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burning across the western united states, and now another threat is sparking concern not only are the fires burning through acres of land, they re also burning through firefighting budgets, the u.s. forest says it s spending $100 million a week to fight the flames. nbc s miguel almaguer begins the coverage. it may be the most explosive inferno in the nation. what began as five small lightning fires merged into this monster. it looks like a war zone here, because it is. in the air and on the ground, the national guard has arrived. but for now, they re losing the battle. it was heartbreaking. i m getting phone calls from people saying can you see if my house is on fire? the complex fire torching tens of thousands of acres, destroying lives. in washington state alone, nearly 3,000 forced to flee the flames but not everyone escaped alive. this man lost his father, who died of a heart attack as he scrambled to flee. he loved me, a good man. across the west, nearl ....
a scary moment during a major league game as the new york yankees pitcher is hit in the face by a line drive. that hit him. let s see if he s okay. he walks off the field, and we ll tell you how he s doing today, tuesday, august 18th, 2015. good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a tuesday morning. certain moments in sports where you realize how vulnerable the pitcher is. bryan mitchell, a rookie. you re right. in the one snanlt at the follow through, that pitcher is exposed. that s what can happen. we ll tell you more on how he s doing. we re going to begin with active duty service members being brought in for first time since 2006 to contain these raging wildfires out west. let s start with miguel almaguer live in washington who has the latest. good morning to you. savannah, good morning. this wildfire has now torched more than 60,000 acres. more than 40 homes here destroyed. when the smoke clears, that number could rise. six western states experienc ....
trading in the air conditioned theater for a steamy outdoor showing at bryant park. jeff smith in for lee goldberg. the city has such a hard time cooling off, it s almost like a brick oven. absorbing all the sunlight, the concrete surfaces baking like crazy and at night you can t cool down. we re in the mid 80s right now. we also that record in the park goes back more than 70 years, back to 1944. it s a true heat wave, our first one since july of 2014. 85 at laguardia airport. you head father farther outside of the city you re cooling off at 70 in monticello. dew point measuring the amount of moisture in the level, basically our comfort level straddling between uncomfortable and oppressive categories. there s an air quality alert for much of new jersey, through 5:30 on tuesday. this will be reissued in to the city of long island and lower hudson valley. you want to avoid strenuous activity outdoors especially if you have a heart or lung condition. the radar showin ....
special that s the news for now. i m david novarro. and i m sade baderinwa. jimmy kimmel is next. eyewitness news returns tomorrow morning at 4:30 with ken and lori. have a great night and we ll see you tomorrow. from the explosion. officials say that death toll likely to rise. so far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. authorities are baffled and bangkok is a city on edge. terry moran, abc news, london. a sad passing to note. the country s oldest veteran has died. emma didlake was 110 years old and last month travelled from michigan to the white house to meet president obama. didlake was a mother of five when she signed up for the women s axlery army corps in 19437 one of her secrets to longevity, every day she had nine golden raisins soaked in a pint of ginn. bring your ginn bottle to work tomorrow, my friend. i ll bring the raisins. the secret. two soldiers set to make history this friday becoming the first women to complete the army s famou ....
a scary moment during a major league game as a pitcher is hit in the face by a line drive. let s see if he s okay. he walks off the field. how he s doing today, tuesday, august 18, 2015. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a tuesday morning. there are certain moment s in sports where you realize how vulnerable the pitcher is those moments after letting it go. brian mitchell is a rookie and that one instant after the follow-through the pitcher is exposed. that s what can happen. we ll tell you more. we ll begin with active duty service members being brought in for the first time since 2006 to contain raging wildfires out west. let s start with miguel almaguer in washington state with the latest. good morning to you. reporter: savannah, good morning. this fire alone here has charred at least 56,000 acres, some 32 homes destroyed ....