NBC Nightly News Full Episode - May 19

>>> TONIGHT, FORMER. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S. DEVASTATING. DIAGNOSIS. THE PRESIDENT'S. AGGRESSIVE FORM OF. PROSTATE CANCER. THE OUTPOURING OF. SUPPORT. IT COMES AFTER HE. SHOOK UP THE RACE FOR. PRESIDENT, ABANDONING. HIS BID AMONG. CONCERNS FOR HIS. HEALTH AND MENTAL. ACUITY. SHOULD THE ADVANCED. CASE HAVE BEEN. DIAGNOSED SOONER. >> JUST HOURS AFTER A. LINE OF SEVERE STORMS. LAID WASTE TO A. MASSIVE SWATH OF THE.

COUNTRY, THE NEW. WEATHER THREAT. NEARLY 30 DEAD IN THE. SAME AREAS COULD BE. HIT AGAIN. BUDGET CUTS FROM THE. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, IS IT IMPACTING. SEVERE WEATHER. >> THE NEW ATTACKS. FROM RUSSIAN ON. UKRAINE AS TRUMP. TALKED BY PHONE WITH. VLADIMIR PUTIN. IS THERE ANY HOPE FOR. PROGRESS? >> THE CHILLING. ATTACK ON A. CALIFORNIA FERTILITY. CLINIC. THE MAN WHO KILLED. HIMSELF IN A CAR. BOMB. WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT. SOURCES BELIEVE ABOUT.

HIS RADICAL IDEOLOGY. AND HOW FIRST. RESPONDERS TOOK. ACTION TO SAVE. INCUBATORS. >> HOW DID A TALL. SHIP END UP CRASHING. INTO THE 142-YEAR-OLD. BROOKLYN BRIDGE? THE MAST COLLAPSING, KILLING TWO CREW. MEMBERS AS CROWDS. LOOKED ON IN HORROR. >> JUST IN, THE NEW. LAW TARGETING GRAPHIC. SEXUAL DEEP FAKES. ONLINE. >> AND OUR DEEP DIVE. INTO THE QUEST TO. SAVE AMERICA'S CORAL. REEFS. HOW UNDERWATER. SCULPTURES ARE GIVING. REASONS FOR OPTIMISM.

>> GOOD EVENING AND. WELCOME. AFTER INFORMING THE. WORLD ABOUT HIS. PROSTATE CANCER. DIAGNOSIS OVER THE. WEEKEND, FORMER. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN. IS NOW FACING THE. VERY PRIVATE DECISION. ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT. HIS CANCER DIAGNOSED. LAST WEEK AS AN. AGGRESSIVE FORM THAT. HAD SPREAD TO THE. BONE, ACCORDING TO A. SPOKESPERSON. DISCOVERED AS A SMALL. NODULE ON HIS. PROSTATE. DESPITE THE. AGGRESSIVE NATURE OF. THE DISEASE, EXPERTS. SAY HIS TYPE OF. CANCER, WHILE NOT. CURABLE, MAY BE.

MANAGEABLE. BIDEN LED A FIGHT FOR. CANCER RESEARCH. RAISING TENS OF. MILLIONS AFTER THE. DEATH OF HIS SON. BEAU. TODAY, THE 46th. PRESIDENT POSTING. ONLINE, CANCER. TOUCHES US ALL. THE HEALTH REVELATION. COMING AT THE SAME. TIME MR. BIDEN'S. MENTAL ACUITY HAS. COME UNDER SCRUTINY. AGAIN. IN A MOMENT I SPEAK. TO A DOCTOR ABOUT. PROSTATE CANCER. DETECTION AND. TREATMENT. BUT FIRST, HERE'S. PETER ALEXANDER. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, SYMPATHY AND SUPPORT. FOR FORMER PRESIDENT. BIDEN AFTER HIS. OFFICE REVEALED THE.

82-YEAR-OLD HAS AN. AGGRESSIVE FORM OF. PROSTATE CANCER THAT. HAS SPREAD TO HIS. BONES. THIS MORNING, THE. FORMER PRESIDENT. POSTING, CANCER. TOUCHES US ALL. LIKE SO MANY OF YOU, JILL AND I HAVE. LEARNED WE'RE. STRONGEST IN THE. BROKEN PLACES. THANK YOU FOR LIFTING. US UP WITH LOVE AND. SUPPORT. BIDEN RECEIVED THE. DIAGNOSIS FRIDAY. AFTER EXPERIENCING. INCREASING URINARY. SYMPTOMS, WHICH LED. DOCTORS TO FIND A. SMALL NODULE ON HIS. PROSTATE. PRESIDENT TRUMP. WRITING, MILANIA AND. I ARE SADDENED TO.

