♪ ♪ THE PROJECTED ♪ THE PROJECTED LANDSLIDE ELECTION THE PROJECTED LANDSLIDE ELECTION VICTORY IN RUSSIA. VICTORY IN RUSSIA. CALLED RECORD TURNOUT, DISSIDENTS THROWING MOLOTOV COCKTAILS POURING DYE IN BALLOT BOXE COCKTAILS POURING DYE IN BALLOT BOXE VOTERS POURING DYE IN BOXE VOTERS POURING DYE IN BALLOT BOXES VOTERS POURING DYE IN BALLOT BOXES CRITICS ALLEGE THE BALLOT BOXES CRITICS ALLEGE THE VOTE WAS RIGGED. CRITICS ALLEGE THE VOTE WAS RIGGED. OUR KEIR SIMMONS VOTE WAS RIGGED. OUR KEIR SIMMONS QUESTIONING PUTIN LATE OUR KEIR SIMMONS QUESTIONING PUTIN LATE TONIGHT. QUESTIONING PUTIN LATE TONIGHT. >> MR. PRESIDENT, IS TONIGHT. >> MR. PRESIDENT, IS THIS WHAT YOU CALL >> MR. PRESIDENT, IS THIS WHAT YOU CALL DEMOCRACY? SUSPECTED DEMOCRACY? SUSPECTED COAST-TO-COAST MURDERER IN A DEMOCRACY? SUSPECTED COAST-TO-COAST MURDERER IN A >> POLICE ACCUSED OF A COAST-TO-COAST MURDERER IN A >> POLICE ACCUSED OF A SHOOTOUT OF KILLING A >> POLICE ACCUSED OF A SHOOTOUT OF KILLING A POLICE OFFICER DAYS SHOOTOUT OF KILLING A POLICE OFFICER DAYS AFTER ALLEGEDLY POLICE OFFICER DAYS AFTER ALLEGEDLY MURDERING AN EMT IN AFTER ALLEGEDLY MURDERING AN EMT IN SOUTH CAROLINA MURDERING AN EMT IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND PARTS OF SOUTH SOUTH CAROLINA AND PARTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA SHELTERING IN AND PARTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA SHELTERING IN PLACE AGAIN THIS CAROLINA SHELTERING IN PLACE AGAIN THIS MORNING, ONE DAY AFTER PLACE AGAIN THIS MORNING, ONE DAY AFTER A KILLING SPREE THERE MORNING, ONE DAY AFTER A KILLING SPREE THERE LEFT THREE DEAD. A KILLING SPREE THERE LEFT THREE DEAD. THIS CARJACKING VICTIM LEFT THREE DEAD. THIS CARJACKING VICTIM SPEAKING OUT TODAY THIS CARJACKING VICTIM SPEAKING OUT TODAY >> I WAS SITTING IN MY SPEAKING OUT TODAY >> I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR, AND SOMEONE >> I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR, AND SOMEONE BANGED ON MY WINDOW, CAR, AND SOMEONE BANGED ON MY WINDOW, AND THEN HE PULLED THE BANGED ON MY WINDOW, AND THEN HE PULLED THE GUN OUT. AND THEN HE PULLED THE GUN OUT. >>> AND POWERFUL GUN OUT. >>> AND POWERFUL VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS IN >>> AND POWERFUL VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS IN ICELAND WITH A STATE VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS IN ICELAND WITH A STATE OF EMERGENCY ICELAND WITH A STATE OF EMERGENCY STUNNING IMAGES OF OF EMERGENCY STUNNING IMAGES OF LAVA FLOWING TOWARDS STUNNING IMAGES OF LAVA FLOWING TOWARDS TOWNS. LAVA FLOWING TOWARDS TOWNS. AND WINTER IS NOT OVER TOWNS. AND WINTER IS NOT OVER YET. AND WINTER IS NOT OVER YET. THE DANGEROUS COLD YET. THE DANGEROUS COLD SNAP ABOUT TO SEND THE DANGEROUS COLD SNAP ABOUT TO SEND TEMPERATURES SNAP ABOUT TO SEND TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING AND ON THIS ST. PLUMMETING AND ON THIS ST. PATRICK’S DAY, THE AND ON THIS ST. PATRICK’S DAY, THE COUNTRY HAS GONE PATRICK’S DAY, THE COUNTRY HAS GONE GREEN. COUNTRY HAS GONE GREEN. >> Announcer: THIS IS GREEN. >> Announcer: THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" >> Announcer: THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH LESTER HOLT "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH LESTER HOLT >> GOOD EVENING. WITH LESTER HOLT >> GOOD EVENING. I’M GADI SCHWARTZ. >> GOOD EVENING. I’M GADI SCHWARTZ. TONIGHT IN MOSCOW I’M GADI SCHWARTZ. TONIGHT IN MOSCOW PUTIN IS CELEBRATING TONIGHT IN MOSCOW PUTIN IS CELEBRATING WHAT APPEARS TO BE A PUTIN IS CELEBRATING WHAT APPEARS TO BE A HUGE VICTORY WHAT APPEARS TO BE A HUGE VICTORY HOW IS THIS FOR A HUGE VICTORY HOW IS THIS FOR A LANDSLIDE HOW IS THIS FOR A LANDSLIDE LANDSLIDE. LANDSLIDE LANDSLIDE. PUTIN IS PROJECTED TO LANDSLIDE. PUTIN IS PROJECTED TO WIN 88% OF THE VOTE PUTIN IS PROJECTED TO WIN 88% OF THE VOTE GIVING HIM ANOTHER SIX WIN 88% OF THE VOTE GIVING HIM ANOTHER SIX YEARS. GIVING HIM ANOTHER SIX YEARS. OF COURSE, ELECTIONS YEARS. OF COURSE, ELECTIONS IN RUSSIA ARE NOT OF COURSE, ELECTIONS IN RUSSIA ARE NOT CONSIDERED FAIR OR IN RUSSIA ARE NOT CONSIDERED FAIR OR FREE TO OUTCOME WAS CONSIDERED FAIR OR FREE TO OUTCOME WAS NEVER IN DOUBT FREE TO OUTCOME WAS NEVER IN DOUBT BUT WHAT WAS IN NEVER IN DOUBT BUT WHAT WAS IN QUESTION, HOW BIG BUT WHAT WAS IN QUESTION, HOW BIG WOULD THE PROTEST VOTE QUESTION, HOW BIG WOULD THE PROTEST VOTE BE WOULD THE PROTEST VOTE BE ACROSS RUSSIA, THERE BE ACROSS RUSSIA, THERE WAS SIGNS OF ACROSS RUSSIA, THERE WAS SIGNS OF OPPOSITION, MOLOTOV WAS SIGNS OF OPPOSITION, MOLOTOV COCKTAILS THROWN AS OPPOSITION, MOLOTOV COCKTAILS THROWN AS POLLING LOCATIONS, COCKTAILS THROWN AS POLLING LOCATIONS, PROTESTERS POURING DYE POLLING LOCATIONS, PROTESTERS POURING DYE IN BALLOT BOXES. PROTESTERS POURING DYE IN BALLOT BOXES. AND THERE WAS A CALL IN BALLOT BOXES. AND THERE WAS A CALL FOR THOSE OPPOSED TO AND THERE WAS A CALL FOR THOSE OPPOSED TO PUTIN TO SHOW UP AT FOR THOSE OPPOSED TO PUTIN TO SHOW UP AT NOON TODAY TO VOTE, PUTIN TO SHOW UP AT NOON TODAY TO VOTE, AND THAT MAY HAVE LED NOON TODAY TO VOTE, AND THAT MAY HAVE LED TO LONG LINES LIKE AND THAT MAY HAVE LED TO LONG LINES LIKE THESE. TO LONG LINES LIKE THESE. IN HIS VICTORY SPEECH THESE. IN HIS VICTORY SPEECH TONIGHT, PUTIN SAID IN HIS VICTORY SPEECH TONIGHT, PUTIN SAID HIS WIN IS PROOF THE TONIGHT, PUTIN SAID HIS WIN IS PROOF THE COUNTRY IS UNITED HIS WIN IS PROOF THE COUNTRY IS UNITED BEHIND HIM COUNTRY IS UNITED BEHIND HIM OUR KEIR SIMMONS IS IN BEHIND HIM OUR KEIR SIMMONS IS IN MOSCOW AND QUESTIONED OUR KEIR SIMMONS IS IN MOSCOW AND QUESTIONED PUTIN TONIGHT. MOSCOW AND QUESTIONED PUTIN TONIGHT. >> Reporter: ELECTION PUTIN TONIGHT. >> Reporter: ELECTION NIGHT IN MOSCOW, >> Reporter: ELECTION NIGHT IN MOSCOW, PRESIDENT PUTIN NIGHT IN MOSCOW, PRESIDENT PUTIN CELEBRATING A PRESIDENT PUTIN CELEBRATING A LANDSLIDE VICTORY CELEBRATING A LANDSLIDE VICTORY WHICH WAS NEVER IN LANDSLIDE VICTORY WHICH WAS NEVER IN DOUBT, AND HIS WHICH WAS NEVER IN DOUBT, AND HIS CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS DOUBT, AND HIS CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS NBC NEWS, THE FIRST CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS NBC NEWS, THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL NEWS NBC NEWS, THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL NEWS ORGANIZATION TO INTERNATIONAL NEWS ORGANIZATION TO QUESTION HIM ORGANIZATION TO QUESTION HIM >> JOURNALIST EVAN QUESTION HIM >> JOURNALIST EVAN GERSHKOVICH SPENT THIS >> JOURNALIST EVAN GERSHKOVICH SPENT THIS ELECTION IN PRISON GERSHKOVICH SPENT THIS ELECTION IN PRISON BORIS NADEZHDIN WHO ELECTION IN PRISON BORIS NADEZHDIN WHO OPPOSES YOUR WAR IN BORIS NADEZHDIN WHO OPPOSES YOUR WAR IN UKRAINE, WASN’T OPPOSES YOUR WAR IN UKRAINE, WASN’T ALLOWED TO STAND UKRAINE, WASN’T ALLOWED TO STAND AGAINST YOU, AND ALLOWED TO STAND AGAINST YOU, AND ALEXEI NAVALNY DIED IN AGAINST YOU, AND ALEXEI NAVALNY DIED IN ONE OF YOUR PRISONS ALEXEI NAVALNY DIED IN ONE OF YOUR PRISONS DURING YOUR CAMPAIGN ONE OF YOUR PRISONS DURING YOUR CAMPAIGN MR. PRESIDENT, IS THIS DURING YOUR CAMPAIGN MR. PRESIDENT, IS THIS WHAT YOU CALL MR. PRESIDENT, IS THIS WHAT YOU CALL DEMOCRACY? WHAT YOU CALL DEMOCRACY? >> Reporter: IGNORING DEMOCRACY? >> Reporter: IGNORING GERSHKOVICH, PUTIN >> Reporter: IGNORING GERSHKOVICH, PUTIN SAID HE WAS UNPOPULAR GERSHKOVICH, PUTIN SAID HE WAS UNPOPULAR AND NAVALNY DIED SAID HE WAS UNPOPULAR AND NAVALNY DIED THAT’S LIFE, HE SAID AND NAVALNY DIED THAT’S LIFE, HE SAID DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH THAT’S LIFE, HE SAID DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH HE AGREED TO EXCHANGE DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH HE AGREED TO EXCHANGE HIM ON CONDITION HE HE AGREED TO EXCHANGE HIM ON CONDITION HE NEVER RETURNED HIM ON CONDITION HE NEVER RETURNED THE SEIZED OPPOSITION NEVER RETURNED THE SEIZED OPPOSITION LEADER ALEXEI NAVALNY THE SEIZED OPPOSITION LEADER ALEXEI NAVALNY BEFORE HIS