gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >> got to love it. >>> that's going to do it for us on a tuesday night.'m lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> right now at 6:00, you have live in the south bay for years and never have seen anything like this. neighborhoods overrun with water. rescuers pulling people to safety. and the mayor issuing a warning. >> just clearly there's a risk to folks who are here. we want to get them out right away. >> the news at 6 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. not since 1995 have we seen floods like this. let's show you the root of the problem. sky ranger at the anderson reservoir, it's overflewing into coyote creek. coyote creek stretches 30 miles from morgan hill where you're seeing now through san jose and then into the san francisco bay. along the hardest hit areas, 101 near cochran road in south san jose. all northbound lanes flooded at this hour. closer to downtown san jose, rescuers pulled hundreds of people from their homes as the rising waters fill the streets.

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gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >>> still ahead here for us tonight, silent side effects. a new warning about some of the most popular heartburn medications. how taking them too often could be damaging your body without you knowing until it's too late. >>> also caught on camera. new video of actor harrison ford's dangerous close call at the airport. . >>> back now with a new health warning. more than 15 million americans suffering acid reflux, heartburn have ppis and many take them over the counter like nexxium without a doctor's supervision. there may be side effects you may not recognize if you don't follow the directions. here's nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> when her doctor told her to take a pill for acid reflux -- >> he just said take it once a day and i'll see in you six months to a year. >> reporter: -- she had no idea her kidneys would be slowly shutting down. ppis sold over the counter under brand names like pred va sin and prilosec, more than half of them who develop kidney problems show no obvious warning signs. >> if the kidneys get bad enough, it can shorten your

our thanks to gabe gutierrez for that report.o get our handshake down. >> that's a lot of pressure. next year, you got to do 40 new ones. >> that's really cool. >> so today is groundhog day and we'll find out, 7:25 a.m., is when punctuatixsutawney phil wi out. your regional groundhog will give you the forecast. over the lakes, we've gotten a pretty good dusting of snow in binghamton area. just a few snowy spots off the lake with the cold air. we have the live pictures from the party going on in punxsutawney. they have been doing this all night long. they have a lot of fun there, and a lot of good hats. 7:25, we'll find out 4 more weeks or 6 more week of winter. forecast for today, winter has moved and returned into the great lakes. that's what we expected. the southern half of the country, you are finally done. another 70 degree yesterday in atlanta. it's been a ridiculously warm winter so far for you. tomorrow, the cold air seeps into areas of new england. we're back to normal out here and this was after a really, really warm ja

nbc's gabe gutierrez has more from louisville, kentucky. >> reporter: on the front lines of louisville's heroin crisis is paramedic chris locketts. >> we've definitely seen an increase in overdoses. >> he's barely breathing. >> reporter: in just 32 hours last week, jefferson county got 52 overdose calls, many caused by a dangerous mix of heroin and fentanyl. police say one person who had been using heroin died while riding in a car that crashed. fentanyl-related deaths alone in the county jumped from 26 in 2015, to 139 in last year. total overdose calls spiked to 695 in january, an average of 22 a day. >> i came on shift at 7:00 a.m. i saw my first heroin overdose nine minutes later. >> reporter: dr. robert couch at norton autobahn hospital's e.r. told us of a recent fentanyl-laced batch of heroin the patients called the pallbearer. >> users are looking for the strongest high they can get. >> reporter: adding to the crisis, the cost of some version to an antidose for overdose is skyrocketing. the list price spiked 600%, $4,500 for a two-pack. the company says it offers numerous discounts

