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STORY FOR FULL LIVE COVERAGE OF THE SPACEX LAUNCH. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M ELLISON. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M ELLISON BARBER IN FOR. BARBER IN FOR. >> TOM LLALAMAS. >> TOM LLAMAS. >> RIGHT NOW. WE'RE JUST. >> RIGHT NOW. WE'RE JUST. >> MINUTES AWAY. >> MINUTES AWAY. >> FROM LIFTOFF. >> FROM LIFTOFF. >>>> THAT SPACEX. >> THAT SPACEX.. >> ROCKET SET TO SEND. >> ROCKET SET TO SEND ASTRONAUTS. ASTRONAUTSTS. >> INTO SPACE. >> INTO O SPACE. >> SO ASTRONAUTS. >> SO ASTRONAUTS. >> SUNNY WILLIAMS AND BUTCH. >> SUNNY WILLIAMS AND BUTCH WILMORE, WHO HAVE BEEN UP THERE. >> FOR NINE. >> MONTHS NOW, CAN. >> MONTHS NOW, CAN. >> FINALLY COME HOME. >> FINALLY COME HOME. >> THIS IS THE SECOND ATTEMPT. >> THIS IS THE SECOND ATTEMPT AFTER A HYDRDRAULIC ISSUE CAUSED. AFTER A HYDRAULIC ISSUE CAUSED THE FIRST LAUNCH TO GET CALLED.

THE FIRST LAUNCH TO GET CALLED OFF ON WEDNESDAY. OFF ON WEDNESDAY. >> WE ARE. >> WE ARARE. >> TAKING A. >> TAKING A. >> LIVE LOOK RIGHT HERE E AT THE. >> LIVE LOOK RIGHT HERE AT THE LALAUNCH PAD. LET'S GET RIGHT TO. LAUNCH PAD. LET'S GET RIGHT TO NBC NEWS AVIATATION CORRESPONDE. NBC NEWS AVIATION CORRESPONDENT. TOM M COSTELLO, WHO IS LIVE. TOM COSTELLO, WHO IS LIVE TONIGHT FOR R US AT KENNEDY SPAE. TONIGHT FOR US AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN FLORIDA. TOM, WE ARE. CENTER IN FLORIDA. TOM, WE ARE IN THE LAST MOMENTS OF THE. IN THE LAST MOMENTS OF THE COUNTDOWN HERE. WALK US THROUGH. COUNTDOWN HERE. WALK US THROUGH WHAT WE'RE SEEING AND WHAT. WHAT WE'RE SEEING AND WHAT YOU'RE HEARING. YOU'RE HEARING. >> YEAH. T -THREE MINUTES AND. >> YEAH. T -THREE MINUTES AND FIVE SECONDS AT THIS POINT. 7:03. FIVE SECONDS AT THIS POINT. 7:03 P.M. EASTERN TIME IS THE ACTUAL. P.M. EASTERN TIME IS THE ACTUAL LAUNCH TIME. AGAIN, THIS I IS CW. LAUNCH TIME. AGAIN, THIS IS CREW TEN, TWO AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS, TEN, TWO AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS, ONE RUSSIAN COSMONAUT, ONE. ONE RUSSIAN COSMONAUT, ONE JAPANESE ASTRONAUT, ALL HEADED.

JAPANESE ASTRONAUT, ALL HEADED TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE. TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, PART OF A NORMAL CREW. STATION, PART OF A NORMAL CREW ROTATION, TO SPEND SIX MONTHS UP. ROTATION, TO SPEND SIX MONTHS UP THERE. BUT ONCE THEY ARE O ON. THERE. BUT ONCE THEY ARE ON SITE, OF COURSE, AT THE STATION, SITE, OF COURSE, AT THE STATION, THAT WILL ALLOW BUTCH AND SUNNY. THAT WILL ALLOW BUTCH AND SUNNY AND THE REST OF THEIR CREW, AND THE REST OF THEIR CREW, NINE, TO COME HOME IN THEIR. NINE, TO COME HOME IN THEIR SPACESHIP THAT THEY HAVE HAD. SPACESHIP THAT THEY HAVE HAD DOCKED TO THE STATION SINCE. DOCKED TO THE STATION SINCE SEPTEMBER. THEY'VE BEEN THERE. SEPTEMBER. THEY'VE BEEN N THERE MUCH LONGER THAN EXPECTED. AS. MUCH LONGER THAN EXPECTED. AS YOU WELL KNONOW, THEY HAD GONE P. YOU WELL KNOW, THEY HAD GONE UP FOR A TEN DAY MISSION. THEY'VE. FOR A TEN DAY MISSION. THEY'VE BEEN THEHERE FOR NOW. MORE THAN. BEEN THERE FOR NOW. MORE THAN NINE MINUTES, NINE MONTHS. NINE MINUTES, NINE MONTHS. SORRY. SO FAR ALL THINGSGS ARE. SORRY. SO FAR ALL THINGS ARE GOING WELL. I'VE GOT MISSION. GOING WELL. I'VE GOT MISSION CONTROL IN MY EAR AS WELL.

CONTROL IN MY EAR AS WELL. THEY'VE BEEN TANKING AND WHEN. THEY'VE BEEN TANKING A AND WHEN THEY ACTUALLY LIFT ALL THE OFF, THEY ACTUALLY LIFT ALL THE OFF, THEY'LL BE CONONSUMING 700 GALLS. THEY'LL BE CONSUMING 700 GALLONS PER SECOND BETWEEN LIQUID OXYGEN. PER SECOND BETWEEN LIQUID OXYGEN AND LIQUID KEROSENE. SO THIS IS. AND LIQUID KEROSENE. SO THIS IS A VERY, VERY EXTENSIVE AND, UM, A VERY, VERY EXTENSIVE AND, UM, JUST LISTENING AS WE GO HERE, JUST LISTENING AS WE GO HERE, VERY, VERY EXTENSIVE PROCEDURE. VERY, VERY EXTENSIVE PROCEDURE THAT THEY HAVE CARRIED OUT, THAT THEY HAVE CARRIED OUT, MAKING SURE THEY UNDERSTAND, MAKING SURE THEY UNDERSTAND, UNDERSTOOD THE PROBLEM FROM TWO. UNDERSTOOD THE PROBLEM FROM TWO NIGHTS AGO W WHEN THEY HAD TO. NIGHTS AGO WHEN THEY HAD TO SCRUB THE LAUNCH. AND D THEY DID. SCRUB THE LAUNCH. AND THEY DID THAT BECAUSE A CLAMP THAT WAS. THAT BECAUSE A CLAMP THAT WAS HOLDING THE ROCKET TO THE.

HOLDING THE ROCKET TO THE STRUCTURE ON THE GROUND SUDDENLY. STRUCTURE ON THE GROUND SUDDENLY WAS DEVELOPING A PROROBLEM THATS. WAS DEVELOPING A PROBLEMEM THATS BEEN RESOLVED. AND SO NOW ALL. BEEN RESOLVED. AND SO NOW ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO WITH 95% CHANANCE. SYSTEMS ARE GO WITH 95% CHANCE OF GO BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER.

AND SUNNY WOULD PROBABLY UNDOCK. AND SUNNY WOULD PROBABLY UNDOCK PROBABLY ON WEDNESDAY. PROBABLY ON WEDNESDAY. SPLASHDOWN PROBABLY ON THURSDAY, SPLASHDOWN PROBABLY ON THURSDAY, EITHER IN THE GULF OR IN THE. EITHER IN THE GULF OR IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. SO AS WE. ATLANTIC OCEAN. SO AS WE APPROACH NOW A MINUTE AND FIVE. APPROACH NOW A MINUTE AND FIVE SECONDS TO T-MINUS A MINUTE, SECONDS TO T-MINUS A MINUTE, FIVE SECONDS, LET ME LISTEN. FIVE SECONDS, LET ME LISTEN. >> YOU CAN HEAR THAT VENTING. >> YOU CAN HEAR THAT VENTING. NOW, OBVIOUSLY ROCKETS ARE VERY.

NOW, OBVIOUSLY ROCKETS ARE VERY LOUDND THE SOU CAN IMPART. LOUDND THE SOU CAN IMPART PRESRE LOADSDS BACK ON THE. PRESRE LOADS BACK ON THE CKET ITSELF. SO A TON OFATER. CKET ITSELF. SO A TON OFATER ABRBS AND PRENTS, PREVENTS. ABRBS AND PRENTS, PREVENTS STRUCTURE A REVERBERATING BACK. STRUCTURE A REVERBERATING BACK ONTO TOCKET.ND THAT CALL. ONTO TOCKET.ND THAT CALL OUT FOR AUTO IDLE PUTS THE. OUT FOR AUTO IDLE PUTS THE ROCKET IN A STATE THE FLIGHT. ROCKET IN A STATE THE FLIGHT COMPUTERS UNDERSTAND BEFORE IT. COMPUTERS UNDERSTAND BEFORE IT TAKES OVER, MAKING SURE THTHE. TAKES OVER, MAKING SURE THE TRANSITION TO FINAL COUNTDOWN IS. TRANSITION TO FINAL COUNTDOWN IS SMOOTH AND ALL THE FLIGHT. SMOOTH AND ALL THE FLIGHT COMPUTERS ON BOARD ARE IN SYNC. COMPUTERS ON BOARD ARE IN SYNC AND CONFIGUREDED FOR LAUNCH. AND CONFIGURED FOR LAUNCH. >> SO, ALLISON, LET ME JUST. >> SO, ALLISON, LET ME JUST EXPLAIN SOMETHING FOR OUR. EXPLAIN SOMETHING FOR OUR VIEWERS HERE. THERE IS ABOUT A. VIEWERS HERE. THERE IS ABOUT A 22ND DELAY, RIGHT FROM WHERE I.

22ND DELAY, RIGHT FROM WHERE I AM REAL TIME TO THE IMAGE YOU'RE. AM REAL TIME TO THE IMAGE YOU'RE SEEING. RIGHT? SO BOTTOM LINE IS. SEEING. RIGHT? SO BOTTOM LINE IS THAT'S WHY I SAY IT'S ABOUT TWO. THAT'S WHY I SAY IT'S ABOUT TWO MINUS 20S. AND YOU'RE SHOWING. MINUS 20S. AND YOU'RE SHOWING IT'S G GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BT. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN THAT. BOTTOM LINE ES. LONGER THAN THAT. BOTTOM LINE IS WE'RE GETTING VEVERY CLOSE RIGHT. WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE RIGHT NOW. NOW. >> YOU KNOW TOM IT WAS SO. >> YOU KNOW TOM IT WAS SO POWERFUL TO O HEAR ABOUT. >> WHEN. >> I IT WAS ABOUT T-MINUS TEN. >> IT WAS ABOUT T-MINUS TEN MINUTES. WE HEARD THE COMMMMANDR. MINUTES. WE HEARD THE COMMANDER AND MCCLAIN THANK ALL OF THE. AND MCCLAIN THANK ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE THIS. INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE THIS MISSION POSSIBLE. REMIND US WHEN. MISSION POSSIBLE. REMIND US WHEN BUTCH AND SONNY COME BACK. WELL, BUTCH AND SONNY COME BACK. WELL, LET'S ACTUALLY GO AHEAD AND. LISTEN. >> AS WE'RE GETTING. >> AS WE'RE GETTING. >> CLOSE TO 30S. >> CLOSE TO 30S. >>>> WAITING TO WATCH CREW TEN. >> WAITING TO WATCH CREW TEN TAKE OFF TODAY.

TAKE OFF TODAY. >> T-MINUS 15. T-MINUS. >> T-MINUS 15. T-MINUS. >> 90S. I LOVE YOU LIKE.

>> 90S. I LOVE YOU LIKE. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ALL R RIGHT. >> NOW. >> NOW. >> SPACE STATION, 1.7 MILLION. >> SPACE STATION, 1.7 MILLION POUNDS OF THRUST NOW PROPELLING. POUNDS OF THRUST NOW PROPELLING FALCON NINE AND TEN. WE'RE. FALCON NINE AND TEN. WE'RE CONTINUING TO GET GOOD CALL OUTS. CONTINUING TO GET GOOD CALL OUTS ON THE FIRST STAGE PERFORMANCE. ON THE FIRST STAGE PERFORMANCE SO FAR. SO FAR. >> JUST A TREMENDOUS ROAR HERE. >> JUST A TREMENDOUS ROAR HERE AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AS. AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AS FALCON NINE LIFTS OFF WITH CREW.

FALCON NINE LIFTS OFF WITH CREW TEN. TEN. >> ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. PERFECT. >> ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. PERFECT LAUNCH SO FAR. TODAY'S FLIGHT. LAUNCH SO FAR. TODAY'S FLIGHT. OUR TELEMETRY NOMINAL. AND YOU. OUR TELEMETRY NOMINAL. AND YOU NEED TO GET GOOD PERFORMANCE. NEED TO GET GOOD PERFORMANCE. >> LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY. LISTEN. >> LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY. LISTEN CAREFULLY FOR MAX-Q AT 58. CAREFULLY FOR MAX-Q AT 58 SECONDS. AND THAT'S MAXIMUM. SECONDS. AND THAT'S MAXIMUM DYNAMIC. DYNAMIC. >> P PRESSURE MAX-Q. WHAT GREAT. >> PRESSURE MAX-Q. WHAT GREAT TIMING THAT WAS. WE JUST PASSED. TIMING THAT WAS. WE JUST PASSED THROUGH MAX-Q. THAT'S S THE. THROUGH MAX-Q. THAT'S THE LARGRGEST STRUCTURAL LOAD THAT E.

