raceway will be busy today and all weekend long. >> we hope you have a great weekend. thanks fofr joining us. for "today in the bay" we will be back in this half an hour. >> lots of sports going on. we have coverage of the giants/cardinals game tonight starting at 7:00. good morning. breaking news. at least 25 people now dead on the island of domonica in the wake of tropical storm erika. puerto rico being lashed right now. a state of emergency just issued for florida where that storm could hit this weekend. and nbc news exclusive, a look inside the home of the man who killed two journalists on live tv. his apartment sparsely decorated except for fophotos of himself the refrigerator as the community comes together to mourn. jury deliberations underway at the closely watched rape

trial after an elite new hampshire prep school. could he go to prison for decades or will he walk free? and the agony of track superstar usain bolt mowed down and bolt's smooth revolverry today friday, august 28th, 2015. >> from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1-a in v rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today "oifrment 7:00 on the west coast on a friday morning. you're going to see that video of usain bolt getting hit fwha guy on the segue all over the place today. it's interesting video but this could have ended so much differently. >> it's incredible to stee how e recovered and what a good sport he was. the announcer said it best when he said mamma mia.

>> if he was injured, that would be a different storey. florida's governor declaring a state of emergency ahead of an expected hit from erika. it's a storm carving a path of devastation across the caribbean. al tells us where erika is headed in a moment. first, we have a reporter in puerto rico. good morning to you. >> good morning. it's been a devastating 24 hours for the small island of domonica. 25 now reported said by local media there after tropical storm erika devastated the island with floodwaters and mudslides that washed away homes and cars and at the airport it looked like the planes were bobbing on the tarmac. there was so much rain. 12 people officially confirmed dead. local media saying 25 and perhaps that number could even rise because searchers can't even reach the most devastated areas. as tropical storm erika moves west into places like we are in san juan, puerto rico, we're seeing the rain bands here. on the southern side of the island, there are reports of

damage in terms of wind and power lines and trees down. this island is in drought. they need the rain. they don't need the destruction that the heavy winds would bring as this tropical storm continues to move through the region. matt, back to you. >> janet, thank you very much. al is tracking the storm. he's in new orleans this morning. we'll explain the reason for that in a second. al, a lot of the impact in termenterms of the southern united states gendz on what erika does today. >> absolutely, and the path it takes and where it goes, what landmasses. let's show you right now live radar out of puerto rico. you can see the heaviest rain is to the south, actually to the south of san juan. and so as this pushes away, we're going to be watching this path very closely. right now erika is 90 miles east-southeast of the dominican republic. 50 mile-per-hour winds. it is moving at a good forward clip at 17 miles per hour. right now we're looking at the possibility of storm impacts 4

to 12 inches of rain. mudslides would be a big problem over haiti and the dominican republic because they got mountainous areas that would bring all that moisture out. the other thing it would do is probably shred this storm fairly effectively and we're not even sure it's going to make land fall as a tropical entity as we get into early monday. we're going to continue to track this, obviously. the cone of uncertainty spreads out 420 miles by tuesday. so we're watching this rainfall amounts probably going to be around 2 to 3, maybe 4 inches of rain throughout parts of southern florida where they need the rain, where they're in drought as well. guys, back to you. >> all right. al, thanks so much. he'll have more on erika throughout the morning and a look at new orleans 10 years of katrina. >> there was a powerful scene in roanoke, virginia last night. hundreds gathering outside of the television station where a kanld will light vigil after two employees were shot and killed during a live broadcast this week. nbc's stephanie gosk has more on the tribute and an exclusive

look inside the gunman's home. steph, good morning. >> good morning. it looks like vester flanagan may not have been planning to commit suicide. items found in his car made it look like he was getting to run. they obtained document that's after the shooting he sent a text message to a friend about having done something stupid. >> the two blessings that we have today -- >> reporter: crowds gathered late wednesday in the wake of the shocking murders. remembering the two lives lost. many rallying to reform gun laws. an issue stressed by andy parker in the wake of his daughter alison's murder. >> how many times are we going to see an incident like this happen, you know, newtown, charleston, the movie theaters, you name it. it's got to stop. >> reporter: meanwhile, a clearer picture of the shooter vester lee flanagan is starting to take shape.

on thursday, authorities searched for evidence inside this apartment where flanagan lived until yesterday. this video provided to nbc news shows a near empty interior, aside from the refrigerator which flanagan covered in photos of himself. flanagan shot himself in his rental car. inside that vehicle, officers found six magazines of ammunition, a to-do list, 17 stamped letters, three license plates, wig, sunglasses and a shaw. thursday the general manager gave details about flanaga's incident-plagued time at the station. the manager said he generally showed poor news judgment. >> he con fronted an anchor in the hallway. at that point, management made the determination it was the appropriate time to separate him from the company. >> reporter: following his termination, an altercation ensued. parts of which were actually recorded by victim adam ward.

flanagan insulted him and flipped the camera off. >> similar conflict existed more than a decade earlier at a local station in tallahassee, florida. >> i think he had a short fuse. >> reporter: clg a female co-worker who said he physically con fronted her for noting he made a slight on air mistake. >> he wanted to take it outside. >> he didn't handle constructive criticism very well. he always appeared to be personal with him which really wasn't. >> meanwhile this morning a medical examiner's office tells the associated press that both adam ward and alison parker died from gunshot wounds to the head. matt and savannah? >> stephanie gosk, thank you very much. let us turn to politics now and the presidential race. democrats are descending on minneapolis for the summer meeting of the democratic national committee. stakes are especially high for hillary clinton. nbc's kristen welker is there. good morning to you. >> matt, good morning. secretary clinton's goal today, convincing democrats here that

she is the strongest candidate but there are a the love folks who are still waiting for vice president joe biden who still mulling a run and back in d.c. >> reporter: in minneapolis, secretary clinton's mission is clear, reassure the party faithful she can weather the political storm caused by her e-mails. her strategy thursday, go on the offense, take aim at republicans. >> extreme views about women we expect that from some of the terrorist groups. we expect that from people who don't want to live in the modern world. but it's a little hard to take coming from republicans who want to be the president of the united states. >> reporter: republicans fired back releasing this statement, for hillary clinton to equate her political opponents to terrorists is a new low for her flailing campaign." some top democrats say clinton should more aggressively address nagging questions about her e-mails.

>> the american people are concerned about this, even people who love hillary are concerned about it. >> reporter: overshadowing it all, the potential candidate who's not here, vice president joe biden still weighing his options. but members of the draft bibide super pac are here in force. >> we would love to see him and folks you talk here are excited for it. >> now secretary clinton met with top democrats here last night. the latest polling shows she is still the strong democratic frontrunner. in fact, vice president biden comes in third behind bernie sanders. if he gets into this race, he does have his work cut out for him. matt? >> when it come to the people who would like to see joe biden running for president, are they starting to get a little jittery that he's waiting so long to make up his mind? >> they are getting a little jittery, matt. it is certainly getting late. they want to see a sign that the general consensus here is if vice president biden gets into this race he would either win

the nomination or make secretary clinton a stronger candidate in a general election. there are some folks who say wait a minute, if secretary clinton turns the corner on this e-mail controversy, it could make it hard for vice president biden to make his case and then there's this reality check. he's been holding high level meetings. he met with the top labor leader yesterday. however, he hasn't started to actually lay the groundwork, take any of the practical steps you would expect to see at this point. and vice president biden himself said he is still undecided earlier this week to democrats. he said he is still very much mourning the loss of his son beau. i am told by those would are closest to him that a decision is still several weeks out. matt? >> thank you very much. interesting side note to this. with more than a year until the lection, a lot of people have already made decisions about how they feel about the candidate. >> that's right. a university survey registered voters nationwide, did the normal survey and poll. but then also asked people to describe the top candidates using any word that first came

to mind. so for donald trump, the most popular description, the word air ganlt, blowhard and word that came up the least, winner. as for the rival, jeb bush, it was his last name that made the top of the list followed by family, honest, weak, and brother. >> let's make sure this is again from the survey, not our words. the top words used to describe hillary clinton, liar, dishonest, untrustworthy. good news for her though, the word least associated with clinton was unqualified. >> all right. one last note from the campaign trail. donald trump wants you to know his hair is really real and really his. after "the new york times" reported on a radio host who called him the man with the toupee. yesterday to prove it, he enlisted help from the crowd during his rally in south carolina. >> i don't wear a toupee. it's my hair. i swear. come here. come here. come here. come here. i'm going to -- we're going to settle this.

