jesse kirsch now with what it all means if you're in the market for a new car and how it could put a bump in the road for electric vehicles too. >> reporter: in a summer of strikes, tonight united autoworkers could be the next ones walking off the job. today the union overwhelmingly authorizing a strike against the big three, ford, general motors, and stellantis a strike isn't guaranteed, but now the union has the green light to strike if needed. demands include a nearly 50% pay bump, traditional pensions, and the right to strike over plant closures >> we have went backwards in wages, backwards in conditions, and so they're signaling that they're tired of it. >> reporter: negotiations coming as the industry moves toward an electric future >> for the big three, they need those profits in order to fund the development of electric vehicles it takes fewer people to build an electric vehicle than it does an internal combustion engine vehicle >> reporter: when uaw's contracts expire mid-september, roughly 150,000 workers could strike nationwide slamming the brakes on production not ideal i

jesse kirsch has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, investigators are trying to figure out how a summer camp bus ride ended like this >> the school bus is turned over in both lanes of travel. >> reporter: along a winding idaho state highway, first responders racing to a school bus that state police say rolled over with roughly 30 people on board, including children ages 13 to 18. >> we have multiple units en route, multiple ambulances >> reporter: authorities report 11 people were injured, seven critically adding, all the children on th bus were transported by air or ground ambulance to local hospitals in an abundance of caution. >> as i walked up to the bus, definitely thought that there were going to be more traumatic injuries >> reporter: maren ericson says she was one of the first people to pull up to the scene, roughly an hour before first responders could reach the remote area. >> one of the girls kept saying, "i'm okay, i'm okay. and she just looked right at me and said, "actually, can i just have a hug?" >> reporter: state police say the rolled-over bus was one of four buses fro

justice, calling on the department of justice to investigate the brookhaven police department jesse kirsch, nbc news. >>> there is breaking news tonight from northern california. the fbi arresting police officers in the bay area accused of criminal conduct. erin mclaughlin is following this erin, what do we know? >> reporter: lester, in what the antioch mayor is calling a dark day for the city, this morning, the fbi arrested a number of officers in a series of raids across the east bay. the product of an 18-month investigation into alleged criminal conduct by at least nine law enforcement officers from antioch and pittsburg, including racist texts discovered on seized cell phones. unsealed just now, the officers have been charged in four separate federal indictments. charges ranging from the deprivation of rights and conspiracy to wire fraud. one 30-page indictment points to disturbing communications, including an officer who bragged that his police k-9 bit at least 28 people. the officers have yet to enter a plea. lester >> erin mclaughlin, thank you. >>> tonight, alarming signs that russ

large wildfires, forcing the evacuation of thousands and that destroyed hundreds of properties jesse kirsch has late details. >> reporter: with thousands of people under evacuation orders and dozens of homes destroyed, tonight unpredictable wildfires are testing eastern washington state. >> as i turn 180 it's just from here -- it's gone >> reporter: outside spokane the gray fire devastating multiple communities. >> we had about a half an hour maybe to get out. >> reporter: sandy hastings and her husband fled their vacation home. >> when you saw this for the first time -- >> did i cry yeah >> reporter: now they're staying in a red cross shelter waiting to see what's left in the rubble >> you get upset thinking about all the stuff that you had memorywise and the before pictures of it starting out and then the after pictures of it just being gone >> reporter: and in nearby medical lake officials estimate roughly 100 homes are gone in this city alone at the peak roughly 5,000 people ordered to evacuate >> i just see a fireball up behind the white building, and i was just -- and my reaction was

>> jesse kirsch, thank you. >>> in georgia a judge has set bond for former president trump, accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election results in that state. blayne alexand isern atlanta and blayne, there wa ans interesting caveat from the judge. >> reporter: well, lester, that's right. under the terms of his bond agreement the former president is barred from intimidating or making any direct or indirect threats against co-defendants, witnesses or the community. now, that does include any posts or reposts that might be made on social media. now, this is also notable because that language was not included in bond orders for at least four other defendants that were made public today. now, to cbear, mr. trump has not yet turned himself in. we saw his lawyers leaving the courthouse after meeting with the a.'sd.eam. when i asked, they would not tell me when the former president plans to come to the fulton county jail for processing. remember, lester, he has until noon on friday to do so. lester? >> byne laexander, thank you. >>> just two days be re the first republican primary debate,

