NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Feb. 11

>>> TONIGHT, BILLIONAIRE ELON MUSK. FACING QUESTIONS OVER. HIS COST CUTTING. MOVES. THE MAJOR MOMENT WITH. PRESIDENT TRUMP IN THE. OVAL OFFICE, THEIR DEEP G. SPENDING CUT AS. BATTLES PLAY OUT IN. THE COURTS. WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT. THE DEMOCRATIC. CRITICISM OF DOGE. WHY MUSK SAYS FEDERAL. BUREAUCRACY SHOULD BE. SLASHED. WILL THE PRESIDENT. FOLLOW RULINGS AGAINST. HIM?

>>> THE AMERICAN. TEACHER ON HIS WAY. BACK TO THE U.S. AFTER. BEING IMPRISONED IN. RUSSIA. WHAT WE ARE LEARNING. ABOUT THE DEAL. >>> WHITEOUT. CONDITIONS IN. KENTUCKY. THE NATION'S CAPITAL. UNDER SNOW. WEST VIRGINIA GETS. MORE THAN A FOOT. WHERE THE NEXT ROUND. IS HEADED. >>> I NEVER BROKE THE. LAW AND I NEVER WILL. >> THE POLITICAL. STUNNER. THE BACK STORY WHY THE. TRUMP DOJ IS. ABANDONING THE. CORRUPTION CASE.

AGAINST NEW YORK'S. DEMOCRATIC MAYOR. WHAT'S BEHIND THE. SHIFT? >>> THE BATTLE BETWEEN. THE TECH GIANTS AND. THE FACE-OFF FOR THE. FUTURE OF AI. >>> THE TUNA RECALL. IMPACTING RETAILERS. ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. >>> GOOD NEWS. A GALLERY ON ICE. YOU HEARD OF BURNING. MAN. IS MINNESOTA'S VERSION. FREEZING MAN? >>> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME.

PRESIDENT TRUMP DIDN'T. HAVE ANY KIND WORDS. FOR JUDGES WHO HAVE. PAUSED SOME OF HIS. EFFORTS TO REIGN IN. GOVERNMENT SPENDING. SAYING MAYBE WE HAVE. TO LOOK AT THE JUDGES. WITH ELON MUSK AT HIS. SIDE, THE PRESIDENT. CLAIMED WITHOUT. EVIDENCE THAT THE. DOWNSIZING HAS EXPOSED. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF. GOVERNMENT WASTE AND. CORRUPTION. HE CREDITED MUSK WHO. DEFENDED THE PROPRIETY. OF HIS ROLE AS AN. UNELECTED OFFICIAL. GIVEN BROAD AUTHORITY. TO RESHAPE THE. AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.

FROM THE GROUND UP. MUSK INSISTING HE IS. ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS. WORK. THE PRESIDENT SAID HE. WOULD ENSURE THE. BILLIONAIRE. BUSINESSMAN STEERS. CLEAR OF CONFLICTS OF. INTEREST. GABE GUTIERREZ. REPORTS. >> Reporter: ELON MUSK. WITH HIS SON IN THE. OVAL OFFICE. >> IF WE DON'T DO. SOMETHING ABOUT THE. DEFICIT, THE COUNTRY. IS GOING BANKRUPT. >> Reporter: DEFENDING. HIS PUSH TO DOWNSIZE. THE FEDERAL. GOVERNMENT. >> IF YOU HAVE RULE OF. THE BUREAUCRAT, IF THE. BUREAUCRACY IS IN.

CHARGE, THEN WHAT. MEANING DOES DEMOCRACY. ACTUALLY HAVE? >> Reporter: THE. LEADER OF PRESIDENT. TRUMP'S DEPARTMENT OF. GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, THE WEALTHIEST MAN IN. THE WORLD, WAS ALSO. PRESSED ABOUT. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF. INTEREST. >> ALL OF OUR ACTIONS. ARE FULLY PUBLIC. I EXPECT TO BE. SCRUTINIZE AND GET A. DAILY PROCTOLOGY EXAM, BASICALLY. IT'S NOT LIKE I THINK. I CAN GET AWAY WITH. SOMETHING. >> Reporter: FOLLOWING.

