NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Sept. 26

>>> BREAKING NEWS. TONIGHT, THE. STATE OF EMERGENCY AS. A NEW. HURRICANE THREAT. EMERGES. THE TWIN SYSTEMS IN. THE TROPICS. HUMBERTO JUST. UPGRADED TO A. CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE. AS IMELDA. FIRES UP JUST AHEAD. OF IT. THE TROPICAL. CYCLONE'S DEADLY. PATH THROUGH THE. CARIBBEAN, AND. THE LATEST TRACK JUST. IN THAT. HAS IT GOING CLOSER. TO THE. CAROLINAS. THE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH.

CAROLINA. SAYING THEY'RE. PREPARING FOR. WIDESPREAD FLOODING. PLUS, THE DANGEROUS. WEATHER IN. THE SOUTHWEST. RISING FLOOD WATERS. IN PHOENIX. DELAYING HUNDREDS OF. FLIGHTS. TONIGHT. >>> ALSO BREAKING, FORMER FBI. DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY. INDICTED AS. PRESIDENT TRUMP. THREATENS MORE. INDICTMENTS AGAINST. OTHERS. WE'LL TAKE YOU INSIDE. THE GRAND. JURY ROOM. AND THE CASE BEING. RUN BY A U.S. ATTORNEY WITH NO. PROSECUTION. EXPERIENCE. MY SIT-DOWN WITH THE. PRESIDENT. OF IRAN. WE ASK HIM ABOUT NEW.

SATELLITE. PHOTOS ALLEGING A NEW. SECRET. NUCLEAR SITE BEING. BUILT. AND WHY HE SAYS, QUOTE, WE'RE. NOT AFRAID OF WAR, BUT WE DO TO. NOT SEEK WAR. >>> CLASHES OVER. I.C.E. DETENTIONS. THIS VIOLENT VIDEO OF. AN I.C.E. OFFICER THROWING A. WOMAN TO THE. GROUND IN NEW YORK. NOW OFFICIALS CALLING. IT. UNACCEPTABLE. >>> PLUS, THE DES. MOINES SCHOOL. SUPERINTENDENT JUST. ARRESTED BY. I.C.E. WHAT HAPPENED. OUR NBC NEWS. EXCLUSIVE THE U.S. PREPARING OPTIONS FOR. MILITARY. STRIKES ON DRUG. TARGETS INSIDE. OF VENEZUELA.

>>> THE STATIONS. REFUSING TO AIR. JIMMY KIMMEL TONIGHT. SAYING HE'S. BACK ON. WHY THE STAND-OFF IS. FINALLY. OVER. >>> AND THE FLU. FIGHTER, HOW A. BATTLE THAT NEARLY. COST ONE. LITTLE BOY HIS LIFE. IS LEAPING. OFF THE PAGES OF A. NEW COMIC. BOOK AND INSPIRING. HUNDREDS OF. HIS CLASSMATES. NIGHTLY NEWS STARTS. RIGHT NOW. >>> THIS IS NBC. NIGHTLY NEWS. WITH TOM LLAMAS. >> AND GOOD EVENING, WE ARE. WATCHING THE TROPICS. VERY. CLOSELY TONIGHT AS A. DEADLY. STORM HITS THE. CARIBBEAN ON ITS.

WAY TO THE EAST. COAST. THE POTENTIAL. TROPICAL CYCLONE. POISED TO BECOME. IMELDA AND NOW. SOUTH CAROLINA'S. GOVERNOR. DECLARING A STATE OF. EMERGENCY. IN THE DOMINICAN. REPUBLIC, A. TRUCK DRIVER WAS. KILLED WHEN A. BRIDGE COLLAPSED. UNDER HEAVY. RAINS. COMPLICATING THE. PICTURE, THE. STRENGTHENING OF. HURRICANE. HUMBERTO, WHICH COULD. ALTER. IMELDA'S COURSE AS. WELL. AND ELSEWHERE ON THE. RADAR, TAKE. A LOOK AT THIS FLASH. FLOODING. AND DANGEROUS HAIL. SMASHING THE. PHOENIX AREA. BILL KARINS IS HERE. KEEPING AN. EYE ON ALL OF IT.

