live pictures from st. louis. a rally of community members and activists marking one year since death of michael brown. things are getting testy between police and protesters who have breached a barrier outside the u.s. courthouse. >> we've come to say, enough is enough! >> so this march comes on the heels of a i cchaotic night, ea morning, exchange of gunfire between two groups not protesters firing on each other. then the police came under fire. police say a young man is in critical condition after opening fire on four plainclothes officers. police returned fire, following a day of peaceful protests there today, business owners spent the day cleaning up from the damage done earlier. and they want to know why this is happening all over again. >> it just brings you to tears because if -- i mean, i just -- when are you going to stop, you know? that's -- that's what we want to know. i just don't feel like it's not an act of protest. i don't believe you can actively protest at nighttime. >> when is it going to stop?

louis county police. >> the st. louis county police continually remind us they don't know how to police. and we just haven't seen it. going after these reporters when it is clear that the officers were not in the right is just a sign of them trying to flex their muscle with people. the same provocation they do to protesters. you think about last night is they arrested people for standing in the street that they had already blocked off. there was no traffic that could be stopped. they just want to cause conflict. >> right. pastor wesley, answer the question opposed to one of the oelt keepers member. that is to say if there were black people down there or other minority people armed to the hilt, to the teeth with guns fully displayed, what do you think the response would be? >> we already know what the response would be. we've seen the police shoot and arrest for those who are simply marching peacefully let alone with anything in their hands. but now arm us and see the threat and the fear that arise across american so

>> st. louis, the st. louis county police said they weren't involved in an officer involved shooting. they came under heavy fire and returned fire. that much is clear. they're saying their officers returned higher fire after coming under heavy fire. shortly after the shooting they uploaded photos showing bullet holes in their police cruisers. again, short of that, that's that big vacuum of information we don't have yet. surely more information will come. but at this moment, the only thing we know for sure is that police returned fire. now, again, if you talk to witnesses and look at the witness video, there appeared to be a man laying down in kind of a pool of blood. his white shirt was bloodied. we don't know who he is. we don't know how he was injured. >> it did not look like a police officer? the person that you're speaking of? >> it certainly was not a police officer. the video that i've seen unverified gaggered from social media in the aftermath of the shooting, there was someone on the ground bloodie

earlier today police say they arrested 56 protesters outside the st. louis county courthouse. among them cornell west, drury mac committeesen, janette sa elsely, and prominent members of the black lives matter movement. protests in ferguson and across the country have largely been peaceful. after protests in ferguson wound down yesterday night, tensions run significantly in the early morning hours as the rain began to fall with looting at a beauty supply and hair salon and gunfire on west florissant avenue. police say the gunfire resulted in a clash between two rival groups that opened fire on each other. today, prosecutors fired charges against an 18-year-old who they say fired on plain clothes police officers in an unmarked car who they say was shot and wounded by police returning the fire. that 18-year-old remains in the hospital. police say last night's violence was unrelated to the peaceful protests. >> there's a all? group of people out there that are intent on making sure that we don't have peace that prevails. i don't know how else to say that, but that's just the bott

st. louis county police, four officers are on administrative leave after coming under heavy fire. one suspect was taken to the hospital. st. louis police held a news conference not long ago. >> this is a tragedy for the family of this man and certainly for the officers involved. and it is truly a tragedy. there is a small group of people out there that are intent on making sure that we don't have peace that prevails. i don't know how else to say that. but that's just the bottom line on this. and that's unfortunate. >> the st. louis police department tweeted out this photo of a bullet hole in the windshield of a vehicle two. unmarked cars took shots, according to police. jay gray is live in ferguson for us this morning. what more can you tell us about the shooting? >> reporter: yeah, betty. unrest a year after michael brown was shot and killed by police, another police shooting happened just before midnight and just behind a line of police in riot gear watching over a small group of protes

