specifically at the minneapolis airport, right in st. paul, minnesota. the minneapolis-st. paul airport. a portion of the ticketing area has been evacuated at the minneapolis-st. paul airport. this after a bag left near the united ticketing counter there tested positive for explosives. i want to read you this. this is according to a tweet from the airport officials. "the bomb squad is on the scene. we will bring you more information once we get it." just to recap for anyone watching around the minneapolis-st. paul area. the major airport there, which is definitely an international hub. a lot of international flights going in and out of minneapolis-st. paul as well. a ticketing area has been evacuated. that is in the main terminal, t the lindbergh terminal. it's been evacuated after a bag was found and tested positive for explosives. >>> also this, straight ahead. when we come back, hillary clinton drawing the line when it comes to isis and social media. she wants isis and its sympathizers off social media for good. that is a huge challenge and it is a huge headache that the

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here's a look at today's forecast. 88 minneapolis. it's starting to heat up once again in the northeast, humidity also climbing. >> thank you so much. during heavy wednesday rush hour, the well traveled new jersey turnpike was on fire. two tractor trailers collided in brunswick backing up traffic for miles. drivers passing the burning trucks caught it on video. at one point, trucks exploded. they were carrying medical supplies. the drivers suffer ed minor injuries. >>> this is new from overnight. the ceiling collapsed during a concert. >> the creel, boom, caved right in. it looked towards the back. >> the people were evacuated, two sent to the hospital. >>> miss pennsylvania is in hot water. she faked her fight with cancer and stole thousands from well wishers. police say she shaved her head and said she was receiving treatments. she was arrested charged with theft by deception and receiving stolen property. her crown has been revoked. >>> a grandmother and two kids were transported in an ambulance when it collided with a fire truck.

the democratic national committee held its annual summer meeting today in minneapolis. presidential candidates hillary clinton, bernie sanders, martin o'malley spoke. the remarks are coming up next. that is followed by george w. bush visiting a new orleans high school on the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina. and later, we'll hear more about the state of new orleans post-katrina with the former mayor marc morial. hillary clinton was one of four candidates featured at the summer meeting in minneapolis.

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gwen: dan balz is there tonight in minneapolis. is clinton simply working to box the candidates out? dan: well, this is obviously a time of real uncertainty within the democratic party. the email issue continues, as you said, to dog her. there are democrats who are nervous about that. they don't think she's handled it particularly well. today to do two things, i think, at the summer meeting. one was to show that she can rally the party, and to really take the fight to the republicans. delivered a very strong speech that got, not surprisingly, a strong response from this audience. the other thing she was doing, to, was, she is in essence, flex her muscles to show that this on winnings the eye the nomination as a signal to bernie sanders or vice president else, that she is going to be a very tough competitor, no matter the challenger. walk intoming her that room today was a little shemphal in its way, is assembling behind the scenes the organizational support you need to, as i said, box people out? or to put people's concerns to rest

he did not address the dnc today in minneapolis. mark joins us from gainesville, florida, on the line for independents. go ahead. mark, you with us? caller: yes. i just wanted to say i don't really trust hillary at all because she is part of the far left establishment. i don't want to listen to anymore of the republicans far right establishment. we need somebody like bernie sanders or somebody like that to lead america and get this ship right so we can continue on. t.j. to los angeles -- joins us live. caller: thank you for taking my call and i appreciate this forum. interestingly enough, one of your previous callers mentioned something about making his vote for bernie sanders. i think senator sanders is the only candidate from either party that has the ability to pull votes from the other side. i believe if a lot of folks out there really started listening to his message on the right that it would be very difficult for votes in ae their way that is not acting in their best interest. i don't see hillary clinton having that capacity

kristen welker, nbc news, minneapolis. >>> a powerful hurricane with unprecedented strength is how the national service weather bulletin read on this date ten years ago, and they had it about right. hurricane katrina literally changed the face of the louisiana and mississippi gulf coasts and nearly drowned this city. tonight kerry sanders takes a look at how far this region has come. >> reporter: in new orleans today the music is back but the memories are still fresh. when katrina slammed ashore, she was a category 3 hurricane. packing 140-mile-per-hour winds. the gulf coast took a beating. katrina's storm surge overwhelmed new orleans's levees. 80% of the city flooded. people fled their homes. >> this is just an unbelievable scene. >> reporter: some 10,000 took shelter in the superdome. which became a convention of misery. others stuck it out at home. tens of thousands who would need rescue or would be beyond rescue. when it was over, more than 1,800 were dead, most in new orleans. 70% of the homes damaged or destroyed. today 80% of those who left have returned. the tourist sections o

