gady schwartz, nbc news. >>> up next, entertainment or eyesore? the feud over the flinstones house. two runways an for hours. our investigative unit finds out why these problems are happening more often. and the owner of the flintstones )s house talks about her battle with her city. why she believes she )s being targeted. next. right now at 6: a s >>> finally tonight in california it's a classic feud between neighbors, the kind that is going on probably back to the stone age. kevin tibbles explains. ♪ flintstones meet the flintstones ♪ >> reporter: not bedrock but a bedroom community near san francisco. modern stone-aged digs not owned by fred and wilma but by retired san francisco examiner publisher florence fang. >> i like to dream. >> reporter: she bought the pile for close to $3 million to entertain friends. but the property has been called a landscaping no-no by the town of hillsborough which says she didn't get the proper permits for her statutes. >> dare to dream. dare to challenge. dare to make changes. >> reporter: changes hillsborough calls a highly visible eyesore that fi

i don't need anything to be me i'm myself. >> reporter: he went to vaping rehab and hasn'tou gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> when we come back, we'll tell you about an nbc super star's new mission super star's new mission a super star's new mission star's new mission uperstar's ne wering a red maga hat and threatened him at a coffee shop. the price she )s now paying for her public tirade. and facebook friends exposed. the place hackers posted thousands of passwords for everyone to see. that )s next. right now at 6: he can see clearly n >>> finally tonight, he knew what it was like to be underrated and that's why nba star steph curry has a camp that's inspiring america here's joe fryer >> reporter: like an undervalued stock, these high school basketball players feel there' room to grow. >> i'm underrated and ready to play. >> a lot of people say i was overlooked or i wasn't really noticed in a crowd, and i'm here to make a difference >> reporter: they have come to a basketball camp part that's part of the underrated tour, launched by a player who was once in their sneakers, steph curry. >> hol

our gadi schwartz is there live tonight. gadi, what more can you tell us about this? >> yeah, good evening, lester. mourners out here are reacting to the news of that arrest. in fact, many of them are sharing some instagram video that shows the arrest of that suspected killer, eric holder. that video shows him being taken into custody about ten miles away from here. now lapd hoping that with this arrest they may be able to decrease some of the tension that's been felt here in south l.a. this is where that shooting happened, where they believe eric holder approached nipsey hussle right in front of his store, opened fire, shooting him in the head. this was also the scene of violence last night when mourners gathered together, a fight broke out. somebody pulled out a gun and there was a stampede. for now lapd allowing about 25 mourners in at a time to pay their respects. lester? >> gadi schwartz in los angeles with our update, thanks. >>> now to the investigation into the air disasters involving the boeing 737 max jets and new concerns raised about safety and the inspect

for the latest on what we know, here's gadi schwartz. gadi, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frances. we have new details in the killing of nipsey hussle. we nownow he was shot in the head right here in front of his clothing stor that's marathon right there. you see heds of people gathering here over the course of the last two days. a growing memorial at a stefront that w a crime scene. hundreds turning out to remember grammy nominated rapper nipsey hussle, gunned down i front of his south l.a. clothing store. police say the shooter is stim at large. right before the attack, the rapper tweeted, having strong enemies is a blessing. community leadersor calling people with information to come forward. >> break the code of silence. >> this e happensry day as a public safety problem here. there's people dying every day in. south l.a >> reporter: hustle never shied away from his past as part of the rolling 60s crips, describing what it was like growing up in south l.a. >> riding a bike through the hood, getting shot at. >> reporter: but

gadi schwartz is there with details on the search for a killer. >> reporter: today, a growing memorial at a store front that yesterday was a crime scene. hundreds turning out to remember grammy nominated rapper nipsey hussle gunned down in front of his south l.a. clothing store. police say the shooter is still at large. right before the attack the rapper tweeted having strong enemies is a blessing, community leaders calling for information to come forward. >> turn the murderer in. break the code of silence. >> this happens every day as a public safety problem here. there's people dying every day in south l.a. >> reporter: hussle never shied away from his past as part of the rolling 60s crips describing what it was like growing up in south l.a. >> riding a bike through the hood, getting shot at. >> reporter: but as an artist he set aside gang differences collaborating with members of the bloods. today he was scheduled to meet with leaders from lapd to talk about creating alternatives to gang violence. >> he started local businesses. he hired local people. he donated money to local eleme

