The conditions improve. That is, people could start to leave tomorrow, weather permitting. This gives you a better idea of where everyone is stranded. There in the Black Rock Desert north of reno. Most people cant get a cell phone signal making it a challenge to communicate. We begin our coverage tonight with abc seven News Reporter cornell bernard. We had planned on leaving yesterday, but you know, it seems thats not thats not the plan. Matt schuster from San Francisco is patiently waiting for the weather to change in black rock city, home to burning man. So right now, how some some, you know, its a light shower. Its schusters 19th year attending the counterculture arts festival. And this year, torrential rain has stranded tens of thousands of burners. Its made the desert floor better known as the playa. A muddy mess. Its really not a good decision to try to drive. Organizers say driver out, even walking out is not advised. It is clay. Its even worse than than mud. So. So it fills in
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Festival, now stuck in the mud with one death already reported, hear the news the festival organizers are reporting. I was right there, unless you want to die. A harrowing caught on camera. A washington deputy racing to outrun the firefighter why his fellow First Responders are calling him a hero its being called the biggest fraud in american history. Nearly 300 billion stolen from covid relief programs. How the government is trying to track each dollar down the mets pete alonzo hitting a home run the elite champs he is now joining. A legend living on through song were wasting away in margaritaville this monday, remembering Jimmy Buffett. Its september 4th happy labor day. Early today starts right now good morning. And thanks for joining us today. Im jessica layton. And im frances rivera. Tens of thousands of people are still trapped in the desert in inform this morning. Torrential rains led to a total lockdown of the burning man festival Authorities Say one person died at the height o
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