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The deadly plane crash outside of south dakotas largest city, sioux falls. that plane plunging into the backyard of four homes, going up in flames. debris stretches for blocks. residents forced to evacuate their homes.ness telling abc he felt the ground shake and saw a yellow ball of fire. both people onboard that plane were killed. news tonight on the uproar over the treatment of that high school wrestler from south new jersey. forced by the referee to either cut his dreadlocks or forfeit the...

Firmness of what you intended to do. >> reporter: the colorado mom last seen publicly on thanksgiving day shopping with her one-year-old daughter. police now say little kay lee is with kelseys relatives, her first christmas without her mother. steve patterson, nbc news. new details about the controversial call at a high school wrestling match last week with one athlete forced to cut his hair or forfeit. tonight his family is speaking out. nbcs matt bradley has their rorter: the family of a new...

Today, a lawyer for johnsons parents issued a statement, saying, "the blame here rests primarily with the referee and those that permitted him to continue in that role despite clear evidence of what should be a disqualifying race-related transgression." ese wrestling rules state if an athletes hair is longer than their earlobe, it must be contained. but johnson had competed before with his dreadlocks in a head covering and passed the pre- match appearance inspection. ne ive never seen someone wh...

It was for him to keep his hair. >> reporter: the new jersey division of civil rights is investigating this incident. and the ref, alan maloney, has been pulled from working any more matches. we reached out to maloney, for comment, but have not heard back. elaine. ut quijano: all right, demarco, a great deal of interest in this story, thank you. still ahead, spectacular eruptions from one of the worlds most active volcanoes. worlds most active volcanos. im sorry, i dont understand-king german) �...

...i just got my ancestrydna results: 74% italian. and i found out that im from the big toe of that sexy italian boot! calabria. it even shows the migration path from south italia all the way to exotico new jersey! so this holiday season its ancestrydna per tutti! order your kit now at ancestry.com >> quijano: a new jersey high school referee is now the focus of a civil rights investigation, after ordering a multi-racial wrestler to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit his match. heres demarco morgan. ...

Inspected for possible rule violations. they write, when andrew was evaluated, the referee failed to raise any issues with the length of his hair or the need to wear a head covering. the family says the head covering was not brought up until later and that when andrew took to the mat with it on, it was rejected, and that when they son, quote, requested he be allowed to push his hair back as he did the weekend prior, the referee again refused, because, quote, it wasnt in its natural state, referr...

Firestorm of criticism on social media. >> i know as a young black man how much my hair meant to me. >> this is incredible! >> reporter: jordan burroughs is an olympic gold medalist in wrestling. he grew up in new jersey and had competed in matches where maloney was a referee. he believes the ref abused his power. >> just be a human being. understand, bro, listen, you cant do this to a young dude. its a struggle for him. alan, you gotta be stopped, man, you gotta face consequences and rightfully...

Tsunami that swept through a popular indonesian island. reaction from around the country after a high school wrestler is forced to cut off his hair just before a match. >> he went viral with something that he didnt want to go viral for. >> quijano: are smart toys spying on children? how parents are banning high-tech gifts this holiday season. ♪ ♪ >> quijano: good evening. im elaine quijano. just days before the end of the year developments are unfolding at a rapid pace in washington. preside...

Shut up and dribble. >> we definitely will not shut up and dribble. >> reporter: on his hbo show, james says hell continue to express himself. >> im very educated about what i believe in, and im not doing it in a violent way. im not knocking on your door, saying, listen, im kneeling today, and if you dont kneel, ill knock you the [ bleep ] out, but you know people go crazy when things are done outside the box. >> reporter: and james says the nba is more tolerant of players expressions, whether o...

Tonight. the high school wrestler forced to get his his dreadlocks cut or dreadlocks cut or forfeit a match. and, super saturday. it could be the biggest shopping day of the year. the company offering $100 gift cards and where you can find 50% off everything in the store. and good evening. thanks for joining us on this saturday. im tom llamas. and as we come on the air tonight, we have just learned the president will remain in washington for christmas, the first lady now returning to d.c. ...