Nightly News Full Episode - Aug. 6

>>> TONIGHT, THE MASS. SHOOTING AT ONE OF. AMERICA'S BIGGEST. MILITARY BASES. SOLDIERS FORCED TO. TAKE DOWN ONE OF THEIR. OWN. THE SCRAMBLE TO SAFETY. AT FORT STEWART. THE ARMY SAYING THE. SOLDIER TARGETED. MEMBERS OF HIS OWN. UNIT. HE USED A PERSONAL. HANDGUN TO OPEN FIRE. FIVE MILITARY MEMBERS.

SHOT. ALL OF THEM SOMEHOW. SURVIVING. WHAT WE ARE LEARNING. ABOUT THE SERGEANT'S. TROUBLING PAST. >>> THE FLASH FLOOD. EMERGENCY IN THE. SOUTH. TWO PEOPLE SWEPT AWAY. THE WEST ON FIRE. WILDFIRES SPARKING. FROM TEXAS TO. WASHINGTON, TO. CALIFORNIA AND. ARIZONA. PHOENIX ON TRACK TO. BREAK A HEAT RECORD. THE SMOKE AND HAZE. CHOKING THE SKIES ON. THE EAST COAST. >>> ALSO BREAKING. TONIGHT, WILL. PRESIDENT TRUMP MEET. FACE TO FACE WITH. VLADIMIR PUTIN AND. POSSIBLY PRESIDENT.

ZELENSKYY TO DISCUSS A. CEASE-FIRE? TOP TRUMP OFFICIALS. GRAPPLE WITH PRESSURE. OVER THE EPSTEIN. FILES. WHAT WE ARE LEARNING. TONIGHT. >>> A BOMB THREAT. TAKING THE TEXAS FIGHT. OVER REDISTRICTING TO. A NEW LEVEL OF. TENSION. >>> THE MIDTOWN. MANHATTAN SHOOTER'S. BRUSHES WITH LAW. WHAT 911 CALLS REVEAL. ABOUT HIS MENTAL. HEALTH. >>> THE MALL MAINSTAY. WHERE SO MANY KIDS HAD. THEIR EARS PIERCED. FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY.

>>> A TRIP TO THE. HEART OF LITTLE HAVANA. TRANSFORMED AL ROKER. INTO ALBERTO. "NIGHTLY NEWS" STARTS. RIGHT NOW. >> THIS IS "NBC. NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH TOM. LLAMAS REPORTING. TONIGHT FROM MIAMI. >>> GOOD EVENING. THE CHILLING MOMENTS. ON AN ARMY BASE. FIVE SOLDIERS ARE. SOMEHOW ALIVE TONIGHT. AND IN STABLE. CONDITION AFTER AN.

ACTIVE DUTY SERGEANT. OPENED FIRE, SHOOTING. THEM. THEY WERE HIS. CO-WORKERS AND MEMBERS. OF HIS OWN UNIT. MOMENTS AFTER HE SHOT. AT THEM USING HIS. PERSONAL HANDGUN, HE. WAS TAKEN DOWN BY. OTHER SOLDIERS AND. PLACED INTO CUSTODY. ALIVE. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF. THE CHAOS HERE. IT HAPPENED AT FORT. STEWART, WHERE THE. BASE WAS ON LOCKDOWN. FOLLOWING THE. SHOOTING. MOMENTS AGO, THE. PRESIDENT SAYING, THE. ENTIRE NATION IS. PRAYING FOR THE. VICTIMS AND THEIR. FAMILIES.

