NBC Nightly News Full Episode - April 10

>>> BREAKING NEWS. TONIGHT. A HELICOPTER CARRYING. TOURISTS CRASHES INTO. THE HUDSON RIVER IN. NEW YORK CITY, KILLING. SIX PEOPLE. THE VIDEOS JUST COMING. IN. THE MOMENT THE CHOPPER. PLUNGED INTO THE. RIVER. WITNESSES DESCRIBING. ITS BLADES FLYING OFF. BEFORE IT DROPPED. THE MASSIVE RESCUE. EFFORT OFF MANHATTAN. TONIGHT A CLOSER LOOK. AT HELICOPTER TOURISM.

>>> ANOTHER AVIATION. ACTION TODAY CLIPPING. WINGS AT REAGAN. NATIONAL. SIX MEMBERS OF. CONGRESS ON BOARD AMID. CONCERNS THAT RUNWAY. IS JUST TOO PACKED. >>> MARKETS PLUNGE. WITH THE TARIFF. CONFUSION. THE PRESIDENT WARNING. THERE WILL BE A. TRANSITION COST AS HIS. PLANS GO INTO PLACE. >>> PULLED FROM THE. RUBBLE. DRAMATIC NEW VIDEO OF. A SURVIVOR, RESCUED. AFTER THAT ROOF. COLLAPSE IN THE. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AS. THE DEATH TOLL SOARS. PAST 200. >>> KIDNAPPED IN A.

U-HAUL. THE POLICE CHASE. CAUGHT ON CAMERA AS. THEY PURSUE A MAN. TWO PEOPLE ARE TRAPPED. IN THE BACK OF A. RENTAL TRUCK. THE HIGH PROFILE. APOLOGY AFTER THIS. COLLEGE STUDENT SPOKE. EXCLUSIVELY TO US ON. CAMERA ABOUT A VICIOUS. RUMOR ABOUT HER THAT. WENT NATIONAL. ONE OF THE BIG NAMES. WHOSE PLATFORM HELPED. MASTE. THIS MONSTER PUTT. WORTHY OF HER CHAMPION. DAD. >> Announcer: THIS IS.

"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS". WITH LESTER HOLT. >>> GOOD EVENING. WE ARE COMING ON THE. AIR TONIGHT WITH. BREAKING NEWS. A DEADLY CHOPPER CRASH. IN THE HUDSON RIVER. IT HAPPENED LATE. TODAY. A TOURIST HELICOPTER. CARRYING FIVE PEOPLE. AND ONE PILOT SUDDENLY. PLUMMETED INTO THE. WATER BELOW. WE'RE GOING TO PLAY. FOR YOU NOW THE MOMENT. IT DROPPED FROM THE. SKY. AND WE ARE PAUSING. BEFORE THE MOMENT OF. IMPACT. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT WAS. A FURIOUS RESCUE. EFFORT ON ONE OF THE. BUSIEST WATERWAYS IN. THE WORLD.

THE SCENE, REMINISCENT. OF THE MIRACLE ON THE. HUDSON 16 YEARS AGO, NEAR THE SAME EXACT. LOCATION. BUT THE RESULTS FROM. A MIRACLE. ALL SIX ON BOARD. KILLED INCLUDING THREE. CHILDREN. A WARNING TIME SOME OF. THE IMAGES YOU'RE. ABOUT TO SEE ARE. DISTURBING. OUR TEAM IS ON THE. SCENE OF THE CRASH, AND SAM BROCK JOINS US. NOW LIVE. SAM, THEY TRIED SO. HARD TO RESCUE THOSE. PASSENGERS. >> Reporter: TOM, GOOD. EVENING. THAT'S RIGHT. ACCORDING TO. AUTHORITIES, DIVERS. WERE IN THE WATER. WITHIN MINUTES OF THE. CALL COMING IN.

