NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Oct. 17

CANCER BATTLE AND THE HOMECOMING PARADE HER TOWN BROUGHT RIGHT TO. PARADE HER TOWN BROUGHT RIGHT TO HER DOORSTEP. NIGHTLY NEWS. HER DOORSTEP. NIGHTLY NEWS STARTS RIGHT NOW. STARTS RIGHT NOW. . >> THIS IS NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH. >> THIS IS NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH JOSE DIAZ-BALART. JOSE DIAZ-BALART. >> GOOD EVENING. WE BEGIN. >> GOOD EVENING. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE INVESTIGATION. TONIGHT WITH THE INVESTIGATIONO INTO THAT DEADLY SHOOTING AT AN. INTO THAT DEADLY SHOOTING AT AN OREGON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. YOU. OREGON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. YOU CAN SEE HERE, AS POLICE RETURNED. CAN SEE HERE, AS POLICE RETURNED TO THE SUSPECT‘S HOME EARLIER. TO THE SUSPECT‘S HOME EARLIER TODAY, SEARCHING FOR CLUES INTO. TODAY, SEARCHING FOR CLUES INTO WHY THE 16 YEAR OLD OPENED FIRE. WHY THE 16 YEAR OLD OPENED FIRE AT HIS FORMER SCHOOL, KILLING. AT HIS FORMER SCHOOL, KILLING THREE CHILDREN AND A TEACHER.

THREE CHILDREN AND A TEACHER. TONIGHT, IN A NEW INTERVIEW, TONIGHT, IN A NEW INTERVIEW, THIS NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR TELLS US. THIS NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR TELLS US THE SUSPECT SEEMED LIKE A NORMAL. THE SUSPECT SEEMED LIKE A NORMAL TEENAGER, BUT HEARD LOUD. TEENAGER, BUT HEARD LOUD ARGUMENTS COMING FROM INSIDE HIS. ARGUMENTS COMING FROM INSIDE HIS FAMILY‘S APARTMENT. THIS AS THE. FAMILY‘S APARTMENT. THIS AS THE COMMUNITY MOURNS THE VICTIMS. COMMUNITY MOURNS THE VICTIMS CHILDREN AGED FIVE, EIGHT AND.

OWN OPINIONS. A GOOD BOY AND THAT IF I COULD. GOOD BOY AND THAT IF I COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS, I WOULD. HAVE PREVENTED THIS, I WOULD HAVE. HAVE. . >> LIZ KREUTZ JOINS ME NOW FROM. >> LIZ KREUTZ JOINS ME NOW FROM THE MEMEMORIAL OUTSIDE SILVER RL. THE MEMORIAL OUTSIDE SILVER RAIL ELEMENTARY IN BEND. AND LIZ, ELEMENTARY IN BEND. AND LIZ, THERE‘S STILL NO SENENSE OF A. THERE‘S STILL NO SENSE OF A MOTIVE HERE TONIGHT. MOTIVE HERE TONIGHT. >> YEAH, THAT‘S RIGHT. >> YEAH, THAT‘S RIGHT. INVESTIGATORS ARE GOING TO BE. INVESTIGATORS ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE GUNMAN‘S. LOOKING AT THE GUNMAN‘S INTERNET HISTORY AND ANY SOCIAL. INTERNET HISTORY AND ANY SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS OR TEXT MESSAGES TO. MEDIA POSTS OR TEXT MESSAGES TO TRY TO GET A SENSESE OF WHY HE Y. TRY TO GET A SENSE OF WHY HE MAY HAVE D DONE THAT. THE COMMUNITY. HAVE DONE THAT. THE COMMUNITY HERE IS JUST DESPERATE FOR.

HERE IS JUST DESPERATE FOR ANSWERS. YOU CAN SEE THIS. ANSWERS. YOU CAN SEE THIS GROWING MEMORIAL HERE. THE. GROWING MEMORIAL HERE. THE DISTRICT HERE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT. DISTRICT HERE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT SCHOOLS ACROSS THE D DISTRICT AE. SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT ARE GOINING TO REOPEN NOW ON. GOING TO REOPEN NOW ON WEDNESDAY, BUT. WEDNESDAY, BUT FRENCH OFFICIALS.

