NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Oct. 30

>>> TONIGHT, THE. DANGEROUS STORMS. CAUSING AIR TRAVEL. CHAOS. THOUSANDS OF DELAYS. STACKING UP AT. AIRPORTS ACROSS THE. COUNTRY. >>> FLASH FLOODING. SUBMERGING STREETS, WATER POURING INTO. SUBWAYS. THIS LITTLE GIRL. RESCUED FROM A CAR. TRAPPED BY THE RISING. WATERS IN NEW JERSEY. WIDESPREAD DELAYS. CAUSED BY THE WEATHER. AND STAFFING. SHORTAGES. >>> THIS JUST IN. WHAT WE'RE LEARNING. ABOUT THE INJURIES. REPORTED ON A JETBLUE.

FLIGHT. >>> DEVASTATION IN THE. CARIBBEAN. ENTIRE STREETS WIPED. AWAY BY HURRICANE. MELISSA. WE'LL SHOW YOU THE. TOWN WHERE 90% OF THE. ROOFS ARE GONE. AND OUR TEAM MAKING IT. TO MONTEGO BAY, WHERE. THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS. ARE STRANDED. >>> ALSO BREAKING, PRINCE NO MORE. KING CHARLES TAKING. AWAY HIS BROTHER. ANDREW'S "PRINCE". TITLE AND KICKING HIM. OUT OF HIS ROYAL HOME. THE NAME THE FORMER. PRINCE WILL NOW GO BY. >>> CLASH OF THE.

SUPERPOWERS. PRESIDENT TRUMP AND. CHINA'S LEADER. FACE-TO-FACE. THE MAN PRESIDENT. TRUMP CALLS A TOUGH. NEGOTIATOR, BARELY. BREAKING A SMILE. DID TRUMP'S CHARM. OFFENSIVE WORK? >>> CHILLING SYSTEM. THE TEACHER SHOT BY. HER 6-YEAR-OLD STUDENT. TELLING JURORS SHE. THOUGHT SHE WAS ON HER. WAY TO HEAVEN WHEN SHE. WAS SHOT INSIDE THE. SCHOOL. >>> THE TERRIFYING. ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. CAUGHT ON CAMERA. A LITTLE GIRL RUSHING. INTO HER HOME AS A. GROUP OF ARMED. SUSPECTS CHASE HER. >>> DANGEROUS PURSUIT. DID THIS POLICE.

OFFICER TRY TO RUN. OVER A MAN WITH HIS. SQUAD CAR? WHAT THE DEPARTMENT. ANNOUNCED. >>> OUR SERIES "THE. COST OF DENIAL.". HOW THIS LITTLE GIRL. GOT HER INSURANCE. COMPANY TO COVER THE. SURGERY THAT. DESPERATELY NEEDED. WHAT HAPPENED WHEN OUR. REPORTER STARTED. MAKING CALLS. >>> AND WITH HALLOWEEN. JUST HOURS AWAY, PEOPLE ARE STOCKING UP. ON CANDY, CHOCOLATE, AND POTATOES? THE NEW TREND. SPROUTING UP. "NIGHTLY NEWS" STARTS. RIGHT NOW. >> Announcer: THIS IS. "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS". WITH TOM LLAMAS.

>> AND GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT WE BEGIN WITH. SEVERE WEATHER AND THE. PERFECT STORM OF. STAFFING SHORTAGES, SHUTDOWN STRESS, AND. WEATHER DELAYS. WREAKING HAVOC AT SOME. OF THE NATION'S. BUSIEST AIRPORTS. AND WARNINGS ARE ONLY. GROWING TONIGHT. HEADING INTO THE BUSY. HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON. SEVERE WEATHER SWEPT. IN FAST TODAY AND. UNLEASHED HAVOC ON. MAJOR PARTS OF THE. COUNTRY TODAY. POUNDING RAIN AND. FLASH FLOODING. DRENCHING IS THE EAST. COAST FROM VIRGINIA TO. NEW ENGLAND.

