NBC Nightly News Full Episode - March 3

♪♪. >>> TONIGHT, STOCKS. TUMBLE AS ALL SIDES. DIG IN FOR A RISING. TRADE WAR. MARKET SELLOFF WITH A. MIDNIGHT DEADLINE. HOURS AWAY. THE PRESIDENT. THREATENS CANADA AND. MEXICO WITH 25%. TARIFFS. WILL HE GO THROUGH IT. WITH IT? WHY IT COULD RAISE THE. PRICE OF NEW CARS BY. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. >>> WINTER WILDFIRES, STATE OF EMERGENCY IN. THE CAROLINAS, PEOPLE. ARE FORCED TO EVACUATE.

THEIR HOMES NEAR. MYRTLE BEACH. THE SKIES RED WITH. FIRE, COLUMNS OF SMOKE IN. THE AIR, THE RUSH TO. CONTAIN IT AS NEW. FIRES POP UP. >>> MAJOR NEW STORM. THREATENING MARDI. GRAS. AND MILLIONS ACROSS. THE COUNTRY. >>> THE DEEP CHILL. WITH UKRAINE AS. PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY. WARNS A PEACE DEAL. COULD BE VERY, VERY. FAR AWAY. IN THE AFTERMATH OF. THE OVAL OFFICE. BLOWUP, CONCERNS ABOUT. TRUMP'S RELATIONS. WITH PUTIN, WHY. EUROPEAN LEADERS ARE. PREPARING FOR THE. WORST. >>> ANOTHER DRIVER.

GOES AT SPEED INTO A. CROWD IN GERMANY. WHAT WE KNOW. >>> FALSE ALARMS, PILOTS IN WASHINGTON. AIRSPACE GET FALSE. WARNINGS. JUST A MONTH AFTER THE. MIDAIR COLLISION. >>> LET'S SEE I.D., BIG CHANGE COMING TO. LICENSES AND HOW YOU. FLY SOON, MILLIONS. AREN'T READY. >>> BEHIND THE LENS. WITH A PHOTOGRAPHER. WHOSE IMAGES FROM. "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE". ARE AS ICONIC AS THE. SKETCHES THEMSELVES. >> Announcer: THIS IS. "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS". WITH LESTER HOLT.

>>> GOOD EVENING, WELCOME. WHILE KNOWN FOR. STRETCHING THE EDGES. OF BRINKMANSHIP, PRESIDENT TRUMP. INSISTS THERE IS NO. ROOM LEFT FOR CANADA. OR MEXICO TO ESCAPE. STINGING NEW AMERICAN. TARIFFS. FACING THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION'S. MIDNIGHT DEADLINE FOR. CONCESSIONS, THE TWO. CLOSE U.S. ALLIES. BRACING TO ABSORB HIS. THREATENED 25%. TARIFFS ON GOODS FROM. MEXICO AND CANADA. THE NEWS TRIGGERING A. SHARP SELLOFF ON WALL. STREET, THE DOW LOST.

CLOSE TO 650 POINTS. TODAY. S&P 500 WITH BIGGEST. LOSSES SINCE. DECEMBER. AND THE PRESIDENT. SIGNALING HE'S NOT. DONE, THREATENING TO. IMPOSE RECIPROCAL. TARIFFS. STARTING A MONTH FROM. NOW. IT ALL COMES AMID. GATHERING. FLASHES OF WEAKNESS IN. THE AMERICAN ECONOMY. OUR CHRISTINE ROMANS. IS IN MICHIGAN TONIGHT. LOOKING AT THE. BROADER IMPACT OF THE. NEW TARIFFS, INCLUDING. WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS. THE ROAD. CHRISTINE, GOOD. EVENING. >> Reporter: GOOD.

