NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Sept. 2

>>> BREAKING NEWS AS. WE COME ON THE AIR. FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. THE MILITARY STRIKE. IN THE CARIBBEAN. THE PRESIDENT PUTTING. OUT THIS VIDEO SAYING. 11 DRUG TRAFFICKERS. ON THAT BOAT WERE. KILLED IN A PRECISION. STRIKE. THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS. THE DRUGS WERE HEADED. TO THE U.S., COMING. DIRECTLY FROM. VENEZUELA. THIS AS THE PRESIDENT. PREPARES TO SEND THE. NATIONAL GUARD INTO. CHICAGO. THE GOVERNOR AND. MAYOR PUSHING BACK.

HARD AHEAD OF. POSSIBLE IMMIGRATION. RAIDS AND CRIME. CRACKDOWNS. AND THE NEW LEGAL. QUESTIONS AFTER A. FEDERAL JUDGE RULED. THE PRESIDENT'S. DEPLOYMENT OF TROOPS. TO LOS ANGELES WAS. ILLEGAL. >> THE DEATH TOLL. SOARING IN. AFGHANISTAN. ENTIRE VILLAGES. DESTROYED BY THAT. CATASTROPHIC. EARTHQUAKE. RESCUERS RACING TO. SAVE THOSE TRAPPED IN. THE RUBBLE AMID. AFTERSHOCKS. >>> THE DEADLY. DOORBELL PRNK. A HOUSTON MAN NOW. CHARGED WITH MURDER. ACCUSED OF FATALLY. SHOOTING AN.

11-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO. RANG HIS DOORBELL AND. RAN AWAY IN A GAME. CALLED DING-DONG. DITCH. >> ACCUSERS OF. JEFFREY EPSTEIN AND. GHISLAINE MAXWELL. SPEAKING OUT. THEY PLEA FOR JUSTICE. AND THE CALL FOR THE. DOJ TO REOPEN THE. INVESTIGATION. ALL COMING AMID A NEW. BIPARTISAN PUSH IN. CONGRESS TO UNSEAL. MORE EPSTEIN FILES. >>> THE FESTIVAL GOER. FOUND DEAD AT BURNING. MAN IN A POOL OF. BLOOD. THE HUNT FOR CLUES IN. THIS HOMICIDE. INVESTIGATION. >>> THE NEW DEALS. COMING TO McDONALD'S. WHY BIG MAC COMBOS.

AND MORE COULD SOON. COST LESS. AND WHO THEY'RE. TRYING TO BRING BACK. TO THE RESTAURANT. >>> AND HOLD THE. PHONE. THE GROUP OF FAMILIES. GOING RETRO, BRINGING. BACK LAND LINES. WHY THEY FEEL MORE. CONNECTED THAN EVER. NBC "NIGHTLY NEWS". STARTS RIGHT NOW. >>> GOOD EVENING. WE COME ON THE AIR. TONIGHT WITH BREAKING. NEWS. THE U.S. HAS LAUNCHED. A MILITARY STRIKE. AGAINST A BOAT IN THE. CARIBBEAN, KILLING 11.

PEOPLE ON BOARD. THE PRESIDENT SAYS. THE BOAT WAS PART OF. A CARTEL OPERATION. CARRYING DRUGS FROM. VENEZUELA. AND HEADING RIGHT. TOWARDS THE U.S. IT COMES AS THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION PICKS. UP ITS FIGHT AGAINST. DRUGS, COMING INTO. THE COUNTRY. RAMPING UP I.C.E. RAIDS AND CRACKING. DOWN ON CRIME. INCLUDING ESCALATING. FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT. WITH THE NATIONAL. GUARD IN MORE MAJOR. AMERICAN CITIES. TODAY, FOCUSING ON. CHICAGO AND. DECLARING, QUOTE, WE'RE GOING IN. BUT THERE ARE GROWING. LEGAL QUESTIONS AFTER. A FEDERAL JUDGE RULED.