>> reporter: connected by a teacher/student bond unlike any other. >> my teacher saved my life jesse kirsch, nbc news, toledo, ohio >> that is "nightly news" for this sunday. i'm peter alexander. have a good night. >>> right now at 6:00a busy night for officers in the east bay, and more side shows takeover and

here's jesse kirsch. >> reporter: tonight, a state of emergency in eastern washington. crews battling multiple wind blown wildfires, at least one already turned deadly with thousands evacuated. three different wildfires, the gray, winona and oregon blazes all raging outside spokane since friday how severe are these fires compared to others you have seen in your community before, where do these rank? >> it is incredible the destruction that occurred in these residential neighborhoods and how quickly that fire overtook that community. >> reporter: spokane county sheriff telling me at least one person has been found dead in the gray fire zone. >> i would not be surprised if we have more fatalities as we're able to get into areas and investigate. >> reporter: at last word, that blaze 0% contained. >> this is one of the most challenging, difficult fires that washington state has seen because of the fuel load, the wind, and the heavy population >> reporter: the region's fires have already destroyed at least 300 structures, including homes. >> i started to remember all the tre

jesse kirsch took a dip with hundreds of club members and found out startith a few friends looking catchmes to monday morning coffee, slaug does things differently. welcome to friday morning swim club, around 7:00 a.m. on summer fridays, hundreds of strangers grab free cold brew and a quick dip in lake michigan >> there's no agenda, no expectations anyone can come. >> reporter: friends andrew and nicole started the group by accident with weekly swims in 2021 >> let's just put our phones dodown, , connect, catchch up. >>>> reporter:r: they y invited friends. then t their frienends brought frieiends. >> go!o! >> repeporter: pretty soon -- >> three, two, one >> reporter: people were showing up by the thousands. >> we come every friday. >> reporter: any regrets now you've done it >> definitely not. >> reporter: even when the weather isn't ideal, hundreds of people still showing up early on the chicago lake front in the morning. takin taking things a step further [cheers and applause >> reporter: we met first timers, frequent floaters. and fast-friends turnened best frfriends. where did yoyou

jesse kirsch has details. >> reporter: tonight outrage in mississippi. a judge declaring a mistrial in the case of two white men accused of trying to murder d'monterrio gibson, a black fedex driver who had just made a delivery. >> and with great reluctance, the court has no choice in this matter but to grant the motion for a mistrial. >> reporter: gibson's mother escorted from court today after judge david strong's ruling, a day after a police officer admitted to withholding evidence. brookhaven police detective vincent fernando saying under oath authorities had taken a videotaped statement from gibson but did not share it with either the defense or prosecution as was required. >> the failure to turn over matters in discovery is just something that can't be ignored. in 17 years i don't think i've ever seen it happen, but it happened here. >> reporter: a mistrial is a major hiccup for the prosecution, but all in all a second trial really saps the resources of the defense more than the state. brookhaven police have not responded to nbc news' request for co

jesse kirsch, nbc news. >>> and that's "nightly news" for this thursday.f yourself and each other. good night. >>> smokey skies continue to blanket the bay area. things have improved a little bit. we'll tell you how long the haze hangs around. >> good afternoon i'm audrey asistio. welcome to nbc bay area news at 4:30. our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri will join us to let us know when the smoke will finally clear. we're also tracking other stories on this thursday including a bay area family's renewed calls for justice. the officer w

here is jesse kirsch. >> how you? >> good, how you?eporter: when it comes to morning coffee, chicago does things differently. welcome to friday morning swim club. around 7:00 a.m. on summer friday, hundreds of strangers grab free cold brew and a quick dip in lake michigan. >> there is no agenda. there is no expectations. anyone can come. >> reporter: friends andrew and nicole started the group by accident with weekly swims in 2021. >> let's just put our phones down, connect, catctch up. >> reporter: they invited ththeir frienends b brought friends. and pretty soon -- >> three, two, one! >> reporter: people were showing up by the thousands. >> we come every friday. >> reporter: any regrets now that you have done it? >> definitely not. >> reporter: even when the weather isn't ideal, hundreds of people still showed up early on the chicago lakefront in the morning, taking things a step further, making a splash. [ cheering ] we met first-timer. >> exhilarated. >> reporter: frequent floaters. >> we left our house at 6:00 in the morning. >> r

