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Washington state. Fires are burning in seven states. In california alone, theyre destroying 1,000 acres an hour. Extreme heat is making the battle all the more difficult. It has been a very hot day in much of the country. More about that in a moment. First Danielle Nottingham on the firelines in washington state. Reporter six wildfires have surrounded the city here. This is the view from the lake where at least three dozen homes were destroyed and 2,700 people were forced to flee. The flames still burn inside one of many home lost here in this lakeside community. For the residents who lived he...

Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. We begin with a remarkable number. Right now around 95 wildfires are burning in the western u. S. And tonight the u. S. Military is answering an urgent call for help. At least 100 troops have been called up in Washington State. The first deployment of active duty soldiers to battle fires in nine years. The fires are burning across at least six states. The stakes are high, and so is the cost. 100 million a week. At that rate Officials Say the money will run out next month. Our team i...

Washington state. Fires are burning in seven states. In california alone, theyre destroying 1,000 acres an hour. Extreme heat is making the battle all the more difficult. It has been a very hot day in much of the country. More about that in a moment. First Danielle Nottingham on the firelines in washington state. Reporter six wildfires have surrounded the city here. This is the view from the lake where at least three dozen homes were destroyed and 2,700 people were forced to flee. The flames still burn inside one of many home lost here in this lakeside community. For the residents who lived he...

Lived here 33 years. So its hard to see this. Reporter tonight lives in ruins as this fire rages on. Miguel almaguer, nbc news, washington state. This is joe fryer in simi valley, california. Wildfires are tearing through miles of parched wilderness grassland and creeping dangerously close to neighborhoods. You can see the flames just about maybe 20 feet away from that one fence. Reporter a small brush fire in simi valley spread quickly. Hundreds of homes in its path. Started over there. And it just came like a whirlwind through. The only thing we had on our side was it was not windy that day....

Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. We begin with a remarkable number. Right now 95 wildfires are burning in the western u. S. And tonight the u. S. Military is answering an urgent call for help. At least 100 troops have been called up in Washington State. The first deployment of active duty soldiers to battle fires in nine years. The fires are burning across at least six states. The stakes are high, and so is the cost. 100 million a week. At that rate Officials Say the money will run out next month. Our team is deplo...