THE SUSPECT IS AN. AUTOMATED LOGISTICAL. SPECIALIST WHO HAS. NEVER DEPLOYED AND. RECENTLY WAS CHARGED. WITH DUI. IT BEGS THE QUESTION. TONIGHT OF HOW IT. HAPPENED ON A HEAVILY. ARMORED BASE WITH. THOUSANDS OF SOLDIERS. AND THEIR FAMILIES. PRIYA SRIDHAR LEADS US. OFF. >> Reporter: FIVE. SOLDIERS SHOT AND. RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. AFTER GUNFIRE ERUPTED. AT FORT STEWART IN. GEORGIA. >> ACTIVE SHOOTER. >> Reporter: THIS. 28-YEAR-OLD U.S. ARMY. SERGEANT OPENED FIRE.

WITH A PERSONAL. HANDGUN SHORTLY BEFORE. 11:00 THIS MORNING. >> IT OCCURRED AT THE. SOLDIER'S PLACE OF. WORK. IT DID INVOLVE. CO-WORKERS. >> Reporter: PROMPTING. A 1-HOUR LOCKDOWN ON. THE BASE THAT SPANNED. UP TO 280,000 ACRES. >> FIVE PATIENTS. THEY HAVE BOTH OF THE. EMS TRUCKS ON SCENE. >> Reporter: THE ARMY. SAYS THE SERGEANT WAS. APPREHENDED BY LAW. ENFORCEMENT 40 MINUTES. AFTER THEY WERE. DISPATCHED. >> I WOULD LIKE TO. THANK THE BRAVE.

SOLDIERS WHO. IMMEDIATELY INTERVENED. AND SUBDUED THE. SHOOTER. THEY PREVENTED FURTHER. CASUALTIES. >> Reporter: THE. BRIGADIER GENERAL SAYS. THE MOTIVE IS STILL. UNKNOWN. HE SAYS THE SERGEANT. HAD NEVER PREVIOUSLY. BEEN DEPLOYED TO. COMBAT OR HAD ANY. KNOWN DISCIPLINARY. ISSUES IN HIS 7 1/2. YEARS OF SERVICE. OFFICIALS FOUND OUT. TODAY HE HAD BEEN. ARRESTED FOR A DUI IN. MAY. >> IT WAS UNKNOWN TO. HIS CHAIN OF COMMAND. AND WE STARTED LOOKING.

INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT. DATABASES. >> Reporter: THE FIVE. SOLDIERS ARE EXPECTED. TO MAKE A FULL. RECOVERY. THREE UNDERWENT. SURGERY. THE PRESIDENT SAID THE. SUSPECT WILL BE. PROSECUTED TO THE. FULLEST EXTENT. >> THE NATION IS. PRAYING FOR THE. VICTIMS AND THEIR. FAMILIES. HOPEFULLY, THEY WILL. FULLY RECOVER. WE CAN PUT THIS. CHAPTER BEHIND. >> Reporter: FORT. STEWART IS THE LARGEST. U.S. MILITARY BASE. EAST OF THE. MISSISSIPPI RIVER,

HOME TO THE 3rd. INFANTRY DIVISION THAT. IS RAPIDLY DEPLOYED TO. WAR ZONES AROUND THE. WORLD. THIS MAN SAID HE WAS. ABOUT TO LEAVE THE. BASE WHEN IT ENSUED. >> IF YOU WERE INSIDE, YOU WERE LOCKED IN. IF YOU WERE TRYING TO. GET IN, YOU WERE. LOCKED OUT. IT BECAME A GHOST. TOWN. >> PRIYA, THIS. HAPPENED ON AN ARMY. BASE. THE MILITARY WILL. HANDLE PROSECUTION? >> Reporter: YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. OFFICIALS DO EXPECT. THIS CASE TO BE TRIED. IN A MILITARY COURT OF. JUSTICE. AS FOR THE SERGEANT,

HE WAS QUESTIONED BY. ARMY INVESTIGATORS. TODAY. OFFICIALS SAY HE IS. BEING HELD IN. CONFINEMENT ON THE. BASE WHILE HE WAITS TO. HEAR MORE ABOUT. EXACTLY WHAT CHARGE HE. WILL BE FACING. >> PRIYA SRIDHAR LIVE. FROM FORT STEWART, THANK YOU. >>> EXTREME WEATHER. GRIPS NEARLY EVERY. CORNER OF THE COUNTRY. HEAT AND RAIN AND. WILDFIRES FORCING. EVACUATIONS. SMOKE MAKES THE AIR. UNHEALTHY TO BREATHE. IN MORE THAN A DOZEN. STATES.

