NBC Nightly News Full Episode - March 11

>>> BREAKING NEWS. TONIGHT, PRESIDENT. TRUMP SAYING HE WILL. TAP THE NATION'S. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM. RESERVE TO STOP GAS. PRICES FROM CLIMBING. AS THE WAR WITH IRAN. CHOKES GLOBAL OIL. SUPPLIES. >>> RIGHT NOW, A NEW. BARRAGE OF STRIKES. LIGHTING UP BEIRUT. AS OIL WARFARE. ESCALATES THE FIERY. EXPLOSION AT AN OIL. DEPOT. NEW STRIKES ON SHIPS. IN THE STRAIT OF. HORMUZ. IRAN HOLDING THE. CRITICAL TRADE ROUTE. CAPTIVE TONIGHT. >>> COUNTRIES. AGREEING TO A. HISTORIC RELEASE OF. STOCKPILED OIL. WILL IT SLOW SURGING. PRICES HERE IN THE. U.S.? AND WHY YOU SHOULD. FILL UP SOONER THAN. LATER. >>> PLUS, WHAT A. PRELIMINARY U.S. MILITARY. INVESTIGATION INTO. THE DEADLY SCHOOL. STRIKE IN IRAN. REVEALS. WAS OLD INTELLIGENCE. TO BLAME FOR THE. U.S. LIKELY HITTING. THAT SCHOOL? >>> DEADLY TORNADO. OUTBREAK. A MONSTER TWISTER. TEARING ACROSS THE. HIGHWAY. ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS. FLATTENED. BASEBALL SIZED HAIL. SHATTERING. WINDSHIELDS. RIGHT NOW, MILLIONS. AT RISK FROM TEXAS. TO NEW YORK AT AL. ROKER STANDING BY.

TONIGHT. >>> THE NEW WARNING. FROM A TOP TSA. OFFICIAL THAT THOSE. BRUTALLY LONG. SECURITY LINES COULD. GET EVEN WORSE, JUST. AS SPRING BREAK. KICKS INTO HIGH. GEAR. >>> OUR SERIES THE. COST OF DENIAL AND. HUNDREDS SUING STATE. FARM, ALLEGING THE. COMPANY. SYSTEMATICALLY. DENYING THEIR. HOMEOWNER CLAIMS. WHY ONE STATE. ATTORNEY GENERAL IS. COMPARING THEM TO. THE SHOOTS HIS.

83 POINTS IN ONE RD. GAME, EVEN. SURPASSING KOBE. >>> AND DRAMA ON THE. DIAMOND. THE WORLD BASEBALL. CLASSIC UPSET. LEAVING TEAM USA'S. FATE HANGING IN THE. BALANCE. NIGHTLY NEWS STARTS. RIGHT NOW. >>> THIS IS NBC. NIGHTLY NEWS WITH. TOM LLAMAS. >>> AND GOOD. EVENING. WE BEGIN TONIGHT. WITH THE PRESIDENTS. EMERGENCY MOVE TO. SLOW THE SURGING GAS. PRICES IN AMERICA. RESIDENT TRUMP LATE. TODAY ANNOUNCING HE. PLANS TO TAP INTO.

THE STRATEGIC. PETROLEUM RESERVES, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY. FUEL THE U.S. STORES. UP FOR DIRE. SITUATIONS. IT COMES JUST AS. IRAN CROSSES A NEW. LINE, ATTACKING AT. LEAST THREE SHIPS. MOVING THROUGH THE. STRAIT OF HORMUZ, A. VITAL PASSAGEWAY FOR. OIL. THIS IS A TYPE. HANKER BURNING, A. FIRE SMOLDERING. INSIDE IT'S HULL. IRAN APPARENTLY. HITTING ENERGY. INFRASTRUCTURE ON. THAT AS WELL. YOU SEE IT HERE. NEW VIDEO SHOWING. THE MOMENT A DRONE. SLAMS INTO AN OIL. DEPOT IN OMAN,

