NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Jan. 17

>>> TONIGHT, THE SUPREME COURT. UPHOLDING A LAW THAT COULD BAN. TIKTOK IN THE U.S., BUT WILL IT. ACTUALLY BE ENFORCED? THE UNANIMOUS RULING ALLOWING. THE BAN TO TAKE EFFECT JUST DAYS. FROM NOW FOR TIKTOK'S 170. MILLION USERS IN THE U.S. UNLESS. ITS CHINESE OWNER SELLS IT, CITING NATIONAL SECURITY. CONCERNS. BUT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION. SAYING IT WILL LEAVE TIKTOK'S. ULTIMATE FATE IN THE HANDS OF. PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP. WHAT HE'S SAYING TONIGHT AND.

WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR PHONE. SUNDAY IF THE LAW TAKES EFFECT. >>> ALSO TONIGHT, THE WINTER. STORM SWEEPING THE PLAINS TO THE. NORTHEAST, AN ARCTIC BLAST. BRINGING THE COLDEST AIR OF THE. SEASON TO TENS OF MILLIONS, AND. THAT DEEP FREEZE FORCING. MONDAY'S INAUGURATION TO BE. MOVED INSIDE FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN 40 YEARS. THE LAST-MINUTE SCRAMBLE. >>> THE CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR. PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP'S HOMELAND. SECURITY PICK KRISTI NOEM, WHAT. SHE REVEALED ABOUT THE. IMMIGRATION OVERHAUL HE PLANS ON. DAY ONE. >>> THE BATTLE AGAINST.

CALIFORNIA'S WILDFIRES. NEW TONIGHT, MANY OF THE 31. PEOPLE STILL MISSING NOW. IDENTIFIED. >>> MOMENTS AGO, ISRAEL'S FULL. CABINET APPROVING THE GAZA. CEASE-FIRE DEAL. NEW DETAILS ON HOW AND WHEN THE. HOSTAGES WILL BE RELEASED. >>> AND IT STARTED AS A WAY TO. HELP FRIENDS DISPLACED BY THE. FIRES. AFTER A BOOST FROM SOME BIG. NAMES, THE OVERWHELMING. RESPONSE. ♪♪. >> Announcer: THIS IS "NBC. NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH LESTER HOLT. >>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME.

THE FUTURE OF A WILDLY POPULAR. SOCIAL MEDIA APP THAT HAS HELPED. DEFINE A YOUNGER GENERATION OF. AMERICANS IS BEING DECIDED AT. THE COUNTRY'S HIGHEST LEVELS. TONIGHT. FIRST, THE SUPREME COURT TODAY. UPHELD A LAW THAT WOULD BAN. TIKTOK FROM OPERATING IN THE. U.S. THAT BAN WAS SET TO GO INTO. EFFECT SUNDAY, BUT THERE IS NOW. GROWING UNCERTAINTY AS THE BIDEN. ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IN THE. PAST HAS CALLED THE. CHINESE-OWNED APP A NATIONAL. SECURITY RISK, NOW SAYS IT WILL. LET THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. DEAL WITH IT ALL.

THEIR DECISION WILL IMPACTING A. CREATIVE ONLINE COMMUNITY OF. SOME 170 MILLION AMERICAN TIKTOK. USERS. WHAT IS UNCLEAR IS WHAT HAPPENS. IN THE MEANTIME. SAVANNAH SELLERS IS COVERING. THAT FOR US TONIGHT. >> Reporter: IN A UNANIMOUS. DECISION, THE SUPREME COURT SAID. THE TIKTOK BAN STANDS, REJECTING. THE COMPANY'S FREE SPEECH. ARGUMENT. THE COURT UPHOLDING THE LAW. PASSED IN APRIL THAT SAYS THE. VIDEO-SHARING APP HAD TO DIVEST.

