they will be back out there tomorrow, craig. >> kristen dahlgren for us. kristen, thank you. >>> at least 19 people were killed today in a hospital in afghanistan. it was bombed in what appears to be an american air strike aimed at taliban militants. dozens more were wounded by the hospital which is run by the aid organization doctors without borders. he with get more tonight from nbc's john yang. >> reporter: daybreak in kunduz revealed t results of an hour-long bombardment. the hospital run by doctors without borders still burning. inside bloodied staff slumped in hallways. surgeries still under way in a makeshift operating room. >> they saw patients burning in their beds. i mean, completely traumatic distressing scenes. >> reporter: the aid group said from 2:08 a.m. until 3:15 local time its hospital was rocked by aerial assaults every 15 minutes. they say it continued for 30 minutes even after they alerted u.s. and afghan forces. they gave the pentagon their gps coordinates as recently as this week. afghan officials claim as many as 15 taliban fighters

more from kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: from the first light rescue crews scour mile after mile searching for any sign of the "el faro." a cargo ship missing since thursday. with 33 men and women onboard, including 28 americans. one of them, mike holland, an engineer on the ship. today his mom is desperately trying to get to florida from maine, delayed by weather. >> worked tirelessly in putting their own lives in their hands to try to find our loved ones. >> reporter: the "el faro" and its crew set off tuesday night from jacksonville on course to saturday. thursday morning, trouble. "el faro" radioed in a distress call. it had taken on water and listing to the side. >> any ship, when you have a list like that, it puts you in an unstable position, and when you're disabled, it compounds the problem. so that's why we're very concerned. >> reporter: for more than two days now there has been no other woshd. frank hamm is a father of five. his wife believes he'll come home, but can't help but wonder why the "el faro" was out there at all during a dangerous storm. >> the ship should have never

the story tonight from nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> get set! >> reporter: it has long been a test of the toughest of the tough. pushing even the fittest to their physical limits. burning legs, searing lungs, not enough to stop al richmond. today the 76-year-old retired colonel finished his 40th straight marine corps marathon. >> how do you feel? >> tired. >> reporter: his daughter at his side. >> she pulled me through. >> we're a team. >> we're a team. >> reporter: rich mopped mond was joined by retired colonel will brown, the last two ground pounders. an affectionate name for those who have run every single marine corps marathon since its start. >> i'm very happy to still be here for the 40th and to be healthy. >> reporter: brown signed up for the first one in 1976 on a whim. while richmond helped organize it. both admit their stride isn't what it used to be. >> the last six miles, it was really tough on me. but we did it. >> reporter: every step inspired by their love of the race and the corps. >> it's rather prophetic is that the last two gr

for "today," kristen dahlgren, nbc news, los angeles. >> creepy. >> very. dylan is back with another check of the forecast, which is hopefully not creepy on this halloween. >>> in some areas, it is okay. back through the great lakes and northeast. we are looking at additional rain in the northwest along with what we are seeing in texas. this is an area we are looking at potential for flooding. flood watches in effect. winter storm watches in the higher elevations. a big pacific storm pumping in coast of washington state. rain. onshore. we will see most of the heavy rain and snow push inland. back behind it, sunday evening, we are looking at more rain. we could see in addition to gusts. we are looking at widespread, 2 amounts. 6,000 feet, we could end up with 4 to 8 feet of snow. elsewhere, for your trick-or-treating forecast, all of our spooky areas pinpointed on the map. casper, wyoming, skull creek, sleepy hollow in new england. this is where we are looking for nice clear skies. temperatures in the 40s >>> and that's your latest forecast. >> i guess every

nbc's kristen dahlgren has her story. >> an easier thing to do. it seemed easier to go to jail than testify. >> reporter: at the victim's request, nbc news has agreed to shield her identity as she speaks for the first time. the judge punished her to refusing to testify against the husband she alleges choked and threaten threatened her as knifepoint. >> why didn't you show up? >> my anxiety. >> you think you have anxiety now? >> i knew i did wrong when i missed the trial, but i wasn't expecting her reaction. >> reporter: the court held her in contempt. >> i sentence you to three days in the county jail. >> reporter: the video went viral. advocates for abuse victims outraged. >> many victims will remain silent because they will see this and feel they cannot get the system involved. >> i think after everything that's happened, i would most likely not call the police at all. >> reporter: a spokesperson said the judge cannot comment on pending on impending cases and victim testimony is key to successfully prosecuting such crimes. something the victim s

kristen dahlgren joins us live this morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, at first light the search planes will be back up. they know the ship was taking on water. they know the eye of hurricane joaquin passed close to that ship's last known position. so this morning family members are holding out hope that somehow those crew members were able to hold on through the storm. >> we don't know their status. 140-mile-per-hour winds. it could have destroyed all of their communications equipment. >> missing at sea, the foot ca crew members, including 28 americans, disappeared during hurricane joaquin as the storm issuing flooding winds and rain and torrential winds to the bahamas. it was expected to reach puerto rico on friday. at 12:30, the coast guard received a distress call saying it had taken on water. >> when you are disabled at sea, you basically are totally vulnerable to the sea. there is between 20 and 30 foot waves. >> reporter: the ship has not been heard from since. the maritime company says its captain has extensive experience and would not take

