NBC Nightly News Full Episode - April 30

>>> TONIGHT, THE. FLASHING ECONOMIC. WARNING SIGNS 100 DAYS. INTO THE TRUMP. PRESIDENCY. THE GDP SHRINKING, HIRING DOWN AND THE. ROLLER COASTER DAY FOR. MARKETS AFTER STOCKS. CLOSED IN THE RED FOR. THE MONTH. THE PRESIDENT ASKING. THE NATION TO BE. PATIENT. >> MAYBE THE CHILDREN. WILL HAVE TWO DOLLS. INSTEAD OF 30 DOLLS. MAYBE THE TWO DOLLS. WILL COST A COUPLE. BUCKS MORE THAN THEY. WOULD NORMALLY. >> PRESIDENT TRUMP. SAYING THE U.S. HAS.

BEEN RIPPED OFF BY. OTHER COUNTRIES AND. SEEKING TO BLAME. PRESIDENT BIDEN FOR. THE ECONOMY 100 DAYS. INTO HIS TERM. DEMOCRATS BLAST HIS. POLICIES. THE COLUMBIA. UNIVERSITY STUDENT. ARRESTED AFTER LEADING. PRO-PALESTINIAN. PROTESTS OUT ON BAIL. AFTER A JUDGE ORDERED. HIS RELEASE. INSIDE THE GROWING. LEGAL BATTLE. THE CASE A DISTRICT. ATTORNEY CALLED HAZING. ON STEROIDS, 11 HIGH. SCHOOL LACROSSE. PLAYERS TURNED. THEMSELVES IN. WHAT THEY ARE ACCUSED. OF DOING. DEADLY STORMS WITH NO.

END IN SIGHT. FOUR PEOPLE KILLED IN. PENNSYLVANIA. RESCUES IN OKLAHOMA. CITY, FROM. FLOODWATERS. WHERE THREATS OF HAIL, TORNADOES AND FLOODS. ARE ON THE RADAR NEXT. CHURCH AND STATE, A. LANDMARK SUPREME COURT. CASE OVER WHETHER A. PUBLIC RELIGIOUS. CHARTER SCHOOL SHOULD. BE ALLOWED AND WHY A. REPUBLICAN AG IS. FIGHTING IT. AGASSI GO THROUGH MORE. THAN ONE LOOK OVER THE. YEARS. HIS NEWEST ON A MUCH. SMALLER COURT. >>> THIS IS "NBC.

NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH. LESTER HOLT. >>> GOOD EVENING AND. WELCOME. WHOSE ECONOMY IS IT? AMID FRESH DATA. POINTING TO A. CONTRACTING ECONOMY, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS. TAKING NO. RESPONSIBILITY FOR. RECENT STOCK MARKET. DECLINES OR TODAY'S. NEW DATA SHOWING A .3%. DROP IN THE GDP IN THE. FIRST THREE MONTHS OF. THE YEAR, WHICH. ANALYSTS SAY IS. LARGELY TIED TO HIS. TARIFF POLICIES. WITH CONSUMER. CONFIDENCE PLUMMETING, PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHO. WAS SWORN INTO OFFICE.

JANUARY 20th, IS. LAYING THE BLAME AT. THE FEET OF PRESIDENT. BIDEN, SAYING HIS. POLICIES, NOT THE. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, ARE RESPONSIBLE. TODAY'S NUMBERS DON'T. ACCOUNT FOR THE. PRESIDENT'S 145%. BORDER TAX ON CHINESE. IMPORTS, WHICH HE DID. ACKNOWLEDGE TODAY. COULD HURT AMERICAN. CONSUMERS. TONIGHT, WHAT SOME OF. THEM ARE TELLING US. GARRETT HAAKE HAS OUR. REPORTING. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT. TRUMP LOOKING TO SHIFT. BLAME TO HIS. PREDECESSOR FOR A U.S. ECONOMY THAT SHRANK. DURING THE START OF. HIS SECOND TERM.

