anne thompson, nbc news. >> that is "nbc nightly news" on this labor day i'm kate snow. lester is back with you tomorrow from all of us at nbc news, have a great night.

and today a new report says mo st a public health crisis threatening america's young people ann thompson, nbc news, new york >> we're going to turn now to the intrigue in washington tonight. who was president trump talking to and what did he say in a phone call he reportedly made to a world leader that caught the attention of a whistleblower kristen welker has the growing mystery. >> reporter: tonight, president trump firing back amid a bombshell report that one of his calls with a foreign leader prompted a whistleblower complaint from an intelligence officer. mr. trump dismissing the report as presidential harassment tweeting virtually any time i speak on the phone to a foreign leader, i understand there may be many people listening is anybody dumb enough to believe that i would say something inappropriate on sucha complaint with the inspector general. a former u.s. official tells nbc news it involved a phone conversation >> we do not have the complaint. >> reporter: it's all parking a fiery standoff with house democrats demanding the acting director of national intelligence, joseph mcg

nbc ann thompson on the potential impact across the country. >> reporter: california long led the way in reducing tail pipe e motions and increasing fueclean its air and fight climate change now the trump administration wants to bring that to a stop, revoking california's ability to set its own emissions standards in favor of one national mark state officials warn of dire consequences. >> millions of people in california and other states that follow our standards will be breathing dirtier air. >> reporter: leading, they say, to more asthma, hospitalizations and premature deaths president trump tweeted the change would make cars cheeper and safer and told auto makers to seize this opportunity because without this alternative to california, you will be out of business four auto makers, ford, bmw, honda and volkswagon already agreed to california's stricter standards 50 miles per galloidt trump's are under federal investigation and say they are either cooperating or in touch with authorities. california promises to fight. >> if they're not willing to do their job, we'll do it for them in

first time we are hearing from someone who lost a loved one to the growing epidemic here's nbc anne thompson. >> reporter: maggie davis says her mother mary should be added to vaping's growing death toll. >> she sent me a picture of her in the er on wednesday, two days before she died. she said i have pneumonia and i texted her, mom, i hope it's not the vaping disease. no officia, maggie says her mom vaped nicotine for a decade and for the past year thc. >> it was this idea that e-cigarettes were healthier for you is what she bought. >> reporter: the pepperdine university senior venting grief and frustration in her college newspaper. it took my mom away so i just want to get the message out there that breath is precious if i could get one person to quit vaping, then i think my article would really have made an impact. >> reporter: in georgia where mary died the state's mobilized a team of disease detectives to examine suspected cases. >> i have been hearing about cases that may have occurred a few months ago, may give us a clue that we hadn't thought about yet with some of the more recent ca

ann thompson, nbc news, new york >>> all right. we'll take a short break. when we come back, inspiring america, the boy teased for wearing a home made t-shirt and a tremendous outpouring that followed >>> in tonight's inspiring america when a boy in florida was teased by classmates for making his own sports t-shirt the response he got was remarkable rehema ellis has his story. >> reporter: this fourth grader into a sensation, a home made sign boasting u of t the young fan didn't have an official shirt for his school'se one and proudly pinned it to his t-shirt but once at school he was deat contacting the university hundreds rallied. >> the phone is ringing off the hook, we have emails and tweets and phone calls. >> reporter: the university sent a care package, notebooks, a hat, a jersey. today the giant campus icon, the rock is painted with the boy's drawing, and now the school is going the extra mile turning the boy's home made logo into an official university t-shirt. how is that for u of t pride? rehema ellis, nbc news. >> the university of tennessee say

anne thompson, nbc news, new york >>> more breaking news tonight from prosecutors in the college admissions cheating scandal revealing that they want actress felicity huffman >> lester, felicity e schedulet e cheating scandal federal prosecutors are calling for huffman to serve one month in jail plus a $20,000 fine prosecutors say huffman's conduct was deliberate and manifestly criminal writing to the judge in the context of this case, neither probation nor home confinement in a large home in the hollywood hills with an infinity pool would constitute meaningful punishment. but huffman's attorneys filed their own sentencing memo today requesting no jail time, just probation plus the fine and 250 hours of community service. her memo includes letters of support from her husband and actress eva longoria huffman admitted she paid a proctor $15,000 to correct answers on her daughter's s.a.t. boosting her score by about 400 points some parents charged in the scandal have rejected plea deals, including actress lori laughlin lester >> thank you >>> there's been a tragedy at yosemite, a tourist died