nbc's jesse kirsch has the latest. jesse, what's happening. >> reporter: this is incident command for the gray fire of the three fires burning outside of spokane, washington, official says this fire has destroyed the largest number of structures and has threatened the largest number of residents here in eastern washington state. hundreds of firefighters have been working around the clock to battle this blaze, which has so far not been put under control. in spokane county, alone, there are reports of 25,000 acres burning. thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate, including the city of medical lake, where roughly 5,000 people were ordered to evacuate. and we know that there have been dozens of structures, including homes which have been burned down in these fires so far. the air quality has been a concern here, and across much of washington state. because of the wildfires in washington as well as wildfires in canada. all of this unfolding as we have learned from officials that there's one confirmed death, someone

jesse kirsch, nbc news >>> president biden will visit maui tomorrow in the wake of those devastating wildfires. the trip does not come without some criticism from not only republicans but from some residents miguel almaguer is on the ground in maui for us tonight. >> reporter: tonight as recovery teams here in lahaina nearly complete their grim search for the missing, for some grief is turning to anger amid this mountain of loss >> i cannot do anything we never seen nothing, nothing at all. >> reporter: bracing for a death toll still expected to rise, at least 2200 buildings are gone, most of them homes. the president expected in maui tomorrow but not welcomed by all. >> we don't need you don't come here. >> reporter: facing criticism for what some call a tepid response in the days after the fires. >> mr. president, any comments on the rising death toll in maui >> no comment. >> reporter: white house staff says the president has been working behind the scenes to provide support and relief to those most in need >> i was in complete communication with him throughout this event helping

here's nbc's jesse kirsch. >> reporter: this is incident command for the gray fire, of the three firesmber of structures and has threatened the largest number of residents here in eastern washington state, hundreds of firefighters have been working around the clock to battle this blaze which has so far not been put under control. in spokane county alone, there are reports of upwards of 25,000 acres burning, thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate including the city of medical lake where roughly 5,000 people were ordered to evacuate and we know that there have been dozens of structures including homes which have been burned down in these fires so far. the air quality has been a concern here and across much of washington state, because of the wildfires in washington as well as wildfires in canada, all of this unfolding as we learned from officials there's one confirmed death someone found in gray fire zone and another person found dead in the oregon fire zone. we'll be watches for an update tomorrow amid this devastation as firefighters continue working to battle these blazes.

nbc's jesse kirsch joins us with the latest.what the union says is its normal negotiating process. so nothing in particular the union president told me triggered this vote. this is something that they just do as they go through this negotiation process. excuse me. uaw, united autoworkers has been negotiating with ford, gm, the big three is what they're called, the big three american automakers. that has been going on for weeks now, and what this vote says is that as you saw, 97%, that's an average across the big three, the workers, and roughly 150,000 workers. they voted overwhelmingly if you think we need to strike, you get to make that call. so they're endorsing, they're putting faith in the leadership to call a strike if that is something that leadership thinks is necessary. they're calling for multiple things. they want better pay. they want close to a 50% pay increase. they want pensions, traditional pensions back, and they want to be able to strike if there are closures. they want to be able to strike over closures of plan

nbc's jesse kirsch has details. >> reporter: outrage in mississippi, a judge declaring a mistrial inust made a delivery. >> the court has no choice but to grant the motion for a mistrial. >> gibson's mother escorted from court after judge david strong's ruling, a day after a police officer admitted to withholding evidence. brookhaven police detective vincent fernando saying under oath that authorities had taken a video taped statement from gibson but did not share it with either the defense or prosecution as was required. >> the failure to turn over matters in discovery is just something that can't be ignored. in 17 years, i don't think i've ever seen it happen. but it happened here. >> a mistrial is a major hiccup for the prosecution, but all in all, a second trial really zaps the resources of the defense more than the state. >> reporter: brookhaven police have not responded to nbc news's request for comment. gibson says in january of 2022, he made a delivery in his fed ux uniform, when gregory case and his son brandon allegedly chased and shot at him. gregory case's attorney says h

