NBC Nightly News Full Episode - April 3

>>> TONIGHT WALL. STREET CRATERS AS THE. WORLD REACTS TO. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S. SWEEPING TARIFFS. THE WORST DAY FOR. MARKETS SINCE 2020. WIPING OUT. $2 TRILLION. WORLD LEADERS. PROMISING RETALIATORY. TARIFFS. STELLANTIS SHUTTERING. PLANTS IN CANADA AND. MEXICO. TEMPORARILY LAYING OFF. NEARLY 1,000 AMERICAN. WORKERS. THE PRESIDENT. DEFENDING THE MOVE. SAYING MARKETS WILL. BOOM AND HE IS EVENING.

THE FIELD. AND FROM PHONES TO. SHOES, HOW MUCH EVERY. DAY ITEMS YOU BUY. COULD GO UP AS. ANALYSTS SAY THE MOVE. RISKS HIGH INFLATION. AND EVEN A POSSIBLE. RECESSION. THE NON-STOP SEVERE. WEATHER, 34 TORNADOS. REPORTED, AT LEAST. SEVEN KILLED. THE DRAMATIC VIDEO. AN ENTIRE ROOF BLOWING. OFF. THE TOP PEELED OFF A. DAY CARE CENTER. RIVERS RISING. THE URGENT RESCUES. >>> TEEN STABBING. TRAGEDY.

A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. ATTACKED BY A. CLASSMATE, DYING IN. HIS TWIN BROTHER'S. ARMS. >>> THE PENTAGON WILL. INVESTIGATE THE MESSY. LEAK OF SENSITIVE. MILITARY PLANNING. INVOLVING MAJOR TRUMP. OFFICIALS, PLUS DID A. FAR-RIGHT ACTIVIST. MEETING SPUR FIRINGS. OF TOP NATIONAL. SECURITY AIDES. >>> NO PLACE LIKE. HOME. ONE OF THE FIRST OF. ITS KIND PROGRAMS THAT. LETS KIDS GET HOSPITAL. QUALITY CARE FROM. HOME. >>> AND THERE IS GOOD. NEWS TONIGHT. HOW LENNY THE GIANT. LOGGERHEAD TURTLE WENT.

FROM BADLY INJURED. BACK TO THE DEEP BLUE. SEA. >> Announcer: THIS IS. "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS". WITH LESTER HOLT. >>> GOOD EVENING AND. WELCOME. TODAY THE STOCK MARKET. FIRMLY AND QUICKLY. CONDEMNED PRESIDENT. TRUMP'S NEW TARIFFS IN. WAYS ONLY MARKETS CAN. PAINFULLY. GLOBAL SELL-OFF. ELIMINATING. $2 TRILLION OF U.S. FINANCIAL MARKETS. WHICH TUMBLED RIGHT. FROM THE START OF THE. TRADING DAY, NEVER TO. RECOVER. BY CLOSING THE DOW. LOSING UNDER 4% OF ITS.

VALUE. THE S&P 500 DOWN CLOSE. TO 5%, AND THE NASDAQ. DOWN NEARLY 6%. A DAY REMINISCENT OF. THE START OF THE. PANDEMIC OF 2020. MARKET MELTDOWN, SHARP. REACTION TO PRESIDENT. TRUMP'S RECIPROCAL. TARIFFS THAT HE. ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY. PLACING TARIFFS ON. VIRTUALLY EVERY GLOBAL. TRADING PARTNER AND. EVERYTHING, SOME AS. HIGH AS 50%. IT'S THE PRESIDENT'S. STRATEGY TO CHARGE. COUNTRIES WHAT THEY. CHARGE THE U.S. TONIGHT THE PRESIDENT. NOT GIVING GROUND.

INSISTING THE COUNTRY. IS GOING TO BOOM, BUT. MANY BUSINESSES THAT. DEPEND ON IMPORTED. PRODUCTS ARE BRACING. FOR IMPACT. THEY SAY IT COULD HIT. AMERICANS WHERE THEY. LIVE WITH HIGHER. PRICES FOR VIRTUALLY. EVERYTHING. CHRISTINE ROMANS. STARTS US OFF FROM THE. NEW YORK STOCK. EXCHANGE. CHRISTINE, GOOD. EVENING. >> Reporter: LESTER, IT WAS THE WORST DAY. FOR MARKETS SINCE 2020. AND THE FALLOUT FROM. THE PRESIDENT'S. TARIFFS HAS MORE. ECONOMISTS WARNING. ABOUT THE RISKS OF A. RECESSION.

