NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Sep. 19

NEWS TONIGHT. TOTAL STRANGER WHO STEPPED UP TO SAVE THIS COACH‘S. STEPPED UP TO SAVE THIS COACH‘S LIFE. NIGHTLY NEWS STARTS RIGHT. LIFE. NIGHTLY NEWS STARTS RIGHT NOW. NOW.W. >> THIS IS NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH. >> THIS IS NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH JOSE DIAZ-BALART. JOSE DIAZ-BALART. . >> GOOD EVENING. WE BEGIN. >> GOOD EVENING. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS. TONIGHT WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS AND MILLIONS AT RISK FOR FLASH. AND MILLIONS AT RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. FLOODING. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO OF A RIVER ROAOARING IN TE. VIDEO OF A RIVER ROARING IN THE UPPER MIDWEST. THAT RAIN EVEN. UPPER MIDWEST. THAT RAIN EVEN TRIGGERING MUDSLIDES. AND. TRIGGERING MUDSLIDES. AND D THERE‘S NO RELIEF AHEAD. MORE. THERE‘S NO RELIEF AHEAEAD. MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED IN THAT REGION. RAIN IS EXPECTED IN THAT REGION TOMORROW. MEANWHILE, IN THE.

TOMORROW. MEANWHILE, IN THE WEST, MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SEVERE. WEST, MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SEVERE WEATHER PUMMELED UTAH WITH HEAVY. WEATHER PUMMELED UTAH WITH HEAVY WINDS AND EVEN PING PONG BALL. WINDS AND EVEN PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL LIKE THIS. AND WE. SIZED HAIL LIKE THIS. AND WE EVEN SAW A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN. EVEN SAW A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN THERE TO LIZ KREUTZ. STARTS US. THERE TO LIZ KREUTZ. STARTS US OFF TONIGHT. OFF TONIGHT. >> TONIGHT. RIVERS RAGING AFTER. >> TONIGHT. RIVERS RAGING AFTER A DELUGE OF RAIN IN PARTS OF THE. A DELUGE OF RAIN IN PARTS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST. MORE THAN EIGHT. UPPER MIDWEST. MORE THAN EIGHT INCHES FALLING IN SOME AREAS. AN. INCHES FALLING IN SOME AREAS. AN ENTIRE CAMPGROUND IN SOUTHEAST. ENTIRE CAMPGROUND IN SOUTHEASTS MINNESOTA UNDERWATER. CREWS. MINNESOTA UNDERWATER. CREWS RACING TO CLEAEAR ROADS AFTER. RACING TO CLEAR ROADS AFTER LANDSLIDES SHUT THEM DOWN. THE.

LANDSLIDES SHUT THEM DOWN. THE POWER OF THOSE FLOOD WATERS. POWER OF THOSE FLOOD WATERS DISPLACING THIS PROPANE TANK. DISPLACING THIS PROPANE TANK. FIRST RESPONDERS SECURING IT AND. FIRST RESPONDERS SECURING IT AND STOPPING A LEAK WHILE IN. STOPPING A LEAK WHILE IN CHICAGO, MORE THAN 1200 FLIGHTS. CHICAGO, MORE THAN 1200 FLIGHTS AT O‘HARE AIRPORT DELAYED DUE. AT O‘HARE AIRPORT DELAYED DUE TO STORMS. MORE THAN 300 MORE. TO STORMS. MORE THAN 300 MORE CANCELED ENTIRELY. OUR STATION. CANCELED ENTIRELY. OUR STATION ALERTING VIEWERS THIS MORNING. ALERTING VIEWERS THIS MORNING. >> WE CONTINUE TO SEE. >> WE CONTINUE TO SEE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DEVELOPING. SO REALLY, THERE‘S. DEVELOPING. SO REALLY, THERE‘S NONOT GOING TO BE MUCH OF A LETP. NOT GOING TO BE E MUCH OF A LET HERE AS WE GO THROUGH THE. HERE AS WE GO THROUGH THE REREMAINDER OF THE DAY. REMAINDER OF THE DAY. >> OH MY GOD. >> OH MY GOD >> MEANWHILE, IN THE WEST,

>> MEANWHILE, IN THE WEST, MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SEVERE. MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SEVERE E WEATHER ROARING THROUGH UTAH. WEATHER ROARING THROUGH UTUTAH FRIDAY, BRINGING 50 MILE PER. FRIDAY, BRINGING 50 MILE PER HOUR WIND GUSTS AND UP TO PING. HOUR WIND GUSTS AND UP TO PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL. FLOOD. PONG BALL SIZED HAIL. FLOOD WATERS INUNDATING PARTS OF. WATERS INUNDATING PARTS OF INTERSTATE 15 NORTH OF SALT LAKE. INTERSTATE 15 NORTH OF SALT LAKE CITY AND NOT FAR FROM THERE, THE. CITY AND NOT FAR FROM THERE, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMING A TORNADO ALSO. CONFIRMING A TORNADO ALSO TOUCHING DOWN TRAGICALLY. TOUCHING DOWN TRAGICALLY SOUTHEAST OF SALT LAKE CITY. SOUTHEAST OF SALT LAKE CITY. AUTHORITIES CONFIRMING A. AUTHORITIES CONFIRMING A LIGHTNING STRIKE FROM THE STORM, LIGHTNING STRIKE F FROM THE STO, KILLING A 19 YEAR MAN AND. KILLING A 19 YEAR MAN AND INJURING MULTIPLE PEOPLE. AND IN. INJURING MULTIPLE PEOPLE. AND IN ARIZONA, WE‘RE GETTING A FULLER.

ARIZONA, WE‘RE GETTING A FULLER LOOK AT THE TERRIFYING FLASH. LOOK AT THE TERRIFYING FLASH FLOODS THAT TRAPPED TWO PEOPLE. FLOODS THAT TRAPPED TWO PEOPLE IN THEIR 80s INSIDE THEIR. IN THEIR 80s INSIDE THEIR VEHICLE IN MARICOPA COUNTY. VEHICLE IN MARICOPA COUNTY WEDNESDAY. >> 911 WHAT IS THE LOCATION OF YOUR EMERGENCY? YOUR EMERGENCY? >> WE‘RE NOT SURE. WE‘RE STUCK. >> WE‘RE NOT SURE. WE‘RE STUCK IN A WARSH. IN A WARSH >> AUTHORITIES RESPONDING TO. >> AUTHORITIES RESPONDING TOTO THAT CALL FOR HELP. YOU CAN SEE. THAT CALL FOR HELP. YOU CAN SEE THE SHERIFF‘S HELICOPTER. HOVERING OVER THE CAR AND A FIRST RESPONDER THEN LOWERING. FIRST RESPONDER THEN LOWERING THEMSELVES DOWN TO RESCUE THE. THEMSELVES DOWN TO RESCUE THE PASSENGERS. EVERYONE MAKING G IT. PASSENGERS. EVERYONE MAKING IT OUT SAFELY. OUT SAFELY >> LIZ KREUTZ JOINS US NOW FROM. >> LIZ KREUTZ JOINS US NOW FROM LOS ANGELES. AND, LILIZ, HOW LOG.