CRITICISM FROM MUSK, THE DEPARTMENT OF. HOMELAND SECURITY. FIRING SEVERAL FEMA. WORKERS ACCUSING THEM. OF CIRCUMVENTING. LEADERSHIP TO PAY FOR. NEW YORK CITY HOTELS. FOR MIGRANTS. >> THIS HAS GONE ON. FOR YEARS. >> Reporter: MUSK WAS. PRESSED ABOUT A. HOSTILE TAKEOVER OF. GOVERNMENT. >> YOU COULDN'T ASK. FOR A STRONGER. MANDATE. THE PEOPLE VOTED FOR. GOVERNMENT REFORM. THAT'S WHAT THE PEOPLE. ARE GOING TO GET. >> Reporter: DEMOCRATS. ARGUE A CONSTITUTIONAL. SHOWDOWN MAY BE. BREWING AS THE TRUMP.

ADMINISTRATION FACING. LEGAL CHALLENGES OVER. THE COST CUTTING. MOVES. >> THE PUBLIC. EMPLOYEES WHO SERVE. THIS COUNTRY WELL. YOU SHOULD BE. RESPECTED, NOT. REJECTED. >> Reporter: JUDGES. HAVE TEMPORARILY HIT. THE BRAKES ON. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S. FREEZING OF SOME. FEDERAL SPENDING, WHICH WAS CHALLENGED. BY SEVERAL BLUE. STATES. AND OFFERING FEDERAL. WORKERS BUYOUTS, OPPOSED BY SOME. UNIONS. >> A JUDGE IS AN. ACTIVIST JUDGE, WANTS.

TO TRY AND STOP US. FROM DOING THIS. WHY? WHY WOULD THEY WANT TO. DO THAT? I CAMPAIGNED ON THE. FACT I SAID GOVERNMENT. IS CORRUPT. >> Reporter: VICE. PRESIDENT VANCE IN. PARIS AFTER SUGGESTING. JUDGES AREN'T ALLOWED. TO CONTROL THE. PRESIDENT'S POWER, SETTING UP A NEW. BATTLE OVER. PRESIDENTIAL. AUTHORITY. >> THE ISSUE ISN'T THE. COURTS TRYING TO. CONTROL THE PRESIDENT. IT'S THE PRESIDENT. TRYING TO CONTROL THE. LAW. >> I AGREE WITH J.D. VANCE.

DOGE IS MAKING SURE. YOUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS. ARE SPENT IN THE WAY. THEY ARE INTENDED. >> WE HAVE TO LOOK AT. THE JUDGES. IT'S A VIOLATION. >> Reporter: HE WILL. FOLLOW COURT RULINGS. >> I ABIDE BY THE. COURTS. THEN I WILL APPEAL IT. >> GABE, YOU HAVE. REPORTING ON TWO OF. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S. CABINET PICKS. >> Reporter: DIRECTOR. OF NATIONAL. INTELLIGENCE, TULSI. GABBARD PICKED UP. SUPPORT FROM TWO. REPUBLICANS.

HER VOTE WAS EXPECTED. OVERNIGHT. THE SNOWSTORM IS. DELAYING IT. ROBERT F. KENNEDY. JUNIOR'S VOTE COULD. COME LATER THIS WEEK. >> GABE, THANKS. >>> TO THE SURPRISE. ANNOUNCEMENT. MARC FOGEL, WHO WAS. HELD IN RUSSIA FOR. 3 1/2 YEARS IS HEADING. HOME. THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION. SECURING HIS RELEASE. GARRETT? >> Reporter: A WHITE. HOUSE OFFICIAL POSTING. THIS PHOTO OF HIM.

ABOARD THE PRIVATE. PLANE OF TRUMP'S. SPECIAL ENVOY WHO LED. THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR. HIS RELEASE IN MOSCOW. THE PENNSYLVANIA. NATIVE WAS SENTENCED. TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON. FOR POSSESSION OF. CANNABIS WAS TO TREAT. BACK PAIN. THE U.S. CONSIDERED. HIM WRONGFULLY. DETAINED. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID. THE U.S. GAVE RUSSIA. NOT MUCH IN RETURN FOR. HIS RELEASE. HIS FAMILY SAYING THEY. ARE BEYOND GRATEFUL HE. IS COMING HOME. >> GARRETT, THANKS. >>> LET'S TURN TO THE. MEETING BETWEEN. PRESIDENT TRUMP AND.

