NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas Full Episode - Oct. 23

TONIGHT THE STATES OF EMERGENCY ACROSS THE. WEST AS CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODS FORCE EVACUATIONS. AROUND THE CLOCK RESCUES IN ARIZONA. PASSENGERS RESCUED BY HELICOPTER. AS FLOODWATERS RUSH THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS NOW IN SOUTHERN COLORADO. AFTER THESE DANGEROUS WATERS POWERED THROUGH. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IN SOUTHERN UTAH TOTALLY. CAKED IN MUD. NOW THERE ARE MORE STORMS ON THE WAY. THE TERRIFYING. BUILDING COLLAPSE CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

PEOPLE RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES IN KENYA AND NOW THE RACE TO SAVE THOSE. TRAPPED INSIDE. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING. HE ORDERED THE DOJ. TO TRY TO BLOCK THE ELECTION RESULTS IN ALASKA. IF THE REPUBLICAN SENATOR LOSES. WHY HE SAYS HE'S TAKING THAT ACTION. FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP NEGOTIATING A TEMPORARY CEASEFIRE. FOR ONE RUSSIAN OCCUPIED CITY IN UKRAINE. HOW THAT DEAL CAME TOGETHER. MASSIVE SCHOOL BUS FIRE, FLAMES SHOOTING OUT. HOW A QUICK THINKING BUS DRIVER.

GOT THE KIDS OUT JUST IN TIME. OUR SERIES BUSINESS IN AMERICA. WE GO ONE ON ONE TONIGHT WITH THE CEO OF GOLDMAN SACHS. WHY HE SAYS AMERICANS MAY WORK LONGER BECAUSE OF AI. WEST BANK LOCKDOWN THIS VIDEO. CAPTURING ISRAELI SOLDIERS CHASING A PALESTINIAN GUNMAN. AFTER A DEADLY ATTACK, NOW PUTTING THE MIDDLE EAST ON. HALL OF FAME RUNNING BACK MARSHALL FAULK, NOW THE LATEST FORMER PRO. TO REVEAL HE'S BEEN DIAGNOSED. WITH PARKINSON'S.

AN IPAD AND AN IPHONE IN ONE, THE LONG LINES ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR APPLE'S DUO. SO IS IT WORTH THE PRICE TAG? AND OUR SERIES GREAT AMERICANS, ONE PHOTOGRAPHER'S MISSION TO. CAPTURE BASEBALL'S STARS OF THE FUTURE. ONE PHOTO AT A TIME. NIGHTLY NEWS STARTS RIGHT NOW. THIS IS NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM YASMIN. AND GOOD EVENING. WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.

WE BEGIN WITH THE FLASH FLOOD CATASTROPHE UNFOLDING ACROSS THE WEST, WITH MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES FORCED TO EVACUATE. A DISASTER EMERGENCY DECLARED IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO, AND HERE'S WHY. RIVERS OVERFLOWING, HOMES COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY WATER. IN ARIZONA, THE FLASH FLOODS ROARED IN SO QUICKLY CARS LIKE THESE. SWEPT AWAY AND PASSENGERS CLIMBING ONTO THE ROOFS AND RESCUED BY HELICOPTER. TONIGHT THE THREAT ISN'T OVER WITH MILLIONS ON ALERT FOR MORE STORMS.

THAT COULD MAKE THOSE FLASH FLOODS EVEN WORSE. OUR STEVE PATTERSON TONIGHT TRACKING IT ALL FOR US. TONIGHT. FAST MOVING FLOODWATERS SURGING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. IN SOUTHERN COLORADO, THE SOUTH FORK OF THE RIO GRANDE SWELLING TO MAJOR FLOOD STAGE. SOUTHWEST OF THERE, A DISASTER EMERGENCY DECLARED FOR THE TOWN OF PAGOSA SPRINGS. THE SAN JUAN RIVER CRESTING THERE THIS MORNING OVER 15 FT. IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO,

