Normality, which resembles where we were prior to covid, its going to be well into 2021, maybe even towards the end of 2021. Dr. Fauci also saying that the president is wrong when he claims that were turning a corner in the pandemic. Is the president mischaracterizing the crises, as the death toll in the u. S. Approaches 200,000 . Well talk live to the chairwoman of the Republican National committee, ronna mcdaniel. Looming danger. A tropical system develops overnight off the coast of florida and it could become a hurricane once it reaches the gulf coast the latest. Call for help. New details this morning about glee actress naya riveras final moments before her tragic drowning this summer. What her young son said about her death. All that plus, taking the field. Im just glad we have football back in general. Some of College Footballs top teams getting set to play today while others remain sidelined. What it will look like on the field and in the stands, today, saturday, september 12th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with peter alexander, kristen welker, and dylan dreyer. Welcome to today and thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. Kristen and dylan, nice to see both of you. Im sure you and your husbands are all fired up for the fighting irish of notre dame, the texas longhorns, the clemson tigers. Fingers crossed that these guys keep playing. Yeah, my husbands a big still ahead, we are live notre dame fan. It seems like a tiny little along the front lines as taste of normalcy. Firefighters work around the everyone hoping it goes clock to battle those deadly smoothly. And Patriots Fans play again western wildfires. This weekend. So dylan, youll be watching plus, one womans incredible football as well. Efforts to help her husband now, the complete and utter after she contracted covid19 from her. Devastation that is happening and dylan . Out west. Those stories plus when dozens of wildfires still those stories plus when hey, can i. Burning out of control this morning. Hold on one second. But firefighters could be getting a little bit of help in sure. Okay. Okay safe drivers save 40 their battle this weekend. Nbcs Erin Mclaughlin is in guys guys check it out. Orville, california, with the safe drivers save 40 very latest. Safe drivers save 40 safe drivers save 40 erin, good morning. Reporter good morning, peter. After a week of historic fires, thats safe drivers save 40 . This is what much of it is, thats safe drivers save 40 . Hes right there. Its him hes here. Californias wilderness looks like. Hes right here. Acre after acre of scorched hi hi. Hey earth. But with improved conditions, thats totally him. Its him thats totally the guy. Theres hope firefighters may safe drivers do save 40 . Finally be getting the upper click or call for a quote today. Hand. Overnight, blazing battles capping off a relentless week. Nearly 60 large fires burning across the west. In oregon, half a million under evacuation zones. Tens of thousands fleeing, entire towns decimated. Dozens missing and feared dead. Yeah, this is the babys bed. Reporter the actpan family lost their dream home and business, but made it out alive. Now searching for anything left. The wind changed and it just when ourkids, bedtime her kids moved in with us. Safe drivers do save 40 . She was worried we wouldnt be able to keep up. Moved. Reporter as fires swept through the property, tony and wife robin raced home to save course we can. What couldnt keep up was our bargain detergent. Their children. Turns out its mostly water, the cops were trying to stop and that doesnt work as well on stains. Us, but she was bent on getting so, we switched back to tide. One wash, stains are gone. Home to our kids. I was calling them and trying to get them out, and they just and i it was so kind of like our quiet time. [daughter slurping] scary. Reporter here in california, at least 11 dead in the latest what are you doing . Fires, including 77yearold dont pay for water. Tide is concentrated with three times the active cleaning ingredients. If its got to be clean, its got to be tide. Millicent cataransac. So we collaborate more than 26 times burned than this time last year. Saturday, governor gavin newsom toured the devastation and spoke ocean spray works with nature every day exclusively to nbcs miguel almaguer. He says, the cause of this to farm in a Sustainable Way disaster is clear. Its a climate emergency. This is what everyone predicted. This is what all the experts it can be used on the hands, body, and face. Have been saying for decades. And its finally here. Its just here a half century it cleanses and moistuizes with 1 4 moisturizing cream. Earlier than many had even predicted. Reporter this week, leaving your skin feeling comfortable and smooth. Portland, San Francisco, and seattle clocking the worst air dove men care 3in1 bar. Quality in the world. The air were breathing right now is equivalent to smoking 20 packs of cigarettes. Reporter while extremely and eating the small bits of cheese stuck to toxic, firefighters say the a mcdonalds wrapper. Smoke could actually help cool is the right way. Things down. Theres never enough to startamorning. Ba da ba ba ba resources at the time you need them, when you need them, where you need them for Something Like this. Reporter as homeowners across the west now cope with this feeling watch me while i break the ceiling the thought of losing everything. A horror. Yeah i do it right cuz im a diamond. Horrible. You dont know whether your home did you know that you can shop online is going to be there when you with a virtual consultant . Get back. Ask about special financing reporter and theres good with the diamond credit card. News this morning. Temperatures are markedly youre not welcome here cooler. Get out of my face winds have died down. Firefighters scrambling to take hpv can cause certain cancers when your child grows up. Advantage of this window of get in its way. Hpv can affect males and females. Opportunity because the situation is still out of and theres no way to predict control. Peter and kristen . Such an eerie shot