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here is joe fryer. >> thing is i couldn't even get mad. >> reporter: two days after surviving a crash inside his vintage muscle car, comedian kevin hart is on the mend. the president of his production company says, kevin is doing fine after back surgery and is expected to have a full recovery very soon. newly obtained images show the damage to hart's 1970 plymouth barracuda. no roof. the windshield smashed a mangled mess from front to back the california highway patrol says hart was a passenger in his car. the driver lost control after making a turn. the car left the road, busting through this fence, and then rolling into the ditch down below. these pictures from tmz were taken at the scene hart escaped the car on his own, but firefighters had to cut the rebecca te soonssive speed as a possiff joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >> up next tonight, the hurricane rescue effort from the heart. >>> amid the devastation of the bahamas, there is a woman in na here's catie beck. >> reporter: while hurne alone, abandoned, trying to survive the brutal elements. we spoke with phillips by phone.

>> reporter: yet for loyal fans their friendship with "friends" lives on joe fryer, nbc news, new york>> can't believe it's been 25 years. that's "nightly news" for this friday. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc continues to happen tonight, calling for action on climate change, the worldwide protest that has bay area students pouring on to the streets. >>> plus was it quid pro quo, we investigate. >> the bay area software engineer beaten to death. now decades later his family is concerned about his killer's release. >> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being us. >> keep a convicted killer in prison. that is the plea tonight from the bay area widow. a parole panel decided to release timothy wilson yesterday. he served a quarter century behind bars for beating a bay area father to death in the '90s. the widow feels he'll hurt someone again. it was the everyday ritual in the home while carroll fixed dinner, her husband john tended to their seven kids. story time with dad immortalized in this painting. >> i don't want anyone else to go through what we've be

of new york firefighters following a family tradition and a deeply personal call to serve here's joe fryer ♪ >> reporter: for some of the firefighters graduating from the fdny academy, the job is not just a family affair, it's a legacy. >> i think my dad just set the bar kind of high, you know the things that he did on that day. >> reporter: brendan reegan is following in the footsteps of his firefighter father robert, who was killed answering the call on 9/11. >> throughout the process, it's definitely brought me closer to my dad, and as that happened, it only made me want to do the job more and more. >> reporter: 21 of today's graduates are children of men who died in the line of duty 13 of them lost their dads on 9/11, including greg kumpel. >> i think he would be surprised. because i wanted to play baseball growing up, and my brother was always the one that was his little shadow. >> reporter: six have seen their fathers pass away from illnesses linked to their time at ground zero robert telarsio jr.'s dad died of brain cancer two years ago. >> i'm making my dad proud. definitely someth

big role donations parents played in admissions for a school at the center of the uproar here's joe fryer >> reporter: the college cheating scandal is shining a new light on the admissions process at the university of southern california, a court filing reveals e-mails between usc officials showing how they tracked applicants and spreadsheets sent by an athletics department official, some applicants were labelled vip with comments like donor, potential donor, 1 mil pledge, given 2 mil already and dad well-known ortho surgeon. zangrillo's attorneys were trying to get documents from usc, say university officials were keenly aware that vip applicants did not have to be admitted based on merit. responding in a statement, usc calls the filing illegal to divert attention from the criminal fraud for which he has been indicted, adding no athletic department official has the authority to compel admissions decisions steven mercer is a college application consultant who used to work in usc's admissions office. >> there are people who see the words vip and think the system is rigged. is it rigged >>

here's joe fryer ♪ >> reporter: his look and sound epitomized the '70s and '80s. ♪ baby hold on to men edward mahoney he trained to follow in his father's footsteps to be a police officer before he changed his name to eddie money and he chased his musical dreams he produced 12 albums and multiple hit songs. >> basically i was always into rock and roll and it drove my parents crazy because i played the records loud ♪ >> reporter: including the tune that inspired this geico commercial. >> so we all set ♪ i've got two ticket to paradise ♪ >> reporter: money's family said he died peacefully at age of 70 an will live on through his music. joe fryer, nbc news. >>> up next, how one girl's mission is inspiring america. >>> finally the little girl, her heartfel letter and a toy story about equality that's inspiring america. here's catie beck. >> reporter: plastic army green figurines have been an imaginary brigade of fun for generations. but now, these classic toy soldiers are getting a new addition to the ranks at the request of 6-year-old vivian ward. >> we found a guy that was making army m

