your screen for the latest on those emergency evacuations out of afghanistan, where the taliban is now firmly in control. we re going to bring that to you live the second it starts. here s where things stand as we ve come on the air. flights out of the kabul airport are back up and running after they were shut down for hours. u.s. troops could clear the runways of thousands of afghans desperate to get away from the taliban. that desperation crystallized in this photo, gone viral, you ve probably seen it. one flight so full, it may have set a record for the number of people who can fit on to an american c17. the taliban telling afghans they have noing to fear, declaring amnesty and encouraging women to join the government, despite their disastrous record on that very issue. we have a lot to get to. i m hallie jackson in washington, along with our nbc news team as we wait for the pentagon briefing on afghanistan. joined by chuck todd, moderator
0 ? -perfect! because we re building a better network every single day. in less than a minute from now, we expect to see top pentagon officials at that microphone on the left side of your screen for the latest on those emergency evacuations out of afghanistan, where the taliban is now firmly in control. we re going to bring that to you live the second it starts. here s where things stand as we ve come on the air. flights out of the kabul airport are back up and running after they were shut down for hours. u.s. troops could clear the runways of thousands of afghans desperate to get away from the taliban. that desperation crystallized in this photo, gone viral, you ve probably seen it. one flight so full, it may have set a record for the number of people who can fit on to an american c17. the taliban telling afghans they have noing to fear, declaring amnesty and encouraging women to join the government, despite their disastrous record on that very issue. we have a lot to get to. i m
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tonight, three american cities with the worst air quality in the world. three dozen fires burning in oregon. all of them barely contained at this hour. dozens of people missing. and now those emergency evacuations widening. 1 in 10 people in that state alone on alert to move. there is real concern as we head into the the fires are threatening the suburbs of portland. the city of talent, oregon, nearly wiped off the map, and in california, several fires now merging into one. at least 12 lives already lost in that state. families, some just learning that their home is still handing but so many learning their home is gone, comforting one another in their loss. and we cannot forget the firefighters who have been at this for so many days now. tonight, word coming in of an arrest. how one of these fires might have started. matt gutman leading us off from oregon again tonight. reporter: tonight, 500,000 people, 10% of oregon s entire population, in evacuation zones.
house as a backdrop. tonight, the elaborate stage going up now for the president tomorrow night, after the first lady used the rose garden for her speech last night. the president using the white house, as well, for a pardon and a swearing in ceremony. who is on deck tonight? disturbing news this evening about that missing soldier from ft. hood. and overseas tonight, the tense confrontation between the u.s. and russian forces in syria. russian forces accused of sideswiping a u.s. armored vehicle at high speed. four americans injured. good evening and it s great to have you with us here on a very heavy news night. we begin tonight with that category 4 hurricane now bearing down on the u.s., expected to make landfall within hours. hurricane laura speeding toward the gulf coast, texas and louisiana. emergency evacuations. authorities warning time is running out. we ve been watching here as this hurricane grows in strength, now upgraded to a cat 4, winds 145 miles per hour.