>> jacob rascon tonight, thank you. >>> still ahead, beating colon cancer, how a few simple steps can dramatically raise survivor's chances of living longer. why they may want to go ahead and have that glass of wine with dinner tonight. >>> violence erupts in the nation's capital. bodyguards attacking protesters, why they may not face any consequences for it. >>> we're back now with important news in the fight against cancer. when doctors tell colon cancer patients they can live longer by adopting healthier habits, fewer than 10% actually follow orders. a new groundbreaking study finds a few simple changes in lifestyle can be a lifesaver. here's dr. john torres. >> reporter: for the first time, a study shows how stage three colon cancer survivors can improve their odds dramatically if they follow a healthy lifestyle. >> i've been pretty religious about doing my exercises, it really makes a huge difference. >> nearly 1,000 colon cancer survivors were studied for seven years. those who followed lifestyle guidelines had a 42% lower risk of dying. and a 32% risk of the chancer coming back

jacob rascon is tracking the new storm threat. >> there it is, you're watching it live. >> reporter: late today a tornado touching down near duke, oklahoma. big massive circulation here. >> the midwest recovering from the devastating tornado outbreak earlier this week, now bracing for round two. 31 million people under a severe weather threat from texas to nebraska. parts of oklahoma and kansas under a high risk storm alert. a rare warning for intense tornados, widespread large hail and winds greater than 70 miles per hour. >> these severe storms will continue to move into the midwest overnight, but tomorrow, another round of severe weather will break out in the same general area, the best chance of large tornados will be across oklahoma and down through texas. >> what is this? >> further west however, a late spring storm dumping heavy snow, shutting down colorado highways and many schools. up to three feet of snow in parts of monday tang in a. but in the northeast, a completely different story, record breaking heat baking boston and new york. >> it's a strong tornado. no question ab

jacob rascon, nbc news, ft. worth, texas. >> that is good stuff. that is "nbc nightly news" for this sunday night. lester holt will be in tomorrow. i'm kate snow reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. thousands of people, getting ready to hit the streets for may day marches. hhe >>> right now at 6:00, thousands of people getting ready to hit the streets for mayday marches. how the president's policies could fuel the fire across the nation. >>> the news at 6:00 tarts right now. good evening. thank you for joining us, i'm terry mcsweeney. >> and i'm peggy bunker. and workers will come together to draw attention to the fight for equality. mayday rallies are taking place as they do every year on may 1st. >> but with trump, the events will be a little different. christie smith is live in san jose in front of the sap center with details. >> reporter: so given the political climate we are in right now, this could potentially be a very big march and rally tomorrow in san jose. in fact, i spoke with some people who have

jacob rascon has more on storms. >>> in elk city, oklahoma, after taking a direct hit from a tornado,one person killed in more than two dozen injured here. from mobile homes to massive estates, some 100 homes damaged or demolished. one woman had to be rescued from her home that collapsed. >> i'm live at my house. there's nothing left. >> reporter: a reality that many residents understand could have been much worse. >> driving is treacherous. motorists driving in golf-ball size hail. it's shocking in slow motion. in the town of wisconsin, another neighborhood devastated by a twister. winds up to 80 tossing this tractor-trailer. >> reporter: 27 tornadoes tore through parts of oklahoma, kansas, nebraska and wisconsin. a deadly and devastating reminder of mother nature's furfury in the heart of tornado alley. >> reporter: a lot of families are seeing how bad it really is. jacob rascon, nbc news, elk city, oklahoma. >> a terrible situation out there. >>> record-breaking temperatures. >> yes. >> we're going to be dealing with the heat, yes. near records or records broken today. the heat is

