NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Sept. 27

>>> WE'RE BACK WITH THE. >>> WE'RE BACK WITH THE RECOVERY EFFORORTS FROM. >>> WE'RE BACK WITH THE RECOVERY EFFORTS FROM HELENE. RECOCOVERY EFFORTS FROM HELENE. IT'S BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE. HELENE.. IT'S BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE FLOODS FROM THAT STORM. IT'S BEEN ONE YEAR SININCE FLOODS FROM THAT STORM DEVASTATED THE WESTERN. DEVASTATED THE WESTERN PART OF NORTH CAROLINA. OUR KATHY PARK WENT THERE.

PART OF NORTH CAROLINA. OUR KATHY PARK WENT THERE TO SEE HOW SOME E PEOPLE. TO SEE HOW SOME PEOPLE ARE GETTING CREATIVE AS THEY TRY TO MOVE FORWARD. ARE GETTING CREATIVE AS THEY TRY TO MOVE FORWARD. >> Reporter: ONE YEAR. THEY TRY TO MOVE FORWARD. >> Repororter: ONE YEAR AFTER THE REMNANTS OF. >> Reporter: ONE YEAR AFTER THE REMNANTS OF HELENE TORE THROUGH. HELENE TORE THROUGH WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, THE E POWER OF WATER STILL. WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, THE POWER OF WATER STILL HAUNTS MANY WHO LIVED. THE POWER OF WATER STILL HAUNTSTS MANY WHO LIVED THROUGH THE DISASTER. HAUNTS MANY WHO LIVED THROUGH THE DISASTER. >> ACTUALLY SEEING THE. THROUGH THE DISASTER. >> ACTUALLY SEEING THE MOUNTAINS FUNNEL THE. >> ACTUALLY SEEING THE MOUNTAINS FUNNEL THE WATER DOWN DIRECTLY ON. MOUNTAINS FUNNEL THE WATER DOWN DIRECTLY ON TOP OF YOU -- IT'S JUST. WATER DOWN DIRECTLY ON TOP OF YOU -- IT'S JUST HARD TO FATHOM. TOP OF YOU -- IT'S JUST HARD TO FATHOMOM. >> Reporter: LIVES. HAHARD TO FATHOM. >> Reporter: LIVES SHATTERED OVERNIGHT. >> Reporter: LIVES SHATTERED OVERNIGHT. LANDSCAPES DESTROYED. LANDSCAPES DESTROYED. >> THE SPACE THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT T TO ME IS.

>> THE SPACE THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME IS NOW GONENE FOREVER. REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME IS NOW GONE FOREVER. >> Reporter: TRISTAN. NOW GONE FOREVER. >> Reporter: TRISTAN TURNER AND ISAAC KING. >> Reporter: TRISTAN TURNER AND ISAAC KING CAPTUREDED BOTH THE HORROR. CAPTURED BOTH THE HORROR AND HOPE THROUGH THEIR CAMERA LENS. AND HOPE THROUGH THEIR CACAMERA LENS. >> WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE. CAMERA LENS. >> WE DIDN'T'T REALLY HAVE A SOLID PLAN, BUT WE KNEW. >> WE DIDN'T REALLY Y HAVE A SOLID PLAN, BUT WE KNEW WHAT OUR INTENTIONS WERE. WHAT OUR INTENTIONS WERE. SO WE JUST WENT OUT AND SHOT IT. SHOT IT. >> Reporter: AND THEY TOOK IT A STEP FURTHER, >> Reporter: AND THEY TOOK IT A STEP F FURTHER, PULLING GALLONS OF WATER. PULLING GALLONS OF WATER FROM THE SAME RIVER THAT TORE THROUGH COMMUNITIES. FROM THE SAME RIVER THAT TORE THRHROUGH COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR PHOTOS. TORE THROUGH COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR PHOTOS. YOU LITERALLY DEVELOPED. TO DEVELOP THEIR PHOTOS. YOU LITERALLY DEVELOPEPED THE FILM USING THE RIVER. THE FILM USING THE RIVER WATER? >> YES. WATER? >> YES. YES, WE USED THE RIVER. >> YES. YES, WE USED THE RIVER WATER ASAS THE SOLVENT. YES, WE USED THE RIVER WATER AS THE SOLVENT. >> THE FILM ITSELF THAT. WATER AS THE SOLVENT. >> THEHE FILM ITSELF THAT YOU'RE WATCHING IS. >> THE F FILM ITSELF THAT YOU'RE WATCHING IS AFFECTED BY THE SAME.

