>>> TONIGHT, THE >>> TONIGHT, THE DEADLY CROSS-COUNTRY >>> TONIGHT, THE DEADLY CROSS-COUNTRY STORM THAT’S LEFT MORE DEADLY CROSS-COUNTRY STORM THAT’S LEFT MORE THAN A MILLION WITHOUT STORM THAT’S LEFT MORE THAN A MILLION WITHOUT POWER. THAN A MILLION WITHOUT POWER. TORNADOS TEARING POWER. TORNADOS TEARING THROUGH THE SOUTH, TORNADOS TEARING THROUGH THE SOUTH, DAMAGING HOMES AND THROUGH THE SOUTH, DAMAGING HOMES AND BUSINESSES, AT LEAST DAMAGING HOMES AND BUSINESSES, AT LEAST 11 DEAD. BUSINESSES, AT LEAST 11 DEAD. THE STORM NOW POUNDING 11 DEAD. THE STORM NOW POUNDING THE INTERIOR THE STORM NOW POUNDING THE INTERIOR NORTHEAST, WHILE IN THE INTERIOR NORTHEAST, WHILE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, NORTHEAST, WHILE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, RESIDENTS TRAPPED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, RESIDENTS TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES FOR A RESIDENTS TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES FOR A WEEK THEIR HOMES FOR A WEEK SOME EVEN WRITING WEEK SOME EVEN WRITING "HELP US" IN THE SNOW. SOME EVEN WRITING "HELP US" IN THE SNOW. ANOTHER SNOW MAKER NOW "HELP US" IN THE SNOW. ANOTHER SNOW MAKER NOW HITTING THE STATE. ANOTHER SNOW MAKER NOW HITTING THE STATE. >>> AIR TURBULENCE HITTING THE STATE. >>> AIR TURBULENCE TURNS FATAL. >>> AIR TURBULENCE TURNS FATAL. A PASSENGER KILLED ON TURNS FATAL. A PASSENGER KILLED ON A PRIVATE JET AFTER A PASSENGER KILLED ON A PRIVATE JET AFTER ENCOUNTERING SEVERE A PRIVATE JET AFTER ENCOUNTERING SEVERE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERING SEVERE TURBULENCE >> TO HAVE SOMEONE TURBULENCE >> TO HAVE SOMEONE ACTUALLY DIE MEANS >> TO HAVE SOMEONE ACTUALLY DIE MEANS THAT SOMETHING ACTUALLY DIE MEANS THAT SOMETHING TRAUMATIC REALLY MUST THAT SOMETHING TRAUMATIC REALLY MUST HAVE HAPPENED. TRAUMATIC REALLY MUST HAVE HAPPENED. >> JUST DAYS AFTER HAVE HAPPENED. >> JUST DAYS AFTER THIS FLIGHT WAS ROCKED >> JUST DAYS AFTER THIS FLIGHT WAS ROCKED SO HARD SEVEN PEOPLE THIS FLIGHT WAS ROCKED SO HARD SEVEN PEOPLE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL SO HARD SEVEN PEOPLE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. >>> A TANKER TRUCK WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. >>> A TANKER TRUCK EXPLODES ON THE >>> A TANKER TRUCK EXPLODES ON THE HIGHWAY IN MARYLAND. EXPLODES ON THE HIGHWAY IN MARYLAND. NEARBY HOMES UP IN HIGHWAY IN MARYLAND. NEARBY HOMES UP IN FLAMES NEARBY HOMES UP IN FLAMES >> LOOK AT THIS! FLAMES >> LOOK AT THIS! LOOK AT THIS >> LOOK AT THIS! LOOK AT THIS >>> THE NEW MUG SHOT LOOK AT THIS >>> THE NEW MUG SHOT OF ALEX MUR DAU, HEAD >>> THE NEW MUG SHOT OF ALEX MUR DAU, HEAD SHAVED OF ALEX MUR DAU, HEAD SHAVED AND THE NEW INTERVIEW SHAVED AND THE NEW INTERVIEW WITH A JUROR AND ONE AND THE NEW INTERVIEW WITH A JUROR AND ONE PIECE OF EVIDENCE HE WITH A JUROR AND ONE PIECE OF EVIDENCE HE SAYS CONVINCED HIM PIECE OF EVIDENCE HE SAYS CONVINCED HIM HE WAS GUILTY. SAYS CONVINCED HIM HE WAS GUILTY. >>> REPORTS OF NEW GAS HE WAS GUILTY. >>> REPORTS OF NEW GAS ATTACKS TARGETING >>> REPORTS OF NEW GAS ATTACKS TARGETING GIRLS SCHOOLS ACROSS ATTACKS TARGETING GIRLS SCHOOLS ACROSS IRAN GIRLS SCHOOLS ACROSS IRAN GIRLS COLLAPSING, IRAN GIRLS COLLAPSING, HUNDREDS HOSPITALIZED. GIRLS COLLAPSING, HUNDREDS HOSPITALIZED. >>> THE MAJOR MEDICAL HUNDREDS HOSPITALIZED. >>> THE MAJOR MEDICAL STUDY ON A STATIN >>> THE MAJOR MEDICAL STUDY ON A STATIN ALTERNATIVE TO LOWER STUDY ON A STATIN ALTERNATIVE TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL. TOUGH-GUY ROLES AND HARD-LIVED LIFE HAS DIED HARD-LIVED LIFE HAS DIED >> Announcer: THIS IS DIED >> Announcer: THIS IS NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH >> Announcer: THIS IS NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH JOSE DIAZ-BALART NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH JOSE DIAZ-BALART >>> GOOD EVENING JOSE DIAZ-BALART >>> GOOD EVENING MILLIONS OF AMERICANS >>> GOOD EVENING MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ON BOTH COASTS ARE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ON BOTH COASTS ARE DEALING WITH MAJOR ON BOTH COASTS ARE DEALING WITH MAJOR SNOWFALL RIGHT NOW DEALING WITH MAJOR SNOWFALL RIGHT NOW THIS IS THE SCENE IN SNOWFALL RIGHT NOW THIS IS THE SCENE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS IS THE SCENE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE THEY’RE EXPECTED NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE THEY’RE EXPECTED TO SEE AS MUCH AS FIVE WHERE THEY’RE EXPECTED TO SEE AS MUCH AS FIVE FEET OF SNOW TO SEE AS MUCH AS FIVE FEET OF SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN PART FEET OF SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THAT STATE, IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THAT STATE, RESIDENTS ARE STILL OF THAT STATE, RESIDENTS ARE STILL TRAPPED IN THEIR RESIDENTS ARE STILL TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES, MANY RUNNING TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES, MANY RUNNING LOW ON FOOD AND HOMES, MANY RUNNING LOW ON FOOD AND SUPPLIES AFTER GETTING LOW ON FOOD AND SUPPLIES AFTER GETTING A RARE SNOWSTORM ONE SUPPLIES AFTER GETTING A RARE SNOWSTORM ONE WEEK AGO A RARE SNOWSTORM ONE WEEK AGO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. WEEK AGO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THAT SAME STORM SYSTEM TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THAT SAME STORM SYSTEM HAS TRAVELED ACROSS THAT SAME STORM SYSTEM HAS TRAVELED ACROSS MUCH OF THE U.S., HAS TRAVELED ACROSS MUCH OF THE U.S., LEAVING A TRAIL OF MUCH OF THE U.S., LEAVING A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION AND DEATH. LEAVING A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION AND DEATH. IN THE SOUTH, THEY ARE DESTRUCTION AND DEATH. IN THE SOUTH, THEY ARE CLEANING UP TODAY IN THE SOUTH, THEY ARE CLEANING UP TODAY AFTER AN OUTBREAK OF CLEANING UP TODAY AFTER AN OUTBREAK OF TORNADOS AND FLOODING AFTER AN OUTBREAK OF TORNADOS AND FLOODING THAT LEFT NEARLY A TORNADOS AND FLOODING THAT LEFT NEARLY A DOZEN DEAD THAT LEFT NEARLY A DOZEN DEAD AND THE NORTHEAST DOZEN DEAD AND THE NORTHEAST ISN’T SPARED EITHER, AND THE NORTHEAST ISN’T SPARED EITHER, WITH SNOW COMING DOWN ISN’T SPARED EITHER, WITH SNOW COMING DOWN ON MILLIONS RIGHT NOW. WITH SNOW COMING DOWN ON MILLIONS RIGHT NOW. JANIS MACKEY FRAYER IS ON MILLIONS RIGHT NOW. JANIS MACKEY FRAYER IS TRACKING THE STORMS JANIS MACKEY FRAYER IS TRACKING THE STORMS AND STARTS US OFF TRACKING THE STORMS AND STARTS US OFF TONIGHT. AND STARTS US OFF TONIGHT. >> TORNADO CROSSING TONIGHT. >> TORNADO CROSSING THE ROAD RIGHT IN >> TORNADO CROSSING THE ROAD RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. THE ROAD RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. >> Reporter: TONIGHT FRONT OF US. >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE DEATH TOLL RISING >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE DEATH TOLL RISING AFTER A STRING OF THE DEATH TOLL RISING AFTER A STRING OF TWISTERS POUNDED THE AFTER A STRING OF TWISTERS POUNDED THE SOUTH. TWISTERS POUNDED THE SOUTH. AT LEAST 11 DEAD SOUTH. AT LEAST 11 DEAD ACROSS FIVE STATES AT LEAST 11 DEAD ACROSS FIVE STATES FOLLOWING YESTERDAY’S ACROSS FIVE STATES FOLLOWING YESTERDAY’S STORMS FOLLOWING YESTERDAY’S STORMS >> KEEP GOING, KEEP STORMS >> KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING. >> KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING. LET’S GO GOING, KEEP GOING. LET’S GO >> Reporter: THIS LET’S GO >> Reporter: THIS POWERFUL TORNADO >> Reporter: THIS POWERFUL TORNADO HITTING FRIDAY NEAR POWERFUL TORNADO HITTING FRIDAY NEAR WINNSBORO, TEXAS, HITTING FRIDAY NEAR WINNSBORO, TEXAS, ABOUT 100 MEALS MILES WINNSBORO, TEXAS, ABOUT 100 MEALS MILES EAST OF DALLAS ABOUT 100 MEALS MILES EAST OF DALLAS LEAVING A TRAIL OF EAST OF DALLAS LEAVING A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION. LEAVING A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION. >> DEBRIS IS IN THE DESTRUCTION. >> DEBRIS IS IN THE AIR. >> DEBRIS IS IN THE AIR. >> Reporter: IN AIR. >> Reporter: IN SOUTHWEST KENTUCKY, A >> Reporter: IN SOUTHWEST KENTUCKY, A STATE OF EMERGENCY SOUTHWEST KENTUCKY, A STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER A TORNADO STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER A TORNADO DESTROYED HOMES, AFTER A TORNADO DESTROYED HOMES, UPROOTED TREES AND DESTROYED HOMES, UPROOTED TREES AND KNOCKED DOWN POWER UPROOTED TREES AND KNOCKED DOWN POWER LINES. KNOCKED DOWN POWER LINES. >> JUST ALL AT ONCE, LINES. >> JUST ALL AT ONCE, EVERYTHING KEPT >> JUST ALL AT ONCE, EVERYTHING KEPT FALLING, THE ROOF, THE EVERYTHING KEPT FALLING, THE ROOF, THE INSULATION, EVERYTHING FALLING, THE ROOF, THE INSULATION, EVERYTHING KEPT FALLING ON ME. INSULATION, EVERYTHING KEPT FALLING ON ME. >> Reporter: THAT SAME KEPT FALLING ON ME. >> Reporter: THAT SAME POTENT STORM SYSTEM >> Reporter: THAT SAME POTENT STORM SYSTEM NOW REACHING THE POTENT STORM SYSTEM NOW REACHING THE NORTHEAST WITH ALREADY NOW REACHING THE NORTHEAST WITH ALREADY OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IN NORTHEAST WITH ALREADY OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IN SOME AREAS OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IN SOME AREAS YOU CAN SEE IT PILING SOME AREAS YOU CAN SEE IT PILING UP NEAR BOSTON. YOU CAN SEE IT PILING UP NEAR BOSTON. >> MY GOODNESS. UP NEAR BOSTON. >> MY GOODNESS. >> Reporter: SEVERE >> MY GOODNESS. >> Reporter: SEVERE WEATHER HAS LASHED THE >> Reporter: SEVERE WEATHER HAS LASHED THE U.S. COAST TO COAST WEATHER HAS LASHED THE U.S. COAST TO COAST FOR WEEKS, CALIFORNIA U.S. COAST TO COAST FOR WEEKS, CALIFORNIA IN THE BULL’S-EYE. FOR WEEKS, CALIFORNIA IN THE BULL’S-EYE. BACK-TO-BACK STORMS IN THE BULL’S-EYE. BACK-TO-BACK STORMS HAVE DUMPED AN BACK-TO-BACK STORMS HAVE DUMPED AN ASTONISHING 12 1/2 HAVE DUMPED AN ASTONISHING 12 1/2 FEET OF SNOW IN SOME ASTONISHING 12 1/2 FEET OF SNOW IN SOME PARTS OF THE STATE FEET OF SNOW IN SOME PARTS OF THE STATE ABOUT TWO HOURS EAST PARTS OF THE STATE ABOUT TWO HOURS EAST OF LOS ANGELES, THE ABOUT TWO HOURS EAST OF LOS ANGELES, THE SAN BERNARDINO OF LOS ANGELES, THE SAN BERNARDINO SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAN BERNARDINO SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT REPORTING MORE THAN A SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT REPORTING MORE THAN A THOUSAND PHONE CALLS REPORTING MORE THAN A THOUSAND PHONE CALLS WITH PLEAS FOR THOUSAND PHONE CALLS WITH PLEAS FOR ASSISTANCE, A SIGN OF WITH PLEAS FOR ASSISTANCE, A SIGN OF DESPERATION "HELP US" ASSISTANCE, A SIGN OF DESPERATION "HELP US" SEEN WRITTEN IN THE DESPERATION "HELP US" SEEN WRITTEN IN THE SNOW SEEN WRITTEN IN THE SNOW PEOPLE THERE TRAPPED SNOW PEOPLE THERE TRAPPED AND RUNNING LOW ON PEOPLE THERE TRAPPED AND RUNNING LOW ON FOOD, SUPPLIES AND AND RUNNING LOW ON FOOD, SUPPLIES AND PATIENCE FOOD, SUPPLIES AND PATIENCE >> OUR STREET HASN’T PATIENCE >> OUR STREET HASN’T BEEN PLOWED FOR 11 >> OUR STREET HASN’T BEEN PLOWED FOR 11 DAYS BEEN PLOWED FOR 11 DAYS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DAYS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CALLING 911. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CALLING 911. WE NEED HELP. CALLING 911. WE NEED HELP. >> Reporter: ROADS ARE WE NEED HELP. >> Reporter: ROADS ARE CLOSED AND SLICK WITH >> Reporter: ROADS ARE CLOSED AND SLICK WITH ICE, AND THERE’S SO CLOSED AND SLICK WITH ICE, AND THERE’S SO MUCH SNOW, THE ROOF OF ICE, AND THERE’S SO MUCH SNOW, THE ROOF OF THE ONLY GROCERY STORE MUCH SNOW, THE ROOF OF THE ONLY GROCERY STORE IN THIS SMALL THE ONLY GROCERY STORE IN THIS SMALL COMMUNITY COLLAPSED. IN THIS SMALL COMMUNITY COLLAPSED. >> I’M ABLE-BODIED AND COMMUNITY COLLAPSED. >> I’M ABLE-BODIED AND I CAN GET AROUND ON >> I’M ABLE-BODIED AND I CAN GET AROUND ON FOOT I CAN GET AROUND ON FOOT THERE ARE SO MANY FOOT THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE UP HERE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE UP HERE THAT CAN’T. PEOPLE UP HERE THAT CAN’T. THEY’RE STUCK IN THEIR CAN’T. THEY’RE STUCK IN THEIR HOUSES THEY’RE STUCK IN THEIR HOUSES I’VE GONE AROUND AND HOUSES I’VE GONE AROUND AND TRIED TO SHOVEL PEOPLE I’VE GONE AROUND AND TRIED TO SHOVEL PEOPLE OUT, BUT THERE’S TRIED TO SHOVEL PEOPLE OUT, BUT THERE’S REALLY NO POINT. OUT, BUT THERE’S REALLY NO POINT. >> JANIS MACKEY FRAYER REALLY NO POINT. >> JANIS MACKEY FRAYER IS IN SAN BERNARDINO >> JANIS MACKEY FRAYER IS IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IS IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY JANIS, IS THERE ANY COUNTY JANIS, IS THERE ANY RELIEF IN SIGHT FOR JANIS, IS THERE ANY RELIEF IN SIGHT FOR CALIFORNIA RELIEF IN SIGHT FOR CALIFORNIA >> Reporter: JOSE, CALIFORNIA >> Reporter: JOSE, THERE IS A HEAVY STORM >> Reporter: JOSE, THERE IS A HEAVY STORM SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THERE IS A HEAVY STORM SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE WEST COAST SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE WEST COAST WE ARE FEELING THE THE WEST COAST WE ARE FEELING THE WIND PICKING UP HERE WE ARE FEELING THE WIND PICKING UP HERE THERE WILL BE SNOW TO WIND PICKING UP HERE THERE WILL BE SNOW TO THE NORTH, BUT PEOPLE THERE WILL BE SNOW TO THE NORTH, BUT PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THE NORTH, BUT PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THE MOST PART WILL IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THE MOST PART WILL BE SPARED. FOR THE MOST PART WILL BE SPARED. JOSE BE SPARED. JOSE >> JANIS MACKEY JOSE >> JANIS MACKEY FRAYER, THANK YOU. >> JANIS MACKEY FRAYER, THANK YOU. >>> NOW TO THE DEADLY FRAYER, THANK YOU. >>> NOW TO THE DEADLY INCIDENT OF TURBULENCE >>> NOW TO THE DEADLY INCIDENT OF TURBULENCE IN THE SKIES INCIDENT OF TURBULENCE IN THE SKIES A PASSENGER ONBOARD A IN THE SKIES A PASSENGER ONBOARD A PRIVATE JET HAS DIED A PASSENGER ONBOARD A PRIVATE JET HAS DIED FROM INJURIES PRIVATE JET HAS DIED FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED AFTER THE FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED AFTER THE AIRPLANE HIT ROUGH SUSTAINED AFTER THE AIRPLANE HIT ROUGH AIR. AIRPLANE HIT ROUGH AIR. NOW THE NTSB IS AIR. NOW THE NTSB IS INVESTIGATING. NOW THE NTSB IS INVESTIGATING. IT’S JUST THE LATEST INVESTIGATING. IT’S JUST THE LATEST TURBULENCE-RELATED IT’S JUST THE LATEST TURBULENCE-RELATED INCIDENT THIS WEEK TURBULENCE-RELATED INCIDENT THIS WEEK JESSE KIRSCH HAS THE INCIDENT THIS WEEK JESSE KIRSCH HAS THE DETAILS. JESSE KIRSCH HAS THE DETAILS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT DETAILS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS >> Reporter: TONIGHT FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TURBULENCE IN ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TURBULENCE IN THE SKIES TURNED OUT HOW TURBULENCE IN THE SKIES TURNED DEADLY THE SKIES TURNED DEADLY THE FEDERAL AVIATION DEADLY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SAYS THIS BOMBARDIER ADMINISTRATION SAYS THIS BOMBARDIER CHALLENGER 300 WAS THIS BOMBARDIER CHALLENGER 300 WAS FLYING FROM NEW CHALLENGER 300 WAS FLYING FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE TO VIRGINIA FLYING FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE TO VIRGINIA FRIDAY WHEN IT HAMPSHIRE TO VIRGINIA FRIDAY WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE FRIDAY WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE, DIVERTING ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE, DIVERTING TO CONNECTICUT. TURBULENCE, DIVERTING TO CONNECTICUT. >> THIS IS A TOWER TO CONNECTICUT. >> THIS IS A TOWER WITH A MEDICAL >> THIS IS A TOWER WITH A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, LANDING WITH A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, LANDING RUNWAY 6. EMERGENCY, LANDING RUNWAY 6. >> Reporter: THE RUNWAY 6. >> Reporter: THE NATIONAL >> Reporter: THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD SAID ONE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD SAID ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED BOARD SAID ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES PASSENGER SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES IN A STATEMENT FATAL INJURIES IN A STATEMENT BOMBARDIER SAYING IT IN A STATEMENT BOMBARDIER SAYING IT IS DEEPLY SADDENED AND BOMBARDIER SAYING IT IS DEEPLY SADDENED AND WILL FULLY SUPPORT AND IS DEEPLY SADDENED AND WILL FULLY SUPPORT AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO WILL FULLY SUPPORT AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ALL AUTHORITIES AS PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ALL