gadi, i want to talk with you.ore we get into the details of the discussion, i want to start with just why -- why do this study? why, especially now, at such a difficult time do you think that this is still possible and why for you to spend as much time as you have with us working on something like this given -- it's interesting hearing from you because you were the commander of central command and ran command for the idf. you were a former military adviser to prime minister sharon and led troops in hebron and also led forces in gaza, was a commander there as well. from that perspective why, why now, and why this? >> good morning -- good afternoon already. thanks for introducing me, ilan. i think we israelis cannot allow ourselves not to do everything, to explore a way to achieve peace with our palestinian neighbors will actually lead us to much broader peace with our neighbors. so this is something that we have to do, it's the moral duty of anyone who cares for the state of israel and for the future of the next ge

>> gadi schwartz in the thick of it tonight, thank you, gadi. >>> we're learning new information about the possible warning flags raised by the orlando nightclub gunman in the months before his attack, and about his relationship with his wife. as chilling new accounts emerge of that night from survivors who took refuge in a restroom during the massacre. nbc's miguel almaguer has late details. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: much of the massacre that left 49 dead was captured on multiple cameras. law enforcement officials say the video likely shows dozens hit by gunfire. this as we learn more about the gunman's wife, salman. after the shooting, a source close to salman said she turned over an ipad, laptops and cell phones. a family member tells nbc news she was beaten and battered though she never told investigators she was abused. salman did not deny her husband was mentally unstable and would snap. investigators say prior to the shooting, mateen made more purchases on his credit card, as if he wasn't worried about paying them back. and also transferred his share of a home to his sister fo

. >> i'm gadi schwartz in south lake, california, where crews are sifting using cadaver dogs.t is a careful spots and human remains. 200 homes and buildings gone, two people dead and hundreds left with nothing. >> i lost everything i own, literally everything i own. >> at this check point, emotions are running high. a woman comforted by an officer after learning her mother survived. >> my mom is okay. my mom is okay. my brother lost everything but my mom is okay. >> in a church parking lot we meet a couple staying in their rv. >> i am praying for all of the people involved in this that have gotten hurt. we are so blessed. we couldn't do without the support of this church. >> reporter: they once lived in a place they called happy land. now they are grateful to have escaped the flames. >> the good lord is the only reason i'm alive. >> reporter: at sunday service, they are thinking of their neighbors. > right now. >> reporter: while the pastor leading the sermon is worried about another member not in attendance, a woman in her 90s. today her church family is praying she's safe. g

all right, gadi. thank you. >>> still ahead tonight, why people in one of america's biggest cities will now pay more for soda and other drinks. is this a game changer that other cities may follow? >>> also the alarming headlines of the cdc about babies born in the u.s. with zika-related birth defects. >>> a controversial move today as philadelphia became the first major u.s. city to pass a so-called soda tax on sugary and other kinds of drinks. similar proposals have been defeated in more than 30 cities and states. but as nbc's rehema ellis explains, the new tax in the nation's fifth largest city may be a sign of things to come. >> do you really believe this was all about the kids? >> reporter: in the city of brotherly love today -- >> this tax will help. >> reporter: -- confrontations over a new tax on sweetened drinks. >> the ayes are 14, nays are 4. >> reporter: the city council passing an historic bill that can set precedent for other cities nationwide. the new tax? 1.5 cents per ounce. that's 30

nbc's gadi schwartz. >> reporter: it was all hands on deck over 500 police, more than 60,000 studentsnd staff. >> there is a shootout going on if you guys can hear that. >> reporter: frantic parents trying to reach their children. >> i don't know what's going to happen to me, that's all she said. >> reporter: today police identified the shooter, two guns, loads of ammo and tactical gear. lapd's chief says it could have been a lot worse. >> he was certainly prepared to engage multiple victims. >> reporter: police believe the shooter, former phd student mainak sarkar came on campus to kill professor william klug police looking into a blog that appeared to be posted by sarkar saying the professor stole a computer code writing your enemy is your enemy but your friend can do a lot more harm. lapd chief charlie beck saying ucla dismissed the claims. >> this was a making of his own imagination. >> reporter: at the ucla campus shooting scene a cryptic note sarkar mentioning his cat in minnesota leading investigators to his home in st. paul. there they found what's described as a kill list wit