>> YOU SAW NUMBERS. TODAY. I HAVE TO SAY, THAT'S. BIDEN. THAT'S NOT TRUMP. WE CAME IN ON. JANUARY --. >> Reporter: AMERICA'S. GDP DOWN .3%. TRUMP THE PRESIDENT. FOR ALL BUT 20 DAYS OF. IT. THE DECLINE SEEN AS A. REACTION TO THE. PRESIDENT'S TRADE WAR. U.S. PRODUCTION DOWN, ANALYSTS SAY, BECAUSE NESSES. RUSHED OUT TO BUY. IMPORTS BEFORE TARIFFS. KICKED IN. THE PRESIDENT ALSO. BLAMING BIDEN FOR. SHARP DROPS IN THE. STOCK MARKET, POSTING,

QUOTE, THIS IS BIDEN'S. STOCK MARKET, NOT. TRUMP'S. I DIDN'T TAKE OVER. UNTIL JANUARY 20th. THAT'S DESPITE POSTING. LAST YEAR, UNDER. PRESIDENT BIDEN, THAT, QUOTE, THE TRUMP STOCK. MARKET WAS BOOMING. BECAUSE OF HIS POLL. NUMBERS. HE WAS PRESSED TODAY. >> I'M NOT TAKING. CREDIT OR DISCREDIT. FOR THE STOCK MARKET. I'M JUST SAYING THAT. WE INHERITED A MESS. WE CAME IN ON JANUARY. 20th. THIS IS BIDEN.

YOU CAN EVEN SAY THE. NEXT QUARTER IS SORT. OF BIDEN. IT DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN. ON A DAILY OR HOURLY. BASIS. >> Reporter: THE. PRESIDENT. ACKNOWLEDGING HIS. BORDER TAX ON CHINESE. IMPORTS COULD HURT. AMERICAN CONSUMERS. >> THE SHELVES ARE. GOING TO BE OPEN. MAYBE THE CHILDREN. WILL HAVE TWO DOLLS. INSTEAD OF 30 DOLLS. MAYBE THE TWO DOLLS. WILL COST A COUPLE. BUCKS MORE THAN THEY. WOULD NORMALLY. >> Reporter: AT A. RALLY IN MICHIGAN.

OVERNIGHT, ARGUING HIS. TARIFFS ARE CRITICAL. TO BOOST AMERICAN. BUSINESS. >> AFTER DECADES OF. POLITICIANS WHO. DESTROYED DETROIT TO. BUILD UP BEIJING, YOU. FINALLY HAVE A. CHAMPION FOR WORKERS. IN THE WHITE HOUSE. INSTEAD OF PUTTING. CHINA FIRST, I'M. PUTTING MICHIGAN FIRST. AND I'M PUTTING. AMERICA FIRST. >> Reporter: BUSINESSES DIVIDED ON. THE TARIFFS' IMPACT. MASTER HATTERS MAKES. ITS HATS HERE AND. SUPPORTS TRUMP'S. TARIFFS. >> IT'S GOING TO HURT. OUR COMPETITION. BECAUSE THEY ARE. BUYING PRODUCT MADE IN. MEXICO OR CHINA OR. WHENEVER IT'S MADE AT.

>> Reporter: AT A. BEAUTY SUPPLY SHOP IN. MEMPHIS WHERE MOST. STOCK COMES FROM. CHINA, THE TARIFFS. CREATED DEEP. UNCERTAINTY. >> AS A SMALL BUSINESS. HAVING CASH FLOW TO. BEAT THE TARIFFS, IT'S. DIFFICULT BECAUSE WE. ARE LEAN. REALITY IS, SOME HAS. TO BE PASSED TO THE. CONSUMER. >> LET ME ASK YOU. TONIGHT, THE SENATE IS. VOTING ON A RESOLUTION. ABOUT THE TRUMP. TARIFFS. WHAT ARE THEY DOING? >> Reporter: THAT'S. RIGHT. IT'S A BIPARTISAN. RESOLUTION TO END THE. NATIONAL EMERGENCY. THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP.