there who will or wont clear the virus. Before dawn. Erin mclaughlin this morning, but you can help protect your child by taking a first step. Erin, thank you. The cdc recommends hpv vaccination at age 11 or 12 now we want to get to the very latest on the coronavirus and just a stark new warning to help protect against certain cancers. From dr. Anthony fauci, saying hey cancer it will likely be at least not. My. Child. Another year until life can get dont wait. Talk to your childs doctor about hpv vaccination today. Back to normal, the way it was before the pandemic. And hes also at odds with President Trump once again who just said the u. S. Is turning a corner. Nbcs kathy park has more. Kathy, good morning to you. Kristen, good morning to you. An exclusive interview with Andrea Mitchell on friday, dr. Fauci outlined a timeline of whats to come. He believes an fdaapproved vaccine will be available by the end of this year or early next year, but it will be closer to the end of 2021 when we see any semblance of our prepandemic days. This morning, the nations top Infectious Disease expert is at odds with the president. Were rounding the turn. You see whats happening. You see the numbers are good morning, it is saturday plunging. Reporter dr. Anthony fauci at 5 56. Publicly disputing those claims. And a live look outside over a im sorry, but i have to disagree with that. Were plateauing at around smoky San Francisco, smoke and 40,000 cases a day. Fog covering the city this morning, thanks so much for and the deaths are around a starting your weekend with us. Im kira klapper. Thousand. And issuing this sobering vianey arana has a look at our warning. If youre talking about getting back to a degree of microclimate forecast, hey, v. Normality that resembles where we were prior to covid, its good morning, it is a mix of going to be well into 2021, fog and smoke and you can even see the smoke here in downtown maybe even towards the end of san jose. 2021. Its pretty hard to miss at this reporter in response to dr. Point. Right now current temperatures faucis comments, a white house at 60 degrees. Official told nbc news, the and the poor air quality is the president is making the point reason why we remain under a that our mortality rate is going microclimate weather alert. Down, case numbers are going temperatures today will be running a little bit cooler, in down, and that we are in a the 70s down to the south bay, better position now than we were in at the beginning of this 75 degrees for san jose, 77 in pandemic as it relates to ppe, concord, and 60s for San Francisco. Therapeutics, and vaccines. Lets talk about that air in fridays interview with nbcs quality. Now, we do remain under a spare Andrea Mitchell, dr. Fauci also the air alert that was extended responded to taped remarks made by the president in march to through monday. And even though these may be the reporter bob woodward. Numbers now, its important to i still like playing it down. Note that this is changing as, yes, sir . Because i dont want to create a panic. You know, the fires develop and i cant comment anymore on sort of we get a grasp on whats that, except to say, yes, when happening out there. You downplay something, that is so this is going to be changing hour by hour. Really a threat, thats not a good thing. By as far as that spare the air reporter meanwhile, students head back to school this fall. A new study from the cdc found alert it will remain in place. Ill talk more about how were that theres growing evidence looking heading into tonight and children can spread covid even when our next chance of if theyre asymptomatic. Hopefully seeing some of the the outbreaks were traced to smoke clear out will make its three day care facilities in way into the bay area, and hopefully the weather will help utah. 12 children became infected and passed the virus on to mothers us out a little bit. And siblings. In one case, an 8monthold baby thanks so much, serenvianey. Reportedly infected both well see you at 7 00 with your parents. With numbers trending downward forecast. With this poor air quality in parts of florida, the what happens for the 49ers game. Governor cleared miamidade and broward counties for inperson if the air quality index is learning starting monday. Above 200 the nfl might postpone this is really, really important. Or even move the game. I mean, weve had a very difficult six months, but its the team did practice as the aqi been very difficult for kids. Was around 194 yesterday. Reporter and as new york entered its 35th straight day doctors say the aqi, above 200, with an infection rate below 1 , is unhealthy and vigorous restaurants can now open at 25 exercise is not recommended. Capacity at the end of the the 49ers tell us they are month, a major turning point for optimistic the game will go on the nations former epicenter. As scheduled. But they also add that this is a league decision, a decision is and dr. Fauci also expressed concerns over indoor dining, expected to be made sometime saying that communities headed in that direction should first today. Now to some breaking news bring down the level of this morning, a threealarm fire infection to its lowest level right in the middle of downtown possible. And also this morning, politico is reporting that Communications San Francisco has dozens of people out on the streets this aides with the Health Department morning. The fire ignited around 1 30 at inte c cdc reports on a warehouse with a woodworking the virus in order to align with the president s statements. Kristen . Peter . Shop inside. Kathy park in new york, thank this happened on shipley street you, kathy. In San Franciscos soma President Trump is headed to neighborhood, between fourth and nevada this morning for a fifth streets, just a block from Campaign Rally that had to be moved due to the coronavirus concerns. And its the president s folsom. Heavily populated dense part of handling of the pandemic that the city, the warehouse shares could make or break his reelection hopes. Walls with condos and in just a moment, well talk apartments. Dozens of units were