TONIGHT, SO. HOW'S IT LOOKING BACK. IN THE. ATLANTIC THERE, BILL? >> VERY ACTIVE, AND. THE. INTERACTION OF THESE. TWO STORMS. IS GOING TO BE KEY. PEOPLE IN THE. CAROLINAS NEED TO. PREPARE FOR A HEAVY. RAIN EVENT. AND THE POSSIBILITY. OF A. HURRICANE COME MONDAY. TO. TUESDAY. BUT IT'S FAR FROM. GUARANTEED. THE STORM HASN'T EVEN. FORMED. YET. IT'S GOING TO BE. HEADING UP. THROUGH THE BAHAMAS. AS WE GO. THROUGHOUT THIS. UPCOMING WEEK. SHOULD BECOME. TROPICAL STORM. IMELDA BY THE TIME WE. GET TO. SUNDAY AFTERNOON, SUNDAY. EVENING. THE HURRICANE CENTER. EVEN SAYS. THAT DAYS FOUR AND. FIVE, IT'S.

POSITIONED OFF OF. CHARLESTON, IT'S VERY UNCERTAIN. WHERE THE. STORM'S GOING TO BE. AT THAT. POINT. IT COULD MOVE AHEAD. OF HUMBERTO, BUT IF IT'S SLOWER, HUMBERTO. COULD PULL IT OUT TO. SEA. >> WE'LL KEEP OUR. EYES ON IT. >>> TO THE CRIMINAL. CHARGES THAT. ROCKED THE POLITICAL. WORLD LAST. NIGHT. PRESIDENT TRUMP TODAY. CELEBRATING THE. INDICTMENT OF. HIS FORMER FBI. DIRECTOR, JAMES. COMEY, AND SUGGESTING. THERE ARE. MORE POLITICAL. PROSECUTIONS TO. COME WHILE COMEY.

INSISTS HE'S. INNOCENT. HE'S LAURA JARRETT. >> Reporter: FACING. ACCUSATIONS. HE'S CARRYING OUT A. RETALIATION. CAMPAIGN AFTER A. FEDERAL JURY. INDICTED FORMER FBI. DIRECTOR. JAMES COMEY, PRESIDENT TRUMP. TODAY DIGGING IN. >> IT'S ABOUT. JUSTICE, REALLY, RENOT. NOT REVENGE. >> Reporter: ALSO. SUGGESTING THE. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S. WORK MAY. NOT BE OVER WHEN. ASKED WHO'S. NEXT ON HIS LIST OF. TARGETS FOR. PROSECUTION. >> IT'S NOT A LIST, BUT I THINK. THERE'LL BE OTHERS. THESE WERE CORRUPT,

RADICAL LEFT. DEMOCRATS. THERE'LL BE OTHERS. LOOK, IT WAS --. THAT'S MY. OPINION. >> Reporter: TODAY. TOP JUSTICE. DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS. PUBLICLY. DEFENDING THE COMEY. INDICTMENT. >> THE FBI DIDN'T. JUST MAKE UP. THIS CHARGE, THIS IS. VERY. SERIOUS CONDUCT, AND. THAT'S WHY. WE -- THAT'S WHY WE. INVESTIGATED. IT. >> Reporter: THE. FORMER FBI. DIRECTOR MAINTAINING. HIS. INNOCENCE, NOW FACING. CRIMINAL. CHARGES, NOTABLY NOT. RELATED TO. THE FBI'S. CONTROVERSIAL OPENING. OF AN INVESTIGATION. INTO THE. TRUMP CAMPAIGN'S. DEALINGS WITH. RUSSIA AHEAD OF THE.

2016. ELECTION, THE ISSUE. THAT HAS. LONG DEFINED HIS. FRAUGHT. RELATIONSHIP WITH THE. PRESIDENT. AND LED TO HIS ABRUPT. FIRING. >> I WAS GOING TO. FIRE COMEY, KNOWING THERE WAS NO. GOOD TIME. TO DO IT. I SAID TO MYSELF, I. SAID, YOU. KNOW, THIS RUSSIA. THING WITH. TRUMP AND RUSSIA IS A. MADE-UP. STORY. >> Reporter: INSTEAD, COMEY. INDICTED ON TWO. COUNTS, OBSTRUCTION AND LYING. TO. CONGRESS FOR. ALLEGEDLY. AUTHORIZING A LEAK TO. THE PRESS. AT THE CLINTON. FOUNDATION YEARS. EARLIER. THE GRAND JURY.

