NBC Nightly News Full Episode - April 23

>>> TONIGHT, A MOMENT. FOR THE FAITHFUL TO. BID FAREWELL. THE SEA OF PEOPLE IN. ST. PETER'S SQUARE. TOM LLAMAS INSIDE THE. BASILICA WHERE POPE. FRANCIS IS LYING IN. STATE. >>> MARKETS BOUNCE. HIGHER AS PRESIDENT. TRUMP DIALS BACK THE. TOUGH TALK ON THE. TRADE WAR AND TALKS UP. A POSSIBLE DEAL WITH. CHINA.

>>> MY INTERVIEW WITH. THE PRESIDENT OF. HARVARD. THE FIRST SINCE THE. SCHOOL SUED THE. ADMINISTRATION AND. TOOK THE LEAD IN THE. RESISTANCE TO WHITE. HOUSE'S EFFORTS TO. RESHAPE AMERICA'S. UNIVERSITIES. >> WHAT'S AT RISK IS. THE EXCELLENCE OF. HIGHER EDUCATION IN. THE UNITED STATES. >>> THE NEW JERSEY. WILDFIRE THAT FORCED. THOUSANDS TO EVACUATE. NEIGHBORS RESCUING. ANIMALS FROM THE. FLAMES AND. FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING. TO GET THE BLAZE UNDER. CONTROL. >>> THE MISSING. PRINCETON STUDENT. WHERE POLICE ARE. SEARCHING AND WHAT.

THEY THINK MAY HAVE. HAPPENED TO THE. UNDERGRADUATE NOT SEEN. SINCE SATURDAY. EVENING. >>> THE REAL I.D. DEADLINE TWO WEEKS. AWAY. HOW TSA IS PREPARING. AND WHAT YOU WILL HAVE. DO AT THE AIRPORT IF. YOU DON'T HAVE ONE. >>> WHAT SIMONE BILES. IS SAYING ABOUT. COMPETING IN THE 2028. LOS ANGELES GAMES. >>> THIS IS "NBC. NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH. LESTER HOLT. >>> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME. THE WORLD IS TRULY.

WITNESSING A MOMENT AT. THE VATICAN TONIGHT. A COMING TOGETHER OVER. POPE FRANCIS. THIS EVENING, SCENES. LIKE THIS OUTSIDE ST. PETER'S BASILICA WHERE. THE FAITHFUL, CURIOUS. AND SIMPLE ADMIRERS. HAVE BRAVED LONG LINES. AND SOMETIMES LONG. JOURNEYS TO SEE HIM. AND TO SAY GOOD-BYE. IT BEGAN EARLIER WITH. A SOLEMN PROCESSION. WHERE FRANCIS CALLED. HOME, THEN HIS ARRIVAL. AT THE BASILICA.

NOW THE LATE POPE. LYING IN STATE BEFORE. HE IS LAID TO REST. SATURDAY. PILGRIMS FROM AROUND. THE WORLD MAKING THEIR. WAY TO ROME TO PAY. RESPECTS. SO MANY WITH A STORY. OR LIFE-CHANGING. MOMENT TO SHARE ALL. AHEAD OF SATURDAY'S. FUNERAL. TOM LLAMAS IS AT THE. VATICAN. PEOPLE STILL LINED UP. THERE? >> Reporter: GOOD. EVENING. THAT'S CORRECT. RIGHT NOW, PEOPLE ARE. STILL LINED UP. THE VIEWING WAS. SUPPOSED TO STOP AT. MIDNIGHT. WE HAVE BLOWN PAST. THAT DEADLINE. JUST MOMENTS AGO, THEY. TURNED ON THE LIGHTS.

HERE AT ST. PETER'S. SCARE. WE CAN SEE THOUSANDS. OF PEOPLE STILL. WAITING. WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A. LOOK INSIDE THE BE A. SLIL CAN A. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK. FOLLOWERS ARE LINING. UP. IT SPEAKS TO POPE. FRANCIS' IMPACT AND. HIS POPULARITY. IN ST. PETER'S SQUARE, UNDER AN APRIL SUN, AND WITH THE WORLD. WATCHING, POPE FRANCIS. ENTERED THE BASILICA. FOR THE LAST TIME.

