nbc news spoke exclusively about marian goodell who is pleased and surprised that even the president has been briefed on the situation unfolding in the black rock desert. the national guard has offered to help. she points out, most burners are equipped to survive in harsh environments. they build a city from scratch. the festival is really only running a day or two behind schedule, she says. >> people are here as they normally would, with everything they need to survive, and so there's no big sense of panic. we're not doing an evacuation. we're waiting for the ground to dry. we're bringing in additional cell phone support for people, we are turning on the internet so it's widely available. we don't normally have a free wi-fi cloud, but we're doing that so people can make arrangements. we have buses coming into gerlach on a regular basis so people that choose to walk out can catch the buses. >> you can watch more of the interview on the "today" show starting at 7:00 this morning right after "today in the bay." >>> happening today, a labor day protest in san francisco, it's all focusin

you can watch the entire interview of marian goodell later this morning on the "today" show. >> theseks pride themselves on going to the desert and creating a whole city. for folks who have never been, describe black rock city. >> let's give you some perspective. check it out. the city is a series of semicircles. from the innermost circle, the street is called the esplanade, and then the man, that's about 2,500 feet, that's half a mile. but the playa itself, look at how far out it extends. we're talking tens and thousands of people who are camping, who set up camps throughout the eight-day festival. so a lot of people do use a bike or other form of transportation to get around. it's a big, big desert and campground there. >> they are camping, so they do have supplies. if anybody is going to be stranded, it's almost okay that it's them because they do have fuel, food, water and whatnot. not to last a super long time. >> that's the thing. the ceo was saying that people are prepared to face extreme conditions. last summer it was 107 degrees in the desert for some of those days, so they'r

marian goodell is pleased that event president of the united states has been briefed on the situation. the national guard has offered to help. but goodell points out everyone who comes here is equipped to survive in harsh environments and things are only running a day or two behind schedule. >> people are here as they normally would, with everything they need to survive. so there's no big sense of panic. we're not doing the evacuation. we're waiting for the ground to dry, and, you know, we're bringing in additional cell phone support for people. we are bringing, we're turning on the internet so that it's widely available. we don't normally have a free wi-fi cloud but we're doing that so people can make arrangements. we have buses coming into gurlack on a regular basis so people can catch the buses. >> you can watch the full interview tomorrow morning on the "today" show right after "today in the bay." >>> the san francisco fire department is responding to the autonomous taxi company cruise which told us that sffd got it wrong when they said vehicles delayed an ambulance. it was stated