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, st. louis. >>> we're back in a moment with a historic change for a hugely popular line of dolls. >>> when you're out and about tomorrow, you might find some of your favorite businesses closed. the reason, a national day-long strike dubbed a day without immigrants, urging immigrants to not work, shop or send their children to school in protest of president trump's immigration policies. the protest has been organized mainly through social media. >>> toy giant mattel is making a change to a beloved long of dolls. meet logan everett, the first boy introduced in the 31-history of the american girl collection. it's the latest move in the company's efforts to diversify the iconic doll line and comes after revenues fell flat last year. >>> and rumor has it it was a big night at westminster. rumor, the german shepherd, was crowned the nation's top dog a year after coming so close and then coming out of retirement to claim victory before a packed crowd at madison square gardens. she's just the seco

jose. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. >>> after a busy week in washington, the president headed to his home in florida where he is engaging in some weekend diplomacy with japanese prime minister shinzo abe. earlier today, both leaders took to the fairways for a friendly round of golf. nbc's kelly o'donnell has the latest from west palm beach. >> reporter: today, presidential diplomacy marked with trump's personal brand. the white house motorcade carried the president and the japanese prime minister. from the president's palm beach home at mar a lago, to a trump golf club. no media coverage permitted, but the president sent out a photo of his round with shinzo abe on twitter. all part of a three-day whirlwind of hospitality. from the white house, aboard marine one, to a patio dinner at the president's home. during the flight to florida, the president hinted that after court defeats of his seven country travel ban he is ready to try a different approach. >> we'll win that battle. but we also have a lot of other options, including just filing a brand new order on monday. >> reporter: toda

gabe gutierrez.bc news, allentown, pennsylvania. >> turn now to the win for the ages, first things first. perhaps the biggest ovation of the night for the 41st president of the united states, george h.w. bush and barbara bush. the former president and first lady did the coin toss at the super bowl and looking well after stints in the hospital. celebrations are still under way for the patriots returning home after a historic come back victory led by the star quarterback, tom brady. >> tonight in new england, cheers for a thrilling story that ended. come from behind super bowl victory in overtime. >> patriots win the super bowl! >> the greatest quarterback, tom brady! >> it was an emotional win for brady. >> you dedicated this game to her. >> made sweeter because of who he played for. his mother fighting an illness for the last 18 months and underwent chemotherapy and radiation. >> she's been through a lot. harder than what i went through last night. my dad has been there. every step of the way. i was

nbc's gabe gutierrez has the story of a pretty valuable lesson in more ways than one. >> fifth graderj. gruber met in person for the first time over lunch at heritage elementary, but they already knew each other. >> she was up doing her homework and decided it was the best thing to do to call the police for some hope? a few days ago on the facebook page of the marion ohio police department lanea asked i'm having trouble with my homework, could you help me? it was unique. i've never asked to help with homework before on facebook messenger. lanea posted this math problem and lieutenant gruber wrote book. >> do the numbers in the print sis first. >> reporter: and lanea followed up with another head-scratcher so she replied. take the answer from the first present sis and the send from the second and multiply that by time >> reporter: parent better at solving crimes than math problems because that advice was wrong. you're supposed toed a the second paren,hesis and multiply that by two. >> math is not my favorite subject. >> reporter: call it a teachable moment but not the one that's the mo

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, charlotte. >> give him a hand, america. pretty good. >>> that's going to do it for us on this wednesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. we're in a microclimate weather alert. aook at our li sallite radar. 're just hours ao >>> right now at 6:00, we're in a micro climate weather alert. a live look at our satellite rye dare. another round of rain hitting the bay area. >> the news at 6:00 starts right now pop. >> things are starting to pick up at this hour. i want to take you outside, a live look at the bay area. what can we expect over the next 24 hours? >> things will definitely pick up after the most recent break we had in the wet weather. you can see the batch of rainfall just off to the south. storm range or our mobil doppler radar, mainly finding light rain um to the north bay. just a few light showers now toward the south bay, also, some hit and miss activepy. we don't think things will look that much different by 11:00 p.m. tonight. we'll likely see things pick

