NBC Nightly News Full Episode - March 19

♪♪. >>> TONIGHT, WE MAY BE. DONE WITH WINTER BUT. WINTER IS NOT YET DONE. WITH US. FIERCE SNOW SLAMMING. THE MIDWEST TONIGHT, MILLIONS UNDER. BLIZZARD WARNINGS AS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ALL BUT OBSCURE THE. ROADS. SEMI TRUCKS ACROSS AN. INTERSTATE IN. NEBRASKA, DUST STORM. THAT CHOKED THE SKIES. IN NEW MEXICO AND. MIXING INTO THE. SYSTEM. WHY CHICAGO COULD SEE. SEVERE STORMS AND.

INTENSE SNOW. OUR TEAM IN THE FIELD. AND AL ROKER TRACKING. IT FOR US. >>> COURT CLASH, THREATS OF. IMPEACHMENT, STANDOFFS. WITH JUDGES, THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION AT ODDS. WITH FEDERAL JUSTICES. AS THEY HALT PARTS OF. THE OVERHAUL OF THE. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. >>> HE WAS QUESTIONED. FOR DAYS, NOW THE LAST. MAN BELIEVED TO HAVE. SEEN A MISSING. COLLEGE STUDENT ALIVE. LEAVES THE. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. >>> WOMEN GO THROUGH. IVF EVERY YEAR, WHAT.

OUR ANALYSIS FINDS. ABOUT. THE NIGHTMARE. SCENARIOS COUPLES FACE. ON THEIR JOURNEY TO. PARENTHOOD. >>> HOW DEEP CUTS TO. THE FEDERAL WORK FORCE. ARE IMPACTING VETERANS. IN SMALL TOWNS ACROSS. THE COUNTRY. >>> MAJOR CHANGE. COMING SOON TO SOCIAL. SECURITY. FOR NEW AND EXISTING. RECIPIENTS. NEW I.D. REQUIREMENTS. AND WHY THERE'S. CONCERN ABOUT THE. IMPACT. >>> GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. ABOUT ONE BROADWAY. STAR DEFYING GRAVITY. AND INSPIRING SO MANY. FANS ALONG THE WAY.

>> Announcer: THIS IS. "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS". WITH LESTER HOLT. >>> GOOD EVENING, WELCOME. IF YOU THOUGHT WE HAD. ALREADY SEEN THE WORST. OF THE WINTER SEASON, THINK AGAIN. FROM STRONG WINDS AND. RED FLAG CONDITIONS. BLASTING ACROSS PARTS. OF NEW MEXICO AND WEST. TEXAS TO BLIZZARD. CONDITIONS AND THUNDER. SNOW REPORTED IN. OMAHA, WINTER IS. THROWING EVERYTHING IT. HAS ON THE WAY OUT THE. DOOR, THE MIDWEST. CATCHING MOST OF IT.

WINTER STORM ALERTS. FROM KANSAS TO MITCH'S. UPPER PENINSULA, THREE. TO NINE INCHES OF SNOW. COULD ACCUMULATE. THROUGH TOMORROW. THE STORM SENDING SEMI. TRUCKS OUT OF CONTROL. NEAR LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. IT'S PART OF A. VOLATILE WEATHER. SYSTEM WITH WILD. SWINGS. AT LEAST EIGHT. TORNADOES SPOTTED. ACROSS CENTRAL. ILLINOIS TODAY. PARTS OF THE MIDWEST. UNDER TORNADO WATCHES. INTO THIS EVENING. AL ROKER IS TRACKING. IT BUT FIRST, MAGGIE. VESPA FROM INSIDE THE. STORM ZONE.

>> Reporter: GOOD. EVENING, HEAVY WINDS. AND RAIN HAVE BEEN. KICKING UP IN CHICAGO. OUR CREW JUST MOVED. UNDER THIS OVERPASS TO. BE SAFE. WE'RE ALSO WATCHING A. SUPER CELL. THUNDERSTORM AND. MULTIPLE REPORTED. TORNADOES DOWNSTATE, AND WITH TOMORROW. MARKING THE START OF. SPRING, SEVERE WEATHER IS. WREAKING HAVOC ACROSS. THE COUNTRY. >> WOW. >> Reporter: TONIGHT. IN THE FINAL HOURS OF. WINTER, DANGEROUS. WINDS AND DAMAGING.

