this afternoon, my heart is heavy. my heart goes out to the family and the friends of the man who was killed last night on the streets of our city. >> portland's mayor speaking out about the deadly confrontation between a pro-trump caravan and protesters with the black lives matter movement. >> president trump is set to visit kenosha, wisconsin to meet with local law enforcement his opponent joe biden hits the campaign trail asking voters are you safe in donald trump's america? the u.s. has surpassed 6 million coronavirus cases. but new cases have trended down since the end of july.

last night, mtv's vmas were dedicated to chadwick bozeman, whose death has rocked the nation and his millions of fans. an incredible sight as a young girl is swept into the air by a kite, as panicked onlookers stand by to help it's monday, august 31s. "early today" starts right now i'm philip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera. a weekend of unrest rocks portland just a week after the deadly shooting of jacob blake hundreds of protesters flooded the streets of kenosha, minneapolis and portland this as supporters of president trump and black lives matter protesters clashed in the streets saturday night a warning, the video you might find disturbing. [ gunfire

>> go, go, go! >> it's unclear whether the opposing protests were connected to the shooting. in a series of tweets, president trump called for law and order, criticizing portland mayor ted wheeler, calling him a fool. meanwhile, wisconsin governor tony evidence ers is urging the president not the visit kenosha, writing this - >> but president trump is doubling down and still plans on visiting with both conventions in the rear-view mirror and the race for 2020 is now in full swing. joe biden is holding an event in pittsburgh this afternoon. according to the campaign, the democratic presidential nominee will lay out core questions to voters, are you safe in president trump's america. president trump fired back at the announcement saying biden is going to pittsburgh because his poll numbers are plunging. meanwhile, president trump is heading to kenosha tomorrow

after a week of protests nbc's jennifer johnson has more. >> reporter: one week after 29-year-old jacob blake was filmed shot in the back seven times by a kenosha police officer, people are still demonstrating and demanding reform president trump will go to kenosha tuesday to show his support for the city's police officers >> the president is on the side of law enforcement and the rule of law >> reporter: wisconsin's attorney general says blake admitted to having a knife in his possession democrats are blaming the president for the civil unrest sweeping the country >> the chaos and the disorder and the lawlessness that we are currently seeing, that's president trump's america. >> reporter: president trump not backing down untwitter sunday, he threatened toy in the national guard to portland, oregon after demonstrators took to the streets for the 94th night in a row. >> do you seriously wonder, mr. president, why this is the first time in decades that america has seen this level of violence?

it's you who have created the hate and the division. >> reporter: the biden campaign unleashing a strong indictment of the president's handling of the turmoil. >> you saw donald trump go to new hampshire on friday and say, you know, protesters my [ bleep ]. he's had every opportunity to speak as a leader. >> reporter: the biden campaign promising a different message of unity and reform, when joe biden hits the campaign trail this week both candidates appealing to their base, with two months to go till the election jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington derek chauvin, the former minneapolis police officer accused of killing george floyd, is seeking to have the murder charges against him dismissed. in court documents, a defense attorneys for chauvin argue that floyd's alleged drug use was the crucial factor of death. meanwhile, prosecutors say they plan to seek stiff sentences

against chauchen and the other three officer it is convicted, saying that floyd was treated with particular cruelty. chauvin is charged with second degree murder, third degree murder and manslaughter. let's turn to the latest in the coronavirus pandemic more than 25 million cases have now been confirmed around the world. that's according to johns hopkins university india recorded over 76,000 cases in 24 hours, the highest single day spike for any country since the pandemic began the united states, which has the most confirmed cases of any nation, reached its own grim milestone. 6 million confirmed infections more than 184,000 americans have died top u.s. officials, dr. anthony fauci and dr. birx are warning of growing outbreaks in the midwest. >> more than 1,000 students have tested positive for covid-19 at the university of alabama since

classes began there less than two weeks ago. the school says it has plenty of room for students to quarantine. temple university in philadelphia has paused in-person classes for two weeks after identifying over 100 cases. in an interview with the financial times, the fda commissioner says he would consider emergency authorization for a vaccine before clinical trials are complete. he insisted the move would not be due to pressure from the trump administration and only be made available, the vaccine, for certain groups the 2020 vmas were dedicated to actor chadwick bozeman, whose death shocked fans after his four-year battle with colon cancer >> and the best hero is, chadwick bozeman [ applause ] >> mtv paid tribute by replaying his acceptance speech in the 2018 vmas. well, that is when he won his

