jose. >> in los angeles, steve patterson, thank you. one thing the faa cannot control is unruly passenger behavior. which is one hot topic addressed on "sunday night with megyn kelly. here's megyn with a preview of that. >> fasten your seat belts. josh with what's happening in the unfriendly skies. >> we've reached a boiling point. >> is it the airline's fault? >> ts hera e'dirty secret in the airline industry and all passengers are not created equal. >> we're not equal? >> no. >> is there equal blame to go around? >> on instagram and twitter, you are documenting some fear somely ill-mannered behavior. >> uh-huh. >> and in a chicago neighborhood that is ground zero for that city's gun violence epidemic -- >> on a scale of one to two in terms of the violence, where would you put it? >> 12. >> craig melvin meets a remarkable coach trying to make a difference in young lives. >> he's like what the pope is to the vatican, he's like the glue in this area. >> a coach and his team finding success against seemingly impossible odds. plus we sit d

steve patterson looks at the impact on workers and business. >> reporter: it's a battle that's been waged for years. activists fighting for an increase in the minimum wage. in many cities across the nation it worked. starting this weekend, new wages in effect. in washington, d.c., pay went up $1 to 12.50 an hour. in chicago, up 50 cents, to $11. in san francisco, up $1, now 14. and here in los angeles. >> progress, i'm so excited. >> reporter: minimum wage now $12 an hour. something a small business owner says is hard on business. >> we're going to have to keep a tighter eye on payroll, do more with less. we're in the business of trying to make money here. >> reporter: seattle has been on the forefront of minimum wage hikes. the hike there may have led to higher business costs, fewer jobs and cuts in hours. >> customers aren't necessarily willing to pay that much more for a burrito or a hamburger. instead, businesses are trying to find other ways to offset that cost. >> reporter: the seattle pay hike had no effect on food service employment. as wages rise in cities around the country, wor

steve patterson has our report. >> reporter: rushing, a bit of summer fun. that within minutes turned into a roaring watery death trap. >> holy mackerel. >> there were 14 people that weren't accounted for after the flash flood went through. >> reporter: officials say a family group of 14 people were in the creek when a wall of debris-filled water swept through the canyon. >> normally it's just a trickle of a creek, but during the monsoon season, it can go from a foot deep to ten feet deep in a matter of minutes. >> reporter: you can see people there clinging to a tree in the rushing waters. video captured by someone who tried to rescue some people in the water. >> we looked down, somebody in a tree, guy in a tree holding his two-year-old daughter. >> reporter: authorities say a fire just weeks ago cleared the area around the creek of vegetation. yesterday afternoon, rolled off the surrounding hills, turning into a deadly wall of water. among the nine dead, at least three children. four others rescued by helicopter, and rushed to a hospital. >> if he sees any

steve patterson has the terrifying story. >> all right. >> reporter: police body cam video capturing a frantic rescue in the middle of the night. >> sir, can you hear me? >> reporter: an suv pinned under a cargo train in la marque, texas. >> 35, got at least one inside, trapped. >> reporter: inside, a man and woman are injured and trapped. the camera attached to veteran officer andrew best. >> you can get to the unlock button? >> reporter: the video shows several attempts to break in, slamming his baton into the window. >> that's what i was talking about. >> reporter: eventually the glass shatters. >> i know, i know, hold on, buddy, we got medics coming. >> reporter: but then a terrifying sound. >> medics on the way. what the -- tell them to stop! stop the train! >> reporter: for several heart-pounding seconds the train drags the suv 100 yards. >> when it started moving, it was just how are we going to get this thing to stop? >> stop! >> reporter: best radios for backup, trying to get a message to the conductor. >> 35, calling in, railroad company, tell them to stop moving. they're d