THE PROCESSION BEGAN. WITH A PRAYER AT HIS. RESIDENCE, LED BY. AMERICAN CARDINAL. KEVIN FARRELL. [ SPEAKING IN. NON-ENGLISH ]. >> Reporter: TWO ROWS. OF CARDINALS LED THE. WAY THROUGH THE. SQUARE. 14 GLOVED PAUL. BARRIERS, LAY PEOPLE. FLANKED BY THE SWISS. GUARD.

A CHOIR SANG, HIS BODY. ENTERED THE BASILICA. THE CROWD OF 20,000. APPLAUDING. HIS CASKET THEN PLACED. IN FRONT OF THE ALTAR, IN A CHANGE MADE BY. POPE FRANCIS HIMSELF, THE CASKET WASN'T. ELEVATED BUT KEPT. CLOSER TO THE GROUND. AND CLOSER TO THE. PEOPLE HE SERVED, WHO. LINED UP BY THE TENS. OF THOUSANDS OUTSIDE. THEY WAITED FOR HOURS. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT. FOR YOU? >> HE WAS A MAN OF.

HUMILITY, PEACE. >> ACCEPTANCE OF. EVERYONE. HE HAD A WIDE REACHING. INFLUENCE. >> Reporter: WE MET. TRISH AND PAMELA WHO. LANDED IN ROME AND. HEADED STRAIGHT TO THE. VATICAN. IT LOOKS LIKE THE LINE. IS LONG. YOU ARE WILLING TO. WAIT? >> YES. >> Reporter: THEY. SLOWLY MARCHED AROUND. ST. PETER'S SCARE, THEY DOCUMENTED THEIR. PROGRESS. >> WE HAVEN'T MADE. MUCH PROGRESS. WE ARE SMILING. >> Reporter: THE. VATICAN ALLOWED US TO.

WITNESS THE SEA OF. HUMANITY FLOWING. TOWARDS THE ALTAR. HERE INSIDE, THE. CATHOLIC FAITHFUL HAVE. WAITED IN THE HEAT ALL. DAY FOR THIS MOMENT. THEY ARE STEPS AWAY. FROM POPE FRANCIS WHO. IS LYING IN STATE. THEY KNOW THEY WILL. GET A FEW SECONDS, BUT. IT'S WORTH IT TO SAY. GOOD-BYE. WE SAW BELIEVERS, YOUNG AND OLD, MOTHERS. CARRYING CHILDREN, STOPPING TO PAY THEIR. RESPECTS. AS THEY EMERGED FROM. THE 16th CENTURY. BASILICA, A RANGE OF. EMOTIONS. WHAT WAS THAT MOMENT. LIKE? >> EXTREMELY MOVING.

>> VERY MOVING. >> EMOTIONAL. >> Reporter: WHAT'S. NEXT? >> WE HAVEN'T SLEPT. SINCE THE NIGHT BEFORE. LAST. >> Reporter: WINE, PASTA? >> EXACTLY. >> AND A TOAST TO POPE. FRANCIS. >> WHAT CAN WE EXPECT. IN THE DAYS AHEAD? >> Reporter: LESTER, THE FUNERAL IS GOING. TO TAKE PLACE. SATURDAY. IN. CARDINALS WILL.

ANNOUNCE THE START OF. THE CONCLAVE. LESTER? >> TOM LLAMAS, THANKS. >>> NOW TO ANOTHER BIG. SURGE ON WALL STREET. AS PRESIDENT TRUMP. APPEARED TO SOFTEN HIS. STANCE ON TARIFFS. AGAINST CHINA. PETER ALEXANDER HAS. LATE DETAILS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT. AT TWO O'OF AMERICA'S. BUSIEST PORTS, LOS. ANGELES AND LONG. BEACH, THE PRESIDENT'S. TRADE WAR IS ALREADY. HITTING HARD. THE NUMBER OF SHIPS. SET TO ARRIVE WITH. IMPORTS FROM CHINA IN. THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF. MAY NOW EXPECTED TO BE. DOWN 44% FROM LAST. YEAR.

