they were neighbors living large in a salt lake city loft building. a sophisticated group who enjoyed mixing business with pleasure. then there was a member and members of the tight-knit community discovered they'd been pawns in a kplicomplicates web lies, but did those lies lead to gunfire or did investigators need to be looking in another direction? here's keith morrison. >> 7:00 a.m. november 15th, 2007. dawn in salt liake city, utah. he pulled into the restaurant parking lot, turned off his engine. sky beginning to brighten, sun not quite up. and then there they were. the voices. the terror. the nightmare beginning. >> immediately ducked down in my car after the first shot was fired. i laid there thinking, okay, this is how it's going to end for me. >> you're going to be dead. >> yep. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> somebody just shot a man, laying dead in front of the village inn. sk >> it stands in stark contrast to the rest of salt lake city. this old chocolate factory. this grand stage for our story. it was converted to loft apartments in t

. >>> i'm kate rogers in salt lake city utah and tonight on "nigly business report," we will tell youow a morsive labor ge in the trucking dustry is imaccoupacting every segment of the economy. ♪ ♪ > o as today's jobs report show the national unemployment rate is back under, but one area that could use more workers industry with about 70% of freight in the country moved by trucks, the demand for drivers hasser in greater. in ou saw, kate rogers i salt lake city with a closer look at that issue. >> the nation's truck driver shortage is so severe its cght the attention of the white house. >> and here representing the american trucking associations, and we are committing to 50,000 new opportunities over the next five years. >> it's big stuff. thank you,an dan. thyou. me for dan england, former president of thecan trucking association, the labor crunchsn't just an industry problem. it's personal. as he looks to find drivers for his family's fourth-generation trucking company. >> we have right now about just a little und 6500 drivers and, gosh, if we had 500 more right now we' be -- we'd b

a celebration of the lgbtq community right here in salt lake city, utah.sed to homosexual behavior and same-sex marriage. >> music is the great unifier. we can get the lgbtq community out, the far left. we can get the far right out because they like music and they're like, i'll come to the music thing. gay rights festival? oh, man, i'm not sure about that but i'll come to the music thing. they come in and we're like, lock the gates! then we have people get up on stage and share their message. >> you know that your sexuality is pure. >> reporter: sprinkled in between big acts like zed playing "clarity." ♪ why are you my clarity >> reporter: prestigious and aspirational speakers like apple ceo tim cook. >> i stand before you tonight as an uncle, a sports nut, a ceo, a lover of the beautiful utah outdoors, and a proud gay american! >> these kids need to hear that. because what they hear every day is, you are broken. you are flawed. if you don't change that, you're not going to have the spirit with you. >> reporter: this new mission, a far cry from the one of

tonight, we'll re-introduce you to a few families around salt lake city, and meet children raised inof the opioid crisis, getting a chance at a normal life. ( laughter ) nine-year-old cheyenne nunn and her seven-year-old sister, lilah, have never been happier. until recently, they lived with their mom and her boyfriend-- the couple, addicted to heroin, or meth, or both, says the girls' grandmother, cheryl nunn. to see cheyenne and lilah now, secure in their grandmother's home outside salt lake city, it's hard to believe they once moved from home to home, to homeless. you remember being homeless? >> cheyenne nunn: a little. >> whitaker: where would you go? >> cheyenne nunn: under trees. >> whitaker: like camping? >> cheyenne nunn: yeah. >> whitaker: the times they did have a roof over their heads, they didn't have much else. did you have enough food? >> cheyenne nunn: sometimes, but not always. i hid it under my bed. >> whitaker: what would you hide? >> cheyenne nunn: top ramen. something easy to cook. >> whitaker: how old were you? >> cheyenne nunn: five, six. >> whitaker: how did yo