our joe fryer has their story. >> reporter: as bullets flew aimlessly across texas roadways, rodolfo was driving his semitruck home from work. >> now he's gone >> reporter: his wife says her husband of 20 years ago, the father another little girl without her dad, like my girls >> reporter: he was e sevenh l carrier mary granados, who was preparing to celebrate her 30th birthday with he identical twin rosie >> she was very special. going to do without m her because i'm not going to see her anymore. >> reporter: among the injured, a 17-month-old child, anderson davis she was hit in the chest and face by bullet shrapnel, but is expected to make a full recovery. her family says -- we hurt so badly for those who didn't survive this tragedy we are thankful for our beautiful baby girl and look forward to reuniting her at home with her twin brother soon one of many close calls. >> i don't know how he didn't hit me. >> reporter: shauna says she was at a stlight whene gunman pulled beside her car and fired. >> there were three more shots i -- i'm pretty sure they were for me, but he missed. he

joe fryer is in our los angeles news room. joe, what did the jury decide? >> the verdict was reached more than a month after the case was handed to the jury. one of the defendants, max harris, was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter. but the other defendant, derrick, a hung jury. they were accused of running the warehouse thcaught fire during a party in 2016. 36 people died. investigators never determined what caused that fire. the defendants initially reached a plea deal last year and would have served prison time, but the judge threw those pleas out because victims' families felt the punishment was too lenient. lester. >> joe fryer in los angeles, thank you. >>> two more major chains, walgreens and cvs are asking customers not to openly carry guns in their stores. they join a growing wave after walmart and then kroger changed their firearm policies on tuesday. today wegmans also said it would prefer if customers did not openly carry in its stores either. >>> also tonight an american woman arrested at the airport in the philippines. authorities sa

now hart's fans hope he's back in action both on screen and off soon joe fryer, nbc news, los angelesthing a huge sigh of relief we saw those pictures, people -- you think the worst. >> 100%. when you see wreckage like you that think how can someone tool get up and walk away which he did at first. but w. know. wishing him a very speedy recovery hey, thanks for waking up wi mena >> i'm frances rivera. >>> 4:30 on your wednesday morning. taking a peek outside a live look at san francisco from san bruno mountain. giving you a bird's-eye view. nice way to start our morning. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. thank you so much. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking all the weather that we have throughout the bay area. i see the smile on your face, good thing. >> cooler today but still kind of humid as you get ready to head out the door. you may be feeling that with temperatures now in the low 60s. a live look in walnut creek, mostly clear skies. our temperatures through the day will start to warm up, headed into the upper 70s by

here's nbc's joe fryer >> reporter: for some of the firefighters graduating from the fdny academy the a legacy. >> i think my dad just set the bar kind of high you know the things that he did on that day. >> reporter: brendan regan is following in the footsteps of his firefighter father robert, who was killed answering the call on 9/11 >> throughout the process it's definitely brought me closer to my dad and as that happened is only made me want to do the job more and more >> reporter: 21 graduates are children of men who died in the line of duty 13 of them lost their dads on >>d to play ing greg compel. baseball growing up and my brother was always the one that was his little shadow. >> reporter: six of the graduates have seen their fathers pass away from illnesses linked to their time at ground zero robert tolarsio jr.'s dad died of brain cancer two years ago. >> i'm making my dad proud definitely something that he wanted me to always do >> reporter: these 21 firefighters say they're like family now >> they are honoring their fallen loved ones. they are continuing their family's leg

joe fryer, nbc news, bandon, oregon >> i love that teaching you to you enjoy.e moment and make sure >ng at those are cool thanks >>> no deal. workers at some 31 general motors plants are now officially on strike. it is the biggest american work stoppage in over a dozen years we've got the latest. >>> oil prices spike as world leaders watch and wait to see what president trump does after warning the u.s. is locked and loaded following attacks on saudi oil fields. >>> then fat shaming on a grand scale as one late night host attacks another in a back-and-forth that's starting a national conversation. >>> plus oxycontin maker purdue pharma files for bankruptcy overnight. we'll have the latest. >>> i wa

