NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Jan. 22

>>> TONIGHT, TWO MAJOR. STORIES AS WE COME ON. THE AIR. THE EXPLOSIVE NEW. WILDFIRE FORCING. EVACUATIONS IN. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AND THE DANGEROUS DEEP. FREEZE ACROSS THE. SOUTH. FIRST THAT NEW INFERNO. IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. RAPIDLY SPREADING TO. MORE THAN 5,000 ACRES. IN JUST OVER TWO. HOURS. THE RACE TO ESCAPE. MORE THAN 30,000 UNDER. EVACUATION ORDERS OR. WARNINGS. THE FAST-MOVING FLAMES. THREATENING HOMES, BUILDINGS, EVEN.

SCHOOLS. RED FLAG WARNINGS IN. EFFECT. OUR TEAM IN THE FIRE. ZONE. >>> ALSO TONIGHT THE. DEADLY. ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME. WINTER STORM. PARALYZING THE SOUTH. IN ATLANTA VEHICLES. ABANDONED. THE ICE COVERING THE. ROADS. NEW ORLEANS SEEING A. RECORD-BREAKING TEN. INCHES OF SNOW. WE'RE TRACKING IT ALL. >>> THE DEADLY. SHOOTING AT A HIGH. SCHOOL CAFETERIA IN. NASHVILLE. ONE STUDENT KILLED. THE SHOOTER, A.

17-YEAR-OLD, ALSO. DEAD. THE CHILLING SCENES AT. THE LATEST SCHOOL TO. FALL VICTIM TO GUN. VIOLENCE. >>> THE GROWING. FALLOUT FROM PRESIDENT. TRUMP'S JANUARY 6th. PARDONS. THE FAR RIGHT LEADERS. WALKING FREE. THE HEAD OF THE PROUD. BOYS AT MIAMI AIRPORT. HIS THREAT OF. RETRIBUTTEARS AFTER FINALLY. GETTING THE CALL HE'S. WAITED A DECADE FOR. >> Announcer: THIS IS. NBC "NIGHTLY NEWS". WITH LESTER HOLT. >>> GOOD EVENING AND. WELCOME. AS WE COME ON THE AIR. TONIGHT, A NEW MAJOR.

FIRE IS RAGING OUT OF. CONTROL IN LOS ANGELES. COUNTY. WITHIN JUST A FEW. HOURS THE FIRE IN THE. CASTAIC AREA NORTH OF. L.A. EXPLODING TO OVER. 5,000 ACRES. SANTA ANA WINDS. GENERATING GUSTS OVER. 30 MILES PER HOUR WITH. STRONGER WINDS. FORECAST INTO THIS. EVENING. AT A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL. A CHAOTIC EVACUATION. STUDENTS RUSHING TO. SAFETY AGAINST THE. OMINOUS GLOW OF THE. FAST-MOVING INFERNO. JUST OVER THE HORIZON. MANDATORY EVACUATION. ORDERS ARE IN PLACE. WITH MANY STRUCTURES. THREATENED.

AERIAL TANKERS HAVE. BEEN DROPPING FIRE. RETARDANT ON THE. ADVANCING FLAMES WHILE. SOME RESIDENTS ARMING. THEMSELVES WITH GARDEN. HOSES TO PROTECT THEIR. HOMES. THIS LATEST WILDFIRE. STRIKING A REGION. STILL REELING FROM THE. DEVASTATION OF THE. DEADLY EATON AND. PALISADES FIRES. LIZ KREUTZ IS ON THE. FIRE LINE TONIGHT WITH. THE LATEST ON WHAT. THEY'RE NOW CALLING. THE HUGHES FIRE. LIZ. >> Reporter: YEAH, LESTER, THIS IS A. FAST-MOVING FIRE. YOU CAN SEE THE FLAMES. HERE COMING DOWN THE. HILLSIDE.

