NBC Nightly News Full Episode - August 8

>> TONIGHT, MILLIONS ON ALERT. >> TONIGHT, MILLIONS ON ALERT FOR EXTREME HEAT AND THE NEW. FOR EXTREME HEAT AND THE NEW THREAT FROM WILDFIRES.S. OUR TEM. THREAT FROM WILDFIRES. OUR TEAM INSIDE THE EVACUATION ZONE IN. INSIDE THE EVACUATION ZONE IN WASHINGTON STATE. THOUSANDS S OF. FIREFIGHTERS WORKING TO GET THOSE MASSIVE FIRES UNDER. THOSE MASSIVE FIRES UNDER CONTROL AS TEMPERATURES RISE AND. CONTROL AS TEMPERATURES RISE AND THE WINDS PICK UP AGAIN, WE‘RE. THE WINDS PICK UP AGAIN, WE‘RE TRACKING IT ALL. NO WATER AND NO. TRACKING IT ALL. NO WATER AND NO RELIEF. GROWING FRUSTRATION IN. RELIEF. GROWING FRUSTRATION IN PUERTO RICO AS A MAJOR WATER. PUERTO RICO AS A MAJOR WATERER CRISIS GROWS EVEN WORSE TONIGHT.

CRISIS GROWS EVEN WORSE TONIGHT. OVERSEAS IRAN MAKING NEW DEMANDS. BEFORE AGREEING TO REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. WILL THE U.S. STRAIT OF HORMUZ. WILL THE U.S. GO ALONG? NEW TONIGHT JOE. BIDEN‘S HEALTH BATTLE TAKES A TURN FOR THE WORSE. HUNTER BIDEN. TURN FOR THE WORSE. HUNTER BIDEN NOW REVEALING THAT HIS FATHER‘S. Y. CANCER HAS SPREAD FURTHER RUNWAY EMEMERGENCY SMOKE FILLING THE. CABIN. EMERGENCY CHUTES DEPLOYED THE DRAMATIC NEW VIDEO OF. THE DRAMATIC NEW VIDEO OF PASSENGERS EVACUATINING A DELTA. PASSENGERS EVACUATING A DELTA FLIGHT, A HOUSE SET ONON FIRE, A. FLIGHT, A HOUSE SET ON FIRE, A DEAD BODY FOUND INSIDE. TONIGHT, DEAD BODY FOUND INSIDE. TONIGHT, THE URGENT SEARCH FOR A SUSPECT, THE URGENT SEARCH FOR A SUSPECE, THE VICTIM‘S OWN SON, WHO. D. POLICE SAY IS ARMED AND DANGEROUS. MEDICAL EMERGENCY. DANGEROUS. MEDICAL EMERGENCY. THE DARING RESCUE AT THE BOTTOM.

THE DARING RESCUE AT THE BOTTOM OF T THE WORLD. HERO PILOTS. OF THE WORLD. HERO PILOTS EVACUATED AMERICAN FROM. EVACUATED AMERICAN FROM M ANTARCTICA IN THE MIDDLE OF. ANTARCTICA IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. WITH TEMPERATURES SO. WINTER. WITH TEMPERATURES SO COLD, THE PLANE‘S FUEL WAS IN. COLD, THE PLANE‘S FUEL WAS IN DANGER OF FREEZING JACKIE, THE. DANGER OF FREEZING JACKIE, THE BALD EAGLE HAS CAPTIVATED. BALD EAGLE HAS CAPTIVATED MILLLLIONS AROUND THE WORLD, AND. MILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD, AND NOW SHE‘S FIGHTING FOR HER. NOW SHE‘S FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE. WHILE THE DOCTORS TRYING. LIFE. WHILE THE DOCTORS TRYING TO SAVE HER SAY PRESSURE FROM. TO SAVE HER SAY PRESSURE FROM FANS COULD IMPACT CARE AND FROM. FANS COULD IMPACT CARE AND FROM TRASH TO TREASURE. THE WORKERS. TRASH TO TREASURE. THE WORKERS WHO DUG THROUGH THOUSANDS OF. WHO DUG THROUGH THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF GARBAGE TO FIND TWO. POUNDS OF GARBAGE TO FIND TWO PRECIOUS RINGS ACCIDENTALLY.

PRECIOUS RINGS ACCIDENTALLY THROWN AWAY. THROWN AWAY. >> THIS IS NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH. >> THIS IS NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH JOSE DIAZ-BALART. JOSE DIAZ-BALART. >> GOOD EVENING. WE BEGIN. >> GOOD EVENING. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE NEW THREAT OF. TONIGHT WITH THE NEW THREAT OF WILDFIRES ERUPTING ONCE AGAIN IN. WILDFIRES ERUPTING ONCE AGAIN IN WASHINGTON STATE. THIS WAS THE. WASHINGTON STATE. THIS WAS THE SCENE SOMEONE RECORDED WHILE. SCENE SOMEONE RECORDED WHILE DRIVING NEAR SPOKANE. YOU CAN. DRIVING NEAR SPOKANE. YOU CAN SEE FLAMES TOTALLY ENGULFING THE. SEE FLAMES TOTALLY ENGULFING THE HOME. THOUSANDS OF FIREFIGHTERS. HOME. THOUSANDS OF FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR DAYS TO. HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR DAYS TO GET FLAMES UNDER CONTROL. GET FLAMES UNDER CONTROL. EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, HOMES. EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, HOMES DESTROYED. OUR TEAM GOT AN.

DESTROYED. OUR TEAM GOT AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE EVACUATION. INSIDE LOOK AT THE EVACUATION ZONE WHERE OFFICIALS SAY IT IS. ZONE WHERE OFFICIALS SAY IT IS SO D DANGEROUS THAT FAMILIES. SO DANGEROUS THAT FAMILIES CANNOT RETURN HOME. RYAN. CANNOT RETURN HOME. RYAN CHANDLER STARTS US OFF TONIGHT. CHANDLER STARTS US OFF TONIGHT. >> TONIGHT, FIREFIGHTERS TAKING. >> TONIGHT, FIREFIGHTERS TAKING US INSIDE THE EVACUATION ZONE. US INSIDE THE EVACUATION ZONE FOR A FIRSTHAND LOOK AT THE. FOR A FIRSTHAND LOOK AT THE DESTRUCTION IN SPOKANE. DESTRUCTION IN SPOKANE. OFFICIALS SAY THIS AREA IS STILL. OFFICIALS SAY THIS AREA IS STILL SO DANGEROUS. MANY FAMILIES. SO DANGEROUS. MANY FAMILIES CANNOT RETURN TO THEIR. CANNOT RETURN TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS TO SEE WHAT WAS. NEIGHBORHOODS TO SEE WHAT WAS LOSTST. WE SAW HUNDREDS OF HOMES. LOST. WE SAW HUNDREDS OF HOMES BURNED TO ASH. OTHERS SAVED. BURNED TO ASH. OTHERS SAVED UNDER AIRDROPS OF FIRE. UNDER AIRDROPS OF FIRE RETARDANT.