LOOK AT THIS. ONE FAMILY RESCUED. FROM THEIR CAR AS. FAST-MOVING. FLOODWATERS TRAPPED. THEM IN NEW JERSEY. >>> AND IN QUEENS, VEHICLES SUBMERGED. SOME DRIVERS, YOU SEE. IT HERE, TRAPPED ON. TOP OF THEIR CARS. >>> AND THAT MORNING. WATER POURING DOWN. INTO NEW YORK'S SUBWAY. STATIONS, COMPLICATING. THE COMMUTE HOME FOR. MANY IN THE NATION'S. BIGGEST CITY. SNARLING TRAFFIC AT. AIRPORTS ACROSS THE. COUNTRY. TOM COSTELLO WAS. TRACKING IT ALL AND. STARTS US OFF TONIGHT.

>> Reporter: UP AND. DOWN THE EAST COAST, POUNDING RAIN, FLOODING, DOWNED. TREES, AND SNARLED. TRAFFIC. IN NEW YORK CITY, WATER POURING INTO THE. SUBWAY SYSTEM. >> IT'S GOING TO BE. OKAY, ALISSA. >> Reporter: IN. BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY, FIREFIGHTERS RESCUED A. FAMILY FROM A FLOODED. UNDERPASS. THE WEATHER ALSO MADE. IT A BAD DAY TO FLY, FORCING THE FAA TO. ISSUE GROUND STOPS AND. DELAYS AT MAJOR. AIRPORTS, FROM BOSTON. THROUGH NEW YORK TO. PHILLY AND D.C. BY LATE AFTERNOON, MORE THAN 5,000 FLIGHT. DELAYS AS LONG AS FOUR.

HOURS AT JFK, MADE. WORSE BY AIR TRAFFIC. CONTROLLERS WORKING. WITHOUT A PAYCHECK. AND NOW A WARNING. ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF A. SHUTDOWN ON HOLIDAY. AIR TRAVEL. >> LOOK, IT COULD BE A. DISASTER. IT REALLY COULD BE. BECAUSE AT THAT POINT. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. PEOPLE HAVE MISSED. THREE PAYCHECKS. THEY'VE MISSED FOUR. PAYCHECKS. HOW MANY OF THEM ARE. NOT GOING TO SHOW UP. FOR WORK? >> Reporter: TODAY THE. VICE PRESIDENT BLAMED. DEMOCRATS FOR VOTING. AGAINST A REPUBLICAN. SPENDING DEAL THAT. WOULD REOPEN THE. GOVERNMENT, ADDING TO. THE PRESSURE ON. DEMOCRATS TODAY, DELTA. AND UNITED ALSO URGED.

CONGRESS TO PASS A. CLEAN RESOLUTION, KNOWN AS A C.R., TO. END THE SHUTDOWN. >> LET'S GET A CLEAN. C.R. AND GET THAT. NEGOTIATION DONE. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, WITHOUT THE. PRESSURE -- WITHOUT. PUTTING THE AMERICAN. WORKERS AND THE. AMERICAN ECONOMY AT. RISK. >> Reporter: FEELING. THE HEAT, DEMOCRATS, WHO ARE DEMANDING MORE. HEALTH CARE SPENDING. BEFORE OPENING THE. GOVERNMENT PUSHED. BACK. >> WE'RE TRYING TO. LIFT UP THE QUALITY OF. LIFE OF THE AMERICAN. PEOPLE. >> TOM JOINS US LIVE. NOW. TOM, I KNOW YOU'RE. TRACKING A LOT OF. DEVELOPING NEWS, ONE. WITH THE JETBLUE. FLIGHT.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT. THIS WAS A FLIGHT FROM. CANCUN TO NEWARK, DIVERTING TO TAMPA. AFTER THE FLIGHT. EXPERIENCED A RAPID. DROP IN ALTITUDE. EMS CREWS TRANSPORTED. SEVERAL PASSENGERS AND. CREWMEMBERS TO A LOCAL. HOSPITAL. >> TOM COSTELLO, OUR. THANKS TO YOU. >>> TO JAMAICA NOW, WHERE EMERGENCY CREWS. ARE STILL TRYING TO. REACH THE HARDEST HIT. AREAS CUT OFF BY. HURRICANE MELISSA. WHEN OR GEORGE SOLIS. MADE IT TO MONTEGO. BAY, HE FOUND. THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS. STILL TRYING TO FIND A. WAY OUT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT.

