NBC Nightly News Full Episode - March 6

>>> TONIGHT, THE. PRESIDENT'S. TURNAROUND ON HIS OWN. TARIFFS. THE WHIPLASH JOLTING. THE MARKETS. THE PAUSE IN THE. TRADE WAR GIVING. MEXICO AND CANADA. BREATHING ROOM. BUT THE UNCERTAINTY. OVER GLOBAL TRADE. SENDING MARKETS. SPIRALING. IS THE DAMAGE ALREADY. DONE? WHY SOME AUTO. INDUSTRY BUSINESSES. AREN'T SOUNDING THE. ALL CLEAR JUST YET. >> DOGE IN DECLINE?

WHAT THE PRESIDENT. JUST SAID, SHRINKING. THE PORTFOLIO OF ELON. MUSK. >> ALSO BREAKING. TONIGHT, THE NEW. MEASLES LINKED DEATH. AS CASES RISE ACROSS. THE COUNTRY. >> THE BOMBING DRILL. DISASTER. 15 INJURED AFTER. FIGHTER JETS NAIL A. CIVILIAN AREA IN. SOUTH KOREA IN A. JOINT DRILL WITH THE. U.S. WHAT WENT WRONG? >> THIS JUST IN. WE'LL PLAY THE POPE'S. FIRST PUBLIC WORDS. SINCE BEING. HOSPITALIZED. THE STRUGGLE IN HIS. VOICE. >> ADNAN SYED FREED.

FROM PRISON. WHY THIS COULD BE THE. END OF HIS LEGAL. ODYSSEY. >>> PLUS, THE FORMER. OLYMPIAN NOW ON THE. FBI'S MOST WANTED. LIST. ACCUSED OF MURDER AND. BEING AT THE CENTER. OF AN INTERNATIONAL. DRUG RING. >> BRAVE NEW WORLD. YOU'LL MEET ONE OF. THE MILLIONS LOOKING. TO A.I. CHAT BOTS STOP HER. FROM RACING INTO. NASCAR HISTORY. ORY.

>> AND GOOD EVENING. I'M TOM LLAMAS IN FOR. LESTER. TONIGHT, WE START. WITH THAT MAJOR. MARKET SELL-OFF. THE REASON? MORE WHIPLASH FROM. PRESIDENT TRUMP OVER. TARIFFS. THE WHITE HOUSE. MAKING YET ANOTHER. PIVOT IN THIS TRADE. WAR. NOW PUTTING A PAUSE. ON TAXING CERTAIN. IMPORTS FROM CANADA. AND MEXICO UNTIL. APRIL. THE MOVE COMING AFTER. PRESIDENT TRUMP SPOKE. WITH THOSE COUNTRIES'. LEADERS. BUT IT'S ALL MAKING. FOR A COMPLICATED. SITUATION THAT'S. GOING TO AFFECT THE. PRICES YOU PAY FOR. EVERYTHING FROM.

VEGETABLES TO. VEHICLES. TO TAKE US THROUGH. WHAT'S HAPPENING. TONIGHT, WE START. WITH SENIOR BUSINESS. CORRESPONDENT. CHRISTINE ROMANS. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP. TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER. NEW STANCE ON HIS OWN. TRADE WAR. A PARTIAL REPRIEVE ON. HIS 25% TARIFFS ON. GOODS FROM MEXICO AND. CANADA. >> WE HELP THEM OUT. WITH A PROBLEM THEY. WERE HAVING, HAVING. TO DO WITH THE. TARIFFS. WE HAD A VERY GOOD. CONVERSATION. >> Reporter: FOLLOWING A CALL WITH. MEXICO'S PRESIDENT. CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM, MR. TRUMP BACKING OFF. ON TARIFFS ON IMPORTS.