AUTHORITIES AS NEEDED, ADDING WE ALL AUTHORITIES AS NEEDED, ADDING WE STAND BEHIND OUR NEEDED, ADDING WE STAND BEHIND OUR AIRCRAFT STAND BEHIND OUR AIRCRAFT >> WHAT ARE YOUR FIRST AIRCRAFT >> WHAT ARE YOUR FIRST REACTIONS TO HEARING >> WHAT ARE YOUR FIRST REACTIONS TO HEARING WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR? REACTIONS TO HEARING WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR? >> WELL, IT’S RARE TO WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR? >> WELL, IT’S RARE TO HAVE A FATALITY IN A >> WELL, IT’S RARE TO HAVE A FATALITY IN A TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER HAVE A FATALITY IN A TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER IT’S NOT RARE TO HAVE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER IT’S NOT RARE TO HAVE SERIOUS INJURIES, IT’S NOT RARE TO HAVE SERIOUS INJURIES, BROKEN BONES, PEOPLE SERIOUS INJURIES, BROKEN BONES, PEOPLE BEING JOSTLED ABOUT. BROKEN BONES, PEOPLE BEING JOSTLED ABOUT. BUT TO HAVE SOMEONE BEING JOSTLED ABOUT. BUT TO HAVE SOMEONE ACTUALLY DIE MEANS BUT TO HAVE SOMEONE ACTUALLY DIE MEANS THAT SOMETHING ACTUALLY DIE MEANS THAT SOMETHING TRAUMATIC REALLY MUST THAT SOMETHING TRAUMATIC REALLY MUST HAVE HAPPENED. TRAUMATIC REALLY MUST HAVE HAPPENED. >> Reporter: FORMER HAVE HAPPENED. >> Reporter: FORMER FEDERAL AVIATION >> Reporter: FORMER FEDERAL AVIATION OFFICIAL JEFF GAZETTI FEDERAL AVIATION OFFICIAL JEFF GAZETTI SAID A COMMERCIAL OFFICIAL JEFF GAZETTI SAID A COMMERCIAL AIRLINER COULD HAVE SAID A COMMERCIAL AIRLINER COULD HAVE BEEN IMPACTED AIRLINER COULD HAVE BEEN IMPACTED DIFFERENTLY THAN A BEEN IMPACTED DIFFERENTLY THAN A PRIVATE JET. DIFFERENTLY THAN A PRIVATE JET. >> THEY DON’T HAVE PRIVATE JET. >> THEY DON’T HAVE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS PER >> THEY DON’T HAVE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS PER SE AND DON’T HAVE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS PER SE AND DON’T HAVE PEOPLE MAKING SURE SE AND DON’T HAVE PEOPLE MAKING SURE YOU’RE WEARING YOUR PEOPLE MAKING SURE YOU’RE WEARING YOUR SEAT BELTS YOU’RE WEARING YOUR SEAT BELTS BECAUSE IT IS A SEAT BELTS BECAUSE IT IS A SMALLER AIRPLANE, IT BECAUSE IT IS A SMALLER AIRPLANE, IT DOES GET JOSTLED SMALLER AIRPLANE, IT DOES GET JOSTLED AROUND MORE THAN A DOES GET JOSTLED AROUND MORE THAN A LARGER AIRPLANE. AROUND MORE THAN A LARGER AIRPLANE. >> Reporter: IT’S LARGER AIRPLANE. >> Reporter: IT’S UNCLEAR IF THE PERSON >> Reporter: IT’S UNCLEAR IF THE PERSON WHO DIED WAS WEARING A UNCLEAR IF THE PERSON WHO DIED WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. WHO DIED WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. THE DEADLY INCIDENT SEAT BELT. THE DEADLY INCIDENT COMING JUST DAY TWO THE DEADLY INCIDENT COMING JUST DAY TWO DAYS AFTER COMING JUST DAY TWO DAYS AFTER SEVERAL PEOPLE ABOARD DAYS AFTER SEVERAL PEOPLE ABOARD A FLIGHT FROM TEXAS TO SEVERAL PEOPLE ABOARD A FLIGHT FROM TEXAS TO GERMANY WERE HURT A FLIGHT FROM TEXAS TO GERMANY WERE HURT AFTER SIGNIFICANT GERMANY WERE HURT AFTER SIGNIFICANT TURBULENCE AFTER SIGNIFICANT TURBULENCE A SOURCE FAMILIAR TURBULENCE A SOURCE FAMILIAR CONFIRMING TO NBC NEWS A SOURCE FAMILIAR CONFIRMING TO NBC NEWS ACTOR MATTHEW CONFIRMING TO NBC NEWS ACTOR MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY AND HIS ACTOR MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY AND HIS WIFE CAMILA WERE ON McCONAUGHEY AND HIS WIFE CAMILA WERE ON BOARD. WIFE CAMILA WERE ON BOARD. SHE CALLED THE BOARD. SHE CALLED THE INCIDENT CHAOS ON SHE CALLED THE INCIDENT CHAOS ON INSTAGRAM. INCIDENT CHAOS ON INSTAGRAM. >> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY INSTAGRAM. >> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO SOMEONE WHO MIGHT >> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO SOMEONE WHO MIGHT BE NERVOUS ABOUT THEIR TO SOMEONE WHO MIGHT BE NERVOUS ABOUT THEIR NEXT FLIGHT. BE NERVOUS ABOUT THEIR NEXT FLIGHT. >> DON’T BE NERVOUS IF NEXT FLIGHT. >> DON’T BE NERVOUS IF YOU BELT YOURSELF IN. >> DON’T BE NERVOUS IF YOU BELT YOURSELF IN. >> Reporter: FAMILIAR YOU BELT YOURSELF IN. >> Reporter: FAMILIAR ADVICE THAT TONIGH >> Reporter: FAMILIAR ADVICE THAT TONIGH HAS RENEWED URGENCY. ADVICE THAT TONIGH HAS RENEWED URGENCY. JESSE KIRSCH, NBC HAS RENEWED URGENCY. JESSE KIRSCH, NBC NEWS. JESSE KIRSCH, NBC NEWS. >>> IT WAS A CHAOTIC NEWS. >>> IT WAS A CHAOTIC SCENE IN SUBURBAN >>> IT WAS A CHAOTIC SCENE IN SUBURBAN MARYLAND TODAY AFTER A SCENE IN SUBURBAN MARYLAND TODAY AFTER A TANKER TRUCK CARRYING MARYLAND TODAY AFTER A TANKER TRUCK CARRYING FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS TANKER TRUCK CARRYING FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS OVERTURNED AND FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS OVERTURNED AND EXPLODED OVERTURNED AND EXPLODED ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND EXPLODED ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND MULTIPLE HOMES ARE ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND MULTIPLE HOMES ARE DAMAGED. MULTIPLE HOMES ARE DAMAGED. MARISSA PARRA IS DAMAGED. MARISSA PARRA IS THERE. MARISSA PARRA IS THERE. >> LOOK AT THIS. THERE. >> LOOK AT THIS. >> Reporter: A >> LOOK AT THIS. >> Reporter: A TERRIFYING SCENE IN >> Reporter: A TERRIFYING SCENE IN THIS MARYLAND TERRIFYING SCENE IN THIS MARYLAND NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS MARYLAND NEIGHBORHOOD. >> THIS IS INSANE. NEIGHBORHOOD. >> THIS IS INSANE. >> Reporter: A >> THIS IS INSANE. >> Reporter: A TOWERING INFERNO >> Reporter: A TOWERING INFERNO LOOMING OVER HOMES TOWERING INFERNO LOOMING OVER HOMES VIDEOS UP CLOSE SHOW LOOMING OVER HOMES VIDEOS UP CLOSE SHOW ITS INTENSITY. VIDEOS UP CLOSE SHOW ITS INTENSITY. IT ALL STARTED WHEN A ITS INTENSITY. IT ALL STARTED WHEN A TANKER TRUCK ON A IT ALL STARTED WHEN A TANKER TRUCK ON A NEARBY HIGHWAY TANKER TRUCK ON A NEARBY HIGHWAY OVERTURNED AND NEARBY HIGHWAY OVERTURNED AND EXPLODED. OVERTURNED AND EXPLODED. >> ONE TANKER TRUCK EXPLODED. >> ONE TANKER TRUCK HAULING FLAMMABLE >> ONE TANKER TRUCK HAULING FLAMMABLE LIQUID COMPLETELY HAULING FLAMMABLE LIQUID COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. LIQUID COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. >> Reporter: THE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. >> Reporter: THE POWERFUL FLAMES AND >> Reporter: THE POWERFUL FLAMES AND HEAT DAMAGING MULTIPLE POWERFUL FLAMES AND HEAT DAMAGING MULTIPLE HOMES AND CARS NEARBY. HEAT DAMAGING MULTIPLE HOMES AND CARS NEARBY. THE SMOKE COULD BE HOMES AND CARS NEARBY. THE SMOKE COULD BE SEEN FOR MILES, THE SMOKE COULD BE SEEN FOR MILES, SHUTTING DOWN THAT SEEN FOR MILES, SHUTTING DOWN THAT HIGHWAY IN BOTH SHUTTING DOWN THAT HIGHWAY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS FOR HOURS HIGHWAY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS FOR HOURS >> THIS IS A SCARY DIRECTIONS FOR HOURS >> THIS IS A SCARY DAY. >> THIS IS A SCARY DAY. >> Reporter: THE DAY. >> Reporter: THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK >> Reporter: THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK DID NOT SURVIVE, BUT DRIVER OF THE TRUCK DID NOT SURVIVE, BUT AUTHORITIES SAY NO ONE DID NOT SURVIVE, BUT AUTHORITIES SAY NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT. AUTHORITIES SAY NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE ELSE WAS HURT. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERY FIRE TRUCK AND >> IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERY FIRE TRUCK AND AMBULANCE IN THIS EVERY FIRE TRUCK AND AMBULANCE IN THIS COUNTY HAS RESPONDED AMBULANCE IN THIS COUNTY HAS RESPONDED TO IT. COUNTY HAS RESPONDED TO IT. >> Reporter: LAURA TO IT. >> Reporter: LAURA HARRISON AND HER >> Reporter: LAURA HARRISON AND HER FAMILY LIVE SO CLOSE HARRISON AND HER FAMILY LIVE SO CLOSE THEY HEARD THE FAMILY LIVE SO CLOSE THEY HEARD THE EXPLOSIONS FROM INSIDE THEY HEARD THE EXPLOSIONS FROM INSIDE THEIR HOME EXPLOSIONS FROM INSIDE THEIR HOME >> OUT OF A MOVIE, IT THEIR HOME >> OUT OF A MOVIE, IT WAS RIDICULOUS >> OUT OF A MOVIE, IT WAS RIDICULOUS DIDN’T KNOW WHAT IT WAS RIDICULOUS DIDN’T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. DIDN’T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. >> MY EYES STARTED WAS. >> MY EYES STARTED BURNING. >> MY EYES STARTED BURNING. I WAS LIKE, WE’RE BURNING. I WAS LIKE, WE’RE DONE I WAS LIKE, WE’RE DONE GET IN THE HOUSE DONE GET IN THE HOUSE >> YOU COULD GET IN THE HOUSE >> YOU COULD DEFINITELY FEEL THE >> YOU COULD DEFINITELY FEEL THE HEAT COMING OFF IT DEFINITELY FEEL THE HEAT COMING OFF IT YOU COULD SMELL IT HEAT COMING OFF IT YOU COULD SMELL IT IT SMELLED LIKE YOU COULD SMELL IT IT SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE. IT SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE. >> Reporter: GASOLINE. >> Reporter: AUTHORITIES TONIGHT >> Reporter: AUTHORITIES TONIGHT SAY THE FIRES AND AUTHORITIES TONIGHT SAY THE FIRES AND TOXINS ARE CONTAINED SAY THE FIRES AND TOXINS ARE CONTAINED AND POSE NO TOXINS ARE CONTAINED AND POSE NO ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT, AND POSE NO ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT, WHICH OFFERS SMALL ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT, WHICH OFFERS SMALL COMFORT TO THOSE WHO WHICH OFFERS SMALL COMFORT TO THOSE WHO LIVE HERE. COMFORT TO THOSE WHO LIVE HERE. >> I HAVE A LOT OF LIVE HERE. >> I HAVE A LOT OF TRUST, BUT, YOU KNOW, >> I HAVE A LOT OF TRUST, BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO MY TRUST, BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO MY SON’S SAFETY, THERE’S WHEN IT COMES TO MY SON’S SAFETY, THERE’S ONLY SO FAR TRUST SON’S SAFETY, THERE’S ONLY SO FAR TRUST GOES ONLY SO FAR TRUST GOES >> MARISSA, GOES >> MARISSA, AUTHORITIES SAY IT’S >> MARISSA, AUTHORITIES SAY IT’S CONTAINED BUT THERE’S AUTHORITIES SAY IT’S CONTAINED BUT THERE’S STILL A LOT OF CLEANUP CONTAINED BUT THERE’S STILL A LOT OF CLEANUP TO DO. STILL A LOT OF CLEANUP TO DO. >> Reporter: YEAH, YOU TO DO. >> Reporter: YEAH, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THAT >> Reporter: YEAH, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THAT CLEANUP HAPPENING CAN SEE SOME OF THAT CLEANUP HAPPENING BEHIND ME. CLEANUP HAPPENING BEHIND ME. THE MARYLAND BEHIND ME. THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT IS HERE. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT IS HERE. AUTHORITIES SAY THAT ENVIRONMENT IS HERE. AUTHORITIES SAY THAT THE FOAM USED TO FIGHT AUTHORITIES SAY THAT THE FOAM USED TO FIGHT THE FIRE IS THE FOAM USED TO FIGHT THE FIRE IS ENVIRONMENTALLY THE FIRE IS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BUT, JOSE, IN TERMS OF FRIENDLY BUT, JOSE, IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS, THEY’RE BUT, JOSE, IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS, THEY’RE NOT ONLY TRYING TO NEXT STEPS, THEY’RE NOT ONLY TRYING TO REMOVE THE DEBRIS NOT ONLY TRYING TO REMOVE THE DEBRIS ITSELF BUT ALSO REMOVE REMOVE THE DEBRIS ITSELF BUT ALSO REMOVE THE EARTH THAT THAT ITSELF BUT ALSO REMOVE THE EARTH THAT THAT LIQUID SEEPED INTO THE EARTH THAT THAT LIQUID SEEPED INTO JOSE. LIQUID SEEPED INTO JOSE. >> MARISSA PARRA IN JOSE. >> MARISSA PARRA IN FREDERICK, MARYLAND, >> MARISSA PARRA IN FREDERICK, MARYLAND, THANK YOU. FREDERICK, MARYLAND, THANK YOU. >>> WE ARE GETTING OUR THANK YOU. >>> WE ARE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT NOW >>> WE ARE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT NOW CONVICTED MURDERER FIRST LOOK AT NOW CONVICTED MURDERER ALEX MURDAUGH BEHIND CONVICTED MURDERER ALEX MURDAUGH BEHIND BARS AS HE BEGINS TWO ALEX MURDAUGH BEHIND BARS AS HE BEGINS TWO LIFE SENTENCES FOR THE BARS AS HE BEGINS TWO LIFE SENTENCES FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE AND LIFE SENTENCES FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE AND SON. MURDER OF HIS WIFE AND SON. AND WE ARE NOW HEARING SON. AND WE ARE NOW HEARING FROM ONE OF THE JURORS AND WE ARE NOW HEARING FROM ONE OF THE JURORS ABOUT THE KEY PIECE OF FROM ONE OF THE JURORS ABOUT THE KEY PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT HELPED ABOUT THE KEY PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT HELPED HIM MAKE UP HIS MIND EVIDENCE THAT HELPED HIM MAKE UP HIS MIND PRISCILLA THOMPSON HIM MAKE UP HIS MIND PRISCILLA THOMPSON REPORTS FROM SOUTH PRISCILLA THOMPSON REPORTS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. REPORTS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. >> Reporter: ALEX CAROLINA. >> Reporter: ALEX MURDAUGH, HEAD SHAVED >> Reporter: ALEX MURDAUGH, HEAD SHAVED AND IN A YELLOW MURDAUGH, HEAD SHAVED AND IN A YELLOW JUMPSUIT, SITTING AND IN A YELLOW JUMPSUIT, SITTING BEHIND BARS TONIGHT. JUMPSUIT, SITTING BEHIND BARS TONIGHT. SERVING TWO LIFE BEHIND BARS TONIGHT. SERVING TWO LIFE SENTENCES FOR THE SERVING TWO LIFE SENTENCES FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE AND SENTENCES FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE AND SON. MURDER OF HIS WIFE AND SON. JUROR NUMBER 530, SON. JUROR NUMBER 530, IDENTIFIED AS JAMES, JUROR NUMBER 530, IDENTIFIED AS JAMES, SAYS ONE CRUCIAL PIECE IDENTIFIED AS JAMES, SAYS ONE CRUCIAL PIECE OF EVIDENCE SEALED HIS SAYS ONE CRUCIAL PIECE OF EVIDENCE SEALED HIS FATE OF EVIDENCE SEALED HIS FATE THIS SNAPCHAT VIDEO FATE THIS SNAPCHAT VIDEO SHOT BY HIS SON PAUL THIS SNAPCHAT VIDEO SHOT BY HIS SON PAUL MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOT BY HIS SON PAUL MINUTES BEFORE THE MURDERS REVEALING MINUTES BEFORE THE MURDERS REVEALING MURDAUGH AT THE SCENE MURDERS REVEALING MURDAUGH AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME, MURDAUGH AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME, CONTRADICTING WHAT HE OF THE CRIME, CONTRADICTING WHAT HE TOLD INVESTIGATORS CONTRADICTING WHAT HE TOLD INVESTIGATORS JUROR JAMES TELLING TOLD INVESTIGATORS JUROR JAMES TELLING FOX NEWS, I THINK THAT JUROR JAMES TELLING FOX NEWS, I THINK THAT THERE’S A LOT OF FOX NEWS, I THINK THAT THERE’S A LOT OF EVIDENCE THAT POINTS THERE’S A LOT OF EVIDENCE THAT POINTS TOWARD ALEX, BUT I EVIDENCE THAT POINTS TOWARD ALEX, BUT I FEEL LIKE THAT DOES TOWARD ALEX, BUT I FEEL LIKE THAT DOES SOLIDIFY IT. FEEL LIKE THAT DOES SOLIDIFY IT. TONIGHT MURDAUGH’S SOLIDIFY IT. TONIGHT MURDAUGH’S ATTORNEYS ARE ALREADY TONIGHT MURDAUGH’S ATTORNEYS ARE ALREADY PLANNING HIS APPEAL. ATTORNEYS ARE ALREADY PLANNING HIS APPEAL. >> EVERY OTHER PLANNING HIS APPEAL. >> EVERY OTHER FINANCIAL MISDEED THAT >> EVERY OTHER FINANCIAL MISDEED THAT THEY CAN BRING IN OVER FINANCIAL MISDEED THAT THEY CAN BRING IN OVER THE LAST TEN OR 15 THEY CAN BRING IN OVER THE LAST TEN OR 15 YEARS WAS ALLOWED IN THE LAST TEN OR 15 YEARS WAS ALLOWED IN WE FEEL LIKE THAT IS A YEARS WAS ALLOWED IN WE FEEL LIKE THAT IS A VERY SOLID GROUND FOR WE FEEL LIKE THAT IS A VERY SOLID GROUND FOR AN APPEAL. VERY SOLID GROUND FOR AN APPEAL. >> Reporter: MURDAUGH AN APPEAL. >> Reporter: MURDAUGH IS ALSO FACING SOME >> Reporter: MURDAUGH IS ALSO FACING SOME 100 CHARGES FOR IS ALSO FACING SOME 100 CHARGES FOR ALLEGED FINANCIAL 100 CHARGES FOR ALLEGED FINANCIAL CRIMES, FROM ALLEGED FINANCIAL CRIMES, FROM EMBEZZLEMENT TO CRIMES, FROM EMBEZZLEMENT TO RUNNING A DRUG AND EMBEZZLEMENT TO RUNNING A DRUG AND MONEY LAUNDERING RING RUNNING A DRUG AND MONEY LAUNDERING RING AND INSURANCE FRAUD. MONEY LAUNDERING RING AND INSURANCE FRAUD. >> THESE PROSECUTIONS AND INSURANCE FRAUD. >> THESE PROSECUTIONS MATTER BECAUSE THERE >> THESE PROSECUTIONS MATTER BECAUSE THERE ARE VICTIMS, VICTIMS MATTER BECAUSE THERE ARE VICTIMS, VICTIMS WHO NEED TO BE HEARD. ARE VICTIMS, VICTIMS WHO NEED TO BE HEARD. >> Reporter: INCLUDING WHO NEED TO BE HEARD. >> Reporter: INCLUDING THE FAMILY OF >> Reporter: INCLUDING THE FAMILY OF MURDAUGH’S FORMER THE FAMILY OF MURDAUGH’S FORMER HOUSE KEEPER, GLORIA MURDAUGH’S FORMER HOUSE KEEPER, GLORIA SATTERFIELD. HOUSE KEEPER, GLORIA SATTERFIELD. SHE DIED IN 2018 AFTER SATTERFIELD. SHE DIED IN 2018 AFTER AN APPARENT TRIP AND SHE DIED IN 2018 AFTER AN APPARENT TRIP AND FALL AT THE FAMILY AN APPARENT TRIP AND FALL AT THE FAMILY HOME FALL AT THE FAMILY HOME MURDAUGH CONFESSED TO HOME MURDAUGH CONFESSED TO STEALING A $4 MILLION MURDAUGH CONFESSED TO STEALING A $4 MILLION SETTLEMENT FROM HER STEALING A $4 MILLION SETTLEMENT FROM HER SONS SETTLEMENT FROM HER SONS >> AS MUCH AS SHE’S SONS >> AS MUCH AS SHE’S DONE FOR THEM -- >> AS MUCH AS SHE’S DONE FOR THEM -- >> Reporter: THE DONE FOR THEM -- >> Reporter: THE DOUBLE MURDER CASE HAS >> Reporter: THE DOUBLE MURDER CASE HAS PROMPTED INVESTIGATORS DOUBLE MURDER CASE HAS PROMPTED INVESTIGATORS TO REVISIT PROMPTED INVESTIGATORS TO REVISIT SATTERFIELD’S DEATH TO REVISIT SATTERFIELD’S DEATH AND THE 2015 DEATH O SATTERFIELD’S DEATH AND THE 2015 DEATH O STEPHEN SMITH, A AND THE 2015 DEATH O STEPHEN SMITH, A CLASSMATE OF STEPHEN SMITH, A CLASSMATE OF MURDAUGH’S OLDER SON, CLASSMATE OF MURDAUGH’S OLDER SON, BUSTER, WHO WAS FOUND MURDAUGH’S OLDER SON, BUSTER, WHO WAS FOUND DEAD NEAR THE MURDAUGH BUSTER, WHO WAS FOUND DEAD NEAR THE MURDAUGH HOME DEAD NEAR THE MURDAUGH HOME THE PROMINENT SOUTH HOME THE PROMINENT SOUTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY NOW THE PROMINENT SOUTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY NOW ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CAROLINA ATTORNEY NOW ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAW. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAW. >> THIS IS ONLY THE THE LAW. >> THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF ALEX >> THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF ALEX MURDAUGH’S LEGAL WOES. BEGINNING OF ALEX MURDAUGH’S LEGAL WOES. >> PRISCILLA JOINS US MURDAUGH’S LEGAL WOES. >> PRISCILLA JOINS US NOW FROM THE PRISON >> PRISCILLA JOINS US NOW FROM THE PRISON WHERE MURDAUGH IS NOW FROM THE PRISON WHERE MURDAUGH IS CURRENTLY HOUSED WHERE MURDAUGH IS CURRENTLY HOUSED PRISCILLA, WHERE WILL CURRENTLY HOUSED PRISCILLA, WHERE WILL HE GO FROM THERE PRISCILLA, WHERE WILL HE GO FROM THERE >> Reporter: THE HE GO FROM THERE >> Reporter: THE DEPARTMENT OF >> Reporter: THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SAYS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SAYS MURDAUGH WILL SPEND CORRECTIONS SAYS MURDAUGH WILL SPEND ABOUT 45 DAYS HERE MURDAUGH WILL SPEND ABOUT 45 DAYS HERE UNDERGOING MEDICAL AND ABOUT 45 DAYS HERE UNDERGOING MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH UNDERGOING MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATIONS BEFORE MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATIONS BEFORE BEING ASSIGNED A EVALUATIONS BEFORE BEING ASSIGNED A MAXIMUM SECURITY BEING ASSIGNED A MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON WHERE HE WILL MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON WHERE HE WILL LIVE OUT THE REST OF PRISON WHERE HE WILL LIVE OUT THE REST OF HIS DAYS LIVE OUT THE REST OF HIS DAYS JOSE. HIS DAYS JOSE. >> PRISCILLA THOMPSON JOSE. >> PRISCILLA THOMPSON IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH >> PRISCILLA THOMPSON IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, THANK YOU. IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, THANK YOU. >>> TONIGHT FORMER CAROLINA, THANK YOU. >>> TONIGHT FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP >>> TONIGHT FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP DELIVERED A FIERY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP DELIVERED A FIERY ADDRESS AT THE ANNUAL DELIVERED A FIERY ADDRESS AT THE ANNUAL CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ADDRESS AT THE ANNUAL CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTION CONFERENCE CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTION CONFERENCE TAKING ON PRESIDENT ACTION CONFERENCE TAKING ON PRESIDENT BIDEN AND PROMINENT TAKING ON PRESIDENT BIDEN AND PROMINENT REPUBLICANS. BIDEN AND PROMINENT REPUBLICANS. IT’S ONE OF HIS FIRST REPUBLICANS. IT’S ONE OF HIS FIRST MAJOR SPEECHES SINCE IT’S ONE OF HIS FIRST MAJOR SPEECHES SINCE ANNOUNCING HIS RUN FOR MAJOR SPEECHES SINCE ANNOUNCING HIS RUN FOR THE PRESIDENCY ANNOUNCING HIS RUN FOR THE PRESIDENCY BUT AS VAUGHN HILLYARD THE PRESIDENCY BUT AS VAUGHN HILLYARD REPORTS, IT’S A CROWD BUT AS VAUGHN HILLYARD REPORTS, IT’S A CROWD ALREADY IN HIS CORNER. REPORTS, IT’S A CROWD ALREADY IN HIS CORNER. >> Reporter: DONALD ALREADY IN HIS CORNER. >> Reporter: DONALD TRUMP TONIGHT GRABBING >> Reporter: DONALD TRUMP TONIGHT GRABBING THE HARNESS OF THE TRUMP TONIGHT GRABBING THE HARNESS OF THE MAGA BASE. THE HARNESS OF THE MAGA BASE. >> I’M THRILLED TO BE MAGA BASE. >> I’M THRILLED TO BE BACK AT CPAC. >> I’M THRILLED TO BE BACK AT CPAC. >> Reporter: THE TYPE BACK AT CPAC. >> Reporter: THE TYPE OF REPUBLICAN >> Reporter: THE TYPE OF REPUBLICAN ACTIVISTS HE’S RELYING OF REPUBLICAN ACTIVISTS HE’S RELYING ON TO CATAPULT HIM ACTIVISTS HE’S RELYING ON TO CATAPULT HIM BACK INTO THE WHITE ON TO CATAPULT HIM BACK INTO THE WHITE HOUSE. BACK INTO THE WHITE HOUSE. >> WE’RE GOING TO SEE HOUSE. >> WE’RE GOING TO SEE THIS BATTLE THROUGH TO >> WE’RE GOING TO SEE THIS BATTLE THROUGH TO ULTIMATE VICTORY THIS BATTLE THROUGH TO ULTIMATE VICTORY WE’RE GOING TO MAKE ULTIMATE VICTORY WE’RE GOING TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. WE’RE GOING TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. >> Reporter: CPAC, THE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. >> Reporter: CPAC, THE ANNUAL CONSERVATIVE >> Reporter: CPAC, THE ANNUAL CONSERVATIVE GATHERING, A WILD ANNUAL CONSERVATIVE GATHERING, A WILD SCENE OF REPUBLICAN GATHERING, A WILD SCENE OF REPUBLICAN ENTHUSIASTS AND A SCENE OF REPUBLICAN ENTHUSIASTS AND A CROWD OVERWHELMINGLY ENTHUSIASTS AND A CROWD OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTIVE OF TRUMP’S CROWD OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTIVE OF TRUMP’S 2024 BID. SUPPORTIVE OF TRUMP’S 2024 BID. >> TRUMP. 2024 BID. >> TRUMP. >> I’M A MAGA GUY, >> TRUMP. >> I’M A MAGA GUY, THROUGH AND THROUGH. >> I’M A MAGA GUY, THROUGH AND THROUGH. >> THERE’S NOBODY THROUGH AND THROUGH. >> THERE’S NOBODY STOPPING HIM. >> THERE’S NOBODY STOPPING HIM. >> WHAT ARE PEOPLE STOPPING HIM. >> WHAT ARE PEOPLE COMING TO BUY. >> WHAT ARE PEOPLE COMING TO BUY. >> IT’S 30-1 TRUMP COMING TO BUY. >> IT’S 30-1 TRUMP OVER DeSANTIS. >> IT’S 30-1 TRUMP OVER DeSANTIS. >> Reporter: OTHER OVER DeSANTIS. >> Reporter: OTHER POSSIBLE CONTENDERS >> Reporter: OTHER POSSIBLE CONTENDERS OPTED TO AVOID IT. POSSIBLE CONTENDERS OPTED TO AVOID IT. EXCEPT FOR NIKKI HALEY OPTED TO AVOID IT. EXCEPT FOR NIKKI HALEY HALEY, THE ONLY EXCEPT FOR NIKKI HALEY HALEY, THE ONLY DECLARED CHALLENGER TO HALEY, THE ONLY DECLARED CHALLENGER TO TOIG DECLARED CHALLENGER TO TOIG >> IF YOU’RE TIRED OF TOIG >> IF YOU’RE TIRED OF LOSING, PUT YOUR TRUST >> IF YOU’RE TIRED OF LOSING, PUT YOUR TRUST IN A NEW GENERATION. LOSING, PUT YOUR TRUST IN A NEW GENERATION. >> Reporter: HALEY IN A NEW GENERATION. >> Reporter: HALEY HECKLED BY SEVERAL >> Reporter: HALEY HECKLED BY SEVERAL ON HER WAY OUT HECKLED BY SEVERAL ON HER WAY OUT A STRAW POLL SHOWING ON HER WAY OUT A STRAW POLL SHOWING ATTENDEES FAVORING A STRAW POLL SHOWING ATTENDEES FAVORING TRUMP OVER FLORIDA ATTENDEES FAVORING TRUMP OVER FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS TRUMP OVER FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS BY MORE THAN 40 GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS BY MORE THAN 40 POINTS BY MORE THAN 40 POINTS DeSANTIS DID NOT POINTS DeSANTIS DID NOT ATTEND AND HAS YET TO DeSANTIS DID NOT ATTEND AND HAS YET TO ANNOUNCE A ATTEND AND HAS YET TO ANNOUNCE A PRESIDENTIAL RUN ANNOUNCE A PRESIDENTIAL RUN >> HE CAN BE IF HE PRESIDENTIAL RUN >> HE CAN BE IF HE WANTS TO BE. >> HE CAN BE IF HE WANTS TO BE. >> WHY SHOULD THE WANTS TO BE. >> WHY SHOULD THE FOLKS NOT TURN TO HIM >> WHY SHOULD THE FOLKS NOT TURN TO HIM IF HE MAKES THE CASE FOLKS NOT TURN TO HIM IF HE MAKES THE CASE OF A NEW GENERATION. IF HE MAKES THE CASE OF A NEW GENERATION. >> I’VE DONE SOMETHING OF A NEW GENERATION. >> I’VE DONE SOMETHING NOBODY ELSE HAS BEEN >> I’VE DONE SOMETHING NOBODY ELSE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO. NOBODY ELSE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO. >> Reporter: THE ABLE TO DO. >> Reporter: THE CONFERENCE HERE FILLED >> Reporter: THE CONFERENCE HERE FILLED WITH TRUMP AL LICE CONFERENCE HERE FILLED WITH TRUMP AL LICE INCLUDING FORMER WITH TRUMP AL LICE INCLUDING FORMER BRAZIL PRESIDENT INCLUDING FORMER BRAZIL PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO BRAZIL PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO HE MADE JAIR BOLSONARO HE MADE UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS HE MADE UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS OF A STOLEN ELECTION UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS OF A STOLEN ELECTION IN HIS COUNTRY OF A STOLEN ELECTION IN HIS COUNTRY HIS SUPPORTERS IN HIS COUNTRY HIS SUPPORTERS ATTACKING THE CAPITOL HIS SUPPORTERS ATTACKING THE CAPITOL IN JANUARY ATTACKING THE CAPITOL IN JANUARY HE