Jan. 1: Deadly ski resort fire, Winter storms

>>> TONIGHT, THE NEW. YEAR'S EVE TRAGEDY. DOZENS KILLED, MORE. THAN 100 INJURED WHEN. A FIRE BREAKS OUT IN A. PACKED BAR AT A SKI. RESOLVE IN THE ALPS. FLAMES ENGULFING THE. BUILDING. PEOPLE SCRAMBLED TO. ESCAPE THE INFERNO. ONE SURVIVOR. DESCRIBING GRABBING ON. TO HER FRIEND WHO GOT. LOST IN THE PANIC AND. IS NOW AMONG THE. MISSING. WAS IT ALL CAUSED BY A. SPARKLER IN A.

CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE? >>> WINTER STORMS. SLAMMING THE COUNTRY. RESCUES IN CALIFORNIA. WHERE 7 MILLION PEOPLE. ARE UNDER FLOOD. ALERTS. >>> THE GREAT LAKES. AND NORTHEAST FACING. BRUTAL SNOW AND BITTER. COLD. >>> THE GOOD NEWS ON. THE ECONOMY. GAS PRICES PLUMMETING. AS WE KICK OFF THE NEW. YEAR. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S. REVEALING COMMENTS. ABOUT HIS HEALTH, INCLUDING THE BRUISING. ON HIS HANDS AND WHAT. HE SAYS HE NOW. REGRETS. >>> THE SEARCH TONIGHT. FOR A MISSING. 5-YEAR-OLD BOY. AUTHORITIES WARNING,

HE COULD BE IN DANGER. >>> VIOLENT PROTESTS. IN IRAN. THOUSANDS TAKING TO. THE STREETS, OUTRAGED. OVER THEIR. GOVERNMENT'S HANDLING. OF THE ECONOMY. CLASHES WITH POLICE. TURNING DEADLY. >>> THE NEW HEALTH. ALERT. CAN MAMMOGRAMS. IDENTIFY MORE THAN. JUST BREAST CANCER? THE HIDDEN HEART RISKS. DOCTORS SAY THEY MIGHT. REVEAL. >>> NEW YORK THE. EDGE OF A DAM. HOW THEY WERE SAVED. FROM THE 130-FOOT DRP.

DROP. >>> ONE MAN'S LEGACY. CELEBRATED TODAY AT. THE ROSE PARADE. "NIGHTLY NEWS" STARTS. RIGHT NOW. >>> THIS IS "NBC. NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH TOM. LLAMAS. >>> GOOD EVENING. I'M KATE SNOW IN FOR. TOM. IT BEGAN LIKE SO MANY. OTHER NEW YEAR'S EVE. CELEBRATIONS. ONLY 90 MINUTES INTO. THE NEW YEAR AT A. POPULAR BAR AT A SKI. RESORT IN THE SWISS. ALPS THINGS TOOK A. DEADLY TURN.

SOME OF THE IMAGES ARE. DISTURBING. YOU CAN SEE THE CHAOS. MASSIVE FLAMES, THICK. SMOKE. PEOPLE SCREAMING, TRYING TO ESCAPE. AUTHORITIES SAY ABOUT. 40 PEOPLE WERE KILLED. AND MORE THAN 100. OTHERS INJURED. IT'S A HEARTBREAKING. TRAGEDY. DANIELE HAMAMDJIAN IS. ON THE SCENE. >> Reporter: VIDEO. FROM INSIDE THE NEW. YEAR'S CELEBRATION IN. THE SWISS ALPS SHOWS. THE CHAOS AS THE.

DEADLY FLAMES SPREAD. AT A BAR POPULAR WITH. YOUNG PEOPLE AND. TOURISTS. YOU CAN HEAR THE. SCREAMING. PEOPLE SCRAMBLING FOR. THE EXIT AS THE FLAMES. RIP THROUGH THE. CONFINED SPACES OF THE. BAR LE CONSTELLATION. ABOUT 40 PEOPLE WERE. KILLED AND MORE THAN. 100 INJURED IN THE. FIRE THAT BEGAN AT. 1:30 A.M. THE CAUSE OF THE BLAZE. UNDER INVESTIGATION. SWISS OFFICIALS SAY. THEY HAVE RULED OUT. TERRORISM, CALLING THE.