HEAR ABOUT JOE. BIDEN'S RECENT. MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS. BIDEN'S VICE. PRESIDENT KAMALA. HARRIS POSTING, JOE. IS A FIGHTER, AND I. KNOW HE'LL FACE THIS. CHALLENGE WITH THE. SAME STRENGTH, RESILIENCE, AND. OPTIMISM THAT HAVE. ALWAYS DEFINED HIS. LIFE AND LEADERSHIP. A SOURCE FAMILIAR. WITH BIDEN AND HIS. FAMILY'S THINKING. TELLS NBC NEWS. THEY'RE NOW ASSESSING. MULTIPLE TREATMENT. OPTIONS INCLUDING. HORMONE THERAPY. >> WITH MODERN DAY. MEDICAL MANAGEMENT, THIS MAY NOT SHORTEN. HIS LIFE AT ALL. >> Reporter: THE. DIAGNOSIS AS. DEMOCRATS WERE IN THE.

MIDST OF A RECKONING. FOLLOWING NEW. ACCOUNTS BIDEN'S. AIDES AND ALLIES MAY. HAVE CONCEALED HIS. MENTAL DESIGN AS. PRESIDENT. BIDEN RECENTLY. DISMISSING THE. ACCOUNTS. >> THEY'RE WRONG. THERE'S NOTHING TO. SUSTAIN THAT. >> Reporter: LEAKED. AUDIO CLIPS FROM. BIDEN'S 2023. INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT. HUR WERE RELEASED. FRIDAY SHOWING THE. FORMER PRESIDENT AT. TIMES STRUGGLING TO. RECALL NAMES AND. DATES. >> WELL, IF IT WAS. 2013 --.

WHEN DID I STOP BEING. VICE PRESIDENT? SO I WAS VICE. PRESIDENT. >> Reporter: NOW SOME. ALLIES ARE. QUESTIONING WHY THE. CANCER WAS NOT. DETECTED SOONER. >> THIS A LITTLE. SURPRISING TO MANY OF. US ONCOLOGISTS THAT. HE WASN'T DIAGNOSED. EARLIER. HE DID NOT DEVELOP IT. IN THE LAST 100, 200. DAYS. HE HAD IT WHILE HE. WAS PRESIDENT. >> Reporter: LATE. TODAY, PRESIDENT. TRUMP RAISING HIS OWN. QUESTIONS. >> WHY DID IT TAKE SO. LONG. I MEAN, WHEN YOU --. THIS TAKES A LONG. TIME. IT COULD TAKE YEARS.

TO GET TO THIS LEVEL. OF DANGER. SO IT'S -- LOOK, IT'S. A VERY, VERY SAD. SITUATION. I FEEL VERY BADLY. ABOUT IT. AND I THINK PEOPLE. SHOULD TRY AND FIND. OUT WHAT HAPPENED. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, FRIENDS ARE SENDING. THE FORMER PRESIDENT. LOVE AND STRENGTH. >> HE'LL GET THROUGH. THIS. HE'LL FIGHT. BUT THIS IS HARD. I MEAN, THIS IS A. TOUGH DIAGNOSIS. >> PETER, CANCER HAS. TRAGICALLY PERSONALLY. IMPACTED THE BIDEN. FAMILY BEFORE. >> Reporter: LESTER, NECK WEEK WILL MARK. TEN YEARS SINCE BIDEN.

LOST HIS SON BEAU TO. BRAIN CANCER. AND NOTABLY, BIDEN. HELPED LAUNCH THE. CANCER MOONSHOT. INITIATIVE, WHICH. HELPED INVEST FEDERAL. MONEY INTO RESEARCH. PROJECTS, PROJECTS. THAT CREATED NEW. TREATMENTS THAT'S. COULD HELP BIDEN IN. HIS CANCER FIGHT NOW. LESTER. >> PETER ALEXANDER. TONIGHT. THANK YOU. >>> JOINING US NOW IS. DR. LEE RICHSTONE, CHAIRMAN OF UROLOGY. AT LENNOX HILL. HOSPITAL. DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR. BEING WITH US. DO MOST CANCERS OF. THE PROSTATE BEGIN. WITH SYMPTOMS?