nbc's kristen dahlgren is in florida with the latest on that. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, craig. that life ring was found about 75 miles from the ship's last known position. now, we're told there may have been other life ringspotted in the water, but when they lowered a diver down into the water, conditions were so bad that they were only able to recover that one. so what does it all mean? it's too early to tell what it tells us about the fate of the ship. what the coast guard is saying, it tells them they're searchinged in the right place. after hours spent scanning the vast and churning sea, a discovery in the water. >> three life rings and one life jacket. >> reporter: it's the first sign of the ship in three days. >> our highest hopes are that the crew remained with the ship and they're riding it out. >> reporter: so far search conditions have been rough. >> the winds were excess of 100 knots. >> reporter: deb roberts' son mike holland is an engineer on board. >> the coast guard has just worked tirelessly and putting their

nbc's kristen dahlgren is in jacksonville, florida, that's where the ship departed. good morning.hat's the latest on the search? >> reporter: well, good morning, alex. with first light those search planes are going to be back up flying over the atlantic looking for any sign. they know that the ship was taking on water. they know that the eye of hurricane joaquin went very close to this ship's last known position. today, families are holding on to hope that somehow those crew members were able to hold on through the storm. >> we don't know their status. 140 mile per hour winds, it could have destroyed all their communications equipment. >> reporter: missing at sea, the cargo ship with 33 crew members including 28 americans disappeared during hurricane joaquin. just as the powerful storm was delivering punishing winds, floods and torrential rains to the bahamas. it set off from jacksonville, florida, tuesday night and it was expected to reach san juan, puerto rico, friday, but instead it vanished near crooked island. the coast guard received a distress call from the cargo, saying it

kristen dahlgren is in jacksonville florida where families are still waiting for news. >> it was the first trace of el faro. a life ring belonging to the cargo ship missing for more than three days now with 33 crew members on board. today there was more, what the coast guard is calling 225 square miles of debris field. more life rings, life jackets, containers and an oil sheen. officials wouldn't confirm they're from the elle faro. >> when we find the life ring that's tied to el faro. we can recalculate where we're searching. >> families of the missing crew members continue to gather together hoping to hear any word that their loved ones are okay. >> danielle ran off with the ship's second mate, she sent her e-mail to her mom before the storm. >> there's a hurricane out here, we're heading straight into it. winds are super bad, seas are not great, love to everyone. >> just an agonizing weight for families, they're not giving up hope. the coa guard says it will continue to re-evaluate its search efforts day by day depending on what they find. >>> when "nightly news" continues on this

nbc's kristen dahlgren in massachusetts where it all began. kristen, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. police tell us this is the car dealership where jenny carrier worked and they believe she stole the getaway car. since then, police say the couple has robbed at least four banks. the last robbery, more than a week ago now. so they're worried the next heist could come at any time. >> i'm really concerned about the desperation that they're feeling right now and that somebody could get in the middle of that and get hurt. >> reporter: police in ludlow, massachusetts, were the first on the trail of married couple jenny and joseph carrier, after the 37-year-olds allegedly made off with more than $4,300 from the local country bank inside this supermarket on september 28th. >> it appears the female drops off her husband, he walks in, nonchalantly walks up to the teller, asks for money, implies he has a weapon, and he asks for a certain amount of cash and he walks out, as easily as he walks in. >> reporter: it's a pattern they say they've

nbc's kristen dahlgren has more on the search. >> reporter: mile after mile searching for el farrow.and women on board including 2 machineries. one of them mike holland. his mom is trying to get from maine to florida. >> they're putting their own lives in their hands to try to find their loved ones. >> it set off tuesday night. on thursday morning trouble. el farrow radioed in a distress call near the bahamas krookd i lend. . taking on water and was lisping to the side. >> it puts you in an unstaubl position. when you're disabled, it compounds the problem. >> frank hamm is a father of five. his wife believes he'll come home but she can't hello but wonder why it was. the ship should have never left. being that it did, something should have happened. >> kevin benton worked on the el farrow just last week and knowing the ship and its crew well. >> most of that crew has been sailing for nearly 15 years. wherever they are, or whether they had to abandon their ship, they're fighting for survival. >>> new details on a deadly crash in lorton. an acura slammed into two cars when it went aroun