FIRE AN ACCIDENT THAT. LED TO AN EXPLOSION. INSIDE THE BAR. 90 MINUTES EARLIER, CELEBRATIONS ON THE. STREETS OF THE UPSCALE. SKI RESORT. WHAT MANY THOUGHT WERE. FIREWORKS WERE ONE OF. THE WORST TRAGEDIES. SWITZERLAND HAS. EXPERIENCED ACCORDING. TO THE COUNTRY'S. PRESIDENT. SAYING TODAY,

SWITZERLAND IS. MOURNING. THIS YOUNG WOMAN SAYS. SHE WAS HOLDING ON TO. A FRIEND AS SHE. ESCAPED. SHE LET GO OF HIS ARM. NOW SHE CAN'T REACH. HIM. OFFICIALS WARN, IDENTIFYING THE DEAD. COULD TAKE DAYS. MANY OF THOSE KILLED. WERE FROM ABROAD. WITNESSES DESCRIBING. THE PANIC AS PEOPLE. TRIED TO ESCAPE. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE. WERE SCREAMING TRYING. TO ESCAPE. I SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE.

ON THE FLOOR. I THINK THESE PEOPLE. WERE DEAD. >> Reporter: FIRST. RESPONDERS WERE ON THE. SCENE WITHIN MINUTES. MANY SO BADLY BURNED, THEY WERE TAKEN TO. HOSPITALS ACROSS THE. COUNTRY. THE GRUELING WORK OF. IDENTIFYING THE DEAD. AND NOTIFYING THEIR. FAMILIES IS NOW. UNDERWAY. >> IT IS JUST. HEARTBREAKING. THERE'S A LOT OF. SPECULATION ABOUT THE. CAUSE OF THE FIRE AND.

IF A SPARKLER MIGHT. HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. >> Reporter: YEAH, KATE. SOME OF THOSE WHO. ESCAPED TALKED ABOUT. HOW CHAMPAGNE BOTTLES. HAD SPARKLERS IN THEM. AND THEY WERE HIGH. HITTING THE CEILING. AND THEN THAT'S HOW. THE FIRE STARTED. AUTHORITIES ARE SAYING. IT IS TOO EARLY TO. CONFIRM AN OFFICIAL. CAUSE. >> DANIELE HAMAMDJIAN, THANK YOU. >>> TO THIS WINTER. WEATHER, INCLUDING.

RESCUES IN CALIFORNIA. FROM FLASH FLOODING. HERE IS MAGGIE VESPA. >> Reporter: FROM. RELENTLESS WHITEOUTS. AND WRECKED SEMIS IN. PENNSYLVANIA TO CARS. SWALLOWED BY FLASH. FLOODS IN SAN DIEGO, THE NEW YEAR BRINGING. NEW ROUNDS OF WILD. WEATHER TO BOTH. COASTS. SAN DIEGO FIRE. CLOCKING MORE THAN TEN. SWIFT WATER RESCUES BY. MIDDAY. RIVERS AND CREEKS. ROSE. LOOK AT THIS. THIS DRIVER TESTING. FATE, DRIVING THROUGH.

WATER UP TO THEIR. WINDSHIELD. CROWDS AT THE ROSE. PARADE DRENCHED. DRENCHED. >> IT'S A RARE SIGHT. IN PASADENA. >> Reporter: OFFICIALS. ARE WORRIED THE SOIL. COULD TRIGGER MUD AND. DEBRIS FLOWS. OUT EAST, HEAVY SNOW. HAMMERING THE GREAT. LAKES REGION. A SEMI JACKKNIFED IN.

PENNSYLVANIA. THIS CAR IN. PHILADELPHIA FOUND ON. ITS SIDE AFTER. SEEMINGLY CRASHING. INTO THAT LIGHT POLE. DRIVERS SLIDING DOWN. THIS ICY HILL. >> I SEE THIS HILL IS. A SHEET OF ICE. I DON'T KNOW WHY. EVERYBODY IS GOING UP. THEY WILL GET STUCK. >> Reporter: PARTS OF. WESTERN NEW YORK. GETTING 20 INCHES OF. SNOW THIS WEEK. THE BUFFALO BILLS. ASKING FANS TO HELP. CLEAR THE STADIUM. MOTHER NATURE.

DELIVERING A VOLATILE. START. MAGGIE VESPA, NBC. NEWS. >>> LET'S GET TO THE. HOLIDAY FORECAST WITH. KEVIN JEANES. >> THE RAIN HAS BEEN. RELENTLESS UP AND DOWN. THE WEST COAST ALL. WEEK. ALONG WITH THE LAKE. AFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE. GREAT LAKES AND. NORTHEAST. OUT WEST, WE HAVE HAD. FLOOD WATCHES TODAY. IT'S A SHORT BREAK. FROM RAIN OVER FRIDAY. INTO FRIDAY NIGHT, RAIN PICKS BACK UP. ACROSS NORTHERN. CALIFORNIA. THROUGH SUNDAY, THROUGH THE WEEKEND, SIX INCHES OF RAIN.

