HORROR OF HALLOWEEN IS THE REAL THING. >> THAT IS ALL FOR NOW, I AM LESTER HOLT, INK YOU FOR JOINING US. s. KEVIN JONES: We both expected to spend the rest of our lives together. >>> THEY WERE HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS. >> WE BOTH EXPECTED TO SPEND THE REST OF OUR LIFE TOGETHER. >> WHEN SHE WAS MURDERED, SYMPATHY TURNS TO SUSPICION. HIS PALM PRINTS WERE ON THE MURDER WEAPON. >> NO QUESTION. >> BUT, THE MYSTERY WAS JUST BEGINNING. >> THE DNA WAS SOME OTHER MAIL. >> NOW, AS A TOWN CHOOSES SIDES, A FAMILY FIGHT FOR JUSTICE. STARTLING NEW DEVELOPMENT IN A SHOCKING MURDER. >> SOMEBODY HAS TO PAY. >> SOMEBODY HAS TO PAY. >> I'M LESTER HOLT, AND THIS IS DATELINE. HERE IS KEITH MORRISON WITH, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BEAUTY QUEEN. The young beauty queen-- >> LOOK AT HER. THE YOUNG WOMAN AT THE HEART OF OUR STORY. YOU CAN SEE HOW LOVELY SHE IS. DO YOU SEE HER VULNERABILITY? BY NOW, YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION IS PROBABLY LOCKED IN. IT IS VERY UNLIKELY TO CHANGE, AND CERTAINLY, THAT IS HOW IT WAS IN RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS, A TOWN WHERE CAN HARDEN LIKE A ADJUSTMENT. ABOUT HER, AND BETTER OR WORSE, ABOUT A YOUNG MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HER. >> THE BOYFRIEND WHO FOUND THE BODY? >> FIRST IMPRESSIONS DIEHARD, INCLUDING FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MURDER. YEARS LATER, IN THIS SMALL AND SEVEN-TIME, WE HAD TO ASK, TO THE OTHER CHANGE? THE QUESTION IS QUITE OBVIOUS NOT TO KEVIN JONES, BUT YEARS AGO HE DIDN'T GIVE A FIGURE IMPRESSED. ALL HE KNEW WAS THIS, HE WAS GOING PLACES. HE WAS FROM A GOOD FAMILY, HE LIVED NEAR A WONDERFUL CITY CALLED RUSSELLVILLE, AND HE WAS ADORED BY ONE GIRL IN PARTICULAR. HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART. NONA DIRKS MEYER. >> SHE WAS LIKE A SOULMATE? >> I WAS CLOSER TO HER THAN ANYBODY ELSE. >> HE WAS GOING TO MARRY HER, SOMEDAY. SHE WAS, AFTER ALL, ABOUT THE PRETTIEST GIRL IN TOWN. LOCAL BEAUTY PAGEANT JUDGES WERE IMPRESSED BY HER LOOKS AND POISE. THEY HAD ALREADY CROWNED HER AS SUCH. HERE IS ANOTHER TRUTH HER BOYFRIEND CAME TO REALIZE. BEAUTY ISN'T EVERYTHING. NONA WAS A SOMETIMES TROUBLED GIRL, GIVEN TO BOUTS OF EMOTIONAL TURMOIL. HER MOTHER, CAROL, WAS GRATEFUL TO KEVIN FOR MAKING HER DAUGHTER HAPPY. >> KEVIN WAS REALLY INTERESTED IN HELPING NONA GO THROUGH A HARD TIME SHE WAS HAVING. HE SEEMS TO BE A REALLY CARING PERSON. >> HE EVEN BROUGHT NONA INTO HIS FAMILY 'S MOM, JANICE, HIS DAD, HIRAM, TREATED HER AS ONE OF HER OWN. >> SHE WAS OUR FAMILY. >> IT WAS TIME FOR HIM TO GO OFF TO COLLEGE, HE AND NONA STAYED IN TOUCH AND VOWED, FOR LATE-NIGHT CHATS AND TEXTS, WHEN HE DIDN'T RESPOND PROMPTLY, SHE WAGGED HER FINGER AT HIM. >> SHE WOULD SEND ME TEXT MESSAGES, SAYING, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE STILL ALIVE? STOCHASTIC Nona uncharacteristically hadn't reached out to him GET MY ATTENTION. >> THAT'S WHY HE WAS SO TAKEN ABACK, THAT DAY, A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN 2005. IT WAS DECEMBER 15th. NONA HAD REACHED OUT TO HIM, OR ANSWERED HIM, SINCE MORNING. AT ONE POINT, HE TURNED HER OLD TODD BACK ON HER, TEXTING, YOU ALIVE? EVEN THEN, SHE DIDN'T RESPOND. THIS WAS NOT LIKE NONA. >> 4 1/2 YEARS, WE HAD A PATTERN . THAT IS WHAT WE DID EVERY DAY. IF THAT PATTERN IS BROKEN, IT'S A RED FLAG IN MY HEAD, WHY. WHY IS HE NOT RESPONDING? >> WERE YOU WORRIED? >> I WAS CONCERNED. >> KNOWS WHY THINGS WORK OUT THE WAY THEY DO. ON THAT PARTICULAR NIGHT, KEVIN WAS SUPPOSED TO DRIVE HIS MOM TO A CHRISTMAS PARTY. SHE REMEMBERS BEING IN THE CAR WITH HIM. >> I SAID YOU KNOW, THERE'S LOTS OF REASONS WHY SHE MIGHT NOT BE ANSWERING. MAYBE HER PLANS CHANGED. >> BY NOW, KEVIN COULD THINK OF NOTHING ELSE. HE CALLED HIS BUDDY, RYAN, DELIVERING PIZZA NEAR NONA'S APARTMENT AND ASKED HIM TO CHECK UP. HE CALLED BACK WITH SOMETHING EERIE. NONA'S CAR WAS IN THE LOT. HER HOUSEWIFE HOUSE LIGHTS WERE ON, BUT SHE WASN'T ANSWERING THE DOOR. >> I SAID, I'M COMING OVER. >> THEY PULLED UP IN FRONT OF DENNIS FRONT DOOR. >> RYAN AND I KNOCKED AND KNOCKED AND RANG THE DOORBELL, AND NOBODY CAME. AND, WE STARTED TO GET A LITTLE FRANTIC. >> THE TWO MEN RAN AROUND THE CONDO TO KEVIN NONA'S BACK DOOR. KEVIN SAYS HE RUSHED UP WITHOUT TAKING A MOMENT TO LOOK INSIDE. >> WHEN I WAS GRABBING THE HANDLE, BRIAN TOUCHED ME AND SAID, DO YOU NOT SEE HER? AND I LOOKED AT HIM AND HE SAID, DUDE, THERE SHE IS. SHE WAS LAYING, IN HER FRONT ROOM. >> KNOWN IT WASN'T MOVING. KEVIN THREW UP IN THE UNLOCKED DOOR AND RUSHED INSIDE. >> RYAN AT SOME POINT LET MY MOM IN THE FRONT DOOR. THEY CALLED 911 SOON AFTER THAT. >> I STRADDLED HER MIDSECTION. MY KNEES WERE ON THE GROUND ABOVE HER MIDSECTION. >> HE TRIED CPR, BUT SHE WASN'T BREATHING. HER EYES, USUALLY SO LUMINOUS, HELD NO LIFE. THERE WAS NOTHING AT ALL. >> AND I TALKED TO HER. AND I PRAYED THAT EVERYTHING WOULD BE OKAY UNTIL EMS GOT THERE. >>t. SOON, THE APARTMENT WAS OVERWHELMED BY PARAMEDICS AND POLICE. IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE AN OFFICER TOOK KEVIN ASIDE. JANICE WASN'T AS HER SONS VOICE ROSE ABOVE THE CHAOS. >> THEN, I HEARD HIM CRY OUT. >> A HOWELL? >> THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. AND HE ASKED THEM IF SHE WAS DEAD AND THEY AFFIRMED THAT SHE WAS. >> NONA WAS GONE. NOTHING KEVIN COULD DO ABOUT IT. AS HE TRIED TO ABSORB THE ENORMITY OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED, HE HEARD THE POLICEMAN ASKED, COULD HE COME DOWNTOWN, PLEASE? THEY HAD A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. >> DID KEVIN KNOW WHAT HAPPENED? POLICE SEEMS TO THINK SO. WHAT STARTED AS A FEW QUESTIONS TURNED INTO AN HOURS LONG INTERROGATION. AND, WATCH WHAT HAPPENED WHEN POLICE WERE NOT ASKING QUESTIONS. WHEN DATELINE CONTINUES. >>> NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. IT IS COMING AT US EVERY SECOND, NEWS IS MORE NOW THAN EVER. >> NOW IS RAW. NOW IS REAL. NOW IS CONSTANT. THE FUTURE IS NOW. NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >>> GOOD TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT. VOTERS CARE ABOUT THE ECONOMY, RIGHT? YOU ARE SEEING THAT YOURSELF ON THE GROUND THERE, TODAY. >> THIS IS TWO THINGS. 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THE MOMENT SHE ARRIVED THAT NIGHT TO SEE POLICE AT NONA'S APARTMENT. >> I TOLD HIM I WANTED TO SEE MY BABY AND OF COURSE, THEY SAID YOU CAN'T. CRIME SCENE TAPE UP AND EVERYTHING. >> THE POLICE TOLD CAROL IT WAS HORRIBLY OBVIOUS. NONA HAD BEEN MURDERED, BUT THEY WERE ON THE CASE, THEY TOLD HER. THEY WERE ALREADY TRYING TO BREAK DOWN NONA'S LAST MOMENTS ON EARTH. >> WHEN DID YOU LAST SPEAK WITH HER? >> ABOUT 1:00. >> QUESTIONING THE MAN WHO MAY HAVE KNOWN HER BEST. AND, KEVIN JONES SEEMED EAGER TO HELP THE POLICE FIGURE OUT WHO KILLED HIS GIRLFRIEND. HE READILY AGREED TO GO TO THE STATION THAT NIGHT TO ANSWER A FEW ROUTINE QUESTIONS. BUT AS KEVIN CAREENED FROM LOOK LIKE DISBELIEF, TO GREECE, TO ANGER, AND BACK AGAIN, TO QUESTIONS TURNED INTO MANY. AND BECAME POINTED They would ask me questions.. >> THEY WOULD LEAVE ME ALONE IN THE ROOM. THEY WOULD ASK ME QUESTIONS. >> AFTER A WHILE, THE POLICE TOLD KEVIN TO GO HOME. THEY HAD OTHER PEOPLE TO TALK TO, YOUNG MEN NONA HAD BEEN SEEING WHILE KEVIN WAS AWAY AT COLLEGE. BUT IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE THE DETECTIVES TURNED THE ALIBIS OF THOSE OTHER MEN CHECKED OUT. AND 60s LATER, AS HE PREPARED TO SAY GOODBYE TO NONA AT THE FUNERAL HOME, POLICE ASKED HIM TO COME BACK TO THE POLICE STATION. >> AFTER 20 MINUTES OF QUESTIONS THEY ASKED IF I WOULD TAKE A POLYGRAPH TEST. >> WHAT DID YOU SAY? >> I SAID SURE. >> SO, THEY STRIPPED HIM UP AND RAN THROUGH THE INNOCUOUS QUESTIONS, AND THEN, >> AND THEN THEY ENT OUT, ANALYZED IT, CAME BACK, AND SAID WHAT. >> THE MAN WHO GAVE IT TO E SAID HE HAD NOT SEEN ANYBODY FAIL A TEST WORSE IN 20 SOME ODD YEARS OF GIVING LIE DETECTOR TESTS. >> THE MURDER OF THE BEAUTY QUEEN WAS VERY BIG NEWS IN RUSSELLVILLE. AND, GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE CRIME, THE VICTIMS RE YOUNG AND PRETTY AND VULNERABLE, THE PRESSURE TO SOLVE IT FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRESS WAS QUITE INTENSE. SO IMAGINE HOW IT WAS FOR THE LEAD DETECTIVE, MARK FROST, GIVEN THAT THIS WAS HIS VERY FIRST HOMICIDE CASE. SO, AS HE TALKED TO KEVIN, ROSS SENT A VETERAN WHO HAD SEEN IT ALL, AND WAS DISGUSTED. >> YOU DID THIS. >> NO, I'M TELLING YOU, YOU ARE WRONG. >> I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT HERE. >> AT THIS POINT IT WASN'T REALLY A QUESTIONING, IT WAS MORE THEM YELLING AT ME, TELLING ME THAT THEY KNEW THAT I DID IT. >> YET, THE POLICE DID NOT ARREST KEVIN THAT MIGHT. HERE IS WHAT THEY DID INSTEAD. THEY TOLD NONA'S MOTHER THAT THE YOUNG MAN SHE THOUGHT WOULD BE HER SON-IN-LAW ONE DAY WAS, IN FACT, HER DAUGHTER'S KILLER. >> THE FIRST THING THAT I WAS TOLD WAS THAT HE WAS A SOCIOPATH, WITH A NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY. >> NONA HAD BEEN STABBED REPEATEDLY AROUND THE NECK AND CHEST AND BASHED ON THE HEAD. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER SAID THAT WAS WHAT KILLED NONA. THE POLICE TOLD CAROL THAT THIS HAD TO HAVE BEEN A VERY PERSONAL ATTACK, NOT SOMETHING A STRANGER WOULD HAVE DONE, BUT KEVIN COULD HAVE. SO NO, CAROL HAD TWO SHOCKS TO ABSORB. >> I KNEW IN MY HEART IT WAS SOMEONE THAT SHE KNEW, SHE WOULD NEVER LET ANYONE IN THE APARTMENT THAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW. >> NOW, KEVIN'S HORRIFYING DISCOVERY WAS OBJECTED TO A DARKENED TROUBLING THOUGHT. DETECTIVE MARK FROST SAID THAT TO HIM, THE CRIME SCENE LOOKED STAGED. AND A WEEK LATER, THERE WAS A PRESS CONFERENCE AT WHICH THE POLICE TOLD THE RUSSELLVILLE PUBLIC, DON'T WORRY, WE KNOW WHO COMMITTED THIS CRIME. POLICE DIDN'T MENTION THE SUSPECT NAME JUST THEN, BUT IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE EVERYBODY IN RUSSELLVILLE KNEW PERFECTLY WELL THAT IT WAS KEVIN JONES. THIS IS WHAT APPEARED IN THE RUSSELLVILLE CARRIER THREE MONTHS AFTER NONA'S MURDER. >> NONA SKILLET REMAINS FREE, AND RUSSELLVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS REQUESTED FORMAL CHARGES AGAINST ONE SUSPECT.d HIRAM JONES IS KEVIN'S FATHER. >> THEY TRIED, CONVICTED, AND SENTENCED KEVIN WITHIN 90 DAYS. STRANGER THERE WASN'T A STRANGER, IF YOU WALK INTO THE COFFEE SHOP AND READ THAT, WHAT WOULD YOU THINK? >> IT WAS OBVIOUS WHEN BUMPER STICKERS, JUSTICE FOR NONA CROPPING UP. >> THE ASSUMPTION THAT I FORMED, AND I THINK THAT MANY PEOPLE FORMED, WAS THAT JUSTICE FORKevin Jones . r the murderstf >>> TOPPING OR NEWS, POLICE MAKE AN ARREST IN THE MURDER OF A 19-YEAR-OLD ARKANSAS BEAUTY QUEEN. >> ON MARCH 31st, 2006, NOT LONG AFTER THAT CAREER ARTICLE, POLICE DID ANNOUNCE THE REST OF KEVIN JONES FOR THE MURDER OF NONA. WHETHER OR NOT KEVIN WAS CONVICTED IN THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION WAS APPARENTLY IRRELEVANT. HE WAS ABOUT TO STAND TRIAL. QUITE POSSIBLY BE CONVICTED, WHERE IT REALLY MATTERED. THE COURT OF LAW. >>> A PALM PRINT IN BLOOD ON THE LAMP USED TO KILL NONA. GUESS WHO? >> NO QUESTION IT WAS HIS. >> BUT ON ANOTHER KEY PIECE OF EVIDENCE. >> THE DNA WAS SOME OTHER MALES. >> WHEN DATELINE CONTINUES. >>> POSSIBLY 1 TRILLION GALAXIES? 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IT WAS HARD TO BE IN RUSSELLVILLE IN 2007, AND NOT BE STEEPED IN THE STORY OF NONA X MEYER AND KEVIN JONES. >> THIS CASE CUBBERLEY HAD MORE STATEWIDE PUBLICITY THAN ANY CRIMINAL CASE, IN MANY YEARS, PERHAPS EVER, IN ARKANSAS. >> OF COURSE KEVIN HAD A RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL AND AN IMPARTIAL JURY. HIS LAWYERS ARGUED THAT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE IN RUSSELLVILLE. SO, THE VENUE WAS CHANGED. THE NEARBY CITY OF OZARK. >> SPOTLIGHT IS ON THE SMALL NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TOWN AS OZARK. >> TO THE PROSECUTOR, THE TRIALS LOCATION LITTLE. WHAT DID MATTER WAS THE EVIDENCE. AND HE BELIEVED THERE WAS ENOUGH OF THAT TO PUT KEVIN JONES AWAY FOR YEARS. JEFF PHILLIPS WAS THE DEPUTY PROSECUTOR. >> WE BELIEVED, I BELIEVE, THAT THE MORNING OF HER DEATH, KEVIN JONES CAME IN, AND EFFECTIVELY. >> WHEN THE TRIAL OPENED IN 2007, THE PROSECUTOR TOLD THE JURY THE REASON FOR THIS CRIME IS AS OLD AS THE BIBLE ITSELF. A JEALOUS RAGE. KEVIN JONES HAD WALKED INTO HIS LOVER'S APARTMENT, THAT DAY IN DECEMBER OF 2005, AND FOUND WITHIN IT A CHEATING HEART. >> WHILE THERE, DISCOVERED EITHER A TEXT MESSAGE FROM ANOTHER PERSON, OR A USED CONDOM WRAPPER ON THE COUNTER. AND, THINGS ESCALATED FROM THERE. IS COLLATED OUT OF CONTROL. >> AND THEN, THE PROSECUTOR SAID IT ENDED WITH JONES REPEATEDLY STABBING NONA AND CRUSHING HER SKULL WITH A LAMP BASE. >> NO QUESTION THAT WAS HIS HANDPRINT. THE DEFENSE DIDN'T EVEN MAKE AN ISSUE IT WAS HIS. >> IT'S WHAT HE DID NEXT, SO THE PROSECUTION, THAT SHOWED HOW PROSECUTING COULD BE. KEVIN LEFT NONA'S APARTMENT, HE SAID, WITH HER DEAD ON THE FLOOR, THEN WAITED FOR THE AFTERNOON UNTIL HOURS LATER, WHEN HE COULD COME BACK WITH HIS MOTHER AND FRIENDS TO FIND NONA'S BODY. >> IN MY OPINION, AN INTENTIONAL ATTEMPT TO BE -- TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE FIND HER, BUT HIM. >> TRYING TO MAKE HIMSELF LOOK INNOCENT. IF THAT IS NOT TELLING ENOUGH, THE PROSECUTION SAID, SURELY THIS WAS. KEVIN JONES'S POLICE INTERVIEW. RIGHT THERE, THE PROSECUTION TOLD THE JURY, WAS'S CAPACITY FOR VIOLENCE, SITTING AND LISTENING TO THIS, KEVIN'S FATHER WORRIED HOW EASY IT MIGHT BE FOR JURORS TO CONVICT HIS SON. >> IT WAS JUST A NIGHTMARE. >> Reporter: IT, KEVIN'S PARENTS NEVER WAITED WAVERED IN THEIR BELIEFS THAT THEIR SON WAS JUST AS INNOCENT AS HE TOLD THE POLICE HE WAS. THE EVEN BUT THE FAMILY FARM ON IT. >> WE PUT IT UP AS COLLATERAL. >> THE USE THE MONEY TO BUY THEIR SON THE BEST DEFENSE THEY COULD. AND, HE NEEDED IT. KEVIN'S LAWYERS NEW, YET BECOME THE LOCAL POSTER BOY FOR EVIL. >> WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS THIS SERIOUS, BUT IS THIS BAD, THIS GIRL WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED. >> SOMEBODY'S GOT TO PAY. >> SOMEBODY HAS TO PAY. >> SOMEBODY, BUT NOT KEVIN SAID HIS ATTORNEY MICHAEL ROLLINS. I SENT A READOUT OF THE POLYGRAPH TO AN INDEPENDENT EXPERT WHO REPORTED THAT THE QUESTIONS SEEMED DESIGNED TO MAKE SURE KEVIN FAILED. THE REST OF THE EVIDENCE DIDN'T WORK EITHER. THAT BLOODIED PALM PRINT ON THE LIGHTBULB OF THE LAMP, ATTORNEY BUILT CRYSTAL AGREED IT WAS KEVIN'S PRINT AND NO WONDER IT WAS. KEVIN WAS FRANTICALLY TRYING TO SAVE HIS GIRLS LIFE. OF COURSE HE COULD'VE TOUCHED THE LIGHTBULB. >> IS A TOTALLY INNOCENT SITUATION. THE BLOOD THAT ON THE LIGHTBULB, AT THE TIME THE BODY WAS DISCOVERED, >> WHAT HE WAS TRYING TO REVIVE HER? >> YES. THE EMT SAID THE LAMP WAS WITHIN ONE FOOT OF THE BODY. >> MORE CONCERNING WAS THE EVIDENCE NOT COLLECTED BY THE POLICE. SAID THE DEFENSE, FIRST TIME HOMICIDE DETECTIVE MARK FROST AND THE OTHER OFFICERS IN THE DEPARTMENT MUCKED UP THE CASE ROYALLY. >> THE ONLY AREA FINGERPRINT IT WAS THE AREA AROUND THE BODY, THERE WAS BLOOD NEAR THE FRONT DOOR, THERE WAS BLOOD ON THE VENETIAN BLINDS, A USED CONDOM WRAPPER A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE BODY, THE POLICE WOULD GO UPSTAIRS, THEY DO NOT FINGERPRINT THE FLUSH HANDLE OF THE COMMODE, THEY DON'T DNA THAT, THEY DON'T DNA ANYTHING THERE. >> IN FACT, THE DEFENSE SAID THEY DIDN'T TEST THE DNA ON THE CONDOM WRAPPER. ACCORDING TO THE PROSECUTION IT WAS A KEY PIECE OF EVIDENCE, BUT THINK ABOUT IT HE SAID DEFENSE ATTORNEY, IF KEVIN SAW THE CONDOM WRAPPER, HE WOULD HAVE PICKED IT UP AND LEFT HIS OWN DNA ON IT. BUT, -- >> RECENTLY PROPHYLACTIC WRAPPER OFF TO A LAB, AND THEY FOUND THE DNA. THE DNA WAS SOME OTHER MAIL. >> SOMEONE ELSE'S DNA, NOT KEVIN , AND PROBABLY, SO THE DEFENSE, BUT CONDOM WAS USED BY THE KILLER. BUT WHO? NEITHER DEFENSE NOR PROSECUTION HAD AN ANSWER FOR THAT. THE DNA DIDN'T MATCH ANYBODY IN THE DATABASE. AND KEVIN'S LAWYERS DID HAVE THIS, AND ALIBI FOR THEIR CLIENTS. KEVIN'S GRANDMOTHER TOLD THE COURT HE COULD NOT HAVE KILLED NONA, BECAUSE HE WAS WITH HER, MILES AWAY, IN THE TOWN OF DOVER AROUND THE TIME THE STATE SAID THAT NONA DIED. >> SHE WAS A GENUINE, DOWN-TO- EARTH, VERY LEVELHEADED PERSON. SHE WAS AN INCREDIBLE WITNESS ON THE STAND. >> BUT THERE WAS ONE COMPELLING PIECE OF EVIDENCE IN THE PROSECUTION'S CASE, AND THEY JUST WANTED JURORS TO SEE MORE OF IT, THAT POLICE VIDEO OF KEVIN. THE DEFENSE HAD JURORS WATCH ALL OF IT. THEY WERE BETTING THIS IMAGE WOULD CONVINCE JURORS THEY SHOULD CHANGE WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN THAT FIRST IMPRESSION, DECIDE KEVIN WAS NOT THE MURDERER THE PROSECUTION PRESENTED BUT THAT KEVIN WAS A GRIEF STRICKEN YOUNG MAN. THE JURY WRESTLED WITH A VERDICT. SIX MILES DOWN THE ROAD, IN RUSSELLVILLE, THE TOWN CRIED FOR JUSTICE. 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KEITH MORRISON: Kevin Jones sat in the courtroom, Hed the fight for his life swirl around him, and felt in that uncomfortable chair >> KEVIN JONES SAT IN THE COURTROOM, WATCHING THE FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE SWIRL AROUND HIM. AND IN THOSE UNCOMFORTABLE CHAIRS, HE FELT THE WITHERING STARES OF THE JURY. >> I CAN ALL LOOK AT YOU, AND IF YOU DO ONE THING THAT THEY DEEM WRONG, THAT MIGHT SWAY THEM THE OPPOSITE WAY. >> ONE FACIAL EXPRESSION? >> ONE CLICK OF A PEN, ONE BITE ON YOUR FINGERNAIL. YOU NEVER KNOW HOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO TAKE THINGS THAT YOU DO . >> HE HAD EVERY REASON TO WORRY, LATER, THE JURIES WOULD RECALL HOW THE IMAGES OF THIS CRIME HAUNTED THEM. >> BLOOD ALL OVER THE PICTURES, THE PALM PRINT IN HER BLOOD. >> TO THE JURORS, THE EVIDENCE, OR THE LACK OF IT LOOKED BETTER POLICE, TO. >> THE GLASSDOOR, FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE THE PERPETRATOR LEFT, NOT FINGER PRINTED, INSIDE OR OUT. THE KITCHEN FLOOR WOULD HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT FOR FOOTPRINTS, HE OBVIOUSLY WALKED ACROSS THERE. NO PRINTS WERE TAKEN. >> THEY SAID, THAT KIND OF SLOPPY MESS MADE HIM WONDER, WHAT ELSE DID THE POLICE MISS? WHAT OTHER SUSPECTS? >> THE POLICE CLAIMED THEY CHECKED THE ALIBIS OF ALL THESE POTENTIAL SUSPECTS START AS WELL AS THEY GATHERED EVIDENCE? >> WHAT REALLY STUCK WITH THEM WAS KEVIN. SITTING IN THE POLICE INTERROGATION ROOM, LOOKING TO THEM, GENUINELY DISTRAUGHT. >> I FELT BAD, INSIDE, BUT I WAS WATCHING HIM. >> EVIDENCE POINTED MORE TO INNOCENCE THAN GUILT. AFTER EIGHT HOURS, THEY HAD THEIR VERDICT. NOT GUILTY. KEVIN WAS ENORMOUSLY RELIEVED OF COURSE, BUT ALSO FURIOUS, AT DETECTIVE MARK FROST AND THE RUSSELLVILLE POLICE. >> IT FRUSTRATES ME. IT ANGERS ME, THAT THE POLICE DIDN'T CARE ENOUGH TO DO THEIR JOBS THE RIGHT WAY. IT FRUSTRATES ME THAT THEY DIDN'T FIND THE PERSON WHO DID THIS. >> NONA'S MOTHER, CAROL, BELIEVED HER DAUGHTERS OLD BOYFRIEND HAD QUITE POSSIBLY JUST GOTTEN AWAY WITH MURDER. >> WHO COULD BEGRUDGE A GRIEVING MOTHER'S CHALLENGE?am . CERTAINLY NOT THE JONES FAMILY. THEY STOOD ON THE STEPS OF THE COURTHOUSE AND VOWED THEY WOULD DO WHATEVER IT TOOK DEFINED NONA'S KILLER. KEVIN'S FATHER, HIRAM, FINANCIALLY WIPED OUT BY THE COST OF ALL THIS PAST THEIR LEGAL TEAM FOR ONE MORE FAVOR. >> IS THAT THIS IS WHAT I GOT, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I NEED OR HOW I CAN PAY YOU, BUT I NEED THIS. >> THE LAWYERS AGREED TO HELP. ASKED AN INDUSTRY LEADER, THIS MAN, TO KEEP WORKING THE CASE. HIS NAME IS TODD STEFFY. HE IS A PART-TIME POLICEMAN IN KEVIN'S HOMETOWN OF DOVER, JUST OUTSIDE RUSSELLVILLE. PART-TIME DETECTIVE, AND A FULL- TIME PREACHER. >> WHAT AN ODD COMBINATION. >> IS TO SAY IT'S THE ULTIMATE GOOD GUY. >> RIGHT WAY, HE KNEW THERE WAS A KEY PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT DEMANDED A CLOSER LOOK. THAT CONDOM WRAPPER FOUND IN NONA'S APARTMENT. IT HELD SOMEBODY'S DNA, BUT WHOSE? HE WONDERED IF POLICE CLEARED THOSE MALE FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO QUICKLY IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE INVESTIGATION? >> DO THEY HAVE A VALID ALIBI? BECAUSE EITHER I AM MISSING SOMETHING OR -- YOU KNOW, I BEGAN TO FEEL LIKE SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE MAY BE NEEDED TO HAVE THEIR DNA COMPARED. >> KEVIN'S LEGAL TEAM ROLLED UP ITS SLEEVES AND SLACKS AND WENT DIVING FOR TRASH, BELONGING TO THOSE YOUNG MEN, AND THEY GOT SOME DNA SAMPLES. And wouldn't you know-- he got it-- came in the most mundane way. >> A LEAD. YOU COULD SAY THAT HE NEEDED A MIRACLE. AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW, HE GOT IT? IT CAME IN THE MOST MUNDANE WAY. TWO MONTHS AFTER KEVIN'S ACQUITTAL, AND MORE THAN A YEAR AFTERNOON'S DEATH, THE POLICE CHIEF TOLD HIM TO QUESTION A SUSPECT IN A RECENT BURGLARY, A MAN BY THE NAME OF GARY DUNN. >> MY CHIEF LOOK AT ME, AND I SAID, DO YOU KNOW WHO HE IS? AND HE SAID YES. HE WAS ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS OF NONA. >> GARY DUNN, A NEIGHBOR OF NONA'S, HE WAS AMONG THAT HANDFUL OF MEN WHO HAD BEEN QUESTIONED AND CLEARED BY POLICE. STEFFY KNEW THAT HE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO KILL.'S BEDROOM WINDOW LOOKS DIRECTLY ACROSS A SMALL PARKING LOT, AT KNOWN AS A BEDROOM WINDOW. NOW, STEFFY HAD TO GET THAT MAN'S there MORRISON: But >> HOW DID YOU GET IT? >> I ASKING FOR IT. >> HE SAID YES? >> BASICALLY. I ASKED IF HE WOULD BE WILLING TO GIVE ME HIS FINGERPRINT, AND A DNA SAMPLE. SO I CAN RULE HIM OUT, THEN WE ARE DONE. >> BUT, THERE WAS A PROBLEM. TO GET THAT SAMPLE TESTED, HE NEEDED THE CASH-STRAPPED JONES FAMILY TO PAY FOR IT. FIRST KEVIN'S MOTHER HESITATED, THE TEST WOULD COST ABOUT $600. BUT, THE INVESTIGATOR INSISTED >> WHAT DID HE SAY? >> ESSENTIALLY SHE JUST KIND OF SAID, SOMETHING LIKE, OH SHUCK , IT'S JUST MONEY. >> SO, SHE PAID FOR IT IS A GOOD INVESTMENT IT TURNED OUT TO BE, BECAUSE WEEKS LATER, STEFFY GOT A CALL FROM ONE OF KEVIN'S LAWYERS. THE DNA TESTS WERE BACK, AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW? >> IS THAT IT MATCHES, DOESN'T IT? >> HE SAID WELCOME ENTRANCES GARY DUNN. >> THE DNA ON THAT CONDOM WRAPPER WAS LEFT BY NONA'S NEIGHBOR, GARY DUNN. NOW, STEFFY NEEDED TO CHECK OUT GARY'S ALIBI FOR THE AY NONA WAS KILLED. HE TOLD POLICE HE WAS OUT SHOPPING WITH HIS MOTHER. SO, STEFFY WENT LOOKING FOR COPIES OF RECEIPTS FROM THOSE STORES TO BACKUP THE ALIBI. >> THIS IS THE STORE WHERE SUPPOSEDLY, GARY DUNN CAME. >> THIS WAS ONE OF THE PLACES WHERE WE HAD TO CHECK OUT THE ALIBI, THE STORE HAD KEPT BOXES AND BOXES OF RECORDS OF RECEIPTS. IT WAS THE OLD-FASHIONED, FINDS THE SLIP KIND OF RECEIPTS. >> IS NOT KIDDING, BOXES RINGBACK YEARS, >> HOW MANY BOXES DID YOU GO THROUGH? >> I HAVE NO IDEA. >> HOURS AND HOURS? >> I THINK I HAVE TRIED TO FORGET THAT. >> JUST WHEN HE THOUGHT IT WAS ALL A WASTED EFFORT, THEY PULLED AT THIS SCRAP >> YOU FOUND IT? >> I FOUND IT. >> THERE IT WAS. A RECEIPT THAT SHOWED GARY AND HIS MOM WERE OUT SHOPPING, ALL RIGHT, ON DECEMBER 13th, NOT THE 16th, WHEN THEY SAID HEY WERE, WHEN NONA WAS MURDERED. >> IT WAS IN THE SAME DAY IT'LL >> KNOW. >> IN FACT, NONE OF THE RECEIPT FROM THE STORE GAVE HIM AN ALIBI FOR THE TIME THAT WAS KILLED. POLICE AND ROSECUTOR DIDN'T MENTION THAT AT KEVIN'S TRIAL. NOW, A NEW PROSECUTOR WAS ON THE CASE, HE FOUND THE FAULTY ALIBI AND DNA RESULTS COMPELLING. ONE YEAR AFTER KEVIN'S ACQUITTAL, GARY DUNN WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER. MANY IN RUSSELLVILLE STRUGGLED TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. THE FIRST IMPRESSION WAS THAT KEVIN JONES MURDERED NANA DIRKS MEYER. COULD THEY BELIEVE THIS LATEST ARREST IS THE REAL KILLER? COULD THE STATE OF ARKANSAS PRIVETT? >>> COMING UP, GARY DUNN WAS THE ONE ON TRIAL, SO WHY DOES IT SEEM THAT KEVIN JONES WAS, AS WELL. >> THE FIRST THING YOU GET HIT WITH IS THAT YOUR SON IS ON TRIAL AGAIN. 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WE WILL GET STARTED WITH BREAKING NEWS. >> THE RECORD NUMBER OF MIGRANT CROSSINGS. >> A CLOSER LOOK AT THE GOOD NEWS WE GOT ABOUT THE ECONOMY. >> IF YOU DO HAVE POINTS OR MILES, IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO USE THEM. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE SPENDING TIME SITTING. 20 MINUTES OF EXERCISE MIGHT HELP OUT. >> THE FIRST WOMAN ON A LUNAR MISSION, WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO GET THAT NEWS? >>> PEOPLE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN? >> A DOZEN HOURS AFTER ROARING ASHORE. KEITH MORRISON: Kevin Jones's parents had won and lost. They had won freedom for their son Kevin, But had lost a young woman they considered a daughter. >> KEVINS PARENTS HAD WON AND LOST. THEY HAD WON FREEDOM FOR KEVIN, BUT THEY HAD LOST THE WOMEN THEY CONSIDERED A DAUGHTER. THEY SPENT THEIR LAST DIME FINDING HER KILLER. AND THEY BELIEVED THEIR SACRIFICE FINALLY PAID OFF, WHEN POLICE ARRESTED HER NEIGHBOR, GARY DUNN, FOR HER MURDER. >> I BELIEVE HE COMMITTED THIS CRIME. BUT, THAT IS MY BELIEF. BASED UPON WHAT I SAW >> THE TRIAL OPENED IN APRIL 2010. AARON JONES LISTENED, AS THE STATE, IT HAD ALREADY TRIED HIS SON, NOW ARGUED THAT GARY DUNN WAS A SEXUALLY VIOLENT MAN STALKIprosecutor, the juryCREA,e could be sure Dunn killed Nona after entering CLEAN HE COULD SEE FROM HIS APARTMENT ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. HIS OWN WIFE TESTIFIED HE WAS VIOLENT IN BED WITH HER. WEEKS BEFORE NANA'S DEATH, SHE CAUGHT HIM HANGING AROUND NONA'S FRONT DOOR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. SO, SO THE PROSECUTOR. THE JURY COULD BE SURE, GARY DUNN KILLED NONA AFTER ENTERING HIT HER APARTMENT WITH THE INTENT OF FORCING A SEXUAL ENCOUNTER, AND THE CONDOM WRAPPER PROVED IT. >> IS CONDOM WRAPPER, FOUND THAT HAD THE DNA ON IT, THAT DID NOT HAVE KEVINS DNA ON IT. HAD HIS DNA ON IT. >> SO, DNA EVIDENCE, A DISTURBING BACKGROUND, AN ALIBI THAT TURNED OUT TO BE NO ALIBI AT ALL. IT WAS HARD TO SEE HOW GARY'S DEFENDERS COULD ARGUE AGAINST THEIR CLIENTS FLIES AND DNA. BUT THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID. AND, WITH GUSTO. >> WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS THE STATE IS SIMPLY WRONG? >> THE STATE IS SIMPLY WRONG. >> Reporter: WHAT IS MORE, THEY TOLD JURORS THEY COULD PROVE IT. FOR STARTERS, THEY SAID, THE STATE WASN'T HONEST ABOUT THE DNA ON THE CONDOM WRAPPER, IT WAS ONLY A MIXED AND PARTIAL MATCH TO GARY DUNN. >> ANY THOUSANDS, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE ALSO NOT EXCLUDED. >> LET ME ASK OU THEN, IS WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, THAT GARY DUNN DID NOT TOUCH THAT CONDOM WRAPPER? >> THAT IS WHAT WE ARE SAYING. >> HE NEVER WENT ANYWHERE NEAR THAT CONDOM WRAPPER. >> HE WAS ACROSS THE PARKING LOT IN HIS APARTMENT. >> MINDING HIS OWN BUSINESS, WHEN NONA WAS MURDERED. They asked for receipts. They found receipts. They gave it to the police department. Except it wasn't for that day. Well, he cooperated in full. He gave them what they asked him to do. KEITH MORRISON: The defense told jurors it wasn't Gary Dunn's alibi they should question anyway. If anything, the lawyer said, they Should take a look at someone else for known as murder-- her old boyfriend. And at that moment, Hiram Jones realized with dread just >> HE SAID THEY SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT SOMEONE ELSE FOR NONA'S MURDER, HER OLD BOYFRIEND. AT THAT MOMENT, HIRAM JONES REALIZED WITH DREAD JUST AWARE THIS TRIAL WAS HEADING. >> THE FIRST THING YOU GET HIT WITH IS, YOUR SON IS ON TRIAL AGAIN. EVEN THOUGH HE IS NOT ON TRIAL, HE IS. THAT'S PART OF THE DEFENSE THAT THEY USE. >> HOW RIGHT HE WAS. GARY DUNN'S ATTORNEYS TRIED TO PERSUADE THE JURY THAT KEVIN JONES, THE FIRST SUSPECT IN THE CASE, HAD ONE SHAKY STORY AFTER ANOTHER. THE 911 CALL, WHERE KEVINS MOTHER IS CRYING. THE DEFENSE SAID JANICE JONES, AND KEVINS FRIEND GAVE POLICE COMFORTING DETAILS ABOUT HOW THEY CAME UPON NONA'S BODY, AND WHAT THEY WERE DOING TO SAVE HER. >> ALL THREE OF THEM ARE LYING. >> KEVIN