LOS ANGELES. ANDND, LIZ, HOW LO ARE THOSE FLOOD ALERTS EXPECTED. ARE THOSE FLOOD ALERTS EXPECTED TO LAST? TO LAST? >> WELL, JOSE, MORE THAN 17. >> WELL, JOSE, MORE THAN 17 MILLION PEOPLE FROM MONTANA TO. MILLION PEOPLE FROM MONTANA TO OHIO ARE CURRENTLY UNDER THOSE. OHIO ARE CURRENTLY UNDER THOSE ALERTS. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO RUN. ALERTS. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO RUN THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AN. THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 14 MILLION PEOPLE ARE. ADDITIONAL 14 MILLION PEOPLE ARE ALSO FACING POTENTIALLY. ALSO FACING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HEAT AS WELL, WITH. DANGEROUS HEAT AS WELL, WITH SOME ARE NOTOT YET OVER FOR. SOME ARE NOT YET OVER FOR EVERYONE. JOSE. EVERYONE. JOSE. >> LIZ KREUTZ IN LOS ANGELES. >> LIZ KREUTZ IN LOS ANGELES. THANK YOU. THERE W WAS ANOTHER. THANK YOU. THERE WAS ANOTHER SECURITY INCIDENT NEAR THE WHITE. SECURITY INCIDENT NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY. THE SECRET SERVICE. HOUSE TODAY. THE SECRET SERVICE SAYS A MAN DROVE A CAR ONTO THE. SAYS A MAN DROVE A CAR ONTO THE SIDEWALK NEAR LAFAYETTE SQUARE,

SIDEWALK NEAR LAFAYETTE SQUARE, JUST ACROSS FROM THE WHITE. JUST ACROSS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. THIS VIDEO SHOWS THAT. HOUSE. THIS VIDEO SHOWS THAT PERSON BEING TAKEN AWAY IN. PERSON BEING TAKEN AWAY IN HANDCUFFS. A WITNESS SAID THE. HANDCUFFS. A WITNESS SAID THE MAN WAS SAYING HE NEEDED TO. MAN WAS SAYING HE NEEDED TO SPEAK WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP. THAT. SPEAK WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP. THAT MAN IS NOW UNDERGOING A MENTAL. MAN IS NOW UNDERGOING A MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION. ALSO TONIGHT, HEALTH EVALUATION. ALSO TONIGHT, A MAJOR SHOWDOWN IS BREWING OVER. A MAJOR SHOWDOWN IS BREWING OVER THE FIRST AMENDMENT AFTER THREE. THE FIRST AMENDMENT AFTER THREE MAJOR NEWS OUTLETS CONFIRMED. MAJOR NEWS OUTLETS CONFIRMED THEIR EMPLOYEES WERE BARRED FROM. THEIR EMPLOYEES WERE BARRED FROM ENTERING THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY. ENTERING THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY. THIS JUST A A DAY AFTER PRESIDET. THIS JUST A DAY AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID HE WAS BANNING THEM. TRUMP SAID HE WAS BANNING THEM. JULIE TSIRKIN REPORTS.

JULIE TSIRKIN REPORTS >> TONIGHT, JOURNALISTS FROM. >> TONIGHT, JOURNALISTS FROM THREE MAJOR NEWS ORGANIZATIONS. THREE MAJOR NEWS ORGANIZATIONS ARE BEING DENIED ACCESS TO THE. ARE BEING DENIED ACCESS TO THE WHITE HOUSE. WHITE HOUSE. >> I ATTEMPTED TO SCAN MY BADGE. >> I ATTEMPTED TO SCAN MY BADGE. IT DID NOT WORK. IT DID NOT WORK. >> PASSES REVOKED AT THE WHITE. >> PASSES REVOKED AT THE WHITET HOUSE GATES AFTER PRESIDENT. HOUSE GATES AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP ESCALATED HIS ATATTACKS ON. TRUMP ESCALATED HIS ATTACKS ON THE PRESS BY BARRING POLITITICO, THE PRESS BY BARRING POLITICO, CNN AND Ms NOW FROM COVERING. CNN AND Ms NOW FROM COVERING HIM. HIM.M. >> I DON‘T WANT HIM IN MY. >> I DON‘T WANT H HIM IN MY OFFICE. I DON‘T WANT HIM HERE. OFFICE. I DON‘T WANT HIM HERE. I WOULD SAY THE BAN WOWOULD GO S. I WOULD SAY THE BAN N WOULD GO FAR AS YOU CAN. FAR AS YOU CAN. >> WHAT SPECIFICALLY THE. >> WHAT SPECIFICALLY THE PRESIDENT TOOK ISSUE WITH? HE. PRESIDENT TOOK ISSUE WITH? HE DID NOT SAY. DID NOT SAY.Y. >> IT‘S REALLY JUST CUMULATIVE.

>> IT‘S REALLY JUST CUMULATIVE STORIES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. STORIES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. YOU GET SICK OF IT. THEY. YOU GET SICK OF IT. THEY PURPOSELY WRITE NEGATIVE NEWS. PURPOSELY WRITE NEGATIVE NEWEWS AND THEY DO THAT BECAUSE THEY. AND THEY DO THAT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO TRY AND DIMINISH THE. WANT TO TRY AND DIMINISH THE REPUBLICANS AND A REPUBLICAN. REPUBLICANS AND A REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION. ADMINISTRATIONON. >> AMONG THE MULTIPLE HIGH LEVEL. >> AMONG THE MULTIPLE HIGH LEVEL CUCURRENT AND FORMER WHITE HOUSE. CURRENENT AND FORMER WHITE HOUS STAFF, NBC NEWS HAS SPOKEN TO, STAFF, NBC NEWS HAS SPOKEN TO, NOT ONE WAS AWARE OF THE. NOT ONE WAS AWARE OF THE PRESIDENT‘S S PLAN AHEAD OF TIM. PRESIDENT‘S PLAN AHEAD O OF TIM. SOME LAWMAKERS PUSHING BACK. SOME LAWMAKERS PUSHING BACK. >> FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IS NOT. >> FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IS NOT SOME PARTIZAN ISSUE. THIS IS A. SOME PARTIZAN ISSUE. THIS IS A CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE. IT‘S A. CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE. IT‘S A FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUE.

FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUE. >> AND FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA. >> AND FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA A WEIGHING IN. . >> I‘M TRYING. >> TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE. >> TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD SASAID, YOU KW. HAPPENED IF I HAD SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, FOX NENEWS, YOU‘RE OUT OF. WHAT, FOX NEWS, YOU‘RE OUT OF HERE. IT‘S UNIMAGINABLE. HERE. IT‘S UNIMAGINABLE. >> AND A NEW STATEMENT FROM THE. >> AND A NEW STATEMENT FROM THT HEAD OF THE WHITE HOUSE. HEAD OF THE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS‘ ASSOCIATION, FOX. CORRESPONDENTS‘ ASSOCIATION, FOX NEWS JACQUI HEINRICH, CALLING ON. NEWS JACQUI HEINRICH, CALLININGN THE ADMINISTRATION TO. THE ADMINISTRATION TO IMMEDIATELY RESTORE OUR. IMMEDIATELY RESTORE OUR COLLEAGUES ACCESS. ADDING A. COLLEAGUES ACCESS. ADDING A A STANDARD USED TO EXCLUDE ONE. STANDARD USED TO EXCLUDE ONE NEWSWS OUTLET BECAUSE OF ITS. NEWS OUTLET BECAUSE OF ITS COVERAGE COULD BE APPLPLIED TO Y. COVERAGE COULD BE APPLIED TO ANY OUTLET IN THE FUTURE. TRUMP‘S.

OUTLET IN THE FUTURE. TRUMP‘S BAN IS THE LATEST IN A STRING OF. BAN IS THE LATEST IN A STRING OF CLASHES BETWEEN HIM AND THE. CLASHES BETWEEN HIM AND THE PRESS, ALL WHILE THE. PRESS, ALL WHILE THE ADMINISTRATION HAS EXPANDED. ADMINISTRATION HAS EXPANDED ACCESS TO NEW MEDIA OUTLETS. THE. ACCESS TO NEW MEDIA OUTLETS. THE MAJORITY OF THEM CONSERVATIVE. MAJORITY OF THEM CONSERVATIVE LEANING. LEANING. >> A AND JULIE TSIRKIN JOINS US. >> AND JULIE TSIRKIN JOINS US FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. JULIE, FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. JULIE,E, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT HERE? WHAT HAPPENS NEXT HERE? >> ALL THREE NEWS OUTLETS SAY. >> ALL THREE NEWS OUTLETS SAY THEY WILILL TAKE EVERY STEP. THEY WILL TAKE EVERY STEP NECESSARY TO FIGHT FOR THEIR. NECESSARY TO FIGHT FOR THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, INCLUDING IN THE COURTRTROOM. AD. INCLUDING IN THE COURTROOM. AND REMEMBER, PRESIDENT TRUMP P SAYS. REMEMBER, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE IS PREPARED TO ADD MORE. HE IS PREPARED TO ADD MORE OUTLETS TO THE BAN. JOSE.

OUTLETS TO THE BAN. JOSE. >> JULIE TSIRKIN, THANK YOU. AND. >> JULIE TSIRKIN, THANK YOU. AND DON‘T MISS KRISTEN WELKER BIG. DON‘T MISS KRISTEN WELKER BIG LINEUP ON MEET THE PRESS. LINEUP ON MEET THE PRESS TOMORROW MORNING RIGHT HERE ON. TOMORROW MORNING RIGHT HERE ON NBC. OVERSEAS KEY SITES IN SAUDI. NBC. OVERSEAS KEY SITES IN SAUDI ARABIA WERE HIT IN STRIKES. ARABIA WERE HIT IN STRIKES LAUNCHED FROM YEMEN. THESE. LAUNCHED FROM YEMEN. THESE ESCALATING ATTACKS, , RAISING. ESCALATING ATTACKS, RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT HIGHER FUEL. CONCERNS ABOUT HIGHER FUEL PRICES. MATT BRADLEY HAS THE. PRICES. MATT BRADLEY HAS THE LATEST. LATEST. . >> REPORTER. TONIGHT, TENSIONS. >> REPORTER. TONIGHTHT, TENSION GROWING IN THE MIDDLE EAST. GROWING IN THE MIDDLE EAST. VIDEO SHOWING A COCOLUMN OF SMOE. VIDEO SHOWING A COLUMN OF SMOKE NEAR THE AIRPORT IN RIYADH, NEAR THE AIRPORT IN RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA. THE AFTERMATH OF. SAUDI ARABIA. THE AFTERMATH OF AN ATTACK. THE HOUTHIS, A REBEBL. AN ATTACK. THE HOUTHIS, A REBEL GROUP IN YEMEN BACKEKED BY IRAN,

GROUP IN YEMEN BACKED BY IRAN, CLAIMED AS THEIR OWN. THE. CLAIMED AS THEIR OWN. THE HOUTHIS HAVE BEEN PUMMELING. HOUTHIS HAVE BEEN PUMMELING SAUDI TARGETS IN YEMEN AND SAUDI. SAUDI TARGETS IN YEMEN AND SAUDI ARABIA. LIKE THESE OIL PUMPING. ARABIA. LIKE THESE OIL PUMPING STATIONS ALMOST COMPLETELY. STATIONS ALMOST COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN THE PAST WEEK. AND. DESTROYED IN THE PAST WEEK. AND WHAT SAUDI OFFICIALS SAID WAS A. WHAT SAUDI OFFICIALS SAID WAS A DRONE HOUTHI ATTACK NEAR THE. DRONE HOUTHI ATTACK NEAR THE HOLY CITY OF MECCA, AN. HOLY CITY OF MECCA, AN ALLEGATION THE HOUTHIS DENIED, ALLEGATION THE HOUTHIS DENIED, DESCRIBING IT AS A MONSTROUS. DESCRIBING IT AS A MONSTROUS SLANDER. BUT THE HOUTHIS ARE. SLANDER. BUT THE HOUTHIS ARE ALSO MAKING GAINS ON THE GROUND, ALSO MAKING GAINS ON THE GROUND, LAUNCHING FRESH OFFENSIVES THAT. LAUNCHING FRESH OFFENSIVES THAT HAVE PUT THEM AND THEIR BACKERS.

