The aroundtheclock operation to get hurricane survivors out of the hardest hit areas of the bahamas. Everything is destroyed. A live report just ahead. Those stories plus desperate plea, Felicity Huffmans impassioned argument against jail time in that College Admissions scandal. Manhunt, the journalist who broke the Harvey Weinstein story here live with stunning details from the investigation that took down a hollywood mogul and ignited a movement. And match made in heaven, tennis fans go wild after a five set thriller at the u. S. Open. And the new nfl season opens up with tom brady and the defending super bowl champs to right where they left off. Today, monday, september 9th, 2019 from nbc news, this is today with savannah guthrie, and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody, welcome to today, nice to have you with us on a monday morning. I was on an emotional roller coaster last night tennis was an incredible five set match. Some people talking about football you were at that match what a day for rafa. So interesting to see his opponent there, and the journey he has had at the u. S. Open. Well catch up with that in just a moment. First, a scary scene off the coast of georgia this morning. A massive cargo ship caught fire, and you see it right there overturned. Rescuers were able to safely evacuate 20 people before declaring the situation too risky inside that ship nbcs ron mott joins us with the latest. Reporter good morning to you, by the time the coast guard got here yesterday, they say the golden ray had listed about 90 degrees. You can see its position in st. Simon sound. Before investigators can piece together what went wrong here, the clear focus today is reaching four crew members believed trapped in or near the engine room. A report of a cargo ship, vessel golden ray capsized with 23 persons on board. Reporter this morning a dramatic scene unfolding at sea after this massive cargo ship capsized with a u. S. Pilot and two dozen south korean and Filipino Crew members on board the first distress calls at 2 00 a. M. On sunday, prompting the coast guard to issue an urgent bulletin. Report all sightings to the United States coast guard. Reporter in the middle of the night, air crews with a dangerous rescue, lifting five of the ships crew members to safety bringing 15 others by boat the golden ray had departed from the terminal when the vessel began to list from the st. Simon sound on its way to baltimore. Home security video capturing bright flashes of light as the vessel began to tilt on its side this image shows black smoke coming from the ship a fire near the cargo area made an attempt to rescue the rest of the crew far too dangerous. We are unable to determine specifically without going inside whether the fire has been completely extinguished. Reporter its believed all of the missing are in the ships engine room. Multiple teams are working to determine the extent of the damage and how to respond to what the coast guard calls a complex situation. One salvage professionals have determined the vessel to be stable, we will identify the best option to continue our rescue efforts for the four crew members who remain on board. The ship capable of carrying more than 20,000 tons is still on its side as investigators work to determine the cause of the accident and rescuers hope to save more lives ron, of course theres this effort to get these crew members out. Is there any concern about fuel leaks, contaminates flowing the water . Reporter the coast guard tellus thats the good news, savannah, they have not seen any active leaks at this time, but they do have a Mitigation Team in place just in case one develops in the meantime, the ntsb also has a team here to start trying to figure out what caused this incident guys, back up to you. Another big story were following, the Trump Administration facing backlash from republicans and democrats after the president planned to host members of the taliban at camp david days before 9 11. It was planned but then fell apart. Nbc White House CorrespondentKristen Welker has the latest on it good morning. Reporter good morning to you. This was supposed to be a summit aimed at ending americas longest running war but the president s dramatic decision to host and then cancel secret talks at the taliban is raising questions about President Trumps overall strategy in afghanistan, and overnight, new revelations there was internal discord within the Trump Administration now the president is facing bipartisan backlash. This morning, the president is facing mounting scrutiny after planning and then abruptly cancelling a secret meeting with the Afghan Government and the taliban that was set to take place sunday at camp david, just days before the anniversary of the 9 11 terrorist attacks secretary of state mike pompeo out on five sunday shows defending the strategy. President trump ultimately made the decision, he said i want to talk to president ghani, i want to look them in the eye. Reporter and insisting camp david was an appropriate location to host the taliban, a group which harbored the al qaeda terrorists behind the september 11st attacks. Did anybody bring up whether it was appropriate to have the taliban set foot on camp david. There were lots of discussions around that. Camp david has a long history, an important history and an Important Role in complex peace negotiations sometimes with bad actors. Reporter pompeo indicating the talks are dead for the time being after the president called off the meeting saturday night, mr. Trump saying because the taliban admitted to a car bombing in kabul that killed Army Sergeant first class alex barreto, and 11 other people how many more decades are they willing to fight that was the 16th combat death this year. It sparked bipartisan criticism. No member of the taliban should set foot there ever, the taliban still harbors al qaeda tweeted republican representative liz cheney democrats also lashing out. You dont treat