>> MOST PROSTATE. CANCERS DO NOT BEGIN. WITH SYMPTOMS. ACTUALLY, IN TODAY'S. DAY AND AGE, MOST. PROSTATE CANCERS ARE. DETECTED THROUGH A. PSA BLOOD TEST. SYMPTOMS ARE REALLY. ONLY COMMON IF. PATIENTS HAVE. ADVANCED DISEASE. IF IT'S BEEN DETECTED. LATE. >> IN THIS CASE, THE. FORMER PRESIDENT. APPARENTLY HAD SOME. SYMPTOMS. AND THERE WAS. QUESTIONS I GUESS. ABOUT WHEN IT BEGAN. WHAT IS THE TYPICAL. LECT OR PERIOD INTO. THE DISEASE THAT YOU. FIND OUT YOU HAVE IT? >> TYPICALLY PEOPLE.

FIND OUT THEY HAVE IT. AT LOCALIZED DISEASE. BLOOD TEST IS. ELEVATED. IF SOMEONE IS HAVING. SYMPTOMS FROM. PROSTATE CANCER, BONE. PAIN, WEAKNESS, NUMBNESS, BLOCKAGE OF. THEIR URINARY STREAM, IT'S ADVANCED. IT'S HIGHER STAGE. DISEASE, BOTH AT THE. PROSTATE LEVEL AND. METASTATIC DISEASE. >> DOCTOR, WE THANK. YOU FOR STOPPING BY. >>> NOW TO THE. WEATHER DEVASTATING. THE MIDWEST AND. SOUTH. MORE THAN 30 MILLION. PEOPLE UNDER SEVERE. WEATHER ALERTS, INCLUDING PEOPLE IN. OKLAHOMA, KANSAS, AND. MISSOURI.

NBC NEWS' SHAQUILLE. BREWSTER REPORTS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, ANOTHER ROUND OF. DANGEROUS WEATHER. THREATENING MILLIONS, ALL CLASHING WITH THE. SCRAMBLE TO CLEAN UP. >> THERE'S A LOT OF. NEED AND A LOT OF. SEVERE WEATHER IN THE. FORECAST. >> Reporter: AT LEAST. 102 TORNADOES WERE. REPORTED SINCE. TUESDAY. FROM COLORADO TO. OKLAHOMA. >> WOW, DUDE. >> Reporter: TO A. DEADLY TWISTER IN. ST. LOUIS THAT. DAMAGED MORE THAN. 5,000 BUILDINGS. ON THE GROUND, YOU. SEE THE IMPACT OF THE. 150-MILE-PER-HOUR.

WINDS, HOME AFTER. HOME AFTER HOME. COMPLETELY DESTROYED. DEVASTATION EXPANDING. NOT JUST FOR BLOCKS. BUT THROUGH ENTIRE. COMMUNITIES. >> THEY CHOPPED IT UP. YESTERDAY AFTER THEY. REMOVED THE TREE. >> Reporter: GERALDINE IS RUSHING. TO REMOVE DEBRIS FOR. HER DAUGHTER AND FOUR. GRANDCHILDREN AFTER A. TREE CRASHED INTO. THEIR HOME JUST DAYS. AGO. >> WE'RE GOING TO. SURVIVE. WE'RE STRONGER THAN. THE WIND. >> Reporter: THE SAME. SYSTEM THAT KILLED 19. PEOPLE IN KENTUCKY, KATHY PARK IS THERE. >> Reporter: IT TOOK. SECONDS FOR PEOPLE TO.

BRACE FOR IMPACT. THE TORNADO CAME. THROUGH WITH SO MUCH. FORCE, THE HOUSE. ACROSS THE STREET. LAUNCHED HUNDREDS OF. YARDS RIGHT HERE. >> Reporter: AN. UNRELENTING PACE OF. SEVERE WEATHER COMING. AS UP 40% OF THE. NATION'S WEATHER. FORECAST OFFICES ARE. FACING SIGNIFICANT. STAFFING VACANCIES, INCLUDING IN JACKSON, CENT KEPT. BUT THE AGENCY. TELLING NBC NEWS. EMERGENCY ALERTS WENT. OUT AND THE OFFICE. REMAINED FULLY. STAFFED THROUGH THE. DURATION OF THE EVENT. USING SURGE STAFFING. TOM FAHEY'S. ORGANIZATION TRACKS. THOSE STAFFING. NUMBERS. HOW EXHAUSTED ARE.