just come on up here. you have to do an inspection. this is getting crazy. there is crazy. just real quick. we don't want to mess it up too much. i do use hair spray. that i do. come, come. it is mine? look. >> it is. absolutely. >> say it, please. >> yes, i believe it is. >> thank you. >> careful words. she believes it is. yeah, that's real. don't make me touch it. >> we have a look at the news. natalie is off. a scary situation at a school overnight. >> very scary. good morning, everyone. a georgia university was put into lockdown thursday night after a deadly shooting on campus. it happened at savannah state university. students say a fight broke out between several people in the cafeteria. junior christopher starks was shot and rushed to the hospital where he later died. no arrests have been made. austrian officials say the number of migrants found dead in an band on truck has risen to 70

people. police found that refrigeration parked on the main highway connecting vienna and budapest. three people have been arrested in connection with the deaths. the war in syria led to record numbers of migrants attempting to cross into europe from africa this year. frightening moments in south florida. a neighborhood there thursday when a food truck exploded. officials say the truck had 100 gallon propane leaked, caught fire and then blew up. the explosion sent wreckage and debris flying 100 feet and shattered windows of homes nearby. in all of that, no injuries were reported. and some spectacular pictures out of hawaii to show you where the kilauea volcano is erupting again. the flow has moved more than 1 half mile in less than 24 hours. it is now threatening a subdivision of homes about three miles away. and slowly but surely summer is winding down. we know that.

so it's a good time to soak up sun. and what better place to do it than here. this is a wind turbine, the top of it is 200 feet in the air. this is drone video. the pilot surprised to see of all things a sunbather in this unique location. no word on how he got there. but we figured he climbed up. there a local radio station is reporting this is a monk who works for the abbey. that is a way to find perfect zen. >> looking for privacy. >> and hope they don't turn on the fan. no problem at all. >> thank you. >> just using the old noggin there. al is in new orleans. hey, al. >> and, of course, you're closer to heaven up there. >> you got it. there you go. let's show you what we got weather dz wise. out west, things looking decent. we're talking about sunshine in seattle. 72 degrees. san francisco, 78. toasty one in l.a., sunny and 92 degrees.

phoenix, 109. denver look going, partly cloudy skies and high of 86 degrees. billings looking partly sunny and temperature of 92 degrees. we're going to get to your local we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next easy way to pay online.n enter your username and password. a few clicks. and check out. simple as that. ♪ no re-entering payment and billing info. ♪ you feel like you're one-step ahead. say hello to visa checkout. visa. everywhere you want to be. good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. after all of that sunshine today our temperatures will be eating up to 93 degrees today in los gatos, palo alto 89 degrees, in san francisco the low to mid

70s, in the north bay up to 93 degrees, 94 am in concord and 92 degrees in danville. hot temperatures today, but it will be turning much cooler and just am time for the weekend. have a great day. and that is your latest weather. we're here live in new orleans because tomorrow marked the tenth anniversary of hurricane katrina, the deadliest hurricane in u.s. history, making land fall tomorrow. ten years ago tomorrow. well, yesterday president obama was here to commemorate the occasion and we will see presidents bush and clinton here in the next couple of days. but in the meantime, few forget katrina. it's been ten years and four storms. but people in this region still call it the storm. lives were lost that day. others changed forever.

it was an america few recognized. more than 1800 people died. half a million left homeless. with more than a billion dollars in damage. new orleans was broken. ten years later, 80% of the population is back. there's a new levee system that officials claim is safer than before and the economy is strong. but the recovery has been uneven. the story of the lower ninth ward isn't even close to being finished. >> everywhere else in the city has come back except for down here. >> reporter: this woman and her husband rebultd their home. it took seven years. but few in the lower ninth ward own property and without titles, there was no relief money. many just never returned. >> how hard is it when you walk past, drive past the empty lots? >> it is bothersome because wherever there is an empty lot, there was a familiarly. we try to figure out where that family may be and do they want come back home?

>> reporter: a lot of restaurants found their way back home. people needed a place to eat. >> there wasn't much to look forward today by day. but a meal, a sandwich or something you could look forward to. >> reporter: jay nicks says he got lucky. >> they came by with a bucket truck and you have any po boys? i said, no, we don't have electricity. sow took the bucket truck and turned the power on at the pole. we just opened and cooked as many food as we could. and everybody came and it was wide open free. >> reporter: he made repairs to the shop and it is thriving, standing as a beacon of hope. >> a lot of this area -- >> reporter: across down, the man on the front lines of the recovery in the perish gave us a tour of his neighborhood. >> this guy built back up elevated. >> reporter: he has a levee in front of his house. >> that's what he built. he is starting to protect yourself. >> reporter: a beloved

neighborhood barber in broadmore discovered his shop ten feet underwater. >> when i opened the door, i started crying first. >> reporter: so he started cutting hair in the streets until a helicopter landed. >> i was like well, god, who would send a helicopter in the middle where i'm cutting at and this blow my operation away. but the guys jumped out of the helicopter and got a hair cut. after that, that started all the first responders getting haircuts. >> reporter: he never gave up. later he got a donation and opened a brand new shop in his neighborhood. it's a familiar story here. ingenuity, determination, and love helps to bring people back. >> you may knock me down, but eventually i'm going to get up. and that's the greatest thing about resillency. new orleans and each individual who helped rebuild, we will stand together. >> and, you know, here in the french quarter, of course, they were fairly untouched by katrina's wrath.

well, in the ninth ward, they still have no grocery store, no bank, no pharmacy. but those places people are pledging to build them back. so the two watch words here that you hear over and over again, hope and perseverance. and it is bearing that mark and it's an amazing story of resillency, guys. >> all right. al, such a wonderful, wonderful city. >> it s i'm glad you are there to remind us of the progress. >> all right. thank you very much. coming up, will we see a verdict today at the closely watched trial of a former prep school student? jury deliberations under way now. >> plus, the first person to rush to the paris bound train. she speaks out about her husband's actions and what she did when he was shot and wounded. but first this is "today" on nbc. a new sea chance to tryew look. something different. this summer, challenge your preconceptions

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a very good friday morning to you. it's 7:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. new details this morning on a destructive fire am san mateo with smoke so thick it could could actually be seen from highway 101. massive flames ripped through the apartment complex off la selva avenue, now more than a dozen people left without a place to stay. fortunately everyone got out safely and no major injuries. though a firefighter it did suffer a muscle sprain. investigators have not said what the cause of the fire is just yet. >> i want to check the forecast just now. >> still hot, laura. we have some hot weather where he had and a mostly clear sunrise across the bay.

we're already in the upper 60s and it will continue to go up from will as we go into the afternoon, a high of 81 degrees in the east bay, tri-valley a high of 95, now is does come down just a few degrees from yesterday after seeing some sizzling temperatures. 93 in the north bay, san francisco 77 and 92 in the south bay. let's get a look at the morning commute with mike. it's friday so we are seeing a lighter volume of traffic around the bay. because the schools have kicked in we have more traffic flow. here is the san mateo bridge moving smoothly but slowly across to the peninsula side. speed sensors across 92, we have the build for both directions off 101 through san mateo, also 84 the dumbarton bridge and slow for 880 south through both bridges. a build toward oakland and the east shore freeway. the south bay continues to build in the northbound direction. your routes 87 and 280 kind of the worst of it through san jose. also a crash west 237 around

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♪ 7:30 a.m., august 28, 2015. wrapping up the week with a great concert on the plaza. darius rucker is here and will take the stage in the 8:30 half hour. we look forward to that. >> beautiful day for a concert. let's look at the headlines on this friday morning. democratic insiders will have plenty to discuss at the dnc meetings in minneapolis. presidential candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders are scheduled to speak there. >> the roanoke, virginia, community came together the honor victims of the horrific shooting during a live

broadcast. a candlelight vigil was held outside of wdbj where the victims alison parker and adam ward work. >> tropical storm erika is hitting puerto rico after dumping around a foot of rain on other parts of the caribbean triggering deadly mud slides. >> janet shamlian is in san juan for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's been a deaf stavastating m in the caribbean. the number of missing has jumped to more than 20. rescuers can't get into the hardest hit places after flood waters and a foot of rain devastated the island. 80% of the island is without electricity. it's been completely cut off from water. meanwhile tropical storm erika is continuing to track west. it has become a disorganized rainmaker. heavy storms here in puerto rico overnight. we are between storm bands now. there has been damaginging winds. the island is prepared. stores and businesses completely

shut down yesterday at midday. erika remains on the missouri. >> we'll get the forecast in a moment. thank you so much. >> a verdict could come today at the high profile trial of a student at a prestigious prep school in new hampshire. the student accused of raping a young younger classmate. gabe gutierrez is covering the case. good morning to you. >> matt, good morning. this case brought national scrutiny to the question of sexual assault in high schools which many advocates say isn't discussed enough. nine men and three women are now deciding whether the encounter between two teenagers accounted to rape at one of the nation's most elite schools. this morning owen labrie's future is in the hands of a jury after a dramatic day of closing arguments. >> he's not a saint. he's a teenager. i submit he toldle you the truth from that stand. >> reporter: his high profile

