heche rose to fame in the '90s starring alongside actors like harrison ford, robert de niro and dennis hoffmannr family says she'll be remembered fer her courageous honesty. >>> now to the devastating wild fires across europe. thousands of people forced to evacuate while on going heat waves and drought are threatening several countries. nbc's matt bradley has more. >> reporter: wild fires raging across europe. germany, portugal and france among some of the countries seeing the most devastation from historic fires this summer southwestern france, video shows the sky tinted with the fiery red. as wild fires burn through the region and across the country, including a monster wild fire near the city of bordeaux known for its wine, being fought by more than 1,000 firefighters [speaking foreign language >> reporter: officials say nine aircraft and two helicopters have been deployed as well so far, more than 10,000 people have been evacuated, at least 17 homes destroyed and a major highway closed [speaking foreign language the country caught in its worst scenario, unprecedented drought met with histor