good morning. plunged into darkness. thunderstorms leave hundreds of thousands in michigan in the dark after a night of heavy winds and severe downpours. now that same system is headed east. dylan is tracking it all. what went wrong? th search for answers after a plane continues flying for hours after the pilot is unresponsive. >> he's breathing. >> a closer look at what may have happened and the scramble in the sky. mystery illness. hundreds of kids across the country treated for a serious resz pra tour virus that is spreading quickly and some are ending up in intensive care. what is it and what can be done

to stop it. standing up for cancer. >> standing up together for our neighbors is the only way to triumph over this disease. >> hollywood's biggest stars open up to help raise hundreds of millions of dollars to fight cancer. we'll share their story today, saturday september 6, 2014. announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and erica hill. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i am erica hill. >> i'm alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreier. lester is enjoying the weekend off. >> he is. we are happy you are here to join us. >> you are part of this week long celebration of latino culture. i am glad to be with you.

>> i'm glad you pronounced your name. >> she can say it, just not as smoothly. it would take three minutes. >> story of my life. >> more on that at 7:30. >> right. we want to begin with the top story. the violent storms that rolled through michigan last night, several people are recovering after getting caught up in them. sean from our station in detroit, wvid has much more. sean, good morning. >> reporter: good morning from the metro detroit area. 350,000 people in the area are waking up without power this morning. 1,000 power lines are down. they begin to assess the damage as the sun begins to come up. last night, we were talking very strong storms that packed a very dangerous punch. in fact, look at this cell phone video capturing a church

festival tent collapsing on people in harrison township, michigan. five people injured in the dearborn area when a large tent was blown down. high school football games were canceled as the storms came roaring through. the issue now, not just getting the power back on to thousands of people, but the energy company telling me they must get to all the downed power lines. some of them may be hot. a man was killed last night when he came in contact with a downed power line. right now, again, 350,000 people waking up without power. before things get better, the power company believes the number will rise as the morning goes on. jose, back to you. >> thank you so much. the storms are not done yet. dylan is tracking where they are headed next. >> they are moving east. 150 reports of wind damage

yesterday. now, the storms are fizzling out a little bit. the cold front is draped here. as it moves east, it runs into sunshine. it makes it atmosphere more unstable and more storms going to fire up today. further to the east than yesterday. 5:00, we are going to see the storms slide through the new york city area, including washington, d.c., up to new england. it clears out by sunday. before that happens, right up through new england, stretching back to pennsylvania and northern new jersey, this is the area we are going to see some hail. mostly wind damage is the biggest concern. the storms produce wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. it is going to get busy for the afternoon. jose? >> thanks very much. now more on the investigation into what went wrong on a private plane. they are looking for the remains of the plane that flew for hours over the u.s. the pilot was incapacitated.

tom costello is with us. good morning, tom. >> a prominent couple from new york flying to florida. it turned into a 1700 mile ghost flight. they lost cabin pressure. it was just before 8:30 a.m. when rochester real estate developer and his wife took off from rochester for naples, florida. their plane, a brand-new 2014 secada 900. at 10:04 a.m., he needed to descend to 18,000 feet. controllers told him to turn and ascend to 25,000. >> he never declared an

emergency, but stopped responding to controllers, flying in a straight line south. f-15 fighter pilots intercepted and saw the windows and the pilot slumped over. >> you get lightheaded, then become nauseated. vomiting, headaches and body aches. you can't stay awake and fall asleep. >> reporter: the plane kept flying on auto pilot before running out of fuel and crashing off the jamaican coast. >> the proper procedure would have been to get the oxygen mask, declare an emergency and begin an emergency decent. >> it happened in 1999. golfer payne stewart and five others died when their learjet

lost cabin pressure. in 2005, people died in a greek airliner that lost pressure and crashed into a mountain. we don't know what happened in this case. they could have lost cabin pressure with an engine problem or a leak. they are resuming search operation this is morning. it is highly unlikely anyone survived the crash. >> thank you so much. greg is a former investigator with the ntsb and joins us this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> we are looking at this, trying to find the wreckage. what would investigators be focused on this morning? >> right now, in lieu of not having the wreckage to examine, they have to look at the air traffic control tapes. that is their best right now. that is what we know is factual. what they are listening for is any kind of background sounds when the pilot was communicating

to see if there were oral warnings that would give away what the pilot was experiencing as far as the problem he told air traffic controllers about. >> what we have learned over the past day or so, as a former investigator, what are your thoughts on what could have happened here? >> there's a number of different things. this is a brand-new airplane. you are always going to look at if there was a possibility of mechanical malfunction. it's a complex airplane when you look at the pressure system. it's dependent on other systems in the airplane for proper operation. the pilot said he had an erroneous indication. whether or not he perceived it as a threat, he didn't because he didn't have an expedited request for decent. they were trying to get him down and there was crossing traffic. they had to give him a heading change. he didn't perceive it initially

as a threat. it could have been a benign event that escalated to a catastrophic event and led to his incapacitation. >> as we look at where the investigation will go from here, the plane took off from rochester, new york, went over to cuba and crashed near jamaica. how does that impact the investigation when three countries are involved here? >> the complexity is with the jamaicans. if they take the lead in the investigation, they will extend an invitation to the united states one because it was a u.s. aircraft. the pilot was from the u.s. and all the records for that aircraft, maintenance records, pilot records will reside here. of course, the air traffic control information. they will be looking for assistance and technical expertise from the ntsb or faa in assisting them to really do a

complete thorough and methodical investigation. >> nice to see you, thanks. funeral plans are under way for joan rivers. it will be a private service held in new york city. ron mott has the latest. ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. news of joan rivers death spread quickly through her upper east side neighborhood. you can see the memorial set up on the front stoop of this apartment building. people have been coming by to pay their respects for the comedy legend. they have conducts and concluded the autopsy. it was inconclusive meaning more examination will be necessary to determine a cause and manner of death. there were a lot of questions about her death because of the procedure she undertook is so common. an endoscopy.

