after days stuck in the mud, the burners are finally making their wayout of the desert burning man festival goers are

starting their exodus from the desert after a deadly storm. the 2024 presidential race heating up and gloves coming off. president biden taking swipes at his old rival and potential competition in the upcoming election 25 years ago these two men started a company that could change the world we're looking back at where the tech giant started and how it's still pushing boundaries today france is ready to pop the bubbly and pour it down the drain. the country grapples with a wine surplus and is preparing to destroy millions of gallons of wine rolling stones fans may finally get satisfaction new music is on the way from the legendary band as we roll into tuesday. it's september 5th "early today" starts right now a good tuesday morning to you. i'm jessica layton >> i'm frances rivera. the mass exodus from burning man is finally under way the sea of cars have begun

leaving out of the main gate of the festival after heavy rains stranded thousands in the nevada desert for days. and there is still a honglong w to get out >> got trapped in the mud and everything got shut down getting out was a nightmare. all eight lanes have to merge into one it's really slow >> overnight festival organizers estimated the wait to get out was still about eight hours. they suggested people stay for last night's ceremony. and one of the festival's main events had been delayed until just a few hours ago a 40-foot wooden effigy known as the man finally went up in flames with one debate already done, republican presidential hopefuls spent the weekend in early states for more on all of this we go to brie jackson in washington tell us more about the late

frets latest >> reporter: the wide field of gop candidates closed out their summers mingling with voters in the early primary states several contenders, including vivek ramaswamy and mike pence appeared in new hampshire monday pence was met with some boos at the salem gop labor day picnic, while ramaswamy received a standing ovation after his speech meanwhile, president biden spent labor day in philadelphia where he's her delivered several economic speeches this year. the president touted his economic agenda and his support for unions but he also made sure to cast himself if conin contrast with s predecessor and republican frontrunner. >> the great real estate builder, the last guy here, he didn't build a damn thing. two presidents left office with

fewer jobs in america than when he got elected office. when the last guy was here, he looked at the world from park avenue i look at it from scranton, pennsylvania, from delaware. >> reporter: and those remarks might just and small taste of the things to come a biden advisor tells nbc news that the president will be making more direct comparisons with former president trump in the coming months. recent polling from the wall street journal shows that the race remains in a dead heat between the two frontrunners, as the campaign moves into the fall jessica? >> the early push is on. brie, thank you. the white house confirmed monday night that first lady jill biden has tested positive for covid. she is 72 years old, and this is her second time contracting the virus. she first tested positive a few weeks after the president tested positive last year the first lady is experiencing only mild symptoms and will

remain in delaware the statement added that the president tested negative and will continue to be tested at regular intervals. now to news that russia is considering holding joint military exercises with north korea. in remarks to reporters, the russian defense minister seemed to confirm earlier south korean intelligence reports that moscow has proposed naval drills that would include china. this all comes as the "new york times" reports that kim jong un will meet with vladimir putin in russia later this month. let's bring in our chapman bell who's following this story for us what more do we know about these potential joint exercises? >> good morning, jessica russia's news agency quoting defense minister shoigu as saying, of course these drills are being discussed with north korea. further saying why not they are our neighbors, and there's an old russian saying that you don't choose your neighbors, and it's better to live with your neighbors in peace and harmony.

this following his visit to pyongyang this summer. and it comes in the wake of the white house's assessment that from intelligence, the two countries are actively advancing arms negotiations. and that they have been assessed that north korea halready has been providing missiles and rockets. that they, high-level discussions could follow this would be what the "new york times" is pointing to, that high-level discussions of kim traveling to russia to vladivostok to meet with putin there. traveling in the past there by armored train like his father, not flying, due to security concerns and that these discussions could take place there now the white house does point out that any arms deals between the two countries would violate

a him in of u.n. securit council resolutions. but it also points to the shortages of munitions russia is facing in the war with ukraine following their full-scale invasion of that country jessica? >> a lot of layers there of the chapman, thank you pope francis is defending plans to hold a big vatican meeting behind closed doors next month. it is not a television program, the pope told reporters. the pontiff said he was keen to keep politics out of the synod on the agenda for the conference are the role of women in the church the issue of celibacy for the priests and the acceptance of lgbtq plus catholics a los angeles jewelry tstor owner and his employees fight back after attempted robbery this comes as officials launch a

task force aimed at stopping the rise in retail theft noah pransky has the details >> reporter: shouting captured from inside an attempted robbery in los angeles the suspect spraying a worker with what appears to be pepper spray. then once inside smashes the glass and tries to grab the goods, but the entire store fights back, taking matters into their own hands. >> my dad, my brother start hitting him. and then he brings out the pepper spray and then he starts spraying everyone >> reporter: the man seen running away without any jewelry. el monte police still searching for the unidentified suspect days earlier a similar incident at a different los angeles-area jewelry store. thieves pepper spraying the owner before smashing case and getting away with more than a half million dollars in merchandise. >> they sprayed me in my eyes and mouth. >> they smashed the display cases, took what they could and ran out the door >> reporter: retail theft over