>> steve patterson out west, thank you. >>> as president trump approaches six months in office, he has not hesitated to tout his accomplishments, even though major goals such as health care reform and fixing the country's infrastructure remain just that, goals. but the president has achieved some of what he set out to do. nbc's kasie hunt has a reality check at the six-month mark. >> reporter: the promises were bold -- >> i guarantee we're going to build that wall. repealing and replacing obamacare. rebuild our highways, bridges, tunnels. >> reporter: and the claims are brash. >> never has there been a president, with few exceptions, in the case of fdr, he had a major depression to handle -- who has passed more legislation, who has done more things than what we're doing. >> reporter: but what's the reality for president trump halfway through his first year in office? in a word, it's been tumultuous. within days of his swearing in, president trump signed executive orders temporarily banning immigrants from six predominantly muslim countries. pulling the u.s. out of the trans-pacific par

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nbc's steve patterson has details. >> reporter: the creek, flowing to a popular swimming hole, rushing, but navigable, a bit of summer fun. that within minutes, turned into a roaring, watery death trap. >> holy mackerel. >> there were 14 people that weren't accounted for after the flash flood went through. >> reporter: officials say a family group of 14 people were in the creek when a wall of debris-filled water swept through the canyon. >> normally it's just a trickle of a creek but during the monsoon season it can go from a foot deep to ten feet deep in a matter of minutes. >> reporter: you can see people there clinging to a tree in the rushing waters. video captured by disa alexander who tried to rescue some of the people in the water. >> we looked down and there's a guy in a tree, holding his daughter. maybe 2-year-old daughter. >> reporter: authorities say a fire just weeks ago cleared the area around the creek of vegetation. it rolled off the surrounding hills and turned into a deadly wall of water. among the nine dead, at least three children. four others rescued by helicopter.

nbc's steve patterson is in california, santa barbara county, with much more. steve, good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning to you, from an area where the ash is falling so thick, it appears like so. firefighters are spread between 15 major fires across the state of california. this latest fire broke out while crews were already battling one of the largest, less than 30 miles away. now some of those same crews are in a race against time against flames that are very aggressive. wildfire tearing through the hillside. the raging whittier fire in california's los padres national forest bursting overnight. the flames 2 to 3,000 acres of, burning trees, even setting a highway ablaze. crews struggling to keep up. >> it's a big fire, very unpredictable right now with the weather conditions, the heat, the wind. >> reporter: on saturday, the fire threatened 80 campers who couldn't immediately flee a nearby ranch. fortunately, firefighter were able to get everyone to safety before the campground was to find. >> we're kind of lucky, all we had was our camping stuff

steve patterson joins me now from that rally. what are you hearing?rter: hey, katy, there is a palpable sense of fear here in this crowd of hundreds. we're talking protesters with planned parenthood, on all sized of this healthcare debate, doctors, nurses, nurse-practitioners and people who have employee-backed healthcare and who don't and have taken advantage of the aca and now worried about a lot of benefits and protections taken back. we were just speaking to a nurse practitioner. she tells me she's scared about people dying because of this gop backed healthcare bill. she's scared of people coming to her office with stage 3 and stage 4 cancer instead of stage-1 and stage 2 because they're not able to catch it as early as they'd like to be. i will keep walk back. we will see speakers and expect senator harris to come. i spoke to a mother who has a daughter with a heteroplastic heart, half of a heart, a pre-existing condition she's worried about under protection with the aca and worried about will be revoked and won't be able to get her daughter the

nbc's steve patterson is at l.a.x. with more. >> reporter: for years, it's been a growing problem.etting larger while the space between airline seats shrinks. >> i think it's ridiculous that prices keep rising and the seats keep getting smaller. >> reporter: on friday, a federal judge in washington, d.c. ordered the faa to review its decision. they previously denied passenger pleas. critics say airlines are cramming people in for one reason. >> the airlines want to make more profits. >> reporter: they said to take another look, calling this the case of the incredible shrinking airline seat. >> as we see more and more people being squeezed into the airplanes, we're now reaching the point where we don't think people can get out like they need to. and this has become a real safety issue. >> reporter: the airline industry says they meet or exceed all federal safety standards and say there's no need for the government to interfere with the market. the advocacy group fryers rights cited data that over the decades, the seat pitch has dwindled from a comfortable 35 inches to 31. some plane