HAVE PUT THEM AND THEIR BACKERS IN TEHRAN TO WITHIN STRIKING. IN TEHRAN TO WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF YET ANOTHER CRUCIAL. DISTANCE OF YET ANOTHER CRUCIAI WATERWAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THE. WATERWAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THE BAB AL-MANDEB STRAIT. PRESIDENT. BAB AL-MANDEB STRAIT. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID THE HOUTHIS HAVE. TRUMP SAID THE HOUTHIS HAVE ASSURED HIM THEY WON‘T TARGET. ASSURED HIM THEY WON‘T TARGET AMERICAN SHIPPING THROUGH THE. AMERICAN SHIPPING THROUGH THE E STRAIT, BUT THE GROUP HAS BEEN. STRAIT, BUT THE GROUP HAS BEEN FIRING ON SHIPS BELONGING TO. FIRING ON SHIPS BELONGING TO SAUDI ARABIA, WHICH SUPPORTS. SAUDI ARABIA, WHICH SUPPORTS YEMEN‘S INTERNATIONALLY. YEMEN‘S INTERNATIONALLY Y RECOGNIZED GOVERNMENT BUT AS WAR. RECOGNIZED GOVERNMENT BUT AS WAR EXPANDS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, EXPANDS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, ENERGY PRICES CONTINUE TO SOAR. ENERGY PRICES CONTINUE TO SOAR. EVEN THE NEGOTIATIONS TO END THE. EVEN THE NEGOTIATIONS TO END THE FIGHTING HAVE LARGELY STALLED.

FIGHTING HAVE LARGELY STALLED. PRESIDENT TRUMP, STILL SOUNDING. PRESIDENT TRUMP, STILL SOUNDING AN OPTIMISTIC NOTE. AN OPTIMISTIC NOTETE. >> AND THE WAR IS GOING TO END. >> AND THE WAR IS GOING TO END SOON. AND WHEN IT ENDS, YOUR GAS. SOON. AND WHEN IT ENDS, YOUR GAS PRICES ARE GOING TO DROP TO A. PRICES ARE GOING TO DROP TO A LEVEL THAT THEY WERE BEFORE, LEVEL THAT THEY WERE BEFORE, MAYBE EVEN LOWER. MATT BRADLEY. MAYBE EVEN LOWER. MATT BRADLEY JOINS US NOW FROM JERUSALEM. JOINS US NOW FROM JERUSALEM. MATT. MATTTT. >> OIL PRICES ARE ALREADY. >> OIL PRICES ARE ALREADY NEARING THEIEIR HIGHEST LEVEL SO. NEARING THEIR HIGHEST LELEVEL S FAR THIS YEAR. COULD THEY GO UP. FAR THIS YEAR. COULD T THEY GO EVEN MORE. EVEN MORE >> YEAH. APPARENTLY OFFICIALS. >> YEAH. APPARENTLY OFFICIALS S FROM SAUDI OIL COMPANY ARAMCO. FROM SAUDI OIL COMPANY ARAMCO TOLD EUROPEAN REFINERIES THAHAT. TOLD EUROPEAN REFINERIES THAT THEY SHOULDN‘T EXPECT ANY OIL. THEY SHOULDN‘T EXPECT ANY OIL FROM SAUDI ARABIA AT ALLLL NEXT.

FROM SAUDI ARABIA AT ALL NEXT MONTH. THIS, ACCORDING TO. MONTH. THIS, ACCORDING TO BLOOMBERG NEWS SERVICE. AND ALL. COACH ON THE S SIDELINES. AND TE. COACH ON THE SIDELINES. AND THE SEASASON IS JUST GETTING STARTE. SEASON IS JUST GETTING STARTED. AARON GILCHRIST NBC NEWS. AARON GILCHRIST NBC NEWS. >> AND WE‘RE FOLLOWING ANOTHER. >> AND WE‘RE FOLLOWING ANOTHER CONTROVERSY TONIGHT, THIS ONE IN. CONTROVERSY TONIGHT, THIS ONE IN THE MUSIC WORLD, WITH ED SHEERAN. THE MUSIC WORLD, WITH ED SHEERAN SET TO P PERFORM THIS EVENING FR. SET TO PERFORM THIS EVENING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEHE RAPPR. THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE RAPPER MACKLEMORE WAS FORCECED OFF HIS. MACKLEMORE WAS FORCED OFF HIS TOUR FOR COMMENTS HE MADE IN. TOUR FOR COMMENTS HE MADE IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINIANS. VALERIE. SUPPORT OF PALESTINIANS. VALERIE CASTRO IS THERE. CASTRO IS THERE. >> PALESTINE PALESTINE.

>> PALESTINE PALESTINE. >> TONIGHT A CHORUS OF. >> TONIGHT A CHORUS OFOF PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS AHEAD. PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTOTESTERS AHD OF ED SHEERAN‘S CONCERT IN. OF ED SHEERAN‘S CONCERT IN PHILADELPHIA. PHILADELPHIAIA. >> PALESTINE IS NOW ASSOCIATED. >> PALESTINE IS NOW ASSOCIATED WITHTH HIS CONCERT. WITH HIS CONCERT. >> THE FIRST SHOW SINCE RAPPER. >> THE FIRST SHOW SINCE RAPPER MACKLEMORE WAS DROPPED FROM THE. MACKLEMORE WAS DROPPED FROM THT OPENING LINEUP FOR ONSTAGE. OPENING LINEUP FOR ONSTAGE COMMENTS SUPPORTING GAZAZA. COMMENTS SUPPORTING GAZA. >> FREE PALESTINE. >> FREE PALESTINE >> PHILADELPHIA POLICE. >> PHILADELPHIA POLICECE INCREASING SECURITY AS A. PRECAUTION. >> I BELIEVE THIS IS A A CULTURL. >> I BELIEVE THIS IS A CULTURAL WATERSHED MOMENT. WATERSHED MOMENT. >> MACKLEMORE SAID HE HEARD FROM. >> MACKLEMORE SAID HE HEARD FROM SHEERAN MONDAY THAT NEW ENGLAND. SHEERAN MONDAY THAT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS OWNER ROBERT KRAFT, WHO. PATRIOTS OWNER ROBERT KRAFT, WHO ALSO OWNS GILLETTE STADIUM, TOLD. ALSO OWNS GILLETTE STADIUM, TOLD SHEERAN HE HAD RALLIED SOME OF.

