News Wrap: Hilary could reach Southern California as tropical storm

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• Geoff Bennett:

  In today's other headlines: A Category 4 hurricane brewing over the Pacific Ocean could weaken and become the first tropical storm to reach Southern California in 84 years. It's currently located off Mexico's western coast, packing sustained winds of 130 miles per hour. Forecasters expect it to weaken by the time it hits Southern California on Sunday. It could bring heavy rain and flash floods to the state and other parts of the Southwest.

  Parts of the Spanish island of Tenerife are engulfed in flames and thick smoke tonight. It's the worst wildfire the area has seen in decades, burning through the wooded hillsides that make it a major tourist destination in the Canary Islands. As firefighters raced to contain the blaze, nearly 8,000 people in the affected regions were left fearing for their homes.

• Vanesa Hernandez, Tenerife Resident (through interpreter):

  Our lives are left their. Human lives are more important, obviously, but it could have been avoided. And we believe that not enough has been done to prevent it from getting here. That is the sorrow we have. It's not the material. No, it's our life. It's our roots, the work of our relatives, of our parents.

• Geoff Bennett:

  The Canary Islands, like much of mainland Spain, had been suffering through droughts for the past few years. The hot and arid conditions have caused the fire to spread rapidly.

  Russian air defenses said they shot down another Ukrainian drone over Moscow. Some of the fragments crashed into an exhibition center a few miles from the Kremlin. There were no casualties. Meantime, the U.S. gave its approval for the Netherlands and Denmark to deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. It's unclear when they will enter the conflict, but it could take as long as a year to train the pilots.

  And stocks were mixed today on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 26 points to close at 34500. The Nasdaq fell 26 points. The S&P 500 lost a fraction of a point.

  And former first lady Rosalynn Carter celebrated her 96th birthday today at home in Plains, Georgia. The Carter Center said the festivities included cupcakes, peanut butter ice cream and releasing butterflies in her garden. Mrs. Carter is the second oldest presidential spouse in U.S. history.

  She has been diagnosed with dementia, while former President Jimmy Carter continues to receive hospice care. They're the longest-married first couple to date.

  Happy birthday to her.

  And still to come on the "NewsHour": we look at the rising threats against judges, juries and election workers; David Brooks and Ruth Marcus weigh in on the week's political headlines; and comedian Atsuko Okatsuka talks about her journey to the stage and her first special.