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joe fryer is standing by with details. joe, what can you tell us? >> reporter: lester, the plane crashed after taking off in florida. dramatic surveillance video shows the plan hitting the ground near been airport hanger barely missing an employee who was working just feet away authorities say two people were on board the single engine plane and that the pilot alerted the control tower there was some type of issue right after taking off. the pilot tried circling back to land on the runway, but crashed in a parking lot instead the pilot was injured and taken to the hospital. the passenger was treated on the scene for a minor injury now the faa is investigating what cause this had crash. lester >> pretty amazing, thank you, joe. >>> also in florida, the horrifying workplace rampage. police say an employee at a manufacturing company stabbed five people. ron mott is in tallahassee. >> reporter: the call for help came shortly after 8:30 this morning while police were taking part in a 9/11 ceremony. officers descending on the scene of a workplace stabbing

learning more about those who lost their lives in the shooting and those who barely escaped nbc's joe fryer has their stories. joe? >> reporter: phillip, many of those who were injured in this shooting are still recovering, most of them at the hospital behind me here in odessa while other families are remembering those who lost their lives. >>> as bullets flew aimlessly acro across texas roadways, rudolfo was driving his semi truck home from work. >> now he's gone, so, you know >> reporter: the wife says her husband of 20 years, the father of her three kids was struck and killed >> i don't want another little girl without a dad like my girl. >> reporter: arco was one of seven people killed along with mail carrier mary granados who was preparing to celebrate her 30th birthday with identical twin rosie >> she was special and i don't know what i'm going to do without her, you know, because i'm not going to see her any more >> reporter: among the injured, a 17 month old child, anderson davis. she was hit in the chest and face by bullet shrapnel but is expected to make a full recovery her family

. >> reporter: but the scandal is raising questions about the role of money in admissions joe fryer, nbc news. >>> up next tonight an arrest after the death of a music star. >>> and the new 911 calls just released after kevin hart's horrific crash >>> back now with the new development in the death of a music star. federal prosecutor have charged mac miller's alleged drug dealer with supplying miller counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. miller was found dead from an accidental overdose nearly a year ago. >> tonight, the pleas for help after that terrible car crash involving kevin hart heard in newly revealed 911 calls we get details from stephanie gosk >> reporter: tonight the emergency calls. >> help is coming, guys don't worry. >> reporter: made by a bystander after kevin hart's 1970 plymouth careened off the side of the road in los angeles late at night. >> the ambulance is on the way. you guys okay in there? stay calm. >> reporter: at the time, two people were in the mangled car >> yeah, the roof is crushed and the car is pretty totalled. the door is smashed in ep a pa

joe fryer is in our los angeles news room. what are we learning here >> lester, felicity huffman is scheduled to be sentenced next week in her role in the massive college admissions scandal in a court filing today, federal prosecutors are calling for huffman to serve one month in jail plus a $20,000 fine prosecutors say huffman's conduct was deliberate and manifestly criminal writing to the judge, in the context of this case, neither probation nor home confinement in a large home in the hollywood hills with an infinity pool would constitute meaningful punishment. but huffman's attorneys filed their own sentencing memo today requesting no jail time, just probation plus the fine and 250 hours of community service. her memo includes letters of support from her husband william h. macy an actress eva longoria earlier this year, pleaded guilty to fraud charges admitting she paid a proctor $15,000 to correct answers on her daughter's s.a.t. boosting her score by about 400 points some parents charged in the scandal have rejected plea

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for "today," joe fryer, nbc news. >> he had 11 top 20 hits and a grammy nomination.america, "two tickets to paradise" and "take me home tonight,". >> stuck in your head. >> eddie money will be remembered by fans. >>> dylan, do you have the national forecast? >> yes. we have a couple of scattered storms that will dwoevelop and move through the interior northeast. the coast looks fine. we have a chance of stronger storms through the midwest and pockets of rain through new mexico. we're going to see extreme heat. the heat continues down through texas, along the gulf coast. it stretches up to parts of tennessee and arkansas and the midwest. temperatures will be in the 90s. it will feel closer to 100 degrees. we're also watching out for the dangerous rip currents. humberto looks like it will stay farther offshore, with the sun out and you're heading to the beaches along the coast of florida and into the southeast, just keep in mind that the water is dangerous. you want to make sure that just take it easy because of the rip currents and the dangerous threat out that way. o