DEATH LAST LEADER ALEXEI NAVALNY BEFORE HIS DEATH LAST MONTH HAD CALLED FOR BEFORE HIS DEATH LAST MONTH HAD CALLED FOR PROTESTS AT POLLING MONTH HAD CALLED FOR PROTESTS AT POLLING STATIONS PROTESTS AT POLLING STATIONS THESE LINES OF MANY STATIONS THESE LINES OF MANY YOUNG PEOPLE LOOKED THESE LINES OF MANY YOUNG PEOPLE LOOKED LIKE THE RESPONSE. YOUNG PEOPLE LOOKED LIKE THE RESPONSE. AMONG THE 75 PEOPLE LIKE THE RESPONSE. AMONG THE 75 PEOPLE DETAINED WAS A MAN AMONG THE 75 PEOPLE DETAINED WAS A MAN WEARING A NAVALNY DETAINED WAS A MAN WEARING A NAVALNY T-SHIRT. WEARING A NAVALNY T-SHIRT. OTHERS THREW MOLOTOV T-SHIRT. OTHERS THREW MOLOTOV COCKTAILS OR POURED OTHERS THREW MOLOTOV COCKTAILS OR POURED DYE INTO BALLOT BOXES. COCKTAILS OR POURED DYE INTO BALLOT BOXES. NAVALNY’S WIDOW YULIYA DYE INTO BALLOT BOXES. NAVALNY’S WIDOW YULIYA JOINING A PROTEST IN NAVALNY’S WIDOW YULIYA JOINING A PROTEST IN BERLIN JOINING A PROTEST IN BERLIN >> THERE COULD BE NO BERLIN >> THERE COULD BE NO NEGOTIATIONS OR >> THERE COULD BE NO NEGOTIATIONS OR NOTHING WITH MR. NEGOTIATIONS OR NOTHING WITH MR. PUTIN BECAUSE HE IS A NOTHING WITH MR. PUTIN BECAUSE HE IS A KILLER PUTIN BECAUSE HE IS A KILLER HE IS A GANGSTER KILLER HE IS A GANGSTER >> Reporter: ANOTHER HE IS A GANGSTER >> Reporter: ANOTHER OPPONENT WHO SPOKE OUT >> Reporter: ANOTHER OPPONENT WHO SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE WAR WASN’T OPPONENT WHO SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE WAR WASN’T ALLOWED TO STAND AGAINST THE WAR WASN’T ALLOWED TO STAND HE VOTED TODAY WITH ALLOWED TO STAND HE VOTED TODAY WITH HIS FAMILY, A STARK HE VOTED TODAY WITH HIS FAMILY, A STARK CONTRAST TO PUTIN WHO HIS FAMILY, A STARK CONTRAST TO PUTIN WHO VOTED ALONE ON A CONTRAST TO PUTIN WHO VOTED ALONE ON A COMPUTER FRIDAY. VOTED ALONE ON A COMPUTER FRIDAY. >> OUR ELECTION IS NOT COMPUTER FRIDAY. >> OUR ELECTION IS NOT VERY FAIR, OF COURSE >> OUR ELECTION IS NOT VERY FAIR, OF COURSE SOMETIMES WE’LL HAVE VERY FAIR, OF COURSE SOMETIMES WE’LL HAVE NORMAL DEMOCRATIC, SOMETIMES WE’LL HAVE NORMAL DEMOCRATIC, FREE AND FAIR NORMAL DEMOCRATIC, FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS. FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS. >> Reporter: YOU ELECTIONS. >> Reporter: YOU BELIEVE THAT ONE DAY >> Reporter: YOU BELIEVE THAT ONE DAY >> I BELIEVE, NOT, OF BELIEVE THAT ONE DAY >> I BELIEVE, NOT, OF COURSE ON THIS DAY >> I BELIEVE, NOT, OF COURSE ON THIS DAY >> KEIR JOINS US FROM COURSE ON THIS DAY >> KEIR JOINS US FROM MOSCOW WHERE THE PUTIN >> KEIR JOINS US FROM MOSCOW WHERE THE PUTIN PRESS CONFERENCE JUST MOSCOW WHERE THE PUTIN PRESS CONFERENCE JUST WRAPPED UP PRESS CONFERENCE JUST WRAPPED UP AND KEIR, RUSSIA SAYS WRAPPED UP AND KEIR, RUSSIA SAYS THIS IS THE BIGGEST AND KEIR, RUSSIA SAYS THIS IS THE BIGGEST VOTE FOR PUTIN IN HIS THIS IS THE BIGGEST VOTE FOR PUTIN IN HIS 24 YEARS OF LEADING VOTE FOR PUTIN IN HIS 24 YEARS OF LEADING THE COUNTRY? 24 YEARS OF LEADING THE COUNTRY? >> Reporter: THAT’S THE COUNTRY? >> Reporter: THAT’S RIGHT, GADI, AND >> Reporter: THAT’S RIGHT, GADI, AND RUSSIAN OFFICIALS SAY RIGHT, GADI, AND RUSSIAN OFFICIALS SAY THIS IS ALSO THE RUSSIAN OFFICIALS SAY THIS IS ALSO THE LARGEST TURNOUT OF THIS IS ALSO THE LARGEST TURNOUT OF PRESIDENT PUTIN’S LARGEST TURNOUT OF PRESIDENT PUTIN’S LEADERSHIP PRESIDENT PUTIN’S LEADERSHIP THERE WILL BE MANY LEADERSHIP THERE WILL BE MANY AROUND THE WORLD WHO THERE WILL BE MANY AROUND THE WORLD WHO WILL QUESTION THAT AROUND THE WORLD WHO WILL QUESTION THAT ALEXEI NAVALNY’S WIFE WILL QUESTION THAT ALEXEI NAVALNY’S WIFE YULIYA CALLING ON ALEXEI NAVALNY’S WIFE YULIYA CALLING ON GLOBAL LEADERS NOT TO YULIYA CALLING ON GLOBAL LEADERS NOT TO RECOGNIZE THIS GLOBAL LEADERS NOT TO RECOGNIZE THIS ELECTION RECOGNIZE THIS ELECTION GADI ELECTION GADI >> KEIR SIMMONS IN GADI >> KEIR SIMMONS IN MOSCOW >> KEIR SIMMONS IN MOSCOW THANK YOU. MOSCOW THANK YOU. >>> BACK IN THE UNITED THANK YOU. >>> BACK IN THE UNITED STATES A DRAMATIC >>> BACK IN THE UNITED STATES A DRAMATIC EARLY MORNING PURSUIT STATES A DRAMATIC EARLY MORNING PURSUIT IN NEW MEXICO ENDED A EARLY MORNING PURSUIT IN NEW MEXICO ENDED A MAN HUNT FOR A SUSPECT IN NEW MEXICO ENDED A MAN HUNT FOR A SUSPECT BELIEVED TO HAVE MAN HUNT FOR A SUSPECT BELIEVED TO HAVE KILLED A POLICE BELIEVED TO HAVE KILLED A POLICE OFFICER THERE AND A KILLED A POLICE OFFICER THERE AND A FIRST RESPONDER ON THE OFFICER THERE AND A FIRST RESPONDER ON THE EAST COAST JUST DAYS FIRST RESPONDER ON THE EAST COAST JUST DAYS BEFORE EAST COAST JUST DAYS BEFORE PRIYA SRIDHAR REPORTS BEFORE PRIYA SRIDHAR REPORTS ON WHAT WE’RE LEARNING PRIYA SRIDHAR REPORTS ON WHAT WE’RE LEARNING ABOUT THE SUSPECT AND ON WHAT WE’RE LEARNING ABOUT THE SUSPECT AND HIS VICTIMS. ABOUT THE SUSPECT AND HIS VICTIMS. >> Reporter: A TWO-DAY HIS VICTIMS. >> Reporter: A TWO-DAY CROSS-COUNTRY MAN HUNT >> Reporter: A TWO-DAY CROSS-COUNTRY MAN HUNT HAS COME TO AN END CROSS-COUNTRY MAN HUNT HAS COME TO AN END AFTER A POLICE HAS COME TO AN END AFTER A POLICE SHOOTOUT THIS MORNING. AFTER A POLICE SHOOTOUT THIS MORNING. 33-YEAR-OLD JEREMY SHOOTOUT THIS MORNING. 33-YEAR-OLD JEREMY SMITH WAS CAPTURED 33-YEAR-OLD JEREMY SMITH WAS CAPTURED AFTER ALLEGEDLY SMITH WAS CAPTURED AFTER ALLEGEDLY KILLING A POLICE AFTER ALLEGEDLY KILLING A POLICE OFFICER IN NEW MEXICO KILLING A POLICE OFFICER IN NEW MEXICO BEFORE HE WAS CAPTURED OFFICER IN NEW MEXICO BEFORE HE WAS CAPTURED BY AUTHORITIES AFTER BEFORE HE WAS CAPTURED BY AUTHORITIES AFTER BEING SPOTTED BY A GAS BY AUTHORITIES AFTER BEING SPOTTED BY A GAS STATION CLERK. BEING SPOTTED BY A GAS STATION CLERK. >> DURING THIS TIME AS STATION CLERK. >> DURING THIS TIME AS THEY HAD AN EYE ON MR. >> DURING THIS TIME AS THEY HAD AN EYE ON MR. SMITH, A FOOT PURSUIT THEY HAD AN EYE ON MR. SMITH, A FOOT PURSUIT ENSUED SMITH, A FOOT PURSUIT ENSUED SHOTS WERE FIRED ENSUED SHOTS WERE FIRED SOME SHOTS STRIKE SHOTS WERE FIRED SOME SHOTS STRIKE SMITH. SOME SHOTS STRIKE SMITH. >> Reporter: SMITH. >> Reporter: AUTHORITIES SAY >> Reporter: AUTHORITIES SAY OFFICER JUSTIN HARRIS AUTHORITIES SAY OFFICER JUSTIN HARRIS STOPPED TO HELP SMITH OFFICER JUSTIN HARRIS STOPPED TO HELP SMITH WITH A FLAT TIRE ON STOPPED TO HELP SMITH WITH A FLAT TIRE ON FRIDAY MORNING WHEN WITH A FLAT TIRE ON FRIDAY MORNING WHEN SMITH ALLEGEDLY SHOT FRIDAY MORNING WHEN SMITH ALLEGEDLY SHOT AND KILLED HIM SMITH ALLEGEDLY SHOT AND KILLED HIM POLICE SAY SMITH AND KILLED HIM POLICE SAY SMITH PUSHED HARRIS’ BODY POLICE SAY SMITH PUSHED HARRIS’ BODY INTO THE PASSENGER PUSHED HARRIS’ BODY INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT BEFORE TAKING OFF INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT BEFORE TAKING OFF IN HIS PATROL CAR SEAT BEFORE TAKING OFF IN HIS PATROL CAR WHICH WAS LATER FOUND IN HIS PATROL CAR WHICH WAS LATER FOUND ABANDON. WHICH WAS LATER FOUND ABANDON. >> THE LAST WORDS THE ABANDON. >> THE LAST WORDS THE OFFICER UTTERED ON >> THE LAST WORDS THE OFFICER UTTERED ON THIS EARTH WAS TO OFFICER UTTERED ON THIS EARTH WAS TO OFFER HELP TO A MAN THIS EARTH WAS TO OFFER HELP TO A MAN WHO WAS ABOUT TO KILL OFFER HELP TO A MAN WHO WAS ABOUT TO KILL HIM. WHO WAS ABOUT TO KILL HIM. >> Reporter: POLICE WHEN HIM. >> Reporter: POLICE WHEN SAY WHEN OFFICER HAIR >> Reporter: POLICE WHEN SAY WHEN OFFICER HAIR FIRST APPROACHED SAY WHEN OFFICER HAIR FIRST APPROACHED SMITH, HE WAS DRIVING FIRST APPROACHED SMITH, HE WAS DRIVING A CAR THAT BELONGED TO SMITH, HE WAS DRIVING A CAR THAT BELONGED TO FELICI FRIDAY HER BODY WAS FOUND AND SMITA MACHADO, A FRIDAY HER BODY WAS FOUND AND SMITA MACHADO, A SOUTH CAROLINA MEDIC SMITA MACHADO, A SOUTH CAROLINA MEDIC WHO WAS REPORTED SOUTH CAROLINA MEDIC WHO WAS REPORTED MISSING BY HER FAMILY WHO WAS REPORTED MISSING BY HER FAMILY THURSDAY MISSING BY HER FAMILY THURSDAY FRIDAY HER BODY WAS THURSDAY FRIDAY HER BODY WAS FOUND AND SMITH IS A FRIDAY HER BODY WAS FOUND AND SMITH IS A PERSON OF INTEREST IN FOUND AND SMITH IS A PERSON OF INTEREST IN HER DEATH. PERSON OF INTEREST IN HER DEATH. >> WE WANT TO EXTEND HER DEATH. >> WE WANT TO EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT >> WE WANT TO EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO THAT OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO THAT COMMUNITY FOR THEIR CONDOLENCES TO THAT COMMUNITY FOR THEIR LOSS OF A FELLOW FIRST COMMUNITY FOR THEIR LOSS OF A FELLOW FIRST RESPONDER. LOSS OF A FELLOW FIRST RESPONDER. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, RESPONDER. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, TRIBUTES FROM ACROSS >> Reporter: TONIGHT, TRIBUTES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE TRIBUTES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE POURING IN FOR THE TWO THE COUNTRY ARE POURING IN FOR THE TWO VICTIMS. POURING IN FOR THE TWO VICTIMS. MACHADO IS REMEMBERED VICTIMS. MACHADO IS REMEMBERED AS A LOVING MOTHER, MACHADO IS REMEMBERED AS A LOVING MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER AND AS A LOVING MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER AND DEDICATED FIRST GRANDMOTHER AND DEDICATED FIRST RESPONDER AND DEDICATED FIRST RESPONDER AND 35-YEAR-OLD JUSTIN RESPONDER AND 35-YEAR-OLD JUSTIN HAIR, A DEVOTED FATHER 35-YEAR-OLD JUSTIN HAIR, A DEVOTED FATHER OF TWO GIRLS WHO HAD HAIR, A DEVOTED FATHER OF TWO GIRLS WHO HAD ANOTHER BABY ON THE OF TWO GIRLS WHO HAD ANOTHER BABY ON THE WAY. ANOTHER BABY ON THE WAY. >> WE’LL SPEND OUR WAY. >> WE’LL SPEND OUR TIME FOCUSING ON >> WE’LL SPEND OUR TIME FOCUSING ON HONORING HIM THE BEST TIME FOCUSING ON HONORING HIM THE BEST WAY WE CAN AND HONORING HIM THE BEST WAY WE CAN AND GRIEVING HIS LOSS. WAY WE CAN AND GRIEVING HIS LOSS. >> SO PRIYA, WHAT ARE GRIEVING HIS LOSS. >> SO PRIYA, WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS IN THIS >> SO PRIYA, WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS IN THIS CASE THE NEXT STEPS IN THIS CASE >> RIGHT NOW SMITH IS CASE >> RIGHT NOW SMITH IS BEING TREATED IN A >> RIGHT NOW SMITH IS BEING TREATED IN A NEARBY HOSPITAL AS THE BEING TREATED IN A NEARBY HOSPITAL AS THE INVESTIGATION NEARBY HOSPITAL AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES IN BOTH INVESTIGATION CONTINUES IN BOTH SOUTH CAROLINA AND NEW CONTINUES IN BOTH SOUTH CAROLINA AND NEW MEXICO SOUTH CAROLINA AND NEW MEXICO GADI MEXICO GADI >> PRIYA, THANK YOU SO GADI >> PRIYA, THANK YOU SO MUCH >> PRIYA, THANK YOU SO MUCH >>> IT WAS ANOTHER MUCH >>> IT WAS ANOTHER TERRIFYING DAY IN >>> IT WAS ANOTHER TERRIFYING DAY IN PENNSYLVANIA TERRIFYING DAY IN PENNSYLVANIA PARTS OF SUBURBAN PENNSYLVANIA PARTS OF SUBURBAN PHILADELPHIA ONCE PARTS OF SUBURBAN PHILADELPHIA ONCE AGAIN FORCED TO PHILADELPHIA ONCE AGAIN FORCED TO SHELTER IN PLACE, JUST AGAIN FORCED TO SHELTER IN PLACE, JUST 24 HOURS AFTER A SHELTER IN PLACE, JUST 24 HOURS AFTER A KILLING SPREE STARTED 24 HOURS AFTER A KILLING SPREE STARTED THERE AND SPREAD INTO KILLING SPREE STARTED THERE AND SPREAD INTO A NEIGHBORING STATE. THERE AND SPREAD INTO A NEIGHBORING STATE. GEORGE SOLIS HAS THE A NEIGHBORING STATE. GEORGE SOLIS HAS THE LATEST LATEST >>> THIS LATEST >>> THIS >> Reporter: THIS WAS >>> THIS >> Reporter: THIS WAS THE SCENE THIS MORNING >> Reporter: THIS WAS THE SCENE THIS MORNING IN BUCKS COUNTY, THE SCENE THIS MORNING IN BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, IN A IN BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, IN A SUBURB JUST OUTSIDE PENNSYLVANIA, IN A SUBURB JUST OUTSIDE PHILADELPHIA. SUBURB JUST OUTSIDE PHILADELPHIA. >> RIGHT OUT MY BACK PHILADELPHIA. >> RIGHT OUT MY BACK WINDOW, THERE WERE >> RIGHT OUT MY BACK WINDOW, THERE WERE COPS RUNNING AROUND WINDOW, THERE WERE COPS RUNNING AROUND WITH GUNS. COPS RUNNING AROUND WITH GUNS. >> Reporter: FOR THE WITH GUNS. >> Reporter: FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW >> Reporter: FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW NOW, A COMMUNITY WAS SECOND DAY IN A ROW NOW, A COMMUNITY WAS PLACED IN LOCKDOWN AS NOW, A COMMUNITY WAS PLACED IN LOCKDOWN AS AUTHORITIES RESPONDED PLACED IN LOCKDOWN AS AUTHORITIES RESPONDED TO THE THREAT OF AN AUTHORITIES RESPONDED TO THE THREAT OF AN ARMED SUSPECT. TO THE THREAT OF AN ARMED SUSPECT. >> IT’S QUITE SCARY. ARMED SUSPECT. >> IT’S QUITE SCARY. >> Reporter: ACCORDING >> IT’S QUITE SCARY. >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO POLICE, THIS >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO POLICE, THIS MORNING’S STANDOFF TO POLICE, THIS MORNING’S STANDOFF STARTED WITH A MAN MORNING’S STANDOFF STARTED WITH A MAN ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED A STARTED WITH A MAN ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED A WOMAN IN THIS HOUSING ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED A WOMAN IN THIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. WOMAN IN THIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. THE SUSPECT EVENTUALLY DEVELOPMENT. THE SUSPECT EVENTUALLY SURRENDERING AFTER A THE SUSPECT EVENTUALLY SURRENDERING AFTER A TWO AND A HALF HOUR SURRENDERING AFTER A TWO AND A HALF HOUR STANDOFF. TWO AND A HALF HOUR STANDOFF. >> WE WERE ABLE TO STANDOFF. >> WE WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY LOCATE >> WE WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY LOCATE THE GENTLEMAN AND SUCCESSFULLY LOCATE THE GENTLEMAN AND PLACE HIM INTO THE GENTLEMAN AND PLACE HIM INTO CUSTODY. PLACE HIM INTO CUSTODY. WITH THAT INCIDENT NO CUSTODY. WITH THAT INCIDENT NO INJURIES TO POLICE. WITH THAT INCIDENT NO INJURIES TO POLICE. >> Reporter: LESS THAN INJURIES TO POLICE. >> Reporter: LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER THE >> Reporter: LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER THE HARROWING SCENES IN 24 HOURS AFTER THE HARROWING SCENES IN NEIGHBORING FALLS HARROWING SCENES IN NEIGHBORING FALLS TOWNSHIP, BUCKS NEIGHBORING FALLS TOWNSHIP, BUCKS COUNTY. TOWNSHIP, BUCKS COUNTY. >> I DON’T KNOW IF COUNTY. >> I DON’T KNOW IF I’VE PROCESSED IT, YOU >> I DON’T KNOW IF I’VE PROCESSED IT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN I’VE PROCESSED IT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN >> Reporter: KNOW WHAT I MEAN >> Reporter: AUTHORITIES CHARGING >> Reporter: AUTHORITIES CHARGING 26-YEAR-OLD ANDRE AUTHORITIES CHARGING 26-YEAR-OLD ANDRE GORDON WHO THEY SAY 26-YEAR-OLD ANDRE GORDON WHO THEY SAY MURDERED THREE OF HIS GORDON WHO THEY SAY MURDERED THREE OF HIS FAMILY MEMBERS BEFORE MURDERED THREE OF HIS FAMILY MEMBERS BEFORE CROSSING STATE LINES FAMILY MEMBERS BEFORE CROSSING STATE LINES INTO TRENTON, NEW CROSSING STATE LINES INTO TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, WHERE POLICE INTO TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, WHERE POLICE SAY HE HAD TAKEN JERSEY, WHERE POLICE SAY HE HAD TAKEN HOSTAGES INSIDE A SAY HE HAD TAKEN HOSTAGES INSIDE A HOME HOSTAGES INSIDE A HOME THESE DRAMATIC IMAGES HOME THESE DRAMATIC IMAGES OF S.W.A.T. OFFICERS THESE DRAMATIC IMAGES OF S.W.A.T. OFFICERS PULLING PEOPLE FROM A OF S.W.A.T. OFFICERS PULLING PEOPLE FROM A ROOF PULLING PEOPLE FROM A ROOF THE SUSPECT SOMEHOW ROOF THE SUSPECT SOMEHOW BREAKING THROUGH THE THE SUSPECT SOMEHOW BREAKING THROUGH THE POLICE LINE, BUT LATER BREAKING THROUGH THE POLICE LINE, BUT LATER SURRENDERED LESS THAN POLICE LINE, BUT LATER SURRENDERED LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE HOME SURRENDERED LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE HOME >> WELL, IT’S APPARENT A MILE FROM THE HOME >> WELL, IT’S APPARENT THAT HE LEFT BEFORE >> WELL, IT’S APPARENT THAT HE LEFT BEFORE THE POLICE ARRIVED. THAT HE LEFT BEFORE THE POLICE ARRIVED. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE POLICE ARRIVED. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, COURT DOCUMENTS >> Reporter: TONIGHT, COURT DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY NBC NEWS COURT DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY NBC NEWS REVEALING NORTHS SAY OBTAINED BY NBC NEWS REVEALING NORTHS SAY GORDON USED A REVEALING NORTHS SAY GORDON USED A SO-CALLED GHOST GUN TO GORDON USED A SO-CALLED GHOST GUN TO COMMIT THE MURDERS AND SO-CALLED GHOST GUN TO COMMIT THE MURDERS AND CARJACKED TWO COMMIT THE MURDERS AND CARJACKED TWO INDIVIDUALS. CARJACKED TWO INDIVIDUALS. POLICE SAY ONE OF INDIVIDUALS. POLICE SAY ONE OF THOSE VICTIMS WAS POLICE SAY ONE OF THOSE VICTIMS WAS SONYA HANSEN. THOSE VICTIMS WAS SONYA HANSEN. >> AND WHEN HE PULLED SONYA HANSEN. >> AND WHEN HE PULLED THE GUN OUT, AND MY >> AND WHEN HE PULLED THE GUN OUT, AND MY GRANDSON SEEN THE GUN. THE GUN OUT, AND MY GRANDSON SEEN THE GUN. HE IS ONLY NINE YEARS GRANDSON SEEN THE GUN. HE IS ONLY NINE YEARS OLD. HE IS ONLY NINE YEARS OLD. HE JUMPED OUT OF THE OLD. HE JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND RAN. HE JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND RAN. >> Reporter: GORDON CAR AND RAN. >> Reporter: GORDON NOW FACES MULTIPLE >> Reporter: GORDON NOW FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES RELATED TO THE NOW FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES RELATED TO THE MURDERS, CARJACKINGS CHARGES RELATED TO THE MURDERS, CARJACKINGS AND POSSESSION OF MURDERS, CARJACKINGS AND POSSESSION OF WEAPONS, ACCORDING TO AND POSSESSION OF WEAPONS, ACCORDING TO AUTHORITIES. WEAPONS, ACCORDING TO AUTHORITIES. AND BACK NOW WITH AUTHORITIES. AND BACK NOW WITH GEORGE IN LEVITTOWN, AND BACK NOW WITH GEORGE IN LEVITTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA AT THE GEORGE IN LEVITTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA AT THE HOME WHERE ONE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA AT THE HOME WHERE ONE OF THE MURDERS TOOK PLACE HOME WHERE ONE OF THE MURDERS TOOK PLACE DO WE KNOW IF THE MURDERS TOOK PLACE DO WE KNOW IF THE SUSPECT WILL BE DO WE KNOW IF THE SUSPECT WILL BE CHARGED IN SUSPECT WILL BE CHARGED IN PENNSYLVANIA CHARGED IN PENNSYLVANIA >> YEAH, GADI, AND PENNSYLVANIA >> YEAH, GADI, AND FIRST WE SHOULD KNOW >> YEAH, GADI, AND FIRST WE SHOULD KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE FIRST WE SHOULD KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STOPPING BY THE THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STOPPING BY THE HOME TODAY, NOT SAYING BEEN STOPPING BY THE HOME TODAY, NOT SAYING A WORD HOME TODAY, NOT SAYING A WORD YOU’LL NOTICE THERE A WORD YOU’LL NOTICE THERE MAY BE PLYWOOD ON THE YOU’LL NOTICE THERE MAY BE PLYWOOD ON THE FRONT DOOR, POSSIBLY MAY BE PLYWOOD ON THE FRONT DOOR, POSSIBLY CONNECTED TO THE FRONT DOOR, POSSIBLY CONNECTED TO THE FORCED ENTRY NOTED BY CONNECTED TO THE FORCED ENTRY NOTED BY AUTHORITIES. FORCED ENTRY NOTED BY AUTHORITIES. AS FAR AS EXTRADITION, AUTHORITIES. AS FAR AS EXTRADITION, AUTHORITIES TELL ME IS AS FAR AS EXTRADITION, AUTHORITIES TELL ME IS EXPECTED, ANDRE GORDON AUTHORITIES TELL ME IS EXPECTED, ANDRE GORDON IS EXPECTED TO BE EXPECTED, ANDRE GORDON IS EXPECTED TO BE EXTRADITED BACK HERE IS EXPECTED TO BE EXTRADITED BACK HERE TO PENNSYLVANIA IN THE EXTRADITED BACK HERE TO PENNSYLVANIA IN THE COMING DAYS. TO PENNSYLVANIA IN THE COMING DAYS. GADI COMING DAYS. GADI >> GEORGE SOLIS, THANK GADI >> GEORGE SOLIS, THANK YOU. >> GEORGE SOLIS, THANK YOU. >>> LIZ I PRIME YOU. >>> LIZ I PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN >>> LIZ I PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS BLASTING MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS BLASTING RECENT COMMENTS BY NETANYAHU IS BLASTING RECENT COMMENTS BY SENATE MAJORITY LEADER RECENT COMMENTS BY SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER, AND SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER, AND SCHUMER THE HIGHEST CHUCK SCHUMER, AND SCHUMER THE HIGHEST RANKING JEWISH ELECTED SCHUMER THE HIGHEST RANKING JEWISH ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THE U.S. RANKING JEWISH ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THE U.S. SAID NETANYAHU AND HIS OFFICIAL IN THE U.S. SAID NETANYAHU AND HIS CABINET ARE A BARRIER SAID NETANYAHU AND HIS CABINET ARE A BARRIER TO LONG-TERM PEACE IN CABINET ARE A BARRIER TO LONG-TERM PEACE IN THE REGION TO LONG-TERM PEACE IN THE REGION TODAY NETANYAHU FIRING THE REGION TODAY NETANYAHU FIRING BACK TODAY NETANYAHU FIRING BACK >> I THINK WHAT HE BACK >> I THINK WHAT HE SAID IS TOTALLY >> I THINK WHAT HE SAID IS TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE. SAID IS TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE. IT’S INAPPROPRIATE INAPPROPRIATE. IT’S INAPPROPRIATE FOR -- TO GO TO A IT’S INAPPROPRIATE FOR -- TO GO TO A SISTER DEMOCRACY AND FOR -- TO GO TO A SISTER DEMOCRACY AND TRY TO REPLACE THE SISTER DEMOCRACY AND TRY TO REPLACE THE ELECTED LEADERSHIP TRY TO REPLACE THE ELECTED LEADERSHIP THERE. ELECTED LEADERSHIP THERE. >> THE COMMENTS COME THERE. >> THE COMMENTS COME AS ISRAEL FACES >> THE COMMENTS COME AS ISRAEL FACES GROWING BACKLASH OVER AS ISRAEL FACES GROWING BACKLASH OVER ITS INVASION OF GAZA GROWING BACKLASH OVER ITS INVASION OF GAZA >>> AND TO THE 2024 ITS INVASION OF GAZA >>> AND TO THE 2024 ELECTION NOW WITH BOTH >>> AND TO THE 2024 ELECTION NOW WITH BOTH PRESIDENT BIDEN AND ELECTION NOW WITH BOTH PRESIDENT BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP PRESIDENT BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP LOCKING UP THEIR FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP LOCKING UP THEIR NOMINATIONS, THERE’S A LOCKING UP THEIR NOMINATIONS, THERE’S A NEW BLOC OF VOTERS WHO NOMINATIONS, THERE’S A NEW BLOC OF VOTERS WHO COULD DECIDE THE NEW BLOC OF VOTERS WHO COULD DECIDE THE ELECTION COULD DECIDE THE ELECTION THEY’RE BEING CALLED ELECTION THEY’RE BEING CALLED THE DOUBLE HATERS THEY’RE BEING CALLED THE DOUBLE HATERS BECAUSE THEY DON’T THE DOUBLE HATERS BECAUSE THEY DON’T LIKE EITHER CANDIDATE. BECAUSE THEY DON’T LIKE EITHER CANDIDATE. SO HOW WILL THEY VOTE LIKE EITHER CANDIDATE. SO HOW WILL THEY VOTE COME NOVEMBER? SO HOW WILL THEY VOTE COME NOVEMBER? SHAQUILLE BREWSTER COME NOVEMBER? SHAQUILLE BREWSTER TALKED TO SOME OF THEM SHAQUILLE BREWSTER TALKED TO SOME OF THEM IN THE SWING STATE OF TALKED TO SOME OF THEM IN THE SWING STATE OF WISCONSIN. IN THE SWING STATE OF WISCONSIN. >> Reporter: EXCUSE ME WISCONSIN. >> Reporter: EXCUSE ME THERE, HOW ARE YOU >> Reporter: EXCUSE ME THERE, HOW ARE YOU I’M FROM NBC NEWS. THERE, HOW ARE YOU I’M FROM NBC NEWS. CAN I ASK YOU A QUICK I’M FROM NBC NEWS. CAN I ASK YOU A QUICK QUESTION CAN I ASK YOU A QUICK QUESTION FIRST THING THAT COMES QUESTION FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND. FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND. >> OH, BOY TO MIND. >> OH, BOY >> Reporter: WHAT DO >> OH, BOY >> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE >> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THESE TWO OPTIONS? YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THESE TWO OPTIONS? >> NOT GREAT. THESE TWO OPTIONS? >> NOT GREAT. >> Reporter: IN >> NOT GREAT. >> Reporter: IN BATTLEGROUND >> Reporter: IN BATTLEGROUND WISCONSIN, THE CHOICE BATTLEGROUND WISCONSIN, THE CHOICE THESE SWING VOTERS WISCONSIN, THE CHOICE THESE SWING VOTERS FACE IN NOVEMBER IS THESE SWING VOTERS FACE IN NOVEMBER IS ONE THEY PREFER NOT TO FACE IN NOVEMBER IS ONE THEY PREFER NOT TO MAKE. ONE THEY PREFER NOT TO MAKE. >> Reporter: ARE YOU MAKE. >> Reporter: ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT THESE >> Reporter: ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT THESE BEING YOUR OPTIONS EXCITED ABOUT THESE BEING YOUR OPTIONS >> QUITE HONESTLY, NO. BEING YOUR OPTIONS >> QUITE HONESTLY, NO. >> I CAN’T SAY I’M >> QUITE HONESTLY, NO. >> I CAN’T SAY I’M HAPPY ABOUT EITHER >> I CAN’T SAY I’M HAPPY ABOUT EITHER OPTION. HAPPY ABOUT EITHER OPTION. >> Reporter: WHAT’S OPTION. >> Reporter: WHAT’S THE WORD THAT YOU >> Reporter: WHAT’S THE WORD THAT YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE WORD THAT YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THESE TWO CANDIDATES THINK WHEN YOU SEE THESE TWO CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT? THESE