here's nbc's anne thompson >> reporter: they are back to school in jonathan law high and back to locked bathrooms. principal fran thompson showing us one of the four facilities off limits to students to stem what he calls the epidemic of vaping >> in the girls room like this, they would literally -- i can't believe i'm saying this -- they would literally set up blankets it would be like a little tent city where they would just hang out in the bathroom. >> reporter: teachers monitored the other four bathrooms signing kids in and out. >> and you think it's made a difference? >> i think it's made a difference in monitoring where the kids are, the teachers -- the kids aren't going for 20 minutes out of class so, that's helped. do i think it's cut down on the vaping i don't know >> reporter: it's a nationwide problem in texas some schools make kids roll up their long sleeves so they can't hide the devices. in february, nebraska they are randomly testing students in extracurricular activities for nicotine there are vape sensors in illinois and new jersey bathrooms >> lungs have collapsed. >>

ann thompson is in detroit now with the latest on the talks. >> reporter: defiant at the gates of gm, more than 48,000 united workers on th 31 plants across the country. >> this is for the future for all of us. >> reporte a the idling of four plants in the u.s. including the detroit assembly plant slated to be shut down in january. >> we're asking for decent wages, job security and temporary workers that need to be permanent. >> reporter: last year gm hauled in $12 billion in profits, a decade after it filed for bankruptcy the auto maker made a strong offer, a four-year contract with wage or lump sum increases. $7 billion in investments, 5400 jobs and solutions for those idled plants in michigan and ohio today, as usual, striking gm worker dave michaels, a singledad, picked up his teenage son from school. what do you hope he learns from watching you on strike >> stand up for wh yobelieve in. >> reporter: it comes with a cost. at $250 a week, strike pay is a fraction of what he earns. how long can you stay out? >> not very long. >> reporter: tonight, gm says the two sides are talking a

first frost is sounding good. >> reporter: the best way to kill this deadly scourge of summer anne thompson, nbc news, new york >>> there is a lot more still ahead, including the controversy over the new movie "joker." families of the colorado movie theater shooting outraged tonight. we'll tell you why >>> also, the new guidelines on using those popular cbd products issued by a major medical organization >>> next up tonight, a firestorm over the new "joker" movie. star joaquin phoenix and warner brothers on the defense over the movie's depiction of violence and facing outrage from the families of victims of the aurora movie theater shooting here is steve patterson. >> ha ha ha ha >> reporter: it is a film creating critical acclaim and oscar buzz, along with controversy and outrage. warner brothers' new film "joker" features a twisted tour de force performance from actor joaquin phoenix as a man suffering from mental illness who resorts to violence. >> think about who this could affect, what could happen. >> reporter: sandy and lonnie phillips are leading a chorus of growing voices against t

anne thompson with the latest on this epidemic. >> reporter: new urgency tonight in the nation's vaping emergency. the sixth death linked to vaping is a kansas woman who officials say died a week after using e-cigarettes for the first time. over 50 and with underlying health problems, her lungs filled with fluid. and today the american lung association saying bluntly do not use e-cigarettes, warning they are not safe and can cause irreversible lung damage and disease. 21-year-old elijah mcclure went from feeling sick to dependent on a feeding tube and respirator in a matter of days. >> i haven't heard my son's voice in well over a week. >> reporter: cedric and tammy mcclure say their son, a former minnesota high school athlete, started vaping at 15 >> this is what i found. >> reporter: as more states investigate vaping related lung injuries, officials in houston today confirm three cases, all teenagers. >> it is not an infection. it does not respond to antibiotics. and it is very severe. >> reporter: a new american heart association study drive vaping usage among 18 to 24-year-olds, esp

