press." enjoy the nfl today. it's monday, september 1th, right now on "first look, fast-moving wildfires, explosions from gasoline and thousand gallon propane tanks as california's wildfire season takes a turn for the worse. new details on 30,000 once thought deleted e-mails from hillary clinton. and get ready for elbows to be thrown as the republicans gear up for their second debate. nbc's lester holt gets to the heart of the migrant story. the nfl is in full swing and the injuries pile up. the incredible sight of a volcano in all its xwlory. ' a great day for bettys everywhere. "first look" starts right now. good monday morning to you. hope you had a great weekend. thanks for waking up with us. i'm betty nguyen.

firefighters are calling it unprecedented the powerful valley fire is rapidly spreading in at mare of 24 hours this weekend it went from nothing to larger than the city of cleave lapped. it devoured 50,000 acres. g gadi shswartz joins us from the heart of the flames. >> reporter: this is main street and middletown. there's all kinds of torching going on, house after house, building after building going up in flames. we made our way through what looked like the gates of hell. this was a neighborhood and now it's gone. all around, loud explosions from gasoline and thousand gallon propane tanks. you can feel the heat as the fire rips down main street, the roar of the fire is deafening and across the street is an apartment complex just started

to go and it's going to be a total loss. >> do what you have to do to hold it. >> reporter: fire crews tried valiantly to defend people's homes. they called firefighters back after structures are so fully engulfed in flames. >> it's not worth it, go. >> reporter: at morning, the devastation revealed. cobb and middleton mostly deserted. along this shoulder of the highway signs of frantic evacuation. >> it came so quick. it was utter chaos trying to get out of there. >> reporter: the valley of fire exploded in 12 hours and thousands of evac ways are struggling to come to terms with the destruction. >> we lost everything, we got our truck and my family and that's it. >> that was nbc's gadi schwartz reporting. gop presidential candidates are gearing up for a debate this

week, two non-politicians are leading the pack. donald trump is the favorite with 33% of registered republicans. neurosurgeon ben carson is second with 20%. jeb bush, ted cruz and marco rubio round out the top five and the mud slinging between candidates continues. ben carson seems to be trump's most recent target. on sunday trump questioned carson's ability to be a leader. >> i'm a deal maker. i'll make great deals for the country. ben can't do that. he's a doctor and not a deal maker and i'll make great deals for our country. >> trump may think he's a good deal maker but fellow gop candidate carly fiorina doesn't think he's a good leader. >> i think donald trump is an entertainer and i think i am a leader, and so what i do is talk to the american people about the issues they care about and i think they hear what i'm talking about. >> meanwhile, on the democratic side, bernie sand certifies surging in the polls.

last night he held an event in greensboro, north carolina. there are between 3,000 to 4,000 fans in the crowd. the new republican/abc news poll shows among democratic voters, hillary clinton is still leading with 42%. bernie sanders 24% and joe biden who hasn't officially entered the race has 21%. clinton may be leading in that poll but other polls show senator sanders is ahead in iowa and new hampshire. this comes as clinton tries to move past questions about her private e-mail serber. nbc's kristen welker has more on a new development concerning clinton's personal e-mail account. >> reporter: "the washington post" reporting the company that managed her private e-mail server says it has no knowledge of the server being wiped meaning some of clinton's 30,000 e-mails she says were deleted may be recoverable. the clinton campaign isn't commenting on that report. it's a topic clinton has tried to downplay in the past. >> what, like with a cloth or something? well, no.

>> reporter: the issue continues to take a toll. the latest cbs news poll has bernie sappeders surnling ahead of clinton topping her in iowa 43% to 33% and in new hampshire, 52-30. vice president biden, who hasn't announced a run, comes in third in both matchups. >> i think we are generating a lot of excitement not just in iowa and new hampshire, but all across this country, and that means larger voter turnouts. >> reporter: clinton holds a more than 20-point lead in south carolina, the first southern primary and majority of democrats polled say the e-mail issue just doesn't matter. >> that was kristen welker reporting. ministers with the european union will meet today to discuss the ongoing refugee crisis there. meanwhile, germany is shutting its doors to the tens of thousands of people fleeing war in the middle east. the germans have been hospitable thus far but now they admit they just can't handle all the people seeking asylum. neither can hungary, taken shows. austria's chancellor liken

hungary's policies to nazi deportations during the holocaust. it's a country full of heartbreaking stoerl stories l one from lester holt. >> reporter: this child has been brought across the border, couldn't walk on her observe, looks flushed and dehydrated. right now no one can seem to find her mother or any of her family. moments later her pregnant mother appears. others are also sick. >> tune in to lester holt anchoring "nbc nightly news" from hungary tonight. pope francis arrives in the u.s. a week from tomorrow. security is a huge concern but now there is confirmation a specific threat according to house homeland security michael mccaul. >> we are monitoring threats against the pope as he comes into the united states. we have disrupted one particular case in particular, but as that

