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Tonight, the new details in the deadly LaGuardia plane crash, what investigators just revealed about the multiple failures that led to the fatal catastrophe, what we just learned about the flight's final moments—the fire truck that was hit did not have a transponder on it that could have warned air traffic control—and what we just learned about Control Tower staffing that night.

Also, a potential breakthrough to fund the TSA as hours-long lines create chaos at airports, what we know about the deal just emerging, the verdict just in in a landmark trial against Meta, the company held liable for endangering children on its platforms, what will change now on Facebook and Instagram.

Also breaking: more troops to the Middle East, the president approving more than a thousand soldiers for deployment as bombs continue to blast Iran, plus our new reporting about what the Saudi Crown Prince told Trump couldn't lead to a prolonged war.

Oil refinery explosion, a massive fire engulfing one of the largest oil refineries in the U.S., couldn't send gas prices even higher.

Some people are even stealing gas now, taking the stand the wife of a doctor on trial in Hawaii for allegedly trying to kill her, testifying about how he attacked her with a rock and a syringe, one major airline laying it all out, how you could turn a whole row in economy into a bed.

And there's good news tonight: how a group of dads came together to surprise their children's beloved school crossing guard.

This is NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas.

We begin tonight with new details in the investigation into that deadly crash at New York's LaGuardia airport, with investigators now focusing in on a key tracking system which they say did not sound the alarm that an Air Canada jet and a fire truck were moments from colliding.

This is a live shot right now over the wreckage from our NBC New York station, the plane still on the runway right there.

And here's that moment when the plane slammed right into the fire truck, killing the two pilots on board and hurting dozens of passengers and crew.

Investigators seen here inspecting the plane, now scrutinizing second by second the last words and actions by the pilots and the air traffic controllers to see if any opportunities to avoid disaster were missed.

And we're also hearing from passengers who, with the flight attendants injured, had to figure out how to escape the plane on their own, all of it as we track major developments in the battle to fund the TSA, with a possible deal taking shape right now that could finally put an end to hours-long lines at airports around the country like the ones we saw in Houston earlier today.

We've got both these stories covered for you tonight.

We start with Sam Brock at LaGuardia airport.

Fresh off the horror of this Air Canada jet landing at LaGuardia and plowing into a fire truck responding to an emergency call, today investigators circled the wreckage and peered inside the aircraft in search of answers.

There are multiple, multiple layers of defense built in to prevent an accident.

So when something goes wrong, that means many, many things went wrong.

In this case, one was a safety net ground radar system that alerts controllers of impending danger,

but in this case never issued an alert, potentially because the fire truck didn't have a transponder.

If this truck would have had a transponder, it very well could have provided that alert that the controller could have used.

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy also revealing what the agency's learning about tower staffing Sunday night.

For the midnight shift, it is standard operating procedure that they only have to on duty.

Certainly, I can tell you that our air traffic control team has stated this is a problem, that this is a concern for them for years.

These questions coming as the country faces a chronic shortage of controllers, and

comments like this surfacing on NASA's anonymous aviation reporting system.

With a pilot writing in August of last year about LaGuardia, the controllers are pushing the line.

On thunderstorm days, LGA is starting to feel like DCA did before the accident there.

What is your margin for error when you're on the job?

You have to be perfect every single time.

David Riley spent 22 years as an FAA controller and says even two controllers in a tower at night doesn't leave much wiggle room for breaks or fatigue.

When you don't have that extra body there to help out when things happen, um, it, it could have tragic results.

The realities of the traumatizing crash that killed pilots Antoine Foray and Mackenzie Gunther, whose Canadian college lowered its flags today, still sinking in for the passengers, too.

Rebecca Lacoury said she was surprised she survived, and getting off the plane proved a true team effort.

There was no slide because the flight crew in the front was hurt.

A gentleman opened the emergency exit on the right, and everyone got out.

And Sam Brock joins us now live from LaGuardia airport.

Sam, we can still see the activity around the plane right there.

The NTSB chair also mentioned tonight that the controller who gave the clearance stayed on the job even after the accident.

So Tom, this incident happened just before 11:40.

There was not a shift change until midnight.

Jennifer Homendy said that she absolutely has a lot of questions about why that person was not pulled off the job immediately.

As you can see right now, just the active scene, all of these investigators combing through debris as we speak on the tarmac right now.

Now to the other aviation story we're covering and word tonight of a possible deal to fund the TSA and end those hours-long lines at airports across the country.

Tonight, word of a potential breakthrough that could solve those hours-long TSA lines choking critical airports.

Got up at, like, some ungodly hour to get an 8:15 flight.

Four sources familiar with the negotiations tell NBC News of a potential deal in the works between the White House and Congress to fund the Department of Homeland Security, President Trump with newly sworn-in DHS Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen.

We're going to take a good hard look at it.

Under the proposal from Senate Republicans, DHS, including TSA, Coast Guard, and

FEMA, would be fully funded, as would portions of ICE that combat drug trafficking but not immigration enforcement, which would be negotiated later.

Democrats have been demanding such a compromise while insisting on ICE policing reforms.

Among travelers, mixed reviews to ICE agents now in airports as unpaid TSA officers call out sick.

Just pay the TSA workers and get those people to come back to do the job that they've been trained for.

A deal to end the partial shutdown would mean TSA officers would again be paid as they're set to miss a third paycheck this week.

It's hard to come to work every day and not get paid, and, um, bills piling up, creditors not understanding.

The good news: TSA lines were shorter at many airports on this typically slower Tuesday.

Atlanta's airport was jam-packed with travelers on Monday.

Today, these TSA lines have been significantly shorter since the morning rush.

Tonight, hope that this latest government shutdown could soon come to an end.

Any word on how quickly that proposal could come up for a vote?

We really don't have a timeline yet, Tom.

We can tell you, though, the clock is ticking because next week the House and the Senate are both on recess.

Separately, Delta Airlines turning up the pressure on Congress.

It is now suspending special perks for members of Congress here at Washington's Reagan National Airport.

Now to that other breaking news we're tracking tonight: a New Mexico jury reached a verdict in a landmark social media trial ruling that Meta misled teenagers about the safety of Facebook and Instagram.

And Laura, this is a massive blow to Mark Zuckerberg and his massive company.

And the jury came back very quickly after just a day of deliberations awarding $375 million in damages to the state of New Mexico, which had accused Meta, the social media giant, of creating a breeding ground for predators looking to exploit kids and teens online.

Now, the jury heard Zuckerberg say that they'd added more safety features in recent years,

but now it'll be up to a judge to decide what changes actually need to be made.

The company saying tonight that it plans to appeal.

Tom, but this really is a watershed moment.

This is the first time we have seen a company be held liable for something like this.

And we still have a jury in Los Angeles deliberating now more than a week.

We also have new reporting tonight that President Trump has approved another 1,000 soldiers to deploy to the Middle East as the war with Iran escalates.

Richard Engel is in Tel Aviv tonight for us.

More American troops, we're learning tonight, are heading to the Middle East to join the war with Iran, more than 1,000 from the 82nd Airborne Division.

Two sources familiar with the matter tell NBC News they will soon deploy to the Gulf.

This as President Trump just tonight appeared to be already declaring victory.