nbc's kerry sanders is there with late details. kerry, i assume you're on firm ground right now, but how big a danger area at risk is there? >> reporter: well, good evening, lester. they've moved us back three city blocks fearing the sinkhole would continue to grow. the problem actually begins about 20 to 100 feet down where there's limestone. rainwater goes through the earth and hits that limestone, and it can cause it to dissolve. that is a recipe for disaster. >> we have a building that can potentially collapse. we don't know if it's a sinkhole or what. >> we need to know what room everybody was in. >> reporter: it was shortly after 3:00 in the morning, and maggie started her camera phone amid the chaos. she says it came without warning while on vacation with family and friends from virginia, she heard a single window pop its frame, then another and another. at first she thought it was someone in a fight. >> things flying, like glass flying. people jumping out of windows. luggage flying out of windows, people trying to salvage wh

nbc's kerry sanders has the latest from clear month. >> remarkable everybody got out alive, especially when luke that the three-story building that opened up under cover of darkness, most people in bed, many asleep. the reason they were able to get out alive, without injury, was one man, a security guard who discovered what was going on and then jumped into action to save lives. >> the building was coming down so quickly, document have time to think. you just go knocking door to door around getting people out. because of the devastation, if you saw it the people inside would have not have made it if i wouldn't have done what i did. >> reporter: those who got out are still trying to make sense what happened. >> i started hearing popping, cracking, so we start going around looking in the closets, we went outside, he peeked outside, i said is it hailing? he said, no. i said what's going on? >> reporter: why did this sinkhole open? geologists are looking at rainfall totals in the area there have been 29.75 inches of rain so far this year. when the rain falls it goes through the earth and a

kerry sanders, nbc news, ft. lauderdale. >>> when we come back, some libraries showing a new kind of book smarts. >>> finally tonight, kindles and ipads have given us new ways to read books and that's got some local libraries having to reinvent themselves. tonight john yang with changes at the checkout desk. >> reporter: when ralph mandarino goes to the grosse point public library outside of detroit it's not always for a book. >> i have a tool that's on reserve. >> reporter: that's right. tool, a tree trimmer. he says it's a better tool than owning one. if i bought that how often would you use it. >> that's the point. you'd only use it maybe once a year. >> reporter: here at the grosse point library there are 285 tools to borrow, everything from "a" on adjustable wrench to "x" an xacto knife. they're still looking for "y" and "z." libraries aren't just for books anymore. dvds are common on library shelves but the skokie, illinois, library, has things to make digital videos, flip cams, laptops and small video came

nbc's kerry sanders tonight. >> reporter: off the coast of ireland, three miles down, american treasure hunters found the mother lode. in waters deeper than the titanic, bars of precious silver, in all 110 tons. >> fantastic. hasn't quite sunk in yet, but it's starting to dawn on me now what we've achieved out here. >> reporter: the gair sop pa was a british steamship torpedoed in 1941 by one of hitler's u-boats. the cargo traveling to great britain to fund the war effort. in all, the sal raj team pulled up 2,792 silver inningities. >> hn his majesty mint, bombay. >> we're sitting on $700,000 worth of silver. >> yeah. >> and the numbers are a bit mind-boggling. i just see them as very heavy lumps of waste we've been pulled around. >> reporter: the final silver bar was pulled to the surface days ago. >> that's the last one. >> reporter: 20% goes to the british government, the treasure hunters odyssey marine treasure hunters get 80% of a treasure that exceeds $77 million. >> this is the deepest recovery of precious metal ever done. it's a world record. the water depth is almost 15,000 fee