YOU'RE WATCHINING IS AFFECTED BY THE SAME WATERS OF THE IMAGES. AFFECTED BY THE SAME WATERS OF THE IMAGES DEPICTED WITH THE IMAGE. WATERS OF THE IMAGES DEPICTED WITH THE IMAGE. >> Reporter: C CHEMICAL. DEPICTED WITH THE IMAGAGE. >> Reporter: CHEMICAL REACTIONS FROM THE. >> Reporter: CHEMICAL REACTIONS FROM T THE CONTAMINATED WATER LEFT. REACTIONS FROM THE CONTAMINATED WATER LEFT BEHIND CHILLING. BEHIND CHILLING DISTORTIONS. GRAINY SHOHOTS OF. DISTORTIONS. GRAINY SHOTS OF DESTRUCTIOION AND RUBBLE, GRAINY SHOTS O OF DESTRUCTION AND RUBBLE, EVEN SIGNS OF RESILIENCE. DESTRUCTION AND RUBBLE, EVEN SIGNS OF RESILIENCE. >> HERE IS A CLOWN STATUE. EVEN SIGNS OF RESILIENCE. >> HERE IS A CLOWN STATUE THAT WASHED OUT OF ONE OF. >> HERE IS A CLOWN STATUE THAT WASHED OUT OF ONE OF THE E BUILDINGS IN THE. THE BUILDINGS IN THE RIVER ARTS DISTRICT. PEOPLE PUT SIGNS UP, AND. RIVER ARTS DISTRICT. PEOPLE PUT SIGNS UP, AND IT SAID "HOPE, "EVEN WHEN. PEOPLE PUT SIGNS UP, AND IT SAID "HOPE, "EVEN WHEN THE CREEK RISES.". IT SAID "HOPE, "EVEN WHEN THE CREEK RISES." THAT'S REALLLLY BEEN KIND. THE CREEK RISES." THAT'S REALLY BEEN KIND OF THE THROUOUGHLIEN FOR. OF THE THROUGHLIEN FOR OUR PROJECT. >> Reporter: T THEIR WORK. OUR PROJECT. >> Repeporter: THEIR WORK IS NOW PART OF A LARGER.

>> Reporter: THEIR WORK IS NOW PART OF A LARGER CROWDSOUOURCE COLLECTIVE. IS NOW PART OFOF A LARGER CROWDSOURCE COLLECTIVE APTLY TITLED "COME HELL. APTLY TITLED "COME HELL OR HIGH WATER." >> IT INCLUDES A A DIGITAL. OR HIGH WATER." >> IT INCLUDES A DIGITAL PORTAL FOR COMMUNITY. >> IT INCLUDES A DIGITAL PORTAL FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SUBMIT. PORTAL FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO S SUBMIT WHATEVER HOLDS MEANING. WHATEVER HOLDS MEANING FOR THEM IN REMEMBERERING HELENE. FOR THEM IN REMEMBERING HELENE. ♪. HELENE. ♪ WHETHER THAT'S POETRY, ♪ WHETHER THAT'S POETRY, SONGNGS, PERSONAL ACCOUNTS, WHETHER THATAT'S POETRY, SONGS, PERSONAL ACCOUNTS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS. SONGS, PERSONAL ACCOUNTS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS. >> Reporter: A LIVING. PHOTOS, VIDEOS. >> Reporter: A LIVING ARCHIVE PRESERVING NOT. >> Reporter: A LIVING ARCHIVE E PRESERVING NOT JUST THE HISTORIC DAMAGE. JUST THE HISTORIC DAMAGE BUT ALSO HOLDING SPACE FOR THE MEMORIES. BUT ALSO HOLDING SPACE FOR THE MEMORIES. KATHY PARK, NBC NEWS, FOR THE MEMORIES. KATHY PARK, NBNBC NEWS, ASHEVILLE. KATHY PARK, NBC NEWS, ASHEVILLE. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK,