IT'S BEEN MOVING ACRES. BY THE MINUTE. YOU CAN SEE THE SMOKE. RIGHT NOW ALL FUELED. BY THESE STRONG WINDS. THIS IS WHAT OFFICIALS. HAD BEEN WORRIED ABOUT. AND WARNING ABOUT ALL. WEEK. >> LET'S GO. >> Reporter: TONIGHT A. NEW FAST-MOVING. WILDFIRE TORCHING THE. HILLS NORTH OF LOS. ANGELES. >> MANDATORY. EVACUATION. >> Reporter: FORCING, EVERYBODIES IN THE. TOWN OF CASTAIC. INCLUDING BOTH SIDES. OF INTERSTATE 5, JAILS. AND SCHOOLS, SENDING. STUDENTS RUNNING. >> OH, [ BLEEP ].

>> Reporter: THE. HUGHES FIRE IGNITING. JUST AFTER 11:00 AND. QUICKLY EXPLODING IN. SIZE TO MORE THAN. 5,000 ACRES WITH ZERO. CONTAINMENT. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS. UNDER A MANDATORY. EVACUATION ORDER BUT. INSTEAD OF GETTING OUT. MANY RESIDENTS ARE. DOING THIS, HOSING. DOWN THEIR HOMES AND. PROPERTY. >> MY WIFE, MY ANIMALS. WERE READY TO GO. >> Reporter: THE FIRE. FUELED BY SINGLE-DIGIT. HUMIDITY, BONE-DRY. BRUSH AND STRONG. WINDS, RELENTLESS. CONDITIONS THAT HAVE. PLAGUED SOUTHERN. CALIFORNIA NOW FOR. MORE THAN TWO WEEKS. >> HOW WORRIED ARE YOU.

ABOUT ALL THIS? >> VERY. OBVIOUSLY. >> Reporter: SINCE THE. DEVASTATING EATON AND. PALISADES FIRES. DEMOLISHED MORE THAN. 16,000 STRUCTURES, TONIGHT NEW RED FLAG. WARNINGS LEAVING THE. COUNTY ON HIGH ALERT. AS PREVIOUS FIRE. VICTIMS CONTINUE TO. STRUGGLE, NOW A NEW. CONCERN ABOUT IDENTITY. THEFT. JUDY AND STEPHEN ZWEIG. SAY THEY'RE THE. VICTIMS OF FEMA FRAUD. >> EVERYBODY OVER THE. WEEKEND WAS SAYING. OKAY, YOU'RE AT YOUR. LOWEST, THIS IS IT. NO. WE WEREN'T QUITE AT. THE BOTTOM. MAYBE NOW WE ARE. >> Reporter: WHEN THE. COUPLE WENT TO APPLY.

FOR FEDERAL AID, THEY. SAY THEY WERE TOLD. SOMEONE ALREADY HAD. USING STEPHEN'S NAME, ADDRESS AND SOCIAL. SECURITY, LEAVING THEM. LOCKED OUT OF THE. PROCESS AND UNABLE TO. ACCESS ANY DISASTER. RELIEF. >> YOU JUST FEEL SORT. OF ABANDONED. YOU JUST FEEL LIKE YOU. KNOW, WHAT MORE COULD. HAPPEN? WHAT ELSE IS GOING TO. HAPPEN NEXT? >> Reporter: FEMA. TELLING NBC NEWS IN A. STATEMENT THAT DESPITE. SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE. "UNFORTUNATELY BAD. ACTORS SOMETIMES. EXPLOIT DISASTER. SITUATIONS.". VICTIMS OF FRAUD. SHOULD CONTACT FEMA'S. HOTLINE. JUST ONE MORE LAYER OF. ANXIETY FOR A STATE ON.

EDGE THAT CONTINUES TO. BURN. LIZ KREUTZ, NBC NEWS, LOS ANGELES. >>> AND IN THE SOUTH. AT LEAST FOUR. WEATHER-RELATED DEATHS. HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS. SNOW, ICE AND. RECORD-BREAKING COLD. CREATE PARALYZING. CONDITIONS THIS PART. OF THE COUNTRY RARELY. IF EVER SEES. PRIYA SRIDHAR IS IN. ATLANTA WHERE MILLIONS. STRUGGLED TO GET. AROUND TODAY. PRIYA. >> Reporter: THAT'S. RIGHT, LESTER. LOCAL OFFICIALS TELL. ME THEY'VE RECEIVED. THOUSANDS OF. WEATHER-RELATED CALLS, AND EVEN THOUGH. TRAFFIC IS MOVING. RIGHT NOW THE CONCERN. IS THAT TEMPERATURES.

