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she can barely see the road. but this toddler is driving down the highway, and becoming an internet sensation along the way. "today," saturday, september way. "today," saturday, september 3rd, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a saturday, im lester holt. >> and im amy robach. its hard to believe labor day weekends already here. its the unofficial end of summer. but alone the gulf coast, it is not going to be a relaxing c...

her mystery. the white house explains why the presidents flight was deverted today. and tropical storm lee could be a test for new orleanss rebuilt levee system. an emergency has been delaired in two states. im doreen gentzler. jim vance is off tonight. so much mold has been found after hurricane irene a condominium may have to be torn down. >> reporter: good evening. you can smell the mold in this parking lot and residents say it was that way long before hurricane irene led coun...

an elderly man is found dead in his senior living apartment. and a dangerous storm forming in the gulf of mexico, tropical storm lee setting its sights on the big easy. many are worried the city could be under water in just days. but we begin with terror charges filed against a local man. thanks for joining us tonight. im shawn yancy. >> im brian bolter. youtube led the fbi to this guys doorstep. foxs audrey barnes working this one in the newsroom. >> the fbi has been investigating...

several days, possibly washing away desperately needed labor day tourist dollars in the deluge. jay gray, news 4. well, veronicas been tracking the storms in the tropics for us. >> tracking both storms, and they could have an effect on us. first, i think, lee, and then hurricane katia by the time we get to the end of next week. take a look at lee behind me. you can see it is a pretty good-sized storm, not the size of irene, but northeast quadrant of the storm system, thats where the ...

thats where this bizarre shooting incident occurred. members of the transgender community most upset by what happened here. >> we know this is a widespread problem. and theres mistrust among the  community of police officers, and this is an example of why that is. >> reporter: now this case has been sent to the grand jury. the officer has been sent back to jail, being held without bond. wendy, back to you. >> thanks, pat collins. the search for a man who escaped from district court ...

this weak. >> james says washingtons sour political climate and uncertainty on wall street arent helping. >> a lot of employers are saying its in our hands and wait to see what happens before we make these investments. >> on the political front, the republican presidential candidate zeroed in on the job numbers. >> you have 14 million people out of work. you have millions more that are dispierted by the situation, they arent looking anymore. >> democrats are responding. wtop, congressm...

nobody went inside. >> we have been open almost a year. next week will be one year and its the first of any vandalism we have had. >> leesburg police say the crimes are likely the work of the same person, but would not confirm he was captured on video outside the courthouse. in the meantime, cristie cooley says she is feeling vulnerable. >> downtown leesburg, its pretty safe. i grew up in this area. so for me, i have never felt that way. so really shocking. really surprising. >> chris ...

it turned beach towns into ghost towns. businesses lost an entire weekends worth of revenue. and it wasnt just beach shops that were hurt. kent island just on the eastern side of the bay bridge was also under a mandatory evacuation order. at chesapeake outdoors, they had to close their doors while irene moved through. and theyre hoping for better things this weekend. >> we lost three days of business. you know, hopefully it comes back this weekend. >> reporter: aaa is expecting a sligh...

jay? >> reporter: yeah, youre absolutely right, jim. damage stretching across at least 12 states right now. homes battered like the one behind me, and like so many survivors now, just hanging on by a thread. its cleanup day along the east coast. in the outer banks where irene first made landfall, crews are trying to cut through what the storm chewed up and tossed aside. a mess thousands are dealing with through new york and new england, as well. irenes winds were severe. but the storms...

week. but this is the part that is frustrating. they have been seeing trucks come threat the neighborhood and right now, there are two tracks there that have been parked all afternoon. >> power lines are down on the ground. some are tangled and hanging low. strong winds brought them down. some say they started a fire. >> if there is a big storm and i winds, someone will be out. >> the power went out at 1:00 of sunday. shes getting by with a generator, trying to save her food in the ref...