NBC Nightly News Full Episode - April 29

IN, AND PRESIDENT. TRUMP IS JUST GETTING. STARTED. FROM IMMIGRATION TO. TARIFFS TO AMERICA'S. PROFILE ON THE WORLD. STAGE, HOW THE. PRESIDENT HAS CHANGED. THE COUNTRY. STRUGGLING IN A NEW. WAVE OF POLLS, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS. FACING COURT BATTLES. OVER DEPORTATIONS AND. SHIFTING GEARS ON. TARIFFS. WE'RE IN BATTLEGROUND. MICHIGAN TALKING TO. AMERICANS WITH MIXED. REVIEWS. >>> PLUS, INSIDE THE.

PHONE CALL WITH. AMAZON FOUNDER JEFF. BEZOS AS MORE GIANT. ONLINE RETAILERS LIST. TARIFF FEES. >> AND GOING IN. REVERSE ON AUTO. TARIFFS. WHAT THE PRESIDENT. JUST SIGNED AFTER. UPENDING THE CAR. INDUSTRY. >> ALSO TONIGHT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. BRINGING FLOODWATERS. AND INTENSE WINDS. ACROSS THE NATION'S. MIDSECTION. THE CATASTROPHIC. CRASH INTO AN AFTER. SCHOOL CAMP. WHAT WE'RE LEARNING. UTTHE FOUR YOUNG. VICTIMS AND THE. DRIVER WHOSE CAR WENT. ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE BUILDING. >>> MEASLES CASES.

RISING. OUR QUESTIONS FOR THE. CDC DEPUTY DIRECTOR. HELPING LEAD THE. RESPONSE AT THE. EPICENTER IN TEXAS. >> THE ALARMING. S.N.A.P. BENEFITS. SKIMMING SCAM LEAVING. MANY AMERICANS AT THE. GROCERY STORE WITH. DRAINED ACCOUNTS. WHAT'S BEING DONE. ABOUT IT? >> THE SCUFFLE CAUGHT. ON CAMERA BEFORE THE. AMERICAN AIRLINES. FLIGHT TOOK OFF. WHAT HAPPENED. >> AND OUTSTANDING IN. HER FIELD, THE. VOLUNTEER MAKING SURE. CALIFORNIA COMES. ALIVE WITH COLOR. EVERY SPRING.

>>> GOOD EVENING AND. WELCOME. DONALD TRUMP HAS MORE. THAN 1360 DAYS LEFT. IN OFFICE, BUT IT IS. THE FIRST 100 DAYS. BEING SCRUTINIZED. TONIGHT. THE PLUSES, THE. MINUSES, THE PROMISES. KEPT, AND THE. PROMISES NOT KEPT. WITH A SPATE OF NEW. POLLS INCLUDING OUR. OWN SHOWING RISING. VOTER DISSATISFACTION. WITH PRESIDENT. TRUMP'S HANDLING OF.

THE ECONOMY AND TRADE. WAR. THE PRESIDENT TONIGHT. REVISITING THE. CAMPAIGN TRAIL. APPEARING BEFORE. SUPPORTERS AT A RALLY. IN MICHIGAN, A. SIGNATURE OF HIS RUNS. FOR OFFICE. THE WHITE HOUSE NOT. EXPRESSING ALARM OVER. THE POLL NUMBERS BUT. INSTEAD ON THIS 100th. DAY OF THE. PRESIDENT'S SECOND. TERM, FOCUSING ON. WHAT IT SEES AS. POINTS OF SUCCESS. IMMIGRATION. CRACKDOWN SLOWING. ILLEGAL BORDER. CROSSINGS, WHILE ON. THE ECONOMY AND. TARIFFS, THE. PRESIDENT STILL. INSISTING NEW TRADE. DEALS ARE IN THE. WORKS. PETER ALEXANDER. BEGINS OUR COVERAGE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, PRESIDENT TRUMP.

