NBC Nightly News Full Episode - July 14

>>> TONIGHT, THE. DEADLY FIRE AT AN. ASSISTED LIVING. FACILITY, KILLING AT. LEAST NINE PATIENTS. RESIDENTS HANGING OUT. OF WINDOWS SCREAMING. FOR HELP. THE INTENSE RESCUES. AS FAST-SPREADING. FLAMES WERE TRAPPING. SENIORS AND FILLING. THE FACILITY WITH. THICK SMOKE. SEVERAL DEAD AND 30. MORE TAKEN TO. HOSPITALS. THE MOUNTING. QUESTIONS TONIGHT. ABOUT HOW IT ALL. STARTED. >>> A PRIVATE PLANE. CRASHED INTO A. FLORIDA NEIGHBORHOOD.

A FAMILY ONBOARD. FLYING BACK FROM. TURKS AND CAICOS. PEOPLE RUSHING OUT OF. THEIR OWN HOMES TO. HELP THOSE TRAPPED IN. THE WRECKAGE. >> ALSO TONIGHT, THE. DANGEROUS INFERNO. NEAR THE GRAND. CANYON. WILDFIRES EXPLODING. NEAR THE NORTHERN. RIM. THIS HISTORIC LODGE. ENTIRELY ENGULFED. ONE INFERNO GROWING. NEARLY 20 TIMES IN. SIZE IN A SINGLE DAY. PARTS OF THE PARK NOW. SHUT DOWN. >>> THE DEADLY CHURCH. SHOOTING IN KENTUCKY. A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. SHOT ON THE DAY OF. SUNDAY SERVICE. THE CHILLING WORDS.

THE GUNMAN REPORTEDLY. SAID BEFORE PULLING. THE TRIGGER. >>> IN WASHINGTON, PRESIDENT TRUMP. ANNOUNCING PLANS TO. REARM UKRAINE AND. MAKING TARIFF THREATS. AGAINST RUSSIA. WHAT HE REVEALED. ABOUT HIS PHONE CALLS. WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN. >>> OUR EXCLUSIVE. WITH THE PARENTS OF. IDAHO MURDER VICTIM. ETHAN CHAPIN. WHAT IT WAS LIKE FOR. THEM TO SEE BRYAN. KOHBERGER IN COURT. FOR THE FIRST TIME. >>> THE DANGEROUS. STUNT CAUGHT ON. CAMERA. A TEEN DYING A WEEK. AGO AFTER SUBWAY. SURFING. NOW A GROUP INCLUDING.

12-YEAR-OLDS SEEN. DOING THE SAME THING. ON SPEEDING SUBWAY. TRAINS. >> THE MIRACLE. RESCUE, THE. PARAGLIDER FLYING. DIRECTLY INTO POWER. LINES AND PLUNGING. DOWN INTO THE RIVER, SOMEHOW SURVIVING. >>> AND THE GOOD NEWS. ABOUT AN ARMY OF. VOLUNTEERS HELPING. THIS FLOODED TEXAS. CAMP REOPEN. >>> AND GOOD EVENING. WE BEGIN TONIGHT IN. MASSACHUSETTS WHERE A. DEADLY FIRE TORE.

THROUGH AN ASSISTED. LIVING FACILITY. SOME PEOPLE STUCK. INSIDE SEEN HANGING. OUT OF WINDOWS, DESPERATELY SCREAMING. FOR HELP, ACCORDING. TO OFFICIALS. AS FLAMES AND THICK. SMOKE ENVELOPED THEIR. ROOMS. AMONG THE PEOPLE. TRAPPED INSIDE, SENIOR CITIZENS WHO. RELY ON WHEELCHAIRS. TO GET AROUND AND. OXYGEN TANKS TO. BREATHE. AT LEAST NINE PEOPLE. WERE KILLED. DOZENS MORE RUSHED TO. THE HOSPITAL. THERE ARE GROWING. QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW. THE FIRE BEGAN AND. THE LIVING CONDITIONS. AT THE FACILITY WHERE. IT HAPPENED. EMILIE IKEDA IS THERE.

