Desperate search crews working around the clock sifting through debris after that catastrophic quake in morocco. The death toll staggering well above 2,000 people well have the latest. Tracking lee the hurricane strengthening again into a major category 3 storm with the potential impact up and down the east coast al has your forecast. New twist. The escaped murderer still on the run in pennsylvania spotted with a dramatically altered appearance again managing to slip by police. He is very determined we are even more determined. He will be held to justice. The live report ahead. Remembering 9 11 the nation pausing on this 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks. How the thousands of lives are being honored today. Those stories, plus mad genius new revolutions on the public and private life of elon musk. Well go oneonone with the author of a highly anticipated biography. And football is back an actionpacked first sunday of the nfl season with close games, upsets and an icons homecoming. Just ahead, the today tailgate with another legend of the game. And you never know who you might run into tennis sensation coco gauff fresh off her historic u. S. Open championship from the court to the field to our plaza. Well keep the party going when she joins us for an exclusive live interview today, september 11th, 2023. From nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. From studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, everybody. Good morning welcome to today monday morning. Where do we begin . Coco setting the tennis world ablaze saturday night. What about last night . We had two great days football was so much fun and to have coco on the field she will be rolling up any time. She will be treated like royalty on our plaza and for good reason. But first, guys, there it is. Lets take a look across the scene much of the northeast. Heavy rain and flooding causing hundreds of flight delays this morning. This comes as hurricane lee is once again gaining strength in the atlantic and, of course, al is tracking all of it. And today is 9 11 this is a look at lower manhattan. Remembrances, and we will have much more throughout the morning. But we ar powerful tributes to take place today, remembrances. Much more throughout this morning. First, the devastating quake in morocco rescue crews beginning to reach this morning as the death toll continues to rise. More than 2,400 People Killed even more injured from the massive 6. 8 quake. Yesterday Hard Hit Community were rattled by an aftershock. We will talk to a rescue worker on the ground. First raf sanchez with the very latest good morning. Reporter savannah, good morning. The death toll just updated to 2,400 and climbing much of the worst devastation is in remote communities like this. This is all thats left of what was once a shrine here you can find fragments of peoples lives, including theire mail and bills all the while, the race to find survivors continues. This morning the desperate search for survivors entering a critical phase rescue teams from morocco racing to make every minute count its been 48 hours since this quake struck the most powerful tremor for more than 100 years sent local and tourists alike running for the streets in this historic city this Wedding Singer cutoff midsong i was petrified some people were just crying and screaming. Reporter but the worst of the devastation in remote villages in the high Atlas Mountains where adobe homes couldnt withstand the force of the quake. Moments of exhausted joy when survivors are found in the rubble but also heart break when rescuers arrive too late. Working in these situations. Reporter we traveled up a winding roadblocked in places by is still of paramount situation. Reporter we traveled up a winding Mountain Road to reach the village. This village was home to 3,000 people the locals say at least 40 have been killed. Thats more than 1 of the population that lost their lives. Among them, his three daughters, baby son and wife. Im all alone now, he says i had a home and a family. Now i have nothing this id card of them, the only photograph he has left the un says 300,000 people across the region were impacted by the quake and in small villages and major cities, many families are still sleeping in the streets, terrified that aftershocks could yet bring their homes crashing there is a down and there is a lot of concern about aftershocks but the rescue effort continues anyway. Search teams trying to take advantage of what they call the golden window, the first 72 hours after the disaster a window thats starting to close. Savannah thank you. Rescue teams and aid groups are rushing to morocco joining us is the director of the International Operations its good to see you you are right there smack in the middle of it will you please tell us what youre seeing there . Reporter well, we are in the middle of the epicenter. We are looking for people still. Its hard because the destruction. You can