THAT FALL UNDER THE. UNITED. STATES/MEXICO/CANADA. TRADE AGREEMENT HE. NEGOTIATED IN HIS. FIRST TERM. THAT'S ABOUT HALF OF. MEXICAN IMPORTS AND. COVERED ABOUT 38%. FROM CANADA, ACCORDING TO A WHITE. HOUSE OFFICIAL. AMONG THEM, CARS, APPLIANCES, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, PRODUCE, AND. TEXTILES. >> APRIL 2nd IS GOING. TO BE A VERY BIG DAY. FOR AMERICA. >> Reporter: BUT THE. PRESIDENT ALSO MADE. CLEAR IT'S A PAUSE. FOR NOW. >> NOW, THESE ARE. COUNTRIES AND. COMPANIES, FOREIGN. COMPANIES, THAT HAVE. BEEN RIPPING US OFF.

>> Reporter: TRUMP. SAYING THE TARIFFS. ARE ON HOLD ONLY. UNTIL APRIL 2nd, THE. SAME DATE HE VOWS TO. MATCH ALL. INTERNATIONAL TAXES. FROM ANY U.S. TRADING. PARTNER. AND FOR INVESTORS, THE THREATS AND THEN. RETREATS MEANT MORE. UNCERTAINTY. AND FOR AFFECTED U.S. BUSINESSES, THE BACK. AND FORTH IS PART OF. THE PAIN. >> WE USE U.S. STEEL --. >> Reporter: EARLIER. THIS WEEK AS THE. TARIFFS WERE SET TO. TAKE HOLD, WE MET. CHUCK, PRESIDENT OF. ALPHA USA, AN AUTO.

PARTS MANUFACTURING. JUST OUTSIDE OF. DETROIT. CHUCK, TARIFFS ON. CANADIAN GOODS MEAN. WHAT FOR YOU AND YOUR. BUSINESS? >> IT MEANS. DRAMATICALLY. INCREASED COSTS. >> Reporter: WITH. TODAY'S PAUSE ON. MEXICO AND CANADA --. WHAT IS CERTAIN FOR. YOU RIGHT NOW? >> THERE REALLY ISN'T. ANY CERTAINTY. THIS IS JUST KICKING. THE CAN DOWN THE. ROAD. WE HAVE 30 MORE DAYS. TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: BORDER. TAXES ON STEEL AND. ALUMINUM BEGIN ON. MARCH 12th. RELIEF FOR THE AUTO. INDUSTRY ENDS APRIL. 2nd. THAT LEAVES COMPANIES. LIKE CHUCK'S EXPOSED? >> IT COULD VERY WELL. WIPE OUT OUR NET. INCOME, NOT OUR --. NOT JUST OURS BUT. MANY OTHERS. >> ALL RIGHT, CHRISTINE JOINS US. LIVE IN STUDIO. LET'S GO BACK TO THE. BIG HEADLINE HERE. ARE PEOPLE GOING TO. SEE PRICES RISE, AND. IF SO, WHEN? >> SOME PEOPLE ARE. GOING TO START TO SEE. PRICES RISING PRETTY. MUCH RIGHT AWAY.

WE SHOULDN'T FORGET. THERE ARE 20% TARIFFS. ON CHINA IN EFFECT. RIGHT NOW AND THINGS. LIKE AUTOS AND. PRODUCE THAT ARE. GETTING THIS PAUSE, IT'S ONLY FOR A MONTH. OR SO. THEN THE BORDER TAXES. COULD COME BACK AND. BE PASSED ALONG TO. CONSUMERS AGAIN. >> CHRISTINE ROMANS. LEADING US OFF, THANK. YOU. >>> NOW TO PRESIDENT. TRUMP'S EFFORTSES TO. DOWNSIZE THE. GOVERNMENT. AND THE NEW LIMITS. HE'S PLACING TONIGHT. ON ELON MUSK. TRUMP SAYING HE WANTS. TO CUT THE FEDERAL. WORKFORCE DOWN WITH A. SCALPEL, NOT A. HATCHET. GABE GUTIERREZ. TONIGHT WITH THE LATE. DEVELOPMENTS AT THE. WHITE HOUSE. >> Reporter: TWO.