STORMS ACROSS THE. MIDWEST. ONE PIECE IN A BRUTAL. PATCHWORK OF SEVERE. WEATHER WITH FIERCE. BLIZZARDS SLAMMING. KANSAS, SEMIS. JACKKNIFING ON. HIGHWAYS IN NEBRASKA, AND DRIVERS STRANDED. IN COLORADO. >> I MEAN I HAVE NEVER. SEEN ANYTHING LIKE. THIS. >> Reporter: IN. FLORIDA, BRUSH FIRES. CLOSING MAJOR ROADS. SOUTH OF MIAMI, THE. WILLIAMS FAMILY ALMOST. TRAPPED AMID THE. FLAMES. >> JUST TELLING MY. BROTHER FLOOR IT, YOU'VE GOT TO GET. PAST, DO YOUR NEW YORK.

DRIVING, JUST GO. >> Reporter: WHILE THE. DUST STORMS CHOKING. THE SOUTHWEST THIS. WEEK ARE NOW GETTING. PULLED EAST WITH DUST. VISIBLE OVER. ST. LOUIS. >> THERE WAS A LOT OF. DUST PULLED INTO THE. THUNDERSTORM FROM. TEXAS, BELIEVE IT OR. NOT, CREATING A KIND. OF BROWN SNOW. >> Reporter: THIS. LATEST ROUND OF. WEATHER ON THE HEELS. OF A DEADLY WEEK. MARKED BY WILDFIRES IN. OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS AND. A SLEW OF TORNADOES. ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND. SOUTH, LEAVING. COMBINED DOZENS DEAD.

DESTRUCTION SCIENTISTS. SAY. WORSENED BY THE. CLIMATE CRISIS, ONE. RECENT STUDY SEEING AN. INCREASE IN THE. FREQUENCY AND. INTENSITY OF DAMAGING. STRAIGHT LINE WIND. EVENTS FROM. THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY IN THE. CENTRAL U.S. >> WHAT? >> Reporter: AN AREA. FINDING ITSELF IN THE. BULL'S EYE TONIGHT. MAGGIE VESPA, CHICAGO. >>> AL, THIS STORM HAS. MORE PUNCH LEFT IN IT. >> 5:01 A.M. IS WHEN. SPRING STARTS BUT. WINTER DOESN'T WANT TO. LET GO.

WE HAVE WINTER WEATHER. ADVISORIES FROM. KANSAS TO MICHIGAN. U.P. TORNADO WATCHES. THROUGH THIS EVENING. PUNCHING THROUGH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, TORNADO WARNING. BETWEEN CHICAGO AND IT. PUSHES EAST. LASTS UNTIL LATE. TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW BLANKETING. THE MIDWEST. CHICAGO FROM. THUNDERSTORMS AND. TORNADOES TO POSSIBLE. SNOW. HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE. I-95 CORRIDOR, HALF AN. INCH POSSIBLE FROM. AUGUSTA TO WASHINGTON. D.C.

AS FAR WEST, ALMOST A. FOOT OF SNOW IN THE. U.P. OF MICHIGAN. WE'LL HAVE IT TOMORROW. ON "TODAY.". LESTER. >> AL, THANKS VERY. MUCH. >>> NOW TO THE CLASH. BETWEEN PRESIDENT. TRUMP AND A GROWING. NUMBER OF FEDERAL. JUDGES WHO HAVE. TEMPORARILY BLOCKED. SOME OF THE. PRESIDENT'S ACTIONS. ONE WITH A NEW WARNING. TO THE ADMINISTRATION. TODAY. GARRETT HAAKE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT. PRESIDENT TRUMP. INTENSIFYING HIS CLASH. WITH THE COURTS, CALLING OUT FEDERAL. JUDGES HE ARGUES ARE. INTENTIONALLY TRYING. TO DERAIL HIS AGENDA,

