hi, everyone. happy labor day, everyone. i'm zinhle essamuah. >> and i'm ellison barber, in for kate snow. "nbc news daily" starts right now.

today, monday, september 4th, 2023. the great escape. americans everywhere are soaking in the unofficial end of summer. but now everyone needs to get home. we're tracking what you'll face on the road and in the air. burn out. tens of thousands are stranded in the middle of a nevada desert after torrential rains swamped the burning man festival. another link. >> the suspected gilgo beach killer potentially tied to one more case the new questions about his possible role in disappearance of a south carolina. a new study reveals how dangerous and how long lasting head trauma can be, what parents of young athletes really need to know. >> an important story especially in this back-to-school season. thanks for spending your long weekend with us. >> we'll begin this hour with nevada desert where festival

goers have been stranded. >> they're attending the burning manifest value. 70,000 people trapped in the mud, attendees will finally be able to leave soon. the exodus set to begin any minute now. burners were advised to shelter in place and conserve water and food but that did not stop some people from trekking miles through the mud to reach the nearest town. >> also investigating one death in the desert, unrelated to the weather. maura barrett is following this for us. maura, what's being done to get all these people out of there? do they want to leave? what's the sentiment? >> it does seem like our team on the ground there has been sending messages back to us, it's a very hectic scene which is i talking to you.

there's a sigh of relief of people after this downpour of torrential rain over the weekend. a poston x the site formerly known as twitter, the high is 75, a slight wind which has been haasening the drying process. that's good news. we're expecting to see that exodus officially start because people need to start making their way out of the desert, but there has been a lot of surprising optimism that we've seen, because people go into the middle of the desert for this weekend expecting to go into kind of a survivalist mode. our team interviewed the ce of course the organization and she detailed more about what they've been doing to dissuade people this weekend. >> one has to understand that for who we are being here in this location, we chosen a dry lake bed, the environment is

always a survival environment, we bring all the strzok we need to survive and so do the individuals with who camp here and participate. >> attendees are known as burners and they bring in all the food and the supplies they're going to need for the weekend. when they received that shelter in place order on saturday we're told that a lot of people helped ration food and share food with each other and everyone stayed safe this the uncertainty and as things kind of rolled through the weekend people remained flexible. some people going out exploring and kind of trying to still make the most of this weekend, this idea of radical self-reliance. >> this is huge festival, we were seeing some images of big names like diplo and chris rock, tell us what's expected this weekend?

>> reporter: this was heavily attended. 70,000-plus people they'll have to get out of this situation, officials saying it would be probably best to get prepared for patience and stagger your exodus if you're there over the next couple of days if possible, if you have that flexible. a normal year with great weather it can take up to 12 hours to get everyone out there. it's something that's a slow and steady process, it's going to be even more slowed down, there's the potential for a little bit of rain tonight which could be a little bit problematic but officials are seemingly optimistic that this will just be a slow and steady exodus, they also point out that famous burning man the namesake of the festival hasn't happened yet they're trying to make sure that can go off tonight if conditions are allowable for that and that could provide some incentive for people to stagger their exodus

from the festival. >> maura barrett, thank you. now to the labor day holiday rush. >> more than 100 million americans are traveling for the unofficial end of summer, packing popular destinations all across the country. most people this holiday are traveling by car, 95 million people hitting the roads. aaa said right now that the hours between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. are the worst times to drive. so what's the best time you ask? around 7:00 p.m. tonight. >> of course, we can't forgot about the airports. the tsa and faa are expecting this to be one of the busiest holiday weekends for the year for air travel. we'll get a check on your forecast in just a moment. but let's begin with kathy park in tennessee. what can people expect if they're about to hit the roads this afternoon? >> reporter: good afternoon. you just said it, this is probably the worst time to travel and the best time will be later on this evening, any time