attorney said it was labrie's accuser who lied to jurors. >> it taints her entire teamle testimony. >> reporter: he suggested her motivation was she didn't want to disappoint her older sister who had briefly dated labrie. >> she had to make the decision whether it would be her reputation going into the toilet or owen's. >> reporter: prosecutors say labrie sexually say assaulted the 15-year-old two days before graduation and told a friend he tried every trick in the book to have sex with her. >> you only need tricks if someone says no. you only need tricks if someone is not agreeing to take off their clothing. you only need tricks when you don't have consent. >> reporter: the girl testified she said "no" three times. >> she said it with her words, she said it with her actions. he had sex with her anyway. >> reporter: the defense argued the two kissed but stopped short

of intercourse, discounting a forensic test that showed a sample from the girl's underwear matched labrie's dna profile. another test was inconclusive. >> the fact that there was owen's dna therele really has no significance, given what everyone agrees is the minimum that happened. >> reporter: carney suggests the accuser and labrie himself were victims of the school's culture. >> what it does is cause the kind of mischief that presents kids with issues and situations that they are not prepared to handle. >> this isn't the fault of the culture at st. paul's school. it was the defend who manipulated the culture. >> reporter: the dean of students testified he only learned of the so-called senior salute ritual in spring of 2013. the school said the allegations of the culture are not emblematic of the school. if convicted labrie faces up to 20 years in prison for each of

the three felony sexual assault counts. >> gabe gutierrez, we'll keep an eye on the door of the courtroom. thank you so much. now to al in new orleans. al? >> thank you so much. we have a big change coming in the east for temperatures. it's been relatively cool. that will change as we watch this big ridge of high pressure buildle in the east. a semi permanent situation in the summer. a bermuda high funnels warm moist air from the south. look at what happens as we go through the weekend into the northeast. temperatures climbing into the upper 80s, the low to mid 90s from norfolk, wash wark, new york to boston. the rest of the country expects more wet weather down through the southeast of florida. this is preerika. also monsoon moisture through the southwest. hit or miss showers or thunderstorms through northern minnesota into the mis

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. in the upper 60s starting out the day in the south bay and the peninsula, the east bay at 63 degrees and the north bay is now at 60, but heading up to 93 degrees today. san francisco 77, east bay 81, and in the tri-valley highs in the mid 90s. the peninsula will be at 85 degrees and the south bay 92 there will be hot again today. but temperaturesel cooling off significantly in time for the weekend. and that's your latest weather. guys? >> al, thank you very much. like the swallows returning to capistrano, carson is back in the orange room with popstart. >> oh, yes. >> coming up -- a surprise teaser that just dropped for the new "star wars" movie. >> i thought carson was like the yeti. i wasn't sure he existed. >> i've still got it. >> we'll check in with you in a

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difficult for criminals to hack and steal. it's a headline nearly every month. another big name retailer targeted by international hackers. >> there is new fallout from the massive data breach at target. >> 40 million cards may have been breached. the information at risk. >> reporter: last year alone u.s. credit card fraud cost nearly $8 billion. now the credit card industry is rolling out a new weapon. chip and pin cards with a computer chip embedded right on the face of the card containing your information that generates a unique verification code for each transaction to protect you. walmart was among the first last year to install new payment terminals that read the cards. for customers, just a minor change at the checkout. >> you wouldle like to put your card in where the blue light is and put the security code in first. push it all the way in. >> reporter: no more swiping. now you insert it into a special

reader. is this going to make my credit card that much more secure? >> we have seen dramatic drops in fraud in other markets as soon as chip cards are distributed to consumers by 70, 80 or more percent. >> reporter: 70 to 80%? >> yes. >> reporter: the u.s. is slow to roll out the new cards. europe and canada have been using chip and pin cards for years. because the roll out process is expensive, most u.s. banks will not require customers to enter a pin code, at least not yet. instead just a signature. many anti-fraud experts say without the pin codes the new cards are just a half-step toward improved security. >> in fact, when the rest of the world advanced to chip and pin we have seen fraud migrate to the united states where we have the weakest technology in the world. >> reporter: at this washington, d.c. hair salon they are using the new card readers already. >> it pops up here and asks you for the card. put it in, it scans it and then

it asks you to remove the card and the receipt prints from here. >> reporter: that's it? >> we have a lot of international clients. this is already the standard everywhere else. it's easier to incorporate their payments. >> reporter: for most americans no new pins to remember yet. just a new chip card. cyber security experts say it is an improvement for now. >> cyber criminals always figure out a way around the technology. we need to think about what are we going to do next when they figure out how to spoof it at the terminal. >> reporter: the banks are required to send you a new card by october 1. be on the lookout. if a retailer has not upgraded by then they will shoulder all of the liability for fraud. there is an incentive for the e to upgrade. what do you need to do next? when the card comes, cut up the old one. don't be surprised if it comes with a magnetic strip. they are not as secure but the

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a very good friday morning to you. it is 7:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. it will make tonights for the ntsb to reveal what caused a small plane to crash near the san carlos airport. it took off were the airport before 4:30 and crashed outside that runway. the pilot walked away were the wreckage. >> it looks like the pilot is out. >> he's out. that's wonderful. >> the redwood city police and fire and sheriff's department got here quickly, airport staff has here and the pilot got out and was standing mention to the airplane when they got there. ntsb investigators spnt the night looking at the plane making sure it had fuel and checking that the pilot has a proper license. i want to check the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. mice in. >> it will be mice today, laura, but warm, too, especially as you head over toward the east bay.

it's already 74 degrees in livermore, 72 in san jose, it's heating up and fast. this this is where we're headed, up to 90 degrees in if in san jose, palo alto 89 degrees and in the marina, at the marina, it will be 70 degrees, 93 in napa, 81 in oakland and dublin up to 94 degrees. after the heat today a much cooler weekend is headed in. so some welcome news. any welcome news on the roads, mike in. it's friday so folks are saying bring it on. they are slowly a bit mid screen, nothing if if the roadway but approaching that lane shift at university southbound 101. slower drive headed in door palo alto. typical pattern. really start to kick in now but it's friday we had you had see a lighter overall commute ending a little earlier this morning. looking toward the east bay 238 and northbound 880 the slowest routes from hayward in toward oakland and westbound 80 your east shore freeway slows. sonoma raceway will be crowded

because we have raceway started today for that gopro indy car race. back to you. >> thanks ooch. we will be back with another local news update in half an hour. have a great friday.

♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up a recovery hearing. the man who stopped the train attack in france remains in the hospital as his wife speaks out their ordeal. we'll hear from her in an exclusive interview. plus, getting served. savannah goes one-on-one with tennis star rafael nadal as he opens up about his game, his future and his very revealing new gig. >> now we see that poster everywhere. >> okay. i hope you like it. >> it looked good.

>> thank you. and southern style in the big city. hootie and the blowfish frontman turned country star darius ruckers takes over the plaza for a live concert. today august 28, 2015. ♪ >> celebrating bachelorette weekend and we love "today"! >> celebrating our 50g9 in the big apple. ♪ >> i love darius rucker! we're back now on a friday morning at 8:00. big crowd out on the plaza to

see that man right there. darius rucker who is not only a pop star, but a country star also pretty good golfer. carson? >> couldn't be a nicer guy. and a good golfer. >> also, by the way, just about a perfect morning. stunningly beautiful in new york. >> carson is back. all is right in the world. by the way, we're going to go country, once again, one week from today. brad paisley will be here. his concert next friday, be there or be square. >> all right. lots to get to. let's head back inside. tamron is in for natalie and a check of all the top stories. tamron? >> florida is bracing for tropical storm erika which already had a deadly impact on parts of the caribbean. janet is in san juan where the effects of the storm are being felt. >> such an awful 24 hours for the tiny island. 12 people now confirmed dead but local media reporting that that number may be as high as 25 after tropical storm erika

ravaged the island of 70,000 people with flood waters that washed away homes and businesses and claims, perhaps, even more lives because searchers can't get to some of the hardest hit areas. now the storm crosses over here in puerto rico where we're seeing rain bands and the surn side of the island is seeing power outages with trees down and power lines down. not the eight inches they were expecting. still, erika taking her toll here in puerto rico. >> thank you very much. a candlelight vigil was held ooutside a virginia tv station thursday night in memory of reporter alison parker and photographer adam ward, who were murdered on air wednesday by a former co-worker. officials now say that the gunman who committed suicide may have originally planned an escape. police found extra ammunition, several license plates, a wig, sunglasses and a to-do list in his rental car. hillary clinton is speaking to the democratic national committee summer meeting in

minneapolis today. she's working to convince party activists that she is their strongest candidate for the white house. the appearance come as some top democrats are urging her to be more aggressive about confronting her e-mail controversy. and republicans are demanding an apology after clinton on thursday accused gop candidate of holding extreme views on women that we'd expect from some terrorist groups. indy car driver stage a rolling tribute across the gate bridge to honor justin wilson who suffered fatal injuries in a crash last week. andretti drove the car at the end of the procession thursday. the motorcade delivered the championship trophy to sonoma raceway for the final race where the indy car season takes place on sunday. an idaho boy scout put his training to good use saving his father's life after a hiking accident. 13-year-old charlie was

backpacking with his dad in a wilderness area. a falling bolder broke the father's left arm and leg. charlie applied first aid, co r covered his dad in sleeping bags and warm clothing and then ran three miles for help, clutching a note from his dad. charlie's mom, of course, proud of him. and humbly saying that it's nothing i did, it's just who he is. let's go back over to savannah. >> meantime, we're learning more about one of the heroes who stopped a gunman from attacking that crowded train to paris. a franklin professor attempted to disarm the shooter. during the scuffle mark was shot in the back before three americans came to the rescue. he is now recovering in a french hospital and his wife who was also on that train is with us now. isabel, good morning. it's good to see you. >> good morning. >> first, let me ask after your husband, how is mark feeling today both physically and emotionally?