RETARDANT. >> THIS AREA WAS CALLED A DIRTY. >> THIS S AREA WAS CALLED A DIR BURN. IT DIDN‘T CONSUME EVERY. BURN. IT DIDN‘T CONSUME EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF FUELEL. SINGLE PIECE OF FUEL. >> THIS CREW SHOWING US THE HARD. >> THIS CREW SHOWING US THE HARD WORK TO SEEK OUT HOT SPOTS STILL. WORK TO SEEK OUT HOT SPOTS STILL BURNING UNDER THE SURFACE. MORE. BURNING UNDER THE SURFACE. MORE THAN 2000 FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING. THAN 2000 FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING OVER 10,000 BURNING ACRES, OVER 10,000 BURNING ACRES, WORKING 16 HOUR SHIFTS, MANY FOR. WORKING 16 HOUR SHIFTS, MANY FOR 14 DAYS STRAIGHT, INCIDENT. 14 DAYS STRAIGHT, INCIDENT COMMANDER TOM CLEMO SHOWED US. COMMANDER TOM CLEMO SHOWED US THE STAGGERING SCALE OF THE. THE STAGGERING SCALE OF THTHE FIGHT. A THOUSAND TENT CITY. FIGHT. A THOUSAND TENT CITY SUPPORTING PERSONNEL FROM ACROSS. SUPPORTING PERSONNEL FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THE COUNTRY. >> WE EVACUATED OVER 60,000. PEOPLE IN TWO HOURS WITHOUT INJURY. THAT TEST. THAT IS A. INJURY. THAT TEST. THAT IS A TESTAMENT TO PERSONAL. TESTAMENT TO PERSONANAL PREPAREDNESS, TO HEEDING THE. PREPAREDNESS, TO HEEDING THE MESSAGES. MESSAGESES. >> THE FIRES IGNITING ONE WEEK. >> THE FIRIRES IGNITING ONE WEE AGO, SPREADING AT LIGHTNING. AGO, SPREADING AT LIGHTNING SPEED. ALMOST 1000 STRUCTURES. SPEED. ALMOST 1000 STRUCTURES ESTIMATED LOST. INVESTIGATORS. ESTIMATED LOST. INVESTIGATORS BLAME A SERIAL ARSONIST FOR ONE. BLAME A SERIAL ARSONIST FOR ONE OF THE FIRES HERE. THE OLD. OF THE FIRES HERE. THE OLD TRAILS FIRE ONE OF THE MOST. TRAILS FIRE ONE OF THE MOST DEVASTATING IN WASHINGTON. DEVASTATING IN WASHINGTON HISTORY. AND TONIGHTHT, THE DANR. HISTORY. AND TONIGHT, THE DANGER FAR FROM OVER, WITH RED FLAG. FAR FROM OVER, WITH RED FLAG WARNINGS ACROSS THTHE REGION, WARNINGS ACROSS THE REGION, FIRST RESPONDERS BRACING FOR THE. FIRST RESPONDERS BRACING FOR THE POSSIBILITY THAT NEW FIRES WILL.

POSSIBILITY THAT NEW FIRES WILL BREAK OUT AS SOME GIVE THEIR. BREAK OUT AS SOME GIVE THEIR LIVES ON THE FRONT LINES. A. LIVES ON THE FRONT LINES. A PILOT AND CREW MEMBER WERE. PILOT AND CREW MEMBER WERERE KILLED WHEN THEIR FIREFIGHTING. KILLED WHEN THEIR FIREFIGHTING HELICOPTER CRASHED WHILE. HELICOPTER CRASHED WHILELE BATTLING THE WIDE MOUTH. TWO. BATTLING THE WIDE MOUTH. TWO FIFIRE IN UTAH AND IN OREGON. TE. FIRE IN UTAH AND IN OREGON. THE WRIGHT SPRING FIRE, CLAIMING THE. WRIGHT SPRING FIRE, CLAIMING THE LIFE OF 47 YEAR OLD JASON. LIFE OF 47 YEAR OLD JASON INSIDE. OFFICIALS SAY EXTREME. INSIDE. OFFICIALS SAY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR CUT OFF HIS. FIRE BEHAVIOR CUT OFF HIS BULLDOZER FROM AN ESCAPE ROUTE. BULLDOZER FROM AN ESCAPE ROUTE. >> RYAN CHANDLER JOINS US NOW. >> RYAN CHANDLER JOINS US NOW FROM SPOKANE, WASHINGTON. RYAN, FROM SPOKANE, WASHINGTON. RYAN, WE KNONOW AUTHORITIES ARE CLOSEY. WE KNOW AUTHORITIES ARE CLOSELY MONITORING CONDITIONS THERE. HOW. MONITORING CONDITIONS THERE. HOW LONG ARE THOSE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

LONG ARE THOSE RED FLAG WARNINGS EXPECTED TO LAST, JOSE? EXPECTED TO LAST, JOSE? >> THOSE WARNINGS ARE UP THROUGH. >> THOSE WARNINGS ARE UP THROUGH SUNDAY. FIREFIGHTING TEAMS TELL. SUNDAY. FIREFIGHTING TEAMS TELL ME HERE TONIGHT WILL BE A. ME HERE TONIGHT WILL BE A CRITICAL TEST. MEANWHILE, ACROSS. CRITICAL TEST. MEANWHILE, ACROSS THE COUNTRTRY, MORE THAN 70. THE COUNTRY, MORE THAN 70 MILLION PEOPLE ARE FACING. MILLION PEOPLE ARE FACING EXTREME HEAT. AND HERE IN THE. EXTREME HEAT. AND HERE IN THE WEST THERE ARE MANY HOT T AND DY. WEST THERE ARE MANY HOT AND DRY DAYS STILL AHEAD. JOSE. DAYS STILL AHEAD. JOSE. >> RYAN. THANK YOU. TWO PUERTO. >> RYAN. THANK YOU. TWO PUERTO RICO NOW WHERE A WATER CRISIS IS. RICO NOW WHERE A WATER CRISIS IS GROWING EVEN WORSE TONIGHT. NOW. GROWING EVEN WORSE TONIGHT. NOW PEOPLE ARE ALREADY TAKING. PEOPLE ARE ALREADY TAKING DESPERATE MEASURES TO CONSERVE. DESPERATE MEASURES TO CONSERVE WATER DURING A MAJOR DROUGHT.

WATER DURING A MAJOR DROUGHTHT WITH NO END IN SIGHT. GEORGE. WITH NO END IN SIGHT. GEORGE SOLIS IS ON THE GROUND. SOLIS IS ON THE GROUND. >> TONIGHT. FAMILIES ACROSS. >> TONIGHT. FAMILIES ACROSS PUERTO RICO‘S CAPITAL CICITY. PUERTO RICO‘S CAPITATAL CITY RUSHING TO TAKE CARE OF BASIC. RUSHING TO TAKE CARE OF F BASIC NEEDS BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND OF. NEEDS BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND OF WATER R SHUTOFFS TAKE PLACE. THE. WATER SHUTOFFS TAKE PLACE. THE AMERICAN TERRITORY IMPLEMENTING. AMERICAN TERRITORY IMPLEMENTINI TWO DAYS ON, TWO DAYS OFF WATER. TWO DAYS ON, TWO DAYS OFF WATER RATIONING MEASURES IN SAN JUAN. RATIONING MEASURES IN SAN JUANA AND SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES. AND SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES IN OLD SAN JUAN. WE MET. IN OLD SAN JUAN. WE MET ELIZABETH TORRES WORKING. ELIZABETH TORRES WORKING OVERTIME AT THIS LAUNDROMAT, OVERTIME AT THIS LAUNDROMAT, WHERE THE ORDERS ARE PILING UP. WHERE THE ORDERS ARE PILING UP BEFORE THEIR WATER IS SHUT OFF.

