Be the most difficult race of his career on today, saturday august 30th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. Im erica hill alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreier. We are going to talk about that in a moment to give you a better sense. Also ahead, a constant sea of controversy. The head coach for the Los Angeles Clippers is sticking with the team for five years. We are going to get doc rivers take in an exclusive interview this morning. A fourth grader with street smarts well beyond his years. Its quite a story to tell. We want to get to the top story. Britain is on edge after officials raised the threat level to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely. We are in london with the latest. Kelly, good morning. Reporter lester, good morning. British Officials Say theres no evidence or intelligence to suggest theres a specific or imminent attack. With 500 citizens traveling to syria and iraq to join isis and 200 now back, the threat, they say, is real. Britain awoke to a new fear splashed on every headline. Terror alert high, the highest since 2011. A terrorist attack, the government warned is highly likely. What we are facing in iraq with isis is a greater and deeper threat than we have known before. Reporter isis has the worlds attention and they are using it, posting yet another violent disturbing video. This time a kurdish soldier. This is the golden era. Reporter they have given tips on how to join the fight. This is james foley. Reporter the killer spoke with an accent. There are gaps in our armory and we need to strengthen them. Reporter britain hasnt been hit since 2005 when they bombed the journd ground and a bus killing 52. Last year, a british soldier was slaughtered on a london street in broad daylight by two islamic extremists. They are beginning to posture and threaten the west and western interest. Literally hundreds or thousands of fighters with passports that give them easy access. Reporter passports that allow them to travel to britain and beyond and the u. S. I dont anticipate theres a plan to change that level. Reporter the department of Homeland Security said in a statement officials are deeply concerned about the threat posed by isis. They know of no specific credible threat to the u. S. Lester . Kelly, thanks very much. We have a terrorism analyst for nbc news, he worked as a consultant. Nice to have you hear. Thank you very much. The question many at home have is just what does it mean for us here in the u. S. The threat level has not been raised here. Face it, the uk has more of a problem than we do. They have 500 to 600 nationals that traveled to syria. About six times as Many Americans have gone. They are not far from france where 900 french nationals have gone to syria. Theres reason for concern here. We are seeing not just britain and french nationals, but americans. An english language magazine geared toward encouraging westerners to travel to syria and seek training with isis. One of the difficult things about tracking down the people, the westerners is theres not a specific profile of those that are going to join the fight. A lot of people think of 9 11 hijackers. These folks do not look like nine hijackers. Look at Shannon Connolly from colorado, a 19yearold woman converts to islam who decided to join isis. Adam, a 20yearold american from california. Look at the folks going there and dying. Mccain, hes folks that dont fit a particular profile. They dont fit a profile. We are seeing a Terror Threat level in the uk for a couple reasons. What is that going to change when you stee elevated threat level . One of the reasons they are elevating is the fact you saw the video coming out, the execution of jim foley, its a British National speaking with a british accent. They are putting them front and center. Is this a warning something is on the horizon. That is on the surface thats why the threat level is raised and the proximity of the uk and the sheer number of people. Is there Something Else that your gut tells you why now and why this level . Look, there are more indicators out there that we havent been talking about. The norwegians raised their terror level to the highest there is. Why . A group of individuals, europeans, trained in syria were returning on norwegian passports. Why would a group of individuals trained in syria be traveling back to europe with Fake Passports . They were extremely concerned. This is not a threat limited to norway. There are individuals out there, not a large number, but people trained in syria and would like to carry out terrorist attacks here. They are asking for what explosives to build, the bombs to build. Thats going on right now. Look, is it more of a concern . Yes, it is. We should understand, this is a conflict that has more western recruits than any jihadi conflicts we have seen. In yemen, we were talking about yemen, a handful of western operatives. Here, we are talking thousands of people. Its a big difference. A sobering reality. I appreciate your time. Thank you very much. President obama is taking a lot of heat these days over something he said about isis and going after them in syria. The Administration Spent 24 hours in a fair amount of damage control after the president admitted the u. S. Has no strategy for responding in syria. Kristen welker is at the white house for more this morning. Good morning. Reporter lester, good morning to