NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Nov. 6

>>> TONIGHT, MASS. FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS. HAVE BEGUN, AS THE. FAA BEGINS SLASHING. AIRPORT CAPACITY. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WITH THE HOLIDAY. TRAVEL SEASON COMING. UP FAST. THE DRASTIC CUTS AT. 40 MAJOR AIRPORTS. BEGINS TOMORROW, FROM CHICAGO, TO. DALLAS, TO NEW YORK. CITY, DELTA AND.

UNITED CANCELING. NEARLY 200 FLIGHTS. EACH FOR TOMORROW. ALONE, AS THE FAA. CUTS CAPACITY AMID. THE GOVERNMENT. SHUTDOWN. WHAT YOU NEED TO. KNOW, IF YOU HAVE A. FLIGHT BOOKED THIS. WEEKEND. >>> DRAMATIC, NEW. VIDEO SHOWING THE. MOMENT A U.P.S. PLANE ERUPTED INTO A. DESTRUCTIVE BALL OF. FIRE. NINE PEOPLE STILL. UNACCOUNTED FOR, AS. AUTHORITIES SEARCH. FOR ANSWERS IN THE. TWISTED METAL LEFT. BEHIND. >>> THE $10 MILLION. VERDICT FOR THE. TEACHER WHO WAS SHOT. BY HER 6-YEAR-OLD. STUDENT. WILL MORE ADULTS NOW. BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. FOR OTHER SCHOOL. SHOOTINGS? >>> WHY POPULAR. WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS.

COULD SOON COST AS. LITTLE AS $50 PER. MONTH FOR MILLIONS. OF AMERICANS. MY INTERVIEW WITH. THE CEO BEHIND ONE. OF THE DRUGS, THE. SURPRISING TRADE-OFF. HE TOLD ME ABOUT. THAT PLAYED INTO HIS. DEAL WITH THE WHITE. HOUSE. >>> UP IN FLAMES, THE MIAMI HEAT'S. HEAD COACH. HELPLESSLY WATCHING. AS A MASSIVE INFERNO. BURNS HIS HOUSE TO. THE GROUND, JUST. HOURS AFTER A GAME. >>> THE SHOCKING. DEATH OF A DALLAS. COWBOYS STANDOUT, JUST DAYS AFTER HIS. NFL TOUCHDOWN.

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT. THE POLICE CHASE. BEFORE HIS DEATH. >>> WALL OF FIRE, A. CAR EXPLODING IN NEW. YORK CITY, INJURING. MULTIPLE. FIREFIGHTERS. WHAT SET IT OFF? >>> THE VERDICT FOR. THE MAN WHO WENT. VIRAL AFTER THROWING. A SUBWAY SANDWICH AT. FEDERAL OFFICERS. >>> AND READY OR. NOT, CHRISTMAS IS. COMING. THE COUNTRY'S MOST. FAMOUS TREE HAS BEEN. CUT DOWN AND IT IS. MAKING ITS WAY TO. ROCKEFELLER CENTER. "NIGHTLY NEWS". STARTS RIGHT NOW. >>> THIS IS "NBC. NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH. TOM LLAMAS.

>> AND GOOD EVENING. A CHAOTIC WEEK AT. THE NATION'S. AIRPORTS IS ABOUT TO. GET A WHOLE LOT. WORSE, STARTING. TOMORROW MORNING. THE FAA, SLASHING. THE AMOUNT OF PLANES. IN THE AIR DUE TO. STAFFING SHORTAGES. EXACERBATED BY THE. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. STARTING JUST HOURS. FROM NOW, MAJOR. FLIGHT CUTS ARE. COMING TO 40 OF THE. BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN. THE COUNTRY, REDUCING OPTIONS IN. PLACES LIKE NEW YORK. CITY, LOS ANGELES, CHICAGO, AND DALLAS. SO, WHAT DOES THAT.

LOOK LIKE? TOMORROW, DELTA AND. UNITED WILL EACH CUT. ABOUT 200 FLIGHTS, AND SOUTHWEST SAYS. IT IS CANCELING 100. MORE. AIR TRAFFIC. CONTROLLERS AND TSA. OFFICERS HAVE BEEN. WORKING WITHOUT A. PAYCHECK FOR WEEKS, NOW. IT IS COMING WITH. THE HOLIDAY CRUNCH. TIME RIGHT AROUND. THE CORNER, AND. WHILE LAWMAKERS HAVE. BEEN MEETING, SO. FAR, THERE IS NO. DEAL IN SIGHT. WE BEGIN TONIGHT. WITH RYAN NOBLES. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, AIRPORTS.

ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BRACING FOR A. MASSIVE ROLLBACK. >> WE ARE ABOUT. SAFETY, WE ARE ABOUT. MAKING SURE PEOPLE'S. FLIGHTS GO FROM. POINT A TO POINT B. AND PEOPLE GET ON. THEM AND OFF THEM. SAFELY. >> Reporter: THE. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. ROLLING OUT A PLAN. TO REDUCE TRAFFIC AT. 40 AIRPORTS BY 10%, STARTING TOMORROW. AIRPORTS IN CITIES. LIKE WASHINGTON, D.C., LOS ANGELES, AND HOUSTON, WILL BE. IMPACTED. AN INDUSTRY SOURCE. TELLING NBC NEWS IT. WILL BEGIN WITH A. GRADUAL CUT OF 4% OF. FLIGHTS FOR THE. FIRST FOUR DAYS. THE FAA SAYS IT'S. PROACTIVE MEASURES. TO KEEP FLYERS SAFE. AMID AIR TRAFFIC. CONTROLLER STAFFING. ISSUES THAT HAVE.

ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. DURING THE. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. >> THIS IS THE. RESULT OF 37 DAYS OF. NO PAY AND ISSUES. MOUNTING ON TOP OF. AN ALREADY FRAGILE. SYSTEM. >> Reporter: IT HAS. ALREADY LED TO. DELAYS NATIONWIDE, AND LONG SECURITY. LINES, LIKE THESE. >> IT'S NOT GOOD. WE CANNOT HAVE THESE. CUTS. THIS IS VERY. IMPORTANT, TRAVEL IS. IMPORTANT. >> Reporter: UNITED. ALREADY CANCELING. 188 FLIGHTS. TOMORROW. DELTA CANCELING 170.

THE AIRLINES SAY. MOST PASSENGERS WILL. BE UNAFFECTED. BUT, UNITED, AMERICAN, SOUTHWEST, AND DELTA ARE ALL. OFFERING REFUNDS TO. ANYONE IMPACTED. >> I WILL SAY, BECAUSE I HAVE NOT. TAKEN EXTRA. PRECAUTIONS, IT IS. INCREASING MY STRESS. LEVELS. >> Reporter: BUT, WHILE AIRLINE TRAVEL. IS UP IN THE AIR, RELIEF MAY BE ON THE. WAY FOR MILLIONS OF. S.N.A.P. RECIPIENTS. A JUDGE ORDERS THE. ADMINISTRATION TO. FULLY FUND THE. PROGRAM BY FRIDAY. JUDGE JOHN McCONNELL. WRITING IN HIS. ORDER, "PEOPLE HAVE. GONE WITHOUT FOR TOO. LONG.". >> RYAN JOINS US.

NOW, LIVE FROM. REAGAN AIRPORT. RYAN, ARE THERE ANY. SIGNS OF PROGRESS. THERE ON CAPITOL. HILL? >> Reporter: YES, TOM, THERE HAS BEEN. SOME PROGRESS WITH. THOSE BIPARTISAN. TALKS, SO MUCH SO. THAT THE SENATE IS. PLANNING A. PROCEDURAL VOTE. TOMORROW THAT COULD. ULTIMATELY BECOME. THE PACKAGE THAT. ENDS THE SHUTDOWN. BUT, THERE IS NO. DEAL, YET. AND SOME DEMOCRATS. SAY THE OFFER BY. REPUBLICANS TO END. THE SHUTDOWN DO NOT. GO FAR ENOUGH. TOM? >> WE HOPE THAT IS A. SIGN OF PROGRESS, THOUGH. RYAN, WE THANK YOU.

