press." it's monday august 17. coming up on "early today" nearly every firefighter in the country is on call. they have gotten so bad that nearly every firefighter in the country is on call while the nation's highest fire alert level five is in play. donald trump is called to end birth right citizenship and the last time he was a proud american. >> when was the last time america was great? >> i would say during the administration of ronald reagan. you felt proud to be an american. >> that and the latest on hillary clinton's troubled campaign. tragedy strikes at the heart of morgan freeman's family and new details surrounding the "star wars" franchise from theme park to new movie gossip. straight out of -- straight

to the top of the box office. "early today" starts right now. good monday morning to you, everybody. wildfires, they continue to scorch the west coast, triple digit temperatures and drought on fueling those flames. nearly every firefighter in the country was on call overnight because of more than 100 large uncontained fires in several states. thb nbc's gadi schwartz has the latest. >> reporter: a small resort town surrounded by fire and residents here are traumatized by the destination. >> reporter: the battle to protect the homes in washington is fierce. the national guard called in to make water drops after thousands were forced to evacuate. but, so far, only 50 to 100 homes and buildings are believed to have been destroyed. >> hard to see this. >> reporter: all that is left of this house is a chimney and its foundation and families like this one trying to find what is most important to them. >> trim from my mom's wedding

band. >> reporter: the fire has also burned a local economy to its core where building after building of one of the nation's fruit cooperatives is in ruins. across the west over 100 large fires are burning out of control, triggering a level five alert for firefighters across the country. the highest alert possible, meaning all federal and some state firefighters are on call freeing up more resources like this state-of-the-art 747 supertanker now standing by in colorado. in oregon dozens of homes are completely gone and families are reeling from their loss. idaho is experiencing massive firestorms over 225,000 acres and california is trying to get a handle on fires and a historic drought. that was gadi schwartz. after a campaign largely spent dodging specifics donald trump is unrevealing a new

policy paper and the issue is in focus, it's immigration. nbc's edward lawrence is in washington for us this morning. page one of this in bold eye italics. "make mexico pay for the wall" is this a policy position or more tough talk? >> reporter: donald trump is talking tough and going forward with substance. he released the positions on sunday and outlined his detailed review on immigration reform. donald trump plans to take a very hard line on immigration if he becomes president. on "meet the press," trump said he would reverse all of president obama's executive orders on immigration and deport all undocumented immigrants. >> we have to make a whole new set of standards. when people come -- >> you're going to plit split u families and deport them -- >> no, chuck. we have to keep the families

together. together but they have to go. they have to go. >> reporter: trump also plans to force mexico for a paying for a wall on the u.s. border. >> they will pay for the wall. they are sending drugs and they are taking money out. they are making a lot of money. mexico is making a lot of money. >> reporter: the details angered some of his republican opponents. others agree on the wall's importance. >> so our leading contender, mr. trump, is going backward on immigration and i think he is going to take all of us with him if we don't watch it. >> finish the wall and make it clear anybody that comes over that wall, once we have done t you're going back. >> reporter: trump says if mexico refuses to pay for the wall, the u.s. will raise fees on visas and border crossing cards. donald trump will take a break from campaigning today and plans to report for jury due to in new york city. >> nbc's edward lawrence, thank you. some sad news to report this morning. actor morning freeman's granddaughter has been killed. she was stabbed on the streets

of manhattan early on sunday. a man has been arrested at the scene and treated as an emotionally disturbed person. no charges have been filed. hines was actually freeman's step-granddaughter. in a statement, he said the following. a search plane has been spotting the wreckage of an indonesia aircraft that went missing on sunday. there were 54 people on board that plane at the time of the crash. 34 adults and three children and two babies and five crewmembers. at this point, no immediate word about any survivors. search and rescue teams are trying to prepare to reach the crash site by air and by foot. this morning, family and coworkers were anxiously awaiting word. the flight should have been less than an hour long. officials say the wreckage has been spotted about seven miles away from the plane's destination in the mountains of

