waddell is expected to make a full recovery, but says it might be time to find a new hobby. as for the man who found him -- >> you think? >> yeah. it was actually a friend who went looking for waddell after he failed to come home for a few days. >> friend for life i would say. >>> and the dream cruise to the caribbean becoming a nightmare. he discovered a hidden camera facing their bed during a three-day trip on a carnival fantasy cruise in october of last year. dana and chris white spotted the camera on day two. they notified the front desk and recorded the encounter on a cell phone. the whites spoke with "inside edition." >> is that what i think it is? she looked at it and we were just flabbergasted that there is a camera in the room and it's plugged up and working. >> carnival tells abc news that a video transmitter was not committed and unable to record anything. it was given to the fbi after carnival completed its investigation. >>> well, the boston red sox are celebrating their fourth world series title since 2004. >> but it's a first for the guy who threw the last str

northwest of phoenix that waddell would like to explore. that's where finials used to be and maybe they are still there. >> rewards and risks ton of mind for waddell. >> he had called me monday and told me he was coming to the mine and he said if he's not back by tuesday. >> reporter: a neighborly agreement thrust into action. >> just as i pulled up my truck, i could hear him hollering, help, help. >> reporter: struggling at first to find cell phone reception to alert rescuers. his friend did what he could. >> he was sure wanting. i got coke in my truck and i had a lot of water. i shipped down water and coca-cola to him. >> doing whatever they could to help. miguel almaguer there. authorities expected to release more information from the rescue operation. >> caltranz is giving an update on the construction relief project. construction is it underway for the new 11-mile expressway. once complete, there will be a 24-mile long express lane. project leaders say it's not true that they penalize the poor and reward the rich. tonight in san jose,

waddell is expected to make a full recovery. authorities say the mine was on his property and they are giving him credit for telling a friend where he was going. david? >> wow. that is a good friend. will carr, thank you. >>> when we come back tonight, the winter forecast is out this evening from noaa. what to expect. >>> also, news tonight about that polio-like illness. the growing number of suspected cases involving children. the new states. >>> and are you dreaming of a billion dollars? send me a tweet, tell me what you would do with it. we'll be right back. learning about medicare and supplemental insurance. medicare is great, but it doesn't cover everything, only about 80% of your part b medicare costs. a medicare supplement insurance plan may help cover some of the rest. learn more about aarp medicare supplement plans, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, the only plans of their kind endorsed by aarp. with any medicare supplement plan, you can choose any doctor who accepts medicare patients. call today for a free

>coition, waddell was searchingorsothing n >> i could hear him hollering, help, help.ou know. >> reporter: friend terry schrader went looking for waddell when he never returned home monday. he says it wasn't just the fall that nearly killed him. >> did he say anything about rattlesnakes down there at all? >> three of them he said he killed i guess. >> did they bite him? >> no. >> reporter: the rescue of a lifetime. a man lost mining for gold, finding a miracle instead. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> just ahead, we know who won't be going to work, work, work, work, work for the super bowl halftime show. plus a whole new meaning to put blinders on. the surefire way to get some privacy at the office. next. >> what is that? s the holidays have started with the flavor of mccormick. making memories around the table and bringing families together with aromas that awaken our emotions and tastes like cinnamon dancing on our tongue. because it's the recipes we pass on to the next generation that are the reason there's really no flavor like home. and thr fas with vicks sinex. lik

john waddell was trapped for nearly three days without food or water.rappelling into the mine when his rigging broke and he fell. he broke his leg in the impact. yesterday he described the moment he knew that he was going to make it. >> i started hearing someone hollering back, and i broke down and started crying because i knew that, you know, i'm going to get out of here. >> while he was trapped, waddell also encountered rattlesnakes. he killed them with the same stick he was using as a splint for his leg. > ja bolsonaro was elected president of gra sil. thousands of his supported he promised to tackle rampant crime and economic turmoil, but his frequent insults against minorities and women and admiration for brazil's past dictatorship alarmed critics. the white house says president trump called to congratulate him. >>> "the wall street journal" reports tesla is facing a deepening criminal investigation over whether it misstated production figures. fbi agents are looking into whether elon musk's company misstated information about its production of the

