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Introduction >>> I WANT TO CHECK IT OUT, I SEE A GUY WAS IN THE WATER, THE WATER WAS STEADILY RISING, SO I THOUGHT GO AND GET HIM. >> INCREDIBLE MOMENTS OF THE ACTIONS OF AN E.R. NURSE SAVING A MAN STUCK IN A TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF HURRICANE FRANCINE, ALL OF THAT UNFOLDING ON LIVE TV. THIS IS ONE OF DOZENS OF RESCUES ALL ACROSS LOUISIANA LAST NIGHT. I'M GADI SCHWARTZ, AND THIS IS "STAY TUNED NOW." Heavy flooding impacting Louisiana after Francine ♪ >>> ANTENNAE, LOUISIANA IS IN RECOVERY MODE AFTER TAKING A DIRECT HIT FROM HURRICANE FRANCINE 24 HOURS AGO. YOU SAW THE WORST CONDITIONS LIVE ON THE AIR LAST NIGHT UNFOLDING BEFORE US. IT HAS SINCE WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM, BUT NOT WITHOUT LEAVING DAMAGE. WINDS OVER 100 MILES PER HOUR. THIS COMMUNITY COMPLETELY UNDERWATER. WASTE-DEEP WATER LED TO RESCUES AS PEOPLE'S HOMES BECAME FLOODED. 100 HOMES TOOK ON WATER. ONE WOMAN JUST FINISHED RENOVATIONS AFTER HURRICANE IDA IN 2021. >> THIS IS VERY, ERY UPSETTING, BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS NEW, BECAUSE OF IDA. HALF OF OUR PATIO AND ROOF, SO WE HAD TO GET A NEW ROOF. WE JUST GOT A NEW FENCE. THE FENCE IS HALFWAY DOWN. OKAY. HERE WE GO AGAIN. [ LAUGHTER ] >> TENS OF THOUSANDS ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER, A LOT OF THOSE OUTAGES CAUSED BY FALLING DEBRIS LIKE THIS TREE BRANCH THAT CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED ON A POWER LINE IN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD. AS THE STORM MOVES NORTH IT IS KNOCKING OUT POWER TO THOUSANDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST, AND THOSE FROM EASTERN ARKANSAS TO NORTHERN FLORIDA ARE UNDER FLOOD WATCHES. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT. NBC NEWS METEOROLOGIST, BILL KARINS, WILL HAVE THE FORECAST, BUT LET'S GET TO KATHY PARK IN LOUISIANA, FIRST. KATHY, CAN YOU TALK TO US ABOUT THE DAMAGE YOU ARE SEEING ON THE GROUND? >> Reporter: SO, GADI, WE ARE IN ONE OF THE HARDEST-HIT LOUISIANA COMMUNITIES OF HOUMA. TODAY WAS A DAY OF RECOVERY. I WANTED TO SHOW YOU WHERE WE ARE STANDING RIGHT NOW. WE ARE AT A LOCAL BUSINESS, A THRIFT SHOP A POPULAR THRIFT SHOP MANY TURN TO IN THIS COMMUNITY. AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM, THERE WERE EIGHT SENSORS ON THE ROOF THAT ALL WENT OFF AT ONCE. SO HE KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. HE WAS NOT HERE, AND THANKFULLY NO INJURIES TO REPORT, BUT THIS IS THE SCOPE OF THE DAMAGE. OVER HERE, THE ROOF OPENED UP LIKE A TIN CAN. FAR TO THE RIGHT YOU SEE THE LIGHT OVER THERE. THERE WAS A BRICK WALL, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT COLLAPSED. CREWS MOBILIZED QUICKLY ACTUALLY, THINGS HAVE QUIETED DOWN, BUT THEY PUT UP A MAKESHIFT WALL AND PLAN ON MAKING REPAIRS PRETTY MUCH THROUGHOUT THE COMING DAYS. AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE SEEING IN THIS COMMUNITY. THE GOOD NEWS IS NO INJURIES. WE HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THE BUSINESS OWNER ABOUT THE STORM. TAKE A LISTEN. ARE YOU SURPRISED THE STORM DID SO MUCH DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY? >> THE LAST MAJOR HURRICANE TO COME THROUGH WAS PROBABLY 150- MILE-AN-HOUR WOOD, AND THIS ROOF DID NOT COME OFF. SOMETIMES YOU ARE LUCKY, SOMETIMES YOU ARE NOT. MOTHER NATURE IS UNPREDICTABLE. >> Reporter: AND GADI, HE WAS REFERRING TO HURRICANE IDA IN 2021. THIS AND SEVERAL LOUISIANA COMMUNITIES ARE SCARRED FROM THAT EVENT. IT WAS A DEVASTATING CATEGORY 4. WITH UNPREDICTABILITY, YOU HEARD THAT BUSINESS OWNER TALKING ABOUT WINDS OF OVER 100 MILES AN HOUR. HERE, IT WAS CLOSE TO 70-80. TAKE A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE. THIS IS ALL THE ANGLE AT WHICH THE WINDS CAME IN THIS DIRECTION AND CAUSED ALL THIS DAMAGE. ASSESSING AS FAR AS WHAT TO DO NEXT, BUT IT SEEMS FOLKS ARE PULLING TOGETHER TO GET BUSINESSES UP AND RUNNING ONCE AGAIN. >> A REMINDER OF THE POWER OF MOTHER NATURE THERE. DO WE KNOW HOW POWER RESTORATION EFFORTS ARE GOING? REPORT: STILL WITHOUT POWER TONIGHT. AND ACCORDING TO THE UTILITIES THEY HAVE PREPARED IN ADVANCE, THEY WERE GEARING UP FOR THIS, THEY HAVE CREWS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK. THEY DON'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL TIMELINE, BUT IT APPEARS IT WILL TAKE DAYS FOR EVERYONE TO HAVE THE POWER RESTORED. DRIVING AROUND THE COMMUNITY MANY HAVE GENERATORS HERE, IN LOUISIANA. THEY KNOW THE DRILL WHEN IT COMES TO OPERATION. ONE MAN TOLD ME HE HAD THREE GENERATORS ON-HAND. SO OBVIOUSLY FOLKS HERE WERE PREPARED GOING INTO THIS STORM. AND THEY ARE PREPARED TO RIDE IT OUT DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR THE POWER TO COME BACK ONLINE. BUT I CAN TELL YOU IT'S HOT HERE AND WILL REMAIN HOT PRETTY MUCH THE REST OF THE WEEK. GADI? >> SOUNDS LIKE A VERY RESILIENT COMMUNITY THERE. KATHY PARK, THANK YOU. >>> FOR MORE ON WHERE THE REMNANTS OF FRANCINE ART LET'S CHECK IN WITH NBC NEWS METEOROLOGIST, BILL KARINS. HEY THERE, BILL. >> GADI, THE STORM HAS WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY, BUT WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAIN, FLASH FLOODING, MAYBE AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. THE STORM ITSELF IS MORE OF A REGULAR, OLD STORM, BUT IT'S BEEN POURING ALL DAY IN MEMPHIS AREA. HEAVIER RAIN BANDS ARE SHIFTING INTO KENTUCKY NEAR PADUCAH. THIS HERE, THE RED COLOR ARE THE NEW THUNDERSTORMS. THIS COLD FRONT IS KICKING TO CENTRAL ALABAMA, AND IS PINK LINE IS A NEW TORNADO WARNING THAT GOES UNTIL ABOUT 10:00 P.M. WE COULD SUSTAIN TORNADOES HERE. THERE IS A SECOND LINE FORMING BEHIND IT. THERE'S NO ACTIVE WARNINGS, HAVEN'T HEARD ANY REPORTS OF TORNADOES, BUT FROM BIRMINGHAM TO MONTGOMERY, I KNOW YOU WILL BE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THIS IN CASE ANYTHING BEGINS TO SPIN UP. THE OTHER THREAT OF COURSE WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL, WITH THOSE THUNDERSTORMS, WE COULD ALSO SEE A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING IN ALABAMA. NEAR THE CENTER OF WHAT'S LEFT OF THE STORM OVER MEMPHIS COULD PRODUCE SOME FLASH FLOODING. EVEN ALL THE WAY TO PANAMA CITY STORMS MAY COME THROUGH. THAT THREAT IS MINIMAL. WE HAVE NOT SEEN MUCH FLASH FLOODING TODAY. GOOD NEWS. OUR COMPUTERS ARE TELLING US THE HEAVIEST AMOUNT, 2-TO THREE INCHES NEAR BIRMINGHAM. YOUR MEMPHIS AREA, NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS, MISSOURI, ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1-2 INCHES IN ADDITION. DROUGHT TOMORROW IT WILL SIT HERE AND DRIFT. THERE WILL BE AREAS OF STORMS. MOST AREAS WILL GET A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE. WE WON'T SEE DAMAGING STORMS, HIT AND MISS THROUGH THE REGION. AND THESE WILL LINGER INTO SATURDAY THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST. SO, DON'T EXPECT BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKIES. THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AND THIS IS THAT TIME OF YEAR WHERE EVERYONE IS WONDERING WHAT'S NEXT AS WE ARE AT THE PEAK OF HURRICANE SEASON. WE HAVE A COUPLE AREAS OF INTEREST. ONE IS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALREADY, BUT THAT'S GOING TO MOVE SLOWLY, SO WE WON'T FOCUS ON THAT. IF ANYONE HAS PLANS FOR PUERTO RICO, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, THAT'S HEADING YOUR WAY. OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING STRONG WILL DEVELOP, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A GREAT SUMMER BEACH WEEKEND. RIP CURRENTS UP AND DOWN THE COAST, AND RAINY CONDITIONS. NOTHING THAT WILL CAUSE YOU TOO MANY PROBLEMS. YOU HAVE A COOLING TREND COMING THAT WILL REALLY HELP FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS. THROUGH SATURDAY, SOME AREAS OF THE COAST IN THE 60s EVEN INTO SUNDAY. Major wildfires burning across Southern California ALL THOSE ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE FIRES, IT'S ABOUT TIME THEY GOT A BREAK NOW. >> BILL KARINS, THANK YOU. AS YOU HEARD, SOME RELIEF AND A WELCOME CHANGE IN THE FORECAST FOR CREWS BATTLING FIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. >>> AT LEAST THREE MAJOR WILDFIRES ARE BURNING RIGHT NOW WITHIN 100 MILES OF LOS ANGELES. THE LARGEST, BRIDGE FIRE, OVER 50,000 ACRES WITH 0% CONTAINMENT. 100 HOMES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED IN JUST ONE OF THE COMMUNITIES ORDERED TO EVACUATE SINCE THE FIRE BLEW UP. RESIDENTS ARE STILL UNDER MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS. MORGAN, HOW IS IT LOOKING RIGHT NOW? >> Reporter: WE ARE STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF THEM, AND FOR VERY GOOD REASON, BECAUSE OVER MY SHOULDER IF WE CAN PUSH IN YOU'LL GET A GLIMPSE AT SOME OF THE DEVASTATION THAT HAS STRICKEN THIS TIGHTKNIT MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST 48 HOURS. THAT'S ALL THAT'S LEFT OF A LARGE HOME HERE. YOU CAN SEE NEIGHBORING HOMES ARE STILL STANDING TONIGHT, GADI. EVERYONE ABLE O GET OUT SAFELY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO TAKE EVERYTHING WITH THEM. HERE IS SOME OF THE DAMAGE WE ARE SEEING IN AND AROUND THE BRIDGE FIRE DAMAGE ZONE. AS YOU MENTIONED, 50,000 ACRES, THE LARGEST IN THE STATE, ONE OF THREE MAJOR FIRES. THE CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN, BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU, GADI IT'S TOUGH TO SEE. YOU SMELL THE SMOKE FROM MILES AWAY, AND WHEN YOU GET A DAMAGE LOOK, HOW THESE FLAMES TORE THROUGH HERE OVERNIGHT FORCING EVACUATIONS, AND THE FACT IT'S 0% CONTAINMENT RIGHT NOW INCREDIBLY CONCERNING. >> I AM GLAD YOU SHOWED THOSE OTHER HOUSES THERE. IT'S STILL UNPREDICTABLE HOW THESE FIRES BEHAVE, AND IT'S ALMOST RANDOM WHICH HOUSES GO UP. OFFICIALS SAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. IS THAT TRUE? ON WHAT YOU'VE SEEN? >> Reporter: I WOULD ADD THAT WHILE FIRES CAN ABSOLUTELY SHIFT WITH THE WIND WHAT SAVED THESE HOMES WAS THE TIRELESS WORK OF FIRE CREWS WHO WERE ABLE TO CUT LINE AND PROVIDE SOME SORT OF BARRIER BETWEEN THE WORST OF THE FLAMES AND THESE HOMES BEHIND ME. AS FAR AS IF IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE, IT