Weekend. Nightly news begins now. Mzp from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. Good evening. In the heat of summer, forest fires are not uncommon in southern europe, but the massive fire raging in portugal tonight is being called one of the worst in decades. More than 60 lives lost, many of them trapped in their cars as they tried to flee the flames. Several european nations are offering assistance as high winds and high temperatures tonight are making it even more difficult to control the blaze burning northeast of lisbon. We begin with lucy cavanaugh. Reporter a deadly inferno like no other. The wildfires that began spreading across this mountainous region late last night spared nothing in their path. Panic and fear as residents fled the fastmoving flames. Anguish the moment this wok realized she lost everything but her life. More than 60 people killed, nearly half died as they tried to escape, trapped in their cars on a road north of li