JAMAICA'S COASTLINE. BATTERED, COMMUNITIES. COMPLETELY DESTROYED. IN THE HARD-HIT TOWN. OF BLACK RIVER, ROOFS. WERE BLOWN OFF 90% OF. BUILDINGS. THE DIFFICULT PROCESS. OF CLEANING UP NOW. JUST BEGINNING. >> I TRY TO BE STRONG. WITH THEM, BUT DEEP. INSIDE, I'M CRYING. I'M REALLY, REALLY. CRYING. >> Reporter: ALFRED. HINES IS TRYING TO. RECOVER WHAT HE CAN. >> ABOUT TEN MINUTES. TIME, I SEE IT AROUND. MY NECK HERE, AND MAKE.

MY ESCAPE. >> Reporter: MELISSA'S. DEATH TOLL ACROSS THE. CARIBBEAN NOW AT 36. TODAY ON THE ROAD TO. MONTEGO BAY, WE ENCAN. COUNTERED MASSIVE. DESTRUCTION ALONG WITH. A FRANTIC SEARCH FOR. CELL SIGNAL AND GAS. PEOPLE STOPPING OVER. ON THE SIDE OF THE. ROAD. THIS IS THE FIRST BIT. OF CELL PHONE SERVICE. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ABLE. TO GET HERE. >> DECIDED TO GET OUT. AND TAKE THE FAMILY. >> Reporter: I'M SURE. THEY'RE WORRIED SICK. ABOUT YOU. >> Reporter: MORE THAN. 70% OF THE ISLAND. STILL WITHOUT POWER. THIS IS THE SCENE JUST. OUTSIDE OF MONTEGO BAY.

AS THE SEARCH FOR GAS. GROWS MORE DESPERATE. THERE ARE TWO LINES. HERE, ONE FOR CARS, ONE FOR PEOPLE. POLICE HERE ON THE. GROUND TO MAKE SURE. EVERYTHING STAYS. ORDERLY. >> Reporter: THEN WE. FINALLY REACHED. MONTEGO BAY. REPORTS AND HOTELS. ACROSS THE HOT SPOT. SUFFERING SOME EXTREME. DAMAGE. SOME TOURISTS HAVING. TO RELOCATE. OTHERS HOPING THEY CAN. FIGHT A FLIGHT OUT. AMANDA MILLER IS. TRYING TO GET HOME TO. FLORIDA. >> I LOVE JAMAICA, BUT. I'M READY TO GO HOME. >> Reporter: HOW MANY. TOURISTS ARE STRANDED. AT YOUR HOTEL NOW? >> OH, A LOT. >> Reporter: AT THE. KINGSTON AIRPORT. TODAY, A WELCOME.

SIGHT, AID STARTING TO. COME IN AND TOURISTS. STARTING TO GET OUT. THAT'S WHERE WE MET. DIMITRA ALEXANDER. >> AT MONTEGO BAY, THIS WATER IS RISING. SO FAST. >> Reporter: AFTER A. TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. RIDING OUT MELISSA IN. MONTEGO BAY, SHE WAS. RELIEVED TO SCORE A. SEAT ON ONE OF THE. FIRST FLIGHTS BACK TO. THE U.S. >> WE DIDN'T EVEN. SLEEP LAST NIGHT. AS SOON AS WE FOUND. OUT WE HAD A FLIGHT, WE DID NOT SLEEP. WE'RE NOT MISSING THIS. FLIGHT. >> AND GEORGE JOINS US. LIVE TONIGHT FROM. MONTEGO BAY. GEORGE, COMMERCIAL.