INCLUDING ONE WHO. TEMPORARILY BLOCKED. HIS INVOCATION OF AN. 18th CENTURY LAW TO. DEPORT NEARLY 300. UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS. AND ALLEGED GANG. MEMBERS TO A PRISON IN. EL SALVADOR. >> THEY SAID WE. SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO. TAKE CRIMINALS, KILLERS, MURDERS, HORRIBLE, THE WORST. PEOPLE, GANG LEADERS, THAT WE SHOULDN'T. BE ALLOWED TO TAKE. THEM OUT OF OUR. COUNTRY. THAT'S A PRESIDENTIAL. JOB, NOT FOR A LOCAL. JUDGE TO MAKE THAT. DETERMINATION. >> Reporter: THAT.

JUDGE GRANTING THE. ADMINISTRATION ONE. MORE DAY TO RESPOND TO. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE. SATURDAY DEPORTATION. FLIGHTS AND. WARNING OF QUOTE. CONSEQUENCES IF HE. LEARNED THE GOVERNMENT. DELIBERATELY IGNORED. HIS ORDER TO TURN THE. PLANES AROUND. >> I NEVER DID DEFY A. COURT ORDER. >> AND YOU WOULDN'T IN. THE FUTURE? >> NO, YOU CAN'T DO. THAT. >> Reporter: WE. PRESSED THE WHITE. HOUSE ABOUT THE. FLIGHTS. WILL THE. FLIGHTS TO EL SALVADOR. CONTINUE? WHILE THE CASE IS. BEING APPEALED? >> WE DON'T HAVE. FLIGHTS PLANNED, BUT. WE CONTINUE WITH THE. MASS DEPORTATION. THIS IS AN ACTIVIST.

JUDGE TRYING TO USURP. THE PRESIDENT'S. AUTHORITY. >> Reporter: SAYING. THE GROUP HAD MEMBERS. OF TWO GANGS, TREN DE. ARAGUA AND MS-13 THAT. THEY ACCUSED OF. TERRORISM. JUDGE SAID MANY OF THE. GANG MEMBERS HAD NOT. COMMITTED CRIME IN THE. U.S. BUT DOES NOT MEAN. THEY POSE A LIMITED. THREAT. SOME OF THOSE SENT TO. EL SALVADOR ARGUE. THEIR LOVED ONES ARE. NOT GANG MEMBERS. SHE RECOGNIZED HER SON. IN A VIDEO FROM THE. PRISON.

SHE SAYS. HE WAS UNDOCUMENTED, NOT IN A GANG. [ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL. LANGUAGE ]. HE HAS NO CRIMINAL. RECORD, THEY SHOULD. SEND HIM TO VENEZUELA, SHE SAYS. THE WHITE HOUSE. REFUSING TO RELEASE. DETAILS ABOUT THOSE. DEPORTED, INCLUDING. NAMES, SAYING THEY. TRUST I.C.E. AND. BORDER PATROL. INVESTIGATORS. >> WE'RE NOT GOING TO. REVEAL OPERATIONAL. DETAILS ABOUT. COUNTERTERRORISM. OPERATION. THEY HAVE THE HIGHEST. DEGREE OF. PROFESSIONALISM, AND. THEY WERE 100%. CONFIDENT ON THE. INDIVIDUALS SENT HOME. ON THESE FLIGHTS. >> Reporter: NBC NEWS.

HAS TRACKED 37 RULINGS. FROM FEDERAL. JUDGES WHO HAVE. BLOCKED ACTIONS BY. TRUMP. A FEDERAL JUDGE. OVERNIGHT. BLOCKING THE EXECUTIVE. ORDER TO BAN. TRANSGENDER PEOPLE. FROM MILITARY SERVICE. EARLIER TODAY, THE. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. PAUSED FEDERAL. FUNDING HIS ALMA. MATER, FOR ALLOWING A. TRANSGENDER ATHLETE TO. COMPETE ON THE WOMEN'S. SWIM TEAM. >> AND MEANWHILE, ONE. DAY AFTER HIS CALL.

WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT. PUTIN, PRESIDENT TRUMP. SPOKE WITH UKRAINE'S. PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY. >> Reporter: THIS IS. THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE. SPOKEN SINCE THE OVAL. OFFICE BLOWUP. PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLED. IT A VERY GOOD PHONE. CALL. IT LASTED AN HOUR. AND ZELENSKYY WHO. ALREADY ACCEPTED. TRUMP'S UNCONDITIONAL. CEASE FAR, SAID HE WOULD SUPPORT. THE ONE PUTIN AGREED. TO. THE TWO SIDES TRADED. SHOTS LAST NIGHT. THERE'S A LONG WAY TO. GO IN THIS PROCESS. LESTER. >> GARRETT HAAKE, THANK YOU. >>> IN THE. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, THERE'S WORD THAT. JOSHUA RIIBE HAS LEFT.

THE COUNTRY. RIIBE IS BELIEVED TO. BE THE LAST PERSON. SEEN WITH A COLLEGE. STUDENT WHO HAS BEEN. MISSING NEARLY TWO. WEEKS. JESSE KIRSCH. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED? >> Reporter: JOSHUA. RIIBE IS BACK ON U.S. SOIL, JUST LANDED ON A. FLIGHT THAT OFFICIALLY. ENDS WHAT HE SAID WAS. A DAYS LONG DETAINMENT. IN THE. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. NBC NEWS SAW THE. 22-YEAR-OLD. AND A MAN BELIEVED TO.

BE HIS FATHER EARLIER. IN THE DOMINICAN. CAPITAL'S AIRPORT. THEY. WERE WEARING FACE. MASKS GOING THROUGH. SECURITY. HIS DEPARTURE COMES. AFTER DAYS OF. QUESTIONING OVER THE. DISAPPEARANCE OF. SUDIKSHA KONANKI. HE WAS NEVER NAMED AS. A SUSPECT. AT A CONTENTIOUS. HEARING YESTERDAY, HE ASKED THE JUDGE TO. LET HIM RETURN. HOME AND IS ON HIS. WAY. >> THANKS. >>> PRESIDENT TRUMP. HAS DELIVERED ON A. CAMPAIGN PROMISE TO. RELEASE THOUSANDS OF. FILES ON THE. ASSASSINATION OF. PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY. DO THEY RESOLVE THE. QUESTIONS THAT LONG.

SURROUNDED THE CASE? WITH MORE, ANDREA. MITCHELL. >> Reporter: THE FILES. INCLUDE DOCUMENTS FROM. THE CIA AND FBI, ILLEGIBLE HANDWRITTEN. NOTES AND DIPLOMATIC. CABLES. MORE THAN TENS OF. THOUSANDS OF PAGES. >> EVERYTHING WILL BE. REVEALED. >> Reporter: RELEASED. AFTER AN EXECUTIVE. ORDER. BY PRESIDENT TRUMP, HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BY. SCHOLARS AND AMATEUR. CONSPIRACY THEORISTS. WHO HOPE THEY SHED NEW. LIGHT WHETHER LEE. HARVEY OSWALD HAD. HELP ON THAT FATE AM. DAY IN DALLAS.

SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS. INCLUDE CIA REPORTS. ON HIS TRIPS TO THE. SOVIET UNION AND. FINLAND AND MONTHS IN. MEXICO CITY BEFORE THE. ASSASSINATION. LE SCHOLARS SAY IT. WILL TAKE MONTHS TO GO. THROUGH IT ALL, BUT. THEY BELIEVE. MOST WAS ALREADY. KNOWN. IN 1964, THE WARREN COMMISSION. FOUND THAT OSWALD WAS. THE LONE ASSASSIN. BOTTOM LINE, WILL THE. RELEASE OF THE. DOCUMENTS DO ANYTHING. TO RESOLVE THE. CONSPIRACY THEORIES? THAT PROLIFERATED FOR. DECADES. >> I DON'T THINK. ANYTHING THAT'S.

