NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Sept. 29

>>> TONIGHT, WHAT. WE'RE JUST LEARNING. ABOUT THE SUSPECT IN. THAT DEADLY MASS. SHOOTING AND ARSON. ADD A MICHIGAN. CHURCH. THE BRUTAL AMBUSH. KILLING FOUR, LEAVING. EIGHT OTHERS HURT, INCLUDING A. 6-YEAR-OLD. NEW STORIES OF. WORSHIPER HELPING TO. RUSH THE WOUNDED. OUTSIDE. OFFICIALS NOW CALLING. IT AN ACT OF TARGETED. VIOLENCE. WHAT ONE MAN TOLD US. AFTER A CHANCE. ENCOUNTER WITH THE. SHOOTER. >>> AND TONIGHT, YET.

ANOTHER SHOCKING. ATTACK. A MARINE WITH A. PURPLE HEART. ARRESTED, ACCUSED OF. OPENING FIRE INTO A. WATERFRONT BAR, KILLING THREE. THE LATEST IN A. VIOLENT STRETCH OF. SHOOTINGS IN AMERICA. >>> TROPICAL STORM. IMELDA TURNING DEADLY. IN THE CARIBBEAN. THE POWERFUL SYSTEM. ON THE MOVE TONIGHT. AND AL ROKER ACROSS. ITS LATEST TRACK. >>> SHUTDOWN. SHOWDOWN, AN 11th. HOUR WHITE HOUSE. MEETING GETS US NO. CLOSER TO A DEAL. WHY FLIGHTS AND MORE. COULD BE AFFECTED IF. LEADERS CAN'T COME TO. AN AGREEMENT IN LESS. THAN 24 HOURS.

BREAKTHROUGH. HOW POLICE SOLVED THE. BRUTAL YOGURT SHOP. MURDERS DECADES AFTER. THE KILLINGS. >> WHY COUNTRY. SUPERSTAR DOLLY. PARTON IS POSTPONING. HER VEGAS RESIDENCY. >>> HOW BIG BRANDS. ARE TRYING TO LURE IN. A NEW GENERATION OF. SHOPPERS. AND SIPPERS, BY. INCLUDING A CUP OF. COFFEE WITH YOUR NEW. PURSE. >> AND WHAT IF YOU. COULD DECIDE HOW MUCH. YOU PAY FOR DINNER? INSIDE THE FINE. DINING RESTAURANT. WITH FOOD TRUCK. PRICES, ALL OF IT ON. THE HONOR SYSTEM. "NIGHTLY NEWS" STARTS. RIGHT NOW.

>>> GOOD EVENING. I'M HALLIE JACKSON IN. FOR TOM. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH. NEW REPORTING IN THAT. HORRIFIC CHURCH. ATTACK IN MICHIGAN. FOUR PEOPLE KILLED, EIGHT OTHERS HURT IN. THAT SHOOTING AND. ARSON. FLAMES ENGULFING THE. BUILDING. AND YOU CAN SEE. TODAY, LEAVING ONLY. THE CHARRED FRAME. WE ARE NOW LEARNING. MORE ABOUT THE. SHOOTER, WHO WAS. KILLED BY POLICE, FROM HIS FAMILY AND. FROM A MAN WHO HAD A. CHANCE ENCOUNTER WITH. THE SUSPECT DAYS. BEFORE HE DROVE HIS. TRUCK INTO THE CHURCH.