ASHEVILLE. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, THERE'S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, THERE'S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT A HUGE S SURPRISE FOR. THERE'S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT A HUHUGE SURPRISE FOR THESE ELEMENTARY. ♪. ♪ >>> THERE'S GOOD NEWS. ♪ >>> THERE'S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. >>> THERE'S GOOD N NEWS TONIGHT. SO OFTEN THE GOOD NEWS. SO OFTEN THE GOOD NEWS DOESN'T GET AS MUCH ATTENTIOION AS THE BAD, SO. DOESN'T GET AS MUCH ATTENTION AS THE B BAD, SO EVERY SATURDAY WE. EVERY SATURDAY WE HIGHLIGHT THE MANY PEOPLE WHO SPREAD JOY AND L LOVE, HIGHLIGHT THE MANY PEOPLE WHO SPREAD JOYOY AND LOVE, AND THESE ARE JUST SOME. AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THOSE STORIES THIS WEEK. OF THOSE STORIES THIS WEEK. IN OHIO, FIFTH GRADER. WEEK. IN OHIO, FIFTH GRADER LANEY BALLARD HAS BEEN. IN OHIO, FIFTH GRADER LANEY BALLARD HAS S BEEN CHEERING ON HER.

LANEY BALLARD HAS BEEN CHEERING ON HER CLASSMATES FOR YEARS. CHEERING ON HER CLASSMATES FOR YEARS. BUT NOW IT'S THEIR TURN. CLASSMATES FOR YEARS. BUT NOW IT'S THEIR TURN TO CHEER FOR HER. BUT NOW IT'S THEIR TURN TO CHEER FOR HER. LANEY WAS DIAGAGNOSED WITH. TO CHEER FOR HER. LANEY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LYMPHOMA THIS YEAR, AND. LANEY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LYMPHOMAMA THIS YEAR, AND HER FRIENDS WANTED TO. LYMPHOMA THIS YEAR, AND HER FRIENDS WANTED TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT BY. HER FRIENDS WANTED TO SHOW THEIRIR SUPPORT BY DOING THIS. SHOW THEIR SUPPORT BY DOING THIS. ONE AFTER THE OTHER. DOING THIS. ONE AFTER THE OTHER. 30 OF LANEY'S CLASSMATES. ONE AFTER THE OTHER. 30 OF LANEY'S CLASSMATES SHAVING THEIR HEADS TO. 30 OF LANEY'S CLASSMATES SHAVING THEIR HEADS TO SHOW HER JUST HOW MUCH. SHAVING THEIR HEADS TO SHOW HER JUST HOW MUCH SHE MEANS TOTO THEM. SHOW HER JUST HOW MUCH SHE MEANS TO THEM. >> IT LIKE MADE MEME FEEL. SHE MEANS TO THEM. >> IT LIKE MADE ME FEEL SO GOOD, AND IT MADE ME. >> IT LIKE MADE ME FEEL SO GOOD, AND IT MADE ME FEEL LIKE CANCER IS JUST. SO GOOD, AND IT MADE ME FEEL LIKE CANCER IS JUST NOTHING. FEEL LIKE CANCER IS S JUST NOTHING. AND I CAN GET THERE FOR.