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we begin our coverage in hard-hit nashville and nbc's kerry sanders. kerry, give us a sense of what all that water is doing. >>eporter: well, good evening, lester. more than 200 people here in tennessee were rescued by boat. the power of those flash floods is evident right here. this is the foundation of what was a one-story office building. those flash floods picked it up and deposited it over here in a parking lot. rain was predicted, but nashville residents didn't expect to wake up to this. eight inches of rain on already saturated ground sent water rushing down city streets and highways, forcing some to shut down completely. it began before dawn. >> a couple more inches and this area is going to be in trouble again. so hopefully this will slow down. >> reporter: but the water kept rising. >> i got up and looked out the bedroom window and i said, oh, my god. >> reporter: making it especially difficult for emergency crews to reach people who managed to escape their homes, only to become stranded. 911 calls began at 4:30 in the morning. at least 35 wat

that's where our kerry sanders goes tonight. >> reporter: today a little good news, the sinkhole that swallowed a three story condominium hotel has not grown any larger. engineers examined the 100 foot wide hole and say there's no reason to believe it will expand. sinkholes are not unusual in florida. there are more than 19,000 documented in the sunshine state. most are in central florida. >> one of the larger cracks -- >> reporter: suzanne ehrlich is living on top of one of those nightmares. crews worked today to shore up the foundation of her trinity, florida home after cracks in the floor revealed she's living on a developing sinkhole. >> is some shift going to occur in the house that i don't know about? so it's still a panic mode, i think, until we get it completely done. >> reporter: sinkhole insurance claims have nearly tripled over a four-year period, and premiums have skyrocketed. some fear it will damage the recovering housing market here. >> sinkholes you just can't predict. and the more we see of these in this area, the more investors may say, maybe this is not the place fo

nbc's kerry sanders is there with late details. kerry, i assume you're on firm ground right now, but how big a danger area at risk is there? >> reporter: well, good evening, lester. they've moved up three city blocks fearing the sinkhole would continue to grow. the problem actually begins about 20 to 100 feet down where there's limestone. rainwater goes through the earth and hit that limestone and it can cause it to dissolve. that is a recipe for disaster. >> we need to know what room everybody was in. >> reporter: shortly after 3:00 in the morning, maggie started her camera during the chaos. she says it came without warning while on vacation with family and friends from virginia, she heard a single window pop its frame, then another and another. at first she thought it was someone in a fight. >> glass flying. people jumping out of windows. luggage flying out of windows, people trying to salvage what they could. >> to me, it sounded like popcorn popping. porti pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: in all evacuating 1 a 5 tourists here on vaca

nbc's kerry sanders is in nashville for us again tonight. kerry, what's it look like there now? >> good evening, lester. with more rain looming, there's a race to get soaked carpet, drywall, furniture, just about anything inside houses out before mold begins to grow. this pile behind me is just from one house here in nashville. it's a scene repeated across 17 states. hit by wicked weather. >> we're in a car that's flooding! >> the torrential rain sweeping across the midwest claimed another victim this morning. a 60-year-old man in oklahoma city was swept away in a flash flood while trying to pull his wife and daughter to safety from their stalled car. police found his body a short time later, nearly six blocks away, bringing the death toll from these storms to three. the heavy storms hit a half-dozen states with up to ten inches of rain. officials deployed rescue teams on boats in search of those stranded by the floods. dozens of roadways and highways in several states will remain closed until further notice. in nashville, clean-up today. at the parkwood villa apartments, more t

we begin our coverage in hard-hit nashville and nbc's kerry sanders. kerry, give us a sense of what all that water is doing. >> reporter: well, good evening, lester. more than 200 people here in tennessee were rescued by boat. the power of those flash floods is evident right here. this is the foundation of what was a one-story office building. those flash floods picked it up and deposited it over here in a parking lot. rain was predicted, but nashville residents didn't expect to wake up to this. eight inches of rain on already saturated ground sent water rushing down city streets and highways, forcing some to shut down completely. it began before dawn. >> a couple more inches and this area is going to be in trouble again. so hopefully this will slow down. >> reporter: but the water kept rising. >> i got up and looked out the bedroom window and i said, oh, my god. >> reporter: making it especially difficult for emergency crews to reach people who managed to escape their homes, only to become stranded. 911 calls began at 4:30 in the morning. at least 35 w