after 7:00 p.m. we're here in east tennessee and behind me is i-40, this interstate, when it's not a holiday, already pretty busy, but as you can see there there's a whole lot of traffic right now, you have people leaving the great smokey mountains, dollywood, pigeon forge, very popular tourist destinations. everyone has a same idea right now and that's to get out. fortunately, though, things are sort of going to be lightening up later on this evening. 95 million americans are choosing to get behind the wheel driving to their destinations and choosing to either go back home today or tomorrow. according to aaa, before you head out, a good idea to check your vehicle, because they're estimating roughly 300,000 stranded motorists by the end of this holiday weekend, so check those tires, also those batteries and remember to have a spare key handy, there are a lot of lockouts as well, so something to keep in mind if you

do plan on heading out the door, getting behind the wheel, but as you mentioned airports are also dealing with a lot of passengers as well, 14 million passengers expected to be screened by the end of this holiday weekend. if you do have to head out to the airport also plan to get there early because you'll be joined by a lot of company. travel experts say probably about two hours in advance if you have flight scheduled today. >> kathy, thank you. the traffic building behind you. let's bring in nbc meteorologist michelle grossman. >> the good news we're looking at relatively storm-free. we're not looking at huge storms that are going to slow us down in the air and on the road. but as we look at the map today for your labor day forecast, holiday storms in the great basin, portions of the plains as well, localized flooding, gusty thunderstorms with high winds, winds gusting up to 60 miles an hour, green from the lower

mississippi valley along the gulf coast states, some pockets of heavy rain as well, we're seeing some lightning and hearing some thunder there, another major story today in terms of the weather, record heat from the northern plains, northwest, we're looking at temperatures 10 to 25 degrees above. we'll break a lot of records over 25 states. it will last throughout most of this workweek. airport delays looking so good. so nice to show on a holiday, it looks like everywhere is green, major hubs, new york, miami, atlanta, los angeles looking really, really good. in terms of the roadways we have some slowdowns. i-10 in the south along the gulf coast states looking at lightning and seeing that heavy rain in portions of the great basin. the yellow bismarck to rapid city, pretty gusty thunderstorms, that could lead to some flash flooding.

the minneapolis area could see strong storms. 12 million people under heat alerts. most of us in the northeast will see temperatures into the 90s as we go throughout the beginning of the wok week. >> michelle grossman and kathy park thank you both so much. in pennsylvania, the manhunt is intensifying for a convicted murderer on the run just outside of philadelphia. >> this is the newest image we have, taken on a home surveillance camera, it appears to show him in the backyard still wearing his prison uniform. >> five days since he escaped from the chester county prison, sentenced to life in prison just two weeks ago. george solis is in chester county, pennsylvania, what are police saying right now, where do the search efforts stand? >> reporter: good afternoon. that video is one of four sightings here within this

two-mile search perimeter just outside the chester county prison where he escaped. pennsylvania state police troopers are now taking the lead in this investigation. there are still hundreds of officers with long guns, tactical gear inside this heavily wooded area for any sign of him. he's considered to be extremely dangerous, convicted and sentenced for murdering his ex-girlfriend and he also wanted for a murder in brazil back in 2017, of course this community as you can imagine is on edge right now with all of these road closures in the area. and there are choppers and patrol cars driving around playing audio from his mother pleading for him to turn himself in. they're hoping he turns himself in and ends this manhunt. now going on five days. those sightings are important to police. they're concentrating their efforts on this two-mile radius.

they say this is part of their ongoing investigation but many are wondering how they could have allowed this to happen. lot of residents are leading to a lot of sleepless nights in the community that this man can be in their backyard. lot of people are coming back so authorities are urging residents to keep an eyes on thing, if something looks out of place to call them right away because right now no tip is too small if it helps them catch this fugitive. >> george solis, thank you. up ahead, a texas college community is grieving after a student was shot off campus how he's being remembered and what police are now revealing about the suspect. plus, it could be the biggest fraud in the history of the united states. we'll tell you why billions of dollars in covid relief is now getting the attention of congress. you're watching "nbc news daily." we'll be right back.

