NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Dec. 5

♪♪. >>> TONIGHT, FOR THE. FIRST TIME, WE'RE. HEARING THE DESPERATE. 911 CALLS FROM THE. NIGHT THE FLOOD WATERS. SWEPT INTO KERRVILLE. HUNDREDS OF CALLS. POURING IN, BUT THERE. WERE ONLY TWO. OPERATORS TRYING TO. HANDLE THEM ALL. THE CALLS COMING AS. THE WATERS ROSE, PEOPLE HEARD PLEADING. FOR THEIR LIVES, TELLING DISPATCHERS. THAT IF HELP DIDN'T. COME, THEY WERE GOING. TO DIE. A MOM WITH AN INFANT. BEGGING TO BE SAVED.

>> I HAVE AN INFANT. SHE CAN'T HOLD HER. BREATH. >>> DANGEROUS WINTER. WEATHER SWEEPING. ACROSS THE EAST, BLASTING MILLIONS WITH. BRUTAL CALL, HUNDREDS. OF CRASHES REPORTED, MULTIPLE PEOPLE. HOSPITALIZED AFTER A. 10-VEHICLE PILEUP ON A. VIRGINIA ROADWAY. >>> THE CONTROVERSIAL. CHANGE TO VACCINE. GUIDANCE FOR NEWBORNS. WHY SOME PEDIATRICIANS. WARN CHILDREN COULD BE. IN DANGER. >>> THE BLOCKBUSTER. DEAL SENDING. SHOCKWAVES THROUGH. HOLLYWOOD, NETFLIX. ANNOUNCING IT WILL BUY.

WARNER BROS AND HBO. MAX IN A DEAL WORTH. MICHAE. THE STAND TESTIFYING. IN A TRIAL AGAINST. NASCAR, WHY HE'S. TRYING TO FORCE CHANGE. IN THE SPORT. >>> THE MAJOR. ANNOUNCEMENT FROM. WAYMO AFTER OUR REPORT. THAT SOME OF THE ROBO. TAXIS DROVE PAST. STOPPED SCHOOL BUSES. >>> NEW TECHNOLOGY. HELPING PORCH PIRATES. HOW THIEVES ARE USING. WIFI JAMMERS TO. SCRAMBLE YOUR HOME. SECURITY CAMERAS. >>> THE URGENT RESCUE, DEPUTIES PULLING AN. UNCONSCIOUS DRIVER. FROM A BURNING TRUCK. AFTER A CRASH. >>> AND THE INSPIRING.

FOLLOW-UP TO A STORY. THAT TOUCHED SO MANY, AN ARMY VETERAN STILL. WORKING IN HIS 80s. OUR CAMERAS WERE THERE. AS HE RECEIVED A. LIFE-CHANGING. SURPRISE. "NIGHTLY NEWS" STARTS. RIGHT NOW. >> Announcer: THIS IS. "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS". WITH TOM LLAMAS. >>> AND GOOD EVENING. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH. A TERRIFYING INSIDE. LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED. DURING ONE OF THE. WORST FLOOD DISASTERS. THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER. SEEN. OFFICIALS IN TEXAS.

RELEASING THE 911. CALLS THAT QUICKLY. POURED IN DURING THOSE. CATASTROPHIC FLOODS. BACK IN JULY. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THE. SCALE OF THE. DESTRUCTION HERE WHEN. HEAVY RAINS CAUSED THE. GUADALUPE RIVER TO. OVERFLOW, UNLEASHING. DEADLY FLOOD WATERS UP. TO 20 FEET HIGH IN. JUST 90 MINUTES. THERE WERE DRAMATIC. RESCUES LIKE THIS ONE. IN KERRVILLE, TEXAS, BUT THE POLICE. DEPARTMENT ONLY HAD. TWO 911 OPERATORS ON. DUTY THAT NIGHT. BUT THE NUMBER OF. CALLS QUICKLY SHOT.

