. >> if i was showing people around the florida everglades, i'd give an alligator an extra foot or two. this tour was given by a muskogee tribe alligator handler. he's pretty hands on. an notice the treat he gives this alligator as well. >> twinkie. >> i think it's a dinner roll. i don't think it's a twinkie and it's definitely not red meat. >> they don't see too good. >> they definitely have a professional working relationship develops here. >> alligator is quite respectful. all right, next treat, please. >> he signed the contract. he know what is he's supposed to do. . >> he makes that clicking noise. he says that's how they recognize him. and then he's not done messing. here's the ear demonstration. once again, he gets very hands on. >> now, this video shot by a video og fer, gary grayson in the archipelago in england absolutely fun, because this atlantic gray seal thinks it's is a dog. of course, like many animals, it wants a belly rub. and that's exactly why you go diving. to have these amazing interactions with the sea life. >> that's the spot. keep it up, man. >> would you like

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. >> if i was showing people around the florida everglades i'd give an alligator an extra foot or two>> rob went on the airboat tours and this tour was given by a muskogee tribe alligator handler. i have to say he is pretty hands on for what i would call an apex predator. notice the treat he gives this alligator as well. do you see that? >> twinkie. >> i think it's a dinner roll. i don't think it's a twinkie and definitely not red meat. >> the black dots in his mouth, those are the senses, the tongue ends up being the, they don't see anything so once something hits the tongue. >> they definitely have a professional working relationship developed here. the alligator is quite respectful. he's like all right, next treat, please. >> he signed the contract, he knows what he's supposed to do. >> let me show you the ear, the small slit behind the eye. that's how they recognize us by the way is their hearing. >> he makes that clicking noise, he says that's how they recognize him and he's not done messing with this thing. here is the ear demonstration, once again he gets very hands-on. >> butt

. >> if i was showing people around the florida everglades i'd give an alligator an extra foot or two. >> rob went on the airboat tours and this tour was given by a muskogee tribe alligator handler. i have to say he is pretty hands on for what i would call an apex predator. notice the treat he gives this alligator as well. do you see that? >> twinkie. >> i think it's a dinner roll. i don't think it's a twinkie and >> the black dots in his mouth, those are the senses, the tongue ends up being the, they don't see anything so once something hits the tongue. >> they definitely have a professional working relationship developed here. the alligator is quite respectful. please. >> he signed the contract, he knows what he's supposed to do. >> let me show you the ear, the small slit behind the eye. that's how they recognize us by the way is their hearing. >> he makes that clicking noise, he says that's how they recognize him and he's not done messing with this thing. here is the ear demonstration, once again he gets very hands-on. >> butter my buns and call me a biscuit. >> pretty much. >> thi

. >>> we are hearing from the couple that survived a plane crash and a fire near the florida everglades. the entire left side of kenneth mckenzie's body is bandaged up. but that did not keep his family from celebrating his birthday in a hospital bed. he was badly burned in the crash but his wife says his years of flying experience were key to keeping them alive when that plane hit the ground. >> orange and red flames came up all around. i thought this is how it feels right before you die. okay. this is it. this advertise the moment. my husband got the door open, grabbed me and we ran. kenneth mckenzie is a senior vice president for airbus and the former ceo of spirit airlines. >>> a boston area college student faces as assault charges because of this scene caught on camera. >> a female student at bridgewater state university was shoved off a rooftop during a party early yesterday. people on the ground were yelling for the woman to jump. a fellow student, alex marquez is charged with pushing her. >> she was going to jump anyway. if she jumped she would have hit the ground so he helped he

some are paying less today than they did back then >> we found four friends on u.s. 27 in the florida everglades. they made a 16-hour spur of the moment drive from maherville, tennessee, just to pose with an alligator at holiday park. and then take an air boat ride. >> we wanted a vacation so we got in the car and went. >> 900 miles. and the price of the gas didn't even cost much. >> reporter: friends told robert to buy a subcompact. instead he bought a pickup and a suburban. >> i'm laughing at them for buying such a small vehicle. >> reporter: racking up the miles and the savings on this last blast before summer ends. kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. >>> had "nightly news" continues on this saturday, a rare climb up the iconic sequoias of california. >>> plus, why these of california. >>> plus, why these west point cadets wer rheumatoid arthritis like me... and you're talking to a rheumatologist about a biologic, this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira helping me reach for more. doctors have been prescribing humira for m

and this is the issue, they're being floodlights florida everglades where they're coming out of guardians love this. can we see the porcupine? >> it might bite your face. lisa: are we have going to have another circle of life here? look there's a baby alligator. >> there is indeed. lisa: bring that in. >> so this guy is supposed to be here in america. lisa: yeah. >> let's check this out. look at that. show us your teeth. show us your teeth. lisa: he's so cute, got a little dental -- where the alligator had -- or the crocodile had all his teeth taken out, and he ate the dentist. >> i didn't see that one, but this one just flossed so he's got. t the python has been brought in, and all too often the pythons are now eating e alligators and american crocodiles. lisa: because they're getting huge going into the everglades and it's a giant buffet for them. >> so i went after them. in the show we go after one of the pythons, and we see what we can get. lisa: let's bring this -- now, libertarians are going to love this animal because this is, like, the national symbol for libertarians. so this is

