he spoke to the steel workers union in pittsburgh earlier today, saying the gap between the wealthy and poor is hurting the nation. biden didn't give any hints on whether he will make a bid for president. instead, he blasted policies he says favor wall street over wage earners. >> i'm hot. i acknowledge that. i'm mad. i'm angry. because the people i grew up with. >> biden said he would like to change the inheritance and estate tax policy to help all americans attend community college for free. even though the vice president hasn't declared he's running, he's now more popular in a new poll than presidential candidate hillary clinton. according to an nbc news marist poll, in the general election in iowa, biden beats out trump with a 4% lead, clinton lost to trump in the same poll. >>> not too many complaints about the weather this holiday weekend. that brought record crowds to the jersey shore. as nbc 10's cydney long shows us, this is just the beginning of a september to remember. >> reporter: gorgeous weather to include five heat waves this summer, the single biggest factor that drove h

and while supporters of the vice president await his decision, biden spent labor day with the steel workers union in pittsburgh. he blasts policies that he says favor wall street over wage earners. and while he didn't give any hints on whether he would run, biden still has plenty of time to decide the first democratic debate is october 13th. >> he is accused of killing cecil the lion is going back to work today. we told you yesterday walter palmer came out of hiding. he dropped out of sight closing his office in minnesota after word got out that he hunted and killed the beloved lion in zimbabwe in july. late sunday palmer spoke with the mince "star tribune" and associated press and said if he had known the lion had a name and was important to the country or a study, obviously, he would not have taken it. and he says he is heart broken about the disruption this has caused his staff. >> you got to see this. a reverse goldilocks situation unfolding in ayo yoe town. air group of bears has been breaking into homes here. the county share sheriff's office released the vote yoez of the bear just explorin

biden spent labor day with steel workers union in pittsbur pittsburgh. he didn't give any hints on whether he will run. instead, he blasted policies that he says favor wall street over wage earners. >> i'm hot, i acknowledge that. i'm mad. i'm angry. because the people i grew up with -- >> even though the vice president hasn't declared he's running, he is now more popular in a new poll than hillary clinton. according to an nbc news poll in the general election in iowa, biden beats out trump with a 4% lead. clinton lost to trump in that same poll. federal contractors are now required to give their workers paid sick leave. president obama signed an executive order yesterday in boston. the president told the crowd there that he wants congress to require paid sick leave for all workers. since he can't mandate that on his own, he focused on employees of federal contractors. something the city of philadelphia did recently as well. now to an incredible find overseas. >> an elaborate series of stone monuments believed to have been hidden for thousands of years n

biden is also fueling more speculation about a possible white house run speaking to the united steel workers unionon labor day. someone in the crowd shouted about him running for president and here was his response. >> and the major -- no, no. you'll have to talk to my wife about that. i got to talk to my wife about that. >> joining me now, msnbc political reporter alex sites. alex, goold to see you. you were there yesterday with the vice president. did he sound like a candidate to you? >> no major hints, but he definitely sounded like somebody who was glad to be back out on the stump, so to speak. he was running with the parade, crossing the street right and left taking pictures with people, giving hugs, very vintage joe biden. this was a marked contrast to what we've seen of him in recent days when he was still very much mourning the loss of his son beau early this summer. just a couple days ago in atlanta, he was heartbroken talking about whether he had the emotional fuel to run in 2016. but this crowd, this enthusiasm, he said it gave him hope and it might be what he needs to get closer to a r

while speaking with union leaders and steel workers, he addressed the big question but still wouldn't say if he's running. >>> i have to talk to my wife about that. i've got to talk to my wife about that. >> new pole shows biden faring better than hillary clinton and jeb bush in a hypothetical head-to-head match up f biden decides to run, he will need to raise money quickly. labor unions have traditionally supported democrats, giving $61 million to the party in 2012. >> still ahead this morning, on "eyewitness news", a bush fire burns in burlington county, new jersey, this morning. we'll update you on the firefighters progress, and if any home are in danger. >>> also, the heatwave continues today. just how hot it will get, when we'll see some cooler temperatures on this day when so many kids are heading back to school. good morning. we'll >> a major forest fire is burning in burlington county new jersey. chopper three over the scene in woodlands township last night. look at those flames. in is the area of wood mans road route of north 72. that fire has burned over the county line into