see the earth. It is a small space for the survivors to be in, but were still working. Mr. Gonzalez, what is the most acute need right now that you are facing we have water, people screaming water. But inside their houses. Able te of their homes, so need of so they need blankets since its cold here already, blankets, tents, sleeping bags that kind of material is needed here right now. Mr. Gonzalez, the rescue process seems arduous. I dont see equipment. Are you moving the rubble with your hands neighbors, volunteers and ourselves are moving all the earth and the rocks and everything to try to look for the people there is no machinery here we are very remote in the mountains. Its been a few days now. Are you still hopeful that you will find survivors there . There is always hope. This is what we came here to do. We really want to save the lives. Thank you so much for everything you are doing we appreciate your time this morning. We wish you the best of luck. Thank you very much. So much need there. And it is just beginning this morning hurricane lee is once again a major storm it is churning in the atlantic where is it headed what impact will we see . Good morning, guys. Good morning to you. Were seeing showers and heavier thunderstorms. Flood watches for parts of new england. That is nothing to do with lee you can see just how busy the atlantic is. We have Tropical Storm margot. We have a tropical disturbance coming off the coast this would be 50 chance of developing over the next several days, but we are watching lee. Right now it is a category 3 storm. 300 miles, 120 miles an hour winds. Moving northwest at 7 miles an hour, could briefly become a category 4 storm tuesday morning. It will split the uprights the main impacts we see right now from coastal florida all the way up to new england for the next seven days, high surf, rip current, a dangerous rip current threat we put those spaghetti plots, all those models into effect looks like nova scotia landfall. Were talking about the next seven days, so we will continue to monitor this. Thank you so much. Now lets go to developments in the manhunt for an escaped murderer in pennsylvania the latest sighting captured on a doorbell camera shows hes changed his appearance george solis has been covering this story from the very start good morning. Reporter good morning to you. Officials trying to figure out how to stay one step ahead we pressed officials here. How they continue to let it happen the race to find Danelo Cavalcante slipping into his sixth day. Being contained by hundreds of o police. How do you explain that there are a number of challenges in any investigation. No perimeter is 100 secure ever we did a very good job im not going to make an excuse to you i wish it had not happened. Reporter authorities sharing new photos from a doorbell Security Camera saying he showed up at the homes of two former coworkers saturday night possibly looking for help. Take a look at this dramatic change in the escaped inmates appearance compared to these photos from last week. He is clean shaven and wearing a bright green sweatshirt. Reporter he stole a 2024 transit van saturday evening nearly 40 minutes from the original search perimeter. We are obviously very concerned he has or will attempt to steal another vehicle to facilitate his escape. Reporter on the run, escaping from prison after scaling a wall after he was sentenced to life without parole for the brutal killing of his exgirlfriend. Its been difficult but its more difficult now that its in our backyard. Reporter authorities pledge theyre using every resource to capture him. Well get him it is a matter of time. Reporter now, Officials Say their main goal is to capture him before he crosses state line officials urging the public to stay vigilant more than ever and be familiar with what he looks like now as the search continues growing. Hoda george solis for us in pennsylvania thank you. Today marks 22 years since the september 11th attacks this morning Memorial Services are underway starting with ground zero. What do we expect for today . Reporter today we expect that 22 years ago we remember that america stood still this morning well take another somber pause to remember all those innocent lives that were lost that day. President biden will not be present at any 9 11 memorial sites. Instead, he will be visiting a military base in anchorage, alaska hes expected to give remarks to over 1,000 Service Members and their families Vice PresidentKamala Harris will attend in new york. In honor of today the Biden Administration is planning to award 4 million in funding to the national 9 11 memorial and museum here in new york. And mayor eric adams and the citys chief medical examiner announced over the weekend that two World Trade Center victims have been identified their families ask their names not be released. But we do know they have been matched for a man and a woman through dna evidence tens of thousands are still living