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
incredible. just gives you goosebumps, all the feels, what a loss, and what a way to honor his dad. a special moment from the foo fighters. good morning to you, everyone. welcome to your new day. i m amara walker. i m boris sanchez. there was a bizarre scare in the sky, a man stealing a plane threatening to crash it over a small town in mississippi, even posting a good-bye on facebook. what we re learning about the pilot and how the situation was ultimately resolved. and for a second time, nasa is forced to call off the launch of the artemis i rocket. this time because of an hydrogen leak. how long will it take to fix the issue and when will they try to launch again? plus, over 40 million people under heat alerts today amid dangerous temperatures. we re going to tell you which cities could potentially break records and what it means for the rest of your labor day weekend. and troubling news in the classroom. testing scores plummeting across the country after t
return to the campaign trail. cnn s joe johns joins us from the white house. joe, what does biden have on his agenda for this week? battleground states. he s about to go to wisconsin, pennsylvania, also ohio to a groundbreaking for a semiconductor plant there. a huge $20 billion semiconductor plant. so this time of year the labor day weekend is traditionally the time when campaigns start bearing down. the voters start focusing on the candidates. joe biden s name, of course, nowhere on the ballot. but the fact that he s going to these three battleground states tells you a little bit about what the biden people are thinking. it wasn t very long ago that there were real concerns about the challenges faced here at the white house by the biden administration challenges including inflation, the president s approval numbers, the price of gasoline. now some of those challenges have started to ease up and democrats are thinking things might not be as bad as they first thought they c
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
the law. in fact, he was charged with kidnapping more than 20 years ago. rosina coleman is live in a west coast impure with more on this, christina. hi molly. yes please identify the suspect is 38-year-old cleotha abston for the vehicle in this case is dark-colored suv, it was also located as for the victim 34-year-old eliza fletcher is still missing. she has not been found. the tennessee teacher was last seen early friday morning around 4:20 a.m. police believe she was jogging near the university of memphis campus when she was of ducted and forced into the suv. fletcher is reportedly a billionaire heiress for the suspect accused of kidnapping her was arrested a day after she was reported missing. what s the police have worked very quickly on this. probably getting the vehicle and looking at one comment dna that might ve been in the car they have that belongs to him. and secondly, the cell phones, look at cell phones now. there is a triangulation laws for you can see the la