FLIGHTS HAVE STARTED. FROM KINGSTON. WHAT ABOUT MONTEGO BAY. WHERE YOU ARE TONIGHT. WHERE ALL THOSE. TOURISTS ARE? . >> YEAH, TOM, FOR. INSTANCE, TAKE A LOOK. AT THIS HOTEL. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, PEOPLE ARE STAYING. HERE UNTIL THEY CAN. GET A FLIGHT OUT OF. MONTEGO BAY. NOW OFFICIALS SAYING. THAT AIRPORT IS STILL. WITHOUT POWER, AND IT. COULD BE WEEKS BEFORE. IT IS FULLY. OPERATIONAL. TOM? >> OKAY, GEORGE SOLIS. FOR US, GEORGE, THANK. YOU. >>> THERE IS ALSO. BREAKING NEWS OVERSEAS. TONIGHT IN THE UK. PRINCE ANDREW IS A. PRINCE NO MORE. KING CHARLES TODAY. ANNOUNCING HE WILL. REMOVE HIS BROTHER'S.

ROYAL TITLES AFTER. MOUNTING PRESSURE OVER. ANDREW'S TIES TO. JEFFREY EPSTEIN. MOLLY HUNTER REPORTS. TONIGHT FROM LONDON. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, PRINCE ANDREW WILL BE. FORMALLY STRIPPED OF. HIS ROYAL TITLES. IN A STATEMENT, BUCKINGHAM PALACE. ANNOUNCED KING CHARLES. INITIATED A FORMAL. PROCESS TO REMOVE THE. STYLE, TITLES, AND. HONORS OF HIS YOUNGER. BROTHER, WHO WILL NOW. BE KNOWN AS ANDREW. MOUNTBATTEN WINDSOR. THE PALACE. ACKNOWLEDGING THE PAIN. OF THE VICTIMS, WHILE. SAYING THE MOVE WAS. NECESSARY DESPITE.

ANDREW CONTINUING TO. DENY THE ALLEGATIONS. AGAINST HIM. TONIGHT A STATEMENT. FROM THE FAMILY OF. VIRGINIA GIUFFRE, WHO. DIED OF SUICIDE IN. APRIL AND ALLEGED. ANDREW HAD SEX WITH. HER AS A TEENAGER. "TODAY AN ORDINARY. AMERICAN GIRL FROM AN. ORDINARY FAMILY. BROUGHT DOWN A BRITISH. PRINCE.". AS PART OF THE. NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE. PALACE, ANDREW WILL. LEAVE HIS HOME AT. ROYAL LODGE AND MOVE. TO THE ROYAL FAMILY'S. PRIVATE SANDRINGHAM. ESTATE. AS FOR HIS DAUGHTERS, PRINCESS BEATRICE AND.

PRINCESS YOU EUGENIE WILL. KEEP THEIR TITLES. >> PRINCE ANDREW PUT. OUT A STATEMENT. VOLUNTARILY GIVING UP. HIS OTHER TITLES. INCLUDING THE DUKE OF. YORK. BUT THIS IS AN. ESCALATION. >> Reporter: TOM, THAT'S RIGHT. NOW TWO WEEKS AGO, THAT STATEMENT FROM. ANDREW CLEARLY WASN'T. ENOUGH. TONIGHT IT'S A. STATEMENT FROM THE. KING, AND WE. UNDERSTAND THAT ANDREW. DIDN'T OBJECT TO THE. MOVE. TOM? >> OKAY, MOLLY HUNTER. FOR US. MOLLY, THANK YOU. >>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS. BACK HOME TONIGHT. AFTER THAT HIGH-STAKES. MEETING OVERSEAS WITH. CHINA'S LEADER.

BOTH SIDES NOW. AGREEING TO A TRUCE IN. THE TRADE WAR. KELLY O'DONNELL HAS. THE LATE DETAILS. >> Reporter: BACK FROM. ASIA AND BRINGING HOME. A KEY RESET WITH CHINA. OVER TARIFFS AND. TRADE. PRESIDENT TRUMP AND. CHINA'S XI JINPING. SHOULDER TO SHOULDER. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN. SIX YEARS. PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH A. CHARM OFFENSIVE. >> AND WE'RE GOING TO. HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL. MEETING, I HAVE NO. DOUBT. HE IS A VERY TOUGH. NEGOTIATOR. THAT'S NOT GOOD.

