we get the details from nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: when 16-year-old davis collapsed and died last month, medical teams were perplexed. why would an otherwise healthy teenager drop dead of a heart attack. a large diet mountain due, a cafe latte from mcdonalds and some type of energy drink. >> it was so much caffeine at the time of his death that it caused his arrhythmia. >> the teenager's parents devastated. that something so readily available like caffeine, could have caused his death. his father said davis routinely avoided alcohol and drugs. >> it wasn't a car crash that took his life, instead it was an energy drink. >> according to the mayo clinic, an average 8 ounce coffee con sans up to 165 milligrams of caffeine. a natural stimulant found in coffee beans, tea and cocoa. an american academy of pediatrics recommends add less ants not consume more than 100 milligrams of caffeine per day. caffeine can trigger an underlying undetected heart problem. >> it's that dangerous? >> it's very dangerous. since the caffeinated drinks have emerged on the market several years ago, there's b

details from kerry sanders. >> reporter: when 16-year-old david collapsed and died, medical teams wereerplexed. why would an otherwise healthy teenager drop fr diet mountain dew, cafe latte and energy drink. >> it was so much caffeine at the time of his death it causes arrhythmia. >> reporter: his father said davis routinely avoided alcohol and drugs. >> it wasn't a car crash that took his life, instead an energy drink. >> reporter: according to the mayo clinic, an average eight-ounce coffee contains 165 milligrams of caffeine. caffeine is a natural stimula stimulant, it's found in coffee beans, tea and coco but pediatrics say adolescents not consume more than 100 milligrams of caffeine a day. the answer, moderation. this cardiologist did not treat him but says moderation. >> very dangerous and since the caffeinated drinks emerged on the market several years ago, there has been an increase in the incidents of sudden cardiac death. >> reporter: >> i stand before you as a broken hearted >> i stand before you as a broken hearted father and hope something good can come from this. >> report

kate. >> kerry sanders, thank you. still ahead tonight, on the trail of key evidence.ow dogs are being trained to sniff out tiny electronic devices that may help police solve crimes. >>> also, the scary moment when a sea lion jumps up, pulls a girl into the water. >>> like almost every other part of modern life, committing crimes these days often involves an electronic device, and now police looking for evidence stored on even the tiniest memory chips have a new weapon, one with four legs and a tail. here is our justice correspondent pete williams. >> reporter: meet iris, a two-year-old labrador retriever with a remarkable talent. thousands of dogs are trained to sniff for bombs or illegal drugs, but iris does something that seems unimaginable. she has a nose for digital storage media, computer comipz to work by her handler, jeff. >> the typical command for her would be seek and off she goes. >> reporter: we watched a training session as she found a hard drive taped to the back of a picture frame. >> that's a hard drive. >> reporter: under the cushions in a couch. >> o

>> reporter: kerry sanders, nbc news, baltimore. >> that is going to do it for us on a friday night.'m lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. a 21-month old boy -- abducted >>> right now at 6:00 we're following breaking news a bay area amber alert is now a statewide amber alert. the 21 month old boy abducted by his father in san francisco might be headed for southern california. the news at 6:00 starts right now thank for joining us this friday. raj mathai. jessica aguirre. we've been tracking are the breaking story on oir aaron online here is what we know. a father was supposed to drop his infant son back off with mom last night but the father never showed up. ton there is concern he may harm himself and the boy. now police believe he is headed south on i-5 perhaps towards los angeles. kristi smith is live in san francisco with the breaking details. what have we learned? >> reporter: as you said the district attorney's office here in san francisco says they have information that the spungt suspected abductor may be heading down i-5 to southern

nbc's kerry sanders with the latest tonight. >> reporter: at the university of texas today, a suspect in custody. >> three total patients, two are being transported, one dos. >> reporter: one student killed, another stabbed. police say two others also assaulted by the suspect. >> i saw him stab the guy, and realized this was a real attack happening, and i just turned around and ran. >> reporter: one by stander posted this after police arrested with the suspect. tonight they have kendricks jay white in custody. he's a 21-year-old student who also attends u.t. what investigators cannot say is why he allegedly attacked. >> the individual calmly walked around the plaza, the gregory gymnasium plaza and basically attacked the four unfortunate students there. >> reporter: friends of one victim believe racial tensions on campus may have been a trigger to today's stabbings. graffiti on fraternity houses in recent days causing anxiety. >> it absolutely has to do with targeting greek life. there is no doubt about it. >> reporter: police say they are aware of the allegations but have not determin

