what will it take for a successful mission to the moon? and blistering temperatures and dangerous wildfires. 40 million people under heat alerts, the latest on the scorching temps and when we can expect some relief. and an urgent warning from the dea over rainbow-colored fentanyl being used to target young americans by drug cartels. it is sunday, september 4th, thank you so much for waking up with us. good morning to you, boris. happy holiday weekend. hopefully you have some plans after the show today. great to be with you, amara. we got to tell you about this strange story. it was weird and we cover a lot of weird stuff. an airport contractor in mississippi is in custody today, charged with stealing a plane and threatening to crash it into a walmart. this bizarre incident played out as the suspect was circling the skies over tupelo, mississippi, and people on the ground watched the whole thing in disbelief. he right on top of our house. he literally flew over every
won t come until tomorrow. these conditions making the already dangerous fight against two raging wildfires in northern california all the more peril yous. more than 10,000 acres scorched and still growing. governor gavin newsom is declaring a state of emergency. hundreds evacuated as flames race closer to homes and structures. our chris winn and cnn meteorologist tom sare here to walk us through it all. you have in santa monica, and that s where we in the west go to cool down. how hot is it there now? hey, sara, temperatures are approaching 100 degrees. simply put, people here aren t used to this, especially with california in its longest heat wave of the year. state officials are once again issuing a flex alert asked to conserve energy between the hours of 4:00 and 9:00 p.m. that means bring up the thermostat to 78 degrees or higher, avoid the use of major appliances and turning off lights when possible. it all sounds very basic but it s meant to be helpful because govern
over from there. the buck eyes sin it 21-10. there was nothing ugly about the defending national champ s performance. the third ranked georgia bulldogs putting a hurting on oregon. bennett was a man on a mission. he spun past defenders, found an open for a touchdown, 378 yards and two tds for bennett. that is oregon s worst opening day loss since 1975. brian kelly making his lsu debut tonight. and tomorrow clemson plays georgia tech in atlanta. fall is hot, and football is back. full disclosure, go gators. sorry. had to do it.
yesterday, the georgia bulldogs putting on a hurting on the 11th ranked oregon, a man on a mission, spinning past defenders, 368 yards and two tds for bennett as georgia rolls in atlanta 49-3. that s oregon s worst opening day loss since 1975. there is more football to look forward to. brian kelly making his lsu debut tonight against florida state. and then tomorrow night, fourth-ranked clemson playing georgia tech in atlanta. so everybody back at their tailgates, i know everyone is excited there, amara and boris. i know i m a florida gator. i have a lot of energy this morning. it was very exciting. but i ll try to contain myself. so many of you gators around, i got to say. carolyn manno, thank you. sure. so the foo fighters took to the stage at london s wembley stadium yesterday for the first of two concerts paying tribute to their late drummer, taylor
retirement, new orleans had a new starting quarterback for the first time in 15 years. jameis winston dominated. he torched green bay s defense for a career why five touchdowns. he said afterwards this win was for the city. game was so out of hand, john that the packers benched their star qb aaron rodgers with more than ten minutes to go in the game. rodgers didn t look anything like reigning league mvp that he is. the saint s defense grabbed two interceptions from him, 38-3 blow out handing green bay their worst opening day loss since 1970. the u.s. open final where novak djokovic denied the first calendar grand slam in men s tennis since 1969, world number 2 medvedev capturing straight sets. djokovic showing all the emotions in this one, john. frustration, smashing a racket in the second set and then in the third, burying his face in his towel, tears are flowing as the crowd encouraged him when they realized it was evident he