nbc steve patterson complains what it could mean for you. >> reporter: for years it's been a growing problem. americans getting larger while the space between airline seats shrinks. >> i think it's the ridiculous that the prices keep rising and >> reporter: the agency previously denied passenger employees that it step in and set standards to protect health and safety. critics say airlines are cramming people in for one reason. >> the airlines want to make more profits. >> reporter: the judge's strongly worded opinion told the feds to take another look. >> as we see more and more people being squeezed into the airplanes we're now reaching the point we don't think people can get out where they need to. and this is becoming a real safety issue. >> reporter: they say there's no need for the government to interfere with the market. the advocacy group fliers rights cited data over a number of decades the average seat pitch has dwindled from a comfortable 35 inches to 31, some planes as low while seat width narrowed from 18.5 to 17 over the last decade. during that same time the average ame

steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. >>> we are back in a moment with a party where they have fun while they learn to save lives. >>> the scene on the jersey shore today hardly a beach day as the area got pounded by a rare summer nor'easter. the storm brought heavy winds and minor flooding after dropping five inches of rain. while the rain was over by this morning. the winds and high surf kept people out of the water. >> that brings us to an important issue as we all enjoy the summer. keeping safe in the water. a close call for one family drove a mother in maryland to do her part to train others and potentially life saving cpr. it's serious business, but as nbc's correspondent reports, learning it can be fun. >> reporter: it is girls day out in bethesda, maryland. a little rose, cheese and crackers, and cpr. >> seven, eight, nine, ten. >> reporter: it is not an emergency but a party where guests learn cpr along with socializing. >> made it easy to learn. while still having some fun. >> reporter: laura metro founded cpr party after she almost lost her son clay. >> he was 3 1/2 at t

steve patterson is in the fire zone near santa barbara. >> reporter: tonight, a fight for control. massive tanker planes trying to contain some of the 50 large wildfires in 11 states from the air. on the ground, some 5,000 firefighters are now on the front lines of 14 blazes burning across california. including the explosive whittier fire in santa barbara county, currently raging out of control. >> this is when the fire behavior really starts to pick up. >> reporter: it's chewed through thousands of acres, it's destroyed many structures including homes. >> it moved in quick pace through here. and it burned really hot. this house standing here on top of this ridge didn't have a chance. >> reporter: ompblts overnight the claims overtook a children's nature camp and was forced to evacuate leaving behind several animals. just two miles away, 80 campers barely made it out alive at the circle v ranch. fortunately firefighters were able to get everyone to safety before the camp was torched. parents, relieved. >> the phone lines were down and the firefighters were fighting the fire. >> rep

nbc's steve patterson has details. >> reporter: the creek, flowing to a popular swimming hole, rushing, but navigable, a bit of summer fun. within minutes, it turned into a roaring, watery death trap. >> holy mackerel. >> there were 14 people unaccounted for. >> reporter: a family group of 14 people were in the creek when a wall of debris-filled water swept through the the creek. in the monsoon season, it can go from a foot deep to ten feet deep in a matter of minutes. >> reporter: you can can see people there clinging to the tree. video captured by disa alexander, who tried to help some people. >> we looked down and there's a guy in a tree, holding his daughter. >> reporter: a fire just weeks ago cleared the area around the creek of vegetation. among the nine dead, at least three children. four others rescued by helicopter. and rushed to the hospital. meanwhile in the midwest, unprecedented flooding. after days of severe storms. officials in illinois say close to 7,000 structures are damaged. now massive sand-bagging operation as rivers continue to swell. >> it's a lot of work. hopefu

