NBC Nightly News Full Episode - May 2

>>> TONIGHT, CLOSE. CALLS IN THE SKIES. AND THE SUMMER TRAVEL. WARNING AHEAD OF. MEMORIAL DAY. WEEKS AFTER A DEADLY. MIDAIR CRASH BETWEEN. A HELICOPTER AND A. REGIONAL JET, TWO. MORE FLIGHTS HAD TO. ABANDON LANDINGS. BECAUSE OF A MILITARY. HELICOPTER NEARBY. THE TRANSPORTATION. CHIEF BLASTING. PENTAGON LEADERS. TONIGHT. >> AND THE ONGOING. CHAOS AT A MAJOR HUB. AIRPORT STACKING UP. HOURS OF DELAYS FOR.

INBOUND FLIGHTS. THE NEW WARNING ABOUT. WHY THIS COULD BE A. COMING ATTRACTION. ACROSS AMERICA. >>> JOB NUMBERS. BETTER THAN EXPECTED. BUT THE ECONOMY IS. SHRINKING. WHAT THE PRESIDENT. TELLS KRISTEN WELKER. TONIGHT ABOUT THE. RISK OF A RECESSION. IN AN EXCLUSIVE. INTERVIEW. >> PLUS, THE BREAKING. NEWS. TEMU HALTING PACKAGES. FROM CHINA. WHAT IT COULD MEAN. FOR YOU. >>> ENGLAND SAYING HE. WOULD LOVE RECONCIL. YAZ WITH HIS FAMILY. DESPITE YEARS OF. FIGHTS. >> REMEMBERING RUTH. BUZZI, THE LEGENDARY.

COMEDIAN WHO LEFT US. IN STITCHES ON. LAUGH-IN. >>> AND FLYING BY THE. BOOK, THE PASSENGERS. WHO FILL THE PAGES OF. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S. JOURNAL AND INSPIRED. US ALL. >>> GOOD EVENING AND. WELCOME. TONIGHT, TROUBLES IN. THE SKY AND ON THE. TARMAC FOR AN. AVIATION SYSTEM THAT. LATELY HAS GENERATED. MORE THAN ITS SHARE. OF WORRISOME. HEADLINES. NEWARK AIRPORT ONCE. AGAIN AT THE CENTER. OF AN AIR TRAFFIC.

CRUSH THAT'S LEFT. FLIERS ENDURING. HOURS-LONG DELAYS. RIPPLING WELL BEYOND. THE NEW YORK AREA, TO. AIRPORTS NEAR AND. FAR. OFFICIALS BLAMING THE. BREAKDOWN ON FAA. STAFFING SHORTAGES. AND EQUIPMENT ISSUES. NEWARK IS A MAJOR. CONNECTING HUB FOR. UNITED AIRLINES. TONIGHT, ITS CEO IN A. LETTER TO CUSTOMERS. SAYS IT'S NOW CLEAR. THAT NEWARK AIRPORT. CANNOT HANDLE THE. NUMBER OF PLANES. SCHEDULED TO OPERATE. THERE. SCOTT KIRBY WRITING. UNITED IS. UNILATERALLY.

CANCELING 35 ROUND. TRIPS DAY FROM OUR. NEWARK SCHEDULE. STARTING THIS. WEEKEND. THE U.S. TRANSPORTATION. SECRETARY WARNING THE. ISSUES IMPACTING. NEWARK AIR TRAFFIC. COULD HAPPEN AT OTHER. AIRPORTS, AS THE. SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON. GETS INTO HIGH GEAR. AND SEPARATELY TODAY, SEAN DUFFY BLASTED. THE MILITARY OVER. CLOSE CALLS BETWEEN. AN ARMY CHOPPER AND. TWO COMMERCIAL JETS. ON THURSDAY NEAR. WASHINGTON'S REAGAN. NATIONAL AIRPORT. IT'S WHERE WE START. TONIGHT WITH SENIOR. CORRESPONDENT TOM. COSTELLO. >> Reporter: JUST.