>> yes, physically he's doing better. he will soon hopefully be taken away from the intensive care and put in a regular hospital room. i'm looking forward to that. and emotionally he is in very good spiritsp. >> let's go back to that day, the horrifying moments aboard the train. your husband saw this individual and was somewhat suspicious and walked over to see what was going on and the next thing he knows he sees that gun. what happened next? >> exactly. >> well, when the perp came out of the bathroom my husband saw mimcoming out with a gun and there was a young guy who wants to remain anonymous so far that grabbed him from the back. my husband was able to take it from the shooter and, unfortunately, he didn't know the bad guy had another handgun and he shot him in the back.

>> you're just feet away. as i understand it, you're just feet away. >> yeah, i was like about a feet away or maybe a foot and a half. he told me, i'm hit twice. i'm hit, i'm hit, it's over. and i saw i saw he was bleeding and i tried to put something to stop the bleeding because i only saw the wound in the back first and then when i saw the wound in the front the blood was like really shooting out his neck and fortunately spencer was there. >> spencer is, of course, our viewers will note, the soldier who came in there, got involved and actually placed his hands, his fingers on the wound on your husband. is there any doubt in your mind that he saved your husband's life? >> not at all. i'm sure he did. even if i tried to do something, i would probably not have

succeeded because i didn't know exactly what to do. so i am sure that he saved his life. and my husband was able to talk to spencer on the phone just a couple of days ago and he was very emotional. they spoke and that's the first thing he told him. he said, hey, man, thanks for saving my life. so, i'm very, very grateful. we're both very grateful to spencer and we hope that he will come back to paris and we can show him a good time and take him to dinner and, you know, also, of course, alexander and anthony. >> well, it's just an amazing story. we're so glad your husband was so brave and he was surrounded by other brave americans, as well. give him our best, thank you. >> thank you, i will. >> i hope stone takes him up on that offer. good time in paris for sure. up next on "trending." tired of all your kids' bake sales and other fund-raisers?

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spent buying wrapping paper and it goes all the way up to $100. obviously, these fund-raisers are vitally important for schools, public schools. but people and parents do get tired of constantly going in and asking for help. >> if you're a parent with multiple kids, it could add up, folks. >> you know, some kids raise a lot more money than that 100 bucks on there. so, maybe the parents have to shell out a few more bucks. >> we're not discouraging kids from going out and selling cookies. >> it's good for them, too. the online dictionary, not the real dictionary but online dictionary. notable new entries. brace yourself. awesomesauce is now in the dictionary. it means it's excellent. >> awesomesauce. >> i like that. >> you say that all the time. constantly. when you're not texting it. bruh is how you address a male friend. hey, bruh. >> do you say it? >> i don't. but i hear it often.

>> i thought it was more like bra. >> true dat. >> been there already. >> true dat, bruh. >> hey, matt, word. >> this is my favorite, wine o'clock. they define it differently than i do. they say the right time of day to start drinking wine. you know i use this all the time, but what do i refer to it to? >> that means you had a lot of drink before you went to bed and then the sugar of the wine kicks in and wakes you up. you question everything and you're like, why did i do this to myself? other addition, butt dial, hangry, manspreading, mic drop. >> i like the way you say it's not a real dictionary. for young people, the online version is the real dictionary. >> my dad comes to my house and asks for the yellow pages. i got to get my oil change, do you have a yellow pages.

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lemonade stand squeezed by the cop. >> i'm going to do that right now. first up, "star wars" the brand-new trailer released on instagram. it has friends in a frenzy. take a look. >> there's been an awakening. have you felt it? >> get excited every time. there's been, obvious laerx other images out there, other trailers. every time 10 or 15 seconds, it's a nice moment. that sound, right? "star wars the force arising" arrives this december. more than four years since adelle released a new album. that could change soon. adelle's next album called "25 "25" released in november.

our buddy pharrell is on the album. adele's camp had no comment to us. we have been looking forward to that for a long, long time. finally, jerry seinfeld, he and his family set up a roadside lemonade stand out in the hamptens. proceeds going to baby buggy a charity run by his wife, jessica. jessica posted this photo here showing the guy surrendering and jerry is there in the back. you can see the cop car there on the far right. police were getting calls about illegally parked cars and lemonade stands are apparently not allowed there in the hampton's area. matt might have more on that. >> it's not the hampton's, it's the hampton's. >> by the way, trivia question for you. 12th best selling album of all time. what was the group? >> i have no idea. >> hootie and the blowfish. >> 12th? excellent. >> who was our fifth treasury secretary? welcome back, carson. all right, let's get a check

with al. he has the weather from new orleans. al? >> that was a good one. all right, guys, thanks so much. let's get you updated on what is going on right now. tropical storm erika just barely kind of holding together right now. you can see the rain, the heaviest rain and we watch this thing. right now the latest from the national hurricane center shows that erika is currently about 1,300 miles southeast of santa domingo and moving west 17 miles per hour. the path of it, if it holds together, once it passes over hispaniola because of the mountains some 10,000 feet tall, it could be a real, real weakening. and then come on shore as a minimal tropical storm as we continue to track this. of course, we'll update it as the morning goes through. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. temperatures are warming up quickly. it's in the low 70s in the south bay and east bay.

68 degrees in san francisco. heading up to 77 degrees. 93 in the north bay. in the east bay, expect a high of 81 degrees. the tri-valley heats up to 95 degrees. it will be 95 degrees in the south bay. 92 degrees, rather, in the south bay and the peninsula reaching 85 degrees. we'll have cooler weather this weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. guys? today's parenting team is sponsored by johnson's no more tangles three-step routine. our "today" parenting team is hard at work to bring you sanity saving back-to-coschool ideas. our parenting experts are here to make it a bit easier. first up, we have hair styles that even the most untrained moms and dads, we think, can handle. audrey is a "today" parenting team contributor working with johnson's and jose is the head

hair stylist and johnson contributor. i really tried to get that name right. good morning to you both. great to see you. this is intimidating because you want to help your kids with their hair but all of us are not that talented at it. >> the thing you said is moms and dads can do it. caretakers, babysitters. jose came up with great hair styles. in the morning, all about back to school and that bonding time. we do three step and you start in the morning we do three steps. we cleanse, we nourish, we style. i have five kids. we go back to school. >> what is he doing here? >> the hopscotch twist. he is making a zigzag part and what he is going to do after he makes the zigzags halfway down her head he'll start twisting her hair. as he twists, this is what i love about it. makes it easy for anyone to do. as you twist, you keep adding remaining hair. moms and dads out there. everybody can do this. he can do one side and the left and then brings it altogether and it's done. >> this is speed hair.

>> speed hair. what are you going to do for liz? >> liz is the top of the class. she's going to put a conditioner on top anyone can do. the moms and dads can do it. get it right through. he will add it do a three-section on the top and traditional braids. braids lake we did when we were kids. >> you look adorable. he's doing it. you're going to look beautiful at the end. top of the class this season, absolutely. this is great, too, because in the morning as you're doing hair and you can talk about homework and your daughter will be there before you know it. >> we'll finish you up in a second. >> i have four sons and this is the a plus fo-hawk. you put the conditioner right in. and you just use your fingers. he's combing it right through. >> thank you so much. we'll show the finished products in a bit. matt, what is next isn't. >> thanks, savannah. you have be organized to get everyone out the door. what changes do you need to make to your morning routine? author of "for the love" and mom of five and "today" parenting

team contributor. jen, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> not about the morng, but the night before. >> the morning is all about the pregame. this is the night before. first of all, think about your folders. everything in it. your homework in here and signed the reading minutes. if we sign three out of fooib in a week that's plenty. load up the folders. >> get them in the backpack. >> we ask every night. what is extra tomorrow? do you have soccer practice? do you need to bring your library book? is there anything outside of the normal? load up the night before. theoretically we put it by the door and it's ready to go. >> you like to lay the kids' clothes out the night before, as well. >> this is a sanity saver. every single night we lay them out. all the way down to the underwear. that's the kind of stuff of armageddon in the morning. hair bows, nothing left to chance. >> even if a friend calls in the morning and says we're wearing a certain color today. >> we have a plan. that's not fitting in. >> if they have unusual activities yorx vuthe dry erase

board. >> do you have an extra practice, staying late for tutoring and we want to make sure we have all the driving and transportation figured out. >> in the morning you don't want distractions. >> no phones in the morning. instagram is more interesting than mom and dad but we're going to have conversation. we're trying to set up the most pleasant day. >> when they get home from school, do the homework immediately. >> homework after school is doable. homework at 8:30 is like the end of the world. so, happy evening makes for a happier morning. >> perfect. jen, thanks very much. appreciate it. carson? >> matt, thanks so much. last but not least here, healthy lunches that are quick. they're easy to assemble. here with time-saving idea is laura fuentes and "today" parenting team contributor. good morning. this is the time of year. some kids are back in school and mine go back next week. just where do we start with quick and easy lunches? >> some of the things we'll do today are things that moms and dads can do to be prepared in the morning.