. >> steve patterson explains. >> reporter: for years it's been a problem. >> i think it's ridiculous prices keep rising, and the seats keep getting smaller. >> reporter: on friday a judge ordered the faa to review the decision not to regulate seat size. critics say airlines are cramming people in for one reason. >> the airlines wants to make more profits. >> reporter: the judge's strongly worded opinion told the feds to take another look, calling it the case of the incredible shrinks airline seat. >> as we see more and more people squeezed into airports, we're reaching the point we don't think people can get out if they need to. >> reporter: the airline industry says they immediate or compete all federal safety standards and there's no need to interfere with the market. the average seat pitch has dwindled to 31, system as low as 28. during that same time the average american, well, has gotten steady bigger. >> bigger, now, get them bigger. they are too small, not good for your tushies. >> reporter: they have to explain why size is an issue sploo two of the 135 people who got sick are

steve patterson, nbc news los angeles. >>> the rapper performing when gunfire erupted in a nightclub has been arrested. was arrest on outstanding warrants unrelated to the shooting. he's now facing charges of aggravated a. no arrests have been made in the shooting that injured 28 people. it's believed that people opened fire maybe in dispute with a gang. >>> expert patrols across the bay area this weekend to enforce boating under the influence laws. coast guard wants to remind everybody boating while intoxicated is just as dangerous as drinking and driving, and it's illegal to do so. and that goes for every single state zblch also they're not just dangerous but fireworks can cause a lot of pollution. they're asking people to not use their own fireworks. tay say the it dust, the soot, the smoke can lead to lot of asthma attacks. even safe fireworks have metal salts that can lead to kpepsive levels of smoke. >> what's that? you want to chime in? a lot going on across the bay area. parades taking place and whatever it is peggy wanted to say. >> rob came over and i thought it was chat ti

steve patterson shares their story of survival. >> reporter: it's one of those rare moments of pure joy a family finally reunited after a harrowing journey home. how does it feel to be back home? >> so, so >> 61-year-old morgan fox took his two daughters on a challenging hike just over the border in mexico's baja peninsula to picacho del diablo, also known as devil's peak. >>t d years, and the terrain had changed quite a bit. so i think that threw me off a little. >> reporter: when they didn't come home last sunday, mom debby contacted members caps authorities leading to a sensitive search. the timing ways critical morgan is diabetic. >> morgan and his daughters had protective foil from their packs were spotted by a membehelicopt but too risky for a. >> we owe our lives to the mexican will never forget, a homecoming they will cherish forever. steve prs son, nb ns san diego. >>> the family says that perhaps one day they will set out on that hike again and finish the trek successfully. some of the rescuers even offered to hike with them next time. >>> right now iraqi troops are fighting t

nbc's steve patterson has the story. >> reporter: for years it's been a growing problem, americans getting larger while the space between airline seats shrinks. >> i think it's ridiculous that the prices keep rising and the seats keep getting smaller. >> announcer: on friday a federal judge ordered the faa to review its decision not to regulate seat size on-aircraft. critics say airlines are cramming people in for one reason. >> the airlines want to make more profits. as we see more and more people being squeezed into the airplanes, we're now reaching the point we don't think people can get out like they need to. and this has become a real safety issue. >> reporter: the airline says they meet or exceed all safety standards and says there's no need for it government to interfere with the market. the average seat pitch, the distance between the same point on two seats has dwindled from a comfortable 35 inches to 31. some planes as low as 28 inches. while seat width narrowed from 18.5 to 17 inches over the last decade. during that same time the average american, well, has gotten steadily bigg

nbc's steve patterson is live at the airport where they were trying to land. steve, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, craig. that's exactly right. this is the airport where the pilot took off from, quickly realized there was something wrong with the engine, and tried to scramble back. the plane went down just a short distance from here, just missing its intended runway target. instead, crashing into busy highway traffic with the pilot calling for mayday. panic above one of the country's busiest freeways. >> still trying to get a little i lost my right engine. >> reporter: the pilot screaming emergency, tumbling toward traffic. >> 279, may day, may day. >> reporter: commuters on the 405 freeway shocked. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: flaming wreckage strewn over both directions of a busy 12-lane thoroughfare heading into a holiday weekend. the pieces slamming into one driver's pickup truck. >> saw flames all around us. thought at first there was just a big rig that hit us. essentially tried to regain control of my vehicle. >> reporter: the cess