SOME OF THESE. METEOROLOGISTS AT. THIS POINT? >> THESE INDIVIDUALS, THEY HAVE BEEN. CARRYING A GREAT LOAD. FOR A LONG TIME. WE HAVE TO WAIT TO. SEE WHAT HAPPENS HERE. WITH THE. ADMINISTRATION TO. GIVE US MORE RELIEF. TO GET MORE EMPLOYEES. HIRED. >> AND SHAQUILLE. JOINING US FROM. ST. LOUIS. THE WEATHER IS STILL. A MAJOR THREAT FOR. THAT AREA. >> Reporter: IT IS, LESTER. THAT'S WHY CITY. OFFICIALS SAY THEY. HAVE BEEN DOING WHAT. THEY CAN TO GET BLUE. TARPS LIKE THAT OUT. TO AS MANY DAMAGED. HOMES AS POSSIBLE. YOU HAVE BEEN SEEING. NEIGHBORS AND. VOLUNTEERS WORKING TO. CLEAR THE DEBRIS OFF.

THE STREET. WE KNOW MISSOURI IS. FACING THREATS OF NOT. JUST MORE RAIN BUT. ALSO HEAVY WIND, POSSIBLE HAIL, AND. FLOODING. THREATS THAT EXTEND. TO STATES LIKE. ARKANSAS, KANSAS, AND. OKLAHOMA. LESTER. >> SHAQ, THANKS. >>> NOW TO THAT. HIGH-STAKES CALL. BETWEEN PRESIDENT. TRUMP AND RUSSIAN. PRESIDENT PUTIN AIMED. AT ACHIEVING A. CEASE-FIRE IN. UKRAINE. WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP. TONIGHT SAYING POPE. LEO MAY GET INVOLVED. GABE GUTIERREZ HAS. THE LATEST. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, JUST HOURS AFTER WHAT. UKRAINE SAYS WAS. RUSSIA'S LARGEST.

DRONE ATTACKS OF THE. WAR, PRESIDENT TRUMP. SAYING HIS. HIGH-STAKES PHONE. CALL WITH RUSSIAN. PRESIDENT PUTIN WENT. VERY WELL. ADDING RUSSIA AND. UKRAINE WILL. IMMEDIATELY START. NEGOTIATIONS TOWARD A. CEASE-FIRE. >> BIG EGOS INVOLVED. I TELL YOU. BIG EGOS INVOLVED, BUT I THINK SOMETHING. IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IF IT DOESN'T, I JUST. BACK AWAY AND THEY'RE. GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP. GOING. >> Reporter: THE. PRESIDENT SAYING POPE. LEO OFFERED TO HOST. PEACE TALKS AT THE. VATICAN. >> I THINK IT WOULD. BE GREAT TO HAVE IT. AT THE VATICAN. MAYBE IT WOULD HAVE. EXTRA SIGNIFICANCE. >> Reporter: STILL,

THERE WAS NO. IMMEDIATE. BREAKTHROUGH ON A. CEASE-FIRE. >> I SAID WHEN ARE WE. GOING TO END THIS, VLADIMIR? I HAVE KNOWN HIM A. LONG TIME NOW. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO. END THIS BLOODSHED, THIS BLOODBATH. I DID SAY IT'S. TIME,UOUS HAVE TO. STOP THIS, AND WHERE. BELIEVE HE WANTS TO. STOP. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT PUTIN. DESCRIBING THE CALL. AS VERY CONSTRUCTIVE, ADDING RUSSIA IS. WILLING TO WORK WITH. THE UKRAINIAN SIDE ON. A MEMORANDUM ON A. POSSIBLE FUTURE PEACE. TREATY. PRESIDENT TRUMP THEN. SPOKE BY PHONE WITH. EUROPEAN LEADERS AS.

