NBC Nightly News Full Episode - March 5

>>> TONIGHT, A. TEMPORARY TRUCE IN THE. TRADE WAR. A ONE-MONTH PAUSE FOR. AUTOMAKERS. WARNING SIGNS REMAIN. WHEN AND WHY THE PRICE. OF SOME STAPLES AT THE. GROCERY STORE ARE. GOING UP. PRESIDENT TRUMP. ACKNOWLEDGES IT COULD. BE, QUOTE, A LITTLE. DISTURBANCE. >>> THE SEVERE STORMS. FROM WHITEOUT. CONDITIONS TO THE. CRASH SHUTTING DOWN AN.

INTERSTATE. THREE DEAD FROM STORMS. AS AT LEAST 13. TORNADOES SPIN UP. ACROSS THE PLAINS AND. DEEP SOUTH. >> I NEVER PRAYED SO. HARD IN 15 SECONDS IN. MY LIFE. >>> A POTENTIAL FALL. WITH UKRAINE. NEW SIGNS OF PROGRESS. AFTER THE MAJOR. REVERSAL FROM. THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION HALTING. SHIPMENTS OF EQUIPMENT. EN ROUTE. >>> THE FALLOUT AFTER. THE LONGEST. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. TO CONGRESS IN. HISTORY. THE DIVISIVE MESSAGE. DIGGING INTO CULTURE. WARS. THE PRESIDENT TOUTING. PROGRESS ON ILLEGAL.

IMMIGRATION. THE CONGRESSMAN POISED. TO BE CENSURED AFTER. BEING REMOVED. HE IS NOT DONE YET. >>> THIS IS "NBC. NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH. LESTER HOLT. >>> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME. TONIGHT TURMOIL OVER. TARIFFS. A POLICY WALK-BACK, PRESIDENT TRUMP. GRANTING U.S. AUTOMAKERS A ONE-MONTH. REPRIEVE ON 25%.

TARIFFS IMPOSED ON. MEXICO AND CANADA. THE ANNOUNCEMENT. SENDING STOCKS HIGHER. IN THE HOPE THE TRADE. WAR WILL COOL. NO THAW WITH PRIME. MINISTER JUSTIN. TRUDEAU WHO SPOKE WITH. THE PRESIDENT TODAY. IN HIS ADDRESS TO. CONGRESS LAST NIGHT, PRESIDENT TRUMP MOSTLY. HOLDING FIRM ON THE. NEW TARIFFS IMPOSED ON. AMERICA'S EST TRADING. PARTNERS. HE MADE IT CLEAR THERE. ARE MORE TO COME. RETAILERS NOW WARNING. OF HIGHER PRICES ON. EVERYDAY GROCERY. ITEMS, FROM AVOCADOS.

TO FISH. SENIOR BUSINESS. CORRESPONDENT. CHRISTINE ROMANS. STARTS US Off WITH THE. IMPACT SO MANY ARE. EXPECTING DAYS FROM. NOW. >> Reporter: A NEW. PROTECTIONIST ERA IN. AMERICA. THE PRESIDENT. ACKNOWLEDGING. AMERICANS WILL FEEL IT. IN THEIR POCKETBOOK. >> TARIFFS ARE ABOUT. MAKING AMERICA RICH. AGAIN AND MAKING. AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. IT'S HAPPENING. IT WILL HAPPEN RATHER. QUICKLY. THERE WILL BE A LITTLE. DISTURBANCE. BUT WE'RE OKAY WITH. THAT. IT WON'T BE MUCH.

>> Reporter: THAT. DISTURBANCE ACCORDING. TO ONE ESTIMATE WILL. CoST THE AVERAGE. AMERICAN HOUSEHOLD. $1,300 A YEAR MORE. THE WHITE HOUSE. ANNOUNCING A CHANGE. A ONE-MONTH PAUSE ON. TARIFFS ON AUTO. IMPORTS THAT COME IN. THROUGH THE. U.S./CANADA/MEXICO. TRADE AGREEMENT. >> THE REQUEST OF THE. COMPANIES ASSOCIATED. WITH USMCA, THE. PRESIDENT IS GIVING. THEM AN EXEMPTION FOR. ONE MONTH SO THEY ARE.