MARKING 100 DAYS OF. HIS SECOND TERM HERE. IN MICHIGAN WITH HIS. FIRST RALLY SINCE. RETURNING TO OFFICE. >> YOU FINALLY HAVE A. PRESIDENT WHO IS. DEFENDING OUR BORDERS. AND OUR NATION. >> Reporter: IT COMES. AMID A NEW DUST-UP. OVER THE PRESIDENT'S. TRADE WAR. A SOURCE FAMILIAR. WITH THE MATTER. TELLING NBC NEWS. PRESIDENT TRUMP. CALLED JEFF BEZOS. THIS MORNING TO. EXPRESS HIS. DISPLEASURE AFTER A. REPORT CITING AN. ANONYMOUS SOURCE THAT. AMERICA'S LARGEST. ONLINE RETAILER WOULD. BEGIN DISPLAYING HOW. MUCH TRUMP'S TARIFFS.

ARE ADDING TO THE. PRICE OF IMPORTED. ITEMS. >> THIS IS A HOSTILE. AND POLITICAL ACT BY. AMAZON. WHY DIDN'T AMAZON. THIS WH. ADMINISTRATION HIKED. INFLATION TO THE. HIGHEST LEVEL IN 40. YEARS? >> Reporter: AMAZON. QUICKLY DISPUTED THE. REPORT SAYING THIS. WAS NEVER APPROVED. AND NOT GOING TO. HAPPEN. >> JEFF BEZOS WAS. VERY NICE. HE WAS TERRIFIC. HE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. VERY QUICKLY. AND HE DID THE RIGHT. THING, AND HE'S A. GOOD GUY. >> Reporter: THE. ONGOING TURMOIL OVER. TARIFFS FUELING WHAT.

POLLS SHOW IS GROWING. DISSATISFACTION ABOUT. THE PRESIDENT'S. ECONOMIC AGENDA 100. DAYS IN. INCLUDING SPARKING. SHARP DROPS ON WALL. STREET. STILL, THE WHITE. HOUSE TONIGHT IS. TOUTING ITS SUCCESS. ON A KEY CAMPAIGN. PROMISE. RESTORING BORDER. SECURITY. WITH ILLEGAL. CROSSINGS PLUMMETING. 95% IN MARCH, COMPARED TO A YEAR. AGO UNDER PRESIDENT. BIDEN. >> THE DEMOCRAT PARTY. KEPT SAYING WE NEEDED. NEW LEGISLATION. BUT IT TURNED OUT. THAT ALL WE REALLY. NEEDED WAS A NEW.

PRESIDENT. >> Reporter: THE. PRESIDENT'S CRACKDOWN. ON ILLEGAL. IMMIGRATION HAS. IGNITED LEGAL. CHALLENGES OVER DUE. PROCESS AND THEN. THERE'S CANDIDATE. TRUMP'S VOW ON. INFLATION. >> WHEN I WIN, I WILL. IMMEDIATELY BRING. PRICES DOWN STARTING. ON DAY ONE. >> Reporter: OVERALL, INFLATION IS DROPPING. BUT GROCERY PRICES. FOR RISING. HERE IN MICHIGAN, IT'S THE ECONOMY THAT. PROMPTED LAUREN. MAXWELL, A FIRST TIME. VOTER AND COMMUNITY. COLLEGE STUDENT TO. BACK TRUMP. >> HE PROMISED TO DO. THINGS ABOUT. GROCERIES AND MAKE. SURE THINGS ARE.

AFFORDABLE AND I. HAVEN'T SEEN IT. HAPPEN YET. >> Reporter: MAXWELL. TELLS US SHE NOW HAS. REGRETS ABOUT HER. VOTE. >> IF YOU COULD TELL. THE PRESIDENT ONE. THING ON BEHALF OF. PEOPLE LIKE YOU, WHAT. WOULD IT BE? >> IT WOULD BE TO. HAVE MORE COMPASSION. A LITTLE MORE EMPATHY. FOR THE DECISIONS. HE'S MAKING AND THE. PEOPLE THAT THEY. AFFECT. >> Reporter: WE ALSO. MET MISTY, A UNION. AUTOWORKER WHO VOTED. FOR TRUMP. HOW HAS THE PRESIDENT. DONE? >> GOOD. >> Reporter: BUT SHE. HAS SHORT TERM. CONCERNS ABOUT HIS.