this like some kind of game show when youre dealing with terrorists. Reporter many critics pointing to this tweet from the president , criticizing then president obama saying barack obama is slashing the military, he is also negotiating with our sworn enemy, the taliban, who facilitated 9 11 mr. Trump campaigned on a promise to end americas longest war. The war thats been going on forever. Reporter and with no end in sight now, americas top diplomat with this warning. If youre the taliban, conditions have been worsening and theyre about to get worse. You talked about how youve learned that there was actually Division Within the white house over this idea of having taliban leaders at camp david. What do you know about that . Reporter well, savannah, nbc news did learn overnight, this is from u. S. Officials and several others briefed on the discussions that while secretary of state mike pompeo was open to the idea of diplomacy with the taliban, the president S National Security adviser john bolton was vehemently opposed, especially to hosting them at camp david, and even the Vice President argued against it. Among the key concerns that the meeting would take place so close to the 18th anniversary of 9 11 and that it could send the wrong message to the u. S. Military who of course fought and been killed by the taliban, so where do things stand now, currently there are 14,000 troops serving in afghanistan. Thats actually more than when President Trump took office. Under the proposed deal, 5,000 troops would have left in 135 days with talks stalled now, theres just no clear path forward. Service members still serving there as you mentioned thank you. Craig joins us with the latest on the devastation from hurricane dorian. President trump plans to tour the damage in North Carolina later today. Meanwhile in the bahamas, Recovery Efforts there are well underway, but once again, officials are warning people to brace for the worst when it comes to the storms death toll which rose once again over the weekend. Nbcs Kerry Sanders has made his way to hard hit Marsh Harbour. Good morning to you. Reporter here on great abaco, there is not a home, building or structure that is not either severely damaged or destroyed. Those that are on the island have mostly left its almost a ghost town, and those that are still here say they will not remain Delta Airlines has at least two more flights today planned to extract survivors from the disaster on Great Abaco Island the airlifts manned by volunteers began on sunday so when i see this plane, is it a turning point i think its a turning point. I think were going to be doing this systematically for as long as is necessary over the next several days to get people out and to safety. Reporter the weary hurricane survivors on shore, whats next, other than theyre going to the capital, nassau, which was not hit by the monster storm. I feel sad and happy at the same time, because you know, abaco is my home and now it was devastated. Reporter much of Marsh Harbour is a ghost town. Ships with supplies flooding in but for most of the people here it comes too late. The majority of remaining survivors just want to leave this ship sunday heading to nassau with 196 evacuees on board. Were going to process the women and children first. Reporter katisha mcintosh is getting out with her baby on her first birthday i feel happy that were leaving because everything is destroyed. Reporter she will never remember this, but what will you tell her she dont need to know about it. Reporter it was that bad it was that bad. Reporter her mother also leaving but hoping not forever how do you feel about getting out today . Mixed emotions. Right now, this is home, this is where our life, you know, we hope we can come back home. Reporter another supply ship is due in today, and the plan is once its offloaded to again take refugees to safety. With the death toll expected to rise, refrigerated trucks are now being used as makeshift morgues. Those staying behind including these nurses from florida who came to help hoping the bahamas wont be forgotten we have people coming from abroad we have people coming in, but we need help. We need help kerry, as you mentioned there, the aid thats coming in, so much aid pouring into the bahamas. With so many people leaving the islands, what does that mean for the aid . Is it going to waste reporter well, sadly, you can see its stacked up here, and some of this stuff has been here for four or five days, and yes, its sitting in the heat. Its baking and in some cases, its going bad, and also some very strange things that have been provided, like eggs that say keep refrigerated, its unclear why that theres just boxes upon boxes of ovaltine and there are things people can use. I dont want to leave you with the idea that there are things people cant use huggies. Its stacked up, nobody is taking it, and the government is urging people, even though there are vessels still making their way from south florida and theres even donations coming in on the ferries, theyre not sure its going to be needed, at least for a long time. Some of the stuff wont spoil, but craig, so much of the stuff got here too little and too late when the people actually needed it they are in the remainder of the process of trying to get off. Why Officials Says cash is the best way to go in terms of making donations Kerry Sanders, thank you. We have big developments over the weekend in the investigation of the deadly boat fire off the coast of california one week ago authorities served search warrants on sunday at truth aquatics, thats the company that owned the scuba diving boat agents with the fbi and atf were involved in that search. Officials say they are trying to figure out whether any crimes were committed 34 people died when the conception burned and sank last monday they were sleeping in a bunk room below the main deck and their escape routes were blocked by fire. Coast guard records show the conception