TODAY THAT THE. PRESIDENT'S. DEPLOYMENT INTO L.A. EARLIER THIS YEAR WAS. ILLEGAL. MORE ON THAT IN JUST. A MOMENT. BUT WE START TONIGHT. WITH GABE GUTIERREZ. WHO HAS THE LATEST ON. THAT STRIKE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE WHITE HOUSE. RELEASING THIS. DRAMATIC VIDEO OF THE. U.S. BLOWING UP A. BOAT IN THE SOUTHERN. CARIBBEAN. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS. IT WAS CARRYING DRUGS. FROM VENEZUELA. AND THAT THE STRIKE. KILLED 11 MEMBERS OF. THE NOTORIOUS GANG. TREN DE ARAGUA OR. TDA. >> WE HAVE A LOT OF. DRUGS POURING INTO.

OUR COUNTRY. THESE CAME OUT OF. VENEZUELA. WE TOOK IT OUT. >> Reporter: LAST. MONTH, THE PENTAGON. DEPLOYED THREE GUIDED. MISSILE DESTROYERS TO. INTERNATIONAL WATERS. NEAR VENEZUELA AFTER. PRESIDENT TRUMP. DESIGNATED SEVERAL. DRUG CARTELS AS WELL. AS TDA FOREIGN. TERRORIST. ORGANIZATIONS. THE U.S. DID PULL OFF. A LARGE SCALE. PRISONER SWAP WITH. VENEZUELA THIS. SUMMER. NOW TENSIONS WITH. VENEZUELAN LEADER. NICOLAS MADURO ARE. RAPIDLY ESCALATING. >> THE MADURO REGIME. IS NOT THE LEGITIMATE.

GOVERNMENT OF. VENEZUELA. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE PRESIDENT SAYING. NO U.S. FORCES WERE. HURT IN THE STRIKE. MADURO HAS CLAIMED. THAT THE U.S. MILITARY BUILT UP IN. THE CARIBBEAN IS. AIMED AT OVERTHROWING. HIS GOVERNMENT AND. HE'S DEPLOYED TROOPS. ALONG HIS BORDERS. TONIGHT, A SENIOR. WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL. IS DOWNPLAYING ANY. POSSIBILITY OF THE. U.S. INVADING. VENEZUELA, BUT SAYS. THE PRESIDENT WILL. USE ANY MEANS. NECESSARY TO TACKLE. DRUG CARTELS. TOM. >> GABE GUTIERREZ. LEADING US OFF WITH. THAT NEW VIDEO. TONIGHT. >>> MEANWHILE, PRESIDENT TRUMP.

ANNOUNCING TONIGHT. HE'S ALSO PREPARED TO. SEND IN THE NATIONAL. GUARD TO CHICAGO. TO CRACK DOWN ON. CRIME WHILE. DEMOCRATIC LEADERS. THERE ARGUE THERE'S. NO CRIME EMERGENCY TO. JUSTIFY IT. HERE'S PETER. ALEXANDER. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP. TONIGHT PROMISING A. FEDERAL CRACKDOWN ON. CRIME IN CHICAGO, ASKED WHETHER HE'LL. SEND NATIONAL GUARD. TROOPS THERE, THE. PRESIDENT. RESPONDED --. >> WE'RE GOING IN. I DIDN'T SAY WHEN. WE'RE GOING IN. >> Reporter: SINGLING. OUT JB PRITZKER WHO. OPPOSES THE MOVE. >> I WATCHED PRITS. KWR GET UP AND SAY WE. DON'T NEED HELP. WE'RE SAFE, BUT TWO.

WEEKS AGO, THEY HAD. SIX PEOPLE MURDERED. CHICAGO IS A HELL. HOLE RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: LATE. TODAY, PRITZKER. WARNING THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION IS. PLANNING TO SEND. UNIDENTIFIABLE AGENTS. IN MASKS TO RAID. IMMIGRANT. COMMUNITIES. >> THE TERROR AND. CRUELTY IS THE POINT. NOT THE SAFETY OF. ANYONE LIVING HERE. >> Reporter: AND. ARGUING THERE IS NO. NEED FOR NATIONAL. GUARD TROOPS IN. CHICAGO. >> THERE IS NO. EMERGENCY THAT. WARRANTS DEPLOYMENT. OF TROOPS. >> Reporter: THE. PRESIDENT'S.