AUTHORITIES URGING PEOPLE TO UATE WHEN ASKED. ALL OVER. THE COUNTY RESCUES PEOPLE TRAPPED ON THE ROOFS. WE'VE BEEN DOING BUCKETS FOR LIKE AN HOUR AND A HALF. THIS IS FAMILIES IN SOUTHERN UTAH ARE. CLEANING UP FROM CATASTROPHIC FLOODING THERE. YOU CAN SEE THE WATER LINE ON THESE HOUSES, ESPECIALLY OVER HERE AND OVER HERE THE MUD LINE IS JUST INSANE. SOME 80 HOMES AFFECTED IN THE CITY OF HURRICANE. WATCH THIS CURRENT SO STRONG IT CARRIED THE SHIPPING CONTAINER DOWN THE STREET.

AND IN ARIZONA SOUTH OF SEDONA, 4 RESCUED BY HELICOPTER FROM THE ROOF OF A. VEHICLE THURSDAY SWEPT DOWNSTREAM BY FAST MOVING CURRENTS. WHILE IN NAVAJO COUNTY, RESIDENTS RUNNING FOR COVER FROM THE STORM, PACKING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL, HIGH WINDS, AND HEAVY RAIN, A DAYS-LONG BOUT OF VIOLENT WEATHER TEARING THROUGH THE WEST. STEVE PATTERSON JOINS US LIVE TONIGHT FROM LOS ANGELES, AND STEVE, WE SAW THOSE.

SAND BERMS LAST NIGHT THE AUTHORITARE BUILDING TO. PROTECT THE COAST AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY GETTING BIGGER TONIGHT. TOM, YOU COULDN'T BE MORE RIGHT. IN FACT, THEY'VE EXTENDED THIS BY SOME 500 FT. JUST TODAY. MEANWHILE, FOR FAMILIES LIVING IN THE SOUTHWEST, A NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING. FOR MOST OF NEW MEXICO AND A PART OF TEXAS. AS THE THREAT FOR MORE HEAVY RAIN MOVES EAST THIS WEEKEND. TOM, STEVE, THANK YOU. AND THERE IS A DESPERATE SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS IN KENYA TONIGHT, AND YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE WHY. A HIGH RISE BUILDING COLLAPSED ALL CAPTURED ON CAMERA.

HERE'S VALERIE CASTRO. THE STUNNING COLLAPSE CAPTURED ON VIDEO. DUST CLOUDS SOARING INTO THE AIR. AS AN 18-STORY HIGH RISE UNDER CONSTRUCTION CRUMBLES IN THE. MIDDLE OF THE DAY IN THE KENYAN CAPITAL NAIROBI. PEOPLE DOWN ON THE STREET SCRAMBLING FOR SAFETY. WHEN THE BUILDING FALLS TO THE GROUND. FIRST RESPONDERS LOOKING FOR SURVIVORS.

THE POLICE COMMISSIONER REPORTING AT LEAST ONE WOMAN WAS RESCUED, SEEN IN THIS VIDEO. OFFICIALS REPORTING DOZENS OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WHO WERE. ON THE SITE WERE ALL ACCOUNTED FOR. THERE WERE 67 WORKERS AND 1 GOT INJURED AND 66. ESCAPED UNHURT. BUT TONIGHT WORD OTHERS COULD STILL BE MISSING. THIS MAN IN VIDEO POSTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA SAYS HE WAS ON THE 6TH FLOOR, THAT HE MADE IT OUT, BUT OTHERS WERE NOT ABLE TO. TONIGHT,

THE CAUSE OF COLLAPSE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH. THE URGENT RACE TO FIND SURVIVORS UNDERWAY. VALERIE CASTRO, NBC NEWS. BACK HERE AT HOME TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S. CONTROVERSIAL NEW MOVE JUST AHEAD OF THE MIDTERMS. DIRECTING THE DOJ TO TRY TO STOP THE. CERTIFICATION OF ALASKA'S SENATE RESULTS IF THE REPUBLICAN. LOSES. GABE GUTIERREZ REPORTS TONIGHT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. TONIGHT THE FIGHT OVER THE MIDTERMS IS ALREADY GOING TO COURT. 11 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION,