INTO THE HUNDREDS WITH. DESPERATE PEOPLE. BEGGING FOR HELP. YOU REMEMBER THESE. IMAGES AS WELL. CAMP CABINS DESTROYED. 119 PEOPLE WERE KILLED. IN THAT TRAGEDY, INCLUDING 27 GIRLS AT. CAMP MYSTIC, THE ALL. GIRLS SLEEP AWAY CAMP. WE DO WANT TO WARN. YOU, THE CALLS ARE. UPSETTING TO HEAR, BUT. THEY'RE ALSO. IMPORTANT, SHEDDING. NEW LIGHT ON WHAT. HAPPENED THAT NIGHT. AND WHAT MAY HAVE GONE. WRONG IN THE EMERGENCY. RESPONSE. OUR RYAN CHANDLER IS. ON THE GROUND IN. KERRVILLE WITH THOSE. CALLS. >> WE'RE GOING TO DIE.

>> WE'RE GOING TO DO. EVERYTHING WE CAN TO. AVOID THAT, OKAY? >> I HAVE AN INFANT. SHE CAN'T HOLD HER. BREATH. >> Reporter: THEIR. PLEAS WERE DESPERATE, AS THE RIVER ROSE. BEFORE DAWN. >> THE WATER IS AT THE. WINDOWS. IT'S GOING TO COME IN. ALL AT ONCE. THE WINDOWS ARE. RATTLING. >> YES, MA'AM. I'VE GOT EVERYBODY. HEADED YOUR DIRECTION. BUT I HAVE OTHER 911. CALLS I HAVE GOT TO. TAKE. >> Reporter: MORE THAN. 500 911 CALLS REVEALED. AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE. OVERWHELMED. >> OKAY. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO. DISCONNECT. WE HAVE OTHER 911.

CALLS. >> PLEASE DON'T. PLEASE DON'T. PLEASE, PLEASE, BABY, PLEASE DON'T. PLEASE. PLEASE. I'M BEGGING YOU. PLEASE, HAVE SOMEBODY. JUST TALK TO ME. I'M SCARED. >> Reporter: THE. KERRVILLE POLICE. DEPARTMENT STAFFED. JUST TWO 911 OPERATORS. THE NIGHT OF THE. FLOODS, THE POLICE. CHIEF SAID. BETWEEN 4:00 AND 5:00. A.M., PERHAPS THE. RIVER'S DEADLIEST. HOUR, THE TWO. OPERATORS FIELDED AN. AVERAGE OF MORE THAN. TWO CALLS EVERY. MINUTE. >> THE HOUSE IS. FLOODING. I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE. MY HOUSE IS MOVING.

>> Reporter: THE CALLS. WERE RELEASED AFTER. FOIA REQUESTS FROM. MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING NBC NEWS. HERE IN THE EPICENTER. OF THE FLOOD JUST. OUTSIDE OF KERRVILLE, THE SCARS OF JULY 4th. ARE STILL FRESH. THE CALLS THAT CAME. FROM THIS AREA. REVEALED THAT SENSE OF. SHOCK, OF DESPERATION, SOME PEOPLE MAKING. THEIR LAST CALLS TO. FIRST RESPONDERS WHO. COULD NOT GET TO THEM. >> YES. THE TREE THAT I'M IN. IS STARTING TO LEAN. AND IT'S GOING TO. FALL. IS THERE A HELICOPTER. CLOSE? >> Reporter: THE LAST. PLEA FROM BRAD PERRY, WHO WAS STAYING AT. THIS RV PARK.

>> I'VE PROBABLY GOT. MAYBE FIVE MINUTES. LEFT AND I'M DEAD. >> Reporter: HE WAS. LATER FOUND AMONG THE. 119 PEOPLE IN KERR. COUNTY WHO DID NOT. SURVIVE THE MORNING. >> RYAN, IT IS ALSO. TOUGH TO HEAR. YOU JOIN US TONIGHT. FROM TEXAS HILL. COUNTRY LIVE FOR US. AND SOME PEOPLE, YOU'VE LEARNED, CALLED. MULTIPLE TIMES TRYING. TO GET HELP. >> Reporter: TOM, WE. LISTENED TO FOUR CALLS. FROM ONE MAN. THE OPERATOR. REPEATEDLY ALERTING. HIM TO FIRST. RESPONDERS THAT HAD. NOT ARRIVED. SO, I ASKED THE POLICE.

