Tonight we're tracking two fast-moving stories the manhunt for somebody accused of

opening fire on a Kentucky highway and the mass evacuations from this

California wildfire as it explodes in size.

The terrifying scene as the gunman fired on cars speeding by.

Nine of them hit.

At least five people seriously hurt.

The major highway shut down.

Police now searching these woods,

they're warning to people nearby.

Stay vigilant and stay aware.

Thousands evacuated outside Los Angeles after this wildfire doubled in size overnight.

Some cabins already burned.

35,000 other buildings now at risk, while another fire sends these horses look at that racing to safety.

The presidential debate now just two days away new polling showing a dead heat and our

new reporting on how both candidates are gearing up for the campaign's biggest prime time

moment yet.

Chilling new details why the mother of the Georgia school shooter called with a warning just

minutes before he allegedly opened fire.

College football tradition,

the wave of hope from the heartland.

This is NBC Nightly News with Halle Jackson.

We're coming on the air with an urgent manhunt tonight.

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