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Transcripts For WNBC Today 20150904

Days and weeks ahead for the ce president. The honest to god answer is i just dont know. Reporter Clintons State Department chief of staff cheryl mills testified thursday for more than nine hours telling the House Benghazi Committee no work email messages have been withheld or destroyed. Republicans are seizing on the fact that there are changes to the supposedly independent state Department Reports that cleared clinton from responsibility for benghazi. You are sitting down with her this morning and it will air on your show noon on means. And tonight with lester holt. On the republican side frontrunner donald trump has vowed to forego a run as a Third Party Candidate and support the eventual nominee. Hes getting heat for struggling through an interview on Foreign Policy. Hallie jackson has more. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Hours after promising to stay loyal to the party, signing the pledge at trump tower, donald trump is back in the spotlight and feeling the heat. Today, fallout from a Foreign Policy fumble. Donald trump mixing up the kuds Iranian Special forces with the kurds, the middle eastern ethnic group. Are you familiar with general suleimani. Yes. Go ahead tell me. He runs the quds forces. I think the kurds, by the way have been horribly mistreated by us. No, not the kurds. The quds forces, the bad guys. Yes i thought you said kurds. No. Reporter and bristling when asked about terror leaders on the radio show. I dont believe in gotcha questions. Im not trying to quiz you. That is a gotcha question when you ask whos running this, this, this. I will be so good at the military your head will spin. But obviously im not meeting these people. Reporter his republican rivals see it differently. I dont think they are gotcha questions. The questions youre asking are at the heart of the threat we face. Reporter you said you would support trump if he gets the nomination. Are you comfortable with that kind of Foreign Policy. The great threat is islamic terrorism. He ought to know who the players are for sure. Reporter jeb bush tweeting his own declaration of gop loyalty, hours after trump signed his, promising not to run as independent. I see no circumstances under which i would tear up the pledge. Reporter and embrace between the outsider and the establishment, though not legally binding. What do i get for signing the pledge . Nothing other than i will be treated fairly. Reporter it stamps out the threat of a thirdparty run. Trump hopes it will be him and he promises he will be ready. The difference between hezbollah and hamas doesnt matter to you yet, but it will . It will when its appropriate. Reporter trump said he would know more about Foreign Policy than the radio host within 24 hours of winning the presidency. His previous controversial comments about john mccain, megyn kelly didnt hurt him in the polls. The latest one shows hes leading the field by double tigts. And his numbers went up after those controversies. Thanks, Hallie Jackson. Now to a security scare in new york city. A drone over the court during the u. S. Open tennis match then crashed into an empty section of the stands. Stephanie gosk is here with the story. Good morning. Reporter good morning. We have become all too familiar with recreational drones making headlines. Last night one caused a brief delay at one of the citys biggest sporting events of the year. This morning a new york city teacher is under arrest after a drone he was allegedly operating crashed into the stands during a match at the u. S. Open. 26yearold daniel burly was charged with operating a drone in a u. S. City park outside the prescribed area. During the match, the drone flew over the course before crashing into an unoccupied area of seats. A shaken pinetta said, with everything going on in the world i thought, okay, its over. Thats how things happen. Police and security stopped the match to investigate. There were no injuries. Drone reported six miles final 2002, hundred off to the right side. Reporter it comes nearly a month after the pilots of four commercial airplanes reported seeing a drone during the final approach at newark airport. The late nest a series of drone incidents in the new york city area. Across the country. Meanwhile this is not the first time a drone buzzed over the u. S. Open. Last year a film maker was arrested for allegedly flying a drone outside the National Tennis center. Police say the man told officers he thought he was flying the drone in an appropriate park space. After the match pinetta won in straight sets. Her frazzled nerves didnt play a role. A defiant county clerk in kentucky is behind bars after she was found in contempt of court for refusing to issue marriage licenses to samesex couples. The question, how long will she be held in custody . Gabe gutierrez is in morehead, kentucky. Good morning. Reporter good morning. The judge said shell remain in jail until she complies with the law. Now the county Clerks Office is expected to issue samesex marriage licenses for the first time. Five of the six deputy clerks say they will do it. This after their boss stood firm during a dramatic court hearing. This morning, Broward County Clerk Kim Davis is waking up in jail after refusing to back down. She will not compromise her