JORDAN'S KING WHERE. THE PRESIDENT DOUBLED. DOWN ON HIS PLAN FOR. GAZA. ANDREA MITCHELL HAS. DETAILS. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT. TRUMP THREATENED TO. CUT OFF AID TO JORDAN. IF THE KING DOESN'T. TAKE IN PALESTINIANS. FROM GAZA, WHICH. JORDAN OPPOSED. THE KING OFFERING TO. TAKE IN THOUSANDS OF. SICK CHILDREN FROM. GAZA. >> I THINK ONE OF THE. THINGS THAT WE CAN DO. RIGHT AWAY IS TAKE.

2,000 CHILDREN THAT. ARE EITHER CANCER. CHILDREN OR IN VERY. ILL STATE TO JORDAN AS. QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. >> THAT'S REALLY A. BEAUTIFUL GESTURE. THAT'S REALLY GOOD. WE APPRECIATE it. >> Reporter: THE. PRESIDENT DOUBLING. DOWN. >> WE WILL KEEP IT AND. MAKE SURE THERE'S. PEACE. THERE'S NOT GOING TO. BE ANY PROBLEM. I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT. REAL ESTATE. THEY WILL BE IN LOVE. WITH IT. >> Reporter: THE KING. SAYING EGYPT WILL. PRESENT A PLAN IN. RESPONSE TO THE.

PRESIDENT WHO. SUGGESTED HE WON'T. WITHHOLD AID TO EITHER. COUNTRY. >> WE DO -- WE. CONTRIBUTE A LOT OF. MONEY TO JORDAN AND TO. EGYPT. A LOT. TO BOTH. I DON'T HAVE TO. THREATEN THAT. I DON'T THINK -- WE'RE. ABOVE THAT. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT. TRUMP ALSO DOUBLING. DOWN ON HIS THREAT TO. HAMAS. AFTER SEEING HOW. EMACIATED THREE. ISRAELI HOSTAGES WERE. WHEN THEY WERE. RELEASED. >> THEY LOOK LIKE. HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS. >> Reporter: THE. PRESIDENT REPEATED HIS. DEMAND HAMAS NOT JUST. RELEASE A FEW BUT ALL. OF THEM BY NOON.

SATURDAY. >> THEY EITHER HAVE. THEM OUT BY SATURDAY. AT 12:00 OR ALL BETS. ARE OFF. >> Reporter: ISRAEL'S. PRIME MINISTER PUT HIS. TROOPS ON ALERT ALONG. THE GAZA BORDER SAYING. IF HAMAS DOESN'T LIVE. UP TO THEIR END ON. SATURDAY, ISRAEL WILL. RESUME INTENSIVE. COMBAT OPERATIONS. >> ANDREA MITCHELL, THANKS. >>> OVER 100 MILLION. PEOPLE ARE UNDER. WINTER ALERTS FROM. COLORADO TO MAINE. THE WHITE HOUSE UNDER. A CASCADE OF SNOW AS.

YOU SAW A FEW MOMENTS. AGO. SAM BROCK IS IN. WASHINGTON. THE FIRST WAVE OF SNOW. COMING DOWN THERE. HARD. >> Reporter: YEAH. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S. REALLY COMING DOWN, AS. YOU SAID. STARTING TO STICK. PROJECTIONS FOR. WASHINGTON, D.C., SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE. OF FOUR TO SIX INCHES. LESTER, OTHER PARTS OF. THE COUNTRY ARE. GETTING HIT LIKE. KENTUCKY, WHICH IS. SEEING BLINDING SNOW. ON ITS HIGHWAYS. WEST VIRGINIA HAS. RECEIVED MORE THAN A. FOOT OF SNOW. ARKANSAS, WHICH IS. BUCKLING UNDER AN ICE.

STORM. THIS IS THE FIRST OF. BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK. STORMS. THIS WEEKEND, EXPECTING TO BE MESSY. IN D.C., FOR HUNDREDS. OF THOUSANDS, SCHOOL. AND ACCESS TO OPEN. ROADS IS AN OPEN. QUESTION. BACK TO YOU. >> THANKS VERY MUCH. >>> NEW YORK CITY. MAYOR ERIC ADAMS IS. VOWING TO REGAIN THE. PUBLIC'S TRUST AFTER. THE DEPARTMENT OF. JUSTICE DROPPED. CORRUPTION CHARGES. AGAINST HIM. THERE ARE QUESTIONS.