kerry sanders, orlando. >> brave young girl. that will do it for us on a tuesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. a power play by president trump -- as he fires f-b-i director james . >>> right now at 6:00 we're following breaking news a power play by president trump as he fires fbi director james comey. we're told comey was caught off guard and boarded a the private plan taxiing at lax. the news at 6:00 starts right now. dpeeng thank for being with us. >>> i want to show you of the private plane again again. washington rocked by president trump firing of the fbi director james comey. james comey inside that plane, taxiing now at lax leaving los angeles. mr. comey did not appear at an event that he was supposed to appear. again, he was scheduled to speak at an fbi recruiting event this evening in hollywood set to deliver keynote address about the importance of the fbi's work. but as you can see, mr. comey did not go to the event. in fact his motor keyed went in the opposite direction to leave just a short while aft

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kerry sanders, box springs, texas. >>> there is shock and outrage in louisiana tonight after prosecutors officially announced there would be no federal charges in the deadly police shooting of a man during a struggle on the ground that was caught on camera. the family of alton sterling said their fight for justice isn't over as they learn new details about the case. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the latest. >> reporter: today the official word from the department of justice was almost too much for the family of alton sterling to bear. >> i hoped justice would be served for him. >> reporter: no federal civil rights charges against the two baton rouge police officers involved in his death including officer salimony. word of the decision leaked yesterday and sterling's aunt is furious she wasn't told first. >> he put the gun to his head and said, i'm going to kill you. >> reporter: last july a 911 caller said someone matching sterling's description pulled a gun outside a convenience store. the officers are seen wrestling him to the ground. the family said investigators revealed more about what l

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here is kerry sanders. >> reporter: the u.s.r force scouring the atlantic, search teams spotted debris 15 miles off the coast of the bahamas but officials say it's too early to confirm it's the missing plane. on board were the pilot, a one-time member of the coast guard kpilry. friend 40-year-old jennifer blooman and her children 4 and 3 years old. >> a successful ceo from new york city and her family featured in the show ""open house nyc."" according to flight records, their plane left puerto rico at 11:08 monday, destination, titusville, florida. at an altitude of 24,000 feet the plane disappeared are radar, falling in the area of the famed bermuda triangle. now discounted as myth. it was long believed navigational instruments would not engage properly leading to crashes and sinkings. >> as of now we've covered almost 100 square miles. that search is on going right now. >> that was nbc's kerry sanders. >>> just ahead, the morning's top stories and a look at some wicked weather. that's next. hey, honey. dad, where's the car? th

kerry sanders, nbc news, jupiter, florida. >> a milestone for the largest online retailer.the new warning for home buyers, the growing scam cyber thieves use to steal your money as you are ready to close. ahh. where are mom and dad? 'saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico! goin' up the country. love mom and dad' i'm takin' a nap. dude, you just woke up! ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. heare you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. >>> in business quick hits a milestone for amazon. shares of stock briefly crossed the 1,000 mark tuesday for the first time. the company's reportedly worth double its rival walmart. >>> uber's board will get a look at a report by former attorney general eric holder investigating an alleged culture of sexual harassment at the company. and more trouble

i voted for donald trump. >> reporter: kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. >>> in the west tonight, late word that a couple is under arrest after a manhunt in connection with a deadly shooting spree near los angeles. at least one person was killed, three others injured, and the victims may have been targeted at random. nbc's steve patterson has the latest. [ sirens ] >> i got two victims. i got one gunshot victim, one shot to the left side. >> reporter: tonight, an alleged killer couple accused of being at the heart of a one-day wave of terror in the streets of los angeles. >> window shattered. male, female inside vehicle. vehicle last seen eastbound imperial. >> reporter: police say the cross-city shooting spree started saturday afternoon. >> unknown at this time whether or not they were random shootings, they were purpose shootings or whether they were in the car or out of the car. >> reporter: the suspects, a man and a woman considered armed and dangerous, started by carjacking this suv, shooting at cars and pedestrians across in several cities across l.a. counties, including a victim