for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news, near petersberg, virginia. >> good call on kerry's part to bringomato fight. the. >> some the bulls, the look in the eyes are like you are mine. >> if i was a bull, that's what i would think, too. you idiot, why would you want me chasing you? have you seen my horns? >> i can run 35 miles per hour. are what are you thinking? >> a little bit of fun, though. looks like fun. >> the ambulance is the tip. >> the horns weren't sharpened, guys. it's not that bad. >> so we'll cheer you on next year. let us know. you'll give us the exclusive aft after? >> you've got it. >> okay, mark your calendars everybody. >>> up next, the travel app to turn those endless hours on the road into a fun adventure for the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] it's time healthy gets a dose of happy. new yoplait greek. bye-bye, stir. so long, sour. hello, happy. it's time to lick the lid again. ♪ maybe we could read together? ♪ what the? is that halo? i did not see that coming. ♪ you have outlook? and full office? ♪ wow you are a real pc. let's just go back to re

. >> let's take a quick look, kerry sanders running with the bulls. this is an amazing live shot. go out on this, way too early. >> this is a plan for people who want to run with the bulls. the only difference is they won't have a cowboy here to close the gate. >>> my siblings have given me brief for years about how i talk about i'm going to win the lottery someday and actually we just got together for my dad's 80th birthday. and we were playing this game. i don't remember the gist of it exactly. but you had to pick who in the crowd would match this description. and the description was their financial plan consists of winning the lottery. and everybody picked my name. and they thought it was funny then? who's right now, that's what i have to say. >> turns out that's one heck of a financial plan. we meet one power ball winner to have new details on the

nbc's kerry sanders is in nashville for us again tonight. kerry, what's it look like there now? >> reporter: well, good evening, lester. with more rain looming, there's a race to get soaked carpet, drywall, furniture, just about anything inside houses out before mold begins to grow. this pile behind me is just from one house here in nashville. it's a scene repeated across 17 states. hit by wicked weather. >> 911. >> we're in a car that's flooding! >> reporter: the torrential rain rain sweeping across the midwest claimed another victim this morning. a 60-year-old man in oklahoma city was swept away in a flash flood while trying to pull his wife and daughter to safety from their stalled car. police found his body a short time later, nearly six blocks away, bringing the death toll from these storms to three. the heavy storms hit a half-dozen states with up to ten inches of rain. officials deployed rescue teams on boats in search of those stranded by the floods. dozens of roadways and highways in several states will remain closed until further notice. in nashville, clean-up today. a

. >> kerry sanders, yes. >>> and one of america's most wanted, mob boss james "whitey" bulger has been convicted of being involved in a string of murders and other crimes after a trial that riveted the city of boston and much of the nation. nbc's kristen dahlgren is at the federal courthouse. good evening. >> reporter: pg good evening, lester. yeah, a day many here in boston thought would never come. nearly two decades after james "whitey" bulger went on the lam, today a federal jury here found him guilty of being involved in a string of gang crimes including 11 murders. crowds swarmed boston's federal courthouse this afternoon, inside after more than 32 hours of deliberations jurors returned to a packed courtroom announcing the fate of whitey bulger, one of boston's most notorious mobsters. the jury found him guilty of dozens of crimes including conspiracy, racketeering and playing a role in 11 murders. >> the day of reckoning for bulger has been a long time in coming. >> reporter: tom donohue whose father was killed more than three decades ago was among the family members present thr

