i'll see you next week. damages winds and possible tornadoes today. so will the bad weather ruin your holiday plans? nbc meteorologist bill karins has the latest for us shortly. u.s. air strikes target the isis in iraq as congress is pressured to do more. san francisco 49er ray mcdonald is arrested on domestic violence charges days after the nfl announcing tough new sanctions as part of their policies. severe weather is rolling in

for a second day from the midwest all the way to the east coast threatening to delay flights and stall traffic along the way in worcester, massachusetts, a tornado confirmed there. storms snapped power lines and causing power outages. in new york three people rushed to the hospital after struck by lightning on a beach on sunday. drivers in the area were caught off-guard by flash flooding. bill, labor day. a lot to talk about. >> more of the same, unfortunately. we were going to get drenched today and a lot of moisture in the air and make for the problems. if the storms move over your picnic plans or your beach or lake it's going to pour. here is the deal. yesterday, it was pretty hot. we are going to go through this next week one of the hottest stretches that we have been all summer! it's like summer is on! right through at least next weekend. 96 yesterday in d.c. and 109 in phoenix and september is not looking any cooler. this is a graph that shows how much moisture is in the air. it's how it feels.

some days you go outside and it feels gross and you sweat when you walk to the car. that is the air mass from boston to florida to dallas to chicago. everyone is extremely humid. when you're that humid you have a lot of moisture in the air. if it's hot and sunny that makes it worse. that makes the air rise faster and you're going to get downpours. already this morning torrential rains. this is how much rain is expected. heaviest rains from kansas city air to indiana and areas of ohio. that is the target zone to the heaviest rains. hit and miss in the east coast. you have a chance in the big cities and the beach areas you have a chance for those. it's not exactly a total washout but for about 15 minutes to a half hour, it will pour in most areas and especially from

florida north wards. as i mentioned this heat is not going anywhere. this should be the hottest week we are seeing in d.c. of all summer. 96 yesterday in d.c. and 91 today and 94 on tuesday. if you've ever been in d.c. in the summertime with the high humidity, it's not going to feel pretty. >> the grungy feeling you're talking about. >> hot and hazy and humid. >> all summer it wasn't like this and here the. >> so symbolic of the entire summer. don't know what to predict just like bill karins. bill, thanks for that. iraqi troops in coordination are kurdish forces and shia militia and u.s. air support claim a town north of baghdad, amiril. it is a step forward for a army heavily dependent on u.s. resources to make gains across the war-torn nation. u.s. military plans have

conducted 120 air strikes since entering the conflict. white house officials are hearing the backlash. the criticism is not reserved for republicans alone. >> i think i've learned one thing about this president and that is he is very cautious. maybe in this instance, too cautious. i do know that the military, i know that the state department, i know that others have been putting plans together, and so, hopefully, those plans will coalesce into a strategy. >> joining us now is the washington examiners betsy radio woof and author of "if not now when duty and sacrifice in america's time of need, colonel. colonel, positive signs? how long will they last? >> the second part is a really important question. you have positive signs and shows various people working

together in coordination on the ground with air support because you can't just drop bombs on people and expect everything to go away. it has to be in conjunction with operations on the ground. a tactical success but not a strategic success until they seize and hold terrain which they haven't done yet. >> is isis weakening in iraq? >> yes, as long as they keep up the pressure. one success doesn't make a great campaign so they have to keep up the pressure and drive isis completely and totally out of iraq and that will take forces, more forces on the ground. >> on the ground is a key point here. betsy, as you watch what is happening in washington, d.c. we see the criticism coming from both sides here. as senator feinstein's criticism was the president is being too cautious. is he in a no-win situation? still we are a month into this. >> i think it's definitely winnable. there is certainly appetite. among republicans on capitol hill and for the united states to do something. that is a very powerful urge.