FOR THAT. >>> NOW, TO THE. OTHER AVIATION STORY. WE ARE FOLLOWING. TONIGHT, THAT FIERY. U.P.S. PLANE CRASH AS WE. GET DISTURBING NEW. VIDEO OF THE MOMENT. OF IMPACT. HERE IS TOM COSTELLO. WITH THAT VIDEO. >> Reporter: NTSB. INVESTIGATORS ARE. NOW EXAMINING NEW. DASH CAM VIDEO THAT. CAPTURED THE FULLY. ENGULFED MD-11 CARGO. PLANE CLIMBING TO. 475 FEET BEFORE. CRASHING INTO. SEVERAL BUSINESSES . AS WITNESSES RAN FOR. THEIR LIVES, SEAN. GARBER RUNS GRADE A. AUTO-PARTS. >> ALL OF THOSE. FOLKS, EVERYONE ELSE. THAT SHOWED UP TO. WORK THAT MORNING,

EXPECTED TO GO HOME. AND DIDN'T AND THAT. IS NOT HOW IT IS. SUPPOSED TO BE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE. GOVERNOR SAYS A 13th. THE VICTIM HAS DIED, AS U.P.S. SAYS, "IT'S WITH. GREAT SADNESS," THEN. SHARES THE NAMES OF. THE PILOTS WHO DIED. CAPTAIN RICH AND. WHARTON BIRD, FIRST. CAPTAIN LEE TRUITT. AND INTERNATIONAL. CAPTAIN DANA DIMOND. NINE PEOPLE ARE. STILL MISSING. >> THERE IS SO MUCH. CHARRED, MANGLED. METAL, THAT NOT ALL. OF THE PARTIES MAY. HAVE BEEN LOCATED,

UNTIL YOU LOOK. UNDERNEATH CERTAIN. THINGS. >> Reporter: THE. NATIONAL GUARD TODAY. TESTING AIR QUALITY. LEVELS AT THE CRASH. SITE. TECHNICIANS IN. WASHINGTON HAVE. DOWNLOADED THE. PLANE'S CHARRED. BLACK BOXES, REVEALING 63 HOURS. OF DATA, INCLUDING. 63 PREVIOUS FLIGHTS, AND TWO HOURS OF. COCKPIT. CONVERSATIONS. >> WE WILL DO. EVERYTHING WE NEED. TO, TO FIND OUT WHAT. HAPPENED, AND TO. FIGURE OUT HOW TO. KEEP IT FROM. HAPPENING AGAIN. >> Reporter: A KEY. FOCUS, THE LEFT SIDE.

ENGINE FOUND BETWEEN. RUNWAYS AND THE. PYLON THAT HELD IT. IN PLACE. VIDEO CAPTURED IT. COMING OFF THE WING, THEN THE FIRE. INVESTIGATORS ARE. LOOKING AT THE 34-. YEAR-OLD U.P.S. PLANE'S SIX WEEK. MAINTENANCE WORK IN. SAN ANTONIO, AND. THAT THE REPORT. SHOWS THE INSPECTION. FOUND CORROSION OF. THE CENTER BUILD A. CHARIOT THROUGH THE. CENTER FUEL TANK AND. A CENTER WING UPPER. FUEL TANK LOWER. CRACK, REQUIRING A. REPAIR. CRACKS AND CORROSION. ARE COMMON IN HEAVY. PLANE MAINTENANCE. >> ALL RIGHT, TOM, LET'S PICK IT UP. THERE, YOU ARE LIVE. TONIGHT AT THE.

LOUISVILLE AIRPORT. U.P.S. HAS A NUMBER OF. THESE PLANES WE ARE. TALKING ABOUT IN THE. FLEET, WILL THEY BE. REINSPECTED? >> Reporter: AT THIS. POINT, NO. AND SOME U.P.S. PILOTS HAVE TOLD ME. THEY ARE NOT. COMFORTABLE FLYING. THIS PLANE, IF IT. HASN'T BEEN. INSPECTED. THAT BEING SAID, THE. NTSB SAID IT IF IT. UNCOVERS ANY. EVIDENCE OF A. FLEETWIDE PROBLEM, THEY WILL RAISE THE. RED FLAG AND URGE. THAT KIND OF ACTION, WORLDWIDE.

SO FAR, IT DOESN'T. SEEM THAT IS COMING. TOM? >> TOM COSTELLO FOR. US, TOM, THANK YOU. >>> WE NOW HEAD TO. VIRGINIA WHERE A. JURY HAS AWARDED A. TEACHER MILLIONS OF. DOLLARS. SHE SUED AFTER SHE. WAS SHOT BY A 6 YEAR. OLD STUDENT AT. SCHOOL AND SAID AN. ADMINISTRATOR DIDN'T. DO ENOUGH TO STOP. IT. HERE IS STEPHANIE. GOSK. >> Reporter: IN. VIRGINIA CIVIL COURT. TODAY --. >> WE, THE JURY, ON. THE ISSUES JOIN, FILE IN FAVOR OF THE. PLAINTIFF. >> Reporter: THE. JURY DECIDING THAT. FORMER ASSISTANT. PRINCIPAL EBONY. PARKER COULD HAVE. DONE MORE, FINDING. HER ACTIONS IN 2023. GROSSLY NEGLIGENT, WHEN IN 6-YEAR-OLD. BROUGHT A GUN TO. SCHOOL AND SHOT. ABIGAIL ZWERNER, HIS. FIRST GRADE TEACHER. THIS BODY CAM VIDEO.