WEDNESDAY, BUT FRENCH OFFICIALS MORE THAN 1000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN. MORE THAN 1000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED. HUNDREDS OF OFFICERS. ARRESTED. HUNDREDS OF OFFICERS HAVEVE BEEN INJURED AND NOW THE. HAVE BEEN INJURED AND NOW THE HERO, CAPTAIN OF THAT, FLYDUBAI. HERO, CAPTAIN OF THAT, FLYDUBAI PLANE, PLANE, IN THEIR CAPACITY TO SAVE.

PLANE, IN THEIR CAPACITY TO SAVE THE DAY. THE DAY.Y. >> DANIELE HAMAMDJIAN NBC NEWS. >> DANIELE HAMAMDJIAN NBC NEWS. >> POPE LEO IS BACK AT THE. >> POPE LEO IS BACK AT THE VATICAN TONIGHT, RELELEASED FROM. VATICAN TONIGHT, RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL EARLIER TODAY AFTER. THE HOSPITAL EARLIER TODAY AFTER SURGERY FOR LUNG CANCER. ANNE.

SURGERY FOR LUNG CANCER. ANNE THOMPSON JOINS ME NOW FROM THE. THOMPSON JOINS ME NOW FROM THE VATICAN. AND AND WE SASAW THE PE. VATICAN. AND AND WE SAW THE POPE APPEARING IN GOOD SPIRITS. AND. APPEARING IN GOOD SPIRITS. AND WE‘LL HEAR FROM HIM FOR THE. WE‘LL HEAR FROM HIM FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THAT SURGERY. FIRST TIME SINCE THAT SURGERY TOMORROW. TOMORROW. . >> WE WILL SEE. IN FACT, HE WILL. >> WE WILL SEE. IN FACT, HE WILL OFFER A PRAYER AND GIVE A. OFFER A PRAYER AND GIVE A BLESSING RIGHT BEHIND ME, BLESSING RIGHT BEHIND ME, MARKING THE END TO ONE OF THTHE. MARKING THE END TO ONE OF THE MOST UNSETTLING WEEKS IN POPE. MOST UNSETTLING WEEKS IN POPE LEO‘S PAPACY. THE 71 YEAR OLD. LEO‘S PAPACY. THE 71 YEAR OLD LEADER OF THE CATHOLIC C CHURCH. LEADER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SMILED AND WAVED AS HE WALKED. SMILED AND WAVED AS HE WALKED OUT OF THAT HOSPITAL WHERE HE. OUT OF THAT HOSPITAL WHERE HE UNDERWENT LUNG CANCER SURGERY. UNDERWENT LUNG CANCER SURGERY.Y HE THANKED THE MEDICAL STAFF WHO. HE THANKED THE MEDICAL STAFF WHO REMOVED THE LOWER LOBE OF HIS.

REMOVED THE LOWER LOBE OF HIS RIGHT LUNG, AND HE STOPPED TO. RIGHT LUNG, AND HE STOPPED TO TALK TO A UKRAINIAN TEENAGER. TALK TO A UKRAINIAN TEENAGER WHO, LIKE THE POPE, IS A CANCER. WHO, LIKE THE POPE, IS A CANCER SURVIVOR. YESTERDAY, HE CALLED. SURVIVOR. YESTERDAY, HE CALLED RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTUN TO PROPOSE A CEASEFIRE SO FOOD. TO PROPOSE A CEASEFIRE SO FOOD AND MEDICINE CAN BE DELIVERED TO. AND MEDICINE CAN BE DELIVERED TO A BESIEGED UKRAINIAN CITY. THE. A BESIEGED UKRAINIAN CITY. THE POPE‘S SURGEON SAYS THE. POPE‘S SURGEON SAYS THE OPERATION WAS ROUTINE AND HE. SEES NO REASON WHY THE POPE E CAN‘T GO THROUGH WITH THAT. CAN‘T GO THRHROUGH WITH THAT PLANNED TRIP TO SOUTH AMERICA. PLANNED TRIP TO SOUTH AMERICA. JOSE. >> ANNE THOMPSON AT THE VATICAN. THANK YOU. TO CACALIFORNIA. NOWN. THANK YOU. TO CALIFORNIA. NOW IN THE DANGEROUS FIRE THREAT THERE.