SHEERAN HE HAD RALLIED SOME OF THE OTHER STADIUM OWNERS, THE OTHER STADIUM OWNERS, WARNING IF MACKLEMORE STAYS ON. WARNING IF MACKLEMORE STAYS ON THE TOUR, YOU WILL NOT BE. THE TOUR, YOU WILL NOT BE E ALLOWED TO PLAY. KRAFT HAS. ALLOWED TO PLAY. KRAFT HAS PREVIOUSLY SAID THIS DECISIOIONS. PREVIOUSLY SAID THIS DECISION IS NOT ABOUT DIMINISHING THE. NOT ABOUT DIMINISHING THE SUFFERING OF INNOCENT. SUFFERING OF INNOCENT PALESTINIANS OR DENYING ANYONE. PALESTINIANS OR DENYING ANYONEN THE RIGHT TO ADVOCATE ON THEIR. BEHALF. >> I GOT MY CITY RIGHT BEHIND. >> I GOT MY CITY RIGHT BEHIND ME. ME. >> OTHER SUPPORTING ACTS LATER. >> OTHER SUPPORTING ACTS LATER DROPPING OUT IN SOLIDARITY, DROPPING OUT IN SOLIDARITY, INCLUDING SHEERAN‘S HOUSE BAND. INCLUDING SHEERAN‘S HOUSE BAND. SOMEME FANS TELLING US THEY HADO. SOME FANS TELLING US THEY HAD NO INTENTION OF MISSING THE SHOW. INTENTION OF MISSING THE SHOW. >> I THINK WHAT THTHEY‘RE DOINGO. >> I THINK WHAT THEY‘RERE DOINGO ED SHEERAN IS WRONG. >> YOU ARE GOING TO COME REGARDLESS. REGARDLELESS, THE. REGARDLESS. REGARDLESS, THE CONTROVERSY SPARKING NEW.

CONTROVERSY SPARKING NEW DONATIONS, MACKLEMORE PLEDGING. DONATIONS, MACKLEMORE PLEDGINGN TO GIVE HIS $1 MILLION IN TOUR. TO GIVE HIS $1 MILLION IN TOUR EARNINGS TO ORGANIZATIONS. SUPPORTING PALESTINIANS AND CALLING ON KRAFT TO DO THE SAME. CALLING ON KRAFT TO DO THE SAME. KRAFT ANNOUNCING HE HAD ALALREAY. KRAFT ANNOUNCING HE HAD ALREADY BEEN ASKED BY SHEERAN TO MATATCH. BEEN ASKED BY SHEERAN TO MATCH HIS $2 MILLION DONATION FOR AID. HIS $2 MILLION DONATION FOR AID TO THE REGION. SHEERAN, WRITING. TO THE REGION. SHEERAN, WRITING ON INSTAGRAM THIS WEEK THAT. ON INSTAGRAM THIS WEEK THAT HE‘S S BEEN TRYING TO FIND A. HE‘S BEEN TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION AND UNFORTUNATELY WAS. SOLUTION AND UNFORTUNATELY WAS UNABLE TO DO SO, ADDING. UNABLE TO DO SO, ADDING MACKLEMORE REMOVAL WAS THE. MACKLEMORE REMOVAL WAS THEHE PROMOTER‘S DECISION. PROMOTER‘S DECISION. >> YOU. LOOK PERFECT TONIGHT. >> YOU. LOOK PERFECT TONIGHT. >> FANS LEFT WONDERING IF HE‘LL.

>> FANS LEFT WONDERING IF HE‘LL FIND A WAY TO O ADDRESS WHAT NOW. FIND A WAY TO ADDRESS WHAT NOW SEEMS TO BE HIS SOLOLO ACT. SEEMS TO BE HIS SOLO ACT. >> V. >> VNEXT SHOW IN OCTOBER CONTINU.

TICKET PRICES FOR MACKLEMORE‘S NEXT SHOW IN OCTOBER CONTINUE TO. NEXT SHOW IN OCTOBER CONTINUE TO RISE, JOSE. RISE, JOSE. . >> VALERIE CASTRO IN. >> VALERIE CASTRO IN PHPHILADELPHIA. THANK YOU. STILL. PHILADELPHIA. THANK YOU.U. STIL AHEAD TONIGHT, A TERRIFYING. AHEAD TONIGHT, A TERRIFYING CLOSE CALL AS A DRIVER SMASHES. CLOSE CALL AS A DRIVER SMASHES INTO A POLICE CRUISER ON. >> THAT‘S WHAT I SAID. >> THAT‘S WHAT I SAID. >>>> BACK NOW WITH A TERRIFYING. >> BACK NOW WITH A TERRIFYING CRASH CAUGHT ON CAMERA, THIS. CRASH CAUGHT ON CAMERA, THIS POLICE BODY CAM VIDEO SHOWING A. POLICE BODY CAM VIDEO SHOWING A CAR SMASHING INTO THE OFFICER‘S.

CAR SMASHING INTO THE OFFICER‘S POLICE CRUISER PARKED ON THE. SIDE OF THE ROAD. HERE‘S A DIFFERENT ANGLE. POLICE SAY THE. DIFFERENT ANGLE. POLICE SAY THE DRIVER OF THE CAR FELL ASLEEP. DRIVER OF THE CAR FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED. BEHIND THE WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED THAT CRASH. INCREDIBLY, NO. THAT CRASH. INCREDIBLY, NO SERIOUS INJURIES REPORTED. ALSO. SERIOUS INJURIES REPORTED. ALSO TONIGHT, SCARY NEW VIDEO THAT. TONIGHT, SCARY NEW VIDEO THAHAT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO WATCH. A. MAY BE DIFFICULT TO WATCH. A TEACHER STABBED IN THE CLASSROOM. TEACHER STABBED IN THE CLASSROOM BY ONE OF HER STUDENTS. YOU U SE. BY ONE OF HER STUDENTS. YOU SEE THEMEM THERE? STRUGGLING TEACHER. THEM THERE? STRUGGLING TEACHER EVENTUALLY GETTING AWAY. IT. EVENTUALLY GETTING AWAY. IT HAPPENED IN BRAZIL. THE SCHOOL. HAPPENED IN BRAZIL. THE SCHOOL SAYS THE TEACHER WAS. SAYS THE TEACHER WAS HOSPITALIZED BUT NOT SERIOUSLY. HOSPITALIZED BUT NOT SERIOUSLY HURT. AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. HURT. AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS RIVER RESCUE NEAR TAMPA, RIVER RESCUE NEAR TAMPA, FLORIDA. TWO BOATERS GOT.