OVER MY SHOULDER, YOU. CAN STILL SEE THE. FLASHING LIGHTS ACROSS. THE HUDSON RIVER. THAT'S THE SCENE AS. WE'RE LEARNING MORE. ABOUT THIS FAMILY NOW. THAT DIED INCLUDING. THREE KIDS. THE TERRIFYING FINAL. MOMENTS OF THE. HELICOPTER FLIGHT. CAPTURED ON VIDEO AS. IT FELL OUT OF THE SKY. AND PLUNGED INTO NEW. YORK CITY'S HUDSON. RIVER. >> THERE ARE MULTIPLE. STILL IN THE WATER. >> Reporter: IMAGES. SHOWING THE CHOPPER. TURNED UPSIDE DOWN IN. THE WATER. >> I NEED AN. AMBULANCE. THERE ARE PEOPLE IN.

THE WATER. >> THE PLANE WAS. TURNED AROUND, SITTING. THERE IN THE WATER. ALMOST LIKE IT WAS. FLOATING. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, AUTHORITIES SAY THE. CRASH HAPPENED AROUND. 3:17 P.M., THAT SIX. PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD. THAT FLIGHT, AND THERE. ARE NO SURVIVORS. >> ACCORDING TO THE. MANIFEST ABOARD THE. HELICOPTER WERE SIX. PEOPLE. ONE PILOT, TWO ADULTS, AND THREE CHILDREN. >> Reporter: THE MAYOR. SAYING IT WAS A. TOURIST SIGHT-SEEING. FLIGHT WITH A FAMILY. FROM SPAIN ON BOARD. THAT HAD TAKEN OFF. FROM LOWER MANHATTAN. >> THE ENTIRE FAMILY. MEMBERS, WE'RE LIFTING.

THEM UP IN PRAYER. >> WE WERE MET BY THE. FIRST RESPONDERS WHO. TOLD US THEY DID. EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO. TRY TO SAVE THESE. VICTIMS, AND YOU CAN. SEE THE TRAUMA ON. THEIR FACE. >> Reporter: DOMINIC. COG GNAW TOE WAS. WALKING TO A FLAG. FOOTBALL GAME ON. MANHATTAN'S WEST SIDE. WHEN HE WITNESSED THE. CRASH. WHAT DID YOU SEE? >> I HAPPENED TO BE. WALKING AND I HEARD, LIKE, IT SOUNDED. LIKE -- LIKE AN ENGINE. JUST DYING AND IT WAS. JUST, LIKE-- -- AND I. TURNED AND LOOKED I. AND I SAW THE. HELICOPTER CRASH AND.

SPLASH INTO THE WATER. >> Reporter: AN. INVESTIGATOR TELLS US. THE VIDEO SHOWS THE. CHOPPER BREAKING. APART. >> IT APPEARS TO ME. THAT THERE WAS SOME. SORT OF CATASTROPHIC. FLIGHT CONTROL. MALFUNCTION WHERE THE. MAIN ROTOR BLADE, THE. MAIN ROTOR BLADE AND. HEAD THE THE TAIL. ROTOR BLADE ASSEMBLY. DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. IN FLIGHT. >> SAM JOINS US AGAIN. LIVE. EYEWITNESSS ARE. TELLING YOU MORE ABOUT. WHAT THEY SAW WHEN. THAT CHOPPER WENT. DOWN? >> Reporter: YEAH, TOM. THAT'S RIGHT. WE SPOKE THE ANOTHER. EYEWITNESS WHO SAID IT. APPEARS THAT SOMETHING. HAPPENED TO THE TAIL.

DISLODGING THE MAIN. ROTOR OF THE CHOPPER. CAUSING IT TO FALL IN. FREEFALL. RIGHT NOW THIS CRASH. IS UNDER. INVESTIGATION. THAIN. ROTOR OF THE CHOPPER. CAUSING IT TO FALL AND. FREEFALL. THIS CRASH IS UNDER. INVESTIGATION. THE NTSB IS LAUNCHING. ITS OWN TEAM. >> ALL RIGHT. THIS CRASH IS RAISING. NEW CONCERNS ABOUT THE. POTENTIAL DANGERS OF. HELICOPTER TOURISM. >> Reporter: IN THE. WAKE OF THE TERRIFYING. CRASH ON THE HUDSON, TONIGHT NEW QUESTIONS. AROUND THE SAFETY OF. HELICOPTERS AND. SIGHTSEEING FLIGHTS AS. OFFICIALS CONFIRM. TODAY'S AIRCRAFT WAS. FLYING FOR THE NEW.

