and it has been ten years since the yarnell hill fire claimed the lives of 19 firemen. we ll look back at their legacy, how that wildfire and climate change have crews changing their strategies. that s coming up. we re going to start, though, with extreme weather across the country, from heat waves to heavy winds and rain, cancelled outdoor celebrations and even ruined some travel plans over the holiday weekend. nbc meteorologist michelle grossman, with what we can expect. and first, here s blayne alexander. reporter: there s no question summer is in full swing, if you doubt it, just step outside. millions of americans are dealing with record-breaking temperatures, and it s not just inconvenient, it s dangerous. between the dangerous heat and severe storms, mother nature really is bringing a one-two punch. overnight, we saw severe weather hit places in alabama. we ve also seen the weather turned deadly, turns trees over, including crushing one woman in her car in missouri
since russia invaded the country has reached turkish waters. it s hoped that resuming grain exports from ukraine will help ease a global food crisis, now on bbc news, fleeing afghanistan: free to be me. i ve concluded that it s time to end america s longest war. it s time for american troops to come home. as us, uk and nato forces leave afghanistan, the taliban tightens its grip and a humanitarian crisis unfolds. everybody was desperately trying to find anyway to get out of afghanistan because it was the only chance to stay alive. so frightened, stressful. there was lots of broken cars all over the airport and there was nothing, just a gate, to go into the plane. people were running towards the aircraft, the airport. - there were soldiers| keeping people out. the taliban, who were beating up people with sticks, - with wires, whatever they had, and they were shooting - on the ground and in the air. like the end of the world in the hollywood movies. i can t describe what the sc
reporter: where rookie pilots are preparing for what officials here see as an increasingly urgent threat from china to invade, stripping taiwan of its democracy and autonomy. we can all foresee there might be war with china. that s what we are all preparing to do, like we re trying to fight. first lieutenant chang graduated from the u.s. air force academy. taiwan depends on the united states to survive. the island s 210,000 troops are no match for china s 2 million. i think of the obligation to make our sovereignty in tact. taiwanese defense officials tell nbc news a controversial trip by then speaker nancy pelosi a year ago was a turning point. america made a bedrock promise to always stand with
which she will wear in congress, she says. ithink it is important congress, she says. ithink it is important to congress, she says. ithink it is important to remind - congress, she says. ithink it is important to remind some | congress, she says. i think it- is important to remind some and inform is important to remind some and inform others of how we are here inform others of how we are here 43 inform others of how we are here. 43 years ago with the taiwanese relations act, america taiwanese relations act, america made a bedrock promise to always america made a bedrock promise to always stand with taiwan. and to always stand with taiwan. and on to always stand with taiwan. and on the strong foundation, we have and on the strong foundation, we have built a thriving partnership, grounded in our shared partnership, grounded in our shared values of self government and self determination, focused on our mutual security in the region our mutual security in the region a
we got to see an actual sampling of what the wall could look like. they may be using some of each of these prototypes. some are more porous on the bottom. in the areas where there might be water, you can let the water go through on the bottom, or more solid in places where you could put it. your thoughts tonight? you know, harris, i will tell you this. i called president trump, president promise keeper. he is keeping his promises. a bedrock promise of his was that he would control the border. one of the most amazing things he has done already, not even a year into his presidency is that the border is largely already secured, even without the big beautiful border wall, which we are going to get.ch just through the better enforcement and through clear eyed rhetoric, illegal crossings have plunged. your southern border which has been insecure for decades is now