mourns the passing of supremely influential justice ruth baden ginsburg as potential successors emerge and political pressure builds on all sides on what's next >> fire danger near los angeles as a new wildfire explodes in size along with a smoke nato caught on camera >> if i don't have to wear requ will >> i'm not worried about the flu or strep or corona if we get it, we get it.

>> the nation passes 200,000 related deaths another super ee ozarks >> what does the latest tik tok deal mean for fans it's monday. it's "early today" starts right now. a giant of a supreme court now cast a long shadow over the 2020 election. the late justice ruth baden ginsburg was truly an icon, an inspiration to an entire generation her lasting impact felt across the country. her death on friday tore open a fierce new schism. president trump and top republicans want to quickly fill the vacancy. former president obama called on

republican senators to honor the same standard they set with merritt garland four and a half years ago. tracie potts joins with us the latest the stakese of the court and af decisions for years even a an a saw four years ago when republicans held up the nomination of judge merritt garland for months before the election and democrats insisted it needed to happen under the current president. now the roles are reversed, and there's a big fight on capitol hill about how to replace justice ginsburg >> we can't keep rewriting history scrambling norms, ignoring our cherished system of checks and thing to do is for the senate to take up this nomination >> we're not close to an election, we're in an election and to try to decide this at this last time, at this came

late moment is despicable and wrong and against democracy. >> when we weigh the equities of protecting our democracy requires us to use every arrow in our quiver. >> reporter: two republicans, two women said they won't go along with this. meantime we're hearing that there will be a private burial for justice ginsburg at arlington national cemetery. >> thank you a new nap shot this morning of where the race for the white house stands with less than a month and a half until election day. the latest nbc news "wall street journal" national pollhows joe biden he leading president trump by eight points. and more than 50% of voters disapprove of the president's job performance. the president's biggest weak point is his administration's response to the pandemic

abc news and ipsos poll shows 27% of americans have confidence in president >> at a new nbc news "wall street journal" and telemundo poll shows biden leading by double digits with latino voters the supreme court is preparing for an official farewell to ruth baden ginsburg. her chair and the bench where she sat is draped in black this morning. ginsburg' death has galvanize id people from both parties >> the energy was palpable >> identify been waiting four years to cast this vote. >> 80% of americans are interested in the presidential election the most ever. then justice ginsburg passed

>> may be more important >> voters encouraged to cast their ballot >> i was planning on early voting but this pushed it. >> and resolve to take action. >> volunteer and donate. >> democrats shattering fundraising records. thousands flowing to races up and downal blot by the second act blue touting more than $70 million raised since friday night. the president and republicans looking to cash in republicans pushing for the seat to be filled >> we're not doing what obama did. this is right here, right now. he needs to fill that seat >> while democrats are crying foul some protesting outside senate majority leader mitch mcconnell's kentucky home. >> we're standing outside his house demanding just like during the obama administration he waited and let the next

president decide the supreme court pick >> pence's chief of staff. >> they are energyize. >> the courts are a key issue. 66% of democrats and 61% of republicans call it very important. across the country commemorations of an icon's legacy >> more turmoil in last couple of days because of her passing people are called to action and peut and not vote federal officials say they have arrest ad woman who allegedly sent a letter containing ricin to the white house. the woman was arrested trying to enter the united states from canada authorities tell nbc news because the letter was detected at an offsite facility that screens mail addressed to the white house it never reached its destination. the ricin was confirm in field and laboratory tests and an fbi spokesperson said an investigation into the suspicious letter is still

ongoing. let's go to the wildfires raging out west. in colorado the cameron peak fire has destroyed thousands of acres and is 15% contained in california tens of thousands of firefighters continue to battle historically massive wildfires. since august 15th officials say more than 6,000 structures have been destroyed across state. >> reporter: in california another neighborhood ablaze as the bobcat fire explodes burning into l.a. county with new evacuation orders to the north the path of destruction me homee others spared. >> my house is safe. everything else around it burned >> reporter: firefighters battling wind gusts of up 230 miles per hour producing this a rare funnel of smoke, some calling it a smokenato

almost 100,000 acres burned. 15% contained. firefighters remembering one of their own killed at the at the el dorado fire >> this firefighter was a good friend of ours and it means a lot we can be here to support him, his crew and loved ones >> reporter: that fire one of 27 burning across the state sparked by a smoke generating pyrotechnic device the san bernardino county district the attorney's office is investigating and could bring charges. now 20 states sending aid to fire ravaged california. in oregon rain brings much needed relief. 2,000 homes have burned but some have been saved thanks to the efforts of veteran firefighters. part of a team that drove through an inferno to help save a historic lodge and two dozen other buildings.