YORK HELICOPTERS TOUR. COMPANY. >> THIS IS BASED ON. FLIGHT-TRACKING. SOFTWARE. A BELL 206 HELICOPTER. FLYING FOR THE TOUR. COMPANY NEW YORK. HELICOPTERS TOOK OFF. FROM THE DOWNTOWN. MANHATTAN HELIPORT. >> Reporter: AT LEAST. 32 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN. HELICOPTER CRASHES IN. NEW YORK CITY SINCE. 1977 ACCORDING TO THE. ASSOCIATED PRESS. THERE WAS A FATAL. HELICOPTER CRASH SEVEN. YEARS AGO WHEN FIVE.

SIGHTSEERS DROWNED. AFTER AN OPEN DOOR. FLIGHT CRASHED IN THE. EAST RIVER OFF THE. UPPER EAST SIDE. THE PILOT SURVIVED. IN 2009, AN EVEN. DEADLIER INCIDENT. NINE PEOPLE DIED WHEN. A SIGHTSEEING. HELICOPTER COLLIDED. OVER THE HUDSON RIVER. THE ICONIC SKYLINE, A. MAGNET FOR TOUR. OPERATORS, WHILE ALSO. PRIVATE RECREATIONAL. AND COMMERCIAL. AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC. >> THERE IS QUITE A. LOT OF TRAFFIC THERE. I DON'T THINK THAT'S. AN ISSUE IN THIS CASE. >> Reporter: JEFF IS A. FORMER NTSB. INVESTIGATOR.

>> IT IS A. WELL-REGULATED. INDUSTRY. IT HAS TO MEET FAA. STANDARDS. BUT THERE HAVE BEEN. SOME TRAGIC CRASHES. AROUND THE COUNTRY AND. AROUND THE WORLD. INVOLVING AIR TOUR. HELICOPTERS. THE IDEA IS TO GIVE. PASSENGERS SOMEWHAT OF. A THRILL RIDE AND. SOMETIMES THAT. INCREASES THE RISK TO. THESE TYPES OF. FLIGHTS.

>> EMILIE JOINS US NOW. ONSET. WE KNOW THESE TRIPS. ARE POPULAR. HOW MANY OF THESE. CRASHES? >> EXPERTS POINT OUT. THAT THE RATE OF FATAL. HELICOPTER ACCIDENTS. ACTUALLY HIT ITS. LOWEST LEVEL LAST YEAR. IN 25 YEARS. SIGHTSEEING TOURS. MAKING UP ABOUT 15% OF. THE CRASHES. WE'RE SEEING A RENEWED. PUSH CALLING FOR A BAN. ON NONESSENTIAL. HELICOPTER FLIGHTS. OVER THE CITY. >> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. >>> MEANWHILE, THE FAA. IS INVESTIGATING. ANOTHER INCIDENT. TONIGHT AT. WASHINGTON'S REAGAN. NATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER. TWO PLANES CLIPPED. WINGS ON THE RUNWAY. THIS COMES MONTHS.

AFTER THE DEADLY. THAT HAPPENED AT. TOM COSTELLO IS THERE. FOR US. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT. THIS? >> Reporter: YOU'RE. ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THAT'S WHY THIS IS. GETTING ATTENTION. REAGAN AIRPORT HAS. BEEN IN THE NATIONAL. SPOTLIGHT FOR SEVERAL. WEEKS. WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT. THE FAA SAID TODAY, TWO AMERICAN REGIONAL. JETS WERE HEADED OUT. FOR DEPARTURE WHEN A. PLANE BOUND FOR. CHARLESTON, SOUTH. CAROLINA, CLIPPED THE. WING OF A PLANE HEADED. NEW YORK'S JFK. AIRPORT.

NO INJURIES. HOWEVER, BOTH PLANES'. WINGS WERE DAMAGED. ACCORDING TO AMERICAN. THEY HAD TO PULL THE. PLANES BACK TO THE. TERMINAL. ON BOARD THE PLANE TO. NEW YORK, SIX MEMBERS. OF A CONGRESSIONAL. DELEGATION, IF YOU. WILL, SIX MEMBERS OF. CONGRESS, GOING HOME. FOR THE HOLIDAY. AGAIN, NO INJURIES. HERE. IT DOES COME TWO. MONTHS AFTER THE FATAL. MID-AIR CRASH. INVOLVING AN ARMY. HELICOPTER AND OF. COURSE, AN AMERICAN. PLANE COMING IN FOR A. LANDING. 67 PEOPLE DIED. WE HAD A CLOSE CALL. LAST MONTH BETWEEN AN. AIR FORCE JET AND A. DELTA PLANE, AND THEN. THE FAA HAS COME IN. AND REPLACED THE.

