Im dara ban. A ban on Drinking Water in toledo, ohio, remains in effect this morning for a third day in a row. Toledos mayor announced just a short time ago that toxins are still in the Drinking Water after overnight testing. By the looks of this sample, a scary situation for 400,000 residents is far from over. Nbc news Anne Thompson has more. Reporter this is no way to spend a weekend. The city of toledo is under a state of emergency with no usable tap water. Yesterday morning, you know, the individuals are coming from all over, different suburbs, different cities. Reporter nearly 500,000 people in and around the city all the way up to parts of neighboring michigan have tap water tainted by a toxin from lake erie. Im concerned about doing the dishes, doing my laundry, taking a shower. Reporter safe water rolls into the area. The Ohio National guard alone provided some 50,000 gallons of water. The National Wildlife took journalists for a boat ride to see the source of the problem. An algae bloom that one federal agency says is close to the intake valve for the areas water supply. The bloom is fueled by a farm and Sewage Treatment plants, a problem environmentalists say wont end with this crisis. Theres a systemic challenge that we face in the great lakes but its much bigger than this one crisis. And unfortunately, this crisis could just be the tip of the iceberg unless we begin to address it. Reporter residents are under order not to drink, wash dishes, brush their teeth, or give it to their pets, and not to boil it for use because that makes the toxin more concentrated and more harmful. Thats because ingesting the toxin can cause vomiting, diarrhea and dizziness. It can also do serious damage to the liver. One more day lining up for water in what no one wants to become a late summer tradition. Ann thompson reporting there. Officials in neighboring chicago are testing the citys Drinking Water as a precaution in case the toxins affecting lake erie affect the supply in lake michigan. None of this should be a surprise since just a month ago the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association predicted last month there would be another algae bloom late this summer. Heavy rains and flash flooding are being blamed for this muddy mess in Southern California this morning. And now more than 2,000 people remain stranded in their homes in two mountain towns as a result of mudslides and roads being blocked with rock and debris. Crews also trying to reach a campground where as many as 500 children are trapped. One person is dead after pulled into a creek. And the storm dumped as much as 3 1 2 inches of water and caused the asphalt on interstate 10 to buckle and wash away. Meantime, officials in Northern California say a fastburning wildfire destroyed eight homes and led to the evacuation of a small longterm Care Hospital yesterday. Its one of 14 wildfires burning throughout the state, but more help is on the way. Governor jerry brown who declared a state of emergency over the weekend has ordered two specialized planes from the national guard. Altogether, the fires have consumed 183 square miles of timber and brush which were already parched by the states historic drought. A certain american infected with the deadly ebola virus is expected to return to the United States monday. American missionary Nancy Writebol will be flown into the United States to emery hospital. Both Nancy Writebol and dr. Kent brantly were working in the same hospital in liberia when they contracted ebola. Public Health Officials insist treating the two pose no health risk for the United States. Other countries are on high alert because of the ebola outbreak. In the philippines the department of health is monitoring all airports and is prepared to carry out quarantine measures if necessary. And real estate mogul donald trump is getting attention for his tweets about ebola. He tweeted the u. S. Cannot allow ebola infected people back. People that go to faraway places to help out are great, but must suffer the consequences. He also tweeted, the fact that we are taking the ebola patients while others from the area are fleeing to the United States is absolutely crazy. In the middle east a sevenhour ceasefire that never got off the ground. Israel called for it and backed it. Hamas did not. The new call for calm came after a weekend of bloodshed both sides matching missile for missile with one dropping near a u. N. School. Ten died in that attack. We have notified the israeli army 35 times about the fact there were people at this shelter, this school. With International Outrage growing over the number of dead, israel has begun to reel in its Ground Troops leading them away from populated areas. And in cairo the push for peace hit a snag. Israel is now a noshow allowing egyptians to work with palestinian leaders. Rescue operations continue this morning after a magnitude 6. 1 earthquake hit southern china, killing at least 391 people. About 2,500 have been sent to the region, and the red cross is already headed to the site. Power has been restored to 19,000 homes just this morning. And newly released aerial footage shows thousands of home destroyed by sundays earthquake. So far, its unknown how many people could be trapped under the rubble. A texas burglar scores big pulling off a 1 million heist in what else a closet. This threestory closet belonged to a businesswoman, theresa roemer. It was the site of a professional job. The thief broke a window with a glass cutter. The man then left no fingerprints at the scene. She and her husband were out to dinner at the time. 80,000 rings and 150,000 watches were a few of the items taken. The closet made a splash around the web with some calling the 3,000square foot space the largest closet in america. It was camelot meets hollywood over the weekend as robert f. Kennedy jr. Married actress cheryl hines of curb your enthusiasm fame. The ceremony was held at the iconic Kennedy Compound in hyannisport, massachusetts. Rfk junior is the son of late robert f. Kennedy. And guests included larry david, seinfeld actress julia louisdreyfus, ethel kennedy. This is rfk, jrs third marriage and cheryl hines second. Good for them. Yes. Now, a look at your monday weather, heres meteorologist jeannette calle. Thanks for joining us today. I fwood to be here. Im battling a cold, but its great to be here on this monday morning. We expect to see more showers and thunderstorms