TONIGHT. >> DRAMATIC RESCUES. AT A SENIOR LIVING. FACILITY WHERE A FIRE. TORE THROUGH LATE. SUNDAY KILLING NINE. PEOPLE BETWEEN 61 AND. 86 YEARS OLD. >> BE ADVISED WE HAVE. A VICTIM ON THE THIRD. FLOOR. >> Reporter: FIREFIGHTERS. SQUEEZING RESIDENTS. THROUGH WINDOWS AND. CARRYING THEM DOWN. LADDERS IN FALL. RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS. >> ALL OF THE SMOKE, RIGHT IN MICE FACE. ALL I COULD DO WAS. STAND THERE AND. CHOKE. >> Reporter: RESIDENTS'.

DESPERATION WORSENED. BY PHYSICAL. LIMITATIONS. SO MANY RELY ON. OXYGEN TANKS, WHEELCHAIRS, AND. WALKERS. 71-YEAR-OLD LORRAINE. SAYS WHEN SHE OPENED. HER DOOR, SMOKE. ENGULFED HER ROOM. WHAT WAS GOING. THROUGH YOUR MIND. WHEN YOU REALIZED YOU. COULDN'T REACH THE. EXIT? >> THAT I WAS GOING. TO DIE. AND I WAS BREATHING. IN THE SMOKE. AND I JUST KNEW I WAS. NOT GOING TO MAKE IT. >> Reporter: AFTER. SCREAMING FOR HELP, A. FIREFIGHTER WAS ABLE. TO BREAK HER SECOND. FLOOR BATHROOM. WINDOW. WHAT WOULD YOU WANT. TO SAY TO THAT. FIREFIGHTER? >> I WOULD WANT TO. SAY I LOVE YOU.

AND YOU'LL ALWAYS BE. IN MY PRAYERS. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. FOR SAVING MY LIFE. >> Reporter: AMBULANCE AFTER. AMBULANCE TRANSPORTED. AROUND 30 PEOPLE TO. LOCAL HOSPITALS. ONE PERSON ACCORDING. TO AUTHORITIES. REMAINS IN CRITICAL. CONDITION. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY. OTHER MEDICAL UNITS. AVAILABLE. >> NEGATIVE. >> THERE WERE MORE. RESCUES OUT OF THIS. BUILDING LAST NIGHT. THAN THERE HAVE BEEN. IN THE 23 YEARS I. HAVE BEEN A. FIREFIGHTER. >> Reporter: INVESTIGATORS SAYING. TONIGHT THE CAUSE OF. THE FIRE DOES NOT. APPEAR TO BE.

SUSPICIOUS. BUT SOME RESIDENTS. ARE RAISING CONCERNS. ABOUT THE CONDITION. OF THE FACILITY. THE OWNER OF GABRIEL. HOUSE DID NOT RESPOND. TO OUR REQUEST FOR. COMMENT. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY HE. IS COOPERATING, AS. THE CITY'S MAYOR. PROMISES A THOROUGH. INVESTIGATION. >> WHAT WAS THE. STAFFING LIKE AT THE. FACILITY? WHAT WERE THE FIRE. DETECTORS WORKING. LOOK, WHAT WERE THE. SPRINKLERS LIKE? >> Reporter: AS A. HEARTBROKEN COMMUNITY. REMEMBERS THE LIVES. LOST. >> I'M JUST HAPPY I. GOT TO TALK TO HIM.

SORRY. >> IT IS TERRIBLY. SAD, AND EMELIE JOINS. US. FIREFIGHTERS. DESCRIBING A REALLY. CHALLENGING SCENE, I. CAN IMAGINE? >> TOM, THAT'S RIGHT. THERE WERE AC UNITS. BLOCKING THE LARGEST. WINDOWS AND EXIT. POINTS. AND THE FIREFIGHTER. UNION DESCRIBING THAT. IF THEY HAD BEEN. PROPERLY STAFFED, ADEQUATELY STAFFED, MORE LIVES COULD HAVE. BEEN SAVED, TOM. >> EMILIE IKEDA. LEADING US OFF. THANK YOU. >>> NOW TO THAT.

STUNNING SCENE IN. FLORIDA. A PLANE CRASHING INTO. A NEIGHBORHOOD, BARELY AVOIDING. HITTING HOMES WITH. RESIDENTS RUSHING OUT. TO SAVE SURVIVORS. TOM COSTELLO WITH THE. INCREDIBLE VIDEO. TONIGHT. >> Reporter: THE. PEOPLE WHO LIVE. NEARBY SAY IT SOUNDED. LIKE A SEMI TRUCK. CRASHING ON THEIR. STREET. PLANE DEBRIS ON THEIR. FRONT LAWNS. A SMALL CESSNA SKY. MASTER SLAMMING INTO. A TREE JUST AFTER. 8:00 P.M. IMMEDIATELY, NEIGHBORS RAN TO. HELP. AS SMOKE POURED FROM.