did pass its two most recent inspections with no safety violations. Savannah. The cdc is out with a new warning against vaping as even more users are coming down with the mysterious lung illness. Hundreds of cases being reported from coast to coast. Nbcs medical correspondent dr. John torres is here with more on the search for answers the cdc came out with a recommendation to consider not doing it thats pretty remarkable, isnt it. What they said is consider not vaping at all, but if youre buying off the streets, absolutely dont do it if you are buying cartridges that have been hacked in any way, dont do it otherwise, consider not vaping, and they sent that message to essentially everybody. They call it a mystery illness because the cdc doesnt know exactly how this lung illness is developing or whats causing it, whether its offthestreet vaping or the kind you buy at a reputable store. Over the last couple of years, they have noticed more and more cases cropping up theyre calling it mysterious illness. Theres chemical pneumonitis, hemorrhage, things affecting the lungs. They cant pinpoint it on one thing, one device, one ingredient, one type of inhaling product itself, so they dont simply know whats going on. They know its vaping related. They do know its vaping related and thats the commonality. Overall consider not vaping. Theres vaping you can do and a nicotine delivering vehicle, some might have thc, basically vaping pot, are all of those devices potentially suspect . The cdc had a telebriefing on friday i was involved in thc, and thc with nicotine, all have been implicated in this 450 deaths across 33 states. Originally we thought it was isolated to one area and it might be something bad in that area but its across the country. These are cropping up. 450 cases in 33 states got it. Dr. Torres, i know youll keep watching it, thank you so much. The epic opening to the tennis tournament, rafael nadal outlasted a determined opponent in a thrilling match that lasted nearly five hours. It was the u. S. Open for the ages spains rafael nadal, looking for his fourth u. S. Open win ver medvedev, the new bad boy of tennis making bad boys this tournament for his agility and his attitude i want all of you to know when you sleep tonight, i won because of you after a blistering back and forth when nadal took the first two sets, medvedev fought back after this vicious return forcing a fifth set. Nearly five hours after the first serve, nadal finally sealed the deal. The hard earned victory forcing him to collapse on the court the way that he was able to fight, to change the rhythm of the match was just incredible. The four hour, 49 minute match coming weeks after another epic showdown at wimbledon between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic clocking in at 4 hours, 57 minutes while on the womens side, it was a stunning upset with 19yearold Bianca Andreescu of canada, beating Serena Williams despite the cheering section including Meghan Markle. Williams was looking to tie the all time record of 24 grand slam singles titles. Im still really honored to be out here and im just so proud that im still out here and competing at this level because its not easy. And you were there for the mens final, right yes, i was. Thats why im bleary eyed this morning, because it went on longer than we thought it was just one of the most stunning matches because it seemed like it was over, like really over, i was getting my purse and getting ready to go home, and somehow this russian was able to pull it out and make it go to five sets. It was so funny how the crowd started cheering for him. He went from this villain, and new york didnt like him, and then they were rooting for him because he had so much heart out there. All of this great for the sport. And bianca is going to be here live in the next hour well tell you more about duchess meghans weekend in new york did you see her, did you hang out . Her on tv now tennis was one sport going on, and a lot of football, the defending champs picking up from last year, the new england patriots, hosting the steelers looked like an incredible matchup on paper, but this was all pats. The ageless wonder that is tom brady tossed three touchdown passes as the pats went on to win it 333 outspoken wide receiver antonio brown, signed with the patriots on saturday after the departure from the raiders he did not play yesterday. He was not eligible, but hes expected to suit up for next weeks game against miami. Tom brady talked about his new teammate after the game. Everyone comes in here and works as hard as they can to establish a great role, and you know, its about getting him up to speed hes obviously a great player. I played against him for a long time were excited to have him. Bill belichick has always been a nononsense kind of guy it will be interesting to see how he gets along with brown there were reports tom brady extended an offer to live with him, antonio, until he got his stuff together what did gisele say. Isnt it great to have football back . I love it so much. Mr. Roker, how is the weather looking. That would be the greatest edition of the brady bunch we have ever seen a toasty one throughout the south. Heat index values are up from Central Alabama into central georgia. 100 to 105 weve got the jet stream up to the north, big dome of High Pressure pumping in that warm air, and so heres what were looking at as far as temperatures are concerned for today, heat index, it will feel like 104 in new orleans, 105 in little rock panama city, 101, same i jacksonville, tampa, orlando tomorrow in the mid90s. 101 in little rock look at corpus christi, up to 105 degrees, and as we get toward the latter part of the week, were going to see those temperatures continue to warm up, even into the northeast, by friday, new york cools down to 73 low 90s into charlotte, st. Louis and cincinnati were going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds good morning im meteorologist kari hal