CAUSING THAT MASSIVE. EXPLOSION. OIL IS NOW CLEARLY A. MAJOR FRONT IN. IRAN'S PREFERRED. TARGET IN THIS WAR, WITH A NEW. COMMITMENT TODAY. FROM DOZENS OF. COUNTRIES TO RELEASE. A RECORD-SETTING. AMOUNT OF OIL INTO. THE MARKETPLACE, HOPING TO EASE THE. PRICES. WE'LL BREAK DOWN HOW. MUCH IMPACT THAT. WILL HAVE FOR. DRIVERS HERE IN THE. U.S. ALL THAT AS RAGES ON S. MIDDLE EAST FRONTS. THIS NEW VIDEO. SHOWING ISRAELI. BOMBS DROPPING. RELENTLESSLY ON. SOUTHERN LEBANON. TONIGHT, TARGETING. HEZBOLLAH. WE'VE GOT THIS. COVERED FROM ALL. ANGLES TONIGHT, AND. WE START WITH. GARRETT HAKE AT THE.

WHITE HOUSE. >> Reporter: YOU CAN. SEE THE DRONE ABOVE. THE OIL DEPOT IN. OMAN BEFORE IT MAKES. IMPACT. AS THE IRANIAN. REGIME UNLEASHES NEW. ATTACKS ON SHIPS IN. THE STRAIT OF. HORMUZ, INCLUDING. THIS THAI CARGO. VESSEL. IRAN VOWING TO DRIVE. WILL PRICES TO $200. A BARREL BY. STOPPING TANKERS. FROM USING THE STRAIT. . AND NOW, IN AN. URGENT EFFORT TO. KEEP OIL PRICES. DOWN, THE. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY. AGENCY AND ITS. MEMBER COUNTRIES,

INCLUDING THE U.S., AGREEING TO RELEASE. 400 MILLION BARRELS. OF OIL FROM. EMERGENCY STOCKS. TONIGHT, OIL PRICES. HOLDING STEADY, AROUND $87 A BARREL, WITH THE PRESIDENT. EXPLAINING WHY HE'S. TAPPING INTO THE. U.S. STRATEGIC OIL. RESERVES. >> WE'LL REDUCE IT A. LITTLE BIT, AND THAT. BRINGS THE PRICES. DOWN. WE HAVE TO GET RID. OF THE EVIL. THERE IS GREAT EVIL. TAKING PLACE IN. IRAN, AS YOU KNOW. AND OUR MILITARY'S. BEEN UNBELIEVABLE. >> Reporter: THE. PRESIDENT RECENTLY. MOURNING THE IRANIAN. REGIME AGAINST. BLOCKING THE STRAIT,

JUST 20 NAUTICAL. MILES WIDE AT ITS. NARROWEST POINT, A. CRITICAL CORRIDOR. FOR MORE THAN 20% OF. THE WORLD OIL. >> IF IRAN DOES. ANYTHING TO DO THAT, THEY'LL GET HIT AT A. MUCH, MUCH HARDER. LEVEL. >> Reporter: IRAN. TURNING TO. UNLEASHING THESE NEW. ATTACKS ON OIL AFTER. THE PENTAGON SAYS IT. HAS DECIMATED THE. IRANIAN MILITARY. >> TO DATE, WE HAVE. STRUCK MORE THAN. 5500 TARGETS INSIDE. IRAN. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP. SAYING HE WILL END. THE WAR, QUOTE, SOON, BECAUSE. THERE'S PRACTICALLY. NOTHING LEFT TO.

TARGET. NBC'S PETER. ALEXANDER WITH THE. PRESIDENT TODAY. >> WHAT MORE DO YOU. NEED TO DO. MILITARILY FOR THIS. OPERATION TO END? >> MORE OF THE SAME, AND WE'LL SEE HOW. THAT ALL COMES OUT. RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE, THEY'VE LOST THEIR. NAVY, THEY'VE LOST. THEIR AIR FORCE. THEY HAVE NO. ANTIAIRCRAFT. APPARATUS AT ALL. THEY HAVE NO RADAR. THEIR LEADERS ARE. GONE. >> Reporter: MOST. REPUBLICANS SUPPORT. THE OPERATION. >> THE PRESIDENT'S. BEEN VERY CLEAR. ABOUT THOSE GOALS, ABOUT DESTROYING THE. MISSILES AND THE.

