NBC Nightly News Full Episode - May 20

>>> TONIGHT, INSIDE. JOB. THE JAIL WORKER. ACCUSED OF HELPING TEN. INMATES ESCAPE. THE HUNT IS ON IN NEW. ORLEANS FOR SIX. INMATES CONSIDERED. ARMED AND DANGEROUS AT. LARGE. LAW ENFORCEMENT SAY A. WORKER ADMITTED TO. SHUTTING OFF WATER IN. A CELL SO THEY COULD. PULL THE TOILET OFF. THE WALL AND ESCAPE. MORE WORKERS HAVE BEEN. PUT ON LEAVE AS THE. MANHUNT CONTINUES. >>> SPRING SEVERE.

STORMS POWER UP AGAIN. AND AGAIN WITH 37. MILLION UNDER THREAT. HOMES PULVERIZED. NOW THE EVENING THREAT. TO HARD-HIT AREAS. WAS HUMAN ERROR TO. BLAME FOR SIRENS NOT. GOING OFF IN ST. LOUIS? >>> THE CONGRESSWOMAN. CHARGED WITH ASSAULT. BY THE DOJ AFTER A. STANDOFF AT AN I.C.E. DETENTION FACILITY. WHAT FEDERAL. PROSECUTORS SAY SHE. DID AS DEMOCRATIC. LEADERS SAY THE TRUMP. REME. BELOVED ACTOR WHO MADE. US LAUGH. >>> WITH SUMMER NEARLY.

HERE, WHY SO MANY. SUNSCREENS MAY NOT. PROTECT YOU. WHAT TO KNOW. >>> JUST IN, COULD. SOME OF THE NFL'S. BIGGEST STARS BE. OLYMPICS BOUND? >>> IT'S NOT EASY. BEING GREEN. AND OTHER WORDS OF. WISDOM FOR THE CLASS. OF 2025. HALLIE JACKSON PICKS. KERMIT'S BRAIN AHEAD. OF HIS BIG. COMMENCEMENT SPEECH. >>> THIS IS "NBC. NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH. LESTER HOLT. >>> GOOD EVENING AND. WELCOME. TONIGHT, SIX ESCAPED. CONVICTS REMAIN AT. LARGE DAYS AFTER THE.

DRAMATIC JAILBREAK IN. NEW ORLEANS LAST. FRIDAY. AUTHORITIES NOW SAYING. THE EARLY HUNCH WAS. CORRECT. THEY HAD HELP FROM THE. INSIDE. A JAIL MAINTENANCE. WORKER UNDER ARREST, ACCUSED OF HELPING THE. MEN ACCESS THE HOLE. THROUGH WHICH THEY. MADE THEIR ESCAPE. TEN PRISONERS, INCLUDING ONE. CONVICTED OF MURDER, MADE THEIR BREAK FOR. FREEDOM UNDER THE LENS. OF SECURITY CAMERAS. EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THEIR BOLD ESCAPE WENT. UNNOTICED BY GUARDS. FOR SEVERAL HOURS. FOUR OF THE MEN HAVE.

BEEN TRACKED DOWN AND. TAKEN BACK INTO. CUSTODY. TODAY, THE SHERIFF IN. CHARGE OF THE JAIL. ACCEPTED BLAME FOR THE. SECURITY BREAKDOWN. THE POLICE CHIEF. WARNING OTHERS WHO MAY. BE INCLINED TO HELP. THEM THAT THEY RISK. BEING CHARGED. RYAN CHANDLER REPORTS. FROM NEW ORLEANS WITH. THE LATEST. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, OFFICIALS SAY THE. BREAKOUT AT A NEW. ORLEANS JAIL WAS AN. INSIDE JOB. ARRESTING A JAIL. MAINTENANCE WORKER. HE TURNED OFF THE. WATER TO THIS CELL, ENABLING TEN INMATES. TO ESCAPE THROUGH THE.