FAILING TO INDICT. HIM ON AN ADDITIONAL. CHARGE OF. LYING TO CONGRESS. >> MY FAMILY AND I. HAVE KNOWN. FOR YEARS THAT THERE. ARE COSTS. TO STANDING UP TO. DONALD TRUMP. WE WILL NOT LIVE ON. OUR KNEES, AND YOU SHOULDN'T. EITHER. I'M INNOCENT, SO. LET'S HAVE A. TRIAL. >> Reporter: THE. INDICTMENT'S. BARE BONES AND SOON. LIKELY. TESTED IN COURT. A SOURCE FAMILIAR. WITH THE GRAND. JURY PROCEEDINGS. TELLING NBC. NEWS, INTERIM. ATTORNEY LINDSEY. PRESENTED THE COMEY. CASE HERSELF.

THURSDAY, A RARE MOVE. FOR A U.S. ATTORNEY, ESPECIALLY. ONE WITH NO. EXPERIENCE AS A. PROSECUTOR. BUT THE PRESIDENT'S. OWN WORDS. COULD POSE A. SIGNIFICANT. OBSTACLE TO THE CASE. HIS LENGTHY RECORD OF. NAME. CALLING AND. ACCUSATIONS AGAINST. COMEY NOW POTENTIAL. FODDER FOR. COMEY'S DEFENSE. >> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE. JOINED LIVER. IN STUDIO. WHEN WILL WE SEE. COMEY AS A. DEFENDANT IN COURT? >> HE'S SUPPOSED TO. MAKE HIS. FIRST APPEARANCE ON. OCTOBER 9th. THAT SETS AN.

IMPORTANT CLOCK IN. MOTION. HE'S ENTITLED TO GO. TO TRIAL. WITHIN 70 DAYS. THAT'S SOMETHING. RARELY ACTUALLY. INVOKED, BUT HERE IT. MIGHT MAKE. STRATEGIC SENSE. >> LAURA, WE THANK. YOU. >>> A TENSE. CONFRONTATION. INVOLVING A MOTHER. AND AN I.C.E. OFFICER IN MANHATTAN. >> Reporter: THE. CONFRONTATION. HAPPENING INSIDE A. MANHATTAN. IMMIGRATION FACILITY. WHERE. I.C.E. AGENTS MOVE IN TO.

DETAIN. A MAN AFTER AN ASYLUM. HEARING. LATER HIS WIFE, MONICA, TELLING. AN I.C.E. AGENT HER HAIR HAD. BEEN PULLED. THE AGENT THEN. LASHING OUT, SLAMMING HER INTO A. WALL BEFORE. SHOVING HER TO THE. GROUND. SHE TOLD TELEMUNDO, I'VE LIVED. LIKE THIS BACK IN MY. COUNTRY, SHE SAID, COMING HERE. TO THE. UNITED STATES, I. THOUGHT I'D. FEEL PROTECTED. THE AGENT HAS BEEN. RELIEVED OF. HIS DUTIES, DHS.

SAYING HIS. CONDUCT WAS. UNACCEPTABLE. ANOTHER TENSE MOMENT. IN. MARYLAND. AN ARREST IN THE. MIDDLE OF THE. STREET. AT ONE POINT, THE. I.C.E. OFFICER'S WEAPON. FALLING TO THE. GROUND. TONIGHT DHS SAYS THE. SUSPECT. ILLEGALLY ENTERED THE. U.S. FROM. EL SALVADOR AND HAS. MULTIPLE. PREVIOUS ARRESTS, INCLUDING. FIRST AND. SECOND-DEGREE. ASSAULT. AND IN DES MOINES, IOWA, THE. SCHOOL'S. SUPERINTENDENT IAN. ROBERTS NOW DETAINED. >> THERE IS MUCH WE. DO NOT KNOW, HOWEVER, WHAT WE DO. KNOW IS THAT.