getting out of the house with a healthy lunch. >> let's start with the apples. >> everyone wants to know how do you keep apples from browning? my kids won't eat it. a simple solution, take a container and you can take some presliced apples in the morning or the night before. add water and lemonade, 50/50. the vitamin c will slow down the oxidation and then you want to put it in an airtight container. >> do this the night before. >> make the apples taste different. >> it's like sweet lemonade or water. it doesn't make the apples taste different. >> good idea. >> and they won't brown, they'll stay fresh. >> they'll stay fresh and crispy. >> next up, veggies. veggies are really important for lunch box. lots of nutrition there. you can make vegy cups with either your favorite dip, dressing or hummus. how you do it, take a lidded container and spoon a few tablespoons of your favorite item to dip because kids just love to dip.

great way to get them to eat veggies. stand up a few carrots or sellries. >> these are hard enough where they won't get too mushy. >> you can do this the night before. >> the night before. stick it in the refrigerator and it's ready to go in the morning. >> the sandwich. this you want to make the morning of because it can wilt or no? >> almost the times you don't have a time to get the sandwiches done you can make them ahead of time and stick it in the freezer. >> you just freeze it. >> yeah, ham and cheese, peanut butter and jelly. >> by the time lunch rolls around, it's ready to go. >> a nice, healthy smoothie here. >> kale, blue berries, bananas. >> great ideas, laura. thank you so much. we appreciate it. go to our website to get more. darius rucker is live in concert. first your local news and weather. i' . =opv= t sa

good friday morning. it's 8:26. i'm sam brock. the san francisco public health department says that the use of naloxone is on the rise. it actually reverses the effects of a drug overdose. public health department says in july of this year, it reversed 75 overdoses compared to 25 in the same month last year. now there's outreach and workers are training san francisco police officers to administer the drug. sfpd is in the midst of a two-year pilot program, but the police chief plans to recommend every officer be trained and equipped with a kit. they're doing a demonstration of that later today.

for now, let's talk to mike and find out what's going on with your friday light commute. >> overall light, but we have a slow drive north past oakland coliseum and toward high street. let me show you. light is a relative term. you have your slowdowns for the walnut creek interchange. third crash of the morning for bailey over there. the upper east shore, west 80 has a crash. moving smoothly down to the bay bridge, where the metering lights are on. we move your map toward the peninsula. there you see the lighter volume across the san mateo. >> okay. in spots, hit and miss. thank you very much, mike. we'll be back in 25 minutes with another update.

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♪ i only want to be with you >> don't leave us hanging! >> darius rucker. >> we only want to be with you! that's how it goes. >> i think he forgot the words. >> that's nice. >> that was cool. a throwback to hootie & the blowfish. you're singing country music songs in a couple of minutes. good to have you here. >> always good to be here, man. coming here reminded me of when hootie played here back in the day. >> were your ears burning a second ago when carson and all of us were saying not only are you talented but one of the nicest guys. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you very much. >> also a great golfer. >> my golf game's okay right

knew. >> we'll hear from darius in a blilt. >> also, rafael nadal faces his toughest opponent in years, the one and only savannah guthrie. what happened when they got together on the court. >> and i love that you asked him about the underwear. >> that's the only reason she went. >> only reason. >> meanwhile on monday best-selling author and research professor renee brown will join us live taking your questions about what it takes to get back up after a fall. >> and tweet us a question using # renee today. maybe she'll answer your question on the air. >> let's go to new orleans where al is for a check of the weather. >> that's right. as we get ready for the tenth anniversary of hurricane katrina landfall is tomorrow. the weekend forecast starting with tomorrow, we expect more wet weather through the southeast into the mid mississippi river valley. gorgeous day in the northeast in new england. breezy conditions in the central plains. wet weather and windy in the pacific northwest.

sunday we are looking for more rain in the pacific northwest. heat continues through the southwest into southern california. erika makes its way closer to southern florida with showers through the southeast. again, another warm sticky day in the northeast and new england. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's already 74 degrees in livermore. 76 in concord. 66 degrees in napa. expect a high of 90 in san jose, 86 degrees in san mateo. in the low to mid-70s in san francisco. concord, 94. danville today topping out at 92 degrees while livermore sees a high of 98 degrees. still hot today, but cooler down this weekend. and that's your latest weather, guys. >> it's beautiful today. soon it will be football weather. willie has a big announcement.

>> yes, darius is a football fan. dolphins, south carolina. loves football. the summer days are getting shorter and that means fall and football are around the corner. we are partnering with the national football league for the special series, together we make football. we bring inspiring stories from around the country. we'll kick things off friday, september 11 with more every friday through the first 12 weeks of the season. we'll introduce you to amazing people doing exceptional things. even if you don't consider yourself a football fan you will be touched by the stories. in december we'll be telling your stories. whether you are a player, coach, fan who loves the game, we want to hear from you. you have until november 2 to head to today.com for a chance to have your story told here on "today." added incentive. we'll select five finalists for a chance to win the trip of a lifetime to super bowl 50 in the bay area of northern california.

we had fun last year. we are ramping up the stakes more this year. >> go raiders. [ cheers and applause ] >> willie, thank you. up next, savannah gets served. with time on the court with rafael nadal. >> plus a live concert from darius rucker. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ [female announcer] during mattress price wars at sleep train, save up to $400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. get interest-free financing until 2018 on tempur-pedic.

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tennis superstar rafael nadal will make his u.s. open return next week after missing last year's tournament because of a wrist injury. we caught up with him and took to the court in new york city. it was hot out, especially for rafa. he was a little overdressed. take a look. first of all i heard we'd play tennis. you're in a suit and i'm in my tennis outfit. you don't need to be in the sporting goods to play me, i

guess. >> you never know. >> he's been called the king of clay with a record 9 french open title but he's won the australian open, has two wimbledon titles and two at the u.s. open which he missed last year due to injury. how are you feeling? >> feeling great. last year i had the bad news that i couldn't be here. i broke my wrist but i'm recovered and after missing one year you come back next year with more energy. >> how are you feeling about your chances this year? >> you never know. i didn't have my best year this month after coming back from the injury. a lot of energy and motivation to work hard. i hope we are ready for it. >> do you have a grand slam title left? >> i hope so.

if i'm able to recover to my highest level, i believe i can do it again. >> you are an international celebrity. now you are an underwear model. >> well -- >> how does that feel? >> great. you know, i have a great relationship with tommy. it's been more than ten years. it's very special. >> now we see the poster everywhere. >> okay. hope you like it. >> it looks good. >> thank you. >> shall we play tennis? >> great. >> okay. rafa! did you put spin on that? >> no, i -- good luck. >> going for the winner. [ screaming ] >> that was out. >> i put too much -- yeah, i know. >> great! >> yes! >> do me one favor. serve a rafael nadal serve.

don't hit me. but i want to see the full -- m >> yes. >> but over here. watch out. he's going to serve. >> be careful of the people. ♪ >> do you have any pointers for me? find a new sport? [ cheers ] >> match point. loved by millions. oh! >> so lucky. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you so much. thank you. thank you, new york! >> you have a bit of a temper. >> i know. >> they were having to bleep out

if they had played the whole thing. i said do that serve. i want the real fire, the real rafael nadal serve. then we worried about the people. we didn't want anybody to get hurt. he pointed to one guy and said, it's coming to you, scoot out of the way. they can target it. >> as soon as the interview is over he stripped down to the underwear. >> that's online. >> coming up next, live concert for a man with a lot of southern styling darius rucker. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

>> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> darius rucker has been called, quote, the best male singer in country music. we couldn't be happier he's brought that big voice to our plaza.

