good morning. thanks for starting your weekend with us. they he are on dealing with hurricane lee this morning. >> it is getting ready to make landfall. it's september 16th. this is "today." >> bracing for impact. 8 million people from nantucket

to maine on high alert with rough surf, heavy rain and wild winds in the forecast. angie is tracking lee's every move. slamming the brakes. thousands of united auto workers still on strike after walking off the assembly line friday. president biden sending in top aides to help negotiations. how the strike could impact you. gag him. prosecutors asking a federal judge to stop former president trump from attacks witnesses. how the former president responded overnight. taking a stand. supreme court justice ketanji brown jackson with the rare speech on the birmingham bombing anniversary. >> we cannot forget because the uncomfortable lessons are often the ones that teach us the most

about ourselves. all that, plus surprise split. after 27 years of marriage, hugh jackman and his wife announce they're separating. why they are parting ways after three decades. today, saturday, september 16th, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and laura jarrett. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on saturday morning. a happy new year to those who celebrate rosh hashanah. i know you had a nice dinner dinner. >> celebrating apples and honey. we celebrate with you. let's get to the latest on

lee. >> the storm was downgraded to a cyclone. this is no longer a hurricane, but it is packing hurricane-force winds as it takes aim at millions today. >> angie will have the forecast in a minute. we begin with kathy park in maine. what is happening, kathy? >> reporter: laura, good morning. lee is skirting the coast of maine right now. it is not expected to make a direct hit in the area, but it will be a wet and windy day. we are getting a break from the outer bands. ahead of the storm yesterday, we saw massive waves crashing up and down the coast. marinas pulled out vessels as a precaution and here in the portland area, emergency staffers are assessing the situation and may actually close

up shop depending how the weather plays out the next couple hours. of course in the coastal communities, the biggest concern is beach erosion and flash flooding and power outages. the tropical storm force winds could be expected over the next few hours. looking ahead, it took several days for lee to get here. it is expected to move out this afternoon as itthreatens nova scotia. >> thank you, kathy. >> let's turn to angie lassman. this is still a big size. >> it is a post-tropical cyclone lee. you heard kathy talk about the gusty conditions. look at the cloud cover. that stretches down to new york. the rain from nantucket and

beyond into canada is what people are dealing with. the 80-mile-an-hour winds and we are talking 25 miles an hour with the movement. we are dealing with the tropical storm conditions and we have the tropical storm warning that is up right now for 8 million people. same as it has been for days. we will see it maine to massachusetts today. the system will be out of the picture by tomorrow. that is good news for you. here is the gusts we have seen. you notice offshore at 60 miles an hour off the cape. 43-mile-an-hour winds in nantucket. we will see this track work up to the north and eventually make landfall later today, guys. it will be out of here by the time we get into your sunday afternoon. >> angie, thank you very much. our other big story this morning is thousands of auto workers on strike for the second day with no clear end in sight and it could impact anyone who

drives. nbc's jesse kirsch is outside the plant in wayne, michigan. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: laura, you can hear the horns honking and people on the pick et line. as the strike began, the uaw suspended negotiating with the leadership of the union taking part in the action. best we can tell for now is it appears the automakers and union are still far from compromise. across the rust belt, this morning, thousands of united auto workers are being told to protest on the picket line. with no new deals with the uaw and big three overnight thursday and friday, thedown told 13,000 workers to walk off the job at three plants. jeep owner stellantis in ohio

ohio. >> we want a better contract. >> the plant in st. louis. >> it is fair they pay us back. >> reporter: outside detroit is ford. it laid off 600 non-striking employees saying the walkout in some departments has impacted operations in other parts of the facility. gm said the strike at the missouri plant, a different plant could run out of parts and lead to 2,000 non-striking workers temporarily laid off as soon as next week. >> let's be clear. no one wants a strike. >> reporter: president biden is sending two top aides to detroit to help with negotiations. >> the companies have made significant offers. i believe it should go further to ensure record corporate profits should mean record contracts. >> reporter: the demands are a large pay bump and retiree healthcare. stellantis is disappointed in