DR. ROBERTS HAS BEEN. AN INTEGRAL. PART OF OUR SCHOOL. COMMUNITY. SINCE HE JOINED OVER. TWO YEARS. AGO. >> Reporter: HE HAS A. PRIOR. ORDER OF REMOVAL AND. A PRIOR. WEAPONS CHARGE. ALL AS WE'RE LEARNING. NEW. DETAILS ABOUT THE. SHOOTING IN. DALLAS WHERE. AUTHORITIES SAY A. GUNMAN TARGETED. I.C.E. AGENTS. THIS VIDEO SHOWS. I.C.E. AGENTS. RUSHING TOWARDS VANS. TO RESCUE. DETAINEES UNDER FIRE. AND AS FOR THAT. INCIDENT IN. MANHATTAN, I.C.E. SAYS THEY. ARRESTED THE HUSBAND. BECAUSE HE. WAS UNDOCUMENTED AND. HAD A.

PREVIOUS ARREST FOR. ASSAULT, TOM? >> PRISCILLA THOMPSON. FOR US. >>> TURNING NOW TO A. MAJOR. DEVELOPMENT --. >> THE AUTOPSY SHOWED. HE DID. HAVE CTE, A. DEGENERATIVE BRAIN. DISEASE COMMONLY. ASSOCIATED WITH. REPEATED HEAD TRAUMA. FROM. CONTACT SPORTS. IT COULD ONLY BE. DIAGNOSED AFTER.

DEATH. HE HAD PLAYED. FOOTBALL BACK IN. HIGH SCHOOL. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER. SAYS IT. FOUND UNAMBIGUOUS. DIAGNOSTIC. EVIDENCE KROPDING. WITH LOW-STAGE. CTE. AUTHORITIES HAD FOUND. A. THREE-PAGE SUICIDE. NOTE IN HIS. WALLET ASKING FOR HIS. BRAIN TO. BE STUDIED FOR CTE. THEY BELIEVE HE'D. BEEN TARGETING. THE NFL HEADQUARTERS. IN THAT. MIDTOWN BUILDING. >> THANK YOU FOR. THAT. >>> NOW TO OUR. EXCLUSIVE. REPORTING ABOUT THE. ESCALATING. TENSIONS BETWEEN THE.

U.S. AND. VENEZUELA. AFTER STRIKING. ALLEGED DRUG. CARTEL BOATS, NOW THE. U.S. COULD. BE PLANNING STRIKES. INSIDE THAT. COUNTRY. GABE GUTIERREZ IS AT. THE WHITE. HOUSE LIVE FOR US. TONIGHT, AND. GABE, WHAT HAVE YOU. LEARNED? >> Reporter: HI, TOM, NBC NEWS. HAS LEARNED THAT U.S. MILITARY. OFFICIALS ARE DRAWING. UP OPTIONS. TO TARGET DRUG. TRAFFICKERS. INSIDE VENEZUELA, POSSIBLY IN A. MATTER OF WEEKS. THAT'S ACCORDING TO. TWO U.S. OFFICIALS FAMILIAR. WITH THE. PLANNING AND TWO. OTHER SOURCES. FAMILIAR WITH THE. DISCUSSION. THE SOURCES SAY THE. PRESIDENT. HAS NOT APPROVED ANY. OF THE. PLANS YET, WHICH.

INCLUDE DRONE. STRIKES TARGETING. DRUG LABS. THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION SAYS. IT'S BLOWN UP BOATS. NEAR. VENEZUELA THAT WERE. USED BY DRUG. TRAFFICKERS, BUT THE. VENEZUELAN. GOVERNMENT HAS DENIED. IT, AND. THE COUNTRY'S LEADER, NICOLAS. MADURO, SAYS THE U.S. WANTS TO. FORCE HIM FROM POWER. MIDDLE EASTERN ALLIES. HAVE. SERVED AS. INTERMEDIARIES IN. TALKS WITH VENEZUELA. >> GABE GUTIERREZ, WE. THANK YOU. >>> NOW TO OUR. INTERVIEW WITH. THE IRANIAN. PRESIDENT, COMING AT. A CRITICAL TIME AS. HE'S HERE FOR.