DRONES, DESTROYING. THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM. >> Reporter: BUT THE. PRESIDENT FACING. PRESSURE FROM SOME. ALLIES. >> RAN ON NO MORE. WARS, AND THESE. STUPID, SENSELESS. WARS, AND THEN WE. HAVE ONE THAT WE. CAN'T EVEN REALLY. CLEARLY DEFINED WHY. WE DID IT. >> Reporter: ALL AS. INSIDE IRAN, A TOP. SECURITY OFFICIAL. NOW THREATENING THE. POLICE ARE READY TO. SHOOT ANYONE WHO. PROTESTS THE IRANIAN. REGIME AFTER A. DEADLY CRACKDOWN IN. JANUARY. THE TONIGHT, A KEY. ADVISER TO ISRAEL'S. PRIME MINISTER IS.

HOPEFUL IRANIANS. WILL TAKE TO THE. STREETS AGAIN. >> OVER 85% OF THE. IRANIAN PEOPLE. DETEST THE IRANIAN. REGIME. ALL OF THESE PEOPLE. HAVE THE ONCE-IN-A-. LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. TO DO THE RIGHT. THING, AND I'M SURE. THEY'LL DO IT. >> Reporter: GARRETT. JOINS US NOW LIVE. FROM THE WHITE. HOUSE, AND GARRETT, ANOTHER HEADLINE, AND WE STILL HAVE. NOT SEEN OR HEARD. FROM IRAN'S NEW. SUPREME LEADER, AND. THE REASON MAY NOT. JUST BE SECURITY. >> YEAH, TOM. ANOTHER FACTOR IS. THAT HE WAS. APPARENTLY INJURED. ON THE OPENING DAY.

OF THE CONFLICT. THAT ACCORDING TO. TEHRAN'S AMBASSADOR. TO CYPRUS, AND THE. SON OF IRAN'S. PRESIDENT AT A. GOVERNMENT RALLY ON. MONDAY. HE WAS REPRESENTED. BY JUST A PHOTO ON. STAGE. TOM? >> ALL RIGHT, GARRETT HAKE FOR US. TONIGHT. GARRETT, WE THANK. YOU FOR THAT. >>> WITH THE PROMISE. OF MAJOR RELEASES OF. EMERGENCY OIL. SUPPLIES, I WANT TO. BRING IN CHRISTINE. ROMANS. CHRISTINE, WHAT WILL. THIS MEAN FOR. DRIVERS? >> OIL ANALYSTS TELL. ME GAS PRICES ARE. LIKELY TO GO UP. ANYWAY. BEST CASE SCENARIO. HERE, PRICES RISE. MORE SLOWLY THAN. THEY HAVE BEEN. THE PRICE OF A. BARREL OF U.S. CRUDE.

ROSE ALMOST $5.00. TODAY, GAS ALREADY. UP $0.60 A GALLON. NATIONWIDE SINCE THE. WAR BEGAN. AND THE ANALYSTS I. SPOKE WITH SAY $4.00. A GALLON IS STILL. POSSIBLE. NOW, THE WORLD. CONSUMES MORE THAN. 100 MILLION BARRELS. OF OIL EVERY DAY, SO. EVEN A RECORD-. SETTING RELEASE OF. 400 MILLION, THAT'S. ONLY FOUR DAYS. SUPPLY. EXPERTS TELL ME. NOTHING MATTERS MORE. THAN GETTING SHIPS. MOVING AGAIN THROUGH. THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. THAT USE TO CARRY 20. MILLION BARRELS A. DAY, SO THE ADVICE. FOR DRIVERS IS, IF. YOU'RE AT THE GAS.

STATION, FILL IT UP. TO THE TOP. >> WE THANK YOU FOR. THAT. >>> AND WE HAVE SOME. NEW REPORTING. TONIGHT ON THAT. DEADLY STRIKE ON A. SCHOOL IN IRAN THAT. KILLED 170 PEOPLE. A PRELIMINARY. PENTAGON. INVESTIGATION. REVEALING THE U.S. IS LIKELY TO BLAME. OUR COURTNEY QB HAS. THE LATEST, AND. COURTNEY, WHAT DID. THEY FIND? >> YEAH, THAT'S. RIGHT, TOM. AN ONGOING U.S. MILITARY. INVESTIGATION INTO. THAT DEADLY STRIKE. ON AN IRANIAN SCHOOL.