TONIGHT WALL STREET. SENDING A CLEAR. MESSAGE ABOUT. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S. EFFORT TO DRAMATICALLY. RESHAPE THE GLOBAL. ECONOMY. MAJOR HOSSES FOR THE. DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL, S&P 500 AND THE. NASDAQ. PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKING. THE DROP IN STRIDE. >> THE MARKETS WILL. BOOM, THE STOCK WILL. BOOM, THE COUNTRY IS. GOING TO BOOM. >> Reporter: ON AIR. FORCE ONE TONIGHT. SAYING HE IS OPEN TO. NEGOTIATIONS IF OTHER. COUNTRIES OFFER. SOMETHING, IN HIS. WORDS, PHENOMENAL LIKE. A DEAL FROM CHINA ON. THE SALE OF TIKTOK. >> THE TARIFFS GIVE US. GREAT POWER TO.

NEGOTIATE. ALWAYS HAVE. IN THE FIRST. ADMINISTRATION, AS YOU. SAW, NOW WE ARE TAKING. IT TO A WHOLE NEW. LEVEL BECAUSE IT'S A. WORLDWIDE SITUATION. >> Reporter: AFTER HE. SLAPPED STEVE TARIFFS. ON TRADING PARTNERS. LIKE CHINA, VIETNAM. AND INDIA, ADMINISTRATION. OFFICIALS FANNED OUT. TO MAKE THE. PRESIDENT'S CASE. -. >> FOR 40 YEARS WE HAD. AN ECONOMY THAT. REWARDS PEOPLE WHO. SHIP AMERICAN JOBS. OVERSEAS AND RAISES. TAXES ON AMERICAN. WORKERS AND WE'RE. FLIPPING THAT ON ITS. HEAD. >> Reporter: THE.

ADMINISTRATION. DEFENDING THE FORMULA. USED TO DETERMINE. TARIFF LEVELS. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID. IT WAS HALF OF WHAT. THOSE COUNTRIES CHARGE. THE U.S. THROUGH TAXES. AND CURBSY POLICIES. CRITICS SAY IT WAS. ARBITRARY. >> THIS IS THE. REORDERING OF FAIR. TRADE. AND WHAT HAPPENS IS. PEOPLE THINK IT'S ALL. ABOUT TARIFFS. IT'S ABOUT THOSE. NON-TARIFF TRADE. BARRIERS. THE UNITED STATES BUYS. EVERYBODY'S PRODUCTS. THEY BUY -- WE BUY. EVERYBODY'S GOODS. YOU JUST HAVE TO TREAT.

US FAIRLY. >> Reporter: THE. EUROPEAN UNION AND. CHINA NOW PREPARING. COUNTERMEASURES. CANADA'S PRIME. MINISTER TODAY VOWED. TO MATCH 25% AUTO. TARIFFS ON IMPORTS. FROM THE U.S. >> OUR OLD. RELATIONSHIP OF. STEADILY DEEPENING. INTEGRATION WITH THE. UNITED STATES IS OVER. >> Reporter: ALREADY. TODAY SIGNS PRICES. PEOPLE PAY ARE RISING. VOLKSWAGEN ANNOUNCING. IT WILL ADD AN IMPORT. FEE TO VEHICLES TO. REFLECT THE 25% AUTO. IMPORT TARIFF. HYUNDAI TELLING THE. DEALERSHIPS PRICES. WILL LIKELY TO RISE.

