jeff rossen from nbc news. >> you think we're about to start this shoot. we already did it.io on you, the guy that dropped the backpack. >> good job. >> reporter: right over here. >> hi. >> reporter: what's your name? >> can i -- >> reporter: you can give a hug. what's your name? >> kerry griffin. >> reporter: you recognized something suspicious. >> it didn't seem right. >> reporter: what are you thinking to yourself? >> i'm here with my friends. and there's been bad things going on. this is suburbia. we're not safe here, either. >> reporter: turns out most of our volunteers either didn't notice or didn't speak up. who here called 911? silence. did you call 911? >> nope. i wanted him to take it with him and leave. >> reporter: police say you should call 911. good advice. now, you have a guy walking around that's maybe suspicious. let a guy walk up to him. but if he's somebody that is up to no good, you're the last line of defense. great job noticing him. thank you. >> she did a great job. and by the way, not just bags can be suspicious. there's many red flags you should repo

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jeff rossen is here with what you need to know before you >> should i just go home?stop from using google. school it out and that means family vacations are here. many of us planning a road trip, packing up the car, piling in the kids, but what happens if something goes wrong, would you know what to do if your car broke down on the side of the road. i'm talking about basic stuff like changing a tire. this morning we are putting real people to the test and showing you how to do it quick and easy so you don't get stranded. >> families hitting the highway and road trips are more popular than ever. according to aaa 80% road trips this year, but what happens when something goes wrong with your car, would you know what to do? okay. we have a car here that's pretty screwed up, the battery is dead, the windshield washer fluid is empty and just for kicks the tire is flat. so we're going to get a bunch of volunteers together to see if they can fix this stuff. for all of you at home we have patrice here, a certified manic. how are you doing? >> good. >> i look forward to you te

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today, national investigative correspondent jeff rossen has more on that.o many watching this about to head out to the train. we cover train accidents. this one just days ago. a train in barcelona crashed. a passenger train. the latest numbers here, more than 50 people injured. investigating what went wrong. it is a terrifying scene, considering how many ride the trains. but now, a new way to top the accidents from happening. there's a supersecure training site in the colorado desert that's normally closed to the public. but today, we're getting demonstrati demonstrations. new technology that could save your life the next time you're on a train. high-speed crashes. passenger trains, out of control. >> people just screaming for their lives. >> we just heard people screaming. wouldn couldn't get out. >> freight trains derailing, too. forcing evacuations. already this summer, new train accidents from wisconsin, to missou missouri. and just days ago, this train derailing in ohio. in washington, this amtrak train was speeding when it flew off the tracks. in illi

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we've got sheinelle jones and jeff rossen joining us live from new york. hey, guys, good morning. >> coming up on saturday morning, the latest shake-up inside the white house, president trump name agnew chief of staff just six months after taking office. who was his new pick and will the change help calm things down in the white house? live for us you will. >> also ahead elon musk unveils his latest tesla car and we're there for the firsthand look. this one, by the way, is designed to be more for the every day person. we'll show you what that's about. >> talk about a special delivery. we'll hear from the doctor who jumped into action to deliver a baby even though she was just hours from giving birth herself. >> dedication. >> painful delivery for both sides. >> those stories and more, guys, when we get going saturday morning. >> that's an amazing doctor. >> can you imagine? >> that's commitment right there. we'll see you guys in about 15ments. all right. meantime back here at home if you're driving this morning you want to be really cautious and we've got

. >> jeff rossen reporting.ome of the technology, like the wheel detection, is so new it hasn't been rolled out. the good news, positive train control and the drones already starting to be used and more lives potentially can be saved. >> that's good news. we'll be right back. joey chestnut goes through tacos just like he goes through hot dogs. laura the san jose native -- who is the hot dog eating champion of the world is now also the taco eating champion. >>> so joey chestnut goes through tacos like he goes through hot dogs. >> the san francisco native is now the taco eating champion. he scarfed down 82 ta-- 92 taco in 14 minutes. he holds the world record for eating more than 48 different types of -- >> those are hard shell tacos, too, right? soft shell, maybe. >> that's a lot of talk-o 'bout it. >> people are heading out for lunch as it will be nice to eat on the patio. for the inland areas, as high as 95. even hotter tomorrow and it stays in the 90s through much of the week, and by the weekend it starts to c

i'm sheinelle jones alongside jeff rossen and dave price.raig and dylan are enjoying a well-deserved morning off. what a week. >> it has been quite a week. i feel like we say this every single week, it's another busy news day. a lot to tell you about it. >> let's get to it, our top story. latest shakeup at the white house after a week of bitter infighting in the oval office. chief of staff reince priebus is out. homeland security secretary john kelly is in. what does it mean for the future of the trump administration? we have it covered from all angles. let's begin with nbc's kelly o'donnell at the white house with more on how this all went down. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. starting monday there will be a new -- monday there will be a new chief at the white house. the retired four-star marine general who has enforced the immigration policies as the current secretary of homeland security will take over with a staff that has been roiled. reince priebus, a successful chairman of the republican national committee, never quite

. >>> rossen reports.oliday weekend about the dangers that many of you may face on the water. >> today national investigative correspondent jeff rossen has more on that. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. happy fourth of july to all of you at home. it's here. and i'm sure a lot of you are going out on the water today. why wouldn't you? wakeboarding and water skiing and tubing. when you get pulled across the water by a boat. it's fun and more popular than ever. several new cases of people getting hurt. experts say there's simple things you can do, while still having fun, to keep out of the e.r. it's a great way to beat the heat. zipping behind a boat. sweeping across the sea. and while it looks like harmless fun, the wipeouts can be extreme. >> when you're out there tubing, you're going 18 to 25 miles per hour. and when you fall off, it can almost be like hitting concrete. >> reporter: last year, there were more than 4,000 boating accidents, resulting in 701 deaths. so, the nation's large

jeff rossen tried it out. he is here with how it works.ay habit, right? this is a potential victim. this is for you. we like online shopping. packages sent to your doorstep. often, they are brought to your home while you are at work. thieves know it snatching up your packages before you get home. 23 million americans have had one package stolen from their home. now, some police departments are using new technology to beat the porch pirates at their own game. packages stolen in broad daylight. caught on surveillance cameras. brazen thieves walking up to front doors, grabbing boxes. shoving them into bags. these suspects, even tag-teaming. now, technology that can stop them in their tracks. we're here with captain gary burg with the police department. you're doing something cool to catch the crooks. >> we are. we are putting bait packages out there. we're catching the guys who steal the packages. >> reporter: trying to lure them in this. >> we are. >> reporter: this looks like a regular piece of mail. but this is an ipad. >> this has a track

. >>> now to a new rossen reports.up cutting edge technology being developed to protect you from deadly train crashes. today national investigative jeff rogs sin has more on that. good morning. >> good morning. so many of us watching about to head out to the train and we cover train accidents all the time if the just happened again, this one right here a train in bars lone april crashed a passenger train. latest numbers here show more than 50 people injured. soevlz still investigating what went wrong. and it is a teif those trains every single day. but now a new way to stop those accidents from ever happening. there's a super secure training site in the colorado desert that's normally closed to the public but this morning we're getting rare access with dramatic demonstrations, with you technology, most of it never seen before that could save save your life next time you're on a train. >> high speed crashes, passenger trains out of control. >> people just screaming for their lives. >> we just heard people screaming, the