they attack a wire and put it through the nose and throat. it's over in three to five minutes. with sedation, complications could be involved. one death for every 10,000 procedur procedures. it's very rare. they are investigating the circumstances. joan rivers has this done late last week, stopped breathing and was rushed to mount sinai medical center where she died here. for 50 years, she entertained america, became a comedy icon for her branch. humor that won her a lot of fans, passional fans. she joked about when she died, she wanted a big blow-out hollywood type funeral. we are expecting some of that. it is a private ceremony. it's going to be a star-studded event and sad. her death, so untimely here. a lot of energy at 81 years old,

kept a busy schedule. >> a lot of people are saying red carpets will never be the same. thank you so much. president obama is back in washington after wrapping up a visit in wales for the nato summit. he had strong words about how the u.s. will take care of this terrorist group. >> degrade and ultimately defeat isis the way we have gone after al qaeda. the same way we have gone after al qaeda affiliates in somalia where we released today the fact we killed the leader of al-shabaab. >> chuck todd is set to interview president obama later today. good morning. good to see you. >> good morning, jose, good to see you. >> the president's interview this afternoon is never more timely. the big question is what he's able to accomplish in his visit

to europe with nato regarding isis. >> it is. you saw the preview, he put together a coalition of western countries willing to take this on. i think that is the basic first question. are you preparing to get america back on a war footing again? when you think about the size of the coalition he previewed with the person allies that he described this, adding in his hope that he gets sunni allies in particular. other allies in places like jordan, saudi arabia to come as well into this. this is an operation that is going to last a long time. this is an operation that might be of the size and scope going back to think about the very first gulf war in 1990-'91. this is almost complete opposite of what he thought he would be doing. he wanted to get the country off a war footing and here we are getting back on one. never mind the fact he's going to have to go to congress to get authorization. again, this is going to take a

long time. everybody is saying that, even the president. >> with congress coming back from break shortly, the issue is, how important and how big the united states needs to go as far as getting involved. there's one thing, chuck, we know the president says will not happen. take a listen. >> we will not -- u.s. ground troops to try to control the areas that are part of the conflict inside syria. i don't think that's necessary for us to accomplish our goal. >> chuck? >> i think, what i have heard behind the scenes is they may need ground troops, they just don't want them to be u.s. ground troops. they would like them to be other countries from the middle east, that they send in the ground troops and the u.s. provides air

suppo support. that is the big insistence here. >> chuck todd, so looking forward to your first day as moderator of "meet the press." that interview are president obama tomorrow morning. >> thanks. >> looking forward to that. we'll talk to chuck tomorrow ahead of his first official sunday on "meet the press." right now, we want to check in with jenna for stories she is following. >> good morning. a flight carrying 100 u.s. citizens, all military contractors forced to land in iran reached their destination in dubai after an issue with the flight plan. it took off from afghanistan. it was an arraign yan air space when the crew was told to return to afghanistan because they didn't have the proper paperwork. without enough fuel, they had to land in southern iran. the state department described it as a chronic issue.

warning residents to be on alert as lava creeps toward a small division in hawaii. it could reach the area within a week. at least 11 people were hurt after a commuter bus slammed into a home. the bus was clipped by a stolen car before careening into the house, narrowly missing a baby inside. one person has been arrested. as kids are getting back to school, a warning for parents. a mist ris respiratory illness is sends hundreds of teenagers to the hospital. >> reporter: it starts out like an ordinary cold. in kids who suffer with asthma, it can get serious quickly. >> he was unresponsive. he was laying on the couch, turning white with blue lips. >> reporter: will was air lifted to the hospital tuesday night and put on a breathing tube.

>> he was pulling so hard, pulling for air. >> reporter: he's one of the kids in the denver area to come down with what is believed to be virus 68, a cousin to the common cold. >> we have five kids here, which is much higher than normal number for a late august, early september. >> 20 more kids in rocky mountain for children are tested for the virus. children's hospital of colorado has seen 900 cases in children in the past month. around the country, cities lig st. louis, kansas city and columbus, ohio are reporting a spike in respiratory illnesses since august that are suspected of being caused by the virus. >> you are looking better than yesterday. i'm happy to see that. >> reporter: will's advise to parents? >> if you have an asthmatic child and they feel sick and you are feeling that feeling like should we go to the hospital,

you might want to go. >> important to note, there is no vaccine for the virus. the best way to avoid the illness is practicing good hygiene. in london, red poppies mark the 100th anniversary of world war i. the artist says each poppy represents a fallen soldier. they were the first thing to come up. they are for sale. all proceeds going to charity. here is why jose never comes with me on a starbucks run. if yours is like mine -- good news jose. starbucks announced they plan to launch smaller express style stores, faster ordering, reduced menus, but you can use your phone to speed up service or less complicated drinks. whatever. i'm just saying.

equally as complicated as mine. my half calf decalf all calf combined. >> dylan is back with a check of the weather. good morning, again. >> we are focusing on norbert. it strengthened to a category 3 hurricane. winds of 120 miles per hour. the biggest concern in areas like long beach and san diego and into parts of malibu, waves as high as ten feet and dangerous rip currents through monday. we have this cold front draped across the eastern half of the country. in the northeast to new england, the strongest storms w good morning, 5:19 time, cloudy skies in the bay area, not a lot of fog now, but as the morning develops, we'll continue to see that. temperatures uniform across the board at 60 degrees. this afternoon, similar to how it has been the past couple days, 70s, 80s inland valleys

and 73 in san francisco today. warm spot is tri-valley as usual at 90 degrees this afternoon. more coming up at 7:00. join us for "today in the bay" then. that's your latest forecast. erica? >> thanks. lots of kids waking up or actually, they may still be sleeping in because it's the weekend and everyone in the country is now back to school. if your kids are like most children, getting a complete answer to the how was your day question, likely isn't easy. there are some questions you can ask them that may get them to open up. here is kate snow. >> it's fresh and new right now, the joy of school, the smiles and the tears. it can make it hard for parents to say good-bye, which is why they ask their kids so many questions. >> is it hard sometimes when mom and day say how was your day at school? >> they always say it every day. >> reporter: they say it every day? >> yeah.

