NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Feb. 24

♪♪. >>> TONIGHT THE MASS. BLAST EMAIL AND. MIDNIGHT DEADLINE. THAT'S LEFT FEDERAL. WORKERS IN LIMBO. ELON MUSK POSTING AN. ULTIMATUM FOR WORKERS. TO JUSTIFY THEIR. EXISTENCE OR RESIGN, THE EMAIL CALLING FOR. FIVE BULLET POINTS. EXPLAINING WHAT THEY. ACCOMPLISHED LAST. WEEK. THE GROWING POWER. STRUGGLE AS TOP TRUMP.

CABINET. SECRETARIES TELL THEIR. STAFF NOT TO RESPOND. DOGE IS POISED TO USE. A.I. TO EVALUATE THE. RESPONSES THEY GET. FEDERAL WORKERS. FURIOUS, FLAG HUNG. UPSIDE DOWN IN. YOSEMITE PARK. >>> HAZE FILLED CABIN. OF A DELTA FLIGHT. FORCED A RETURN TO. THE BUSIEST AIRPORT IN. THE WORLD. WHAT HAPPENED WHY THEY. HAD TO USE THE SLIDES. >>> THE POPE IN. CRITICAL CONDITION AS. THE VATICAN SAYS. THERE'S SIGNS OF. IMPROVEMENT. >>> THREE BLOOD-SOAKED. YEARS OF WAR IN. UKRAINE, ALARM BELLS.

RINGING IN EUROPE AS. PRESIDENT TRUMP ANGLES. FOR A DEAL, INCLUDING. UKRAINE'S MINERALS, TO. END THE WAR. >>> CAN THE MUSIC. FESTIVAL SYNONYMOUS. WITH CHAOS MAKE A. COMEBACK? OUR QUESTIONS WITH THE. ROBERTA FLACK, HOW SHE INSPIRED. GENERATIONS WITH HER. SONGS. ♪ KILLING ME SOFTLY. WITH THIS SONG ♪. >> Announcer: THIS IS. "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS". WITH LESTER HOLT. >> GOOD EVENING, WELCOME. WITH THE CLOCK TICKING. AND GOVERNMENT JOBS. POTENTIALLY ON THE.

LINE, MANY FEDERAL. WORKERS ARE FEELING. LIKE THEY'RE LEFT IN. AN UNCOMFORTABLE. SQUEEZE BETWEEN ELON. MUSK AND LEADERS OF. SOME OF THE AGENCIES. HE'S LOOKING TO. DOWNSIZE. HOURS BEFORE A. SELF-IMPOSED DEADLINE, THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION SAYS. THE CONTROVERSIAL. DIRECTIVE OVER THE. WEEKEND ASKING FEDERAL. WORKERS TO LIST THEIR. ACCOMPLISHMENTS IS. VOLUNTARY. BUT. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS. CALLING IT GENIUS AND. DOUBLING DOWN ON HIS.

SUPPORT FOR THE. BILLIONAIRE ADVISER AS. WORKERS SORT THROUGH. CONFLICTING. INSTRUCTIONS. GABE GUTIERREZ. >> Reporter: JUST. HOURS FROM A LOOMING. DEADLINE, PRESIDENT. TRUMP IS DEFENDING AN. ULTIMATUM FROM. BILLIONAIRE ELON MUSK. AIMED AT SLASHING THE. FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY. >> THERE'S A LOT OF. GENIUS IN SENDING IT. >> Reporter: BUT THERE. ARE SIGNS OF A POWER. STRUGGLE IN THE. ADMINISTRATION HOW TO. CARRY OUT THE CAMPAIGN. PROMISE TO DOWNSIZE. THE GOVERNMENT. MUSK, WHO HEADS THE.

ADMINISTRATION'S. DEPARTMENT OF. GOVERNMENT EFFICIENT. OR DOGE, POSTED ON X THAT. FEDERAL WORKERS NEEDED. TO EXPLAIN WHAT THEY. GOT DONE THIS WEEK, SAYING HE WAS ACTING. ON THE PRESIDENT'S. INSTRUCTIONS, FAILURE. TO RESPOND IS TAKEN AS. A RESIGNATION. THEN THEY SENT AN. EMAIL TO MORE THAN 2. MILLION FEDERAL. WORKERS, WHAT DID YOU. DO LAST WEEK, ASKING. THEM TO. RESPOND BY MIDNIGHT, FIVE BULLET POINTS. DETAILING WHAT THEY. ACCOMPLISHED. >> WHAT HE'S DOING IS. SAYING ARE YOU. WORKING. IF YOU DON'T ANSWER,

