About this episode

The episode covers Labor Day travel, a parasite outbreak at a resort, and a true crime discussion about a Cal Fire captain's murder.

Millions of Americans are hitting the road today to get to their Labor Day destinations and drivers will be paying a lot more for gas. San Diego County has launched an investigation into four cases of a highly contagious parasite that may have been contracted at the Gaylord Pacific Resort's pools. NBC7's Allison Ash talks with NBC's Lester Holt on the Dateline True Crime Weekly Podcast to talk more about the case of the deadly stabbing of a Cal Fire captain inside her Ramona home. NBC7's Nicole Gomez has all those stories and more, plus your forecast from chief meteorologist Sheena Parveen on September 4, 2026.

People in this episode

Host: Allison Ash

Guest: Lester Holt

Topics covered

• Labor Day
• parasite investigation
• true crime
• Cal Fire captain
• San Diego news

Keywords

• Labor Day
• gas prices
• parasite
• Gaylord Pacific
• Cal Fire captain
• true crime
• NBC
• San Diego

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NBC, Cal Fire

Places: San Diego County, Gaylord Pacific Resort

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