after school. >> exactly. they always say it. >> reporter: so the kids always answer the same way. >> it's good and i really like this and that. >> just say it was good. >> reporter: sometimes are you tired and you don't want to talk about your day? >> exactly. >> yeah. >> reporter: there it is, one of those universal truths about kids. >> when you ask them, how was your day at school, like fine. like fine. >> reporter: before she was a mom, she was a teacher. she posted questions on her blog called 25 ways to ask your kids, so how was school today without asking how was school today. my kids went back to school this week, too. after zach's first day, i called him to try out the open ended question. tell me something that made you laugh today? >> my teacher -- me and the

other students -- we were teaching the teacher while she was teaching us. >> reporter: that's all any parent wants, to know a little more about their kids world. >> i know as they get older, it is going to be harder for me to keep those lines of communication open. i feel like while i have them now where they want to talk to me, i need to take that and run with it. our window is so small. love you. >> reporter: back to school days pass so quickly. for "today," kate snow, nbc news, new york. >> do they ever pass quickly. >> my oldest went on wednesday. we started second grade. monday, we did maroon five. there's my oldest going into second grade. there's weston. >> were they excited to go back? >> yeah, we are still in the excited stage. >> there's my daughters. >> how incredibly posed was

that. >> they love school and love to read. >> you have a pet camel? we need to know more about that. we have to go to a break. stay tuned. more on the pet camel. the latest on the ebola patient fighting for his life here in the u.s. as we get a look at the hospital facility who treated two patients that are fully

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you're watching "today in the bay." good sat morning to you, it's 5:26, looking live at san jose. hi there, i'm vicky nguyen, and we are standing by with a look at the forecast. >> good morning to you. waking up to clouds this morning. can't see it because it's dark outside, but the sky camera network, you can make out city lights, not too foggy, but clouds are overhead, and throughout the day today, temperatures are nice. in fact, like it has been over the past couple days, temperatures in san francisco today, lower 70s, downtown, and further away, you get from the water, that's where it's cooler. inland valleys have a mix of mid to upper 80s, tri-valley close

to 90 degrees again. we have unofficially closed off summer, it's hot outside and fall is september 22. as we approach that, we track showers hopefully on that forecast. more at 7:00, how about that? >> thank you. a bus ending up inches from a three month old baby in a home. the bus swerved to avoid a stolen car and crashed into a duplex in richmond. it is blocks north of station. police identified the driver of the stolen car that caused the crash. he is still on the run this morning. investigators say richard contrera is responsible for the crash that injured 11 including the bus driver. he's on probation for multiple stolen videocassette charges. officers say he ran from the scene. a controversial issue stemming from the unest in

missouri. police departments using military style tactics and equipment on the local level. first responders from around the world are in oakland to take part in a disaster exercise called urban shield. this video shows officers training for emergencies and responding with military gear, assault weapons, and riding in armored vehicles. outside the hotel, hundreds of protesters shut down broadway and 7th street and spoke out against the militarization of the police. 49ers preparing to open the season against the cowboys tomorrow afternoon. before leaving the bay area, the coach confirms ray mcdonald will play in tomorrow night's game. >> i feel that the way the facts are, what's known, he has the liberty to play in the game. >> he practiced with the team all week with a run through

yesterday. police arrested him in his home last sunday facing one felony domestic abuse charge. coming up this morning, the decision to let mcdonald play is drawing criticism from one niners legend. what ronny lot says the team should do with the defensive lineman. that, plus your top stories and anthony will be back with a complete look at the forecast. right now, back to the "today" show.

♪ we are back on a saturday morning, half past the hour now. it is september 6, 2014. great group of friends on the plaza. we'll go out and say hello in a bit. they have done a great job of saying hello at the window this morning. you may have seen the lovely plants out there. that's part of the ambience of the party we are going to have out there later. i'm kind of hungry. >> when i thought it was snacks, then i looked at you and it was a dancy kind of face. >> i do get that dancy face. >> i love that dancy face. >> learned it from jenna wolfe. we want to talk about apple and how it need as hit after a

icloud debacle. could it be enough to help the company stay at the top? we'll take a look. then we introduce you to two sisters who know a lot about the military. they are using that experience to transform items you would nrmly see on the front lines into a trendy fashion line. >> it's a great story. also, a story that is going to make you smile. wait until you hear what happened when social media helped her get a message from a favorite actor. >> we have the latest on the third ebola patient to be treated here in the u.s. richard sacra arrived in the u.s. friday. this morning, doctors say he is very sick, but stable. ron allen is following it all from nebraska. ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jose. we are expecting his wife to arrive here today.

her first visit to the medical center since her husband was admitted yesterday. this is a process and could take several weeks for the ebola virus to take its course. dr. richard sacra, 51, a family physician arrived in omaha. he was take ton a unit for patients with highly infectious diseases. he is very sick, but stable. are you optimistic about recovery at this point? >> he has a serious infection. we know it can be associated with mortality. we are going to support this patient and hope for the best. >> reporter: he contracted it in a hospital in liberia delivering babies. he was not working directly with the patients. his wife says he was determined to be in west africa despite

ebola. >> we understood there was a risk he could become sick with this deadly virus. i knew he needed to go and be with the liberian people. >> reporter: in an e-mail, he apologized for getting sick. i could die from this disease. frankly, my main concerns are for debbie and my boys and the min city of s.i.m. he apologized for getting ill? >> yeah. i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: how do you think your friend is doing? >> he's optimistic, but also realistic being a medical doctor. i would call it, he's hanging in there. >> reporter: doctors say they may try a number of experimental treatment. supplies of a new medication that may have helped brantly and writebol have run out. another american caregiver back home, fighting for his life. he has been working in liberia on and off the past few decades. he returned in august to relieve

