there's no clear reason why el cap is crumbling. eight major rock slides in just two days. >> yosemite national park, by definition, is a wild place. ultimately, these climbers need to make decisions on their own and good decisions. >> reporter: tonight clear signs of danger in all of this beauty. a sight to behold and beware. >> miguel, you mentioned eight slides here in the last couple of days. why are they not pulling climbers off the mountain, closing it for the time being? >> reporter: lester, rangers say the park is safe, but what has happened behind me is part of the natural process here in yosemite park. they say this happens every day though usually not in this size. and as you mentioned right now, more than two dozen climbers are scaling that huge mountain behind me, lester. >> miguel almaguer at yosemite, thank you. >>> now to a disturbing story at one of america's elite military academies. this month there had been a number of reported racial slurs and incidents cropping up on college campuses nationwide. the latest at t

tonight el cap remains open to all. a beautiful but also dangerous reminder of what mother nature can bring. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> tributes are pouring in tonight for an american icon who built a multimedia empire by pushing and often breaking boundaries. hugh hefner, founder of "playboy" has died at 91. cynthia mcfadden with a look at his life and legacy. >> reporter: it was a revolution waged in a red silk robe with an $8,000 loan and a photograph of marilyn monroe, hugh hefner changed the way that americans look at women and sex. beginning with the first issue of "playboy" back in 1953. the magazine an instant success. >> it's probably the most famous nude in the world. >> reporter: certainly the most profitable. as hefner's empire quickly exploded. hefner launched his business at a very different time. six decades ago, the word "pregnant" couldn't be said on "i love lucy." >> hello there. glad you could join us this evening. >> reporter: hefner challenged what he saw as the priggish, repressed

that's el cap behind me, a days. major rockslides, this park is still open. dramatic video captures the terrifying moment. a wall of dust and boulders, thundering down the el capitan rock formation. the white crowd crashing 3,000 feet to the valley floor. drivers watching as rocks come careening down the face of el cap. it's the second rock fall in as many days, striking without warning, at the peak of criming season. >> we need that ambulance. >> reporter: the falling rock injuring one man. taken first by ambulance and then flown out of the park. the roadway below el cap, cut off. the dust making it impossible to see. at the summit, three climbers breathing a sigh of relief. >> we honestly wondered entire side of the wall we were collapse. it was horrific. >> reporter: the slide, leaving a gaping hole in the monolith's southeast face. it comes after a rock fall killed 32-year-old andrew foster of wales. his wife suffering serious injuries, airlifted out of the park. the national park service says this latest rockslide was significantly bigger than the first.

. >> this is the shoe i climbed el cap with. >> reporter: simon moore ought to know. he's climbed el capitan seven times. this is him savoring the moment in 2015. he's very familiar with the spot that came crashing down. >> generally, when there's rock falling in an area, we avoid that area for a pretty reasonably long amount of time afterwards, until it stabilizes. because once one section falls off, quite aufb other little pieces fall off. >> reporter: that instability is causing him to change routes when he returns to climb el capitan in about five weeks. he, like many in the tight-knight climbing community, insist the rockslides won't keep them away from tr passion. >> i'm not going to leave san francisco because there might be an earthquake. i'm not going to stop climbing because there might be a rock fall. >> reporter: this sports climber still plans to one day scale el capitan, even though a friend died doing it just two years ago. >> he put his weight on the rope and it pulled through the system and he fell. >> reporter: the east buttress climbing route is a po

. >> this is the shoe i climbed el cap with. >> reporter: simon moore ought to know. he's climbed el capitan seven times. this is him savoring the moment in 2015. he's very familiar with the spot that came crashing down. >> generally, when there's rock falling in an area, we avoid that area for a pretty reasonably long amount of time afterwards, until it stabilizes. because once one section falls off, quite aufb other little pieces fall off. >> reporter: that instability is causing him to change routes when he returns to climb el capitan in about five weeks. he, like many in the tight-knight climbing community, insist the rockslides won't keep them away from tr passion. >> i'm not going to leave san francisco because there might be an earthquake. i'm not going to stop climbing because there might be a rock fall. >> reporter: this sports climber still plans to one day scale el capitan, even though a friend died doing it just two years ago. >> he put his weight on the rope and it pulled through the system and he fell. >> reporter: the east buttress climbing route is a po

