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Transcripts for MSNBC Way Too Early 20210812 09:58:00

Can go any direction. reporter: the fire decimating small town greenville, destroying nearly every man made structure in sight. historic homes and businesses levelled, whole neighborhoods wiped off the map. 47-year-old college professor gary maynard was arrested and charged for serial arson, accused of starting the nearby ranch fire. he was in the midst of an arson setting spree and tried to trap first responders by gaining access to an evacuation zone and lighting fires behind them. reporter: it seemed like a good idea to rent bikes. i m drenched. reporter: two ice cream stops later. we re not making it back. reporter: oppressing heat coast to coast with advisories in effect for 140 million ....

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Transcripts for KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt 20210812 01:39:00

Allege maynard was in the midst of an arson setting spree, and that he even tried to trap first responders fighting the dixie fire by gaining access to an evacuation zone and lighting fires behind them. utility company pg&e admits a power line may have been partly responsible for sparking the fire. a federal judge has ordered a report from the company. a representative tells us they will respond on monday. lester all right, steve patterson in california, thank you. al roker is tracking the dangerous heat for us, and now a potential tropical threat al, it looks like the worst is yet to come lester, the worst of the heat comes tomorrow we ve got 146 million people under heat advisories through tomorrow, stretching literally from coast to coast look at these temperatures while they re in the upper 90s to mid-90s, you add in the humidity and it s going to be triple-digits from st. louis, cincinnati, new york, washington, down to charlotte and we re watching tropical storm fred moving w ....

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