the past few months here has grown so rampant, los angeles created a new special robbery task force >> no angelino should feel like it is not safe to if shopping in los angeles. >> reporter: but some local business owners say they don't feel safe working in los angeles either >> we're angry, and we're, like, also, like, worry about, because when he left he turn my brother, he said that he was going to kill all of us, you know >> reporter: not to mention just how to pick up the broken pieces >> i feel confused i file, i don't noah iknow what should do tomorrow to come to the store for what? because most of the jewel i have gone let's turn to a manhunt in pennsylvania there have been multiple credible sightings of danelo cavalcante one man says he saw the fugitive inside his home friday >> i decided to do was flicker

the light switch five times. just to let him know that i knew that he was downstairs and then he flicked the light back >> police say cavalcante is also wanted for a homicide in his native brazil. officers have been playing messages from his mother pleading in portuguese for her son to turn himself in >> let's turn to weather americans from the midwest to the northeast will face more record-breaking heat today and now there's also a potential storm system develop in the tropics. meteorologist michelle grossmann is busy tracking all of this, hi, michelle >> temperatures are heating up into the 90s, and tropics are hot, too we could see the next named storm. most likely it hwill become a hurricane. in the southern plains, we're going to see heat indeces as high as 110, 115 in spots.

45 million americans under heat advisories on this tuesday and we'll see the heat stick around for the next couple days in many, many spots temperatures into the 90s, upper 90s in a lot of spots. you factor in the in the humidt willhumidity, it will feel like 100 tomorrow new york city 92 degrees. we have a severe weather threat, 5 million people at risk in the upper midwest. southern plains also looking at

hundreds across the southern plains could feel like 110 in spots 101 in dallas. all right, guys, that's a look at your tuesday forecast back to you. coming up, why elon musk is threatening to sue the anti-defamation league it's been a quarter of a century since google launched online. we take a look at how far that search engine has co. how f that search engine has co. (♪♪) honey... honey... dayquil severe honey. powerful cold and flu symptom relief with a honey-licious taste. because life doesn't stop for a cold. dayquil honey, the daytime, coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever, honey-licious, power through your day, medicine. when target's good and gather groceries, honey-licious, power through your day, bring joy to the table for less. when sharing, the love starts with quality ingredients. and when great taste meets low prices.

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google the original company name was back rub this is for real back in '96, but they changed it a year later they incorporate and things happen really fast from there. by 1999, they were off and running, by 2004 they were valued at $23 billion already. 2015 they reorganize and become the alphabet company reflecting a very diverse business model. and in 2020 alphabet becomes $1 trillion in valuation. today, 1.7 trillion at last check. but i want to show you the domination of google we know they're valuable, but by 2003, 20 years ago, they were already the top search engine in the country. by 2013, more than 80% of the searches in america were on google and today that number's closer to 99 out of 10.

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police officers to show appreciation for their hard work peter alexander has more >> reporter: across the country, one louisiana teenager is spreading compassion and gratitude for law enforcement. >> thank you >> reporter: one hug at a time >> you want a hug in. >> i need a hug. >> reporter: 13-year-old roslyn baldwin has an impressively big heart and even bigger mission. >> i want to go to all 50 states, since i've gone to 44 so far and doing it for seven years now. >> reporter: she is traveling the nation, embracing police officers in every state to show them respect and support >> it's a very nice feeling, just remind them you really are human. >> reporter: it was an idea she had at 6 years old she was moved by the shooting of five police officers in dallas and the shooting deaths of three officers in baton rouge.

since then her purpose has blossomed into a non-profit called roslyn loves, to show love and understanding for officers serving our community >> yay >> a young girl who plans to travel around the chountry this summer >> reporter: we first spoke to her in 2017. do you think police officers need hugs from time to time? >> yes >> reporter: how come in. >> they love us. they protect us. >> reporter: since then, she's spread joy >> since we're giving out hugs, can i haven i have the first hug >> reporter: eric thomas was there when roslyn came calling. >> >> everybody, this is rosls. >> so with the hugs. it brightened my day and made me

feel great >> reporter: an effort bringing renewed pride to the force >> she's being nice and showing love in return, she will, you know, it had will be two fold she'll get the love and respect back not only from law enforcement but society as a whole. >> our thanks to peter for sharing that story we're hugging her right back amazing little girl. >> her smile and all the smiles she makes. coming up this morning on "today", it's that time of year when our kids head back to school vicky nguyen previews an exciting new technology to make our roads and our kids safer >> thanks for watching "early day," i'tom

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