DEMOCRATS ON THE HILL. ARE CALLING THE. PRESIDENT'S TRADE. POLICIES A NATIONAL. SALES TAX. >> WE ESTIMATE. FAMILIES WILL BE. CHARGED $5,000 A YEAR. ON THE PURCHASES THEY. MAKE OF IMPORTED. PRODUCTS. >> Reporter: AND. DESPITE THIS PROMISE. FROM THE ROSE GARDEN. IAN YESTERDAY, THERE. IS NEAR TERM. DISRUPTION. AUTOMAKER STELLANTIS. TODAY SAID IT WILL. PAUSE PLANTS IN MEXICO. AND CANADA AND THAT. 900 WORKERS IN THE. U.S. WILL BE. TEMPORARILY LAID OFF.

AND WHILE THE. PRESIDENT SAYS. COMPANIES WILL START. TO MAKE MORE PRODUCTS. IN AMERICA, ECONOMIST. MARK ZANDI SAYS THAT. WILL TAKE YEARS IF AT. ALL. >> THEY ARE DONE UNDER. EXECUTIVE ORDER, NOT. UNDER LAW. IT COULD BE CHANGED BY. THE STROKE OF A PEN. SO I JUST DON'T SEE. ANY MAJOR COMPANY. MAKING A BIG. INVESTMENT IN THE. UNITED STATES BASED ON. THESE TARIFFS. >> A LOT OF ANXIETY. WATCHING THE NUMBERS. CROSSING THE SCREEN. TODAY WHEN THE MARKETS. WERE OPEN. FOR PEOPLE WORRIED. ABOUT INVESTMENTS, WHAT ADVICE IS THERE.

TONIGHT? >> Reporter: SO, LESTER, FOR RETIREMENT. SAVERS THE IMPORTANT. THING IS WHEN YOU NEED. TO TAP 401(K). IF YOU ARE CLOSE TO. RETIREMENT OR SENDING. A KID OFF TO SCHOOL, TALK TO A FINANCIAL. FRO TERRIBLE. YOUNGER SAVERS HAVE. TIME TO WEATHER ALL. THE UPS AND DOWNS. >> CHRISTINE ROMANS, THANK YOU. >>> IT REMAINS TO BE. SEEN HOW THE PRICE YOU. PAY WILL BE AFFECTED. BY THE TARIFFS, BUT. TAKE LOOK AT THIS.

A HUGE NUMBER OF. SMARTPHONES SOLD HERE. IN THE U.S. ARE. MANUFACTURED IN CHINA. SINCE PRESIDENT TRUMP. TOOK OFFICE, IMPORTS. FROM THERE NOW FACING. NEW TARIFFS OF 54%. MANY KITCHEN. APPLIANCES AMERICANS. BUY LIKE DISHWASHERS. THAT COME FROM ITALY, PART OF A EUROPEAN. UNION HIT WITH A 20%. TARIFF. AND SO MANY SHOES WE. WEAR COME TO THE U.S. FROM VIETNAM WHERE THE. TARIFFS ARE NOW SET AT. 46%. HERE AT HOME. BUSINESSES ARE TRYING. TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH. OF THESE COSTS HAD GET.

PASSED ON TO YOU. BRIAN CHEUNG HAS THAT. PART OF THE STORY. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT. TRUMP SAYS HIS. SWEEPING TARIFFS ON. IMPORTS WILL LEVEL THE. PLAYING FIELD FOR. AMERICAN COMPANIES. MAKING PRODUCTS IN THE. USA. >> TODAY WE ARE. STANDING UP FOR THE. AMERICAN WORKER AND WE. ARE FINALLY PUTTING. AMERICA FIRST. >> Reporter: BEFORE. AMERICAN CONSUMERS IT. COULD MEAN HIGHER. PRICES ON SOME OF THE. WELL KNOWN BRANDS THAT. MAKE THEIR PRODUCTS. OVERSEAS IF THEY PASS.

THE TARIFFS OP TO. CUSTOMERS. BY ONE ESTIMATE, HIGHER PRICES COST A. HOUSEHOLD $690. BEST BUY SOURCES ABOUT. # 5% OF PRODUCTS FROM. CHINA. ANALYSTS ESTIMATE. APPLE ASSEMBLES. iPHONES THERE. NIKE MADE HALF. FOOTWEAR LAST YEAR IN. VIETNAM WHERE ADIDAS. SOURCED THE LARGEST. SHARE OF ITS GOODS. TARIFFS IMPACTING. FURNITURE. WAYFAIR SAYS PRODUCTS. COME FROM CHINA AND.