. >> one person was injured and another killed at el cap tan. it was about three hours ago. this picture of the slide is from a rock climber on el capitan when it happened. the release point of the rock fall appears to be near the water fall route. a popular climbing route on the east buttress. here's another picture. this is right in the middle of climbing season in yosemite. the park remains open and visitor services are not affected. >>> new at 5:00, we just got pictures into the newsroom of a cliff rescue. he went liking and fell to the ground. we understand that the guy is okay. >> the land lord is set to collect more than $3 million in insurance payments. an insurance document obtained by our media partner shows they have received more than $670,000. and the two men charged in the ghost shipment fire both entered a not guilty plea today. they each face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for last december's inferno. >> uber is facing lawsuits. in one suit, a woman claims she was repeatedly groped by a driver as they traveled down interstate 10 in los angeles. and in a

. >> el cap, not sure what just fell, but something did. something big. holy [ bleep ]. that was loud. >> there was just cracking, a bunch of noise, and smoke just started coming down like crazy. >> the park released these pictures showing the massive chunk left behind now. yosemite says the park is closing a road on the north side of the park. >> a boy remains in critical condition after a hit-and-run crash earlier this week. richmond police believe this smart car was involved in the accident at macdonald avenue and 27th street on wednesday. officers suspect a 19-year-old woman who works in an auto repair shop borrowed the car without permission before hitting the boy. elster ito police spotted the car and the driver was arrested. >>> the package centers on three bills. one will put a $4 billion affordable housing bond before voters. a second imposes a new $75 fee on real estate transaction documents, and the third aims to streamline regulation that is can slow down affordable housing construction. lawmakers say the package is the most significant housing policy to come

. >>> breaking news, there's been another major rock slide in yosemite at el cap tan. a park employee says there are injuries reported. we just got the detail that. this new slide is even bigger than the one yesterday that killed a man from great britain and injured his female companion. yesterday a sheet of rock fell some 1,800 feet to the valley floor. this image is from the national park service. the couple were climbers but were not doing so at the time of the incident. the park records about 80 can rock fall. the last one was in 1999. we're gathering more information about today's latest slide and the injury, we'll bring you more developments as they happen. >> you may have noticed a little cooling. it is underway. you can see one of the change agents there. fog has returned to the coastline and it will return. it is 13 degrees cooler in half moon bay than this time yesterday. cooler in most places, except some inland spots. on we go to a view, looking out. we see clear skies at the golden gate. mid 70s in oakland. nick in gilroy and 63 in half moon bay. although

this happened at the famed el cap tan t. you're looking at a picture taken just moments after a large chunk of rock broke off. at least 30 climbers on the wall when one of the world's granite monday lits. three people fell to their deaths from the top of 944-foot television antenna. the victims were working on the top of the tower when the piece of equipment they were on gave way and caused this em to fall. the tower also collapsed president. the tower transmit ted the signal for fox w sgn. it's used to reach items that a crane can't typically reach. >> president trump is still haryminging the nfl saying the league is in trouble if it continues to allow its players to neil during the playing of the national anthem. the nfl is in a very bad box. you cannot have people disrespecting our national anthem, our flag, our country and that's what they're doing. in my opinion, the nfl has to change or their business is going to go to hell. the president's remarks have a fire tomorrow across the country. those with disagree say his re