THE DANGEROUS FIRE THREAT THERE. HOT, DRY CONDITIONS COCOMBINED. HOT, DRY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH HIGH WINDS WHIPPED UP. WITH HIGH WINDS WHIPPED UP WILDLDFIRE DESTROYING SEVERAL. WILDFIRE DESTROYING SEVERAL HOMES. DANA GRIFFIN HAS THE. HOMES. DANA GRIFFIN HAS THE LATEST. LATESTST. >> TONIGHT, AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT. >> TONIGHT, AN UP CLOSE LOLOOK THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY A. THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY A FEROCIOUS WILDFIRE THAT CONSUMED. FEROCIOUS WILDFIRE THAT CONSUMED MULTIPLE HOMES IN SOUTHERN. MULTIPLE HOMES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. HERE IN SAN JUAN. CALIFORNIA. HERE IN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, SMOLDERING MEMORIES. CAPISTRANO, SMOLDERING MEMORIES OF WHAT ONCE STOOD. FILE. OF WHAT ONCE STOOD. FILE CABINETS, TABLES AND A BED. CABINETS, TABLES AND A BED FRAME. THE FIRE RACED ACROSS. FRAME. THE FIRE RACED ACROSS THIS HILLSIDE, BURNING FOUR. THIS HILLSIDE, BURNING FOUR HOMES NEARBY. SURPRISINGLY, THIS. HOMES NEARBY. SURPRISINGLY, THIS ONE IS STILL STANDING, SHOWING.

ONE IS STILL STANDING, SHOWING JUST HOW QUICKLY AND. JUST HOW QUICKLY AND UNPREDICTABLE FIRES CAN SPREAD. UNPREDICTABLE FIRES CAN SPREAD. THE NORTE FIRE IGNITING JUST. THE NORTE FIRE IGNITING JUST BEFORE NOON FRIDAY, RAPIDLY. BEFORE NOON FRIDAY, RAPIDLY EXPLODING IN SIZE. HUNDREDS OF. EXPLODING IN SIZE. HUNDREDS OF FIREFIGHTERS IN AN INTENSE. FIREFIGHTERS IN AN INTENSE BATTLE TO CONTAIN THE BLAZE. BATTLE TO CONTAIN THE BLAZE. THIS IS THE VIEW FROM INSIDE A. THIS IS THE VIEW FROM INSIDE A FIRE HELICOPTER. FIRE HELICOPTER. >> IT WAS A LONG, ARDUOUS FIGHT. >> IT WAS A LONG, ARDUOUS FIGHT. BASICALLY, IT WAS HOT OUT HERE, BASICALLY, IT WAS HOT OUT HERE, WIND DRIVEN FIRE. THEY WERE. WIND DRIVEN FIRE. THEY WERE DOING EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO. DOING EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO PROTECT THEIR HOHOME. PROTECT T THEIR HOME. >> NORTH OF LOS ANGELES IN SANTA.

>> NORTH OF LOS ANGELES IN SANTA CLARITA, WINDS GUSTING AROUND 50. CLARITA, WINDS GUSTING AROUND 50 MILES AN HOUR, TOPPLING A. MILES AN HOUR, TOPPLING A MASSIVE TREE ACROSS FOUR LANES. MASSIVE TREE ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC ONTO THIS VEHICLE. OF TRAFFIC ONTO THIS VEHICLE. >> WE HEAR IT AND WE FEEL IT. >> WE HEAR IT AND WE FEEL IT. AND THIS LADY WAS INSIDE WITH. AND THIS LADY WAS INSIDE WITH HER CAR. THANKFULLY, SHE WASN‘T. HER CAR. THANKFULLY, SHE WASN‘T ON THE RIGHT LANE E BECAUSE SHE. ON THE RIGHT LANE BECAUSE SHE E WAS ON THE RIGHT LANE. SHE WOULD. WAS ON THE RIGHT LANE. SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN TOAST. HAVE BEEN TOAST. >> AUTHORIRITIES TELLING US ONE. >> AUTHORITIES TELLING US ONE PERSON WAS TAKENEN TO A HOSPITAL. PERSON WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL AND THIS TREE SNAPPING AT A LOS. AND THIS TREE SNAPPING AT A LOS ANGELES COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL. ANGELES COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOHOOL OFFICIALS SAY MORE THAN A DOZEN. OFFICIALS SAY MORE THAN A DOZEN CHILDREN HURT, 12 WITH MINOR AND. CHILDREN HURT, 12 WITH MINOR AND ONE WITH MODERATE INJURIES.

