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And release his hooked glider. >> we all have a hook knife. and thats for cutting lines when you need to. and for whatever reason, i didnt try to do that. >> he turns to his parachute instead. >> at that point, i was going parachute or die. that where they had told me and everybody else, this is what you do. >> he has trouble releasing the parachute, too. >> i was trying to fly with one hand -- mostly just keep myself in some semblance of order -- and pull with one hand. it didnt come out -- tha...

>> reporter: this is why the people in lyons are so nervous. they have a river here and few feet away another river. the exact spot when it comes together. and when it floods this is ground zero. five states are under a flash flood watch. two days of drenching put new mexico farm lands under water. >> there is no way for me to divert this water. >> reporter: in denver, the water trapped people in their cars. some took to canoes. a mudslide closed a major colorado interstate. >> you can see how h...

2/3 of her neighbors are gone. >> they may or may not come back. >> reporter: this is why the people in lyons are so nervous. they have a river here and few feet away another river. the exact spot when it comes together. and when it floods this is ground zero. five states are under a flash flood watch. two days of drenching put new mexico farm lands under water. >> there is no way for me to divert this water. >> reporter: in denver, the water trapped people in their cars. some took to canoes. a ...

>> i wasnt able to reach a conclusion as to authorship. >> but the owner of the company listed on the receipt told prosecutors all they needed to know. >> did you sell her these chemicals? no, i didnt. is this a receipt? do you sell chemicals? no, i dont. is this your receipt from your business? no, its a forgery. its not mine. >> investigators also discovered that arsenic was not shipped to the lyons home. it was shipped to a post office box richard opened. >> there is no reason for the world t...

>> she said, well, at one time when they were separated, they had gone to the movies together. and richard had gone and got her a drink, and when he brought it to her and she drank some of it and she said it tasted awful, and when she looked in there, there was a white powder on the top of the drink. >> nancy said she became violently ill later that night and told her doctor something else. >> my husband, hes been giving me these capsules for the past several months, and he would say, nancy, go ...

Plaza. their story appeared on multiple crime shows and inspired a book. the girls were never found. but today, almost 40 years later, a potential lead in the case is bringing this story back to the front pages. tom foreman is following this for us. a being showing development? >> reporter: yes, a revelation discovered here today, its really an understatement. this news comes as people who followed this story thinking that it would never lead anywhere. early 1975, vietnam is winding down and ger...

Could cause new outages for several more days. in philadelphia fans braved close to a half foot of snow as the eagles took on the lyons. >> id rather be home in a glass of wine in my hand. >> reporter: in baltimore icy conditions with nearly zero visibility a wild weekend of weather. leanne gregg, nbc news. >> and bill karins joins us with more on this. >> its been a rough start to winter. >> the cold alone. the heating bills and everything else that comes with it. heading out the ice scraper ...

Also, colorado rebuilds. >> in terms of trying to get back to normal. >> well right now this is normal. >> reporter: were live in the town of lyons, as the small town comes together. plus charges filed in that ugly fight at the jets/patriots game. "newsroom" back after a break. is this the bacon and cheese diet? this is the creamy chicken corn chowder. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. did i tell you i am on the... [ both ] chicken pot pie diet! me too! [ male announcer ] so indulgent, youll n...

For the shutdown? 53% say its the republicans fault. 31% say its president obamas fault. and i think the more telling question was, would you vote to defeat and replace every member of congress if you could? and 60% said yes. 60% want you all off the hill. be about republican or democratic. what im trying to say to you sir, i dont think youre plat tuds are working. youre fighting for the hearts and minds of america but youre using this and twiflting each others words. its not working. >> you can...

Brook, that crashed into a tree and lightly pole and three vehicles before bursting into flames. jackson was born five days early as floods were wiping out his hometown of lyons, colorado. is he cute! the national guard rescued his parents from the rising water but mom went into labor. they got to the hospital despite all of the washed out roads and just in the nick of time. >> i had to have a c-section and then he wasnt breathing. >> so many variables, one thing -- if one thing went wrong, ev...