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nbc's anne thompson with more now on who is most at risk. >> reporter: sophia garabedian should be in kindergarten, but the 5-year-old is in rehab. after more than two weeks in the hospital for eastern equine encephalitis, speech and pet therapy helping her to regain the ability to talk and to eat her family say the massachusetts child is making steady progress eee carried by mosquitos is afflicting the nation's old and young, with new deaths reported in massachusetts and connecticut of two older individuals. >> we have never seen this much activity at this high a level over such a wide geographic region >> reporter: across the country, there are now nine eee deaths out of 28 cases in seven states eee can cause headaches, high fever, and in severe cases, inflammation of the brain, leading to seizures and paralysis. spray trucks, out early in the morning at east hampton connecticut schools, to try and stop the spread >> it's definitely a concern. the first frost is sounding good. >> reporter: the best way to kill this deadly scourge of summer anne thompson, nbc news, new york >>> there

nbc's ann thompson has the latest from detroit. >> reporter: factory workers walking off the job at 31tionwide. angry that the company they say has not made a good-ith coract offer. after the union helped lift it from bankruptcy in 2008 to nearly $12 billion in profits last year. in a highly unusual move, gm made the offer public. promising $7 billion in investments, including eight facilities in four states. 5400 jobs, wage or lump sum increases in each of the four years of the proposed contract and solutions for some of the unallocated plants. but union leadership said the current offer doesn't do enough for the workers. >> we're standing up for our share of the profits. >> reporter: the strike comes as the union faces troubles of its own. a federal corruption probe with current and former leaders. the justice department investigating alleged embezzling of hundreds of thousands of union dollars that includes a nearly $6,600 steak dinner complete with four bottles of kristol, the champagne alone totaling more than $1,700. depending on how long this strike lasts, it could cost gm a lot

tonight our anne thompson goes inside a vape lab searching for answers to what's causing the outbreakecig illnesses. >> reporter: this nursing student learned the hard way vaping can make you sick the hard way. >> i was sicker and didn't know what it was. >> reporter: this summer the 25-year-old was diagnosed with a lung injury tied to vaping. at new york's university of rochester, this doctor has seen cannabis patients with a unique form of pneumonia called lipoid pneumonia. >> when the oil is heated, it forms an aerosol able to travel into the lung. from that very hot initial temperature as it cools, it can condense into the larger droplets and then stick to the walls and then coat the walls. >> so, the lining of your lung could be coated with fat because you vaped? >> it could be. that's the concern. >> and so basically it's rendered your lungs useless. >> your lungs fail. >> reporter: croft is part of a team here trying to unravel the mystery of what's making hundreds of otherwise healthy young people so sick. they are using this vaping machine to figure out just what the oil in c

she was 75 anne thompson tonight on her long and memorable career. >> reporter: for so many years, cokie roberts was a sunday morning staple, offering savvy insights and wit >> but other states if they nominate yahoo, the democrats likely to win. >> reporter: co-anchored with sam donaldson and covering every major political event on television and radio. >> commentator and columnist cokie roberts. the feature is call ask cokie. >> reporter: a trusted familiar voice on npr, her coworkers call roberts one of the network's founding mothers what you didn't see or hear is how she reached out to other women journalists, offering her hard won advice. >> just do your work and get it on the air and then people will see that you're good. >> reporter: the daughter of two louisiana congressmen, politics was in her dna her father democrat hale boggs. >> the search continued for hale boggs. >> after he died in a plane crash, her mom lindy winning that seat. >> growing up in the capital was wonderful. >> reporter: she married steve roberts, raising two children, co-authoring columns, book, and a life t

ann thompson is in detroit with the latest on the talks. >> reporter: defiant at the gates of gm. >> we are the union. >> reporter: more than 48,000 united autoworkers on the picket lines at plants across the country. >> this is for the future for all of us. >> reporter: among the issues, the idling four plants in the u.s. including the assembly plant slated to be shutdown in january. >> we're just asking for decent wages, job security. we are temporary workers that need to be permanent >> reporter: last year gm hauled in almost $12 billion in profits, a decade after it filed for bankruptcy the automaker made what it describes as a strong offer, a four-year contract with wage or lump sum increases $7 billion in investments, 5400 jobs and solutions for those idle plants in michigan and ohio as usual, striking gm worker dave michaels, a single dad, picked up his teenage son from school >>> what do you hope he learns from watching you on strike? >> standing up for what you believe in >> reporter: but it comes with a cost a $250 a week, strike pay is a fraction of what he earns. >>> how