EVENING, LESTER. SHARES OF U.S. AUTOMAKERS FELL, SO. DID CHIP MAKERS AND. OTHER COMPANIES, REALLY WORRIED ABOUT A. POTENTIAL TRADE WAR. AND PRESIDENT TRUMP. RAISING TARIFFS ON. MOST GOODS FROM CHINA. BY ANOTHER 10%. WITH ONLY HOURS TO GO, 25% TARIFFS ON CANADA. AND MEXICO SEEM ALL. BUT CERTAIN. >> THE TARIFFS ARE ALL. SET TO GO INTO EFFECT. TOMORROW. >> Reporter: AMERICAN. AUTO COMPANIES BRACING. FOR BIG NEW COSTS. THIS FACTORY IN.

LAVONIA, MICHIGAN TURNS OUT 205. MILLION AUTO PARTS A. YEAR. >> THIS WILL GET PUT. INTO ONE OF OUR NUT. ASSEMBLIES. >> Reporter: THE. PRESIDENT AND COO BUYS. 30% OF MATERIALS FROM. CANADA. CHUCK, TARIFFS ON CANADIAN. GOODS MEAN WHAT FOR. YOU? AND YOUR BUSINESS. >> DRAMATICALLY. INCREASED COSTS. WE MIGHT NOT RECOVER. >> Reporter: THE AUTO. INDUSTRY IS MORE. SENSITIVE TO TARIFFS. THAN MOST, IT RELIES.

ON CROSS-BORDER. TARIFF-FREE TRADE, RULES WRITTEN IN. TRUMP'S FIRST TERM. THE NEW COSTS PUT INTO. THE SUPPLY CHAIN STILL. GRAPPLING WITH HIGHER. THAN NORMAL INFLATION. >> IT'S ALARMING TO US. AND MANY OTHERS. >> Reporter: TARIFFS. ARE PAID BY IMPORTERS. WHO EITHER EAT THE. COSTS OR PASS THEM TO. THEIR CUSTOMERS AND. THEN CONSUMERS. TARIFFS. COULD RAISE THE PRICE. FOR NEW CARS UP TO. 4,000. AND UP TO 12,000.

TRUMP HAS CITED. FENTANYL FLOW AS A. REASON FOR THE. TARIFFS. >> I WOULD JUST SAY. THIS, PEOPLE IN CANADA. OR MEXICO, IF YOU'RE. GOING TO. BUILD CAR PLANTS, PEOPLE ARE BETTER OFF. DOING IT HERE. >> Reporter: MORE. TARIFFS ARE COMING. THE PRESIDENT HAS. THREATENED THE. EUROPEAN UNION AND. VIRTUALLY EVERY. AMERICAN TRADING. PARTNER. PARTS AND COMPONENTS. IN A COMPLETED CAR OR. TRUCK HAS CROSSED.

BORDERS A NUMBER OF. TIMES. THIS IS NOT A WRINKLE. >> NO, THIS IS A. WICKED PROBLEM. >> Reporter: NBC NEWS, LAVONIA, MICHIGAN. >>> THE WILDFIRES IN. THE CAROLINAS, HIT. HARD AS WIND AND DRY. CONDITIONS WREAK. HAVOC ON THE REGION. EMILIE IKEDA HAS. THE LATEST FROM MYRTLE. BEACH. >> Reporter: FIRST. RESPONDERS IN THE. CAROLINAS FIGHTING FOR. THE UPPER HAND AS A. RASH OF WILDFIRES. SWEEPS ACROSS THIS. DROUGHT-STRICKEN. LANDSCAPE OBSCURED BY. HEAVY SMOKE.

HELICOPTERS DUMPING. WATER FROM ABOVE AND. CREWS ON THE GROUND. RACE TO DOUSE HOT. SPOTS. >> FIRE CAN GO FROM. CREEPING ALONG THE. GROUND TO WAY. ABOVE YOUR HEAD IN A. MATTER OF A FEW. MINUTES. >> Reporter: THIS IS. THE BIGGEST FIRE THAT. SOUTH CAROLINA HAS. SEEN IN AT LEAST FIVE. YEARS. AMONG 175 BLAZES THAT. BURNED ACROSS THE. STATE THIS WEEKEND. ACCORDING TO THE. GOVERNOR, DECLARING A. STATE OF EMERGENCY. >> FIRE IS JUMPING.