. >> he wept to salt lake city to -- went to salt lake city to do what? >> he finally come out against the johnson policy on the vietnam water. and he speaks up in favor of peace, and going to peace talks, and some people think if he had done that earlier, because as pat said, he was coming on strong at the end, in part, perhaps of johnson's decision, but you also made a reference to of south vietnam, and there's a great book called chasing shadows, by ken hughes at the miller center, about the back channeling that was being done between the nixon campaign and tsu about the peace talks. >> that's another talk. >> george, bloomington illinois, republican line. go ahead with your question. >> caller: i have a question of mr. buchanan, and miss perry concerning president johnson's tardiness in supporting of humbert humphrey in '68. and i'm wondering if, a what-if question, what if the president had come out sooner? for humphrey? miss perry alluded to the difference between humphrey and -- >> indeed, there will always be the historical what-if. what-if if hum

several people attended his funeral which will be held in a sur burr ban part of the salt lake city. it is now expected to have full containment by next month. >>> cities went into this fire season aiming to be better from paired. leaders get aun date on a renewed push. it includes more ensuring homeowners create defensible pace around their home. >>> coming up today in the bay if you're in the market you might be in luck. >>> plus sushi lovers listen up, a palo alto favorite. >>> wall street entering the green on friday following reports thatre issues. u.s. and chinese delegations are set to meet this weekend in also in last month's meeting. the dow opening up to 25,669. the nasdaq rising to 7816. >>> the move could help pepsi gain an edge in health conscious drinks. it makes machines into carbonated water. it lags here in the u.s. where it has less than 2% market share. it comes days after rival coke bought a minority stake in body armour. >>> wall street journal reports looking to unload a collection of property they bought for $5.5 billion just now limiting companies >> all right.

-plat lake city -pilot is dead >>> breaking news. we have a look at live pictures. a tragic plane crash into a home. this is near salt lake city, utah. people inside the home were said to be okay. the pilot died. as the camera zooms out you can see emergency personnel there at the scene. it happened in a neighborhood near pay son canyon. we are following it as breaking news this morning. simply tragic though. >>> it is 6:23 right now. nbc bay area respond to a family that want today turn their trash sba a treasure. >> they decided to cash in their cans and bottles. they needed chris's team to actually get their money. >> good morning. her parents collect cans and bottles to recycle. they took it to san francisco and got a check for more than $133. that check, yeah, it bounced. they say they went back and forth but never got paid so they turned to us. we asked what happened. it said it recently switched to a new payment system and it was going online as they were paying the family. that's why the check bounced. they told us to make sure it doesn't happen again we cha

more federal funding should be invested in parenting. , ast: i taught at orchard suburb of salt lake city, utah. i also taught at a homeless shelter where there was a school for kids whose parents would not becauser kids leave they were fleeing domestic violence or something in their lives. i taught in a one-room school, kindergarten through sixth grade. the most affluent families i have served and the most disadvantaged families i have served all loved their kids. everyone wanted to do the right thing. some of them had more access and opportunity to be involved in their schooling. i saw it as my job as a professional that i tried to meet those kids and their families where they were. the paul is correct -- the call is correct in saying we need more parent involvement and we need ways we can bring families into the school. we>>

he was then flown to salt lake city. governor brown honored burchett as one of many heros who have come from out of state to help fight our wildfires. he leaves behind a wife and 6-year-old son. >>> santa clara county's d.a. is putting his name behind new legislation that would force every california police agency to pay more attention to the bullet casings they find at crime scenes. robert handa joins us with a look. >> reporter: that's right. if you watch tv crime shows you probably thought that police collect and analyze every scrap of evidence, but not so. inside the santa clara county crime lab we saw how the district attorney believes investigations should be done and why it needs to be the same everywhere. the santa clara county crime lab is state of the art with elite criminalists analyzing evidence submitted by every south bay agency. >> trace evidence and latent finger present processing, we also respond to crime scenes. >> reporter: a crucial part of firearms work is taking bullet casings from crime scenes and

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solemn procession began this morning services for the battalion chief in a small town near salt lake city. he served as a firefighter for 20 years. >> the fire procession is said to be noble. i believe that 100%. it takes a more noble man to fill the role. and there was none in my mind more nobleen mapped. eras 42 ye old, he leaves behind a wife and son. he was one of five sent from draper to help battle the largest wildfire in california history. the mendocino complex fire, he was hit by a he and the fire zone one week ago today, then taken to the hospital and died. his body was flown back to utah last week to a hero's welcome. local firefighters have kept watch over his body around the clock at the funeral home. his family wrote his eulogy and delivered it today. >> you had a way of helping us see what was possible. what we might be be -- be capable of even if we had to suffer some pain to get here. especially today. >> reporter: the governor said our hearts ache for his wife and young son. >>> we are just getting word a missing hiker from berkeley has been found dead. the remains of sc

