>>> TONIGHT, THE SPECTACULAR >>> TONIGHT, THE SPECTACULAR LIGHT SHOW ACROSS AMERICA AND THE WORLD. THE NORTHERN LIGHTS, WHERE THEY’VE RARELY BEEN SEEN BEFORE. >>> FROM MAINE TO CALIFORNIA, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLORIDA, STUNNING IMAGES PAINTED ACROSS THE SKY. A RARE AND POWERFUL SOLAR STORM SENDING THE NORTHERN LIGHTS DOWN SOUTH, AND YOU CAN STILL SEE THEM TONIGHT. >>> WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. >> WE’LL TELL YOU WHO HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF CATCHING THE MAGIC. >>> NEW WARNING FROM ISRAEL TO PALESTINIANS IN RAFAH TO GET OUT NOW. WILL ISRAEL CROSS THE RED LINE DRAWN BY PRESIDENT BIDEN NOT TO INVADE THE CITY? >>> COLLEGES BRACING FOR CHAOS AT GRADUATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN TWO CITIES, STUDENTS MARCHING TO THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS’ HOMES DEMANDING ACTION. >>> A MOTHER ALLEGEDLY GUNNED DOWN BY HER NEIGHBOR, NOW FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE. POLICE BELIEVE IT’S BECAUSE SHE’S WHITE AND HER CHILDREN ARE BLACK. HER SON SPEAKING OUT TO US. >> IT’S JUST -- IT’S HEARTBREAKING TO BE HONEST. >>> THE HIGH COST OF OWNING A HOME, IT’S NOT JUST MORTGAGE SHE’S SAYING NOW ABOUT WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS. >>> THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH JOSE DIAZ-BALART. >> GOOD EVENING. I’M KRISTEN WELKER IN FOR JOSE. SOMETHING AMAZING IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE SKIES OVER AMERICA THIS WEEKEND. WE’RE USED TO SEEING PHOTOS OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS FROM PLACES LIKE ALASKA, MAYBE MONTANA. BUT LOOK AT THIS -- THIS WAS TAKEN LAST NIGHT IN ARIZONA. THIS ONE, THAT WAS TAKEN IN CALIFORNIA. OUR GALAXY IS REALLY SHOWING OFF A RARE AND POWERFUL SOLAR STORM, SOME 93 MILLION MILES AWAY HAS SUPERCHARGED THE NORTHERN LIGHTS MAKING THEM ESPECIALLY VIBRANT WHERE WE’RE USED TO SEEING THEM. AND VISIBLE WHERE THEY’RE ALMOST NEVER SEEN. THERE ARE WARNINGS FROM SCIENTISTS THAT THESE SOLAR FLARES COULD IMPACT SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS AND POWER GRIDS. SO FAR THERE HAVE NO MAJOR DISRUPTIONS. AND YOU’LL HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THEM TONIGHT. GEORGE SOLIS IS COVERING IT ALL. >>> WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. >> Reporter: IT’S THE STUNNING AND RARE SKY SHOW CAPTIVATING THE NATION FROM COAST TO COAST. >> I CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT I’M SEEING. >> Reporter: THE AURORA BOREALIS LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT SKY FROM WISCONSIN TO THE ARIZONA DESERT AND EVEN AS FAR SOUTH AS FLORIDA. >> THIS IS INSANE. >> Reporter: THE VIBRANT GREENS, PURPLES, PINKS POPPING UP ACROSS THE PLANET ARE BEING CAUSED BY THIS -- A MASSIVE GEOMAGNETIC STORM ON THE SUN. >> THE SUN IS REALLY ACTIVE RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: AMY BEARCLAW IS DIRECTOR OF THE EDELMAN PLANETARIUM AT ROWAN UNIVERSITY IN NEW JERSEY. WE’RE SEEING THEM FAR SOUTH. WHY IS THAT? >> RIGHT. SO THE