Dramatic rescue. And starry, starry night. The biggest names in music terms out for mtvs music awards from beyonce, to britney, to jimmy fallon as ryan lochte. Is it too late now to say sorry . Weve got the biggest moments today, monday, august 29th, 2016. Announcer from nbc this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Its monday morning. Matt is off. Carson is back. Good morning, friends. Im not going to hide my excitement. Youve been gone forever. We have a new member of the today show family. As excited as i was to come back my new roommate in the orange room him with the Worlds Largest bone. What did you get charlie . Affection and undying care. Turns out he likes bones better. There are liver treats in your pocket. We know how you get those dogs to love you so much. Great to have you back. Lets get to our top story. False alarm at l. A. X. Overnight. Reports of an active shooter spread like wildfire, caused mass panic resume travel as usual this morning. Miguel almaguer is there. Good morning. Reporter savannah, good morning. Police have given the all clear and flights have resumed but for many passengers its anything but a routine day. Tense moments overnight and many look to get their travel back on track after a major lockdown here at l. A. X. During the panic, fear and chaos, thousands of passengers looking for anyway out of the terminal they could find. A loud noise mistaken for shots fired inside at least three terminals triggering a wild Mass Evacuation at the nations second largest airport just before 9 00 p. M. Why are we running . Security said to run. Security said to run. Reporter there was confusion on the ground and uncertainty in the air. Ground, this is united shooting in the terminal. Can you please advise us whats happening . Reporter the airport shutdown for more than an hour. Gridlock on the road and in the sky. Youre not going to be able to get into terminal 8. Theres a situation going on there. Reporter our own lester holt was there arriving at l. A. X. During the Incident Reporting live on facebook. Were about to walk up the stairs and the door opened and passengers, security people, i heard shots fired or active shooter, run. People didnt really know what to do. Reporter lester spoke to witnesses inside the terminal. What did you hear . We didnt hear anything. We saw people run so we started running also. Reporter adding to the chaos, guns drawn, police approached this guy dressed as zoro. The frightening after a similar scare at jfk. Police sweeping that airport after a similar report. This morning back at l. A. X. , the all clear but only after this terrifying scene. Again, Police Believe those reports of shots fired was simply a loud noise. This incident triggered nationwide delays and some diversions. All of this comes three years after a tsa agent was shot and killed here at the airport. Savannah . Miguel almaguer at l. A. X. Thank you. From the carolinas to the gulf coast are bracing for possible torrential downpours as the atlantic Hurricane Season kicks into high gear. Mr. Roker is here tracking it all. Good morning. We got a lot of stuff going on right now. The season is really packing a punch. Weve got a major hurricane in gaston. Weve got another system coming off the african coast and two systems will affect the east coast before its all over. We start with number 9 to the north of its 155 miles westsouthwest of key west. 35mileperhour winds. Its sometime thursday morning going to make landfall possibly as a Strong Tropical Storm or weak hurricane. We have to watch this very closely. The big problem is going to be the rain. Were talking some areas 6 to 8 inches and thats going to cause problems. We also have a system thats off the carolina coast. Its going to come onshore and bring more rain. But thats just going to brush the shoreline. In the gulf. A tropical wave will bring another 3 to 5 inches as you can see and there could be possibly flooding throughout Southeast Texas and if thats not enough, weve got two systems out in the pacific. Weve got hurricane lester, not holt, and Tropical Storm madeleine which is now hurricane madeleine. Its going to brush the big island sometime wednesday evening with 80mileperhour winds and heavy rain s atlantic and pacific very active right now. Hurricanes arent all that common for hawaii, right . They get brushed but they dont usually take direct hits. Thank you, al. Donald trump appearing to address his signature issue of immigration with a major speech in arizona this week. Facing accusations hes given Hallie Jackson is live for us. Reporter one of the bedrocks of Donald Trumps campaign for months and now the candidate says hell deliver a major speech on wednesday in phoenix. It comes after he spent the weekend preparing to faceoff against Hillary Clinton at their debate next