gabe gutierrez has a story of a valuable lesson this more ways than one. >> how are you?orter: fifth grader and lieutenant b.j.gruber met for the first time over lunch but they already knew each other. >> she was up doing her homework and decided the best thing to do was the call the police for help. >> reporter: a few days ago on the facebook page of the marion, ohio police department she asked i'm having trouble with my homework. could you help me? >> it was unique. i've never been asked to help with homework before. >> reporter: she posted the math problem and lieutenant gruber wrote back. >> do the numbers in the parentheses first. >> reporter: she followed with another head scratcher. >> take the number from the first parentheses and the number from the second and multiply it by two. >> reporter: he's better at crime than solving math problems. that advise was wrong. you're supposed to add the first and multiply that by two. of course. >> math is not my favorite subject. >> reporter: call it a teachable moment but one that's not the most important lesson from a veter

nbc's gabe gutierrez has details. >> this home in ocala, florida, is where fbi says mark barnett had multiple explosives. arrested last week he's accused of targeting target. >> it's scary. my wife could have very well picked up one of those packages. >> federal prosecutors have charged the 48-year-old with possession of a destructive device affecting commerce. investigators say barnett offered an unidentified man $10 now to put at least ten home-made bombs on the shelves of target stores in new york, virginia and florida. >> the boxes were packaged as stuffing mix, some sort of bars and pasta. the other things t were being sold there. >> prosecutors say barnett did it because he thought target's stock value would plummet after the explosions. allowing him to buy cheaper shares before prices rebounded. barnett is a registered sex offender on probation for multiple felony counts of kidnapping, sexual battery and grand theft. according to court documents he was caught when the person he asked for help went to police instead. >> these bombs would be capable of blowing off someone's hand

gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >>> tonight president trump is at his private club in palm beach, florida, his third weekend there since taking office after a day spent in south carolina delivering a campaign style speech at a boeing plant and checking out the company's new 787-10 dream liner aircraft still being built. meanti meantime, back in washington, scott pruitt was sworn in tonight to lead the environmental protection agency. pruitt filed 14 lawsuits against the epa challenging regulations that included limits on carbon emissions. >>> and facing the president as he enjoys the florida sunshine is the turmoil plaguing his national security team. after the ouster of michael flynn, the president's res pla president's replacement pick has turned down the role. so who is going to fill the bill? >> today president trump still with one critical position unfilled. traveling with the commander in chief acting national security adviser keith kellogg, but still no permanent replacement for mike flynn, fired by the president four days ago. thinking he was red did i to fill that key job -- >> i

gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >>> still ahead here for us tonight, silent side effects. new warning about some of the most popular heartburn medications. how taking them too often could be damaging your body without you knowing, until it's too late. >>> also caught on camera, new video of actor harrison ♪ hi, i'm frank. i take movantik for oic, opioid-induced constipation. had a bad back injury, my doctor prescribed opioids which helped with the chronic pain, but backed me up big-time. tried prunes, laxatives, still constipated... had to talk to my doctor. she said, "how long you been holding this in?" (laughs) that was my movantik moment. my doctor told me that movantik is specifically designed for oic and can help you go more often. don't take movantik if you have a bowel blockage or a history of them. movantik may cause serious side effects, including symptoms of opioid withdrawal, severe stomach pain and/or diarrhea, and tears in the stomach or intestine. tell your doctor about any side effects and about medicines you take. movantik may interact with them causing sid

let's get to gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: this abandoned railway bridge is where 14-year-old liberty german and 13-year-old abigail williams disappeared. tonight, investigators are hoping three words will help lead them to the girls' killer. >> down the hill. >> reporter: a man's voice saying "down the hill." police played that clip publicly for the first time, reviewing it came from liberty's cell phone. the device also captured the image of a man walking near the hiking trail and other evidence that hasn't been released. >> this young lady is a hero. to have enough presence of mind to activate the video system on her cell phone. >> reporter: police say they aren't certain whether this is the same man in the audio recording, but they're now calling him a suspect. the teenagers went missing last week after going hiking with their parents' permission. one of the last photos of abigail was posted by libby on snapchat. >> very good kids. sports oriented. that's a relationship together they -- >> reporter: their bodies were discovered the next day. this community, shaken. ron logan owns