there was st. louis county police chief had a press conference last night. he said this simply is untenable. he's been meeting with protest organizers for months now. and they have been building this positive relationship and taking positive steps forward and to have the incidents we've seen. last night butn't the only shooting. a night before someone shot in the arm. and the next morning someone shot in the foot. there is chaos here and it is overshading a lot of hard work that city government and the police and organizers have been working to achieve. and a number of them said tonight if the police come out en masse as we saw last year, many said it kind of approve indicated a bunch of the violence. that that show of force kind of escalated things. but again this one year anniversary of michael grown's death and many are describing it as the ferguson up arising, a moment to remember that young man but also celebrate what really became this national conversation, national momentum towards addressing serious issues with policing and gun violence and other is

there's residents from all across the st. louis area. ferguson is replicated throughout the entire area with smaller municipalities. they are doing the same things ferguson is starting to get here. they want more black representation on the city council, more black representation on their police departments. they also would like more educational opportunities across the city. they would also like to have better resources that they can have access to that other municipalities in other parts of the county have. >> hopefully we'll see a night of peaceful protests with the state of emergency in ferguson. bradley, appreciate your time. thank you so much for sharing it with us. >> thank you for having me. >> now unusual news out of washington. a woman who served as a special assistant to president obama has been arrested and charged in a domestic violence incident after she pulled a gun on her boyfriend who works as a police officer on capitol hill. chris jansing has more from martha's vineyard where the first family is on vacation. good to se

this hour st. louis county is under a state of emergency after an outbreak in ferguson last night. an outbreak that followed a weekend of peaceful protests to mark the police officer darren wilson killing teenager michael brown. protesters were back out on the street in ferguson. a short time ago, they blocked traffic across all ten lanes on interstate 70. it appears dozens of protest, were removed by police. earlier they say they arresteds 56 protesters outside the courthouse. among them kornell west and janetta elcy and members of the black lives matter movement. they have largely been peaceful. after the protests in ferguson, wowing down yesterday late in the night, into the early significant hours as it rained and looting at a beauty supply hair salon and gunfire breaking out police say the gunfire results in a clash between two rival groups that opened fire on each other. today, prosecutors fired charges against an 18-year-old who they say fired on an unarmed police officer in an unmarked car, who they say was shot and wounded by police worn returning the fire. that 18-year-ol

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joining us by phone is antonio french alderman in st. louis. what is your reaction to the video released today? >> good video of the kind of chaos that was there. you can actually -- i saw myself in the video. i was running. there was a few gunshots first and then just gunshots seemingly coming from everywhere. you can see the young man holding a gun and running forward. probably shooting it when he gets out of frame there. it was chaotic. i'm glad no one else got hurt. >> why were you -- why were people there in that particular spot and why were you there? >> so what happened is there was a protest. it became a very familiar site from last august where the police had come out in riot gear. there was a brief confrontation between protesters and the police. many of us tried to calm things down and diffuse the situation to make sure no violence occurred. after a while that crowd broke up. and some people -- and went towards north on west where the businesses were and gathered back there. after a while, there seemed to be some activity. so i walke

more than 50 protesters were arrested this afternoon in st. louis. crowds gathered at the u.s. courthouse and staged a sit-in and chanded d.o.j. do your job. sunday marked one year to the day brown was shot and killed by a police officer. according to police chief john belmar, a gunman opened fire on police officers sunday evening. officers returned fire and pursued him. according to police, the people involved in sunday's violence were not protesters. sunday's events began with moment of silence to remember the four and a half hours that michael brown's body was left on the street after being shot and killed. the commemorative day ended in grim violence. nbc has the story. >> emotions are high in ferguson as hundreds of marchers took to the streets. today's peaceful march was in contrast to the violence that erupted here sunday night. as many as 50 rounds fired a year to the day after michael brown was shot and killed by a police officer in ferguson. when the gunfire ended one man was shot and critically injured by plain clothed police officers who returned fire after the susp