WALL. ACCORDING TO THE. ARREST AFFIDAVIT, WILLIAMS TOLD. INVESTIGATORS ONE OF. THE FUGITIVES TOLD HIM. TO TURN OFF THE WATER, THREATENING TO SHANK. HIM IF HE DIDN'T. COMPLY. AN INMATE TRIED TO. TAKE HIS PHONE, ACCORDING TO THE. DOCUMENTS. >> HE INTENDED TO. ASSIST THESE. INDIVIDUALS TO LEAVE. THE FACILITY. >> Reporter: THE. SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS. THREE JAIL EMPLOYEES. ARE ON LEAVE WITHOUT. PAY. THE POLICE CHIEF TODAY. WITH THIS MESSAGE FOR. ANYONE WHO AIDES THE. ESCAPEES. >> IF THEY PARTICIPATE. WILLFULLY AND.

KNOWINGLY, THEY ARE. GOING TO BE CHARGED. WITH SERIOUS FELONIES. >> Reporter: SIX. FUGITIVES ARE STILL ON. THE RUN, INCLUDING A. CONVICTED KILLER. POLICE SAY FOUR HAVE. BEEN RECAPTURED AND. ARRESTED ALL IN NEW. ORLEANS. THE LATEST ON MONDAY. NIGHT, 21-YEAR-OLD. GARY PRICE. THE SHERIFF WHO. OVERSEES THE JAIL HAS. BEEN UNDER FIRE FOR. THE RESPONSE. TODAY, SHE APOLOGIZED. >> I TAKE FULL. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR. THIS FAILURE. >> Reporter: ACCORDING. TO THE TIME LINE, GUARDS DIDN'T NOTICE. THEY WERE MISSING FOR.

MORE THAN SEVEN HOURS. AFTER THEIR ESCAPE. THE PUBLIC WASN'T. NOTIFIED FOR MORE THAN. TEN HOURS. >> THIS JAILBREAK. HAPPENED AT 1:00. PUBLIC SHOULD HAVE. KNOWN AT 1:05. THE PUBLIC IS YOUR. BEST FRIEND. >> Reporter: THE NEW. ORLEANS DISTRICT. ATTORNEY JASON. WILLIAMS PROSECUTED. THE CONVICTED KILLER. ON THE LOOSE. HE SAYS THE SHERIFF'S. RESPONSE PUTS THE. PUBLIC AT RISK. >> EVERY SINGLE DAY. THAT THESE MEN ARE AT. LARGE, THE PUBLIC IS. IN DANGER. >> WHAT'S THE LATEST. ON THE MANHUNT AT THIS.

HOUR? >> Reporter: LESTER, THE SHERIFF SAYS THEY. HAVE MORE THAN 200 LAW. ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. ACTIVELY SEARCHING. THE NEW ORLEANS POLICE. CHIEF BELIEVES MOST OF. THE FUGITIVES ARE. WITHIN CITY LIMITS. THEY ARE STRESSING THE. PUBLIC IS A CRUCIAL. PARTNER IN THE. INVESTIGATION, URGING. ANYONE WHO KNOWS. ANYTHING TO CONTACT. LAW ENFORCEMENT. >> RYAN CHANDLER, THANKS. >>> MORE DANGEROUS. WEATHER ON THE WAY. TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF. THE COUNTRY ALREADY. HARD HIT BY DEADLY. TORNADOES. KATHY PARK REPORTS. FROM THE STORM ZONE IN. KENTUCKY.

>> Reporter: TONIGHT, MANDATORY EVACUATIONS. IN AREAS OF HARD-HIT. KENTUCKY WHERE NEW. STORMS ARE ROLLING IN. AFTER MORE THAN 50. CONFIRMED TORNADOES. AND 28 DEATHS SINCE. FRIDAY, 37 MILLION. PEOPLE ACROSS THE. MIDWEST AND SOUTH ARE. NOW AT RISK FOR MORE. SEVERE WEATHER, WITH. THE POTENTIAL FOR. LARGE HAIL AND. DEVASTATING TWISTERS. WE SAW HOW DESTRUCTIVE. THE TORNADOES WERE. WHAT WORRIES YOU THE. MOST ABOUT THIS NEXT. ROUND? >> WHAT WORRIES ME. ABOUT THE NEXT ROUND,

ESPECIALLY HERE, IS. >> Reporter: 60 MILE. AN HOUR WIND GUSTS. TURNING DEBRIS PILES. INTO PROJECTILES. IN ILLINOIS, EVERYONE. IN THE CAPITAL URGED. TO SHELTER IN THE. BASEMENT. >> TORNADO WARNING ON. THE TOP FLOOR OF THE. CAPITAL. >> Reporter: IN ST. LOUIS WHERE FIVE. PEOPLE DIED FOLLOWING. FRIDAY'S TORNADO, FRUSTRATION AND CALLS. FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. >> NO. NO SIREN. >> NOTHING. NOTHING CAME THROUGH. >> Reporter: THE MAYOR. SAYING NEW PROCEDURES. ARE IN PLACE AFTER.