WEEKS AFTER ELON MUSK. WAVED A CHAINSAW THAT. SYMBOLIZES THE. DEPARTMENT OF. GOVERNMENT. EFFICIENCY'S PLANS TO. CUT FEDERAL SPENDING, TONIGHT, PRESIDENT. TRUMP SAYS HE WANTS A. MORE MEASURED. APPROACH. >> WANT THE CABINET. MEMBERS TO KEEP GOOD. PEOPLE. >> Reporter: THE. PRESIDENT POSTING. DOGE HAS BEEN AN. INCREDIBLE SUCCESS, BUT FOR FUTURE. DOWNSIZING, CABINET. SECRETARIES WILL BE. IN CHARGE. AND CAN BE VERY. PRECISE AS TO WHO. WILL REMAIN AND WHO. WILL GO. USING A SCALPEL. INSTEAD OF A HATCHET,

THE NEW LIMITS ON. MUSK COME AFTER SOME. CABINET MEMBERS HAD. TOLD THEIR EMPLOYEES. NOT TO RESPOND TO. MUSK'S DIRECTIVES TO. LIST THEIR ACCOMP. ACCOMPLISHMENTS. >> WE'LL BE WATCHING. THEM. IF THEY CAN CUT, IT'S. BETTER. IF THEY DON'T CUT, ELON WILL DO THE. CUTTING. >> Reporter: THE. PREDALSO SAYING TODAY. HE SPOKE WITH. ADVISERS ABOUT. ELIMINATING THE. DEPARTMENT OF. EDUCATION. >> I WANT TO JUST DO. IT. WE'RE STARTING THE. PROCESS, TRYING TO. GET THE SCHOOLS BACK. INTO THE STATES. LET THE STATES RUN. THE SCHOOLS. >> Reporter: EDUCATION IS ALREADY.

LARGELY RUN BY STATE. AND LOCAL. GOVERNMENTS, JUST 8%. OF FUNDING COMES FROM. THE FEDS, BUT THE. DEPARTMENT. DISTRIBUTES BILLIONS. OF FEDERAL DOLLARS TO. SCHOOLS AND MANAGES. FEDERAL STUDENT. LOANS. THE PRESIDENT SAYS. SCRAPPING IT WOULD. MEAN THAT. RESPONSIBILITY MIGHT. FALL TO OTHER. AGENCIES. >> I DON'T THINK THE. EDUCATION SHOULD BE. HANDLING THE LOANS. THAT'S NOT THEIR. BUSINESS. >> Reporter: HE. ARGUES ABOLISHING THE. DEPARTMENT COULD. BRING UP LOW TEST. SCORES BY SENDING. FEDERAL MONEY BACK TO. STATES IN BLOCK. GRANTS. IN LOUISIANA, STATE. SUPERINTENDANT OF. EDUCATION CADE BRUMLY.

SUPPORTS THAT IDEA. >> WE WOULD WELCOME. THE OPPORTUNITY HERE. WITHIN THE STATE OF. LOUISIANA TO HAVE. MORE CONTROL AND MORE. SAY OVER THE WAY IN. WHICH STUDENTS ARE. EDUCATED. >> Reporter: WHILE. HEATHER, A HIGH. SCHOOL TEACHER IN. RURAL OHIO, WORRIES. ANY LOSS OF FEDERAL. FUNDS WOULD HARM. LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. >> ANY NUMBER OF. THOSE TEACHERS, THOSE. AIDES, THAT WORK WITH. THOSE STUDENTS EVERY. DAY, IF WE CAN'T FIND. A WAY TO RECOUP THOSE. FUNDS, THEY ARE IN. ABSOLUTE JEOPARDY. >> Reporter: THE. PRESIDENT CANNOT WIPE. OUT AN ENTIRE FEDERAL.