DEPARTMENT, WHAT DOES. NORMAL STAFFING LOOK. LIKE? WHY WERE THERE ONLY. TWO OPERATORS ON DUTY. ON A NIGHT WITH SEVERE. WEATHER IN THE. FORECAST? WE'RE AWAITING. ANSWERS, TOM. >> RYAN CHANDLER THERE. WITH THE MEMORIAL OF. THOSE LIVES LOST. ALL RIGHT, RYAN. >>> NOW TO THAT BRUTAL. BLAST OF WINTER. WEATHER TONIGHT FROM. RECORD LOWS IN THE. NORTHEAST TO SNOWFALL. AND ICY CONDITIONS. CAUSING PILEUPS AND. AIRPORT DELAYS ACROSS. THE MID-ATLANTIC. HERE'S EMILIE IKEDA. >> Reporter: THE ICY. WINTER BLAST WHICH. ALREADY SPARKED. COLLISIONS ACROSS NEW.

YORK, INCLUDING THIS. DRIVER HITTING A. SNOWPLOW TRUCK, WREAKING HAVOC FURTHER. SOUTH TODAY. THIS TEN-VEHICLE. PILEUP INVOLVING A. JACKKNIFED. TRACTOR-TRAILER. SENDING FOUR PEOPLE TO. THE HOSPITAL IN. VIRGINIA. THE WINTER STORM. BRINGING THE FIRST. SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON. TO THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA AND ITS. ICONIC SIGHTS AND. MAKING A MESS ON THE. ROAD. SOME PARENTS UPSET. THAT SCHOOLS WERE. STILL OPEN. >> HER BUS WAS LATE. I SAW THREE ACCIDENTS. DRIVING MY KID TO. SCHOOL. >> Reporter: AT. AIRPORTS, DE-ICING. CAUSING FLIGHT DELAYS.

LIKE HERE AT RICHMOND. INTERNATIONAL. >> THEY'VE GOT US ON. HERE, SMASHED IN HERE. LIKE SARDINES. >> Reporter: BITTER. COLD RECORD LOWS. REACHED IN INDIANA, OHIO, MICHIGAN, CONNECTICUT, AND NEW. YORK AT BOTH JFK AND. LaGUARDIA AIRPORTS. TODAY. PARTS OF THIS FAMOUS. FOUNTAIN IN. MANHATTAN'S BRYANT. PARK FROZEN. >> IT'S PAINFULLY. COLD. LIKE, MY SKIN IS. CRACKING. >> Reporter: TEMPS. DROPPED MORE THAN 20. DEGREES IN LESS THAN. 24 HOURS IN NEW YORK. CITY, WHERE BUNDLED UP.

TOURISTS ARE NOW. BRAVING THE COLD IN. THE HOLIDAY RUSH. >> HOW ARE YOU STAYING. WARM? >> I'M NOT. I'M STILL SHIVERING. >> I'M ALWAYS THINKING. ABOUT WHAT BUILDING. I'M GOING TO GO IN. NEXT TO ESCAPE THE. COLD. >> Reporter: YOU CAN. SEE JUST HOW COLD IT. IS HERE AT WINTER. VILLAGE AT BRYANT. PARK. LOOK HOW THE ICE HAS. FORMED. AS 13 MILLION. AMERICANS ARE FACING. ICE TONIGHT. TOM? >> ALL RIGHT, EMILIE, THANK YOU. >>> THERE WAS A MAJOR. CHANGE TO VACCINES FOR. CHILDREN TODAY.

A CDC PANEL VOTING TO. SCRAP A LONG-STANDING. RECOMMENDATION THAT. ALL NEWBORNS SHOULD BE. VACCINATED FOR. HEPATITIS B. THE CHANGE SLAMMED BY. MANY IN THE MEDICAL. COMMUNITY. HERE'S ANNE THOMPSON. >> NO, NO. I'M SORRY --. >> Reporter: THE. DEBATE WAS. IMPASSIONED --. >> WE WILL SEE MORE. CHILDREN AND. ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS. INFECTED WITH. HEPATITIS B. >> Reporter: -- AND. CONTENTIOUS. >> WE HAVE STILL NOT. HAD ANY INFORMATION OR. SCIENCE PRESENTED. THIS IS. UNCONSCIONABLE. >> Reporter: BUT. SECRETARY KENNEDY'S.