ARE EXPECTED TO DROP. BELOW FREEZING, WHICH. COULD CREATE MORE ICY. ROAD CONDITIONS. MILLIONS IN THE SOUTH. IN THE GRIPS OF SEVERE. WEATHER. IN A REGION RARELY. SLAMMED WITH SNOW. JUST OUTSIDE OF. ATLANTA, SLICK ROADS. STALLED CARS. SOME HOPING THE SUN. WOULD MELT THE ICE. >> GET YOU A LITTLE. SPOT AND JUST WAIT IT. OUT. YOU KNOW. I'M NOT SAYING IT'S. SIMPLE, BUT IT'S. SMARTER. >> Reporter: DRIVERS.

AT A STANDSTILL ON. THIS HIGHWAY IN. GEORGIA FOR MORE THAN. 12 HOURS. >> WE'RE GOING TO BE. HERE A MINUTE. >> Reporter: IN DEKALB. COUNTY OFFICIALS. ISSUING A STATE OF. EMERGENCY URGING. RESIDENTS TO SHELTER. IN PLACE. >> WE HAVE ALSO. TREATED MORE THAN 500. TONS OF ROADS WITH. SAND, OF COURSE, SALT. AND CALCIUM CHLORIDE. SO THIS IS A VERY. SERIOUS CONDITION THAT. WE'RE FACING. >> Reporter: ATLANTA'S. AIRPORT HIT WITH JUST. OVER ONE INCH OF SNOW. AIRPORT OFFICIALS SAY.

SOME TSA OFFICERS. STRUGGLED TO GET TO. WORK. WAIT TIMES FOR. TRAVELERS UP TO 90. MINUTES. PASSENGERS FINALLY. MOVING AT TAMPA'S. AIRPORT, WHERE DOZENS. OF FLIGHTS WERE. DELAYED AND CANCELED. >> HAD A DAY -- FELT. LIKE THREE DAYS AND. IT'S ONLY BEEN LIKE A. DAY. >> Reporter: IN. JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. OFFICIALS SAY THREE. BRIDGES ARE NOW OPEN. AGAIN AFTER MULTIPLE. CRASHES CLOSED THEM. IN LOUISIANA CITIES. ARE BLANKETED IN SNOW,

A HISTORIC TEN INCHES. SWEPT PARTS OF NEW. ORLEANS OVERNIGHT. TONIGHT TENS OF. THOUSANDS REMAIN. WITHOUT POWER ALONG. THE GULF AS MANY WORRY. MAJOR DISRUPTIONS. COULD CONTINUE FOR. DAYS TO COME. PRIYA SRIDHAR, NBC. NEWS, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. >> AND BILL KARINS IS. HERE. AND BILL, WE'RE GOING. TO TALK ABOUT THE. HISTORIC FREEZE IN THE. SOUTH IN A SECOND, BUT. LET'S START WITH THE. WINDS AND THE FIRE. DANGER IN THE WEST. >> HORRIBLE TIMING, LESTER, FOR THE HUGHES. FIRE. SANTA ANA WINDS ARE. RETURNING AND THEY'RE. GOING TO GET EVEN. STRONGER LATER ON. TONIGHT.

10 MILLION PEOPLE. INCLUDING WHERE THE. HUGHES FIRE IS LOCATED. ALL THE WAY DOWN. OUTSIDE OF SAN DIEGO. SPECIFICALLY FOR THE. HUGHES FIRE LATER. TONIGHT THE. FIREFIGHTERS ARE GOING. TO BE FIGHTING THIS. BLAZE WITH LIKE A. STRONG TROPICAL STORM. WINDS AROUND. 50 TO 65 TO. 70-MILE-PER-HOUR WIND. GUSTS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE. EXTREME FIRE GROWTH. AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL. KEEP THOSE AIRCRAFT IN. THE AIR FIGHTING THE. BLAZE. AS FAR AS THE COLD. GOES, TODAY A LOT OF. THE SNOW MELTED BUT IT. KIND OF GOT SLUSHY. TONIGHT IT'S GOING TO. TURN TO A ROCK ONCE. AGAIN.