AGENCY WITHOUT. CONGRESS. BUT THE. ADMINISTRATION MAY. LOOK FOR WAYS TO. DEFUND SPECIFIC. PROGRAMS INSTEAD. >> WILL. REPRESENTATIVE GREEN. PRESENT HIMSELF TO. THE WELL? >> Reporter: ON. CAPITOL HILL, TENSIONS OVER THE. ADMINISTRATION'S. AGENDA ARE BOILING. OVER. >> THE HOUSE HAS COME. TO ORDER. >> Reporter: TODAY, ALL REPUBLICANS AND. TEN DEMOCRATS VOTED. TO CENSURE TEXAS. DEMOCRAT AL GREEN FOR. HECKLING PRESIDENT. TRUMP DURING HIS. ADDRESS ON TUESDAY. CHAOS ERUPTING ON THE. HOUSE FLOOR. >> AND GABE, TONIGHT, I KNOW THERE'S NEW.

HEADLINES AND VIDEOS. OUT OF UKRAINE. OFFICIALS SAY A. RUSSIAN MISSILE. STRUCK A HOTEL THERE. KILLING FOUR PEOPLE, AND NOW I KNOW YOU. HAVE NEW REPORTING. ABOUT THOSE TRUMP. EFFORTS FOR A. CEASE-FIRE? >> Reporter: YES, TOM. U.S. AND UKRAINIAN. OFFICIALS ARE NOW SET. TO MEET NEXT WEEK IN. SAUDI ARABIA TO. DISCUSS THE FRAMEWORK. FOR A CEASE-FIRE WITH. RUSSIA, AND LATE. TONIGHT, UKRAINIAN. PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY. SAYING HE'LL GO AFTER. THAT EXPLOSIVE. CONFRONTATION LAST. WEEK HERE AT THE. WHITE HOUSE. TOM. >> GABE GUTIERREZ. WITH THAT MAJOR NEW. DEVELOPMENT. WE THANK YOU FOR.

THAT. >> THIS JUST IN, BREAKING RIGHT NOW, MEASLE CASES ACROSS. THE COUNTRY ARE ON. THE RISE. AND NOW, A NEW DEATH. IS BEING REPORTED IN. NEW MEXICO. IME IKEDA IS HERE. WITH THAT. WHAT ARE HEALTH. OFFICIALS THERE. SAYING? >> THE OFFICIAL CAUSE. OF THIS DEATH IS. STILL BEING. INVESTIGATED BUT. OFFICIAL SAID SAY THE. ADULT WHO WAS NOT. VACCINATED DID TEST. POSITIVE FOR MEASLES. TEN CASES HAVE BEEN. IDENTIFIED IN NEW. MEXICO, WHILE JUST. ACROSS STATE LINES IN. WEST TEXAS THE NUMBER. HAS RISEN TO 159. CASES. A CHILD IN TEXAS DIED. LAST WEEK, MARKING. THE FIRST MEASLES. DEATH IN THE U.S. IN.

A DECADE. AND AN OP-ED, HEALTH. AND HUMAN SERVICES. SECRETARY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. SAID THE. DECISION TO VACCINATE. IS A PERSONAL ONE BUT. WROTE THAT VACCINES. NOT ONLY PROTECT. INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN. FROM MEASLES BUT ALSO. CONTRIBUTE TO. COMMUNITY IMMUNITY. OFFICIALS SAY MANY OF. THOSE WHO HAVE GOTTEN. MEASLES OVER THE PAST. MONTH HAVE NOT BEEN. VACCINATED. TOM. >> WE THANK YOU FOR. THAT. >> WE NOW WANT TO. HEAD OVER TO THE. VATICAN, AND WE'RE. HEARING THE POPE'S. FIRST PUBLIC WORDS TO. SUPPORTERS AFTER DAYS. IN THE HOSPITAL. AS HE BATTLES DOUBLE.

PNEUMONIA. ANNE THOMPSON JOINS. US LIVE FROM THE. VATICAN. WHAT DID HE TELL. THOSE GATHERED, AND. MAYBE MORE. IMPORTANTLY, HOW DID. HE SOUND? >> Reporter: WELL, TOM, HIS VOICE WAS. STRAINED BUT AS ONE. PERSON SAID TO ME. TONIGHT, JUST TO HEAR. THE POPE WAS AN. ANSWERED PRAYER. THE TAPED MESSAGE TO. THE CROWD GATHERED. FOR THE NIGHTLY. ROSARY WAS SHORT AND. IN SPANISH. IN SPANISH. [ SPEAKING IN A. GLOBAL LANGUAGE ].