protesters all week outside his office in minneapolis. tonight, zimbabwe is requesting he be extradited to face charges. abc's alex perez in minneapolis tonight. >> reporter: at dr. walter palmer's home -- hello? alex perez of abc news. the dentist was nowhere to be found. mail piling up outside. and still no sign of the doctor, at his office, doors closed. and we've learned he has voluntarily contacted the u.s. fish and wildlife officials. who have launched an investigation. the agency tweeting that we appreciate the cooperation. the investigation is ongoing. tonight, new details. july 1st, dr. palmer and his guides come across an elephant carcass. deciding to use it as bait. about 10:00 p.m. cecil comes along and dr. palmer fires his bow and arrow. around dawn he shoots again, killing the lion. that's when they realize cecil is a protected, collared lion, and they were devastated. the incident, sparking anger across the globe. authorities in zimbabwe requesting extradition. >> the processes have started, and we're looking forward for hi

she joins us from minneapolis. i can't imagine hillary clinton is too disturbed that donald trump or the rnc is upset with her comments. that being said, there are some reports that democrats are still very upset about her handling of this e-mail situation and how she's chosen to face the press on it. >> reporter: you're absolutely right, tamron. first of all, secretary clinton not backing down on those controversial remarks she made yesterday. part of that is her strategy to go on offense against republicans as she continues to take all of this criticism over her e-mails. i've been talking to democrats here, and they say they want her to work aggressively, answer some of the questions, they don't want her to joke about it as she has in past weeks. they say this is something democrats really care about and that they're concerned about, and they're concerned it could make her vulnerable in a general election. to your other point, there is a lot of buzz here about vice president joe biden. is he going to get into the

kristen welker, nbc news, minneapolis. >>> a powerful hurricane with unprecedented strength is how the national service weather bulletin read on this date ten years ago, and they had it about right. hurricane katrina literally changed the face of the louisiana and mississippi gulf coast and nearly drowned this city. tonight kerry sanders takes a look at how far this region has come. >> reporter: in new orleans today the music is back, but the fresh. when katrina slammed ashore, she was a category 3 hurricane, 140-mile-per-hour winds. the gulf coast took a beating. katrina's storm surge overwhelmed new orleans' levees. flooded. people fled their homes. >> this is just an unbelievable scene. >> reporter: some the superdome, which became a convention of misery. others stuck it out at home. tens of thousands who would need rescue or would be beyond rescue. when it was over more than 1,800 were dead, most in new orleans. 70% of the homes damaged or destroyed. today 80% of those who left have returned. the tourist sections of the city have been rebuilt. in other yaurz like the the lower nint

laying out what is going on this minneapolis. i don't think hillary clinton ever expected she would have an uphill crime in her own party perhaps. >> a funny thing happened on the kay to the coronation, martha. i don't think the clinton camp thinks it is very funny and she is obviously struggling. the story here at dnc meeting in minneapolis she is trying to build support, saying i'm inevitable. the party needs to rally around me. obviously joe biden who will not go to minneapolis to the meeting, i suspect his people or he directly on the phone to them privately saying, don't jump. wait and see whether i get into this race, don't too early, all of this of course against the backdrop of her favorability and her ratings for honesty and trustworthiness continuing to take a hit in the polls. martha: so fascinating, chris, you think back to last time around when hillary clinton tried to be nominee of her party. even back then everybody thought she would be inevitable. here comes barack obama, changing the dynamic completely for her. s

a ceiling collapse at the famed first avenue nightclub in minneapolis. officials say there were about 1,000 fans listening to a canadian metal band when the ceiling section suddenly fell and water started pouring in. everyone was evacuated. three people went to the hospital. a-listers like tina turner and prince have all performed on that very stage. >>> drivers across the midwest are dealing with a sudden surge in prices at the gas pump. that surge is being blamed on a bp refinery in indiana operating at less than half of its usual capacity. that means stations have to get their gas from farther away, which costs more. those costs are being passed along to drivers. earlier this week, in chicago, gas prices jumped 30 cents a gallon overnight. >>> if you're looking to get the most from your home investment, buy a home near a trader joe's market. a new study found that homeowners sharing a zip code with a trader joe's saw their property values increase 40%. that's compared to 34% appreciation for those who bought near a whole foods store. >>> the breakfast