HAS USED TO IMPLEMENT. THE TARIFFS. IT'S SYMBOLIC. IT WOULD NOT PASS OR. BE BROUGHT UP IN THE. HOUSE. >> GARRETT, THANK YOU. >>> A NEW REPORT SHOWS. CHINA'S EXPORTS HAVE. FALLEN TO THEIR LOWEST. LEVELS IN YEARS GIVEN. THE TRADE WAR LAUNCHED. BY PRESIDENT TRUMP. AS STEVE PATTERSON. REPORTS, THE EVIDENCE. WILL BE APPARENT AT. PORTS. >> Reporter: THE FRONT. LINE IN THE TRADE WAR. AND THE 145% TARIFFS. IS RIGHT HERE AT OUR.

NATION'S BUSIEST TWIN. PORTS, LONG BEACH AND. LOS ANGELES. PORTS IN SOUTHERN. CALIFORNIA ACCOUNT FOR. 30% OF THE EXPORTS, 40% OF THE IMPORTS AND. ABOUT HALF OF THE. BUSINESS RUNS THROUGH. CHINA. IF THESE TARIFFS STAY. IN PLACE, IT WILL. DEFINITELY HAVE AN. IMPACT ON CONSUMERS. >> THE WORST CASE. SCENARIO, LESS CHOICE. PRICES SPIKE. FAMILIES ARE REALLY. BECOMING TIGHTER WITH. THEIR BUDGETS. >> Reporter: THIS MAN. IS THE PORT OF L.A. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

>> WE ONLY HAVE SEVEN. SHIPS IN PORT TODAY. NORMALLY ON A. WEDNESDAY, YOU WOULD. SEE 12 TO 14 VESSELS. >> Reporter: HE SAYS. INCOMING CARGO FROM. CLOTHING, ELECTRONICS. TO HOUSEHOLD GOODS, WILL PLUMMET STARTING. NEXT WEEK. >> WHAT WE SEE IS. CARGO COMING FROM ASIA. WILL BE DOWN BY 35%. UNTIL WE GET SOME. SIGNALS THAT TRADE. DEALS ARE ON THE WAY. >> Reporter: AT THE. DOCKS, TO GET A TRUE. SENSE OF THE SCALE OF. THE OPERATION, ONE. SHIP CAN HOLD UP TO. 10,000 OF THOSE. CONTAINERS WITH GOODS.

THAT WIND UP ON STORE. SHELVES ACROSS THE. COUNTRY. PEOPLE WILL SOON FEEL. THE EFFECTS RIGHT IN. THE WALLET. HOW MUCH WILL THIS. IMPACT THE REGULAR. CONSUMER? >> RETAILERS CAN'T. ABSORB THE ENTIRETY OF. 145% TARIFFS. PRICE INCREASES. BETWEEN $2,000 TO. $4,000 OR MORE FOR THE. YEAR. >> Reporter: BUSINESSES BY THE. DOCKS ARE FEELING THE. SQUEEZE NOW. >> IT MAKES ME SAD. THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE IN. POWER THAT HAVE NO.

CLUE ON WHAT'S GOING. ON. >> Reporter: THIS. WOMAN RUNS A POPULAR. COFFEE SHOP. DOCKWORKERS ARE HER. BEST CUSTOMERS. THE TRADE WAR COULD. LEAD TO JOB LOSSES. >> COFFEE WENT UP $1 A. POUND. DO WE ADD $5 FOR A CUP. OF COFFEE? I DON'T WANT TO DO. THAT. PEOPLE JUST WANT A. DECENT CUP OF COFFEE. AND WE DON'T WANT TO. GOUGE THEM. >> Reporter: PAIN FELT. AT THE PORT FROM A. TRADE WAR NOBODY HERE. WANTED. STEVE PATTERSON, NBC. NEWS, CALIFORNIA.

>>> TO AN UPDATE ON A. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. STUDENT ACTIVIST. DETAINED BY THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION. TODAY A FEDERAL JUDGE. ORDERED HIM TO BE. RELEASED ON BAIL AS HE. FIGHTS DEPORTATION. WE GET MORE FROM. STEPHANIE GOSK. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, MADAWI IS SOUNDING. HOPEFUL. >> FOR ANYBODY WHO IS. DOUBTING JUSTICE, THIS. IS A LIGHT OF HOPE AND. FAITH IN THE JUSTICE.