FIVE SOUTHEAST ASIAN. COUNTRIES FACING. TARIFFS. ONE THE BIGGER. CATEGORIES, TIRES. BASIC FUN MAKER OF. CARE BEARS AND TONKA. TRUCKS SAYS A MAJORITY. OF THEIR PRODUCTS ARE. MADE IN CHINA. >> A 29. TONKA DUMP. TRUCK WILL BE 39.99. THIS CHRISTMAS. >> Reporter: BASIC. FUNDS SAYING THERE ARE. NO FACTORIES IN THE. U.S. THAT CAN MAKE. WHAT THEY SELL. >> FLOSS PRODUCTION IN. THE UNITED STATES TO. SHIFT TO. >> Reporter: BUT IN. OHIO THE CEO OF.

TOYMAKER SIMPLY THREE. TERMS US HE SUPPORTS. THE TARIFFS. >> BRINGING AMERICAN. JOBS BACK HERE, THAT. IS REALLY IMPORTANT. >> Reporter: THIS. COMPANY MAKES ALL. THEIR PRODUCTS HERE IN. THE U.S., SO HE SAYS. THEY WON'T HAVE TO. RAISE THEIR PRICES. >> WE ARE BUILDING IT. HERE, WE HAVE A STRONG. WORK FORCE, AND THE. ABILITY FOR THE. CONSUMER TO PURCHASE. IT THE SAME PRICE THAT. IT WAS AT. CHRISTMASTIME, I THINK. THEY APPRECIATE THAT. >> Reporter: THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION ALSO. CLOSING A LOOPHOLE ON. GOODS SHIPPED INTEREST.

CHINA, THOSE. DISCOUNTED PRODUCTS. WILL LIKELY GET. PRICIER, TOO. >> A LOT OF FOLKS. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. NEXT MOVES. SHOULD THEY THINK. ABOUT BUYING PRODUCTS. IN ANTICIPATION OF A. HIKE? >> INDUSTRY GROUPS. ESTIMATE FOR IMPORTED. SMARTPHONES AND. LAPTOPS PRICES COULD. RISE BY AS MUCH AS TWO. TO $300 PER UNIT. FOR IMPORTED CARS AS. MUCH AS $15,000. SO FOR THOSE. CATEGORIES BUYING. SOONER RATHER THAN. LATER MAY NOT BE THE. WORST IDEA, BUT DON'T. PANIC BUY. ONLY BUY WHAT YOU. NEED. >> BRIAN, THANK YOU.

>>> NOW TO THE GLOBAL. FALLOUT FROM ALL THIS. WHILE PRESIDENT TRUMP. SAYS HE IS JUST ASKING. OTHER COUNTRIES TO PAY. THE SAME TAX THEY. CHARGE ON AMERICAN. PRODUCTS, WORLD. LEADERS ARE STUNNED. ANDREA MITCHELL IS. WITH TOP NATO LEADERS. IN EUROPE. WHAT ARE YOU HEARING? >> Reporter: LESTER, SECRETARY OF STATE. RUBIO CAME TO NATO TO. PRESS EUROPE TO SPEND. MORE ON DEFENSE, BUT. EUROPE IS UP IN ARMS. ABOUT PRESIDENT. TRUMP'S TARIFFS. ONE MINISTER TELLING. ME THAT THE PRESIDENT. IS WRONG, HE IS NOT.

CALCULATING THE TRADE. DEFICIT CORRECTLY, AND. HE IS HURTING GLOBAL. TRADE. EUROPEAN MINISTERS. PLAN TO MEET MONDAY TO. TALK ABOUT. RETALIATING, THEY SAY. PROPORTIONATELY, THEY. DON'T WANT TO ESCALATE. THE TRADE WAR. AT THE SAME TIME. EUROPE WAS ALREADY YOU. UPSET ABOUT THE U.S. SHUTTING THEM OUT OF. TALKS WITH RUSSIA OVER. UKRAINE. >> ANDREA MITCHELL, THANK YOU. >>> WIDESPREAD. INJURIES. TONIGHT THE SEVERE. THREAT IS NOT OVER. OFFICIALS WARN.