>> all right anne thompson for us thank you. >>> as the nation prepares to mark the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks today, the tribute lights shined bright in lower manhattan, honoring the legacy of those lives lost in the deadliest u.s. terrorist attack to date. and within the fire department there's a very special legacy, the children of firefighters who lost their lives are now training as recruits our very own lester holt spoke with one mother. >> reporter: carl asaro's life was dedicated to family and community. i'm curious, what was it like for the kids to grow up having a dad who was a firefighter? wherever my his bad thusband wad wanted to be together. >> they were proud of their dad. >> very proud. >> reporter: a veteran new york city firefighter asaro died on that crisp september day answering the call of duty his wife heloisa says that day changed her family forever we're sitting about 50 or 60 feet from what was the north tower. what have you learned about where your husband was at that moment it came down? >> what i learned is that he was near the tower >> did they

>> ann thompson for us ann, thank you >> purdue pharma, the biggest opioid producer in the country has agreed to a tentative multi billion dollar settlement with at least 27 states and territories for its role in the opioid crisis. the deal calls for the maker of oxycontin to pay out over $10 billion. but some critics are arguing the agreement doesn't stretch far enough here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: thousands of cities and roughly two dozen states have signed onto a deal that would have opioid giant purdue pharmaceuticals paying up to $12 billion. as the company reorganizes under chapter 11 and turns itself into a for-profit trust with profits going directly to the plaintiffs but almost half the states are not on board, arguing the deal doesn't go far enough to hold purdue or the sackler family, the owners and one of the nation's rich est families fully responsible for the thousands of deaths linked to the opioid crisis the connecticut attorney general saying the scope and scale of the pain, death and destruction purdue and sacklers have caused far exceeds anything offered th

as will we all anne thompson, nbc news. >> cokie roberts was 75 years old.er in person when i was working over there but everybody who i met over there, they would speak so highly of her. and i looked forward to her coverage every single election cycle. she was right there till the very end >> a perspective like no other and paved the way for so many. >> sure did. >>> all right. we also learned of another news giant who has left us. sander vanocur rose to fame here at nbc he was the last surviving journalist to have taken part in that kennedy-nixon debate. >> i'm sander vanocur, nbc news. >> well, he went on to cover the kennedy white house and became close with the family. he interviewed robert f. kennedy shortly before his assassination. he also called political conventions, the war in vietnam, and the civil rights struggle, including a lengthy interview with the reverend martin luther king jr. vanocur had an old school writer's elegance and was a network staple sander vanocur was 91 years old. >> vanocur and cokie roberts setting the bar extremely high fo

anne thompson, nbc news. >> that is "nbc nightly news" on this labor day i'm kate snow.th you tomorrow from all of us at nbc news, have a great night. killed by a ship near alcatraz. what witnesses saw right after the strike. >>> also, police demanding tougher laws for people who attack officers. the confrontation that has sparked this outrage and the critics who say a newly proposed law would begin a slippery slope. but first -- >> this isn't a day that we wanted to wake up to. >> at this hour 26 people missing, eight confirmed dead after a boat catches fire near santa barbara. we are live with new information about this tragedy. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. this will be one of the worst boating disasters in california history. a holiday weekend, diving trip turns deadly. the crew survived. it's believed the passengers did not. tonight a lot of questions. >> damion has more. >> reporter: jessica, yes. baits sailed out of here, the santa barbara harbor, but it never returned. tonight the search and rescue operation continues outside these calm waters of santa