NOW SHOWS THAT THE. U.S. WAS LIKELY. BEHIND IT, AND. RELYING ON OLD. INTELLIGENCE WHEN. SELECTING THAT. TARGET. THIS ACCORDING TO. FOUR SOURCES. FAMILIAR WITH THOSE. PULMONARY FINDINGS. NOW, SO FAR, IT. APPEARS THE. MUNITIONS STRUCK. WHERE IT INTENDED, BECAUSE IT WAS. OUTDATED. INTELLIGENCE SHOWING. THAT IT WAS A. MILITARY FACILITY. PREVIOUSLY. THE SCHOOL WAS ON. THE SAME COMPOUND IS. AN OLD IRANIAN. MILITARY BASE. THE DEFENSE. INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. GATHERED INTEL, INCLUDING FROM THE. ISRAELIS, AND FOUND. THE TARGET TO BE. VALID, SO NOW. INFORMATION IS. TYPICALLY DOUBLE. CHECKED BY OTHER. U.S. AGENCIES BEFORE. ANY STRIKE IS. APPROVED. IT'S NOT. CLEAR WHERE THERE. WAS A BREAKDOWN IN. THIS PROCESS,

THOUGH, TOM. >>> NOW TO OUR OTHER. MAJOR BREAKING NEWS. TONIGHT. A TORNADO OUTBREAK. RIPPING THROUGH THE. MIDWEST, KILLING TWO. PEOPLE AND. DESTROYING AN ENTIRE. NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THAT DANGEROUS. WEATHER IS NOT. LETTING UP. MAGGIE VESPA REPORTS. TONIGHT FROM THE. STORM CENTER. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, JAW-. DROPPING VIDEO OF. THIS MONSTER TORNADO. BARRELING ACROSS AN. ILLINOIS HIGHWAY. PART OF A DEADLY. TORNADO OUTBREAK. >> TORNADO DOWN! IT'S ON THE GROUND. >> THAT RAVAGED. AMERICA'S MIDSECTION. OVERNIGHT. RIPPING DOWN POWER.

LINES. WATCH AGAIN AS THIS. POWERLINE APPEARS TO. SPARK. AND JUST SECONDS. LATER, HERE YOU CAN. SEE HAIL PUMMELING. PARTS OF ILLINOIS. THIS PHOTO PROVES. SOME PIECES AS BIG. AS A BASEBALL. THESE CARS LEFT. SMASHED AND DENTED. AMMA WITH WINDOWS. BLOWN OUT. AT LEAST 17 REPORTED. TWISTERS CARVING A. DEVASTATING TRAIL. FROM TEXAS THROUGH. ILLINOIS TO INDIANA, WHERE DRONE VIDEO IN.

THE SMALL COMMUNITY. OF LAKE VILLAGE. SHOWS HOME AFTER. HOME COMPLETELY. DESTROYED. >> I JUST WANTED TO. HOLD ONTO MY MOM. IT WAS SCARY. >> WHAT WAS GOING. THROUGH YOUR MIND? >> JUST KEEP MY MOM. RIGHT BY ME. >> Reporter: MIA. WALKED HER AND HER. FAMILY HUDDLED IN. THEIR CINDERBLOCK. LAUNDRY ROOM AS A. MASSIVE TWISTER. RACED TOWARD THEM. >> IT LOOKED LIKE. BLACK DIRT JUST. SPINNING. >> Reporter: NOW, MUCH OF THEIR HOME. AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AROUND THEM GONE. >> IT'S JUST THE. ONLY PLACE THAT EVER. FELT LIKE A HOME.

IT'S JUST WEIRD TO. SEE IT ALL NOW. I DON'T RECOGNIZE. IT. >> Reporter: AUTHORITIES SAY AT. LEAST 10 PEOPLE. ACROSS MULTIPLE. STATES WERE INJURED, AND TWO KILLED. FAMILY CONFIRMING ED. AND ARLENE KOZLOWSKI. DIED WHEN A REPORTED. TORNADO HIT THEIR. HOME. THE COUPLE MARRIED. MORE THAN 60 YEARS. TONIGHT, THEIR. MEMORIES AND THE. MEMORIES OF SO MANY. OTHERS IN PIECES. AND YOU CAN SEE THE. HEARTBREAKING DAMAGE. BEHIND ME. JUST PILES OF HOMES. IN PIECES, INCLUDING.

