I’M GADI SCHWARTZ. about switching. >>> TONIGHT, PRESIDENT about switching. >>> TONIGHT, PRESIDENT BIDEN DEFIANT AS CALLS >>> TONIGHT, PRESIDENT BIDEN DEFIANT AS CALLS FOR HIM TO STEP ASIDE BIDEN DEFIANT AS CALLS FOR HIM TO STEP ASIDE GROW FROM WITHIN HIS FOR HIM TO STEP ASIDE GROW FROM WITHIN HIS OWN PARTY. GROW FROM WITHIN HIS OWN PARTY. THE MAKE-OR-BREAK OWN PARTY. THE MAKE-OR-BREAK PRIME TIME INTERVIEW. THE MAKE-OR-BREAK PRIME TIME INTERVIEW. PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYING PRIME TIME INTERVIEW. PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYING HE WILL STAY IN AND HE PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYING HE WILL STAY IN AND HE WILL WIN. HE WILL STAY IN AND HE WILL WIN. HIS REFUSAL TO TAKE AN WILL WIN. HIS REFUSAL TO TAKE AN INDEPENDENT COGNITIVE HIS REFUSAL TO TAKE AN INDEPENDENT COGNITIVE TEST, AND WHAT HE SAYS INDEPENDENT COGNITIVE TEST, AND WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC TEST, AND WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS WHO SAY HE ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS WHO SAY HE CAN’T WIN. LAWMAKERS WHO SAY HE CAN’T WIN. >> I DON’T THINK THOSE CAN’T WIN. >> I DON’T THINK THOSE CRITICS KNOW WHAT >> I DON’T THINK THOSE CRITICS KNOW WHAT THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT. CRITICS KNOW WHAT THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT. >> THE FALLOUT TODAY. THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT. >> THE FALLOUT TODAY. PLUS THE KEY MEETING >> THE FALLOUT TODAY. PLUS THE KEY MEETING AMONG DEMOCRATIC PLUS THE KEY MEETING AMONG DEMOCRATIC LEADERS SET FOR AMONG DEMOCRATIC LEADERS SET FOR TOMORROW. LEADERS SET FOR TOMORROW. >>> AND TROPICAL STORM TOMORROW. >>> AND TROPICAL STORM BERYL CHURNING TOWARDS >>> AND TROPICAL STORM BERYL CHURNING TOWARDS TEXAS SET TO HIT AS A BERYL CHURNING TOWARDS TEXAS SET TO HIT AS A HURRICANE. TEXAS SET TO HIT AS A HURRICANE. COMMUNITIES THERE HURRICANE. COMMUNITIES THERE BRACING FOR IMPACT. COMMUNITIES THERE BRACING FOR IMPACT. >> WE’RE PREPARING FOR BRACING FOR IMPACT. >> WE’RE PREPARING FOR THE WORSE, PRAYING AND >> WE’RE PREPARING FOR THE WORSE, PRAYING AND HOPING FOR THE LEAST THE WORSE, PRAYING AND HOPING FOR THE LEAST AMOUNT OF RAIN. HOPING FOR THE LEAST AMOUNT OF RAIN. >> THAT AFTER BERYL AMOUNT OF RAIN. >> THAT AFTER BERYL LEFT MASSIVE >> THAT AFTER BERYL LEFT MASSIVE DESTRUCTION IN ITS LEFT MASSIVE DESTRUCTION IN ITS WAKE ACROSS THE DESTRUCTION IN ITS WAKE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. WAKE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. WE ARE TRACKING ITS CARIBBEAN. WE ARE TRACKING ITS PATH. WE ARE TRACKING ITS PATH. AND NEW EVACUATION PATH. AND NEW EVACUATION WARNINGS AS ANOTHER AND NEW EVACUATION WARNINGS AS ANOTHER CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE WARNINGS AS ANOTHER CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE EXPLODES IN SIZE. CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE EXPLODES IN SIZE. DRAMATIC VIDEO. EXPLODES IN SIZE. DRAMATIC VIDEO. AN INJURED FIREFIGHTER DRAMATIC VIDEO. AN INJURED FIREFIGHTER AIRLIFTED TO SAFETY, AN INJURED FIREFIGHTER AIRLIFTED TO SAFETY, PLUS THE BRUTAL HEAT AIRLIFTED TO SAFETY, PLUS THE BRUTAL HEAT WAVE BAKING THE WEST. PLUS THE BRUTAL HEAT WAVE BAKING THE WEST. HIGH TEMPERATURES WAVE BAKING THE WEST. HIGH TEMPERATURES SOARING INTO THE 120s. HIGH TEMPERATURES SOARING INTO THE 120s. >>> AND AMTRAK SHUTS SOARING INTO THE 120s. >>> AND AMTRAK SHUTS DOWN TRAIN SERVICE >>> AND AMTRAK SHUTS DOWN TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN BOSTON AND NEW DOWN TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN BOSTON AND NEW YORK AHEAD ONE OF THE BETWEEN BOSTON AND NEW YORK AHEAD ONE OF THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAYS OF YORK AHEAD ONE OF THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAYS OF THE YEAR. BUSIEST TRAVEL DAYS OF THE YEAR. >>> AND TRAGEDY IN THE THE YEAR. >>> AND TRAGEDY IN THE NFL. >>> AND TRAGEDY IN THE NFL. THE ROOKIE JUST NFL. THE ROOKIE JUST DRAFTED KILLED IN A THE ROOKIE JUST DRAFTED KILLED IN A CAR CRASH OVERNIGHT. DRAFTED KILLED IN A CAR CRASH OVERNIGHT. >>> ALSO, A TRIBUTE TO CAR CRASH OVERNIGHT. >>> ALSO, A TRIBUTE TO A HERO. >>> ALSO, A TRIBUTE TO A HERO. HOW HUNDREDS IN ONE A HERO. HOW HUNDREDS IN ONE SMALL COMMUNITY CAME HOW HUNDREDS IN ONE SMALL COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO HONOR A SMALL COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO HONOR A MAN THEY DIDN’T EVEN TOGETHER TO HONOR A MAN THEY DIDN’T EVEN KNOW. MAN THEY DIDN’T EVEN KNOW. >> Announcer: THIS IS KNOW. >> Announcer: THIS IS NBC "NIGHTLY NEWS" >> Announcer: THIS IS NBC "NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH JOSE DIAZ-BALART. NBC "NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH JOSE DIAZ-BALART. >>> GOOD EVENING. WITH JOSE DIAZ-BALART. >>> GOOD EVENING. I’M GADI SCHWARTZ IN >>> GOOD EVENING. I’M GADI SCHWARTZ IN FOR JOSE. I’M GADI SCHWARTZ IN FOR JOSE. IT WAS POSSIBLY THE FOR JOSE. IT WAS POSSIBLY THE MOST IMPORTANT IT WAS POSSIBLY THE MOST IMPORTANT TELEVISION INTERVIEW MOST IMPORTANT TELEVISION INTERVIEW OF JOE BIDEN’S LIFE. TELEVISION INTERVIEW OF JOE BIDEN’S LIFE. THE PRESIDENT IN A OF JOE BIDEN’S LIFE. THE PRESIDENT IN A ONE-ON-ONE PRIME TIME THE PRESIDENT IN A ONE-ON-ONE PRIME TIME SIT DOWN WITH THE FATE ONE-ON-ONE PRIME TIME SIT DOWN WITH THE FATE OF HIS CAMPAIGN SIT DOWN WITH THE FATE OF HIS CAMPAIGN HANGING IN THE OF HIS CAMPAIGN HANGING IN THE BALANCE. HANGING IN THE BALANCE. HIS CHALLENGE WAS TO BALANCE. HIS CHALLENGE WAS TO QUIET THE CRITICS, HIS CHALLENGE WAS TO QUIET THE CRITICS, CALM THE SKEPTICS BY QUIET THE CRITICS, CALM THE SKEPTICS BY PROVING HE IS JUST AS CALM THE SKEPTICS BY PROVING HE IS JUST AS CAPABLE OF NOT JUST PROVING HE IS JUST AS CAPABLE OF NOT JUST RUNNING A NATIONAL CAPABLE OF NOT JUST RUNNING A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN BUT AS RUNNING A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN BUT AS SERVING AS PRESIDENT CAMPAIGN BUT AS SERVING AS PRESIDENT FOR FOUR MORE YEARS. SERVING AS PRESIDENT FOR FOUR MORE YEARS. BUT WHILE MOST AGREE FOR FOUR MORE YEARS. BUT WHILE MOST AGREE THE PRESIDENT APPEARED BUT WHILE MOST AGREE THE PRESIDENT APPEARED MORE SUREFOOTED THAN THE PRESIDENT APPEARED MORE SUREFOOTED THAN HIS DISASTROUS DEBATE MORE SUREFOOTED THAN HIS DISASTROUS DEBATE A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, HIS DISASTROUS DEBATE A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, WHAT’S UNCLEAR IS IF A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, WHAT’S UNCLEAR IS IF HE HAS STOPPED OR EVEN WHAT’S UNCLEAR IS IF HE HAS STOPPED OR EVEN SLOWED THE TIDE OF HE HAS STOPPED OR EVEN SLOWED THE TIDE OF DEMOCRATIC DEFECTIONS. SLOWED THE TIDE OF DEMOCRATIC DEFECTIONS. ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC DEFECTIONS. ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC MEMBER OF CONGRESS ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC MEMBER OF CONGRESS SAID TODAY THE MEMBER OF CONGRESS SAID TODAY THE PRESIDENT SHOULD NOT SAID TODAY THE PRESIDENT SHOULD NOT RUN AGAIN. PRESIDENT SHOULD NOT RUN AGAIN. WE HAVE NEW REPORTING RUN AGAIN. WE HAVE NEW REPORTING TONIGHT ABOUT OTHER WE HAVE NEW REPORTING TONIGHT ABOUT OTHER LAWMAKERS MEETING IN TONIGHT ABOUT OTHER LAWMAKERS MEETING IN THE DAYS AHEAD LOOKING LAWMAKERS MEETING IN THE DAYS AHEAD LOOKING TO CHART A WAY THE DAYS AHEAD LOOKING TO CHART A WAY FORWARD. TO CHART A WAY FORWARD. WE HAVE TWO REPORTERS FORWARD. WE HAVE TWO REPORTERS TONIGHT STARTING WITH WE HAVE TWO REPORTERS TONIGHT STARTING WITH ALLI RAFFA WHO IS TONIGHT STARTING WITH ALLI RAFFA WHO IS TRAVELING WITH THE ALLI RAFFA WHO IS TRAVELING WITH THE PRESIDENT. TRAVELING WITH THE PRESIDENT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT PRESIDENT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT GROWING FALLOUT AS A >> Reporter: TONIGHT GROWING FALLOUT AS A FIFTH DEMOCRATIC GROWING FALLOUT AS A FIFTH DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKER CALLS ON HIM FIFTH DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKER CALLS ON HIM TO STEP ASIDE TODAY LAWMAKER CALLS ON HIM TO STEP ASIDE TODAY WHILE MORE