evacuated. Live to the chairwoman of the Republican National committee, fortunately by 2 30, within just rana mcdaniel, but we want to about an hour, the hard working begin with nbcs white house fire crews were able to contain correspondent, kelly odonnell. The fire and keep it from she is traveling with the president , ahead of him today in spreading. No injuries have been reported. Carson city, nevada. Officers are blocking traffic in kelly, good morning. Reporter good morning, peter. The area. Well be today, the president begins a west coast swing, which includes spending two nights here in nevada, a state he did not win in 2016. And despite covid concerns, the campaign found alternative venues, so it appears the president s show will go on. President trump going west today, to battleground nevada, facing controversy over his expected crowds, like these at recent rallies. Two trump events in reno and las vegas were abruptly canceled by the venues due to 50person limits on gatherings under state covid rules. The campaign skracrambled and fd alternative sites. The president wants to get good morning. There. Hes not going to be deterred. Breaking overnight, western back at the white house friday, joined by the militarys tragedy. Nearly 60 large fires burning top brass. Its amazing the way all across the west this morning. These big generals are showing tens of thousands forced to up. This is something. Reporter under fire for reports that he called fallen flee, dozens missing, many heroes and Service Members feeder dead, and even the suckers and losers, which the survivors are overwhelmed. President called a hoax. A horror. He presented the highest award horrible. You dont know whether your home for valor, the medal of honor, is going to be there when you get back. To Army Ranger Sergeant pat but this morning, firefighters are hopeful the weather will provide them some payne, for his role in the rescue of 75 captives held by relief. Were live on the front lines. Isis in 2015. Grim prediction. One of the largest and most a blunt assessment from dr. Daring rescue missions in american history. Anthony fauci about when Life Reporter from the oval will return to normal. If youre talking about office, the president claimed a getting back to a degree of Foreign Policy achievement ahead normality, which resembles where of the election. Bahrain agreeing to normalize relations with israel, touted as we were prior to covid, its going to be well into 2021. Progress toward middle east maybe even towards the end of peace. The sand was loaded up with blood, and now youre going to 20 see that a lot of that sand is going to be loaded up with 2021. Dr. Fauci even claims the peace. Reporter marking 19 years president is wrong when he says were turning a corner with the since 9 11. Pandemic. Is the president separately, the president and mischaracterizing the crises as the death toll in the u. S. Joe biden, visited the approaches 200,000. And lights, camera, action. Shanksville, pennsylvania, memorial, remembering the braver after contracting coronavirus of passengers on flight while filming a movie in there are some things that are australia six months ago, tom bigger and more important than hanks is back down under. Yourself. Biden stopped to see his triumphant return to acting volunteer firefighters. I keep my promises. And offered up a sixpack and and the big screen, today, saturday, september 12th, 2020. Thank yous. And during this campaign trip, the president will have a from the jersey shore, i love latenight rally tonight and today. Tomorrow he is off to las vegas. We are the zheng family from phoenix, arizona. During that time hell also have and we love the today show. Back to school an event targeting latino voters before he heads on to another today is my sixth birthday battleground, arizona. Peter . Kelly odonnell in nevada. Thank you. The chair of the republican yay national committee, madame good morning. Welcome back to today on a chairwoman, good morning. Saturday morning. Happy birthday to that little americans, as you know well, want to know when life is going one. And i love the beach shot, what to get back to normal. Could be one of the final the president said this week we weekends at the beach. Are rounding the final turn, but betty turning 6 and her brother there, i like that he dr. Anthony fauci said it will got a lollipop even before the be well into 2021, possibly the cake came out. End of 2021 before that happens. Take care of little brother before we take care of big sis. So, why not just level with the thats right. We love your athome shoutouts. American people . I think youre talking about keep sending them. The hashtag is my today plaza. Two different things. Dr. Fauci is talking about we have a lot to get to. Resembling life before the lets get to todays news and pandemic. Im a big ten football fan, devastating wildfires out west. University of michigan has an some potential good news in the fight to get them under control arena thats empty this year as the weather is expected to with 113,000 fans that usually help firefighters this weekend. Come in to watch u of m. Nbcs Erin Mclaughlin is on the it probably is going to be a while until we fill in stadiums at the same level. But the president is talking about vaccines that are on the front lines in oroville, way, therapeutics that are california, with the very latest. Erin, good morning. Ramped up. The fact that we passed 100 reporter good morning. After a week of historic fires, million in testing and seeing which is what much of the california wilderness looks the case load go down as well. Like. And its a haunting sight, but of course, just yesterday with improved weather 46,000 new infections were conditions, theres hope firefighters may finally get the reported, more than 1,000 deaths. The death toll in this country upper hand. Is now approaching 200,000. Overnight, blazing battles capping off a relentless week. The president , as you know, holds another rally in nevada nearly 60 large fires burning today. For months he urged americans to across the west. In oregon, half a million