NORTHERN LIGHTS ARE PRETTY COMMON, BUT THIS PARTICULAR STORM THAT’S HIT US IS SO BIG THAT IT’S SENDING SO MANY PARTICLES DOWN TO US THAT IT’S PUSHING THAT CIRCLE OF LIGHT ALL THE WAY DOWN AS FAR SOUTH AS FLORIDA, POSSIBLY EVEN HAWAII. >> Reporter: AMY TAKING US INSIDE THE PLANETARIUM TO SHOW US A PHOTO OF THE SUN TAKEN TODAY. >> YOU CAN SEE THAT HUGE ONE RIGHT THERE. >> Reporter: THE CULPRIT? >> THAT’S THE CULPRIT. THAT’S CAUSING THAT HUGE STORM. >> Reporter: THAT SUN SPOT 16 TIMES THE SIZE OF EARTH AND COULD CAUSE CHAOS ACROSS THE GLOBE BUT HASN’T YET. NOAA REPORTS SOME MINOR POWER GRID IRREGULARITIES AND IMPACTS ON HIGH FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND GPS. ELON MUSK SAYING HIS STARLINK SATELLITES ARE UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE BUT HOLDING UP. WE TALK ABOUT INTERRUPTIONS, NOT GLOBAL SHUTDOWN OF SERVICES, RIGHT? >> NO, THERE’S NOT GOING TO BE A GLOBAL SHUTDOWN. >> Reporter: ADS FOR THE GLOBAL SHOW, HERE’S WHERE YOU CAN WATCH TONIGHT. FROM PORTLAND, OREGON, TO PORTLAND, MAINE, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH CLOUDS SETTING IN ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. THE NIGHT SKY RAISING THE CURTAIN ON A RARE SPRING LIGHT SHOW WELL WORTH STAYING UP FOR. >> JUST AMAZING. GEORGE IS OUTSIDE THE EDELMAN PLANETARIUM IN GLASSBORO, NEW JERSEY, TONIGHT. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO VIEW THOSE NORTHERN LIGHTS TONIGHT? >> Reporter: YEAH, YOU’LL WANT TO GET FAR, FAR AWAY FROM CITY LIGHTS. ANYTHING THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THAT LIGHT POLLUTION AND WILL DROWN OUT THE BEAUTY. BEST ADVICE, GET TO A WIDE-OPEN FIELD TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF THAT PICTURE-PERFECT MOMENT. >> GREAT ADVICE. THANK YOU. >>> TO THE MIDDLE EAST NOW WHERE ISRAEL’S MILITARY ISSUED A NEW WARNING FOR PALESTINIANS TO EVACUATE THE CITY OF RAFAH AS ISRAEL THREATENS A GROUND INVASION, A MAJOR ESCALATION. PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS SPECIFICALLY WARNED AGAINST. WE HAVE THIS REPORT FROM CAIRO. >> Reporter: TONIGHT PANIC -- PANICKED SCENES IN SOUTHERN GAZA AFTER ISRAEL EXPANDS EVACUATION ORDERS IN RAFAH. DISPLACED PALESTINIANS FLEEING ONCE AGAIN, CARRYING THEIR FEW BELONGINGS. THE IDF ISSUING ORDERS TELLING RESIDENTS TO GET OUT OF THE COMBAT ZONE. AS FEARS MOUNT THAT ISRAEL’S LONG-ANTICIPATED OFFENSIVE IN SOUTHERN GAZA IS IMMINENT. THE IMPENDING ASSAULT LEADING TO DIVISION WITH THE U.S. PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYING THE U.S. WOULD WITHHOLD ARMS SHIPMENTS IF ISRAEL INVADES RAFAH. >> WE’VE DESTROYED ABOUT 20 BATTALIONS OF HAMAS’ 24 TERRORIST BATTALIONS. WE HAVE ANOTHER FOUR TO GO, THEY’RE IN RAFAH. THAT’S WHY WE WANT TO GO INTO RAFAH. >> Reporter: AMONG THOSE ON THE MOVE, THIS MOTHER FLEEING WITH HER BABY. "WE ARE LEAVING FOR THE UNKNOWN," SHE SAYS, "AND THERE ARE NO SAFE AREAS AT ALL." THE IDF HAS URGED CIVILIANS TO HEAD TO OTHER COASTAL AREAS. IT IS HOT, AND THERE IS NO WATER OR ELECTRICITY. ISRAEL HAS TARGETED THESE SO-CALLED SAFE ZONES IN THE PAST, AND