WARNING SIRENS FAILED. TO ALERT THE PUBLIC. >> AT THE END OF THE. DAY, THE REN FAILURE. SHOULD HAVE NEVER. HAPPENED AND IT WILL. NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. >> THE HOUSE WAS. SHAKING. YOU COULD HEAR THE TIN. RIPPING OFF. >> Reporter: IN. KENTUCKY, SHELBY. GREGORY GRATEFUL THEY. MADE IT THROUGH THE. STORM ALIVE. WHERE DO YOU GO FROM. HERE? >> YOU JUST -- I CAN'T. DESCRIBE THE. OVERWHELMING -- THE. GENEROSITY AND HELP.

FROM EVERYBODY. YOU CAN REPLACE. EVERYTHING I LOST. MY FAMILY IS ALIVE. I'M HERE. THAT'S ALL THAT. MATTERS TO ME. >> Reporter: SHELTERS. ARE GETTING READY TO. TAKE IN PEOPLE. EVACUATING TONIGHT. IT'S NOT JUST. KENTUCKY. AT LEAST EIGHT OTHER. STATES ARE PREPARING. FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF. MORE TORNADOES. >>> TO THE NEW ASSAULT. CHARGES AGAINST A. MEMBER OF CONGRESS. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. ALLEGES A NEW JERSEY. LAWMAKER HIT I.C.E. AGENTS TRYING TO MAKE.

AN ARREST. DEMOCRATS ARE SLAMMING. THE PROSECUTION AS. POLITICAL. INTIMIDATION. GABE GUTIERREZ HAS. LATE DETAILS. >> Reporter: THE. HEATED CONFRONTATION. OUTSIDE AN I.C.E. DETENTION FACILITY IN. NEW JERSEY THIS MONTH. WAS CAPTURED ON BODY. CAMERAS. YOU CAN SEE A. DEMOCRATIC. CONGRESSWOMAN IN A. SHUFFLE WITH I.C.E. AGENTS. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. HAS CHARGED HER WITH. ASSAULT. >> SHE WAS SHOVING. FEDERAL AGENTS. SHE WAS OUT OF. CONTROL.

THE DAYS OF THAT CRAP. ARE OVER IN THIS. COUNTRY. WE WILL HAVE LAW AND. ORDER. >> Reporter: THE. CONGRESSWOMAN SAYS SHE. DID NOTHING WRONG AND. IS ACCUSING FEDERAL. AGENTS OF ESCALATING. THE SITUATION. >> IT'S POLITICAL. INTIMIDATION. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO. MY DAY IN COURT. >> Reporter: ACCORDING. TO THE CRIMINAL. COMPLAINT, SHE HIT. OFFICERS WHILE TRYING. TO STOP THEM FROM. ARRESTING THE NEWARK. MAYOR FOR TRESPASSING. CHARGES AGAINST HIM. WERE DROPPED. IT INCLUDES PHOTOS OF. WHAT LOOKS LIKE HER. FOREARM MAKING CONTACT. WITH AN OFFICER'S.

BACK. >> YOU CAN'T PUT HANDS. ON AN OFFICER. >> Reporter: THE. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT DID. NOT FOLLOW ITS. STANDARD PRACTICE. BEFORE CHARGING HER. THE DOJ IS. INVESTIGATING THE CITY. OF CHICAGO'S HIRING. PRACTICES AFTER ITS. DEMOCRATIC MAYOR. TOUTED THE NUMBER OF. BLACK CITY OFFICIALS. HE HAS HIRED. >> WHEN YOU HIRE OUR. PEOPLE, WE ALWAYS LOOK. OUT FOR EVERYBODY. ELSE. CHIEF OPERATIONS. OFFICER IS A BLACK. MAN. BUDGET DIRECTOR IS A. BLACK WOMAN.

