temperatures especially for san francisco breezy with temperatures in the upper 60s. inland area still in the mid- 90s and we have a cool front that cools us off a little bit. >> those are hot temperatures. thank you for joining us. nightly news is next. we hope to see you again at 6:00. tonight, new backlash over president biden's visit to saudi arabia. the kingdom now disputing his claim that he confronted the crown prince over the murder of a journalist plus, the commitment biden got that may help lower gas prices. the january 6th committee subpoenas the secret service after learning some of their text messages from the day of the capitol attack were deleted. are mask mandates coming bac one city once again requiring them in schools, and concerning news about this new variant if you were previously infected, you can get it again a deadly heat wave kills hundreds across europe wildfires force the evacuation of thousands, and the uk set to hit its hottest temperature ever

one of america's most wanted captured will this drug kingpin serve time in the u.s. for killing an american dea agent a montana highway pileup kills six during a blinding dust storm. new photos of giant sharks just off the coast of cape cod amid a string of attacks across the east coast. and the biggest losers why airlines are losing more and more luggage. >> one day we waited for almost nine hours. >> and what you can do about it >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. good evening president biden is in the air right now returning from his visit to the middle east the trip was steeped in controversy before he even left d.c., but that controversy has only grown bigger and more complicated there's new criticism today over the fist bump between him and the saudi crown prince and not even a full day after president

biden called the last-minute press conference to make clear that he had told the saudi leader he believed he was responsible for the death of journalist jamal khashoggi. saudi officials are disputing that the white house is hopeful the meetings there will lead to arab nations pumping more oil the president says that will help ease gas prices here. peter alexander reports tonight from jeddah, saudi arabia >> reporter: first the fist bump, now the fallout. president biden en route home to the u.s. after his most consequential and controversial foreign visit since taking office today meetin with nine arab leaders reiterating how interwoven america's interests remain to successes in the middle east. >> we will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by china, russia, or iran >> re >> reporter: and again to a room full of autocrats an

monarchs emphasizing the value of human rights and the freedom of dissent >> i've gotten plenty of criticism over the years. it's not fun, but the ability to speak openly and exchange ideas freely is what unlocks innovation >> reporter: still, the president is facing fierce bipartisan criticism for treating saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman not as a pariah but as a partner despite saying he rebuked mbs for the murder of jals jamal khashoggi that u.s intelligence says the crown prince ordered the saudi foreign minister tonight disputing president biden's insistence that during their meeting he challenged mbs' claim he was not responsible for khashoggi's brutal killing. >> the president mentioned that this was an issue he mentioned he took him at face value. >> reporter: the white house tonight insists the visit here was worth it >> how can you advance human rights if you're not willing to get on a plane and go somewhere and talk to foreign leaders about your concerns? >> reporter: the president returns home touting a saudi commitment to pump more oil to relieve high gas prices in the u.s. but it remains unclear when americans will see that relief.

with opec not set to meet again until next month. the joint statement at the end of today's meeting with arab leaders was vague saying the oil producing powers here will work to stabilize markets for producers and consumers. but neither the u.s. nor saudi arabia has said how much more oil the saudis will produce. jose >> peter alexander in jeddah, thank you. back here in the u.s., the january 6th committee has now subpoenaed the secret service looking for missing text messages agents sent the day of the capitol riot those missing texts key evidence, the committee says, are a crucial piece of the puzzle maura barrett reports. >> reporter: overnight, the january 6th committee issued its first subpoena requesting the u.s. secret service turn over its text messages from january 5th and 6th. one an internal watchdog said disappeared. >> we have a right to obtain all relevant information.

