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In an exclusive interview with TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie, Michelle Knight says that she’s “doing just fine” and moving on one year after she and two others were rescued from kidnapper Ariel Castro’s Cleveland home.

Good morning, and happy Monday. Here are some of the stories we're following today:1. Woman injured in circus act will return, her father saysOne of the eight women who plunged when a high flying act at a Rhode Island circus went awry will return to the ring, her father vowed.

Stephen Payne, spokesman for Feld Entertainment, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus owner, discusses the accident that injured nine performers.

Remember the polar vortex? It's long gone on the American Plains.Temperatures have spiked just weeks after the last snowfall. Wichita, Kansas, hit 102 degrees on Sunday, the earliest triple-digit reading on record for the city. Oklahoma City reached 96, a record for the date.

Thousands of people fled a deadly wildfire burning across 4,000 acres in Oklahoma, officials said early Monday.Some 30 fire departments battled the blaze overnight.A 56-year-old man died after he chose not to evacuate his home near Guthrie, Okla., the city's Fire Chief Eric Harlow said.

The father of one of the high-flying acrobats injured in a Ringling Brothers circus accident in Rhode Island said it's a miracle they all survived the terrifying 35-foot plunge.

"I opened the door, aimed for his leg, fired and he went down. He left me no other alternative," homeowner says.

More than 20 people were sleeping inside the San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission in North Hollywood, Calif., when flames broke out.

Investigators are going through physical evidence and witness statements, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A plane heading to Orlando returned to Philadelphia on Sunday after several passengers were injured.