ADMIT TO STEP ASIDE TODAY WHILE MORE ADMIT PRIVATELY THEY’RE WHILE MORE ADMIT PRIVATELY THEY’RE WEIGHING DOING THE PRIVATELY THEY’RE WEIGHING DOING THE SAME. WEIGHING DOING THE SAME. >> I DON’T THINK SAME. >> I DON’T THINK ANYBODY’S MORE >> I DON’T THINK ANYBODY’S MORE QUALIFIED TO BE ANYBODY’S MORE QUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT OR WIN THIS QUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT OR WIN THIS RACE THAN ME. PRESIDENT OR WIN THIS RACE THAN ME. >> Reporter: A DEFIANT RACE THAN ME. >> Reporter: A DEFIANT PRESIDENT BIDEN TRYING >> Reporter: A DEFIANT PRESIDENT BIDEN TRYING TO RESTORE LOST PRESIDENT BIDEN TRYING TO RESTORE LOST CONFIDENCE AMONG TO RESTORE LOST CONFIDENCE AMONG LAWMAKERS, DONORS, AND CONFIDENCE AMONG LAWMAKERS, DONORS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY LAWMAKERS, DONORS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY VOTERS IN AN EXCLUSIVE MOST IMPORTANTLY VOTERS IN AN EXCLUSIVE SIT DOWN WITH ABC VOTERS IN AN EXCLUSIVE SIT DOWN WITH ABC NEWS’ GEORGE SIT DOWN WITH ABC NEWS’ GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS. NEWS’ GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS. >> ELIGIBLE FOR WHAT STEPHANOPOULOS. >> ELIGIBLE FOR WHAT I’VE BEEN ABLE TO DO >> ELIGIBLE FOR WHAT I’VE BEEN ABLE TO DO WITH THE COVID -- I’VE BEEN ABLE TO DO WITH THE COVID -- EXCUSE ME, DEALING WITH THE COVID -- EXCUSE ME, DEALING WITH EVERYTHING WE HAD EXCUSE ME, DEALING WITH EVERYTHING WE HAD TO DO WITH -- WITH EVERYTHING WE HAD TO DO WITH -- >> Reporter: THE TO DO WITH -- >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT ADDRESSING >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT ADDRESSING HIS PERFORMANCE IN PRESIDENT ADDRESSING HIS PERFORMANCE IN THAT DEBATE AGAINST HIS PERFORMANCE IN THAT DEBATE AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT THAT DEBATE AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP. FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP. >> IT WAS A BAD TRUMP. >> IT WAS A BAD EPISODE. >> IT WAS A BAD EPISODE. NO INDICATION OF ANY EPISODE. NO INDICATION OF ANY SERIOUS CONDITION. NO INDICATION OF ANY SERIOUS CONDITION. >> DID YOU EVER WATCH SERIOUS CONDITION. >> DID YOU EVER WATCH THE DEBATE AFTERWARDS? >> DID YOU EVER WATCH THE DEBATE AFTERWARDS? >> I DON’T THINK I THE DEBATE AFTERWARDS? >> I DON’T THINK I DID, NO. >> I DON’T THINK I DID, NO. >> Reporter: MR. BIDEN DID, NO. >> Reporter: MR. BIDEN ALSO REFUSING TO >> Reporter: MR. BIDEN ALSO REFUSING TO COMMIT TO TAKE A ALSO REFUSING TO COMMIT TO TAKE A COGNITIVE TEST TO EASE COMMIT TO TAKE A COGNITIVE TEST TO EASE VOTERS’ CONCERNS ABOUT COGNITIVE TEST TO EASE VOTERS’ CONCERNS ABOUT HIS MENTAL FITNESS. VOTERS’ CONCERNS ABOUT HIS MENTAL FITNESS. >> NO, NO ONE SAID I HIS MENTAL FITNESS. >> NO, NO ONE SAID I HAD TO. >> NO, NO ONE SAID I HAD TO. THEY SAID I’M GOOD. HAD TO. THEY SAID I’M GOOD. I HAVE A COGNITIVE THEY SAID I’M GOOD. I HAVE A COGNITIVE TEST EVERY SINGLE DAY. I HAVE A COGNITIVE TEST EVERY SINGLE DAY. NOT ONLY AM I TEST EVERY SINGLE DAY. NOT ONLY AM I CAMPAIGNING BUT I’M NOT ONLY AM I CAMPAIGNING BUT I’M RUNNING THE WORLD. CAMPAIGNING BUT I’M RUNNING THE WORLD. >> THE ANSWER RIGHT RUNNING THE WORLD. >> THE ANSWER RIGHT NOW IS NO, YOU DON’T >> THE ANSWER RIGHT NOW IS NO, YOU DON’T WANT TO DO THAT. NOW IS NO, YOU DON’T WANT TO DO THAT. >> I’VE ALREADY DONE WANT TO DO THAT. >> I’VE ALREADY DONE IT. >> I’VE ALREADY DONE IT. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT IT. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN DOWN-PLAYING >> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN DOWN-PLAYING RECENT POLLING. BIDEN DOWN-PLAYING RECENT POLLING. >> DO YOU REALLY RECENT POLLING. >> DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE YOU’RE NOT >> DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE YOU’RE NOT BEHIND RIGHT NOW? BELIEVE YOU’RE NOT BEHIND RIGHT NOW? >> ALL THE POLLSTERS I BEHIND RIGHT NOW? >> ALL THE POLLSTERS I TALK TO TELL ME IT’S A >> ALL THE POLLSTERS I TALK TO TELL ME IT’S A TOSS UP. TALK TO TELL ME IT’S A TOSS UP. >> Reporter: AS A NEW TOSS UP. >> Reporter: AS A NEW POLL OF SEVEN >> Reporter: AS A NEW POLL OF SEVEN BATTLEGROUND STATES POLL OF SEVEN BATTLEGROUND STATES SHOWS THE 2024 RACE BATTLEGROUND STATES SHOWS THE 2024 RACE REMAINS TIGHT, BUT SHOWS THE 2024 RACE REMAINS TIGHT, BUT DOUBTS OVER THE FUTURE REMAINS TIGHT, BUT DOUBTS OVER THE FUTURE OF THE PRESIDENT’S DOUBTS OVER THE FUTURE OF THE PRESIDENT’S CANDIDACY ARE ONLY OF THE PRESIDENT’S CANDIDACY ARE ONLY GROWING. CANDIDACY ARE ONLY GROWING. >> YOU HAVEN’T SEEN GROWING. >> YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE REPORTS OF >> YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE REPORTS OF DISCONTENT IN THE THE REPORTS OF DISCONTENT IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, DISCONTENT IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, HOUSE DEMOCRATS, AND DEMOCRATIC PARTY, HOUSE DEMOCRATS, AND THE DEMOCRATS? HOUSE DEMOCRATS, AND THE DEMOCRATS? >> I’VE SEEN IT FROM THE DEMOCRATS? >> I’VE SEEN IT FROM THE PRESS. >> I’VE SEEN IT FROM THE PRESS. >> Reporter: THE THE PRESS. >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT ADMITTING >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT ADMITTING HE’S SPOKEN WITH AT PRESIDENT ADMITTING HE’S SPOKEN WITH AT LEAST 20 MEMBERS OF HE’S SPOKEN WITH AT LEAST 20 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SINCE THE LEAST 20 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SINCE THE DEBATE. CONGRESS SINCE THE DEBATE. >> BUT IF THEY DO? DEBATE. >> BUT IF THEY DO? >> THEY’RE NOT GOING >> BUT IF THEY DO? >> THEY’RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. >> THEY’RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. >> Reporter: MR. BIDEN TO DO THAT. >> Reporter: MR. BIDEN VOWING NOTHING SHORT >> Reporter: MR. BIDEN VOWING NOTHING SHORT OF THE DIVINE WOULD VOWING NOTHING SHORT OF THE DIVINE WOULD MAKE HIM STEP ASIDE. OF THE DIVINE WOULD MAKE HIM STEP ASIDE. >> IF THE LORD MAKE HIM STEP ASIDE. >> IF THE LORD ALMIGHTY SAID JOE GET >> IF THE LORD ALMIGHTY SAID JOE GET OUT OF THE RACE, THEN ALMIGHTY SAID JOE GET OUT OF THE RACE, THEN I’LL GET OUT OF THE OUT OF THE RACE, THEN I’LL GET OUT OF THE RACE. I’LL GET OUT OF THE RACE. BUT THE LORD ALMIGHTY RACE. BUT THE LORD ALMIGHTY IS NOT COMING DOWN. BUT THE LORD ALMIGHTY IS NOT COMING DOWN. >> AND ALLIE JOINS US IS NOT COMING DOWN. >> AND ALLIE JOINS US LIVE FROM WILMINGTON >> AND ALLIE JOINS US LIVE FROM WILMINGTON WHERE THE PRESIDENT LIVE FROM WILMINGTON WHERE THE PRESIDENT IS. WHERE THE PRESIDENT IS. THE PUBLIC WILL BE IS. THE PUBLIC WILL BE SEEING A LOT OR OF THE THE PUBLIC WILL BE SEEING A LOT OR OF THE PRESIDENT IN THE SEEING A LOT OR OF THE PRESIDENT IN THE COMING DAYS, RIGHT? PRESIDENT IN THE COMING DAYS, RIGHT? >> Reporter: THAT’S COMING DAYS, RIGHT? >> Reporter: THAT’S RIGHT, GADI. >> Reporter: THAT’S RIGHT, GADI. THE PRESIDENT WILL RIGHT, GADI. THE PRESIDENT WILL CAMPAIGN IN THE PRESIDENT WILL CAMPAIGN IN BATTLEGROUND CAMPAIGN IN BATTLEGROUND PENNSYLVANIA TOMORROW, BATTLEGROUND PENNSYLVANIA TOMORROW, BUT A MAJOR PENNSYLVANIA TOMORROW, BUT A MAJOR OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO BUT A MAJOR OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE NOT ONLY WITH VOTERS CHANGE THE NARRATIVE NOT ONLY WITH VOTERS BUT ALSO WORLD LEADERS NOT ONLY WITH VOTERS BUT ALSO WORLD LEADERS WILL BE NEXT WEEK AT BUT ALSO WORLD LEADERS WILL BE NEXT WEEK AT THE NATO SUMMIT IN WILL BE NEXT WEEK AT THE NATO SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON WHERE HE’LL THE NATO SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON WHERE HE’LL ANSWER REPORTERS WASHINGTON WHERE HE’LL ANSWER REPORTERS QUESTIONS AT A PRESS ANSWER REPORTERS QUESTIONS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE. QUESTIONS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE. THE BIDEN TEAM IS CONFERENCE. THE BIDEN TEAM IS HOPING A SMOOTH THE BIDEN TEAM IS HOPING A SMOOTH PERFORMANCE THERE WILL HOPING A SMOOTH PERFORMANCE THERE WILL HELP RIGHT THE SHIP. PERFORMANCE THERE WILL HELP RIGHT THE SHIP. GADI? HELP RIGHT THE SHIP. GADI? >> ALLIE RAFFA THANK GADI? >> ALLIE RAFFA THANK YOU. >> ALLIE RAFFA THANK YOU. >>> KEY DEMOCRATIC YOU. >>> KEY DEMOCRATIC SENATORS IN THE HOUSE >>> KEY DEMOCRATIC SENATORS IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE SET TO HOLD SENATORS IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE SET TO HOLD MEETINGS WHAT TO DO AND SENATE SET TO HOLD MEETINGS WHAT TO DO NEXT. MEETINGS WHAT TO DO NEXT. JULIE, LAST NIGHT’S NEXT. JULIE, LAST NIGHT’S INTERVIEW HASN’T JULIE, LAST NIGHT’S INTERVIEW HASN’T REALLY SILENCED HIS INTERVIEW HASN’T REALLY SILENCED HIS CRITICS THERE, RIGHT? REALLY SILENCED HIS CRITICS THERE, RIGHT? >> Reporter: THAT’S CRITICS THERE, RIGHT? >> Reporter: THAT’S RIGHT, GADI. >> Reporter: THAT’S RIGHT, GADI. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC RIGHT, GADI. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER HAKEEM JEFFRIES HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER HAKEEM JEFFRIES WILL CONVENE A MEETING LEADER HAKEEM JEFFRIES WILL CONVENE A MEETING WITH HOUSE DEMOCRATS WILL CONVENE A MEETING WITH HOUSE DEMOCRATS TOMORROW. WITH HOUSE DEMOCRATS TOMORROW. IT COMES JUST AS TOMORROW. IT COMES JUST AS LAWMAKERS PREPARE TO IT COMES JUST AS LAWMAKERS PREPARE TO RETURN TO THE CAPITOL LAWMAKERS PREPARE TO RETURN TO THE CAPITOL FOR THE FIRST TIME RETURN TO THE CAPITOL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE PRESIDENT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE PRESIDENT BIDEN’S BRUTAL DEBATE SINCE PRESIDENT BIDEN’S BRUTAL DEBATE PERFORMANCE. BIDEN’S BRUTAL DEBATE PERFORMANCE. A SOURCE DESCRIBES PERFORMANCE. A SOURCE DESCRIBES THIS SUNDAY SESSION A SOURCE DESCRIBES THIS SUNDAY SESSION UNLIKE ANY OTHER THIS SUNDAY SESSION UNLIKE ANY OTHER MEETING, SO IT’S UNLIKE ANY OTHER MEETING, SO IT’S LIKELY BIDEN’S FUTURE MEETING, SO IT’S LIKELY BIDEN’S FUTURE AS THE LEADER OF THE LIKELY BIDEN’S FUTURE AS THE LEADER OF THE PARTY WILL BE CALLED AS THE LEADER OF THE PARTY WILL BE CALLED INTO QUESTION. PARTY WILL BE CALLED INTO QUESTION. AND IT ALL COMES AS INTO QUESTION. AND IT ALL COMES AS SOME OF BIDEN’S ALLIES AND IT ALL COMES AS SOME OF BIDEN’S ALLIES IN CONGRESS ARE SOME OF BIDEN’S ALLIES IN CONGRESS ARE CALLING ON HIM TO EXIT IN CONGRESS ARE CALLING ON HIM TO EXIT THE RACE. CALLING ON HIM TO EXIT THE RACE. OFFICIALS TELL ME THEY THE RACE. OFFICIALS TELL ME THEY EXPECT THE NUMBER TO OFFICIALS TELL ME THEY EXPECT THE NUMBER TO ONLY RISE NINE DAYS EXPECT THE NUMBER TO ONLY RISE NINE DAYS AFTER BIDEN FACED OFF ONLY RISE NINE DAYS AFTER BIDEN FACED OFF AGAINST DONALD TRUMP. AFTER BIDEN FACED OFF AGAINST DONALD TRUMP. AND IT ISN’T JUST THE AGAINST DONALD TRUMP. AND IT ISN’T JUST THE HOUSE. AND IT ISN’T JUST THE HOUSE. HIGH RANKING SENATOR HOUSE. HIGH RANKING SENATOR MARK WARNER IS HIGH RANKING SENATOR MARK WARNER IS BRINGING TOGETHER MARK WARNER IS BRINGING TOGETHER DEMOCRATS ON MONDAY TO BRINGING TOGETHER DEMOCRATS ON MONDAY TO DECIDE IF BIDEN HAS DEMOCRATS ON MONDAY TO DECIDE IF BIDEN HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO BEAT DECIDE IF BIDEN HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO BEAT TRUMP IN NOVEMBER AND WHAT IT TAKES TO BEAT TRUMP IN NOVEMBER AND CARRY THE REST OF THE TRUMP IN NOVEMBER AND CARRY THE REST OF THE PARTY TO VICTORY. CARRY THE REST OF THE PARTY TO VICTORY. GADI? PARTY TO VICTORY. GADI? >> JULIE TSIRKIN, GADI? >> JULIE TSIRKIN, THANK YOU. >> JULIE TSIRKIN, THANK YOU. AND DON’T MISS "MEET THANK YOU. AND DON’T MISS "MEET THE PRESS" TOMORROW. AND DON’T MISS "MEET THE PRESS" TOMORROW. KRISTEN WELKER WILL BE THE PRESS" TOMORROW. KRISTEN WELKER WILL BE TALKING TO DEMOCRATIC KRISTEN WELKER WILL BE TALKING TO DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN ADAM TALKING TO DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN ADAM SCHIFF, PLUS A CONGRESSMAN ADAM SCHIFF, PLUS A POTENTIAL PICK FOR SCHIFF, PLUS A POTENTIAL PICK FOR TRUMP’S VICE POTENTIAL PICK FOR TRUMP’S VICE PRESIDENT, SENATOR TRUMP’S VICE PRESIDENT, SENATOR J.D. VANCE. PRESIDENT, SENATOR J.D. VANCE. >>> AND THE OTHER BIG J.D. VANCE. >>> AND THE OTHER BIG STORY TODAY. >>> AND THE OTHER BIG STORY TODAY. TROPICAL STORM BERYL STORY TODAY. TROPICAL STORM BERYL IS EXPECTED TO TROPICAL STORM BERYL IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN BACK INTO A IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN BACK INTO A HURRICANE AND SLAM STRENGTHEN BACK INTO A HURRICANE AND SLAM INTO TEXAS IN THE NEXT HURRICANE AND SLAM INTO TEXAS IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. INTO TEXAS IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. PEOPLE THERE ARE 48 HOURS. PEOPLE THERE ARE BRACING FOR DANGEROUS PEOPLE THERE ARE BRACING FOR DANGEROUS STORM SURGE AND DAYS BRACING FOR DANGEROUS STORM SURGE AND DAYS OF FLOODING. STORM SURGE AND DAYS OF FLOODING. AND PRISCILLA THOMPSON OF FLOODING. AND PRISCILLA THOMPSON REPORTS FROM AND PRISCILLA THOMPSON REPORTS FROM GALVESTON. REPORTS FROM GALVESTON. >> Reporter: TONIGHT GALVESTON. >> Reporter: TONIGHT RESIDENTS ALONG THE >> Reporter: TONIGHT RESIDENTS ALONG THE TEXAS GULF COAST RESIDENTS ALONG THE TEXAS GULF COAST BRACING FOR BERYL’S TEXAS GULF COAST BRACING FOR BERYL’S WRATH. BRACING FOR BERYL’S WRATH. IN GALVESTON, EMPTY WRATH. IN GALVESTON, EMPTY STORE SHELVES AT SOME IN GALVESTON, EMPTY STORE SHELVES AT SOME SUPERMARKETS AS STORE SHELVES AT SOME SUPERMARKETS AS RESIDENTS PREPARE TO SUPERMARKETS AS RESIDENTS PREPARE TO RIDE OUT THE STORM. RESIDENTS PREPARE TO RIDE OUT THE STORM. >> ARE YOU DOING RIDE OUT THE STORM. >> ARE YOU DOING ANYTHING EXTRA TO >> ARE YOU DOING ANYTHING EXTRA TO PREPARE? ANYTHING EXTRA TO PREPARE? >> WE’RE GOING TO BUY PREPARE? >> WE’RE GOING TO BUY SOME WATER AT THE >> WE’RE GOING TO BUY SOME WATER AT THE GROCERY STORE. SOME WATER AT THE GROCERY STORE. >> Reporter: HUNDREDS GROCERY STORE. >> Reporter: HUNDREDS OF MILES DOWN THE >> Reporter: HUNDREDS OF MILES DOWN THE COAST IN CORPUS OF MILES DOWN THE COAST IN CORPUS CHRISTI, CARS LINED UP COAST IN CORPUS CHRISTI, CARS LINED UP FOR SANDBAGS. CHRISTI, CARS LINED UP FOR SANDBAGS. THE CITY RUNNING OUT FOR SANDBAGS. THE CITY RUNNING OUT OF ALL 10,000 IN LESS THE CITY RUNNING OUT OF ALL 10,000 IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. OF ALL 10,000 IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. >> GOING TO BE PUTTING THAN AN HOUR. >> GOING TO BE PUTTING THEM IN FRONT OF THE >> GOING TO BE PUTTING THEM IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE AND THEN LINING THEM IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE AND THEN LINING THE DOORS WITH THEM. GARAGE AND THEN LINING THE DOORS WITH THEM. >> Reporter: HERE’S THE DOORS WITH THEM. >> Reporter: HERE’S WHY FORECASTERS ARE SO >> Reporter: HERE’S WHY FORECASTERS ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT BERYL WHY FORECASTERS ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT BERYL MAKING LANDFALL. CONCERNED ABOUT BERYL MAKING LANDFALL. IT COULD BRING 4 TO 6 MAKING LANDFALL. IT COULD BRING 4 TO 6 FEET OF STORM SURGE TO IT COULD BRING 4 TO 6 FEET OF STORM SURGE TO THE TEXAS COAST. FEET OF STORM SURGE TO THE TEXAS COAST. WHY IS THAT SO THE TEXAS COAST. WHY IS THAT SO DANGEROUS? WHY IS THAT SO DANGEROUS? ITS WIND PUSHING THE DANGEROUS? ITS WIND PUSHING THE WATER INLAND. ITS WIND PUSHING THE WATER INLAND. AT 4 FEET IT CAN SWAMP WATER INLAND. AT 4 FEET IT CAN SWAMP EVACUATION ROUTES, AND AT 4 FEET IT CAN SWAMP EVACUATION ROUTES, AND CARS CAN START EVACUATION ROUTES, AND CARS CAN START FLOATING. CARS CAN START FLOATING. AT 6 FEET THE RISK OF FLOATING. AT 6 FEET THE RISK OF INJURY AND DEATH GOES AT 6 FEET THE RISK OF INJURY AND DEATH GOES UP AS CHEMICALS, INJURY AND DEATH GOES UP AS CHEMICALS, DEBRIS, AND DOWNED UP AS CHEMICALS, DEBRIS, AND DOWNED POWER LINES ARE PUSHED DEBRIS, AND DOWNED POWER LINES ARE PUSHED INTO THE RISING WATER. POWER LINES ARE PUSHED INTO THE RISING WATER. BERYL’S ALREADY RIPPED INTO THE RISING WATER. BERYL’S ALREADY RIPPED A DEADLY PATH OF BERYL’S ALREADY RIPPED A DEADLY PATH OF DESTRUCTION AS IT TORE A DEADLY PATH OF DESTRUCTION AS IT TORE THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN DESTRUCTION AS IT TORE THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN THIS WEEK. THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN THIS WEEK. BUILDINGS, HOMES, AND THIS