>> Reporter: CHINA'S. PRESIDENT XI APPEARING. ALL BUSINESS. >> PRESIDENT XI IS A. GREAT LEADER OF A. GREAT COUNTRY. >> WE DO NOT ALWAYS. SEE EYE TO EYE WITH. EACH OTHER, AND IT IS. NORMAL. >> Reporter: A. HANDSHAKE AND A. WHISPER AS THEY PARTED. WAYS. THE TWO ECONOMIC. SUPERPOWERS PULLING. BACK FROM A COSTLY. STANDOFF WITH A. ONE-YEAR PACT. >> FROM ZERO TO 10. WITH 10 BEING THE. BEST, I WOULD SAY THE. MEETING WAS A 12.

I THINK IT WAS A 12. >> Reporter: ON. TARIFFS, PRESIDENT. TRUMP REDUCED STEEP. TAXES ON CHINESE. IMPORTS BY 10%. IN EXCHANGE, CHINA. WILL SUSPEND. RESTRICTIONS ON RARE. EARTH MATERIALS, WORK. TO REDUCE THE FLOW OF. FENTANYL TO THE U.S., AND RESUME BUYING. SOYBEANS FROM AMERICAN. FARMERS. HEADING INTO THE. MEETING, THE PRESIDENT. INJECTED A NEW. UNCERTAINTY WITH A. POST THAT INSTRUCTED. THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR. TO START TESTING OUR. NUCLEAR WEAPONS ON AN. EQUAL BASIS WITH CHINA.

AND RUSSIA. TODAY I ASKED VICE. PRESIDENT VANCE TO. EXPLAIN. WHAT'S YOUR. UNDERSTANDING OF HIS. INTENTION? >> THE RUSSIANS HAVE A. LARGE NUCLEAR ARSENAL. THE CHINESE HAVE A. LARGE NUCLEAR ARSENAL. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO. TEST IT TO MAKE SURE. IT'S FUNCTIONING AND. WORKING PROPERLY. >> Reporter: IT. REMAINS UNCLEAR IF THE. PRESIDENT WANTS THAT. TESTING ON THE NUCLEAR. WARHEADS NOT DONE IN. MORE THAN 30 YEARS, OR. TESTING OF THE. MISSILES THAT WOULD. DELIVER THEM. TOM? >> ALL RIGHT, KELLY, THANK YOU. >>> THERE WAS STUNNING. TESTIMONY TODAY IN THE. CASE OF A TEACHER SHOT. BY HER 6-YEAR-OLD.

STUDENT IN SCHOOL. THAT TEACHER. DESCRIBING THE MOMENTS. AFTER SHE WAS HIT. STEPHANIE GOSK HAS THE. LATE DETAILS. >> Reporter: IN HER. OWN WORDS --. >> I THOUGHT I HAD. DIED. >> Reporter: FORMER. FIRST GRADE TEACHER. ABIGAIL ZWERNER. DESCRIBED THE HORROR. OF BEING SHOT BY A. 6-YEAR-OLD STUDENT AT. VIRGINIA'S RICHNECK. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. >> I THOUGHT I WAS. EITHER ON MY WAY TO. HEAVEN OR IN HEAVEN. >> Reporter: TODAY. ZWERNER TOOK THE STAND. IN THE CIVIL TRIAL.

AGAINST HER FORMER. ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. EBONY PARKER, WHO SHE. ACCUSES OF WARNING. MULTIPLE WARNINGS THAT. A STUDENT HAD A GUN IN. 2023. >> MY NEXT MEMORY IS I. SEE TWO COWORKERS. AROUND ME, AND I. PROCESS THAT I'M --. I'M HURT. >> Reporter: THE. BULLET TORE THROUGH. HER HAND AND LODGED IN. HER CHESTS JUST. MITTING HER HEART. >> OVERALL I WOULD SAY. IT'S -- I DO STRUGGLE.

WITH THINGS, DOING. THINGS. >> Reporter: IN. CROSS-EXAMINATION, DEFENSE ATTORNEYS. FOCUSED ON ZWERNER'S. ACTIONS THAT DAY. >> DID YOU REMOVE HIS. BACKPACK FROM THE. CLASSROOM? >> NO. >> Reporter: DID YOU. SEARCH HIS BACKPACK? >> NO. >> Reporter: ESPECIALLY AFTER SHE. LEARNED HER STUDENT. MAY HAVE BROUGHT A. WEAPON TO SCHOOL. >> YOU STILL HADN'T. REMOVED J.T. FROM THE. CLASSROOM? >> NO. >> Reporter: THEY ALSO. QUESTIONED WHETHER. ZWERNER WAS REALLY. STRUGGLING FROM. LONG-TERM MENTAL AND. HEALTH ISSUES. SHOWING MESSAGES. ZWERNER SENT TO TAYLOR.