THE ICE IS GOING TO. FORM. VERY DANGEROUS. TREACHEROUS. CONDITIONS, LESTER, TILL TOMORROW. AFTERNOON WHEN IT. BEGINS TO FINALLY MELT. AWAY. >> ALL RIGHT, BILL, THANKS FOR THE UPDATE. >>> MOMENTS OF TERROR. TODAY AT A HIGH SCHOOL. NEAR NASHVILLE AS A. 17-YEAR-OLD SHOOTER. OPENED FIRE IN THE. SCHOOL CAFETERIA, KILLING ONE STUDENT. AND WOUNDING ANOTHER. BEFORE TAKING HIS OWN. LIFE. ACCORDING TO POLICE. JESSIE KIRSCH NOW HAS. LATE DETAILS. [ GUNSHOTS ]. >> Reporter: THESE. WERE THE CHAOTIC. MOMENTS DEADLY GUNFIRE. ERUPTED INSIDE ANTIOCH.

HIGH SCHOOL, FOLLOWED. BY THE REALIZATION OF. WHAT HAD HAPPENED. [ SCREAMING ]. POLICE SAY JUST AFTER. 11:00 A.M. 17-YEAR-OLD. SOLOMON HENDERSON. ARMED WITH A PISTOL. OPENED FIRE INSIDE HIS. NASHVILLE-AREA. SCHOOL'S CAFETERIA, KILLING 16-YEAR-OLD. JOSSELIN. COREA ESCALANTE. POLICE SAY A BULLET. GRAZED ANOTHER. 17-YEAR-OLD BOY BEFORE. THE SHOOTER KILLED. HIMSELF. >> WE BELIEVE THAT. SOME MATERIALS OUT. THERE, HAD MAYBE THEY. WERE SEEN AND SAID.

SOMETHING, MAYBE MORE. COULD HAVE BEEN DONE. >> Reporter: INVESTIGATORS DO NOT. YET KNOW IF THIS WAS A. TARGETED ATTACK BUT. SAY THERE IS NO. ONGOING THREAT TO THE. COMMUNITY. HOURS AFTER THE ATTACK. STUDENTS EVACUATED BY. THE BUSLOAD. THIS TEEN SAYS THE. SHOOTER WAS HER. CLASSMATE. >> HE WAS NOT A KID. YOU WOULD THINK WOULD. DO SOMETHING LIKE. THAT. HE STAYED ON TASK, HE. DID HIS WORK, HE WAS. QUIET. >> Reporter: ONE. MOTHER DESCRIBING A. CALL FROM HER. PANICKING SON. >> HE SAID MOM, THEY'RE SHOOTING. I SAID WHERE ARE YOU? HE SAID I'M OUTSIDE. NOW, I'M RUNNING.

I SAID JUST RUN AND. HIDE, STAY LOW, I'M ON. MY WAY. >> Reporter: THEY WERE. LATER REUNITED. THE SON SAYS HE HEARD. GUNSHOTS AND SCREAMS. >> WE RAN BEHIND THE. GARBAGE CANS. I SAW PEOPLE GETTING. SHOT ON THE GROUND, BLEEDING AND STUFF. IT'S REALLY. HEARTBREAKING, JUST. SEEING SOMEONE YOU. KNOW JUST DIE IN FRONT. OF YOUR FACE LIKE. THAT. >> IT BREAKS MY HEART. THAT IT'S NORMAL. IT SHOULD NOT BE. NORMAL. >> Reporter: POLICE. ALSO SAY A STUDENT WHO. WAS NOT SHOT FELL AND. INJURED HIS FACE. TONIGHT THE SEARCH FOR. A MOTIVE CONTINUES. LESTER?