doctors there fighting the epidemic. here, hospital officials continue to emphasize there's little to any risk to the hospital staff and general public. he's in isolation and the disease is only spread through close, physical contact. jose? >> ron allen, thanks. ron mentioned the other two ebola patients treated at emory university hospital. matt lauer sat down with the health care team to hear about the challenges they faced during treatment. >> reporter: kent brantly was making history. he was headed to emory university and a hospital with one of the most sophisticated disease control facilities in the country. waiting to treat him, a team of more than 100. they had been training for this moment for years. we spoke with a group of them. you are all volunteers, right? >> it wasn't an arm or anything

like that. it was more this sense of this is why i'm here. this is the purpose. this is why we exist. >> reporter: did you have trepidation? >> the first thing that goes through your mind, this is a virus associated with a 90% mortality. it sort of gets you a little bit. then sort of the rational training kicks in and you realize that this is not -- we are not going to expose ourselves to this. >> reporter: they showed us the treed yum, but critical things they went through. >> this young man was bringing this in. something we were charged with, not letting him -- so everything else we did was about treating him like a human being, trying to get him better and making sure that we were using all the cautions necessary. >> reporter: you have all had

distinguished careers in medicine or you wouldn't be in this room. is it hard to top this? >> this is why i got into medicine. i wanted to take care of ebola. it fascinated me. this was like a dream come true. >> reporter: proud of yourselves? >> proud of the team. >> incredible work they are doing. >> it is. dylan is out on the plaza with another check of the weather. >> good morning. we have a girl's trip here from illinois. why did you come to new york? >> girls trip. >> girls trip? that's all you need, right? all your hair looks fantastic despite the humidity. you have to go short, right? short is the key when it is this gross outside. very humid up an down the east coast. we are going to feel like 100 degrees. new york feels like 96 degrees. muggy. the cool front is going to cool things down. tomorrow, high temperatures drop into the 70s and 80s. it will feel like it.

we lose that humidity. it comes with storms, though. especially later this afternoon into the evening from pennsylvania, northern new jersey up to new england. moves from west to east. the biggest threat with the storms for damaging wind gusts. keep that in mind. we are going to see scattered showers and storms down to the gulf coast. watch for rough and dangerous rip currents in good morning, we are waking up to cloudy skies across the entire bay area. you'll notice the temperatures later on this afternoon will be very similar to how they have been, 73 in san francisco, north bay in the mid h80s, and try-valley close to 90. peninsula, mid to upper 70s, and south bay with a good mix of lower to mid-80s. we are 17 days away from the first day of fall. we'll talk about a rain chance coming up this morn on "today in the bay" at 7:00. south to

atlanta, georgia today for a top spot with wxia. the 15th annual drive invasion. who doesn't love going to the drive-in? features classic movies projected on to a 40-foot screen. if you are not up for a movie, plenty of music, too. 12 bands performing throughout the weekend. a car and bike show with hot rods, customs and bikes. sounds amazing. if you are in the atlantic area, check it out. >> amazing and cool. thanks. apple made an announcement of the new iphone and whoa, my cuts still there.

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purpose by these sisters ton front line of fashion. for "today," janet shandling nbc news, denver. the ladies sent in a few of the goods. we have the tote bags and this is the dock kit they make. if you open it, it has cool camo on the inside. >> they do messenger bags. >> it's really, really cool. great looking bags. you know where it came from. >>itis great. absolutely. >> patriots, patriots, patriots. >> and the giants we are rooting for. >> sunday night, football night in america. great story. thanks. up next -- >> could you come back every week. >> the best time to pick up plants for next year. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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90, we start fall last year, september 21st got the first rainfall. we hope for rain, we'll talk about that at 7:00. >> we need the water, but seems like moving on to the last summer days. >> it's nice. >> okay, thank you, anthony. alarming story in the south bay. out of jail, on the streets. are former inmates atagging former prison guards? three attacks on officers since june. the last attack happened yesterday morning in the alley of a restaurant in san jose, and an offduty corrections officer attacked by three men, and the officer ended up in the hospital. the top officials did not confirm if they were former inmates, but say the brazen attacks have to deal with the shifts of the types of criminals sent to the county jail. people were not shopping in the store for the fashion, but the

crack cocaine. officers arrested the owner of for clothing, there was crack and $3500 in cash found in the store. the store owner is accused of selling crack to a steady stream of buyers. they spent weeks surveying the store. to top it off, he's facing charges for selling counterfeit clothes. niners preparing to open the season against the cowboys this afternoon. before leaving the area, the coach confirmed ray mcdonald will play in tomorrow's game. >> feel like that i know what the fablgs are and he has the liberty to play the game. >> he practiced all week and a run through yesterday. police arrested him at his san jose home last sunday facing one felony domestic abuse charge.

this morning, the 49ers decision draws criticism from a niep ner legend. what he says they should do. that and your top news story and a anthony will have your weather. for now, we take you back to the "today" show.

good morning. it is saturday, september 6th, 2014. if you're just waking up, let's get you caught up on today's stories. plunged into darkness. a wild round of severe thunderstorms left thousands without power in michigan. while that storm has moved out of the area, dylan says the storm is not done yet. what went wrong? the search is on in the waters near jamaica for a small plane that crashed after the pilot seemingly lost control and became unresponsive. that plane flew for hours over the u.s. and cuba before it finally wept dont down in the w near jamaica. investigators trying to figure out what happened on board. standing up to cancer. some of hollywood's biggest

names for a telethon all in the name of fighting cancer. they shared their personal stories of how the deadly disease has impacted them to raise money for much needed research. and good saturday morning to you. welcome back to "today." eye erica hill. >> i'm jose diaz-balart in for lester this morning. such a pleasure being here with you. thank you for having me in. >> people say that all the time. he's actually fully enjoying himself. >> a great time. >> if you folks have a chance to check out our twitter and instagram feed, we're only doing serious stuff here, 24/7. >> oh, yeah. >> having the time of our lives. >> and this hour. >> we're very excited about. >> most of us. >> three out of four. >> i'm working on it. >> it's been a busy morning. we do want to get you right to the violent storms we mentioned at the top. they wreaked havoc around the detroit area at one point. more than 400,000 people were in the dark. high winds knocked around trees,