>> gadi schwartz, thank you. >>> up next, those who serve, saluting an american hero.mash three bay area cities that could be connected. the hot merchandise these thieves are targeting. and women, sexually assaulted in cars that "weren )" their ubers. why they say, it )s still the company )s fault. the news is next. >>> in tonight's "those who serve," we honor a hero who served on two fronts, in new york city as a firefighter and as a marine in afghanistan, where he made the ultimate sacrifice. that's christopher slutman five years ago, receiving an award for inibfiter after rushing into a burning high-rise, crawling through flames to save an unconscious woman. >> chris is always a larger than life presence. he demanded a lot of respect because of his character, his moral courage. >> so it was no surprise he put his life on the line for others yet again, joining the marines, becoming a staff sergeant, then came that devastating news yesterday, that he was one of three u.s. service members killed in afghanistan by a powerful taliban bomb. >> christopher slutman, an amer

here's nbc's gadi schwartz. >> reporter: on trash days across the country a hidden crisis. new york to florida, oregon to pennsylvania, small cities and a growing number of states quietly sending mountains of recyclables straight to landfills. all after china stopped -- as part of a new anti-pollution campaign saying there was too much other trash mixed together. up to 25% of what we were sending was deemed unfit to recycle. not all is lost. one american city has become a world leader in reducing and reusing. san francisco. where we found recycling habits are taught early. >> where do we put plastic? in recycling, that's right. >> reporter: and here something as simple as a new paint job on a recycling truck is enough to light up little faces. >> so when kids see you driving by, what's their reaction? >> they get so excited to see the truck, start laughing. they want to get out. >> reporter: this is san francisco's main sorting facility, processing 400 million pounds of recycling every year. how important is it for people to clean out their recycling before they throw it aw

here's gadi schwartz. >> reporter: for a team of young volleyball players in fresno, california, it was a break from their regular routine. >> we don't run that bridge ever in my six years here, never did that and none of the sports do that. >> reporter: volleyball coach had his team go for a run over a bridge near their school but nothing prepared the boys for what we found there. >> we thought it was a girl from our school but it want. >> reporter: it was a woman hanging from this bridge by her arms more than 100 feet in the air. >> i reazed what was going on when her foot started dangling, after that we all ran down as a team to go tell her, coach. >> reporter: authorities say the 47-year-old woman had been trying to jump in an attempt to take her own life. a shocked coach elliott called nein. i said immediately go back up and get her attention, tell her her life matters, so for a whole ten minutes or so, they did not stop yelling and screaming telling her your life matters. >> she was like hanging. her feet were dangling off and she was really hard for her to pull herself up. >> rep

here is gadi schwartz. >> reporter: tonight a tr cloud of conersy over e-cigarettes, the fda callingsibiz es an emerging safety issue. kelly says her 15-year-old son luca had a seizure after a night of heavy vaping. >> we followed up with pediatrician, cardiologist, mb neurologist, we couldn't get anyone to listen to us when i told the was followed by jewelling. >> reporter: the fda is investigating 35 seizure cases telling lawmakers they are looking into whether other factors may be to blame. nt >> to be clear that we don't know yet if there is a direct relationship between the use of e-cigarettes and a risk of seizure. reporter: health officials are asking e cigarette users to report seizures immediately. they will monitor for evidence of safety issues and work corporatively with fda. e-cigarette use exploded with 3.6 million middle erchoolers and high schosaying they tried vaping in the past. >> reporter: teens like luc don't want to be addicted to be nicotine. >> i don't need that to be me. i don't need anything to be me. i'm myself. >> reporter: he went to vaping rehab and e-cig