NOT At AN ECONOMIC. DISADVANTAGE. >> Reporter: MARKETS. RECOVERING SOME OF THE. LOSSES ON HOPES MORE. CONCESSIONS WOULD. FOLLOW. AFTER A PHONE CALL. WITH CANADA'S PRIME. MINISTER, PRESIDENT. TRUMP MERELY POSTING. THAT IT ENDED IN A. SOMEWHAT FRIENDLY. MANNER. HE GAVE NO FURTHER. INDICATION OF CHANGES. TO COME ON THE. TARIFFS. 20% ON CHINA AND 25%. ON BOTH CANADA AND. MEXICO. ONE OF THE FIRST. PLACES AMERICANS WILL. FEEL IT, THE GROCERY. STORE.

THIS AVOCADOS WILL. LAST A WEEK? >> THIS IS PROBABLY. GOING TO LAST A COUPLE. DAYS. >> Reporter: GROCERY. CHAIN STEW LEONARDS. SELLS AVOCADOS TWO FOR. $5. IT HAS A WEEK'S SUPPLY. LEFT. AFTER THAT, IT WILL. ONLY SELL AVOCADOS. INDIVIDUALLY AT $2.99. APIECE, A 20%. INCREASE. THE GROCER WILL ABSORB. TEN CENTS PER AVOCADO. THIS IS FROM MEXICO. PRICES ARE ABOUT TO GO. UP. >> YES, THEY ARE. THAT'S WHY I'M BUYING.

NOW. >> Reporter: BECAUSE. PRICES ARE GOING UP. SHOPPERS FACING THE. NEW ECONOMIC REALITY. AS PRESIDENT TRUMP. SAYS THE TRADE WAR IS. JUST BEGINNING. WITH A POTENTIAL FOR. NEW TARIFFS ON. VIRTUALLY EVERY U.S. TRADING PARTNER. STARTING APRIL 2nd. >> WHATEVER THEY. TARIFF US, OTHER. COUNTRIES, WE WILL. TARIFF THEM. THAT'S RECIPROCAL, BACK AND FORTH. WHATEVER THEY TAX US, WE WILL TAX THEM. >> THE RETAILERS, GROCERY STORES, THEY. SEE THIS COMING. HOW ARE THEY MAKING.

ADJUSTMENTS? >> Reporter: STEW. LEONARDS WILL TRY TO. SOURCE MORE VEGETABLES. FROM FLORIDA INSTEAD. OF MEXICO. SALOMON FROM EUROPE. INSTEAD OF CANADA. MANY COMPANIES HAVE. TRIED TO REDUCE THEIR. DEPENDENCE ON GOODS. FROM CHINA. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE. REALITY IS THAT THE. HIGHER COSTS, ANY. HIGHER COSTS. EVENTUALLY WILL MAKE. THEIR WAY TO SHOPPERS. >> CHRISTINE ROMANS, THANK YOU. >>> WE TURN TO THE. DEADLY STORMS SPAWNING. BLIZZARDS IN THE. MIDWEST TO. THUNDERSTORMS AND. TORNADOES ACROSS THE. SOUTH.

NBC'S KATHY PARK JOINS. US LIVE FROM. MISSISSIPPI WHERE AN. EF2 TOUCHED DOWN. GOOD EVENING. >> Reporter: LESTER, GOOD EVENING. RESIDENTS TELL US THE. STORM BLEW THROUGH IN. A MATTER OF SECONDS. IN THAT SHORT AMOUNT. OF TIME YOU CAN SEE. THE DAMAGE LEFT. BEHIND. THIS HOME COMPLETELY. TORN APART AND PART OF. THE HOME ENDED RIGHT. IN THE POOL. TONIGHT, EXTREME. WEATHER STRIKING ALL. CORNERS OF THE. COUNTRY. A POWERFUL LINE OF. STORMS UNLEASHING. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS.

IN THE CAROLINAS. >> THIS IS INSANE. >> Reporter: WHITEOUT. CONDITIONS IN THE. MIDWEST. GROUNDING FLIGHTS. MAKING A MESS ON THE. ROADS. EVEN SHUTTING DOWN. PARTS OF THE. INTERSTATE IN. NEBRASKA. THE SOUTH RECOVERING. FROM TORRENTIAL. DOWNPOURS AND. FEROCIOUS FLASH. FLOODING. THE STORM IS BLAMED. FOR THREE DEATHS AND. SEVERAL INJURIES IN. MISSISSIPPI. WAYNE COUNTY WAS STILL. RECOVERING FROM LAST. MONTH'S TORNADO THAT. DAMAGED DOZENS OF. HOMES. TODAY, THEY ARE.