ONE WITH MODERATE INJURIES. JOSE, HERE AT THE NORTE FIRE, JOSE, HERE AT THE NORTE FIRE, SOME FAMILIES ARE BEING LET T BK. SOME FAMILIES ARE BEING LET BACK INTO THEIR HOMES AS CREWS WORK. INTO THEIR HOMES AS CREWS WORK TO RESTORE POWER. JOSE. TO RESTORE POWER. JOSE. >> DANA GRIFFIN, THANK YOU. AND. >> DANA GRIFFIN, THANK YOU. AND NOW TO THE MIDIDTERM ELECTIONS. NOW TO THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS WHERE THE WAR IN UKRAINE, THE. WHERE THE WAR IN UKRAINE, THE RISING PRICE OF GAS AND THE. RISING PRICE OF GAS AND THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS ARE ALL. NOVEMBER ELECTIONS ARE ALL CONVERGING ON THE CAMPAIGN. CONVERGING ON THE CAMPAIGN TRTRAIL. YAMICHE ALCINDOR REPOR. TRAIL. YAMICHE ALCINDOR REPORTS. >> TONIGHT, PRESIDENT TRUMP. >> TONIGHT, PRESIDENT TRUMP RALLYING HIS BASE IN KENTUCKY IN. RALLYING HIS BASE IN KENTUCKY IN A CRITICAL PUSH TO THE MIDTERMS. A CRITICAL PUSH TO THE MIDTERMS. >> SO WE GOT. >> SO WE GOT. >> TO GET OUT AND VOTE. AND IF. >> TO GET OUT AND VOTE. AND IF WE DO, WE‘RE GOING TO WIN IN A. WE DO, WE‘RE GOING TO WIN IN A LANDSLIDE.

LANDSLIDE.E. >> BUT NOT DISCUSSING HIS MAJOR. >> BUT NOT DISCUSSING HIS MAJOR MOVE OVERNIGHT, ANNOUNCING. MOVE OVERNIGHT, ANNOUNCING ECONOMIC RELIEF FOR RUSSIA WITH. ECONOMIC RELIEF FOR RUSSIA WITH THE PRESIDENT SIGNING AN ORDER. THE PRESIDENT SIGNING AN ORDER EXEMPTING THE KREMLIN FROM. EXEMPTING THE KREMLIN FROMOM SWEEPING NEW SANCTIONS PASSED. SWEEPING NEW SANCTIONS PASSED JUJUST WEEKS AGO, THAT BIPARTISN. JUST WEEKS AGO, THAT BIPARTISAN BILL, NAMED FOR THE LATE SENATOR. BILL, NAMED FOR THE LATE SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM TAKING AIM AT. LINDSEY GRAHAM TAKING AIM AT RUSSIA‘S BIGGEST BUYERS OF OIL. RUSSIA‘S BIGGEST BUYERS OF OIL AND GAS AS THE COUNTRY FORGES. AND GAS AS THE COUNTRY FORGES AHEAD WITH ITS WAR IN UKRAINE. AHEAD WITH ITS WAR IN UKRAINE. PRESIDENT TRUMP ARGUING HIS. PRESIDENT TRUMP ARGUING HIS DECISION IS IN THE NATIONAL. DECISION IS IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES, INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES, WHILE UKRAINE‘S PRESIDENT CALLS. WHILE UKRAINE‘S PRESIDENT CALLSS THE MOVE WRONG, SAYING IT ONLY.

THE MOVE WRONG, SAYING IT ONLY HELPS THE RUSSIANS. PRESIDENT. HELPS THE RUSSIANS. PRESIDENT T TRUMP‘S ORDER ALSO DRAWING. TRUMP‘S ORDER ALSO DRAWING QUICICK BACKLASH FROM SOME. QUICK BACKLASH FROM SOME REPUBLICANS. REPUBLICANS. >> I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE NEED. >> I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO GET OIL AND DIESEL PRICES. TO GET OIL AND DIESEL PRICES DOWN, AND WE WANT TO DO THAT, DOWN, AND WE WANT TO DO THAT, BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF. BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF PUTTING MONEY IN THE POCKET OF. PUTTING MONEY IN THE POCKET OF VLADIMIR PUTIN. VLADIMIR PUTIN. >> LAST WEEK, THE PRESIDENT. >> LAST WEEK, THE PRESIDENENT ANNOUNCED A DEAL WITH RUSSIA TO. ANNOUNCED A DEAL WITH RUSSIA TO RELEASE RUSSIAN DIESEL INTO THE. RELEASE RUSSIAN DIESEL INTO THE GLOBAL MARKET AS THE WAR WITH. GLOBAL MARKET AS THE WAR WITH IRAN DRIVES UP FUEL PRICES. IRAN DRIVES UP FUEL PRICES. >> WE‘RE GOING TO O BE THERE A. >> WE‘RE GOINGNG TO BE THERE A LITTLE BIT LONGER WHEN IT ENDS,