BEFORE THEIR WATER IS SHUT OFF. I MEAN, IT‘S A CRISIS HERE. I MEAN, IT‘S A CRISIS HERE. YOU‘RERE GOING TO BE WITHOUT. YOU‘RE GOING TO BE WITHOUT WATER. YOUR BUSINESS IS GOING TO. WATER. YOUR BUSINESS IS GOING TO BE AFFECTED. BE AFFECTED. >> AND THEHEY SAY THIS IS GOINGO. >> AND THEY SAY THIS IS GOING TO FINISH CLOSE TO DEDECEMBER. I HE. FINISH CLOSE TO DECEMBER. I HOPE NOT. I NEED THE MONEY TO COME IN. NOT. I NEED THE MONEY TO COME IN SO I CAN, YOU KNOW, PAPAY MY. SO I CAN, YOU KNOW, PAY MY BILLS. BILLS.S. >> HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF. >> HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS S HERE ARE. AMERICAN CITIZENS HERE ARE HURTING. HOW ANGRY ARE PUERTO. HURTING. HOW ANGRY ARE PUERTO RICANS OVER THIS WATER RATIONING. RICANS OVER THIS WATER RATIONING PLAN? PLAN? >> I A LOT. >> I A LOT. >> LIKE SO MANY ON THE ISLAND. >> LIKE SO MANY ON THE ISLAND. TORRES OUTRAGED THE DROUGHT NOW. TORRES OUTRAGED THE DROUGHT NOW AMPLIFYING ISSUES WITH THE. AMPLIFYING ISSUES WITH THE ISLAND‘S AGING WATER.

ISLAND‘S AGING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. INFRASTRUCTURE. . >> FOR YEARS, THEY KNOW ABOUT. >> FOR YEARS, THEY KNOW ABOUT IT, BUBUT THEY DIDN‘T DO NOTHIN. IT, BUT THEY DIDN‘T DO NOTHING. >> AT A NEARBY B BUSINESS, WE MT. >> AT A NEARBY BUSINESS, WE MET CRISTINA NUNEZEZ. DO YOU HAVE. CRISTINA NUNEZ. DO YOU HAVE WATER AT HOME RIGHT NOW? WATER AT HOME RIGHT NOW? >> NO. >> NO. >> NO, SHE SAYS. SHEHE ALSO TELS. >> NO, SHE SAYS. SHE ALSO TELLS ME SHE HAS TWO TEENAGERS. HOW. ME SHE HAS TWO TEENAGERS. HOW BAD IS THIS PROBLEM RIGHT NOW? BAD IS THIS PROBLEM RIGHT NOW? >> IT‘S. >> IT‘S. >> SHE SAYS SHE‘S LIVED HERE ALL. >> SHE SAYS SHE‘S LIVED HERE ALL HER LIFE. AND THIS IS THE FIRST. HER LIFE. AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS. TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THISI DEGREE. NEARLY A DECADE AGO, IT. DEGREE. NEARLY A DECADE AGO, IT WAS THE POWER GRID THAT GOT. WAS THE POWER GRID THAT GOT WIPED OUT. HURRICANE MARIA.

WIPED OUT. HURRICANE MARIA CAUSING CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE. CAUSING CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE. SOME RESIDENTS WERE WITHOUT. SOME RESIDENTS WERE WITHOUT T ELECTRICITY FOR NEARLY A YEAR. ELECTRICITY FOR NEARLY A YEAR. >> AFTER GEORGE SOLIS. JOINS US. >> AFTER GEORGE SOLIS. JOINS US NOW FROM OUTSIDE SAN JUAN IN. NOW FROM OUTSIDE SAN JUAN IN GURABO, PUERTO RICO. GEORGE, WE. GURABO, PUERTO RICO. GEORGE, WE SEE THE BARE GROUND BEHIND YOU. SEE THE BARE GROUND BEHIND YOU. HOW DRY ARE THINGS THERE NOW? HOW DRY ARE THINGS THERE NOW? >> JOSE. IT‘S PRETTY DRY. THIS. >> JOSE. IT‘S PRETTY DRY. THIS WHOLE AREA USED TO BE UNDER. WHOLE AREA USED TO BE UNDER WATER. YOU CAN SEEEE IT‘S CLEARY. NOT ANYMORE. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE SOME OF THE CRACKS IN N THE. SEE SOME OF THE CRACKS IN THE EARTH HERE. AND TAKEKE A LOOK AT. EARTH HERE. AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THIS USED D TO BE A FLOATG. THIS. THIS USED TO BE A FLOATING DOCK. THAT I IS CLEARLY NOT THE.

DOCK. THAT IS CLEARLY NOT T THE CASE ANYMORE. JUST MORE PROOF OF. CASE ANYMORE. JUST MORE PROOF OF THE EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS. THE EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONSN IMPACTING SO MANY HERE IN THE. IMPACTING SO MANY HERE IN THE AMERICAN T TERRITORY. JOSE. AMERICAN TERRITORY. JOSE. >> GEORGE SOLIS IN PUERTO RICO. >> GEORGE SOLIS IN PUERTO RICO. THANK YOU. TONIGHT, IRAN IS. THANK YOU. TONIGHT, IRAN IS ISSUING NEW DEMANDS TO THE U.S. ISSUING NEW DEMANDS TO THE U.S. IN ORDER TO REOPEN THE STRAIT OF. IN ORDER TO REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. KEIR SIMMONS IS IN DOHA. HORMUZ. KEIR SIMMONS IS IN DOHA TONIGHT AND KEIR, WHAT ARE THEY. TONIGHT AND KEIR, WHAT ARE THEY NOW CALLING FOR WELL. NOW CALLING FOR WELL. >> JOSE, THESE DEMANDS ARE. >> JOSE, THESE DEMANDS ARE DASHING HOPES OF A BREAKTHROUGH. DASHING HOPES OF A BREAKTHROUGH EVEN AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID.

EVEN AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID AN AGREEMENT COULD BE CLOSE. AN AGREEMENT COULD BE CLOSE. IRANIAN STATE MEDIA ISSUING THIS. IRANIAN STATE MEDIA ISSUING THIS LIST OF DEMANDS THAT SAYS THE. LIST OF DEMANDS THAT SAYS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WILL NOT BE. STRAIT OF HORMUZ WILL NOT BE REOPENED UNLESS AMERICA AGREES. REOPENED UNLESS AMERICA AGREES NOT TO TARGET IRAN OR EVEN. NOT TO TARGET IRAN OR EVEN INSULT IRAN AGAIN QUOTE, IN ANY. INSULT IRAN AGAIN QUOTE, IN ANY LANGUAGE, AMERICA MUST REMOVE. LANGUAGE, AMERICA MUST REMOVE ITS FORCES FROM AROUND IRAN AND. ITS FORCES FROM AROUND IRAN AND MUST LIFT SANCTIONS AND PAY BACK. MUST LIFT SANCTIONS AND PAY BACK ASSETS TO IRAN. IT WAS ONLY THIS. ASSETS TO IRAN. IT WAS ONLY THIS WEEK THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS. WEEK THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS SAYING THAT AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN. SAYING THAT AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN IRAN AND OMAN OVER THE STRAIT OF.

