harry smith found a police force in new hampshire on the lookout for good behavior. >> farmington police>> reporter: when detective brian driscoll walks the beat, he keeps an eye out for the activity that often goes unnoticed. >> let me -- you guys have been using every single crosswalk. >> reporter: yes, in farmington, new hampshire, they give citations for good behavior. >> here's a free gift card for pizza. >> thank you. >> reporter: well, not citations really. but gift cards for a free slice of pizza or an order of fries. wary citizens quickly warm to the idea. what did you think when the policeman was coming up to you? >> it was just like, okay, what did i do? >> reporter: the tactic was dreamed up by chief jay drury as he watched a man go out of his way to use the crosswalks during a snowstorm. >> i thought to myself, this gentleman deserves a medal. >> reporter: he brought the idea to a local convenience store. and they jumped onboard. >> it's given us a different perspective and now we're out looking for good things. >> reporter: while farmington looks like a yankee version of ma

we'll see. >> reporter: harry smith, nbc news, lovell, maine. >>> and that will do it for us on this monday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> every case that he has touched should be investigated. >> at 6:00 racist and homophobic troubling text messages from four san francisco police officers now raising questions about everything those four have done on the job for years. good evening. i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. we'll have that story in just a moment. first, we want to take you outside. a familiar look right now in san jose. dry skies. under current conditions california has just a year of water left. that's the ominous warning from a senior nasa scientist. today san jose's mayor unveiled a bold water plan but it has big questions and a big price tag. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is tracking our drought but we begin with marianne favro in san jose with details. >> reporter: as you can see here with this groundwater recharge basin, our water supply is quickly drying up which is why the mayor wants san jose t

harry smith, nbc news. >> puts it all in perspective, doesn't it? that's going to do it for us on this monday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> right now at 6:00 a blow for the 49ers a f the police arrest one of the team's top players. good eve. thanks for joining us. >> it's mess at 49ers head quarter. >> santa clara police released the details of the arrest of bruce miller. the running back arrested four days ago. >> the 49ers releasing a statement saying they're aware of matter they're disappointed and they'll collect all information in this case. there's a shakeup on this team including the retarmt of patrick willis and rumors are swirling about three others that may not be returning. >> bay area's michelle roberts has fan reaction. but we're going to begin with gerald. >> reportedly patrick willis saved his money, done very well taking care of it and ready to walk away. the 49ers seem to be in the eye of the storm in terms of key players leaving, especially with the unexpected news of

harry smith, nbc news, iwo jima. >>> and that will do it for us on this monday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> right now at 6:00 crushed in her car. a woman dies after a freak construction accident. a gravel truck tipped over onto her car as she attempts to move it. good evening. >> not only a freak accident, but gruesome. for nearly five hours now, police firefighters and construction crews have been trying to right that gravel truck that tipped over. witnesses describe people digging into the rubble by hand trying to rescue the woman who was crushed to death. we are in martinez this evening. terry, we know now her 4-year-old daughter witnessed this accident. what are the details here? >> reporter: right now, you can see a fire truck. really the purpose is to block the media's view and everybody's view as they try to cut into the car and remove the woman's body from the front seat of her vehicle that was in the driveway of the house you see there. the truck just to the right of the fire truck still exactly

we'll see. >> reporter: harry smith, nbc news maine. >>> and that will do it for us on this monday nightlester holt. for all of us at nbc news thank you for watching and good night. >>> did kate hudson just land another rock star boyfriend? brand new bikini pics with gwyneth's ex chris martin. >> now on "extra." ♪ ♪ extra extra ♪ >>> shocking new couples gossip. kate and chris in malibu as he's hit with a burning question. >> kate hudson your new girlfriend? >>> more couples news p brad and angelina's pda fest. sofia vergara is taking on the rumors she put her i dos on the back burner. >>> and kim k.'s tmi confessions about kanye. >>> and justin bieber ripped and roasted. >> we're about to give this boy a [ bleep ] whooping he deserves. >> nothing is off limits. >> "extra" is along for the ride from l.a. to his las vegas birthday party. and who justin apologized to after the show. >>> kathy griffin on spin control pr tour after quitting "fashion police." >> why she asked her star friends to speak out for her. >>> plus all the hookups and stripdowns from tonight's "dwts" premiere. >> spee

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harry smith, nbc news, farmington new hampshire. >>> and that will do it for us on this wednesday night'm lester holt. thank you for joining us. for all of us at nbc news, good nigh victim all grown up and breaking her silence. >> her explosive new interview, now on "extra." >> he was 35. she was only 13. >> i'm just shocked. >> her innocence shattered, april price reveals her nightmare at the hands steven collins. >> and how she got the news he had confessed to their dark secret. >> the exposure happened aure happened a couple of times. >> kim kardashian then, and now. how much cosmetic work she has really had done. and. >> how this guy turned himself into kim. >> sharon osborne defending daughter kelly's decision to quit fashion police. >> it was just time. >> the ladies of the talk are here sounding off on all of today's headlines. >> all new, justin bieber rocks the desert. >> i can't wait. >> why he is hanging with the guy who is going to rip him to sleds on comedy central. >> secrets and spoilers from primetime's new mega hit, empire. on the set with henson and blige. >> plus, opr

