it's wednesday, september 9th. coming up on "early today," 172 passengers frantically evacuate a jet. hillary clinton issues a first of its kind apology over emails. and an epic battle between famous sisters. plus the kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses is out of jail. steven colbert makes his appear on the late show. and queen elizabeth celebrates a milestone. thanks for joining us today. so, they the flight of the lifetime when the flight from las vegas escaped disaster.

suddenly thick black flames covered one of the boeing 777 engines. the takeoff was aborted and emergency slides for evacuation were deployed. >> reporter: the british airways jet was preparing to take off on a flight to london when it caught fire. video shows huge clouds of black smoke billowing. takeoff was aborted. and the emergency slides deployed. and all the passengers and crew on board made it off safely and were bussed to the terminal. >> we received word of 13 passengers who experienced minor injuries from the evacuation were transported to local hospitals. >> reporter: one runway was shut down, but operations continued at the other three. the deputy chief of the fire department said the fire didn't appear to reach the cabin. and while the exact cause has not been determined, all signs point to a possible engine failure.

british airways released a statement which said, safety is our priority. and boeing said it's aware of the incident and gathering more information. d dan. democratic presidential front runner, hillary clinton is issuing a new apology for using only her private email account during her time as secretary of state. she says yes, i should have used two email address, one for personal matters and one for my work at the state department. i take full responsibility. meanwhile, clinton's campaign is trying to show off her lighter side. she a sat down with talk show host, ellen degeneres and she learned a few dance moves. nbc andrea mitchell has more on the new softer campaign strategy. >> thank you for being here and for wearing ellen blue.

>> ellen blue it is. >> reporter: hillary clinton taping the ellen show, all part of a campaign reset. prompted by falling polls and the e-mail controversy. trying to show clinton's fun side with ellen. along with a lighter touch on the campaign trail. >> and off we go joyfully. >> reporter: and next week with jimmy fallon on "the tonight show." after months of sounding defensive. >> the server will remain private. or mocking reporter's questions. >> what? like with a cloth or something? no, no. >> reporter: even corralling reporters to keep them at bay. now clinton has decided to do interviews the emails, first with us. >> i should have had two accounts, one for personal and one for work related. >> reporter: refusing to apologize with the associated press. now saying she's sorry for not using a different server.

after a campaign launch aimed at fixing the problems from her last campaign, it's clinton 3.0, from a team of her long time aides and probe. tv ad makers and campaign manager moom. and polster joel benenson. and close advisor, podesta, plus, husband, bill. fund raising next week, but so far, not campaigning. >> well, you know, she is who she is and she can't transform her personality overnight and she shouldn't try. >> reporter: ahead, whether joe biden jumps into the race. investigation into her email system and testimony to congress next month. andrea mitchell, nbc news washington. the war of words continues between gop presidential candidates, donald trump and jeb bush. trump has released another instagram video slamming the

former governor. >> having trouble sleeping at night? too much energy? need some low energy? >> they have an hsa in some companies, some companies don't. >> jeb, for all your sleeping needs. >> meanwhile, bush was on the premier episode of the "late show." they didn't talk about trump. they did talk about fighting among lawmakers in washington. >> you can be friends with people you don't agree with on everything. i mean, we have to restore a degree of civility. >> so, maybe the donald and jeb should stop their back and forth fighting and restore a degree of civility. just a thought. and today, county clerk, kim davis is expected back to work after five days behind bars. crowds cheered as she walked out of jail yesterday. the judge set her free because her deputy clerks started doing something she would not, that is issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. she's being warned not to interfere with that process. and her lawyer says licenses issued while she was jailed are

void without her approval. they played eye of the tiger, a signature song from the band survivor. and front man, franky sullivan is not happy about that. he wrote on his facebook page, no, we did not grant kim davis any rights to use my tune, i would not grant her the right to charmin. it's a sibling rivalry so well known you only need their first names, venus and serena. the sisters met last night on one of the sports biggest stages, the u.s. open. trump was there. he did not, however, get a warm reception. >> this is a rough crowd here. >> it's new york. >> photographers are getting -- >> of course, the real reason everyone was there was the big match. serena took the first set. venus took the second. then finally serena wins it.