. >> reporter: he started off the day with union leaders and fired up steel workers. >> when the middle class does well, the wealthy do very well, and the poor have a way up. so organize, organize, organize. god loves you. >> reporter: if biden runs, he'll need to raise money quickly, and labor unions have traditionally opened up wallets for democrats, giving $61 million to the party in 2012. biden says he'll make a decision by the end of the summer. craig boswell, cbs news washington. >> the aflcio president who marched with biden said he didn't know if biden would run or not. >>> turning to the migrant crisis gripping europe right now, germany is taking in the majority of the tens of thousands of migrants and refugees who have made a long and often dangerous journey. at a munich train station, 20,000 refugees, mostly from syria, did arrive over the weekend. germans cheered and gave them toys, food, and clothes and make them feel at home. a shelter went up in flames overnight and authorities do suspect arson. there have been over 200 attacks on asylum seekers this year in germany alone

the annual labor day parade, his audience members of the large and politically important union united steel workers who chanted run joe, run. >> build labor, we build america. >> gop front runner donald trump is not laboring today, taking a break but his name is still being mentioned after his foreign policy blunder on the radio last week. >> are you familiar with general solamani? >> yes, go ahead, give me a little -- go ahead, tell me. >> he runs the kuds forces. >> trump responded over the weekend calling that radio host a third rate got you guy. >> you have to find a way to elevate the debate to focus on the changes that would actually get us a government that could work again, that is not captured by the tiniest fracture of the 1% who fund campaigns. >> that new poll has trump beating clinton in a hypothetical general election matchup in iowa. we are months away from the first caucus and primary votes and things can change quickly on the campaign trail liz. reporting live here in washington, kenneth moten, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> across europe leaders are pledging to take in more refuge

talk to my wife about that. [ laughter ] >> reporter: he started off the day with union leaders and fired up steel workers. >> when the middle class does well, the wealthy do very well, and the poor have a way up. so organize, organize, organize. god loves you. >> reporter: if biden runs, he'll need to raise money quickly. and labor unions have traditionally opened up money for democrats, giving $61 million to the party in 2012. biden says he'll make a decision by the end of the summer. craig boswell, cbs news washington. >>> tomorrow night brings a new era for late night television. >> it's the big debut for the late show starring stephen colbert here on cbs. and susan marquez is outside the newly remodeled ed sullivan theater in new york with a preview that only a cbs reporter can give us. >> stephen colbert is absolutely ready. when i sat down to talk to him, he said he hit up his predecessor and his mentor to get advice before his huge debut. >> reporter: stephen colbert says he asked his former boss, jon stewart, for some pointers as he prepared to take over cbs' the late show. >> have you already ta

talk to my wife about that. [ laughter ] >> reporter: he started off the day with union leaders and fired up steel workersass does well, the wealthy do very well and the poor have a way up. so organize, organize, organize. >> reporter: if biden runs, he'll need to raise money quickly. and labor unions have traditionally opened up wallets for democrats, giving $61 million to the party in 2012. biden says he'll make a decision by the end of the summer. craig boswell, cbs news washington. >>> meantime, a recent kpix 5 survey usa poll shows republican candidate donald trump leading hillary clinton in a head to head match-up. trump got 45% to clinton's 40% with voters nationwide. >>> police say than arrested the -- they've arrested the woman who jumped off the bay bridge after driving a stolen car. chp says she was behind the wheel and crashed on the eastern span as she headed to oakland. as officers approached the wreck, they say sanchez-edwards climbed over the rail. she plunged in to the water 70 feet below. a dump truck driver later said he remembered picking up a drenched woman near the toll plaza. >>> th

workers in? the united states? no they're not. these big union jobs, unions like the united auto workers or steel workers were largely moved everseasor sometimes to the south where you have strong antiunion regime, what has then happened is that workers have lost voice in the arena, and so what happens? cuirpciÓns again, retake over the nation setting the agenda, fighting against union, fighting against workplace safety so that the regimes we do create la osha. they become underfunded. you have states fully committed, you have states such as wichciÓn -- wisconsin and michigan, you have the citizens united decision, 125 years ago corporations are able to control the agenda and workers can't, unless you have income inequality and you have the beginning of social movement to fight b that. [laughs] >> it's a story with solutions. we can recreate stable good work for people, but what we have to do is hold corporations legally accountable no matter where they go. and they have to be accountable no matter who they sub contract to andsu no matter where they pt their countries. companies like wal-mart can say, this isn't our problem, no, it

. >> reporter: he started off the day with union leaders and fire up steel workers. >> the middle-class does well, the wealthy do very well, and the poor have a way out. so organize, organize, organize! god love you. >> reporter: if biden runs he will need to raise money quickly and labor upions have traditionally opened up wallets for democrats giving $61 million to the party in 2012. biden says he will make a decision by the nd of the summer. craig boswell, cbs2 news. >> but you do have to consult the wife first. richard of the aflcio president who marched with biden said he didn't know if he would run or not. >>> still ahead a war of words between two mayors. what mayor de blasio had to say about rudy giuliani's criticism. >>> a ref hit hard in the middle of the football game and it looks like the players did it on purpose. >>> what geno smith is saying about pressing charges against a teammate who sucker punched him. >>> plus, jumping on a garbage truck to uncould have your secrets. what an nyu professor learned about new yorkers and their trash. >>> lots of sunshine. nice and warm.