POSSIBLE FROM NORTHERN. CALIFORNIA. ONE TO TWO INCHES FOR. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SATURDAY, STRONG. STORMS POSSIBLE IN THE. SOUTHEAST. RAIN CONTINUES WEST. COLD AND BLUSTERY. ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. INTO SUNDAY, WARMTH. TAKES HOLD ACROSS THE. CENTRAL PLAINS. RAIN CONTINUES OUT. WEST. >>> THERE'S GOOD NEWS. ON THE ECONOMY TO KICK. OFF THE NEW YEAR. WE ARE SEEING THE. LOWEST GAS PRICES IN. OVER FOUR YEARS, DOWN. 17 CENTS IN THE PAST.

MONTH ACCORDING TO. AAA. CHRISTINE ROMANS IS. HERE. GREAT NEWS FOR. TRAVELERS. >> IT IS. THE EXPERTS WE TALKED. TO SAY YOU CAN EXPECT. PRICES TO STAY CLOSE. TO $2.83 AVERAGE FOR. THE FIRST COUPLE. MONTHS OF THE YEAR. FOR ALL OF 2026, WE. ARE LIKELY LOOKING AT. THE AVERAGE GALLON OF. GAS, AT OR BELOW $3. RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN SEE. THE LOWEST ARE IN THE. SOUTH, MIDWEST. THREE STATES WITH THE. CHEAPEST GAS RIGHT. NOW, COLORADO,

OKLAHOMA, IOWA. FOR PEOPLE PLANNING. FOR WHAT COMES NEXT. WHEN IT COMES TO AIR. TRAVEL, FARES FELL. MORE THAN 5% YEAR OVER. YEAR IN NOVEMBER. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO. BE MOSTLY FLAT THIS. YEAR. FUEL IS THE NUMBER TWO. EXPENSE FOR AIRLINES. WHEN IT COMES TO. PRICING THIS YEAR, COMPETITION IS THE. BIGGEST FACTOR. KATE, KEEP AN EYE OUT. FOR LAST-MINUTE TRAVEL. DEALS. >> BOOK YOUR SUMMER. PLANS RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. >>> TURNING TO THOSE. NEW COMMENTS FROM. PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOUT. HIS HEALTH. HIS MOST EXTENSIVE.

PUBLIC REMARKS ON THAT. ISSUE, INCLUDING. REVEALING WHY HE IS. NOT ALWAYS FOLLOWING. HIS OWN DOCTOR'S. ADVICE. HERE IS GABE. GUTIERREZ. >> Reporter: AFTER. RINGING IN THE NEW. YEAR AT HIS GLITZY. GALA, PRESIDENT TRUMP. WILL TURN 80 IN JUNE. HE IS OPENING UP ABOUT. HIS HEALTH IN A NEW. INTERVIEW PUBLISHED IN. "THE WALL STREET. JOURNAL.". IMAGES OF HIS BRUISED. HANDS GOING VIRAL. THE PRESIDENT SAYS. IT'S DUE TO HIM TAKING. 325 MILLIGRAMS OF. ASPIRIN A DAY. ADDING, HE IG.

RECOMMENDATIONS TO. LOWER THE DOSAGE. BECAUSE HE IS. SUPERSTITIOUS. THEY SAY ASPIRIN IS. GOOD FOR THINNING OUT. THE BLOOD. I DON'T WANT THICK. BLOOD POURING THROUGH. MY HEART. TRUMP DOWNPLAY AN. INCIDENT DURING THE. 2024 REPUBLICAN. NATIONAL CONVENTION. WHEN HIS ATTORNEY. GENERAL NICKED HIS. HAND WITH HER RING, CAUSING HIM TO BLEED. TRUMP CALLING IT A. SLIGHT TRUMP. THE MRI HE GOT IN. OCTOBER --.