IRAN AND OMAN OVER THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ COULD BE HAPPENING SOON. HORMUZ COULD BE HAPPENING SOON. NOW, IRAN SAYS IT WANTNTS DAMAGS. NOW, IRAN SAYS IT WANTS DAMAGES FOR THE WAR THISIS YEAR, AND EVN. FOR THE WAR THIS YEAR, AND EVEN THE WAWAR LAST YEAR THAT TARGETD. THE WAR LAST YEAR THAT TARGETED ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM. ALLLL THIS. ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM. ALL THIS WILL PUT PRESSURE ON OIL AND ON. WILL PUT PRESSURE ON OIL AND ON PRESIDENT TRUMP. PRESIDENT TRUMP. >> JOSE KEIR SIMMONS, THANK YOU. >> JOSE KEIR SIMMONS, THANK YOU. MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC SENATE. MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC SENATE CANDIDATE ABDUL EL-SAYED, A. RUN. >> JOE BIDEN MADE ALL THTHE. >> JOE BIDEN MADE ALL THE DECISIONS. DECISIONS. >> JULIE TSIRKIN NBC NEWS. >> JULIE TSIRKIN NBC NEWS. >> DRAMATIC NEW VIDEO TONIGHT OF. >> DRAMATIC NEW VIDEO TONIGHT OF PASSENGERS EVACUATING A DELTA. PASSENGERS EVACUATING A DELTA FLIGHT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. YOU CAN SESEE SMOKE FILLING THE. YOU CAN SEE SMOKE FILLING THE CABIN THERE WITH PEOPLE GOING.

CABIN THERE WITH PEOPLE GOING DOWN THE EMERGENCY SLIDES. THE. DOWN THE EMERGENCY SLIDES. THE FLIGHT WAS HEADING F FROM ATLANA. FLIGHT WAS HEADING FROM ATLANTA TO ORLANDO WHEN THE FLIGHT CREW. TO ORLANDO WHEN THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ANAND HEAD. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND HEADED BACK. DELTA SAID. THE AIRCRAFT. BACK. DELTA SAID. THE AIRCRAFT IS NOW UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE. IS NOW UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE AND NOW TO THE URGENT MANHUNT IN. AND NOW TO THE URGENT MANHUNT IN NEW YORK STATE AFTER A MAN WAS. NEW YORK STATE AFTER A MAN WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE HIS BURNED OUT. FOUND DEAD INSIDE HIS BURNED OUT HOME AND POLICE SAYING THE. HOME AND POLICE SAYING THEHE SUSPECT IS THE MAN‘S SON, SUSPECT IS THE MAN‘S SON, STEVEN ROMO REPORTS. STEVEN ROMO REPORTS.S. >> TONIGHT, AN URGENT MANHUNT. >> TONIGHTHT, AN URGENT MANHUNT UNDERWAY IN NEW YORK‘S HUDSON. UNDERWAY IN NEW YORK‘S HUDSON VALLEY. 3232 YEAR OLD THOMAS DAD.

VALLEY. 32 YEAR OLD THOMAS DAVID RYAN IS WANTED IN CONNECTION. RYAN IS WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A HOMICIDE AND A FIRE THAT. WITH A HOMICIDE AND A FIRE THAT DESTROYED THIS HOME IN. DESTROYED THIS HOME IN GREENVILLE, NEW YORKRK, SOME 80. GREENVILLE, NEW YORK, SOME 80 MILES OUTSIDE MANHATTAN. MILES OUTSIDE MANHATTAN. >> I HAVE A TWO STORY RANCH FIRE. >> I HAVE A TWO STORY RANCH FIRE IN THE BASEMENT AND THE FIRST. IN THE BASEMENT AND THE FIRST FLOOR. >> AUTHORITIES DESCRIBING RYAN AS ARMED AND DANGEGEROUS. AS ARMED AND DANGEROUS FIREFIGHTERS RACING TO THE HOME. FIREFIGHTERS RACING TO THE HOME THURSDAY NIGHT. AND ONCE THE. THURSDAY NIGHT. AND ONCE THE FLAMES WERE OUT FINDING A MAN‘S. FLAMES WERE OUT FINDING A MAN‘S BODY INSIDE. BODY INSIDE. >> IT‘S A HORRIBLE NIGHTMARE. >> IT‘S A HORRIBLE NIGHTMARE THAT WE HAVE FEARED. IT IS OUR.

THAT WE HAVE FEARED. IT IS OUR GREATEST FEAR THAT HAS HAUNTED. GREATEST FEAR THAT HAS HAUNTEDE US, AND IT‘S HAPPENING. US, AND IT‘S HAPPENING. >> STEPHANIE CORI TELLINING ME. >> STEPHANIE CORI TETELLING ME THOMAS RYAN IS HER BROTHER AND. THOMAS RYAN IS HER BROTHER AND THATAT THE VICTIM IS THEIR FATH, THAT THE VICTIM IS THEIR FATHER, 70 YEAR OLD ROBERT RYAN. 70 YEAR OLD ROBERT RYAN. >> MY DAD WAS THE DEFINITION OF. >> MY DAD WAS THE DEFINITION OF UNCONDITIONAL GENEROSITY AND. UNCONDITIONAL GENEROSITY AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. >> AERIAL FOOTAGE SHOWING. >> AERIAL FOOTAGE SHOWING INVESTIGATORS COMBING THROUGH. INVESTIGATORS COMBING THROUGUGH THE BURNED OUT HOUSE. STATE. THE BURNED OUT HOUSE. STATE POLICE SAY THE DEATH APPEARS TO. POLICE SAY THE DEATH APPEARS TO BE A HOMICIDE THAT HAPPENED. BE A HOMICIDE THAT HAPPENED BEFORE THE FIRE WAS. BEFORE THE FIRE WAS INTENTIONALLY SET. INTENTIONALLY SET. >> IT‘S SCARY, AND I JUST WISH. >> IT‘S SCARY, AND I JUST WISH WE HAD PEACE OF MIND ANDND WE. WE HAD PEACE OF MIND AND WE DON‘T. DON‘T. >> STATE POLICE ARE WORKING WITH.