the uaw leadership. the ceos of ford and gm say the offers are historic. >> this is a good offer. we want you back. >> reporter: hours after the strike, gm chief mary barra says the consequences of the shutdown could reach beyond the assembly line. >> for every gm job, there are six other jobs associated. >> this is not a small strike. you are taking out 15% of everything they build in the u.s. >> reporter: union leaders rallying supporters as the two sides publicly appear no closer to a deal. if you are trying to buy a new car or current vehicle needs repair, depending on how long this drags on, that could get more p come complicated. we know the vehicles impacted are gm chevy colorado and then

the operation in ohio and in michigan, the bronco and ranger are taking a hit. laura. >> jesse kirsch, thank you. peter, i have to ask about this. the president wants to be pro-union. he has companies on the other hand in three states that he cannot afford to lose in 2024. how does he walk that tightrope? >> this is a tightrope and real-time test for the president's economic agenda. bidenomics. this is the pro-union stand is in his dna. it is his brand. he has been calling for higher wages. you add the transition to the new economy right now. hollywood, the writers are fighting to protect themselves from a.i. and from the communities and automakers world? they are worried about protecting themselves in the electric vehicle era. there are a lot of stakes in the state of michigan right now which is a must-win state for

president biden. >> the longer this goes on, the tougher it is politically for the white house. >> a challenge for sure. now to some other breaking news overnight. the special counsel in the election interference case in washington is asking for a limited gag order to stop him from talking. this comes after mr. trump has made statements attacking prosecutors and even the judge herself. nbc's ali vitali is in washington, d.c. we knew this would come to a head. >> reporter: you are right, laura. the special counsel is asking to narrowly limit former president trump's to talk about the case. if granted, this would include statements he made about the identity of possible witnesses as well as disparaging comments about them or jurors and attorneys. the ask is borne of actions he has taken including the public

statements attacking the citizens of district columbia and court and witnesses. the special counsel's request adding that the remarks can be inflammatory and intimidating. mr. trump reacting in d.c. and on social media attacking the special counsel and process saying they leak, lie and sue and they won't allow me to speak? also calling prosecutors incompetent. trump's team has ten days to respond. the judge could rule any time at the end of september to impose the narrow gag order. big impimplications. >> ali vitali bright in early in washington, d.c. for us. thank you. >> are you the lawyer here. is this gag order enforceable? this guy is running for president. there are a lot of complicating factors. >> this is the thing that happens. you see it in a normal case. it raises first amendment issues.

you never had the case where the person they want to stop talking is the frontrunner for the republican party running to be president. it is extraordinary. more likely, you will see the judge give a stern warning. she already has told him to stop talking in ways to prejudice the jury. there are concerns of safety. there have been threats of fbi members and prosecutors and judge herself. she will haul everyone in and say cool it down. >> we will watch it. we want to bring in a familiar face for you this saturday morning. our friend kristen welker, the anchor emerita. she sat down with former president trump. kristen, it is starting tomorrow. >> reporter: good morning. it is great to be with you. thank you for having me. you are right, i did sit down with former president trump. his first network interview since leaving office. we covered a wide range of

issues. i asked about one of the top issues for voters which is the issue of age. >> what do you make of the age issue? should there be an age limit? >> i took a test three years ago. the doctors said and it was in front of doctors and a big deal at walter reed. i aced t. i got everything right. i'm all for testing. frankly, i think testing would be a good thing. a lot of people say it is not constitutional to do it. i would be for testing to make sure lot of people say that can happen. >> what do you say to people who say it is time for a new generation of leaders? >> it is always time for a new generation. some of the greatest world leaders have been in their 80s. i'm not anywhere near 80, by the

way. biden's not too old. i think he's incompetent. that's a bigger problem. i don't think 80 is old. i know people who are 89. i know a better than who is 94 and 95 who is 100%. bernie marcus, home depot. he has been amazing for so many years. he is 95 years old. it's really a level of competency. not the age. >> you will be in your 80s if you are reelected. does that concern you? >> i will be at the end. no, because my father lived much longer than that. my mother lived longer than that. >> this is interesting, kristen, it follows mitt romney. he said he is not running for re-election again. he said it is time for a new generation of leaders. both trump and biden would be in their 0s in another term. what did you take?

