kerry sanders, nbc news. >> doesn't get much sweeter than that, does it? > that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. don't forget "dateline" tonight. for all of us here at nbc news, don't forget "dateline" tonight. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>>ood evening. the weather is a big story on this holiday weekend. another day of unseasonable heat enveloping the center part of the country. temperatures hit the 90s today from the great lakes to the gulf coast making for one of the hottest indianapolis 500 races in years. with a high of 96, fort wayne, indiana, was more than just a dozen cities breaking or expected to break records today. while tonight folks living in the southeast are bracing for the late night arrival of beryl, which grew today into a full-fledged tropical storm, and will bring lots of rain and wind as it comes ashore along the georgia/florida border. this, as millions of americans het outdoors to try to celebrate the beginning of the summer season. we have two reports tonight. michelle franzen is at coney island to start us off. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. plenty of folks here at the boardwalk as americans around the country mark the start of summer. but a tropical storm bearing down on several

i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> nbc news has learned and viewed two medical reports that may tell two different stories about february shooting death of florida teen trayvon martin by neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman. nbc's correspondent michael isikoff reports from sanford, florida. >> reporter: trayvon martin died from a single bullet wound to the chest, fired from a gun at intermediate range, according to an autopsy report prepared by a medical examiner and reviewed by nbc news. there was one other fresh injury on martin's body, according to the report. an abrasion, no more than a quarter inch in size to the left ring finger below the knuckle. as for the man with whom he struggled that night, now charged with his death, george zimmerman, he too suffered injuries according to a separate medical report prepared by his family doctor the day after the shooting. that report also reviewed by nbc news, states that zimmerman had a likely broken nose, as well as swelling, black eyes, and scalp lacerations. but there were no sutures needed. these reports are only a

mara schiavocampo, nbc news, new york. >>> up next, why saturday may never be the same.emembering a pop icon and reliving perhaps the wildest moment of this past weekend. . [ alarm beeping, motor revving ] [ motors revving ] ♪ [ motor turns over ] [ liquid pouring ] [ chain saw buzzing ] [ male announcer ] what if everything ran on gas? then again, what if everything didn't? the 100% electric, zero-gas nissan leaf. innovation for the planet. innovation for all. ♪ ♪ i started a joke ♪ which started the whole world crying ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> the bee gees got their name from the abbreviation for brothers gibb. now just one brother remains after word from england this weekend that robin gibb has died. broin robin was the lead vocalist on so many of their songs. he also wrote many of them. as songwriters the bee gees are the only group to have number one songs in each of the last five decades. they enjoyed stratospheric success selling over 200 million albums, nine number one songs. they never fully won over some music elitists who believed disco defined the bee gees

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mike taibbi, nbc news, pocatello, idaho. >>> and that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'll se i'll see you tomorrow morn on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> "nbc bay area news" starts now. p. >>> good evening. idiane dwyer. we begin with news of a strike on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the golden gate bridge. ferry workers walked off the job today. stephanie a

rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> that's our broadcast on a thursday night. for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope you'll join us right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirry. >> he survived seven days without food or water lying in heavy brush off highway 101 in south san jose. today the family of michael sanchez jr. is asking why it took so long to locate the 25-year-old. sanchez was eventually found unconscious near the hellyer avenue exit. tonight he's in a coma, and his family has lots of questions for the chp.

i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> elsewhere, nbc news has viewed two medical reports that may tell two different stories about february's shooting death of florida teen trayvon martin by neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman. nbc's national investigative correspondent michael isikoff reports from sanford, florida. >> reporter: florida teenager trayvon martin died from a single bullet wound to his chest, fired from a gun at intermediate range, according to an autopsy report prepared by a medical examiner and reviewed by nbc news. there is one other fresh injury on martin's body, according to the report, an abrasion no more than a quarter of an inch in size to his left ring finger below the knuckle. as for the man with whom he struggled that night and is now charged with his death, george zimmerman, he, too, suffered injuries, according to a separate medical report prepared by his family doctor the day after the shooting. that report, also reviewed by nbc news, states that zimmerman had a "likely broken nose" as well as "swelling," "black eyes" and "scalp lacerations

rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> how about that? that's our broadcast on a wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. don't forget to join us tonight for "rock center" at 9:00, 8:00 central. i'm brian williams. we, of course, hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. for the victim's family, justice was served. but emotionally their wounds remain. tonight after more than three years a guilty verdict in a high-profile triple murder case. jodi hernandez was in the courtroom when the verdict was read and when the emotionses erupted. jodi? >> reporter: raj, it was very emotional. the surviving son hugged her and ed

mike taibbi, nbc news, idaho. >> and that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

mara schiavocampo, nbc news, new york. >>> up next, why saturday may never be the same.embering a pop icon and reliving perhaps the wildest moment of this past weekend. han. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these stop taking chantix and see your doctor right away as some can be life-threatening. if you have a history of heart or blood vessel problems, tell your doctor if you have new or worse sy

rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> thoughts our broadcast on a thursday night.s. i'm brian williams. we hope you'll join us right back here tomorrow evening. good night.