ANNOUNCEMENT COMES. HOURS AFTER A FEDERAL. JUDGE DEALT A BLOW TO. HIS CRACKDOWN IN. CALIFORNIA. THE JUDGE ARGUING THE. RECENT DEPLOYMENT OF. NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS. TO LOS ANGELES IN. RESPONSE TO. IMMIGRATION PROTESTS. WAS ILLEGAL. JUDGE CHARLES BREYER. SIDING WITH. CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS. WHO SUED, SAYING IT. CREATES A NATIONAL. POLICE FORCE WITH THE. PRESIDENT AS ITS. CHIEF. BUT ALLOWING THOSE. NATIONAL GUARD. SOLDIERS TO REMAIN. WHILE THE CASE IS. APPEALED. BACK IN CHICAGO, THE. MURDER RATE HAS. DROPPED 32% THIS. YEAR, BUT THERE WAS. MORE VIOLENCE IN THE.

CITY OVER THE HOLIDAY. WEEKEND, WITH EIGHT. HOMICIDES AND 58. PEOPLE SHOT. AND NOW SOME LOCAL. LAWMAKERS THERE SAY. DEMOCRATIC CITY. LEADERS SHOULD ACCEPT. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S. MOVE TO SEND THE. NATIONAL GUARD. >> VIOLENCE STILL. REMAINS THE NUMBER. ONE ISSUE THAT. EVERYONE IS CONCERNED. ABOUT. THE CITY OF CHICAGO. CAN DEFINITELY USE. TRUMP' HELP TO. INCREASE PUBLIC. SAFETY. >> Reporter: BUT. TONIGHT, CHICAGO'S. MAYOR IS OBJECTING TO. ANY NATIONAL GUARD. DEPLOYMENT, INSTEAD. CALLING ON THE. PRESIDENT TO RESTORE. HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS. OF DOLLARS IN CRIME. PREVENTION GRANTS.

THAT THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION. SLASHED THIS YEAR. TOM. >> ALL RIGHT, PETER. ALEXANDER AT THE. WHITE HOUSE. >>> WE HEAD OVERSEAS. NOW BECAUSE THE. SITUATION IS GOING. FROM DESPERATE TO. DIRE IN AFGHANISTAN. AS AFTERSHOCKS. RATTING THE REGION. AND THE DEATH TOLL. THERE FROM SUNDAY'S. CATASTROPHIC. EARTHQUAKE CONTINUES. TO CLIMB. HERE'S KEIR SIMMONS. >> Reporter: THE. DEATH TOLL SOARING, 1400 NOW IN THIS. DEVASTATING AFGHAN. EARTHQUAKE. AND TONIGHT, OFFICIALS WARNING OF. AN EXPONENTIAL RISE. IN CASUALTIES, AS.

COMMUNITIES CUT OFF. BY THE DESTRUCTION. FINALLY GET HELP. THE U.N. SAYS THE. NUMBER IMPACTED COULD. REACH HUNDREDS OF. THOUSANDS. HERE, A CHILD. BEWILDERED, LIFTED. FROM A TALIBAN. GOVERNMENT. HELICOPTER. THE ONLY WAY TO FIND. MANY FAMILIES IN. ISOLATED VILLAGES. NEAR THE EPICENTER OF. SUNDAY NIGHT'S 6.0. EARTHQUAKE. BUT THE CLOCK IS. TICKING. PICTURES EMERGING OF. ONE DESTROYED HOME. AFTER ANOTHER. OF CHILDREN'S BODIES. COVERED IN SIMPLE. CLOTH. AND OF THE AGONY OF.

FAMILIES. THE OFFICIAL. GOVERNMENT NUMBER. TONIGHT, 3,000. INJURED AND AT LEAST. 5,000 HOMES. DESTROYED. BUT THIS ONE MAN SAYS. ABOUT 300 TO 350. PEOPLE ARE STILL. UNDER THE RUBBLE. IN CALIFORNIA'S BAY. AREA, AFGHAN. AMERICANS FIND. THEMSELVES EVEN. FURTHER AWAY. >> WE FEEL THE PAIN. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN. HELP. >> Reporter: WHILE. THE TALIBAN IS. RUNNING THE. EVACUATION OF. SURVIVORS AND SCORES. OF WOUNDED. >> WE'RE ALL WORRIED.