our gabe gutierrez has our "inspiring america" report. >> let's get it. let's go. >> reporter: at charlotte's ashley park elementary, attendance is quite the show. >> personal handshakes. we pride ourselves on high expectations in the classroom and meaningful relationships. >> reporter: one after another, after another, at least 40 handshakes, each is unique with the students. >> it really just started with me wanting to bring some joy to my students and now it's blown up. >> reporter: how do you remember every single one? >> at this point, it's muscle memory. we do it so much every day, i do it with them at lunch, at recess, when they come to my class. >> reporter: he may have a famous name but he's one of a kind. he grew up in queens, new york, yet he's a huge cleveland cavaliers fan and got the idea from watching lebron james pregame handshake rituals. this is more about a handshake. >> it's definitely more about a handshake. it's about impacting the student in a positive way. >> reporter: the students here are mostly lower income. he's just making sur

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gabe gutierrez, nbc news, charlotte. >> give him a hand, america. pretty good. >>> that's going to do it for us on this wednesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. watching and good night. >>> i thought the best way and the classiest way was to just show it. >> beyonce is pregnant, but that's not her only surprise. i'm natalie morales because blue ivy is getting not one but two siblings. >> i actually got the news after the second operation. >>> erin andrews on camera for the first time about her cancer batt

gabe gutierrez has more. >> reporter: the damage here is sporadic, but extensive in some areas.his home used to be all the way over there, but the powerful winds lifted it off the ground and tossed it onto the other end of the yard. today residents here are trying to salvage what they can. this morning parts of the south are in shock after fast-moving storms pounded several states. >> it's all gone. >> reporter: the ferocious winds flipping over this truck and tossing it down the road. >> oh, my gosh. look at this. >> reporter: tornados sliced through at least seven parishes in louisiana. some of the same neighborhoods ravaged by katrina more than a decade ago. she remembers it well. she was out of her home for nearly a year after the hurricane destroyed it. now this. >> this is overwhelming. with the hurricanes, you have opportunity to leave. with this there's no opportunity. >> reporter: thousands of people left without power. >> we shouldn't be here. >> reporter: edward noel and his 83-year-old mother barely survived when the tornado ripped the roof off their home. >> i saw t

nbc's gabe gutierrez has the latest. >> reporter: this morning 25-year-old is being held on $125,000 bail charged with multiple crimes. his pickup truck plowed into a crowd of bystanders injuring 28 people. among them michelle wood for in in stable horror unfold and ran to helped. >> when he sped up people were bouncing off of the hood of his car like bowling pins. >> reporter: a police officer tried to open the driver's side door but it was jammed. he ran to the passenger side. >> he was curled up like in phetal position and grabbed his by his collar and flew on the ground. the thought crossed my mind was that he realized what he did and he was so scared that he was just like a scared little child. >> this could be a mess. casualty incident, blood alcohol content was nearly three times e legal limit. >> it was very hard to get against somebody who is intoxicated and runs through a crowd. >> reporter: some who live along the parade route say t should have been closed. >> do you believe that street should have been closed off? >> that street 100% should be closed off. if they don't cl

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, new orleans. >>> an explosion that rocked a neighborhood an entire home was leveled after something caused the entire home to catch fire. a person inside the house survived but had burns and injuries to his face. investigators sptd a gas leak may be to blame. >> in news 4 your health, we have new information about a rare disorders that can stop the healthiest among us in our tracks and much worse it can be tough to diagnose and disastrous if it's not identified in time for treatment. doreen gentzler introduces us to a local man who survived. >> reporter: an i.t. specialist and fitness trainer. >> the moment i get the chance to move, i'm >> reporter: a rare disease which can affect young athletes almost cost him his legs last year xbl they started to talk amputation options right then and there. your arteries are destroyed. >> reporter: the symptoms had begun a few months earlier and gradually got worse. >> it was one leg, the left side and i just noticed again my leg from the knee down, it was -- it went from very bright red to very pale, very dark blue. it w