kristen welker, nbc news, minneapolis. >>> a powerful hurricane with unprecedented strength is how the national service weather bulletin read on this date ten years ago, and they had it about right. hurricane katrina literally changed the face of the louisiana and mississippi gulf coast and nearly drowned this city. tonight kerry sanders takes a look at how far this region has come. >> reporter: in new orleans today the music is back, but the memories are still fresh. when katrina slammed ashore, she was a category 3 hurricane, packing 140-mile-per-hour winds. the gulf coast took a beating. katrina's storm surge overwhelmed new orleans' levees. 80% of the city flooded. people fled their homes. >> this is just an unbelievable scene. >> reporter: some 10,000 took shelter in the superdome, which became a convention of misery. others stuck it out at home. tens of thousands who would need rescue or would be beyond rescue. when it was over more than 1,800 were dead, most in new orleans. 70% of the homes damaged or destroyed. today 80% of those who left have returned. the tourist sections of

. >> the attorney general came out swinging saying the indictment filed last week by minneapolis county d.a. is incomplete and inaccurate. >> it's not a story about sting investigations, proposed personal vendettas or press leaks, it's a story that begins with pornography and racial insensitivity and religious bigotry. kane says the emails shared among judges and lawyers who doctor. >> tried desperately to make sure that the emails and their attachment to it never saw the light of day. >> they buried the porn gate emails. she called on the judge in minneapolis county to release the emails which she says she needs for her defense, kane left without taking questions, mentioning a grand plan focusing on her. her spokesman said -- >> the grand plan it to have her removed from office. >> done by whom? >> a number of people either witnessingly or unwittingly as she said ar for the case being inaccurate and incomplete. >> they said they do not respond to statements made by accused criminals. >> we brought you kathleen kane's news conference today on 6abc.com and right now you can watch video o

bank stadium in minneapolis, minnesota. the total cost is slated to be $1.1 billion with sedate and local taxpayers shouldering almost 50%, or $498 million of the total costs. proponents of this new stadium say it will bring a much needed boost to minneapolis. >> already a billion dollars being constructed around the stadium, the economic people that stay in our hotels, eat in our restaurants, shop in our stores. that never would happen if you don't have this kind of facility available. >> but sports economist like depkin who studied the issue, come to a different conclusion. >> where the benefits outweigh the costs of publicly built stadiums and generally find that the benefits don't outweigh the costs. these are not good for cities. >> that cost versus benefits debate goes tall way to 1999. then jenee jesse ventura had a conversation with red mccomb. >> i looked at red and said red away did you need to see me for? i'm sure a land owner is out there you can build a stadium. you don't need my approval. >> in favor of spendi

. >>> a collapse at a landmark music hall in minneapolis. several concert goers are hurt when the ceiling comes tumbling down. >> tom brady makes his case in the nfl in the deflate gate scandal. new sketches become an internet sensation. this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, august 13th, 2015. >>> good morning, good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. massive explosions in a chinese city killed at least 44 people and injured some 500. last night's explosion at an industrial area that housed toxic chemicals were so powerful, area residents thought they were hit by an earthquake. it's not clear what caused the explosion. shock wave wrs felt miles away. we have the report. >> reporter: as we were driving toward the site of the explosion, we could see the windows of an apartment building blown open because of the power of the blast. that explosion took place before midnight, lighting up the night sky with orange. the first explosion had the power of three tons of tnt, followed by a second explosion with the power of 21 tons of tnt. amat

bank stadium in minneapolis, minnesota. the total cost is slated to be $1.1 billion with sedate and local taxpayers shouldering almost 50%, or $498 million of the total costs. proponents of this new stadium say it will bring a much needed boost to minneapolis. >> already a billion dollars being constructed around the stadium, the economic people that stay in our hotels, eat in our restaurants, shop in our stores. that never would happen if you don't have this kind of facility available. >> but sports economist like craig depkin who studied the issue, come to a different conclusion. >> where the benefits outweigh the costs of publicly built stadiums and generally find that the benefits don't outweigh the costs. these are not good for cities. >> that cost versus benefits debate goes tall way to 1999. then jene jesse ventura had a conversation with red mccomb. >> i looked at red and said red away did you need to see me for? i'm sure a land owner is out there you can build a stadium. you don't need my approval. >> in favor of s