FINDING THEIR WAY. FORWARD AFTER ANOTHER. LIKELY TORNADO. >> KIND OF CAME OUT OF. NOWHERE. IT WAS A REALLY SCARY. 15 SECONDS. >> Reporter: SUPPER. TURNED INTO SURVIVAL. >> I NEVER PRAYED SO. HARD IN 15 SECONDS IN. MY LIFE. WE WALKED FROM THERE. TO RIGHT HERE. JUST GOT ON THE FLOOR. AND PUT PILLOWS OVER. OUR HEADS. PRAYED FOR THE BEST. >> Reporter: SINCE. MONDAY, AT LEAST 13. TORNADOES ACROSS FIVE. STATES.

SEVERE WEATHER SEASON. IS WEEKS AWAY. THIS IS A PREVIEW OF. WHAT'S TO COME. >> POTENTIALLY, LOOKING AT THE. PICTURE, MARCH AND. APRIL IS WHEN IT HEATS. UP. >> Reporter: A WINTER. STORM RACES EAST, THE. MID-ATLANTIC IN THE. BULL'S EYE. KATHY PARK, NBC NEWS. >>> WE ARE COVERING. THE FALLOUT OVER. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S. ADDRESS TO CONGRESS. WE HAVE LEARNED THAT. THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION IS. PAUSING INTELLIGENCE. SHARING WITH UKRAINE.

GABE GUTIERREZ HAS. LATE DETAILS. >> Reporter: A. POTENTIAL THAW IN THE. FACE-OFF BETWEEN. PRESIDENT TRUMP AND. UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT. ZELENSKYY. THE WHITE HOUSE. REVEALING A PAUSE IN. INTELLIGENCE SHARING. WITH THE WAR-TORN. COUNTRY. TO PRESSURE UKRAINE. INTO PEACE TALKS. INDICATING THAT PAUSE. COULD BE TEMPORARY. >> I THINK WE'RE GOING. TO SEE MOVEMENT IN. VERY SHORT ORDER. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT. ZELENSKYY SAYING. THERE'S FORWARD. MOMENTUM. >> I'M WORKING TO END. THE SAVAGE CONFLICT IN. UKRAINE.

>> Reporter: THE. LONGEST PRESIDENTIAL. ADDRESS IN MODERN. HISTORY, THE PRESIDENT. TOUTING HIS. ADMINISTRATION'S. ACCOMPLISHMENTS. >> AMERICA IS BACK. >> Reporter: LEANING. INTO THE CULTURE WARS. >> THERE ARE ONLY TWO. GENDERS, MALE AND. FEMALE. >> Reporter: IN THE. CHAMBER, ELON MUSK. A LEGAL BLOW TO HIS. EFFORTS TO SLASH. SPENDING. THE SUPREME COURT. REJECTING THE. ADMINISTRATION'S. ATTEMPT TO FREEZE. FOREIGN AID FUNDING. FOR NOW.

ELSEWHERE, THIS. INTERNAL MEMO AT THE. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS. AFFAIRS SAYING UP TO. 82,000 JOBS ADDED. UNDER THE BIDEN. ADMINISTRATION COULD. BE CUT. >> WE WILL MAKE MAJOR. CHANGES. GET USED TO IT. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT. TRUMP ANNOUNCING THE. ARREST OF AN I.S.I.S. TERROR SUSPECT ACCUSED. OF PLANNING THE. AFGHANISTAN BOMBING. THAT KILLED 13 U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS. NEAR THE BEGINNING OF. THE SPEECH, THE. PRESIDENT HECKLED. REPEATEDLY. BY TEXAS DEMOCRAT AL. GREEN WHO WAS REMOVED.

>> Reporter: OTHER. DEMOCRATS HELD UP. SIGNS OF PROTEST OR. WALKED OUT. >> DONALD TRUMP. DELIVERED ONE OF THE. MOST DIVISIVE SPEECHES. MADE BY A PRESIDENT IN. AMERICAN HISTORY. >> LAST NIGHT WAS A. VERY CLARIFYING MOMENT. FOR OUR COUNTRY. THE DEMOCRATS EXPOSED. THEMSELVES AS THE. PARTY OF INSANITY AND. HATE. >> Reporter: SOME OF. THE MOST POIGNANT.

