>>> BREAKING NEWS >>> BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. >>> BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. PANIC IN WASHINGTON, TONIGHT. PANIC IN WASHINGTON, D.C. PANIC IN WASHINGTON, D.C. A SMALL PLANE IN D.C. A SMALL PLANE IN UNAUTHORIZED AIR SPACE A SMALL PLANE IN UNAUTHORIZED AIR SPACE AND A SONIC BOOM FROM UNAUTHORIZED AIR SPACE AND A SONIC BOOM FROM JETS SPEEDING TO STOP AND A SONIC BOOM FROM JETS SPEEDING TO STOP IT JETS SPEEDING TO STOP IT THE MILITARY JETS IT THE MILITARY JETS SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT THE MILITARY JETS SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT THE UNRESPONSIVE PILOT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT THE UNRESPONSIVE PILOT FLYING OVER THE THE UNRESPONSIVE PILOT FLYING OVER THE NATION’S CAPITAL, FLYING OVER THE NATION’S CAPITAL, MOVING SO QUICKLY IT NATION’S CAPITAL, MOVING SO QUICKLY IT IS BELIEVED THEY MOVING SO QUICKLY IT IS BELIEVED THEY CAUSED THIS BOOM THAT IS BELIEVED THEY CAUSED THIS BOOM THAT ROCKED THE CITY. CAUSED THIS BOOM THAT ROCKED THE CITY. THE SMALL PLANE THEN ROCKED THE CITY. THE SMALL PLANE THEN CRASHED IN A RURAL THE SMALL PLANE THEN CRASHED IN A RURAL PART OF VIRGINIA CRASHED IN A RURAL PART OF VIRGINIA WHAT WE KNOW AT THIS PART OF VIRGINIA WHAT WE KNOW AT THIS HOUR WHAT WE KNOW AT THIS HOUR >>> CHINA NOW HOUR >>> CHINA NOW DEFENDING AN INCIDENT >>> CHINA NOW DEFENDING AN INCIDENT CAUGHT ON TAPE DEFENDING AN INCIDENT CAUGHT ON TAPE ONE OF ITS WAR SHIPS CAUGHT ON TAPE ONE OF ITS WAR SHIPS BARRELING INTO THE ONE OF ITS WAR SHIPS BARRELING INTO THE PATH OF A U.S. BARRELING INTO THE PATH OF A U.S. DESTROYER, BOTH SIDES PATH OF A U.S. DESTROYER, BOTH SIDES WARNING THE SITUATION DESTROYER, BOTH SIDES WARNING THE SITUATION COULD ESCALATE WARNING THE SITUATION COULD ESCALATE >>> NBC NEWS COULD ESCALATE >>> NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE. >>> NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE. THE GRAND JURY EXCLUSIVE. THE GRAND JURY INVESTIGATING THE GRAND JURY INVESTIGATING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S INVESTIGATING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED PRESIDENT TRUMP’S HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS WILL MEET HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS WILL MEET AGAIN THIS WEEK AFTER DOCUMENTS WILL MEET AGAIN THIS WEEK AFTER A LONG BREAK AGAIN THIS WEEK AFTER A LONG BREAK COULD THAT MEAN AN A LONG BREAK COULD THAT MEAN AN INDICTMENT IS NEAR COULD THAT MEAN AN INDICTMENT IS NEAR >>> IS THERE A SERIAL INDICTMENT IS NEAR >>> IS THERE A SERIAL KILLER ON THE LOOSE? >>> IS THERE A SERIAL KILLER ON THE LOOSE? SIX WOMEN FOUND DEAD KILLER ON THE LOOSE? SIX WOMEN FOUND DEAD IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS SIX WOMEN FOUND DEAD IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS NEAR PORTLAND, OREGON. IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS NEAR PORTLAND, OREGON. ARE THE CASES LINKED NEAR PORTLAND, OREGON. ARE THE CASES LINKED >>> THE FAA HAS RULES ARE THE CASES LINKED >>> THE FAA HAS RULES ABOUT HOW QUICKLY A >>> THE FAA HAS RULES ABOUT HOW QUICKLY A PLANE SHOULD BE ABOUT HOW QUICKLY A PLANE SHOULD BE EVACUATED DURING AN PLANE SHOULD BE EVACUATED DURING AN EMERGENCY BUT CRITICS EVACUATED DURING AN EMERGENCY BUT CRITICS SAY THOSE EMERGENCY EMERGENCY BUT CRITICS SAY THOSE EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLANS ARE SAY THOSE EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLANS ARE OUTDATED EVACUATION PLANS ARE OUTDATED >> WHAT IS AT STAKE OUTDATED >> WHAT IS AT STAKE HERE IS THE SAFETY OF >> WHAT IS AT STAKE HERE IS THE SAFETY OF THE FLYING PUBLIC. HERE IS THE SAFETY OF THE FLYING PUBLIC. >>> AND PRINCE HARRY THE FLYING PUBLIC. >>> AND PRINCE HARRY SET TO TAKE THE STAND. >>> AND PRINCE HARRY SET TO TAKE THE STAND. THE LAWSUIT THAT WILL SET TO TAKE THE STAND. THE LAWSUIT THAT WILL MAKE HIM THE FIRST THE LAWSUIT THAT WILL MAKE HIM THE FIRST ROYAL IN MORE THAN A MAKE HIM THE FIRST ROYAL IN MORE THAN A CENTURY TO TESTIFY IN ROYAL IN MORE THAN A CENTURY TO TESTIFY IN COURT. CENTURY TO TESTIFY IN COURT. >> Announcer: THIS COURT. >> Announcer: THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" >> Announcer: THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH KATE SNOW IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH KATE SNOW >>> GOOD EVENING WITH KATE SNOW >>> GOOD EVENING WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH >>> GOOD EVENING WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE BREAKING NEWS. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE BREAKING NEWS. FRIGHTENING SCENES IN THE BREAKING NEWS. FRIGHTENING SCENES IN THE AIR AND ON THE FRIGHTENING SCENES IN THE AIR AND ON THE GROUND IN WASHINGTON, THE AIR AND ON THE GROUND IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THIS AFTERNOON. GROUND IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THIS AFTERNOON. MILITARY JETS WERE D.C. THIS AFTERNOON. MILITARY JETS WERE SCRAMBLED AFTER A MILITARY JETS WERE SCRAMBLED AFTER A SMALL PLANE VIOLATED SCRAMBLED AFTER A SMALL PLANE VIOLATED THE AIR SPACE OVER SMALL PLANE VIOLATED THE AIR SPACE OVER WASHINGTON AND THE THE AIR SPACE OVER WASHINGTON AND THE PILOT WAS NOT WASHINGTON AND THE PILOT WAS NOT RESPONDING TO RADIO PILOT WAS NOT RESPONDING TO RADIO CALLS. RESPONDING TO RADIO CALLS. ON THE GROUND CALLS. ON THE GROUND RESIDENTS ACROSS THE ON THE GROUND RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY WERE SHAKEN WHEN RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY WERE SHAKEN WHEN THEY HEARD A MASSIVE CITY WERE SHAKEN WHEN THEY HEARD A MASSIVE BOOM OVERHEAD. THEY HEARD A MASSIVE BOOM OVERHEAD. TAKE A LISTEN TO THAT BOOM OVERHEAD. TAKE A LISTEN TO THAT BOOM AS IT INTERRUPTED TAKE A LISTEN TO THAT BOOM AS IT INTERRUPTED THESE TWO MUSICIANS. BOOM AS IT INTERRUPTED THESE TWO MUSICIANS. ♪ THESE TWO MUSICIANS. ♪ THAT NOISE BELIEVED TO ♪ THAT NOISE BELIEVED TO BE A SONIC BOOM FROM THAT NOISE BELIEVED TO BE A SONIC BOOM FROM THE MILITARY JETS BE A SONIC BOOM FROM THE MILITARY JETS RACING TO CATCH UP TO THE MILITARY JETS RACING TO CATCH UP TO THE SMALL PLANE. RACING TO CATCH UP TO THE SMALL PLANE. AARON GILCREST HAS THE THE SMALL PLANE. AARON GILCREST HAS THE LATE BREAKING DETAILS AARON GILCREST HAS THE LATE BREAKING DETAILS FROM WASHINGTON. LATE BREAKING DETAILS FROM WASHINGTON. >> Reporter: CHAOS FROM WASHINGTON. >> Reporter: CHAOS OVER THE NATION’S >> Reporter: CHAOS OVER THE NATION’S CAPITAL. OVER THE NATION’S CAPITAL. >> I HEARD A REALLY CAPITAL. >> I HEARD A REALLY LOUD BOOM THAT SHOOK >> I HEARD A REALLY LOUD BOOM THAT SHOOK THE WHOLE HOUSE. LOUD BOOM THAT SHOOK THE WHOLE HOUSE. >> Reporter: AN THE WHOLE HOUSE. >> Reporter: AN EXTREMELY LOUD BOOM >> Reporter: AN EXTREMELY LOUD BOOM RATTLEING RESIDENTS. EXTREMELY LOUD BOOM RATTLEING RESIDENTS. >> I WAS WORRIED RATTLEING RESIDENTS. >> I WAS WORRIED SOMETHING HAPPENED TO >> I WAS WORRIED SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE KIDS FIRST SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE KIDS FIRST WE ALL THOUGHT IT WAS THE KIDS FIRST WE ALL THOUGHT IT WAS AN EARTHQUAKE. WE ALL THOUGHT IT WAS AN EARTHQUAKE. >> Reporter: EMERGENCY AN EARTHQUAKE. >> Reporter: EMERGENCY OFFICIALS TWEETING THE >> Reporter: EMERGENCY OFFICIALS TWEETING THE BOOM WAS CAUSED BY AN OFFICIALS TWEETING THE BOOM WAS CAUSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DOD FLIGHT. BOOM WAS CAUSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DOD FLIGHT. THIS FLIGHT CAUSED A AUTHORIZED DOD FLIGHT. THIS FLIGHT CAUSED A SONIC BOOM THIS FLIGHT CAUSED A SONIC BOOM A SENIOR GOVERNMENT SONIC BOOM A SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TELLING NBC A SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TELLING NBC NEWS FIGHTER JETS OFFICIAL TELLING NBC NEWS FIGHTER JETS SCRAMBLED AFTER AIR NEWS FIGHTER JETS SCRAMBLED AFTER AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL LOST SCRAMBLED AFTER AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL LOST RADIO CONTACT WITH THE TRAFFIC CONTROL LOST RADIO CONTACT WITH THE PILOT OF A SMALL RADIO CONTACT WITH THE PILOT OF A SMALL BUSINESS JET, A CESSNA PILOT OF A SMALL BUSINESS JET, A CESSNA CITATION AROUND 2:00 BUSINESS JET, A CESSNA CITATION AROUND 2:00 THIS AFTERNOON CITATION AROUND 2:00 THIS AFTERNOON THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF THIS AFTERNOON THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM TENNESSEE HEADED THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM TENNESSEE HEADED TO LONG ISLAND, NEW FROM TENNESSEE HEADED TO LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, BUT OVERSHOT ITS TO LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, BUT OVERSHOT ITS LOCATION AND YORK, BUT OVERSHOT ITS LOCATION AND TURNED SOUTHWEST WHEN LOCATION AND TURNED SOUTHWEST WHEN FIGHTER JETS CAUGHT UP TURNED SOUTHWEST WHEN FIGHTER JETS CAUGHT UP WITH THE PILOT HE WAS FIGHTER JETS CAUGHT UP WITH THE PILOT HE WAS ALREADY INCAPACITATED. WITH THE PILOT HE WAS ALREADY INCAPACITATED. >> THE PILOT WAS ALREADY INCAPACITATED. >> THE PILOT WAS SLUMPED OVER. >> THE PILOT WAS SLUMPED OVER. >> Reporter: SHORTLY SLUMPED OVER. >> Reporter: SHORTLY AFTER THE PLANE GOES >> Reporter: SHORTLY AFTER THE PLANE GOES DOWN IN A MOUNTAINOUS AFTER THE PLANE GOES DOWN IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA OUTSIDE DOWN IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA OUTSIDE CHARLOTTESVILLE, AREA OUTSIDE CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA EXPERTS SAY SONIC VIRGINIA EXPERTS SAY SONIC BOOMS ARE NOT ALL THAT EXPERTS SAY SONIC BOOMS ARE NOT ALL THAT COMMON BOOMS ARE NOT ALL THAT COMMON DO YOU HAVE AN COMMON DO YOU HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT DO YOU HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD HAVE TO COME TOGETHER CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD HAVE TO COME TOGETHER FOR THEM TO GO HAVE TO COME TOGETHER FOR THEM TO GO SUPERSONIC TO THE FOR THEM TO GO SUPERSONIC TO THE POINT WHERE PEOPLE SUPERSONIC TO THE POINT WHERE PEOPLE WOULD HEAR IT? POINT WHERE PEOPLE WOULD HEAR IT? >> IF THEY WERE WOULD HEAR IT? >> IF THEY WERE INTERCEPTING AN >> IF THEY WERE INTERCEPTING AN AIRCRAFT THAT WAS INTERCEPTING AN AIRCRAFT THAT WAS DOING 70 OR 80% OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS DOING 70 OR 80% OF THE SPEED OF SOUND AND DOING 70 OR 80% OF THE SPEED OF SOUND AND NEEDED TO INTERCEPT SPEED OF SOUND AND NEEDED TO INTERCEPT THAT AIRCRAFT QUICKLY. NEEDED TO INTERCEPT THAT AIRCRAFT QUICKLY. >> AARON JOINS US FROM THAT AIRCRAFT QUICKLY. >> AARON JOINS US FROM WASHINGTON >> AARON JOINS US FROM WASHINGTON AARON, WHAT MORE ARE WASHINGTON AARON, WHAT MORE ARE WE LEARNING TONIGHT AARON, WHAT MORE ARE WE LEARNING TONIGHT ABOUT THE MILITARY’S WE LEARNING TONIGHT ABOUT THE MILITARY’S RESPONSE ABOUT THE MILITARY’S RESPONSE >> KATE, NORAD JUS RESPONSE >> KATE, NORAD JUS CONFIRMING IT DID >> KATE, NORAD JUS CONFIRMING IT DID SCRAMBLE F-16 FIGHTER CONFIRMING IT DID SCRAMBLE F-16 FIGHTER JETS AND AUTHORIZED SCRAMBLE F-16 FIGHTER JETS AND AUTHORIZED SUPERSONIC SPEEDS JETS AND AUTHORIZED SUPERSONIC SPEEDS WHICH CAUSED THE SONIC SUPERSONIC SPEEDS WHICH CAUSED THE SONIC BOOM WE HEARD THIS WHICH CAUSED THE SONIC BOOM WE HEARD THIS AFTERNOON. BOOM WE HEARD THIS AFTERNOON. THE F-16s ALSO AFTERNOON. THE F-16s ALSO DEPLOYED FLARES IN AN THE F-16s ALSO DEPLOYED FLARES IN AN EFFORT TO GET THE DEPLOYED FLARES IN AN EFFORT TO GET THE PILOT’S ATTENTION. EFFORT TO GET THE PILOT’S ATTENTION. KATE PILOT’S ATTENTION. KATE >> AARON GILCREST, KATE >> AARON GILCREST, THANK YOU. >> AARON GILCREST, THANK YOU. >>> A NEAR COLLISION THANK YOU. >>> A NEAR COLLISION BETWEEN U.S. AND >>> A NEAR COLLISION BETWEEN U.S. AND CHINESE NAVY SHIPS IN BETWEEN U.S. AND CHINESE NAVY SHIPS IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT CHINESE NAVY SHIPS IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT SPARKED A WAR OF WORDS THE TAIWAN STRAIT SPARKED A WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN THE TWO SPARKED A WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. BOTH SIDES NOW WARNING COUNTRIES. BOTH SIDES NOW WARNING THAT SUCH INCIDENTS BOTH SIDES NOW WARNING THAT SUCH INCIDENTS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS THAT SUCH INCIDENTS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS ESCALATION COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS ESCALATION MONICA ALBA FROM THE ESCALATION MONICA ALBA FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. MONICA ALBA FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT WHITE HOUSE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT CHINA DEFENDING ITS >> Reporter: TONIGHT CHINA DEFENDING ITS LATEST ACT OF CHINA DEFENDING ITS LATEST ACT OF AGGRESSION AT SEA LATEST ACT OF AGGRESSION AT SEA AFTER ONE OF ITS WAR AGGRESSION AT SEA AFTER ONE OF ITS WAR SHIPS NEARLY COLLIDED AFTER ONE OF ITS WAR SHIPS NEARLY COLLIDED WITH AN AMERICAN NAVY SHIPS NEARLY COLLIDED WITH AN AMERICAN NAVY DESTROYER IN THE WITH AN AMERICAN NAVY DESTROYER IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT. DESTROYER IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT. THE U.S. MILITARY SAID TAIWAN STRAIT. THE U.S. MILITARY SAID THE CHINESE SHIP THE U.S. MILITARY SAID THE CHINESE SHIP EXECUTED MANEUVERS IN THE CHINESE SHIP EXECUTED MANEUVERS IN AN UNSAFE MANNER, AND EXECUTED MANEUVERS IN AN UNSAFE MANNER, AND ITS ACTIONS VIOLATED AN UNSAFE MANNER, AND ITS ACTIONS VIOLATED THE MARITIME RULES OF ITS ACTIONS VIOLATED THE MARITIME RULES OF THE ROAD, WHILE THE THE MARITIME RULES OF THE ROAD, WHILE THE CHINESE DEFENSE THE ROAD, WHILE THE CHINESE DEFENSE MINISTER ARGUED THAT CHINESE DEFENSE MINISTER ARGUED THAT RECENT JOINT U.S. AND MINISTER ARGUED THAT RECENT JOINT U.S. AND CANADIAN PATROLS IN RECENT JOINT U.S. AND CANADIAN PATROLS IN THE REGION SERVED AS A CANADIAN PATROLS IN THE REGION SERVED AS A PROVOCATION AND WARNED THE REGION SERVED AS A PROVOCATION AND WARNED A FIERCE CONFRONTATION PROVOCATION AND WARNED A FIERCE CONFRONTATION BETWEEN THE U.S. AND A FIERCE CONFRONTATION BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA WOULD LEAD TO BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA WOULD LEAD TO UNBEARABLE PAIN FOR CHINA WOULD LEAD TO UNBEARABLE PAIN FOR THE WHOLE WORLD. UNBEARABLE PAIN FOR THE WHOLE WORLD. IN THIS VIDEO SHOT BY THE WHOLE WORLD. IN THIS VIDEO SHOT BY A CANADIAN OUTLET IN THIS VIDEO SHOT BY A CANADIAN OUTLET ABOARD A NEARBY VESSEL A CANADIAN OUTLET ABOARD A NEARBY VESSEL THE CHINESE SHIP CAN ABOARD A NEARBY VESSEL THE CHINESE SHIP CAN BE SEEN ON THE LEFT THE CHINESE SHIP CAN BE SEEN ON THE LEFT SPEEDING UP, COMING BE SEEN ON THE LEFT SPEEDING UP, COMING WITHIN 450 FEET OF THE SPEEDING UP, COMING WITHIN 450 FEET OF THE U.S.S. CHUNGHUN WITHIN 450 FEET OF THE U.S.S. CHUNGHUN OFFICIALS SAID FORCING U.S.S. CHUNGHUN OFFICIALS SAID FORCING IT TO SLOW DOWN TO OFFICIALS SAID FORCING IT TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID COLLISION. IT TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID COLLISION. THE DEFENSE SECRETARY AVOID COLLISION. THE DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN OVERNIGHT THE DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN OVERNIGHT CALLED THE CLOSE LLOYD AUSTIN OVERNIGHT CALLED THE CLOSE ENCOUNTER EXTREMELY CALLED THE CLOSE ENCOUNTER EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ENCOUNTER EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. >> I CALL UPON THE DANGEROUS. >> I CALL UPON THE PRC’S LEADERSHIP TO >> I CALL UPON THE PRC’S LEADERSHIP TO REALLY DO THE RIGHT PRC’S LEADERSHIP TO REALLY DO THE RIGHT THINGS TO REIN IN THAT REALLY DO THE RIGHT THINGS TO REIN IN THAT KIND OF CONDUCT, THINGS TO REIN IN THAT KIND OF CONDUCT, BECAUSE I THINK KIND OF CONDUCT, BECAUSE I THINK ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN BECAUSE I THINK ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN THAT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN THAT COULD CAUSE THINGS TO SPIRAL OUT THAT COULD CAUSE THINGS TO SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL THINGS TO SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL >> Reporter: THIS OF CONTROL >> Reporter: THIS LATEST INCIDENT COMES >> Reporter: THIS LATEST INCIDENT COMES JUST DAYS AFTER A LATEST INCIDENT COMES JUST DAYS AFTER A CHINESE FIGHTER JET JUST DAYS AFTER A CHINESE FIGHTER JET FLEW DIRECTLY IN FRONT CHINESE FIGHTER JET FLEW DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE NOSE OF A U.S. FLEW DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE NOSE OF A U.S. RECONNAISSANCE PLANE OF THE NOSE OF A U.S. RECONNAISSANCE PLANE OVER THE SOUTH CHINA RECONNAISSANCE PLANE OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. TENSIONS