♪ ♪ so rock me, mama ♪ like a wagon wheel rock me, mama ♪ ♪ any way you feel ♪ three time gram my award winning singer/songwriter darius rucker first gained fame as the lead singer of hootie & the blowfish. their album sold over 16 million copies and remains the 12th bestselling album of all time. ♪ i've got all i need ♪ and it's all right by me >> his south carolina roots came calling and in 2008 he release his first solo country album "learn to li" which went platinum. he hasn't looked back. ♪ southern style ♪ free and easy >> reporter: southern style is his fourth chart topping country record and features his 7th number one, "home grown honey." ♪ you're so money, money, money ♪ >> we are thrilled to welcome

this grand ole opry star to the plaza today. here he is performing the grammy winning hit "wagon wheel," ladies and gentlemen, darius rucker. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ headed down south to the land of the pines ♪ ♪ i'm thumbing my way into north carolina ♪ ♪ staring up the road and pray to god i see headlights ♪ ♪ i made it down the coast in 17 hours ♪ ♪ picking me a bouquet of dogwood flowers ♪ ♪ i'm hoping for raleigh ♪ i can see my baby tonight ♪ so rock me, mama, like a wagon wheel ♪ ♪ rock me, mama, any way you feel ♪ ♪ hey, mama, rock me

♪ rock me, mama, like the wind and the rain ♪ ♪ rock me, mama, like a southbound train ♪ ♪ hey, mama rock me ♪ i'm running from the cold up in new england ♪ ♪ i was born to be a fiddler in an old time string band ♪ ♪ my baby plays a guitar ♪ i pick a ban jo now ♪ oh, north country winters keep getting me down ♪ ♪ lost my money playing poker so i had to leave town ♪ ♪ but i ain't turning back to living that old life no more ♪ ♪ so rock oh me, mama, like a wagon wheel ♪ ♪ rock me, mama, any way you feel ♪ ♪ hey, mama, rock me ♪ rock me, mama, like the wind and rain ♪ ♪ rock me, mama, like a

southbound train ♪ ♪ hey, mama rock me >> who wants to hear some country music? [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ i caught a trucker out of philly but he's headed west from the cumberland gap to johnson city ♪ ♪ i got to get a missouri on ♪ i see my baby's the only one ♪ at least i will die free ♪ so rock me, mama, like a wagon wheel ♪ ♪ rock me, mama, any way you feel ♪ ♪ hey, mama rock me

♪ oh, rock me, mama, like the wind and the rain ♪ ♪ rock me, mama, like the southbound train ♪ ♪ hey, mama rock me >> come on, y'all! ♪ rock me, mama, like a wagon wheel ♪ ♪ rock me, mama, any way you feel ♪ ♪ hey, mama, rock me ♪ rock me, mama, like the wind and the rain ♪ ♪ rock me, mama, like a southbound train ♪ ♪ hey, mama, rock me. >> [ cheers and applause ] ♪ rock me, mama, like a wagon wheel ♪ ♪ rock me, mama, any way you feel ♪ ♪ hey, mama, rock me [ cheers and applause ] >> darius will be back with more music on a friday morning. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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darius rucker is in the middle of his southern style tour but taking a detour to join us on the plaza. >> by the way, southern style is the name of his fourth chart-topping country album. good morning. >> thank y'all for having me. >> you are a good sport. you're in the middle of a tour.

you stop by the plaza in the morning. you have a show tonight in raleigh. >> in raleigh. yeah, we'll be playing in raleigh. >> do you like touring? >> i love it. but when you get older with kids and everything it's hard leaving the house. but i love playing for people. >> all the recording artists say, it's only important to me that i make good music and people like it. when you hear things like this is the fourth album you have done that goes to number one on the billboard country chart, doesn't that make it all the easier to get on the road? >> yes. it makes it -- you know, you want to make music, but when you have success it makes it so much sweeter, so much better. i came over because i wanted to do it. now to have four number one records is crazy. >> on the new album you're stretching yourself. you're singing in a way that's different than before. >> yeah. me and my producers got together and decided to start doing different stuff. i'm in a great place. i'm 20 years in. i'm just going to have fun, make

the records i want to make. >> and hit the high notes. >> exactly. >> last time you were here you hinted there could be a reunion. >> we are not going to do it until we have 13 songs we love. it will be the last time we do it for a long time. we played shows a couple of weeks ago in charleston. >> that's cool. >> what are you playing now? >> my new single "southern style." >> ladies and gentlemen, tear y -- darius rucker. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ sun kissed hair and not much makeup ♪ ♪ high heeled boots that lace up ♪ ♪ two first names that came from ♪ ♪ her grandmas on both sides

♪ she ain't ever read much faulkner ♪ ♪ but she could have been his daughter ♪ ♪ she grew up on muddy water ♪ southern style ♪ southern style, free and easy ♪ ♪ southern style, warm and breezy ♪ ♪ if you met her, man believe me ♪ ♪ you'd want her to stay a while ♪ ♪ says she don't believe in strangers ♪ ♪ only sinners with a savior ♪ cause her mom and daddy raised her southern style ♪ ♪ she's a friday night light lover ♪ ♪ a billy graham fan like her mother ♪ ♪ wants her daddy and both brothers ♪ ♪ to walk her dawn the aisle ♪ she likes oysters raw for incident ♪ ♪ lil wayne and lynyrd skynyrd

♪ she keeps her tan lines in the winter ♪ ♪ southern style ♪ southern style, free and easy ♪ ♪ southern style, warm and breezy ♪ ♪ if you met her, man believe me ♪ ♪ you'd want her to stay a while ♪ ♪ says she don't believe in strangers ♪ ♪ only sinners with a savior ♪ cause her mom and daddy raised her southern style ♪ ♪ ♪ southern style, free and easy ♪ ♪ southern style, warm and breezy ♪

♪ if you met her, man believe me ♪ ♪ you'd want her to stay a while ♪ ♪ says she don't believe in strangers ♪ ♪ only sinners with a savior ♪ cause her mom and daddy raised her southern style ♪ ♪ you can love her, you can hate her ♪ ♪ but you ain't never gonna change her ♪ ♪ if you want her then you'll take her ♪ >> hey, y'all, this song isn't about where you live. this song is about how you live. [ cheers ] ♪ southern style ♪ southern style ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ southern style ♪ southern style, yeah [ cheers and applause ]

>> darius rucker, check him out. i'...=an== ppengtoy: o= u-d a good friday morning. it's 8:56. i'm sam brock. happening later today, u.s. defense secretary ash carter is going to be in the south bay to announce a new tech hub. flex tech alliance is going to lead a new manufacturing innovation institute in san jose. the goal of the institute will be to make the u.s. the next leader in next generation bendable and wearable electronic

devices. those devices can improve medical health monitoring, help with care for wounded soldiers, and increase safety on roads and bridges. flex tech alliance is going to lead a group of 162 companies, nonprofits, labs, and universities as part of the government's manufacturing innovation institute. this is going to be the first one headquartered on the west coast. very exciting there. we'll be back in 25 minutes with another update.

this morning on "today's take," the star of "unbreakable kimmy schmidt" jane krakowski is back as our guest host. plus uzo aduba from "orange is the new black" and darius rucker's number one hit "home grown honey." that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today on friday morning, august 28, 2015. darius rucker still working the

crowd outside. putting on a show for us. he'll play another song in a few. inside i'm willie along with tamron, and our special co-host jane krakowski. emmy nominated star of "unbreakable kimmy schmidt." a fan of "i woke up in love this morning" from the partridge family. go ahead ♪ >> why am i doing this? >> look at your arms. you've got guns. >> thank you. i want it noted i wasn't born when the show was on the air. >> you heard it was a good show. >> just heard about the show. >> throwback friday. not a thing. i wonder ed. >> i always wanted to be in it. >> look.

>> did you have feathered hair like that? >> oh, yeah, i did. >> what about the top? did you have that? >> good ruffled top. >> i'm going to buy one now. >> there is an appeal to the traveling family band. it doesn't end well, behind the music. you have to go through it. >> that's how you keep the career going. >> you go solo, leave the family. i like that. can we talk about your style. excuse me. back up. >> this is where i don't get to talk. >> this style, it's just sick today. >> you're so sweet. i feel the pressure. you are one of the great beauties of all time and a fashionista. >> willie geist dresses me every day. i fashioned my hair cut after willie geist. >> this is a sharp jacket. wouldn't you say? >> it's a little fitted there. i have noticed that lately. >> the burn is real, america. >> are you suggesting that the button is holding on for dear life? >> let me go, willie geist!

>> no. the reason is you came at me before the commercial break. i said we don't have a food segment. we have a celebrity superstar and not a food segment. and you said -- >> jane said we do. al is cooking in new orleans. i said jane knows better than you. jane prepared. >> the graphic dress, the belt, the shoes. that's amazing. >> you're so kind. >> and true. >> peter palato. i thought i could get one more summer wear out of it. >> wear the summer stuff until next week. >> then fall. >> we'll see what the temperature does. >> friday trend tip, get your summer stuff in before next week. then we go fall. >> finished? may we? >> you look really great. >> you're the greatest. see what happens? >> fastest man in the history of

the planet won gold in the world championships in beijing. but what had people talking is what happened after the race. there is a cameraman on the segway trying to get the shot before the nightmare. this is a nightmare. perhaps the most valuable legs on the planet. >> easily. >> this guy doesn't know how to work a segway. >> he'll now be in the olympics in tumbling. >> good recovery. >> you're right. he got up, walked away. he's totally fine and was able to laugh about it. ellen degeneres said i feel so bad about my role in usain bolt's accident. [ screaming ] >> bolt posted unshakable, unbreakable, unstoppable. >> that could ruin the olympics for him. >> i know. >> next time we have segways, come back. we went to class. no, not kidding. we had to sign the paperwork.