janet shamlian, nbc news, texas. >>> it has been a week of dramatic testimony and revelations in the john edwards trial. yesterday, daughter kate edwards left the courtroom in tears. today, a campaign aide was on the stand, raising new questions for the jury about what presidential candidate john edwards knew and when he knew it, specifically on the subject of money to take care of his secret mistress. nbc's lisa myers reports from the courthouse in greensboro, north carolina. >> kate edwards was back by her father's side again today, looking composed. prosecutors produced a parade of former edwards aides who testified that edwards repeatedly lied to them about his affair with rielle hunter, even telling one she was crazy. then the defense had a surprise. asking former press aide mark kornblau about december 2007 when he said a tabloid editor suggested he might not run another story if edwards would sign a sworn statement denying the affair and denying paternity of hunter's child. abbey lowell asked, he wouldn't sign a affidavit? kornblau said, he would not. lowell, he refused? answer

michael isikoff, nbc news, sanford, florida. >> a lot of the coverage of health news so far this week has been dominated by the story of a young woman from georgia with a flesh eating bacteria, and now a second woman, a new mother, has been diagnosed. our chief medical editor, dr. nancy snyderman, has more on this latest case and whatever everyone needs to know. >> last week, lana celebrated the birth of her twins, ian and abigail, but just 13 hours after leaving the hospital, she was rushed to greenville memorial hospital in south carolina. >> she just kept getting worse. >> unrelated to her pregnancy, she contracted a bacterium that causes a rare condition commonly known as flesh eating bacterial infection. no one knows how she got it. >> we are asking people to continue to pray for her and lift her up. >> in another case, 24-year-old amy copeland continues to fight the very same infection. the graduate student suffered a large cut on her leg after a homemade zip line snapped and she fell into a river. she's still critical. surgeons have already amputated one leg and may need to rem

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >> that's our broadcast for this wednesday night.us. i'm lester holt, in tonight for brian. matt lauer will be sitting in here tomorrow. hope you'll join him. have a good night, everyone.

new comedies starring familiar faces, mark barger has a sneak peek. >> are you serious? >> reporter: former friends star matthew perry is returning to nbc. his new comedy, go on, about a wise cracking sports caster coping with loss is one of six new series the network is launching this fall. >> he's a big star, great actor. not only a comic actor but great actor. >> reporter: following perry on tuesdays will be the new normal from glee creator ryan murphy, about a gay couple who enlists the help of a surrogate. >> all i could think is family is a family and love is love. >> reporter: family audiences are the target for two wednesday comedies, guys with kids and animal practice starring justin kirk who enjoys dealing with pets more than their owners. >> all human characters are great but the animals kind of kick it up another notch. >> reporter: nbc has new dramas for fall, revolution follows the aftermath. and chicago fire comes from law and order creator dick wolf about the exploits of firefighters and para medics. >> there's great action in fires and rescues but most of the drama is going to happen you know, between these characters i

harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton leaves tonight for china. a previously scheduled trip that now has an important new goal. protecting the fate of one man, a chinese dissident who made a remarkable escape from house arrest a week ago and is now thought to be under u.s. protection in beijing. nbc's ian williams has our report from there tonight. >>? fate of chen gaungcheng has become the biggest test of u.s./china relations in years. a challenge delivered quite literally to the u.s. doorstep. after his daring escape from house arrest. friends of chen said they then drove him the 300 miles from his village to beijing and he's now in what they describe as the only safe place in china. the u.s. embassy here. no sign of extra security at the embassy today, but the issue is so delicate that there's been no comment from officials here, chinese or american, including the state department's pointman for asia. >> can you tell us what you're here in beijing for? >> chen gaungcheng's crime in the eyes of the chinese government was to expose forced abortio