RISING AS THE SEA. TENSIONS RISING AS THE WHITE HOUSE SEEKS TO TENSIONS RISING AS THE WHITE HOUSE SEEKS TO RE-ESTABLISH WHITE HOUSE SEEKS TO RE-ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS RE-ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS AFTER COMMUNICATION DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS AFTER COMMUNICATION BROKE DOWN FOLLOWING AFTER COMMUNICATION BROKE DOWN FOLLOWING THE CHINESE SPY BROKE DOWN FOLLOWING THE CHINESE SPY BALLOON INCIDENT IN THE CHINESE SPY BALLOON INCIDENT IN FEBRUARY BALLOON INCIDENT IN FEBRUARY >> ABSENT FEBRUARY >> ABSENT COMMUNICATION >> ABSENT COMMUNICATION INDICATION ALLOWS FOR COMMUNICATION INDICATION ALLOWS FOR A RISK OF INDICATION ALLOWS FOR A RISK OF MISCALCULATION A RISK OF MISCALCULATION >> MONICA JOINS US MISCALCULATION >> MONICA JOINS US FROM THE WHITE HOUSE >> MONICA JOINS US FROM THE WHITE HOUSE MONICA, IS THERE ANY FROM THE WHITE HOUSE MONICA, IS THERE ANY EFFORT TO REOPEN MONICA, IS THERE ANY EFFORT TO REOPEN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN EFFORT TO REOPEN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA >> THERE, KATE THE U.S. AND CHINA >> THERE, KATE THE CIA DIRECTOR BIL >> THERE, KATE THE CIA DIRECTOR BIL BURNS MADE A SECRET THE CIA DIRECTOR BIL BURNS MADE A SECRET TRIP TO BEIJING LAST BURNS MADE A SECRET TRIP TO BEIJING LAST MONTH TO STRESS JUST TRIP TO BEIJING LAST MONTH TO STRESS JUST HOW CRITICAL OPEN MONTH TO STRESS JUST HOW CRITICAL OPEN LINES OF HOW CRITICAL OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATIONS AND LINES OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE CHANNELS COMMUNICATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE CHANNELS ARE RIGHT NOW BETWEEN INTELLIGENCE CHANNELS ARE RIGHT NOW BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. ARE RIGHT NOW BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. KATE THE TWO COUNTRIES. KATE >> MONICA, THANK YOU KATE >> MONICA, THANK YOU >>> LET’S GO TO AN NBC >> MONICA, THANK YOU >>> LET’S GO TO AN NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE NOW >>> LET’S GO TO AN NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE NOW THE GRAND JURY LOOKING NEWS EXCLUSIVE NOW THE GRAND JURY LOOKING INTO FORMER PRESIDENT THE GRAND JURY LOOKING INTO FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP’S HANDLING OF INTO FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP’S HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS TRUMP’S HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS IS SET TO MEET AGAIN CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS IS SET TO MEET AGAIN THIS WEEK AFTER A IS SET TO MEET AGAIN THIS WEEK AFTER A HIATUS THIS WEEK AFTER A HIATUS VAUGHN HILLYARD ON HIATUS VAUGHN HILLYARD ON WHAT IT ALL MEANS. VAUGHN HILLYARD ON WHAT IT ALL MEANS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT WHAT IT ALL MEANS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT FORMER PRESIDENT >> Reporter: TONIGHT FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AT HIS FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AT HIS GOLF CLUB IN DONALD TRUMP AT HIS GOLF CLUB IN BEDMINSTER, NEW GOLF CLUB IN BEDMINSTER, NEW JERSEY, AS NBC NEWS BEDMINSTER, NEW JERSEY, AS NBC NEWS HAS LEARNED THAT THIS JERSEY, AS NBC NEWS HAS LEARNED THAT THIS WEEK THE FEDERAL GRAND HAS LEARNED THAT THIS WEEK THE FEDERAL GRAND JURY HEARING EVIDENCE WEEK THE FEDERAL GRAND JURY HEARING EVIDENCE IN MR. TRUMP’S JURY HEARING EVIDENCE IN MR. TRUMP’S HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED IN MR. TRUMP’S HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS WILL MEET HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS WILL MEET AGAIN IN WASHINGTON DOCUMENTS WILL MEET AGAIN IN WASHINGTON AFTER A SEVERAL-WEEK AGAIN IN WASHINGTON AFTER A SEVERAL-WEEK HIATUS AFTER A SEVERAL-WEEK HIATUS >> DID YOU EVER SHOW HIATUS >> DID YOU EVER SHOW THOSE CLASSIFIED >> DID YOU EVER SHOW THOSE CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS TO ANYONE? THOSE CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS TO ANYONE? >> NOT REALLY. DOCUMENTS TO ANYONE? >> NOT REALLY. I WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT >> NOT REALLY. I WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO. I WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO. >> Reporter: LAST TO. >> Reporter: LAST SUMMER FEDERAL AGENTS >> Reporter: LAST SUMMER FEDERAL AGENTS SEARCHED THE FORMER SUMMER FEDERAL AGENTS SEARCHED THE FORMER PRESIDENT’S FLORIDA SEARCHED THE FORMER PRESIDENT’S FLORIDA HOME AND RECOVERED IN PRESIDENT’S FLORIDA HOME AND RECOVERED IN TOTAL MORE THAN 300 HOME AND RECOVERED IN TOTAL MORE THAN 300 DOCUMENTS WITH TOTAL MORE THAN 300 DOCUMENTS WITH CLASSIFIED MARKINGS. DOCUMENTS WITH CLASSIFIED MARKINGS. TRUMP DENIES ANY CLASSIFIED MARKINGS. TRUMP DENIES ANY WRONGDOING TRUMP DENIES ANY WRONGDOING TRUMP WAS A NO-SHOW WRONGDOING TRUMP WAS A NO-SHOW THIS WEEKEND IN IOWA TRUMP WAS A NO-SHOW THIS WEEKEND IN IOWA AS A GROWING FIELD OF THIS WEEKEND IN IOWA AS A GROWING FIELD OF GOP CANDIDATES KICKED AS A GROWING FIELD OF GOP CANDIDATES KICKED OFF THEIR CAMPAIGNS. GOP CANDIDATES KICKED OFF THEIR CAMPAIGNS. >> I AM GOING TO KEEP OFF THEIR CAMPAIGNS. >> I AM GOING TO KEEP COMING. >> I AM GOING TO KEEP COMING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, IOWA. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, IOWA. >> HOW IS THE GREAT IOWA. >> HOW IS THE GREAT STATE OF IOWA? >> HOW IS THE GREAT STATE OF IOWA? >> THE ROAD TO 2024 STATE OF IOWA? >> THE ROAD TO 2024 COMES THROUGH IOWA. >> THE ROAD TO 2024 COMES THROUGH IOWA. >> Reporter: WHEN WAS COMES THROUGH IOWA. >> Reporter: WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD >> Reporter: WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO TALK THE LAST TIME YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO TALK WITH DONALD TRUMP? THE CHANCE TO TALK WITH DONALD TRUMP? >> I ACTUALLY TALKED WITH DONALD TRUMP? >> I ACTUALLY TALKED TO HIM A COUPLE OF >> I ACTUALLY TALKED TO HIM A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO TO HIM A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I DID EXTEND AN OFFER MONTHS AGO I DID EXTEND AN OFFER TO COME TO THE ROAST I DID EXTEND AN OFFER TO COME TO THE ROAST AND RIDE TO COME TO THE ROAST AND RIDE >> Reporter: THIS WEEK AND RIDE >> Reporter: THIS WEEK THREE MORE REPUBLICANS >> Reporter: THIS WEEK THREE MORE REPUBLICANS ARE EXPECTED TO THREE MORE REPUBLICANS ARE EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE THEIR OWN ARE EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE THEIR OWN RUNS FOR THE WHITE ANNOUNCE THEIR OWN RUNS FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. RUNS FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. FORMER NEW JERSEY HOUSE. FORMER NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS FORMER NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE EXPECTED TO GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE EXPECTED TO ENTER THE RACE ON CHRISTIE EXPECTED TO ENTER THE RACE ON TUESDAY, NORTH DAKOTA ENTER THE RACE ON TUESDAY, NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR DOUG BURGUM TUESDAY, NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR DOUG BURGUM IS SLATED TO ANNOUNCE GOVERNOR DOUG BURGUM IS SLATED TO ANNOUNCE AS WELL. IS SLATED TO ANNOUNCE AS WELL. BUT NOTABLY, MIKE AS WELL. BUT NOTABLY, MIKE PENCE IS SET TO BUT NOTABLY, MIKE PENCE IS SET TO FORMALLY LAUNCH ON PENCE IS SET TO FORMALLY LAUNCH ON WEDNESDAY. FORMALLY LAUNCH ON WEDNESDAY. >> PEOPLE CAN EXPECT WEDNESDAY. >> PEOPLE CAN EXPECT WE’LL BE BACK IN IOWA >> PEOPLE CAN EXPECT WE’LL BE BACK IN IOWA ON WEDNESDAY WE’LL BE BACK IN IOWA ON WEDNESDAY >> AND A FEW MORE ON WEDNESDAY >> AND A FEW MORE TIMES AFTER THAT >> AND A FEW MORE TIMES AFTER THAT >> ENTIRELY POSSIBLE. TIMES AFTER THAT >> ENTIRELY POSSIBLE. >> Reporter: PENCE >> ENTIRELY POSSIBLE. >> Reporter: PENCE THIS WEEKEND TAKING A >> Reporter: PENCE THIS WEEKEND TAKING A RARE JAB AT TRUMP’S THIS WEEKEND TAKING A RARE JAB AT TRUMP’S RECENT CONGRATULATIONS RARE JAB AT TRUMP’S RECENT CONGRATULATIONS TO KIM JUNG UN’S RECENT CONGRATULATIONS TO KIM JUNG UN’S SOCIAL MEDIA POST. TO KIM JUNG UN’S SOCIAL MEDIA POST. >> WHETHER MY FORMER SOCIAL MEDIA POST. >> WHETHER MY FORMER RUNNING MATE OR ANYONE >> WHETHER MY FORMER RUNNING MATE OR ANYONE ELSE NO ONE SHOULD BE RUNNING MATE OR ANYONE ELSE NO ONE