Them on . New video as migrants are deported back to mexico and the harrowing journey some take to get here these migrants thrown out of a vehicle during a highspeed chase. The shocking video of a Father Climbing through a fence with his toddler to get up close with an elephant, and then it charges. Looks like the elephant charged at the male and the male dropped the juvenile as he ran away the legal trouble he now faces. Is rush hour gone forever . Traffic is coming back, but its not the same why Rush Hour Gridlock may be a thing of the past plus, the huge overnight upgrade to the ncaa Womens Basketball gym after this video went viral. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with jose diazbalart. Good evening the delicate balance between reopening and Public Safety is being pushed to the limit tonight in miami beach. The city now taking extreme measures to crack down on outofcontrol Spring Breakers these were the scenes last night, huge crowds and few masks, some even damaging property the city now closing down bridges into the city and putting a curfew in place for those already there. City leaders fear a superspreader event. It comes as states across the country are seeing cases not only stop falling but start rising we begin tonight with steve patterson. Reporter tonight, State Of Emergency in miami beach. Our city right now in this area has become a tinder. Too many people are coming here with bad intentions reporter the city taking drastic measures to control outofcontrol Spring Breakers the mayor declaring an 8 00 p. M. Curfew for businesses and revelers, increasing Police Presence and shutting down roads for at least 72 hours as florida becomes the third state in the u. S. To pass 2 million cases. With new infections on the rise in eight other states, cases nationwide are plateauing instead of declining. That is not a good thing. When you have that plateauing, thats usually the forerunner of another surge. Reporter the concern, the more contagious uk variant, now accounting for up to 30 of new infections nationwide. But with only 13 of americans fully vaccinated, the tsa saw a record nearly 1. 5 million travelers on friday. And as airports fill up, tensions over mask wearing reach new heights. In ft. Lauderdale, this brawl broke out after two passengers refused to wear a mask and caused the entire plane to deboard meanwhile, concerns over the cdcs new School Social distancing guidelines. The cdc now recommending three feet of distance instead of six between students while keeping masks on, but teachers unions worry School Districts could jump in too soon. I worry that people will rush to make changes without ensuring that they have everything in place for their students to be safe. Reporter with half of teachers still waiting for their first dose, this week mississippi opened up shots to anyone who wants one. Okay, its going to be a little pinch, okay reporter and 17yearold Cameron Barnes stepped up after a year of not seeing her grandparents time is precious with them, so just not being able to hug them or see them, its just, its difficult steve joins us now. Steve, does the city of miami beach plan to extend these measures beyond 72 hours . Reporter jose, the action, clearly, here was taken by the Emergency Response the city manager as an Emergency Response we now know that the mayor has called an emergency meeting, which can be held as early as tomorrow, to determine what actions the city will take next or if they plan to extend those measures jose steve patterson, thank you. In europe, protesters are demonstrating against new lockdowns tonight as another deadly wave of Covid Variant Sweeps across the continent. And in asia, a major announcement about who will not be allowed to attend the summer olympics. Kelly cobiella reports from london. Reporter tonight, anger in germany antilockdown protesters clashing with police as europe fights a devastating third wave icus are once again filling up this doctor says a lack of confidence in vaccines is costing lives. The World Health Organization warned this week there are more covid deaths in europe now than in march of last year politicians responding with lockdowns in paris on friday, people rushed to leave before new rules kicked in at midnight. Cafes and shops are now closed for a month, travel restricted to within six miles of home. France, italy, and poland all imposed fresh lockdowns this week, and the backlash is spreading, too, with protests in belgium, finland, austria, and britain the rise in infections blamed in part on new, more contagious variants and a slow vaccine rollout, along with the pausing of the astrazeneca vaccine in some countries. Once you pull something, youre sort of implicitly saying theres a problem. And then to reintroduce it, i think people will be a little bit nervous. Reporter with the pandemic still raging, japan is taking no chances. Today, Olympic Organizers in tokyo announced no foreign spectators will be allowed in attendance at the 2020 summer games. Its a necessary move, unfortunately. Reporter the ruling means its unlikely families and supporters of olympians will be in the stands to cheer them on. I think it would be preferable, kelly, for all of these athletes to have their loved ones and supporters in the stands but the fact is, this isnt going to have any impact at all on the single most important thing, which is the competition itself kelly joins us now from london. Kelly, those seats wont be empty in the stadiums, though reporter no, not at all, jose about 4. 