MOMENTS --. >> I'M ASKING OUR NEW. SECRET SERVICE. DIRECTOR TO OFFICIALLY. MAKE YOU AN AGENT OF. THE UNITED STATES. SECRET SERVICE. >> Reporter: THE. PRESIDENT CELEBRATING. 13-YEAR-OLD BRAIN. CANCER SURVIVOR D.J. DANIEL WHO VISITED THE. OVAL OFFICE. HONORED, THE FAMILY OF. LAKEN RILEY, THE. NURSING STUDENT KILLED. BY AN UNDOCUMENTED. IMMIGRANT LAST YEAR. THE PRESIDENT. HIGHLIGHTING THE LOW. NUMBER OF ILLEGAL.

BORDER CROSSINGS SINCE. HE TOOK OFFICE. >> THE MEDIA AND OUR. FRIENDS IN THE. DEMOCRAT PARTY KEPT. SAYING WE NEEDED NEW. LEGISLATION, WE MUST. HAVE LEGISLATION. SECURE THE BORDER. IT TURNED OUT ALL WE. NEEDED WAS A NEW. PRESIDENT. >> A LOT OF MOVING. PIECES, GABE. WE LEARNED THE. ADMINISTRATION IS. NEGOTIATING WITH. HAMAS. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? >> Reporter: THE WHITE. HOUSE CONFIRMED THOSE. TALKS WITH HAMAS,

WHICH USUALLY HAPPENED. THROUGH INTERMEDIARIES. BECAUSE IT'S A. TERRORIST. ORGANIZATION. LATE TODAY, PRESIDENT. TRUMP DEMANDED HAMAS. RELEASE ITS HOSTAGES. NOW, SAYING THIS WAS. HIS LAST WARNING. >> GABE, THANKS. >>> THE IMPACTS OF THE. PRESIDENT'S BUDGET. CUTS REACH FAR BEYOND. WASHINGTON. STEPHANIE GOSK REPORTS. SOME LOCAL OFFICIALS. ARE CONCERNED ABOUT. LOSING FUNDING FOR. PROGRAMS THAT HELP. PEOPLE WITH. NECESSITIES LIKE FOOD. AND HOUSING. >> Reporter: OUTSIDE. THE DEPARTMENT OF. HOUSING AND URBAN. DEVELOPMENT --.

>> IF WE ARE NOT HERE, YOU WILL NOT BE. HOUSED. >> Reporter: AN ALARM. WAS SOUNDED THIS WEEK. OVER DOGE'S STAFFING. PURGE AND LOOMING. BUDGET CUTS. 1,000 MILES AWAY IN. KANSAS CITY, THE. BENTLEYS AND THEIR SON. WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. HAVE HOUSING, FINALLY. >> WE DON'T HAVE TO. TALK ABOUT THE. SKETCHINESS OF HOTELS. >> WE SPENT MANY. NIGHTS CRYING, PRAYING. >> Reporter: DID IT. FEEL HELPLESS? >> I FELT COMPLETELY. HELPLESS. I FELT LIKE -- WE FELT. LIKE WE FAILED.

>> Reporter: THEY WERE. ACCEPTED INTO A RENTAL. ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND. LIVE IN A HOUSING. PROJECT, ALMOST. ENTIRELY FUNDED BY. FEDERAL MONEY FROM. HUD. >> IT LITERALLY SHOWS. THAT THERE ARE. PROGRAMS TO HELP. PEOPLE WHO JUST NEED. JUST A LITTLE LEG UP. THERE IS HOPE. >> Reporter: EDWIN IS. THE DIRECTOR OF THE. LOCAL HOUSING. AUTHORITY THAT FOUND. THE BENTLEYS THEIR. HOUSE. DO YOU THINK THERE ARE.

INEFFICIENCIES IN THE. SYSTEM? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> Reporter: DO YOU. WANT TO FIX THEM? >> THEY NEED TO BE. FIXED. >> Reporter: HE HAS. CONCERNS ABOUT DOGE. >> SOMEONE IS JUST --. THEY ARE WAVING THEIR. HAND OVER, THESE. PEOPLE HAVE TO GO. THAT'S NOT EFFICIENCY. >> Reporter: HIS. OFFICE ASSISTS NEARLY. 8,000 FAMILIES WITH. RENT IN KANSAS CITY. THERE ARE 25,000 ON. THE WAIT LIST. TO OPERATE HIS. PROGRAM, HE RELIES ON. FEDERAL PARTNERS. TWO SOURCES AT HUD. TELL NBC NEWS THE. RENTAL ASSISTANCE. DIVISION'S STAFF COULD.