prices so low, we found four friends on us 27 in the florida everglades.6 hour spur of the moment drive from tennessee just to pose with an alligator at holiday park. then take an airboat ride. >> wanted a vacation, got in the car and went. >> 900 miles. and the price of gas didn't even cross our mind. >> reporter: when gas was $4 a gallon, friends told robert to buy a sub compact. instead he bought a pickup and suburban. >> i am laughing at them for buying such a small vehicle. >> reporter: racking up the miles and savings on this last blast before summer ends. kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. >> here's a look at gas prices around the bay area. san jose seems to be the cheapest on average, $3.11 a gallon, oakland's average is $3.14, and san francisco, $3.29. look at this. one of our nbc bay area staffers recently spotted this price. 2.60 a gallon, just under that. took a picture at the gas and shop on north 33rd street in san jose. no word if it is still that cheap today. >>> after being lost six weeks in the wilderness of yellowstone national park, a colo

. >> prices so low we found four friends on u.s. 27 in the florida everglades. they made a 16 hour spur of the moment drive from tennessee, just to pose with an alligator at holiday park. and then take an air boat ride. >> i wanted a vacation and we got in the car and went. >> came not 100 miles, and the price of the gas didn't even cost that much. >> when gas was $4 a gallon, friends told robert to buy a subcompact. instead he bought a pickup and a suburb. >> hey, i've laughing at them for buying such a small vehicle. >> racking up the miles an the savings on the last blast before summer ends. carey sanders, nbc news, miami. >>> here is a look at grass prices -- gas prices around the bay area. san jose is the cheapest at 3.11. oakland is $3.14 and in san francisco it is $3.29. but one of the bay area staffers recently spotted gas for just under $2.60 a gallan. she took this picture yesterday at the gas and shop on mckie and north 33rd in san jose. no word on if it is still that cheap today. >>> still to come, labor day traffic snarls here in the bay. we're keep

. >>> more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, a fiery catch in the everglades nearly claim the lives of a floridaple, today they speak out about the terrifying ordeal but first -- >> i pay your salary. i pay you to discriminate against my now. a showdown over same sex marriage in kentucky. a judge standing her ground even defying a court order. >>> six construction workers were hurt after a building under construction collapsed in rhode island. the steel beams for a new indoor facility gave way and investigators are working to figure out what wept wrong during the investigation. the workers were alert and krshs when taken to the hospital. >>> the aclu file aid contemts motion against a kentucky court clerk after she refused to issue licenses to same sex couples, a judge ordered her to do so but she stood firm. >> why are you not issuing licenses? >> i'm not. >> under whose authority? >> the clerk cited her religious beliefs for rejecting the licenses and the lawsuit was filed on behalf of another couple denied by the same clerk. >>> a couple survived a fiery crash in the everglades and today they

i had the pleasure of eating here at florida's table home of st. augustine and the everglades. it is the national park service that preserves the great natural and cultural legacy of the united states. and it's great honor to speak here for you-all, those who have served this nation for many years. i was talking to my boss when sue asked me to speak, the email came through, and i could have found one of my rangers to do it and decided to do it myself. my boss said, you're late on some of your reports, you might want to use that saturday for something like that. i said boss, there's three entities that you cannot say no to. the first is my mom. so if my mom wants me to speak for one of her clubs, i do it. two, the gold star mothers. and three, the american legion. so we are here. and right here leave you walking away with appreciation for what baltimore represents. an appreciation for all this because this is a really important year. this year, 2015, 200 years ago, really was the year of reflection. 2015, about 1815, the cornerstone was laid for a very important monument which s

. >>> a florida couple in a plane when it crashed into the everglades. thanks to the husband's quick thinking they can tell us about their frightening ordeal. david wright has the abc news exclusive. >> reporter: survival story straight out of the movies. >> 911, what is your emergency. >> an airplane is going down. >> how many souls on board? >> two souls on board. >> they were flying off to see their daughter when the single- engine plane experienced mechanical issues. >> when we landed there were flames. he reached over to me. >> i was shocked being inside a fireball. >> he is a former pilot for the canadian military, former chief operating officer for spirit airlines and works now for airbus and knew just what to do. >> his actions totally heroic holding his wife's hand every step of the way. >> he said get in the canal. >> we found ourselves in the canal. that was good. we are in pain. then tonya said are there alligators in here. >> no, not at that moment. >> reporter: the doctor says mackenzie was badly burned but will make a full recovery. sonia

florida. we began the process of seriously trying to restore the everglades and the incredible treasure for ourwe focused on cleaning up water bodies, not just the everglades would others. if we were growing at the rate of the economy today we wouldn't have the resources to be able to protect the nash -- natural environment so there has to be a win-win. that's where we need to get to his commonsense regulation and not this making people feel like they are doing something bad when in fact you have created printer plus jobs, but the median income of a community. all of the suppliers that are dependent upon your business now love you too. you are creating wealth and prosperity for yourself but for hundreds if not thousands of other people as well. that's american way. we should be celebrating. this is what we should be doing. [applause] >> i hope your stock price goes up. that's american capitalism at its best. it shared by everybody and everybody's interest is aligned right way. i get fired up when i see examples like this because this is what separates us from the rest of the world. one other po