that's amazing. >> it really is. >> kerry sanders, as always, great to have you on the show. >> thankhank you so much. >> thank you. >> up next, congress is in recess but that doesn't mean anyone is unplugged from reading e-mail on vacation to sleeping with a blackberry next to the pillow. "the huffington post" explores how nobody in washington seems to know how to stop working. we'll have that coming up. hey america, even though she doesn't need them, cheryl burke is cha-cha-ing in depend silhouette briefs for charity, to prove that with soft fabric and waistband, the best protection looks, fits, and feels just like underwear. get a free sample and try for yourself. >>> 4 s pa2 past the hour. joining us from washington, from "the huffington post" reporter jennifer benderry. even romantic vacations in italy mean staying plugged in. ben smith back at the table as well. jennifer, it's good to have you. >> thank you. >> read part of your piece. it's august in washington, which means congress is on recess for a month. there's only one problem, no one seems to know how to stop working. con

i can't stay here. >> that was nbc's kerry sanders and before that miguel almaguer. of course what kerry pointed out, bill karins, is that they expect some more rain. how bad will it get before it gets better? >> today is the last day and we'll start to dry it out in areas especially missouri but not lucky around nashville and atlanta over the upcoming weekend. we've been stuck in this weather pattern. the weather hasn't really changed all week long. if it's been hot where you have been in texas it stayed hot. raining in missouri and kansas and it stayed raining. four days in a row with torrential rains moving out of oklahoma into areas of missouri. this is the area of concern this morning from joplin to springfield to branson as more rain is trying to move from the south. not quite as hard as it was yesterday. in new england we have a flash flood threat today too. it rained hard yesterday and pouring this morning across the catskills and some of that rain is shifting now to the north up into the berkshires, across the mass pike, southern vermont and new hampshire un

that's where we'll begin with kerry sanders. he's in hard hit nashville this morning. rning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. today will be a day of clean up. folks having to shovel out mud inside their homes or bigger jobs like here. a construction crew is going to have to come in. this building was hit by a flash flood. it was lifted off it's foundation and moved 30 feet and when the waters receded it deposited it right here in a parking lot. >> reporter: they're singing a very wet tune in parts of the music city. >> your heart is beating out of your chest because you're so scared. >> reporter: flash flooding forced residents to their roof tops and rescuers into the neighborhoods. >> coming completely into the house and covered up everything. about 4 feet inside the house. >> reporter: up to 8 inches of

kerry sanders is on the story for us again this morning. kerry, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. why did this happen? geologists are looking at rainfall levels. so far this year there's been about 29 and three quarter inches of rain. not a high amount but it may have been enough to set this sinkhole in motion. this morning, geologists say this sinkhole, already the length of a basketball court maybe growing even bigger. >> the open sinkhole may open other sinkholes. >> triggers? >> yes, it's possible. >> reporter: as the earth opened up and fwan to sry the building full of sleeping tourist there were panicked calls to 911. >> we're trying to get them evacuated and they're saying it's collapsing so fast they don't know if they can get to all the rooms. >> reporter: maggie on vacation with a friend and three toddlers escaped the collapsing building with little time to spare. >> it was a near death experience. >> reporter: maggie and everyone else in the building were able to escape because a security guard went running

kerri sanders is live in forney, texas. what happened here? >> reporter: well, good morning.atively calm encounter. george zimmerman was pulled over for speeding but it was noteworthy even to police because in the car george zimmerman had a gun. george zimmerman was driving west on u.s. highway 80 in forney, texas near dallas when he was pulled over for speeding. zimmerman who was found not guilty of second-degree murder or manslaughter in the shooting death of trayvon martin was quick to tell the officer that he had a gun in the glove compartment. >> where are you headed? >> nowhere in particular. >> nowhere in particular? why do you say that? >> you didn't see my name? >> huh? >> you didn't see my name? >> reporter: the officer looks down at zimmerman's license again. >> we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. >> reporter: just days after a florida jury found him not guilty, zimmerman was back in the news, stepping out of seclusion to help four people escape from their overturned vehicle in florida. and now this police stop last sunday. his older brother robert zimmer