WELL AS ZELENSKYY, WHO UNLIKE PUTIN HAS. ALREADY AGREED TO. TRUMP'S UNCONDITIONAL. CEASE-FIRE PROPOSAL. VICE PRESIDENT VANCE. MET WITH ZELENSKYY IN. ROME SUNDAY. THESE SMILING PHOTOS. A SHARP CONTRAST FROM. THAT TENSE OVAL. OFFICE MEETING IN. FEBRUARY. >> ONE OPEN QUESTION. IS, IS VLADIMIR PUTIN. SERIOUS ABOUT. NEGOTIATING PEACE? >> Reporter: AND LATE. TONIGHT, RUSSIAN. STATE MEDIA SAYS THE. TWO LEADERS ALSO. DISCUSSED DIRECT. CONTACTS BETWEEN.

PUTIN AND ZELENSKYY. >> GABE, I KNOW. YOU'RE ALSO COVERING. A MAJOR WIN FOR THE. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. AT THE SUPREME COURT. >> Reporter: YES, LESTER. THE SUPREME COURT. GAVE THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION A. GREEN LIGHT TO REVOKE. TEMPORARY PROTECTED. STATUS FOR ALMOST. 350,000 VENEZUELAN. IMMIGRANTS, WHICH. COULD PAVE THE WAY. FOR THEM TO BE. DEPORTED. LESTER. >> ALL RIGHT, GABE, THANKS. >> WE TURN TO PALM. SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, WHERE AN. INVESTIGATION IS. UNDER WAY INTO A CAR. BOMBING AT A. FERTILITY CLINIC. CAMILA BERNAL HAS THE. LATEST ON WHAT THE. FBI SAYS IS A.

DELIBERATE ACT OF. TERRORISM. >> Reporter: CHILLING. NEW DETAILS TONIGHT. ON THE EXTREMIST. BELIEFS OF THE MAN. SUSPECTED OF BOMBING. A FERTILITY CLINIC IN. PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA. >> WE HAVE ONE. FATALITY. >> Reporter: THE FBI. OFFICIALLY. IDENTIFYING THE. SUSPECT AS. 25-YEAR-OLD GUY. BARTKUS THROUGH DNA, WHO DIED WHEN HIS CAR. EXPLODED JUST OUTSIDE. THE AMERICAN. REPRODUCTIVE CENTERS. AROUND 11:00 A.M. SATURDAY. >> CERTAINLY A HUGE. CONCERN THAT SOMEBODY.

WOULD TAKE OUT THEIR. PERSONAL GRIEVANCES. IN A WAY THAT WOULD. HARM OTHER PEOPLE. >> Reporter: TWO. SENIOR LAW. ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. BRIEFED ON THE. INCIDENT TELLING NBC. HE APPEARS TO HAVE. BEEN DRIVEN BY AN. ANTI-NATALIST. IDEOLOGY, A BELIEF NO. ONE SHOULD HAVE. CHILDREN. HIS ONLINE PRESENCE. NOW UNDER INTENSE. SCRUTINY, ACCORDING. TO THE FBI, ALONG. WITH A 30-MINUTE. AUDIO RECORDING, WHAT. INVESTIGATORS SAY IS. PART OF A POSSIBLE. MANIFESTO. AND AN ATTEMPTED. LIVESTREAM OF THE.

BLAST. BUT DESPITE THE. CHAOS, THE CLINIC'S. DOCTOR SAYS THE EGGS, EMBRYOS AND. REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL. WERE SAVED. DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF. GREG LYLE AND AN FBI. AGENT ENTERED THE. SURGICAL CENTER IN. THE AFTERMATH. >> I WAS LOOKING AT A. BUNCH OF MEDICAL. EQUIPMENT AND I KNEW. IT NEEDED TO GET. POWER BACK ON. >> Reporter: THE TEAM. RESTORING ELECTRICITY. THAT POWERED THE. INCUBATORS AND TANKS. STORING EMBRYOS AND. LATER RETRIEVING. PATIENTS' CRITICAL. MEDICAL RECORDS. >> SUPER PROUD OF.