DETAILS FROM EMILIE. IKEDA. >> Reporter: SMOKE. SMOTHERING SKYLINES. COAST TO COAST. PARTS OF MORE THAN A. DOZEN STATES ARE. FACING ANOTHER DAY OF. AIR QUALITY ALERTS. >> IT'S LIKE A. CONSTANT FOG ALMOST. IT DOESN'T GO AWAY. >> Reporter: THE HAZY. HORIZONS ARE FUELLED. BY WILDFIRES RAGING IN. SOME CASES HUNDREDS OF. MILES AWAY. >> THERE'S A LOT MORE. IN MY THROAT. >> Reporter: YOU FEEL. SOMETHING IS OFF? >> YEAH, DEFINITELY. >> Reporter: CANADA ON.

TRACK FOR ITS SECOND. WORST WILDFIRE SEASON. ON RECORD. HUNDREDS IN SOUTHERN. CALIFORNIA HAVE BEEN. EVACUATED AS. FIREFIGHTERS NAVIGATE. STEEP, RUGGED TERRAIN. GUSTY WINDS AND DRY. CONDITIONS ARE FANNING. THE FLAMES AND FEARS. AMONG HOMEOWNERS IN. UTAH UNDER A STATE OF. EMERGENCY. >> IT'S JUST SO HARD. NOT KNOWING WHAT HAS. HAPPENED UP THERE. >> Reporter: AUTHORITIES SAY A. CONTROLLED BURN GREW. OUT OF CONTROL. TUESDAY, GOING ON TO.

SCORCH HUNDREDS OF. ACRES AND FORCE. EVACUATIONS. THE CAROLINAS HAMMERED. BY TORRENTIAL RAIN. AUTHORITIES JUST. RECOVERED TWO BODIES. AFTER THEY SAY THE. PAIR WAS SWEPT AWAY BY. FLOODWATERS INUNDATING. THEIR CAR. >> IT WAS DEEP. IT WAS OVER MY HEAD. I NEVER GOT TO HER. >> Reporter: IN A WEEK. OF WILD WEATHER, THE. SOUTHWEST TODAY. SUFFERING THROUGH. BLISTERING TEMPS. PHOENIX EXPECTED TO. REACH A RECORD 116. DEGREES. UNBEARABLE FOR THOSE. EVEN FAMILIAR WITH THE. DESERT HEAT. WATCH AS FIRST. RESPONDERS CARRY DOWN.

THIS HIKER. >> HEAT WILL AFFECT. EVERYBODY. NOW YOU ARE EXPOSING. OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. >> WITH THAT, EMILIE. IKEDA JOINS US. ANY SIGNS OF RELIEF. AHEAD? >> Reporter: FORTUNATELY, THE HAZE. WILL START TO. DISSIPATE AS THE WIND. SHIFTS. FOR SOME IN THE. NORTHEAST, IT MARKS. THE FIFTH DAY IN A ROW. OF POOR AIR QUALITY. YOU CAN SEE THE SUN. TRYING TO BREAK. THROUGH THERE AS.

WILDFIRE SMOKE. CONTINUES TO STREAM IN. FROM THE NORTHERN. NEIGHBOR. SOME LAWMAKERS CALLING. ON CANADA TO IMPROVE. ITS WILDFIRE. PREVENTION. >> THANK YOU. >>> WE WANT TO HEAD. OVERSEAS. DEVELOPING TONIGHT, NEWS OF A POTENTIAL. MAJOR MEETING ABOUT A. CEASE-FIRE INVOLVING. PRESIDENT TRUMP. KEIR SIMMONS JOINS US. LIVE. IS THIS GOING TO. HAPPEN? >> Reporter: A WHITE. HOUSE OFFICIAL TELLS.