let me bring in an alderman of the 21st ward of st. louis, antonio french. thanks for being with me. it's good to see you. >> good morning. >> you tweeted out a picture this morning. you were standing on the left by the hair salon in the picture we have to show you. the gunfire started on the right. talk to me about what you witnessed. >> so i was out there. some people had already busted open a business window. i was standing out front to protect that business from any more looters. about 100 feet away from me, gunshots started going off, behind a white suv. there were just a few at first. and not very many people ran immediately, but then more gunshots proceeded and everybody took off. i took cover behind a truck and the gunshots kept going and they seemed like they were coming from all around us. we made our way to our office after the gunshots subsided, smoke cleared. we came outside, and they said that someone had been shot across the street. we didn't believe it was officer-involved at the time because it did look like it was a battle, a gunbattle betw

officials in st. louis county saying they're not willing to take any chances when it comes to violence here. >> i think what is required in this situation is a proactive response. i think we need to get out ahead of this. last time you know around last year we saw a city burned. we are not going to see that again. i'm taking every measure possible to avoid that scenario. >> reporter: police say there was no looting, no shots fired overnight, much different from monday night when 18-year-old harris fired on police officers. he's still in critical condition in a local hospital. he has been charged and faces four counts of aggravated assault on law b enforcement, five counts of armed criminal action and one count of shooting at a motor vehicle. >> now back to you. jay from ferguson thanks. >>> here he is in handcuffs on the front rage of this morning's "u.s.a. today." reports of two journalists arrested last year in mcdonald's in the protest were charged by st. louis county prosecutors. they were both ch

. >>> st. louis cardinals hosting the giants and what may be a candidate for catch of the year. check this out. >> perez back, he leaps, and he caught it. holy smokes. >> san francisco center fielder perez scales the out field wall to rob a home run in the first inning against st. louis. the cards go on to win it. >> you're giving that catch of the year? >> it was pretty good. i didn't say the best i've ever seen. the best this season is. i don't watch a lot of baseball highlights. >> really? >> take it easy. >>> to baltimore, mets and orioles tied in the bottom of the ninth. check this out. >> that one to left field. will it be the end of the ball game? good-bye home run. baltimore with the first big league home run, solo to left center. >>> to arlington, rangers teeing o in the seventh yesterday. going back to back to back, three home runs in the span of four pitches. rangers win it 7-2. >>> a quick update before we check on weather. president obama will travel to new orleans next week to mark the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina that. the president will make remarks and

moment ago dozens were arrested in front of the courthouse in downtown st. louis. meanwhile a man is in critical condition after he was shot by police near protests in ferguson overnight. the shooting ca ining came afte rival

by tuesday, severe weather across des moines, kansas city, almost toward chicago and st. louis. and by the time we get to wednesday, the cold front makes it toward a very populated area. 23 million people at risk from cleveland, chicago, st. louis. almost near record heat, 95 in d.c. going out on a little bit of a limb. i'm back, feel fresh. haven't had my pride crushed yet. i'm pretty sure today will be the hottest day until next summer in areas of the northeast. >> we'll have to wait and see. sports are coming up and we'll begin with golf's pga championship. we want to start with matt jones on saturday, leading the field at 13 under at the time. jones hits his tee shot on his par 49th hole into the hospitality suite, believe it or not. >> did he play through? >> he does. he actually plays through. hits from where his ball sat right off the blue carpet. his second shot doesn't end up on the green, landing just outside. >> close enough. >> but he manages to end with only a bogey on the hole. not too bad, i guess. at the end of the final round sunday, jason day would be hoisting

. >> joined my senator from st. louis now. good to see you again. thanks for being with me. i can't believe it's been a year since we were there in ferguson when that city became a flash point. what's changed there? and what still needs to change? >> craig, thanks for having me on. let me just say the st. louis area has come long way since the tragic death of michael brown. we had a situation occur on august 10th where the world saw the burning after quick trip. but guess what, craig? we're looking to develop urbanly a brand new building that will be there and that will provide services to the most needy, the in indigent, from ged to job placement, utility assistance. and we also have a program coming up in ferguson and throughout the county that is going to provide services for those young men and women that were not able to channel their energy in a positive -- negative way but in a positive way. we have a boys and girls club that is coming up in ferguson along north county. so we have made strides as a result of the tragic death of michael brown. we have a lock way to go.