WEEK. BUILDINGS, HOMES, AND BOATS SMASHED BY BUILDINGS, HOMES, AND BOATS SMASHED BY FEROCIOUS WINDS AND BOATS SMASHED BY FEROCIOUS WINDS AND WAVES. FEROCIOUS WINDS AND WAVES. MEXICO’S YUCATAN WAVES. MEXICO’S YUCATAN PENINSULA BATTERED, MEXICO’S YUCATAN PENINSULA BATTERED, TOO. PENINSULA BATTERED, TOO. IN CANCUN THE STORM TOO. IN CANCUN THE STORM STRANDING PASSENGERS IN CANCUN THE STORM STRANDING PASSENGERS DESPERATE TO GET HOME. STRANDING PASSENGERS DESPERATE TO GET HOME. BACK IN TEXAS, DESPERATE TO GET HOME. BACK IN TEXAS, RESIDENTS ON EDGE AND BACK IN TEXAS, RESIDENTS ON EDGE AND UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHAT’S RESIDENTS ON EDGE AND UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHAT’S AHEAD. UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHAT’S AHEAD. >> AND PRISCILLA AHEAD. >> AND PRISCILLA THOMPSON, JOINS US >> AND PRISCILLA THOMPSON, JOINS US FROM GALVESTON, TEXAS. THOMPSON, JOINS US FROM GALVESTON, TEXAS. PRISCILLA, THAT’S A FROM GALVESTON, TEXAS. PRISCILLA, THAT’S A SLIM STRETCH OF LAND PRISCILLA, THAT’S A SLIM STRETCH OF LAND THERE. SLIM STRETCH OF LAND THERE. ARE PEOPLE GETTING THE THERE. ARE PEOPLE GETTING THE MESSAGE TO GET OUT? ARE PEOPLE GETTING THE MESSAGE TO GET OUT? >> Reporter: YEAH, MESSAGE TO GET OUT? >> Reporter: YEAH, GADI, THEY ARE. >> Reporter: YEAH, GADI, THEY ARE. THE WAVES AND THE WIND GADI, THEY ARE. THE WAVES AND THE WIND ARE EXPECTED TO START THE WAVES AND THE WIND ARE EXPECTED TO START PICKING UP ALL ALONG ARE EXPECTED TO START PICKING UP ALL ALONG THE GULF COAST AS PICKING UP ALL ALONG THE GULF COAST AS EARLY AS TOMORROW THE GULF COAST AS EARLY AS TOMORROW MORNING, AND OFFICIALS EARLY AS TOMORROW MORNING, AND OFFICIALS ARE NOT TAKING ANY MORNING, AND OFFICIALS ARE NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES. ARE NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES. ALREADY A MANDATORY CHANCES. ALREADY A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER HAS ALREADY A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED IN AT EVACUATION ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED IN AT LEAST ONE COUNTY, AND BEEN ISSUED IN AT LEAST ONE COUNTY, AND THE GOVERNOR HAS LEAST ONE COUNTY, AND THE GOVERNOR HAS DECLARED A DISASTER THE GOVERNOR HAS DECLARED A DISASTER DECLARATION ACROSS THE DECLARED A DISASTER DECLARATION ACROSS THE COAST. DECLARATION ACROSS THE COAST. GADI? COAST. GADI? >> PRISCILLA THOMPSON, GADI? >> PRISCILLA THOMPSON, THANK YOU. >> PRISCILLA THOMPSON, THANK YOU. LET’S BRING IN THANK YOU. LET’S BRING IN METEOROLOGIST ANGIE LET’S BRING IN METEOROLOGIST ANGIE LASSMAN NOW. METEOROLOGIST ANGIE LASSMAN NOW. ANGIE, WHAT ARE YOU LASSMAN NOW. ANGIE, WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING OUT FOR OVER ANGIE, WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING OUT FOR OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 WATCHING OUT FOR OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS? THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS? >> GADI, WE’RE HOURS? >> GADI, WE’RE EXPECTING THE SYSTEM >> GADI, WE’RE EXPECTING THE SYSTEM TO RE-INTENSIFY INTO A EXPECTING THE SYSTEM TO RE-INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE. TO RE-INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE. RIGHT NOW, THOUGH HURRICANE. RIGHT NOW, THOUGH STILL TROPICAL STORM RIGHT NOW, THOUGH STILL TROPICAL STORM BERYL WITH WINDS AT 60 STILL TROPICAL STORM BERYL WITH WINDS AT 60 MILES PER HOUR AND BERYL WITH WINDS AT 60 MILES PER HOUR AND MOVING NORTH WEST AT MILES PER HOUR AND MOVING NORTH WEST AT 13 MILES PER HOUR. MOVING NORTH WEST AT 13 MILES PER HOUR. RIGHT NOW LOOKS LIKE 13 MILES PER HOUR. RIGHT NOW LOOKS LIKE LANDFALL WILL BE EARLY RIGHT NOW LOOKS LIKE LANDFALL WILL BE EARLY MONDAY MORNING RIGHT LANDFALL WILL BE EARLY MONDAY MORNING RIGHT AROUND SUNRISE, BUT IT MONDAY MORNING RIGHT AROUND SUNRISE, BUT IT DOES BECOME A CATEGORY AROUND SUNRISE, BUT IT DOES BECOME A CATEGORY 1 HERE AS WE GET INTO DOES BECOME A CATEGORY 1 HERE AS WE GET INTO TOMORROW BRINGING 1 HERE AS WE GET INTO TOMORROW BRINGING IMPACTS ON THE TEXAS TOMORROW BRINGING IMPACTS ON THE TEXAS COAST. IMPACTS ON THE TEXAS COAST. LOOKING AT A LANDFALL COAST. LOOKING AT A LANDFALL FROM CORPUS CHRISTI TO LOOKING AT A LANDFALL FROM CORPUS CHRISTI TO GALVESTON THIS TIME FROM CORPUS CHRISTI TO GALVESTON THIS TIME BEFORE IT STARTS TO GALVESTON THIS TIME BEFORE IT STARTS TO WEAKEN AND BRINGS RAIN BEFORE IT STARTS TO WEAKEN AND BRINGS RAIN TO PARTS OF ARKANSAS WEAKEN AND BRINGS RAIN TO PARTS OF ARKANSAS AND TENNESSEE THROUGH TO PARTS OF ARKANSAS AND TENNESSEE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT AND TENNESSEE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. HERE ARE THE RAINFALL WEEK. HERE ARE THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS. HERE ARE THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS. THIS IS WHAT WE’RE AMOUNTS. THIS IS WHAT WE’RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS IS WHAT WE’RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO IMPACT. WHEN IT COMES TO IMPACT. WE’VE GOT ANYWHERE IMPACT. WE’VE GOT ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES OF WE’VE GOT ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS REGION STRETCHING RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS REGION STRETCHING FROM THE TEXAS COAST THIS REGION STRETCHING FROM THE TEXAS COAST UP TO NORTH EAST TEXAS FROM THE TEXAS COAST UP TO NORTH EAST TEXAS AND INTO PARTS OF UP TO NORTH EAST TEXAS AND INTO PARTS OF ARKANSAS. AND INTO PARTS OF ARKANSAS. BUT LOCALIZED AMOUNTS ARKANSAS. BUT LOCALIZED AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE UP BUT LOCALIZED AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE UP WARDS OF 15 INCHES. WILL LIKELY BE UP WARDS OF 15 INCHES. WE’LL ALSO SEE THE WARDS OF 15 INCHES. WE’LL ALSO SEE THE STORM SURGE IMPACTS AS WE’LL ALSO SEE THE STORM SURGE IMPACTS AS WELL AS SOME STRONG STORM SURGE IMPACTS AS WELL AS SOME STRONG WINDS. WELL AS SOME STRONG WINDS. GADI? WINDS. GADI? >> ANGIE LASSMAN, GADI? >> ANGIE LASSMAN, THANK YOU. >> ANGIE LASSMAN, THANK YOU. >>> AND CREWS IN THANK YOU. >>> AND CREWS IN CALIFORNIA ARE RUSHING >>> AND CREWS IN CALIFORNIA ARE RUSHING TO CONTAIN MORE THAN A CALIFORNIA ARE RUSHING TO CONTAIN MORE THAN A DOZEN WILDFIRES TO CONTAIN MORE THAN A DOZEN WILDFIRES BURNING RIGHT NOW DOZEN WILDFIRES BURNING RIGHT NOW ACROSS THE STATE. BURNING RIGHT NOW ACROSS THE STATE. THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN ACROSS THE STATE. THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO EVACUATE, THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO EVACUATE, AND MAKING MATTERS FORCED TO EVACUATE, AND MAKING MATTERS EVEN WORSE, RECORD AND MAKING MATTERS EVEN WORSE, RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. EVEN WORSE, RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. MORE THAN 100 MILLION HIGH TEMPERATURES. MORE THAN 100 MILLION AMERICANS ARE UNDER MORE THAN 100 MILLION AMERICANS ARE UNDER HEAT ALERTS, AND LIZ AMERICANS ARE UNDER HEAT ALERTS, AND LIZ KREUTZ HAS THE LATEST. HEAT ALERTS, AND LIZ KREUTZ HAS THE LATEST. >> Reporter: WHIPPING KREUTZ HAS THE LATEST. >> Reporter: WHIPPING WINDS AND BLISTER HEAT >> Reporter: WHIPPING WINDS AND BLISTER HEAT TONIGHT FUELING YET WINDS AND BLISTER HEAT TONIGHT FUELING YET ANOTHER MASSIVE FIRE TONIGHT FUELING YET ANOTHER MASSIVE FIRE IN CALIFORNIA. ANOTHER MASSIVE FIRE IN CALIFORNIA. THE LAKE FIRE IN SANTA IN CALIFORNIA. THE LAKE FIRE IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THE LAKE FIRE IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXPLODING TO MORE THAN BARBARA COUNTY EXPLODING TO MORE THAN 12,000 ACRES WITH NO EXPLODING TO MORE THAN 12,000 ACRES WITH NO CONTAINMENT PROMPTING 12,000 ACRES WITH NO CONTAINMENT PROMPTING EVACUATION WARNINGS IN CONTAINMENT PROMPTING EVACUATION WARNINGS IN THE WINE TASTING EVACUATION WARNINGS IN THE WINE TASTING COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. THE WINE TASTING COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. FLAMES SEEN JUST HALF COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. FLAMES SEEN JUST HALF A MILE FROM THE FAMOUS FLAMES SEEN JUST HALF A MILE FROM THE FAMOUS NEVERLAND