>> reporter: i learned president trump doesn't like the issue of age. he doesn't want to talk about it. it was nnotable. i don't think biden is too old. he is incompetent. he doesn't want this election framed around the issue of age. age is in focus right now on capitol hill. our leaders on capitol hill, peter, as you noted as senator mitt romney not running for re-election. he was facing a tough road. he is a trump critic. he did call for a new generation of leaders. i think that echos what we are hearing from voters all across the country. if there is a potential rematch despite the fact that these two men do not want to be talking about the issue of age, i think it will continue to be in focus for voters. >> kristen, you got the former president on your first show. you are also gearing up to cover other topics. you are taking over "meet the press." this is wild. this is an institution. i cannot imagine anyone better

and better positioned to take this seat. tell us what are you excited about? what do you want viewers to know? this is appointment viewing. >> i am so honored. thank you for the beautiful words for all of the support. i'm deeply honored. i am excited to talk to a diverse range of voices from across the political spectrum in washington and the candidates on the campaign trail. i want to talk to community leaders. i'll approach the role as a reporter. that's who i am at heart. that means i'll be working my sources throughout the week. i'll go out on the road talking to voters. what are the questions that they want answers to? i'll bring those questions to the moderator's chair every sunday. i see this role as bringing new information and relevant information for viewers to make the best decisions.

>> we are glad you are easing into your new role with the former president as the first interview. nice to see you saturday morning. see you back in the neighborhood. >> i will see you tomorrow. >> that's right. i'll see you tomorrow, laura. i cannot wait. >> you will be on the panel, laura jarrett, tomorrow morning. "meet the press." the same invitation to sit down to kristen happens been extended to president biden. let's get the rest of the country's forecast with angie. >> good morning. we are starting off with all things tropics. we are coming off the peak of hurricane season. it is busy across the atlantic. we have multiple things we are watching. post-tropical lee is impacting everyone. surf and the gusty tropical storm force winds. we have tropical storm margot. it will be a fish storm. not impacting any land over the

short term. we have tropical depression 15. that is the next system we watch likely to develop and get a name. the next name is nigel. we have an unsettled disturbed weather sitting near the islands off the coast of africa. let's talk about the track for what will be nigel. looking at it becoming a cat 2 next week. we will see that system stay o good morning at 5:18. we are taking a look at the east bay, richmond-san rafael bridge. cloudy skies up above and in the south bay. downtown san jose waking up under mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the mid 60s. 63 to start the day and concord, 58 in santa rosa. it will be a foggy day the coastline with temperatures

and that's your forecast. guys. >> angie lassman, thank you. coming up, words about race in america from ketanji brown jackson. priscilla? >> asking not to shy away from the painful past and she talked about how to move forward in challenging times. we'll have all of the details coming up. plus, are there cracks in the hollywood writers strike? drew barrymore is getting choked drew barrymore is getting choked

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we are back with the "weekly download." >> joe joins us at the desk. joe, good morning. >> laura and peter, good morning. among the headlines is house republicans taking aim at president biden. a big announcement from house speaker kevin mccarthy. >> i'm directing our house committee to open an inquiry. >> a move for conservative republicans who have been calling for impeachment. the white house responding to mccarthy. >> there is no evidence of wrongdoing. they doing it because the extreme far right members of the caucus are demanding it of speaker mccarthy. >> republicans accuse the president of using influence to help hunter in his business dealings, but yet to show proof. hunter biden was indicted on thursday on unrelated gun

charges. authorities capture danelo cavalcante two weeks after he broke out of the prison. >> a d.e.a. aircraft picked up a heat source. tactical teams able to move in and when he tried to flee a k-9 took him down. >> up to 20,000 people are feared dead in libya after heavy rains caused two dams to collapse unleashing walls of water more than 20 feet high. >> he's coming out of the game. >> four-time nfl mvp aaron rodgers tore his achilles heel in the first game with the jets. >> the 39-year-old superstar writing, i'm completely heartbroken and moving through the emotions and deeply touched and humbled by the support and love. apple unveiled the iphone