SWIFT AND THE MUSIC. GROUP ODESA, PRAISING. THEM AFTER GOING TO. THEIR LIVE SHOWS. THE DEFENSE ASKED. REPEATED QUESTIONS. ABOUT HER DECISION TO. GO COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL. ZWERNER TESTIFIED THE. LATEST SURGERY ON HER. HAND HAS MADE IT. IMPOSSIBLE THE GET A. JOB WHILE SHE. RECOVERS. HER LAWYERS THEN. WRAPPED UP THE CASE. AND NOW THE DEFENSE. HAS A CHANCE TO CALL. WITNESSES. THE NEXT DAY IN COURT. IS MONDAY, TOM. >> ALL RIGHT, STEPHANIE, THANK YOU. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK. IN 60 SECONDS, THE. LITTLE GIRL, THE LIFE.

CHANGING SURGERY. THE WE. >>> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH "THE. COST OF DENIAL," OUR SERIES ON. THE CHALLENGE AMERICANS FACE. WITH THEIR PROVIDERS. TONIGHT THE FAMILY THAT DRAINED. THEIR RETIREMENT SAVINGS TO PAY. FOR THE SURGERY THEIR DAUGHTER. DESPERATELY NEEDED AND HOW THEY. BELIEVE OUR REPORTING CHANGED. EVERYTHING FOR THEIR DAUGHTER. HERE IS CAMILA BERNAL.

>> Reporter: MOMENTS BEFORE THE. SURGERY SHE IS FEELING. CONFIDENT. >> I FEEL CONFIDENT AND I DON'T. CARE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE POST. >> Reporter: THE 8-YEAR-OLD WAS. BORN WITH A RARE CONDITION THAT. MEANT HER LEFT EAR NEVER FULLY. DEVELOPED. >> I JUST WANT TO GET A BIG EAR. SO PEOPLE DON'T BULLY ME IN THE. FUTURE. >> THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW. YOU'LL BE WAKING UP. >> Reporter: HER PARENTS ANNIE. AND DAVE KNEW SINCE BIRTH OLIVIA. WOULD NEED A SURGERY TO. RECONSTRUCT HER EAR. >> WE HAD NO DOUBT IN OUR MINDS.

THAT THE INSURANCE WAS GOING TO. COVER IT. >> Reporter: BUT ANTHEM BLUE. CROSS BLUE SHIELD REPEATEDLY. SAID THAT IT WOULDN'T COVER DR. SHERYL LEWIN, A CALIFORNIA. SPECIALIST BECAUSE SHE WAS. OUTSIDE OF THE INSURER'S. NETWORK. >> WE GOT A DENIAL LETTER. AND IT WAS LITERALLY LIKE A STAB. IN THE HEART. >> Reporter: THE FAMILY HAD. SOUGHT WHAT'S KNOWN AS A GAP. EXCEPTION, ALLOWING THEM TO USE. THEIR IN-NETWORK BENEFITS FOR AN. OUT-OF-NETWORK PROVIDER. >> THIS PARTICULAR OPERATION. DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ANY EVEN.

MINUTE LEVEL OF IMPERFECTION. >> Reporter: INSTEAD, ANTHEM. GAVE THE OLSONS A LIST OF SIX IN. NETWORK DOCTORS. WE REACHED OUT TO ALL SIX OF. THEM, AND NOT A SINGLE ONE SAID. THEY PERFORMED THE SURGERY. >> EVERYTHING WAS LIKE KICK YOU. WHEN YOU'RE DOWN. >> HERE SHE IS SO EXCITED ABOUT. HER SURGERY, WE HAVE TO TELL HER. WE MIGHT HAVE TO CANCEL IT. HOW ARE WE GOING TO COME UP WITH. THIS MONEY. >> Reporter: DETERMINED, THEY. BORROWED FROM FAMILY, CREDIT.