COULD BE. I'LL TELL YOU WHY. WE HAVE TEMPERATURES ABOUT 30- 40 DEGREES COOLER TODAY THAN WHAT WE HAD EARLIER THIS WEEK. WHEN THIS BRIDGE FIRE REALLY EXPLODED, THE HIGH EAT CAN TREATED TO THE GROWTH OF THE LINE FIRE AS WELL AS THE FIRE CURRENTLY BURNING IN ORANGE COUNTY, THE AIRPORT FIRE. CREWS ARE HOPING COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL AT LEAST HELP THEM STAY FRESH ON THE FIRE LINES, BUT WE KNOW THERE'S NO RAIN COMING. INCREDIBLY DRY CONDITIONS, AND UNFORTUNATELY, PLENTY OF FUEL TO BURN. >> SPEAKING OF THE LINE FIRE THERE'S SO MUCH ANGER AND OUTRAGE OVER WHAT'S HAPPENED. AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE, SEVERAL FIREFIGHTERS WERE HURT IN THAT FIRE, SO, WHAT CHARGES IS THE SUSPECT FACING? >> Reporter: NINE ARSON -RELATED CHARGES COMING AGAINST 34-YEAR-OLD MAN, WHO WAS ACTUALLY TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BACK ON TUESDAY, BECAUSE INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY WERE ABLE TO USE EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS TO TRACE HIS VEHICLE AND USE LICENSE PLATE READERS TO TRACK DOWN HIS LOCATION. THAT IS HOW THEY PUT HIM INITIALLY IN CUSTODY. NO WORD ON HIS MOTIVE, BUT FOR THE ARSON-RELATED CHARGES, AT LEAST ONE OF THEM IS RELATED TO BODILY INJURY TO A FIREFIGHTER, AND HE'S CHARGED WITH STARTING THREE SEPARATE FIRES AS WELL. SO, THAT IS JUST SOME OF WHAT WE'VE LEARNED TO READ ONLY ADDING INSULT TO INJURY TO KNOW Earthquake rattles Southern California ALL THAT DAMAGE FROM THE LINE FIRE WAS INTENTIONALLY SET READ. >>> MILLIONS UP AND DOWN THE COAST WITHIN SHAKING DISTANCE OF A QUAKE THAT STRUCK NORTH OF MALIBU THIS MORNING. ACCORDING TO THE USGS PEOPLE COULD FEEL THAT TREMOR AS FAR SOUTH AS SAN DIEGO. IT WAS 4.7 MAGNITUDE, CONSIDERED MODERATE ON THE RICHTER SCALE. OF LATE WE HAVE SEEN A RECORD BROKEN FOR QUAKES MEASURING AT MAGNITUDE 4 OR HIGHER. THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR QUAKES LIKE THE ONES FILTER DATE WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. LIZ KREUTZ JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON THIS. THERE'S A BIG QUESTION, IS ALL THIS SHAKING A FOREWARNING BEFORE A BIG ONE? >> Reporter: YEAH, IT'S BEEN A REALLY ACTIVE YEAR, GADI. WE FELT THE ONE IN L.A. THIS MORNING. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE DON'T KNOW. THERE IS A SPLIT AMONGST SCIENTISTS, INCREASED ACTIVITY CAN MEAN "THE BIG ONE" IS POTENTIALLY COME IN, BUT OTHERS BELIEVE THE SEISMIC ACTIVITY GOES DOWN BEFORE A BIG QUAKE. WE JUST KNOW IT'S BEEN AN ACTIVE YEAR FOR MODERATE QUAKES. THIS IS THE SECOND TO HIT LOS ANGELES WITHIN THE PAST MONTH. WE HAD THIS ONE THIS MORNING, AND JUST A MONTH AGO THERE WAS ONE EAST OF PASADENA WE SAW IN OUR BUREAU. THERE WAS ONE NORTH OF HERE IN BAKERSFIELD, AND SO WE ARE FEELING THESE QUAKES. WE ARE IN EARTHQUAKE COUNTRY, GADI. IT'S BEEN YEARS SINCE A REALLY MASSIVE DESTRUCTIVE ONE, 6.7 IN 1994, NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE, IT'S BEEN 30 YEARS SINCE A QUAKE THAT BIG. >> SPEAKING OF WARNINGS, THE ALERT WENT OUT TO ALL OUR PHONES-- I'M SURE YOU GOT ONE-- IT'S PRETTY INTENSE. IT DID NOT MINCE WORDS. IT WAS LIKE, EARTHQUAKE HAPPENING, TAKE COVER. IT WAS NOT CHAOTIC WHERE I WAS, BUT SHOULD WE EXPECT ALERTS LIKE THIS FOR EVERY QUAKE? IS THERE A THRESHOLD? >> Reporter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eporter: PREPARATION INCLUDES WATER, FOOD, FLASHLIGHTS, BATTERIES, MANY TIMES THE POWER GOES OUT-- REALLY AS YOU-- NOTHING BIG HANGING OVER YOUR BED, WE EARTHQUAKE PROOF OUR HOMES. YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING HANGING ON YOUR BED THAT COULD FALL ON YOU. IF YOU FEEL THAT QUAKE STOP, DROP, AND TAKE COVER, GADI. >> LIZ KREUTZ WITH HOPEFULLY ADVICE WE WON'T NEED BUT IS LIFE-SAVING. >>> DUELING RALLIES ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP IN ARIZONA, WHILE VICE PRESIDENT EMILIE HARRIS PAID A VISIT TO NORTH CAROLINA. WE WILL GET THE LATEST ON THE RACE IN A MOMENT. >>> NEW CHARGES AGAINST HARVEY WEINSTEIN. MORE ON HOW THIS WILL PLAY INTO A REAL RETRIAL. >>> META, SNAPSHOT SNAPCHAEWS N AT 7:00, ON NBC NEWS NOW. >>> WELCOME BACK. HERE ARE SOME OF THE HEADLINES WE ARE WATCHING TONIGHT. AT LEAST 14 WERE HURT INCLUDING A DOZEN STUDENTS IN A SCARY SCHOOL BUS CRASH IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA. A CAR T-BONED THE BUS, CAUSING IT TO ROLL OVER. MULTIPLE INJURIES REPORTED. >>> SHAKE UP FOR THE POLICE COMMISSIONER OF NYPD RESIGNING AFTER LINKS TO FEDERAL INVESTIGATION. LAST WEEK THE FBI RAIDED HIS HOME, TAKING HIS CELL PHONE. THE FEDS ARE LOOKING INTO THE DEPARTMENT'S NIGHTCLUB ENFORCEMENT. >>> HUNDREDS OF BOSTON HOTEL WORKERS ARE ON TO GET LINES PROTESTING WHAT THEY CALL DIFFICULT WORKLOADS AND LOW WAGES. A LOT OF THEM SAID THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE COST OF LIVING IN THE CITY. IT FOLLOWS A WALKOUT, AND THAT STRIKE IS EXPECTED TO LAST THREE DAYS. >>> NORTH DAKOTA'S NEAR-TOTAL ABORTION BAN IS NO MORE, A JUDGE STRIKING IT DOWN, BASICALLY SAYING IT VIOLATED THE STATE'S CONSTITUTION. NORTH DAKOTA DOESN'T CURRENTLY