>> reporter: friend terry schrader went looking for waddell when he never returned home monday. he says it wasn't just the fall that nearly killed him. did he say anything about rattlesnakes? >> three of them. he said he killed them. >> did they bite him? >> no, no. >> reporter: tonight the rescue of a lifetime, a man lost mining for gold, finding the miracle instead. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> a shocking development tonight in the usa gymnastics scandal. the organization's former chief of the gymnastics arrested charge in evidence tampering. nbc's rahama ellis has details. >> thank you for your question. >> reporter: tonight a stunning fall from grace as the powerful former head of usa gymnastics is in jail awaiting extradition to texas. steve penny was arrested at a cabin in tennessee overnight while vacationing with his family. now facing a felony charge of tampering with evidence in the case against former usa gymnastics doctor, larry nassar. >> there was a tim head of the most powerful federation. he was the head of one of the most important federations. >> reporter: ac

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authorities say 62-year-old john waddell went 42 hours without food or water. >> he called me mondayme he was coming to the mine. we had a deal if he is not back by tuesday and he did not come home yesterday. i had to come out today. >> waddell was air lifted from the mine. >>> first lady melania trump stopped by the thomas jefferson university hospital. oi opioid addiction was part of her tour. >> there are few things harder to see than a newborn suffer and i'm anxious to help shine a light on this epidemic. >> she arrived an hour behind schedule. her plane was forced to turn around due to mechanical issue. smoke in the cockpit. >>> ahead, a virginia company forced to throw out 50,000 tons of meat. what one employee did that might make you cringe and made that necessary. >>> and should your child be an expert on police even council tore -- police encounters to graduate high school? it is now the law in one state. if you want to get take the most details about your family history. my pie chart showed that i'm from all over europe, but then it got super specific. i learned my people c

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authorities say 62-year-old john waddell went 42 hours without food or water.friend when he failed to return home the next day. >> he called me monday and told me he was coming to the mine. we had a deal if he is not back by tuesday and he did not come home yesterday. i was bound and determined to come today. >> he was lifted from the mine with non-life threatening injuries. >>> a company forced to flthrow out 50,000 pound of meat. what one employee did to make that necessary. >>> from the beef to the big beef in baseball. is this fan interference? a game series and potentially season shifting call. the big debate in the sports world. lindsay czarniak here with the bleacher report next. see a little blood when you brush or floss? you may have gum disease and could be on a journey to much worse. try parodontax toothpaste. it's three times more effective at removing plaque, the main cause of bleeding gums. leave bleeding gums behind with parodontax toothpaste. leave bleeding gums behind - [narrator] meet shark's newest robot vacuum. it powerfully cleans from floo

. >> 60-year-old john waddell air lifted to the hospital with leg and knee injuries. according to the friend who found him, waddell had been searching for gold. >>> more trouble for usa gymnastics. first the resignation of the interim president. >> mary bono faced criticism if the former congresswoman was fit to lead. >> then the arrest of steve penny. the organization's former president. >> a bombshell related to the larry nassar case. steve penny accused of tampering with evidence over the nassar scandal. >>> and nik hague spoke about the ordeal after surviving the russian rocket malfunction. >> they were in a harrowing steep freefall. >> the first thing i noticed was shaken violently side to side as that safety system pulled us away from the rocket. >> 34 minutes later, touchdown in a remote field. >>> questionable behavior. two videos showing police called on african-americans for no apparent reason. first in missouri. >> i live here. >> he says hillary stopped him rom enteringis apartment marshal at the 911 after she sa parents got out of hand. including this fat

this is a crazy story. 60-year-old john waddell surviving this wild adventure.a gold mine on his property, and this morning, he is telling his tale. >> i thought i was going to die, and so a lot of things were going through my head, and if i stayed down there, i knew i was going to i do. >> reporter: 60-year-old john waddell went searching for gold, but ended up trapped in a dark hole in the bottom of a mine shaft for more than two days. fighting off rattlesnakes with his bare hands, earning the nickname, "indiana jones," from the nurses who took care of him. >> snakes. why did it have to be snakes? >> reporter: waddell fell more than 50 feet, smashing a knee and breaking a leg and an ankle. he created a splint for his left leg. >> there was a stick there, so i used the stick to put it inside my boot and push just as hard as i could and i set my leg. >> his leg is broke all to hell and you're going to have to have somebody to rappel down in there. >> reporter: the conditions, brutal. no food or water, and even worse, the terrifying discovery that he was trapped