ABOUT HIS POLITICAL. FUTURE AND WHAT IT. COULD MEAN FOR OTHER. HIGH PROFILE. PROSECUTIONS. HERE IS LAURA JARRETT. >> I NEVER BROKE THE. LAW. >> Reporter: THE MAYOR. SPEAKING OUT NOW FOR. THE FIRST TIME, SINCE. THE JUSTICE. DEPARTMENT'S DECISION. TO DROP ITS CORRUPTION. CASE AGAINST HIM. >> I ABSOLUTELY NEVER. TRADED MY POWER AS AN. ELECTED OFFICIAL FOR. ANY PERSONAL BENEFIT. >> Reporter: TOP DOJ. OFFICIAL DIRECTING. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS IN. NEW YORK LATE MONDAY. TO DISMISS THE BRIBERY. CHARGES AGAINST ADAMS.

IMMEDIATELY. LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN. TO A FUTURE. INVESTIGATION. HE SAID THE CASE. INDICTED BY A GRAND. JURY LAST SEPTEMBER. AND SET FOR TRIAL THIS. COMING APRIL HAS. IMPROPERLY INTERFERED. WITH HIS BID FOR. RE-ELECTION. THE GENERAL ELECTION. NINE MONTHS AWAY. HE ALSO SUGGESTING IT. RESTRICTED THE MAYOR. FROM DEVOTING HIS FULL. ATTENTION TO THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION'S. PRIORITIES ON. IMMIGRATION AND CRIME. RAISING FRESH. QUESTIONS TONIGHT.

ABOUT HOW THE DOJ WILL. TREAT CRIMINAL. INVESTIGATIONS GOING. FORWARD. >> MORE SERIOUS IN THE. LONG RUN IS THE DAMAGE. THIS DOES TO THE IDEA. OF CRIMINAL. PROSECUTIONS BEING. SEPARATE AND APART. FROM THE PRESIDENT'S. POLICY MAKING. THIS IS A MESSAGE ANY. PUBLIC OFFICIAL WHO IS. PROSECUTED AGAINST. WHOM CHARGES ARE NOT. DROPPED SIMPLY HASN'T. MADE THE RIGHT CALL. >> Reporter: ADAMS. PLED NOT GUILTY OF. TAKING BRIBES IN.

EXCHANGE FOR POLITICAL. FAVORS. PRESIDENT TRUMP. APPEARED SYMPATHETIC. TO HIS CASE LAST YEAR. >> I THINK HE WAS. TREATED UNFAIRLY. >> Reporter: ADAMS MET. WITH TRUMP DAYS BEFORE. ATTENDING HIS. INAUGURATION. >> LAURA HERE WITH ME. ARE THERE OTHER. PROSECUTIONS IN NEW. YORK THE DOJ COULD. WEIGH IN ON? >> CERTAINLY. THEY HANDLE PUBLIC. CORRUPTION CASES. SOME DEFENDANTS LIKE. SENATOR MENENDEZ. HOPING THE PRESIDENT. WILL STEP IN WITH A. PARDON. >> THANKS VERY MUCH. >>> TO A STUNNING.

MOMENT ON THE FLOOR OF. THE HOUSE. A SITTING MEMBER OF. CONGRESS ACCUSING HER. EX-FIANCE AND SEVERAL. OTHERS OF SERIOUS. CRIMES. RYAN NOBLES HAS THE. STORY. >> Reporter: CONGRESSWOMAN NANCY. MACE TAKING TO THE. HOUSE FLOOR TO. PUBLICLY ACCUSE FOUR. MEN, INCLUDING HER. EX-FIANCE OF WHAT SHE. DESCRIBED AS HEINOUS. CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN, INCLUDING HERSELF. >> I'M GOING SCORCHED. EARTH.