and she's now two wins away from one of the most difficult feats, a calendar year grand slam. she could be the first to do it since 1988. to a big shake up at one of the nation's third largest airline. the ceo of united airlines stepping down amid an investigation of corruption along with two other executives. and federal law enforcement sources say the developments are an extension of the bridgegate scandal involving the port authority. this is a royal record. queen elizabeth ii, will officially become the longest serving monarch at 63 years and 216 days on the throne.

is there any pomp and circumstance planned or is this business as usual? >> reporter: the queen wants the event to be low key. she becomes the longest reigning british monarch, breaking the record set by her great great grandmother queen victoria. she has out lasted 12 prime ministers, starting with winston churchhill and 12 u.s. presidents, starting with hairr trum truman. and for all the media fuss, it is business as usual for the queen who is on royal duty in scotland, with prince philip, her husband of 77 years.

david cameron paid tribute to the queen in the house of commons. >> it is typical of her sense of service that she would have us treat this day just like any other. while i rarely advocate diso disobeying her, i think we need to take a moment as a nation to mark this historic milestone. the record will be broken in days. >> quite a smile stone. >> now to this video of deadly flooding in spain yesterday. severe rain caused a massive floods which over took roads and killed three people. it watched away over 200 cars

and ruined 80 buildings. nbc meteorologist, bill karins is here. >> pretty amazing stuff on both coasts. we still have impressive heat waves. one will be ending today on the eastern sea board. yesterday was 97 in new york city. the warmest september since the 1980s. hot weather in the west. high pressure sitting aloft. a little bit of flow coming out of the tropics is going to add increased humidity to the air too, which is unusual for southern california. right around burbank we do have a warning. san diego with just a heat advisory. again, it's really in the next two days that are the worst of it. friday will be slightly cooler. l.a. 96, about 12 degree above average. san francisco, 16 above average at 88.

and over the weekend, vegas 104. fee phoenix back up to 104. it's very hot the next two days even towards the coast. then it'sl season. from the central valley all the way down to fresno easily 102 to about 106. the heat continues. it's been a very warm early fall. >> and they're not getting a break out there. >> no. >> that's crazy. thank you so much for that. it is an aftwhy china says bon jovi by cancelling the band's tour. through progressive, you'll save a bundle! [ laughs ] jamie.

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>> now for some entertainment news. china has canceled a nation wide bon jovi tour, set to start at the end of the month. they haven't given a statement explaining the cancellation and but it came after they the communist party's minister of culture discovered that bon jovi used a picture of the dalai lama as a back drop at a concert in tokyo. and as you know, tensions are between china and -- >> are you in on the joke or you think it's offensive? >> i'm in on the joke. no, i don't think it's offensive at all. i know the community does. you can catch the full interview later on "today" and kim kardashian is no longer the most followed person on instagram, taylor swift takes

the top spot with over 45 million viewers. jimmy fallon noting that president obama's speaking skills seem to be going down. >> woke up as a child and prosperity will come raining down upon us from the top of the whatever high rise in new york city. i'm so glad i'm not on the ballot. [ laughter] >> it's a great line. obama is like one week away from giving speeches with a margarita in his hand. i'm dara brown and this is "early today." we hope it's just your first top of the day on nbc. ♪ the throttle on his little boat any harder if he tried. he's beached here, gazing out on an unforgiving landscape.

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versions of the i eye iphone 6 s and 6s plus. good morning, jennifer, so, what can we expect at this secret event? >> reporter: we can expect anything. apple is so tight lipped about it. say, siri, give us a hint what's up today. she'll tell you all kinds of stuff, but she doesn't really say anything. what's new? it's anyone's guess but the best guessers say probably a new iphone with a great camera. maybe a new apple tv set top box. you can just talk to your tv. >> it's kind of a wild card. it's an ipad pro.

>> reporter: job websites also give us a hint on what's to come. apple is hiring more artificial intelligence programs. maintaining what has been 30% iphone sales growth in each of the last three quarters is statistically not possible. so the technology giant has to do something different now. >> they have to find reasons for people to want the new iphone and also get people excited about the apple tv, the apple watch. >> reporter: the unveiling here at the bill graham auditorium which seats 7,000. and it all gets started in about five and a half hours. dara, back to you.

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