PRESIDENT TRUMP NOW SAYS HE TOLD HIS ADMINISTRATION. TO FILE A LAWSUIT TO BLOCK CERTIFICATION OF THE SENATE RACE IN DEEP RED ALASKA. IF REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT DAN SULLIVAN LOSES BECAUSE ANOTHER CANDIDATE. NAMED DAN SULLIVAN IS ALSO ON THE BALLOT. THE GOP CALLS THE SECOND SULLIVAN A DEMOCRATIC PLANT, WHICH HE DENIES. IT'S CHEATING LIKE HELL. AND IT'S VERY CONFUSING TO PEOPLE. DEMOCRATIC SENATE CANDIDATE MARY PELTOLA CALLING THE LAWSUIT CORRUPTION. MEANWHILE,

THE PRESIDENT IS PLAYING DEFENSE ON HIS HOME TURF, RALLYING REPUBLICANS IN FLORIDA, A STATE HE LAST WON BY 13. POINTS, BUT WHERE THE GOVERNOR'S RACE BETWEEN REPUBLICAN BYRON DONALDS AND. DEMOCRAT DAVID JOLLY IS AMONG THOSE TIGHTER THAN EXPECTED, BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN. A MIDTERM ELECTION WITH THIS KIND OF ACTION. THE PRESIDENT'S MIDTERM BLITZ OVER THE NEXT WEEK INCLUDES. OHIO WITH THAT CONTROVERSIAL AD IN THE GUBERNATORIAL RACE. SHE'S LIED HER ENTIRE LIFE. THE AD LAUNCHED BY REPUBLICAN VIVEK RAMASWAMY'S CAMPAIGN AND CALLED. DESPICABLE BY DEMOCRAT AMY ACTON FEATURES ACTON'S ESTRANGED MOTHER.

A MOTHER IS SAYING. DON'T. PUT. MY DAUGHTER THERE. BECAUSE SHE'S A TERRIBLE PERSON AND SHE'S A LIAR. WHY SHOULDN'T SOMEBODY USE THAT? NBC'S MONICA ALBA PRESSING THE PRESIDENT ABOUT ACTON'S STEPFATHER BEING ARRESTED. AND CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ABUSING THE CANDIDATE AS A CHILD. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT STEPFATHERS. FROM MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. AND LATE TODAY,

THE PRESIDENT ROLLED BACK TARIFFS ON SOME CANADIAN. PRODUCTS AMID INCREASING PRESSURE FROM SOME REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES. TOM, OK, GABE, THANK YOU. NOW TO THE SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A TEMPORARY CEASEFIRE. IN A PART OF UKRAINE AND THE KEY FIGURE WHO SECURED IT, FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP. CHIEF FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT RICHARD ENGEL EXPLAINS. RELIEF IS COMING TO THE FEW STARVING CIVILIANS LEFT IN ONE OF THE MOST ISOLATED, BOMBED OUT VILLAGES ON THE FRONT LINE IN THE WAR IN UKRAINE. BOTH RUSSIA AND UKRAINE TONIGHT SAY FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP.

PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN NEGOTIATING THE EVACUATION OF CIVILIANS, MOSTLY ELDERLY, AND AROUND 50 CHILDREN WHO WERE TRAPPED IN THE RUSSIAN OCCUPIED VILLAGE OF OLESHKI. OLESHKI IS INSIDE THE SO-CALLED KILL ZONE, TOO DANGEROUS TO RESUPPLY. NEXT WEEK, ACCORDING TO THE NEW DEAL, UKRAINIAN AND RUSSIAN FORCES WILL PAUSE FIGHTING TO ALLOW CIVILIANS TO LEAVE. THE KILL ZONE IS SO DANGEROUS UKRAINIAN FORCES. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE WAR.