nbc's kerry sander has the latest. >> reporter: tonight the u.s. coast guard and the air force scouring the atlantic. late this afternoon search teams spotted debris floating just 15 miles off the coast of the bahamas but officials say it's still too early to confirm it's the missing plane. >> mitsubishi -- >> reporter: onboard was the pilot, a one-time member of the coast guard auxiliary, his friend jennifer, and her two small children, 4 and 3 years old. >> and i'm jennifer, founder and ceo -- >> reporter: a successful ceo from new york city and her family featured in the show "open house nyc." according to flight records their plane left puerto rico at 11:08 a.m. monday. destination titusville, florida. but 2:22 into the flight at an altitude of 24,000 feet, the plane disappeared from radar. the search falls in the area of the fabled bermuda triangle. now discounted as myth, it was long believed in the bermuda triangle navigational instruments would not engage properly leading to crashes and sinkings. >> as of now we've covered 100 square miles,

kerry sanders, nbc news, jupiter, florida. >>> former panamanian dictator manuel noriaga died. he spent the rest of his life in prison and then in france and panama. he suffered from prostate cancer and several strokes. manuel nor craig go was yea years old. noreago was 83 years old. >>> the hollywood stars speaking out at the caane film i accept i take easier trails than i used to. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. but no matter what path i take, i go for my best. so if there's something better than warfarin, i'll go for that too. eliquis. eliquis reduced the risk of stroke better than warfarin, plus had less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis had both. don't stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases your risk of having a stroke. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. while taking eliquis, you may bruise more easily... ...and it may take longer than usua

>> reporter: kerry sanders, nbc news, baltimore. >> that is going to do it for us on a friday night.or all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> johnny depp on trump. talking about orlando bloom about his ex katy perry. >>> pirates mania shuts down hollywood now on "extra". ♪ extra, extra >>> johnny depp in the middle of total pandemonium and mario has got it. from his funny presidential spoof to his fifth time as jack sparrow. and he breaks katy perry news to ex orlando bloom. >> i didn't know she was doing that. >> yeah. >> taking a public swipe at taylor swift? >>> breaking couples news. jim garner's first interview since officially filing divorce from ben. >>> shawn hannity on the death of his father figure roger ailes. >> why didn't you fire me? >> plus, the lost video he he doesn't want you to see. >> don't show it to "extra", "extra". >>> the new date spoof. >> me and jennifer lopez in a dance class. >> wait until you hear who the teachers are. >>> plus, what got julia roberts blushing? >> it is sweet but embarrassing. >>> and renee is with new mr.

kerry sanders nbc news, tampa. >>> that will do it for us, i'm craig melv melvin. us at katy perry choking back tears inside the pop star's emotional night in london. >> now on "extra". ♪ extra, extra >>> new video. katy perry nearly breaks down as she stops her concert. >> it's awful. it's awful. >> her powerful message about manchester. >>> plus, two days after camming london, security on high alert for "wonder woman"'s hollywood premiere. >> it's an awful tragedy. >> the new super hero joined the original, lynda carter. >> this is going to be an epic event. >> scott disick and bella thorne. it's already over? right on the heels of their poolside pda. why she reportedly ran from the former kardashian bad boy >>> new single leo dicaprio putting the moves on "it "girl bella hadid. all new gossip from cannes. >> it's is surreal, you guys. >>> first lady melania turning heads in a floral jacket. >> wait until you hear the price tag. >>> then zac efron on his "baywatch" "bromance" with the rock. >>> plus, charissa has carrie underwood on