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gadi schwartz, nbc news, snowbird, utah. >> wow, that is something else, that franky around just fort knowing he's helping save lives even better >> right. and looks cute while he's doing it. speaking of cute, some cute giraffes got to experience the wonders of spring for the first time. the brookfield zoo in chicago shared this video of three giraffes having a field day and soaking up the sun as they were given access to their outdoor habitat for the first time this season. i can't wait to get out in my outdoor habitat. >> no, i'm going to be running just like that as soon as we start feeling like spring with these temperatures. can't wait. >> thanks for watching. i'm marlie hall. >> i'm frances rivera. it's april fools it )s april foy april 1st, 2019. >>> a good morning to you. 4:40. happy friday. haha. april fool's. today is april 1st. take a look at the beautiful bay bridge. no joke about that. this is today in the bay. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia washington. it is early a monday morning. vianey is in for kari. >> we have activity on our radar. tracking incoming ra

nbc's gadi schwartz now has late details. hi >> reporter: t evening, a disturbing innd to the search for a missg 5-year-old in crystal lake, illinois. a.j. freund's body found in a shallow grave and his parents charged with murder. >> the cause of death is unknown and will be t determined alater date. >> reporter: investigators say the boy's parents, joann cunningham and andrew freund had reporting 9im missing last week in a call. >> i have no idea where he would be. >> reporter: for days an all out search, in their community, reporters pressing freund about his cooperation. >> i just want my son to come me, okay? thank you guys. >> reporter: are you cooperating with the police? >> absolutely. i spent hours with them yesterday. you guys know that. >> reporter: a.j. was placed in foster care rn when he was boith opiates in his system in 2013 and two years later he was returned to his parents' custody. last year the family was investigated for child neglect but later cleared. >> nobody was going to sleep and nobody will sleep u

gadi schwartz is there. >> reporter: today a growing memorial at a store front that yesterday was a crime scene. hundreds turning out to remember nipsey ihussle gunned down front of his south l.a. clothing store. police say the shooter is still at large right before the attack the rapper tweeted having strong enemies is a blessing. community leaders calling for people orith information to comerd. >> turn the murderer in. break the code of silence. >> this happens every feday as a public problem here, there is people dying every day in south l.a. >> reporter: hussle never shied away from his past as the rolling 60s crips. describing what it was like growing up in south l.a. >> riding your bike through the hood and getting shot at. >> reporter: as an , he sat that aside collaborating with members of another group. today he was scheduled to meet with leaders from lapd ttalk about alternatives to gang violence. >> he started local businesses and hired local people and donated money to local elementary schools. >> reporter: hussle pouring money into programs for teens to learn science, technol

nbc's gadi schwartz takes a closer look at the cost to fill up you >> reporter: as the temperatures rise, prices do too. this spring, filling up is costing more than usual. in some places already topping $5 a gallon. th highest in over three years. the most expensive here in california. where g prices range from $3. $3.99 to $4.19 and $4.29 all on the same street. >> we have toin the lottery. only way to keep up. >> reporter: coast to coast average prices jumping 25 cents. ndd pennsylvania $2.89 and washington $3.28 a there is no slowdown in sight. >> we don't know how long the prices will remain or how much higher they will go. >> reporter: some regions paying more because of recent flooding in the midwest i waed out corn crops the key ingredient in ethanol. in california tracing back to outas at oil refineries. best way to save, buy your gas on monday. don't wait until the end of the week when stations hike up prices ahead of the weekend travel. >> that was nbc's gadi schwartz reporting. >>> today a new option for commuters available in northern virginia on the ride is testing a double