you. The no strategy comment played into the hands of the republican critics who said he lacks clear vision. The white house argued the remarks were taken out of context. It posed one more challenge as the president grapples with multiple conflicts abroad. President obama returned to the white house late friday after a night of fund raising in the middle of two Foreign Policy crises in ukraine and the middle east. Throughout the week, the Obama Administration launched air strikes in iraq. It is the spread of isis in syria that poses his latest challenge. We certainly have done planning and execution inside iraq. The syria component is new. Reporter they went in damage control. Mr. Obama said there was no plan yet for dealing with syria. I dont want to put the cart before the horse. We dont have a strategy, yet. Reporter critics pounced. To say we dont have a strategy is shocking given the severity of the threat. Reporter they launched a press to clarify. The president does not believe just pursuing a military strategy is a substitute for the comprehensive strategy that will be required to arrive as a solution to the problem. Reporter as isis makes gains in syria, releasing propaganda videos and recruiting westerners, it is mounting on the president. We are not ready today to deal with isis. It is a longterm challenge, it is an international challenge. We have to get on top quickly. Reporter he condemned the escalation by russia in ukraine president putin continues to flex his muscles. 5,000 Russian Troops crossed the border. With president obamas Approval Ratings sagging, he thooz deal with both crises. The president could announce new sanctions against russia next week. As for syria, secretary of state, john kerry is traveling to the middle east in the coming days to build a coalition of allies to confront the spread of isis. In an oped, whats needed is a quote, global operation. Lester. Thank you very much. Time for a look at the rest of the stories. A dramatic mine rescue is going on. Two dozen gold miners were trapped after a mine caved in in nicaragua wednesday. Most of them are dehydrated but in good condition. A start to the Holiday Weekend. Oregon coast, a 9yearold girl died after a hole in the sand caved in on her friday afternoon. She was buried in three to five feet of sand. A hole she dug several yards from the water. People, including her family came to the rescue and dug her out, but it was too late. Tony stewart will race tomorrow for the First Time Since the tragic crash that killed a fellow driver. He began practicing in georgia. Hes broken the silence about the death of kevin ward jr. Its been one of the toughest tragedies i have had to deal with professionally and personally. The Police Investigation of the crash is expected to take at least two more weeks. Comedian joan rivers is in serious condition. Her daughter, distraught, released a statement saying her condition remains serious. She is receiving the best treatment and care possible. Rivers was rushed to the hospital thursday after going into cardiac arrest. The family is back together in that controversial case of a woman in phoenix who left her kids in a hot car during an interview. Shes regained custody. I have been holding my breath three days. Reporter its the decision she was praying for. Mommy, can we go home . Mommy, can we go home. I can tell them lets go home. That is wonderful. Reporter thursday, the 35yearold mother regained custody of her two children after an incident that gained attention because of this mug shot that went viral. She left her kids in a hot car while she went to a Job Interview in scotts dale, arizona. She couldnt finds anyone to care for them. Go through with it. That moment went how for you . It was a moment of desperation. Me knowing my family was in crisis and i had to make a choice between providing for my children and caring for them. Reporter she barred from seeing her two young sons after her arrest. To many, she represented the plight of underemployed parents who face tough decisions every day related to child care. She started parenting classes. They will release the abuse charges against her. On thursday, her family was once again together. I think my progress helped me get back. I did everything required of me in this case and asked if there was anything additional i could do. Finally this morning, erica . Yeah. Lester . You have two boys. When do boys not have cooties . Never. Theres one time when they dont. When they invite you to hang out and talk baseball. The Chicago Little League team that beat mones team. They beat her and her philadelphia team. They invited her to join them. They all became friends during the Little League world series, which is adorable. The boys from the windy city invited the girl from the city of brotherly love to come hang out and just be friends. Its a beautiful thing. Luckily, your boys are already at this point, they are grown men. Im working to model. We are teaching them to be such gentlemen. Harper and your arrival yes. Two girls, two boys. Kootie free. We are embracing them. Weather . I have two older brothers, theres always kooties. We are looking at heavy rain down near the gulf coast. Look at the heavier rain moving into parts of louisiana off the gulf of mexico. We have thunderstorms and torrential downpours. Thats an area we have to keep an eye out for. Flash flooding. We have flash flood watches