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tonight, the devastating tornado outbreak in the middle of the country and the new forecast, the worst may be yet to come, new tornadoes on the ground today in Oklahoma and terrifying moments when tornadoes devastated highways in Nebraska and They devastated cities, new videos from above entire neighborhoods devastated with dozens of workers trapped for hours inside this building, houses torn from their foundations. I don't know where we go from here, plus we are tracking more severe weather conditions and tornadoes. 40 million in the crosshairs, the new video just released another. American hostage held by Hamas His family's reaction tonight protest on campus repression protesters arrested today at universities from Arizona to Indiana and Boston other universities will follow a third American tourist arrested in the Caribbean also for accidentally carrying bullets in his luggage we talk to two facing each other 12 years in prison my heart just sank um I was speechless and the cicada invasion has begun billions emerging in a phenomenon that hasn't happened since Thomas Jefferson was president the noise so loud residents are calling 911 This is NBC Nightly News with José Diaz Bard, good night, a weekend of already devastating weather may be about to get even worse.

Midwest residents are bracing for a brutal second round after a massive tornado outbreak on Friday. Watch this video: A tornado ripping through a highway in Lincoln, Nebraska. and just as scary as watching it hear it the tornadoes devastated parts of Iowa and Nebraska leaving massive damage under their weight this is the view from above of much of the neighborhood in Omaha totally leveled and from the ground you can see how powerful they were just The foundations are where There were entire houses just a few hours ago. In total, up to 80 possible tornadoes touched down on Friday and the next wave has already begun.

This is one tornado on the ground in Oklahoma late today, as forecasters fear there could be even more tonight. we're covering it all tonight and we start with Jesse Kersch at Hardit Iowa Violent tornadoes shooting debris into the sky Violent violent tornadoes in all the dozens of tornado reports in several states since Friday and tonight one area after another has been reduced to rubble and no I don't know where we go from here in Iowa, the city of Minden was destroyed, the house is gone, the only thing left of the air foundation, you can see block after block of Devastation here in Minden, officials say this devastated house is in the middle of a street.

It is supposed to be meters away on these foundations and you can see that it is not the only building badly damaged and around 180 houses were affected, approximately 40% probably destroyed. Eric Johnson lost part of his business. The rest of these things can be. rebuilt I mean you can't bring a life back the city's mayor says it's been decades since they've seen damage like this 1976 okay what what that was the last time neighboring Nebraska hit hard too oh someone got hit by this tornado that ripped through an interstate on Friday with drivers still on the road, this semi truck flipped on its side, about 70 people were inside this building when officials say a tornado hit the structure, it collapsed, but everyone was evacuated and in Elor, Nebraska, in this neighborhood, the houses were wiped off the map, this room is now outdoors with a mattress and a dresser are still there only one wall remains in this room but the items are still on the shelves inside the volunteers they're already stepping in to rebuild we'll come together um yeah this is what we do here the devastation spreads all the way south to Texas when I drove I lost I mean my stomach sank and now I know how other people feel and I feel bad for them too and here in Minden Iowa there is clearly still a good amount of cleanup left to do, but this is one of the already hard hit areas that are back in the threat zone for more potential severe weather tonight Jose Jesse Kersch thank you and the threat of dangerous weather is not over, let's go directly to meteorologist Angie lman for the latest from Angie José, that threat is far from over as you mentioned and continuing across a large area of ​​the country 39 million people still included in this threat until late in the afternoon hail strong tornadoes as well as damaging winds on the table the strongest of the tornadoes from Kansas City to Witchita Falls to Dallas this goes After dark during the night period, we know how dangerous those nighttime tornadoes are , so we're pretty concerned as we get into the overnight period and tomorrow morning, more of the same, we've got another line of strong storms developing right along that. front Heavy rains blanketed parts of the Midwest and certainly there was flash flooding as well as hourly rainfall rates between 2 and 4 inches, with the highest amounts centered in parts of Oklahoma and Texas, we could see isolated amounts of five inches or more.

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out of the Middle East and another newly released video of two hostages being held by Hamas, including an American, tonight. His family now sends his own message. Megan Fitzgerald reports tonight. Hamas released another video showing two hostages Amri Miran, 47, an Israeli-American Keith Seagull, 64 Keith Seagull This undated video is the first time the two have been seen during their 204 days in captivity Keith, who works for a pharmaceutical company and Viva a. The kindergarten teacher has lived at Kabut Kafar AA for 40 years. Both were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, but Viva was released during the last agreement, 51 days after the war.