bank stadium in minneapolis, minnesota. the total cost is slated to be $1.1 billion with sedate and local taxpayers shouldering almost 50%, or $498 million of the total costs. proponents of this new stadium say it will bring a much needed boost to minneapolis. >> already a billion dollars being constructed around the stadium, the economic people that stay in our hotels, eat in our restaurants, shop in our stores. that never would happen if you don't have this kind of facility available. >> but sports economist like craig depkin who studied the issue, come to a different conclusion. >> where the benefits outweigh the costs of publicly built stadiums and generally find that the benefits don't outweigh the costs. these are not good for cities. >> that cost versus benefits debate goes tall way to 1999. then jenee jesse ventura had a conversation with red mccomb. >> i looked at red and said red away did you need to see me for? i'm sure a land owner is out there you can build a stadium. you don't need my approval. >> in favor of

alex seitz wald in minneapolis. what's the mood there? what did you glean from hillary's interaction with the party elites for lack of a better term? >> reporter: well, the mood definitely quieted a bit since hillary clinton and the large entourage left a few hours ago. we have martin o'malley on the stage now. bernie sanders coming up later and has definitely attracted a ltd. of people. free ben & jerry's outside of his room and equal amounts of applause as hillary clinton when the party chair announcing the names and without a doubt hillary clinton dominating this audience, not surprisingly she's secured this support of most of these people as you said, party elite. committee members, elected officials. they have pledged their support. the campaign saying at least 400 so that's huge and getting her almost a fifth of the way to the total number of delegates to win the nomination months out for a vote cast. still, there's definitely hand wringing under the table about that e-mail controversy still out there on hillary clinton. i talked to

>> what you saw reflected in that poll in minneapolis is general lack of enthusiasm. around the democratic candidates right now. democrats really want to fall in love again the way they fell in love with barack obama. they like joe bidenf he got in with clinton they say that we'll get excited about her when we need to. when the time is right. they almost feel like there's sort of arranged marriage kind of situation here. where they feel like they have to go with the person that's been picked for them that's hillary clinton. >> dickerson: mark, the "washington post" has headline that says summer clinton stumbles to uncertain fall for democrats. last time you were here you had written about hillary clinton's attempt to resell herself, introduce herself gyp now been couple of weeks since that happens. how is the repackaging going for her. >> i'd say slowly. if this in fact is the summer of trump i think what we're doing is jugs position someone who is hyper accessible, belittling the media, someone who still perceived to be still actually sustained way. >> she is coming

>> what you saw reflected in that poll in minneapolis is general lack of enthusiasm. around the democratic candidates right now. democrats really want to fall in love again the way they fell in love with barack obama. they like joe bidenf he got in with clinton they say that we'll get excited about her when we need to. when the time is right. they almost feel like there's sort of arranged marriage kind of situation here. where they feel like they have to go with the person that's been picked for them that's hillary clinton. >> dickerson: mark, the "washington post" has headline that says summer clinton stumbles to uncertain fall for democrats. last time you were here you had written about hillary clinton's attempt to resell herself, introduce herself gyp now been couple of weeks since that happens. how is the repackaging going for her. >> i'd say slowly. if this in fact is the summer of trump i think what we're doing is jugs position someone who is hyper accessible, belittling the media, someone who still perceived to be still actually hiding in a really, really susta

the cereal company teamed up with a brewery in minneapolis to create the craft beer. it will be available starting august 26th. you can only buy it in minnesota. well, now it's time for a look at your thursday weather, we'll find out what it's doing in minnesota. >> today will be a good day for the minnesotans to drink their breakfast. they're looking at some storms in the northern plains, we'll see a slight risk of storms. >> out to the west we're dealing with monsoonal moisture. but the heat in the desert southwest will be the map problem as we head through the weekend. the extreme heat, 113 in phoenix, even southern california, we're looking at excessive heat warnings lasting through friday. 92 in los angeles. it will be once again hot through the interior northwest. 104 in boise and that heat grip is just going to stick around for the northwest right into the weekend. in effect. and that's a look at your thursday forecast. >> thank you so much. >>> a ceiling collapsed at a concert with a thousand attendees and a rough night along the new jersey turnpike last night