under follow the state and local guidelines that limit large evacuation zones. Tens of thousands fleeing, gatherings, call for social entire towns decimated. Distancing. Why is he putting his own supporters at risk and flouting dozens missing and feared dead. Those very state and local this is the babys bed. Guidelines . The president and the reporter this family lost their dream home and business, campaign are putting protocols in place to keep these attendees but made it out alive. Now searching for anything left. Safe. Theres temperature checks, masks are handed out. The wind changed and it just these venues are outdoors. Moved. Reporter as fires swept and people are making decisions through the property, tony and as to their own comfort level. Wife robin raced home to suave their children. And theyre coming and saying i the cops b she was bent on g dont have an underlying condition and i want to be at this. Its not very different from home to our kids. I was calling them and trying what we have seen with aveve se to get them out and i just the peaceful protests that have and i it was so scary. Reporter here in california, happened around the country. At least 11 dead in the latest some of them turned not so peaceful, but we havent seen the media really go after these fires, including 77yearold protests. And this is a similar political speech. People want to get out and milicent cataransac. Support their candidate and health and safety guidelines are taking place. A record 11 million acres perhaps. I think a lot of people may see scorched, 26 times more than the a difference between the president of the United States acres burned this time last doing it and the protests, but i certainly take your point on year. That. Governor gavin newsom toured the let me ask you about Bob Woodwards new book that made devastation and spoke exclusively to nbcs miguel also of headlines this week, revealing that the president almaguer, saying the cause of said one thing privately. This disaster is clear. Its a climate emergency. He said that the virus is, this is what everyone predicted. Quote, more deadly than even this is what all the experts your strenuous flus, but said another thing publicly, almost have been saying for decades and three weeks later, saying that its finally here. Its just here a half century the virus would go away. And that it was just like the earlier than many had predicted. Flu. Reporter this week, so shouldnt the American People portland, San Francisco, and expect honesty from the seattle clocking the worst air quality in the world. The air were breathing right president . I think if you look at the now is equivalent to smoking 20 actions of the president , they packs of cigarettes. Were very decisive, well ahead as homeowners across the west now cope with the thought of of anything the democrats were putting forward, as they were losing everything. Trying to impeach him, the a horror. President cut travel to china, horrible. You dont know whether your home the president created the is going to be there when you Coronavirus Task force, the get back. President brought in the private sector to ramp up testing, to this is some good news this make sure we had enough ventilators and enacting the morning. Temperatures are markedly defense production act. Cooler. The president moved at a rapid the winds have died down. Pace to fight a novel virus, firefighters are scrambling to something none of us had ever take advantage of the situation, seen before. It took the whole world by which is still out of control. Peter and kristen . Storm, none of us understood the we hope those firefighters can. Complexities of this virus and all right, erinro as weve been learning more and the front lines. More and more, obviously, we can that shot there just haunting make adjustments and do better this morning. President trump, for his part, things to protect the health and is headed to nevada this morning for a Campaign Rally that had to safety of the American People and the president has done that. I do think its responsible for be moved due to coronavirus concerns. And its the president s the president n say, oh, handling of the pandemic that could define the remaining the worlds on fire, and have a months of this campaign. Nbcs white house correspondent, kelly odonnell, is in carson run on the banks and have people running to the Grocery Stores city, nevada, this morning. And instilling fear. That is not what a commander in kelly, good morning. Reporter good morning, chief does. Peter. One of the campaigns most the president put a plan important resources is the together to slow the spread, he candidates time. Gave daily briefings, he got and President Trump will be doing three events over two days testing ramped up. All of these things have put us here in nevada, including one in a place now where we have more testing than any other focused on latino voters. Country, we just bought 150 and it comes after his campaign million tests from abbott labs was forced to hurriedly find new that are selftests that you can locations after venues canceled get a really Quick Response on. These are things that have because of concerns about happened in less than a year, coronavirus and crowd size. Which is remarkable. Its sad that its politicized President Trump going west and not something thats bringing us together as a today, to battleground nevada, country. Madame chairwoman, let me ask facing controversy over his you about that point. Expected crowds, like these at the president said he downplayed recent rallies. Two trump events in reno and las the virus because he didnt want to frighten people or cause a vegas were abruptly canceled by panic, but during this pain, the venues, due to 50person hes repeatedly warned people that agitators and looters were limits on gatherings under state going to overrun their neighborhoods, were going to covid rules. Overrun the suburbs. The campaign scrambled and found if the president isnt, i guess, alternative sites. Sparking fear, why in those the president wants to get examples is he the one whos there. Hes not going to be