TWO CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT? >> OH, HELL NO RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT? >> OH, HELL NO >> Reporter: THEY’RE >> OH, HELL NO >> Reporter: THEY’RE THE SO-CALLED DOUBLE >> Reporter: THEY’RE THE SO-CALLED DOUBLE HATERS THE SO-CALLED DOUBLE HATERS >> WHY IS IT THEM TWO HATERS >> WHY IS IT THEM TWO AGAIN? >> WHY IS IT THEM TWO AGAIN? IT HAPPENED FOUR YEARS AGAIN? IT HAPPENED FOUR YEARS AGO. IT HAPPENED FOUR YEARS AGO. >> Reporter: AND THEY AGO. >> Reporter: AND THEY COULD DECIDE THE >> Reporter: AND THEY COULD DECIDE THE ELECTION BY HOLDING COULD DECIDE THE ELECTION BY HOLDING THEIR NOSE AND VOTING ELECTION BY HOLDING THEIR NOSE AND VOTING FOR ONE OF THE MAJOR THEIR NOSE AND VOTING FOR ONE OF THE MAJOR PARTY CANDIDATES, FOR ONE OF THE MAJOR PARTY CANDIDATES, CHOOSING NOT TO WROTE PARTY CANDIDATES, CHOOSING NOT TO WROTE VOTE AT ALL, OR -- CHOOSING NOT TO WROTE VOTE AT ALL, OR -- >> I’D LIKE TO HAVE VOTE AT ALL, OR -- >> I’D LIKE TO HAVE MORE CHOICES >> I’D LIKE TO HAVE MORE CHOICES >> Reporter: FUNNY YOU MORE CHOICES >> Reporter: FUNNY YOU SAY THAT >> Reporter: FUNNY YOU SAY THAT ASK AND YOU SHALL SAY THAT ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE. ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE. >> WELL, LOOK AT THAT. RECEIVE. >> WELL, LOOK AT THAT. >> Reporter: DOES IT >> WELL, LOOK AT THAT. >> Reporter: DOES IT CHANGE AT ALL IF I DO >> Reporter: DOES IT CHANGE AT ALL IF I DO THAT AND GIVE YOU A CHANGE AT ALL IF I DO THAT AND GIVE YOU A THIRD OPTION THAT AND GIVE YOU A THIRD OPTION >> DEPENDING WHO IT THIRD OPTION >> DEPENDING WHO IT IS. >> DEPENDING WHO IT IS. >> COCA-COLA OR PEPSI. IS. >> COCA-COLA OR PEPSI. MAYBE WE DO NEED A >> COCA-COLA OR PEPSI. MAYBE WE DO NEED A THIRD OPTION. MAYBE WE DO NEED A THIRD OPTION. >> Reporter: SUPPORT THIRD OPTION. >> Reporter: SUPPORT FOR THIRD PARTY >> Reporter: SUPPORT FOR THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES IS ONE OF FOR THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST WILDCARDS CANDIDATES IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST WILDCARDS THIS ELECTION. THE BIGGEST WILDCARDS THIS ELECTION. IN A FEBRUARY POLL, THIS ELECTION. IN A FEBRUARY POLL, 21% OF VOTERS BACKED IN A FEBRUARY POLL, 21% OF VOTERS BACKED THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES 21% OF VOTERS BACKED THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES WITH INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES WITH INDEPENDENT ROBERT F. KENNEDY WITH INDEPENDENT ROBERT F. KENNEDY GRABBING 15% ROBERT F. KENNEDY GRABBING 15% FOR CONTEXT, IN 1992, GRABBING 15% FOR CONTEXT, IN 1992, ROSS PEROT SNAGGED 19% FOR CONTEXT, IN 1992, ROSS PEROT SNAGGED 19% OF THE VOTE IN WHAT’S ROSS PEROT SNAGGED 19% OF THE VOTE IN WHAT’S CONSIDERED ONE OF THE OF THE VOTE IN WHAT’S CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MORE SUCCESSFUL CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MORE SUCCESSFUL THIRD-PARTY BIDS AND MORE SUCCESSFUL THIRD-PARTY BIDS AND THE OPTIONS MAY GROW THIRD-PARTY BIDS AND THE OPTIONS MAY GROW THE GROUP NO LABELS IS THE OPTIONS MAY GROW THE GROUP NO LABELS IS VOWING TO FIELD A THE GROUP NO LABELS IS VOWING TO FIELD A UNITY TICKET PAIRING A VOWING TO FIELD A UNITY TICKET PAIRING A DEMOCRAT WITH A UNITY TICKET PAIRING A DEMOCRAT WITH A REPUBLICAN. DEMOCRAT WITH A REPUBLICAN. >> IF SOMEBODY STEPS REPUBLICAN. >> IF SOMEBODY STEPS UP TO THE PLATE OTHER >> IF SOMEBODY STEPS UP TO THE PLATE OTHER THAN THESE TWO I WOULD UP TO THE PLATE OTHER THAN THESE TWO I WOULD CONSIDER IT. THAN THESE TWO I WOULD CONSIDER IT. >> Reporter: BUT THE CONSIDER IT. >> Reporter: BUT THE CHALLENGES ARE >> Reporter: BUT THE CHALLENGES ARE MASSIVE, GETTING ON CHALLENGES ARE MASSIVE, GETTING ON THE BALLOT IN ALL 50 MASSIVE, GETTING ON THE BALLOT IN ALL 50 STATES, FUND RAISING THE BALLOT IN ALL 50 STATES, FUND RAISING AND NAVIGATING STATES, FUND RAISING AND NAVIGATING HOT-BUTTON ISSUES LIKE AND NAVIGATING HOT-BUTTON ISSUES LIKE ABORTION, BUT PERHAPS HOT-BUTTON ISSUES LIKE ABORTION, BUT PERHAPS THE BIGGEST HURDLE -- ABORTION, BUT PERHAPS THE BIGGEST HURDLE -- >> Reporter: IF A THE BIGGEST HURDLE -- >> Reporter: IF A THIRD PARTY OPTION >> Reporter: IF A THIRD PARTY OPTION MAKES IT EASIER FOR THIRD PARTY OPTION MAKES IT EASIER FOR TRUMP TO WIN WOULD YOU MAKES IT EASIER FOR TRUMP TO WIN WOULD YOU EVEN CONSIDER IT TRUMP TO WIN WOULD YOU EVEN CONSIDER IT >> OH, NO. EVEN CONSIDER IT >> OH, NO. >> Reporter: >> OH, NO. >> Reporter: ABSOLUTELY NOT >> Reporter: ABSOLUTELY NOT >> NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT >> NO. >> I BELIEVE IT WOULD >> NO. >> I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE DISRUPTIVE. >> I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE DISRUPTIVE. >> Reporter: PEROT WAS BE DISRUPTIVE. >> Reporter: PEROT WAS BLAMED FOR TAKING VOTE >> Reporter: PEROT WAS BLAMED FOR TAKING VOTE AWAY FROM GEORGE H.W. BLAMED FOR TAKING VOTE AWAY FROM GEORGE H.W. BUSH AND GIVING THE AWAY FROM GEORGE H.W. BUSH AND GIVING THE PRESIDENCY TO BILL BUSH AND GIVING THE PRESIDENCY TO BILL CLINTON JUST AS RALPH PRESIDENCY TO BILL CLINTON JUST AS RALPH NADER IS STILL CLINTON JUST AS RALPH NADER IS STILL ATTACKED FOR SHIFTING NADER IS STILL ATTACKED FOR SHIFTING LIBERAL VOTES AWAY ATTACKED FOR SHIFTING LIBERAL VOTES AWAY FROM AL GORE IN 2000 LIBERAL VOTES AWAY FROM AL GORE IN 2000 >> IT JUST DOESN’T GET FROM AL GORE IN 2000 >> IT JUST DOESN’T GET ANY CLOSER THAN THIS. >> IT JUST DOESN’T GET ANY CLOSER THAN THIS. >> Reporter: FOR MANY ANY CLOSER THAN THIS. >> Reporter: FOR MANY OF THESE DOUBLE HATERS >> Reporter: FOR MANY OF THESE DOUBLE HATERS THEY WANT TOP HAVE THE OF THESE DOUBLE HATERS THEY WANT TOP HAVE THE CHOICE TO VOTE WITH THEY WANT TOP HAVE THE CHOICE TO VOTE WITH THEIR HEART. CHOICE TO VOTE WITH THEIR HEART. >> Reporter: COULD YOU THEIR HEART. >> Reporter: COULD YOU SEE YOURSELF VOTING >> Reporter: COULD YOU SEE YOURSELF VOTING FOR A THIRD PARTY IN SEE YOURSELF VOTING FOR A THIRD PARTY IN THIS ELECTION? FOR A THIRD PARTY IN THIS ELECTION? >> ABSOLUTELY, I THIS ELECTION? >> ABSOLUTELY, I COULD. >> ABSOLUTELY, I COULD. >> Reporter: SHAQUILLE COULD. >> Reporter: SHAQUILLE BREWSTER, NBC NEWS, >> Reporter: SHAQUILLE BREWSTER, NBC NEWS, WAUWATOSA, WISCONSIN BREWSTER, NBC NEWS, WAUWATOSA, WISCONSIN >>> AND SPRING IS JUST WAUWATOSA, WISCONSIN >>> AND SPRING IS JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY, BUT >>> AND SPRING IS JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY, BUT THIS WINTER WEATHER IS A FEW DAYS AWAY, BUT THIS WINTER WEATHER IS NOT BEHIND US YET. THIS WINTER WEATHER IS NOT BEHIND US YET. LOOK AT THIS NOT BEHIND US YET. LOOK AT THIS 21 MILLION PEOPLE LOOK AT THIS 21 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE 21 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTH ARE UNDER A ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTH ARE UNDER A ALERTS FROM NOW UNTIL SOUTH ARE UNDER A ALERTS FROM NOW UNTIL TUESDAY. ALERTS FROM NOW UNTIL TUESDAY. LOOKING AT TUESDAY. LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES IN THE LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES IN THE 20s AND 30s. TEMPERATURES IN THE 20s AND 30s. IT WILL BE ICE-COLD AS 20s AND 30s. IT WILL BE ICE-COLD AS FAR SOUTH AS IT WILL BE ICE-COLD AS FAR SOUTH AS MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. FAR SOUTH AS MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. >>> CLEAR SKIES THIS MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. >>> CLEAR SKIES THIS WEEKEND FOR A LOT OF >>> CLEAR SKIES THIS WEEKEND FOR A LOT OF THE NATION’S BIGGEST WEEKEND FOR A LOT OF THE NATION’S BIGGEST ST. PATRICK’S DAY THE NATION’S BIGGEST ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATIONS ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATIONS NO ONE THROWS A PARTY CELEBRATIONS NO ONE THROWS A PARTY LIKE THEY DO IN NO ONE THROWS A PARTY LIKE THEY DO IN BOSTON LIKE THEY DO IN BOSTON HERE’S THEIR ST. BOSTON