MANAGERS AND THE. CONTROL TOWER AFTER A. SUPERVISOR PUNCHED A. CONTROLLER. THE FAA SAYS IMPACT TO. OPERATIONS HERE TODAY. WAS REALLY RATHER. MINIMAL. >> ALL RIGHT. GLAD NO ONE WAS HURT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. >>> WE TURN TO THE. CHAOS ON WALL STREET. NOT OVER YET. IT WAS ANOTHER BRUTAL. DAY WITH SOME OF. YESTERDAY'S GAINS. WIPED OUT. THE PRESIDENT RAMPING. UP HIS TRADE WAR ON. CHINA AND WARNING, IT. WILL COME AT A COST TO. AMERICANS. >> Reporter: ANOTHER. DAY OF WHIPLASH ON. WALL STREET.

THE DOW CLOSING DOWN. MORE THAN 1,000. POINTS, REVERSING. ABOUT A THIRD OF. YESTERDAY'S HISTORIC. GAINS. IT IS DOWN 6.2% SINCE. PRESIDENT TRUMP. ANNOUNCED NEW TARIFFS. LAST WEEK, AND TODAY. THE PRESIDENT HINTING. THE WORST IS NOT OVER. >> THERE WILL BE A. TRANSITION COST AND. TRANSITION PROBLEMS. BUT IN THE END, IT. WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL. THING. >> Reporter: JUST 24. HOURS AFTER HE SAID. PEOPLE'S NERVOUS. REACTIONS TO THE. MARKET PROMPTED HIS. ABRUPT PAUSE ON MOST.

OF THE TARIFFS. >> PEOPLE WERE JUMPING. A LITTLE BIT OUT OF. LINE. THEY WERE GETTING. YIPPY, YOU KNOW. A LITTLE BIT YIPPY, A. LITTLE BIT AFRAID. >> Reporter: TONIGHT. INVESTORS SHOWING THEY. ARE STILL WORRIED. ABOUT THE GROWING. TRADE WAR WITH CHINA, WITH THE WHITE HOUSE. CLARIFYING, IT WILL. NOW TOTAL 145%. >> WE'LL SEE WHAT. HAPPENS WITH CHINA. THEY'VE REALLY TAKEN. ADVANTAGE OF OUR. COUNTRY FOR A LONG. PERIOD OF TIME. THEY'VE RIPPED US OFF. BEYOND ANYBODY. ALL WE'RE DOING IS. PUTTING IT BACK IN.

SHAPE. >> Reporter: TODAY THE. TREASURY SECRETARY. INSISTING WHAT HE SEES. IN THE MARKET IS NOT. UNUSUAL. THAT ALLIES ARE. CALLING TO MAKE DEALS. TO LOWER THEIR TRADE. BARRIERS ON AMERICAN. COMPANIES. >> WE WILL END UP IN A. GREAT CERTAINTY OVER. THE NEXT 90 DAYS ON. TARIFFS. WE HAVE VERY GOOD. INFLATION NUMBERS. TODAY. >> Reporter: THAT. BRIGHT SPOT, CONSUMER. PRICES FELL IN MARCH. FROM THE MONTH BEFORE, BRINGING THE INFLATION. RATE TO 2.4%. BETTER NUMBERS THAN. EXPECTED. FOR SO MANY SMALL.

