Tossed into homes. What people there did to survive, with twisters tearing through nebraska to texas over three days. It looked like a war zone. Clashes on campus. Dueling protests over israel and Gaza Colliding at ucla while across the country this weekend, Hundreds Arrested at universities. The new comments from the family of an american hostage held by hamas after seeing the first video of him since his capture. Now the Secretary Of State headed to the region. Is a ceasefire deal to free hostages any closer . President biden trying to ridicule his rival at the white house Correspondents Dinner. My Vice President actually endorses me. Donald trumps reaction today. A Conspicuous Change for the nfl, the new helmets that the league says drastically reduce Head Injuries, but will players want to wear them . And the town overrun by bears, breaking into home after home. How folks there are fighting back. Get get announcer this is nbc nightly news with hallie jackson. Good evening. We are coming on the air tonight with an unrelenting storm system now turning deadly in wan one of the most volatile stretches for the middle of the country in five years. We are learning tonight at least four people have been killed with overnight twisters like this one tearing through parts of oklahoma, stripping the roof off this massive warehouse in a powerful show of force, flipping these tractor trailers. The destruction across more than a dozen states stretching from texas, you see it here, all of the way to here, nebraska, where the National Weather service issued the most Tornado Warnings ever in a single day, and if you look at this map here, you can see more than a hundred tornadoes reported in just the last 72 hours and yes, it is ust the last 72 hours and yes, it is always intense in the spring in this part of the country, but it is rarely this extreme. Weve got it covered tonigh and yes, it is always intense in the spring in this part of the country, but it is rarely this extreme. Weve got it covered tonight with marisa parra making her way to hardhit sulphur, oklahoma. Oak, my god. Reporter this is the moment sulphur, oklahoma, changed forever. The eerie outline of a tornado making its way through the night sky. The theater. Theres reinas. Decimating the buildings beneath it. Just be advised all of Downtown Sulphur is destroyed. Reporter daylight revealing the dramatic scenes of destruction, businesses and homes downtown reduced to cinder blocks. We were just so scared. U. Reporter a postal truck tossed like a toy. This building standing proud for over 80 years destroyed in seconds. And a desperate search through the rubble, a woman buried under the crushing weight of the building above her. What i saw Downtown Sulphur is unbelievable. Weve had four confirmed fatalities. One was here just right here on the corner. They just removed her body. Reporter Down The RoadBeau Thompson had to rescue his neighbors trapped in the shelter down below. Opened the door reporter you rescued them . Yeah, i rescued them. If they would have been in there they probably would have drowned. In marrietta, oklahoma, the roof of this dollar tree facility to pieces, massive semitrailers piled on top of each other, all of it part of the massive storm system that Officials Say brought 120 tornado reports in two days from texas to missouri. States Like Nebraska slammed by tornadoes friday. But on saturday, it was oklahomas turn. Its a lot to take on. Reporter here, the family grieves on the cinder blocks, once the foundation of their Family Business. Whats today look like for you . Acceptance. Acceptance, just planning the next steps, i guess, you know . Just trying to put together what we can and move forward. Reporter moving forward as this Community Begins the long road to recovery. How does last night change you . Think about life a little bit more. Think about the long picture instead of ht now. Marissa is joining us now from sulphur, where they are starting to think about the cleanup now, right . Hi, hallie. I want to show you on a microlevel what the devastation looks like. This was a Family Business 30 years in the making. You can see whats left of this furniture store, pieces of furniture buried underneath these bricks here, this sky completely exposed on the other side here. Hallie, the governor says there were 20 people buried underneath what was left of a bar. One of them didnt survive. Hallie . Marisa parra, thank you. In california, protests and Counterprotests Colliding at ucla after a chaotic weekend across the country, demonstrators clashing with police, Hundreds Arrested. Adrienne broadus is there. Reporter Tensions Spilling Over at ucla as protesters clash on campus. Back up reporter demonstrators swarming past security barricades. Free, free, free palestine reporter duelling rallies facing off. Propalestinian protesters calling for an end to israels war. Enough is enough, the violence has to stop. We are here for a ceasefire. Reporter a counterprotest supporting israel with some say propalestinian protests have fueled hate speech. Do students, jewish students feel safe . Absolutely not. I think whats happening right now is making everyone feel extremely unsafe. We really do fear for our lives and the future. Reporter across the country this weekend, Hundreds Arrested or detained for protesting on campuses from arizona to missouri where 80 people were arrested overnight at washington university, some now released. There are people who dont have the choice on whether their life is risked over this or not. If all i have to risk is maybe sitting in a cell for a minute to help that i will. Reporter at usc saturday the schools Famed Trojan Statue vandalized and these images overnight show Tactical Police units surrounding the campus. They were later called off. That standdown despite students returning to the very same area on Campus Police cleared them from last week. All of this calling many to question the decisions colleges across the country are making about how to handle the protest. Its a very difficult thing, and this particular political issue is especially hard because there are no good guys. This ones been a real challenge to find the right words, the right choices between Freedom Of Speech and safety for students. Adrienne is joining us from ucla and we understand Campus Police are on the scene. Reporter hallie, Campus Police are present and the barricades are in place. Members of lapd are not here. The school says it will only call in outside Law Enforcement if absolutely necessary to keep demonstrators safe. Hallie . Adrienne, thank you. The israelhamas war hitting home for families of the americans taken hostage with a new plea from relatives after hamas released a video of one citizen theyve held for more than six months. Keir simmons reports from saudi arabia. Saudi arab. Rep reporter tonight, more reaction from the family of keith siegle. The 64yearold appearing in an Undated Hamas hostage video, its second in just one week. His niece with this message for hamas, israel and the Biden Administration. I have faith that we can do a deal now, but i also think that if that isnt possible then the Biden Administration should think about what they can do directly to bring our american citizens home. Reporter but there are more signs of an impending Israeli Attack on rafah in gaza now home to 1. 