NBC NEWS THAT. PRESIDENT TRUMP COULD. MEET WITH PRESIDENT. PUTIN AS EARLY AS NEXT. WEEK. IT COMES AFTER THE. THREE-HOUR MEETING. BETWEEN PRESIDENT. TRUMP'S ENVOY AND. PRESIDENT PUTIN INSIDE. THE KREMLIN. THAT WHITE HOUSE. OFFICIAL TELLS NBC. NEWS THAT PRESIDENT. TRUMP IS OPEN TO A. MEETING WITH PRESIDENT. PUTIN, BUT ONLY IF THE. RUSSIAN LEADER ALSO. AGREES TO MEET WITH. THE UKRAINIAN LEADER, ZELENSKYY. IT'S NOT CLEAR THE. KREMLIN WOULD AGREE TO. THAT. IT COMES AFTER. PRESIDENT TRUMP. THREATENS ON FRIDAY. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS.

AGAINST RUSSIA IF. PRESIDENT PUTIN. DOESN'T AGREE TO A. CEASE-FIRE. A CEASE-FIRE IN. UKRAINE IS A MOVABLE. TARGET. >> KEIR SIMMONS ON. THAT MAJOR HEADLINE. THANKS TO YOU. >>> IN THE STATES, THE. LATEST ON THE JEFFREY. EPSTEIN SAGA AND THE. PRESSURE TO RELEASE. MORE DOCUMENTS. TONIGHT, WE ARE. LEARNING ABOUT CHANGES. AT THE PRISON WHERE. HIS CO-CONSPIRATOR. GHISLAINE MAXWELL IS. BEING HOUSED. KELLY, IT'S AN UNUSUAL. MOVE. >> Reporter: IT IS. A SENIOR LAW.

ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL. TELLS NBC NEWS THE. BUREAU OF PRISONS HAS. INCREASED SECURITY AT. A PRISON CAMP WHERE. GHISLAINE MAXWELL WAS. MOVED LAST WEEK. THIS CHANGE IS. DESCRIBED AS HIGHLY. UNUSUAL BECAUSE THE. PRISON IS DESIGNED AS. A LOW SECURITY CAMPUS. AMID INTENSE PUBLIC. INTEREST IN THE. EPSTEIN CASE, THREE. SOURCES TOLD US A. MEETING OF SENIOR. OFFICIALS AT THE VICE. PRESIDENT'S RESIDENCE. WAS EXPECTED TONIGHT. WITH EPSTEIN LIKELY TO. BE DISCUSSED.

ASKED DIRECTLY, THE. VICE PRESIDENT LASHED. OUT AND SAID, WE ARE. NOT MEETING TO TALK. ABOUT THE EPSTEIN. SITUATION. PRESIDENT TRUMP THEN. USED AN EXPLETIVE FOR. TOTAL BS, CLAIMING THE. EPSTEIN MATTER IS. DIVERTING ATTENTION. FROM HIS AGENDA. >> KELLY O'DONNELL FOR. US. >>> STICK WITH. POLITICS. A BOMB THREAT WAS. CALLED IN TO A HOTEL. NEAR CHICAGO WHERE. DOZENS OF DEMOCRATIC. LAWMAKERS FROM TEXAS. ARE STAYING. THEY LEFT THAT STATE. TO DELAY REPUBLICANS'. PLANS TO REDRAW. CONGRESSIONAL MAPS IN.