SURVIVED OVER 61 YEARS. IN MANY CASES WILL. REDEVELOP MUCH OF. ANYTHING THAT WILL. SOLVE THE PROBLEM. >> Reporter: ONE. REVELATION, A MASSIVE. CIA COLD WAR. OPERATION TO OPEN. PACKAGES MAILED TO AND. FROM THE SOVIET UNION. AND THE U.S., SECRETLY. SPYING ON AMERICANS. NONE THAT WE KNOW OF. RELATED TO THE KENNEDY. ASSASSINATION. JOHN HARKES'S.

JFK'S GRANDSON REACTED. TO THE RELEASE, POSTING ON SOCIAL. MEDIA THAT PRESIDENT. TRUMP IS OBSESSED WITH. HIS GRANDFATHER BUT. CONTRADICTS WHAT HE. STANDS FOR. LESTER. >>> AS PART OF CUTS IN. THE FEDERAL. GOVERNMENT, THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION PLANS. TO SLASH UP TO 80,000. JOBS AT THE VA. STEPHANIE GOSK REPORTS. ABOUT. THE POTENTIAL IMPACT. ON THE VETERANS THAT. RELY ON THE AGENCY. >> Reporter: A. WINDSWEPT FIELD.

OUTSIDE OF CHEYENNE, WYOMING, THERE'S A. SMALL NATIONAL. CEMETERY. PART OF THE VA'S. OUTREACH TO RURAL. COMMUNITIES. HOW DO YOU. CHARACTERIZE THE NEEDS. HERE AND IN WYOMING? >> WE HAVE A LOT OF. NEEDS. SUICIDE IS AN ISSUE IN. WYOMING, I LOST A. FRIEND RECENTLY. >> Reporter: THAT HE. SERVED WITH IN 13. YEARS IN THE U.S. NAVY. TRIPP IS THE STATE. COMMANDER FOR THE VFW. >> THAT TRANSITION. INTO CIVILIAN LIFE, THAT'S WHERE WE LOSE A. LOT OF PEOPLE TO. SUICIDE. >> Reporter: THE.

VETERAN SUICIDE RATE. IN WYOMING IS 50%. HIGHER THAN THE REST. OF THE COUNTRY. IN CHEYENNE, THERE'S A CENTER. DEDICATED TO MENTAL. HEALTH. FEBRUARY 24th, THE OFFICE MANAGER WAS. FIRED. A VETERAN, ONE OF THE. THOUSANDS OF. PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES. FIRED BY EMAIL FOR. THEIR PERFORMANCE. A RECENT REVIEW WE. OBTAINED WAS GLOWING. AS A VETERAN HERSELF, SHE LISTENS WITH. EMPATHY, SHE'S THE. FIRST PERSON OUR. CLIENTS COME INTO. CONTACT WITH. >> I WOULD BE. CONCERNED WITH.

POSITIONS THAT TOUCH. VETERANS EVERY DAY. >> Reporter: SHE WAS. AT THE FRONT DOOR. >> THAT'S WHERE I HAVE. CONCERN. >> Reporter: POLITICS. IN WYOMING ARE. CLEAR-CUT, 71% OF. THE COWBOY STATE VOTED. FOR DONALD TRUMP, BUT. VETERANS SAY THEY. DON'T WANT IT TO BE. ABOUT POLITICS. WITH CUTS TO THE VA. LOOMING, SOME ARE. FEELING A SENSE OF. UNEASE. LAST WEEK, TWO FEDERAL JUDGES. RULED THE FIRING OF. PROBATIONARY FEDERAL. EMPLOYEES WAS. UNLAWFUL, BUT THE VA. HAS SET THE GOAL TO. CUT 60,000 TO 80,000.