OF LATTER DAY SAINTS. TONIGHT, INVESTIGATORS. SEARCHING FOR MORE. ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR. VETERAN, HIS MILITARY. BACKGROUND, HIS PRIOR. ARRESTS, AND HIS. ARSENAL THAT INCLUDED. FOUR IEDs. ALL OF IT AS OTHER. ATTACKS DOMINATE THE. HEADLINES INCLUDING. IN NORTH CAROLINA AND. IN TEXAS. ON AVERAGE, AT LEAST. ONE MASS SHOOTING. EVERY SINGLE DAY THIS. YEAR, ACCORDING TO. EXPERTS. THE VIOLENCE, A HEART. SICKENING REALITY, LEAVING SO MANY. ASKING CAN THIS. REALLY BE LIFE IN. AMERICA? OUR MAGGIE VESPA IS. IN GRAND BLANC,

MICHIGAN, TO START US. OFF. >> Reporter: FROM. ABOVE IN GRAND BLANC, MICHIGAN, INVESTIGATORS COMB. CHARRED RUBBLE. LOOKING FOR A MOTIVE. IN SUNDAY'S ATTACK ON. A CHURCH OF JESUS. CHRIST OF LATTER DAY. SAINTS. >> THE FBI IS. INVESTIGATING THIS AS. AN ACT OF TARGETED. VIOLENCE. >> CAN YOU TELL US. WHO YOU BELIEVE THE. TARGET WAS? A SPECIFIC PERSON, THE LDS CHURCH, ANOTHER GROUP? >> AS OF RIGHT NOW, AGAIN, AS THIS IS AN. ONGOING. INVESTIGATION, WHAT I. WOULD SAY IS I SAY. TARGETED VIOLENCE, I. MEAN TARGETED WITHIN. OUR STATE AND WITHIN. OUR COMMUNITY. >> Reporter: CHRIS.

SCRAWNS HAS HIS OWN. SUSPENSIONS. HE ASKED YOU WHAT DO. YOU THINK OF MORMONS? >> YES, THAT IS HIS. QUESTION. >> Reporter: JOHNS IS. RUNNING FOR CITY. COUNCIL IN THE AREA. AND LAST WEEK SAID HE. DROVE UP TO THE HOME. OF 40-YEAR-OLD THOMAS. JACOB SANFORD WHO. FIRST ASKED HIM HIS. VIEWS ON GUNS AND. THEN MORMONS. ADDING HE DATED A. WOMAN IN UTAH. >> HE SAID MORMONS. ARE THE ANTICHRIST. AND HE SAID IT IN A. VERY MATTER OF FACT. DEADPAN. >> Reporter: JOHNS.

SAYS SANFORD REMAINS. CALM. DAYS LATER, JOHNS SAW. HIS PICTURE. IDENTIFIED AS THE. GUNMAN IN SUNDAY'S. ATTACK. AUTHORITIES NOW. SAYING SANFORD HAD. MULTIPLE PAST ARRESTS. INCLUDING ONE FOR. BURGLARY. CHILLING WHEN YOU SAW. WHAT HAPPENED? >> EXTREMELY. >> Reporter: IN A. STATEMENT PROVIDED. EXCLUSIVELY TO NBC. NEWS THE GUNMAN'S. FATHER WRITING WE ARE. DEVASTATING. CALLING SANFORD A. CHRISTIAN AND LOVING. FATHER, SON, AND. HUSBAND. THE STATEMENT ADDS HE. WAS A MARINE AND WE. ARE COMPLETELY IN. SHOCK OVER THIS. WE HAVE NO ANSWERS. AUTHORITIES SAY FOUR. ARE DEAD AND EIGHT.

INJURED. THE YOUNGEST PERSON. HURT, A 6-YEAR-OLD. CHILD. WHEN SANFORD'S TRUCK. CRASHED INTO THE. CHURCH, PAUL KIRBY. THERE WITH HIS FAMILY. RAN TO HELP. >> I SAW THE GUN AND. HIM STARTING TO SHOOT. AND I TURNED AND RAN. WENT BACK TOWARDS THE. DOORS. I GOT A LITTLE BIT OF. SHRAPNEL IN MY LEFT. LEG. >> Reporter: YOU SAID. YOU RAN BACK IN. TOWARD YOUR FAMILY. >> MM-HMM. >> Reporter: JUST. WANTING TO SAVE YOUR. WIFE AND KIDS.

