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 lisbon that was suddenly engulfed by fire. This woman says she was inside her home when it started to burn. The fire was all around us, she says. The firefighters came in to get us because we could hardly breathe. As for the house, it must have burned for sure. As helicopters ferried the injured to hospitals, entire villages were evacuated to safety. The survivors left with nothing. Euro News Reporter was on the scene of a relief effort under way. Reporter portuguese people are showing their solidarity to the victims of the fires. The ones who escaped are donating food, drinks and clothing to the ones who have lost everything. Reporter dozens of fires have broken out during portugals latest heat wave, but the one still burning in the area called pedestrian row gralgan is still burning. Authorities believe lightning is to blame. At least 700 firefighters are battling the blaze tonight, soldiers dispatched to the scene. Spain and france pitching in with water dumping helicopters as the fire continues to spread. Three days of mourning have been declared for the victims, whose numbers are likely to rise. The pope this sunday offering his prayers. Portugals National Soccer team tonight honoring the victims in a moment of silence for a tragedy words cannot properly describe. Lul lucy cavanaugh, nbc news. Back in this countryao are wildfire concerns as well. In southern utah a wildfire has forced the evacuation of the entire town of brianhead. Hundreds of people left the small ski town on saturday after the Evacuation Order was put into effect. It is not clear when residents might be able to return. That comes as western states are dealing with dangerously high temperatures, extreme heat gripping areas from Central California over to arizona. Temperatures in some areas expected to climb well over 110 degrees tomorrow. The forecast includes a high of 119 degrees in palm springs and 118 in phoenix. The search for seven missing u. S. Sailors off the coast of japan was called off today. Their bodies were discovered in flooded compartments of the uss fitzgerald that collided with a cargo ship on friday. Many questions remain this evening as the investigation into j that massive collision continues. Janis Mackey Frayer reports tonight from the navy base in japan. Reporter the frantic search for seven missing sailors is now over after divers found their bodies in the flooded sleeping cabins of the destroyer. As to how much warning they had, i dont know. Thats going to be found out during the investigation. Reporter where ebx the carg ship struck the uss fitzgerald in the middle of the night, a huge gash. As water flooded in, the crew scrambled to keep the ship from sinking. It took 16 hours to tow the uss fitzgerald back to port here. It was only then that divers were able to access the damaged section to make their discovery. The search now for answers. How could an advanced u. S. War ship collide with a cargo ship more than three times its size . The weather was clear. The acx krystal on a normal run to tokyo. Also in question, the time the collision happened. U. S. Officials have said the fitzgerald was struck at 2 20 a. M. , but late today an official with japans coast guard told nbc news it was closer to 1 30 a. M. Marine Traffic Record shows the chrystal made a u turn at 2 05. Japanese investigators say they will talk to both crews to determine if there was negligence. The container ship, leased by a japanese firm, suffered dents and scrapes but none of the 20 o in7me. Several investigations are under way, but the navy says the focus right now is on the families of the sailors who were missing and are now gone. We owe it to our families and the navy to understand what happened. Reporter janis Mackey Frayer, nbc news, japan. Breaking news in the conflict in syria this evening. A u. S. War plain shot down a syrian aircraft that hadirddropd bombs near u. S. Backed forces earlier today. This marks the first time the u. S. Has shot down a manned syrian aircraft. The u. S. Military said in a statement the jet was shot down in selfdefense of coalition partnered forces. President trump back at the white house this evening after his first weekend visit to camp david. It comes as his lawyer insists that he is not under investigation for obstructing the russia investigation just days after the president said he was under investigation on twitter. Kelly odonnell is following all of the days developments from washington. Reporter on this fathers day the trumps returning from their first visit to camp david. Did you enjoy camp david . Really nice. Reporter and back to the heat. The political fever over the russia investigation. Hes not afraid of the investigation. There is no investigation. I want to be clear here. Reporter spanning sunday morning tv screens, one of the president s personal lawyers going on offense. There is not an investigation of the president of the united states. Period. Reporter but contradicting the president s own social media admission made friday. I am being investigated for firing the fbi director. Notably, the president did not repeat that today in a trio of tweets where he denounced the distraction of the witch hunt. The president s apparent admission dismissed by his lawyer as a response to news story, but the discrepancy set off sparks. Doubt know he isnt under investigation now, do you . No one has notified us that ngk is. I cant read peoples mind. Reporter jay sekulow is expected to be the public face of the trump defense. A team led by the president s longtime new York Real Estate lawyer Marc Kasowitz and his partner michael bowie, and bringing the heft of washington defense experience veteran attorney john dowd. While this is the washingtons headquarters for the Governments Team led by special counsel ronlt mueller with about a dozen lawyers hired so far with experience including the fbi and prosecuting white collar, public corruption and financial crimes cases. Meanwhile, the separate inquiries on capitol hill are progressing slowly. First i can say categorically the collusion or cooperation aspect of the investigation is not over. And as far as that goes, i would say were 20 into it. Reporter wednesday the intelligence committees will hear from former owe balm all Homeland Security secretary jeh johnson and stitt election directors about the scope of the russian interference in 2016. That same day the president will revive some Campaign Energy heading toz ba iowa for a trumppence event, thats campaign and not an official white house event. Kelly odonnell at the white house tonight. Thank you. In california, a new trend in the criminal Justice System has some victims of Violent Crimes outraged. Theyre known as paytostay jails. Criminals who can afford them pay to be at this highend facilities and avoid the harsh realities of larger prisons. Tammy lightner has the story from los angeles. They can watch movies any time of the day. They also have a little store they can purchase snacks. Reporter it has amenities you might