15. it is water resistant and has a better camera and comes with a new charging port. some of the dramatic moments cause on camera. a danish cruise ship ran aground after low tide. >> officials detonated this bridge over the missouri river. it will be replaced with a new bridge. and scary moments during the girl scout outing in texas when the alligator started swimming aggressively toward them. the adults were able to distract the gator and get all of the kids out of the water safely. finally, this viral moment at the high school cross country race in wisconsin. two runners were battling for second place when suddenly the runner from marquette fell down. his opponent circled back to help the marquette runner. moments later, all three runners crossed the finish line

together. winners all around. >> i love that. the two runners who stopped to help are from stevens point in wisconsin. they know some things are more important than winning. >> i have never run a race in my life. i do hope if i was to go down like that, you would come back and get me even if it meant you didn't win. >> there is a lesson in that. the camaraderie and competitiveness. we have more news on "today." >> how shopping secondhand could be a smart way to save for your family. and does taylor swift have a new love? rumors about her and travis kelce. what his brother is

good morning. thank you for joining us on this saturday, september 16th. a multi-increase in crime and we have learned that oakland missed the deadline to get

millions of dollars from the state to address retail theft and other crimes. the city has seen spikes in crime across the board. officials are scrambling to find out what went wrong. community leaders including the naacp are calling the mistake a deadly failure for the city. >> in the city at a crucial time when lawlessness is way out of control, as far as the city of oakland is concerned and then you missed a golden opportunity to get millions of dollars to get the license plates readers and cameras, more police officers. we could get everything. then you blow it? >> mayor sheng thao said the city is reviewing what happened and looking for ways to ensure it does not happen again and the south bay san jose fire investigators are looking into the cause of the two alarm fire not far from the san jose flea market were two people were inside of the home with flames broke out just after 4:30 yesterday afternoon. the smoke could be seen for miles but fortunately they both

got out safely and no one else was hurt. it is saturday. let's check in for look at the microclimate forecast. >> good morning, everyone. starting out typical over the last couple of days with patchy fog hanging around. over the richmond-san rafael bridge people getting out the door bright and early. in san jose we have mostly cloudy skies overlooking downtown temperatures not too bad. 65 in san jose, 63 in san francisco. checking in at 61 to start the day in napa. livermore also starting out with low 60s with cloud cover hanging around through the midmorning. it is a little bit of a slow warm up into lunchtime. looking at sunny skies returning with temperatures into the low 70s. as we lookahead the state what we will talk about at 7:00, many headlines to go over. we will cool down and it will finally feel like fall over the

next couple of days. looking at showers in the sierra. we will watch a couple of patterns for wind later this week and we could see some showers, maybe. it is 5:28. coming up at 7:00 on today in the bay, new insight from the hispanic population in the world the business. we will break down the top cities for entrepreneurs including righhere in the t

look at that. we are back on a saturday morning. september 16th, 2023 with a live look outside studio 1a. look at all those good-looking people. some of them i recognize. >> payoff for showing up.

>> i promise i did not pay people to show up. they are excited we're back and we're happy they're here. >> your husband calling neighbors. we'll say hi in a bit. we begin with a check of the headlines. kim jong-un now getting an up close look at russia's military as the two countries are believed to be discussing an arms alliance. kim extended the trip in the russia's far east in looking at the nuclear bombers and advanced war ship. the trip included four hours of talks with vladimir putin earlier this week. experts say russia is seeking badly needed munitions from north korea. in exchange, north korea could ask for advanced military technology. robert kennedy jr. had a scare on friday as he launches the bid for the nomination.

l.a. police say they arrested a man at the kennedy campaign event in los angeles who was armed as posing as a u.s. marshal. the man approached him and said he was part of the security detail. his actual team isolated the man until the lapd officers arrived. rfk jr. is asking for secret service protection as he is a candidate. his father was assassinated at a campaign event in l.a. back in 1968. in baseball, a scary situation in on pittsburgh on friday night during the pirates and yankees game. in the bottom of the sixth, the line drive struck the ball in the head. the pitcher fell to the ground in pain after the 100-mile-an-hour liner hit him near his left ear. both teams took a knee as the medical staff rushed in to help. the yankees said he was alert as

