nbc's ron mott with late details. >> as word of a mistrial spread, cries of protest and scuffles. a jury of seven blacks and five whites failing to reach a verdict in the case of william porter, charged with manslaughter in the death of freddie gray. tonight his family and supporters remain hopeful justice will be served. >> this is just a temporary bump on the you should be calm too. >> reporter: the state argued porter showed indifference to gray's well being while not securing him in a seat belt following his arrest last april in a van and not getting him medical help. the jury deadlocked, on all four counts porter faced, including second-degree assault and reckless endangerment and misconduct in office. gray suffered a broken neck and died a week later. touching off more than a week of fiery riots, the worst violence in the city in decades. this admitted gang member sought to squelch today hours before the mistrial announcement. >> you are mad and angry and want to tear stuff up. i understand. but that is not the right way to go. >> is it worth retrying him? >> i would like to

ron mott, nbc news, boston. >> and we remember him tonight. that is "nightly news" on a monday night. i'm kate snow. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching. have a great night. announcer: right now, caught on dash cam. a henderson police dog bites a baby girl as she sits in her father's s.u.v. tonight we see her wounds and hear from her father. announcer: securing las vegas. as hundreds of thousands of locals and tourists prepare to flood the strip for new year's eve, local police advise a plan to keep everyone safe. announcer: we're going to show you the easy ways you can get involved. announcer: a crime investigation caught on camera. what was left on the doors of a local mosque. now the case is turned over to federal investigators. news 3 live at 6:00 starts right now. national captioning instiresponsible fo]

we get more from nbc's ron mott. >> 911, where is the emergency? >> my scout master went into a cave and a bear is in the cave with him. >> reporter: calm during a frightening bear attack, a young boy scout on a 911 call for more than an hour, trying to get help for his scout leader being mauled by a black bear during a hike in new jersey. >> he can't get out is he too injured to get out? >> i think the bear is on top of him. >> reporter: 52-year-old christopher petronino fighting for his life inside of a cave he wanted to show the boys. they set off for a hike near the splitrock reservoir in northern new jersey. putting the survival skills to the test, the scouts 12 and 13 years old suggested a idea to help rescuers pinpoint their exact location in the woods. >> do you want us to make a signal fire? >> yes, you can start a fire. >> reporter: the scoutmaster managed to free himself and called for help. >> i was mauled by a bear. >> where are you bleeding? >> left arm, left leg, neck and head. >> reporter: emergency officials told the boys that sear

ron mott, nbc news, boston. >>> there is more to tell you about. coming up, airport ghost town. some days there are no flights there at all. why is this airport still in operation and costing taxpayers millions? >>> as a new outbreak illness linked to chipotle grows, what the ceo is telling us. >>> it is home to one of the country's busiest airports, chicago's o'hare. illinois is also home to an airport that barely has any flights at all, deep in the american heartland. it has cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and falls deeper into debt every day. why do officials keep pouring money into it as taxpayers cry foul? national investigative correspondent jeff rosen paid a visit. >> reporter: welcome to mid america airport. only one airline, allegiant operates out of here. some days there are no flights at all. when i catch one of the rare flights in, we soar over the cornfields of illinois on final approach. and here's what i see from my window. empty runways, empty gates. so how empty is it here? let me show you around. it's a weekday afternoon. we are talking about the

ron mott, nbc news, boston. >> that will do it for us on this tuesday night. i'm lest er holt.c news, thank you for watching and good night. through the south bay. catching rielts now at 6:00, a wild scene starting with a high-speed chase through the south bay. i'm raj mathai. >>> i'm jessica aguirre. >>> holiday shopping horrifying for people and employees inside the toys-r-us store in san jose as a man being chased by police runs into the store. police follow. guns drawn telling customers to get out. toys-r-us is loaded near bluffton hill road. we were the first to break the story on twitter. we're at the store in south san jose. chuck, that suspect actually shot by police. >> reporter: we're not entirely certain about that. police were being cagey. he did suffer an injury and taken to the hospital. we have not gotten confirmation on that. you can see the store has since reopened. the suv with bullet holes has been taken away and police are trying to figure out how many cars were struck and how many innocent people were injured during this high-speed chase. one of the drivers

ron mott, nbc news, boston. >> and we remember him tonight. that is "nightly news" on a monday night. i'm kate snow. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching. have a great nnew trouble for santa clara county jail system... the attack on a deputy that has the >>> right now at 6:00, new trouble for the imbalanced santa clara county jail system. the attack on a deputy that has a sheriff talking about changes. thanks. i'm vicky nguyen. >> i'm janelle wang. a deputy was beaten by nearly a dozen inmates on christmas eve, all suspected gang members. we're live at the elmwood correctional facility in mediwi. >> reporter: it's a facility that does not get as much attention as the main jail. that could change with this assault on an officer. this is a minimum security facility. a seven-year veteran officer, not being identified for security reasons, was attacked on christmas eve during a time when inmates were allowed out of their cells to congregate inside a so-called day room. according to investigators, the deputy tried to take what was desc

ron mott looks at the secret to her staggering success. so hello from the other side >> reporter: her albums don't have fancy titles. 19, 21, 25. adele's age at the time recording sessions began. but the numbers her latest effort is generating are staggering. a record 3.38 million u.s. sales in the first week. the feat shattered the previous record set in 2000 by the boy band 'n sync. >> no press dent for someone to sell like this in 2015 in an age when by all other indications the whole idea of buying an album is dying. >> reporter: adele's of fronts. for starters, nearly five years passed since her last album. we could have had it all >> reporter: time she spent out of the spot light becoming a mom. >> my kid comes first. my music comes sec second and i come second. >> reporter: she's not streaming the album for you, increasing demand further. unlike the past when record stores and lps dominated the industry, sell ing albums in today's digital era is more challenging. driven by an a la carte model where you can download just songs you wa

