A tourist excursion took a shocking turn off the coast of the Dominican Republic when a catamaran started sinking. The emergency sparked a rescue operation and everyone onboard was saved according to officials. NBC News' George Solis has the story. The U.S. Navy's largest carrier has arrived in Latin America as a show of force and part of President Trump's war on drug cartels. NBC News' Richard Engel is in Colombia. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned more flights could be canceled if Congress does not vote to end the government shutdown this week. More than 1,200 flights were canceled on Tuesday. NBC News' Tom Costello reports. As housing affordability has so many Americans priced out of the market to buy a home, President Trump floated the idea of a 50-year mortgage. NBC News' Brian Cheung crunches the numbers to see if the President's idea would help. Families of campers and counselors who lost their lives in the catastrophic flooding on the 4th of July are now suing Camp Mystic. The lawsuits allege the camp put profits before safety and failed to warn parents about flood risks. NBC News' Laura Jarrett reports. ICE is interested in obtaining new translation technology that is already helping local police departments. NBC News' Julia Ainsley reports. Navy Veteran Rob Gibbons doesn't like to sit still. He served his country during World War II, had a decades-long corporate career, and now at age 98 works multiple days a week in the garden department at his local Lowe's. NBC News' Kathy Park shares his story. 

In Weatherford, Oklahoma, dozens of people were rushed to a nearby hospital after massive amounts of toxic gas leaked from a tanker truck in a hotel parking lot. Emergency crews in gas masks evacuated hundreds of residents. NBC News' Ryan Chandler is on the scene. The federal government is now back open, but the impacts could last for days or longer including at America's airports. NBC News' Ryan Nobles reports. The family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre spoke to NBC News after a newly released Jeffrey Epstein email mentioned President Trump. NBC News' Hallie Jackson reports. Researchers have linked the death of a 47-year-old man in New Jersey to alpha-gal syndrome, which usually starts with a bite from a lone star tick. The man died four hours after eating a hamburger. NBC News' Anne Thompson. In Pittsburgh, Senator John Fetterman was hospitalized with minor injuries after a fall related to a serious cardiac issue. The condition Fetterman suffered from is usually fatal without treatment. A spokesperson says Fetterman is doing well and receiving routine observation. NBC News' Garrett Haake has the late details. One man in Connecticut, a former insurance executive himself, is taking on a multi-billion-dollar portion of the insurance industry. His own long-term care policy premium has gone up nearly 300% from when he first bought it 21 years ago. NBC News' Erin McLaughlin reports on why it happened. After the catastrophic flooding in Texas, students from Future Farmers of America swung into action, clearing debris and gutting homes. But their event space is still being used as a command center, leaving them without a place for their fall fundraiser or stock show. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo stepped up to help, surprising the students with a huge donation. NBC News' Priscilla Thompson reports.