he went through testing at the pittsburgh hospital. >> a scary scene. supreme court justice ketanji brown jackson spoke out on friday on the 60th anniversary of the birmingham church bombing that killed four girls. the justice asking not to whitewash the painful past. we have priscilla thompson here with more on that. priscilla, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. justice jackson did not address any issues before the court right now, but h have to own ev darkest parts of our past. understand them and vow never to repeat them. >> reporter: that was the message delivered by justice ketanji brown jackson, the first

black woman to as cend to the highest court. speaking from the steps of the church in birmingham where the kkk detonated a bomb 60 years ago killing four girls. >> we cannot forget. the uncomfortable lessons teach us the most about us. >> reporter: the remarks rare from justice whose don't express opinions outside of the courtroom come after the conservative majority restricted operations in june and the african american history standards that whitewash history. >> we cannot allow concerns of discomfort to displace knowledge or history. >> reporter: a history not easily forgotten by those who lived it like the families of the four girls who died.

and the surviors including adde may. she spoke with sheinelle jones about the fateful day. >> i heard the loud noise. boom. all i could do is a jesus. adde. she didn't answer. >> is there a day that goes by that you don't think about what happened? >> i think about it every day. >> reporter: a painful past that justice jackson says we must never forget. >> knowledge emboldens people and frees them. the work of our time is maintaining that hard won freedom. >> reporter: notably, justice jackson said she declined many invitations to speak, but she accepted this one as she reflected on her own historic appointment and grappling with questions why it has taken so long to achieve those milestones. peter. >> priscilla thompson, thank you so much. important to hear those voices

to history never repeats itself. >> rare to see it from a sitting supreme court justice. especially with racism. >> this conversation continues. let's get a check of the weather with angie. >> good morning. we have some thunderstorms that could interrupt your plans across the country. these areas are where we see gusty winds and hail. the tornado threat includes davenport to kansas city. it is thanks to a cold front which is slicing from the midwest to the southern plains. it will also leave some soggy conditions for folks in the midwest and stretching from wisconsin down through illinois. we will see iowa dealing with that as well. those stronger storms this afternoon. as we get to tomorrow, it shifts to the east and brings soggy conditions to the mid-atlantic

and northeast. it will be an unsettled day. the highest rainfall totals along the coast for the carolinas. as you get your plans ready for saturday and sunday, make sure you have a plan b indoors good morning. at 5:36 starting with 63 in downtown san francisco with fog to greatest. mild and 63 degrees under cloud cover. we have a mix into 12:00 with some peeks of sunshine coming through. a cloudy start with and that's is a look at the forecast in your neighborhood. >> angie, thank you for that. just ahead, this is one you

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with gratitude, love and kindness. the couple met in 1995. they have two children together. up next is prince harry. happy birthday to the duke who turned 39 on friday. 40 is coming. he celebrated with his wife megan at an the invictus games where the crowd surprised him with the serenade. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ ♪ happy birthday ♪ happy birthday ♪♪ >> it is his birthday today. >> harry looking both appreciative and maybe embarrassed at the spectacle there. he and megan are in germany for the invictus games.

finally, here is the talker of the morning. travis kelce, the kansas city chiefs tight end is making headlines that he and taylor swift are dating? his brother jason was actually asked to set the record straight after his team's victory thursday night against the minnesota vikings. >> can you comment on the rumors? >> i cannot comment. >> are we on tmz? >> it is for my daughter. >> ever since catching kelce, everyone is infatuated. i don't know what's going on there. i know travis is having fun. we'll see what happens with whoever he ends up with. >> we are going to keep a close eye on that one. it was not confirmation, but it was not a denial. >> i love this. i love travis. >> the question is what happened on that play?

it was tell me about your brother's love life. >> i have no idea if he is good in football. >> very good in football. >> all that time on taylor's love life. >> it is. you're right. >> thank you, joe. still to come, we will explain the story behind the video. look at this. why this man decided to cut down that tree. it is not for the firewood. we're back after this.