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salt lake city at 100.ire danger continues to be high throughout all of the west and the smoke is a huge issue for people trying to breathe with respiratory issues. in the east we're in the 80s and 90s from new england. 91 in d.c., and it is by far the best day you will get out of the next four or five. if you get lunch outdoors, i know it is hot, but try to enjoy it. into the weekend forecast, especially as we get intoed saturdintoed -- into saturday is when the rain will come up the eastern seaboa seaboard. i told them the graphic would work, but now it doesn't want. just the way it goes. there it goes. there's saturday. it shows the possibility of heavier rain and thunderstorms especially southern new england and areas of the mid atlantic. flood risk in areas of central texas, and unfortunately it doesn't change until sunday. still on-and-off wet weather through the at lane tick region. from the i-95 corridor south wards, it could be a good weekend to watch pga tour golf, go through the netflix list. >>

. >>> a firefighter was laid to rest near salt lake city. >> yesterday, thousands of emergency was unders and loved ones were there to remember the life of 42-year-old matthew burchett . he was a part of a group of firefighters who came here to california to battle the mendicino complex fire. burchett is survived by his wife and seven-year-old son. he was remembered for his determination and for his bravery. we are also learning more about how burchett died. cal fire reports that a tree fell down on him as thousands of gallons of fire retardant was dropped in that area. an investigation is underway now. the initial report did not say if the tree was weakened from the fire or the retardant drop. >>> a san jose missing since last month was found dead over the weekend in yosemite national park. his body was found by hikers and a remote northeastern portion of the park. the 48-year-old was last seen on july 25. he was an experienced hiker and had planned a 12 day backpacking trip in the park. no word yet on how he died. >>> family members and friends of the palo alto woman who has been missin

firefighter from utah who died while fighting the mendocino complex fires was laid to rest near salt lake city>>> thousands of emergency responders and loved ones were there to remember 42-year-old matt burchett. he came to california in a time of need. he is survived by his wife and seven-year-old son. he was remembered for his determination and bravery. we are also learning more about how he died. a cal fire report says a tree fell on him as thousands of gallons of fire retardant was dropped in the area. an investigation was underway. the initial report did not say if the tree had lost strength from the fire or the retardant drop.>>> tom vacar tells us about the potential threat from air drops of fire retardant. >> you have to watch out for the trees. they are hazardous.>> reporter: the long drought, increasing heat and infestation have added to the danger of falling trees. >> these trees are falling quickly. we do have significant risks with trees and limbs falling. >> reporter: cal fire uses fire retardants in great volumes to stop or slow fires so ground crews can extinguish them. for man

news of his death has devastated the small town of draymonder southwest of salt lake city. >> he came to the fire department in may of this year. prior to working for draymonder he worked the unified fire authority for 25 years. he leaves behind a wife and a handsome young son. he was 42 years old. >> our thoughts with his family in that community. burchett was one of about 40 utah firefighters from seven agencies deployed to the fires burning across california. the crews battling the mendocino complex fire are making tremendous fire thanks to the break in the weather. the fire made up of two separate blazes. the river fire now 100% contained after burning nearly 49,000 acres. the ranch fire has burned 305,000 acres. it is 68% contained. i want to show you these latest numbers in the carr fire. it has burned just over $207,000 acres. it is 65% contained. and today, most of the yosemite national park reopened after a 20-day closure after the ferguson fire that killed two firefighters. it burned 150 square miles. officials say the yosemite closure cost surrounding communities an estimat

burchett served for 20 years in salt lake city. he joined a smaller department back in may... lead its wildfire program. investigators say a falling tree killed burchett. three other firefighters were injured when the tree came down. ( james ) more help is on the way for fire victims in the north bay. the department of housing and urban development has approved more than 200 million dollars for wildfire recovery. nearly half of that money will go to sonoma county and the city of napa. the other half of the money will be divided between five other areas including parts of lake and mendocino counties. the money is meant to help with long term recovery from 2017's deadly wildfires which destroyed thousands of homes. ( james ) for the first time in three weeks yosemite national park is back open. a small number of tourists joined the 1-thousand firefighters who remain in the park. but there are still air quality concerns and active hotspots in the park. el capitan is visible through the haze.. along with half dome. air quality conditions are expected to improve over the next few d