deterred. Back at the white house stoking it . Friday, joined by the militarys i dont think hes stoking top brass. Its amazing, the way all of it. I think were seeing things on tv you look at kenosha, these big generals are showing up. This is something. Reporter under fire for wisconsin, it looks like a third reports that he called fallen world country that got burned heroes and Service Members out. Its really frightening to see businesses being burned down and suckers and losers, which the looted and democrats failing to president called a hoax, he protect their cities. Presented the highest award for look at portland right now. And i think this is a real valor, the medal of honor, to unrest that were seeing across Army Ranger Sergeant pat payne this country. You know, if we have a for his role in a rescue of 75 difference of opinion, we can talk about it. But its not okay to go burn captives held by isis in 2015. Down cities and burn down one of the largest and most livelihoods and decimate police Daring Rescue missions in american history. Precincts, which youve heard some democrats call for rioters reporter from the oval office, the president claimed a to go do. Foreign policy achievement ahead this is not okay. And i think the president is of the election. Bahrain agreeing to normalize ringing a warning bell that democrats are not standing up to relations with israel, touted as this type of violence. Progress towards middle east of course, the crime rates are going up in republicanled peace. The sand was loaded up with cities as well, tulsa and miami blood and now youre going to both led by republicans, seeing their murder rates go up as see that a lot of that sand is well. Going to be loaded up with rana mcdaniel, chairwoman of the rnc, we appreciate your time peace. Reporter marking 19 years this morning. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Since 9 11. And also this morning,d in separately, the president and joe biden, visited the shanksville, pennsylvania, court together for the first memorial, remembering the time on friday. Bravery of passengers on flight lawyers for the four exofficers are asking for separate trials 93. There are some things that are bigger and more important as they each point the finger at the others for floyds death. Than yourself. Reporter biden also stopped prosecutors want them all tried to see volunteer firefighters. I keep my promises. At once. Reporter and offered up a officer derek chauvin, who is sixpack charged with seconddegree good deal murder and manslaughter for reporter and thank yous. Joe biden also visited the 9 11 putting his knee on George Floyds neck was heckled as he services in new york city and was escorted out of the court on friday. There was a brief pause in this and theres new information this morning about the tragic death of glee actress naya otherwise caustic political environment. Rivera. Biden and Vice President mike according to an autopsy released pence were both there. On friday, rivera and her they exchanged a brief hello and 4yearold son jumped into a an elbow bump. California lake, but she quickly a moment of unity in new york. Called for help and raised her peter . Kelly, theres also some new arm as she lifted her son back reporting overnight that trump tonthe boat last july. Officials interfered with the riveras cause of death was cdcs reports about coronavirus. What more do we know . Drowning, it was ruled an accident, but she was considered to be a good swimmer. The autopsy also reports that reporter well, this is the actress suffered from coming from politico and they vertigo that got worse when she reviewed emails and talked to was in the water and that she sources. And it involves people who are had been taking a political appointees and in one case, a former Trump Campaign scien operative, who are in the sinus infection. Communications roles at health such a tragic story we and human services, who have continue to cover. Demanded and been able to get we do want to take a turn now and get a first check of the access to the scientific reports coming out of the cdc. Weather. Good morning, dylan. And they have requested the good morning, guys. Good to see you both. Ability to change some of those we are focusing on the weather conditions out west. Because while we are going to see some improvements as far as reports. Their intention, they say, is to make them more in line with the lower temperatures and lighter winds, were still looking at a president s optimistic view of coronavirus and to try to match up to some of his public dangerous smoke forecast. And this really affects anyone statements. With respiratory issues, also peter . Kelly odonnell andn cin car asthma, things to keep in mind city, nevada, this morning, for the especially the young thank you. And also this morning, a and the elderly, too. So the air quality is very, very stark prediction from dr. Anthony fauci about the poor across oregon and coronavirus. In an interview with nbcs Andrea Mitchell, dr. Fauci says washington, parts of california, stretching over into idaho, too. He believes an fdaapproved vaccine will be available by the temperatures are going to still end of this year or early next stay above average for the interior northwest, but along year, but that it will be even the coast, temperatures will longer until life gets back to drop off a little bit, and what it was before the pandemic. Again, the lighter winds and a if youre talking about little bit of abit. Getting back to a degree of normality, which resembles where elsewhere across the country, were looking for cooler temps back through minneapolis and we were prior to covid, its going to be well into 2021. Into chicago, running about 5 to 10 degrees below average. Maybe even towards the end of it heats up again back through cincinnati. And the east coast is on the cooler side, relatively 2021. Now, dr. Fauci also says that speaking. We are looking for average he disagrees with president temperatures or nearaverage trump, who earlier this week temperatures as we go into said the country is turning a tomorrow and next week, corner