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Climbers are not being kept away. nbc news national correspondent miguel almaguer is there tonight. >> reporter: when el capitan began to suddenly crumble, massive sheets of granite rattled, then dropped 1800 feet. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: a towering wall of boulders and dust thundering into the yosemite valley, pushing some cars off the road. many visitors caught in the plume. some hit by rocks. >> relax. its a cut. >> this is the day i die. >> no, its not. its not the day you die. >> report...

Thursdays massive slide, officials say, is 22 times larger than the one just the day before when a slab of rock the size of an apartment building came crashing down while at least 30 climbers were clinging to el cap. one british tourist was killed. his wife seriously injured. theres no clear reason why el cap is crumbling. eight major rock slides in just two days. >> yosemite national park, by definition, is a wild place. ultimately, these climbers need to make decisions on their own and good de...

...turn to care. go to pge.com/care and enroll today. >> mason: there were two massive rock slides this week at el capitan. the formation in yosemite national park that draws hikers and climbers from around the world. one person was killed. carter evans is there. er unbelievable. >> reporter: without warning thursday, on one of el capitans most popular climbing routes, massive chunks of rock tumbled, sending out huge plumes of dust. >> oh, my gosh. >> it was really scary. >> reporter: veteran cl...

Fell killed 32-year-old british anurist andrew foster. it measured 130 feet tall. thursdays slide was almost 400 feet and injured a man when a rock smashed through his cars sunroof. does what happened here scare you? >> its utterly petrifying. we also had this immense sense of relief that, you know, we really dodged a bullet. ep reporter: now, geologists believe the break could have veen caused by heating and cooling of the granite face. and despite these two incidents, yosemite park is still op...

National park. deadly rock slides at the famed el capitan. massive boulders coming down without warning, striking people, leaving them with no time to try to get out of the way. this is at the peak of rock climbing season. nbc news national correspondent miguel almaguer has word of a new slide tonight. >> reporter: it happened again moments ago and there was no warning, now eight rock slides. >> i can still see it falling. >> reporter: one boulder the size of an apartment building careening down...

Finally, as the disaster continues to unfold in puerto rico in the wake of hurricane maria, there are also many who still need help after hurricanes harvey and irma. in houston, a city devastated by the floodwaters from harvey, an nfl star is making a very personal gift to help victims recover. our joe fryer has tonights "inspiring america" report. >> reporter: like any good quarterback, deshaun watson has a play for every possible scenario, even a hurricane. >> im going to do a little surprise....

The entire family together again. gabriels sister and husband pack up a few things. his parents choosing to stay behind. >> saying she has arthritis in the left leg and cant make the walk down. >> were going to be separated. i know its just going to be temporary, you know, but it hurts me to see that my little granddaughters not going to be with me for a while. >> reporter: the reunion cut short, another storm making the dangerous journey down the mountain more treacherous. still so many challen...

Federal help is coming, but you still havent seen it. >> no, we havent seen anything. >> reporter: before her patience runs dry. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, bayamon, puerto rico. this is tammy leitner in central puerto rico where time is critical. >> this is the deepest part right here. >> reporter: this team of first responders from new york city searching for a family of six not heard from since hurricane maria wiped out this bridge. this town one of 11 no one has been able to reach. gabriel d...

Ca ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> i know that leaders arent supposed to cry. >> mason: a cry for help from puerto rico. >> help needs to get into peoples hands, now. not tomorrow, not later. now. >> mason: the president says hes on it. >> weve done a really good job. rere doing a great job. and its amazing, the job that weve done in puerto rico. >> mason: also tonight-- >> boo! >> mason: the backlash against antional anthem protests. >> you crossed the line! >> goodbye, pittsburgh steele...

Test >> the air tank heres dropped flame retardant, we witnessed multiple drops. this is being called the edwards fire. just off the 580. this grew to an estimated 20 acres. it is now 50% contained. we show you some foot ang of containment, now that the fire is knoed