the big question what specifically is the president going to ask from congress and this is something we note. part of the reason the president had so much trouble for intervention in syria is what he asked for, there were complaints it wasn't specific enough. it's struckive to contrast those two especially given that grassroots operation to prevention in is we didn't go there. i think if the president courts congress he can score a win on this. >> do you see a bipartisan movement here? >> we have seen a lot of strange b bedfellows but also on political. the fact that we see these unusual coalitions bonding, i think is indicative that there could be a move towards congress working together, maybe having a little cumbayah and everybody willing to push back against

this organization. >> what is happening in the united states might be or is happening in the middle east. colonel, you and i talked about this a month ago. based on the coordination we are hearing about is it a little bit less strange now? >> it has to continue to get less strange but it is bizarre. what an irony. we are in support, we are having air strikes in support of forces that are supported by iran, but the fact of the matter is we are going to have to get in coordination with people, including assad, of all folks. i mean, a genuine iron y casti gated assad and so on. i'm concerned about somosa. they said he is an s.o.b. but he is our s.o.b. we have to get close to people we can't stand. we have to test the gag reflex. i don't think we are ready for it. >> iran's leader saying over the

weekend we don't want ton working with with the americans but he said before that he did want to work with the u.s. so sort of back and forth? >> that is all public pronouncements and at the end day don't believe what anybody says in public especially with respect to fighting wars. we had to -- talking about the gag reflex we had to choke it down during the world war ii. our ally was russia. we have to get closer to them if we want success on the ground but i don't think we have the political will to do that. these successes are not going to be sustained. >> to the political will, betsy. senator mccain and graham with their op-ed over the weekend, they intimated again the president is not an easy position and they looked back at not only presidents bill clinton as well as jimmy carter and the difficulties they had faced in the past with such decisions that president obama is facing a similar environment today and were they sort of giving him an

opening there? hey, we understand this is difficult. we support whatever you have to take? >> i think so. a lot of interesting subtexts in that op-ed. absolutely, the president is looking for allies on the hill particularly the republicans to increase the support for the united states intervention. mccain has been strong to work with the president in the past and willing to process these ideological divides. we have john kerry and chuck hagel going to wales to court new people. so as there is more international support for this effort and as we see an international cohesion behind it, i think the president will have an easier time courting republicans. >> i have to ask you this, colonel. guns as betsy was talking about from the germans are guns enough? >> no. guns are not enough.

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on players involved with domestic violence could get its first test here. san francisco 49ers defensive end ray mcdonald was arrested on sunday on domestic charges after officers went to his home. he was released and posted a 25,000 dollar bail. he would not discuss what happened but did say this. >> i can't say too much about it right now. -- come out. know the kind of person i am. >> joining me now is assistant editing editor. this happening over this last weekend here. what do you know about the case? >> it comes on the heel of the ray rice suspension, two-game suspension in the nfl. so it's going to get a lot of

attention as, of course, it should. it comes at a pretty attentive time for the nfl. roger goodell, the commissioner, had just announced stiffer penalties for domestic violence cases and he comes out into this and is going to be looking a very serious penalty. >> the nfl saying they are looking into this as you were saying. >> right. >> this is what the league's new personal conduct policy lays out in regards to domestic violence. you see it right there. for the first offense, a mandatory six-game suspension. the second offense banishment from the league with the possibility to petition for reinstatement after a year. >> right. >> is this policy going to get the outcomes that the commissioner wants in terms of reducing the incidents of domestic violence? >> well, i thought it was a really good letter that the commissioner sent out. the body of the letter, a lot of it is concentrated on preventive methods and education and i think that is where they hope to really make strides. the increased sanction should have something effect, i guess,

but these crimes occur in the heat of something and i don't think that the players necessarily are thinking, oh, i better not do this, i'll get two games, i better not do this, i'll get six games. they are a little off the rails when this is happening. i think it's the right move to make these stiffer penalties and we will see what the outcome is. i think the overall approach that the nfl is taking they understand there is a real image problem here and they understand they have to address it, that they can't have any tolerance. >> is this unique to ray rice? is this unique to ray mcdonald the 49ers? >> no. it feels widespread across the nfl and much more domestic violence than you'd ever want anywhere. nfl players are statistically less likely. >> less likely? >> yes to commit domestic violence at men at large from age 25 to 29. that doesn't make -- there is no excuse or anything better about that, but it is the reality. of course, they are very famous and they are in the limelight.

