found trapped under an air conditioning unit, crushed more than three weeks ago following hurricane dorian in the bahamas. volunteers used drones with an infrared camera like this. they found more than 150 wayward pets, since moved to florida families who thought they lost everything in the storm today celebrated as they reunited with their pets, sox and brodie >> i wish she could talk to me and tell me what she has been through. >> reporter: tonight still no word on who miracle belongs to, and if this little guy's owner even survived the category 5 hurricane. meanwhile, the list grows to more than 10,000 offering to adopt a symbol of survival with an incredible will to live kerry sanders, nbc news. >> miracle feeling the love tonight. that is "nightly news" for this tuesday. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> kelly: ♪ i know it's hot ♪ i know we've got omo something that money can't buy ♪ ♪ fighting two fifths ♪ biting your lip ♪ loving too late in the night ♪ tell me i'm too crazy ♪ you can't tam

lookout for any others that may try to sneak aboarde in the bahamas nearly a month after hurricane dorian volunteers found miracle using a specialized drone. he was under a crushed air conditioner. >>> up next, the man who won't let age or injury slow him down. >>> finally, he's 95 years old from inspiring america today here is harry smith. >> reporter: it's not for nothg, by many as a best example of a former preside he's worked tirelessly to end disease in africa. he's traveled the world, promoting and defending democracy. and then of course, there is habitat for humanity where he's volunteered for decades not just as a spokesperson but as a hammer and saw swinging man of the people so when carter took a hard fall, no one would have blamed him for skipping his turn at building another house for the needy. >> i took 40 stitches in my forehead and my eye is black as you notice, but i had a number one priority and that was to come to nashville to build houses. >> reporter: and he did indeed go back to work as he and roslyn 4,000 homes.y is ♪ >> kelly: i want never knew wht this could mea

the hi-tech method used to find this lost dog after hurricane dorian hit the bahamas. >>> and plan on some clear skies for your morning commute. 40s and 50s tomorrow morning but a few areas could climb close to 90 degrees. a closer look when we come right back. at at&t we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet. we've created access from at&t california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits. may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow, to learn more. >>> his name is miracle and miracle is exactly what happened to this dog from the bahamas. hurricane dorian tore through the bahamas last month leading a lot of animals stranded so a search and rescue team from florida used infrared drones to find them. the team found miracle trapped under rubble and he'd been there for three weeks, believe it or not. miracle was very thin w

miraculously the chihuahua survived after hurricane dorian leveled their home. he helped find socks along with 30 other cats and drones using his infrared camera. >> they just dploe against the cold ground so it's easy to pip point where the dogs are and then we can have the rescue teams on the ground and find them. >> reporter: 120 mile an hour winds crushing homes and leaving at least a thousand are still missing. douglas who's from oakland first used his drone last month to help find pets in the rubble. but he realized he could do more so he returned home to oakland, outfitted his drone with heat seeking imaging and headed back to marsh harbor. >> i thihi something really ecause iwi ani they don't suffer so much. >> reporter: it's a race against time. more than five weeks after the hurricane hit many pets are facing starvation. >> you could see they were chewing on particleboard trying to survive. >> reporter: this dog douglas nicknamed duke is the very first pet douglas rescued with his drone. but weeks later no one had adopted duke so douglas did. >> he was

an oakland man just returned from his second trip to the saving lives in the aftermath of hurricane dorian. now, we first told you about douglas seron a little while ago. he's already saved more than 30 animals that were trapped in the rubble. he does it by using that that drone that's equipped with an infrared camera that can easily spot animals. that's incredible. you can see the animals down below. he didn't come back to oakland empty-handed. he actually adopted the very first dog he ever saved on the island. there's the dog right there. and there's theron. >> that's some wonderful work. >> that's a great guy. that's dedicated work. as we head into thursday what are we looking at? >> yes, for thursday -- i said thursday twice and then i said wednesday -- >> see, you knew it in the back of your head. >> okay. slight chance of an overnight shower but we really clear out all the way through thursday. >> thursday. >> enjoy it. >> thursday. [ cheers and applause ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight, join jimmy and his guests -

. >>> one man on a special mission, helping dogs and cats stranded after hurricane dorian hit the island, and now he and his drone are back home now, and he was more successful this time thanks to tpnew technology. >> after weeks of worry, kathy is reunited with her beloved dog, sox, and miraculously the dog survived after the hurricane leveled their home. douglas helped find sox along with 30 other cats and dogs, using his drone equipped with the infrared camera. >> we can have the rescue teams on the ground to find them. >> the hurricane crushed homes and left at least 58 people dead, and more than 1,000 are still missing. douglas, who is from oakland, first used his drone last month to help find pets in the rubble, but he realized he could do more so he returned home to oakland, outfitted his drone with heat-seeking imaging and headed back to marsh harbour. >> it's exciting because it will allow people to rescue animals quicker so they don't suffer so much. >> it's a race against time, and many pets were facing starvation. >> they were chewing on particle board trying to survive. >> t