. >> and as gadi schwartz reports, many of the users were young adults. >> reporter: they come in all shapes and sizes. e-cigarettes could be as discrete as a flash drive. but this morning newer concerns he popular products. the food and drug administration announng they will investigate a possible link between vaping and seizures. is after theda revealed since 2010 they've received 35 reports of seizures among teenager using e-cigarettes. the fda writing we have reports indicating that some people who use e-cigarettes, youth and young adults, are experienciniz es following the use and the fda increasing scrutiny on the booming industry. one company saying in part they will vigilantlyonitor for any safety issues and work with fda to combat youth according to the cdc, 3.5 million middle school and high school students reported vaping in 2018, more than ten times the number o teen users in 2011. last year the fda limited the males of flavored products to try to keep tut of the hands of teenagers. luca was a 14-year-old freshman when he startedng u e-cigarettes he quickly became addicted

nbc gadi schwartz joins pl s me the latest.nvestigation and what nipsey hussle meant to his community. >> reporter: unfortunately we don't have a detailed distribution of the suspect in this killing even though it happened in broad daylight in front of nipsey's store. immediately after the shooting we're told a shooting that killed nipsey hussle and hit two others the gunman may have run away to possibly a car driven by somebody else but so far police have not confirmed those details. they have only said that this appears to be a possibly gang related, without elaborating saying they are interviewing witnesses and reviewing video from nearby surveillance cameras. hussle grew up in south l.a. came up as a rapper. surrounded by crime. surrounded by gangs and didn't shy away from some of his history. he says, he had said that he was affiliated with the rolling 60s crips. a large street gang. one of the biggest street gangs here in los angeles but also was one to preach against gang violence and one to collaborate with artists that

here is gadi schwartz. e >> reporter: it's th and he just hit 10,000 steps.s the hea d of the pact of fitbit weari ployees and their boss is keeping track. >> if i see somebody that dropped off, i'll call them and say what's wrong with your activity? pick it up. get going. >> reporter: this is the brave world of companies tracki their employee's exercise. it tracks yo steps, calories you burn and heart rate and monitoring how well you sleep. the chief networking officer say it's a way he motivates his employees. >> you're number six, i'm number two. everyone that signed on and wears one is very competitive. >> reporter: and big health insurance companies are teaming up with busisses like his are offering free devices and cash inntives. >> i make a little bit of money with the ogram. >> reporter: the idea is to save money in the long run if people stay fit. iv>> i stay more acte and pay attention to my health a little more. >> reporter: privacy advocates say this is a slippery slope. most compani say this is voluntary. >> i don't know how this is voluntary. we

that's gadi schwartz. he is 33 stories up. >> i can't even look. i, hi. women repelling down high-rises to inspect the city's skyscrapers. just ahead, their daredevil work and it's inspiring young girls to reach new heights as well. >> gadi schwartz always goes above and beyond. >>> a check of the morning's headlines. new developments in shangri-la's easter sunday bomb attacks. shangri-la's defense minister said today that he believes the bombings were retaliation for a recent attack on mosques in new zealand. he said those bombings which killed more than 300 people were carried out by a radical islamist group. four americans died. several other citizens were injured. >>> a small plane crash in central texas killing all six people on board. faa officials say the plane went down as it was preparing to land. the wreckage is located about six miles from the kerrville airport. the plane took off from houston earlier in the day. the ntsb is investigating the cause of that crash. >>> there is a new alert from the cdc this morning as the number of measles

nbc's gadi schwartz on how they were found alive. >> reporter: tonight, a tale osurvival from the wildsa's highest mountains. >> we lost the trail. d >> reporter: eric his girlfriend gabrielle wallace went ay missing saturd while hiking in the snowy mountains. >> we trieto descend through a valley but cht was more treaous. >> reporter: for five days, volunteers scoured 30 square miles of rough terrain finding footprints and sending a chopper to look and spotting a fire and the couple. eric and gabrielle veteran hikers found themselves fighting for survival in eereacherous terrain and ng temperatures. te> rationed our food. drank r through a life straw and kept as warm as possle. >> reporter: neither were seriously hurt. >>e're both perfectly fine. >> reporter: safe from a hike that took a bad turn and couple glad to be home. >>> up next, entertainment or eyesore? the feud over the flinstones house. for another 150 years. ♪ to inspire confidence through style. ♪ i'm working to make connections of a different kind. ♪ i'm working for beauty that begins with nature. ♪ to treat every car lik

gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> storms batter texas and louisiana with damaging winds, hail, and the threat of flash floods and tornadoes. sadly, there is now turned deadly. a mom and two kids were swept away in raging floodwaters. that storm is pushing to the east with much of the gulf coast from louisiana to florida at risk tomorrow. >>> we turn now to the growing firestorm in washington. president trump vowing this evening to fight what he says are partisan investigations by democrats, in the wake of the mueller report. our hallie jackson has details. >> reporter: from the president, a subpoena stonewall. >> we're fighting all the subpoenas. look, these aren't like impartial people. the democrats are trying to win 2020. the only way they can luck out is by constantly going after me on nonsense. >> reporter: so why not cooperate with house democrats' investigations? because, the president argues, his white house has already cooperated plenty with robert mueller's. >> they checked my financials and they checked my taxes, i assume. it was the mos thorough investigation probably in the histo

that'swnur o gadi schwartz and is 33 stories up. but can't even look, luckily he will. ntroduce us to the women who are rappelling down high-rises just like that one to inspect the city's skyscrapers. just ahead, their daredevil work and this inspiration to young girls. >> he always goes above and beyond. >> literally today. >>> first a check of the morning's headlines. w information in the sri lanka bombings. it's believed it was retaliation for me bombings in movks in new zealand. four americans were among those who died inexplosion. several other u.s. citizens were injured. >>> a small plane crashed monday killing x people on board. e twin engine plane went down as it was preparing to land. the wreckage isat loc about six miles from the airport. the plane took h off fromston earlier in this day. the ntsb is investigating e of . >>> there is a new alert from he cdc as the cases of the measles is approachi ining leves not seen in years. a vast maj cases have been in new york city and rockland mocounty. of them have been unvaccinated people in orthodox jewish communities

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details, the fda is looking into whether ecigarettes are related to seizures, the "today" show gadi schwartzing into a possibility of a connection this morning. >> reporter: good morning, a new investigation into ecigarettes. this one from the fda who says they are looking into whether they may cause seizures. they brought this to law maker's attention after 35 cases after using ecigarettes in the last ten years. they're not saying there is a direct correlation only they are beginning to investigate. they are also asking people that smoke ecigarettes that have seizures to contact them, let them know about their cases, all of this as we talk to one 15-year-old who said le had a seizure after a heavy night of vaping. you will hear his story on the "today" show. back to you guys. >>> now to a conversation online. >> it shows a woman encourageing a child to steal a package from someone's doorstep this happened in albuquerque. footage from the victim's home security camera. the woman and child actually live in the neighborhood. the victim says he plans to file a police report. if you wander, an a

good morning, gadi schwartz. >> reporter: good morning, that woman admitted she was trying to take herayers inno fres, california, it was a break from their regular routine. >> we don't run that bridge ever, in my six years here, never did that. and none of the sports that we've done report. volleyball coach murray elliot had his team g for a run over the bridge near theirschool. nothing prepared the boys within they got there. >> we thought it was a girl from our school, it tesn't. >> rep it was a woman hanging from the bridge with her arms more than 100 feet in the air. >> i realized what was going on when her foot started dgling. after that, we all run down as a team to go tell our coach. >> reporter: the youth say the 47-year-old woman was trying to jump to take her life. the coach said call 911. >> i said immediately, go up, get her attention, tell her, her life matters, so for a whole ten minutes or so, they did not stop yelling, screaming, telling her, your life matters. >> she was hanging, her feet were dangling off, it was hard to pull herself up. reporter: they did what they

