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Nightly News Full Broadcast (Saturday, July 15th): Wildfires break out in California as deadly heat wave persists; At least 4 people fatally shot by suspect in Georgia, police report; New details revealed about suspect in Long Island murders; and more on tonight’s broadcast. [Sunday, July 16, 2023]

The latest news, going beyond the headlines to see how lives are affected by the world around them.

Primary Title
  • NBC Nightly News
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 16 July 2023
Start Time
  • 10 : 30
Finish Time
  • 11 : 00
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • NBC News Digital
Broadcaster
  • NBCUniversal Media
Programme Description
  • The latest news, going beyond the headlines to see how lives are affected by the world around them.
Episode Description
  • Nightly News Full Broadcast (Saturday, July 15th): Wildfires break out in California as deadly heat wave persists; At least 4 people fatally shot by suspect in Georgia, police report; New details revealed about suspect in Long Island murders; and more on tonight’s broadcast. [Sunday, July 16, 2023]
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • News
Hosts
  • José Díaz-Balart (Presenter)
>>> BREAKING NEWS LATE TONIGHT >>> BREAKING NEWS LATE TONIGHT THE FUGITIVE ACCUSED OF MURDER, WHO ESCAPED JAIL, FINALLY CAPTURED IN PENNSYLVANIA WE HAVE THE VERY LATEST. >>> PLUS, MULTIPLE FIRES EXPLODING NEAR LOS ANGELES HOMES EVACUATED. THIS ONE BURNED DOWN A THIRD OF THE COUNTRY ROASTING. IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES. THIS E.R. SAYS STRETCHERS LINE THEIR HALLWAYS FROM A SURGE IN HEAT ILLNESSES >>> AND WE TAKE YOU TO THE PLACE SET TO HIT 130 DEGREES >>> MANHUNT IN GEORGIA FOR THIS MAN, ACCUSED OF KILLING FOUR THIS MORNING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD-WIDE RAMPAGE, THEN GOING ON THE RUN >>> NEW DETAILS ON THE ACCUSED LONG ISLAND SERIAL KILLER. POLICE REMOVING EVIDENCE FROM HIS HOME TODAY AND THE INTERVIEW HE GAVE BEFORE HE WAS CAPTURED. >> WHAT I DO, WE HAVE TO HAVE SO MANY TOOLS IN THE TOOLBOX. >>> MASSIVE EXPLOSIONS AT A CHEMICAL PLANT IN LOUISIANA. RESIDENTS TOLD TO SHELTER IN PLACE. >>> MISSING IN ALABAMA A WOMAN CALLS 911 AFTER SPOTTING A TODDLER ALONE BY A HIGHWAY, THEN SHE VANISHES. WHY HER FAMILY FEARS SHE WAS ABDUCTED >> I THINK SHE’S IN DANGER, BUT I DO FEEL SHE’S ALIVE. >>> FILMING ON THE NEXT "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE" MOVIE SHUT DOWN AND THE MAJOR EFFECT FROM THE ACTOR’S STRIKE THE VIEWERS WILL SEE RIGHT NOW. >>> AND MIRACULOUS RECOVERY. THE AMAZING UPDATE ON THE FOUR CHILDREN WHO SOMEHOW SURVIVED IN THE COLOMBIAN AMAZON JUNGLE SURVIVALIST SKILLS JOSE, BACK TO YOU. >> AARON GILCHRIST, THANK YOU. >>> NOW TO DANGEROUS NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RELENTLESS HEAT WAVE THAT’S BEEN BOILING MUCH OF THE COUNTRY. IN CALIFORNIA THEY’RE NOT JUST BATTLING THE BRUTAL HEAT NOW, THEY’RE BATTLING A SERIES OF FAST-MOVING WILD FIRES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 