STILL, THE MARKETS. SURGED AGAIN TODAY. THE DOW UP MORE THAN. 400 POINTS. AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP. SIGNALED A POTENTIAL. THAW IN THE TURMOIL. OVER TARIFFS, AND. OPTIMISM ABOUT NEW. TRADE DEALS THAT HE. SAYS WILL LEVEL THE. PLAYING FIELD FOR. AMERICAN COMPANIES AND. BRING BACK. MANUFACTURING JOBS. >> WE ARE GOING TO. HAVE A FAIR DEAL WITH. CHINA. IT'S GOING TO BE FAIR. >> Reporter: HE WAS. PRESSED LATE TONIGHT. >> HOW SOON DO YOU. WANT TO BRING THE. TARIFFS ON CHINA'S. GOODS DOWN? >> THAT DEPENDS ON. THEM. WE'VE BEEN RIPPED OFF. BY EVERY COUNTRY IN.

THE WORLD PRACTICALLY, FRIEND AND FOE. WE'RE NOT DOING THAT. ANYMORE. >> Reporter: THE. PRESIDENT TODAY. TELLING NBC NEWS THE. U.S. IS IN ACTIVE. TALKS WITH CHINA. BUT JUST MINUTES. EARLIER TREASURY. SECRETARY SCOTT. BESSENT SAID THOSE. TALKS HAVE NOT YET. BEGUN. AMID CONFUSION OVER. THE PRESIDENT'S. LONG-TERM TARIFF PLANS. AND FOLLOWING A MONDAY. MEETING WERE THE CEOs. OF TARGET, WALMART AND. HOME DEPOT PERSONALLY. LOBBIED THE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT TRUMP. APPEARED TO SOFTEN HIS. STANCE, SAYING HIS. TARIFFS ON CHINESE. IMPORTS WILL COME.

DOWN. >> 145% IS VERY HIGH. AND IT WON'T BE THAT. HIGH. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE. THAT HIGH. >> IT WILL COME DOWN. SUBSTANTIALLY YOU. BUT. IT WON'T BE AT ZERO. IT USED TO BE ZERO. >> Reporter: BUT. TONIGHT THE WHITE. HOUSE SAYS THAT WILL. ONLY HAPPEN THROUGH. NEGOTIATIONS. >> THERE WILL BE NO. UNILATERAL REDUCTION. IN TARIFFS AGAINST. CHINA. >> Reporter: ALL OF IT. AS ELON MUSK REVEALED. HIS TIME AT THE. PRESIDENT'S DEPARTMENT. OF GOVERNMENT. EFFICIENCY WILL, QUOTE, DROP. SIGNIFICANTLY NEXT. MONTH AS HE REFOCUSES. ATTENTION ON TESLA.

SEEING ITS STOCK. PLUNGE MORE THAN 40%. AND BEEN THE TARGET OF. VIOLENCE AND. VANDALISM. >> THERE'S BEEN SOME. BLOWBACK FOR THE TIME. THAT I'VE BEEN. SPENDING IN GOVERNMENT. WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF. GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, OR DOGE. I THINK THE WORK THAT. WE'RE DOING THERE IS. ACTUALLY VERY. IMPORTANT FOR TRYING. TO REIN IN THE INSANE. DEFICIT. >> PETER, YOU HAVE NEW. REPORTING TONIGHT. ABOUT MORE FRICTION. BETWEEN MUSK AND. MEMBERS OF THE. PRESIDENT'S CABINET. >> Reporter: LESTER, THIS LATEST EPISODE A. SHOUTING MATCH LAST. WEEK HERE IN THE WEST. WING BETWEEN ELON MUSK. AND THE TREASURY.

SECRETARY, SCOTT. BESSENT, OVER. LEADERSHIP AT THE IRS, CONFIRMED TO NBC NEWS. BY TWO SENIOR. OFFICIALS HERE. THE WHITE HOUSE. TONIGHT RESPONDING. THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP. PUT TOGETHER IN THEIR. WORDS A PASSIONATE. TEAM OF PEOPLE W. DISAGREE. >> PETER ALEXANDER AT. THE WHITE HOUSE, THANK. YOU. >>> THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION. CONTINUES ITS PUSH TO. RESHAPE HIGHER. EDUCATION. PRESIDENT TRUMP. SIGNING AN EXECUTIVE. ORDER MAKING CHANGES. TO THE UNIVERSITY. ACCREDITATION BODIES. AND ANOTHER CALLING. FOR A REVIEW OF. COLLEGES' FINANCIAL. TIES WITH FOREIGN.