LARGEST STRUCTURAL LOAD THAT THE VEHICLE WILL SEE ON. VEHICLE WILL SEE ON. >> ASCENT. >> ASCENT. >> VEHEHICLE SUPERSONIC. >> VEHICLE SUPERSONIC. >> STAGE. >>>> STAGE. >> ONE CRITICAL. >> ONE CRITITICAL. >> MOMENT THERE PASSED. >> MOMENT THERE E PASSED PERFECTLY. PERFECECTLY. >> NOW JUST OVER ONE MINUTE AND. >> NOW JUST OVER ONE MINUTE AND 10S INTO TODAY'S'S FLIGHT. 10S INTO TODAY'S FLIGHT. TRAVELING AT MORE THAN 1400. TRAVELING AT MORE THAN 1400 MILES PER HOUR. BRAVO. AND WE. MILES PER HOUR. BRAVO. AND WE JUST HEARD THAT CALL OUT FOR. JUST HEARD THAT CALL OUT FOR JUAN BRAVO, WHICH MEANS WE'RE IN. JUAN BRAVO, WHICH MEANS WE'RE IN THE SECOND AND FINALAL ABORT MOE. THE SECOND AND FINAL ABORT MODE FOR THE FIRST STAGE, CONTINUING. FOR THE FIRST STAGE, CONTINUING TO GET GOOD PERFORMANCE AND THE. TO GET GOOD PERFORMANCE AND THE CREW ALREADY PULLING OVER TWO. CREW ALREADY PULLING OVER TWO G'S. NEXT UP, WE'LL HAVE A.

G'S. NEXT UP, WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF EVENTS HAPPENING IN. COUPLE OF EVENTS HAPPENING IN RAPID SUCCESSION. FIRST WILL BE. RAPID SUCCESSION. FIRST WILL BE THAT ENGINE CHILL ON THE SECOND. THAT ENGINE CHILL ON THE SECOND STAGE AND BACK ENGINE, WHICH WE. STAGE AND BACK ENGINE, WHICH WE JUST HEARD, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE. JUST HEARD, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE MECO OR MAIN ENGINE CUTOFF, MECO OR MAIN ENGINE CUTOFF, WHERE THE NINE ENGINES ON THE. WHERE THE NINE ENGINES ON THE FIRST STAGE WILL CUT OFF AHEAD. FIRST STAGE WILL CUT OFF AHEAD OF THE FIRST AND SECOND D STAGES. OF THE FIRST AND SECOND STAGES WILL BE SEPARATING FROM ONE. WILL BE SEPARATING FROM ONE ANOTHER. THEN THE SINGLE MERLIN. ANOTHER. THEN THE SINGLE MERLIN VACUUM ENGINE ON THE SECOND. VACUUM ENGINE ON THE SECOND STAGE WILL IGNITE AND CONTINUE. STAGE WILL IGNITE AND CONTINUE TO CARRY CREW TEN TO ORBIT, TO CARRY CREW TEN TO ORBIT, WHILE THE FIRST STAGE BEGINS ITS. WHILE THE FIRST STAGE BEGINS ITS JOURNEY BACK TO EARTH. NOW WE'RE. JOURNEY BACK TO EARTH. NOW WE'RE JUST TWO MINUTES INTO TODAY'S. JUST TWO MINUTES INTO TODAY'S FLIGHT. THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. FLIGHT. THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING JUST UNDER 4000MPH, WHICH IS.

JUST UNDER 4000MPH, WHICH IS ABOUT 20S AWAY FROM THOSE EVENTS. ABOUT 20S AWAY FROM THOSE EVENTS THAT ANA JUST MENTIONED. THE. THAT ANA JUST MENTIONED. THE NINE MERLIN ENGINES WILL SHUT. NINE MERLIN ENGINES WILL SHUT DOWN HERE IN JUST ABOUT 10S FOR. DOWN HERE IN JUST ABOUT 10S FOR MECO STAGE SEPARATION AND SES. MECO STAGE SEPARATION AND SES ONE. ONE. >> YEAH, TWO MINUTES 30S WE'LL. >> YEAH, TWO MINUTES 30S WE'LL GET FIRST AND SECOND STAGE. GET FIRST AND SECOND STAGE SEPARATION. STAGE SEPARATION. SEPARATION. STAGE SEPARATION CONFIRMED.

CONFIRMED. >> COPY TWO ALPHA. >> COPY TWO ALPHA. >> GREG. CALL OUTS AND. >> GREG. CALL OUTS AND INCREDIBLE VIEWS THERE. ON YOUR. INCREDIBLE VIEWS THERE. ON YOUR LEFT HAND, SEEN ON YOUR LEFT. LEFT HAND, SEEN ON YOUR LEFT HAND SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE A VIEW. HAND SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE A VIEW FROM STAGE ONE. AND AN E EXTREMY. FROM STAGE ONE. AND AN EXTREMELY EXCITED CROWD HERE AT HAWTHORNE. EXCITED CROWD HERE AT HAWTHORNE. AWESOME VIEWS OF THAT BOOSTBACK. AWESOME VIEWS OF THAT BOOSTBACK BURN ON THE FIRST STAGAGE, AS WL. BURN ON THE FIRST STAGE, AS WELL AS THE MVAC ENGINE IGNITING ON. AS THE MVAC ENGINE IGNITING ON THE SECOND STAGE. GREAT VIEWS. THE SECOND STAGE. GREAT VIEWS THERE. NOW THE BOOSTER IS IN ITS. THERE. NOW THE BOOSTER IS IN ITS BOOSTBACK BURN. THIS IS THE.

BOOSTBACK BURN. THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE BURNS AS IT MAKES. FIRST OF THREE BURNS AS IT MAKES ITS WAY BACK DOWN TO EARTH. THIS. ITS WAY BACK DOWN TO EARTH. THIS WILL LAST ABOUT 45 SECONDS AND. WILL LAST ABOUT 45 SECONDS AND THE CREW TEN CREW IS STILL ON. THE CREW TEN CREW IS STILL ON BOARD. DRAGON ATTACHED TO FALCON. BOARD. DRAGON ATTACHED TO FALCON NINE SECOND STAGE, BUT YOU CAN. NINE SECOND STAGE, BUT YOU CAN SEE THERE ON YOUR RIGHT HAND. SEE THERE ON YOUR RIGHT HAND SCREEN AND WE'RE NOW AT THREE. SCREEN AND WE'RE NOW AT THREE MINUTES AND 20S INTO TODAY'S. MINUTES AND 20S INTO TODAY'S FLIGHT. THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. FLIGHT. THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ABOUT 6500MPH. THEY ARE ON THEIR. ABOUT 6500MPH. THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THE SPACE STATION, AND WE. WAY TO THE SPACE STATION, AND WE DID HAVE THAT CONFIRMATION. DID HAVE THAT CONFIRMATION COMING UP AT THE BOOSTBACK. COMING UP AT THE BOOSTBACK SHUTDOWN. AND THEN COMING UP AND.

SHUTDOWN. AND THEN COMING UP AND AT THE T PLUS SIX MINUTE MARK. AT THE T PLUS SIX MINUTE MARK. COMING. AND THERE WE HAVE OUR. COMING. AND THERE WE HAVE OUR FIRST IMAGES OF THE CREW INSIDE. FIRST IMAGES OF THE CREW INSIDE THE DRAGON SPACECRAFT AS THEY. THE DRAGON SPACECRAFT AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY INTO ORBIT. MAKE THEIR WAY INTO ORBIT. >> THE DRAGON SPACEX. >> THE DRAGON SPACEX. >> NOMINAL TRAJECTORY. >> NOMINAL TRAJECTORY. >> CONTINUING TO GET GOOD CALL. >> CONTINUING TO GET GOOD CALL OUTS. OUTS. >> SPACEX X DRAGON COPY NOMINAL. >> SPACEX DRAGON COPY NOMINAL. >> STAGE TWO. IT CONTINUES TO BE. >> STAGE TWO. IT CONTINUES TO BE ON POWER WITH AN INSPIRING UNTIL. ON POWER WITH AN INSPIRING UNTIL WE GET TO THAT SECOND STAGE.

WE GET TO THAT SECOND STAGE ENGINE CUT OFF AROUND THE NINE. ENGINE CUT OFF AROUND THE NINE MINUTE MARK OF FLIGHT. ABOUT. MINUTE MARK OF FLIGHT. ABOUT FIVE MINUTES OF FLIGHT TO GO. FIVE MINUTES OF FLIGHT TO GO BEFORE DRAGON WILL BE FLYING. BEFORE DRAGON WILL BE FLYING FREE. THERE'S NO. SOME COOL. FREE. THERE'S NO. SOME COOL VIEWS THERE ON YOUR LEFT HAND. VIEWS THERE ON YOUR LEFT HAND SCREEN. THAT'S THE F FIRST STAGE. SCREEN. THAT'S THE FIRST STAGE BOOSTER AS IT'S MAKING ITS WAY. BOOSTER AS IT'S MAKING ITS WAY BACK DOWN TO EARTH. THIS IS A. BACK DOWN TO EARTH. THIS IS A GROUND TRACKING CAMERA GETTING. GROUND TRACKING CAMERA GETTING THESE AWESOME VIEWS, AND ON THE. THESE AWESOME VIEWS, AND ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN,

RIGHT HAND SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE THAT LONE MERLIN. YOU CAN SEE THAT LONE MERLIN VACUUM ENGINE OF THE SECOND. VACUUM ENGINE OF THE SECOND STAGE. WE'RE CONTINUING TO GET. STAGE. WE'RE CONTINUING TO GET GOOD PERFORMANCE ON THE SECOND. GOOD PERFORMANCE ON THE SECOND STAGE. STAGE. >> THAT TRADEMARK. >> THAT TRADEMARK. >>>> AND THE CRUISE G-LOADS WILL. >> AND THE CRUISE G-LOADS WILL DIP RIGHT WHENEN WE. DIP RIGHT WHENEN WE. >> HIT THE SEPARATION OF ROCKET. >> HIT THE SEPARATION OF R ROCKT BACK DOWN TO EARTH. NOBODY IN. BACK DOWN TO EARTH. NOBODY IN THE WORLD DOES THAHAT LIKE SPAC, THE WORLD DOES THAT LIKE SPACEX, AND THAT MAKES THIS WHOLE. AND THAT MAKES THIS WHOLE PROGRAM AFFORDABLE GOING. PROGRAM AFFORDABLE GOING FORWARD. FOFORWARD. >> SPACEX NOMINAL. FOR NOW. AT. >> SPACEX NOMINAL. FOR NOW. AT FIVE MINUTES INTO TODAY'S. FIVE MINUTES INTO TODAY'S FLIGHT, WITH THE LIFTOFF AT 7:03.

FLIGHT, WITH THE LIFTOFF AT 7:03 P.M. PACIFIC 403 7:03 P.M. P.M. PACIFIC 403 7:03 P.M. EASTERN, 4:03 P.M. PACIFIC. EASTERN, 4:03 P.M. PACIFIC. CONTINUING TO GET GOOD CALL OUTS. CONTINUING TO GET GOOD CALL OUTS AS STAGE ONE MAKES I ITS WAY BAK. AS STAGE ONE MAKES ITS WAY BACK TO EARTH AND STAGE TWO CONTINUES. TO EARTH AND STAGE TWO CONTINUES TO FIRE, PROPELLING DRAGON INTO. TO FIRE, PROPELLING DRAGON INTO ORBIT. IF YOU'RE JUST NOW. ORBIT. IF YOU'RE JUST NOW JOINING US, THE FOUR MEMBERS OF. JOINING US, THE FOUR MEMBERS OF CREW TEN LAUNCHED. FROM LAUNCH. CREW TEN LAUNCHED. FROM LAUNCH COMPLEX 39 AT KENNEDY SPACE. COMPLEX 39 AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN FLORIDA, AND THEY'RE. CENTER IN FLORIDA, AND THEY'RE CURRENTLY ON BOARD DRAGON, STILL. CURRENTLY ON BOARD DRAGON, STILL ATTACHED TO FALCON NINE SECOND. ATTACHED TO FALCON NINE SECOND STAGE, WHICH YOU'RE SEEING THERE.

STAGE, WHICH YOU'RE SEEING T THE ON YOUR RIGHT HAND SCREEN ON. ON YOUR RIGHT HAND SCREEN ON YOUR LEFT HAND SCREEN. THE FIRST. YOUR LEFT HAND SCREEN. THE FIRST STAGE VEHICLE IS MAKING ITS WAY. STAGE VEHICLE IS MAKING ITS WAY BACK DOWN TO EARTH. IT ALREADY. BACK DOWN TO EARTH. IT ALREADY COMPLETED THE FIRST OF THREE. COMPLETED THE FIRST OF THREE BURNS AS THE BOOSTBACK BURN, AND. BURNS AS THE BOOSTBACK BURN, AND THE NEXT EVENT COMING UP FOR. THE NEXT EVENT COMING UP FOR THAT VEHICLE IS GOING TO B BE TE. THAT VEHICLE IS GOING TO BE THE ENTRY BURN. ENTRY BURN. >> DRAGON SPACEX NOMOMINAL. >> DRAGON SPACEX NOMINAL TRAJECTORY. TRAJECTORY. >> GREAT CALL OUTS THERE. THAT. >> GREAT CALL OUTS THERE. THAT ENTRY BURN IS COMING UP. ENTRY BURN IS COMING UP. NOMINAL. THAT ENTRY BURN IS. NOMINAL. THAT ENTRY BURN IS COMING UP HERE IN JUST UNDER. COMING UP HERE IN JUST UNDER 20S. WE'LL REIGNITE THREE OF. 20S. WE'LL REIGNITE THREE OF THOSE NINE MERLIN 1D ENGINES TO.

THOSE NINE MERLIN 1D ENGINES TO HELP SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AS IT. HELP SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AS IT MAKES ITS WAY BACK INTO THE. MAKES ITS WAY BACK INTO THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. WE'RE NOW. EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. WE'RE NOW JUST OVER SIX MINUTES INTO. JUST OVER SIX MINUTES INTO TODAY'S FLIGHT AS DRAGON AND THE. TODAY'S FLIGHT AS DRAGON AND THE SECOND STAGE CONTINUE TRAVELING. SECOND STAGE CONTINUE TRAVELING AT OVER 12,000MPH, MAKING THEIR. AT OVER 12,000MPH, MAKING THEIR WAY INTO ORBIT AND ON THE WAY TO. WAY INTO ORBIT AND ON THE WAY TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. FROM THERE, WE JUST SAW ON THE. FROM THERE, WE JUST SAW ON THE SCREEN IT WAS VERY QUICK, BUT WE.