HERE’S THEIR ST. PADDY’S DAY PARADE, HERE’S THEIR ST. PADDY’S DAY PARADE, ALWAYS A BIG TURNOUT PADDY’S DAY PARADE, ALWAYS A BIG TURNOUT SINCE IT’S GOT ONE OF ALWAYS A BIG TURNOUT SINCE IT’S GOT ONE OF THE LARGEST IRISH SINCE IT’S GOT ONE OF THE LARGEST IRISH POPULATIONS IN THE THE LARGEST IRISH POPULATIONS IN THE COUNTRY. POPULATIONS IN THE COUNTRY. IN NEW YORK AN COUNTRY. IN NEW YORK AN ESTIMATED 2 MILLION IN NEW YORK AN ESTIMATED 2 MILLION PEOPLE LINED UP ALONG ESTIMATED 2 MILLION PEOPLE LINED UP ALONG FIFTH AVENUE TO WATCH UP ALONG PEOPLE LINED UP ALONG FIFTH AVENUE TO WATCH UP ALONG BAGPIPER, FLOATS AND FIFTH AVENUE TO WATCH UP ALONG BAGPIPER, FLOATS AND MORE ON SATURDAY BAGPIPER, FLOATS AND MORE ON SATURDAY MEANWHILE, THEY WERE MORE ON SATURDAY MEANWHILE, THEY WERE SEEING GREEN FOR THE MEANWHILE, THEY WERE SEEING GREEN FOR THE 69th YEAR FOR THE SEEING GREEN FOR THE 69th YEAR FOR THE DYEING OF THE CHICAGO 69th YEAR FOR THE DYEING OF THE CHICAGO RIVER. DYEING OF THE CHICAGO RIVER. STILL AHEAD TONIGHT, RIVER. STILL AHEAD TONIGHT, THE MASSIVE NEW >>> AND WE ARE BACK >>> AND WE ARE BACK WITH SOME ASTONISHING >>> AND WE ARE BACK WITH SOME ASTONISHING NEW IMAGES OUT OF WITH SOME ASTONISHING NEW IMAGES OUT OF ICELAND FOLLOWING NEW IMAGES OUT OF ICELAND FOLLOWING ANOTHER POWERFUL ICELAND FOLLOWING ANOTHER POWERFUL VOLCANIC ERUPTION ANOTHER POWERFUL VOLCANIC ERUPTION THERE. VOLCANIC ERUPTION THERE. THE MASSIVE LAVA FLOW THERE. THE MASSIVE LAVA FLOW SNAKING ITS WAY THE MASSIVE LAVA FLOW SNAKING ITS WAY TOWARDS ONE TOWN AND SNAKING ITS WAY TOWARDS ONE TOWN AND FORCING THE EVACUATION TOWARDS ONE TOWN AND FORCING THE EVACUATION OF THE WORLD FAMOUS FORCING THE EVACUATION OF THE WORLD FAMOUS BLUE LAGOON. OF THE WORLD FAMOUS BLUE LAGOON. JOSH LEDERMAN HAS THE BLUE LAGOON. JOSH LEDERMAN HAS THE LATEST JOSH LEDERMAN HAS THE LATEST >> Reporter: TONIGHT, LATEST >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A BLAZEN WALL OF LAVA >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A BLAZEN WALL OF LAVA IS SPREADING ACROSS A BLAZEN WALL OF LAVA IS SPREADING ACROSS SOUTHERN ICELAND IS SPREADING ACROSS SOUTHERN ICELAND A VOLCANO SPEWING SOUTHERN ICELAND A VOLCANO SPEWING BRIGHT ORANGE SMOKE A VOLCANO SPEWING BRIGHT ORANGE SMOKE SEEN HERE IN STUNNING BRIGHT ORANGE SMOKE SEEN HERE IN STUNNING PHOTOS FROM A COAST SEEN HERE IN STUNNING PHOTOS FROM A COAST GUARD HELICOPTER FOR PHOTOS FROM A COAST GUARD HELICOPTER FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN AS GUARD HELICOPTER FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN AS MANY MONTHS. THE FOURTH TIME IN AS MANY MONTHS. THIS TIME THREATENING MANY MONTHS. THIS TIME THREATENING ICELAND’S MOST FAMOUS THIS TIME THREATENING ICELAND’S MOST FAMOUS TOURIST ATTRACTION, ICELAND’S MOST FAMOUS TOURIST ATTRACTION, THE BLUE LAGOON HOT TOURIST ATTRACTION, THE BLUE LAGOON HOT SPRING WHERE BATHERS THE BLUE LAGOON HOT SPRING WHERE BATHERS HAD JUST MINUTES TO SPRING WHERE BATHERS HAD JUST MINUTES TO FLEE HAD JUST MINUTES TO FLEE >> WE ARE EVACUATING. FLEE >> WE ARE EVACUATING. >> LOOK AT THAT. >> WE ARE EVACUATING. >> LOOK AT THAT. WOW! >> LOOK AT THAT. WOW! >> Reporter: AMERICAN WOW! >> Reporter: AMERICAN MELISSA’S VACATION >> Reporter: AMERICAN MELISSA’S VACATION WITH HER HUSBAND MELISSA’S VACATION WITH HER HUSBAND INTERRUPTED MID-MEAL WITH HER HUSBAND INTERRUPTED MID-MEAL >> AS THE WAITRESS WAS INTERRUPTED MID-MEAL >> AS THE WAITRESS WAS BRINGING MY WINE WE >> AS THE WAITRESS WAS BRINGING MY WINE WE HEARD THE SOUND GO OFF BRINGING MY WINE WE HEARD THE SOUND GO OFF AND THAT’S WHEN MY HEARD THE SOUND GO OFF AND THAT’S WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I LOOKED AND THAT’S WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND THEY HUSBAND AND I LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND THEY SAID OKAY. AT EACH OTHER AND THEY SAID OKAY. EVACUATION EN ROUTE. SAID OKAY. EVACUATION EN ROUTE. >> Reporter: LOCAL EVACUATION EN ROUTE. >> Reporter: LOCAL MEDIA SAY HUNDREDS IN >> Reporter: LOCAL MEDIA SAY HUNDREDS IN A TOWN NEAR THE BLUE MEDIA SAY HUNDREDS IN A TOWN NEAR THE BLUE LAGOON HAVE NOW FLED A TOWN NEAR THE BLUE LAGOON HAVE NOW FLED TO SAFETY. LAGOON HAVE NOW FLED TO SAFETY. >> EVERYBODY WAS TO SAFETY. >> EVERYBODY WAS STEADY AND PREPARED. >> EVERYBODY WAS STEADY AND PREPARED. >> METEOROLOGICAL STEADY AND PREPARED. >> METEOROLOGICAL AUTHORITIES SAY THE >> METEOROLOGICAL AUTHORITIES SAY THE VOLCANO ERUPTED IN 40 AUTHORITIES SAY THE VOLCANO ERUPTED IN 40 MINUTES AND CARVED A VOLCANO ERUPTED IN 40 MINUTES AND CARVED A FISSURE INTO THE EARTH MINUTES AND CARVED A FISSURE INTO THE EARTH NEARLY TWO MILES LONG FISSURE INTO THE EARTH NEARLY TWO MILES LONG TRIGGERING A STATE OF NEARLY TWO MILES LONG TRIGGERING A STATE OF EMERGENCY, AN ORANGE TRIGGERING A STATE OF EMERGENCY, AN ORANGE GLOW VISIBLE FOR MORE EMERGENCY, AN ORANGE GLOW VISIBLE FOR MORE THAN 20 MILES AWAY IN GLOW VISIBLE FOR MORE THAN 20 MILES AWAY IN REYKJAVIK, THE THAN 20 MILES AWAY IN REYKJAVIK, THE CAPITAL. REYKJAVIK, THE CAPITAL. VOLCANOS ARE COMMON IN CAPITAL. VOLCANOS ARE COMMON IN ICELAND, WHICH SITS VOLCANOS ARE COMMON IN ICELAND, WHICH SITS ATOP A GEOLOGICAL HOT ICELAND, WHICH SITS ATOP A GEOLOGICAL HOT SPOT ATOP A GEOLOGICAL HOT SPOT THIS VOLCANO HAS BEEN SPOT THIS VOLCANO HAS BEEN ERUPTING ONCE A MONTH THIS VOLCANO HAS BEEN ERUPTING ONCE A MONTH SINCE DECEMBER, BUT ERUPTING ONCE A MONTH SINCE DECEMBER, BUT THIS ERUPTION APPEARS SINCE DECEMBER, BUT THIS ERUPTION APPEARS TO BE THE BIGGEST YET. THIS ERUPTION APPEARS TO BE THE BIGGEST YET. NO DEATHS HAVE BEEN TO BE THE BIGGEST YET. NO DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND TONIGHT NO DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND TONIGHT DEFENSIVE BARRIERS REPORTED AND TONIGHT DEFENSIVE BARRIERS BUILT TO CONTAIN THE DEFENSIVE BARRIERS BUILT TO CONTAIN THE LAVA ARE HOLDING SO BUILT TO CONTAIN THE LAVA ARE HOLDING SO FAR, BUT SCIENTISTS LAVA ARE HOLDING SO FAR, BUT SCIENTISTS SAY IT MAY ONLY BE THE FAR, BUT SCIENTISTS SAY IT MAY ONLY BE THE BEGINNING. SAY IT MAY ONLY BE THE BEGINNING. >> WE MIGHT HAVE BEGINNING. >> WE MIGHT HAVE ERUPTIONS IN THE >> WE MIGHT HAVE ERUPTIONS IN THE PENINSULA ON AND OFF ERUPTIONS IN THE PENINSULA ON AND OFF FOR THE NEXT FEW PENINSULA ON AND OFF FOR THE NEXT FEW HUNDRED YEARS. FOR THE NEXT FEW HUNDRED YEARS. >> Reporter: A FIERY HUNDRED YEARS. >> Reporter: A FIERY FUTURE FOR AN ISLAND >> Reporter: A FIERY FUTURE FOR AN ISLAND WHERE VOLCANOES ARE A FUTURE FOR AN ISLAND WHERE VOLCANOES ARE A FACT OF LIFE WHERE VOLCANOES ARE A FACT OF LIFE JOSH LEDERMAN, NBC FACT OF LIFE JOSH LEDERMAN, NBC NEWS JOSH LEDERMAN, NBC NEWS >> WE ARE BACK NOW IN NEWS >> WE ARE BACK NOW IN A MOMENT WITH A CLOSER >> WE ARE BACK NOW IN A MOMENT WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PARACHUTE A MOMENT WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PARACHUTE TECHNOLOGY THAT’S JUST LOOK AT THE PARACHUTE TECHNOLOGY THAT’S JUST HELPED A CALIFORNIA TECHNOLOGY THAT’S JUST HELPED A CALIFORNIA FAMILY SURVIVE A PLANE HELPED A CALIFORNIA FAMILY SURVIVE A PLANE CRASH. FAMILY SURVIVE A PLANE CRASH. PLUS, A MAJOR RETAILER CRASH. PLUS, A MAJOR RETAILER IS MAKING SOME BIG PLUS, A MAJOR RETAILER IS MAKING SOME BIG CHANGES TO THOSE IS MAKING SOME BIG CHANGES TO THOSE SELF-CHECKOUT LANES. >>> TARGET STORES ARE >>> TARGET STORES ARE MAKING A BIG CHANGE >>> TARGET STORES ARE MAKING A BIG CHANGE STARTING TODAY MAKING A BIG CHANGE STARTING TODAY YOU KNOW THOSE STARTING TODAY YOU KNOW THOSE SELF-CHECKOUT LANES? YOU KNOW THOSE SELF-CHECKOUT LANES? TARGET IS NOW LIMITING SELF-CHECKOUT LANES? TARGET IS NOW LIMITING THE NUMBER OF ITEMS TARGET IS NOW LIMITING THE NUMBER OF ITEMS YOU CAN BUY THERE TO THE NUMBER OF ITEMS YOU CAN BUY THERE TO JUST TEN YOU CAN BUY THERE TO JUST TEN THE RETAIL GIANT SAYS JUST TEN THE RETAIL GIANT SAYS IT’S WORKING TO MAKE THE RETAIL GIANT SAYS IT’S WORKING TO MAKE CHECKOUT LANES MOVE IT’S WORKING TO MAKE CHECKOUT LANES MOVE FASTER, AND IS EVEN CHECKOUT LANES MOVE FASTER, AND