Series of safety scares. What the workers are demanding and how it could impact you if youre flying. Also tonight, the race to stop raging wildfires in the west. Snowmaking machines used to save a ski resort, and after a daring rescue, the Hero Firefighter speaking out to us. The race for the White House. Donald trump speaking to Reporters Today vowing large deportations if hes reelected beginning in the Ohio Town at the center of baseless claims hes pushed about haitian immigrants. Our Richard Engel on the ground in wartorn gaza. The new images revealing the scope of the destruction. Justin timberlake pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of his dwi arrest. The Pop Stars warning outside court about drinking and driving. The frightening moment on the nfl field. The Miami Dolphins quarterback suffering another concussion. The Questions Tonight about his future in the game. And the mini masterpieces so small, well, they can only be viewed by microscope. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, and welcome. Aerospace giant boeing already experiencing one of the most turbulent periods in its history is tonight facing a potentially crippling strike. More than 30,000 workers in the Pacific Northwest walked off the job overnight, a move expected to Sideline Production of several aircraft models at a time the company is struggling to recover from highprofile accidents, lawsuits, and investigations. While there is no immediate impact on consumers, a prolonged strike could disrupt new Aircraft Deliveries to airlines and ultimately affect Flight Schedules at a time of growing travel demand. The Machinists Union demanding more money and benefits hitting the streets after soundly rejecting the companys offer. Nbc news senior correspondent Tom Costello is on the story. Reporter for an iconic american company after a late night vote tally, 2024 went from bad to worse. All strike, strike, strike. Reporter more than 33,000 workers walking off the job. Assembly production expected to slow to a standstill. The 737, the 767, and 777 all affected. With nearly 95 of Union Members voting to reject boeings latest offer. There hasnt been an increase in wages since 2016, and The Cost Of Living here is skyrocketed. Reporter its just the latest Body Blow to americas aviation giant. Boeing stock down 35 this year. Januarys Door Plug Blowout and federal investigations found a breakdown in boeings quality control. Top execs including Ceo Dave Calhoun out. In july the company pleaded guilty to a federal charge tied to two Fatal Max crashes overseas. Boeings offer, a 25 Pay Hike over four years, but without yearly bonuses. In 2014 workers lost their pensions. Now the union wants a 40 Pay Hike. This strike is the first one in 16 years at boeing, and it couldnt come at a worse time. Reporter after agreeing to his own 39 Million pay package, new Ceo Kelly Ortberg urged Union Members to take boeings offer, but the union said no. This is about respect. This is about addressing the past, and this is about fighting for ow future. Reporter the strike comes as Boeing Space is also losing money. Nasa did not trust Boeings Starliner Spacecraft to bring two astronauts home from the space station, so starliner left the station without them last week. Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will come home next february on a spacex ship. Today they talked about it from space. Let down, absolutely not. Not never entered my mind. 90 of our training is preparing for the unexpected, and sometimes the actual unexpected goes beyond what you even think that could happen. Well, tom, first of all, good to hear from those astronauts, but let me take you back to the strike for a moment. The airlines have been saying for awhile they need more planes to keep up with their schedule, so how will this impact the flying public . Reporter well, if they dont get the planes they order, they cant fly the schedules they promised. The 787 made in South Carolina not affected by the strike, boeing says it is anxious to return to the negotiating table, lester. All right, Tom Costello starting us off, thanks. Well turn to the Wildfire Emergency in the west. Firefighters battling three massive blazes, and were learning new details about a firefighter whose Rescue Effort left us in awe. Dana griffin is in the fire zone. Reporter a change in weather revealing a new landscape, more than 100,000 Southern California acres scorched. Hi, guys. Hello, hello, hey. Reporter evacuees are returning home. So glad. Glad for everyone up top and here. Reporter some Finding Nothing left. Right here was our workshop and shed. Just to see my neighbors house, what good people they are. Reporter this is now an air attack, helicopters scooping up water, taking it deep into the wilderness where the fires are mostly burning. Earlier this week as flames closed in on the mountain high ski resort, snowmakers went full blast saving most of the resort, and