SCREEN IT WAS VERY QUICK, BUT WE HAD THE ENTRY BURN, WHICH WE GOT. HAD THE ENTRY BURN, WHICH WE GOT SOME COOL VIEWS OF THAT FROM THE. SOME COOL VIEWS OF THAT FROM THE GROUND, WHICH IS AWESOME. NOW. GROUND, WHICH IS AWESOME. NOW THE NEXT EVENT COMING UP WILL BE. THE NEXT EVENT COMING UP WILL BE THE LANDING BURN FOR THE FIRIRST. THE LANDING BURN FOR THE FIRST STAGE THAT'S COMING UP HERE IN. STAGE THAT'S COMING UP HERE IN ABOUT 30S. ABOUT 30S. >> DRAGON SPACEX NOMINAL. >> DRAGON SPACEX NOMINAL TRAJECTORY. AGAIN, GREAT CALL. TRAJECTORY. AGAIN, GREAT CALL OUTS FOR DRAGON. CONFIRMATION. OUTS FOR DRAGON. CONFIRMATION THERE FROM THE CREW AS THEY. THERE FROM THE CREW AS THEY CONTINUE TO MAKE THEIR WAY INTO. CONTINUE TO MAKE THEIR WAY INTO ORBIT. ABOBOUT SEVEN MINUTES INO.

ORBIT. ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES INTO TODAY'S FLIGHT, THTHE FIRST STAE. TODAY'S FLIGHT, THE FIRST STAGE MAKING I ITS WAY BACK DOWN TO. MAKING ITS WAY BACK DOWN TO EARTH AND THE SECOND S STAGE. EARTH AND THE SECOND STAGE CONTINUING TO FIRE. THIS IS AN. CONTINUING TO FIRE. THIS IS AN AWESOME VIEW. LET'S SEE IF WE. AWESOME VIEW. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN SEE THE CENTER ENGINE. CAN SEE THE CENTER ENGINE RELIGHT FOR THAT LANDING BURN. RELIGHT FOR THAT LANDING BURN HERE, AND A FEW SECONDS. THERE'S. HERE, AND A FEW SECONDS. THERE'S THAT LANDING BURN. LET'S WATCH. THAT LANDING BURN. LET'S WATCH AS FALCON NINE TOUCHES DOWN N ON. AS FALCON NINE TOUCHES DOWN ON LANDING ZONE ONE. FACE TO FACE.

LANDING ZONE ONE. FACE TO FACE. AND THE CROWD HERE IS EXCITED TO. AND THE CROWD HERE IS EXCITED TO SEE FALCON NINE TOUCHDOWN ON. SEE FALCON NINE TOUCHDOWN ON LANDING ZONE ONE. AND NOW THAT. LANDING ZONE ONE. AND NOW THAT THE FIRST STAGE HAS MADE ITS WAY. THE FIRST STAGE HAS MADE ITS WAY BACK TO EARTH, WE'RE ABOUT A. BACK TO EARTH, WE'RE ABOUTUT A MINUTE AWAY FROM THE SECOND. MINUTE AWAY FROM THE SECOND ENGINE CUTOFF, WHICH WE'RE. ENGINE CUTOFF, WHICH WE'RE EXPECTING AROUND THE NININE MINE. EXPECTING AROUND THE NINE MINUTE MARK OF TODAY'S FLIGHT. WE'RE.

MARK OF TODAY'S FLIGHT. WE'RE CONTINUING TO GET GOOD CALL OUTS. CONTINUING TO GET GOOD CALL OUTS AND DRAGON AND ALL OF THE. AND DRAGON AND ALL OF THE SYSTEMS ON THE VEHICLE ARE TO. SYSTEMS ON THE VEHICLE ARE TO. >> WATCH AND LISTEN TO THE. >> WATCH AND LISTEN TO THE. >> NASA ANAND SPACEX. >> NASA AND SPACEX. >> COVERAGE E HERE. I WANT TO AO. >> COVERAGE HERE. I WANT TO ALSO BRING IN FORMER ASTRONAUT MIKE. BRING IN FORMER ASTRONAUT MIKE MASSIMINO. MIKE, WALK US THROUGH. MASSIMINO. MIKE, WALK US THROUGH WHAT WE JUST SAW. I MEAN, WE. WHAT WE JUST SAW. I MEAN, WE WENT THROUGH TWO STAGES HEHERE T. WENT THROUGH TWO STAGES HERE AT LEAST, AND IT SEEMS LIKE. LEAST, AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL. EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL. >> IT IS. >> YEAH. >> THEHE FIRST STAGE WAS. >> THE ROCKET. >> THAT LAUNCHED THEM. >> THAT LAUNCHED THEM. >> AND THAT'S WHAT. >> AND THAT'S WHAT. >> YOU. JUST SAW. >> YOU. JUST SAW. >> R RETURN TO EARTH. IT WENT. >> RETURN TO EARTH. . IT WENT THROUGH A SERIES OF BURNS TO DO. THROUGH A SERIES OF BURNS TO DO THAT. NONOW THE SECOND STAGE IS.

THAT. NOW THE SECOND STAGE IS THE WHERE THE SPACECRAFTFT IS. THE WHERE THE SPACECRAFT IS ATTACHED TO THAT, TO THAT ENGINE. ATTACHED TO THAT, , TO THAT ENGE THAT YOU SEE BURNING. NOW THAT'S. THAT YOU SEE BURNING. NOW THAT'S THE SECOND STAGE AND THAT'S. THE SESECOND STAGE AND THAT'S WHAT'S TAKING THEM TO ORBIT. WHAT'S TAKING THEM TO ORBITT RIGHT NOW. SO WE STILL NEED THAT. RIGHT NOW. SO WE STILL NEED THAT ONE TO KEEP WORKING FOR A LITTLE. ONE TO KEEP WORKING FOR A LITTLE BIT LOLONGER. AND THEY'LL BE IN. SPACE. >> AND THAT CALL OUT THERE FOR. >> AND THAT CALL OUT THERE FOR SHANNON. AND THAT IS THE CALL. SHANNON. AND THAT IS THE CALL OUT FOR SHANNON IRELAND,D, WHICH. OUT FOR SHANNON IRELAND, WHICH IS THE FINAL ABORT STAGE FOR THE. IS THE FINAL ABORT STAGE FOR THE SECOND STAGE OFF THE COAST OF. SECOND STAGE OFF THE COAST OF IRELAND. STANDING BY FOR A. IRELAND. STANDING BY FOR A SECOND ENGINE CUTOFF. SECOND ENGINE CUTOFF. >> AND BACK SHUT DOWN.

>> AND BACK SHUT DOWN. DRAGON SPACEX NOMINAL ORBIT. DRAGON SPACEX NOMINAL ORBIT INSERTION. INSERTION. >> AND THERE WE HEARD A GOOD. >> AND THERE WE HEARD A GOOD COUPLE. THEY HEARD CONFIRMATION. COUPLE. THEY HEARD CONFIRMATION. >> OF ESCAPE SYSTEM DISARMED. >> OF ESCAPE SYSTEM DISARMED. >> GOOD CONFIRMATION OF ORBITAL. >> GOOD CONFIRMATION OF ORBITAL INSERTION. CRUISE TEN IS NOW. INSERTION. CRUISE TEN IS NOW WELL ON THEIR WAY TO T THE. WELL ON THEIR WAY TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, FOLLOWING A 9.5 MINUTE FLIGHT.

FOLLOWING A 9.5 MINUTE FLIGHT UPHILL. NOW THE SECOND STAGE IS. UPHILL. NOW THE SECOND STAGE IS PREPARING FOR DRAGON SEPARATION. PREPARING FOR DRAGON SEPARATION HERE, WHICH SHOULD HAPPEN. HERE, WHICH SHOULD HAPPEN SHORTLY IN ABOUT TEN 15 SECONDS. SHORTLY IN ABOUT TEN 15 SECONDS IS WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING, AND. IS WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING, AND WE'RE PREPARING FOR STABILIZING. WE'RE PREPARING FOR STABILIZING THE SECOND STAGE SO THAT WE CAN. THE SECOND STAGE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A SMOOTH SEPARATION. AND. HAVE A SMOOTH SEPARATION. AND THERE YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT. THERE YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN. THE. HAND SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN. THE CROWD IS GOING WILD. THERE ON.

CROWD IS GOING WILD. THERE ON. YOUR SCREEN YOU CAN SEE THAT. YOUR SCREEN YOU CAN SEE THAT DRAGON SEPARATION, THAT SECOND. DRAGON SEPARATION, THAT SECOND STAGE MAKING ITS WAY. AND DRAGON. STAGE MAKING ITS WAY. AND DRAGON IS NOW FLYING FREE. TEN MINUTES. IS NOW FLYING FREE. TEN MINUTES INTO TODAY'S FLIGHT. THAT WAS. INTO TODAY'S FLIGHT. THAT WAS ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER WE HAHAD TT. ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER WE HAD THAT SECOND ENGINE CUT OFF. SO AS. SECOND ENGINE CUT OFF. SO AS WE'RE WATCHING. WE'RE WATCHING. >> AND LISTENING. >> AND LISTENING. >>>> TO THIS, IS THIS SORT OF TE. >> TO THIS, IS THIS SORT OF THEE MOMENT WHERE IN EFFECT, THEY'RE. MOMENT WHERE IN EFFECT, THEY'RE IN THE CLEAR AND WE CAN SAY THIS. IN THE CLEAR AND WE CAN SAY THIS LAUNCH HAS BEEN A SUCCESS, OR. LAUNCH HAS BEEN A SUCCESS, OR DO. DO. >> WE NEED TO WAITIT UNTIL. >> WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL. >> IT GETS CLOSER?R? NO, THEY'RE. >> IT GETS CLOSER? NO, THEY'RE NO LONGER UNDER POWERED FLIGHT. NO LONGER UNDER POWERED FLIGHT. SO THEY'VE, THEY'VE THEY'VE BEBN.

SO THEY'VE, THEY'V'VE THEY'VE BN INSERTED INTO THEIR ORBIT. THEY. INSERTED INTO THEIEIR ORBIT. THY STILL HAVE SOME MANEUVERS. BUT. STILL HAVE SOME MANENEUVERS. BUT IT'S, IT STILL IS THAT 8.5. IT'S'S, IT STILL IS THAT 8.5 MINUTES OR SO WHERE THE. MINUTES OR SO WHWHERE THE. >> ENGINES BURNING UNDERNEATH. >> ENGINESES BURNING UNDERNEATH YOU. YOYOU. >> THAT YOU KIND OF HOLD YOUR. >> THAT YOU KIND OF HOLD YOUR BREATH. OR WAITING TO MAKE SURE. BREATH. OR WAITING TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING GOES WELL. AND NOW. EVERYTHING GOES WELL. AND NOW YOU HAVE ENGINE CUT T OFF AND. YOU HAVE ENGINE CUT OFF AND THEY'RE IN GOOD SHAPE. THEY'RE. THEY'RE IN GOOD SHAPE. THEY'RE IN ORBIT RIGHT NOW. IN ORBIT RIGHT NOW. >> IT'S S AMAZING TO SEE. WE ALO. >> IT'S AMAZING TO SEE. WE ALSO HAVE WITH US LEROY CHIAO, WHO IS. HAVE WITH US LEROY CHIAO, WHO IS A FORMER ASTRONAUT AS WELL, AND. A FORMER ASTRONAUT AS WELL, AND ALSO A FORMER COMMANDER OF THE. ALSO A FORMER COMMANDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. LEROY, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, I. LEROY, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, I MEAN, JUST WALK US THROUGH WHAT. MEAN, JUST WALK US THROUGH WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN SO FAR IN YOUR.

YOU HAVE SEEN SO FAR IN YOUR REACTION TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A. REACTION TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A VERY SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH ON THE. VERY SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT THIS WEWEEK FOR. SECOND ATTEMPT THIS WEEK FOR FALCON NINE ROCKET. FALCON NINE ROCKET. >> DRAGON. >> DRAGON. >> THIS LAUNUNCH LOOKED FLAWLES. >> THIS LAUNCH LOOKED FLAWLESS. YOU DIDN'T HEAR ANY PROBLEMS. YOU DIDN'T HEAR ANY PROBLEMS. >> GOING UPHILL? >> GOING UPHILL? >> NO. >> NO. >> NO FAILURES, NO. >> NO FAILURES, NO. >> ERROR CALLS, NOTHTHING THEY. >> ERROR CALLS, NOTHING THEY WERE. WERE. >> LOOKING AT LOOKED COMPLETELY. >> LOOKING AT LOOKED COMPLPLETEY FLAWLESS. FLAWLESS. >>>> THE CREW IS NOW IN IN THEIR. >> THE CREW IS NOW IN IN THEIR INJECTION ORBIT INJECTION. INJECTION ORBIT INJECTION. >> AND. >>>> AND. >> THEY'LL DO A CIRCULARIZATION. >> THEY'LL DO A CIRCULULARIZATIN BURN, A SERIES OF BURNS, AND. BURN, A SERIES OF BUBURNS, AND THEY'LL BE AT THE SPACE STATION. THEY'LL BE AT THE SPACE STATION SOMETIME EARLY TOMORROW. SOMETIME EARLY TOMORROW. >> FAMILY AND FRIENDS. WITHOUT.

>> FAMILY AND FRIENDS. WITHOUT YOU, I WOULD. YOU, I WOULD. >> NOT BE HEHERE. AND I THINK. >> NOT BE HERE. AND I THINK EXPLORABLE LISTENING TO THTHE. EXPLORABLE LISTENING TO THE ASTRONAUTS SPEAKING HERE, THAT. ASTRONAUTS SPEAKING HERE, THAT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S COMMANDER. SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S COMMAMANDER ANNE MCCLAIN. ANNE MCCLAIN. >> THEY'RE VERY HAPPY. >> THEY'RE VERY HAPPY. >> YEAH, YOU CAN SORT OF HEAR IT. >> YEAH, YOU CAN SORT OF HEAR IT IN HER VOICE. THE CHANGE FROM. IN HER VOICE. THE CHANGE FROM WHEN SHE SPOKE RIGHT BEFORE. WHEN SHE SPOKE RIGHT BEFORE TAKEOFF, WHERE SHE WAS T THANKIG. TAKEOFF, WHERE SHE WAS THANKING ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED GET. ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED GET THEM THERE TO THEIR FAMILIES AS. THEM THERE TO THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL. HER THANKING AGAIN. LET'S. WELL. HER THANKING AGAIN. LET'S LISTEN AS SHE TALKS SOME MORE. LISTEN AS SHE TALKS SOME MORE. >> IN THE CONNECTEDNESS OF. >> IN THE CONNECTEDNESS OF HUMANITY, I WOULD BE REMISS TO.