NOTHING. AND I CAN GET THERE E FOR HOW MUCH SUPPORT THERE IS. HOW MUCH SUPPORT THERE IS FOR R ME. AND IT ACTUALLY MAKES ME. FOR ME. AND IT ACTUALLY MAKES ME SO HAPPY. AND IT ACTUALLY MAKES ME SO HAPPY. >> AT THIS PARK IN SOUTH. SO HAPPY. >> AT THIS PARK IN SOUTH FLORIDA, 11-YEAR-OLD MIA. FLORIDA, 11-YEAR-OLD MIA IS ABOUT TO MEET HER HERO. IS ABOUT TO MEET HER HERO. WHO USED TO BE A STRANGER. HERO. WHO USED TO BE A STRANGER UNTIL SHE SAVED MIA'S. WHO USED TO BE A STRANGER UNTITIL SHE SAVED MIA'S LIFE. UNTIL SHE SAVED MIA'S LIFE. BRIDGET ADDISON CAME TO. LIFE. BRIDGET ADDISON CAME TO THE RESCUE AFTER MIA FELL. BRIDGET ADDISON CAME TO THE RESCUE AFTER MIA FELL INTO THIS LAKE AND. INTO THIS LAKE AND COULDN'T GET OUT. AND GET THIS, BRIDGET. COULDN'T GET OUT. AND GET THIS, BRIDGET DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SWIM. AND GET THIS, BRIDGET DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SWIM. MIA THANKING BRIDGET WITITH. DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SWIM. MIA THANKING BRIDGET WITH THIS HANDWRITTEN CARD. MIA THANKING BRIDGET WITH THIS HANDWRITTEN CARD. AND BRIDGET BROUOUGHT GIFTS.

THIS HANDWRITTEN CARD. AND BRIDGET BROUGHT GIFTS TOO. AND BRIDGET BROUOUGHT GIFTS TOO. BALLOONS, A STUFFED. TOO. BALLOONS, A STUFFED ANIMAL, AND HEHER OWN CARD. BALLOONS, A STUFFED ANIMAL, AND HER OWN CARD. >> I WANTED YOU TOTO KNOW. ANIMAL, AND HER OWN CARD. >> I WANTED YOU TO KNOW HOW VERY SPECIAL YOU ARE. >> I WANTED YOU TO KNOW HOW VERY SPECIAL YOU ARE. CONTINUE BEING THE. HOW VERY SPECIAL YOU ARE. CONTINUE BEING THE BEAUTIFUL PERSON GOD HAS. BEAUTIFUL PERSON GOD HAS CREATED YOU TO BE. >>>> A MESSAGE OF KINDNESS. CREATED YOU TO BE. >> A MESSAGE OF KIKINDNESS FROM A HERO WHO BECAME. >> A MESSAGE OF KINDNESS FROM A HERO WHO BECAME FAMILY. FROM A HERO WHO BECAME FAMILY. LOOK AT THIS. FAMILY. LOOK AT THIS. NEWLYWEDS RYAN AND SHELBY. LOOK AT THIS. NEWLYWEDS RYAN AND SHELBY HUNTER ABOUT TO SHARE A. NEWLYWEDS RYAN AND SHELBY HUNTER ABOUTUT TO SHARE A SPECIAL SURPRISE ON THEIR. SPECIAL SURPRISE ON THEIR WEDDING DAY WHEN SOSOMETHING CATCHES THE. WEDDING G DAY WHEN SOMETHING CATCHES THE GROOM'S EYE. SOMETHING CATCHES THE GROOM'S EYE. RYAN HAS LOST HIS.

GROOM'S EYE. RYAN HAS LOST HIS GRANDFATHER AND A CLOSE. RYAN HAS LOST HIS GRANDFATHER AND A CLOSE FRIEND, BUT THEY W WERE. FRIEND, BUT THEY WERE STILL THERE FOR HIM ON HIS BIG DAY. STILL THERE FOR HIM ON HIS BIG DAY. THAT'S BECAUSE SHELBY. HIS BIG DAY. THAT'S BECAUSE SHELBY WENT OUT OF F HER WAY TO. THAT'S BECAUSE SHELBY WENT OUT O OF HER WAY TO INCLUDE THEM IN A. WENT OUT OF HER WAY TO INCLUDE THEM IN A POWERFUL WAY THAT THE. INCLUDE THEM IN A POWEWERFUL WAY THAT THE COUPLE WILL SHARE. COUPLE WILL SHARE FOREVER. >> I WANTED HIM TO FEEL, FOREVER. >> I WANTED HIM TO FEEL, LIKE, SEEN WITH THE. >> I WANTED HIM TO FEEL, LIKE, SEEN WITH THE PAINTING. LIKE, SEEN WITH THE PAINTING. >> IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF. S. THE NICEST THINGS ANYONE'S EVER DONE FOR ME. ANYONE'S EVER DONE FOR ME. >> AND FOR THESE KIDS AT. ME. >> AND FOR THESE KIDS AT HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. >> AND FOR THESE KIDS AT HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO, THEY NEVER.

HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO, THEY NEVER EXPECTED A VISIT FROM. IN SAN DIEGO, THEY NEVER EXPECTED A VISIT FROM M THEIR FAVORITE BASEBALL. THEIR FAVORITE BASEBALL TEAM. THAT'S T THE SAN DIEGO. TEAM. THAT'S THE SAN DIEGO PADRES AND THE BIKES FOR. THAT'S THE SAN DIEGO PADRES AND THE BIKES FOR KIDS FOUNDATION. PADRES AND THE BIKES FOR KIDS FOUNDATION SURPRISING KID AFTFTER KID. SURPRISING KID AFTER KID WITH BRAND-NEW BIKES. BUT THE BIGGEST SURPRISE? WITH BRAND-NEW BIKES. BUT THE BIGGEST SURPRISE? >> EVERYBODY'S GETTING A. BUT THE BIGGEST SURPRISE? >> EVERYRYBODY'S GETTING A BIKE! >> EVERYBODY'S GETTING A BIKE! >> THEIR COMMUNITY WAS. BIKE! >> THEIR COMMUNITY WAS ROCKED BY A JET T CRASH. >> THEIR COMMUNITY WAS ROCKED BY A JET CRASH EARLIER THISIS YEAR, BUT. ROCKED BY A JET CRASH EARLIER THTHIS YEAR, BUT THE PADRES HOPE THESE. EARLIER THIS YEAR, BUT THE PADRES HOPE THESE BIKES WILLLL BRING MORE. THE PADRES HOPE THESE BIKES WILL BRING MORORE SMILES. BIKES WILL BRING MORE SMILES. >> I ALMOST CRIED,

SMILES. >> I ALMOST CRIED, BECAUSUSE I WAS SO HAPPY. >> I ALMOST CRIED, BECAUSE I WAS SO HAPPY. >> I WAS SO HAPPY. BECAUSE I WAS SO HAPPY. >> I WAS SO HAPPY. >> THIRD GRADERS CARARLEY. >> I WAS SO HAPPY. >> THIRD GRADERS CARLEY LYMAN AND RILEY ROMERO. >> THIRD GRADERS CARLEY LYMAN AND RILEY ROMERO COULDN'T CONTAIN THEIR. LYMAN AND RILEY ROMERO COULDN'T CONTAIN THEIR JOY. COULDN'T CONTAININ THEIR JOY. >> IT HELPED ME CHEER UP, ON. >> IT HELPED ME CHEER UP, BECACAUSE I WAS FOCUSED ON MORE IMPORTANT THINGS. BECAUSE I WAS FOCUSED ON MORE IMPORTANT THINGS. >> AND NOW PADRES HAVE A. MORE IMPORTANT THINGS. >> AND NOW PADRES HAVE A NEW FAN. >> AND NOW PADRES HAVE A NEW FAN. >> NOW I WANT TO START. NEW FAN. >> NOW I WANT TO START WATCHING PADRES GAMES. >> NOW I WANT TO START WATCHING P PADRES GAMES. >> ONE, TWO, THREE! WATCHING PADRES GAMES. >> ONE, TWO, THREE! GO PADRES! >> ONE, TWO, THREE! GO PADRES! >> THAT'S "NBC NIGHTLY.

GO PADRES! >> THAT'S "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR THIS SATURDAY. >> THAT'S "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR R THIS SATURDAY. THE GREAT HALLIE JACKSON. THE GREAT HALLIE JACKSON WILL BE HERE TOMORROW NIGHT. WILL BE HERE TOMOMORROW NIGHT. I'M JOSE DIAZ-BALART. NIGHT. I'M JOSE DIAZ-BALART. THANK YOYOU FOR THE. THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF YOUR TIME, AND GOOD NIGHT.