we now know the hero behind this heartstopping moment. A barefoot woman rescued just in time by Cal Fire Battalion chief mike martinez. What did she say to you when you finally scooped her up . She, like i said, she was in a lot of pain, screaming and yelling, just wanted help. Reporter he drove her to an ambulance. There has lo deaths associated with these fires, and you likely prevented one yourself. How does that sit with you . Well, hearing it that way, it feels pretty darned good that i was able to help somebody, but like i said, before this is our job. This is what we do, and i wouldnt change my job for the world. Reporter and here, a Firefighter Picking up an american flag, dusting it off, and putting it back in its place. As the firefight continues, moments of humanity and hope. Dana griffin, nbc news. We turn now to the race for the White House. Former President Trump taking questions from Reporters Today saying, again, there will be no more debates as he comes under scrutiny for ties to a far right Conspiracy Theorist and what he just said about her late tonight. Lets get more from garrett haake. Reporter tonight, former President Trump doubling down to reporters on his vow he wont participate in a third debate despite his earlier commitment to do three. 94 of the republicans said i did phenomenally in the debate. Reporter we pressed him late today. And after one debate you say youre done. No, not one debate, two with Kamala Harris. Excuse me. I ran against crooked joe biden. I had a debate. They say i won by 19 or 21 Points Reporter but its Kamala Harris now. Wait a minute. I ran against then all of a sudden they put her in. We had a debate. I obviously did very well. Reporter trump was asked about far right Conspiracy Theorist Laura Loomer who traveled on his plane to the debate. Her racist posts about Harris And Questioning of 9 11 as an inside job leading other republican allies to urge him to disavow her. I have concerns about her rhetoric and her hateful tone. That doesnt represent maga as a whole. Shes been a supporter of mine. She speaks very positively of the campaign. Laura has to say what she wants. She is a free spirit. Reporter harris last night attacking trumps debate performance. It was the same old show. Same old tired Playbook Weve heard for years. Its time to turn the page. [ cheers ] reporter while trump in Harris Home state going after her record on immigration. A president has a duty to keep you safe. Kamala will turn america into a poor, violent Third World refugee camp. We have a border thats the worst of any border ever in the world. Reporter and vowing deportations from the Ohio Town where he falsely claimed haitian migrants were abusing animals. We will do large deportations from springfield, ohio, large deportations. Reporter but springfield officials say those haitian immigrants are there legally under temporary protected status. And late today mr. Trump posting he disagrees with loomers comments. Lester. All right. Garrett haake, thank you. Now, to the war in the Middle East and our rare Access Today Inside Gaza with the Israeli Military and the images our team captured revealing the scope of the devastation. Our Richard Engel is there. Reporter the israeli Military Today took a small group of reporters for a rare visit inside the gaza strip. Gaza is otherwise closed to foreign journalists. Everywhere you look, there is just nothing left standing. The military wanted to show us how israels punishing war has broken the back of hamas In The City of rafah. Nbc news agreed to blur the faces of troops for what the Israeli Military says are operational security reasons. The tour was led by the militarys chief spokesman, admiral hagari. The Rafah Brigade is not functional militarywise. Reporter the scale of the devastation was beyond anything ive seen in more than two decades covering war zones. Israel says it destroyed hamas military infrastructure, but this is the price of victory. While some hamas fighters may still be around, you dont see them. You dont see anyone. You look around here, i dont know how people can possibly live here again, utter devastation. Theres going to be Rage And Anger from the palestinian population for decades to come after this. So, what do you do next . A war, this war specifically, is a tragedy for israelis for sure, and its mostly tragic for the hostages, 101 hostages that are still being held in these kind of conditions by hamas, but theyre not the only one hostage, so are the palestinians here that are hostages. We will not allow another 7th of october. Reporter for now the troops search through the rubble, hunting for tunnels. This is the tunnel where israeli forces found the bodies of six hostages including American Hersh goldbergpolin. Its about 65 feet to the bottom. Some of the tunnels in this area are twice as deep. The conditions were appalling, dark, humid, of course, the fear, and theyve been there, israeli sources