CARDS AND PULLED $100,000 FROM. DAVE'S RETIREMENT FUND. DID YOU EVER HESITATE AND SAY. MAYBE I SHOULDN'T TAKE MONEY OUT. OF MY 401(K)? >> HONESTLY, NO. I'M GETTING EMOTIONAL. TO ME -- IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY. AS A PARENT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY. KIDS HAVE EVERYTHING THAT THEY. NEED. >> Reporter: NBC NEWS ASKED. ANTHEM ABOUT OLIVIA'S CASE TWO. DAYS BEFORE HER SURGERY. THE FAMILY GOING FORWARD WITH OR. WITHOUT COVERAGE. THEN ON THE DAY OF, WE WERE.

THERE IN THE OPERATING ROOM WHEN. HER PARENTS RECEIVED THE NEWS. >> AT THE 11th HOUR, DURING THE. SURGERY, YOU SAY THAT YOU'RE. GOING TO COVER IT. WHAT? >> Reporter: WITH SURGERY. ALREADY UNDER WAY, THE OLSONS. LEARNED ANTHEM WOULD COVER DR. LEWIN AS AN IN-NETWORK PROVIDER. WHY DO YOU THINK IT GOT. APPROVED? >> YOU GUYS, 100% NBC, YOUR. INVOLVEMENT. >> AND THAT'S THE ONLY --. >> THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. >> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT, ANTHEM SAYS WE WERE HAPPY THAT. THE MEMBER WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE. THE TREATMENT THAT SHE NEEDED,

EVEN THOUGH THE MEMBER'S PLAN. DOES NOT COVER OUT OF NETWORK. PROVIDERS WHEN AN IN NETWORK. PROVIDER WAS AVAILABLE, WE WERE. ABLE TO MAKE A UNIQUE ONE-TIME. EXCEPTION TO MAKE SURE HER CARE. WAS NOT DELAYED. TWO WEEKS AFTER SURGERY, THE BIG. REVEAL. . >> BIG EAR DAY, HUH? >> BIG EAR DAY, YES. >> ONE, TWO, THREE. >> WOW, LOOK AT THAT EAR! >> IT LOOKS AMAZING! >> Reporter: AND INSURANCE THE.

FURTHEST THING FROM OLIVIA'S. MIND. >> WHEN IT'S FULLY RECOVERED, I'M GOING 20B LIKE OKAY, THAT. WAS JUST A SHORT LITTLE BUMP, AND THEN I'LL JUST GO ON WITH. THE REST OF MY LIFE. >> CAMILA, WE'RE SO HAPPY FOR. LITTLE OLIVIA. HOW IS SHE DOING TONIGHT? >> SHE IS GREAT, TOM. IT'S GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A YEAR. FOR HER EAR TO COMPLETELY HEAL, AND SHE'LL ALSO NEED A HEARING. IMPLANT. FOR NOW THE WHOLE FAMILY IS. THRILLED THAT THIS SURGERY WAS A.

SUCCESS. >> CAMILA, GREAT BY YOU AND THE. TEAM. IF YOU HAVE A STORY, EMAIL US AT. COSTOFDENIAL@NBC.COM. >>> WHEN WE RETURN, SEAN "DIDDY". COMBS JUST MOVED TO A NEW. PRISON. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT WHERE HE'LL. SERVE HIS SENTENCE. >>> SHOCKING VIDEO. >>> WE'RE BACK WITH A MAJOR. UPDATE ON SEAN "DIDDY" COMBS. A SOURCE CLOSE TO THE MUSIC. MOGUL TELLING NBC NEWS HE IS.

BEING TRANSFERRED TO A FEDERAL. PRISON. IT'S UNCLEAR WHICH ONE. HE'S BEEN HELD AT THIS DETENTION. CENTER IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. SINCE HE WAS CONVICTED. HE IS SET TO BE RELEASED IN. 2028. >>> ALSO TONIGHT, A BALTIMORE. POLICE OFFICER HAS BEEN. SUSPENDED FOR THIS AFTER THIS. VIDEO SURFACED OF HIM APPEARING. TO CHASE DOWN MAN WITH HIS. PATROL VEHICLE. THE MAN WHO TOOK THE VEHICLE. SAID THE OFFICER ASKED HIM AND. HIS FRIENDS TO MOVE WHILE THEY. WERE HANGING OUT. THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SAYS IT IS INVESTIGATING, AND. THE CITY'S MAYOR CALLING THAT. INCIDENT DISTURBING.