as goodell said the nfl is held to a higher standard and it should be. these are men making a lot of money and on television and set a standard. the fact it happens at all is too much as the 49ers manager said. >> zero tolerance is what you're saying? >> yes. >> the general manager for the 49ers released this game. we take such matters seriously as we continue to gather the facts, we will reserve further comment. how do these situations affect teams like this both operationally, as well as to the fans? >> it's a good question. you know, the niners have had ten players arrested in the past two and a half years or so which is the most in the nfl. and so it can wear down sort of your feeling about the team. they have another defensive player, aldon smith who was just suspended nine games for a sort of repeated violation of personal conduct. the niners got a lot of heat last year when smith had a dui

and they let him play before that had his time in court. it puts people a little bit greater sensitivity and a greater attention to detail and a greater earnestness making sure these things don't happen. now fans are rooting for a team that have these issues. >> these incidents? >> right. most of the 49ers had nothing to do with this. there's 53 players on the team now after cut day and the vast majority of them don't have anything like this. so they have to kind of look through past crisis and get on to the season and handle this strongly and move on to the season. >> thank you. nascar driver tony stewart returned to the racetrack last night three weeks after he struck and killed kevin ward jr. he was welcomed back with a round of applause by the large crowd at atlanta motor speedway but his return ended early after he hit the wall for a second time after one of his tires blew out on lap 172.

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separatists. this comes as a new round of talks begins today to ease the crisis in ukraine. a representative of the russian-backed separatists say their priority in the talks is to win recognition of their independence. more clashes today in pakistan between anti-government protesters and police. they are asking his resignation saying his party won the election by stuffing ballot boxes. protesters were removed from a tv station today. police killed three protesters and injured hundreds on saturday. well, for the first time in history this fall, a new majority in u.s. public schools, white students will no longer be the majority as kids head back to class. instead, minority students will be the majority. these projecttions according to the national center for education statistics. now a shift largely here is being fueled by growth and the number of latino children. joining me now is dan cardnellie

president of community in schools. dan, good morning to you. how big of a dynamic is this when you look at unaccompanied children now perhaps a part of this new school dunn yeyear? >> a new deal. a pleasure to be you with you this morning, richard. this fall we have 90,000 young people who have made the journey from central america and spent probably 35, 40 days in a shelter run by the health and human service department of the united states government and they are going to be hitting school. once they hit school we know illegal schools are required to provide them an questionable education. it's a serious problem particularly in texas, california, maryland, virginia, d.c. and new york. >> new york city officials formed a task force to help surge the aid of undocumented minors in the school. you mentioned miami dunn dade and florida schools and asking for extra federal funds as well. when we look at the help in these steps is it enough to help all of these children? >> we know is that the

communities where these young people are going to be hitting are disproportionately affected. there are title 3 dollars that schools can use to support young people. but it's often not enough. organizations like communities in schools where the largest provider of student support. we partnered with community resources food banks and shelters and faith-based community to bring the resources into schools so kids have what they need to be available and teachers are freed up to teach. >> teachers looking at the makeup of teachers. the majority are white teachers and majority of these unaccompanied are those who culturally not synced in with the system. how is that going to fare out? >> there is schools that have trained social workers from the community and they are bilingual and form a trusting relationship

between the kids and family and schools and become a real resource to teachers so teachers can lean into them to get a sense what is going on in a kid's life. when a kid puts his head down on the desk he may be exhausted -- >> it will be tough. >> it will be tough. but we have 35 years of experience. we have seen that when we work with young people in intensive case management way, we improve their graduation rates and dropout rates and improve their economic course performance. >> there is more to come, evidently, as we are watching this this morning. "the dallas morning news" are mentioning another wave is coming because of hunger. in some countries, food production is going town down 7. we may see greater waves of children coming across the border. >> they work with 1.3 million students in the district of columbia.

the single biggest thing we provide is access to food. kids are hungry. the majority are latino so they are in difficult situations. >> sometimes the only meal they have the entire day? >> breakfast and lunch and often we set up food banks right in the school so family and kids have access to food. >> dan, thank you so much for your help in understanding this issue today. >> thank you, richard. human trials are getting under way for ebola vaccine that is fast tracked through the system. the vaccine ka fast-tracked by the institute for health. three people will be injected with the vaccine this week and they will watch them carefully before continuing with the trial. if all goes well, more than 200 others will be tested with it. with all of this coming with the world health organization predicting 20,000 people could become affected in the ebola epidemic in west africa, more than triple the current number. the epidemic could spread to ten