HUMANITY, I WOULD BE REMISS TO NOT ONCE AGAIN ACKNOWLEDEDGE THE. NOT ONCE AGAIN ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE WHO HELPED ME GET HERE TO THIS. WHO HELPED ME GET HERE TO THIS WONDERFUL VIEW AND. WONDERFUL VIVIEW AND. >> THIS PERSPECTIVE. >> THIS PERSPECTIVE. >> TO O THE TEACHERS. >> TO THE TEACHERS. >> COACHES. >> COACHES. >> FELLOW OFFICERS. >> FELLOW OFFICERS. >> FELLOW TEAMMATES,S, RAPTOR. >> FELLOW TEAMMATES, RAPTOR NATION, TO MY FRIENDS AND. NATION, TO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY. FAMIMILY. >> THAT ENCOURAGED. >> THAT T ENCOURAGED. >> MY DREAMS FROM THE START. >> MY DREAMS FROM THE E START. THANK YOU. I WOULDN'T BE HERE. THANK YOU. I WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT YOU. WITHOUT YOU. >> SO WE HAVE HERE ON CREW TEN. >> SO WE HAVE HERE ON CREW TEN. IT'S MADE UP OF FOUR DIFFERENT. IT'S MADE UP OF FOUR DIFFERENT ASTRONAUTS. ASTRONAUTS. >> I WANT TO SAY A HUGE THANK. >> I WANT TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU TO NASA AND SPACEX.

YOU TO NASA AND SPACEX. ESPECIALLY THE FALCON. ESPECIALLY THE FALCON. >> NINE TEAM, FOR THE SUCCESSFUL. >> NINE TEAM, FOR THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH. >> AND. >> WE E ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO. >> WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO. >> A SMOOTH RIDE. >> A SMOOTH RIDE. >> T TO THE INTERNATIONAL. SPACE. >> TO THE INTERNATIONAL. SPACE STATION. STATION. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IS THE. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IS THE MISSION SPECIALIST. ONISHI, WHO. MISSION SPECIALIST. ONISHI, WHO IS AN ASTRONAUT WITH JAPAN'S. IS AN ASTRONAUT WITH JAPAN'S AEROSPACE EXPLORATION TEAM. HE. AEROSPACE EXPLORATION TEAM. HE HAS BEEN IN SPACE IN THEHE PAST. HAS BEEN IN SPACE IN THE PAST. HE IS CONSIDERED A VETERAN AS. HE IS CONSIDERED A VETERAN AS WELL AS COMMANDER ANNE MCCLAIN. WELL AS COMMANDER ANNE MCCLAIN. OF THESE FOUR ASTRONAUTS, TWO OF. OF THESE FOUR ASTRONAUTS, TWO OF THEM HAVE MADE SPACE FLIGHTS. THEM HAVE MADE SPACE FLIGHTS PREVIOUSLY THE COMMANDER, ANNE.

PREVIOUSLY THE COMMANDER, ANNE MCCLAIN. S SHE'S HAD TWO. MCCLAIN. SHE'S HAD TWO SPACEWALKS AND 204 DAYS IN SPACE. SPACEWALKS AND 204 DAYS IN SPACE PRIOR TO THIS. THE OTHER TWO, PRIOR TO THIS. THE OTHER TWO, NICOLE AYERS, WHO IS A U.S. NICOLE AYERS, WHO IS A U.S. ASTRONAUT WITH NASA, AND ALSO. ASTRONAUT WITH NASA, AND ALSO THE RUSSIAN COSMONAUT PESKOV. IT. THE RUSSIAN COSMONAUT PESKOV. IT IS THEIR FIRST SPACE FLIGHTS. IS THEIR FIRST SPACE FLIGHTS. MIKE, TAKE US THROUGH THE. MIKE, TAKE US THROUGH THE EMOTIONS OF THAT. IF YOU ARE A. EMOTIONS OF THAT. IF YOU ARE A VETERAN OR IF IT IS YOUR FIRST. VETERAN OR IF IT IS YOUR FIRST TIME, DOES IT FEEL DIFFERENT OR. TIME, DOES IT FEEL DIFFERENT OR IS IT AS EXCITING? EACH TIMEME. IS IT AS EXCITING? EACH TIME. >> IT WAS FOR ME, IT WAS. >> IT WAS FOR ME, IT WAS DIFFERENT. THE FIRST TIME E IT S. DIFFERENT. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS EACH. TIME DIFFERENT. THE E FIRT. EACH. TIME DIFFERENT. THE FIRST TIME WAS JUST KIND OF. TIME WAS JUST KIND OF. OVERWHELMING AND THE ENGINES CUT. OVERWHELMING AND THE ENGINES CUT AND I WAS LIKE, OKAYAY, WE STILL.

AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, WE STILL ALIVE? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? IT. ALIVE? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? IT WAS JUST LIKE A BLUR. AND MY. WAS JUST LIKE A BLUR. AND MY SECOND TIME, THOUGH, KNOWING A. SECOND TIME, THOUGH, KNOWING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUOUT WHAT TO. LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT, I ENJOYED IT A LOT MORO, EXPECT, I ENJOYED IT A LOT MORE, YOU KNOW, AND I WAS ABLE TO A. YOU KNOW, AND I WAS ABLE TO A NEW GUY, NEW PEOPLE ON MY FLIGHT. NEW GUY, NEW PEOPLE ON MY FLIGHT AND WAS ABLE TO SHARE WHAT, WHAT. AND WAS ABLE TO SHARE WHAT, WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO WITH THEM. WE WERE GOING TO DO WITH THEM. AND THEN THE ENGINES CUT O OFF. AND THEN THE ENGINES CUT OFF. IT'S STILL EXCITING, BUT I THINK. IT'S STILL EXCITING, BUT I I THK I WAS MORE AWARE OF WHAT WAS. I WAS MORE AWARE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENENING. THE SECOND TIME I. HAPPENING. THE SECOND TIME I PAPAID. I WAS ABLE TO PAY MORE. PAID. I WAS ABLE TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO ALL T THE LITTLE. ATTENTION TO ALL THE LITTLE DETAILS. T THE FIRST TIME WAS JT. DETAILS. THE FIRST TIME WAS JUST LIKE A BLUR. LIKEKE A BLUR. >> LEROY, GIVE US YOUR FINAL. THOUGHTS WATCHING THIS. OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE A LOT OF. OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO ONCE THEY GET TO THE.

WORK TO DO ONCE THEY GET TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. WE'RE E ALSO GOING TO SEE THOSE. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SEE THOSE ASTRONAUTS, THE U.S. ASTRONAUTS. ASTRONAUTS, THE U.S. ASTRONAUTS SONNY AND BUTCH, SONNY WILLIAMS. SONNY AND BUTCH, SONNY WILLIAMS AND BUTCH WILMORE COME BACK. AND BUTCH WILMORE COME BACK HOME. THEY'RE GOING TO BE. HOME. THEY'RE GOING TO BE RETUTURNING, NOT ON THIS SAME. RETURNING, NOT ON THIS SAME CAPSULE. THEY HAVE ONE THAT HAS. CAPSULE. THEY HAVE ONE THAT HAS BEEN DOCKED THERE SINCE. BEEN DOCKED THERE SINCE SEPTEMBER, AND THEY'RE COMING. SEPTEMBER, AND THEY'RE COMINGG BACK WITH TWO OTHER ASTRONAUTS. BACK WITH TWO OTHER ASTRONAUTS WHO WERE ALSO UP THEHERE WORKINA. WHO WERE ALSO UP THERE WORKING A TEAM THEY HAD INTEGRATED INTO. TEAM THEY HAD INTEGRATED INTO. ONCE THEY GOT HAD THOSE ISSUES. ONCE THEY GOT HAD THOSE ISSUES WITH THE BOEING CAPSULE THEY. WITH THE BOEING CAPSULE THEY TRAVELED ON, THEY STAYED THERE. TRAVELED ON, THEY STAYED THERE AND HAD BEEN WORKING. BUT GIVE. AND HAD BEEN WORKING. BUT GIVE US YOUR FINAL THOUGHTS ON N THIS. US YOUR FINAL THOUGHTS ON THIS MOMENT AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

MOMENT AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. >> WELL, SURE. >> WELL,L, SURE. >> THE CREW. >> THE CREW. >> CREW JUST LAUNCHED. THEY'RE. >> CREW JUST LAUNCNCHED. THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY VERY HAPPY AND VERY. OBVIOUSLY VERY HAPAPPY AND VERY EXCITED TO BE IN SPACE, EXCITED TO BE IN SPACE, ESPECIALLY THE N NEW THE NEWBIE, ESPECIALLY THE NEW THE NEWBIES, YOU KNOW, THE GUYS, THE FOLKLKS. YOU KNOW, THE GUYS, THE FOLKS WHO HAVEN'T FLOWN N BEFORE. WHO HAVEN'T FLOWN BEFORE. >> BUT THEY'RE LOOKINGNG. >> BUT THEY'RE LOOKING. >> FORWAWARD TO GETTING ON BOARD. >> FORWARD TO GETTING ON BOARDRD THE ISS AND BEGINNING THEIR. THE ISS AND BEGINNING THEIR EXPEDITION. SIMILARLY, SONNY AND. EXPEDITION. SIMILARLY, SONNY AND BUTCH AND THE OTHER TWO CREW. BUTCH AND THE OTHER TWO CREW MEMBERS ARE EAGER TO COME HOME, MEMBERS ARE EAGER TO COME HOME, ESPECIALLY SONNY AND BUTCH, ESPECIALLY SONNY AND BUTCH, BEBECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN UP THERE, BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN UP THERE, UH, YOU KNKNOW, AROUND NINE. UH, YOU KNOW, AROUND NINE MONTHS, WHICH IS 50% LONGER R TN. MONTHS, WHICH IS 50% LONGER THAN AVERAGE. USUALLY WE'RE ONLY UP. AVERAGE. USUALLY WE'RE ONLY UP THERE FOR ABOUT SIX MONTNTHS OR. THERE FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS OR SO, BUT THEY'VE STEPPED UP. SO, BUT THEY'VE STEPPED UP WONDERFULLY. THEY'VE HAD A GREAT.

WONDERFULLY. THEY'VE HAD A GREAT MISSION. AND, YOU KNOW, MISSION. AND, YOU KNOW, ASTRONAUTS WERE TRAINED TO. ASTRONAUTS WERE TRAINED TO ADJUST TO NEW SITUATIONS, WHICIH. ADJUST TO NEW SITUATIONS, WHICH THEY'VE DONE. BUT AT THE SAME. THEY'VE DONE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I'M SURE THEY'RE READY TO. TIME, I'M SURE THEY'RE READY TO COME HOME. COME HOME. >> AN EXEXTRAORDINARY THING TO. >> AN EXTRAORDINARY THING TO WATCH. MIKE MASSIMINO, LEROY. WATCH. MIKE MASSIMINO, LEROY CHIAO AS WELL AS TOM COSTELLO, CHIAO AS WELL AS TOM COSTELLO, WHO WAS WITH US EARLIER. WE. WHO WAS WITH US EARLIER. WE THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH F FOR YOR. THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THE NASA AND SPACEX SECOND. TIME. THE NASA AND SPACEX SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAUNCH THE FALCON. ATTEMPT TO LAUNCH THE FALCON NINE ROCKET HAS BEEN A SUCCESS. NINE ROCKET HAS BEEN A SUCCESS. AND AS WE HEARD FROM MISSION. AND AS WE HEARD FROM MISSION CONTROL WHEN THEY Y TOOK OFF, TY. CONTROL WHEN THEY TOOK OFF, THEY SAID, GOOD LUCK, GODSPEED. GO. SAID, GOOD LUCK, GODSPEED. GO CREW TEN AND ENJOY THE RIDE. IT. CREW TEN AND ENJOY THE RIDE. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL THANK YOU. LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. WE WILL STAY ON.

ALL FOR THAT. WE WILL STAY ON TOP OF IT. AS WE TURN NOW TO. TOP OF IT. AS WE TURN NOW TO SOME OTHER NEWS THIS EVENINGNG. SOME OTHER NEWS THIS EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON NOW TO. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON NOW TO OUR OTHER MAJOR HEADLINE, THE. OUR OTHER MAJOR HEADLINE, THE DEADLY STORM SYSTEM THATAT IS. DEADLY STORM SYSTEM THAT IS MOVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MOVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. POWERFUL WINDS, STOKING. POWERFUL WINDS, STOKING WILDFIRES, DUST STORMS AND. WILDFIRES, DUST STORMS AND TOSSING TRUCKS ACROSS HIGHWAYS, TOSSING TRUCKS ACROSS HIGHWAYS, THE THREAT WORSENING AS WE HEAD. THE THREAT WORSENING AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND WITH INTENSE. INTO THE WEEKEND WITH INTENSE LONG TRACK TORNADOES POSSIBLE IN. LONG TRACK TORNADOES POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTH, ALABAMA AND MISSOURI. THE SOUTH, ALABAMA AND MISSOURI DECLARING STATES OF EMERGENCY. DECLARING STATES OF EMERGENCY. WITH MORE THAN 100 MILLION. WITH MORE THAN 100 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE STORM'S PATH. PEOPLE IN THE STORM'S PATH. NBC'S ADRIEN BRODY'S REPORTS. NBC'S ADRIEN BRODY'S REPORTS FROM SAINT LOUIS.