THREE MONTHS AFTER A. MIDAIR CRASH BETWEEN. A MILITARY HELICOPTER. AND A PASSENGER JET. AT REAGAN NATIONAL. AIRPORT, THE NTSB AND. FAA NOW INVESTIGATING. ANOTHER CLOSE CALL. ON THURSDAY, A. MILITARY CHOPPER. FLYING TO THE. PENTAGON IDENTIFIED. AS PAT-23, DEVIATED. FROM ITS FLIGHT PATH. NEAR REAGAN AIRPORT. THE TOWER ORDERING. THE PILOT TO HEAD. WEST TOWARD THE. PENTAGON LANDING PAD. >> 350 WESTBOUND NOW. >> PROCEED WESTBOUND. NOW. >> Reporter: WITH THE. MILITARY CHOPPER.

VIOLATING MINIMUM. SEPARATION RULES. BETWEEN AIRCRAFT, THE. CONTROLLER ORDERED. DELTA AND REPUBLIC. FLIGHTS TO CANCEL. THEIR LANDINGS AND GO. AROUND. >> GOING AROUND, 3,000. >> Reporter: AFTER. JANUARY'S CRASH THAT. KILLED 67 PEOPLE, THE. FAA ORDERED A HAUL TO. CHOPPER FLIGHTS. AROUND THE AIRPORT. THAT AREN'T POLICE, MEDEVAC, OR NATIONAL. SECURITY, INCLUDING. MARINE ONE. TODAY, A CLEARLY. FRUSTRATED. TRANSPORTATION. SECRETARY. >> I DON'T KNOW WHO'S.

ON THIS HELICOPTER, BUT IF WE'RE. TRANSPORTING GENERALS. THROUGH THAT AIR. SPACE BECAUSE THEY. CAN'T GET IN AN SUV, THEY CAN'T TAKE AN. UBER BUT THEY HAVE TO. TAKE A HELICOPTER, THAT IS WRONG. >> Reporter: THAT VGZ. COMES AS NEWARK. AIRPORT HAS BEEN HIT. WITH DAYS OF. HOURS-LONG DELAYS. FOLLOWING AIR TRAFFIC. CONTROL EQUIPMENT. FAILURES AND STAFFING. SHORTAGES. 20% OF THE WORKFORCE. WALKED OFF THE JOB. LATE TODAY, THE CEO.

OF UNITED AIRLINES. WITH A BIG HUB AT. NEWARK ANNOUNCED IT. IS CUTTING 35 ROUND. TRIP FLIGHTS A DAY. OUT OF NEWARK. STARTING THIS. WEEKEND. WRITING, WE FEEL LIKE. THERE IS NO OTHER. CHOICE IN ORDER TO. PROTECT OUR. CUSTOMERS. SECRETARY DUFFY. WARNING IT COULD BE A. SIGN OF THINGS TO. COME THIS SUMMER. >> TOM, CIRCLING BACK. TO THE CLOSE CALL AT. REAGAN AIRPORT. ANY WORD FROM THE. PENTAGON TONIGHT? >> Reporter: YEAH, OUR PENTAGON TEAM HAS. LEARNED FROM TWO U.S. OFFICIALS THAT THE. CHOPPER HAD TWO. PILOTS AND ONE CREW. MEMBER ONBOARD. REHEARSING AN. EMERGENCY EVACUATION.

PLAN AT THE TIME. AND THERE WERE NO. GENERAL OFFICERS. ONBOARD. >> ALL RIGHT, TOM, THANK YOU. >> WE TURN TO OUR. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW. WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP, JUST AS A STRONG NEW. JOBS REPORT SPARKED A. SURGE ON WALL STREET. BUT THERE IS STILL. REAL CONCERNS ABOUT. THE IMPACT OF THE. TRADE WAR ON THE. ECONOMY. HERE'S GARRETT HAAKE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, WALL STREET SURGING. THE DOW UP 564. POINTS. THE NASDAQ AND S&P. 500 EACH RECOVERING. ALL OF THEIR LOSSES. SINCE PRESIDENT TRUMP.

ANNOUNCED STEEP. TARIFFS ON IMPORTS ON. APRIL 2nd. IT FOLLOWS A STRONG. JOBS REPORT. THE ECONOMY ADDING. 177,000 JOBS IN. APRIL. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. HOLDING STEADY. THE FIRST REPORT FULLY FACTO. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S. TARIFFS. ALL OF IT AS RECENT. POLLS SHOW MANY. AMERICANS DISAPPROVE. OF HIS HANDLING OF. THE ECONOMY. THE PRESIDENT TONIGHT. IN AN EXCLUSIVE. INTERVIEW WITH NBC'S. KRISTEN WELKER. >> SOME PEOPLE ON. WALL STREET HAVE. EXPRESSED CONCERNS. THAT THE POSSIBILITY. OF A RECESSION IS.

