from vice president biden, not clarifying whether he will run but clarifying how he will decide. that does it for us tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow. "first look" is up next. it's friday, september 4th. right now on "first look." a father's grief, thousands fighting for a better life, and the clock is ticking. then to an incredible scene at the leave no trace festival known as burning man. trump pledges americans. hillary clinton circles e-mail wagons. joe biden searches for strength to run. pope francis sneaks out of the vatican again. tom brady wins another one. jim harbaugh gets schooled in the debut. good morning. we begin half a world away. the father of the little boy who

washed shore speaks out about his loss. here's bill knee will lneely an. >> he calls them the most beautiful children in the world. he was 3. he fell there the crowded boat. we were hit by waves. the boat flipped. i tried to catch my children, but it was hopeless. i took my wife and boys in my arms and realized they were all dead. >> they'd fled war-torn kobani and syria. over the same sea, thousands more crossed to greece. tempers are fleeing. no wonder. it's a matter of life and death. this is richard angle in

hungary. they wait at the train station desperate for trains to come in, trains to germany and beyond. a train did pull in destined people thought for the border. it was mobbed. some were suspicious. skeptical because hungary has taken a hard line. it's official policy is put all migrants into camps until the acclaims are processed. they boarded the train any way. 45 memberships later, skeptics were right. trains astonished, riot police waited. passengers off loaded to another train. refugees told they could go no further. a man dragged his wife and baby to the tracks. i won't move, he screamed. they were dragged away. as night fell, some agreed to get off the train. several tried to run for hit and were chased down.

>> an awful human tragedy there. that was bill and richard reporting. this morning, all time high for donald trump. a new poll has him on top of the gop field and whopping 30%. dr. ben carson shoots up to second place. he's 12 points behind. jeb bush falls back to third with single digit support and highest unfavorability rating in republican field. >> in a main stream move, trump signed a pledge promising loyalty to gop. jeb bush continued poking fun on twitter with the sign note voted republican since 1972. >> trump also heard it from abdull-jabbar. he expanded on his post last night. >> campaigns are style and

substance. donald trump es style is attractive. pretty soon there has to be substance. when we hear what the substance is of what his programs are for vision of america, i don't think his candidacy will last long beyond that. >> on the other side of the race, controversy for hillary clinton. her state department chief of staff, mills, a lawyer long at her side, testified behind closed doors to the benghazi committee. today, andrea mitchell's one on one. >> joe biden gave emotional explanation of where his head is at right now. he honestly doesn't know if he's going to run. >> i'll be straightforward. the most relevant factor in my decision is rather my family and i have the emotional energy to run. everybody talks about a lot of

factors. other people in the race and whether i can raise the money and whether i can put together an organization. that's not the factor. the factor is can i do it? can my family undertake what is commitment that would be proud to undertake under ordinary circumstances. the honest to god answer is i just don't know. >> the first presidential debate is next month. a clear line as to where religious freedom ends and law of the land begins. kim davis is behind bars, jailed for contempt of court for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses to same-sex couples. that didn't sit well with those that feel it violated god's law.

gabe has the details. >> outside the packed federal courtroom. >> this flag rep sents satan. >> christians need to stand up for what they believe in. >> on the witness stand, kim davis broke down in tears saying she had become christian in 2011 after the death of her mother-in-law. his mercy touched me that night. she said she could not comply with the court's order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. >> she cannot issue a license that conflicts with christian beliefs. >> she refused to issue licenses gay or straight since the ruling this summer saying same-sex was couple. >> why aren't you today? >> i'm not. >> two federal courts ruled

against her ordering her to do her job. the supreme court declined to block orders. the judge found her in contempt and ordered her to federal custody. >> she will stay in jail. she will not bow to nobody. that's our beliefs. that's what people don't understand. >> social media lit up in response, in favor of and appalled by the judge's ruling. major victory. the suspension has been overturned. he was spotted walking in the hallways prior to the game. richard wrote there were significant legal deefficient says against brady and the league didn't treat him fairly. the league has appealed the decision. brady will be able to play in

thursday's opener. when it comes to pope franc francis, people have come to expect the unexpected. the pope slipped out of the vatican and made a surprise visit to central rome to get new glasses. normally glasses would be delivered to vatican. he decided to visit the shop in person and insisted on paying for them himself. t the visit drew a large crowd outside. many were not expecting this, a dust devil. you can see a lot of people stop to watch that. dust devils are small whirlwinds of air visible because of dust and debris. let's get down to business with landon dowdy. happy friday. >> happy friday to you. a cautious report ahead of

