nbc's gadi schwartz on the internal struggle the teachers face. >> reporter: at a sheriff department training center in utah, schoolteachers are being taught how to shoot to kill an active shooter and around a corner, brenda has just spotted her target. >> can i shoot this? >> yeah. [ gunshots ] >> one more. put it in the head [ gunshots ] >> good. >> you're shaking. >> yeah, still you see, a gunman with a young child. you know, this has got to count. >> if there was a student that brought a gun to school and a student you possibly knew, would you be able to stop him >> that's a really loaded question. it would be tough. it would be heartbreaking but just think of what -- how it would alter life if you didn't do something. >> reporter: so far at least nine states including utah allow guns in schools as long as they are secured and concealed. one of the fears has to be there is going to be an accidental discharge in the school, right? it could happen. the guns are in the school. >> reporter: already there. >> they are there. if we're going to do it, we need to help them prepare for it

here is gadi schwartz. >> reporter: it's one small step for man, one giant leap for cookie kind. in addition to the high-tech science experiments aboard the i.s.s. for the first time, astronauts can bake thanks to these two scientists. >> spaces will become more delicious. >> reporter: their creation can be described as a high-tech easy bake oven. for years, most food is straight out of a freeze dried bag. from thanksgiving. >> we got everything from turkey to candied yams to stuffing. >> reporter: to pizza night because of pretty important missing ingredients.rtcookie do flour, sugar, eggs, maybe chocolate chips but turns out gravity is just as crucial. >> we have no idea how the cookies will bake up they could be a spear. the chocolate chips could drift. nobody knows. >> reporter: astronauts get ready to boldly bake where no cookie has been baked before gadi schwartz, nbc news, planet earth. >> nice assignment that's "nightly news" for tonight. i'm savannah guthrie, see you tomorrow on "today." from all of us at nbc news, good >>> i saw the headlights and i saw him. and it was

gadi schwartz, nbc news, mountain view, arkansas. >>> and just ahead, the harrowing fall and dramatic rescue in yosemite how a top climber managed to survive. we'll hear from her. >>> also, the price you pay. where to find the best deals before black friday. >>> we're back with the dramatic fall and rescue of an american climber as she was attempting a record feat in yosemite. tonight, she's sharing her harrowing story. here is miguel almaguer. >> reporter: the cliffside rescue unfolded in the shadow of el capitan emily harrington surviving a four-story fall off the mountain battered and bruised, but incredibly escaping a serious injury >> i hit a few things on the way down, but the rope caught me my gear caught me. >> reporter: a climbing champion whose feat includes summiting everest, she set out to climb one of the most challenging routes on el cap in a single day. she was scaling the 3600 foot wall with alex honnold, who made history during his free solo using no rope or harness to scale the yosemite mountain. after harrington's fall in freezing temperatures, he stabilized her spi

gadi schwartz visited one company proud to make its products in america but worried about the future. >> reporter: as the sun comes up in mountain view, arkansas it's already ringing. >> we have 100,000 square feet. >> reporter: this is a family business in the foothills of the ozarks with 40 employees and 12 master blacksmiths and father and son owners of the stone county iron works that say business is booming. >> in this area, we have workstations for every one of our blacksmiths. >> reporter: it's one of the largest of its kind in the country, and they are bent on making everything right here in america. >> what we do in particular hand making everything, it's kind of has to be here. >> our model doesn't work in china or somewhere else. >> reporter: the massiveees r un houston's holiday display, the biggest order the bakers have ever seen. how do you see the economy right now? >> fantastic we couldn't ask for better. >> reporter: even here among the forges of arkansas, they are feeling the effects from this trade war with china. >> when the tariffs were announced, within a matter

