this morning on "early today," point of impact. investigators search for clues into a deadly crash at a nevada air show as new video of the crash emerges. friday night fight, things get ugly at a high school football game in pennsylvania. and television gold, who were the big winners in last and television gold, who were the big winners in last night's prime time emmy awards? captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a tragic air crash. federal investigators are

combing the nebraska crash site where nine people were killed friday when a stunt plane crashed into a crowd of spectators. stunning new video taken by a spectator shows the tragedy as it happened. officials say they've already recovered key flight data and what could be an inflight video from the wreckage. nbc's jay gray has our report. >> reporter: as investigators continue sifting through the wreckage in reno, they've located clues that could ultimately help to explain the tragedy. >> there was a camera identified, video camera. fragments were found, memory cards have been identified. all of those will be going to the laboratory in d.c. to determine if they have any video images from the actual aircraft. >> ntsb officials hope to pull important evidence from an on board data recorder. >> the aircraft recording system recorded the data in two ways, on memory card but it's

transmitted by telemetry to the crew. >> reporter: part of the tail section looks like it's missing which could have caused pilot jimmy leeward to lose control. >> shock. absolute shock. never dreamed that something like this would happen to someone that you know. >> reporter: leeward and eight spectators died in the crash, including john crate, who his family believes he protected his son and two friends who survived. >> he probably sheltered his son. that's the kind of guy he was. a very, very good dad, very good husband, very in love with my sister. >> reporter: emotions just like the questions that continue to linger after the tragic crash. jay gray, nbc news. elsewhere this morning,

president obama will unveil a deficit reduction plan that calls for an increased tax rate for those making more than $1 million a year. but republicans opposed to any tax hikes whatsoever are calling the president's suggestions dead on arrival. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. taxes, the president today will propose a plan that he says should cut nearly $4.5 trillion from the deficit over the next decade. but here is the catch. the rich have to pay more within $1.5 trillion in tax changes, including the exposedly called buff et rule, meaning that the rich would never pay a smalls proportion of their income in taxes as the middle class. also, the bush tax cuts would end for couples making over $250,000. the president will propose closing loopholeses for corporate jets and big oil companies. the reaction? john boehner heading the republicans on the house side suggesting that this will

probably never make it through the house. the gop says that taxing the job creators will actually cut jobs. now, the other big portion of this is medicare. the president will not propose raising the age for eligibility for medicare, but he will propose some cuts that would mainly affect doctors and hospitals. lynn. >> tracie potts for us there in washington, thanks so much. now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. saturday, the skies over west virginia saw the tragic ending of an air show. spectators watched in horror as one plane crashed and burst into flames while attempting to perform an acrobatic maneuver. the pilot died on impact and investigators are still looking into the cause. life imitated art in oklahoma this weekend. at least one tornado touched down which was the film location for the movie, "twister."

unlike the hollywood version, this storm didn't cause any major imagery. >> friday night lights turned into a night of fights. a melee erupted in the fourth quarter after two players began fighting at the end of a play. disciplinary action for a total of 12 players from both schools are pending. for just one day, the public was given a rare glimpse into a top secret relic into the cold war. a hexagon spy satellite was declassified and put on display from 1971 to 1986 the government's spy tool, nick named big bird carried out surveillance missions from space photograph images of the former soviet union, china and other targets around the world. now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's meteorologist ryan philips with the forecast. good morning to you, ryan. >> good morning. >> did you bring some of that warmth from miami?

>> we're going to have plenty of that across the intermountain west. there is only one location we are watching for some wet weather moving through eastern washington into idaho and western montana. that will be the only game in town. huge ridge of high pressure. dry and stable here. just the showers in the rockies. here is the ridge keeping the sun still in the next few days. early morning temperatures at 55. portland at 60. boy do we ever have a delightful forecast here for the next few days, today in particular across the desert southwest. 81 in las angeles. that's a quick check of the

fresno, california, still sunny and drichl sunshine continues out west. no rain chances for the foreseeable future. >> >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off >> we will tell you all the big winners and losers at television's biggest night, the emmy awards. >> coming up, tom brady does it again. a rough homecoming for michael vick. and what were you doing when you were 16? it definitely wasn't this.

good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. the release of two american hikers jailed in iran has been

delayed because a judge who is needed to sign off on bail paperwork is on vacation. the lawyer for the men tells nbc news the judge is out until tuesday. in yemen, government forces opened fires on tens of thousands of anti-government protesters, killing at least 26. the attack was the deadliest in months on demonstrators demanding their president step down. a magnitude 6.9 earthquake has rocked northeastern india killing at least 60 people. the full extent of the damage is not known because remote areas have been cut off by mudslides triggered by the quake. a man shots his wife in florida and killed a pastor and associate pastor during services at a nearby church. church goers managed to tackle the gunman and wrestle his gun away. twin girls who were born fused at the head have been successfully separated in

london. the 11-month-olds underwent surgery last month and are now in good health. twins born joined at the head only occur in about 1 in 2.5 million births. >> and now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines on nbc.com. a disturbing new study shows as the economy began to sink, the number of kids hospitalized with severe brain injuries rose. after 2007's economic crash, the rate of head injuries from abuse jumped from 8.9 per year out of 100,000 kids to 14.7 per 100,000. for more information on this and other health stories, check out the health page at msnbc.com. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,509 after gaining 75 points on friday.