Aviva with her two daughters posted this video tonight. Seeing my father today just emphasizes to all of us how much we need to come to an agreement as soon as possible, she says aiva saying Keith, I love you, we will fight until you come back. This latest hostage video comes just days after Hamas released this video of HS Poland, a 23-year-old Israeli-American. Goldberg Shalom NBC's Raph Sanchez talking to his parents on Thursday initially, you know we were just crying, this was tremendous validation and on the other hand, we see, he's in captivity, many more families tonight desperate for a sign of life and pressure on Netanyahu Mountain.

Megan. Where are the hostage talks at the moment? Jose, there has been little movement toward an agreement so far, but Hamas said today it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. José Megan Fitzgerald, thank you again in this country, new confrontations today between the police and the pros. Palestinian protesters on university campuses hundreds arrested at three different universities George Solis tonight has new repressive measures against pro-Palestinian protesters on university campuses across the country. No 69 arrested for unauthorized encampment at Arizona State University early this morning, according to a university spokesperson at Indiana University Bloomington this afternoon police forcibly detained protesters and arrested 23 after dismantling tents campaign camps set up on campus and in Boston forever police detained more than 100 protesters at Northeastern University after professional organizers infiltrated an unauthorized encampment, according to university officials meanwhile Columbia University in York is a surreal ju Theos some prepare for graduation scheduled for noon While others refused to leave a tent city firmly established on campus earlier this week, the university banned a student leader from campus from protest after a video surfaced of the individual calling for the death of Zionists, the student has since apologized for the comments a few miles from downtown New York University, a new camp created just days after police of New York expelled one of the leaders of the protests on campus, unsure of the repercussions they might face, are they prepared to not graduate because of what has been unfolding here?

Honestly, yes, for me Palestine is so important to me that I am willing to go that far. AA. A New York University senior is among the protesters who have been arrested and says she will continue the protest. My parents are very proud of me. and that's all I need is our trust George sis join me now from Columbia University Georgia Is there talk of bringing the police back to campus? Last night there were University officials who made their position clear saying that they have no plans to bring back the police. To say that would not only be counterproductive but would also draw too much attention José George Solís in New York thanks to the Caribbean island of Turks and chaos another vacation in Paradise has turned into a nightmare a third American is now detained arrested for allegedly bringing bullets into the country could now spend more than a decade in prison more strident reports tonight a third American tourist has been arrested in 3 months in Turks and Caos after allegedly bringing ammunition to the islands, a crime that carries a minimum sentence of 12 years. accident has a concealed carry license the private bag he took on the trip had all of his emergency equipment as a paramedic Tyler Scott wri's wife says authorities found two bullets in his suitcase at a security checkpoint while he was on vacation there now he's in jail trying to raise bail money if we can't change this and it's ruining our lives it's ruining my son's life because he's going to grow up without a father Brian Hagri and Ryan Watson were arrested months apart later They both say they accidentally left ammunition in your luggage from previous hunting trips after posting bail.

They now share an Airbnb while they wait for court dates. The penalty for this crime has a minimum sentence of 12E. That's something that scares them. Oh my god, when I first heard that my heart sank, I had no words, it's impossible to understand, according to the Turks and the Kiko government, eight American tourists have been arrested since gun laws were tightened and ammunition in 2022, the state department warned American travelers in a foreign country we are subject to the country's laws 65% of Turks and Kiko's economy is based on tourism most visitors to the US .us for wrik hagri and watson what should have been a dream vacation is now a living nightmare every issue and aspect of our life just turned upside down priia sther nbc news when we return cicada gedon the historic cicada invasion now is starting in the south so bad people are calling 911 where are the bugs headed next also wait to see a doctor it just hit an all time high High Why does it take so long to get an appointment and what can do about it.

You may have heard about the historic cicada invasion planned for parts of this country this spring, the last time we saw an emergence like this. Aaron Burr was a year away from dueling Alexander Hamilton tonight Kathy Park reports from Georgia, where the invasion is already underway, it will be the largest invasion in hundreds of years, not millions, not billions, but probably billions of these pesky incredibly loud cicadas and right here in Georgia, the invasion has begun. It's shocking to see so many and they're already popping up in South Carolina, where they're taking over Sarah Weinberg's backyard.

Did you think it was going to be that bad? No, no, he really wasn't prepared because he had never seen this. before, yes, this is my first invasion, okay, they moved in and stayed most of the time under their gazebo, clinging to every nook and cranny, they think this is a safe place, it's already getting so noisy in newberry county people are calling the sheriff to complain we had a leap year we had an eclipse now we have zakas everywhere why so many this year one set of zakas comes out every 17 years another every 13 years this year there is an apparition of both Broods that hasn't happened since 1803 they're coming out from Alabama to Missouri and where they may overlap more in Illinois, they're talking, you know, you know epic numbers, biblical numbers of them in that area, something historic or potentially brewing in the Midwest, it's definitely historic, for sure, Augusta Georgia.