>> I GOT AN MRI. IT WAS PERFECT. >> Reporter: IT WAS A. CT SCAN HE REGRETS. GETTING IT BECAUSE IT. HAS GIVEN HIS CRITICS. AN OPENING. IT'S TOO BAD I TOOK IT. BECAUSE IT GAVE THEM A. LITTLE AMMUNITION, HE. TELLS "THE JOURNAL.". THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE. BRIEFLY TRIED WEARING. COMPRESSION SOCKS TO. TREAT ANKLE SWELLING. BUT DIDN'T LIKE THEM. HE CALLS ANY EXERCISE. OTHER THAN GOLF. BORING. AS FOR RECENT IMAGES. OF HIM APPEARING TO. DOZE AT WHITE HOUSE. EVENTS, HE IES. FALLING ASLEEP AND.

SUGGESTS PHOTOGRAPHERS. CATCH HIM BLINKING. >> WE HEARD FROM THE. PRESIDENT'S PHYSICIAN. ABOUT THE RESULTS OF. THE CT SCAN. >> Reporter: YES, THE. DOCTOR SAYS IT WAS. PERFECTLY NORMAL AND. REVEALED NO. ABNORMALITIES. ADDING THE PRESIDENT'S. CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. PUTS HIM 14 YEARS. YOUNGER THAN HIS AGE. TRUMP SPENT MUCH OF. THE DAY AT HIS GOLF. COURSE.

>> THANK YOU. >>> NOW TO THE IMAGES. FROM IRAN. PROTESTERS ARE. OUTRAGED BY THE. HANDLING OF THE. ECONOMY. CLASHES WITH POLICE. HAVE TURNED DEADLY. HERE IS GARRETT HAAKE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, TENSE CHANCES BETWEEN. PROTESTERS AND. SECURITY FORCES IN. IRAN TURNING DEADLY. AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE. KILLED AND 17 INJURED. AT A PROTEST TODAY, ACCORDING TO A STATE. NEWS AGENCY. THE DEMONSTRATIONS. HAVE BEEN ESCALATING. FOR DAYS, SPARKED BY.

WORSENING ECONOMIC. CONDITIONS IN THE. COUNTRY. COST OF LIVING IS. HIGH. INFLATION IS SOARING. IRAN'S CURRENCY. CRASHED TO A RECORD. LOW AGAINST THE. DOLLAR. THIS VIDEO SHOWS A. PROTESTER SITTING IN. THE STREET, APPEARING. TO DEFY OFFICERS, LEAVING SOME TO DRAW. COMPARISON FROM THIS. IMAGE IN TIANANMEN. SQUARE. A NUMBER OF SHOP. KEEPERS CLOSED THEIR. DOORS EARLIER THIS. WEEK. THEY APPEAR TO BE THE. BIGGEST DEMONSTRATIONS. SINCE 2022 WHEN.

PROTESTS ERUPTED OVER. THE DEATH OF THE. 22-YEAR-OLD WHO DIED. IN POLICE CUSTODY. AFTER SHE WAS ARRESTED. FOR NOT PROPERLY. WEARING A HIJAB. THE IRANIAN PRESIDENT. RECENTLY SAID HIS. COUNTRY IS, QUOTE, ENGAGED IN A FULL. SCALE WAR WITH THE. U.S., ISRAEL AND. EUROPE. EARLIER THIS WEEK, PRESIDENT TRUMP ISSUED. THIS STARK WARNING TO. IRAN OVER ITS NUCLEAR.

PROGRAM. >> I HEAR IRAN IS. TRYING TO BUILD UP. AGAIN. IF THEY ARE, WE'RE. GOING TO HAVE TO KNOCK. THEM DOWN. >> Reporter: DOZENS. HAVE BEEN ARRESTED. THE STATE DEPARTMENT. SAYING DEMONSTRATORS. ARE FACING. INTIMIDATION AND. VIOLENCE FROM IRAN'S. GOVERNMENT AND IS. CALLING ON THE. CRACKDOWN TO END. >> GARRETT, THANK YOU. >>> A NEW YEAR MEANS. NEW LAWS GOING INTO. AFFECT AROUND THE. COUNTRY. AFFECTING PAYCHECKS TO. RESTRICTIONS ON SCREEN. TIME FOR KIDS. KELLY O'DONNELL HAS. THE BREAKDOWN. >> Reporter: THIS NEW. YEAR BRINGS THE FORCE. OF NEW LAWS AROUND THE.

COUNTRY SHAPING. AMERICAN LIFE. SCROLLING TIME FOR. KIDS UNDER NEW. RESTRICTIONS IN. VIRGINIA. >> THEY LIKE TO BE ON. THEIR TABLETS AND. WATCH TV AND STUFF. I NOTICE A DIFFERENCE. WHEN I LIMIT THAT. >> Reporter: STARTING. TODAY, SOCIAL MEDIA. COMPANIES ARE REQUIRED. TO SCREEN USERS BY. AGE. THEN CAP VIRGINIA KIDS. UNDER 16 AT ONE HOUR A. DAY FOR EACH SERVICE. OR PLATFORM. THE NEW LAW FACING. SKEPTICS. >> KIDS ARE NOT. STUPID. KIDS ARE SMART.

