david, bouwmeester is now undergoing tests to determine what caused this.fully, his father happened to be at the game and is by his side tonight. david? >> all right, diane, thank you. >>> and when we come back here, the massive refinery fire. >>> and the driver in that close call, the massive steel beam right through the windshield. through the windshield. ♪ ♪ ♪ 100% online car buying. carvana's had a lot of firsts. car vending machines. and now, putting you in control of your financing. at carvana, get personalized terms, browse for cars that fit your budget, then customize your down payment and monthly payment. and these aren't made-up numbers. it's what you'll really pay, right down to the penny. whether you're shopping or just looking. it only takes a few seconds, and it won't affect your credit score. finally! a totally different way to finance your ride. only from carvana. the new way to buy a car. >>> to the index of other news. the massive refinery fire in baton rouge, louisiana. flames erupting at an exxon mobile plant. flames seen from miles away

louis blues defenseman jay bouwmeester, number 19 on the ice. a few minutes of play versus the anaheim ducks, he returns to the bench and collapses. his teammates frantically wave for help and paramedics rush in, using a defibrillator to revive bouwmeester. as both teams watch in horror. the nhl postponed the game. officials say bouwmeester suffered a "cardiac episode" and is doing well tonight. >> we talked to jay and he's in good spirits, and when you see how he's doing, it certainly makes us feel a lot better. >> reporter: the 36-year-old defender, who won his first stanley cup last year, is also very active off the ice. david, bouwmeester is now undergoing tests to determine what caused this. thankfully, his father happened to be at the game and is by his side tonight. david? >> all right, diane, thank you. >>> when we come back here, the massive refinery fire, and the driver in that close call, the massive steel beam right through the windshield. ♪ ♪ ♪ 100% online car buying. carvana's had a lot of firsts. car vending machines. and now, put

louis blues defenseman jay bouwmeester collapsed on the bench while suffering a cardiac episode. against the anaheim ducks >> here's a replay, as close as we see you see -- there, looks like bouwmeester just drops behind the bench. and credit to the paramedics, the medical staff, everybody the players calling them over. >> reporter: teammates immediately calling for help minutes later, medical personnel giving 36-year-old bouwmeester cpr. >> this is a very serious situation. >> reporter: players from both teams gathering on the ice, comforting each other as they await details on bouwmeester's condition. he was moving his arms and legs as he was transported to a hospital he was awake and alert releasing a statement, saying in part, that jay bouwmeester suffered a cardiac episode and collapsed on our bench after completing his shift thankfully, the quick response of our medical physicians, they were able to stabilize jay. his dad just happened to be there as part of the team's dad's trip he went with his son to the hospital, when teammates and their fathers awaited updates. bouwmee

nhl ironman jay bouwmeester a defense man with the st.ouis blues collapsing during a game after what doctors describe as a cardiac episode. one he simply can't remember >> it's kind of been a surreal experience >> reporter: quick-thinking medical staff performing cpr beside the bench eventually shocking his heart back to life with a defibrillator. fans in the arena throughout the league sent well wishes to the popular player simply called, jay bo >> the support has been pretty overwhelming >> reporter: he has a defibrillator implanted. it shocks his heart if it stops beating. the device is becoming more common 10,000 americans get them each month. at 36, bouwmeester is in his 36th nhl season. he's won it all. stanley cup last year and gold medal for canada in the 2014 olympics now his focus is on his family >> it puts things in perspective. >> reporter: the team says he will not spend the rest of the season, spending time with those close to his heart before deciding if his heart will let him play again kevin tibbles, nbc news. >> glad he

terrifying scene as defenseman jay bouwmeester slumpe over, tumbling out of his seat his teammates calling for help >> there's a great deal of concern. >> reporter: suffering a cardiac episode, medical teams immediately began cpr. the stunned crowd and players sitting in silence as paramedics worked to revive the 17-year veteran. >> here's a replay for as close as we see you see there looks like boumeister just drops right behind the bench. >> jay became unresponsive and the medical personnel used a defibrillator to revive him jay regained consciousness immediately. >> reporter: with bouwmeester's father in the stand when he collapsed, the game was suspended. today the 36-year-old who is still hospitalized is in good spirits >> happened so fast. felt like it was an eternity for us. we face-timed. made everybody feel a lot better knowing he was in good hands >> shoots one -- scores >> reporter: a top draft pick and olympic gold medalist, bouwmeester wa legendary for rarely missing a game, but tonight after this scare, his future on the ice is uncertain miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> we certa

louis blues number 19, jay bouwmeester, seemed fine on the ice.sus the anaheim ducks, he returns to the bench, then collapses. his teammates frantically wave for help and paramedics rush in using a defibrillator to revive bouwmeester as both teams watch in horror. officials say he suffered a cardiac episode and is doing well. >> we talked to jay and he's in good spirits. when you see how he's doing, it certainly makes us feel a lot better. >> reporter: the 36-year-old defender, who won his first stanley cup last year, is also very active off the ice. >> jay's at the top of his profession as far as training and taking care of himself. it crystallizes how quickly things can change. >> reporter: bouwmeester is undergoing tests to determine what caused this. thankfully his father happened to be at the game and is by his side. >> just incredible. our thanks to diane there. he's one of the older players there in the league and on that team. actually he's the oldest member of that team. but still, 36, that's young. >> yeah, it's a miracle that he was oka

