Athletes. Is it safe . Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Right now fires are burning from one end of california to the other. The worst of them northwest of sacramento where at least 24 homes are destroyed, 6,000 structures are threatened and 13,000 people have been urged to gather up their belongings and head to safety. In all an incredible 9,000 firefighters are working more than 20 fires across the state. But the socalled rocky fire has proven the most dangerous and confounding, tripling in size over the weekend. Nbcs joe fryer is there with the latest. Rowdy good evening, lester. You can see we are surrounded by smoke from the rocky fire. 2,500 firefighters are now on the ground here. And weve heard from veterans whove been doing this 10 20 even 30 years who said they have never seen a fire behave like this one. The villain of Northern California is a massive agile wildfire
Will bring muchneeded rain, but theres no guarantee. Most of the rain that gets impacted by el nino falls in Southern California but we really need it to fall in Northern California where all of our reservoirs are. For now all eyes are on the rocky fire, which wont go down without a fight. More than 5,000 homes are threatened by this fire, which has already destroyed two dozen homes. Firefighters are making progress. It is now 12 contained. Lester . All right. Joe fryer, thanks. From fire we go to floods and an emergency situation unfolding right now at the opposite end of the country. Flood waters so severe that mandatory evacuations have been ordered. Neighborhoods near tampa are underwater. Some people rescued from their homes by boat. The weather channels mike seidel is in Newport Richie, florida. Central florida is drenched. Pounded by incessant rains caused by a stalled weather front. In 12 hours we picked up a months worth of rain. Here at Newport Richie the river has spilled in
To help evacuees rebuild and its working with private banks to offer people low interest loans. The United Nations childrens funds says many children in ecuador are suffering from malnutrition. They need 15 million to help a quarter of a million children but it says it has nowhere near the funds required. Its calling on the International Community for more support. Its been more than a month since two powerful earthquakes hit southwestern japan and seismic activity is continuing in the region. More than 1,470 tremors have been recorded in the area since the first strong earthquake on april 14th. The tremors all had an intensity of one or higher on the japanese scale. Japans meagency is wanting residents to remain alert. An additional 20 are believed to have died due to after effects from the quakes. Such as physical fatigue from the evacuation. Authorities say more than 10,000 people are still living in shelters but there are some who still are sleeping in cars or tents. The japanese g
Its working with private banks to offer people low interest loans. The United Nations childrens funds says many children in ecuador are suffering from malnutrition. They need 15 million to help a quarter of a million children but it says it has nowhere near the funds required. Its calling on the International Community for more support. Its been more than a month since two powerful earthquakes hit southwestern japan and seismic activity is continuing in the region. More than 1,470 tremors have been recorded in the area since the first strong earthquake on april 14th. The tremors all had an intensity of one or higher on the japanese scale. Japans meagency is wanting residents to remain alert. An additional 20 are believed to have died due to after effects from the quakes. Such as physical fatigue from the evacuation. Authorities say more than 10,000 people are still living in shelters but there are some who still are sleeping in cars or tents. The japanese government is earmarking funds
The troubling results that would close any American Beach and why one of team usas famous athletes was taunted overnight by thousands of olympic fans. And good morning, america. Okay, theres no Opening Ceremony for the olympics yet but already a pretty ugly scene. You saw it last night. Hope solo really getting booed as she went onto the field and it did turn out okay for the u. S. Big victory over new zealand. You see the goal right there. Well tell you about that coming up. Also, we conducted our own investigation into rios water, those results are coming up, as well. But first, well begin with that breaking news overseas. A deadly attack in london. An American Woman has been killed, five others injured. A suspect is now in custody and london is on edge as police step up security on the streets there. Abcs Alex Marquardt is on the scene with the latest. Good morning, alex. Reporter good morning, robin. That attack happening right here in Russell Square in the heart of Central London