Christmas will cost a little more this year. Early today starts right now. Good being with you this morning. Im frances rivera. Parts of the country are waking up with all hell having broken loose, as some put it. Severe wildfires charred parts of the southeast in places like florida, north carolina, georgia, and tennessee, and tornadoes ripped through alabama and mississippi, ravaging towns there. We begin with tennessee wildfires where the death toll has risen to seven after three more bodies were recovered. All of us are praying for those families and are very distressed at the loss of life in this situation. And we continue our efforts to move into these areas and recover. Well, those efforts continue this morning after the states governor held a call with president obama where he offered condolences and support. Officials in tennessee there say the fires are likely to have been human caused. Over 17,000 acres have now been charred, making it the states largest wildfire in over 100
Right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, trying times in the south tonight. Fire, water and tornadoes, part of twin deadly disasters that have struck over the last 48 hours. Violent storms spawned twisters overnight, killing five people in two states, including tennessee. Which isti exploded the night before in the great smoky mountains. And today we learned three more bodies have been recovered from the scorched ruins, bringing the death toll to at least seven. Weve got it all covered, starting with nbcs jacob rascon in alabama. Tornadoes reported in six states and nowhere was hit harder than here in rosalie, alabama. Im standing inside what used to be the towns only shopping plaza. The owner climbed out while several of his neighbors did not survive. Barrelling through the southeast, dozens of tornadoes reported from florida to mississippi. Late today, pictures showing a possible funnel cloud near atla
Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, trying times in the south tonight. Fire, water and tornadoes, part of twin deadly disasters that have struck over the last 48 hours. Violent storms spawned twisters overnight, killing five people in two states, including tennessee. Which is still reeling that exploded the night before in the great smoky mountains. And today we learned three more bodies have been recovered from the scorched ruins, bringing the death toll to at least seven. Weve got it all covered, starting with nbcs jacob rascon in stormdamaged alabama, jacob, good evening. Reporter lester, torpedos reported in six states and nowhere was hit harder than here in rosalie, alabama. Im standing inside what used to be the towns only shopping plaza. Of the rubble alive, while several of his neighbors did not survive. Barrelling through the southeast, dozens of tornadoes reported from florida to mississippi. Late to
Christmas will cost a little more this year. Early today starts right now. Good being with you this morning. Im frances rivera. Parts of the country are waking up with all hell having broken loose, as some put it. Severe wildfires charred parts of the southeast in places like florida, north carolina, georgia, and tennessee, and tornadoes ripped through alabama and mississippi, ravaging towns there. We begin with tennessee wildfires where the death toll has risen to seven after three more bodies were all of us are praying for those families and are very distressed at the loss of life in this situation. And we continue our efforts to move into these areas and recover. Well, those efforts continue this morning after the states governor held a call with president obama where he offered condolences and support. Officials in tennessee there say the fires are likely to have charred, making it the states largest wildfire in over 100 years. And as of this morning, just one active fire remains.
And employees couldnt be happier. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, trying times in the south tonight. Fire, water and tornadoes, part of twin deadly disasters that have struck over the last 48 hours. Violent storms spawned twisters overnight, killing five people in tennessee. Which is still reeling from the firestorm that exploded the night before in the great smoky mountains. And today we learned three more bodies have been recovered from the scorched ruins, bringing the death toll to at least seven. Weve got it all covered, starting with nbcs jacob rascon in alabama. Tornadoes reported in six states and nowhere was hit harder than here in rosalie, what used to be the towns only shopping plaza. The owner climbed out of the rubble alive. While several of his neighbors did not survive. Barrelling through the southeast, dozens of tornadoes reported from florida to mississippi. L