BE CUT IN HALF BY DOGE. WHICH HE WORRIES MIGHT. LEAD TO DISRUPTIONS TO. THEIR PROGRAM HERE. IN A STATEMENT, HUD. SAYS IT'S TAKING. INVENTORY OF PERSONNEL. AND PROGRAMS. ADDING IT SERVES OUR. MOST VULNERABLE AND. WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. IN THE MOST EFFICIENT. AND EFFECTIVE WAY. POSSIBLE. BROADLY SPEAKING, IF. THE FAMILIES YOU WORK. WITH DON'T GET THIS. ASSISTANCE --. >> WOW. >> Reporter: WHAT. HAPPENS TO THEM? >> WE WILL HAVE A. PROBLEM. IF THE PROGRAM IS NOT. IN EXISTENCE, YOU WILL.

HAVE MORE PEOPLE UNDER. BRIDGES. >> Reporter: THEY SAY. THEY ARE HOPEFUL. LEADERS IN WASHINGTON. WON'T LET THAT HAPPEN. THAT THEIR MESSAGE. WILL BE HEARD. SO ARE THE BENTLEYS. WHY SHOULD THE FEDERAL. GOVERNMENT FUND A. PROGRAM LIKE THIS? >> I WOULD SAY BECAUSE. IT'S NEEDED. PLEASE TELL ME YOU. DON'T KNOW ONE PERSON. IN YOUR LIFE THAT. DIDN'T NEED HELP. >> Reporter: STEPHANIE. GOSK, NBC NEWS, KANSAS. CITY, MISSOURI. >>> A SHORT BREAK. IN 60 SECONDS, THE. HIDDEN CRISIS FROM THE. L.A. WILDFIRES.

OUR INVESTIGATION INTO. WHY SMOKE DAMAGE MI. >>> IT HAS BEEN NEARLY. TWO MONTHS SINCE FIRE. SCORCHED PARTS OF LOS. ANGELES. NOW GROWING. FRUSTRATION OVER. INSURANCE CLAIMS FOR. RESIDENTS WHOSE HOMES. SURVIVED THE BLAZE BUT. ARE UNSAFE TO RETURN. TO. LIZ KREUTZ REPORTS. >> WE BUILT THE HOUSE. WE PUT EVERY DOLLAR WE. HAD INTO IT. >> Reporter: IAN SEEMS. LIKE ONE OF THE LUCKY. ONES.

>> I WAS SHOCKED THAT. IT'S STILL HERE. >> Reporter: HIS. PACIFIC PALISADES HOME. SURVIVED THE L.A. FIRES. THE TREE HE AND HIS. WIFE PLANTED IN MEMORY. OF THEIR LATE BABY. GIRL STILL STANDING. >> WE THINK SHE WAS. KIND OF LOOKING OVER. HOUSE AND THE. NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S THE REASON IT'S. STILL HERE. >> Reporter: THEIR. HOME, FAR FROM. HABITABLE. INSIDE, BLACK ASH. COVERING NEARLY EVERY. SURFACE. THEY HAVE BEEN TESTING. FOR FIRE EMISSIONS IN. THE AIR, CARCINOGENS, GASES, BECAUSE IT'S.

NOT JUST ABOUT THE. VISIBLE ASH THAT WE. SEE HERE AROUND THE. HOME. IT'S ALSO ABOUT THE. TOXINS THAT WE CAN'T. SEE. TOXIC DEBRIS EXPERT. DAWN JOHNSON SAYS. ANYTHING POROUS IS. LIKELY TAINTED. WHAT ARE THE CONCERNS? >> THE CONCERNS I HAVE. IS WE ARE FINDING. HYDROGEN CYANIDE GAS. HERE. >> Reporter: DO YOU. SUGGEST SOMEONE MOVE. BACK IN? >> NOT WITH WHAT I'M. SEEING NOW. >> Reporter: THEY ARE. NOW IN A RENTAL WITH. THEIR 1-YEAR-OLD AND. ANOTHER ON THE WAY SAY. THEIR INSURANCE, THE. CALIFORNIA FAIR PLAN,