across louisiana. We want to watch into the dakotas where we could see large hail and damaging wind gust this afternoon into tonight. Look at how the area expands from minnesota down into kansas. On sunday, we could see tornadoes fire up, especially in the afternoon and evening. Going into the overnight hours. We could end up with two to four inches of rain. Thats sunday into monday. Today into tomorrow, a strip of rain from louisiana to parts of ohio. Four to six inches of rain locally. The flash flood watches are in effect good morning, everyone. I am meteorologist, tedd florendo. Another nice day today. Humidity still remains low and 83 degrees for the high today with a mix of sun and clouds and winds should remain light but breezy down the shore. The showers and storms returning tomorrow afternoon and evening, and same goes for monday, too, unfortunately. The heat returns, back to the 90s. Have a great morning. And thats your latest forecast. Erica . Thanks. Walmart offers groceries to tires, now medical care. The nations largest retailer is offering quick care clinics. Doctor Nancy Snyderman has a look at the pros and cons of the lowcost care. When you need to see a doctor, waiting is the last thing you want to do to get an appointme appointment. I work in the health department. I see people every day that dont have access to medical care. Reporter now, more and more retailers are banking on that offering low cost instore medical clinics. On friday, americas biggest retailer, walmart opened two new clinics in georgia, making a move to deliver primary care to 5,000 u. S. Stores. You have to have an appointment . No. Walmart is focused on opening in rural areas where there isnt as much access to care. Reporter with walkin visits costing patients and insurance 40, these clinics could be a game changer. They could have ripple effects and challenge hospitals and doctors to reconsider their pricing as well. Reporter there are nearly 2,000 clinics in stores like target, wall greens and cvs. They are staffed by Nurse Practitioners or physician assistants. Some have evening hours. They are used for colds, flu, infections, minor sprains and for getting some vaccinations. Experts caution retail clinics should not be the primary source for primary care, especially for children. Ahh. We dont recommend that parents take children under the age of 18 months to a retail clinic. Reporter when you go, here is what you need to know. Bring a list of medications and get a complete record of your visit. If possible, ask the clinic to send your doctor a report. For today, dr. Nancy snyderman, nbc news, new york. If you are an adrenaline junkie or know someone who is, take a trip to northern what i will whales. If you prefer to keep your feet on the ground, theres something there for you, too. We got in on all the fun. Three, two, one reporter some people find this fun, hanging from a wire, going through the air 500 feet off the ground. A birds eye view of stunning north wales. Then certainly not just another day at the office, it was my turn. The wait was agonizing. My heart is going ding, ding, ding. Should be fun. Its a nice view anyway. If i have my eyes open. Standing on the edge and i mean the edge, you get strapped into a dangling harness, head first. Try to remember the instructions. Hold on, knees straight and look up. Then hang around. They measure the wind speed and give the all clear. And three, two, one reporter whooo its a bird, its a plane, no, its me. This zip line is nearly a mile long. Thats a mile of monster speeds, megadrops and winds. Its over in a flash. How was that . Amazing. After traveling at nearly 100 miles an hour, that was terrifying, crazy and something im in no rush to do again. Plenty of people love that kind of thing. If, like me, you are not an adrenaline addict, take a rickety train ride down a mine shaft for a bounce underground. Its a complex of nets and passages in a cavern. Its physical, awkward and funny. You can jump up to 80 feet in here, if you dare. I can tell you, it is quite a workout. There are three companies, they are connected by fast and furious chutes. I bounced my way around the course, racing upwards, sliding down that tunnel and going out the final passage. What a relief. Back on the trampolines, its hard to tell who has more fun, kids or grown ups. This is fantastic. I think we should come for your next Birthday Party here. Not everyone but despite falling over and over and over again, i had a blast. For today, anibal roberts, nbc news north wales. Jealous . No. Its a perfect story for you. Yes, especially five months pregnant. We mean like march, once, you know, you are not pregnant no more. Being an adrenaline junkie, hello. I know, we should do that. Still to come, the crazy things people are trying to bring on planes these days and why pictures of them are becoming an internet, really . Sensation. First thank you. Last weekend of the summer, people taking full advantage. People making it a busy weekend on the roads and the skies. When you hear tsa, what comes to mind . Patdowns, what about internet sensation. Jenna is going to explain. Hey, guys, the tsa is getting online love for instagram. Finally, somebody giving tsa some love besides tsa parents. You dont normally hear tsa and love in one sentence. What is this Instagram Account . They take items that are seized that people bring on planes, or try to. They post