this father lost his wife and 8-year-old son this was a bloody, gruesome crime. all of them were head shot in an execution style. dangerous escape the u.s. finally evacuating american civilians from war-torn sudan. new details on their treacherous journey guarded by military drones overhead. coast-to-coast flooding and the weekend washout for the northeast that s not letting up we re tracking the storm. a fiery drone attack inside russian-held territory. was ukraine behind it? the giant mass of seaweed twice the size of the u.s. heading straight for florida s beaches. we re out with researchers to see it firsthand why is it so much worse this year pothole nation why america s roads are so brutal this spring, and how some cities are fighting back and the stone of destiny. the ceremony today for a historic relic one week before king charles coronation announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good evening last night in a small town just nor
home that wrecked his tire so he and his wife formed their own pothole patrol it s so deep, it s getting bigger and bigger. reporter: prowling the area, documenting concrete craters on facebook pothole city. reporter: experts say wild temperature swings plus record rains have made the situation far worse this year. the number of drivers that have sustained vehicle damage from a pothole that have required a repair did increase 67% from the previous years. reporter: this pothole is a big one, it s more than two feet wide and six inches deep these don t just cause a bumpy ride for drivers, they can also cause physical damage to cars. i m telling you, my car is totally knocked out of align because they re so bad. reporter: josh owns a san diego area shop that specializes in wheel damage. so you re the one person that benefits from potholes. we are. we re not complaining about the potholes but at the same time, it s a problem here in california and also in san diego.