THIS WAY, RIGHT NOW! >> Reporter: FIRST. RESPONDERS GOING. DOOR-TO-DOOR TO. EVACUATE HUNDREDS OF. PANICKED. RESIDENTS. NOW ALLOWED TO RETURN. WHAT SHOULD WE LOOK AT. HERE? >> A FENCE. >> Reporter: VALERIE. REALIZING HOW CLOSE. THE FLAMES CAME TO HER. HOME. WHAT IS GOING THROUGH. YOUR MIND? >> DEVASTATED BUT. HAPPY ALSO THAT THE. LORD HAS SAVED MY. HOUSE AND THE. FIREFIGHTERS HAVE. SAVED MY HOUSE. >> Reporter: THE. WEEKEND'S WIND GUSTS. APPROACHING 30 MILES. AN HOUR, ALSO POWERED. SEVERAL HUNDRED FIRES.

IN GEORGIA AND. NORTH CAROLINA. DOZENS OF HOMES. EVACUATED IN TRYON. SEVERAL MONTHS. AFTER THE REGION WAS. ROCKED BY HELENE'S. DEVASTATING FLOODING, THAT DEBRIS NOW. FUELLING THE FLAMES. A NEW THREAT MOVING. INTO THE SOUTHERN. PLAINS, WHERE 11. MILLION PEOPLE ARE. UNDER FIRE ALERTS. IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THE. FIREFIGHTERS ARE. GAINING GROUND AFTER A. WEEKEND OF CLOSE. CALLS. >> NO STRUCTURES LOST, VERY THANKFUL FOR.

THAT. >> EMILIE JOINS US NOW. LIVE FROM MYRTLE. BEACH. I'M TOLD THE WIND. CONDITIONS HAVE. IMPROVED? >> THAT'S RIGHT. BUT CONCERNS REMAIN. OVER THE DRY. CONDITIONS, YOU'LL SEE. FIRE SPRINKLERS AND. HELICOPTER. WATER DROPS THROUGHOUT. THE AREA. NO HOMES AND. BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN. TOTALLY DESTROYED BUT. THEY WANT TO PREVENT. FURTHER DAMAGE TO. HOMES LIKE THIS ONE. >> THANK YOU. >>> WE'RE ALSO. TRACKING A WINTER. STORM THAT COULD PUT. 11 MILLION PEOPLE AT.

RISK FOR SEVERE. WEATHER TONIGHT. THE NUMBER GOES 227. -- 27 MILLION PEOPLE. TOMORROW WHEN IT MOVES. ACROSS THE SOUTH. DANGEROUS STORMS COULD. BRING STRONG. TORNADOES, WIND GUSTS. AND LARGE HAIL. >>> NEWS JUST IN, A. TOP FBI OFFICIAL HAS. RETIRED UNDER. PRESSURE. TOM WINTER IS HERE. IT COMES AMID A. GRUELING BATTLE OF. REVEALING. AGENTS WHO WORKED THE. JANUARY 6th CASE. >> Reporter: THAT'S.

RIGHT, JAMES DENNEHY. SAID HE WAS TOLD HE. NEEDED TO RETIRE. A FORMER MARINE WHO. JOINED THE FBI AFTER. 9/11, HAS AN EXTENSIVE. HISTORY HUNTING SPIES, FOREIGN OPERATORS AND. TERRORISTS. LAST MONTH, HE. PROMISED TO QUOTE, DIG. IN DURING THE FBI'S. BATTLE. OVER HANDING OVER THE. NAMES OF THE JANUARY. 6th AGENTS. IN A GOODBYE EMAIL. TODAY, HE DID NOT SAY WHY HE. WAS TOLD TO LEAVE BUT. SAID HE HAD AN IMMENSE. FEELING OF PRIDE OVER. HOW THE FBI.

