it's labor day and one week ago hurricane ida began its five-day stretch destruction against the south and east coast. thousands remain without power as scorching temperatures bake the south. in ahanistan, brave women fighting back against the taliban crackdown. will they retain any of their human rights. our ron allen reports on children caught in the middle in our series kids under pressure. general motors plants go dark today as the computer chip shortage causes a work stoppage

and automobile shortage. we look back at the incredible life and career of the legendary willard scott. it's labor day "early today" starts right now. >> i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. this morning we start near new orleans where residents are still reeling a week after hurricane ida devastated the area oppressive heat is causing dangerous conditions many new orleans residents are heading to shelters outside the city our vonn hilliard has more >> reporter: frances, it's tough for people in the louisiana communities to reckon with because thousands of them are still living with it they expect for weeks ahead to remain without power as you can see, so much of this still remains under water. hurricane ida one week later has left louisiana in a debilitating state. >> me?

oh, yeah, i ain't staying here nope. >> did you lose your roof? yes. everything is gone my wooden fence around the house, all of this, and i don't have no water. >> reporter: structural devastation, a lack of supplies. hundreds of thousands without power. now battling overwhelming heat hundreds taken by bus out of new orleans to shelters away. >> these people are sick psychologically and physically >> reporter: seven nursing home residents have died after 800 were forced to ride out the storm in horrid conditions in a warehouse. courtney thomas's mom sent her this video residents caught on filthy, flooded ground residents laying in their own waste. >> you could see the wetness you can hear the confusion you can hear those patients calling out for help. >> reporter: all seven nursing homes that evacuated to the

warehouse now closed permanently. a crisis of care for families across the region. the wind and rain obliterated a hospital and the demand for care still so high. you guys have set up an emergency department in a parking lot. why? >> because we feel a strong need to help our community. there are no community health carey sources. >> reporter: and no relief in sight. 24 town is expected to be without power four more weeks. >> i'm kbrabgrabbing all of thir my mom and heading out of state. >> a man shot another man dead after a dispute and new concerns on the coast as ariel images show a significant oil spill frances, you're dealing with a situation in which so many of these patients may not have power for another four weeks in this community it's become a

swamp of standing water and mud. frances? >> vaughn, thank you now to breaking news in florida where a gunman entered a home and shot everyone inside. a woman in the lakeland area called police and said a suspicious man was at her house saying strange things. nine hours later an officer heard shots and saw a man dressed in camo run into the house. he shot five people including a mother holding her 3-month-old baby. >> there's another volley of gunshots and they could hear a woman screaming and a baby whimpering >> police injured the suspect in a shootout he was a former marine named brine riley. riley's girlfriend told authorities he suffered with ptsd and had become more erratic. an 11-year-old girl who was shot multiple times is still

hospitalized but expected to survive. several women protested in kabul demanding access to education and a right to work. ralph sanchez has that plus a disturbing report of a female officer execution in front of her family. >> reporter: all week we've been seeing groups of unbelievably brave afghan women taking to the streets in protest but now the taliban is turning to increasingly violent measures to stop them. bloody but defiant, they chant, we're not afraid of you. this is the price women pay for confronting the taliban and demanding equal rights this protest saturday violently suppressed by taliban fighters rifle butts and tear gas used against women asking only to work, go to school, and to be included in afghanistan's new government the protests began thursday in

the city of hara but spread to the capitol. women speaking up for themselves and for theito talk with taliban and to help women so they didn't come to -- go to work, go to school and want to be the best. >> reporter: taliban said we respect women, won't force them to go to school but no place for them in senior roles in government >> in this newer government in the top force, the cabinet, they may not be women. >> reporter: and disturbing reports of the taliban killing and mutilating a pregnant policewoman. an iron fist against women who dare to speak out. secretary of state tony blinken here in doha today for talks about how to evacuate those americans still trapped in afghanistan. frances, phillip. >> thank you he was the reason why so many americans tuned in to the

"today" show every single morning. our nbc colleague, the legendary weather man willard scott died on saturday at the age of 87 >> kate snow looks back at his career spanning over six decades. tough day for our nbc news family >> reporter: frances, willard scott died on saturday and even if you never met him, he was the kind of guy you felt like i knew, right? he brought genuine joy to viewers during his more than 60 years on television. >> here's what's napping your world this morning >> reporter: willard scott knew the weather but it was his whit and charm that put him on the map. >> i don't do this for everybody. >> he began his broadcasting career in 1950 at our nbc station in washington, wrc >> and sunshine will come in here -- >> reporter: willard joined "today" in 1980. >> the newest member of the "today" family. >> he's kept us laughing ever since. >> your own duck gumbel.