today's stocks report. asian markets fell overnight. europe is in the red. analysts expect 220,000 jobs added to the economy month with unemployment falling to 5.2% which could keep the fed on course to raise interest rates this year. disney unveils toys today. analysts think did disney could generate $5 billion in sales which would eclipse 3 billion from the cars series. >> the recall of craft singles say the problem may affect ten times as many. a film could stick to the cheese after the wrapper taken off causing a choking hazard. >> i bet if i went to your fridge now, i would see a kraft

single. >> guilty. guilty. >> have a great weekend. jim harbaugh making debut of as head coach of the wolverines. this isn't good for him. picked off by thomas, utah wins it 24-17. >> tcu taking on unranked minnesota. boykin finds dobson for the score. fourth quarter, minnesota down by 14. mitch connects with kj for 22 yards and touchdown. the comeback falls short. horned frogs win 23-17. tim tebow and eagles taking on the jets. he finished 11 for 17 with 189 yards, two td passes and pick. jets get the win. this is the first nfl touchdown pass.

titans win 24-17. chiefs won the final preseason game against the rams 24-17. they're the only team the to go undefeated during the preseason is. last time they did that, 1969 season when they won their own super bowl. to u.s. open. number three seed murray survives the deficit to win his match. someone not so lucky 2014 runner up, upset by 149th ranked petra. with excitement at the open, someone was using a drone. it ended up crashing in the empty section of seats. the tennis association spokesman says the nypd is conducting investigation. straight ahead, a must-see donald trump love fest. a possible big break in the fox killer investigation. you're watching "first look."

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where are the children? get them over here. that's great. i love children. i love iowa. i love you people. i love iowa. i love florida. i love nashville. i love this country. i love my kids. come here kids. i love meeting the people. i love people. i love the people of mexico. i love the hispanics. nobody loves hispanics like i do. be by the way, i love mexican people. i love china. i love the people of china. i love it like mexico, love the people. i love mexico. whether japan, mexico, china, i love them. now the asians all hate him. it's true. but the asians love me. i love them. do they like me in indonesia? i love the new york times. oh look, the art of the good deal. i love that book. nabisco oreos, i love oreos.

never eat them again. i love israel. when you saw that, i love the bible. i love the bible. i love the bible. i love the bible. you hated to leave church evangelicals. i love evangelicals. i love them, they love me. they do love me. why do they love me? you'll have to ask them. kanye west, i'll never say bad about him. you know why? he loves trump. in a few years i may have to run against him. i'll take that back. >> that was amazing. thank all-in with chris hays for this morning's dish of "scrambled politics." who i love, kevin, reporter of the hill. >> happy friday. >> let's start off with why trump signed the pledge. >> remarkable turn around from when interviewed a month ago. he insisted if not treated fairly by rnc officials he would

run as i a third party candidate. it comes down to that. he's surging at the top of the polls, maintained the lead. he's looking to keep that. to keep that he'll be able to hopefully grow that lead with folks who are weary in the republican party he would run a third party run. >> is he becoming too serious of a candidate in his attempt of becoming a serious candidate? >> it really does cut against the political brand of his off the cuff. i've got to tell you at the press conference, when talking can way west in one sentence and bush in the other, still classic trump. >> still another day, another poll. a lot more between now and november 16th. trump and carson higher. this time it's a national poll. it's not just iowa poll. how do establishment republicans deal with this? >> that's a good question. if you look at top of the polls,

it's close to half electorate if not more going for political outsider. for republican party, it's interesting. it's no more of a contrast than to hillary clinton. if you're marco rubio to some extent or even someone like senator ted cruz, i think there could be an argument that should one of the non establishment candidates collapse, you could see some of those voters going in that direction. it's fascinating that 15 months out from election day, political outsiders have skyrocketed to top of the polls. >> quickly in 30 seconds we have remaining, clinton e-mails for a moment. today the buzz. what's the buzz in washington? >> the buzz is the scandal is only going to continue. the larger story is quite frankly when hillary clinton is on capitol hill testifying in october. that's just around the time as the first democratic residential

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deflategate. this is "way too early," the show that wishes it could rock like joe biden does. ♪ ♪ good morning. it's friday, september 4th. i'm louis. we begin with vice president joe biden who made first public comments about the possible 2016 run for president. >> i will be as straightforward with you -- the most relevant factor in my decision is whether my family and i have the emotional energy to run. everybody talks about a lot of other factors. other people in the race, whether i canse