SYSTEM IN AMERICA. >> Reporter: THE. UNIVERSITY STUDENT WHO. IS A LEGAL, PERMANENT RESIDENT IN. THE U.S. HE WAS DETAINED DURING. AN IMMIGRATION. INTERVIEW EARLY THIS. MONTH. HANDCUFFED AND REMOVED. BY FEDERAL AGENTS. LAST YEAR, HE HELPED. LEAD PRO-PALESTINIAN. PROTESTS ON CAMPUS. IN A STATEMENT THE DHS. SAYS A GREEN CARD IS A. PRIVILEGE. WHEN YOU ADVOCATE FOR. VIOLENCE, IT SHOULD BE. REVOKED. HE DENIES HE HAS. ADVOCATED FOR.

VIOLENCE. >> THEY ARRESTED ME. WHAT'S THE REASON? BECAUSE I RAISE MY. VOICE. >> Reporter: THE. FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERED. HE BE RELEASED ON BAIL. WHILE HE CHALLENGES. HIS DETENTION. HIS TEAM IS SAYING THE. GOVERNMENT IS TRYING. TO SILENCE HIS. OPPOSITION TO THE WAR. IN GAZA. >> THIS IS NOT THE. FIRST TIME WE HAVE. SEEN THE GOVERNMENT GO. AFTER BASIC FIRST. AMENDMENT RIGHTS. >> Reporter: THE JUDGE. SAID, HE APPEARS NOT. TO BE EITHER A FLIGHT. RISK OR A DANGER TO. THE COMMUNITY. ADDING THAT CONTINUING.

TO DETAIN HIM WOULD. LIKELY HAVE A CHILLING. AFFECT ON PROTECTED. SPEECH. DHS RESPONDING, THE. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. IS COMMITTED TO. RESTORING THE RULE OF. LAW TO OUR IMMIGRATION. SYSTEM. NO JUDGE, NOT THIS ONE. OR ANY OTHER, IS GOING. TO STOP US FROM DOING. THAT. ON THE STEPS OF THE. COURT, AFTER TWO WEEKS. IN DETENTION, HE HAD A. DEFIANT MESSAGE. >> TO PRESIDENT TRUMP. AND HIS CABINET, I AM. NOT AFRAID OF YOU. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE. ].

>> THIS DOESN'T MEAN. HE CAN'T BE DETAINED. AGAIN. >> THAT'S RIGHT. HE HAS TO CHALLENGE. HIS DETENTION IN THAT. FEDERAL COURT IN. VERMONT. THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION IS. PURSUING HIS. DEPORTATION IN. IMMIGRATION COURT. >> STEPHANIE GOSK, THANK YOU. >>> SEVERE WEATHER. ISN'T LETTING UP. THE THREAT CONTINUES. TODAY FOR 12 MILLION. PEOPLE FROM TEXAS TO. LOUISIANA. LARGE HAIL, TORNADOES. AND FLOODING IS A. MAJOR CONCERN. ALL THIS AFTER STORMS. TURNED DEADLY THIS. WEEK. PRISCILLA THOMPSON. WITH THE LATEST FROM. DALLAS.

>> Reporter: DANGEROUS. SPRING STORMS STRIKING. ACROSS THE SOUTH. A LIGHTNING STRIKE SET. THIS HOME ABLAZE. IGNITING A MASSIVE. INFERNO THAT INJURED. THREE PEOPLE. THIS WOMAN NARROWLY. ESCAPED HER HOME. RESCUED BY FIRST. RESPONDERS AS FAST. MOVING FLOODWATERS. RUSHED IN. IN TEXAS, POUNDING. HAIL AND CARS NEARLY. WASHED AWAY. THE CONDITIONS. FLIPPING THIS.

SEMI-TRUCK. THE DRIVER FORCED TO. CLIMB OUT OF THE. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO. SAFETY. THE THUNDERSTORMS. PROMPTING A GROUND. STOP AT ALL DALLAS. AIRPORTS. PARTS OF THE CITY WERE. DRENCHED IN UP TO FIVE. INCHES OF RAIN. UP NORTH IN. PENNSYLVANIA, OFFICIALS ARE. CONFIRMING AT LEAST. FOUR WEATHER-RELATED. DEATHS AFTER ANOTHER. STORM SLAMMED THE AREA. THIS WEEK. >> I HAVE NEVER SEEN. WIND THIS BAD. >> Reporter: URGING. CAUTION. >> WHAT I ASK. EVERYBODY TODAY, IF.