gadi schwartz reports on the experience of one family in kentucky. >> reporter: at 9 years old, audrey is naturally protective. she's protective of her dog, her family, a little sister, especially protective of her big brother sammy. >> audrey gravitates toward him. >> reporter: while most kids are scared of needles, audrey practices using them. >> just fill it up. >> reporter: in case she has to save sammy from a heroin overdose. it's hard to hear a third grader describe what an overdose looks like. >> fingernails and lips would be blue, and they wouldn't wake up. >> reporter: or watch them practice giving the opioid reversal drug naloxone to stuffed animals. but like tens of thousands of families across the country, the possibility of an overdose is a grim reality. >> injection complete. >> reporter: in the u.s., someone dies roughly every 20 minutes from an accidental overdose. >> she did ask me the other day what does sober mean. >> it's a telling question, that she knows what naloxone is before she knows what sober is. >> i know. >> reporter: the battle began before audrey was bor

. >>> i'm gadi schwartz were crews are having to look through the damage clear out to those mountains. it's a careful spot for human remains, the aftermath of california's most destructive fire this year. 200 homes and buildings gone and at least two people dead and hundreds left with nothing. >> i lost everything i own. literally everything i own. >> reporter: at this checkpoint, emotions are running high. a woman comforted by an officer after learning her mother has survived. >> my mom is okay. my mom is okay. my brother lost everything, but my mom is okay. >> reporter: in a church parking lot we meet carl and anita who are staying in their rv. >> i'm praying for all of the people that have been involved in this that have gotten hurt. i'm like my husband. we are so blessed and we couldn't do without the support of this church. >> reporter: they once lived in a place they called happy land. now they are grateful to have escaped the flames. >> the good lord's the only reason i'm alive. ♪ >> reporter: at sunday's service, they are thinking of their neighbors. >> some of you are homeles

question makes sense to start with gadi. , i. shamni: i will tell you will start with describing the problem we face, ok? problem. face a israel has been divided into a few groups. organized. well right-wing that is actually controlling a lot of political issues. a very weak,oup is almost nonexistent left. the most important group, in my view, is the center, which are in different. that is my answer. this might crash through the walls of indifference. we will be able to wake up, you know? i hope it is not violence that will wake us up. the public will do something about it. we are doing our best, you know? of 200here with a group generals and senior israeli security people. it is still difficult. i believe we should do it. offers toput the something. but you have to remember the conditions. to use this thing is not to keep changing realities on the ground. the reality on the ground dramatically, it will not be relevant anymore. i do not know what is the trend today. i think there is a good understanding among israeli leadership t

gadi schwartz tonight with the very latest. >> reporter: tonight there is still no stopping the most destructive wildfire in the nation. every day since it started walls push toward communities and every night more homes destroyed. the number of buildings torched is staggering. over 150 decimated so far. whole communities left without power. >> this area has a history of battling winds where winds will blow one direction and then they'll blow in the other. and considerably fast. >> reporter: down the deserted streets of the southlake neighborhood people who have lost everything sift through what was once their home. >> it's all gone. you know? it really is. i've been here twice trying to -- trying to salvage anything and i can't even tell where things used to be. >> reporter: southlake is a neighborhood of mostly retirees. >> my neighbor here, my neighbor there, they had no fire insurance. it is amazing what little things mean. >> reporter: shelly and russell were lucky. they didn't lose their home but her parents next door did. >> baby boots. >> it's the memories. it's the antiques