YOU'RE SEMI FIRED OR. FIRED. IF PEOPLE DON'T. RESPOND, IT'S VERY. POSSIBLE THERE IS NO. SUCH PERSON OR THEY'RE. NOT WORKING. >> Reporter: LATE. TODAY THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION CHANGED. COURSE, TELLING THE. HEADS OF FEDERAL. AGENCIES RESPONDING IS. VOLUNTARY. AND NONRESPONSE IS NOT. A RESIGNATION. BUT THREE SOURCES WITH. KNOWLEDGE OF THE. PROCESS TELL NBC NEWS. THE BULLET POINTS FROM. THOSE WHO RESPOND WILL. BE FED INTO AN. ADVANCED A.I. SYSTEM. TO DETERMINE IF THEIR. WORK IS MISSION. CRITICAL OR NOT.

THERE HAD BEEN. CONFUSION AFTER SOME. AGENCY HEADS, INCLUDING TRUMP'S. CABINET PICKS, ISSUED. CONFLICTING. INSTRUCTIONS. SOME TOLD EMPLOYEES TO. DELAY RESPONDING OR. NOT AT ALL. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL. INTELLIGENCE, TULSI GABBARD SAYING. GIVEN THE SENSITIVE. AND CLASSIFIED. NATURE OF OUR WORK, EMPLOYEES SHOULD NOT. RESPOND. TRUMP DOWNPLAYED ANY. CONFLICT. >> THAT WAS DONE IN A. FRIENDLY MANNER. ONLY THING, PERHAPS.

MARCO AT STATE. DEPARTMENT WITH. CONFIDENTIAL THINGS OR. FBI WORKING ON. CONFIDENTIAL THINGS. THEY DON'T MEAN THAT. COMBATIVELY WITH ELON. >> Reporter: AMID. MOUNTING PROTESTS, INCLUDING AN UPSIDE. DOWN FLAG AT YOSEMITE. NATIONAL PARK, THE. PRESIDENT AND MUSK. KEEP SLASHING THE SIZE. OF THE FEDERAL WORK. FORCE. LAYING OFF 1,600 USAID. WORKERS. AND LIZ IS ONE OF THE.

THOUSANDS LET GO FROM. THE IRS. >> THERE WILL BE LESS. WORKERS HERE, STUFF. WILL TAKE LONGER. THESE ARE. REAL PEOPLE WITH REAL. JOBS. >> GABE, ELON MUSK IS. RESPONDING AGAIN TO. ALL THIS HAD. >> Reporter: MUSK SAYS. NO A.I. SYSTEM WAS. NEEDED. AND THE EMAIL WAS. MEANT TO MAKE SURE. WORKERS HAD A PULSE. THE DEPARTMENT OF. HEALTH AND HUMAN. SERVICES WARNED. EMPLOYEES THEIR. RESPONSES COULD BE. READ BY HOSTILE. FOREIGN ACTORS.

>>> NOW ANOTHER. EMERGENCY LANDING. A DELTA FLIGHT. RETURNED TO ATLANTA. AFTER THE CREW. REPORTED A HAZE. DETECTED IN THE CABIN. MIDFLIGHT. EMILY AKEDA HAS THE. NEWS. >> Reporter: A HAZE. FILLED THE FLIGHT. AFTER TAKING OFF FROM. ATLANTA, PASSENGERS. WERE COVERING THEIR. FACES. THE BOEING 717 WAS. ONLY IN THE AIR. A FEW MINUTES, LOOPING.

BACK AROUND FOR A. LANDING AT THE WORLD'S. BUSIEST AIRPORT. SLIDES WERE DEPLOYED. FIRST RESPONDERS. HELPED PEOPLE DEPLANE. >> WE'RE BEING. EVACUATED OFF THE. PLANE. >> AMONG THE 94. PASSENGERS BOUND FOR. SOUTH CAROLINA. >> NO SOONER THAN WE. TOOK OFF, THE PLANE. WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. >> Reporter: DELTA. SAYS TWO PEOPLE. RECEIVED MEDICAL. ATTENTION, ADDING IN A. STATEMENT NOTHING IS. MORE IMPORTANT THAN. THE SAFETY OF OUR. CUSTOMERS AND PEOPLE.