CAPTURING THE. CHAOTIC MOMENTS. AFTER THE SHOOTING. ZWERNER, WHO LIVES. WITH THE BULLETS. STILL LODGED NEXT TO. HER SPINE, WAS. AWARDED $10 MILLION. HER ATTORNEYS. REACTING TO THE. DECISION MOMENTS. LATER. >> SHE IS SMILING, HER MOTHER IS. SMILING AT HER. SISTER IS CRYING. >> Reporter: THE. LESS THAN TWO WEEK. TRIAL INCLUDED. DRAMATIC TESTIMONY. FROM ZWERNER, HERSELF. >> I THOUGHT I HAD. DIED. >> Reporter: OTHER. TEACHERS ALSO TOOK.

THE STAND, TESTIFYING HOW THEY. WARRANT THE. ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. MULTIPLE TIMES. >> HOW MANY TIMES. DID YOU TELL DR. PARKER? >> THREE TIMES. >> Reporter: DEFENSE. TRIED TO ARGUE THAT. EVEN WITH THOSE. WARNINGS, NO ONE. COULD HAVE PREDICTED. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. >> IT WAS A TRAGEDY. THAT, UP UNTIL THAT. DAY, WAS. UNPRECEDENTED, IT. WAS UNTHINKABLE, AND. IT WAS. UNFORESEEABLE. >> Reporter: BUT, SCHOOL SHOOTINGS ARE. TRAGEDIES THAT DO. HAPPEN IN THIS. COUNTRY, AND THIS. CASE MAY BROADEN WHO. IS CONSIDERED. ACCOUNTABLE. THIS CASE IS A TEST.

CASE, AND WE ARE. LIKELY TO SEE MORE. LITIGATION WHEN. THERE ARE SCHOOL. SHOOTINGS, TRYING TO. HOLD THE SCHOOL AND. OTHERS RESPONSIBLE. THE CHILD'S MOTHER. IS IN PRISON, SERVING NEARLY FOUR. YEARS FOR GUN. CHARGES AND CHILD. NEGLECT. PARKER IS ALSO. FACING EIGHT CHILD. ENDANGERMENT CHARGES. THAT CARRY A. POSSIBLE PRISON. SENTENCE. SHE HAS NOT ENTERED. A PLEA. THE CRIMINAL TRIAL. IS SET TO BEGIN. NOVEMBER 17th. TOM? >> STEPHANIE, THANK. YOU. >>> A MAJOR. ANNOUNCEMENT BY. PRESIDENT TRUMP. TODAY TO EXPAND. ACCESS AND LOWER. COSTS FOR THOSE. POPULAR WEIGHT-LOSS. DRUGS THAT COULD. BENEFIT MILLIONS OF.

AMERICANS. HERE IS LIZ KREUTZ. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, PRESIDENT. TRUMP ANNOUNCING A. DEAL WITH DRUGMAKERS. ELI LILLY AND NOVO. NORDISK AND THAT. LOWERING THE COST OF. POPULAR WEIGHT-LOSS. DRUGS, ZEPBOUND AND. WEGOVY. >> THIS IS. TREMENDOUS. >> Reporter: AND, ALSO MAKING THIS. ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT. THE FEDERAL. GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN. MAKING THOSE DRUGS. MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR. PATIENTS WHO MEET. CERTAIN MEDICAL. CRITERIA. >> MEDICAID AND. MEDICARE WILL. FINALLY COVER THE. COST OF THESE WEIGHT. LOSS DRUGS FOR.

