it's thursday, september 3rd, coming up on "early today," massive show of force, china unveiled their latest military hardware before russia's putin and the world celebrated the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii by showing off their military. the battle between jeb bush and donald trump heats up. a person connected to hillary clinton's email win plead the fifth and joe biden speculation continue. unbelievable scene of heartbreak as desperate migrants and refugees flee the middle east. all that and more as "early today" starts right now. good morning, i'm dara brown. the gop race for the 2016 nomination is turning into a mano-a-mano affair.

donald trump said that jeb bush is a nice man but set an example by speaking he cenglish in the united states. players on this mexican video game get points by throwing things at the candidates until he runs offstage. jeb bush's websites features a which candidate are you. would you rather support a candidate who strives to shake every hand everywhere or is a germophobe when it comes to shaking hands. kareem abdul-jabbar compared the campaigns of bernie sanders and the donald and digging into trump in the process. trump's response, you don't have a clue about life. but bush doesn't have clean hands, either. we told you that he'll be stephen colbert's first guest on the "late show."

he raffled off a ticket in exchange for small donations. >> i think the contest is a great idea. but here's the thing. no one from jeb's campaign asked me if this was okay with me to raise money off my first show. where's my cut of that sweet $3, governor, huh? where's this stuff? 1]em gets its beak y"ry wet. you're the one who put an exclamation mark at the end of your name. >> joe biden made his first public appearance and speculation began about his 2016 intentions. he spoke at a community college in florida about the students futures but didn't address his own. and new developments for the democratic ticket, hillary clinton, the staffer who helped set up her private email server in 2009 has vowed to plead the fifth and refuse to answer questions from a congressional committee subpoena. president obama's final day in alaska to promote climate change awareness was eventful. he held up a silver salmon for

the cameras before taking part in a traditional dance with students at a local school. right now he's en route back to washington, d.c. well right now authorities in illinois continue to search for three men wanted in connection with a fatal shooting of a police officer. meanwhile, hundreds gathered last night to rern lieutenant charles joe glenowitz. the slain officer's wife spoke calling him her best friend and a hero. >> my world got a little bit small wer his passing. he will truly be missed by all of us. >> while the community mourns, more than 400 federal, state and local officers have been searching for the suspects involved in the shooting. the officer was found dead after pursuing three people on tuesday. investigators found a deer camera in a wooded area near the scene of the shooting and they're hoping the camera gives them clues about the identity of the killers. europe's migrant crisis continues with chaos inside the main strain station in budapest after two-day standoff. police have ended their blockade

of the station's entrance. that sent hundreds of migrants flooding into the station this morning. one train has left headed for the border of austria and hungary. from there the migrants will be take ton vienna. there are many migrants who are angry and upset. >> imagine yourself in our place, are you human. we are human. you have kids, we have kids. >> right now europe is a continent in crisis. a photo we're going to show you in a moment is disturbing. but has quickly resonated across the world as a heartbreaking symbol of what's happening overseas. it's the image of a lifeless child in the arms of a rescuer on a turkish beach. the boy, aylan kurdi was from syria, his boat sank on the way to greece, he's one of thousands of migrants from the war-torn middle east and africa who have perished in a desperate attempt to find a new life in europe. leaders are calling on the 28 eu nations to take in their fair share of migrants. a colossal eye-popping show

of might from a world superpower in tiananmen square. a lock-step march of 12,000 troops along with some military hardware to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. nbc's ian williams is live from beijing. and ian, vladimir putin is there, but western leaders are not. >> that's right, dara. most western leaders stayed away. now, this was a parade to mark the end of the second world war. the japanese defeat. but i think a lot of western leaders felt uneasy about n naked show of force. as something which xi jinping, china's president, wanted to use to demonstrate his strength, his confidence. that left a lot of people uneasy. especially at a time when china is flexing its muscles in the region. territorial disputes in the south china sea. a lot of china's neighbors quite