. >> reporter: nhl iron man jay bouwmeester, a defenseman with the st. louis blues collapsing during a game after what doctors describe as a cardiac episode. one he can't remember. >> it's been a surreal experience >> reporter: quick thinking medical staff performing cpr beside the bench eventually shocking his heart back to life with a defibrillator. fans in arenas throughout the league sent well wishes to the popular player simply called j-bo. >> the support the people have shown has been overwhelming. >> reporter: he has a defibrillator implanted, a small device that monitors the heart and shocks it if it stops beating. the devices are becoming more and more common 10,000 americans get them each month. at 36 bouwmeester has is in his 18th season, ha won it all on the ice, a stanley cup last year and a gold medal for canada at the 2014 olympics but now his focus is on his family. >> it puts things in perspective. >> reporter: the team says j-bo will not skate for the rest of the season spending time with those close to his heart before deciding if his

the team is being guarded about exactly what happened to jay bouwmeester.o know is he's in good spirits and with his father >> this is obviously a very, very serious situation. >> reporter: the st. louis blues will only say jay bouwmeester suffered a cardiac episode when he slumped over and tumbled off the bench, with his teammates frantically signaling for help cpr was started by paramedics. the team's general manager confirming his heart was jump-started. >> he became unresponsive and the medical personnel used a defibrillator to revive him. jay regained consciousness immediately. >> reporter: unfolding during a break in the first period, bouwmeester was rushed to a local hospital his father, who was in the stands, rushing to his side. >> obviously a great deal of concern. >> reporter: with the game canceled, the captain joined the 17-year veteran in the hospital. >> it happened so fast felt like an eternity for us. >> reporter: the 36-year-old said to be in good spirits after talking to his team. >> we facetimed. made everybody feel a lot better, knowing

. >> hey there, guys hockey star jay bouwmeester, defenseman for the st. and his future in the nhl. jay bouwmeester is on the road to recovery, his health improving, but his future in the nhl uncertain. >> there's still some restrictions to what i can do but feel pretty normal. >> reporter: things were far from normal when the st. louis blues defenseman collapsed on the bench after his heart suddenly stopped beating the scary incident took place earlier this month during a game against the anaheim ducks. >> looks like bouwmeester drops behind the bench and credit to the paramedic, the medical staff, everybody, the players calling them over. >> reporter: shortly after doctors shocked him back to life, bouwmeester was awake, alert, moving his arms and legs as he was transported to a hospital. best place it could happen because of the protocols they have in place and the way that people responded so quickly. >> reporter: a quick response that saved the life of a player who has held what's known as one of the longest iron man streaks in nhl history of 737 game

. >>> nhl defenseman jay bouwmeester says his future still isn't clear following a heart scare durings blues player spoke to the media for the first time since collapsing on the bench in anaheim earlier this month. he's since had a device implanted to maintain his heart's rhythm. bouwmeester says he's under some restrictions and he's taking things day by day. >> a scary thing, but everything's been going pretty good lately. yeah, we'll continue to evaluate things as they go from doctors in the hospital to pretty much everyone i've talked to, that's -- that's the consensus. i mean, it happened and that's the best place it could have happened. >> the blues general manager says bouwmeester's season is definitely over. doctors still don't know what caused his heart problem. >> they said the protocols in place at the arena likely saved his life. >> you heard the blues general manager say he was in the right place for something like this to happen. obviously very scary for him. we saw him slumping over there, but quick action was taken, and his life was saved. >> and he's so young, 36 years

bouwmeester was taken out on a stretcher and rushed to the hospital. his father dan who was traveling with the st. louis blues for their annual dad's trip right by his side. the defenseman beloved and respected around the league won an olympic gold medal with canada in 2014. >> jay is currently undergoing a battery of tests to determine the how and why of what happened last night but things are looking very positive. >> now, the teams did not finish the game. it has been postponed but his teammates are feeling incredibly lucky that it happened where it did and when it did. you guys, it happened during the game when medical access was at the ready. you saw how quickly his teammates flagged over some help. he's doing well and that is good news. >> want him to make a full recovery. thank you. >>> also this morning, a record-setting sale in california. amazon founder jeff bezos reportedly dropping $165 million for this little home in beverly hills. it's the most ever for the l.a. area. the mansion formerly owned by movie mogul david geffen is set on nine a