. ♪ >>> a collapse at a landmark music hall in minneapolis. several concert goers are hurt when the ceiling comes tumbling down. >>> sketch any details. tom brady makes his case against the nfl in the deflategate scandal. new sketches become an internet sensation. this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, august 13th, 2015. >>> good morning, good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. massive explosions in a chinese city killed at least 44 people and injured some 500. last night's explosion at an industrial area that housed toxic chemicals were so powerful, area residents thought they were hit by an earthquake. this morning, it's still not clear what caused the explosion in the northern port city. shock waves were felt miles away. seth doane has the report. >> reporter: as we were driving toward the site of the explosion, we could see the windows of an apartment building blown open because of the power of the blast. that explosion took place before midnight here local time, lighting up the night sky with orange. the first explosion had the p

bank stadium in minneapolis, minnesota. the total cost is slated to be $1.1 billion with state and local taxpayers shouldering at least 58% or $498 million of the total costs. proponents say this new stadium would bring a much needed economic boost to minneapolis. >> already $1 billion being constructed around the stadium, bringing all these major events and the people, in the economy stay in our hotels, eat in our restaurants, shop in our stores. that never would happen if you don't have this kind of facility available. >> but sports economists like craig depkin who have studied this issue come to a different conclusion. >> economists have contemplated whether or not the benefits outweigh the costs of publicly built stadiums, generally they do not, these are not good stadiums. >> that cost vs. benefits debate dates back to 1989. jesse ventura had a meeting with red mccombs. >> he had nothing. he looked at me with that texas drawl and said governor, i need a new stadium. i thought to myself, i'm going to have fun with this.

kristen welker is live in minneapolis. good morning. what are we expecting from hillary clinton today? >> well, jose, good morning to you. secretary clinton's goal today is to convince top democrats that she's going to be the strongest candidate in a general election. a lot of folks here say they're still waiting for vice president joe biden who is still mulling a decision and back in d.c. in minneapolis today, secretary clinton's mission is clear. reassure the party faithful she can weather the political storm caused by her e-mails. her strategy thursday, go on the offense. take aim at republicans. >> extreme views about women we expect that from some of the terrorist groups. we expect that from people who don't want to live in the modern world. but it's a little hard to take coming from republicans who want to be the president of the united states. >> republicans fired back, releasing this statement. for hillary clinton to equate her political opponents to terrorists is a new low for her flailing campaign. meanwhile, some top democrat

. >>> the democratic presidential candidates hit minneapolis today. four of the five announced candidates met with constituents and held fund raising events. they also attended the democratic national committee summer meeting. the candidates who are trailing behind hillary clinton and bernie sanders say the primary race is far from decided. while clinton is on a mission to win over the delegates who will decide the nomination. >> my whole life, i've worked to even the odds for people who have the odds stacked against them. >> one debate in iowa? that's it? one debate in new hampshire? that's all we can afford? >> former virginia senator, jim web, is the only democratic candidate who did not attend events in minneapolis today. you can learn more about all of the candidates running for president on our website. just visit nbcnewyork.com and search decision 2016. >>> still to come, it is freebie friday, and we've got some fun free things to do. >> all right. >>> plus, a wild robbery caught on video. but the suspect seemed to forget something. >>> a bare-

. >> reporter: minneapolis is bustling today with democrats here for their big summer meeting but all the buzz is about vice president biden, will he or won't he and should he? >> last week i thought he wasn't. over the weekend i thought he was. i'm not sure he is. >> i think he's going to make a decision soon but those of us that are with hillary are certainly going to stay there. >> what joe biden would bring to the race with authenticity and the ability to connect with voters is something the american people are craving. >> reporter: this comes the day after biden on a conference call with democratic national committee members described his struggle in the wake of his son beau's death. >> if i were to announce to run i have to be able to commit to all of you that i would be able to give it my whole heart and my whole soul and right now both are pretty well banged up. >> reporter: but there are increasing signs democrats may be ready for biden. a new poll shows the vice president's favorability at 48%, nine points higher than the 39% hillary clinton gets. many democrats here are ner

thank you. >>> we want to take you back now no minneapolis. hillary clinton wraps up her speech before the summer meeting of the dnc and taking reporter questions dealing with her e-mail server. >> if you're asking for someone's e-mails to be made public, because of a request or any other reason, and it was on the unclassified account that an official used for work-related e-mails. so, look, i have said repeatedly that i did not send nor receive classified material and i'm very confident that when this entire process plays out, that will be understood by everyone. it will prove what i have been saying. and it's not possible for people to look back now some years in the past and draw different conclusions than the ones that were at work at the time. you can make different decisions because things have changed, circumstances have changed, but it doesn't change the fact that i did not send or receive material marked classified. >>. [ inaudible ] total that's committed to you? >> we are working really hard to lock in as many supporters as possible

