In Australia, scorching temperatures and strong winds are feeding deadly wildfires, prompting mass evacuations. More than 1,000 homes have been destroyed. Elizabeth Palmer reports. Source

Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News.” Source

The Coast Guard is searching for a tour helicopter in Hawaii that disappeared Thursday. Seven people were onboard the chopper that vanished off Kauai’s Nāpali Coast. Two of the six passengers are reportedly minors. There is reduced visibility around the island due to clouds and rain. The missing helicopter has an electronic locator, but so far no signals have been received. Source

“These people are some of the most important people on campuses that deserve to be seen.” Source

One man who spoke to CBS News said it’s hard to forget the years of war. Source

Automaker’s ex-CEO, scheduled to face trial in Japan next year, arrived unexpectedly in Beirut in a private jet. Source

Jack Wilson, a volunteer security guard, said he killed the gunman with a single shot. Source

A court also fined He Jiankui the equivalent of $430,000 and gave two cohorts prison time and stiff fines. Source

The man who shot and killed a gunman inside a Texas church is speaking out. Mireya Villarreal spoke with Jack Wilson, a volunteer security guard at the church. Source

Journals referencing anti-Semitic beliefs were found in the home of a man charged with federal hate crimes in the stabbing of five people celebrating Hanukkah in a rabbi’s house. Source