>>> TONIGHT IN OHIO, >>> TONIGHT IN OHIO, ANOTHER TRAIN >>> TONIGHT IN OHIO, ANOTHER TRAIN DERAILS RUN BY THE ANOTHER TRAIN DERAILS RUN BY THE COMPANY THAT CRASHED DERAILS RUN BY THE COMPANY THAT CRASHED IN EAST PALESTINE. COMPANY THAT CRASHED IN EAST PALESTINE. DRAMATIC VIDEO AFTER IN EAST PALESTINE. DRAMATIC VIDEO AFTER THE TRAIN TUMBLED OFF DRAMATIC VIDEO AFTER THE TRAIN TUMBLED OFF THE TRACK. THE TRAIN TUMBLED OFF THE TRACK. 28 CARS OVERTURNED. THE TRACK. 28 CARS OVERTURNED. RESIDENTS ASKED TO 28 CARS OVERTURNED. RESIDENTS ASKED TO SHELTER IN PLACE RESIDENTS ASKED TO SHELTER IN PLACE OVERNIGHT. SHELTER IN PLACE OVERNIGHT. THE TRAIN WAS CARRYING OVERNIGHT. THE TRAIN WAS CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS THE TRAIN WAS CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS BUT NONE SPILLED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS BUT NONE SPILLED NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT BUT NONE SPILLED NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMPANY’S SAFETY NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMPANY’S SAFETY RECORD THE COMPANY’S SAFETY RECORD >>> GROWING RECORD >>> GROWING DESPERATION. >>> GROWING DESPERATION. RESIDENTS TRAPPED IN DESPERATION. RESIDENTS TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES FOR NEARLY RESIDENTS TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT THEIR HOMES FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT HISTORIC SNOWSTORM IN TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT HISTORIC SNOWSTORM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. HISTORIC SNOWSTORM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. SUPPLIES RUNNING LOW, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. SUPPLIES RUNNING LOW, ROADS CLOSED SUPPLIES RUNNING LOW, ROADS CLOSED >> THIS IS HARD. ROADS CLOSED >> THIS IS HARD. IT’S SCARY. >> THIS IS HARD. IT’S SCARY. >> AND THE DRIVER IT’S SCARY. >> AND THE DRIVER RESCUED FROM THIS SUV >> AND THE DRIVER RESCUED FROM THIS SUV AFTER BEING STRANDED RESCUED FROM THIS SUV AFTER BEING STRANDED FOR DAYS AFTER BEING STRANDED FOR DAYS >>> A SOUTHWEST FLIGHT FOR DAYS >>> A SOUTHWEST FLIGHT FORCED TO MAKE AN >>> A SOUTHWEST FLIGHT FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN HAVANA EMERGENCY LANDING IN HAVANA PASSENGERS EVACUATING HAVANA PASSENGERS EVACUATING ON TO THE RUNWAY PASSENGERS EVACUATING ON TO THE RUNWAY HOW A BIRD STRIKE ON TO THE RUNWAY HOW A BIRD STRIKE CAUSED IT ALL. HOW A BIRD STRIKE CAUSED IT ALL. >>> NBC NEWS FIRST TO CAUSED IT ALL. >>> NBC NEWS FIRST TO REPORT UKRAINIAN >>> NBC NEWS FIRST TO REPORT UKRAINIAN PILOTS ARE NOW INSIDE REPORT UKRAINIAN PILOTS ARE NOW INSIDE THE U.S. PREPARING TO PILOTS ARE NOW INSIDE THE U.S. PREPARING TO TRAIN ON F-16s >> PEOPLE ARE, LIKE, DID IT HURT? IT STILL HURTS DID IT HURT? IT STILL HURTS >> Announcer: THIS IS IT STILL HURTS >> Announcer: THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" >> Announcer: THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH KATE SNOW "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH KATE SNOW >>> GOOD EVENING WITH KATE SNOW >>> GOOD EVENING IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. >>> GOOD EVENING IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. ANOTHER TRAIN IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. ANOTHER TRAIN DERAILMENT IN OHIO ANOTHER TRAIN DERAILMENT IN OHIO INVOLVING THE SAME DERAILMENT IN OHIO INVOLVING THE SAME RAIL COMPANY INVOLVING THE SAME RAIL COMPANY NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAIL COMPANY NORFOLK SOUTHERN 28 CARS JUMPED THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN 28 CARS JUMPED THE TRAC 28 CARS JUMPED THE TRAC 200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TRAC 200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EAST PALESTINE WHERE A 200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EAST PALESTINE WHERE A TRAIN CARRYING TOXIC EAST PALESTINE WHERE A TRAIN CARRYING TOXIC CHEMICALS DERAILED, TRAIN CARRYING TOXIC CHEMICALS DERAILED, YOU REMEMBER, BACK ON CHEMICALS DERAILED, YOU REMEMBER, BACK ON FEBRUARY 3rd YOU REMEMBER, BACK ON FEBRUARY 3rd FOR SOME PERSPECTIVE, FEBRUARY 3rd FOR SOME PERSPECTIVE, THERE ARE MORE THAN A FOR SOME PERSPECTIVE, THERE ARE MORE THAN A THOUSAND TRAIN THERE ARE MORE THAN A THOUSAND TRAIN DERAILMENTS IN THE THOUSAND TRAIN DERAILMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES EVERY DERAILMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES EVERY SINGLE YEAR. UNITED STATES EVERY SINGLE YEAR. IN THIS LATEST SINGLE YEAR. IN THIS LATEST DERAILMENT THERE WERE IN THIS LATEST DERAILMENT THERE WERE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON DERAILMENT THERE WERE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON THE TRAIN BUT NOT IN HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON THE TRAIN BUT NOT IN THE CARS THAT THE TRAIN BUT NOT IN THE CARS THAT DERAILED THE CARS THAT DERAILED LOCAL OFFICIALS SAY NO DERAILED LOCAL OFFICIALS SAY NO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS LOCAL OFFICIALS SAY NO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS LEAKED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS LEAKED STILL, THIS LATEST LEAKED STILL, THIS LATEST INCIDENT RAISING NEW STILL, THIS LATEST INCIDENT RAISING NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INCIDENT RAISING NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMPANY’S SAFETY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMPANY’S SAFETY RECORD COMPANY’S SAFETY RECORD WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH RECORD WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH JESSE KIRSCH AT THE WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH JESSE KIRSCH AT THE SITE OF THE NEW JESSE KIRSCH AT THE SITE OF THE NEW DERAILMENT SITE OF THE NEW DERAILMENT >> Reporter: ANOTHER DERAILMENT >> Reporter: ANOTHER NORFOLK SOUTHERN >> Reporter: ANOTHER NORFOLK SOUTHERN DERAILMENT NORFOLK SOUTHERN DERAILMENT AGAIN IN OHIO. DERAILMENT AGAIN IN OHIO. THE HARROWING MOMENT AGAIN IN OHIO. THE HARROWING MOMENT CAPTURED ON CAMERA THE HARROWING MOMENT CAPTURED ON CAMERA THIS DRIVER BACKING CAPTURED ON CAMERA THIS DRIVER BACKING AWAY FROM A RAILROAD THIS DRIVER BACKING AWAY FROM A RAILROAD CROSSING SATURDAY AS AWAY FROM A RAILROAD CROSSING SATURDAY AS SEVERAL TRAIN CARS CROSSING SATURDAY AS SEVERAL TRAIN CARS CAME OFF THE TRACKS IN SEVERAL TRAIN CARS CAME OFF THE TRACKS IN SPRINGFIELD. CAME OFF THE TRACKS IN SPRINGFIELD. TONIGHT, NORFOLK SPRINGFIELD. TONIGHT, NORFOLK SOUTHERN SAYS THAT TONIGHT, NORFOLK SOUTHERN SAYS THAT TRAIN WAS CARRYING SOUTHERN SAYS THAT TRAIN WAS CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRAIN WAS CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND LIQUID PROPANE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND LIQUID PROPANE AND ETHANOL. AND LIQUID PROPANE AND ETHANOL. THE COMPANY SAYS THOSE ETHANOL. THE COMPANY SAYS THOSE CARS DID NOT DERAIL. THE COMPANY SAYS THOSE CARS DID NOT DERAIL. >> NO RELEASE OF ANY CARS DID NOT DERAIL. >> NO RELEASE OF ANY CHEMICAL OR ANY >> NO RELEASE OF ANY CHEMICAL OR ANY HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TO CHEMICAL OR ANY HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TO THE SOIL, TO THE AIR, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TO THE SOIL, TO THE AIR, TO THE WATER THE SOIL, TO THE AIR, TO THE WATER >> Reporter: OFFICIALS TO THE WATER >> Reporter: OFFICIALS REPORTING NO INJURIES >> Reporter: OFFICIALS REPORTING NO INJURIES AND NO PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTING NO INJURIES AND NO PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT, BUT THEY ASK AND NO PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT, BUT THEY ASK LESS THAN A DOZEN THREAT, BUT THEY ASK LESS THAN A DOZEN RESIDENTS WITHIN A LESS THAN A DOZEN RESIDENTS WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF THE RESIDENTS WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF THE SITE TO SHELTER IN THOUSAND FEET OF THE SITE TO SHELTER IN PLACE FOR ROUGHLY NINE SITE TO SHELTER IN PLACE FOR ROUGHLY NINE HOURS OVERNIGHT. PLACE FOR ROUGHLY NINE HOURS OVERNIGHT. SOME WHO LIVE MILES HOURS OVERNIGHT. SOME WHO LIVE MILES AWAY LARGELY SOME WHO LIVE MILES AWAY LARGELY UNPHASED AWAY LARGELY UNPHASED >> I ASSUMED IF IT WAS UNPHASED >> I ASSUMED IF IT WAS ANYTHING IMPORTANT I >> I ASSUMED IF IT WAS ANYTHING IMPORTANT I WOULD GET WAH-WAH ON ANYTHING IMPORTANT I WOULD GET WAH-WAH ON MY PHONE WOULD GET WAH-WAH ON MY PHONE >> Reporter: YOU MY PHONE >> Reporter: YOU WEREN’T TOO WORRIED >> Reporter: YOU WEREN’T TOO WORRIED BECAUSE YOU DIDN’T GET WEREN’T TOO WORRIED BECAUSE YOU DIDN’T GET AN ALERT. BECAUSE YOU DIDN’T GET AN ALERT. >> EXACTLY AN ALERT. >> EXACTLY >> Reporter: >> EXACTLY >> Reporter: AUTHORITIES ALSO >> Reporter: AUTHORITIES ALSO SAYING THEY WEREN’T AUTHORITIES ALSO SAYING THEY WEREN’T AWARE THAT THERE WERE SAYING THEY WEREN’T AWARE THAT THERE WERE HAZARD AWARE THAT THERE WERE HAZARD MATERIALS ONBOARD HAZARD MATERIALS ONBOARD BEFORE THE DERAILMENT. MATERIALS ONBOARD BEFORE THE DERAILMENT. >> WE WERE NOT BEFORE THE DERAILMENT. >> WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED WHICH IS NOT >> WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED WHICH IS NOT UNCOMMON NOTIFIED WHICH IS NOT UNCOMMON >> Reporter: IT COMES UNCOMMON >> Reporter: IT COMES AFTER THE TOXIC >> Reporter: IT COMES AFTER THE TOXIC DERAILMENT MORE THAN AFTER THE TOXIC DERAILMENT MORE THAN 200 MILES AWAY IN DERAILMENT MORE THAN 200 MILES AWAY IN PALESTINE, OHIO. 200 MILES AWAY IN PALESTINE, OHIO. STATE OFFICIALS SAY PALESTINE, OHIO. STATE OFFICIALS SAY THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF STATE OFFICIALS SAY THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THAT TRAIN’S HASS THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THAT TRAIN’S HASS HAZARDOUS THAT TRAIN’S HASS HAZARDOUS HAZARDOUS CARGO BEFORE HAZARDOUS HAZARDOUS CARGO BEFORE ITS DERAILMENT HAZARDOUS CARGO BEFORE ITS DERAILMENT >> WHAT DO YOU SAY IF ITS DERAILMENT >> WHAT DO YOU SAY IF PEOPLE SAY YOU >> WHAT DO YOU SAY IF PEOPLE SAY YOU SHOULDN’T BE OPERATING PEOPLE SAY YOU SHOULDN’T BE OPERATING RIGHT NOW? SHOULDN’T BE OPERATING RIGHT NOW? >> FIRST OF ALL, RIGHT NOW? >> FIRST OF ALL, SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER >> FIRST OF ALL, SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY >> Reporter: THE TRAIN ONE PRIORITY >> Reporter: THE TRAIN HAD 212 CARS AND TWO >> Reporter: THE TRAIN HAD 212 CARS AND TWO CREW MEMBERS AND FOUR HAD 212 CARS AND TWO CREW MEMBERS AND FOUR OF THE 28 CARS THAT CREW MEMBERS AND FOUR OF THE 28 CARS THAT DERAILED HAVING OF THE 28 CARS THAT DERAILED HAVING PREVIOUSLY CARRIED DERAILED HAVING PREVIOUSLY CARRIED DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID PREVIOUSLY CARRIED DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID OR AN ADDITIVE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID OR AN ADDITIVE OR AN ADDITIVE OR AN ADDITIVE OR AN ADDITIVE COMMONLY USED IN WASTE OR AN ADDITIVE COMMONLY USED IN WASTE WATER TREATMENT. COMMONLY USED IN WASTE WATER TREATMENT. >> IT’S WEIRD THAT WATER TREATMENT. >> IT’S WEIRD THAT THIS IS HAPPENING >> IT’S WEIRD THAT THIS IS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE THIS IS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE >> JESSE JOINS ME FROM EVERYWHERE >> JESSE JOINS ME FROM SPRINGFIELD NOW. >> JESSE JOINS ME FROM SPRINGFIELD NOW. THIS IS JUST THE SPRINGFIELD NOW. THIS IS JUST THE LATEST IN A STRING OF THIS IS JUST THE LATEST IN A STRING OF ISSUES FOR THIS LATEST IN A STRING OF ISSUES FOR THIS RAILROAD ISSUES FOR THIS RAILROAD >> Reporter: THIS IS RAILROAD >> Reporter: THIS IS NORFOLK SOUTHERN’S >> Reporter: THIS IS NORFOLK SOUTHERN’S FOURTH DERAILMENT IN NORFOLK SOUTHERN’S FOURTH DERAILMENT IN OHIO IN LESS THAN FIVE FOURTH DERAILMENT IN OHIO IN LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS OHIO IN LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS ONE OF THE STATE MONTHS ONE OF THE STATE SENATOR SHERROD BROWN ONE OF THE STATE SENATOR SHERROD BROWN CALLING THIS SENATOR SHERROD BROWN CALLING THIS UNACCEPTABLE MAKING CALLING THIS UNACCEPTABLE MAKING ANOTHER PUSH FOR RAIL UNACCEPTABLE MAKING ANOTHER PUSH FOR RAIL SAFETY LEGISLATION, ANOTHER PUSH FOR RAIL SAFETY LEGISLATION, SOMETHING THAT HAS SAFETY LEGISLATION, SOMETHING THAT HAS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT SOMETHING THAT HAS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT KATE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT KATE >> JESSE KIRSCH, THANK KATE >> JESSE KIRSCH, THANK YOU. >> JESSE KIRSCH, THANK YOU. >>> IN CALIFORNIA, YOU. >>> IN CALIFORNIA, NOTHER MASSIVE STORM >>> IN CALIFORNIA, NOTHER MASSIVE STORM IS DUMPING UP TO FIVE NOTHER MASSIVE STORM IS DUMPING UP TO FIVE FEET OF SNOW IN THE IS DUMPING UP TO FIVE FEET OF SNOW IN THE SIERRA NEVADAS AND IN FEET OF SNOW IN THE SIERRA NEVADAS AND IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS OF SIERRA NEVADAS AND IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THE MOUNTAIN AREAS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ARE BECOMING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ARE BECOMING DESPERATE AFTER BEING RESIDENTS ARE BECOMING DESPERATE AFTER BEING TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES DESPERATE AFTER BEING TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES BY SNOWED-IN STREETS TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES BY SNOWED-IN STREETS FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS BY SNOWED-IN STREETS FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS NOW. FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS NOW. THEY’RE RUNNING OUT OF NOW. THEY’RE RUNNING OUT OF FOOD, SUPPLIES AND THEY’RE RUNNING OUT OF FOOD, SUPPLIES AND PATIENCE FOOD, SUPPLIES AND PATIENCE JANIS MACKEY FRAYER IS PATIENCE JANIS MACKEY FRAYER IS THERE. JANIS MACKEY FRAYER IS THERE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THERE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, BLOWING SNOW AND >> Reporter: TONIGHT, BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN CALIFORNIA’S SIERRA BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN CALIFORNIA’S SIERRA NEVADA CALIFORNIA’S SIERRA NEVADA THE LATEST ROUND NEVADA THE LATEST ROUND EXPECTED TO DUMP UP TO THE LATEST ROUND EXPECTED TO DUMP UP TO FIVE FEET OF SNOW IN EXPECTED TO DUMP UP TO FIVE FEET OF SNOW IN THE NORTHERN PART OF FIVE FEET OF SNOW IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE. THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE. TRUCKEE ALREADY SEEING THE STATE. TRUCKEE ALREADY SEEING MORE THAN TWO AND A TRUCKEE ALREADY SEEING MORE THAN TWO AND A HALF FEET JUST THIS MORE THAN TWO AND A HALF FEET JUST THIS WEEKEND. HALF FEET JUST THIS WEEKEND. PARTS OF A MAJOR WEEKEND. PARTS OF A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE, I-80 PARTS OF A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE, I-80 REMAIN SHUT DOWN THOROUGHFARE, I-80 REMAIN SHUT DOWN THE ROAD CAKED WITH REMAIN SHUT DOWN THE ROAD CAKED WITH ICE. THE ROAD CAKED WITH ICE. UP AND DOWN THE ICE. UP AND DOWN THE STATEHOUSES ARE BURIED UP AND DOWN THE STATEHOUSES ARE BURIED UNDER FEET OF SNOW STATEHOUSES ARE BURIED UNDER FEET OF SNOW IN SAN BERNARDINO UNDER FEET OF SNOW IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, RESIDENTS IN IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, RESIDENTS IN MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES COUNTY, RESIDENTS IN MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES ARE STILL DIGGING OUT. MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES ARE STILL DIGGING OUT. >> THIS IS HARD. ARE STILL DIGGING OUT. >> THIS IS HARD. IT’S SCARY >> THIS IS HARD. IT’S SCARY >> Reporter: SOME HAVE IT’S SCARY >> Reporter: SOME HAVE BEEN TRAPPED AND THE >> Reporter: SOME HAVE BEEN TRAPPED AND THE SITUATION GROWING MORE BEEN TRAPPED AND THE SITUATION GROWING MORE DIRE EVERY DAY AND SITUATION GROWING MORE DIRE EVERY DAY AND RUNNING OUT OF BASIC DIRE EVERY DAY AND RUNNING OUT OF BASIC NECESSITIES. RUNNING OUT OF BASIC NECESSITIES. MANY ROADS ARE NECESSITIES. MANY ROADS ARE UNPLOWED MANY ROADS ARE UNPLOWED EVEN FIRST UNPLOWED EVEN FIRST RESPONDERS ARE HAVING EVEN FIRST RESPONDERS ARE HAVING A TOUGH TIME GETTING RESPONDERS ARE HAVING A TOUGH TIME GETTING TO THOSE STRANDED. A TOUGH TIME GETTING TO THOSE STRANDED. >> WE WENT THROUGH THE TO THOSE STRANDED. >> WE WENT THROUGH THE CUPBOARD YESTERDAY. >> WE WENT THROUGH THE CUPBOARD YESTERDAY. WE’LL RUN OUT OF MILK CUPBOARD YESTERDAY. WE’LL RUN OUT OF MILK HERE PRETTY SOON WE’LL RUN OUT OF MILK HERE PRETTY SOON SO I’M GOING TO HIKE HERE PRETTY SOON SO I’M GOING TO HIKE OVER TO THE STORE. SO I’M GOING TO HIKE OVER TO THE STORE. IT WILL BE ABOUT FOUR OVER TO THE STORE. IT WILL BE ABOUT FOUR MILES ROUND TRIP. IT WILL BE ABOUT FOUR MILES ROUND TRIP. >> Reporter: THESE MILES ROUND TRIP. >> Reporter: THESE MOUNTAIN TOWNS ARE >> Reporter: THESE MOUNTAIN TOWNS ARE