TARIFFS. >> THE PRICES OF CARS. GOING SKY ROCKET TO. WHERE PEOPLE CAN'T. AFFORD THEM. >> Reporter: YOU SAY. IN THE LONG RUN, IT. HAS TO HAPPEN. >> IT DOES HAVE TO. HAPPEN. WE NEED MORE JOBS. HERE IN AMERICA. >> Reporter: HER. MESSAGE TO THE. PRESIDENT'S CRITICS, GIVE HIM MORE TIME. >> IF YOU COULD VOTE. FOR DONALD TRUMP. AGAIN. >> 500%, I WOULD. HE'S WHAT WE NEED. >> ONE OF THE MOST. STRIKING THEMES OF. THE SECOND TRUMP. PRESIDENCY SO FAR IS. HOW MUCH HE'S DONE BY. EXECUTIVE ORDER. >> Reporter: LESTER, THE PRESIDENT HAS. SIGNED 140 EXECUTIVE.

ORDERS IN HIS FIRST. 100 DAYS, FAR. OUTPACING HIS RECENT. PREDECESSORS BUT HE'S. ALSO SIGNED JUST FIVE. BILLS INTO LAW, THE. FEWEST SINCE. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER, STILL SOON, HE'LL BE. COUNTING ON. CONGRESSIONAL. REPUBLICANS TO GET A. MAJOR TAX CUT BILL TO. HIS DESK. LESTER. >> PETER ALEXANDER. STARTING US OFF. THANK YOU. >>> PRESIDENT TRUMP. IS CHANGING THE RULES. ON SOME AUTO TARIFFS, WELCOME RELIEF FOR. THE INDUSTRY AND ALSO. ADDING TO THE. CONFUSION FOR A. SECTOR THAT HAS BEEN. SUBJECT TO BACK AND. FORTH THROUGHOUT THE.

FIRST 100 DAYS OF THE. ADMINISTRATION. BRIAN CHEUNG HAS. MORE. >> I THINK IT'S NOT. US VERSUS YOU. IT'S NOT CANADA. VERSUS THE U.S. >> Reporter: FOR. CANADIAN AUTO PARTS. MAKER BRENDAN, THE. TRUMP TARIFFS HAVE. BEEN A ROLLER COASTER. OF TURMOIL. >> THE WHOLE SYSTEM. IS INTEGRATED. TOGETHER. >> AND IT'S BEEN LIKE. THAT FOR A WHILE. >> YEAH. THAT'S NOTHING NEW. >> Reporter: RIGHT. NOW, HE SAYS HE'S. PAYING 25% MORE TO. BUY STEEL FROM THE. U.S., AND HE WORRIES.

ABOUT THE FUTURE. TARIFFS HE COULD FACE. GIVEN THAT HIS. COMPANY CROSSES THE. U.S./CANADIAN BORDER. FOUR TIMES TO MAKE. ITS PARTS. >> WE HAVE EVERYTHING. READY. >> Reporter: HIS CAR. DOOR LATCHES FOR. EXAMPLE GET TREATED. FOR RUST PROTECTION. AT THIS FACTORY IN. WARREN MICHIGAN. TELL ME ABOUT THE. IMPACT OF THESE. TARIFFS. WHAT IS THAT GOING TO. DO TO BUSINESS? >> IT'S NOT GOOD. IT'S TOUGH TO PLAN. FOR. YOU DON'T HAVE THAT. MARGIN IN YOUR WORK. >> Reporter: TODAY, FOR LANE AND CAR PART. MAKERS LIKE HIM, ANOTHER CHANGE TO THE.

RULES OF THE ROAD. >> WE JUST WANTED TO. HELP THEM DURING THIS. LITTLE TRANSITION. SHORT TERM. >> Reporter: A NEW. ORDER FROM PRESIDENT. TRUMP DESIGNED TO. EASE BURDEN ON THE. AUTO INDUSTRY. STILL IN PLACE, 25%. TARIFFS ON IMPORTED. VEHICLES AND LATER. THIS WEEK, 25% ON. PARTS OUTSIDE OF THE. USMCA TRADE. AGREEMENT, BUT THE. NEW ORDER PREVENTS. AUTOMAKERS FROM. PAYING THOSE AND ALSO. OTHER DUTIES LIKE. THOSE ON STEEL AND. ALUMINUM. >> THIS IS A BEAT ON. THE TOP AND BOTTOM. LINE. >> Reporter: GM TODAY.