DONORS. IT COMES AS THE. HARVARD UNIVERSITY. PRESIDENT IS SPEAKING. OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME. SINCE THE SCHOOL SUED. THE FEDERAL. GOVERNMENT. DID YOU HAVE TO TAKE A. DEEP BREATH BEFORE YOU. AGREED TO FILE A. LAWSUIT? THAT'S A BIG STEP. ESPECIALLY GIVEN WHO. YOU ARE SUING. >> IT IS A BIG STEP. IT WAS MORE THAN ONE. DEEP BREATH. >> IT WAS A TOUGH ONE? >> IT WAS TOUGH. >> HARVARD PRESIDENT. ALAN GERBER ON CAMPUS. REFLECTING ON THE.

UNIVERSITY'S SHOWDOWN. WITH THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION, OVER. ITS DEMANDS THAT THE. SCHOOL ACCEPT. GOVERNMENT-ORDERED. CHANGES. HARVARD ACCUSING THE. ADMINISTRATION OF. ILLEGALLY WITHHOLDING. $2.2 BILLION IN. FEDERAL FUNDING AS A. FORM OF LEVERAGE. AMONG THE LIST OF THE. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. DEMANDS, ELIMINATE DEI. PROGRAMS, MAKE BROAD. CHANGES TO ADMISSIONS. AND HIRING PRACTICES, AT THE CENTER OF IT. ALL, ALLEGATIONS.

ANTI-SEMITISM ON. CAMPUS WENT UNCHECKED. IS THIS REALLY ABOUT. ANTI-SEMITISM? >> I WOULD SAY AT. HARVARD, WE HAVE A. PROBLEM WITH. ANTI-SEMITISM. WE TAKE IT VERY. SERIOUSLY. WE ARE TRYING TO. ADDRESS IT. THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT. IT. WE DON'T SEE THE. RELATIONSHIP TO. RESEARCH FUNDING AT. HARVARD AND OTHER. UNIVERSITIES.

THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT. ISSUES. >> HE BELIEVES IT'S. GOVERNMENT OVERREACH. >> WHAT THEY ARE. INDICATING IS THAT. THEY WANT TO DIRECTLY. REVIEW WHO WE HIRE ON. OUR FACULTY. THAT HAS IMPLICATIONS. FOR WHAT KINDS OF. VIEWS CAN BE EXPRESSED. ON CAMPUS. THEY ALSO WANT TO BE. ABLE TO TELL US WHO WE. NEED TO FIRE. AND THEY ALSO WANT TO. INTERVENE IN OUR. ADMISSIONS PROCESSES. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE.

OBJECTING TO. >> YOU ARE TAKING ON. THE MOST POWERFUL MAN. IN THE WORLD. >> WE ARE DEFENDING. WHAT I BELIEVE IS ONE. OF THE MOST IMPORTANT. LINCHPINS OF THE. AMERICAN ECONOMY AND. WAY OF LIFE, OUR. UNIVERSITIES. >> HOW MUCH PAIN CAN. HARVARD ABSORB HERE? >> WE DON'T KNOW HOW. MUCH WE CAN ACTUALLY. ABSORB. BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW IS. THAT WE CANNOT. COMPROMISE ON BASIC. PRINCIPLES LIKE. DEFENSE OF OUR FIRST.

AMENDMENT RIGHTS. >> IS THIS BIGGER THAN. HARVARD AT THIS POINT? >> OF COURSE IT'S. BIGGER THAN HARVARD, BECAUSE WE LOOK AT. WHAT'S AT RISK HERE. WHAT'S AT RISK IS THE. EXCELLENCE OF HIGHER. EDUCATION IN THE. UNITED STATES AND IN. PARTICULAR THE. RESEARCH MISSION OF. MANY OF OUR. UNIVERSITIES WHICH. PLAY SUCH A VITAL ROLE. IN THE U.S. ECONOMY. AND IN THE HEALTH AND. WELL-BEING OF THE. AMERICAN PEOPLE.