louis police officer. i want to speak to you as a police officer, and someone that understands st. louis. one of the things about darren wilson, he asks for help. i don't know what i'm doing, this is culture shock. would you help me? you have that connection, and you may be white, but they still respect you. why can't they respect you and not me? it sounds like there's a complete lack of training in terms of police-community relations. >> that's a big disconnect. and we've been saying this from the beginning, at least i have, a lot of these officers in predominantly african-american areas, are not qualified to serve in these areas without the proper training. they go in intimidated, and unprepared. it's a culture shock to them. and individuals such as that, not the kind of people that you will find being able to police here. problems like on august 9th, 2014, as a result of that kind of individual policing these areas. so, it's very problematic. >> and the lack of empathy about what happened. he's asked, do i think about mike brown as a person? it doesn't matter to me at that point

is st. louis alone or is this kind of court discrimination more widespread? >> widespread. you talk to juvenile justice scholars people in law enforcement, people in the court system, they'll tell you that what you've seen what we've seen in st. louis county that young people african-american children, are 1 1/2 times more likely to have their cases handled within the juvenile justice system than the white counter parts and the african-american children are 2 1/2 times more likely to be detained locked up put in little jails. this is just illustrative of a bigger problem. let's be clear about this alex. when we talk about juveniles let's say the word -- children. children. little citizens if the you will. but also children of god being mistreated in disproportionate ways that is unconscionable. but, this is simply the front end of a larger problem. that's reflected in terms of police brutality, misconduct so when we say we're marching because of our lives matter, we're saying that because all lives matter. we believe that we can bring about reform. keep this in mind. you lo

these are conversations that have to happen on a local level here in st. louis. they have started, but we have not seen them reach fruition or any kind of level of section yet. >> thank you to alderman antonio french in ferguson, missouri. it has after all only been a year. it took us 150 years after the civil war apparently to bring down the confederate flag so who knows. thank you for joining us. >>> stay right there. we have so much more this morning. >>> up next, policing in america. watch as these magnificent creatures take flight, soaring away from home towards the promise of a better existence. but these birds are suffering. because this better place turned out to have a less reliable cell phone network, and the videos on their little bird phones kept buffering. birds hate that. so they came back home. because they get $300 from switching back to verizon, and so can you! verizon. come home to a better network. just in case you were wondering what cheerios are made of whole. grain. oats. i built my business with passion. but i keep it growing by making ever

there is currently an increase in violent crime in st. louis. it seems premature and some ways inappropriate to directly link that to protests pro se, they are happening concurrently and highlighting the communication between the police and communities here. >> wesley lowery, thanks for being with us this morning. >> any time. >> and now to the impact of u.s. immigration policy on business. the arizona bordertown is the largest port of entry between u.s. and mexico. there is a report that some small businesses are struggling. >> reporter: with his retail store located just steps away from the border crossing, braker's has thrived by offering american products you can't find on the other side to mexican nationals. federal regulations and enforcement reduced that traffic from mexico. >> in 2007 we had 7.5 million crossing the border, 99% of that was happening downtown. last year the fiscal numbers was under 3 million. >> i'm joined by j.j. ren berg, about to kick off the tenth season. thanks for being with me. >> it's great to see you. it was real

that's the problem in ferguson and the problem in st. louis. not just elected officials be even the police departments, they're not representing the community. they're not being a voice for the community. they continue to lead the community out. that's the problem as we look at ferguson, it's deeper than just police brutality. it's also economic injustice that has been going on in ferguson for years. educational disparity that's been going on in ferguson bep need to start addressing those issues and we really need to start addressing the police brutality. continue to stay engaged in the protests and continue to organize with my young people that have changed this world this last year but also go back to get my degree to continue to fight and to continue to further my role in this movement and to continue to help the movement grow. >> i know when we talked last year about this time and then you heard from valerie jarrett, i think, and came to washington and met with the president, have you had any further contact with d.c., with federal official