ABOUT IT, BUT. HOPEFULLY THE. GOVERNMENT OF. AFGHANISTAN CAN HELP. THEM OUT. I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH. THEY'RE CAPABLE OF, BUT WE'RE HOPING. >> Reporter: JUST. THIS YEAR, USAI DIRX. SUPPORT FOR. AFGHANISTAN WAS. HEAVILY CUT. TONIGHT, ITS PEOPLE. NEED HELP. TOM. >> THAT MUCH IS. CLEAR. KEIR, WE THANK YOU. >>> TO THE WAR IN. GAZA NOW AS THE. ISRAELI MILITARY'S. CAMPAIGN IN GAZA CITY. ESCALATES. SOME RESERVISTS ARE. REFUSING THE CALL TO. SERVE. RICHARD ENGLE HAS OUR. STORY TONIGHT. AND WE HAVE TO. CAUTION, THE IMAGES.

YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE. ARE VERY DISTURBING. >> Reporter: PALESTINIANS ARE. FLEEING FROM GAZA. CITY AGAIN. GETTING OUT BEFORE. ISRAEL LAUNCHES A. MAJOR GROUND. OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE. CITY, THE ISRAELI. GOVERNMENT SAYS TO. ROOT OUT HAMAS AND. SEARCH FOR HOSTAGES. PALESTINIANS ARE. HEADING SOUTH TO A. SO-CALLED SAFE ZONE. WHERE ISRAEL CLAIMS. FOOD AND SHELTER WILL. BE PROVIDED. THIS BOY AND HIS. 8-YEAR-OLD SISTER. WERE IN THAT SAFE. ZONE TODAY.

WALKING BARE FOOT TO. A CHARITY KITCHEN. I WISH I COULD BE. LIKE KIDS AROUND THE. WORLD, READING, STUDYING, AND. LEARNING, HE SAYS. THESE CHILDREN WERE. ALSO IN THAT SAFE. ZONE TODAY. THEY WERE COLLECTING. WATER WHEN THEIR. FAMILIES AND THE. MINISTRY OF HEALTH. SAY THEY WERE HIT BY. AN ISRAELI STRIKE. THE HOSPITAL CAN'T. COPE. AN INJURED BOY SHARES. A STRETCHER WITH. ANOTHER WHO JUST. DIED. TWO DEAD SISTERS ARE. LAID SIDE-BY-SIDE.

AS A CHILD BLEEDS ON. THE FLOOR. THE ISRAELI MILITARY. CLAIMS IT DID NOT. CARRY OUT ATTACKS IN. THE AREA. AS ISRAEL IS IN THE. MIDST OF CALLING UP. 60,000 RESERVISTS FOR. THE OFFENSIVE ON GAZA. CITY, TODAY, A SMALL. GROUP ANNOUNCED IN. TEL AVIV THEY'RE. REFUSING TO SERVE. WHICH HERE COULD LEAD. TO JAIL TIME. MAX KIRSCH, AN. AMERICAN ISRAELI, PROUDLY SERVED IN THE. ISRAELI ARMY ON. NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. INCLUDING AFTER HAMAS. WENT ON A MURDER AND. KIDNAPPING RAMPAGE. NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO.

WHY DON'T YOU SUPPORT. THE WAR NOW? >> THE WAR RIGHT NOW. IS A DIRECT THREAT TO. OUR FUTURE. IT'S A DIRECT THREAT. TO THE FUTURE OF. ISRAELIS, OF. CIVILIANS, OF OUR OWN. VALUES. >> Reporter: SO FAR, PRIME MINISTER. NETANYAHU APPEARS. UNCONCERNED BY. OPPOSITION IN THE. RANKS. TODAY, HE THANKED. RESERVISTS WHO ARE. REPORTING FOR DUTY. AND SAID THE WAR IS. NOW IN A DECISIVE. PHASE. TOM. >> RICHARD ENGEL WITH.

THOSE DEVASTATING. IMAGES. >>> BACK HERE AT HOME. TO HOUSTON WHERE. POLICE ARE CHARGING. MAN WITH MURDER IN. THE DEATH OF AN. 11-YEAR-OLD. AFTER AN APPARENT. DOOR BELL RINKING. PRANK WENT WRONG. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, GONZALO LEONE JR. IS. BEHIND BARS AFTER. POLICE SAY HE SHOT. AND KILLED AN. 11-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO. WAS PRANKING PEOPLE. IN THIS HOUSTON. NEIGHBORHOOD. THE 42-YEAR-OLD. SUSPECT APPEARED. BEFORE A JUDGE TODAY. >> YOU'RE ACCUSED OF. THE FIRST DEGREE. FELONY OFFENSE OF. MURDER. >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO. INVESTIGATORS, 11-YEAR-OLD JULIAN.