SHOULD BE PRAISING THE DICTATOR ELSE NO ONE SHOULD BE PRAISING THE DICTATOR IN NORTH KOREA PRAISING THE DICTATOR IN NORTH KOREA >> AND VAUGHN IS WITH IN NORTH KOREA >> AND VAUGHN IS WITH ME HERE ON SET >> AND VAUGHN IS WITH ME HERE ON SET LET’S GO BACK TO THE ME HERE ON SET LET’S GO BACK TO THE GRAND JURY MEETING LET’S GO BACK TO THE GRAND JURY MEETING THIS WEEK. GRAND JURY MEETING THIS WEEK. IS THAT AN INDICATION THIS WEEK. IS THAT AN INDICATION THAT MAYBE WE COULD IS THAT AN INDICATION THAT MAYBE WE COULD SEE INDICTMENTS THAT MAYBE WE COULD SEE INDICTMENTS COMING SEE INDICTMENTS COMING >> THEY COULD VERY COMING >> THEY COULD VERY WELL DO THAT THIS WEEK >> THEY COULD VERY WELL DO THAT THIS WEEK BUT WE JUST DON’T WELL DO THAT THIS WEEK BUT WE JUST DON’T KNOW BUT WE JUST DON’T KNOW FOR ONE GRAND JURY KNOW FOR ONE GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS ARE SECRET FOR ONE GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS ARE SECRET AND PROSECUTORS HAVE PROCEEDINGS ARE SECRET AND PROSECUTORS HAVE REMAINED QUIET ABOUT AND PROSECUTORS HAVE REMAINED QUIET ABOUT THE PROCESS AT THIS REMAINED QUIET ABOUT THE PROCESS AT THIS POINT, MEANING THEY THE PROCESS AT THIS POINT, MEANING THEY JUST COULD BE BRINGING POINT, MEANING THEY JUST COULD BE BRINGING NEW WITNESSES BEFORE JUST COULD BE BRINGING NEW WITNESSES BEFORE THE GRAND JURY THIS NEW WITNESSES BEFORE THE GRAND JURY THIS WEEK, BUT THEY VERY THE GRAND JURY THIS WEEK, BUT THEY VERY WELL COULD MOVE TO WEEK, BUT THEY VERY WELL COULD MOVE TO INDICT ANY DAY FROM WELL COULD MOVE TO INDICT ANY DAY FROM NOW. INDICT ANY DAY FROM NOW. >> VAUGHN HILLYARD, NOW. >> VAUGHN HILLYARD, THANK YOU. >> VAUGHN HILLYARD, THANK YOU. >>> TO INDIA NOW WHERE THANK YOU. >>> TO INDIA NOW WHERE INVESTIGATORS SAY A >>> TO INDIA NOW WHERE INVESTIGATORS SAY A SIGNAL ERROR MIGHT INVESTIGATORS SAY A SIGNAL ERROR MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE SIGNAL ERROR MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE MASSIVE TRAIN CRASH HAVE CAUSED THE MASSIVE TRAIN CRASH THAT KILLED NEARLY 300 MASSIVE TRAIN CRASH THAT KILLED NEARLY 300 PEOPLE FRIDAY EVENING. THAT KILLED NEARLY 300 PEOPLE FRIDAY EVENING. THEY ARE ALSO NOT PEOPLE FRIDAY EVENING. THEY ARE ALSO NOT RULING OUT SABOTAGE. THEY ARE ALSO NOT RULING OUT SABOTAGE. TODAY DESPERATE RULING OUT SABOTAGE. TODAY DESPERATE FAMILIES WERE TODAY DESPERATE FAMILIES WERE SEARCHING FOR THEIR FAMILIES WERE SEARCHING FOR THEIR LOVED ONES SEARCHING FOR THEIR LOVED ONES JESSE KIRSCH HAS MORE. LOVED ONES JESSE KIRSCH HAS MORE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT JESSE KIRSCH HAS MORE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT AUTHORITIES IN INDIA >> Reporter: TONIGHT AUTHORITIES IN INDIA REVEALING NEW DETAILS AUTHORITIES IN INDIA REVEALING NEW DETAILS ABOUT WHAT MAY HAVE REVEALING NEW DETAILS ABOUT WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE HORRIFIC ABOUT WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE HORRIFIC TRAIN DERAILMENT CAUSED THE HORRIFIC TRAIN DERAILMENT BASED ON PRELIMINARY TRAIN DERAILMENT BASED ON PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OFFICIALS SAY BASED ON PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OFFICIALS SAY IT APPEARS A SIGNALING FINDINGS OFFICIALS SAY IT APPEARS A SIGNALING ISSUE LED TO THE CRASH IT APPEARS A SIGNALING ISSUE LED TO THE CRASH AFTER A PASSENGER ISSUE LED TO THE CRASH AFTER A PASSENGER TRAIN SWITCHED TO THE AFTER A PASSENGER TRAIN SWITCHED TO THE WRONG TRACK, SLAMMING TRAIN SWITCHED TO THE WRONG TRACK, SLAMMING INTO A HEAVY FREIGHT WRONG TRACK, SLAMMING INTO A HEAVY FREIGHT TRAIN BEFORE DERAILED INTO A HEAVY FREIGHT TRAIN BEFORE DERAILED CARS COLLIDED WITH TRAIN BEFORE DERAILED CARS COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER PASSENGER CARS COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER PASSENGER TRAIN. ANOTHER PASSENGER TRAIN. >> IT IS PROBABLY SOME TRAIN. >> IT IS PROBABLY SOME KIND OF OFF SIGNALING. >> IT IS PROBABLY SOME KIND OF OFF SIGNALING. I WON’T EVEN CALL IT A KIND OF OFF SIGNALING. I WON’T EVEN CALL IT A FAILURE OF SIGNALING I WON’T EVEN CALL IT A FAILURE OF SIGNALING INTERFERENCE FAILURE OF SIGNALING INTERFERENCE >> Reporter: THAT INTERFERENCE >> Reporter: THAT SENIOR RAILWAY >> Reporter: THAT SENIOR RAILWAY OFFICIAL WAS ASKED SENIOR RAILWAY OFFICIAL WAS ASKED ABOUT POSSIBLE OFFICIAL WAS ASKED ABOUT POSSIBLE SABOTAGE ABOUT POSSIBLE SABOTAGE >> NOTHING IS RULED SABOTAGE >> NOTHING IS RULED OUT. >> NOTHING IS RULED OUT. >> Reporter: IN A OUT. >> Reporter: IN A MAKESHIFT MORGUE THIS >> Reporter: IN A MAKESHIFT MORGUE THIS WOMAN SEARCHED AMONG MAKESHIFT MORGUE THIS WOMAN SEARCHED AMONG THE DEAD WOMAN SEARCHED AMONG THE DEAD I JUST NEED MY THE DEAD I JUST NEED MY HUSBAND, SHE SAYS. I JUST NEED MY HUSBAND, SHE SAYS. I DON’T WANT ANYTHING HUSBAND, SHE SAYS. I DON’T WANT ANYTHING ELSE I DON’T WANT ANYTHING ELSE OFFICIALS REVISED THE ELSE OFFICIALS REVISED THE DEATH TOLL DOWN TO AT OFFICIALS REVISED THE DEATH TOLL DOWN TO AT LEAST 275 KILLED DEATH TOLL DOWN TO AT LEAST 275 KILLED THIS WOMAN SAYS MY LEAST 275 KILLED THIS WOMAN SAYS MY DAUGHTER KEPT CRYING THIS WOMAN SAYS MY DAUGHTER KEPT CRYING AND DIED RIGHT IN DAUGHTER KEPT CRYING AND DIED RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES AND DIED RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES MEANWHILE, AUTHORITIES FRONT OF MY EYES MEANWHILE, AUTHORITIES SAID ROUGHLY 400 MEANWHILE, AUTHORITIES SAID ROUGHLY 400 PEOPLE REMAIN SAID ROUGHLY 400 PEOPLE REMAIN HOSPITALIZED PEOPLE REMAIN HOSPITALIZED CORDELIA LYNCH WITH HOSPITALIZED CORDELIA LYNCH WITH NBC’S PARTNER SKY CORDELIA LYNCH WITH NBC’S PARTNER SKY NEWS, VISITED SOME OF NBC’S PARTNER SKY NEWS, VISITED SOME OF THE WOUNDED. NEWS, VISITED SOME OF THE WOUNDED. >> Reporter: ROOM THE WOUNDED. >> Reporter: ROOM AFTER ROOM FULL OF THE >> Reporter: ROOM AFTER ROOM FULL OF THE INJURED. AFTER ROOM FULL OF THE INJURED. SOME ON FLOORS INJURED. SOME ON FLOORS OTHERS IN CORRIDORS. SOME ON FLOORS OTHERS IN CORRIDORS. MANY WITH SERIOUS OTHERS IN CORRIDORS. MANY WITH SERIOUS INJURIES AND HARROWING MANY WITH SERIOUS INJURIES AND HARROWING STORIES. INJURIES AND HARROWING STORIES. >> Reporter: NOW STORIES. >> Reporter: NOW AUTHORITIES ARE >> Reporter: NOW AUTHORITIES ARE REPAIRING THE TRACKS AUTHORITIES ARE REPAIRING THE TRACKS AND SAFETY IS BEING REPAIRING THE TRACKS AND SAFETY IS BEING QUESTIONED AND SAFETY IS BEING QUESTIONED JESSE KIRSCH, NBC QUESTIONED JESSE KIRSCH, NBC NEWS. JESSE KIRSCH, NBC NEWS. >>> A NEW STUDY OUT NEWS. >>> A NEW STUDY OUT TODAY ON A POTENTIAL >>> A NEW STUDY OUT TODAY ON A POTENTIAL MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH TODAY ON A POTENTIAL MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH FOR THE TENS OF MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH FOR THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS FOR THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS WITH BRAIN CANCER IN THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS WITH BRAIN CANCER IN THIS COUNTRY WITH BRAIN CANCER IN THIS COUNTRY LINDSEY REISER HAS THE THIS COUNTRY LINDSEY REISER HAS THE DETAILS. LINDSEY REISER HAS THE DETAILS. >> Reporter: THEY ARE DETAILS. >> Reporter: THEY ARE THE THREE WORDS NO >> Reporter: THEY ARE THE THREE WORDS NO PERSON EVER WANTS TO THE THREE WORDS NO PERSON EVER WANTS TO HEAR -- YOU HAVE PERSON EVER WANTS TO HEAR -- YOU HAVE CANCER HEAR -- YOU HAVE CANCER RACHEL GUBERMAN HAD CANCER RACHEL GUBERMAN HAD JUST TURNED 50 RACHEL GUBERMAN HAD JUST TURNED 50 >> I WENT THROUGH JUST TURNED 50 >> I WENT THROUGH ABOUT A WEEK TO TWO >> I WENT THROUGH ABOUT A WEEK TO TWO WEEKS OF LITERALLY IN ABOUT A WEEK TO TWO WEEKS OF LITERALLY IN MY BED SOBBING, JUST WEEKS OF LITERALLY IN MY BED SOBBING, JUST PRAYING THAT MY KIDS MY BED SOBBING, JUST PRAYING THAT MY KIDS WOULD BE OLD ENOUGH PRAYING THAT MY KIDS WOULD BE OLD ENOUGH FOR ME TO SEE THEM WOULD BE OLD ENOUGH FOR ME TO SEE THEM GRADUATE FOR ME TO SEE THEM GRADUATE >> Reporter: SHE WAS GRADUATE >> Reporter: SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE >> Reporter: SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE MOST COMMON FORM OF DIAGNOSED WITH THE MOST COMMON FORM OF BRAIN CANCER WHICH MOST COMMON FORM OF BRAIN CANCER WHICH TENDS TO BE SLOW BRAIN CANCER WHICH TENDS TO BE SLOW GROWING AND INCURABLE. TENDS TO BE SLOW GROWING AND INCURABLE. >> ALMOST WITHOUT