HAVE ANY FREESTANDING ABORTION CLINICS. THE REPUBLICAN AG THERE SAYS HE WILL APPEAL. >>> AND THE FDA IS AIR POD PRO HEADPHONES AS HEARING AIDS MARKING THE FIRST OVER-THE COUNTER HEARING AID SOFTWARE FOR THE FUTURE WAS ANNOUNCED A FEW DAYS AGO WITH A SECOND GENERATION APPLE AIR PODS. STUDY AMONG PEOPLE WITH MILD TO MODERATE HEARING LOSS BASICALLY FINDING IT WORKS SIMILAR TO THE Trump says he won't participate in more debates DEVICES. >>> WE ARE LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY FROM THE ELECTION. IF YOU ASK TRUMP WE WON'T BE GETTING MORE DEBATES, AS OF NOW. TAKING TO TRUTH SOCIAL TODAY, THE FORMER PRESIDENT SAID HE WON'T PARTICIPATE IN ANY MORE DEBATES, BECAUSE HE SAYS HE WON THE ONE ON TUESDAY. AT A RALLY IN TUCSON, ARIZONA, HE REPEATED THAT STANCE. >> POLLS CLEARLY SHOW I WON THE DEBATE AGAINST "COMRADE KAMALA HARRIS." BECAUSE THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL, THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE. >> LET'S BRING IN ALEX IN ARIZONA, TONIGHT BE GOOD TO SEE YOU. THE FORMER PRESIDENT SEEMS TO BE SHUTTING DOWN THE IDEA OF A POSSIBLE THIRD PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. BUT, LIKE, IS THERE ANY CHANCE WE MAY SEE ANOTHER ONE ANYWAY? >> Reporter: WELL, GADI , TYPICALLY CANDIDATES WANT TO DEBATE WHEN THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE DYNAMIC OF THE RACE. A LOT OF THE POLLS WE'VE SEEN IN THE BATTLEGROUNDS HAVE SHOWN FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS NECK AND NECK. BUT, IF THAT DYNAMIC WERE TO CHANGE, HYPOTHETICALLY, IF HARRIS STARTED TO BUILD A LEAD YOU COULD SEE FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP RECONSIDER THE PROSPECTS OF ANOTHER DEBATE AS A MEANS OF SHIFTING THAT DYNAMIC. FOR THE POLITICAL JUNKIES WHO ARE WORRIED THERE WON'T BE MORE DEBATES CIRCLE OCTOBER 1st ON YOUR CALENDAR. THAT'S WHEN YOU WILL SEE VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS' RUNNING MATE, TIM WALZ, AND TRUMP'S RUNNING MATE, JD VANCE, THEY SQUARE OFF, OCTOBER 1st. >> NEVER SAY NEVER. WHAT ARE THEY SAYING ABOUT THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S DEBATE PERFORMANCE? DID HE WIN THERE? >> Reporter: WELL REALLY, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO VOTERS ALL DAY ALONG WITH OUR COLLEAGUE, VON HILLIARD. IT'S BEEN A MIXED REACTION. MANY TRUMP SUPPORTERS WAITING TO SEE HIM AT A RALLY, SOME SUPPORTING THE FORMER PRESIDENT, AGREEING, AND SOME A LITTLE BIT MORE SKEPTICAL, I WANTED YOU TO HEAR A CONVERSATION OUR COLLEAGUE, VON HILLIARD, HAD. WHAT DID YOU THINK OF DONALD TRUMP'S PERFORMANCE? >> NOT MY FAVORITE, I AM A HUGE DONALD TRUMP SUPPORTER, CLEARING GOING TO VOTE FOR HIM. HE REFERRED BACK TO THE BORDER TOO MUCH INSTEAD OF MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME OF THE QUESTIONS. WE WANT THE BORDER STRENGTHENED IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA, THAT LOOKED BAD ON HIM, AND OF COURSE THAT HE PEOPLE GETTING DOGS IN OHIO, THAT WAS NOT GOOD FOR HIM. >> AS YOU HEARD,OMMENTS STICKING WITH VOTERS NOT NECESSARILY FOR THE RIGHT REASONS READ >> AND THE WHOLE PET-EATING COMMENTS THERE HAS BEEN MAKING WAVES. IS THE FORMER PRESIDENT DOUBLING DOWN ON THOSE CLAIMS? WHAT DID WE HEAR TODAY? >> Reporter: THE FORMER PRESIDENT IS NOT BACKING DOWN ON THOSE CLAIMS. JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AGO HE REPEATED THEM ON STAGE AT THIS RALLY, IN TUCSON, AND HE WAS ASKED BOUT THEM DURING AN INTERVIEW ON TELEMUNDO. I WANT YOU TO WATCH A CLIP FROM THAT INTERVIEW. >> WELL IT'S COME FROM STORIES, IT'S COME FROM TELEVISION, AND SOME OF THE-- PETS, I DON'T KNOW, CATS, DOGS, BOTH, BUT SOME WERE TAKEN BY THE MIGRANT . AND IT'S A SHAME. IT'S SAD. >> Reporter: AND OF COURSE, GADI, IT'S IMPORTANT TO STATE THAT THIS CLAIM THAT FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS REPEATING OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER AGAIN, HAS NOT BEEN SUBSTANTIATED. WE SEE NO EVIDENCE THAT HAITIAN MIGRANTS IN OHIO ARE EATING PEOPLE'S PETS. >> ALEX TABET, IN ARIZONA, False anti-migrant claims affecting Springfield, OH THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. >>> LET'S STAY WITH THOSE UNSUBSTANTIATED PET-EATING COMMENTS FOR A SECOND HERE. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, THE CITY AT THE CENTER OF THIS, IS FACING FALLOUT FROM THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS. THE CITY WAS FORCED TO CLOSE CITY HALL AFTER RECEIVING A BOMB THREAT WHICH PROMPTED EVACUATIONS, AND IT'S UNCLEAR WHO MADE THE THREAT RIGHT NOW, BUT THE CITY SAYS IT INCLUDED COMPLAINTS OF HAITIAN MIGRANTS IN THE CITY. YAMICHE ALCINDOR IS IN SPRINGFIELD WITH MORE ON HOW PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE RESPONDING. >> Reporter: THE TENSION HERE IN SPRINGVILLE, OHIO, IS PALPABLE. PEOPLE ARE DEFINITELY WORRIED THAT BASELESS CLAIMS OF HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS ABUSING PETS ARE GOING TO IMPACT LIFE HERE. THEY ARE WORRIED, SOME OF THEM ARE SAYING THEY ARE SCARED TO WALK THE STREETS, THEY ARE WORRIED THEY MIGHT BE TARGETED, AND THAT PEOPLE MIGHT BE VIOLENT WITH THEM. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE. THEY FLED SECURITY IN HAITI TO COME HERE. THEY SAY, ONE PERSON TOLD ME YESTERDAY, THEY DON'T WANT THIS COMMUNITY TO TURN INTO A "HAITIAN COMMUNITY," BUT THE COMMUNITIES CHANGE, YOU HAVE ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE COMING FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TO MAKE AMERICA THEIR HOME. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF TENSION HERE, AND A NUMBER OF BOMB THREATS CAUSED THE EVACUATION OF CITY HALL AND OTHER BUILDINGS, INCLUDING AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AUTHORITIES SAY THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE FBI. THEY ARE UNSURE WHO MADE THOSE ALLEGATIONS, THEY ALSO AREN'T SURE WHETHER THE THREAT IS CONNECTED TO THESE BASELESS CLAIMS. KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY, LISTEN TO WHAT SHE SAID. >> SPRINGFIELD OHIO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS DEBUNKED THIS VERY BIZARRE AND HATEFUL SMEAR THAT'S OUT THERE. IT IS SPREADING FILTH THAT MAKES THE LIVES OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE BEING SMEARED HERE, IT PUTS THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. AND, AND IT IS JUST-- IT IS JUST HATE SPEECH. THAT'S WHAT IT IS. >> Reporter: AND JUST TODAY FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP IS NOW DOUBLING DOWN ON THOSE COMMENTS, AGAIN , COMMENTS ABOUT HAITIANS ABUSING NIMALS AND SAYING PEOPLE WERE COMING HERE FROM RISEN. WHAT WE KNOW IS THESE HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS ARE COMING LEGALLY HERE BY THE THOUSANDS IN THE Harris builds on momentum from debate LAST FEW YEARS, TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE. BUT IT'S DEFINITELY A POLITICAL STORY IS CONTINUING. BACK TO YOU. >> YAMICHE ALCINDOR, THANK YOU. >>> WHILE FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP MIGHT ANNOUNCE THERE WILL BE NO MORE DEBATES VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS IS SINGING A DIFFERENT TUNE. >> AND I BELIEVE WE OWE IT TO THE VOTERS TO HAVE ANOTHER DEBATE. BECAUSE, THIS ELECTION AND WHAT IS AT STAKE COULD NOT BE MORE IMPORTANT. >> HARRIS IN NORTH CAROLINA TRYING TO BUILD ON TUESDAY'S MOMENTUM. SHE HELD A RALLY IN GREENSBORO, PART OF THIS PLAN TO TRY AND FLIP THE KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE, WHICH NO DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT CANDIDATE HAS WON SINCE BARACK OBAMA IN 2008. GABE GUTIERREZ, SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT, ON THE TRAIL TONIGHT. HEY THERE, GABE. >> Reporter: GADI, VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS' SECOND RALLY OF THE DAY, THIS ONE HERE IN GREENSBORO, TWO HOURS EARLIER SHE WAS IN CHARLOTTE WITH ANOTHER LARGE CROWD. DEMOCRATS FEEL THEY CAN WIN BACK NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE BARACK OBAMA WON IN 2008. SINCE THEN, DONALD TRUMP WON BACK IN 2016, AND PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS BEEN STRUGGLING HERE IN THE TAR HEEL STATE. RECENT POLLS SHOW VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS IS NOW LEADING TRUMP ACCORDING TO ONE POLL, BY THREE ERCENTAGE POINTS WITHIN THE MARGIN OF ERROR, BUT THE HARRIS CAMPAIGN SAYS IT IS ENTERING A NEW MORE AGGRESSIVE PHASE OF ITS CAMPAIGN AS IT TRIES TO CAPITALIZE ON HER DEBATE PERFORMANCE FROM EARLIER IN THE WEEK. CAMPAIGN OFFICIAL TELLS NBC NEWS THAT THE CAMPAIGN RAISED SOME $47 MILLION IN THE 24 HOURS FOLLOWING THE DEBATE INCLUDING NEARLY 600,000 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS. THE HARRIS CAMPAIGN IS REALLY TRYING TO REACH OUT TO YOUNGER VOTERS HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA. LET'S TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT SOME VOTERS TOLD US DURING HER CHARLOTTE RILEY. >> THE WHOLE IDEA THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER WITH HOPE, JOY, UNITY, I WANTED TO BE PART OF THAT. >> IT'S WOMEN'S TURN, AND IT'S GOING TO BE WONDERFUL. >> SHE HAD A VERY DIFFICULT LINE TO RIDE THERE. I COULDN'T IMAGINE HER HAVING DONE BETTER. >> Reporter: HARRIS BLASTING TRUMP OVER HIS DECISION THIS AFTERNOON NOT TO HAVE ANOTHER DEBATE. SHE IS ARGUING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE IT. AS OF NOW, THERE IS NO OTHER DEBATE SCHEDULED BETWEEN FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP AND FORMER-- DEMOCRATIC FUNDRAISING HELP NEXT WEEK. SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH THE MATTER TILL NBC NEWS THAT BARACK OBAMA AND HILLARY CLINTON WILL HOST SEPARATE FUNDRAISING EVENTS NEXT WEEK. GADI? >>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, GABE GUTIERREZ. TURNS OUT JON BON JOVI IS NOT JUST A ROCK 'N ROLL LEGEND, AUTHORITIES NOW SAY HE IS A STRAIGHT-UP HERO. MORE ON THAT AFTER THE BREAK. >>> THIS IS FRANCIS, JANITOR AT A NORTHERN VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL, AND THIS WEEK, HE GOT THE SURPRISE OF A LIFETIME. HIS STUDENTS GIFTED HIM THAT BRAND-NEW RED JEEP AND HIS REACTION WAS PRICELESS, LITERALLY FALLING TO THE FLOOR AT ONE MOMENT. HE WAS ASKED WHAT HE WANTED FOR HIS