steve patterson, nbc nepa california. >>> hurricane matthew has now stopped. in north carolina tonight they are in the middle of a flood of an emergency. miguel is there tonight reporting on the latest. >> today across north carolina, heart pounding rescue, nearly 1,000 in 24 hours, those rising flood waters, blocked to safety. from hurricane matthew at least 17. >> it got out of hand pretty quick. >> nearly half of the fatalities are from north carolina. she's panicking now. >> thousands are thankful to be alive. >> there could be some back roads where we had people swept away and i am praying that we are not going to find that to be. cities, flood waters are swamping neighborhoods. >> i have been trying to get to my house for the past days. >> so much water. >> we must stay home and stay safe during this process. there are very dangerous conditions ongoing and we still have road ways that coast, matthew ripped apart piers and crumbled roads. >> oh my goodness, this is amazing >> some evacuation orders are still in place. >> we don't really know what they we

steve patterson has the latest from november. >> with two boys, safety comes first. >> in denver where use is perfectly legal, jane, keeps an assortment of pot and food around the house. these are all where the products are stored >> edible like this are distinguishable. >> it is attracted to a 2-year-old. >> four time in six years and nine calls from 2016. >> doctor sam wong says exposure to the mind found in marijuana can lead to symptoms to children. >> anywhere from sleepyness and we had kids having a hard time breathing. >> marijuana is not recognized by the federal government so states are scrambling to self regulate to keep up with the dollars industry. >> this summer, the gummy bear law. >> oh perfect. >> stelers say following the rules take priorities. >> it is paramount. >> we are running a responsible business. >> for advocate like jane west, the best defense is good parents. >> high ties at home as parents keeping lock on it. steve patterson, nbc news, denver. >>> up next, how modern dna testing is getting a jump start >>> you are looking live at wrigley field in chicago wh

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nbc's steve patterson. >> home surveillance video capturing the sounds of the gun battle. the officers thought they were responding to a domestic disturbance call. >> i would describe this as an ambush. >> 26-year-old john felix. possession of a firearm charged this afternoon with the killing two of palm springs police officers. >> he put on a vest. so that he would be protected so he could kill police officers. that's the motive. >> police say without warning, felix opened fire. armed with an ar-15 assault-style rifle and armor piercing rounds. officers 63-year-old jose vega and 26-year-old lesscy zerevni were killed. after a standoff with tear and police robots, felix surrendered. vega was a 35-year veteran and father of eight two months away from retirement. zerebne recently returned to duty after giving birth to a baby girl. >> rfr i day will be hard. >> the the the shooting comes after targeted police killings in dallas and baton rouge. >> there's an element in our society that's bent on killing police officers. >> prosecutors say felix is eligible for the death penal

steve patterson, nbc news, dallas. >>> that's gonna do it for us on a tuesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for >>> right now on news 3 live at 6:00 -- 24 hours from now the final presidential debate will be starting in las vegas. both candidates are in town. we're tracking how they are prepping. >>> layoff cans at the ufc. why and how many local employees could be affected. >>> new developments just in on this brutal fight between students of two >>> the candidates both came into town plenty early to get ready. hillary clinton, the first to get here this afternoon. >> then a short time ago, donald trump touching down. their confrontation at the thomas & mack center happens tomorrow evening. good evening. i'm jim snyder. >> i'm reed cowan. you know, unlv is getting ready for its campaign closeup. >> thousands of journalists are between clinton and trump. it will be their last chance to speak to millions of americans at once. >> we have team coverage of our top story tonight. we start with jeff gillan and the final preparations. jeff? >>

steve patterson, nbc right now our big story on 12 news at 6:00 a bold campaign ad launched by the maricopa sheriff sheriff joe arpaio. >> he faces criminal contempt charge. >>> the so-called toughest sheriff in america is calling it all garbage. we're live now in the news bram? >> reporter: usually candidates try to show their softer side on tv ads. the campaign has shown us the sheriff with puppies, but in this new ad, he is a gnarling pitbull. >> this is all politics. hillary gets a free pass, but they come in after me? what a bunch of garbage. >> and doing what is right. inscripted sheriff joe arpaio directly to voters who share his anger. the unspoken message is he needs the people who put him in office for six terms to get out and vote and send in their early ballots because his race against the democrat is a toss- us. in the next bite, he claims, as he has before, that the feds are railroading him for enforcing illegal immigration laws. >> they have been after me since day one for doing my job court charges against me the day early voting started. >> so i want to ask you, is he right

steve patterson, nbc news, dallas. >>> that's gonna do it for us on a tuesday night.ester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and goodnight. four students now injured. anri. ==jess/2-shot== the ne at 6 sta good evening and thanks forjoin i'm jessica aguirre.==raj/2-sho= and i'm raj mathai. a tense evening in theexcelssio students -- chasing down a female studt. she has life-threatenininjuries raj/rail here's whawe kn...and keep in mind -- this story contins to develop. inll -- 4 stunts were st. the rl we mentioned . and 3 male students.vo+rail thisappen shortly afr class was let out for the y at "june jordan school foequitye students at this school.nbc bayn the scene w/ the latest upde. jean ? jess/rail acafornia vors prepare vote on legalizing >> reporter: police just telling us that fourth victim walked in with a gun shot wound. they're searching for the four shooting suspengts that happened up the hill there. police are still collecting evidence. while four high school students are being treated for gun shot wounds at the high school. this happe