FROM ITS CHINESE-BASED PARENT. COMPANY BYTEDANCE OR EFFECTIVELY. BE SHUT DOWN IN THE U.S. AS OF. THIS COMING SUNDAY. >> ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS MOMENT. WHEN YOU THINK OF THE FUTURE, OH, IS THE GOVERNOR GOING TO DO. THE RIGHT THING? NO. >> Reporter: SOME USERS QUICK TO. MAKE THEIR FEELINGS KNOWN. >> ALL NINE SUPREME COURT. JUSTICE. JUSTICES, YOU GUYS ARE MEAN. BULLIES. >> Reporter: BUT THE SUPREME. COURT SAID TIKTOK'S VERY. POPULARITY IS WHAT MAKES IT A. THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY,

NOTING A FOREIGN ADVERSARY'S. ABILITY TO LEVERAGE CONTROL OVER. THE PLATFORM TO COLLECT VAST. AMOUNTS OF PERSONAL DATA FROM. 170 MILLION U.S. USERS. WHILE THE COURT'S RULING WAS. CLEAR, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IS. ANYTHING BUT. TODAY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION. SAYING TIKTOK SHOULD REMAIN. AVAILABLE TO AMERICANS, BUT. SIMPLY UNDER AMERICAN OWNERSHIP. WITH A SALE BY SUNDAY SEEMINGLY. ALL BUT IMPOSSIBLE, THE. ADMINISTRATION SAYS NOW IT WON'T. IMPLEMENT THE VERY LAW PRESIDENT. BIDEN HIMSELF SIGNED. RATHER, IT WILL PUNT NEXT STEPS. TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, THAT MOVE GIVING TIKTOK HOPE. THE COMPANY'S CEO POSTED THIS. MESSAGE TODAY.

>> I WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT. TRUMP FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO WORK. WITH US TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT. KEEPS TIKTOK AVAILABLE IN THE. UNITED STATES. >> Reporter: AS PRESIDENT IN HIS. FIRST TERM, TRUMP TRIED TO BAN. TIKTOK, BUT HAS SIGNALLED. SUPPORT FOR IT MORE RECENTLY. TODAY TRUMP SAYS HE SPOKE BY. PHONE WITH CHINA'S PRESIDENT XI. ABOUT THE APP AND POSTED TO. SOCIAL MEDIA THAT HIS DECISION. ON TIKTOK WILL BE MATE IN THE. NOT-TOO-DISTANT FUTURE. >> SAVANNAH AND OUR LEGAL. CORRESPONDENT LAURA JARRETT.

JOINING ME NOW. SAVANNAH, WHAT ARE YOUR RS. SO. SOURCES TELLING YOU ABOUT WHAT. COULD HAPPEN ON SUNDAY? >> ONE SOURCE TOLD ME, QUOTE, IT. IS TOTALLY UP IN THE AIR. THERE IS A CHANCE IT COULD LOOK. EXACTLY LIKE IT DOES RIGHT NOW, NO CHANGE. TIKTOK IS IN ACTIVE. CONVERSATIONS WITH ALL THE. COMPANIES THAT ESSENTIALLY MAKE. THE APP WORK TO SEE IF THEY'RE. WILLING TO CONTINUE PROVIDING. SERVICES. GOING DARK WOULD BE A LAST. RESORT. >> LAURA, THAT GETS BACK TO THE. IDEA OF LEGAL JEOPARDY FOR THOSE. WHO DO BUSINESS. >> ABSOLUTELY. THEY'RE STILL AT RISK AS OF. TODAY. COMPANIES LIKE APPLE AND GOOGLE.

THAT HOST TIKTOK. NOW THE PRESIDENT-ELECT. PRESIDENT TRUMP COULD DECIDE NOT. TO ENFORCE THIS LAW, BUT AS OF. TODAY THEY ARE STILL LEGALLY ON. THE HOOK SHOULD THE POLITICAL. WINDS CHANGE ON THE HOOK FOR. MASSIVE FINES. >> THANKS TO BOTH OF YOU. >>> ALSO TONIGHT, A WINTER STORM. HITTING NORTH DAKOTA AND. MINNESOTA TODAY WITH THE MID. ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST EXPECTED. TO GET A FEW INCHES OR MORE. STARTING TOMORROW. AND MOST OF THE COUNTRY IS IN. FOR A BITTER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR. WITH TEMPERATURES 20 TO 40. DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE TOMORROW. AND NEXT WEEK.

