nbc's tammy leitner with the tape and swift reaction. >> what are you doing? >> reporter: the shocking moment. >> stop resisting. >> reporter: when a louisiana middle school teacher was removed from school board meeting in handcuffs. >> hold on, i'm way smaller than you. >> reporter: earlier in the evening deyshia hargrave questioned the superintendent's $38,000 raise when teachers hadn't seen a pay increase in nearly a decade. >> feel like it's a slap in the face to teachers, cafeteria workers and other support staff we have. >> reporter: but she was cut off. >> stop right now. >> reporter: ruled out of order by school board president, saying the session not meant for questions. city marshal intervenes. >> is there a rule -- >> i'm going to remove you. >> do not. >> reporter: several audience members start recording as visibly shaken teacher is escorted out of the room. off-camera, hargrave ends up on the ground in cuffs. >> what did you think was going to happen? >> reporter: booked into city jail on resisting officer and remaining while forbidden. nbc news

>> reporter: tammy leitner, nbc news, greensboro, north carolina. >>> an extraordinary moment in court today during the sentencing hearing of the former usa gymnastics doctor accused of molesting the young girls in his care. the judge tearing into the defendant, dr. larry nassar, who said he shouldn't have to hear all those victims' stories. nbc's stephanie gosk now with the latest from the courtroom. >> i know the truth. and i know i'm worthy of sharing my story. >> reporter: after two full days of emotional statements from larry nassar's accusers -- >> this man has broken my world. >> reporter: the former head doctor for the olympic gymnastics team wrote a six-page single-spaced letter. he's heard enough. >> this isn't worth the paper it's written on. there's no truth in here. it's delusional. >> reporter: in the letter, nassar says he can't handle the testimony emotionally and attacks judge rosemarie aquilina. >> judge aquilina is seeking media attention over court protocol. really? >> reporter: nassar pleaded guilty to multiple state charges of child sexual abuse. as part of that a

here's nbc's tammy leitner. >> reporter: this week typically marks the beginning of the high season here in the keys. >> welcome, welcome. where you visiting from? we are starting to see business increase, and every day is better than the day before. >> reporter: and while key west is well on its way to recovery, businesses in the middle keys are not as lucky. >> the water reached about here. >> reporter: harry appel's bed and breakfast in big pine key is a shell of what it was before hurricane irma roared ashore more than three months ago. about 30% of the hotels in the keys are still too damaged to open. >> we've had to refund customers between, you know, $50,000 and $60,000. >> reporter: all along the highway, visible reminders of the devastation. 1,700 businesses and homes were destroyed. the worst of it in big pine key, cudjoe key and parts of the lower keys. >> it's still awful. still trash everywhere and stinks around here, but it's getting there. >> reporter: local officials say they have removed 2.2 million cubic yards of storm debris, but some locals feel it's not fast enough.

nbc's tammy leitner has her story. >> what are you doing? >> reporter: teacher deyshia hargrave is still shaken from this moment. >> i was seriously panicked. i've never been handcuffed in my life. >> reporter: when she was removed from a school board meeting, cuffed and booked. >> stop resisting. >> i'm pretty upset that no one stopped it from happening. >> reporter: the middle school teacher says she questioned the superintendent's $30,000 raise during the meeting. >> how are you going to take that money that is basically taken out of the pockets of teachers? >> reporter: standing up for her fellow teachers who have not had a pay increase in about a decade. >> it just felt like it was a slap in the face to everyone i work with every day. >> reporter: this louisiana school board meeting now prompting death threats. >> the calls that are not threats are obscene, horrible, even criticizing my staff. >> reporter: school board president anthony fontana says no one ordered the city marshal to remove the teacher, but fontana defended his actions.

nbc's tammy leitner has her story. >> what are you doing? >> reporter: teacher deesh sha hargrave is still shaken from this moment. >> i was seriously panicked. i've never been handcuffed in my life. >> reporter: when she was removed from a school board meeting, cuffed and booked. >> stop resisting. >> i'm pretty upset that no one stopped it from happening. >> reporter: the middle school teacher says she questioned the superintendent's $30,000 raise during the meeting. >> how are you going to take that money that is basically taken out of the pockets of teachers? >> reporter: standing up for her fellow teachers who have not had a pay increase in about a decade. >> it just felt like it was a slap in the face to everyone i work with every day. >> reporter: this meeting now prompting death threats. >> the calls that are not threats are obscene, horrible, even criticizing my staff. >> reporter: school board president anthony fontana says no one ordered the city marshal to remove the teacher, but fontana defended his actions. >> he was ushering h