louis around policy. we heard will hear cite bernie sanders coming out with a racial justice platform. certainly black lives matter is not declaring victory or doing a victory lap, but i wonder, are you starting to see some meaningful victories? >> i believe so. and i think that it's also important to note that in any frontier of a battle, you have different planks, you have different areas and people with different skill sets and different capabilities. one thing i was talking with one of my elders yesterday about jam jamala rogers, she brought up the fact that we need not shoot down different idealogies and different methods just because they don't look like a route that we may deem is capable of bringing about victory for us. i believe you need people on the front line with the gas mask and the bandanas and their shirts off and the young ladies with their fists up and the tank tops just like you need hillary clinton wearing the suits. this is a vast assortment of people. i also want to note, you know,

louis police officer. i want to speak to you as a police officer, and someone that understands st. louis. one of the things about darren wilson he asks for help. i don't know what i'm doing, this is culture shock. would you help me? you have that connection and you may be white, but they still respect you. why can't they respect you and not me? it sounds like there's a complete lack of training in terms of police-community relations. >> that's a big disconnect. and we've been saying this from the beginning, at least i have, a lot of these officers in predominantly african-american areas, are not qualified to serve in these areas without the proper training. they go in intimidated, and unprepared. it's a culture shock to them. and individuals such as that not the kind of people that you will find being able to police here. problems like on august 9th 2014, as a result of that kind of individual policing these areas. so, it's very problematic. >> and the lack of empathy about what happened. he's asked, do i think about mike brown as a person? it doesn't matter to me at that point. he

one of the things is that the people living in the st. louis suburb had been living under an amazing predatory policing and municipal court system that essentially viewed them as a revenue source rather than citizens. for example, in 2013, municipal courts in ferguson issues more arrest warrants for non-violent offense, mostly traffic violations, than there were people living in ferguson. in december of 2014, over 75% of the people living in ferguson were wanted by police, mostly for minor traffic violations. that astounding nugget comes courtesy of a scathing department of justice report released in march of this year. >> reporter: officials also say the report accuses police of targeting black and poor drivers to raise revenue. 85% of motorists stopped were black. officials say the justice department probe found that ferguson overwhelmingly charges african-americans some 67% of the population with minor or petty offenses that cause crippling debt, loss of home, and jobs. >> reporter: ferguson's "constitutionally deficient municipal cour

later this afternoon we expect members of the clergy to lead a march through downtown st. louis. they've already been having many trainings on how to de-escalate tensions with police in case protesters do have run-ins with police. they want to keep it peaceful and keep things can calm and want to keep the message moving forward. they don't want to see the violence that came up this night to overshadow the goal today. >> what do they twoont accomplish? yesterday the focus was on mike brown and reminding people of what happened. we saw moments of silence representing how long his body laid there on the ground. what's the goal today? >> reporter: the goal today is to build on the tradition of moral mondays, civil disobedience we've seen across the country and harkening back on the civil rights movement. they'll go to federal buildings and want the department of justice to get involved making sure they're spurring on change here in ferguson and the st. louis region in general. we saw some pieces of legislation move forward as far as municipal court reform. they're lagging as far as p

>>> and a state of emergency is declared in st. louis county, missouri, as we return to