. >> reporter: 62-year-old john waddell went searching for gold on monday but ended up trapped at thetom of that dark hole for more than two days. >> the actions of the folks standing with me and many others not present saved a life yesterday in a very challenging circumstance that had incredibly dangerous dynamics. >> reporter: according to authorities, waddell rappelled halfway down a 100-foot mine shaft when he fell more than 50 feet, breaking both of his legs. the conditions, brutal. no food or water, trapped in a den of rattlesnakes. >> he's tough. three of them he said he killed, i guess. >> reporter: waddell made a deal with his friend terry schrader to go looking for him if he didn't return. >> i pulled up in my truck and i could hear him hollering, help, help. >> reporter: rescuers arriving on the scene hooking up hundreds of feet of rope, creating a pulley system to lift the man out of the darkness. >> i've been around a few rescues but nothing like this. >> reporter: and to survive he had to kill three snakes in that mine shaft. he is recovering this morning but all of us -

john waddel was airlift to a hospital with leg and knee injuries.or gold at the mine when he made the nasty spill down the hole. crews spent hours desperately trying to reach him. after nightfall, finally lifting him to safety. this all happened about 90 miles northwest of phoenix. a remote area. he had fortunately told a friend he would be visiting. that friend who was worried when he didn't return home finally found him and alerted authorities. while his injuries are serious, the man should make a full recovery. >> thank god he talked to that friend. miguel, thank you. >>> more heavy rain is expected today in central texas where 18 counties are under a state of emergency now. record flooding has already hit some communities very hard. at least two people have passed away. and today more flood gates are being opened along the swollen colorado river with hopes to relieve pressure on a dam there. rescue teams near austin are using boats to reach people trapped in their homes and cars. and new flash flood watches are in effect for tonight. >>> we have

. >>> john waddell thought he was going to die.was lowering himself in with a rope when he lost control and plunged 50 feet, breaking his left leg and ankle. not only did he survive without food and water he fought off rattle snakes at the bottom of the pit. >> i look up and there's a rattlesnake. i pulled out the stick and started beating this rattlesnake. i killed that one. as i was leaning to the side, i could feel something going underneath my arm. this is the second rattlesnake. >> i can't handle it. i can't handle it. >> what was he doing down there to begin with? i'm just curious. >> mama always said don't mess with mines. what mama didn't say is always carry a stick. >> it came in very handy. you never know when you have to beat a rattlesnake to death. >> three of them. >> i was a little slow on the uptick on that one. >> kind of switching gears, bringing it back to disney. disney is the parent company of abc 7 news. here we are 6:49 this morning. start. going to be colorful with high clouds out thrfpl partly cloudy today.

as the storm came ashore, brian waddell hid in his bathroom. >> this is probably the scaredest i've ever been in my life. for a while i didn't know what was going to happen. i was trying to call people and we didn't have no cell phoner is vicious but the wind was really, really, really, really bad. >> reporter: florida governor rick scott says officials are assessing how long recovery will take with damage reports still coming in. >> the hurricane was an absolute monster and the damage left in its wake is still yet to be fully understood. today the top focus is search and rescue. >> reporter: but those efforts are being hampered by impassable roads, something we discovered as we tried to make our way into mexico beach. downed trees and power lines are making it nearly impossible for first responders to reach certain areas. >> everything is complete destruction. all the trees are down, power lines are down. we've just been cleaning roads all morning long. >> reporter: those who rode out the storm away from home can't get back. >> it's not good. it's not looking good. we've got reports tha

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. >> it tookle rescuers three hou to hoist waddell toor safety. >> he has a burger in hand. >>> we got the news covered. how about a little "boost." booster shots can be painful, but their tcnecessary. this little boy after his doctor's appoint. >> was i tough. >> you were tough. >> can get pancakes? >> can i see them? all rit. d one way back there. nice. high-five. only cried a little bit, huh? >> yeah. >> were you so brave? >> yeah. >>how mehat tough face. here.'s itching me from i'm not sick anymore. >> just turned it ofus >> i like that. now, of coursehe's got that great band-aids he can show off. thge's like a badge of cou on his arm. >> my kids got their flu shots on saturday, just as brave. >> haley got hers on friday. check the box. >>> what can't she do? howe simon biles wowed at the world championships, less than 24 hours after a trip to the e.r. >> we're going do hear from her right after this. ♪the more we are together, together with nature♪ ♪the more we are together the better we'll be♪ ♪there's forests and rivers and mountains and va