say, for weeks before they were executed. Admiral Hagari Today lit a candle for each of those hostages as israel pushes ahead with operations in rafah, now a wasteland. Richard engel, nbc news, rafah, at the gaza strip. Some compelling images. Now to the growing financial burden for millions. Americans owe some 220 Billion in medical debt, and as Christine Romans reports, for some theres no way out. Look at that. Reporter these medical bills have followed Terry Belk since 2003 when his wife sandra was diagnosed with breast cancer. We had private health insurance, and we thought we had good insurance, but anyway, that was 23,000. Outside of what the insurance coverage right. Reporter terry has been telling his stories for years talking to our charlotte, north carolina, affiliate in 2022. Its a lot of money to me. Reporter we wanted to hear how to this day the debt continues to haunt him. You werent running away from these bills. No, i wasnt running away. I was trying to actually pay them. Pay them. Reporter about 14 Million americans owe at least A Thousand Dollars in medical debt. The top three states, south dakota, mississippi and belks Home State of north carolina. As his wife battled cancer, he stopped working as a Car Salesman to care for her, then the calls started to come, even before her death. We regret to contact you during this difficult time. They was threatening lawsuits and judgments and ruining our credit. Reporter he signed a Deed Of Trust, a type of lien with the Health System allowing them to collect 23,000 when he sells his home. So this medical debt follows you around it follows you around like an albatross around my neck. Reporter we asked Atrium Health about terrys case. A spokesman said atrium stopped Filing Liens to collect unpaid debts in 2022 and has used litigation against patients, quote, as a last resort. Belk signed the Deed Of Trust voluntarily, the spokesman said, quote, and presumably on the advice of his attorney. An attorney at the a senior attorney at the national consumer law center. The average medical debt is not necessarily Tens Of Thousands of dollars. It can literally just be A Thousand Dollars that a person owes that they cant pay. Reporter it is the biggest cause of personal bankruptcy. Tactics to collect the debt can range from garnishing wages, putting a lien on someones house, or a civil arrest warrant. In June Vice president Kamala Harris and the director of the consumer financial Protection Bureau announced a proposal to remove medical debt from Peoples Credit reports, which according to the White House would help lead to the approval of 22,000 more mortgages a year. Credit reports are extremely important when folks are trying to obtain a loan for a home or an auto loan. Things like that. Reporter as president Donald Trump cracked down on surprise out of Network Bills that can lead to so much medical debt. Some states are passing their own laws to protect citizens against interest and late fees, liens on their homes, or abusive collection tactics, and north Carolinas Governor negotiated with hospitals to eliminate 4 Billion in debt for medicare beneficiaries going back to 2014, but Terry Belk says his debt is too old to qualify for the recent relief. All of this is a physical and mental strain on me. Reporter and theres more. Terry owes 8,000 treatment. Im sure im going to take this debt into the afterlife. Reporter for terry and millions of americans, Health Care turned into a financial crisis. Christine romans, nbc news, charlotte, north carolina. We have more to tell you tonight. Next the Nfl Star Suffering yet another concussion. Now many are asking, is It Safe for him to continue playing . Theyre just so delicious. With better nutrition, too. For us, its eggs any style. As long as theyre the best. Egglands best. Before my doctor and i chose breztri for My Copd, i had bad days. 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Were back now with news about an nfl Rising Star after Miami Dolphins Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered another concussion, many are wondering whether its safe for him to keep playing. Jesse kirsch has more. Tua steps up. Hes going to run for the first down and takes a shot. Reporter Tonight Calls are growing for one of the nfls biggest stars to consider quitting the game for his health. Its not worth it. Hes going to live longer. Take care of your family. Reporter last night this Headon Collision sent Miami Dolphins Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to the turf. His arms positioned in whats known as the fencing response, often a sign of concussion. The hit also involved buffalo Bills Safety Damar hamlin, who became a Household Name after his own onfield health scare. Tagovailoa is up. Reporter this marks at least three concussions for tagovailoa in three seasons. Its the back of his head hitting the turf. Sure is. Reporter on this scary play in 2022, his head slammed into the