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good morning. thank you for joining us on this saturday, september 16th. we have a follow-up to the giants in being repaired in the san francisco city. the city said it could take six weeks or more to fix it. this is what the hole looked like after the water main break underground at fillmore street. the flooding damaged several homes and businesses while the crews were working. the block of fillmore street between greene street and union street will remain closed to all traffic and street parking. it is hispanic heritage month. there are many ways to celebrate across the bay area. today is mexican independence day and last night people

across the bay area were out celebrating from san jose to san francisco with hundreds coming out for what is known as the independence day. september 16, 1810 kicked off the mexico independence movement . that is when they called on the town to rise up against the spanish crown. today san francisco celebrates to kick off the hispanic heritage month and tomorrow redwood city is hosting the fiesta and many other celebrations of all latin culture happening all month long. you can find more information on nbcbayarea.com . let's see what the weather will be like outside for the celebrations. >> good morning, everyone. mexican independence day and also my father-in-law's birthday. i have a lot to celebrate this weekend. of course, happy birthday to him. and the south bay gilroy a cloudy start. that is the story from most of us out the door.

60s with a struggle to see some skies and temperatures warming up. half moon bay definitely a spot at the beach today were families will gather. it will be up a little bit chilly so bring the extra layers. what's happening with the weekend layers to make temperatures drop a few degrees? we are wedged between a cooler pattern to the pacific northwest and heat to the south. we will talk about what can bring today, tomorrow and the week ahead. is the last week of summer so we have to get everybody prepared for the week of fall. we will celebrate with you at 7:00. today at 7:00 on today in the bay, placed on leave and why this east bay police chief is under investigation. we have that plus all of your top stories in the full forecast coming up at 7:00. we hope you join us. right now, back

good morning. packing a punch. the monster storm lee bringing hurricane-force winds winds. 8 million people are high alert with waves up to 20 feet high. angie is tracking it all. saying sorry. congresswoman lauren boebert

issuing an apology that her campaign denied. asked to leave the audience after vaping and causing a disturbance. what she is now saying about that night. and under fire. drew barrymore posts and deletes the social media post. >> this is bigger than me and there are other people's jobs on the line. >> as the union prepares to meet again with hollywood producers in hopes of ending the five-month long strike. today, saturday, september 16th, 2023. welcome back to "today" on saturday morning. nice to see them here on a nice day in new york city. as it relates to hollywood, you hope they resolve this thing. the fall season is looking like reruns. this could go for a while.

>> strikes all around. michigan and hollywood. everywhere. >> we will focus. >> a lot of reality tv and game shows. we keep a close eye on lee as it say post-tropical cyclone. still bringing hurricane-force winds. we will get to angie in a moment. let's get to marissa parra in bar harbor, maine. marissa, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as lee makes its way to nova scotia, it is bringing winds of 80 miles hour. normally on a september saturday, you would with see the bay behind me covered with boats. 100. most of those boats have cleared out to safer waters. we're in maine. lobster is a huge part of the local economy. yesterday, we spoke with local lobstermen. they showed us how they are

taking the traps and boats to safer waters as well. remember, this region hasn't seen a hurricane watch in over 15 years. this is a big deal. this is unusual. the people around here are treating this like a nor'easter. there are concerns to watch out for here. you have the water level concerns closest to the coast and concerns with the trees and power lines. this ground is oversaturated from the rainy new england summer. you have top-heavy trees which have not lost the foliage yet. we are expecting more power out d people under tropical storm warnings. guys. >> marissa parra, thank you. >> let's bring in angie for the latest on the path of lee.

>> by the time we get to tomorrow, this will be out of the picture for new england. notice the rain bands working onshore for parts of new england and nova scotia and new brunswick. from nantucket to bar harbor, we have heavy rain and post-tropical cyclone lee. winds at 80 miles an hour as it chugs to the north. it will make landfall today. it will happen by the later parts of the morning hours. still, tropical storm warning in effect from westport to east port and interior maine because of what you heard marissa say. saturated grounds and strong winds for folks there. we could see power outages in those spots. some of the rain is working west. also the winds with 58-mile-an-hour winds. you see bar harbor with a gust of 31 miles an hour. we could see minor flooding from this with storm surge at 1 to 3 feet. we are looking at mainly the wind to be the biggest impact