>> JESSIE, THANK YOU. >>> NOW TO PRESIDENT. TRUMP ANNOUNCING MORE. DRAMATIC CHANGES. TONIGHT INCLUDING. ENDING FEDERAL. GOVERNMENT DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. PROGRAMS THAT HE VIEWS. AS DISCRIMINATORY. HERE'S GABE GUTIERREZ. >> Reporter: FROM THE. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THAT OVERSEE AIR. TRAVEL TO PUBLIC. HEALTH TO CRIMINAL. JUSTICE, THE DEBATE. OVER DIVERSITY IS. EXPLODING THROUGHOUT. THE COUNTRY. MAKING GOOD ON A. CAMPAIGN PROMISE. TONIGHT, PRESIDENT. TRUMP IS SLASHING ALL. DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND. INCLUSION PROGRAMS. ACROSS THE FEDERAL.

GOVERNMENT. >> WE WILL FORGE A. SOCIETY THAT IS. COLORBLIND AND. MERIT-BASED. >> Reporter: THE. PRESIDENT SIGNING AN. EXECUTIVE ORDER, HIS. FIRST DAY BACK IN THE. WHITE HOUSE. >> THIS IS A BIG DEAL. MERIT. OUR COUNTRY'S GOING TO. BE BASED ON MERIT. AGAIN. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? >> Reporter: AND. OVERNIGHT THIS NEW. GOVERNMENT MEMO SAYING. D.E.I. POLICIES RESULT. IN SHAMEFUL. DISCRIMINATION AND. DIRECTING FEDERAL. AGENCIES TO PLACE ALL. D.E.I. EMPLOYEES ON. PAID LEAVE BY THIS. EVENING.

AFTER THE MURDER OF. GEORGE FLOYD AND THE. SOCIAL JUSTICE. MOVEMENT IT SPARKED IN. 2020, D.E.I. PROGRAMS. FLOURISHED ACROSS. PRIVATE COMPANIES AND. THE FEDERAL. GOVERNMENT. >> THE VALUES OF. DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND. INCLUSION ARE THE CORE. STRENGTH OF AMERICA. >> Reporter: BUT SINCE. THEN CONSERVATIVE. ACTIVISTS HAVE RAILED. AGAINST THE PROGRAMS. AND AFTER TRUMP'S. RE-ELECTION MAJOR. COMPANIES LIKE. WALMART, McDONALD'S. AND META, FACEBOOK'S. PARENT COMPANY, HAVE. SCRAPPED THEIR D.E.I. PROGRAMS. >> IT'S ONE THING TO. SAY WE WANT TO BE KIND. OF LIKE WELCOMING AND. MAKE A GOOD.

ENVIRONMENT FOR. EVERYONE. AND I THINK IT'S. ANOTHER TO BASICALLY. SAY THAT MASCULINITY. IS BAD. >> Reporter: ONE OF. THE PRESIDENT'S. EXECUTIVE ORDERS. DIRECTS THE ATTORNEY. GENERAL TO SUBMIT. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR. ENFORCING FEDERAL. CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS TO. ENCOURAGE THE PRIVATE. SECTOR TO END D.E.I. ANOTHER OUT TODAY. REVOKES AN EXECUTIVE. ORDER SIGNED BY. PRESIDENT LYNDON. JOHNSON IN 1965 THAT. THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION SAYS. MANDATED AFFIRMATIVE. ACTION. TONIGHT THE. CONGRESSIONAL BLACK. CAUCUS CALLING TRUMP'S. CHANGES AN ATTEMPT TO.