COUNTIES IN PLACES. LIKE ARKANSAS, MISSISSIPPI AND. TENNESSEE ARE AT RISK. FOR SEVERE FLOODING. KATHY PARK REPORTS. FROM THE STORM ZONE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT. ROUND TWO OF CRIPPLING. WEATHER STRIKING THE. SAME REGION ALREADY. BATTERED BY SEVERE. STORMS. AT LEAST 34 REPORTED. TORNADOS TEARING. THROUGH THE MIDWEST. AND SOUTH, SHREDDING. HOMES AND UPENDING. LIVES. IN RURAL ARKANSAS J.P. SURVIVED, AND RECORDED. THIS LARGE FUNNEL. CLOUD ON HIS PHONE. LAST NIGHT AS IT.

CLOSED IN. >> WE LOOKED OUTSIDE. AND OVER THERE. >> Reporter: OUTSIDE. NASHVILLE THIS HOME. SECURITY CAMERA. CAPTURING WHAT APPEARS. TO BE THE MOMENT OF. IMPACT. AND ACROSS MICHIGAN. THE RELENTLESS RAIN. TRIGGERING FLASH FLOOD. EMERGENCIES, CARS. SUBMERGED, AND THE. POWERFUL FLOODWATERS. CUT STRAIGHT THROUGH. THE STREET. PARTS OF KENTUCKY A. DISASTER ZONE AND. INDUSTRIAL PARK RIPPED. APART, ROOFS PEELED. OFF. THE DEBRIS SCATTERED. FOR MILES. OUR CREW WAS THERE.

WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT. THE DAMAGE. ALARMS ARE BLARING. INSIDE THIS ABSOLUTELY. DESTROYED DAY CARE. YOU CAN SEE TOYS ON. THE GROUND, A SIGN. WARNING BABIES ARE. SLEEPING. THANKFULLY, WE ARE. TOLD NO ONE WAS. INSIDE, BUT THE ROOF. IS COMPLETELY. DESTROYED WITH THE. RAIN PICKING UP HERE. >> Reporter: IN. INDIANA, PUNISHING. WINDS SENT PART OF. THIS WAREHOUSE. CRASHING, TRAPPING A. WORKER. THEY SAFELY RESCUED. HERE. IN LAKE CITY, ARKANSAS, THIS SAVED.

YOUR LIFE? >> YES. >> Reporter: A STORM. SHELTER BECAME A. LIFELINE FOR MORGAN. EARNEST AND HER. FAMILY. THEIR HOME LEVELED IN. MINUTES. >> MY SON IS LIKE, I. WANT TO GO HOME, MOMMY. IT DON'T REGISTER. TEN, 20 MINUTES LATER, HE SAYS IS THE SAME. THING AGAIN. >> Reporter: DOES THAT. BREAK YOUR HEART? >> IT DOES. BECAUSE IT'S LIKE ALL. THEIR STUFF'S THERE. >> AND KATHY JOINS US. NOW FROM ARKANSAS. FLOODING IS NOW THE. MAJOR CONCERN THERE? >> Reporter: LESTER,

THAT'S RIGHT. ARKANSAS IS UNDER A. FLOOD WATCH THROUGH. THE WEEKEND. AS CAN SEE, ANOTHER. CONCERN IS CLEANING UP. THIS DEBRIS BEFORE. MORE STORMS MOVE IN. THIS FARMING OPERATION. IS DESTROYED BY A. TORNADO. THE SECOND TIME IN. JUST FOUR YEARS. LESTER. >> OKAY. KATHY, THANK YOU. >>> BILL KARINS NOW, BILL, DOZENS OF. TORNADOS REPORTED, MANY MORE DANGEROUS. HOURS TO GO? >> DANGEROUS DAYS. EVEN. THIS IS CRUEL. THE PEOPLE THAT JUST. GOT HIT THAT YOU SAW, THEY ARE GETTING IT. AGAIN TONIGHT. THEY WILL GET IT AGAIN. TOMORROW. POSSIBLY SATURDAY, TOO. HERE IS THE HEAVY.