HAND-PICKED COMMITTEE. OF VACCINE ADVISERS --. >> YES. >> Reporter: -- VOTED. TO END THE. RECOMMENDATION THAT. ALL INFANTS GET. HEPATITIS B. VACCINATION AT BIRTH. HEPATITIS B CAN LEAD. TO CHRONIC LIVER. DISEASE, INCLUDING. LIVER FAILURE AND. CANCER. THE VACCINES ALL BUT. ELIMINATED THE VIRUS. IN CHILDREN, ONE. REASON WHY THE. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF. PEDIATRICS BLASTS THE. CHANGE. >> CHILDREN IN AMERICA. ARE LESS SAFE. THEY ARE VULNERABLE. WHEN WE HAVE A DUTY TO. MOST PROTECT THEM.

>> IS THERE ANY. EVIDENCE THAT HEP B. VACCINE POSES A DANGER. TO INFANTS? >> NONE WHATSOEVER. >> Reporter: FDA. COMMISSIONER DR. MARTY. MAKARY SAYS IT'S AN. ISSUE OF PARENTAL. CHOICE. >> THERE IS NO. SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE. THAT THERE IS BENEFIT. TO DOING IT THE FIRST. DAY OF LIFE VERSUS 10. OR 12. >> EXCEPT THAT THE. PERCENTAGE OF THOSE. CASES HAS DROPPED 99%. ISN'T THAT SCIENTIFIC. EVIDENCE THAT IT. WORKS? >> IT WOULD DROP THAT. MUCH IF WE CONTINUE TO. IMMUNIZE THE SUBGROUP. WHERE IT -- WHO.

BENEFITS FROM IT. >> Reporter: THE. COMMITTEE STILL. RECOMMENDS INFANTS. BORN TO MOMS TO TEST. POSITIVE FOR HEP B OR. WHOSE STATUS IS. UNKNOWN GET THE. NEWBORN DOSE. >> ANNE JOINS US NOW. IN STUDIO. ANNE, LET'S PICK IT UP. THERE. WHAT ABOUT THE MOMS. WHO TEST NEGATIVE FOR. HEP B? WILL THEIR INFANTS GET. A CHANCE TO GET THE. SHOT? >> YES, THEY WILL. IN FACT, THE COMMITTEE. RECOMMENDS THE PARENTS. TALK TO THEIR HEALTH. CARE PROVIDERS ABOUT. THE RISKS AND BENEFITS. BEFORE MAKING THAT. DECISION. AS FOR THE COST, TOM, THE VACCINES WILL. STILL BE COVERED BY. BOTH PUBLIC AND. PRIVATE INSURANCE.

>> ALL RIGHT. ANNE, THANK YOU FOR. THAT. >>> WE HEAD TO. WASHINGTON NOW AND THE. FIRST COURT APPEARANCE. FOR THE SUSPECT IN THE. D.C. PIPE BOMB. INVESTIGATION. BRIAN COLE JR. WAS. ARRESTED JUST 24 HOURS. AGO AFTER A FIVE-YEAR. HUNT FOR THE BOMBER. KELLY O'DONNELL JOINS. US LIVE. AND KELLY, YOU HAVE. NEW REPORTING ON WHAT. HE'S ALREADY TELLING. INVESTIGATORS? >> THE ACCUSED D.C. PIPE BOMBER, 30-YEAR-OLD BRIAN COLE. JR. OF VIRGINIA, HAS. CONFESSED ACCORDING TO. THREE PEOPLE FAMILIAR. WITH THE MATTER, TO. PLACING THOSE PIPE. BOMBS OUTSIDE THE. DEMOCRATIC AND.

REPUBLICAN PARTY. OFFICES IN JANUARY. 2021. OFFICIALS SAY THAT. CONFESSION CAME OUT. DURING HOURS OF. INTERVIEWS WITH THE. FBI, WHERE HE ALSO. DISCLOSED THAT HE. BELIEVED THE FALSE. CLAIM THAT THE 2020. ELECTION HAD BEEN. STOLEN. THAT'S ACCORDING TO. PEOPLE FAMILIAR WITH. THE INVESTIGATION. PROSECUTORS SAY THEY. GATHERED EVIDENCE. TYING HIM TO PURCHASES. OF PIPE BOMB. COMPONENTS. COLE'S FAMILY WAS. THERE IN COURT TODAY. HE HAS NOT YET ENTERED. A PLEA. TOM? >> OKAY, KELLY. THANK YOU. >>> NOW TO THE. BLOCKBUSTER DEAL IN.