THAT OF ED AND. ARLENE KOZLOWSKI. THEIR GRANDSON. TELLING US THEIR. HOME, OR WHAT'S LEFT. OF IT, IS IN THAT. PILE. TOM? >> MAGGIE VESPA WITH. THOSE DEVASTATING. IMAGES. THE THREAT OF. TORNADOES AND SEVERE. STORMS CONTINUES. INTO THE DARK AGAIN. TONIGHT. AL ROKER'S JOINING. US LIVE HERE IN. STUDIO, AND AL, WILL. IT BE AS BAD AS LAST. NIGHT? >> WELL, TOM, WE'VE. GOT TORNADO WARNINGS. RIGHT NOW IN PARTS. OF LOUISIANA. THESE WATCHES AND.

WARNINGS EXTEND ALL. THE WAY UP INTO. PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL. 8:00 THIS EVENING. EASTERN TIME, 7:00. DOWN TO THE SOUTH, AND WE ARE GOING TO. BE WATCHING THESE. STORMS PUSHING. THROUGH, AND, IN. FACT, 51 MILLION. PEOPLE AT RISK FROM. PITTSBURGH DOWN TO. NEW ORLEANS, AND. JUST TO THE EAST OF. HOUSTON, AND, IN. FACT, THESE AREAS IN. PINK FROM. PITTSBURGH, CHARLESTON, WASHINGTON, EF-2. TORNADOES POSSIBLE. MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, NEW ORLEANS, AND.

ALEXANDRIA ALSO IN. THOSE CROSSHAIRS. OVERNIGHT TORNADOES. TWICE AS DEADLY. WE'LL BE WATCHING. THEM AND THE. FLOODING, TOM, POSSIBLE STILL DOWN. THROUGH THE LOWER. MISSISSIPPI. >> SO MUCH SEVERE. WEATHER. WE THANK YOU FOR. THAT. >>> WE HAVE A NEW. WARNING TONIGHT JUST. AS SPRING BREAK. TRAVEL IS RAMPING UP. THAT THOSE PAINFULLY. LONG LINES AT. AIRPORT SECURITY. EARLIER THIS WEEK. MAY BE ABOUT TO GET. EVEN WORSE. TOM COSTELLO SPOKE. WITH A TOP TSA. OFFICIAL SOUNDING. THE ALARM TONIGHT. >> Reporter: THE. CONCERN TONIGHT, THOSE LONG TSA LINES. COULD SOON TURN. SPRING BREAK TRAVEL. PLANS INTO A TRAVEL. NIGHTMARE, WITH TSA. OFFICERS SET TO MISS. THEIR SECOND. PAYCHECK ON FRIDAY. OUT OF 50,000 TSA. OFFICERS, THE AGENCY. SAYS 300 HAVE QUIT.

SINCE THE START OF. THE SHUTDOWN, AND 6%. ARE NOW CALLING OUT. BUT ON SUNDAY, MORE. THAN HALF THE. OFFICERS FAILED TO. SHOW UP FOR WORK AT. HOUSTON HOBBY, LEADING TO A 3 1/2. HOUR DELAY WITH. LINES SNAKING. THROUGH THE. TERMINAL. >> FOR PEOPLE. WORRYING ABOUT. SPRING BREAK, SHOULD. THEY BE EXPECTING. THREE-HOUR LINES? >> IT DEPENDS ON. WHERE YOU'RE COMING. FROM. WE WANT FOLKS TO. COME TO THE. CHECKPOINT REEASE. TO BE RESPECTFUL THE. TSA OFFICERS. >> Reporter: ALL OF. IT AS DEMOCRATS SAY. THEY'RE OPEN TO.

FUNDING TSA, BUT ARE. DEMANDING I.C.E. LEASING REFORMS. YET AGAIN, FRONTLINE. TSA WORKERS ARE. STRUGGLING TO PAY. THE RENT, GAS, AND. GROCERIES. TODAY, DENVER. AIRPORT ASKED. TRAVELERS TO DONATE. $10 AND $20 GAS AND. GROCERY CARDS TO TSA. OFFICERS DID. ANGELINA READ IS. ALREADY BEHIND ON. HER RENT. >> SOME BILLS MIGHT. BE PUT ON PAUSE. UNTIL I GET MY. CHECK. GAS HAS GONE UP, SO. THAT'S ANOTHER. EXPENSE. IT DOES GET OLD. THIS IS OUR THIRD. SHUTDOWN, SO IT'S.