AIR STRIKES HAVE INTENSIFIED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. AID GROUPS SAY THAT APART FROM A FEW TRUCKS CARRYING FUEL, NO SUPPLIES HAVE MADE IT IN SINCE MONDAY. A U.N. WAREHOUSE IN GAZA SITS EMPTY. ONE OF THE FEW FUNCTIONING HOSPITALS WITH ONLY 48 HOURS OF FUEL LEFT. FOR THE DISPLACED, THE BEREAVED, AND FOR THE FAMILIES OF HOSTAGES, THE NEXT CHAPTER IN THE GAZA WAR COULD BE THE HARDEST ONE YET. >> RIGHT NOW NO AID IS GOING THROUGH THE RAFAH CROSSING, AND YOU HAVE NEW INFORMATION TONIGHT ABOUT THAT BORDER CLOSURE? WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? >> Reporter: INDEED. EGYPT IS SAYING THAT IT IS REFUSING TO OPERATE THE BORDER IN COORDINATION WITH ISRAEL AND RAFAH SO LONG AS THE IDF, ITS ARMY, OCCUPIES THE CROSSING ON THE PALESTINIAN SIDE. IT IS CALLING THE LATEST ISRAELI OFFENSIVE AN UNACCEPTABLE ESCALATION. >> JUST A DEVASTATING SITUATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DON’T MISS "MEET THE PRESS" WHEN I’LL TALK ABOUT ALL OF THIS WITH SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN, PLUS SENATORS BERNIE SANDERS AND LINDSEY GRAHAM. THAT’S TOMORROW MORNING RIGHT HERE ON NBC. >>> BACK HERE IN THE U.S., THERE WERE NEW DISRUPTIONS AT COLLEGE GRADUATIONS TODAY AND A NEW ESCALATION FROM PROTESTERS MARCHING ON THE HOMES OF THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS THEMSELVES. WE HAVE THE VERY LATEST. >> Reporter: TONIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY UNIVERSITIES BRACING FOR MORE DEMONSTRATIONS AS STUDENTS GEAR UP FOR GRADUATION. IN VIRGINIA, VCU STUDENTS WALKING OUT AS THE STATE’S GOVERNOR TOOK THE STAGE. THE WALKOUT AN ACT OF DEFIANCE OVER A NUMBER OF GOVERNOR YOUNGKIN’S STANCES INCLUDING HIS SUPPORT FOR HOW POLICE HANDLED PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA -- >> YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO PACK UP YOUR BELONGINGS AND DISPERSE THE AREA, OR YOU WILL BE ARRESTED. >> Reporter: POLICE IN FULL TACTICAL GEAR SWEEPING THE CAMPUS, BREAKING UP PRO-PALESTINIAN DEMONSTRATORS. >> I’M GLAD TO SEE THE LONG ARM OF JUSTICE HAS COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ON OUR CAMPUS. >> Reporter: A GROUP MARCHING TO THE INTERIM PRESIDENT’S HOME. A FEW SEEN JUMPING OVER A FENCE, BANGING ON THE DOOR. AT MIT, PROTESTERS ALSO MADE THEIR WAY TO THE PRESIDENT’S HOME. OFFICIALS SAY AT LEAST TEN PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED AFTER A CLASH BETWEEN PRO-PALESTINIAN AND PRO-ISRAELI DEMONSTRATORS. BACK WEST AFTER USC SCRAPPED ITS MAIN CEREMONY STUDENTS AT UC BERKELEY CELEBRATING THEIRS. PROUD PROTESTERS WEARING SHIRTS CALLING FOR THE UNIVERSITY TO DIVEST. OVER IN CLAREMONT, POMONA COLLEGE MOVING ITS GRADUATION CEREMONY MORE THAN 30 MILES AWAY, AND SWITCHING IT FROM THE MORNING TO THE AFTERNOON. >> I HAVE A HANDICAP VAN, SO I CAN’T GO. >> Reporter: GEORGE BERTRAM SAYS HE’S NOW UNABLE TO CELEBRATE HIS NIECE. >> WE DROVE DOWN FROM SAN FRANCISCO, NOW WE’RE GOING TO MISS THE CEREMONY. SHE’S UPSET BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN’T GO TO THE CEREMONY. >> AND YOU