The frantic rescue attempt, the failed effort and how the pair was finally freed today tuesday, september 7, 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, welcome to today. On a tuesday morning. Like some of us, our set had a little work. A little face lift. We spruced up a little bit. Take a look around. Some of the spots youll be seeing throughout the day. Theres the orange room where the girls can fix a cracked screen on your iphone. Well show you around as the show progresses. Lets get to our top story. The president ial campaign entering a new postlabor day phase and this morning much of the talk is focused on a guy who isnt even in the race, Vice President joe biden. Nbc National CorrespondentPeter Alexander is in washington. Peter, good morning to you. Reporter good morning. Even more for the Vice President to think about this morning. Consider this. The latest nbc maris poll, trump would beat Hillary Clinton but biden would beat trump. With summer in the rear view mirror the race for the white house is heating up. Still unanswered will Vice President joe biden jump in. Rallying Union Members at a labor day parade in pittsburgh and energized Vice President heard a chorus of encouragement from his supporters. When asked about the possibility of a run by an audience member at another event, biden answered you have to talk to my wife about that. Reporter later telling reporters bidens decision to be weeks away. With the latest nbc maris poll showing a close race between clinton and Bernie Sanders and reversal in new hampshire, clinton trailing sanders for the first time. Were coming after those republicans and their allies who would turn the clock back on america. Reporter clinton nearly lost her voice. Im so happy to be back. Reporter in a new push to answer more questions about the private email she used as secretary of state, clinton spoke with the Associated Press monday her second interview in four days. What i did was allowed. It was loud by the state department she said. Adding the controversy has been a distraction certainly. But it hasnt in any way affected the plan for our campaign. Clintons next stop a sit down with ellen degeneres. Jeb bush and joe biden said to appear on Steven Colberts new show. Trump will visit jimmy fallon on friday. Analysts say the campaign is at a turning point. Voters begin looking at the race through a different lens. They start evaluating people. Not just as candidates they might be interested in or have fun listening to but people who are potential president of the united states. Reporter this is when americans tune in. As far as Hillary Clintons campaign reset her strategists are promising a new view of her, showing more humor and heart combat questions about her authenticity and her honesty. You rather be showing those things than telling them so we wait to see. You said that the Vice President s decision could be a couple of weeks away. Is there a date on the political calendar where it simply becomes too late. Reporter those close say what is that drop dead deadline. He could wait until november. That said hes been told the beginning of october is a much more realistic deadline for him to be competitive. Hes acknowledged enot there yet he wouldnt hesitate to run if he concludes he can launch a viable campaign, as the Emotional Energy to be a part of and as a close friend told me this weekend he may want to run he thinks he would make a electronic president but he has to gauge whether he has the fight in him to do it again and go up against Hillary Clinton. Members of congress back from their recess, one of the things on the calendar there is the vote on the iran nuclear deal, the white house has put an awful lot of time and energy into this. You expecting a Challenging Congress . Reporter just this weekend the president picked up critical support from two more prominence political figures. Colin powell called it a pretty good deal. The Democratic National chairwoman, wassermanschultz is on board. President obama has locked up enough votes in congress basically with the democratic minority that he can block any efforts to veto this deal. In a lot of ways its good to view it not as a victory for the president but as avoiding defeat. To that headline by pope francis. Ahead of this months visit to the u. S. Today a new process is being unveiled to simplify the Catholic Churchs procedure for marriage annulment. Reporter this announcement from rome is direct at couples whose marriages have truly broken down. Essentially saying if a marriage separation has to happen the pope wants to make it less expensive, less need for lawyers, a change unlike any seen in three centurys is the way one Church Official just described it. Pope francis building bridges ahead of his first visit to the u. S. Reaching out to catholics whose marriages have faced challenges. The Catholic Church announcing reform to make it easier to have a catholic marriage annulled as if it never happened. It reduces the bureaucratic, long