INCREASING. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT. YOU THINK ABOUT THAT. ARE YOU COMFORTABLE. WITH THE COUNTRY. POTENTIALLY DIPPING. INTO A RECESSION FOR. A PERIOD OF TIME IF. YOU ARE ABLE TO. ACHIEVE YOUR. LONG-TERM GOAL? >> YOU SAY SAID SOME. PEOPLE ON WALL STREET. SAY. I TELL YOU SOMETHING. ELSE. SOME PEOPLE ON WALL. STREET SAY THAT WE'RE. GOING TO HAVE THE. GREATEST ECONOMY IN. HISTORY. WHY DON'T YOU TALK. ABOUT THEM? BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE. ON WALL STREET SAY --. >> THAT'S WHAT I'M. GETTING AT. THAT'S WHAT I'M. GETTING AT. THE SAME QUESTION. >> MANY PEOPLE ON.

WALL STREET SAY THIS. IS GOING TO BE THE. GREATEST WINDFALL. EVER TO HAPPEN. >> THAT'S MY. QUESTION, LONG TERM, IS IT OKAY IN THE. SHORT TERM TO HAVE A. RECESSION? >> LOOK, YES. EVERYTHING IS OKAY. WHAT WE ARE, I SAID. THIS IS A TRANSITION. PERIOD. I THINK WE'RE GOING. TO DO FANTASTICALLY. >> Reporter: MEANWHILE, TONIGHT, THE PRESIDENT. RENEWING HIS FEUD. WITH HARVARD. UNIVERSITY, POSTING. WE'RE GOING TO BE. TAKING AWAY HARVARD'S. TAX EXEMPT STATUS.

HARVARD, RESPONDING, THERE IS NO LEGAL. BASIS TO RESCIND. HARVARD'S TAX EXEMPT. STATUS. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS. SLAMMED HARVARD, INCLUDING OVER. ACCUSATIONS OF. ANTI-SEMITISM. THIS WEEK IN A. SCATHING REPORT, A. UNIVERSITY TASK FORCE. FOUND A, QUOTE, DEMONIZATION OF. ISRAEL ON CAMPUS. INCLUDING BULLYING. AND INTIMIDATION OF. JEWISH STUDENTS. THE UNIVERSITY'S. PRESIDENT PREVIOUSLY. TELLING LESTER. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S. PROBLEMS WITH THE. NATION'S WEALTHIEST. UNIVERSITY ARE. UNRELATED. >> IS THIS REALLY. ABOUT ANTI-SEMITISM?

>> I WOULD SAY THAT. AT HARVARD WE HAVE A. REAL PROBLEM WITH. ANTI-SEMITISM, WE. TAKE IT VERY. SERIOUSLY, AND WE'RE. TRYING TO ADDRESS IT. THERE IS NO DOUBT THE. SEVERITY OF THAT. PROBLEM. WE DON'T REALLY SEE. THE RELATIONSHIP TO. RESEARCH FUNDING AT. HARVARD AND OTHER. UNIVERSITIES. THEY ARE TWO. DIFFERENT ISSUES. >> AND GARRETT. JOINING ME NOW. LATE TONIGHT, THE. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. ASKED THE SUPREME. COURT TO WEIGH IN ON. A CASE INVOLVING THE. PRESIDENT'S.

DEPARTMENT OF. GOVERNMENT. EFFICIENCY. >> Reporter: THAT'S. RIGHT, LESTER. THE WHITE HOUSE WANTS. THE JUSTICES TO ALLOW. DOGE ACCESS TO. SENSITIVE SOCIAL. SECURITY. ADMINISTRATION DATA. TO SEARCH FOR WASTE. AND FRAUD, BUT TWO. FEDERAL COURTS HAVE. SO FAR BLOCKED THAT. ACCESS. >> GARRETT, THANK. YOU. >> YOU CAN SEE MUCH. MORE OF KRISTEN. WELKER'S EXCLUSIVE. INTERVIEW WITH THE. PRESIDENT THIS SUNDAY. ON "MEET THE PRESS.". >> WE TURN NOW TO. BREAKING NEWS. MAJOR CHINESE ONLINE. RETAILER TEMU SAYS IT. IS HALTING DIRECT. SHIPMENTS TO THE U.S. AMID THE GROWING.