REPORTED BETTER THAN. EXPECTED EARNINGS BUT. BECAUSE OF THE. UNCERTAINTY AROUND. THE TARIFFS IT HAS TO. REASSESS ITS EXPECTED. EARNINGS FOR THE. YEAR. TREASURY SECRETARY. SCOTT BESSENT. INDICATING THAT. CONFUSION IS. TACTICAL. >> PRESIDENT TRUMP. CREATES WHAT I WOULD. CALL STRATEGIC. UNCERTAINTY IN THE. NEGOTIATIONS. >> Reporter: AND THE. WHITE HOUSE NOW SAYS. CARS ASSEMBLED IN THE. U.S. WITH 85%. DOMESTIC PARTS WILL. FACE NO TARIFFS. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS. ZERO VEHICLES. CURRENTLY MEET THAT. THRESHOLD. WITH TODAY'S. ANNOUNCEMENT, BRENDAN. IS HOPEFUL BUT.

REMAINS WORRIED ABOUT. JOBS IN A INDUSTRY. INTERCONNECTED ACROSS. BRIDGES. >> THERE'S THOUSANDS. OF PEOPLE INVOLVED. THAT IT'S THEIR. EVERYDAY LIFE. IT'S HOW THEY MAKE A. LIVING. >> Reporter: BRIAN. CHEUNG, NBC NEWS. >> WE'RE KEEPING A. SHARP EYE ON SOME. SEVERE WEATHER THAT'S. ALREADY CAUSED. DESTRUCTION IN. SOUTHERN MISSOURI. TODAY, PUTTING 48. MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS. THE COUNTRY ON ALERT. WE GET THE LATEST. FROM GEORGE SOLIS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT. IN MISSOURI, EXTREME. WINDS LEAVING BEHIND. A TRAIL OF.

DESTRUCTION. THE RISK SO SEVERE, THIS ELEMENTARY. SCHOOL HAD TO. EVACUATE 600 STUDENTS. TO A STORM SHELTER. >> I COULD NOT SEE. PROBABLY 100 FEET OUT. MY DOOR OVER THERE. WHEN THAT STORM CAME. THROUGH. >> Reporter: OUTSIDE. SPRINGFIELD, THIS. VIDEO SHOWING PART OF. A ROOF THAT WAS TORN. TO PIECES. DEBRIS AND TREES. SNAPPED IN TWO IN THE. THICK OF HEAVY. RAINFALL. TIME LAPSE VIDEO. SHOWING HOW QUICKLY. THE STORM MOVED IN. >> THIS POWER LINE. HERE SNAPPED IN HALF. AND IT'S JUST. HANGING. >> Reporter: THE.

POWERFUL WINDS. UPROOTING TREES IN. SEVERAL. NEIGHBORHOODS. MANY FALLING ON ROAD. AND HOMES. NEARLY 50,000. REPORTED WITHOUT. POWER. >> I JUST KEPT. PRAYING IT WOULDN'T. GET AS BAD AS IT. FINALLY GOT. OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE A. LOT OF DAMAGE, BUT. THEY'RE ALL ALIVE. >> Reporter: THE RASH. OF EXTREME WEATHER. ALSO PRODUCING HAIL. THE SIZE OF TENNIS. BALLS IN OKLAHOMA. TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. MORNING, 48 MILLION. UNDER THE THREAT OF. MORE SEVERE WEATHER. AND TONIGHT, THAT. SAME SYSTEM THAT. CAUSED SO MUCH DAMAGE. IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI. TODAY COULD TRIGGER.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. AND FLOODING HERE AND. AROUND OKLAHOMA CITY. >> THANK YOU. >> WE TURN NOW TO A. DEVASTATING SCENE IN. ILLINOIS. A WOMAN DRIVING A CAR. THROUGH A CENTER. WHERE KIDS HAVE. GATHERED AFTER. SCHOOL. KILLING FOUR. HERE'S MAGGIE VESPA. >> OH, NO. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, NEW DETAILS IN A. SMALL TOWN'S. SENSELESS TRAGEDY. >> HAD A CAR RUN. THROUGH A BUILDING. AND THEY'RE SAYING. THERE'S QUITE A FEW. PEOPLE INJURED. >> Reporter: POLICE. IDENTIFYING. 44-YEAR-OLD MARIANNE. ACRES AS THE DRIVER. WHO PLOWED A CAR.

