nbc's jesse kirsch has the details. >> reporter: this was the scene in rural arizona, charred debris littering this airport outside tucson after a deadly midair crash. >> small aircraft were involved. >> reporter: just before 8:30 a.m. local time, two small planes were flying near a regional airport when they collided midair. two people were on board each aircraft. and while federal investigators say the cessna landed uneventfully, the lanceair crashed, catching fire. two people are dead. both planes were flying over what's known as an uncontrolled field, that has no air traffic control tower. >> small airplanes go in and out of uncontrolled fields frequently. they depend on radio positions to tell each other where the planes are and also visually to watch out for other airplanes. you look outside to make sure you don't hit anything. >> reporter: this has been a troubling year for american aviation. last month 67 people were killed on an american airlines jet and a chopper colliding over washington, d.c. then a delta airliner flipped over as it landed at toronto pearson international

jesse kirsch with late details. >> reporter: this was the scene in rural arizona today, charred debris littering this airport outside tucson after a deadly midair crash this morning. >> small aircraft fully involved in a fire. >> reporter: just before 8:30 a.m. local time, two small prate planes were flng near the airport when they collided midair. the faa says two people were on board each aircraft. while federal investigators say the cessna landed uneventfully, the other crashed, catching fire. local officials confirmed two people are dead. both planes were over what's known as an uncontrolled field that has no air traffic control tower. >> small airplanes go in and out frequently. they depend on radio positions to tell each other where they the airplanes are and visually to watch out for other airplanes, similar to driving a car. you look outside to make sure you don't hit anything. >> reporter: this has been a troubling year for american aviation. last month, 67 people were killed on an american airlines jet. then earlier this week, a delta airliner flipped over as it landed at tor

jesse kirsch explains. >> first of all, what do you think about this?nkees, they got makeovers. that's been the deal. wearing the pinstripes meant no beards and a limit on hair. roughly five decades of strict tradition suddenly found flexibility. the yankees announcing players can sport well-groomed beards. >> i did make the decision that the policy that was in place was outdated. >> reporter: the owner, whose father started the policy, says the ball club is not changing its haircut rules which benched don mattingly. >> overwhelmed by the pettiness of it. >> reporter: writing him into "the simpsons." >> go home. you are off the team for good. >> reporter: now the beard rules are being relaxed. at least in part to keep the team attractive to top talent. >> i think it's right. as long as it's tidy. >> i don't love it. i like the clean look. >> reporter: johnny damon wouldn't change a thing. >> the yankees are a tradition. let's keep it. >> reporter: the look is not the only change to the game this year. major league baseball is using spring training to ex

jesse kirsch, nbc news, new orleans. >>> and that is nightly news for this friday. yourself and each other. good night. good night. ♪♪ ♪♪ dreams begin here. welcome to the goodnight club.

>> jesse kirsch in new orleans. thank you. we are learning more tonight on board that plane that crashed not far from nome, alaska, killington. the ntsb updating late today with new information on the investigation. dana griffin has the latest. >> this tragedy affects so many. >> reporter: tonight, all nine passengers and a pilot of the bearing for 45 plane crash have been recovered off the coast of alaska. their names revealed. the ntsb working to remove the wreckage, but there are challenges. >> we do have a short window where we have bad weather coming in, some snow, and please understand that some difficult conditions, because this is on an ice flow, which isoving about five miles a day. >> reporter: the cessna grand caravan took off yesterday afternoon heading northwest to nome. just 12 miles offshore, the plane vanished amid freezing temperatures and snow. according to the nome fire department, the pilot told air traffic controllers he intended to enter a holding pattern while waiting for the runway to be cleared. cowork

jesse kirsch is live with more. >> reporter: good morning. when we got here earlier this week, there was no question there was a clear visible security presence. i can tell you day by day, things are ramping up even more as we get closer to the big game. while tens of millions are glued to their tv on super bowl sunday, federal agents will be circling above new orleans and along the mississippi river. in the french quarter, heavily armed national guardsmen patrolling on foot. in all, 3,000 law enforcement personnel will be spread out across the city. >> they know where the crowds are, where the crowds aren't. if anything happens that changes the scenario, they will be identify that. >> reporter: beyond surveillance, the federal agents are ready to respond if someone violates game day flight restrictions. on the water, boat crews are watching for unusual traffic. >> we will be a response force for any sort of safety emergency. >> reporter: at the superdome, canines will sweep row by row. >> we are very excited about this weekend. and we are re