month and now issuing a new challenge to his democratic rival. Donald trump hinting at clarity on a topic that needs it. His immigration position and what to do with the estimated living here. Heres what he said back in november. Youre going to have a deportation force. Youre going to do it humanely. Hes not talking about a deportation force, but he is talking about being fair and humane. Reporter trumps surrogates insist hes moving forward. Youll find out from donald trump very shortly. Reporter as trump prepares wednesday in arizona, he says, hes also looking ahead to the first debate with Hillary Clinton. Both candidates preparing. Theyre playbooks, very different. Trump is keeping it loose. No thick binders or mock podiums. Instead informal chats at his weekend home with Chris Christie and his kids. Clinton laying low to study carefully timing her answers to fit debate speaking ts expectations game warning trump could be a formidable foe. Trump now Challenging Clinton to release more detailed medical records. Pledging if she does, he will too. Trumps physical fitness in the spotlight again after nbc news interviewed trumps physician exclusively standing his elected, trump would be the fittest president ever. A clinton aide tells nbc news they see no reason for her to release more medical records saying its up to trump to produce a legitimate and detailed letter of his own. And new this morning, donald trump is now expanding his tv ads. A new one out and his campaign tells nbc news just moments ago hes buying 10 million more of swing states including the battlegrounds of virginia and colorado. Over the weekend, by the way, trump raised eyebrows with something else. A tweet about the death of basketball star dwyane wades cousin who was shot and killed in chicago. Trump writing, just what i have been saying. Africanamericans will vote trump. That struck some as insensitive, savannah. Only hours did trump tweet condolences to wades family. Hallie jackson, thank you. Shooting death of aldridge. Her tragic death drawing attention to the citys ongoing problem with gun violence as we learn two men now charged in her murder had a long criminal history. Nbcs Kevin Tibbles joins us now with more. Kevin, good morning. Reporter another murder on the streets of chicago. This time the cousin of well known basketball sensation this city saying enough is enough. A family heartbroken. This is my bay girl. Reporter the city of chicago once again caught in the crosshairs of senseless violence. Aldridge, a mother of four, shot and killed friday while pushing her 3 week old baby girl in a stroller on the citys south reporter two brothers charged with her murder on sunday are being held without bail. Police say they were allegedly gunning for someone else. A man who was targeted simply because he came from a different neighborhood. These two offenders are the prime example of the challenge we face here in chicago with repeat gun offenders that dont care who they shoot, dont care whose life they take, and clearlle consequences of their action. Aldridges first time cousin of dwyane wade used social media to speak out. My cousin was killed today in chicago. Another act of senseless gun violence. Four kids lost their mom for no reason. Unreal. Enough is enough. In a twist a day before the shooting, the nba star addressed the plague of gun violence in chicago on espn. Start today. Its not going to end tomorrow. Some day we can start a conversation and start the work today. This thing was personal. It hit him. Wades mother is a local pastor. I just keep hearing unity. We need to unite. We need to bring all parties to the table. Reporter dwyane wades homecoming to play for the bulls was supposed tohe seen more than 460 murders so far this year. The Cook County Sheriffs Department says the two brothers are expected to appear in court this morning. Carson . Tragic story. Thank you. Two United Airlines pilots are in a courtroom of scotland this morning accused of attempting to fly back to the United States drunk. The men were arrested by police on saturday. Us. Good morning. Reporter under scottish law they could face two years in prison, a fine or both. Appearing in a scottish courtroom this morning, two United Airlines pilots accused of showing up for their transatlantic flight to the u. S. Saturday morning too intoxicated to fly. Veteran pilots were taken into custody here at minutes before they were scheduled to leave for newark with 150 people onboard. One passenger tweeting whats going on . Police in the tunnel very little information. Veteran pilot captain john cox. This is one of the areas where pilots and all flight crew members have a virtual zero tolerance for impairment for any reason. Reporter in a statement United Airlines said the two pilots have been removed from service and their