bureaucratic process. It makes the process a whole lot simpler. Reporter the pope not changing the rules as encouraging greater forgiveness as he did last week on the divisive issue of abortion. Any woman can be forgiven for abortion he said if shes contrite. And he famously asked who am i to judge about a gay priest. This month the pope will travel to cuba then flies to d. C. , new york and philadelphia. Millions of catholics are waiting to hear what he has to say to america. God loves you, god forgives you, you may have strayed far away but remember that the church is your mother she wants to give you a big hug. Reporter a pope who speaks through words and deeds letting children ride in his popemobile, washing the feet of Prison Inmates and marrying couples. With a warm message. Its normal for married couples argue. Never let the day end without first having made peace. And if a marriage doesnt work the Catholic Church is hoping with todays changes divorce can be avoided annulment within the church is less bureaucraty. A tricky balance he has to strike. Hes not saying anything goes. But he says the church will welcome you with warm even if you havent got everything right in your life. Thank you very much. Again the pope coming to new york, washington, d. C. And philadelphia later this month. Lets turn to the kentucky clerk jailed for her refusal to issue samesex marriage license. Shes making a new bid for freedom today and her supporters are planning a major rally. Reporter matt, good morning. Kim davis lawyers are appealing her contempt order and filed an emergency motion asking the governor to immediately free her from this jail. Governor steve bashir says the entire issue is up to the court. Davis the clerk has ignited a National Firestorm by refusing to issue marriage licenses to samesex couples citing her religious beliefs as a christian. On friday her deputies began issuing the licenses. Over the Holiday Weekend her supporters gathered to call for her release. Now today a larger rally is planned. And its set to include republican president ial candidate Mike Huckabee. Davis lawyer said shes doing well behind bars and is passing the time by reading the bible. Matt . Gabe gutierrez on that story. Thank you very much. Emotional scene in illinois on monday where thousands turned out for the funeral of slain Fox Lake Police lieutenant joe gliniewicz. The father of four was shot and killed one week ago. That day like every other day joe put on his uniform and said send me. He was the kind of man that in the face of the anger would run towards it while others ran away. The suspects remain on the loose. Investigators have said they recovered significant evidence from the crime scene. Lets turn to natalie. She has the story of the morning. In the migrant crisis is becoming more volatile and getting worse in hungary where thousands of refugees are trying to get to germany. Richard engel has the very latest. Reporter good morning. The hungarian government is continuing to take a hardline. Its been rounding up migrants and refugees and taking them to processing camps. But the problem is so many are still coming, those camps are now full. So many migrants are simply sleeping outside with nowhere to go. Frustration among them are increasing and a lot of them are trying to escape, trying to run away from the police so there have been some scuffles. Theres a fear more violence could come. There is a possible european solution being negotiated, a quota system with the uk taking in 20,000, france 24,000, germany 40,000. But really its just a drop in the bucket. Germany is talking about 40,000 but says 800,000 are going to arrive in germany this year. Were expecting next from hungary, hungary wants to seal its border. The Prime Minister said he wants a fence done soon. Richard engel in hungary. Amanda knox said shes grateful that italys Top Criminal Court explained why it threw out the murder conviction in the killing of knocks british roommate in 2007. The court wrote there was absolutely no proof that knox was at the scene of the murder. It faulted prosecutors for presenting what they said was a flawed and hastily constructed case. Knox was acquitted in 2011 but found guilty during a retrial in 2014 then exonerated this past march. Firefighters have their hands full with high winds and unpredictable temperatures. In utah a wildfire there was intentionally set and spread to 320 acres just outside of salt lake city. In california, the states biggest blaze called the rough fire has force ad new round of mandatory evacuations. It has scorched more than 95,000 acres. Most professional Football Players are fast but no one in this game between the Edmonton Eskimos could hold a canned told the jack rabbit. The rabbit easily eluding players and staffers. Had his run on the turf there. How about this for the touchdown run . Nice move, right. Telling everyone hes ready for prime with that twisting dive in the end zone. Thank you so much. Al its fall, i guess. Not really. Not by the thermometer out there. In fact a lot of Kids Starting School today and, in fact, connecticut has some delays. They are going to have some early dismissals because of the heat stretching from new england down to texas. Look at some of these temperatures ahead of the system. 