IS EVEN EXPERIMENTING WITH FASTER, AND IS EVEN EXPERIMENTING WITH ADDING BACK MORE EXPERIMENTING WITH ADDING BACK MORE STAFFED CHECKOUT LANES ADDING BACK MORE STAFFED CHECKOUT LANES TO HELP SHOPPERS WITH STAFFED CHECKOUT LANES TO HELP SHOPPERS WITH MORE MERCHANDISE TO HELP SHOPPERS WITH MORE MERCHANDISE >>> A CALIFORNIA MORE MERCHANDISE >>> A CALIFORNIA FAMILY IS ALIVE >>> A CALIFORNIA FAMILY IS ALIVE TONIGHT AFTER A PLANE FAMILY IS ALIVE TONIGHT AFTER A PLANE CRASH THAT COULD HAVE TONIGHT AFTER A PLANE CRASH THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH WORSE IF CRASH THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH WORSE IF NOT FOR THE PARACHUTE BEEN SO MUCH WORSE IF NOT FOR THE PARACHUTE TECHNOLOGY THAT NOT FOR THE PARACHUTE TECHNOLOGY THAT BROUGHT THE ENTIRE TECHNOLOGY THAT BROUGHT THE ENTIRE PLANE DOWN SAFELY. BROUGHT THE ENTIRE PLANE DOWN SAFELY. STEVEN ROMO HAS MORE PLANE DOWN SAFELY. STEVEN ROMO HAS MORE >> WE ARE GETTING STEVEN ROMO HAS MORE >> WE ARE GETTING REPORTS OF A PLANE >> WE ARE GETTING REPORTS OF A PLANE CRASH 2650 EAST REPORTS OF A PLANE CRASH 2650 EAST FALWELL ROAD CRASH 2650 EAST FALWELL ROAD >> Reporter: THIS IS FALWELL ROAD >> Reporter: THIS IS WHAT FIRST RESPONDERS >> Reporter: THIS IS WHAT FIRST RESPONDERS SAW WHEN THEY ARRIVED WHAT FIRST RESPONDERS SAW WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE SCENE OF A SAW WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE SCENE OF A SMALL PLANE CRASH IN AT THE SCENE OF A SMALL PLANE CRASH IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SMALL PLANE CRASH IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LAST WEEK. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LAST WEEK. A SINGLE-ENGINE CIRRUS LAST WEEK. A SINGLE-ENGINE CIRRUS SR22 AIRCRAFT SPLIT IN A SINGLE-ENGINE CIRRUS SR22 AIRCRAFT SPLIT IN TWO AND PARTIALLY SR22 AIRCRAFT SPLIT IN TWO AND PARTIALLY UPSIDE DOWN. TWO AND PARTIALLY UPSIDE DOWN. >> THE THREE OCCUPANTS UPSIDE DOWN. >> THE THREE OCCUPANTS ARE CURRENTLY >> THE THREE OCCUPANTS ARE CURRENTLY ACCOUNTED FOR ON THE ARE CURRENTLY ACCOUNTED FOR ON THE GROUND ACCOUNTED FOR ON THE GROUND >> Reporter: ONBOARD GROUND >> Reporter: ONBOARD TIM AND HIS PARTNER >> Reporter: ONBOARD TIM AND HIS PARTNER AND THEIR 2-YEAR-OLD TIM AND HIS PARTNER AND THEIR 2-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WHO SUFFERED AND THEIR 2-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WHO SUFFERED ONLY MINOR CUTS AND DAUGHTER WHO SUFFERED ONLY MINOR CUTS AND SCRATCHES ACCORDING TO ONLY MINOR CUTS AND SCRATCHES ACCORDING TO THE MENDOCINO COUNTY SCRATCHES ACCORDING TO THE MENDOCINO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. THE MENDOCINO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. >> OH, MY GOD. SHERIFF’S OFFICE. >> OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD >> OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD SOW, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD SOW, MY GOD! WHOA SOW, MY GOD! WHOA >> Reporter: AND IN WHOA >> Reporter: AND IN WASHINGTON STATE. >> Reporter: AND IN WASHINGTON STATE. >> IS ANYBODY ELSE WASHINGTON STATE. >> IS ANYBODY ELSE SEEING THIS? >> IS ANYBODY ELSE SEEING THIS? HOLY [ BLEEP ] SEEING THIS? HOLY [ BLEEP ] >> Reporter: THIS SR22 HOLY [ BLEEP ] >> Reporter: THIS SR22 CRASHING IN A BUSY >> Reporter: THIS SR22 CRASHING IN A BUSY BELLEVUE NEIGHBORHOOD. CRASHING IN A BUSY BELLEVUE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> WE HEARD LIKE A BELLEVUE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> WE HEARD LIKE A LOUD BANG SO WE >> WE HEARD LIKE A LOUD BANG SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS LOUD BANG SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS GUNSHOTS ON SOMETHING THOUGHT IT WAS GUNSHOTS ON SOMETHING SO WE GOT SCARED GUNSHOTS ON SOMETHING SO WE GOT SCARED >> Reporter: NEIGHBORS SO WE GOT SCARED >> Reporter: NEIGHBORS SAW TWO MEN CLIMB OUT >> Reporter: NEIGHBORS SAW TWO MEN CLIMB OUT WITH NO APPARENT SAW TWO MEN CLIMB OUT WITH NO APPARENT INJURIES. WITH NO APPARENT INJURIES. >> I’M NOT SURPRISED INJURIES. >> I’M NOT SURPRISED AT ALL TO SEE THESE >> I’M NOT SURPRISED AT ALL TO SEE THESE STORIES. AT ALL TO SEE THESE STORIES. >> Reporter: FORMER STORIES. >> Reporter: FORMER NTSB INVESTIGATOR >> Reporter: FORMER NTSB INVESTIGATOR JEFF GAZETTETY POINTS NTSB INVESTIGATOR JEFF GAZETTETY POINTS TO THE AIRCRAFT’S JEFF GAZETTETY POINTS TO THE AIRCRAFT’S BUILD-IN PARACHUTE TO THE AIRCRAFT’S BUILD-IN PARACHUTE SYSTEM, OR CAPS FOR BUILD-IN PARACHUTE SYSTEM, OR CAPS FOR SHORT. SYSTEM, OR CAPS FOR SHORT. >> RATHER THAN JUST SHORT. >> RATHER THAN JUST HAVING THE AIRPLANE >> RATHER THAN JUST HAVING THE AIRPLANE CRASH, THEY REACH UP, HAVING THE AIRPLANE CRASH, THEY REACH UP, THEY PULL A T-HANDLE CRASH, THEY REACH UP, THEY PULL A T-HANDLE AND IT ACTIVATES A THEY PULL A T-HANDLE AND IT ACTIVATES A ROCKET BOOSTER WHICH AND IT ACTIVATES A ROCKET BOOSTER WHICH PULLS A PARACHUTE OUT ROCKET BOOSTER WHICH PULLS A PARACHUTE OUT AND IN EIGHT SECONDS PULLS A PARACHUTE OUT AND IN EIGHT SECONDS YOU ARE SAFELY AND IN EIGHT SECONDS YOU ARE SAFELY SWINGING UNDERNEATH YOU ARE SAFELY SWINGING UNDERNEATH THE PARACHUTE. SWINGING UNDERNEATH THE PARACHUTE. IT’S REALLY QUITE THE PARACHUTE. IT’S REALLY QUITE REVOLUTIONARY. IT’S REALLY QUITE REVOLUTIONARY. >> Reporter: IT SOUNDS REVOLUTIONARY. >> Reporter: IT SOUNDS LIKE ONCE THEY’RE USED >> Reporter: IT SOUNDS LIKE ONCE THEY’RE USED IS THIS SURVIVAL RATE LIKE ONCE THEY’RE USED IS THIS SURVIVAL RATE WITH THESE ONE IS THIS SURVIVAL RATE WITH THESE ONE PARACHUTES IS IT HIGH? WITH THESE ONE PARACHUTES IS IT HIGH? >> IT IS VERY HIGH PARACHUTES IS IT HIGH? >> IT IS VERY HIGH THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF >> IT IS VERY HIGH THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF FATALITIES OR INJURIES THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF FATALITIES OR INJURIES THAT OCCURRED EVEN FATALITIES OR INJURIES THAT OCCURRED EVEN AFTER DEPLOYING THE THAT OCCURRED EVEN AFTER DEPLOYING THE PARACHUTE. AFTER DEPLOYING THE PARACHUTE. >> Reporter: ACCORDING PARACHUTE. >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE PILOTS >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, THERE TO THE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, THERE HAVE BEEN 128 SAVES ASSOCIATION, THERE HAVE BEEN 128 SAVES AND 263 SURVIVORS WITH HAVE BEEN 128 SAVES AND 263 SURVIVORS WITH THIS CAP SYSTEM. AND 263 SURVIVORS WITH THIS CAP SYSTEM. BUT GAZETTETY WARNS A THIS CAP SYSTEM. BUT GAZETTETY WARNS A PARACHUTE IS NO BUT GAZETTETY WARNS A PARACHUTE IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR GOOD PARACHUTE IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR GOOD PILOT TRAINING REPLACEMENT FOR GOOD PILOT TRAINING >> YOU KNOW, YOU STILL PILOT TRAINING >> YOU KNOW, YOU STILL NEED PILOTING SKILLS >> YOU KNOW, YOU STILL NEED PILOTING SKILLS TO MAKE EMERGENCY NEED PILOTING SKILLS TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDINGS TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDINGS THERE ARE SO MANY LANDINGS THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER ASPECTS. THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER ASPECTS. BUT ON THOSE FEW OTHER ASPECTS. BUT ON THOSE FEW SELECT ACCIDENTS IN BUT ON THOSE FEW SELECT ACCIDENTS IN WHICH A PARACHUTE SELECT ACCIDENTS IN WHICH A PARACHUTE COMES IN HANDY, THIS WHICH A PARACHUTE COMES IN HANDY, THIS PARTICULAR AIRPLANE COMES IN HANDY, THIS PARTICULAR AIRPLANE HAS A VERY GOOD PARTICULAR AIRPLANE HAS A VERY GOOD SUCCESS STORY. HAS A VERY GOOD SUCCESS STORY. >>> AND WHEN WE COME SUCCESS STORY. >>> AND WHEN WE COME BACK, THERE IS GOOD >>> AND WHEN WE COME BACK, THERE IS GOOD NEWS TONIGHT BACK, THERE IS GOOD NEWS TONIGHT THE SURPRISE OF A NEWS TONIGHT THE SURPRISE OF A LIFETIME FOR A BELOVED THE SURPRISE OF A LIFETIME FOR A BELOVED COLLEGE SECURITY LIFETIME FOR A BELOVED COLLEGE SECURITY GUARD. COLLEGE SECURITY GUARD. HOW THE STUDENTS MADE GUARD. HOW THE STUDENTS MADE