GAVE US HIS FIRST IN JANUARY HE GAVE US HIS FIRST ON-CAMERA INTERVIEW HE GAVE US HIS FIRST ON-CAMERA INTERVIEW WITH A U.S. TV OUTLET ON-CAMERA INTERVIEW WITH A U.S. TV OUTLET SINCE LOSING HIS WITH A U.S. TV OUTLET SINCE LOSING HIS RE-ELECTION BID. SINCE LOSING HIS RE-ELECTION BID. >> WOULD YOU URGE RE-ELECTION BID. >> WOULD YOU URGE OTHERS AROUND THE >> WOULD YOU URGE OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD TO RESIST THE OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD TO RESIST THE ELECTION DENIALISM WORLD TO RESIST THE ELECTION DENIALISM THAT WE HAVE SEEN PLAY ELECTION DENIALISM THAT WE HAVE SEEN PLAY OUT IN AMERICA AND THAT WE HAVE SEEN PLAY OUT IN AMERICA AND BRAZIL OUT IN AMERICA AND BRAZIL >> Reporter: WHAT WE BRAZIL >> Reporter: WHAT WE WANT IS TRANSPARENCY, >> Reporter: WHAT WE WANT IS TRANSPARENCY, HE SAID, AND WE WANT WANT IS TRANSPARENCY, HE SAID, AND WE WANT TO RESPECT THE WILL OF HE SAID, AND WE WANT TO RESPECT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE TO RESPECT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE >> VAUGHN JOINS US NOW THE PEOPLE >> VAUGHN JOINS US NOW FROM CPAC. >> VAUGHN JOINS US NOW FROM CPAC. VAUGHN, THE FORMER FROM CPAC. VAUGHN, THE FORMER PRESIDENT WENT AFTER VAUGHN, THE FORMER PRESIDENT WENT AFTER THOSE INVESTIGATIONS PRESIDENT WENT AFTER THOSE INVESTIGATIONS INTO HIM AS WELL. THOSE INVESTIGATIONS INTO HIM AS WELL. >> Reporter: THAT’S INTO HIM AS WELL. >> Reporter: THAT’S RIGHT, JOSE. >> Reporter: THAT’S RIGHT, JOSE. FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP RIGHT, JOSE. FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP OPENLY TALKING ABOUT FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP OPENLY TALKING ABOUT THOSE INVESTIGATIONS OPENLY TALKING ABOUT THOSE INVESTIGATIONS TO THE CPAC CROWD, THOSE INVESTIGATIONS TO THE CPAC CROWD, FROM NEW YORK TO TO THE CPAC CROWD, FROM NEW YORK TO WASHINGTON, D.C., TO FROM NEW YORK TO WASHINGTON, D.C., TO GEORGIA. WASHINGTON, D.C., TO GEORGIA. SEVERAL OF THEM GEORGIA. SEVERAL OF THEM EXPECTED TO CONCLUDE SEVERAL OF THEM EXPECTED TO CONCLUDE SOON EXPECTED TO CONCLUDE SOON AND HE SUGGESTED TO SOON AND HE SUGGESTED TO THE CROWD THAT THESE AND HE SUGGESTED TO THE CROWD THAT THESE WERE PURELY POLITICAL THE CROWD THAT THESE WERE PURELY POLITICAL PLOYS TO GET IN THE WERE PURELY POLITICAL PLOYS TO GET IN THE WAY OF HIS OWN PLOYS TO GET IN THE WAY OF HIS OWN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. WAY OF HIS OWN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. JOSE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. JOSE >> VAUGHN HILLYARD IN JOSE >> VAUGHN HILLYARD IN NATIONAL HARBOR, >> VAUGHN HILLYARD IN NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND, THANK YOU. NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND, THANK YOU. >>> STILL AHEAD MARYLAND, THANK YOU. >>> STILL AHEAD TONIGHT, TERRIFYING >>> STILL AHEAD TONIGHT, TERRIFYING SCENES OUT OF IRAN TONIGHT, TERRIFYING SCENES OUT OF IRAN GIRLS COLLAPSING IN SCENES OUT OF IRAN GIRLS COLLAPSING IN SCHOOL BY THE GIRLS COLLAPSING IN SCHOOL BY THE HUNDREDS SCHOOL BY THE HUNDREDS ARE THEY BEING HUNDREDS ARE THEY BEING POISONED ARE THEY BEING POISONED >>> AND THE NEW STUDY POISONED >>> AND THE NEW STUDY OUT TODAY ON A >>> AND THE NEW STUDY OUT TODAY ON A GAME-CHANGING DRUG OUT TODAY ON A GAME-CHANGING DRUG THAT COULD HELP GAME-CHANGING DRUG THAT COULD HELP MILLIONS WITH HIGH THAT COULD HELP MILLIONS WITH HIGH CHOLESTEROL. >>> WE ARE BACK WITH A >>> WE ARE BACK WITH A CHILLING REPORT ON >>> WE ARE BACK WITH A CHILLING REPORT ON WHAT COULD BE A STRING CHILLING REPORT ON WHAT COULD BE A STRING OF MASS POISONINGS AT WHAT COULD BE A STRING OF MASS POISONINGS AT GIRLS SCHOOLS ACROSS OF MASS POISONINGS AT GIRLS SCHOOLS ACROSS IRAN GIRLS SCHOOLS ACROSS IRAN HUNDREDS OF GIRLS HAVE IRAN HUNDREDS OF GIRLS HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED, HUNDREDS OF GIRLS HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED, INCLUDING DOZENS MORE BEEN HOSPITALIZED, INCLUDING DOZENS MORE TODAY. INCLUDING DOZENS MORE TODAY. AND NOW THE TODAY. AND NOW THE GOVERNMENT, WHICH HAD AND NOW THE GOVERNMENT, WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY SUGGESTED GOVERNMENT, WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY SUGGESTED THE INCIDENTS WERE PREVIOUSLY SUGGESTED THE INCIDENTS WERE FAKE, IS FINALLY THE INCIDENTS WERE FAKE, IS FINALLY INVESTIGATING. FAKE, IS FINALLY INVESTIGATING. MOLLY HUNTER HAS MORE. INVESTIGATING. MOLLY HUNTER HAS MORE. >> Reporter: TODAY MOLLY HUNTER HAS MORE. >> Reporter: TODAY ACCORDING TO LOCAL >> Reporter: TODAY ACCORDING TO LOCAL MEDIA, A NEW WAVE OF ACCORDING TO LOCAL MEDIA, A NEW WAVE OF SUSPECTED POISONINGS MEDIA, A NEW WAVE OF SUSPECTED POISONINGS OF IRANIAN SCHOOL SUSPECTED POISONINGS OF IRANIAN SCHOOL GIRLS. OF IRANIAN SCHOOL GIRLS. IN VIDEO VERIFIED BY GIRLS. IN VIDEO VERIFIED BY NBC NEWS, THIS GIRL IN VIDEO VERIFIED BY NBC NEWS, THIS GIRL SEEN SLUMPING OVER, NBC NEWS, THIS GIRL SEEN SLUMPING OVER, HER FRIENDS SEEN SLUMPING OVER, HER FRIENDS FRANTICALLY TRYING TO HER FRIENDS FRANTICALLY TRYING TO HELP FRANTICALLY TRYING TO HELP AT THE SAME TEHRAN HELP AT THE SAME TEHRAN PROVINCE SCHOOL, GIRLS AT THE SAME TEHRAN PROVINCE SCHOOL, GIRLS CAN BE SEEN GASPING PROVINCE SCHOOL, GIRLS CAN BE SEEN GASPING FOR AIR, COUGHING, CAN BE SEEN GASPING FOR AIR, COUGHING, THEIR SYMPTOMS FOR AIR, COUGHING, THEIR SYMPTOMS TERRIFYING, THEIR SYMPTOMS TERRIFYING, UNEXPLAINED. TERRIFYING, UNEXPLAINED. AMBULANCES ARRIVING TO UNEXPLAINED. AMBULANCES ARRIVING TO TAKE THEM TO THE AMBULANCES ARRIVING TO TAKE THEM TO THE HOSPITAL TAKE THEM TO THE HOSPITAL ACROSS THE COUNTRY HOSPITAL ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY, 16 PROVINCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY, 16 PROVINCES REPORTED DOZENS OF TODAY, 16 PROVINCES REPORTED DOZENS OF STUDENTS FALLING REPORTED DOZENS OF STUDENTS FALLING MYSTERIOUSLY ILL STUDENTS FALLING MYSTERIOUSLY ILL ACCORDING TO LOCAL MYSTERIOUSLY ILL ACCORDING TO LOCAL MEDIA. ACCORDING TO LOCAL MEDIA. NBC NEWS CANNOT MEDIA. NBC NEWS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY NBC NEWS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CASES. INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CASES. IN THE CAPITAL TA RON THE CASES. IN THE CAPITAL TA RON TEHERAN, PROTESTERS IN THE CAPITAL TA RON TEHERAN, PROTESTERS HERE DEFIANT, COVERING TEHERAN, PROTESTERS HERE DEFIANT, COVERING THEIR FACES. HERE DEFIANT, COVERING THEIR FACES. OVER THE LAST THREE THEIR FACES. OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS LOCAL MEDIA OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS SUGGEST THAT MONTHS LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS SUGGEST THAT MORE THAN A THOUSAND REPORTS SUGGEST THAT MORE THAN A THOUSAND SCHOOL GIRLS HAVE MORE THAN A THOUSAND SCHOOL GIRLS HAVE SUFFERED FROM SCHOOL GIRLS HAVE SUFFERED FROM MYSTERIOUS CASES OF SUFFERED FROM MYSTERIOUS CASES OF RESPIRATORY DISTRESS MYSTERIOUS CASES OF RESPIRATORY DISTRESS THIS GIRL SAYS FIRST RESPIRATORY DISTRESS THIS GIRL SAYS FIRST WE SMELLED GAS IN THE THIS GIRL SAYS FIRST WE SMELLED GAS IN THE CLASSROOM. WE SMELLED GAS IN THE CLASSROOM. AND LAST WEEK THIS CLASSROOM. AND LAST WEEK THIS GIRL SAYS HER WHOLE AND LAST WEEK THIS GIRL SAYS HER WHOLE BODY WAS NUMB, SHE GIRL SAYS HER WHOLE BODY WAS NUMB, SHE COULDN’T WALK. BODY WAS NUMB, SHE COULDN’T WALK. SPEAKING FRIDAY, COULDN’T WALK. SPEAKING FRIDAY, IRANIAN PRESIDENT SPEAKING FRIDAY, IRANIAN PRESIDENT DESCRIBING THE ALLEGED IRANIAN PRESIDENT DESCRIBING THE ALLEGED ATTACKS AS THE ENEMY’S DESCRIBING THE ALLEGED ATTACKS AS THE ENEMY’S CONSPIRACY TO CREATE ATTACKS AS THE ENEMY’S CONSPIRACY TO CREATE FEAR AND DESPAIR CONSPIRACY TO CREATE FEAR AND DESPAIR STATE MEDIA REPORTS FEAR AND DESPAIR STATE MEDIA REPORTS THE COUNTRY’S STATE MEDIA REPORTS THE COUNTRY’S PROSECUTOR LAUNCHING A THE COUNTRY’S PROSECUTOR LAUNCHING A CRIMINAL PROSECUTOR LAUNCHING A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, BUT SO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, BUT SO FAR NO TOXICOLOGY INVESTIGATION, BUT SO FAR NO TOXICOLOGY REPORTS HAVE BEEN FAR NO TOXICOLOGY REPORTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED PUBLICLY. REPORTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED PUBLICLY. >> THE AUTHORITIES RELEASED PUBLICLY. >> THE