right now. on america this morning. burning man disaster. tens of thousands of people stranded at the annual festival after torrential rains turned the desert dust into a muddy mess, making it nearly impossible to drive out. you're hiking out of here. some people trying to escape on foot, including comedian chris rock. new details on how long attendees may have to shelter in place. >> a killer on the loose. a man convicted of murdering his ex

girlfriend escaping a prison. outside philadelphia. residents in the area told to stay indoors after home surveillance video captured him in the neighborhood , remembering jimmy buffett. >> tributes still pouring in as we learn more about the rare skin cancer that took the iconic singer's life. >> the clock is ticking on this labor day for a potential strike in the auto industry, possibly joining a growing list of industries hitting the picket lines. how a strike in detroit would impact the broader us economy. >> what's next for coco gauff? after her dramatic win at the us open? plus the moment her tennis ball nearly hit, director spike lee. >> and something you would not expect to see at the golden arches where mcdonald's is selling corn. on this labor day monday september 4th from news in new york. >> this is america. >> this morning. >> good morning, everyone. i'm andrew dymburt. >> happy labor day to you. i'm

morgan norwood in for rhiannon. and we begin with the monsoon rains that are swamping the southwest and stranding 70,000 people in a muddy mess. >> a mass exodus from the burning man festival in the nevada desert could get underway this morning when the roads are expected to reopen and at least one person is dead after the heavy downpours left, the campgrounds covered in mud and forced revelers to shelter in place all weekend. >> and this morning, tens of thousands of people are trapped at burning man. officials telling those attending the annual county culture festival held in rural nevada 100 miles from the nearest airport sought to conserve food, water and gas after monsoon rains made roads out of the festival impassable. >> we're out here with a solid group of veteran burners and we've never seen anything like this. >> the local sheriff's office says it's investigate a death that occurred during the heavy rains, but no details have been given on this weather. making a mess across the state. in las

vegas, at least one person is dead after torrential rain flooded streets. the i-15 freeway south of las vegas closed down. this is crazy, this busy intersection turning into a raging river. a city bus appearing to narrowly miss a submerged car back at burning man. some are embracing the challenge as part of the festival's theme of self reliance. this is the best burn ever. >> seriously, like this has given us the opportunity to rise to radical self-reliance and to support each other in the community. and i'm having the best time. >> but others choosing to leave by any means necessary with the roads closed in the nearest paved road, five miles away, some having to make the trek by foot, including comedian chris rock and celebrity dj diplo. >> you're hiking out of here. >> the duo walking miles before being picked up by fans diplo jetting off to washington, d.c,

just in time for a scheduled performance. and the main event, the burning of a 40 foot effigy. now scheduled to take place tonight. and at another festival, hundreds of fans stormed the entrance in new york last night after they were turned away. >> despite having tickets, they crashed through security barriers of the electric zoo festival. when organizers announced they had reached capacity and no more people would be let in, there was a buildup because of ticket holders. after day, one of the event was canceled on friday. >> well, turning now to the race for the white house, where former president donald trump is running far ahead of the pack, trump has widened his lead in the republican primary. all of this amid his mounting legal problems as abc's em. nguyen joins us now from washington with the latest. good morning, jim. >> good morning. morgan yeah, labor day is traditionally a big campaigning weekend for presidential candidates in new hampshire, notably absent from any public events is the republican frontrunner, donald trump. a new poll in the wall street journal shows trump in increasing his lead over the

republican field, drawing support from 59% of gop voters. the poll was taken after trump was indicted for a fourth time over the weekend in new hampshire. political newcomer vivek ramaswami pledged to pardon trump if he's elected. ramaswami also said he would vote for trump if he wins the nominee. >> i will pick who i believe the best next president should be. i'm in this race because i believe i can lead us forward and reunite this country. but if it's not me as the nominee, i still expect that donald trump or whoever the republican nominee is will be better than the alternative. and i care about what actually moves this nation forward. that's why i'm in this race. >> candidates still have several weeks to qualify for the next republican debate, which is set for later this month. morgan and wen from washington. >> and thank you. >> now overseas to the war in ukraine and what some are calling a game changer for ukraine's forces. armor piercing ammunition from the united states. sources confirmed the us will likely send ukraine

depleted uranium rounds at its next aid package. they could be fired from us tanks, which are expected to be on the battlefield soon. experts say the shells are extremely effective at piercing the thick armor of russian tanks. >> it's very effective as an anti-tank munition, and that's because it's very dense. it's a very dense metal and upon impact with an enemy tank, it has a self igniting, fire producing effect. so it's very useful to punch against enemy armor. >> meanwhile, russia is claiming responsibility for a drone attack on a fuel depot at a ukrainian port, which is critical to ukraine's exporting of grain. >> well, the suspect remains in custody in what police call a random shooting death of a texas college student. wes smith was killed early friday in fort worth. police say the tcu junior was shot by matthew purdy, a stranger who allegedly said he would have shot other people if he hadn't run out of ammunition . officials say purdy could not

provide a clear reason why he shot smith. now to the manhunt for a convicted killer after he escaped from prison. >> authorities in one community outside philadelphia are telling people to lock their doors after the man was seen on surveillance video. abc's derrick dennis has the details this morning. >> a massive manhunt in the air and on the ground for pennsylvania prison escapee danilo cavalcante on the run since he broke out of the chester county prison last thursday morning. at the time considered extremely dangerous. >> remain inside. lock your doors, lock your cars. >> authorities say cavalcante escaped exactly one week after he was sentenced to life without parole for the stabbing death of his ex girlfriend, deborah brandao, 38 times in front of her two young children. the search focusing on a rural residential area in suburban pocopson township, about 38 miles southwest of philadelphia and about a mile and a half from the prison. it's where investigators believe he's