find at a hotel, but this is not a retreat. It is a jail. Weve had lawyers, weve had doctors, weve had catholic priests. Reporter it is called a paytostay jail, and for criminals who have money there are several dozen that offer a way to avoid the often violent, gangridden Los Angeles County jail. Those who are wealthy are able to upgrade their facilities and stay in nicer jails than those who are poor, who might have committed the same exact crime. Reporter among the most popular, this one in the surf Side Community of seal beach. This is what 100 a day gets you, a semi private cell, access to a phone any time< you want, even cable tv. I was completely shocked when i found out. Reporter carol marken hoped the man who sexually assaulted her would do hard time in prison. Instead, he paid thousands to do his time in the amenityfilled seal beach jail. It is an unfortunate reality. You have one that can have this option. Reporter offenders can shop around for the jail of their choice. This one in her mows ah beach runs a whopping 251 a night. Generally the paytostay inmates are for lower level crimes, nonViolent Crimes. Reporter but thats not always the case. An analysis by the Marshall Project and l. A. Times shows almost 5 of those using paytostay were convicted of serious crimes. Monique fronte was devastated to learn the man who had sex with her when she was just 12 years old was able to serve his sentence in one of these private jails. I do not feel like justice was served in this case. Reporter but the judge has final say, which means for the privileged jail comes at a£ mi that may not always fit the crime. Tammy lightner, nbc news, los angeles. Now to a startling new report on americas opioid epidemic. Officials ingbuo montgomery cou ohio, say their community has become the per capita leader in Overdose Deaths. Tonight Jacob Soberoff takes us there for an in depth look at a community in crisis. Reporter dayton, ohio. The Wright Brothers bit their first airplane also here and changed america forever. Today the city is again at the center of an innovation, a deadly one sweeping across the country. So you live around here . Uhhuh. 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Every vial represents somebody who has died. Correct. Reporter so this is what you call the cooler . This is our cooler, our main cooler. Reporter when did the bodies all around us come in here . Over the last 24 to 48 hours. Reporter and every every day bodies are cycling through here . Yes, these trays mostly will be full by tonight. Reporter whats the percentage of the bodies in here right now that are Overdose Deaths from heroin or fentanyl . Were averaging 60 to 70 of our cases now are overdoses. We are estimating about 2,000 overdoses this year. If that continues, thats about 10,000 for the state or more. Reporter the coroner says numbers on that scale are a mass casualty event and should be declared a medical emergency. Until then, hes certain the death toll will continue to rise. Jacob soberoff, nbc news, dayton, ohio. Jacob will have more from ohio, the challenges and the signs of hope on hisz my belly pain and constipation . 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A company in switzerland is harvesting Carbon Dioxide from the air to help grow crops. Ann thompson has more. Reporter in post card picture switzerland where centuries old traditions are tourist attractions, a futuristic concept to tackle climate change. What you see here are co 2 collectors that suck in air. Reporter six stories above a trash facility outside zurich, the cobe founder shows off what is believed to be the worlds first commercial plant to remove Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere. Fans draw air in. Filters grab the co2. When filled the filters are heated to 212 degrees and the co2 is piped out for sale. Here we cell the co2 to our first customer which is a green house which we see over there. Reporter the gas, once trucked in from far away sources, growers say increases tomato, eggplant and cucumber harvest 10 to 15 . While this process helps vegetable growers, critics are not quite sold. They claim taking carbon out of the atmosphere islq8z morin efficient than capturing it directly at the source like when coal is burned and they say it is far more expensive. He admits this method today costs six times what Carbon Capture atgoz a fossil fuel pla does, and so far it is losing money on the co2 itself. But climate expert Nicholas Gruber believes it is an Important Development in the fight against global warming. Is it a workable idea . It is very workable, buty i think it would be wrong to think that this is the silver bullet. It will be one piece of many peels. Reporter climeworks hopes to sell it and make it a negative carbon process one day. Hopefully you can take it out of the air and store it underground. The co2 captured in a year is equivalent to taking 200 cars off the road. Climeworks estimates it would make 250,000 of these plants to remove onethird of the planets co2 by 2025. 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Reporter amazon says it is trying to do its part by shipping the original manufacturers box without using an additional box when possible. What can consumers do . Break down your box else to save space. Recology is upgrading trucks and sorting equipment to keep up with brown box boom. It is one reason for a propose willed hike in garbage San Francisco. Theres another overnight shipping. I see amazon way up there. Reporter for every online order satisfied, the cardboard and the consequences piling up on consumers. Jo ling kent, nbc news, San Francisco. Coming up, a new hey scout, whats eating you . Fleas, ticks and mosquitoes. Got any ideas . Not all products work the same. My owner gives me k9 advantix ii. It kills all three through contact. No biting required. So they dont have to bite . Thats right. No biting required. K9 advantix ii. Wise choice. Even if youre trying your best. 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Reporter frances spends every fathers day with his two daughters, he spends the night before with fellow dads, a tradition created inside the garage five years ago when he invited friends over for beers and pizza and fathers eve was born. We connect, we share and wei celebrate being dads. Reporter each year it got bigger. Thanks for coming. Happy fathers eve. Reporter so much so the party has out ground the garage and move to a restaurant. Happy fathers eve reporter last night dozens of dads converged with a mission. To really recognize fathers for their contributions and, you know, their willingness to go an extra mile for their kids. Reporter they grill, they share stories, and they play crazy games like hammer sloggan which involves driving nails into a tree stump. Good times and raises money for a good cause. Spoto support his Community Reporter this year benefitting a local community that helps fathers and it is growing. Last night fatheresfholj in 42 s celebrated fathers eve. 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