THE FAA INVESTIGATING. WHAT WENT WRONG. AVIATION ANALYST JOHN. COX SAYS. IT LOOKS MORE SERIOUS. THAN IT IS. >> LIKELY AIR OR. PRESSURIZATION ISSUE, AND IT WOULD NOT HAVE. PUT. THE PEOPLE IN DANGER. AT ALL. >> Reporter: FIGHTER. JETS ESCORTED THIS. AMERICAN AIRLINES. PLANE TO ROME AFTER IT. WAS DIVERTED FROM A. EMAILED BOMB THREAT, LATER DEEMED. UNCREDIBLE. AND LAST WEEK A DELTA.

REGIONAL JET CRASH. LANDED ON A. TORONTO RUNWAY, FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN. THIS SMOKY SCENE. IN ATLANTA FURTHER. FANS CONCERNS OVER. FLYING. NBC NEWS. >>> THE POPE HAS SEEN. SOME IMPROVEMENT IN. HIS HEALTH BUT REMAINS. IN CRITICAL CONDITION. ANNE THOMPSON. >> Reporter: IN A DAMP. ST. PETER'S. SQUARE, A ROSARY FOR. POPE FRANCIS TONIGHT. STILL IN CRITICAL. CONDITION, THE VATICAN. SAID THE 88-YEAR-OLD. LEADER OF THE CATHOLIC.

CHURCH SHOWED SLIGHT. IMPROVEMENT. AFTER A WEEKEND OF. RESPIRATORY CRISIS. WITH DOUBLE PNEUMONIA. AND KIDNEY FAILURE, HE FELT WELL ENOUGH TO. DO HIS NIGHTLY CALL TO. THE CHURCH IN GAZA. HE'S ON OXYGEN BUT. LEVELS ARE REDUCED. THERE IS NO PROGNOSIS. >> THAT USUALLY MEANS. WE'RE AT A STAGE THAT. THE CONDITION COULD. IMPROVE RAPIDLY OR THE. OPPOSITE.

>> Reporter: THAT DREW. SOME AMERICAN. SEMINARIANS TO. ST. PETER'S TO PRAY. FOR THE ROLE MODEL. >> HE WAS EMPHASIZING. THE PASTORAL ASPECT OF. THE PRIEST, REACHING OUT TO. PEOPLE, SOMETHING I. REFLECT ON OFTEN, HOW. I CAN BECOME A BETTER. LEADER. >> Reporter: AT THE. WHITE HOUSE, PRESIDENT. TRUMP AND FRENCH. PRESIDENT MACRON. WISHED THE POPE THE. BEST. ♪♪. WHILE ACROSS THE. GLOBE, IN MANY. DIFFERENT LANGUAGES,

ONE THOUGHT --. >> I PRAY TO GOD THAT. HE COMES OUT OF THIS. I REALLY DO. >> Reporter: AS. FRANCIS BATTLES DOUBLE. PNEUMONIA, THE. CELEBRATION OF THE. JUBILEE YEAR IN THE. CHURCH GOES ON, THE. VATICAN WELCOMING. PILGRIMS TO PRAY, ESPECIALLY FOR THEIR. LEADER. >> JOINING US FROM. VATICAN CITY. AFTER DAYS OF BAD. NEWS, THIS IS A LITTLE.

BETTER, ANNE. >> Reporter: IT IS. THE POPE HAS SUFFERED. NO NEW RESPIRATORY. CRISES SINCE SATURDAY, AND THE MILD KIDNEY. FAILURE OVER THE. WEEKEND, DOCTORS ARE. NO LONGER CONCERNED. ABOUT IT. >>> TODAY IS THREE. YEARS SINCE RUSSIA. INVADED UKRAINE AND A. PEACE DEAL REMAINS. ELUSIVE. AT THE WHITE HOUSE. TODAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP AND. FRANCE'S. PRESIDENT MACRON. SAYING EUROPE WILL. PLAY A LEADING ROLE IN. DEFENDING UKRAINE. RICHARD ENGEL.

>> Reporter: THREE. YEARS AFTER RUSSIA. INVADED UKRAINE, PRESIDENT TRUMP. TONIGHT MET WITH. FRANCE'S PRESIDENT. MACRON, ANNOUNCING A. PEACE DEAL COULD BE. IMMINENT. >> I THINK THE WAR. COULD END SOON. WITHIN WEEKS. >> Reporter: IN MANY. WAYS, TODAY'S MEETING. WAS THE PASSING OF. BATON FOR UKRAINE FROM. U.S. TO EUROPE. PRESIDENT TRUMP MAINLY. FOCUSED ON RECOUPING. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN. U.S. AID TO UKRAINE. HE INVITED PRESIDENT.