FROM SAINT LOUIS. >> TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE. >> TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FUELING APOCOCALYPTIC SCES. WINDS FUELING APOCALYPTIC SCENES ACROSS THE SOUTH AS THE REGION. ACROSS THE SOUTH AS THE REGION BRACES FOR A POTENTIALLY. BRACES FOR A POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING TORNADO OUTBREAK. DEVASTATING TORNADO OUTBREAK. INTENSE WINDS WHIPPING ACROSS. INTENSE WINDS WHIPPING ACROSS TEXAS. TEXAS. >>>> THERE GOES ANOTHER ONE. >> THERE GOES ANOTHER ONE. >> TOSSING MULTIPLE SEMI TRUCKS. >> TOSSING MULTIPLE SEMI TRUCKS ON THEIR SIDES IN AMARILLO, ON THEIR SIDES IN AMARILLO, GUSTS REACHING OVER 80MPH, GUSTS REACHING OVER 80MPH, KICKING UP A DANGEROUS DUST. KICKING UP A DANGEROUS DUST STORM. VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO,

STORM. VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO, CAUSING MULTIPLE CRASHES ACROSS. CAUSING MULTIPLE CRASHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE TEXAS. THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTING AT LEAST THREE FATAL. REPORTING AT LEAST THREE FATAL CRASHES. THIS AMBULANCE CRUSHED. CRASHES. THIS AMBULANCE CRUSHED IN A CRASH DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY. IN A CRASH DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY IN OKLAHOMA AS THOSE WINDS. IN OKLAHOMA AS THOSE WINDS CAUSED WILDFIRES TO EXPLODE IN. CAUSED WILDFIRES TO EXPLODE IN BOTH STATES, SOME RESIDENTS. BOTH STATES, SOME RESIDENTS ORDERED TO EVACUATE. ORDERED TO EVACUATE. >> IF YOU. >> IF F YOU. >> NOTICE THE SMOKE REALLY. PICKING. >> UP. IF YOU. >> UP. IF YOU. >> CAN CLEARLY S SEE THE FLAMES, >> CAN CLEARLY SEE THE FLAMES, YOU NEED. >> TO DO. >> THE BEST THING. >> THE BEST THING. >> FOR. >> FOR. >> YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND GET.

>> YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND GET OUT IMMEDIATELY. OUT IMMEDIATELY. >> THAT STORM NOW MOVING EAST. >> THAT STORM NOW MOVING EAST 113 MILLION STRETCHING FROM. 113 MILLION STRETCHING FROM MINNESOTA DOWN TO THE GULF. MINNESOTA DOWN TO THE GULF COAST, FACING LIFE THREATENING. COAST, FACING LIFE THREATENING STORMS HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, STORMS HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAINT LOUIS WARNING, QUOTE TODAY. SAINT LOUIS WARNING, QUOTE TODAY MAY END UP AS ONE OF THE MORE. MAY END UP AS ONE OF THE MORE PROLIFIC SEVERE WEATHER. PROLIFIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAKS IN RECENT MEMORY. OUTBREAKS IN RECENT MEMORY. AUTHORITIES BRACING FOR THE. AUTHORITIES BRACING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MULTIPLE. POSSIBILITY OF MULTIPLE TORNADOES S OVERNIGHT, INCREASIG. TORNADOES OVERNIGHT, INCREASING THE RISK OF DANGER. THE RISK OF DANGER. >> WE WANT PEOPLE. >> WE WANT PEOPLE. >> TO TAKEKE THINGS. >> TO TAKE THINGS. >> SERIOUSLY EVERY TIME, BUT. WE. >> SERIOUSLY EVERY TIME, B BUT.E DEFINITELY. DEFINITELY. >> HAVE A. HEIGHTENED ALERT.

>> FOR TODAY. >> THE WINDS SO STRONG IT'S. >> THE WINDS SO STRONG IT'S OPENING THE LIDS OF THESE. OPENING THE LIDS OF THESE DUMPSTERS S BEHIND ME, GIVING YU. DUMPSTERS BEHIND ME, GIVING YOU AN IDEA OF HOW STRONG THESE. AN IDEA OF HOW STRONG THESE GUSTS ARE. GUSTS ARE. >> THESE WINDS ARE NOT NEAR R 70. >> THESE WINDS ARE NOT NEAR 70 MILES AN HOUR RIGHT NOW, BUT. MILES AN HOUR RIGHT NOW, BUT. >> WE'RE FEELING THE IMPACT. >> WE'RE FEELING THE IMPACT. >> OF JUST STANDING HERE AND. >> OF JUST STANDING HERE AND BEING KIND OF PUSHED TO THE. BEING KIND OF PUSHED TO THE. >> SIDE. WITH THE WINDS EXPECTED. >> SIDE. WITH THE WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT, POWER OUTAGES. THROUGH THE NIGHT, POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. ARE POSSIBLE. >> SO BEBEFORE YOU GO. >> SO BEFORE YOU GO. >> TO BED. >> TO BED. >> DEFINITELY MAMAKE SURE YOUR. >> DEFINITELY MAMAKE SURE YOUR PHONES ARE CHARGED. PHONESES ARE CHARGED. >> MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A. >> MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A CAPABILITY OF GETTING EMEMERGENY. CAPABILITY OF GETTING EMERGENCY ALERTS. ALERTS. >> ADRIAN JOINS US NOW FROM. >> ADRIAN JOINS US NOW FROM SAINT LOUIS. ADRIAN, TALK TO US.

SAINT LOUIS. ADRIAN, TALK TO US ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS WEEKEND. ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS WEEKEND AHEAD. THE THREAT LEVEL IS AS. AHEAD. THE THREAT LEVEL IS AS HIGH AS IT CAN BE FOR PARTS OF. HIGH AS IT CAN BE FOR PARTS OF THE SOUTH, CORRECT? THE SOUTH, CORRECT? >> INDEED. ALLISON. AND THEY'RE. >> INDEED. ALLISON. AND THEY'RE EXPECTING TO SEE SOME EF TWO. EXPECTING TO SEE SOME EF TWO POSSIBLE. THAT IS TORNADOES. POSSIBLE. THAT IS TORNADOES. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STRONG HAIL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STRONG HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS. AND THIS WILL. DAMAGING WINDS. AND THIS WILL LIKELY OUTBREAK ACROSS THE. LIKELY OUTBREAK ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES INTO. CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. FAMILIES. THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. FAMILIES THERE SHOULD HAVE THEIR SAFETY. THERE SHOULD HAVE THEIR SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE. BACK HERE IN.

MEASURES IN PLACE. BACK HERE IN SAINT LOUIS, WHERE WE ARE IN THE. SAINT LOUIS, WHERE WE ARE IN THE BULL'S EYE OF THIS STORM, THE. BULL'S EYE OF THIS STORM, THE WINDS ARE PICKING UP. AS YOU SEE. WINDS ARE PICKING UP. AS YOU SEE BEHIND ME, THE SKY IS GETTING. BEHIND ME, THE SKY IS GETTING DARK AND CITY LEADERS ARE. DARK AND CITY LEADERS ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO CHECK. ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO CHECK THEIR CELL PHONE DEVICES. MAKE. THEIR CELL PHONE DEVICES. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR EMERGENCY.

KOHBERGER. THEY SAY THEY WANT JUSTICE. JUSTICE. >> ELILISON CAMILA BERNAL ON THT. >> ELISON CAMILA BERNAL ON THAT BREAKING NEWS. THAHANK YOU. WE. BREAKING NEWS. THANK YOU. WE APPRECECIATE IT. NOW TO THAT. APPRECIATE IT. NOW TO THAT TERRIFYING SCENE ON AN AIRPORT. TERRIFYING SCENE ON AN AIRPORT RUNWAY, AN AMERICAN AIRLINES. RUNWAY, AN AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE MAKING AN EMERGENCY. PLANE MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN THE ENGINE CATCHES. LANDING WHEN THE ENGINE CATCHES FIRE. PASSENGERS FORCED TO. FIRE. PASSENGERS FORCED TO EVACUATE ONTO THTHE WING. NOW, E. EVACUATE ONTO THE WING. NOW, THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT CAUSED. INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT CAUSED THIS LATEST INCIDENT IN A A STRG. THIS LATEST INCIDENT IN A STRING OF AVIATION MISHAPS. STEVE.

OF AVIATION MISHAPS. STEVE PATTERSON REPORTS FROM DENVER. PATTERSON REPORTS FROM DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. >> REPORTER. IT WAS A HARROWING. >> REPORTER. IT WAS A HARROWING SCENE. PANICKED PASSENGERS. SCENE. PANICKED PASSENGERS FLEEING ONTO THE WINGS OF AN. FLEEING ONTO THE WINGS OF AN AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE. AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE. >> OH MY. >> OH MY. >> GOD, THE ENGINE FULLY. >> GOD, THE ENGINE FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. BLACK SMOKE. ENGULFED IN FLAMES. BLACK SMOKE BILLOWING AROUND, FAMILIES. BILLOWING AROUND, FAMILIES WAITING TO BE RESCUED. WAITING TO BE RESCUED. >> OH MY GOSH. >> OH MY GOSH. >> THEIR EMERGENCY. >> THEIR EMERGENCY. >> EVACUCUATING. . >> THEIR BURNING. >> OUT. GROUOUND CREWS SCRAMBLIG. >> OUT. GROUND CREWS SCRCRAMBLIG TO THE SCENE, EVACUATING. TO THE SCENE, EVACUATING PASSENGERS WITH SLIDES. PASSENGERS WITH SLIDES. >> NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO. >> NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO. >> THE BOEING 737 800 DEPARTED.

>> THE BOEING 737 800 DEPARTED FROM COLORADO SPRINGS JUST. FROM COLORADO SPRINGS JUST BEFORE 5 P.M. THURSDAY, QUICKLY. BEFORE 5 P.M. THURSDAY, QUICKLY DIVERTING TO DENVER AFTER THE. DIVERTING TO DENVER AFTER THE FAA SAYS THE CREW REPORTED. FAA SAYS THE CREW REPORTED ENGINE VIBRATIONS. ENGINE VIBRATIONS. >> A LOUD. >> A LOUD. >> THUD AND. >> THUD AND. >> A. >> A. >> LOT OF. VIBRATION SHORTLY. >> LOT OF. VIBRATION SHORTLY. >> AFTER TAKEOFF. >> AFTER TAKEOFF. >> INGRID AND FRANK TIBBETS WERE. >> INGRID AND FRANK TIBBETS WERE ON BOARD WITH THEIR TWO. ON BOARD WITH THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS, SPLITIT UP ON DIFFERT. DAUGHTERS, SPLIT UP ON DIFFERENT ENDS OF THE PLANE. THEY RECALLLD. ENDS OF THE PLANE. THEY RECALLED THE MOMENT T THE ENGINE CAUGHT. THE MOMENT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TAXIING AND T THEIR. FIRE WHILE TAXIING AND THEIR TERROR INSIDE AS SMOKE FILILLED. TERROR INSIDE AS SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN. THE CABIN. >> AT FIFIRST I THOUGHT. >> AT FIRST I THOUGHT. >> I HOPE. >> I HOPE.E. >> THEY CAN EXTINGUISH THIS. >> THEY CAN EXTINGUISH THIS FIRE, AND I HOPE I GET OUT OF.

FIRE, AND I HOPE I GET OUT OF THIS PLANE IN TIME AND I HOPE. THIS PLANE IN TIME AND I HOPE THE PLANE DOESN'T BLOW UP. THE PLANE DOESN'T BLOW UP. >> AMERICAN AIRLINES SAYS THE. >> AMERICAN AIRLINES SAYS THE 172 PASSENGERS A AND SIX CREW WE. 172 PASSENGERS AND SIX CREW WERE SAFELY DEPLANED. 12 PEOPLE WERE. SAFELY DEPLANED. 12 PEOPLE WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES, A ACCORDING. WITH MINOR INJURIES, ACCORDING TO LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS. TO LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS. >> OH NO. >> OH H NO. >> NO NO NO NO. >> NO NO NO NO. >> IT'S THE LALATEST IN A STRING. >> IT'S THE LATEST IN A STRING OF RECENT AIRLINE INCIDENTS. OF RECENT AIRLINE INCIDENTS RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT AIAIR. RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT AIR SAFETY FROM A CRASH LALANDING. SAFETY FROM A CRASH LANDING UPSIDE DOWN IN TORONTO LAST. UPSIDE DOWN IN TORONTO LAST MONTH. MONTH. >> DROP IT. >> DROP IT. >> COME ON. WHERE E EVERYONE. >> COME ON. WHERE EVERYONE SURVIVED. TO THE PLANE THAT. SURVIVED. TO THE PLANE THAT COLLIDED WITH A HELILICOPTER OVR. COLLIDED WITH A HELICOPTER OVER THE POTOMAC, L LEAVING 67 DEAD.

THE POTOMAC, LEAVING 67 DEAD. COMMERCIAL AVIATION IN THIS. COMMERCIAL AVIATION IN THIS COUNTRY IS STILL INCREDIBLY. COUNTRY IS STILL INCREDIBLY SAFE. SAFE. >> I WOULD. >> I WOUOULD. >> NOT HESITATE. >> NOT HESITATE. >> TO FLY. UH, BUT I DO. >> TO FLY. UH, BUT I DO. >> UNDERSTAND THE PUBLIC'S. >> UNDERSTAND THE PUBLIC'S NERVOUSNESS. ABOUT THIS. NERVOUSNESS. ABOUT THIS. >> BUT I MUST TELL YOU THAT. >> BUT I MUST TELL YOU THAT THERE'S THE GOOD NEWS STORY. THERE'S THE GOOD NEWS STORY ABOUT THIS. DEDENVER EVENT. IS. ABOUT THIS. DENVER EVENT. IS THAT. THAT. >> THE SYSTEM WORKED. >> THE SYSTEM WORKED. >> TONIGHTHT, EVERYONE ON BOARD. >> TONIGHT, EVERYONE ON BOARD THANKFUL TO BEBE BACK ON SOLID. THANKFUL TO BE BACK ON SOLID GROUND AND REUNITED. GROUND AND REUNITED. >> AS SOON. >> AS SOON.. >> AS WE ALL WERE TOGETHER. >> AS WE ALL WERE TOGETHER. >> IN THE TERMINAL. . YEAH. >> IN THE TERMINAL. YEAH. >> GREAT BIG HUG. >> GREAT BIG HUG. >> BECAUSE IT WAS S QUITE THE. >> BECAUSE IT WAS QUITE THE RELIEF.

