willie loves you! >> kind of a stunned crowd there. the salt lake city altitude reportedly gave nelsonng problems. the singer said he was doing better on twitter. >>> today bay area kids head back to school. students in dublin, fremont among those returning to class today. before the concert sunday night, lady gaga stuffed backpacks for kids in need. a joint effort from the born this way foundation and the united way bay foundation. they put notebooks and markers in more than hundreds really of backpacks for the upcoming school year. >> we are very, very excited to be here. being kind and living united. >> the backpacks for the students of schools in san mateo and napa county. >> that was her mom out there supporting the cause, as well. >>> all right. moms, dads getting the kids ready for back to school, kari. >> yes, stuffing the backpacks this morning. maybe you couldn't sleep because it's very early. we have the first day of school happening today. as we take a live look outside in palo alto. bus stop forecast or taking the kids to school. we'll see a few clouds this morning. mild t

. >> plus, willie nelson has a health scare. >> the pga gets a new champion. >> a group of teens shows us what holding truth to pow "early today" starts right now. >> hello. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. demonstrators gathered just feet from the white house marching, chanting and directly countering white supremacist groups who carried out the weekend's protests in charlottesville as white nationalists joined by the kkk neo-nazis and armed militia demonstrated in the streets at some point beating count counterprotests are. it ended with a deadly attack when a car rapped into a group of demonstrators and injuring up to 19 individuals and killing heather heyer. here was a video of the events and a warning, it is disturbing to watch. >> the man allegedly behind the wheel, 20-year-old james alex apprehended by police after fleeing the scene and charged with second degree murder and due in court today. his mother claims she didn't know where he was going this weekend. >> i just knew he was going to a rally. i mean, you know, i tried to stay out of his political views. i didn't kn

. >> country singer willie nelson apologizing to fans this morning after cutting short a concert? lt lake city last night. nelson on his first song when he stopped singing, left the stage. we're told the 84 year old was having issues with his breathing. early this morning, willie nelson sent this: i'm sorry to have to cut the salt lake city tonight. the altitude got to me. i am feeling better now and headed for lower ground. >> leonardo dicaprio, barak at this lick born to play. will be playing leo dinardo owe dif inch can i, was actually named after, and the actor's mother said she chose the name because she felt leo kick forhen florence italy looking at a piece by davinci. . short lived white house communications direct or anthony scaramucci will appear on late show with stephen colbert. cocoa bert of course if you have watched the show, he has poke fun at scaramucci since fired from the white house as white house communications director. that happened earlier this month. scaramucci was on the job for just ten days. >> be sure to catch the late show with stephen colbert tonight a

again today ♪ the internet said i have passed away. >> rumors were swirling about the death of willie nelsonnfirmed the 84-year-old country music legend is alive and well. rumors had been circulating for years so much so that nelson wrote a song about it. >>> a humongous wall of dust rolled into western china as the region got smothered by a thick sandstorm. residents were shrouded in darkness and the poor visibility led authorities to issue their second highest severe weather alert. over here in the states a downpour caused severe flash flooding in los angeles county. the rushing water trapped cars and rivers of mud and some drivers had to be rescued by helicopter. >>> a group of hikers at zion national park were caught off guard by a flash flood, and they formed a human chain to make sure everybody got out of there safely. >>> for our weekend forecast, here's meteorologist bonnie schneider. >> it's nice we're going to see changes for the weekend. you can see it in the midwest and chicago. temperatures will be warm with high 80s in little rock and towards charlotte. the heat will definitely

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yeah yeah and then willie nelson need to. do that it's a cycle now well i mean there's an enormous amount of information there but you've got monsanto and bear going to merge potentially and it would undermine the dynamism and competition in the food business american farmers are being destroyed and this is something that anyone who would be supportive of jobs in america or competition in america or american values certainly the cornbelt of american farmers don't get more american than that and yet no one is stepping in to stop this merger and it gives months out power to be part of this monopolist bear monson so combination and remember on the geo political front on a global basis the number one issue that is dividing ukraine and causing tension with russia is that russia is against genetically modified organisms g.m.o. in russia monsanto with victoria new. and her husband is a lobbyist for monsanto states who in ukraine it's all about their rich farmland ukraine is to that area of the world what kansas is to america it's th