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>> reporter: tammy leitner, nbc news, greensboro, north carolina. >>> an extraordinary moment in court today during the sentencing hearing of the former usa gymnastics doctor accused of molesting the young girls in his care. the judge tearing into the defendant, dr. larry nassar, who said he shouldn't have to hear all those victims' stories. stephanie gosk with the latest from the courtroom. >> i know the truth. and i know i'm worthy of sharing my story. >> reporter: after two full days of emotional statements from larry nassar's accusers, the former head doctor for the olympic gymnastics team wrote a six-page sing single-spaced letter. he's heard enough. >> this isn't worth the paper it's written on. there's no truth in here. it's delusional. >> reporter: he said he can't handle the testimony emotionally and attacks judge rosemarie aquilina. >> judge aquilina is seeking media attention over court protocol. really? >> reporter: nassar pleaded guilty to multiple state charges of child sexual abuse. as part of that agreement the michigan court invited all of his accusers, nearly 150 wome

nbc's tammy leitner with the tape and swift reaction. >> what are you doing? >> reporter: the shocking moment. >> stop resisting. >> reporter: when a louisiana middle school teacher was removed from school board meeting in handcuffs. >> hold on, i'm way smaller than you. >> reporter: earlier in the evening deyshia hargrave questioned the superintendent's $38,000 raise when teachers hadn't seen a pay increase in nearly a decade. >> feel like it's a slap in the face to teachers, cafeteria workers and other support staff we have. >> reporter: but she was cut off. >> stop right now. >> reporter: ruled out of order by school board president, saying the session not meant for questions. city marshal intervenes. >> is there a rule -- >> i'm going to remove you. >> do not. >> reporter: several audience members start recording as escorted out of the room. off-camera, hargrave ends up on the ground in cuffs. >> what did you think was going to happen? >> reporter: booked into city jail on resisting officer and remaining while forbidden. nbc news reached out to school dist

here's nbc's tammy leitner. typically marks the beginning of the high season here in the keys. >> welcome, welcome. where you visiting from? we are starting to see business increase, and every day is better than the day before. >> reporter: and while key west is well on its way to recovery, businesses in the middle keys are not as lucky. >> the water reached about here. >> reporter: harry appel's bed and breakfast in big pine key is a shell of what it was before hurricane irma roared ashore more than three months ago. about 30% of hotels in the keys are still too damaged to open. >> we've had to refund customers between, you know, 50,000 and $60,000. >> reporter: all along the highway, visible reminders of the devastation. 1700 businesses and homes were destroyed. the worst of it in big pine key, cudjoe key and parts of the lower keys. >> it's still awful. still trash everywhere and stinks around here, but it's getting there. >> reporter: local officials say they've removed 2.2 million cubic yards of storm debri

>> tammy leitner reporting for us from key biscayne, florida. thank you. >>> up next, after a wild 2017, that's one word for it, the american presidency might never be the same. we want to talk about how donald trump has changed the role and the country in his first 12 months in office. stick around. you're watching "msnbc live." eus and you're talking to your rheumatologist about a medication, this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further irreversible damage. this is humira helping me reach for more. humira has been clinically studied for over 20 years. humira works for many adults. it targets and blocks a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as have blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you'

tammy leitner is live for us, what do we know? >> reporter: the investigators are live today trying to piece together what happened. and we are learning more about the ten american who is died in this crash. burning debris from the wreckage was discovered soon after the si sing single-engine plane went down in an area popular with international tourists. on board, two local crew members and ten americans. local officials say all of them die in the crash. among the victims, a family of five from scarsdale, new york. bruce and irene stineberg and their sons, matthew, william and zachary. the plane belonging to the costa rican airline nature air took off from the airport shortly after noon on sunday heading to san jose, the capital city, when something went terribly wrong. according to witnesses, the plane suddenly flipped in the air before slamming into a mountain near the airport. back in september, a twin-engine plane from the same company also crashed into a river in costa rica. two people die in that crash. one of them was an am

it is for real. >> reporter: for "today," tammy leitner, nbc news, dallas. >> oh, my gosh. look at us. >> that's cool. >> we put all this makeup on like that. >> i thought i had a black and white tv. i realize that you have the rabbit ears. i have a hanger. it had the dial. >> no one knows the context of the story. you told us the story off camera. >> i used to have a tv. i thought it was black and white. >> thank you, craig. >> it was all so much nicer when everything was in black and white. >>> still to come on "today" will your music stars have their me too movement tomorrow at the grammys? >>> and reba has a new gig and let's say it is finger licking good. >> but first these messages. if , your to-do list just keeps growing. (laughs desperately) it never stops. which is why the online financing application at carmax.com is so convenient. get some of that finance stuff out of the way from wherever you are, at the doctor's office, karate practice or my favorite... back at the doctor's office. knowing before you go means more quality time sewing a costume for the school pl