TAKE OUR COUNTRY. BACKWARD. >> DIVERSITY, EQUITY. AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS. IS REALLY TEACHING US. HOW TO ALL WORK. TOGETHER IN A POSITIVE. WAY FOR A COMMON GOAL. >> Reporter: FORMER. FACEBOOK EMPLOYEE BARI. WILLIAMS KEPT CREATE. ONE OF THE COMPANY'S. CANCELED DIVERSITY. INITIATIVES. >> PEOPLE THINK THAT. EQUATES TO LOWERING. THE BAR. IT ISN'T LOWERING THE. BAR. IT'S CASTING A WIDER. NET. >> Reporter: IT'S NOT. YET CLEAR HOW MANY. FEDERAL WORKERS THIS. WILL IMPACT. SOME CAREER EMPLOYEES. MAY HAVE JOB. PROTECTIONS THAT MAKE. IT HARDER TO FIRE. THEM.

LESTER? >> ALL RIGHT. GABE GUTIERREZ AT THE. WHITE HOUSE, THANKS. >>> AND GROWING. FALLOUT FROM PRESIDENT. TRUMP'S PARDONS FOR. THE JANUARY 6th. DEFENDANTS. TWO FAR RIGHT LEADERS. CONVICTED OF SEDITIOUS. CONSPIRACY WALKING. FREE. WE'RE ALSO LEARNING. NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE. PRESIDENT'S CRACKDOWN. AT THE BORDER. PETER ALEXANDER IS AT. THE WHITE HOUSE. >> Reporter: THEY'RE. THE HAUNTING IMAGES OF. THE ARMED ASSAULT ON. THE CAPITOL FOUR YEARS. AGO THAT RESULTED IN. MORE THAN 1,100. CONVICTIONS. TONIGHT ONE OF THE. MOST PROMINENT, ENRIQUE TARRIO, HEAD. OF THE FAR RIGHT PROUD. BOYS, WHO WAS FOUND. GUILTY OF SEDITIOUS.

CONSPIRACY, SEEN AT. MIAMI AIRPORT AFTER. HIS RELEASE UNDER. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S. SWEEPING PARDONS. TARRIO EARLIER WITH. THIS OMINOUS WARNING. >> I'M HAPPY THAT THE. PRESIDENT'S FOCUSING. NOT ON RETRIBUTION AND. FOCUSING ON SUCCESS. BUT I WILL TELL YOU. THAT I'M NOT GOING TO. PLAY BY THOSE RULES. THE PEOPLE WHO DID. THIS, THEY NEED TO. FEEL THE HEAT. >> Reporter: REPUBLICAN LISA. MURKOWSKI TONIGHT. REBUKING THE DECISION. TO PARDON VIOLENT. OFFENDERS. >> YOU JUST BLANKET. PARDON ALL OF THEM.

WITHOUT CONSEQUENCE? I THINK THAT THAT. SOUNDS -- SENDS A. HORRIBLE MESSAGE TO. OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. OFFICERS. >> Reporter: SPOTTED. INSIDE THE CAPITOL. TODAY, STEWART RHODES, HEAD OF THE FAR RIGHT. EXTREMIST GROUP THE. OATH KEEPERS, WHO WAS. JUST RELEASED AFTER. O. YEARS OF AN 18-YEAR. SENTENCE FOR DIRECTING. HIS MEMBERS DURING THE. RIOT. THE FEDERAL JUDGE AT. RHODES'S 2023. SENTENCING WARNING. "THE MOMENT YOU ARE. RELEASED, WHENEVER. THAT MAY, YOU'LL BE. READY TO TAKE UP ARMS. AGAINST YOUR. GOVERNMENT.". RETIRED CAPITOL POLICE. SERGEANT AQUILINO. GONELL WAS ONE OF THE.

OFFICERS INJURED, TELLING NBC NEWS "IT'S. A BETRAYAL. THEY WERE DOING THE. FIGHTING ON HIS. BEHALF. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON. HE PARDONED THEM.". PRESIDENT TRUMP. TELLING US HE STRONGLY. BACKS POLICE. >> I AM THE FRIEND OF. POLICE MORE THAN ANY. PRESIDENT THAT'S EVER. BEEN IN THIS OFFICE. >> Reporter: WE. PRESSED HIM YESTERDAY. >> VICE PRESIDENT J.D. VANCE, HE SAID IF --. THIS IS A WEEK AGO. HE SAID, "IF YOU. COMMITTED VIOLENCE ON. JANUARY 6th, OBVIOUSLY. YOU SHOULD NOT BE. PARDONED.". WHY IS YOUR VICE. PRESIDENT WRONG? >> WELL, ONLY FOR ONE.