nbc's gabe gutierrez joins me from atlanta. gabe? >> hi, there, amon. there were several arrests in atlanta alone. ice officials say these were routine law enforcement operations, but immigration advocates say this is what they have feared. >> on the same week that protests ecorrupted in arizona as a mother convicted of using a false social security number was deported. families of undocumented immigrants say they are now living in fear from california -- >> with donald trump being president, i see no hope for us. >> to north carolina. this week immigration and custom enforcement raids in at least six states. ice says the raids were routine, no differentiate than those in the last administration. >> this is where the raid happened. >> this is where the rai >> she says there's a sense of panic among her clients. >> they're shocked and confused. mass chaos. not a lot of clarity. >> trying to push back that the raids were indiscriminate, officials in los angeles say they arrested 164 nationals this week, 93% had criminal histories and 95% were male. new se

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nbc's gabe gutierrez takes a closer look at whether pre-k is worth it. >> use your numbers. >> reporter: these kindergarten students have something in common. >> five is an odd number. >> reporter: they have all been to preschool and they're teacher at glenwood elementary outside atlanta sees a difference. >> if you're coming to kindergarten and you don't have any experience with letter sounds and being able to stretch and sound outwards, then, yes, you're going to be at a disadvantage. >> reporter: each year states and the federal government spend more than $50 billion on preschool education. but now researchers from the irvine and duke university are questioning whether those investments are worth the money. >> well, i think what surprises people is that prekindergarten programs can be very successful in the short run, but have impacts that fade out over the next few years. >> reporter: they reviewed data from 67 early childhood intervention programs, and found that much of what students learn are skills that kids typically pick up in kindergarten or first grade anyway. still, many pa

gabe gutierrez is there and has more. >> reporter: tonight a mystery in the land of hoosiers. >> this is powerball. >> reporter: the search is on for the latest powerball winner in what may be the luckiest state in the nation. >> so exciting. >> reporter: melinda carter is the manager at a supertest in lafayette and may have sold the winning ticket. the jackpot, about $435 million before taxes. if taken in one lump sum, more than 263 million. >> got a phone call. our store was the winning ticket. it's been crazy ever since. >> reporter: over the years indiana has had 39 powerball jackpot winners beating out missouri and minnesota. >> what is it about indiana that makes you so lucky? >> the corn. >> reporter: the hoosier state known for corn and cars. the hometowns of letterman and the king of pop. these days these parts are dancing to a different tune. >> i think it's great. everybody's vibrant and wondering who it is. >> reporter: with the thrill of victory comes the agony of defeat. jamal bowler is a regular customer here who bought his powerball ticket today. >> wish i was there la

nbc's gabe gutierrez explains how it could all impact the way you shop. >> reporter: with three kids under 10 years old, antonella prefers to do her shopping at home. you're ordering something online every day? >> yes. >> wow. >> reporter: she's a loyal amazon prime user. $99 a year for unlimited two-day shipping. >> if it takes a week to get to me, i feel like that's ancient. that's way too long. >> reporter: walmart is swooping in now offering free two-day shipping to all customers on more than two million products after a minimum purchase of $35. the retail giant is scrapping its previous subscription service amid fierce competition from amazon. >> we do feel like we're a first mover here and we do think that this will be a trend in the future. >> reporter: still online, walmart has a long way to go. amazon hit $107 billion in sales in 2015. walmart's internet sales just 14 billion. for the best deal, retail experts urge consumers to check the minimum thresholds for free shipping. for example, target.com is $25 in purchases. less than walmart's but shipping takes three days. >> fr