the interesting finds with tsacatch. Brace yourself now, folks for a gallery of the ridiculously insane items people try to get past security. Word to the wise, swords and nunchucks not allowed on planes. No knives, either. When i say lives, i mean ones that look like this. And this, apparently. Oh, and by the way, Samurai Swords are definitely prohibited. Wait, theres more. Look what was confiscated in chicago. A flail. Who owns this . Seriously, who has this at home next to their dvds . You cant make this up. Someone tried to carry on, here is my favorite, grenades. Imagine what the situation was, i have my underware, my toothbrush and grenade. Crazy, right . You have tsa to thank for that. A bottle of water, bad me. Good morning. I am rosemary conners. Lets get a check our weekend forecast from our meteorologist, tedd florendo. The first start of the holiday looks great with sunshine out from reading all the way down to the shore. Cape may, mainly clear skies and breezy down for the shore today, but another good beach day. But that will change by tomorrow. Your forecast today, 83 degrees and a mix of sun and clouds and warm and comfortable with winds that are light. We want to show you another live picture as the Labor Day Weekend is underway. Here is a live look at the made in america music festival. Of course the concert starts today, and it runs through tomorrow. Again, the ben franklin parkway will be shut down because tens of thousands of people will be attending concerts both days. Among the performers, kanye and kings of leon. Nbc10. Com has a list of the rundown or traffic detours. So all you have to do is go to the website, nbc10. Com and download the news app. And then thousands of casino workers are losing their jobs. Here is how its unfolding. Showboat closing tomorrow, and then trump plaza closes on september 16th. We will have another update coming in 25 minutes. We will send it back to the today show. Welcome back. Half past the hour now on this saturday morning, august 30th, 2014. Great crowd out there on the plaza. Thanks to them for spending their Holiday Weekend with us. Well meet them in a bit. Just ahead in this half hour, how close were the Los Angeles Clippers players and coach . This morning, doc rivers is speaking out, answering those questions in an interview. Its been months since hurricane arthur pounded North Carolinas banks. Coming up, a mom who gave birth to a little miracle after she was caught in the middle of the storm. Summer may not technically be over for oh, three weeks or so, september 21st, a lot of people see this weekend as the official end to that season. It kind of bums people out. We are going to take a look at the signs summer may officially be coming to an end, just ahead. First, we want to get an official check of the weather. The summer weather, because its still summer, right dylan . It is still summer, yes. Labor day is a couple days away. We have an 11th birthday here. How late were you up making the sign . 10 00. All right. Where are you from . Massachusetts. Massachusetts. Happy birthday. It is going to be a gorgeous day up and down the east coast. We have an area of High Pressure that is keeping things fairly dry. Its also keeping them warm especially in the southwest where temperatures today will be up to 107 in las vegas. We are looking at yuma, arizona, 112. It will start to cool off through the weekend and vice versa on the eastern half of the country where temperatures gradually warm up. New york city, 85 sunday. Atlanta should get into the 90s for saturday and sunday. Scattered showers from the great lakes to the gulf coast. The heaviest rain in show good morning, everyone. I am meteorologist, tedd florendo. Another nice day today. Comfortable temperatures, too, as humidity still remains low. 83 degrees for a high today with a mix of sun and clouds, and winds should remain light but breezy down the shore. 7day forecast shows the storms and showers returning tomorrow afternoon and evening. Same goes for monday, too, and the heat returns as well in the 90s, and less humid and dry weather for the second half of the week. Have a great morning. And that is your latest forecast. Erica . Dylan, thanks. Cops with reality shows on tv. After the death of a crew member earlier this week, questions are swirling about whether Reality Television goes too far. We spoke with a tv producer about how dangerous the shoots can get. Reporter in 25 years of following Police Officers across the country, capturing dramatic moments on tape, this week, for the first time ever, cops lost a crew member. Killed as Police Responded to an armed robbery. We have a cop thats been hit by gunfire. Reporter bryce dionne was hit by gunfire outside his bullet proof vest. Its a reality show. Its not manipulated or staged. Reporter in light of the death, questions are raised about whether reality tv goes too far from extreme locations to risky conditions. Man down man down reporter it can get dangerous for the cast and crew. Stk both is careening along as fast as it can go. We hit a rock going at top speed. Reporter monica is working for a show called amazon. When a boat knocked her unconscious, they had a safety plan in place that failed. She needed surgery on her shoulder and back. The problem is not that is shows are risky. The problem is when its compounded fwi people you are working for. Neither the History Channel or Production