jay bouwmeester of the st. louis blues had an internal defibrillator in his chest to bring his heart rhythm back to normal he was revived my medical personnel after he collapsed >>> a solemn milestone tonight as a nation marks two years since the worst high schoo mass shooting in u.s. history. there are new questions about whether active shooter drills in schools are doing more harm than good here is kerry sanders. >> reporter: a moment of silence in parkland, florida, today. two years ago, a former student walked into marjory stoneman douglas high school and opened fire, killed 17 students and staff. >> i think about it every single day >> reporter: sari kaufman was a 15-year-old sophomore. >> policy change isn't nearly as difficult as losing a loved one. >> reporter: the carnage sparked a call for gun control and political action now kaufman questions a trend sweeping schools nationwide the unannounced lockdown active shooter drills. >> it scares you it bothers you. >> the shooter drills are extremely scary a

jay bouwmeester seen on the left of your screen suffered a cardiac episode on the bench as the blues were playing in anaheim. the team says the 36-year-old was alert and moving as he was taken to the hospital. the game was postponed. we're expecting another update on his condition later today. >>> and now to the coronavirus emergency. new figures out this morning show the death rate in china could be slowing. overnight, the chinese government reports another 97 deaths from the new coronavirus. pushing the death toll over 1,100 but for a second cadrecutive day, the number of thatotalowaching 45,000. also this morning, 39 new cases have been confirmed on this quarantined cruise ship in japan.or the release of a patient infected in san diego. the cdc says the patient showed symptoms at a local hospital but was sent back to a military base for quarantine after her sample was incorrectly labeled negative. in the meantime, nearly 200 people at a different military base in california celebrated their release from quarantine tuesday by throwing their masks in the air. back in china, people a

had one of their defensemen, early on in the game, just seven minutes: 57 sick seconds left, jay bouwmeester appeared to be reaching for water when he went down. you can see his teammates frantically motioning for help, he was soon after carried off into the locker room on a stretcher to receive medical attention. he was reportedly awake and alert, and immediately transported to a hospital. it's been described as a cardiac episode. the game was called off just moments after, and the team is staying in anaheim rather than flying to las vegas as they have been scheduled to do. the bustamante red sox, the eve of spring training, they fired her manager because of the whole houston astro cheating scandal. they did not have a manager until today. and he is just a tentative manager, so we will see how that transpires. in the meantime, giant fans, if you were hoping kevin pillar would be back, now the red sox are snatching him up as they have mookie betts in a trade for the dodgers and apparently the red sox will sign the spark and the giants outfield last year. the deal is imminent but not yet offi

. [ cheers and applause >> super sweet bouwmeester, of course, got a standing "o" from the st. there to watch his teammates take on the islanders. the 36-year-old collapsed during a game in anaheim. he was revived with a defibrillator. he said his health is improving but, for now, he is putting his hockey career on hold. >> good to see him doing reasonably well though >>> how about we go from hockey to baseball. we're not the only ones who descended on florida spring training for the major league baseball season under way here in the sunshine state and fans have been noticing a lot of wild pitches against the houston astros in the wake of the team's cheating scandal. kerry sanders spent some time at spring training. he joins us this morning good morning. >> we're in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, guys. welcome to florida it could be a long baseball season for the scandal-scarred houston astros the astros played six preseasong and the first outi and a number of the batters have been beamed with fast balls. leading to the question -- are players on the other team pitchi

louis defenseman jay bouwmeester collapsed.ring a time-out when he slumped over. he appeared alert as he was taken to the hospital. the team later called it a cardiac episode. bouwmeester helped the blues win the stanley cup last season. >>> we're turning now to chicago where former "empire" actor jussie smollett has been indicted again. >> a special prosecutor has announced a six-count grand jury indictment over alleged false police reports. this morning embattled actor jussie smollett is facing new charges in connection with that infamous attack last january. nearly a year after the first set of charges was dropped. >> that's ridiculous, that's absolutely not true. >> reporter: a dramatic tale seemingly pulled straight out of a scene from smollett's show "empire." >> y'all don't recognize the connection here? >> reporter: in 2019 smollett claimed he was attacked by two men in chicago. suspects allegedly yelled racist and homophobic slurs before tying a noose around his neck. according to police it was all made up. smollett wa