USED TO GETTING SNOW, MOUNTAIN TOWNS ARE USED TO GETTING SNOW, BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS. USED TO GETTING SNOW, BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS. FOUR TIMES WHAT PEOPLE BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS. FOUR TIMES WHAT PEOPLE HERE CONSIDER A BAD FOUR TIMES WHAT PEOPLE HERE CONSIDER A BAD STORM. HERE CONSIDER A BAD STORM. IN CRESTLINE, THERE’S STORM. IN CRESTLINE, THERE’S FOOD IF PEOPLE CAN IN CRESTLINE, THERE’S FOOD IF PEOPLE CAN MAKE IT HERE FOOD IF PEOPLE CAN MAKE IT HERE THE ONLY GROCERY STORE MAKE IT HERE THE ONLY GROCERY STORE IN TOWN UNTIL THE ROOF THE ONLY GROCERY STORE IN TOWN UNTIL THE ROOF COLLAPSED. IN TOWN UNTIL THE ROOF COLLAPSED. IT’S NOW A MAKESHIFT COLLAPSED. IT’S NOW A MAKESHIFT DISTRIBUTION POINT FOR IT’S NOW A MAKESHIFT DISTRIBUTION POINT FOR WARM MEAL, WATER, AND DISTRIBUTION POINT FOR WARM MEAL, WATER, AND REASSURANCE. WARM MEAL, WATER, AND REASSURANCE. >> YOU DRIVE THROUGH REASSURANCE. >> YOU DRIVE THROUGH TOWN, AND YOU JUST SEE >> YOU DRIVE THROUGH TOWN, AND YOU JUST SEE BUILDINGS TOPPLED TOWN, AND YOU JUST SEE BUILDINGS TOPPLED OVER BUILDINGS TOPPLED OVER OUR NEIGHBORS, THEIR OVER OUR NEIGHBORS, THEIR ROOFS HAVE CAVED IN. OUR NEIGHBORS, THEIR ROOFS HAVE CAVED IN. OUR PORCHES ARE ROOFS HAVE CAVED IN. OUR PORCHES ARE DESTROYED. OUR PORCHES ARE DESTROYED. >> Reporter: WE ARE DESTROYED. >> Reporter: WE ARE ALSO LEARNING MORE >> Reporter: WE ARE ALSO LEARNING MORE TONIGHT ABOUT THE ALSO LEARNING MORE TONIGHT ABOUT THE MIRACULOUS RESCUES TONIGHT ABOUT THE MIRACULOUS RESCUES THAT ARE STILL TAKING MIRACULOUS RESCUES THAT ARE STILL TAKING PLACE. THAT ARE STILL TAKING PLACE. AN 81-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS PLACE. AN 81-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS RESCUED FROM HIS SUV AN 81-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS RESCUED FROM HIS SUV AFTER BEING STUCK IN RESCUED FROM HIS SUV AFTER BEING STUCK IN THE SNOW FOR NEARLY A AFTER BEING STUCK IN THE SNOW FOR NEARLY A WEEK THE SNOW FOR NEARLY A WEEK AND THESE TWO WEEK AND THESE TWO EXPERIENCED TEEN AND THESE TWO EXPERIENCED TEEN HIKERS HUDDLED TO STAY EXPERIENCED TEEN HIKERS HUDDLED TO STAY WARM WHILE THEY WERE HIKERS HUDDLED TO STAY WARM WHILE THEY WERE STRANDED IN THE WARM WHILE THEY WERE STRANDED IN THE SNOWSTORM. STRANDED IN THE SNOWSTORM. TONIGHT, THEY’RE SNOWSTORM. TONIGHT, THEY’RE REUNITED WITH THEIR TONIGHT, THEY’RE REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES >> JANICE JOINS US FAMILIES >> JANICE JOINS US FROM THE GROCERY STORE >> JANICE JOINS US FROM THE GROCERY STORE IN CRESTLINE FROM THE GROCERY STORE IN CRESTLINE WHEN CAN RESIDENTS IN CRESTLINE WHEN CAN RESIDENTS EXPECT HELP TO ARRIVE? WHEN CAN RESIDENTS EXPECT HELP TO ARRIVE? >> Reporter: EXPECT HELP TO ARRIVE? >> Reporter: AUTHORITIES SAID ON >> Reporter: AUTHORITIES SAID ON FRIDAY THAT IT COULD AUTHORITIES SAID ON FRIDAY THAT IT COULD BE ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE FRIDAY THAT IT COULD BE ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE RESIDENTS HERE CAN BE ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE RESIDENTS HERE CAN COUNT ON ANY HELP. RESIDENTS HERE CAN COUNT ON ANY HELP. WE SPOKE TO PEOPLE WHO COUNT ON ANY HELP. WE SPOKE TO PEOPLE WHO SAID THEY STILL CAN’T WE SPOKE TO PEOPLE WHO SAID THEY STILL CAN’T REACH THEIR HOMES, AND SAID THEY STILL CAN’T REACH THEIR HOMES, AND THEY’RE HAVING TO USE REACH THEIR HOMES, AND THEY’RE HAVING TO USE SNOWSHOES TO GET THEY’RE HAVING TO USE SNOWSHOES TO GET AROUND SO EVERYTHING SNOWSHOES TO GET AROUND SO EVERYTHING IS JUST TAKING TIME. AROUND SO EVERYTHING IS JUST TAKING TIME. KATE IS JUST TAKING TIME. KATE >> JANIS MACKEY FRAYER KATE >> JANIS MACKEY FRAYER FOR US, THANK YOU. >> JANIS MACKEY FRAYER FOR US, THANK YOU. >>> WE HAVE BREAKING FOR US, THANK YOU. >>> WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS ABOUT AN >>> WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS ABOUT AN TERRIFYING EMERGENCY NEWS ABOUT AN TERRIFYING EMERGENCY LANDING TODAY. TERRIFYING EMERGENCY LANDING TODAY. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. LANDING TODAY. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. PASSENGERS RUSHING TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. PASSENGERS RUSHING AWAY FROM THIS PASSENGERS RUSHING AWAY FROM THIS SOUTHWEST PLANE IN AWAY FROM THIS SOUTHWEST PLANE IN HAVANA, CUBA SOUTHWEST PLANE IN HAVANA, CUBA THE FLIGHT HAD STARTED HAVANA, CUBA THE FLIGHT HAD STARTED IN CUBA BOUND FOR FT. THE FLIGHT HAD STARTED IN CUBA BOUND FOR FT. LAUDERDALE BUT A BIR IN CUBA BOUND FOR FT. LAUDERDALE BUT A BIR HIT THE ENGINE SHORTLY LAUDERDALE BUT A BIR HIT THE ENGINE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF HIT THE ENGINE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ACCORDING TO AFTER TAKEOFF ACCORDING TO SOUTHWEST. ACCORDING TO SOUTHWEST. THE PLANE TURNED BACK SOUTHWEST. THE PLANE TURNED BACK AND LANDED IN HAVANA THE PLANE TURNED BACK AND LANDED IN HAVANA EMERGENCY CREWS RACED AND LANDED IN HAVANA EMERGENCY CREWS RACED TO THE RUNWAY. EMERGENCY CREWS RACED TO THE RUNWAY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY TO THE RUNWAY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY WERE PUTTING OUT THE AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY WERE PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. WERE PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. >>> THE 2024 FIRE. >>> THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE IS >>> THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE IS STARTING TO TAKE PRESIDENTIAL RACE IS STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE. STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE. AT LEAST ONE GOVERNOR SHAPE. AT LEAST ONE GOVERNOR BOWING OUT AND LEAVING AT LEAST ONE GOVERNOR BOWING OUT AND LEAVING -- LEADING CONTENDER BOWING OUT AND LEAVING -- LEADING CONTENDER LIKE PRESIDENT BIDEN -- LEADING CONTENDER LIKE PRESIDENT BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT LIKE PRESIDENT BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP ARE MAKING AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP ARE MAKING APPEARANCES. TRUMP ARE MAKING APPEARANCES. ALI RAFFA IS TRACKING APPEARANCES. ALI RAFFA IS TRACKING IT ALL FROM THE WHITE ALI RAFFA IS TRACKING IT ALL FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. IT ALL FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. >> ON THIS BRIDGE WHAT HOUSE. >> ON THIS BRIDGE WHAT WAS GIVEN TO HELP >> ON THIS BRIDGE WHAT WAS GIVEN TO HELP REDEEM THE SOUL OF WAS GIVEN TO HELP REDEEM THE SOUL OF AMERICA. REDEEM THE SOUL OF AMERICA. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT AMERICA. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN TODAY PAYING >> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN TODAY PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE HEROES BIDEN TODAY PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE HEROES OF BLOODY SUNDAY, THE TRIBUTE TO THE HEROES OF BLOODY SUNDAY, THE SEMINOLE MOMENT IN THE OF BLOODY SUNDAY, THE SEMINOLE MOMENT IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT SEMINOLE MOMENT IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT THAT LED TO PASSAGE OF CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT THAT LED TO PASSAGE OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT THAT LED TO PASSAGE OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT NEARLY 60 YEARS AGO. THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT NEARLY 60 YEARS AGO. >> THE RIGHT TO VOTE, NEARLY 60 YEARS AGO. >> THE RIGHT TO VOTE, THE RIGHT TO HAVE YOUR >> THE RIGHT TO VOTE, THE RIGHT TO HAVE YOUR VOTE COUNTED IS TH THE RIGHT TO HAVE YOUR VOTE COUNTED IS TH THRESHOLD OF DEMOCRACY VOTE COUNTED IS TH THRESHOLD OF DEMOCRACY AND LIBERTY. THRESHOLD OF DEMOCRACY AND LIBERTY. WITH IT, ANYTHING IS AND LIBERTY. WITH IT, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITH IT, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITHOUT IT, WITHOUT POSSIBLE WITHOUT IT, WITHOUT THAT RIGHT NOTHING IS WITHOUT IT, WITHOUT THAT RIGHT NOTHING IS POSSIBLE THAT RIGHT NOTHING IS POSSIBLE 3THE PRESIDENT HOPING POSSIBLE 3THE PRESIDENT HOPING TO MAKE GOOD ON A 2020 3THE PRESIDENT HOPING TO MAKE GOOD ON A 2020 CAMPAIGN PROMISE HIS ADMINISTRATION IS ADMINISTRATION IS TRYING TO KEEP IN THE ADMINISTRATION IS TRYING TO KEEP IN THE SPOTLIGHT, AHEAD OF AN TRYING TO KEEP IN THE SPOTLIGHT, AHEAD OF AN EXPECTED SECOND SPOTLIGHT, AHEAD OF AN EXPECTED SECOND PRESIDENTIAL BID EXPECTED SECOND PRESIDENTIAL BID >> WILL NOT LET THE PRESIDENTIAL BID >> WILL NOT LET THE SIMULATORS AND THEY >> WILL NOT LET THE SIMULATORS AND THEY ARE NOT FLYING ACTUAL SIMULATORS AND THEY ARE NOT FLYING ACTUAL PLANE ACCORDING TO ARE NOT FLYING ACTUAL PLANE ACCORDING TO DEFENSE OFFICIALS AND PLANE ACCORDING TO DEFENSE OFFICIALS AND TEN MORE UKRAINIAN DEFENSE OFFICIALS AND TEN MORE UKRAINIAN PILOTS ARE EXPECTED TO TEN MORE UKRAINIAN PILOTS ARE EXPECTED TO JOIN THEM IN THE PILOTS ARE EXPECTED TO JOIN THEM IN THE COMING WEEK. JOIN THEM IN THE COMING WEEK. THIS AFTER ZELENSKYY COMING WEEK. THIS AFTER ZELENSKYY HAS ASKED FOR F-16s, THIS AFTER ZELENSKYY HAS ASKED FOR F-16s, BUT THE BIDEN HAS ASKED FOR F-16s, BUT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS BUT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS RESISTED ADMINISTRATION HAS RESISTED A TOP PENTAGON RESISTED A TOP PENTAGON OFFICIAL SAYS F-16s A TOP PENTAGON OFFICIAL SAYS F-16s CAN TAKE UP TO 18 OFFICIAL SAYS F-16s CAN TAKE UP TO 18 MONTHS TO DELIVER AND CAN TAKE UP TO 18 MONTHS TO DELIVER AND COST BILLIONS OF MONTHS TO DELIVER AND COST BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND THEY’RE COST BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND THEY’RE FOCUSED ON WEAPONS AND DOLLARS AND THEY’RE FOCUSED ON WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT THEY CAN FOCUSED ON WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT THEY CAN DELIVER MORE EQUIPMENT THEY CAN DELIVER MORE IMMEDIATELY. WATCH "EMANCIPATION" JUST TO SEE HIM GET WHOOPED. JUST TO SEE HIM GET WHOOPED. >> Reporter: MARISA WHOOPED. >> Reporter: MARISA PARRA, NBC NEWS. >> Reporter: MARISA PARRA, NBC NEWS. >> QUITE SOMETHING PARRA, NBC NEWS. >> QUITE SOMETHING >>> STILL AHEAD, NO >> QUITE SOMETHING >>> STILL AHEAD, NO DEGREE >>> STILL AHEAD, NO DEGREE NO PROBLEM DEGREE NO PROBLEM THE DRAMATIC SHIFT IN NO PROBLEM THE DRAMATIC SHIFT IN HIRING PRACTICES THAT THE DRAMATIC SHIFT IN HIRING PRACTICES THAT HAS SOME WORKERS HIRING PRACTICES THAT HAS SOME WORKERS WONDERING IS COLLEGE HAS SOME WORKERS WONDERING IS COLLEGE REALLY NECESSARY WONDERING IS COLLEGE REALLY NECESSARY >>> THE SIMPLE REALLY NECESSARY >>> THE SIMPLE SURPRISING THING ONE >>> THE SIMPLE SURPRISING THING ONE SCHOOL DID THAT HAD SURPRISING THING ONE SCHOOL DID THAT HAD STUDENTS AND STAFF SCHOOL DID THAT HAD STUDENTS AND STAFF CRYING TEARS OF JOY. >>> STATISTICS CLEARLY >>> STATISTICS CLEARLY SHOW THAT THE AVERAGE >>> STATISTICS CLEARLY SHOW THAT THE AVERAGE COLLEGE GRADUATE MAKES SHOW THAT THE AVERAGE COLLEGE GRADUATE MAKES SIGNIFICANTLY MORE COLLEGE GRADUATE MAKES SIGNIFICANTLY MORE MONEY OVER THEIR SIGNIFICANTLY MORE MONEY OVER THEIR CAREER THAN THOSE MONEY OVER THEIR CAREER THAN THOSE WITHOUT A COLLEGE CAREER THAN THOSE WITHOUT A COLLEGE DEGREE, BUT NOW WITHOUT