Company is commenting. Just make it work. Just make it work. Thats what you do. Reporter these shows can be a Cost Effective way to produce Cost Effective programming. Will the tv model change . Theres several hundred tv channels and they have to fill their hours. Theres not enough people speaking up for change in the business. Reporter making for a new reality on television. For today, halle jackson, nbc news, los angeles. Still to come, what was it like to be in the middle of the room surrounding Donald Sterling. An interview with the teams sterling. An interview with the teams head totally. Dont look now, its turtleneck tommy. You know what . Ill take that jalapeno double. Jalapeno . [ male announcer ] surprisingly cool with twice the kick. The new jalapeno double on mcdonalds dollar menu and more. Topped with crispy and pickled jalapenos plus creamy ranch sauce. Just 2 bucks for now, so get it while its hot. [ bria ] tommy, do you mind if i stare at you uh, sit, uh with sit with you . [ male announcer ] theres something bold for everyone to love at mcdonalds. [ male announcer ] theres something bold. And get a feel for patterns, in all sorts of colors. 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He threatened to quit if sterling remained the owner. He spoke of the controversy with mike taibbi. Reporter buried under headlines. Tech billionaire Steve Ballmer and his latest buy, the clippers. Do we have clipper fans here . Reporter this is the page being turned after the eruption triggered by his racest comments caught on tape. Dont come to my games, dont bring black people and dont come. The hateful words rocked the league and banned him for life and doc rivers who said he and key players, like chris paul. It was taking down the team, lets be honest. I was going and so was chris. None of us would have played. Reporter sterlings fight ended in court. Is it over, in your mind . I think its over as far as the ownership part. That document signed as far as ownership. Money has been transferred. Steve ballmer said i dont know about the owner, im missing 2 billion. Reporter angry players emerging with their clippers jerseys inside out and the painful memory of his struggle before joining his team on the court. For a 20minute stretch, that was one of my worst moments. I was the coach of this team. Reporter the team played on, their focus shot. Title run ended by oklahoma city, yesterdays news. When rivers leaves his florida home for l. A. To roll out the ball next season, the reminders of the scandal wont be completely gone. One reminder, Shelly Sterling was affirmed in court. Rested courtside seats from ballmer and owner emeritus and clippers number one fan as part of the deal. Rivers doesnt like it. A lot of players and fans wont, but the more i thought about it, i thought if thats what its going to take Steve Ballmer as owner, sometimes you have to think of the big picture, too. Its not that bad and we can live with it. Reporter a coach and his team moving forward. Their role in the heated conversation about racism, a part of current history. Its better than the 60s, i can tell you that. Its better than the 70s and the 80s. That doesnt mean its fixed. Reporter his job now, to fix what needs to be fix. The rich new owner said he will spend what it takes to get to the top. Steve ballmer wants to win. He has a passion for basketball. Reporter as does his coach, now signed on for five more years. Lets send it over to jenna in the orange room with todays plaza fan of the day. Not just any fan of the day. This is annette from tampa, florida. She made this amazing sign of all four of us 20 pounds ago. Im really small, all these folks are way too small. Its because we are wearing crazy heels and shes on her knees. Annette, have you moment. Thank you. Still to come on today, life changing events in the North Carolina outer banks, especially this new mom. The story of her dramatic rescue next. First, these messages. Youre finally here. Long way from the sandlot. First game in the majors . You dont know aarp. 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The Weather Channel has their story. Reporter as a category 2 hurricane was slamming into the east coast, Police Radios started blaring with downed power lines, flooded homes and this. Medical call charlie, a female in labor. Reporter this was the only bridge to the hospital for wendy garcia. She was a week overdue. It looked like waves in there. I dont believe station 5 will be able to respond. When we got there, we were the first ones in there and the road was closed. Where is she . Back here . They need to get across. Theres a big truck there. A little too tall for a 4 11 pregnant lady. I stepped on his back to get into the truck because it was so tall. I thought did my husband get in the truck, too . Reporter her family was in the back. An incredible story out of North Carolina. Reporter the story got to the hospital before the baby came into the wild world. Did you know you were famous . Im like why . The warnings were out. Evacuations were out. When theres a hurricane, you have a chance of getting cut off. I was thinking about that. I was scared. Look at that. I never crossed water like that before. It worked out when she got to the other side. He looked at me and i looked at him. That was the best part ever. Reporter the water level is supposed to be down here. The hurricane pushed it all the way