THE PLANE, ONE. NEIGHBOR GRABBED A. GARDEN HOSE. OTHERS GRABBED AN AX. AND FIRE. EXTINGUISHER, WORKING. FAST TO PULL VICTIMS. OUT. MEANWHILE, FELLOW. PILOTS RADIOED AIR. TRAFFIC CONTROL. >> YEAH, THERE IS A. DOWNED AIRCRAFT HERE. >> Reporter: NBC 6 IN. MIAMI REPORTS FOUR. PEOPLE WERE ONBOARD. INCLUDING MEMBERS OF. A FAMILY. ALL WITH MINOR. INJURIES. >> THERE'S A BLESSING. IN THIS THAT NOBODY. WAS KILLED. AND THAT'S PRIMARILY. BECAUSE THE PLANE. DIDN'T BLOW UP. >> Reporter: FLIGHT.

AWARE SHOWS THE PLANE. HAD SPENT MORE THAN. THREE HOURS FLYING. FROM THE TURKS AND. CAICOS TO THE NORTH. PERRY AIRPORT IN. PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA. WHERE IT CRASHED. SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE MAYOR OF PEMBROKE. PINES SAYS THERE HAVE. BEEN MORE THAN 35. CRASHES OVER THE PAST. FIVE YEARS INVOLVING. THAT AIRPORT. HE'S CALLING ON. BROWARD COUNTY TO. LAUNCH A FULL. INVESTIGATION. TOM. >> ALL RIGHT, TOM, WE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> TONIGHT, FIREFIGHTERS ARE. BATTLING TWO. WILDFIRES NEAR THE. GRAND CANYON THAT. HAVE FORCED HUNDREDS. OF EVACUATIONS.

WE WANT TO GO. STRAIGHT LIVE TO. STEVE PATTERSON WHO. IS THERE. WE CAN SEE RIGHT. THERE ALL THAT SMOKE. BEHIND YOU. >> Reporter: TOM, FROM HERE, YOU CAN. SEE IT, YOU CAN FEEL. IT. AND RIGHT NOW, CREWS. ARE FIGHTING AGAINST. IT. THE CLIFFS OF THIS 6. MILLION-YEAR-OLD. CANYON. TONIGHT, FOR GRAND. CANYON TOURISTS, TAKING IN THE ICONIC. EVER BREATHTAKING. VISTA, THE VIEW NOW. COMES WITH AN. UNWANTED FILTER, TOWERS OF SMOKE. WHAT'S IT LIKE TO SEE. IT JUST COVERED IN.

SMOKE? >> IT'S VERY. DEPRESSING. >> Reporter: ACROSS. ARIZONA'S MAJESTIC. CANYON, FIREFIGHTERS. STRUGGLING FOR. CONTROL AS THE TWIN. FIRES RAGE. FORCING HUNDREDS OF. EVACUATIONS. >> WE ARE ALL GETTING. EVACUATED RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: THE. DESTRUCTIVE DRAGON. BRAVO FIRE BEGAN ON. JULY 4th ALONG THE. CANYON'S NORTH RIM. DAYS LATER, THE. MASSIVE WHITE SAGE. FIRE STARTED 35 MILES. NORTH AT ONE POINT. GROWING 20 TIMES IN. SIZE IN 24 HOURS. BOTH STILL BURNING. OUT OF CONTROL.

THE REMOTE BEAUTY OF. THE NORTH RIM. DEVASTATED. ANY PROGRESS AT THIS. POINT? >> WE STILL HAVE ZERO. PERCENT CONTAINMENT. WE'RE IN FULL. SUPPRESSION MODE. WE'RE THROWING. EVERYTHING WE GOT AT. IT. >> Reporter: PARK. OFFICIALS CONFIRM 70. STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN. DESTROYED. AT LEAST 500 PEOPLE. FORCED TO EVACUATE, LEAVING EVERYTHING. BEHIND. >> IT HAS BEEN A. TRYING WEEK FOR. EVERYONE. THE LOSS IS. DEVASTATING. >> Reporter: A BIG. PART OF THAT LOSS, THE NEARLY. CENTURY-OLD GRAND. CANYON LODGE.