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was shot and killed in ft. worth on friday. a junior at texas christian university, he was shot several times in ft. worth's popular entertainment district, police arrested a suspect shortly after the attack, joining us now is nbc news correspondent shaquille brewster. wes smith was originally from tennessee. what can you tell us about him and how is the community reacting to this. >> reporter: heartbreak for this community, two weeks after the start of classes there at tcu, at the football game on saturday there was a moment of silence in student section a banner said win for wes. his father said he was an all-american guy, family statement saying, quote, wes was truly an amazing and loving son, brother, cousin and friend to so many, the university also releasing a statement explaining their shock and grief, saying he was a beloved member of our

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a chp officer is recovering after a motorcycle accident in san francisco. first, a popular rock singer from the bay area has died. steve harwell passed away this morning following news over the weekend that he was in hospice care and nearing the end of his life. harwell struggled with health problems over the past decade that forced him to step away from the band in 2021. he was born in santa clara and cofounded smash mouth in san jose in 1949. harwell was 56 years old. a chp motorcycle officer is

recovering after a crash in downtown san francisco at 3rd and harrison streets. you can see the bike collided with a car. the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. the driver of the car was also hospitalized. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. heads up if you're heading to yosemite due to a giant crack that appears at a nearby cliff. the closure went into effect wednesday. no word on when it will reopen. not too hot, no too cold. it should be a pleasant day across the bay area. here's meteorologist kari hall with the forecast. >> we're looking at mild ware across the bay area for this labor day. in san francisco we're going to see a high of about 68 degrees and more of the same weather we had over the weekend continues today, but this afternoon we'll see much more sunshine. hayward will see a high of 75 degrees. we'll reach 84 in concord and 81

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spain. two reports missing and hello cop fors being called in to rescue individuals from the roofs of their homes. the rain began yesterday and continued into the morning. breaking news, music fans everywhere are remembering the life of steve harwell the lead singer of the grammy nominated band smash mouth died at his home in idaho this morning, he was suffering from a long illness. smash mouth's music hit the its popularity in the late '90s and the early 2000s. steve harwell was 56 years old. four astronauts are back on earth after spending six months at the international space station, spacex capsule parachuted into the atlantic ocean off the florida coast early this morning before leaving the space station they said they were craving hot showers, steamy cup of coffees and the ocean air, another crew will switch will happen later this month. with the return of two russians and one american.

gilgo beach murders are grabbing the headlines in south carolina. a link between rex heuermann and a missing mom hundreds of miles away in south carolina. maggie vespa joins us now with more. tell us about this case in south carolina, do officials think there's actually a link or just being extra cautious here? >> reporter: they're looking into this tip for sure. they kind of hesitate to say right now to end any more credence to it, they don't have any physical everyday beyond the tip. they're taking it very seriously. she was last seen in may 2017, and basically her adult daughter came forward to investigators in south carolina, after watching the news, she believes rex

heuermann he's the guy who i saw with my mom the night before she went missing the man she saw with her mom, she didn't know at the time in 2017, having a car similar to one linked to heuermann. investigators in asking taking this seriously but cautiously going step by step. take a listen. >> thus far, the connection is zero, we have hearsay, whether or not that man was rex heuermann we have yet to be able to determine, just because we want so badly to find the whereabouts of julia doesn't mean we can presuppose anything. we have to operate in the world of facts. >> that being said, this tip has been turned over to fbi. this is not entirely randomly. they said heuermann had ties to other places in the country, south carolina was one of them. there's a possible link for him

to this area. >> maggie, have we heard anything from heuermann's attorney. >> they're basically no comment to this possible connection in south carolina. he of course faces three counts of first degree murder in three cases of women who were killed more than a decade ago, their bodies found on or around gilgo beach, he named the prime suspect in a fourth murder and we know 11 bodies total found on or around that beach in long island, authorities there looking into heuermann's ties. he's maintained his innocence throughout this entire case. now we have this new layer to add to this stunning investigation. >> maggie, thank you. the attorneys representing former south carolina attorney alex murdaugh say they're filing for a new trial based on new