up here and over the bridge. That is one powerful storm surge and that is one lucky little boy. For today, on the North Carolina outer banks. Shes got a story to tell. Yes, she does. Did i ever tell you about the time still to come this morning, theres still three weeks left of summer. If you are out shopping or spending time on social media, you have no idea. All the signs that the season is coming to an end is out there. We will look at some of them. First, this is today on nbc. Summer doesnt officially end until september 21st. Your tweets, instagram up dats seem to be telling a different story. Lets head to dylan in the orange room. In all fairness, meet logical fall is the first. We are seeing all sorts of pictures coming in, signs summer is over. Backtoschool pictures, Halloween Costumes and candy. Lets take a look. Tess says Pumpkin Spice everything. I am with you on that one. I love when its pumpkin season. Christmas trees. Sams club had Christmas Trees out in mid august. Its too soon for that one. Lisa sends this picture with trees at home in greenville, south carolina. They have halloween, thanksgiving and christmas items, love it shes love thag. Here is your halloween costume. Danielle on facebook, we already have our costumes. Oh, boy. We are starting to see facebook and seeing the signs of mickey mouse showing up with the pumpkin. We have erin menchies frozen yogurt with christmas containers. So many signs of fall showing up. Im ready for it. Its chilly right now. Keep your pictures and posts coming. Orangeroom on facebook and twitter. 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Down at the art museum where the made in america concert is taking place, looks great. Humidity should remain fairly low. It will be up again tomorrow, though. And winds remain light. Tens of thousands of people will be gathered along the ben franklin parkway for the made in america festival. Here is another live picture of the stage. Kanye west will be there. A simultaneous festival is going on in california and a giant screen will display that concert as it goes on in l. A. And on nbc10. Com, theres information on the traffic in that area, and you can go to nbc10. Com and download the nbc 10 news app. For Atlantic City, thousands of casino workers are losing their jobs. Showboat is closing tomorrow, and on monday the revel hotel closes down followed by the casino the day after, and trump plaza closes on september 16th. Tedd and i will see you here for a full hour of news at 8 30. Have a good one. Good morning. Severe threat. Great britain on edge this morning, a day after the Terror Threat level there is raised. An ominous warning, should we be worried here in the u. S. . We are live with the latest. Breaking his silence. Tony stewart opens up about the dirt track accident that took the life of a fellow racer. This is something that will affect my life forever. Stewart back on the track one day away from racing for the First Time Since the crash that changed his life forever. Tiny hero. The 9yearold who used quick thinking to save himself and his friends when they wound up being taken for an hours long ride by a carjacker. The boy with the story of a lifetime, today, saturday, august 30th, 2014. Welcome back to today on a saturday morning. A wonderful crowd outside. They take a queue very well. Nice having you here on a gorgeous, gorgeous morning. Final cut day for the nfl. All eyes are on michael sam, the first openly gay player in the league. Will he make the team or left searching for a job . We are going to hear from him, coming up. Have you heard about the leg room debacle . A lot of people could be flying this weekend. You could be one of them. We are going to have tips from a travel expert about how to deal with the etiquette questions about reclining seats, how to share the armrests. I try to make a friend. I love that in my knee. Before we get to all that, we want to get a look at the mornings top news stories. Jenna has that inside. Good morning. Britain remains on high alert after Prime MinisterDavid Cameron raised the threat level to severe. That means an attack is highly likely. Kelly is in london with more. Good morning. Reporter the headline on nearly every paper this morning, a terrorist attack highly likely in the uk. British Officials Say they have no intelligence suggesting one is imminent. The only visible change is a bigger police presence. Behind the scenes, british officials are working this weekend on a plan to protect against their own citizens. Fighters for the terror group, isis, who return and may want to do harm here or in europe or the u. S. 500 british passport holders have gone to syria, some have been killed. About 200 are back. Theres talk of laws to strip them of their british passports. They said in a statement, they have tightened control at the airports with direct flights to the u. S. And working with countries to detect foreign fighters but no plans to raise the threat level. Thank you very much. In other news, a woman served iced tea laced with lye is speaking out. I dont know why it was me. I have never asked why it was me. There were other people in that restaurant, could have been them, but it wasnt. It was me. 67yearold janua harding spt weeks in the hospital after drinking the tea. Comedian joan rivers is in serious condition in a new york hospital. Her daughter, melissa, distraught, released a statement saying