that was jesse kirsch reporting for us during the super bowl today. our sister station, telemundo 48, will be airing a spanish language telecast of the game. live coverage starts at 3 p.m. from new orleans. again, that's on telemundo 48. back here locally in new overnight. police on the peninsula need your help finding the person who hit a pedestrian and drove away. it happened around nine last night in san mateo. the man was walking near fashion island boulevard and south norfolk street under the highway 92 overpass. police say a car hit him and drove away. that man died at the scenene. he was just 56 years old. if you were in the area or have any information, you're asked to call san mateo police. the university of california student government is now suing the department of education, and it all ties back to elon musk's department of government efficiency, or doge, gaining access to their private information, including student loan data. the suit, filed friday, accuses the department of education of illegally sharing the information of millions of

nbc's jesse kirsch joins us from new orleans. his weekend, especially with that terror attack still fresh on a lot of people's minds? >> ana, what i can tell you is even from yesterday to today, our team having a much tougher time getting around. we have credentials, right? we have special places. we are allowed access to that. the general public cannot go right now, and we are running into more literal roadblocks than even just yesterday. so things continue to ram up, ram up here, ramp up here. excuse me. and in reference to what you just talked about there, that deadly terrorist attack. despite that, what we're hearing from officials is, by and large, things in terms of planning are unchanged as we get closer to the big game. while tens of millions are glued to their tvs on super bowl sunday, federal agents will be circling above new orleans and along the mississippi river in the french quarter. heavily armed national guardsmen patrolling on foot. in all, nearly 3000 law enforcement personnel will be spread out across the city.

nbc's jesse kirsch is in new orleans for us. big game? >> good afternoon. >> when we got to town earlier this. >> week, we already. >> saw a substantial. >> security presence. >> in downtown. >> new orleans. but things. >> seem to be. >> ramping up more and more as we get closer to the big game. while tens of millions are glued. >> to their. >> tvs on super bowl. >> sunday, federal agents. >> will be circling. above new. >> orleans and. >> along the mississippi river. >> in the french quarter. >> heavily armed. >> national guardsmen. patrolling on foot. >> in all, nearly. >> 3000 law enforcement. personnel will be spread out. across the city. >> so they know where the. >> crowds are, where. >> the crowds aren't. >> and if any anything happens that changes that scenario, then they'll be able to identify that. >> beyond surveillance, these federal agents will. >> also be ready. >> to respond. if someone violates. >> game day flight restrictions. >> on the water. boat crews. >> watching for. unusual traffic. >> we're also. >> going

back to you, zinhle. >> i'll work on my beard, jesse kirsch.e fonda has been a part of the hollywood lexicon for nearly seven decades, and now she will be the 60th recipient of sag-aftra's highest tribute. our very own jacob soboroff had a chance to sit down with her. >> reporter: there are not many people who have ascended beyond celebrity status to icon status but that is exactly who jane fonda is. the lasting impact she's had on movies and television and the issues that she remains passionate about, are hard to quantify, and at the age of 87, she is showing no sign of slowing down. for the better part of six decades, jane fonda has been a force to be reckoned with. >> we can be better friends than that. >> reporter: for her first role in "tall story" to her turn as uptight grace in "grace and frankie" she's remained a hollywood powerhouse. this is an industry that is, i think it's fair to say, has been derided often for ageism and sexism. but here you are, busier than ever. how do you continue to buck that trend? >> i stay healthy. i stay fi

jesse kirsch has the story. >> reporter: the super bowl, america's biggest sporting event and so muchuning in for the commercials. >> what's up! >> reporter: classic ads can live on in american culture for decades. but, if you want a shot at that kind of glory this year, it's going to cost some serious dough. a source telling cnbc, broadcaster fox sold some ads for a record $8 million each. which did not scare advertisers away. >> if you're still bent on blowing this fat stack of cash, there's a couple ways you could do it. >> reporter: so why are companies shelling out big time if traditional tv is hemorrhaging. >> the super bowl is unique in that people want to watch the advertising. they're looking forward to it. the other thing, in terms of viewership, the super bowl keeps trending up. >> reporter: more than 123 million people watched last year's super bowl. neilson says that helped set the record for the largest single telecast in history. >> when you realize the u.s. only has 330 million people, you're going to reach one out of every three people in the country. there's no other