5 million tickets have been sold to japanese residents, and theyll be filling a lot of those seats and we hope to learn more about what that will look like in terms of crowd size and social distancing during the olympics at some point next month. Jose Kelly Cobiella in london, thank you. Now to our nations southern border, where the number of migrants desperate for u. S. Entry is increasing, while new policies ensure safe crossing for some, for others, new video shows just how dangerous the risks can be Dasha Burns Reports from near the border in granjeno, texas reporter tonight, new video of migrant families expelled from the united states, sent back to mexico. But follow the border 900 miles southeast to a very different picture in the rio grande valley. Customs and Border Protection releasing migrant families, most seeking asylum, sheltering with local charities before traveling to relatives across the country in a time of stress, you may become noble and generous and courageous or you may become mean and nasty. But whats happening here is people have become noble. Reporter due to capacity issues in mexico, some migrant families with Young Children are being allowed to stay in the u. S. Customs and Border Protection saw a 28 rise in encounters with immigrants crossing the border illegally in february over the previous month. Some say the new president gave them hope for a life in america. Why did you decide to come now what made you decide to take the journey . Translator to take advantage of the opportunity that the president has given to the people from Central America to come with their families. Reporter some taking desperate journeys this video from a Texas Police Department shows a smuggler throwing people from a moving car while being pursued. Ray trevino lives on the border he finds signs of the surge on his property. You found this on your property yeah. I found about five of them. Reporter and while yesterday, a congressional delegation visited a border facility, People Living on the border say that politics are the problem. They have Press Conferences here, and you guys do all that and then they go to washington and dont talk to each other dasha joins us from granjeno, texas. Dasha, what about those thousands of unaccompanied minors still in Border Patrol custody . Reporter jose, many of those facilities housing unaccompanied minors are incredibly overcrowded, and tonight, health and Human Services announced they will open a new facility in pecos, texas, to help manage the influx. It will hold 500 with a capacity to expand to 2,000 jose dasha burns in granjeno, texas. Thank you. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is facing even more pressure to resign amid yet another harassment allegation, one he denies today, protesters calling for justice said if he wont leave he should be impeached. Morgan chesky has details. What do we want justice when do we want it . Now reporter tonight, new calls for new York Governor Andrew Cuomo to step down. When the governor lies about his abuse of power, as hes doing right now and daily, its a betrayal of the publics trust. Reporter in manhattan, hundreds gathered to hear lindsey boylan. The only way we can hold this governor accountable is to impeach him. Reporter the first of now eight women to make claims of Sexual Harassment or Inappropriate Conduct against the governor at this point what do you want to see Governor Cuomo do . I want to see him resign and if he doesnt resign, i want to see the legislature impeach him, because i think its time for his term to be over. Reporter the protest follows the latest accusation from a current employee in cuomos office Alyssa Mcgrath telling the New York Times the governor would ogle her body, remark on her looks, and make suggestive comments to her and another aide despite the mounting claims, recent polling shows new yorkers split. 