her condition remains serious, but she is receiving the best treatment and care possible. Rivers was rushed to the hospital thursday after going into cardiac arrest. It may be months before tracy morgan walks again. A lawyer says morgan is confined to a wheelchair. His Attorney Says hes having a tough time recovering and needs to be assessed. He is suing walmart. One of their trucks rear ended his limo on the new jersey tur pike. Its safe to call this the summer of ice. Als topped 100 million in donations in the past 30 days of the ice bucket challenge. Explaining it to someone is never part of it. Dumping ice cold water over your head sounds insane. Challenge the insanity. The rich and famous did it. The today folks did it. The hippy, the happy and just about everyone else, all raising money, 100 million for als. In the end, it was all worth it. Quite the number. Thats great. A lot of people were worried people werent donating because they were dumping ice water on their head. A lot of people are doing both. We have you to thank because we would all be dry. Thank you. Tony stewart returning to racing tomorrow three weeks after he struck and killed young driver kevin ward on a new york dirt track, speaking out for the First Time Since the tragedy, stewart says he hopes the weekend competition will help him heal. Gape gutierrez is at the Atlanta Motor Speedway with more. Good morning. Reporter lester, good morning. His comments were brief, but emotional. He took no questions. Some fans think hes coming back too soon. Many others are thrilled the threetime nascar champion is back in action. On friday night, tony stewart looked focused as he got behind the wheel for qualifying ahead of sundays big race. This has been one of the toughest tragedies i have ever had to deal with professionally and personally. Its something that will definitely affect my life forever. Reporter stewart speaking publicly for the First Time Since hitting and killing another driver. This showed how wards car and stewarts car appeared to bump. Ward got out and walked on to the track. Stewarts car hit him. Its a sadness and pain i hope no one has to experience in their life. Reporter stewart is praying for wards family members. I want kevins father, kevin sr. , his mother pam and his sisters, christy, kayla and caitlin to know that every day, im thinking about them. Reporter so far, wards family has not commented. The crash investigation will take another two weeks. I need to respect the Ongoing Investigation process and cannot answer and address questions at this time. Emotionally, im not sure if i could answer them anyway. Reporter his teammates, like Danica Patrick are standing by him. I cant fathom what it would be like. As a team, we are here for him. Reporter as for his reputation as a hot head, its overblown. To use those things with those emotional attachment that is come with our sport in situations like that really doesnt have anything to do with that type of situation. Reporter stewart would need to one one of the next two races to have a shot at the championship. Riders think its a long shot considering all hes been through. Tomorrow, here, hell have plenty of fans cheering him on. Gabe gutierrez, thank you. Today is an anxious day for nfl. Among the players is michael sam, the first openly gay player in the league. A lot of people wondering if he will stick with the st. Louis rams or rather if they will stick with him. Good morning. Good morning, erica. Well learn the answer to that question this afternoon. The deadline is 4 00 eastern. The rams have until them to trim from 75 to 53 players and decide if michael sam makes the cut. On the field, it was michael sams closing argument. Six tackles in thursdays preseason game against miami, the most of any rams player. After the game, sam was feeling good. Im going to sleep really well tonight. Im confident ill be on a team, rams or any other team. Reporter sam has seen an outpouring of support since becoming the first openly gay player drafted into the league. The rams select michael sam. Reporter the decision day drawing near, harry stiles sported a sams jersey. The rams tweeted a picture. Sams followed up with a thank you. When espn aired a report talking ability his shower habits the outrage was instantaneous. The network apologized. Sam always tried to keep the focus on football. When i do make it or when i put my pads on, if somebody wants to say something, you will see number 96 running down the field and making good plays for this team. Reporter in the end, thats what it may come down to. In the teams four preseason games, sams had 11 tackles and three sacks including this one of browns quarterback, johnny manziel. The rams coach believes sam can play in the league. The team has a deep defensive line. Analysts say there may not be room for the rookie, a decision that could come down to the wire today. Its going to be hard for the rams to let him go especially if theres a chance he gets picked up by another team. A lot of jerseys with blue and gold have been sold. The rams fans will not be glad if he goes to a different team. If sam gets cut he could go to any of the other 31 teams. As for how hes spending his nail biting moments, hes at his alma mater as they play. Lets get a final check of the weather from dylan. Good morning, guys. Labor day weekend. Lets talk about your entire weekend forecast. We will see scattered