jay bouwmeester of the st. louis blues collapsed during a game and the team said it was a cardiac episode but this morning the team says he had to be revived with a defibrillator. he is now recovering well and reportedly doing well after that scary incident. >>> 44 additional cases of the new coronavirus have been confirmed on that cruise ship off the coast of japan. that brings the total to more than 170 cases on the "diamond princess." officials say passengers will soon be able to leave the ship and continue their quarantine at a facility on land. and here at home a 14th case has been confirmed in the u.s. the patient was quarantined at a military base in california, but health officials say there is no indication that the virus is spreading from person to person at the base. and meanwhile, more reports of racial profiling are coming to light. one arizona student says she was a victim. >> like the minute i sat down, i could tell they started getting tense. they started whispering, they started looking at me a

jay bouwmeester collapsed on the bench. hospitalized overnight, with what's being still called a cardiac event. he's having all kinds of tests performed, and should be okay. >>> we've got a little time, so why not check this out? warriors and suns tonight without klay thompson, but at least you know he's working out. down on the boardwalk in santa cruz, with his girlfriend, she's an actress. i don't think she got a teddy bear, judging by some of those shots. it just goes to show, those things are rigged. >>> new york state, members of the volunteer firemen have what they call the fireman olympics where they proceed to do all kinds of quick stuff. kind of like a pit stop in racing. watch this. throw up that ladder. boom. that is some talent on display there. hook it up to the fire hose. in some of the video, they actually have to hook it up, and actually hit a target with the water. so congratulations to those volunteer firemen. that is the sporting life for right now. >> pretty cool stuff. mark, thank you. >>> thanks for jo

as we take a look, it happen rather early in the game, first period, 7:50 left, defenseman jay bouwmeesterr water, completely collapses on the bench, teammates immediately motioned for help. he was carried off quickly on a stretcher to receive medical attention. he was reported to be soon awake and alert, transported to the hospital where he will be kept overnight for examination. they are describing it right now as a cardiac episode. the game was called just moments after the incident, and the team was supposed to fly overnight to las vegas and decided to stay in orange county to make sure their teammate is okay. so a cardiac episode is the way it's being described right now. on the eve of spring training for the local baseball teams as well as all the way around the major leagues, can you imagine not having a manager in place? that's the situation, alex cora had been fired because of his involvement in the houston astros cheating scandal. today they finally signed and interim manager that will take over, but not yet as a permanent guy. in the meantime, the red sox who lost a very good ou

louis blues defenseman jay bouwmeester clamps on the bench after a cardiac episode during the team's game in anaheim against the docks home easter appeared to be awake. and alert as he was taken on a stretcher and transported to the hospital really see the frightening images there the game was subsequently canceled that he had recently completed a long shift in did not appear to have absorbed big hits or contacting his head. the team says he is conscious has movement in all of his extremities will undergo further testing the game will be made up at a later date and finally the winner of the westminster kennel club dog show best in show for 2020 goes to. >>the standard poodle here's a look at the 3 year-old putting together a championship performance to be america's top dog tied at madison square garden is the 10th time the poodle has won the event since 2002 second place went to bourbon the whippet and daniel a golden retriever and i feel reports about this jr in and the golden retriever was a fan favorite, but siegel. >>it is out that's the to watch as a little clip that was fun to

the defending champions and louis blues were playing the anaheim ducks when blues defenseman jay bouwmeester fell ill on the bench and slumped to the ground it's not known what the problem was but the 36 year old did appear to be awake as he left the arena on a stretcher and was taken to hospital the n.b.a.'s number one draft pick designed williamson put in his best performance so far for the new orleans pelicans he racked up 31 points in their win over the portland trail blazers and had 9 rebounds and 5 assists 20 year old williamson missed 45 games at the start of his rookie season because of new surgery but if he appears to have been worth the wait he's now had 5 straight games with 20 points or more. james harden and russell westbrook combined for 78 of houston's 116 points as they beat the boston celtics ends boston when they were not 7 games. for one boss chase carey says the chinese grand prix is unlikely to go ahead because of the corona virus outbreak the races show jewel for april 19th in shanghai but several sporting events in the country have been perspiring because of the virus

louis blues defenseman bouwmeester suffered a cardiac episode, collapsed last night.general manager now says the player was conscious and undergoing tests at the hospital. >> sandra: while the democratic primary here in new hampshire turned into a tight race, the gop primary was drama free for the president. he held a rally in manchester. deputy press secretary hogan gidley is here. coming to you from new hampshire this morning. you saw the results last night. i'm sure you watched a lot of the action. what's the reaction of the president what happened and how it played out? >> he is very excited. he cruised to victory in new hampshire. he has done so much for the american people. real results for real americans is what the election will be about. i can't get too much in the election season for that i can tell you that you heard the president speak directly to the american people at the state of the union. you heard him outline all he has been able to accomplish for the american people. their lives are simply better now than they were before he took over in the white h