beliefs. Thats what everybody dont understand. There is no compromise. Reporter on the witness stand davis broke down in tears. She insisted she could not issue marriage licenses to samesex couples saying my conscience will not allow me. Judge benning found her in contempt and ordered her into federal custody. Why arent you issuing marriage licenses today . Because im not. Under Whose Authority . Under gods authority. Reporter davis, an elected official ignited a National Fire storm after defying the u. S. Supreme court and two lower courts that ordered her to do her job. Shes become a flashpoint in the president ial election with several republican candidates rushing to her defense. Kim davis may be behind bars but her conscience is unshackled. She is a free woman. Reporter it is a clash between free rights. Shes trying to impose her beliefs on everyone else. Reporter and religious freedom. I believe christians at this point in time need to stand up for their faith and what they believe in. Reporter barry marvin sued davis after being denied a marriage license. The events of the day were unexpected. We take no joy in mrs. Davis being incarcerated. We are glad the judge took action. Reporter daviss attorneys brought up whether the samesex marriage licenses would be valid without her authorization. The county attorney said they will be. Well see what happens. The Clerks Office is set to open in less than an hour. Another busy day in kentucky. Gabe gutierrez, thank you. There is a lot of searching over the body of a boy washed ashore. An image thats defining the refugee crisis oversaes and renewing calls to action. Lets bring in richard engel. Good morning. Reporter good morning. That image and the people stuck on this train here in hungary have come to represent all thats wrong with the crisis. A lot of heartbreak but so far for the refugees, no solution. 3yearold aylan kurdi who wushed up on a turkish beach has become a symbol of a world who doesnt seem to care. His father, in mourning, says the boy, his brother and mother died in his arm when the raft capsized. All i want to do now is sit next to the grave of my wife and children, he said. Today, their coffins arrived in istanbul. They were taken to the Turkish Border and brought home to syria for burial. Not everyone has been moved by the daily tragedies. This morning in hungary, thousands of refugees and migrants crammed into the budapest train station and the underpasses around it. This area is crowded and filthy. These people feel abandoned and unwanted, with good reason. The hungarian government said migrants arent welcome here and shouldnt come. They want to leave, most for germany, but caught in legal limbo. It isnt easy. Hundred fwarn Police Stopped a train yesterday before it reached the austrian border. Refugees were ordered off. One man dragging his family to the tracks so they wouldnt be hauled away to holding camps. Europe is facing a refugee crisis and a moral one as well. That train stop yesterday is here on the tracks. It is still surrounded by riot police. There are a few hundred mostly syrians and iraqis still on board. They are refusing to get off. They dont want to be put in camps. So there is a standoff. We see more tension, sometimes violent clashes increasing not just here in hungary but in greece and other countries as well. Richard engel, thank you. A lot of people have been seeing the images and wondering what they can do. We put information on the website today. Com. We talked about the power of the image yesterday. This morning david cameron, the british Prime Minister said he was moved as a father by the image and announced that Great Britain will still accept more refugees into that country. That image is a turning point in this. Lets hope so. Natalie has possible new clues in a shooting death we have been following. Good morning once again. The manhunt continues for three suspects wanted in the shooting death of an Illinois Police officer. This manhunt will extend into the Labor Day Weekend. On thursday police said it recovered video from a homeowner homeowners Security System that could provide significant clues in the search. The video shows three people near the scene of the shooting. Lieutenant charlesle Joseph Gliniewicz was gunned down tuesday while investigating suspicious activity. Search teams were hampered by the lack of description of the suspects. One student was killed and two wounded thursday at Sacramento City college. The ampus was locked down while police seahed for the killer who was not found. The shooting took place after an argument near the School Baseball field. Investigators believe the victims and the gunmen all knew each other. The last of three sacramento men being hailed as heroes in paris is back on u. S. Soil. Spencer stone was treated for injuries in a german hospital. A parade is planned to honor the three men who thwarted a planned terror attack on a train in france. Two people were seriously injured when their small plane crashed into a recreational sports field n thursday. It landed in a tree and broke apart. The plane used as an auxiliary coast guard unit. Kraft hines is recalling popular kraft singles. A problem with the packaging film affects 335,000 cases, ten times as many as fist thought. A thin strip of the film may stick to the slice after the wrapper is off creating a choking hazard. And