SENIOR ADVISOR IS A. BLACK MAN. >> Reporter: THE DOJ. WILL DETERMINE IF HE. IS DISCRIMINATING. BASED ON RACE AS THE. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. CRACKS DOWN ON DEI. >> THIS ADMINISTRATION. HAS DEMONSTRATED A. GREAT DEAL OF. ANIMOSITY AND DISDAIN. TOWARDS WHAT IS. SENSIBLE ABOUT OUR. COUNTRY, AND THAT'S. THE DIVERSITY OF OUR. COUNTRY. >> Reporter: THE. HOMELAND SECURITY. SECRETARY INCORRECTLY. DEFINING HABEUS. CORPUS.

KWH WHICH ALLOWED. PEOPLE TO CHALLENGE. THEIR DEPORTATION. ADMINISTRATION. OFFICIALS FLOATED. SUSPENDING IT. >> WHAT IS HABEUS. CORPUS? >> IT'S A. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT. THE PRESIDENT HAS TO. BE ABLE TO REMOVE. PEOPLE FROM THIS. COUNTRY. >> LET ME STOP YOU, MA'AM. EXCUSE ME, THAT'S. INCORRECT. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT. TRUMP RALLIED HOUSE. REPUBLICANS TODAY. BEHIND HIS SIGNATURE. LEGISLATION THAT. INCLUDES TAX CUTS. SEVERAL GOP LAWMAKERS. SAY IT DOES NOT CUT. SPENDING ENOUGH. >> GABE, ANOTHER.

STORY, YOU ARE GETTING. NEW DETAILS ABOUT. FORMER PRESIDENT. BIDEN'S PROSTATE. CANCER DIAGNOSIS. >> Reporter: A BIDEN. SPOKESPERSON SAYS HIS. LAST KNOWN PSA BLOOD. TEST WAS 11 YEARS AGO. ONCOLOGISTS SAY IT'S. NOT TYPICALLY. RECOMMEND FOR MEN OVER. 70. QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN. RAISED ABOUT WHY IT. WASN'T DETECTED. SOONER. >> GABE, THANKS. >>> IT WAS ANOTHER DAY. OF GRIPPING AND. GRAPHIC TESTIMONY IN.

SEAN "DIDDY" COMBS'. SEX TRAFFICKING TRIAL. THE MOTHER OF HIS. FORMER GIRLFRIEND TOOK. THE STAND. SOME OF THE IMAGES IN. THIS REPORT ARE. DISTURBING. >> Reporter: THESE. JARRING IMAGES OF. CASSIE VENTURA COVERED. IN BRUISES SHOWN IN. COURT TODAY. HER MOTHER TESTIFYING. SHE TOOK THE PICTURES. WHEN HER DAUGHTER WAS. HOME FOR CHRISTMAS IN. 2011. QUOTE, TO MAKE SURE WE. MEMORIALIZED THE. INJURIES. SHE ALSO SAID HER. DAUGHTER'S FORMER. BOYFRIEND DEMANDED.

$20,000 BECAUSE CASSIE. STARTED DATING A. MUSICIAN. SHE AND HER HUSBAND. USED THEIR HOME EQUITY. LINE OF CREDIT TO PAY. COMBS. SHE SAID HE RETURNED. THE MONEY A FEW DAYS. LATER. VENTURA'S TESTIMONY. COMES AFTER HER. DAUGHTER TOOK THE. STAND FOR MORE THAN 20. HOURS, TESTIFYING THAT. COMBS SUBJECTED HER TO. YEARS OF ABUSE AND. FORCED HER TO. PARTICIPATE IN. DRUG-FUELLED SEX. PARTIES KNOWN AS FREAK. OFFS. COMBS IS CHARGED WITH. FIVE COUNTS, INCLUDING. SEX TRAFFICKING AND. RACKETEERING.