>> is it tricky? >> it's a little tricky. we had to come in after the show and go through a whole training session. >> that guy was holding a camera. i'm thinking achilles tear, acl, something. he's okay. >> he was gracious. his name is bolt and he's one of the fastest runners. which came first? >> it's not a stage name. >> like in weather your name is storm. >> storm fields, a meteorologist in new york. >> locals, yeah. >> in other news donald trump's hair is real, you will be happy to know. >> breaking news. >> the "new york times" reported that a radio host called him the man with the toupee , slanderous. trump asked a woman in the crowd to prove he's 100% real. check it out. >> i don't wear a toupee. it's my hair. i swear. come here.

you have to do an inspection. this is crazy. don't mess it up too much. i do use hair spray. is it mine? look. >> it is. >> i believe it is. >> >> it's like we have never met before. like a magic routine. i'm david copperfield. we have never met before, right? you have never seen this card or toupee. >> this is an ordinary coin, right? two sides. >> the lady only touched the back and barely. i got to go in. they're going to heckle me. i'm not risking the front. that may not be real. >> it's a million dollar coif. >> we agree it is real hair. if you were getting a toupee you wouldn't get that one. >> oh, god.

>> no! we have said it many times. >> i want no part of this. >> come with me. >> she's trying to save me. >> trump will helicopter in. >> i interviewed donald trump two hours ago. we talked about the hair. >> that doesn't mean -- okay. >> really? >> here's what it could mean. i'm not saying this is true. it could be plugs. which counts as real but not a toupee. i'm thinking way too much about this. >> we have spent too much time on this. >> we are doomed. we are going to be in a twitter war after the show. >> and on a happy note, birthday cake. tu do you remember your best birthday cake of all time. picture it and picture your cake not being impressive. >> i just got mine. did you picture yours? >> i had a mermaid. your favorite? >> we made a barbie cut-out.

>> nice. >> we made it at home. it didn't look like barbie. but that was the mold. >> knock off barbie. >> skipper. >> the lesser known. >> skipper! she was the jan brady of the mattel collection. there was a 6-year-old boy. he asked for a trans formers-themed cake for his birth today. this is what the parents provided. >> oh, this is great already. [ cheers and applause ] >> no way. >> you are both parents. how does this up the pressure? >> i'm a failure as a parent. >> completely. >> i throw in the towel. >> oh, my goodness. >> how did they do that. >> is that an ed able cake? >> if not there will be disappointed kids. >> look. she's like, oh, my. >> is dad in robotics or something?

he's a shegenius. >> you are better prepared than i. i'm sure at least part of it is edible. >> it's so good. >> we have the truck at home. it does that. looks just like that. that's amazing. >> you have to step it up. we should have it as a cooking segment. i'm the booker on the "today" show. >> here's what you need to do. >> i love it. >> would you try these products. >> yes. >> this is the question. have you ever tried to text while holding an umbrella? you know it shall. >> again? >> mime for us, that's how you text -- >> no, no. that was my umbrella holding. >> show us how you text with an umbrella. >> it doesn't work. >> yeah. i have seen this and why didn't i think of that? >> we have been trying to get the story all week.

the phone umbrella or the phonebrella. the handle is curved in a way that goes around the wrist ever so gently. you can wear it on one hand leaving both hands free to text or check e-mails. last week the phone brella ella won awards. it is not currently available. >> raren't you glad we told you about it? >> you will meet a handsome model. they fell in love immediately. >> you go next. >> i can't -- this is also from south carolina. this is a coffee lid. >> do you drink from the mouth? >> no, no. >> apparently. >> no. >> what is that? >> do they have somebody showing -- >> does the liquid come out in your mouth?

>> why? >> the designer said you're guaranteed a kiss every day. >> ooh, i got goosebumps. >> what's wrong with you? >> that's -- >> please, al. >> another reason i don't drink coffee. pardon me while i have a lid spit up in my mouth. what is that? >> didn't think of it that way. >> hi, al! >> jane's here. >> hey, jane. how are you? >> i miss you. >> i miss you, too. >> glad to see you in new orleans. >> what do you think of my ensemble? >> really? >> we are looking at tropical storm erika. this thing is getting more raggedy as we talk. there's san juan puerto rico. look at the heaviest rain out in the ocean. this is a fish storm now. eventually it's making its way.

here is the latest where it is located. it's 90 miles east-southeast. 50 miles per hour winds movinging west northwest at 17 miles per hour. it will eventually get across hispanola, the dominican republic. there are mountains that will help tear it apart even more. there is a good chance it doesn't even make its way into southern florida as a tropical storm. we are going to continue to watch it. it could strengthen. but right now it's not looking like it will make landfall as a hurricane which will then continue. it's been ten years since florida had a land falling hurricane, since hurricane wilma, same season hurricane katrina devastated the region. [ technical difficulties ]

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we're grateful you made time to come on the show >> i got a phone call a couple weeks ago. i was like yeah. we play raleigh tonight. this is one of the "today" show goes far back with everything. every time you call me, i get excited. >> the tours are sold out. having a blast on the road. having so much fun. the hardest thing is leaving my kids and my wife. i got to pay the bills. i'm a fan of christmas album. you made your first one ever. it's coming out in october. >> this record is -- they wanted me to do a christmas record. i kept going no. finally we decided to do one. it's old school. we wanted to make a perry como, johnny mathis kind of record. so we went and found the songs and went that way. i'm really proud of it.

>> talking christmas in summer. perfect. >> i love that. >> much bigger than christmas record in summer. >> did they have fake snow? >> when i walked in the studio, they had it all christmased out. >> you're an old school christmas and old school wrestling. is this true? >> i love it. >> we want to match you up against our resident wrestling fan. >> let me tell you something. >> dusty rose the american dream. you think you can step in the ring with dusty rose and do something. i'm too sweet to be sour. >> wow. [ applause ] going back to wcw stuff. >> the reason i hate the braves, back in the day, the wrestling came on 6:00 to 8:00.

during baseball season, they would preempt them for an hour. you're taking off wrestling for an hour, i hate you. >> the things we learned about darius rucker. >> you're a big south carolina fan. how are they going to be this year? >> we will win the national championship. >> you heard it here. >> by the way, vanderbilt is also going to win. >> tiddlywinks. >> hunker down, america. >> number one song, homegrown honey a little bit later in the show. up next -- >> you have to tell us one day when he's out.

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the part of the show tamron just reads. said, no, there is a participation sport. can you switch chairs? girl power. i need you closer to me. i need the positive force here. >> a little too thank you very much. thank goodness is friday. it's time for pop fix. the biebs is back. justin bieber dropped a video for his new single "what do you mean" from his first album in three years. bieber posted a photo of himself holding a sign with the song title and caption, i'm back. this is the last image in a series of celebrity teasers on his ig account. an a who's who of stars including will ferrell, matt lauer and savannah guthrie and ellen degeneres counting down.

the album is expected september 13. he's performing at the vmas and here on the "today" show plaza september 10. are you here? >> i will be here whether you invite me or not. >> are you a belieber? >> i will be september 10. yli? >> i will be september 10. >> we know amy schumer and jennifer lawrence. we watched the bond blossom when schumer posted photos of them on summer vacation. the new besties showed up at billy joel's show at wrigley field and danced to uptown girl on the piano. don't believe me? watch. ♪ ♪ you know i'm in love with an uptown girl ♪ >> clearly. >> i know. >> i am all for this friendship.