THAT INCLUDES WASHINGTON, WHERE. TODAY THE DECISION WAS MADE TO. MOVE PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP'S. INAUGURATION ON MONDAY INDOORS. KELLEY O'DONNELL JOINS US. KELLY, THIS IS EXCEEDINGLY RARE. >> Reporter: IT'S BEEN 40 YEARS. SINCE WEATHER CAUSED THIS KIND. OF MAJOR ADJUSTMENT TO THE. ICONIC CEREMONY. THE TRADITIONAL PARADE IS. CHANGING TOO WITH PARTS OF IT. GOING INSIDE. OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGING THE. PUBLIC NOT TO CONGREGATE HERE IN. ORDER TO STAY WARM.

TONIGHT, FRIGID WEATHER BECOMES. THE FIRST CLEAR THREAT TO SAFETY. FOR MONDAY'S INAUGURATION. PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP ON SOCIAL. MEDIA, I DON'T WANT TO SEE. PEOPLE HURT OR INJURED AS HE. ANNOUNCED I HAVE ORDERED THE. INAUGURATION ADDRESS, PRAYERS. AND OTHER SPEECHES TO BE. DELIVERED IN THE UNITED STATES. CAPITOL ROTUNDA, NOTING THE SAME. MOVE INSIDE HAPPENED FOR RONALD. REAGAN. >> SO HELP ME GOD. >> Reporter: MR. TRUMP SAID THE. CEREMONY COULD BE WATCHED INSIDE. WASHINGTON'S 20,000-SEAT CAPITAL. ONE ARENA.

CONTINGENCY PLANNING PREPARED. FOR CHANGES INCLUDING WEATHER. >> THE THREAT ENVIRONMENT. OBVIOUSLY CHANGES AS WE MOVE. ALONG, SO WE LOOK AT ALL OF. THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS AND PLAN. FROM THE GROUND UP. >> Reporter: THE U.S. SECRET. SERVICE IS LEADING THIS NATIONAL. SPECIAL SECURITY EVENT INVOLVING. MORE THAN 25,000 RESPONDERS, A. SECURE PERIMETER, INCLUDING A. RECORD 30 MILES OF ANTI-SCALE. FENCING. DRONES DELIVER EXPANSIVE.

VISIBILITY FROM ABOVE. POLICE ROBOTS READY TO CHECK. PACKAGES AND PLACES FOR. DANGEROUS MATERIALS. WASHINGTON'S SPECIAL AGENT IN. CHARGE MATT McCOOL. >> THERE'S NO STONE UNTURNED. THERE IS NO THREAT THAT'S NOT. MITIGATED. >> Reporter: SHAPED BY. REAL-WORLD CRISIS LIKE THE. SUMMER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT. YOU'LL SEE PEOPLE ON ROOFS, YOU'LL SEE LOTS OF OFFICERS AND. AGENTS ON ROOFS. >> Reporter: AND THE DEADLY NEW.

YEAR'S CAR ATTACK IN NEW. ORLEANS. >> STARTS WITH NO VEHICLES, THEN. CHECKPOINTS AND IT GETS TIGHTER. AS WE GET CLOSER. >> Reporter: HERE NBC NEWS HAS. EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO THIS. MULTIAGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. CENTER, WHERE TEAMS OF EXPERTS. FROM ACROSS GOVERNMENT, 40. AGENCIES TRACK AND TRIAGE ANY. ISSUES, WITH ALL LEVELS OF LAW. ENFORCEMENT OUT ON PATROL. SECURING THE CITY ALSO MEANS. GUARDING THE WATER. LOCAL AUTHORITIES OUT ON THE. POTOMAC TO DETECT ANYONE USING. THE RIVER TO GET CLOSE TO. OFFICIAL EVENTS.