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ann thompson nbc news. >>> also here in california, president trump on a political fund-raising tour says his administration is considering taking action to deal with thei goreaction to that from l.a.'s mayor and spent some time on the streets here talking tothe crisis tonight, they're the images alarming california. in l.a., the homeless on places like the hollywood walk of fame and along the iconic venice boardwalk. >> anywhere you go, homeless, homeless, homeless. >> reporter: what was once largely confined to the city's notorious skid row can now be seen all across los angeles, hundreds of homeless encampments have sprung up. including this one in the shadow of city hall >> it is likrld is lost his job he moved into his car with his two kids. >> i ended up coming up with a game. >> i know this is hard. >> i would tell my children that we were going camping. they were like, dad, we're going camping again? and i would say yeah just because i didn't want them to feel what i felt, sleeping in the car. >> the family now lives in this shelter. while many homeless struggle with substanc

i want to start with ann thompson in detroit. we know as of about 10:00 eastern, these two sides were set to come back, sit down and meet. is anybody optimistic that this thing could get resolved sooner rather than later? >> reporter: no, hallie. i spoke to one of the uaw negotiators earlier today and he told me that when they struck, only 2% of the contract they had actually reached a tentative agreement. so we've got a lot of work to do. and one of the big issues, hallie, is the plant that is right behind me, this is the detroit assembly plant. it's where they make the cadillac ct-6 and the chevy impala and this plant is going to be idled in january of 2020 and that's one of the reasons why these workers are striking. because they want new product to come into this plant. they don't want this plant to shut down. and there are three other plants in the state, the lordstown plant in ohio and then the warren transmission plant and a plant in maryland. the lordstown and the warren transmission plant have already been idled. the que

anne thompson, nbc news, rochester, new york. >>> it is opening with a bang tomorrow night, metallicaan francisco symphony will be rocking chase center. it's the first major event at the warriors new san francisco arena. the videos from the ribbon cutting earlier this week, along with celebrating the venue, metallica and the symphony are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their collaborative album, snm. up next, we continue to follow the latest developments in the verdict for the ghost ship warehouse fire case. >>> a story you'll only see on nbc bay area, county employees accused ofting in a >>> right now at 9:30 after a lengthy trial and marathon deliberation, a verdict in the ghost ship trial but only one. >> max harris walked out of the santa rita jail a free man. that followed a hectic afternoon where the jury acquitted harris of all charges. that jury, though, could not reach a verdict for derick almena, making it a hung jury, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial. ten jurors thought almena was guilty. two believed he was innocent. this is video from an exclusive interview we

you're up at this hour there's newly released evidence that taking a nap could be life saving ann thompsonplains. >> reporter: to sleep, a chance to dream or your health. napping once or twice a week may cut your risk of a heart attack or stroke in half. at arianna huffingten's start up aimed at reducing stress and burnout, she's created a zen inviermtd to promote day-time zs >> it's game changing. improves your alertness, decision making and your health. >> reporter: but doesn't it go against inidea of proddic tuvty? >> onb the contrary. if you get a 20 or 30-minute nap when you're sleep deprived, you will be fwen if thes >> reporter: whether five minutes or an hour there were no been if thes for those that nap morthan three time as week >> pucking a time at theened of the day with had you turn off your phones and charge them outside your bedroom >> turning off the world to recharge even frb a few minutes. >> no one's going to argue with a nap. >> especially up this hour >>> and a double dose mdaofony got the munchies fight for blast offs fight for piggyback rides fight for 7 am makeouts.

ann thompson talked with researchers trying to figure out what is going on. >> reporter: this morning the debate over vaping taking on new urgency with 377 confirmed or suspected cases of vaping related respiratory illnesses reported by state health officials nationwide. two people one in illinois and another in oregon have he' liv pro does, the picture of his of what vaping does to your lungs. >> reporter: pauly's 18-year-old son adam has been in the hospital since saturday when he was rushed to the e.r. with chills, shortness of breath and vomiting. he's relying on a sup mental breathing mask, steroids and antibiotics as he battles a lung infection. >> i didn't think that little pod could do so much damage on >> these are otherwise, young, healthy individuals. >> reporter: i sat down with dr. daniel craft, part of a team at the university of rodchester trying to unravel the mystery of what is making hundreds of otherwise healthy young people so sick. what's the common problem you're seeing among patients who vape? >> shortness of breath, cough and gi symptoms, nausea, vo vomiting an

