nbc's michelle franzen is in east haven, connecticut tonight with the latest on that. michelle, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. a tragedy for two families tonight. a father and son on tour of colleges and two children in their house in this quiet neighborhood, all believed to be victims of a horrific plane crash in the homes just beyond me that you see here. the charred remains of the houses were set ablaze when a plane crashed into this east haven community. neighbors reported hearing a loud boom and rushed to the scene. and a mother reported her two children, ages 1 and 13, were inside the home at the time. fire crews located the bodies of two people. authorities say the plane took off from new jersey's teterboro airport and was attempting a second landing at tweed-new haven airport when the aircraft struck these homes. now tonight family members say the plane was registered to a seattle resident. and also a former microsoft executive, bill hennigsgaard, who was said to be flying with his son, to tour colleges here on the east coast. lester? >> michel

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nbc's michelle franzen has the story. >> reporter: during his 88 years, friends and family say delbert "shorty" belton, always embraced life, whether as a world war ii veteran, family man, or friend. >> any time i needed anything, he was always there. >> reporter: in spokane, washington, this past week, belton was robbed of his life in what police say was a brutal and random beating at the hands of two 16-year-olds. >> they robbed him, they beat him and they killed him. >> reporter: one of the teen suspects turned himself in thursday and is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder and robbery. the search is still on for the second suspect. friend natalie fiom says belton was waiting for her outside the eagles lodge when he was attacked. >> the reason he was in the car was because he was waiting for me, because he's a respectful gentleman. >> reporter: at 18, belton was drafted. family and friends say he was injured in the battle for okinawa. >> he's always helped people. he's fought for our country. there's no excuse for the way he died. >> reporter: nephew alan hills remembe

nbc's michelle franzen has the story. >> reporter: during his 88 years, friends and family say delbert "shorty" belton, always embraced life, whether as a world war ii veteran, family man, or friend. >> any time i needed anything he was always there. >> reporter: in spokane, washington, this past week, belton was robbed of his life in what police say was a brutal and random beating at the hands of two 16-year-olds. >> they robbed him, they beat him and they killed him. >> reporter: one of the teen suspects turned himself in thursday and is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder and robbery. the search is still on for the second suspect. friend natalie flom says belton was waiting for her outside the eagles lodge when he was attacked. >> the reason he was in the car was because he was waiting for me, because 's a respectful gentleman. >> reporter: at 18, belton was drafted. family and friends say he was injured in the battle for okinawa. >> he's always helped people. he's fought for our country. there's no excuse for the way he died. >> reporter: nephew alan hills remembers

the story now from michelle franzen. >> reporter: before the first down of the first preseason game was played when brian banks burst out of the tunnel, the longest yard was already behind him. >> i played an nfl game today. >> reporter: that's something banks couldn't have dreamed of 11 years ago. at the age of 16 he was a highly recruited prospect, a college scholarship and a possible nfl career was ahead of him. all of that was suddenly snatched from him when he was falsely convicted of rape. he served five years in prison and another four on probation before his accuser recanted. she had made the whole thing up. >> i know what i've been through. >> reporter: a year ago, with his name cleared, banks began mounting a comeback. thursday night after standing on the sidelines for three quarters, he got his shot with the atlanta falcons. a 28-year-old rookie but no rookie nerves. >> nervous is when you walk into a courtroom and you don't know what your fate is going to be. nervous is when you walk into a prison yard are for the first time at the age of 18. >> reporter: he's credited with

more now from michelle franzen. >> reporter: it was more self-confession than fight promotion. >> that'sanger up here. right. it wants to kill everything. it wants to kill me too. >> reporter: mike tyson was once the most feared man in the ring, the youngest heavyweight champion winning his first 19 fights by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. but fame and fortune brought trouble and soon his personal life overshadowed his hall of fame career. >> i haven't drank or took drugs in six days. and for me that's a miracle. >> reporter: he's on his third marriage and has served three years on a rape conviction. >> i'm a bad guy sometimes. and i did a lot of bad things. and i want to be forgiven. >> reporter: after prison tyson tried to revive his care. but even inside the ring he couldn't escape the bizarre, like when he bit a chunk out of evander holyfield's ear, or appeared with this friegghtenin tattoo on his face. but he was able to remake himself as an actor. appearing in movies and on tv. with the help of spike lee he even had his own one-man show on broadway. >> mike tyson, you jus