>> ONE OF HARVARD'S. PROGRAMS AT RISK DUE. TO THE FUNDING FREEZE. IS TUBERCULOSIS. RESEARCH. IF FUNDING WERE TO BE. TURNED ON, HOW QUICKLY. COULD YOU GET BACK TO. WORK? >> IT'S A HARD. QUESTION. TODAY, WE COULD START. RELATIVELY QUICKLY. TEN DAYS FROM NOW, AS. THE NETWORK UNRAVELS, THE DAMAGE BECOMES. IRREVOCABLE.

>> IS THIS A FIGHT YOU. CAN WIN? >> I DON'T KNOW THE. ANSWER TO THIS. QUESTION. THE STAKES ARE SO HIGH. THAT WE HAVE NO. CHOICE. >> IN A STATEMENT, WHITE HOUSE CRITICIZED. GERBER'S COMMENTS AND. SAID PRESIDENT TRUMP. IS STANDING UP FOR. EVERY STUDENT DENIED. AN EDUCATION OR SAFE. CAMPUS BECAUSE LEFT. WING UNIVERSITIES. FAILED TO PROTECT. THEIR CIVIL LIBERTIES. >>> THOUSANDS WERE. FORCED TO FLEE AFTER A. RARE AND DANGEROUS. WILDFIRE EXPLODED NEAR. THE JERSEY SHORE, BURNING MORE THAN.

12,000 ACRES. SOME HOMES REMAIN. UNDER THREAT. SAM BROCK IS ON THE. FRONT LINES FOR US. >> Reporter: AFTER. FLAMES RAVAGED PARTS. OF SOUTHERN NEW. JERSEY, ABOUT BURSTING. ON TO HIGHWAYS AND. SPAWNING PLUMES OF. SMOKE, COMMUNITIES. TAKING SOLACE IN. AVOIDING A WORST CASE. SCENARIO. >> FOLKS' HOMES AND. LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED. WE HAVE TRULY AVERTED. A MAJOR DISASTER. >> Reporter: OFFICIALS. SAY NOT A SINGLE HOUSE. WAS DAMAGED, NOR. PERSON INJURED AFTER.

SOME 5,000 EVACUATED. SHORE. SOME IN THE CHAOS OF. GRIDLOCKED STREETS. OTHERS HELPING. NEIGHBORS MOVE BELOVED. ANIMALS. >> THE WINDS ARE NOT. HELPING US TODAY. THE FIRES ARE. UNPREDICTABLE. WHEN YOU HAVE LARGE. ANIMALS, IT MAKES IT. SCARY. >> Reporter: THE BLAZE. NOW 40% CONTAINED. SOME RESIDENTS REMAIN. UNEASY. WE ARE STANDING ON.

YOUR DECK LOOKING AT. SMOKE. >> NEVER SEEN THAT. BEFORE. NEVER EXPECTED THAT IN. MY LIFE. >> Reporter: BRIAN. LIVES IN THE LACY. TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY. WHERE SO MANY ARE. STUNNED BY THE. PROXIMITY OF THE SMOKE. COLUMN. >> WE WERE GOING TO. START UNPACKING. WE HEARD MANDATES WERE. LIFTED. I DON'T THINK I WILL. UNPACK YET. >> Reporter: HOMEOWNERS LIKE CHRIS. AREN'T TAKING ANY. CHANCES. WHAT'S YOUR BIGGEST. CONCERN? >> HOMES. HOMES ARE RIGHT THERE. THEIR FENCE IS MELTED. THESE GENTLEMEN, THEY. FOUND BUCKETS FOR US. >> Reporter: THE.

