halley jackson, nbc news, los angeles. >>> still ahead tonight, periscope and all the ways to live stream your life. i'm doing it right now. if you want to see what's going on behind the scenes during a commercial break, but there's other big concerns that go along with it and we'll take a look at those when we come back. >>> later, a young girl surrounded by violence and heartbreak half a world away and a "nightly news" viewer who saw her story on this broadcast, then did something amazing to change her life. we will be back. >>> tonight, we are taking a closer look at something that happened over the weekend that may prove to be one of those critical moments when technology suddenly upends the world as we know it, in this case, the world of entertainment and sports. the event was the richest boxing match of all time in las vegas which millions of people paid big money to watch on tv, but it turns out a lot of people saw it for free, thanks to new technology that is raising a whole host of concerns. nbc's tom costello takes a look. >> reporter: if the mayweather/pacquiao match didn't qui

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here's nbc's halley jackson. >> reporter: it's the end of an era. >> who are you?e new girl. >> reporter: not just the one popularized by "mad men" a slew of shows are saying good-bye starting tonight. >> it's over when i say it's over. >> reporter: when amc's hit drama about an advertising agency set in the '60s and '70s signs off. ♪ >> not just a television show it is an iconic show that infiltrated the culture, the way people direction the way people talked the way people carried themselves. >> does it all come down to sticking the landing? >> i think because it happens on a human scale and it's related to people's real lives, she should expect the story to be in that vein. >> reporter: while "mad men's" fin nal may may make friends cry, lack for laughs in letterman's last week. >> what is wrong with me? [ laughter ] >> reporter: after more than three decades of memorable moments on the air -- [ laughter ] >> reporter: the late night icon will say good-bye wednesday. >> you have beautiful eyes. >> thank you. >> reporter: taking his top ten list with him. >> thin

. >>> seth: up next, we have a game called "halley's comet."l halley's comet that crosses the every 75 years. in this game, you play a guy who was looking for hailey's comet. the only object is to see hailey's comet. but you have to get the focus just right on your telescope. and avoid all distractions. oh, no, here comes your mom. >> take out the trash. [ laughter ] >> seth: looks like you'll have to wait for another 75 years to see it. but don't worry, in the game, you only have to wait 75 minutes. next game is called "go cart." now, "go cart", from the box, looks super fun. but the name is a little deceiving, because while it sounds like a racing game, in reality, it is a game about a guy who works at a supermarket who has to go collect the carts from the parking lot. you basically just have to push the cart that has a rusted up, squeaky wheel, and can't really roll right, tap left and right to steady the cart and make it to the supermarket door. it is exhilarating. [ laughter ] everyone loves games that are based on tv shows and movies. jor

situation and talk about some things we're doing to try to improve that so our transit director john halley will walk us through. >> good afternoon mr. chair bear with me for one second please. >> i'm allowing you to linger a little bit over vision zero (laughter) okay. thank you good afternoon again just to walk through objective this is a critical part of our infrastructure and not one perceive spent a lot of time talking to this point obviously as we'll get into a little bit more a high usage of the system we're and i'm pleased to say we're at a 10 year high of ridership but better escalation and escalators have been used this is not meant view is not meant to be a quiz although i have great confidence you'll pass only simply to key it up to explain the landscape of rules and responsibilities it is important this morning for example, coming up the escalators on foot at montgomery station one of probably someone that is a regular watcher of sfgov was walking next to me i should spend more time getting muni's escalator fixed it was a escalator that was controlled by bashing so you have a s

situation and talk about some things we're doing to try to improve that so our transit director john halley will walk us through. >> good afternoon mr. chair bear with me for one second please. >> i'm allowing you to linger a little bit over vision zero (laughter) okay. thank you good afternoon again just to walk through objective this is a critical part of our infrastructure and not one perceive spent a lot of time talking to this point obviously as we'll get into a little bit more a high usage of the system we're and i'm pleased to say we're at a 10 year high of ridership but better escalation and escalators

halley jackson, sacramento. >> that will do it for us on a thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> right now at 6:00 are they lost in the snow? growing concern tonight about an east bay father and two children that vanished in the sierra. good evening, thanks for joining us. >> it is cold, windy, and snowy. despite the elements search teams are scouring the sierra tonight. they're looking for this east bay father and his two children. they went on a camping trip on sunday near truckee, but they never made it home. jodie hernandez is in alameda this evening at a well-known barbershop that the family owns. >> reporter: nick is a co-owner here, he also co-owns the alley barbershop in oakland, he is well known here in the east bay. his friends tell us that he took two of his three small children just three and five years old camping with his mother and stepfather over the weekend. it's something that the family does quite often, only this time, they haven't come back. >> he takes the

beau biden is survived by his wife halley and their two churn. you can count on the latest coverage on this breaking news. just download our nbc 10 news app. >>> new from overnight, two men were shot while walking down a street in north philadelphia. police tell us the victims were with a group of friends, a group of people at 28th and montgomery avenue when the shots were fired just after 12:30 this morning. one man was tweetreated and released from the hospital. the other is in critical condition. authorities say they are searching for two gunmen based on evidence from the scene. >>> today, neighbors and clergy in a philadelphia neighborhood will hold a vigil against gun violence in honor of a man killed while walking his dog. the vigil is in memory of james stulman who was murdered in march. he was shot dead while walking his dog in the overbrook section of the city. three teens who were charged in the case wanted to rob him. days after stuhlman's death, neighbors reached out to the victim's family and planted a community tree in his honor. th

. >> that was halley jackson reporting. days to clean up the spill, perhaps longer. >>> this cruise ship that got stuff on a reef yesterday is floating again thanks to a rising tides. it was departing after a week long trip from boston when it ran aground. officials are blaming a steering problem on the ship. none of the 3500 passengers and crew was hurt. the vessel will depart after inspection. >>> tampa police released this clip showing the victim walking from his car to pay for gas and that's when two suspects saw the opportunity, walked up to the car and got in. the victim threw a trash can to try to stop them but the thief put the car in drive and tried to run him over. the owner of the car wasn't injured. police have not made any arrests. >>> yeah. the man who landed a gyrocopter on the west lawn of the u.s. capitol is set to go before a judge. the man faces charges that could put him away for nine years. he says he only wanted to bring attention to the influence of money in politics. >>> a simple idea can make a worl

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for "today," halley jackson, nbc news, los angeles. >> roll more of that beautiful baby footage. >> so be helpful to you if there were a nursery at nbc? >> yes, yes. it would. right over there -- no, i think it's nice. if workplaces are willing, i actually do think it would help with productivity. because you wouldn't be thinking, what's going on with the baby. you can go see the baby, know everything's great, come back over and do your work. >> i would love that. >> i would have loved that when mine were younger. >> come on, nbc! >>> coming up next, if you're looking for a new job, here's a provocative question, should you put being a mom right there on your resume? >> we'll talk about that. and on pop starts, you've got the see what tina fey did to make her last appearance on the "late show with david letterman" unforgettable. trust me, don't miss this one. >>> and look who's here, jim parsons is here in the orange room. who are you playing? >> i'm playing god. >> whoa! we're going to get into heaven here. the story behind his heavenly role. but first, these messages. enamel is your