looming over it all the latest and boldest example of chinese spying on u.s. soil. bill: that s the chinese spy craft shot down over south carolina. the military is in the process of recovering debris as we speak. crews combing through search area the size of 15 football fields. they ve already apparently pulled some pieces from the water and taking those to the f.b.i. lab in quantico for analysis. dana: republicans are pummeling the white house to allow the air ship to spend days over military sites. the president, through the national security advisor directed the military to refine and present options to shoot the balloon down immediately. to collect the bull balloon. we took maximum precaution to prevent any intel collection. i was in close coordination with the united states strategic command and we provided counter intelligence messages out of our intelligence shop across the entire department of defense and interagency so that we could take maximum protective m
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
Strike threat. Alex . The Labor Department says theyre keeping close watch on the talks. Theres nine days left for the uaw and detroits big three to agree to a new fouryear deal. If they dont, the 146,000 members have voted to strike. The unions demands are bold. Members are seeking a 46 pay raise, 40 hours of pay for 32 hour work weeks and for traditional pensions to be restored and Cost Of Living increases. Workers say the companies have raked in billions on their backs. A g. M. Executive said the demands have significant costs attached that would threaten manufacturing momentum. Its clear the two sides are still wide aparty. While in philadelphia yesterday forks labor day, President Biden said hes not so concerned. Mr. President , are you worried about an auto strike . [inaudible] he said he doesnt think its going to happen. Uaws president says he was shocked by this reaction. They said maybe he knows something we dont know. This all comes at a time when ford and General Motors are
The whole world. this region is a hot bed as you and your viewers know just across the border is syria with refugees here from that crisis. both on this side of the border and in syria itself just adding to the difficulties upon difficulties here. but in fact the world putting down a lot of its problems with each other, countries rivalries set aside to help out here. again, we ve just arrived about five minutes ago in this town which was the epicenter of this quake and we ll explore it more as we spend some days here. bill: long days and weeks ahead for many an months as well. greg palkot on the ground in turkey. thank you, greg. back with you throughout the day. thanks. dana: there is a new poll spelling trouble for president biden ahead of his state of the union address tonight. the survey finds 62% of americans think he hasn t achieved much since taking office more than two years ago.
Our team there on the ground the flames fueled by extreme heat tens of millions on alert from the west to the gulf coast al roker tracking it also tonight, the judge refusing to delay steve bannon s trial after the trump ally s about-face on testifying before the january 6th committee. why the justice department is casting doubts on his intentions the surprise moment at the white house. president biden touting the new bipartisan gun law why the father of a parkland shooting victim interrupted the speech and the new poll spelling trouble for the president, a striking number of democrats who don t want him to run again in 2024. the battle over abortion what the biden administration is telling hospitals they must do under federal law, even in states that ban it. caught on camera, gunshots ringing out at a little league game players and parents running for cover. and news tonight about the musical mind