FLORIDA. TWO BOATERS GOT STRANDED AFTER THEIR BOAT. STRANDED AFTER THEIR BOAT CAPSIZED. AUTHORITIES SAY. CAPSIZED. AUTHORITIES SAY LUCKILY, THE TWO WERE SAFELY. LUCKILY, THE TWO WERE SAFELY RESCUED AND WERE UNHARMED. WHEN. RESCUED AND WERE UNHARMED. WHEN WE COME BACK, THE NEW TECHNIQUE. WE COME BACK, THE NEW TECHNIQUE THAT IS. MEET THE PRESS. MEET THE PRESS. >> WE‘RE BACK WITH A RARE LOOK. >> WE‘RE BACK WITH A RARE LOOK AT A PROCEDURE THAT COCOULD BECE. AT A PROCEDURE THAT COULD BECOME MORE COMMON. WHILE PROCEDURES TO. MORE COMMON. WHILE PROCEDURES TO LENGTHEN YOUR LEGS HAVE BEEN. LENGTHEN YOUR LEGS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A FEW YEARSRS NOW, A. AROUND FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, A NEW W TECHNIQUE COULD MAKE THE. NEW TECHNIQUE COULD MAKE THE RECOVERY TIME SHORTER, GETTING.

RECOVERY TIME SHORTER, GETTING PEOPLE BACK ON THEIR FEET. PEOPLE BACK ON THEIR FEET FASTER. GEORGE SOLIS HAS THIS. FASTER. GEORGE SOLIS HAS THIS REREPORT. I WANT TO WARN YOU, SE. REPORT. I WANT TO WARN YOU, SOME OF THE FOOTAGE IS GRAPHIC. OF THE FOOTAGE IS GRAPHIC >> GREG, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. >> GREG, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. >> WHILE THERE ARE COUOUNTLESS. >> WHILE THERE ARE COUNTLESS REASONS TO GO UNDER THE KNIFE, REASONS TO GO UNDER THE KNIFE, DAVID ON TODAY IS HERE MEETING. DAVID ON TODAY IS HERE MEETING WITH DR. CRAIG ROBBINS FOR ONE. WITH DR. CRAIG ROBBINS FOR ONE REASON ONLY. REASON ONLY. >> WHAT WAS YOUR STARTING. >> WHAT WAS YOUR STARTING HEIGHT? HEIGHTHT? >> FIVE. SIX. >>>> FIVE. SIX. >> AND SO NOW YOU‘RE ABOUT FIVE. NINE. >> I‘M ABOUT FIVE. NINE R RIGHT. >> I‘M ABOUT FIVE. NINE RIGHT NOW. NOW. >> THIS IS NO FOLLOW UP. THE 38. >> THIS IS NO FOLLOW UP. T THE YEAR OLD IS GETTING STATURE. YEAR OLD IS GETTING STATURE SURGERY, MORE COMMONLY REFERRED. SURGERY, MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS LEG LENGTHENING.

TO AS LEG LENGTHENING. >> LAY DOWN. >> LAY DOWN >> ON COMING BACK FOR A SECOND. >> ON COMING BACK FOR A SECOND PROCEDURE. FIRST ON HIS FEMURS, PROCEDURE. FIRST ON HIS FEMURS, NOW ON HIS TIBIAS, HOPING TO. NOW ON HIS TIBIAS, HOPING TO REACH A HEIGHT OF 511. YOU‘RE. REACH A HEIGHT OF 511. YOU‘RE DOING THIS AGAIN? DOING THIS AGAININ? >> YEAH. HAVING TOLD HER FRIENDS. >> YEAH. HAVING TOLD HER FRIRIES ALL MY LIFE, YOU ALWAYS WANT TO. ALL MY LIFE, YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE THE SAME HEIGHT JUST TO NOT. BE THE SAME HEIGHT JUST TO NOT STAND OUT NEGATIVELY. STAND OUT NEGATIVELY. >> ASSUMING NO COMPLICATIONS, >> ASSUMING NO COMPLICATIONS, , HE‘LL REACH HIS GOAL IN ABOUT. HEHE‘LL REACH HIS GOAL IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS. THREE MONTNTHS. >> MAKE A SMALL INCISION IN THE. >> MAKE E A SMALL INCISION IN T SKIN. SKIN. >> NBC NEWS GRANTED RARE ACCESS.

>> NBC NEWS GRANTED RARE ACCESS TO A SURGERY THAT FOR DECACADESN. TO A SURGERY THAT FOR DECADES IN THIS SETTING, HAS BEEN SHROUDED. THIS SETTING, HAS BEEN SHROUDED IN SECRECY, AND THE SUBJECT OF. IN SECRECY, AND THE SUBJECT OF SATIRE. SATIRE. . >> IN ORDER FOR GRIFF TO ACHIEVE. >> IN ORDER FOR GRIFF TO ACHIEVE HIS DREAMS, I HAD D TO DONATE MY. HIS DREAMS, I HAD TO DONATE MY LEG BONES. LEG BONES. >> AT THE PALEY ORTHOPEDIC AND. >> AT THE PALEY ORTHOPEDIC AND SPINE INSTITUTE IN WEST PALM. SPINE INSTITUTE IN WEST PALM BEACH, DOCTORS NOW USING NEW. BEACH, DOCTORS NOW USING NEW TECHNOLOGY. THESE FDFDA APPROVED. TECHNOLOGY. THESE FDA APPROVED RODS, CALLED THE PRECISE MAX OR. RODS, CALLED THE PRECISE MAX OR MAX NAIL, DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE. MAX NAIL, DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE RISK OF COMPLICATIONS AND HELP. RISK OF COMPLICATIONS AND HELP EASE RECOVERY AND LESSEN PAIN.