with the coronavirus crises. All right. Ready for a little morning. Boost . Yes, indeed. We are under a microclimate youll like this one. This one is an amazing reunion weather alert because of that nearly five months in the continued poor air quality this making. Morning were seeing dense fog three siblings in virginia around the coastline in san thought they were going to be francisco right now current surprised with some stuffed animals this week. But the real surprise turned out to be their brother zeke, temperatures 56 degrees. Smoke will be a factor in toads returning home from the hospital after his chemo treatment. Forecast. That will keep our temperatures cooler than the typical forecast. Okay, open temperatures will be in the 70s down through the south bay, in 6yearold zeke had been away through the interior valleys, 60s for San Francisco and a spare the air alert remains through the weekend. From his siblings for 147 days under going chemoand multiple and thats your latest bone marrow transplants. The kids mom says the siblings forecast. Back to you guys. Are all best friends and maybe all right, dylan, thank you. My best part, zekes sister still to come, some of College Footballs top teams shouts, everybodys here, as they all go in one for one big back on the field for the first time today. A lot of excitement, the major family group hug. Changes, though, both fans and we hope zeke stays strong. Players will see this season to what a brave little guy right make sure everyone stays safe. There. We sure do. Plus, getting the most out sending him prayers. Those squeals say it all. Of this Unusual School year. 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One day, the temperature hit triple digits, then temperatures we are back now with a story plunged as much as 60 degrees of one familys battle against the coronavirus. Overnight. The denver area had its first one a woman got covid19 earlier this year, her husband got it, measurable september snow in two too. And its what happened next decades. And off we go that showed this husband and wife will always stick together, in sickness health. Football is back. Mahomes going deep you okay . Mahomes throwi ining and it is caught for the touchdown yeah, im good. The nfl officially kicked off reporter christopher and the season thursday at arrowhead star fudge walk this park almost every day. Stadium in kansas city. Its a ritual that started after they both survived covid19. The defending super bowl champion chiefs taking on the star was working as a nursing texans. A moment of unity starting the home assistant when her mask game which some fans appeared to broke and she was infected. Boo. I was like, i cannot breathe. We wanted to show that we were unified as a league and i feel like somebody is just were not going to let playing sitting on my chest. Football distract us from what reporter soon, christopher, were doing and making change in who already had health issues, kidney disease, and diabetes, this world. Its over. An bankrupt end to novak started showing symptoms and collapsed at home. Djokovics u. S. Open run after it was just like accidentally hitting a line judge in the throat. Heartdropping when i knew that i gave it to him. The u. S. Tennis association i was like, okay, im going saying that djokovic was to die. Defaulted for intentionally i was like, this is bad. Hitting a ball dangerously or reporter he says covid wiped away all of the Health Progress that hed made and now a kidney recklessly within the court or transplant that could have waited at least a year needs to hitting a ball with negligent disregard of the consequences. Some of the weeks wildest moments caught on camera. Happen immediately. A dramatic chase in new york. You had Health Problems before. A group of firefighters in do you feel like covid19 brooklyn ran down a man who exasperated those and made it worse . Randomly punched a woman as he yes. Definitely did. Reporter star knew she had rode by on his bike. To do something. So she started moving, lost 45 the firefighters held him until the police arrived. A family camping trip turned tried to get away from pounds and volunteered to give authorities on a jet ski, but her husband one of her kidneys. Into a 48hour survival ordeal they eventually captured him. When this man, his 7yearold then, great news. Then i told him, im like, daughter, and their dog got lost look, im a match get out on mt. Hood. A rescue team of more than 50 get out im a match reporter christopher expects this sheriffs deputy in to have a new kidney by people carried the three of them georgia faced a pretty unusual christmas. Out of the ravine where this is my best friend. This is my life right here. Suspect, a goat reporter thanks to his wife this guy climbed into a patrol of 17 years. Car while she was serving some you gave him covid and now papers, tried to eat some of her youre giving him your kidney. It seems like it is just the paperwork, and even knocked her to the ground. The goat got away with just a fudges against the world. What do you hope things look warning. Fortunately, she was not like for you dpguys in six mont hurt. She wont forget that traffic stop anytime soon. Or a year . I want to be stronger, like i the old goat ate my traffic was before all of these Health Problems and stuff like that. Ticket excuse. Heard it a thousand times. And i just want my kids to see still to come right here, the incredible steps that one us stronger and better. H reporter for better or husbands life after he contracted covid from her. Worse, this loving couple plus, inside the soccer sticking together through it league where the only way to win all. For today, ellison barber, nbc is to lose. Well explain. News, detroit. Dylan . And later in pop start, you can tcouple, christopher after battling coronavirus six star. Clearly, it is both of them months ago, tom hanks is ready to take on his next role. Helping one another. Its amazing. People wait years for a kidney donation and to think about the fact that shes a match for him. And it reminds you the experience of all of those frontline workers