HIGH-STAKES MEETINGS. AT THE U.N. AND JUST AFTER THOSE. U.S. STRIKES ON IRAN'S. NUCLEAR. FACILITIES. THIS IS A PORTION OF. OUR. INTERVIEW CONDUCTED. WITH A. GOVERNMENT. TRANSLATOR. NBC, THOUGH, DID. REVIEW THE. TRANSLATION. INDEPENDENTLY. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, NEW. ALLEGATION JUST THREE. MONTHS. AFTER THOSE MASSIVE. AMERICAN. STRIKES ON IRAN'S. UNDERGROUND. NUCLEAR FACILITIES. IRAN ALREADY BUILDING. ANOTHER. SECRET SITE INSIDE A. MOUNTAIN. >> THERE IS THIS NEW. REPORT IN. "THE WASHINGTON. POST.". IT SHOWS. A SATELLITE IMAGE.

THIS IS THE PICKAXE. MOUNTAIN, AND IT'S ALLEGING. THAT RIGHT NOW. IRAN IS BUILDING YET. ANOTHER. SECRET NUCLEAR. FACILITY. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO. THIS? >> Translator: IF. THEY ARE. REALLY TELLING THE. TRUTH, WE. HAVE BEEN -- WE HAVE. COME TO AN. AGREEMENT MOST. RECENTLY WITH THE. IAEA, THEY CAN COME. AND INSPECT. ON THE GROUND. TO PUT SOMETHING OUT. BASED ON. PURPORTED SATELLITE. PHOTOGRAPHY, IT'S NOT PERTINENT. WE ARE NOT SEEKING.

NUCLEAR. WEAPONS. >> Reporter: THAT. U.S. STRIKE. CAME AFTER ISRAEL HIT. IRAN. FIRST, AND TODAY AT. THE U.N. PRIME MINISTER. BENJAMIN. NETANYAHU FACING A. WALK-OUT BY. SEVERAL COUNTRIES AS. HE SPOKE. CALLING A POTENTIAL. PALESTINIAN. STATE INSANE. >> GIVING THE. PALESTINIANS A. STATE ONE MILE FROM. JERUSALEM. AFTER OCTOBER 7th IS. LIKE GIVING. AL QAEDA STATE ONE. MILE FROM NEW. YORK CITY AFTER. SEPTEMBER 11th. THIS IS SHEER.

MADNESS. >> Reporter: WITH. ISRAEL SHOWING. NO SIGNS OF SLOWING. DOWN IN. GAZA, DOES THE. IRANIAN PRESIDENT. WORRY THEY ARE STILL. A TARGET BY. ISRAEL OR THE U.S.? >> IS IRAN PREPARING. FOR MORE. WAR? >> Translator: WE. HAVE NEVER. STARTED A WAR. WE WILL NEVER BE. STARTING ANY. WARS, BUT WHOMEVER. ATTACKS US, WE WILL DO OUR UTMOST. TO GIVE. THEM THE STRONGEST. ANSWER. >> Reporter: WE ALSO. PRESSED THE. IRANIAN PRESIDENT.

ABOUT REPORTS. OF THAT MISSING. URANIUM, BY SOME. ESTIMATES CAPABLE OF. FUELLING UP. TO TEN ATOMIC BOMBS. >> WHERE EXACTLY IS. THAT ROUGHLY. 900 POUNDS OF. ENRICHED URANIUM. RIGHT NOW THAT IS. PUBLICLY. UNACCOUNTED FOR? >> Translator: THAT'S. NOT VERY. DIFFICULT. WITH THE IAEA, THEY. CAN -- THE. INSPECTORS CAN COME. AND CONDUCT. A NEEDED INSPECTION. AND INSPECT. THE TARGETED SITES. AND VERIFY.