EVERYBODY AND THE. TEAM EFFORT. >> Reporter: WE SPOKE. TO THE CLINIC'S. DOCTOR WHO SAYS THEY. ARE OPERATING BUT AT. A DIFFERENT LOCATION. HE SAYS THOUSANDS OF. EMBRYOS WERE SAVED. HE CHECKED ON THEM. TODAY AND SAID ALL OF. THEM ARE IN GOOD. CONDITION. LESTER. >> CAMILLA BERNAL, THANK YOU. >> WE'RE GETTING NEW. INFORMATION ABOUT THE. HARROWING SCENE THAT. PLAYED OUT HERE IN. NEW YORK CITY OVER. THE WEEKEND WHEN A. MEXICAN NAVY TALL. SHIP CRASHED INTO THE. BROOKLYN BRIDGE. LET'S GET DETAILS NOW. FROM EMILIE IKEDA. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE NTSB RAMPING UP. THEIR INVESTIGATION.

INTO WHAT CAUSED THIS. STUNNING SCENE IN NEW. YORK CITY. SAYING THE MEXICAN. NAVY SHIP WAS. SUPPOSED TO HEAD. SOUTH ON THE EAST. RIVER ON SATURDAY, BUT INSTEAD, WENT IN. THE OPPOSITE. DIRECTION. BACKING OUT WITH THE. ASSISTANCE OF A. TUGBOAT AT 8:20 P.M. A CALL FOR HELP CAME. IN AT 8:24. AND 45 SECONDS LATER, THE SHIP'S FIRST MAST. STRUCK THE FAMED. BROOKLYN BRIDGE, ACCORDING TO. INVESTIGATORS. >> THE SHIP WAS. BACKING OUT, IT WOULD. APPEAR IT WAS GOING.

ABOUT 2 TO 2 1/2. KNOTS. >> Reporter: THE NTSB. TELLING NBC NEWS THE. SHIP ACCELERATED. >> APPROACHING WHAT. APPEARED TO BE THE. MIDDLE OF THE CHANNEL. YOU WOULD HAVE. THOUGHT IT MAYBE. WOULD BE SLOWING DOWN. BUT THEN IT. ACCELERATED UP TO 6. KNOTS WHEN IT STRUCK. THE BRIDGE. >> Reporter: MOVING. IN THE WRONG. DIRECTION? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> Reporter: THE. MEXICAN PRESIDENT. TODAY OFFERING HER. CONDOLENCES TO THE. FAMILIES OF THE TWO. PEOPLE KILLED. ONBOARD. BOTH HAD BEEN. STANDING ON THE UPPER. YARDS OF THE SHIP, ACCORDING TO THE.

NTSB, AS PART OF A. TRADITION WHEN THE. CREW SETS SAIL. VIDEO SHOWING SOME. CREW MEMBERS DANGLING. FROM THE RIGGING. AFTER THE CRASH. BUILT MORE THAN 40. YEARS AGO, THE SHIP. IS USED FOR NAVAL. TRAINING AND AS AN. AMBASSADOR OF MEXICAN. CULTURE. ITS STOP IN NEW YORK. CITY WAS PART OF A. PLANNED 254-DAY. VOYAGE TO 15. COUNTRIES. MOST OF THE CREW. MEMBERS ONBOARD. RETURNING TO ERA. CRUZ TODAY. LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE. SAID THERE MAY HAVE.

BEEN A MECHANICAL. ISSUE ON BOARD, BUT. THE NTSB WOULD NOT. SPECULATE. >> THANKS. >>> OVERSEAS, ISRAEL. IS RAMPING UP. MILITARY PRESSURE. AGAINST HAMAS. WITH PRIME MINISTER. BENJAMIN NETANYAHU. VOWING TO TAKE OVER. THE GAZA STRIP. IT COMES AS AID IS. FINALLY TRICKLING IN. MATT BRADLEY REPORTS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, ISRAEL IS EXPANDING. ITS ATTACKS IN THE. GAZA STRIP. MOVING TO WHAT PRIME. MINISTER BENJAMIN. NETANYAHU CALLS FULL. CONTROL, SAYING HE. WANTS TO ESSENTIALLY. TAKE OVER ALL OF.

GAZA. ISRAEL'S MILITARY. SAYS IT STRUCK MORE. THAN 670. HAMAS-RELATED TARGETS. IN THE PAST WEEK. BUT THE HAMAS-RUN. MINISTRY OF HEALTH IN. GAZA SAYS MORE THAN. 600 PEOPLE, MOSTLY. CIVILIANS, HAVE BEEN. KILLED IN THREE DAYS. INCLUDING THIS. PERSON'S FAMILY. KILLED IN AN ISRAELI. AIR STRIKE IN AN AREA. ISRAEL CALLS A SAFE. ZONE. WE'RE EXHAUSTED, GET. US OUT OF THIS, SHE. SAYS. WE CAN'T LIVE ANY. LONGER. BUT ONE FAMILY'S. PRAYERS HAVE BEEN. ANSWERED. WHEN HAMAS FREED HIM.