date approaches i think we're all very be vigilant to protect him. scalpers are charging hundreds, even thousands of dollars in some cases for tickets to see the pope. those tickets originally were given out for free. so royalty was crowned in atlantic city last night. >> your new miss america is miss georgia! >> yep, miss georgia, betty cantrell is this year's miss america, what a great first name, i seem it like it. along with the tiara she receives a $50,000 scholarship and take the post-win dip in the ocean. pageant executive chairman sam h haskell took a moment to address the 1984 scandal which caused

vanessa williams to design. >> on behalf of today's organization i want to apologize for anything that was said or done that made you feel any less than miss america you are and the miss america you always will be! [ cheers and applause ] >> williams was the first african-american woman to be crowned miss america. she thad haskell for the apology and his leadership. time to get down to business with landon dowdy. welcome to monday >> welcome to monday to you, too. futures are slightly higher. investors await the big two-day federal reserve meeting on interest rates this week, get a key read on retail sales and consumer prices ahead of the more than meeting. the dow rising 103 points on friday to 16,433. facebook is looking to bring virtual realit to your smartphone. the social network is working on a new 360-degree video app that

allows users to change their perspective by tilting their phones and giving them a more spherical view. it's not clear if or when the apple launches but it's going to work on gogghe and apple devices alike. and students able to apply for federal financial aid three months earlier than recently. they will be able to complete the application for federal student aid form as early as october 2016, the month that marks the traditional start to the college application season. betty, back over to you. we begin with football night in america, we talked about sports this morning, giants and the cowboys at at&t stadium, dallas trailing with just 13 seconds left in the game, cowboys with the ball, the 12 yard line, tony romo drops the snap but is able to recover and jason witten for the score. cowboys win a close one, 27-26. two heisman quarterbacks making their nfl debut, marcus

mariota and titans taking on jameis winston and the buccaneers. kendall wright goes 52 yards for mariota's first touchdown pass of his career. jameis winston third down, winston drops back and his first nfl pass is intercepted and returned for a touchdown. tough debut for the number one overall pick. he finished with two touchdowns and two interceptions. as for mariota, he threw for four touchdowns, no picks, perfect 138.3 qb rating, not bad for an nfl debut. titans win big 42-14. novak djokovic defeated roger federer in four sets sunday to claim his second u.s. open title. federer lost his third consecutive major to joke viv, great way to cap off a year for djokovic who went 63-5, including 27-1 at the majors. straight ahead, sad news on the sudden death of an nba legend. and mother nature puts on a

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to sumner the eastern half of the country. you start cool but we end up very warm. middle of the nation will continue to be very warm so the next three days, middle of the nation, 90s through oklahoma and dallas, in the east, that's where temperatures go from the 70s today into the 80s, so betty, we are going to warm it up after a nice chilly, cool morning in the east. >> all right. summer i'm just holding onto as long as i can. three 18-year-olds have been arrested and charged for alleged copycat attacks of the free range shootings in arizona, accused of using a sling shot to hit drives. they will be charged with assault, endangerment and criminal damage. authorities say they are not connected to the 11 freeway shootings reported in the last two weeks. kim davis is expected to return to, today. she was jailed for five days pour refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples after the supreme court legalized gay marriage back in june. non-profit called planting peace paid $500 to place a billboard

in davis' hometown, it says "dear kim, the fact that you cannot sell your daughter for three goats and a cow means we have already redefined marriage." check out the surveillance video from china, shows a motorcycle crashing into an suv and throwing the two bikers throwing them onto the road. luckily though their injuries were not serious. so that accident did look very bad. and moses malone died yesterday. the ifily fill 76ers star was dubbed the chairman of the boards because of his extraordinary rebounding skills. he also led his philly team to the nba championship back in 1983. he was a three-time nba mvp and was inducted into the nba hall of fame in 2001. he died in his sleep in a virginia hotel room. moses malone was 60 years old. so trump, he interviews trump. we'll explain. chris christie gets flustered and who is ahead in the latest polls? "scrambled politics" is next. here's a little healthy advice.