>> STATE POLICE ARE WORKING WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO FIND. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMEMENT TO FIND RYAN. THEY SAY HE LIVED A. RYAN. THEY SAY HE LIVED A TRANSIENT LIFESTYLE, M MAY NOW E. TRANSIENT LIFESTYLE, MAY NOW BE DRIVING HIS FATHER‘S GRAY TOYOTA. DRIVING HIS FATHER‘S GRAY TOYOTA PRIUS AND WAS ALSO KNOWN TO. PRIUS AND WAS ALSO KNOWN TO TRAVEL BY TRAIN. STEVEN ROMO, TRAVEL BY TRAIN. STEVEN ROMO, NBC NEWS. NBC NEWS. >> AND NOW TO A DARING RESCUE AT. >> AND NOW TO A DARING RESCUE AT THE END OF THE EARTH. . AN. THE END OF THE EARTH. AN AMERICAN SUFFERING FROM A. AMERICAN SUFFERING FROM M A MEDICAL EMERGENCY EVACUATED AND. MEDICAL EMERGENCY EVACUATED AND AIRLIFTED FROM ANTARCTICA. JANAS. AIRLIFTED FROM ANTARCTICA. JANIS MACKEY FRAYER HAS THE DETAILS. MACKEY FRAYER HAS THE DETAILS. >> A RARE AND DARING MISSION TO. >> A RARE AND DARING MISSION TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD. THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD. ANTARCTICA, WHERE AN AMERICAN. ANTARCTICA, WHERE AN AMERICACAN WORKING AT THE MCMURDO RESEARCH.

WORKING AT THE MCMURDO RESEARCH STATION NEEDED U URGENT MEDICAL. STATION NEEDED URGENT MEDICAL CARE. AN AUSTRALIAN AIR CREW. CARE. AN AUSTRALIAN AIR CREW DOING WHAT FEW HAD DONE BEFORE. DOING WHAT FEW HAD DONE BEFORE FLYING AN AIRBUS A319 INTO. FLYING AN AIRBUS A319 INTO EXTREME WINTER CONDITIONS AND. EXTREME WINTER CONDITIONS AND COMPLETE DARKNESS FOR THE. EVACUATION. >> ON THE WAY DOWN. IT WAS QUITE. >> ON THE WAY DOWN. IT WAS QUITE COLD. A. >> FOR THE PILOTS, INCLUDING A HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM.M. THAT. HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM. THAT MEANT LANDING IN -40°F AND. MEANT LANDING IN -40°F AND WORRYING THEIR FUEL MIGHT. WORRYING THEIR FUEL MIGHT T FREEZE. FREEZE. >> WE WERE KEEN TO GET OUT OF. >> WE WEWERE KEEN TO GET OUT OF THERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE JUST. THERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE JUST TO AVOID ANY EXTRA TIME ON THE. TO AVOID ANY EXTRA TIME ON THE GROUND.

GROUNDND. >> THE UNIDENTIFIED PATIENT. >> THE UNIDENTIFIED PATIENT CARRIED 2300 MILES TO A HOSPITAL. CARRIED 2300 MILES TO A HOSPITAL IN NEW Z ZEALAND AND THE U.S. IN NEW ZEALAND AND THE U.S. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION,N, TELLING THE AUSTRALIAN. TELLING THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATITION THAT. BROADCASTING CORPORATION THAT THEY HAD BEEN ADMITTED IN. THEY HAD BEEN ADMITTED IN SERIOUS CONDITION. MCMURDO IS. SERIOUS CONDITION. MCMURDO IS THE U.S.S. SCIENTIFIC HUB, DOING. THE U.S. SCIENTIFIC HUB, DOING CUTTING EDGE EXPLORATION INTO. CUTTING EDGE EXPLORATION INTO ANTARCTICA‘S CLIMATE AND. ANTARCTICA‘S CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS. DR. PETER NEFF HAS. ECOSYSTEMS. DR. PETER NEFF HAS SPENT TIME THERE. SPENT TIME THERE. . >> IT‘S A REALLY EXTREME PLACE. >> IT T‘S A REALLY EXTREME PLAC WHERE WE‘RE NOT FULLY IN CONTROL. WHERE WE‘RE NOT FULLY IN CONTROL BECAUSE MOTHER NATURE AND THE. BECAUSE MOTHER NATURE AND THTHE WEATHER IS THE ULTIMATE DECIDER.

WEATHER IS THE ULTIMATE DECIDER IN ANTARCTICA. IN ANTARCTICA. >> DETAILS OF THE EVACUATION. >> DETAILS OF THE EVACUATION CARRIED OUT OVER A WEEK AGO, CARRIED OUT OVER A WEEK AGO, EMERGING ONLY NOW OF AN. EMERGING ONLY NOW OF AN EXTRAORDINARY FLIGHT TO BRING. EXTRAORDINARY FLIGHT TO BRING ONE AMERICAN TO SAFETY. JANIS. ONE AMERICAN TO SAFETY. JANIS MACKEY FRAYER, NBC NEWS, LONDON. MACKEY FRAYER, NBC NEWS, LONDON. >> AND STILL AHEAD TONIGHT, >> AND STILL AHEAD TONIGHT, EAGLE CARE CONTROVERSY. WHY THE. EAGLE CARE CONTROVERSY. WHY THT TEAM TRYING TO SAVE JACKIE? THE. TEAM TRYING TO SAVE JACKIE? THE BALD EAGLELE IS ASKING THE PUBLC.

For Your Brain. >> WE‘RE BACK WITH A PRETTY. >> WE‘RE BACK WITH A PRETTY WILD CONTROVERSY INVOLVING A. WILD CONTROVERSY INVOLVING A FAMOUS BALD EAGLE JOCKEY WHO. FAMOUS BALD EAGLE JOCKEY WHO GAINED GLOBAL FAME FROM HER. GAINED GLOBAL FAME FROM HER VIRAL NEST CAM. BUT TONIGHT. VIRAL NEST CAM. BUT TONIGHT SHE‘S FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE. SHE‘S FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE. AND AS CAMILA BERNAL REPORTS, AND AS CAMILA BERNAL REPORTS, HER DOCTORS ARE UNDER PRESSURE. HER DOCTORS ARE UNDER PRESSURE TO. TO. . >> SHE MAKES A HOME, FEEDS HER. >> SHE MAKES A HOME, FEEDS HER EAGLETS AND SHAKES OFF THE SNOW.

EAGLETS AND SHAKES OFF THE SNOW AS SHE KEEPS THEM WARM. JACKCKI, AS SHE KEEPS THEM WARM. JACKIE, A BALD EAGLE AND BIG BEAR. A BALD EAGLE AND BIG BEAR. CALIFORNIA IS ANAN INTERNET. CALIFORNIA IS AN INTERNET SENSATION, WATCHED AROUND THE. SENSATION, WATCHED AROUND THE CLOCK BY MILLIONS FOR ABOUT A. CLOCK BY MILLIONS FOR ABOUT A DECADE. BUT TONIGHT, SHE‘S. DECADE. BUT TONIGHT, SHE‘S FIGHTING FOR HER L LIFE AND THE. FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE AND THE PEOPLE SUPPORTING HER ARE. PEOPLE SUPPORTING HER ARE FIGHTING DISTRACTIONS ONLINE. FIGHTING DISTRACTIONS ONLINE. >> THEHERE‘S JUST A LOT OF. >> THERE‘S JUST A LOT OF DIFFERENT IDEAS THAT PEOPLE. HAVE, AND SOME OF THEM ARE A LITTLE EXTREME, AND IT CAN. LITTLE EXTREME, AND IT CAN INTERFERE WITH THE CARE THAT. INTERFERE WITH THE CARE THAT JACKIE‘S GETTING. JACKIE‘S GETTING. >> LAST MONTH, JACKIE WAS SEEN.

