Tonight the new race for the White House heating up as Kamala Harris says she's

ready to debate Donald Trump. The vice president accusing Mr. Trump of

backpedaling from his commitment to debate in September,

the former president going on the attack,

calling Harris a radical and vowing, quote,

I'm not gonna be nice.

And the brand new polling,

how do Harris and Trump match up?

Also tonight Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House,

a day after his fiery address to Congress,

President Biden pushing him to accept a ceasefire in Gaza and

his separate meeting with Kamala Harris, the Vice President today condemning

protests during Netanyahu's speech as despicable.

The raging wildfire in Northern California, exploding to 71,000 acres in less than 24 hours.

Multiple homes destroyed. emergency evacuations ordered, and now word of an arrest

for starting that inferno. Southwest Airlines famous for its open seating, announcing

its biggest change in more than 50 years.

The Boeing Starliner astronauts now on day 50 of what was supposed to be a 10 day mission,

and NASA confirming today, still no return date and the

final countdown here in Paris just one day until the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony

that promises to be unlike anything you've seen before.

This is NBC Nightly News.

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