today. >> angie, thank you. and now to the big three auto workers and the strike which could impact anybody who drives a car. jesse kirsch is outside the ford plant in wayne, michigan with more. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. you see in the morning hours here, we have people picketing outside of the facility. you hear cars honking their horns as they go by. all of this unfolding as the union is asking workers to go on strikeout side detroit and another near st. louis and a third in toledo, ohio. the union targeting one fa as you will -- facility for each of the big three. asking 13,000 workers to go on strike. that number could change. we are watching how things develop closely. all of this as ford has announced 600 workers have been

laid off. they are non-striking workers laid off because of impacts of the strike. gm is warning 2,000 non-striking workers could be temporarily laid off soon because of impacts of the strike for that company. all of this as president biden yesterday expressed support for the union and its workers and said he is sending two top aides to detroit to help with the negotiations. as of right now, the two sides appear far from compromise. if you are trying to buy a new car or current vehicle needs a repair, depending on how long this stretches on, that could get more complicated. peter. >> a lot of people watching this. jesse kirsch in michigan. thank you. also this morning, republican congresswoman lauren boebert apologizing for the actions last weekend at the show

"beetlejuice." after the lights went out, she was seen dancing in her seat and taking photos during the show. she was asked to leave the theater for the disruptive behavior. she blamed the behavior on his divorce. ashton kutcher is stepping down from the board. the actor said his decision was quote rooted in recognition of recent events. kutcher and his wife, mila kunis, faced backlash of support of danny masterson. masterson was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting two women. and what about a boost, joe? >> i think i told you we like a

good pet boost here. an animal rescue for the ages. a man's dog somehow got stuck inside that hollow tree while chasing a squirrel. the only way to get the pup out was to cut the tree. >> there's the doggie. >> that's a first. >> i think that is a first. that is a dog happy to see the light of day. he certainly knows how to shake it off. as for the squirrel? sources tell us it apparently got away. that's a risky move. that could go wrong. >> so many questions. trees are hollow in the middle? >> the dog was like, i'm good in here. i'm hanging out. >> also, risky move with a chainsaw. your dog is inside? >> so much could have gone wrong. >> glad that worked out. next, dana griffin is in l.a. with the writers strike.

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concessions made before they get back to work in the writers' room. for the first time in months. >> i'm feeling optimistic. >> reporter: studios and writers set to resume negotiations after 11,000 union members have been on strike. >> we are not saying we'll get everything. we are expecting what we deserve. >> reporter: including mandatory staffing and increased pay. the writers guild of america and the amptp, which represents studios, including nbc universal, revealing they agreed to meet. the studio alliance says they are working to schedule a meeting next week. >> how long will this last? >> i bet we will not see a deal until next year. there is so much mistrust and strong feelings on both side of the table about what is

existential and what necessary. >> reporter: this comes as popular talk shows come back to air without union writers. >> i apologize to unions. >> reporter: drew barrymore dropped this week as book host apologizing in a social media post as she stands by her decision. >> it is bigger than me. >> tonight, the audience is back. >> reporter: fall tv is expected to look different with more reality and game shows and even when a deal is reached, kick starting the industry will be difficult experts say. >> the process of rebooting the industry is going to be extraordinarily difficult because it is difficult to schedule a single movie or single tv series in the ordinary course of business. when you think about, you know, hundreds of 1,000 productions at once trying to reboot and competing with the actors and

resources, it is a four-dimensional chess game. >> this could decide what happens next for the actor whose have been on strike for the next two months. and some are auctioning off to raise money for crew members affected by the strikes. it includes having adam scott walk your dog or lena dunham paint a mural in your home. back to you. >> if lena dunham walks my dog? angie is checking in on the forecast. speaking of fall, it fall a. we set in with the seasonal temperatures. in new york, we were starting in the 50s and low 60s. we end up in 70s. you cannot complain about the forecast. in richmond, low 80s. chicago in the 70s.

comfortable temperatures. that is where we should be in september. dallas tomorrow is still in the 90s. that is typical this time of year. the cooler conditions for cleveland and indianapolis in the 70s. memphis hits 82 tomorrow. we keep it good morning. it is 6:15. mostly cloudy start even in the south bay. be careful with changes in visibility on the roadways this morning. 69 in novato, 62 in livermore with mid-60s in san jose. as we take a look at the rest of the morning, a mix of sun and clouds by 10:00 this and that's is your forecast. guys. >> angie, thank you. still ahead, we have your ticket to one of the hottest new