dense jungle of in the mountains east of indonesia. it's an area known for low clouds and fog and to make matters worse, heavy rain and winds were moving through at the time of that crash. the plane was carrying just under half a million dollars worth of supplies to remote evaluations. sergeant first class cory hood was a member of the army golden knights parachute team. while performing a stunt on saturday, hood and another parachutist collided. hood lost consciousness before hitting a building. >> we were watching the parachuters come down and we noticed one of the parachutes was way off to the side. it looked like he was going to land on our building. it looked like he was strapped in. we thought he was that at first. >> hood was rushed to the hospital where he passed away sunday afternoon. he served five tours of duty in

iraq and afghanistan and spent a decade in the army. now, to another tragedy in the skies. two small planes collided near san diego yesterday morning killing five people. the faa report that's cyber liner jet and the single-gin cessna were heading toward municipal airport south of san diego and they collided two miles from the airport and broke into multiple pieces. the fiery wreckage sparked a brush fire that burned two acres of dry grassland. authorities are investigating the cause that have collision. last night's teen choice awards were full of memorable moments. jane the virgin star started the night with a rap that impress e ludicrous. ♪ get your hands up and make it upside down! ah! >> that was good. britney spears took time off

from her las vegas show to select a style icon award and she may eventually take a permanent break from the show. she told enews, i love doing the show. it's a lot of fun, but i'm kind of torn right now. vin diesel had a touching words for one teen when collecting his award for "furious 7." >> there is one teen in the audience that is a part of the family that kept us going. her name is meadow walker. >> yeah. meadow was paul walker's teenage daughter. >> ellen degeneres won and award and gave an inspiring message. >> what makes you different right now makes you stand out later in life. so you should be proud of being different. you should be proud of who you are. >> but the night wasn't perfect for everyone. sarah highland tripped on her way to announce an award. the "modern family" star was covered and joked about her clumsiness.

for a look at the monday weather here is a guy who is never clumsy. here is meteorologist bill karins here. >> oh, we all have our moments here! >> nice to be here. >> the weather we seem to be dealing with a new fire and heat every day in the west. the heat dome over arizona and california just been ugly over the last couple of days. i think friday 117 in phoenix, 112 the other day. now we have cooled off slightly but we still have warnings out. still some heat advisories. the next map i have fire icons on the map that show you the current active wild fires. we're not doing too bad in southern california or arizona, for that matter. but temperatures today still about 115. 115 in yuma. las vegas around 111. further to the north we have a lot of active fire weather from oregon to washington state and northern idaho and montana, too.

90 degrees today not exactly great ideal fire weather. new rain in the forecast whatsoever for the region, either. temperatures continue to be in the upper 70s around san francisco. l.a. around 89. as far as the southeast goes we have shower and thunderstorms. we got impressive stuff over the weekend with a water spout over. we'll continue to watch near record heat in many areas. >> i can't imagine being a firefighter, you know, 100 plus degrees and plus the heat from the fire. those guys have an insane job. incredibly tough, important work. we certainly appreciate them for

them. bill karins, appreciate that. the passing of an american trailblazer. plus, "star wars" fans get ready. you're watching "early today." e but first, we have a very special guest. come on out, flo! [house band playing] you have anything to say to flo? nah, i'll just let the results do the talking. [crowd booing] well, he can do that. we show our progressive direct rate and the rates of our competitors even if progressive isn't the lowest. it looks like progressive is not the lowest! ohhhh! when we return, we'll find out whether doug is the father. wait, what?