YOU CAN STAY IN YOUR. HOUSE, DO SO. >> Reporter: HUNDREDS. OF THOUSANDS THERE ARE. WITHOUT ELECTRICITY. AFTER A POWERFUL STORM. SYSTEM UPROOTED TREES. AND KNOCKED OUT. TRANSMISSION LINES. RESIDENTS IN THE. MIDWEST ALSO LEFT. CLEANING UP IN THE. DARK. >> YOU COULDN'T SEE. MORE THAN 50, 60 YARDS. IN FRONT OF YOU. WE STOPPED AND THERE. WAS BUILDINGS THAT HAD. THE FRONT ROOF PART. LIFTED UP AND BLOWN. OFF. >> Reporter: AMID A. WHIRLWIND OF SEVERE. WEATHER WITH MILLIONS. MORE STILL IN THE. BULL'S EYE. >> PRISCILLA, THE RAIN. STOPPED THERE.

TEXAS ISN'T IN THE. CLEAR YET. >> Reporter: THAT'S. RIGHT. AS THE SKIES DARKEN, THERE'S A TORNADO. THREAT ACROSS CENTRAL. AND EAST TEXAS INTO. LOUISIANA. FOR ALMOST ALL OF. ARKANSAS. >> PRISCILLA, THANKS. >>> BILL KARINS IS. HERE. IT'S A VULNERABLE. WEEK. >> WE WILL SEE. ISOLATED TORNADOS THIS. EVENING AND THE HIGH. WIND THREAT ELSE FOR. ARKANSAS. LITTLE ROCK, 70 MILE. PER HOUR WINDS AND.

ISOLATED TORNADOES. FROM ST. LOUIS HEADING. INTO CENTRAL PORTIONS. OF INDIANA. THESE ARE UP TO 10:00. P.M. THIS EVENING. AS FAR AS TOMORROW, THE STORM SYSTEM HEADS. EAST. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE A. CHANCE FOR ISOLATED. SEVERE STORMS, INCLUDING WESTERN NEW. YORK DOWN TO TEXAS. I HAVE MY EYES ON. PENNSYLVANIA. WE STILL HAVE A. QUARTER OF A MILLION. PEOPLE WITHOUT. ELECTRICITY. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS. TIME TOMORROW, ANOTHER. STRONG LINE IS GOING. TO GO THROUGH THE. AREAS TRYING TO CLEAN. UP AND GET POWER BACK. ON. THAT'S PROBLEMATIC.

ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS. TO THE SOUTH OF THAT. DOWN THROUGH ALABAMA. AND MISSISSIPPI. TOMORROW IS NOT A. TORNADO OUTBREAK. DAMAGING WINDS. POSSIBLE, LARGE HAIL. THIS WILL WEAKEN. FRIDAY WE HAVE STORMS. BUT NOT AS BAD. >> APPRECIATE IT. >>> THE U.S. AND. UKRAINE ANNOUNCED THAT. LONG-AWAITED ECONOMIC. AGREEMENT INVOLVING. RARE EARTH MINERALS. THE U.S. WILL HAVE. ACCESS TO SOME OF. UKRAINE'S NATURAL. RESOURCES. THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION PUSHED. FOR THE DEAL AS A WAY.

TO PAY BACK THE U.S. FOR AID TO UKRAINE. >>> THE SUPREME COURT. TODAY HEARD ARGUMENTS. ON ONE OF ITS HIGHEST. PROFILE CASES THIS. TERM. THEY ARE CONSIDERING. WHETHER TO ALLOW. OKLAHOMA TO APPROVE. THE NATION'S FIRST. PUBLICLY FUNDED. RELIGIOUS CHARTER. SCHOOL. HERE IS LAURA JARRETT. >> Reporter: THE. OKLAHOMA SCHOOL. SUPERINTENDENT IS ON A. MISSION. >> WE ARE BRINGING THE. BIBLE BACK TO SCHOOL. WE ARE BRINGING PRAYER. BACK TO SCHOOL. WE WILL BE THE FIRST. TO OFFER RELIGIOUS. CHARTER SCHOOLS. >> Reporter: IF HE IS.