LITTLE BIT LONGER WHEN IT ENDS, YOUR GAS PRICES ARE GOING DOWN. YOUR GAS PRICES ARE GOING DOWN TO LOWER THAN WHAT THEHEY WERE. TO LOWER THAN WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE. BEFORE. . >> HIGH COSTS, TOP OF MIND FOR. >> HIGH COSTS, TOP OF MIND FOR VOTERS HERE IN KENTUCKCKY. VOTERS HERE IN KENTUCKY. >>>> EVERYTHING IS PRETTY HIGH. >> EVERYTHING IS PRETTY HIGH. EXPENSIVE GAS PRICES, FOOD. EXPENSIVE GAS PRICES, FOOD PRICES. SO HOPING TO BRING THOSE. PRICES. SO HOPING TO BRING THOSE DOWN A LITTLE BIT, I THINK. DOWN A LITTLE BIT, I THINK. >> AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY. >> AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY. >> VOTES. >> VOTES >> PEOPLE RALLYING AT. >> PEOPLE RALLYING AT ANTI-TRUMP, NO PROTESTS, URGING. ANTI-TRUMP, NO PROTESTS, URGING AMERICANS TO VOTE IN THE. AMERICANS TO VOTE IN THE MIDTERMS. WITH EARLY VOTING. MIDTERMS. WITH EARLY VOTING ALREADY UNDERWAY IN SOME STATES. ALREADY UNDERWAY IN SOME STATES. >> JOINS ME NOW FROM KENTUCKY.

>> JOINS ME NOW FROM KENTUCKY. AND JUST A DAY AFTER WE SAW THE. AND JUST A DAY AFTER WE SAW THE NEW WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRCRETAY. NEW WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY LEAVE E HER JOB, PRESIDENT TRUMP. LEAVE HER JOB, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS NOW PUSHIHING BACK ON REPORTS. IS NOW PUSHING BACK ON REPORTS SAYING HIS CHIEF OF STAFF MIGHT. SAYING HIS CHIEF OF STAFF MIGHT LEAVE THE ADMINISTRATION TO. LEAVE THE ADMINISTRATION TO. >> THAT‘S RIGHT. TODAY, IN A. >> THAT‘S RIGHT. TODAY, IN A PHONE INTERVIEIEW WITH NBC NEWS, PHONE INTERVIEW WITH NBC NEWS, PRESIDENT TRUMP DEFENDED WHITE. PRESIDENT TRUMP DEFENDED WHITE HOUSE CHCHIEF OF STAFF SUSIE. HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF SUSIE WILES, SAYING SHE‘S DONE A. WILES,S, SAYING SHE‘S DONE A GREAT JOB AND PLANS TO REMAIN. GREAT JOB AND PLANS TO REMAIN WITH HIM UNTIL THE END. WITH HIM UNTIL THE END. >> JOSE YAMICHE ALCINDOR, THANK. >> JOSE YAMICHE ALCINDOR, THANK YOU. STILL AHEAD TONIGHT, THE. YOU. STILL AHEAD TONIGHT, THE MASSIVE 12 FOOT ALLIGATOR. MASSIVE 12 FOOT ALLIGATOR AN.

THE WATER AND KILLED BY AN. THE WATER AND KILLED BY AN ALLIGATOR. HERE‘S GEORGE SOLIS. ALLIGATOR. HERE‘S GEORGE SOLIS. >> THE STAGGERING SCENE AT A. >> THE STAGGERING SCENE AT A FLORIDA LAKE AFTER A DEADLY. FLORIDA LAKE AFTER A DEADLY ALLIGATOR ATTACK. WATCH AS THE. ALLIGATOR ATTACK. WATCH AS THE ALLIGATOR IS WRANGLED FROM THE. ALLIGATOR IS WRANGLED FROM THE WATER AND ONTO LAND OUTSIDE. WATER AND ONTO LAND OUTSIDE ORLANDO. A TEAM OF WILDLIFE. ORLANDO. A TEAM OF WILDLIFE OFFICERS DRAGGING THE ROUGHLY 12. OFFICERS DRAGGING THE ROUGHLY 12 FOOT CREATURE. ITS POWERFUL JAW. FOOT CREATURE. ITS POWERFUL JAW OPEN. HERE YOU CAN SEE AS IT.