CONDUCTS THEIR. INVESTIGATIONS. HE ADDED, I WILL NEVER. STOP DEFENDING THIS. JOINT. >>> TONIGHT PRESIDENT. TRUMP'S PUSH FOR PEACE. TALKS TO END THE WAR. IN UKRAINE ARE IN. LIMBO, WITH THE. PRESIDENT SAYING THE. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT. ZELENSKYY NEEDS TO BE. MORE APPRECIATIVE OF. AMERICAN AID. EUROPEAN LEADERS ARE. STRONGLY BACKING. ZELENSKYY. GABE GUTIERREZ. >> Reporter: MORE THAN. THREE YEARS INTO. RUSSIA'S WAR IN. UKRAINE, PRESIDENT. TRUMP SAYS POTENTIAL. PEACE TALKS ARE NOT. DEAD BUT THE NEXT MOVE. IS UP TO PRESIDENT. ZELENSKYY. >> HE SHOULD BE MORE.

APPRECIATIVE, THIS. COUNTRY HAS STUCK. WITH HIM THROUGH THICK. AND THIN. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT. TRUMP FIRING. BACK AFTER ZELENSKYY. SAID A PEACE DEAL IS. STILL VERY, VERY. FAR AWAY. >> HE SAID HE THINKS. THE WAR IS GOING TO GO. ON A LONG TIME. HE BETTER NOT BE RIGHT. ABOUT THAT. >> Reporter: NEGOTIATIONS WITH. UKRAINE ON A DEAL TO. SHARE THE COUNTRY'S. MINERAL WEALTH AS. PAYBACK WITH THE USA.

WAS SEEN AS THE FIRST. STEP THAT COLLAPSED. AFTER THE DISASTER IN. THE OVAL OFFICE. >> YOU'RE GAMBLING. WITH WORLD WAR III. >> Reporter: TWO. ADMINISTRATION. OFFICIALS SAY THAT. TRUMP'S TEAM HAS. DISCUSSED WHETHER TO. PAUSE MILITARY AID TO. UKRAINE, IT'S NOT. CLEAR IF THE PRESIDENT. WILL DO IT. >> I HAVEN'T TALKED. ABOUT THAT NOW. >> Reporter: TOP. OFFICIALS SAYING. ZELENSKYY NEEDS TO. EXPRESS MORE REGRET. FOR FRIDAY'S EXPLOSIVE. CONFRONTATION. >> TIME IS NOT ON HIS. SIDE. TIME IS NOT ON THE. SIDE OF FOREVER. CONTINUING. THIS CONFLICT. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE'S.

PATIENCE IS NOT. UNLIMITED. THEIR WALLETS ARE NOT. UNLIMITED. >> Reporter: ZELENSKYY. GETTING A SUPPORT IN. AN EMERGENCY MEETING. WITH EUROPEAN LEADERS, THE TENSION IN THE. WHITE HOUSE NOW. PROMPTING CONCERN. ABOUT THE FUTURE OF. NATO AND. TRUMP'S RELATIONSHIP. WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT. PUTIN. A U.S. OFFICIAL TELLS. NBC NEWS IN LATE. FEBRUARY, BEFORE THE SHOWDOWN, DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE. HEGSETH ORDERED U.S. CYBERCOMMAND TO STAND. DOWN ON. OFFENSIVE. CYBEROPERATIONS. AGAINST RUSSIA.

THE KREMLIN SAYING THE. WHITE HOUSE'S FOREIGN. POLICY LARGELY. COINCIDES WITH OUR. VISION, TROUBLING FOR. TRUMP'S FORMER. NATIONAL SECURITY. ADVISER, H.R. McMASTER. >> VLADIMIR PUTIN. COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. BECAUSE WHAT HE SEES. IS ALL THE PRESSURE. ON ZELENSKYY AND. UKRAINE, NO PRESSURE. ON HIM. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT. TRUMP POSTING WE. SHOULD SPEND LESS TIME. WORRYING ABOUT PUTIN, MORE TIME WORRYING. ABOUT ILLEGAL. IMMIGRATION AND CRIME. TODAY, PRESSED ABOUT. THE KREMLIN'S.