MORE JOBS. >> WE'RE GOING TO. ACCOMPLISH THIS. WITHOUT MAKING CUTS TO. HEALTH CARE OR. BENEFITS TO VETERANS. AND VA BENEFICIARIES. >> Reporter: TRIPP. SAYS HE WOULD WELCOME. MORE EFFICIENCY BUT. HOPES DECISION MAKERS. VISIT WYOMING FIRST. >> THAT PERSONAL TOUCH. WOULD MAKE A. DIFFERENCE. >> Reporter: THE. GOVERNMENT HE SAID. NEEDS TO HONOR ITS. CONTRACT WITH. VETERANS. WHY IS IT THE. COUNTRY'S. RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE. CARE OF VETERANS? >> WE SERVED WHEN. CALLED, RAISED OUR. HAND WHEN OTHERS. WOULDN'T. >> Reporter: STEPHANIE.

GOSK, CHEYENNE, WYOMING. >>> IN 60 SECONDS, BIG. CHANGES IF YOU COLLECT. SOCIAL SECURITY, NEW. AND SOME EXISTING. >>> AS DOGE ANNOUNCES. LEASE CANCELLATIONS AT. SOCIAL SECURITY. ADMINISTRATION OFFICES. MORE RECIPIENTS WILL.

BE REQUIRED TO SHOW UP. IN PERSON. LIZ KREUTZ REPORTS ON. THE CHANGE THAT SOME. WORRY WILL CREATE. CONFUSION. >> Reporter: A MAJOR. CHANGE COMING TO. SOCIAL SECURITY IN AN. EFFORT TO CRACK DOWN. ON FRAUDULENT CLAIMS, THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION IS. PLANNING TO IMPOSE. STRICTER MEASURES ON. HOW TO VERIFY A. PERSON'S IDENTITY. SOON PEOPLE CAN'T. PROVE IT OVER THE. PHONE. MEANING THOSE WHO. CAN'T. DO IT ONLINE HAVE TO. GO IN PERSON. THE CHANGE COMES AS. THE AGENCY PLANS TO. CLOSE DOZENS OF. SOCIAL SECURITY. OFFICES NATIONWIDE AND. LAY OFF THOUSANDS OF. WORKERS, THE.

TIGHTENING. MEASURE COMING FROM. DOGE AND ELON MUSK, USING VOTER FRAUD AS. REASONS FOR THE CUTS. ALLEGATIONS FOR WHICH. HE HASN'T OFFERED. EVIDENCE AND EXPERTS. SAY IS INACCURATE. >> THE DEMOCRATS HAVE. BEEN ABLE TO ATTRACT. AND RETAIN VAST. NUMBERS OF ILLEGAL. IMMIGRANTS. >> AND BUY VOTERS. >> EXACTLY. >> Reporter: THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION HAS. SAID IT'S NOT CUTTING. BENEFITS, JUST FRAUD. ADVOCATES WARN. THOSE WITH MOBILITY. ISSUES AND LIMITED. ACCESS TO THE INTERNET. WILL SUFFER. HOW IMPORTANT IS THE.

PHONE AT THE SOCIAL. SECURITY. ADMINISTRATION? >> EXTREMELY. IMPORTANT. IT WILL MAKE FIELD. OFFICES MORE CROWDED, WILL MAKE IT MORE. DIFFICULT TO ACCESS. THE BENEFITS WE'VE ALL. EARNED. >> THE AGENCY SAYS THE. CHANGES BEGIN MARCH. 31st, NEW SOCIAL. SECURITY RECIPIENTS. APPLYING AND CURRENT. ONES WHO NEED TO. CHANGE THEIR DIRECT. DEPOSIT INFORMATION. >> LIZ, THANKS VERY. MUCH. >>> STILL AHEAD, HUNDREDS OF LAWSUITS. INVOLVING.

>>> FOR MILLIONS, THE. JOURNEY TO BECOMING A. PARENT HAS INCLUDED IN. VITRO FERTILIZATION. BUT IN RARE CASES, BUT THERE ARE ERRORS. EMBRYOS CAN BE. MISTAKENLY DESTROYED, STORAGE TANKS CAN. MALFUNCTION. ELLISON BARBER LOOKED. INTO HOW OFTEN THESE. HEARTBREAKING FAILURES. OCCUR. >> Reporter: WHEN. MARISSA AND STEVEN. STARTED TALKING ABOUT. HAVING CHILDREN, THEY. KNEW IT WOULDN'T BE.