tonight, nbc nightly news jesse kirsch speaks with one of the victims, ryan quigley. his best friend, tiger besh, was killed that day. quigley will be back in the heart of the city this weekend, after being given free tickets to the super bowl by his favorite team, the philadelphia eagles. tiger would want me to go. tiger would want me to have a good time. and, you know, to be able to rewrite the story, to not let evil win. i mean, we're kind of taking our power back. you can hear much more of ryan's personal recovery tonight on nbc nightly news with lester holt. up next, the sharks celebrating black history month. we're going to show you the swag waiting for fa who for all those making it big out there... ...shouldn't your mobile service be able to keep up with you? get wifi speeds up to a gig at home and on the go. introducing powerboost, only from xfinity mobile. now that's big. xfinity internet customers, cut your mobile bill in half vs. t-mobile, verizon, and at&t for your first year. plus, ask how to get the new samsung galaxy s25+ on us. i guess what i'm lookin

jesse kirsch, nbc news, tampa, florida. >> that's a lot of change to get used to. thank you for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. in san jose. how many lights are out and what the city is

jesse kirsch got an inside look at the plans to protect the big game. >> reporter: while tens of millionstvs on super bowl sunday, federal agents will be circling above new orleans and along the mississippi river in the french quarter, heavily armed national guardsmen patrolling on foot. in all, nearly 3,000 law enforcement personnel will be spread out across the city. >> so, they know where the crowds are, where the crowds aren't, and if anything happens that changes that scenario, then they'll be able to identify that. >> reporter: beyond surveillance, these federal agents will also be ready to respond if someone violates gameday flight restrictions. on the water, boat crews watching for unusual traffic. >> we're also going to be a response force for any sort of safety emergencies. >> reporter: at the super dome, canines will sweep, row by row. >> we're very excited about this weekend, and we are really quite prepared. >> reporter: but that planning came under renewed scrutiny after a terrorist barrelled down bourbon street, killing 14 people here new year's day. >> i don't know that we

joining us now, nbc news correspondent jesse kirsch. so let's start with the athletes.know that they were all chileans. they're all in -- most of them in their 20s. one person in his 30s. what authorities are saying is they have allegedly linked to this group to this series of burglaries over months by reviewing cell phone data from multiple phones, multiple towers, connecting that data and these individuals back to this series of crimes, and they are all charged federally in an unsealed complaint, which was -- has now come to light. it's not brand new but it's new to the public eye in terms of what this group is accused of. so we're getting a clearer picture of the individuals who are allegedly behind this scheme. but this is something that we have been reporting on for several weeks now. multiple high profile athletes, including travis kelce, patrick mahomes, joe burrow, all three major nfl stars who have all allegedly had items burglarized and taken from their homes. an estimate of upwards of $2 million value in terms of the items, watches, luxury goods, designer goo

first, the sitting president of the united states expected to be there in person, along with nbc's jesse kirschere. how much is happening behind the scenes to keep everyone safe? >> yeah. >> alex. >> by the way, i'll note. >> it's a first for me. >> as well. i've never. >> been to a super bowl. >> so i'm very excited to be here. there are around 3000. >> law enforcement. >> personnel spread out across. >> the city. >> that's not just. >> on foot. we've got teams that are going to be on boats today. we can hear some of the traffic and actually i'm seeing a chopper go. >> by right now. >> there are choppers that are going to be. >> circling the stadium in downtown new orleans for surveillance, but also the ability to intercept aircraft that are violating flight restrictions. >> so police. >> federal law enforcement, the secret services, of course, here, because the president is going to be here, tsa is involved with security as well, a massive security footprint. all of this just weeks after that deadly terror attack on bourbon street. and i can tell you, having walked through the french quarter

and i know my colleague jesse kirsch has also been out talking to folks, and i want to play some of thoseght now, you. >> feel. >> very comfortable, very safe. >> definitely lots of security. >> i think everyone. >> who comes. >> definitely will feel secure. >> how are you feeling now? >> oh, safe. >> safe. >> i feel. >> like this is. >> the safest. >> place in. >> america. >> right now. and so with folks feeling safe, that means they can get out and enjoy the game. and there are going to be some changes at the game, particularly in the end zone where that end racism slogan that we've seen over the past several years is going to be removed. the nfl announced that it would be replaced with the slogan choose love. that announcement did come on the same day that it was announced that president trump would be attending the game, but the nfl says that it's really about folks coming together after this tragedy and choosing love. and i will say there is one other change that is going to be happening at the super bowl, and that is the halftime performance. with kendrick lamar set to be the first

