thom, a lot of people are on edge about the heat and the fire danger which kins today and high winds in the forecast for tomorrow. all right. watch out for all of that heat. that will do it for us. we'll update you throughout the "today" show. good morning breaking overnight good morning. breaking overnight. state of emergency. california's wildfire crisis worsens fueled by a record-shattering heat wave. thousands of residents warned to brace for power outages today as dramatic new video emerges of threscue of hundreds of campers trapped by intense flames. >> there's fire on all sides around us. >> a live report straight ahead. heated clashes. new tension over police violence as demonstrators take to the streets once again in cities across the u.s. just ahead, the new reforms just revealed in one town to curb the

violence. war over words. military members and their families. new coronavirus concerns. the u.s. death toll tops 190,000 overnight. while a large holiday weekend crowd sparks fears of outbreaks coast to coast. and videos of students shown breaking social distancing rules. >> when you're living in a house with 50 people, one person can ruin it for everybody. drama at the u.s. open. novak djokovic qualified for hitting a line judge with a

ball. this morning the star's apology and what he's saying about the on-court incident. those stories plus lifesavers. the remarkable rescue of an injured father, his daughter, and their dog trapped for days in a remote national forest. >> when there's children involved, that's a top priority. >> an inside look at the incredible effort to bring them to safety. "today," monday, september 7th, 2020. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning and welcome to "today" on this labor day monday morning. i'm sheinelle jones. we have peter alexander with us from washington. savannah, hoda, and craig all have the morning off. good morning to you. >> it's like we're getting old weekend "today" team finally together. >> dylan's over there in the corner. people will be talking for sure of that moment of frustration. talking about novak djokovic out of the u.s. open after hitting a

line judge with a ball. >> the good news is she's okay but she had trouble breathing initially. he was the odds on favorite to win his 18th grand slam. he's going home. she's recovering at home this morning. >> something we'll be talking about in just a moment for sure. happening today, labor day festivities are coming with warnings from officials as there are more coronavirus outbreaks. we'll start this morning with those dangerous wildfires in california. some are warned residents' power may be cut. this after the dramatic rescue of 200 campers trapped by flames. miguel almaguer has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. these are the california national guard helicopters that were making those dramatic rescues over the weekend. the men and women from the

california national guard risking their lives fighting through thick smoke and fire to save those evacuees. we know dozens of structures and potentially homes were lost. but also hundreds of lives were saved. >> we are completely trapped. there's fire on all sides all around us. >> reporter: the labor day weekend taking a terrifying turn for over 200 people in california's sierra national forest as flames, hot embers, and thick smoke from the creek fire quickly surrounded and trapped campers at mammoth pool reservoir. >> it was literally like, oh, my god there's fire there. >> reporter: juliana park and her friends who were hiking in the area were some of the last to make it out by car. >> the fire looks like it's going to just grab the car and we could feel the heat just throughout the vehicle. >> reporter: by saturday night, the fire had devoured over

36,000 acres. the race to save lives going airborne. >> i believe there's other people in the meadow. >> reporter: in the middle of the night, first responders rushing campers on military helicopters to reach safety. >> as soon as we were in the helicopters, we flew over the fires and you couldn't see anything but pitch black and fire. that's all we could see. >> reporter: we saw first hand why those evacuations were so critical. the smoke and haze has turned day tonight as firefighters face yet another challenge on the front line. >> many of the injuries are lacerations, broken bones, and those kind of things. and the kind of injuries you'd see when somebody's attempting to flee the fire. >> reporter: as ambulances rush to treat the injured, families and their young children grateful they survived. >> i'm glad to be alive. >> reporter: but across the state, the danger is still very real as flames fueled by triple

digit temperatures threaten to destroy anything in its path. outside of fresno here, the creek fire is still burning totally out of control. across0 wildfires are burning across the region. we should mention one outside of los angeles was started bay smoke grenade at a gender reveal party. peter? >> already an awful fire season and it's only september. miguel, thank you. we turn now to the presidential race. and labor day of course marks a key point in the battle for the white house. kicking off the home stretch just eight weeks until election day. and this morning president trump is fighting back after being accused of making disparaging comments about fallen service members. nbc's kelly o'donnell is over at the white house this morning kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. the commander in chief has his own battle to fight. while he publicly promotes his support for the military, he is

confronted by claims he privately insulted fallen heroes this has quickly become an new fallout from the president'e >> reporter: new fallout from the president's latest war over words. >> i say what i say. >> reporter: disputing allegations he disparaged fallen soldiers as suckers and losers in some private conversations as first reported by "the atlantic ". >> there is nobody he feels more sympathetic to our soldiers than i do >> reporter: now lorene powell jobs of widow of apple's steve jobs trump tweeting sunday, steve jobs would not be happy jobs is wasting money he left her. call her, write her, let her know what you feel cabinet members coming to the president's defense.