THEY WILL GET AROUND. THIS. >> Reporter: SOME. EXPERTS SAY LIMITS ARE. NEEDED. >> IT'S A DIGITAL. HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY. SEAT BELTS. WE REALLY HAVE TO BE. INTENTIONAL. >> Reporter: FROM. SOCIAL MEDIA TO HEATED. SOCIAL ISSUES. IN NORTH CAROLINA, A. NEW LAW BARS STATE. FUNDS FOR GENDER. TRANSITION SURGERY AND. PERMITS LAWSUITS. AGAINST MEDICAL. PROVIDERS. TEXAS IS BLOCKING. DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND. INCLUSION PROGRAMS FOR.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS, KINDERGARTEN TO 12th. GRADE. IN WASHINGTON, LAWMAKERS BOOSTED THE. STATE'S MINIMUM WAGE. TO MORE THAN $17 AN. HOUR. IN FACT, STARTING. TODAY, 19 STATES. ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WILL SEE MINIMUM WAGE. INCREASES. DELAWARE IS STARTING A. NEW PROGRAM TO PERMIT. INCARCERATED MOTHERS. TO SEND BREAST MILK TO. THEIR BABIES THROUGH A. DESIGNATED CARETAKER. WHILE ILLINOIS ADDS A. NEW STEP FOR GUN.

SAFETY. REQUIRING OWNERS TO. REPORT A LOST OR. STOLEN WEAPON WITHIN. 48 HOURS. >> KELLY O'DONNELL, THANKS. >>> JUST AHEAD, COULD. MAMMOGRAMS DO. >>> MAMMOGRAMS ARE. WIDELY KNOWN TO DETECT. BREAST CANCER. BUT THERE'S A NEW PUSH. NOW TO USE MAMMOGRAMS. TO IDENTIFY HIDDEN. HEART RISKS. HERE IS EMILIE IKEDA. >> Reporter: WHEN. NANCY WENT FOR HER. MAMMOGRAM IN NEW YORK.

CITY, SHE NEVER COULD. HAVE IMAGINED THE. LIFE-THREATENING. DIAGNOSIS IT WOULD. LEAD TO. NOT BREAST CANCER. >> ONE OF MY MAIN. ARTERIES WAS 70%. BLOCKED. >> Reporter: A RISK OF. A HEART ATTACK. >> I WAS IN COMPLETE. SHOCK. I DID NOT HAVE. SYMPTOMS EXCEPT FOR. FEELING A LITTLE MORE. FATIGUED THAN USUAL, WHICH I ATTRIBUTED TO. AGE. >> Reporter: HER. MAMMOGRAM AND. ULTRASOUND REVEALED. CALCIUM BUILDUP WITHIN. ARTERIES.

>> SHE HAD A LITTLE. BIT. BUT THAT LITTLE BIT. WAS INCREDIBLY. SIGNIFICANT FOR HER. >> Reporter: THIS. RADIOLOGIST IS RUNNING. A STUDY THAT NOTIFIES. PATIENTS LIKE NANCY OF. BREAST ARTERIAL. BLOCKAGES. A YOGA INSTRUCTOR AND.

HEALTHY EATER. >> IT WASN'T UNTIL I. GOT THE LETTER THAT A. LITTLE BELL WENT OFF. IN MY HEAD SAYING, MY. MOM, MY SISTER, MAYBE. I SHOULD LOOK INTO. THIS. >> Reporter: GIVEN HER. FAMILY HISTORY OF. HEART DISEASE AND THE. IMAGING, SHE FOLLOWED. UP WITH A. CARDIOLOGIST. >> FOUR BLOCKAGES IN. HER ARTERIES. I CALLED A SURGEON. HE EXAMINED HER AND. SCHEDULED OPEN HEART. SURGERY. >> Reporter: BOTH. DOCTORS SAY IT SHOULD. BE ADDED TO THE LIST.