THROUGH THE WHY NOT. AFTER SCHOOL CAMP. MONDAY AFTERNOON IN. CHATHAM, ILLINOIS, SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD. THEY SAY FOUR. STUDENTS WERE KILLED. INCLUDING 7-YEAR-OLD. ALMA. >> YAY. >> Reporter: HER MOM. CALLING ALMA A RAY OF. SUNSHINE WHO LOVED. PLAYING SOCCER, BASKETBALL, AND DOING. GYMNASTICS. WHILE 8-YEAR-OLD. AINSLIE'S DAD TELLING. NBC NEWS HER NICK NIM. WAS SQUIRT. SHE WAS LARGER THAN. LIFE AND WILL FOREVER. LEAVE A VOID IN OUR. BROKEN HEARTS. STATE POLICE SAY SIX.

MORE KIDS WERE. INJURED. ONE STILL IN CRITICAL. CONDITION. LOOK AT THESE TIRE. TRACKS HERE. ACCORDING TO POLICE, ACRES LEFT THE ROAD, DROVE THROUGH THIS. MASSIVE FIELD, ACROSS. THE STREET HERE, AND. THEN CRASHED CLEAR. THROUGH THE CAMP JUST. BEHIND ME. >> THE BACK OF THE. BUILDING HAD BEEN. BLOWN OUT. THERE WAS INSULATION, DEBRIS EVERYWHERE. >> Reporter: TAYLOR. LIVES NEXT DOOR AND. SAW THE AFTERMATH. >> I TURNED TO THE. LEFT AND. UNFORTUNATELY THERE. WAS A DEAD CHILD. >> Reporter: YOU SAW. A DEAD CHILD? >> YES, EVERY SINGLE.

ONE OF THOSE FAMILIES. NOW HAS SAID GOOD-BYE. TO THEIR KIDS TO THE. LAST TIME. ENTIRE LIFE JUST. GONE. >> Reporter: POLICE. SAY IT DOES NOT. APPEAR TO BE A. TARGETED ATTACK AND. THAT ACRES IS NOT IN. CUSTODY, AS THE CAUSE. OF THE CRASH REMAINS. UNDER INVESTIGATION. THEY'RE AWAITING. TOXICOLOGY RESULTS. UNTIL 2022, SHE WAS A. FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEE. AT THE LOCAL SCHOOL. DISTRICT. NBC NEWS HAS REACHED. OUT TO ACRES BUT HAS. NOT YET HEARD BACK. >> IT IS JUST. HORRIBLE. MAGGIE, POLICE ARE. STILL TRYING TO NAIL. DOWN WHY THIS. HAPPENED. >> Reporter: YEAH,

LESTER, THAT'S. EXACTLY RIGHT. THEY'RE STILL WAITING. FOR THE TOXICOLOGY. RESULTS. MEANTIME, CAMP. ORGANIZERS NOTE LOCAL. CAMERAS CAPTURE ACRES. DRIVING THROUGH THE. FIELD. MEANWHILE, LOCAL. SCHOOLS CANCELING. IN-PERSON CLASSES. UNTIL FRIDAY. >> MAGGIE, THANKS. >>> NOW TO KEY. TESTIMONY IN KAREN. READ'S SECOND MURDER. TRIAL. SHE'S ACCUSED OF. KILLING HER POLICE. OFFICER BOYFRIEND. WITH HER CAR. OUR EMILIE IKEDA WITH. THE LATEST ON THE. WIDELY WATCHED CASE. >> Reporter: IN THE.

SECOND WEEK OF KAREN. READ'S RETRIAL IN THE. DEATH OF HER. BOYFRIEND, A HIGHLY. ANTICIPATED WITNESS. TAKING THE STAND. >> I WAS LITERALLY. JUST STUNNED. THERE HE WAS. >> Reporter: JENNIFER. McCABE GROWING. EMOTIONAL RECALLING. THE MORNING HER. FRIEND JOHN O'KEEFE'S. BODY WAS FOUND. >> I TOLD HER, KAREN, I SAW YOU GUYS. OUTSIDE OF MY. SISTER'S HOUSE, AND. THEN SHE TOLD ME SHE. DIDN'T REMEMBER BEING. THERE. AND THEN SHE WENT ON. TO -- SHE STARTED.