our jess kirsch spoke to a woman who lost her home. >> i can't even explain the feeling of knowing that like everything you worked fois gone, you know, yeah, so there's goining to be insurancnce and s, but it doesn't make up for, you know, what you see when you see all of your stuff turn to ash. >> the national weather service reporting earlier the spokane region's air quality was the worst in the united states, maybe even in the whole world. >>> to politics now. former president donald trump has confirmed he will skip the first republican primary debate ending weeks of speculation. in a statement posted on social media, mr. trump pointed out that he is leading the gop field by a wide margin and said he won't be going because the people know who i am that's a quote from him. the debate will happen on fox news at 9:00 p.m. eastern wednesday, seven people will be on the stage and among them former arkansas governor asa hutchinson who just last night revealed he met the polling and donor criteria to qualify for the debate. >>> russia's first mission to the moon in half a century ended in a

our jesse kirsch spoke to a woman who lost her home. >> i can't even explain the feeling of knowing that, like everything you worked for is gone you know, therere's going to be insurance and stuff, butut it's, it doesn't make up for, you know, what you see, when you see all of your stuff turned to ash. >> heartbroken for them. the national weather service reporting earlier the spokane region's air quality was the worst in the united states and maybe even the worst in the world. >>> tropical storm hilary drenching parts of california and the southwest. nbc meteorologist michelle grossmann is tracking the latest on that for us good morning, michelle >> reporter: good morning, steven great to see you we had a historic day in southern california. we saw year's worth of rain in one day. we saw anywhere from two to four inches but some spots saw up to 11 inches of rain mainly in the mountains, also in the deserts. we saw mudslides and debris flows. 11.55 inches in some spots, more than a year's worth of rain we're looking at tropical storm hilary, a weak one, but still holdinontog that name mo

jesse kirsch, nbc news. >> heartbroken for them as well. >>> a california store owner with as shot and killed on friday and investigators say it hand due to anger over her pride flag the san bernardino sheriff's department said laurie carlton a mother of nine children was killed by a gunman who made several disparaging remarks about the flag hanging outside her clothing shom. the suspect was killed in a confrontation with deputies. she is described as an advocate for everyone and say she touched many lives. >>> an ohio teenager faces the possibility of life in prison after she was found guilty of murdering her boyfriend. she will be sentenced today to the 2022 deaths of dominic russo and davion flanagan. she was convicted of crashing her car at 100 miles an hour last july killing the passengers she survived and prosecutors argued she had a toxic relationship with russo including previous threats to crash her car with him in it russo's father told nbc news that he does not support a life sentence for mckenzie saying it wouldn't make him feel any better. >>> let's turn back to southern c

jesse kirsch, nbc news, chicago. >> another reason to love chicago. that's "nightly news."c and peacock, the nfl cant ohio whe s off in new-look jets take on the brownsn the pro football hall of fame game. thanks for watching, everyone. i'm lester holt. ease take care of pl

our jesse kirsch is following that story hey, jesse >> reporter: hey, craig.nis rader is behind bars for having killed ten different people investigators believe he may be responsible for even more violence what we know coming up. >>> thank you. it could be an early preview of the 2024 paris olympics. simone biles and some of her olympic teak mates competing against each other we'll preview the action but, first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> coming up, football fever is spreading all the way to ireland. >> one of the oldest college rivalries, notre dame and navy on tap in dublin we're going to take you there live right after your local news and weather. but then i asked my doctor about tepezza. (vo) tepezza is the only medicine that treats t.e.d. at the source not just the symptoms. in a clinical study more than 8 out of 10 patients taking tepezza had less eye bulging. tepezza is an infusion. patients taking tepezza may have infusion reactions. tell your doctor right away if you experience high blood pressure, fast heartbeat, shortness of breath or muscle pain.