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i was actually out on st. louis bay that day with my son. and i remember just being dumbfounded that the bridge had been destroyed. and looking at the street i've lived on for about 30 years, doing a visual assessment and thinking this house is going. the kooensd kennedy's house is gone. the chamber lain's house is goin'. they're all gone. the other how great the first responders were and the national guardsmen. the great response by the navy. they sent the hospital ship comfort down to act as temporary hospitals and lastly the generosity of the american people. first, the 22 billion that congress appropriated of other people's tax money. and then the 10s if not hundreds of thousands of volunteer whose came down to give us a day a week a month a year of their lives to help other people rebuild. so some bad memories. some phenomenally good memories. >> you listed a list of the various responses that came to you from the national guard from military. but i'm curious to also get your thoughts on what are some of the lessons that have been learn

the chief of police for st. louis county has called them unnecessary and inflammatory. we were interviewing a member of the -- a little while ago the chief of police in a small town in missouri not far from here. they were walking around armed with automatic weapons, and it was quite a sight to see in a crowd where there's a lot of concern about the potential for violence and confrontations with police. but in this stays you're allowed to carry certain weapons openly even weapons like that which may be shocking to people in other parts of the country, but that's the way it is. the county police said they're consulting with the legal authorities in the county to see if they can in some way adjust that law or have a different affect particularly since they declared a state of emergency here and perhaps prohibit that weaponry here. it just adds something that the police don't think is necessary. tonight we don't know what's going to happen and that's the big concern here when the sun goes down. things have been peaceful today and relatively calm yesterday compared to, of c

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louis police officer. anthony, i want to first speak to you as a police officer and someone who understands st. louis and the dynamics of serving on the force. one of the things that strikes me about darren wilson interview, at some point in his career he asks another long-serving officer for help. he says i don't know what i'm do doing, this is culture shock when he gets assigned to a neighborhood. would you help me because you have that connection. you may be white but they respect you. why can they respect you and not me? it sounds like there is a complete lack in training in terms of police community relations. >> that's a big disconnect. i totally agree and alex we have been saying from the very beginning, at least i have been saying for a very long time that a lot of these officers in these predominantly populated african american areas are inherently disqualified from being able to serve in these particular places without the proper and additional training. they go in intimidated and by wilson's own

st. louis police chief john belmar described their presence as, quote, both unnecessary and inflammatory. despite the unease, st. louis police say no shots were fired last night, no property damage and no reports of injuries. amanda sakuma joins us now from ferguson. what do we know about the possibility of a curfew and reaction to that? >> reporter: authorities have not ruled out the possibility of a curfew. we still do not know if one will be put in place later on this evening. several dozen arrests happened over the course of the night. many protests that happened were much like what we've seen before. largely peaceful with some pockets of unruly behavior in the middle. and those were where the arrests came from. what stood out, as you mentioned, was the presence of the oath keepers, so-called patriot group that comes in, many are former law enforcement officials or former military veterans as well. they came with full assault rifles, camo gear and were near the area of the protest efr

we have been listening to the st. louis county police chief, john belmar there with a lot of new information as to exactly what happened over the course of the past few hours there in ferguson, missouri with the shots ringing out, and what we have gathered from this news conference is that he says the shooters were criminals. they were not the protesters. he says the protesters were talking about affecting change. the protesters were not involved in the shooting. now, who was involved in the shooting? what we know is at least one person was injured. here's what happened kooaccordi to the police chief, 40 to 50 shots in 40 seconds, plain clothed detectives followed this one person in the crowd, suspected of having a gun on him, and at that point, that person started to take off across the street, and the plane clothed detectives were in a vehicle, followed him, and he shot at the grill of the police vehicle, and from there, those detectives still in the vehicle shot at the suspect. the suspect then went took off runnin

