PEOPLE
PEOPLE HIT THE ROAD LATER TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. >>
TODAY. >> THANKS FOR THAT, ALICIA.
>>> BREAKING NEWS WHILE YOU
WERE SLEEPING OVERNIGHT,
FIREFIGHTERS FIND A MAN'S BODY
WHILE PUTTING OUT A
HOUSE FIRE, AND IT DOESN'T END
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. POLICE ARE CALLING THE MAN'S
DEATH SUSPICIOUS.
DEATH SUSPICIOUS. >> IT HAPPENED IN THE PHILLIPS
COMMUNITY NEAR
COMMUNITY NEAR STEWART PARK.
STEWART PARK. KAYA?
KAYA?
KAYA? >>
KAYA? >> Reporter: KIND OF A PLOT
TWIST IN THIS CASE,
BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A
FIRE, MINNEAPOLIS
FIRE, MINNEAPOLIS POLICE SAY THE MAN DIED FROM
INJURIES NOT RELATED TO
THE FIRE.
THE FIRE.
THE FIRE. LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
THIS IS THE HOUSE FIREFIGHTER
RESPONDED TO JUST
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
AFTER MIDNIGHT. IT'S ON 26th AND 13th AVENUE
SOUTH.
SOUTH.
SOUTH. POLICE SAY THEY DO NOT KNOW THE
MAN'S CONNECTION TO
THIS HOME.
THIS HOME. RIGHT NOW, IT'S REALLY UNCLEAR
WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.
NO ONE IS IN CUSTODY, BUT
EMPLOYEES SAY THEY ARE
TALKING TO NEIGHBORS WHO MAY
HAVE HEARD OR SEEN
ANYTHING BEFORE THE FIRE
STARTED.
STARTED.
STARTED. IT WILL BE THE MEDICAL EXAMINER
WHO RELEASES THE
CAUSE OF DEATH, AND ANYONE WITH
INFORMATION IS
INFORMATION IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT CRIME
STOPPERS OF MINNESOTA.
>>> ALSO BREAKING OVERNIGHT,
HURRICANE DORIAN SLOWLY
MAKING ITS WAY TOWARD FLORIDA'S
ATLANTA COAST.
ATLANTA COAST. IT SPENT THE WEEKEND IN THE
BAHAMAS, BATTERING THE
ISLANDS.
ISLANDS.
ISLANDS. RIGHT NOW IT IS A CATEGORY 5.
OFFICIALS IN FLORIDA, GEORGIA,
AND BOTH OF THE
CAROLINAS ARE WARNING PEOPLE TO
GET READY, PEOPLE IN
PARTS OF FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA ARE UNDER A
MANDATORY EVACUATION.
MANDATORY EVACUATION. JOINING US NOW IS SVEN.
DORIAN DOESN'T HAVE TO MAKE
LANDFALL TO CAUSE MAJOR
PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
WORST CONDITIONS,
WORST CONDITIONS, THAT'S AROUND THE EYE WALL,
WHICH DOES LOOK TO STAY
OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA.
YOU GET DANGEROUS STORM SURGE,
HIGH WIND GUSTS,
SEVERE WEATHER, STRONG WINDS,
AND HEAVY RAINFALL
ALONG THE FLORIDA COAST.
IT MADE LANDFALL WITH 185 MILES
PER HOUR WINDS.
IT'S WEAKENED A LITTLE BIT FROM
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. THAT MAKES IT THE STRONGEST
LANDFALL WINDS OF ANY
ATLANTIC RECORDED HURRICANE,
AND IT HAS THE SECOND
HIGHEST RECORDED WIND SPEED OF
AN ATLANTIC
AN ATLANTIC HURRICANE.
HURRICANE. THERE IS ONE A LITTLE EARLIER
IN HISTORY WITH 195
WINDS.
WINDS.
WINDS. THE OFFICIAL TRACK KEEPS IT OFF
THE COAST OF
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA. THIS IS THE SPAGHETTI PLOT
WHERE WE PET ALL THE
MODELS UP.
MODELS UP. MOST OF THEM KEEP IT OFF THE
COAST UNTIL WE HEAD TO @THE CAR
SOME UNCERTAINTY THERE.
SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA,
WE ARE LOOKING AT
THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LANDFALL
AS WE HEAD INTO
MAYBE LATER IN THE WEEK FOR US.
THAT OFFICIAL FORECAST TRACK,
THOUGH, DOES KEEP IT
OFFSHORE.
OFFSHORE.
OFFSHORE. AGAIN, VERY CLOSE TO FLORIDA,
BUT THE WORST
CONDITIONS, OFF THE COAST.
