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cnn speaks with asylum seekers in and out of the country. live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom," with kim brunhuber. we begin with scenes of utter devastation in northern california, where wildfires have burned through more than 9,000 acres. the mill fire has left hundreds of houses ablaze in the small town of weed. firefighters say they're making progress, but the fire is still only 25% contained and the nearby mountain fire is 5% contained. streets are littered with charred remains of cars and cinder blocks where houses once stood. officials say help is on the way, with ...

what will it take for a successful mission to the moon? and blistering temperatures and dangerous wildfires. 40 million people under heat alerts, the latest on the scorching temps and when we can expect some relief. and an urgent warning from the dea over rainbow-colored fentanyl being used to target young americans by drug cartels. it is sunday, september 4th, thank you so much for waking up with us. good morning to you, boris. happy holiday weekend. hopefully you have some plans after the show today. >> great to be with you, amara. we got to tell you about this strange story....

>> incredible. >> just gives you goosebumps, all the feels, what a loss, and what a way to honor his dad. a special moment from the foo fighters. good morning to you, everyone. welcome to your "new day." i'm amara walker. >> i'm boris sanchez. there was a bizarre scare in the sky, a man stealing a plane threatening to crash it over a small town in mississippi, even posting a good-bye on facebook. what we're learning about the pilot and how the situation was ultimately resolved. and for a second time, nasa is forced to call off the launch of the artemis i rocket. this time because...

toward a civil war. president biden, meanwhile, is expected to address the threat of political violence head on as he hits the road today. the white house says the president will call out the far right for its dangerous rhetoric and challenge the republican claim that it is the party of law and order. we're also following major developments out of ukraine, where officials in kyiv say russian forces are in retreat as ukraine launches a counteroffensive in the south. president zelenskyy says, quote, we will chase them to the border. major news out of ukraine. we'll get to that in a...

return to the campaign trail. cnn's joe johns joins us from the white house. joe, what does biden have on his agenda for this week? >> battleground states. he's about to go to wisconsin, pennsylvania, also ohio to a groundbreaking for a semiconductor plant there. a huge $20 billion semiconductor plant. so this time of year the labor day weekend is traditionally the time when campaigns start bearing down. the voters start focusing on the candidates. joe biden's name, of course, nowhere on the ballot. but the fact that he's going to these three battleground states tells you a little bi...