ron mott in times square, new york. >>> in the midwest, this is going to be a stressful new year's for millions of people along the mississippi river and its tributaries in missouri, illinois and further south, as deadly flood waters continue to rise, putting thousands of homes in harm's way. while some rivers have crested, the threat is far from over as you're about to see from the water and from the air. miguel almaguer has our report. >> reporter: the mighty mississippi rary seen, 12 feet above flood sage, surging, cresting, the flow so high and powerful, it's threatening to top levees and swamp homes. the u.s. geological survey recording this historic rush as it threatens to burst bays. an artery of rivers, including three major >> you get 6.2 million gallons per second coming down right now, that's about ten times what niagara falls on a typical day flows over those falls. >> reporter: what makes this so dangerous is how many sections of the river it is threatening. communities are used to flood, but not for water this powerful moving this quickly. with 22 dead and four missing, t

ron mott has more. winter is just a day away and .. largely .. nowhere in sight. last year this time we were all digging out of a lot of snow. boston may easily set a record for its warmest december on record .. third toastiest so far in d-c. i wanted to get her a fun wool hat and some cozy gloves, and i'm like, i don't think that's gonna work this year. complaints are few .. except from businesses that thrive on cold cash .. in lost sales compared to a year ago at the nation's shopping malls. weather this warm for this sustained a period, it acts like a tide. /edit/ it really brings down all the stores and all the traffic into anything really that's apparel or apparel related. ski resorts .. like this one in the massachusetts berkshire mountains .. are among those worrying profits could melt away in the warmth. people say 'oh gosh, we feel so badly for you guys, we're praying for snow.' i say don't pray for snow, pray for cold weather, we'll take care of making the snow. this unusually balmy weather had toes on display in buffalo earlier this week.. something els

ron mott, nbc news, boston. >> and that will do it for us on this tuesday night. i'm lester holt. thank you for watching. good night. >>> i would sleep anywhere i could sleep for about a month. >> philadelphia's future, invisible, forgotten. >> you're outside with nothing to cover you with and it's cold outside. nobody is there to help. >> part of a silent epidemic all around us. >> i didn't have anything. >> the city of philadelphia, the city of brotherly love has left homeless kids in the cold. >> tonight, meet the young people who are fighting for a place to call home. >> i may end up being locked up if i don't get killed. i've got to get out of here. >> these are the faces of our homeless youth. good evening. right now, hundreds, maybe more of philadelphia's youth most in thirteens and early 20s, don't know where they'll sleep tonight. some may stay in a place like this. others in abandoned homes and some may end up walking the streets all night trying to stay awake to stay safe. the problem of youth homelessness is one most don't know exist but it is all around us. walking by

ron mott, nbc news, boston. >>> there is more to tell you about. coming up, airport ghost town. flights there. why is this airport still in operation and costing taxpayers millions? >>> as a new outbreak for adults with an advanced lung cancer called "squamous non-small cell", previously treated with platinum-based chemotherapy, it's not every day something this big comes along. a chance to live longer with... opdivo, nivolumab. opdivo is the first and only immunotherapy fda approved based on a clinical trial demonstrating longer life... ...for these patients. in fact, opdivo versus chemotherapy. opdivo is different. immune system. opdivo can cause your immune system to attack normal organs and tissues in your body and affect how they work. or after treatment has ended, and may become serious and lead to death. see your doctor right away if you experience new or worsening cough; chest pain; shortness of breath; diarrhea; severe stomach severe nausea or vomiting; ...swollen ankles; extreme fatigue; constipation; rash; or muscle or joint pain, as thi

ron mott, nbc news, boston. >> and that will do it for us on this tuesday night. i'm lester holt.ews, thank you for watching. and good night. good night. news reporters: it's a fish, but it's been changed. genetically altered by scientists. critics call the process creepy, and label it frankenfish. narrator: genetically engineered salmon was just approved by the fda - no labels required. disturbing, right? get this. if your state wants to label gmos, congress is trying a year-end sneak attack to block your right to label. call congress. demand clear labels, not high tech gimmicks. don't let them overturn state gmo labeling. protect our right to know. >>> lights, camera, access. ♪ >> i had 1 million for the flowers. no. no. >> beautiful images from their honeymoon. now it's back to work. i'm billy bush. this as we've uncovered so many more joe and sofia secrets from the wedding planner and the wedding singer.

nbc's ron mott tonight on the cold, harsh impact on the bottom line. >> reporter: winter is just a dayy, and largely nowhere in sight. >> last year this time we were all digging out of a lot of snow. >> reporter: boston may easily set a record for its warmest december on record. third toastiest so far in d.c. >> i wanted to get a fun, wool hat and some cozy gloves and i'm like, well, i don't think that's going to work this year. >> reporter: complaints are few. except from businesses that thrive on cold cash. an estimated 343 million dollars in lost sales compared to a year ago at the nation's shopping malls. >> weather this warm for this sustained a period it acts like a tide. brings down all the stores and all the traffic into anything really that's apparel or apparel related. >> reporter: ski resorts like this one in the massachusetts berkshire mountains are among those worrying profits could melt away in the warmth. >> people say oh, gosh, i feel so badly for you guys we're praying for snow. i say don't pray for snow. pray for cold weather. we'll take care of making the snow. >> re

ron mott, nbc news, boston. >> and we remember him tonight.ly news" on a monday night. >>> lights, camera, access. >>> a little blood on my shirt. >> a new show for j. lo. i'm billy bush. only we are on set. then justin bieber, the