RELIEF. >> AND STEVE JOINSNS US NOW FROM. >> AND STEVE JOINS US NOW FROM DENVER. STEVE, HAVE OFFICIALS. DENVER. STEVE, HAVE OFFICIALS GIVEN ANY UPDATES ON THOSE 12. GIVEN ANY UPDATES ON THOSE 12 PASSENGERS WHO WERE TAKEN TO THE. PASSENGERS WHO WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL? HOSPITAL? >> YEAH. ALISON, GOOD NEWS HERE. >> YEAH. ALISON, GOOD NEWS HERE. ALL 12 HAVE BEEN TREATED AND. ALL 12 HAVE BEEN TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. AMERICAN AIRLINES ALSO PRAISING. AMERICAN AIRLINES ALSO PRAISING THE CREW FOR FOLLOWING PROTOCOLS. THE CREW FOR FOLLOWING PROTOCOLS IN LANDING. AND MEANWHILE, WE. IN LANDING. AND MEANWHILE, WE KNOW THE FAA AND NTSB NOW. KNOW THE FAA AND NTSB NOW INVESTIGATING. ALISON. INVESTIGATING. ALISON. >> STEVE PATTERSON, THANK YOU. >> STEVE PATTERSON, THANK YOU. LATE TODAY, THE SENATE HEADING. LATE TODAY, THE SENATE HEADING OFF A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN SET. OFF A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN SET FOR MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BY NARROWLY.

FOR MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BY NARROWLY PASSING A STOPGAP SPENDING BILL. PASSING A STOPGAP SPENDING BILL TO KEEP THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. TO KEEP THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OPEN. THE REPUBLICAN SPONSORED. OPEN. THE REPUBLICAN SPONSORED MEASURE, PASSED WITH THE HELP OF. MEASURE, PASSED WITH THE HELP OF TEN DEMOCRATS. NBC'S KELLY. TEN DEMOCRATS. NBC'S KELLY O'DONNELL IS TRACKING THIS FROM. O'DONNELL IS TRACKING THIS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. AND K KELLY, THE WHITE HOUSE. AND KELLY, THOSE TEN VOTES, THEY ARE. THOSE TEN VOTES, THEY ARE CREATING PRETTY DEEP DIVISIONS. CREATING PRETTY DEEP DIVISIONS WITHIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. WITHIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. WELL, IN THOSE VOTES WERE ABOUT. WELL, IN THOSE VOTES WERE ABOUT. >> GETTING THE MEASURE. TO THE. >> GETTING THE MEASURE. TO THE. FINAL PASSAGE, A AND THEN THE. FINAL PASSAGE, AND THEN THE MARGIN WAS. EVEN SMALLER. BUT. MARGIN WAS. EVEN SMALLER. BUT THOSE DEMOCRATS. THOSE DEMOCRATS. >> WHO DECIDEDED. >> WHO DECIDEDED. >> TO GO. ALONG WITH. >> TO GO. ALONG WITH REPUBLICANS. REPUBLBLICANS. >> DID SO. >> DID SO. >> BECAUSE THEY SAIDID THEY DIDT. >> BECAUAUSE THEY SAID THEY DIDT WANT A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

WANT A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. >> AND CHUCK. >> AND C CHUCK. >> SCHUMER WAS LEADING THAT. AND. >> SCHUMER WAS LEADING THAT. AND HE TOOK A LOT OF HEAT. HE TOOK A LOT OF HEATT POLITICALLY. AND CERTAINLY HOUSE. POLITICALLY. AND CERTAINLY HOUSE DEMOCRCRATS EXPRESSED A LOT OF. DEMOCRATS EXPRESSED A LOT OF FRUSTRATION WITH THE SENATE. FRUSTRATION WITH THE SENATE LEADER BECAUSE OF HIHIS. LEADER BECAUSE OF HIS WILLINGNESS TO GO ALONG WITH. WILLINGNESS TO GO ALONG WITH REPUBLICANS. THERE'S JUST A. REPUBLICANS. THERE'S JUST A VISION. WITHIN THE DEMOCRARATIC. VISION. WITHIN THE DEMOCRATIC. PARTY RIGHT NOW ON HOW TO. PARTY RIGHT NOW ON HOW TO RESPOND. RESPOND. >> TO THE. >> TO THE. >> TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. AND SO. >> CHUCK SCHUMER SAID. >> THAT. >>>> THAT. >> HE DID. >> HE DID. >> NOT W WANT. >> NOT WANT. >>>> TO. >> TO. >> SEE A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. HE. >> SEE A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. HE HAD ENOUGH. VOVOTES TO COME ALO. HAD ENOUGH. VOTES TO COME ALONG. AND PART OF THAT IS HE FELT THAT. AND PART OF THAT IS HE FELT THAT IF THE GOVERNMENT WERE PARTIALLY. IF THE GOVERNMENT WERE PARTIALLY SHUT DOWN FOR R SOME PERIOD OF. SHUT DOWN FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME, THERE WAS NO CLEAR.

TIME, THERE WAS NO CLEAR. >> PATH TO REOPEN ITIT. >> PATH TO REOPEN IT. >> HE ALSO SAID THAT. THTHE. >> HE ALSO SAID THAT. THE DEPARTMENT OF. DEPARTMENT OF. >> G GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, THE. >> GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, , THE DOGE TEAM, WOULD ALSO BE. DOGE TEAM, WOULD ALSO BE. >>>> ABLE TO CONTINUE. >> ABLE TO CONTINUE. >> TRYING TO. . SHUT DOWN PARTSF. >> TRYING TO. SHUT DOWN PARTS OF THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT. >> PERMANENTLY IF THAT WERE TO. >> PERMANENTLY IF THAT W WERE TO HAPPEN. SO THIS WAS A BILL THAT. HAPPEN. SO THIS WAS A BILL THAT DEMOCRATS BROADLY DO NOT. DEMOCRATS BROADLY DO NOT SUPPORT, DID NOT LIKE. BUT. SUPPORT, DID NOT LIKE. BUT KEEPING THE GOVERNMENT OPERATING. KEEPING THE GOVERNMENT OPERATING FOR ANOTHER. FOR ANANOTHER. >> SIX MONTHS WAS SOMETHING THEY. >> SIX MONTHS WAS SOMETHING THTY FELT OF THE CHOICES WAS THE. FELT OF THE CHOICES WAS THE BETTER WAY TO GO. BUT T WHAT WE. BETTER WAY TO GO. BUT WHAT WE SAW IS THAT THERE IS THIS. SAW IS THAT THERE IS THIS DIVISION ABOUT HOW TO RESPOND TO. DIVISION ABOUT HOW TO RESPOND TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, HOW TO. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, HOW TO MESSAGE.

MESSAGE. >> THAT, AND HOW TO. >> THAT, AND HOW TO. >> TRY TO HAVE UNITY AMONG. >> TRY TO HAVE UNITY AMONG DEMOCRATS. DEDEMOCRATS. >> TONIGHT, THEY DON'T HAVE. >> TONIGHT, THEY DON'T HAVE UNITY, BUT THERE WAS CERTAINLY A. UNITY, BUT THERERE WAS CERTAINLA LOT OF FIRE. LOT OFOF FIRE. >> SENIOR WHITE HOUSE. >> SENIOR WHITE HOUSEE CORRESPONDENT KELLY O'DONNELL. CORRESPONDENT KEKELLY O'DONNELL. THANK YOU. WE'RE BACK IN A. THANK YOU. WE'RE BACK IN A MOMENT WITH THE NEW REVELATIONS. MOMENT WITH THE NEW REVELALATIOS IN THE CASE OF THE MISSING. IN THE CASE OF THE MISSING STUDENT IN THE DOMINICAN. STUDENT ININ THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, WE HAVE THE TRANSCRIPT. REPUPUBLIC, WE HAVE THE TRANSCRT OF THE LAST PERSON TO SEE HER. OF THE LAST PERSON TO SEE HER BEFORE SHEHE VANISHED, BEING. BEFORE SHE VANISHED, BEING INTERVIEWED BY POLICE. WHY? HIS. INTERVIEWED BY POLICE. WHY? HIS ACCOUNT IS RAISING NEW. ACCOUNT IS RAISING NEW QUESTIONS. >> NEWS THTHAN ANY OTHER NEWS ORGANIZATION.

ORGANIZATION. >> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH THE. >> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH THE LATEST ON THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A. LATEST ON THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH STUDENT. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH S STUDT IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. NBC. IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. NBC NEWS OBTAINED AN INTERVIEW. NEWS OBTAINED AN INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT BETWEEN INVESTIGATORS. TRANSCRIPT BETWEEN INVESTIGATORS AND A MAN BELIEVED TO BE THE. AND A MAN BELIEVED TO BE THE LAST PERSON TO SEE 20 YEAR OLD. LAST PERSON TO SEE 20 YEAR OLD SUDIKSHA QANON, THE PARENTS OF A. SUDIKSHA QANON, THE PARENTS OF A OF THAT KEY WITNESS NOW CLAIMING. OF THAT KEY WITNESS NOW CLAIMING THAT THEIR SON HAS BEEN. THAT THEIR SON HAS BEEN DETAINED. NBC'S JESSE KIRSCH IS. DETAINED. NBC'S JESSE KIRSCH IS IN PUNTA CANA WITH THE LATEST. IN PUNTA CANA WITH THE LATEST. >> REPORTER TONIGHT, THE IOWA. >> REPORTER TONIGHT, THE IOWA MAN AT THE CENTER OF THE SEARCH. MAN AT THE CENTER OF THE SEARCH FOR SUDIKSHA QANON, DEFENDED B Y. FOR SUDIKSHA QANON, DEFENDED BY HIS FAMILY, WHO CLAIM HE'S BEEN.

HIS FAMILY, WHO CLAIM HE'S BEEN DETAINED IN THE DOMINICAN. DETAINED IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. JOSHUA REEB'S PARENTS, REPUBLIC. JOSHUA REEB'S PARENTS, THROUGH THEIR ATTORNEYS, ALLEGE. THROUGH THEIR ATTORNEYS, ALLEGE HE HAS BEEN DETAINED UNDER. HE HAS BEEN DETAINED UNDER IRREGULAR CONDITIONS AND. IRREGULAR CONDITIONS AND SUBJECTED TO EXTENSIVE. SUBJECTED TO EXTENSIVE QUESTIONING WITHOUT THE PRESENCE. QUESTIONING WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF OFFICIAL TRANSLATATORS OR LEL. OF OFFICIAL TRANSLATORS OR LEGAL COUNSEL. UNTIL WEDNESDAY, THE 22. COUNSEL. UNTIL WEDNESDAY, THE 22 YEAR OLD COLLEGE SENIOR HAS. YEAR OLD COLLEGE SENIOR HAS ALLEGEDLY REMAINED IN HIS HOTEL. ALLEGEDLY REMAINED IN HIS HOTEL ROOM UNDER POLICE SURVEILLANCE. ROOM UNDER POLICE SURVEILLANCE FOR DAYS. QANON HOMETOWN SHERIFF. FOR DAYS. QANON HOMETOWN SHERIFF IN VIRGINIA HAS CALLED REEB A. IN VIRGINIA HAS CALLED REEB A PERSON OF INTEREST. THE. PERSON OF INTEREST. THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S NATIONAL. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S NATIONAL POLICE SAY THEY DON'T USE THAT. POLICE SAY THEY DON'T USE THAT TERM, ADDING NO ONE IS.

TERM, ADDING NO ONE IS CONSIDERED A SUSPECT. HIS FAMILY. CONSIDERED A SUSPECT. HIS FAMILY SAYS HE HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY. SAYS HE HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY TAKEN TO THE POLICE STATION AND. TAKEN TO THE POLICE STATION AND INTERROGATED FOR LONG HOURS. NBC. INTERROGATED FOR LONG HOURS. NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVELY OBTAINED THIS. NEWS EXCLUSIVELY OBTAINED THIS PHOTO FROM AN INTERVIEW HE GAVE. PHOTO FROM AN INTERVIEW HE GAVE DOMINICAN INVESTIGATORS ON. DOMINICAN INVESTIGATORS ON WEDNESDAY. NBC HAS ALSO OBTAINED. WEDNESDAY. NBC HAS ALSO OBTAINED AN INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT, WHICH. AN INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT, WHICH WE TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH AS. WE TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH AS SHE WALKED IN THE WATER. I NEVER. SHE WALKED IN THE WATER. I NEVER SAW HER AGAIN. RECALLING HOW HE. SAW HER AGAIN. RECALLING HOW HE MET QANON JUST BEFORE SHE. MET QANON JUST BEFORE SHE VANISHED FROM THIS PUNTA CANA. VANISHED FROM THIS PUNTA CANA BEACH ON MARCH 6TH. THE TWTWO WE. BEACH ON MARCH 6TH. THE TWO WERE PART OF A GROUP TAKING SHOTS OF.

PART OF A GROUP TAKING SHOTS OF PINK TEQUILA. THEN THEY WENT TO. PINK TEQUILA. THEN THEY WENT TO THE BEACH, WINDING UP IN WAIST. THE BEACH, WINDING UP IN WAIST DEEP WATER, TALKING AND KISSING. DEEP WATER, TALKING AND KISSING A LITTLE BEFORE A BIG WAVE. A LITTLE BEFORE A BIG WAVE CRASHED, SWEEPING THEM OUT TO. CRASHED, SWEEPING THEM OUT TO SEA. I TRIED TO MAKE SURE SHE. SEA. I TRIED TO MAKE SURE SHE COULD BREATHE EVERY MOMENT, BUT. COULD BREATHE EVERY MOMENT, BUT THAT DIDN'T ALLOW ME TO BRBREATE. THAT DIDN'T ALLOW ME TO BREATHE ALL THE TIME, AND I SWALLOWED DA. ALL THE TIME, AND I SWALLOWED A LOT OF WATER, HE RECALLED. REEB. LOT OF WATER, HE RECALLED. REEB SAYS HE EVENTUALLY GOT TO SHORE, SAYS HE EVENTUALLY GOT TO SHORE, BUT THEY WERE STILL IN KNEE DEEP. BUT THEY WERE STILL IN KNEE DEEP WATER. I ASKED IF SHE WAS OKAY. WATER. I ASKED IF SHE WAS OKAY. I DIDN'T HEAR HER ANSWER BECAUSE. I DIDN'T HEAR HER ANSWER BECAUSE I STARTED VOMITING ALL THE. I STARTED VOMITING ALL THE SEAWATER I'D SWALLOWED. AFTER. SEAWATER I'D SWALLOWED. AFTER VOMITING, I LOOKED AROUND AND.