THEIR FAVOR. HERE IS RYAN CHANDLER. >> Reporter: A BOMB. THREAT AT A CHICAGO. AREA HOTEL FORCING. TEXAS DEMOCRATS TO. EVACUATE. >> WE WERE AWAKENED TO. AN ALARM IN THE HOTEL. AROUND 7:30 THIS. MORNING OVER THE. LOUDSPEAKER SAYING. THERE'S BEEN A BOMB. THREAT MADE ON THIS. HOTEL. PLEASE EVACUATE. >> Reporter: THIS. REPRESENTATIVE IS ONE. OF DOZENS OF LAWMAKERS. STAYING THERE AFTER. LEAVING TEXAS TO STALL. A REPUBLICAN PLAN TO. REDRAW CONGRESSIONAL. DISTRICTS. 400 PEOPLE WERE.

EVACUATED AS THEY. SCOURED FOR AN. EXPLOSIVE DEVICE. NONE WAS FOUND. AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT. YET REPORTED THE. SOURCE OF THE THREAT. HE BLAMES THE HEATED. POLITICAL RHETORIC. SURROUNDING THEIR. PROTEST. ARE YOU CONCERNED FOR. YOUR SAFETY? >> WE DON'T TAKE THE. RHETORIC LIGHTLY. THEY ARE SPARKING A. FIRE IN PEOPLE AND. ZEALOTS THAT SUPPORT. THEM. ARE WE AFRAID? WE ARE UNDETERRED. WE WILL CONTINUE IN. OUR FIGHT. >> Reporter: AT THE. TEXAS CAPITAL, WITHOUT. ENOUGH MEMBERS. PRESENT, BUSINESS.

STOOD STILL FOR A. THIRD STRAIGHT DAY. BRIAN HUGHES. CONDEMNING THE THREAT. OF VIOLENCE. >> IT'S HORRIBLE TO. RESORT TO VIOLENCE. I HOPE EVERYBODY IS. OKAY. >> Reporter: WHILE. URGING DEMOCRATS TO. RETURN. WHAT'S YOUR MESSAGE TO. THE DEMOCRATS WHO HAVE. FLED THE STATE? >> THIS IS GOING TO. GET DONE. THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. WILL GET DONE. IT CAN TEMPORARILY. THWART THE WILL OF THE. PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: DEMOCRATS. TELL ME THEY ARE. COMMITTED TO STAYING. FOR THE LONG HAUL. AT LEAST 13 MORE DAYS. TO RUN OUT THE CLOCK. ON THIS SPECIAL. SESSION. GOVERNOR ABBOTT CAN. ALWAYS CALL THEM BACK. AGAIN. >> RYAN, THANK YOU. >>> WE ARE LEARNING. NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE. MAN WHO OPENED FIRE IN. A NEW YORK CITY OFFICE. BUILDING LAST WEEK. POLICE RELEASING. VIDEOS AND CALLING. DOCUMENTING THE. SHOOTER'S MENTAL. HEALTH CHALLENGES. HERE IS ERIN. McLAUGHLIN. >> Reporter: CHILLING. FOOTAGE SHOWS THE MAN. WHO OPENED FIRE IN A.

NEW YORK CITY. SKYSCRAPER LAST WEEK. SHIRTLESS SURROUNDED. BY POLICE AND. PARAMEDICS RESPONDING. TO A CALL HE COULD BE. SUICIDAL. AL. >> Reporter: YOU SEE. HIM POINT POLICE. TOWARD HIS GUN. >> Reporter: THE. OFFICER ASKS HIM IF HE. HAS A CCW OR CONCEALED. CARRY PERMIT.