hiding out. >> it's a heavily wooded area consisting of over 271 homes and it's not easy for our investigators to get through. >> cavalcante was last seen early saturday on a home surveillance camera tiptoeing through someone's backyard. this was his last spotting, though authorities say there were more than 100 tips related to his possible whereabouts, including a number of home break ins that cavalcante may have carried out. >> i just can't believe it. and i really hope that they catch him soon. i hope everybody's paying attention and locking their doors and staying alert. >> prison officials say they're still investigating how cavalcante escape apt, but they don't believe he had any help in that surveillance video. he was seen with a backpack, though authorities say they don't know how he got it or what's in it. andrew morgan in derrick, thank you. >> well 79 million miles in nearly 3000 orbits later, nasa's latest mission came to an end this morning as the space capsule endeavor flashed across the sky at 17,000mph, just after

midnight. now, minutes later, it splashed down in the atlantic off the coast of jacksonville carrying two american astronauts and two others. they spent six months at the international space station conducting more than 200 experiments during its mission. all four expected to return to the space station in february. >> congrats to that crew on safely returning home. okay time now for a look at your morning weather. >> good morning. we have some big time heat for labor day and the following few days for i-95 with a late summer heat wave. we will be challenging and probably breaking or tying record highs in parts of the north central us this labor day. some of the candidates for record tying heat among the hottest september fourths for minneapolis, duluth , chicago. milwaukee should break the record high. we will see some strong to severe thunderstorms in the northern plains. the dakotas and points west for accuweather. i'm meteorologist jeff cornish.

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the cause of jimmy buffett's death. buffett died on friday years after beginning a battle against a rare form of skin cancer. were it not a san francisco for the labor day weekend show. it's been 50 years since jimmy buffett wrote come monday a song about missing the woman who would become his wife as he headed out for a labor day weekend concert. she told me. i've been missing you so good. and this labor day weekend, a tribute band performing that very song in his honor on long island. it's an end of an era paradise. >> heads are really going to be suffering. >> buffett's biggest fans, known as parrot heads, saying goodbye to the margaritaville maestro who died friday at the age of 76. >> we love jimmy. we breathe jimmy. jimmy, i know, touched a lot of lives. definitely touched my life. he was just a beautiful soul man. >> key west, florida, a place he helped define more than 2500, taking part in a parade held in

his honor. >> margaritaville is totally right here in key west. and jimmy put it on the map and every day we live that the tributes coming as we learn more about his death, his family sharing a statement sunday saying buffett died of merkel cell carcinoma, a rare form of skin cancer. >> the mayo clinic says long term sun exposure may increase someone's risk of developing merkel cell. the family says the singer had been battling the disease for four years and continue to perform as he received treatment. buffett played his last show in early july. oh the doctor comments on fans setting up memorials near many of the margaritaville's that help fuel buffett's wealth and enduring popularity. >> jimmy was a great guy. it was all about love and spreading love. >> one last 5:00 toast to the poet of paradise when he sang those songs, he was singing to us, which was absolutely magnificent. >> it gave us permission to be

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sky. now, moments later, the plane crashed in a field. crews raced to the pilot, but he died at the hospital. police are reviewing this video as part of the investigation. >> more than 85,000 highchairs are being recalled after two dozen reports of falls and some injuries. the bolts can loosen on the balloon flare and flare. elite high chairs made by tommy . they were sold at major retailers in the us and canada from 2008 to 2017. consumers are urged to stop using those high chairs and contact the company for a repair kit. >> as we mark labor day, there's plenty of labor unrest across several industries. hollywood writers and actors are striking in the united auto workers is getting closer to walking out as talks with carmakers show little progress. this labor day, less than two weeks remain before the united auto workers union could hit the picket lines, possibly adding to what's already been a summer of strikes, 97% of uaw members voted to authorize a strike if a new deal isn't reached. with detroit's three

automakers by september 14th. >> we're fed up with seeing big three profits break the bank while we're breaking our backs. >> the union is demanding higher wages, improved benefits and cost of living wage bumps. all this as car manufacturers transition to producing more electric vehicles, which require fewer workers to assemble. >> this is our time to take back what we're owed. working together with the companies is doesn't work for us. >> president biden is calling for a fair agreement. appointing a white house liaison between the union and automakers, hoping to help avert a strike. judy those negotiate a strike in detroit would only add to the recent wave of picket lines from the heartland to hollywood. more than 170,000 actors and writers have been striking for months. writers are reportedly considering a new offer from the studios after more than three months of striking, according to bloomberg news, the concessions include an agreement not to replace writers with ai. now

video games are in their crosshairs as sag-aftra prepares to vote on an actor strike against the gaming industry. and back in july, ups workers narrowly avoided a work stoppage that would have affected 300,000 jobs. an experts say a strike in the auto industry could cause a noticeable impact on the broader us economy. as the industry makes up about 3% of the country's gross domestic product. >> turning to sports at the us open, american coco gauff is into the quarterfinals for the second straight year. gauff came on strong yesterday against caroline wozniacki, taking the last six games to seal a three set win. she won 1518 of her last 16 matches early in yesterday's match, one of golf's winning shots nearly hit. movie director spike lee. >> oh, she's on a roll. >> coming up, how the summer box office is still thriving and breaking more records. >> yeah. plus, the grocery stealing bulldog giving its owner the runaround

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