TRADE WAR. BRIAN CHEUNG IS. FOLLOWING THIS ONE. FOR US. WHAT HAPPENED? >> Reporter: LESTER, TEMU IS A WILDLY. POPULAR ONLINE. BARGAIN RETAILER THAT. SELLS CLOTHES, HOME. GOODS, TOOLS, AND. ELECTRONICS AND THE. COMPANY HAD BEEN. AVOIDING TARIFFS BY. SHIPPING DIRECTLY. FROM CHINA TO. CUSTOMERS IN THE U.S. UNDER A EMINIMIS. RULE. THEY BECAME SUBJECT. TO THE 145% TARIFFS.

TEMU SAID THEY WILL. NOW STOP SHIPPING. DIRECTLY FROM CHAINA. AND THEY'RE. TRANSITIONING TO A. LOCAL FULFILLMENT. MODEL. LESTER. >> BRIAN CHEUNG, THANKS. >>> TURNING TO A. FIERY HIGHWAY CRASH. JUST OUTSIDE. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL. PARK IN IDAHO THAT. LEFT SEVEN PEOPLE. DEAD. MORGAN CHESKY HAS. DETAILS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THIS FATAL CRASH. TURNED INFERNO. LAUNCHING A GROWING. INVESTIGATION NEAR. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL. PARK. AUTHORITIES SAY A. PICKUP TRUCK AND A. TOUR VAN WITH 14. PEOPLE INSIDE.

COLLIDED THEN CAUGHT. FIRE. THE IMPACT KILLING. THE TRUCKDRIVER AND. SIX OTHERS INSIDE THE. FAN. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. LATE THURSDAY ON A. BUSY STATE HIGHWAY. JUST 15 MILES WEST OF. THE POPULAR NATIONAL. PARK. >> THIS IS BY FAR THE. WORST I HAVE EVER. SEEN. >> Reporter: ROGER, ONE OF THE FIRST TO. WITNESS THE FIERY. AFTERMATH. CAPTURING THIS VIDEO. OF AN AIR AMBULANCE. ARRIVING AS CREWS. TRIED TO REACH. VICTIMS CAUGHT AMID. FLAMING WRECKAGE. STUNNED SURVIVORS. LINING THE ROAD. TRYING TO COMFORT.

EACH OTHER. WHEN YOU ARRIVED ON. THE SCENE JUST. MINUTES AFTER THE. COLLISION, WHAT. STRUCK YOU? >> JUST HOW HORRIFIC. IT WAS. WHEN THE FIRE BROKE. OUT, THERE WAS ONE. FIRST RESPONDER WHO. HAD JUST ARRIVED WHO. ATTEMPTED WITH A FIRE. EXTINGUISHER TO PUT. IT OUT, BUT THE. FLAMES SPREAD SO. QUICKLY. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, AUTHORITIES SAY THE. CAUSE OF THE CRASH. REMAINS UNDER. INVESTIGATION. NOW, HOSPITAL. OFFICIALS TELL US. THAT FIVE FAMILY. MEMBERS ONBOARD THAT. VERY TOUR BUS WERE. TAKEN TO A NEARBY. HOSPITAL. TONIGHT, WE LEARNED. THREE OF THEM HAVE. ALREADY BEEN RELEASED.

AND TWO REMAIN IN. STABLE CONDITION. LESTER. >> MORGAN, THANK YOU. >>> WE TURN NOW TO A. LEAD CRISIS IN A. MAJOR SCHOOL. DISTRICT. OFFICIALS SCRAMBLING. TO INVESTIGATE AGING. BUILDINGS ONLY TO. FIND THEIR PLEAS FOR. HELP ARE GOING. UNANSWERED. HERE'S MAGGIE VESPA. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, NEW IMAGES OF A. SPIRALING CRISIS IN. THE SCHOOLS OF A. MAJOR AMERICAN CITY, WISCONSIN HEALTH. OFFICIALS SAY THIS IS. CHIPPING LEAD PAINT. FOUND IN AT LEAST. NINE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC. SCHOOLS. THE DISTRICT. INSPECTING CLOSE TO.