EASY. MARISSA HAS STAGE 4. ENDOMETRIOSIS. >> I HAVE HAD. ABOUT FOUR SURGERIES, AND AS A RESULT OF. THAT, SPENT A LOT OF. TIME BEING TOLD BY. DOCTORS I MAY NEVER. GET THE CHANCE TO. BECOME A MOM. >> Reporter: SHE KNEW. SHE WOULD LIKELY HAVE. TO TURN TO IVF, AND IN. 2023, THE. COUPLE SUCCESSFULLY.

CREATED EMBRYOS, BUT. THEN MARISSA'S DOCTOR. CALLED. >> HE BASICALLY SAID. THE WORDS THAT. IMMEDIATELY LET ME. KNOW SOMETHING WAS. WRONG. WHICH IS I'VE NEVER. HAD TO MAKE A CALL. LIKE THE CALL I'M. MAKING RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: MARISSA. SAYS THE DOCTOR TOLD. HER THAT BECAUSE OF A. LABELLING ERROR, ALL. 16 EMBRYOS HAD BEEN. DISCARDED. >> WE GOT HOME AND I. JUST CRIED. >> Reporter: IN A WEEK. YOU WENT FROM. HAVING DISCUSSIONS. ABOUT HOW MANY. CHILDREN TO HAVE TO. EVERY EMBRYO IN THE. TRASH. >> YEAH. >> Reporter: NIGHTMARE.

SCENARIOS LIKE THAT. ARE THOUGHT TO BE. RARE. BUT NBC NEWS ANALYSIS. FOUND IN THE LAST FIVE. YEARS, MORE THAN 300. LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN. FILED OVER. SIMILAR CLAIMS, FERTILITY CLIENTS OR. RELATED COMPANIES. ALLEGEDLY. LOST, DESTROYED OR. EVEN. SWAPPED EMBRYOS, EGGS. OR SPERM. THE VAST MAJORITY WAS. SOME FORM OF PRODUCT. FAILURE. LIKE A STORAGE TANK. THAT KEEPS EGGS AND. EMBRYOS FROZEN.

MALFUNCTIONS. BUT OVER A QUARTER OF. THE LAWSUITS STEMMED. FROM. ALLEGED HUMAN ERROR, INCLUDING MARISSA'S. >> HOW DO YOU JUST. THROW AWAY THE CHANCE. FOR HUMAN LIFE, TOSS. IT LIKE THE TRASH? >> Reporter: THE. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ONLY TRACKS SUCCESS. RATES, NOT MISHAPS. >> IVF IS THE MEDICINE. OF MIRACLES BUT WE. DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN. THINGS GO WELL. COMPARED TO HOW. FREQUENTLY MISTAKES. HAPPEN. >> Reporter: THE. AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR. REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE,

A PROFESSIONAL. ASSOCIATION THAT. RECOMMENDS BEST. PRACTICES FOR THE. INDUSTRY, SAYS IVF IS. REGULATED THE SAME AS. ALL MEDICINE IN THE. U.S., AND THAT. LAWSUITS ARE AN. IMPORTANT COMPONENT. >> I'M SPEAKING OUT. TODAY. >> Reporter: THEY'RE SUING FOR. NEGLIGENCE. >> MAYBE IF WE SPEAK. OUT, MORE PROTOCOL. WILL BE PUT INTO. PLACE. THAT'S MY ONLY HOPE. >> Reporter: THE. CLINIC DECLINED TO. COMMENT ON AN ACTIVE.

CASE BUT DENIED THE. ALLEGATIONS IN A. COURT FILING. THE COUPLE ARE CHANGE. THEATER FOR GOOD. JOE FRYER, NBC NEWS, NEW YORK. >> THAT'S "NIGHTLY. NEWS" FOR THIS. WEDNESDAY.