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Income to take care of her special needs son, duane. she has applied for more than 100 jobs with no success. >> id say its-- its like playing the slot machine. its just you keep throwing your resume out there resume out there like youre throwing dollars or quarters out there and hoping one hits. >> reporter: due to low global demand, the texas oil industry has been shedding jobs this year. houston-based energy giant halliburton eliminated 14,000 jobs. baker hughes cut 13,000. >> my heart and my ...

And then take an air boat ride. >> we wanted a vacation so we got in the car and went. >> 900 miles. and the price of the gas didnt even cost much. >> reporter: friends told robert to buy a subcompact. instead he bought a pickup and a suburban. >> im laughing at them for buying such a small vehicle. >> reporter: racking up the miles and the savings on this last blast before summer ends. kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. had "nightly news" continues on this saturday, a rare climb up the iconic se...

Including downright bizarre. >> those are martians. >> santa claus, youre coming with us. >> reporter: accurate hasnt been at the top of the list, but that is about to change with next months release of "the martian." >> i think "the martian" is as close to science fact as any science fiction that ive seen about the journey to mars and going to mars. >> reporter: nasas director of planetary sciences jim green is a consultant on the movie about an american astronaut stranded on mars. he nasa does...

Finally tonight, the father and son camping trip that turned into a life-saving adventure, dad badly hurt, his 13-year-old boy displayed some impressive survival skills. heres abcs neal karlinsky. >> reporter: 13-year old charlie finlayson was camping and climbing with his dad in a part of idaho with the ominous name "river of no return wilderness" when it happened. a boulder the size of a refrigerator broke loose, hitting 52-year-old david finlayson and sending him careening 30 feet down the mo...

Food or water. lake view was also underwater. sue daniel called 911 from her attic. >> i realized after i got off the phone that i was going to be the help. >> reporter: daniel put her 79- year-old diabetic mother on an air mattress and swam for safety across this road to the roof of this shed. and how long did you spend on that roof? >> 26 hours. we-- we were there overnight. >> reporter: you hear it over and over on these 911 calls, people were on their own. >> reporter: a man named john made ...

Nbcs miguel almaguer is there tonight in chelan, washington. miguel? >> reporter: lester, good evening. this command post looks like a military operation because the more than 200 members of the national guard here are at war on a battlefield against wildfires that are ravaging the west. in washington state this fire season not only deadly but now historic. the single largest inferno to ever burn here has now torched 400 square miles, an area larger than new york city. across the region theyve c...

France has been alert since the "charlie hebdo" shooting in january and the seizure of hostages at a kosher market. 17 were killed. >> martha, they dont know the motive, but the anti terrorism unit now leading the investigation? >> yes. they say the suspect is a 26-year-old moroccan. who had been on french intelligence radar, but they dont know a motive yet. >> thank you. to the other breaking story, a frantic scene in new york city. shots fired inside a federal building in lower manhattan. a ...

Acres in seven western states. danielle nottingham is at one of washingtest in chelan, washington. >> reporter: after flames whipped in and around the their neighborhood in chelan, cheryl bad richard wynn were escorted back to check on their home today. its still standing, but some of their neighbors have lost everything. whats the most difficult thing about this whole process? >> getting displaced. you dont have a clue. it eats on you. where are you going to go? reat are you going to do? ste pe...

The danger may not be over from these massive explosions a week ago. a mysterious white foam has appeared in the streets as rain fell near the blast site in china, sparking fears that residual chemicals from the explosions may be causing it. some people who came into contact with the foam or rain reportedly experienced burning sensations on their skin and eyes. in florida a massive sinkhole has reopened at the very same mass a man was killed in 2013 when the ground swallowed up his home. heavy...

80 wildfires burning tonight in eight western states. 18 of them in california alone. in washington state, one fire has burned 62 square miles. firefighters have managed to get it 30% contained. danielle nottingham is there. >> reporter: this is what firefighters in central washington have been up against for the last four days. flames appear as quickly as firefighters can put them out. since weve been here, weve seen blackhawk helicopters sent in by the national guard making water drops over ne...