and saddened. new attacks in the middle east. israeli air strikes and palestinian rocket attacks just as a fragile cease-fire takes hold. in the west tonight, another gruesome discovery. a fourth body found as lake mead dries up in the relentless drought. plus, more than 70 million under heat alerts from oklahoma to the northeast. rob marciano times it all out. new hope for brittney griner. what we re learning about a possible prisoner exchange that could free the wnba star and paul whelan from russian jails. deadly crash. four killed in texas including two children when a suspected drunk driver plowed into their golf cart. growing concern over the nationwide teacher shortage. why so many are deciding to quit. what some districts are now doing to keep them in the classroom, one offering a $50,000 boost in benefits. and the play of the week, the heartwarming moment a young football fan s dream comes true. good evening, everyone. thanks so much for joining us on thi
forces attacked two sites in syria. including a command and control center. it comes after dozens of attacks on u.s. forces in the region and as israel s war with hamas intensifies. israeli ground forces battling hamas militants inside gaza city. hospitals at the breaking point. matt gutman on the ground in israel. also, that deadly helicopter crash in the mediterranean sea near cyprus. we just learned five special operations soldiers were killed in a refueling training mission in the middle of the night. why those soldiers were in the area. jay o brien standing by at the white house with late reporting. here at home, the fast moving deadly fire engulfing a new york city apartment building. an entire family killed. more than a dozen hurt. in the west, a massive inferno shutting down a massive portion of a freeway in los angeles. the governor declares a state of emergency, bracing for a nightmare commute that could last for a while. jaclyn lee from the scene in los angel
and saddened. new attacks in the middle east. israeli air strikes and palestinian rocket attacks just as a fragile cease-fire takes hold. in the west tonight, another gruesome discovery. a fourth body found as lake mead dries up in the relentless drought. plus, more than 70 million under heat alerts from oklahoma to the northeast. rob marciano times it all out. new hope for brittney griner. what we re learning about a possible prisoner exchange that could free the wnba star and paul whelan from russian jails. deadly crash. four killed in texas including two children when a suspected drunk driver plowed into their golf cart. growing concern over the nationwide teacher shortage. why so many are deciding to quit. what some districts are now doing to keep them in the classroom, one offering a $50,000 boost in benefits. and the play of the week, the heartwarming moment a young football fan s dream comes true.
anticipating this is craziness. reporter: tonight what is left of some communities, a painstaking reminder of what s gone and miguel, because of what we just saw there in your report, we know the president will visit louisiana on friday, but before he arrives, there is troubling new warnings from officials yeah, tom, at least a dozen people have been hospitalized, including some children, some said to be in critical condition after carbon monoxide poisoning too many people without power inside their homes are running those portable gas-run generators far too close to their homes. tom, back to you and those generators are everywhere all right, miguel, thank you. in the west tonight, another emergency is unfolding. california s massive caldor fire. firefighters are racing to keep the flames away from lake tahoe s resort, and tonight also dealing with a covid outbreak. steve patterson is there. reporter: tonight, crews bracing for an onslaught of the caldor fire s seething flame
we call them their government, the governor of cuba to refrain attempts to silence the voice of the people of cuba reporter: so far biden has been much tougher on cuba than president obama was. a senior official saying when people protest for human rights, the administration will stand with them. lester all right, andrea mitchell, thank you. in the west tonight, a growing threat from wildfires. and fears that more homes will be lost as extreme heat and drought make conditions even worse. miguel almaguer has the latest reporter: these are the apocalyptic conditions firefighters in northern california face, a perfect recipe for disaster, fuelled by scorching temperatures and extreme drought, the beckwourth complex fire doubled in size saturday, grew by 20,000 acres sunday, and forced some to run for their lives. i planned on staying, but when you see the firemen running like that, it s probably a good idea to go ahead and leave.