we have a report from michelle franzen. >> reporter: in new jersey, family's hope after governor chris christie agreed to expand the medical marijuana program that could ease access for children like vivian wilson. >> i'm very happy with the decision. >> vivian suffers from epileptic seizures and her mom received word while on vacation that her daughter may get the help she needs. using a conditional veto, he modified the bill for the marijuana planted which aring edible marijuana for children. parents will need the approval of two doctors. a pediatrician and psychiatrist who must be enrolled in the state's program. >> i wish the best for you and your daughter and family. >> his decision came two days after vivian's father confronted kristi on the campaign trail. new jersey can join other states that allow children to be treated with medical marijuana, a controversial and often times last ditch option for parents. >> he was having 60 to 250 seizures a day. >> in colorado, this 10-year-old has been taking in will marijuana for epileptic seizures. his mom said after a year of treatment,

nbc's michelle franzen tonight on the end of a love affair. ♪ the love boat >> reporter: the love boatet sail in the '70s. >> they don't make programs like that any more. >> reporter: each weect flash of celebrity guests and favorites like charo along with the funny antics of the crew members like the captain and gofer. >> why me? >> reporter: helped launch the idea of a cruise vacation for millions of americans. >> it's something you watched as a kid and said, oh, i'd like to do something like that some day. >> reporter: the real life love boat made-the-final voyage after 42 years towed into the unroe maptic scrap yard in turkly it will be stripped for spare parts. one of the reasons they're dismantling the love boat, by some standards, it's considered too small only accommodating 600 passengers. this ship in contrast can hold nearly 3,000. still it's sad for those who longed for the love boat to see the vintage cruise liner go. michelle franzs, nbc news, new york. >>> watched it every week. >>> when we come back, the kicker who calls himself kickalicious. how he went from the interne

michelle franzen. >> reporter: christine is marrying the love of her life today. >> i have been waiting time. >> reporter: the bride and her groom shawn have shared so much together already. raising three children, just outside pittsburgh, including little logan, who has spent the majority of his two young years fighting for his life. >> i'm so thankful my son's here to join us. >> reporter: today, the couple says "i do" with logan stepping into the role as best man. >> he's my best buddy. i couldn't ask for a better best man and there wouldn't be any other man to replace him. he's the biggest man i know. >> reporter: logan was diagnosed at 14 months with a rare blood disease, after rounds of chemotherapy and daily doses of medicine, doctors say he only has weeks to live. >> it's supposed to be my and my fiancee's day but we're taking it out to be logan's day. >> reporter: the couple delayed getting married and had set a date for next year. along with his favorite stuffed animal bun-bun and his sisters logan will be part of the big ceremony taking place in the backyard. >> i'm going to

michelle franzen takes a look at why they're leaving their homes and heading for ours. >> reporter: imagineo your home and seeing this, a black bear sleeping on the back patio, a frightening sight for mason in naples, florida. >> you don't really think when you see something like that, so we were all just freaking out. >> reporter: the kids were with a babysitter. mason quickly texted his mom who rushed home. >> this is the closest i've ever come to a bear let alone a seven to eight foot bear sitting on my back porch. >> reporter: the bear eventually wandered off and the family was fine but others haven't been so lucky. on friday northern alaska, air rescue crews reached a hunter in a remote area near the gates of the arctic national park. officials say he'd been mauled by a brown bear similar to one like this. and in michigan earlier this week, a bear attacked 12-year-old abby while she was out for a run. >> she had suffered two deep lacerations to her thigh. >> reporter: experts say there could be several factors for the recent attacks. first, we're living closer to their natural space. >

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