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. >>> to st. louis, police arrested nine and used tear gas after 150 people gathered to protest a police shooting that left a fleeing black suspect dead. the 18-year-old man was killed after he pulled a gun on police. there's a pending investigation. >>> new video showing the moment a motel 6 exploded. that blast critically injured one worker and threw firefighters back. >>> a panda is showing signs of being pregnant. she's carrying a developing fetus and could give birth in the next several weeks. we'll be waiting and watching. >>> fighting words from a 4-year-old. >>> and ck in the spotlight after a spoof video. "scrambled politics" is next. across america, people like basketball hall of famer dominique wilkins... ...are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes... ...with non-insulin victoza®. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar. but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor about victoza®. he said victoza® works differently than pills. and comes in a pen. victoza® is pr

already scorched an area larger than the city of st. louis. veteran firefighters say they have never seen anything like it. as the blaze threatens thousands of homes today after already destroying two dozen, forcing thousands to be evacuated. nbc's joe fryer joining me now in california with the latest. you've seen a lot of wildfires in all of your reporting but this is extraordinary. >> yeah time and time again, andrea, we're talking to firefighters, people who have 10 20 30 years experience. and they keep saying they haven't seen a fire like this one, the way it is behaving. they say it's unprecedented, especially alarming was over the weekend. it certainly tripled in size. the good news is that in the last 24 hours they have slowed it down a bit. the fire is still growing. it has now burned 60,000 acres. but it is also now 12% contained. that's an improvement for a couple days. it was stuck at 5%. so firefighters are getting a little bit of a break. the weather has cooled down a little bit. but the wind unpredictable as it is remains a huge

i'm live in st. louis. today the gop candidates hit the road after their first big debate heading to a right-wing conference in atlanta. donald trump will speak there tomorrow and his rivals from last night, the guys he beat up for nearly two hours, spent most of today trying to duck questions about the front-runner. >> at first it was trump, trump, trump, trump, trump, trump. what did you think? >> look, i got enough on my own plate to sort out, to try to analyze. donald trump is way above my pay grade. >> is this appropriate language for someone who is a republican candidate or quite frankly for anyone? >> well, certainly i think donald trump can speak for himself. >> all of us can only be responsible for ourselves. i said all along about donald that he'll be as serious a candidate as donald wants to. >> do you think donald trump has what it takes to be the president and commander in chief? >> well, i don't know. i don't think that's been answered about anybody in this race. >> you don't get this kind of

going to spread through st. louis and memphis throughout the the end of the weekend. very hot in the deep south. gorgeous friday for northern half of the country. as we go to saturday, we watch a new storm in mondtanmontana. those thunderstorms located in minneapolis and chicago. heat in deep south, no relief. texas through alabama. >> it's that time of year unfortunately. >> dog days. >> no doubt. thank you. >>> a major drug bust for u.s. coast guard capturing eight tons of cocaine smuggled in a homemade submarine. pete williams reports. >> the officers shout get out as she search the podd-looking vessel for drugs. the u.s. coast guard approach this is submarine. they find four suspected drug smugglers from columbia carrying cocaine worth 4$480 million, th biggest bust in coast guard history. it was spotted by a navy plane in the pacific last month. the video just released. >> this was blue so it would blend into the water. you can see the exhaust pipe and cockpit. they're very difficult to see. >> the semi submersibles have become a favorite of cocaine traffickers t

that comes after the day the st. louis police released surveillance video they say is harris taking a gun from his waistband before he was shot. he remains in critical condition. a local video gave it to counter claims harris did not have a gun. he's facing ten felony counts. >>> the rookie police officer that shot and killed a college football player has been fired for exercising poor judgment. the firing comes four days after shooting in which police said taylor was shot after officers responded to reports a suspected burglary. the officer said he tiered for his safety and thought he would be overpowered. the police chief said miller made a series of bad decisions by entering the building before communicating with other more experienced officers and assaulting the teen with what he called environment of cascading consequences. police say it will ultimately be up to a grand jury to decide if criminal charges are warranted or not. >>> still ahead on "way too early." jets quarterback geno smith is out after getting co