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some police officers in ferguson, missouri, have started wearing body cameras less an month after an officer shot and killed unarmed teen michael brown. this picture showing the new body cams mounted on the officers' chests. ferguson's police chief said money was donated to his office last week. the officers wore the cameras at this protest march on saturday. a grand jury will examine the evidence in michael brown's death and prosecutors saying it could take until mid october to present all of the evidence. five protesters are moving forward with a lawsuit claiming

that ferguson and st. louis county police departments used excessive force. >> i call them, right now, the ferguson five. >> one of the officers threw me to the ground. >> i was shot probably seven times with my hands up. >> joining me now is criminal defense attorney eric guster. we are talking about the grand jury. we just mentioned it could be mid october. a lot can happen in the next six weeks. >> a lot could happen. what the prosecutor has to do is present evidence to see whether it's enough evidence to return an indictment. and a lot of people in the community are concerned that bob macculloch, the chief prosecutor in this case, would not present enough to get an indictment. they are calling for his removal. >> if a decision doesn't come down right away the issue of a local process. on the flip side, we have the fbi and the federal case. >> yes. that's the one that a lot of people are paying attention to, including myself. when you have the federal

government with their resources such as 40 fbi agents were on the ground within days interviewing people, they were talking to different witnesses and potential witnesses to see what people saw, see what people heard. that is the investigation that i think may actually return more information than the local one. >> so marchers and protesters will be out in force today. it is expected on this labor day. i think they are trying to halt some of the traffic on the freeways there locally. the protesters wanting more transparency and more information. what can the fbi and the grand jury in their case do to perhaps make them feel more comfortable? >> the fbi investigation, once that investigation is complete, i would expect them to produce a report for the public to review. with the grand jury investigation on the local level, that is done in secret. it's in private. although there is a person taking down a transcript which will record all of the testimony, but it's not an open court, which is one of the

reasons that people ask that this -- that a charge be filed by the prosecutor for a preliminary hearing to be held before a judge where cameras will be present, people can watch via stream and that way all of the evidence will be presented in the public forum. >> do you expect the fbi, the federal case, to come out with its results before the local case? the local case is two months long it looks like, at least. >> i doubt it. typically, the federal case will happen after the local case takes place. oftentimes, what the federal case will do they will come in and review what the local attorneys did, see whether it was proper, see whether civil rights violation was violated. the feds came in and they started their case. >> they are chazz tiesing the united states on friday or saturday. we have got body cameras that

they are starting to use locally. will all of those sorts of discussions outside of the grand jury process, the fbi process, will it comfort those in the community when they see those sorts of moves, the police departments starting reach out and do more community policing? >> i hope it does. one thing we have to look at after the shooting of michael brown occurred, the police misconduct was outrageous. >> the ferguson five we are talking about? >> absolutely. they filed a multimillion dollar class action lawsuit for the benefit of the protesters whose rights were vilolated. this is something after the fact which may help going forward but a lot of people people feel their rights were violated, which, obviously, some were. >> thank you, for your perspective on that. high schoolers from georgia have been inspired by the developments in ferguson. they have created an app and it's designed to curb police brutality and abuse. this app you see here is called 5-0 and it gives citizens a way

to document their interactions with police. good monday to both of you. they join me to explain their app. >> thank you. >> my pleasure. how did this app help to decrease the instance of brutality? >> we hope it can be used as a preventive app. we want the cities and counties and things we want them to be able to document their interactions with police so that it can prevent any new actions and any new interactions with law enforcement to occur. >> ema, how does it work? >> basically, people will come into the app and make an incident report. that is where you document your interaction with law enforcement. you'll rate that law enforcement officer on their courtesy and professionalism and rate them on an a through f ask scale. we calculate a rating of that law enforcement or law

enforcement agency and we produce a score on 4.0 scale much like you get in high school for that officer. >> the description of that report is available to anyone throughout the united states. you can just look it up by the zip code, county, or state. >> you can keep track of your interactions. we have a board that allows you to connect with your community and we have a function that allows you to know -- to make sure you are aware of your rights and how to deal in specific situations. >> you guys have encapsuled late what it does very well. have you gotten any data so far and what has it shown? >> we have got quite a bit of data. negative to positive reviews we have gotten on local law enforcement. it's just showing that we need to make a change in our local law enforcement systems. >> we hope that the law enforcement officers with negative reviews and negative ratings will hopefully use the examples of the law enforcement officers and agencies with more

positive reviews to serve as role models for them. >> give me an example of the negative reviews you've seen more consistently. >> an example of negative reviews we have seen, well, some people just document how they have had poor interactions with law enforcement or they weren't treated properly. >> what kind of poor interactions? >> like they weren't spoken to properly or they weren't treated with courtesy. >> the officer wasn't willing to help them and when they needed help, things like that. >> what about positive interactions that have been logged on your app? >> one review that stuck out to us was when a woman from texas, she reported that an officer actually held her phone to record the officer when she was getting arrested. >> he actually offered to help her during that interaction by holding her smartphone for her. >> to video the interaction itself? >> yes. >> so the app right now, it's available online. anyone can download, is that right? >> it's available on the google play store for android currently. >> are you both programmers?

