behind one of the most iconic movie themes of all time announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening ancient history is facing an immediate and uncertain future tonight in one of the most cherished slices of america a wildfire roaring through parts of california s yosemite park, threatening hundreds of giant sequoias some more than 2,000 years old. tonight crews literally using a network of sprinklers to create humidity around the towering trees to give them a fighting chance. remarkable imagery revealing the spread and intensity of the fire, which doubled in size over the weekend. the fire fueled by the severe drought now affecting over 97% of california, along with extreme heat which is not just making things difficult in the west, but extending all the way to the gulf coast, leaving 36 million under heat alerts. miguel almaguer is in the fire zone tonight with late details. reporter: exploding in size again overnight, yosemite s washburn fire i
universe from the nasa department. we will tell you how old and how far away it is. more of that. good evening. long time trump allies suddenly reversing course and saying he is now willing to testify before the committee. this is really stunning. he refused for months to appear even though he has had a subpoena. the justice department calls it a stunt and says his sudden wish to testify is not a genuine effort to meet his obligations but a last-ditch attempt to avoid accountability. he of course was the one who said this the day before the insurrection. all is going to break loose tomorrow. all is going to break loose tomorrow. loud and proud to anyone who would listen. robert reported he was also the one who convinced trump to come back to washington. so he can attend the rally in person. they quote him messing you have to return to washington. people are going to say what is going on here? it is unclear if he will appear in this stunt. if he does, whether he will tur
Translator the group caused anxiety, confusion to many people through donations and sales of goods. They forced many people including their relatives to make sacrifices financially and mentally. They prevented them from living peaceful and prosperous lives. Moriyama told reporters the Advisory Panel unanimously approved the ministrys request to revise the group. The ministry interviewed more than 170 people connected to the organization and collected nearly 5,000 pieces of evidence. The minister says they determined the damage caused by the group dates back to at least 1980. He says the courts found the total amount of damage was at least 2. 2 billion yen or about 15 million. Based on its investigation, the ministry concluded the groups actions were illegal and significantly harmful to public welfare. If the court order is granted, the organization would lose its taxexempt status but would still be allowed to conduct religious activities. The group says its practices do not meet criter
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