BIRTHDAY. WELL, THE BOYS SET UP A GOFUNDME, AN >>> WELCOME BACK. HERE ARE SOME OF THE STORIES OUT WEST WE ARE FOLLOWING RIGHT NOW. EARLIER THIS WEEK WE LEARNED THE TRIAL OF BRYAN KOHBERGER ACCUSED OF TELLING FOUR UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO STUDENTS WILL BE MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE KILLINGS TOOK PLACE BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL JUROR BIAS. TODAY THE IDAHO SUPREME COURT ISSUED THE DECISION OFFICIALLY MOVING THAT TRIAL FOR THE STATE CAPITAL OF BOISE, TRIAL SET NEXT SUMMER. >>> NEW HOPE FOR THE RESURRECTION OF THE PAST 12 SAN DIEGO STATE, BOISE STATE, FRESNO, COLORADO STATE BUT DON'T CELEBRATE JUST YET. TWO MORE SCHOOLS HAVE TO LEAVE THE CONFERENCE AND JOIN THE PAC- 12 TO COMPETE AT DIVISION I LEVEL MET >>> IN THE CITY OF ANGELS, LAST ANGELES MAYOR KAREN BASS RECEIVED THE OLYMPIC FLAG FROM THE CLOSING CEREMONY INSTALLED TODAY AT CITY HALL WHERE IT Weinstein slapped with new charges in NY WILL STAY UNTIL THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 2028 GAMES IN LOS ANGELES. >>> DAYS AFTER HE WAS RUSHED FROM PRISON TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EMERGENCY HEART SURGERY DISGRACED HOLLYWOOD MOGUL HARVEY WEINSTEIN IS SLAPPED WITH A NEW SET OF CHARGES ACCORDING TO PROSECUTORS, WHO SAY HE'S BEEN INDICTED FOR NEW SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS IN NEW YORK. THE INDICTMENT IS TECHNICALLY SEALED UNTIL HE A PORT APPEARS IN COURT, BUT HERE'S WHAT LAWYERS SAID EARLIER TODAY. >> EVEN IF YOU DON'T THINK HIGHLY OF MR. WEINSTEIN, AS CITIZENS OF THIS STATE, CITY, COUNTRY, YOU SHOULD BE UPSET, LIKE THIS IS NOT RIGHT, YOU DON'T TARGET A HUMAN BEING, LET'S TALK TO 100 PEOPLE, AND MAYBE WE CAN FIND SOMEONE WHO SAID SOMETHING BAD ENOUGH ABOUT HIM THAT WE CAN GET AN INDICTMENT. >> LET'S BRING IN NBC NEWS NEWS LEGAL ANALYST ANGELA CENEDELLA. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THESE CHARGES? IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN READ BETWEEN THE LINES TO MARK ANY POTENTIAL CLUES? >> WE KNOW FROM WHAT LAWYERS SAID TO REPORTERS THAT THEY APPEAR TO BE ADDITIONAL SEX CRIME ALLEGATIONS FROM 2005, 2006, AND 2016. HE IS SCHEDULED FOR TRIAL, NOVEMBER 12th FOR THE OLD CHARGES. BUT, PROSECUTORS INDICATED THEY INTEND TO COMBINE ALL CHARGES INTO ONE, BIG SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT, AND TRY TO CHARGE HIM ALL TO GET APPEARED THE PROBLEM WITH THAT FOR THE PROSECUTORS IS THE DEFENSE HAS A REALLY GOOD ARGUMENT TO DELAY, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO PREPARE FOR THESE CHARGES. SO, THEY ARE UNDER SEAL BUT CAN BE UNSEALED AT ANY TIME BY THE PROSECUTOR UP UNTIL MR. WEINSTEIN IS FORMALLY ARRAIGNE , LEADING UP UNTIL THE CHARGES ARE FORMALLY READ TO HIM BY A JUDGE. >> THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY TWISTS AND TURNS WITH ALL OF THE LEGAL CASES ON BOTH COASTS, AS WELL AS OVERSEAS. CAN YOU REMIND US ON THE CONVICTION THAT WAS OVERTURNED IN APRIL, AND, LIKE, HOW DOES IT FIT INTO ALL OF THIS CANNOT >> Reporter: SO HE HAS BEEN INDICTED IN CALIFORNIA AND NEW YORK. THAT NEW YORK CONVICTION WAS DRAMATICALLY THROWN OUT BY THE NEW YORK APPELLATE COURT JUST RECENTLY, WHEN THEY DECIDED IT WAS UNFAIR TO MR. WEINSTEIN THAT ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE WAS BROUGHT IN THE FORM OF WHAT IS TESTIMONY ABOUT ALLEGATIONS OF ASSAULT THAT WEREN'T INCLUDED IN THE CRIMINAL CHARGES, SO THEY SAID THIS IS A DUE PROCESS VIOLATION WITH A CLOSE DECISION, 4-03. IT WAS OVERTURNED, AND THAT CONVICTION WAS THROWN OUT. WHAT IT MEANS THOUGH IS THAT THE PROSECUTOR THEN HAD THE DECISION EITHER TO DISMISS CHARGES ENTIRELY OR RETRY THE CASE. AND, THEY HAVE JUST BEEN SO INTENSE IN PUBLIC, AND THAT'S WHERE THIS RETRIAL COMES INTO PLAY, GADI. >> ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING WHILE HE IS HAVING SOME PRETTY SEVERE HEALTH ISSUES IT SEEMS. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT? >> WE KNOW HE DOES NOT-- HEART SURGERY RECENTLY. HE DOESN'T NEED TO BE PERFECTLY HEALTHY FOR THE TRIAL TO PROCEED, BUT HE HAS TO BE WITH IT AND HEALTHY ENOUGH TO DEFEND HIMSELF AND ATTEND THE TRIAL. THIS TRIAL AND ALL HEARINGS ARE ESSENTIALLY PAUSED UNTIL MR. WEINSTEIN RECOVERS, SOMEWHAT, AND IS ABLE TO ATTEND A COURTROOM HEARING. >> SO MUCH TO KEEP TRACK OF, Search for suspected gunman in its sixth day AND WE ARE GRATEFUL YOU ARE KEEPING TRACK OF IT FOR US, ANGELA. >>> IT IS DAY SIX IN THE SEARCH FOR THE MAN WHO OPENED FIRE ON 12 CORALS AND SENT FIVE TO THE HOSPITAL IN KENTUCKY. HE FIRED UPON TRAFFIC AND SLIPPED AWAY. THANKFULLY NONE OF THE VICTIMS DIED. IT IS STRESSED HE IS ARMED AND DANGEROUS. >> IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE CAREFULLY, THAT WE HAVE NOT LOST ANYONE FROM THE SHOOTER, AND THAT WE DON'T GOING FORWARD. >> NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT, ADRIENNE BROADDUS, HOW HAVE THEY NOT CAUGHT THIS GUY YET? >> YOU GOT TO REMEMBER THESE SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAMS ARE SEARCHING A NATIONAL FOREST, SO WE ARE TALKING ACRES UPON ACRES OF