VOMITING, I LOOKED AROUND AND DIDN'T SEE ANYONE. I THOUGHT SHE. DIDN'T SEE ANYONE. I THOUGHT SHE HAD GRABBED HER THINGS AND LEFT. HAD GRABBED HER THINGS AND LEFT. I FELT REALLY BAD AND TIRED. I. I FELT REALLY BAD AND TIRED. I LAID DOWN ON A BEACH CHAIR AND. LAID DOWN ON A BEACH CHAIR AND FELL ASLEEP. REEB TETELLING. FELL ASLEEP. REEB TELLING INVESTIGATORS HE WAS SURPRISED. INVESTIGATORS HE WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN QANON. HE NEVER. TO LEARN QANON. HE NEVER RETURNED TO HER ROOM, BUT WHEN. RETURNED TO HER ROOM, BUT WHEN ASKED IF HE WENT TO AUTHORITIES. ASKED IF HE WENT TO AUTHORITIES OR THE HOTEL, HE RESPONDED, MY. OR THE HOTEL, HE RESPONDED, MY LAWYERS ADVISED ME NOT TO ANSWER. LAWYERS ADVISED ME NOT TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION AND I AGREE WITH. THAT QUESTION AND I AGREE WITH THEM. THEM. >> AND JESSE KIRSCH JOINS US NOW. >> AND JESSE KIRSCH JOINS US NOW FROM PUNTA CANA. JESSE, THIS MAN. FROM PUNTA CANA. JESSE, THIS MAN WAS INTERVIEWED BY VIRGINIA. WAS INTERVIEWED BY VIRGINIA OFFICIALS. THAT'S WHERE HE IS. OFFICIALS. THAT'S WHERE HE IS FROM OR WHERE SHE LIVES. DO WE.

FROM OR WHERE SHE LIVES. DO WE HAVE ANY MORE DETAILS FROM THAT. HAVE ANY MORE DETAILS FROM THAT PARTICULAR INTERVIEW? PARTICULAR INTERVIEW? >> YES, SIR. ALLISON, THE. >> YES, SIR. ALLISON, THE LOUDOUN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. LOUDOUN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE OUT OF VIRGINIA IS T TELLING US. OUT OF VIRGINIA IS TELLING US THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY. THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THEY TELL US THAT. AFTERNOON. THEY TELL US THAT REEB WAS ACCOMOMPANIED BY HIS. REEB WAS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS FATHER AND HIS ATTORNEY, AND. FATHER AND HIS ATTORNEY, AND THEY DESCRIBE HIM AS. THEY DESCRIBE HIM AS COOPERATIVE. MEANWHILE, A LITTLE. COOPERATIVE. MEANWHILE, A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM THAT STATETEMENT. BIT MORE FROM THAT STATEMENT FROM HIS PARENTS. THEY SAY HE IS. FROM HIS PARENTS. THEY SAY HE IS DISMAYED BY THIS DISAPPEARANCE, DISMAYED BY THIS DISAPPEARANCE, AND HIS PARENTS SAY THEY ARE. AND HIS PARENTS SAY THEY ARE EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY WITH QANON. EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY WITH QANON FAMILY. ALLISON. FAMILY. ALLISON. >> JESSE KIRSCH IN PUNTA CANA.

>> JESSE KIRSCH IN PUNTA CANA. THANK YOU. FOR MORE ON THIS. THANK YOU. FOR MORE ON THIS INVESTIGATION, I WANT TO BRING. INVESTIGATION, I WANT TO BRING IN BOBBY CHACON.N. HE IS A RETID. IN BOBBY CHACON. HE IS A RETIRED FBI SPECIAL AGENT. BOBBY. I. FBI SPECIAL AGENT. BOBBY. I MEAN, BASED ON JESSE'S. MEAN, BASED ON JESSE'S REPORTING, THIS MAN, JOSHUA. REPORTING, THIS MAN, JOSHUA RUBY, WHO'S 22 YEARS OLD, A. RUBY, WHO'S 22 YEARS OLD, A COLLEGE SENIOR, ACKNOWLEDGED IN. COLLEGE SENIOR, ACKNOWLEDGED IN HIS INTERVIEW WITH POLICE IN THE. HIS INTERVIEW WITH POLICE IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THAT HE WAS. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THAT HE WAS WITH SUDIKSHA KUNAKEY KISSING AT. WITH SUDIKSHA KUNAKEY KISSING AT THE BEACH AND THAT SHE WAS IN. THE BEACH AND THAT SHE WAS IN SOME SORT OF PHYSICAL DISTRESS. SOME SORT OF PHYSICAL DISTRESS. RIGHT. HE SAYS IT WAS BECAUSE. RIGHT. HE SAYS IT WAS BECAUSE THEY BOTH WERE STRUGUGGLING TO. THEY BOTH WERE STRUGGLING TO SWIM AFTER GETTING HIT WITH BIG.

SWIM AFTER GETTING HIT WITH BIG WAVES. BUT TO AN OUTSIDER, IT. WAVES. BUT TO AN OUTSIDER, IT SEEMS ODD THAT HE WOULDN'T HAVE. SEEMS ODD THAT HE WOULDN'T HAVE ANSWERED. WHEN ASKED IF HE HAD. ANSWERED. WHEN ASKED IF HE HAD TOLD ANYONE OR TRIED TO GET ANAY. TOLD ANYONE OR TRIED TO GET ANY HELP AFTER THIS APPARENT. HELP AFTER THIS APPARENT NEAR-DROWNING INCIDENT AND HER. NEAR-DROWNING INCIDENT AND HER JUST LEAVIVING THE BEACH. WHAT O. JUST LEAVING THE BEACH. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THAT? YOU MAKE OF THAT? >> WELL, IT STARTS TO GET A. >> WELL, IT STARTS TO GET A LITTLE SUSPIPICIOUS AS WE MOVE. LITTLE SUSPICIOUS AS WE MOVE. >> THROUGH ALLLL OF THESE. >> THROUGH ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT T INTERVIEWS, AND. DIFFERENT INTERVIEWS, AND. >> HIS STORY CHANGES SLIGHTLY. >> HIS STORY CHANGES SLIGHTLY EAEACH TIME. AND THIS ONE IS A. EACH TIME. AND THIS ONE IS A LITTLE MORE SIGNGNIFICANT THAN. LITTLE MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN PREVIOUS INTERVIEWS, IN THAT HE. PREVIOUS INTERVIEWS, IN THAT HE ACTUALLY PUTS. HIMSELF AS THE. ACTUALLY PUTS. HIMSELF AS THE LAST PERSON TO SEE HER. IN.

LAST PERSON TO SEE HER. IN PREVIOUS INTERVIEWS, IT WAS A. PREVIOUS INTERVIEWS, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT UNCLEAR A ABOUT WHAT. LITTLE BIT UNCLEAR ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE WATER AND WHERE. HAPPENED IN THE WATER AND WHERE THEY WERE. AND SO NOW HE'S ADDED. THEY WERE. AND SO NOW HE'S ADDED A FEW MORE DETAILS, BUT HE'S. A FEW MORE DETAILS, BUT HE'S ALSO NOW STOPPED ANSWERING SOME. ALSO NOW STOPPED ANSWERING SOME KEY QUESTIONS. AND THAT'S. KEY QUESTIONS. AND THAT'S CONCERNING TO INVESTIGIGATORS. CONCERNING TO INVESTIGATORS. WHENEVER SOMEBODY LAWYERS UP. WHENEVER SOMEBODY LAWYERS UP. NOW, LOOK, EVEVERYBODY HAS A RIT. NOW, LOOK, EVERYBODY HAS A RIGHT TO A L LAWYER. THEY HAVE A RIGHT. TO A LAWYER. THEY HAVE A RIGHT NOT TO ASK QUESTIONS. HEHE'S, YU. NOT TO ASK QUESTIONS. HE'S, YOU KNOW, RELYING ON HIS FIFTH. KNOW, RELYING ON HIS FIFTH AMENDMENENT RIGHTS, BUT IT DOESS. AMENDMENT RIGHTS, BUT IT DOES AS AN INVESTITIGATOR, GIVE US SOME. AN INVESTIGATOR, GIVE US SOME PAUSE TO START L LOOKING MORE IO. PAUSE TO START LOOKING MORE E IO THE FACTS. HOW CAN WE GET THE. THE FACTS. HOW CAN WE GET THEE ANSWERS THAT HE'S NOT GIVING US? ANSWERS THAT HE'S NOT GIVING US? >> IF YOU WERE INVESTIGATITING. >> IF YOU WERE INVESTIGATING THIS, WHAT WOULD YOUR NEXT MOVE. THIS, WHAT WOULD YOUR NEXT MOVE BE?

BE? >> I'D BE SEARCHING THE BEACH UP. >> I'D BE SEARCHING THE BEACH UP AND DOWN THE BEACH, TO THE POINT. AND DOWN THE BEACH, TO THE POINT WHERE I THINK SOMEBODY COULD. WHERE I THINK SOMEBODY COULD DRAG A BODY Y AND BURY IT, BECAE. DRAG A BODY AND BURY IT, BECAUSE HE MIGHT HAVE DONE THAT, OR HE. HE MIGHT HAVE DONE THAT, OR HE MIGHT HAVE, YOU KNOW, PUSHED HER. MIGHT HAVE, YOU KNOW, PUSHED HER BACK INTO THE WATER. AND BUT IN. BACK INTO THE WATER. AND BUTUT N THAT CASE, IF SHE HAD DROWNED IN. THAT CASE, IF SHE HAD DROWNED IN THAT SHALLOWOW WATER, YOU KNOW, THAT SHALLOW WATER, YOU KNOW, YOU WOWOULD THINK HER BODY MIGHT. YOU WOULD THINK HEHER BODY MIGHT HAVE WASHED UP OR IT MIGHT HAVE. HAVE WASHED UP OR IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SEEN FROM SOME OF THOHOSE. BEEN SEEN FROM SOME OF THOSE HELICOPTERS THAT'S PRISTININE, HELICOPTERS THTHAT'S PRISTINE, CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER. SO THEY'VE. BEEN DOING THE RIGHT THING. THEY'VE BEEN SEARCHING AS IF IT. THEY'VE BEEN SEARCHING AS IF IT WAS A DROWNING AND THEY HAVEN'T. WAS A DROWNING AND THEY HAVEN'T COME UP WITH HER. SO NOW THEY. COME UP WITH HER. SO NOW THEY HAVE TO PUT, I THINK, PUT A. HAVE TO PUT, I THINK, PUT A LITTLE MORE EFFORT INTO O MAYBE. LITTLE MORE EFFORT INTO MAYBE THIS WAS FOUL PLAYAY. LET'S LETS.

THIS WAS FOUL PLAY. LET'S LET'S DREDGE THE BEACH. LET'S SEE IF. DREDGE THE BEACH. LET'S SEE IF SHE'S HERE ANYWHERE. SHE'S HERE ANYWHERE. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK THEHEY WOUD. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY WOULD NEED TO SEE FROMOM AN EVIDENTIAY. NEED TO SEE FROM AN EVIDENTIARY PERSPECTIVE IN ORDER TO SHIFT. PERSPECTIVE IN ORDER TO SHIFT THIS FROM A DEATH H INVESTIGATI, THIS FROM A DEATH INVESTIGATION, OR LOOKING INTO A POSSIBLE. OR LOOKING INTO A POSSIBLE DROWNING, TO THINKING IT WAS. DROWNING, TO THINKING IT WAS SOMETHING MORE NEFARIOUS AND. SOMETHING MORE NEFARIOUS AND PURSUING THE FOUL PLAY. PURSUING THE FOUL PLAY. >> WELL. >> WELL. >> I THINK COMBINED WITH HIS. >> I THINK COMBINED D WITH HIS STOP, STOP ANSWERING CERTAIN. STOP, STOP ANSWERING CERTAIN QUESTIONS, IF F THEY FOUND, SAY, QUESTIONS, IF THEY FOUND, SAY, YOU KNOW, A PARTRT OF HER CLOTHG. YOU KNOW, A PART OF HER CLOTHING THAT HAD BLOOD ON IT OR EVEN ANY. THAT HAD BLOOD ON IT OR EVEN ANY PART OF HER CLOTHING ALONG THE. PART OF HER CLOTHING ALONG THE BEACH OR BURIED SOMEWHERE E ON E. BEACH OR BURIED SOMEWHERE ON THE BEACH, I THINK T THAT WOULD REAY. BEACH, I THINK THAT WOULD REALLY TURNRN THE INVESTIGATION TO THE.

TURN THE INVESTIGATION TO THE FOUL PLAY AVENUE. BUT T I THINK. FOUL PLAY AVENUE. BUT I THINK RIGHT NOW THEY'RE PURSUING BOTH. RIGHT NOW THEY'RE PURSUING BOTH SCENARIOS, A DROWNING AND MAYBE. SCENARIOS, A DROWNING AND MAYBE FOUL PLAY, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY. FOUL PLAY, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO NOW. BUT NOW IT'S. HAVE TO DO NOW. BUT NOW IT'S LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKE. LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKE POSSIBLE FOUL PLAY BECAUSE OF. POSSIBLE FOUL PLAY BECAUSE OF THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PERSON WHO. THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PERSON WHO WAS LAST WITH HER. WAS LAST WITH HER. >>>> AND BOBBY. REALLY QUICKLY, >> AND BOBBY. REALLY Q QUICKLY, BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, THERE'S. BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, THERE'SS BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE. BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT VIRGINIA OFFICIALS. FACT THAT VIRGINIA OFFICIALS HAVE CALLED THIS MAN A PERSON OF. HAVE CALLED THIS MAN A PERSON OF INTEREST. INVESTIGATORS IN THE. INTEREST. INVESTIGATORS IN THE DOMININICAN REPUBLIC AREN'T USIG. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AREN'T USING THAT WORDING. DOES IT MAMATTER,R. THAT WORDING. DOES IT MATTER, OR IS THIS JUST A SEMANTICS THING?

