james mcnair and other passengers. james mcnair died. the atlantic county prosecutor's office is stepping in to monitor and observe the egg harbor police department. prosecutors say this move is not a takeover. but they say the monitor is in response asking the police department to be more efficient and effective. the monitor will audit the department and make recommendations on improving the structure as well as the operation. new at 6:00 new jersey's private and parochial schools could receive more money from the state next year to improve security. would provide nearly $4 million next year. now, that breaks down to about $25 a student per school for security upgrades like cameras, new doors and locks, the bill was created to protect schools against terrorist attacks and other security threats. >>> next an all new at 6:00 emotional reunion two years after the center city building collapse. the survivor who met her rescuer for the first time and how she's still coping with this tragedy. >>> and we have some nice changes for the weekend.

did you see james mcnair after the accident?the last time i saw jimmy, jimmy wrote a joke for me it was a donald sterling joke and i asked him to call me the day before, i'll be there, i love you, peace. we went there and we did the show i did the joke and everybody got a break, i looked to the side and see jimmy standing there laughing. that was the last time i seen him alive. >> when did you find out he died in the crash? >> two weeks later after i came out the coma. lady told me we put jimmy to rest. i just -- i was -- i just came out of a coma so when i got home, it really hit me. every day i would watch the accident on youtube, and one day i came across this funeral on youtube, and i just -- i lost it for about a week. >> a lot of people wouldn't have wanted to go to youtube and see that. why was it important for you to go see that? >> had to know what happened to my friend. i had to know. i had to pay my respects. and that was my way. >> after the accident tracy, there were so many varied reports of your condition. some sa

. >> tracy, you mentioned a second ago jimmy mac, james mcnair, who died in this crash. you didn't get to see him after the impact, did you? >> no. >> when did you learn he had passed away? >> a week after i came out of the coma, my lady leaned over to my bed and said we buried jimmy about a week ago. i didn't know how to take it. >> for a long time, we would discuss how guilty he was feeling because of all the people who were there and especially jimmy mac wasn't even performing, just was there for him. >> emotionally speaking, do you experience depression? how are you getting through that? >> i love comedy. i wonder how i'm going to be funny again, remembering my identity. what do i do? and the fans have let me know we can't wait for you to come back. we can't wait for you to come back and i can't wait to make them laugh again. i want to say thank you to the people. thank you very much for saving my life. thank you. thank you. thank you from me and my family. >> you know what would be a nice way to thank them? one day walking down those stairs again on "saturday night

, an emotional tracy morgan spoke about the accident that killed his riding partner and friend james mcnairrgan mcnair and others were on the new jersey turnpike last year returning from a comedy performance when a walmart truck rear-ended the limo. it wasn't until morgan came out of a two-week long coma that he learned of his friend's death. >> the case is settled. the pain is always going to be there for jimmy mac. he's a close friend of mine. comrade in comedy. he was a loving man. he was a good man. it is hard to see that he's gone. >> morgan says he's not 100% yet, but plans on getting back to making people laugh as soon as he's able. the comedian also thanked walmart for coming to an agreeable settlement. >>> we continue to track storms and the potential for flooding. here is a live look at nbc 10 first alert radar. you see the storm still moving through the area. this was the scene along birden avenue. the shore is drying out after a serious soaking. we found one cyclist who refused to be slowed down. here she is trying to peddle through waters in ocean city. >>> cars weren't making

coming out of the coma he found out his friend and fellow comedian james mcnair died in the crash and he says he lost it. he's thankful he asked his fiancee not to travel with him that night. >> my daughter was 10 months old. she wouldn't have made it. megan wouldn't have made it. and i don't know man. that's really the thing that just tears me up. >> he reached with a settlement with walmart last week. as for getting back on stage, he is getting there and promises there will come a day when he's going to make us all laugh again. jim? >> great the see him. thank you. >>> he was a rising star in the political world and the loss of beau bide season still being felt beyond washington. we'll take a look at how he touched the lives of so many. >>> i'm still tracking it. red mode here. still tracking the storms. warren county virginia. anne arundel county and watching it for you here. >>> more than six weeks after a mary washington student's murder news 4 learns today police are looking for any threats made against her on social media. as northern virginia but owe chief julie carey reports,