ZELENSKYY TO THE WHITE. HOUSE TO SIGN AN. AGREEMENT THIS WEEK OR. NEXT TO USE UKRAINE'S. NATURAL RESOURCES AS. COLLATERAL TO PAY THE. U.S. BACK FOR SUPPORT. >> WE'RE CLOSE TO. GETTING AN AGREEMENT. TO GET OUR MONEY BACK. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT. ZELENSKYY HAS SO FAR. REJECTED THAT DEAL. MACRON BRIEFLY. CORRECTED TRUMP, WHEN HE SAID UNLIKE. THE U.S., EUROPE IS GETTING. REPAID. >> EUROPE IS LOANING. MONEY TO UKRAINE, THEY. GET IT BACK.

>> TO BE FRANK, WE. PAY. >> Reporter: WHILE. MACRON SAID THIS IS A. MOMENT FOR EUROPE TO. TAKE MORE. RESPONSIBILITY FOR. SECURITY. >> EUROPE IS WILLING. TO STEP UP TO BE A. STRONGER PARTNER. >> Reporter: SAYING. EUROPE WOULD PROVIDE. PEACEKEEPERS, BUT. AMERICAN SECURITY. GUARANTEES WERE ALSO. CRITICAL. IN UKRAINE, TROOPS AT. THE FRONT LINES ARE. WATCHING WITH CONCERN, FEARING PRESIDENT. TRUMP IS FORCING A. DEAL TO REQUIRE. UKRAINE TO SURRENDER.

TERRITORY TO RUSSIA. AND PAY THE UNITED. STATES HUNDREDS OF. BILLIONS. WHEN HE BECAME. PRESIDENT HE STARTED. TO SET CONDITIONS WE. DON'T ACCEPT, SAID A. TANK COMMANDER IN THE. 127th BRIGADE. IF WE TRIED TO FOLLOW. IT ALL, WE GIVE UP. IF WE GIVE UP, WE LOSE. EVERYTHING. IN A MAJOR DIPLOMATIC. SHIFT, THE U.S. VOTED. ALONGSIDE RUSSIA. AT THE U.N. AGAINST A RESOLUTION. CONDEMNING MOSCOW FOR. STARTING THE WAR IN.

UKRAINE. >>> THIS EVENING, REMEMBERING ONE OF THE. MOST FAMOUS SECRET. SERVICE AGENTS IN. HISTORY. YOU MIGHT RECALL THIS. MOMENT WHEN. CLINT HILL LEAPT INTO. PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY'S. LIMOUSINE AFTER HE WAS. QUESTLOVE SIMPLY. WRITES, THANK YOU, ROBERTA FLACK, REST IN. MELODY. JOE FRYER, NBC NEWS. >>> IN 60 SECONDS, OUR. ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW. WITH THE FOUNDER OF.

>>> TICKETS WENT ON. SALE TODAY FOR FYRE. FESTIVAL PART TWO, AFTER THE FIRST ENDED. UP BEING A NIGHTMARE. IN AN EXCLUSIVE. INTERVIEW, SAVANNAH. SELLERS ASKED THE. FOUNDER WHY THIS TIME. WILL BE DIFFERENT. >> FYRE TWO IS REAL, MY DREAM IS BECOMING A. REALITY. >> Reporter: EIGHT. YEARS AFTER THE.

DISASTER MADE INTERNET. HISTORY, THE FOUNDER WHO SPENT. FOUR YEARS BEHIND BARS. FOR FRAUD, SPOKE. EXCLUSIVELY WITH NBC. NEWS AND SAID IT'S. BACK AND WILL ACTUALLY. HAPPEN, MAY 30th TO. JUNE 2nd, ISLA. MUJERES. MEXICO. >> UNDER OPERATORS, HOTEL PARTNERS, CONCIERGE GROUPS, TICKET COMPANIES. >> Reporter: THAT'S A. MARKED CHANGE FROM. 2017 WHEN ATTENDEES. SLEPT IN EMERGENCY. RELIEF TENTS. AND ATE CHEESE. SANDWICHES. WHY DO YOU THINK THE.