BEFORE HE IS TAKEN. AWAY ON A STRETCHER. PART OF THE COLLECTION. OF EVIDENCE RELEASED. BY LAS VEGAS. AUTHORITIES. DETAILING HIS YEARS. LONG STRUGGLE WITH. MENTAL ILLNESS. >> YOUR SON IS. STARTING TO HURT. HIMSELF? >> YES. >> Reporter: INCLUDING. THIS PHONE CALL HIS. MOTHER MADE IN 2022, WARNING HE SUFFERED. FROM SPORTS. CONCUSSIONS. >> HE IS UNDER. DOCTOR'S CARE FOR. DEPRESSION, CONCUSSION, SPORTS. CONCUSSIONS. >> Reporter: A. POTENTIALLY CRITICAL. CLUE TO WHY THE FORMER.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. PLAYER MAY HAVE. TARGETED NFL. HEADQUARTERS, KILLING. FOUR PEOPLE BEFORE. TURNING THE GUN ON. HIMSELF. ON HIS BODY, A SUICIDE. NOTE DEMANDING HIS. BRAIN BE STUDIED FOR. CTE. >> WHAT AM I BEING. DETAINED FOR? >> Reporter: YOU SEE. HIM IN 2023 IN. HANDCUFFS, ESCORTED. OUT OF A LAS VEGAS. CASINO FOR. TRESPASSING. >> THEY TOOK ALL MY. MONEY. >> Reporter: DESPITE. THESE MENTAL HEALTH. CHALLENGES, AUTHORITIES SAY HE.

PURCHASED A REVOLVER. ON JUNE 12th FOUND IN. HIS CAR. AS FOR THE ASSAULT. RIFLE TO CARRY OUT THE. ATTACK, AUTHORITIES. SAY HE PURCHASED THAT. FROM A CO-WORKER WHO. IS COOPERATING WITH. THE INVESTIGATION. >> ERIN, THANK YOU. >>> WE ARE BACK IN 60. SECONDS. "THE COST OF DENIAL". AND THE PLASTIC. SURGEON WHO WORKS WITH. CANCER PATIENTS. SHE HAS CALLED OUT ONE. OF THE BIGGEST. INSURANCE COMPANIES. WHY SHE NOW SAYS HER. SURGERY CENTER IS AT.

>>> IN OUR SERIES "THE. COST OF DENIAL," WE. HAVE THE STORY OF A. PLASTIC SURGEON WHO. PUT HER MONEY ON THE. LINE TO OPEN A SURGERY. CENTER THAT HELPS. CANCER PATIENTS. IT'S AT RISK OF GOING. UNDER BECAUSE SHE. CAN'T GET INTO A TOP. INSURER'S NETWORK. PRISCILLA THOMPSON HAS. OUR STORY. >> Reporter: DR. POTTER SAYS THE. SURGERY CENTER SHE. OPENED IN APRIL OF. LAST YEAR IS AT RISK. OF GOING UNDER. SHE SPECIALIZES IN A. COMPLEX BREAST.

RECONSTRUCTION. PROCEDURE. MOST OF HER PATIENTS. ARE CANCER SURVIVORS. SHE'S IN UNITED. HEALTHCARE'S NETWORK. AS A SURGEON, HER. SURGERY CENTER IS NOT. WHY WERE YOU DENIED. ACCESS? >> MONEY. MONEY. THEY HAVE HAD A PR. NIGHTMARE OF A YEAR. I THINK THEY'RE ANGRY. >> Reporter: BECAUSE. OF THE VIDEOS YOU. POSTED? >> ALL OF IT. IT'S RIDICULOUS. INSURANCE COMPANIES. CONTROL WHEN AND WHAT. KIND OF CARE WE. DELIVER. >> Reporter: IN.

JANUARY, DR. PATTER. STARTED POSTING VIDEOS. CRITICAL OF UNITED. >> I HAD A PATIENT. SHARE WITH ME UNITED. DENIED HER STAY. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS. THE INSURER. INTERRUPTED SURGERY IN. PROGRESS. >> I GOT A PHONE CALL. SAYING UNITED. HEALTHCARE WANTED ME. TO CALL THEM. >> Reporter: UNITED. SAYING THEY DID NOT. ASK NOR WOULD IT EVER. EXPECT A PHYSICIAN TO. INTERRUPT PATIENT CARE. TO RETURN A PHONE. CALL. UNITED HEALTHCARE SAYS. THEY DIDN'T ASK YOU TO. STEP OUT OF SURGERY.