OPEN. HERE YOU CAN SEE AS IT SECURED SHUT. AUTHORITIES SAY. SECURED SHUT. AUTHORITIES SAY IT‘S THE SAME GATOR THAT. IT‘S THE SAME GATOR THAT ATTACKED AND KILLED 71 YEAR OLD. ATTACKED AND KILLED 71 YEAR OLD STEVEN HAMILTON, WHO WAS FISHING. STEVEN HAMILTON, WHO WAS FISHING AT A RETENTION POND NEAR THE. AT A RETENTION POND NEAR THE LAKE FRIDAY. LAKE FRIDAY. >> THEY SAW ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT. >> THEY SAW ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS POSSIBLY GRABBED BY AN. WAS POSSIBLY GRABBED BY AN ALLIGATOR AND PULLED INTO THE. ALLIGATOR AND PULLED INTO THTHE WATER HAS NOT RESURFACED. WATER HAS NOT RESURFACED. >> A SHOHORT TIME LATER, WILDLIE. >> A SHORT TIME LATER, WILDLIFE TRAPPERS KILLING THE ALLIGATOR, TRAPPERS KILLING THE ALLIGATOR, THEY BELIEVE, WAS RESPONSIBLE. THEY BELIEVE, WAS RESPONSIBLE >> THAT WAS THE ALLIGATOR BEING. >> THAT WAS THE ALLIGATOR BEING DISPATCHED, REMOVED AS A DANGER. DISPATCHED, REMOVED AS A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC. TO THE PUBLIC. >> FIRE OFFICIALS SAY ALLIGATORS.

>> FIRE OFFICIALS SAY ALLIGATOTS IN THE AREA GOT IN THE WAY OF. IN THE AREA GOT IN THE WAY OF RESCUE EFFORTS. RESCUE EFFORTSTS. >> WE DO, HOWEVER, HAVE. >> WE DO, HOWEVER, HAVE ALLIGATORS THAT ARE CONFIRMED IN. ALLIGATORS THAT ARE CONFIRMED IN THE VICINITY OF THE BODY. THE VICINITY OF THE BODY. >> CONNOR KELLY, WHO. >> CONNOR KELLY, WHO OCCASIONALLY FISHED ALONGSIDE. OCCASIONALLY FISHED ALONGSGSIDE HAMILTON, HEARTBROKEN. HAMILTON, HEARTBROKEN. >> INSTANTLY, JUST DEVASTATED. >> INSTANTLY, JUST DEVASTATED. MY STOMACH DROPPED BECAUSE I WAS. MY STOMACH DROPPED BECAUSE I WAS SO WORRIED T THAT IT WAS STEVE.E. SO WORRIED THAT IT WAS STEVE. HE WAS A VERY KIND D MAN, VERY. WAS A VERY KIND MAN, VERY RELATABLE. RELATABLE. >> FLORIDA WILDLIFE OFFICIALS. >> FLORIDA WILDLIFE OFFICIALALS SAY ALLIGATOR ATTACKS ARE RARE. SAY ALLIGATOR ATTACKS ARE E RAR AND TYPICALLY OCCUR AS GATORS. AND TYTYPICALLY OCCUR AS GATORS SEARCH FOR FOOD OR PROTECT THEIR. SEARCH FOR FOOD OR PROTECT THEIR NESTS. NESTS.S. >> IT LOOKS LIKE IT‘S DOCILE. IT.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE IT‘S DOCILE. IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR FLORIDA EMBLEM, LOOKS LIKE YOUR FLORIDA EMBLEM, BUT IT CAN BE DANGEROUS. NEWS TONIGHT. SO OFTEN THE GOOD. NEWS TONIGHT. SO OFTEN THE GOOD NEWS DOESN‘T GET AS MUCUCH. NEWS DOESN‘T GET AS MUCH ATTENTION AS THEHE BAD. SO EVERY. ATTENTION AS THE BAD. SO EVERY SATURDAY, WE HIGHLHLIGHT THE MAY. SATURDAY, WE HIGHLIGHT THE MANY PEOPLE WHO SPREAD JOJOY AND LOV. PEOPLE WHO SPREAD JOY AND LOVE. AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THOSE. AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THOSE STORIES THIS WEEK. STORIES THIS WEEK. >> WHAT‘S WINNING NBA FINALS? >> WHAT‘S WINNING NBA FINALS? COME ON. COME ON. >> FOR EIGHT YEAR OLD HUDSON.