MILLIONS OF PATIENTS. SUFFERING FROM. OBESITY. >> Reporter: LATER. NEXT YEAR, THE WHITE. HOUSE SAYS ELIGIBLE. MEDICARE RECIPIENTS. WON'T PAY MORE THAN. $50 A MONTH FOR THE. DRUGS, AND FOR. MEDICAID RECIPIENTS. WHOSE STATES OPT IN, THE COST TO PATIENTS. COULD BE ZERO. >> IS A BIG DEAL! >> Reporter: FOR. THOSE LIKE JEN IN. LOS ANGELES, WHO. PAYS OUT OF POCKET. FOR ELI LILLY'S. ZEPBOUND, SAVINGS. COULD BEGIN IN. JANUARY. HOW MUCH ARE YOU. CURRENTLY PAYING FOR. THIS EVERY MONTH? >> $600. >> Reporter: IS THAT. A STRETCH FOR YOUR. FAMILY?

>> ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, $600 A MONTH. IS MORE THAN OUR CAR. PAYMENT. >> Reporter: SHE HAS. LOST 35 POUNDS SINCE. SHE BEGAN TAKING THE. DRUG NINE MONTHS. AGO. HER MONTHLY COST. COULD NOW GO DOWN. $150. >> WHAT IT MEANS IS. I COULD STAY ON THIS. FOR LONGER, IT WILL. ENABLE ME TO. CONTINUE WITHOUT. HAVING TO WORRY. ABOUT THE COST OF. MEDICATION. >> Reporter: UNDER. THE NEW AGREEMENT, THE COSTS OF THESE. DRUGS WILL RANGE. BETWEEN $150 AND. $450 PER MONTH, DEPENDING ON DOSAGE. AND WHETHER IT IS AN. INJECTABLE OR NEW. PILL. MOMENTS AGO, TOM. SPOKE WITH THE CEO. OF ELI LILLY ABOUT. HOW THE COMPANY'S. OPENING PILL IN FORM. OF A WEIGHT-LOSS.

DRUG, PLAYED INTO. THE ANNOUNCEMENT. >> PEOPLE MAY NOTICE. THAT YOUR ORAL. WEIGHT LOSS PILL IS. STILL AWAITING FDA. APPROVAL. NOW, YOU HAVE JUST. MADE A DEAL WITH THE. TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION. SHOULD PEOPLE READ. INTO THAT? >> WELL, AS PART OF. THE DEAL, THEY HAVE. AGREED TO GIVE US AN. EXPEDITED APPROVAL. >> Reporter: ELI. LILLY SAYS IT IS. ALSO NOW GETTING. THREE YEARS OF. TARIFF RELIEF FROM. THE ADMINISTRATION. AND TOM, IF THAT. PILL FORM OF THE. WEIGHT-LOSS DRUG IS. APPROVED, ELI. LILLY'S IS THE. LOWEST DOSE VERSION. OF THE DRUG WILL.

COST $149 PER MONTH. TOM? >> LIZ, THANK YOU. >>> NOW, TO THAT BIG. ANNOUNCEMENT FROM. NANCY PELOSI, SHE. SPENT DECADES AS ONE. OF THE MOST POWERFUL. WOMEN IN POLITICS, BUT TONIGHT SAYS SHE. WILL RETIRE FROM. POLITICS. HERE IS HALLIE. JACKSON. >> THE MOTION IS. ADOPTED. >> Reporter: THE END. OF AN ERA TONIGHT. FOR DEMOCRATS AND. FOR ONE OF THE. COUNTRY'S MOST. POWERFUL WOMEN IN. POLITICS, EVER. >> I WILL NOT BE. SEEKING RE-ELECTION. TO CONGRESS. >> Reporter: 85-YEAR-. OLD NANCY PELOSI. ANNOUNCING HER. RETIREMENT. >> I HAVE ALWAYS LED. THE WAY, AND NOW, WE. MUST CONTINUE TO DO. SO BY REMAINING FULL.

PARTICIPANTS IN OUR. DEMOCRACY. >> Reporter: PELOSI. WAS FIRST ELECTED TO. REPRESENT SAN. FRANCISCO NEARLY 40. YEARS AGO, ULTIMATELY BECOMING, IN 2007, THE FIRST. WOMAN TO SERVE AS A. SPEAKER OF THE. HOUSE. >> TODAY, WE HAVE. BROKEN THE MARBLE. CEILING. >> Reporter: PELOSI. HELP SHEPHERD THE. AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. INTO LAW UNDER. PRESIDENT OBAMA, AND. PUSHED A CLIMATE IN. HEALTHCARE LAW UNDER. PRESIDENT BIDEN, BEFORE WIELDING HER. INFLUENCE TO NUDGE. HIM OUT OF THE 2024. RACE.