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. finding a way forward and a way out of afghanistan is chief among the pressing items at the table in chicago this evening, where president obama is hosting the leaders of nato, along with dozens of other heads of state. as anticipated, thousands of anti-war and other protesters have marched on the nato summit. and there is late word some of those demonstrations have gotten a bit out of hand. for police trying to keep the peace, it's made for high anxiety against a back drop of high stakes diplomacy. we have two reports from chicago tonight. we begin with nbc's john yang on the streets. john, what's happening? >> reporter: this is the end of the protest march about three blocks away from the mccormack center where the nato summit is being held. the speeches ended about a half hour ago, but there are a small group of protesters who are not leaving. the police are trying to clear the area. there was also a small group who tried to push to

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> that is our tuesday night broadcast.you for being here with us. i'm brian williams, and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. we begin tonight with some developing news. we have a live look at san francisco at the intersection of turk and gott streets where you can see a heavy police presence, a few blocks away from city hall. earlier today, just a few hours ago, several protesters took over a building run by the archdiocese of san francisco. when police tried to set up a barricade, one protesters got on the roof of the

military officials tell nbc news the new president has dramatically increased government-sanctioned u.s. drone attacks in yemen and american counterterrorism training. al qaeda clearly doesn't want to be driven out. experts say al qaeda is fighting to make yemen its new safe haven. this yemeni bomb maker is one of the world's most wanted terrorists. accused by u.s. officials of plotting last month to put a so-called underwear bomb on an american-bound flight. the united states, brian, spent the last ten years and billions of dollars and thousands of lives to dislodge al qaeda from pakistan and afghanistan. now yemen has become the latest front and they aren't v leaving without a fight. brian? >>> richard, thanks. now we turn to domestic presidential politics. it's happened again. sunday morning on "meet the press" it was another comment by a politician that was rather stunning at first. still tonight it has both campaigns scrambling though it's been amended because it was a member of the obama team lobbing what looked like friendly fire at the obama campaign criticizing an attack on mit

today's news was about the local paper. and nbc's anne thompson has our story tonight. >>> it's a force even the times picayune couldn't withstand. the new orleans paper that survived the civil war, a threat bay louisiana governor huey long to break every machine it had, countless mergers and most famously, hurricane katrina, today bowed to the changing economics of the newspaper industry. >> this is the end of the line for something that is very important in a community. >> this fall, it will go from printing papers seven days a week to three while increasing its online efforts. a new direction that will mean job cuts and the loss of community created by everyone reading the same thing. >> online, people tend to go in a lot of different directions. whereas when somebody delivers uthe newspaper, you look at the front page. >> affectionately known as the tp, it chronicled the city like no other. won four pulitser prizes. but to understand the connection between this city and its paper, one reporter said, you must look through the lens

miguel almaguer, nbc news, san juan capistrano. >> and that's our broadcast on a wednesday night.g here with us. i'm brian williams. and of course, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night.

jim maceda, nbc news, london. >>> we're back here in a moment with how much the highest paid americans are actually paid. >>> friday night, we wanted to catch you up on two consumer stories in the news this week. beginning with a warning about the new tide pods, the detergent capsules. the maker of tide said they're going to child proof the container they come in. because they're brightly colors and they look inviting, some kids have mistaken them for candy. several children have been hospitalized. >>> on the up side for consumers, another invention from the folks at m.i.t. this joins a long list that includes the fax machine and gps. this has to deal with a minor issue we have all dealt with, how to get the ketchup out of the bottom. it's a new coating for the inside of the bottle. it will also work for jelly and jam and honey. it can be used on plastic, glass, or metal and can be made from 100% organic materials. >>> this kind of thing is going to happen over and over and over as more of that tsunami debris reaches our shores. this time, it was a basketball that washed up in alaska.

ron mott, nbc news, new orleans. >>> bet that's a good tour. there's a lot more on this for everybody from our friends and experts at aarp. it's on our website tonight, nbcnightlynews.com. >>> up next, an american icon remembered tonight for fast living and fast cars. >>> and the little boy who gave his marine dad the surprise of his life. >>> you are watching a surfer catching the wave of his life. this, a big ride. 78 feet high off the coast of portugal. a new guinness world record for 44-year-old garrett mcnamara of where else, hawaii. though everybody admits measuring a moving body of water is something less than exact science, we know that was a big wave. >>> for aviation history buffs, what a discovery this is. an expedition team in the sahara came across this kitty hawk p-40 made by curtis aircraft. flown by the raf in world war ii. no sign of any pilot remains, but it was still loaded with its guns and ammo, since removed. it's in remarkable shape. it has remained in the desert as a time capsule. a specimen from the campaign in north af

michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. >>> tonight, there are ominous signs in the southwest that this could be one of the most active wildfire seasons on record. right now, crews are working to contain stubborn fires across seven states. and this week, scientists warn that dry, dangerous conditions are likely to get worse this summer. we get our report tonight from nbc's mike taibi. >> when fs coming down and i saw the flames, i was like am i going to make it or not? >>. >> reporter: so far all have made it to safety, but this is the start of an active wildfire season. there are three especially dangerous, two in arizona and one in colorado near foert collins where firefighters are only halfway to containing the blaze. >> our trees are very dry and our relative humidities are low. so, you know, i knew that it was growing. >> reporter: there are similar frustrations for those in the path of arizona's gladiator fire. between thursday and friday night, it doubled in size to more than 14,000 acres. containment, just 10%. like much of the country, the west and southwest hardly had any wint