reported the fda planned to go after flavored vaping pods announced in the oval office today our anne thompson has the latest on the vaping epidemic >> reporter: the vaping epidemic today getting presidential attention. we can't allow people to get sick and we can't have our youth be so affected >> reporter: the administration promising to take flavored e-cigarettes off the market, used it says by 5 million american children. >> what we're doing today is ensuring that kids will not have access to the products they have been seeking and using, which are these flavored e-cigarette products. >> reporter: a dramatic step to regulate the devices linked to six deaths and almost 500 reported lung injuries in wisconsin today, evidence from a law enforcement crackdown, seizing dozens of jars of thc oil, the active ingredient in marijuana, from an illegal vaping operation 20-year-old tyler huffheins was the master mind sarks officials, turning out 3,000 to 5,000 cartridges a day, laced with thc and selling them to high school students huffheins has not entered a plea >> they're actually packaging these

his rivals have been quick to pounce anne thompson is here with this. >> reporter: prime minister justin trudeau's campaign could be derailed by that photo from his past it has many in canada wondering this morning who the prime minister truly is. this morning a major controversy in canada as accusations of racism surround its prime minister justin trudeau. this photo newly discovered by "time" magazine shows him in brownface nearly two decades ago. >> it was something i didn't think was racist at the time but now i recognize it was something racist to do. >> reporter: the picture from the 2000-2001 yearbook from the private school where he was a teacher shows him wearing a turban, robes and dark makeup. at a press conference trudeau made no excuses. >> i attended an end of year gala where the theme was arabian nights and i dressed up in an aladdin costume and put makeup on i wish i hadn't done it but i did it and i apologize for it. >> reporter: he's also admitting it's not the only incident. >> when i was in high school i dressed up at a talent show, and sang with makeup on. >> reporte

nbc's anne thompson is at one of those picket lines in detroit. hey, anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.contract expired over the weekend, but instead o extending the contract, the uaw decided to strike gm. the union is upset over gm's plans to idle four factories in the u.s. but the union leadership has problems of its own. >> mighty mighty union. >> reporter: this morning the uaw hit the picket line before the sun came up. >> we work hard. we bleed, we sweat, we cry when it comes to these cars. we want to be treated fairly. >> they can do better and they should. >> reporter: 46,000 gm factory workers walking off the job at 31 plnts nationwide, angry that the company they say has not made a good ith contract offer. after the union helped lift it from bankruptcy in 2008 to nearly $12 billion in profits last year. >> we work hard to make this company profitable and we deserve a fair contract because we've helped make this company what it is. >> reporter: in a highly unusual move, gm made its offer public, promising $7 billion in investmen

anne thompson, new jersey. didn't know we are at the leading edge of the climate change frankly. >> are you surprise? >> who would think? we think of climate change as being some off far area like the arctic, it is right here. we are living it in realtime. >> you can see the impact on businesses at some point, you have to say this is here and we have to grapple with it. >> that's starting to change at st attitudes. jessica said she went to a commission meeting about what was happening to the lake. when they put up the chart about what's happening to water temperatures the last 20 years, all of a sudden minds started to open because it was not a political issue, it was science and it was right in front of them and it is affecting their lives. >> such an interesting piece, anne, thank you so much. you can catch more of our series climate in crisis across the platform of nbc news including a special report from al roker in greenland. >>> turning two-minute previews into works of arts. >> how much responsibilities

looking for higher pay and benefits halting production at dozens of factories nationwide nbc's anne thompson is at the gm technical center in warren, michigan, for us this morning. hey, anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, the two sides talked throughout the night. tensions are rising. a source close to the negotiations tells us overnight gm moved to cut off the health care benefits for striking workers starting in october. the union says it will pick up that tab if the strike goes that long this morning, once again gm's 31 plants across the country are still, the quiet broken only by the sound of strikers. >> nobody wants a strike, but if you force our hand by trying to take away what's ours, we got to strike we don't have any other choice >> reporter: from the oval office, encouragement to reach an agreement. >> i'm sad to see the strike hopefully it will be a quick one. >> reporter: wall street punishing gm, sending the stock down 4%, after 48,000 uaw workers walked off the job, demanding better pay, job security and a share of gm's profits, nearly $12 billion last year >> i bel

