What’s Fueling the Washington Wildfires; SpaceX’s Wild Ride on Wall Street - Aug. 6

Hundreds of firefighters have been working for days to contain wildfires near Spokane, Washington. The man accused of starting one of those fires is set to be arraigned in court today. NBC News national correspondent Morgan Chesky shares the stories of residents who have lost everything in the fires and explains why they have been so hard to put out. It's been a record week on Wall Street, driven largely by AI — but Elon Musk's SpaceX has been struggling since it went public just weeks ago. Today, some investors and employees were able to sell their stock for the first time, adding more than 900 million SpaceX shares to the market. NBC News business reporter Allie Canal explains the state of Musk's company and the Wall Street bet on artificial intelligence. And in the NBA, Achilles tendon ruptures can mean the end of a season — or even a career. So why is the NBA pushing back on research showing that small increases in playing time could play a role in the injuries? We speak with Dr. Nirav Pandya, a professor and orthopedic surgeon at the University of California, San Francisco, and a co-author of the study.

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