ALSO AT THE READY, AIR SUPPORT. FAIRFAX COUNTY IS ABLE TO KEEP. WATCH AND FLY IN LIVE-SAVING. MEDICAL SERVICES IF NEEDED. >> WE HAVE TO GET IT RIGHT. IT'S A NO-FAIL OPERATION. I BELIEVE WE'RE AS WELL PREPARED. AS WE EVER HAVE BEEN. >> Reporter: TESTED BY BRUTAL. COLD AND VARIED THREATS TO. SAFEGUARD WASHINGTON'S BIGGEST. STAGE. KELLY O'DONNELL NBC NEWS. >>> WE ARE GETTING A BETTER. SENSE OF PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP'S. DAY ONE IMMIGRATION PLANS FROM.

SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR KRISTI. NOEM, HIS PICK FOR HOMELAND. SECURITY SECRETARY AT HER SENATE. CONFIRMATION HEARING. HERE'S GARRETT HAAKE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT A. HIGH-STAKES CONFIRMATION HEARING. FOR ONE OF THE KEY OFFICIALS. PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP WILL TURN. TO ON IMMIGRATION. >> BORDER SECURITY MUST REMAIN A. TOP PRIORITY. >> Reporter: HOMELAND SECURITY. PICK KRISTI NOEM PROMISING TO. BRING BACK THE TRUMP-ERA REMAIN. IN MEXICO POLICY, WHICH KEEPS. MIGRANTS OUT OF THE U.S. WHILE. THEY MAKE ASYLUM CLAIMS. >> THE PRESIDENT AND I HAVE. TALKED EXTENSIVELY ABOUT THIS.

I'LL 100% PARTNER WITH HIM TO. REINSTATE THE REMAIN IN MEXICO. POLICY AND MAKE SURE IT'S IN. PLACE. >> Reporter: AND PREVIEWING. TRUMP'S CONTROVERSIAL MASS. DEPORTATION PLAN. >> WE WOULD WORK EVERY DAY TO. MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE SAFE AND. THOSE WITH CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS. ARE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED. >> Reporter: WITH TRUMP'S SECOND. INAUGURATION NOW JUST THREE DAYS. OUT, HIS DAY-ONE PRIORITIES NOW. COMING INTO FOCUS. TRUMP LOOKING TO BYPASS CONGRESS. WITH DOZENS OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS. EXPECTED FROM CLIMATE REGULATION. TO ISSUING TARIFFS ON.

ADVERSARIES AND ALLIES. TRUMP TELLING SENATORS LAST WEEK. THE BORDER TOPS HIS AGENDA FOR. HIS FIRST FEW HOURS BACK IN THE. OVAL OFFICE. >> HE'S GOING TO DO EVERYTHING. HE CAN TO GET THE BORDER SECURE. >> Reporter: SOME PROMINENT. DEMOCRATS HAVE SAID THEY'LL SKIP. TRUMP'S SWEARING-IN, INCLUDING. NANCY PELOSI AND MICHELLE OBAMA. PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL BE THERE. AND ASKED TODAY IF HE PLANS TO. TALK TO PRESIDENT TRUMP. WHILE DONALD TRUMP SKIPPED. PRESIDENT BIDEN'S INAUGURATION. FOUR YEARS AGO, ALL THE LIVING. FORMER PRESIDENTS PLUS PRESIDENT. BIDEN ARE PLANNING TO BE IN. ATTENDANCE MONDAY. LESTER.

>> GARRETT HAAKE, THANK YOU. JOIN ME AND OUR ENTIRE NBC NEWS. TEAM FOR ALL-DAY COVERAGE OF THE. INAUGURATION MONDAY STARTING AT. 10:00 A.M. EASTERN LIVE FROM. WASHINGTON, D.C. >>> IN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT, MORE. PROGRESS REPORTED IN CONTAINING. THE WILDFIRES, BUT THERE'S A. GRIM SEARCH UNDER WAY FOR MORE. THAN 30 PEOPLE STILL MISSING AND. GROWING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT. SPARKED THE FIRES. OUR LIZ KREUTZ HAS DETAILS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, AS SEARCH.