let's get more from nbc's steve patterson. >> look right there. >> oh, my gosh! >> reporter: tornado touchdown in coastal oregon. residents scrambling after spotting a funnel cloud tearing through manzanita, leaving damage and devastation in its wake. >> there is downed power lines, downed trees everywhere. >> reporter: today's twister just one disaster in a series rampaging across the pacific northwest. in washington, powerful winds and surging rain, sending waves crashing into morning rush hour traffic. the opening salvo and a series of storms expected to pumble parts of the west coast. the national weather service warning of a one-two punch, remnants of a typhoon, putting 9 million people at risk from british columbia to northern california. >> this has the possibility of being a fatal storm if people precautions and stay indoors. >> reporter: in seattle the mayor warning residents to brace for the worst been. >> please exercise extreme caution. it looks like it will have a direct hit on the city of seattle. >> reporter: tonight preparation under way across th

steve patterson, nbc news, dallas. >>> that's gonna do it for us on a tuesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and >>> it is being called a gluttony of errors. new information on what caused a plane to crash in akron last november. >>> annoying robo calls. we all get them even if we are on the do not call list. what's the deal? >>> we are getting rain showers in northern ohio, associated mean some changes. i've got the latest on that. >>> and, a local woman uncover his -- uncovers the mystery of her past. how she is helping others by working with foster care children. >>> good evening. it is being called a litany of failures, akron plane crash. six cleveland police officers want their jobs back. and, where is bob dylan? chris tye wraps it up and tonight's 77 seconds. >>> the ntsb is investigating the pilots that crashed the air plan in akron, they failed to comply with procedures and were

steve patterson has tonight's inspiring america report. >> reporter: i said in texas,hetate region is football. but at paul quinn college in dallas, the team was so bad they di have a prayer. >> we couldn't afford footba. >> reporter: so when the school brought in a new president, he shocked the lone star g r st of he game, replacing it with a it wasn' ry popular with the >> i've g baseil, swid charred -- >> reporter: the far manager helps students grow while learning to nd all in exchange for cash and college credit. >> is about teaching them accountability, about how t show up on time, ready to work. >> for the actual pea -- >> reporter: the yield, 30,000 pounds of organic produce. >> there's no access to fresh produce ou ighborhood. >> reporter: once harvested it's donat dallas non-profs andol t lal reaurants, fa bigge client ithe o dals cowboys. ding up in kitchens right her at stadium. >> when did you guys pick this? >> w picked these yestery ternoo >> very nice. >> that's really, really cool. >> reporte tod the scol tt k football out is feeding footballfans. >> we believe in it.

steve patterson, nbc news, dallas. >>> that's gonna do it for us on a tuesday night. news, thank you for watching and goodnight. >> he went out of his way to tonight at 8 at 7:00, sheriff grady judd ex-plains how a bank executive tried to cover up a deadly hit an run. but i'm the father of three girls. i can't stand hearing donald trump call women pigs, dogs, and bimbos...and i sure don't want my daughters hearing it. i want my girls to grow up fought for. so, i'm voting for hillary clinton. hillary clinton: i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. >> right now, on newschannel8 at 7:00. >> good evening, thank you for

steve patterson has >> reporter: it's said in texas, the state religion is football. but at paul quinn college in dallas, the team was so bad they didn't have a prayer. >> we couldn't afford football. >> reporter: so when the school brought in a new president, he shocked the lone star state, by getting rid of the game, and replacing it with a farm. >> turns out it wasn't very popular with the football players. >> i've got basil, swiss chard -- manager james hunter, helps students grow while learning to tend a crop, all in exchange for cash and college credit. >> it's about teaching them accountability, about how to show up on time, ready to work. >> for the actual pea -- >> reporter: the yield, 30,000 pounds of organic produce. enough to feed the neighbors in one of the worst food deserts in dallas. >> there's no access to fresh produce within a mile radius. we serve as that hub for fresh produce for harvested, the produce is donated to dallas non-profits and sold to local restaurants. but by far, the biggest client is the home of the dallas cowboys, ending up in kitc

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steve patterson, nbc news, dallas. >>> that's gonna do it for us on a tuesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and complex on the day of a gruesome knife attack. tonight -- we're learning what two people. with scenes like this now in the past -- leaders of one area city are setting their sites on future flooding. the presidential race hitting high gear with three weeks left -- tonight, we investigate fears over voting fraud that the candidates "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered. this is the one day after a stabbing attack seriously injures two people -- seemingly at random -- police now say they were also called to the complex hours before the attack. police in cedar falls say 28-year- old adam jacobsen stabbed two victims multiple times. he's charged with two counts of attempted murder and remains in custody tonight on a million dollar bond. police say all three people involved live there -- and that someone had called in a welfare check on jacobsen earlier in the day. kwwl's lauren moss digging deeper today -- she h

nbc's steve patterson with the very latest. >> reporter: a forest of flames. crews in nevada posting cell phone moments on the front lines. the fire raging on all sides. this just one team joining dozens, battling two wind-whipped wildfires, threatening hundreds of homes along the sierra nevada, forcing a state of emergency. >> i want to continue to urge residents to heed the warning of our firefighters. >> reporter: the 3,500 acre out of control little valley fire has so far damaged or destroyed structures. 20 hours after the fire sparked overnight, containment remains at just 5%. to the south, the so-called emerald fire forced the mandatory evacuation of 500 homes in lake tahoe. >> we still are in a very serious situation. we have some serious days in front of us with some serious weather. >> reporter: poor conditions fueling the fury of wildfires raging in the west. steve patterson, nbc news. >>> the northwest is getting pounded tonight by severe and daou capable of hitting parts of the region with hurricane-force winds. joe fryer is watching it all from se