STATEMENT, TRUMP ARGUING HE'S. BEEN TOUGH ON RUSSIA. AND HIS FOCUS NOW IS. ON GETTING PUTIN TO. NEGOTIATE. >> IT TAKES TWO TO. TANGO. YOU HAVE TO MAKE A. DEAL WITH RUSSIA AND. WITH UKRAINE. I GAVE RUSSIA NOTHING. EXCEPT GRIEF. I GAVE THEM NOTHING, I. GAVE THEM. SANCTIONS, AND THEY. SAY HOW CLOSE I AM TO. RUSSIA. WE HAVE TO MAKE A. DEAL, A LOT OF PEOPLE. ARE BEING KILLED THAT. SHOULDN'T BE KILLED. >> GABE, NOW PRESIDENT. ZELENSKYY. JUST MADE NEW COMMENTS. ABOUT ALL THIS.

WHAT DID HE SAY? >> Reporter: HE SAYS. UKRAINE IS GRATEFUL. FOR U.S. SUPPORT BUT. REITERATED THE NEED. FOR U.S. SECURITY. GUARANTEES AS PART OF. ANY PEACE DEAL. THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS. THAT'S A NONSTARTER. AND THE MINERALS DEAL. IS ESSENTIALLY A. SECURITY GUARANTEE. LESTER. >> GABE, THANKS. >>> NOW TO THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION'S. EFFORTS TO CUT FEDERAL. SPENDING AND ELON. MUSK'S NEW COMMENTS. ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY. MAKING HEADLINES AS. WELL. RYAN NOBLES ON THE. BACKLASH. >> Reporter: DEMOCRATS. ARE PUSHING BACK ON. ELON MUSK'S EFFORT TO. SLASH THE SIZE OF THE.

FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY. ♪♪. NOW ZEROING IN ON HIS. COMMENTS ABOUT SOCIAL. SECURITY'S FINANCES. >> SOCIAL SECURITY IS. THE BIGGEST PONZI. SCHEME OF ALL TIME. >> THE RICHEST MAN IN. THE WORLD IS TELLING. AMERICANS WHO EARNED. BENEFITS THEY DEPEND. ON THEY PAID INTO A. SCAM. THEY ARE NOT A SCAM. AND AMERICANS KNOW IT. >> Reporter: SOCIAL. SECURITY PAYS OUT MORE.

MONEY TO RECIPIENTS. THAN IT TAKES IN IN. TAXES. THE SOCIAL SECURITY. ADMINISTRATION TODAY. ANNOUNCING IT WILL CUT. COSTS CUTTING 7,000. JOBS, EMPLOYEES WHO. DON'T PROVIDE MISSION. CRITICAL SERVICES. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS. PLEDGED THERE WILL BE. NO CUTS TO SOCIAL. SECURITY BENEFITS. MEANWHILE, DOGE'S NEXT TARGET FOR. SPENDING CUTS, THE. PENTAGON'S BUDGET, WHICH PRESIDENT TRUMP. SAID HE ASKED MUSK TO. GO THROUGH. >> CHECK OUT THE. PENTAGON, THE. MILITARY, SADLY YOU. WILL FIND THINGS THAT. ARE PRETTY BAD.

>> Reporter: MUSK. TOUTING. THE CUTS SO FAR. >> IT IS A TARGET-RICH. ENVIRONMENT FOR SAVING. MONEY. IF IT WAS A VERY. WELL-RUN SHIP --. >> Reporter: MUSK. SAYING DOGE IS. FOLLOWING. THE LEAD OF THE GAO. WHICH ESTIMATES LOSSES. OF 233 TO 521 MILLION. DOLLARS. ANNUALLY TO FRAUD. BUT TONIGHT, NEW. PUSHBACK. >> IF YOU'RE RUDE, I'M. GOING TO LEAVE. >> Reporter: KANSAS. REPUBLICAN SENATOR. MARSHALL FORCED TO.