HAD TO AIRLIFT A WOUNDED SOLDIER BY DRONE. THE UKRAINIAN SOLDIER KONSTANTIN PLASENKO, WHO HAD TO AMPUTATE HIS OWN FOOT TO SURVIVE, SPOKE TODAY. IT SOUNDED LIKE A HELICOPTER WAS LANDING, A LOUD RUMBLING. IT WILL STAY WITH ME. THE REST OF MY LIFE, HE SAID. PRESIDENT ZELENSKY SAID TODAY ELON MUSK'S STARSHIELD SYSTEM, WHICH UKRAINE RELIES ON TO FIGHT AND DEFEND THE COUNTRY, STILL ISN'T FULLY UP AND RUNNING. THE SPEED.

HAT BEEN. RESTORED, BUT HE SAYS SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO TOLD HIM IT WILL BE RESTORED SOON. ZELENSKY SAID HE FELT BETRAYED BY THE. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AFTER THE SATELLITE SYSTEM WAS DOWNGRADED. WITHOUT WARNING. OR A CLEAR EXPLANATION. RICHARD ENGEL, NBC NEWS. AND BACK HERE IN THIS COUNTRY, SOME FRIGHTENING MOMENTS ON BOARD A SCHOOL BUS CARRYING STUDENTS IN INDIANA. THE DRIVER BEING CALLED A HERO FOR RUSHING THE CHILDREN TO SAFETY. GEORGE SOLIS WITH THOSE IMAGES TONIGHT.

TERRIFYING RIDE TO SCHOOL IN INDIANA. WATCH AS FLAMES ERUPT FROM THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL BUS IN EVANSVILLE. YOU CAN SEE FIRE SHOOTING FROM BENEATH THE HOOD AS BLACK SMOKE BILLOWS. THE DRIVER GETTING ALL OF THE STUDENTS OFF THE BUS SAFELY MOMENTS EARLIER. THE STARTLING SCENE UNFOLDING THURSDAY AROUND 7 IN THE MORNING. SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY THE DRIVER NOTICED. SMOKE AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE BUS. ERICA SHARP AND HER HUSBAND RAN OUTSIDE TO HELP. HOW INTENSE WERE THE FLAMES?

THEY WERE VERY INTENSE, IN FACT. I THINK THE HOUSE THAT IT WAS CLOSEST TO, I THINK THE SIDING STARTED TO MELT. MY HEART STOPPED. THINKING. THAT THE KIDS COULD STILL BE ON THE BUS AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THEM OFF. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PRAISING THE BUS DRIVER'S QUICK THINKING IN A MOMENT OF CRISIS. THE STUDENTS ALL MADE IT TO SCHOOL ON TIME. AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE IS NOW UNDERWAY. GEORGE SOLIS, NBC NEWS. WHEN WE RETURN IN 60 SECONDS, THE WEST BANK. LOCKDOWN AFTER A DEADLY ATTACK. JUST BEFORE THE BIG ELECTION IN ISRAEL.

PLUS OUR EXCLUSIVE WITH ONE OF WALL STREET'S BIGGEST LEADERS, WHAT THE HEAD OF GOLDMAN SACHS. TELLS US ABOUT THE FUTURE OF AI. AND WHY MANY AMERICANS WILL END UP WORKING LONGER. AND WHY APPLE IS FLIPPING OUT THE LONG LINES FOR THEIR FIRST FOLDABLE IPHONE, AN IPAD, AND AN IPHONE IN ONE. SO. IS IT WORTH THE PRICE? BUSINESS IN AMERICA IS SPONSORED BY AMERICAN EAGLE.COM, CREATING DIGITAL EXPERIENCES THAT DRIVE GROWTH.