across the interior sections of the west. The monsoon flow will continue to keep things quite active. We expect to see showers and thunderstorms anywhere from idaho down to utah, including nevada and northern sections of arizona. Scattered showers and thunderstorms farther inland from billings down into albuquerque. L. A. Partly to mostly sunny. Meanwhile, it is warming up in seattle and portland. Plenty of sunshine with high temperatures ranging about ten to 15 degrees above the normal. Spokane, washington, really feeling the heat once again today. It is going to get a lot cooler later in the week in the Pacific Northwest there. I like that sunshine in seattle. Yeah. Thats a look at y. Especially in the afternoon. Sacramento, a high of 91. And dara, while the rain is certainly welcome for the droughtstricken area, flash flooding will continue to be a big threat. Thank you for that update, jeanette. The Islamic Militant group isis is back in the news after bloody and bold actions over the weekend. Plus, a brazen smash and grab caught on tape. 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In houston, a smash and dash. Thieves rammed a car into a verizon store. And the security cameras caught the crime but cops still havent caught the thieves. In maine a cop turns into a lifesaver. It happened during a stop for speeding. Dial 9 1 hurry up call an ambulance. The driver was in cardiac arrest. And the cop jumped into action. He began doing chest compressions. It wasnt working, so he grabbed a defibrillator. The 85yearold driver finally responded and he is hospitalized and he is going to be okay. Lets get down to business with cnbcs courtney reagan. Good morning, courtney. Well, good morning, dara. Markets are coming off a down week. Now, with new Economic Data today, but we will get reports on the services sector, trade deficit, and worker productivity. The u. S. Government is reportedly los to deciding to continue to prohibit cell phone calls on planes. Regulators are focused more on the disruptive effect of voice calls versus text, had they allowed on flights last were. Well, walmart wants to make your Shopping Experience more personal. A new feature on walmart. Com lets customers see more items they may like based on past purchases. The home page will also be customized with where you live with local weather and events. Dara, back to you. Thank you, courtney. Gasoline prices are at their lowest average since 2010 according to price tracker gasbuddy. Com. Regular gas has dropped about 15 cents a gallon since july 4th, and the website predicts prices will continue to drop. Paramount pictures scored big with transformers age of extinction the first movie to earn 1 billion. General motors has begun accepting claims to a fund set up to help with deaths and injuries caused by the faulty swimpz. It has already accepted a 400 million charge to cover potential payment. The nfls 2014 season gets underway. While rory roars back to the worlds top spot. All that and the rest of your sports highlights. This one goes out to all the allergy muddlers. 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Bills rookie Sammy Watkins unable to connect with e. J. Manuel, and giants quarterback eli manning is sacked on the second drive of the game. Second quarter bills with the that short pass in the end zone to take the lead. And the 73yard play to grab the win for the giants, 1713. The nfl regular season kicks off on september 4th between the super bowl champions Seattle Seahawks and green bay packers. Pharrell will perform pregame, and Ariana Grande will sing the national anthem. You can catch all the action right here on nbc. A tough weekend for pirates Andrew Mccutchen hit by a pitch in saturdays game. He leaves sunday games early with left side discomfort after a gametime hit in the eighth. And the bad luck continues for the pirates tied at 22. Pirates make it to play at second. And then go for the double play at first but the runner bats down the throw. The diamondbacks would score a run during the play and the ump called the game. Diamondbacks with a controversial 32 win. Paul george begins his recovery after suffering a horrific leg injury during a scrimmage game on friday. Nbc commissioner adam silver says he, quote, doubts this will make a major shift in the nba in international competition. And red hot rory mcilroy finished 15 under par to take home the title of the wgc in akron. Tiger woods withdrew in the ninth hole after jarring his back during an abbing warred shot at the bunker. Dale earnhardt jr. Wins at pocono winning his first season sweep and the third win of the season. Jeff gordon, though, leads in standings by 17 points. And a new record over the weekend, Anthony Brooks solved five rubiks cubes in 1 minute and 18 seconds. Under water. He reportedly began training under water just the day before. Amazing. Well, entertainment is next. A huge weekend for the guardians. Youre taking the pain reliever that works faster on tough pain than extra strength tylenol. And not only faster. Stronger too. Relief doesnt get any better than this. 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Nightclub early sunday morning when he was attacked and stabbed. His condition is not immediately known. What comes after a final jeopardy tie. A rare sudden death jeopardy . Thats where contestants earned the exact same amount resulting in a winner takes all onequestion showdown. And during the filming of the 2006 blood diamond, this photo of Leonardo Dicaprio and Nelson Mandela was taken. However, when mandela tried to get an autographed copy to dicaprio got lost. And the owner found it. And said this is so special, after his passing i want it back. That is priceless. Did you see the movie . Loved it. Good piece there. Im dara brown. This is early today. We hope its just your first stop of the day on nbc. Kerri kerri the sparkle® fairy here. Are you about to spend that on paper towels . Mom well, i use bounty. Kerri ooo use sparkle®. Its just right for cleaning up everyday little messes without cleaning out your piggy bank. Sparkle®. The bright way to clean. Leading the news on this monday morning from nbc sports, report says air force superintendent orders investigation into athletic department. Its after an investigation by the Colorado Spring gazette found cases of sexual assault, drug use and academic fraud. And in the huffington post, mysterious lake appears in