80 MILLION AMERICANS ARE SUFFERING THROUGH BLISTERING HEAT WITH NO RELIEF EXPECTED FOR DAYS. HERE IS MORE FROM A SWELTERING PHOENIX. >> Reporter: OVERNIGHT, FAST-MOVING WILD FIRES OUTSIDE OF L.A. LEAVING RESIDENTS FLEEING FOR THEIR LIVES. EVACUATIONS UNDER WAY IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY AS THREE FIRES RAVAGE HOMES AND RIP THROUGH THOUSANDS OF ACRES >> IT’S VERY SCARY >> Reporter: THE FLAMES FEASTING ON LAND, BAKING IN THE SUN WE’RE IN THE MIDST OF A HISTORIC HEAT WAVE. >> Reporter: THOSE HIT HARDEST ACROSS THE BOARD, PEOPLE WHO WORK OUTSIDE AND THOSE WITHOUT HOMES. AS PEOPLE BREAK A SWEAT, THE HEAT COULD BREAK RECORDS IN 14 DIFFERENT STATES THIS WEEKEND. AND IT’S NOT JUST OUT WEST, IN MUGGY MIAMI, FLORIDA, IT FEELS LIKE 107 IN AIR RID, ARIZONA, PHOENIX FIREFIGHTERS ARE FEELING THE STRAIN PHOENIX FIRE CHIEF ROB SHOWS US HOW THE HEAT IS CHANGING THE WAY HIS TEAM GOES ON CALLS >> SO, BURIED UNDERNEATH ALL THIS ICE, HERE IS OUR IV FLUIDS THAT WE’RE GOING TO GIVE THEM. >> Reporter: THEIR TOP PRIORITY, KEEPING PEOPLE HYDRATED AND COOL >> ICE PACKS A LOT OF ICE PACKS >> Reporter: STAYING COOL ISN’T EASY, BUT YOU THINK IT’S JUST HOT OUTSIDE. TRY GETTING INTO ONE OF THESE CARS IT IS SCORCHING HOT. THIS DASH BOARD CLOCKING IN AT ALMOST 165 DEGREES AS PHOENIX SEES TEMPS OVER 110 DEGREES FOR THE 16th STRAIGHT DAY, HOSPITALS, TOO, WERE SEEING A SURGE IN HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS AND BURNS. THIS DOCTOR HAS BEEN WORKING AT THE E.R. AT VALLEY WISE HEALTH HOSPITAL FOR 30 YEARS. HOW DOES THIS COMPARE TO SUMMERS PAST >> THIS HAS BEEN THE WORST SUMMER IN RECENT MEMORY. >> Reporter: AS THE SUN HEATS UP OUTSIDE, INSIDE THEY PREPARE FOR MORE PEOPLE NEEDING A LIFE OR DEATH COOL DOWN. >> YOU WANT TO BURY THE PATIENT IN ICE >> THIS COULD SAVE THEIR LIVES >> ABSOLUTELY. AS QUICK AS YOU CAN GET THEIR TEMPERATURES DOWN, THE BETTER. >> Reporter: THE PACE OF CALLS AND TEMPERATURE SHOW NO SIGNS OF COOLING YET. DEATH VALLEY, NATIONAL PARK RANGER GETTING READY FOR WHAT COULD BE A WORLD HEAT RECORD THIS WEEKEND >> THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE THE THIRD TIME IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS WE HIT 130 THIS HEAT CAN BE DEADLY. AND IT’S NOT SOMETHING TO TRIFLE WITH >> MARISSA IS IN PHOENIX YOU SPENT TIME IN THE HOSPITAL BEHIND YOU TODAY WHAT ELSE DID YOU LEARN? >> Reporter: JOSE, WE SAW PEOPLE LINED UP IN THE HALLWAYS ON STRETCHERS ROUGHLY A QUARTER ARE PEOPLE WITHOUT HOMES. >> THANK YOU YR WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT ANOTHER MASS SHOOTING THIS TIME OFFICIALS SAY AT LEAST FOUR PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN A SMALL COMMUNITY OUTSIDE ATLANTA AND THE SUSPECT STILL AT LARGE TRESIA BOWLES IS IN THE TOWN OF HAMPTON WITH THE VERY LATEST WHAT DO WE KNOW? >> Reporter: JOSE, POLICE ARE ON THE HUNT FOR 40-YEAR-OLD ANDRE LONGMORE, WHO THEY SAY SHOT AND KILLED THREE MEN AND ONE WOMAN ALL RESIDENTS OF HAMPTON THE CRIME SCENE HERE HAS BEEN ACTIVE SINCE 10:00 THIS MORNING. AS FAR AS VICTIMS, NO WORD ON THEIR IDENTIFIES