it was good. >> reporter: gadi schwartz, nbc news.oronto. >> happy birthday, kade that's "nightly news." thanks for watching, everyone and good night. ♪ you probably think you are better now ♪ ♪ you only say that because i'm not around ♪ ♪ you know i never meant to let you down ♪ ♪ i would have gave you everything ♪ ♪ i would've given you anything ♪ ♪ i did not believe it would end all ♪ ♪ everything came second to the benzo ♪ ♪ you're not even speaking to my friends though ♪ ♪ you knew all my uncles and my aunts though ♪ ♪ and i'm rolling, rolling ♪ drinking handy and i'm trying to forget ♪ ♪ i just can't get you out of my head ♪ ♪ you probably think you are better now ♪ ♪ you only say that because i'm not around ♪ ♪ you know i never meant to let you down ♪ ♪ would've gave you anything ♪ would've gave you everything ♪ you only say that i'm better now ♪ ♪ i only say that because you're not around ♪ ♪ you know i never meant to let you down ♪ ♪ would've gave you anything mama would've gave you everything ♪ ♪ and i'm rolling, rolling, ro

it was good. >> reporter: gadi schwartz, nbc news. >> toronto. >> happy birthday, kade that's "nightlyanks for watching, everyone and good night. >>> right now at 6:00, the daca debate being debated in the nation's highest court rallies across the bay area and a message from a grammy award winning band in the south bay. >>> plus a disturbing attack leaves a neighborhood rattled. >>> first they're shedding new light on what happened at a deadly halloween house party. what we're learning from police dispatch logs about the police department response that night. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang in for raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. we're going to get to that story in a moment. but we'll begin with a dramatic story, the video you're about to see will make you gasp. a violent exchange caught on camera has left an antioch neighborhood on edge. >> what you're watching is the verbal altercation that led to one driver ramming his car into another. we want to warn you, some of you might find this video disturbing. nbc bay area jodi her

one >> and they hope their unity and diversity will help fill all of us with more holiday cheer gadi schwartzc news, new york. >>> and we are very lucky to have the rockettes as our across the street neighbors at rock center happy holidays to all of you thanks for coming out. that is nightly news for this friday i'm lester holt. for alof us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ keep my glass full until morning light, 'cause i'm just holding on for tonight ♪ holding on for tonight ♪ ♪ on for tonight ♪ but i'm holding on for dear life, won't look down, won't open my eyes ♪ ♪ keep my glass full until morning light, 'cause i'm just holding on for tonight ♪ ♪ on for tonight ♪ on for tonight [cheers and applause] >> kelly: that's a good song. [cheers and applause] thank you! all right, y'all, welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! it's friday, everybody, all right. i start every episode with an audience song request so let's find out who asked me to sing one of the hardest songs to sing in hannah?

they look to me as the person that's going to keep them safe. >> reporter: gadi schwartz, nbc news, utah. >> that is a terrifying reality. >> yeah, to have to think about something like that and train for something we never want to see. >>> all right. let's get a check with our weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. good morning. >> good morning. a couple of trouble spots in new england. the new york state threw wuway,s of heavy rain, sleet and freeing rain in spots. we're seeing snow throughout the c catskills. here is the timing on all of this the higher elevations especially the adirondacks and the berkshires we're done central new england this afternoon this isn't a big snow event, but a highest of elevations could ges top a lot of the roads remain wet. accumulation on the trees and the cars the exceptio if you want great weather today, florida's looking great so is texas, san antonio to dallas, mid-70s. if we're goingve a damaging weather in the next co o up. >> coming up next. thanks, bill. >>> in in kylie cosmetics for a whopping $600 million. this gives cover girl and other

nbc's gadi schwartz tells us what's up with that. >> 3, 2, 1 >> reporter: it's one small step for man. now in addition to all the high-tech science experiments aboard the iss for the, astrona these two scientists >> they're delicious >> reporter: the creation can be best be described as a oven. for years most food had come straight out of a freeze dried bag. from thanksgiving. >> we have everything from turkey to candied yams to stuffing >> reporter: to pizza night. as ball of some pretty important missing ingredients. think about it, here on earth cookie dough is really just some flour, some sugar, some eggs, maybe chocolate chips. but it turns out gravity is just as crucial >> we have no idea how the cookies will bake up they could bake into a sphere. the chocolate chips could drift. no one knows >> reporter: a new era of space food on the horizon as astronauts get rid i to bake where no cookie has been baked before ga gadi schwartz, nbc news. >> you h lovtoe it top of the priority list wine and cookies in space. >> they know what's up i love it. >> mattel had in crystals. >> mattel