my colleague gadi schwartz is at the news conference. police say they believe in recent days that sarkar drove from minnesota to los angeles with at least two automatic pistols that he was carrying with him and that there was at least one other ucla professor on his kill list as well. my colleague gadi schwartz now joining us from that news conferen conference. what struck you as we learn more details that give us a better understanding about what exactly this man was hoping to accomplish on this day? >> reporter: something very odd that we're hearing out of this press conference. the chief just wrapped it up. he said that this led them to minnesota was actually the note that they found at the crime scene and there was a mention of his cat. something along the lines of check on my cat or something with the indication that there was a cat in minnesota that investigators should look into. when they went to that address, they found an additional note. i believe on that note, there was a connection to the woman that was found dead in minneso

thank you so much. >> reporter: for a civilian life on american soil. >> that's my girl. >> reporter: gadi schwartz, nbc news, boise. >>> that's going to do it for us on a tuesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. go up in flames. i'm really ==peggy/take vo= for thecity ru5 >>> it looks like everybody's going to go up in flames. i'm really embarrassed right now for the city. >> right now at 6:00, it is not just controversy at the oakland police department. tonight new concerns over leadership stretching all the way to city hall. thank you for joining us. i'm peggy bunker in for jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. the mayor of oakland is on the hot seat. under her watch the police department is imploding. but is it libby shaft's fault? there are also abuse of power allegations against the city council member. again it's been a tumultuous day in oakland. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez, it's hard to really keep pace with all the controversy surrounding the city. >> reporter: it really is. there's definitely no shortage of fireworks i

gadi schwartz, san jose, california. >>> there is more to tell you about as we continue tonight. high profile hackings today, the target, the commissioner of the nfl. what you can do to protect your social media accounts. >>> also, when it comes to obesity, the battle of the bulge is also the battle of the sexes. >>> we're back now with a dramatic example of how social networking services are vulnerable to malicious intruders. someone was able to hack into the nfl's official twitter account and claim that commissioner roger goodell had died. to be clear, that claim was false. it was just the latest high profile invasion. >> reporter: the tweet came from the nfl's authenticated account. we regret to inform our fans that our commissioner roger goodell has passed away. he was 57, r.i.p. the message shocked the league's 19 million followers. the nfl sent scrambling to delete the bogus tweet. a lead spokesman saying goodell is alive and well. the commissioner and the league, the target of a hack. and the attack wasn't over. i said roger goodell has died. don't delete that tweet. >> th

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we get more on all this from nbc's gadi schwartz. >> reporter: online, a huge outpouring of support for the victim of a stanford campus sexual assault. her 12-page statement to the court and her attacker swim champion brock turner now viewed more than 8 million times. >> the letter that the victim wrote in this case is a game-changer. it's one of the most important letters of our generation. >> reporter: i didn't want my body anymore, the victim wrote. i didn't. anyone. and i became isolated from the ones i loved most. the victim sent a text to the prosecutor on her assault case saying she wants to remain anonymous. >> i don't need labels, categories, to prove i'm worthy of respect, that i should be listened to. i'm coming to you simply as a woman wanting to be heard. >> reporter: the 23-year-old was discovered last year half naked, unconscious and intoxicated next to a dumpster on campus being sexually assaulted by turner, until two graduate students from sweden tackled him down, holding him for police. >> it was horrible. i don't want to talk about it. it was hard to see. >> reporter:

here's gadi schwartz. >> reporter: in marches for pride and identity, silence and solidarity. >> let'sa moment of silence now. >> reporter: tens of thousands of men and women standing together in celebrations -- when celebrations turned to pain. >> i'm heart breaken, i'm mad, i'm angry. you know, it makes it all the more reason i should be here right now. >> reporter: in west hollywood, boston, philadelphia, gay pride events across the country, honoring those killed in orlando. >> we have to come out and really support and be there for one another on a day like this. >> reporter: while a brief scare in santa monica put police on high alert. authorities stopped a man with weapons in his car and out of state plates who said he was in town for the pride parade. >> at this point there's no known credible threat here in the los angeles area and certainly no connection to anything that's happened in orlando. >> reporter: but tonight, leaders of all faiths say it is not a time for threats and fear. >> jewish, christian, muslim, hindu, whatever faith you follow, please pray for the victims and