everyday. murdaugh is currently serving two consecutive life sentences. a horrifying scene in mexico over the weekend, video capturing the moment a small plane taking part in a gender reveal party lost control and crashed into the ground, the pilot was killed. nbc news correspondent ere in mclaughlin has more. >> reporter: the terrifying moments caught on camera, as a gender reveal party in mexico turned deadly. video shows a small plane taking part in a gender reveal suddenly breaks apart. its left wing appears to give out. the plane then spiralling out of control. eventually crashing into the ground. the couple and others seemingly

unaware of what was happening above them. emergency responders arrived on the scene. local authorities telling nbc news that the pilot was the only person inside the plane. he died on the way to the hospital. >> just get the cake the next time and stop with these stunts. >> reporter: this isn't the first time a gender reveal has gone horribly wrong. 2021, new york state police a 28-year-old father to be died after a device he was building for a gender reveal exploded. over in california, authorities say a smoke-generating device used during a gender reveal ignited the eldorado wild fire, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate. a similar story back in 2017 when an expectant father shot his rifle at a target packed with an explosive powder in a dry, grassy area in arizona. according to officials, that single gunshot sparked a massive brush fire that took

hundreds of firefighters weeks to control. the blaze consuming more than 45,000 acres and resulting in more than $8 million in damages. this latest fatality yet another cautionary tale that some of these celebrations continue to get out of control. a first responder tells us there were no injuries at the scene and several party goers called 911 about the incident. unclear what caused that wing to give out. meanwhile, experts say think safety first when celebrating your baby. back to you. this labor day hundreds of thousandju of american workers are on strike, they're demanding things like better pay and safer working conditions, two of the longest ongoing strikes involve hollywood writers and actors. it's still under way. no end in sight. lindsey reiser has more on the impact this strike is having.

>> reporter: hi, amber. >> hi, lindsey. >> reporter: amber crawford has been living in new york and working as an actress for 15 years and her apartment isn't just her sanctuary it's also now her office. >> this is where i tape actors, this is where i audition coach, we go through the scripts and i coach them. we put it on tape. we send that to the casting director. action. >> what is at stake for you personally? >> it's open ended. we're not given a date of when we're going to come back. if we're going to come back. these are scary times. >> reporter: amber said her audition tape business dried up after the writers strike started back in may. and now she's going from the red carpet for roles in shows like "average joe" on b.e.t. plus to the unknown, wondering where her next check is coming from. >> actors want the general public to just know that we are just labor workers, just like people driving u.p.s. trucks,

just like people working at starbucks. >> reporter: i caught up with actor and sag-aftra local new york president on the picket lines. >> let them know that you're not going to use us to promote your summer blockbuster, to keep promoting all of your streaming platforms, you're not going to use us. >> sound. >> i think the power of union is an incredible thing, but it's really hard to throw yourself behind something that has in sort of a selfish way has made your immediate life a lot more difficult. it's hard not to feel a little bit of just collateral damage in the whole thing. >> reporter: production assistant gabrielle doesn't belong to a union but she's now out of work and doesn't feel any potential benefits from the strikes will trickle down to her. >> the things the writers and actors are fighting for are deserved but there are still people out there who are getting even less. >> reporter: between the long hours she spent on sets and the uncertain future, she's

considering a career change. >> maybe we will dust off the old bartending skills, see if i can still hold a tray of drinks. >> reporter: amber told me she too may dust off her restaurant skills but she says she's looking forward to the day when she can get back to her passion and get paid for it. >> stories are what we all enjoy and what we all can't wait to watch. what happens if we disappear? what happens then? i don't know. >> reporter: lindsey reiser, nbc news today we're learning more about the death of jimmy buffett who died at the age of 76. according to a statement on his website, the rare skin cancer he was fighting was merkel skin cancer. this type of cancer tends to spread very quickly including to parts of the body beyond the skin. nbc's jacob soboroff has more on the life and legacy jimmy buffett left behind. ♪♪ >> reporter: it wasn't just the song. for jimmy buffett, margaritaville was a life-defining anthem.

the embodiment of an easy, breezy feet in the sand margarita in hand lifestyle. buffett not only created a signature sound that was instantly recognizable, but he turned it into a billion-dollar brand creating an empire of margaritaville hotels, restaurants, best-selling books, beers and entertainment. >> i think everybody needs a little escapism and, you know, a stockbroker, a hedge fund manager. you see people coming from work, taking their ties off and putting their hawaiian shirts over their suits. >> reporter: a beloved friend of "today," he appeared on the show more than a dozen time. performing, talking about his books. >> reporter: having led a pretty interesting life, i wanted to get a few things down before i forgot about them. >> reporter: touting his broadway show.