AND RESCUE CREWS CONTINUE THE. GRIM PROCESS OF LOOKING FOR. REMAINS, THEY RELEASED PHOTOS OF. MORE THAN 30 PEOPLE STILL. MISSING, MEN AND WOMEN AGING. FROM 9 TO 43. >> DEVASTATION WITH COMPLETELY. INCINERATED HOMES IS TREMENDOUS. >> Reporter: THIS, THE STAGING. AREA FOR THE CADAVER DOGS THAT. GO HOME BY HOME IN THE BURN. ZONE. THE DEATH TOLL FROM THE. PALISADES AND EATON FIRES NOW 27. BUT EXPECTED TO RISE. >> THE FIRE WAS SO RANDOM.

>> Reporter: TONIGHT THE CEO OF. EDISON INTERNATIONAL SPEAKING. OUT TO NBC NEWS AMID LAWSUITS. ALLEGING SO CAL EDISON'S. EQUIPMENT SPARKED THE FIRE. CAN YOU SAY YOUR EQUIPMENT DID. NOT PLAY ANY ROLE IN THE FIRE? >> FOR SURE WE DID NOT SEE ANY. SORT OF ELECTRIC SIGNATURE THAT. WOULD BE TYPICAL WHEN YOU HAVE A. SPARK LIKE THAT. OF COURSE WE WANT TO LEARN MORE. WE'LL INVESTIGATE MORE. >> SO IT'S POSSIBLE? >> THERE ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY. IF THERE'S SOMETHING OUT OF THE.

ORDINARY OR SOMETHING VERY. ATYPICAL HERE. >> Reporter: VIDEOS AND PHOTOS. FROM ALTADENA RESIDENTS SHOW. FLAMES AT THE BASE OF THE. TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT MINUTES. AFTER THE FIRE BEGAN AS WINDS. GUSTED MORE THAN 60 MILES PER. HOUR IN THE AREA. >> WE DON'T WANT TO ARBITRARILY. TURN OFF POWER. WE'RE HEARING FROM CUSTOMERS. QUESTIONS LIKE, SHOULD YOU HAVE. TURNED OFF THE TRANSMISSION. LINES? #. THE ANSWER IS NO BASED ON WHAT. WE KNEW AT THE TIME. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, TEN DAYS. AFTER THE FIRES STARTED, ROUGHLY.

80,000 REMAIN EVACUATED. STRUGGLING WITH WHERE TO GO NEXT. AMID A HOUSING CRISIS IN L.A. COUNTY. >> WE WORKED SO HARD TO GET. HERE, AND NOW TO SEE IT THIS. WAY --. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, SOME. EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE LIFTED IN. AREAS SURROUNDING THE FIRE ZONE. >> WE'RE THANKFUL OUR HOUSE IS. SAVED AND WHEN I THOUGHT OF ALL. THE FAMILIES WHO WOULD NOT BE. ABLE TO DO THAT, I STARTED TO. CRY. >> Reporter: AS FAMILIES PREPARE. TO RETURN HOME, NEW WARNINGS. ABOUT THE WIDESPREAD HEALTH.

HAZARDS FOR HOMES STILL STANDING. BUT COVERED IN TOXIC ASH. >> THEY'RE BURNING EVERYTHING, PAINTS, ELECTRONICS, BATTERIES. WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT HEAVY. METALS AND TOXINS AND ASBESTOS. >> LIZ, WE KNOW PEOPLE ARE. ANXIOUS TO GET HOME, BUT EVEN IF. THEY CAN GET TO THEIR HOMES. TONIGHT, MANY CAN'T STAY. >> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT,

