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and th paralympics on nbc and peacock. thanks so much for watching "top story." i'm valerie castro in for tom llamas. stay right there. ar kamala harris sits down for her first major interview as a democ democratic nominee. we'll have the full re-cap cap and and first reaction from donald trump. why trump isn't apologizing about the controversy overhis arlington cemetery visit, and his new promise on ivf treatments. sounding the alarm over mosquito-borne illnesses. we hear from the family of a 18-year-old west paralyzed by west nile virus. will severe weather put a damper on your labor day plans? michelle grossman is tracking the conditions ahead of a busy travel rush. and team usa's new secret weapon in murder ball. meet the female athlete making history, as she tries to go for the gold at the paris paralympics. it's friday, august 30th.

"early today" starts right now. good morning. glad you're with me to end the week. i'm frances rivera. vice president kamala harris sat down for her first major interview since taking over as the democratic nominee. she was joined by her running mate, governor tim walz, for a wide-ranging conversation, while the democratic ticket campaigns across battleground georgia. here's brie jackson. >> reporter: vice president kamala harris and running mate tim walz in the hot seat, during their first sit-down interview. the high-stakes discussion covering issues ranging from foreign policy to the economy. >> one of my highest priorities is to do what we can to support and strengthen the middle class. >> the child tax credit is one we know reduces child hood poverty by a third. we did it in minnesota. unbelievable in the impact we can make. >> reporter: harris facing pressure about her stance on issues appearing to shift since

her 2020 presidential run. >> my value around what we need to do to secure our border. that value has not changed. i spent two terms as the attorney general of california, prosecuting trans national criminal organizations. violations of american laws, regarding the passage, illegal passage, of guns, drugs and human beings across our border. >> reporter: the vice president touting the accomplishments of the biden-harris administration and sharing details about the phone call, where she learned the president was ending his reelection bid. >> i asked him, are you sure? and he said yes. >> reporter: since the 59-year-old moved to the top of the democratic ticket, the presidential race has tightened. former president trump stumping in michigan and wisconsin, slamming his political opponents during a campaign event. >> she destroyed san francisco. she stdestroyed california, and we're not going to let speaking

withdr her destroy our country. >> reporter: both campaigns making their case to voters with less than ten weeks until election day. in washington, brie jackson, nbc news. former president trump spoke to nbc news yesterday, speaking withd w with dasha burns. >> reporter: former president trump back in the state of michigan, making his first public comments over the controversy with the visit in arlington national cemetery. >> i was asked to go there by people who lost their child because of biden and harris. because their pullout was so bad of afghanistan. they lost their child. and all of a sudden, i hear that somebody that i have no idea who it is got into an argument with somebody else at the cemetery about pictures being taken. i took them at the request of the families. and i'm very happy i did. >> reporter: in a statement, an

army spokesperson said defense department regulations, quote, clearly prohibit political activities on cemetery grounds and that a cemetery employee was abruptly pushed aside when trying to ensure adherence to those rules. the campaign posting this video of trump laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier and posing for photos with family members of those killed at abbey gate in afghanistan. should your campaign have put out those photos and videos? >> we have a lot of people. >> reporter: should they have -- >> i don't know what the rules and regulations are. i don't know who did it. it could have been them. it could have been the parents. >> reporter: it was your campaign's tiktok. >> i don't really know anything about it. all i did was stood there and said if you would like to have a picture, we can have a picture. >> reporter: the former president reflecting on the sn assassination attempt. i wonder, having come so close, do you feel safe these days? >> it was incredible that that

happened, that i was turned at that particular point where something, the shooters would say was almost like 100%, that bad things would have happened. so i view it as, you know, very positive event, maybe it's positive because somebody wants me to take care of our country, which is failing so badly. >> reporter: the former president also suggesting first to nbc news, if he were reelected, fertility treatments would be covered without giving specifics on how. >> under the trump administration, we are going to be paying for that treatment. so we are paying for that treatment. >> reporter: all americans who want it? >> for all americans that get it. all americans that need it. >> our thanks to dasha for that report. donald trump has asked a federal court to intervene in his new york hush money case. the former president is hoping to overturn his felony conviction or delay his sentencing, which is scheduled for next month. the case was tried in a state court. trump's lawyers now claiming