. >> two big stad sandra fighting back against scammers here's nbc's gadi schwartz >> reporter:biggest by sandra bullock and ellen degeneres for unauthorized use of their names and likenesses. scammers online change company names so quickly it's not even clear who they are named in a current lawsuit as john does 1 through 100. it's the scheme that's plagued the internet for years even savannah guthrie using a fake ad claiming she was leaving the today show to start her own skin caroline when we tried to get to the bottom of who is behind those ads, we found dead end after dead end >> there is no manager okay, we're trying to figure out why there are fake advertisements selling your product under the names of severa d you're not in a positiondenerg for better luck when they take their fight from thet to the court. if you see an ad featuring your favorite celebrity, does to make sure it is legit if you do fall victim, report it to the better business bureau. >> thanks to gadi schwartz for that report. >> it can easily be deceived in more ways than one now an update on cookies that are ou

. >> gadi schwartz joins teachers for an exercise taught by the utah county sheriff's office.ore this class, some of these teachers have never even picked up a gun. >> reporter: in a shooting training center in utah, the sound of gunshots means class is in session. but these aren't police. they're school teachers and faculty being taught to stop and kill an active shooter. around the corner, brenda has just spotted her target. >> can i shoot this? >> yeah. >> one more. put it in the head. good. what do you think? >> that was exhilarating kind of nerve-racking. >> you're shaking a little bit. >> yeah. so, you don't know what to expect. you fwhawalk in and you see a gn with a young child. you know this has got to count. >> if there was a student that brought a gun to school that you possibly knew, would you be able to stop him with a gun? >> that's a really loaded question. and i think depending -- it would be tough. it would be heartbreaking but think about how it would alter life if you didn't do something. >> reporter: but as radical as all of this might seem under utah state

wants to make sure that the people who are carrying in the schools are comfortable with guns. >> gadi schwartzng story there. thank you, gadi. >>> one presidential historian who correctly predicted president trump's election and several before that now has a few things to say about his impeachment. why this week's public testimony in the impeachment inquiry could be a game changer. timony in the impeachment inquiry could be a game changer. you're turning 65 soon? yep. and you're retiring at 67? that's the plan! it's also a great time to learn about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. here's why...medicare part b doesn't pay for everything. this part is up to you. a medicare supplement plan helps pay for some of what medicare doesn't. call unitedhealthcare insurance company today to request this free decision guide. and learn about the only medicare supplement plans endorsed by aarp. selected for meeting their high standards of quality and service. this type of plan lets you say "yes" to any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients

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joining us now gadi schwartz.ation where you are, the winds are down but the fires are still burning. >> you can see wind gusts just a little bit. we just checked there about 10 to 12 miles per hour. this is the worst it is going to be all day. i am going to show you what happens wind gusts of 10 to 12 miles per hour. it is still not extreme fire behavior. you got some punking is what they call it here. a little bit of a flare up. mostly it is smoke up in the ridges. these are the types of fires that firefighters say are some what manageable when it comes to containme containment. they don't have the containment number yet. they have apparatus all around it and structure protection in most of these homes. you can see what burned over night. you can see below this black line, you got this green stuff, those are avocado trees and citrus trees, these homes are apart of this country club area. it is tso scary for all the people who lived down in the area looking up the ridges. today things are looking pretty good. thi