power lines. this morning people are just beginning to survey that damage. we're in the suburb of farmington hills this morning with more for us. good morning. >> good morning to you, erica. you're right. the sun is coming up this morning, people are just getting their arms around just how massive this storm was and how much damage was actually done. the latest right now from the power company here, 365 customers, people at home waking up without power. businesses also shutting down. they have no power either as these very strong storms came blowing through last night. also talking about a couple of injuries. we want to show you some cell phone video. this is from a church festival in the harrison township area of michigan. that's just northeast of detroit. the cell phone video capturing a festival tent at a church festival collapsing on the people there. the good news here, very minor injuries. most of the people that were in the tent saw the storm coming. they opened the church and they took shelter there. over in the dearborn area, five people were injured when a large

tent at a festival there was blown down on to people. one person there suffered a head injury and that person is in serious condition. the issue right now this morning not just trying to restore power to thousands of customers, but the energy company must get to all the power lines that are down. more than a thousand lines are down. we're talking about the big ones here. 72,000 volt power lines. some of those lines may be hot. one person in warren, michigan, came in contact with one of those lines. he was electrocuted. another person in this detroit area drove over a line, that person is in the hospital right now. the latest from the power company, one to three days, erica, before they can restore power here to the detroit area. >> and scary stuff. you have to be so careful of those lines. >> dylan's tracki ining where t brutal storms are headed next. >> they're headed to the northeast. yesterday we had more than 150 reports of wind damage. most of those centered right

around in southeastern michigan in the detroit area. a lot of these storms have fizzled out now, but we're looking for the cold front to move eastward. combined with the extreme heat and humidity, it will feel like it's up around 100 degrees. that will most likely start around 4:00, 5:00 this afternoon thu the evening then in the overnight exiting boston into sunday. then we'll see dramatic improvements. temperatures will drop down into the 80s for tomorrow. from maine back to pennsylvania, that's where we could see our strongest storms today. the biggest threats besides some hail and the lightning and the downpours will be for damaging wind gust. we'll keep an eye on it later this afternoon. turning now to the latest on that search for a small plane that crashed near jamaica. on board the plane, a prominent real estate developer, larry glazer and his wife jane. they were on their way to florida when something went wrong and he lost control. at one point norad scrambled

fighter planes. they reported the pilot was slumped over the controls but they could only watch and wait for the plane to crash. >> with the sun coming up now over the north coast of jamaica, the search resumes fordebris. officials say the crash occurred 14 miles out in that direction northeast from where we are now. this morning the jamaican authorities say they've made an important discovery about 24 nautical miles off shore. that's about 28 statute miles. the jamaican defense force says its pilots found what they believe to be a debris field. and some pictures of that have now been released. they issued a statement. i'll ree a part of it now. quote, while it is not yet possible to confirm that the did brie sighted is from the missing tbm-900, our pilots are very confident that that sighting is consistent with a high impact debris field and this has since

been corroborated by a united states coast guard c-130 aircraft involved in the operation, end quote. this morning the jamaican coast guard boats will be out there. the united states is also sending a coast guard cutter out there. authorities say they've not yet found the victims. they've not found any personal effects out there. all they say that they believe they have found are pieces of the aircraft. the authorities say there are also some problems out there, the debris field is moving pretty quickly because of the currents. the water is very, very deep out there, as much as a mile. and there's been some bad weather both on land here in jamaica and on shore. you can see the weather out there. so under somewhat tough conditions they continue to try to confirm that that debris is from the aircraft that went down yesterday. >> mark potter for us this morning. thank you. >> jenna's here with today's headlines. >> hi again, everyone. president obama is back in washington this morning after wrapping up a visit to wales where he attended a two-day nato

summit. one of the key issues there islamic extremists who have taken hold of parts of syria and iraq. president obama said there's great conviction among nato allies to destroy isis. >> an organization that is running roughshod through that much territory causing that much havoc, displacing that many people, killing that many innocents, enslaving that many women, the goal has to be to dismantle them. >> the u.s. and nine key nato allies agreed friday to form a coalition to help fight isis. right now at least 700 homes in california have been evacuated as a wildfire rages near yosemite national park. authorities say one person was hurt in the fire that broke out on friday. so far the blaze has scorched at least 300 acres. no word yet on what has sparked the fire. and it wasn't your ordinary

traffic jam across the golden gate bridge in california. check out this video. two deer making their way across the bridge at the height of rush hour. they couldn't go at like noon? honestly? they brought cars to a halt. the deer were gone before the police arrived. they're not stupid. officers say that's not uncommon because animals don't like traffic any more than we do. very obvious story. >> shut down the road? >> it was like, you guys go this way. >> i need to travel with the deers. >> they change the lanes on the golden gate bridge as you're drive. they change it. >> now to the very latest on the death of comedy legend joan rivers who died on thursday following complications from a throat procedure. ron mott is outside her new york city home. >> reporter: good morning to you. in addition to comedy joan rivers was all about style from social interactions right down to what all of us, of course, are wearing. she created a style her own and

built an empire. >> can we talk? >> for 50 years joan rivers talked and america listened and laughed. >> i love the way it falls. >> reporter: for nearly a quarter century she also talked her way into a formidable sales force pitching her line of products on cable tv building a booming fortune for herself along the way. >> yes, she was a trail blazer for women in comedy but she was also an incredibly smart businesswoman. she sold products on quvs for over 23 years passed over a billion dollars in sale. she had her own line from clothing to accessories to beauty products. >> reporter: her comedy chops landed her regular sitdowns on johnny carson's couch and his chair as guest host but many of her fans may not have known about her business savvy. quvs's chief said we knew joan not only as an extraordinary comedian, writer, producer and business leader but as a generous and caring spirit who inspired us to be better every day. joan rivers worldwide enterprises managed her powerful brand, websites, tv shows,

books, appearances. she parlayed her humor into a lavish designer lifestyle, including a remarkable new york city penthouse featured on her reality show with her daughter melissa that redefined the word "big." roughly 25,000 square feet of opulence which she tried unsuccessfully to sell for $29.5 million two years ago. for as much money and fame as she eshed during her life, circumstances swirl about her death at a clinic where she stopped breathing during an endoscopic procedure last week. the new york department of health is investigating, which is routine. >> you were the first one to say i was funny. >> reporter: she joked about a big hollywood style send-off. she'll apparently get her wish. the red carpet will be unrolled for the arriving guest. after the ceremony the red carpet will be rolled back up and buried with joan rivers. >> ron mott this morning.