nbc news correspondents kerry sanders has more from miami for us. >> are you following him?on't need you to do that. >> reporter: that really is george zimmerman's call to police. >> sir, what is your name? >> george. >> reporter: the jacket and the hairstyle are accurate. but the video is a dramatization. that is an actor who reaches to a gun tucked into his pants is creative license. >> i can't see him. i don't want to go out there. i don't know what is going on. >> reporter: these 911 calls are from witnesses presented to the jury during zimmerman's trial. again, the video shows

kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. >>> joining me right now is joshua horowitz who of the company who produced that ppsa. there is shock value to that psa using the actual phone calls but actors in it. mark o'mara pointing out he didn't use a stand your ground defense and zimmerman's brother tweet out what he saw is giving this psa a fail and sybrina fulton saying she can't watch it. >> the jury got the stand your ground instructions and i think that is important. there was testimony about stand your ground. george zimmerman had been to class about stand your ground. the idea this isn't part of the trial is ridiculous. you the jury had that in front of them. a big change in florida law. it used to be if you had an opportunity to spare life, did you so and you got out of the situation. with the stand your ground jury instruction that is is not part of florida's law any more. >> we will hear from the martin family's attorney benjamin crump coming up. did you reach out to the martin family and let them know of this intention? >> we did not. we have a lot of survivors on staff. we work with surviv

joining me is kerry sanders in miami.o us how this process works in florida and hasn't zimmerm zimmerman's defense fund made enough money to pay off that debt? >> there is a difference between costs and legal fees. >> reporter: the state of florida allows somebody charged with a crime who is acquitted to get their costs actually covered by the state. so, for instance, in george zirlman's case the simple things like photocopying and a court report. you have to fly experts in and pay their fees and producing a video of what they believe happened that night when with george zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin. all of those costs according to the defense attorney are as you noted in the range of 200,000 to 300,0 300,000. the concept you shouldn't be bankrupted in the effort to defend yourself and so the state has an agency, the jac, judicial administrative commission, that will take those costs and go through them and actually pay them. if we go back a little bit, you'll remember in the casey anthony case that the defens

nbc news correspondents kerry sanders has more from miami for us. >> are you following him?on't need you to do that. >> reporter: that really is george zimmerman's call to police. >> sir, what is your name? >> george. >> reporter: the jacket and the hairstyle are accurate. but the video is a dramatization. that is an actor who reaches to a gun tucked into his pants is creative license. >> i can't see him. i don't want to go out there. i don't know what is going on. >> reporter: these 911 calls are from witnesses presented to the jury during zimmerman's trial. again, the video shows actors playing roles. >> oh, my god! young boy! >> reporter: created for the coalition to stop gun violence, the 1:30 video argues stand your ground laws in 26 states should be repelled. >> it may not be pretty but it's real and happening on the streets of america every single day. >> reporter: zimmerman's brother tweeted monday night this picture was also part of the trial and so was the inability to retreat while mounted and pummeled. zimmerman's lawyer mark o'mara. >> we never argued stand your

nbc's kerry sanders witnessed mother nature's incredible wrath first hand. >> it's remarkable every gotally when you look at that three-story building that opened up under cover of darkness. most people were in bed, many of them asleep. the reason they were able to get out alive without injury was one man, a r security guard who discovered what was going on and then jumped into action to save lives. >> the building was coming down so quickly. you don't have time to think. you just go knocking door to door and getting people out. >>> the justice department is trying to ground a proposed $11 billion merger between u.s. airways and american airlines. that merger would crow yiet the world's largest carrier. >>> and a new study could provide the biggest experiences of near-death experiences. researchers believe it could be the brain trying to save itself. and that is your news cycle. as you know, if it's tuesday, it's the latest installment of virginia politics, starring yours truly krystal ball. today it's actually west virginia and an up-and-comer named rod snyder. he just wrapped up two t