BUSINESSES, IT IS THE. ONGOING TURMOIL OVER. TARIFFS THAT IS HAVING. THE BIGGEST IMPACT. >> YOUR LITTLE SMALL. BUSINESS THAT YOU LOVE. TO WALK TO, WE'RE. REALLY GOING TO BE. HURTING. >> Reporter: KATE. NELSON OWNS THE. GREENWOOD SHOP IN. CALIFORNIA AND ON. INSTAGRAM WHERE SHE. HAVE SELLS GOODS FROM. ALL OVER THE WORLD. SHE SAID SHE'LL HOLD. OFF ORDERING FROM. CHINA FOR NOW. ALL OTHER IMPORTS. STILL FACE THAT. BASELINE 10% BORDER. TAX. >> WE HAVE MOTHER'S. DAY COMING UP. MOTHER'S DAY, FOR. SMALL BUSINESS, IS.

BASICALLY MINI. CHRISTMAS. AND WE ARE ALL. TERRIFIED THAT OUR. MINI CHRISTMAS IS NOT. GOING TO HAPPEN. >> I KNOW YOU HAVE. SOME NEW REPORTING. ABOUT SOME OF THE. DEALS THE PRESIDENT IS. TRYING TO CUT WITH. THESE OTHER COUNTRIES? >> A COUPLE OF THE. PRESIDENT'S ADVISERS. SAYING THERE ARE ABOUT. 15 COUNTRIES MADE. OFFERS. THEY'RE PREPPING. THOSE. THEY'RE GOING TO. PRESENT THOSE TO THE. PRESIDENT. NO MOVEMENT ON THE. CHINA HERE. AND WILL THAT PAUSE, TOM, EXPIRES JULY 9th. >> GOOD TO KNOW. >>> WE HEAD TO THE. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. WHERE THE DEATH TOLL. FROM THAT NIGHTCLUB.

ROOF COLLAPSE IS NOW. MORE THAN 220. WE'RE ABOUT TO SHOW. YOU SOME DRAMATIC NEW. VIDEOS OF PEOPLE BEING. RESCUED FROM THE. RUBBLE IN REAL-TIME. >> Reporter: TONIGHT. IN SANTA DOMINGO, THE. DEATH TOLL SOARED TO. AT LEAST 221 KILLED. THE NUMBER MISSING. UNKNOWN. THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE. OF THE RESCUE. OPERATION, IN TEARS. >> ALL THE PEOPLE CRY. BELIEVE ME.

>> Reporter: CHRISTOPHER IS ONE OF. 189 RESCUED, NOW. RECOVERING IN THE. HOSPITAL. HE SHOWS US THIS VIDEO. SHOT, HE SAYS, WITH. THE PEOPLE WHO SAVED. HIM SHORTLY AFTER THE. NIGHTCLUB ROOF. COLLAPSED. YOU SEE HIM LYING FACE. DOWN, COVERED IN. DEBRIS, SURROUNDED BY. BODIES AND BLOOD. HE TELLS US HE FORESAW. WHAT LOOKED LIKE DUST. FALLING FROM THE. CEILING. SECONDS LATER, THE. ENTIRE CLUB COLLAPSED. HOW DID YOU SURVIVE? WHEN I WAS HIT ON THE. HEAD, I FELL FORWARD, HE SAID, AND THAT. SAVED ME. MEANWHILE TODAY, ACROSS SANTA DOMINGO,

AN ICON WAS PUT TO. REST. THE FAMED MERRY SINGER. WAS SINGING AT THE. TIME OF THE TRAGEDY. HIS DAUGHTER WAS WITH. HIM ON STAGE IN FRONT. OF A PACKED AUDIENCE. SHE SAID HER DAD WAS. SINGING WHEN THE BEAM. CRUSHED HIM. IN AN IMAGE SHE'LL. NEVER FORGET. AUTHORITIES SAYING. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT. HAPPENED. DECLINING QUESTIONS. ABOUT THE. INVESTIGATION. WHILE THE OWNER OF THE. JET SET SAID HE'S. BEING TRANSPARENT. TONIGHT AUTHORITIES. SAY THEY FINISHED. SEARCHING THE RUBBLE. A GRIM REALITY FOR. MANY.

STILL SOME MOMENTS OF. RELIEF. YESTERDAY THIS FAMILY. DISCOVERED THEIR LOVED. ONE, ONCE MISSING, WAS. FOUND IN THE HOSPITAL. ALIVE. MEANWHILE, MOYA SHOWS. US HIS INJURIES. GOD GAVE ME A NEW. OPPORTUNITY AT LIFE, HE SAYS. HIS SURVIVAL, BITTERSWEET. HE SAID THREE OF HIS. FRIENDS ARE STILL. MISSING. TONIGHT OFFICIALS SAY. OF THE 221 BODIES. PULLED FROM THE. RUBBLE, THEY'VE YET TO. IDENTIFY 75, LEAVING. AN AGONIZING WAIT FOR. THE REMAINING. FAMILIES. TOM? >> ALL RIGHT.