. >> the park remains open at this slide taken by a climber near the top of el cap.u can see all the debris down below, all the rocks there. let's bring in the chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. what's the link between the slides and the weather. >> well rock slides have a in terms of location of this, again it's in theucjx yosemite valley on the north side extremely steep elevation which is popular to rock climbers across the world sitting up at 7569 feet. when it comes to weather and rock slide rock slide are one of the most dangerous kinds of land movements because they happen so sudden sli and fast with so much here is the thing water erosion slides. remember we had the record rain and snow in 2016 and 2017. that could have compromise thd area. we don't no he yet but when you think of the rain and snow and pressure that could have been on 1sjjt t concern. i want to take this in which give you a full view from the weather underground camera of this. you can see how steep the location is just imagine the power and force and strength as all of the rock fell this aft

. >> el cap, i'm not sure what just fell but something did, something big. holy [ bleep ].hat was loud. >> there was just cracking, a bunch of noise and smoke just started coming down like crazy. >> the park released these pictures showing the massive chunk left behind. they are closing a road on the north side of the park. >>> the newest on the push to get help to the island of puerto rico and the president already tweeting in the last hour and taking some credit for his response to the rcrisis. puerto rico governor just stated the administration and the president every time we have spoken they have delivered. the fact is that puerto rico has been destroyed by two hurricanes, big decisions will have to be made as to the cost of its rebuilding. and, of course, all of this as more aid is on the way right now, right, reggie? >> happening today the naval ship comfort will deploy to puerto rico to hopefully provide more of that help to people who need it. the vessel is a floating hospital with 500 medical personnel and support staff. carrying blood, medical supplies to the u.s.

el cap, i'm not sure what fell but something did. something big. holy [ bleep ].>> there's cracking, a bunch of noise and smoke started coming down like crazy. >> the park released these showing the massive chunk left behind. the park is closing a road on the north side of the park. >>> a 3-year-old remains in critical condition after a hit-and-run crash earlier this week. richmond police believe this smart car was involved in a crash at macdonald avenue and 27th street on wednesday. officers suspect a 19-year-old worker at this auto repair shop borrowed that car without permission before hitting the boy. el cerrito police spotted the car yesterday and arrested the 19-year-old. >>> a public funeral will be held for the chp officer killed in a crash on his way to work. james died in san families are rallying to save a south bay school program that serves minority students. abc 7 news was in san jose where supporters, parents, and students gathered outside the santa clara government building. they told stories about how imani village changed their lives. the program

there are no plans though to close any part of el caps right now. >>> let's stay on top of this story throughout the day. we are there right now tracking those developments and you can follow this story on air and online. our twitter handle is nbc bay area. >>> warmer weather is not your thing, no need to worry, cooldown is ahead for the weekend. >> and we are going to look live at san francisco right now. you can see clear skies there. maybe you noticed those cooler temperatures. we are being showed what to expect in the days ahead. >> if there was a place to notice, it was along the coastline. another thing you probably already saw, especially if you drove over the golden gate was the early morning fog still there, still dense, can't spot the golden gate bridge behind there. 79 degrees along the peninsula. tri-valley at 77 degrees and in san francisco, a much cooler, much more comfortable 66 degrees. now even though we are already having a cooldown under way, we can expect to see warmer temperatures. once again, we will be climbing into the 80s in some spots like santa clara. it sho

that is because a chunk of rock 100 feet by 100 feet by 100 feet peeled off el cap and fell to the groundrock falls have killed one person and hurt two other people. peter here says he's extremely lucky to be alive. we'll have more on this story coming up later tonight on "nbc nightly news." also love to hear your thoughts on my facebook, twitter, snapchat, and instagram pages on what has been a busy week. i appreciate you joining us for the last seven days here -- five days -- four days on msnbc. for now over to ali velshi and stephanie rhule. tgif but lots still happening. >> i know. >> like we get to do nothing on the weekends? you know the twitter's coming. >> i just have to say i've been upping my instagram game to try to keep up with the two of you. >> thank you. >> i like your instagram. it's good. >> and he's got a long way to go. >> i do. >> good morning, everybody. i'm stephanie rhule. >> and i'm ali velshi. it's friday, september 29th. let's get started. >> the situation in puerto rico becoming increasingly dire. >> critically needed supplies and thousands of shipping container

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