nasty line of storms went through st. louis heading towards paducah. numerous storms on and off. east of the mississippi river, have the umbrella with you. it's very humid. not quite as hot. there's moisture in the air. we'll spark showers and storms. new york city through new england, that area dry. philadelphia and d.c., it's humid. not as hot as it was a couple days ago. >> we need to find a way to get rain to the west coast where wildfires are burning. make it happen. >> not million winter. >>> still ahead, a popular website that connects people looking to cheat on spouses. now the hackers that stole user's information have made good on the promise to make it public. that and more when "way too early" comes right back. ♪ ♪ just in case you were wondering what cheerios are made of whole. grain. oats. (vo) what'scorn? dog food's first ingredient? wheat? in new purina one true instinct grain free, real chicken is always #1. no corn, wheat or soy. support your active dog's whole body health with purina one. . >>> officials in idaho swapped out the state's mile 420 signs becau

louis. protestors shut down a major interstate. i-70 west of st. louis was closed in both directions as dozens of arrests were made there. let's bring in nbc's jay dpra with the latest from ferguson. jay. >> reporter: hey, good morning, my california things have calmed don't here at least for now. that's the good news. look, there is concern and frustration though on both sides of the protest lines here. there is a state of emergency in effect right now. more officers on the ground. officials in st. louis county saying they're not willing to take chances within it comes to the violence here. >> i think what is required in this situation is a proactive response and i think we need to get out ahead of the and you know last time around last 84, we saw a city burn and we are not going to see that again. i'm taking every measure possible to avoid that scenario. >> police tell us there was no looting, no shots fired overnight. much different than monday night when they say 18-year-old tyrone harris, jr., fired at police officers, he's still in critical c

. >>> to st. louis, cardinals at bat trailing pirates in the sixth. >> diving stop by alvarez. scrambles but drops the ball. >> alvarez makes a great stop but drops the ball running to first and unable to record the out. pirates win it 10-5. >>> check this out, trash talking in sport of tennis. association of tennis professionals fined kyrgios after comments made. a microphone captured him saying that a fellow player had gotten familiar with his girlfriend. ouch. that's some serious trash talking folks. he since apologized for comments saying they were made in the heat of the moment. >>> year's el nino is strengthen and could be the strongest ever recorded. the national weather service said yesterday all computer models are predicting a strong el nino or warming of pacific ocean expected to peak late fall early winter. it has the potential to be quote the godzilla el nino. >> very scientific. don't try to understand it. this is going to go right into the winter too. it will be interesting to see how it plays out. it's the weekend though. we have to foe cuss on weather. we have

general rain and storms st. louis to springfield. we have a chance of flash flooding in this region. it's a weird storm. we don't get storms in the summertime that produce a lot of rain in a large area unless you get a tropical storm or hurricane. we'll see a areas chesapeake southwards getting a good soaking in the days ahead. let's talk about the west. obviously fires continue. they don't get to rain season until november. that's ia firenado, a fire and tornado. >> not a sharknado. >> not a sharknado. there it is. see the spinning of the fire will there. >> that's true. wow. you didn't make it up. >> i don't make this stuff up. we need the rain. we're hoping with el nino in place we'll have a wet winter. they've had a quarter or less of normal precipitation. the drought has gotten worse in the last six months. as far as the forecast goes, hot spots today around the country, looking at probably 100 to 105 dallas today. that's the hottest location. also of course phoenix this time of year always hot. you're 112 heat warning. gorgeous

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wednesday, chicago, detroit, all the way down through indianapolis, cincinnati and st. louis. so, again, severe weather is the big story this week. but also the heat, betty. 93 in d.c., new york and boston. there's a good chance this will probably be the hottest day we see until next summer. i'm hoping. >> let's hope we get through this quickly. >>> the country has lost one of its strongest voices for justice and equality this weekend. civil rights leader julian bond head of the naacp died at the age of 75. more on his life from nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: for many, julian bond was more than just a hero of the civil rights movement. he was a vital link to the past. >> like many of you, i was privileged to be here 50 years ago and, like many of you, i am the grandson of a slave. >> reporter: from his early college days, the tennessee native was out front at civil rights protests. when bond was elected to the georgia statehouse in 1965, white legislators voted not to seat him because of his stance against the vietnam war. >> the right to free speech, the right to descen