today his body arrived in salt lake city where his wife took him home to draper. the veteran firefighter died monday after a tree fell on him while he was fighting the massive ranch fire in lake county. today crowds gathered to recognize his sacrifice. >> our prayers go out for him and his family and all of the other firefighters that helped us in this battle against this monster. i got lumps in my throat right now and it's just too bad to have something like this happen. >> he leaves behind a wife and yoon >>> w video tonight of an intense and deadly firenado in redding. it happened last month as the carr fire raged through the city. we have now learned the redding firefighter who died on july 26th was killed by the firenado. the chronicle obtained a report from the california department of forestry and fire prevention. it says the firenado was the size of three football fields with winds up to 165 miles an hour. it swept down in seconds as he was trying to evacuate residents. >>> tonight police say a woman who hailed a ride share was sexually assaulted by the man

nbc's sean moody takes us to salt lake city. >> reporter: it may have been 25 years, but when you hit it sure doesn't feel like it. >> it's like bringing your childhood back to you. >> reporter: orlando montoya grew up watching it. now he gets to share it with his son phoenix. >> you're killing me. >> reporter: that's the kind of thing the cast of the movie has kid over the are picking up the film. and i see little squints and generations of fans.round. that was something special. >> reporter: most movies don't have this kind of emotional staying power. they think it might be because their onscreen friendships were so genuine. >> all these guys are like brothers to me. i think it comes across on the screen. that kind of camaraderie, everybody wants to have that group of friends. >> reporter: as these generations gather years later, they're thankful for one of the in for me because i grew up with them. this was part of my childhood. to bring this back to my kids, they get experience now, it means the world to me. >> that was sean moody reporting. we're all talking about that movie and

nbc news, salt lake city. >>> a woman in atlanta received a random act of kindness from a pretty bigggling financially following the death of her husband when a friend loaned her a gift card to go shopping. she went to whole foods to buy some groceries but she realized there wasn't enough money on the card and that's when the guy in front of her said don't worry i got this. that guy turned out to be rapper ludicrous bridges and she didn't even realize it. >>> a loan angel cloud causing a stir in the lone star state. looks like an angel. it lasted only a few minutes, but as you can imagine somebody stopped and said, all right, this i really have got to take a picture of. although it looks like they didn't pull over when they took the picture. but, wow, as you can imagine it's gone viral with how many views and counting. >> yeah, i guess they figure nothing bad is going to happen, right? i've got an angel on my side. thanks for waking up with us. >> your ad lib live picture-- s francisco >>> hey there, folks, it's friday morning and we're looking live outside our window at san francisc

. >> reporter: the early morning crash outside salt lake city captured on surveillance video. >> we'reon scene. the house is fully engulfed. >> reporter: youd flew under power lines before clipping a garage and flying into his own home. >> their house just shook really loud. >> reporter: tonight a troubling case of alleged domestic assault and a miracle two victims were able to walk away from this fiery crash. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> back with the prayers and good wishes pouring in for the queen of soul. officer has resigned after he was caught on camera beating a man over the weekend. it started when the man refused to show i.d. and appeared to push the officer's hand away from him. that's when the officer unleashed his fists. the man's attorney says he suffered injuries, including a broken jaw. he was treated and released without charges. >>> tonight friends and fans are awaiting word on the health of the queen of soul amid reports aretha franklin is ill in detroit. she is surrounded by close friends and family. she has been ailing in recent years, forced to cancel a string of

the body arrived in salt lake city this evening after flying home from the sonoma county airport. governor brown honored him as one of the many hero who is came from out of state to help here in california fighting the huge wildfires. he leaves a wife and 6-year-old son. >>> the hot topic of tazers. remember this meeting that got out of control? tonight there may be a new snag in the ongoing fight. the policom voted to adopt the program. jean ellie the vote shouldn't count. >> the task force said the police commission violated the brown act during the tazer meeting here at city hall and a police commissioner said it's time to put the item on the agenda so they can talk about what the violation means for the vote. >> i find this disruptive. clear the room, please. >> a police commission meeting where the adoption of tazers got oust control in november. the members walked out. he was there to speak against arming police with electric shock devices. >> we continue to hold our own meeting. we were there for 45 minutes and no one told us they were going upstairs. >> more than a they re