100 AGING BUILDINGS. AFTER FOUR STUDENTS. EARLIER THIS YEAR. TESTED POSITIVE FOR. ELEVATED LEAD LEVELS. CONFIRMING BEGINNING. MONDAY THEY'LL CLOSE. TWO MORE SCHOOLS FOR. REPAIRS TELLING. PARENTS WHILE THERE'S. NO IMMEDIATE DANGER, STUDENTS WILL BE. MOVED TO OTHER. BUILDINGS. WHAT'S IT LIKE. SENDING HER TO SCHOOL. EVERY DAY KNOWING. THEY'RE CONCERNED. ABOUT LEAD LEVELS IN. THERE? >> CONCERNING. SCARY. >> Reporter: MILWAUKEE MOM KRISTEN. PAYNE STARTED AN.

ADVOCACY GROUP. KNOWING LEAD EXPOSURE. CAN LEAD TO BRAIN AND. NERVE DAMAGE. >> I HAVE FELT SICK. TO MY STOMACH. I HAVE LOST SLEEP. OUR CHILDREN AND OUR. COMMUNITY ARE BEING. POISONED. >> Reporter: IN THE. LAST 30 YEARS, THE. DISTRICT CONFIRMS 85%. OF ITS PAINTING STAFF. HAS BEEN ELIMINATED, ALLOWING INSTANCES OF. PEELING LEAD PAINT TO. GROW. THE SUPERINTENDENT. WHO STARTED THAT JOB. IN MARCH, SAID. ADMINISTRATORS HAVE. SPENT CLOSE TO $2. MILLION ON URGENT. REMEDIATION EFFORTS. >> HAVING A SAFE AND.

CLEAN AND WELCOMING. ENVIRONMENT IS. CRITICAL FOR OUR. STUDENTS AND THE. VALUE, AND WE'RE. WORKING HARD TO GET. THAT DONE. >> Reporter: DO. PARENTS HAVE A RIGHT. TO BE FURIOUS ABOUT. THIS CRISIS? >> 100%. 100%. >> Reporter: THE. CITY'S HEALTH. COMMISSIONER SAYS HE. REQUESTED THE CDC. SEND LEAD EXPERTS BUT. LAST MONTH FOLLOWING. SWEEPING LAYOFFS, HE. GOT HIS ANSWER. >> OUR ENTIRE BRANCH. HAS BEEN ELIMINATED.

TO KNOW I CAN'T PICK. UP THE BAT PHONE TO. CALL SOMEBODY IS A. PART THAT I STILL TRY. TO PROCESS ON A. REGULAR BASIS. >> Reporter: NBC NEWS. REACHED OUT TO THE. CDC AND HEALTH AND. HUMAN SERVICES. SECRETARY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. WHO SAID. SOME DEPARTMENTS CUT. IN LAYOFFS WILL BE. REINSTATED. TONIGHT, NO RESPONSE. WISCONSIN'S GOVERNOR. HAS UNVEILED A $300. MILLION PLAN TO. REDUCE LEAD. POISONING. MEANWHILE, THE. DISTRICT URGING. PARENTS TO TEST THEIR. KIDS FOR EXPOSURE. >> MAGGIE VESPA,

THANKS. >>> NOW TO OUR. SERIES, PRICED OUT, AND THE INNOVATIVE. STEP ONE MAJOR CITY. TOOK TO MAKE HOME. OWNERSHIP MORE. AFFORDABLE. STEVE PATTERSON. REPORTS ON WHY THE. GOVERNOR OF OREGON. SAYS SHE WANTS TO USE. THE MODEL STATE-WIDE. >> Reporter: JUST ONE. LOOK AT PORTLAND. MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY. JOSIE CANTU COULDN'T. GIVE IT UP. >> I WAS REALLY. STRUGGLING. I WANTED TO STAY IN. THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> Reporter: THE. TROUBLE WAS FIGURING. OUT HOW TO PUT DOWN. ROOTS AS A FIRST-TIME. HOME BUYER. >> I COULDN'T FIND. ANYTHING IN MY PRICE. RANGE. >> Reporter: SHE WAS.

ONE HOUR TOUR AWAY. FROM PACKING IT ALL. UP UNTIL SHE NOTICED. THIS. >> THE MINUTE I. WALKED IN, I WAS. LIKE, THIS IS IT. THIS IS THE ONE. THESE KINDS OF. BUILDINGS BEING PUT. IN PLACE, IT JUST. OPENS UP SO MUCH. OPPORTUNITY FOR. PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF. >> Reporter: JOSIE. SAW THE HOPEFUL. BEGINNING OF. PORTLAND'S MIDDLE. HOUSING RENAISSANCE. THE TERM IS A NOD TO. TOWN HOMES AND. DUPLEXES. IN 2020, THE CITY. APPROVED BUILDING. THEM ON LOTS ZONED. FOR SINGLE FAMILY. HOMES. IT HAS SINCE MADE. MIDDLE HOUSING ONE OF.

