Living far, far away from it all. Nightly news begins now. Good evening, it is a dangerous highly combustible mix of parched landscape and record heat. Wildfires have consumed tens of thousands of acres in at least 8 states with no end in site. Two of the most dangerous fires are in Southern California in santa barbara. Well over 1,000 firefighters are battling the blazes. More homes are threatened. Steve patterson starts us off tonight from california. A race against the clock in santa barbara, california as crews try to get a line around a wall of flames before 50 mile sundowners hit nightfall. We have a hard sunday and monday in front of us, potentially. Firefighters are trying to stop the spread of the socalled sherpa fire. In the midst of it all, a firenado caught on camera. The wind picks up, the flames start, the cruiser deployed, they douse the flames until it all starts again. 300 residents have been forced to evacuate at a local red cross shelter. They had been camping a few miles from where the fire broke out and made it out just in time. The sky turned bright bright bright deep orange, but then you think, oh, my god, thats fire, we have to get out of here. Across the west, more heartache in eastern arizona, the cedar fire has burned more than 12,000 acres. Close to 1,000 firefighters are on the line. In new mexico, the dog head fires more than 17,000 acres and burned more than 24 homes, now it threatens a legacy. Melissa irvins family ranch has been in the family for six generations. This family got their animals out just in time. Just to know theyre safe, thats everything. Ive been on the brink of crying every five minutes. Im trying to be strong, but its not easy. Reporter the sherpa fire is 45 contained. Powerful winds could change the entire complexion of this fire and the posturing of the crews that are battling. Steve patterson, thank you very much. For more on the record setting heat wave. Unfortunately the forecast is not good out west. This is the beginning of an extended stretch of dangerous weather. High pressure camped out acr warnings in effect for 45 million americans, we can see heat index values up to 120 degrees. We can set a High Temperature in phoenix, 120 is the forecast for sunday. Record High Temperature 122, were going to get close to that. Look at these temperatures on monday in burbank, 106. It improves a little bit as we head into the middle of next week, you can see still baking on monday with temperatures over 115 degrees in phoenix, back to the cher pa fire, the forecast not good there. Jose . New details emerging tonight about the gunman in the orlando terror attack, including steps he took to take care of his wife and family before carrying out the massacre. Its been nearly a week since the attack and more funerals were held today. Gabe gutierrez reports. Almost a full rampage, orlando is numb but resilient. Love is stronger than death. Today, christine linen and the mother who captured the worlds attention as she searched for her only son christopher, endured his funeral. How hard was it to say goodbye to him today . I didnt say goodbye to him. All of his energy transferred into me and all these people. Drew was my once in a lifetime person. His friends called him drew. One writing, he was love embodied, to know him, to be near him was to be swept on the dance floor. He believed in the goodness of human being. Half of those killed had ties to puerto rico. Authorities find more signs the gunman may have been preparing to die. Card to buy expensive dinners and jewelry for his wife. Records also show mateen had twice taken a test to possibly become a florida Law Enforcement officer in 2011 and 2014 and passed on the second try. I think the good news is, he never became a Law Enforcement officer. Im thankful for that, he didnt tarnish our badge. At least 19 people are still hospitalized. Four in critical condition. This was not a hate crime against gays. This was a hate crime against humanity. Demetrius nollings visited the memorial here for the first time to honor his friend eddie justice. I dont want people to remember eddie as dying in the bathroom. How do you want them to remember him . Smiling and happy, and he was loved by many people. Tonight tributes across this city, a sea of rainbows after the m. Gabe gutierrez, nbc news, orlando. An investigation is underway in pennsylvania tonight after 12 girls were removed from a house where they lived in what appears to be a largely secret life, in a family, headed by a man now under arrest and charged with sexual assault. This is going on in a small town northeast of philadelphia. Morgan ratford is there tonight. Reporter police have desended on the house of 51yearold lee kaplan. He was living in this quiet neighborhood just north of philadelphia with 12 young girls. What did you see when you walked inside that home . Furniture, a chicken coop out back for the children to eat the eggs is. Until now, neighbors felt something was wrong, but they couldnt prove it. Multiple times ive driven by this house, and seen various young girls, dressed mostly in amish clothing, often afraid. Reporter finally, authorities. Looking at these little girls faces i knew something was going on in there. I just knew it. When investigators arrived. Theyre afraid of the police. Theyre very sheltered, these children. Among them a now 18yearold girl who told police kaplan was the father of her 3yearold and 6monthold daughters. The girls father says his then 14yearold daughter was gifted to lee kaplan, and thanks for helping the family out of financial ruin. Older Court Documents obtained by nbc news show that the father filed for bankruptcy in 2008. An area resident who doesnt want her face shown says she saw kaplan come into the Grocery Store where she worked in 2011, with two young girls in long blue dresses. That he was hiding in plain sight. It seems like everyone in the area knew who he was. They saw some girls riding their bikes in the neighborhood in the garden. In the heart of a seemingly perfect community. Police found an elaborate toy train system inside the basement of this home today alongside air mattresses where the girls slept at night. Kaplan as well as both parents of that 18yearold girl are being held on 100 Million Dollars bond. The man arrested in the killing of a member of parliament this week was formally charged with her murder today. Kelly kobiyaia has details. Reporter when the judge asked his name, he answered, death to traitors, freedom for britain. Asked again, he repeated it, then refused to speak. M mair was arrested not far from where jo cox was killed. Police say a key focus is mairs possible ties to right wing extremists. Documents uncovered by the Southern Poverty Law Center link mair to the neonazi organization the national alliance. Jo cox advocated for immigrants and was actively campaigning to keep britain in the european union, her death brought the heated debate to a standstill. At a memorial today, her family told supporters they and jos husband are broken. But jo will live on. To brendan and two truly wonderful children, who will always know what an amazing woman their mother was. Britain is giving back. A gofundme page in her name, becoming the largest ever in britain, about 800,000 raised in a day for charity. Kelly kobiaya nbc facing a group of delegates who say they will take their battle to the Convention Next month. Trump dismissed the challenge today. We get more tonight from jacob rascon. Reporter packed inside a las vegas casino, making a different kind of bet. Thousands eagerly awaiting a glimpse of their candidate. The presumptive nominee, angry at reports of yet another dump trump effort. This time led by Republican Convention delegates. Its a hoax, im telling you. These are the most dishonest people. Who are they going to pick . I beat everybody. I dont meet beat, i mean i beat the hell out of them. Behind in every National Poll for a month, and far behind Hillary Clinton in fundraising, trump is defy an the. And by the way, if the Republican Party and i hope they all come together, i want them to come together, its great. They dont want to help out as much, ill fund my own campaign. Id love to do that. Speaker paul ryan told chuck todd let your conscience be your guide. The last thing i would do is tell anybody to do anything thats contrary to their conscience. I wouldnt do that. This is a strange situation, a very unique nominee. Reporter today in an interview with hallie jackson. It would be nice if the republicans stuck together. I think because im a different kind of a candidate, and paul ryan said that, im a different kind of a candidate. I think i win either way, i can win one way or the other. And he may have to do it without the full support of Many Republican governors, notably absent from all five trump ehavents in red states this week. Republicans are dammed if they do, and dammed if they dont. Theyre dammed if donald trump is the nominee. If the effort were successful to deny him would rip the party apart. Tonight donald trump is in phoenix. The last stop in a week long fundraising effort. His financing chairman says Fundraising Efforts could not be going better. Still far behind Hillary Clinton in this area, donald trump says between yesterday and today alone, hes raised between 12 and 13 million. Jose . Jacob rascon thank you. You can see chuck todds full interview with paul ryan. Hillary clinton was off the campaign trail today, celebrating a new arrival for the clinton family. Daughter chelsea welcomed her second child today, a boy named aidan. Chelsea and aidan are doing well and enjoying this very special time together. 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