he arrived at salt lake city where his wife took him home to draper city. the veteran firefighter died monday after a tree fell on him while he was fighting the massive ranch fire in lake county. today crowds gathered to recognize his sacrifice. >> our prayers go out to him and his family and all the other firefighters that helped us in this battle against this monster. i got lumps in my throat right now. it's just too bad that something like this happened. >> burchette leaves behind his wife and son. >>> on the fire watch, an intense and deadly "firenado" in redding happened last month as the thro the city. we have now learned the redding firefighter who died on july 26th was killed by the "firenado." the "chronicle" obtained a report from the california department of forestry and fire prevention. it says the "firenado" was the size of three football fields with winds up to 165 miles an hour. it swept down on the firefiaf was trying to evacuate residents. >>> a woman who hailed a rideshare was sexually assaulted by the man who picked her up, according to po

back to the empty lot where it began, ham, small, squints, the rest of the crew reunited in salt lake citywhere the movie was shot 25 years ago. generations of fans made the trip to that legendary field to meet the characters we've all grown to love. shaun moody has a look. >> reporter: it may have been 25 years, but when you hit that field -- >> i have goose bumps. >> reporter: it sure doesn't feel like it. >> it's like bringing childhood back to you. >> reporter: orlando montoya grew up watching "the sandlot." now he gets to share that with his son phoenix. >> you're killing me, smalls. >> reporter: that's the kind of thing the cast of the movie has seen over the years. >> seems every five years is a new generation of kids picking up the film. i see little squints and peppercorns running around. >> four generations of fans standing in a row together. that was something special. >> reporter: most movies don't have this kind of emotional staying power. they think it might be because their on-screen friendships were so genuine. >> all these guys are like brothers to me and i think it comes

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procession began this morning's services for battalion chief matthew burchett in a small town near salt lake city, draper, utah, where he served as a firefighter for 20 years. >> the firefighting profession is said to be a noble profession and i believe that 100%, but it takes an even nobler man to fill that role. there was none in my mind more noble than matt. >> reporter: burchett was 42 years old and he leaves behind a wife and a son. he was one of five firefighter sent from draper to help battle the largest wildfire in california history, the mendocino complex fire. burchett was hit by a tree in the fire zone one week ago today. he was taken to the hospital where he died. his body was flown back to utah last week to a hero's welcome. local firefighters have kept watch over his body around the clock at the funeral home. his family wrote his eulogy and delivered it today. >> you had a way of helping us see what was possible, what we might be capable of even if we had to suffer a little pain to get there, especially today. >> reporter: governor jerry brown sent out a statement saying in part, "o

burchett served for 20 years in salt lake city. he joined a smaller department back in may... ldfire program. his colleagues are remembering him as a loving and talented man. ( darya ) investigators say a falling tree killed burchett. three other firefighters were injured when the tree came down. ( darya ) firefighters are making progress on the mendocino complex fire. the fire has burned more than 354-thousand acres. this morning... containment is at 64-percent. we are expecting new numbers from cal fire around 7. this fire has burned close to 150 homes. this morning... more than 1-thousand buildings

joe fryer, nbc news, salt lake city.raised more than $1 million that willo to lgbtq organizations across the country. >>> we appreciate you spending part of your evening with us. that is "nightly new for this thursday night. i'm lester holt, for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. z2x54z z16fz y2x54y y16fy >>> lights, camera, "access." >> ask me anything. >> a new feud erupts as kim k and tyson beckford go at it. whose sidle you be on? ♪ n' >> it w just the fall. carrie

his funeral will be held in a suburb of salt lake city. the mendocino complex fire is 79% contained with full containment expected by next month. >>> some good news today from yosemite, firefighters say the ferguson fire burning near the park is fully contained. it took more than a month, that fire tore through 96,000 acres of forest. two firefighters lost their lives battling the flames. the ferguson fire forced the closure of parts of yosemite national park for nearly three weeks. the park just reopened last week. >>> still ahead on "nbc bay area news," the focus shifts in italy following that deadly bridge collapse, we investigate the safety of our bridges. what we found could come as a shock to many commuters. >>> and coming up later at 5:00, no laughing matter. the stunt on the bay bridge this morning that had police busy and drivers frustrated. stay with us. my $3 munchie mash-ups. crispy hash browns and tasty white cheese. mashed up with savory egg and bacon, buffalo chicken and ranch, or jalapeños and bacon. each for just three buc