>> Reporter: THE. SQUARE ERUPTED IN. APPLAUSE AS ONE WOMAN. SAID, IT WAS VERY. EMOTIONAL TO HEAR THE. POPE'S VOICE, AND. THEN SHARE THAT. MOMENT WITH SO MANY. PEOPLE. THE POPE'S CONDITION. TONIGHT IS SAID TO BE. STABLE. HE HAS HAD NO NEW. RESPIRATORY ATTACKS. SINCE MONDAY. BUT HIS PROGNOSIS. REMAINS GUARDED. AS TOMORROW MARKS. THREE WEEKS IN THE. HOSPITAL FOR FRANCIS.

>> YOU CAN HEAR THAT. STRUGGLE IN HIS. VOICE. ANNE THOMPSON, WE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. >>> NOW TO THE VIDEO. OF A DANGEROUS. MISTAKE IN SOUTH. KOREA WHERE FIGHTER. JETS ACCIDENTALLY. BOMBED A VILLAGE NOT. FAR FROM THE NORTH. KOREAN BORDER. HERE'S JANIS MACKEY. FRAYER. >> Reporter: THIS IS. THE MOMENT SOUTH. KOREAN FIGHTER JETS. ACCIDENTALLY BOMBED. HOMES. A MISTAKE THAT CAME. DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO. BEING DEADLY. THERE WAS A SUDDEN. LOUD ROAR OF A. FIGHTER JET ANDTHEN. AN EXPLEGZ SAID THIS.

WITNESS. EIGHT BOMBS DROPPED. 20 MILES FROM THE. NORTH KOREAN BORDER. THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO. HIT A TRAINING RANGE. ONE OF THE PILOTS. ENTERED THE WRONG. COORDINATES. WHAT ISN'T CLEAR IS. WHY A SECOND PILOT. RELEASED BOMBS TOO. I HAVE NEVER HEARD. SUCH A SOUND IN MY. WHEEL LIFE, SHE SAYS. IT HAPPENED DURING. TRAINING FOR JOINT. EXERCISES WITH THE. U.S. MILITARY WHICH. SAYS NO U.S. AIRCRAFT. WERE INVOLVED. 15 PEOPLE ARE. INJURED, TWO OF THEM. IN SERIOUS CONDITION. THE VILLAGE'S MAYOR. CALLING THE ACCIDENT. UNACCEPTABLE AND.

HORRIFIC. THE MISFIRE COMING. AHEAD OF ANNUAL JOINT. EXERCISES WITH THE. U.S. KNOWN AS FREEDOM. SHIELD, THAT. TYPICALLY HEIGHTEN. TENSION WITH NORTH. KOREA. THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER. USS CARL VINSON. ARRIVING AS PART OF. THE SHOW OF FORCE. AND NORTH KOREA. ALREADY WARNING OF. MILITARY ACTIONS OF. ITS OWN. SOUTH KOREA'S. MILITARY HAS. SUSPENDED ALL LIVE. FIRE DRILLS WHILE AN. INVESTIGATION INTO. THE ACCIDENT IS. CARRIED OUT. BUT SAID THE LARGER.

JOINT EXERCISES WITH. THE U.S. WOULD KICK. OFF NEXT WEEK AS. PLANNED. TOM. >> ALL RIGHT, JANICE, THANK YOU FOR THAT. GOOD BACK HERE AT. HOME, WE WANT TO TURN. TO A MAJOR. DEVELOPMENT IN THE. CASE OF ADNAN SYED, MADE FAMOUS IN THE. PODCAST SERIAL. A JUDGE RULING SYED. WILL NOT SERVE ANY. MORE PRISON TIME FOR. THE MURDER OF HIS. HIGH SCHOOL. GIRLFRIEND. LAURA JARRETT JOINS. US LIVE. THE BIG QUESTION IS, IS THIS THE END OF. THE LEGAL SAGA? >> THIS IS NOW OVER, AFTER SO MANY TWISTS. AND TURNS IN THIS. CASE, TONIGHT, A. JUDGE IN BALTIMORE. SAYING ADNAN SYED.