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let's -- >> stop reading the newspapers. >> stop reading the newspapers and blathering back what that is. >> christie defended his management of the controversy pointing to a two-hour-long press conference he held after the story first broke and went on to suggest that hillary clinton should follow his example and answer more questions about her use of a private e-mail server. from msnbc.com, americans still question president obama's religi religion. according to a new cnn work poll, 29% of americans think the president is a muslim. new poll asked if the 2016 presidential election were held today would you vote for hillary clinton or donald trump? well, clinton got 53% of registered voters. trump got 40%. 7% were undecided. those numbers change among registered latino voters, 60% of latinos say they'd vote for clinton, 22% for trump and 8% are undecided. during last night's miss

america pageant miss alabama, meg mcguffin was asked why she thinks donald trump is surging in the polls and she had some choice words. >> i think donald trump is an entertainer and i think he says what's on a lot of people's minds but i think that the republican party should be absolutely terrified of all the attention that he is taking from incredible candidates like jeb bush and chris christie, who could absolutely do the job of president of the united states, and if i were a republican i would absolutely be terrified of that. thank you. >> she definitely had an opinion. miss alabama finished the night as the pageant's fourth runner-up. did you see this? trump spent some time with himself in the mirror on "the tonight show" on friday. >> me interviewing me, that's what i call a great idea. >> of course it's a great idea. we thought of it. are you ready for the republican debate next week? >> you know, the truth is, i'm

always ready. it's really going to be a it big debate but i'm always ready. >> it's not just big, it's huge! huge, huge, huge, huge, huge, huge, huge! >> the best part is the trump picture in the background. that's your monday edition of "scrambled politics." jane tim joins us in studio. we cannot get enough of donald trump. we had that and talking about this, taking on ben carson for being too nice? is that a bad thing in. >> it's what sets dr. carson apart from donald trump. they have the lovely outsider appeal that republicans love this cycle, but they've never been in politics. they can say i don't get it, you don't get it, we don't like it. dr. carson is empathetic, genuine, heartfelt and while trump is famous for being really, really rich, dr. carson is famous for this huge story of personal triumph, coming from inner city detroit to becoming a world renowned neurosurgeon. that's a very compelling story

to hear on the trail. >> do you think during this debate we're going to see this week, him not be so nice to try to combat what trump is saying? >> no, he said he's going to run a positive campaign and i actually believe him. dr. carson is at his heart just like a really nice guy. when you listen to him talk about his past, his future, what he wants to do for the fridcoun he's not combative, nothing like trump. that shows an interesting contrast and i think we'll see the polls change. trump is going to after him and carson for his team they're hoping he'll deflect it >> how big of a debate is this for donald trump? in the past all of this seemed new and novel. i'm the greatest and we're going to do so much winning you'll get tired of winning. we've heard all this but we want to hear specifics. how important is this debate to donald trump in. >> the last debate in cleveland watching people watch this, they were looking for other people. is there anybody else and donald trump still won the day, still sort of new and novel like you say but i think this debate he's

risen in the polls but there is dr. carson. if we see dr. carson's numbers shoot up after this, we'll know people are interested in alternative to truch. they may like what he's saying but may also want somebody who is not nearly as bombastic or having as many fights or feuds or throwing barbs around. >> maybe they want to hear detail behind the words. >> dr. carson may not have the details. he's just as inexperienced as donald trump and said just as many controversial things, just said it with this genuine tone. >> in a nice way. jane, thank you. caught on video a massive volcanic eruption in japan. and the country tradition where it pays to have a big mouth. you're watching "first look." meo let the new kitchen get some sleep. ♪ if you want beautiful results, you know where to go. angie's list. everyone can shop for services from highly rated companies, even without a membership. but as a member, you can save more. and you get exclusive access to ratings and reviews.

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all right, we have some amazing images of a volcano erupting on the japanese island of kyushu. mt. osso erupted causing evacuations. police are checking to see if hikers were in restricted areas. some flights are diverted due to the 6,500 foot tall ash cloud. did you ever think there would be a contest for yelling? oh, crank it up on this monday morning, that will wake you up. sampson county, north carolina, held the national hollering contest. >> who is hollering out here. >> local fivolunteer fire department. hollering used to be a communication between long distances. my mom was good at this, a country tradition rich with

history. >> how did your mom call you, betty! >> she would stand on the porch and yell at me and i'm half way down the block and i know to come home. >> you duck your head and walk home, sorry friends. >> "way too early" starts right now. no hollering. . good morning, it's monday september the 14th. wait, i'm luis bergu. major developments in the race for the white house, the first casualty on the republican side and more news for hillary clinton on the left. california up in flames, dealing with the fastest moving wildfires in decades, homes destroyed but the focus is getting people out of harm's way. nnchs europe they're set to hold an emergency meeting on the worsening refugee crisis. we're on the front lines with nbc's lester holt. it's 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west, this is "way too early."

♪ now it's my line, good morning, it's monday, september the 14th. i'm louis burgdorf. donald trump is gaining on hillary clinton according to the latest polling out this morning. "the washington post"/abc news poll found trump to be the favorite of 33% of republican voters, up nine points since mid-july and 9 point increase since late may shortly before he announced his candidacy. dr. ben carson in second with 20%, a combined 53% for the top two outsiders running. everyone else is in single digits. looking further down the field to tenth place is wisconsin governor scott walker. now polling at 2% nationally, in mid-july he was in third place with 11%. there are a