showers today from the great lakes down to the gulf coast with the heaviest rain in effect through parts of louisiana. We have a slight risk of stronger storms in the dakotas. That threat area expands from minnesota to kansas an sunday. We could see some tornadoes fire up especially late in the afternoon and into the overnight hours sunday into monday. Itis not going to be a wash out. Temperatures 80s and lower 90s. You will notice the humidity build in. Scattered showers build in. Labor day, the western half of the country looks fantastic. Our slight risk of storms spreads into the midwest including chicago. The east coast will be unsettled. A lot of clouds, pockets of good morning. Another nice day today. Comfortable temperatures, too. Humidity still remains low. 83 degrees for a high today with a mix of sun and clouds. Winds should remain light but breezy down the shore. 7day forecast shows showers and storms returning tomorrow afternoon and evening and same for monday, unfortunately, and heat returns in the 90s and less humid and dry weather for the second half of the week. Have a great morning. Thats your latest forecast. Lester . Thanks. We are boarding group 4. Your carry on wont make it on to the plane. We are talking crowded airplanes and tempers and battle over personal space reached a boiling point when fights broke out over leg room. How do you stay friendly in the skies when tensions are high . Kerry sanders, a very frequent flyer offered some tips. Reporter for the airlines, these are the good times. Average passenger loads at 80 of capacity. With so few empty seats, the battle for limited overhead space to avoid checked luggage space, leg room tight and sometimes battle for the armrest is perhaps no surprise passengers in coach are literally fighting for personal space. It happened twice this week on wednesday, 61yearold edmond was taken into custody, but released following a fight with a passenger over leg room. The American Airlines flight from miami to paris diverted to boston only after under cover air marshals broke their cover to end the dispute. Earlier this week, another incident on United Airlines where the seat was blocked from reclining with a mechanical device called the knee defender. Videos on youtube show the 22 device attaches to the tray table locking the seat in front in the upright position. Etiquette experts say treat strangers on a plane as you would like to be treated. Common courtesy on an airline is just as important as anywhere else in society. Think of the other person before you think of yourself. Reporter the passengers who see road rage every day on the highways say they now fear flight fights could become the new normal. There are a lot of people that are just afraid of flying in general, then being in these tight spaces and no food and, you know, its really different from the way it used to be. The way it used to be when flying was Something Special. Today, that Something Special is still available, if you are flying and paying for first class. For today, kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. I got a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach talking about the issues on an airplane. The hardest part, i think, you spend so much on a ticket nowadays that it shouldnt have to be that difficult. Anyway. C kumbaya. 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It was in a cup holder in the backseat. I grabbed it. Reporter tracking the car by gpst car surrounded it and alex was relieved. I was like yes and i was happy. I could findly go home. I was exhausted. Charged with five counts of kidnapping. Alex, a fourth grade hilo, already has the story of a lifetime. For today, mark potter, nbc news. Our little hero, by the way, has advice he wants to share. Never leave your keys in the car, good advice. And if you want food, he recommends using the drivethrough or bring a snack. Just a thought. Love it. Love it. First, this is today on nbc. To prove a point about internet speeds, we slowed down an up escalator this is crazy like i dont get it, this one is working ladies, shouldnt up be as fast as down . Yeah. Shouldnt internet speeds match as well . Yes. Do your socks match . My socks match. Do your eyeballs match . Yes. Cable does not match the speeds. Makes you want to go mad. Erggggh. Only verizon fios comes with speed match. 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In hours bands will begin performing for the twoday concert event. We have you covered for what you need to know. Down the shore, sunny and comfortable. Heres a live look at cape may. Get outside and enjoy the weather while you can. I am rosemary connors. Its about 8 30 on this saturday morning. Tedd florendo has the Labor Day Weekend forecast. We will get one day of dry weather, right, tedd . Yeah, and probably the most comfortable day will be today out of the entire Holiday Weekend. The humidity will be returning. Outside right now as we look at the ben franklin bridge, we have mainly clear skies outside, and starting off with sunshine and we will get additional clouds, but still partly sunny for the day today. Not too bad, for those of you in lehigh valley, chilly yesterday. Currently 66 in wilmington. Down the shore, Atlantic City in the cities, all the way to 70 degrees for wildwood. 63 degrees for you for trenton this morning. We will have another warm day today, right near average for this time of year. Th