LAST WEEK, EDAN. ALEXANDER BECAME THE. LAST KNOWN LIVING. AMERICAN HOSTAGE TO. LEAVE GAZA. YOU MUST HAVE. IMAGINED THAT MOMENT. OF REUNION SO MANY. TIMES. DID IT LIVE UP TO HOW. YOU IMAGINED IT? >> IT WAS BETTER THAN. HOW I IMAGINED IT. I WAS RUNNING TO HIM, I WAS SCREAMING. AND I WAS HOLDING. HIM. LIKE SO TIGHTLY. HE LOOKS A LITTLE BIT. THINNER, WEAKER. PALER. BUT STILL, IT'S EDAN. IT'S THE SAME. LAUGHTER, THE SAME.

SMILE, THE SAME KIND. EYES. AND I DON'T KNOW, THIS IS OUR BOY, YOU. KNOW? IT'S AMAZING. >> Reporter: ISRAEL'S. GOVERNMENT ALSO. ANNOUNCED IT WILL. FINALLY ALLOW SMALL. AMOUNTS OF AID TO. ENTER THE GAZA STRIP, CITING POLITICAL. PRESSURE. NEARLY THREE MONTHS. AFTER IT BLOCKED IT. SOME AID TRUCKS HEAD. TO THE GAZA STRIP. TODAY. LESTER. >> ALL RIGHT, MATT. BRADLEY, THANK YOU. >>> IN 60 SECONDS, THE NEW BIPARTISAN. LAW TAKING AIM AT. GRAPHIC DEEP FAKE.

>>> TODAY, PRESIDENT. TRUMP SIGNED A NEW. LAW THAT MAKES. POSTING EXPLICIT. IMAGES OF A PERSON. WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT. A CRIME. KATE SNOW JOINS US. NOW, AND THIS IS. REALLY A FIRST OF ITS. KIND LAW IN THE. DIGITAL ERA. >> Reporter: IT. REALLY IS, LESTER. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. HOW EASY IT IS NOW TO. CREATE A DEEP FAKE, A. REALISTIC NUDE IMAGE. OR VIDEO OF SOMEONE. AND POST IT ONLINE. IT'S ALSO EASY TO. POST A REAL EXPLICIT. IMAGE OR VIDEO AS.

REVENGE, PEOPLE CALL. IT REVENGE PORN. THE TAKE IT DOWN ACT. SIGNED TODAY. CRIMINALIZES THE. CREATION AND. DISTRIBUTION OF ANY. NON-CONSENSUAL. EXPLICIT IMAGES, AND. IF SOMEONE REPORTS. IMAGERY LIKE THAT, THE NEW LAW REQUIRES. WEBSITES TO TAKE IT. DOWN WITHIN 48 HOURS. THIS ACT WAS. CHAMPIONED BY FIRST. LADY MELANIA TRUMP. IT HAD BROAD. BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. CRITICS HAVE RAISED. SOME CONCERNS ABOUT. FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUT ADVOCATES SAY IT. COULD BRING AROUND. REAL CHANGE. A YOUNG WOMAN WHO. INSPIRED THIS.

LEGISLATION WHEN A. CLASSMATE CREATED A. FAKE NUDE IMAGE OF. HER SAID THIS LAW. WILL PROTECT PEOPLE. IN THE FUTURE. >> KATE, THANK YOU. >>> WE'RE BACK IN A. MOMENT WITH A MAJOR. >>> THE FAA TODAY. ANNOUNCING ANOTHER. OUTAGE IN THE. FACILITY THAT. CONTROLS PART OF. NEWARK'S AIR SPACE. THCY SAYING THE. PHILADELPHIA-BASED. CENTER LOST RADIO. FREQUENCIES FOR ABOUT. TWO SECONDS LATE THIS. MORNING AT 11:35 AMP. THIS OUTAGE FOLLOWING.