>> she's a gastroenterologist and "today" contributor. there's been a lot of questions about this procedure, there's a lot that we don't know. >> correct. >> but if we are talking in general about an endoscopic procedure, what would that entail? >> so an endoscopy entails putting a scope in the mouth or potentially other parts of your body and looking inside. usually if it's done to the throat, it can be uncomfortable. so sedation is administered. >> that can happen in these clinics that do these in an outpatient clinic? >> absolutely most of these are done in the outpatient setting. i do them in an outpatient setting. many doctors do. occasionally we'll do it in the hospital if someone is very sick or quite elderly. >> so that could be the precaution to take. >> yeah. >> if you are looking who is looking at this -- we know there's so much speculation out there. we don't want to speculate because we don't have that information at this point. but if someone has an endoscopy coming up or outpatient

procedure, what are the questions that you should ask ahead of time before you schedule that? >> one of the most important questions is what type of anesthesia is being used. usually the anesthesia carries more complications than the actual procedure itself. and if it is some kind of anesthesia that's not just local but you're actually going to be going to sleep or slightly depressed level of consciousness, that carries a risk. any type of anesthesia that affects your brain functioning can cause a depression of your breathing, so it's slowing down of the breathing. it can lower your heart rate and ultimately in very rare cases, it can cause death. not only what type of anesthesia, who is giving the anesthesia, someone who is board certified and licensed, what the facility is, if you're getting anesthesia in an office, those have to be accrediteded with strict guidelips in place. >> if something happens, what is your plan, how close is the closest hospital? >> i think that's a great

question to ask. yes, it's a very rare occurrence but you have to think of the worst case scenario. how close are you to a hospital, what is their plan? do they have an ambulance to take you if something happens? >> thank you, appreciate the insight. >> now to the huge show of support from some of the biggest stars in hollywood who came together on friday night to stand up to cancer. miguel algma gur has more. >> chances are you saw it. with a sense of hope and purpose. >> it's time to stand up to cancer, people! >> the star-studded fund-raiser lasted an hour. but its impact could change lives forever. >> standing up together for our neighbors is the only way to triumph over this disease. >> celebrities from all walks of

life with one thing in common -- >> i stand up to cancer. >> reporter: raising cash to beat cancer. for many, it's personal. >> i held a generous strong beautiful hand of my first wife cassie as ovarian cancer took her life much too soon. >> reporter: founded in 2008, friday stand up to cancer raised tens of millions of dollars. urging viewers to contribute to change. humor drove much of the evening. >> i love stand up to cancer. cancer is something i'm sick of. hell, we're all sick of it. >> reporter: a night of laughs but the cause couldn't be more serious. 50% of men in this country and one out of every three women will be diagnosed with cancer. in six years, the charity has raised some $300 million for research sponsoring 107 clinical trials with nearly 6,000 patients. >> the science coming from this

movement is extraordinary. it touches an incredible range of cancer types. >> reporter: stand up to cancer, hoping to once again make a difference. >> there are more than 13 million cancer survivors in north america, and we want more. >> reporter: research that could save lives one donation at a time. >> as you can see, this light shows how much we're all connected by cancer. >> reporter: for the first time last night, stand up to cancer aired a canadian version of its telecast. its impact and reach growing larger and larger every year. jose? >> miguel almaguer, gracias. >> very, very fancy this morning. >> we can't slip into spanish, i aspolgz. >> you shouldn't apologize. >> if this was a spanish language show like telemundo.

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you're watching "today in the bay." good morning, time is 6:26, looking live from our sky camera network out at san francisco, and that's the bay bridge in the background there. i'm vicky nguyen along anthony standing by with a look at the forecast. good morning. >> morning. i'm recovering from a sneeze attack a minute ago. i had 20 sneezes. >> pollen in the air? >> i don't know. i'm doing the research. we'll get it together for you. a step outside, what it's looking like in san francisco, and, oh, my goodness. yeah, the pollen must be wild right now. i'm one with a morning sinus, though. let's get to the forecast. this afternoon, the east shore over in oakland, down in the south bay and north bay and

tri-valley. warmer weather in the 80s, 90s, and fall is around the corner, a rainy season around the corner as well, more about that and a look at the pollen forecast coming up in a bit. >> sounds goods, and in the meantime, we'll get you tissues. thank you for soldiering through that. >> yes. new details about a bus ending up inches from a baby inside the home. a bus driver swerved to avoid hitting a stolen car just to crash into a duplex at the intersection of 18th street and burbank avenue. police have identified the driver of the stolen car that caused the crash, and he's still on the run this morning. investigators say richard is responsible for the collision that injured 11 people including the bus driver. he lives in richmond on probation for multiple stolen vehicle charges. officers say he ran from the

scene. well, it is a controversial issue stemming from the unrest in ferguson, missouri. police departments using military-style tactics and equipment at the local level. first responders in oakland this weekend here to take part in the disaster exercise called urban shield. this promotional video showings officers training for emergencies and responding with military gear, assault weapon, and riding in armored vehicles. outside the hotel, hundreds of protesters shut down broadway and 7th street speaking out against the militarization of the police. while people were not shopping at a san jose clothing store for the fagsshion, but th crack cocaine. officers arrested the owner of for you clothing. they found six grams of crack inside the store and more than $3500 in cash. store owner felix is accused of selling crack to a steady stream

of buyers. investigators spent weeks before they busted him. he is facing charges as well for selling counterfeit clothes. this morning on "today in the bay," he'll be on the field, the decision to let ray mcdonald play despite domestic abuse charge is drawing criticism from a niners legend. what he says the team should do with the defensive lineman. that plus all top stories at 7:00. right now, back to the "today" show.