>> we had so much fun doing it. >> reporter: and in general just hanging out and spreading good vibes. >> right here. >> i'll just see if this is real. it is. >> reporter: in particular, buffett and al shared a special connection. al posting a special tribute on instagram. >> this one hit hard. just a great spirit and a consummate professional and a lovely man. >> reporter: and other tributes pouring in worldwide. celebrities, athletes, politicians all singing buffett's praises. president biden calling him a parrot of paradise. poet of paradise. and his longtime friend paul mccartney writing, he was one of the most generous people with the most amazing lust for life. according to an official obituary, buffett died at home in sag harbor, new york, surrounded by friends and family after a four-year fight with skin cancer. his family posting, he lived his life like a long until the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many. >> it is that satisfaction of knowing that, you know, you have

connected with somebody and you have left something behind. >> reporter: buffett's devoted fans honoring him all weekend and raising a glass because, after all, it is always 5:00 somewhere. ♪ it's 5:00 somewhere ♪ jimmy buffett might have been born in mississippi and raised in alabama and of course he made key west his calling card, but we all know that he belonged to the world. back to you. >> quite the legacy and so many great hits. >> listening to it you forget sometimes how many of those were his. >> thank you, jacob for that. a new study revealing how dangerous head trauma can be to young athletes. coming up, we'll tell parents what they need to know to keep their kids safe. you're watching "nbc news daily." >> we're streaming free 24/7 rightere on h

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neuropathological evidence of cte. >> joining us now is to discuss this is ceo of the concussion legacy foundation. doctor, thank you so much for joining us. researchers are still learning about the impact of repetitive head impacts, what's the major takeaway from this study. >> that cte is starting in athletes basically while they're playing usually in high school or in their 20s and far too many of them, in this sample, had ctea professional athlete problem, but most of these athletes were amateurs, most of them never played for money yet they had this degenerative brain disease. >> when you look at the findings of this study what is your takeaway, should young people just not be playing high-impact sports at all? >> i think it needs we have to play differently, with the paper we published a couple of months ago, we rolled out a prevention

protocol. cte is caused by the number of head impacts you take. >> we need to work on changing how we practice these sports, changing how we play these sports and probably starting older before we start having kids get exposed to cte, that means no tackling in football. we should be playing flag until high school if we don't want to create cte. >> young people are still in many ways developing. in those athletes with cte, other everyday of brain injury, what are some of the other risks with repeated impacts to the head. >> causes many neurogenerative diseases. cte is the most common one. odds of parkinson's go up from contact sports.

als goes up and your odds of dementia of multiple causes from contact sports. dementia is a huge risk and these diseases are a big problem. they need to change. >> doctor, researchers found clinical symptoms were common among these athletes whether or not they had cte, what were some of those symptoms. >> that's the silver lining, whether or not people had cte a very symptomatic, more than a third with substance abuse issues, if you're a former athlete in your 20s, or you're a parent of one of these athletes, it's probably not the cte causing it's probably the concussion or another cause, you can treat it, people shouldn't be -- but go to a doctor and get

help. we have help line for you. >> doctor, you talked about some of the things that can change, raising the age that kids do these high-impact sports, what can parents do to keep their kids safe, of course all kids have physical risks? >> other than choosing the sport they play this is really coaches, whether or not we give cte -- parents need to educate coaches. this is something i want my kid to avoid. we've got a lot more news ahead. >> stay with us. you're watching "nbc news daily." we'll beight back. ancestry made it really easy to learn about my family's history. finding military information, newspaper articles, how many people were living in the house and where it was, makes me curious and keeps pulling me in and the photos reminding me

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