2:30 on the west coast, 5:30 in the east. this is "way too early." ♪ ♪ good morning everyone. i'm wednesday, august 19th. i'm ayman mohyeldin. e-mails have been flagged for further review but clinton played down significance of the questions saying the same issues would have come up even if she used government server. >> in retrospect what was supposed to be convenient has turned pout to be anything but. if i had a separate government account, tote areally separate government account and totally designated personal account.

i started running for president and said i want the american people to see a everything that was part of my time in the state department. i think it's educational and wanted the state department to release all my e-mails the which they already had by the way in the government computer system. we would be going through the same process. it has nothing to do with me. it has nothing to do with the fact my account was personal. it's the process by which the government and sometimes in disagreement with various agencies of the government make decisions about what can and cannot be disclosed. >> did you try to wipe the whole ser server? >> i have no idea. >> did you wipe the server? >> like with a cloth or something? >> i don't know how it works

digitally. >> you did not try? >> i know you want to make a point. i can repeat what i said. in order to be as open as possible, we have turned the over the server. they can do whatever they want to. that's for people investigating to try to figure out. we turned over everything that was work-related. every single thing. personal stuff we did not. i had no obligation to do so and did not. >> is this an indication this issue isn't going away for the remainder of your campaign. >> nobody talked about it other than you guys. >> clinton's campaign acknowledged there was attempt to wipe the server before it was turned over last week to fbi. sources say despite claims it was purged, fbi investigators believe they can retrieve some of the data. clinton maintains she neither

sent or received information that was marked classified. donald trump's opponents are deciding whether they'll follow particularly birth right citizenship. whether the children of undocumented automatically become citizens. half the field side with trump. scott walker goes further. he tells donors he's trying to win over trump supporters. jeb bush and marco rubio take digs at front runner. >> america is still a great country. the idea we're not great or need to make america great again, that's not the issue. we are great. if you don't believe me, ask yourself this. what country would you trade places with? which nation on earth would you trade places with now? i can't personally think of one.

you probably can't either. let's turn out west to where 30,000 firefighters are battling wildfires. 200 active duty soldiers will step in to help fire crews battling over 100 fires in 10 western states. one of the fires in washington is where we find nbc's miguel with this report for us. >> reporter: these are conditions firefighters are facing on the front lines. flames shooting closer and closer to homes in washington state. the national guard has moved in bracing for a monster day. winds expected to kick up dramatically. >> there's hundreds and hundreds of houses that could be in the line of fire. >> the air attack key dozens of drops every hour. four held comicopters have been making drops hammering this little with water. the blaze is still on the move.

>> this is where the fire is blu burning, steep canyons and rugged terrain. this is perfect fuel and topography for this to grow. they are among 40 families that lost it all. >> i had a lot of stuff. stuff wasn't that important. some things will -- my grandpa's porch from his house, i can't replace that. >> california is burning. north of los angeles, this entire community threatened. across several states, 7 million acres are up in smoke so far. more land than the entire state of vermont. help from as far east as new york arriving. these firefighters joining the fight in oregon. in california, 4,000 inmates, low level offenders are paid to help. in idaho, it's unpredictable.

this firenado shoots flames 100 feet into the air. firefighters brace for more days ahead. >> let's bring in bill karins to break it down. are they getting help from weather? >> they will, but not today. today is one more day fires are spreading quickly. humidity is low and temperatures brutally high. this is no surprise what's going on. we've been in a historic drought for a long time in california. drought conditions have increased in oregon, idaho, western montana. active fires are in that area of the country, northern rockies. we have focused attention last two weeks in this area. today we could see bad air quality and record highs in the northwest. could be 96 portland, even spokane 92.

you get the picture. temperatures drop as we go through friday and saturday. today is a very dangerous day for firefighters on the ground. >> looks like a tough one out there. hopefully everyone is able to stay safe. thanks for that. at least two democratic senators will vote against the nuclear deal with iran. menendez is joining schumer in opposition. the former chairman of the relations committee says he is urging fellow lawmakers to push for a better agreement. >> whether or not the supporters admit it, the deal is based on hope. hope that when the nuclear sunset clause expires that iran will have succumbed to the benefits of congress and global immigration, hope the hard liner wills have lost their power and the revolution will end the goals. hope that the regime will allow