>> i told you to go before we got on the bus. >> this is like a big snail but inside there's a panther. >> how do you smoke that cigar and play the trumpet at the same time. >> somewhere out in the saudi desert. >> reporter: becoming a household name. >> can you believe this. >> >> i came down to see if you wanted to jog with me. >> willard even stole a kiss with first lady barbara bush during the 1989 inaugural parade. >> in 2015 todd celebrated his retirement. >> i would not be here without you. i love you so much >> i appreciate that are you going to buy me dinner. >> since his passing tributes pouring in >> there will never be anyone quite like him katie couric saying she's heart broken he was as warm and loving and generous off camera and andrea mitchell a ray of sunshine no matter what the weather or how grim the news. >> happy 100th birthday.

>> 102 happy birthday, sir. >> let's check a birthday this morning. >> smuk kers put his face on one of their jars writing may the smiles that he brought to others live on well beyond 100 years. >> so that's all we have time for right now. >> thank you, clyde. it's been a pleasure talking with you thank you very much. >> reporter: a legend who always seemed to have a smile on his face. >> it's a tough job but somebody had to do it >> reporter: frances, we all felt like we knew willard scott. my own family my great-grandmother's birthday was announced by willard scott when she turned 100 and my family will never forget that. i think so many people have memories like that frances? >> kate, thank you never seemed like he had a bad day and if he did, we didn't know it. >> larger than life personality. let's turn now to hurricane larry churning in the atlantic right now. more heat in the south and west. nbc meteorologist janessa webb

is here with our labor day forecast h hi, janessa. good morning. >> dealing with major heat concerns but also a major hurricane that's brewing across the atlantic no threat to the u.s., but bermuda, we're going to be watching you as we start to see a shift in the storm system. it's in a good part of the atlantic where it continues to intensify. we will see rough surf for the next couple of days. beach erosion going to be a big-time issue our friends in southeast louisiana still an issue with the feelisories in place sert southwest, palm springs, 111 degrees.

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disappeared completely >> there are often kids experiencing homelessness, kids who are in foster care, they're english learners. >> reporter: covid's disruptions made keeping track of students difficult. how serious do you think this problem is right now >> the problem is much more serious than people realize. if 25% of our most marginalized and most vulnerable kids aren't in classrooms, that's 3 million kids in the country. >> reporter: across the country public school enrollment has fallen by some 1.5 million students detroit federal official says they are hoping to start initiatives to keep students in school. >> meeting families where they are. >> that's right. adding bus lines to go deeper into neighborhoods extra after school programming, more mental health support >> reporter: all ready to go to

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in today's top stories, a major change is coming for millions of americans. federal covid unemployment benefits including the extra $300 a week for those out of work come to an end today. it was launched after more than 7 million people lost their jobs recipients will still be eligible for their state unemployment benefits though. now the story of a boy gone but not forgotten. his efforts to help young adults struggling with their mental health still live on in a huge way. "early today" producer tells us

more about jack nathan's mission. >> my name is brady and i am trying desperately to honor my son and his mission and keep his legacy alive i tragically lost my summer at the age of 19. jack wrestled with anxiety when he had these moments of despair he poured himself into art and he painted for hours on end. he parlayed his art and what he was doing into design and he launched a company called happy jack he would create logos and initially he pressed them on to apparel from his dorm room and he started selling them. within the first week of sales he donated $1,000 to the child find institute he launched happy jack's world on june 7th of last year and i tragically launched him a month

later. we were approached over the winter to execute a pop-up shop in jack's honor. this magnificent space on fulton street in the seaport, we design all of his designs, all of his logos. everything you see in that is jack every logo, every painting you name it. what i want everyone to know is that jack was a survivor yes, he wrestled with mental illness, but it is completely irrelated. i would have done anything for jack then and i would do anything for him now because that's what being a mother is to me you can persevere in the face of adversity and you can turn your anxiety into something very beautiful and that's what jack did. that's a beautiful legacy to leave behind at 19 >> wow it sure is thanks to bianca for bringing us that. a large part of those

proceeds go towards various mental health charities. that pop-up will run until the end of the month. >> what a way to honor him and to spread that mess same and get rid of that stigma that is so prevalent out there. thanks so much for starting this labor day with us.

right now at 4:30, relief in sight in some evacuees returning home to south lake tahoe after running from the caldor fire and air quality concerns continue for parts of the bay area. we're tracking conditions in your neighborhood. plus, it's coming to an end and it is affecting millions of americans, maybe you. the benefits folks will no longer receive and how to know if you are going to be impacted. this is "today in the bay." good morning. i'm kris sanchez in for laura and marcus