ANYTHING THAT NEEDS. TO BE. VERIFIED. >> PRESIDENT TRUMP. SAYS WHY ARE. YOU SEEKING NUCLEAR. POWER IF. YOU'RE SITTING ON ALL. THAT OIL. >> THEY'RE SITTING ON. TOP OF ONE. OF THE LARGEST PILES. OF OIL IN. THE WORLD. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY. THEY NEED. THAT FOR CIVILIAN. WORK. >> WHAT DO YOU SAY TO. THAT? >> Translator: YOU. SEE, NUCLEAR. ENERGY IS NOT JUST. FOR NUCLEAR. WEAPONS. A LOT OF DIAGNOSTIC. TOOLS AND. IMAGING TOOLS IN. MEDICINE, WHICH. IS MY PROFESSIONAL.

FIELD, WE DO. NEED NUCLEAR ENERGY. IN VARIOUS. INDUSTRY, INDUSTRIAL. SECTORS WE. NEED ACCESS. WITH THE AGRICULTURAL. SECTOR WE. NEED ACCESS TO THIS. TECHNOLOGY. AND SCIENCE. >> THE WAY WE ARE. SITTING RIGHT. NOW, WOULD YOU SIT. ACROSS FROM. PRESIDENT TRUMP LIKE. THIS TO. NEGOTIATE TO TALK TO. HIM? >> Translator: WELL, YOU SEE, THE CHALLENGE IS NOT. REALLY. SITTING DOWN AND. TALKING IN. PERSON. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS. IRAN MUST. NOT REACH NUCLEAR. WEAPON. CAPABILITY. WE ARE CERTAINLY.

READY. WE FULLY AGREE. WE DO NOT WISH TO. REACH SUCH AN. OBJECTIVE. LET'S TEAR DOWN THE. WALL OF. MISTRUST AND DISTRUST. SO THAT WE. CAN ESTABLISH OUR --. HAS BEEN. SINCERE. >> SO YOU WOULD. PUBLICLY STATE. YOU WERE GOING TO. ABANDON ANY. TYPE OF FURTHER. ENRICHING OF THE. URANIUM, ANY SORT OF. MARCH. TOWARDS A NUCLEAR. WEAPON, TO. MEET WITH THE UNITED. STATES? >> Translator: WE. WILL CERTAINLY. DO THAT, BECAUSE IT. HAS BEEN OUR.

INTENTION ALL ALONG. WHAT OUR INTENTION. HASN'T BEEN. IS TO PURSUE NUCLEAR. WEAPONS. >> IN THE SPIRIT OF. DIPLOMACY, IS THERE ANY MESSAGE. YOU HAVE. FOR BENJAMIN. NETANYAHU? >> Translator: NETANYAHU DOESN'T. NEED A MESSAGE. IN THE EYES OF THE. WORLD, IN THE. EYES OF THE. INTERNATIONAL. CRIMINAL COURT, HE. HAS BEEN. CONDEMNED FOR HIS. COMPORTMENT IN. CRIMES. >> Reporter: WE ALSO. ASKED HIM. ABOUT ALARMING. REPORTS INSIDE OF. IRAN ABOUT MASS. ARRESTS. >> SOME HAVE SAID.

THERE WERE UP. TO 21,000 PEOPLE. ARRESTED IN. IRAN AFTER THE. BOMBINGS. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO. THAT. ALLEGATION? >> Translator: I. DON'T HAVE OFF. THE TOP OF MY HEAD A. SPECIFIC. NUMBER, BECAUSE. THAT'S A. JUDICIARY IN CHARGE. OF THESE --. SUCH MATTERS. FOREIGN ENEMY, PERHAPS, HAS. SUCCEEDED IN FOOLING. CERTAIN. INTERNAL ENTITIES. WITH MONETARY. PRIZES, IF YOU WILL, INCENTIVES. OF DIFFERENT TYPES, BUT YOU. SPEAK OF NUMBERS OF.

21,000 OR. 25,000, I HIGHLY. DOUBT IT THAT. THAT'S AN ACCURATE. NUMBER. >> AND YOU CAN SEE. MUCH MORE OF. OUR INTERVIEW AND THE. COMPLETE. INTERVIEW AT. NBCNEWS.COM RIGHT. NOW. >>> IN 60 SECOND, WHY. A GROUP OF. HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS. ARE OUTRAGED. TONIGHT AFTER THEY. SAID THEIR. DAUGHTERS WERE FORCED. TO CRAWL. ON A TRACK IN THE. SCORCHING HEAT. FOR THEIR DANCE TEAM. >>> IN INDIANA. NIGHT, >>> IN INDIANA. TONIGHT, PARENTS. ARE OUT RAGED PARENTS AFTER.