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>> the right to voice and opinion that may be unpopular. but i think a second and equally as important issue is the right of people, in this case, my constituents, to be represented by someone they chose. >> reporter: the supreme court agreed. >> fellow delegates, the people of america are watching us now. >> reporter: during the 1968 presidential election, bond became the first african-american proposed as a major party candidate for vice president. three years later, he cofounded the southern poverty law center with morris dees. bond was charismatic when hosting "saturday night live." in the late 90s, bond was elected as the chairman of the naacp where he continued his life's work. the king center tweeted, "rest in power and thank you. >> while president bond called bond's widow pamela and in a statement remembered a man he called a hero and a friend.

julian bond helped change this country for the better. and what better way to be remembered than that. julian bond was 75. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. let's get down to business with cnbc's landon dowdy. good morning. apple's self-driving car may be closer to reality. apple is scouting for secure locations in california to test the vehicle. apple has been hiring people in recent months with backgrounds in auto safety and power train systems. they're housed in a building several miles from apple's new headquarters. delta is shaming customers into buying upgrades. you'll be the last to board, you won't get a seat assignment, or a refund. delta said it's trying to make people aware of what they're buying. and darth vader is supporting mickey mouse ears.

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this morning, on "today," in a broadcast exclusive, hear from a 19-year-old man who says an airbnb host sexually assaulted him while his mother tried to get them help. their story later on "today." colts and eagles closing seconds of the first half. colts punt deep into eagles territory. garner takes it to the outside and picks up key blocks as he goes 92 yards for the touchdown. big special teams play there. meanwhile in the fourth quarter, tim tebow playing for the first time since the 2013 preseason with new england. he goes seven yards off the read option for the score. eagles win it 36-10. saturday night, these two women made history in preseason game between the chiefs and cardinals.

sarah thomas, the first woman to serve as a full-time on-field official in the nfl, chatting it up with jen welter, the nfl's first female coach, before the game. and eric berry returned to the football field. the chiefs safety was diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma last november. he was declared cancer free in june just in time for practice in july. he was only in for a few plays but the chiefs got the win 34-19. jason day was the first australian to win the pga championship since 1995 and winning at whistling straits in wisconsin. day finished 20 under par. the lowest any player in the history of the sport has finished to par in a major championship. milwaukee brewers prospect david denson has revealed he is gay. the first time an active player connected any major league team

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leading the news in the "wall street journal," pentagon to add drone flights. over the next four years, expanded drone flights will give military commanders access to more intelligence and greater firepower amid more global hot spots. in "the new york times" obama plots life after presidency. it's a fascinating glimpse into the president's private plans for a billion dollar library and global foundation and the rich and famous people he's consulting along the way. also in the news, a canadian company received a patent for a space elevator. yes! the 12-mile high structure, look at it. it would bring passengers and payloads into the stratosphere where they would board spacecraft to be launched into orbit and saving both time and fuel.

that, to me, is fascinating. >> good luck. former president jimmy carter was spotted attending church near his home in georgia following news about his cancer diagnoses last week. other attenkeys say carter was just like every other church member. the 90-year-old former president has not revealed what kind of cancer he has or how serious it is. photographers hired by rio de janeiro city government were mugged. it happened while covering a cycling test event for next year's summer olympics. no one was injured but the thieves made off with a camera and cell phones. they are concerned about security in rio as the olympics approach. now to australia, where one atv rider had something a little different chasing after her. it shows koala bear chasing after her. eventually it catches up and clings on to the fire and was not letting go!

the woman was afraid the koala might grab her leg with sharp claws so she got away from a atv. he wanted to know what it was thinking. >> if you're going to be chased, be chased by something cute, i guess. not that. donald trump that is jury duty. the republican presidential candidate has to report to manhattan supreme court this morning. the donald says he will, of course, be there. a spokesperson told "the new york times" the campaign will go on in the unlikely event that trump is seated on a jury. can you imagine? >> happy birthday to fashion police co-star juliana rancic. oscar winning shawn penn is 55 robert de niro is having a birthday today. thank you for watching "early today" have a great monday! a follow-uinvestition thturned w

a follow-up investigation that turned deadly in san jose. why officers say they were forced to shoot a suspect. and near by sunnyvale, deadly encounter with police outside a motel 6. a fiery wreck after witnesses report a street race. drunk driving was a role, officers believe. "today in the bay" starts right now. organ, thanks for joining us, i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we're going over to kerry hall, we were sweating it out this weekend, kerry, that was a hot one to say the least. >> and today will still be hot. i'm so, it's so unfortunate for me to say that, you know