RANCH. A MILE FROM THE FAMOUS NEVERLAND RANCH. THE INFERNO AMONG 18 NEVERLAND RANCH. THE INFERNO AMONG 18 BURNING STATEWIDE. THE INFERNO AMONG 18 BURNING STATEWIDE. THE NATIONAL GUARD BURNING STATEWIDE. THE NATIONAL GUARD RESCUING A FIREFIGHTER THE NATIONAL GUARD RESCUING A FIREFIGHTER WHO GOT TRAPPED RESCUING A FIREFIGHTER WHO GOT TRAPPED BATTLING THE BASIN WHO GOT TRAPPED BATTLING THE BASIN FIRE OUTSIDE FRESNO. BATTLING THE BASIN FIRE OUTSIDE FRESNO. ALL THIS HAPPENING FIRE OUTSIDE FRESNO. ALL THIS HAPPENING AMID A DANGEROUS COAST ALL THIS HAPPENING AMID A DANGEROUS COAST TO COAST HEAT WAVE. AMID A DANGEROUS COAST TO COAST HEAT WAVE. PALM SPRINGS HITTING A TO COAST HEAT WAVE. PALM SPRINGS HITTING A RECORD HIGH FRIDAY OF PALM SPRINGS HITTING A RECORD HIGH FRIDAY OF 124 DEGREES. RECORD HIGH FRIDAY OF 124 DEGREES. >> THE TEMPERATURES 124 DEGREES. >> THE TEMPERATURES JUST KEEPS GOING UP. >> THE TEMPERATURES JUST KEEPS GOING UP. IT SEEMS TO BE JUST KEEPS GOING UP. IT SEEMS TO BE INCREASINGLY WORSE AND IT SEEMS TO BE INCREASINGLY WORSE AND WORSE EACH YEAR. INCREASINGLY WORSE AND WORSE EACH YEAR. >> Reporter: WORSE EACH YEAR. >> Reporter: NATIONWIDE HISTORIC >> Reporter: NATIONWIDE HISTORIC HEAT SCORCHING PLACES NATIONWIDE HISTORIC HEAT SCORCHING PLACES LIKE LAS VEGAS, WHICH HEAT SCORCHING PLACES LIKE LAS VEGAS, WHICH COULD TIE ITS RECORD LIKE LAS VEGAS, WHICH COULD TIE ITS RECORD OF 117 DEGREES ON COULD TIE ITS RECORD OF 117 DEGREES ON SUNDAY. OF 117 DEGREES ON SUNDAY. RALEIGH, NORTH SUNDAY. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, JUST REACHED RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, JUST REACHED ITS RECORD HIGH OF CAROLINA, JUST REACHED ITS RECORD HIGH OF 106. ITS RECORD HIGH OF 106. AND BACK IN THE WEST 106. AND BACK IN THE WEST DEATH VALLEY SET TO AND BACK IN THE WEST DEATH VALLEY SET TO HIT AN ASTONISHING DEATH VALLEY SET TO HIT AN ASTONISHING 128, THE HOTTEST PLACE HIT AN ASTONISHING 128, THE HOTTEST PLACE IN THE COUNTRY. 128, THE HOTTEST PLACE IN THE COUNTRY. >> IT’S LIKE STEPPING IN THE COUNTRY. >> IT’S LIKE STEPPING OUT INTO AN OVEN. >> IT’S LIKE STEPPING OUT INTO AN OVEN. >> Reporter: OUT INTO AN OVEN. >> Reporter: SWELTERING >> Reporter: SWELTERING TEMPERATURES OF 118 SWELTERING TEMPERATURES OF 118 ALSO BAKING PHOENIX. TEMPERATURES OF 118 ALSO BAKING PHOENIX. >> IT’S GOING TO FEEL ALSO BAKING PHOENIX. >> IT’S GOING TO FEEL LIKE WE’RE ON THE >> IT’S GOING TO FEEL LIKE WE’RE ON THE BARBECUE COOKING. LIKE WE’RE ON THE BARBECUE COOKING. >> Reporter: SO FAR BARBECUE COOKING. >> Reporter: SO FAR THIS YEAR IN MARICOPA >> Reporter: SO FAR THIS YEAR IN MARICOPA COUNTY THERE’S BEEN THIS YEAR IN MARICOPA COUNTY THERE’S BEEN 175 SUSPECTED HEAT COUNTY THERE’S BEEN 175 SUSPECTED HEAT RELATED DEATHS. 175 SUSPECTED HEAT RELATED DEATHS. THE PHOENIX FIRE RELATED DEATHS. THE PHOENIX FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYING THE PHOENIX FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYING THEY’RE WORKING AROUND DEPARTMENT SAYING THEY’RE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK. THEY’RE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK. HOW BUSY IS YOUR FIRE THE CLOCK. HOW BUSY IS YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW? HOW BUSY IS YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW? >> WE’RE EXTREMELY DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW? >> WE’RE EXTREMELY BUSY DURING THE DAY. >> WE’RE EXTREMELY BUSY DURING THE DAY. WE’RE GOING ON BUSY DURING THE DAY. WE’RE GOING ON MULTIPLE HEAT RELATED WE’RE GOING ON MULTIPLE HEAT RELATED EMERGENCIES. MULTIPLE HEAT RELATED EMERGENCIES. OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE EMERGENCIES. OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE PREPARED IN PHOENIX TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE PREPARED IN PHOENIX TO GIVE EVERY RESOURCE TO PREPARED IN PHOENIX TO GIVE EVERY RESOURCE TO GO OUT THERE AND GIVE EVERY RESOURCE TO GO OUT THERE AND SAFELY OPERATE. GO OUT THERE AND SAFELY OPERATE. >> AND LIZ KREUTZ SAFELY OPERATE. >> AND LIZ KREUTZ JOINS US FROM LOS >> AND LIZ KREUTZ JOINS US FROM LOS ANGELES. JOINS US FROM LOS ANGELES. LIZ, HOW LONG IS THIS ANGELES. LIZ, HOW LONG IS THIS HEAT WAVE EXPECTED TO LIZ, HOW LONG IS THIS HEAT WAVE EXPECTED TO LAST? HEAT WAVE EXPECTED TO LAST? >> Reporter: WELL, LAST? >> Reporter: WELL, GADI, HERE IN >> Reporter: WELL, GADI, HERE IN CALIFORNIA THE GADI, HERE IN CALIFORNIA THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CALIFORNIA THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS WILL BE IN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL WARNINGS WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS. EFFECT FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS. CITIES ACROSS THE WEST MORE DAYS. CITIES ACROSS THE WEST COULD SEE HIGHS UP TO CITIES ACROSS THE WEST COULD SEE HIGHS UP TO 25 DEGREES ABOVE COULD SEE HIGHS UP TO 25 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH 25 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH FRIDAY. AVERAGE THROUGH FRIDAY. GADI? FRIDAY. GADI? >> LIZ, THANK YOU. GADI? >> LIZ, THANK YOU. >>> AND SOME BREAKING >> LIZ, THANK YOU. >>> AND SOME BREAKING NEWS OUT OF THE SPORTS >>> AND SOME BREAKING NEWS OUT OF THE SPORTS WORLD. NEWS OUT OF THE SPORTS WORLD. AUTHORITIES CONFIRMING WORLD. AUTHORITIES CONFIRMING 24-YEAR-OLD MINNESOTA AUTHORITIES CONFIRMING 24-YEAR-OLD MINNESOTA VIKINGS ROOKIE KHYREE 24-YEAR-OLD MINNESOTA VIKINGS ROOKIE KHYREE JACKSON IS ONE OF VIKINGS ROOKIE KHYREE JACKSON IS ONE OF THREE PEOPLE KILLED IN JACKSON IS ONE OF THREE PEOPLE KILLED IN A MULTI-CAR CRASH THAT THREE PEOPLE KILLED IN A MULTI-CAR CRASH THAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN A MULTI-CAR CRASH THAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN MARYLAND. HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN MARYLAND. POLICE SAY JACKSON WAS MARYLAND. POLICE SAY JACKSON WAS A PASSENGER IN A DODGE POLICE SAY JACKSON WAS A PASSENGER IN A DODGE CHARGER THAT WAS HIT A PASSENGER IN A DODGE CHARGER THAT WAS HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHO CHARGER THAT WAS HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHO WAS CHANGING LANES AT BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHO WAS CHANGING LANES AT HIGH SPEEDS ON A WAS CHANGING LANES AT HIGH SPEEDS ON A HIGHWAY. HIGH SPEEDS ON A HIGHWAY. JACKSON WAS JUST HIGHWAY. JACKSON WAS JUST DRAFTED BY THE VIKINGS JACKSON WAS JUST DRAFTED BY THE VIKINGS BACK IN APRIL, AND HE DRAFTED BY THE VIKINGS BACK IN APRIL, AND HE NEVER GOT TO PLAY A BACK IN APRIL, AND HE NEVER GOT TO PLAY A GAME IN THE NFL. NEVER GOT TO PLAY A GAME IN THE NFL. >>> AND A MAJOR STEP GAME IN THE NFL. >>> AND A MAJOR STEP FORWARD TODAY FOR >>> AND A MAJOR STEP FORWARD TODAY FOR NASA’S MISSION TO SEND FORWARD TODAY FOR NASA’S MISSION TO SEND ASTRONAUTS TO MARS. NASA’S MISSION TO SEND ASTRONAUTS TO MARS. LATE TODAY FOUR ASTRONAUTS TO MARS. LATE TODAY FOUR VOLUNTEERS EMERGED LATE TODAY FOUR VOLUNTEERS EMERGED FROM MORE THAN A FULL VOLUNTEERS EMERGED FROM MORE THAN A FULL YEAR IN ISOLATION HERE FROM MORE THAN A FULL YEAR IN ISOLATION HERE ON EARTH. YEAR IN ISOLATION HERE ON EARTH. 378 DAYS TO BE EXACT, ON EARTH. 