LET THE BRIDGES I BURN. THIS EVENING LIGHT OUR. WAY FORWARD. >> Reporter: MACE, WITHOUT SPECIFIC. EVIDENCE, SPENT CLOSE. TO AN HOUR DETAILING. ALLEGATIONS, INCLUDING. RAPE AND FILMING WOMEN. AND YOUNG GIRLS. WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT. SHE ACCUSED HER. EX-FIANCE OF BEING AT. THE CENTER OF THE. SCHEME, WHICH SHE. UNCOVERED ON HIS. PHONE. >> I FOUND MYSELF FACE. TO FACE WITH THE. DARKEST CORNERS OF. HUMANITY. >> Reporter: BRYANT,

WHO MACE WAS ENGAGED. TO UNTIL 2023, VEHEMENTLY DENIED HER. CLAIMS. I DENY THESE. ALLEGATIONS. I TAKE THIS MATTER. SERIOUSLY AND WILL. COOPERATE FULLY WITH. ANY NECESSARY LEGAL. PROCESSES TO CLEAR MY. NAME. THE OTHER MEN NAMED BY. MACE FORCEFULLY DENIED. THE ALLEGATIONS AND. CALLED THEM UNTRUE. MACE ALSO ATTACKED. SOUTH CAROLINA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. WILSON. >> THERE WERE. DELIBERATE DELAYS IN. AN INVESTIGATION IN. WHAT I TURNED OVER. >> Reporter: WILSON, WHO COULD BE A. POLITICAL RIVAL OF.

MACE, SAID THE. CONGRESSWOMAN HAS HER. FACTS WRONG. >> SHE NEVER VOICED. ANY CONCERN ABOUT HER. CASE. HAD SHE RAISED ANY. CONCERNS, I WOULD HAVE. BEEN SHOCKED. I WAS UNAWARE THAT SHE. HAD A CASE BEING. INVESTIGATED. >> Reporter: BY GIVING. HER SPEECH ON THE. HOUSE FLOOR, MACE HAS. LATITUDE UNDER THE. CONSTITUTION'S SPEECH. AND DEBATE CLAUSE. WHICH PROTECTS. MEMBER'S COMMENTS FROM. LAWSUITS. THOSE COMMENTS NEED TO. BE PART OF LEGITIMATE. LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY. MACE ARGUED THE. ALLEGATIONS WERE PART.

OF HER RATIONALE FOR. BILLS RELATED TO THE. PROTECTION OF WOMEN. A SOURCE WITH DIRECT. KNOWLEDGE SAYS SHE. CONSULTED WITH A. LAWYER TO MAKE SURE IT. WAS CONSTITUTIONALLY. PROTECTED. OF THE FOUR MEN SHE. MADE ACCUSATIONS. ABOUT, ONLY ONE IS. UNDER ACTIVE CRIMINAL. INVESTIGATION, HER. EX-FIANCE. THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW. ENFORCEMENT DIVISION. CONFIRMS THERE IS A. PROBE INTO ALLEGATIONS. OF ASSAULT, HARASSMENT. AND VOYEURISM. NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN. FILED. >> RYAN, THANK YOU. >>> IN 60 SECONDS, BILLIONAIRE BATTLE.

MUSK LOOKS TO BUY. CONTROL OF SAM. ALTMAN'S OPENAI. THE FEUD BETWEEN THE. TWO TECH TITANS GETS. PERSONAL. WHAT ALTMAN SAID. >>> IN PARIS TODAY, AN. INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT. ON ARTIFICIAL. INTELLIGENCE. J.D. VANCE WAS THERE. ARGUING AGAINST STRICT. REGULATION. THE DRAMA BETWEEN TECH. TITANS ELON MUSK AND. SAM ALTMAN TOOK CENTER. STAGE.

>> Reporter: VICE. PRESIDENT J.D. VANCE. ON THE WORLD STAGE. SHARING HIS VISION OF. AN AMERICA FIRST. AGENDA ON ARTIFICIAL. INTELLIGENCE. >> THE UNITED STATES. OF AMERICA IS THE. LEADER IN AI. OUR ADMINISTRATION. PLANS TO KEEP IT THAT. WAY. >> Reporter: OFF. STAGE, A MORE PERSONAL. ESCALATING BATTLE FOR. AI SUPREMACY. ELON MUSK MAKING A $97. BILLION OFFER TO TAKE. CHATGPT OPENAI FROM. THE CEO SAM ALTMAN WHO. MUSK CALLED SCAM. ALTMAN AND A SWINDLER. ALTMAN PUNCHING BACK. OFFERING TO BUY.