POLICE ARE STILL NOTIFYING THEIR FAMILIES POLICE SAY THEY ARE INVESTIGATING FOUR DIFFERENT CRIME SCENES LONGMORE IS WANTED FOR MURDER AND POLICE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A MOTIVE HERE. THE SHERIFF WITH THIS MESSAGE FOR THE SUSPECT. >> WHEREVER YOU ARE, WE WILL HUNT YOU DOWN IN ANY HOLE THAT YOU MAY BE RESIDING IN AND BRING YOU TO CUSTODY >> Reporter: AUTHORITIES SAY LONGMORE COULD BE DRIVING A BLACK 2017 GMC ARCADE YA THAT DOESN’T BELONG TO HIM. THERE’S A $10,000 REWARD FOR ANY INFORMATION THAT LEADS TO FINDING HIM. JOSE >> TRESIA, THANK YOU. >>> IN NEW YORK STATE TODAY, POLICE WERE AT THE HOME OF THE ALLEGED SERIAL KILLER ON LONG ISLAND, SEARCHING FOR MORE CLUES. IT COMES AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT HIS POSSIBLE DOUBLE LIFE, INCLUDING A NEWLY DISCOVERED INTERVIEW WITH HIM BEFORE HIS ARREST KATHY PARK REPORTS FROM LONG ISLAND >> Reporter: TONIGHT, INVESTIGATORS PULLING MORE EVIDENCE FROM THE LONG ISLAND HOME BELONGING TO THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE GILGO BEACH MURDERS. >> THE TEAM IS GOING THROUGH THE HOUSE. WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB AMONG OTHER THINGS, THERE’S SOME STORAGE UNITS THAT WE’VE SEARCHED >> Reporter: NEIGHBORS SAY 59-YEAR-OLD REX HEUERMANN LIVED HERE FOR DECADES WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO ADULT CHILDREN DID YOU EVER SEE REX >> NEVER I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS ONE PERSON IN THERE. I THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE THAT HOUSE IS JUST SITTING THERE WITH SOMEBODY IN THERE LIKE THAT. >> I’M PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY GUY THAT SPOKE TO THE GUY AND SAID HELLO TO HIM >> Reporter: FRIDAY, HEUERMANN PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO BRUTALLY MURDERING THREE WOMEN, ALL SEX WORKERS IN THEIR 20s OFFICIALS SAY HE IS ALSO SUSPECTED IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A FOURTH VICTIM ALL OF THEIR REMAINS WERE DISCOVERED IN 2010 ALONG LONG ISLAND’S GILGO BEACH >> IN TERMS OF SPEAKING TO MY CLIENT, THE ONLY THING I CAN TELL YOU THAT HE DID SAY AS HE WAS IN TEARS IS I DIDN’T DO THIS >> Reporter: IN TOTAL, INVESTIGATORS FOUND 11 BODIES IN THE AREA, INCLUDING SHANNON GILBERT, WHO MADE THIS 911 CALL THE NIGHT OF HER DISAPPEARANCE >> WHERE ARE YOU, MA’AM? >> I DON’T KNOW. >> Reporter: THIS WEEK HEUERMANN WHO IS NOT CHARGED IN GILBERT’S CASE WAS SEEN WALKING CALMLY IN MANHATTAN, APPARENTLY UNAWARE THAT DETECTIVES WERE JUST MOMENTS AWAY FROM PLACING HIM UNDER ARREST SUFFOLK DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAYMOND SAYS -- >> THIS IS THE ONLY BEGINNING. THERE ARE OTHER VICTIMS AS WELL. AND IT’S OUR HOPE THAT WE’RE ABLE TO GET SOME PROGRESS ON THOSE CASES. >> REX >> HELLO >> HOW YOU DOING >> GOOD TO SEE YOU >> LIKEWISE. I HOPE YOU DON’T MIND, I BROUGHT MY ASSISTANT WITH ME NORMAN >> HELLO, NORMAN >> IT’S RAINING OUT? >> Reporter: WE’RE ALSO LEARNING ABOUT HEUERMANN. A NEW YORK-BASED ARCHITECT FROM THIS YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HE