HIS LINE, THE MOTHER'S LINE. >> IN FACT, THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY TRIED TO CLAIM, COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES, AND ALL THEIR LIES. EVEN KEVINS GRANDMOTHER, WHO SAID SHE WAS WITH KEVIN IN ANOTHER TOWN, THE MORNING OF NANA'S DEATH COULD NOT BE TRUSTED. >> KEVINS GRANDMOTHER KNOWS >> I DON'T KNOW IF THEY KNOW IT, BUT THEY ARE COVERING FOR HIM. >> THE LAWYERS SAID KEVIN JONES COULD NOT EXPLAIN ONE THING AWAY, THAT BLOODIED PALM PRINT IN NONA'S APARTMENT. IT WAS HIS, AND NOT GARY DUNN'S. DID IT WORK? YES IT DID. AFTER THREE DAYS OF DELIBERATIONS, THE JURORS SAID THEY WERE HOPELESSLY DEADLOCKED. AND THE JUDGE DECLARED A MISTRIAL. BUT, THE PROSECUTOR WASN'T GIVING UP. HE PROMPTLY REFILED MURDER CHARGES, AND GARY DUNN'S SECOND TRIAL BEGAN IN 2011. >> GARY DUNN, TRIED A SECOND TIME AFTER HIS FIRST TRIAL ENDED IN A HUNG JURY. >> THIS TIME, THE JUDGE ALLOWED THE PROSECUTOR TO REVEAL A VERY DARK FACT ABOUT GARY DUNN. HE WAS A CONVICTED FELON. BEFORE NONA WAS MURDERED. JURORS HEARD FROM A WOMAN NAMED KELLY JOE FITZ HARRIS, WHO HAPPENED TO HAVE THE GRAVE MITCH FORCING OF JOGGING PAST GARY DUNN ON THE WRONG DAY IN THE WRONG PLACE IN 2002. IT'S A POPULAR TRAIL WITH RUNNERS, BUT VERY ISOLATEDHe kn KELLY JOE CAME RUNNING, BY HERSELF, FROM THAT DIRECTION. SHE SAW A MAN SITTING HERE, ON THIS BENCH BECAUSE SHE RAN UP THE TRAIL THIS WAY, SHE HEARD FOOTSTEPS BEHIND HER, TURNED AROUND, AND THE MAN HAD A HUGE STICK. HE HIT HER OVER THE HEAD WITH IT, HE KNOCKED HER DOWN, HIT HER REPEATEDLY, AND SHE REALIZED, THE ONLY WAY FOR HER TO ESCAPE WAS TO WRIGGLE FREE, AND SO, SHE RAN UP THE TRAIL THAT WAY, AS QUICKLY AS YOU POSSIBLY COULD, CALLING FOR HELP, PRETENDING THERE WAS SOMEONE NEARBY. POLICE CAME A LITTLE LATER, THEY FOUND GARY DUNN HIDING IN THE WATER. THEY ARRESTED HIM? HE SPENT 18 MONTHS IN JAIL. THEN, NEWLY OUT ON PAROLE, HE MOVED INTO NONA'S APARTMENT COMPLEX, SET UP DIRECTLY ACROSS THE PARKING LOT, DUNN'S LAWYERS ADMITTED IT WAS A BLOW TO THEIR DEFENSE. >> SO, WE HAD TO DEAL WITH IT, AND NOT MAKE IT ANY WORSE. DO NO HARM. >> OR, WAS IT ALREADY DONE? THIS TIME, JURORS KNEW THE DEFENDANT'S CHAIR WAS NOT HOLDING AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER, HE WAS A CONVICTED, NOW. It looks really bad. LESTER HOLT: Will there be justice >> HE DOESN'T HAVE AN ALIBI, THAT LOOKS REALLY BAD. IT LOOKS REALLY BAD. >> WILL THERE BE JUSTICE FOR NONA AND HER FAMILY? >> I KNEW THAT THEY WERE WAITING TO SEE IF THERE WAS CLOSURE. >> WHEN DATELINE CONTINUES. >>> THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. >> IF YOU DO HAVE POINTS OR MILES, IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO USE THEM? >> THE FIRST WOMAN ON A LUNAR MISSION. >> MORNING NEWS NOW, STREAMING WEEKDAYS AT 7:00. >> IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE ON THE CUSP OF SOMETHING BIG. >> THEY HAVE. MY MONITOR, AND I CAN SEE NOW THAT YOU ARE, IN FACT, SOAKING WET. I AM DEEPLY ORRY. I APOLOGIZE FOR ASKING SO MANY QUESTIONS. >> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. >> THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. >> IF YOU DO HAVE POINTS OR MILES, SHOULD YOU USE THEM NOW? >> WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO GET THAT MUSIC? >> MORNING IS NOW, STREAMING WEEKDAYS, AT :00. >> NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. IS COMING AT US EVERY SECOND, FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. 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GET CONNECTED TO YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SHOWS, FOR TOP STORY, BREAKING NEWS, AND LIVE VIDEO, DOWNLOAD THE NBC NEWS MOBILE APP, NOW. for the murder of Mona Dirksmeyer, >> THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THE STATE OF ARKANSAS HAD TRIED SOMEONE FOR THE MURDER OF NONA DIRKS MY AND THE SECOND TIME GARY DUNN STOOD ACCUSED. BUT WHEN THEY STARTED TO DELIBERATE, THE JURORS WEREN'T THINKING ABOUT THE SECOND OR THIRD, THEY WERE THINKING FIRST. KEVIN JONES, THE FIRST SUSPECT IN THIS CASE. >> OR ANY OF YOU SUSPICIOUS THAT MAYBE IT WAS ACTUALLY KEVIN YOU DID THIS? >> I BELIEVE THE WHOLE JURY THOUGHT IN THE BEGINNING, THAT WITH HIGH PROBABILITY IT WAS KEVIN, BECAUSE THE DEFENSE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF GETTING US TO BELIEVE IT COULD BE KEVIN. >> ONCE AGAIN, THE DEFENSE HAD RETRIED KEVIN JONES FOR THE MURDER OF NONA. THE JURORS EVENTUALLY CAME TO A SORT OF PEACE WITH THAT. >> WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE EVIDENCE THAT IS AGAINST OR FOR HIM. >> ONCE THEY DID, THEY WERE TROUBLED. ON THE WITNESS STAND, THAT JOGGER DESCRIBES JUST HOW BRUTALLY THE JOGGER HAD ATTACKED HER. >> THAT WAS A REALLY BIG FACTOR IN MY THINKING, BUT WHETHER HE WAS GUILTY OR INNOCENT, IT TIED INTO EVERYTHING ELSE. BECAUSE ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAPPENED TO NONA. >> IT SHOWED DUNN WAS A BRUTAL MAN, ALSO A CONVICTED FELON. EVEN LIED ABOUT WHERE HE HAD BEEN THAT DAY. >> YOU DON'T HAVE NO ALIBI, YOU KNOW, THAT LOOKS REALLY BAD. IT LOOKS REALLY BAD. >> HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE DNA ON THE CONDOM WRAPPER FOUND NONA'S APARTMENT. SOME BELIEVE THE DNA PROBABLY DID BELONG TO GARY DUNN, BUT THAT MADE HIM WONDER, TO. >> THIS GUY WAS SUPPOSEDLY SO CAREFUL TO NOT LEAVE NO OTHER FINGERPRINTS, IN THIS WHOLE CRIME SCENE, YOU THINK HE WOULD'VE BEEN SMART ENOUGH TO TAKE THE CONDOM WRAPPER WITH AN. >> SO THERE IT WAS, DNA EVIDENCE AGAINST DUNN, INTERESTING, IF NOT PROOF. CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, WHICH WAS COMPELLING. THEY TOOK A POLL, GUILTY OR NOT? SEVERAL, ACTUALLY. AND THEN, ON THE LAST GO AROUND, THEY KNEW THEY WERE FINISHED. THEY WENT INTO THE COURTROOM >> COMING UP, AND BEING IN FRONT OF HER PARENTS WAS THE HARDEST THING, FOR ME. IT MADE ME VERY SAD, BECAUSE I KNEW THAT THEY WERE WAITING TO SEE IF THERE WOULD BE CLOSURE. AND WE COULDN'T DO IT. WE COULDN'T GIVE THEM CLOSURE. >> ONCE AGAIN, THE CASE OF ARKANSAS VERSUS GARY DUNN ENDED IN A HUNG JURY. THE MOST POWERFUL REASON FOR THAT? THAT FIRST IMPRESSION AMONG MANY HERE IN RUSSELLVILLE, THAT IT WAS KEVIN JONES. IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE TRIAL, KEVIN HEADED BACK TO COURT, NOT FOR ANYTHING HE DID, BUT FOR THE DAMAGE HE SAYS WAS DONE TO HIM. BY POLICE. >> THEY UST LOOKED AT ME, AND THEY SAID HE'S THE ONE WHO DID IT. >> KEVIN JONES ALWAYS BELIEVED THE POLICE ZEROED IN ON HIM AS THE SUSPECT IN NONA'S DEATH AND NEVER SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED ANYONE ELSE. >> KEVIN SUED MARK FROST, THE DETECTIVE WHO BUILT THE CASE AGAINST HIM, AND OTHERS, TOO, FOR WITHHOLDING EVIDENCE. THE FEDERAL JUDGE DISMISSED THE LAWSUIT, BECAUSE THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS HAD PASSED. TO HIS LAWYER, FROST DENIED MAKING MISTAKES AND NEITHER HE NOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD COMMENT ON THE INSTIGATION. MEANWHILE, KEVIN MOVED ON, REMARRIED AND HELPED CORRECT OTHER POISONOUS FIRST IMPRESSIONS. HE BECAME A CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY AND DECIDED TO RECTUS LAW IN RUSSELLVILLE. THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE, KEVIN TOLD US HE MADE PEACE WITH THE ONE PERSON WHOSE OPINION REALLY DOES MATTER TO HIM. NONA'S MOTHER. SHE NO LONGER BELIEVES KEVIN KILLED HER DAUGHTER. IN FACT, SHE SAYS, SHE LOVES KEVIN. AS FOR THE OTHERS, THEY ARE MORE CYNICAL. I TRY NOT TO DWELL ON WHAT THEY THINK. OR WHISPER ABOUT HIM OR THE GIRL HE ONCE LOVED. THE BEAUTY QUEEN, THE GIRL FOR WHOM JUSTICE WAS DENIED. IN 2018, GARY DUNN FOUND HIMSELF IN HANDCUFFS AGAIN. and indecent exposure. He was sentenced to 15 years. CONTEST TO ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING AND INDECENT EXPOSURE. HE WAS SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS. BARRING NEW EVIDENCE, THE STATE DOESN'T PLAN TO FILE CHARGES AGAINST HIM FOR A THIRD TIME IN THE NONA KILLING. >>> THAT'S ALL FOR NOW. I AM LESTER HOLT. I was concerned that she was hurt somewhere. >>> INITIALLY, IT WAS PANIC THEN IT TURNED INTO TORMENT. >> I WAS CONCERNED SHE WAS HURT SOMEWHERE. I FELT SO HELPLESS. >> KELLY The army? WAS ALWAYS OTHERS. >> SHE LIKE TO HELP PEOPLE THAT NEEDED HELP. >> THERE FOR HER FRIENDS. THERE FOR HER COUNTRY. >> THIS WAS A GOOD FIT FOR HER. SHE WANTED TO BE AN OFFICER. >> HER PERSONAL LIFE WAS A LITTLE COMPLICATED. SHE WAS ESTRANGED FROM HER HUSBAND. >> WITH A TALKING DIVORCE? >> HAD A NEW BOYFRIEND. LATELY, SHE SEEMED TO HAVE AN ADMIRER. >> DID HE S KELLY FOR HER PHONE NUMBER? >> YES. >> WHEN SHE VANISHED, HUNDREDS JOINED THE SEARCH. HE WAS SUSPICIOUS ABOUT ONE OF THE MEN AND KELLY'S LIFE. >> I CAN TELL YOU ARE LYING. >> GETTING THE TRUTH WOULDN'T BE EASY. >> YOU WERE INVOLVED IN WAS PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE. >> HE KNOWS WHERE SHE IS AT. >> AFTER YOUNG SOLDIER'S MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE, ONE MAN MINDSCAPE BATTLE TO FIND HER. >> I KNOW HE IS. >> THIS IS DATELINE. HERE IS ANDREA CANNING WITH DEEP IN THE WOODS.only the weed. >>> IT'S", DECREPIT OLD SHACK WITH ONLY WEEDS FOR COMPANY. THE TIMES ARE LONG TIME IS GONE EXCEPT WHEN IT WAS A WATERING HOLE FOR SOLDIERS AT NEARBY FORT BRAGG. FAMOUS FOR BILLIARDS, BEER, AND KARAOKE, IT WAS ONCE A POPULAR PUB CALLED FROGGY BOTTOMS. IT'S WHERE PRIVATE FIRST CLASS KELLI PLAN TO UNWIND WHEN FRIDAY NIGHT IN APRIL , 2012, FRIDAY THE 13th. KELLI WAS 23, 5'1", AND BARELY 100 POUNDS. SHE COULD HOLD HER OWN WITH ANYBODY. >> GIRL POWER. >> TO HER OLDER SIBLINGS, KELLI WAS ALWAYS THE PERFECT COMBINATION OF TOUGH AND SWEET. >> BOUNCY. BUBBLY TRACKING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. >> SHE WAS ALWAYS WORKING TO GET BETTER. SHE HAD A DRIVEN PERSONALITY. >> KELLI HAD A BIG HEART. SHE WAS WARM AND GENEROUS, ALWAYS PUTTING OTHERS FIRST. >> SHE LIKED TO HELP PEOPLE THAT SHE SAW NEEDED HELP. SHE WANTED THEM TO BE BETTER BECAUSE SHE COULD HELP THEM TO BE BETTER. >> KELLI GREW UP IN FLORIDA AND ENLISTED IN THE ARMY WHEN SHE WAS 22. AFTER BASIC TRAINING, THE ARMY SENT HER TO FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINAe wanted to help people AT FORT BRAGG, SHE TRAINED AS AN ARMY MEDIC, ONE OF THE MOST DEMANDING JOBS IN THE MILITARY. >> I THINK IT GAVE HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING BETTER WITH HER LIFE, AND SHE WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE. >> WHAT WAS IT ABOUT ARMY MEDIC? THAT AN INTENSE JOB. >> IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WOULD PUSH HER TO HER LIMITS. I WANT TO MAKE A CAREER OUT OF THAT. 20 YEARS, I WANT THIS TO BE SOMETHING. >> SHE WOULD'VE POSSIBLY MADE A LIFE OUT OF THE MILITARY? >> OH, YEAH. THAT WAS THE PLAN. >> HER PROFESSIONAL LIFE WAS ON TRACK BUT HER PERSONAL LIFE IS COMPLICATED. KELLI HAD A HUSBAND NAMED MIKE. THEY GOT MARRIED IN 2010 BEFORE SHE SO -- JOINED THE SERVICE BUT LATER SEPARATED. AFTER TIME APART, THE COUPLE DECIDED TO GIVE IT ANOTHER SHOT. WHEN THE ARMY SANK KELLI TO NORTH CAROLINA, SHE ASKED MIKE TO COME WITH HER. WHY DID KELLI WANT TO SAVE THE MARRIAGE? >> I THINK SHE DID NOT WANT TO SEE IT AS A FAILURE. >> SHE SAID SHE WOULD GIVE IT THREE MONTHS, I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS WORK. >> KELLI COULD NOT MAKE IT WORK DESPITE HER EFFORTS, THE MARRIAGE WAS ON THE ROCKS. >> SHE BOUGHT HIM A ONE-WAY PLANE TICKET TO FLORIDA AND HE LEFT. >> DID SHE USE THE WORD DIVORCE? >> I REMEMBER CLEARLY. MIKE, I'VE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN TO MAKE THIS WORK. I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE. THIS IS IT. >> DURING HER INITIAL SEPARATION FROM MIKE, KELLI STARTED SEEING SOMEONE ELSE. A GUY FROM HER HOMETOWN OF ST. CLOUD, FLORIDA NAME JUSTIN THOMPSON. >> SHE WAS FUN. SHE NEVER DID ANYTHING WRONG TO ANYBODY. >> SHE HAD A KNACK FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE THEM HAPPY? >> SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE. >> WHEN SHE TRIED TO SAVE HER TROUBLED MARRIAGE, JUSTIN TRIED TO GIVE HER SPACE BUT WHEN MIKE ULTIMATELY MOVED OUT, KELLI ASKED JUSTIN TO MOVE IN. WHERE YOU WILL IN LOVE WITH KELLI? >> WE WERE IN LOVE. IT'S NOT LIKE WE WERE IN GOING TO GET MARRIED AND HAVE KIDS. >> WAS HOMEWORK KELLI WAS? >> YEAH. >> IN APRIL 2012, JUSTIN VISITED FAYETTEVILLE TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH HIS FUTURE HOME. THE COUPLE HIT FROGGY BOTTOMS. THEN, JUSTIN RETURNED TO FLORIDA. HE WOULD BE BACK IN TWO WEEKS. FRIDAY THE 13, KELLI DECIDED TO GO TO THE BAR ALONE. SHE TEXTED HER SISTER OLIVIA BEFORE SHE LEFT, AND SENT A SELFIE. DID SHE SAY IF SHE WAS GOING WITH ANYBODY? >> NO. I WANT TO SING KARAOKE AND NOT THINK ABOUT WORK. NOT THINKING OF MIKE. I WANT TO GET AWAY AND RELAX. >> KELLI ALSO TEXTED JUSTIN. JUSTIN WASN'T HAPPY KELLI HAD GONE OUT ALONE IN A 10 SHE DID NOT KNOW. >> I DIDN'T FEEL HER LIFE WAS IN DANGER. BY HERSELF. SHE DON'T KNOW ANYBODY THERE. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, AND NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING. >> THREAT THE EVENING, KELLI AND JUSTIN KEPT IN TOUCH, TEXTING FREQUENTLY. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE, HE SAID. OLIVIA WENT TO BED EARLY. >> DID YOU TRIED TO CALL OR TEXT OR? >> AT SOME POINT I PROBABLY TEXTED AND SAID HOW WAS LAST NIGHT? IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR NOT TO TALK FOR DAY OR TWO. LET HER CHILL THIS WEEKEND. >> JUSTIN SAID HE DID WAKE UP TO A TEXT FROM KELLI SENT AROUND 1:30 A.M. HE SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING STRANGE ABOUT IT. >> THE VERBIAGE. THE WAY SHE TALKED. I MADE IT HOME SAFE. I'LL CALL YOU TOMORROW. WHY WOULD YOU TEXT ME YOU MADE A HOME AND I'M SAFE. >> DID YOU TRY CALLING HER? >> YES. >> IT WAS DEAD. >> WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? >> I KNEW IT WAS BAD. >> WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO KELLI BORDEAUX? >> WHAT WERE SCENARIOS RUNNING THROUGH YOUR MIND. >> THAT SOMEBODY WAS HOLDING HER SOMEWHERE. >> POLICE TURN THEIR ATTENTION TO KELLI'S ESTRANGED HUSBAND. >> WHERE THEY TALKING DIVORCE? >> WHEN "DATELINE" CONTINUES.. WE REPORT LIVE FROM TEL AVIV. >> TOP STORY REPORTING FROM BALTIMORE. >> EVERY NIGHT IT'S YOUR NEWS PLAYLIST. >> TOP STORY WITH TOM LLAMAS STREAMING WEEKNIGHTS AT 7:00 P.M. ON NBC NEWS NOW. >> STILL TO COME ON THE CHANNEL 2 NEWS. >> WELL, THE WATERS ARE CERTAINLY RECEDING NOW. >> STILL TOO CLOSE TO CALL. >> I'M LESTER HOLT REPORTING. >> FROM GROUND ZERO AS IT'S BEING REFERRED TO. >> THE HAITIAN PEOPLE KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT RESILIENCY. >> WHAT'S THE BIGGEST RISK RIGHT NOW? >> I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. >> WE'VE BEEN TOLD WE CAN'T GO ANY FARTHER. >> SURE ARE SOME RESILIENT FOLKS. >>> HEY, I'M HALLIE. GOOD TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT. >> THE ECONOMY. YOU ARE SEEING THAT YOURSELF ON THE GROUND THERE TODAY. >> IT'S PRETTY BIG MEDICAL NEWS. IT'S ALSO A PRETTY BIG MYSTERY. OH, BY THE WAY, IT'S DRIVEN BY ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES. WHAT'S HAPPENING? >> YOU ARE SOAKING WET. I AM DEEPLY SORRY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE MANY QUESTIONS. >>> FROM AND SAID HE RAN. FROM ISRAEL. FROM FLORIDA. >> PART OF OUR CONTINUED REPORTING. >>> KRISTEN WELKER HOSTS "MEET THE PRESS" EVERY SUNDAY. >> NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. IT'S COMING AT US EVERY SECOND . NEWS IS MORE NOW THAN EVER. >> JUST OUTSIDE THE ISRAELI MILITARY HEADQUARTERS. >> THIS TUNNEL JUST GOES ON AND ON >> NOW IS REAL. >> NOW IS CONSTANT. >> THE FUTURE IS NOW. >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >>> PEOPLE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. >> NEARLY A DOZEN HOURS AFTER THE EYE ROARED ASHORE. >> THERE IS SOME LATE BREAKING NEWS. >> NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. >> THE FRONT LINES ARE VERY ACTIVE. >> THIS IS LIKE QUICKSAND AND THE ENTIRE TOWN IS CUT OFF >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >>> THE FIRE HAS GROWN LEAPS AND BOUNDS. >> WHAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME IS TYPICAL. >>> A GOOD MORNING BEGINS WITH HOPE AND OPTIMISM. A CHANCE TO START FRESH. WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU IN TO SHARE A MOMENT THAT BRIGHTENS YOUR DAY BECAUSE EVERY DAY DESERVES THE BEST START. ANDREA CANNING: Saturday. The morning after. Kelli Bordeaux had been out of touch for hours. >>> SATURDAY, THE MORNING AFTER. KELLI BORDEAUX HAD BEEN OUT OF TOUCH FOR HOURS. HER BOYFRIEND, JUSTIN THOMPSON, KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A DAY OFF WAS NOW TURNING INTO A DAY OF DREAD. A CALL, TEXT, OR TWEET FROM HER, HE SAYS. >> I DON'T WANT TO START A STORM BUT AM WORRIED ABOUT IT. I KNEW SOMETHING BAD HAPPENED. >> WHY DID YOU COUNT TO THAT -- JUMP TO THAT CONCLUSION? >> YOU TALK TO SOMEBODY EVERY DAY. >> SATURDAY DAY AND WENT. JUSTIN FRANTIC PHONE THE FAYETTEVILLEg. POLICE DEPARTMEN URGING THEM TO START SEARCHING. >> NOBODY WOULD HELP ME. I CALLED SEVERAL TIMES. >> POLICE POLICY REQUIRED A FAMILY MEMBER TO PROVIDE MORE PERSONAL DETAILS ON KELLI BEFORE THEY COULD START SEARCHING. THE NEXT DAY, JUSTIN DECIDED TO CALL THE ARMY BASE INSTEAD. >> I ASKED IF THEY SHOWED UP AND I SAID IT'S IMPORTANT. YOU NEED TO GO TO HER HOUSE. THEY GOT BACK ON THE PHONE AND SAID SHE DID NOT SHOW UP. >> ARMY INVESTIGATORS SAY FAYETTEVILLE POLICE WENT TO KELLI'S APARTMENT. >> THEY GOT INSIDE, NO KELLI. >> NO KELLI. >> THAT'S WHEN EVERYBODY STARTED TO PANIC. >> WORD SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE IS FOR BREAK CALLED HER ESTRANGED HUSBAND MIKE SISTER OLIVIA. RELIABLE KELLI HAD MISSED ROLL CALL AND WAS 90 HOME. >> I STARTED FACEBOOK MESSAGING HER, CALLING HER LIKE CRAZY. I TRIED TO FIND ANYBODY IN WHO WAS WITH HER. HAVE YOU SEEN OR? DID YOU GO OUT WITH HER ON FRIDAY? I WAS TRYING EVERYTHING. >> EVERYTHING LED TO NOTHING. NO LEADS. NO CLUES. NO KELLI. WHAT WERE SOME OF THE SCENARIOS THAT WERE RUNNING THROUGH YOUR MIND? >> THE SOMEBODY WAS HOLDING HER SOMEWHERE. >> KIDNAPPING. >> I WAS MORE CONCERNED SHE WAS HURT SOMEWHERE AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO GET TO WAS SO WE HAVE TO GET TO HER. >> OLIVIA, MATT, AND MIKE MADE PLANS TO MEET IN FAYETTEVILLE. BY NOW, THE FAYETTEVILLE PD WAS ALL OVER THE CASE. ONE OF THE INVESTIGATORS ASSIGNED WAS A VETERAN HOMICIDE DETECTIVE MIKE BALLARD. WHY THE HOMICIDE UNIT WHEN SHE'S BARELY BEEN MISSING? >> I CONTACTED THE FAMILY, FRIENDS. E dia like NBC stationDISAPPEAR. >> BREAKING NEWS IN THE CASE OF KELLI BORDEAUX, THE FOR BREAK SOLDIER MISSING SINCE SATURDAY. >> THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL YOUNG ARMY MEDIC WAS BIG NEWS AND COVERED EXTENSIVELY BY LOCAL MEDIA LIKE NBC STATION. >> RIGHT NOW STILL A MISSING PERSON CASE. THERE'S A LOT THAT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME. >> OLIVIA AND MIKE ARRIVED IN FAYETTEVILLE FOR THE TO GRAHAM MEETING AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS. WHAT DID YOU TELL THEM? >> THAT WE WERE HOPING FOR THE BEST AND PREPARING FOR THE WORST AND THEY SHOULD DO THE SAME. >> EVERY MEMBER OF DETECTIVE TRIED TO TALK TO US MORE AND WE WERE WALKING INTO A DOOR AND IT SAID HOMICIDE. I WAS NOT GOING AND THERE. THIS IS JUST THE BESTROM. THIS IS NOT HAPPENING. I AM NOT LETTING THAT THOUGHT IN. >> THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THIS IS NOT SOMETHING SHE WOULD DO. >> OLIVIA BECAME A MAINSTAY ON THE MEDIA. >> I JUST WANT MY SISTER BACK. >> MIKE BORDEAUX WENT ON CAMERA TO PLEAD FOR HIS WIFE'S RETURN. >> PLEASE LET HER COME HOME. LET HER COME HOME. >> THE PUBLIC, POLICE, AND MILITARY RESPONSE WAS INTENSE. IT SEEMED THE WHOLE TOWN TURNED OUT TO LOOK FOR KELLI. >> MOST OF US ARE MILITARY, PRIOR MILITARY, OR SPOUSES. WE ARE VERY DRIVEN TO FIND ONE OF OUR OWN. >> SEARCH TEAMS NUMBERING IN THE HUNDREDS COMBED THE FIELDS AND FORESTS SURROUNDING FAYETTEVILLE. >> I SEARCHED EVERY DAY I WAS THERE. SUNUP TO SUNDOWN FOR THE MOST PART. THEN SEARCHING, SEARCHING, SEARCHING. >> IT STARTED AT KELLI'S APARTMENT AND THEIR SEARCH TURNED UP NOTHING. >> DETECTIVES WERE COMING TO KELLI'S BACKGROUND. HER HABITS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HER CIRCLE OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS. >> EVERYBODY IS A SUSPECT. >> YOU STARTED WITH MIKE BORDEAUX? HER ESTRANGED HUSBAND? >> RIGHT. HE TOLD ME DURING THE INTERVIEW THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS. THAT'S WHAT THREW ME OFF. YOU GET ON TV, THERE WERE NO ISSUES. >> WE LOVED EACH OTHER VERY MUCHsible moti. ? I APPRECIATE EVERYONE OUT HERE. HELPING LOOKING FOR HER. >> HE WAS NOT BEING CONSISTENT. >> WHERE THEY TALKING DIVORCE? >> KELLI WAS. MIKE WAS IN. >> DID YOU SEE THAT AS A POSITIVE -- POSSIBLE MOTIVE? >> MY CONSISTED HE WAS IN FLORIDA WHEN KELLI WENT MISSING. POLICE STILL CONSIDERED HIM A PRIMARY PERSON OF INTEREST. >> WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH MIKE BORDEAUX. >> POLICE NEEDED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH KELLI'S BOYFRIEND, JUSTIN THOMPSON. LITTLE DID THEY KNOW THAT JUSTIN HAD A LEAD WAITING FOR THEM ABOUT THE NIGHT KELLI DISAPPEARED. >> COMING UP. A NEW POSSIBLE SUSPECT. >> HE'S THE LAST PERSON SEEN WITH KELLI. THAT WAS VERY CONCERNING. >> WHY SOMETHING IN HIS PAST WOULD TRIGGER ALARM BELLS. >> IT WAS A RED FLAG. >> WHEN "DATELINE" CONTINUES. >>> PEOPLE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. >> NEARLY A DOZEN HOURS AFTER THE EYE ROARED ASHORE. >> THERE IS SOME LATE BREAKING NEWS. >>> WHAT'S THE MESSAGE YOU ARE TRYING TO GET OUT TO YOUNG PEOPLE? >> WE'VE GOT IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT YOUR MONEY >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >>> WHAT WE NO VOTERS CARE ABOUT? THE ECONOMY, RIGHT? YOU ARE SEEING THAT FIRSTHAND ON THE GROUND THERE TODAY. >> IT'S PRETTY BIG MEDICAL NEWS AND IT'S A PRETTY BIG MYSTERY. OH, BY THE WAY, IT'S DRIVEN BY ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES. >> THAT TWEAKED MY MONITOR AND I CAN SEE YOU ARE SOAKING WET. I AM DEEPLY SORRY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE MANY QUESTIONS. >>> THE NBC NEWS MOBILE APP. FOR THE TOP STORIES, BREAKING NEWS, AND LIVE VIDEO, DOWNLOAD THE NBC NEWS MOBILE APP. >> GOOD MORNING. >>> THANKS FOR TUNING IN. I'M GADI SCHWARTZ. HERE ARE THE STORIES WE ARE FOLLOWING TONIGHT. >> STORMS KEEP COMING HERE IN CALIFORNIA. >> THE U.S. GOVERNMENT JUST DECLASSIFIED THIS VIDEO. >> A CONTROVERSY PITTING LAWMAKERS AGAINST YOUNG VOTERS. >> WHAT'S THE STATE OF CRYPTO TODAY? >> ANOTHER MINDBENDING STORY ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THIS IS WHAT MY VOICE SOUNDS LIKE WHEN I CLONE IT. >> THAT WASN'T ME. >> YOU GOT TO SEE THIS. STAY TUNED NOW WEEKNIGHTS AT 8:00 P.M. EASTERN, 5:00 PACIFIC, ON NBC NEWS NOW. >>> HEY, I'M HALLIE. GOOD TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT. >> WHAT WE NO VOTERS CARE ABOUT? THE ECONOMY, RIGHT? YOU ARE SEEING THAT ON THE GROUND THERE TODAY. >> IT'S PRETTY BIG MEDICAL NEWS. IT'S ALSO A PRETTY BIG MYSTERY. OH, BY THE WAY, IT'S DRIVEN BY ONE THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES. >> THAT TWEAKED MY MONITOR AND I CAN SEE YOU ARE SOAKING WET. I AM DEEPLY SORRY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE MANY QUESTIONS. >>> GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR JOINING US. >> I'M JOE FRYER. >> I'M SAVANNAH SELLERS. >> THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. >> IF YOU DO HAVE POINTS OR YOU HAVE MILES, IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO USE THEM? >> THE FIRST WOMAN ON A LUNAR MISSION. WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO GET THAT NEWS? >> MORNING NEWS NOW STREAMING WEEKDAYS AT 7:00. >>> MORNINGS ARE FULL OF POSSIBILITY AND ENERGY. HOW YOU GET SET FOR THE DAY AHEAD MATTERS. TAKE CHARGE OF THOSE FIRST HOURS. IT'S ABOUT GETTING CAUGHT UP AND REALLY, IT'S ABOUT GETTING AHEAD. THAT'S WHAT DRIVES US EVERY MORNING. BECAUSE EVERY DAY DESERVES THE BEST START. >>> FROM INSIDE IRAN. FROM ISRAEL. FROM FLORIDA. >> PART OF OUR CONTINUED REPORTING. >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. REPORTER 3: Police have just told us they have no new leads. REPORTER 1: They found nothing. REPORTER 5: No leads. REPORTER 6: Kelli Bordeaux. >>> POLICE TOLD US THEY HAVE NO NEW LEADS. >> WHAT HAPPENED TO KELLI BORDEAUX? >> IT WAS NATIONAL NEWS. SUDDENLY, QUIET FAYETTEVILLE WAS GROUND ZERO FOR A MASSIVE SEARCH FOR A MISSING ARMY MEDIC. >> DETECTIVES SAY INFORMATION IS POINTING THEM TO LOOK IN THIS AREA NEAR WHERE SHE WAS LAST SEEN. >> KELLI BORDEAUX HAD BEEN MISSING 72 HOURS. CHANCES OF FINDING HER WERE GROWING SLIMMER BY THE DAY. >> INVESTIGATORS COMB THROUGH EVERY AREA HERE IN FAYETTEVILLE AS WELL AS CUMBERLAND COUNTY. >> 600 MILES AWAY IN FLORIDA, JUSTIN THOMPSON WAS TALKING TO DETECTIVES, TELLING THEM HE WAS HIM THE WEEKEND KELLI DISAPPEARED. >> WE CHECKED HIS PHONE. EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT . >> JUSTIN TOLD DETECTIVE SOMETHING IS. ANOTHER NAME TO CHECK OUT. WHEN HE AND KELLI VISITED FOGGY BOTTOM THE WEEKEND BEFORE SHE DISAPPEARED, THEY MET A GUY WHO WORKED THERE NAMED NICHOLAS HOLBERT. >> HE STARTED TALKING TO US. YOU GET VIBES FROM PEOPLE SOMETIME. I COULD FEEL IT. HE WAS WEIRD. >> KELLI BEING KELLI ASKED IF HE WANTED TO JOIN THEM FOR A GAME OF POOL. HE HUNG OUT WITH HIM UNTIL JUSTIN AND KELLI DECIDED TO HEAD HOME. >> DID HE ASK FOR HER PHONE NUMBER? >> YES. >> AND? >> SHE GAVE IT TO HIM BECAUSE HE WORKED THERE. >> THAT FRIDAY THE 13th, WHEN KELLI DECIDED TO GO BACK TO THE BAR BY HERSELF, JUSTIN TOLD DETECTIVES SHE WASN'T REALLY ALONE. HE SAID SHE ARRANGED TO GET A RIDE FROM NICHOLAS HOLBERT. >> I SAID, WATCH OUT. >> THIS GUY STUCK IN YOUR MIND. >> HE WAS WEIRD. >> DO TO SAY MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T GO? >> I SAID IT BUT I WASN'T ADAMANT. I TOLD HER NO 1000 TIMES AND TEXT MESSAGES. >> KELLI MADE A SAVE TO THE BARBER SHE TEXTED JUSTIN THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THEN THERE WAS THAT LED.TXT HE RECEIVED. JUSTIN WISHER HOLBERT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH KELLI'S Holbert They discovered he was down on his luck, DISAPPEARANCE AND SENT A TEXT TO COVER HIS TRACKS. >> SHE WENT OUT WITH THIS KID AND SHE DID NOT COME HOME WITH THAT KID. >> DETECTIVES WENT TO FROGGY BOTTOM WHERE THEY FOUND NICHOLAS HOLBERT AND DISCOVERED HE WAS DOWN ON HIS LUCK LIVING IN THE WOODS BEHIND THE BAR. THEY SEARCHED HIS CAMPSITE. FOUND HIS CAR. NOT ONE CLUE. HOLBERT AGREED TO AN INTERVIEW AT THE POLICE STATION WHERE HE TOLD DETECTIVES YES, HE PICKED UP KELLI ON FRIDAY THE 13th AND LATER DROPPED HER OFF AT THE ENTRANCE OF HER APARTMENT COMPLEX. >> WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HER? >> NOTHING REALLY. I'VE KNOWN HER FOR WHAT, SIX HOURS? >> HOLBERT WAS COOPERATIVE. DID NOT TALK ONE QUESTION. wasn't acting like one. >> SO, THEY LET HIM GO. IF NICK HOLBERT WAS A SUSPECT, HE WAS NOT ACTING LIKE ONE. HE JOINED SEARCH TEAMS LOOKING FOR KELLI AND ON LOCAL TV EXPRESSING CONCERNS. >> SHE SEEMED LIKE A NICE PERSON. I HATE THAT SHE'S MISSING. >> FAYETTEVILLE POLICE WERE NOT BUYING HIS STORY. NOW, HE TOO WAS A PERSON OF INTEREST ALONG WITH KELLI'S HUSBAND MIKE BORDEAUX. REMEMBER, MIKE SAID HE WAS IN FLORIDA WHEN SHE WENT MISSING WHICH DETECTIVES NEEDED TO CONFIRM. >> FAMILY PUT HIM THERE FRIDAY NIGHT. FRIENDS PUT THEM THERE AND IS AL I CHECKED OUT. >> NOW, DETECTIVES AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY ZEROED IN ON THE LAST PERSON SEEN WITH KELLI. >> EVERYTHING KICKED COMING BACK TO NICHOLAS HOLBERT IS THE PRIME SUSPECT. >> WHEN INVESTIGATORS DUG INTO HIS BACKGROUND AND DISCOVERED SOMETHING RATHER DISTURBING. >> HE SERVED TIME IN A PENITENTIARY. >> IT WAS A RED FLAG. THE FACT HE HAD A PRIOR SEX OFFENSE. THE LAST PERSON SEEN WITH KELLI, THAT WAS VERY CONCERNING TO US. >> EVIDENCE TO ARREST HOLBERT FOR KELLI'S DISAPPEARANCE, BUT HE DID DISCOVER THAT HOLBERT WAS VIOLATING THE TERMS OF HIS PAROLE. >> HE WAS A PRIOR SEX OFFENDER AND HE WAS NOT REGISTER PROPERLY AND PLACED IN JAIL. >> RIGHT WERE DETECTIVES WANTED HIM. NOW THEY COULD WATCH HOLBERT AND SEE IF HE BLABBED WAS CELLMATE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO KELLI. THEY ALSO QUESTIONED HIM TWICE. EVEN TOOK HIM BACK TO FROGGY BOTTOMS TO JOG HIS MEMORY, BUT HOLBERT STUCK TO IT ALTHOUGH INCONSISTENT STORY. YOU CAUGHT HIM AND LIES BUT COULD NOT CRACK HIM. BY NOW, OLIVIA AND MATT LEFT FAYETTEVILLE AND HAD GONE HOME. >> I REMEMBER FEELING DEFEATED. BECAME YOUR THINKING SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN AND IT DID NOT. >> I FELT I DID NOT SLEEP A COUPLE OF WEEKS. 