sexually assaulted by a then stanford university swimmer is now stepping forward for the first time joe fryer, good morning. typically sexual assault victims of course remain anonymous and for years that was the case for chanel miller. no one knew her name what they did know is that she read a powerful statement in court when her attacker was sentenced. now miller is choosing to go public, revealing her name and sharing her story with a new book in court she was known only as emily doe. but now chanel miller wants people to see her face and hear her story. >> you cannot give me -- you cannot give me back the life i had. >> reporter: in an upcoming interview with "60 minutes," she recites part of the emotional impact statement she read in court. >> in newspapers my name was unconscious, intoxicated woman, ten syllables and nothing more than that. i had to force myself to relearn my real name, my identity. >> reporter: she also wrote a memoir entitled "know my name," which comes out later this month recounting her journey since she was sexually assaulted in 2015 outside a fraternity party brock

is a cool thing the list includes some beloved classics and one high tech surprise here's nbc's joe fryerrstown of amusement, the toy hall of fame, inside the strong national museum of play in rochester, new york now 12 iconic finalists are vying to join this merry club. >> he man, he man. >> reporter: a contest pitting a brawny muscle man. ♪ my little pony >> reporter: against a mythical miniature horse and bears that care ♪ i'm going to cuddle care bear ♪ >> reporter: there are classic contenders like the coloring book, the spinning top and matchbox cars. >> no matter who you are matchbox has the car that says you. >> reporter: the nerf blaster, and the corn popper. >> take a block from the bottom and put it on top, block from the middle and put it on top. >> reporter: games are on the ballot jenga requires physical skill. risk which focuses on mental strategy and the collectible card game magic the gathering. >> all you need to play is a brain, a deck, and a friend. >> reporter: that leaves just one more, a shocker to some, the smartphone the museum says it has revolutionized the way p

that would be -- >> oh -- >> it would be so good i dare you. >> reporter: for "today," joe fryer, nbcage of her. >> so good then. >> how about 17 years and she changed the game. >> hard to believe it's been 17 years. sounds like we might get another show out of them too. >>> ahead a tree is planted in brooklyn, taking action for our climate in crisis series but first this is "today" on nbc. celebrity cruises takes you to the world's greatest places. while sailing on one of the world's greatest places. proving that a place this extraordinary doesn't need a zip code. celebrity edge is more than a ship. it's a destination in itself. and because you can never get enough of a great thing. we're building another revolutionary ship. celebrity apex. book your vacation on the greatest ships and visit some of europe's best shores. click or call to book today. >>> we're wrapping up our special climate in crisis series with action, donating two trees to the national wildlife federation. >> kathy park is at a new york city park site, green thumbs in brooklyn with special guests, i see too. hey, ka

in our closer, joe fryer introduces us to an unsung hero from hollywood who's been getting us hookedhat unmistakable green slide is like a motion picture over turn. >> if we'll take it back one more time. >> for mark wallen, the coming attraction mattis mais the main attraction. he creates movie trailers. >> how much responsibility do you feel? >> it is a tremendous responsibility. i feel there is careers on the line and a lot of money invested. you want to do right by those people who spent years trying to make these films. >> what dow remember by the incident? >> there is a lot of challenges. we are trying to capture what's special about a movie in two-minutes. >> his california company works on trailers for more than 100 films a year. that includes "moonlight." you got to decide who you want to be. >> georgia run away. >> "12 years of slave." and "birdman," all oscar winners for best picture. such thoughtful critically acclaimed movies are considered his specialty. >> they have a special tone and emotional quality and you just want to capture that. his resume is diverse. >> do you

for "today," joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >> go james corden. >> go james corden indeed. >>> movingdy during arguments with his wife >> let's not call it fighting. do i want that to be in variety. we're discussing important themes, or, you know, plans for the future when it's all done, one of us tries to beat each other to the punch, that was great, you know, because it's good to talk. it's good to say the things we feel it's good to talk, you know, we must do more than balk it's good to talk. and lo and behold, it's actually true >> he's kind of becoming mr. rogers >> songs and all. >>> finally, ellen, her show is known for a ton of fun, playing games and sketches, she's unveiling a new one today, it's called the voice on the phone. sounds familiar. the point of the game is for ellen to guess the celebrity calling into her studio. see if you can figure out the superstar on the phone before ellen does >> let me pick up this phone from 1970. >> hello >> hello. >> hello >> hello >> are you a comedian? >> yes >> tell me a joke. yes? >> give me a joke, give me a joke >> i already know w