jesse kirsch has the latest from washington state. jesse? >> here outside spokane, washington what you're seeing and hearing is good news. the rain is going to help firefighters as they continue to battle the wildfires in this region. you can see the aftermath behind me here. it's not just aftermath because there is still smoke emanating from the ground. make no mistake, even with this rainfall, firefighters are still working an active wildfire. but what this does is it's going to help them, we're told. allow them to be more aggressive, go on offense, if you will, against the wildfire. we're looking at around 25% containment at last word of the gray fire where we are right now. that's good news for people who had been told to evacuate their homes in recent hours. roughly 4,000 people have been told they can return to their homes. there are still roughly a thousand people in medical lake and that community, city, surrounding area alone of people -- there are roughly 1,000 who still are being told to stay out. they've been ordered to evacuate,

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competing for the first time since those tokyo games and looking like she has not missed a beat nbc jesse kirschas more on a big night. >> reporter: an electrifying night. a big deal that simone biles was even competing and shouldn't surprise us someone known as the g.o.a.t. goes out and wins the event. a sign that she could really be on her way to another olympic run. after two years away from competition, this morning, simone biles is officially back. >> welcome, simone biles it is so great to see you compete again! >> reporter: easily winning in her first competition last night since the tokyo olympics. >> it's simone biles. >> after everything transpired in tokyo i focus on myself. >> reporter: she couldn't track her own movements mid air in the olympics. >> simone biles is out of the competition tonight. >> reporter: but after years away, this weekend, the g.o.a.t. looked like she had not missed a beat biles competing on floor exercises, balance beam, uneven bars, and vault, but she struggled before withdrawing from the tokyo team finals just when you think she can't take it to the next lev

nbc's jesse kirsch is there. >> here in the small city, parts of this community are ravaged by wildfire. look at this neighborhood, home after home burned to the ground. >> reporter: back in southern california, the bravery and training of first responders is being credited with saving dozens from fast-rising floodwaters. this morning, the aftermath, buckled railroad tracks, abandoned vehicles and a half submerged 18-wheeler. a sobering reminder of the storm's destructive power. officials tell me that damage assessment begins in earnest today. they're going to be looking for two things, infrastructure damage and residential damage and from there determine whether or not southern california qualifies for that fema assistance. meanwhile, authorities here are on the lookout for more mudslides like this one, especially in the burn scars. back to you. >> erin mclaughlin, thank you. >>> we're also tracking a new tropical storm taking aim at texas this morning. tropical storm harold is expected to move inland today, from the gulf of mexico, threatening to bring heavy rain, so the potential of

nbc news correspondent jesse kirsch is there. >> reporter: as the summer of wild weather and viciousthwest. the oregon road fire turning structures into rubble. so far fires causing more than 2,500 acres to burn in spokane county alone. the gray fire burning more than 10,000 acres. >> we saw a big plume in the air, and we thought that looks a little closed. >> reporter: forcing evacuation orders for thousands. mary cox and her daughter lisa were told to get out. >> if our home was there, fine, if it's not, well, we'll just take it as it comes. >> reporter: while the city of medical lake ravaged. >> i can't imagine what medical lake is going through. there's going to be a lot of displaced people. >> reporter: also burning, the far smaller winona fire, fueled by excessive heat and high winds. governor jay inslee touring an evacuation shelter sunday. >> we've got to understand we're up against a monster here that we have never felt before. that's climate change. >> reporter: some families holding on to memories after leaving so much else behind. people like melissa thurman who says her

nbc's jesse kirsch is joining us from just outside spokane, washington.re do things stand in terms of getting these fires under control? >> reporter: ana, good to be with you. we're at incident command for the gray fire. there are three different fires that are burning in the spokane area. the wynonna fire which is smaller than the other. the third is the oregon road fire. oregon road and the gray fire where i am right now, upwards of 10,000 acres that have burned. this fire has caused the most destruction to a number of structures. the most structures have been destroyed in this fire according to officials who also say the largest number of residents were threatened by this fire. thousands of people were ordered to evacuate in this community outside of spokane, washington. some good news, there's 10% containment we're told here on the gray fire. this fire still going out of control. firefighters have been working by the hundreds around the clock to battle these blazes. we have hazy skies, there have been air quality issues. across much of the state of wa