A COLLEGE DEGREE, BUT NOW THERE’S A MAJOR SHIFT DEGREE, BUT NOW THERE’S A MAJOR SHIFT TAKING PLACE WITH MANY THERE’S A MAJOR SHIFT TAKING PLACE WITH MANY HIGH-PROFILE EMPLOYERS TAKING PLACE WITH MANY HIGH-PROFILE EMPLOYERS SAYING THEY WILL NO HIGH-PROFILE EMPLOYERS SAYING THEY WILL NO LONGER REQUIRE A SAYING THEY WILL NO LONGER REQUIRE A COLLEGE DEGREE LONGER REQUIRE A COLLEGE DEGREE DASHA BURNS EXPLAINS COLLEGE DEGREE DASHA BURNS EXPLAINS >> I WAS, LIKE, DASHA BURNS EXPLAINS >> I WAS, LIKE, THEY’RE NEVER GOING TO >> I WAS, LIKE, THEY’RE NEVER GOING TO PUT ME IN THIS JOB. THEY’RE NEVER GOING TO PUT ME IN THIS JOB. >> Reporter: BETH PUT ME IN THIS JOB. >> Reporter: BETH CHRISTIAN IS >> Reporter: BETH CHRISTIAN IS PENNSYLVANIA’S ACTING CHRISTIAN IS PENNSYLVANIA’S ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR PENNSYLVANIA’S ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION, A DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION, A POSITION SHE REACHED ADMINISTRATION, A POSITION SHE REACHED WITHOUT A COLLEGE POSITION SHE REACHED WITHOUT A COLLEGE DEGREE WITHOUT A COLLEGE DEGREE >> DID YOU FEEL THAT DEGREE >> DID YOU FEEL THAT BARRIER? >> DID YOU FEEL THAT BARRIER? >> IT TOOK ME ABOUT BARRIER? >> IT TOOK ME ABOUT TEN YEARS TO GET TO >> IT TOOK ME ABOUT TEN YEARS TO GET TO THE LEVEL THAT A TEN YEARS TO GET TO THE LEVEL THAT A PERSON WITH A DEGREE THE LEVEL THAT A PERSON WITH A DEGREE WOULD HAVE PERSON WITH A DEGREE WOULD HAVE >> Reporter: BETH WOULD HAVE >> Reporter: BETH STOOD ALONGSID >> Reporter: BETH STOOD ALONGSID GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO STOOD ALONGSID GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO AS HE ELIMINATED THE GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO AS HE ELIMINATED THE COLLEGE BARRIER FOR AS HE ELIMINATED THE COLLEGE BARRIER FOR 92% OF JOBS IN STATE COLLEGE BARRIER FOR 92% OF JOBS IN STATE GOVERNMENT 92% OF JOBS IN STATE GOVERNMENT >> THAT WAS YOUR FIRST GOVERNMENT >> THAT WAS YOUR FIRST OFFICIAL ACT OF >> THAT WAS YOUR FIRST OFFICIAL ACT OF GOVERNOR OFFICIAL ACT OF GOVERNOR WHY? GOVERNOR WHY? >> WE WANT FOLKS TO WHY? >> WE WANT FOLKS TO KNOW THAT WE’RE GOING >> WE WANT FOLKS TO KNOW THAT WE’RE GOING TO JUDGE YOU BASED KNOW THAT WE’RE GOING TO JUDGE YOU BASED ON YOUR SKILLS AND THE TO JUDGE YOU BASED ON YOUR SKILLS AND THE GRIT AND DETERMINATION ON YOUR SKILLS AND THE GRIT AND DETERMINATION THAT YOU BRING TO GRIT AND DETERMINATION THAT YOU BRING TO BEAR THAT YOU BRING TO BEAR >> Reporter: OPENING BEAR >> Reporter: OPENING UP ABOUT 65,000 JOBS >> Reporter: OPENING UP ABOUT 65,000 JOBS TO NON-COLLEGE UP ABOUT 65,000 JOBS TO NON-COLLEGE GRADUATES. TO NON-COLLEGE GRADUATES. THE DEMOCRAT JOINED GRADUATES. THE DEMOCRAT JOINED HIS REPUBLICAN THE DEMOCRAT JOINED HIS REPUBLICAN COUNTERPART IN HIS REPUBLICAN COUNTERPART IN MARYLAND AND UTAH WHO COUNTERPART IN MARYLAND AND UTAH WHO MADE SIMILAR MOVES MARYLAND AND UTAH WHO MADE SIMILAR MOVES >> I AM SICK AND MADE SIMILAR MOVES >> I AM SICK AND TIRED, FRANKLY, OF >> I AM SICK AND TIRED, FRANKLY, OF THIS ATTITUDE THAT IF TIRED, FRANKLY, OF THIS ATTITUDE THAT IF YOU DON’T GO TO THIS ATTITUDE THAT IF YOU DON’T GO TO COLLEGE YOU DON’T HAVE YOU DON’T GO TO COLLEGE YOU DON’T HAVE THE REQUISITE SKILLS COLLEGE YOU DON’T HAVE THE REQUISITE SKILLS TO SUCCEED THE REQUISITE SKILLS TO SUCCEED >> Reporter: MORE THAN TO SUCCEED >> Reporter: MORE THAN 62% OF AMERICANS OVER >> Reporter: MORE THAN 62% OF AMERICANS OVER 25 DON’T HAVE A 62% OF AMERICANS OVER 25 DON’T HAVE A BACHELOR’S DEGREE. 25 DON’T HAVE A BACHELOR’S DEGREE. FOR PEOPLE LIKE DOREEN BACHELOR’S DEGREE. FOR PEOPLE LIKE DOREEN MAHU, WHO WORKS IN THE FOR PEOPLE LIKE DOREEN MAHU, WHO WORKS IN THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE, MAHU, WHO WORKS IN THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE, COLLEGE SIMPLY WASN’T GOVERNOR’S OFFICE, COLLEGE SIMPLY WASN’T AN OPTION. COLLEGE SIMPLY WASN’T AN OPTION. >> I COME FROM A AN OPTION. >> I COME FROM A ONE-PERSON HOME, >> I COME FROM A ONE-PERSON HOME, SINGLE MOTHER. ONE-PERSON HOME, SINGLE MOTHER. MY FATHER IN AND OUT SINGLE MOTHER. MY FATHER IN AND OUT OF INCARCERATION MY FATHER IN AND OUT OF INCARCERATION I REMEMBER IN HIGH OF INCARCERATION I REMEMBER IN HIGH SCHOOL MY MOM SAYING I REMEMBER IN HIGH SCHOOL MY MOM SAYING YOU HAVE TO GET A JOB. SCHOOL MY MOM SAYING YOU HAVE TO GET A JOB. YOU’RE NOT GOING TO GO YOU HAVE TO GET A JOB. YOU’RE NOT GOING TO GO TO COLLEGE. YOU’RE NOT GOING TO GO TO COLLEGE. >> Reporter: ABOUT TO COLLEGE. >> Reporter: ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH HER >> Reporter: ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH HER CAREER, DORIS DID HALFWAY THROUGH HER CAREER, DORIS DID DECIDE TO GO BACK TO CAREER, DORIS DID DECIDE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL DECIDE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL >> I JUST FELT LIKE I SCHOOL >> I JUST FELT LIKE I HAD TO HAVE THE PIECE >> I JUST FELT LIKE I HAD TO HAVE THE PIECE OF PAPER. HAD TO HAVE THE PIECE OF PAPER. >> Reporter: BUT IT’S OF PAPER. >> Reporter: BUT IT’S A GROWING TREND IN >> Reporter: BUT IT’S A GROWING TREND IN TODAY’S LABOR MARKET A GROWING TREND IN TODAY’S LABOR MARKET ONE IN FIVE EMPLOYERS TODAY’S LABOR MARKET ONE IN FIVE EMPLOYERS ARE RELAXING ONE IN FIVE EMPLOYERS ARE RELAXING EDUCATIONAL ARE RELAXING EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO ATTRACT WORKERS AT A REQUIREMENTS TO ATTRACT WORKERS AT A HISTORICALLY BEEN SHUT ATTRACT WORKERS AT A HISTORICALLY BEEN SHUT OUT. HISTORICALLY BEEN SHUT OUT. >> POTENTIAL OUT. >> POTENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE SAYING, >> POTENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE SAYING, OKAY, SO I CAN GO INTO CANDIDATES ARE SAYING, OKAY, SO I CAN GO INTO THE WORKFORCE, AVOID OKAY, SO I CAN GO INTO THE WORKFORCE, AVOID DEBT AND, BY THE WAY, THE WORKFORCE, AVOID DEBT AND, BY THE WAY, BE REWARDED WITH PAY DEBT AND, BY THE WAY, BE REWARDED WITH PAY INCREASES THAT WE BE REWARDED WITH PAY INCREASES THAT WE HAVEN’T SEEN IN QUITE INCREASES THAT WE HAVEN’T SEEN IN QUITE A WHILE IN THE U.S HAVEN’T SEEN IN QUITE A WHILE IN THE U.S A COLLEGE DEGREE IS A WHILE IN THE U.S A COLLEGE DEGREE IS NOT ESSENTIAL EVEN IN A COLLEGE DEGREE IS NOT ESSENTIAL EVEN IN THE HIGH-TECH SPACES NOT ESSENTIAL EVEN IN THE HIGH-TECH SPACES OF OUR ECONOMY THE HIGH-TECH SPACES OF OUR ECONOMY >> Reporter: LIKE IBM OF OUR ECONOMY >> Reporter: LIKE IBM WHO IMPLEMENTED A >> Reporter: LIKE IBM WHO IMPLEMENTED A SKILLS-FIRST HIRING WHO IMPLEMENTED A SKILLS-FIRST HIRING APPROACH IN 2016 SKILLS-FIRST HIRING APPROACH IN 2016 >> MORE THAN 50% OF APPROACH IN 2016 >> MORE THAN 50% OF OUR JOBS DO NOT >> MORE THAN 50% OF OUR JOBS DO NOT REQUIRE A COLLEGE OUR JOBS DO NOT REQUIRE A COLLEGE DEGREE REQUIRE A COLLEGE DEGREE >> HOW HAS THAT DEGREE >> HOW HAS THAT CHANGED THE WORKPLACE? >> HOW HAS THAT CHANGED THE WORKPLACE? >> WHAT WE ARE FINDING CHANGED THE WORKPLACE? >> WHAT WE ARE FINDING IS THAT THE REAL-WORLD >> WHAT WE ARE FINDING IS THAT THE REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE IS ENSURING IS THAT THE REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE IS ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE A EXPERIENCE IS ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE A BROADER, MORE DIVERSE THAT THEY HAVE A BROADER, MORE DIVERSE SET OF SKILLS. BROADER, MORE DIVERSE SET OF SKILLS. >> Reporter: IBM SAYS SET OF SKILLS. >> Reporter: IBM SAYS IT’S SEEN A 63% >> Reporter: IBM SAYS IT’S SEEN A 63% INCREASE IN APPLICANTS IT’S SEEN A 63% INCREASE IN APPLICANTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED INCREASE IN APPLICANTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES BY TAKING FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES BY TAKING AWAY THE DEGREE COMMUNITIES BY TAKING AWAY THE DEGREE REQUIREMENT FOR MORE AWAY THE DEGREE REQUIREMENT FOR MORE JOBS, OPENING THE REQUIREMENT FOR MORE JOBS, OPENING THE DOORS TO THOSE WITH JOBS, OPENING THE DOORS TO THOSE WITH EXPERIENCES BEYOND THE DOORS TO THOSE WITH EXPERIENCES BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM. EXPERIENCES BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM. >> EVEN IF YOU DON’T TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM. >> EVEN IF YOU DON’T MEET EVERY SINGLE >> EVEN IF YOU DON’T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT FOR THE MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT FOR THE JOB YOU SHOULD APPLY REQUIREMENT FOR THE JOB YOU SHOULD APPLY BECAUSE IT IS MUCH JOB YOU SHOULD APPLY BECAUSE IT IS MUCH WIDER NOW. BECAUSE IT IS MUCH WIDER NOW. >> Reporter: DASHA WIDER NOW. >> Reporter: DASHA BURNS, NBC NEWS, >> Reporter: DASHA BURNS, NBC NEWS, HARRISBURG, BURNS, NBC NEWS, HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, PENNSYLVANIA >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, HUG AFTER HUG, AFTER >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, HUG AFTER HUG, AFTER EMOTIONAL HUG. >>> THERE’S GOOD NEWS >>> THERE’S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT THE >>> THERE’S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT THE POWER OF PRAISE AND TONIGHT ABOUT THE POWER OF PRAISE AND THE TEACHERS AND STAFF POWER OF PRAISE AND THE TEACHERS AND STAFF AT ONE SCHOOL HONORING THE TEACHERS AND STAFF AT ONE SCHOOL HONORING THEIR STUDENTS IN AT ONE SCHOOL HONORING THEIR STUDENTS IN PROFOUNDLY MOVING THEIR STUDENTS IN PROFOUNDLY MOVING WAYS PROFOUNDLY MOVING WAYS >> ONE, TWO, THREE WAYS >> ONE, TWO, THREE >> ROSEVLE >> ONE, TWO, THREE >> ROSEVLE >> HAVE FUN. >> ROSEVLE >> HAVE FUN. >> AT ROSEVILLE MIDDLE >> HAVE FUN. >> AT ROSEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL NEAR DETROIT. >> AT ROSEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL NEAR DETROIT. >> AWESOME SCHOOL NEAR DETROIT. >> AWESOME >> COACH AND READING >> AWESOME >> COACH AND READING TEACHER STACY EARL HAD >> COACH AND READING TEACHER STACY EARL HAD A BIG IDEA TEACHER STACY EARL HAD A BIG IDEA WHAT DID YOU ASK YOUR A BIG IDEA WHAT DID YOU ASK YOUR STAFF TO DO? WHAT DID YOU ASK YOUR STAFF TO DO? >> I ASKED MY STAFF TO DO? >> I ASKED MY TEACHERS, SECRETARIES, >> I ASKED MY TEACHERS, SECRETARIES, CUSTODIANS, OUR COOKS TEACHERS, SECRETARIES, CUSTODIANS, OUR COOKS AT LUNCH TO WRITE A CUSTODIANS, OUR COOKS AT LUNCH TO WRITE A CARD TO A STUDENT, ANY AT LUNCH TO WRITE A CARD TO A STUDENT, ANY ONE OF THEIR CHOICE OF CARD TO A STUDENT, ANY ONE OF THEIR CHOICE OF WHY THEY INSPIRE THEM. ONE OF THEIR CHOICE OF WHY THEY INSPIRE THEM. >> THANK YOU VERY WHY THEY INSPIRE THEM. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH >> YOU’RE WELCOME. MUCH >> YOU’RE WELCOME. >> SO THIS YEAR THEY >> YOU’RE WELCOME. >> SO THIS YEAR THEY SURPRISED SOME OF THE >> SO THIS YEAR THEY SURPRISED SOME OF THE STUDENTS WITH SURPRISED SOME OF THE STUDENTS WITH HANDWRITTEN NOTES OF STUDENTS WITH HANDWRITTEN NOTES OF GRATITUDE. HANDWRITTEN NOTES OF GRATITUDE. >> YOU INSPIRE MISS GRATITUDE. >> YOU INSPIRE MISS MOORE AND I TO COME TO >> YOU INSPIRE MISS MOORE AND I TO COME TO WORK EVERY DAY MOORE AND I TO COME TO WORK EVERY DAY >> THE KIDS HAD THEIR WORK EVERY DAY >> THE KIDS HAD THEIR PARENTS’ PERMISSION TO >> THE KIDS HAD THEIR PARENTS’ PERMISSION TO BE FILMED BY THE PARENTS’ PERMISSION TO BE FILMED BY THE SCHOOL BE FILMED BY THE SCHOOL >> YOU’RE AMAZING, AND SCHOOL >> YOU’RE AMAZING, AND I LOVE YOU >> YOU’RE AMAZING, AND I LOVE YOU >> THANK YOU SO MUCH I LOVE YOU >> THANK YOU SO MUCH >> YOU CAN SEE THE >> THANK YOU SO MUCH >> YOU CAN SEE THE EXPERIENCE WAS >> YOU CAN SEE THE EXPERIENCE WAS PROFOUNDLY MOVING FOR EXPERIENCE WAS PROFOUNDLY MOVING FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND PROFOUNDLY MOVING FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF. BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF. >> YOU GIVE ME SO MUCH STAFF. >> YOU GIVE ME SO MUCH LOVE IN MY HEART, AND >> YOU GIVE ME SO MUCH LOVE IN MY HEART, AND I LOVE HAVING CLASS LOVE IN MY HEART, AND I LOVE HAVING CLASS WITH YOU GUYS. I LOVE HAVING CLASS WITH YOU GUYS. >> I WANTED TO GIVE WITH YOU GUYS. >> I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT AND SAY THANK >> I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT AND SAY THANK YOU. YOU THAT AND SAY THANK YOU. COME HERE. YOU. COME HERE. THANK YOU. COME HERE. THANK YOU. I’M SO PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU. I’M SO PROUD OF YOU. I’M VERY PROUD OF YOU. I’M SO PROUD OF YOU. I’M VERY PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU. I’M VERY PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY THANK YOU. OKAY NOW REAL HUG OKAY NOW REAL HUG OH NOW REAL HUG OH YOU’RE AMAZING OH YOU’RE AMAZING [ LAUGHTER ] YOU’RE AMAZING [ LAUGHTER ] >> CAN I GO TO CLASS [ LAUGHTER ] >> CAN I GO TO CLASS >> YES >> CAN I GO TO CLASS >> YES [ LAUGHTER ] >> YES [ LAUGHTER ] >> ENGLISH TEACHER [ LAUGHTER ] >> ENGLISH TEACHER EMILY GRIMES PRESENTED >> ENGLISH TEACHER EMILY GRIMES PRESENTED LETTERS TO FOUR EMILY GRIMES PRESENTED LETTERS TO FOUR STUDENTS, INCLUDING LETTERS TO FOUR STUDENTS, INCLUDING AMAYA BROWN. STUDENTS, INCLUDING AMAYA BROWN. >> WHAT IS IT ABOUT AMAYA BROWN. >> WHAT IS IT ABOUT AMAYA THAT YOU WANTED >> WHAT IS IT ABOUT AMAYA THAT YOU WANTED TO RECOGNIZE AMAYA THAT YOU WANTED TO RECOGNIZE >> HER LEADERSHIP. TO RECOGNIZE >> HER LEADERSHIP. I NARROWED IT DOWN TO >> HER LEADERSHIP. I NARROWED IT DOWN TO HER BECAUSE THE BOTTOM I NARROWED IT DOWN TO HER BECAUSE THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT SHE’S HER BECAUSE THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT SHE’S SHOWN ME SHE IS THERE LINE IS THAT SHE’S SHOWN ME SHE IS THERE FOR ME AS I AM THERE SHOWN ME SHE IS THERE FOR ME AS I AM THERE FOR HER. FOR ME AS I AM THERE FOR HER. >> I WROTE SOMETHING FOR HER. >> I WROTE SOMETHING FOR YOU. >> I WROTE SOMETHING FOR YOU. >> SOCIAL WORKER JULIE FOR YOU. >> SOCIAL WORKER JULIE COOPER’S MESSAGE >> SOCIAL WORKER JULIE COOPER’S MESSAGE BROUGHT EIGHTH GRADER COOPER’S MESSAGE BROUGHT EIGHTH GRADER ALICIA TURNER TO BROUGHT EIGHTH GRADER ALICIA TURNER TO TEARS. ALICIA TURNER TO TEARS. >> I AM REALLY TEARS. >> I AM REALLY GRATEFUL YOU’RE HERE >> I AM REALLY GRATEFUL YOU’RE HERE ARE YOU OKAY GRATEFUL YOU’RE HERE ARE YOU OKAY >> CAN I GET A HUG ARE YOU OKAY >> CAN I GET A HUG >> YEAH! >> CAN I GET A HUG >> YEAH! I LOVE YOU >> YEAH! I LOVE YOU >> SHE IS AN I LOVE YOU >> SHE IS AN INSPIRATION FOR ME TO >> SHE IS AN INSPIRATION FOR ME TO COME TO WORK, AND I INSPIRATION FOR ME TO COME TO WORK, AND I REALLY CHERISH THE COME TO WORK, AND I REALLY CHERISH THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE REALLY CHERISH THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE >> SHE GIVES YOU GOOD HAVE >> SHE GIVES YOU GOOD ADVICE WHEN YOU NEED >> SHE GIVES YOU GOOD ADVICE WHEN YOU NEED IT ADVICE WHEN YOU NEED IT >> MORE THAN 50 IT >> MORE THAN 50 HEARTFELT LETTERS IN >> MORE THAN 50 HEARTFELT LETTERS IN ALL, LIFTING UP HEARTFELT LETTERS IN ALL, LIFTING UP STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS ALL, LIFTING UP STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS ALIKE. STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS ALIKE. >> YOU LIGHT UP OUR ALIKE. >> YOU LIGHT UP OUR CLASSROOM WITH YOUR >> YOU LIGHT UP OUR CLASSROOM WITH YOUR KINDNESS, AND YOU ARE CLASSROOM WITH YOUR KINDNESS, AND YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE THE KINDNESS, AND YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE GOING TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE SO -- WORLD A BETTER PLACE SO -- >> I’M NOT CRYING. SO -- >> I’M NOT CRYING. YOU’RE CRYING. >> I’M NOT CRYING. YOU’RE CRYING. THE SCHOOL SAYS THE YOU’RE CRYING. THE SCHOOL SAYS THE PROJECT WAS SUCH A THE SCHOOL SAYS THE PROJECT WAS SUCH A SUCCESS THAT THEY ARE PROJECT WAS SUCH A SUCCESS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN SUCCESS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN >>> BEFORE WE GO, A GOING TO DO IT AGAIN >>> BEFORE WE GO, A QUICK MENTION ABOUT MY >>> BEFORE WE GO, A QUICK MENTION ABOUT MY DIGITAL SERIES, "THE QUICK MENTION ABOUT MY DIGITAL SERIES, "THE DRINK," ALWAYS ABOUT DIGITAL SERIES, "THE DRINK," ALWAYS ABOUT HOW PEOPLE MAKE IT TO DRINK," ALWAYS ABOUT HOW PEOPLE MAKE IT TO THE TOP OF THEIR FIELD HOW PEOPLE MAKE IT TO THE TOP OF THEIR FIELD AND THE LATEST THE TOP OF THEIR FIELD AND THE LATEST LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW AND THE LATEST LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW HOST AND COMEDIAN LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW HOST AND COMEDIAN AMBER RUFFEN TELLS ME HOST AND COMEDIAN AMBER RUFFEN TELLS ME ONE ENCOURAGING AMBER RUFFEN TELLS ME ONE ENCOURAGING COMMENT SHE HAD THAT ONE ENCOURAGING COMMENT SHE HAD THAT CHANGED HER WHOLE COMMENT SHE HAD THAT CHANGED HER WHOLE PAST CHANGED HER WHOLE PAST IT’S AT NBC PAST IT’S AT NBC NEWS.COM/THE DRINK OR IT’S AT NBC NEWS.COM/THE DRINK OR ON THE NBC NIGHTLY NEWS.COM/THE DRINK OR ON THE NBC NIGHTLY NEWS PODCAST FEED. 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