ONLY ABOUT 10% OF THE. CANYON TOURISTS. TRAVEL TO THE NORTH. RIM, NOW SHUT DOWN. FOR THE REST OF THE. SEASON. ACROSS THE BORDER, WINDS WHIPPING UP. THIS FIRENADO AS. FIREFIGHTERS TAKE ON. THE DEER CREEK FIRE. IN UTAH. BACK HERE AT THE. GRAND CANYON --. >> WE COULD BARELY. SEE THE PHOTOS. IT LOOKS BLACK. >> Reporter: THE. FLAMES STILL STAINING. THAT PICTURE PERFECT. BEAUTY. STEVE PATTERSON, NBC. NEWS, GRAND CANYON. NATIONAL PARK. >> WE WANT TO TURN. NOW TO TEXAS WHERE A. FLOOD WATCH IS IN. EFFECT IN THE HILL. COUNTRY, COMPLICATING. AN ALREADY.

CHALLENGING SEARCH. FOR THOSE STILL. MISSING FROM THE. DEADLY FLOODING ON. THE FOURTH OF JULY. HERE'S MORGAN CHESKY. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, DANGEROUS DOWNPOURS. THREATENING THE TEXAS. HILL COUNTRY, WITH. FLOOD WATCHES. COVERING AREAS IN. RECOVERY MODE. THE DEATH TOLL. STATE-WIDE FROM THE. FLOODING NOW MORE. THAN 130 PEOPLE. AS NEW DETAILS EMERGE. ABOUT THE CRUCIAL. MOMENTS THE WATERS. ROSE. AT 1:14 A.M. ON JULY. 4th, A FAMILY. SPOKESPERSON TELLS. NBC NEWS DICK. EASTLAND, THE OWNER. OF CAMP MYSTIC, RECEIVED A NATIONAL.

WEATHER SERVICE ALERT. ON HIS CELL PHONE. THE SPOKESMAN SAID HE. THEN WALKED OUTSIDE. TO ASSESS THE. PROPERTY. CALLED FAMILY ON. WALKIE-TALKIES AND. BETWEEN 2:00 AND 2:30. A.M., STAFF BEGAN. MOVING CAMPERS TO THE. MYSTIC REC HALL. EASTLAND LATER DIED. IN THE FLOODS. FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC. LOSS OF LIFE, GROWING. SCRUTINY OVER THE. LACK OF WARNINGS FROM. OFFICIALS. THE ONLY ONES ABLE TO. TELL RESIDENTS TO. EVACUATE OR SHELTER. IN PLACE. >> IT WASN'T LIKE A. TORNADO. IT WASN'T LIKE A. HURRICANE EVEN. IT LASTED ALL DAY.

>> Reporter: WE ASKED. KERRVILLE CITY. MANAGER DALTON RICE. ON WHO HAS AUTHORITY. TO ISSUE ALERTS AT A. CITY LEVEL. WHAT PERSON WOULD. THAT BE? >> ULTIMATELY, ULTIMATELY, IT'S ME. ULTIMATELY, I HAVE. THE ULTIMATE. AUTHORITY TO BE ABLE. TO MAKE THOSE. DECISIONS. >> Reporter: RICE. ADDING HE WAS. MANAGING RESCUES AND. SAYS OTHER LOCAL. OFFICIALS CAN ALSO. BLAST OUT CITY-WIDE. WARNINGS. DID YOU ISSUE ONE? >> YEAH, I DID NOT, BUT THAT DOES NOT. MEAN SOMETHING DID OR. DID NOT GET ISSUED. I DON'T KNOW. WE HAVEN'T DOVE INTO. LOOKING AT THE AFTER. ACTION STUFF. >> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY FULL.

REVIEWS ARE STILL. COMING. UNTIL THEN, THE. SEARCH FOR THE. MISSING NOW IN ITS. SECOND WEEK. THESE DIVERS CLEARING. OFF DEBRIS ABOVE. BEFORE SCOURING THE. MURKY DEPTHS BELOW. A PAINSTAKING PROCESS. FOR CLOSURE THAT MAY. NEVER COME. AND TONIGHT, WITH. RIVER LEVELS STILL UP. AND POTENTIALLY MORE. RAIN ON THE WAY, AUTHORITIES ASKING. ALL VOLUNTEERS TO. STAY ON HIGHER. GROUND. TOM. >> AND MORGAN, WE CAN. ALREADY SEE THAT RAIN. HEADED YOUR WAY. AL ROKER IS JOINING. US NOW. AL, WE SEE IT RIGHT. THERE JUST SOUTH OF. KERRVILLE. >> WE HAVE THESE.