HOLLYWOOD TODAY THAT. COULD SEE THE BIGGEST. STREAMING GIANT. SWALLOW UP ONE OF THE. ENTERT.

"CASABLANCA," HOPING. TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT. WITH WARNER BROTHERS. IS THE BEGINNING OF A. BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP.

A NETFLIX SPOKESPERSON. TOLD ME MINUTES AGO. THEY ARE COMMITTED TO. KEEPING MOVIES AND. THEATERS IF THE DEAL. GOES THROUGH. TOM? >>.

HIS RESPONSE, YOU'RE. TOM? >> JESSE KIRSCH, WOW. ALL RIGHT. BUDDY, THANK YOU. WE'RE BACK IN 60. SECONDS WITH THE. THIEVES USING WIFI. JAMMERS -- LOOK AT. THIS -- TO STEAL. PACKAGES AND GET AWAY. WITH IT. >>> WE ARE BACK NOW. WITH A CONSUMER ALERT. FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

WE'VE TOLD YOU ABOUT. WIFI JAMMER CROOKS AND. HOW THEY'RE USING THEM. TO GET BY YOUR CAMERAS. AND ALARM SYSTEMS. YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE. EXACTLY HOW THEY DO. IT. ADRIAN BROAD IS WITH. HOW PORCH PIRATES ARE. GETTING MORE. SOPHISTICATED. >> Reporter: THIS. DOORBELL CAMERA VIDEO. SHOWS WHAT BEL AIR, TEXAS POLICE SAY ARE. SKILLED THIEVES. APPROACHING A SUBURBAN. HOME. BUT LOOK WHAT HAPPENS. AS THEY GET CLOSER. THE CAMERA STARTS TO. GLITCH AND THE PICTURE. WARPS, ALL BECAUSE. POLICE SAY THE THIEVES. ARE USING A JAMMER, A. SMALL DEVICE THAT. DISABLES A HOME'S.

WIFI. IT'S SOMETHING. SECURITY SYSTEMS RELY. ON. >> THEY'RE NOT HARD TO. GET. I THINK THEY COST 60. OR $70. THESE JAMMERS USUALLY. WORK FOR A SHORT. RANGE, 10 TO 20 FEET. >> Reporter: POLICE. SAY THE USE OF WIFI. JAMMERS IS GROWING, RAMPING UP JUST AS THE. HOLIDAY SCENE PEAKS, WITH CRIMINALS. TARGETING PACKAGES. LEFT ON A DOORSTEP. POLICE SAY THIS THIEF. OUTSIDE CHICAGO WENT. LOW-TECH, NO WIFI.

JAMMER, INSTEAD USING. A FOOD DELIVERY BAG TO. DISGUISE HIS REASON. FOR APPROACHING THE. HOUSE. BUT WATCH WHAT HE DOES. ONCE AT THE FRONT. DOOR, STUFFING. PACKAGES INTO THE BAG. AND THEN RUNNING WHEN. THE FAMILY RETURNS. >> THEY GOT SPOOKED. AND THE DRIVER WARNED. HIM, GAVE HIM A COUPLE. OF HONKS TO LET HIM. KNOW THAT WE WERE. PULLING IN, AND THEN. HE RAN. >> Reporter: SECURITY. EXPERTS SAY TO PROTECT. YOUR DELIVERIES --. >> THE FIRST THING IS. YOU CAN GET A HARD. WIRED SYSTEM THAT IS. NOT DEPENDENT ON WIFI. >> Reporter: PLUS. CONSIDER A LOCKING. PARCEL BOX. SCHEDULE DELIVERIES. FOR WHEN YOU'RE HOME. AND OPT FOR A CAMERA. THAT RECORDS ON AN SD. CARD. IN THE END, THE VIDEO.

THIEVES' HOPE TO. DISTORT MAY BE EXACTLY. WHAT LEADS POLICE BACK. TO THEM. >>> AND WE'RE BACK IN. A MOMENT WITH THE. DRAMATIC RESCUE CAUGHT. ON CAMERA, THE DRIVER. UNCONSCIOUS BEHIND THE. WHEEL AS THE TRUCK. BURST INTO FLAMES. >>> PLUS THE NEW ORDER. >>> WE'RE BACK NOW. WITH A FEDERAL JUDGE. IN FLORIDA ORDERING. MORE JEFFREY EPSTEIN. FILES TO BE RELEASED. THE JUDGE ORDERING. MATERIALS FROM A GRAND.