THEN GETTING VERY CLOSE TO THE
CAROLINA, EITHER
CAROLINA, EITHER SOUTH OR NORTH CAROLINA, OR
BOTH LATER THIS WEEK.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> MORE THAN TWO DOZEN
MINNESOTANS WITH THE
AMERICAN RED CROSS ARE
PREPARING FOR HURRICANE
DORIAN.
DORIAN.
DORIAN. VOLUNTEERS ARE IN GEORGIA,
FLORIDA, AND THE
CAROLINAS.
CAROLINAS. >> NOW, LET'S GO TO ALICIA.
>> SO MANY PEOPLE NOW FEARING
FOR THE ABSOLUTE WORST
AFTER RECEIVING SOME OF THE
FIRST IMAGES OF THIS
CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE, MAKING
LANDFALL IN THE
BAHAMAS.
BAHAMAS.
BAHAMAS. >> IT'S A TWO-STORY STRUCTURE.
THE DOOR IS SHUT.
>> YOU SEE PEOPLE IN THE
BAHAMAS HERE PRAYING,
HOPING TO SURVIVE DORIAN.
YOU CAN SEE FROM THESE SNAPS,
PEOPLE JUST TRYING TO
MAKE IT OUT OF THIS HURRICANE
ALIVE.
ALIVE.
ALIVE. IN
ALIVE. IN THIS VIDEO HERE, SHOWING A
LOT OF DAMAGE.
THIS IS MARCH HARBOR, A
NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE BAHAMA
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. ANOTHER VIDEO SHOWING JUST HOW
INCREDIBLY STRONG
INCREDIBLY STRONG SOME OF THE WINDS ARE IN THIS
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. YOU
AREA. YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
VIDEO, YEAH.
VIDEO, YEAH. HURRICANE DORIAN MAKING
LANDFALL THERE.
LANDFALL THERE. JOSH BENSON, HE'S A
METEOROLOGIST FROM THE FLORIDA
AREA, SHARING THIS VIDEO AS
WELL FROM THE ABACO
ISLAND.
ISLAND.
ISLAND. AND THEN ANOTHER ONE HERE OF
INSIDE SOMEONE'S HOUSE.
ALL OF THE DAMAGE, PRETTY
INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE. VERY SAD TO SEE.
THOSE SHELTERS IN ABACO ALREADY
FULL.
FULL.
FULL. MANY OF THE HOMES WERE NOT MADE
TO WITHSTAND THESE
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS,
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS, COMMUNITIES VERY VULNERABLE.
THIS WAS SHARED EARLIER THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. BROKE MY HEART.
A LOT OF MISSING PEOPLE
ALREADY.
ALREADY.
ALREADY. SO MANY MISSING PEOPLE FROM THE
ABACO ISLAND AREA
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. I
NOW. I THINK THE HURRICANE, SVEN, IS
SITTING ON TOP OF
THE BAHAMAS.
THE BAHAMAS. >> STILL IN THE BAHAMAS.
AS WE LOOK AT A MAP, THE
BAHAMAS ARE A LONG CHAIN OF
ISLAND.
ISLAND.
ISLAND. SO IT'S SLOWLY, ALMOST AT A
WALKING PACE, MOVING
ACROSS THE BAHAMAS.
>> THEY'RE GOING TO NEED ALL
THE HELP THEY CAN GET.
>>> HERE'S YOUR MORNING RUSH, A
LOOK AT TODAY'S
OTHER TOP STORIES.
WE'RE WORKING TO LEARN MORE
AFTER POLICE SAY A WOMAN
WAS SHOT AND A CHILD WAS FOUND
HURT IN SAINT PAUL.
IT HAPPENED AROUND 6:30 LAST
NIGHT NEAR MOUNDS
BOULEVARD AND EAST SEVENTH
STREET.
STREET.
STREET. POLICE SAY THE 36-YEAR-OLD
WOMAN WAS SHOT IN THE
FOREARM, AND IS EXPECTED TO BE
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. THE
OKAY. THE GIRL HAS A HEAD INJURY.
POLICE HAVE NOT MADE ANY
ARRESTS.
ARRESTS.
ARRESTS. >>> COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS ARE
CRITICIZING CHARGES
CRITICIZING CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST A MAN ACCUSED
OF DRIVING INTO A BUS
SHELTER AND HURTING FIVE
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. THE 83-YEAR-OLD IS ACCUSED OF
RAMMING HIS CAR INTO
THE BUS STOP, SEVERELY INJURING
FIVE BLACK MEN.
SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
SAY JENSEN LIKELY
WON'T FACE ANY PRISON TIME, SO
THEY WANT HIM TO FACE
HIGHER-LEVEL CHARGES.
HIGHER-LEVEL CHARGES. BUT HANNAFIN COUNTY ATTORNEY
MIKE FREEMAN SAYS
INVESTIGATORS HAVE FOUND NO
PROOF THE CRASH WAS
INTENTIONAL.