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES, FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS. ALSO FOR TEXAS. WE'RE TALKING 2 TO 5. INCHES OF RAIN. ALREADY THAT'S FALLEN. AND WE COULD BE. LOOKING AT EVEN MORE. TONIGHT. WE ALSO MOVE TO THE. EAST WHERE WE HAVE. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS, FLOOD WATCHES, AIRPORT DELAYS, FLOODED OUT HIGHWAYS, A REAL MESS. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN. ON TOP OF THIS, AND. THEN WE HEAD TO THE. SOUTH. FLORIDA ALREADY. PICKING UP SEVERAL. INCHES OF RAIN. THEY COULD SEE. ANOTHER FIVE INCHES, AND BEFORE IT'S ALL. OVER, THERE'S THIS. AREA OF DEVELOPMENT. AREA 93-L LOOKING TO.

COME ACROSS FLORIDA. AND INTO THE GULF. THIS COULD BE DEXTER. BEFORE WE GET TOWARD. THE END OF THE WEEK. >> WE'LL STAY. TRACKING THAT. WE KNOW THE WATERS. ARE WARM. AL, WE THANK YOU. >>> NOW TO THE NEW. MOVE BY PRESIDENT. TRUMP ANNOUNCING THE. U.S. WILL SEND. MILITARY AID TO. UKRAINE, PAID FOR MY. NATO ALLIES. AND ISSUING A WARNING. TO VLADIMIR PUTIN IF. HE DOES NOT MAKE A. PEACE DEAL. GARRETT HAAKE IS AT. THE WHITE HOUSE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, AS RUSSIAN TROOPS. PUSH ACROSS THE. BATTLEFIELDS OF. EASTERN UKRAINE, PRESIDENT TRUMP. UNVEILING A NEW PLAN. TO FORCE VLADIMIR.

PUTIN TO NEGOTIATING. TABLE. REARM UKRAINE WITH. AMERICAN MILITARY. AID, INCLUDING. PATRIOT AIR DEFENSE. SYSTEMS THAT WILL BE. DISTRIBUTED AND PAID. FOR BY NATO ALLIES. >> THIS IS BILLIONS. OF DOLLARS WORTH OF. MILITARY EQUIPMENT. THAT'S GOING TO BE. PURCHASED FROM THE. UNITED STATES. GOING TO NATO, ET. CETERA. THEY'RE PAYING FOR. EVERYTHING. WE'RE NOT PAYING. ANYMORE. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP ALSO. SETTING A 50-DAY. DEADLINE FOR PUTIN TO. MAKE A DEAL TO END. THE WAR. OR FACE IMPOSITION OF. WHAT HE CALLED. SECONDARY TARIFFS.

MEANT TO CHOKE OFF. RUSSIA'S ECONOMY. THROUGH STEEP. PENALTIES ON ITS. TRADING PARTNERS. >> WE'RE GOING TO DO. SECONDARY TARIFFS IF. WE DON'T HAVE A DEAL. IN 50 DAYS AND. THEY'LL BE AT 100%. >> Reporter: THE. PRESIDENT MAKING. PLAIN HIS FRUSTRATION. WITH PUTIN'S FLATTERY. AND FAILURES TO. FOLLOW THROUGH ON. TALKS OF PEACE. >> I GO HOME, I TELL. THE FIRST LADY, I. SPOKE TO VLADIMIR. TODAY. WE HAD A WONDERFUL. CONVERSATION. SHE SAID, OH, REALLY? ANOTHER CITY WAS JUST. HIT. SO IT'S LIKE, LOOK, HE'S I DON'T WANT TO.

SAY HE'S AN ASSASSIN, BUT HE'S A TOUGH GUY. >> Reporter: UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT. ZELENSKYY REACTING, SAYING I AM GRATEFUL. TO PRESIDENT TRUMP. FOR HIS READINESS TO. HELP PROTECT OUR. PEOPLE'S LIVES. TONIGHT, PRESIDENT. TRUMP ALSO RESPONDING. TO FORMER PRESIDENT. BIDEN WHO IN A NEW. INTERVIEW WITH "THE. NEW YORK TIMES". CALLED TRUMP AND. OTHER REPUBLICANS. LIARS FOR SAYING HIS. AIDES HAD USED AN. AUTOPEN WITHOUT HIS. AUTHORIZATION FOR. THOUSANDS OF PARDONS. AND CLEMENCIES ISSUED. IN HIS. ADMINISTRATION'S. FINAL WEEKS. BIDEN TELLING THE. TIMES, QUOTE, I MADE.