a ceiling collapse at the famed first avenue nightclub in minneapolis. officials say there were about 1,000 fans listening to a canadian metal band when the ceiling section fell and water started pouring in. everyone was evacuated. three people went to the hospital. tina turner and prince have performed on that stage. >>> drivers across the midwest are dealing with a sudden surge in prices at the gas pump. that surm is being blamed on a bp refinery in indiana operating at less than half of its usual capacity. stations have to get their gast from farther away, which costs more. those costs are being passed to drivers. earlier in week in chicago, gas prices jumped 30 cents a gallon overnight. >>> if you're looking to get the most from your home investment, buy a home near a trader joe's market. home owners sharing a zip code with a trader joe's saw their property values increase 40%. that's compared to 34% who bought near a whole foods store. >>> the breakfast of champions are branchinging out. they're introducing a new beer. general mills teamed up to mak

me lucas found the perfect recipe for a smile. >> it's yummy. >> reporter: kevin tibbles, nbc news, minneapolis. >>> that will do it for us on this wednesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. that's supposed to keep bart riders safe.. but tonight some are soundinghe alarm - ying >>> check it out.nmore ha than g that's the new app to keep b.a.r.t. riders safe. some are sounding the alarm saying it may be doing more harm than good. >>> thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >>> i'm raj mathai. the app is leading to problems. new at 6:00, it was supposed to give b.a.r.t. riders a discreet way to -- an investigation into the app seems to show riders are mostly using it to complain and actually targeting certain people. mark matthews is at the embarcadero station in san francisco with the details. mark? >> reporter: raj, what the east bay express found when they looked at this app from b.a.r.t. called app watch is that, while ridership on b.a.r.t. is roughly 10% african-american, the african-american riders are subject or are the subject o

according to our sister station in minneapolis, a say a revelation of music caused a leak in the pipes in the ceiling and then tiles fell down after they became saturated with water but at least only three people because it is pack theaters, they could have been worse. >> such a shock too. people didn't have any idea what was happening in the middle of the concert. >> hopefully they are all okay. >> katie, i know, if you were playing favorite it would be your favorite day of the week. >> it is my favorite day, and everybody's favorite person. >> you just read it. >> we will give you the gold star. >> it is going to be amazing. >> it will be a nice day, a gem, because it is coming in mid-august. that is why i get so pull popped this. in september, it is expected. you are used to it. but to get a really low humidity day lake this with full sunshine in the dead of august when you are supposed to be having dog days of summer. don't worry, we will have some of those but thinks a nice treat. we will start off with storm scan three. you can still see cloud cover left over, well out to sea wit

. >> reporter: minneapolis is bustling today with democrats here for their big summer meeting but all the buzz is about vice president biden, will he or won't he and should he? >> last week i thought he wasn't. the weekend i thought he was. i'm not sure he is. >> i think he's going to make a decision soon but those of us to stay there. >> what joe biden would bring to the race with authenticity and the ability to connect with voters is something the american people are craving. >> reporter: this comes after biden on a conference call described his struggle in the wake of his son beau's death. >> if i were to announce to run i have to be able to commit to all of you that i would be able to give it my whole heart and my whole soul and right now both are pretty well banged up. >> reporter: but there are increasing signs democrats may be ready for biden. a new poll shows the vice president's favbility at 48%, nine points higher than the gets. many democrats here are nervous about the clinton e-mail controversy and if clinton goes on the offensive. >> extreme views about women, we expect t

. >> reporter: minneapolis is bustling today with democrats here for their big summer meeting but all the buzz is about vice president biden, will he or won't he and should he? >> last week i thought he wasn't. the weekend i thought he was. i'm not sure he is. >> i think he's going to make a decision soon but those of us with hilary are going to stay there. >> what joe biden would bring to the race with authenticity and the ability to connect with voters is something the american people are craving. >> reporter: this comes the day after biden on a conference call described his struggle in the wake of his son beau's death. >> if i were to announce to run i have to be able to commit to all of you that i would be able to give it my whole heart and my whole soul and right now both are pretty well banged up. >> reporter: but there are increasing signs democrats may be ready for biden. a new poll shows the vice president's favorability at 48%, nine points higher than the 39% hillary clinton gets. many democrats here are nervous about the clinton e-mail controversy and if clinton goes on the