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>> reporter: kerry sanders, nbc news, baltimore. >> that is going to do it for us on a friday night. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. hollywood," pippa's lavish wedding hours away, we're there for absolutely everything you need to know, so many famous faces attending, but this guest is a real wild card. >> a bit of a fixture in the british tabloids and newspapers. >> iggy on idol with katy

nbc's kerry sanders will be there for that. , new york, the site of that show we were just talking about. kerry, you know, this is fairly controversial. there are those who remember it and have the great memories of this circus. there are others that are saying, hang on a second. the way that animals are treated is a question. kerry sanders, can you hear me? >> reporter: yeah, so it's 146 years that the circus has entertained across the country. imagine it used to go to 140 different cities, 10 million people would turn out, often it was the most important moment in a small community's year where people would gather. well, after 146 years as you noted the circus is ending. a lot of this has to do with kind of what was unexpected to the circus. the entertainment which runs the circus decided to retire the elephants and then they noticed a much steeper drop in ticket sales than they could have anticipated and it wasn't making any money. here they are at the end of the road. the circus comes to an end. the producers of the show say

for our "sunday closer" kerry sanders traveling to nashville where music city is helping vets find theire in music city -- ♪ >> reporter: -- haealing vets cn mean pulling a few spritrings. helping marine danny williams get his breath back after repeated tours to foreign wars. >> it would be easier to ask what i didn't do. >> reporter: danny's va doctors find the right prescription for the blues was writing country rock. ♪ did you ever consider yourself a writer? >> no. no. >> reporter: so the tennessee valley va teams up vets with veteran nashville songwriters bob region and don goodman. two hitmakers behind stars like keith urban, blake helton and billy ray cyrus. >> we kind of blow right past the therapeutic boundaries right from the first. calm me anytime. ♪ >> reporter: regan founded operation song to help these vets find their harmony. >> we make to feel to save someone's life. a guy went, here's one. then another hand went up then another. and i cried. ♪ >> reporter: most here have been divorced. and many here consider taking their own lives. >> they don't know what went wrong. and

kerry sanders for us there in florida, kerry, thank you. hey, bill, why are you in vegas again?t of curiosity. unrelated to what we're snaugts. >> well my mother, god bless her, 92 years old, so, you know, speaking about getting older, you know, we want people to look after us and all that stuff so i want to come back and make sure everything is a-okay. >> you're a good man. always good to see you, sir. kerry, thanks as well. when we come back this afternoon, end of an alliance? president trump slamming germany on twitter after chancellor angela merkel said europe can no longer rely on the united states. word this afternoon that germany doesn't need our help with something as well. we've got a bit of developing news on that front. also sean spicer set to brief the press on camera just under half an hour from now. the white house reportedly considering a whole new communications strategy. could the president be taking a bigger role as the mouthpiece for his own administration? new bikes aren't selling guys... what are we gonna do? how about we pump more into promotions? ♪ nah. wh

kerry sanders has more. good afternoon to you.ng big crowds there for this final good-bye? >> reporter: well, you know, richard, since they announced that the circus was closing about four months ago, this is one of those paradoxes in life. they have been selling out and of course tonight is a sellout, 14,000 seats, all sold out. but the reason they're going out of business is because ticket sales have been dropping off ever since they deded they were going to retire the performing elephants. the circus said they were surprised, they thought it would have an impact, but never expected it would cause a deep decline in ticket sales. now they say it's hard to believe it's now coming to an end. >> welcome to the greatest show on earth! >> hard to believe maybe because it seems like it's always been there. but after 146 years, this circus is coming to town one last time. so what did you see that you liked? >> tiger. >> reporter: tiger. those amazing moments that had us holding our breath. gasping. and giggling. now the mental snapshots

kerry sanders is live in jupiter. this is serious business. i should apologize.arlier, we were joking because there are two identical headlines on the arrest. this is serious business. this is tiger woods and h health. >> well, exactly. here's the deal, he says that he was not under the influence of alcohol. when most people hear dui, they think alcohol. according to the probably cause affidavit, he blew in and they actually took a blood alcohol on the breathalyzer, which indeed registered 0.000%, indicating there was no alcohol in the system. he took a urine test and the results are not back. he told the officers at the scene and publicly released he was perhaps groggy and losing his way as a result of being high on prescription drugs. ad as we look at the report, a few things jump out. first of all, woods was asleep at the wheel and had to be woken up according to the police officer. woods has slow and slurred speech. woods stated that he did not know where he was. >> wow. this is very serious. >> reporter: this morning, tiger woods said it was a reaction to pr