TWITTER FROM MUSK. TODAY AT THE AI SUMMIT. SAYING --. >> PROBABLY HIS WHOLE. LIFE IS FROM A. POSITION OF. INSECURITY. I FEEL FOR THE GUY. >> Reporter: THE. PUBLIC FEUD A FALLING. OUT BETWEEN THE TWO. TECH BILLIONAIRES WHO. CO-FOUNDED OPENAI. TOGETHER IN 2015. >> WE HAVE REALLY. TALENTED PEOPLE. >> FEARLESS AND. WILLING TO GO IN THE. FACE OF OTHER PEOPLE. TELLING YOU SOMETHING. IS CRAZY. >> Reporter: MUSK'S. COMPANY IS A. COMPETITOR TO. ALTMAN'S. >> OPENAI IS NOT FOR. SALE. >> Reporter: THEY ARE.

FIGHTING IN COURT, AFTER MUSK SUED ALTMAN. ALLEGING THAT THEY. DOUBLE CROSSED HIM ON. A PROMISE TO KEEP THE. COMPANY A NON-PROFIT. OPENAI SAYING THEY. NEED TO BECOME A. FOR-PROFIT COMPANY TO. RAISE MONEY. CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE, TRUMP CLOSE WITH MUSK. BUT HEAPING PRAISE ON. ALTMAN. >> I WOULD SAY BY FAR. THE LEADING EXPERT. BASED ON EVERYTHING I. READ, SAM ALTMAN. >> Reporter: A FORMER. FRIENDSHIP GONE FOUL. WITH THE FUTURE OF AI.

HANGING IN THE. BALANCE. >>> TO A CONSUMER. ALERT. THE FDA ANNOUNCING A. VOLUNTARY RECALL OVER. THE RISK OF BOTULISM, A POTENTIALLY FATAL. FOOD POISONING FOR. SOME CANNED TUNA IN. STATES AND D.C., SOLD. AT TRADER JOE'S AND. COSTCO. IT'S OUT OF AN. ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. DUE TO A PULL TAB. DEFECT. >>> STILL AHEAD, THE. WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES. NEW ORDERS ON GENDER.

AFFIRMING CARE. OUR REPORTING ON THE. PERSONAL SIDE OF A. >>> AFTER A FLURRY OF. EXECUTIVE ORDERS, FAMILIES AND DOCTORS. ARE TRYING TO NAVIGATE. WHAT, IF ANY, TRANSGENDER CARE. CHILDREN AND TEENS. WILL BE ABLE TO. RECEIVE. STEPHANIE GOSK. EXPLAINS. >> Reporter: A. CAMPAIGN PROMISE. >> NO SERIOUS COUNTRY. SHOULD BE TELLING ITS. CHILDREN THAT THEY. WERE BORN WITH THE. WRONG GENDER. >> Reporter: TURNED. INTO EXECUTIVE ORDERS,

TARGETING TRANSGENDER. PEOPLE AND THE. INSTITUTIONS THAT. SUPPORT THEM. ONE OF THE RECENT. ORDERS BANS FEDERAL. FUNDING OF TRANSGENDER. MEDICAL CARE FOR. INDIVIDUALS UNDER 19. >> BASICALLY, ME. GETTING CARE IS MY. HOUSE. IMAGINE SOMEBODY COME. IN AN ARCHITECT WHO. GOT THE DETAILS, WE. WILL TAKE AWAY YOUR. HOUSE. >> Reporter: IS THAT. HOW YOU FEEL? >> THEY ARE TAKING. AWAY ALL OUR HOUSES. >> Reporter: THIS. 17-YEAR-OLD HAS.

BEEN GETTING. TRANSGENDER CARE, INCLUDING HORMONE. BLOCKERS, FOR THREE. YEARS. >> I DIDN'T FEEL. CONNECTED TO MY BODY. IT STARTED WHEN I WAS. IN FOURTH, FIFTH. GRADE. >> FOR ME AS THE. PARENT, THE MOST. IMPORTANT PART WAS, GETTING CONNECTED WITH. SUPPORT FOR OUR CHILD. MY CHILD IS DEPRESSED. >> Reporter: HIS. MOTHER TOOK HIM TO A. CLINIC IN NEW YORK. CITY. >> IT'S IMPORTANT TO. SCREEN THOSE YOUNG. PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE. THEY UNDERSTAND IN. PARTICULAR WHEN THEY. ARE LEGALLY MINORS, TO.