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threatening some of the produce much of the nation consumes as officials warn flames aren't slowdo nbc's gadi schwartz is in the fire zone. >> reporter: just when they thought the worst was over, a new inferno overnight, 90 minutes west of los angeles. the maria fire sparking a wall of flames, forcing 8,000 to flee their homes. >> it just started, a very small corner then within minutes, it just expanded really quickly. >> reporter: from a distance, the time lapse capturing what looked like a blow torch across the hillside as wind fueled the flames, critical aerial assaults temporarily grounded due to unauthorized drones. the fire department tweeting "if you fly, we can't. so far, the fire destroying 9,000 acres. >> very frightening and humbling to know that your home can be destroyed and everything gone. >> reporter: out here, it's not just about protecting people's property and protecting people's homes. it's about protecting agriculture. we're seeing these dramatic water drops, and they are defending what is a lemon orchard. this lemon orchard is a major driver in this economy hundreds of millions

stores, ellen degeneres and sandra bullock teaming up and fighting back against scammers here's gadi schwartz >> reporter: tonight some of hollywood's biggest stars taking on scammers using the names of celebrities to sell things like makeup online, in and out targets of a new lawsuit filed by sandra bullock and ellen degeneres for the unauthorized use of their names and likenesses but the problem is scammers online change company names so quickly it's not even clear who they are named in the current lawsuit as john does through 100. it's the kind of scheme that's plagued the internet for years. even nbc's own savannah guthrie used in a fake ad claiming she was leaving the "today" show to start a skincare line. we found dead end after dead end >> we're trying to figure out why there are fake advertisements selling your product under the names of several recognizable celebrities. so you're a customer service agent and you're not in a position to answer that because you're not aware of that. >> reporter: now degeneres and bullock are hoping for better luck as they take their fight to court if y

here's gadi schwartz ♪ >> reporter: at radio city music hall, these are the sights and sounds that meanhe holidays are finally here even without the crowds, looking out from where the rockettes stand side by side every night can be breath taking so this is your office, huh? >> yes this is work for us. >> reporter: and with the rockettes, with all backgrounds an 18-year-old is the youngest. >> i pinch myself a little bit that i get to do this. >> reporter: the excitement continues for nicole baker who is hoping to inspire working moms >> i am a mom of four. there are seven rockette moms this year. >> reporter: wow and for the first time, sidney, a dancer born without a hand, beating out thousands to earn her spot, on stage, in distinguishable from the others, unless you're a sharp-eyed little girl who is also missing a limb. >> one of girls looked up at her mom and said i'm going to be a rockette when i'm older and that like broke me. >> reporter: it is easy to get emotional surrounded by rockettes and impossibly not to feel included even if you're a clumsy correspondent trying out some

gadi schwartz has that story. >> reporter: they look like an atm repair crew, criminals dressed as technicians to give them control over the machines. >> it's brazen in broad daylight in front of hundreds of people. >> reporter: the high-tech heists are turning to security re systems are being hacked so quickly. that atm crime and fraud does cost the banking industry and financial services industry bils dollars per year a hacker takes control of an atm. it's a matter of sending out a bag man to pull out hands full of cash using any card with a magnetic strip. >> they can send a street thug to collect the money. >> reporter: the operations are so sophisticated, masterminds are setting up training camps in other countries. >> we believe some training facilities are in south and central america. >> reporter: even though the targets of these crimes are banks, billions in losses could mean higher fees for customers. some of them are made to offset fraud.toght for uber. the ride sharing giant announcing plans to option to record theirthe comp >> reporter: among the 15 million uber trips each day, a

gadi schwartz joins us with more. >> reporter: overnight a new inferno exploding in southern california. within hours the maria fire burning more than 7,000 acres near santa paula prompting the evacuation of 8,000 people. hundreds of firefighters back on the frontlines after a week of relentless conditions: on both ends of the state attacking on the ground and air and building containment lines to keep the flames from tearing through thousands of home and at the kincade fire burned an area twice the size of miami for one local group of firefighters from the town of windsor, this fight was a chance for redemption. this week for 36 hours straight they worked to protect the community they were unable to save two years ago when the tubbs fire burned down 3,000 houses. including some of their own. >> we lost the whole area behind us. that is what was huge and when this fire came through, everybody came all hands on deck. >> reporter: for now the fire lines are holding. the winds finally subsiding but what is created conditions so dangerous they've been given a new name from the national weat