nbc's kristen dahlgren in jacksonville, florida with the late on this story, kristen, good morning. savannah. this morning the coast guard tells us time is of the essence. out all night. what they are looking for now is someone floating out there who was somehow able to make it through this storm. after four days of searching, a sign of just how rough hurricane joaquin was on the "el faro." one of the ship's life boats found torn apart by the massive waves. >> about 75% of was damaged so very bad shape. >> reporter: body of one victim was also found. even for experienced mariners in neoprene survival suits like >> they were abandoning a ship into a category 4 hurricanes 1, 40-mile-an-hour winds, up to 50-foot waves, zero visibility. >> reporter: lesean rivera was the ship's cook, a father to two with a baby due this month. >> those are things that keep you alive. if there's a fight to be fought, he's fighting. >> reporter: for some there is also anger. >> in my judgment, you never should have sailed through those waters, period. >> reporter: it wasn't the first a storm. just last month after

kristen dahlgren is here with us. >> good morning.mark plagiarism trial brought by the family of marvin gaye and there was a judgement against robin thicke and pharrell williams that shocked industry observers, but we didn't know the details of the testimony until now. robin thicke in his own words? with all due respect i was high and drunk every time i did an interview last year. >> reporter: in this taped deposition the singer tries to explain why he said certain things in interviews. >> when i give interviews i tell whatever i want to say to help sell records. "blurred lines" certainly sold. one of the biggest hits of 2013, but the family of marvin gaye said the song sounded all too familiar. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: claiming thicke and co-writer pharrell williams copied gaye's 1977 song "got to give it up." thicke and williams questioned under oath by the opposition attorney. at times, things get contentious. >> what are the cords in the bar blues? >> i'm not here to teach music. >> you have to answer the question. >> i'm not here to teac

kristen dahlgren reports. >> reporter: after four days of searching, a sign of just how rough hurricane joaquin was. one of the lifeboats found torn apart by the massive wave. >> about 75% of it was damaged. so very bad shape. >> the body of one victim was also found, even for experienced mariners in survival suits like this one, the conditions would be tough. >> they were abandoning ship into a category 4 hurricane. that means about 140-mile-an-hour winds, up to 50-foot waves, zero visibility. >> rivera was the ship's cook, a father to two with a baby due this month. >> those are things that keep you alive. if there's a fight to be fought, he's fighting. >> for some,here is also anger. >> you never should've sailed through those waters. period. >> it wasn't the first time it sailed into a storm. just last month, after tropical storm erika, crewman clark posted this picture of a flooded ship. he wrote, our ship made it through the storm. no rough weather can stop us from getting the cargo here. ship owner tote maritime says joaquin was a tropical storm when they left. and had it not los

nbc's kristen dahlgren has the story. >> it seemed like annual easier thing to do.than testify against him. >> reporter: at the victim's request nbc has agreed to shield her identity as she speaks publicly for the first time out of court. still in shock, a judge punished her for refusing to testify against the husband she alleges choked and threatened her at knife point. >> why didn't you show up to court? >> i just -- my anxiety and i'm just -- >> you think you have anxiety now? you haven't even seen anxiety. >> i knew i did wrong when i missed the trial but i wasn't expecting her reaction. >> reporter: the court held her in contempt. >> i sentence you to three days in the county jail. the video went viral. advocates for abuse victims outraged. >> unfortunately many victims will remain silent because they'll see this and feel like they can't get the system involved. >> i think after everything that's happened i would most likely not call it the police at all. >> reporter: a spokesperson said the judge cannot comment on pending or impending cases and the state attor

nbc's kristen dahlgren is in jackson with more on this. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. two coast guard cutters searched through the night and two coast guard planes are headed back out to sea and the question is that debris from the "el faro" and when does it mean? that's what families in jacksonville are desperately waiting to hear. from the air above the search the ocean appears spotted with clues. a 225-mile debris field with things like life rings, life jackets, cargo and an oil slick. overnight nbc confirmed three new missing crew members as 46-year-old jeremy rime, 51 griffin. >> we just continue to wait with the hopes of finding survivors. >> reporter: this weekend the coast guard definitively linked one of the life rings to the 7290-foot cargo ship missing since thursday when the "el faro" sent a distress call from its last known position near crooked island in the bahamas as hurricane joaquin bore down. now rescue teams are looking for signs of the crew on board. >> we're starting to look for the crew had to aband

nbc's kristen dahlgren in jacksonville. >>> severe flood warnings are still in effect for much of thestern coast. moderate to major coastal flooding, beach erosion, and record amounts of rain are expected in the carolinas, maryland, and virginia today. nbc's tom costello joins us live from ocean city, maryland. good morning, tom. >> reporter: hi, richard. good morning. i have to tell you, they're breathing a sigh of relief in ocean city, maryland. the worst projections we were hearing about the possibility of torrential rain and flooding have really not materialized. we did have some flooding here yesterday in ocean city, but that has now completely receded. we have no flooding in ocean city right now. when we have high tide again at 12:45 this afternoon, we might get some more of that water coming into the back bay, but behind me you can see the atlantic ocean here is choppy. we've got about 9 to 10 foot height on the surf and the wind at about 30 miles per hour. but this is nothing compared to what it was yesterday. joaquin, the hurricane, is not a threat here. we're really just tal