spreading faster than before and celebrating the tough guy actor beloved for his roles on both sides of the law. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening in a summer of extreme temperatures, the worst wildfire of the year is choking the skies of northern california tonight smoke advisories posted in the bay area due to a rampaging wildfire more than 175 miles away near yosemite it s already sent thousands in the path of the fire to seek safer ground the oak fire broke out friday near the park and has destroyed several structures and breaking in texas tonight, grass fires have destroyed at least eight homes in balk springs and forced evacuations there. meantime, back in california crews doing all they can to slow that big blaze before it makes another dangerous run. drought conditions ensuring plentiful fuel for the fire. miguel almaguer is on the front lines for us tonight. reporter: this is what california s wildfire season looks and sounds
i m yasmin vossoughian in for another busy hour. this morning we re tracking major developments in each of the three yes three separate investigations related to the 2020 election and the big lie spread by the former president and his allies. first in the justice department investigation. a source telling nbc news mark short, former chief of staff to mike pence appeared before a federal grand jury on friday to discuss what? we ll get into that. second n the house january 6th committee investigation, the panel revealing in crucial deposition clips how the former president was reluctant to condemn the capitol rioters the day after the attack. third, the investigation in fulton county, georgia and the setback for the da probing the former president and his allies attempts to overturn the 2020 election. we want to bring in nbc knew capitol hill correspondent ali vitali is joining us, michael schmidt, msnbc contributor, and glenn kirschner, msnbc legal analyst. glenn, let me
us there health clinic, how may i help you reporter: at granite city, illinois s hope clinic for women us reporter: calls have tripled since the dobbs decision illinois now surrounded by a growing number of states where the procedure is illegal or restricted. we have patients from texas traveling nine, ten hours by car. reporter: with missouri just across the river, they were used to treating patients from outside illinois, but in the last three weeks scheduled women from at least 16 different states now the clinic says 86% of its patients come from out of state. we ve increased the number of nurses, clinical staff, patient educators, and really importantly, front desk staff. reporter: they help patients navigate what has become a confusing landscape across state lines. they re worried that it s illegal where we are so it s taking a lot of reassurance. we re seeing a lot of relief, kind of this, like, i finally got here reporter: there are also organizations
the procedures, states where abortion is still legal are becoming havens for women including one small-town illinois clinic, now the only option for so many. nbc news kristen dahlgren has more. reporter: at granite city, illinois s hope clinic for women. we are booked out to august. reporter: calls have tripled since the dobbs decision. illinois surrounded by a growing number of states where the procedure is illegal or restricted. we have patients from texas traveling nine, ten hours by car. reporter: with missouri just across the river, they were used to treating patients from outside illinois. but scheduled women now have 16 different states. the clinic says 86% of its patients come from out of state. we ve increased the number of nurses, clinical staff, patient educators and really importantly, front desk staff. reporter: they help patients navigate what is becoming a confusing landscape of laws across state lines.