here is jesse kirsch. >> with thousands of people under evacuation orders and dozens of homes destroyed washington state. >> as i turn one, 80 from here it's just gone. >> out side spokane, the great fire devastated multiple communities. >> we had about half an hour to get out. >> sandy hastings and her husband fled their vacation home. now they are staying in a red cross shelter. waiting to see what is left of the rubble. >> devastating. with us now to discuss, doctor michael mann. distinguished professor and director of the pence center for science, sustainability and sustainability at the university of pennsylvania. author of the new book, our fragile moment. how lessons from earth's past can help us to survive the climate crisis. it is available september 26. it seems like this extreme weather is now just a fact of life. how do we reckon with that? >> good to be with. you unfortunately, we are seeing climate change and all of its guises in the form of extreme heat, record heat, record wildfires, record floods. this is what we predicted decades ago would happen if we continued with b

jesse kirsch explains. >> this team is your family, michael.porter: it was a hollywood tale about becoming family, but now the real-life michael oher says the world was blind to what was really going on. in court documents filed monday the former nfl star alleged the tuohys, the family who took him in, quote, falsely and publicly represented themselves as the adoptive parents of michael claiming in reality sean tuohy became conserators before. this despite writing in his 2012 book "i beat the odds" since i was already over the age of 18 and considered an adult by the state of tennessee, sean and leigh anne would be my legal conspirators. it means the same thing as adoptive parents. oher says he learned about the lie of michael's adoption to his chagrin and embarrassment six months ago. legally what's the difference between a conservatorship and adoption? >> the legal process you take someone and make them a family member, a conservatorship is that person handing over their business affairs to be managed by somebody else with their power and aut

jesse kirsch has the latest. >> reporter: here outside spokane, washington, what you're seeing and hearing right now is good news. this is rainfall which has been going on for hours in spokane area. is going to help firefighters as they continue battling the wildfires in this region, you can see some of the aftermath behind me, not just aftermath because there's still smoke emanating from the ground, so make no mistake, even with this rainfall, firefighters are still working an active wildfire. but what this does it's going to help them we're told, allow them to be more aggressive, go on offense if you will against the wildfire, we're looking at around 25% containment at last word of the gray fire where we are right now, that's good news for people who had been told to evacuate their homes in recent hours. roughly 4,000 people have been told they can return to their homes. there are still roughly a thousand people in medical lake, in that community, in that surrounding area alone of people, roughly a thousand who still are being told to stay out. they've been ordered to evacuate. they have

jesse kirsch is in washington for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is incident command for the gray fire. officials say this fire has destroyed the most structures and has threatened the largest population of washington state residents. hundreds of firefighters are working around the clock to battle this blaze which at this hour is still burning out of control. this morning as the summer of wild weather and vicious wild fires contues, blazes raging overnight in the northwest. the oregon road fire turning structures into rubble. so far fires causing 25,000 acres to burn in spokane county ale. the gray fire burning more than 10,000 acres. >> we saw a big plume in the air. and we were like, oh, that looks close. >> reporter: sparked friday claiming roughly 185 structures in its path, forcing evacuation orders for thousands. mary cox and her daughter lisa were told to get out. >> if our home is there, fine. if it's not, we'll just take it as it comes. >> reporter: while the city of medical lake ravaged. >> i just can't imagine what medical lake is g

scorching more than 20,000 acres and forcing thousands to te.c nbc's jesse kirsch is there. >> here inin medical lake park parts ravaged by wildfire. home after home burned to the ground. >> reporter: back in southern californiaing the bravery and training of first responders is being credited with saving dozens from fast-rising floodwaters. this morning, the aftermath. buckled railroad tracks, abandoned vehicles, and a half-submerged 18-wheeler. a reminder of the storm's destructive power. officials here in california tell me the damage assessment begins in earnest today. they'll be looking for two things, residences and infrastructure damage, and from there determine whether or not southern california qualifies for fema assistance. they're also on the watch for more mudslides like this one, especially around those burn scarred areas. hoda, back to you. >> erin mclaughlin for us. incredible pictures, thank you. >>> as folks are cleaning up from the effects of hilary there, dylan in for al, she has a check on harold now, the next storm we may have to deal with. >> already the next tropic