. >> reporter: he started off the day with union leaders and fired up steel workers. >> when the middle class does well, the wealthy do very well, and the poor have a way up. so organize, organize, organize. god loves you. >> reporter: if biden runs, he'll need to raise money quickly, and labor unions have traditionally opened up wallets for democrats, giving $61 million to the party in 2012. biden says he'll make a decision by the end of the summer. craig boswell, cbs news washington. >> the aflcio president who marched with biden said he didn't know if bidenld

. >> reporter: he started off with union leaders and fired up steel workers. >> when middle class doesl the wealthy do very well and the poor have a way up. so, organize, organize, organize. god love you. >> reporter: if biden runs he will need to raise money quickly and labor unions have traditionally opened wallets for democrats giving 61 million-dollar to the party in 2012. biden says he will make a decision by the end of the summer. craig boswell for cbs news, washington. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the 2016 campaign when we're not on tv find updates and more about the candidates at rbs philly.com. >>> overseas germany and france agreed to accept more migrants scaping syria orr war torn countries. in more than 4,000 migrants arrived today, another 1500 have been route todd other cities in germany. german authorities say they expect up to 8,000 applications, for asylum this year. france says it will take in 24,000 refugees over the the next two years. >>> pope francis is expect to release a new streamlined process for annulling marriages tomorrow. this

union to afghanistan in 1965. it produced schools, homes and bridges made of steel and cement. this factory used to employ 6,000 workers. the quip suspect silent, cover in plastic because there's been no investment here. a few potential investors came to look but gave them no money. with financial backing, the factory could produce a thousand affordable apartments a year to ease the housing shortage in kabul. the man who used to run it was corrupt, stealing equipment and taking bribes. >> there is nothing. people who do work here get only a hundred dollars a month. and our former president took more than $30 million. >> reporter: that man is now in prison. but that's little con sew location for those here now. they remember the russians fondly and critical of recent effort that failed to build sustainable projects. while about 16,000 kilometers of roads have been built, much of the country remains inaccessible and many roads are in poor condition. electricity must be imported and afghans can't afford to run u.s. built diesel plants. homes and businesses are struggling with only a few hours of electricity a day. the u.s

workers who could be laid off. the steel sector is struggling to survive in tough market conditions. >> with more than 70% of this community dependent on the industry, businesses and unions are scrambling to save jobs. >> with a devalued currency and low manufacturing cost, chinese steel is flooding the market, and affecting jobs. steele imports have gone up 20%. unions want governments to protect the industry by hiking tariffs and banning the exportation of scrap. >> we view it as a national cries si. for any person in south africa, who has a job, support five to six, but also if you allow this industry to be destroyed, it will take more than that to rebuild it. >> reporter: there may not be a clear cut solution. >> if you give protection apt the beginning of the pipeline everyone up the line will suffer from it. when you protect the economy you get price information and lower cost. there's a danger if we go too far that we'll run into the same constraints. so far, the response appears to be positive. with talks weeks from now. they face an anxious wait >>> in india tens of thousands of people are taking a holy bath. for the pilgrims the bathing ritual is a way to clean

workers are being injured constantly. >>> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera - israeli security forces fired stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets at the al-aqsa mosque. the u.s. and european union approached iran to help find a solution to the syrian conflict. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and e.u. foreign policy chief discussed the issue with iran's foreign minister in new york. voting is under way in elections in catalonia. we are looking at live pictures coming from there. pro independence say a mandate may be given. others say it is illegal >>> refugees fleeing the war, somali, it is feared may struggle. >> reporter: it's meal time for the yemeni refugees in the port city. this is all they will get today. those here are the latest to arriving. this person is one of them. he was injured in fighting in the yemeni city of aden. >> translation: i was driving an ambulance when i was hit by a mortar, i had three surgeries on my leg. i was forced to flee with my family as i feared for my safety and couldn't provide for them. >> there's no let up from those escaping somalia, hundreds have been moved to the town, 4 hours drive away. the town's only universities are home. >> off