as our gadi schwartz explains, their reunion may not have weren't for one woman inspiring america. >>orter: this is the last time taylor, this yellow lab, will ever be in a military kennel. the men called her taytay, or princess taylor. and she served her country all her life. two deployments in afghanistan, and so effective at saving american lives, the taliban had a bounty on her head. when dogs like taylor complete their service, they're usually put up for adoption. the soldiers they served with are often given first priority. but reunions aren't always that easy and can cost thousands of dollars. that's where molly oliver comes in. she's a veteran flight attendant for united, but her real passion, reuniting service dogs and their handlers. >> i love the dogs. and i love my military that's taking care of my freedom my whole life. it's a win-win to combine the two. >> reporter: she's flying dogs home to the men who love them most. and today is taytay's big day, even sitting in first class. >> where's daddy? we're going to go find him. >> reporter: while at the boise airport, a nervo

nbc's gadi schwartz has the latest. >> reporter: new evidence reveal another side of star swimmer brock turner. caught in lies about his drug and drinking use. the texts were found, one text to a friend, oh, dude, did acid with blank last week. in the months before this sexual assault of an unconscious female, a text asked do you think i could buy some whack so we can do some dabs, highly concentrated marijuana oil. this is a stark contrast to the clean cut image he presented of himself to the court at his sentencing. turner writing to the judge, i was an inexperienced drinker and partygoer and blaming the swim team for a party culture saying, i just accepted these things they showed me as normal. he said he made a mistake and drank too much and never meant to hurt the victim and what he did was consensual. on the stanford campus, protests are planned for a graduation sunday. as public support for the victim continues to grow. >> i didn't eat. i didn't sleep. >> around the world, women and men now reading the victim's powerful statement to the court as a rallying cry against sexual assa

nbc's gadi schwartz is on the fireline. >> reporter: scorching heat across the west. these are the days firefighters dread. in southern california near santa barbara, evacuations. >> we have nowhere else to go. >> reporter: while ridges are burning above historic ranches. >> burning in and area notorious for life and property loss. and fuels that have not burned for over0 gullies below, growth that hasn't burned in decades have to be cleared before the flames sweep through. wave after wave of massive tankers dropping retardants to contain the spread. >> that's an enormous drop. >> reporter: in new mexico near the state's largest city, more than 12,000 acres burning threatening mountain communities where dozens of homes have been evacuated. and in arizona the cedar creek fire burning more than eight square miles. the first major heat wave of 2016 putting firefighters on alert across the west. as noaa today marked 15 straight months of record heat. >> 66 million people under some sort of heat alert. the humidity in the plains and midwest will make it feel like it's arou

thank you so much. >> reporter: for a civilian life on american soil. >> that's my girl. >> reporter: gadiwartz, nbc news, boise. >>> that's going to do it for us on a tuesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> good evening. i'm sheena parveen. we have a thunderstorm warning for delaware. more storms approaching the area. is this mostly for sussex. severe thunderstorm warning. we could seeking another round of severe storms as wind gusts near 60 miles per hour, heavy rain likely, potential hail and this is all moving in to these areas i would say within about the next 20 to 30 minutes for parts of kent county. georgetown 7:22, lewis biy 741. again, strong line of thunderstorms. if you look farther off to the west around baltimore, washington, we have more storms there too. so he wi we will watch this round moving through. it could impact south jersey. more updates through the rest of the evening on nbc10.com also on the nbc 10 news app. stay tuned. >>> inside hillary clinton's new york fundraiser with leo dicaprio. >>> halle berry