ground. He stumbled but eventually returned to the game. It was not diagnosed as a concussion. Four days later, this happened. Down he goes. Reporter a confirmed concussion sparking questions about whether he should have been benched. After you get multiple injuries to a part of your body, it takes less and less injury, less and less force to cause problems later. Reporter the 26yearold previously said he has considered retirement. It would be hard for me to walk away from this game with how old i am. Reporter last night Dolphins Head Coach Mike Mcdaniel kissed his Quarterbacks Head as the pair walked off the field. I told him hes the starting quarterback of this family and to go in the locker room, Take A Deep Breath and ill see you soon. Reporter tonight the nfl says tagovailoa has entered the concussion protocol, which changed because of his injuries. Lester. All right. Jesse kirsch, thank you. Were back in a moment with Justin Timberlakes new guilty plea and his warning to others. 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I try to hold myself to a very high standard. Reporter Justin Timberlake had a message after striking a Plea Deal in his Dwi Case. Even if youve had one drink, dont get behind the wheel of a car. Reporter the Pop Star was pulled over in june after police said he failed to stop at a Stop Sign in long islands affluent sag harbor, arrested after failing a field sobriety test. The arresting officer wrote that the grammy winners eyes were bloodshot and glassy and was unsteady afoot. The singer has maintained he only had one drink. As part of timberlakes deal with prosecutors, he pled guilty to a noncriminal traffic violation, not driving while intoxicated or dwi, but dwai, driving while ability impaired. His license will be suspended for 90 days. Hell pay a 500 fine and do 25 to 40 hours of community service. I wouldnt say Justin Timberlake is getting the celebrity treatment, but h getting a good deal. It is not a crime, it is a violation, and, yes, it is in the same category as a speeding ticket. This is a mistake that i made, but im hoping that whoever is watching and listening right now can learn from this mistake. Reporter chloe melas, nbc news, new york. When we come back, there is good News Tonight, the tiny sculptures inspiring some big dreams. Growing old is part of the journey, even when you have heart failure. But when he had shortness of breath, carpal tunnel syndrome, and lower back pain, we wondered, could these be Warning Signs of something bigger . Thank goodness we called his cardiologist because these were signs of attrcm, a rare and serious disease. That gets worse over time. If you see any of the Warning Signs, dont wait, ask your cardiologist about attrcm today. [geri] when i was 44, a doctor diagnosed me with copd, because i smoked. As My Copd gets worse, moving around gets harder, so i have to pace myself. 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Call your doctor if worsened breathing, chest pain, Mouth Or Tongue swelling, problems urinating, vision changes, or Eye Pain occur. Ask your doctor about breztri. Finally, theres good News Tonight about an artist who uses his big talent to create microscopic masterpieces. Heres josh lederman. Just because you cant see something doesnt mean it doesnt exist. Reporter barely visible to the naked eye, these are the smallest sculptures on earth made by willard wigan, an artist who can see a whole world in the eye of a needle. I can sculpt the size of a human blood cell. So thats pretty small. Reporter his tools are so tiny he paints with an Acupuncture Needle with an eyelash glued to the end. S work so delicate, he has to slow his breathing working in between the heartbeats. As soon as my heart stop, thats when i move. Do you enjoy the process of making one of these . When youre working through that microscope, things keep going wrong. This is so frustrating to do. Why do you keep doing it . I do it because i can, and i do it because the joy that it gives people. Brilliant. Reporter the joy comes here when willard gets to see the look on peoples faces as they see whats in the microscope. You would spend ages looking at it because its so incredible, and its just so amazing. Reporter its a lesson in perseverance willared learned as a child with undiagnosed autism. One of the teachers told the kids i was a consequence of failure so i stopped speaking. My hands became my voice. Reporter Today Willard is on a mission to show what people with autism can do. What would be your message to kids growing up with autism feeling different . Never allow anybody to tell you you cannot become what you are going to become. Reporter in other words, dream big, and never let anyone make you feel small. Josh lederman, nbc news. What patience he has. Thats nightly news. Thank you for watching. Im lester holt. Please Take Care of yourself and each other. Good night. 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