harry smith, nbc news. >> puts it all in perspective, doesn't it?ester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching a >>> bobbi kristina's boyfriend melts down on "dr. bill." >> i'm done with the interview. >> the shocking tv faceoff that ended with nick punching the producers. now on "extra".." >>> nick gordon smashed on "dr. phil's" hot seat. the interview turns into an intervention. >> i want you to go straight to rehab. >> wailing about whitney, blasting possible i brown. i hate possible i brown. >>> madonna's nightmare revealed. >> i cry every night for weeks. >> from her kids to kategate imagine's deeply personal new "extra" interview as aj goes there about everything. >> what do you want to know? just get it out. >>> new video "extra" in selma as the stars remember martin luther king jr. half a century later. >> always think about their bravery, being able to stand up against anything. >>> then kevin spacey and robin wright today on hillary clinton's house of cards-style e-mail scandal. >> the hillary clinton controversy, has that

harry smith, nbc news iwo jima. >>> and that will do it for us on this monday night.m lester holt. for all of us at nbc news thank you for watching and good night. >>> tom cruise shirtless, ripped and hanging from a flying plane. >> the incredible first scenes from "mission impossible 5" now on "extra." ♪ >>> tom cruise back in action, queue the cruise theme song. doing his most daring stunt of all time for mi-5. kardashian versus kardashian. rob opens fire on kim. why he's calling her a psycho. >> kerry washington brings the glaad awards to her feet. her call for act shen in hollywood. >> in the real world being the other is the norm. >> j.lo and rihanna, about a possible collaboration. >> all right. >> then pretty woman 25 years later. the big reunion. why julia wasn't almost vivian. >> did you lose the part and get it back again? >> yeah. >> bradley cooper and jennifer lawrence reveal why they're like a married coup. >> we bicker all the time and don't have sex. >> and the "harry potter"

nbc's harry smith takes us there. >> reporter: winter has been reluctant to let go this year in the whiteains of western she knows it's time for her to move on. >> i have a lot of packing to do. >> reporter: janice is the owner and proprietor of this center level inn. really sweet. >> thank you. >> reporter: after 22 years it's someone else's turn. >> the phone's been ringing off the hook. >> reporter: and that's because janice isn't selling the place. she's practically giving it away. >> no liens or mortgages. >> reporter: just the deed. >> exactly. yes. >> reporter: that's a pretty good deal. interested? send in a check for $125 and write a short essay explaining why you should be the one to take over. do you have a minimum number of entries you feel like you need to get? >> i would like to get 7,500. >> reporter: if enough people participate, it creates a pile of crash for the owner and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, which is exactly how she came to win in the 1990s. a contest she won on tv. >> i did on a wing and a prayer and look what happened. >> reporter: the inn stays busy from

harry smith, nbc news. >>> we're staying on top of breaking news. an overturned tanker of i-95 shut down. melissa mollet is staying on top of this. stay with us for more news on okay, i need a better pizza. one made with only real cheese. and dough that rises naturally. with no chemical leaveners. a pizza my family will love. (announcer) freschetta naturally rising crust pizza. no other pizza tastes like freschetta because no other pizza is made like freschetta. and try great tasting gluten free freschetta. ask for it at your local store. >>> breaking news on 95 in maryland. southbound at the icc. an overturned tractor-trailer has all southbound lanes blocked because of this cleanup and response. because of this biodeeiesel spill here. we wan of the traffic kind of behind this. 198 we're talking about a six-mile backup. crews are trying t folks on to 198. we have maryland state highway on the phone. we're taking a look at the scene. it is a big mess that's going to have to be cleend up. what are your cr what's the process here throughout the next co

veterans gathered on the island and one veteran has been reflecting on all of this with our own harry smith23-year-old rifle company commander when he first laid eyes on iwo jima. 07 years later memories are not so far away. >> i carried 231 marines to the shore. then six days later we walked off only 99 of us. >> iwo jima where more than 20,000 u.s. marines were either killed or wounded. the sands were sacred. >> when we first landed and within the first hour it wasn't too bad. then the bottom fell out. it got worse. we lost 2,000 men the first day. >> those who survived saw their comrades fall in a rain of enemy fire. the man who became lieutenant general snowden held a marine he knew was dying. >> i got emotional about that and held this young man and my prayer was to god to take this man home. >> after five days of fighting joe rosenthal took the picture, marines planting the american flag on japanese soil, victory here, those would not be achieved for more than a month. >> the marines didn't barrett brunt of the battle. but the battle i know of was the individual performance of the mar

and while their forebearers did it it may turn out to be your turn. >> reporter: i'm harry smith, nbchell reports." follow the show online. my colleague, thomas roberts joins us with what's coming up next. >> thanks so much. coming up next with a rouse and rambling speech ted cruz becomes the first republican to officially run for president. the pentagon telling u.s. troops to check their online footprint after isis gives out a hit list and lawyers for robert durst making a bold legal gambit as the millionaire returns to court. >>> seriously, you won't believe who kim kardashian's brother rob is comparing her to. you have to see it to believe it. stick around. s per spill... the roll just disappeared. i knew i should've bought bounty. bounty is 2x more absorbent and strong when wet. just look how much longer bounty lasts versus one of those bargain brand towels. and that's a good deal. bounty. the long lasting quicker picker upper and now try new bounty with dawn. available in the paper towel aisle. let me talk to you about retirement. a 401(k) is the most sound way to go. let's talk

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