in jupiter, florida, kerry sanders, nbc news. >> the latest rescue that has the coast guard responding. >>> and getting off your flight may be a little faster than you thought. the new way that southwest is trying to help out passengers de-plane in the south bay. >>> plus, the biggest aircraft in the entire world is coming to mountain view. we'll explain coming up in business and tech. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us business and tech. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. >>> all right. we mentioned that had sean spicer, the president's press secretary, is going to be having a briefing. he's talking right now, and this, of course, comes at the same time that had a major change is happening in the communications department for the white house. let's listen. >> radicalization in all of its forms. the visit also

kerry sanders, nbc news, jupiter, florida. >>> former panamanian dictator, manuel nor yago, has died. a one-time u.s. ally his brutal reign was brought to an end by an american invasion in 1989. he spent the rest of his life in prison. he suffered from prostate cancer and was weakened from several strokes. he was 83 years old. >>> still ahead, the new warning for home buyers. the scam thieves are using to steal your money just before you're ready to close. some victims losing life savings with one click. >>> and a hollywood star speaking out at the cannes film festival. >>> we're back now with an alert about a about a growing scam that's turning the american dream of owning a home into a nightmare. cyber thieves are targeting buyers as they're closing on a home by intercepting e-mail and stealing their payments. some lose hundreds of thousands of dollars. nbc business correspondent jolene kent on what to look out for. >> reporter: from the fbi office in minneapolis, a new warning for home buyers about con artists out to steal their payments. >> someone could lose their life savings. >

. >>> coming up on "today," kerry sanders' exclusive interview with this brave little girl. >> scary.ngaroo incident, makes you want to be careful out there. >> thank you for joining us. i'm gigi stone woods. >> great being with yo make the most of a few minutes with instant moisture from k-y ultragel. taking a live look outside overlooking san jose. the clouds will eventually clore. temperatures will rise. enjoy a tastezgh of summer in?[y may. today in the bay starts right now. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. >> i'm sam brock. you say a taste of summer. a little alfresco. really more spring than summer. >> we're going to have beautiful weather again today, but a little warmer. the air conditioner may be on for a couple hours this&r afternoon and then you'll be able to turn it off once again. we are going to have today reaching

here is kerry sanders. >> reporter: the u.s.the air force scouring the atlantic, search teams spotted debris 15 miles off the coast of the bahamas but officials say it's too early to confirm it's the missing plane. on board were the pilot, a one-time member of the coast guard, his friend jennifer and her two small children, 4 and 3 years old. >> i'm jennifer. >> a successful ceo and her family featured in the show open house nyc. according to flight records their plane left are p pr at 11:08 a.m. monday. destination titusville, florida. two hours, 22 minutes into the flight at an altitude of 24,000 feet, the plane disappeared from radar. the search falls in the area of the fabled bermuda triangle. now discounted as myth it was long believed in the bermuda triangle navigation instruments would not engage properly leading to crashes and sinkings. >> as of now we covered 100 square miles. are he's counting steps. walk, move and earn money... goal! dad... hey, we wanna welcome everyone to the father daughter dance. look at this dad,

. >> reporter: he never served in the service but service to the ven kerry sanders nbc news, tampa. >ill do it for us, i'm craig melvin. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. melv melvin. for all of us at >>> lie >> my safe, a 200 poun safe, off the floor. >> right now, inside the disturbing wave of celebrity dollar ri, fabio's home hit, but he's not alone. >>> who is behind the

tomorrow, be on the road before 11:00 a.m. >> craig, thank you very much. >> as you might gi this mor kerry sandersstrain on fliers and the people who get them on their way. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. more people are traveling by air this year than a year ago. 5.5% increase. that means airports are going to be busier than normal for a holiday weekend. let's look at the busiest airports in. no surprise here. atlanta, chicago, los angeles, if you're traveling there, put extra time. but you do that with every airport. how long are the lines for security? you can help yourself with your phone by going to tsa.gov. it will show you right there, right in the terminal that you're in, the airport you're in. look this and it will give you the estimated wait time so you don't get there too late, and the worst thing would be to miss your flight. finally, when you get to your location, remember there's that rental car problem. in san francisco, los angeles, or orlando. the bottom line is if you're traveling this week, once you get there, have a good time. >> it will be worth it. >>> c