GUZMAN AND HIS COUSIN. WERE RINGING PEOPLE'S. DOORBELLS AND RUNNING. AWAY SATURDAY NIGHT. THEN THE PRANK OFTEN. KNOWN AS DINK DAUNG. DITCH TURNED DEADLY. WHEN THE BOYS. ALLEGEDLY REACHED THE. WRONG HOUSE TOO MANY. TIMES. >> THE SUSPECT CAME. OUT OF THE GATE NEXT. TO HIS HOUSE. FIRED ONCE INTO THE. GROUND. AND THEN DREW DOWN ON. THIS 11-YEAR-OLD BOY. WHO WAS RUNNING AWAY. >> Reporter: YOU. DON'T THINK HE. HAPHAZARDLY SHOT THE. GUN AND IT. ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE. BOY? YOU BELIEVE HE AIMED.

AT THIS BOY? >> THAT IS EXACTLY. WHAT WE BELIEVE. >> Reporter: SHAUN. TIER IS THE. PROSECUTING DISTRICT. ATTORNEY. WAS THERE EVER A. MOMENT YOUR TEAM. CONSIDERED THIS MAY. HAVE BEEN SELF. DEFENSE? >> NO, NEVER. >> Reporter: INVESTIGATORS SAY THE. BOY WAS SHOT IN THE. BACK. >> THERE WERE NO. WEAPONS THAT THIS. YOUNG MAN HAD. THERE'S NOTHING TO. SUGGEST THAT HE WAS. TAKING PROPERTY. >> Reporter: POLICE. SAY LEONE JR. WAS. QUESTIONED AND. RELEASED BEFORE THE. S.W.A.T. DETAIL. HELPED TAKE HIM INTO. CUSTODY EARLIER. TODAY. MEANWHILE, THE. HOUSTON COMMUNITY IS.

MEMORIALIZING A. CHILD'S LIFE CUT. SHORT. THE SUSPECT IS. EXPECTED BACK IN. COURT TOMORROW, AND. THE D.A. TELLS ME HE. BELIEVES THAT MAN IS. STILL A DANGER TO THE. COMMUNITY. TOM. >> TERRIBLE STORY. ALL RIGHT, JESSE. >>> NOW TO OUR. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW. WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN. AND GHISLAINE MAXWELL. SURVIVORS AND THEIR. FAMILY MEMBERS. SPEAKING OUT. TOGETHER. HALLIE JACKSON DID. THE INTERVIEW AND. JOINS US LIVE. THERE'S ALSO BREAKING. NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT. THE RELEASE OF THE. EPSTEIN FILES. ARE WE LEARNING. ANYTHING NEW? >> SOME 30,000 PLUS. PAGES OF MATERIAL AND.

DEMOCRATS HAVE SAID. THAT MOST OF IT IS. NOT NEW. BUT MORE TRANSPARENCY. IS EXACTLY WHAT THOSE. SURVIVORS AND THEIR. FAMILY MEMBERS TELL. US THEY WANT TO SEE. A SHOW OF HANDS HERE. IF YOU OR SOMEBODY. YOU LOVED WAS ABUSED. OR TRAFFICKED BY. JEFFREY EPSTEIN OR. GHISLAINE MAXWELL. ALL OF YOU. FOR THE FIRST TIME. PUBLICLY, NINE. JEFFREY EPSTEIN. SURVIVORS OR THEIR. RELATIVES TOGETHER. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO. COME HERE TODAY? >> I'M COMING HERE. BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN. A SEVERE MISCARRIAGE.

OF JUSTICE, A DELAY. IN ACCOUNTABILITY. EACH OF US IN OUR OWN. WAY OVER THE PAST. SEVERAL DECADES HAVE. STOOD UP AND TOLD OUR. STORIES SO THAT. SOMEONE WOULD LISTEN. TO US ONLY TO BE. FACED WITH THE. FRUSTRATION OF BEING. IGNORED. >> ALONE WE ARE. AFRAID. TOGETHER WE ARE. FEARED. >> Reporter: JENELISA. JONES. LISA PHILIPS, LIZ. STEIN, THE SIBLINGS. OF VIRGINIA ROBERT.