>> YEAH. SCARIEST I HAVE EVER. BEEN. >> Reporter: KIRBY. SAYS PARISHIONERS. CARRIED KIDS AND THE. WOUNDED OUT THE BACK. MINUTES LATER, THE. CHURCH GOING UP IN. FLAMES. >> I AM EXTREMELY. LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. >> MAGGIE IS JOINING. US FROM THE SCENE. YOU'RE LEARNING MORE. ABOUT WHAT. INVESTIGATORS ARE. FINDING THERE? >> Reporter: YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. THEY NOW SAY THE. GUNMAN HAD IN HIS. TRUCK FOUR IEDs OR. IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE. DEVICES. TWO SEEM TO BE MADE. OF MULTIPLE. COMMERCIAL GRADE. FIREWORKS KIND OF.

TAPED TOGETHER, AND. THEN TWO WERE. DESIGNED TO CREATE A. LOT OF SMOKE. AND THEY SAY NONE. WERE DEALTINATED. MEANWHILE, WHILE THE. INVESTIGATION. CONTINUES, WE HAVE. BEEN TOLD ALL VICTIMS. HAVE NOW BEEN. ACCOUNTED FOR. HALLIE. >> MAGGIE VESPA LIVE. IN MICHIGAN, THANK. YOU. >>> THAT MASS. SHOOTING THERE JUST. THE LATEST IN A WAVE. OF VIOLENT INCIDENTS. IN THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING A SUSPECT. WHO OPENED FIRE OVER. THE WEEKEND AT A. WATERFRONT BAR IN. NORTH CAROLINA. KILLING THREE PEOPLE. HERE'S AARON. GILCHRIST. >> Reporter: THIS. WATERFRONT BAR. POPULAR WITH TOURISTS. THE SCENE OF ANOTHER.

HORRIFIC MASS. SHOOTING. >> A SUSPECT ON A. BOAT SHOOTING INTO. THE BUILDING FROM THE. BOAT. >> Reporter: IN COURT. TODAY, PROSECUTORS. REVEALING THEY. BELIEVE THE SUSPECT, 40-YEAR-OLD NIGEL. EDGE INTENDED TO. CARRY OUT THE. SHOOTING IN SOUTHPORT. ON FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT. ANOTHER PASSING BOAT. INTERRUPTED HIS PLAN. INVESTIGATORS SAY HE. RETURNED THE NEXT. DAY, OPENING FIRE. FROM A BOAT WHERE. DOZENS OF PEOPLE WERE. LISTENING TO LIVE. MUSIC. POLICE CALLING THE.

ATTACK HIGHLY. PREMEDITATED. >> WE HEARD ONE POP. I LOOKED UP THINKING. IT WAS FIREWORKS AND. I SEE PEOPLE RUNNING. AROUND THE CORNER. TO SEE THE CARNAGE, YOU NEVER GET THAT. OUT OF YOUR HEAD WHEN. SOMEBODY IS SHOT IN. THE HEAD AND TRYING. TO CONSOLE HIS WIFE. >> Reporter: LIKE THE. SUSPECT IN MICHIGAN, EDGE IS A MARINE. CORPS VETERAN AND. PURPLE HEART. RECIPIENT WHO SERVED. IN IRAQ. EDGE SAID HE SUFFERS. FROM PTSD, ACCORDING. TO THE POLICE CHIEF. >> ONE THING IS. CLEAR. WE MUST DO MORE TO.

PREVENT THESE ACTS OF. VIOLENCE. IT HAS TO BE OUR TOP. PRIORITY. >> Reporter: THERE. HAVE NOW BEEN 324. MASS SHOOTINGS IN THE. U.S. THIS YEAR. EXPERTS SAY ATTACKS. MOTIVATED BY BOTH. IDEOLOGY AND FAME ARE. ON THE RISE. >> KIND OF BECOMES A. BIT OF A SNOWBALL. EFFECT WHERE THERE. ARE MORE VIOLENT ROLE. MODELS OUT THERE AND. THEN THOSE VIOLENT. ROLE MODELS CAN. INSPIRE NEW COPYCAT. ATTACKS. >> Reporter: THE. DISTRICT ATTORNEY. HERE SAYS EDGE DID. MAKE SOME. INCRIMINATING. STATEMENTS TO.