THEY SAY AN. EXERCISE FOR A HIGH. SCHOOL DANCE. TEAM LEFT THEIR. DAUGHTERS WITH. SEVERE BURNS AND. HOSPITALIZED. MAGGIE VESPA HAS. MORE, INCLUDING. WHAT THE TEAM COACH. APPARENTLY. SAID ABOUT THE TEAM. >> Reporter: THESE. PHOTOS SHOW. THE SECOND-DEGREE. BURNS THAT. TRAVIS SAYS LEFT HIS. 14-YEAR-OLD. DAUGHTER HOSPITALIZED. AFTER A. HIGH SCHOOL DANCE. COACH ORDERED. HER TO DO BEAR. CRAWLS, WALKING. ON HER HANDS AND. FEET, AROUND A. SCORCHING TRACK. >> IT'S CHILD ABUSE. >> Reporter: YOU. THINK IT'S. CHILD ABUSE? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> Reporter: THE DAD.

AND HIS. WIFE TELLING US IT. HAPPENED AT. MAJORETTES PRACTICE. THE HIGH THAT DAY? 89 DEGREES. >> I JUST COULDN'T. IMAGINE. WHY WOULD SHE THINK. THAT WAS. OKAY TO DO? >> Reporter: THE. FAMILY SAYS THE. COACH LATER SENT. PARENTS THIS. MESSAGE SAYING, YOUR. DANCER MAY. COME HOME WITH SOME. BLISTERS ON. THEIR HANDS. WRITING, I AM SO. PROUD OF THEIR. EFFORT AND. DETERMINATION, THEN. SENDING TIPS ON. CARING FOR. BLISTERS AND. APOLOGIZING. ADDING, PLEASE KNOW. IT WAS NEVER. MY INTENTION FOR THEM. TO. EXPERIENCE PAIN.

THE COACH NOT. RESPONDING TO. NBC'S REQUEST FOR. COMMENT. NBC NEWS SPOKE WITH A. SECOND. MOTHER WHO SAYS HER. DAUGHTER WAS. ALSO INJURED AND SENT. THESE. PHOTOS. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. TELLING US. IT IS TREATING THE. MATTER WITH. THE UTMOST CARE AND. THAT THE. SAFETY AND WELL BEING. OF ITS. STUDENT ATHLETES IS. ITS TOP. PRIORITY. THE FAMILY SHOWING US. THIS. EMAIL, WHICH THE. DISTRICT WOULD. NOT COMMENT ON, FROM. THE. SCHOOL'S PRINCIPAL. SAYING, ONCE. WE'RE ABLE TO CONFIRM. A NEW. COACH OR SPONSOR, WE. WILL SHARE. UPDATED INFORMATION. RIGHT AWAY.

>> THESE ARE GIRLS. THEY'RE NOT ARMY. RANGERS, NAVY. SEALS. THEY'RE NOT A. FOOTBALL TEAM. THEY'RE NOT NONE OF. THAT. THIS IS DANCE. >> Reporter: MAGGIE. VESPA, NBC. NEWS. >>> WHEN WE CONTINUE, JIMMY. KIMMEL SET TO RETURN. TONIGHT TO. DOZENS MORE STATIONS. ALL OVER. THE COUNTRY AFTER HE. >>> WE ARE BACK NOW. WITH JIMMY. KIMMEL BACK ON THE. AIR AT MORE. STATIONS. SINCLAIR AND NEXSTAR, WHICH OWN. DOZENS OF LOCAL. STATIONS ACROSS. THE COUNTRY, SAYING.