378 DAYS TO BE EXACT, AND ALL TO SIMULATE 378 DAYS TO BE EXACT, AND ALL TO SIMULATE AND STUDY WHAT IT AND ALL TO SIMULATE AND STUDY WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE FOR AND STUDY WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE FOR HUMANS TO LIVE ON WOULD BE LIKE FOR HUMANS TO LIVE ON MARS. HUMANS TO LIVE ON MARS. AND THAT MEANT MOCK MARS. AND THAT MEANT MOCK SPACE WALKS, EVEN AND THAT MEANT MOCK SPACE WALKS, EVEN GROWING AND HARVESTING SPACE WALKS, EVEN GROWING AND HARVESTING CROPS AND PRACTICE IN GROWING AND HARVESTING CROPS AND PRACTICE IN MARTIAN HABITATS. CROPS AND PRACTICE IN MARTIAN HABITATS. AND NASA IS HOPING TO MARTIAN HABITATS. AND NASA IS HOPING TO SEND ASTRONAUTS TO AND NASA IS HOPING TO SEND ASTRONAUTS TO THAT RED PLANET IN SEND ASTRONAUTS TO THAT RED PLANET IN LATE 2030. THAT RED PLANET IN LATE 2030. >>> AND STILL AHEAD LATE 2030. >>> AND STILL AHEAD TONIGHT THE SOARING >>> AND WE ARE >>> AND WE ARE FOLLOWING SOME >>> AND WE ARE FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING NEWS ON THIS FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING NEWS ON THIS BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL BREAKING NEWS ON THIS BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL WEEKEND. BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL WEEKEND. AMTRAK HAS ANNOUNCED WEEKEND. AMTRAK HAS ANNOUNCED IT HAS SHUTDOWN AMTRAK HAS ANNOUNCED IT HAS SHUTDOWN SERVICE BETWEEN BOSTON IT HAS SHUTDOWN SERVICE BETWEEN BOSTON AND NEW YORK CITY IN SERVICE BETWEEN BOSTON AND NEW YORK CITY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS FOR AND NEW YORK CITY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. BOTH DIRECTIONS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF AN THE REST OF THE DAY. IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF AN ONGOING POWER ISSUE, IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF AN ONGOING POWER ISSUE, AND AMTRAK SAYS IT IS ONGOING POWER ISSUE, AND AMTRAK SAYS IT IS COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY AND AMTRAK SAYS IT IS COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY WITH IMPACTED COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY WITH IMPACTED PASSENGERS AND WORKING WITH IMPACTED PASSENGERS AND WORKING WITH THEM TO REBOOK PASSENGERS AND WORKING WITH THEM TO REBOOK ALTERNATE TRAVEL WITH THEM TO REBOOK ALTERNATE TRAVEL PLANS. ALTERNATE TRAVEL PLANS. >>> AND THOSE TRAVEL PLANS. >>> AND THOSE TRAVEL HEADACHES ON THE >>> AND THOSE TRAVEL HEADACHES ON THE GROUND MATCHED BY HEADACHES ON THE GROUND MATCHED BY THOSE IN THE SKY. GROUND MATCHED BY THOSE IN THE SKY. NOW THE GOVERNMENT IS THOSE IN THE SKY. NOW THE GOVERNMENT IS REVEALING JUST HOW NOW THE GOVERNMENT IS REVEALING JUST HOW FRUSTRATED THE REVEALING JUST HOW FRUSTRATED THE NATION’S FLYERS FRUSTRATED THE NATION’S FLYERS ACTUALLY ARE. NATION’S FLYERS ACTUALLY ARE. HERE’S GEORGE SOLIS. ACTUALLY ARE. HERE’S GEORGE SOLIS. >> Reporter: TOMORROW HERE’S GEORGE SOLIS. >> Reporter: TOMORROW SET TO BE THE BUSIEST >> Reporter: TOMORROW SET TO BE THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY OF THE SET TO BE THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY OF THE SUMMER, BUT TONIGHT TRAVEL DAY OF THE SUMMER, BUT TONIGHT WITH THOUSANDS OF SUMMER, BUT TONIGHT WITH THOUSANDS OF DELAYS ACROSS THE WITH THOUSANDS OF DELAYS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MANY DELAYS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MANY AMERICANS FLYING HOME COUNTRY, MANY AMERICANS FLYING HOME AFTER THE JULY 4th AMERICANS FLYING HOME AFTER THE JULY 4th WEEKEND THINK AIR AFTER THE JULY 4th WEEKEND THINK AIR TRAVEL IS WORSE THAN WEEKEND THINK AIR TRAVEL IS WORSE THAN IT’S BEEN IN YEARS. TRAVEL IS WORSE THAN IT’S BEEN IN YEARS. DO YOU THINK AIR IT’S BEEN IN YEARS. DO YOU THINK AIR TRAVEL HAS GOTTEN DO YOU THINK AIR TRAVEL HAS GOTTEN BETTER OR WORSE? TRAVEL HAS GOTTEN BETTER OR WORSE? >> IT’S NOT BETTER. BETTER OR WORSE? >> IT’S NOT BETTER. I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S >> IT’S NOT BETTER. I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S WORSE. I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S WORSE. >> FLIGHT TIME DELAYS WORSE. >> FLIGHT TIME DELAYS OTHER THINGS AND JUST >> FLIGHT TIME DELAYS OTHER THINGS AND JUST BEING ABLE TO EXCHANGE OTHER THINGS AND JUST BEING ABLE TO EXCHANGE OUR TICKET WHENEVER WE BEING ABLE TO EXCHANGE OUR TICKET WHENEVER WE FEEL LIKE IT HAS OUR TICKET WHENEVER WE FEEL LIKE IT HAS DEFINITELY GOTTEN FEEL LIKE IT HAS DEFINITELY GOTTEN WORSE. DEFINITELY GOTTEN WORSE. >> Reporter: A NEW WORSE. >> Reporter: A NEW REPORT FROM THE U.S. >> Reporter: A NEW REPORT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF REPORT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REVEALING THEY WERE SO TRANSPORTATION REVEALING THEY WERE SO KNEE-DEEP IN REVEALING THEY WERE SO KNEE-DEEP IN COMPLAINTS FOR AIR KNEE-DEEP IN COMPLAINTS FOR AIR TRAVELERS FILED LAST COMPLAINTS FOR AIR TRAVELERS FILED LAST YEAR IT TOOK THEM TRAVELERS FILED LAST YEAR IT TOOK THEM UNTIL THIS MONTH TO YEAR IT TOOK THEM UNTIL THIS MONTH TO SORT THROUGH THEM ALL. UNTIL THIS MONTH TO SORT THROUGH THEM ALL. IN TOTAL THE AGENCY SORT THROUGH THEM ALL. IN TOTAL THE AGENCY SAYING IT RECEIVED IN TOTAL THE AGENCY SAYING IT RECEIVED SOME 97,000 SAYING IT RECEIVED SOME 97,000 SUBMISSIONS, THE SOME 97,000 SUBMISSIONS, THE HIGHEST NUMBER ON SUBMISSIONS, THE HIGHEST NUMBER ON RECORD SINCE THE HIGHEST NUMBER ON RECORD SINCE THE PANDEMIC, UP FROM RECORD SINCE THE PANDEMIC, UP FROM 86,000 IN 2022. PANDEMIC, UP FROM 86,000 IN 2022. COMPLAINTS ROSE 86,000 IN 2022. COMPLAINTS ROSE SHARPLY AGAINST THE COMPLAINTS ROSE SHARPLY AGAINST THE AIRLINES THEL SELVE, SHARPLY AGAINST THE AIRLINES THEL SELVE, TICKET AGENTS, TOUR AIRLINES THEL SELVE, TICKET AGENTS, TOUR OPERATORS, AND EVEN TICKET AGENTS, TOUR OPERATORS, AND EVEN DISCRIMINATION. OPERATORS, AND EVEN DISCRIMINATION. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY DISCRIMINATION. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY MORE COMPLAINTS, YOU WHY ARE THERE SO MANY MORE COMPLAINTS, YOU THINK? MORE COMPLAINTS, YOU THINK? >> CONSUMER COMPLAINTS THINK? >> CONSUMER COMPLAINTS FOR AIR TRAVEL ARE >> CONSUMER COMPLAINTS FOR AIR TRAVEL ARE HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS FOR AIR TRAVEL ARE HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS YEARS DUE TO LARGELY HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS YEARS DUE TO LARGELY TO THE FACT MORE YEARS DUE TO LARGELY TO THE FACT MORE PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING TO THE FACT MORE PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING THAN EVER BEFORE. PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING THAN EVER BEFORE. WE ARE SEEING NUMBERS THAN EVER BEFORE. WE ARE SEEING NUMBERS WE’VE NEVER SEEN. WE ARE SEEING NUMBERS WE’VE NEVER SEEN. >> Reporter: ANOTHER WE’VE NEVER SEEN. >> Reporter: ANOTHER REASON CRITIQUES ARE >> Reporter: ANOTHER REASON CRITIQUES ARE SOARING TRAVEL EXPERTS REASON CRITIQUES ARE SOARING TRAVEL EXPERTS SAY MORE FLYERS NOW SOARING TRAVEL EXPERTS SAY MORE FLYERS NOW KNOW THEIR RIGHTS AND SAY MORE FLYERS NOW KNOW THEIR RIGHTS AND HOW TO FILE THESE KNOW THEIR RIGHTS AND HOW TO FILE THESE COMPLAINTS. HOW TO FILE THESE COMPLAINTS. EVEN AS THE U.S. HIT A COMPLAINTS. EVEN AS THE U.S. HIT A RECORD NUMBER FOR EVEN AS THE U.S. HIT A RECORD NUMBER FOR NUMBER OF CANCELLATION RECORD NUMBER FOR NUMBER OF CANCELLATION FLIGHTS IN MORE THAN A NUMBER OF CANCELLATION FLIGHTS IN MORE THAN A DECADE, THORE THAN A FLIGHTS IN MORE THAN A DECADE, THORE THAN A QUARTER OF ALL FLIGHTS DECADE, THORE THAN A QUARTER OF ALL FLIGHTS LAST YEAR WERE STILL QUARTER OF ALL FLIGHTS LAST YEAR WERE STILL SUBJECT TO THOSE LAST YEAR WERE STILL SUBJECT TO THOSE FRUSTRATING DELAYS. SUBJECT TO THOSE FRUSTRATING DELAYS. THE REPORT SAYS THAT FRUSTRATING DELAYS. THE REPORT SAYS THAT TWO-THIRDS OF ALL THE REPORT SAYS THAT TWO-THIRDS OF ALL COMPLAINTS LAST YEAR TWO-THIRDS OF ALL COMPLAINTS LAST YEAR WERE ABOUT AIRLINES COMPLAINTS LAST YEAR WERE ABOUT AIRLINES HERE IN THE U.S. WERE ABOUT AIRLINES HERE IN THE U.S. THE TRANSPORTATION HERE IN THE U.S. THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SAYS IT THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WILL STREAM LINE HOW DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WILL STREAM LINE HOW THEY TAKE COMPLAINTS WILL STREAM LINE HOW THEY TAKE COMPLAINTS FROM FLYERS AND HOLD THEY TAKE COMPLAINTS FROM FLYERS AND HOLD AIRLINES ACCOUNTABLE, FROM FLYERS AND HOLD AIRLINES ACCOUNTABLE, IMPROVING THE ODDS AIRLINES ACCOUNTABLE, IMPROVING THE ODDS AGAINST THE CHAOS OF IMPROVING THE ODDS AGAINST THE CHAOS OF TURBULENT TRAVEL. AGAINST THE CHAOS OF TURBULENT TRAVEL. GEORGE SOLIS, NBC TURBULENT TRAVEL. GEORGE SOLIS, NBC NEWS. GEORGE SOLIS, NBC NEWS. >>> AND WHEN WE RETURN NEWS. >>> AND WHEN WE RETURN WHAT’S BEING CALLED >>> AND WE ARE BACK >>> AND WE ARE BACK WITH SOME STUNNING >>> AND WE ARE BACK WITH SOME STUNNING IMAGES OF VOLCANIC WITH SOME STUNNING IMAGES OF VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS IN ITALY. IMAGES OF VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS IN ITALY. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. ERUPTIONS IN ITALY. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS MT. ETNA TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS MT. ETNA ERUPTING IN CICILY. THIS IS MT. ETNA ERUPTING IN CICILY. ETNA IS EUROPE’S ERUPTING IN CICILY. ETNA IS EUROPE’S TALLEST VOLCANO. ETNA IS EUROPE’S TALLEST VOLCANO. IT SENT ASH INTO THE TALLEST VOLCANO. IT SENT ASH INTO THE SKY FORCING AIRPORT IT SENT ASH INTO THE SKY FORCING AIRPORT CLOSURES. SKY FORCING AIRPORT CLOSURES. AND ANOTHER SMALLER CLOSURES. AND ANOTHER SMALLER VOLCANO, STROMBOLI AND ANOTHER SMALLER VOLCANO, STROMBOLI SENT LAVA INTO THE VOLCANO, STROMBOLI SENT LAVA INTO THE SEA. SENT LAVA INTO THE SEA. THERE HAVE BEEN NO SEA. THERE HAVE BEEN NO EVACUATIONS AT THIS THERE HAVE BEEN NO EVACUATIONS AT THIS POINT. EVACUATIONS AT THIS POINT. >>> HAVE YOU EVER POINT. >>> HAVE YOU EVER CONTESTED A CHARGE ON >>> HAVE YOU EVER CONTESTED A CHARGE ON YOUR CREDIT CARD MAYBE CONTESTED A CHARGE ON YOUR CREDIT CARD MAYBE BECAUSE A SCAMMER USED YOUR CREDIT CARD MAYBE BECAUSE A SCAMMER USED YOUR CARD WITHOUT BECAUSE A SCAMMER USED YOUR CARD WITHOUT PERMISSION? YOUR CARD WITHOUT PERMISSION? WELL, NOW THERE’S A PERMISSION? WELL, NOW THERE’S A STUNNING RISE OF WELL, NOW THERE’S A STUNNING RISE OF PEOPLE TAKING STUNNING RISE OF PEOPLE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT VERY PEOPLE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT VERY PROCESS. ADVANTAGE OF THAT VERY PROCESS. BRYAN CHEUNG REPORTS PROCESS. BRYAN CHEUNG REPORTS ON WHAT’S BEING CALLED BRYAN CHEUNG REPORTS ON WHAT’S BEING CALLED FRIENDLY FRAUD. ON WHAT’S BEING CALLED FRIENDLY FRAUD. >> IF AN AIRLINE EVER FRIENDLY FRAUD. >> IF AN AIRLINE EVER DOES ANYTHING WRONG, >> IF AN AIRLINE EVER DOES ANYTHING WRONG, DISPUTE IT WITH YOUR DOES ANYTHING WRONG, DISPUTE IT WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD. DISPUTE IT WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD. >> Reporter: IT’S THE CREDIT CARD. >> Reporter: IT’S THE LATEST SOCIAL MEDIA >> Reporter: IT’S THE LATEST SOCIAL MEDIA FINANCE FAD. LATEST SOCIAL MEDIA FINANCE FAD. >> CREDIT CARD FINANCE FAD. >> CREDIT CARD COMPANIES HAVE SO MUCH >> CREDIT CARD COMPANIES HAVE SO MUCH POWER. COMPANIES HAVE SO MUCH POWER. DISPUTE THE CHARGES POWER. DISPUTE THE CHARGES WITH THEM. DISPUTE THE CHARGES WITH THEM. >> Reporter: TUTORIALS WITH THEM. >> Reporter: TUTORIALS HOW TO DISPUTE BOGUS >> Reporter: TUTORIALS HOW TO DISPUTE BOGUS CREDIT CARD CHARGES. HOW TO DISPUTE BOGUS CREDIT CARD CHARGES. >> THEY ENDED UP CREDIT CARD CHARGES. >> THEY ENDED UP REFUNDING ME AND ALL >> THEY ENDED UP REFUNDING ME AND ALL IS GOOD AND RIGHT IN REFUNDING ME AND ALL IS GOOD AND RIGHT IN THE WORLD. IS GOOD AND RIGHT IN THE WORLD. >> Reporter: IF A THE WORLD. >> Reporter: IF A CUSTOMER SEES A CHARGE >> Reporter: IF A CUSTOMER SEES A CHARGE ON A BILL THEY DON’T CUSTOMER SEES A CHARGE ON A BILL THEY DON’T RECOGNIZE THEY HAVE A ON A BILL THEY DON’T RECOGNIZE THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO CALL A CREDIT RECOGNIZE THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO CALL A CREDIT CARD COMPANY AND RIGHT TO CALL A CREDIT CARD COMPANY AND DISPUTE. CARD COMPANY AND DISPUTE. IT WORKED FOR DON DISPUTE. IT WORKED FOR DON KELLY. IT WORKED FOR DON KELLY. >> WHEN I FIRST SAW KELLY. >> WHEN I FIRST SAW THE CHARGE I JUST >> WHEN I FIRST SAW THE CHARGE I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A THE CHARGE I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A MISTAKE. THOUGHT IT WAS A MISTAKE. >> Reporter: HE MISTAKE. >> Reporter: HE SPOTTED AN UNEXPECTED >> Reporter: HE SPOTTED AN UNEXPECTED $47 CHARGE ON HIS SPOTTED AN UNEXPECTED $47 CHARGE ON HIS BILL. $47 CHARGE ON HIS BILL. FRUSTRATED AFTER BILL. FRUSTRATED AFTER TRYING TO REACH THE FRUSTRATED AFTER TRYING TO REACH THE COMPANY IN QUESTION, TRYING TO REACH THE COMPANY IN QUESTION, HE THEN TURNED TO HIS COMPANY IN QUESTION, HE THEN TURNED TO HIS CREDIT CARD. HE THEN TURNED TO HIS CREDIT CARD. HOW QUICKLY WERE THEY CREDIT CARD. HOW QUICKLY WERE THEY ABLE TO GET YOU YOUR HOW QUICKLY WERE THEY ABLE TO GET YOU YOUR MONEY BACK? ABLE TO GET YOU YOUR MONEY BACK? >> IT WAS WITHIN A MONEY BACK? >> IT WAS WITHIN A MATTER OF DAYS, AND IT >> IT WAS WITHIN A MATTER OF DAYS, AND IT WAS ALL DONE ONLINE MATTER OF DAYS, AND IT WAS ALL DONE ONLINE AND IT WAS VERY EASY. WAS ALL DONE ONLINE AND IT WAS VERY EASY. >> Reporter: AND HE’S AND IT WAS VERY EASY. >> Reporter: AND HE’S NOT ALONE. >> Reporter: AND HE’S NOT ALONE. $11 BILLION IN CHARGE NOT ALONE. $11 BILLION IN CHARGE BACKS WERE PAID OUT $11 BILLION IN CHARGE BACKS WERE PAID OUT LAST YEAR, UP OVER 50% BACKS WERE PAID OUT LAST YEAR, UP OVER 50% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, UP OVER 50% COMPARED TO PRE-PANDEMIC AND COMPARED TO PRE-PANDEMIC AND EXPECTED TO RISE 40% PRE-PANDEMIC AND EXPECTED TO RISE 40% BY 2026. EXPECTED TO RISE 40% BY 2026. BUT WITH PAY BACK JUST BY 2026. BUT WITH PAY BACK JUST A FEW CLICKS AWAY, IT BUT WITH PAY BACK JUST A FEW CLICKS AWAY, IT MAY BE TOO EASY, AND A FEW CLICKS AWAY, IT MAY BE TOO EASY, AND SOME CONSUMERS ARE MAY BE TOO EASY, AND SOME CONSUMERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE, FLAT SOME CONSUMERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE, FLAT OUT LYING THAT THEY TAKING ADVANTAGE, FLAT OUT LYING THAT THEY DIDN’T PURCHASE AN OUT LYING THAT THEY DIDN’T PURCHASE AN ITEM THAT THEY REALLY DIDN’T PURCHASE AN ITEM THAT THEY REALLY DID. ITEM THAT THEY REALLY DID. OTHERS ARE DISPUTING DID. OTHERS ARE DISPUTING CHARGES BECAUSE THEY OTHERS ARE DISPUTING CHARGES BECAUSE THEY WEREN’T HAPPY WITH A CHARGES BECAUSE THEY WEREN’T HAPPY WITH A PRODUCT OR SERVICE AND WEREN’T HAPPY WITH A PRODUCT OR SERVICE AND THE SELLER WOULDN’T PRODUCT OR SERVICE AND THE SELLER WOULDN’T GIVE THEM A REFUND. THE SELLER WOULDN’T GIVE THEM A REFUND. CREDIT CARD COMPANIES GIVE THEM A REFUND. CREDIT CARD COMPANIES HAVE EVEN GIVEN IT A CREDIT CARD COMPANIES HAVE EVEN GIVEN IT A NAME -- FRIENDLY HAVE EVEN GIVEN IT A NAME -- FRIENDLY FRAUD. NAME -- FRIENDLY FRAUD. >> PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR FRAUD. >> PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR MINDS OR THEIR PACKAGE >> PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR MINDS OR THEIR PACKAGE IS EXPIRING AND THEY MINDS OR THEIR PACKAGE IS EXPIRING AND THEY HAVEN’T USED IT. IS EXPIRING AND THEY HAVEN’T USED IT. >> Reporter: BUT IT’S HAVEN’T USED IT. >> Reporter: BUT IT’S FAR FROM FRIENDLY, AND >> Reporter: BUT IT’S FAR FROM FRIENDLY, AND IT’S HITTING FAR FROM FRIENDLY, AND IT’S HITTING BUSINESSES HARD. IT’S HITTING BUSINESSES HARD. >> GOOD. BUSINESSES HARD. >> GOOD. KEEP GOING HERE. >> GOOD. KEEP GOING HERE. PERFECT. KEEP GOING HERE. PERFECT. >> Reporter: PERFECT. >> Reporter: BROOKLYN-BASED PILATES >> Reporter: BROOKLYN-BASED PILATES INSTRUCTOR CASSIDY BROOKLYN-BASED PILATES INSTRUCTOR CASSIDY PILAR SAYS EVERY INSTRUCTOR CASSIDY PILAR SAYS EVERY DISPUTE MEANS HAVING PILAR SAYS EVERY DISPUTE MEANS HAVING TO DEFEND HER CHARGES DISPUTE MEANS HAVING TO DEFEND HER CHARGES TO A CREDIT CARD TO DEFEND HER CHARGES TO A CREDIT CARD PROCESSOR, COSTING HER TO A CREDIT CARD PROCESSOR, COSTING HER TIME AND MONEY DUE TO PROCESSOR, COSTING HER TIME AND MONEY DUE TO CHARGEBACK FEES. TIME AND MONEY DUE TO CHARGEBACK FEES. DO YOU HAVE ANY ROUGH CHARGEBACK FEES. DO YOU HAVE ANY ROUGH ESTIMATE LIKE LET’S DO YOU HAVE ANY ROUGH ESTIMATE LIKE LET’S SAY LAST YEAR HOW MUCH ESTIMATE LIKE LET’S SAY LAST YEAR HOW MUCH IN FEES YOU’VE HAD TO SAY LAST YEAR HOW MUCH IN FEES YOU’VE HAD TO INCUR. IN FEES YOU’VE HAD TO INCUR. >> IT WAS BETWEEN 200 INCUR. >> IT WAS BETWEEN 200 AND $5,000. >> IT WAS BETWEEN 200 AND $5,000. WHEN YOU’RE A SMALL AND $5,000. WHEN YOU’RE A SMALL BUSINESS, IT’S A LOT. WHEN YOU’RE A SMALL BUSINESS, IT’S A LOT. >> Reporter: HER WISH BUSINESS, IT’S A LOT. >> Reporter: HER WISH HER CONSUMERS WOULD >> Reporter: HER WISH HER CONSUMERS WOULD JUST TALK TO HER HER CONSUMERS WOULD JUST TALK TO HER FIRST. JUST TALK TO HER FIRST. IS IT YOUR WISH YOUR FIRST. IS IT YOUR WISH YOUR CUSTOMERS WOULD JUST IS IT YOUR WISH YOUR CUSTOMERS WOULD JUST COME TO YOUR DIRECTLY? CUSTOMERS WOULD JUST COME TO YOUR DIRECTLY? >> I DO. COME TO YOUR DIRECTLY? >> I