INVESTIGATORS BUT. THEY DID NOT OFFER. ANY THEORIES ABOUT A. MOTIVE FOR THE. SHOOTING. HALLIE. >> AARON GILCHRIST, THANK YOU. >>> UP AND DOWN THE. EAST COAST TONIGHT, MILLIONS ARE STARTING. TO FEEL THE IMPACT OF. TROPICAL STORM IMELDA. INCLUDING OUR JESSE. KIRSCH JOINING US. LIVE FROM CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. TALK US THROUGH THE. THREAT WHERE YOU ARE? >> THERE'S CONCERN. ABOUT ROUGH WAVES. LIKE THESIS AS WELL. AS RIP TIDES THANKS. TO IMELDA AND THIS. TROPICAL STORM HAS. NOW TURNED DEADLY. ACCORDING TO CUBAN. STATE MEDIA, AT LEAST.

ONE PERSON WAS KILLED. BY A LANDSLIDE THERE. RIGHT NOW, THE. BAHAMAS IS BEING HIT. BY THE STORM WHICH. WILL BECOME A. HURRICANE. HOWEVER, IMELDA WILL. NOT STRIKE THE U.S. THAT'S THANKS TO. HURRICANE HUMBERTO, THE FORCE OF THAT. STORM HELPING CLEAR. THE WAY FOR IMELDA TO. MOVE OUT INTO OPEN. WATER AWAY FROM THE. U.S. MAIN LNLD. WHILE THERE'S CONCERN. ABOUT THE ROUGH SURF. AS WELL AS COASTAL. FLOODING, THE IMELDA. STORM WILL NOT BE. HITTING THE U.S. THE U.S. CATCHING A. BREAK THIS TIME. >> AND THAT IS GOOD. NEWS THERE. JESSE, THANKS.

LET'S BRING IN AL. ROKER HELPING US. TRACK THESE TROPICAL. THREATS. AL, NOTHING AS FAR AS. IMPACT ON THE EAST. COAST, BUT WALK US. THROUGH THE NEXT. COUPLE DAYS WHEN IT. COMES TO RAIN, WIND, ET CETERA. >> WE WILL BE LOOKING. AT RIP CURRENTS FROM. FLORIDA ALL THE WAY. UP INTO NEW ENGLAND. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE. IMELDA AND WE HAVE. HUMBERTO. STILL A CATEGORY 4. FOR HUMBERTO. RIGHT NOW, TROPICAL. STORM FOR IMELDA. LAST TIME WE HAD TWO. STORMS THIS CLOSE. TOGETHER, 2016. RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS. LIKE THE TWO STORMS. WILL CRISSCROSS ON.

EITHER SIDE OF. BERMUDA. YOU CAN SEE THE. COASTAL AREAS, LARGE. WAVES AND RIP. CURRENTS. WE DO LOOK FOR IMELDA. TO BE ABOUT 250 MILES. AWAY FROM BERMUDA. HOWEVER, HUMBERTO IS. GOING TO BE GOING. JUST ABOUT -- I. SHOULD SAY IMELDA. JUST ABOUT 20 MILES. FROM BERMUDA, BUT. AGAIN, GOOD NEWS IS. WE HAVE DODGED A BIG. BULLET ON THIS ONE. >> THAT IS FOR SURE. AL ROKER WATCHING IT. ALL. >>> TO THE WHITE. HOUSE NOW, WITH A. MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT. FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP. ON A POSSIBLE PEACE. PLAN IN GAZA. AND A MAJOR CATCH, ISZERALLY HAS AGREED. TO THE DEAL, BUT WILL.