Agricultural agent Campbell Vaugh says theas are harmless but very noisy. The males make the noise and it is a bit small. Buzz. I wonder if you can hear that. We have the sound level meter here, so let's pause and see how loud they really are. getting around 60 DB here but at its peak that could shoot up to 100 DB, about the same as a lawnmower, enjoy the noise, it's really cool stuff so don't be scaredtoo much with them, she gets scared of him, Kathy. Park NBC News not a nice feeling Augusta Georgia is still ahead why does it take so long to get a doctor's appointment these days?

The extreme things some patients are doing to get seen sooner and the surprise of a lifetime that made this Medical School graduate jump for joy. And outside of the long delays in seeing a doctor these days, getting an appointment takes longer than ever, sometimes a month or more. Dana Griffin explains why it happens and how you can schedule your next visit. This is your favorite when you are four years old. Charlie Reese became ill with a rare and potentially fatal autoinflammatory condition years ago. Her mother Megan said her wait to see a specialist near her home in Colorado was 6 to 9 months, which must have been agony for a mother who just wants her daughter to survive.

It was scary, it's a treatable condition if you can get a diagnosis but you can't see a specialist to get that diagnosis, but Megan wouldn't take no for an answer and finally got an appointment about 2,000 miles away in Boston. I was desperate, I didn't. I did, I was not going to lose my daughter, she is not alone. Delays in most doctor appointments are at an all-time high and only getting worse, with the latest data showing that in the country's 15 largest cities it takes about 26 days for a new patient to see a doctor properly. same to see a cardiologist and a month or more for an appointment with an OB-GYN.

Dr. Elana Jurkowitz of Stanford Medical Center calls it a national crisis. Why are patients waiting so long to get an appointment with their doctor? This is a trend we are seeing in all primary care specialty clinics across the country. Doctors' time is being absorbed by administrative tasks. Doctors' time is being spent on electronic medical records. Dealing with insurance companies. exhaust part of a perfect storm why so many doctors will leave by 2036 is The US is estimated to be short 86,000 doctors, while an aging population means there will be more patients to treat. So what should you do if you need medical care but can't wait?

Experts say to try another medical professional in your medical group, such as a nurse practitioner. ask to be put on a waiting list in case of cancellations or go to an urgent care clinic. Is this what you signed up for? This is not what I signed up for. I don't think I

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y knew the scope before I entered. medicine and it is a reality that I have adapted to because I love the work. I'll get a couple of power steps. A struggle for patients as doctors desperately try to meet demand. Dana Griffin NBC News when we get back, there will be some good news tonight. gift that saved lives and brought these two strangers together.

There is good news tonight. You know, many times good news doesn't get as much attention as bad news. For this reason, every Saturday we highlight the many people who spread joy and love. These are just some of them. this week's stories 4 3 2 1 that's right Joy that's medical student Norman Harris II now one step closer to making his dreams come true that letter opened an ad that coincided with the first Texas Children's Hospital chosen where he plans to go he began his residency to become a pediatrician and help care for neglected children, and in Louisville there was love for Alysa Grimes, applauded by staff at U of L's Jewish hospital after donating her kidney to a stranger who had posted signs in her neighborhood asking for help Stranger is Kayla, the two of them now sharing an unbreakable bar, you see, so there was a sense of wonder in South Carolina.

Wow, oh my God, there's that woman. This is Alicia Delgadillo from Oklahoma, there with her uncle bursting into tears when she saw the ocean. first time wow and near Dallas the Maybank High School baseball team scored a grand slam for what they did off the field hello yeah I got baseball for you the seniors on the team signed base balls with messages of thanks oh you're going to make me cry. oh, I'll be there oh, giving them to the teachers and staff who changed their lives, senior JJ Flores gave his to auto shop teacher Robert Griffin said thank you for always being there for me when I needed someone with who to talk to at any time of the day.

It was a little emotional because I had never had anything like it. I loved. You know, the little things can have the biggest impact on people. I know he is always there to listen to me and talk to me about anything I need for the staff. This is so. sweet thank you it was a home run from the heart and I didn't invite you to Tuesday's game no, the power of small gestures a little handwriting about baseball uh not only did it make my day it made my week it made my month and the Maybank The Panthers just finish their season and earned a spot in the Texas high school state playoffs.

Good luck to them, that's NBC Nightly News for this Saturday. Hy Jackson will be here with you tomorrow. I'm José Dart reporting from Washington DC. Thank you for the privilege of your time, good night most in a moment man that's awesome man thanks for watching stay up to date on breaking news and top stories on the NBC News app or follow us on social media .