the whole thing has become too expensive due in part with our trade war with china, nbc news' gadi schwartzalize how bad of a job we do before we throw the o recycling inthe bins. to learn that china is no longer taking our trash, we head to san francisco, leaders all over the world are visiting to relearn how to reduce and reuse. on trash days across thetr coun a heating crisis, new york to florida, oering to pennsylvania, small cities in a growing number of states quietly sending mountains of recyclables straight to landfills, all after china stopped most reshricyg as an anti-complugs campaign saying there was too much trash combined together, up to 25% was deemed unfit to recycle. not all is lost. one city is a world leader if reducing and re-using. san francisco. where we found recycling habits are taught early. >> where do we put our hard plastic? >> in recycling. that's right. >> reporter: here something as simple as a new paint job on a recycling job is enough to light up little faces. so when kids see you drivingby, what's their reaction interest. >> they get so excited. they want t

but first, nbc's gadi schwartz has details on this. good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. have ed in popularity. efforts already underway to keep them out of the hands of kids. now those devices areacing a w set of heat. they come in all shapes and sizes. e-cigarettes can be as discreet as a flash drive. but this morning, new con the fda announclg they w investigate a possible link between vapin and seizures. this since 2010 they've received 35 reports of seizures among teenagers using e-cigarettes. fda writing, we have reports indicating that so people who use e-cigarettes especially youth and young adults are experienci seizures following their use. one e-cigarette company saying inpart, the will vigilantly monitor for any evidence of safety issues and work cooperatively with fda as we continue to combat youth usage. 3.5 million m sdleool and high school students reported vaiping in 2019. more than ten time this numrs 2011. just last year, the fda limited the sale of fvored products. luka was a freshman when he started using e-cigarettes and quickly became addicted. >> w

gadi schwartz has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. social media exploded as fans from around the country expressed their grief. overnight, an emotional outpouring for grammy-nominated artist nipsey hussle. later dying at a hospital. the shooting happening in broad daylight with two other men also hit sunday afternoon, as the gunman is still out there. hussle grew up in south l.a. he had spoken publicly about his association with the crips. the rapper tweeting, having strong enemies a blessing. as news of the rapper's death spread online, many took to social media. john legend writing, rest in peace, nipsey. he was so gifted, so proud of his home, so invested in his community. utterly stunned that he's gone so soon. steph curry reacting too the news. >> i got to know him as a person and what he stood for and his message. ♪ >> reporter: the rapper earned his first grammy nomination this year for his album "victory lap." recording with snoop dogg and kendrick lamar. >> to make music that speaks to opportunities and speak to inspiring. >>

first, gadi schwartz is in los angeles with the details. >> reporter: e-cigarettes have exploded in popularityeady underway to keep them out of the hands of kids. now the fda's latest investigation, those devices are facing a new set of heat. they come in all shapes and sizes. this morning, new concerns over the popular products. the food and drug administration announcing they'll investigation a possible link between vaping and seizures. this after the fda revealed since 2010 they've received 35 reports of seizures among teenagers using e-cigarettes. the fda writing we have reports that some people use these cigarettes are experiencing seizures following their use. the fda's announcement increasing scrutiny on the booming industry. one company saying in part, they'll vigilantly monitor for safety issues and work cooperately wicooperatwith the fda. 3.5 million middle and high school students reported vaping. just last year, the fda limited the sales of flavored products to keep them out of the hands of teenager. luca caner was a 14-year-old freshman when he started using e-cigarettes and he qu