. >> gadi schwartz from the aquarium. >> reporter: we are at the monterey bay aquarium which you knoware going to take you inside of a program that has to do with sea otters rescued as pups brought here and nursed back to health not just by some very, very loving researchers here but by some special sea otter foster moms. then they are taken back into the wild. they are released into the bay. we'll take you along for the journey. that's up next. >> very cool. i hope my kids are watching that. i want the job where you tickle their bellies. a great aquarium. >>> today if you want to head out. >> it's going to be a great day. most people as they head out this morning are not seeing the sunrise. i'm going to take you above the clouds, your little treat. >> beautiful. >> this is watching from san bruno mountain above the fog. such a beautiful sun rise. now let's go below the clouds. a look at san rafael and we can barely see anything because of the fog. this is the reason we have a dense fog advisory in effect from san rafael and over to napa and our visibility cut down to a quarter of a m

nbc's gadi schwartz has the latest. >> reporter: over the weekend we saw so many family members packing up everything they had and heading for the united states. many of them expected to move here to arizona. so many of those family members now living in fear, and some of them believe they may have been targeted by a cartel. over the weekend, a final emotional good-bye, 31-year-old christina langford johnson laid to rest surrounded by her devastated family. the mother of five, one of nine victims murdered. christina's white suv on the side of a highway, with bullet holes riddling the windshield. her 7-month-old baby faith found inside her car seat miraculously surviving the attack but as details of the brutal killings come to light, there are new questions about whether the family was targeted by assassins working for drug cartels. >> nita and four of my grandchildren are burnt. >> one family member saying one of the women killed in the attack was shot in the chest at point-blank range. >> it isn't an accident that they drove up and got in the middle of something. this was 100% intentio

nbc's gadi schwartz joins us with more on this. hey, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda, just as firefighters thought they had everything under control, this blaze breaks out in the hills of santo paulo. it is starting to die down, but right now it is all when protecting those homes. overnight it prompted the evacuation of nearly 8,000 people. hundreds of firefighters back on the front lines after a week relentless conditions. on both ends of the state crews attacking the flames on the ground and from the air dropping fire retar dant and water and trying to keep the flames from thousands of homes. and in the kincade fire, for one local group of firefighters, this was a chance ice for redemption. this week for 36 hours straight they worked to protect a community they were unable to save two years ago when the tubs fire burned down 3,000 houses including some of their own. >> we lost the whole area behind us. that was huge this time when this fire came through, everybody came, all hands on deck. >> reporter: for now their

though, with krispy kreme but this morning there appears to be a sweet ending to this one nbc's gadi schwartzr: good morning, hoda. krispy kreme hasn't had a presence in minnesota in at least a decade, that is until about six months ago when a 21-year-old college student had an idea, when the popular franchise at first wasn't too sure about >> there's no other doughnut that compares, the glaze, the taste, everything about it, delicious. >> reporter: jason gonzalez loves krispy kreme but he and his fellow minnesotans haven't had a store in his state in 11 years. >> we used to go when i was little. >> reporter: the closest shops are in nebraska and iowa, and six months ago, gonzalez, a 21-year-old college student and soccer coach had an excuse to make the four hour trek. >> we had a huge iowa tournament, and being a krispy kreme fanatic, i knew there was going to be a krispy kreme in iowa i listed a facebook post on the marketplace saying, hey, if you want some krispy kremes, let me know >> reporter: it was a huge hit with over 300 replies, the young entrepreneur was soon rolling in the dough.