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Tonight, erratic wildfires out west. >> Unpredictability is probably the biggest thing. >> Two lightning caused fires burning in northwest Colorado, forcing evacuations, including nearly 200 inmates.>> We have a a droughtstricken forest that basically burns like gasoline. It'll burn really fast. You know, almost as fast as a car can drive.>> Just look at this incredible firew world captured Friday. Smoke blanketing the state. Michelle Morgan, owner of Elk Mountain Inn, took these photos of flames and a hazy ...

The White House is considering inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Alaska, where President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week, according to a senior U.S. official and three people briefed on the internal discussions. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard reports. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: ht ...

At this crowded bar in New York City, hello. How are you guys doing tonight. The game of love looks a little different.Clap if you're single. On this night, it's not about the chase. Instead, you need to make your case.And I can think of no one who is a better best friend than Nick. Thank you so much. The goal for wingmen and women to help their friends land a first date.At 900 PM there is a bar seat for two. It's called Pitch and Pair NYC where presenters try to convince total strangers to take a chance on ...

Tonight, social media warnings going viral online about this little blue bottle that packs a big punch. This is a warning specifically for parents, but I guess really for anybody. This 2 oz herbal tonic called feel free is sold at gas stations and convenience stores.It's advertised as a mood and energy booster made with plant-based cava root andratom. What doesratom do to your body. The Food and Drug Administration has actually designated that specifically acts as an opioid.NBC News reached out to Botanic T ...

Wash out in Wisconsin. Sweeping flash floods swallowing neighborhoods, stalling cars, and forcing water rescues across the area. For a subject who was trapped in an elevator, water is above their ankles currently. The state fair closing early with huge crowds taking shelter before waiting through flooded parking lots. Some cars underwater. This man sitting on top of his. Today, this football field completely submerged. The Milwaukee area slammed with almost 15 inches of rain in the last 24 hours, a potentia ...

A fortress of brick and steel. Buford Georgia's state-of-the-art high school football stadium shines like a new penny and costs a pretty one, too. A whopping 62 million, making it the most expensive high school football venue in the state.That price tag includes this massive 44x 82 ft double-sided digital scoreboard, something seldom seen even at pro and college level stadiums. There's also a two-story fieldhouse, seating for 10,000 and 15 executive suites. The city manager says it's paid for with their gen ...

Tonight, in the face of growing international outrage, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubling down. We have about 70 to 75% of Gaza under Israeli control, military control, but we have two remaining strongholds, Gaza City and the central camps in De Moas. In a press conference today, the Israeli leader was clear he wants to control the entire Gaza Strip and soon we're talking uh in in terms of fairly short timetable because we want to bring the war to an end.But that's not how the vast majority ...

Tonight, current and former CDC employees and allies in Atlanta fired up, angry following Friday evening shooting that left a responding police officer and the alleged gunman dead. >> Secretary Kennedy likened CDC to a Nazi death camp. He has accused CDC workers of deliberately harming people.He has spread disinformation about the vaccine and told people that the vaccine causes harms that it does not does not cause. >> Dr. . Anna Yousef was on a call held by the CDC director yesterday with members of the AY ...

Gov. JB Pritzker (D-Ill.), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and former Attorney General Eric Holder discuss the Texas Republicans’ push to draw a new congressional map that could add up to five GOP seats — and the Democrats’ plans to fight back. Lanhee Chen, Carol Lee, Tony Plohetski and Neera Tanden join the roundtable. ...