yeah yeah and then willie nelson need to. do that it's a cycle now well i mean there's an enormous amount of information there but you've got monsanto and bear going to merge potentially and it would undermine the dynamism and competition in the food business american farmers are being destroyed and this is something that anyone who would be supportive of jobs in america or competition in america or american values certainly the cornbelt of american farmers don't get more american than that and yet no one is stepping in to stop this merger and it gives months out of power to be part of this monopolist bear monson so combination and remember on the geo political front on a global basis the number one issue that is dividing ukraine and causing tension with russia is that russia is against genetically modified organisms g.m.o. in russia monsanto with victoria new. and her husband is a lobbyist for monsanto states who in ukraine it's all about their rich farmland ukraine is to that area of the world what kansas is to america it's

yeah and then willie nelson need to. do that it's a cycle now well i mean there's an enormous amount of information there but you've got monsanto bear are going to merge potentially and it would undermine the dynamism and competition in the food business american farmers are being destroyed and this is something that anyone who would be supportive of jobs in america or competition in america or american values certainly the cornbelt of american farmers don't get more american than that and yet no one is stepping in to stop this merger and it gives months out of power to be part of this monopolist bear monsanto combination and remember on the geo political front on a global basis the number one issue that is dividing ukraine and causing tension with russia is that russia is against genetically modified organisms g.m.o. in russia monsanto with victoria new. and her husband is a lobbyist for monsanto states who in ukraine it's all about their rich farmland ukraine is to that area of the world what kansas is to america it's

built for business. >>> willy nelson had to cut a performance short near salt lake city. he was having breathing problems and the said the altitude was bothering him. he said i'm feeling a lot better now. >>> look closely at your screen right now. this is man stuck in a sinkhole. he fell in and had to be rescued. ask now he wants action from the city. eugene clarke's wife took pictures of her husband after she dropped eight feet into the sidewalk. trying to secure the hole because he was worried neighborhood kids would fall in. that's when the asphalt gave way around him, opening up even more. >> my hip and my back hurts a little bit. it's just shocking. it was just a shocking situation to be in that hole. >> the city tells nbc 10 they plan on reevaluating the hole and making repairs later this week. >>> over the weekend some home owners expressed their out rage over the dune construction project they say is ruining their beaches. a federal judge ruled the dune project can continue if certain conditions are met. the army corps of engineers had to put financing around the

fell on that area but it is not entirely clear if that collapse is, in fact, weather related. >>> willie nelsonormance short near salt lake city. he was having breathing problems and he said the altitude was bothering him. nelson took to twitter to address his fans after the concert. he said i'm feeling a lot better now and i'm headed for lower ground. >>> well just a week from today, a total solar eclipse will be visible from a narrow stretch of land all the way across the united states from oregon to south carolina. look for people to swamp some often overlooked areas to get the very best view. 12 million people live along that path where telt coverage is expected and around 7 million are expected to pack into the path to get a view. for those who don't know a total eclipse is when the moon passes directly in the path of the sun. there hasn't been one visible from the contin giggus 48 states in nearly four decades. there are two generations of americans who have heard about them but never had a chance to witness it. >> what's rare about a solar eclipse is where it's happening on the planet. s

. >>> willie nelson is blaming utah's high altitude for him to cut short a concert.altitude got to me. i'm feeling better now and headed for lower ground. nelson was forced to cancel several concerts earlier this year because of what his publicist said was a bad cold. willie nelson is still expected to appear this saturday in berkeley. >>> the highest paid female athlete in 2017 wields a tennis racket, but she's going to be putting that down for a while. serena williams between june of 2016 and this year, she earned $27 million. she's taking a break right now. she and her fiance are expecting. williams is followed on the money list by angelique kerber. danica patrick follows with $12.2 million. number five is serena's sister, venus, at $10.5 million. >>> san jose's joey chestnut, the king when it comes to hot dog eating this weekend he could not quite stom as chowing down on kale. chestnut downed 20, 16-ounce bowls in 18 minutes. he lost to oji who gulped down 22 1/2 bowls of the leafy green vegetable. part of the kale-yeah competition in new york. the kale was serve

rumors have been swirling about the death of willy nelson thursday.anagement confirmed the 84-year-old country music legend is alive and well. rumors have been circulating for years so much so that nelson had to write a song about it, it's called "still not dead." love willy. >>> a researcher credited with stopping a global cyber attack earlier this year has been arrested. federal authorities say marcus hutchins made and sold malware that would steal data from online banking sites. it's unclear how widely the malware may have been used. an indictment was filed after a two-year investigation. he was detained by the fbi at the las vegas airport after attending security conferences in the city. he found the so-called kill switch that spread to thousands of computers across the globe. >>> a raging fire engulfing one of the world's tallest residential buildings. in london. and what's the latest on this sky-high fire? >> reporter: well, 40 floors of this 86-story torch tower, as it's known turned into an inferno after fire broke out in the early hours of th

he organized the first farm aid concert in 1985 along with willie nelson and neil young.t is called sad clowns and hillbillies. he joins us to discuss the project and so much more, i suspect. we're glad you joined us, a conversation with john mellencamp coming up in just a moment.