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to thousands of people. south main street near montague expressway finally opened late last night. it's actually near the great mall. pg & e says equipment blew in front of a jack in the box. and more changes promised to muni riders next month part of phase two. the first phase kicked off in april with boosted service on muni's biggest and busiest routes. this focuses on connections between neighborhoods across the city as well as service on eight crosstown lines that should result in shorter waits for about 140,000 muni riders. for those taking more traditional route, maybe your car, a check of traffic and weather after this break.

good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. temperatures are warming up and fast. it's already 78 degrees in the south bay. the east bay 73 degrees. and we'll also see a lot of sunshine today. another hot one with highs

topping out at 77 in san francisco. 81 in the east bay. 95 in the tri-valley. the north bay will be at 93 degrees. and the south bay topping out at 92. let's get a look at that commute with mike. >> good morning, kari. it's been friday so we have indeed seen a lighter commute but we have some tough spots this morning. bay bridge shows all lanes build up, back to your maps and see the east shore freeway slow and northbound 880 the slowest spot through oakland past the coliseum. no incidents going on but look how 580 has cleared. across the bay peninsula slow through palo alto south through north 101. back to you. mike, thank you for keeping an eye on things. we'll be back with another update in 25 minutes.

taking a look at the headlines the u.s. food & drug administration approved a new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs aimed at helping people lower the risk of stroke and heart attack, the annual leading cause of death in the united states. the drug manufactured by am gen could help millions of americans who cannot control their cholesterol with existing drugs. but concerns about the medication's price tag, $14,000 a year, will likely limit its use in the near term. a day care in oklahoma is under investigation this morning for giving benadryl to children to help them go to sleep. the day care was shut down last week by dhs pending its own

investigation. it is recommended charges be filed. seven possible victims have been identified. none of the children are thought to have sustained injuries. the owner of the day care has not commented. women who were the first born child in the family may face more weight problems than younger sisters. in a study of swedish women fist borning were more than 30% more likely to be over weight and 40% likely to be obese. the difference is caused by a change in the nutrient supply to the placenta after a mother's first pregnancy. findings are in line with other studies done on men. interesting. facebook is celebrating a big milestone as 1 billion people logged onto the site on monday alone. that's equal to 1 in 7 people worldwide. facebook averaged about 970 million daily active use rs. in the most recent quarter. now there is a status company

founder mark zuckerberg surely likes. get it? bad joke that evan wrote and i didn't deliver. hi, buddy. >> threw somebody under the bus there. didn't even do the joke and you threw him under the bus. >> how you doing? >> doing great. let's see how you will be doing this weekend. starting off with saturday. wet weather in the southeast. whatever is left of erica causing rain there. rain and windy conditions, pacific northwest. beautiful weekend in northeastern new england and the northern plains. sunday we are looking at another warm, sticky day in the northeast and new england. more wet weather, remnants of erika through the southeast and more rain through the pacific northwest. gorgeous day through the northern plains. wet weather through the central great lake good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's 78 degrees already in livermore and 79 in concord. napa 73 degrees.

our temperature's going up again today. it's going to be hot. up to 98 degrees in gilroy, half-moon bay 73 degrees. while san mateo jumps up to 86 degrees in the castro 72 degrees. a lot of sunshine and up to 93 degrees in napa. and oakland 81 degrees. and in the tri-valley we'll see those highs as hot as 98 degrees. have a great weekend. coming up, i am so excited. we'll be doing fantastic eating here. legendary interest dukie chase. we'll cook new orleans-style, baby. >> thanks for inviting us. i'm sure it will be delicious. >> thank you, al. we look forward to it. everyone loves it. it's amazing down there. uzo aduba, best known as suzanne "crazy eyes" on "orange is the new black." >> now breaking out of litchfield to play glenda the good witch in nbc's live performance of "the wiz" set to

air in december. good morning. >> good morning. >> we were just talking about the cast. first of all, you started in musical theater. you are no stranger to this. you, queen latifah, mary j. blige, common, ne-yo, the list goes on and on. it's crazy. >> eyes. crazy eyes. >> i cannot wait. the singing will be off the charts. >> how does it come together for you? >> i just got a phone call from my manager one day. she said, you know, we have really great news. my agent and manager both called and said, you have been invited to be part of the cast of "the wiz." i could not believe it. i just couldn't believe they would offer me the job. i was excited. i said, what part. they said glenda. it was amazing. it's really exciting. i thought, oh, my gosh. what a part to play. what a company to be part of. amazing cast of people. just to be part of that show i'm

excited. >> it's a fairy tale. people may not know and you told us the story before. "orange is the new black." you were on the subway. bought wine and sushi. you were going to cry in your apartment and get out of the business. you were ready to get out when you got the call for crazy eyes. >> i got it 45 minutes later. 5:43 p.m. i will be 90 an my grandchildren will be like when is it. september 14. it really impacted my life, changed my life. and now even getting to go into "the wiz" and sing "if you believe" feels that much more impactful. if you believe, anything is possible. >> congratulations on your emmy nomination. >> thank you. >> we have a great pleasure of flying for netflix together. that's how we got to be friends. i'm looking forward to being

with you. i couldn't thank you enough for moving from comedy to drama. for the other supporting actresses. >> gave you a chance. >> gave me a chance. >> i wouldn't have been on that. >> no, please. killing it on that show. amazing. >> very generous. >> please, no way. >> we were just laughing because last time i saw you we were doing a benefit. >> yes. >> for autism. jon stewart was hosting. >> mm-hmm. >> the twizzler challenge was a thing at the time to raise money for charity. >> there we are. >> get in there. bite it! >> oh! the funny thing is we had not met until five seconds before on live tv. you two, twizzler challenge. nice to meet you.

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"today" brought to you by toyota. >> fwrdarius rucker singing "homegrown honey" off his latest album "southern style." ♪ ♪ sitting at a bar in new york city ♪ ♪ everybody here looking new york pretty ♪ ♪ but you're the kind of girl that's got that something ♪ ♪ dancing to the groove like it just ain't nothing ♪ ♪ they ain't never seen nothing like you ♪ ♪ long stem legs in your cowboy boots ♪ ♪ throwing back whiskey straight, no water ♪ ♪ girl, there ain't nothing hotter ♪ ♪ ooh, i dig the way that you move ♪ ♪ you shake it down to your roots ♪ ♪ did your mama teach you how to do that thing you do ♪ ♪ yeah, nothing sweeter than wild ♪ ♪ i'll take a sip of that

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♪ baby, you're just so homegrown ♪ ♪ baby, baby, baby ♪ you're driving me crazy, crazy, crazy i'm a long way away from where i'm from ♪ ♪ but baby you feel like home ♪ ooh, i dig the way that you move ♪ ♪ you shake it down to your roots ♪ ♪ did your mama teach you how to do that thing you do ♪ ♪ yeah, so much sweeter than wild ♪ ♪ i'll take a sip of that smile ♪ ♪ i bet the boys at home can't leave you alone ♪ ♪ you little homegrown honey ♪ honey, honey ♪ you're so money, money, money ♪

♪ you got a country road carolina soul ♪ ♪ baby, you're just so homegrown ♪ ♪ honey, honey ♪ you're so money, money, money ♪ ♪ you got a country road carolina soul ♪ ♪ baby, you're just so homegrown ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> darius rucker, thank you so much. we'll be right back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

planning our trip to burning man real quick. >> yeah. >> road trip to burning man. >> here's the thing. that means you already know about it. i had no idea what the burning manifest value was all about. really. so if you don't know like me it's in the middle of nowhere in nevada in black rock desert. you can help me here. they create this temporary city,

right? 60,000 people some years. furs, glitter, bars, restaurants, clubs, everybody has to bring something. you create this alternative society for a while. >> at the end the burning man. as much as we laugh it's the place to be. >> it's been around for years. i know people whose parents went and now they go. >> big name celebs are going in. a lot of people from san francisco are going on craigslist, for example. you can look and there are people who hire laborers to build tents, places to live. >> when are we going? >> labor day weekend. >> i'm not going. >> i don't know if i should. there is a lot of nudity, i hear. >> you're whispering. >> i'm going! i'm on! i'll be the "today" show correspondent live from burning man.

>> stilettos, that's all you need. >> and a little glitter. >> we'll talk about it on weekend today. >> thank you so much. >> come back any time. watch "unbreakable kimmy schmidt" on netflix. i'm.. opvo= wi tamohs r t n-s-b

good friday morning. it's 9:56. i'm sam brock. it is going to take months for the ntsb to reveal what caused a small plane to crash near the

san carlos airport yesterday. that plane crashed right near highway 101. it had taken off from the airport just before 5:30 and crashed right outside the runway. the pilot walked away from the wreckage, as bad as it looks, pretty much unscathed. let's get a check of your weather. good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it will still be very warm today across the bay after a sunny start. we'll start to see some high thin clouds moving in. and that will keep our temperatures down just a couple of degrees from yesterday. still pretty hot in spots like the south bay, up to 92 degrees. 85 degrees in the peninsula. east bay 81 degrees. tri-valley up to 95. san francisco expect a high of 77. and in the north bay look for a high of 93. let's get a look at that morning commute now with mike. all right. the bay bridge has a little backup still. the metering lights are on but of course friday means lighter and easier commute over here. the golden gate bridge starting to see more traffic although not a lot of slowing. more volume coming across. that will continue as we look at

your map in toward the afternoon and evenings typically happens on a friday. and we have an evening game for the giants at at&t. keep that in mind also heading to and from that bay bridge area. looking at the rest of your bay a smooth drive north 101 slow from the airport to palo alto both directions of the bay shore still show a good volume of traffic. back to you. and it's clear on the golden gate bridge, mike. you can actually see it. how about that? we'll be back in 25 minutes with another update.

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