HAMAS? HERE'S GABE. GUTIERREZ. >> Reporter: NEARLY. TWO YEARS AFTER THE. HAMAS OCTOBER 7th. TERROR ATTACK STARTED. THE WAR IN GAZA, TONIGHT, PRESIDENT. TRUMP MIXING. HYPERBOLE WITH. DIPLOMACY. >> ONE OF THE GREAT. DAYS EVER IN. CIVILIZATION. >> Reporter: AS HE. UNVEILED A NEW. FRAMEWORK FOR A. CEASE-FIRE DEAL. >> AT A MINIMUM VERY. CLOSE AND I THINK. WE'RE BEYOND VERY. CLOSE. >> Reporter: MEETING. WITH BENJAMIN. NETANYAHU HERE AT THE. WHITE HOUSE, WHO SAYS. ISRAEL IS ON BOARD. >> I SUPPORT YOUR.

PLAN TO END THE WAR. IN GAZA, WHICH. ACHIEVES OUR. WARNINGS. >> Reporter: THE. PROPOSAL WOULD BEGIN. WITH AN IMMEDIATE. CEASE-FIRE REQUIRING. HAMAS RELEASE ALL OF. ITS HOSTAGES WITHIN. 72 HOURS IN EXCHANGE. FOR A PHASED. WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAELI. TROOPS AND THE. RELEASE OF. PALESTINIAN. PRISONERS. PLUS, FULL AID WOULD. BE SENT INTO GAZA. >> I CHALLENGE THE. PALESTINIANS TO TAKE. RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THEIR DESTINY BECAUSE. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE. GIVING THEM. >> Reporter: THE PLAN. REQUIRES HAMAS DISARM. AND INTERNATIONAL.

STABILIZIZATION FORM. WOULD PROVIDE. SECURITY. GAZA WOULD BE. GOVERNED NOT BY HAMAS. BUT BY A NEW. PALESTINIAN COMMITTEE. OVERSEEN BY AN. INTERNATIONAL BODY, LED BY PRESIDENT. TRUMP AND OTHER WORLD. LEADERS. >> THE BOARD OF. PEACE, WE CALL IT. THE BOARD OF PEACE. SORT OF A BEAUTIFUL. NAME. >> Reporter: SO FAR, THE PRESIDENT SAYING. HAMAS HAS NOT SIGNED. OFF ON HIS PLAN, GIVING THE GREEN. LIGHT TO ISRAEL TO. KEEP ITS WAR AGAINST. HAMAS GOING. IF THEY SAY NO. >> ISRAEL WOULD HAVE. MY FULL BACKING TO.

FINISH THE JOB OF. DESTROYING THE THREAT. OF HAMAS. >> THIS COULD BE DONE. THE EASY WAY OR IT. CAN BE DONE THE HARD. WAY. BUT IT WILL BE DONE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, SEVERAL KEY ARAB. COUNTRIES INCLUDING. SAUDI ARABIA AND. QATAR JUST PRAISED. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S. PLAN, BUT AT LEAST. ONE HAMAS. SPOKESPERSON IS. CRITICIZING IT. MEANWHILE, ALSO. TODAY, THE WHITE. HOUSE SAYS NETANYAHU. EXPRESSED DEEP REGRET. IN A PHONE CALL WITH. QATARI OFFICIALS. AFTER ORDERING AN AIR.

STRIKE TARGETING. HAMAS LEADERSHIP. THERE EARLIER THIS. MONTH. HALLIE. >> GABE GUTEAR ESZ AT. THE WHITE HOUSE. ALSO IN WASHINGTON. WITH JUST OVER 24. HOURS UNTIL A PARTIAL. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, A DEAL STILL SEEMS. OUT OF REACH, EVEN. AFTER A HIGH-STAKES. WHITE HOUSE MEETING. LATE TODAY. RYAN NOBLES HAS THOSE. NEW DEVELOPMENTS. >> Reporter: JUST A. LITTLE MORE THAN 24. HOURS FROM A PARTIAL. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SHUTDOWN, TONIGHT. CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS. AND PRESIDENT TRUMP. APPEAR NO CLOSER TO. STRIKING A DEAL TO. KEEP THE GOVERNMENT. OPEN. AFTER A HIGH-STAKES.