steve patterson, nbc news, san diego. >> just a hug there. you almost don't even need words to understand the depths of what was happening there. >> a great end to that story. >>> a lot of people wanting to enjoy the next several days and we have weather to match. >> we always have clouds and fog we have to watch out for in san francisco. that is going to be an issue. we still have this deep marine layer that's been slow to clear across the bay area, but as we get a look at the view from berkeley, you can see it's all clear there, but you can see the layer of the clouds and fog in the distance. 66 degrees right now in berkeley. in sunol, all bright and sunny for as much of the east bay looking good and clear inland at anderson reservoir. we're at 68 degrees right now. we're seeing mid-70s in san jose. 76 degrees in livermore and oakland is at 66 degrees there. the 7-day forecast is now coming up at the bottom of the screen. you'll see our temperatures starting to take a dip and then going back up. we'll talk about all of that. looking at our

one of medical professionals detailing her concerns with our own steve patterson. take a listen. >> reporter: there's millions who will lose their shall if the affordable care acts, and if the new bill passes, so for us as physicians, i see this every day in the clinic, in hospital, those people able to get on the aca they now get preventative care. we'll lose a lot of the things we achieved and we'll have people who are more sick. >>> joining me from texas is congressman al green. good to see you again. it's been a while. thank you for being with us. >> my honor to be with you. thank you. i think there's a misconception that health care was working just final before obamacare, a misconception with some democrats there are things to fix with obamacare and misconception with the republicans that all democrats would like to do is end up with a single-payer system. we're all talking politics around each other, but i think americans just want an improved health care system. >> i absolutely agree. most americans want what i want and what people in my district want, and

steve patterson is in santa barbara county with more.o morning from an area the ash is falling so thick that it appears like snow. one of the biggest challenges battling the latest fire is resources. firefighters are spread between 15 major fires across the state of california. this latest fire broke out while crews were already battling one of the largest, less than 30 miles away. now some of the same crews are in a race against time against flames that are very aggressive. wildfire tearing through the hill side. the raging whittier fire bursting overnight. flames so far scorching brush, burning trees, setting a highway ablaze. crews struggling to keep up. >> a big fire, very unpredictable with weather conditions, heat, wind. >> reporter: on saturday, the fire threatened 80 campers that couldn't immediately flee a nearby ranch. campground was torched. >> kind of lucky. all we have is camping stuff. >> reporter: fueled by scorching temperatures burning across 11 states. north of whittier fire, 200 homes vaukted when the alamo fire double

one of the medical professionals detailing her concerns about the bill with steve patterson. >> there's millions of people who are going to lose their insurance if the affordable care act is dismantled. if the new bill passes. so i think that for us as physicians, you know, i see this every day in clinic and hospital. there are people who were able to get on the aca and now get insurance. they get preventative kay care. now we'll have people more sick. >> joining me from texas is congressman al green. good to see you again. been a while. thank you for being with us. >> a honor to be with you, they. >> i think there are some misconceptions around here. i think ben sasse addressed it well, that health care was working just fine before obamacare and there's a misconception with democrats that there are things to fix with obamacare and that all sdemgs would like to do if they don't get this bill done is end up with a single payer system. so we're talking politics around each other when i think most americans just want an improved health care system. >> i absolutely agree. most americans wan

steve patterson has their story of survival and the moment they were saved. >> reporter: it's one of finally reunited after a harrowing ordeal. how does it feel to be back home? >> so good. >> reporter: on june 20th, morgan fox, took his two daughters, maura and claire, on a challenging hike. up 10,000 feet to the summit of picacho dell diablo, also known as devil's peak. >> it had been 20 years since i descended in the canyon. and the terrain had changed quite a bit. i think that threw me off a little. >> there were times when we were really scared. >> reporter: when they didn't come home, mom, debbie, contacted mexican authorities, leading to an extensive search. the timing, critical. morgan is diabetic. morgan and his daughters were spotted by a mexican helicopter on tuesday. but it was too risky for a rescue by air. so, a team set out on foot. >> gracias. >> reporter: after two nights of surviving pleae ining freezing temperatures, rescuers reached the family. >> we owe our lives to the mexican people. >> reporter: a hike this family will never forget. a homecoming they will cher

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