RAINFALL ON THE MAP. ISOLATED TORNADO. THREATS TONIGHT, BUT. FLASH FLOODING IS. ABOUT AS LARGE AS I. HAVE SEEN. YOU GO FROM CHARLESTON. TO LITTLE ROCK, OVER. 600 MILES OF FLASH. FLOOD WARNINGS. AND THE AMOUNT OF RAIN. OVER THE NEXT TWO TO. THREE DAYS ON TOP OF. THE FIVE TO EIGHT. INCHES ALREADY FALLEN. SOME AREAS WILL END UP. WITH 15 INCHES. FLASH FLOODING NOW AND. THEN RIVER FLOODING. THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HERE IS THE ISOLATED. TORNADO THREAT TONIGHT. FROM SHREVEPORT TO. NASHVILLE. TOMORROW THE. POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER.

TORNADO OUTBREAK AND. ONCE AGAIN WE ARE. TARGETING ARKANSAS, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO. TEXARKANA AND AREAS. OUTSIDE OF DALLAS AND. SHREVEPORT. SUCH A DANGEROUS TIME. AND DAY AFTER DAY THE. SAME-YEAR-OLD. >> BILL, THANK YOU. >>> THE DEFENSE DECHT. INVESTIGATING THAT. CONTROVERSIAL SIGNAL. CHAT ABOUT STRIKES IN. YEMEN AND WHETHER IT. INCLUDED CLASSIFIED. INFORMATION. GABE GUTIERREZ IS. COVERING THE PRESIDENT. FOR US IN FLORIDA, AND. GABE, REMEMBER ALSO. LEARNING OF A SHAKE-UP. AT THE NATIONAL. SECURITY COUNCIL. WHAT DO YOU KNOW? >> Reporter: YES, LEST.

EARLY. THE PENTAGON'S. INSPECTOR GENERAL IS. INVESTIGATING WHETHER. DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE. HEGSETH USED THAT. ENCRYPTED SIGNAL. MESSAGING APP TO. DISCUSS CLASSIFIED. INFORMATION ABOUT. MILITARY OPERATIONS. HEGSETH AND OTHER. ADMINISTRATION. OFFICIALS REPEATEDLY. DENIED ANY OF IT WAS. CLASSIFIED. MIKE WALTZ WAS A PART. OF THAT CHAT. WE LEARNED TODAY THREE. OF HIS STAFFERS HAVE. BEEN FIRED. THE PRESIDENT SAYING. SOME OF THEM MAY HAVE. BEEN DISLOYAL. THE FIRINGS CAME AFTER. FAR-RIGHT ACTIVIST.

LAURA LOOMER MET WITH. THE PRESIDENT. YESTERDAY IN THE OVAL. OFFICE. SHE EXPRESSED. DISSATISFACTION WITH. THE NATIONAL SECURITY. TEAM. LATE TODAY THE. PRESIDENT SAID SHE WAS. NOT INVOLVED IN THE. FIRINGS. LESTER. >> GABE, THANKS. >>> IN 60 SECONDS, AN. HONOR STUDENT STABBED. AT A HIGH SCHOOL TRACK. MEET, DYING IN HIS. TWIN BROTHER'S ARMS. THEIR. >>> WE TURN NOW TO THE.

STABBING DEATH OF A. 17-YEAR-OLD STUDENT IN. TEXAS. POLICE SAY ANOTHER. STUDENT PLUNGED A. KNIFE IN AUSTIN. METCALF'S HEART IN. FRONT OF HIS TWIN. BROTHER. PRISCILLA THOMPSON. REPORTS. >> HIS BROTHER WAS. HOLDING ON TO HIM. TRYING TO MAKE IT STOP. BLEEDING AND HE DIED. IN HIS BROTHER'S ARMS. >> Reporter: AUSTIN. METCALF'S FINAL. MOMENTS HIS DAD SAYS. SPENT IN HIS TWIN. BROTHER'S ARMS. >> I RUSHED UP THERE. AND SAW HIM ON THE. GURNEE. I COULD TELL.