nbc's kerry sanders is in ft. lauderdale. ay. kerry, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. more people are traveling by air this year than a year ago. 5.5% increase. that means that airports are all going to be busier than even normal for a holiday weekend. let's take a look at the busiest airports. no surprise here. atlanta, chicago, los angeles. so, if you're traveling there you need to put extra time. you do that with every airport. how long are the lines going to be for security? you can help yourself with your phone going to tsa.gov. it will show you the terminal you're in, the airport you're in. you look there and it will give you the statemented wait time so you don't get to the airport too late. the worst thing on the holiday weekend would be to miss your righ flight. finally, there's that rental car problem. you might be in a long line in san francisco, los angeles or orlando. if you're traveling this week, it may not be fun getting there. once you get there, have a good time. >> it will be worth it. >

in jupiter, florida, kerry sanders, nbc news. >>> you probably saw the pictures of the bryce harper going after hubter strickland. the nats and giants play each other again tonight. >> and we still don't know who exactly will be on the field. let's take you through what happened. toward the end of the game, hunter strickland threw that fast ball and then harper threw his helmet, as you saw, and then everything starts flying, the punches, the hair. a comedy of errors. there were so many ridiculous moments of this fight. >> of course, everybody pours out of the dugout to hold their guys out. after that, the nationals defended what they did. >> you know, a baseball is a weapon and to be able to use that to his advantage, what do you want to do in that you never want to get suspended or anything like that but sometimes you've got to go and get them. >> it looks like it was intentional to me and what's a man supposed to do? and, you know, he's not a punching bag. >> so the last time that harper and strickland faced off was three years ago in the playoffs. you can see some of that video here. h

. >> kerry sanders sat down with the brave little girl in an exclusive forehead to let me go.so i thought of a plan b. i thought of what they taught in gator land. i stuck my two fingers up its nose so it couldn't breathe. it had to breathe from its mouth. and it opened it. so it let my leg out. >> the fact that she had the presence of mind in that situation to remember what to do is simply amazing. you can watch the entire story coming up next on the "today" show. >> everything we need to know. >> but she remembered it when it comes time. >> it'll take seven. >> all right. and the caps will have home ice advantage this wednesday night for the final game in the series. coming up, a wild game six win. the caps scored five unanswered goals last night until the pens scored twice in the third period. game seven is wednesday at 7:30. rocking the red. >> let's set a deep breath, go into this calmly. come out with a win. >> not getting any sleep, wednesday. >> tell eun to be calm. >> it's hard. it's hard. >> 95 north the express lanes here, prince williams parkway, very slow as you'r

kerry sanders has more on the search now for a motive. >> reporter: overnight, beefed up patrols here on campus at the university of texas in austin. students this morning understandably anxious and confused by 19-year-old harrison brs death in broad daylight on a busy campus plaza. >> i am a little bit of mad. >> jeffrey has been best friends with the victim since they were in daycare. >> he was really funny. he was really outgoing. he was a friend to everybody. >> harrison brown killed three others slashed by the attacker. >> i have one white male college student. he's conscious. >> reporter: police say this man, another ut student, went bize bizerk armed with a hunting knife. witnesses say at first the stabbing spree seemed unreal. >> he grabbed this guy by the shoulder and stabbed him in the back. >> reporter: as video posted on social media shows, campus police wrestled the suspect to the ground. officials say the arrest coming just two minutes after police were first called. in custody this morning, 21-year-old kendrick >> the individual didn't actually just attack people that w

. >> they are, nbc's kerry sanders takes us under the big top one last time. >> welcome to the greatesthow on earth! >> reporter: it's hard to believe, maybe because it seems like it's always been there. after 146 years, this circus is coming to town one last time. what did you see that you liked? >> tigers. >> reporter: those amazing moments that had us holding our breath, gasping, and giggling. now, vivid mental snapshots, the next generation will not share. >> it's a shame. it's an american icon. >> reporter: also vanishing, a way of life. seven-year-old is a fifth generation circus performer, follows in her family's clown-sized >> i'm going to miss everything. >> you're going to miss everything. >> reporter: he was president when they first wowed our nation. tickets cost just 50 cents. >> what it brought to towns all over this country was a wonders of the world. >> reporter: today the digital generation wants youtube. persistent protests led to retire the acts last year unexpectedly, audiences stopped coming. with the closing, the other animals will retire to sanctuaries or european