the iranian people to decide their fate. unfortunately it's not a national security strategy. >> senator menendez opposition may have little impact on the future of the deal. three more democratic senators officially support the agreement. authorities in thailand released security footage of a suspect wanted in connection with monday's bombing in bangkok leaving 22 deed and 122 injured. a video shows a man in a yellow t-shirt near the shrine. he enters unnoticed, leaves the backpack on a bench, stops to take a picture before leaving the scene. the spokesman said he is the bomber. thailand's prime minister calls the attack the worst incident in his country's history. meanwhile yesterday in the capital, a second explosive device was released. it's not clear if the two

incidents were related. in the wake of two scandals involving two lawmakers who resigned, the legislator is looking to curt tail ways to end sexual harassment. the idea sparked an intense backlash yesterday including from missouri's own senator claire mccaskill who asked in a letter to representatives proposing it, quote, is your recommendation meant to suggest if an intern wears suggestive clothing, he or she shares responsibility for sexual attack? todd richardson killed the idea tuesday. big news from the travel industry. american airlines will begin offering charter flights to cuba. the news come as the obama

administration looks to restore diplomatic ties. we are joined with hadly from london. good news from those hoping to get to cuba. the president hope this is will be his legacy. what should we expect in coming months? >> the answer to that is complicated. we know now the obama administration is making serious effort to allow commercial aircraft to land in cuba as early as december of this year. it comes down to when they're going to lift this trade embargo. it's been in place since 1961. the big question going forward is when that will be lifted. reasons in congress are working on legislation to move in that direction. hillary clinton is on board. she says this has to go. many trade delegations are

moving forward to visit hahvana. >> what can you tell us about reports involving gm and china? >> essentially we know the idea that gm is contemplating bringing in chinese made buicks for sale in the u.s. market. it's a big problem for 41,000 they represent. after the sacrifices made by taxpayers and u.s. work force to make gm motors the profitable quality company it is today, uaw members are disappointed with the tone-deaf speculation that the envision would be imported from china. a spokesman from buick refused to rule out the possibility they're going to bring cars to u.s. for sale in china. music business you have to a

good start. they had 11 million subscribers last check. >> what we've heard from music watch numbers don't add up. they said a bit over half of that number are basically not keeping up the service after the free trial period ended. apple is disputing figures and say 79% of people that signed up during the trial period are continuing to use the service. a bit of a numbers game and major can disagreement. >> we'll wait and see what happens after the trial period ends and final numbers. thank you for that. still ahead on "way too early." hits keep on coming, and i'm not talk good kind. see who got slugged in the face during a joint practice between cowboys and rams. best thing since marco rubio got thirsty during a speech. this time the group of candidates and kids throwing around the pig skin. we have those stories and a check on weather when "way too

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>> presidential candidates do anything they can to connect on the campaign trail. yesterday while in iowa, kids lined up to take passes from none other senator marco rubio. a couple didn't quite hit the roots and took tough shots to the head. it was all in good fun. that's what he should have used. we have good news to report the kid is okay. rubio was a football stand out at his miami high school and went on to football scholarship at a small college in missouri. he was known for tossing the football around back in the day in his state legislator. time now for sports. we begin with latest on the nfl's case against tom brady. the quarterback and commissioner were unable to settle. brady is expected to join the team in west virginia for practice before a preseason game

saturday night. practice ended early at a scrimmage when a brawl broke out. it provides the best view of the final fight that ends in a dog pile near fans. a helmetless dez bryant reportedly took a fist to the face. it's the second year in a row cowboys brawl with another team in a joint practice. major college athletes will receive extra benefits going forward. rule changes allow schools to dole out scholarships that could get athletes $160 million a year in additional benefits. it will cover fees like tuition, room and board, also incidental cost like transportation and personal expenses. now to major league baseball

. in new york, trailing in the seventh, alex rodriguez. the highlight says it all. gro -- go ahead grand slam. >> he was here sitting where you are now. >> because of that, that's why he was able to make that. >> he was circling the bases going ayman, ayman. >> i'd like to think that. now to houston. astros at bat tied with the rays in the bottom of the 10th. >> a shot to right field. game winning homer gonzalez with the solo shot. houston has a two and a half game lead on the al west.

cabrera apparently not ready while covering first base getting caught with his glove off. he is able to knock down the ball to throw so it doesn't go too far. he manages to nab the base runner at second. tigers go on to win it. >> there's a weather highlight in the sixth inning. >> going to break it down? >> i will. good thunderstorms rolled through. they had a delay. lights went out and didn't come back on ten minutes. you can see it from the upper deck. winds howling coming off the roof will there. no injuries, and they finished the game after the storm blew there. a little bit of a delay, scenic delay too. you'll hear the word danny in the next ten days. it will be a tropical storm that will follow one week maybe two weeks. it's heading in the general

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