>> FOR EIGHT YEAR OLD HUDSON BUTCHER. BUTCHER.R. >> LET‘S GO. >> LET‘S GO. >> THE UPCOMING NBA SEASON WILL. >> THE UPCOMING NBA SEASON WILI BE A SLAM DUNK. A LIFELONG UTAH. BE A SLAM DUNK. A LIFELONG UTAH JAZZ FAN NOW, THE ULTIMATE HYPE. JAZZ FAN NOW, THE ULTIMATE HYPE MAN. MAN. >> COME ON, LET‘S GO. JAZZ. >> COME ON, LET‘S GO. JAZZ. >> SENDING AN N ENCOURAGING. >> SENDING AN ENCOURAGING MESSAGE TO HIS TEAM. MESSAGE TO HIS TEAM.M. >> YOU CAN WIN AN NBA FINALS IF. >> YOU CAN WIN AN NBA FINALS IF YOYOU WORK TOGETHER OKAY. YOU WORK TOGETHER OKAY. >> BUT WHEN THE TEAM SAW IT. >> BUT WHEN THE TEAM SAW IT. >> W WE NEED THE ENERGY DOG. >> WE NEED THE ENERGY DOG. >> HE WENT TO THE TEAM SCRIMMAGE.

>> HE WENT TO THE TEAM SCRIMMAGE MEETING HIS FAVORITE PLAYERS, MEETING HIS FAVORITE PLAYERS, CELEBRATING THE SEASON WITH. CELEBRATING THE SEASON WITH THEM. THEM. >> WE ALL THINK THAT WE HAVE THE. >> WE ALL THINK THAT WE HAVE THE BEST FAN BASE IN THE LEAGUE. WE. BEST FAN BASE IN THE LEAGUE. WE SAID ALL THE TIME. HUDSON IS AN. SAID ALL THE TIME. HUDSON IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT. EXAMPLE OF THAT. >> YES, WE HAVE A LITTLE. >> YES, WE HAVE A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU. I HAHAVE A. SURPRISE FOR YOU. I HAVE A SURPRISE. SURPRISE. . >> FOR PROFESSOR JOHN ONE. >> FOR PROFESSOR JOHN ONE BIRTHDAY GIFT JUST ISN‘T ENOUGH. BIRTHDAY GIFT JUST ISN‘T ENOUGH. >> I LOVE IT.

>> I LOVE IT. >> STUDENT AFTER STUDENT. >> STUDENT AFTER STUDENT SURPRISING THEIR BELOVED ART. SURPRISING THEIR BELOVED ART EDUCATION TEACHER WITH NEW. EDUCATION TEACHER WITH NEW NECKTIES. NECKTIESES. >> THEY SHOWED ME THEIR. >> THEY SHOWED ME THEIR COMPMPASSIONATE, LOVING HEARTS. COMPASSIONATE, LOVING HEARTS. THTHEY ALL HAVE THE HEART OF A. THEY ALL HAVE THE HEHEART OF A TEACHER. AND IT WAS JUST SO. TEACHER. AND IT WAS JUST SO HEARTWARMING TO TO KNOW THAT. HEARTWARMING TO TO KNOW THATAT. >> BUT THESE AREN‘T JUST GIFTS. >> BUT THESE AREN‘T JUST GIFTS. >> WE DID A LESSON ABOUT COLORS. >> WE DID A LESSON ABOUT COLORS AND CREATURES UNDER THE SEA. SO. AND CREATURES UNDER THE SEA. SO LOOK CLOSELY AT THIS ONE. YOU. LOOK CLOSELY AT THIS ONE. YOU SESEE, LIKE WHALES AND STARFISH. SEE, LIKE WHALES AND STARFISH. >> THEY HAVE SPECIFIC DESIGNS.

>> THEY HAVE SPECIFIC DESIGNGNS THAT TIE INTO THE LESSONS HE. THAT TIE INTO THE LESSONS HE WORKED ON WITH HIS STUDENTS. WORKED ON WITH HIS STUDENTS. >> HE‘S JUST LIKE THE EPITOME. >> HE‘S JUST LIKE THE EPITOME OF WHAT I WANT TO BE LIKE AS A. OF WHAT I WANT TO BE LIKE AS A TEACHER. HE‘S JUST THE SWEETEST. TEACHER. HE‘S JUST THE SWEETEST MAN IN THE WORLD, AND HE. MAN IN THE WORLD, AND HE ENCOURAGES US EVERY DAY. ENCOURAGES US EVERY DAY. >> BUT LIKE EVERY WORK OF ART, >> BUT LIKE EVERY WORK OF ART, THESE TIES NEEDED A FINISHING. THESE TIES NEEDED A FINISHING TOUCH. THE STUDENTS SIGNATURES, TOUCH. THE STUDENTS SIGNATURES, TURNING THESE TIES INTO A. TURNING THESE TIES INTO O A MASTERPIECE AND THIS IS THE. MASTERPIECE AND THIS IS THE HEART OF PROSPER TEXAS ON FULL.