flying duties. We are cooperating with among passengers at newark airport, disbelief. These people have a huge responsibility. So many lives that they have to be responsible for. Reporter flight 162 finally took off from glasgow saturday with a new crew nearly ten hours late landing in newark at 8 32 p. M. The faa prohibits the consumption of alcohol within eight hours of the flight. Most Airlines Make that rule 12 hours. Weve had about a half dozen cases over the last few pilots attempting to fly intoxicated. Savannah, back to you. All right. Tom costello, thank you. There are new developments this morning in the murder of two nuns in a small mississippi town. Police have arrested and charged a suspect in that case that left their Community Reeling as mourners gather to pay respects at a memorial mass today. Heres nbcs janet shamlian. Reporter this morning a heartbroken community remembering two selfless servants. Margaret howl. They were always doing something for others. Reporter sunday night friends and family turned out for an emotional wake at the church where the nuns taught bible class. Theres a reason for everything. We may not understand today. But we will understand. Authorities say Rodney Sanders who lived in the area has been charged with two counts of capital murder after confessing to killing the the motive still unknown and no word on how sanders was implicated. At the time of the killing he was on probation. He served six years after being sentenced for Armed Robbery in 1986. Police say sanders became a person of interest early in their investigation following tips from the community. It hurt me in my heart. I love these two ladies. Reporter the nuns were found stabbed in their home after where they work as nurse practitioners. For some in this improverished region, they were the only source of health care. Health care will never be the same. Reporter two lives lost. The impact for a community immeasurable. For today, janet shamlian, nbc news. And now to some new video this morning of a new jersey hero. A split second decision that saved a life but this morning he tells us he was just doing his job. An act of higheroism just in the nick of time. Victor ortiz putting his life on the line saving a man laying on the tracks seconds between life and death. I was bracing for the worst, you know, but hoping for the its headlights approaching fast. In my mind, i said this is not going to happen. Not while im here. Im going to do what i can to pull this guy through. Reporter ortiz admitting it was a struggle. The man significantly larger than him wasnt cooperating but ortiz found the strength to pull him off the tracks with no more than two seconds to spare. That last pull had it not worked we already know what would have happened. Reporter this Morning Police are calling ortiz a hero but hopes others would d if i had done nothing, i wouldnt be able to bear that thought in my mind. Reporter a humble and proud cop, ortiz says the man later apologized and thanked him. I didnt mean to do what i did. I told him at that point thats my job. My job is to protect and serve. The mans identity and condition have not been released. Right now officer ortiz is on a well deserved and preplanned some hugs for him. Just in the nick of time. That video is incredible. Seconds. Seconds. Thank you, tamron. Lets go to al. Flooding in cincinnati. Weve had really heavy rain. Weve seen the last couple weeks just some really heavy rainstorms that inundate areas. You can see garbage cans flying. Well watch today. 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Will he or wont he have a First Time Since 1964, good news, a team from new york has won the Little League world series. The boys beat their rivals from seoul, south korea, 21 in a dramatic victory. Congratulations, boys. We begin this half hour with growing controversy around nfl star Colin Kaepernick. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback causing uproar when he refused to stand during the National Anthem and hes not reporter Colin Kaepernick is no stranger to controversy. Protesting Police Violence and Racial Injustice frequently on social media. Now hes taken a stand again by refusing to stand during the National Anthem angering fans and fellow players. I know what im doing whats right. Reporter San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick speaking out on camera for the first time addressing his decision not to stand for the National Anthem at a preseason Racial Injustice. Theres people being murdered injusticely and not held accountable. Cops are getting paid leave for killing people. Reporter the 28yearold who is biracial had harsh words for both president ial candidates. You have hillary has called black teens or black kids super predators and donald trump who is openly racist. One of my