jacob rascon, nbc news, fort worth, texas. >> he's a remarkable young man. >> we're going to be hearingm him for a long time. >> let's check out the weather. >> we have storms in the forecast this afternoon. we have been talking about it all morning. weather alert day, mostly after 5:00 p.m. right now we're dry. there's the line of storms off to the west. moving in this direction, moving into west virginia at this point. through the afternoon and evening today, the threat will be damaging winds. could see 60 miles per hour. and we can never rule out an isolated tornado chance when we had severe weather come iing. in the meantime, temperatures in the 80s. we'll see the storms roll in mostly after the evening drive. tomorrow we are dry, next big rain chance is friday. >> and that's it for news 4 midday. thank you for joining us. we're back on the air this afternoon first at 4:00. >> it's been so fun. >> i think it was a hit. except for the >> get the news and weather on at dominion, we're putting our energy to work creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar,

nbc's jacob rascon has this inspiring report. >> reporter: members of the frags dinner club understands is no ordinary feast. healthy, catered and free. the best meal these kids may get all night. >> it's nice to help people in the community and he come and feed us. >> would you like some pasta? >> you might notice the servers are the same age. >> frogs is a hundred percent kid-run. i'm the founder and ceo and i'm 14. >> reporter: when will was in first grade, he asked his parents why a man on the street was holding a sign that said "need a meal." >> we explained to him there were people in the community who didn't have enough food to eat and it really bothered him. >> so i got with friends from my school, from my baseball team, and together we started frogs, and set out to change the world. >> does this look even to everybody? >> frogs stands for friends reaching our goals. at first, that meant gathering cans of food. after that, it got bigger, became more complex. sporting events, dodge ball tournaments, and then we started our first national campaign and then the frogs dinner club.

nbc's jacob rascone reports from the storm zone. >> reporter: in the heart of tornado aalley, on theround. pumm pummeling oklahoma. this family trying not to panic. >> we're all scared. >> reporter: rocky and linda, their daughter and her family cramming into this tiny scattered thunderstorm shelter installed annual last year. >> we did a little bit of praying. we only have each other. >> reporter: 100 homes damaged or demolished here. one of 26 tornadoes reported in 24 hours from the texas plains up through wisconsin where a trailer park nearly wiped off the map. >> the trailer court looks like it might have been leveled. >> our officers, deputies and firefighters lifted parts of trailer homes off of people. >> reporter: two people died in that latest outbreak, a total of 34 tornado-related fatalities so far this year, nearly twice as many in all of last year. the survivors -- >> the dining table went through this window setting out in th f their blessings. >> it can be fixed. it can be fixed. >> reporter: but the threat is not over. >> tonight severe storms firing up from iowa into

. >> nbc's jacob rascon shares his story. >> so we just plug these in here. >> reporter: mastering quantum but what's most remarkable about carson huey ou is that he's only 14 and graduating from texas christian university today. their youngest graduate ever. >> i was ten graduating high school so it's really the only thing that i could do. it's not like i could stay at home for eight years just doing nothing. >> his mom says she realized carson was pretty special when he was just a toddler. >> around age three he loved math and he asked me if he could learn calculus and i thought -- >> she home schooled carson until he was five when she knew he needed more. >> so she took me to a public school and they said that i was way too advanced. i ended up going to a high school. private high school. >> a five-year-old in eighth gra -- grade. >> after that i graduated at ten years old. >> that ten-year-old boy dove right into physics when he went to tcu, along with a double minor in math and chinese. >> this professor became a mentor to carson. >> one of the main principles have always been don't g

nbc's jacob rascon is in elk city, oklahoma >> reporter: debris scattered for miles in elk city, oklahoma, after taking a direct hit from a tornado. one person killed and more than two dozen injured here. from mobile homes to massive estates, some 100 homes damaged or demolish. one woman had to be rescued from her home that collapsed. >> i am alive at my house. there is nothing left. >> reporter: a reality many residents understand could have easily been much worse without the alarms. >> we had the sirens alerting people of this at least 30 minutes before the storm. >> reporter: driving conditions treacherous. motorists dodging golf ball-sized hail. this pickup truck losing control. hard to see in real speed but shocking in slow motion. in the town in wisconsin, another neighborhood devastated by a twister, tearing apart a mobile home community and killing at least one person. winds up to 80 miles per hour tossing this tractor trailer. >> it looks like it's moving east northeast towards mclean, texas, a pretty significant tornado right now. >> reporter: storm system that started in the te

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