FAIL GROWING AND INCURABLE. >> ALMOST WITHOUT FAIL PEOPLE SEE IT AS A >> ALMOST WITHOUT FAIL PEOPLE SEE IT AS A DEATH SENTENCE. PEOPLE SEE IT AS A DEATH SENTENCE. >> Reporter: TREATMENT DEATH SENTENCE. >> Reporter: TREATMENT OF LOWER GRADE BRAIN >> Reporter: TREATMENT OF LOWER GRADE BRAIN TUMORS USUALLY INVOLVE OF LOWER GRADE BRAIN TUMORS USUALLY INVOLVE SURGERY BUT THEY CAN TUMORS USUALLY INVOLVE SURGERY BUT THEY CAN COME BACK AND SPREAD, SURGERY BUT THEY CAN COME BACK AND SPREAD, MAKING CHEMOTHERAPY COME BACK AND SPREAD, MAKING CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION THERAPY MAKING CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION THERAPY THE ONLY OPTIONS AND RADIATION THERAPY THE ONLY OPTIONS THOSE TREATMENTS THE ONLY OPTIONS THOSE TREATMENTS TYPICALLY CAUSE THOSE TREATMENTS TYPICALLY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE TYPICALLY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DECLINE. SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DECLINE. BUT NOW HOPE DECLINE. BUT NOW HOPE A NEW DRUG IN A PHASE BUT NOW HOPE A NEW DRUG IN A PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL HAS A NEW DRUG IN A PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL HAS PROVEN EFFECTIVE AT 3 CLINICAL TRIAL HAS PROVEN EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING THE GROWTH PROVEN EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING THE GROWTH OF LOWER GRADE BRAIN PREVENTING THE GROWTH OF LOWER GRADE BRAIN TUMORS OF LOWER GRADE BRAIN TUMORS >> I WOULD CALL THIS A TUMORS >> I WOULD CALL THIS A GAME CHANGER. >> I WOULD CALL THIS A GAME CHANGER. >> Reporter: DR. INGLE GAME CHANGER. >> Reporter: DR. INGLE MELINHOF SAYS THIS I >> Reporter: DR. INGLE MELINHOF SAYS THIS I THE FIRST TARGETED MELINHOF SAYS THIS I THE FIRST TARGETED THERAPY FOR THIS TYPE THE FIRST TARGETED THERAPY FOR THIS TYPE OF BRAIN CANCER AND THERAPY FOR THIS TYPE OF BRAIN CANCER AND NEARLY HALF OF THE OF BRAIN CANCER AND NEARLY HALF OF THE PATIENTS IN THE TRIAL NEARLY HALF OF THE PATIENTS IN THE TRIAL STILL HAVEN’T NEEDED PATIENTS IN THE TRIAL STILL HAVEN’T NEEDED CHEMOTHERAPY AND STILL HAVEN’T NEEDED CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION, YEARS CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION, YEARS LATER. RADIATION, YEARS LATER. DID YOU JUST WANT TO LATER. DID YOU JUST WANT TO SCREAM THIS FROM THE DID YOU JUST WANT TO SCREAM THIS FROM THE ROOF TOPS, LIKE WE MAY SCREAM THIS FROM THE ROOF TOPS, LIKE WE MAY HAVE SOMETHING HERE? ROOF TOPS, LIKE WE MAY HAVE SOMETHING HERE? >> YES HAVE SOMETHING HERE? >> YES IN THEIR 30s, 40s, >> YES IN THEIR 30s, 40s, EARLY 50s, AT THE IN THEIR 30s, 40s, EARLY 50s, AT THE HEIGHT OF THEIR EARLY 50s, AT THE HEIGHT OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND HEIGHT OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIVES. PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIVES. >> Reporter: NEARLY PERSONAL LIVES. >> Reporter: NEARLY 25,000 PEOPLE ARE >> Reporter: NEARLY 25,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO BE 25,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH A EXPECTED TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH A MALIGNANT BRAIN OR DIAGNOSED WITH A MALIGNANT BRAIN OR SPINAL CORD TUMOR IN MALIGNANT BRAIN OR SPINAL CORD TUMOR IN THE U.S. THIS YEAR SPINAL CORD TUMOR IN THE U.S. THIS YEAR WITH NEARLY 19,000 THE U.S. THIS YEAR WITH NEARLY 19,000 DEATHS PROJECTED WITH NEARLY 19,000 DEATHS PROJECTED THE FDA IS CURRENTLY DEATHS PROJECTED THE FDA IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON APPROVING THE FDA IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON APPROVING THE TREATMENT FOR WORKING ON APPROVING THE TREATMENT FOR EVERYONE THE TREATMENT FOR EVERYONE RACHEL LEARNED ABOUT EVERYONE RACHEL LEARNED ABOUT THE TRIAL A YEAR AFTER RACHEL LEARNED ABOUT THE TRIAL A YEAR AFTER SURGERY AND STARTED THE TRIAL A YEAR AFTER SURGERY AND STARTED TAKING THE DRUG THIS SURGERY AND STARTED TAKING THE DRUG THIS YEAR TAKING THE DRUG THIS YEAR >> THERE WE GO YEAR >> THERE WE GO SO HAPPY TO BE THERE. >> THERE WE GO SO HAPPY TO BE THERE. >> Reporter: IT HAS SO HAPPY TO BE THERE. >> Reporter: IT HAS GIVEN HER RELIEF AND A >> Reporter: IT HAS GIVEN HER RELIEF AND A CHANCE AT A NORMAL GIVEN HER RELIEF AND A CHANCE AT A NORMAL LIFE. CHANCE AT A NORMAL LIFE. >> IT DOESN’T TAKE AS LIFE. >> IT DOESN’T TAKE AS MUCH OF MY BRAIN SPACE >> IT DOESN’T TAKE AS MUCH OF MY BRAIN SPACE ANYMORE WHICH TO ME IS MUCH OF MY BRAIN SPACE ANYMORE WHICH TO ME IS THE DEFINITION OF ANYMORE WHICH TO ME IS THE DEFINITION OF HOPE. THE DEFINITION OF HOPE. >> Reporter: LINDSEY HOPE. >> Reporter: LINDSEY REISER, NBC NEWS, >> Reporter: LINDSEY REISER, NBC NEWS, WEEHAWKEN, NEW JERSEY. REISER, NBC NEWS, WEEHAWKEN, NEW JERSEY. >> SUCH ENCOURAGING WEEHAWKEN, NEW JERSEY. >> SUCH ENCOURAGING NEWS THERE >> SUCH ENCOURAGING NEWS THERE >>> PRINCE HARRY IS NEWS THERE >>> PRINCE HARRY IS SET TO BECOME THE >>> PRINCE HARRY IS SET TO BECOME THE FIRST ROYAL TO TAKE SET TO BECOME THE FIRST ROYAL TO TAKE THE WITNESS STAND IN FIRST ROYAL TO TAKE THE WITNESS STAND IN MORE THAN A CENTURY THE WITNESS STAND IN MORE THAN A CENTURY THIS WEEK IN A LAWSUIT MORE THAN A CENTURY THIS WEEK IN A LAWSUIT THAT ACCUSES THE THIS WEEK IN A LAWSUIT THAT ACCUSES THE PUBLISHER OF BRITISH THAT ACCUSES THE PUBLISHER OF BRITISH TABLOIDS OF PHONE PUBLISHER OF BRITISH TABLOIDS OF PHONE HACKING AND OTHER TABLOIDS OF PHONE HACKING AND OTHER UNLAWFUL ACTS. HACKING AND OTHER UNLAWFUL ACTS. MEAGAN FITZGERALD HAS UNLAWFUL ACTS. MEAGAN FITZGERALD HAS A PREVIEW. MEAGAN FITZGERALD HAS A PREVIEW. >> Reporter: TONIGHT A PREVIEW. >> Reporter: TONIGHT ANTICIPATION MOUNTING >> Reporter: TONIGHT ANTICIPATION MOUNTING AS PRINCE HARRY ANTICIPATION MOUNTING AS PRINCE HARRY PREPARES TO TESTIFY IN AS PRINCE HARRY PREPARES TO TESTIFY IN COURT EARLY THIS WEEK, PREPARES TO TESTIFY IN COURT EARLY THIS WEEK, THE FIRST SENIOR ROYAL COURT EARLY THIS WEEK, THE FIRST SENIOR ROYAL TO DO SO FOR MORE THAN THE FIRST SENIOR ROYAL TO DO SO FOR MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS. TO DO SO FOR MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS. THE PRINCE IS ONE OF A HUNDRED YEARS. THE PRINCE IS ONE OF SEVERAL CELEBRITIES THE PRINCE IS ONE OF SEVERAL CELEBRITIES SUING MIRROR GROUP SEVERAL CELEBRITIES SUING MIRROR GROUP NEWSPAPERS ACCUSING SUING MIRROR GROUP NEWSPAPERS ACCUSING THEM OF UNLAWFUL NEWSPAPERS ACCUSING THEM OF UNLAWFUL INFORMATION GATHERING THEM OF UNLAWFUL INFORMATION GATHERING BETWEEN 1991 AND 2011 INFORMATION GATHERING BETWEEN 1991 AND 2011 INCLUDING PHONE BETWEEN 1991 AND 2011 INCLUDING PHONE HACKING ALLEGATIONS. INCLUDING PHONE HACKING ALLEGATIONS. THE PRINCE’S LAWSUIT HACKING ALLEGATIONS. THE PRINCE’S LAWSUIT IS ONE OF SEVERAL THE PRINCE’S LAWSUIT IS ONE OF SEVERAL CASES HARRY AND WIFE IS ONE OF SEVERAL CASES HARRY AND WIFE MEGHAN HAVE BROUGHT CASES HARRY AND WIFE MEGHAN HAVE BROUGHT AGAINST THE TABLOID MEGHAN HAVE BROUGHT AGAINST THE TABLOID PRESS WHO THEY SAY AGAINST THE TABLOID PRESS WHO THEY SAY HAVE REPEATEDLY PRESS WHO THEY SAY HAVE REPEATEDLY INVADED THEIR PRIVACY. HAVE REPEATEDLY INVADED THEIR PRIVACY. THROUGH HIS LAWYER INVADED THEIR PRIVACY. THROUGH HIS LAWYER HARRY ALLEGES THAT THROUGH HIS LAWYER HARRY ALLEGES THAT PRESS INTRUSION HARRY ALLEGES THAT PRESS INTRUSION PRESENTED VERY REAL PRESS INTRUSION PRESENTED VERY REAL SECURITY CONCERNS, PRESENTED VERY REAL SECURITY CONCERNS, CAUSED HUGE DISTRESS SECURITY CONCERNS, CAUSED HUGE DISTRESS AND PARANOIA, PUT CAUSED HUGE DISTRESS AND PARANOIA, PUT UNNECESSARY STRESS AND AND PARANOIA, PUT UNNECESSARY STRESS AND STRAIN ON HIS UNNECESSARY STRESS AND STRAIN ON HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH A STRAIN ON HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH A FORMER GIRLFRIEND. RELATIONSHIP WITH A FORMER GIRLFRIEND. BUT ROYAL EXPERTS WARN FORMER GIRLFRIEND. BUT ROYAL EXPERTS WARN A LOT IS ON THE LINE BUT ROYAL EXPERTS WARN A LOT IS ON THE LINE FOR HARRY. A LOT IS ON THE LINE FOR HARRY. >> PRINCE HARRY IS FOR HARRY. >> PRINCE HARRY IS USED TO BEING >> PRINCE HARRY IS USED TO BEING INTERVIEWED. USED TO BEING INTERVIEWED. HE HAS LIVED HIS LIFE INTERVIEWED. HE HAS LIVED HIS LIFE IN THE PUBLIC EYE BUT HE HAS LIVED HIS LIFE IN THE PUBLIC EYE BUT BEING CROSS-EXAMINED IN THE PUBLIC EYE BUT BEING CROSS-EXAMINED IS A COMPLETELY BEING CROSS-EXAMINED IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SCENARIO IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SCENARIO FOR HIM THERE IS A LOT DIFFERENT SCENARIO FOR HIM THERE IS A LOT AT STAKE FOR HIM THERE IS A LOT AT STAKE THERE IS HIS AT STAKE THERE IS HIS REPUTATION AND HIS THERE IS HIS REPUTATION AND HIS CREDIBILITY. REPUTATION AND HIS CREDIBILITY. >> Reporter: THE CREDIBILITY. >> Reporter: THE NEWSPAPER GROUP HAS >> Reporter: THE NEWSPAPER GROUP HAS APOLOGIZED AND NEWSPAPER GROUP HAS APOLOGIZED AND ADMITTED ITS APOLOGIZED AND ADMITTED ITS JOURNALISTS OBTAINED ADMITTED ITS JOURNALISTS OBTAINED INFORMATION ILLEGALLY JOURNALISTS OBTAINED INFORMATION ILLEGALLY IN THE PAST BUT DENIED INFORMATION ILLEGALLY IN THE PAST BUT DENIED CLAIMS IN THE LAWSUIT IN THE PAST BUT DENIED CLAIMS IN THE LAWSUIT THAT SUGGEST THE CLAIMS IN THE LAWSUIT THAT SUGGEST THE PRACTICES WERE THAT SUGGEST THE PRACTICES WERE WIDESPREAD AND THAT PRACTICES WERE WIDESPREAD AND THAT SENIOR EXECUTIVES WERE WIDESPREAD AND THAT SENIOR EXECUTIVES WERE AWARE. SENIOR EXECUTIVES WERE AWARE. A FIGHT PLAYING OUT IN AWARE. A FIGHT PLAYING OUT IN THE PUBLIC EYE BUT A FIGHT PLAYING OUT IN THE PUBLIC EYE BUT DESPITE THE RISK, THE PUBLIC EYE BUT DESPITE THE RISK, PRINCE HARRY SAYS HE DESPITE THE RISK, PRINCE HARRY SAYS HE IS FOCUSED ON CHANGING PRINCE HARRY SAYS HE IS FOCUSED ON CHANGING THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE. IS FOCUSED ON CHANGING THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE. >> HE IS EYEBALLING THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE. >> HE IS EYEBALLING THE EDITORS AND THE >> HE IS EYEBALLING THE EDITORS AND THE JOURNALISTS WHO HE THE EDITORS AND THE JOURNALISTS WHO HE BLAMES FOR THE JOURNALISTS WHO HE BLAMES FOR THE BREAKDOWN OF BLAMES FOR THE BREAKDOWN OF RELATIONSHIPS, WHOA HE BREAKDOWN OF RELATIONSHIPS, WHOA HE BLAMES FOR HIS MENTAL RELATIONSHIPS, WHOA HE BLAMES FOR HIS MENTAL HEALTH BREAKDOWNS, WHO BLAMES FOR HIS MENTAL HEALTH BREAKDOWNS, WHO HE BLAMES FOR HOUNDING HEALTH BREAKDOWNS, WHO HE BLAMES FOR HOUNDING HE AND MEGHAN OUT OF HE BLAMES FOR HOUNDING HE AND MEGHAN OUT OF BRITAIN. HE AND MEGHAN OUT OF BRITAIN. >> Reporter: A BIG BRITAIN. >> Reporter: A BIG STEP IN WHAT PRINCE >> Reporter: A BIG STEP IN WHAT PRINCE HARRY HOPES WILL STEP IN WHAT PRINCE HARRY HOPES WILL ESTABLISH AN IMPORTANT HARRY HOPES WILL ESTABLISH AN IMPORTANT PRECEDENT. ESTABLISH AN IMPORTANT PRECEDENT. MEAGAN FITZGERALD, NBC PRECEDENT. MEAGAN FITZGERALD, NBC NEWS, LONDON MEAGAN FITZGERALD, NBC NEWS, LONDON >>> STILL AHEAD NEWS, LONDON >>> STILL AHEAD TONIGHT, GROWING FEARS >>> STILL AHEAD TONIGHT, GROWING FEARS OF A POSSIBLE SERIAL TONIGHT, GROWING FEARS OF A POSSIBLE SERIAL KILLER IN OREGON OF A POSSIBLE SERIAL KILLER IN OREGON WHAT INVESTIGATORS ARE KILLER IN OREGON WHAT INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING FOR AFTER SIX WHAT INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING FOR AFTER SIX WOMEN WERE FOUND DEAD. >>> WE’RE BACK WITH >>> WE’RE BACK WITH NEW FEARS OF A >>> WE’RE BACK WITH NEW FEARS OF A POSSIBLE SERIAL KILLER NEW FEARS OF A POSSIBLE SERIAL KILLER IN OREGON AFTER SIX POSSIBLE SERIAL KILLER IN OREGON AFTER SIX WOMEN WERE FOUND DEAD IN OREGON AFTER SIX WOMEN WERE FOUND DEAD IN THE SAME REGION ALL WOMEN WERE FOUND DEAD IN THE SAME REGION ALL IN THE LAST SIX IN THE SAME REGION ALL IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS MARISSA PARRA HAS THE MONTHS MARISSA PARRA HAS THE DETAILS. MARISSA PARRA HAS THE DETAILS. >> Reporter: LOSS DETAILS. >> Reporter: LOSS WITHOUT ANSWERS LEAVES >> Reporter: LOSS WITHOUT ANSWERS LEAVES EMOTIONS ON HIGH. WITHOUT ANSWERS LEAVES EMOTIONS ON HIGH. >> UNEASY, HORRIFIED, EMOTIONS ON HIGH. >> UNEASY, HORRIFIED, HEARTBROKEN. >> UNEASY, HORRIFIED, HEARTBROKEN. >> Reporter: ARIEL HEARTBROKEN. >> Reporter: ARIEL HAMBY’S STEPSISTER >> Reporter: ARIEL HAMBY’S STEPSISTER STEPSISTER SPEAKS WAS HAMBY’S STEPSISTER STEPSISTER SPEAKS WAS AN OREGON MOTHER OF STEPSISTER SPEAKS WAS AN OREGON MOTHER OF THREE. AN OREGON MOTHER OF THREE. >> SHE WAS AN AMAZING THREE. >> SHE WAS AN AMAZING SISTER, WONDERFUL >> SHE WAS AN AMAZING SISTER, WONDERFUL DAUGHTER, A GREAT, SISTER, WONDERFUL DAUGHTER, A GREAT, FANTASTIC MOTHER. DAUGHTER, A GREAT, FANTASTIC MOTHER. >> Reporter: SHE WAS FANTASTIC MOTHER. >> Reporter: SHE WAS FOUND DEAD FROM A >> Reporter: SHE WAS FOUND DEAD FROM A HOMICIDE IN APRIL, FOUND DEAD FROM A HOMICIDE IN APRIL, BECOMING ONE OF SIX HOMICIDE IN APRIL, BECOMING ONE OF SIX DIFFERENT WOMEN IN THE BECOMING ONE OF SIX DIFFERENT WOMEN IN THE PORTLAND METRO AREA DIFFERENT WOMEN IN THE PORTLAND METRO AREA ALL UNDER 40 PORTLAND METRO AREA ALL UNDER 40 DISCOVERED DEAD WITHIN ALL UNDER 40 DISCOVERED DEAD WITHIN 100 MILES OF EACH DISCOVERED DEAD WITHIN 100 MILES OF EACH OTHER JUST WEEKS 100 MILES OF EACH OTHER JUST WEEKS APART, LEAVING THE OTHER JUST WEEKS APART, LEAVING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IN APART, LEAVING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IN FEAR OF A POSSIBLE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IN FEAR OF A POSSIBLE SERIAL KILLER. FEAR OF A POSSIBLE SERIAL KILLER. >> 5084 ENROUTE TO SERIAL KILLER. >> 5084 ENROUTE TO SOUTHEAST ROAD. >> 5084 ENROUTE TO SOUTHEAST ROAD. >> Reporter: IT STARTS SOUTHEAST ROAD. >> Reporter: IT STARTS WITH 22-YEAR-OLD >> Reporter: IT STARTS WITH 22-YEAR-OLD KRISTIN SMITH FOUND WITH 22-YEAR-OLD KRISTIN SMITH FOUND FEBRUARY 19th IN KRISTIN SMITH FOUND FEBRUARY 19th IN SOUTHEAST PORTLAND FEBRUARY 19th IN SOUTHEAST PORTLAND APRIL 8, SPEAKS IS SOUTHEAST PORTLAND APRIL 8, SPEAKS IS FOUND ON AN ABANDONED APRIL 8, SPEAKS IS FOUND ON AN ABANDONED PROPERTY DEAD FROM FOUND ON AN ABANDONED PROPERTY DEAD FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO PROPERTY DEAD FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO HER NECK AND HEAD. BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO HER NECK AND HEAD. WEEKS LATER ON APRIL HER NECK AND HEAD. WEEKS LATER ON APRIL 24th TWO WOMEN’S WEEKS LATER ON APRIL 24th TWO WOMEN’S BODIES FOUND ON THE 24th TWO WOMEN’S BODIES FOUND ON THE SAME DAY BODIES FOUND ON THE SAME DAY CHARITY LYNN PERRY AND SAME DAY CHARITY LYNN PERRY AND AN UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN CHARITY LYNN PERRY AND AN UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN AN UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN NATIVE AMERICAN WHO BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN NATIVE AMERICAN WHO POLICE SAY SHOWED NO NATIVE AMERICAN WHO POLICE SAY SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FOUL PLAY POLICE SAY SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FOUL PLAY APRIL 30th, SIGNS OF FOUL PLAY APRIL 30th, 31-YEAR-OLD BRIDGET APRIL 30th, 31-YEAR-OLD BRIDGET WEBSTER DISCOVERED ON 31-YEAR-OLD BRIDGET WEBSTER DISCOVERED ON A RURAL ROAD WEBSTER DISCOVERED ON A RURAL ROAD JUST ONE WEEK LATER A RURAL ROAD JUST ONE WEEK LATER 22-YEAR-OLD ASHLEY JUST ONE WEEK LATER 22-YEAR-OLD ASHLEY REEL, LAST SEEN ON 22-YEAR-OLD ASHLEY REEL, LAST SEEN ON SURVEILLANCE AT A REEL, LAST SEEN ON SURVEILLANCE AT A RESTAURANT, FOUND DEAD SURVEILLANCE AT A RESTAURANT, FOUND DEAD IN A HEAVILY WOODED RESTAURANT, FOUND DEAD IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA THE VARIOUS POLICE AREA THE VARIOUS POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND THE VARIOUS POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES INVESTIGATING DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES INVESTIGATING NOW WORKING TOGETHER AGENCIES INVESTIGATING NOW WORKING TOGETHER TO SEE IF THERE IS A NOW WORKING TOGETHER TO SEE IF THERE IS A LINK BETWEEN CASES TO SEE IF THERE IS A LINK BETWEEN CASES WHAT ARE THEY LINK BETWEEN CASES WHAT ARE THEY SPECIFICALLY LOOKING WHAT ARE THEY SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR TO SEE IF THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR TO SEE IF THEY ARE ALL CONNECTED? FOR TO SEE IF THEY ARE ALL CONNECTED? >> ONE OF THE MAIN ALL CONNECTED? >> ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THEY’LL BE >> ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THEY’LL BE LOOKING AT IS THE THINGS THEY’LL BE LOOKING AT IS THE MANNER OF DEATH AND LOOKING AT IS THE MANNER OF DEATH AND THE WEAPON MANNER OF DEATH AND THE WEAPON IF THAT IS CONSISTENT THE WEAPON IF THAT IS CONSISTENT ACROSS ALL OF THESE IF THAT IS CONSISTENT ACROSS ALL OF THESE VICTIMS THAT WOULD BE ACROSS ALL OF THESE VICTIMS THAT WOULD BE A HUGE POINT. VICTIMS THAT WOULD BE A HUGE POINT. >> Reporter: PORTLAND A HUGE POINT. >> Reporter: PORTLAND POLICE TONIGHT PUSHING >> Reporter: PORTLAND POLICE TONIGHT PUSHING AGAINST SPECULATION OF POLICE TONIGHT PUSHING AGAINST SPECULATION OF A SERIAL KILLER AGAINST SPECULATION OF A SERIAL KILLER SAYING, QUOTE, I A SERIAL KILLER SAYING, QUOTE, I CANNOT SAY WE’RE NOT SAYING, QUOTE, I CANNOT SAY WE’RE NOT LOOKING INTO IT, BUT CANNOT SAY WE’RE NOT LOOKING INTO IT, BUT WE DO NOT WANT THE LOOKING INTO IT, BUT WE DO NOT WANT THE PUBLIC TO JUMP TO ANY WE DO NOT WANT THE PUBLIC TO JUMP TO ANY CONCLUSIONS. PUBLIC TO JUMP TO ANY CONCLUSIONS. FOR FAMILIES LEFT CONCLUSIONS. FOR FAMILIES LEFT BEHIND WITH QUESTIONS, FOR FAMILIES LEFT BEHIND WITH QUESTIONS, ANSWERS CAN’T COME BEHIND WITH QUESTIONS, ANSWERS CAN’T COME SOON ENOUGH. ANSWERS CAN’T COME SOON ENOUGH. >> THIS ISN’T JUST SOON ENOUGH. >> THIS ISN’T JUST ABOUT MY SISTER >> THIS ISN’T JUST ABOUT MY SISTER ANYMORE. ABOUT MY SISTER ANYMORE. EVEN IF IT’S NOT ONE ANYMORE. EVEN IF IT’S NOT ONE PERSON DOING THIS. EVEN IF IT’S NOT ONE PERSON DOING THIS. >> Reporter: MARISSA PERSON DOING THIS. >> Reporter: MARISSA PARRA, NBC NEWS. >> Reporter: MARISSA PARRA, NBC NEWS. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, PARRA, NBC NEWS. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, AIRLINES ARE REQUIRED >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, AIRLINES ARE REQUIRED TO EVACUATE AN ENTIRE AIRLINES ARE REQUIRED TO EVACUATE AN ENTIRE PLANE IN JUST 90 TO EVACUATE AN ENTIRE PLANE IN JUST 90 SECONDS. >>> SUMMER TRAVEL IS >>> SUMMER TRAVEL IS HEATING UP AND THERE >>> SUMMER TRAVEL IS HEATING UP AND THERE ARE NEW CONCERNS ABOUT HEATING UP AND THERE ARE NEW CONCERNS ABOUT JUST HOW AIRPLANES ARE ARE NEW CONCERNS ABOUT JUST HOW AIRPLANES ARE EVACUATED IN AN JUST HOW AIRPLANES ARE EVACUATED IN AN EMERGENCY. EVACUATED IN AN EMERGENCY. SOME MEMBERS OF EMERGENCY. SOME MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SAY THE SOME MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SAY THE REQUIREMENT TO GET CONGRESS SAY THE REQUIREMENT TO GET EVERYONE OFF A PLANE REQUIREMENT TO GET EVERYONE OFF A PLANE IN 90 SECONDS IS EVERYONE OFF A PLANE IN 90 SECONDS IS UNREALISTIC. IN 90 SECONDS IS UNREALISTIC. TOM COSTELLO HAS MORE. UNREALISTIC. TOM COSTELLO HAS MORE. >> Reporter: FROM A TOM COSTELLO HAS MORE. >> Reporter: FROM A TORONTO PASSENGER >> Reporter: FROM A TORONTO PASSENGER PLANE IN 2018 TO TORONTO PASSENGER PLANE IN 2018 TO CHICAGO, 2016, SAN PLANE IN 2018 TO CHICAGO, 2016, SAN FRANCISCO 2013, PLANE CHICAGO, 2016, SAN FRANCISCO 2013, PLANE EMERGENCIES ARE FRANCISCO 2013, PLANE EMERGENCIES ARE CHAOTIC AND EMERGENCIES ARE CHAOTIC AND TERRIFYING CHAOTIC AND TERRIFYING >> THERE ARE PEOPLE TERRIFYING >> THERE ARE PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND >> THERE ARE PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND AND THERE IS GAS ON RUNNING AROUND AND THERE IS GAS ON FIRE AND THERE IS GAS ON FIRE >> Reporter: BUT TO FIRE >> Reporter: BUT TO GET HUNDREDS OUT >> Reporter: BUT TO GET HUNDREDS OUT ALIVE, THE FAA RELIES GET HUNDREDS OUT ALIVE, THE FAA RELIES ON RULES SET IN THE ALIVE, THE FAA RELIES ON RULES SET IN THE 1960s. ON RULES SET IN THE 1960s. REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE 1960s. REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE >> GO, GO, GO, GO! REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE >> GO, GO, GO, GO! REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE >> GO, GO, GO, GO! REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE OF PLANE, THE FA REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE OF PLANE, THE FA REQUIRES THAT EVERY OF PLANE, THE FA REQUIRES THAT EVERY PASSENGER MUST BE ABLE REQUIRES THAT EVERY PASSENGER MUST BE ABLE TO EVACUATE THROUGH PASSENGER MUST BE ABLE TO EVACUATE THROUGH THE WINDOWS, DOORS, IN TO EVACUATE THROUGH THE WINDOWS, DOORS, IN JUST 90 SECONDS. THE WINDOWS, DOORS, IN JUST 90 SECONDS. WITH HALF THE EXITS JUST 90 SECONDS. WITH HALF THE EXITS BLOCKED. WITH HALF THE EXITS BLOCKED. BUT LOOK AT THE FAA’S BLOCKED. BUT LOOK AT THE FAA’S MOST RECENT EVACUATION BUT LOOK AT THE FAA’S MOST RECENT EVACUATION TEST IN 2019 MOST RECENT EVACUATION TEST IN 2019 NO FIRE, NO SMOKE, NO TEST IN 2019 NO FIRE, NO SMOKE, NO SCREAMING BABIES, NO FIRE, NO SMOKE, NO SCREAMING BABIES, ELDERLY, OBESE, OR SCREAMING BABIES, ELDERLY, OBESE, OR DISABLED PASSENGERS, ELDERLY, OBESE, OR DISABLED PASSENGERS, NO CARRY-ON BAGS, NO DISABLED PASSENGERS, NO CARRY-ON BAGS, NO PANIC. NO CARRY-ON BAGS, NO PANIC. >> IT IS NOT REALISTIC PANIC. >> IT IS NOT REALISTIC AT ALL. >> IT IS NOT REALISTIC AT ALL. >> Reporter: SENATOR AT ALL. >> Reporter: SENATOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH A >> Reporter: SENATOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH A PILOT DISABLED FROM TAMMY DUCKWORTH A PILOT DISABLED FROM WAR TIME INJURIES NOW PILOT DISABLED FROM WAR TIME INJURIES NOW PUSHING LEGISLATION TO WAR TIME INJURIES NOW PUSHING LEGISLATION TO REQUIRE REAL WORLD PUSHING LEGISLATION TO REQUIRE REAL WORLD EVACUATION STANDARDS REQUIRE REAL WORLD EVACUATION STANDARDS >> WHAT’S AT STAKE EVACUATION STANDARDS >> WHAT’S AT STAKE HERE IS THE SAFETY OF >> WHAT’S AT STAKE HERE IS THE SAFETY OF THE FLYING PUBLIC AND HERE IS THE SAFETY OF THE FLYING PUBLIC AND THE ABILITY OF FIRST THE FLYING PUBLIC AND THE ABILITY OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND CABIN THE ABILITY OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND CABIN CREWS TO DO THEIR JOBS RESPONDERS AND CABIN CREWS TO DO THEIR JOBS TO KEEP US SAFE. CREWS TO DO THEIR JOBS TO KEEP US SAFE. >> Reporter: WHILE TO KEEP US SAFE. >> Reporter: WHILE EVERYONE SURVIVED THE >> Reporter: WHILE EVERYONE SURVIVED THE 2009 MIRACLE ON THE EVERYONE SURVIVED THE 2009 MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON, HERO CAPTAIN 2009 MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON, HERO CAPTAIN SULLY SULLENBERGER HUDSON, HERO CAPTAIN SULLY SULLENBERGER SAYS IT TOOK LONGER SULLY SULLENBERGER SAYS IT TOOK LONGER THAN 90 SECONDS. SAYS IT TOOK LONGER THAN 90 SECONDS. >> IT TOOK OVER THREE THAN 90 SECONDS. >> IT TOOK OVER THREE MINUTES TO GET THE 155 >> IT TOOK OVER THREE MINUTES TO GET THE 155 PEOPLE, FULL LOAD OF MINUTES TO GET THE 155 PEOPLE, FULL LOAD OF PASSENGERS AND CREW PEOPLE, FULL LOAD OF PASSENGERS AND CREW OUT OF OUR AIRCRAFT PASSENGERS AND CREW OUT OF OUR AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY. OUT OF OUR AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY. >> Reporter: THOUGH SUCCESSFULLY. >> Reporter: THOUGH THE FAA SAYS IT >> Reporter: THOUGH THE FAA SAYS IT REVIEWED NEARLY 300 THE FAA SAYS IT REVIEWED NEARLY 300 REAL WORLD EVACUATIONS REVIEWED NEARLY 300 REAL WORLD EVACUATIONS WITH DIVERSE PASSENGER REAL WORLD EVACUATIONS WITH DIVERSE PASSENGER DEMOGRAPHICS AND FOUND WITH DIVERSE PASSENGER DEMOGRAPHICS AND FOUND SAFETY TO BE VERY DEMOGRAPHICS AND FOUND SAFETY TO BE VERY HIGH SAFETY TO BE VERY HIGH BUT FROM CONGRESS TO HIGH BUT FROM CONGRESS TO PILOTS TO FLIGHT BUT FROM CONGRESS TO PILOTS TO FLIGHT ATTENDANT UNIONS -- PILOTS TO FLIGHT ATTENDANT UNIONS -- >> YOU WOULD BE ATTENDANT UNIONS -- >> YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW QUICKLY >> YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW QUICKLY THAT ENTIRE PLANE WILL SURPRISED HOW QUICKLY THAT ENTIRE PLANE WILL GO UP IN FLAMES. THAT ENTIRE PLANE WILL GO UP IN FLAMES. >> Reporter: CONCERN GO UP IN FLAMES. >> Reporter: CONCERN THAT 90 SECONDS ISN’T >> Reporter: CONCERN THAT 90 SECONDS ISN’T LONG ENOUGH. THAT 90 SECONDS ISN’T LONG ENOUGH. TOM COSTELLO, NBC LONG ENOUGH. TOM COSTELLO, NBC NEWS, WASHINGTON TOM COSTELLO, NBC NEWS, WASHINGTON >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, NEWS, WASHINGTON >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, THERE IS GOOD NEWS >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, THERE IS GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. THERE IS GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. THE MOMENTS THESE TONIGHT. THE MOMENTS THESE TEACHERS CELEBRATED THE MOMENTS THESE TEACHERS CELEBRATED ONE STUDENT WHO NEVER TEACHERS CELEBRATED ONE STUDENT WHO NEVER STOPPED CELEBRATING ONE STUDENT WHO NEVER STOPPED CELEBRATING THEM >>> THERE IS GOOD NEWS >>> THERE IS GOOD NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT THE ART >>> THERE IS GOOD NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT THE ART OF WRITING THANK YOU TONIGHT ABOUT THE ART OF WRITING THANK YOU NOTES. OF WRITING THANK YOU NOTES. IF YOU THINK THE NOTES. IF YOU THINK THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS IF YOU THINK THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS DON’T APPRECIATE THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS DON’T APPRECIATE THE POWER OF THANK YOUS DON’T APPRECIATE THE POWER OF THANK YOUS BOYD HUPER FROM OUR POWER OF THANK YOUS BOYD HUPER FROM OUR AFFILIATE KARE BOYD HUPER FROM OUR AFFILIATE KARE IN MINNEAPOLIS HAS A AFFILIATE KARE IN MINNEAPOLIS HAS A STORY THAT JUST MIGHT IN MINNEAPOLIS HAS A STORY THAT JUST MIGHT CHANGE YOUR MIND STORY THAT JUST MIGHT CHANGE YOUR MIND >> Reporter: TEACHING CHANGE YOUR MIND >> Reporter: TEACHING CAN AT TIMES BE A >> Reporter: TEACHING CAN AT TIMES BE A THANKLESS JOB. CAN AT TIMES BE A THANKLESS JOB. >> HERE WE GO. THANKLESS JOB. >> HERE WE GO. >> Reporter: PART OF >> HERE WE GO. >> Reporter: PART OF THE REASON -- >> Reporter: PART OF THE REASON -- >> DEAR MR. SANDERS. THE REASON -- >> DEAR MR. SANDERS. >> Reporter: THIS NOTE >> DEAR MR. SANDERS. >> Reporter: THIS NOTE FROM A STUDENT MEANT >> Reporter: THIS NOTE FROM A STUDENT MEANT SO MUCH TO IRA FROM A STUDENT MEANT SO MUCH TO IRA SANDERS. SO MUCH TO IRA SANDERS. >> YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT SANDERS. >> YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IMPACT YOU HAVE. >> YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IMPACT YOU HAVE. >> Reporter: THE NOTE IMPACT YOU HAVE. >> Reporter: THE NOTE PUT MR. SANDERS IN >> Reporter: THE NOTE PUT MR. SANDERS IN GOOD COMPANY. PUT MR. SANDERS IN GOOD COMPANY. >> OKAY. GOOD COMPANY. >> OKAY. DEAR MS. MADSEN. >> OKAY. DEAR MS. MADSEN. >> DEAR MR. POWERS. DEAR MS. MADSEN. >> DEAR MR. POWERS. >> EVERY TEACHER YOU >> DEAR MR. POWERS. >> EVERY TEACHER YOU MEET -- >> EVERY TEACHER YOU MEET -- >> DEAR MR. POWERS -- MEET -- >> DEAR MR. POWERS -- >> Reporter: HAS BEEN >> DEAR MR. POWERS -- >> Reporter: HAS BEEN BLESSED BY THE FLUTE >> Reporter: HAS BEEN BLESSED BY THE FLUTE PLAYER IN THE BLESSED BY THE FLUTE PLAYER IN THE ROSEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER IN THE ROSEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BAND ROSEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BAND BUT WHY? BAND BUT WHY? >> I JUST LIKE TO BUT WHY? >> I JUST LIKE TO THANK THEM BECAUSE >> I JUST LIKE TO THANK THEM BECAUSE THEY HELP ME A LOT THANK THEM BECAUSE THEY HELP ME A LOT >> Reporter: ONCE SHE THEY HELP ME A LOT >> Reporter: ONCE SHE STARTED -- >> Reporter: ONCE SHE STARTED -- >> YOU ARE A KIND, STARTED -- >> YOU ARE A KIND, AMAZING, AWESOME >> YOU ARE A KIND, AMAZING, AWESOME TEACHER. AMAZING, AWESOME TEACHER. >> Reporter: SHE NEVER TEACHER. >> Reporter: SHE NEVER STOPPED. >> Reporter: SHE NEVER STOPPED. >> THIS ONE IS STOPPED. >> THIS ONE IS KINDERGARTEN. >> THIS ONE IS KINDERGARTEN. >> Reporter: MINA, WHO KINDERGARTEN. >> Reporter: MINA, WHO FIRST LEARNED TO SPEAK >> Reporter: MINA, WHO FIRST LEARNED TO SPEAK HMUNG WAS WORKING ON FIRST LEARNED TO SPEAK HMUNG WAS WORKING ON ENGLISH WHEN SHE MET HMUNG WAS WORKING ON ENGLISH WHEN SHE MET SCHOOL HEALTH ENGLISH WHEN SHE MET SCHOOL HEALTH ASSISTANT KATHY CASE SCHOOL HEALTH ASSISTANT KATHY CASE >> DEAR MRS. SHARPE. ASSISTANT KATHY CASE >> DEAR MRS. SHARPE. >> Reporter: FIFTH >> DEAR MRS. SHARPE. >> Reporter: FIFTH GRADE MINA SENT THIS >> Reporter: FIFTH GRADE MINA SENT THIS NOTE TO HER TEACHER GRADE MINA SENT THIS NOTE TO HER TEACHER LAURA SHARPE NOTE TO HER TEACHER LAURA SHARPE >> SO SWEET. LAURA SHARPE >> SO SWEET. >> Reporter: SHE IS >> SO SWEET. >> Reporter: SHE IS GETTING THEM STILL >> Reporter: SHE IS GETTING THEM STILL >> 12. GETTING THEM STILL >> 12. >> Reporter: ALL >> 12. >> Reporter: ALL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL >> Reporter: ALL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL MINA KEPT ADDING TO THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL MINA KEPT ADDING TO THE LIST. MINA KEPT ADDING TO THE LIST. >> FOR TODAY I’M ON THE LIST. >> FOR TODAY I’M ON 18. >> FOR TODAY I’M ON 18. >> Reporter: TOTAL 74 18. >> Reporter: TOTAL 74 TEACHERS AND SCHOOL >> Reporter: TOTAL 74 TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFFERS. TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFFERS. >> DEAR MS. WOLFE. STAFFERS. >> DEAR MS. WOLFE. >> Reporter: SARAH >> DEAR MS. WOLFE. >> Reporter: SARAH WOLFE AND SO MANY >> Reporter: SARAH WOLFE AND SO MANY OTHERS STILL RECEIVING WOLFE AND SO MANY OTHERS STILL RECEIVING MINA’S NOTES OTHERS STILL RECEIVING MINA’S NOTES >> ONCE SHE WAS DONE MINA’S NOTES >> ONCE SHE WAS DONE HERE IT WAS ALMOST IT >> ONCE SHE WAS DONE HERE IT WAS ALMOST IT BECAME A MISSION FOR HERE IT WAS ALMOST IT BECAME A MISSION FOR HER TO LEAVE JUST A BECAME A MISSION FOR HER TO LEAVE JUST A WAKE OF POSITIVITY HER TO LEAVE JUST A WAKE OF POSITIVITY >> MINA YANG. WAKE OF POSITIVITY >> MINA YANG. >> Reporter: BEFORE >> MINA YANG. >> Reporter: BEFORE YESTERDAY’S HIGH >> Reporter: BEFORE YESTERDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION -- YESTERDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION -- >> ALL RIGHT SCHOOL GRADUATION -- >> ALL RIGHT I’M GOING TO GO GET >> ALL RIGHT I’M GOING TO GO GET HER. I’M GOING TO GO GET HER. >> Reporter: THERE IS HER. >> Reporter: THERE IS SOMETHING YOUR >> Reporter: THERE IS SOMETHING YOUR TEACHERS WOULD ALSO SOMETHING YOUR TEACHERS WOULD ALSO LIKE YOU TO KNOW TEACHERS WOULD ALSO LIKE YOU TO KNOW FOR YEARS, LOVE SENT LIKE YOU TO KNOW FOR YEARS, LOVE SENT NOW LOVE RETURNED. FOR YEARS, LOVE SENT NOW LOVE RETURNED. >> I TAKE A NOTE OUT NOW LOVE RETURNED. >> I TAKE A NOTE OUT EVERY TIME I FEEL LIKE >> I TAKE A NOTE OUT EVERY TIME I FEEL LIKE I CAN’T DO IT AND YOU EVERY TIME I FEEL LIKE I CAN’T DO IT AND YOU HELPED ME DO IT. I CAN’T DO IT AND YOU HELPED ME DO IT. >> YOU ARE LIKE THE HELPED ME DO IT. >> YOU ARE LIKE THE REASON I KEPT GOING ON >> YOU ARE LIKE THE REASON I KEPT GOING ON AND IT’S BEEN A TOUGH REASON I KEPT GOING ON AND IT’S BEEN A TOUGH YEAR, SO I’M REALLY AND IT’S BEEN A TOUGH YEAR, SO I’M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU GUYS ARE YEAR, SO I’M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU GUYS ARE HERE WITH ME, AND I’M GLAD THAT YOU GUYS ARE HERE WITH ME, AND I’M GLAD YOU GUYS HELPED HERE WITH ME, AND I’M GLAD YOU GUYS HELPED ME GROW AS A STUDENT GLAD YOU GUYS HELPED ME GROW AS A STUDENT AND AS A PERSON. ME GROW AS A STUDENT AND AS A PERSON. >> Reporter: MINA AND AS A PERSON. >> Reporter: MINA ALWAYS WITH THE RIGHT >> Reporter: MINA ALWAYS WITH THE RIGHT WORDS. ALWAYS WITH THE RIGHT WORDS. EVEN WHEN HER TEACHERS WORDS. EVEN WHEN HER TEACHERS STRUGGLE TO FIND EVEN WHEN HER TEACHERS STRUGGLE TO FIND THEIRS STRUGGLE TO FIND THEIRS >> SHE IS JUST A THEIRS >> SHE IS JUST A REALLY SWEET KID >> SHE IS JUST A REALLY SWEET KID >> Reporter: BOYD REALLY SWEET KID >> Reporter: BOYD HUPERT, NBC NEWS, >> Reporter: BOYD HUPERT, NBC NEWS, ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA HUPERT, NBC NEWS, ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA >> GRATITUDE ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA >> GRATITUDE WE TALK ABOUT IT ALL >> GRATITUDE WE TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME WE TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME MINA TOLD HER TEACHERS THE TIME MINA TOLD HER TEACHERS THAT SHE HOPES TO BE A MINA TOLD HER TEACHERS THAT SHE HOPES TO BE A TEACHER HERSELF ONE THAT SHE HOPES TO BE A TEACHER HERSELF ONE DAY. TEACHER HERSELF ONE DAY. GO FIGURE. DAY. GO FIGURE. >>> THAT’S "NBC GO FIGURE. >>> THAT’S "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR THIS >>> THAT’S "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR THIS SUNDAY NIGHT NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR THIS SUNDAY NIGHT LESTER HOLT IS BACK SUNDAY NIGHT LESTER HOLT IS BACK WITH YOU TOMORROW. LESTER HOLT IS BACK WITH YOU TOMORROW. I’M KATE SNOW. WITH YOU TOMORROW. I’M KATE SNOW. FOR ALL OF US AT NBC I’M KATE SNOW. FOR ALL OF US AT NBC NEWS STAY SAFE AND FOR ALL OF US AT NBC NEWS STAY SAFE AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT NEWS STAY SAFE AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT [ CHEERING ]