AND FOR PRESIDENT. TRUMP, PELOSI BECAME. A CHIEF ANTAGONIST, CONTROVERSIALLY. TEARING UP HIS 2020. STATE OF THE UNION. REMARKS, AND GOING. AFTER HIM AS. RECENTLY AS THIS. WEEK. >> HE'S JUST A VILE. CREATURE, THE WORST. THING ON THE FACE OF. THE EARTH. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP, LATE TODAY --. >> I THINK SHE'S AN. EVIL WOMAN. I'M GLAD SHE'S. RETIRING. >> Reporter: SOME. REPUBLICANS HAVE. QUESTIONED THE. MILLIONS HER AND HER. HUSBAND MADE IN. STOCK TRADES WITH. PELOSI PUSHING OFF. ALLEGATIONS OF.

INSIDER TRADING. SAYING SHE IS NOT. INVOLVED WITH HER. HUSBAND'S INVESTMENT. CHOICES. THREE YEARS AGO, PAUL PELOSI WAS. ATTACKED IN THE. COUPLE'S HOME. TODAY, HER FOCUS IS. ON HER CONSTITUENTS, AS SHE STEPS AWAY. FROM THE CHAMBERS. SHE SHAVED FOR. DECADES.

>> DUE TO THE. PRIVACY WALL AND A. LOT OF. COVER, IT WAS VERY. DIFFICULT TO ACCESS, WITH ONLY ONE POINT. OF ENTRY. >> Reporter: NOW, THE HOME HAS BEEN. LARGELY REDUCED TO. RUBBLE. THE SMELL OF SMOKE. STILL LINGERING IN. THE AIR, AS THE.

INVESTIGATION. CONTINUES. JESSE KIRSCH, NBC. NEWS, MIAMI. >>> WHEN WE RETURN. IN 60 SECONDS, FORMER STAR WIDE. RECEIVER, ANTONIO. BROWN, CAPTURED. OVERSEAS AFTER A. FOUR MONTH SEARCH. OUTSIDE O. CROWDED BOXING EVENT. IN SOUTH FLORIDA. YOU SEE SOME IMAGES, THERE. MIAMI POLICE SAY THAT.

>> HE WAS REALLY ALL. ABOUT FAMILY. HE HAD AN INFECTIOUS. SMILE, A GREAT. LAUGH. JUST A BOISTEROUS. PERSONALITY. PHYSICALLY, HE WAS A. BIG GUY, BUT TALKING. TO HIM, HE WAS JUST. VERY HUMBLE. >> Reporter: THE. TEAM AND THE. FOOTBALL WORLD. MOURNING A. PROMISING, YOUNG. TALENT. KNEELAND'S IMAGE NOW. SHINES ABOVE THE. PLAZA AT THE. COWBOYS'. HEADQUARTERS. TONIGHT, HIS. TEAMMATES. REMEMBERING HIM AS A. BELOVED TEAMMATE, SAYING THAT HE. POURED EVERYTHING. INTO EVERY SNAP ON.

THE FIELD. >> RYAN CHANDLER FOR. US TONIGHT. IF YOU OR SOMEONE. YOU KNOW IS IN. CRISIS RIGHT NOW, DIAL 988 TO REACH. THE SUICIDE AND. CRISIS LIFELINE. >>> WE ARE BACK IN A. MOMENT WITH A. >>>. WE. >>> WE ARE BACK NOW. WITH THE NOT GUILTY. VERDICT JUST IN FROM. A CLOSELY WATCHED. CASE IN WASHINGTON. FORMER JUSTICE. DEPARTMENT WORKER.

SEAN DUNN THROUGH A. SUBWAY SANDWICH AT A. FEDERAL OFFICER, THEN TOOK OFF. RUNNING. IT HAPPENED DURING. TIGHTENED TENSIONS. WITH TROOPS THE. PLAYED IN THE. NATION'S CAPITAL. DUNN'S ATTORNEYS. ARGUED THAT THE. SANDWICH OFFERED NO. HARM. >>> ALSO TONIGHT, STUNNING VIDEO OF A. MASSIVE EXPLOSION IN. THE BRONX. YOU CAN SEE IT HERE, A CAR BLASTING INTO. FLAMES BEFORE A. VIOLENT EXPLOSION, AND YOU SEE THE. FIREBALL THAT. RATTLED THE. NEIGHBORHOOD. OFFICIALS SAY SEVEN. NEW YORK CITY. FIREFIGHTERS WERE. HURT, WITH FIVE OF. THEM SUFFERING BURNS. TO THE HANDS AND.