robert wilkie. >> i would be offended i thought it was true. >> the president has always been 100% supportive of the military. >> reporter: the president whose only public outings were to his virginia golf course this weekend dismissed the allegations as a campaign season attack calling it a hoax joe biden now leading by ten points in a new national poll went out to catholic mass in delaware sunday as his campaign seized on the trump military controversy. rushing this months' old ad back on the air >> joe biden understands the awesome power, responsibility, and sacred duty of manager commander in chief >> reporter: posting new video of veterans reacting to the suckers and losers allegation. >> it's filled with losers it's filled with heroes. >> reporter: today kamala harris will make her first solo campaign trip visiting union workers in wisconsin sunday she challenged the president over his claims a covid vaccine could be ready by november >> i would not trust his word. i would trust the word of public health experts and scientists

but not donald trump >> reporter: harris did not say whether she would take a covid vaccine herself. >> this comes as the president's former lawyer is speaking out. some explosive new allegations against his old boss what more can you tell us? >> reporter: michael cohen is painting a very unflattering portrait of donald trump in a new book and our own lester holt had a chance to speak with cohen who described the lengths he thinks the president would go to stay in office >> do you think he'll win another term as president? >> donald trump will do anything and everything within which to win. and i believe that includes manipulating the ballots i believe that he would even go so far as to start a war in order to prevent himself from being removed from office.

my biggest fear is there will not be a peaceful transition of power in 2020. >> reporter: we'll all see more of lester's interview with michael cohen on "today" and "nightly news. the white house has been pushing back against cohen saying he's a convicted felon and proven liar. >> kelly, thank you. this holiday weekend violent protests are again rocking the country from coast to coast. the tension building in rochester, new york, this morning. where demonstrators are demanding justice over the death of daniel prude. kathy park is there for us this morning. good morning >> reporter: good morning to you. well, after days of unrest here in rochester, last night took on a much different tone. the police actually thanking community elders for helping to keep the peace meanwhile in portland this weekend, violence erupted once again. some of the images from the clashes are disturbing

this morning a reckoning in rochester. anger over the death of daniel prude fueling another night of standoffs between police and protesters the city's leaders mobilizing a group of church elders to serve as a buffer. attempting to de-escalate the situation on the ground. >> we elders have volunteered to put our bodies on the line to make sure that that happens. >> reporter: the city's mayor and police chief so far rejecting growing calls to resign chief lauren singletary saying a small group of agitators are in otherwise peaceful crowds. >> there are agitators from here or elsewhere who do want to provoke. >> reporter: prude died in march seven days after he was restrained by officers but the release of police body camera footage sparked outrage in the community the attorney general of new york

is now calling the grand jury into the investigation >> we should be able to ask for help and help to come to us and not be afraid a loved one would lose their life. >> reporter: portland reached a milestone. police declared a riot arresting more than 50 people. as tensions flared, one protester is seen on fire. in new york city, protests became violent friday. rioters shattering windows and damaging manhattan businesses including this starbucks eight were arrested. and on derby day, duelling by n breonna taylor came face to face with militia groups. jacob blake paralyzed from the it hurts to move from side to

seven times by police spoke from his hospital bed >> it hurts to breathe it hurts to sleep. it hurts to move from side to side it hurts to eat. not only just your life, your legs something that you need to move around and move forward in life could be taken from you like this, man >> reporter: and the investigation continues in kenosha as well as here in rochester. demonstrators say they will continue demanding justice for daniel prude because the suspension for the officers in his arrest just isn't enough peter, back to you >> kathy, thank you. also this morning, the u.s. navy is searching for a sailor who disappeared from the aircraft carrier "uss nimitz." they sounded a man overboard alert after being unable to finr that was after an extensive search of the carrier. the vessel carries some 5,000 that sailor. the vessel carries some 5,000 sailors and marines. the sailor's name is now being withheld per navy policy now to a stunning turn of

events novak djokovic is out. the star disqualified for hitting a line judge with a ball in a moment of frustration kristen dahlgren has that story. >> reporter: good morning. yeah totally shocking, right? good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. yeah totally shocking, right? djokovic was expected to breeze to his 18th men's single major title. and in that bizarre moment which has already been an unusual u.sn and it hits her. open amid this pandemic. >> right towards the line person and it hits her. i believe it hit her in the throat >> reporter: a moment of frustration on the court bringing novak djokovic's time at the u.s. open to an abrupt end. >> his reaction, obviously he's concerned. but there's a sanction for hitting a ball >> reporter: the top men's player in the world was trailing pablo in the first set when he smacked a tennis ball towards the back of the court accidentally hitting a line