LESTER. MANY FOLKS CROSSING THIS. CHECKPOINT WILL BE GRABBING. ESSENTIALS AND LEAVING AGAIN. THAT'S BECAUSE SO MANY. NEIGHBORHOODS DON'T HAVE POWER. AND WATER IN ADDITION TO. CONCERNS ABOUT TOXIC DEBRIS. IN FACT, EXPERTS SAY IF YOU ARE. REPOPULATING YOU SHOULD BE VERY. CAREFUL. YOU SHOULD WEAR AN N95 MASK AND. WIPE DOWN YOUR HOUSE AND. CONSIDER THROWING THINGS OUT. LIKE TOOTHBRUSHES. EVEN IF YOUR HOME IS STANDING. TONIGHT, IT MIGHT NOT BE. HABITABLE. >>> IN THE MIDDLE EAST TONIGHT,

ISRAEL'S FULL CABINET VOTING TO. APPROVE THE GAZA CEASE-FIRE DEAL. AS WE LEARN NEW DETAILS ABOUT. PLANS TO RELEASE THE HOSTAGES. RICHARD ENGEL IS IN JERUSALEM. >> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN MORE. THAN 15 MONTHS OF WAR, SORROW. AND DESTRUCTION. GAZA OBLITERATED, NEARLY 47,000. PEOPLE DEAD. AND ISRAEL REELING AFTER A. SAVAGE HAMAS TERRORIST ATTACK. KILLED 1200 PEOPLE, 250 TAKEN. HOSTAGE.

TONIGHT IT MAY BE ENDING. ISRAEL'S CABINET AGREEING TO THE. CEASE-FIRE AND HOSTAGE DEAL TO. GO INTO EFFECT SUNDAY. BUT IT WILL BE A SLOW PROCESS. ISRAEL WILL END ITS ASSAULT ON. GAZA AND RELEASE PALESTINIAN. PRISONERS. BUT A PERMANENT CEASE-FIRE IS. STILL TO BE NEGOTIATED, AND. HAMAS HAS AGREED TO RELEASE 33. HOSTAGES IN THE FIRST PHASE, BUT. ONLY THREE ARE EXPECTED TO BE. RELEASED SUNDAY, ACCORDING TO. ISRAELI MEDIA.

DANIEL LIPSCHITZ THINKS HE'LL. WAIT SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE HE. SEES HIS 84-YEAR-OLD GRANDFATHER. ODED. WHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND? >> OF COURSE REALLY HAPPY. UNTIL IT'S DONE, TRYING TO STAY. CALM UNTIL IT'S DONE BECAUSE WE. ARE DEALING WITH THE WORST. PEOPLE ON PLANET EARTH, THE. WORST TERRORISTS EXIST. >> Reporter: WE VISITED HIS. HOUSE JUST AFTER OCTOBER 7th. HERE'S THE WHOLE ROOF COLLAPSED.

HAMAS SHOT HIM, KIDNAPPED HIM. AND HIS WIFE AND BURNED THEIR. HOUSE DOWN. TONIGHT DANIEL TELLING US HE'S. BEEN DESPERATELY WAITING FOR A. DEAL. SO WHY NOW, DO YOU THINK? >> TRUMP BEING ELECTED. >> Reporter: IN GAZA AT A SOUP. KITCHEN, THIS 8-YEAR-OLD IS. WAITING TOO, HERE FOR HOURS WITH. HIS POT TO TAKE HOME TO HIS. FAMILY. THE CROWDS ARE SO BIG, HE SAYS. HE OFTEN LEAVES EMPTY HANDED. WHEN I HEARD THERE WAS A. CEASE-FIRE, I WAS HAPPY. HERE THERE'S NO FOOD, HE SAID.

WHEN THE DISTRIBUTION BEGINS, THE CHAOS IS TOTAL AND TRAGIC. HE MANAGES TO GET SOME RICE AND. RUNS OFF. THIS IS WHAT GAZA HAS BEEN. REDUCED TO AFTER 15 MONTHS OF. WAR AND SIEGE. WITH A DEAL, FRAGILE AS IT IS, THERE'S A CHANCE FOR RELEASE. AS FOR THE HOSTAGE RELEASE, FAMILIES HAVE BEEN TOLD TO. EXPECT THE FIRST THREE WILL BE. WOMEN. LESTER.