>> I KNOW. DID THEY PHYSICALLY. MAKE ME LEAVE THE. O.R.? NO. IN 2025 WITH. INSURANCE, WHEN THEY. SAY JUMP, I SAY, HOW. HIGH? >> Reporter: DR. POTTER BELIEVES HER. VIDEOS IS PART OF. THIS. YOU THINK THIS IS. RETALIATION? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> Reporter: UNITED. SAYS NOT SO. THE MEMBERS HAVE. OPTIONS FOR CARE IN. THE REGION WITHOUT HER. SURGERY CENTER. IT INFORMED DR. POTTER. ON OCTOBER 1st OF LAST. YEAR IT WASN'T. ACCEPTING NEW SURGERY.

CENTERS IN HER AREA. WELL BEFORE SHE POSTED. ANY VIDEOS. DR. POTTER SAYS THERE. WERE ONGOING. DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HER. CENTER GETTING INTO. THE NETWORK THAT. STOPPED ONCE SHE. STARTED SPEAKING OUT. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW. UNITED DEFINES. NEGOTIATIONS. THERE WERE EMAILS. BETWEEN OUR. CONSULTANTS AND UNITED. HEALTHCARE. AFTER OCTOBER 1st. >> Reporter: UNITED. INSISTS THERE WERE NO. ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS. POTTER IS IN TALKS TO. JOIN OTHER NETWORKS. BUT THAT UNITED. HEALTHCARE'S ABILITY. TO CLOSE ITS NETWORK.

IS AN UNFAIR POWER. IMBALANCE. WITHOUT IT, SHE MAY. NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP. HER CENTER OPEN. >> I HAVE SEVERAL. MONTHS. >> Reporter: IT'S NOT. A LONG TIME. >> I'M NOT SLEEPING A. LOT. I TOOK OUT $3.5. MILLION OF PERSONAL. LOANS. >> Reporter: DR. POTTER'S STORY. DISCUSSED AT A. CONGRESSIONAL HEARING. >> UNITED SOUGHT TO. DISCREDIT HER AND IS. DENYING COVERAGE FOR. HER SURGERY CENTER. >> Reporter: LETTERS. OF SUPPORT POUR IN. FROM ACROSS THE. COUNTRY. >> I'M OFFERING YOU MY. SERVICES FOR FREE. I COULD DO ANYTHING.

ADMINISTRATIVE. I WORK FOR FREE. SIGNED A BIG FAN. >> Reporter: SHE. RAISED MORE THAN. $500,000 IN ONLINE. DONATIONS. STILL NOT ENOUGH, SHE. SAYS, TO STAY OPEN. WHAT'S AT STAKE FOR. BREAST CANCER. SURVIVORS AND PATIENTS. HERE? >> EVERYTHING. I MEAN, WOMEN'S HEALTH. IS EMBATTLED. THE STAKES ARE HUMAN. >> Reporter: PRISCILLA. THOMPSON, NBC NEWS, AUSTIN, TEXAS. >> THANKS FOR THAT.

>>> UP NEXT, A MASSIVE. WILDFIRE BURNING OUT. OF CONTROL IN FRANCE. THE BURN ZONE NOW. BIGGER THAN THE SIZE. >>> WE ARE BACK NOW. WITH A GIANT WILDFIRE. BURNING OUT OF CONTROL. IN FRANCE. THEIR BIGGEST OF THE. SUMMER SO FAR. AUTHORITIES SAY AT. LEAST ONE PERSON HAS. DIED AND THAFIRE. ALREADY BURNED THROUGH. AN AREA THAT'S BIGGER. THAN PARIS. MORE THAN 2,000. FIREFIGHTERS ARE. RUSHING TO TRY TO PUT. OUT THAT BLAZE. >>> TONIGHT, A HUGE.