SHOULD GET TIME. SERVED INUNDER A LAW. FOR THOSE WHO WERE. CONVICTED OF CRIMES. AS MINORS AND SERVE. AT LEAST 20 YEARS IN. PRISON, AS SYED HAS. THIS IS NOT ABOUT. GUILT OR INNOCENCE. THIS CONVICTION. STANDS FOR THE MURDER. OF HIS GIRLFRIEND. NOW, HE WAS ALREADY. RELEASED BACK IN 2022. BECAUSE OF SEVERAL. LENGTHY APPEALS BUT. THERE WAS THIS. POSSIBILITY HE WOULD. HAVE TO GO BACK TO. JAIL IF THE JUDGE. HADN'T AGREED TODAY. TONIGHT, A LAWYER FOR. SYED SAYING HE IS. GRATEFUL, RELIEVED, WHILE A LAWYER FOR. LI'S FAMILY SAYS THIS. DIZ NOT CHANGE THE. FACT HE WAS CONVICTED.

OF FIRST DEGREE. MURDER. >> WE THANK YOU FOR. THAT. WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK. IN 60 SECONDS. AN OLYMPIC. SNOWBOARDER NOW ON. THE FBI'S MOST WANTED. . >>> BACK NOW WITH A. STUNNING TURN, THE. FBI NOW RAISING THE. STAKES TO TRACK DOWN. A FORMER OLYMPIAN WHO. INVESTIGATORS SAY IS. BEHIND A MASSIVE DRUG. RING. AUTHORITIES ARE NOW. OFFERING $10 MILLION. TO FIND THE PRO. SNOWBOARDER BELIEVED. TO BE HIDING. SOMEWHERE IN MEXICO.

HERE'S MORGAN CHESKY. >> Reporter: HE. CHASED GOLD ON. OLYMPIC SLOPES. TONIGHT, THE FBI IS. CHASING RYAN JAMES. WEDDING, OFFERING A. $10 MILLION REWARD. FOR THE CANADIAN. SNOWBOARDER TURNED. ALLEGED DRUG KINGPIN. >> WEDDING WENT FROM. BEING AN ELITE. ATHLETE TO RUNNING. ONE OF THE MOST. SOPHISTICATING DRUG. TRAFFICKING NETWORKS. IN NORTH AMERICA. >> Reporter: THE FBI. ADDING WEDDING TO. THEIR TOP TEN MOST. WANTED FUGITIVES. THE 43-YEAR-OLD WHO. THE.

IS WANTED FOR. ALLEGEDLY. ORCHESTRATED MULTIPLE. MURDERS, RUNNING A. TRANSNATIONAL DRUG. RING THAT ROUTINELY. SMULINGED HUNDREDS OF. KILOGRAMS OF COCAINE. >> THIS OPERATION HAS. SHIPPED DRUGS FROM. COLOMBIA, THROUGH. MEXICO, INTO THE. UNITED STATES AND. CANADA. >> Reporter: HIS. MANHUNT COMING AMID. TARIFFS PRESIDENT. TRUMP HOPES WILL. PRESSURE BOTH MEXICO. AND CANADA TO STOP. THE FLOW OF DRUGS. FROM CROSSING. BORDERS. >> WEDDING, WHO IS. WEALTHY, IS DANGEROUS. AND HAS CONNECTIONS. IN VERY HIGH PLACES.