♪ i want to say hi to my second graders. >> it's my 50th birthday today. >> 50? i'm 75. >> hello, texas. >> hello from iowa. >> hi, dad. >> go niners! >> illinois girls taking the big apple by storm. >> we are back on a saturday morning. it is september 6th, 2014. out here with a very fun crowd on the plaza. lots of friends getting up with us early this morning sharing some of their pictures of the morning up on our big photo wall up there from their accounts online.

big thanks to you for stopping by. a big day for a little boy named jake. >> today is my godson jake's birthday. i miss you. >> happy birthday, jake! >> we love that. an incredible outpouring for a 12-year-old leukemia patient who is in a hospital room as she waits for a bone marrow transplant. this young lady has such a terrific spirit. thanks to her team of nurses, she got a big shout out from one of her favorite actors. we'll share that story with you in a moment. if you're looking for something to do this weekend, how about breaking out the gardening shears? we'll tell you why now is the perfect time to buy some plants for your garden. >> that's exciting. also ahead -- i'm going to sell that one better next time. box office makers are hoping for big hits this fall. they'll all be released soon. we'll talk you through them to

figure out which one you should check out. >> but it might rain here today in new york. i appreciate the movies. >> if you can't garden, definitely go to the movies. >> and coming up a little bit later, we'll really looking forward to this one. salsa dancing on the plaza. >> there they go. >> we'll get a live lesson from one of the best in the business. >> no way, but i'm going to learn as well. >> good. we're all going to learn together. >> really? are we all going to dance? >> i hope we don't fall. first, dylan has a final check of the forecast. >> you can tell by jenna's hair that it's -- >> okay. >> that hurt me. that hurt me. >> i love these girls. i love them. >> anyway, humid in the northeast. you can see a chance of stronger storms because of this humidity later on today. especially after about 3:00, 4:00, even though it looks a little dark in the city right now. the biggest concern with some of these storms will be for damaging wind gusts. we'll also see showers and

storms stretching down to the gulf coast states. but the rest of the country, minus the southeast and the southwest, look pretty nice. we'll top out in 70s and 80s. that humidity will be gone. jenna, you'll have a fabulous hair day tomorrow. >> tomorrow. all right. 6:33 the time, waking up to widespread cloud cover from santa rosa, fairfield, and the strong marine layer pushed clouds to sacramento and stockton and santa cruz. everybody sees cloud cover this morning. the tides this afternoon, taking about temperatures very near average. 85 degrees in the south bay today, peninsula at 79, east shore of 76, and san francisco 73, and the north bay is warm up to 86 this afternoon. >> and we are getting close to a big night around here. tomorrow night is sunday night. and that's football night in

america. it is going to be a big game out in denver. we are looking at the colts taking on the broncos. it will be warm and partly cloudy. 77 degrees at that time in denver, colorado. it will be a fun one. >> but dylan, thank you so very much. now to the inspirational story of a 12-year-old girl battling leukemia as she bravely fighting from her hospital bed. her story is inspiring people across the country including a famous actor who heard about her thanks to social media. jay watson from wxia, our affiliate in atlanta, has more. >> i want to make one with me and you. >> reporter: she's a 12-year-old girl fighting for her life. he's an actor who made the movie

"napoleon dynamite" a cult hit. john heder doesn't know mary elizabeth perry, doesn't know that his movie has been one of the few bright spots if her drastically altered life. >> i'm just having a little bit of main. >> reporter: mary elizabeth has leukemia. she's been hospitalized for months waiting for a bone marrow transplant. >> i'm always bored whatever i do in here. >> this she told one of the nurses that she loved "napoleon dynamite" and she brought that movie. we watched that 15 times. >> she changed every inch of her hospital room to glowing gold. >> surprise! >> like a devoted fan, mary elizabeth's signature thank you to her nurses is from napoleon, of course. when the story of her golden transformation aired on the nbc affiliate in atlanta, twitter lit up with people asking jon

heder to send a message to mary elizabeth. heder did one better. >> hey, how's it going, mary elizabeth? i heard that you're a pretty big fan of mine. that's pretty cool, i guess. >> reporter: heder became napoleon dynamite just for her. >> so i heard your nurses decorated your room and made it all gold. that's like pretty much the best color of all time. >> reporter: it was an incredible gift from a beloved quirky outcast to a beloved brave fan. >> i just want to bid you adieu with a presentation of the butterfly lotus. >> reporter: just days from her daughter's bone marrow transplant, mary elizabeth's mother tweeted their gratitude napoleon style. mary e. is so happy to hear from you! gosh. for "today" jay watson, nbc news, atlanta. still to come, get your gardening gloves out.

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time to buy. for september we're actually talking gardening, believe it or not. it turns the out as consumer reports janice lieberman will tell us this could be the perfect weekend to make your trips to the local garden store. >> we're digging for deals. garden stores need to move their summer stuff off shelves. so ma means you can get really good deals right now. they say money doesn't grow on trees, but this month it just might. >> september a great time to get your hands dirt ne ty in the ga. plants are perishable. if they don't sell them to you, they have to take care of them through the winter or they get thrown in the trash. >> so it's bargains in bloom with savings up to 50% or more. but to get the best deals, you have to buy right. at the pike family nurseries in atlanta, georgia, they say you reap what you sow. >> plant in fall. fall is the best time to plant because your shrubs, your

perennials and trees root in over the winter. next summer when it gets hot, and they need water, they'll need less of it. >> reporter: healthy plants should be green, free of dark spots and markings and their roots white. if they've browned, choose another. here's an inside tip. >> you can see a plant that's growing out of the pot, that's a good deal. grab it, take it home, cut it into half and now you have two plants. >> reporter: to save a little green on your green look at perennials. third planted once but come back year after year. >> most people don't know that fall is the right time to plant bulbs. when you see them on sale, grab them. but keep a few extra and force them inside over the winter. >> reporter: here's something else to consider. pick a plant that can be brought inside when temperatures drop. where it can double as a house plant. so rake in the discounts and weed out the deals before fall comes and goes. >> it sounds like a good idea this time of the year.