ERUPTION TODAY. ERUPTING FOR ITS 30th. TIME SINCE IT STARTED. IN DECEMBER. YOU CAN SEE ALL THAT. LAVA BUBBLING OUT. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST. ACTIVE VOLCANOS. >>> IT MIGHT BE THE. END OF AN ERA AT THE. MALL WITH CLAIRE'S. FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY. A SECOND TIME. IT'S CEMENTED IN THE. MEMORIES OF '90s. TWEENS. IT COMES AS IT FACES. $500 MILLION IN DEBT. >>> NEXT UP, AL ROKER,

A LOT OF CUBAN COFFEE. AND THE BEST MUSIC ON. THE PLANET. WE TAKE YOU TO LITTLE. HAVANA. ♪♪. >>> FINALLY, THERE'S. GOOD NEWS TONIGHT HERE. IN MY HOMETOWN OF. MIAMI. I HAD A CHANCE TO SHOW. MY FRIEND AL ROKER. AROUND ONE SPECIAL. NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE MY. ROOTS RUN DEEP. ♪♪. IN THE HEART OF MIAMI, ITS OWN DRUM. BEATS.

EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, A. COLORFUL SLICE OF. CUBAN CULTURE. IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD. STEEPED IN HISTORY. A PLACE THAT'S ALWAYS. FELT LIKE HOME TO ME. AND MY FAMILY. A SPOT IN MY NECK OF. THE WOODS FOR NBC'S. FINEST. WELCOME TO A SPECIAL. PLACE WE CALL LITTLE. HAVANA. OUR FIRST STOP, EL. PUB. A FAMILY OWNED AND. OPERATED RESTAURANT.

THAT'S BEEN A STAPLE. IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR. NEARLY 30 YEARS. THIS IS THE SMALL. WINDOW. PEOPLE LOVE HAVING IT. HERE. THEY WALK UP, THEY ASK. FOR STUFF. >> YOU GREW UP HERE. HOW HAVE YOU SEEN IT. CHANGE? >> I LIVED HERE THE. FIRST YEAR OF MY LIFE. MY PARENTS HAD AN. APARTMENT. THIS CHANGED. COMPLETELY. LITTLE HAVANA EXPLODED. IN SIZE. IT'S A TOURIST MECCA. THERE ARE CERTAIN. SPOTS WHERE YOU CAN. GET THE AUTHENTIC.

I'M PROUD TO BE FROM. THIS COMMUNITY. THIS COMMUNITY STARTED. IN PLACES LIKE THIS, ONE, TWO STREETS AND. GREW TO THIS BIG, BEAUTIFUL CITY. THAT'S DELICIOUS. WITH THAT, WE WERE. OFF. WALKING DOWN THE. CENTER OF ALL THE. ACTION IN LITTLE. HAVANA, INCLUDING THIS. NEIGHBORHOOD ORIGINAL. WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> I LIKE THAT. ♪♪. >> THERE YOU GO. >> NOW WE'RE TALKING. HOW DO YOU FEEL? >> I FEEL GREAT.

>> AFTER MAKING THIS. OUR RUNWAY, IT WAS. TIME TO UNWIND AT ONE. OF THE HOTTEST SPOTS. IN TOWN, THE WORLD. FAMOUS BALL AND CHAIN. BEFORE WE GO, I WILL. GIVE YOU A SECRET OF. MIAMI. THIS IS ONE WORD YOU. NEED TO KNOW. YOU WILL GET ANYTHING. IN MIAMI. TELL THE BAND. ♪♪. >> MIAMI LOOKS GREAT. ON YOU, ALBERTO. THAT'S "NIGHTLY NEWS". FOR THIS WEDNESDAY. I'M TOM LLAMAS.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR. WATCHING. TONIGHT AND ALWAYS. WE'RE HERE FOR YOU. GOOD NIGHT.