WHITE HOUSE MEETING, BOTH SIDES EMERGING. POINTING FINGERS. >> I THINK WE'RE. HEADED TO A SHUTDOWN. BECAUSE THE DEMOCRATS. WON'T DO THE RIGHT. THING. >> THEIR BILL HAS NOT. ONE IOTA OF. DEMOCRATIC INPUT. THAT'S NEVER HOW WE. HAVE DONE THIS. BEFORE. >> Reporter: HOUSE. REPUBLICANS ALREADY. PASSED A SPENDING. BILL TO KEEP THE. GOVERNMENT OPEN, BUT. SO FAR CANNOT GET. ENOUGH DEMOCRATIC. VOTES TO PASS IT. THROUGH THE SENATE. REPUBLICANS BLAMING. TOP SENATE DEMOCRAT. CHUCK SCHUMER SAYING. HE WON'T SUPPORT THE. BILL TO PLEASE THE. DEMOCRATIC BASE. >> YOU DON'T PUT A. GUN TO THE AMERICAN.

PEOPLE'S HEAD AND SAY. UNLESS YOU DO EXACTLY. WHAT SENATE AND HOUSE. DEMOCRATS WANT YOU TO. DO, WE'RE GOING TO. SHUT DOWN YOUR. GOVERNMENT. >> Reporter: NOTING. SIX MONTHS AGO, SCHUMER VOTED FOR A. SIMILAR SPENDING. BILL. KNOWN AS THE CR, TO. KEEP THE GOVERNMENT. OPEN. >> WHILE THE CR BILL. IS VERY BAD, THE. POTENTIAL FOR A. SHUTDOWN HAS. CONSEQUENCES FOR. AMERICA THAT ARE. MUCH, MUCH WORSE. >> Reporter: BUT. DEMOCRATS ACCUSE. REPUBLICANS OF NOT. BEING SERIOUS ABOUT. NEGOTIATING. WARNING THE GOP WILL. PAY A POLITICAL.

PRICE. >> REPUBLICANS. CONTROL THE HOUSE AND. THE SENATE AND. THERE'S A REPUBLICAN. PRESIDENT. IF THE GOVERNMENT. SHUTS DOWN, IT'S. BECAUSE REPUBLICANS. WANT TO SHUT THE. GOVERNMENT DOWN. >> Reporter: IF. THERE'S A SHUTDOWN, SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, MEDICAID. PAYMENTS AND VA. BENEFITS WOULD. CONTINUE. AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS. LIKE ACTIVE DUTY. MILITARY AND AIR. TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS. STAY ON THE JOB. BUT NATIONAL PARKS. COULD CLOSE AND MANY. FEDERAL WORKERS. INCLUDING AT THE IRS, COULD GO WITHOUT PAY. >> CAN'T GO TO THE. GROCERY STORE AND. SAY, WELL, THERE'S A.

BILL THAT WAS PASSED. AND I'LL GET PAID AND. I'LL COME BACK AND. PAY YOU FOR THESE. GROCERIES. >> RYAN IS JOINING US. HERE ON SET IN. WASHINGTON. RYAN, IN OTHER. DEVELOPING NEWS, WE'RE ALSO LEARNING. ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT. BETWEEN THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION AND. YOUTUBE'S PARENT. COMPANY. >> THAT'S RIGHT. ALPHABET WHICH IS. YOUTUBE'S PARENT. COMPANY, HAS AGREED. TO SETTLE A LAWSUIT. FILED BY PRESIDENT. TRUMP AFTER THE. PLATFORM REMOVED HIS. ACCOUNT IN THE WAKE. OF JANUARY 6th. ALPHABET WILL PAY. $24.5 MILLION TO. SETTLE THE LAWSUIT,

$22 MILLION OF THAT. TOTAL WILL SEE IF. THEY CAN LINK. BRASHERS TO YET MORE. CRIMES. >> RYAN CHANDLER IN. AUSTIN FOR US. TONIGHT. >>> AHEAD ON "NIGHTLY. NEWS," FROM RALPH. LAUREN TO COACH, EVEN. CAPITAL ONE, HOW A. GROWING LIST OF. >>> BACK NOW WITH. SOME CONSUMER NEWS, WITH COACH GETTING. INTO THE SHOP AND SIP. BUSINESS. THE LUXURY HANDBAG. BRAND JUST OPENING UP. ITS NEWEST COFFEE.