FOREST. THEY CANNOT BE OUT THERE AND NEED OTHER TECHNOLOGY. THOSE ON THE SEARCH WILL EXHAUST ALL RESOURCES THEY SAY UNTIL THEY FIND JOSEPH COUCH DEAD OR ALIVE. THEY ARE DEALING WITH ELEMENTS OF ANIMALS, SNAKES IN PARTICULAR , SINKHOLES, AND CAVES, AS THEY SEARCH FOR THIS 32-YEAR OLD, GADI. >> ADRIENNE, THAT VIDEO PAINTS A PICTURE, BUT IF HE'S IN THAT HEAVILY WOODED AREA, HOW DO THEY TRACK HIM? IS THERE A CHANCE HE MAY HAVE ALREADY DIED AND THAT WOULD MAKE THE SEARCH EVEN WORSE? >> THAT IS THE MILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION. AUTHORITIES ARE USING DRONES, HELICOPTERS, DOGS, AND THERMAL IMAGING TO SEARCH THAT AREA. BUT HERE'S THE DEAL, SEARCH CAN ONLY STAY IN THE SKY FOR SO LONG. ONCE BATTERIES DIE ON THE DRONES THEY HAVE TO RECHARGE THE BATTERIES. WHEN HELICOPTERS RUN OUT OF FUEL THEY HAVE TO LAND AND REFUEL. KENTUCKY STATE POLICE HAVE TOLD US THEY RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM SOME OUTSIDE AGENCIES. OTHER AGENCIES ARE LENDING THEIR AIRCRAFT. THEY'VE HAD LEADS JOSEPH WAS SPOTTED IN OUTSIDE COUNTIES. THOSE LEADS DID NOT PAN OUT, BUT THEY SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO SEARCH. A HANDFUL OF SCHOOLS HAVE SHIFTED TO ONLINE LEARNING FOR THE DISTRICTS THAT ARE PHYSICAL OPEN POLICE ESCORT WIL Hero nurse saves man from rising floodwaters JESSE KIRSCH GOT A CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH THE HERO TODAY. >> Reporter: FRANCINE HAMMERED NEW ORLEANS, PEOPLE, TOLD TO STAY HOME. THIS IS WHY. >> THAT WATER IS ALMOST TO THE WINDOW OF THE PICKUP TRUCK RIGHT THERE. >> Reporter: NBC AFFILIATE, LIVE ON THE AIR, AS THIS TRUCK FLOATED AND SPUN WITH A MAN TRAPPED INSIDE. REPORTER, JONAH GILMORE, ALERTED POLICE. >> OFFICER, WE HAVE A TRUCK RIGHT HERE. >> SOMEONE HAS DRIVEN INTO THE WATER. BLACK MILES CRAWFORD LIVES NEARBY. UNIVERSITY MEDICAL NURSE, GRABBED A HAMMER AND RAN BACK. >> Reporter: THE MAN ESCAPED WITH DIFFICULTY. >> Reporter: THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AS THEY MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. WE LEARNED ABOUT MILES CRAWFORD AND HIS HUMILITY. >> WE GOT TO SAVE LIVES, RIGHT? >> SOMEONE IS BROUGHT TO YOU IN A HOSPITAL VERSUS PUTTING YOUR OWN LIFE AT RISK TO SAVE SOMEONE IN THE WATER. >> HONESTLY THAT WAS EASY COMPARED TO WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE DOORS YOU. WE DO THE BEST WITH THE SITUATION AT HAND. IF YOU'RE ABLE TO HELP THEM, HELP THEM OUT. >> Reporter: WHAT SO MANY IN LOUISIANA COULD USE TONIGHT. JESSE KIRSCH, NBC NEWS, NEW ORLEANS. >>> COMING UP, AN ATTEMPT TO REMEMBER THE LATE QUEEN ELIZABETH. THAT ANDFIC, ON NBC NEWS NOW. >>> LET'S TAKE A QUICK LOOK AROUND THE WORLD. ISRAEL ACCUSED OF VIOLATING HUMANITARIAN LAW SAYING SIX WERE AMONG 18 REPORTEDLY KILLED IN A STRIKE IN GAZA, THEY SAY IT WAS TARGETING HAMAS MILITANTS . SEVERAL U.N. WORKERS HE CLAIMED WERE MEMBERS OF HAMAS. NO EVIDENCE HAS BEEN FOUND. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME ISRAELI FORCES HAVE TARGETED AT SCHOOL. >>> U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN WRAPPING UP A TOUR IN POLAND, THE ENTIRE TRIP, FOCUSING ON UKRAINE. LEADERS HAVE BEEN ASKING WESTERN ALLIES FOR MORE HELP IN THEIR FIGHT AGAINST RUSSIA. >>> AND A TYPHOON HAS BECOME THE STRONGEST STORM TO IMPACT ASIA THIS YEAR, IT'S BEING BLAMED FOR OVER 200 DEATHS IN VIETNAM WITH HUNDREDS STILL MISSING. LANDSLIDES ARE STILL IMPACTING THAT AREA OF THE COUNTRY. >>> SEVERE FLOODING IN THE NORTHEAST REGION, DESPISING 1 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE REGION OF NIGERIA. 50% OF THE CAPITAL CITY IS UNDERWATER. THE FLOODING ALSO KILLING Statue honoring Queen Elizabeth draws backlash MULTIPLE ANIMALS AT THE LOCAL ZOO. AUTHORITIES ARE CONCERNED OF CROCODILES AND SNAKES BEING SWEPT INTO THE AREA DUE TO THE FLOODING. >>> THE LATE QUEEN, AN ATTEMPT TO HONOR HER, WILL THE ART IS IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER, SO YOU HAVE TO DECIDE FOR YOURSELF. JOSH LEDERMAN HAS MORE. >> Reporter: IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A LONG-STANDING TRIBUTE, BUT IS IT? THE BRONZE STATUE OF THE LATE QUEEN ELIZABETH UNVEILED IN NORTHERN IRELAND DRAWING A COLLECTIVE "HUH?" ON SOCIAL MEDIA, CRITICS, NOT SO POLITE. ONE CALLING IT THE WEIRDEST STATUE EVER, ANOTHER SAYING IT'S TRULY AWFUL, DRAWING CHEEKY COMPARISONS TO ROBIN WILLIAMS' CHARACTER IN MRS. DOUBTFIRE. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SWITCHED OFF FACEBOOK COMMENTS AND SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN DOWN THE WHOLE POST ON THE SCULPTURE. THOSE SAYING ART CAN SOMETIMES SPARK DIVERSE OPINIONS, BUT THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN IT IN PERSON APPEAR TO LIKE IT. >> I'VE NEVER MET THE QUEEN OR PRINCE PHILIP IN THE PAST, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW ACCURATE IT IS OR NOT, BUT THEY LOOK QUITE SMALL. >> Reporter: THE SCULPTOR DID NOT RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR COMMENT. BUT IT CAN BE DIFFICULT,ONE MISSTEP. OR THIS STATUE TORCHED AND REPLACED WITH A BRONZE ONE. RIDICULED ONLINE AND ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. >> THE FIRST QUESTION ANY GREAT SCULPTOR WOULD ASK THEMSELVES IS WHAT WOULD HE LOOK LIKE IF HE HAD A STROKE? >> Reporter: ENCOURAGING FANS OF THE LATE QUEEN TO SEE IT ANYWAY AND DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES. >>> BEFORE WE GO IT IS TIME FOR THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING. SOME OF THE BIGGEST SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ARE TEAMING UP TO PROTECT KIDS ONLINE. AND HUMANS MADE MORE SPACE Meta, TikTok and Snap take on harmful content >>> AND IN TONIGHT'S "FUTURE OF EVERYTHING," AN UNLIKELY TEAM UP TO CREATE THRIVE, TILT TO PREVENT SUICIDE OR SELF-HARM. CONSIDER THIS. BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE OF THIS YEAR THEY TOOK 12 MILLION PIECES OF SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM CONTENT ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM ALONE. LET'S BRING IN MAIA ENGLUND. >> Reporter: SNAP, TIKTOK, META, ESSENTIALLY A SOUNDING BOARD. IF TALK-- NOTIFY THRIVE. NUMERIC CODE AND SPREADS THAT CODE OUT TO SNAP CHAT AND META THAT CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY SIMILAR VIDEOS AND HOPEFULLY REMOVE IT FROM THEIR PLATFORMS AS WELL. GADI? >> THIS THRIVE IS NOT FOR YOU OR ME, THIS IS KIND OF LIKE A SLACK OR INTERNAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN THESE COMPANIES? >> Reporter: YEAH, IT WILL HAPPEN ON THE BACK END FOR THESE COMPANIES TO SHARE INFORMATION AND HOPEFULLY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF REACH THAT SOME OF THESE REALLY HARMFUL VIDEOS HAVE. >> ALL THREE OF THESE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES HAVE BEEN SUED BY PARENTS AND COMMITTEES CLAIMING CONTENT HAS LED TO SUICIDES. HOW BIG IS A PROBLEM? >> Reporter: IT'S A BIG PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH META REPRESENTATIVES WHO SAID THIS PROBLEM IS TOO BIG TO HANDLE ALONE. META ALONE REMOVED 12 MILLION PIECES OF CONTENT FEATURING SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM IN WAYS THAT VIOLATED ITS POLICIES. SOME OF THESE VIRAL CHALLENGES CAN BE DEADLY, GADI. >> HAS THERE BEEN RESPONSE FROM SOCIAL MEDIA WATCHDOGS? >> Reporter: YES, WE SPOKE WITH COMMON SENSE MEDIA, A TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA WATCHDOG. THEY SEND US BACK A STATEMENT SAYING IN PART THIS PROGRAM SEEMINGLY WELL INTENTIONED IS AKIN TO WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST WHEN SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES FEEL PRESSURE FROM LAWMAKERS AND ADVOCATES TO MAKE PRODUCTS SAFER FOR KIDS. WE ARE GLAD TO SEE THEM WORKING TOGETHER TO REMOVE HARMFUL CONTENT. WITHOUT PROPER REGULATORY GUARDRAILS THE JURY IS OUT ON WHETHER THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT MET IMPACT THAT KIDS AND TEENS ARE FACING ONLINE. IT SEEMS LIKE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT WE WILL BE MONITORING EFFECTS THIS WILL HAVE ON THE PLATFORMS. >> AND VERY IMPORTANTLY, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE STEPS FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS CAN TAKE IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WHO NEEDS ADDITIONAL HELP RIGHT NOW WITH MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT? >> Reporter: YEAH, I THINK LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT YOU ARE A RESOURCE TO THEM GOES A LONG WAY. PEOPLE ARE ONLY LOOKING FOR COMMUNITY, SO IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY YOU DON'T THINK ARE STRUGGLING IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE THERE FOR THEM. BRINGING IN A PROFESSIONAL, AND THAT SUICIDE HOTLINE, 988, IS AVAILABLE TO CALL OR TEXT, TOO. >> IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW Polaris dawn crew completes first civilian spacewalk IS STRUGGLING, AGAIN, YOU CAN CALL 98 EIGHT 988 OR LIFELINE.ORG. >>> AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE POLARIS DAWN . THE FIRST PRIVATE COMPANY SPACEWALK. TOM COSTELLO TAKES US THROUGH IT. >> Reporter: HAPPENED SOMEWHERE OVER AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER A COMMERCIAL ASTRONAUT OPENED THE HATCH AND STEPPED INTO THE BLACKNESS OF SPACE. THIS WAS THE MOST RISKY PART OF THE FIVE-DAY MISSION ORBITING THREE TIMES HIGHER THAN THE SPACE STATION AND WITHOUT AN AIRLOCK ALL FOUR POLARIS DAWN ASTRONAUTS HAD TO SUIT UP BEFORE OPENING THE SHIP TO THE VACUUM OF SPACE. TODAY'S SPACEWALK MORE OF A SPACE STRETCH. AS THEY TESTED THEIR BRAND-NEW SPACE SUITS THAT ASTRONAUTS MIGHT ONE DAY WEAR ON THE MOON. THEY CLIMBED 870 MILES ABOVE THE EARTH, THE FURTHEST HUMANS HAVE TRAVELED SINCE THE APOLLO MISSIONS, AND THE FIRST TIME WOMEN HAVE TRAVELED SO FAR, CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND TESTING NEW TECHNOLOGIES. That's what represents a giant leap forward for the commercial space industry. SENATOR AND RETIRED ASTRONAUT, MARK KELLY. >> THIS EXPANDS THE ABILITY FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS AND WE ARE MOVING TO COMMERCIALIZE. >> JUST MAYBE THE FINAL FRONTIER. NBC NEWS, WASHINGTON. >> WHAT A VIEW, THAT DOES IT FOR US TONIGHT, WE