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >> that's our wednesday broadcast. thanks for being here with us. i'm brian >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. we want to take you outside right now to a live picture as the field prepares for the president. president barack obama scheduled to arrive in about ten minutes or so. air force one left denver about two and a half hours ago. the president is here, of course, to raise money, three separate events will bring in lots of dough for the president and his re-election campaign and for the democratic party. of cou w

lisa myers, nbc news, greensboro, north carolina. >>> still ahead for us here tonight, what is killing so many honeybees and what does it mean for the american dinner table? tonight, a new theory in a stubborn and very troubling mystery. >>> later, let's say you're waking up in scotland, having your morning tea, and you thought you saw prince charles doing the weather on the bbc. well, you would be right. >>> now to an environmental issue we have been covering here. it's as big and urgent as any other. a story we have been talking about for a while. something has been causing honeybees to disappear since about 2006. beekeepers estimate their colonies are down 30%. given all that bees do in the natural world, this could be catastrophic. theories have centered on mites and viruses, but now there's a new problem that might be a clue in this mystery. our report from our chief environmental affairs correspondent anne thompson. >> near elbow lake, minnesota, steve ellis tends his honeybees that help pollinate one third of u.s. crops that end up on our dinner tables. >> they're as fundamental

ron mott, nbc news, new orleans. >>> bet that's a good tour. there's a lot more on this for everybody from our friends and experts at aarp. it's on our website tonight, nbcnightlynews.com. >>> up next, an american icon remembered tonight for fast living and fast cars. >>> and the little boy who gave his marine dad the surprise of his life. >and the little boy whs marine dad the surprise of his life. >and the little boy who ga his marine dad the surprise of his life. > and the little boy w his marine dad the surprise of his life. ing and fast cars. >>> and the little boy who gave his marine dad the surprise of his life. ing and fast cars. >>> and the little boy who gave his marine dad the surprise of his life. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better, and that means... game on! symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more

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news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. we begin tonight with word today of a real glimmer of hope in a disease that's shattered so many american families. news of a new clinical trial that could lead to a treatment to prevent alzheimer's disease. millions of americans live in constant daily fear of it, millions more are living with it. and, of course, millions more are caring for them. the numbers, in fact, are bad, almost five and a half million americans are currently living with the disease. and that, by the way, makes it an epidemic by any measure. the experts say by 2050, that will go to 16 million americans, at a cost of over a trillion dollars to treat it. it's why the government has launched a war on this disease. and all hopes are now riding on this research and a treatment that could prevent it. it's where we begin here tonight with our chief science correspondent robert bazell. >> reporter: roughly every hour, another american develops alzheimer's disease. singer glen campbell is one of them. today his daughter s

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kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> that's our broadcast for this friday night. thank you for being with us. i'm lester holt. brian will be back here on monday. i'll see you a bit later for "dateline" friday and tomorrow morning for "today." have a great weekend and good night, everyone. >>> and good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. what's your status? for facebook it's sold. to millions of investors but it was a bumpy ride today. there it is. from coast to coast and from harvard to menlo park to wall street, the biggest ipo in history making headlines even after the closing bell. our business and tech reporter scott budman has been at facebook headquarters since

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, hollywood. >> that's our broadcast on a friday evening. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we will of course look for you right back here on monday. in the meantime, please have a good weekend. good night. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. we're following that breaking news in san francisco. the bomb squad is investigating a suspicious package, and this has shut down several surface streets and even the geneva off ramp off 280 happening near the balboa park station and the city college of san francisco. you see down below that package which appeared to be a suitcase was discovered just before 3:00 this afternoon, police have been on the scene ever since. a helicopter on the scene as well. they have a robot in place which is inspecting the suitcase.