CAFE, HOPING TO LURE. IN GEN Z SHOPPERS TO. SPEND MORE TIME AND. MORE MONEY. CHRISTINE ROMANS. TAKES US THERE. >> I HAVE TO HAVE. THAT. >> Reporter: HOW. ABOUT A MACHI LATTE. WITH THAT HANDBAG? >> THIS IS NOT A. DRILL. >> S'MORES LATTE. >> Reporter: COACH. HOPING TO BUILD BRAND. BUZZ FOR A GENERATION. RAISED ON ONLINE. SHOPPING NOW THIRSTY. FOR EXPERIENCES. WHAT DO HANDBAGS AND. COFFEE -- HOW DO THEY. GO TOGETHER? >> YOU KNOW, IT'S.

REALLY ALL ABOUT THE. EXPERIENCE. GEN Z REALLY WANTS. TACTILE EXPERIENCES. I THINK THIS. EXPERIENCE IS GOING. TO DRIVE IN MORE. PEOPLE TO OUR BRAND. >> Reporter: GEN Z. AND MILLENNIALS. MAKING UP 70% OF. COACH'S NEW CUSTOMERS. LAST QUARTER. THINK LESS CLICK AND. SHIP AND MORE SHOP. AND SIP. AND IT'S IMMINENTLY. POSTABLE ON SOCIAL. MEDIA. ARE YOU MORE LIKELY. TO BUY MORE WHEN YOU. COME FOR COFFEE TOO? >> YES. >> STARBUCKS FAMOUSLY.

TURNED COFFEE INTO AN. EXPERIENCE. OTHER RETAILERS LIKE. RALPH LAUREN, RESTORATION HARDWARE, AND EVEN BANKS LIKE. CAPITAL ONE ARE. OFFERING COFFEE. OPTIONS TOO. >> I THOUGHT PEOPLE. WERE EXHAUSTED BY. INFLATION. YOU'RE SAYING IF THE. EXPERIENCE IS RIGHT, PEOPLE WILL STILL. SPEND MONEY. >> IF THE EXPERIENCE. IS RIGHT, IF THE. PRODUCT IS RIGHT, IF. IT'S IN THE RIGHT. LOCATION, THEN PEOPLE. ARE CERTAINLY. SPENDING MONEY ON. THAT, YES. >> Reporter: AND. POSTING ONLINE ABOUT. IT TOO. CHRISTINE ROMANS, NBC. NEWS, ELIZABETH, NEW.

JERSEY. >> WE'RE BACK IN A. MOMENT WITH THE VISA. FIGHT COMPLICATING. ONE MUSIC LEGEND'S. >>> BACK NOW WITH A. HUGE EXPLOSION CAUGHT. ON CAMERA. WANT YOU TO LOOK AT. THIS FIREBALL HERE. ERUPTING AT THE SIDE. OF THE FIREFLY LAUNCH. FACILITY IN TEXAS. THE AEROSPACE COMPANY. SAID IT HAPPENING. DURING TESTING ADDING. THEY FOLLOWED SAFETY. PROTOCOLS AND. EVERYBODY IS SAFE. >> SINGER SONGWRITER.