ARE AT POMONA COLLEGE IN CALIFORNIA. THEY HAVE MOVED THEIR COMMENCEMENT OFF COMPASS, AS YOU JUST REPORTED. WHAT IS THE SCENE LIKE THERE NOW? >> Reporter: WE’VE SEEN LOVED ONES GATHERING WITH THE SOON-TO-BE-GRADUATES ON CAMPUS BECAUSE OFF THIS DECIDED TO MOVE IT OFF CAMPUS FOR SAFETY REASONS. >> THANK YOU. >>> TO UKRAINE NOW WHERE RUSSIA’S NEW OFFENSIVE IS INTENSIFYING TODAY WITH FIERCE BATTLES FOR CONTROL OF SEVERAL UKRAINIAN VILLAGES NEAR THE COUNTRY’S EASTERN BORDER WITH RUSSIA. THE FIGHTING HAS CENTERED NEAR THE CITY OF KHARKIV. RUSSIA SAYS IT TOOK FIVE BORDER VILLAGES, BUT THE REGION’S UKRAINIAN GOVERNOR SAYS THE FIGHT FOR CONTROL IS STILL ONGOING. >>> AND BRAZIL IS BRACING FOR MORE HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT AFTER 136 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND MORE THAN 700 OTHERS WERE INJURED BY THE WORST FLOODS SOUTHERN BRAZIL HAS SEEN IN 80 YEARS. THOSE RECORD-BREAKING FLOODS HAVE DEVASTATED CITIES AND FORCED THOUSANDS TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES. AMONG SO MUCH TRAGEDY, A SIGN OF HOPE. THIS HORSE NICKNAMED CARMELO ON SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BEEN RESCUED AFTER THE FLOODS LEFT HIM STRANDED ON THIS ROOF FOR DAYS. >>> WELL, BACK IN THIS COUNTRY, AN ILLINOIS MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH A HATE CRIME AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY SHOT A MOTHER WHO’SOUS HIS NEIGHBOR. TONIGHT POLICE SAY RACE WAS A FACTOR. JESSE KIRSCH HAS THE LATEST FOR US. >>> HARD TO THINK THAT SOMEONE WANTS TO DO DAMAGE IN THAT WAY AND FORM OF JUST A SINGLE MOTHER TRYING TO SURVIVE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT MELISSA ROBERTSON’S FAMILY SAYS SHE’S STILL IN THE ICU AFTER WHAT AUTHORITIES BELIEVE WAS A RACIALLY MOTIVATED MURDER ATTEMPT. >> FEMALE SUBJECT SHOT IN THE STOMACH. >> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY TUESDAY IN LOCKPORT, ILLINOIS, 70-YEAR-OLD JOHN SHADBAR WAS SEEN FIRING DOZENS OF ROUNDS WITH AN ASSAULT-STYLE RIFLE. THE CHICAGO-AREA MAN HITTING HIS 45-YEAR-OLD NEIGHBOR IN THE CHEST AND HAND. >> YOU CAN SEE BULLET HOLES -- >> Reporter: ROBERTSON’S SON SAYS SHE IS THAT NEIGHBOR, ADDING HIS 7-YEAR-OLD BROTHER AND A 3-YEAR-OLD WERE JUST YARDS FROM THE RAMPAGE ON A TRAMPOLINE. WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND? >> I THANK GOD AND THANK EVERYTHING HIGHER UP THAT NOTHING EVEN MORE TRAGIC HAPPENED. >> Reporter: JOHNSON SAYS FOR YEARS SHADBAR HURLED RACIAL EPITHETS AT HIS FAMILY. ROBERTSON IS WHITE. HER TWO SONS ARE BLACK. >> HE’D CALL HER N-WORD LOVER AND CALL ME AND MY BROTHER N WORDS. >> Reporter: THE WILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT THE VICTIM COMPLAINED TWICE ABOUT SHADBAR IN MARCH, AUTHORITIES WRITING ONE SHOUTING INCIDENT WAS RESOLVED BY DEPUTIES. [ GUNFIRE ] >> THANK YOU! GOT IT ON VIDEO! >> Reporter: THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THE OTHER CALL WAS ABOUT POSSIBLE GUNSHOTS AND FIREWORKS, ADDING THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO MAKE AN ARREST. BUT JOHNSON SAYS HIS