>>> ONE DAY AFTER THAT SPACEX. STARSHIP BLEW UP DURING A TEST. FLIGHT, RAINING DEBRIS DOWN OVER. THE CARIBBEAN, THE FAA I. >>> ONE DAY AFTER THAT SPACEX. STARSHIP BLEW UP DURING A TEST. FLIGHT, RAINING DEBRIS DOWN OVER. THE CARIBBEAN, THE FAA IS. ORDERING SPACEX TO PAUSE. OPERATIONS AS THE AGENCY. INVESTIGATES WHAT WENT WRONG. TOM COSTELLO IS HERE. TOM, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT. THIS? >> WELL, THE DEBRIS FROM. STARSHIP FELL OUT OF THE SKIES.

AND OVER THE TURKS AND CAICOS. ISLANDS. WHILE NOBODY ON THE GROUND WAS. INJURED, THERE ARE REPORTS OF. PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THE REGION. WITH FALLING DEBRIS, AIR TRAFFIC. CONTROLLERS HAD TO QUICKLY. DECLARE A LARGE SECTION OF AIR. SPACE OFF LIMITS TO PLANES. HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS HAD TO. DETOUR AROUND THE AREA OR HOLD. ON THE GROUND, INCLUDING SOME. THAT HAD BEEN IN THE AIR FOR A. LONG TIME AND WERE THEN SHORT ON. FUEL. THEY WERE FORCED TO DECLARE A. FUEL EMERGENCY TO FLY THROUGH. THAT AIR SPACE AT THEIR OWN. RISK. LISTEN TO THIS IBERIA PILOT.

COMING FROM MADRID, SPAIN, WITH. 283 PEOPLE ON BOARD. >> MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY. [ INDISCERNIBLE ]. >> HEADED TO SAN JUAN, PUERTO. RICO. ALL PLANES, IN FACT, DID LAND. SAFELY. ELON MUSK HAS SAID THEY'RE NOW. LOOKING FOR A CAUSE. THE FAA REQUIRING SPACEX TO. CONDUCT A MISHAP INVESTIGATION. BEFORE THERE'S ANOTHER LAUNCH. ATTEMPT. >> BOY, SOME NERVE-RACKING.

>>> FLU CASES ARE SURGING AS. LESS THAN HALF OF AMERICANS GET. THE VACCINE. AS. >>> FLU CASES ARE SURGING AS. LESS THAN HALF OF AMERICANS GET. THE VACCINE. AS ANNE THOMPSON REPORTS, THIS. SEASON'S FLU STRAIN IS PUSHING. SOME HOSPITALS TO THE LIMIT. >> Reporter: IN THE ICU AT. VANDERBILT'S MEDICAL CENTER, A. THIRD OF THE 35 BEDS HOLD FLU. PATIENTS. >> THIS IS THE WORST FLU SEASON. WE'VE SEEN IN PROBABLY A DECADE.

>> Reporter: DR. TODD RICE LEADS. THIS NASHVILLE INTENSIVE CARE. UNIT. >> WE'RE SEEING MORE PATIENTS. THAT HAVE IT AND MORE PATIENTS. THAT HAVE SEVERE ILLNESS FROM. IT. >> WHAT'S THE BIGGEST. MISCONCEPTION ABOUT THE FLU? >> I THINK IT'S FOLKS THINKING. IT'S JUST A MILD ILLNESS. >> Reporter: DEB CLARK LEARNED. THREE WEEKS AGO JUST HOW SERIOUS. IT COULD BE. HER 28-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER SYDNEY. RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. SHE HAD THE FLEW AND.

ACETAMINOPHEN POISONING FROM. TRYING TO GET BETTER. >> SHE'S CODED TWICE. >> Reporter: MACHINES NOW DO THE. WORK OF SYDNEY'S HEART AND LUNGS. AS SHE LOOKS TO PICTURES OF HER. TWO CHILDREN FOR INSPIRATION. >> HOW MUCH HAS THIS SCARED YOU? >> I'M TERRIFIED. I'VE NEVER HAD A FLU SHOT IN MY. LIFE, BUT I PROMISE YOU I'LL. HAVE ONE FROM NOW ON. >> Reporter: ACROSS THE COUNTRY. FLU ACTIVITY REMAINS ELEVATED. SAYS THE CDC. SO FAR THIS SEASON, THERE HAVE. BEEN AT LEAST 12 MILLION. ILLNESSES AND 6600 DEATHS.