DID LAST YEAR. >> REX, YOU’RE AN ARCHITECT, ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANT, TROUBLESHOOTER, BORN AND RAISED ON LONG ISLAND >> WHAT HAS YOUR JOB TAUGHT YOU ABOUT YOURSELF >> I THINK IT’S TAUGHT ME MORE ABOUT HOW TO UNDERSTAND PEOPLE BECAUSE -- >> INTERESTING >> DEALING WITH THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS IS SOMETHING A PERSON CAN LEARN. BUT IT’S THE PEOPLE, HOW THEY’RE ALL SO DIFFERENT AFRTD AND HOW YOU DEAL WITH THE PEOPLE >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE NEIGHBOR NO ONE REALLY KNEW IN THE SPOTLIGHT FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS. >> HE CERTAINLY DID BIFURCATE HIS LIFE, AND THERE WAS A SIDE THAT WAS PUBLIC-FACING, AND THEN THERE WAS A SIDE THAT WASN’T >> KATHY PARK JOINS ME NOW FROM LONG ISLAND. KATHY, WHAT ARE INVESTIGATORS FOCUSED ON RIGHT NOW >> Reporter: JOSE, AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, THEY’RE STILL ZEROING IN ON THE SUSPECT’S HOME THE D.A. TELLS ME THEY’RE LOOKING FOR SOME SORT OF VAULT THAT MAY HOLD GUNS ADDING THAT HEUERMANN HAD 92 FIREARM PERMITS. JOSE >> KATHY PARK IN LONG ISLAND, THANK YOU. >>> MULTIPLE EXPLOSIONS WERE REPORTED AT A CHEMICAL PLANT IN LOUISIANA. YOU CAN SEE ONE OF THE EXPLOSIONS LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT SKY IN THIS HOME SECURITY VIDEO. LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE TELLING PEOPLE NEARBY TO SHELTER IN PLACE. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED >>>OVER SEAS ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL TODAY AFTERWARDS IN A VIDEO, THE 73-YEAR-OLD SAID HE WAS FEELING GOOD BUT BLAMED HOT WEATHER, SAYING HE SPENT TIME AT THE SEA OF GALLEY IN THE SUN WITHOUT A HAT AND WATER. HE WILL STAY IN THE HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT. >>> IN SOUTH AMERICA, THOSE FOUR CHILDREN WHO MIRACULOUSLY SURVIVED MORE THAN A MONTH IN THE COLOMBIAN AMAZON HAVE FINALLY LEFT THE HOSPITAL. THE HEAD OF COLOMBIA’S FAMILY WELFARE INSTITUTE SAID THE KIDS HAVE RECOVERED SIZE AND WEIGHT, BUT NOW OFFICIALS SAY THE SIBLINGS WHO ARE BETWEEN 1 AND 13 WILL REMAIN UNDER THE CARE AND CUSTODY OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS WHILE THEY WORK THROUGH A CUSTODY BATTLE >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING WOMAN IN >>> IN NORTH DAKOTA, POLICE >>> IN NORTH DAKOTA, POLICE OFFICER WAS KILLED AND TWO OTHERS CRITICALLY HURT AFTER WHAT APPEARS TO BE A COMPLETELY UNPROVOKED ATTACK. FARGO’S POLICE CHIEF SAYING TODAY THAT IT HAPPENED FOR NO KNOWN REASON WHILE THE OFFICERS WERE RESPONDING TO A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND THAT THE SUSPECT WAS KILLED AT THE SCENE. BUT THE CHIEF ALSO SAID THAT THE SUSPECT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACCIDENT POLICE HELD THIS PROCESSION FOR THE OFFICER KILLED HE WAS ONLY 23 YEARS OLD AND SWORN IN TO THE DEPARTMENT JUST THREE MONTHS AGO. >>> TO ALABAMA NOW, WHERE A WOMAN IS MISSING AFTER SHE CALLED 911 TO REPORT A TODDLER WALKING ON THE SIDE OF AN INTERSTATE HER FAMILY TELLS OUR PRESIS LA THOMPSON THEY