. >>> we are back now with that florida couple who survived a fiery plane crash in the everglades thanks to the husband's quick thinking. this morning they're speaking out about their terrifying ordeal. david wright has the abc news exclusive. >> reporter: this morning, a survival story straight out of the movies. >> 911, what's your emergency? >> we have an airplane that's going down currently in coral springs near the sawgrass highway. >> how many souls are on board. >> two souls on board. >> reporter: husband and wife ken and sonia mckenzie were flying off to see their daughter in virginia when their plane experienced mechanical issues. >> there were flames and he reached back and clambered over the rocks. >> i was shocked at being inside a fireball. >> reporter: he's a former pilot for the canadian military. the former chief operating officer for spirit airlines. he now works for airbus and he knew just what to do. >> his actions, totally heroic. >> reporter: holding his wife's hand every step of the way. >> reporter: he said get into -- >> we found ourselves in the canal which is go

florida. we began the process of seriously trying to restore the everglades, an incredible treasure for our countryused on cleaning upn waterbodies, not just thee everglades but others. if we were growing at tepid rate of economy today, we wouldn'tr have resorts to protect thehe r natural environment. there has to be a win-win. n that is what we need to get to is common sense regulation. not this kind of finger lickingp making them feel like they ared doing something bad. you created 300 plus jobs above the median income of al of community. all suppliers dependent upon your business now love you too. you're creating wealth and prosperity for yourselves but for hundreds, if not thousands of otheru people as well.h that is the american way.a we should be celebrating. where is the marching band, for crying out loud. this is what we should be doing. [applause] they all have stock? >> employees? >> yes. >> i hope your stock price goes up too. >> thank you. >> that is american capitalism,' ryan, at its best. not owned by one or two people. shared by everybody.eryb everybody's interest aligned right way.

florida, he's fighting for the rights of future generations. >> i'll be one of the ones grandfathered in. the kids are not. that's what i'm going to battle years, airboaters have used this 110,000 acre parcel of evergladess their playground, but in 1989, it was added to the ever grades national park, where airboating has been off limits. for the last 26 years, airboaters have been fighting with the national parks service. they want to pass along their hobby to their children and grandchildren, but congress says when they die, recreational airboating does, too. >> i've grown up on airboats. >> reporter: 21-year-old they roar rhodes is among those who will be banned. >> it's like a dying breed. my grandfather has taken me out here from when i was a kid. i have pictures of that boat ramp from when i was five years old. >> reporter: john adornato is regional director of an independent advocacy group. >> everybody's national park is not just the backyard of a few local folks. >> reporter: he says the everglades require congressional protection. >> airboats are loud and noisy machine that can run through the everglades, scaring birds out of their nests and leaving preferential pathways for water flow that wou

florida. passengers could do nothing but brace for impact. the boats crashed during a gator spotting outing in the everglades. 21 were taken to the hospital.eve there was a miscommunication between the drivers. >>> a little boy was hoping the for a hello when he waved at police officers in texas. four state troopers walking up to and playing with him outside a chili's restaurant. he showed a police car. troopers let him inside the real car and told him say hello over the speaker. graham said i love you. well done. those are your headlines. how sweet is that? >> very sweet. >>> four minutes after the top of the hour. the governor chris christie is here today. >> we have been talking about politics for months. >> today it really starts. the day after labor day. back to school time. now it's the campaign. >> absolutely. in fact we're leaving here and heading to new hampshire. >> you get the hustle award. you go out, do your shows, answer the questions much like donald trump. what's your strategy after labor day? you have everything mapped out, know where you're going. you have a town hall. how do you break away from 5% in new hampshire? >> ju

florida? >> mosquitoes the size of the pope's fiat 500. they're everywhere. they're bigger than the pope mobile. >> i've seen them. i've been in the evergladesilot reported a problem with the plane and requested to return to the airport. the brakes overheated causing a fire into the landing gear compartment. >> we'll is a slightly higher than landing speed so we're touching down a little faster than normal. >> do you want crash rescue to stand by? >> yes, please, stand by. >> passengers were shuttled back to the terminal by buses. no one was hurt. >> and a fugitive was arrested in guadalajara, mexico. authorities say he and his brother raped two women, apparently keeping them changed. in 2006 the half brother turned himself in and is currently serving 108 years in prison and now jackson is facing extradition back to the u.s. from mexico. still ahead this hour, tonight a georgia woman could become the first female executed in that state in 70 years but will a clemency board spare her life? plus donald trump talks about his tax plan. we'll talk about whether the numbers truly add up with the former director of the cbo. we'll be right back on "