we're not going to stop until we get everything >> reporter: in a letters to congress, th inspector general wrote that the messages were erased after his office requested records of electronic communications the secret service says some were wiped out during a planned cell phone migration but insisted none of the texts requested by the inspector general were lost. those texts could be key in understanding the events surrounding the attack on the capitol and help corroborate cassidy hutchinson's testimony. >> the president said something to the effect of, i'm the effing president take me up to the capitol now. >> reporter: a washington, d.c. police officer backed up this account of the former president's actions that day according to an official connected with the january 6th committee. >> it is possible under some circumstances to recover some texts but not necessarily all of them. >> reporter: the secret service has until tuesday to respond. in a statement to nbc news, the agency wrote that it is fully cooperating and will be responding swiftly. meanwhile, the committee is pushing ahead in its investigation, zeroing

in on one potential witness in particular. >> are you going to subpoena vice president pence? >> we're still discussing whether or not we'll talk to him. >> maura joins us now from washington. maura, what can the committee be looking to hear from the former vice president? >> reporter: jose, the committee wants to know whether pence was concerned for his safety before the attack the next hearing set to cover former president trump's own supreme dereliction of duty on thursday in primetime. jose >> maura barrett in washington, thank you. now, to the rapid rise in covid cases and the latest omicron variant infecting so many rates are so high in some places, one city is bringing back mask mandates and others may not be far behind here's priscilla thompson >> reporter: in san diego, the indoor mask mandate for those in summer school returns on monday given the district's high transmission rates in boston with cases up nearly 40% in a week, officials are once again recommending masks be worn in crowded indoor settings

omicron ba.5 now the dominant strain and doctors say the most contagious with little hope of immunity why is that? >> this is a version of the virus that can escape any of the immunity you had from an infection previously, as well as from a vaccine it poses a risk for a majority of the population because infections in the past don't protect you. >> reporter: with covid cases rising in all but 11 states, the u.s. averaged more than 119,000 daily infections over the past week and 379 deaths a day >> we are seeing more reinfections in the last 30 to 60 days. >> reporter: this latest surge being felt coast to coast. the staten island ferry cut service this week due to crew members calling out sick, and l.a. county is on track to reinstate its mask mandate by the end of the month if cases there don't tick down. while vaccines still protect against severe disease, hospitalization and

death, the impacts of reinfection aren't yet known. >> each time you get reinfected, that's another chance for the virus to cause lots of different problems. >> reporter: the biden administration has once again extended the covid public health emergency declaration which allows many americans access to telemedicine, free covid tests, treatment and vaccines helpful tools in a summer surge americans had hoped was a thing of the past. priscilla thompson, nbc news a notorious drug lord on the fbi's most wanted list has been captured in mexico his case first made headlines after he was convicted for the high-profile murder of a u.s. drug agent. in recent years, rafael caro-quintero's violent past has been turned into a popular netflix series cal perry reports. >> reporter: tonight, rafael caro-quintero, the man many call the narco of narcos is back in military custody. 37 years after the abduction, torture and murder of dea agent

enrique camarena sent shock waves through the region the burnt wreckage of black hawk helicopter marks the spot where authorities say 14 members of the mexican navy gave their lives to capture one of mexico and america's most wanted. the cause of the crash has yet to be determined it's the stuff of hollywood scripts, quite literally. caro-quintero and the murder of camarena serving as the plot line in "narcos mexico." convicted of the murder by a mexican court the infamous drug kingpin served 28 of a sentence before being released the conviction was later upheld but by quintero had already disappeared. in the end, mexican authorities said a military search dog named ma found him hiding in a bush in the mountains of sinaloa, mexico the capture coming only three days after a meeting between mexican president andres manuel lopez obrador and u.s. president joe biden at the white house. the u.s. attorney general calling for

quintero's immediate extradition. >> we will never forget our comrades in arms. >> reporter: former dea chief of international operations mike vigil spent 13 years in mexico >> we will never give up the hunt for people like caro-quintero. >> reporter: in a statement his wife telling nbc news, i'm in shock, i'm ecstatic my boys and i are happy and relieved he was arrested a hollywood thriller many decades in the making cal perry, nbc news. a deadly heat wave sweeping through europe, and it's only getting worse. hundreds are dead as temperatures hit alarming all-time highs, and now with out-of-control wildfires some areas are dealing with double disasters meagan fitzgerald reports from london. >> reporter: tonight, wildfires are ripping through europe in parts of northern africa in spain, 17 fires are raging across the country. and thousands are frantically fleeing

