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
trident. aqua man. to extreme weather now. money nightmare in california, crews still working to get cars out of a feet of mud after torrential mud slides caused chaos on interstate 5. help. three inches of rain in 30 minutes but amazingly, nobody was killed in the horrible rush of debris. the highway now partly open. rick rick mouth is tracking what s ahead. those folks definitely want to dry out, rick. not going to. rain in the area at least for the next four to five days. the majority shifting a little farther towards the east so i will show you that in a second. take a look at the map what s going on. temperaturewise. first real cold air mass of the season settling in across the great lakes. even across parts of the southeast. 45 as you are waking up in atlanta. that is chilly. 30 in minneapolis.