nbc's joe fryer joins us with more hey, joe, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, imagine getting this callhat lasted about 20 minutes it was a chance for the mega star to promote his new movie and raise awareness about space exploration. brad pitt isn't an astronaut but in his latest role, he sure acts like one nasa actually reviewed an early script of pitt's latest flick and provided some images used in the movie. astronaut rick hague and his colleagues skreencreened the fi space. and monday - >> station this the brad how do you hear me. >> i've got you loud and clear. >> he got to speak with the star too. >> now that i have you all the way up at the space station, let's talk about me. how did we do? >> i got to tell you, it was really good. and the depictions, the settings, all as you can tell look very similar to the type of setting you've got, you know, i've got around me >> we're approaching mars. >> reporter: pitt's film is science fiction and the scenes were shot here on earth. still the actor had several questions for hague ranging from his sleep schedule to mission experiments to

it was a ceremony that was especially poignant for some of the city's newest firefighters nbc's joe fryerreat story, guys, so about 500 firefighters graduated from the fdny academy, among that group, 21 were known as legacies, that means their fathers died in the line of duty most of them either lost their dads on 9/11 or in the years that followed because of 9/11 related illnesses. now their family legacies are living on through a new generation. >> at a ceremony filled with hundreds of firefighters adorned in their dress blues and white gloves, the fdny truly passed d the torch. >> definitely our fathers are watching over us today. >> of the 21 legacy firefighters graduating from the academy, 13 lost their fathers on 911. >> i miss my dad all the time, but i know he would be happy for me i know he would be proud. >> reporter: brendan reagen was 12 when his father robert ft killed answering the call. it wasn't until five years ago that brendan realized he wanted to follow in his dad's foot steps. >> throughout the process it's brought me closer to my dad and as that happened, it only mad

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will be headlining that half-time show, and let's just say a hot ticket became even hotter nbc's joe fryer is here with more on this. >> j. lo plus shakira too. jennifer lopez has quite literally done just about everything her fiance a-rod said this has been a bucket list item, a cherry on top of the year that has been incredible, even by j. lo's high standards ♪ i'm still jenny from the bloc is the ♪ >> to the block from the biggest stage in the world, after weeks of speculation, jennifer lopez announced she'll tackle the half-time show at the super bowl in miami the triple threat entertainer is set to bring the heat along with fellow entertainer shakira co-headliners revealed the news on social media thursday j. lo said i can't wait to show what us girls can do on the world's biggest stage. the announcement comes just two weeks after hoda asked jennifer about the rumors >> are you performing at the super bowl this year >> i don't know. >> we hope it's you. okay that was not a no. >> overnight her fiance alex rodriguez said she's going on to that stage representing all of us, latinos, imm

even though the boat was required by federal law to have a night watchman joe fryer is following the story for us good morning to you. >> good morning, everyone. the 75 foot conception was on a three-day diving trip when it caught fire while anchored early in the morning on september 2nd. the charred remains of the boat were lifted out of the water yesterday, nearly two weeks after that deadly fire as the ntsb investigates what happened and how the tragedy could have been prevented this morning, new details about the scuba boat fire that killed 34 people earlier last week off the coast of santa cruz island in california. the national transportation safety board confirming all six crew members on board the conception were asleep according to the report, a crew member required by law to stay awake and walk the decks overnight was sleeping when the fire broke out at 3:14 a.m an attorney for the boat's owner truth aquatics says in a statement that a crewman checked on and around the galley area around 2:30 a.m. the 75 foot boat had three levels, the night of september 2nd, five crew memb

. >> joe fryer is in la with our update on this one joe, good morning. >> reporter: hey there, good morningh that had friends and fans so worried. this morning, the comedian's wife is speaking out with some good news about his recovery this morning, kevin hart, the superstar stand-up comedian and movie star, is recovering from back surgery following a horrific car accident over the weekend that nearly cost him his life just after midnight on sunday, hart was a passenger in the customized plymouth barracuda he recently bought for his 40th birthday when it rolled into a ditch, smashing in the car's roof and shattering its windshield miraculously, hart was able to walk away from the crash, and later taken to the hospital with a serious back injury. yesterday, while on her way to his bedside, hart's wife, eniko, gave an update on his condition. >> how is kevin doing? >> great >> is he going to pull through fully, you think >> yup he's going to be just fine >> reporter: hart hasn't commented on the details of the accident, but according to the california highway patrol, he and two others were in