ann thompson is in detroit. give us the dell tails from your end, how long do you think this will take to get resolved. 50,000 people? that's a lot. >> it is a lot of people, and it will be big strike for gm. that strike cost gm $300 million a day. the finishes on the table are moving temporary worker into full time positions. and of course, something you heard a lot about in the last year. these unallocated plant that's are going to be idol. the one that i'm standing in front of, if you would come in here, he is the what is it that your employees are looking for from this strike? >> you want product? >> yeah, we want product. >> right now it's is going to end at january 2020. >> how many people will be out of jobs? >> about 700. >> that will impact the detroit area. are you willing to build electric cars? >> we just want to keep jobs here. we help temporary workers. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. 700 jobs are on the line. they made an offer to invest $7 billion throughout the company and they want to

now that's in jeopardy joining us now is anne thompson. forever people have talked about california standards and buying a car and other places for decades had to have things in change to do that. why is this happening now and what does it mean? >> it is happening for two reasons, the president did not like what the obama administration did you have to remember it is fuel economy standards when car makers were in bankruptcy. they're supposed to go into effect in 2026 trump wanted to roll back, california said well we can do that but we have our waiver. we'll stick to this stricter emissions standards because that's important to us those greenhouse gases that comes out of those vehicles, they're causing climate change, wildfires and mud slides and all of that. that's why it is happening >> the auto company do not like what the administration had done >> who on earth does it make sense for? please regulate us and the governor of california is saying this is better for the people in california suffering mud slides and fires, who exactly is sa

. >> nbc's anne thompson talked to some of the experts who are trying to figure out exactly what's going respiratory illnesses possibly related to vaping continued to rise this morning, the government and doctors are desperately trying to find answers. today, the cdc is expected to release some of its first findings >> reporter: this morning, the debate over vaping taking on new urgency with 377 confirmed or suspected cases of vaping-related respiratory illnesses reported by state health officials nationwide. two people, one in illinois and another in oregon, have died >> he's living proof of what it does the pictures of his lungs, living proof of what vaping does to your lungs. >> reporter: polly's 18-year-old son, adam, has been in the hospital since saturday, when he was rushed to the er with chills, shortness of breath, and vomiting he's now relying on a supplemental breathing mask, steroids, and antibiotics, as he battles a lung infection. >> i didn't think that that little pod could do so much damage on my body. >> these are otherwise young, healthy individuals. >> reporter: i sat

but first, nbc's anne thompson s details. good morning. >> good morning, hoda and savannah. what concerns the trump administration is the surge of teenage use of e-cigarettes. 8 million adults use them and 5 million children and that, the administration says, is putting an entire generation at risk. a promise of action from the oval office to snuff out the vaping emergency. >> we can't have our youth be so affected. >> reporter: the administration revealing its plans to eliminate flavored e-cigarettes from the market until the companies that make them apply for and receive approval. in an effort to tamp out teen vaping michigan banned products with flavors with mango and bubble gum. some in the industry which often alternative to smoking think it's too much. the american vaping association blasting the president's plan as draconian, saying it will send ex-smokers back to smoking. but juul, the biggest vape brand, promising to comply with government policy, saying we strongly agree with the need for aggressive category-wide action on flavored products. the vaping association

stiff competition in the final in around an hour‘s time, from olympic champion shelly anne fraser pryce and elaine thompsonfinals of the men‘s 200m tomorrow, he finished well ahead of the field in his heat, also through is zharnel hughes and miguel francis. the final is on tuesday. wales have taken a huge step towards the quarterfinals of the rugby world cup after beating australia 29 to 25 in tokyo, in what was one of the game‘s of the tournament so far. here‘s our sports correspondent katy gornall with more. this was a game that these fans will remember for a very long time. one that more than lived up to its box office billing. it was exciting and exhilarating. despite the hot and humid conditions here in tokyo, wales out of the blocks early on with that try. australia hit back in the first half, when gareth davies broke free to, you felt the momentum was with wales. you have to give full credit to assure you further the way they surged back into this match, scoring two tries and a penalty in the second half to get to within a point of wales. the tension at that point was written all over the face of th

