in tonight's rossen reports, nbc correspondent jeff rossen gives us an up-close look at what can happen when a battery explodes. >> reporter: this is what it can look like when a phone's lithium ion battery explodes. new surveillance video capturing the moment a samsung galaxy note 7 here's all that's left of her phone. another device allegedly left charging inside this car. erupting in flames. so just how dangerous can a phone fire be? to find out, we've been granted rare access here at underwriter's laboratories in chicago, better known as ul. we're inside their special battery testing lab. you have to wear safety glasses in here and you're about to see for the first time what it really looks like up close when these batri first up, the crush test. >> what are you going to see in this test? >> you're going to see it explode, because we're putting a high crush force on it and making sure it can withstand that. >> okay, let's close the door and get this test going. let's hit it. >> do you see the flames there? >> all this from a small phone battery. >> did you ever realize you had that

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jeff rossen takes a look at what can happen when a battery explodes. >> this is what it can look like when a phone's lithion ion battery explodes. capturing the moment a galaxy 7 started smoking. inside this car, erupting in flames so how dangerous can it be? to find out, we have been granted access, better known as ul. we're inside a battery testing lap. you are about to see for the first time what it really looks like up close when these batteries explode. >> first up the crush test. what will we see? >> we it, making sure it can withstand them. >> let's get this thing going. let's hit it. all this from a small phone battery. did you ever realize you had that much energy in your pocket in. >> then comes the overchavenling deficit. >> overcharging is something can you do if you use the wrong charger. the other thing is the battery has no internal protection. the heat and pressure building. our battery puffing up and then i knew it was coming. watch it again in slow motion. powerful explosion and fireball. >> this is a very rare occurrence. remember, we overchavenled that battery on p

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>> good to hear, jeff rossen, thank you very much. >>> turning now to the day's other news, police have released chilling video of a terror suspect's stabbing rampage inside a minnesota mall. the shocking tape appears to show dahir adan in a store, and brutally attacking a clerk who gets up and runs away. also caught on camera, adan's fatal encounter with an off-duty police officer. ten people were injured, but only the attacker was killed. isis has claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> an update tonight on the deadly commuter train crash in hoboken, new jersey, that occurred a week ago today. engineer at the controls accelerated from 8 miles an hour to 21 miles an hour, twice the speed limit, in the minute before impact at the station, that killed a woman officials say just prior to the collision the engineer moved the throttle back to the idle position and hit the emergency brake today crews began . removing the train from the station as the investigation continues. when we come back, we'll have more on the path of hurricane matthew with a look at the latest forecast. just get an

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today nbc's jeff rossen and his team set up a little challenge for us hitting three big cities, also testing public transportation in every city. what spots were the cleanest and what spots were the dirtiest? jeff tells us he has never seen results quite like this. >> reporter: we're hitting the road in chicago. >> taxi! >> reporter: in los angeles, and new york city. swabbing for ges buses and trains. where will we find the most germs and the least? armed with our official bacteria meter, we're about to find out. first up, new york city. i'm swabbing this bus poll. >> you think of all of the people who grab on this this every single day. health experts say any reading oh, no. 195, nearly double the bacteria limit you want to see. all of those people all day and they're not wearing gloves. let's see if we have better luck in this new york city taxi. >> it is grimy. all right. let's test this seat, shall we? 62 on the seat, which is below that magic 100 number. within acceptable bacteria limits here. go, new york city! and i'm nervous because we're about to test the place with th >> a

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and your home standing. >> some scary scenes there, jeff rossen reporting. here's another tip, if you could be a sign of a leak. the gas could be pouring out of the pipes. if you see any of those things, call 911 immediately and call the gas company. >> after the break, a look at how to explain the name-calling involved in this year's election to your children. >> we do a little fact-checking on both candidates. >>> can you make the same comment that you will absolutely, sir, that you will absolutely accept the results of this election? >> i will look it at the time. i'm not looking at anything now. i will look at it at the time. >> let me respond to that, that's horrifying. >> look -- from everything i see, has no respect for this person. >> well that's because he would rather have a puppet as >> no puppet. no puppet. >> it's pretty clear -- >> you're the puppet! >> both candidates have their fair share of inaccurate statements in last night's debate. let's start with a fact-check on what donald trump said about hillary clinton's position on abortion. >> if