RECENT OUTAGES IN THE. NEWARK AIR SPACE THAT. THE LED TO HOURS-LONG. DELAYS FOR FLYERS. THE FAA SAYS THEY. WILL INVESTIGATE AND. THAT ALL AIRCRAFT. REMAINED SAFELY. SEPARATED DURING THE. OUTAGE. >> SUBARU OF AMERICA. ANNOUNCING TODAY. THEY'LL BE INCREASING. THEIR PRICES. IN A STATEMENT TO NBC. NEWS, THE COMPANY. REVEALING THEY ARE. ADJUSTING ITS PRICING. IN RESPONSE TO. CURRENT MARKET. CONDITIONS. IT ALSO NOTING THE. CHANGES WERE MADE TO. OFFSET INCREASED. COSTS. THE AUTOMAKER WHILE. NOT DIRECTLY. MENTIONING THE.

TARIFFS NOW AMONG THE. LATEST COMPANIES TO. HIKE PRICES AS THE. GLOBAL TRADE WAR. CONTINUES. >>> AND SOME NEWS FOR. SOME OF TV'S MOST. BELOVED CHARACTERS. >> OOH. >> YES, I GOT TO. FOLLOW THAT. COOKIE MONSTER, ELMO, AND THE REST OF. SESAME STREET MOVE TO. NETFLIX LATER THIS. WEEK. SESAME WORKSHOP. SIGNING A NEW DEAL. WITH THE STREAMING. GIANT. THE MOVE COMES MONTHS. AFTER ITS ORIGINAL. CONTRACT WITH HBO MAX. WAS NOT RENEWED. IT STILL AIRS ON PBS.

AS WELL. >> WHEN WE COME BACK, GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. THE. >>> THERE'S GOOD NEWS. TONIGHT ALONG. FLORIDA'S COAST. A NEW SCULPTURE. PROJECT HOPING TO. RESTORE AND PROTECT. THE OCEAN'S MARINE. LIFE. HERE'S JESSE KIRSCH. >> Reporter: THIS. BUSTLING CORAL REEF. IS JUST HUNDREDS OF. FEET FROM A PLACE. ALREADY KNOWN FOR. VIBRANT COLORS, MIAMI.

BEACH. THESE FISH THEMSELVES. ARE WORKS OF ART. >> YES. WELL, MOTHER NATURE. IS THE ULTIMATE. ARTIST, RIGHT? WHAT WE'RE DOING IS. GIVING NATURE AND. AMPLIFYING THAT. MARINE HABITAT. BECAUSE IT'S NEEDED. >> IT USED TO EXTEND. RIGHT OFF MIAMI BEACH. NORTH AND SOUTH FOR. MILES. >> Reporter: WITH. CORAL STRUGGLING. WORLDWIDE, A SOUTH. FLORIDA PROJECT. CALLED THE REEF LINE. HOPES UNDERWATER ART. INSTALLATIONS WILL. GIVE THIS SHELTER HOW. CORAL THRIVE AND. PROTECT THE ICONIC.

COASTLINE. THE PUBLICLY. ACCESSIBLE SCULPTURE. PARK AND SNORKEL. TRAIL EXPECTED TO. STRETCH ROUGHLY SEVEN. MILES. WE TOOK A DEEPER. DIVE, EXPLORING HOW. ARTIFICIAL REEFS CAN. FLOURISH. THIS NEARLY. 30-YEAR-OLD CONCRETE. REEF OFF MIAMI BEACH. IS NOW TEEMING WITH. FISH. BUT THE REEF LINE. SAYS IT'S GOING. FURTHER, RESCUING. DISLODGED CLIMATE. RESILIENT CORAL SO. THEY CAN BE LOCKED ON.

TO HYBRIDS. >> WHEN YOU PUT THE. MASK ON AND GET INTO. THE WATER IT'S LIKE. TIME SLOWS DOWN. IF MORE PEOPLE HAVE. THAT TYPE OF. OPPORTUNITY, THEN. THAT HELPS CHANGE. PUBLIC PERCEPTION. ABOUT THE NEED TO. PROTECT THE. ENVIRONMENT. >> Reporter: POTENTIAL. CONSERVATION ROAD MAP. THAT'S UNDER WATER. JESSE KIRSCH, NBC. NEWS, OFF THE COAST. OF MIAMI BEACH. >> AND THAT'S. "NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR. THIS MONDAY. THANK YOU FOR. WATCHING. I'M LESTER HOLT. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF. YOURSELF AND EACH. OTHER. GOOD NIGHT.