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Killed, he still had a lot of ammunition that he could have used. they also say theyre still trying to determine a motive and are looking into the possibility of a dispute between vargas and the building management. lester? >> mark potter, thank you. a state of emergency has been declared tonight in southwest north carolina after heavy rains triggered severe flash flooding, stranding motorists and challenging rescuers. the city of newton and the city of hickory especially hard hit. several tho...

Ascending at the quick check new jersey festival. im here with the executive producer, howard freeman. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> what are we looking at right now? some are starting to take off. >> we have about 25 or 35 balloons this morning which is a preview of what youre going to see throughout the weekend here in reddington, new jersey at the festival. >> new this year we have an elvis presley thats over 105 feet. >> hes larger than life. his glasses are 40 feet. here we have ...

Mountains. much of this firefight comes from the air. nbc news was aboard one of 20 water dropping helicopters based in garner ranch, a crate cal and now 24-hour aspect of this firefight. >> other times when you are up there and you think its getting hairy. >> many times. you have to stop and reevaluate everything. >> battling extreme fire behavior, crews faced rugged terrain in stifling heat, but finally a much needed break. cooler weather and thunderstorms are in the forecast. >> the change in...

This is "world news." on this hot night an epic drain on the nations power grid. will your air conditioning be the one to blow the fuse? firefighters carrying 40 pounds of gear in 100 degrees. well show you what it takes to do it. bankrupt, detroit becomes the largest city ever in u.s. history to go down. new tape of the struggling tv star, why rehab for a heroin addict could increase the risk of overdose. good evening to all of you, and get ready for a nerve-racking night on the nations...

>> pelley: tonight 100 million americans are feelin . wildfires explode in the west. >> weve had fires but nothing like this. >> pelley: as the heat wave pushes the electrical grid toward its limits. were covering the breaking story with bill whitaker in california and terrell brown in new york. a potential witness in the whitey bulger mob trial turns up dead. elaine quijano is covering in boston. david martin joins the 82nd airborne as it rehearses for an american intervention in syria, and bab...

Nearly unbearable. early this morning, engine 221 was called to a three-alarm blaze in brooklyn. in heat like this, a fire like that needs more firefighters. >> need to rotate them more frequently. >> reporter: 85 pounds of gear. joe decker was sweating bullets just showing it to us. gear in here, too? >> yeah, we have tools in here too, a flashlight. >> reporter: adding to the misery, air quality warnings along the east coast. officials warned people sensitive to ozone to spend less time outdoo...

It is three. did you know that for much of the country the definition of a heat wave is three days of uninterrupted heat. >> as we enter another night and another day to come, this is the time when hospitals say they begin to see people in trouble, sudden effects on the human body, heart, blood pressure, also the brains of people of all ages. so what happens? abcs meteorologist ginger zee is out tonight and shes going to show us what is happening all around the country. >> reporter: whether its ...

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Stand your ground laws go from here and how does that fit no a broader conversation in our country about the gun debate and gun violence. lets bring in our guest, shannon watts. she is from gun sense in america. lisa graves, publisher of alec expose org and former prosecutors ken pattic p. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> ken, i want it start with you. youre the speexpert here on florida law. why did the defense choose not to pursue stand your ground in this case? >> if i was the defen...

Feed it beer. listen to them try to coax her. >> kiss the fireman. >> yes. >> try to feed him beer and then wash it off. >> feed him the bore. >> yes. >> like that. >> as you might imagine, that caused a huge uproar and his dad, who himself is a former fdny firefighter called the episode a slap in the face to his son and all of those who died on 9/11. here he is. >> the network has time to look at this. this wasnt live. this is a tape. the network still found it okay to put this out. to the peop...