FAMILY MADE MORE CALLS. >> IT’S JUST -- IT’S HEARTBREAKING TO BE HONEST. I FEEL LIKE IF IT WAS ANYONE ELSE, ANY OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD OR ANY OTHER STATION, IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY. >> Reporter: SHADBAR FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES INCLUDING FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER AND A HATE CRIME. HE HAS NOT ENTERED A PLEA, AND NBC NEWS HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH AN ATTORNEY FOR COMMENT. MEANWHILE, INVESTIGATORS RELEASED PHOTOS OF THIS ARSENAL THEY SAY THEY DISCOVERED AT SHADBAR’S HOME INCLUDING THE >>> NOW TO A CONSUMER ALERT AND >>> NOW TO A CONSUMER ALERT AND THE SKYROCKETING COST OF BEING A HOMEOWNER. WE ALL KNOW IT’S EXPENSIVE TO BUY A HOME, BUT THE COST OF ALREADY OWNING AND MAINTAINING ONE IS GOING UP, TOO. CHRISTINE ROMANS EXPLAINS WHY. >> Reporter: THIS HISTORIC HOME IS MEG THOMAN’S AMERICAN DREAM. >> WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE IN APRIL OF 2012. THE DECKING ON TOP -- >> Reporter: BUT SKYROCKETING COSTS HAVE ALSO MADE IT A FINANCIAL NIGHTMARE. HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL WHEN YOU SEE BILLS LIKE THIS? >> IT FEELS LIKE I CAN’T RUN ON A HAMSTER WHEEL FAST ENOUGH. >> Reporter: ONE BIG EXPENSE -- YOUR MORTGAGE. RATES ARE AT THE HIGHEST THEY’VE BEEN IN YEARS. BUT OWNING A HOME INCLUDES OTHER EXPENSES, TOO, AND THOSE BILLS ARE GETTING BIGGER. INSURANCE IS MEG’S NEW PAIN POINT. AND NATIONWIDE, INSURANCE PREMIUMS HAVE SOARED MORE THAN 30% IN FOUR YEARS BECAUSE OF BIG STORM PAYOUTS AND INFLATION. MEG’S SHOPPING AROUND NOW AFTER HER INSURER DROPPED HER $3,000-A-YEAR POLICY. >> THIS IS THE BEST ONE AT $9,500. >> Reporter: TRIPLE WHAT YOU USED TO PAY. >> MORE THAN TRIPLE. >> Reporter: ANOTHER MAJOR EXPENSE, PROPERTY TAXES, UP 4% A YEAR TO MORE THAN $4,000 ON AVERAGE. AND THE BIGGEST MONEY DRAIN -- MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN $6,500 A YEAR. RIGHT NOW MEG’S GETTING HER ROOF REPAIRED. ONCE YOU FIX THE ROOF THIS IS THE NEXT PROJECT. >> WE NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT PORCH. I WISH WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO DO IT BACK THEN BECAUSE COSTS HAVE SKYROCKETED SINCE. >> Reporter: HER CONTRACTOR, JIM LAPOINT, SAYS HIS BUSINESS IS BOOMING EVEN THOUGH HE’S CHARGING MORE BECAUSE COSTS HAVE NEVER BEEN HIGHER. >> THESE WERE $77 A BOX, WHEREAS THEY WERE PROBABLY 30% LESS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A FEW YEARS AGO. >> Reporter: IN GENERAL YOUR PRICE INFLATION IN A TYPICAL YEAR WOULD BE 5% TO 7%, NOW IT’S DOUBLE THAT. >> ABOUT THAT. >> Reporter: ALL THE RISING COSTS ARE FLIPPING THE OWNING VERSUS RENTING EQUATION FOR MANY WITH BANKRATE FINDING IT’S CHEAPER IN MAJOR CITIES TO RENT VERSUS BUY. >> WE HAVE REPAIRS ON THE SOPHETS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN. >> Reporter: MEG STILL LOVES HER HOME. >> I’M SO THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE ONE BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO GET INTO THE ♪ ♪ >>> THERE’S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. OFTEN THE GOOD NEWS DOESN’T GET AS MUCH ATTENTION AS THE BAD, SO EVERY SATURDAY WE HIGHLIGHT THE MANY PEOPLE WHO SPREAD JOY AND LOVE. JOSE DIAZ-BALART HAS JUST SOME OF THOSE STORIES THIS WEEK. >>> COME OVER -- [ CHEERS ] >> WHEN SPORTS LEGEND DEION SANDERS COMES CALLING YOU KNOW THAT’S SOMETHING SPECIAL. >> WHAT ABOUT A SCHOLARSHIP? [ CHEERS ] >> THE COLORADO BUFFALOES COACH HONORING JUNIOR RUNNING BACK CHARLIE AFERHOLT WITH A FULL ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP. CHARLIE ALSO MADE THE TEAM’S SPRING PLAYER CELEBRATING WITH PLAYERS, HIS PARENTS, AND OF COURSE COACH PRIDE. [ CHEERS ] [ CHEERS ] >>> OOH! >> AND TALK ABOUT A PROM-POSAL. IOWA HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR ANNIE SHLARMAN GOT A DOZEN FRIENDS WHO ALL DECIDED TO TAKE HER OUT ON PROM NIGHT. TOGETHER THEY CELEBRATED AN EVENING FULL OF FUN INCLUDING ICE-CREAM AND EVEN AXE THROWING. FOR HER AND MOM SUE, THAT INVITE AND INCLUSION MEANT THE WORLD. >> I JUST ALWAYS HOPED THAT SHE’D HAVE THESE TYPES OF EXPERIENCES. AND SO AS A PARENT ESPECIALLY OF A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY, IT JUST BROUGHT ME SO MUCH JOY. >> OOH! >> IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT. >>> AND THERE’S A BABY BOOM AT THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IN BOONE COUNTY, KENTUCKY. THAT’S DEPUTY AND FIRST-TIME DAD BRENNAN DILLS WITH HIS NEW BABY GIRL. BUT HE’S NOT THE ONLY ONE. DEPUTY CHRISTIAN FOSTER’S A NEW DAD, TOO. SO IS JACOB BOLTON. BUT GET A LOAD OF THIS -- THEY’RE JUST A FEW OF THE MORE THAN A DOZEN LAW ENFORCEMENT PARENTS TO WELCOME LITTLE ONES IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO. >>> AND CAPS OFF TO THIS NEW GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE MARELIS WOODS. THIS MOM OF TWO FINALLY GETTING HER ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE IN GENERAL EDUCATION AFTER YEARS OF HARD WORK AND PUTTING FAMILY FIRST. IT WASN’T JUST MARELIS WHO WAS FEELING PRIDE. LOOK AT THE REACTION OF HER 6-YEAR-OLD SON SITTING WITH DAD, WILL. >> WHAT’S WRONG? >> I LOVE MY MOM. IT’S HAPPY TEARS, DAD. >> OH, MY GOODNESS. REALLY HAPPY TEARS? >> IT IS. >> WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU TO SEE THAT? >> AMAZING. >> I WAS ABLE TO SHOW MY KIDS THAT HARD WORK PAYS OFF. >> HAPPY TEARS, DAD. >> BUT SEEING THAT LEO GOT TO UNDERSTAND WHY I WAS SACRIFICING TIME AWAY FROM THEM, IT JUST MAKES THE WHOLE THING WORTH IT. >> MARELIS, ARE YOU ABOUT TO REACH THE PEAK OF YOUR AMERICAN DREAM? >> YES, I THINK SO. ALL OF MY DREAM INVOLVES DOING THE BEST I CAN FOR MY KIDS AND FOR MY FAMILY. >> SO MANY HAPPY TEARS AFTER ALL THOSE GREAT STORIES. OUR THANKS TO JOSE FOR THAT. >>> AND TO ALL THE MOMS OUT THERE, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TOMORROW. THAT IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR THIS SATURDAY. I’M KRISTEN WELKER. I’LL SEE YOU BACK HERE TOMORROW MORNING ON "MEET THE PRESS." FOR ALL OF US HERE AT NBC NEWS, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.