>>> AND IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, A YOUNG GIRL'S QUICK THINKING. MAY HAVE THWARTED A ROBBERY. LOOK AT THIS. YOU SEE HER WALKING DOWN HER. DRIVEWAY WHEN A GROUP OF ARMED. MEN SUDDENLY CHARGE AT HER. SHE SPRINTED BACK INTO HER HOME. WHERE SHE TOLD HER FAMILY TO. CALL THE POLICE. THE SUSPECTS THEN RAN OFF. >>> ALL RIGHT. AND WHEN WE COME BACK, THE HOT. NEW HALLOWEEN TREAT YOU WON'T. BELIEVE SOME KIDS ARE ON THE. HUNT FOR, POTATOES. WHY SPUDS MORE THAN SNICKERS O.

>> THERE IS GHUS TONIGHT ABOUT. A HOT NEW HALLOWEEN TREAT. WHILE MOST KIDS REACH FOR CANDY. AS THEY GO DOOR TO DOOR, YOU. MIGHT BE SURPRISED WHAT SOME. TRICK-OR-TREATERS ARE LOVING. THIS YEAR. EMILIE IKEDA EXPLAINS. >> Reporter: EVERY HALLOWEEN. KIDS IN COSTUMES FILL THEIR. BASKETS WITH A SMORGASBORD OF. SWEETS. BUT THERE IS A NEW STAR OF THE. SPOOKY SEASON. >> PICK WHATEVER YOU WANT. YOU CAN GRAB TWO. >> Reporter: THAT IS KIDS SAYING.

TRICK OR TATER? >> DID YOU JUST PICK A POTATO? >> YES. >> Reporter: VIDEO OF HOMEOWNERS. HANDING OUT POTATOES ON. HALLOWEEN HAVE BEEN SPROUTING UP. ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN RECENT YEARS, LEAVING SOME PUZZLED, BUT. SURPRISINGLY, MOST ECSTATIC. >> YOU WANT MORE POTATOES? >> YEAH! >> WHO WANTS MORE POTATOES? >> CANDY OR POTATO? >> Reporter: PAT BOYD HAS BECOME. KNOWN AS POTATO MAN IN. LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA. >> I SAY CANDY OR POTATO. AND THEY SAY THINGS LIKE POTATO.

ALL DAY. THE LITTLE TODDLERS, THEY LOOK. AT IT LIKE STUNNED. >> Reporter: AND FORMER. LONG-TIME NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT. KEVIN TIBBLES HAS BEEN HANDING. OUT THE STARCHY SPUDS FOR MORE. THAN TWO DECADES. >> IT STARTED OUT AS A JOKE. IF YOU WANT TO COME BACK AND GET. SECOND HELPINGS OF CANDY, YOU'RE. GOING TO GET THREATENED WITH A. POTATO. THE NEXT THING I KNOW, EVERYBODY. WANTS A POTATO. >> Reporter: WHAT HAVE YOU. LEARNED FROM PASSING OUT. POTATOES? >> EVERYONE'S GOT A GOOD SENSE. OF HUMOR, EVEN ME.

AND I'M THE CRABBIEST GUY ON THE. BLOCK. BUT WHEN I WHIP OUT A POTATO, EVERYBODY'S GOT A SMILE ON THEIR. FACE. >> HAPPY HALLOWEEN! >> Reporter: AS MORE. TRICK-OR-TREATERS ARE POISED TO. STRIKE YUKON GOLD. EMILIE IKEDA, NBC NEWS. >> POTATOES OVER CANDY. WE'RE GOING HAVE TO SEE HOW LONG. THIS TREND LASTS. >>> THAT'S "NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR. THIS THURSDAY. I'M TOM LLAMAS. THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING. TONIGHT AND ALWAYS, WE'RE HERE. FOR YOU. GOOD NIGHT. ALWAYS, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.