uneasy. now of the kit on display today, the army said that 84% were either new or kit that hadn't been seen before in public. that will be disputed, who think that a lot of it is older stuff that's been tweaked. but certainly it was a formidable display and they went to huge length to give it a blue-sky backdrop. they closed factories days before this happened. they kicked cars off the road, determined that beijing's notorious smog would go away. even bringing in monkeys to get rid of birds' nests. so huge lengths to make this parade work out today, dara. >> the pictures of the celebration have been quite amazing. ian williams, thank you so much, live from beijing. senate democrats have secured enough votes to insure that the iran nuclear deal passes in congress. democratic senator barbara mikulski of maryland became the

crucial 34th vote in favor of the agreement. momentum has been building in the white house's favor all month. if 41 senators back the iran deal, democrats will be able to filibuster legislation opposing the agreement. such a move would block a disapproval measure from coming to the senate floor. the deal has faced harsh opposition from several republicans. who say that he will continue to fight against the agreement. on alert this morning for parents of infants and toddlers, a new report says that several of the top wi-fi connected baby monitors lack basic security features that make them vulnerable to hackers. boston-based security firm rapid 7 locked at nine monitors made by eight company and found security problems and design flaws in all of them. some didn't encrypt data streams while others had passwords that could allow hackers to gain access to cameras, including security systems. the brands tested include

i-baby, trend net, wi-fi baby. bill karins is here with a look at your forecast today. good morning to you, bill. >> not too early to start looking at labor day weekend, right? everyone wants to know -- a lot of people get plans, the wrapping up of the summer season. across the board. anyone traveling across the country, it's going to be warm. not many cool spots on the map. the northwest is the only spot out there. very warm if not record heat in areas of the northern plains. friday, labor day weekend, 69 in seattle, still cool, the green on the map shows you a chance of light rain or showers. nothing too widely spread or too organized, maybe in areas of the northern rockies. that's it. saturday is the front moves through, a better chance of thunderstorms here. temperatures drop behind the front. great falls, 57, you've been very warm and that's a big change for you. notice california still warm into sunday. and even into monday, not many problems, a chance of the rain on sunday near the northwest that moves into the northern rockies on monday. let's push it further south. plan it out friday, traveling in

california, no problems, 78 in l.a., not bad. there will be some tropical moisture and a monsoonal flow will be increasing through the holiday weekend that should push along the border into new mexico and colorado. phoenix, tucson, we'll watch a few showers, especially early in the holiday weekend. by sunday it pushes east and you should be looking nice even as we go throughthat sounds about . and 83 and sunny in sacramento sounds nice, too. you're one of those people, right? you would pay a lot of money for a 70 and sunny-degree day. >> on labor day weekend, i kind of like it hot and humid. >> you're a summer girl. >> you like your golf, surfing. >> i like fall, too, i'll go there. we'll be there anyway, thank you so much. an iconic twist for the

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individually in six separate trials. the charges include second-degree assault and reckless endangerment. 20-year-old zachary jacobsen is in custody after he allegedly stabbed an arizona cruiser vehicle. he hates the police and wanted to send a message.7fojv6rd deputies saw him on the car and he stabbed the vehicle after police ordered him to drop the knife. he will face criminal damage charges. remember this photo from 2005? it showed mike maroney hugging this 3-year-old girl after he saved her and her mom following hurricane katrina. 10 years later, she was found. and now 13-year-old lashay brown will be reunited with meroni. abc's "dancing with the stars" will have a true shining star on its program this season.

and let's get down to business with cnbc's landon downey. good morning. >> hey, dara, the markets look to build on wednesday's rally. stocks jumping after a report from the fed painted a more optimistic picture of the economy, easing worries about the impact of a china slowdown. that puts in a triple-digit move for the 10th time in the past 11 sessions. look for data on unemployment ahead of tomorrow's monthly jobs report. tesla will start deliveries of its new model car on september 29th. the company says the premium version, which includes features such as self-parking will cost between $132,000 and $144,000. tesla will start taking preorders for its lower-cost models next march. labor day weekend may be a good time to get a new car. one website says the best deals will be this weekend. you could get discounts of up to $4,000 on the bmw 3 series,