dina asher-smith is right there, thompson trying to come through. shelly—annn brilliantly well. as the rainbow head pocket rocket from jamaica claimed gold, it sunkin rocket from jamaica claimed gold, it sunk in that asher—smith's first world medal was silver. dina asher—smith is the poster girl for british athletics and she showed why. running a lifetime best to win silver and the first british woman in history to win a medal in the world 100 metres final. in history to win a medal in the world 100 metres finallj in history to win a medal in the world 100 metres final. i worked so ha rd world 100 metres final. i worked so hard for this, for these championships. this point in my career and hopefully i go on to do bigger things. i was thinking, it's your time to go. to deliver with such expectation was truly remarkable. pressure makes diamonds and her best may well be yet to come. wales are favourites to top their pool at the rugby world cup after a nail—biting victory over australia. they held—on to win 29—25 in tokyo, from where our correspondent, katie gorna

but she will face tough competition from 0lympic champion shelly anne fraser pryce and elaine thompson follow the action live from doha on bbc2 from 5:30. full coverage on the bbc sport website, mobile app and bbc radio 5 live too, of course. the world marathon record was almost broken in berlin today. ethiopia's kenenisa bekele fell just two seconds short, the record was set by eliud kipchoge in last year's race. kipchoge was absent this time as he prepares for his sub—two—hour marathon attempt in vienna on 12 0ctober. the men's road race title was won by mads pedersen as wet conditions saw the race shortened in yorkshire. he becomes the first dane to win the title, teo geoghen hart was the highest finishing brit, but was way down the field outside the top twenty. patrick gearey reports. this was no day for a bike ride. relentless rain meant this would be a road race with a difference, the route shortened and diverted, the writer is battling through miles of treacherous waterlogged country —— riders. spectators were on the hillside. a test of technique and tenacity. the race bottlenec

anne van dam and caroline masson. in terms of georgia hall, who had three points from three from her matches over the course of the weekend, she is up against world number three lexi thompson do know lexi thompson injured herself in the warm up and is struggling with her back on the course. she is having to get her caddie to tease things up but she is still up caddie to tease things up but she is stillup in caddie to tease things up but she is still up in that game. we will see how she continues. —— to tee things up. but still nothing separating europe and the usa. sarah at gleneagles, thank you. tyson fury‘s potential rematch with deontay wilder may be delayed after he suffered a serious cut in his win overnight in las vegas. he overcame the injury to beat swedish heavyweight otto wallin on points. fighting on for more than nine rounds without being able to see out of his right eye. the cut needed constant attention from both trainer and doctor throughout. with the vaseline applied being so considerable it kept dropping off. and failing to stem the tide of blood. had the fight been brought to an end because of the cut fury would have lost his unbeaten record. sensing he m

commentator: dina asher-smith is right there with her and elaine thompson trying to come through, but it's going to be shelly—annter of all time, the magnitude of silver sunk in. look what it means to her. dina asher—smith with silver. she is now the first british woman in history to win a medal in a world 100 metre final. a lifetime best and a new national record, no less. and the secret behind her success ? less. and the secret behind her success? well i was watching take off success? well i was watching take off today. i got a vpn. it is not a commercial pitch, i love it. —— bake off. i commercial pitch, i love it. —— bake off. i was watching bake 0ff commercial pitch, i love it. —— bake off. i was watching bake off and trying to stay happy before my final. after missing out on the 100 metre final by 100th of a second, great britain's adam gemili won his 200 metre heat in a season's best time. zharnel hughes and miguel francis also made the semi—finals. we saw a new event last night. usa won the mixed 4x400 metre relay, a new event at the world championships. nations can choose what order to put runners in, a

ann thompson is in detroit. give us the dell tails from your