you say be careful. >> a lot of the garden centers, a great comeon. replace it if it's dead. really you have to dig out the plant and bring it back to them. or have somebody come to you. it's an ordeal. you have fwoe careful when they say unwarranted warranty. >> thanks for coming in this morning. we'll send it over to dylan. >> thanks, erica. we are already getting set for our salsa dance party here on the plaza. we've got our white boas on. it's a white party. our fans of the day, helen and payton. i'll let you take it away. you're looking lovely. >> some big blockbusters are coming to you this fall. >> we'll tell you which movies you should already be buying tickets for. but first, this is "today" on nbc! first, this is "today" on nbc. my lenses have a sunset mode. and an early morning mode. and a partly sunny mode.

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♪ we don't play around this morning in "today's" entertainment? how about a fall preview. movies getting big buzz and they haven't hit theaters yet. >> they call me cammeiri. >> thank you both for being with us this morning. >> thanks for having us. look at this whole setup. >> we spare no expense on this show, especially when you two are with us. >> viva "today." >> roll out the red carpet. we want to get straight into it, we have our red carpet, we're ready to go. there are early award contenders hitting theaters soon. >> coming out of telluride film festival what we're seeing is "foxcatcher" with steve carell. we've never seen him like this before. a dark drama. then this movie "birdman" that

is being considered michael keaton's comeback performance. he plays a down and out superhero movie star who is stamging the play in new york city. the whole thing is made to look like one continuous shot. it's the same cinematographer from "gravity." it's been called a miraculous achievement for movie making. we'll see that clearly nominated for best picture. >> family friendly movies that we can look forward to? >> the box trolls unlike the lego movie or "frozen" which were big hits. but it features an adopted boy whose family is box trolls, trolls that live in boxes. elle fanning voices the heroin. she was in maleficent earlier this year. >> my kids have seen the trailers. it does look supercute. >> i love this.

go out and see it. it's fantastic. >> also coming out, the film adaptation of "gone girl." ben affleck's in it. that has a lot of people a-twitter. me. >> is it going to live up to it? because the book was huge. >> on paper, hollywood -- it's made to look like it's going to live up to it. we have david fincher working on it, ben affleck. it looks amazing. just look at it. apparently they've reworked the ending a little bit. a lot of people have talked about this. no one has seen it yet but everyone thinks that it will live up to the hype. >> any must-see picks? >> have to see "interstellar." it will be really fun. matthew mcconaughey. we don't know a lot about the plot, but here's what we know. earth and human kind are kind of down on their luck, mcconaughey goes to outer space to find the solution. i also have a whole roster of a-list supporting actors,

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♪ well, we are back now with viva today. the week long celebration of hispanic culture. what better way to celebrate than salsa lessons.

>> i love the way you say it. >> the host of latin -- here in new york city coming to us this morning. come on up. >> how are you? >> how are you guys? >> great. people may think it's the first of a recent phenomenon. it's not. there's a long, long history here. >> that's right. go back to cuba and the salsa we know now is developed in new york with the origins of puerto rican culture. so many amazing artists. >> really is incredible. >> you know what? it must, for you, be very important to see how salsa has become mainstream. >> all over the world. >> we are so proud. it's a great time to be proud to be latino. the world of our culture, music,

dance. we love to dance. we love to have fun. >> you are going to help out. you are going to teach us a few moves? >> yes. >> we are ready. we're going to go back. >> this is for you. we are going to take our left foot forward. do the basic stuff. go back to the right and forward with the left. so quick, quick. to the top here. >> nice and smooth, a little movement, maybe. >> move the hips. just a little bit. we're going to cross the right foot and step and step. keep our knees slightly bent. cross. step, step. cross. step and step.

cross, step. >> you can get it. i have faith in you. cross step, step. we go with the hips. >> this i can remember. if you don't know how to do salsa, easy. do something with your lips, meaningful. when you are dancing, you can bite or -- or? >> can we get a take on this. ready, we can do the lip bite or. >> not the overbite, right? >> put it all together. ready? here we go. step, step. quick, quick, step.

right step. ready? do the cue. >> nice. ♪ >> i'm going the wrong way. to the right? >> yeah. >> coming up, great dancers. thank you so much. this is terrible to say, but we are wrapping up the show this morning. >> come back tomorrow. >> thank you all for being so sweet. >> we'll be back with more tomorrow in time or sunday night, a tailgate party. have a great day, everybody. >> jenna, you are phenomenal.

coming up next on "today in the bay," a bus slammed into her home and miss the her baby by inches. the search for the person responsible. plus, three off duty correctional officers attacked since june, why there are concerns it's not a coincidence. it's training that could save lives, but is it worth it? the battle over high powered weapons brewing in the bay area.

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from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." let's take you out live right now to at&t park, a beautiful day across the bay area, and good morning, thank you for joining us. i'm vicky nguyen alongside anthony slaughter with a look at the forecast. good morning, anthony. >> morning to you. yes, another great start in the bay area, typical of what we see. fog and drizzle will be with us for the first half of the day, just like what we have been seeing.

afternoon hours, hazy sun, warm in the inland valleys even though we was ended summer. the unofficial end comes on september 22. we have a little ways to go before we start to see the fall air push into the bay area. by the evening, fog and drizzle returns, but highs are comfortable, 73 in san francisco, 76 oakland, and down the inner bay, 80 degrees, south bay and north bay, warmest weather with the tri-valley, temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. a good day to go to the park, sunscreen, and little ones, drink water. as we have told you, fall is around the corner, 17 days away, we'll see if there's rain in the long term forecast in a bit. >> thank you. new details about the bus crash that left 11 people hurt including the driver. he swerved to avoid a car and crashed into a home in rich