joe fryer, nbc news, salt lake city. >>> the love loud festival raised more than $1 million that willrganizations across the country. >>> we appreciate you spending part of your evening with us. that is "nightly news" for this thursday night. i'm lester holt, for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night.california read, again. this time over the air >>> right now at 4:30. california ready to fight again. over the air with e breathe. the new move from the white house that not only has governor brown but former governor taking off the gloves, plus. a woman watched her house go up in flames on soeshlt media. one of many heartbreaking stories coming from the wild fires tonight. >> an uber driver found guilty for hitting and killing a six year-old girl. >>> the news starts right now. good afternoon thanks for joining us. >> we're on early because football starts tonight. that uber crash also injured the girls brother and mother back in 2013. today some justice for the family. >> live in san francisco where the driver was just convicted. >> that's right the district atto

wife and a 6-year-old son in draper utah, a city of roughly 40,000 people 20 miles south of salt lake city. he came to california to fight the mendocino complex fire on august 2nd, one of five firefighters from utah, but it was not his first visit to the state, he fought fires here in 2009 and also if 2016. he was south downstream of scott dam when he was hit by a falling tree on tuesday. he is the sixth firefighter to die in california during this horrendous hot summer. that casket was loaded onto the c-130 hercules, it will take him and his family back home. friends describe matthew burchett has having a dry wit. he was very professional. they say it's ironic he was the guy who always kept everyone else safe. today they honored him in the most sad fashion. live in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> yeah, so many heavy hearts out there, wayne freedman live for us. thank you. >>> well, many more firefighters are on the front lines of the mendocino complex fires tonight trying to keep them from doing even more damage. the ranch and river fires together have burned more than 360,000

he gave a speech with the less money in the bank from salt lake city in which he broke with the johnson policy and talks about taking chances for peace and stopping the bombing. he moved unilaterally in the direction of the antiwar plank that a month earlier had been defeated in the convention. redefines attempt to his candidacy and from that point on, he began closing the gap. people forget how close that campaign was and at the end, it was a coin toss. richard nixon at the republican convention, same thing. who was the key advisor for him? guest: people who would become familiar, and some cases notorious, john mitchell who was campaign manager. , gas on the right who had been with nixon a couple years at that point was writing speeches. searsung man named john who would go on later to manage one of our -- ronald reagan's presidential candidate. the next and white house incubated the careers of a whole nixon white house incubated the careers of a whole generation of central white government. some theorists, some polemicist's. it replenished the stock of ideas and the republican party.

we are in upper lake tonight, another city under mandatory evacuation orders. tom? >> reporter: indeed, it is. take a look behind me, you see the nice grapevines, you can also see them waving in the wind, and the higher up you get the windier you get. is the big plumes of smoke blowing up everywhere, along this entire mountain range, and through several other areas, all over here. because of this afternoon wind coming up each and every afternoon, this could go on for days and days and days. lakeport, 4800 residents are evacuated. kelsey bill, population almost 3400, also evacuated. the stores that service many locals and tourists are closed for an uncertain tour -- duration. homes stand unguarded. that is why keep out means just that. >> it on your stomach, now. >> reporter: one man was stopped when his license turned out to be expired, he resisted arrest. two sheriff deputies arrested him, cuffed him, and called paramedics to treat him and the deputies. >> we have a hard time coming back. >> reporter: 88.1 fm is a community owned mostly voluradio station, that has

learning more about the man who police say intentionally crashed yesterday morning south of salt lake city. his wife and son were inside but escaped. video showed him leaving the airport where he worked. >> he's being portrayed as not in a positive light, and it's really hard and upsetting because he's not this person that's being portrayed. >> the ntsb and e investigating. >>> a new mexico judge is denying a prosecutor's request to detain two men and three women arrested at a remote compound. bond is set at $20,000 each. prosecutors say the defendants were training nearly a dozen children to use firearms for an antigovernment mission. investigators also found the remains of a small disabled boy who was the son of one of the defendants. >>> a federal judge appointed by president trump has made a ruling in connection with robert mueller's investigation, saying the special counsel's probe is both constitutional and legitimate. that decision rejects an effort by a russian company to quash the ongoing investigation. >>> the prosecution rested its case in the trial of former trump campaign chai