nbc's jesse kirsch is happy to join me from new orleans, where more than 100,000 visitors are gatheredyour first game, too. i know you're excited. give me a sense of the mood of fans ahead of kickoff, jesse. >> yeah. >> i can tell you it's starting to get louder and louder here outside of the stadium. so that's the superdome right behind me. they've got a bit of a fan fest set up out here. i've got eagles flags there, cheerleaders out here. people are starting to file in with jerseys for the chiefs and the eagles. so we've got a lot of red a lot of green out here right now alex. and as you mentioned tens of thousands of people expected to be filling downtown new orleans today, including president trump. we see secret service out here, tsa out here, beyond what you would see typically at a stadium in terms of security presence outside on the perimeter as people make their way through security checkpoints. so a lot of law enforcement out here, we know they're going to be around 3000 personnel spread out across the city, in the sky, on boats and on foot downtown. and this is just weeks af

let's bring in nbc's jesse kirsch. one more time from new orleans. operation in place to keep everyone safe. jesse. >> yeah, alex. >> we're looking at something. by land, by air, on the water as well. we've got chopper teams that are going to be circling downtown new orleans, providing real time video surveillance to officials on the ground. they're also going to be able to intercept aircraft that are violating flight restrictions. they're going to be boats patrolling the water, able to get emergency teams downtown in case of an emergency event in which the roadways are too congested. and authorities have taken bourbon street, which was the site of that deadly terror attack just over a month ago and have now transformed it into a much more heavily fortified area. we're told that at night, key intersections on that nightlife stretch are being completely blocked off to vehicle traffic. i've seen national guard troops carrying long guns patrolling the area, so what appears to be a much more heavily physical fortified area in the french quarter district?

jesse kirsch is in tampa with the return of baseball. hey, jesse. >> reporter: hey, laura.stay warm out there. want to give a shout out to cody for lending me his mitt so we can talk baseball once again. the yankees and the rays have their first spring training game here this afternoon. all of it during a preseason warmup bringing changes to major league baseball that fans have never seen before. >> you feel drawn into the pitch. this one high and deep to left field. going back, he looks up. it is a three-run home run. >> reporter: this morning major leaguers are once again swinging for the fences. the defending world series champion los angeles dodgers leading off the spring training schedule, coming up short against the chicago cubs in a game that made mlb history. >> well, good. we have seen it in the first inning. >> reporter: for the first time ever, an mlb player challenged an umpire's pitch call. this was called a ball. then cubs pitcher appealed, and the call was overturned to a strike. the automated ball-strike system or abs is already being used in the minors. now

nbc's jesse kirsch has more on that. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. always read the fine print, right? well, in this case, it is not hard to find. smack in the middle of the waffle house menu, the head's up that you will have to shell out an extra 50 cents for every egg here. some experts say this is just the beginning, possibly, of a new trend. this morning, your favorite waffle house breakfast is likely going to take a bigger bite out of your wallet with egg prices soaring, the popular breakfast chain is scrambling to keep up, announcing it is temporarily charging an extra 50 cents per egg, writing in part, , rather than increasing prices across the menu, this is a targeted surcharge tied to the unprecedented rise in egg prices, adding we cannot predict how long this shortage will last. >> they have gotten really expensive. >> reporter: the national restaurant association says producer costs for eggs are up 100% year over year. >> that's almost too much for any restaurant to absorb in their narrow margins. >> reporter: breakfast spots hit particular

nbc news correspondent jesse kirsch has more on the impact. >> this morning. >> your favorite waffleg it's temporarily charging an extra. >> $0.50 per egg. >> writing in part. rather than increasing prices across the menu, this is a temporary, targeted surcharge tied to the. unprecedented rise in egg prices, adding we cannot predict how long this shortage will last. >> they've gotten really expensive. >> the national restaurant association says producer costs for eggs are up 134% year. >> over year. >> that's just almost too much for any restaurant to try to absorb. >> in. their narrow margins. >> breakfast spots. >> hit particularly hard. >> so while waffle house may be the first. to announce this type of price increase, according to experts. >> there's likely. >> more to come. >> i think that as. >> egg prices remain elevated, we're likely to see more restaurants have to succumb to the options of raising menu prices or adding surcharges. >> the average price for a dozen. eggs now more than. >> $5. >> and in some local markets, prices are as high as. >> $19 a dozen. >> the biggest r