REASON. THEY'VE SERVED YEARS. IN JAIL. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT. TRUMP ALSO TAKING NEW. ACTION TO SECURE THE. SOUTHERN BORDER. THE WHITE HOUSE. ANNOUNCING THE. DEPLOYMENT OF 1,500. ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY. AND NATIONAL GUARD. TROOPS. AND THE SUSPENSION OF. ALL MIGRANT BORDER. CROSSINGS INCLUDING. BLOCKING ASYLUM. SEEKERS FROM ENTERING. THE U.S. >> PETER, WE'VE JUST. LEARNED THE FIRST LAW. PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL. SIGN IS ALSO RELATED. TO IMMIGRATION. >> Reporter: YEAH, LESTER, THAT'S RIGHT. THE REPUBLICAN HOUSE. JUST PASSED THE LAKEN. RILEY ACT NAMED AFTER. A GEORGIA NURSING. STUDENT MURDERED BY AN. UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANT. THAT MIGRANT HAD.

PREVIOUSLY BEEN. ARRESTED FOR. SHOPLIFTING BUT WAS. NOT DETAINED. THE NEW LAW WILL. REQUIRE I.C.E. TO. DETAIN MIGRANTS WHO. ARE ARRESTED FOR. BURGLARY OR. SHOPLIFTING. LESTER? >> PETER ALEXANDER. TONIGHT, THANK YOU. >>> IN 60 SECONDS THE. LEGAL BATTLE OVER. POLICE AND DEADLY. FORCE. WAS THE SHOOTING OF A. TEXAS MOTORIST. JUSTIFIED? THE ARGUMENTS BEFORE. >>> WE'RE BACK NOW. WITH A POTENTIAL. LANDMARK SUPREME COURT.

CASE. THE JUSTICES HEARING. ARGUMENTS OVER A. DEADLY POLICE SHOOTING. IN TEXAS IN 2016. LAURA JARRETT NOW ON. THE POSSIBLE. NATIONWIDE IMPACT. >> Reporter: IT. HAPPENED IN JUST. SECONDS. 24-YEAR-OLD ASHTIAN. BARNES PULLED OVER ON. THE SIDE OF THIS TEXAS. HIGHWAY. THE RENTAL CAR HE WAS. DRIVING BELIEVED TO. HAVE OUTSTANDING TOLL. VIOLATIONS. OFFICER ROBERTO FELIX. JR. APPEARING ON THE. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, SOON DRAWING HIS GUN, PROMPTING BARNES TO. TAKE OFF.

AS FELIX JUMPS ONTO. THE CAR'S RUNNING. BOARD AND FIRES, KILLING BARNES AT THE. SCENE. NOW NEARLY A DECADE. LATER BARNES'S MOTHER, JANICE HUGHES, HOPING. THE U.S. SUPREME COURT. WILL CHANGE HOW COURTS. TREAT THESE DEADLY. POLICE ENCOUNTERS. NATIONWIDE. >> I REALLY HONESTLY. KNOW THAT IN MY HEART. ASHTIAN DID NOT. DESERVE TO DIE THAT. DAY. TOOK A PIECE OF ME, AN. ENTIRE PIECE OF ME, THAT I CAN NEVER GET. BACK.

I HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO. LIVE WITH THAT MISSING. PIECE. >> Reporter: A GRAND. JURY DECLINED TO. INDICT OFFICER FELIX. ON CRIMINAL CHARGES, BUT HUGHES BROUGHT A. CIVIL LAWSUIT THAT HAS. FACED AN UPHILL. BATTLE. LOWER COURTS FINDING. FELIX DID NOT USE. EXCESSIVE FORCE. THEIR INQUIRY INTO HIS. ACTIONS CONFINED. FOCUSED ONLY ON THE. QUESTION OF WHETHER HE. REASONABLY BELIEVED HE. WAS IN DANGER IN THE. SECONDS BEFORE HE SHOT. BARNES. FELIX SAYING THIS AT. THE TIME. >> I'VE GOT TO ASK, WHY DID YOU FIRE YOUR. WEAPON? >> WELL, WHEN HE.

