also breaking, massive wildfires in washington state. thousands fleeing their homes, the view from the sky, terrifying, and new fear of powerful winds fueling the flames deadly missile strike in ukraine, russia hitting this theater, at least seven killed, more than 100 injured. major derailment in oklahoma, what sent these train cars flying off the rails. new video of a driverless taxi and a fire engine colliding. the major decision about this new technology protests over the death of a beloved orca held in captivity it was set to go free. why animal rights groups are outraged. we need to do better than this and the united airlines pilot who said he hit a breaking point. what drove him to attack this parking gate with an ax. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good evening, we begin tonight with a hurricane barrelling toward the united states that in itself is a major headline, but what makes this storm so historic and so dangerous is wh
Clouds as it moves up parallel to baja, california. that will bring showers. over the next 24 to 36 hours, it will take us into monday as well with tomorrow s highs 80s or 90s and isolated thunder until monday with temperatures soaring again by midweek and a few more days of tropical weather. tonight, the historic storm heading to southern california and the new warnings of just how catastrophic it could be hurricane hilary thrashing parts of mexico right now and on track to hit california as a dangerous tropical storm the first there in 80 years. major cities bracing for the worst. this is a very very dangerous and significant storm. shelves empty, flights already being cancelled and national parks closed. why this storm could be so devastating.