DOESN'T APPEAR TO SEE. IT THAT WAY. >> THEY SENT US A. DOCUMENT, UNPROVOKED, THAT BASICALLY POINTED. TO LANGUAGE SAYING. THAT, SMOKE DAMAGE. WILL ONLY BE COVERED. IF SOMETHING IS RUINED. AND DESTROYED, VISIBLE. TO THE EYE. >> Reporter: WHAT THAT. COULD MEAN, HUNDREDS. OF THOUSANDS IN. OUT-OF-POCKET. EXPENSES, REPLACING. THE DRYWALL TO. FURNITURE, EVEN YOUR. CLOTHES. >> THE INSURANCE. COMPANY TREATS YOU. LIKE THE FORGOTTEN. STEPCHILD. >> Reporter: IT LOOKS. OKAY. >> IT'S JUST DIRTY. CLEAN IT. >> Reporter: THEY ARE. NOT ALONE.

THOUSANDS OF OTHER. FIRE VICTIMS RELY ON. THE FAIR PLAN, THE. STATE'S INSURER OF. LAST RESORT, A PLAN IN. 2022 WAS FOUND BY THE. DEPARTMENT OF. INSURANCE TO HAVE BEEN. ILLEGALLY UNDER PAYING. OR DENYING SMOKE. DAMAGE CLAIMS, FINDINGS THE FAIR PLAN.

DISPUTES. AN ATTORNEY HAS. LITIGATED AGAINST THEM. FOR YEARS. >> IT TAKES THE. POSITION THAT THE. FAMILY WHICH INCLUDES. VERY, VERY YOUNG. CHILDREN, SHOULD MOVE. BACK INTO THIS HOUSE. AND CLEAN IT. THEMSELVES. HIS OPTIONS ARE. ESSENTIALLY, ACCEPT. THE LOSS OF HUNDREDS. OF THOUSANDS OF. DOLLARS AND FILE A. LAWSUIT. NOBODY WANTS TO DO. >> Reporter: THE OTHER. OPTION, MOVE BACK INTO. A HOME THAT COULD MAKE. YOU OR YOUR FAMILY. SICK. >> WILL MAKE HIM SICK. >> Reporter: IAN IS. HOPING THE TEST. RESULTS WILL SWAY THE. INSURER. HE RECEIVED THIS. ESTIMATE FOR. REMEDIATION. ROUGHLY $1,800 BECAUSE. IT'S WITHIN HIS. DEDUCTIBLE. THE CALIFORNIA FAIR. PLAN DECLINED TO. COMMENT ON THE CASE. IN A STATEMENT SAID. THE FAIR PLAN PAYS ALL.

COVERED CLAIMS. CONSISTENT WITH. CALIFORNIA LAW AND THE. POLICY AND APPROACH TO. DIRECT PHYSICAL LOSS. IS CONSISTENT WITH. OTHER INSURERS. >> IT'S AN OUTLIER BY. A BIG DISTANCE. THEY BELIEVE THE HOMES. ARE NOT DAMAGED. STATE FARM AND LIBERTY. MUTUAL AND USAA, THEY. WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. THE HOMES ARE DAMAGED. THEN THE QUESTION. BECOMES WHAT THEY PAY. >> Reporter: THEY ARE. LEFT IN LIMBO. QUESTIONING HOW THEY. WILL GET BACK TO THE. HOME THAT MEANS SO. MUCH. >> WE WANT TO COME. BACK WHEN IT'S SAFE TO. COME BACK.

WE DON'T KNOW WHEN. THAT WILL BE. >> Reporter: LIZ. KREUTZ, NBC NEWS, LOS. ANGELES. >>> SCIENTISTS BROUGHT. >>> WATCH CLOSELY. BACK WITH A POSSIBLE. SCIENTIFIC. BREAKTHROUGH. THE EXTRA FURRY. RODENTS ARE WOOLLY. MICE. A DALLAS COMPANY. MODIFIED THEM WITH. HAIR TO RESEMBLE A. WOOLLY MAMMOTH. THEY PLAN TO REVIVE.

THE ACTUAL WOOLLY. STEVE PATTERSON, NBC. NEWS, LOS ANGELES.