while fires are burning throughout the american west, the effort to suppress a big one moving toward colorado springs is verging on a combat operation tonight. the conditions sadly are perfect for fires. single digit humidity, 100 degree plus temperatures during the day, high winds at night. the conditions are miserable for the army of firefighters trying to slow it down, trying to make a stand. the campus of the u.s. air force academy has been evacuated now because of this encroaching monster. 32,000 people are out of their homes, and many of those homes sadly are no longer there to return to. these are indeed desperate times in the rockies. we begin once again tonight with nbc s miguel almaguer in colorado springs. miguel, good evening. reporter: brian, good evening. it was this time last night when those winds started kicking up again like they are right now. the situation here on the ground quickly spiraled out of control. tonight it s feared dozens of homes have been l
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nbc-universal television announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. good evening. tonight the situation is growing desperate in colorado. while fires are burning throughout the american west, the effort to suppress a big one moving toward colorado springs is verging on a combat operation tonight. the conditions sadly are perfect for fires. single digit humidity, 100 diagnosis plus temperatures during the day, high winds at night. the conditions are miserable for the army of firefighters trying to slow it down, trying to make a stand. the campus of the u.s. air force academy has been evacuated now because of this encroaching monster. 32,000 people are out of their homes, and many of those homes sadly are no longer there to return to. these are indeed desperate times in the rockies. we begin once again tonight with nbc s miguel almaguer in colorado springs. miguel, good evening. reporter: brian, good evening. i