DO. WE ARE VERY FLEXIBLE. >> I DO. WE ARE VERY FLEXIBLE. >> Reporter: A USEFUL WE ARE VERY FLEXIBLE. >> Reporter: A USEFUL TOOL FOR CONSUMERS, >> Reporter: A USEFUL TOOL FOR CONSUMERS, BUT MAKING SOME TOOL FOR CONSUMERS, BUT MAKING SOME BUSINESSES SWEAT. BUT MAKING SOME BUSINESSES SWEAT. BRYAN CHEUNG, NBC BUSINESSES SWEAT. BRYAN CHEUNG, NBC NEWS, NEW YORK. BRYAN CHEUNG, NBC NEWS, NEW YORK. >>> AND WHEN WE COME NEWS, NEW YORK. >>> AND WHEN WE COME BACK, THERE IS GOOD >>> AND WHEN WE COME BACK, THERE IS GOOD NEWS TONIGHT IN A BACK, THERE IS GOOD NEWS TONIGHT IN A POWERFUL TRIBUTE FROM NEWS TONIGHT IN A POWERFUL TRIBUTE FROM ONE COMMUNITY FOR A POWERFUL TRIBUTE FROM ONE COMMUNITY FOR A VETERAN THEY DIDN’T >>> AND THERE IS GOOD >>> AND THERE IS GOOD NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT >>> AND THERE IS GOOD NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT HONORING THOSE WHO NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED AND THE HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED AND THE COMMUNITY THAT CAME SERVED AND THE COMMUNITY THAT CAME OUT IN FORCE TO PAY COMMUNITY THAT CAME OUT IN FORCE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO A MAN THEY OUT IN FORCE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO A MAN THEY DIDN’T EVEN KNOW. TRIBUTE TO A MAN THEY DIDN’T EVEN KNOW. ♪ DIDN’T EVEN KNOW. ♪ THERE’S A SAYING IN ♪ THERE’S A SAYING IN THE MILITARY, "LEAVE THERE’S A SAYING IN THE MILITARY, "LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND." THE MILITARY, "LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND." IT’S PART OF A NO ONE BEHIND." IT’S PART OF A SOLDIER’S COMMITMENT IT’S PART OF A SOLDIER’S COMMITMENT TO SERVICE AND SOLDIER’S COMMITMENT TO SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. TO SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. THAT’S WHY WHEN SACRIFICE. THAT’S WHY WHEN 86-YEAR-OLD U.S. THAT’S WHY WHEN 86-YEAR-OLD U.S. MARINE CORPS VETERAN 86-YEAR-OLD U.S. MARINE CORPS VETERAN GARY BROOKS PASSED MARINE CORPS VETERAN GARY BROOKS PASSED AWAY ALONE RECENTLY GARY BROOKS PASSED AWAY ALONE RECENTLY AND NO KIN CAME AWAY ALONE RECENTLY AND NO KIN CAME FORWARD, THE FUNERAL AND NO KIN CAME FORWARD, THE FUNERAL HOME IN MAINE POSTED FORWARD, THE FUNERAL HOME IN MAINE POSTED READING IF YOU WOULD HOME IN MAINE POSTED READING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASSIST BEING A READING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASSIST BEING A PALLBEARER OR SIMPLY LIKE TO ASSIST BEING A PALLBEARER OR SIMPLY ATTEND, PLEASE CONTACT PALLBEARER OR SIMPLY ATTEND, PLEASE CONTACT THE FUNERAL HOME. ATTEND, PLEASE CONTACT THE FUNERAL HOME. >> THERE HAVE BEEN THE FUNERAL HOME. >> THERE HAVE BEEN TEARS SHED FOR THIS >> THERE HAVE BEEN TEARS SHED FOR THIS MAN. TEARS SHED FOR THIS MAN. >> AND ON THE DAY THEY MAN. >> AND ON THE DAY THEY LAID GARY TO REST -- A >> AND ON THE DAY THEY LAID GARY TO REST -- A SURPRISE. LAID GARY TO REST -- A SURPRISE. MORE THAN 500 SURPRISE. MORE THAN 500 STRANGERS SHOWED UP AT MORE THAN 500 STRANGERS SHOWED UP AT THE MAINE VETERANS STRANGERS SHOWED UP AT THE MAINE VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY IN THE MAINE VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY IN AUGUSTA TO SAY MEMORIAL CEMETERY IN AUGUSTA TO SAY GOOD-BYE. AUGUSTA TO SAY GOOD-BYE. >> PEOPLE CAME FROM GOOD-BYE. >> PEOPLE CAME FROM EVERYWHERE. >> PEOPLE CAME FROM EVERYWHERE. >> Reporter: JIM EVERYWHERE. >> Reporter: JIM ROBERTS FROM THE >> Reporter: JIM ROBERTS FROM THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN ROBERTS FROM THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS ALONG WITH THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS ALONG WITH THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR WARS ALONG WITH THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR HELPED ARRANGE THIS FUNERAL DIRECTOR HELPED ARRANGE THIS SERVICE WITH MILITARY HELPED ARRANGE THIS SERVICE WITH MILITARY HONORS. SERVICE WITH MILITARY HONORS. WHAT WAS IT LIKE THAT HONORS. WHAT WAS IT LIKE THAT MOMENT THAT YOU SAW WHAT WAS IT LIKE THAT MOMENT THAT YOU SAW HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE MOMENT THAT YOU SAW HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SHOWING UP TO HONOR HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SHOWING UP TO HONOR HIM? SHOWING UP TO HONOR HIM? >> IT’S AN HIM? >> IT’S AN OVERWHELMING FEELING >> IT’S AN OVERWHELMING FEELING OF JUST PATRIOTISM, OVERWHELMING FEELING OF JUST PATRIOTISM, AND IT JUST -- THE OF JUST PATRIOTISM, AND IT JUST -- THE RESPECT THAT EVERYONE AND IT JUST -- THE RESPECT THAT EVERYONE WAS THERE SHOWING IT RESPECT THAT EVERYONE WAS THERE SHOWING IT IS OVERWHELMING. WAS THERE SHOWING IT IS OVERWHELMING. >> EVERYONE JUST IS OVERWHELMING. >> EVERYONE JUST WANTED TO BE PART OF >> EVERYONE JUST WANTED TO BE PART OF SOMETHING THAT WAS WANTED TO BE PART OF SOMETHING THAT WAS SPECTACULAR, SOMETHING SOMETHING THAT WAS SPECTACULAR, SOMETHING THAT WAS AWESOME IN SPECTACULAR, SOMETHING THAT WAS AWESOME IN HONORING GARY. THAT WAS AWESOME IN HONORING GARY. >> Reporter: THEY CAME HONORING GARY. >> Reporter: THEY CAME OUT IN SWELTERING HEAT >> Reporter: THEY CAME OUT IN SWELTERING HEAT TO REMEMBER A MAN THEY OUT IN SWELTERING HEAT TO REMEMBER A MAN THEY NEVER MET. TO REMEMBER A MAN THEY NEVER MET. DOZENS FROM MILITARY NEVER MET. DOZENS FROM MILITARY MOTORCYCLE CLUBS, DOZENS FROM MILITARY MOTORCYCLE CLUBS, OTHERS STEPPING UP MOTORCYCLE CLUBS, OTHERS STEPPING UP WITH A 21-GUN SALUTE, OTHERS STEPPING UP WITH A 21-GUN SALUTE, AND EVEN A FLYOVER. WITH A 21-GUN SALUTE, AND EVEN A FLYOVER. >> SO MANY PEOPLE AND EVEN A FLYOVER. >> SO MANY PEOPLE WILLING TO SHOW THAT >> SO MANY PEOPLE WILLING TO SHOW THAT NO SOLDIER SHOULD BE WILLING TO SHOW THAT NO SOLDIER SHOULD BE LEFT BEHIND. NO SOLDIER SHOULD BE LEFT BEHIND. >> IT IS ABSOLUTELY LEFT BEHIND. >> IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNIFYING. >> IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNIFYING. >> UNIFYING AND UNIFYING. >> UNIFYING AND HEALING, TOO, FOR THE >> UNIFYING AND HEALING, TOO, FOR THE FEW WHO DID KNOW GARY HEALING, TOO, FOR THE FEW WHO DID KNOW GARY LIKE VICTORIA ABBOT FEW WHO DID KNOW GARY LIKE VICTORIA ABBOT FROM THE SOUP KITCHEN LIKE VICTORIA ABBOT FROM THE SOUP KITCHEN WHERE HE USED TO SPEND FROM THE SOUP KITCHEN WHERE HE USED TO SPEND TIME. WHERE HE USED TO SPEND TIME. >> HE ALWAYS HAD A TIME. >> HE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE. >> HE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE. IT WAS REMARKABLE HOW SMILE ON HIS FACE. IT WAS REMARKABLE HOW MANY PEOPLE CAME OUT IT WAS REMARKABLE HOW MANY PEOPLE CAME OUT TO HONOR A MAN WHO MANY PEOPLE CAME OUT TO HONOR A MAN WHO REALLY IN OUR LITTLE TO HONOR A MAN WHO REALLY IN OUR LITTLE WORLD WAS BIGGER THAN REALLY IN OUR LITTLE WORLD WAS BIGGER THAN LIFE. WORLD WAS BIGGER THAN LIFE. >> THE SERVICE A LIFE. >> THE SERVICE A TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO A >> THE SERVICE A TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO A FALLEN VETERAN. TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO A FALLEN VETERAN. HOW DUD THIS FALLEN VETERAN. HOW DUD THIS EXPERIENCE IMPACT YOU? HOW DUD THIS EXPERIENCE IMPACT YOU? >> IT’S HEARTENING TO EXPERIENCE IMPACT YOU? >> IT’S HEARTENING TO SAY THE LEAST THAT >> IT’S HEARTENING TO SAY THE LEAST THAT THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE SAY THE LEAST THAT THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE THAT WANT TO HONOR THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE THAT WANT TO HONOR VETERANS. THAT WANT TO HONOR VETERANS. >> IT’S JUST SO VETERANS. >> IT’S JUST SO PROFOUND, SO >> IT’S JUST SO PROFOUND, SO MEANINGFUL. PROFOUND, SO MEANINGFUL. >> AN HONOR THEY ALL MEANINGFUL. >> AN HONOR THEY ALL DESERVE. >> AN HONOR THEY ALL DESERVE. THAT’S NBC "NIGHTLY DESERVE. THAT’S NBC "NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR THIS THAT’S NBC "NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR THIS SATURDAY. NEWS" FOR THIS SATURDAY. I’M GADI SCHWARTZ. SATURDAY. I’M GADI SCHWARTZ. STAY SAFE, AND HAVE A I’M GADI SCHWARTZ. STAY SAFE, AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.