VERY FRUSTRATING, AND IT'S STRESSFUL. AT THE SAME TIME. >> Reporter: NOW, WITH SPRING BREAK. ABOUT TO KICK INTO. HIGH GEAR, CONCERNED. THAT MORE OFFICERS. WILL CALL OUT OR. SIMPLY QUIT. TOM? >> YOU FEEL FOR. THOSE GOVERNMENT. WORKERS NOT GETTING. PAID. ALL RIGHT, TOM. >>> IN 60 SECONDS, THEIR ROOF WAS BADLY. DAMAGED BY HAIL. NOW, THEY'RE JUST. ONE OF HUNDREDS OF. FA.

>>> WE'RE BACK NOW. WITH OUR SERIES THE. COST OF DENIAL, WHERE WE INVESTIGATE. THE CHALLENGES. PEOPLE FACE WITH. INSURANCE. TONIGHT, LAURA. JARRETT ON WHY. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. IN OKLAHOMA ARE. SUING STATE FARM, AND WHY THE STATE. ATTORNEY GENERAL IS. COMPARING THE. INSURANCE GIANT TO. THE MOB. >> Reporter: BILLY. HIRSCH COULDN'T. BELIEVE WHAT HE WAS. HEARING FROM HIS. INSURANCE COMPANY. >> THERE'S A HOLE IN. THE ROOF, AND STATE. FARM COMES OUT, IT'S. IN FAIR CONDITION. WE'RE LIKE, THERE'S.

A HOLE IN THE ROOF. >> Reporter: THE. POLICE OFFICER AND. HIS WIFE, LACEY TO. LIVE WITH THEIR FIVE-. YEAR-OLD ON A CUL-DE-. SAC JUST OUTSIDE. TULSA, OKLAHOMA. THAT HOLE IN THEIR. ROOF THEY SAY THE. RESULT OF A VICIOUS. HAILSTORM IN 2023. BILLY SAYS HE SPOKE. TO MULTIPLE. CONTRACTORS, AND. EVERYONE AGREED. >> YOU NEED A FULL. ROOF REPLACEMENT. AND FOR THEM, IT. SEEMED LIKE A NO-. BRAINER. THEY'D SAY, WHO'S. YOUR INSURANCE. PROVIDER, WE'D SAY. STATE FARM, AND. THEIR HEADS WOULD. DROP. >> Reporter: DESPITE. HAVING A POLICY THAT. COVERED ACCIDENTAL. DAMAGE TO THE HOME, STATE FARM DENIED.

THEIR CLAIM, FINDING. THE ROOF WAS IN FAIR. CONDITION. EIGHT MONTHS LATER, ANOTHER HAILSTORM, AND THE HIRSCHES SAY. THEY FOUND EVEN MORE. DAMAGE TO THE ROOF. THIS TIME, STATE. FARM ACKNOWLEDGED. IT, BUT CALLED IT. MINOR, AND REFUSED. TO PAY FOR ANY. REPLACEMENT. >> DID YOU FEEL. LIKE, WELL, WAIT A. MINUTE, I PAID. I PAID MY PREMIUMS. ON TIME. WHY AM I NOT GETTING. MY ROOF FIXED? >> ABSOLUTELY. IT MAKES YOU FEEL. LIKE THE ENTIRE. SYSTEM OF INTERMENT. IS RIGGED. >> Reporter: AFRAID. OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. WHEN THE NEXT STORM.

HIT, THE HIRSCHES. PUT ON A BRAND-NEW. ROOF. >> EVERY SINGLE UP. THERE IS NEW. >> Reporter: THE. COST? MORE THAN $22,000. >> WE HAD TO BORROW. AGAINST THE EQUITY. IN OUR HOUSE. >> YOU HAD TO BORROW. AGAINST THE EQUITY. IN YOUR HOUSE TO GET. YOUR ROOF REPLACED? >> YEAH. IT FORCED US TO RE-. EVALUATE OUR. FINANCIAL PLANNING. BY DECADES. >> Reporter: THE. HIRSCHES ARE NOW. SUING STATE FARM, ALLEGING THE COMPANY. DEVISED A. FRAUDULENT SCHEME TO. DENY OR UNDERPAY. VALID HAIL DAMAGE. CLAIMS, SAYING STATE. FARM KNEW IT SCHEME. WOULD WORK ONLY IF.