>> LAST MONTH, JACKIE WAS SEEN BEING ATTACKED BY OTHER EAGLES. BEING ATTACKED BY OTHER EAGLES DUKE BLACKWOOD WAS RECORDING. DUKE BLACKWOOD WAS RECORDING. >> JACKIE IS HERE ON THE GROUND, >> JACKIE IS HERE ON THE GROUNU, AND ONE OF THEM CAME AND STARTED. AND ONE OF THEM CAME AND STARTED DOING THIS. AND THEN THEY. DOING THIS. AND THEN THEY TUSSLED. TUSSLED. >> RESCUE TEAMS EVENTUALLY TOOK. >> RESCUE TEAMS EVENTUALLY TOOK HER TO THE OJAI RAPTOR CENTER, HER TO THE OJAI RAPTOR CENTER, WHERE SHE IS NOW BATTLTLING A. WHERE SHE IS NOW BATTLING A MYSTERIOUS ILLNESS UNRELATED TO. MYSTERIOUS ILLNESS UNRELATED TO THE ATTACK. THE ATTACK. . >> WE WISH WE HAD BETTER NEWS TO. >> WE WISH WE HAD BETTER NEWS TO SHARE. SHARE.E. >> BUT THE CENTER SAYS SOME FANS. >> BUT THE CENTER SAYS SOME FANS ARE INTERRUPUPTING CARE BY. ARE INTERRUPTING CARE BY DEMANDING MORE UPDATES, DEMANDING MORE UPDATES, REPEATEDLY CALALLING AND EVEN. REPEATEDLY CALLING AND EVEN MAKING CONTACT AT WORKERS. MAKING CONTACT AT WORKERS PRIVATE HOMES. FRIENDS OF BIG. PRIVATE HOMES. FRIENDS OF BIG BEAR VALLEY, THE ORGANIZATION.

BEAR VALLEY, THE ORGANIZATION THAT RUNS THE NEST CAMERAS. THAT RUNS THE NEST CAMERAS DENOUNCING THE NEGATIVE FAN. DENOUNCING THE NEGATIVE FAN BEHAVIOR. BEHAVIOR. . >> HER CARE IS NOT A CONSPIRACY. >> HER CARE IS NOT A CONSPIRACY. SHE IS IN THE BEST PLACE THAT. SHE IS IN THE BEST PLACE THAT T SHE COULD BE. SHE COCOULD BE. >> IF YOU DO WANT TO HELP THE. >> IF YOU DO WANANT TO HELP THE OJAI RAPTOR CENTER IS. OJAI RAPTOR CENTER IS ENCOURAGING POSITIVE CARDS AND. ENCOURAGING POSITIVE CARDS AND MESSAGES FOR JACKIE AND THE TEAM. MESSAGES FOR JACKIE AND THE TEAM CARING FOR HER. CAMILA BERNAL. CARING FOR HER. CAMILA BERNAL. NBC NEWS. NBC NEWS. . >> WHEN WE COME BACK FROM TRASH. >> WHEN WE COME BACK FROM TRASH TO TREASURE, HOW THESE. TO TREASURE, HOW THESE SANITATION WORKERS WENT ABOVE. SANITATION WORKERS WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO FIND TWO PRICELESS.

>> BACK NOW WITH THE SENATE. >> BACK NOW WITH THE SENATE CONFIRMING TODD BLANCHE AS U.S. CONFIRMING TODD BLANCHE AS U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL EARLY THIS. ATTORNEY GENERAL EARLY THIS MORNING. THE VOTE WAS MOSTLY. MORNING. THE VOTE WAS MOSTLY ALONONG PARTY LINES. JUST TWO. ALONG PARTY LINES. JUST TWO REPUBLICAN SENATORS, SUSAN. REPUBLICAN SENATORS, SUSAN COLLINS OF MAINE AND LISA. COLLINS OF MAINE AND LISA MURKOWSKI OF ALASKA, JOINING. MURKOWSKI OF ALASKA, JOINING DEMOCRATS IN VOTING AGAINST. DEMOCRATS IN VOTING AGAINST BLANCHE. ALSO TONIGHT, SAD NEWS. BLANCHE. ALSO TONIGHT, SAD NEWS IN THE WORLD O OF SPORTS. SOCCER. IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS. SOCCER SUPERSTAR LIONEL MESSI‘S FATHER. SUPERSTAR LIONEL MESSI‘S FATHER AND LIFELONG AGENT JORGE MESSI. AND LIFELONG AGENT JORGE MESSI. AT THE AGE OF 68 AFTER BATTLING.

AT THE AGE OF 68 AFTER BATTLING A LONG ILLNESS AND TALK ABOUT. A LONG ILLNESS AND TALK ABOUT FINDING A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK. FINDING A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK. THESE TWO NEW YORK CITY. THESE TWO NEW YORK CITY SANITATION WORKERS CAME TO THE. SANITATION WORKERS CAME TO THE RESCUE AFTER SOMEONE. RESCUE AFTER SOMEONENE ACCIDENTALLY THREW OUT TWO. ACCIDENTALLY THREW OUT TWO FAMILY HEIRLRLOOM RINGS. FAMILY HEIRLOOM RINGS. INCREDIBLY, THE WORKERS WERE. INCREDIBLY, THE WORKERS WERE ABLE TO FIND THEM AFTER SIFTING. ABLE TO FIND THEM AFTER SIFTING THROUGH THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF. THROUGH THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF GARBAGE. AND WE‘VE GOT EVEVEN ME. >> THERE‘S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. >> THERE‘S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. YOYOU KNOW, SO OFTEN THE GOOD NS.

YOU KNOW, SO OFTEN THE GOOD NEWS DOESN‘T GET AS MUCH H ATTENTION. DOESN‘T GET AS MUCH H ATTENTION AS THE BAD. SO EVERY SATURDAY WE. AS THE BAD. SO EVERY SATURDAY WE HIGHLIGHT THE MANY PEOPLE WHWHO. HIGHLIGHT THE MANY PEOPLE WHO SPREAD JOY AND LOVE. AND THESE. SPREAD JOY AND LOVE. AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE STORIRIES. ARE JUST SOME OF THE STORIES THIS WEEK. THIS WEEK. >> THERE IS GOOD NEWS, JOSE. BUT. >> THERE IS GOOD NEWS, JOSE. BUT TONIGHT YOU ARE THE MOMENT, AS. TONIGHT YOU ARE THE MOMENT, AS WE MARARK TEN YEARS SINCE YOU TK. WE MARK TEN YEARS SINCE YOU TOOK OVER AS SATURDRDAY ANCHOR OF. OVER AS SATURDAY ANCHOR OF NIGHTLY NEWS. IT IS SUCH A BIG. NIGHTLY NEWS. IT IS SUCH A BIG MILESTONE FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS. MILESTONE FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH AND. ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH AND BROKEN SO MANY BARRIERERS. WITHA. BROKEN SO MANY BARRIERS. WITH A LONG CAREER, THAT‘S WORTH. LONG CAREER, THAT‘S WORTH CELEBRATING. TAKE A LOOK.