>> yes, we are. >> we like to think of ourselves more as problem solvers. >> i think you're both. i think you're both based on what you're telling me. ema and asha, thank you for your time. >> thank you for having us. >> you bet. good luck. etiquette coming up next to help you avoid flight fights. the day day tech fa national ti -- fanatics are waiting for. because a fresh start awaits. with exciting worlds to explore, fanatics are waiting for. new fr waiting for. and old ones to renew. it's more than a job. and they're more than just our students. so welcome back, to the students, and to the educators. ready to teach. and ready to learn.

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skies friendly? nbc kerry sanders is a frequent flyer himself, he has some advice. >> reporter: for the airlines, these are the good times. average passenger loads are at over 80% of capacity. but with so few empty seats, the battle for limited overhead space to avoid checked luggage fees, leg room tight, limited even more by bags at your feet and that sometimes battle for the arm rest, it is perhaps no surprise passengers in coach are literally fighting for personal space. it happened twice this week. on wednesday, 61-year-old edmond edmond alexandra was taken into custody but released fighting for a passenger over leg room. the american airlines flight from miami to paris diverted to boston but only after undercover air marshals broke their cover to end the dispute. earlier this week, another incident on united airlines where the seat was blocked from reclining with a mechanical device called the knee defender.

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labor day honors the sacrifices of the american worker. that includes volunteers who use their time helping the less fortunate. a new study estimating that $1 billion in volunteer labor is donated every year to help the hungry, for instance. that is 100 million hours at charities like food pantries across the country. here is a look at some of those who give both their time and energy. >> it's a story she doesn't want to tell. >> it hurts. no, i don't see myself. i said i never want to see myself again. >> reporter: 12 years, brenda's thoughts was housing struggles and work. feeding her family on 19 dollars a week and thanks to pots.

>> i got a new place. i'm into more nutrition stuff and eating vegetables like i never ate before. >> reporter: the last seven years, pots gave her meals and legal help with her home and even the idea that guarded for healthy living. she got better. good enough to become brenda, the volunteer. >> you can call on her and the rest of the potsy. whenever we are in crisis i make one phone call and i have four people coming to my rescue. >> reporter: tina trains young volunteers. brenda's daughter included. >> she did her learning service with us and then became part of our pantry. and then started to intern with us. she became one of my head leaders in the nutrition component. >> it only gets better. >> reporter: brenda and her daughter are giving back now. they are part of 2 million volunteerses helping food agencies nationally each month and that is more than 100 million donated hours animal

says feeding mer ining america,r $1 billion. the money saved spent on food instead. >> those cans of food at the beets. >> those cans of food start here, like carrots in this warehouse, that represents millions of meals. the food bank for new york city supplies smaller pan trees like pots, gathering large donations, dividing them up and delivering them. leaving at sunrise every day. inside the warehouse, a special room with more volunteers scooping macaroni from a 1200-pound tub into family-size bags. >> the biggest thing that concerns is making sure that the volunteer pipeline continues. >> reverend henry beland is now also the chair of the board. >> this is the best full-time job, nonpaying, i've ever had. >> the one thing that connects all volunteers is love.

and i think you have to be able to see something that is the same in one person that is in you. >> but then there's this, the ceo of the country's largest food bank says they'll double the meals they normally have to supply to over 100 million this year. what she needs more of. >> at the top of the list, it's always going to be more compassion. that's always going to be at the top of the list. i get afraid about that sometimes. i do. >> don't tell the seranos that. father, mother, daughter and son. pantry clients and pantry volunteers. they don't have a lot, but they give a lot. >> no strings attached. none whatsoever. >> and now for a look at this morning's business headlines, u.s. markets are closed today for the labor day holiday. we are taking a look at labor day travel as well. roads expected to be the most clogged in six years. plus a look at the new iphone 6 and what you can expect there. and the august jobs report is out on friday. joining us right now is msnbc

contributor carmen wong. aaa saying lots of folks getting out on the roads. 34.7 million americans will travel during labor day weekend and that's the highest in six years. we're seeing a spike hethere. what does this tell you? >> here's a couple things, we have a lot of pent-up energy in terms of consumer spending. folks really want that last hurrah before the fall and are willing to spend a little more even if they can't afford it. here's the thing too, gas prices are pretty low. it's actually surprisingly 50 cents lower in some areas, especially around here. if you think about too at the end of august, aaa says when labor day falls close to august, which this one falls incredibly close, the closest you can get, it tends to spike up. this still feels like summer for some folks even though school for most people started last week or the week before. >> driving is fun for some.

