nobody knows why. she s the progressive insurance lady. they cover pets if your owner gets into a car accident. covers us with what? you got me. [ scoffs ] she s an insurance lady. and i suppose this baker sells insurance, too? progressive protects your pets like you do. you can see the secret life of pets 2 only in theaters. here s the split screen we ve all been expecting. right now president trump and former vice president joe biden are holding the dueling events in iowa after the two already traded insults earlier today, just the beginning of a long 2020 election season. finally from us in our national lead, you d think the old summer tradition of the neighborhood lemonade stand could remain pure and uncontroversial, but in texas, it went all the way to the governor s desk after sisters zoe and andrea green, then ages 7 and 8, had their lemonade stands shut down by police in 2015 for not having a permit,
in what s almost become an unofficial end of summer tradition, former vice president joe biden taking to the streets in pittsburgh, special dpes gue honor in the city s labor day parade. it draws between 60,000 to 70,000 people. biden, a strong supporter of organized labor, it is his third appearance at the event in the last four years. my colleague mike memoli caught up from the former vice president moments ago with this incredible exchange. mr. vice president, what is your message about what s at stake here in the midterms, sir? everything. it s simple, everything. we re in a fight for the soul of america. it s about time we restore dignity to work. it s about time we start talking to each other like we re civilized. deal with one another with respect. that s what this is about. that s what labor is about. my dad used to have an
today marks the beginning of the final stretch in the critical fight over who will control congress. in north dakota s hot senate race, heidi heitkamp faces a he. this is a state donald trump won by nearly 36 points. to find out what voters there think about what s happening in d.c. these days, we took a trip to north dakota, home to the theodore roosevelt national park, and an outdoor musical that s been a summer tradition for more than 50 years. nbc s kevin tibbles has our story. reporter: in the badlands of north dakota, families gather each summer for good, old-fashioned fun. life s simple pleasures. and a little something they call pitch fork fondue. even with the heated senate race, you won t hear a lot of talk about politics around these tables. it s almost toxic. i don t like to talk to some
a community whose resilience is breathtaking in the face of the tragedy the true scale of which is yet. those deadly wildfires increase or just one of the consequences of unusually high temperatures across much of the northern hemisphere this map here shows just how intense and widespread the summer heat is dark red signifies temperatures around forty degrees celsius the white areas should temperatures of fifty degrees now in many regions it s also the driest summer on record but some areas have also seen extraordinary heavy rainfall and flooding along side the heat waves and drought. this could be the yorker. but in fact it s finland. countries across the northern hemisphere like here in japan are experiencing record breaking weather only last month japan experienced historic floods people are now in dealing with weeks of temperatures hovering around forty degrees celsius here s splashing water part of the japanese summer tradition so far
a dark red signifying temperatures around forty degrees celsius the white areas show temperatures of fifty degrees in many regions it s also the driest summer on record of the summer this is a summer of extremes and it s also seen extraordinary heavy rainfall and flooding alongside the heat waves and drought. this could be. but in fact it s finland. countries across the northern hemisphere like here in japan are experiencing record breaking weather only last month japan experienced historic floods people are now in dealing with weeks of temperatures hovering around forty degrees celsius here s splashing water part of a japanese summer tradition so far at least seventy people have died and tens of thousands are in hospital. with dry weather come wildfires california used to big fires is burning again after record breaking temperatures fires across the state