kerry sanders has details. >> reporter: when 16-year-old davis clipe collapsed, they were perplexed. why would he drop dead of a heart attack. a large diet cafe latte from mcdonald's, and some type of energy drink. >> there was so much caffeine at the time of his death it caused arrythmia. >> his family devastated that something so readily available like caffeine could have caused his death. he he routinely avoided alcohol and drugs. >> it wasn't a car crash that took his life. instead, it was an energy drink. >> an average 8 ounce coffee contains 165 milligrams of caffeine. it is a natural stimulant found in coffee beans, tea, and cocoa. but adolescents should not consume more than 100 milligrams of caffeine per day. the lesson, moderation. cardiologist did not treat the victim but said caffeine can trigger an underlying, undetected heart problem. >> it is that dangerous? >> it is very dangerous. since the several years ago, there has been an increase in sudden cardiac death. >> the family is shattered. >> i stand before you as a brokenhearted family. >> a senseless death from a see

>> reporter: kerry sanders, nbc news, baltimore. >> quite a show. >>> all right time now is about on metro. the bethesda station is closed due to broken water line there. trains are bypassing the station. shuttle bus service has been requested and is available. so be aware of that. >>> let's look outside right now, cloudy and more rain is on the way if you can believe it. tom is tracking where showers might have a big impact on your monday morning commute. >>> and new this morning, a bomb shell new report involving the pentagon. what the washington post is now ngcoveri about questionable >>> news 4 today starts now. >>> all eyes are on saudi arabia right now. president trump expected to deliver a major address to the leaders of muslim majority nations at any moment. according to excerpts of his remarks, the president will tell the leaders that he is, quote, not here to lecture and not here too tell other people how to live, what to do, who to be, or how to worship. we'll stream that speech. just open the nbc washington app. >>> and welcome you in on this sunday morning at 9:30 on dot

here is nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: a warning about high caffeinated drinks following the deathavis kripe. his family and friends devastated. >> like all parents we worry about our kids, especially once they start driving. it wasn't a car crash that took his life. instead, it was an energy drink. >> reporter: according to the coroner, he died of a caffeine induced cardiac event. within two hours of drinking a large diet mountain dew, a mcdonald's cafe latte and some time of energy drink. all of the drinks had large amounts of caffeine. >> the purpose here today is not to slam mountain dew, it's to slam cafe lattes, it's not to slam energy drinks. this amount of caffeine, how it's ingested can have dire consequences. >> reporter: they recommend they consume no more than 100 milligrams a day. diet mountain dew has 91 milligrams. the american beverage association says a typical energy drink has 160 milligrams. mcdonald's does not say how much caffeine is in the latte. a typical coffee house coffee has 360 milligrams. three drinks adding up to more than six times the recommended amo

for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news. >> in the same school, there was a kid most likely to be cry babymost likely to be homeless. >> what? i can't even make sense of what the thought process is there. >> that is not a joke, ever. >> it's pretty dumb. so, yeah. >>> just ahead here on this saturday morning, the internet buzzing over quite the budding bromance between the canadian prime minister justin trudeau and france's president macron. >>> they look chummy. plus, the germs that may make you think twice bor no! an important rossen updates to help keep you safe. first, these messages. hey scout, what's eating you? fleas, ticks and mosquitoes. got any ideas? not all products work the same. my owner gives me k9 advantix ii. it kills all three through contact. no biting required. so they don't have to bite? that's right. no biting required. k9 advantix ii. wise choice. if you've got a life, you gotta swiffer hey katy, i'm going to go ahead and invade your personal space to run some things by you. it's going to look like i'm listening but i'm actua