judge in the throat. judge in the throat. djokovic appearing to plead his case to the officials who ultimately disqualified him. the association saying he was defaulted fo intentionally hitting a bag with negligent disregard of the consequences >> i never expected this moment playing against novak, you know? so it was tough moment also to me >> reporter: djokovic not talking to reporters instead posting on instagram i'm extremely sorry to have caused her such stress so unintended. so wrong as for the disqualification, i need to go back within and work on my disappointment and turn this all into a lesson for my growth and evolution as a player and human being. the tennis star confirmed he would play in the open last month after initially complaining about measures to protect players from covid-19. djokovic had tested positive for

the virus back in june after hosting an exhibition series posting video from a concert and appearing to attend clubs overseas without a mask. his early departure now stunning the tennis world >> i'm a little bit in shock right now, to be honest. >> just when you think something crazier couldn't happen, it does happen >> reporter: not only does he lose the chance at the title but also ranking points. $250,000 at least in prize money, and he could face other fines. it also means we are going to see a first-time grand slam champion for the first time since 2014 >> my goodness thank you. dylan is over here on the side and said he's had a rough go of it you can say that for sure. >> no doubt. we're glad she's okay. that was quite a thing right there on the neck. >> scary moment there. let's check in now first check of the weather dylan is in for al

good morning >> good morning. you know, we started off by telling you all about the fires out west unfortunately we are not going to see any improvements to the conditions in the western part of the country we have red flag warnings extending from washington through oregon through california, into nevada and extending all the way into the rockies. with strong winds in the forecast and those continued dry conditions and really no rain in sight. we also have the heat that is going to continue for 40 million people under some sort of heat warning or heat advisory mostly heat warnings at this point. we are looking at record high temperatures today we could see a record being broken in las vegas. the record's 108 and we're forecasting a high of 112. fresno 110 that would beat the record in yuma, we'll be close to the it's going to be significantly record and in tucson, we're looking like we should break that record of 105 with a high of 106. where it is going to be cooler, it's going to be significantly cooler billings, montana, should be 30 degrees below average with a high of only 50 degrees today. then that colder air settles in. casper, wyoming, only 39 degrees for a high for a high we'll get to your local forecas.

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7:30 now on this monday morning. 7:30 now on this monday morning. labor day 2020 look at that a gorgeous start to the holiday on the beaches of asbury park, new jersey hard to believe it's the end of summer, but a good way to do it. >> absolutely. i could look at that every day i hope people have a good time today, but certainly stay safe and social distance today. >> that's for sure we do have a busy half an hour ahead here starting with your 7:30 headlines rescuers in military helicopters air lifted more than 200 people to safety after an explosive wildfire trapped them in a camping area in sierra national

forest the 36,000 acre creek fire is one of dozens of fires burning across the state amid record-breaking temperatures overnight officials determined that a wildfire now burning just east of los angeles was started by a smoke generating pyrotechnic device used as a gender reveal party. now shocking moments in a plane. a video shows flames coming from a right engine it was carrying passengers to anderson air force base in guam. shortly after takeoff, they heard loud booms and saw flashes of flames. it landed safely back in honolulu a mechanical issue is to blame sad news for the world of baseball this morning. lou brock passed away this weekend. for years he held the all-time

stolen base record and helped lead the st. louis cardinals to three pennants as well as two world series titles. it was said he led a life that will never be duplicated he was 81 years old. health officials are urging people to stay away from large gatherings this labor day to avoid a spike in coronavirus cases. there have been more than 190 deaths in the u.s. and nationwide -- morgan chesky has the very latest. morgan, good morning morgan, good morning >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. we >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. we're three weeks into the school year here at university of miami and 90 students are already being isolated after testing positive for covid-19. the university president tells us he believes students are safer on campus than off that rings true looking at the numbers. this morning colleges nationwide are taking drastic measures to keep covid-19 under control. suspending 11 for the semester are taking drastic measures to keep covid-19 under control. after they were caught partying in this hotel doubling as a dorm

violating school rules >> they had it coming. >> reporter: in a statement, northeastern officials said in part, cooperation and compliance with public health guidelines are essential. those who do not follow the guidelines are putting everyone at risk. at university of wisconsin madison, nine at sorority houses >> it's tough when you're living were told to quarantine for 14 days after 40 tested positive >> it's tough when you're living al is to stop any further spread of the virus among our students in the broader community. parties like this one near the

university of south carolina part of the problem. some schools taking more serious steps. >> 100 cases became 600 cases in four days. cases in four >> 100 cases became 600 cases in 4 days this spreads quickly this spreads quickly >> reporter: colleges not the only potential flash point a wedding in maine in early august is now being blamed for nearly 150 cases and 3 deaths. and communities as far as 100 miles away as labor day comes to a close, the question and concern for many leaders, could festivities end up being superspreaders? >> over the last few holidays, there were surges right afterwards which were very deadly let's hope we can celebrate safely >> reporter: a message that's not always heard >> we came to relax. not really afraid of covid >> reporter: as for those 11 northeastern students who were punished, they won't be able to get refunded that tuition up to $36,000 or attend online classes.

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