TODAY THEY. WILL BRING BACK JIMMY. KIMMEL. LIVE THIS EVENING ON. ABC. AFFILIATES. IT COMES AFTER HE. RETURNED. EARLIER THIS WEEK. AFTER HE WAS. PREEMPTED OVER. COMMENTS HE MADE. OVER CHARLIE KIRK'S. SUSPECTED. KILLER. >>> REMARKABLE VIDEO. OF PEOPLE. IN CHINA CATCHING. FISH IN. FLOODED STREETS AFTER. A SUPER. TYPHOON. THEY GOT SOME BIG. ONES. ONE OF THE MOST. POWERFUL STORMS. OF THE YEAR, EVACUATING MILLIONS. ACROSS TAIWAN, HONG. KONG, AND. SOUTHERN CHINA. >>> AND IN THE SPORTS.

WORLD, THE. MLB SAYS SHOHEI. OHTANI HAS THE. MOST POPULAR PLAYER. JERSEY FOR. THE THIRD SEASON IN A. ROW. HE'S THE FOURTH MAJOR. LEAGUER TO. HAVE THE MOST POPULAR. JERSEY IN. BASEBALL FOR THREE. SEASONS, JOINING AARON JUDGE, MOOKIE. BETTS, AND DEREK. JETER. IT COME AFTER HIS. 54th HOME RUN. OF THE SEASON. >>> GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. ABOUT THIS.

>>> WE END THE WEEK. WITH A. SUPERHERO'S JOURNEY. NOT A NEW BLOCKBUSTER. OPENING. THIS WEEKEND BUT A. REAL. 9-YEAR-OLD BOY WITH. AN. UNFORGETTABLE ORIGIN. STORY. HERE'S LIZ CROUSE. >> Reporter: IN. MICHIGAN, A. SUPERHERO WELCOME. 9-YEAR-OLD KADEN. STEVENSON. GREETED WITH CHEERS. FROM. HUNDREDS OF HIS. CLASSMATES, ROOTING HIM ON AS. KADEN BLAZE, A. COMIC BOOK SUPERHERO.

WHOSE POWER. IS FIGHTING THE FLU. THE BOOK INSPIRED BY. KADEN'S OWN. BATTLE WITH THE. VIRUS. WHEN HE WAS 7, HIS. MOTHER. MICHELLE SAYS HE. BEGAN NOT. FEELING WELL AND HIS. CONDITION. QUICKLY DETERIORATED. >> HE WAS IN. MULTIORGAN FAILURE, SO KIDNEY, LIVER, AND. HEART. FAILURE. >> Reporter: KADEN. ENDED UP. HAVING BOTH OF HIS. LEGS. AMPUTATED BECAUSE OF. SEPSIS, BUT. HE SURVIVED AND WITH. A MISSION. >> AT THE SAME TIME. THAT KADEN. WAS IN THE HOSPITAL, THERE WAS. ANOTHER LITTLE BOY. THERE, AND HE.

ENDED UP PASSING. AWAY. ONCE KADEN GOT, YOU. KNOW, BETTER, HE TOLD ME HE. WANTED TO. SURVIVE FOR THAT. 5-YEAR-OLD BOY. >> Reporter: IN THE. COMIC BOOK. PUBLISHED BY THE. NONPROFIT. FAMILIES FIGHTING. FLU, KADEN. TRANSFORMS INTO KADEN. BLAZE, WHO. BRAVELY FLIES AROUND. THE CITY. DISTRIBUTING VACCINES. WHILE. FIGHTING THE EVIL FLU. VIRUS. HIS MOM SAYS HIS. BRAVERY ON PAGE. ISN'T EVEN CLOSE TO. REAL LIFE. >> OH GOODNESS, I AM. SO PROUD OF. MY BOY. I KNOW HE ACTS SHY. AND MODEST,

BUT HE REALLY IS A. SUPERHERO. I THINK SO. YEAH, YOU THINK SO? YEAH. YEAH. >> Reporter: BACK AT. SCHOOL WITH. HIS GLOVES AND HIS. GLASSES, KADEN PROVING YOU'RE. NEVER TOO. YOUNG TO MAKE A. DIFFERENCE. LIZ CROUSE, NBC NEWS. >> KADEN BLAZE TO THE. RESCUE. THAT'S NIGHTLY NEWS. FOR THIS. FRIDAY, I'M TOM. LLAMAS. THANKS SO MUCH FOR. WATCHING. TONIGHT AND ALWAYS,