>> gabe gutierrez down in allentown, pennsylvania, with one story out of so many. thank you, gabe. >>> on sunday vice president mike pence told my colleague, chuck todd on "meet the press," that he's confident president trump's executive order on immigration will eventually be upheld. >> when you have people as diverse as alan dershowitz, i think it speaks for itself. we're very confident that we're going to prevail. we'll accomplish the stay and we'll win the case on the merits, but, again, the focus here is on the safety and security of the american people. >> for more, i want to bring in someone who was just referenced in that sound bite by the vice president, jonathan turley. you heard him mention, law professor at george washington university law school, joining us by skype. thanks for being with us. i'm going to imagine you don't get called out very often as a friend of the administration. but you heard the vice president saying you, in his words, acknowledge the merits of the executive order that they've drawn up on immigration. you wrote on your blog that y

al roker updates the threat in a moment, but first to new orleans where gabe gutierrez has the latest. >> reporter: tonight the south is bracing for more severe weather. >> another one coming. >> got another one coming. >> reporter: after powerful storms ripped through louisiana. >> oh, my god. look at this. this is real tornado. >> reporter: three tornadoes touching down in and around new orleans. >> total devastate. i can't believe it. >> reporter: shredding homes, tearing and ripping trucks and ripping this gas station apart. witnesses say the sky went dark in seconds. >> get on their knees so we won't get hurt. it was scary. >> reporter: kelly donaldson was looking out her front window as the tornado barrelled toward her neighborhood blowing away the home across the street. >> wind just came out of nowhere and just blew it. blew it down. >> reporter: louisiana's governor declaring state of emergency. thousands of people left without power. >> we've had our fair share of tragedies. the people of new orleans are as tough as they come. our first responders are the best. we'll get thr

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, louisville, kentucky. >>> there is big consumer news to report tonight involving what many americans say is one of their most confusing bills. their cell phone bill. the average bill for a single line is now about $75 a month, often with strict da but facing tough competition, the nation's biggest service provider, verizon, made a move that could spark a new competition for your business. here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: verizon's new plan is further evidence that the cell phone service business is cutthroat. as americans use their phones for much more than just texting and talking. for $80 a month, verizon now says it will offer an unlimited talk and data plan for any customer who signs up for automatic billing. $180 a month, four phone lines. unlimited data to text, e-mail, video chat, watch videos, or play games. you might say verizon is following its former pitchman. >> sprint will save you a ton. can you hear that? >> reporter: who jumped ship, moving to sprint, which along with t-mobile has been luring customers away. with their own unlimited plans. a

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, new orleans. >> gabe reporting from the scene.ruel to think the same area would be hit again. >> folks just can't get a break. >>> well, nbc bay area responds to a sunnyvale man who says that his car was wrongfully towed. >> good news is he gets the car back. the bad news is it came at quite the expense of a big chunk of money. chris chmura is here with the story. chris? >> he hangs a parking permit from the rearview mirror of his car and it allows him to park at his sunnyvale condo complex. but not long ago tim's car was towed. he says his permit was hanging from the mirror as usual, and says he took these pictures of it at the tow yard. still had he to pay $400 to get his car back. tonight at 6:00 we'll explain how it happened and outline your rights if you believe your car has been wrongfully towed. if you have a consumer complaint, you can call us. the number is 888-996-tips. or log onto nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> all right. we just have a piece from cnbc, the 9th circuit court appeal is not going to come down today. we'll co

gabe gutierrez here in new orleans. >>> education secretary betsy devos is pledging to be a tireless workers for all students. and there was a historic vote that required vice president pence to break the tie. she is known for being inexperienced in the schools, but last night to a tweet, president trump say s she is a reformer, and will our kids. >> and so, troy, devos has been criticized because she is a strong advocate fort charter schools and touchers. there are lots of charters in this region, and what are the listenering believing there is going to be an impact? >> there is a strong possibility from the people i talked to, that there is going to be a negative impact with her at the helm with the children's education, and some are concerned, because they want better educational opportunities for the children, and the big question that parents were telling me, why isn't there more of a focus on schools that exist already in the neighborhoods where they live. there are plenty of schools that could use new innovative learn willing and school, and so those concerns very strong. toda

