Tonight the path of destruction from Hurricane Francine power knocked out to hundreds of thousands in the south

The new images towns underwater after Francine roared ashore in Louisiana as a category two hurricane Heavy rain powerful to

short the Louisiana as a category 2 hurricane. Heavy rain powerful winds knocking down trees onto homes

the dramatic rescues and tonight friend seems remnants on the move

millions under flood alerts our team in the storm zone.

Also tonight a state of emergency declared as raging wildfire spread in southern California,

dozens of homes destroyed the race to escape the flames.

An Alaska Airlines plane blows its tires after the pilot slams the brakes on during takeoff,

avoiding a potential collision with a southwest airplane

cleared to land on the same runway, the FAA investigation.

The race for the White House, Donald Trump now saying there won't be another debate as he and Kamala Harris hit the campaign trail for the first time since Tuesday showdown.

Both candidates in key battlegrounds they hope to flip the awe-inspiring images from

orbit the SpaceX Polaris-Dong crew making history the first ever private

spacewalk and the life-saving scene playing out on live

TV as Hurricane Francine hit the hero ER nurse who came to the rescue speaking out

to us.

This is NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.

Good evening and welcome, 24 hours after Hurricane Francine roared ashore in Louisiana as a

category 2 storm they are still trying to get all the lights back on places like

Baton Rouge and New Orleans taking strong hits.

Winds gusting to nearly 80 miles per hour,

bringing down trees and power lines.

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