GARDEN STATE GRATEFUL. AFTER A CLOSE CALL. SAM BROCK, NBC NEWS, OCEAN COUNTY, NEW. JERSEY. >>> WE WANT TO TURN TO. THE SEARCH FOR A. MISSING COLLEGE. STUDENT FROM PRINCETON. UNIVERSITY WITH SCHOOL. OFFICIALS SENDING A. NEW MESSAGE TO THE. CAMPUS TODAY. ELLISON BARBER HAS. LATE DETAILS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, POLICE IN NEW JERSEY. IN A SEARCH FOR ANY. SIGN OF THE. 23-YEAR-OLD. THE PRINCETON. UNDERGRAD WAS LAST. SEEN SATURDAY AROUND. 6:00 P.M. NEAR A. UNIVERSITY LIBRARY.

ACCORDING TO PUBLIC. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE. SCHOOL. CREWS WERE SEEN. SEARCHING NEAR A LAKE. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. CONFIRMING EFFORTS ARE. ONGOING. A SCHOOL OFFICIAL. WRITING TO THE STUDENT. BODY THIS MORNING, PLEASE, HOLD LAUREN IN. YOUR THOUGHTS AS WE. ATTEMPT TO LOCATE HIM. ON CAMPUS, STUDENTS WE. SPOKE TO WERE SHAKEN. >> IT'S A SHAME. IT'S NEAR THE END OF. THE SEMESTER. THIS IS JUST -- IT'S A. DARK THING TO THINK. ABOUT. IT WAS SHOCKING TO ME.

>> Reporter: BLACKBURN. IS FROM INDIANA. >> I THINK I WILL BE. HOPEFULLY -- IT WILL. BE MORE DIFFICULT AT. PRINCETON. >> Reporter: THE STAR. STUDENT WAS PROFILED. BY A STATION AFTER. RECEIVING A FULL. SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND. THE ELITE UNIVERSITY. >> IT WAS STRESSFUL. THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. COMING UP TO AP TESTS. I HAD SIX THIS YEAR. >> Reporter: HE. SKIPPED THE SIXTH. GRADE. >> I DON'T THINK I WAS. BEHIND ACADEMICALLY. I WAS SHORTER THAN. EVERYONE IN SEVENTH. GRADE.

>> Reporter: WAS. BELOVED BY HIS. TEACHERS. >> HE IS KIND. I HAVE NEVER, EVER. ONCE HEARD HIM SPEAK A. BAD WORD. >> Reporter: BLACKBURN. WAS LAST SEEN WEARING. BLUE JEANS, A YELLOW. T-SHIRT AND BLACK. HOODIE. ANYONE WITH ANY. INFORMATION IS ASKED. TO CONTACT PRINCETON'S. PUBLIC SAFETY. >> ELLISON, THANK YOU. >>> THE RUSH FOR THE. REAL I.D. THE CLOCK IS TICKING. TO GET ONE. WHAT THE TSA IS SAYING. >>> WITH THE TSA.

WARNING TRAVELERS THEY. HAVE TWO WEEKS LEFT TO. GET A REAL I.D., DMVs. ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE. PACKED. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE. BY THEN, YOU BETTER. PLAN TO GET TO THE. AIRPORT EARLY. HERE IS TOM COSTELLO. >> MAY I SEE YOUR. I.D.? >> Reporter: AT AN. AIRPORT NEAR YOU, THE. REAL I.D. CLOCK IS. TICKING. >> UNTIL MAY 7th TO. GET A REAL I.D. >> Reporter: TSA. OFFICERS HANDING OUT. REMINDER FLYERS, STARTING MAY 7, YOU. WILL NEED A REAL I.D.

IF YOU PLAN TO FLY. >> YOU CAN USE A. PASSPORT. >> Reporter: A. PASSPORT, GREEN CARD. OR MILITARY I.D. AT DMV OFFICES. NATIONWIDE, LONG LINES. AND LONG WAITS FOR. APPOINTMENTS TO GET A. REAL I.D. >> TWO HOURS IN LINE. >> Reporter: NEW. JERSEY LEADS THE. COUNTRY WITH THE. LOWEST COMPLIANCE. RATE. NEW REAL I.D.s HAVE A. STAR, A CALIFORNIA. BEAR OR SAY ENHANCED. IN WASHINGTON STATE. NEARLY 20% OF CURRENT. AIRLINE PASSENGERS. DON'T HAVE A REAL I.D.