he organized the first farm aid concert in 1985 along with willie nelson and neil young. his latest project is called sad clowns and hillbillies. he joins us to discuss the project and so much more, i suspect. we're glad you joined us, a conversation with john mellencamp coming up in just a moment. this guy needs to introduction. his project is called sad clowns and hillbillies. it marks his 23rd album over the course of a remarkable career. here are some of the videos for "easy target" from john mellencamp. ♪ so black lives matter who are we trying to kill ♪ ♪ it's an easy target don't matter ♪ ♪ crosses burning such a long time ago ♪ ♪ we still don't let it go >> so i was waiting to seat other night at the greek theater in l.a. whether or not you were goinging to do this song. and i'm watching you and the band the entire concert except on this one song because i know the lyrics so well. you gave thus video back in january when you first did this. we premiered this video on this program. i know the lyrics. i want to watch the audience when you performed this song. a over

jim is back from his long vacation, but speaking every willie nelson, we'll tell but a health scare forr. we'll it right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> developing story, three people are dead after a shooting at a car racing event in wisconsin. this happened at the great lakes drag way, around 7:00 last night. police say the gunman walk up to the victims and opened fire 5,000 people were reportedly there throughout the day. right now, police are still looking for that shooter. >>> back here at local, in margate, the armoire corpse of engineers has been griffin the green light to resume work on the beaches. this morning, learning more about how the project will move forward. as work continues, the army corps must fence offer the bases toll straight them. must also provide elevated walkways, and pump out excess watt their collect in those lie lying areas, the scene has also set up a procedure to test the storm water. >> with the do you know opening cents expected to resume as early as tomorrow, resident vowed to continue their fight to save their beaches. and stop the project. >> different

. >>> a health scare for willie nelson.to the salt lake city hospital last night. reports say that he was experiencing breathing issues during a concert and had to leave the stage. minutes later it was announced that the concert was ending early. he tweeted z an apology saying that the altitude got to me. i'm headed for lower ground and feeling better now. >>> red bull hosted a flood tag in moscow. they jump off the platform above the water. i'm curious what that thing is. i haven't figured it out, what it was. so the aircraft -- or this whole device thing which is judged on how far it will fly, the creativity and the design. the first float tag was to happen in vienna in 1991. >> so much work for just a few seconds. >> crash and burn like that. i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. thanks for watching "early today." follow us on all the social media platforms. welcome to )today in the bay )n this busy monday, august 14th. we are following two breaking >>> welcome to "today in the bay" on this busy monday morning, august

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. >>> willie nelson says he's healthy, but last night it certainly wasn't so clear. he was a concert in utah 4,000 feet above sea level. you can see him, he '84 years old. fans at the concert said he seemed to struggle throughout the show, and he left before finishes his full set. on twitter, nelson said the altitude made him sick, but it was nothing serious. >>> there is a cool streaming event happening in about 90 inminutes. five verses of a van gogh masterpiece are being reunited for the first time in what's called a virtual exhibition. he papered five different versions reside in fife different museums on five count tent. at 12:50 it's broadband streamed, search van gogh, in our app and i'll link you. >> and it's a lot cheaper than flying around the world to see all the different exhibits. >>> one of our areas was hit hard by the storms last week. >>> and talk about rare, a white moose captured on video. isn't that beautiful? we have the story behind the video that >>> right now more than 150 firefighters are working to control the blaine fire in riverside county