HE DENIED ALL. WRONGDOING. PROSECUTORS HAVE SHOWN. THESE PICTURES THAT. THEY SAY SHOW COMBS'. HOTEL ROOM, INCLUDING. BABY OIL AND DRUGS. HIS FORMER PERSONAL. ASSISTANT PAINTING A. PICTURE OF WHAT IT WAS. LIKE TO WORK FOR HIM. TESTIFYING ABOUT AN. INCIDENT IN 2008 WHEN. HE WENT WITH COMBS TO. TRY TO CONFRONT A. RIVAL RECORD LABEL. FOUNDER. HE SAID COMBS HAD. THREE GUNS. HE REALIZED, MY LIFE.

WAS IN DANGER, AND. ULTIMATELY QUIT. TOMORROW WE EXPECT A. FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY TO. TESTIFY. AFTER THAT, MUSICIAN. KID CUDI SAYS COMBS. MORGAN CHESKY, NBC. NEWS. >>> NOW TO OUR SERIES. "PRICED OUT.". HOME PRICES IN ONE. BOOM GSING ARKANSAS. CITY BOOM, A NEW. EFFORT IS. UNDERWAY TO MAKE SURE. THE TEACHERS CAN. AFFORD. HERE IS GEORGE SOLIS.

>> Reporter: INSIDE. KELSEY'S TWO BEDROOM. APARTMENT IN ARKANSAS, SPACE IS AT A PREMIUM. FOR HER GROWING FAMILY. OF FIVE. >> WE ARE ON TOP OF. EACH OTHER HERE. >> Reporter: SHE GREW. UP IN THE AREA AND. LANDED A JOB AS A. TEACHER AT BENTONVILLE. HIGH SCHOOL WHERE SHE. MAKES $60,000 A YEAR. THERE'S NO WAY THAT. COULD PURCHASE A HOME. HERE. >> NO. I COULDN'T. NOT WITH JUST THAT. SALARY. >> Reporter: EVEN WITH. HER PARTNER'S INCOME, BUYING JUST ISN'T AN. OPTION IN BENTONVILLE. IN WHAT WAS ONCE A. MODEST COMMUNITY. THE HOME LIST PRICE IS. NOW MORE THAN HALF A. MILLION DOLLARS. SIMPLY PUT,

BENTONVILLE IS. BOOMING. IT'S HOME TO FORTUNE. 500 COMPANIES, TYSON. FOODS, JB HUNT AND. WALMART. SO MANY PEOPLE ARE. MOVING TO BENTONVILLE. WITH BIKE TRAILS AND. ART SCENE, THE SCHOOL. DISTRICT SAYS IT'S. ADDING 500 STUDENTS. EACH YEAR AND BUILDING. NEW SCHOOLS TO. ACCOMMODATE THEM. BENTONVILLE NEEDS. TEACHERS. BUT MANY TEACHERS. CAN'T AFFORD. BENTONVILLE HOUSING. >> I LEARNED THREE. YEARS AGO THAT WE WERE. GOING TO HAVE A. PROBLEM. >> Reporter: THE. SUPERINTENDENT OF. SCHOOLS SAYS SHE'S.

LOST POTENTIAL. TEACHERS WHO FEEL. PRICED OUT. >> ONE OF THE FIRST. QUESTIONS I ASK WHEN I. DO INITIAL INTERVIEWS. IS, HAVE YOU LOOKED. FOR HOUSING IN THIS. DISTRICT? NOT THAT THEY ARE. REQUIRED TO LIVE HERE. BUT I DON'T WANT THEM. TO BE SHOCKED. >> Reporter: COMING. SOON, NEW LISTINGS. THAT COULD MAKE A. DIFFERENCE. TELL ME WHERE WE ARE. >> WE ARE AT McCALLY. PLACE. >> Reporter: NEXT. YEAR, THESE 11 ACRES. WILL BE TRANSFORMED. INTO A FIRST OF ITS. KIND AFFORDABLE. HOUSING COMMUNITY WITH.

120 APARTMENTS AND 40. COTTAGES, GEARED. TOWARD PUBLIC SCHOOL. EMPLOYEES WHO QUALIFY. BASED ON HOUSEHOLD. INCOME. THE IDEA BROUGHT TO. LIFE BY XCELLERATE. FOUNDATION. JEFF WEBSTER SERVES AS. EXECUTIVE ADVISOR. THIS IS BEING DONE. NOWHERE ELSE RIGHT. NOW? >> WELL, AS FAR AS WE. KNOW, NO, NOT THE WAY. WE'RE DOING IT. >> Reporter: THE $40. MILLION PROJECT PAID. FOR BY PRIVATE, STATE. AND LOCAL FUNDING. APARTMENTS WILL BE. FILLED FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. MOST WILL RENT AT HALF. OF MARKET RATE. COTTAGES WILL BE.