2 million after a phone call between President Biden and israeli Prime Minister netanyahu, the white house saying biden reiterated his clear position on rafah while netanyahus office insisting preparations continue. As a meeting of the World Economic forum in the saudi capital today, Palestinian PresidentMahmoud Abbas warning it would be the greatest catastrophe in the history of the palestinian people. Tonight, Secretary Blinken heading for talks in saudi arabia before he goes to israel. Hamas officials will be in cairo to study an israeli proposal but egypts Foreign Minister telling cnbcs dan murphy that a deal remains difficult and multidimensional. The number of hostages and the positioning of israeli troops and the duration of a ceasefire and the return of civilians to their original place of residence. Reporter alongside Secretary Blinken, top arab officials and Foreign Ministers from france, germany and the uk will be here in saudi arabia tomorrow. The pressure on israel and hamas to agree to a deal mounting, the clock ticking. Hallie . Keir simmons there for us in saudi arabia. Keir, thank you. Clearly, the president has a lot on his plate in the days ahead, but for a couple of hours this weekend his focus less on global events, more on the social events of the year for washington. The white house Correspondents Dinner as he hosted his republican rival. Aaron gilchrist was there. I want to thank you for the warm welcome. Reporter journalism, hollywood and politics colliding in washington with President Biden in rare form as comedian in chief. Yes, age is an issue. Im a grown man running against a 6yearold. [ laughter ] reporter the president using the White House Correspondents Association annual dinner to launch a barrage of jokes at his 2024 president ial challenger, former president donald trump. Age is the only thing we have in common. My Vice President actually endorses me. [ cheers and applause ] reporter biden also taking a rare swipe at trumps legal troubles. Ive had a great stretch since the state of the union. Donald has had a few tough days lately. You might call it stormy weather. Reporter the president has ramped up direct attacks on trump, but bidens age didnt escape the nights entertainer from Saturday Night Live colin jost. The economy is kind of like you on the steps of air force one. It feels like its stumbling, but theres somehow upward progress. Jost also took some shots at former president trump. Can we just acknowledge how refreshing it is to see a president of the United States at an event that doesnt begin with a bailiff saying all rise . Trump reacting on social media Sunday Morning calling the dinner really bad and saying colin jost bombed and crooked joe was an absolute disaster. Doesnt get much worse than this. President biden ending the night with a toast to the first amendment. To a free press, to an informed citizenry, to an America Where Freedom And Democracy endure. Aaron is joining us now with more on the Campaign Trail ahead and aaron, mr. Trump may be reconciling with a former rival. The Trump Campaign tells us trump met with Florida Governor ron desantis this morning to talk about fundraising and to bury the hatchet after a bitter primary battle. Lots to watch. Aaron, thank you so much. Still ahead for us on the show, the nfls controversial new helmets to prevent Head Injuries. Theyre big. Theyre bulky. So will players wear them . Injuries. Theyre big. Theyre bulky. So will players wear them . I knew id find you here. I know, its wild. Im you from the future anyway our doctor figured it out. All that constipation with belly pain that keeps coming back, its ibs c. She said linzess could help you get ahead of it. Whatta you say . Yess get ahead of your ibs c with linzess. Linzess is not a laxative. Its a once daily pill that helps you get ahead of your symptoms. Its proven to help you have more frequent and complete bowel movements. And helps relieve overall abdominal symptoms. Belly pain, discomfort, and bloating. Do not give linzess to children less than two. 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We are back with a consequential and conspicuous nfl safety shift with the league just approving controversial new helmets to prevent head injury, but one look at them has a lot of folks asking will players actually want to wear them . Heres george solis. Reporter the nfl now taking perhaps its most visual and polarizing steps in drastically improving Player Safety. The league now expanding the use of these admittedly for far from fashion forward, players giving the option to wear guardian caps to o beyond practice to regular season games and to reduce Head Injuries by as much as 20 , according to league data. The league cementing their stance. If youll take a punch from mike tyson straight to the face. Would you rather a pillow over your face or take it straight on . Reporter the nfl introduced the caps during training camp. We saw the guardian cap this year. The guardian cap again had a 50 reduction in concussions for the players who wore it in training camp. Reporter nbc news on the field then with Washington Commanders n95 lineman saahdiq charles. Im always open to change. The nfl mandating the use for practices for most players. Weve seen players sacrificing looking cool to be safe in the past and were talking about cte and helping avoid some of those things that affect you later on in life, and if theyre able to prove that it does reduce that, then players will get on board with it. Reporter even now reaction to the beehiveshaped covering mixed. One player writing this is the craziest thing ever. Its not just the pros. Some high schools have been using them for years. When we first started wearing them i had coaches coming up to me making fun of us. Churchills High School Football team in michigan has been Sporting Caps during practices since 2017. I think weve been a pioneer of Player Safety at our school and well continue pushing that envelope for sure. Reporter but Will Guardian Caps take the field or fumble, as the nfl continues to tackle Player Safety . George solis, nbc news. Shes one of the greatest gymnasts ever and i know you know her name. Gabby douglas, she won gold for the u. S. In two olympics. But eight years ago, an eternity in the world of gymnastics, she stopped competing. Now this weekend shes roaring back. Reporter it may look smaller scale, but this texas qualifier could mark the start of a colossal comeback. Gabby douglas, swinging on to the scene after stepping away from competitive gymnastics, this weekend delivering performances in floor exercise, vault, and uneven bars. Familiar terrain even if its been a minute for the 28yearold who won hearts after she won gold in the