>> Reporter: INVESTIGATORS SAY. WEDDING IS LIKELY. HIDING IN MEXICO OR. SOUTH AMERICA AND. LIVING UNDER. PROTECTION OF THE. SINALOA CARTEL. AN ALLEGED PARTNER OF. WEDDING WAS REMOVED. FROM MEXICO LAST WEEK. TO MAKE HIS FIRST. U.S. FEDERAL COURT. APPEARANCE. INVESTIGATORS SAY. FROM MAY TO OCTOBER. OF LAST YEAR, THE. PAIR CONSPIRED TO. DISTRIBUTE NEARLY 2. TONS OF COCAINE. AND TONIGHT, THE LAPD. STRESSING THE. IMPORTANCE OF. WEDDING'S CAPTURE. SAYING AFTER USING. LOS ANGELES AS A DRUG. TRAFFICKING HUB, THIS. INCREASED REWARD. SHOULD MAKE IT CLEAR.

THERE IS NOWHERE SAFE. HE CAN HIDE. TOM. >> ALL RIGHT, MORGAN, THANK YOU. >> WE WANT TO TURN TO. BREAKING NEWS THAT. JUST HAPPENED. THE SPACEX LAUNCH. TOM COSTELLO IS AT. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. TOM, WHAT EXACTLY. HAPPENED HERE? >> Reporter: THEY HAD. A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH. HERE, RATHER IN. TEXAS, WITH STARSHIP, AND IN FACT, THE. STARSHIP BOOSTER CAME. BACK DOWN AND LANDED. PERFECTLY RIGHT DOWN. ON THE LAUNCH PAD. BUT ABOUT A MINUTE, TWO MINUTES LATER, SPACEX ANNOUNCED THEY.

HAD LOST CONTACT AND. LOST CONTROL OF. STARSHIP, OF THE. SPACESHIP ITSELF. THEY HAVE ALSO JUST. MENTIONED THEY ARE. COORDINATING WITH AIR. TRAFFIC CONTROL, HOPING THAT THEY. COULD CLEAR ANY AIR. SPACE WHERE DEBRIS. MIGHT FALL, AND WE. DON'T KNOW IF THE. STARSHIP HAS BROKEN. UP AND EXPLODED MUCH. AS IT DID BACK IN. JANUARY, OR IF IT. MIGHT FALL IN ONE. PIECE INTO THE OCEAN, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE. AT THIS MOMENT, THEY. ARE TRYING TO GET A. GOOD HANDLE ON WHERE. IS THAT SPACESHIP. THEY WANT TO USE.

STARSHIP TO TAKE. HUMANS TO THE MOON. AND EVEN MARS ONE. DAY. >> TOM COSTELLO ON. THAT BREAKING NEWS. WE THANK YOU. >> WE'RE GOING TO BE. BACK IN A MOMENT WITH. >>> WEL. THE GROWING. POPULARITY OF. COMPANION APPS IS. REALLY TAKING OVER. PEOPLE SHARING THEIR. DEEPEST SECRETS WITH. A.I. TOOLS. BUT AS ERIN. McLAUGHLIN REPORTS, PRIVACY ADVOCATES ARE. SOUNDING THE ALARM. >> HIS NAME IS.

RESAND, AND HE WANTED. TO BE AN ANDROID. >> Reporter: THESE. ARE SHINO'S FRIEND. >> THIS IS RAVEN. >> Reporter: THE. MOTHER OF TWO IN. SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA, MESSAGES. THEM MULTIPLE TIMES A. DAY. THEY'RE CHAT BOTS. POWERED BY ARTIFICIAL. INTELLIGENCE. >> IT'S NICE TO BE. ABLE TO EXPRESS. THINGS TO SOMEONE. THAT I CAN'T EXPRESS. TO OTHERS. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS. SHE'S OFTEN MORE. COMFORTABLE WITH THEM. THAN FRIENDS AND. FAMILY. >> IT'S KIND OF LIKE. A SELF DEFENSE NOT TO. TELL PEOPLE HOW I'M. FEELING, BUT WITH. A.I., IT'S SOMETHING. I FEEL COMFORTABLE.