how many people impacted by that evacuation, gadi? >> reporter: good morning, tamron.fficials out here. they say that there are about 270 homes that have been evacuated. they have been evacuated from areas that are known historically for their ranches. there's a lot of ranches in these gullies. let me show you what i'm talking about. way up there you actually see fire crews up on the hill. they're working on a spot we saw flare up just a little while ago. a lot of this area is also seeing a lot of back burning, fires being set by firefighters to build a protective zone. you see this gully here and this is indicative of this area. you've got a lot of ranches nestled back in these gullies, a lot of historic ranches that have been around for almost a century. a lot of this area hasn't burned in over 50 years. so the vegetation down here very dense. a lot of fuel for those fires to burn. i also want to show you this. you see right here, this is the 101 freeway, a main artery in california. and then right in the middle of that freeway, there's this median. that median is fu

i think that's the way it should be. >> gadi, one follow-up. you know, comment/question. really the focus with the jordan river. i think it's important you talked about a to columbus of on each side. that keeps it is the route 90, keeps it very invisible to the palestinians which is critical. there's a lot of arguments for any to hold the entire jordan river valley which is much more invasive. but really has a lot more to do with conventional military threats such as an invasion from the east, right? which seems a lot less likely at this point, but what do you say to people who say you need to making the entire jordan river valley, strategically? >> the convention of threats, first, doesn't exist now your candidate evolve -- can it evolve into future quest yes. but with the structures as we talked about with jordanian commitment, within an american commitment, security of jordan, things will look totally different. that's going to talk about the multilayer system, that's the idea. layers of security, layers of commitment, layers the partnerships. that's the way to do it.

goddy schwart d dy -- gadi schw. >> we think about the new heroin epidemic across the country. what will this do to her? she's just 9. >>> a close encounter with a lion. we'll be right back. >>> well, take a look at this. a 2-year-old boy had a pretty close encounter with a lion in a zoo in japan. >> this is east of tokyo. the lion and the boy, the lion and the boy, wait until he turns around, whoa! >> there you go. >> if you didn't know the glass was there, your heart can pound. zookeepers say that lion weighs more than 400 pounds. be grateful for glass, and he has a habit of trying to play with small children. i wouldn't say that's playing. >> i would say lion instinct fully in tact. >> there's his head shot. he's looking for work now in hollywood. >> we were having a long discussion about this story during the break. have a great workweek ahead. sam brock: you're watching an nbc bay area news special, "reality check." coming up: the images are chilling. an historic earthquake sends a tsunami washing over a city a world away, but fears still linger here at home. we fact check

gady schwartz is following the story in palo alto courthouse. us how intense these protests are expected to good. >> reporter: good morning, frances, these protests are expected to be peaceful. to give you an idea of what's going on here, this right here is "the stanford daily," the graduation edition. you have graduates here in their gowns graduating from one of the most prestigious universities in the entire world. on the back, full page, congrats stanford class of 2016. will you join the community of stanford alumni standing against rape culture. read and sign the letter from stanford alumni who stand with survivors. this is a full-page ad aimed at taking the judge off the bench who of course sentenced problem turner to six months in jail. people here in the legal community saying the judge did nothing wrong, followed the letter of the law. this community really enraged at that sentence. so that's something that's going to be front and center tomorrow during graduation for all those people in attendance. >> got to be tough for so many of thos

>> gady, we know judge persky is a stanford graduate.hat suggest his ties to stanford may have influenced his decision, albeit, yes, following the letter of the law, but it could have had some influence in terms of the timeline sentence there. speaking of graduation, as he is a graduate, will there be protests planned today? there are tremendous events planned all through this weekend for those deserving graduates and their families. >> reporter: that's right. stanford is kind of the heart of this community. as you mentioned, the judge is not only an alumni of stanford, he is actually a student athlete. he was the captain of the lacrosse team. there are a lot of people that say that may have influenced that decision and his sentence. regardless of what actually happened -- what actually influenced his decision, his supporters saying it was the probation report that influenced that decision. regardless of that, for graduation tomorrow and this weekend, this is going to be an issue front and center whether or not the administration likes i