gadi schwartz has the lat t thrning. good morning. >> reporter: that's right. officials say 1jupeople were d in the chaos. some critically overnight. the lapd also releasing a photo of the man who they believe may have ended hussle's life. hundreds gathered outside the store where belov raphussle was. but mourners were sent running that left five people in critical condition. a short time later the lapd s releasing t photo of a suspect in hussle's murder. police asking anyone with information about thean eric holder to come forward. this videoea a to show the shooting and the gunman leaving the scene. police have not commented on the video which has not beenfi ve by nbc news. lapd chief michael moore says he believes the shoer knew hussle. >> this was not a chance encounter. ♪ i had a vision nobody else could see ♪ >> reporter: before his career took off, he spent years hustling selling socks and t-shir t-shirts. from a young age, he spoke about his goals including inves ng in real estate. >> invest in some assets. >> reporter: he made those dreams a reality no

gadi schwartz joins us with how social media could be faking all of us out.give you an inside look at the fake reviews like sites ndke facebook a yelp. but there could be thousand more fakes on others. fake likes, fake friends,ake followers, even fake views. and this is what's behind it. rooms of phones operated bypl actual peo cashing in on all those clicks and the whole operation known as a click farm. this morning i'm about to show you what that looks like and how they can boost some social media accounts. from instagrs account with thousands of likes and ffollowers, toebook posts that go viral overnight. ever wonder if it's actually legit and what could be behind those crazy spikes? enteor theld of click farms. undercover operations where actual people t are paid monitor hundreds of phones clicking on posts, following, accountsiking photos, and watching videos all to drive up fake traffic. >> this is really easy. i mean, this is unskilledlabor. you could train a monkey to do this. and the cost, you're paying people pennies on theo dollar t perform these t

gadi schwartz has this story. >> good morning.e managed to talk her down from the edge. >> reporter: for a team of young volleyball players in fresno, california, a break from the regular routine. >> we don't run that bridge ever. in my six years here, never did that. and none of the sports that we have done. >> reporter: volleyball coach murray elliott had his team go for a run over a bridge near their school. nothing prepared the boys for what they found there. >> we thought it was a girl from our school. >> reporter: it was a woman hanging by her arms more mthan 100 feet in the air. >> i realized what was going on when her foot started dangling. then we ran down as a team to go tell our coach. >> reporter: the 47-year-old woman had been trying to jump in an attempt to take her life. a shocked coach elliott called 911. >> i said immediately, go back up and get her attention, tell her her life matters. for a whole ten minutes or so they did not stop yelling, screaming, telling harrier life matters. >> it was hard to pull herself

nbc's gadi schwartz is here with more on that. good morning. >> good morning. we headed to san francisco on trash days across the country, a hidden crisis. new york to florida, oregon to pennsylvania, small cities in a growing number of states quietly sending mountains of recyclables straight to landfills. all after china stopped importing most recycling from the u.s. as part of a new anti-pollution campaign saying there was too much trash mixed together. 25% of what we were sending was deemed unfit to recycle. not all is lost. one american city is a world leader in reducing and reusing. san francisco. we found recycling habits are taught early. >> where do we put our hard plastic? recycling, that's right. >> reporter: and here something as simple as a new paint job on a recycling truck is enough to light up little faces. >> when kids see you driving by, what's the reaction? >> they get so excited to see the truck, start laughing. they want to take a picture with it. >> reporter: this is san francisco's main sorting facility, processing 400 million pounds of re

gadi schwartz has more. good morning. >> willie, officials say 19 people were injured in the chaos, some critically. overnight, the lapd also releasing a photo of the man they believe may have ended hussle's life. m igniting a stampede that left 25 injured, including 5 in critical condition. a short time later, the lapd releasing this photo of a suspect in hussle's murder, asking anyone with information about the man, eric holder, to come forward. tmz also posting surveillance video that appeared to show hussle's shooting and the gunman leaving the scene. police have not commented on the video, which has not been verified by nbc news. lapd chief michael moore says he believes the shooter knew him. >> this is not a chance encounter. ♪ i had a vision that nobody else could see ♪ >> reporter: before his music career took off, hussle spent years hustling, selling socks and t-shirts on the same streets he'd later showcase in his music videos. from a young age, he spoke about his goals, including investing in real