LEAVE A TOWN HALL. EARLY TO AVOID A. HOSTILE CROWD. PRESIDENT TRUMP. CALLING THE PROTESTERS. WITHOUT EVIDENCE PAID. TROUBLEMAKERS. >> WE DON'T NEED PAID. PROTESTERS, BRO, THE. AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE. WITH US. >> Reporter: DEFENSE. SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH. INFORMING ALL CIVILIAN. EMPLOYEES THEY MUST. RESPOND TO MUSK'S. EMAIL ASKING FOR A. LIST OF FIVE THINGS. THEY ACCOMPLISHED FOR. THE WEEK. LESTER. >> THANK YOU. >>> NOW TO GERMANY, A. CAR RAMMING ATTACK. KILLED TWO AND INJURED.

SEVERAL OTHERS. THIS IS THE MOMENT A. CAR SPED. THROUGH MANNHEIM, A. 40-YEAR-OLD GERMAN. CITIZEN WAS ARRESTED. IT WAS THE LATEST. ATTACK AFTER SIMILAR. ONES IN GERMAN CITIES. IN RECENT WEEKS. SO FAR, OFFICIALS SAY THERE'S. NO APPARENT LINK TO. TERROR. >>> NOW TO ILLINOIS, WHERE THE ACCUSED. GUNMAN IN THE FOURTH. OF JULY SHOOTING IN. HIGHLAND PARK PLED. GUILTY MOMENTS BEFORE. THE TRIAL WAS TO. BEGIN. SHAQUILLE BREWSTER,

THIS WAS QUITE THE. REVERSAL. >> THAT'S RIGHT, HE. PLEADED GUILTY TO 69. COUNTS OF MURDER AND. ATTEMPTED MURDER. IT WAS A CHANGE IN. PLEA THAT SHOCKED MANY. IN THAT COURTROOM. IT HAPPENED MINUTES. AFTER THE PROSECUTOR. WAS SETTING UP THE. DISPLAY BOARD FOR. OPENING STATEMENTS. HE KILLED SEVEN PEOPLE. AND WOUNDED 40 OTHERS, PROSECUTORS SAY, AS HE. CLIMBED A BUILDING AND. SHOT INTO A CROWD. GATHERED FOR THE. SUBURBAN CHICAGO. FOURTH OF JULY PARADE. ONE SURVIVOR SAID SHE.

WAS. STUNNED IN THE. COURTROOM BUT THERE. WAS A SENSE OF. COLLECTIVE RELIEF. ESPECIALLY. AFTER HE WENT BACK ON. A PLEA DEAL LAST YEAR. HE'S SAID TO BE. SENTENCED APRIL 23rd, AND HE FACES LIFE IN. PRISON WITHOUT THE. POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE, THE TOUGHEST SENTENCE. IN ILLINOIS. LESTER. >> SHAQ BREWSTER, THANK YOU. >>> IN 60 SECONDS, WHAT NEWLY REVEALED. COURT DOCUME.

>>> ALL RIGHT. >>> ALL RIGHT. LET'S TURN NOW TO THE. ONGOING LEGAL BATTLES. FACING TIKTOK. A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN. A LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY. 13 STATES AND. WASHINGTON D.C. SAVANNAH SELLERS JOINS. ME. THE LAWSUIT ALLEGES. THE APP DOESN'T DO. ENOUGH TO PROTECT. YOUNG USERS. >> THAT'S EXACTLY. RIGHT, AND TODAY. A JUDGE CLEARED THE. WAY FOR IT TO MOVE. FORWARD, AND ALSO. PARTIALLY UNSEALED THE. COMPLAINT, AND THAT. ALLOWED US TO SEE WHAT.