best hero portrayals of black panth panther. the opening remarks read the world needs more superhero and rest in power. in south carolina, the state honored the late actor and called for flags to be flown at half staff and his last tweet is the most liked tweet ever it read -- >> it gained 7.3 million likes on the platform so far nbc's katie beck has more on the actor's heroic battle. >> reporter: a cinematic king has fallen an actor as iconic to his fans as the legends he's played on screen at 43, after a valiant fight, h

lost his fight with colon cancer his wife writing what a gentle and gifted soul. this is what dignity looks like. a flood of online tributes from former co-stars to a former president. brother, you were one of the all-time greats and your greatness was only beginning lord love ya rest in power, king. to do it all while in pain, what a use of his years bozeman found fame as the star of the ground breaking film "black panther." >> the only reason i don't kill you where you're standing is because i know who you are >> reporter: but he also played real-life hero jackie robinson >> until we can find somebody better, it's you and me. >> reporter: thurgood marshal in "marshal." and soul singer james brown in "get on up." ♪ bozeman saw his success as a

tool to inspire the generations behind him >> sometimes you need to get knocked down before you can figure out what your fight is. >> reporter: his illness largely kept off stage in april, this showing his decline as he celebrated jackie robinson >> i can't think of a better time to remember my hero >> reporter: while working through his pain, he'sed it for others, given comfort at the bedside for children battling cancer >> we all have a super hero in us >> reporter: and in real life, they're even braver than in the movies katie beck, nbc news hurricane cleanup will continue along the gulf coast this week. nearly 400,000 customers are still without power this morning near the border of louisiana and texas. some of those places also lost access to safe running water it could take months to get services restored to everyone. and the situation only grows more dire.

the temperatures there rise. early estimates suggest that hurricane laura caused from $12 to $20 billion in damage >> we'll see how the week is starting out with meteorologist janessa webb good morning >> good morning. we have 27 million people across texas and louisiana still under a heat advisory. so it's going to be very crucial. we'll see cooler temperatures in the next few days as that allows for careenup this morning, we are watching a few storms popping across the deep south, making their way into the mid-atlantic. that's going to be the theme for at least the next 36 hours this will be widespread ra frominbismarck 75 degrees, but look at san antonio, near 99, with heat

advisories throughout the afternoon. we'll take a look at the week ahead coming up. >> all right, sounds good. the pga bmw championship came down to an exciting sudden death playoff hole dustin johnson forced the playoff by sinking this side winding putt on the 18th hole. but john rahm, he had other plans. on the first hole, he lines up for that 66-foot birdie putt, gliding across the green and, jay. he landed it johnson could not respond, giving rahm the victory. the pga tour tees off again this week for the tour championship in atlanta, georgia. still to come, how some are finding their picture perfect home on instagram. and back on the court. the nba turerns after an historic playoff pausing protest.

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and liftoff for falcon's first launch over argentina. >> in today's top stories, spacex launched an earth observation satellite for argentina into orbit last night. it was the first launch from florida in over five decades in georgia, u.s. marshals busted a child sex trafficking ring, saving 39 children nine people were arrested and 26 warrants were cleared. the children rescued range from 3 to 17 years old. officials say they were some of the most at-risk and challenging

cases in the area. dozens gathered in boston to speak out about a flu vaccine mandate. state leaders annoe mandatory to all studeno in-person learning there are exceptions for medical and religious reasons. some parents are saying the decisions should be left to the family with the rise over remote working, most americans are looking for places to ive, and some are finding surprising deals on social media. >> my house is pretty affordable i think it was less than my car. >> reporter: her new dream home in west virginia didn't break the bank >> the purchase price of my home was $18,500. >> reporter: she found the listing on the cheep old houses instagram feed, which features historic homes under $100,000. >> i never expected we would have 1.2 million followers >> reporter: growing since the

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a deadly weekend in portland, where clash progress testers escalated tensions leaving one person dead and nerves frayed from coast to coast. >> before we get into the music tonight, we need to take the time to talk about the devastating loss of chadwick boseman. he's a true hero not just on screen, budid. his impact lives forever the mtd to the life and career of actor chadwick boseman, who tragically died of colon cancer at the age of just 43