43 saying cuomo should resign, 49 saying he should stay in office. Meanwhile, an attorney for the governor maintains hes never inappropriately touched or approached anyone the governor calling for due process. Im not going to resign find out the facts and well take it from there. Reporter tonight, the new York Attorney general promising a full investigation so, the investigation is ongoing. Were still interviewing witnesses. And theres not much more to report, other than that it will continue. And morgan, lets be clear, there is still another investigation into the governor reporter jose, thats right federal investigators are also looking into the governor after evidence showed that his office may have falsified data relating to covid19 deaths in new york state nursing homes. Jose Morgan Chesky in new york, thank you. The outcry over the killing of eight people in atlanta spas this week spanned coast to coast today six of those murdered were asian women their deaths sparking a nationwide movement to stop violence against Asians Kathy Park reports reporter tonight, passionate pleas to stop the hate, stretching from new york to chicago and atlanta, where this weeks Shooting Spree killed eight six victims asian women, stoking fears among asianamericans who say they feel more vulnerable than ever it makes me feel like an outcast. Ive dealt with words and looks and stuff my whole life. My family doesnt want me to go anywhere by myself. Reporter a day before, the president and Vice President visiting and consoling a community scarred by a streak of violence hate can have no safe harbor in america. It must stop racism is real in america, and it has always been. Reporter the suspects arraignment canceled this week, fueling even more questions about the investigation. Atlanta police not ruling out hate as a possible motive. The attacks shattering families forever a business owner, a sister, and mothers, all among the dead randy park and his brother were raised by hyun jung grant, one of three women killed at gold spa. How close were you to your mom i didnt have another parent i could talk to her about almost anything. Reporter that special bond cut tragically short for randy and so many others and memorials are growing each and every day outside of these spas for all of the eight victims. Jose kathy park in atlanta. Thank you. Still ahead tonight, the terrifying moments after a father took his toddler into a Zoo Elephant Enclosure were back with a shocking story out of san diego. A father is under fire after he snuck into an Elephant Enclosure at the zoo while carrying his toddler. What happened next was even worse Vaughn Hillyard has the story. Oh, oh. Reporter tonight, heartstopping video of a father and his 2yearold son going to dangerous lengths to see wildlife up close and personal Officials Say the man, identified as 25yearold jose neverette, is seen here holding his child. They add, he made his way past several barriers to get into the san diego zoos elephant habitat on friday afternoon. A 2yearold juvenile was taken into the Elephant Enclosure by a male who climbed over the fence and under the rope. Reporter with his back turned, an elephant begins to charge at the pair seeing the large animal, the father stumbles as he races to safety, he drops the toddler looks like the elephant charged at the male, and the male dropped the juvenile as he ran away reporter witnesses were horrified it stuck its head Up In The Air and its tusks, and it started kind of a fast trot towards them. Reporter the father makes it back through the cable barrier, picking up his child with just seconds to spare the two only narrowly avoiding injury or death. The zoo later saying in a statement, two guests, despite multiple barriers, purposely and illegally trespassed into a habitat which is home to our asian and african elephants. Hopefully, everybody can learn just a valuable lesson. Reporter the San Diego Police arrested the man on the scene, charging him with child cruelty, and is being held on 100,000 bail the zoo says everyone is okay, including the elephant, after this terrifyingly close call Vaughn Hillyard, nbc news up next, traffic and your new commute how covid may have changed rush hour forever. We are back with an historic Volcano Eruption its been 800 years since this one in iceland last blew. It bubbled back to life last night, sending fire into the sky. It happened about 20 miles from the capital, reykjavik, and capped a month of Tens Of Thousands of small earthquakes in the area. The ncaa is making amends today, following a social Media Firestorm yesterday over gym equipment. Oregon basketball player sedona prince shared video of a small stack of weights in the womens Training Facility compared to the much larger gym for the mens teams. Ncaa leadership apologized, and today, a major upgrade, a huge room stocked with all kinds of workout gear now to the future of travel. Until the pandemic, daily rush hour traffic is one of the few guarantees in life last year, traffic plunged as much as 77 in some cities and as our jacob ward finds, traffic is now on the uptick, but not in the ways you might think. Reporter if you had forgotten Rush Hour Gridlock, after a year of easy pandemic commutes, traffic now is back, but its not the same Texas Department of transportation reporter something theyre tracking inside houstons traffic command center. Well, in total levels, its getting very close, but we think that the pattern of that travel has changed a fair amount. Reporter changed in that the traffic is more spread out, less concentrated to morning