>> Reporter: THE. 17-YEAR-OLD DIED. WEDNESDAY POLICE SAY. AFTER BEING STABBED BY. ANOTHER STUDENT AT A. HIGH SCHOOL TRACK MEET. IN FRISCO, TEXAS. >> NOT CONSCIOUS, NOT. BREATHING. HE WAS STABBED. >> Reporter: HIS TWIN. BROTHER, WHO WAS. THERE, TOLD THEIR DAD. THE INCIDENT BEGAN. WHEN THE PAIR ASKED A. STUDENT TO MOVE TO A. DIFFERENT SEAT. >> HE BROUGHT A KNIFE. TO A TRACK MEET AND HE. MURDERED MY SON BY. STABBING HIM IN THE. HEART. >> Reporter: POLICE. ARE NOT SAYING WHAT. CAUSED THE ALTERCATION. BUT HAVE ARRESTED. 17-YEAR-OLD CARMELO.

ANTHONY, A. STUDENT-ATHLETE FROM. RIVAL SCHOOL CHARGED. WITH MURDER. EF HAS NOT YET PLED. THE NORTH TEXAS. COMMUNITY IN SHOCK. >> IT'S HEARTBREAKING. >> Reporter: GRIEVING. ALONGSIDE AUSTIN'S. FAMILY, WHO ARE. REMEMBERING THE HIGH. SCHOOL JUNIOR AS A. BRIGHT STUDENTS. ATHLETE MVP OF HIS. FOOTBALL TEAM AND HAD. A 4.0 GPA. >> HE WAS LOVED BY. MANY. HE WAS A LEADER. HE BELIEVED IN GOD. HE WAS A GREAT KID. MADE ME THE PROUDEST. FATHER IN THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: TONIGHT. HIS FAMILY LEANING ON. THAT FAITH TO FORGIVE. >> I ALREADY FORGIVE. THIS PERSON. GOD TAKES CARE OF. THINGS. GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF. ME. GOD IS GOING TO TAKE. CARE OF MY FAMILY. >> Reporter: PRISCILLA. THOMPSON, NBC NEWS. >>> ALL RIGHT. WE WILL TAKE A BREAK. HERE. >>> WE'RE BACK WITH A. STORY ABOUT A WAY TO. HELP IMPROVE MEDICAL. CARE FOR SICK KIDS.

WITHOUT HAVING COST. ANY MORE, AS ANNE. THOMPSON REPORTS, IT'S. ABOUT BRINGING THE. HOSPITAL HOME. >> Reporter: FOR. STEPHANIE CONLIN AND. HER 6-YEAR-OLD. DAUGHTER McKENZIE, THIS IS A WISH COME. TRUE. GOING HOME WITH. HOSPITAL LEVEL CARE. FROM LEVINE CHILDREN'S. HOSPITAL IN CHARLOTTE. WHERE McKENZIE WAS. TREATED FOR. DEHYDRATION FROM THE. FLU. SHE ALSO HAS CEREBRAL. PALSY. HOW GOOD TO BE HOME?

>> AMAZING. THAT'S ALL YOU WANT. FOR YOUR KID, IS TO. GET OUT AS QUICK AS. YOU CAN. >> Reporter: THEY ARE. PART OF ATRIUM HEALTH. HOSPITAL AT HOME FOR. KIDS, AN OPTION. ALREADY OFFERED TO. ADULTS LIKE THAT. PROGRAM, THERE IS AN. iPAD WITH 24/7 ACCESS. TO NURSES. AND VIDEO DOCTOR. VISITS AT LEAST TWICE. A DAY. >> WE WILL DO A LITTLE. BIT OF SHORT-TERM. THICKENING THE NEXT 24. HOURS. >> Reporter: PATIENTS. RANGE FROM NEWBORNS.