WE THANK YOU. >>> IN 60 SECONDS, THE. NEW DEVELOPMENTS FROM. OUR INTERVIEW WITH THE. VICTIM OF A NASTY. COLLEGE RUMOR THAT. WENT NATIONAL. SHE TOLD ME HOW MUCH. IT HURT HER. >>> WE'RE BACK NOW. WITH AN UPDATE ON A. STORY WE BROUGHT YOU. LAST WEEK. OLE MISS FRESHMAN MARY. KATE CORNETT TOLD ME. ABOUT THE NIGHTMARE. SHE WAS LIVING AFTER A. VIRAL RUMOR ABOUT HER.

WENT NATIONAL. AMONG THOSE WHO SPREAD. IT, PEOPLE ASSOCIATED. WITH BAR STOOL SPORTS. LATE TODAY I SPOKE. WITH THE BAR STOOL. FOUNDER. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, BAR STOOL SPORTS. FOUNDER DAVE SAID HE. HAS A MESSAGE FOR OLE. MISS FRESHMAN MARY. KATE CORNETT. >> IF YOU COULD TALK. TO HER, WHAT WOULD YOU. TELL HER? >> I WOULD APOLOGIZE. I GET WHY THE FAMILY. IS PISSED. I'M SAD AND I WISH WE. DIDN'T PLAY ANY PART. IN IT AND I WOULD. APOLOGIZE AND SAY I. WISH WE DIDN'T.

>> Reporter: CORNETT. TOLD ME LAST WEEK HOW. HER LIFE WAS TURNED. COMPLETELY UPSIDE DOWN. OVER A VIRAL RUMOR. THAT SPREAD ONLINE. THAT SHE SLEPT WITH. HER BOYFRIEND'S DAD. >> I WAS HAVING. THOUSANDS OF CALLS. COME THROUGH. THOUSANDS OF TEXTS. COMING THROUGH. CALLING ME A WHORE, A. SLUT. TELLING ME I DESERVE. TO DIE. ALL BECAUSE OF AN. INTERNET RUMOR THAT. HAS ZERO TRUTH TO IT. ZERO. >> Reporter: BUT SHE. SAID IT GOT SO MUCH. WORSE WHEN THE RUMOR. WAS AMPLIFIED BY THE. POPULAR SPORTS TALK.

HOST INCLUDING AT. LEAST TWO. PERSONALITIES. ASSOCIATED WITH BAR. STOOL AND ESPN'S PAT. McAFEE WHO SAID THIS. IN FEBRUARY WITHOUT. REFERENCING HER BY. NAME. >> THIS IS WHAT IS. BEING REPORTED BY. EVERYBODY ON THE AIR. >> UH-HUH. DAD HAD SEX WITH SON'S. GIRLFRIEND. >> I'M NOT A PUBLIC. FIGURE THAT YOU CAN GO. TALK ABOUT ON YOUR. SHOW TO GET MORE. VIEWS. I'M NOT. SORRY. >> Reporter: HE SAID. HE WORKED UP TO. EDITORIAL STANDARDS. HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT. SOME OF YOUR EMPLOYEES. TALKING ABOUT THIS?

SHARING THIS ONLINE ON. SOCIAL MEDIA? >> YEAH. I THOUGHT THEY WERE. REALLY STUPID. FOR ME, I'VE BEEN. DOING THIS A LONG. TIME. I THOUGHT IT WAS. CLEARLY A FAKE STORY. I THOUGHT WE WERE. BETTER THAN THAT. >> HE APPEARED TO. ADDRESS THE SITUATION. FOR THE FIRST TIME. SINCE OUR INTERVIEW AT. AN EVENT LAST NIGHT. >> THAT WHOLE THING. THAT'S HAPPENING, I. DIDN'T WANT TO ADD ANY. MORE NEGATIVITY AS IT. WAS TAKING PLACE LIKE. I DID. WE WILL TRY TO FIGURE. THAT OUT AND MAKE SOME. SORT OF SILVER LINING. IN A VERY TERRIBLE. SITUATION.

SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE. THAT PROMISE FROM ME. >> McAFEE IS PART OF. THE REASON THAT THIS. HAS BEEN SO MISERABLE. FOR ME. HE HAS DONE WAY MORE. DAMAGE THAN HE THINKS. HE HAS. ALL FOR LAUGHS AND. VIEWS. >> ESPN AND McAFEE. HAVE DECLINED NBC. NEWS'S REQUEST FOR. COMMENT. HE SAID HIS LAWYERS. AND CORNETT'S LAWYERS. ARE NOW IN TOUCH. >> I THINK THEY. OFFERED TWO PATHS.

A MEDIATION PATH AND A. LAWSUIT PATH. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO. TRY TO MEDIATE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE. DID LEGALLY WRONG. THAT'S A LITTLE. DIFFERENT ISSUE. MORALLY WE WERE WRONG. >> EITHER WAY, SHE. SAID HER LIFE IS. FOREVER CHANGED. >> IT'S AWFUL. IT'S AWFUL. AND HAVING YOUR LIFE. RUINED BY PEOPLE WHO. HAVE NO IDEA WHO YOU. ARE IS THE WORST. FEELING IN THE WORLD. >> AND WE ARE BACK IN. A MOMENT WITH THE. TRAUMATIC POLI.

>>> WE ARE BACK NOW. WITH A WILD AND. BIZARRE POLICE CHASE. IN NEW MEXICO. A U-HAUL TRUCK. SPEEDING THROUGH BUSY. STREETS WITH A MAN AND. WOMAN ALLEGEDLY. KIDNAPPED IN THE BACK. STEVE PATTERSON PICKS. IT UP FROM THERE. >> Reporter: A. HARROWING HIGH-SPEED. POLICE PURSUIT TEARING. THROUGH THE STREETS OF. SANTA FE ALL STARTED. EARLY TUESDAY. NEIGHBORS NOTICING THE. SCREAMING AND BANGING. COMING FROM THE BACK.

OF THE U-HAUL BOX. TRUCK. POLICE SAY A MAN AND. WOMAN WERE HELPING THE. DRIVER, 50-YEAR-OLD. STACY WALKER, CLEAN. OUT THE RENTAL VEHICLE. WHEN HE SUDDENLY. SLAMMED THE REAR DOOR, TRAPPING THEM INSIDE. >> REGARDLESS OF HOW. THEY GOT THERE, THEY. WERE PLACED IN A VERY. DANGEROUS SITUATION. >> Reporter: RESPONDING SQUAD CARS. NEARLY CLIPPED BY THE. U-HAUL RUNNING A RED. LIGHT AT HIGH SPEED. THEN RACING THROUGH. RESIDENTIAL. NEIGHBORHOODS, BARRELING OVER SPEED. BUMPS, THROUGH STOP. SIGNS, OVER SIDEWALKS,

AND FINALLY -- A SPIKE. STRIP. BUT THE DRIVER DOESN'T. STOP, VEERING INTO. ONCOMING TRAFFIC, RAINING DEBRIS FROM. THE TRUCK'S RUPTURED. TIRES, BEFORE FINALLY. BEING BROUGHT TO A. STOP. ARE WE LUCKY THIS. DIDN'T END IN A. DIFFERENT WAY? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> Reporter: WALKER, ARRESTED AT GUNPOINT, NOW FACES FLEEING, ASSAULT, AND. KIDNAPPING CHARGES. WHILE POLICE NOTICED. THE BANGING FROM THE.

BACK OF THE TRUCK ONE. LAST TIME. RESCUING THE THE. KIDNAPPED COUPLE WITH. JUST MINOR INJURIES. SAVED JUST IN TIME. THANKS TO THE. HIGH-SPEED HEROICS OF. A FEW GOOD MEN. >> WE ARE SWORN TO. >>> WE ARE BACK NOW. WITH GOOD NEWS ABOUT. OUR OWN LESTER HOLT. WEEK. >> THOSE ARE SOME. TALENTED KIDS.

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