smoke seen from space is drifting as far east as salt lake city. >> it's very challenging just tting to the edge of the fire as well as firefighters safety. >> reporter: these terrifying fire natos spinningt 150 miles an hour tore across the hills outside los angelest giving only minutes to ee. >> it was racing. it w catching us. >> reporter: with 14,000 firefighters on the front lines today, grueling shifts can last 24 hours. across the state, more than 2,000 structures have been destroyed. 619,000 acres scorched. t >> loud roar. the loudest roar i heard. it sounds like a jet taking off. >> reporter: back in wine untry, the hills are sti exploding. facingme f that can shoot more than 100 feet into the air. >> they were huge flames. we were probably a good halfway out across the valy you could feel the heat off the trees. >> reporter: this morning california is cooking. a view of history nobody wts to see. nbc news. >> some of the fire chiefs oute th saying they've never seen it burn that hot, that fast. >> pretty incredible. >>> summertime is starting to slip away and that means it'

matt burchett served for 20 years in salt lake city and just this may joined the draper city fire department in utah to lead its wildfire program. tonight, his colleague's are remembering a loving, funny, talkented man. but first, here's burchett, a batallion chief, speaking to reporters earlier this month right before he came to california to help battle the enormous mendocino complex fire. battalion chief bob bowery, draper city fd:'and matt jumped at the chance to go assist in california and i think anybody in our department would do the same.' 'he was a good man, he had a very dry wit.''if i had to describe him, i would say he was a master of his craft.' troy walker, draper city mayor: 'draper deployed 5 firefighters from here on august the 2nd and the team has worked tirelessly to protect lives and property. the entire community of draper is mourning his loss.'(grant) investigators say a falling tree killed burchett. three other firefighters were injured when the tree came down. burchett and his crew from utah were with firefighters from napa, sonoma and lake counties. (pam) meanwhile,

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he claims to have worked with salt lake city in sacramento for last two years, bring in california republicannatorial candidate john cox, what is your reacted to this case. authorities are now concerned that train migration may have brought him to u.s. they are worried about that. >> they are, they should be. and thank you for having me on. liz. security should not be a partisan issue, we should solve problem, we should have law enforcement work together. this is a pretty scary thing. this guy kne explosives in our e capital. and isis on the last leg thanks to president we have to make sure they are not threatening the people of state, here they are under the noses of our security people. we have to make sure our law enforcement work together with federal authorities to protect us. the number one job of government, liz is to secure the people. that is not a partisan issue. i don't care about the partisan politics in this, i want to make sure that the people of california are safe. liz: i think -- the left and media keep saying we can screen these guys and catch them, he lied to blend into the

. >>> the firefighter from utah was laid to rest today near salt lake city.ands of emergency responders were there to remember 42-year-old matt burchett. he is survived by his wife and seven-year-old son. he was remembered today for his determination and bravery and also what colleagues said was a funny sense of politeness. they say, he always called his superiors sir or ma'am. also, hellfire released more details on how burchett died. a tree fell on him. the tree came down as thousands of gallons of return was dropped in the area. they did not say whether the tree fell due to the fire or the return that was dropped. there may have been a miscommunications -- a miscommunication or the crew may not have heard warnings about the drop. >>> a prowler has been caught on camera three times in two weeks. deborah villalon is in the neighborhood where people are about to take justice into their own hands. >> we are in maxwell park appear in the hills. this is a neighborhood where people watch out for each other. they have a neighborhood watch and can -- and communitya

he served for 20 years with salt lake city's fire department. he is survived by his young son and his wife. <"and matt jumped at the chance to go assist in california and i think anyone in our department would do the same. he was a good man, very dry witt. if i had to describe him i'd would describe him as as a master of his craft."> the mendocino complex fire is now burned more than 350-thousand acres and is 64- percent contained. (vicki) governor brown issued a statement on the passing saying "firefighters from across the nation - and world - have selflessly battled california's massive wildfires, and sadly today we mourn the loss of one of those heroes from draper, utah, chief matthew burchett. our hearts ache for his wife and young son, family members, loved ones, colleagues with the draper city fire department and the entire state of utah." (grant) cars lined (grant) cars lined up to enter yosemite national park for the first time in almost three weeks. yosemite valley opened back up to the public today.(vicki) but along with the park's ico