a terrifying ceiling collapse during a concert in minneapolis. at least three people rushed to the hospital. >>> death toll rising. 50 people killed, hundreds injured after a massive warehouse explosion in china. >>> the fire still burning this morning. >>> shocking, illegal, and abusive. kelly rutherford slams the judge who ordered her two children be returned to their father. will those words come back to haunt her as her custody battle rages on? >>> and sketchy. the courtroom drawing of tom brady that doesn't quite do the football heartthrob justice. the sketch goes viral. the internet responds, and the artist has a message to brady and football fans everywhere today, thursday, august 13th, 2015. >>> morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. busy news morning for sure. >> waking up to dramatic images. want to put them side by side. seens of explosions and devastation from those warehouse explosions or the explosion in china, to a marked in baghdad and a nasty accident on a highway in new jersey. >> let's start with the frigh

ask anyone here in the twin cities, this is part of minneapolis history. the famous nightclub has closed doors after parts of the ceiling collapsed on fans last night. no word yet on the cause. ♪ parts of a ceiling of a legendary downtown minneapolis club came crashing down wednesday night bringing the show to a sudden an end and sending hundreds of concert goers running. >> holly [ expletive ]. >> you can see the red lights flashing and part of the ceiling just boom. >> the sprinklers came on and everything fell down. >> reporter: witnesses say it happened during a performance by canadian rock band theory of a deadman. they say they saw smoke and sprinklers turned on near the back of the venue moments before the ceiling fell causing a water pipe to burst. >> i didn't know if there was a fire or what happened. i didn't know if it landed on anybody. >> reporter: fourth avenue nightclub was quickly evacuated as the fire department investigates the scene. officials say three people were hurt and two were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. ♪ many s

we will talk to the cleveland fed president and the minneapolis fed president. stay with us for more. ♪ matt: good morning. welcome to the second hour of "market makers." i and matt miller. erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle are off. europeanres and equities are trading in the price of oil. very volatile trading, many waiting to hear commentary from central bankers convening in jackson hole. this hour, cleveland andpresident loretta mester minneapolis fed president narayana kocherlakota. two interviews you do not want to miss and we will bring them to you live. i would get our top stories on the bloomberg terminal. the biggest part of the u.s. economy got off to a good start in the third quarter. consumer spending picked up in july, rose .3 of 1%, same as in june. wages and salaries increased by the most since november. there is also speculation that this week's market turmoil may have the fed thinking twice about raising interest rates next month. bloomberg discussed that with james bullard at the kansas city fed in jackson hole. >> the key question to the wo

. >>> democrats are descending on minneapolis for the summer meeting of the democratic national committee. stakes were especially high for hillary clinton. her goal at this meeting, to make the case that she is the strongest candidate for the party but many are waiting to hear from joe biden who are mulg over a decision on whether or not to run. kristin welker reports. >> reporter: in minneapolis today, secretary clinton's mission is clear -- reassure the party faithful she can weather the political storm caused by her e-mails. her strategy thursday, go on the offense, take aim at republicans. >> extreme views about women. we expect that from some of the terrorist groups. we expect that from those who don't want to live in the modern world, but it's a little hard to take coming from republicans who want to be the president of the united states. >> reporter: republicans fired back, releasing this statement. for hillary clinton to equate her political opponents to terrorists is a new low for her flailing campaign. some democrats say clinton should more aggressively address nagging questions

his wish -- commandeer a fleet of food trucks and feed as many doctors, patients and staff at the minneapolis children's hospital as he could. he's already been to his church and the local police department. >> i'm here to give back the kindness that everybody gave me when i was sick. >> so what do you call this? >> rockin' remission. >> you made that name up. >> yes. >> reporter: he even named a hot dog after his oncologist dr. joanna perkins. >> in a very unique and special way he's saying thank you. >> his wish is to make other people youhappy. i think that's amazing. >> i think this is so generous and such a smart idea. >> reporter: for those who can't make it down a special delivery for all who can partake. >> grilled cheese? >> yeah grilled cheese. >> reporter: something tells me lucas found the perfect recipe for a smile. >> this is yummy. >> reporter: kevin tibbles, nbc news minneapolis. >> that will do it for us on this wednesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> kelly osbourne defends herself. her foot in mouth comments abo

democratic voters will hear from hillary clinton today, at their summer meeting in minneapolis. at a campaign event, in ohio, thursday, she compared her republican rival to terrorists, for their views on women's issues, like abortion. >> extreme views about women, we expect that from some of the terrorist groups, but it is a little hard to take coming from republicans who want to be the president of the united state. >> gop candidate including jeb bush and john kasich comdemn the remarks, and republican national committee quickly called for clinton to apologize for her inflammatory rhetoric. clinton's terrorist remarks commas new quinnipiac university poll shows she may be in trouble. support for the current frontrunner has fallen by ten points in the last month. >> the same pole also shows vice president joe biden doing bet near match up against donald trump then clinton, even though he hasn't even entered the race. >> if joe biden were on the fence, if one were advising him, though have to look at these numbers and say everybody else is not looking great and you look terrific.