with the effects of that attack and we know that well over 4,000 people have died from 9 11 related illnesses since that day. Back to you. All right we will never forget thank you. Thanks, rahima. We welcome craig to the table. Good morning to you as well the first sunday of the nfl season did not disappoint. Football fans from coast to coast, the new season already delivering a lot of action not to mention, a heros welcome for one of the icons of the sport. Nbcs Kaylee Hartung joins us with all of the highlights highlights unless you were a new york giants fan last night. Too soon, guys. Too soon for all the big names making big news to new teams, the nostalgia of seeing tom brady wearing that number 12 jersey in new england was enough to get any fan fired up football sundays are back. The now retired g. O. A. T helping to ring in the new season. A homecoming for tom brady in foxborough, wearing the patriots jersey he made famous, capping number 12s sixth season with the patriots where he established a dynasty unlike any other. One thing i am sure of and that will never change is that i am a patriot for life. Reporter owner robert kraft announcing the team will induct him into the hall of fame in june i love you guys so much and ill see you next summer thank you looking for evans hes got him reporter the buccaneers handing the reins over to bakerr mayfield and Odell Beckham junior made a monstrous return with the a ravens. Beckham over the shoulder. Reporter statements made by teams firing out of the gate baltimore dominating houston 259 the 49ers rolling in pittsburgh. It is a 65 yard lightening strike from mccaffrey. Reporter the browns shutting down the bengals and a fifth straight win against the giants on sunday night football. Into the hands. Reporter the action from week one not over yet. Tonight the biggest trade of the offseason will be tested as veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers pilots the jets for the first time. Excited to be out there with the crowd. Get all the jitters out in pregame and move on and try to execute. Reporter facing a bills team that include damar hamlin who will take the field nine months after going into cardiac arrest during a game and nearly losing his life. Just to be able to overcome that and prove to yourself that nothing can stop you reporter cant wait to see him out there. And going back to brady, there is some significance in the date for that patriots hall of fame induction. It will take place on june 12. O be 6 12 brady was number 12. And 6 is the number of lombardi trophies he brought to new england. Whether or not your team lost this weekend, you know, it was a spectrum it was a wide spectrum, right . Its still early last season 2 of the 4 teams that played for conference titles lost in opening weekend, so theres still time. Theres still a chance. We should mention, by the way, we had a blast at our first ever tailgate. Were you at that . It looked like a party. It was high noon. Right, mr. Roker. Oh, my gosh it was good. A lot of fun we enjoyed that. We are looking forward to that lets show you what we have going on today a slight risk of Severe Weather back through the rockies wind gusts of 60 miles an hour cant rule out an isolated tornado. And anywhere from 1 to 2 inches. The rest of the country, we are looking at bright skies out west we will have a Beautiful Day down through miami i should say to hawaii and a few showers through alaska that rip current risk strong along the eastern seaboard we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. Y were watching a movie instead of a baking show. Shh hope you like plaid. I do. Who wants popcorn . Not it not it pets arent just pets. Theyre more. Hes going to miss the best part. Get more of what your pet loves with every day great prices and fast Free Shipping at chewy. Good morning. Im cinthia pimentel. Lets get you started on this monday in San Francisco. Overall a nice, mild day. Similar temperatures to yesterday. But watch for the afternoon where it turns breezier, leading us into a cooler day on tuesday. Its going to be briefly cool and then we will see temperatures rebound a little bit, staying nice and mild for the next couple of days in the city. Meantime, our inland valleys are also going to be in for a nice, warm day. Valleys 80s t and that is your and that is your latest weather. Guys all right, al thank you so much. New progress in that high Stakes Mission to rescue the american who has been trapped for days deep in a turkish cave we will have the latest from the scene. Plus, a today exclusive. She just cemented her place as the new face of u. S. Tennis. Coco gauff, at 19, she is the youngest american to win in to here. We like to do that at cretors, we handcraft every batch of our delicious popcorn. Like our cretors cheese and caramel mix. Great on their own, even better together. Try cretors, handcrafted smallbatch popcorn. 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