that was jeff rossen reporting. >>> and max defender 8 radar is showing us a great afternoon. no rain on the radar right now and you can see as the sweep goes by. we're not tracking any showers just yet. so max defender 8 shows all clear for the rest of this afternoon. generally what we'll expect. tomorrow it is going to be another warm one. the temperatures reaching back is on the way in the form of a cold front. it is going to feel great dropping below the average of 84. for the rest of this evening it stays fairly comfortable. we'll keep a small 10% chance of rain around. temperatures generally in the low 80s. as we head tomorrow, temperature also be close to 70, topping out into the upper 80s. we'll bring in that small 10% chance of a passing shower. outside currentry from sun city center, 87 degrees this location. beautiful view. just a few fair weather clouds around. also i want to take a live look outside from our towercam from news channel 8 looking out over downtown tampa and the hillsboro river a fantastic tuesday. beautiful blue skies around a few folks out enjoying

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jeff rossen takes a closer look at the problem. he visited a research lab to get a look at how batteries in the phone heats up so quickly and why they pose such a risk. >>> coming up tonight on nbc nightly news, we have a dramatic and rare demonstration for you. we're talking about the samsung galaxy note 7 phones and the worldwide recall happening right now. so many of them keep catching fire. around 100 across the un smoking. we have seen the aftermath photos of the phones all charred up. but we don't really know what it looks like up close when one of those explosions happen. we have come here to ul. you probably recognize the logo. these are the scientists that work on the products to make sure they are safe for us. we're in their battery lab. we are going to put pressure on things that can happen in real life. you will see exactly what happens. our camera is getting rare access. full access on top of the batteries to see the fire, to see the explosion. plus we have tips for you on how to avoid becoming a victim. important info

we're back with rossen reports. he is talking about a crime that targets women at gas stations. >> national investigative correspondent jeff rossen is here to show us what the thieves are up to. >> these thieves are unscrupulous. they steal your stuff from underer nose. you don't even know you're a they're call sliders. they slide into your car quickly and race away with your bag, anything. they went into hiding for awhile but police tell me the sliders are back with all new cases across the country. this morning, you're about to see them in action. you're watching a brazen crime in progress. see this woman pumping gas off to the side? now watch this silver car pull up next to her, just like any other customer. gas, watch, the thief crouches down, opens her passenger door, slides in and grabs her purse. the entire crime takes 19 seconds. police call these crooks sliders. >> this is the lowest of the low. before the victim knows, they're looking for their purse it is gone. they pull into a gas station and look for a

the move is in response to a card skimming device found last month at a 711 at 76th and rossen. >> shannon: decision 26, donald trump is coming to west allis next week. he will begin his day in green bay before making a stop at bay fair park. >> these people are horrible people. they're horrible, horrible liars. appear 26 days before aery important election. isn't that amazing? >> shannon: paul ryan made his first public appearance today sinc distancing himself from donald trump. >> charles: ryan did not talk about the nominee but did acknowledge the elephant in the room. >> guess what, we actually are running on ideas in this election. you would never know it, would speaker paul ryan trying to stay on message with what he calls the republican house agenda, not knowing what donald trump will say or tweet about him next. >> this is who we are and what we're trying to achieve. so forget about the buzz of the day and forget aut what twitter storm is going on, i don't know, in the last minutes assume. >> charles: ryan did not bring up trump's name a all during hi20 minute speech, but he could

. >> and later today, jeff rossen designer makeup. find out if you're paying too much for the look you love. >> people love tweeting photos of their favorite food and beverages. here's the top ten so far. coffee is number one, followed by beer, pizza, starbucks, ipa, wine, chicken, barbecue, ice cream, and last on the list are tacos. i always say take a picture of your food behind a sunset. >> stocks are trading overseas as netflix seemed to set the world on fire. >> this is definitely something you could binge on. watch shares of netflix today. they jumped more than 20% last night after the earnings beat wall street's forecast. netflix adding 50% more new subscribers than expected as it continues to expand in new international markets and on the popularity of shows like stranger things and narcos. netflix plans to spend $6 billion on new shows next year. meanwhile, google is making it possible airfares. they have upgraded the flights surveys that will inform users of a price for a specific flight could go up in the near future and ap