his friend james mcnair died in that crash. walmart and morgan reached an undisclosed settlement. >>> i told you i'd show you how much rain the computer is estimated we may be getting and the amounts are impressive. could get upwards of an inch and a half of the two inches. there could be pockets towards northern counties two two inches of rain. in southern maryland some rainfall amounts could be excessive, computer estimating between three or four inches of more of rain across parts of southern maryland. this could be a problem for us. lots of our southeastern suburbs had an inch of rain this morning so when you pile this much more rainfall you could have flooding issues. we'll talk more about that and show you the seven-day forecast coming up. >> the smithsonian's museum of african-american history and culture will put artifacts from a sunken slave ship on display. the museum is still under construction and is scheduled to open in the fall. the ship sank along the coast of south africa. the objects were retrieved just this ye

it left morgan with brain trauma and broken bones and killed his friend james mcnair. >> bones heal. but the loss of my friend will never heal. >> reporter: he learned of his friend's death after a two-week-long coma and watched coverage of the accident and the friend's funeral on youtube. >> my friend. i had to know. i had to pay my respects. and that was my way. >> reporter: the former "30 rock" star says he's especially thankful he asked his daughter and fiancee not to travel. >> she was 2 months old. she wouldn't have made it. megan wouldn't have made it. and i don't know man. that's really thing the thing that tears me up. >> reporter: last week morgan reached a settlement with walmart on behalf of himself and other victims. meanwhile, his physical and emotional recovery continues. with an eye towards returning to comedy. >> i'm not 100% yet. i'm not. when i'm there, you'll know it. i'll get back to making you laugh. i promise you. >> reporter: a promise the fans look forward to him fulfilling. nbc news. >> hopefully he continues to get a lot better. >>> the work towards a bette

the accident killed his friend comedian james mcnair.ies, last week morgan reached an undisclosed settlement with walmart. this morning he was emotional, speaking to matt lauer on the "today" show. >> i can't believe i'm here. seeing the tragedy happen. it tuxes me. the case is settled but the pain will always be there for jimmy mack. a close friend of mine. a comrade in comedy. he was a loving man and a warm man. he was a good man. it's just hard for me to see that he's gone. >> and then he was asked about future goals and returning to comedy. >> i love comedy. i love comedy. i'll never stop loving her. i can't wait to get back to her but right now my goal is to get better i'm not 100% yet. when i'm there, you'll know it. i'll get back to making you laugh. >> we can't wait until you get back to making all of us laugh. our thoughts and prayers are with all of you in this tragedy ou need done... ...and angie's list will find a top-rated provider to do the job. start your project for free today. ♪ ♪ ♪ it took serena williams years to maste

it left morgan with brain trauma and broken bones but killed his friend comedian james mcnair. >> bones heal, but my friend will never heal. >> reporter: it wasn't until morgan came out of a two-week-long coma that he learned of his friend's death. he repeatedly watched video of the accident and his friend's funeral on youtube. >> i didn't know what happened to my friend. i didn't know. i had to pay my respects. that was my way. >> reporter: the former "snl" and "30 rock" star said she was especially thankful he didn't ask his fiancee and child to travel with him pause she was teething -- because she was teething. >> my child was ten months old. they wouldn't have made it. that's the thing that tears me up. >> reporter: last week morgan reached an undisclosed settlement with walmart on behalf of himself and other victim. his physical and emotional recovery continues with an eye toward returning to comedy. >> i'm not 100% yet. i'm not. and when i'm there you'll know it. i'll get back to making you laugh. i promise you. >> reporter: a promise tracy morgan's fans look forward to him fulfil

the former snl and "30 rock" star talked about the accident that claimed the life of his friend james mcnairw a look at tracy morgan's appearance with matt lauer on the "today" show this morning. renee? >> rosemary and jacqueline it was an emotional interview this morning. he "the challenge" thanked walmart for taking responsibility and shares how this impacted his life. >> reporter: one week after settling the lawsuit, a tearful tracy morgan opened up to "today's" matt lauer. >> the case is settled, but the pain is always going to be there for jimmy mack. he's a close friend of mine. a comrade in comedy. he was a loving man and he was a warm man. he was a good man. hard to see he's gone. >> mcnair and others were on the new jersey turnpike last year returning from a comedy performance when a walmart truck rear ended the limo. morgan's family usually travels along with him. >> i told megan. i said you and the babies stay home, we'll go to delaware and i'll be right back. because i know when i look at that accident i don't think my daughter was 10 months old. she wouldn't have made it and meg