SUCCESSFUL, THE SCHOOL. WOULD BE THE FIRST OF. ITS KIND. THE ONLY TAX-PAYER. FUNDED RELIGIOUS. CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE. COUNTRY. HE SAYS IT'S ABOUT. GIVING PARENTS MORE. CHOICES. >> IT'S UP TO A PARENT. TO DECIDE IF THEY SEND. THEIR KID TO THAT. SCHOOL. >> Reporter: CRITICS. SAY THIS TYPE OF PLAN. CHIPS AWAY AT. SEPARATION BETWEEN. CHURCH AND STATE. AND ULTIMATELY, COULD. CHANGE HOW FUNDS ARE. USED FOR PUBLIC. EDUCATION, NATIONWIDE.

OKLAHOMA'S ATTORNEY. GENERAL, A REPUBLICAN, SUED TO BLOCK THE. SCHOOL'S APPROVAL. POINTING TO OKLAHOMA. LAW WHICH LIKE DOZENS. OF OTHER STATES. REQUIRES CHARTER. SCHOOLS TO REMAIN. SECULAR. >> OKLAHOMANS DO NOT. WANT TO FUND RELIGIOUS. SCHOOLS. THEY DON'T WANT THE. STATE TO FUND ONE. RELIGION. THEN WE HAVE TO FUND. ALL. IT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE. >> Reporter: THIS. DEBATE NOW IN THE. HANDS OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT. THE JUSTICES TODAY. HEARING ORAL ARGUMENTS.

APPEARING DIVIDED OVER. THE SCHOOL'S. CONSTITUTIONALITY. BACK IN OKLAHOMA, A. MOM OF TWO TEENS, SAYS. THE STAKES OF THE HIGH. COURT'S RULING GO WELL. BEYOND THIS SCHOOL. >> FOR THE GOVERNMENT. TO CHOOSE A PARTICULAR. RELIGION TO FORCE US. AS TAXPAYERS TO FUND. IT OR TO FORCE US AS. STUDENTS TO STUDY. THOSE TENANTS, THAT'S. UNAMERICAN.

I VALUE MY FAITH. I HAVE BEEN PROUD TO. IMPART IT TO MY. CHILDREN. I DON'T NEED THE. GOVERNMENT'S HELP. >> WHEN CAN WE EXPECT. A DECISION? >> A RULING EXPECTED. AT THE END OF JUNE OR. BEGINNING OF JULY. THAT'S WHEN THE TERM. TYPICALLY ENDS. THEY HAND DOWN BIG. DECISIONS. ANOTHER ONE TO WATCH. FOR, IN TWO WEEKS, THE. JUSTICES WILL TAKE UP. THE QUESTION OF THE. PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE. ORDER ON BIRTHRIGHT. CITIZENSHIP. THAT ONE LIKELY TO. COME AT THE END OF THE. TERM AS WELL. >>> WE WILL BE BACK IN. 60 SECONDS WITH THE. MOST READ STORY ON OUR. WEBSITE. 11 HIGH SCHOOL. STUDENTS TURNED.

THEMSELVES IN AFTER. BEING INVESTIGATED IN. A HAZING SCANDAL. PUTTING A LACROSSE. >>> LET'S HEAR MORE. ABOUT THE ALARMING. ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING. A HIGH SCHOOL LACROSSE. TEAM. WHAT PROSECUTORS. DESCRIBE AS A CASE OF. HAZING ON STEROIDS. MORGAN CHESKY HAS LATE. DETAILS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, MULTIPLE MEMBERS OF A. HIGH SCHOOL LACROSSE. TEAM IN NEW YORK. SURRENDERING TO POLICE. AFTER PROSECUTORS GAVE. THEM 48 HOURS TO TURN. THEMSELVES IN. FOLLOWING WHAT THE.