INTENTIONAL. >>> WE'VE LEARNED A DELTA
AIRLINES PILOT ARRESTED AT
MSP IS FACING CHARGES OF
OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.
A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT SAYS
GABRIELLE INSURE RAIDER
HAD A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL
BETWEEN 0.4% AND 0.8%.
THE LEGAL LIMIT SET BY THE FAA
IS .04%.
IS .04%.
IS .04%. INSURE RAIDER ADMITTED HE HAD
ONE BEER AND THREE
VODKA DRINKS THE NIGHT BEFORE
THE FLIGHT, AND HE
THREW OPEN AWAY AN UNOPENED
VODKA BOTTLE.
VODKA BOTTLE. >>> A POPULAR TRADITION IS
HEADED BACK TO THE TRACK.
THE FASTEST BASSETT HOUNDS,
WEANER DOGS WILL COMPETE
FOR THE BARK IN THE PARK
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AT
CAN'TER BURY PARK.
THE TOP DOGS FROM EACH BREED
WILL THEN FACE OFF IN
THE BATTLE OF THE BREEDS RACE.
THE FIRST RAILS OF THE DAY
STARTS AROUND 1:50 THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. AND THAT'S YOUR MONDAY MORNING
RUSH.
RUSH.
RUSH. >>>
RUSH. >>> ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, CHRIS.
THANKS, CHRIS. LET'S GO TO SVEN WITH OUR ONE
THING WEATHER.
THING WEATHER. >> WE'RE LOOKING AT A MOSTLY
DECENT LABOR DAY, OR
THE DAY ITSELF.
SOME SUNSHINE PEEKING OUT THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. UPPER 70S, BUT STORMS ON THE
WAY TONIGHT.
WAY TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU.
>>> QUIET START FOR YOUR LABOR
DAY MORNING.
DAY MORNING. A LOT OF PEOPLE OFF TODAY, BUT
ANTICIPATE THE ROADS
A LITTLE MORE CROWDED LATER ON
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. >>> WELL, LET'S CONNECT THE
DOTS.
DOTS.
DOTS. THE
DOTS. THE STATE FAIR IS WINDING DOWN.
THAT MEANS THERE'S A LOT OF
RECYCLING TO TAKE CARE
OF.
OF.
OF. >>
OF. >> Reporter: MOST OF US GO TO
THE FAIR FOR ONE
REASON, TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.
BUT DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD ALSO
MAKE THE WORLD A
BETTER PLACE?
BETTER PLACE? LET'S CONNECT THE DOTS.
THE STATE FAIR IS ONE OF THE
LARGEST RECYCLERS IN
MINNESOTA.
MINNESOTA. LAST YEAR, 96 TONS OF ORGANIC
WASTE WAS RECYCLED.
FROM CORN COBS AND BANANA PEELS
TO PINEAPPLES AND
PICKLES.
PICKLES.
PICKLES. THERE ARE MORE THAN 800
RECYCLING RECREPE TACKLES ON
FAIRGROUNDS.
FAIRGROUNDS. IN 2018, 56 TONS OF GLASS AND
PLASTICWAS SALVAGED.
PLASTICWAS SALVAGED. DON'T EXPECT TO FOOT A BIG
BILL.
BILL.
BILL. ALL
BILL. ALL 5,500 LIGHTS ARE LED.
FAIRGOERS ALSO KEEP THE GREEN
GOING AFTER THEY
LEAVE.
LEAVE.
LEAVE. AROUND 50% COMMUTE TO THE STATE
FAIR BY SOME TYPE OF
PUBLIC CHARTER OR MASS PUBLIC
BUS OPERATION IN 2015.
>> WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT.
>> I'M GOING.
>> SO COME ON DOWN, AND WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE A TON OF
EVENTS AND TON OF ENTERTAINMENT
FOR YOU TO CHECK
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. >>
OUT. >> AWESOME.
>> AWESOME. >> I'M SURE IT WILL BE ANOTHER
BUSY ONE.
BUSY ONE.
BUSY ONE. >>> MOVING YOUR CHILDREN TO THE
COLLEGE DORM CAN BE
AN EMOTIONAL TIME.
I JOIN AN INCOMING FRESHMAN AS
SH TAKES THE NEXT
STEP TOWARD ADULTHOOD.
>> HAVE YOU GOT YOUR FLU SHOT
YET?
YET?
YET? WE
YET? WE HAVE THE NEW RECOMMENDATIONS
FROM DOCTORS YOU
NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS FLU
SEASON.
SEASON.
SEASON. >> AND ANOTHER MASS SHOOTING IN
TEXAS OVER THE
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. WHAT POLICE ARE HOPING