400,000 PASSENGERS A. DAY. TSA IS HOPING NOT TO. TURN PASSENGERS AWAY. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A. REAL I.D. AND YOU. DON'T HAVE A PASSPORT, PLAN ON AN EXTRA 30. MINUTES FOR EXTRA. SCREENING. THE DEADLINE COMING. WEEKS BEFORE THE. SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON. KICKS OFF. FAMILIES GOING ON. VACATION THIS SUMMER, IF THEY DON'T HAVE. REAL I.D., HOPEFULLY. THE VACATION IS. NOT RUINS. THEY SHOULD GET. THROUGH SECURITY? >> KEEP IN MIND THAT. THEY MAY EXPERIENCE.

ADDITIONAL SCREENING. GOING THROUGH. SECURITY. >> Reporter: BRING. EXTRA FORMS OF I.D. IN. CASE. MAKE THAT APPOINTMENT. WITH YOUR DMV. TOM COSTELLO, NBC. NEWS, WASHINGTON. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, HARROWING MOMENTS ON A. KANSAS HIGHWAY CAUGHT. ON CAMERA. >>> WILL THE GREATEST. OF ALL TIME GIVE IT. ONE. >>> IN KANSAS, A. MOMENT YOU HAVE TO SEE. TO BELIEVE.

AN SUV DRIVING IN THE. MEDIAN WENT AIRBORNE. AND OVERTURNED AFTER. APPEARING TO HIT A. BUMP. DASH CAM CAUGHT THE. MOMENT THE CAR FLEW UP. AND FLIPPED. A POST FROM A MEMBER. OF THE KANSAS HIGHWAY. PATROL SAYS THE DRIVER. WASN'T HURT. >>> SIMONE BILES IS. SHARING AN OLYMPIC. UPDATE. SHE'S UNSURE IF SHE. WILL COMPETE IN THE. 2028 GAMES IN LOS. ANGELES. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH A. FRENCH MAGAZI.

>>> FINALLY, WE TURN. BACK TO POPE FRANCIS. WHO MEANT SO MUCH TO. SO MANY PEOPLE AROUND. THE WORLD. AS TOM LLAMAS FOUND, ONE OF HIS. RELATIONSHIPS WAS. ESPECIALLY SWEET. >> Reporter: NEAR. VATICAN CITY SITS A. TINY SHOP NAMED FOR. THE IVY THAT GROWS ON. ITS WALLS. HERE, THE GELATO IS. INFALLIBLE. FOR MORE THAN 100. YEARS, FRANCESCO'S.

FAMILY HAS MADE. DELICIOUS DESSERTS. POPE FRANCIS, WHO HAD. A SWEET TOOTH, KEPT. THEM BUSY. >> WE OPENED THIS SHOP. IN ROM. >> Reporter: ORDERING. CUSTOM-MADE DESSERTS. LIKE THE VATICAN, THIS. FAMILY ALSO HAS ITS. OWN SECRETS. REFUSING TO DIVULGE. ANY RECIPES. YOU DON'T LIKE TO SHOW. HOW IT'S DONE? >> IMPOSSIBLE. MY FATHER WOULD. PROBABLY KILL ME. IN THIS CASE, YOU HAVE. LEMON. >> Reporter: HE DID. LET US COME AROUND THE. COUNTER TO SAMPLE HIS.

HEAVENLY SWEETS, STARTING WITH TWO OF. POPE FRANCIS'. FAVORITES, LEMON AND. MANGO GELATO. FROM CICELY? >> YES. >> Reporter: TAKES. LIKE A BEAUTIFUL. MANGO. THE POPE WOULD REQUEST. HUNDREDS OF CAKES TO. SHARE WITH THE. HOMELESS. >> NOT ONE CAKE. 300 SMALL CAKE FOR.

HOMELESS. >> Reporter: HE SAYS. THREE THINGS ABOUT THE. POPE STAND OUT. >> QUIET, JOY AND. SERENITY. >> Reporter: A PONTIFF. WHO PREFERRED HIS. GELATO LIKE HIS LIFE, SIMPLE. TOM LLAMAS, NBC NEWS, ROME. >>> THAT'S "NIGHTLY. NEWS" THIS WEDNESDAY. THANK YOU FOR. WATCHING.