SAYING COULD I HAVE. HIT HIM, DID I HIT. HIM? >> Reporter: PROSECUTORS ALLEGE. READ HIT O'KEEFE WITH. HER SUV AFTER A. DRUNKEN ARGUMENT AND. LEFT HIM TO DIE IN. THE COLD, WHILE HER. LEGAL TEAM SAYS READ. IS BEING FRAMED AND. SOMETHING WENT WRONG. AFTER O'KEEFE ENTERED. THE HOUSE. A DIGITAL FORENSIC. SPECIALIST TESTIFYING. IT'S LY O'KEEFE. EVER WENT INSIDE. BASED ON HIS PHONE'S. LOCATION DATA AND. BATTERY TEMPERATURE. WHICH CONTINUOUSLY. DROPPED OVERNIGHT. IN HIS. CROSS-EXAMINATION. TODAY, THE EXPERT.

ACKNOWLEDGED THE. PHONE BATTERY TESTED. IN HIS EXPERIMENT. LOST HEAT. SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER. >> IS IT CORRECT TO. SAY THERE WAS A MUCH. MORE DRAMATIC DROP IN. TEMPERATURE IN YOUR. TEST SCENARIO ONE? >> YES. >> Reporter: INTERNET. SLEUTHS ACROSS THE. COUNTRY HANGING ON. EVERY DETAIL IN THE. CASE. AS THE MURDER TRIAL. REDO RAMPS UP. EMILIE IKEDA, NBC. NEWS. >>> NOW TO A GROWING. OUTBREAK, MORE THAN. 900 MEASLES CASES. HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED.

NATIONWIDE. NBC NEWS SPOKE WITH A. CDC OFFICIAL. EXCLUSIVELY IN THE. EPICENTER OF THE. OUTBREAK, AS THEY. WORK TO CONTAIN THE. SPREAD. NBC'S STEPHANIE GOSK. HAS MORE. >> Reporter: CDC. OFFICIALS TOURING A. MAKESHIFT TESTING AND. VACCINATION CLINIC IN. TEXAS, THE EPICENTER. OF THE MEASLES. OUTBREAK. TONIGHT, THE TEXAS. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. ANNOUNCING 17 NEW. CASES IN THE LAST. FOUR DAYS. PUSHING THE TOTAL. OVER 650. MEASLES IS STILL.

SPREADING. >> THIS OUTBREAK IS. THE BIGGEST WE HAVE. SEEN IN THE LAST 25. YEARS. >> Reporter: JONATHAN. IS HELPING LEAD THE. CDC RESPONSE ON THE. GROUND. >> WE KNOW THAT THE. MOST IMPORTANT WAY TO. PREVENT MEASLES IS TO. GET VACCINATED. >> Reporter: THERE. REMAINS RESISTANCE TO. VACCINES IN WEST. TEXAS. >> THIS REALLY IS A. LONGER TERM PROJECT. TO THINK OF HOW WE. PROVIDE. EVIDENCE-BASED. INFORMATION THAT. MEETS COMMUNITIES. WHERE THEY ARE. >> Reporter: SINCE. THE TEXAS OUTBREAK. BEGAN, THREE PEOPLE. HAVE DIED, INCLUDING.

TWO UNVACCINATED. CHILDREN. AND MEASLES HAS. SPREAD TO MULTIPLE. BORDERING STATES. WHAT GRADE WOULD YOU. GIVE THE FEDERAL. GOVERNMENT FOR ITS. RESPONSE SINCE THE. OUTBREAK BEGAN? >> I WOULD GIVE THE. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT A. FAILING GRADE. >> Reporter: THIS. DOCTOR, AN INFECTIOUS. DISEASE EXPERT, SAYS. THE GOVERNMENT HASN'T. SENT A STRONG MESSAGE. ON THE IMPORTANCE OF. VACCINES. >> PEOPLE ARE. CONFUSED WHETHER THEY. SHOULD OR SHOULDN'T. GET VACCINATED. >> Reporter: IT TOOK. MONTHS FOR RFK JR., THE SECRETARY OF. HEALTH AND HUMAN. SERVICES, TO SAY.