nbc's kerry sanders has the latest on the investigation. rry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, matt. there are many heavy hearts here on the campus at the university of texas, where classes are expected to resume today. the president of the college canceled classes after a freshman was knifed to death, in what witnesses say was an unprovoked attack. beefed up patrols on campus at the university of texas in austin. students anxious and confused by 19-year-old harrison brown's killing. the freshman was stabbed to death in broad daylight on a busy campus plaza. >> i am a little bit of mad. >> reporter: jeffery haslet has been best friends with the victim since they were in day care. >> he was funny, outgoing. he was a friend to everybody. >> reporter: harrison brown, killed. three others slashed by the attacker. >> one white male college student. he's been stabbed a couple of times. he is conscious. >> reporter: police say this man, another u.t. student, inexplicably went berserk monday. witnesses say at first, the stabbing spree

kerry sanders has more. >> reporter: good morning. there are many heavy hearts here on the campus at the university of the texas where classes are expected to resume today. the president of the school here cancelled classes after a freshman was knifed to death in what witnesses say was an unprovoked attack. overnight beefed up patrols at the university of the texas in austin. students understandably angxious and confused by a killing. the freshman was stabbed to death on a busy campus plaza in daylight. his best friend since they were in day care -- >> he was funny and outgoing. lefs a friend to everybody. >> reporter: harrison brown killed three others slashed by the attacker. >> one white male college student. he's been stabbed a couple of times. >> reporter: police say this man, a another student went nuts monday, armed with a large hunting knife. witnesses say at first the stabbing spree seemed unreal. >> he just grab third down guy by the shoulder and stabbed him in the back. >> reporter: as video posted on social media shows, ca

and kerry sanders is in the thick of it. >> reporter: this is a case of nature out of whack.dy imported a python as a pet but then it got into big so they decided to release it in the everglades. the eggs hatch and now there's an estimated 100,000 snakes out here, and as you're going to see, some of them are huge. >> you sere if a make is moving. >> reporter: we're on the hunt for pythons with dusty crumb, nicknamed the wild man, he recently captured the largest p python in the everglades this the biggest danger? if he wraps around the man. >> that's a big snake. look at that. that's how we do it in the everglades, son. wild man. >> reporter: what was that like? >> the easiest way to equate it is wrestlemania. a battle between the heavy weights. >> reporter: at 130 pounds with the power to kill an alligator, they pay a dobounty for every snake. >> that i got a pretty good day for a lot of people with that big one. >> reporter: since python hunting season began, 109 snakes killed. >> we're getting close to three football fields of pythons. it's approaching 2 .5 tons. >> report

kerry sanders is in miami. >> reporter: the challenge this morning is finding not only the survivorsas to find two survivors who are young, very young. just three and four years old. the coast guard cutter webber deployed from miami beach this morning is positioned in the atlanta off the bahamas. search teams now joined by the air force with all eyes focussed on an area about 15 miles off the coast of an island. they spotted a debris field. >> we had reports of components of >> reporter: overnight mechanics who worked on the missing plane confirmed the debris is a match. missing 52-year-old nathan who was piloting the plane, his friend, 40-year-old jennifer and her two small children, only three and four years old. the family featured on a show in 2015. the last time anyone saw them, all four climbed into this private plane. the pilot, a one time member of the coast guard kpil ri at the controls. their plane left puerto rico at 11:08 monday. destination in florida. two hours 22 minutes into the flight at an altitude of 24,000 feet, the plane disappeared from radar. >> reporter: the s

and kerry sanders is in the thick of it in the everglades. l snake footage. >> reporter: this is a case of nature out of whack. biologists ne biologists theoryize that somebody imported a burmese python as a pet. well, the eggs hatched and there's an estimated 100,000 snakes out here. and some of them are huge. >> you can hear if a snake's moving. >> reporter: we're on the hunt for burmese pythons with dusty crowne. nicknamed the wild man, he captured the biggest buy thon in the everglades this year, 16'3". in slow-mo, it's man versus snake. the biggest danger, not the bite, but if the snake wraps around the wild man. pythons kill by constricting. >> that's a big snake, boys. >> yeah, it is. >> that's how we indict in the everglades, son. wild man. woo. >> reporter: what was that like? >> the easiest way to equate it is like wrestlemania. andre the giant versus hulk hogan. a battle involving the heavyweights. >> reporter: 130 pounds with the power to kill an alligator, the south florida water main district pays a boundty for every captured. >>