NEEDING LIGHT THERAPY. TO THOSE LIKE McKENZIE. ON THE ROAD TO. RECOVERY. STOPPING BY IN PERSON, PARAMEDIC JOHAN, ONE. OF FIVE PARAMEDICS. ESPECIALLY TRAINED TO. TREAT KIDS. >> WE ARE NOT SHOWING. UP TO PEOPLE ON THE. WORST DAY OF THEIR. LIVES. THEY ARE HAPPY TO SEE. US. >> Reporter: THE TRUCK. PACKED WITH THE. TYPICAL MEDICAL. EQUIPMENT AND. SOMETHING JUST FOR. KIDS. A DISTRACTION BAG. >> IS THERE A SUREFIRE. WINNER THIS BAG? >> YOU KNOW, SO FAR. THE TEDDY BEARS WORK,

BUT I THINK THIS IS. THE REAL ONE. >> Reporter: THE. PROGRAM DIRECTOR SAYS. TIS COST NEUTRAL WITH. POTENTIALLY BETTER. OUTCOMES. >> GENERALLY KIDS ARE. BETTER AT RECEIVING. SOMETHING FROM MOM AND. DAD THAN FROM PEOPLE. THEY DON'T KNOW. >> Reporter: THE. BENEFITS ARE. IMMEASURABLE. >> SOMEBODY WITH. SPECIAL NEEDS, IT'S. HARD TO THINK. SOMETIMES YOU CAN DO. EVERYTHING THAT THEY. NEED AT HOME. >> Reporter: NOW THERE. IS HELP FOR WHATEVER. THEY NEED.

ANNE THOMPSON, NBC. NEWS, CHARLOTTE. >>> THE INCREDIBLE. CHANCE EN. >>> WE LEAVE YOU WITH. THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT A. LOGGERHEAD TURTLE WHO. GOT FIRST CLASS CARE. TO RETURN TO THE SEA. HERE IS GEORGE SOLIS. >> Reporter: IT ALL. CENTERED ON THIS. CRUCIAL MOMENT. BUT BEFORE THIS.

MAJESTIC CREATURE OF. THE SEA WAS RETURNED. TO THE WATER, THE. LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE. NAMED LENNY FACED AN. UNCERTAIN FUTURE, EVEN. AFTER SIX TO SEVEN. DECADES OF LIFE. THAT'S UNDERWATER. PHOTOGRAPHER MIKE. PAPPISH, WHO RESCUED. LENNY LAST MONTH FROM. A REACH IN THE FLORIDA. KEYS. LENNY IS BELIEVED TO. HAVE SURVIVED A SHARK. ATTACK THAT LEFT HIM. WITH A BADLY DAMAGED. FLIPPER. DO YOU THINK HE SENSED. THAT YOU WERE THERE TO. HELP? >> ONCE WE GOT HIM ON. TO THE BOAT HE CALMED. DOWN. HE ALMOST HAD A LOOK. IN HIS FACE LIKE, OKAY, IT'S OVER. >> Reporter: WITH SOME.

HELP THEY RUSHED THE. 322 POUND REPTILE TO. THE TURTLE HOSPITAL IN. FLORIDA. THEY WORKED AROUND THE. CLOCK TO SAVE THE. LARGEST LOGGERHEAD. THEY HAVE EVER SEEN. THE MANAGER OF THE. HOSPITAL. >> COOL FOR US TO SEE. THOSE ANIMALS UP CLOSE. AND PERSONAL. THIS GUY WE TURNED. RIGHT AROUND BECAUSE. HIS BLOOD WORK WAS. NORMALIZED, HE HAD NO. SIGN OF INFLECTION AND. HE NEEDED TO GET BACK. OUT HERE. >> Reporter: LENNY, NOW MUCH BETTER THANKS. TO HIS NEW FRIENDS --. >> ONE, TWO, THREE. >> Reporter: HEADED.

BACK INTO THE TURTLE. AMBULANCE. >> IT'S OKAY. >> Reporter: TO RETURN. WHERE HIS JOURNEY. STARTED. THEN IT HAPPENED. [ CHEERS AND. APPLAUSE ]. >> EMOTIONAL? >> ALWAYS EMOTIONAL I. >> Reporter: SO WAS. MIKE. FOR THAT, HE SAID. FAREWELL. >> AS I WAS GETTING. THE LAST SHOT, HE. WAVED. >> Reporter: GEORGE. SOLIS, NBC NEWS, ON. THE REEF. >> GOOD LUCK, LENNY. >>> THAT'S "NIGHTLY.

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