pope francis seeing the world in a new light, literally, after a visit to an eyewear shop on thursday. He surprised the tourists and passersby gathered outside to catch a glimpse of the pontiff. He picked them in less than an hour but decided to keep the frames he already has. Just getting new lenses put in instead. One tourist said the experience is better than seeing the pope at st. Peters. You said it, savannah, popes are just like us. When will the glasses get back . As soon as humanly possible. Whos that in those fostergra s. Tell us about the labor day we coekend. First, h ofe you heard about the burning manifest festival . Never heard of it. Yesterday they had a dust devil. There were a lot of naked guys around. Thats the blurring. Look. Dude, look at the colors. Are you sure its not smoke . No. We looked several times. But i love it. They do have a dust storm alert through later on tonight. Lets take a look at whats going on. We have heat relief in the northeast. Right now temperatures in the mid 70s to low 60s. A back door cold front move tlud. Tlud ed through. 86 today for a high. New york city, 81. 71 in boston. Labor day forecast for you. Today, a risk of strong storms through the plains states. Sunshine in florida with showers. Saturday we have wet weather in the southeast. Monsoon it is monsoonal moisture in the southwest. Beautiful on sunday except in the Atlantic States out west. Labor day, east coast looks good. Showers in the southeastern atlantic coast. Thunderstorms in the midwest. Well get to y energetic rock music dad . Can my team sleep over . Uhhh. Uhhh. Yeah, please with your new samsung washer with activewash you can pretreat stains in the builtin sink with no drippy mess. And well deliver it to your home. For free. With the latest in samsung Home Appliances at best buy, we wont just help you do baseball season. Save up to 30 on select major appliances. Expert service. Unbeatable price. Best buy. Good morning everyone. Some hazy sunshine out there. Youre feeling that humidity in place but not as hot as yesterday. 77 degrees outside right now. One or two storms possible later on today. Not everyone is going to see rain. Were back to the 80s. The heat wave is over for now. And look at the 7day forecast. 80s tomorrow, low humidity, hot again next weak. Thats your latest weather. Thank you so ek. Much. A sign of the times. An Elementary School asking for gender neutral bathrooms. Would you want these in your childs classroom . And an 8footlong king cobra on the loose. On rossen reports, the search to track it down. First, this is today on nbc. Coming up, brace yourself. Call your friends. We have the much anticipated return of when im shopping for a used car, i want to be comfortable. I dont want an aggressive salesperson breathing down my neck, pressuring me into a decision. When i go to the superrket ereses no one pushing me to buy the more expensive cereal. 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And two Police Officers caught with him. He fired atwahem and they fired back and he has a leg injury and in the hospital. And emily. Still big problems with the cross bronx eastbound. Accident involving a truck near castle hill avenue. Looking at an hour. And 30 minutes at the lincoln. And in conn grecticut, the turnpike southbound, multivehicle accide p there. Ocks the shoulder. Well be right back with the weth a. Good morning everyone. Still muggy, hazy sunshine. And already well into the 70s p. A high of a 80. And one or two scattered storms possible. 80, low humidity, beautiful tomorrow and great beach day on monday at 90. And can being too clean be bad for your health . And well have another update in a half hour. See you then. 7 30 on this friday, the 4th of september 2015. We have a standing room only cr owd in r kefeller plaza, mainly because we have no chairs. But we also have a huge crowd. Youre on fire this morning. We are all excited because its Labor Day Weekend. Well kick it off when brad paisley takes the stage. Even if we had chairs it would be standing room only. No ones sitting for a brad paisley concert. Vice President Joe Biden said he will not hesitate but only if he and his family have the emot onal energy to run. He at any time put a timetable on his decision. Police in c taifornia are searching for a gunman who opened fire on the campus of Sacramento City college. Three students were shot, one fatally and the school was locked down for several hours. And the nfl vacates tom bradys suspension for his alleged role in deflategate. Judge berman ruled he was denied due process during the leagues investigation. This means brady will be on the field for the patriots regular Season Opener on friday. Coming up next week on today, a morning show exclusive. Matt is going one on one with caitlyn jenner. They played golf and touched on everything from her transition to her controversialle courage award at the espys and possibly facing prison time for her alleged role in an automobile accident. Tonight miss what she has to say wednesday n today. Well look forward to it. Now to a search for an escaped cobra in florida raise concern about how many poisonous snakes are in neighborhoods across the country. Jeff rossen has more. Good morning. Reporter hey, guys. Good morning to you. This is happening now in orlando

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