IT ALL HAPPEN. IT ALL HAPPEN. GUARD ♪ ♪ >>> AND THERE IS GOOD ♪ >>> AND THERE IS GOOD NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT >>> AND THERE IS GOOD NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT FINDING FAMILY FAR NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT FINDING FAMILY FAR FROM HOME AND THE FINDING FAMILY FAR FROM HOME AND THE COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM HOME AND THE COLLEGE STUDENTS COMING TOGETHER TO COLLEGE STUDENTS COMING TOGETHER TO SHOW THEIR DORM COMING TOGETHER TO SHOW THEIR DORM SECURITY GUARD JUST SHOW THEIR DORM SECURITY GUARD JUST HOW MUCH HE MEANS TO SECURITY GUARD JUST HOW MUCH HE MEANS TO THEM MEANS T HOW MUCH HE MEANS TO THEM MEANS T >> ♪ THEM MEANS T >> ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO >> ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪ >> Reporter: FOR THE YOU ♪ >> Reporter: FOR THE STUDENTS AT RHODE >> Reporter: FOR THE STUDENTS AT RHODE ISLAND’S PROVIDENCE STUDENTS AT RHODE ISLAND’S PROVIDENCE COLLEGE, BELOVED ISLAND’S PROVIDENCE COLLEGE, BELOVED SECURITY JAMES MOGAJI COLLEGE, BELOVED SECURITY JAMES MOGAJI IS MORE THAN JUST A SECURITY JAMES MOGAJI IS MORE THAN JUST A FRIEND IS MORE THAN JUST A FRIEND THE GUYS LIKE BRANDON, FRIEND THE GUYS LIKE BRANDON, HE’S FAMILY. THE GUYS LIKE BRANDON, HE’S FAMILY. WHAT IS IT ABOUT HIM HE’S FAMILY. WHAT IS IT ABOUT HIM THAT DRAWS PEOPLE IN WHAT IS IT ABOUT HIM THAT DRAWS PEOPLE IN >> HE’S A BEACON OF THAT DRAWS PEOPLE IN >> HE’S A BEACON OF LIGHT IN OUR >> HE’S A BEACON OF LIGHT IN OUR COMMUNITY. LIGHT IN OUR COMMUNITY. HE’S ALSO SMILING. COMMUNITY. HE’S ALSO SMILING. HE’S ALWAYS WILLING TO HE’S ALSO SMILING. HE’S ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP PEOPLE. HE’S ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP PEOPLE. [ APPLAUSE ] HELP PEOPLE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> Reporter: SO THEY [ APPLAUSE ] >> Reporter: SO THEY CELEBRATED JAMES ON >> Reporter: SO THEY CELEBRATED JAMES ON HIS BIRTHDAY, BECAUSE CELEBRATED JAMES ON HIS BIRTHDAY, BECAUSE HIS OWN FAMILY LIVES HIS BIRTHDAY, BECAUSE HIS OWN FAMILY LIVES ACROSS THE GLOBE IN HIS OWN FAMILY LIVES ACROSS THE GLOBE IN NIGERIA. ACROSS THE GLOBE IN NIGERIA. >> I’M BLESSED BECAUSE NIGERIA. >> I’M BLESSED BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME >> I’M BLESSED BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE IS GOING TO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE IS GOING TO CELEBRATE MY BIRTHDAY SOMEONE IS GOING TO CELEBRATE MY BIRTHDAY FOR ME SINCE I’VE BEEN CELEBRATE MY BIRTHDAY FOR ME SINCE I’VE BEEN IN THIS COUNTRY. FOR ME SINCE I’VE BEEN IN THIS COUNTRY. THANK YOU. IN THIS COUNTRY. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> Reporter: THAT [ APPLAUSE ] >> Reporter: THAT EMOTIONAL MOMENT >> Reporter: THAT EMOTIONAL MOMENT SETTING THE STAGE FOR EMOTIONAL MOMENT SETTING THE STAGE FOR ANOTHER SURPRISE SETTING THE STAGE FOR ANOTHER SURPRISE [ CHEERING ] ANOTHER SURPRISE [ CHEERING ] >> IT’S ALMOST LIKE [ CHEERING ] >> IT’S ALMOST LIKE YOU GIVE HIM THE >> IT’S ALMOST LIKE YOU GIVE HIM THE BIRTHDAY CAKE, AND YOU GIVE HIM THE BIRTHDAY CAKE, AND THEN YOU THINK, HEY, BIRTHDAY CAKE, AND THEN YOU THINK, HEY, WAIT THEN YOU THINK, HEY, WAIT WHAT IF HE COULD WAIT WHAT IF HE COULD CELEBRATE WITH HIS WHAT IF HE COULD CELEBRATE WITH HIS FAMILY CELEBRATE WITH HIS FAMILY >> YEAH. FAMILY >> YEAH. ABSOLUTELY >> YEAH. ABSOLUTELY >> Reporter: TURNS ABSOLUTELY >> Reporter: TURNS OUT, JAMES HADN’T BEEN >> Reporter: TURNS OUT, JAMES HADN’T BEEN BACK IN NIGERIA FOR OUT, JAMES HADN’T BEEN BACK IN NIGERIA FOR MORE THAN A DECADE BACK IN NIGERIA FOR MORE THAN A DECADE SO THEY STARTED AN MORE THAN A DECADE SO THEY STARTED AN ONLINE FUNDRAISER TO SO THEY STARTED AN ONLINE FUNDRAISER TO BUY HIM A TICKET HOME, ONLINE FUNDRAISER TO BUY HIM A TICKET HOME, HOPING TO RAISE THREE BUY HIM A TICKET HOME, HOPING TO RAISE THREE GRAND BY THE END OF HOPING TO RAISE THREE GRAND BY THE END OF THE SEMESTER GRAND BY THE END OF THE SEMESTER BUT THEY HIT THAT GOAL THE SEMESTER BUT THEY HIT THAT GOAL IN JUST HOURS. BUT THEY HIT THAT GOAL IN JUST HOURS. >> OUR GIFT TO YOU IS IN JUST HOURS. >> OUR GIFT TO YOU IS A TRIP TO NIGERIA. >> OUR GIFT TO YOU IS A TRIP TO NIGERIA. >> Reporter: GIVING A TRIP TO NIGERIA. >> Reporter: GIVING JAMES THE GOOD NEWS. >> Reporter: GIVING JAMES THE GOOD NEWS. >> I DON’T KNOW HOW JAMES THE GOOD NEWS. >> I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH I CAN THANK YOU >> I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH I CAN THANK YOU I PRAY FROM THE BOTTOM MUCH I CAN THANK YOU I PRAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART THAT GOD I PRAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART THAT GOD WILL CONTINUE TO OF MY HEART THAT GOD WILL CONTINUE TO PROTECT YOU GUYS, TO WILL CONTINUE TO PROTECT YOU GUYS, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU PROTECT YOU GUYS, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS MAKE SURE THAT YOU ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS THANK YOU FROM THE ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART THANK YOU, GUYS. BOTTOM OF MY HEART THANK YOU, GUYS. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU, GUYS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE WANTED TO TALK [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE WANTED TO TALK TO JAMES, BUT >> WE WANTED TO TALK TO JAMES, BUT UNDERSTANDABLY, HE IS TO JAMES, BUT UNDERSTANDABLY, HE IS TOTALLY OVERWHELMED. UNDERSTANDABLY, HE IS TOTALLY OVERWHELMED. WHAT DID HE SAY AFTER TOTALLY OVERWHELMED. WHAT DID HE SAY AFTER YOU PRESENTED HIM WITH WHAT DID HE SAY AFTER YOU PRESENTED HIM WITH THAT CHECK YOU PRESENTED HIM WITH THAT CHECK >> HE WOKE HIS FAMILY THAT CHECK >> HE WOKE HIS FAMILY UP AND TOLD THEM >> HE WOKE HIS FAMILY UP AND TOLD THEM I SAID JAMES, WHO’S ON UP AND TOLD THEM I SAID JAMES, WHO’S ON THE PHONE? I SAID JAMES, WHO’S ON THE PHONE? HE SAID IT’S MY SON. THE PHONE? HE SAID IT’S MY SON. HIS SON SAID THANK YOU HE SAID IT’S MY SON. HIS SON SAID THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS. HIS SON SAID THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS. >> THAT LITTLE BOY AND GOD BLESS. >> THAT LITTLE BOY SAID THANK YOU FOR >> THAT LITTLE BOY SAID THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING HIS DAD TO SAID THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING HIS DAD TO COME HOME. ALLOWING HIS DAD TO COME HOME. >> ABSOLUTELY. COME HOME. >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU AND GOD >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU. >> Reporter: BLESSINGS BLESS YOU. >> Reporter: BLESSINGS FOR THE MAN WHOSE GONE >> Reporter: BLESSINGS FOR THE MAN WHOSE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO BE FOR THE MAN WHOSE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO BE THERE FOR THEM ABOVE AND BEYOND TO BE THERE FOR THEM >> HOW ABOUT THAT? THERE FOR THEM >> HOW ABOUT THAT? JAMES IS HOPING TO >> HOW ABOUT THAT? JAMES IS HOPING TO MAKE THE TRIP HOME TO JAMES IS HOPING TO MAKE THE TRIP HOME TO NIGERIA IN JUNE. MAKE THE TRIP HOME TO NIGERIA IN JUNE. OH, AND BY THE WAY, IT NIGERIA IN JUNE. OH, AND BY THE WAY, IT GETS EVEN BETTER OH, AND BY THE WAY, IT GETS EVEN BETTER THAT ONLINE FUNDRAISER GETS EVEN BETTER THAT ONLINE FUNDRAISER THE STUDENT STARTED IS THAT ONLINE FUNDRAISER THE STUDENT STARTED IS NOW ALMOST $30,000 THE STUDENT STARTED IS NOW ALMOST $30,000 THAT’S "NBC NIGHTLY NOW ALMOST $30,000 THAT’S "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR THIS THAT’S "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR THIS SUNDAY NEWS" FOR THIS SUNDAY LESTER HOLT WILL BE IN SUNDAY LESTER HOLT WILL BE IN TOMORROW LESTER HOLT WILL BE IN TOMORROW I’M GADI SCHWARTZ. TOMORROW I’M GADI SCHWARTZ. THANKS SO MUCH FOR I’M GADI SCHWARTZ. THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING HAVE A GREAT NIGHT WATCHING HAVE A GREAT NIGHT ♪ BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