IT WAS KEPT SECRET. >> WE'VE DISCOVERED. AND REACHED A. CONCLUSION THAT. STATE FARM HAS A. SCHEME OF DECEPTION. >> THE STATE. ATTORNEY GENERAL NOW. JOINING IN THIS. LEGAL BATTLE AFTER A. STATE COURT GRANTED. HIS OFFICE THE POWER. TO INVESTIGATE. >> I THINK THAT AS. WE GO DEEPER INTO. THIS LAWSUIT, WE'LL. DISCOVER THAT STATE. FARM HAS REAPED. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. OF PROFIT OFF OF. OKLAHOMANS, AND. THAT'S NOT GOING TO. BE TOLERATED.

>> Reporter: THE. HIRSCHES AREN'T THE. ONLY ONES SUING. LAW FIRMS TELL NBC. NEWS THERE ARE NOW. MORE THAN 600. SIMILAR CASES. AGAINST STATE FARM. IN OKLAHOMA. THE COMPANY, WHICH. IS THE NUMBER ONE. PROPERTY INSURER IN. THE STATE, DECLINED. OUR REQUEST FOR AN. INTERVIEW, BUT IN. LEGAL FILINGS, HAS. DENIED ANY. WRONGDOING. STATE FARM TELLING. US IT HAS PAID MORE. THAN $1 BILLION TO. OKLAHOMA CUSTOMERS. FOR WIND AND HAIL. DAMAGE TO THEIR. HOMES AND PROPERTY. OVER THE PAST TWO. YEARS. BUT ATTORNEY GENERAL. DRUMMOND IS. INVESTIGATING. POSSIBLE. RACKETEERING, OR. RICO VIOLATIONS BY.

THE COMPANY, AN. ALLEGATION STATE. FARM CALLS. FRIVOLOUS. >> PEOPLE THINK. ABOUT RICO LAWS. APPLYING TO THE MOB. IS STATE FARM THE. MOB? >> IT MAY VERY WELL. BE. THERE MAY BE A. SCHEME INSIDE OF. STATE FARM'S. LEADERSHIP TO. INTENTIONALLY. DEFRAUD OKLAHOMANS. AND IF THAT CAN BE. PROVEN, THAT RICO. WILL COME UP WILL. CROSS INTO THE. CRIMINAL WORLD. >> WHATEVER COMES. NEXT, THE HIRSCHES. SAY A ROOF OVER YOUR. HEAD IS WORTH THE.

FIGHT. >> IF I CAN HELP. PROTECT MY FAMILY. AND MAYBE HELP. PROTECT SOMEONE. ELSE'S FAMILY, IT'S. WORTH EVERYTHING. >> ALL RIGHT, WITH. THAT, LAURA JOINED. US NOW LIVE IN. STUDIO. LAURA, THERE ARE SO. MANY OF THESE CASES. YOU HAVE DONE SOME. HAVE ACTUALLY. ALREADY.

>>> WE ARE BACK NOW. WITH AN UPDATE ON. THE GEORGIA HIGH. SCHOOL TEACHER. KILLED IN A PRANK. GONE WRONG. THE FAMILY OF JADEN. WALLACE, WHO WAS. CHARGED IN THE. TEACHER'S DEATH, RELEASING A. STATEMENT EXPRESSING. DEEP REMORSE TO. JASON HE WAS FAMILY. THE STUDENT VOWED TO. LIVE THE REST OF HIS. LIFE IN HIS FORMER. TEACHERS ON HER. HE WAS'S FAMILY HAS. ASKED FOR CHARGES. AGAINST THE TEENS TO. BE DROPPED. >>> IN CENTRAL. FLORIDA, A DRAMATIC.

TAKEDOWN CAUGHT ON. CAMERA. VIDEO SHOWS A MAN IN. MARION COUNTY. WIELDING WORLD STAGE. SAM BROCK,