24/7 THINKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. >> DETECTIVES AND THE DA SEEM SO CLOSE TO AN ANSWER, THEY EVEN HAD THEIR PRIME SUSPECT IN CUSTODY. BUT, WEEKS PASSED, MONTHS, HOLBERT STOPPED TALKING. YOU COULD NOT ARREST HIM. >> WE NEEDED HER BODY. WE NEEDED TO FIND KELLI BORDEAUX. >> NEVER DID POLICE KNOW IT WOULD TAKE SOME TWO YEARS TO UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY, BUT THEY WERE ABOUT TO GET HELP. HELP THEY NEVER IMAGINED. DEEP IN THE FOREST, A SECRET INVESTIGATION WAS UNDERWAY. A MAN ON A MISSION TO BRING KELLI HOME. >> COMING UP. WIRE PERFECT STRANGER CARED SO MUCH ABOUT KELLI. >> SHE NEEDED TO BE FOUND. >> WHO HE BELIEVED HAD TAKEN HER AND HIS SCHEME TO GET THE MAN TO TALK. >> WHEN "DATELINE" CONTINUES. >> I'M VICKY NGUYEN. >> I'M KATE SNOW. >> AND I'M ZINHLE ESSAMUAH. >> WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD? >> ISRAEL'S MILITARY IS BUILDING ALONG THEM BORDER. >> ENCOURAGING SIGNS FOR THE ECONOMY. >> WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA TO BE A SAFER PLACE? >>> FROM INSIDE IRAN. FROM ISRAEL. FROM FLORIDA. >> PART OF OUR CONTINUED REPORTING. >> THIS IS WHAT A COUNTRY AT WAR LOOKS LIKE. >> COUNT WAS NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE REGION THAT LOOK JUST LIKE THIS. >> NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. >> LOOK AT THIS. YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE ANYTHING ANY MORE. >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >> I'M JOE FRYER. >> I'M SAVANNAH SELLERS. >> THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. >> IF YOU DO HAVE POINTS OR YOU HAVE MILES, IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO USE THEM? >> THE FIRST WOMAN ON A LUNAR MISSION. WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO GET THAT NEWS? >> MORNING NEWS NOW STREAMING WEEKDAYS AT 7:00. >> NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. >> THE FRONT LINES ARE STILL VERY ACTIVE. >> THIS IS LIKE QUICKSAND AND THE ENTIRE TOWN IS CUT OFF. >> UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE HAD TO JUMP IN THE OCEAN. >>> FROM INSIDE IRAN. FROM ISRAEL. FROM FLORIDA. >> EVERYBODY GOOD? >>> WE REPORT LIVE FROM TEL AVIV. >> TOP STORY REPORTING FROM BALTIMORE. >> EVERY NIGHT IT'S YOUR NEWS PLAYLIST. >> TOP STORY WITH TOM LLAMAS STREAMING WEEKNIGHTS AT 7:00 P.M. ON NBC NEWS NOW. >>> MORNINGS ARE FULL OF POSSIBILITY AND ENERGY. HOW YOU GET SET FOR THE DAY AHEAD MATTERS. TAKE CHARGE OF THOSE FIRST HOURS. IT'S ABOUT GETTING CAUGHT UP, AND REALLY, IT'S ABOUT GETTING AHEAD. THAT'S WHAT DRIVES US EVERY MORNING BECAUSE EVERY DAY DESERVES THE BEST START. >>> THE FIRE HAS GROWN LEAPS AND BOUNDS. >> WHAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME IS TYPICAL. >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >>> KRISTEN WELKER HOSTS "MEET THE PRESS" EVERY SUNDAY. >> WE'VE GOT IMPORTANT NEWS THIS HOUR ABOUT GERMANY. >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >>> FROM INSIDE IRAN. FROM ISRAEL. >> PART OF OUR CONTINUED REPORTING. >> EVERYBODY GOOD? >> NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. >> LOOK AT THIS. YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE ANYTHING ANY MORE. >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. ANDREA CANNING: Autumn 2012. Kelli Bordeaux had been missing for months. >>> AUTUMN 2012, KELLI BORDEAUX HAD BEEN MISSING FOR MONTHS. SEARCHES CONTINUED BUT WERE WINDING DOWN, AND SO WAS HOPE. PRIVATELY, FOUND -- KELLI WOULD NEVER BE FOUND. IN THE FOREST OUTSIDE FAYETTEVILLE, THERE WAS SOMEONE SECRETLY SEARCHING FOR HER. NO ONE KNEW. NOT POLICE. NOT EVEN KELLI'S FAMILY. HIS NAME WAS DAVID. HE DID NOT KNOW KELLI BUT HAD IN INTENSE INTEREST IN HER CASE SINCE THE DAY SHE DISAPPEARED. >> SHE WAS IN THE MILITARY. YOU DON'T UP AND DISAPPEAR. SHE WAS A YOUNG FEMALE. THAT'S NOT RIGHT. >> HE'S A BOUNTY HUNTER AND PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR. HIS SPECIALTY? FINDING PEOPLE, DEAD OR ALIVE. >> I KNEW SHE WAS NOT ALIVE. SHE NEEDED TO BE FOUND. >> REMEMBER THE TV INTERVIEW THAT NICHOLAS HOLBERT DID? DAVID SAW TOO. >> I CAN TELL YOU ARE LYING. HE DID IT AND KNOWS WHERE SHE IS AT. HE KILLED HER. >> MARSHBURN WAS CONVINCED HE COULD FIND KELLI BORDEAUX. OPERATING ON HIS OWN TIME AND OWN DIME, HE STARTED CAREFULLY RESEARCHING THE DETAILS OF KELLI'S DISAPPEARANCE. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOT INTO HIM TO DO IT. >> TO BRING ANSWERS TO HER FAMILY. >> YEAH, I LOVED DOING IT AND HELPING THE FAMILY OUT. >> MARSHBURN WAS CONVINCED HOLBERT BURIED KELLI CLOSE TO THE FROGGY BOTTOM BAR, SOMEWHERE IN THE THICK FOREST SURROUNDING FAYETTEVILLE. HOW DAUNTING OF A TASK WAS IT? >> IT'S LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S BIGGER THAN THIS AND THROWING IT OUT HERE. YOU MISSED IT BY AN INCH, YOU MIGHT AS WELL MISS BY A MILE. IT'S NOT THAT EASY TO FIND SOMETHING. >> MARSHBURN NEEDED HELP. SEVERAL MONTHS INTO HIS PRIVATE SURGE, HE ADDED TWO NEW MEMBERS TO HIS TEAM. AN ASSIST AND CALLED MARSHALL WARD AND A SPECIALLY TRAINED SEARCH DOG WITH A KEEN SENSE OF SMELL. >> HE IS TRAINED ON TRACKING, TRAILING. WHAT EVER YOU WANT. >> INCLUDING BURIED BODIES. TOGETHER, MARSHBURN, MARCIA AND THE DOG WALKED THROUGH PONDS, FIELDS, FORESTS, THOUSANDS OF ACRES. THEY SEARCHED FOR MONTHS. NO TRACE OF KELLI. >> I GOT FRUSTRATED AT THIS POINT. I AM AT MY WITS END. >> THEN AND UNLIKE A BREAK. 2013, NICHOLAS HOLBERT WAS RELEASED FROM JAIL AFTER THE PAROLE VIOLATION. NOW, HE COULD DEAL WITH HIM FACE-TO-FACE. JUST A DAY AFTER HIS RELEASE, MARSHBURN PULLED UP TO THE HOUSE WHERE HOLBERT WAS STAYING. >> TALK TO A KILLER. >> WHAT WERE YOU NERVOUS ABOUT? THAT HE WOULD HURT YOU OR THE STAKES WERE HIGH HERE? >> STORE -- SORT OF STARSTRUCK. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? >> MARSHBURN TOOK A DEEP BREATH AND KNOCKED ON THE DOOR. >> HE ANSWERED THE DOOR AND I SAID I AM DAVID MARSHBURN. I AM A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR, AND I'M HERE TO TRY TO FIND KELLI BORDEAUX. I THINK YOU CAN HELP ME. >> HIS STRATEGY WAS SIMPLE. TREK HOLBERT INTO THINKING HE WAS AN ALLY. >> TELLING HIM, I AM YOUR ANGEL. LET ME HELP YOU. >> HELP HIM HOW? >> FOR PEOPLE TO SEE THE LIGHT THAT HE WAS NOT GUILTY. >> AND HE BUYS THAT? >> HOOK LINE AND SINKER. >> THE BOUNTY HUNTER AND CRIME SUSPECT TALKED. MARSHBURN GRADUALLY STARTED TO WIN'S CONFIDENCE, HOPING HE WOULD CONFERENCE ABOUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO KELLI BORDEAUX. >> I HAD TO GET INTO HIS MIND AND SEE WHAT HE WAS ABOUT. >> DID YOU THINK HE WOULD CONFESS TO YOU? >> I DIDN'T KNOW HOW I WAS GOING TO GET IT OUT OF HIM. >> AT THIS POINT, POLICE WERE AWARE OF HIS DAVID MARSHBURN AND HIS DIY INVESTIGATION. DID YOU TAKE MARSHBURN SERIOUSLY? >> ABSOLUTELY. HE CAME TO US AND WANTED TO BEFRIEND NICK HOLBERT. >> WHAT DID YOU THINK? >> I SAID GO FOR IT. >> MARSHBURN IS A PRIVATE I AM NOT A POLICE OFFICERS. UNLIKE DETECTIVES, HE COULD TRY TACTICS THAT WERE, TO SAY THE LEAST, UNORTHODOX. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THEY MET, HE TOLD HOLBERT THAT THE DA WAS READY TO CUT A DEAL IF HE WOULD CONFESS. MARSHBURN EVEN PRESENTED HOLBERT WITH HIS PLEA BARGAIN AGREEMENT. >> MANSLAUGHTER AND HE WOULD DO THREE OR FOUR YEARS AND GO TO A MENTAL HOSPITAL. >> THE SO-CALLED DEAL WAS BOGUS. >> I PUT A FAKE JUDGE ON THERE. HONORABLE JUSTIN F CASE. >> DID HE BELIEVE IT? >> YES. HE BELIEVED IT TO A POINT. THEN HE THREW IT BACK AT ME AFTER LOOKING AT IT. HE SAID THEY WILL TAKE IT BACK. >> MARSHBURN THOUGHT THAT WAS NOT THE REACTION OF AN INNOCENT MAN. NOW, HE WAS CONVINCED THAT HOLBERT KILLED KELLI, BUT HE NEEDED TO GET HOLBERT TO REVEAL WHERE HE BURIED HER BODY. >> HOW CAN I BE HIS FRIEND? I HAD TO SAY STUFF I DID NOT BELIEVE BUT I HAD TO DO IT TO PLAY THE PART. >> MARSHBURN BUT HIM BEER, EVEN HIRED HIM TO DO ODD JOBS. SLOWLY BECOMING A BFF ARE MORE OF A FRENEMY. MARSHBURN SAID H need some money.E PRICE AS A PRACTICALLY ABANDONED HIS WIFE AND YOUNG SON. >> I DID NOT DO FAMILY STUFF. IF WE WERE EATING AND NICK SAID I NEED SOME MONEY, I WOULD GET UP AND LEAVE. I'D GO STRAIGHT TO HIM AND DO WHAT I HAD TO DO, AND COME BACK. >> WERE YOU OBSESSED? >> WHEN I'M HUNTING SOMEBODY DOWN, I DON'T STOP. >> ISN'T THAT OBSESSED? >> I NEED THE ANSWER TO COME. >> HOLBERT WAS NOT PROVIDING ANSWERS ABOUT KELLI. SHE HAD NOW BEEN MISSING SOME 18 MONTHS. BY THIS TIME, MARSHBURN SPENT THOUSANDS OF HOURS AND SOME $30,000 TRYING TO CRACK COLBERT. HE WAS LOSING HOPE AND CONSIDERED QUITTING OR EVEN TRYING SOMETHING DRASTIC. >> AT TIMES, I WANTED TO TAKE NICK AND CUT HIS FINGERS OFF AND SAY YOU TELL ME ARE ALL CHOP ANOTHER ONE UP. I WANTED TO TORTURE HIM BECAUSE I KNEW HE KNEW. >> YOU REALLY WOULD'VE DONE THAT? >> I HATED HIM THAT BAD. I DESPISED HIM. >> MARSHBURN DID NOT RESORT TO TORTURE BUT NEEDED A NEW TACTIC. SOMETHING THAT WOULD MAKE HOLBERT FINALLY SHARE HIS DEADLY SECRET. >> COMING UP. MARSHBURN FINDS A NEW PRESSURE POINT. >> THAT WAS HIS ACHILLES' HEEL. >> WOULD IT WORK? WHEN "DATELINE" CONTINUES. >> WELL, THE WATERS ARE CERTAINLY RECEDING NOW. >> STILL TOO CLOSE TO CALL. >> I'M LESTER HOLT REPORTING. >> FROM GROUND ZERO AS IT'S BEING REFERRED TO. >> THE HAITIAN PEOPLE KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT RESILIENCY. >> WHAT'S THE BIGGEST RISK RIGHT NOW? >> I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. >> WE'VE BEEN TOLD WE CAN'T GO ANY FARTHER. >> SURE ARE SOME RESILIENT FOLKS. >> THE U.S. GOVERNMENT JUST DECLASSIFIED THIS VIDEO. >> A LOT MORE STORIES TRENDING LIKE CRAZY ON SOCIAL MEDIA. >> A CONTROVERSY PITTING LAWMAKERS AGAINST YOUNG VOTERS. >> WHAT'S THE STATE OF CRYPTO TODAY? >> ANOTHER MINDBENDING STORY ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THIS IS WHAT MY VOICE SOUNDS LIKE WHEN I CLONE IT. >> THAT WASN'T ME. >> YOU GOT TO SEE THIS. STAY TUNED NOW WEEKNIGHTS AT 8:00 P.M. EASTERN, 5:00 PACIFIC, ON NBC NEWS NOW. >>> THE NBC NEWS MOBILE APP. GET CONNECTED TO YOUR FAVORITE NEW SHOWS. DOWNLOAD THE NBC NEWS MOBILE APP. >>> MORNINGS ARE FULL OF POSSIBILITY AND ENERGY. HOW YOU GET SET FOR THE DAY AHEAD MATTERS. TAKE CHARGE OF THOSE FIRST HOURS. IT'S ABOUT GETTING CAUGHT UP AND REALLY, IT'S ABOUT GETTING AHEAD. THAT'S WHAT DRIVES US EVERY MORNING BECAUSE EVERY DAY DESERVES THE BEST START. >>> HEY, I'M HALLIE. GOOD TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT. >> WHAT DO WE KNOW VOTERS CARE ABOUT. YOU ARE SEEING THAT ON THE GROUND THERE TODAY. >> IT'S PRETTY BIG MEDICAL NEWS. IT'S ALSO A PRETTY BIG MYSTERY. OH, BY THE WAY, IT'S DRIVEN BY ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES. >> THEY HAVE TWEAKED MY MONITOR AND I CAN SEE YOU ARE SOAKING WET. I AM DEEPLY SORRY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE MANY QUESTIONS. >> NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >>> MORNINGS ARE FULL OF POSSIBILITY AND ENERGY. HOW YOU GET SET FOR THE DAY AHEAD MATTERS. TAKE CHARGE OF THOSE FIRST HOURS. IT'S ABOUT GETTING CAUGHT UP AND REALLY, IT'S ABOUT GETTING AHEAD. THAT'S WHAT DRIVES US EVERY MORNING BECAUSE EVERY DAY DESERVES THE BEST START. >> NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. >> THE FRONT LINES ARE STILL VERY ACTIVE. >> THIS IS LIKE QUICKSAND AND THE ENTIRE TOWN IS CUT OFF.>> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >>> WE REPORT LIVE FROM TEL AVIV. >> WHEN YOU LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER AND YOU SEE THE KEY BRIDGE, WHAT GOES OVER YOUR HEAD? >> IT STILL DOESN'T FEEL REAL. >> EVERY NIGHT IT'S YOUR NEWS PLAYLIST. >> TOP STORY WITH TOM LLAMAS STREAMING WEEKNIGHTS AT 7:00 P.M. ON NBC NEWS NOW. >>> THE FIRE HAS GROWN LEAPS AND BOUNDS. >> WHAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME IS TYPICAL. >>> KRISTEN WELKER HOSTS "MEET THE PRESS" EVERY SUNDAY. ANDREA CANNING: There were still a few flyers scattered around Fayetteville. But nearly two years after Kelli Bordeaux >>> THERE ARE STILL A FEW FLYERS SCATTERED AROUND FAYETTEVILLE, BUT TWO YEARS AFTER KELLI BORDEAUX HAD MYSTERIOUSLY VANISHED, THE INVESTIGATION HAD COOLED. NEW CRIMES TOOK PRIORITY. KELLI'S FAMILY STILL VISITED FAYETTEVILLE PERIODICALLY TO KEEP THE CASE ALIVE, SOMEHOW NEVER LOSING HOPE. >> I WOULD ASK, HOW DO YOU KEEP THINKING SHE'S ALIVE? UNTIL YOU CAN PROVE OTHERWISE, I WOULD RATHER BELIEVE THE BETTER SCENARIO. >> HOW DID YOU HAVE THAT HOPE? >> THE OTHER AVENUE I DID NOT WANT TO GO DOWN. >>> IN FLORIDA, JUSTIN THOMPSON HAD BEEN LIVING IN LIMBO WITH A BAD CASE OF SURVIVOR'S GUILT. >> I SHOULD'VE DONE MORE. I SHOULD'VE DONE BETTER. I SHOULD'VE TRIED TO ARGUE ABOUT IT. I DON'T KNOW. >> WHAT WAS THE WAITING LIKE AND NOT KNOWING? >> TERRIBLE. YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I HONESTLY DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD EVER FIND HER. WHAT WAS GOING TO CHANGE? >> LITTLE DID HE KNOW THAT THINGS WERE ABOUT TO CHANGE. UP IN FAYETTEVILLE, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR DAVID MARSHBURN HAD BEFRIENDED NICK HOLBERT, THE PRIME SUSPECT IN KELLI'S DISAPPEARANCE. MARSHBURN WAS WORKING PRACTICALLY 24/7 TO GET A CONFESSION. CHASING EVERY CLUE HOLBERT DROPPED. >> WE WOULD GO OUT AND TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT. WE KNEW WE WERE ON WILD GOOSE CHASES. WE HAD TO DO IT. WHAT ELSE YOU GOT? >> MARSHBURN NEEDED TO TURN UP THE HEAT ON HOLDER AND HAD AN IDEA. >> NICK WAS ALWAYS WORRIED. >> THAT WAS HIS ACHILLES' HEEL. >> I KNEW THAT WAS A WEAKNESS. >> WHICH MARSHBURN EXPLOITED BY ENLISTING A FRIEND WHO OWNED A VEHICLE THAT LOOKED LIKE AN UNMARKED POLICE CAR. HE HAD IT PARK NEAR HOLBERT'S HOUSE AND CONDUCTED FAKE SURVEILLANCE. >> HE SAW HIM OUT OF THE GATE WHEN YOU COME OUTSIDE AND GOT PARANOID. >> SO PARANOID THAT MARSHBURN TRIED ANOTHER TRICK TO PUSH NICK HOLBERT GIVE IT UP. HE HAD HIS WIFE POSE AS A PARALEGAL AND DRAW UP PHONY INDICTMENT PAPERS CHARGING HOLBERT WITH KELLI'S MURDER. >> I TOOK ONE OF HIS OLD CHARGES AND CHANGED WHO THE DETECTIVE WAS. CHANGED THE CHARGES. HE WAS BEING INDICTED AND I GOT MY PARALEGAL, PERSON ON THE PHONE. >> WHO IS YOUR WIFE. >> THE PLAN WAS WORKING GOOD AND HE WAS WORRIED. >> HOLBERT TOOK A LOOK AT THE INDICTMENT PAPERS AND WENT INTO A PANIC. SOMETHING NEW WAS THERE HIS BREAKING POINT, MARSHBURN REMINDED HIM ABOUT THE PLEA DEAL IF HE CONFESSED. SO THEY TOOK A RIDE TO FOGGY BOTTOM, BACK TO WHERE IT BEGAN. >> I SAID, LOOK, NICK, YOU ARE FACING BEING INDICTED. THEY'VE GOT EVIDENCE AND YOU NEED TO GET ME WHERE KELLI IS AT. HE'S STANDING THERE LOOKING STRAIGHT DOWN. IT FEELS LIKE ALL THIS STUFF IS GOING ON. >> DO YOU THINK HE WILL FINALLY REVEAL TO YOU? >> I KNOW HE IS. I HAD CHILLS. >> MARSHBURN APPLIED ONE LAST BIT OF PRESSURE. TO PUSH HOLBERT OVER THE EDGE. >> I PICK UP A STICK. I FIGURED IF I SNAP IT, THAT IT WOULD BRING IN HIS MIND, THE CLOCK IS TICKING. I START SNAPPING TWIGS OFF OF IT AND FINALLY I GOT TO THE LAST PIECE OFF OF IT, AND HE SAID SOMETHING LIKE, OKAY, I AM READY. >> READY TO CONFESS, FINALLY. AFTER A YEAR-LONG CAT AND MOUSE GAME, HOLBERG REVEALED THAT HE KILLED KELLI BORDEAUX. THEY GOT BACK IN THE VAN AND HOLBERT DIRECTED MARSHBURN TO A REMOTE AREA WHERE HE REMEMBERED BURYING THE BODY. >> HE SAID RIGHT HERE. WE GO DOWN THIS PATH. >> ARE YOU GETTING NERVOUS? >> NO. I AM EXCITED. WE ARE TRYING TO FIND HIM. >> MARSHBURN SPENT THE NEXT HOUR COMBING THROUGH THE THICK WOODS, TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF HER GRIEF. >> WE SEARCHED UNTIL ALMOST DONE. HE STARTS LAYING DOWN AND WE START DIGGING. CAN'T FIND NOTHING. >> WHAT IS THAT TELLING YOU? >> WE ARE CLOSE. >> BUT NOT CLOSE ENOUGH. HOLBERT COULDN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE HE BARED KELLI'S BODY. IT WAS ALMOST DARK AND EVERYBODY WAS EXHAUSTED. MARSHBURN CALLED IT A DAY, BUT HE DIDN'T TAKE HOLBERT HOME. >> I GAVE HIM A HOTEL ROOM AND SAID I'LL BE BACK IN THE MORNING. >> DID YOU WORRY HE WOULD GET SPOOKED AND TAKE OFF? >> I WAS WORRIED HE WOULD KILL HIMSELF. >> AND TAKE THE SECRET TO HIS GRAVE. >> AND EXCRUCIATING FEW HOURS. >> I COULD NOT SLEEP THAT NIGHT. >> IN THE MORNING, ONE FINAL SEARCH AND AT LONG LAST, A SIGN. >> HE STARTS WHIMPERING AND HE STOPS. >> AFTER TWO LONG YEARS, QUESTIONS ABOUT TO BE ANSWERED WHEN DATELINE CONTINUES. >>> FROM INSIDE IRAN. FROM ISRAEL. FROM FLORIDA. >> PART TWO OF OUR CONTINUED REPORTING. >> EVERYBODY GOOD? >>> THE FIRE HAS GROWN LEAPS AND BOUNDS. >> WHAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME IS TYPICAL. >>> THE NBC NEWS MOBILE APP. FOR THE TOP STORIES, BREAKING NEWS, AND LIVE VIDEO, DOWNLOAD THE NBC NEWS MOBILE APP. >>> FROM INSIDE IRAN. FROM ISRAEL. FROM FLORIDA. >> PART TWO OF OUR CONTINUED REPORTING. >>> FROM INSIDE IRAN. FROM ISRAEL. FROM FLORIDA. >> PART OF OUR CONTINUED REPORTING. >> NEWS LIVES IN THE NOW. IT'S COMING AT US EVERY SECOND . NEWS IS MORE NOW THAN EVER. >> JUST OUTSIDE THE ISRAELI MILITARY HEADQUARTERS. >> THIS TUNNEL JUST GOES ON AND ON >> NOW IS REAL. >> NOW IS CONSTANT. >> THE FUTURE IS NOW. >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >>> WE REPORT LIVE FROM TEL AVIV. >> TOP STORY REPORTING FROM BALTIMORE AT THE KEY BRIDGE DISASTER. >> WHEN YOU SEE THE KEY BRIDGE, WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR HEAD? >> HUNDREDS OF ISRAELIS HAVE GATHERED TO DEMONSTRATE. >> EVERY NIGHT IT'S YOUR NEWS PLAYLIST. >> TOP STORY WITH TOM LLAMAS STREAMING WEEKNIGHTS AT 7:00 P.M. ON NBC NEWS NOW. >>> WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NOW? >>> THE NBC NEWS MOBILE APP. FOR THE TOP STORIES, BREAKING NEWS, LIVE VIDEO, DOWNLOAD THE NBC NEWS MOBILE APP. >> I'M JOE FRYER. >> I'M SAVANNAH SELLERS. >> THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. >> IF YOU DO HAVE POINTS OR YOU HAVE MILES, IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO USE THEM? >> THE FIRST WOMAN ON A LUNAR MISSION. WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO GET THAT NEWS? >> MORNING NEWS NOW STREAMING WEEKDAYS AT 7:00. >>> THE FIRE HAS GROWN LEAPS AND BOUNDS. >> WHAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME IS TYPICAL. >>> A GOOD MORNING BEGINS WITH HOPE AND OPTIMISM. A CHANCE TO START FRESH. WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU INTO SHARE A MOMENT THAT BRIGHTENS YOUR DAY BECAUSE EVERY DAY DESERVES THE BEST START. ANDREA CANNING: It was a long night in North Carolina. Nick Holbert was holed up in a hotel. >>> IT WAS A LONG NIGHT AND NORTH CAROLINA. NICK HOLBERT WAS HOLED UP IN A HOTEL. A FEW MILES AWAY, DAVID MARSHBURN WAS WIDE-AWAKE, WONDERING, HOPING THAT TOMORROW WOULD BE THE DAY HE COULD FINALLY BRING KELLI BORDEAUX HOME. >> I COULDN'T SLEEP THAT NIGHT. WE WERE ALL EXCITED FOR THE NEXT DAY. THEN WE HAVE TO PICK HIM UP. HE IS REAL QUIET. >> HE, OF COURSE, WAS NICHOLAS HOLBERT WHO WAS BACK IN THE FOREST OUTSIDE FAYETTEVILLE. IT WAS MAY 14, 2014. TWO YEARS OF SEARCHING HAD COME DOWN TO THIS SWELTERING SPRING MORNING. HOLBERT COULD NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE HE HAD BARED KELLI'S BODY AND WENT SEARCHING IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. >> WE ARE STANDING THERE. I CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT. THEN I LOOK TO THE LEFT AND THERE'S CLEARING OVER HERE. >> IN THcarefully pushed HE NINy SEEMED TO PICK UP A SCENT. >> HE STARTS CRAWLING TO IT LIKE WHIMPERING CRAWLING. HE STOPS. THAT WAS OUR STOP. >> THEY CAREFULLY PUSHED A METAL ROD INTO THE GROUND, THE SOIL WAS LOOSE LIKE A WHOLE HAD BEEN DUG AND FILLED IN. IT WAS AT THAT MOMENT THAT MARSHBURN WAS OVERWHELMED WITH EMOTION. >> I SAID YOU'RE GOING HOME, BABY GIRL. I GOT EMOTIONAL. >> HAD YOU SEEN HER YET. YOU JUST KNEW? >> WE JUST KNEW. THEY HAD TO BE SURE SON NOW THE GRAHAM TASK OF DIGGING BEGAN. >> WE FOUND A PIECE OF A JACKET. WHEN WE PUT THAT BACK, THAT'S WHEN WE STOPPED. THIS IS IT. >> THROUGHOUT THE DAY, MARSHBURN HAD BEEN TEXTING POLICE ABOUT HIS PROGRESS. NOW, MINUTES AFTER FINDING KELLI'S BODY, HE SENT THEM SOMETHING DEFINITIVE AND DREADFUL. >> A PHOTO THAT APPEARS TO BE A HUMAN BODY. HE'S DIGGING AND AT THAT TIME WE CONTACTED THEM AND SAID, -- >> POLICE RUSHED TO THE SCENE AND SEND THE DETECTIVE WAS INTERROGATING HOLBERT ON CAMERA. HOLBERT TOLD THE HOLST HORRIBLE STORY HOW IT TOOK KELLI TO THE BAR AND THEY HUNG OUT. LATER HE SAID, SOMEONE THERE TOLD KELLI ABOUT HIS PRIOR SEX OFFENSE. SHE GOT UPSET AND SUPPORT HIM IN THE EMPTY PARKING LOT. >> I SNAPPED END ZONE DOUBT. >> HOLBERT CITY TOOK KELLI TO HIS CAMPSITE WHERE SHE WOKE UP AND STARTED SCREAMING. >> I HIT HER AGAIN AND KNOCKED HER OUT AGAIN. SHE WAS DEAD. >> HOLBERT CITY TOOK HER BODY DEEP IN THE WOODS AND BURIED HER. HE WAS TAKEN DOWNTOWN AND ARRESTED. >> THIS MORNING, DETECTIVES WITH THE FAYETTEVILLE HOMICIDE, POLICE DEPARTMENT HOMICIDE UNIT, RECOVERED WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE THE REMAINS OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS KELLI BORDEAUX. >> GOTTEN THE NEWS. >> HE CALLED ME AND SAID WE NEED TO COME NOW. THEY FOUND KELLI. I DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND SAID I'LL BE RIGHT THERE. >> INSTEAD OF WONDERING WHAT IF , WHAT IF. >> OLIVIA CALLED KELLI'S BOYFRIEND JUSTIN THOMPSON. >> AS SOON AS SHE CALLED, I WAS SO GRATEFUL. HONESTLY, I WAS HAPPY SHE WAS FOUND. I CAN'T SAY HAPPY. >> RELIEVED. >> YEAH, I GUESS RELIEF. NOW WE HAVE TO DO THE FUNERAL THING. >> TWO WEEKS LATER THEY PAID THEIR FINAL RESPECTS. THE FUNERAL IN FLORIDA IS SUCH BIG NEWS THAT IT WAS TELEVISED. KELLI BORDEAUX WAS JUST 23. JUST OVER A YEAR LATER CAME A MEASURE OF JUSTICE. >> GUILTY OF EACH OF THESE CRIMES. >> FACING THE POSSIBILITY OF THE DEATH PENALTY, NICK HOLBERT PLEADED GUILTY TO KIDNAPPING AND KILLING KELLI IN EXCHANGE FOR A LIFE SENTENCE. >> I WANTED MY SISTER. I DID NOT WANT HER BODY. I WANTED HER. WHAT HAPPENS TO HOLBERT IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE WHAT HE HAS DONE. WHETHER HE IS SORRY, DOES NOT MATTER. >> FOR DAVID MARSHBURN, HIS REMARKABLE WORK WAS DONE. CASE CLOSED. JUSTICE SERVED. KELLI BORDEAUX WAS FINALLY HOME. BUT HE SAID SOLVING HER CASE LEFT HIM WITH MIXED EMOTIONS. >> ONCE WE GET FINISH, WE WERE DEPRESSED. IT WAS A DEPRESSION LIKE YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE. WE WENT TWO YEARS, NONSTOP. KELLI, KELLI, KELLI. >> DO YOU THINK THIS WOULD'VE BEEN SOLVED WITHOUT YOU? >> NO. I DON'T THINK NICK WOULD'VE TOLD ANYONE UNLESS THEY WERE HIS FRIEND. THEY DID TELL ME. >> THE FAMILY OF KELLI BORDEAUX, THE LOSS, THE PAIN, THE SORROW NEVER GOES AWAY. DAVID MARSHBURN AT LEAST GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO HEAL. >> HE ENDED THE SUFFERING FOR MY FAMILY. WE ARE AGONIZING FOR THESE LAST TWO YEARS AND HE CAME IN FOR US AND MAKE IT WHERE YOU CAN TRY TO START REBUILDING AND DOING THINGS THAT WILL MAKE KELLI PROUD . LIVE YOUR LIFE. >> THE FAMILY ALSO HAD SOMETHING FOR DAVID MARSHBURN, A SPECIAL GIFT FROM KELLI. >> IT'S A GREAT HONOR IN ITSELF. >> IT'S AN IMPORTANT THING FOR A SOLDIER. >> I WILL ALWAYS HAVE THESE. THEY WILL STAY WITH ME FOREVER. TO GO FREE CHILDCARE TO WORKING PARENTS. >>> THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH TYPE I DIABETES CAN GET AN ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS. >> AND [ INAUDIBLE ] >>> HELLO AND GOOD MORNING. THE BRITISH VOLUNTEER IS AMONG SEVEN WHO DIED IN AN APPARENT STRIKE. THE GROUP WAS WORKING FOR THE WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN. THE STRIKE STILL HAPPENED ALL LEAVING THE WORK. THE SEVEN WERE ROUGH FROM THE UK, POLAND AND AUSTRALIA AND THEY WERE TAKEN [ INAUDIBLE ] THEY WILL BE TRAVELING IN [ INAUDIBLE ] THEIR VEHICLE WAS HIT SHORTLY AFTER UNLOADING FOOD AID. IT IS WORTH COORDINATING THE MOVEMENTS. ALSO BRITISH, POLISH AND AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS WERE RECOVERED. THERE IS A VIEW TO UNDERSTAND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF WHAT THEY DECIDED WAS A TRAGIC INCIDENT. IT SAYS WE ARE AWARE OF REPORTS OF THE DEATH OF A BRITISH NATIONAL AND WE ARE WORKING TO GET MORE INFORMATION. AUSTRALIA EXPECTS ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE DEATH OF WORKERS. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE. THEY WERE DOING HUMANITARIAN WORK AND WERE INNOCENT CIVILIANS. THEY WERE PROVIDED WITH PROTECTION. >> IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES IN THE MILITARY SAID IT WOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY AN INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL BODY. >>> IN GAZA THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS THE AUCH IN THE HOSPITAL CANNOT FUNCTION AS A HOSPITAL IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM. >>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT WITH OUR CORRESPONDENT. WHAT IS THE LATEST YOU CAN TELL US ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENED IN GAZA? >> Reporter: THE LATEST IS A STATEMENT FROM THE ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MINUTES. YOU ALLUDED TO IT IN YOUR INTRODUCTION. WE CAN EXPAND ON THAT AND I WILL READ SOME SNIPPETS. IT IS A MILITARY COMMITTED TO INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE EXAMINING OPERATIONS THOROUGHLY AND TRANSPARENTLY. WE HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THE INCIDENT AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW IT HAPPENED. IT WILL BE EXAMINED FURTHER TO HELP US REDUCE THE RISK OF AN EVENT LIKE THIS OCCURRING AGAIN. >> NOT AN OUTRIGHT ADMISSION OF RESPONSIBILITY BUT EFFECTIVELY, WE CAN CONCLUDE THAT THE MILITARY IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AND THAT STATEMENT IS INTENDED TO REASSURE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY THAT THIS HAS BEEN TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND TO REASSURE THEM THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS, THERE IS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE OF WHAT IS KNOWN AS D CONFLICTION. IF THIS WORKS EFFECTIVELY, WHAT HAPPENS IN GAZA OR UKRAINE IS AID ORGANIZATIONS CAN WORK WITH TRAVEL MOVEMENTS AND NOTIFY THEM THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE A TEAM DISTRIBUTING FOOD IN THE NORTH. THEY COULD HAVE A TEAM IN A HOSPITAL AND, THEREFORE AS THE MILITARY KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE AND APPROVE OF IT, THERE SHOULD BE NO ATTACK ONE OR NEAR THAT GROUP. CLEARLY, THAT PROCESS BROKE DOWN LAST NIGHT AND IT HAS BROKEN DOWN IN OTHER INSTANCES AS WELL OVER RECENT WEEKS. THERE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE LOSS OF LIFE BUT LOSS OF CONFIDENCE AND SENSE OF SECURITY FOR AGGREGATE IS ASIANS WORKING ON THE GROUND. THIS WILL MAKE THEM THINK TWICE AND THE WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN, UNITED STATES ORGANIZATION THAT IS BEEN USING THIS MARITIME ROUTE TO SHIP FOOD ACTUALLY, THEY ARE VERY TRUSTED BY THE ISRAELIS. THEY HAVE WORKED CLOSELY TO CONTINUE OPERATING IN GAZA. THAT IS WHY THEY WERE TRUSTED TO USE THIS ROUTE AND THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN THE TARGET OF THIS STRIKE AND ARE SUSPENDING OPERATIONS WILL HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE PEOPLE THERE. >> WE WILL WAIT TO SEE THE CONFIRMATION OF THE BRITISH NATIONAL WHO DIED. >> OKAY. AS YOU WERE TALKING WE GOT A STATEMENT REFLECTING WHAT YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT THE WORLD ASSOCIATION. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE IDEA SAID THEY WERE WORKING WITH THE WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN TO HELP BRING HUMANITARIAN AID AND POINTING OUT THAT THEY CAME TO HIS HELP ISRAELIS. THE WORK IS CRITICAL. THEY ARE ON THE FRONTLINE OF HUMANITY. WE WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS AND SHARE OUR FINDINGS. WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE WORLD KITCHEN WAS DOING HERE AND THEY ARE GOING TO LAUNCH A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION AND ALSO, OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS, AND ATTACK IN SYRIA ON AND A RAINING COMPOUND. WHAT HAPPENED THERE? THINK OF TO GIVE YOU CONTEXT OF THE RELEVANCE OF SYRIA AND DAMASCUS AND WHY THE CONFLICT WAS IN GAZA, THEY ARE NOT SEPARATE. THEY HAVE A LARGE PRESENCE IN SYRIA AND SERIOUS CHANNELS ARE USED IN THEIR TO FUNNEL WEAPONS TO THE MILITANT GROUP ON THE BORDER. WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF THIS BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES AND IT IS INCREASED. ISRAELIS, THROUGH THE YEARS AND OVER RECENT WEEKS HAVE CARRIED OUT MANY STRIKES AGAINST IRANIAN TARGETS IN SYRIA, ITSELF. YESTERDAY WAS A BIT DIFFERENT. YESTERDAY THEY TARGETED A SENIOR IRANIAN GENERAL AND DID IT ON A RAIN NEARING TERRITORY. THE CONSULATE THERE IN THE CENTER OF DAMASCUS. >> THIS WAS NOT A PRECISION STRIKE. IF FLATTENED THE BUILDING SHORTLY BEFORE 5:00 MONDAY EVENING. RESCUERS SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS. THERE WERE NONE. IRAN SAYS SEVEN WERE KILLED. TWO SENIOR COMMANDERS FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY GUARD. THE GENERAL WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR IRANIAN FORCES AND WAS THE MOST SENIOR MILITARY LINK. HE WAS ONE ISRAEL'S HIT LIST. HIS DEPUTY WAS TAKEN OUT AS WELL. >> THEY KNOW BETTER THAT CRIMES LIKE THIS AND INTERRUPTING THINGS WILL HAVE ITS PLACE IN TIME. THEY CARRIED OUT HUNDRED OF STRIKES OVER THE YEARS. SOME JUST IN RECENT WEEKS. THEY ARE THE MAIN CELLS ACT FOR GOOD REASON. >> IT FEELS THAT DIPLOMATS AND FIGHTERS HAVE BECOME DISTINCTIVE . IT IS AN ATTACK ON THE IRANIAN STATE. >> ISRAEL IS TRYING TO UNDERMINE ISRAEL AND SHOW THAT IRAN IS [ INAUDIBLE ]. IT PUSHES THEM TO THE LIMITS. >> Reporter: SHORTLY AFTER THE ATTACK AND WITH DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR THE FOREIGN MINISTER SPOKE TO HIS COUNTERPART. IRAN HAS THREATENED RETALIATION AND THERE WILL BE RETALIATION FOR SURE. ISRAEL HAS ASSASSINATED A SENIOR IRANIAN GENERAL, SOMEONE THEY REGARD AS AN ENEMY OF ISRAEL. BY THAT CALCULATION, THEY CONSIDER THE ESCALATION WORTH IT. >> BREAKING NEWS OUT OF IRELAND. THE MINISTER OF EMPLOYMENT HAS ANNOUNCED HE IS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE CABINET. THE NAME WAS TOUTED AS A REPLACEMENT BUT HE WILL NOT PLACE THE O. HE WAS KNOWN TO US IN THE UK BECAUSE HE WAS IN TWO NEGOTIATIONS AS A FOREIGN MINISTER. THE CURRENT MINISTER IS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE CABINET THERE. >>> 312-YEAR-OLDS HAVE BEEN INJURED IN A SCHOOL SHOOTING IN FINLAND. POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE INCIDENT IN A NORTHERN SUBURB OF HELSINKI. A CHILD OPENED FIRE AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOL. OUR CORRESPONDENT IS IN THE NEWSROOM FOREST. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED? >> IS NOT JUST THE AGE OF THE CHILDREN THAT WERE HURT BUT ALSO THE CHILD, A 12-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INCIDENT WHICH HAPPENED SOON AFTER SCHOOL STARTED IN FINLAND JUST AFTER 9:00 THIS MORNING. THE SCHOOL HAD 800 PUPILS STUDYING THEIR. 19 MEMBERS OF STAFF AND THEY WERE BETWEEN SEVEN YEARS OLD AND 16 YEARS OLD. IT WAS A PRIMARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SECTION. THEY ARE CLOSE TO THE CAPITAL, HELSINKI. WE UNDERSTAND POLICE HAVE BEEN CALLED TO THE SCENE AND AMBULANCES AS WELL. A HUGE OPERATION AFTER FIRST REPORTS FIRST CAME IN. LOCAL PEOPLE WORE TOTAL TO AVOID THE AREA. IF THEY WERE AT HOME, DON'T OPEN THE DOOR TO STRANGERS. THE CHILDREN WHO WERE INJURED WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. NO DETAILS ON HOW THEY ARE DOING. WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE SCHOOL'S PRINCIPAL SAYING THE IMMEDIATE DANGER IS OVER AND THE POLICE HAVE A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION TO TRY TO WORK OUT WHAT HAPPENED HERE. IS DEEPLY CONCERNING THIS MORNING. >> THANK YOU. >>> WORKING PARENTS ARE ENTITLED TO 15 HOURS OF CHILDCARE EACH WEEK. THE NURSERY SAID THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH STAFF OR PLACES AROUND AND FEES IT MAY HAVE TO GO UP. IT'S A STAGGERED START WHICH WILL SAVE 3.5 THOUSAND POUNDS PER YEAR. WORKING PARENTS OF TWO YEARS OLD ARE ENTITLED TO 15 HOURS OF TAXPAYER-FUNDED CHILDCARE WEEKLY. THEY WILL ASK THEN THAT TOO CHILDREN OVER NINE MONTHS. THEN THEY WILL DOUBLE THE OFFERING TO 30 HOURS PER WEEK. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH CHILD MINDERS AVAILABLE TO DELIVER THE POLICY. 1000 CHILDCARE PLACES WERE LOST BETWEEN MARCH AND DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR. WE PUT THAT TO THE SECRETARY OR EARLIER THIS MORNING. >> THERE IS DATA PUBLISHED ON HOW MANY PLACES AND HOW MANY PEOPLE WORK IN THE SECTOR. WE PUBLISHED THAT AND WE SHOW WE HAVE 40,000 MORE PLACES IN THE SECTOR SINCE 2010. THEY DON'T HAVE COMPLETE DATA ONLY THE PEOPLE WHO REGISTERED WITH THEM. THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE PRESCHOOLS OR CHILD MINDERS. AS USUAL LOOKING AT THE WRONG DATA IN THE WRONG END OF THE STICK. >> SO, DO THESE LEASES EXIST? DON'T THEY ? >> WE ARE CONTINUING TO ASK THAT QUESTION. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THERE ARE ENOUGH PLACES AND THEY HAVE RAMPED UP CAPACITY SO ARE WILL WELL. A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE SECTOR SAY THIS IS NOT PRACTICAL AND IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK AND IT IS NOT DELIVERABLE. REMEMBER, THIS NEW PLAN IS VOLUNTARY. IT IS NOT COMPULSORY. PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO SIGN UP TO IT. YOU HAVE A SITUATION WHERE YOU COULD HAVE AREAS WERE PROVIDERS DO NOT SIGN UP AND THEY DON'T THINK IT IS FINANCIALLY VIABLE. YOU MAY BE UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO LIVE WHERE THERE IS NOT A CHILD CARE PROVIDER NEAR YOU ASKING FOR FREE HOURS SO YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE HOURS AND THAT IS WHAT PARENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT. THE EDUCATION SECRETARY PLAYED TO SKY NEWS AND TALKED ABOUT PARENTS WILL HAVE TO SAVE BECAUSE OF THE NEW MEASURES IN SEPTEMBER UP TO 30 HOURS. SHE SAID THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THIS POLICY IS NOT BEEN DELIVERED OR THE LACK OF CAPACITY, SHE SAID IT WAS A LABOR AND GOVERNMENT. SHE SAID LABOR WAS PLANNING TO SCRAP THE POLICY ALTOGETHER. IF THAT IS TRUE THE LABOUR PARTY SAID THEY WOULD COMMISSION A REVIEW FOR A INSPECTOR AND THEY ARE WAITING BACK TO HERE ON THAT REPORT BEFORE THEY DECIDE ON A PLAN. BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY YET, UNTIL THE REPORT COMES BACK TO THEM IT LOOKS LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE A PLAN. THEREFORE, YOU COULD CRITICIZE THE PLAN. NOW WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE WE ARE WAITING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE LABOUR PARTY PLANS TO DO. THEY HAVE BEEN PROMISING SOMETHING VERY BOLD AND EMPOWERING FOR PARENTS WHO WANT TO GET BACK TO WORK AND BOOST THE ECONOMY AND GO BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE AND THE GOVERNMENT COMES UNDER SCRUTINY AND CRITICISM FROM THE SECTOR ITSELF . THEY SAY THIS IS NOT REALLY POSSIBLE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>> NOW TO SWEDEN WHERE DEADLY SHOOTINGS HAVE GONE UP SO MUCH. IT HAS THE HIGHEST GUN MURDER RATE IN EUROPE. MOST KILLINGS ARE FROM ORGANIZED CRIME AND CHILDREN ARE BEING ARMED TO TAKE PART IN THIS. YOUR ARM CORRESPONDENT REPORTS. >> Reporter: IN SWEDEN, POLICE HAVE SEIZED A LETHAL STASH. THIS IS JUST A SMALL SAMPLE OF THE DEADLY ARSENAL TAKING UP ROOM ON THE STREETS. WE HAVE AUTOMATIC AND SEMI AUTOMATIC WEAPONS, 3-D WEAPONS. >> THESE ARE USED BY GANGS IN URBAN BATTLES. A BATTLE WERE CHILDREN BECOME KILLERS. >> Reporter: HAMMETT YEARS OLD COULD SOMEONE BE AND USE IT IN A GANG ? >> VERY YOUNG. THEY COULD BE 13, 14, 15 YEARS OLD. >> Reporter: SWEDEN IS NOW THE GUN MURDER CAPITAL OF THE EU. THE SHOOTINGS WERE RECORDED LAST YEAR. YEARS OF INTEGRATION THAT HAS FAILED MAKE YOUNG MEN VULNERABLE TO RECRUITMENT. I HAVE SEEN MOTHERS CRYING IN DISPARATE ALMOST EVERYTHING. THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT. >> Reporter: ADAM WAS MOVING DRUGS TO GANGS BY AGE 9. >> IF YOU WERE GOING TO KILL SOMEONE YOU HAD ABOUT 75 GRAND. NOW THE PRICES ARE SO LOW THAT EVERYONE KILLS. >> THEY ARE TAKING DOWN TARGETS IN PUBLIC. A SECURITY GUARD WAS SHOT IN THIS GYMNASIUM WHEN A TEENAGER MISSED HIS MARK. >> THEY ARE WITH INTEGRATION. >> Reporter: THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE SAYS FAILED INTEGRATION CAN FEED THE GANGS. HE SAID THE FEUD IS FUELING THE VIRUS. >> WE HAVE MURDERS ND SHOOTINGS AND HOMEMADE BOMBS. >> Reporter: GANG WARS PEAKED IN SEPTEMBER WHEN SOMEONE PLANTED A BOMB AT ARRIVAL RELATIVES HOUSE. THEY WERE OUT BUT INNOCENT NEIGHBOR WAS KILLED. THIS IS WHAT IS LEFT. >> THE DYNAMO WAS PLACED HERE ? >> YES. BETWEEN BOTH HOUSES. IT IS DECIMATED. >> YES. IT WAS A BIG BLAST. 50 RESIDENTS WERE DAMAGED. >> PEOPLE ARE AFRAID. WE SEE IT AS A WAR SCENE. >> IS IT AT WAR WITH THE GANGS ? >> YES. A LOW IMPACT WARP. >> WHO IS WINNING ? >> WE ARE. >> TO THE GANGS THINK THAT ? >> NO. >> MY FATHER STILL COMES HERE EVERY DAY. HIS MISSION IS THAT HIS CANDLE DOES NOT BURN OUT. >> Reporter: INNOCENT VICTIMS ARE BEING CAUGHT IN THIS VIOLENCE. FOR IT IS BROTHER WAS MURDERED AT 19. HE HAD NO LINKS TO GANGS. ONE KILLER WAS 15 YEARS OLD. >> HOW CAN YOU CONTINUE TO LIVE WITH THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE ANOTHER PERSONS BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS? YOU TOOK THEIR LIFE. YOU SHATTERED THEIR FAMILIES. >> Reporter: THEY ARE GIVING POLICE MORE POWERS AS PART OF A PLAN TO BEAT THE GANGS AND BRING PEACE BACK TO SWEDISH STREETS. >>> YOU CAN WATCH THE FULL VERSION OF THE PIECE THROUGH THE DAY AT 11:30, 130 AND 430. >>> YOU ARE WATCHING SKY NEWS TODAY. A BRITISH NATIONAL IS AMONG SEVEN BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN AN AIRSTRIKE. WE WILL ANALYZE THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND. >>> A SPOKESPERSON TO GET THEIR RESPONSE TO THE INCIDENT. >>> WE WILL DISCUSS A NEW ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS. >>> AT LEAST SEVEN AID WORKERS HAVE DIED IN AN AIRSTRIKE IN GAZA. LET'S TALK TO SEAN BELL WHO HIS HERE WITH ME IN THE STUDIO. >>> BREAKING NEWS. WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON WHAT HAPPEN. >> GOOD MORNING. THE TRAGEDY IS THAT SUPPLY COMING IN FROM CYPRUS WAS A CONVOY THAT WAS HIT BY AN AIRSTRIKE WITH SEVEN KILLED. THERE WERE NATIONALS THERE AND THE WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN IS THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR AID. THEY WERE TRAVELING IN THE ZONE AND THEY HAD TWO ARMORED VEHICLES AND CLAIMS HAVE BEEN THAT THEY WERE COORDINATING WITH DEFENSE FORCES AND THEY WORK STRUCK AS LEAVING THE COORDINATIONS BASE. >> AID WORKERS SAY THEY WERE LIAISONS THAT WERE GIVEN THE ROADS. WE CAN SEE THE VEHICLES FROM THE FOOTAGE. THEY WERE CLEARLY MARKED. >> YES. AID WORKERS, IT IS A WAR ZONE. THIS AGENCY WAS TRUSTED AND WELL COORDINATED. WE WILL SEE THAT THEY WILL CONDUCT A PROPER INVESTIGATION. LANGUAGE SHOWS THEY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE. THE AID WORKERS COORDINATE WITH AUTHORITIES. THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE PART OF THE MILITARY AUTHORITIES BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T HELP THEIR ABILITIES TO DISTRIBUTE AID. IT IS INDEPENDENT. WITH THIS STRIKE THE TROUBLE IS WHATEVER THE CONTEXT IS THEY HAVE AID TRYING TO MAKE ITS WAY IN AND THEY ARE NOT DISTRIBUTING AS QUICKLY AS THEY COULD. STRIKE LIKE THIS DO NOT HELP THE SITUATION IN GAZA. >>> A STRIKE IN DAMASCUS LAST NIGHT. WERE GANGS BEHIND THIS? >> IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE THE IRANIAN CONSULATE HAS JUST BEEN DESTROYED. NOW EMBASSIES -- THERE IT IS ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE IN THE RUINS. THEY USUALLY HAVE DIPLOMATIC WORK DONE THERE. THE STRIKE KILLED TWO SENIOR REPUBLICAN GUARDS. THE OFFICERS AND ONE OF HIS DEPUTIES +5 OTHERS WERE KILLED. THE AMBASSADOR HAS A HARSH RESPONSE AND THE ISRAELIS HAVE DENIED THIS. >> WHY WOULD THEY CONDUCT A STRIKE LIKE THIS? >> SUPPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED. THEY ARE TRYING TO GET RID OF ISRAEL AND HAMAS IS LOSING THE BATTLE. EVERYTHING IS BEING DONE TO PROVIDE WEAPONS TO THE FIGHT. THERE IS NO DOUBT BEHIND-THE SCENES A LOT OF INTELLIGENCE WILL TRY TO TAKE THESE PEOPLE OUT. THEY HAVE STEPPED UP THEIR ACT ON ALL SORTS OF GROUPS. THIS IS DAYS AFTER STRIKE IN SYRIA KILLED 53 SOLDIERS AND IT IS A REMINDER OF THE DANGEROUS RISKS OF ESCALATION THE LONGER THE WAR CONTINUES. >> LET'S GROW BACK TO A SUBJEC , THE ATTACK ON THE AID WORKERS. WE HEARD A STATEMENT ABOUT THE WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN ATTACK IN GAZA. >> THEY ARE COMMITTED TO INTERNATIONAL LAW AND COMMITTED TO EXAMINING OUR OPERATIONS THOROUGHLY AND TRANSPARENTLY. WE HAVE REVIEWED THE INCIDENT AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS TO UNDERSTAND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW IT HAPPENED. WE WILL BE OPENING A PROBE TO EXAMINE THIS SERIOUS INCIDENT FURTHER. THIS WILL HELP US REDUCE THE RISK OF SUCH AN EVENT OCCURRING AGAIN. >>> LET'S GET A LOOK AT THE WEATHER NOW. >>> THE WEEK LOOKS UNSETTLED WITH SHOWERS. UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS FOR THE WEEKEND. MANY PLACES WILL START DRY BUT THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS OF SCOTLAND WILL BE WET. CHILLY IN NORTH AND MILD AND ALSO WITH STRONG WINDS NEAR THE COAST. PATCHY RAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND WILL BE MAINLY DRY. YOU ARE WATCHING SKY NEWS TODAY. AN ISRAELI GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON FOLLOWS THEIR FORCES. SEVEN AID WORKERS WERE KILLED. >>> >>> LET'S GET MORE ON OUR TOP STORY. A BRITISH VOLUNTEER IS AMONG SEVEN WHO DIED IN AN AIRSTRIKE. THEY WERE WORKING FOR WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN DELIVERING AID INSIDE GAZA. THE CHARITY SAID THIS TOOK PLACE WHILE THEY WORK LEAVING A WAREHOUSE IN CENTRAL GAZA EARLIER TODAY. THERE WERE SEVEN DEAD FROM POLAND, A JOINT U.S. CANADIAN CITIZEN AND THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE NEARBY HOSPITAL. >>> THE TEAM WAS TRAVELING IN A ZONE THAT WAS NOT CONFLICTED. THE VEHICLES WERE HIT AFTER UNLOADING FOOD AID. THEY SAID IT WAS COORDINATING EFFORTS AND ARE REVIEWING THE INCIDENT. >> WE ARE COMMITTED TO INTERNATIONAL LAW AND EXAMINING OUR OPERATIONS THOROUGHLY AND TRANSPARENTLY. WE HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THE INCIDENT TO UNDERSTAND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW IT HAPPENED. WE WILL BE OPENING A PROBE TO EXAMINE THE SERIES INCIDENT FURTHER. THIS WILL HELP US REDUCE THE RISK OF SUCH AN EVENT FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. >> Reporter: BLOODSTAINED PASSPORTS WERE RECOVERED FROM THE SCENE. THE MILITARY SAYS IT IS CONDUCTING A REVIEW TO UNDERSTAND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS TRAGIC INCIDENT. THERE WAS A STATEMENT ISSUED SAYING WE ARE AWARE OF REPORTS OF THE DEATH AND ARE SEEKING EARLY INFORMATION. WE HAVE PAID TRIBUTE TO ONE OF THE GROUP AFTER CONFIRMING THAT THE AUSTRALIAN WAS ONE OF THOSE KILLED. >> WE EXPECT FULL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE DEATHS OF AID WORKERS. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE. AID WORKERS AND THOSE DOING HUMANITARIAN WORK ARE ALL INNOCENT CIVILIANS. THEY NEED TO BE PROVIDED WITH PROTECTION. >> THE HOSPITAL IS NO LONGER ABLE TO FUNCTION AS A HOSPITAL. THERE HAS BEEN AN ISRAELI OPERATION IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS. >>> WE HAVE A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT. IT'S GOOD TO TALK TO YOU. I JUST HEARD BACK FROM THE LEADER THAT THERE SHOULD BE FULL ACCOUNTABILITY. WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING WITH THIS INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT HAPPENED WITH THIS AID CONVOY? >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I CAN ECHO THE WORDS OF THE PERSON WHO MADE IT CLEAR THIS IS A TRAGIC EVENT AND WE ARE GOING TO INVESTIGATE IT THOROUGHLY. THERE WILL BE 30 PEOPLE INVESTIGATING AS THIRD PARTIES. THE WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN HAS DONE INCREDIBLE WORK AND WE KNOW FAMILY AID WORKERS IN WAR ZONES AND IN OTHER SCENARIOS ARE THE UNSUNG HEROES. THEY WERE TRYING TO GET FOOD TO THOSE WHO NEEDED. WE TRIED TO AVOID HAMAS STEALING IT. >> THEY WERE GONE BY THE IDF. THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE AND WHAT SHOULD THE REPERCUSSIONS BE ? >> THEY ARE A PROFESSIONAL ARMY WITH 100% OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. WE CAME OUT AND SAID WE WORK INVESTIGATE SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED SO THAT THINGS LIKE THIS DON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE EVENT THAT IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. >> HOW LONG WILL THIS TAKE? THE FAMILIES WANT ANSWER. >> 100%. MY HEART IS WITH THE FAMILIES AFFECTED. I HAVE LOST EOPLE IN THIS CONFLICT AS WELL IN WAR IS . THESE ARE THE HEROES THAT GO BEYOND BEYOND THE CONFLICT LINES TO TRY TO HELP CIVILIANS JUST AS THE IDF DOES IN A WAY NO OTHER ARMY HAS DONE IN HISTORY. WE FIGHT A DIFFICULT WERE IN A SITUATION WHERE TERRORISTS EMBED THEMSELVES WITH CIVILIANS AND THEY HAVE A TUNNEL NETWORK TWICE THE SIZE OF THE LONDON UNDERGROUND AND WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO GO AFTER THE TERRORIST AND TO AVOID ANY CIVILIAN CASUALTY. THAT IS NOT WHAT HAMAS IS DOING. . THE WORLD FOOD KITCHEN HAS SUSPENDED OPERATIONS IN THAT GAZA. THEY WERE ACTUALLY GETTING AID DELIVERED TO PEOPLE THERE. HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU ABOUT STARVATION? >> TALK OF FAMINE AND STARVATION IS SOMETHING WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR. >> IMAGES HAVE COME OUT AND THEY ARE HORRIFIC. >> YES. THOSE IMAGES HAVE TO GET THE RUBBERSTAMP FROM HAMAS. >> WE HAVE JOURNALISTS THERE. >> I QUESTION IMAGES COMING OUT. >> WE QUESTION ALL THE IMAGES THAT WE BROADCAST HERE. MAY I SPEAK ? >> YOU ARE TRYING TO DENY THAT THE IMAGES ARE REAL. >> I AM BEING CLEAR ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY ARE VERY MUCH IN CONTROL OF MANY AREAS. I CAN SPEAK ABOUT PICTURES I AM NOT SEEING. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTS COMING OUT FROM ORGANIZATIONS SUGGESTING IMMINENT FAMINE. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT TO BE THE CASE BASED ON OUT OF DATE INFORMATION THAT IS BASED ON THEIR FIGURES. THEY NOT LONG AGO WERE KILLING BABIES AND CHILDREN AND BURNING FAMILIES ALIVE. WE TAKE ANYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF GAZA WITH US BIN OF SALT. >> LET'S TURN TO THE SITUATION IN THE SOUTH OF GAZA. THERE ARE PEOPLE CRAMMED INTO THAT AREA. THE CIVILIANS WERE RECOMMENDED TO GO THERE. IT IS INEVITABLE THAT THE IBF WILL GO THERE? >> ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE TAKEN OUT CLOSE TO 19 OF 24 ARMY BRIGADES. THERE IS ONE IN PLAY IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GAZA AND THEN FOUR IN RAFFLE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT AND WE SAID THAT FROM THE BEGINNING. OUR ALLIES UNDERSTAND THAT AS WELL AS THE AMERICANS. WE NEED TO FIGHT WITH HAMAS NOT THE PEOPLE OF GAZA. WE WILL DO WHAT WE DID IN CENTRAL GAZA WHICH GET SIBLINGS OUT OF HARM'S WAY AND WE WILL GO AFTER HAMAS AND DEFEAT THEM. >> HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT? HOW WE GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE WAY AND AVOID A BLOODBATH ? >> THE SAME WAY WE DID IT IN THE NORTH AND CENTRAL GAZA. WE WERE TOLD TO GO INTO GAZA. DON'T GO INTO THE HOSPITALS THAT HAVE BECOME TERROR BASES AND THERE IN THE MATERNITY WARD AND E.R. WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING SUCCESSFULLY. ACCORDING TO BRITISH AND AMERICAN MILITARY EXPERTS, WE HAVE DONE FOR MORE THAN ANY OTHER ARMY IN THE HISTORY TO AVOID CIVILIAN CASUALTIES. >> I'M SORRY. AT THE BEGINNING YOU TOLD THEM TO MOVE SOUTH AND THEY DID AND NOW YOU HAVE GONE INTO NORTH AND CENTRAL PARTS OF GAZA AND PARTS OF BEEN LEVELED. WHERE THEY NOW GO. YOU DON'T SUGGEST THAT HEY GO BACK TO THE NORTH. WHERE DO THEY GO? >> WHEN THAT BECOMES A REALITY IN THE ORDERS ARE GIVEN TO MOVE AHEAD WITH THAT MISSION WE WILL MOVE CIVILIANS INTO SAFER AREAS THAT WE WILL SET UP TO THE NORTH. LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE DONE IT BEFORE SUCCESSFULLY. WE WILL DO IT AGAIN. >> LET'S MOVE THIS. YOU SAID IS REALLY ADHERES TO INTERNATIONAL LAW. THE U.N. SAYS THE ATTACK ON THE MISSION IS A BREACH OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. WAS ISRAEL BEHIND THAT ? >> I CAN TELL YOU THAT OF RON IS BEHIND ALL OF THE ESCALATION AND THE WAR WE ARE SEEING. THERE PULLING THE STRINGS WITH THEIR PROXIES IN GAZA AND LEBANON ON THE NORTHERN BORDER AND A ROCK AND YEMEN. YESTERDAY AND IRANIAN DRONE CAME OVER FROM A ROCK AND HIT EIGHT TARGET. NO CASUALTIES. OF RON IS DOING THEIR UTMOST TO GO THROUGH THE PROXIES AND DEFINITIVELY, THE BUILDING THAT WAS HIT WAS NOT A CONSULATE. IT WAS NOT AN EMBASSY. I DARESAY THAT THE ARENA AND INDIVIDUALS IN THAT BUILDING WERE LIKELY NOT THERE TO DISTRIBUTE EASTER EGGS. >> ONE FINAL THOUGHT. WE SAW HUGE PROTEST YESTERDAY. HOW LONG CAN THE PRIME MINISTER HOLD ONTO POWER? >> HE HAS WIDESPREAD SUPPORT. HE CAME IN WITH WIDE SUPPORT AND THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL ARE UNITED IN A WAY THAT THEY MAYBE HAVE NEVER BEEN, THEY WANT TO BRING HOME 134 HOSTAGES. WE SEE WIDESPREAD SUPPORT. WE ARE A DEMOCRACY AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE MANY IDEAS. THAT IS GREAT. THEY CAN BE PROTESTED FOR AND AGAINST DAILY. THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE GOVERNMENT, THE PEOPLE STAND WITH THE GOVERNMENT. >> WE APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US TODAY. THANK YOU. AS WE WERE TALKING TO HIM WE GOT A STATEMENT FROM THE FOREIGN SECRETARY TALKING ABOUT AN AIRSTRIKE THAT KILLED CENTRAL AID WORKERS. THEY SAID THEY HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE KILLED. WE'RE TRYING TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. IT IS ESSENTIAL HUMANITARIAN WORKERS ARE PROTECTED DID. WE NEED AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT HAPPENED. ISRAEL HAS SAID IT WILL INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT OR IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THIS MORNING. >>> YOU ARE WATCHING SKY NEWS TODAY. COMING UP, A LANDMARK MOMENT FOR TYPE I DIABETES PATIENTS. LATEST ON WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS AN ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS. IT COULD BE A BREAKTHROUGH TREATMENT. >>> NOW IN A LANDMARK MOMENT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WITH TYPE ONE DIABETES WILL RECEIVE AN ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS TO MONITOR BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS AND AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST INSULIN GIVEN. WE HAVE MORE. >> Reporter: FOR 44 YEARS LIZ HAS JUGGLED AND ACTIVE LIFE WITH TYPE I EASY DIABETES. THIS IS CALLED AN AUNT OFFICIAL PANCREAS. >> Reporter: IT INVOLVES OF PHONE, PATCH AND INSULIN PUMP TO MONITOR BLOOD GLUCOSE AND ADJUSTING THE DOSE. >> IT PUTS AN END TO MANUAL INJECTIONS AND THE NEED TO DRAW BLOOD. >> THERE ARE THREE COMPONENTS. ALL THREE NEED TO BE WIRELESSLY CONNECTED. THE BIGGEST BENEFIT I CAN SEE IS THE MENTAL LOAD OF HANDLING TYPE I DIABETES WITH SYSTEMS LIKE THIS. IT IS REDUCED TREMENDOUSLY. I CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT. >> Reporter: THERE ARE 269,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN ENGLAND WITH TYPE I DIABETES AND THEY SPEND 10 BILLION POUNDS PER YEAR AND 10% OF ITS ENTIRE BUDGET ON IDENTIFYING AND TREATING THE CONDITION. >> Reporter: THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL BE ROLLED OUT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS ACROSS ENGLAND TO IDENTIFY THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE. HEALTH SERVICES HAVE BEEN FUNDED TO DO THIS. IT'S HOPED IT WILL HELP TENS OF THOUSANDS. TO PUT THIS IN CONTEXT WITH ALL THOSE WHO HAVE TYPE I DIABETES 70 FEET AWAY PEOPLE ARE ELIGIBLE. DIABETES IS A TOUGH CONDITION AND THESE SYSTEMS MAKE A SIGNIFICANT, LIFE-CHANGING DIFFERENCE. IT IS A LANDMARK MOVEMENT. THEY WILL WORK WITH THE TEAM TO ENSURE A FAIR ROLLOUT. THE TECHNOLOGY SHOULD REDUCE THE STRESS AROUND MANAGING DIABETES AND FOR THOSE ALREADY BENEFITING, HE KEEPS A LID ON BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS IN A MUCH EASIER WAY. >>> NOW WE HAVE THE HEAD OF CARE AT DIABETES UK. THERE ARE NO NEGATIVES, ARE THERE? THIS WILL DELIVER INSULIN AT A GOOD RATE AND TAKES THE MENTAL LOAD OFF. THE ABILITY OF PATIENTS TO BE ABLE TO WATCH THEMSELVES. >> ABSOLUTELY. THE TECHNOLOGY IS GOING TO HELP PEOPLE MANAGE THE BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS IN A SAVE AND HEALTHY MANNER AND REDUCE RISK TO PATIENTS. IT TAKES AWAY A LOT OF THE DAY TODAY THINKING AND MANIPULATION OF THINGS IN ORDER TO GET THE LEVELS SAFE. >> WHAT IS THIS ? >> TYPE I DIABETES IS A CONDITION WHERE YOU ARE PANCREAS DOES NOT PRODUCE INSULIN. WE NEED THIS TO MAKE USE OF THE FOOD WE EAT. FOR PEOPLE WITH TYPE I DIABETES, THEY NEED TO ALWAYS HAVE THE AMOUNT OF FOOD THEY ARE EATING AND THEN CALCULATE HOW MUCH THEY NEED TO INJECT. THIS DEVICE WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOOK AT HOW MUCH SUGAR IS THERE AND MATCH IT WHICH HOW MUCH INSULIN YOU NEED. IT HELPS PEOPLE WITH TYPE I DIABETES SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF SUGAR WHICH CAN LEAD TO COMPLICATIONS OF THEIR CONDITION. >> HOW SERIOUS CAN INCIDENTS LIKE THAT BE IF UNREGULATED. >> VERY DANGEROUS. FOR PEOPLE WITH TYPE I DIABETES, IT CAN BE DANGEROUS AND IT KEEPS THEM FROM SOME DAY- TO-DAY ACTIVITIES THAT PEOPLE WITHOUT DIABETES CAN DO SUCH AS GOING FOR A RUN. IF YOU RUN YOU CAN SEE THE SUGAR IN YOUR BLOOD DIPPING. WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY, WE CAN BE SURE THAT THEY CAN EXERCISE IN A SAFE TARGET AND GIVE THEM THE CONFIDENCE TO BE ABLE TO DO SUCH ACTIVITIES WHICH CAN BENEFIT YOUR HEALTH. >> ARE YOU CONFIDENT IT CAN BE USED FOR EVERYONE ? >> AT THE MOMENT THERE IS A PRIORITY LIST AND THE PRIORITY LIST IS THAT FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 AND FOR WOMEN WHO ARE PLANNING FOR PREGNANCY OR ARE PREGNANT. WE ALSO HAVE A CRITERIA FOR ADULTS. THE KEY IS THAT PEOPLE WITH THIS DON'T NEED TO DO ANYTHING AT ALL AT THE MOMENT BECAUSE THE SYSTEMS WILL BE WORKING TO GET THE TRAINING AND WORKFORCE TO HELP THEM IMPLEMENT THIS. >> IF YOU ARE WATCHING THIS PROGRAM AND YOU SAY YOU WOULD LIKE THAT YOU CAN'T GO TO YOUR GENERAL PRACTITIONER AND SAY I WANTED PEOPLE WILL BE CALLED FROM THE SYSTEM ? >> IN DEED. THEY ARE BEING EQUIPPED WITH THE TRAINING AND WORKFORCE AND THEN YOU CAN DO A ROUTINE OF APPOINTMENT AND THE BENEFITS WILL BE DISCUSSED AND THEN YOU MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION AS TO HOW YOU MOVE ON WITH IT. FOR MANY IT IS LIFE-CHANGING. >> I WAS READING ABOUT THIS AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT IT WAS 10% OF THE BUDGET. IT'S A MASSIVE DRAIN ON RESOURCES. IS THIS TREATMENT BLESSES THE EXPENSIVE ? >> IT IS MORE EFFICIENT. WE CAN THINK ABOUT THE COST AS REX AS EFFICIENCY. WE HAVE 100 BILLION POUNDS