AND WE ARE BACK NOW WITH OUR SERIES BUSINESS IN AMERICA. OUR MOST RECENT NBC NEWS POLL FOUND THAT. THE ECONOMY IS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE FOR AMERICANS. AHEAD OF THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS. MANY SAYING THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION IS WORSE THAN A YEAR AGO, BUT THE CEO OF GOLDMAN SACHS, ONE OF THE BIGGEST BANKS ON WALL STREET, SAYS. DESPITE HOW MANY PEOPLE FEEL, THE ECONOMY. IS DOING WELL. HE SAT DOWN EXCLUSIVELY WITH OUR CHRISTINE ROMANS.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE ECONOMY, THE ECONOMY IS DOING WELL. BECAUSE AVERAGE AMERICANS ARE SPENDING. EMPLOYMENT'S BEEN PRETTY GOOD. WAGE GROWTH HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD. YOU KNOW, NEGATIVISM SELLS. OPTIMISM IS A HARDER SELL. I THINK $6.5 FOR A GALLON OF DIESEL IS NOT ME, NOT ME BEING NEGATIVE. THAT'S REALLY. HARD FOR A GALLON OF DIESEL IS A REAL HEADWIND. IT'S IN THE SUPPLY CHAINS AND IT ULTIMATELY PASSES THROUGH. WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THAT, AND I UNDERSTAND THE HEADWINDS AND I. UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THAT. GOLDMAN SACHS CEO DAVID SOLOMON IS BULLISH ON THE US ECONOMY.

AND SEES AI DRIVING IT TO NEW HEIGHTS. WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS IT TO HELP. THE WORKER IF TECH COMPANIES AND. INVESTORS ARE BENEFITING IN THE NEAR TERM FROM. AI BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH MONEY BEING MADE, BUT WORKERS FEEL LIKE THEY JUST DON'T HAVE A PIECE OF THAT YET. WELL, WE'RE ALL RESPONSIBLE IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. I TRULY BELIEVE IF THIS IS GOING AT A PACE. WHERE IT'S CREATING MORE DISRUPTION IN THE LABOR FORCE, THEN. GOVERNMENT, THE PUBLIC SECTOR, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR. HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY.

TO WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE POLICY THAT SMOOTHS THAT OUT OR PROVIDES SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, DURING TRANSITION PERIODS. DO YOU AGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT THAT. GOVERNMENT SHOULD KEEP ITS HANDS OFF AI, AND THIS SHOULD BE SELF-REGULATED. THE COMPANIES SHOULD REGULATE THEMSELVES. I DON'T THINK IT'S AS BINARY A CHOICE. I THINK. WE HAVE TO ALLOW INNOVATION, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT INNOVATION, AND I THINK YOU CAN DO BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. BUT ARE YOU CONFIDENT THERE ARE GROWN-UPS IN THE ROOM. THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT AI IS HELPING SOLVE. SOLVE PROBLEMS. AND CURE CANCER AND NOT CAUSING SOME DOOMSDAY SCENARIO? I THINK THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF GROWN-UPS IN THE WORLD.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT EVERYBODY'S A GROWN-UP. RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE. HAVE THE OBLIGATION. TO WORK TO FIGURE THIS OUT, AND THAT COMES FROM BOTH THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, HE SAYS HE'S MOST EXCITED FOR WHAT AI WILL MEAN FOR OUR HEALTH AND LIFE SPANS. HOW ARE PEOPLE GOING TO AFFORD TO LIVE LONGER? WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? DO PEOPLE HAVE TO WORK LONGER? THERE'S, WELL, I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WORK LONGER. ONE OF THE REALITIES OF LIFE IS IF YOU'RE HEALTHY, MOST PEOPLE WORK, OF COURSE PEOPLE WORK FOR AN INCOME, BUT PEOPLE ALSO WORK BECAUSE IT GIVES THEM PURPOSE.