that the supreme court ruling on presidential immunity means the case did not belong there. on may 30th, mr. trump was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payment to porn actress stormy daniels. there is new concern over west nile this morning. the case is confirmed in more than 30 states. >> reporter: more american families in agony. >> it's hard to see him like this. >> reporter: in st. louis, john proctor's once-healthy 18-year-old son is on a ventilator after he got west nile virus from a mosquito bite earlier this month. w how does that hit you, that this they can't regulate thei was in all likelihood from a mosquito bite. >> it's hard to fathom how such

a small, insignificant creature can take a 100% healthy human being and make it so states. experts point to they can't even mover or or support their. they can't regulate their bod he body temperature. >> reporter: another alarming case of mosquito had-borne illnesses. wisconsin reporting two people died from west nile. it comes as west noile cases hi 33 states. experts point to a thotter, mor humid summer. health officials in massachusetts announcing a second human case of eastern equine encephalitis in a woman in her 30s. as the effects of mosquito-borne illnesses hit home for a growing number of families. >> i keep telling him, look at my face. is dad scared? and he goes. and that's how we get through.

>> reporter: are you scared? >> i'm scared. i'm scared. >> reporter: bb's family is inside that hospital praying for a full recovery. they've been told it's possible, but it could take a year or more. back to you. >> maggie, thank you. one of the doctors charged with splaupplying ketamine to matthew perry appear in court today. dr. chavez has agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to trdistribute ketamine. he was injected three times the day he died. the beloved actor died in late october. a total of five people have been indicted over his death. severe weather is colliding with a holiday travel rush. according to triple a, domestic travel is expected to be up nearly 10% compared to last year. and the tsa expects to screen 17 million passengers. but storms could impact airport

hubs in seven major cities. time to get an update on the forecast now, from nbc meteorologist michelle grossman. so important as we make these holiday plans. >> i know it is. really busy weekend, too. a lot of shower chances. storm chances in the eastern half of the nation. we're going to see slowdowns in the air and on the road. this is a cold front that's going to be the culprit of all the problems. thunderstorms that are dying in the eastern half of the country. you can see all the spots there of green. the darker colors showing where the showers and storms are going to be showing up. this is going to move off to the east. we are looking at likely delays from detroit, st. louis, houston and possible delays in chicago, charlotte, atlanta, orlando, tampa, miami, dallas. a lot of major hubs could see some delays on this friday. now, if you're driving on the roads, we're looking at i-10. along the gulf, we'r story

of the day. here's a closer look at your day ahead. cooler weather in the northeast. temperatures in the 60s and 70s in new england. lots of sunshine in boston. as we look towards the south, we're going to see thunderstorms too, charleston, west virginia, 98 degrees, hot one there. all right, that's your friday forecast. >> okay. thanks so much, michelle. you might not ever know why the chicken crossed the road, but what about an ostrich? this tall bird stopped traffic in sioux falls, south dakota. he was eventually coaxed out of the road using food.

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two of the biggest names in tennis bounced out of the u.s. open. why some blind customers are having trouble hailing rides with services like uber and lyft. drivers are illegally denying them rides. now to our nbc news investigation into ride share companies like uber and lyft. across the country, people with certain disabilities say drivers are illegally denying them rides. candace nguyen reports from our nbc bay area station. >> reporter: as a special ed. teacher in san jose, california, annalisa gets to school a little differently. through the eyes of guide dog, cousteau. >> he is literally my eyes. without him, several times i would have been a pancake. >> reporter: cousteau gets annalisa safely to a curb each day to catch a ride share, if

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here's now to a new player making a name for herself in a sport widely known as murder ball. the first female athlete on the u.s. wheelchair rugby team is setting her sights on gold. here's emilie ikeda. >> a huge shift this momentum here. >> reporter: with aggressive speed and chaotic collisions, it's easy to see why wheelchair rugby is nicknamed murder ball. a combo of rugby, basketball, and handball in at the specially-designed wheelchairs. >> i love the name murder ball. it's so perfect for what we do out there and the intensity we bring to the sport. >> reporter: and for the first time as at the paralympics, she is the first women's teammate. what do you hope rugby as a knaussna y away? >> i think in particular for

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what, coach? a crumb bum attitude! now drop and give me twenty! twenty what? right now at five. a tale of two interviews in the race for the white house. kamala harris