THE MOST POPULAR. TYPES OF NEW. CONSTRUCTION. A NEW REPORT FROM THE. CITY SAYS IT'S. WORKING. 1400 UNITS BUILT IN. JUST A FEW YEARS, AND. EACH ONE IS $300,000. LESS EXPENSIVE THAN A. TYPICAL SINGLE FAMILY. HOME. >> PEOPLE NEED TO. HAVE OPTIONS TO LIVE. WHERE THEY WANT TO. LIVE. >> Reporter: OREGON'S. GOVERNOR SAYS A LACK. OF HOUSING INVENTORY. IS A NATIONWIDE. CRISIS. >> WE JUST DIDN'T. BUILD ENOUGH, AND. PARTICULARLY IN THE. GREAT RECESSION. WE GOT FURTHER. BEHIND. >> Reporter: SHE IS. HOPING TO APPLY THE. IDEA UNDER. CONSTRUCTION IN.

PORTLAND, THOSE. DUPLEXES, TRIPLEXES, QUADPLEXES, TO THE. REST OF THE STATE. SPEARHEADING A NEW. BILL THIS SESSION. >> WHAT MY BILL DOES, IT SAYS PLEASE BUILD. DIFFERENT TYPES OF. OPTIONS. IF YOU'RE RETIRING IN. A COMMUNITY YOU LIVED. IN ALL ALONG AND HAVE. THIS REALLY BIG. HOUSE, YOU CAN MAYBE. FIND A DIFFERENT. PLACE IN YOUR. COMMUNITY. IF YOU'RE BUYING YOUR. FIRST HOME, THESE ARE. MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE. >> Reporter: THIS. FEELS LIKE IT'S A BIG. SWING. YOU'RE ALMOST SAYING. EFFECTIVELY, LET'S. REMOVE SINGLE FAMILY. ZONING FROM THE STATE. OF OREGON.

>> WE'RE STILL GOING. TO BUILD SINGLE. FAMILY HOMES. IT JUST SAYS WHEN. YOU'RE A DEVELOPER, YOU HAVE A CHOICE. AND THE MARKET WILL. DICTATE IF IT'S A. SINGLE FAMILY HOME OR. IF YOU CAN SUBDIVIDE. A LOT. >> Reporter: IT. BRINGS CHALLENGES, CHALLENGES PORTLAND. CITY LEADERS SAY THEY. DO FEEL. >> NOT ALL OUR. INFRASTRUCTURE WAS. DESIGNED FOR THIS. DENSITY. AS WE'RE BUILDING. MORE HOMES IN OUR. NEIGHBORHOODS WE HAVE. TO UPDATE OUR WATER. AND SEWER SYSTEMS. WE HAVE TO THINK. ABOUT HOW TO UPDATE. THE TRANSIT LINES.

THOSE ARE ALL GOOD. PROBLEMS TO HAVE. >> Reporter: BUT FOR. JOSIE WHAT WAS ONCE A. DISTANCE DREAM IS NOW. PLANK AND BEAM. WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE. HOME? >> I'M RUNNING UP AND. DOWN MY STAIRS ALL. THE TIME AND THINKING. I CANNOT BELIEVE I. BOUGHT THIS PLACE. I CANNOT BELIEVE IT. THIS IS IT. IT'S GREAT. >> Reporter: ONE. WOMAN'S PROOF THAT. PUTTING A ROOF OVER. LUSION REACHED. EVERY TIME. LESTER. >> ALL RIGHT, RAF, THANK YOU. >> WHEN WE RETURN, THE NEWS IN ABOUT. JOHN ELWAY AND THE. ACCIDENT THAT LEFT A.

LONGTIME FRIEND DEAD. >> AND. >>> WE HAVE AN UPDATE. TONIGHT IN THE. INCIDENT INVOLVING. HALL OF FAME. QUARTERBACK JOHN. ELWAY AND HIS. LONGTIME FRIEND AND. AGENT WHO DIED AFTER. FALLING OFF A GOLF. CART. A SOURCE FAMILIAR. WITH DETAILS. CONFIRMED TO NBC'S. DENVER AFFILIATE KUSA. THAT ELWAY WAS THE. DRIVER. THE SHERIFF'S. DEPARTMENT IS STILL. INVESTIGATING BUT. SAYS IT APPEARS TO BE. A TRAGIC ACCIDENT.