CELEBRATING. TAKE A LOOK. >> UNA VERDADERA GUERRA. >> UNA VERDADERA GUERRA. >> FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, JOSE. >> FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, JOSE DIAZ-BALART HAS BEEN AN. DIAZ-BALART HAS BEEN AN. >> ICON IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. >> ICON IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH LANGUAGE MEDIA. LANGUAGE MEDIA. >> KATE AND I ARE IN. >> KATE AND I ARE IN BATTLEGROUND STATES TONIGHT. THE. BATTLEGROUND STATES TONIGHT. THE ENERGY IS EXTRAORDINARY. AQUI EN. ENERGY IS EXTRAORDINARY. AQUI EN LA CIUDAD. LA CIUDAD. >> REPORTING FROM STORM ZONES. >> REPORTITING FROM STORM ZONES THE LEVEL OF DESTRUCTION IS. THE LEVEL OF DESTRUCTION IS MASSIVE TO OUR SOUTHERN BORDER. MASSIVE TO OUR SOUTHERN BORDER. >> BECAUSE I CAME.

>> BECAUSE I CAME. >> WITH MY AMERICAN DREAM. >> WITH MY AMERICAN DREAM. >> AND DURING SOME OF THE. >> AND DURING SOME OF THE HARDEST MOMENTS, JOSE HAS PUT. HARDEST MOMENTS, JOSE HAS PUT PEOPLE FIRST, EARNING HIS. PEOPLE FIRST, EARNING HIS REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE MOST. REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE MOST TRUSTED NAMES IN NEWS. TRUSTED NAMES IN NEWS. >> WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW ABOUT. >> WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE SHOOTER? THE SHOOTER?R? >> HE‘S INTERVIEWED EVERY. >> HE‘S INTERVIEWED EVERY PRESIDENT SINCE RONALD REAGAN. PRESIDENT SINCE RONALD REAGAN. >> IS IT TIME TO RECONSIDER AID. >> IS IT TIME TO RECONSIDER AID TO MEXICO BASED ON HUMAN RIGHTS. TO MEXICO BASED ON HUMAN RIGHTS. >> AND HAS BROKEN NEW GROUND? >> AND HAS BROKEN NEW GROUND? SERVING MULTIPLE AUDIENCES EVERY. SERVING MULTIPLE AUDIENCES EVERY WEEK. WEEK. . >> MAJOR BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. >> MAJOR BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. JOSÉ DÍAZ-BALART EL P PROXIMO. JOSÉ DÍAZ-BALART EL PROXIMO DATELINE.

DATELINENE. >> JOSE HAS SPENT DECADES HERE. >> JOSE HAS SPENT DECADES HERE AT NBC NEWS, AND FOR THE LAST. AT NBC NEWS, AND FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS, WE‘VE BEEN LUCKY TO. TEN YEARS, WE‘VE BEEN LUCKY TO HAVE HIM RIGHT HERE AS THE. HAVE HIM RIGHT HERE AS THE ANCHOR FOR NIGHTLY NEWS. ANCHOR FOR NIGHTLY NEWS SATURDAY. SATURDAYAY. >> THIS IS NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH. >> THIS IS NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH JOSE DIAZ-BALART. JOSE DIAZ-BALARTRT. >> WE‘RE COMING ON THE AIR WITH. >> WE E‘RE COMING ON THE AIR WIH BREAKING NEWS FROM THE WHITE. BREAKING NEWS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. WHETHER IT‘S BREAKING. HOUSE. WHETHER IT‘S BREAKING NEWS, THERE‘S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. NEWS, THERE‘S GOOD NEWS TONIGHTT OR THE GOOD NEWS, JOSE HAS. OR THE GOOD NEWS, JOSE HAS BROUGHT HIS OWN HUMAN TOUCH H TO. BROUGHT HIS OWN HUMAN TOUCH TO THE BROADCAST AND ENCOURURAGED L. THE BROADCAST AND ENCOURAGED ALL OF US TO BE KINDER AND THINK. OF US TO BE KINDER AND THINK BIGGER. WHAT‘S THE BIGGER.

BIGGER. WHAT‘S THE BIGGER MESSAGE? OF COURSE, THERE‘S THAT. MESSAGE? OF COURSE, THERE‘S THAT SIGNATURE SIGN OFF EVERY. SIGNATURE SIGN OFF EVERY WEEKEND. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, WEEKEND. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVIVILEGE OF. THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF YOUR TIME. YOUR TIME.E. >> BUT TONIGHT IT‘S OUR TURN TO. >> BUT TONIGHT IT‘S OUR TURN TO THANK HIM FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF. THANK HIM FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF HIS TIME. HIS TIME. . >> JOSE, WHERE. >> JOSE, WHERE. >>>> HAS THE TIME GONE? AS YOU. >> HAS THE TIMIME GONE? AS YOU LIKE TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR THE. LIKE TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF YOUR TIME. YOU‘VE. PRIVILEGE OF YOUR TIME. YOU‘VE ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT MENTOR, ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT MENTOR, ABRAZO. ABRAZOZO. >> WHAT AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE. >> WHAT AN HONOR ANDND A PRIVILE IT IS FOR US TO GET TO WORK WITH. IT IS FOR US TO GET TO WORK WITH YOU. YOU. >> JOSE, CONGRATS ON TEN YEARS. >> JOSE, CONGRATS ON TEN YEARS. TEN YEARS OF ANCHORING NIGHTLY.

TEN YEARS OF ANCHORING NIGHTLY NEWS SATURDAY. HERE‘S TOTO 50. NEWS SATURDAY. HERE‘S TO 50 MORE. WE WILL NEVER R LET YOU. MORE. WE WILL NEVER LET YOU RETIRE. YOU ARE SUCH A LEGEND. RETIRE. YOU ARE SUCH A LEGEND. >> YOU ARE AN INSTITUTION, A. >> YOU ARE AN INSTITUTION, A GREAT FRIEND AND A COLLEAGUE. GREAT FRIEND AND A COLLEAGUE. >> AND A GREAT ROLE MODEL FOR. >> AND A GREAT ROLE MODEL FOR ALL OF US. ALL OF US. >> YOU ARE A KING, A PRINCE, A. >> YOU ARE A KING, A PRINCE, A SHEIK, AND AMIR, THE RULER OF. SHEIK, AND AMIR, THE RULER OF NBC. NBC. >> YOU SET THE BAR INCNCREDIBLY. >> YOU SET THE BAR INCNCREDIBLY HIGH. YOU ARE SO CARING AND KIND. HIGH. YOU ARE SO CARING AND KIND AND DOWNRIGHT COOL. YOU HAVE. AND DOWNRIGHT COOL. YOU HAVE THIS RARE E ABILITY TO MAKE. THIS RARE ABILITY TO MAKE EVERYONE FEEL SEEN. YOU HAVE. EVERYONE FEEL SEEN. YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE KINDEST. WHAT. ALWAYS BEEN THE KINDEST. WHAT HAS ALWAYS STOOD O OUT TO ME IS. HAS ALWAYS STOOD OUT TO ME IS YOUR GENEROSITY.

