Lifted Jodi Hernandez has been tracking the fire all day and joins us now with the latest. Reporter despite all the good news this, fire is far from contained. Reporter thats right. Were waiting for updated information and word is this fire is just 15 contained. You may remember the skyline behind us was smoke and darky at this time yesterday and while it has cleared up tonight firefighters say that could change at any time and they are not about to let down their guard. They have done an awesome job, really done an awesome job. Reporter carolyn couldnt be more relieved after riding out a scary night at the Canyon Creek Campground where she watched. The fire crossed the contain line yesterday afternoon, igniting the nearby hillside and burning awfully close to the campground. The flames came right to the back of the cabin area so it was close. That was the height of it last night. Reporter cal fire says yesterdays wind caused the flareup and have been hammering the fire from the air ev
Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in rio. Good evening from copacabana beach, one of the many competition sites for the games starting tomorrow here in rio. Of course in this half of the world, it is midwinter. Even though we are just an hour ahead of u. S. Eastern time, the sun has been down here time. Think february in the states without the cold. Well have more on the upcoming competition here later. But we want to start with a brand new snapshot of the race for president. A new nbc news wall street journal poll shows that Hillary Clinton has opened up a ninepoint lead over donald trump. 47 to 38 . Thats up from a fivepoint lead just before the republican convention. And comes as the Trump Campaign struggles again to regain its focus after a blurring wife. Nbcs katy tur has details. Reporter tonight after his toughest week yet, donald trump is trying to turn the page. Training on president obama over a 400 million set
Chances. Kevin, thank you. Now to decision 2016. A scare for president ial candidate hillary clinton. During a rally right here in las vegas. You ok . Keep talking. Youll handle it. Were not going any war. The secret service rushing to democrat Hillary Clintons side encouraging her to keep on just as she was about to start a rally at the local hall a group of Animal Rights protesters prompted the secret service to rush in. Its the first time the service has been called into action to protect candidate clinton during her campaign. We have seen this kind of thing before. If you remember back in june a serious scare at the this las vegas rally for republican candidate donald trump. A british man was arrested when he tried to grab a metro oafsers gun. Police say Michael Sanford planned to kill trump that day. He had been at target practice hes still locked up in jail here facing federal charges. And many years ago, after he left office, president Ronald Reagan was speaking here and someone
Tonight, tale of a tape. Donald trump and the video he claims he saw despite no evidence that it exists. A new firestorm amid new questions about how Melania Trump came to america. Knife attack an American Woman stabbed to death on a london street. A Florida College professors wife. Five others wounded amid fears of terrorism. What investigators are now saying. Major mob bust. Dozens arrested on a laundry list of charges. And the americans to watch. Some familiar faces, some new hoping to strike gold here in rio. Plus matt lauer with Michael Phelps. Why he says this the eve of the games. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in rio. Good evening from copacabana beach, one of the many competition sites for the games starting tomorrow here in rio. In this half of the world, it is midwinter. Even though war u. S. Eastern time, the sun has been down here for some time. Think february in the states
Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in rio. Good evening from copacabana beach, one of the many competition sites for the games starting tomorrow here in rio. In this half of the world, it is midwinter. Even though we are just an hour ahead of u. S. Eastern time, the sun has been down here for some time. Think february in the states without the cold. Well have much more on the upcoming competition here later. But we want to start with a snapshot of the race for president. A new nbc news wall street journal poll shows that Hillary Clinton has opened up a ninepoint lead over donald trump. 47 to 38 . Thats up from a fivepoint lead just before the republican convention. And comes as the Trump Campaign struggles again to regain its focus after a blurring series of controversies. The latest one now involving his wife. Nbcs katy tur has details. Reporter tonight after his toughest week yet, donald trump is trying to turn the page