CAT STEVENS IS HAVING. TO DELAY A BOOK TOUR. IN THE U.S. BECAUSE. OF VISA ISSUES. HE WROTE HITS LIKE. ANOTHER SATURDAY. NIGHT AND PEACE. TRAIN, SAID MONTHS IN. LIMBO HAVE FORCED HIM. TO POWE PONE. STEECHBENS WHO. FAMOUSLY CONVERTED TO. ISLAM AND CHANGED HIS. NAME AT THE HEIGHT OF. HIS FAME IS THE. LATEST PERFORMER TO. GRAPPLE WITH VISA. ISSUES. >> AND ANOTHER. MAUZ. MUSIC LEGEND SHARING. AN UPDATE. SHE'S POSTPONING A. SERIES OF CONCERTS. DUE TO HEALTH.

CHALLENGES. SHE SAID HER DOCTORS. TOLD HER SHE NEEDS A. FEW PROCEDURES AND. DOLLY BEING DOLLY, SHE CRACKED A JOKE, IT'S NOT THE USUAL. TRIP TO SEE MY. PLASTIC SURGEON, SHE. SAYS. LOTS OF FOLKS HOPING. SHE GETS WELL SOON. >> WHEN WE COME BACK, WHAT IF YOU COULD. DECIDE HOW MUCH YOU. PAY FOR DINNER? YOUR RESERVATION TO. >>> THESE DAYS FINE. DINING CAN BE A. SPLURGE THAT FOR SOME. FEELS OUT OF REACH. BUT ONE RESTAURANT IS.

HOPING TO CHANGE THAT. BY LETTING YOU PAY. WHATEVER YOU CAN. ERIN McLAUGHLIN. EXPLAINS. >> Reporter: AT FIRST. GLANTS, THIS LOOKS. LIKE A FANCY DINNER. OUT AT A PRICEY NEW. YORK RESTAURANT. FRESH LOCALLY SOURCED. FOOD PREPARED BY AN. AWARD WINNING CHEF. >> THE MULTIPLE. LITTLE DISHES WITH. CORN, IT'S LIKE I. HAVE NEVER THOUGHT. ABOUT THOSE THINGS. SO INTENSELY. >> Reporter: THE. TWIST, EVERYONE WHO. SITS DOWN FOR THE. FIVE-COURSE SET MENU. PAYS WHAT THEY CAN. WITH A SLIDING SCALE. OF $15, $45, OR $125.

>> IT'S OPAQUE. THAT IS TO SAY YOU. DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M. PAYING AND I DON'T GO. WHAT YOU'RE PAYING. AND IT'S SELF. DESCRIBED. >> IT'S AN HONOR. SYSTEM THAT'S THE. BRAIN CHILD OF FORMER. "NEW YORK TIMES" FOOD. COLUMNIST MARK. BITMAN. IT'S A NEW NONPROFIT. RESTAURANT NOW OPENS. FOR THE NEXT FEW. MONTHS. >> GREAT FOOD SOURCED. LOCALLY COOKED BY. PEOPLE BEING TREATED. WELL AND ANYONE CAN. AFFORD TO EAT IT. >> Reporter: THE CHEF. TAKES US THROUGH THE.

MORNING PUFS HAUL. FROM THE FARMER'S. MARKET. >> WE JUST GOT THESE. PEAS IN. >> THEY'RE AMAZING. I LOVE YOU'RE. COMPETING WITH. MICHELIN STAR. RESTAURANTS FOR YOUR. INGREDIENTS. >> AND WINNING. >> Reporter: FOR. MAFRBs, THIS IS. PERSONAL. >> WHEN I WAS YOUNG. AND WORKING IN. MICHELIN STAR. KITCHENS AND I WOULD. GO BACK HOME TO. GEORGIA AND COULDN'T. FIND THE SAME KINDS. OF FRESH VEGETABLES. >> HOW SATISFYING IS. IT TO SERVE UP THIS. FOOD? >> IT'S AMAZING. >> AT THIS COMMUNITY. KITCHEN, THE BEST.

BITE IS KNOWING. EVERYONE CAN AFFORD. ONE. ERIN McLAUGHLIN, NBC. NEWS, NEW YORK. >> AND THAT IS. "NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR. THIS MONDAY. I'M HALLIE JACKSON. TOM WILL BE BACK. TOMORROW. THANKS SO MUCH.