D.A. DESCRIBED AS A. DISTURBING HAZING. INCIDENT. >> THIS IS CRIMINAL. ACTIVITY. THIS IS HAZING ON. STEROIDS. OKAY? THIS COULD HAVE. RESULTED IN SUCH A. TRAGEDY. >> Reporter: THE D.A. SAYS AT LEAST FIVE. VICTIMS FROM. SYRACUSE'S WESTHILL. HIGH SCHOOL WERE. TARGETED. YOUNGER MEMBERS OF THE. TEAM TRICKED INTO. THINKING THE OLDER. TEAM MEMBERS WERE. TAKING THEM OUT AFTER. A LACROSSE GAME. >> THE DRIVER. PURPORTEDLY WAS LOST. THAT WAS A RUSE. THEY WERE IN A REMOTE. PART OF THE COUNTY.

THE ACCOMPLICES JUMPED. OUT PRETENDING TO BE. KIDNAPPERS. >> Reporter: AUTHORITIES SAY OTHERS. EMERGED FROM THE WOODS. DRESSED IN BLACK. ONE REPORTEDLY. CLUTCHING A KNIFE, ANOTHER WITH A. HANDGUN. >> THE INDIVIDUAL. WAS -- HAD A PILLOW. CASE PLACED OVER HIS. HEAD. HE WAS TIED UP AND. PLACED IN THE TRUNK OF. A CAR. >> Reporter: THE D.A. SAYS FOUR STUDENTS. WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE.

THE FIFTH VICTIM. EVENTUALLY RETURNED. HOME BY THE. PERPETRATORS. ADDING NONE WERE. PHYSICALLY HARMED. >> I HAVE SEEN THE. VIDEO TAPE OF WHAT. HAPPENED TO THIS YOUNG. MAN. IT'S NOT A RITE OF. PASSAGE. IT'S NOT A TRIVIAL. MATTER. >> Reporter: THE. D.A.'S OFFICE TELLING. NBC NEWS, BECAUSE. THOSE TEEN SUSPECTS. DID TURN THEMSELVES IN. THEY WILL FACE. MISDEMEANOR CHARGES. NOT FELONIES. THE SEASON HAS BEEN. CANCELED. >> MORGAN, THANK YOU. >>> WE ARE BACK IN A. MOMENT WITH MICHAEL. BOLTON'S CANCER. DIAGNOSIS. WHAT THE ACCLAIMED. SINGER REVEALED ABOUT. HIS HEALTH. >>> THE MAN WHO TOOK. >>> SINGER MICHAEL.

BOLTON REVEALED HE HAS. BEEN BATTLING AN. AGGRESSIVE FORM OF. BRAIN CANCER. HE SAYS HE WAS. DIAGNOSED IN LATE. 2023. TREATMENT HAS IMPACTED. HIS MEMORY, SPEECH AND. MOBILITY ACCORDING TO. THE MAGAZINE. AFTER SURGERIES AND. CHEMOTHERAPY, HIS MOST. RECENT SCAN WAS CLEAR. >>> MONDAY WE TOLD YOU.

ABOUT A PRANK CALL TO. SHEDEUR SANDERS DURING. THE NFL DRAFT. TODAY, THE NFL. ANNOUNCING SIX FIGURE. FINES AGAINST THE. ATLANTA FALCONS AND. THE TEAM'S DEFENSIVE. COORDINATOR WHOSE SON. WAS BEHIND THE SCHEME. ACCORDING TO THE TEAM. THEY SAY HE SAW. CONTACT INFORMATION. FOR SANDERS ON HIS. DAD'S iPAD. FINES ARE FOR THE LEAK. OF CONFIDENTIAL. INFORMATION. >>> STRONG WIND IN. MASSACHUSETTS BLEW A.

BALD EAGLE'S NEST INTO. WATER. WITH TWO BABY BIRDS. INSIDE. THE LOCAL FIRE. DEPARTMENT AND A. NEARBY WILDLIFE. REHABILITATION CENTER. GREAT TRY TO. PICKLE HIS WAY TO THE. TOP. JESSE KIRSCH, NBC.