FEAR SHE WAS ABDUCTED >> I FEEL SHE’S IN DANGER. I FEEL SHE’S BEEN IN DANGER, BUT I DO FEEL SHE’S ALIVE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A DESPERATE PLEA FOR ANSWERS FROM THE PARENTS OF 25-YEAR-OLD CARLY RUSSELL. >> WE WANT EVERYBODY, ACROSS THE WORLD, TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR CARLEE RUSSELL >> Reporter: IN ONE WORD, WHAT HAS THE PAST FEW DAYS BEEN LIKE? >> HORRIFIC. >> Reporter: AS VOLUNTEERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SCOUR THE HOOVER, ALABAMA, AREA FOR ANY SIGN OF THE 25-YEAR-OLD WHO WENT MISSING THURSDAY NIGHT AFTER POLICE SAY SHE CALLED 911 TO REPORT SEEING A TODDLER WALKING ALONE ON THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE 459. AUTHORITIES SAY RUSSELL STOPPED TO CHECK ON THE CHILD AND CALLED A FAMILY MEMBER. THE LAST PERSON TO SPEAK WITH HER BEFORE SHE DISAPPEARED >> SHE HEARD A SCREAM AND THEN SOME TYPE OF RUNNING TYPE SHUFFLE. >> Reporter: POLICE SAY WHEN THEY ARRIVED, THEY FOUND RUSSELL’S VEHICLE, BUT NO SIGN OF RUSSELL OR THE CHILD. POLICE SAY THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REPORTS OF A MISSING CHILD. A WITNESS REPORTED POSSIBLY SEEING A GRAY VEHICLE WITH A LIGHT COMPLEXION MAN STANDING OUTSIDE RUSSELL’S CAR. >> WE HAVE NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON THAT INDIVIDUAL OR THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. >> Reporter: RUSSELL WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A BLACK SHIRT AND PANTS WITH NIKE SHOES, POLICE SAY. HER MOM SAYS HER HAIR MAY BE BRAIDED DOWN TO HER SCALP, AND THAT SHE HAS A SCRIPTURE TATTOO ON HER SHOULDER. IDENTIFIERS THAT RUSSELL’S FAMILY AND POLICE HOPE WILL LEAD TO CLUES THAT HELP BRING HER HOME >> SHE IS A FIGHTER, AND WE BELIEVE THAT IF THERE IS ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR HER TO MAKE IT HOME TO US, SHE’S GOING TO SEIZE THAT OPPORTUNITY >> PRISCILLA IS IN HOOVER, ALABAMA ALABAMA, TONIGHT PRISCILLA, WHERE IS THE SEARCH FOR CARLEE FOCUSSED NOW? >> HER FAMILY IS ASKING TO PASS OUT THESE FLYERS AND CHECK OUT HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND GAS STATIONS FOR FEAR SHE MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE STATE. JOSE >> PRISCILLA THOMPSON IN HOOVER. THANK YOU. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, F16 FIGHTER JETS HEADING TO UKRAINE. >>> WE’RE BACK WITH DRAMATIC NEW >>> WE’RE BACK WITH DRAMATIC NEW VIDEO AFTER AN AMTRAK TRAIN CRASHED INTO A SEMI TRUCK AND DERAILED IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. YOU CAN SEE THE MOMENT OF IMPACT FROM THIS DASH CAM VIDEO ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF YOUR SCREEN. AMTRAK SAID THERE WERE 166 PASSENGERS AND TEN CREW MEMBERS ONBOARD. IT IS UNCLEAR HOW MANY, IF ANY, WERE HURT. >>> NEW DETAILS ON THE HOLLYWOOD STRIKE TONIGHT UPCOMING FILMS ON HOLD SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS LIKE "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE" HAVE ALREADY LAUNCHED INTO MOVIE THEATERS, BUT THE PLANNED SEQUEL AND OTHER FILMS NOW IN PRODUCTION ARE ON