. >>> time, willie nelson says he's doing fine after cutting a show short in utah. >> willie's doingtually. we have to cut the show short. we wanted to thank you for coming out and make sure everybody gets home safe. what's that? we love willie, too! and willie loves you! >> salt lake city altitude reportedly gave nelson breathing problems. the singer said he was doing better on twitter. can't wait to get on the road again. >> maybe a little less funk, as well. let's check big trouble in traffic. but beautiful ahead in the weather. >> looks really good to start out the week. cooler temperatures on the way for today and cooler than yesterday to make the plans to be outside and enjoy all of this nice weather before it heats up. we are taking a live look outside in palo alto this morning and ready for the schools to start today. here's a look at the school day forecast. i hope it's a great first day for you seeing clouds in the mix and at recess temperatures will be in the 60s with some breezy winds but overall it is looking like a very comfortable day and as we get a look at the 7-day

willie nelson, after he had to cut his show short last night because of breathing problems. he wrote this on twitter this more than. the altitude got to me and he's feeling better now. the 84-year-olas at an amphitheater. one of his greatest songs, in response to repeated speculation about his health. back to you. >>> angie, thank you. >>> it's 6:15 now. we know a lot of people were worried about nationals superstar bryce harper after that crazy injury. there's good news, though. >> he's going to be fine though. >> to the bag to the get harper who hits the bag and goes down clutching his leg right below his knee and bryce is in a lot of pain right now. >> harper is on the disabled list because he sort of slipped. bent backwards. hurt his knee the other night. he does not have ligament or tendon damage apparently. the team says it's a painful bone bruise. >> thank goodness, it's not his acl. he should be back this season. how about that? it depends on how he feels. play. if i don't feel good, i'm not going to play. i've played through injury before and i'm not going to do tha

so happy to learn that willie nelson is alive and doing well. i love that guy. >>> now to d.c. for more news with hallie jackson. >> you and me both, girl. thank you so much. busy day here in d.c. right now, the senate is getting ready to gavel in, then getting ready to gavel back out since recess starts today. no delay, after all. gop control in congress after six months, no health care after all either. no budget. no infrastructure. no tax reform movement. no signs of life for new immigration proposal with one gop senator calling it potentially devastating. the white house is pushing it hard with president trump trying to make good on a promise to his base. he's also looking for ways to make some kind of breakthrough in afghanistan with multiple sources telling msnbc news that he has been venting, threatening to fire the commander in charge there with the nation's longest war. msnbc exclusive. we're following that plus a whole bunch of other story lines. kristen welker and kasie hunt, we'll get to them in a moment. first i want to bring in our panel for the hour. bob, your pa

so happy to learn that willie nelson is alive and doing well. i love that guy. >>> now to d.c.jackson. >> you and me both, girl. thank you so much. busy day here in d.c. right now, the senate is getting ready to gavel in, then getting ready to gavel back out since recess starts today. no delay, after all. gop control in congress after six months, no health care after all either. no budget. no infrastructure. no tax reform movement. no signs of life for new immigration proposal with one gop senator calling it potentially devastating. the white house

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(mark) willie nelson will be back "on the road again" soon. the legendary singer- songwriter had to cut his salt lake city show early. the 84-year-old says he had breathing issues yesterday. nelson later tweeted an apology, saying "the altitude got to me and i am feeling better now and headed for lower ground." his latest album "god's problem child" was released in may and became his 17th chart-topper on billboard top country albums chart. (james) the hackers who broke into h-b-o's computer network have released more episodes that have never been seen before. several episodes for the upcoming season of "curb your enthusiasm" have been released. the episodes were scheduled to debut in october. the show "ballers" also had some episodes released. hbo shows that haven't aired yet like "the deuce" and "barry" were also impacted. the hackers did not release any episodes of hbo's hit maker "game of thrones." (james) gas prices continue to rise across the nation. the average price for a gallon of gas jumped eight-cents over the past three weeks. they

writer performing for more than 20 years sharing the stage with quite the group of artists from willie nelsonson of legendary singer song writer jim croce he just released a new album. et cetera called just like medicine and now he's hitting the road and the details for tonight he will be performing at the hamilton with robbie folks. first though he's here with us in the loft. how are you. >> i'm doing great. thank you. >> good to see you back in d.c. first of all i have to say i'm looking attic per behind this is as old school of a look as you can get on here. but that's all designed for good reason. right. >> it is. because it's mono and i recorded it mono with the idea that we're all listening to low if i devices likism phones or laptops and mp3s and streaming from, you know, spotify and youtube, and mono sounds the best. so we're listening to trance sister radios i wanted to make something that sounded good on transmitter radio. >> you also wanted to do a good soul album. >> i did. >> i don't have been all over the place in your career. what was the rationale behind this particular work?