FACE. THE CAUSE OF THAT. BLAST IS STILL UNDER. INVESTIGATION. >>> AND IT IS. OFFICIAL -- WELL, ALMOST. THIS YEAR'S. ROCKEFELLER. CHRISTMAS TREE IS. NOW ON ITS WAY HERE, TO NEW YORK CITY, FOR THE HOLIDAY. SEASON. THAT 75 FOOT TALL, 11 TO NORWAY SPRUCE. -- IT IS A BEAUTY --. MAKING ITS WAY DOWN. FROM EAST BUSH IN. UPSTATE NEW YORK, AND IS SET TO ARRIVE. THIS SATURDAY. THE TREE LIGHTING. CEREMONY -- MARK. YOUR CALENDARS --. SET FOR DECEMBER 3rd. >>> WHEN WE COME. BACK TONIGHT, THE. KINDNESS OF.

STRANGERS --. >>>. >>> FINALLY, THERE. IS GOOD NEWS. TONIGHT. SO MANY AMERICANS. ARE STRUGGLING. DURING THIS. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, AS IT GO WITHOUR OUT. PAYCHECKS OR FOOD.

ASSISTANCE. BUT, NOW, MANY. NEIGHBORS ARE. STEPPING IN TO HELP, AND SAM BROCK CHECKS. IT OUT. >> GO SHOPPING WITH. ME FOR GOODS FROM MY. LOCAL FOOD BANK. >> ONE OF THE THINGS. THEY SAID THEY. NEEDED WAS CARROTS, SO WE WILL GRAB SOME. OF THOSE. >> Reporter: ACROSS. THE COUNTRY, PEOPLE. ARE STEPPING UP AND. REDEFINING WHAT. COMMUNITY MEANS FOR. THEM. >> THIS LITTLE FREE. LIBRARY WILL BE A. LITTLE FREE FOOD. PANTRY. >> Reporter: IN. CALIFORNIA, MARY. SWAPPING OUT. PAPERBACKS AND BEST. SELLERS FOR PANTRY. STAPLES AND SNACKS. WHILE, ON THE OTHER. COAST, 17-YEAR-OLD. JAKE SERVES UP FREE. HOTDOGS TO. CONNECTICUT. CHILDREN, WHO MIGHT. OTHERWISE GO HUNGRY.

>> I COULD REALLY. ONLY THINK ABOUT THE. KIDS AND HOW THEY. COULDN'T PROVIDE FOR. THEMSELVES. >> Reporter: BECAUSE. COOKING ISN'T JUST. NOURISHMENT FOR THE. BODY. >> GOING TO FILL IT. RIGHT UP. >> Reporter: FOR. DIANA, IT IS FOOD. FOR AMERICAN SOULS. >> IT DOESN'T MATTER. WHO YOU ARE. IF YOU'RE HUNGRY, WE'VE GOT FOOD. >> Reporter: AT. LITTLE CHEF, LITTLE. CAFE, ON A SMALL. CORNER IN QUEENS, NEW YORK, SHE IS. PREPARING SMALL. MEALS FOR ANYONE. FACING A S.N.A.P. BENEFIT SHORTFALL. >> PANTRIES ARE. ADDING WIPED OUT.

FASTER THAN THEY CAN. REPLENISH. DON'T LOSE HOPE IN. PEOPLE. THERE IS ALWAYS. GOING TO BE GOOD. PEOPLE AND YOU WILL. FIND THEM AND THEY. WILL FIND YOU. >> Reporter: TODAY, DIANA AND HER. FRIENDS TAKING THAT. MISSION TO HEART, DROPPING OFF SOUP TO. VETERANS HIT HARD BY. THE SHUTDOWN. >> A LOT OF UNITY. AND BANDING TOGETHER. >> Reporter: IT IS A. SENSE OF SERVING, AND SO MUCH MORE. THAN FOOD, WHICH IS. WHY YOU WILL FIND. NOTES LIKE THESE ON. DIANA'S WALL, REINFORCING THAT. LOVE. SAM BROCK, NBC NEWS, NEW YORK. >> AND THAT IS. "NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR. THIS THURSDAY.

I'M TOM LLAMAS. THANKS SO MUCH FOR. WATCHING. TONIGH.