PARTNERS DECIDED TO. PARTNER. PARTNER WITH YOU. AGAIN? >> IT'S NOT ABOUT ME. BUT THE VISION, WHICH. IS STRONG. >> Reporter: TICKETS. RANGE IN PRICE $1,400. TO $1.1 MILLION. AN EXPERIENCE. McFARLAND SAYS. INCLUDES YACHT. ACCOMMODATIONS AND. ACCESS TO ARTISTS. PERFORMING. NONE HAVE BEEN. ANNOUNCED. >> WE'LL HAVE. ELECTRONIC, HIP-HOP, POP AND ROCK. NOT JUST MUSIC. MIGHT HAVE. PROFESSIONAL. SKATEBOARDER DO A. DEMONSTRATION, MMA. CHAMPION TEACH.

TECHNIQUES. >> Reporter: YOU SAY. MIGHT HAVE. ARE ANY FOR SURE. HAVES? ARE THEY BOOKED? >> WE'RE SELLING THE. EXPERIENCE OF FYRE. I WANT TO BE ONE OF. THE FIRST FESTIVALS. TO SELL OUT WITH NO. ARTISTS. >> Reporter: WHETHER. HE WILL SEE THIS. FIRSTHAND IS OPEN. QUESTION. IN ADDITION TO OWING. $26 MILLION IN REST. INSTITUTION, HIS. PENALTY INCLUDES. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS. CAN YOU GO TO MEXICO?

>> I DON'T KNOW. YOU HAVE TO ASK. >> Reporter: HE KNOWS. THE EXPERIENCE MIGHT. NOT BE FOR EVERYONE. IS IT A RISK TO BUY A. TICKET TO FYRE. FESTIVAL TWO? >> IT'S ALWAYS A RISK. YOU'RE TAKING A RISK. BECAUSE. I MADE A LOT OF BAD. DECISIONS AND MESSED. UP THE FIRST FESTIVAL. >> Reporter: WILL. PEOPLE TAKE IT? SAVANNAH SELLERS, NBC NEWS. >>> BACK IN A MOMENT. WITH NBC. >>> MILLIONS OF WOMEN.

ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR. BREAST CANCER, BUT. THEIR INSURANCE. COMPANIES DON'T COVER. ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS. OFTEN RECOMMENDED TO. DETECT THE DISEASE. STEPHANIE GOSK. EXPLAINS. >> Reporter: REGULAR. BREAST CANCER. SCREENINGS FOR WOMEN. OVER THE AGE OF 40. SAVE LIVES. BUT OVER HALF NEED. MORE THAN JUST THE. ANNUAL MAMMOGRAM. BECAUSE THEY'RE. CONSIDERED HIGH RISK. ACCORDING TO THE. AMERICAN CANCER. SOCIETY. THAT'S WHEN THE BATTLE. WITH INSURANCE BEGINS. HOW MANY WOMEN IN YOUR. FAMILY HAVE GOTTEN. BREAST CANCER?

>> FOUR, GRANDMOTHER, MOTHER, SISTER AND. RECENTLY ANOTHER. PERSON IN THE FAMILY. WAS DIAGNOSED. >> Reporter: WHAT DO. THE DOCTORS ADVISE FOR. SCREENINGS? >> I'M SUPPOSED TO. HAVE A MAMMOGRAM EVERY. SIX MONTHS. >> Reporter: HER. PRIVATE INSURANCE ONLY. COVERS THE ANNUAL, A. SECOND COULD MEAN. HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. OUT OF POCKET. IT'S SIMILAR FOR WOMEN. WITH DENSE BREASTS.

LAST YEAR THE FDA. RULED THAT MAMMOGRAM. PROVIDERS NEED. TO TELL WOMEN IF THEY. FALL IN THAT CATEGORY. BECAUSE THEY SHOULD. CONSIDER. ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS, INCLUDING ULTRASOUNDS. >> WE'RE SEEING. PATIENTS THAT. INSURANCE ISN'T. COVERING. THEY'RE STUCK. >> Reporter: A. RADIOLOGIST IN. CONNECTICUT, SOME OF. HER PATIENTS ARE ON. MEDICARE. >> THEY COVER THE. MAMMOGRAM BUT NOT THE. ULTRASOUND. >> Reporter: IS THAT A. CHANGE? >> IT IS. IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE AS.