nbc's gadi schwartz has more on that.. >> reporter: just to give you the size and scope, this home is one of an entire block decimated by this fire and this block, this neighborhood, is one of five neighborhoods that have seen similar damage. now, we are learning a little bit more about those two people that were kle we understand it was an elderly couple who may have been overcome by smoke as they tried to get. meanwhile, last night, firefights continued. these firefights happening about nine miles away from where we are right now in another community where more homes were lost. to give you an idea how far this fire moves, all that happening six, seven, eight, nine miles away. we are about ten miles away from where this fire started. this fire is now 30,000 ache, and growing. there are 800 firefighters out here trying to protect houses in the line of fire. so far, over 100 homes have been lost. there are hundreds of people that remain evacuated. over 100 people are now homeless. today, fire crews are hoping for a break i

grief counselors will be available all throughout the day on campus. >> gadi schwartz, thank you. >>> this morning boxing legend muhammed ali remains in the hospital for what's being described as a respiratory issue. the 74-year-old heavyweight champ who struggles with parkinson's disease is in fair condition. that's according to a family spokesman. he's expected to be in the hospital for a brief stay. we wish the greatest all the best. >>> two separate military plane crashes thursday involving some of this country's most elite pilots. also nearly a month and a half after his death, we finally know what killed musical legend prince. more details from that official autopsy report. staying inhythm... it's how i try to live... how i stay active. so i need nutrition... that won't weigh me down. for the nutrition you want without the calories you don't... try boost® 100 calories. each delicious snack size drink gives you... 25 vitamins and minerals and 10 grams of protein. and it's available in two new flavors, vanilla caramel and double chocolate fudge. i'm not about to swim in the slow l

>> gadi schwartz on campus for us, thank you. >>> tonight we're hearing audio of the moment a terrified mother called 911 to report her toddler had fallen into the gorilla enclosure at the cincinnati zoo. the child was rescued unharmed after zoo officials made the decision to shoot the gorilla. a controversial call still being debated nationwide. nbc's joe fryer now with the tapes and the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: 911 calls capture a mother's frantic moments after her 3-year-old son fell into the gorilla enclosure at the cincinnati zoo. at times the 420-pound silverback gorilla could be seen pulling the boy across the moat. eventually zoo officials decided to shoot and kill the gorilla. today the boy's family released a new statement saying the child had a checkup with his doctor and is still doing well. we continue to be thankful to the cincinnati zoo for their actions taken to protect our child. zoo officials say it appears the boy went over a 3-foot barrier and through several bushes before falling 15 feet into the moat. cincinnati police say they'll review the action

we have nbc's gadi schwartz with more.adi, good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, this is the stanford edition and on the back side of the page is a full ad aimed at stopping sexual violence and efforts to get the judge kicked off the bench. >> reporter: 1 million signatures and signs calling for judge aaron persky's removal from the bench. >> this is an outrage. >> reporter: the petitions to the judicial commissions tasked with investigating judges. the six month sentence is not justice. their cry echoing across the country. >> at most, he will probably only serve three months. where is the justice in that? >> reporter: calls for investigation now coming from california lawmakers like assembly woman nora compos and 15 others. how do you explain that the judicial should be independent? >> they are independent. that doesn't mean it's right. >> reporter: around the courthouse, prosecutors and defense attorneys say the judge followed the law and the recommendation of the probation office. judge persky ruled against two cases f

gadi schwartz explains. >> oh, taylor. >> had is the last time taylor will ever be in a military kennelnd served her country all her life. two deployments in afghanistan, and so effective at saving american lives, the taliban had a bounty on her head. when they complete their serve, they're usually put up for adoption. the soldiers are often given first priority, but it isn't that easy. it can cost thousands of dollars. that's where molly oliver comes in. >> this is your seat. yes. >> she is a veteran flight attendant for united, but her real passion, reuniting service dogs and their handlers. >> i love the dog and i love my military that's taking care of my freedom my whole life. it is a win/win to combine the two. >> she has done it now four times at her own expense. today is tata's big day, sitting in first class. >> where is daddy? we're going to go find him. >> while at the boise airport, a nervous soldier waits. >> a part of me has been missing, and getting her back, will make me whole again. >> tom han ton protected her in fire fights, finding bombs hidden beneath his feet. now t