but nbc news national investigative correspondent jeff rossen has uncovered allegations of price gouging in the middle of this emergency. >> reporter: sharde and her young kids forced to leave their florida hotel tonight because they can't afford it. with the storm about to hit, she says the hotel suddenly raised the rates by more than advantage of us. of making extra money because there's a hurricane coming. >> reporter: now with the storm on florida's doorstep, she's scared for her family. >> you don't know where you're going to ride the storm out? >> no, sir. >> you're just going to get into the car with all your stuff and do what? >> i got to look for somewhere else to stay for the night. >> that you can afford? >> yes. >> officials call it price gouging at its worse. i just run the hotel. prices. corporate sets the prices. >> it's happening all over florida, not just hotels. horrified people taking to social media using the hash tag, price gouging. nearly $6 a gallon at this gas station. ask this post, a a case of bottled water costing a whopping $30. >> is this illegal? >> absolute

jeff rossen is here with life saving tips. jeff? >> good morning to you. such an important story. those explosions we're telling you about rocking an entire neighborhood on wednesday and the video here is dramatic. officials say some of the neighbors here actually smelled gas and made quick decisions that saved their lives. got us thinking. if you hear that his of a gas leak inside your home or catch a whiff of the rotten egg smell from gas, would you know what to do? we're about to show you. >> the latest explosion caught on camera people running for their lives. an entire building up in flames. >> it is buildings completely obliterated. parts of buildings all over the street. >> the culprit, officials say, a gas leak. eight people injured, including emergency responders making desperate calls for help. >> may day, may day! >> just two weeks ago, another gas explosion in new jersey. two homes completely levelled. luckily, only minor injuries. and believe it or not it is more common than you think. >> oh, my god, it b house. >> families running from their homes as flames shoot in

sir, jeff rossen from nbc news. i know you are the manager here. >> i don't run the hotel. corporate sets the prices. >> you think it is wron >> raising the price by three times the night of a hurricane? >> i have no idea, sir, i have no idea about the prices. >> reporter: days inn telling nbc news we are deeply troubled by these allegations because they are no way reflect our brand values. this hotel is franchised so we don't manage inventory and rates and we'll investigate. but it is not just hotels. >> that's where we're seeing a lot of our price issues. >> reporter: the florida attorney general's office setting up a special price gouging hotline, getting thousands of tips -- and people out gas stations like this one charging $8.88 per gallon. another, charging $9.99 per gallon. and this store selling bottled water for a whopping $30! is this illegal? >> absolutely. during a state of emergency, you cannot for substantially raise prices, whether it is a hotel room, fuel, commodities such as water. generators. you cannot raise prices substantially and that's what these bad

jeff rossen has been investigating some of the complaints. what have you found?porter: hey, tamron. i mean, these are unscrupulous store owners according to the attorney general in the state taking advantage of storm victims. we are in orlando and we've also been in tampa. staying on the west because this is where the evacuees come and leave the east coast, get hotels here, they get gas here, they buy supplies here and the a.g. has complaints, thousands of them of gas stations charging a lot of money. we're talking about $8.88 a gallon of gas and one gas station according to social media, posting $9.99 for a gallon of gas gallon of gas. there have been reports and photos on social media for $30 for bottled water. that is the kind, and the ag says that is, legally, price gouging which is illegal in this state. it is when you're, there is a big enough discrepancy between the price today during a state of emergency versus the past 30 days. perhaps no better case than at the days inn in tampa. we met up with a mom and her young children who had to leave the hotel, th

and later on today, jeff rossen puts bottle wauter to the test to find out if it's better than tap water. >>> and stocks are mixed overseas as a inovator has delayed an announcement. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you and as we speak, european markets just slightly lower. investors largely weighed on more earnings coming out of the companies reporting. so, those are stocks to watch. keep an eye on tesla shares because elon musk has delayed a product announcement, leaving a lot of mystery around this one, but today he is saying it needs a few more days to refine. he made those comments on twitter. speculation has said it may be a power saving sy storage system or perhaps an upgrade to the tesla autopilot. we'll now have to wait until wednesday. and if you spent time at the movies, well you may be surprised to find that in fact, box office receipts have been declining to the tune of about 16%. nevertheless, we will walk you through big movers on the million and that was followed by "kevin hart what now." and "girl on the train." both bringing in. >>> and why beyonce is unstoppa