A RECENT NBC NEWS POLL. SHOWS JUST 18% OF AMERICANS SAID. THEY WERE IN A BAD. FINANCIAL SITUATION TODAY THAN A YEAR AGO, BUT SOLOMON REMAINS OPTIMISTIC. BEFORE FEBRUARY, THE ECONOMY LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE REALLY STRONG. INFLATION WAS COMING DOWN, AND THEN YOU HAVE THIS IRAN WAR. HOW. DAMAGING HAS THAT BEEN TO THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK? IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN A HEADWIND, BUT THERE'S NO QUESTION THE ECONOMY IS ACTUALLY STILL DOING QUITE WELL. IT'S A HEADWIND FOR SURE. YOU TALK ABOUT IT IN GAS. YOU TALK ABOUT IT IN TRANSPORTATION COSTS.

IN SUPPLY CHAINS. THAT'S BEEN A HEADWIND, BUT. THE ECONOMY'S BEEN RELATIVELY RESILIENT. CHRISTINE ROMANS, NBC NEWS, NEW YORK. TO SEE MORE OF CHRISTINE'S GREAT INTERVIEW AND MORE EXCLUSIVE CONTENT, JUST SCAN THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN AND SUBSCRIBE. ALL RIGHT, WE ARE BACK IN A MOMENT HERE ON NIGHTLY NEWS. ANOTHER NFL GREAT. DIAGNOSED WITH PARKINSON'S. IS THERE A LINK WITH PLAYING FOOTBALL? STAY WITH US. WELCOME BACK.

ISRAEL TONIGHT PUTTING THE WEST BANK ON LOCKDOWN. FOLLOWING A DEADLY ATTACK. YOU CAN SEE IT HERE IN THIS VIDEO. PALESTINIAN GUNMEN OPENING FIRE ON ISRAELI SOLDIERS. THIS BODY CAM FROM AN IDF SOLDIER RETURNING FIRE. TWO SOLDIERS WERE KILLED ALONG WITH A GUNMAN WHO. ISRAELI OFFICIALS SAID WERE PLANNING A LARGER ATTACK. IT COMES JUST DAYS BEFORE. ISRAELI ELECTIONS. AND BACK HERE AT HOME, NFL HALL OF FAMER MARSHALL FALK SHARING THAT HE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED. WITH PARKINSON'S AT AGE 53. FALK WAS A BRUISING RUNNING BACK FOR YEARS WITH THE COLTS AND THE RAMS.

AND IS NOW HEAD COACH AT SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY. HE SAID HE NOTICED SOMETHING WAS OFF WHEN. HE FELT STIFFNESS IN HIS HAND AFTER GOLFING. HE SAYS HE'S BEEN FEELING GOOD SINCE HE STARTED TAKING SOME MEDICATION. HE'S THE LATEST FORMER FOOTBALL STAR. TO ANNOUNCE THAT DIAGNOSIS. OK, NOW TO THE LATEST APPLE RELEASED THEIR FIRST FOLDABLE PHONE, THE DUO. TAKE A LOOK. IT HAS TWO SCREENS. SOME REVIEWERS. THE CAMERAS AREN'T AS GOOD AS. SOME OTHER MODELS AND IT DOESN'T HAVE FACE ID, BUT. IT HAS COOL SELFIE FEATURES AND PEOPLE LIKE USING IT AS AN E-READER.

AS WELL. IT'S ALSO APPLE'S MOST EXPENSIVE PHONE EVER, STARTING AT ABOUT $2000. AND SOME USERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE DURABILITY OF THAT INNER SCREEN. YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL HOW YOU HANDLE IT, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, ENTHUSIASM RUNNING HIGH SO FAR WITH LONG LINES. ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. WHEN WE COME BACK TONIGHT, HER PHOTOS OF AMERICA'S PASTIME ARE MESMERIZING, BUT. IT'S HOW SHE'S HELPING KIDS. CHANGE THE GAME THAT MAKES HER THIS WEEK'S GREAT AMERICAN. FINALLY TONIGHT,