IT SAYS, THAT THE APP FAILS TO. PROTECT KIDS. IT ALENLS AN ALARMING. AMOUNT OF HARMFUL. CONTENT IS NOT REMOVED. FROM THE APP, A THIRD. DEALING WITH MINOR. SEXUAL SOLICITATION. AND NORMALIZING. PEDOPHILIA. AND KIDS CAN EASILY. BYPASS AGE. RESTRICTIONS. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. CITING INTERNAL TIKTOK. DATA SHOWING. 70% OF KIDS FALSELY. REPORTING THEIR AGE. TIKTOK SAYS THESE. NUMBERS ARE. MISLEADING, CHERRY. PICKED AND OUT OF DATE. AND THEY STAND BY.

THEIR EFFORTS WHICH. INCLUDE ROBUST SAFETY. PROTECTIONS. >> SAVANNAH, THANK YOU. FOR THAT. >>> WE'RE BACK IN A. MOMENT WITH THE RUSH. FOR REAL I.D. THE CLOCK IS TICKING. >>> TONIGHT THE CLOCK. IS TICKING TO THE. DEADLINE FOR AMERICANS. TO GET A REAL I.D. IF. THEY'RE HOPING TO FLY. AFTER MAY 7th. TOM COSTELLO ON WHAT. YOU NEED TO KNOW TO. MAKE SURE YOU DON'T. FACE DELAYS AT THE. AIRPORT. >> Reporter: 64 DAYS.

UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT'S. REAL I.D. REQUIREMENT. TAKES EFFECT. AND WHILE. THE TSA SAYS IT HAS. THE FLEXIBILITY TO. PHASE IN ENFORCEMENT. IT IS STRONGLY URGING. ANYONE. PLANNING TO FLY HAVE A. REAL I.D. OR PASSPORT. BY MAY 7th. IF YOU DON'T? >> IT WILL BE. SIGNIFICANTLY MORE. DIFFICULT AND YOU'LL. BE DELAYED AT. CHECKPOINTS IN. AIRPORTS ACROSS. AMERICA. >> Reporter: THE TSA. SAYS 78% OF FLYERS. ALREADY HAVE REAL. I.D.S, NEARLY A. QUARTER DON'T.

TO GET THE REAL I.D., YOU NEED TO PROVIDE. I.D. OR DOCUMENTATION. WITH FULL. LEGAL NAME, DOB, SOCIAL SECURITY. NUMBER, LAWFUL STATUS. AND TWO PROOFS OF. ADDRESS, COULD INCLUDE. A PAYROLL STUB, RENT, MORTGAGE. PAYMENT. STATES ARE SPREADING. THE WORD. >> YOUR REAL I.D. IS. YOUR MOST IMPORTANT. CARRY-ON. >> Reporter: REAL. I.D.S HAVE A STAR IN. THE CARD'S UPPER. CORNER.

CALIFORNIA HAS A BEAR. AND A STAR. 99% OF. MARYLAND IS REAL I.D. COMPLIANT, JUST OVER. 30% OF ILLINOIS IS. >> WE'RE DOING. EVERYTHING WE CAN IN. ILLINOIS, BUT I HAVE. GOT TREMENDOUS FEARS. FOR CHAOS AT OUR. AIRPORTS ACROSS THE. COUNTRY. >> Reporter: CONGRESS. PASSED THE REAL I.D. SECURITY LAW AFTER. 9/11 ON A. RECOMMENDATION FROM. THE 9/11 COMMISSION. >> NEXT YEAR, HAVE THE. STAR ON YOUR I.D. >> Reporter: CONGRESS. HAS HIT THE PAUSE MANY. TIMES. NOW A NEW MAY 7th. DEADLINE.

IF YOU'RE NOT FLYING. UNTIL THE SUMMER, THERE'S NO REASON TO. RUSH TO YOUR DMV RIGHT. NOW. >> TOM, ALSO ASK ABOUT. AN INVESTIGATION INTO. STRANGE AUTOMATED. COCKPIT WARNINGS IN. THE SKIES OVER. WASHINGTON'S REAGAN. AIRPORT. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? >> THE FAA IS LOOKING. INTO WHY A DOZEN. PLANES RECEIVED. AUTOMATED WARNINGS. ABOUT OTHER PLANES. APPROACHING REAGAN. NATIONAL. EVEN WHEN THERE WASN'T. A POTENTIAL CONFLICT. IT'S NOT CLEAR IF IT. WAS RADIO. INTERFERENCE, NO.