VACCINES ARE THE BEST. WAY TO STOP THE. DISEASE, BUT HE. CONTINUES TO PUBLICLY. QUESTION THEIR. EFFICACY. >> WE'RE ALWAYS GOING. TO HAVE MEASLES NO. MATTER WHAT HAPPENS. THE VACCINE WANES. QUICKLY. >> THE CDC WEBSITE. SAYS THE VACCINE. USUALLY PROTECTS. AGAINST MEASLES FOR. LIFE. >> I WORRY THAT WE. ARE COMING UPON. SUMMER MONTHS WHERE. WE'RE GOING TO SEE A. LOT MORE MOVEMENT OF. INDIVIDUALS, A LOT. MORE TRAVEL. >> Reporter: SHE. WORRIES THE EPIDEMIC. IS GOING TO GET WORSE. BEFORE IT GETS. BETTER. STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC. NEWS. >> IN 60 SECONDS, WHEN SOME AMERICANS.

ARE GOING TO GET. GROCERIES, THEY'RE. FINDING AS LITTLE AS. 11 CENTS ON THEIR. >>> WE'RE GOING TO. TURN NOW TO A GROWING. SCHEME TARGETING. S.N.A.P. FOOD. ASSISTANCE BENEFITS, WHICH MORE THAN 22. MILLION FAMILIES RELY. ON FOR GROCERIES. HERE'S VICKY NGUYEN. >> Reporter: NATIONWIDE, PEOPLE. TRYING TO BUY FOOD. WITH THEIR S.N.A.P. BENEFITS AND LEARNING. THERE'S NO MONEY LEFT.

ON THEIR CARDS. IN PENNSYLVANIA, JOE. LEARNED HE HAD JUST. 11 CENTS IN HIS. ACCOUNT. >> AS A SENIOR. CITIZEN ON A FIXED. INCOME, THAT'S MY. LIFELINE. THAT'S MY FOOD FOR. THE MONTH. >> Reporter: OUR. STATION FROM COAST TO. COAST TRACKING DOWN. VICTIMS WHOSE. ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN. DRAINED LEAVING THEM. WITH NO WAY TO PAY. FOR GROCERIES. A SCHEME KNOWN AS. S.N.A.P. SKIMMING. THIEVES OFTEN DO THIS. BY PLACING A DEVICE. ON MACHINES WHERE. CARDS ARE SWIPED AND. USING THE INFORMATION. TO MAKE DUPLICATES. GRACE PERRY TELLING.

NBC CONNECTICUT $500. IN BENEFITS WERE. STOLEN FROM HER. ACCOUNT AND USED IN. ANOTHER STATE. >> THIS CARD HAS BEEN. IN MY WALLET THE. ENTIRE TIME. I HAVE NEVER LET. ANOTHER SOUL USE IT. EVER. >> Reporter: THE USDA. SAYS IT REPLACED 220. MILLION DOLLARS IN. STOLEN S.N.A.P. BENEFITS OVER THE. PAST TWO YEARS BUT. THAT PROGRAM ENDED IN. DECEMBER. REPORTING FROM OUR. HOUSTON AFFILIATE. HELPED CONVINCE A. TEXAS CONGRESSMAN TO. PUSH FOR LEGISLATION. TO RESTORE THAT. PROGRAM. BUT EXPERTS SAY THE. SYSTEM NEEDS A. SECURITY OVERHAUL TO.

MODERNIZE S.N.A.P. CARDS. DO YOU THINK CHIP. ENABLED CARDS WOULD. DRASTICALLY REDUCE. THE AMOUNT OF FRAUD. WE'RE SEEING? >> YES. S.N.A.P. DESERVES THE. SAME PROTECTIONS. >> Reporter: FOR NOW, S.N.A.P. USERS SHOULD. CHANGE THEIR PINS. FREQUENTLY, CHECK. THEIR ACCOUNTS OFTEN, AND REPORT FRAUD. RIGHT AWAY. VICKY NGUYEN, NBC. NEWS. >> WE'RE BACK IN A. MOMENT WITH A. DRAMATIC RESCUE. ABOARD A RUN AWAY. BOAT AND A SCENE YOU. >>> VIDEO CAPTURED ON.

AN AMERICAN AIRLINES. PLANE BEFORE TAKEOFF. APPEARS TO SHOW. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. PHYSICALLY. RESTRAINING A FEMALE. PASSENGER. THE PASSENGER WAS. KNOCKED TO THE FLOOR. AS THE CREW STRUGGLED. TO SHUT THE OPEN. COCKPIT DOOR. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT. CAN BE HEARD SAYING. SHE TRIED TO ENTER. AND CHAOS ENSUES. THE FLIGHT FROM. TRAVELING TO NEW. YORK. AMERICAN AIRLINES. CONFIRMS IN A. STATEMENT THE PLANE. RETURNED TO THE GATE. DUE TO A SECURITY. ISSUE ON BOARD.