IS THIS JUST A SEMANTICS THING? AND A PERSON OF INTEREST IS MORE. AND A PERSON OF INTEREST IS MORE OF A US LAW ENFORCEMENT TERM? OF A US LAW ENFORCEMENT TERM? >> IT REALLY IS. IT'S US LAW. >> IT REALLY IS. IT'S US LAW ENFORCEMENT AND US MEDIA WHO. ENFORCEMENT AND US MEDIA WHO LOVE THAT TERM, YOU KNOW? BUT. LOVE THAT TERM, YOU KNOW? BUT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO BE VERY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL IN WHO WE LIST. A PERSON. CAREFUL IN WHO WE LIST. A PERSON OF INTEREST DOES NOT MEAN A. OF INTEREST DOES NOT MEAN A SUSPECT.T. AND SO A PERSON OF. SUSPECT. AND SO A PERSON OF INTEREST CAN SIMPLY BE A. INTEREST CAN SIMPLPLY BE A WITNESS. AND IF YOU KNOW THIS. WITNESS. AND IF YOU KNOW THIS WAS THE LAST PERSON TOTO SEE THE. WAS THE LAST PERSON TO SEE THEHE VICTIM ALIVE, THEN THAT'S THAT'S. VICTIM ALIVE, THEN THAT'S THAT'S A VERY INTERESTING PERSON TO. A VERY INTERESTING PERSON TO TATALK TO IN A CASE. SO PEOPLE. TALK TO IN A CASE. SO PEOPLE SHOULD REALLLLY REMEMBER A PERSN. SHOULD REALLY REMEMBER A PERSON OF INTEREST DOES NOT EQUAL A. OF INTEREST DOES NOT EQUAL A SUSPECT. SUSPECT. >> ALL RIGHT. BOBBY CHACON, >> ALL RIGHT. BOBBY CHACON, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE.

YOUR INSIGHTS AND EXPERTISE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOUOU. >> THANK YOU. >> COMING UP, AN UPDATE ON THE. >> COMING UP, AN UPDATE ON THE MENENDEZ BROTHERS BID FOR. MENENDEZ BROTHERS BID FOR FREEDOM. THEIR RESENTENCING. FREEDOM. THEIR RESENTENCING HEARING NOW DELAYED AFTER. HEARING NOW DELAYED AFTER GOVERNOR NEWSOM REVEALED T THEIR. GOVERNOR NEWSOM REVEALED THEIR RISK ASSESSMENT WILL NOT HAPPEN. RISK ASSESSMENT WILL NOT HAPPEN UNTIL JUNE. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR. >> LISTEN TO FULL EPISODES OF MEET THE PRESS WHEREVER YOU U GT. MEET THE PRESS WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS. YOUR PODCASTS. >> BACK NOW WITH AN UPDATE ON. >> BACK NOW WITH AN UPDATE ON THE MENENDEZ BROTHERS CASE. THE MENENDEZ BROTHERS CASE. THEIR RESENTENCING HEARING HAS. THEIR RESENTENCING HEARING HAS NOW BEEN MOVED TO APRIL. THE. NOW BEEN MOVED TO APRIL. THE BROTHERS WERE SET TO APPEAR.

BROTHERS WERE SET TO APPEAR BEFORE A JUDGE NEXT T WEEK AND. BEFORE A JUDGE NEXT WEEK AND THEIR BID FOR FREEDOM. THE DELAY. THEIR BID FOR FREEDOM. THE DELAY COMES AFTER GOVERNOR NEWSOM SASD. COMES AFTER GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAID ON HIS PODCAST THAT A RISK. ON HIS PODCAST THAT A RISK ASSESSMENT ON THEIR RELEASE WILL. ASSESSMENT ON THEIR RELEASE WILL NOT BE COMPLETETED UNTIL JUNE. E. NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL JUNE. HE IS STILL CONSIDERING A CLEMENCY. IS STILL CONSIDERING A CLEMENCY BID BY THE BROTHERS, WHO ARE. BID BY THE BROTHERS, WHO ARE FACING LIFE SENTENCES FOR THE. FACING LIFE SENTENCES FOR THE 1989 MURDER OF THEIR PARENTS. 1989 MURDER OF THEIR PARENTS. NOW TO GLOBAL WATCH AND THE. NOW TO GLOBAL WATCH AND THE UNCERTAINTY TODAY FOR THE LAST. UNCERTAINTY TODAY FOR THE LAST REMAINING LIVING. REMAINING LIVING AMERICAN-ISRAELI HOSTAGE HELD IN. AMERICAN-ISRAELI HOSTAGE HELD DN THE GAZA STRIP, EDAN ALEXANDER, THE GAZA STRIP, EDAN ALEXANDER, HAMAS APPEARING TO OFFER HIS. HAMAS APPEARING TO OFFER HIS RELEASE. BUT THE WHITE HOUOUSE D.

RELEASE. BUT THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT SAYINING. THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT SAYING THE PROPOSAL WAS NOT LEGITIMATE.

AS. >> PART OF. >> PART OF. >> THIS POTENTIAL DEAL. MATT. >> THIS POTENTIAL DEAL. MATT BRADLELEY, NBC. BRADLEY, NBC. >> NEWS. TEL AVIV. >> NEWS. TEL AVIV. >> STILL AHEAD TONIGHT, THE. >> STILL AHEAD TONIGHT, THE SERIOUS HEALTH SCARE AT A TEXAS. SERIOUS HEALTH SCARE AT A TEXAS HOSPITAL. THE NEWBORN BABIES. HOSPITAL. THE NEWBORN BABIES EXPOSED TO A MEASLES AFTER A.

EXPOSED TO A MEASLES AFTER A YOUNG MOTHER CONTRACTED THE. YOUNG MOTHER CONTRACTED THE VIRUS. WE SPEAK WITH THE DOCTOR. VIRUS. WE SPEAK WITH THE DOCTOR ABOUT HOW THE FACILITY IS NOW. ABOUT HOW THE FACILITY IS NOW RACING TO STOP THAT INFECTION. RACING TO STOP THAT INFECTION FROM SPREADING. >> WHY IS IT SO TOUGH. >> RIGHT NOW? >> RIGHT NOW? >> NEWS FOR THE GENERATIONON OF. >> NEWS FOR THE GENENERATION OF NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW. >> SO ON THE MEASLES OUTBREAK. >> SO ON THE MEASLES OUTBREAK HERE IN THE U.S, SOURCES.

HERE IN THE U.S, SOURCES CONFIRMING TO NBC NEWS THAT. CONFIRMING TO NBC NEWS THAT THERE WAS A MEASLES EXPOSURE IN. THERE WAS A MEASLES EXPOSURE IN THE LABOR AND DELIVERY UNIT AT A. THE LABOR AND DELIVERY UNIT AT A TEXAS HOSPITAL. THE ALARMING. TEXAS HOSPITAL. THE ALARMING NEWS COMES AS THE TOTAL NUMBER. NEWS COMES AS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REPORTED MEASLES CASES RISES. OF REPORTED MEASLES CASES RISES TO 320 ACROSS 16 STATES. FOR. TO 320 ACROSS 16 STATES. FOR MORE ON THIS, I WANT TO BRING IN. MORE ON THIS, I WANT TO BRING IN NBC NEWS MEDICAL CONTRIBUTOR. NBC NEWS MEDICAL CONTRIBUTOROR DOCTOR JOHN TORRES. LET'S START. DOCTOR JOHN TORRES. LET'S START WITH THIS POSSIBLELE EXPOSURE. WITH THIS POSSIBLE EXPOSURE INSIDE OF A LABOR AND DELIVERY. INSIDE OF A LABOR AND DELIVERY UNIT. THAT SOUNDS TERRIFYING. UNIT. THAT SOUNDS TERRIFYING. HOW SEVERE IS IT, AND IS THERE. HOW SEVERE IS IT, AND IS THERE ARE THERE MECHANISMS IN PLACE.

ARE THERE MECHANISMS IN PLACE FOR THE STAFF TO PROTECT. FOR THE STAFF TO PROTECT NEWBORNS? PRESUMABLY. NEWBORNS? PRESUMABLY. >> IT'S VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE. >> IT'S VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE THESE ARE THE BABIES THAT ARE. THESE ARE THE BABIES THAT ARE MOST VULNERABLE. YOU CAN'T START. MOST VULNERABLE. YOU CAN'T START GETTING THE VACCINE UNUNTIL YOUE. GETTING THE VACCINE UNTIL YOU'RE 12 MONTHS OLD, MAYBE SIX M MONTS. 12 MONTHS OLD, MAYAYBE SIX MONTS IF THERE'S AN OUTBREAK, BECAUSE. IF THERE'S AN OUTBREAK, BECAUSE YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEMEM CAN'T HANDE. YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM CAN'T HANDLDE THAT SHOT AT THAT POINT. AND SO. THAT SHOT AT THAT POINT. AND SO THESE BABIES ARE COMPLETELY. UNPROTECTED. AND WHAT HAPPENED IS THE MOTHER GAVE BIRTH, AND. IS THE MOTHER GAVE BIRTH, AND AFTER THAT THEY FOUND OUT THAT. AFTER THAT THEY FOUND OUT THAT SHE WAS POSITIVE FOR MEASLES. SHE WAS POSITIVE FOR MEASLES. THE PROBLEM WITH MEAEASLES, IT'S. THE PROBLEM WITH MEASLES, IT'S VERY, VERY CONTAGIOUS. AND IT. VERY, VERY CONTAGIOUS. AND IT CAN LAST IN THE AIR FOR UP TO. CAN LAST IN THE AIR FOR UP TO TWO HOURS AFTER SOMEBODY PASSES. TWO HOURS AFTER SOMEBODY PASSES THROUGH THAT AREA. SO IT COULD. THROUGH THAT AREA. SO IT COULD BE POSSIBLE THAT OTHER MOTHEHERS. BE POSSIBLE THAT OTHER MOTHERS AND BABIES WENT THROUGH THERE.

AND BABIES WENT THROUGH THERE AND GOT EXPOSED AS WELL.L. SO WT. AND GOT EXPOSED AS WELL. SO WHAT THE HOSPITAL STAFF IS DOING IS, THE HOSPITAL STAFF IS DOING IS, NUMBER ONE, MONITORING THE. NUMBER ONE, MONITORING THE BABIES, YOU KNOW, MAMAKING SURE. BABIES, YOU KNOW, MAKINGNG SURE THE MOTHERS ARE VACCINATED, THE. THE MOTHERS ARE VACCINATED, THE BABIES THEY CAN'T GIVEVE THE. BABIES THEY CAN'T GIVE THE VACCINE TO. SO THEY GIVE AN. IMMUNOGLOBULIN TO, WHICH IS BASICALLY AND THEY GIVE THEM. BASICALLY AND THEY GIVE THEM ANTIBODIES TO TRY AND FIGHT THIS. ANTIBODIES TO TRY AND FIGHT THIS OFF. NOT THE BEST WAY TO DO IT, OFF. NOT THE BEST WAY TO DO IT, BUT IT'S THE ONLY TOOL THEY HAVE. BUT IT'S THE ONLY TOOL THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW. >> WHEN YOU U LOOK AT THE NUMBE, >> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, 320 CASES IN 1 16 STATES, IS THS. 320 CASES IN 16 STATES, IS THIS A SITUATION WHERE IT CAN NO. A SITUATION WHERE IT CAN NO LONGER BE CONTAINED AND THE. LONGER BE CONTAINED AND THE SPREAD IS GOING TO KEEP GOINING, SPREAD IS GOING TO KEEP GOING, OR COULD WE CONTAIN IT? OR COULD WE CONTAIN IT? >> NO, WE COULD CONTAIAIN IT. AD. >> NO, WE COULD CONTAIN IT. AND RIGHT NOW IS W WHEN WE NEED TO O.

RIGHT NOW IS WHEN WE NEED TO DO THAT, BECAUSE IT WILL KEEP. THAT, BECAUSE IT WILL KEEP SPREADING AND WILL KEEP GOING. SPREADING AND WILL KEEP GOGOING. THE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER. THE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER OR NOT. DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE. OR NOT. DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW MANY PEPEOPLE. TALKED ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE COULD GET INFECTED FROM ONE. COULD GET INFECTED FROM ONE PERSON UNVACACCINATED. 15 TO 18. PERSON UNVACACCINATED. 15 TO 18 PEOPLE CAN GET INFECTED FROM ONE. PEOPLE CAN GET INFECTED FROM ONE PERSON E EVEN VACCINATED. ONE. PERSON EVEN VACCINATEDED. ONE OTHER PERSON COULD GET INFECTED. OTHER PERSON COULD GETET INFECT. AND SO IT SPREADS VERY, VERY. AND SO IT SPREADS VERY, VERY QUICKLY. PUBLIC HEALTHTH HAS TO. QUICKLY. PUBLIC HEALTH HAS TO MOVE IN. THEY HAVE TO VACCCCINAE. MOVE IN. THEY HAVE TO VACCINATE PEOPLE, HAVE TO QUARANTINE. PEOPLE, HAVE TO QUARANTINE PEOPLE. AND THAT'S HOW WE GET IT. PEOPLE. AND THAT'S HOW WE GET IT UNDER CONTROL. SO IF WE DON'N'T. UNDER CONTROL. SO IF WE DON'T SEE IT CONTROLLING ITSELF HERE. SEE IT CONTROLLING ITSELF HERE FAIRLY SOON, WE'RE GOIOING TO HE.