This is Aljazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. Y. Y. Y. Authorities are trying to find a man behind a deadly bombing in bangkok popular with tourists. Police released the video, showing a man wearing a yellow tee shirt. He was seen with a backpack and without it. Officials are trying to urge be the public to stay calm. Picking up the pieces, this is a shopping district in bangkok that has seen dramatic political conflict several times before, but nothing like this. Dozens of people were killed here on monday, among them victims from malaysia, china, hong kong and singapore. Many more were injured. It was an attack apparently designed to kill as many people as possible at a high profile target, the shrine. The government acting urgently to restore a sense of security from the public and millions of tourists. In our country, there are individuals or groups of individuals who are seeking to destroy the country. The on going attempts at destruction might go politically
Hey, good morning to you, everyone. Im reena ninan. And im phillip mena. Lets start with the wildfire crisis across the western United States and all of the heat that so many of us are being forced to deal with. Definitely feeling it here in new york, but major fires burning in washington state, oregon, idaho, california, colorado and montana. For so many in these states, its time to survey the extensive damage and determine what, if anything, can be salvaged. Take a look at this. The socalled canyon creek complex fire in oregon. This picture taken on friday, just small plumes of smoke. Well, fast forward just a couple of days, and it looks like this with. With more on the fires and the scorching summer temperatures, heres abcs kenneth moton. Reporter across the west the heat and dry conditions have fueled wildfires burning out of control in several states. On the front lines 30,000 firefighters who are stretched so thin, active military troops are being called in as reinforcements for
Burning across the western united states, and now another threat is sparking concern not only are the fires burning through acres of land, theyre also burning through firefighting budgets, the u. S. Forest says its spending 100 million a week to fight the flames. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer begins the coverage. It may be the most explosive inferno in the nation. What began as five small lightning fires merged into this monster. It looks like a war zone here, because it is. In the air and on the ground, the National Guard has arrived. But for now, theyre losing the battle. It was heartbreaking. Im getting phone calls from people saying can you see if my house is on fire . The complex fire torching tens of thousands of acres, destroying lives. In Washington State alone, nearly 3,000 forced to flee the flames but not everyone escaped alive. This man lost his father, who died of a heart attack as he scrambled to flee. He loved me, a good man. Across the west, nearly 100 uncontrolled wildfires are
Deal with. Definitely feeling it here in new york. Major fires burning in washington state, oregon, idaho, california, colorado and montana. For so many in these states its time to survey the extensive damage and determine what, if anything, can be salvaged. Take a look at this. The socalled canyon creek complex fire in oregon. This picture taken on friday, small plumes of smoke, fast forward a couple of days and it looks like this with. With more on the fires heres abcs kenneth moton. Reporter across the west they have fueled wildfires burning out of control in several states. On the front lines 30,000 firefighters who are stretched so thin active military troops are being called in as reinforcements for the first time in a decade. In chelan, washington, dozens threatened and officials are putting out a call for help overseas. Wering looking at other nations. Reporter there are air quality alerts as the smoke from those 90 wildfires moves across the country. So many just looking for s
York, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Help is coming from as far away as the east coast to fight wildfires in the west. An epic season of destruction that reached a new milestone today. 7 million acres torched this summer so far. Across several states right now its an all hands on deck effort. Soldiers, even jail prisoners enlisted to join the foot with so many homes lost and so many others at risk. One of the worst fires continues to burn in chelan, washington, which is where National Correspondent mcll almaguer leads us off on this busy tuesday. Reporter these are the conditions firefighters are facing on the front line. Flames shooting closer and closer to homes in washington state. The National Guard has moved in, bracing for a monster day tomorrow. Winds expected to kick up dramatically. There are still hundreds and hundreds of house as that could be in the line of fire. Reporter the air attack key. Dozens of drops every hour. Four helicopters have been ma