STARTED TO DRIVE OFF, I FELT THAT I WAS. GOING TO GET RUN OVER. >> Reporter: IN. ARGUMENTS TODAY THE. JUSTICES WRESTLING. WITH WHETHER TO SAY. COURTS MUST BROADEN. THEIR INQUIRY AND. CONSIDER ALL THE. EVENTS LEADING UP TO A. SHOOTING. WHICH COULD INCLUDE. OFFICERS PUTTING. THEMSELVES AT RISK. SOME OF THE JUSTICES. APPEARING WARY THAT. COULD MAKE IT MORE. DIFFICULT FOR POLICE. TO DO THEIR JOBS. >> WHAT'S AN OFFICER. SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN AT. A TRAFFIC STOP AND. SOMEONE PULLS AWAY? JUST LET THEM GO? >> Reporter: NO MATTER.

THE OUTCOME, HUGHES. SAYS SHE HAD TO FIGHT. FOR HER SON. >> THIS COULD BE. ANYBODY. I COULD BE ANYONE'S. MOTHER SITTING HERE. RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: LAURA. JARRETT, NBC NEWS. >>> WE'RE GOING TO. TAKE A BREAK HERE. UP NEXT, THE MAJOR. LEGAL SETTLEMENT AND. REPORTED BIG PAYOUT. FOR PRINCE HARRY AS HE. ENDS HIS LONG-RUNNING. >>> PRINCE HARRY. DECLARING A MAJOR. LEGAL VICTORY TONIGHT. AFTER SETTLING A. LAWSUIT WITH RUPERT. MURDOCH'S TABLOIDS IN. THE UK. MEAGAN FITZGERALD NOW.

WITH MORE FROM LONDON. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, PRINCE HARRY SETTLING. HIS YEARS-LONG LEGAL. BATTLE WITH A BRITISH. TABLOID, WINNING A. SUBSTANTIAL PAYOUT AND. A RARE APOLOGY. HIS LAWYER CALLING IT. A MONUMENTAL VICTORY. >> TODAY THE LIES ARE. LAID BARE. TODAY THE COVER-UPS. ARE EXPOSED. AND TODAY PROVES THAT. NO ONE STANDS ABOVE. THE LAW. >> Reporter: THE. SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE. DUKE OF SUSSEX AND. RUPERT MURDOCH'S NEWS.

GROUP NEWSPAPERS CAME. HOURS BEFORE A HIGHLY. ANTICIPATED TRIAL WAS. SET TO BEGIN OVER. WHETHER NGN-OWNED. TABLOID "THE SUN" USED. ILLEGAL TACTICS TO. SCORE SCOOPS ABOUT. HARRY'S LIFE. AS PART OF THE. SETTLEMENT NGN. OFFERING HARRY A FULL. AND UNEQUIVOCAL. APOLOGY FOR THE. SERIOUS INTRUSION INTO. HIS PRIVATE LIFE. INCLUDING INCIDENTS OF. UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES. CARRIED OUT BY PRIVATE. INVESTIGATORS WORKING. FOR "THE SUN.". NGN ALSO APOLOGIZING. TO HARRY FOR PHONE. HACKING AND. SURVEILLANCE AT A NOW.

SHUTTERED TABLOID AND. FOR INTRUSION INTO THE. PRIVATE LIFE OF. PRINCESS DIANA, HIS. LATE MOTHER. FOR HARRY THE CRUSADE. AGAINST THE TABLOIDS. HAS LONG BEEN. PERSONAL. >> THE GOAL IS. ACCOUNTABILITY. IT'S REALLY THAT. SIMPLE. >> Reporter: AND. LESTER, TONIGHT. HARRY'S ATTORNEYS ARE. NOW CALLING FOR A.