IT IS NOW. >> Reporter: SHE. PROVIDED NBC NEWS WITH. PATIENT RECORDS. SHOWING THEIR. REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THE. RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. WERE DECLINED. MEDICARE SAYS IT'S. COVERED AS A. DIAGNOSTIC TEST, IF. SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS. HAS BEEN FOUND. BUT WOMEN WITH DENSE. BREASTS, THE DOCTOR. SAYS THE TEST IS. NEEDED TO SEE IF. THERE'S SOMETHING. SUSPICIOUS. >> I'VE SEEN PATIENTS. DEVELOP CANCERS. >> Reporter: THAT YOU. YOU KNOW YOU COULD. HAVE CAUGHT.

>> THAT ARE AGGRESSIVE. AND ARE A DIFFERENT. CONVERSATION AT THAT. TIME. >> Reporter: SHE HAD. TO GET MULTIPLE. ADDITIONAL TESTS, SHE SAYS SHE ENDED UP. PAYING ROUGHLY $1,000. EVEN THOUGH NO CANCER. WAS FOUND. WORRIED SHE WOULD GO. THROUGH IT AGAIN, SHE. DIDN'T GO BACK FOR TWO. YEARS. >> IF YOU WANT PEOPLE. TO BE ABLE TO TAKE. CARE OF THEMSELVES, YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE IT. EASIER. MAKE IT SO THAT IT'S. AFFORDABLE AND.

SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN. DO ON A REGULAR BASIS. >> Reporter: STEPHANIE. GOSK, NBC NEWS, MYRTLE. BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, A COLD WINTER DAY, WHAT COULD BE WARMER. THAN TALKING WITH A. GRANDMOTHER, EVEN IF. >>> IT LOOKS LIKE A. LEMONADE STAND, BUT AT. THE GRANDMA STAND, SOMETHING VERY. DIFFERENT IS ON THE. MENU. HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS. TONIGHT. >> Reporter: ON A. FRIGID TUESDAY IN.

NEW YORK, A SIMPLE. QUESTION LED PEOPLE TO. PAUSE THEIR BUSY DAYS. AND REFLECT. >> WHAT EXPERIENCE --. >> HELPED SHAPE --. >> WHO I AM. >> Reporter: THIS IS. THE GRANDMA STAND, STRANGERS SHARE THEIR. STORIES AND GRANDMAS. LISTEN. YOU GO OUT OF YOUR WAY. TO TAKE OUT THE. GRANDMA STAND. WHY? >> MY GRANDMA TURNED. 94, COULDN'T TRAVEL. ANYMORE. >> Reporter: MIKE. MATTHEWS STARTED IT IN.

2012 WITH DREAMS TO. CONNECT HIS GRANDMA. VIRTUALLY TO HIS. COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK. >> I BOUGHT A LEMONADE. STAND, A LAPTOP, HEADPHONES, CHAIR, AND. I. LET ANYONE TALK TO. GRANDMA. >> WERE YOU SHY AS A. YOUNG MAN? >> Reporter: IT WENT. ON FOR YEARS, BUT IT. STALLED IN 2018 WHEN. SHE DIED AT 102 YEARS. OLD. >> SHE WANTS IN HER. WORDS OLD PEOPLE TO BE. SEEN. >> Reporter: NOW THE. PROJECT IS BACK. MATTHEWS CALLS ON. STRANGERS TO NOMINATE.

THEIR GRANDMOTHERS AND. VOTE ON A PROMPT. SHE SUGGESTED HERS. >> EVERYBODY NEEDS A. GRANDMA, I'LL SHARE. MINE. >> Reporter: THE. 77-YEAR-OLD IS LOOKING. FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR. CONNECTION. >> BE EMPATHETIC. THAT GOES A LONG WAY. I STRIVE TO BE THE. TYPE OF PERSON TO SEE. GOOD IN EVERYONE. SHOW MORE LOVE. >> Reporter: AND ON. HER DAY AT THE. GRANDMA STAND, THAT'S.

EXACTLY WHAT SHE DID. >> CAN I GIVE YOU A. HUG? >> YES. >> Reporter: NBC NEWS, NEW YORK. >> TERRIFIC MOMENTS. THERE. THAT'S "NIGHTLY NEWS". FOR THIS MONDAY. THANK YOU FOR. WATCHING. I'M LESTER HOLT. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF. YOURSELF AND EACH. OTHER. GOOD NIGHT. SE TAKE CARE OF. YOURSELF AND EACH. OTHER.