OF KNOWN RISKS FOR. HEART DISEASE, THE. LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH. FOR WOMEN. A BIG HURDLE IS THAT. BAC IS OFTEN NOT. INCLUDED IN MAMMOGRAM. REPORTS. >> I RECOMMEND ALL. WOMEN HAVING. MAMMOGRAMS ASK FOR. THEIR BREAST ARTERIAL. CALCIFICATION RESULTS. >> Reporter: FOR. NANCY, IT MADE ALL THE. DIFFERENCE. >> I FEEL VERY. FORTUNATE THAT THIS. HAPPENED. I REALLY THINK IT. SAVED MY LIFE. >> THE STUDY IS.

ONGOING. WHAT ARE DOCTORS. HOPING COMES OUT OF. IT? >> Reporter: OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS. AROUND IT. IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW. MUCH BAC SHOULD CAUSE. CONCERN. RESEARCHERS ARE HOPING. THAT MAMMOGRAMS WILL. START SPARKING MORE. CONVERSATIONS AROUND. NOT JUST BREAST HEALTH. BUT HEART HEALTH AND. MAYBE ALLOW FOR. EARLIER INTERVENTION. >> GOOD THING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> WE ARE BACK IN. >>> WE ARE BACK NOW. WITH AN URGENT SEARCH. FOR A MISSING.

5-YEAR-OLD BOY. OFFICIALS IN ALABAMA. ARE LOOKING FOR HIM. WHO WAS SEEN. YESTERDAY. THE FATHER WAS CHARGED. TODAY NOT FOR HIS. SON'S DISAPPEARANCE. BUT IN CONNECTION WITH. EXPLOSIVES FOUND ON. HIS PROPERTY. THOSE EXPLOSIVES HAVE. HINDERED THEIR SEARCH. THEY ARE USING DRONES. AND VOLUNTEERS TO TRY. TO FIND THE BOY. >>> ZOHRAN MAMDANI IS. NEW YORK'S NEWEST. MAYOR. MECHANICAL FAILURE AND.

DRIFTED. ALL FOUR MEN WERE. PULLED TO SAFETY. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, THE NEW YEAR'S ROSE. PARADE BROUGHT A. SPECIAL GROUP OF. PEOPLE TOGETHER WHO. ALL SHARE. >>> FINALLY TONIGHT, ONE MAN'S REMARKABLE. GIFT, GIVING NEW LIFE. IN THIS NEW YEAR AND. UNITING THREE. FAMILIES.

IT'S A STORY THAT WAS. HONORED IN TODAY'S. ROSE PARADE. >> Reporter: IN THE. FLOWERS OF THE ROSE. PARADE IN CALIFORNIA, GRIEF IS INTERTWINED. WITH HOPE, BECAUSE. THIS YEAR A FLOAT. PAYING TRIBUTE TO. ORGAN DONORS AND. RECIPIENTS IS HONORING. ELMER. HE DIED AFTER A TRAGIC. ACCIDENT IN 2017. HIS WIFE HAS LOVED. BEYOND LOSS. THE MOST HUMBLE PERSON.

YOU EVER MET. EIGHT YEARS LATER, A. PART OF HIM STILL. LIVES. >> IT'S A MIRACLE. >> Reporter: THIS MAN. RECEIVED HIS KIDNEY. >> HE GIVE LIFE FOR A. LOT OF PEOPLE. >> Reporter: WHEN A. DISEASE CAUSED HIS. BODY TO REJECT THE. ORGAN, HE DIDN'T THINK. TWICE ABOUT WHAT CAME. NEXT. WHY DID YOU WANT TO. DONATE IT? >> I FEEL HAPPY IF. SOMEBODY GIVE LIFE FOR. SOMEBODY. >> Reporter: THANKS TO. A RARE MEDICAL.

PROCEDURE HIS KIDNEY. GAVE HER A SECOND. CHANCE. >> GIVE IT TO SOMEBODY. ELSE SO THEY CAN LIVE. A BETTER LIFE. I HAPPEN TO BE THAT. PERSON. >> Reporter: ONE. KIDNEY --. >> WHAT A BLESSING. >> I AM VERY HAPPY. >> I AM GRATEFUL. >> Reporter: BRINGING. THREE FAMILIES. TOGETHER. >> BECAUSE OF ELMER, WE HAVE THE. OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE. >> HE IS ALIVE WITH. US. >> I FEEL HE WAS HERE.

I'M GLAD FOR THEY. CONTINUE LIVING. >> Reporter: A. CONNECTION BEYOND. WORDS FOR ALL TO SEE. >>> THAT'S "NIGHTLY. NEWS" FOR THIS NEW. YEAR'S DAY. I'M KATE SNOW. THANK YOU FOR. WATCHING. HAPPY NEW YEAR.