MAKE SURE THEIR. PARENTS UNDERSTAND. >> Reporter: THIS. DOCTOR TREATS HIM. HE SAYS HE AND HIS. PATIENTS ARE AFRAID. >> I'M SCARED ABOUT. WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO. BOTH ME, MY. INSTITUTION, AND EVERY. OTHER INSTITUTION. WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE. COMING FOR CARE. >> Reporter: THERE ARE. 26 STATES THAT HAVE. LAWS OR POLICIES THAT. RESTRICT GENDER. AFFIRMING CARE FOR. MINORS. SIX HOSPITALS IN. STATES WHERE IT'S. ALLOWED HAVE CHANGED. THEIR POLICY, ACCORDING TO THE WHITE. HOUSE. NBC NEWS REACHED OUT.

TO ANOTHER TEN. HOSPITALS IN STATES. WHERE IT'S CURRENTLY. ALLOWED, AND TWO. CONFIRMED THEIR. POLICIES CHANGED AS. WELL. THE EXECUTIVE ORDER IS. FACING LEGAL. CHALLENGES. IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW. ENFORCEMENT WILL WORK. YOU HAVE A GOVERNMENT. THAT'S TAKING CONCRETE. ACTIONS TO PREVENT YOU. FROM LIVING THE WAY. YOU WANT TO LIVE. I WONDER, HOW DOES. THAT AFFECT YOU TODAY? >> IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE. REPEATING -- HISTORY. REPEATING ITSELF. I WILL DO WHAT THE.

PEOPLE BEFORE ME DID, STAND UP FOR. OURSELVES, LIFT OUR. VOICES, COME TOGETHER. >> Reporter: STEPHANIE. GOSK, NBC NEWS. >>> COMING UP TONIGHT, WHILE MOST OF US ARE. STAYING INDOORS, WE. WILL TAKE YOU TO A. FROZEN LAKE. TRANSFORMED INTO A. GALLERY ON ICE. >>> FINALLY TONIGHT, THE GOOD NEWS IN. MINNEAPOLIS WHERE. ARTISTS TRANSFORMED A. FROZEN LAKE INTO AN. ART GALLERY UNLIKE. ANYTHING YOU HAVE. SEEN.

HERE IS MAGGIE VESPA. >> Reporter: EVERY. WINTER WHEN THE LAND. OF 10,000 LAKES. FREEZES OVER --. >> MAKE ART HAPPEN. >> Reporter: STUBBORN. MINNEAPOLIS ARTISTS. TURN ONE INTO THE. ULTIMATE STAGE. WELCOME TO THE ART. SHANTY PROJECTS. 20 INTERACTIVE. EXHIBITS, THE. TRIPPIER, THE BETTER. ON ICE FOR THOSE WHO. DARE. >> IT'S VERY WILD. ARE WE OKAY? >> WE GET A LOT OF.

FROZEN LAKE FIRST. TIMERS. >> Reporter: FROZEN. LAKE FIRST TIMERS? IT BEGAN 21 YEARS AGO. WHEN A PAIR OF ARTISTS. LEARNED FROZEN LAKES. LACK BUILDING CODES. ORGANIZERS MEASURE THE. ICE DAILY, TOPPING THE. MINIMUM TEN INCHES, NOT ALWAYS A. GUARANTEE. LAST YEAR, WARM. WEATHER STARTED. MELLING THE ICE. THE FESTIVAL CLOSED. EARLY. THIS YEAR, THEY CAME. BACK IN FULL FORCE. ON DISPLAY, A PLAY ON. THE PLIGHT OF PIGEONS. DUMPSTER FIRE DISCO.

>> A NOD TO WILD STUFF. THAT'S HAPPENING IN. THE WORLD RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: EVEN. FROGA, FROZEN YOGA. IT'S THE OPPOSITE OF. HOT YOGA. DRAWING PEOPLE. TOGETHER. >> I NEVER WALKED ON. ICE BEFORE. >> Reporter: YOU NEVER. WALKED ON ICE BEFORE. IN A SEASON THAT. NORMALLY DRIVES US. INDOORS. HELLO. THAT WAS SO MINNESOTA. ON A STAGE WHERE WHILE. IT LASTS, ANYTHING.

GOES. MAGGIE VESPA, NBC. NEWS, MINNEAPOLIS. >> IT WARMS YOUR. HEART. >>> THAT'S "NIGHTLY. NEWS" FOR TUESDAY. THANK YOU FOR. WATCHING. I'M LESTER HOLT. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF. YOURSELF AND EACH. OTHER. GOOD NIGHT.