EVERY DECISION WHILE. ACKNOWLEDGING HIS. STAFF USED AN AUTOPEN. TO APPLY HIS. SIGNATURE BECAUSE, HE. SAID, WE'RE TALKING. ABOUT A WHOLE LOT OF. PEOPLE. TRUMP, WHO HAS ALSO. MADE USE OF AN. AUTOPEN, RESPONDING. >> I GUARANTEE HE. KNEW NOTHING ABOUT. WHAT HE WAS SIGNING. I GUARANTEE IT. >> Reporter: AND. TONIGHT, IN A VICTORY. FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP, THE SUPREME COURT. RULED HE CAN FIRE. NEARLY 1400 EMPLOYEES. OF THE DEPARTMENT OF. EDUCATION AFTER LOWER. COURT BLOCKED THE. MASS LAYOFFS. THE PRESIDENT WANTS. TO ELIMINATE THE. DEPARTMENT WHICH ONLY. CONGRESS CAN DO. TOM. >> ALL RIGHT,

GARRETT, THANK YOU. >>> NOW TO KENTUCKY. WHERE AUTHORITIES ARE. INVESTIGATING A. DEADLY SHOOTING SPREE. THAT ENDED AT A. BAPTIST CHURCH. THE DAUGHTER OF ONE. VICTIM SAYING THE. GUNMAN KNEW HER. FAMILY'S SCHEDULE. MAGGIE VESPA HAS THE. DETAILS. >> Reporter: NEW. DETAILS TONIGHT IN. THE DEADLY SHOOTING. SPREE THAT POLICE SAY. LEFT A KENTUCKY. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. DEAD AND THREE OTHERS. INJURED INCLUDING A. STATE TROOPER. >> MY MOM WAS DOWN. THERE COOKING TO FEED. EVERYBODY, DOING WHAT. SHE LOVED. >> Reporter: STATE. POLICE SAY. 47-YEAR-OLD GUY HOUSE. SHOT THE TROOPER WHO. PULLED HIM OVER NEAR.

LEXINGTON'S BLUE. GRASS AIRPORT SUNDAY, THEN CARJACKED. ANOTHER CAR AND DROVE. TO RICHMOND ROAD. BAPTIST CHURCH. FAMILY OF THE VICTIMS. TELLING THE LEXINGTON. HERALD LEADER HOUSE. ENTERED LOOKING FOR. THE MOTHER OF HIS. THREE CHILDREN, WHO. THEY SAID WASN'T. THERE. THEY TOLD THE PAPER. HE SAID, WELL, SOMEONE IS GOING TO. HAVE TO DIE THEN. AND OPENED FIRE, KILLING HER MOTHER. AND SISTER. BEVERLY GUM AND. CHRISTINA COMBS. ALSO CRITICALLY. INJURING GUM'S. HUSBAND, PASTOR JERRY. GUM AND ANOTHER MAN. >> HE KNEW THE. SCHEDULE. HE KNEW THEY WERE ALL.

ABOUT TO LET OUT FOR. CHURCH. THAT'S WHY HE CAME. DOWN TO THE. FELLOWSHIP HALL. >> Reporter: HOUSE. LATER DIED IN A. SHOOTOUT WITH POLICE. COURT RECORDS SHOW HE. HAD A LENGTHY. CRIMINAL HISTORY. INCLUDING FELONY. ROBBERY FOR WHICH HE. WAS SENTENCED TO TEN. YEARS IN PRISON. HE WAS DUE IN COURT. THIS MORNING FOR AN. ONGOING DOMESTIC. VIOLENCE CASE. INVOLVING A DIFFERENT. WOMAN WHO FILED A. RESTRAINING ORDER. AGAINST HIM EARLIER. THIS MONTH. AUTHORITIES SAY THAT. STATE TROOPER HAS. SERIOUS INJURIES BUT. IS STABLE AND THE. INVESTIGATION REMAINS.