94 in new york city for a high today. Probably break a record. Same in washington, d. C. Nashville 91. Cincinnati 92. Buffalo 9. Good news, we got some cooler air. Some relief coming already in the plain states with temperatures five to ten degrees below average. Its all thanks to this front thats going to be pushing to the east as we get into the day wednesday, thursday into friday. Look at this rainfall, were talking some areas three inches of rain back through the midwest. And here in the northeast were in a bit of a drought. We need the rain. Beneficial rain. Some areas picking up three to five inches of rain from east port down to washington. To the couple who set aside the ell their old car and buy a new one. Oops. Nanas got the kids til 9. But its only 2. Guess youll just have to see a movie. Then get some dinner. What a pity. Thats your latest weather. Thank you very much. We go texas where High School Officials will meet today as they investigate vicious and apparently intentional hits on a referee during a football game. The two players involved now suspended and could face criminal charges. Kerry sanders is in san antonio. Kerry, good morning to you. Reporter good morning. Here in Texas High School football is like a religion. But if the two players who seemingly targeted a ref are expecting forgiveness they have to explain why they did to what they did to more than a priest. This morning new fall out from the shot seen around the world. Watch the referee get blind sided first one player tackles him from behind then a second diving in head first. Its called spearing the ref. Today those two High School Players are in a world of trouble. Suspended from the team, from school and one criminal investigation and now police say the ref was targeted. Two of they are teammates were ejected prior to the game. Still, theres no excuse for this. Reporter social media is lighting up calling the hit ruthless, an assault. One calling for John Jay High School to disband the schools football program. The School District says in a statement it will not tolerate this kind of behavior. And promises today it will schedule a due process hearing, interviewing officials, coaches and students. Attacks against referees have happened before. Several years in sarasota, florida. Watch as the player takes one down. The refs collar bone was broken and he was eventually awarded a 275,000 settlement. 23 states have laws specifically protecting sports officials. Experts say using those laws and other strong punishments will help. But the problem needs to be addressed before that. Its not too early to begin in high school so that these athletes who go on to cleaning professional sport already have the skills in place to manage anxiety, anger, even rage. Reporter the Nfl Referees Association is commenting on what it saw calling it inexcusable. At the next High School Practice here beyond the drill theres a good bet that the coaches will be talking to the players about sportsmanship and why they call this a game. Guys. Kerry, thank you very much. Stadium full of people, cameras every where. Question how long in advance did they talk about it. Clearly tar get and planned. Now to frances rescue efforts to get a young boy and his pet out of the well. The 4yearold became trapped in a well with his dog leading to a rescue effort that lasted for a few hours. The 4yearold child is out and well. It was a happy ending for a little boy and his dog after the 4yearold who went searching for his missing pet on monday fell into a well 18 inches wide and 25 feet deep near brookhaven, mississippi. Gabe was walking in his yard with his mother when he disappeared. Relatives said the childs dog had been missing for about a week. Mom said he was walking across the yard and heard the dog barking. The little boy spent three hours in the well. The child had difficulty attaching the rescue rope to his body. It took a lot of talking and a lot of different rigging and made two loops that went around his arm. Both the boy and the dog were hoisted to safety. Thank goodness no injuries. The boy was taken to hospital as a precaution engineer measure. All will be okay. Coming up will he be met by more protesters . Talking about the minnesota dentist whose killing of cecil the lion sparked worldwide outrage, returning to work today. Plus the start of a report on a School Danger zone. Drastic methods to protect kids, called the Safest School in america. Should this be in your childs coming up. Family ties to the test. Serena and venus facing off at the u. S. Open. What they are saying about this historic match. Keep still or run . Keep still or run . 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