. >> ella soÑaba con ir a utah, a la pequeÑa comunidad de provo, a 45 minutos de salt lake city, la capitalo gusto que ya se quisiera superar. >> convencer a su papÁ, que tiene el mismo nombre de su hijo, no fue fÁcil. >> le dije, ya, no quiero que vayas, porque estamos pasando una crisis grave de situaciÓn econÓmica. >> elizabeth no se dio por vencida. >> nomÁs le pedÍ un aÑo que se quedara y no quiso. me lo negÓ. dijo que se iba a y se iba a venir. y a su destino lo llamaba. yo le dije que no se confiaba en nadie. pero me dijo, papÁ, tal vez en otras ciudadessea eso que me estÁs diciendo, pero me voy a un poblado que hay puros mormones. >> quÉ fue lo Último que le digo? >> no vayas a llorar, me acuerdo que me dijo. no me vayas a llorar, para que me vaya bien y no estÉs preocupada. nada va a pasar. rÁpido voy a volver. >> a fines de marzo del 2015, como la misma primavera, elizabeth y llegÓ a provo para estudiar en la escuela, ubicada a menos de una milla del apartamento que compartÍa con otras estudiantes. >> en la maÑana se iba a la escuela, caminando, regresaba caminando tambiÉn. como y

. >> late september, vice president humphrey travels to salt lake city to do what? >> he gives a speech in which he finally comes out against the johnson policy on the vietnam war. and he speaks up in favor of peace and going to peace talks and de-americanization of the war. and some people think if he had just done that earlier, because as pat said, he was coming on strong at the end in part, perhaps, because of johnson's decisions, baa you also made a reference to president tu of south vietnam. and there's a great book called chasing shadows about the back channeling that was being done between the nixon campaign and president tu about the peace talks. >> that's a matter of some controversy. >> we're going to debt to that. >> george bloomington, illinois, republican line. go ahead with your question, george. >> thank you. good morning. i have a question of mr. buchanan and miss perry concerning president johnson's tardiness in supporting hubert humphrey in '68. until that very late date. and i'm wondering if, it's sort of a what if question, again, but what if the

i have rallied with thousands of people in salt lake city to demand the president immediately return families together. and i have been talking to voters in town halls from denver to minneapolis and from orlando to write here in new orleans last night, and along the way, what i have come to know, to really understand is that grassroots activists are the heart and soul of the progressive movement. [applause] that we have to return power to the people in this country, but most importantly, that the vast majority of americans are generous, hard-working people who are not being heard. so let me ask you a question -- how many people in this room think that the democratic establishment in washington is listening to you and doing what you want? >> none of them! seriously, i'm asking. raise your hand if you feel heard, if leaders in washington doing whatyou and you want them to do. me neither. i don't see a single constructive thing coming out of washington, d c not one thing. half,s than a year and a donald trump has gone from someone to awful to think about and who cannot win to someone so

. >> in the general election there was one speech, september 30th, salt lake city, utah. was that a turning point for hubert humphrey? did that narrow the race between humphrey, wallace and nixon. >> where he declares that he's his own man. yeah, so nixon -- i mean, sorry, humphrey got support from the afl-cio and the unions started to organize on his behalf in the general election. that did give him a bump, but then when he declared essentially that he was his own man on the vietnam war, that he was going to support a total stoppage of the bombing of vietnam and essentially breaking from lyndon johnson, that did help him. i mean, i think most historians would agree that -- and the polls suggested that he began to close the gap. so as we discussed earlier, the popular vote, the electoral college vote, was a blow out, nixon won it big, 301 votes, i think, but the popular vote was, i think, less than 1%, 43.5% for nixon, 42 and change for humphrey. one of the reasons he was able to close that gap was due to the -- due to that speech and the sense that he could bring back th

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wright air national guard base in salt lake city just over an hour ago.his funeral will take place on monday.((dbl bx))kron 4's justine waldman is live in santa rosa tonight where that procession took place. (justine)hearts were heavy.as people came to honor a true hero.the hearse carrying battalion chief matt burchett's body, slowly pulled onto the tarmac.surrounding him, a full honor guard, with dozens of fellow firefighters and law enforcement officers here to pay their respects and grieve together.the 42 year old husband and father, died while fighting the mendocino complex fire.his body escorted from ukiah to sonoma county airport...and people lined the streets the entire way...holding american flags and signs of gratitude.carol leech / watched procession sot i am out here to give my love the family and honor all firefighters that have come to help in californianats of bagpipesthe flag draped casket was carried carefully on to the c130 plane.his death felt in countless black sashes over badges.matt is the 6th firefighter to die battling california's wildfires this season.battalio

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