GIUFFRE. >> SHE SHOULD BE. HERE. I AM SO HONORED TO BE. HERE WITH YOU GUYS. SHE WOULD BE HERE. SHE WOULD BE. SCREAMING. >> Reporter: AND. WENDY AVIS. WERE YOU ABUSED BY. JEFFREY EPSTEIN? >> YES. >> Reporter: SHE HAS. NEVER BEFORE SPOKEN. OUT ABOUT THE ABUSE. SHE SAYS SHE SUFFERED. AT THE HAND OF. JEFFREY EPSTEIN WHEN. SHE WAS A TEENAGER IN. FLORIDA. >> I JUST PUT IT. BEHIND. YOU DIDN'T TALK ABOUT. IT, DIDN'T THINK.

ABOUT IT, NOTHING. AND IT WAS KIND OF. LIKE, OKAY, NOW YOU. HAVE TO HEAL FROM. THIS. NOW YOU HAVE TO. ADDRESS IT AND FACE. IT FOR THE FIRST TIME. EVER. LIKE THIS IS REAL. >> Reporter: HOW MANY. OF YOU WANT TO SEE. MORE DOCUMENTS. RELEASED PUBLICLY. RELATED TO THE. EPSTEIN CASE? THEY TELL US NO ONE. FROM THE JUSTICE. DEPARTMENT HAS. REACHED OUT TO THEM. NOBODY IN THIS ROOM. HAS HEARD AT ALL FROM. THE DEPARTMENT OF. JUSTICE? >> NO. >> Reporter: AND. THEY'RE FURIOUS ABOUT. THE INTERVIEW BETWEEN.

THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY. GENERAL AND CONVICTED. EPSTEIN. CO-CONSPIRATOR. GHISLAINE MAXWELL. CONDUCTED OVER TWO. STRAIGHT DAYS IN. JULY. >> THERE'S NO REASON. WHY SOMEONE LIKE THAT. SHOULD BE PLATFORMED. WHEN WE ARE IGNORED. >> SHE IS THE ABUSER. WHY ARE WE SO. CONCERNED WITH HOW. SHE FEELS ABOUT. THINGS AND HER. OPINIONS? >> Reporter: NOW, THEY WANT MORE. ACCOUNTABILITY AND. MORE INVESTIGATIONS. FROM THE JUSTICE. DEPARTMENT. WHO ELSE WOULD LIKE. TO SEE THE DOJ REOPEN. THIS INVESTIGATION? ALL OF YOU. >> HAVE THEY DONE.

THEIR JOB IN THE. FIRST PLACE, WE --. NONE OF US WOULD HAVE. TO BE SITTING HERE. TODAY. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS. DOWNPLAYED THE. RENEWED TAENG ON THE. EPSTEIN CASE. WHILE WHITE HOUSE. OFFICIALS HAVE SAID. NO LENIENCY IS BEING. DISCUSSED IN. MAXWELL'S CASE, THE. PRESIDENT HAS NOT. PUBLICLY RULED OUT A. PARDON FOR HER. SHOW OF HANDS, WHO. WOULD LIKE TO SEE. PRESIDENT TRUMP. DEFINITIVELY RULE OUT. A PARDON FOR. GHISLAINE MAXWELL. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF. YOU. PLEDGING THEY WILL. NOT BE SILENT IN. THEIR PUSH FOR. ACCOUNTABILITY. >> AS A COMMUNITY, WE. HAVE TO STAND UP, AND.

WE HAVE TO SAY ENOUGH. IS ENOUGH. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. NO MORE. WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE. CULTURE. AND WE HAVE TO. PROVIDE SAFETY AND. PROTECTION AND BELIEF. WHEN PEOPLE COME. FORWARD. IT'S WHAT VIRGINIA. WOULD BE DOING RIGHT. NOW. >> Reporter: MAXWELL'S ATTORNEY. TELLS NBC NEWS THEY. CANNOT, QUOTE, RESPOND TO EVERY. OUTLANDISH CLAIM OR. THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE. TO GET WORK DONE. ADDING, QUOTING HERE, ONLY WHEN PLAINTIFFS'. LAWYERS CAME KNOCKING.