YOUR GENEROSITY. >> I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY YOUR. >> I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY YOUR KINDNESS AND YOUR WARMTH. KINDNESS AND YOUR WARMTH. . >> YOU HAVE A KIND HEART BOTH. >> YOU HAVE A KIND HEART BOTH OFF AND ON THE SCREEN. OFF AND ON THE SCREEN. >> IF ANYONE EVER ASKS ME WHAT. >> IF ANYONE EVER ASKS M ME WHA JDB IS LIKE IN PERSON, I WOULD. JDB IS LIKE IN PERSON, I WOULD SAY HE IS. EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON. SAY HE IS. EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON TELEVISION, BUT SO MUCH BETTER. TELEVISION, BUT SO MUCH BETTER. >> YOU ARE AS GRACIOUS A. >> YOU ARE AS GRACIOUSUS A COLLEAGUE IN THE STUDIO AS YOU. COLLEAGUE IN THEHE STUDIO AS YO ARE OUTSIDE OF IT. ARE OUTSIDE OF IT. >> YOUOU HAVE EXEMPLIFIED NOT OY. >> YOU HAVE EXEMPLIFIED NOT ONLY WHAT IT MEANS S TO BE AN EXCELLT. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN EXCELLENT JOURNALIST, BUT ALSO AN AMAZING. JOURNALIST, BUT ALSO AN AMAZING COLLEAGUE AND PERSON. COLLEAGUE AND PERSON. >> IT CAN BE SEEN N IN THE PEOPE. >> IT CAN BE SEEN IN THE PEOPLE YOU‘VE ENCOURAGED AND THE PATH. YOU‘VE ENCOURAGED AND THE PATH THAT YOU‘VE HELPED CREATE. FOR. THAT YOU‘VE HELPED CREATE. FOR THOSE OF US WHO FOLLOWOW. THOSE OF US WHO FOLLOW. >> THEY DON‘T TEACH OPOPTIMISM N.

>> THEY DON‘T TEACH OPTIMISM IN JOURNALISM SCHOOL, BUT YOU HAVE. JOURNALISM SCHOOL, BUT YOU HAVE ALWAYS SOUGHT OUT THE BEST OF. ALWAYS SOUGHT OUT THE BEST OF HUMANITY. HUMANITYTY. >> SATURDAYS ARE OFTEN CRAZY. >> SATURDAYS ARE OFTEN CRAZYZY. THERE‘S SO MUCH BREAKING NEWS. THERE‘S SO MUCH BREAKING NEWS AND YOU HAVE A DEPTH AND A R RAE. AND YOU HAVE A DEPTH AND A RANGE THAT IS JUST EXCEPTIONAL AND. THAT IS JUST EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE. NOT ONLY ARE YOU A WORLD. RARE. NOT ONLY ARE YOU A WORLD CLASS JOURNALIST, YOU‘RE ALSO. CLASS JOURNALIST, YOU‘RE ALSO ONE OF THE KINDEST AND MOST. ONE OF THE KINDEST AND MOST GENTLEST PEOPLE I‘VEVE EVER HAD. GENTLEST PEOPLE I‘VEVE EVER HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH. THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH. >>>> SUCH AN INCREDIBLE FRIEND, >> SUCH AN INCREDIBLE FRIEND, SUCH AN INCREDIBLE PROFESSIONAN, SUCH AN INCREDIBLE PROFESSIONAL, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, SUCH AN. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, SUCH AN INCREDIBLE TEAM PLAYER. TO. INCREDIBLE TEAM PLAYER. TO EVERYONE AT THIS ORGANIZATION.

EVERYONE AT THIS ORGANIZATION. >> EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL. >> EVERYTHING IS WONDERFULUL. >> JOSE, YOU ARE THOUGHTFUL, >> JOSE, YOU ARE THOUGHTFUL, YOU‘RE CARING. IT SHOWS IN. YOU‘RE CARING. IT SHOWS IN EVEVERYTHING YOU DO. THAT IS THE. EVERYTHING YOU DO. THAT IS THE KIND OF INCREDIBLE SPIRIT YOU. KIND OF INCREDIBLE SPIRIT YOU BRBRING TO EVERY RELATIONSHIP YU. BRING TO EVERY RELATIONSHIP YOU BUILD, INCLUDING WITH THE. BUILD, INCLUDING WITH THE VIEWERERS OF NIGHTLY NEWS. HAPPY. VIEWERS OF NIGHTLY NEWS. HAPPYP TEN YEARS TO YOU, MY LEGENDARY. TEN YEARS TO YOU, MY LEGENDARY JDB. AND I THINK I CAN SAY FOR. JDB. AND I THINK I CAN SAY FOR ALL OF US HERE AT NBC C NEWS, ALL OF US HERE AT NBC NEWS, GRACIAS. GRACIAS.S. >> GRACIAS, JOSE. >> GRACIAS, JOSE. >> THANK YOU. JOSE. FELILICIDAD. >> THANK YOU. JOSE. FELICIDADES. >> THANK YOU. JOSESE. >> THANK YOU. JOSE. >> THANK YOU. JOSE. >> THANK YOU. JOSE. >> THANK YOU. JOSE.

>> THANK YOU. JOSE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOUOU. >> JOSE. OUR TEAM ALSO CRUNCHED. >> JOSE. OUR TEAM ALSO CRURUNCH THE NUMBERS. AND GET THIS, SINCE. THE E NUMBERS. AND GET THIS, SIE YOU WERE OFFICIALLY NAMED ANCHOR. YOU WERE OFFICIALLY NAMED ANCHOR OF SATURDAY NIGHT, LEE, YOU HAVE. OF SATURDAY NIGHT, LEE, YOU HAVE ANCHORED 373 BROADCASTS, ANCHORED 373 BROADCASTS, INCLUDING THIS ONE RIGHT NOW. INCLUDING THIS ONE RIGHT NOW. NOT BAD FOR A DECADE ON THIS. NOT BAD FOR A DECADE ON THIS SHOW. AND CHEERS TO MANY MORE. SHOW. AND CHEERS TO MANY MORE. AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I WANT. AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR. TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, FRIENDSHIP, FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, AND FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THIS. AND FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THIS PROFESSION. I KNOW FOR A FACT I. PROFESSION. I KNOW FOR A FACT I WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT YOYOU. WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT YOU. SO FELICIDADES AND JOSE, BACK TO.

SO FELICIDADES AND JOSE, BACK TO YOU. YOU. >> WHAT A SURPRISE. I AM TOUCHED. >> WHAT A SURPRISE. I AM TOUCHED BEYOND WORDS, TOM AND THE ENTIRE. BEYOND WORDS, TOM AND THE ENTIRE NBC NEWS FAMILY FROM THE BOTTOM. NBC NEWS FAMILY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. THANK YOU. THAT‘S. OF MY HEART. THANK YOU. THAT‘S NBC NIGHTLY NEWS FOR THIS. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS FOR THIS SATURDAY. I‘M JOSE DIAZ-BALART. SATURDAY. I‘M JOSE DIAZ-BALART. THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF. THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF YOUR TIME. YOUR TIME. >> GOOD. >> GOOD >> CONGRATULATIONS.