OUR ES GREAT AMERICANS AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER. WHOSE PHOTOS BRING THE GAME TO LIFE ALONGSIDE HER MISSION. TO BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO THE GAME. OUR GREAT AMERICAN TONIGHT, SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER. JEAN FRUTH. WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT BEING. AN AMERICAN IS THE FREEDOM TO DREAM. JEAN FRUTH'S PATH STARTED ON THE DIAMOND AT HER SON SIMON'S GAMES. MY FIRST SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY PROFESSIONAL JOB. WAS WORKING FOR 5 NEWSPAPERS SHOOTING.

EVERY SPORT YOUTH SPORTS, HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS, COLLEGE SPORTS, COLLEGE SPORTS, AND THEN EVENTUALLY PROFESSIONAL SPORTS FOR THEM. THE SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER AND DOCUMENTARIAN. HAS SHOT AMERICA'S GAME ON BEACHES AND FARM FIELDS, TRAVELING FROM LITTLE LEAGUE GAMES TO THE. PROS. AND WORLD SERIES SHOWDOWNS IN BOSTON, THE BRONX, WASHINGTON, AND WRIGLEY. BASEBALL CONNECTS GENERATIONS. THE MEMORIES THAT THEY SHARE WITH BASEBALL, IT'S AMERICA'S PASTIME. THROUGH HER LENS, FRUTH HAS CAPTURED PIVOTAL MOMENTS THAT SHE SAYS SHOW HOW IMPACTFUL SPORTS CAN BE,

ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. KIDS. WHO. PLAY SPORTS, THEY HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES WITH THEIR HEALTH. AND ALL THE LESSONS THAT A TEAM SPORT TEACHES YOU. IT'S WHAT'S INSPIRED HER TO START GRASSROOTS BASEBALL, A NONPROFIT WITH A MISSION. TO GROW THE GAME IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 7 YEARS AGO SHE SET OFF ALONG AMERICA'S HIGHWAY, ROUTE 66, WITH AN RV FULL OF GEAR, HOSTING CLINICS WITH THE LIKES OF BASEBALL LEGENDS GEORGE BRETT, GOOSE GOSSAGE,

AND JOHNNY BENCH. WE HAD CLINICS FOR. KIDS AND. HALL OF FAMERS TAUGHT THEM HOW TO THROW A BALL, CATCH A BALL. IT'S REALLY JUST THE PURE. LOVE OF THE GAME. ALONG THE WAY, FRUTH CAPTURING THIS KEY MOMENT WHEN SHE. PHOTOGRAPHED HER FIRST ALL-GIRLS BASEBALL GAME. NOW IT WASN'T, OH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THE GIRL. NOW THEY'RE JUST ALL PLAYING AND THEY'RE PLAYING AT A HIGH LEVEL, AND IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT FOR. THAT EXPERIENCE INSPIRING HER MOST RECENT PROJECT.

E HER. BE HER. FRUTH PROFILING SEVEN ELITE FEMALE PLAYERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. WITH A SIMPLE GOAL IN MIND GIVING THESE WOMEN VISIBILITY. VISIBILITY LEADS TO. MORE OPPORTUNITIES. A CAMERA. AND A CALLING CAPTURING THE STORIES OF A SPORT THAT MEANS SO MUCH. BASEBALL HAS. AN INCREDIBLE ABILITY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. I MEAN THERE'S SO MANY THINGS IN THE WORLD THAT DIVIDE US RIGHT NOW. SPORTS BECOMES VERY IMPORTANT TO FIND THESE PLACES WHERE WE CAN FIND.

COMMON GROUND. DOCUMENTING BASEBALL'S NEXT GREAT BIG CHAPTER. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S NIGHTLY NEWS FOR THIS FRIDAY. I'M TOM YASMIN. WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING. TONIGHT. AND ALWAYS, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU. GOOD NIGHT.