chris jansing, nbc news, new york. >>> in other news in this holiday friday night, with almost 2 million americans expected to visit the state of florida this memorial day weekend, the place they call the happiest place on earth may also be the smokiest this evening. a sprawling and smoky brush fire there the theme parks in orlando led authorities to close i-4 in both directions. that's a big deal. flames were actually visible from the road at the exit for downtown disney. there have been backups all day, and remember how many of those cars are full of kids, and that means frazzled parents at the wheel. >> we have actually got some weather we're watching for this holiday weekend, in addition to extreme heat. we have a pretty good storm forming, speaking of florida. our friend meteorologist jim cantore is at the weather channel headquarters with that. hey, jim, good evening. >> three things we're watching for you this weekend. of course, it would be mice if we could take the tropical system and put it over a parched central florida. the biggest thing is the heat. this is going to be with

kate snow, nbc news, new york. >> that's our broadcast on a wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening, and we'll look for you later tonight for our special edition of "rock center." good night. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. better than before. that's how oakland police department is characterizing yesterd yesterday's massive may day protests. despite 5,000 defensemmonstrato across the city they say violence and vandalism was much less and they're crediting planning and new high tech tools. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is live at the police department with an update for us. >>di?

let's go to nbc news for this special report. >> this is an nbc news special report. here is savannah guthrie. >> we are coming on to report some big developments that the corruption trial of former presidential democratic candidate john edwards -- what it all means is less than clear at this hour. the jurors in greensboro, north carolina, told the judge this afternoon they've reached a verdict on one and only one of the six counts against him so the judge has sent the jury back for more deliberations without revealing what that verdict was. nbc's pete williams joins us with the latest on this. pete, fair to say a lot of people are scratching their heads over this one. >> reporter: right. the jury has 45 minutes left if they follow the normal schedule so perhaps we'll know soon the disposition here as the judge sent them back to keep deliberating. this one count on which they did reach agreement said that john edwards improperly accepted campaign finance contributions in 2008 from a wealthy donor but we don't know whether the jury said it was guilty or not guilty. if

our girl heads to the bed. >>> jeff rossen with nbc news. you aware that the young girl you just allowed to tan is under age? >> yeah. she was with someone who is 18. >> reporter: you actually need parental consend. >> that's what i asked right here. >> reporter: the other woman who signed said she is not her parent and you still let her go ahead any way. >> she said she was her guardian. >> reporter: no, she did not. >> you were not here. >> reporter: i was watching on hidden camera. >> i'm going off tto have to as to leave. >> reporter: half of them allowed our girl to tan. >> what's at stake is the health of our young people. it is up to us to protect young people from themselves. >> now remember, letting under age kids in to tapping salons without parental consent is illegal inle states including new jersey where that undercover investigation took place. >> the indoor tanning association says most salons follow the law and those that don't should be held accountable. >>> there is more to come on news4 at 4:00. a sight you don't often see

kate snow, nbc news, new york. >> that's our broadcast on a wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening, and we'll look foryou later tonight for our special edition of "rock center." good night.

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >> that is our tuesday night broadcast, thank you for being here with i'm brian williams, and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night much

tom costello, nbc news, los angeles. >>> up next, we'll tell you the story of one of america's woundedors and a dramatic new mission opening soon at a theater near you. we take it a day at a time. that's how it is with alzheimer's disease. she needs help from me. and her medication. the exelon patch, it releases medication continuously for twenty-four hours. she uses one exelon patch daily for the treatment of mild to moderate alzheimer's symptoms. [ female announcer ] it cannot change how the disease progresses. hospitalization and rarely death have been reported in patients who wore more than one patch at a time. the most common side effects of exelon patch are nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. the likelihood and severity of these side effects may increase as the dose increases. patients may experience loss of appetite or weight. patients who weigh less than 110 pounds may experience more side effects. people at risk for stomach ulcers who take certain other medicines should talk to their doctor because serious stomach problems such as bleeding may worsen. patients may experience slow

michael isikoff, nbc news, guantanamo bay. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. >>> in ohio surveillance video captured a thief's dramatic entrance into a store. he smashed through the front with an suv, taking out security fencing. he then crawled under the wreckage to begin his heist. but for all that trouble, the store manager says the burglar only got away with a tv that he may have damaged on the way out. >>> in massachusetts police say a speeding driver slammed his car full of passengers right into a building. that driver was immediately killed. rescuers had to use the jaws of life to get three passengers out who are expected to recover. witnesses say the man at the wheel was also driving erratically. >>> and, finally, from tampa, florida, just in case you missed it, some very cool time lapse images of this weekend's super moon. >> is that armstrong? s>> saturday night's lunar spectacular brought the moon to its closest point of the year, about 4,000 miles closer to us than usual, and it made the moon appear to be about 3% brighter.