nbc's tammy leitner has her story. >> what are you doing? >> reporter: she's still shaken from this moment. >> i was seriously panicked. i've never been handcuffed in my life. >> reporter: when she was removed from a school board meeting, cuffed and booked. >> stop resisting. >> reporter: i'm pretty upset that no one stopped it from happening. >> the middle school teacher says she questioned the superintendent's $30,000 raise during the meeting. >> how are you going to take that money that is basically taken out of the pockets of teachers? >> reporter: standing up for her fellow teachers who have not had a pay increase in about a decade. >> it just felt like it was a slap in the face to everyone i work with every day. >> reporter: this louisiana school board meeting now prompting death threats. >> the calls that are not threats are obscene, horrible, even criticizing my staff. >> reporter: school board president anthony fontana says no one ordered the city marshal to remove the teacher, but fontana defended his actions. >> he was ushering he

here is nbc's tammy leitner. >> i want to thank you for 40 years of a really great time. ♪ i'm free >> reporter: superstar tom petty died in october of 66. his official cause of death, accidental drug overdose says the coroner. for months, the hall of famer was playing in pain. finishing a 53--day tour last september all the while suffering from em fa seephazema fractured hip. the family posting on the day he died, he was informed his hip graduated to a full-on break. the pain was unbearable and the cause of the overuse of medication. the medical examiner cites multisystem organ failure. the drugs in his system is fentanyl and oxycodone. up to 50 times stronger than heroin. the centers for disease control and prevention estimates that more than 64,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2016. half of them from fentanyl. ♪ take me through the night >> reporter: petty battled a drug addiction in the 1990s and come from the last trip around the country. his final performance? the classic "american girl." ♪ she was an american girl >> reporter: for "today," leitner, nbc news. >> we are l

this morning, she's speaking out in an exclusive interview with nbc's tammy leitner. hi, tammy. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. deyshia hargrave is back at school teaching again today. she tells me she has no regrets about speaking out, and if given the opportunity, she would do it again. >> what are you doing? >> don't -- >> reporter: this morning, deyshia hargrave is having a hard time making sense of what happened. >> stop resisting. >> reporter: being thrown out of a school board meeting, slapped in handcuffs and arrested. >> i just kept thinking, this is really happening. this is really happening. he's really doing this. >> reporter: speaking exclusively to nbc news, the young middle schoolteacher is now known by millions across the country. >> it's sad that a woman has to be forcibly, violently removed from a board meeting for people to start caring. i feel like it is a slap in the face. >> reporter: many are calling hargrave a hero for standing up and questioning her superintendent's $30,000 raise, when she and her fellow teachers have not seen a pay increa

. >> i'm tammy leitner on a plane headed for dallas. they say travelers are susceptible and recommend bacterial wipes on armrests and tray tables. >> i'm at mt. sinai hospital. they're trying to understand how the virus spreads. they're fistill five to ten yea away. >> reporter: 12 million people may have the flu this year. the predominant strain is the most aggressive. and it has been devastating, taking the life of this 10-year-old in connecticut and this mother of three in california. >> from the time i took her to the hospital to the time she passed was about 18 hours. >> reporter: not even medical professionals are immune. >> the health care employees are coming down with the flu ourselves. >> reporter: some patients who can't get to the hospital are seeing their doctors over the internet. >> hi, doctor. i'm not feeling too good. i'm trying to see if maybe i have the flu. >> reporter: the national institutes of health now says creating a supervaccine that would protect against multiple strains of flu over several years is a top pri

this morning, she's speaking out in an exclusive interview with nbc's tammy leitner. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. deyshia hargrave is back at school teaching again today. she tells me she has no regrets about speaking out, and if given the opportunity, she would do it again. >> what are you doing? >> reporter: this morning, deyshia hargrave is having a hard time making sense of what happened. >> stop resisting. >> reporter: being thrown out of a school board meeting, slapped in handcuffs and arrested. >> i just kept thinking, this is really happening. this is really happening. he's really doing this. >> reporter: speaking exclusively to nbc news, the young middle schoolteacher is now known by millions across the country. >> it's sad that a woman has to be forcibly, violently removed from a board meeting for people to start caring. i feel like it is a slap in the face. >> reporter: many are calling hargrave a hero for standing up and questioning her superintendent's $30,000 raise, when she and her fellow teachers have not seen a pay increase in almost