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>> pelley: fascinating story. charlie dagata in our london newsroom tonight. charlie, thanks. today the pentagon called an abrupt halt to its demand that california national guard troops return the bonuses they received during iraq and afghanistan. auditors have found that thousands of those bonuses should not have been paid, but the defense secretary said today that many of the soldiers didnt know it and shouldnt suffer. jan crawford is following this. >> nothing is more important than ensuring...

California. you may be surprised to hear about 20% of californias fire crews are inmates. to take part in the program, the prisoners cannot be convicted of certain crimes including arson. chris martinez shows us how the program is changing lives. >> reporter: theyre among the first to hit the front lines of californias dangerous wildfires. the orange uniforms let you know these firefighters are inmates. >> its a big opportunity. >> reporter: robert lane joined californias inmate firefighter prog...

A trip to the 59th annual grammy awards for half a million dollars. if anyone wants to buy any of those for janelle and i, were be able. tonight, refuse to lose. donald trumps defiant new message, doubling down on his refusal to say hell accept the results of the election. >> ill keep you in suspense. >> new fall-out from a nasty debate. >> no puppet. no puppet. youre the puppet. such a nasty woman. isis escape tunnels. richard engel inside the underground bunkers in iraq where isis fighters...

They have the face of a killer. >> all right, how old is he? >> hes only 21. >> reporter: and now the sound of the heartbreak hes left behind. miguel almaguer, nbc news. there is late word this evening of another death connected to those exploding takata air bags. the national highway traffic safety administration says a 50-year-old woman died from injuries in a crash on september 30th, while driving a honda civic that was first recalled in 2008. the repair never completed. the 11th confirmed ...

Warns the proposed rules could harm customers by re-reg lating how airlines sell their products. but consumer advocates say its common sense. >> whats the principle of the thing? you pay for a service, you should get the service you pay for. and if you dont, you should get your money back. amid airline record profits, a push to hold airlines more accountable. tom costello, nbc news, washington. were back in a moment with a plane that crashed into a neighborhood and the rescue caught on camera.

Police and protesters erupted in a scene of shocking violence in the philippines. a police van rammed into the crowd of demonstrators and even ran over some of them. it happened outside the american embassy in manila. the protesters are calling for an end to the u.s. military presence in their country. caught on camera, dramatic rescue when a small plane crashed in a new jersey back yard. two men were trapped upsidedown in the wreckage after the plane somehow missed all the nearby homes and sp...

>> reporter: the bridge first d ened in august, but had to close for a month for safety upgrades after too many people showed up. >> once you get used to it, its not that scary. >> reporter: the vice general manager, joe chen: >> there are three layers of the glass panel, and each layer can actually withstand more than 40 tons. >> reporter: to prove it, this summer, officials had visitors try to smash the glass with a sledgehammer and ride a car over it just to drive home the point. but chen say...

And david, tonight, in a statement, the mayor of edina says the officer involved was following established protocol, a protocol which, he says, is now being reviewed. david? >> abcs alex perez. alex, thank you. and from florida tonight, a group of good samaritans, complete strangers, jumping in to save a mans life when his car plunged over a hill. youre about to see what they pulled off. and heres abcs linzie janis. >> fire extinguisher! fire extinguisher, somebody! >> reporter: these stranger...

Of olympian tyson gay, was hit by a stray bullet when gunfire was exchanged in a lexington restaurant parking lot. the gay family released a statement, saying trinity will truly be missed and asking for prayers and privacy. we turn now to a dramatic rescue caught on camera in florida when an suv went off the road and burst into flames. police and several complete strangers leapt into a race against time to save the driver inside. nbcs kerry sanders now with the riveting details. >> almost in t...

>> woo! >> reporter: the stunned driver was inexplicably combative. police tase and handcuff him, trying to control him. >> hold on to each other, lets go! >> reporter: civilians and police officers lock arms. >> make a chain! >> reporter: and pulled tim moteel up the hill to safety. moteel says he has no recollection of the accident, seeing it for the first time when we showed it to him this afternoon. >> unbelievable. >> reporter: police tonight investigating what happened. a driver alive than...