. >> reporter: minneapolis is bustling today with democrats here for their big summer meeting but all the buzz is about vice president biden, will he or won't he and should he? >> last week i thought he wasn't. the weekend i thought he was. i'm not sure he is. >> i think he's going to make a decision soon but those of us with hilary are going to stay there. >> what joe biden would bring to the race with authenticity and the ability to connect with voters is something the american people are craving. >> reporter: this comes after biden on a conference call described his struggle in the wake of his son beau's death. >> if i were to announce to run i have to be able to commit to all of you that i would be able to give it my whole heart and my whole soul and right now both are pretty well banged up. >> reporter: but there are increasing signs democrats may be ready for biden. a new poll shows the vice president's favbility at 48%, nine points higher than the 39% hillary clinton gets. many democrats here are nervous about the clinton e-mail controversy and if clinton goes on the offensive.

first avenue nightclub in minneapolis not your ordinary concert venue. it's where prince filmed purple rain. today first avenue's doors are closed indefinitely after part of the ceiling collapsed during a concert last night. it was a frightening scene. hundreds of people were inside at the time. and at least three people were injured. now first avenue's employees are scrambling to get the legendary nightclub up and running. >> the historic nightclub closed its doors last night, after chunks of the ceiling came crashing down during a concert. this all happened wednesday night, right in the middle of the performance by canadian rock band theory of a dead man, the show came to a sudden end when a 30 foot by 30 foot section of the ceiling came crashing down. smoke, debris and water started raining down on fans sends hundreds of concert goers running for the exit doors. >> i saw flashlights that were directing people out. >> everybody had turned around and we're looking, and suddenly, you can see these red lights flashing, and part of the ceiling just boom, c

these are live pictures from the democratic national committee meeting in minneapolis. hillary clinton is expected to come out and do q&a with reporters. they have a lot of questions for the democratic presidential front-runner. we'll bring it to you live coming up. >>> i want to go to hillary clinton at the dnc meetings. she'll answer reporters' questions. i'll listen in. >> oh, as i've said before, i have the greatest respect and admiration for the vice president. we've worked for many years as colleagues in the senate and as colleagues in president obama's cabinet. i am not going to comment on differences or similarities. this is a difficult decision for him to make. and as i said before, i want him to have the space and time to do it. there are opportunities to talk about what i did in president obama's cabinet and what i did in the senate but now is not the time. >> reporter: you have made the point that you have never sent or received any e-mails marked classified. some have said ultimately tsaid that falls on you to know what might be considered classified. do yo

let's bring in ed henry live in minneapolis. so, ed, you used president obama to get yourself out of this if you're hillary clinton because what she is saying my husband would have wanted to go to north korea because he had already been sent there by president obama so he was just going to go back. >> right. she was leaning on the white house a little bit. what i also saw there was the fact that you heard her say to me, you're entitled to one question, not the throw that i'd asked her about various controversies swirling around here right now. that is a sign of maybe a more combative hillary clinton. it had not worked last week when i asked her in las vegas. -- that has backfired on her and she is trying to do a combination of being a built more combative, push back, make her case, but then she is also trying to say at one point that news conference, i'm not frustrated by this. i'm going to answer the questions, but i'm going to try to go back to my message, her message about the middle class. >> but so much of what we're learni

today in minneapolis, that actually wasn't the first question, the first question was about joe biden. the man who might run against her, many think, because of the opening provided by the e-mail questions. then, people asked about the e-mails. joe johns is at the democratic national committee meeting in minneapolis where she spoke, and joe, the secretary's speech playing well today. there were chants of hillary, hillary, how did clinton do in front of reporters? >> reporter: well john, there were more questions in the media to hillary clinton, specifically, about the ethics of the vetting process for speeches made by president bill clinton when hillary clinton was secretary of state. but for the crowd here, this was an opportunity for the democratic candidates to, if you will, preach to the choir. >> i'm just getting warmed up. >> reporter: hillary clinton staying on offense against republicans as she addressed members of the democratic national committee today. >> today the party of lyincoln has become the party of trump. >> reporter: her top target, donald trump. >> trump actually