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good saturday morning. we are back with the trip to broadway and the look at the musical "here lies love." >> the music was written by some well known names. fat boy slim and david burnam of talking heads. >> the entire cast is filipino. something that has never happened on broadway. that is important because so many of the performers have a personal connection to the story which is not told in a way you would expect. for starters, they ripped all of the seats out of the theater's ground level. ♪♪ >> it's a broadway show that looks more like a nightclub. >> my jaw hit the floor. >> amazed the tony winner, one

of the stars of "here lies love." ♪ here lies love ♪♪ >> a disco musical that turns the floor into the dance floor. there are seats on the upper level. those are the ground are standing surrounded by performers as the stage shifts. it is an immersive experience centered on the rise and fall of imelda marcos. >> what is it like for you going through the audience among people? >> it is fun. it is thrilling. >> the story is quite serious. imelda married ferdinand marcos. in 1972, he declared marshal law. ferdinand marcos is played by jose. >> it is a personal story.

i was a marshal law baby. i was born in the philippines in the '70s. >> his family escaped to america in 1979. >> what does your family think? >> they see their son play the man who made them leave the country. >> especially what happened in 19 1986. the people power revolution. >> those who with were at my party were told to go home early because the tanks are rolling out. it is time to go home. >> that is a moment in your life. >> i'll never forget that. >> days later, imelda and ferdinand were air lifted out of the country. >> for those telling the story with disco lights? >> it is a trojan horse, the show. the first two-thirds of the show, you are partying without question.

those questions start to fire off in your brain by the time the final third begins. >> we're warning people if you don't protect democracy, it could be taken away. >> a story that holds incredible meaning for the cast. >> i feel i'm fulfilling the dreams of my grandfather. now i'm here on broadway shining a light back to the philippines. it feels powerful for me. >> imelda marcos is now 94 years old and returned to the philippines. her son is theresident currently. you can catch "here lies love" in manhattan. i saw it off broadway ten years ago. you saw this amazing thing where it was interactive. can they bring it to broadway and make it work? they did. it was still a dance party in a smaller space.

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>> good morning and thank you for joining us on this saturday, september 16th. i am kira klapper. the multimillion-dollar mistaken oakland has city leaders asking if the city is able to get a handle on crime. they missed a deadline to apply for millions of state dollars to address retail theft and other crimes. this comes as the city sees spikes in crime across the board. officials are scrambling to find out what went wrong. community leaders including the naacp are calling the mistake a devastating failure for the city. >> this cd at a crucial time like this one lawlessness is way out of control as far as the city of oakland is concerned, and did you miss a

golden opportunity to get millions of dollars to get the license plate readers, cameras. we could get more police officers and get everything. and then you blow it? >> mayor sheng thao said the city is reviewing what happened and looking at ways to ensure it does not happen again. and the south bay san francisco fire investigators are looking into the cause of the two-alarm fire at the flea market. flames broke out after 4:30 yesterday afternoon. lanes could be seen for miles. fortunately they got out safely and no one else was hurt. let's made it -- we made it through the weekend and let's get to our forecast with meteorologist cinthia pimentel. >> it is the last week of summer. how about walnut creek with a bit of a break with sun trying to peek through. it's the kind of morning where you want to stay in bed and i don't blame you. low 60s to start with cloud cover hanging around the city

for most of the morning. in the second half of the date we will sell it -- see it back from the coast. low 60s with cloud cover along the coastline of san francisco with some drizzle out to the beaches. so far temperatures in 60s, 70s and some low 80s make your way into solano county. otherwise we will start to cool down into tomorrow and early next week. we will talk about that coming up at 7:00. also coming up at 7:00, how the hispanic population is impacting the world of business . the entrepreneurs in the bay area. we will break down the numbers. we have that and all your top stories along with the full forecast coming up at 7:00. we hope you join us. we hope you join us. in the meantime, enjoy (♪♪)

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