i m yasmin vossoughian in for ana cabrera. today a man who felt direct heat from donald trump to overturn the 2020 election will speak to the department of justice. the special counsel s team meeting with georgia s secretary of state brad raffensperger. this happening as we learn that a close trump ally, rudy giuliani also had a sit-down with jack smith s team. what all of this means for that investigation and for the former president as well. plus, a double dose of wild, wild weather, storms snarling travel as canadian wildfire smoke prompts new air alerts here in the united states. also ahead, was there help from the inside? reporting from the new york times that a russian general knew about the recent rebellion before it even happened. and later on, malaria in the united states. dr. natalie azar joins us with more cases of the illness not seen here in two decades. we begin with the new legal developments surrounding the former president. at some point today georg
inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone forecasters are using terms like heat dome and atmospheric rivers to describe what is driving extreme weather conditions across the country tonight, from dangerous rain and flooding to crippling heat many will see triple-digit highs in fact over the course of the next seven days, over 250 million americans can expect temperatures 90 or hotter. and while drought-stricken parts of the west can t seem to buy a drop of rain, too much of it has fallen in montana and wyoming. it s been wiping out bridges, roads, and literally carrying houses away. yellowstone park closed tonight a crushing start to the park s busy vacation season. from tornado sirens blaring in chicago to fires in the west, this is already shaping up to be a summer to remember our team is in place to cover it all, starting tonight with gadi schwartz. reporter: tonight, weather extremes as destructive as they a
that is a record stretch for them. we are setting records everywhere. las vegas, more of the same, looking at setting a record and then staying above 110 all week long. again, lows not dropping where they should be, that is where heat turned deadly. the next several days here going for next weekend. in the northern plains and the northeast if you re dealing with smoke from the canadian wildfires, you are at least staying out of this record heat wave which shows no signs of breaking in the u.s. back to you. people in southern europe are also sweltering with a scorching heat wave, coming right in the midst of the busy summer tourist season. on the spanish island of la palma, a forest fire is only making matters worse. it is burning out of control, forcing 4000 people to evacuate.
stretching from washington all the way to florida. a dangerous he film remains locked down over the western u.s. and the relentless blistering temperatures are breaking records by the day. the national weather service says 3000 daily high temperature records were broken on sunday and parts of california, nevada and arizona are seeing the mercury shoot well past 100 degrees fahrenheit. people in southern europe are also sweltering with a scorching heat wave coming in the middle of the busy summer tourist season. in the spanish island, a forest fire is making matters worse. forcing at least 4000 to evacuate. in italy at least one person has died and several tourists have collapsed from the heat. 16 cities including rome and florence are under extreme health risks because of the heat
she is like mom, it s going to be hot. reporter: miami has seen a record 34 straight days for the heat index has climbed above 100 degrees, with the last 12 topping 105 degrees, which is double the previous record of six. oklahoma saw its heat index climbed to 126 degrees on thursday, the highest in 30 years. officials for the city of las vegas are reminding residents and this applies to people in other states too, that you should never leave pets or people in hot cars, even for just a few minutes, because the temperature inside can increase to dangerous levels very quickly. a blistering heat wave roasting southern europe is intensifying. italy now has 16 cities under a severe red alert health advisory, the highest level and of course, it comes at the heart of the busy summer tourist season.