their homes. this woman saying she's devastated so far nearly 400 people have died from the extreme heat as temperatures hit 114 degrees. it's a desperate effort for first responders working quickly to save lives and homes as neighbors rush to evacuate >> once you can feel the intensity of the heat and the wind, that's it. >> reporter: a similar scene in france. fires are intensifying 25,000 acres are burning near the famed wine region of bordeaux police going door to door, getting residents out before it's too late. so far the country seeing some 12,000 evacuations. the deadly heat wave that's gripping europe comes at the height of the summer tourist season in the united kingdom a crisis situation in a country where most live without air-conditioning government officials holding an emergency meeting today. >> hello, it's friday, the 22nd of july, 2050. >> reporter: two years ago the uk's national

weather agency put out this forecast to warn about climate change >> much of england and wales highs will be around 40 celsius. >> reporter: that eerie prediction is set to come true nearly three decades early. the u.k. set to hit 40 degrees celsius, which is 104 degrees fahrenheit this coming week, jose. >> meagan fitzgerald in london, thank you. just ahead, caught on camera, the new shark sightings close to popular beaches after a recent string of attacks also, the emergency landing on a missouri highway we'll tell you why police arrested the pilot.

swimmers up and down the east coast are keeping a cautious eye out for sharks today after a recent string of attacks off new york's long island and now underwater cameras near another popular beach are revealing just how many great whites are getting closer and closer to swimmers kathy park reports. >> reporter: tonight, new underwater images show great white sharks lurking off the coast of cape cod close to shore buoys detected two separate sharks. this one was spotted wednesday morning and that same day another seen prowling around a different buoy ocean researcher chris paparo says shark sightings near land is a sign the ocean is cleaner and the fish they feed on have returned. >> they were overfished for so many years we stopped seeing them. that's where their food is.

[ whistle >> reporter: lifeguards and swimmers on high alert as sightings of sharks climb all up and down the coast. >> it was scary. i don't want to get eaten by a shark. >> reporter: in just the past two weeks, at least five shark attacks were reported off new york's long island coastline lifeguard zach gallo is back to work after a shark bit him during a training exercise at smith point beach leaving behind these bite marks >> i'm very just grateful that it was something with minimal damage >> reporter: close encounters like his are raising new fears for beachgoers >> we only run into my knees, and i find myself looking around as i'm in there. >> reporter: many of these feared predators are closely monitored by researchers this 12-footer just tagged on thursday off the coast of massachusetts. in new york, some beaches have heightened patrols or prohibited swimming altogether. >> there's definitely going to be more potential encounters with people and sharks >> reporter: but

swimmers can still enjoy the surf. >> they're not out there to eat people. you'll probably get into an accident on the way to the beach than even seeing a shark once you get there. >> kathy, we know shark attacks are extremely rare but what should you do if you encounter one in the water >> reporter: well, jose, experts say the first thing is not to panic. chances are that shark is trying to pass you by, so you want to keep a close watch on that shark and try to swim back to shore as calmly as possible jose >> kathy park, thank you so much. coming up next, deadly dust storm. the massive pileup on a montana interstate plus, why are the airlines losing so many bags? then how can you make sure yours makes it through?

we are back with a deadly highway pileup in montana six people, including two children, died yesterday in this massive wreck along an interstate in the southern part of the state. officials say weather is likely to blame there was a dust storm in the area at the time with winds of at least 60 miles an hour with zero visibility blackout conditions. along another busy interstate a small plane made an emergency landing. take a look at this. the aircraft went down near kansas city, missouri, yesterday, after it ran out of gas. authorities believe the student pilot was intoxicated. he's since been arrested he was the only person on board and walked away with minor injuries no one on the ground was hurt

we want to take a moment to alert you to a new hotline for anyone struggling with mental health issues starting today, there is a new confidential three-digit suicide prevention phone number all you have to do is call 988 to access counselors and support from the national suicide prevention lifeline also in spanish -- [ speaking foreign language ] now back to the travel chaos playing out across the globe if you're flying anywhere this summer, better bring a carry-on that's because the rates of lost luggage are skyrocketing lindsey reiser tells us why it's happening and how to prevent your own travel nightmare. >> reporter: your bags are packed you're ready to go but where those bags go might be another story. >> about $4,000 worth of clothes >> baby formula for our little daughter. >> reporter: maura says she flew air