kerry sanders is in kentucky this morning with the story. >> reporter: well, good morning. you guys put me in tight scrapes before but never anything quite like this. what you're about to see is not a tv trick. these are real bulls and let's see -- okay. this is the plan for people who are going to -- okay. this is the plan for people who want to run with bulls. the only difference, of course, is that they won't have a cowboy here to close the gate. they'll be running with the bulls and the bulls will be wild. it's heart pounding and terrifying and every year in pamplona, spain, hundreds run, some fall, and sometimes die. at least 15 since 1924. >> it's amazing -- >> for brad and rob, it just didn't seem right that the only way to run with the bulls was to travel to spain. their idea? an american bull run coming to ten u.s. cities. >> that thrill, the adrenaline rush you get from putting yourself in immortal danger and coming out on the other side victorious, unscathed. >> 20,000 have already signed up at a starting price of $35 a person. >>

. >> kerry sanders in nashville, thank you. al has more on the flooding and what to expect today. good morning. >> i'll tell you, savannah, the folks that don't need it will get more today. we had over the last week the dome of hot air, big high pressure, cooler, drier air coming down. so the moisture rides up and over the dome and in between the two that's a battle zone and that's where the severe weather is happening and that's what we're expecting today. so as we show you what's going on, we are looking at more rain, more thunderstorms. we got flash flood watches and flood watches from oklahoma all the way into missouri and arkansas for more rain. latest radar shows you those showers and thunderstorms continue to push in and, in fact, the flash flood watches extend into the northeast. however, closer to missouri that's what we're looking at right now. the severe weather pushing out of oklahoma into southern missouri. so the flood zone is going to see more rain today. about two to three inches of rain before it's all over in the next 48 hours. locally up to 3 to 5 inches in nort

kerry sanders has details on this. >> reporter: good morning, matt. investigators call him the burglar to the stars. he is a master at his craft, sneaking into mansions stealing millions worth of silver. he's here behind bars. >> reporter: authorities say blaine nordall was on the prowl for more than three decades but no more. >> this time you can stick a fork in him, but no more, he's done. >> reporter: cat burglar, nicknamed the burglar to the stars, he's accused of being a celebrity thief. there's even a wikipedia page talking about his heists. bruce springstein, billy joel, steven spielburg and curt goudy. he's snatched over $6 million worth of silver. his m.o. was always the same. case a mansion, break in undetected, quietly steal the silver sometimes while the homeowners were asleep in their beds. his ability to elude authorities like a movie. catch me if you can. >> you're going to have to catch me. >> reporter: police consider him a master thief, always one step ahead, that is until monday. acting on a tip, deputies captured nordall in tiny hi

kerry sanders is in forney, texas, just east of dallas. kerry, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt, it was a routine matter. george zimmerman was pulled over for speeding, but especially noteworthy, even to police, is zimmerman in his car was carrying a gun. george zimmerman was driving west on u.s. highway 80 in forney, texas, near dallas when he was pulled over for speeding. >> it's going to be a florida suv. >> reporter: zimmerman, who was found not guilty of second degree murder or manslaughter in the shooting death of trayvon martin, was quick to tell the officer that he had a gun in the glove compartment. >> where are you headed this evening? >> nowhere in particular. >> nowhere in particular? why do you say that? >> you didn't see my name? >> huh? >> you didn't see my name? >> uh-uh. >> reporter: the officer then looks down at zimmerman's license again. >> what a coincidence. >> we, the jury, find george zimmerman not guilty. >> reporter: just days after a florida jury found him not guilty, zimmerman was back in the

it's amazing. >> for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. >> by the way, in terms of school, theving in a rental home. they say it was worth it. >> so cool. you have an epic road trip. >> yes, when i was about 4 or ayears old we took a trip from new jersey to panama. >> you drove? >> yes. yes, we drove the whole way. it was over a month-long trip. we had many stops along the way. >> how did you get along by the end of that trip? >> that's why we have such sibling rivalries. >> fighting over the good chair or whatever. >> i have shotgun. >> we went from tucson to kentucky. my whole family, five of us and then my awn the, uncle and three kids, ten people in a van, camper driving across the country. >> memorable. >> exactly. >> thinking of camping out, we have people that have been camping out for one direction. erica hill is with the crowd. it's about to pour, erica. >> i may not tell them that right now. i don't want to dampen their spirits. everyone is excited for one direction tomorrow. you may have seen hash tag broken heart. trending this morning, news of the engagement, one o