workers who could be laid off in the next few months. the steel sector is struggling to survive in tough market conditions. with more than 70% of this community alone dependent on the industry, businesses and unions are scrambling to save jobs. with a devalued are currenc cur, headaching tariffs and banning the exportation of scrap. >> we view this as nothing less than an international crisis. south africa for any peasant, supporting five osix extended family. but also if you allow this industry to be destroyed, it will take more than ten years to try and rebuild it. >> but there may not be a clear cut solution. >> if you give processing at the beginning evere beginning of the pipeline, everyone down the line will suffer. when you protect your economy normally you get price escalation, you get lower growth et cetera. so there is a danger if we go too far to the other side of the pendulum that we will run into the same constraints. >> the union says so far, response from the government appears to be positive. but with talks weeks from now, they face a grim future. >> al jazeera's charlie angela looks at the winners. >> reporter: a surprise win for a first time venezuelan director with a film depic

workers who could be laid off in the next few months. the steel sector is struggling to survive in tough market conditions. with more than 70% of this community alone dependent on the industry, businesses and unions scrambling to save jobs. with a devalued currency and low manufacturing costs, chinese steel is flooding the market and threatening local jobs. steel imports have gone up by 20% in the last year. unions want government to protect the local industry by hiking tariffs and banning the exportation of scrap. >> we view this as nothing less than a national crisis. we think that in south africa for any person who has a job supports five to six extended family. but, also, if you allow this industry to be destroyed, it will take more than 10 years to try and rebuild it. >> but there may not be a clear-cut solution. >> the sting in the whole thing is if you give protection at the beginning of the pipeline, everybody down the line will suffer from it. when you protect your economies, normally, you get price escalation, get lower gross, et cetera. so there is a danger that if we go too far, again, to the other side with the pendulum, that well run into the same constraints. >> the union says so f

very strongly pro-union message, he credited his first win in the senate with the united steel workers in the intro, the unions are the only ones that can keep the barbarians at the gate and union workers are the only reason any worker in america has any rights at all. this is his crowd, this is his home state. very friendly audience. and he's showing he has the energy. what a contrast from a few days ago when he was in atlanta speaking to a synagogue there and he was heartbroken. he was wearing his heart on his sleeve about his son beau who passed away a few months ago, and he said that his honest consideration about whether he runs is whether he has the emotional fuel. and that fits with what aides have told me, that it's really day by day for him. some daisies fired ys he's fire excited, he wants to move on and show he can be joe biden. other daisiys he's heartbroken. but i think this crowd is what he's looking for and might reenergize him as he thinks about this run. >> nice reporting and especially through the rhythm of the music. thank you, sir. our political panel joins us now f

from the soviet union from afghanistan in 1965 and produced prefabricated apartment buildings and schools and bridges made of steel and cement and the factory used to employ 6,000 workershere are a few hundred here and with very little to do. the equipment is silent, covered in plastic because there has been no investment here. workers say a few potential investors came to look but gave them no money and said with financial backing the factory could produce a thousand affordable apartments a year to help ease the housing shortage in kabul and says the factory was further hurt because the man who used to run it was corrupt, stealing equipment and soliciting bribes. >> translator: we got a lot of money and ordinary people who want to work for them there is nothing. people who do work here get only hundred dollars a month and our former president took more than $30 million. >> reporter: that man is now in prison. and little consolation for those here now. they remember the russians fondly and are critical of resent aid efforts that have failed to build sustainable projects. while about 16,000 kilometers of roads have been built much of the country remains inaccessible and

union support. go back to labor day, joe biden was at a steel workers rally.trumka was telling everybody how much he loves joe biden. it was a love fest. i don't think you're going to see any move from the teamsters until they find out what briden is going to do. stuart: you think it's part of the tilt? i think there's a tilt away from hillary clinton and towards a potential run from joe biden. >> oh, yes. stuart: i think, i want your judgment on this, i think that president obama is behind that tilt. i think he very much wants joe biden to run. >> well, that i cannot say. i cannot read the president's mind. but when you look at what hillary clinton has done with the keystone pipeline, which is something alone, the labor part of the coalition really supported, hillary clinton has opposed it and she couldn't support it, but that angered labor and look what she's done with the cadillac tax, the support of obamacare that big labor hates. she says she would get rid of it if she were president. hillary is trying to make it up with the unions, but so far, i think mo

worker fired. they're interesting issues all the same because unions are big and thepolicy here staff that they take, if you are a union member in the steel and you see an immigration program that will bring millions of people into the country, how do you position that versus your job and your job security? those are serious issues and i think you're getting a debate inside the immigration policy. host: vincent, republican line, good morning to you. now, i own my own union construction company. when i was working out in the field, the union basically picked out members. they just make sure us members pay their dues. sure we'reey make paying $100,000 to them every month for the money they get. to be a better way. we have a labor shortage. there are not enough skilled workers out here. skilled carpenters in the bay area, it is a dying breed. competitors and i get together and talk about the current labor pool. one of the reasons why is because of pr. people would rather be an over driver -- and uber driver than a construction worker. there has been debate about whether or not over drivers are employees. are either one of you following this