who have to deal with this and go home to their families, as well. Just incredible. Well, we wish them the best. Dylan, we want to turn to you and get another check of the weather. Good morning again, guys. We are still dealing with that just awful air quality out west as the fires continue. Temperatures will drop off a couple of degrees and winds will ease, so that will help firefighters a little bit. But still, its that poor air quality, up and down the west coast thats going to be a major concern, especially for those with respiratory issues and asthma, too. Elsewhere across the country, we good saturday morningsh it are going to see most of the rain through the middle of the country. It is looking stormy, especially outside. Smoky skies as we look over san through the midwest. Also down along the gulf coast jose on a chilly saturday and we have those tropical morning. Downpours down through southern thank you so much for starting florida as that tropical your weekend with us, im kira depression continues to move in that area. Well likely see the same thing klapper, vianey arana joins us. For florida again tomorrow. Were looking at a flash flood threat through kentucky into good morning, we remain under tennessee, up across the eastern a microclimate weather alert for great lakes and stretching down into louisiana and texas good reason, were still seeing tomorrow, with the heavy the poor air quality. Downpours expected, too. A spare the air alert is in place. Were waking up to a combination the east coast looks nice, of fog and smoke. Th you can visibly see it, especially around the coastline right now. Live look over San Francisco, current temperatures at about 56 we are seeing visible smoke and fog. Degrees. And our forecasted highs today, so its a combination of the two. Current temperatures right now what happens is the model sort of struggled to forecast relatively cool in the 50s and predicted highs because theres 60s. A smoke factor in place. And by the afternoon temperatures are expected to so were sort of going to see remain on the side of cool again another cooler day today. Into the 70s down through the its going to be in the 70s down south bay, 75 degrees. Concord, 77. Through the south bay in through napa, 75. The interior valleys and around we are expecting calming winds the coastline, remaining in the today and were going to keep a close eye on that air quality as 60s. Heres the air quality. A spare the air alert remains note that it will remain extended now through monday. Unhealthy. And would you look at that . Its an hour by hour situation. Well see you at 7 00, the sun just came out in my apartment, coming through the vianey. Our air quality is the worst it windows there. Coming up next, six months after has been in weeks, that might be getting coronavirus, tom hanks hard to believe because its is ready t get backo t give you my world been so bad for weeks. Red on the aqi map means unhealthy air. A Staggering Amount of smoke covering the entire west coast, this satellite image taken yesterday afternoon. So what happens with the 49ers game set for tomorrow afternoon . Here in the bay area, the 9ers how can i, when you wont take it from me might have to punt the aqi is above 200. The nfl might postpone or move you can go your own way the game. The team practice, as the aqi was around 194 yesterday, go your own way doctors say anything above 200 is very unhealthy, and vigorous exercise is not recommended. Your wireless. Your rules. Only with xfinity mobile. The 9ers say they are optimistic the game will go on as scheduled tomorrow but add this is a league decision. People with preexisting conditions today, they couldnt practice with it being just past 150. If it happens sunday, my understanding is if it gets to 200 thats when the nfl will really start discussing what to do with the game. His decision, which hes glad about. The nfl policy generally states it, quote, will be prepared to relocate a game if there is definitive evidence that the aqi will remain consistently above 200 for a significant period of time, including the day of the game, end quote. A decision is expected to be made sometime day. It is 5 29, coming up this morning on today in the bay, the giants game was postponed but not because of bad air quality. What weve learned about a positive covid test and why the whole weekend might be postponed. Thats it for your top stories, and weather coming up at 7 00. We are back on a saturday fbi director christopher morning with todays pop start. Wray recently told congress, dylan, whats cooking . Quote, the majority of the all right. Lets get started and we are domestic terrorism cases that weve investigated are motivated beginning with tom hanks. So six months after the actor by white supremacist violence. Contracted coronavirus while filming in australia, he is congressman gabbard, to you, as ready once again for lights, president , would you direct the camera, action. Hanks has returned to australia federal government to do to finish shooting an upcoming something about this problem that it is not currently doing . Elvis presley biopic, which will we are back on this saturday resume filming later this month. Morning, september 12th, 2020. You may recognize that lady. Thats kristen, one of the director baz luhrmann said, we moderators of last years are back to, as elvis liked to democratic debate. She will be doing it again next say, taking care of business. Month. Kristen was just named as the it is unprecedented in this global moment that tom hanks has moderator of the third been able to return to australia president ial debate and we could to join Austin Butler and all of not be more thrilled. I got one suggestion. Our extraordinary cast and crew meditation. To commence production on that is a good suggestion, i might take you up on that. What an honor it is. Elvis. Right now, im focused on a up next, another setback for stack of briefing backs. The highly anticipated movie lots of reading. The real work begins. Wonder woman 1984. We look forward to when you pop back out late in october. Thanks, peter. We want to