prosecutors say 38-year-old lester lawrence stole $180,000 worth of gold. inserting small nuggets into his rectum. prosecutors say he would set off metal detectors. guards would pat him down but never thought to look up there. he traded it for cash in a mall in ottawa. a bank teller reported it and sparked the investigation. >> i'm glad you had to read that story. >>> a neighbor is blamed for in st. petersburg. >> what happened and how could it return from the dead? >> is the force strong enough with the new "star wars" movie? why the movie just got >>> our hour by hour forecast we'll continue to climb up here rather quickly. in fact, after 10:00 a.m., which we'll get into fall will be 87. we'll get into the low 90s. today rain chances with the feels-like temp will make you feel like 100 degrees. no worries. halloween is fast approaching. >> it just doesn't feel like it. >>> speaking of halloween, a st. pete family's backyard haunted house is not going up this year complained. >> neighborhood kids will not get a scary thrill for halloween. it is expected to

this video shows lester lawrence walking around without any problems while he has gold and there he would set off the metal detector on his way home butute security go, they say because of where h had the gold >>> today on "the real." >> need advice? we won't leave you hanging. >> absolutely not. >> let me show you how a true friend does it. >> actress erica ash. >> it's a work night. >> take care, don't care. we have the latest in your faux locks. >> "the real."

authorities say that lester lawrence made off with $180,000 worth of gold them in his rectum. investigators say that he would often set off the metal detector, but when they used a hand wand on him that it didn't detect anything. investigators also say that they found vaseline in his work locker. >>> this video is hard to watch tonight. this passed out mom is now facing several charges. you can see her toddler is actually screaming and crying right next to her mom who would inside a store there. police not identifying this mother, but charging the woman with reckless endangerment of a child. first responders gave her two doses of narcan to revive her. the girl now under the care of the state. >>> and take a look at this video in arizona a homeowner is catching part of the three-hour rattlesnake fight on their cell phone camera. the two adult males were apparently fighting over a nearby female rattler. wildlife experts say this is the time of the year that snakes preparing for winter. look at that. >>> well taking action for you. the next time you head out shopping you no loppi

lester lawrence, who is a human version of the goose that laid the golden egg. the case is being heard by justice peter doody. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] for real. so miracles do happen. shouldn't a judge named doody recuse himself from a case of this america right now we'd be carrying every minute of it live on cnn. maybe they're more mature in canada. this does prove what i've always said about canadians, they seem nice but a lot of them have $140 worth of gold up their butts. [ laughter ] i'll keep an eye on this story for you as it develops. i have the internet. speaking of the internet, the internet as you know is both a wonderful and horrible place. a place where people go to share their love and also their hate. well-known people to read some of the not so nice things that are written about them. and we've done it again. it's time for our 10th edition of "celebrities reading mean tweets." >> watching hugh grant and his stuttering pathetic charm is as appealing to me as close ambiguous scrotum in a dvd case. duke, are these real or do you make th

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >>> lester holt will be moderating the first presidential debate. clinton and trump will face-off september 26th. that debate will be held in new york. holt will choose six topics to be covered and spend 15 minutes on each one. three three presidential debates and one vice president debate. >>> we are hearing from one of several school employees recommended for termination in prince george's county stemming from the abuse allegations the stem program. tracee wilkins is in landover where she spoke to a parent coming to her defense. >> reporter: i had a conversation with the parent by phone. i have a letter she sent the principal where she defended the employee saying she was the only one that came to her defense. >> i believe in the system and i believe in head start. >> reporter: her term nination letter. she is among the six fired after a scandal erupted causing the county to lose $6.4 million. she was a family service worker whose job to report inpropry to tears. she took it seriously. >> i am a product of head start. i believe in head start. i s

lawrence. back to you susan. >> lester holt will host the first presidential debate between clinton and trump. it will take place in new york. here is a look at the rest of the debates scheduled. the vice president debate will be october 4 in farmville, virginia, about an hour's drive or so west of richmond. the second debate between trump and clinton october 9th. the third october 19th. >>> prosecutors want to put bob mcdonal on trial again on krupgs charges. they threw out the first case three months ago. "the washington post" is reporting the u.s. attorney's office in virginia recommended to the justice department he be tried again. prosecutors have until september 19 to make a formal request. >>> we just got the latest advisory in. no real change with the storm right now. really not a big change as far as the track is concerned. we think it will be off the coastline. that's a big concern. >> it is going to sit there over the holiday weekend. we are worried about coastal flooding, especially in our area and st. mary's county. >> amelia will have more on that in a second. here is the storm h