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World headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news". reporting tonight, erica hill. good evening. california is a tinder box tonight. that description from governor jerry brown, who declared a state of emergency and activated the national guard. you can see the power and the proximity of these flames. fueled by the states long-running drought. and this week the excessive heat. more than 20 major fires are burning. tens of thousands of acres scorched, homes destroyed. on the front lines, a...

Skpieting day. >> zoo members got to name one of those penguins. the female, aaron, they were both born in mid may. they came up with the name steve. night, state of emergency. the battle against wildfires in the west turns deadly with dozens of new blazes and thousands now in the fight as a dangerous heat waves sends temperatures soaring. double tragedy. just days after news that an american dentist killed a beloved lion, reports that his brother may also have been killed deadly waters. a h...

Through the front door and right into the standing water. and this is another one of those blacklisted facilities here in mexico city. as you come up the stairs weve been told there are about 20 children living in this building right now. many of the rooms are absolute squalor. >> reporter: in one room where the children sleep, behind the curtain, you cannot see the floor. >> look at the floor. in the garbage, theres a child. yeah, theres kids. there are children in the corner there. >> reporter...

>> tonight the leagues union has filed an appeal in minnesota to vacate tom bradies a four-game suspension. anna werner. still ahead. >> these are the men that started that great adventure. >> pauley: archaeologists uncover a part of americas past. protests against the american dentist who killed a beloved african lion. and the story behind this touching picture when the "cbs evening news" continues. you pay your auto insurance premium every month on the dot. youre like the poster child for payi...

Alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. finally tonight, someone to watch for on the sidelines in the coming weeks. or to watch out for. the nfls first female coach. shes america strong and heres cecilia vega. >> reporter: she is footballs first lady. jen welter joining the sidelines of the arizona cardinals for training camp and preseason. the first woman ever to hold a coaching title in the nfl. >> i didnt even dream that it was possible. >> reporter: at 522", 130 pounds shell ...

Park in montana turns into a race to escape the flames. this year fire has been burning through dry brush and forests all across the country. so far 5.6 million acres have burned in the u.s. thats bigger than the state of massachusetts. with over 34,000 wildfires this year. and 124 new fires starting just yesterday alone. in the drought-stricken west -- >> i expect a lot of tired firemen. a lot of sleepless nights for us. >> reporter: preparations are under way. >> we are fighting the battle bef...

In california nearly 7 inches of rain in just a few hours washing away that bridge. the main conduit between los angeles and phoenix wiped away. this pick-up truck careening into the watery chasm. its driver injured was plucked to safety. that water rushed through here with so much force it gouged out the riverbank separating the highway from the bridge. 27,000 cars a day use this road and tonight drivers are forced to detour over a hundred miles. engineers and helicopters like that are surveyin...

Through my eyes. >> reporter: camping out on the rockface caldwell and climbing partners snapped these stunning 360-degree shots. >> i think you can actually wrap it. >> reporter: photographing one of the biggest attractions at yosemite. the scenery as spectacular at night as it is during the day. the virtual views the newest addition to a special kind of street view where you can experience everything from the galapagos to the grand canyon. >> i want to inspire people to find the sense of adven...

Who the u.s. and allies say are the likely culprits, searching the crash site immediately after the plane was shot out of the sky. theyre stunned to find the wreckage of a passenger plane, not the military jet they expected. bodies, blurred out here, lay everywhere. they ransack a victims backpack, looking for military gear. but its only clothes. we were on the scene in the days after. the site, still unsecured. the new video could bolster the investigations now under way. but today, it was a ti...

Seemed shocked to discover that the wreckage they were looking at was not of a ukrainian military plane. "this is a passenger plane," theas rebel leader taking the footage says "malaysia." examining the wreckage in the days after the crash revealed this was no accident. the plane had been shot down. and here-- big pieces, big holes penetrating from the outside in. and this is whats left of the cockpit-- clearly, the controls there; the flight computer; thet pilots seat; and the metalwork. again,...