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6-3. novak djokovic won in straight sets and after the match, he invited a fan down and they celebrated with a little dancing. nice bromance moment. end with them wearing matching i heart new york t-shirts. in a match that did not end as friendly. coco vandaway lost in back-to-back sets. hammering her racquet into the ground. the wife of washington redskins gm scot mccloughan has apologized for twitter comments about an espn reporter. she said i deeply apologize for the comments on my twitter account. the comments were unfounded and inappropriate and i have the upmost respect for the reporter and espn. espn issuing a statement, diana is an excellent reporter who should never have to be subjected to such vulgar

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come back. the network's content tells "variety" that he's considering a revival of "rug rats" "hey arnold" and other, a tv movie or special could resurrect the cartoons watched by millions of children in the early 2000s. chad kroger and averill levine are the latest to call it quits. saying it is with a heavy heart that chad and i announce our separation. she thanked fans for their support. just like i told you, this thing is starting to act up again. >> long-time disney star dean jones passed away tuesday of parkinson's disease. jones was a fixture in films like "that darn cat." "herbie the love bug" he was 84. and cate blanchett is expected to star as lucille ball in an upcoming biopic. it's the most recent notable personality for blanchett, known

for roles about queen elizabeth. jimmy fallon revealed some streaming video news. >> there are rumors that apple may start making original content to compete with netflix. political drama "house of cords." "two broke screens." finally we like "tim cook squarepants." >> i would watch. >> i can relate to the cords and the broken screen. this social media star has been featured in an adorable compilation of music videos. doug the pug. the famous pug's cameo has garnered more than 9.7 million facebook views since it was posted on sunday. i'm dara brown this is "early today," we hope it's just your first stop of the kayday on nbc. when is your flu shot more than a flu shot? when it helps give a lifesaving vaccine

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leading the news, the most-read story in the "washington post," fake ultrasound, fake bellies and fake baby.com gets michigan teen in nonfake trouble. the 16-year-old girl reportedly purchased props online into leading family and friends into thinking she was pregnant with triplets, she was given gifts and donations and was given a baby shower. the story unravelled when the girl posted a fake ultrasound. the mom noticed that there was a fake picture and contacted her family and police are now investigating. in the "chicago tribune," cops say job applicants sent naked selfies to an hr manager. a 23-year-old illinois man was

offered a position at a company and sent two nude selfies to the company, saying they were meant for someone else. breaking news from north carolina, one u.s. marine has been killed and nine others hurt in a helicopter hard landing at camp lejeune. the name of the marine killed is being held for 24 hours. well s.a.t. scores have sunk to their lowest levels since 2005 causing worry about student performance in american high schools. this morning the college board reported that the average score for the class of 2015 was 14.90 out of 2400. that's down seven points from the class of 2014 with declines in all three sections of the test. update on the national zoo's 10-year-old panda cub. this new video shows he's beginning to get his black and white markings. they do look a little gray there, though. a pair of newborn cubs were born in august, but the smaller of the two died. the keeper says the surviving cub looks great, is healthy,

active and nursing. and the san diego zoo's newest cover girl, 5-month-old hippo explored the pool this week and did she have fun. she was seen doing barrel rolls, tossing her head and pressing her nose against the glass. the baby hippo is really cute. >> they steal the show at all the zoos. it is fantastic. they fight sometimes, too, they have -- >> how many wrinkles can you get on a baby hippo? very interesting. now time for a look ahead, the national corvette museum in kentucky will reopen its fully restored sky dome. in february of 2014 a sinkhole opened inside the museum. swallowing eight corvettes. happy birthday to shaun white who turns 29. and "superman" actress valerie perrine turns 72. we hope you have a great day. hoi tit tvals -or coempof u

holding tight to values or in contempt of court? the kentucky judge tackles that issue today for the clerk refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. the court date on the docket. after waiting for years, finally an opportunity for justice. an immigration mix-up nearly leads to the wrong man getting deported. "today" in the bay starts right now. thank you for joining us. let's get a check of the forecast right now. >> good morning. we're heading closer to the holiday weekend and our weather is absolutely gorgeous, nice and comfortable, in the upper 50s to lo 6