gabe gutierrez explains. >> reporter: this morning owen labrie is asking for a new trial and arguing his previous legal team failed him during the case that rocked one of the country's most elite prep schools with dra accuser. >> i was raped. i was violated in so many ways. >> reporter: labrie's local attorney taking the witness stand and claiming the 21-year-old's former high profile lawyer was unprepared to cross examine key experts. >> that was possibly the most terrifying moment of my legal career. >> reporter: labrie was acquitted in 2015 of raping a 15-year-old classmate at new hampshire st. paul school as part of a ritual known as the senior salute where older students asked out younger ones before graduation, sometimes for sex. he maintained he never had intercourse with his accuser. >> it wouldn't have been a good move to have sex with this girl. >> reporter: will labrie was convicted as well as a felony computer charge that requires him to register as a sex offender for life. that wasn't enough for his accuser who revealed her identity in an exclusive summer. >> they said t

here's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: this morning doctors have found a way to take some of the mystery autism. >> i think it gives a lot of hope. >> reporter: a new study just published finds it may be possible to predict autism within the first year of the child's life. >> if we're able to detect it based on early brain developments, then we can begin interventions earlier to improve the long-term outcome of these children. >> reporter: researchers like this doctor in washington university in st. louis performed mri brain scans on babies with siblings that had autism. with that information, they were able to predict 80% of babies with autism. >> a relatively small set of children were studied. it needs to be repeated with a much larger set of children. >> what's the most challenging thing about being a parent of a child with autism? >> looking around at other families and seeing what they can do that you can't do. it was heartbreaking for sure. >> reporter: that meant his brothers were at a higher risk for the disorder. >> we're watching every move they make. it was a tough go for the

nbc's gabe gutierrez has more. >> reporter: on the same week that protests erupted in arizona as a mothered of using a false social security number was arrested, others say they are living in fear. >> with donald trump as president, i see no hope for us. >> our communities are being terrorized. >> reporter: this week immigration and custom enforcement raids in at least six states. i.c.e. says the operations were routine and targeted criminals, no different than those during the last administration. >> this is where the raid happened. >> this is where the raid happened, yes. >> reporter: an immigration attorney in atlanta says there's a sense of panic among her clients. >> they're shocked. they're confused. it's mass chaos, honestly. there's not a lot of clarity. >> reporter: trying to push back on the idea that the raids were indiscriminate, i.c.e. officials in los angeles say they arrested about 164 nationals 93% had criminal histories, they say, and 95% were male. new secretary of homeland security john kelly defended immigration enforcement during a visit to the border near san diego.

gabe gutierrez will have the latest on the "today" show. >> savoy students are being bussed to their new temporary school at the ferebee hope campus. be sure to follow justin finch on twitter. >> and we are exactly one year away from the 2018 winter olympics in pyeongchang, south korea. coming up next, a live report from south korea and a look at the athletes to watch for. >> near records again today for warmth but we're in weather alert mode for tomorrow. a morning commute means we'll be on early. news 4 today starts at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. >> going to be a busy day. northbound university right now, one lane getting by. you can see on the right side there at dennis after because of that problem. another big delay, 395 inbound and so we get the right side of the roadway blocked for that. >> all right. thank you. that is the broadcast this morning. thanks for waking up with us. >> we'll be back in 25 minutes. until then enjoy your day. >> make it a great wednesday, everybody. >>> good >>> good mor, breaking overnight, w tornados in the south hours a string of twisters tears through lou

gabe gutierrez reports. >> reporter: 25-year-old nielsen ra zuto is being held on $125,000 bail charged with multiple crimes. his pickup truck plowed into a crowd of bystanders the a a mardi gras parade saturday night injuring 28 people. among them the police sergeant. >> how no one was killed is a miracle. >> reporter: this off-duty firefighter saw the horror unfold and ran to help. >> when he sped up, people were bouncing off the hood of his car like bowling pins. >> reporter: a police tried to open the driver's side door but it was jammed so he ran to the passenger's side. >> he was curled up in a fetal position so i grabbed him by his collar and yanked him out and he literally threw onto the ground. the thought that crossed my mind was that he realized what he did and was so scared that he was just like a scared little child. >> could be a mass casualty incident. >> reporter: his blood-alcohol was nearly three times the legal limit. some who live and work along the parade route say the street should have been closed. >> this sends a clear message that this has to be done. >> reporte