Stranded in a mucky, muddy mess, more than 70,000 people at burning man isolated and stuck, told to conserve food and water for the first time in three decades of the festival, after Buckets Of Rain created a sticky situation. Is today the day theyre finally able to get out . Could former President Donald Trump actually be disqualified . The growing interest in the 14th Amendment. Candidates are hitting the trail this weekend. Their message to voters as the 2024 race heats up. We start this hour, though, with the latest situation on the ground at burning man where more than 70,000 people are stranded after torrential rains turn roads and grounds into muck. Nbcs liz kreutz is on the ground for us in blackrock city, nevada. What do you see there . Reporter good news for burners now. The weather is cooperated. Its cleared up. The mud is starting to dry up. Organizers have said the exodus can get under way. Well start to see several thousands of people try to make their way out of burning
Getting around, walking to your tent in the mud is impossible. And from the roads to the skies, how millions of americans are dealing with the Holiday Travel crush after whats expected to be another record breaking weekend. Plus, making their case. Several gop candidates are on the trail in New Hampshire today taking advantage of this extra time to get in front of voters. As Donald Trumps lead in the poll widens, will any of them be successful at peeling off the former president s supporters . Well, there is hope that today could finally be safe for 70,000 people to leave the Nevada Desert where they have been stranded for days after torrential rain turned the campground of the decades old burning man festival into a vat of mud. Festival Officials Say the water is drying out, so its a waiting game for the roads to become passable as attendees ration supplies. The pictures are unbelievable. Look at your screen. A portapotty caked in thick mud. Local authorities are investigating one dea
Stuck in the mud. Some 70,000 people stranded at burning man. Heavy rain stranding them in nevadas desert while roads are expected to be reopened today. Were following the latest. Plus President Biden sticking with a familiar playbook, talking up the state of the u. S. Economy and shoring up union support. But is it working . New polling showing the economy could be the biggest threat to his reelection. And a leadership shakeup. Ukrainian president zelenskyy dismisses his Defense Minister and says its time for new approaches in the war with russia. What that could mean for the counteroffensive. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. Soon a mass exodus out of the mud. Organizers of The Burning Man Festival in nevada say they hope that in just a couple of hours tens of thousands of people whove been stranded in the desert can begin to drive out. For days now festivalgoers have been trapped in treacherous ankledeep mud adv
Im rich edson. Im julie banderas. President biden and former President Trump are holding substantial leads over their challengers and new polling suggests a general election rematch, which would divide americans right down the middle. Griff the president is about to speak at a Labor Day Parade in philadelphia as there are growing concerns about his age and electability. Biden buy owing rafer is raising eyebrows saying a trump Biden Rematch is not a foregone conclusion. Let me ask you this way. At the end of this calendar year joe biden announces he wont seek a second term how much of a surprise would it be to you . A surprise to me but not a total shock. Julie peter doocy is live we white house this morning. President bidens top rival from the last primary cycle is pouring cold water today on the someone other than biden 2024 theory. I think President Biden is going to be the nominee of the Democratic Party and i think if he runs on a strong Progressive Agenda he is not only go to win
Now i want to take you back on all of these trips. We begin in San Francisco. Now, what i have seen happen to that wonderful city is just nothing short of Heart Breaking. How long would it take me to get crack. Under a minute. How about heroin . Same thing. Fentanyl . Same. Easy to get . Very easy to get. Laura less than two years ago, i was right here in the Tenderloin District here in San Francisco. Its an open air drug market. We decided to come back to see whether things have improved or gotten worse. Within the past week three shootings one resulted in an ahomicide. One resulted in another person being shot and another resulted in a car being shot up. Laura just in district. Yeah. Just in this district. Lieutenant tracy mcrae has been with the San Francisco Police Department for nearly 30 years after spending 11 in the army. This is ground zero here in the Tenderloin District for hard core drug addicts in the area, correct . Right. I mean, you just take a look around and you see p