. >> wow, that is his friend and mentor, comic james mcnair. morgan also talks about his own recovery from the crash. watch the full interview on "today" at the top of the hour. >> it's been so long and emotional. >>> it is 6: 34 right now. let's look at the golden gate bridge. you can see all the drizzle. folks using their windshield wipers this morning. maybe not in the south bay though. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall this morning. >> good morning, kris and sam. the rain drops may be enough to bring in light accumulation for san francisco and maybe even the north bay this afternoon. increasing clouds, a shower or two for the north bay. the rest of us, by noon, will see some clearing and 69 degrees at lunchtime. 60 degrees in the east bay and the tri-valley, 70 degrees at lunch. and as you head home, about 4:00, getting ready for the evening commute, we will see those temperatures in the lower 70s for the peninsula, east bay, 62 degrees. the north bay reaching 71 degrees. not a bad way to start out the week. the future cast shows

morgan was traveling with fellow comedian james mcnair home from a show when their limo was hit by actor-trailer on the new jersey turnpike. morgan says the worst part was that the grief didn't really hit him right away. listen to this. >> then when i got home it really hit me. and every day i would just watch the accident on youtube and one day i came across this funeral on youtube. and i just -- i lost it for about a week. >> morgan suffered head trauma, a broken leg an broken ribs. he says it may be a while before before he can perform again and that he still has good and bad days. last week morgan settled a lawsuit with walmart over that horrendous crash. >>> first day of the atlantic hurricane season brings with it the second named storm. it is expected to reach hurricane strength tomorrow. but now researchers are using a hurricane simulator tank to figure out why one tropical storm stops developing at a cat 1 while another grows into a monstrous cat 5. our own phil keating got to see that simulator firsthand. phil what was it like? >> reporter: oh, it's pretty loud for one. tha

. >> he had a tough time talking about the death of fellow comedian james mcnair. he thanked those who helped at the accident scene and the doctors and nurses who treated him. a walmart truck driver slammed into the back of morgan's limo on the new jersey turnpike. last week morgan reached a financial settlement with walmart. >>> new information now about a man accused of making threats on facebook. the supreme court has thrown out anthony elonas' conviction. he was prosecuted after he posted rap lyrics about killing his estranged wife and shooting up a school. the justices ruled it was not enough for prosecutors to show that his comments would make a reasonable person feel threatened. >>> well the city of philadelphia continuing to prepare for a visit from the pope. and today, they announced a philadelphia based company will serve as the official retail provider. has been tapped to provide 200 different types of merchandise for the world meeting of families. some of the event merchandise was unveiled as you can see. it includes t-shirts hats and religious based it

did you see james mcnair after the accident?onald sterling joke and i asked him to come with me the day before. he said i'll be there. i love you, peace. we went there and i did the joke and everybody got an applause break and i saw jimmy there laughing. >> when did you find out he died in the crash? >> two weeks later when i came out of the coma. my lady told me we put jimmy to rest. i had just come out of a coma. then when i got home it really hit me. and every day i would just watch the accident on youtube and one day i came across his funeral on youtube and i just -- i lost it for about a week. >> a lot of people wouldn't have wanted to go to youtube and see that. why was it important for you to go see that? >> because i had to know what happened to my friend. i had to know and i had to pay my respect. and that was my way. >> after the accident tracy, there were so many varied reports of your condition. some said you were in a coma. some said just broken bones. what injuries exactly did you suffer? >> well as you can see the