AUTHORITIES HAVE SAID THAT THEY >> THE AUTHORITIES HAVE SAID THAT THEY HAVE ORDERED AN HAVE SAID THAT THEY HAVE ORDERED AN INVESTIGATION INTO HAVE ORDERED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THESE INCIDENTS, BUT INVESTIGATION INTO THESE INCIDENTS, BUT WE DO URGE THAT SUCH THESE INCIDENTS, BUT WE DO URGE THAT SUCH INVESTIGATIONS SHOULD WE DO URGE THAT SUCH INVESTIGATIONS SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT AND THE INVESTIGATIONS SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT AND THE FINDINGS BE MADE BE TRANSPARENT AND THE FINDINGS BE MADE PUBLIC TO BRING THE FINDINGS BE MADE PUBLIC TO BRING THE PERPETRATORS TO PUBLIC TO BRING THE PERPETRATORS TO JUSTICE. PERPETRATORS TO JUSTICE. >> Reporter: LAST JUSTICE. >> Reporter: LAST WEEK, IRAN’S DEPUTY >> Reporter: LAST WEEK, IRAN’S DEPUTY HEALTH MINISTER SAID WEEK, IRAN’S DEPUTY HEALTH MINISTER SAID THE POISONINGS WERE HEALTH MINISTER SAID THE POISONINGS WERE AIMED AT SHUTTING DOWN THE POISONINGS WERE AIMED AT SHUTTING DOWN EDUCATION FOR GIRLS. AIMED AT SHUTTING DOWN EDUCATION FOR GIRLS. TODAY ANGER OUTSIDE EDUCATION FOR GIRLS. TODAY ANGER OUTSIDE THE EDUCATION TODAY ANGER OUTSIDE THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AS MORE GIRLS FALL DEPARTMENT AS MORE GIRLS FALL SICK, NO ONE IS AS MORE GIRLS FALL SICK, NO ONE IS OFFERING ANSWERS SICK, NO ONE IS OFFERING ANSWERS MOLLY HUNTER, NBC OFFERING ANSWERS MOLLY HUNTER, NBC NEWS, LONDON MOLLY HUNTER, NBC NEWS, LONDON >>> WE ARE BACK IN A NEWS, LONDON >>> WE ARE BACK IN A MOMENT WITH A >>> WE ARE BACK IN A MOMENT WITH A GROUND-BREAKING MOMENT WITH A GROUND-BREAKING MEDICAL STUDY. GROUND-BREAKING MEDICAL STUDY. A NEW WAY PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL STUDY. A NEW WAY PEOPLE WITH HIGH CHOLESTEROL CAN A NEW WAY PEOPLE WITH HIGH CHOLESTEROL CAN PREVENT HEART ATTACKS. RYAN," "HEAT," "BLACK HAWK DOWN" AND COUNTLESS MOVIES AND HAWK DOWN" AND COUNTLESS MOVIES AND TV SHOWS, SIZEMORE COUNTLESS MOVIES AND TV SHOWS, SIZEMORE ALSO PUBLICLY TV SHOWS, SIZEMORE ALSO PUBLICLY STRUGGLED WITH ALSO PUBLICLY STRUGGLED WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE OVER STRUGGLED WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE OVER THE YEARS. SUBSTANCE ABUSE OVER THE YEARS. THE FATHER OF TWO WAS THE YEARS. THE FATHER OF TWO WAS JUST 61. THE FATHER OF TWO WAS JUST 61. >>> NOW TO SOME MAJOR JUST 61. >>> NOW TO SOME MAJOR MEDICAL NEWS >>> NOW TO SOME MAJOR MEDICAL NEWS ANNOUNCED JUST TODAY MEDICAL NEWS ANNOUNCED JUST TODAY LIFE-SAVING STATINS ANNOUNCED JUST TODAY LIFE-SAVING STATINS ARE SOME OF THE MOST LIFE-SAVING STATINS ARE SOME OF THE MOST PRESCRIBED DRUGS IN ARE SOME OF THE MOST PRESCRIBED DRUGS IN AMERICA. PRESCRIBED DRUGS IN AMERICA. NOW THERE’S NEW AMERICA. NOW THERE’S NEW RESEARCH ABOUT AN NOW THERE’S NEW RESEARCH ABOUT AN ALTERNATIVE THAT COULD RESEARCH ABOUT AN ALTERNATIVE THAT COULD BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR ALTERNATIVE THAT COULD BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR MILLIONS BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR MILLIONS DR. JOHN TORRES WITH MILLIONS DR. JOHN TORRES WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. DR. JOHN TORRES WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. >> Reporter: HEART WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. >> Reporter: HEART DISEASE, IT’S THE >> Reporter: HEART DISEASE, IT’S THE NUMBER ONE KILLER IN DISEASE, IT’S THE NUMBER ONE KILLER IN THE NATION NUMBER ONE KILLER IN THE NATION A MAJOR RISK FACTOR, THE NATION A MAJOR RISK FACTOR, HIGH CHOLESTEROL THAT A MAJOR RISK FACTOR, HIGH CHOLESTEROL THAT CAN BLOCK ARTERIES HIGH CHOLESTEROL THAT CAN BLOCK ARTERIES LEADING TO HEART CAN BLOCK ARTERIES LEADING TO HEART ATTACK AND STROKE. LEADING TO HEART ATTACK AND STROKE. BUT THE MOST COMMON ATTACK AND STROKE. BUT THE MOST COMMON TREATMENT, DRUGS BUT THE MOST COMMON TREATMENT, DRUGS CALLED STATINS, CAN TREATMENT, DRUGS CALLED STATINS, CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE SIDE CALLED STATINS, CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE SIDE EFFECTS. SOMETIMES CAUSE SIDE EFFECTS. DR. TARA NARULA IS A EFFECTS. DR. TARA NARULA IS A CARDIOLOGIST FOR NEW DR. TARA NARULA IS A CARDIOLOGIST FOR NEW YORK’S LENNOX HILL CARDIOLOGIST FOR NEW YORK’S LENNOX HILL HOSPITAL. YORK’S LENNOX HILL HOSPITAL. >> WHAT ARE SOME SIDE HOSPITAL. >> WHAT ARE SOME SIDE EFFECTS PEOPLE GET >> WHAT ARE SOME SIDE EFFECTS PEOPLE GET FROM STATINS. EFFECTS PEOPLE GET FROM STATINS. >> MUSCLE OR JOINT FROM STATINS. >> MUSCLE OR JOINT ACHES AND PAINS. >> MUSCLE OR JOINT ACHES AND PAINS. >> Reporter: BUT ACHES AND PAINS. >> Reporter: BUT RESULTS FROM A STUDY >> Reporter: BUT RESULTS FROM A STUDY OUT TODAY IN THE NEW RESULTS FROM A STUDY OUT TODAY IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF OUT TODAY IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE COULD GIVE ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE COULD GIVE NEW HOPE TO THOSE WHO MEDICINE COULD GIVE NEW HOPE TO THOSE WHO NEED ANOTHER OPTION. NEW HOPE TO THOSE WHO NEED ANOTHER OPTION. RESEARCHERS FOLLOWED NEED ANOTHER OPTION. RESEARCHERS FOLLOWED 14,000 PATIENTS WITH RESEARCHERS FOLLOWED 14,000 PATIENTS WITH OR AT HIGH RISK OF 14,000 PATIENTS WITH OR AT HIGH RISK OF HEART DISEASE WHO OR AT HIGH RISK OF HEART DISEASE WHO COULDN’T TOLERAT HEART DISEASE WHO COULDN’T TOLERAT STATIN SIDE EFFECTS. COULDN’T TOLERAT STATIN SIDE EFFECTS. HALF GOT A PLACEBO, STATIN SIDE EFFECTS. HALF GOT A PLACEBO, THE OTHERS A DAILY HALF GOT A PLACEBO, THE OTHERS A DAILY DOSE OF AN THE OTHERS A DAILY DOSE OF AN FDA-APPROVED PILL DOSE OF AN FDA-APPROVED PILL CALLED BEMPEDOIC ACID. FDA-APPROVED PILL CALLED BEMPEDOIC ACID. AFTER NEARLY THREE AND CALLED BEMPEDOIC ACID. AFTER NEARLY THREE AND A HALF YEARS, THE AFTER NEARLY THREE AND A HALF YEARS, THE GROUP TAKING BEMPEDOIC A HALF YEARS, THE GROUP TAKING BEMPEDOIC ACID SHOWED A DROP IN GROUP TAKING BEMPEDOIC ACID SHOWED A DROP IN LDL, THE SO-CALLED BAD ACID SHOWED A DROP IN LDL, THE SO-CALLED BAD CHOLESTEROL, 21% MORE LDL, THE SO-CALLED BAD CHOLESTEROL, 21% MORE THAN WITH PLACEBO CHOLESTEROL, 21% MORE THAN WITH PLACEBO ALONE. THAN WITH PLACEBO ALONE. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL ALONE. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL CLEVELAND CLINIC’S DR. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL CLEVELAND CLINIC’S DR. STEVE NISSEN LED THE CLEVELAND CLINIC’S DR. STEVE NISSEN LED THE STUDY. STEVE NISSEN LED THE STUDY. >> I WOULD SAY THAT STUDY. >> I WOULD SAY THAT THE MOST STRIKING >> I WOULD SAY THAT THE MOST STRIKING THING THAT WE SAW WAS THE MOST STRIKING THING THAT WE SAW WAS THE 23% REDUCTION IN THING THAT WE SAW WAS THE 23% REDUCTION IN HEART ATTACKS. THE 23% REDUCTION IN HEART ATTACKS. THAT’S A PRETTY BIG HEART ATTACKS. THAT’S A PRETTY BIG REDUCTION. THAT’S A PRETTY BIG REDUCTION. >> Reporter: REDUCTION. >> Reporter: RESEARCHERS CALLED THE >> Reporter: RESEARCHERS CALLED THE SIDE EFFECTS MINIMAL RESEARCHERS CALLED THE SIDE EFFECTS MINIMAL AND INCLUDE RISK OF SIDE EFFECTS MINIMAL AND INCLUDE RISK OF GOUT AND GALLSTONES. AND INCLUDE RISK OF GOUT AND GALLSTONES. WITHOUT INSURANCE, GOUT AND GALLSTONES. WITHOUT INSURANCE, BEMPEDOIC ACID, WITHOUT INSURANCE, BEMPEDOIC ACID, AVAILABLE UNDER THE BEMPEDOIC ACID, AVAILABLE UNDER THE BRAND NAME NEXLETOL, AVAILABLE UNDER THE BRAND NAME NEXLETOL, COULD COST MORE THAN BRAND NAME NEXLETOL, COULD COST MORE THAN $400 A MONTH AND COULD COST MORE THAN $400 A MONTH AND THERE’S NO GENERIC $400 A MONTH AND THERE’S NO GENERIC OPTION YET. THERE’S NO GENERIC OPTION YET. >> WHAT ARE YOU GOING OPTION YET. >> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO TELL YOUR PATIENTS >> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO TELL YOUR PATIENTS NEXT WEEK WHEN THEY TO TELL YOUR PATIENTS NEXT WEEK WHEN THEY COME AND ASK YOU ABOUT NEXT WEEK WHEN THEY COME AND ASK YOU ABOUT THIS COME AND ASK YOU ABOUT THIS >> I WILL BE EXCITED THIS >> I WILL BE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO TELL >> I WILL BE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO TELL THEM THAT THERE IS TO BE ABLE TO TELL THEM THAT THERE IS ANOTHER OPTION AND I THEM THAT THERE IS ANOTHER OPTION AND I THINK PATIENTS ARE ANOTHER OPTION AND I THINK PATIENTS ARE GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY THINK PATIENTS ARE GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE SOMETHING ELSE GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE SOMETHING ELSE THAT THEY CAN GO TO TO HAVE SOMETHING ELSE THAT THEY CAN GO TO WHEN THEY CAN’T THAT THEY CAN GO TO WHEN THEY CAN’T TOLERATE STATTENS. WHEN THEY CAN’T TOLERATE STATTENS. >> Reporter: ONE MORE TOLERATE STATTENS. >> Reporter: ONE MORE PROMISING NEW TOOL FOR >> Reporter: ONE MORE PROMISING NEW TOOL FOR PREVENTION IN THE PROMISING NEW TOOL FOR PREVENTION IN THE BATTLE AGAINST HEART PREVENTION IN THE BATTLE AGAINST HEART DISEASE. BATTLE AGAINST HEART DISEASE. DR. JOHN TORRES, NBC DISEASE. DR. JOHN TORRES, NBC NEWS. DR. JOHN TORRES, NBC NEWS. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, NEWS. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, THERE’S GOOD NEWS >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, THERE’S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. THERE’S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. A LITTLE BOY WITH TONIGHT. A LITTLE BOY WITH SUPERPOWERS. A LITTLE BOY WITH SUPERPOWERS. IT’S SO MUCH MORE THAN ♪ ♪ >>> THERE’S GOOD NEWS ♪ >>> THERE’S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT >>> THERE’S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT REAL-LIFE SUPERHEROES TONIGHT ABOUT REAL-LIFE SUPERHEROES AND THE LITTLE BOY IN REAL-LIFE SUPERHEROES AND THE LITTLE BOY IN THE BATTLE OF HIS AND THE LITTLE BOY IN THE BATTLE OF HIS LIFE, FIGHTING TO THE BATTLE OF HIS LIFE, FIGHTING TO INSPIRE OTHERS LIFE, FIGHTING TO INSPIRE OTHERS >> KEEP GOING, KEEP INSPIRE OTHERS >> KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING, >> KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING. GOING, KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING. >> 5-YEAR-OLD GRAYSON KEEP GOING. >> 5-YEAR-OLD GRAYSON JOHNSON NEVER SHIES >> 5-YEAR-OLD GRAYSON JOHNSON NEVER SHIES AWAY FROM A CHALLENGE. JOHNSON NEVER SHIES AWAY FROM A CHALLENGE. BUT WHEN THE MICHIGAN AWAY FROM A CHALLENGE. BUT WHEN THE MICHIGAN KINDERGARTNER WAS BUT WHEN THE MICHIGAN KINDERGARTNER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH KIDNEY KINDERGARTNER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH KIDNEY CANCER LATE LAST YEAR, DIAGNOSED WITH KIDNEY CANCER LATE LAST YEAR, HIS PARENTS, ELISSA CANCER LATE LAST YEAR, HIS PARENTS, ELISSA AND C.J., WERE WORRIED HIS PARENTS, ELISSA AND C.J., WERE WORRIED THEIR BRAVE LITTLE BOY AND C.J., WERE WORRIED THEIR BRAVE LITTLE BOY HAD MET HIS MATCH. THEIR BRAVE LITTLE BOY HAD MET HIS MATCH. >> TELL ME A LITTLE HAD MET HIS MATCH. >> TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GRAYSON. >> TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GRAYSON. >> HE LOVES EVERYBODY BIT ABOUT GRAYSON. >> HE LOVES EVERYBODY WITH HIS WHOLE HEART >> HE LOVES EVERYBODY WITH HIS WHOLE HEART HE’S SO KIND. WITH HIS WHOLE HEART HE’S SO KIND. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY HE’S SO KIND. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY I LOVE YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY I LOVE YOU. >> SO WHEN IT CAME I LOVE YOU. >> SO WHEN IT CAME TIME FOR GRAYSON’S >> SO WHEN IT CAME TIME FOR GRAYSON’S CHEMO TREATMENTS, A TIME FOR GRAYSON’S CHEMO TREATMENTS, A FAMILY FRIEND SENT HIM CHEMO TREATMENTS, A FAMILY FRIEND SENT HIM A SPIDER-MAN COSTUME FAMILY FRIEND SENT HIM A SPIDER-MAN COSTUME FOR COURAGE. A SPIDER-MAN COSTUME FOR COURAGE. >> THE REACTIONS OF FOR COURAGE. >> THE REACTIONS OF PEOPLE IN THAT >> THE REACTIONS OF PEOPLE IN THAT HOSPITAL WAS PEOPLE IN THAT HOSPITAL WAS INCREDIBLE HOSPITAL WAS INCREDIBLE LIKE PEOPLE WOULD STOP INCREDIBLE LIKE PEOPLE WOULD STOP AND GO, OH, MY GOSH, LIKE PEOPLE WOULD STOP AND GO, OH, MY GOSH, LOOK AT SPIDER-MAN, AND GO, OH, MY GOSH, LOOK AT SPIDER-MAN, HOW COOL LOOK AT SPIDER-MAN, HOW COOL AND IT BECAME LESS HOW COOL AND IT BECAME LESS SCARY FOR HIM. AND IT BECAME LESS SCARY FOR HIM. >> GRAYSON’S STORY SCARY FOR HIM. >> GRAYSON’S STORY EXPLODED ON SOCIAL >> GRAYSON’S STORY EXPLODED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. EXPLODED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND SOON MORE PEOPLE MEDIA. AND SOON MORE PEOPLE STARTED SENDING HIM AND SOON MORE PEOPLE STARTED SENDING HIM SUPERHERO COSTUMES STARTED SENDING HIM SUPERHERO COSTUMES LIKE BATMAN, THE SUPERHERO COSTUMES LIKE BATMAN, THE FLASH, AND ONE OF LIKE BATMAN, THE FLASH, AND ONE OF GRAYSON’S FAVORITES, FLASH, AND ONE OF GRAYSON’S FAVORITES, IRONMAN. GRAYSON’S FAVORITES, IRONMAN. BUT HIS MOM TOLD ME IRONMAN. BUT HIS MOM TOLD ME SOMETHING ELSE AMAZING BUT HIS MOM TOLD ME SOMETHING ELSE AMAZING ALSO HAPPENED. SOMETHING ELSE AMAZING ALSO HAPPENED. >> I REALIZED THAT ALSO HAPPENED. >> I REALIZED THAT THAT SUIT AND THOSE >> I REALIZED THAT THAT SUIT AND THOSE COSTUMES WERE NO THAT SUIT AND THOSE COSTUMES WERE NO LONGER NECESSARILY COSTUMES WERE NO LONGER NECESSARILY ABOUT MAKING HIM FEEL LONGER NECESSARILY ABOUT MAKING HIM FEEL BRAVE BUT TO BRING ABOUT MAKING HIM FEEL BRAVE BUT TO BRING BRAVERY, STRENGTH, BRAVE BUT TO BRING BRAVERY, STRENGTH, JOY, TO OTHER PARENTS, BRAVERY, STRENGTH, JOY, TO OTHER PARENTS, CHILDREN, DOCTORS, JOY, TO OTHER PARENTS, CHILDREN, DOCTORS, NURSES. CHILDREN, DOCTORS, NURSES. >> NURSES LIKE MARY NURSES. >> NURSES LIKE MARY BETH YANNICK AT THE >> NURSES LIKE MARY BETH YANNICK AT THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN BETH YANNICK AT THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN ANN ARBOR. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN ANN ARBOR. >> WE ALL TEND TO ANN ARBOR. >> WE ALL TEND TO SMILE NOT ONLY BECAUSE >> WE ALL TEND TO SMILE NOT ONLY BECAUSE HE LOOKS SO DANG CUTE SMILE NOT ONLY BECAUSE HE LOOKS SO DANG CUTE BUT BECAUSE WE REALIZE HE LOOKS SO DANG CUTE BUT BECAUSE WE REALIZE THAT GRAYSON AND BUT BECAUSE WE REALIZE THAT GRAYSON AND REALLY ALL OF OUR THAT GRAYSON AND REALLY ALL OF OUR PEDIATRIC CANCER REALLY ALL OF OUR PEDIATRIC CANCER WARRIORS ARE PEDIATRIC CANCER WARRIORS ARE SUPERHEROS WARRIORS ARE SUPERHEROS >> GRAYSON’S POSITIVE SUPERHEROS >> GRAYSON’S POSITIVE OUTLOOK AND OUTFITS >> GRAYSON’S POSITIVE OUTLOOK AND OUTFITS INSPIRED SO MANY, THAT OUTLOOK AND OUTFITS INSPIRED SO MANY, THAT HIS FAMILY HAS DECIDED INSPIRED SO MANY, THAT HIS FAMILY HAS DECIDED TO START A FOUNDATION HIS FAMILY HAS DECIDED TO START A FOUNDATION TO GIVE COSTUMES TO TO START A FOUNDATION TO GIVE COSTUMES TO OTHER KIDS WHO MIGHT TO GIVE COSTUMES TO OTHER KIDS WHO MIGHT NEED A LITTLE EXTRA OTHER KIDS WHO MIGHT NEED A LITTLE EXTRA HELP STAYING STRONG. NEED A LITTLE EXTRA HELP STAYING STRONG. >> C.J., WHAT’S THE HELP STAYING STRONG. >> C.J., WHAT’S THE BIGGEST LESSON YOU >> C.J., WHAT’S THE BIGGEST LESSON YOU HAVE LEARNED FROM THAT BIGGEST LESSON YOU HAVE LEARNED FROM THAT SUPERHERO OF YOURS HAVE LEARNED FROM THAT SUPERHERO OF YOURS >> IF THIS 5-YEAR-OLD SUPERHERO OF YOURS >> IF THIS 5-YEAR-OLD WHO HAS GIVEN ALL THIS >> IF THIS 5-YEAR-OLD WHO HAS GIVEN ALL THIS JOY AND LOVE TO PEOPLE WHO HAS GIVEN ALL THIS JOY AND LOVE TO PEOPLE CAN SHOW THE POWER OF JOY AND LOVE TO PEOPLE CAN SHOW THE POWER OF POSITIVITY, THEN I CAN SHOW THE POWER OF POSITIVITY, THEN I THINK THE MESSAGE POSITIVITY, THEN I THINK THE MESSAGE SHOULD BE GIVE IT THINK THE MESSAGE SHOULD BE GIVE IT 110%, EVERYTHING THAT SHOULD BE GIVE IT 110%, EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE, AND DON’T 110%, EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE, AND DON’T STOP UNTIL YOU GET YOU HAVE, AND DON’T STOP UNTIL YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT. STOP UNTIL YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT. >> THE GREAT NEWS IS WHAT YOU WANT. >> THE GREAT NEWS IS GRAYSON’S LATEST SCANS >> THE GREAT NEWS IS GRAYSON’S LATEST SCANS WERE CLEAR OF CANCER GRAYSON’S LATEST SCANS WERE CLEAR OF CANCER HE APPEARS TO BE ON WERE CLEAR OF CANCER HE APPEARS TO BE ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY HE APPEARS TO BE ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY THAT’S NBC NIGHTLY THE ROAD TO RECOVERY THAT’S NBC NIGHTLY NEWS FOR THIS THAT’S NBC NIGHTLY NEWS FOR THIS SATURDAY NEWS FOR THIS SATURDAY I’M JOSE DIAZ-BALART SATURDAY I’M JOSE DIAZ-BALART THANK YOU FOR THE I’M JOSE DIAZ-BALART THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF YOUR THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF YOUR TIME PRIVILEGE OF YOUR TIME GOOD NIGHT