>> HEART STOPPING NEW. BODY CAM VIDEO. RELEASED BY FLORIDA. FLEECE SHOWS AN. OFFICER LEAPING ONTO. A BOAT AFTER THE. OPERATOR WAS THROWN. OVERBOARD. UNMANNED IT WAS. SPEEDING OUT OF. CONTROL AT ABOUT 40. MILES PER HOUR. POLICE WERE. ULTIMATELY ABLE TO. BRING IT UNDER. CONTROL. THE BOATER SUSTAINED. MINOR INJURIES. >>> ALSO IN THE. SUNSHINE STATE, THE. JACKSONVILLE. SHERIFF'S OFFICE GOT. SOME CIVILIAN. ASSISTANCE IN. WRESTLING A GIANT. ALLIGATOR. IN THE MEDIAN OF A. BUSY HIGHWAY. THE SO-CALLED LOCAL.

LEGEND KNOWN AS BLUE. COLLAR BRAWLER. WRANGLED THE GATOR. PULLING IT ONTO THE. SIDE OF THE ROAD ALL. WHILE BARE FOOT. >> WHEN WE COME BACK, THE FIELDS OF SPRING. COMING ALIVE FOR A. SHORT TIME, AND THE. VOLUNTEER WHO HELP. >>> THERE IS GOOD. NEWS TONIGHT IN. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WHERE THE HILLS ARE. BLOOMING WITH THE. COLORS OF SPRING. HERE'S CAMILLA. BERNAL. >> Reporter: THIS IS.

WHERE SPRING FLIRTS. WITH THE SKY. >> 55 ACRES. FIVE HILLS. >> Reporter: A LIVING. RAINBOW OF 80 MILLION. BLOOMS. >> BEAUTY WITH ALL. CAPITAL LETTERS AND. EXCLAMATION POINTS. >> Reporter: THE. FLOWER FIELDS IN. CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, POP UP FOR TEN SHORT. WEEKS EVERY SPRING. GIVING VOLUNTEER MARY. ELLEN A PURPOSE. AS A RETIRED SCHOOL. TEACHER, WHAT DOES IT. MEAN TO YOU? >> IT ALLOWS ME TO. FURTHER CONNECT WITH. THE KIDS BECAUSE THAT. WAS THE FAVORITE PART. OF MY JOB.

THIS IS JUST A. DIFFERENT TYPE OF. CLASSROOM. >> Reporter: FAMILIES --. >> SO SWEET. >> Reporter: AND THE. FLOWERS HAVE KEPT HER. COMING BACK FOR MORE. THAN A DECADE. >> EVERYBODY THAT'S. HERE IS HAPPY. EVEN THE MEN, THE MEN. ARE HAPPY. >> Reporter: A. MAGICAL ARRAY OF. COLORS. >> YELLOW AND ORANGE, PINK AND WHITE. >> Reporter: WHERE. TIME FORGETS TO TICK. >> MAYBE DINNER? >> Reporter: IT'S. QUITE THE PHOTO OP, WHEN YOU'RE COMPETING. AGAINST 10,000 PEOPLE.

ON A BUSY DAY, IT MAY. TAKE UP TO AN HOUR TO. GET A PHOTO. RIGHT HERE. >> BEAUTIFUL. >> Reporter: WE'RE. FROM NEW YORK CITY SO. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT. OF FIELDS AND. GREENERY. WOW. >> Reporter: WOW, A. WORD SAID A LOT HERE. AND A FEW OTHERS TOO. >> IT'S PEACEFUL. IT'S SPIRITUAL. COMFORTING, AND. EVERYONE HAS A GOOD. TIME. >> Reporter: CAMILLA. BERNAL, NBC NEWS, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA. >> IT MAKES ME HAPPY.

THAT'S "NIGHTLY NEWS". FOR THIS TUESDAY. THANK YOU FOR. WATCHING. I'M LESTER HOLT. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF. YOURSELF AND EACH. OTHER. GOOD NIGHT.