ONGOING. TOM. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >>> NEXT, OUR NBC. NEWS EXCLUSIVE. THE PARENTS OF ONE OF. THE FOUR MURDERED. IDAHO COLLEGE. STUDENTS SPEAKING OUT. ABOUT THAT CHILLING. >>> NOW TO OUR NBC. NEWS EXCLUSIVE, THE. PARPTS OF ETHAN. CHAPIN, ONE OF THE. FOUR VICTIMS IN THE. IDAHO COLLEGE MURDER. CASE SPEAKING OUT. ABOUT THE MOMENT THEY. SAW THEIR SON'S. KILLER IN COURT.

>> HE'S GOING TO GET. WHAT'S COMING TO HIM. I REALLY DON'T CARE. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE. GUY. HE'S OFF THE STREETS. AND CAN'T HURT ANY. MORE KIDS. >> Reporter: JIM AND. STACY SAY THEY CAN. FINALLY BREATHE. AGAIN, KNOWING BRYAN. KOHBERGER, THE MAN. WHO KILLED THEIR SON, HIS GIRLFRIEND CANNA. KERNODLE AND HER. HOUSE MATES, WILL. SPEND THE REST OF HIS. LIFE BEHIND BARS. >> DID YOU KILL AND. MURDER ETHAN CHAPIN, A HUMAN BEING? >> YES. >> Reporter: KOHBERGER RECENTLY. PLED GUILTY IN A DEAL. THAT ALLOWED HIM TO. AVOID THE DEATH. PENALTY AND GAVE THE.

PARENTS THE ASSURANCE. HE'LL NEVER BE. ALLOWED TO APPEAL. THE CHAPINS SPOKE TO. NBC EXCLUSIVELY FOR. THE FIRST TIME SINCE. THAT CHILLING. CONFESSION. IS THAT YOUR FIRST. TIME SEEING BRYAN. KOHBERGER IN PERSON? >> YES. >> WHAT WAS THAT. LIKE? >> HONESTLY, I REALLY. DIDN'T GIVE IT A. THOUGHT. BECAUSE IT DOESN'T. MATTER. IT'S DONE. >> IT'S JUST. SHOCKING, THE. WRECKAGE THAT IS THAT. PERSON. >> RIGHT. >> Reporter: THEIR. FOCUS NOW, REMEMBERING ETHAN. HIS PARENTS AND. TRIPLET SIBLINGS.

REFLECT ON HIS LIFE. IN A NEW AMAZON PRIME. DOCUMENTARY, ONE. NIGHT IN IDAHO. >> ETHAN WAS. DEFINITELY LIKE THE. LEADER. I WOULD GO TO HIM AND. HUNTER WOULD GO TO. HIM. >> WE WERE RAISED. VERY CENTERED AROUND. FAMILY. WE WERE FRIENDS WITH. EVERYONE, BUT WE WERE. BEST FRIENDS WITH. EACH OTHER. >> Reporter: THE. FAMILY REMEMBERS. THEIR BEST FRIEND BY. HOLDING ON TO THINGS. HE LOVED. ETHAN'S JEEP STILL. PARKED IN THE GARAGE. >> IT WAS JUST SO. HIM. I MEAN, HE EVEN HAD. THE FLAG IN THE. GRILL. >> Reporter: IN WHAT. WAYS TO YOU FEEL. ETHAN'S PRESENCE?

>> EVERYWHERE IN THIS. HOUSE. >> YEAH. I MEAN, HE JUST COULD. BLOW INTO ANY ROOM. AND HAVE SOMETHING. FUNNY TO SAY. WE FEEL VERY. FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD. HIM FOR 20 YEARS. >> Reporter: IS. CLOSURE A WORD YOU. CAN USE TO DESCRIBE. THE PLEA DEAL FOR. YOUR FAMILY? >> YES. >> OH, ABSOLUTELY. NOW WE GET TO JUST. MOVE ON. >> YEAH. >> YEAH, THERE'S BIG. TIME CLOSURE. >> Reporter: LIZ. KREUTZ, NBC NEWS. >> WHEN WE COME BACK, THE STUNNING MOMENT A. PARAGLIDER CRASHED.

INTO POWER. >>> WE ARE BACK NOW. WITH A STUNNING. MOMENT CAUGHT ON. CAMERA. A PARAGLIDER IN NORTH. DAKOTA, PLUNGING INTO. THE RIVER BELOW. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. TOLD LOCAL MEDIA THEY. WERE ABLE TO RESCUE. THE PARAGLIDER FROM. THE WATER. THE PERSON WHO TOOK. THIS VIDEO CONFIRMING. THE MAN SOMEHOW. SURVIVED. >> HERE IN NEW YORK. CITY, FOUR KIDS WERE. SPOTTED BY POLICE. DRONES RIDING ON TOP.