EASE RECOVERY AND LESSEN PAIN. BECAUSE THE NEW NAIL IS. BECAUSE THE NEW NAIL IS ENGINEERED TO BEAR MORE WEIGHT. ENGINEERED TO BEAR MORE WEIGHTH THAN EARLIER VERSIONS. PATIENTS. THAN EARLIER VERSIONS. PATIENTS CAN BE ON THEIR FEFEET IN A MATR. CAN BE ON THEIR FEET IN A MATTER OF WEEKS, AS OPPOSED TO MONTHS, OF WEEKS, AS OPPOSED TO MONTHS, AND BETTER OUTCOMES MAY MAKE. AND BETTER OUTCOMES MAY MAKE THIS PROCEDURE MORE POPULAR. THIS PROCEDURE MORE POPULAR. >> WE‘RE NOT MAKING BETTER. >> WE‘RE NOT MAKING BETTER BASKETBALL PLAYERS. WE ARE. BASKETBALL PLAYERS. WE ARE MAKING HAPPY PEOPLE. MAKING HAPPY PEOPLE. >> DR. PALEY, WHO HAS BEEN. >> DR. PALEY, WHO HAS BEEN PERFORMING THESE SURGERIES FOR. PERFORMING THESE SURGERIES FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES, ALSO HELPED. NEARLY FOUR DECADES, ALSO HELPED DESIGN THE PROPRIETARY. DESIGN THE PROPRIETARYRY TECHNOLOGY USED IN THE. TECHNOLOGY USED IN THE PROCEDURE. PROCEDURE. >> ONE SHOULDN‘T TAKE THIS. >> ONE SHOULDN‘T TAKE THIS FRIVOLOUSLY. IT IS A PROCESS TO.

FRIVOLOUSLY. IT IS A PROCESS TO GO THROUGH. YOUR MUSCLES CAN. GO THROUGH. YOUR MUSCLES CAN BECOME STIFFER, YOUR JOINTS. BECOME STIFFER, YOUR JOINTS BECOME STIFFER. BECOME STIFFERER. >> FEELING A LOT BETTER. >> FEELING A LOT BETTER. >> RECOVERERY WILL LIKELY TAKE A. >> RECOVERY WIWILL LIKELY TAKE WHOLE YEAR. AT WHICH POINT ALL. WHOLE YEAR. AT WHICH P POINT AL OF THE NAILS AND SCREWS WILL BE. OF THE NAILS AND SCREWS WILL BE REMOMOVED FROM HIS LEG BONES. TE. REMOVED FROM HIS LEG BONES. THE SCARS. THE ONLY OTHER EVIDENCE. SCARS. THE ONLY OTHER EVIDENCE OUTSIDE THE OBVIOUS CHANGE IN. OUTSIDE THE OBVIOUS CHANGE IN HEIGIGHT. HEIGHT. >> THIS IS NOT AN EASY SURGERY. >> THIS IS NOT AN EASY SURGERY. IT‘S VERY PAINFUL. BUT. IT‘S VERY PAINFUL. BUT ULTIMATELY HAS ITS REWARDS. AND. ULTIMATELY HAS ITS REWARDS. AND YOU GOT TO DO O THAT. RISK TRADE. YOU GOT TO DO THAT. RISK TRADE OFF. OFF. >> IT‘S NOT CHEAP. HE SAYS. >> IT‘S NOT CHEAP. HE SAYSYS HE‘LL END UP PAYING MORE THAN. HE‘LL END UP PAYING MORE THAN $200,000 OUT OF POCKET BETWEEN. $200,000 OUT OF POCKET BETWEEN SURGERIES, RECOVERY AND PHYSICAL.

SURGERIES, RECOVERY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. THERAPY. >> IT GIVES YOU THAT ADDITIONAL. >> IT GIVES YOU U THAT ADDITION CONFIDENCE TO WALK AND FEEL. CONFIDENCE T TO WALK AND FEEL COMFORTABLE IN YOUR OWN SKIN. COMFORTABLE IN YOUR R OWN SKIN. AND I DON‘T BELIEVE THAT THERE. AND I DON‘T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A PRICE FOROR THAT. IS A PRICE FOR THAT. >> GEORGE SOLIS, NBC NEWS, WEST. >> GEORGE SOLIS, NBC NEWS, WEST PALM BEACH. PALM BEACH. . >> SOMEWHAT INDEPENDENT. GOOD. >> SOMEWHAHAT INDEPENDENT. GOOD >> WHEN WE COME BACK, THERE‘S. >> WHEN WE COME BACK, THERE‘S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT A. >> THERE‘S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. SO. >> THERE‘S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. SO OFTEN THE GOOD NEWS DOESN‘T GET. OFTEN THE GOOD NEWS DOESN‘T GETT AS MUCH ATTENTION AS THE BAD. SO.

AS MUCH ATTENTION AS THE BAD. SO EVERY SATURDAY, WE HIGHLIGHT THE. EVERY SATURDAY, WE HIGHLIGHT THE MANY PEOPLE WHO O SPREAD JOY AND. MANY PEOPLE WHO SPREAD JOY AND LOVE. AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF. LOVE. AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THOSE STORIES THIS WEEK. THOSE STORIES THIS WEEK. >> NEXT YEAR IN THE 101st. >> NEXT YEAR IN THE 101st MACY‘S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE. MACY‘S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE IN NEW YORK CITY, THIS IS THE. IN NEW YORK CITY, THIS IS THE SOUND OF HISTORY. FLORIDA STATE. SOUND OF HISTORY. FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY MARCHING CHIEFS. UNIVERSITY MARCHING CHIEFS FINDING OUT THEY‘LL BECOME THE. FINDING OUT THEY‘LL BECOME THE FIRST COLLEGE. FIRST COLLEGE. >> BAND FROM FLORIDA TO PERFORM. >> BAND FROM FLORIDA TO PERFORO IN THE MACY‘S THANKSGIVING DAY. IN THE MACY‘S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE. PARADE. >> I‘M EXTREMELY EXCITED. >> I‘M EXTREMELY EXCITED. >> I CAN‘T WAIT. >> I CAN‘T WAIT. >> FSU WASN‘T T THE ONLY SCHOOL. >> FSU WASASN‘T THE ONLY SCHOOL THAT GOT THE GOOD NEWS IN SOUTH.

THAT GOT THE GOOD NEWS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, THE BRANDON VALLEY BAND. DAKOTA, THE BRANDON VALLEY BAND DID TOO, AND SO DID THE FOOTHILL. DID TOO, AND SO DID THE FOOTHILL HIGH SCHOOL BAND IN NEVADA. HIGH SCHOOL BAND IN NEVADA. LACORTE IN CLEVELAND. THAT SEVEN. LACORTE IN CLEVELAND. THAT SEVEN YEAR OLD ADELINE TAYLOR RINGING. YEAR OLD ADELINE TAYLOR RINGING IN A NEW CHAPTER CELEBRATING THE. IN A NEW CHAPTER CELEBRATING THE END OF HER CANCER TREATMENT. BUT. END OF HER CANCER TREATMENT. BUT THERE WAS ANOTHER MOMENT SHE AND. THERE WAS ANOTHER MOMENT SHE AND HER DAD WILL NEVER FORGET.