JURY INVESTIGATION. INTO EPSTEIN FROM 2005. TO 2007 BE MADE. PUBLIC. IT COMES AFTER. CONGRESS PASSED A NEW. LAW CALLING FOR THE. RELEASE OF. UNCLASSIFIED RECORDS. IN THAT CASE. >>> AND WAYMO. ANNOUNCING A MAJOR. SOFTWARE RECALL FOR. ITS FLEET OF. AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES. IT COMES AFTER WE. REPORTED ON INCIDENTS. LIKE THIS ONE. YOU CAN SEE THE CARS. PASSING A STOPPED. SCHOOL BUS WITH LIGHTS. FLASHING. A FEDERAL. INVESTIGATION IS. UNDERWAY OVER THE. CLOSE CALL WITH THOSE. SCHOOL BUSES. >>> AND LOOK AT THIS.

DRAMATIC NEW BODY CAM. VIDEO OF DEPUTIES. RESCUING A DRIVER FROM. A BURNING TRUCK IN. WASHINGTON STATE. YOU SEE IT RIGHT HERE, THE TRUCK BURSTING. INTO FLAMES AFTER IT. WRAPPED AROUND A TREE. THAT DRIVER WAS. UNCONSCIOUS, AND THE. DEPUTIES BROKE THE. WINDOW TO GET HIM OUT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE. HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS. INJURIES. >>> ALL RIGHT. WHEN WE COME BACK. TONIGHT HERE ON THE. BROADCAST, AN.

>>> FINALLY THIS. HOLIDAY SEASON, THERE'S MORE GOOD NEWS. TONIGHT ABOUT A MAN WE. FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT. YESTERDAY. AN 88-YEAR-OLD ARMY. VETERAN WHO TODAY GOT. THE SURPRISE OF A. LIFETIME JUST IN TIME. FOR THE HOLIDAY. SEASON. >> I'D LIKE TO SHARE. YOUR STORY AND TRY. AND, YOU KNOW, GET. PEOPLE TO HELP YOU. RETIRE. >> I'LL TAKE IT. >> Reporter: THIS IS. THE MOMENT THAT. RESONATED WITH.

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. ARMY VETERAN ED BANDIS. STILL WORKING. FULL-TIME IN A GROCERY. STORE AT 88, TRYING TO. MAKE ENDS MEET AFTER. HE SAYS HIS GENERAL. MOTORS BUYOUT DRIED. UP. >> I SOLD THE HOUSE. AND WE MADE A CHOICE. MY WIFE DIED SEVEN. YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN. TRYING TO RE-ESTABLISH. MYSELF. >> Reporter: HIS STORY. INSPIRING AN. AUSTRALIAN INFLUENCER. TO TAKE ACTION. >> I'LL TAKE IT. >> Reporter: AND AN. OUTPOURING OF. DONATIONS FOLLOWED.

MORE THAN $1.7 MILLION. RAISED TO HELP ED. RETIRE. AND TODAY, OUR CAMERAS. WERE THERE IN MICHIGAN. WHEN SAM SURPRISED HIM. WITH THE LIFE-CHANGING. CHECK. >> YOU WILL BE ABLE TO. RETIRE BECAUSE WE. RAISED YOU. $1.77 MILLION. >> NO. >> Reporter: ED, OVERCOME WITH EMOTION. AND MOVED TO TEARS. >> OH, MY GOD. >> IT FEELS FAKE, I. KNOW, BUT IT'S.

COMPLETELY REAL. >> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW I. CAN THANK A TENTH OF. THESE PEOPLE. THANK YOU. >> LET'S GET A PHOTO. >> YOU EARNED IT. >> Reporter: THE. GENEROSITY OF. STRANGERS CHANGING ONE. MAN'S LIFE FOREVER. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. >> ED, ENJOY THAT. RETIREMENT. THAT'S "NIGHTLY NEWS". FOR THIS FRIDAY. I'M TOM LLAMAS. THANKS SO MUCH FOR. WATCHING.

TONIGHT AND ALWAYS, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU. GOOD NIGHT. ANKS SO MUCH FOR. WATCHING. TONIGHT AND ALWAYS, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.