and evening rush hours. With more telecommuting, more people working from home, we think that there are more trips that theyre taking during the day as errands that otherwise would have happened at the beginning or at the end of the day. Reporter cities across the country are seeing this shift, with fewer workers heading into the office and fewer children at School Our Houston stations Traffic Expert sees a difference. In terms of speed, the gap is closing between prepandemic and postpandemic speed. Today, were only traveling about 5 Miles Per Hour faster than we did back in 2019 reporter while in washington, d. C. Where it used to be crammed and crowded all times of the day, and now in a lot of cases its wide open spaces. Reporter but los angeles is basically back to its normal gridlock. Here in los angeles, we have some of the most congested freeways in the country, even during the pandemic. Reporter heres the thing, traffic has been back since the summer, and yet, its plateaued. On the golden gate bridge, its Holding Steady at about 75 of prepandemic levels. We have also noticed however, as weve seen fewer cars on the road weve seen the cars actually travel a little bit faster in the u. S. That means collisions are down 30 but Fatality Rates are up 8 . So how long will these changes last were actually seeing a fair amount of evidence that a lot of the changes that weve seen are going to continue after what we could call a return to normalcy. Reporter but to keep this going as more return to the office, experts say it requires commuters returning to Public Transportation and carpooling the payoff could be worth it. Theres a lot of evidence that shows that the less time people spend in their commute, the healthier they are, the happier they are. Reporter jacob ward, nbc news, san francisco. When we come back, the gift that brought this woman to tears and the remarkable way shes helping thousands. Theres good news tonight about gifts of gratitude and how one community is giving back to a woman on a mission to feed those struggling during the pandemic hard at work in the kitchen, Doramise Moreau is preparing dish after dish. Each week, the parttime custodian spends hours cooking inside Notre Dame Catholic church in miami. Since the pandemic, you have been cooking 1,000 meals . Yes yes. Reporter guided by her faith, doramise has been preparing 1,000 or more meals a week during the pandemics darkest days father Reginald Jean mary says shes gone Above And Beyond to help those hit hardest by the covid lockdowns. You really kind of came up with this idea of feeding others. We said, you know what, were going to establish a Feeding Program that we can go to the senior centers, we can go to the neighborhoods. And doramise said, you know, i am willing to cook. Reporter and since last march, with a budget from Church Donations and boundless energy, she mobilizes, cooking almost around the clock two days a week to make sure no one in her Community Goes hungry. I start thursday shopping friday like 12 00 i finish i relax for like an hour then i start to season my meat. Reporter you do all of the cooking yes. Reporter by yourself on the menu, recipes inspired by her childhood in haiti rice, chicken, and fried plantains. And when the dishes are ready, Church Volunteers deliver them to those in need. For doramise, service has been a lifelong mission. I dont like to see people suffering you have to share. Reporter that compassion oh, my god reporter now rewarded by the communitys gift to her, a new car, so she wouldnt have to walk or take the bus anymore, a big honor for a woman who considers herself gods humble servant for me, always i ask, if i have, i help all those who dont have doramise says shell keep cooking as long as donations keep coming shes a great cook im jose diazbalart thank you for the privilege of your time good night. Right now at 6 00, stop the hate rallies across the bay area sending a clear message following a wave of attacks targeting asianamericans. The news at 6 00 starts right now. Good evening and thanks so much for joining us. Im anousheh rafta. Im terry mcsweeney, stand up, speak up and stop the hate. Thats the message activists spread across the u. S. And here in the bay area today, in daley city, people turned out to show support for the Asian Community just 24 hours after video of an attack there surfaced and members of the community and city leaders gathered in front of city hall and the showed solidarity and support for not only the victims killed in georgia this week and the victims of crime in the bay area and beyond. Many seld signs saying asian lives matter calling for an end to hate this comes after the most recent attack yesterday. A man runs up to a 69yearold woman takes her bag while shoving her to the ground. It happened about a mile from the Shopping Center near serra vista and Norwood Avenues and the mayor called todays event a safe place for everyone to heal together and called on people of all races to unite. Were