DID THEY POINT THE. FINGER AT HIS CLIENT. >> HALLIE JACKSON, WE. THANK YOU. >>> WHEN WE RETURN, THE LATEST ON THE. BURNING MAN HOMICIDE. INVESTIGATION. >>> AND LATER, WHY. THE CEO OF. >>> BACK NOW WITH BIG. NEWS ON THE BIG MAC. FRONT. McDONALD'S IS. RETURNING EXTRA VALUE. MEALS TO THE MENU. HOPING TO LURE SOME. FAMILIES BACK AS THEY. BALK AT FAST FOOD.

PRICES. CHRISTINE ROMANS ON. WHY IT'S A SIGN OF. THE TIMES. >> McDONALD'S IS. PUTTING VALUE BACK ON. THE MENU. >> THE EXTRA VALUE. MEAL IS BACK AT THE. GOLDEN ARCHES. >> WHAT YOU WANT IS. WHAT YOU GET, McDONALD'S TODAY. >> Reporter: A LONG. RUNNING PROMOTION. LAST OFFERED BEFORE. THE PANDEMIC. STARTING SEPTEMBER. 8th, EIGHT COMBO. MEALS THE COMPANY. SAYS WILL SAVE. CUSTOMERS 15%. COMPARED WITH BUYING. AN ENTREE, FRIES, AND. DRINK SEPARATELY. AND FOR A LIMITED. TIME, A $5 SAUSAGE. McMUFFIN WITH EGG. MEAL AND AN $8 BIG. MAC MEAL. IT'S THE LATEST SALVO.

IN A VALUE WAR, AS. BIG CHAINS OFFER NEW. DEALS AND DISCOUNTS. TO LURE INFLATION. EXHAUSTED AMERICANS. McDONALD'S CEO. ACKNOWLEDGING STRAIN. AMONG SOME CONSUMERS. >> IT'S REALLY KIND. OF A TWO-TIER. ECONOMY. TRAFFIC FOR LOWER. INCOME CONSUMERS IS. DOWN DOUBLE DIGITS. AND IT'S BECAUSE. PEOPLE ARE EITHER. CHOOSING TO SKIP A. MEAL OR CHOOSING TO. JUST EAT AT HOME. >> Reporter: RESTAURANT EXPERT. JONATHAN MAYS SAYS. McDONALD'S PRICE CUTS. SIGNAL A NEW PHASE IN. THE YEAR-LONG VALUE. WAR. >> CONSUMERS HAVE.

SEEN PRICE INCREASES. EVERYWHERE. HOUSING COSTS ARE UP. IT COSTS MORE TO GET. A CAR. IT COSTS MORE, YOU. HAVE STUDENT LOAN. REPAYMENTS. YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE. THINGS THAT ARE. HITTING THE U.S. CONSUMER AT ONCE. AND THEY'RE FEELING. THE PINCH. >> McDONALD'S. PLANNING MORE DEALS. FOR NOVEMBER, AS FAST. FOOD CHAINS FIGHT FOR. YOUR DOLLAR. CHRISTINE ROMANS, NBC. NEWS. >> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE. BACK IN A.

>>> WE'RE BACK NOW. WITH BREAKING NEWS. OUT OF CALIFORNIA. A JURY HAS CLEARED. GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING. RAPPER CARDI B. OF. ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS. IN A CIVIL TRIAL. A FEMALE SECURITY. GUARD SUED CARDI B. FOR $24 MILLION. ALLEGING THAT THE. RAPPER ASSAULTED HER. AT A DOCTOR'S OFFICE. BACK IN 2018. CARDI B. HAS DENIED. THOSE ALLEGATIONS. >> AND POLICE IN. NEVADA ARE ASKING FOR. THE PUBLIC'S HELP IN. IDENTIFYING A MAN. THEY SAY WAS FOUND. DEAD IN A POOL OF. BLOOD AT THE BURNING. MAN FESTIVAL JUST. THIS WEEKEND.

