And the woman who decided to foot the bill paying it forward by buying up a whole store full of shoes. It all began with a simple question from her daughter. This is nbc nightly news with jose diaz balart. Good evening. It was a night of celebration, american athletes and others out late on a friday night in south korea whee floor literally gave out from under this is video from just seconds after the collapse, patrons struggling to hold it up. Two people were killed, more than a doz injured including u. S. Athletes there for the water polo worldio chahip. Nbcs matt bradley is in hong kong tonight with the very latest. Matt . Reporter jose, a night out became a nightmare for hundreds of patrons at a popular south korean nightclub earlier this morning when a balcony inside the club collapsed right under them. Cell phone videos captured the terrifying moment when a balcony inside this nightcoub apsed, killing two South Koreans and injuring 16 more. Among the injured, four American Water
But then their itinerary changed. Instead of seeing the sights, they witnessed tragedy firsthand and have returned home determined to make a difference. Garvin this is the only type of picture Xander Schultz and zoe papis probably thought theyd be bringing back from their italian vacation last fall. The one they took to recharge and destress after xanders latest startup went bellyup. Xander oh, eegh, i had my soul ripped out of my chest, i think, out of the last experience. Garvin the bright italian sun, though, couldnt blind the San Francisco couple to something happening at that time just across the mediterranean. Syrian refugees by the thousands, risking their lives to come to europe. Xander and zoe couldnt take their eyes off it. Zoe papis we spent our days, instead of laying on the beach, we would be in our hotel rooms doing research, looking at more and learning more about the war and whats happening. Before we realized it, we were, like, spending all of our days doing this and w
There. Never thought i would see the day. Because all our kids are there. Everybody is there. Three grandchildren now, right . Yeah. Yeah. Do you like them . No. But i had to buy the house. No, joy insisted. Shes the one that makes the decisions like that, right . Absolutely, yeah. Would you ever say no to joy . No, cant. But you know what i found out . What . Youve got to wait six weeks at least six weeks to get your furniture in there. So youre in this condo, but you dont have anything in there . Well, we had a bed, you know. Thats all a guy like you needs. Thats right. And the couch. But, you know you can watch seinfeld. Finally, shows up. Reg, heres the thing. Joy has made many homes through the years with you. I mean, when i first met you, you lived in l. A. , and lived in a bunch of places here. A guy like you is always moving up. Thats right. Yeah. So joy knows how long it takes. How much time it takes to get stuff. So i would just blame it on her. Well, i had to leave. I was th
Tv legend [ cheers and applause ] thank you, thank you. So hello hi. Youve been in california for five weeks. Five weeks, you know. We bought a little condo in there. Never thought i would see the day. Because all our kids are there. Everybody is there. Three grandchildren now, right . Yeah. Yeah. Do you like them . No. But i had to buy the house. No, joy insisted. Shes the one that makes the decisions like that, right . Absolutely, yeah. Would you ever say no to joy . No, cant. But you know what i found out . What . Youve got to wait six weeks at least six weeks to get your furniture in there. So youre in this condo, but you dont have anything in there . Well, we had a bed, you know. Thats all a guy like you needs. Thats right. And the couch. But, you know you can watch seinfeld. Finally, shows up. Reg, heres the thing. Joy has made many homes through the years with you. I mean, when i first met you, you lived in l. A. , and lived in a guy like you is always moving up. Thats right. Ye
There. Never thought i would see the day. Because all our kids are there. Everybody is there. Three grandchildren now, right . Yeah. Yeah. Do you like them . No. But i had to buy the house. No, joy insisted. Shes the one that makes the decisions like that, right . Absolutely, yeah. Would you ever say no to joy . No, cant. But you know what i found out . What . Youve got to wait six weeks at least six weeks to get your furniture in there. So youre in this condo, but you dont have anything in there . Well, we had a bed, you know. Thats all a guy like you needs. Thats right. And the couch. But, you know you can watch seinfeld. Finally, shows up. Reg, heres the thing. Joy has made many homes through the years with you. I mean, when i first met you, you lived in l. A. , and lived in a bunch of places here. A guy like you is always moving up. Thats right. Yeah. So joy knows how long it takes. How much time it takes to get stuff. So i well, i had to leave. I was there for five weeks and ive g