INCLUDING 27 CHILDREN, INCREASES. THAT CAN IMPACT EVERYONE'S CARE. MORE FLU PATIENTS IN THE ICU. MEANS IT'S HARDER TO ATTEND TO. OTHER PATIENTS. AND THE CONTAGIOUS NATURE OF THE. FLU PUTS NURSES, DOCTORS AND. OTHER CAREGIVERS AT RISK. BUT THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN DO. >> IT'S NOT TOO LATE. GO GET THE VACCINE. >> Reporter: WASH YOUR HANDS AND. COVER YOUR COUGH T.

>>> THERE IS GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. IN ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA, BARELY. A WEEK AFTER THE EATON FIRE. >>> THERE IS GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. IN ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA, BARELY. A WEEK AFTER THE EATON FIRE. CHANGED EVERYTHING, ONE LOCAL. GIRL'S IDEA TO HELP OTHER TEENS. IS INSPIRING OTHERS IN A BIG. WAY. HERE'S MORGAN CHESKY. >> Reporter: AT A WAREHOUSE IN. EAST LOS ANGELES, THE DONATIONS. ARE NONSTOP. AND BEHIND EVERY GIFTED GOOD IS. A 14-YEAR-OLD DOING SOMETHING.

GREAT. >> WE ARE MOVING SO INCREDIBLY. FAST, FASTER THAN I COULD HAVE. EVER IMAGINED. >> Reporter: WHEN FLAMES TOOK. HER BELOVED ALTADENA SCHOOL, THEN LEFT DOZENS OF FRIENDS. HOMELESS, AVERY CULVERT KNEW SHE. HAD TO HELP. >> THESE GIRLS DON'T HAVE. ANYTHING. I WANT THEM TO FEEL CONFIDENT IN. THEMSELVES AGAIN. >> Reporter: SO SHE LAUNCHED. ALTADENA GIRLS ON INSTAGRAM, SEEKING DONATIONS FOR CLOTHING, MAKEUP, SKINCARE AND SHOES. WITHIN 24 HOURS WATCHED. DONATIONS POUR IN.

>> I GOT NEW PANTS AND A JACKET. THAT'S SUPER SOFT. SO ONE JACKET MEANS THE ABSOLUTE. WORLD WHEN YOU HAVE ZERO. JACKETS. >> Reporter: AVERY'S EFFORTS NOT. LOST ON ANYONE. PARIS HILTON SHARING THE CAUSE. THE 14-YEAR-OLD EVEN MEETING. MEGHAN MARKLE, WHO ENCOURAGED. HER TO KEEP GOING. >> IT'S SO EASY TO SHARE THINGS. AND I -- THAT'S HOW I THINK WE. GOT SO BIG. >> Reporter: HER ALTADENA GIRLS. PAGE SO SUCCESSFUL SHE INSPIRED.

A SEQUEL. SO THIS IS WHAT ALTADENA BOYS IS. ALL ABOUT? >> YEAH. >> Reporter: ITS COUNTERPART. NOW UP AND RUNNING TOO OFFERING. TEEN GUYS A ONE-STOP SHOP FROM. BODY WASH TO BALL CAPS, ALL FREE. OF CHARGE. >> YOU SEE THE DEBRIS AND ASHES. AROUND. IT'S KIND OF SAD. BUT SEEING EVERYONE HAPPY IN ONE. SPOT BRINGS ME UP A BIT. >> Reporter: A CAUSE BRINGING. THE COMFORTS OF HOME EXACTLY. WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. MORGAN CHESKY, NBC NEWS. >> THAT IS SO GREAT TO SEE. >>> THAT IS "NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR. THIS FRIDAY.