the s&p went up 6 points. the nasdaq added 15. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei rose 195 points but in hong kong, the hang seng dropped 537. for wall street to keep up its current winning streak, big ben and the fed hold the key as to where stocks are head this week. the s&p 500 posted just under a 5.5% gain last week. the nasdaq gained over 6% and the dow rose just under 5%. for stocks to click like that this week, investors hope the federal reserve will take dramatic steps to revive the economy during tuesday and wednesday. most analysts think a big bond buy, a qe3 is a long shot. wall street will look for clear signs european leaders will follow through on their new urgency to tackle the debt crisis.

sunday, greece pledged to make tough decisions to secure default & but announced no big austerity measures. new data this week will be no less than six reports on the housing market. wall street will closely watch fedex, often seen as a measuring stick for how the economy is performing. finally, reports 34% of americans who took a summer holiday are struggling with depression after returning home. no shocker there. you can relate to that. coming up, cam newton lights it up again. tom brady short circuits the chargers and romo wins with broken ribs. plus, the falcons fly tony gomez to victory over the eagles. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >> west is best. a look at your local forecast coming up. you're watching "early today."

good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, michael vick had a bumpy ride last night in his return to atlanta. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. good morning. michael vick's highly anticipated return to atlanta

lasted just three quarters. the eagles quarterback knocked out of the game when he hit his head on his own player and left the game with a concussion. eagles had the lead, but the falcons had the momentum. matt ryan to a career high four touchdowns. falcons won a grudge match, 45- -- 35-31. patriots tom brady picked up where he left off last week. now has seven tds in two games. new england won easily, 35-21. cam newton had a spectacular game, but just like last week, not enough. packers won it, 30-23. red skins have been a pleasant surprise this season, clawed and scratched their way to a victory. game winning field goal in the final minutes. red skins won it, 22-21. san francisco, tough start for tony romo. blind-sided in the second quarter, left the game with two fractured ribs and returned late

in the game to lead dallas to victory. bailey finished off the 9ers with a field goal in the extra period. dallas won it, 27-24. finally, remember what you were doing when you were 16? excited to get your driver's license, perhaps get your braces on? all big milestones, but none of that compares to what this 16-year-old did. lexi thompson became the youngest woman to ever win an lpga event. she won the classic by five strokes and with it took home $195,000. asked what she did saturday night to prepare, what she said, had dinner with her friends and talked about boys. she's definitely a teenager. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. controversy at the emmys and who won at the box office? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, a celebration of the survival of the smallest. you're watching "early today."

welcome back. how about a tropical escape? sunshine in honolulu. otherwise on the west coast, lots of sunshine. san francisco, a cool but sunny 74. we head to phoenix, 104 there. salt lake city up to 80. if you are watching us this morning on knbc in las angeles,

california, explore sharks in an interactive display and if you dare, by touching them at shark lago lagoon. that is your pacific event of the day. >> no thank you. now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. television celebrated itself last night. 63rd annual emmy awards in los angeles. the night's biggest winner was "modern family" which picked up its second emmy. for the fourth straight year, the 1960s madison avenue saga "mad men" won best drama series. kyle chandler was the surprise winner for best drama actor. the good wife's julieanna won her second emmy. mike and molly's melissa mccathy won best lead comedy actress. jim parsons earned his best

comedy actor emmy and big film names won emmys, as well. kate winslet won best actress. martin scorsazie won. directing boardwalk empire. and for the knight straight year, the daily show with jon stewart won for best variety, music or comedy. the night was not without controversy. of course not, right? alec baldwin pulled out of the broadcast after fox rerecorded a taped spot to open the show, replacing baldwin and his joke he told about newscorp's recent phone hacking scandal. of course, fox is owned by newscorp. finally, in movie news, the 3d lion king opened at the top box spot this weekend way above expectations with $29.3 million. back to the emmys for a moment, did you get a chance to see

them? >> i don't know what they do there in los angeles but send it to us. this comes to us from wmaq nbc 5 in chicago, illinois, where one hospital organized a big celebration for some former pint sized patients, very lucky to be alive. a fun filled sunday afternoon produced an abundance of smiles. doctors and nurses reintroduced to some children who now have a clear bill of health. both parents and children traveled all to show thanks to the dedicated hospital staff. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

in taiwan, a declaration of victory is music to the ears. over 4,500 students set a new world record as the most people playing violin in concert. wearing matching uniforms, the group of students played three musical numbers in unison for five minutes. local officials say they're happy to see so many young people taking an interest in music. it's that time of year ago to raise your glass or pint for octoberfest. organizers expect hundreds of thousands of sausages to be consumed and plenty of refreshments to wash them down.

folks in chicago went to great heights for a good cause or came down from great heights. 27 stories, to be exact. at the third annual skyline plunge over 100 participants repelled down the side of a skyscraper to raise money for respiratory health, and it certainly does raise your heart rate just watching the plunge. i have a big fear of heights, so i'd be out there on footing. >> it would have been nice if they gave them some squeegees to wash some windows on their way down, as well. >> kill two birds. i don't know if i should go with that metaphor that height but i went for it. time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. senator daniel innoway will accept a set of commerative coins on behalf of congress in celebration of the establishment of the medal of honor 150 years ago. the coins will go on permanent display at the u.s. capital visitor's center. the senator was awarded the

congressional medal of honor for his service in the army in 1972. on this day in 1976, -- 1796 president george washington published his address from his second term in office. and happy birthday to late night jimmy fallon who turns 37. all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. former president bill clinton is live in studio to talk to matt lauer about his efforts to solve some of america's most pressing problems. and see the big winners as well as the fashion hits and misses in a full emmy wrap-up. now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com