HEART OF PROSPER TEXAS ON FULL DISPLAY. THE WHOLE TOWN RALLYING. DISPLAY. THE WHOLE TOWN RALLYING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT SIX-YEAR-OLD. TOGETHER TO SUPPORT SIX-YEAR-OLD OLIVIA KUNZ AS SHE BATTLES. OLIVIA KUNZ AS SHE BATTLES CANCER. CANCER. . >> HEY. >> HEY >> OLIVIA COULDN‘T ATTEND THIS. >> OLIVIA COULDN‘T ATTEND THIS YEAR‘S HOMECOMING PARADE, SO. YEAR‘S HOMECOMING PARADE, SO EVERYONE DECIDED TO BRING IT TO. EVERYONE DECIDED TO BRING IT TO HER FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND TO. HER FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND TO THE CHEERLEADERS. THE CHEERLEADERS. >> WE LOVE YOU. >> WE LOVE YOUOU. >> AND EVEN HER CLASSMATES, ALL. >> AND EVEN HER CLASSMATES, ALL OF THEM MARCHING BY. PUTUT A SME. OF THEM MARCHING BY. PUT A SMILE ON HER FACE. FOR OLIVIA‘S. ON HER FACE. FOR OLIVIA‘S PARENTS, KATIE AND JOE, THAT.

PARENTS, KATIE AND JOE, THAT SUPPORT MEANT THE WORLD. KATIE, SUPPORT MEANT THE WORLD. KATIE, WHAT IS IT THAT MADE YOU. WHAT IS IT THAT MADE YOU EMOTIONAL? EMOTIONAL? >> JUST KNOWING HOW MANY PEOPLE. >> JUST KNOWING HOW MANY PEOPLE WANTED TO SUPPORT US AND SUPPORT. WANTED TO SUPPORT US AND SUPPORT OLIVIA WAS REALLY COMFORTING AND. OLIVIA WAS REALLY COMFORTING AND JUST MADE ME CRY. JUST MADE ME CRY. >> A REMINDER OF THE POWER OF. >> A REMINDER OF THE POWER OF KINDNESS AND COMMUNITY. HOW MUCH. KINDNESS AND COMMUNITY. HOW MUCH DID THAT HAVE TO DO WITH HOW ONE. DID THAT HAVE TO DO WITH HOW ONE KEEPS GOING? KEEPS GOING? >> YEAH, I THINK IT‘S SOMETHING. >> YEAH, I THINK IT‘S SOMETHING TO KNOW THAT YOU‘RE NOT IN THIS. TO KNOW THAT YOU‘RE NOT IN THIS ALONE. PEOPLE CAN POUR OUT LOVE. ALONE. PEOPLE CAN POUR OUT LOVE AND SUPPORT EVEN WHEN THEY. AND SUPPORT EVEN WHEN THEY DON‘T EVEN KNOW THE INDIVIDUAL.

DON‘T EVEN KNOW THE INDIVIDUDUA PERSON, BUT IT‘S BECAUSE OF THE. GOODNESS IN THEIR HEART AND WANT TO HELP A LITTLE GIRL. WHICH IS. TO HELP A LITTLE GIRL. WHICH IS SO COOL TOTO SEE. SO COOL TO SEE. >> HI, OLIVIA. THAT‘S NBC. >> HI, OLIVIA. THAT‘S NBC NIGHTLY NEWS FOR THIS SATURDAY. NIGHTLY NEWS FOR THIS SATURDAY. THE GREAT HAHALLIE JACKSON WILLE. THE GREAT HALLIE JACKSON WILL BE HERE TOMORROW NIGHT. I‘M JOSE. HERE TOMORROW NIGHT. I‘M JOSE DIAZ-BALART. THANK YOU FOR THE. DIAZ-BALART. THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF YOUR TITIME AND GOD.