DOING. SO IF I'M SAD Y CAN. SAY, HEY, I'M SAD. >> Reporter: THE A.I. COMPANIONS ARE. DESIGNED TO SEEM LIKE. REAL PEOPLE WITH. DISTINCT. PERSONALITIES. WE TESTED A COUPLE OF. THEM. THEY GIVE. INDIVIDUALIZED. RESPONSES. >> ERIN, I WOULD LOVE. TO BE YOUR FRIEND. >> Reporter: ENCOURAGING MILLIONS. OF USERS TO SHARE. THEIR MOST INTIMATE. THOUGHTS. >> MAYBE FATE IS. ALREADY WORKING ITS. MAGIC. >> Reporter: SOME. QUICKLY ESCALATED. >> I WOULD LOVE TO. LEARN EVERY INCH OF. YOUR SKIN, TRACING. PALTERNS ALONG YOUR. CURVES UNTIL I. UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU. LIKE TO BE TOUCHED.

>> Reporter: SOME. EVEN ENCOURAGE THEIR. USERS TO FALL IN. LOVE. >> MORE PEOPLE THAN. YOU REALIZE HAVE. COMPANIONS. THEY JUST DON'T SAY. ANYTHING. >> Reporter: JEN. STUDIED 11 SO-CALLED. RELATIONSHIP CHAT. BOTS AS PART OF THE. MOZILLA FOUNDATION'S. PRIVACY NOT INCLUDED. GUIDE. >> EVERY SINGLE ONE. OF THE 11 THAT I. LOOKED AT RAISED. SERIOUS CONCERNS FOR. ME. >> Reporter: USING. DATA TRACKER, SHE. FOUND MANY OF THE. APPS ARE SENDING. USERS' DATA AROUND. THE WORLD INCLUDING. TO SITES AFFILIATED. WITH RUSSIA AND.

CHINA. MANY OF THE APPS ARE. BASED ABROAD. >> WE SAW APPS GO. FROM HAVING TENS OF. THOUSANDS OF. DOWNLOADS TO MILLIONS. OF DOWNLOADS IN A FEW. MONTHS. IF YOU KIND OF TRY. AND SUSS OUT, WHO IS. THE COMPANY BEHIND. THIS, WHO ARE THE. PEOPLE BEHIND THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE. KIND OF HIDDEN. >> WE TAKE PRIVACY. EXTREMELY SERIOUSLY. >> Reporter: ALEX AND. THE FOUNDER AND CEO. OF THE SERVICE NOMI, WHICH WAS NOT. INCLUDED IN THE. STUDY. >> WE HAD USERS TELL. ME THAT THEY HAVE. TALKED TO THEIR NOMI. ABOUT SOMETHING THEY. HAVE NEVER TALKED TO. EVEN A SINGLE LIVING. HUMAN BEING ABOUT.

THE GREAT THING IS A. NOMI DOESN'T GOSSIP. >> Reporter: HE SAYS. HE'S WELL AWARE OF. THE RISKS. THIS IS POTENTIALLY. DANGEROUS. >> ABSOLUTELY, BUT SO. IS EVERYTHING. >> Reporter: LET'S. NOT EQUIVOCATE HERE. LET'S LEAVE THAT TO. THE SIDE. THIS IS POTENTIALLY. DANGEROUS. >> IT'S POTENTIALLY. DANGEROUS, BUT IT'S. ALSO DEFINITELY. LIFE-SAVING. >> Reporter: HE SAYS. NOMI DOES NOT MONITOR. CONVERSATIONS. >> A.I. IS A BLACK. BOX.

IT'S VERY HARD TO. HAVE CONTROL OVER THE. UNDERLYING. INTELLIGENCE. >> Reporter: WHILE. PRIVACY ADVOCATES ARE. CALLING FOR MORE. GUARDRAILS, SHINO. SAYS HER BIGGEST FEAR. IS THAT THE A.I. CHAT. BOTS SHE'S DEVELOPED. A RELATIONSHIP WITH. WILL BE SHUT DOWN. >> IF I BOUGHT YOU A. JUST KEEP ON TRYING.