. >> and you saw how emotional he got when he mentioned his friend james mcnair who was killed in thelso thanked walmart for stepping up and settling with mcnair's family. what do you make of that? >> well i think that may have been part of the settlement. i do think that walmart stepped up and did the right thing and the thing that they had to do and that was monetarily provide for these families. there's really no way to ever bring anyone back but you do have to do that. that could have been part of the settlement for them to publicly say walmart did the right thing. because we've heard his attorney say it. we've heard tracy say it over and over again since the settlement. i did think that was interesting. i also thought that one of the things that stood out to me was the fact he said that he went on youtube and watched the crash and watched the funeral and i just thought, wow, he's literally trolling the internet to see what happened because he didn't remember and he said he watched it over and over again. that struck me. i think maybe accident victims have to do those sorts of thi

it left morgan with brain trauma and broken bones, but killed his friend comedian james mcnair. >> bonest the loss of my friend will never heal. >> reporter: it wasn't until morgan came out of a two-week-long coma that he learned of his friend's death. morgan says he repeatedly watched coverage of the accident and his friend's funeral on youtube. >> i don't know what happened to my friend. i didn't know. and i had to pay my respects. and that was my way. >> reporter: the former "snl" and "30 rock" star says he's especially thankful he asked his fiancee and infant daughter not to travel with him that night because the child was teething. >> my daughter was 10 months old and she wouldn't have made it and megan wouldn't have made it. i don't know, man. that's the i think that that tears me up. >> reporter: last week morgan reached an undisclosed settlement with wal-mart on behalf of himself and other victims. meanwhile, his physical and emotional recovery continues. >> i'm not 100% yet. i'm not. and when i'm there, you'll know it. i'll get back to making you laugh, i promise you. >> reporte

he says he is getting better, but the loss of his friend, fellow comedian james jimmy mack mcnair is a wound that will never heel. last week morgan settled a lawsuit with wal-mart, owner of the truck that slammed in the back of the limousine he was riding in that night. >>> an assembly panel has approved legislation to make it harder for domestic violence offend tours get their hand on the gun. it bans carjackers and gang members from owning a gun. the bill requires courts to tell people quick of domestic violence cases that they have to prove that they handed over their weapons. >>> well, parents could be turned away from the local high school graduation, if they are in the wearing the right clothes. the dress code for guests is causing some controversy tonight in south jersey, fox 29 weekend anchor bill anderson is here and bill, district is not backing down on this. >> no, they are not backing down at all. here's how it all happen. at a recent school board meeting in washington township graduation dress code was discussed. that discussion made its way to social media and just like

was critically injured in a traffic accident that killed his friend and fellow comedian james "jimmy mack" mcnaireaking exclusively to nbc, morgan gave his first live interview since the crash. >> the case is settled but the pain is always going to be there for jimmy mack. he was a close friend of mine a comrade in comedy and he was a loving man and a warm man. he was a good man. it just hurts me to see that he's gone. >> morgan says he doesn't remember details of the june 7 crash when a walmart truck slammed into the back of his bus on a new jersey turnpike. a reminder to get prepared. it's officially hurricane season. and while the storm forecast appears to be light, there's one key factor experts are warning out. >>> plus, a new effort to highlight diversity in the classroom. nbc's own ida segal joins us live to discuss her new book series. you don't want to miss this. y take an omega-3 supplement, such as fish oil. but when it comes to omega-3s, it's the epa and dha that really matter for heart health. not all omega-3 supplements are the same. introducing bayer pro ultra omega-3 from the hear

representative james clayyburn has said this is not unprecedented. back in the '60s governor robert mcnair did it to test how it would be received by the south carolinian general public and according to clyburn in his 2014 book, the furor was so great he put it back up by midday and told the people calling in that it had just been taken down to be cleaned. now, again, the governor says she doesn't have that authority, at least some here believe she did. >> victor, i want you to stand by because obviously everyone wants to remember senator pinckney minister pinckney on this important day. his body lying in repose the casket there. but i also want to remember the others. as hundreds gather to honor these people we want to remember the eight others also killed in that brutal church shooting. >> the youngest victim 26-year-old tywanza sanders, he tried to fwhoigt thenegotiate with the gunman and shield his great aunt from the volley of bullets. both were killed. then there was cynthia hurd a 54-year-old charleston native. she worked for 31 years as a librarian dedicating her life to improving