AUTHORITIES ARE. INVESTIGATING THE. DEATH AS A SUSPECTED. HOMICIDE AND SAY THE. VICTIM IS A WHITE. MALE BETWEEN 35 AND. 40 YEARS OLD. OFFICIALS ARE URGING. ANYONE WITH. INFORMATION TO. CONTACT LAW. ENFORCEMENT. >>> AND THIS WAS A. SPECTACULAR VIEW IN. PARTS OF THE U.S. LAST NIGHT. A SOLAR STORM. LIGHTING UP THE SKY. MAKING THE NORTHERN. LIGHTS VISIBLE. LOOK AT THAT. AND GOOD NEWS, SCIENTISTS PREDICT. THE LIGHTS COULD. APPEAR AGAIN TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. >>> WHEN WE COME. BACK, IT'S FOR YOU. DISCOURAGED BY THE. RISE OF CELL PHONES, MEET THE PEOPLE WHO.

SET UP THEIR OWN LAND. LINES TO TALK. >>> FINALLY TONIGHT, THERE'S GOOD NEWS FOR. PARENTS LOOKING FOR. WAYS TO KEEP THEIR. KIDS OFF OF SCREENS. REHEMA ELLIS ON THE. MOM IN MAINE GOING. RETRO TO KEEP KIDS. CONNECTED. >> Reporter: IN SOUTH. PORTLAND, MAINE, 10-YEAR-OLD MOLLY. MORRIS IS DIALING IN.

TO SOMETHING. COMPLETELY BIZARRE. FOR MOST KIDS HER. AGE. >> HELLO. >> Reporter: AN OLD. FASHIONED LAND LINE. WITH A CURLY CORD. BEFORE SHE GOT ONE, THIS WAS JUST A. MYSTERY. WHAT DID YOU THINK IT. WAS? >> A TOY. I DIDN'T GET THE FUN. OF IT BECAUSE I. DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO. USE IT. >> Reporter: BUT. MOLLY FOUND OUT IT'S. NOT A TOY ON HER. TENTH BIRTHDAY AFTER. ASKING HER MOM FOR A. CELL PHONE. >> SHE WAS HOPEFUL. BUT WE PIVOTED AND WE. SURPRISED HER WITH A. LAND LINE. >> Reporter: KAREN. MORRIS IS A MENTAL.

HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. WERE YOU WORRIED. ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF. SCREEN TIME? >> ABSOLUTELY. I KNEW WHAT I WANTED. TO DO AT HOME WAS A. LITTLE BIT SIMPLER. >> Reporter: THAT. MEANT PUTTING ONE. LAND LINE IN THE. DINING ROOM TO KEEP. ALL CONVERSATIONS IN. THE OPEN. >> HELLO. >> Reporter: SOON, MOLLY GOT THE HANG OF. IT. SO DID HER 8-YEAR-OLD. SISTER, PIPER. >> I THINK IT'S. TERRIFIC. >> Reporter: THEY. BOTH LOVE THE. INDEPENDENCE. >> I KIND OF LIKE GET. THE ADVANTAGE OF. SCHEDULING MY OWN. PLAY DATES. >> Reporter: THE ONLY. DRAWBACK AT FIRST, THEIR FRIENDS DIDN'T.

HAVE A LAND LINE. >> I ONLY COULD CALL. MY GRANDPARENTS. >> Reporter: BUT MOM. GOT BUSY SPREADING. THE WORD. TODAY THEY HAVE A. LAND LINE POD OF. ABOUT TWO DOZEN. PEOPLE. INCLUDING MOLLY'S. BEST FRIEND SCOUT. >> HELLO. >> HI, SCOUT. >> I AM REALLY. EXCITED BECAUSE I HAD. WANTED ONE AFTER I. HEARD THAT I COULDN'T. GET A CELL PHONE. >> Reporter: NOW, SCOUT'S DAD SAYS. SOMETHING WONDERFUL. IS HAPPENING. >> I FEEL LIKE WE'RE. HOLDING ON TO A BIT.

MORE INNOCENCE. LONGER, LETTING THEM. BE KIDS. >> Reporter: CELL. PHONES WILL COME, BUT. NOT RIGHT NOW. REHEMA ELLIS, NBC. NEWS, SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE. >> ALL RIGHT, THAT'S. "NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR. THIS TUESDAY. I'M TOM LLAMAS. THANKS SO MUCH FOR. WATCHING. TONIGHT AND ALWAYS, WE'R.