france from oregon to spain and after a chaotic carousel of flight changes, her suitcase full of gifts, clothes and personal items was nowhere to be found. >> my mom is 83. she has dementia, and i was hoping to have some time with her and go through some pictures that i brought for her. >> reporter: while air france says they regret the current situation and apologize to customers concerned, maravi says she still hasn't gotten her bag back 23 days later, and her story isn't unique look at these airport images from dublin and amsterdam to new york and d.c. one twitter user calling the scene a graveyard of lost bags >> y'all, this is insane. >> reporter: and just this week delta flew a plane carrying a thousand stranded bags, no people, from london's heathrow airport to detroit >> the reason why we're seeing so many lost bags is the same reason we're seeing so many delayed flights, the same reason we're seeing so many long lines at the airport a labor shortage

across the economy and across airlines. >> reporter: according to the most recent air travel consumer report in april nearly 220,000 bags were lost or damaged in the u.s. a jump of 135% since last year when fewer people were traveling. >> what should we do to make sure that our bags are going to be there when we land >> avoiding checking a bag is the single best thing you can do. >> reporter: but that's not realistic for many of us, so experts say consider a small gps tracking device take a picture of your valuables inside and know your rights >> not only are the airlines required to compensate you for lost bags up to $3,800 per domestic flight and up to $1,780 for international flights, but they're also on the hook for any incidentals along the way. >> reporter: making sure your summer plans don't grind to a halt. lindsey reiser, nbc news, new york still ahead, saving a hero. how a college professor all the way from england gave a new york city firefighter a second

chance at life

there's good news tonight about second chances and the firefighter who beat a devastating diagnosis thanks to a stranger's lifesaving gift from thousands of miles away [ applause ] this warm embrace represents a celebration of life for one of new york's bravest. [ applause ] it's the emotional

moment last week when for the very first time retired firefighter sal parisi finally got to meet and thank stephen dawkins, the man who is now his hero. >> you get a second chance at life, and steve gave it to me. it's unbelievable. >> reporter: sal, who spent 27 years as a new york city firefighter, was a first responder who served on 9/11 when he was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia in 2018 and needed a bone marrow transplant -- >> you're going to come to england, then? >> reporter: steven, a college professor living in england who ended up being a perfect match. >> i was all for it because they said i probably wouldn't live without this transplant. >> stephen, why were you on the transplant registry >> i've been giving blood since my 20s and i got the phone call from the bone marrow registry saying would i donate, of course, i said yes. >> reporter: sal's transplant in 2019 was a success. and so after all these years, the fdny arranged this

celebration during stephen's visit. >> gave me some height with that. >> reporter: finally bringing together both families >> so tell me about meeting sal. >> well, it's been wonderful, actually, so i'm not a very emotional man actually, but the first time i met sal, it was very emotional. >> we kind of bonded right away, and it's hard to describe to meet the person that's responsible for you still being here life is good >> reporter: this week sal showed stephen and his family around engine 14 in manhattan. his old firehouse. >> this was my locker to store my turnout gear. >> reporter: the 68-year-old once again full of energy enjoying retirement with his wife, marie, keeping up with his grandkids and building on the remarkable connection with the man he now considers so much more than just a friend >> are you kind of part of sal's family now? >> it's been really nice i think we bonded well, haven't we >> yes, yes. >> sal calls me an old goat

>> the old goat saved my life. >> and sal and his family hope to take a trip overseas to england to see stephen in his hometown one day soon that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday kate snow will be here tomorrow night with a special report on gun violence, focusing on one night in america i'm jose diaz-balart. thank you for the privilege of your time and good night we're going to keep looking and, of course, what's most important is if we could find alexis. >> not giving up hope. family, friends and volunteers

searching for evidence today. what they found that might help them get one step closer to bringing alexis gabe home. also, back to normal. all systems go at sfo after the international terminal was evacuated late last night. what police say they found inside. first, a south bay police officer shot during a traffic stop. tonight the search is on for the gunman, what happened and how that officer is doing. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thank you so much for joining us. terry and audrey both have the night off. a mountain view police officer is recovering tonight after he was shot during a traffic stop overnight. take a look at this map. it happened near villa street and wild cherry lane. you can see that is very close to the mountain view cal train station. police say the officer had just pulled over a driver when he opened fire hitting the officer in his upper body. the driver sped off and crashed