>> i like. >> it so 9-9-2014 means nothing to me. we're talking about the iphone 6. >> 9-9 -- >> it means the most to apple. >> apple is looking to make a lot. it's a lot of announcements, not just about the iphone 6 which is really huge. i want to see what the providers are going to provide in terms of deals. but here's the thing. they are hooking up with the credit card processor. american express, mastercard and visa. this hasn't been officially announced but they're going to have mobile payment systems. google has tried this before. what's interesting to me, i'm not a big fan of anything that enables you to spend more quickly and easily because you tend to spend more. but here's the thing. it has the fingerprint technology. anything with biometrics makes me happy because it's added security for you so if your phone gets stoelen, you don't have to worry about someone

hacking into your system. i know that i have it and it's really helpful because my daughter can't buy apps. >> but you will. >> but i do. >> it's also said they might be introducing the iwatch? >> if you have the fitbit and jambox also has their version too, this is the thing. this will be able to not only go around with you and give you data but hopefully hooked up with your home system. a lot of systems are looking to hook up with your air conditioning, your electricity, all of those things. we have to wait to see what happens. it's going to be a little higher, around $400, we don't have the price point yet but on 9-9 all of this is coming out, six new things. it's going to be big news. >> bigger is better why? 4.7 inches and 5.5. >> i'm sticking with mine. this is the 5s. so i don't have a reason to go up. i think a lot of folks -- we see a lot of data, especially with young folks, millennials and teens.

>> young folks. >> young folks, not me, millennials and teens who are looking to spend their money on tech. tech is it. nobody is looking to buy clothes and other status symbols. this is a connection to other worlds, right, so it's not just a phone. maybe for the it's partially a phone and news and all that information, but for them it opens up a whole new world. we're seeing so much more attention to tech. >> so 30, 40 or 50 million they sell before the end of the year, what about sustainability, that's big a big line as of late because our phones are basically disposable after two years, right? >> i'd love to see more sustainability in this field. if you think about all the computers that get dumped and phones that get dumped, if there's a way to recycle this, that would be great. you can look to google to donate your old phones. a lot of providers, sprint, verizon, at&t, they will give you credit towards a new phone so that at least helps you personally if you can get $100 towards a new phone but i would

love to see more sustainability. a lot of us just want it to not break. >> quickly, pricing. >> pricing. >> pricing on this new puppy, on this new iphone. >> it's going to be high but it really depends on your provider. if you are at the cusp of getting a new deal on your phone, wait a little bit because you'll have a lot of incentives to get this new phone. >> have a great labor day. we'll see what comes out and share notes. that was wrapping up this hour on msnbc. i'm richard lui. iraq is making some progress against isis with the help of u.s. air strikes but the political pressure growing here at home for president obama to do more. francis will have a live report at the top of the hour. plus labor day storms are causing major problems for many of you in the northeast. will your holiday be washed out? you hope not. your forecast straight ahead, too. ♪ [ male announcer ] when you see everyone in america almost every day, you notice a few things. like the fact that you're pretty attached to these.

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continues air strikes on isis targets in iraq as the president is pressured by congress to do more. severe storms tear across the country bringing damaging wind, dangerous lightning and massive downpours, and today the midwest is expected to get walloped with large hail and possible tornados. will the weather ruin your holiday plans? nbc meteorologist bill karins brings us the latest. and california lawmakers approve a new plastic bag ban possibly changing the way you grocery shop. will other states follow suit? but we begin with that weather alert. the timing just couldn't be worse for travelers trying to get home at the end of the labor day weekend. look at that, imagine trying to drive anywhere in this. hail the sides of giant stones fell from the sky in kansas. that along with blinding rain and there's even more in the forecast. a tornado was confirmed in worcester, massachus.