Tonight the wildfire emergency as summer heat puts firefighters to the test across the globe.

More than 1,200 firefighters battling wildfires in Oregon from the ground and from the air,

already charring nearly 22,000 acres.

Powerful winds and dangerous heat stoking fires in Napa Valley.. Firefires were dropped off by choppers in remote areas.

Plus the dust storms over the weekend that kicked up winds of 50 miles per hour, threatening the Burning Man Festival and the fight overseas with record wildfires in Europe.

A helicopter losing control while trying to pick up water, everyone on

board somehow surviving. The intense Israeli air strikes on a Gaza hospital, the chaos,

and then a second blast exploding as first responders rushed to the scene. Five journalists killed.

The question tonight, how could Israel mistakenly strike a hospital twice?

President Trump creating specialized National Guard units and now suggesting he may target Chicago next on his federal crackdown on crime, calling the city a killing field.

Illinois's governor telling the president to stay out of a state. The massive

home explosion in Missouri that people said felt like an earthquake, a neighbor's home also

exploding what police think happened. The neighborhood on edge as an out of control hot air

balloon is forced to make an emergency landing, how people on the ground help save lives.

Will President Trump get his face on Mount Rushmore?

Are Ryan Nobles in South Dakota to find out what he learned about the masterpiece

and if the National Memorial is about to get a facelift?

This is NBC Nightly News with Tom Yamas.

And good evening. As we come on the air here, crews are battling wildfires across the West and the globe.

Intense winds, low humidity and dangerous heat for millions are creating the perfect conditions as 50 large fires burn.

In central Oregon, the flat fire,

leveling houses and prompting evacuations, burning nearly 22,000 acres and just 5% contained.

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