OF TRAIN CARS. A DANGEROUS TREND. KNOWN AS SUBWAY. SURFING. TWO OF THE BOYS ARE. ONLY 12 YEARS OLD. POLICE BOARDED THAT. TRAIN AND ALL FOUR. KIDS WERE TAKEN INTO. CUSTODY. EARLIER THIS MONTH, A. TEEN DIED AFTER BEING. FOUND ON TOP OF A. TRAIN CAR. POLICE BELIEVE HE HAD. BEEN TRYING TO SUBWAY. SURF. >> BEYONCE'S COWBOY. CARTER TOUR IS ONE OF. THE HOTTEST SHOWS OF. THE SUMMER. BUT DURING A STOP IN. ATLANTA, TWO PEOPLE. IDENTIFYING. THEMSELVES TO POLICE. AS MEMBERS OF. BEYONCE'S TEAM SAID. THEIR CAR WAS BROKEN. INTO AND HARD DRIVES.

WITH FUTURE SET LISTS. AND UNRELEASED MUSIC. WERE STOLEN. SO FAR, THE SUPERSTAR. HASN'T COMMENTED. >>> WHEN WE COME. BACK, THE CAMP WHERE. SO MANY VOLUNTEERED. SHOWED UP TO HELP. AFTER. >>> FINALLY, THERE IS. GOOD NEWS TONIGHT IN. TEXAS, WHERE ONE CAMP. IS REOPENING A WEEK. AFTER THOSE FLOODS. AFTER HUNDREDS OF. VOLUNTEERS CAME. TOGETHER TO MAKE IT. HAPPEN. RYAN CHANDLER HAS THE. STORY.

>> WELCOME TO CAMP. >> Reporter: AFTER. TEN DARK DAYS, SMILES. START TO RISE ABOVE. THE GUADALUPE RIVER. IT'S CAMPERS' FIRST. DAY BACK AT CAMP AND. SPIRITS ARE HIGH. IN CENTER POINT, TEXAS, THIS IS A. PLACE FOR THOSE WHO. CAN'T ALWAYS GO TO. OTHER CAMPS. A REFUGE FOR KIDS AND. YOUNG ADULTS WITH. DISABILITIES. 21-YEAR-OLD KENNY IS. A VETERAN CAMPER. >> WELCOME BACK, KENNY. WELCOME BACK. >> I'M GRATEFUL THAT. I GET THIS. OPPORTUNITY, BUT AT.

THE SAME TIME, IT'S. ROUGH KNOWING. EVERYONE ELSE IS. STILL SUFFERING. >> Reporter: PARTS OF. THE CAMPGROUNDS WERE. DESTROYED BY THOSE. DEADLY FLASH FLOODS. MORE THAN 1500. VOLUNTEERS STEPPED. UP, SOME WITH. SHOVELS, OTHERS WITH. CHAINSAWS. THE OUTPOURING SO. LARGE, SOME WERE. TURNED AWAY. >> IT GIVES YOU AN. INCREDIBLE BELIEF. THAT, YEAH, TOMORROW. CAN BE BETTER THAN. TODAY BECAUSE THERE. ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE. WHO WILL MAKE IT SO. >> Reporter: THIS. COMMUNITY HAS A LOT. OF HARD TOMORROWS. AHEAD, BUT TODAY,

CAMP IS OPEN ONCE. AGAIN. THIS RIVER HAS CAUSED. SO MUCH PAIN THIS. WEEK. BUT AS YOU HAVE SEEN, IT CAN ALSO BE A. SOURCE OF JOY. >> MOST GROWTH OFTEN. HAPPENS AFTER THE. LARGEST TRAGEDIES. SOMETIMES THE DARKEST. STORMS CAN BRING THE. LARGEST GROWTH. >> Reporter: AFTER SO. MUCH HEARTACHE, A. GLIMMER OF HOPE. RYAN CHANDLER, NBC. NEWS, CENTER POINT,

TEXAS. >> AND THAT'S. "NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR. THIS MONDAY. I'M TOM LLAMAS. THANKS SO MUCH FOR. WATCHING. TONIGHT AND ALWAYS, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU. GOOD NIGHT.