INDICATION IT WAS. NEFARIOUS. >> TOM COSTELLO, THANK. YOU. >>> THERE IS NEWS. ABOUT POPE FRANCIS'. HEALTH, APPEARING TO. HAVE A SETBACK AS HE. BATTLES DOUBLE. PNEUMONIA. THE VATICAN REVEALING. HE SUFFERED TWO. RESPIRATORY EPISODES. AND HE'S BACK ON. MEDICATION, HE RESTED. WELL LAST NIGHT. >>> WHEN WE'RE BACK, HER ICONIC PORTRA.

>>> AND THERE IS GOOD. NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT THE. PHOTOGRAPHER WHO HAS. CAPTURED EVERY STAR OF. "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE". IN HER OWN WAY FOR. MORE THAN 25 SEASONS, AND EVEN OUR OWN JOE. FRYER. >> HERE WE GO, GOOD. GREAT. GREAT. >> Reporter: WEEK. AFTER WEEK, MARY ELLEN. MATTHEWS IS LOOKING. FOR SOMETHING. >> THAT LIGHTNING. STRIKE THROUGH THE. CAMERA. YOU SEE SOMEBODY, REALLY SEE THEM THERE. >> Reporter: A SPLIT. SECOND OF MAGIC, PORTRAITS OF THE HOST. AND MUSICAL GUESTS. THAT BOOKEND THE. COMMERCIAL BREAKS OF. "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.".

>> THIS FROM LAST. SEASON. >> Reporter: AND. BOOKEND THE HALLS. OUTSIDE STUDIO 8H. THIS IS TIMOTHEE. CHALAMET IN CENTRAL. PARK? >> YEAH, HE WANTED TO. GO TO CENTRAL PARK. WHO SAYS NO TO THAT? >> Reporter: KNOWN AS. BUMPERS, EACH PHOTO. ONLY GETS A FEW. SECONDS OF TV AIR. TIME, BUT MANY ARE. IMMORTALIZED IN HER. NEW BOOK "THE ART OF. THE SNL PORTRAIT," ON. THE COVER, ANDY.

SANDBERG PLAYING THE. PART OF A COCKTAIL. GARNISH. TUESDAY IS WHEN YOU DO. THE SHOOTS IN THE. MIDDLE OF TOTAL CHAOS. HOW DO YOU MAKE IT. WORK? >> THE MUSICAL GUEST. IS REHEARSING WHILE. WE'RE SHOOTING, IT'S. VERY LOUD. IT'S HARD TO. COMMUNICATE, CAN YOU. KEEP IT DOWN, ROLLING. STONES OR WHOEVER. >> Reporter: SHE'S. BEEN THE RESIDENT. PHOTOGRAPHER SINCE. 1999, WORKING WITH HUNDREDS. OF SUBJECTS, FROM. SOPHISTICATED. LEGENDS --. >> GOOD.

I LOVE THIS. >> Reporter: -- TO. THIS CLUMSY. JOURNALIST POSING AS A. OLD FASHIONED. NEWS HOUND. >> PUTTING THE PHONE. DOWN, DON'T CALL ME. AGAIN. GOOD. >> Reporter: NO MATTER. WHO IS IN FRONT OF HER. LENS, LIGHTNING DOES. STRIKE, POWERED BY A. FLASH. JOE FRYER, NBC NEWS, NEW YORK. >> AND THAT IS. "NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR. THIS MONDAY, THANK YOU. FOR WATCHING. I'M LESTER HOLT, PLEASE TAKE CARE OF. YOURSELF AND EACH. OTHER. GOOD NIGHT.