gadi schwartz, nbc news, south lake, california. >>> we turn to politics now and our new nbc news/"walltreet journal" poll shows hillary clinton widening her lead over donald trump with a little more than four months to go before the election. kristen welker has the latest. >> reporter: hillary clinton is back on the trails marching in new york's gay pride parade today. and in indiana, speaking out for the first time about britain's decision to leave the eu, clinton using the moment to say donald trump is a volatile leader without naming him by name. >> bombastic in turbulence times can cause more turbulence and who puts the interest of the american people ahead >> reporter: the clinton campaign has been landbafting trump and the market volatility caused by brexit will help his golf course there thrive. >> when the pound goes down, more people are coming to turnberry. >> reporter: today, clinton pounced. >> no one should be confused about america's commitment to europe. not an autocrtat in the kremlin, not a presidential candidate on a scottish golf course. >> reporter: this, as our lat

nbc's gadi schwartz is in lake isabela, california, with more. gadi, what is the latest?porter: well, the situation out here keeps getting more and more dangerous. every time the wind picks up, which is what we've seen recently in the last hour or so, you tart to see fire literally everywhere. you've got fire right here. this home right here, it burned last night and hot spots are popping up throughout this area. just to give you a scope of what we're looking at, this is just one part of a neighborhood that has homes destroyed on both sides of the street. we're talking about probably about 50 or 60 homes in this particular neighborhood that have been decimated. they have been burned to the ground. and then a lot of people in this area we've been told are elderly people. so those fatalities that we've been reporting, they kind of go hand in hand with what we've been hearing about this particular neighborhood. people saying that they were worried about some of their elderly parents or elderly neighbors, saying some of them may have been bed ridden or had mobility issues. so

nbc's gadi schwartz has the latest. >> oh, timer. >> this is the last time taylor this yellow lab wille men called her princess taylor and she served her country all her life. two deployments in afghanistan and so effective at saving american lives the taliban had a bounty on her head. when dogs like taylor complete their service they're usually put up for adoption. the soldiers they serve with are often given first priority. but reunions aren't always that easy and can cost thousands of dollars. >> taylor. >> reporter: that's where molly oliver comes in. >> good girl. this is your seat. yeah. >> reporter: she's a veteran flight attendant for united but her real passion reuniting service dogs and handlers. >> life the dogs -- i love the dogs and i love the military. it's taken care of my freedom my whole life. it's a win-win to combine the two. >> she's done it four times flying dogs home to the men who love them most. today is thai-thai's big day. where's daddy? >> reporter: while at the boise airport a nervous soldier waits. >> it's like a part of me has been missing. you know, getti

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. >> gadi schwartz, you really feel for people out there. thank you so much. >> dylan is here for the fires in west. how does it look like? >> it's above average temperatures. it's very dry. winds are gusty. we have red flag warnings in the areas where these fires are still growing. we have humidity dropping down to 8%. >> that means the air is very drive when you have winds gusting near 60 miles an hour, it helps to flood the rain. we need an increase in hume, unfortunately, humidity will go up a touch, it's still going to be exceptionally hot. not record breaking. temperatures will be above average. that will make it very, very dichl for the four fighters trying to fight these fires. look at sacramento, 100 degrees, vegas 109. phoenix 109. this is still temperatures running five to 10 degrees above average. it will stay hot across most of california. the same goes for southern california with your highs close to about 105 to 110 degrees. we are looking at improvele on the coast, nothing is showing up on the radar right now. tomorrow should