facility testing positive in illinois. questions about whether children and others were exposed. summer surge in jobs. lowering fear of a possible recession. the u.s. adding 528,000 jobs in july. employment back to prepandemic level. and president biden on the verge of what could be a major legislative victory. hour after the sentencing of wnba star brittney griner russia saying it s ready to discuss a possible prisoner swap. overseas tonight, china escalating military exercises around taiwan and cutting ties with the u.s. on several major issues. more than 77 million americans under heat alerts tonight from texas to maine. flood watches in effect from kentucky to d.c. the deadly lightning strike near the white house. a married couple and another man killed. more than 2,000 flights canceled since yesterday. rob marciano tracking it all. the war in ukraine. alarming reports of shelling near europe s largest nuclear power plant. russia releasing video showing smoke
world news tonight with david muir s next. have a great weekend. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for busreaking news as we come the air. a horrific house fire killing ten family members in pennsylvania. the images coming in. the fast moving fire breaking out early this morning. seven adults and three children among the victims, including sons, daughters and, grandchildren. a volunteer firefighter on the scene discovering the victims were his own family members. a criminal investigation now under way. breaking news in the alex jones trial. a jury just a short time ago ordering the conspiracy theorist to pay $45.2 million to parents who lost their 6-year-old son in newtown for calling the sandy ho m a hoax. his second multimillion dollar penalty in just two days. news about the monkeypox outbreak spreading across the u.s. an adult linked to a day care