SELECTED VIA LOTTERY. PARTICIPANTS CAN RENT. FOR $1,000 A MONTH OR. PAY $1,500 FOR FIVE. YEARS MAX, THEN GET UP. TO $50,000 BACK TO USE. AS A DOWNPAYMENT ON A. NEW HOME. >> TO GET $50,000. COMING BACK TO THEM. THAT THEY CAN TAKE. INTO THAT NEXT HOUSE, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT. IT. >> Reporter: HE SAYS. HE HOPES THE PROJECT. CAN BE A MODEL FOR. OTHER COMMUNITIES. KELSEY PRAYS SHE WILL. BE PICKED FOR A. COTTAGE. WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN. FOR YOU? >> LIFE CHANGING FOR. OUR FAMILY. >> Reporter: HOPING TO. BUY A HOUSE IN THE. CITY SHE CALLS HOME.

GEORGE SOLIS, NBC. NEWS, BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS. >>> IN 60 SECONDS, A. SPOTLIGHT ON SUNSCREEN. WITH CONCERN OVER SKIN. CANCER AND THE SUMMER. PRACTICALLY HERE. ANNE THOMPSON EXPLAINS. WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE. YOU BUY. >>> TONIGHT, A NEW. REPORT FROM THE. ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING. GROUP SAYS FEWER THAN. A QUARTER OF ALL. SUNSCREENS YOU CAN BUY. ARE SAFE AND. EFFECTIVE. THAT CAUGHT OUR. ATTENTION. HERE WITH WHAT IT ALL.

MEANS IS ANNE. THOMPSON. >> THESE STANDARDS ARE. EWG'S AND NOT THE FDA. EWG TAKES ISSUE WITH. SOME CHEMICAL FILTERS. IN SUNSCREENS THAT ARE. BEING STUDIED FOR. POSSIBLE HEALTH AND. ENVIRONMENTAL AFFECTS. IT ALSO RAISES. CONCERNS ABOUT THE. EFFICACY OF SUNSCREENS. WITH AN SPF OVER 50. OFFERING MINIMAL. INCREASES IN. PROTECTION. BOTH THE FDA AND EWG.

AGREE THAT MINERAL. SUNSCREENS WITH ZINC. OXIDE OR TITANIUM. DIOXIDE ARE GOOD FOR. THE PEOPLE AND THE. PLANET. THE FDA RECOMMENDS. USING A BROAD SPECTRUM. SUNSCREEN WITH AT. LEAST AN SPF OF 15 AND. TO APPLY IT AT LEAST. EVERY TWO HOURS. ALSO, PEOPLE SHOULD. USE WIDE-BRIM HATS AND. SHADE TO PROTECT. THEMSELVES FROM THE. SUN'S HARMFUL RAYS. >> ANNE, THANK YOU. >>> UP NEXT FOR US, THE CHANGING GUIDANCE. OVER COVID BOOSTER. SHOTS. >>> FROM THE FOOTBALL. FIELD TO THE MEDAL. PODIUM, WHY SOME NFL. STARS COULD BE HEADED. TO THE L.A. OLYMPICS.

>>> FOR THE PAST FEW. YEARS, A COVID BOOSTER. HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED. THE NEW COMMISSIONER. SAYS SHOTS FOR HEALTHY. KIDS AND ADULTS MAY NO. LONGER BE ROUTINELY. APPROVED. IT WILL LIKELY BE. AVAILABLE FOR ADULTS. 65 AND OLDER AND. PEOPLE WITH CERTAIN. RISK FACTORS. >>> IT WAS A.