HER DAD WILL NEVER FORGET. YOU‘RE DONE FOR TWO AND A HALF. YOU‘RE DONE FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS. HE‘S WORN THIS BRACELET. YEARS. HE‘S WORN THIS BRACELET THAT SAYS ADELINE STRONG. BUT. THAT SAYS ADELINE STRONG. BUT NOW IT‘S FINALLY TIME TO LET IT. NOW IT‘S FINALLY TIME TO LET IT GO. GO. . >> IT‘S PROBABLY ONE OF THE. >> IT‘S PROBABLY ONE OF THE PROUDEDEST MOMENTS THAT I HAVE. PROUDEST MOMENTS THAT T I HAVE. JUST SEEING HER HAPPY TEARS THAT. JUST SEEING HER HAPPY TEARS THAT SHE WAS FINALLY DONE AND CAN BE. SHE WAS FINALLY DONE AND CAN BE A KID AGAIN. A KID AGAIN >> YES. WELCOME TO TEXAS. THANK.

>> YES. WELCOME TO TEXAS. THANK YOU. YOU.U. >> AND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF. >> AND AT THE UNUNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, AN EMOTIONAL MEETING. HOUSTON, AN EMOTIONAL MEETING. >> UNBELIEVABLE. I KNOW RIGHT. >> UNBELIEVABLE. I KNOW RIGHT. >> THAT‘S DON LANDHOLM, ONE OF. >> THAT‘S DON LANDHOLM, ONE OF THE COACHES FOR HOUSTON. THE COACHES FOR HOUSTON FOOTBALL. MEETING THE HERO WHO. FOOTBALL. MEETING THE HERO WHO SAVED HIS LIFE. SAVED HIS LIFE. . >> IT‘S SO GOOD TO MEET BOTH OF. >> IT‘S SO GOOD TO MEET BOTH OF YOU GUYS. YOU GUYS. . >> WHEN DON WAS BATTLING. >> WHEN DON WAS BABATTLING LEUKEMIA, HE NEEDED A STEM CELL. LEUKEMIA, HE NEEDED A STEM CELL TRANSPLANT AND A TOTAL STRANGER. TRANSPLANT AND A TOTAL STRANGER STEPPED UP. FIREFIGHTER EMT. STEPPED UP. FIREFIGHTER EMT MORGAN SHALOUB CAME TO THE. MORGAN SHALOUB CAME TO THE RESCUE. RESCUEUE. >> I GET A. >> I GET A. >> SENSE THAT MAYBE YOU AND DON.

>> SENSE THAT MAYBE YOU AND DON AND YOUR FAMILY AND HIS ARE. AND YOUR FAMILY AND HIS ARE SOMEHOW MUCH MORE LINKED THAN. SOMEHOW MUCH MORE LINKED THAN JUST BECAUSE OF A DONATION. JUST BECAUSE OF A DONATION. >> IT‘S CRAZY. I FEEL LIKE I‘VE. >> IT‘S CRAZY. I FEEL LIKE I‘VE KNOWN THEM FOREVER. KNOWN THEM FOREVER. >> AS DON RECOVERED, HIS TEAM. >> AS DON RECOVERED, HIS TEAM STEPPED UP TO CHEERING HIM ON. STEPPED UP TO CHEERING HIM ON FROM OUTSIDE THE WINDOW AND. FROM OUTSIDE THE WINDOW AND SENDING HANDWRITTEN NOTES FOR. SENDING HANDWRITTEN NOTES FOR HIS WALL O OF HOPE. A YEAR LATE, HIS WALL OF HOPE. A YEAR LATER, DON REACHED OUT TO MORGAN WITH. DON REACHED OUT TO MORGAN WITH THIS EMAIL. THIS EMAILIL. >> THERE ARE NO WORDS OR. >> THERE ARE NO WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS THAT CAN ADEQUATELY.

EXPRESSIONS THAT CAN ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE THE GRATITUDE AND. DESCRIBE THE GRATITUDE AND THANKFULNESS I HAVE REGARDING. THANKFULNESS I HAVE REGARDING YOUR GIFT. YOUR GIFT. >> I LOST IT WHEN I FIRST READ. >> I LOST IT WHEN I FIRST READ THAT. I NEVER EXPECTED THAT WE. THAT. I NEVER EXPECTED THAT WE WOULD SHARE THE BOND THAT WE DO. WOULD SHARE THE BOND THAT WE DO TODAY. TODAY.Y. >> AND JUST LAST WEEK, DON GOT. >> ANDND JUST LAST WEEK, DON GO TO SHOW HIS APPRECIATION IN A. TO SHOW HIS APPRECIATION IN A BIG WAY TO THE HERO WHO GAVE HIM. BIG WAY TO THE HERO WHO GAVE HIM A SECOND CHANCE. A SECOND CHANCE. >> ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE. >> ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE HOUSTON FOOTBALL FAMILY, WE.

HOUSTON FOOTBALL FAMILY, W WE THANK YOU FOR THE MIRACULOUS. THANK YOU FOR THE MIRACULOLOUS GIFT OF LIFE. THANK YOU. IS NOT. GIFT OF LIFE. THANK YOU. IS NOT QUITE ENOUGH. GOING TO TRY TO. QUITE ENOUGH. GOING TO TRY TO FOLLOW HER EXAMPLE AND PAY. FOLLOW HER EXAMPLE AND PAY FORWARD. GET MORE PEOPLE. FORWARD. GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED AND TRY TO MAKE A. INVOLVED AND TRY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SOME O OTHER. DIFFERENCE IN SOME OTHER PEOPLE‘S LIVES. PEOPLE‘S LIVES. >> THAT‘S NBC NIGHTLY NEWS FOR. >> THAT‘S NBC NIGHTLY NEWS FOR THIS SATURDAY. THE GREAT HALLIE. THIS SATURDAY. THE GREAT HALLIE JACKSON WILLLL BE HERE TOMORROW. JACKSON WILL BE HERE TOMORROW NIGHT. I‘M JOSE DIAZ-BALART. NIGHT. I‘M JOSE DIAZ-BALART. THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILILEGE OF. THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF YOUR TIMIME.