begin with a now it wont be out until christmas day. This is the third time the release date has been pushed back due to the pandemic. Check of the headlines. But dont worry. We start with that devastating news, more than 60 large fires youll still get to see gal are still burning across the west coast, scorching more than 3 million acres in california, oregon, and washington state. Godot in all her wonder woman tens of thousands of people have glory on the big screen. Been forced to flee their homes the movie will be released in and dozens are still missing and theaters. Hopefully theaters are back up and running in full swing by then. And finally, some great news feared dead. There is some good news, though. For fans of the hit tv series, improved weather conditions this weekend may provide some relief to firefighters who are battling doogie how sser, but its those blazes. And peace talks between the Afghanistan Government and getting a twist. Taliban are underway in doha, the original series starred neil qatar this morning. Patrick harris who played a the two sides are trying to reach a deal that would allow them to share power and end teenage doctor. The reboot will be similar, but decades of war in afghanistan. There are a few twists. It will be set in modernday secretary of state mike pompeo is in doha for the opening hawaii and will be called ceremonies of the talks, which the u. S. Hopes will provide an exit for american troops after doogie aloha. Nearly 19 years. And the Boston Celtics are the doctor will be a 16yearold one step closer to an nba girl. No word yet on who will play the championship. The celtics defeated the toronto lead character, but the show will air on disney plus. Thats your pop start. Raptors, 9287 in game seven of its fun seeing all of these a hardfought series friday older shows getting a reboot and night, knocking out the i think thats one that could use it. Defending nba champs. I think this may s my forward jason tatum leading the high school years, but my best way for the celts with 29 friend, we were so addicted to points. The team moves on to face the Doogie Howser md, named his miami heat in the Eastern Conference Finals that begin on tuesday night. A lot of sports fans excited fish about that. And this news. Bigtime College Football is pnc bank believes that if an app back today in many places for the First Time Since the can help you track your pizza. Come on cody, where are you buddy . Pandemic began. 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Through san jose 75 degrees. It s next phase of reopening. Oakland 71. The businesses anxiously but keep in mind that that smoke on wildfires exploding across will linger and that air quality really is an hour by hour our state. The latest progress from over the weekend. Situation. Right now it remains unhealthy plus, San Francisco will from the north to the south bay. Start the next phase of reopening, the businesses and thats your latest anxiously awaiting to reopen forecast. Back to you guys. Indoor services, monday morning, 4 30 to 7 00. Give you my world dylan, thanks so much. 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Whether your child is back in on todays episode, well explore the daily life of the clasa combination of both. Locals that roam indias biggest desert, the thar. Well discover what makes the relationship between vicky nguyen has great advice these local nomads and the local animals so special. For you. Plus, id be lion if i said we wouldnt explore great to see you. Great to see you, too. For a lot of kids theyre big cat country. Taking on blended learning, spend some of the days in class all this and more on earth odyssey. And the other days they do it at home what are the best practices here as you send your kids back to [music] school were in the same boat, two days in school, two threes at home the key is consistency and structure. Keep the schedule from in class to at home, waking up at the same time, lunch, snacks at the same time and the school day statement. And you are not there to be the teacher. Youre there to provide support. 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We are back on a saturday morning with some soccer players who are lest interested in scoring goals than they are in reaching them. Nbcs Kelly Cobiella explains. Reporter its a game where the winners are losers and losing is the game. Ive lost about 18 pounds. Ive lost 70 pounds in the space of five months. Its called man versus fact. A soccer or football league, as they say here, exclusively for big men who want to get smaller. The men get on the field once a week for a 30minute game, but its what happens off the field that really counts. The game is decided at the weighin. Shedding pounds means more points or goals. Gaining weight means penalties for you and your team. You dont want to be the one person on your team whos impacting your score. So, yeah, people do need to be accountable. Thats one of the biggest parts of it. Reporter 34yearold Michael Wiehl joined the league last year. On my birthday, i saw my pictures against my other friends and i was about at least twice the size of all of them, which wasnt pleasant. Reporter in nearly 12 months, hes shed a stunning 84 pounds. He says that first game wasnt easy. I spent five minutes on the field, trying to walk around or jog around. I then spent ten minutes in goal trying to get my breath back. Reporter now, full games are a breeze and his family has seen him change in other ways. I think definitely, his confidence has improved. He seems more comfortable in his own skin, in a way. Reporter like in the u. S. , obesity is a major problem in the uk, and a study of global data on covid19 found obesity increases the risk of dying from the virus by nearly 50 and may make vaccines less effective, prompting hefty british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson to start a National Weight loss campaign after he almost died from the disease in april. But when i went into icu, when i was really i was i was very i was way overweight. 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