nbc's kerry sanders is in fort lauderdale with more. er: good morning, carl. i remember the very day i turned 16 and got my driver's license. you probably remember that day. but for teens today, that day, really not so important anymore. kids are sort of putting it off but they still want the sense of being liberated. of getting out. part of the reason maybe because a gallon of gas is expensive but they also know they can get around using social media. they can get on there and hitch a ride using things like twitter. look at my hashtag this morning. i need a ride to 30 rock. melissa is just four months shy of her 18th birthday yet she still does not have her driver's license. to get to the gym tuesday she grabbed a ride with her parents. >> it's hard having to rely on other people. >> but you do it. >> i do. it's hard. but for the most part it's okay. >> melissa is not alone. according to a recent university of michigan study in 1983, 69% of 17-year-olds had a driver's license but in 2010, that number dropped to 46%. used to be teenagers

it's the raging wildfire in california to the torrential rains producing flash floods, and kerry sanders, good morning to you. >> reporter: folks having to shovel out mud from inside their homes, or even bigger messes, this building was hit by a flash flood and it was moved about 30 feet, and when the flash flood waters receded it deposited it right here in a parking lot. they are singing a very wet tune in parts of the music city. >> your heart is beating out of your chest because you are so scared. >> reporter: flash flooding forced residents to their rooftops and rescuers into the neighborhoods. >> just covered up everything. about four feet inside the house. >> reporter: up to 8 inches of rain soaked some sections of the city. firefighters rescued more than 200 residents with boats, with school in session those who went to school were safe as buses diverted from flooded areas. >> i screamed at my husband, it's coming in the house, and then it started coming out of the house. >> a rescuer wearing a helmet camera captured video as he captured pictures in tennessee. parts of a trailer p

kerry sanders ask in montauk, new york on the eastern tip of long island.orning to you. >> good morning. the largest shark ever caught was caught right here off of montauk. 3,427 pounds. that's bigger than the average nascar race car. you can see a mock of it over there. this is the birth place of monster shark fishing. this is why jaws like these are quite common here but here for the first time, they're not just catching the sharks, they're releasing them. >> reporter: 175 pound shark hooked in the atlantic waters off of montauk. but the trophy photo of the monster catches here maybe a thing of the past. in part, because the pose on the dock is giving way to a reality. evidence show there is are fewer sharks today than ever. 20 years ago, captains say they catch up to 30 a day in these waters. a week ago in this tournament fishermen caught on average only three a day. >> want to tag it? >> reporter: the coastlines are beginning to calculate shark populations. they don't know how much they once we are. just that catches reveal there's fewer. it's why for t

nbc's kerry sanders has details on this story. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah.ntion has been on the nsand how the national security agency has the ability to read your e-mails and listen to your phone calls. now there's an app that rivals those capabilities and approximate may make spies jealous. our story begins in brazil. >> reporter: brazil is a country known for it's beauty and passion. but mix those with love, jealousy and technology and you have a volatile mix called. >> boyfriend tracker. >> reporter: you can hide this app on your beloved phone and listen to every call, read every text and look at every photograph they take. >> i just got this phone here. you can do this in the united states just like they're doing it in brazil. >> yeah, brazil had an app for it but there's ways to get it on to your phone here in america as well. >> reporter: computer security expert put a similar app on my phone. when i sent a text, let's meet for dinner, i hope nobody sees this message, it was recorded on a website. when i posed for pictures on south beach, same thing.

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