ELWAY'S LAWYER. TELLING US, QUOTE, SOMETIMES THINGS. HAPPEN IN LIFE THAT. WE WILL NEVER. COMPREHEND. >> NOW TO ALARMING. HEALTH NEWS. THE CDC REPORTS 216. CHILDREN HAVE DIED. FROM THE FLU IN THE. U.S. THIS SEASON. THE HIGHEST NUMBER IN. 15 YEARS. EXPERTS LINK THE. INCREASE TO FALLING. VACCINATION RATES. AMONG KIDS. DOWN FROM 64% FIVE. YEARS AGO TO 49% THIS. SEASON. AND WITH FLU SEASON. STILL ONGOING, THAT. NUMBER COULD CLIMB. >>> RUTH BUZZI, THE.

BELOVED COMEDIAN WHO. BROUGHT LAUGHTER TO. MILLIONS AS THE. HANDBAG SWINGING. GLADYS ON "LAUGH-IN". HAS DIED AT 88. A GOLDEN GLOBE. WINNER, BUZZI'S. CAREER SPANNED FILM, CARTOONS AND OVER 200. TELEVISION. APPEARANCES, INCLUDING SESAME. STREET AND THAT GIRL. SHE DIED FOLLOWING. COMPLICATIONS FROM. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. >>> WHEN WE COME. BACK, IN-FLIGHT. ENTERTAINMENT, THE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT WHO.

>>> FINALLY, JESSE. KIRSCH ON HOW ONE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT IS. LIFTING. PASSENGERS' SPIRITS. >> Reporter: WHEN. JOHN BOARDS A PLANE, HE TAKES MORE WITH. HIM. A JOURNT THAT BELONGS. TO HIS SOUTHWEST. AIRLINES PASSENGERS. WHO SHARE POETRY, PRAYERS. EVEN LOVE ADVICE AND. ELABORATE WORKS OF.

ART. >> PEOPLE MAY BE. TRAVELING FOR A HAPPY. REASON OR A SAD. REASON. IT WAS A WAY I KIND. OF KEYS INTO THAT, I. THINK. >> Reporter: JOHN. STARTED SHARING HIS. JOURNAL IN 2023, BUT. ITS TRUE POWER BECAME. CLEAR WHEN HE FLEW. FROM MAUI AFTER THAT. ISLAND'S DEVASTATING. FIRE. >> THERE WAS A GUY IN. THE FRONT ROW THAT. GRABBED IT OUT OF MY. HANDS AND IT TRAVELED. THE ENTIRE PLANE. >> Reporter: PASSENGERS POURING. THEIR HEARTS OUT ON. THE PAGE ABOUT MAUI. AND MORE. >> LOST MY SON A YEAR. AND A HALF AGO. COULDN'T WORK, COULDN'T GET OUT OF. BED FOR ALMOST TEN.

MONTHS. >> Reporter: IT'S. POWERFUL STUFF. >> DOES IT SURPRISE. YOU PEOPLE ARE. WILLING TO SHARE THAT. KIND OF THING? >> IT DOES AND IT. DOESN'T. CONNECTION IS THE. MOST IMPORTANT THING. FOR HUMANS. >> Reporter: FLYING. FROM DALLAS TO. HOUSTON, IT DID NOT. TAKE LONG FOR ELIZA. TO ASK FOR THE. JOURNAL. >> THOUGHT I HAD IT. ALL. THROUGH IT ALL, NEVER. GIVE UP. WHY ARE YOU WILLING. TO SHARE THIS? >> YOU GET TO A. CERTAIN AGE, AND. LIKE, YOU ONLY WANT. TO HELP. I LOVE HEARING OTHER. PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES.

>> Reporter: ALL. THANKS TO THE FLIGHT. ATTENDANT OFFERING. MUCH MORE THAN A BAG. OF PRETZELS. JESSE KIRSCH, NBC. NEWS, FLYING OVER. TEXAS. >> AND THAT IS. "NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR. THIS FRIDAY. THANK YOU FOR. WATCHING. I'M LESTER HOLT.