PAUSE BECAUSE OF THE STRIKE. ACTORS WON’T BE ON TALK SHOWS PROMOTING THEIR PROJECTS, EITHER ON STREAMING, YOU MAY BE SEEING MORE FOREIGN FILMS AND SHOWS, AS U.S. SCRIPTED PROGRAMS ARE ON HOLD >>> THIS WEEK, EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ANNOUNCED THEY’LL SOON BEGIN TRAINING UKRAINIAN PILOTS ON F-16 FIGHTER JETS THEIR USE COULD BE A GAME-CHANGER IN THE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA, BUT HOW CHALLENGING ARE THEY TO FLY? JOSH LEDERMAN NOW WITH AN INSIDE LOOK >> Reporter: THEY’VE BEEN TOP OF UKRAINE’S WISH LIST FOR THE ENTIRE WAR >> THERE GOES ONE. >> Reporter: POWERFUL, AMERICAN-MADE F-16s THAT COULD GIVE UKRAINE AN EDGE IN THE SKY. NOW THAT THE WEST IS FINALLY WILLING TO GIVE THEM, UKRAINIANS WILL NEED TO LEARN HOW TO FLY THEM UKRAINE’S PILOTS WILL TRAVEL HUNDREDS OF MILES OR MORE TO SITES THROUGHOUT EUROPE TO LEARN HOW TO FLY F-16s, INCLUDING HERE IN THE UK. INSIDE THIS UNASSUMING BUILDING IN NORTHERN ENGLAND IS AN F-16 SIMULATOR. UKRAINIANS WILL TRAIN ON SIMULATORS LIKE THESE BEFORE FLYING THE REAL THING. >> HEY, I’M JOSH. >> I’M JASON GOOD TO MEET YOU THIS IS YOUR FLIGHT SUIT >> Reporter: GREAT FIRST, UKRAINIANS WILL HAVE TO LEARN THE AIRCRAFT COMPARED TO UKRAINE’S 29 JETS, F-16s ARE SMALLER, WITH JUST ONE ENGINE INSTEAD OF TWO AND ALL LEN TROKIC CONTROLS INSTEAD OF HYDROLAULICS HYDRAULICS TAKEOFF IS FAIRLY EASY YOU CAN SEE MY RAISE THE JET’S NOSE UNTIL WE’RE AIRBORNE. >> IF I CRASH THIS THING, DO I GET ANOTHER LIFE, LIKE A VIDEO GAME >> OF COURSE >> Reporter: GOOD DEAL YOU CAN REALLY SEE PRETTY MUCH 180 DEGREES AROUND YOU, EVERYTHING THAT’S HAPPENING. ALL RIGHT. READY? >> YEP >> Reporter: ONE, TWO, THREE -- I TRY ROLLING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT LET’S ROLL OH, MY GOD WOW, OKAY, NOW I’M NOT GOING THE RIGHT WAY. MOVES TO SMOOTHLY. YOU ALMOST FORGET YOU’RE CONTROLLING THIS MASSIVE AIRPLANE UKRAINIANS WILL HAVE TO MASTER MORE THAN A DOZEN BUTTONS. ON THE F-16 JOY STICK KEY FROM SWITCHING BOMBING TARGETING TO AIR TO AIR COMBAT. SO, THIS IS WHAT AN AIRCRAFT MIGHT SEE IN A DOG FIGHT, WHERE IT’S GOING STRAIGHT AFTER OTHER AIRCRAFT THAT’S THE ENEMY AIRCRAFT COMING UP ON THE LEFT I FIRE -- AND MISS >> SO, FIVE MISSILES LEFT. >> Reporter: FIVE MISSILES LEFT. USE THEM CAREFULLY >> ALL SET. >> Reporter: AND WHEN IT’S TIME TO LAND THE PLANE -- -- I JUST CRASHED. I JUST CRASHED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE GROUND WELL, IT WAS A GOOD RIDE WHILE IT LASTED. TRAINING ON THE F-16s IS SET TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH RETIRED ROYAL AIR FORCE COMMANDER GREG BAGWELL BELIEVES THEY COULD BE A GAME CHANGER >> THE REAL DIFFERENCE IS THE WAY WE WILL TEACH THEM TO FIGHT IT IT’S A BIT LIKE PLAYING THE FLUTE AND PICK LOW SIMULTANEOUSLY AND USING YOUR HANDS TO MAKE THE AIRPLANE DO WHAT YOU WANT IT TO DO >> Reporter: THAT’S A BIG LEARNING CURVE >> IT IS A BIG LEARNING CURVE. >> Reporter: A LOT TO LEARN WITH UKRAINE’S FUTURE AT STAKE. >> THIRD CLOVER DELETE ALTITUDE RESTRICTION. >> Reporter: JOSH LEDERMAN, NBC NEWS, CASTLE FORD, ENGLAND >>> BACK IN THIS COUNTRY, IF YOU DIDN’T WIN LAST NIGHT’S MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT, DON’T BE DISCOURAGED, BECAUSE NOBODY DID. AND IT JUST GREW EVEN BIGGER IT’S NOW AT $640 MILLION, WHICH IS AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE GAME’S HISTORY AND THE JACKPOT FOR TONIGHT’S POWERBALL, $875 MILLION, THE E♪ E♪ >>> THERE’S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. SO MANY HEARTWARMING MOMENTS OF PEOPLE DOING GOOD OR OVERCOMING THE ODDS STARTING WITH AN UNEXPECTED FRIENDSHIP THIS WAS A SUMMER 6-YEAR-OLD WESTON MADE A NEW FRIEND HE’LL NEVER FORGET >> SEE ME DO A SPIN? >> YEAH. >> ALL BECAUSE OF A CHANCE MEETING WITH HANNAH HUNTSLEY >> WHOA! >> THERE YOU GO. >> WESTON, WHO HAS CEREBRAL PALSY, WAS INSPIRED BY HANNAH, WHO ALSO USES A WHEELCHAIR BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT INJURY. THE TWO VOWING TO BE LIFELONG FRIENDS. >>> THEN, THERE WAS THIS COUPLE SPREADING JOY. EVA AND TYLER EDMONDS SURPRISED FAMILY WITH A FIRST LOOK AT THEIR BABY ELI AFTER HE SPENT 5 1/2 MONTHS IN THE NICU THEY SNUCK HIM ONTO THEIR DOORSTEPS. AND RANG THE BELL. >> OH! >> SURPRISING LOVED ONE -- >> OH, MY GOSH >> AFTER LOVED ONE >> OH! >> WHOA! OH, MY GOD >> AFTER LOVED ONE >> HE’S HERE >>> AND LOOK AT THIS THERE’S AIRMAN FIRST CLASS ALEXANDRA GRACIE MARCHING IN A JULY 4th HOMETOWN PARADE WITH A SIGN SAYING, I DIDN’T TELL MY PARENTS I’D BE HOME. SURPRISING HER FAMILY IN BROWNSBURG, INDIANA. AFTER BEING AWAY AT BASIC TRAINING FOR EIGHT MONTHS. HER PARENTS SPEECHLESS WRAPPING HER IN A BIG HUG. >>> AND THERE WAS LOVE AT DISNEY WORLD. ANTONIA WAS THERE WITH HER BOYFRIEND, TAKING PICTURES THAT’S WHEN HER FAMILY SNUCK IN BEHIND THEM. >> WOO >> ANTONIA MOVED TO TEARS. >> WHOA! >> WHOA! >> THEN, HE PROPOSED THE CELEBRATION KICKING OFF THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THEIR LIVES TOGETHER >>> AND AT THIS WEDDING IN CALIFORNIA, BRIDE ZOE AND HER SISTER NEVE PLANNED SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THEIR MOM AND DAD. >> MY PARENTS RAN AWAY WHEN THEY WERE 18 AND GOT MARRIED IN SECRET AND THEY NEVER GOT THEIR OWN FIRST DANCE. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THAT TO YOU GUYS >> CHRIS AND JACKIE FORD FINALLY GETTING THAT FIRST DANCE, HOLDING EACH OTHER TIGHT AND SHOWING WHAT TRUE LOVE LOOKS LIKE, 25 YEARS LATER WHAT WAS THAT MOMENT LIKE, CHRIS AND JACKIE >> THERE’S JUST NO WORDS IT WAS AWESOME >> I FELT LIKE A PLACE IN MY HEART WAS FILLED THAT I DIDN’T KNOW NEEDED TO BE FILLED >> WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS MEAN TO YOU? >> THEY’VE BEEN SUCH AN INSPIRATION OF YOUNG LOVE. AND THEY WERE JUST EVERYTHING THAT WE LOOKED UP TO AND WANTED TO BE AND IT WAS AWESOME TO KIND OF GIVE THEM, LIKE, A THANK YOU. >> THE PARENTS TELL ME THAT THEY APPRECIATE SO MUCH ALL THE LOVE THAT THEY’VE RECEIVED. THAT’S "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR THIS SATURDAY. KATE SNOW WILL BE HERE TOMORROW NIGHT. I’M JOSE DIAZ-BALART THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF YOUR TIME. AND GOOD NIGHT