HIGH-FLYING RESCUE ON. A FLORIDA BEACH. A FISHERMAN SAW A GIRL. IN A RIP CURRENT. WITH QUICK THINKING, HE USED HIS DRONE TO. DROP HER A FLOTATION. DEVICE. SHE CLUNG ON UNTIL. RESCUERS ARRIVED AND. BROUGHT HER BACK TO. THE BEACH SAFELY. >>> SOME OF THE NFL'S. BIGGEST STARS COULD. SOON BE CHASING. OLYMPIC GLORY. WHEN FLAG FOOTBALL. COMES TO L.A. IN 2028. PATRICK MAHOLMES, JOSH. ALLEN, SAQUON BARKLEY.

COULD BE IN THE MIX. AFTER THE NFL APPROVED. PLAYER PARTICIPATION. THEY CAN PICK TEN. PLAYERS. ONLY ONE FROM EACH NFL. TEAM. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, THOUSANDS OF TERRAPINS. AND ONE FROG. WE SIT DOWN WITH. KERMIT AHEAD OF HIS. INSPIRING GRADUATION. SPEECH TO THE. UNIVERSITY OF. MARYLAND. THERE'S GOOD NEWS. >>> KERMIT THE FROG. WILL GIVE HIS FIRST. COMMENCEMENT SPEECH IN. 30 YEARS, REMINDING.

THE UNIVERSITY OF. MARYLAND GRADUATES OF. THEIR CHILDHOOD. HALLIE JACKSON IS. THERE. >> Reporter: FOR. GRADUATES COAST TO. COAST, CEREMONIES. FEATURING THE FAMOUS. AND FUNNY, FEARLESS. AND THE FROGGY. >> I'M TAKING THIS. SERIOUSLY. AS SERIOUSLY AS A. SINGING, DANCING FROG. CAN TAKE ANYTHING. >> Reporter: IT'S A. KERMENCEMENT. WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE TO. THE STUDENTS STEPPING. OUT? >> LOTS OF STUFF.

TAKING THE LEAP INTO. OPPORTUNITY AND MAKING. CONNECTIONS IN OUR. WORLD TODAY. THOSE ARE A FEW OF THE. THINGS THAT I HAVE. LEARNED IN MY OWN. JOURNEY TO FOLLOWING. MY DREAMS. >> Reporter: MARYLAND. KNOWS THE MUPPETS. THE CREATOR EARNED HIS. DEGREE HERE IN 1960. >> THERE'S A STATUE OF. JIM AND ME ON CAMPUS. IT'S GREAT. >> Reporter: WHAT DO. YOU THINK OF IT? >> IT'S A REALLY. PERFECT LIKENESS OF. JIM. A LITTLE WORK ON ME. BUT IT'S PRETTY GOOD.

>> Reporter: IT'S. KERMIT'S FIRST ADDRESS. IN 30 YEARS. THE STUDENTS NOW SEEM. READY FOR THEIR BIG. MOMENT AND HIS. >> WELCOME BACK TO. MARYLAND. >> Reporter: AFTER. ALL, KERMIT KNOWS IT'S. NOT EASY BEING GREEN. OR A GROWN-UP. EVEN FOR THOSE WHO. HAVE GROWN UP WITH. HIM. >> I DON'T THINK WE. ARE EVER REALLY ALL. GROWN-UP. MAYBE WE ARE AT OUR. BEST WHEN WE ALLOW. OURSELVES TO CONTINUE. TO GROW AND LEARN. SOMETHING NEW EVERY. DAY. AND THAT'S KIND OF. VERY -- A CHILD-LIKE. THING. I HOPE THE GRADUATES.

KEEP THAT. SOPHISTICATED. CHILD-LIKE SENSE OF. CURIOSITY AND. IMAGINATION AND. INNOVATION AS THEY. TRAVEL DOWN THEIR. PATHS. >> Reporter: YOU STILL. HAVE THAT. RIGHT? >> I DO, YEAH. DO YOU? >> Reporter: OH, YEAH. >> ALL RIGHT. >> Reporter: NONE OF. US GRADUATES FROM THE. SENSE OF WONDER AND. CONNECT. RAINBOW OR OTHERWISE. HALLIE JACKSON, NBC. NEWS, COLLEGE PARK. >> GREAT INTERVIEW. >>> THAT'S "NIGHTLY. NEWS" FOR THIS. TUESDAY. THANK YOU FOR. WATCHING. I'M LESTER HOLT. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF. YOURSELF AND EACH. OTHER.

GOOD NIGHT.