they battled for two days. now hailed as heroes >> we were protect people's homes and livelihood and a chance to make a difference. if we hadn't been there they would have lost everything >> reporter: 32,000 firefighters worked the west coast yesterday. that's the most in history fire officials tell us there are too many fires and not enough boots on the ground. the u.s. hits a devastating milestone. more than 200,000 americans have now died of covid-19 health officials are once again warning of even higher numbers as people attend those so-called super spreader events. >> reporter: this event is wrapping up today but you can still see hundreds of bikes stacked on this main strip here in lake ozark. this event last year drew 125,000 people now we don't have numbers yet for this time around but the

folks that i've been talking to here, many have come every single year it's pretty comparable to what they've seen in years past even though there's a global pandemic and the nation just hit this milestone. as you can see folks around here, not a lot of masks or social distancing. people are frequenting these local businesses which business owners have told us is quite a boom for them. but there's not a lot of concern about the virus. take a listen to what i heard. have you been concerned at all about the coronavirus? >> to a point but i'm not going stop living and i see a lot of people aren't. >> if i don't have to wear a mask i'm not going to. if i'm required to wear one i will >> i'm not worried about the flu or strep or corona if we get it we get it >> reporter: this event brought a lot of people here this weekend but even over the course of the last several months the

businesses in this area say they have seen an uptick in businesses as folks from surrounding states with more restrictions have been coming here instead >> thank you so much the gulf coast is beginning to brace for another storm to make landfall. parts of texas have seen some localized flooding with high tide tropical storm beta is inching its way towards the state bringing threat of flood and storm surge to areas already affected by hurricane laura last month. we're now headed into greek territory here our meteorologist janessa webb telling us more about beta this morning. good morning >> good morning. this is our 21st named storm, very active season and it continues to go. now beta going to produce a good amount of rain with that storm surge going to be impacting this area across texas and into southwest louisiana for the next few days look at isolated amounts up to

15 inches of rain could be seen in this area the storm surge today up to three to five feet across galveston, texas into southwest louisiana. so this came is a slow moving system that will continue to your week. also stormy conditions we do have a slight risk os acra into tampa this afternoon. and the schooler air has made its way to northeast i'll talk about some freeze alerts coming up >> keep that jacket out it seems like thank you. up next we'll talk about a wave of injuries playing a wild day in the nfl >> a brow from downtown. anthony davis does it.

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suffered a cheat injury. herbert would give los angeles the lead for most of the game but the chiefs would not go away they forced overtime and off the boot of harrison would beat the chargers in overtime the atlanta falcons led by 19 points at the half in dallas but the cowboys wrappingled their way back in the game they recovered just an incredible onsite kick the falcons forgot the rule of football two minute left. down two check out this game winner right here the cowboys 40-39. the injury bugy singing the nfl this week. the giants said barclay torn his acl. drew lock went down with a shoulder injury and christian mccaffrey suffering and an kill injury the san francisco 49ers had a lot of injuries. three of their key players

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the emmy awards happened sunday night and the show looked different this year. >> as you can see we've taken every safety precaution and these are tonight's nominees hello, everybody >> jimmy kimmel hosted the awards from an empty staple center >> and the emmy goes to you gene levi, "schitt's creek" >> our show at its core is about the transformational story of love >> the hit sitcom is the first

show in emmy's history to win all seven comedy awards. those honors include best comedy series and best acthe treasure and actor. be a good human. rest in power rbg. thank you. >> and congratulations to regina king who took home the win for outstanding lead actress for her starring role in "watchman." she wore a shirt honoring breonna taylor and urged fans to go out and vote. zendaya made history in her starring role in "euphoria." the 24-year-old is the youngest person to ever win the award and second black actress to win in that category. the morning show, ozark and succession snagging awards some of those some of my

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stand up to cancer and rally want you to reduce your risk for cancer, go to takeahealthystand.org. ♪ right now at 4:30, the bay area mourns and celebrates the life and legacy of justice ruth bader ginsburg. a live report next on what some are calling for as the battle to replace rbg in the supreme court heats up. plus, unemployment chaos. more than half a million californians who have been waiting for their unemployment checks for months will have to wait longer. coming up, frustrations mounting as the state halts taking in new claims. and we're still talking about the air