good morning. the president's plea at a late night rally, telling the faithful to get to the polls to save him from impeachment. >> if it does happen, it's your fault because you didn't go out to vote. >> straight ahead, the president's new rallying cry, and what he's saying about the mystery official in his administration who thinks he's not fit for office. >> it may not be a republican, a conservative, a deep state person that's been there a long time. >> we're live at the white house. good-bye, burt. new tributes to burt reynolds pouring in overnight. co-stars and fans celebrating his life. l.a.'s famed chinese theater going dark. we'll look back at his legendary life, career, and loves.

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this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." thank you for being with us friday morning. we're all thinking about burt reynolds. he was just here six months ago. i think you must have had one of the last interviews with him. >> it was a real privilege to sit down with him. he was very open. he talked about of all the wonderful women in his life, he put his finger on the one woman he loved the most. we'll talk about his life and legacy coming up in a bit. >> and his loves. we'll look back with a lot of fondness. we have a lot to get to in the news. we'll start with the surprising new rallying cry from president trump as we head into the midterm elections and his new attack on the anonymous administration official working for him but against him on the inside. nbc national correspondent peter alexander is at the white house with all of it. peter, good morning. >> hey, savannah, good morning to you. over these last 24 hours, we've seen a remarkable parade of top

trump officials one by one saying it wasn't me. the white house still hunting for the anonymous administration official who wrote that scathing op-ed. the "new york times" writing senator rand paul recommended he forced members of the administration to take a lie detector tests, and "the times" says advisers here briefly discussed. another option asking senior officials to sign sworn affidavits with one outside adviser telling the paper the white house has a list of about 12 suspects. this morning president trump in big sky country taking another big swipe at the "new york times" for its anonymous op-ed. >> number one "the times" should never have done that. really what they've done is virtually treason. >> that from a fox interview, echoing what the president told crowds at a rally last night. >> op-ed published in the failing "new york times" by an

an anonymous, well an anonymous, gutless coward, you just look. he was -- nobody knows who the hell he is or she. they put he, but probably that's a little disguised. that means it's she. >> reporter: the president railing against the so-called deep state. >> unelected deep state operatives who defy the voters to push their own secret agendas are truly a threat to democracy itself. >> reporter: and warning if democrats win back congress, and he's impeached, his supporters will be to blame. >> if it does happen, it's your fault, because you didn't go out to vote. >> reporter: mr. trump questioning democrats' sanity. >> they are the ones, honestly, that have been driven crazy. >> reporter: while defending himself. >> and then i listen, is he competent? i think i'm pretty competent, right? don't you think so? >> reporter: the blistering "new york times"'s kay triggering a never before seen game of, not it, washington edition. a cascade of cabinet members publicly denying they are the

undercover author. the latest tally more than two dozen officials, including secretary of state mike pompeo. >> i'll answer your other question directly because someone i know will say gosh, he didn't answer the question directly. it's not mine. >> no from nikki haley. jim mattis saying it was not his op-ed. even the vice president speaking out. >> anyone who would write an anonymous editorial smearing this president should not be working for this president. administration. >> reporter: press secretary sarah sanders blasting what she called a wild obsession with the secret source tweeting "if you want to know who this gutness loser is call the opinion desk at the failing new york times." first lady melania trump taking a different tack defending freedom of speech and free pass while taking aim at the author. organizing "you're not protecting this country. you're sabotaging it with your cowardly actions."

>> as that saga goes on, midterm elections are on us. president obama hitting the campaign trail. peter, he has tried to not get into politics too much. i guess that's about to change. >> reporter: savannah you're exactly right. the former president hitting the road to focus his party's energies on the midterm election. since leaving the white house, mr. obama has taken great pains to stay out of the political fray. later today he'll deliver a speech in down state illinois, not far from where he actually launched his own white house bid a decade ago. multiple sources close to the president tell me he's going to urge americans to embrace activism over apathy. they say he will reject what they call the rising strain of authoritarian politics, and policies and the words of one source, no one will come away thinking that he held back his punches. >> peter alexander at the white house, thank you. hollywood and fans everywhere are paying tribute to burt reynolds. the 82-year-old icon passed away

on thursday leaving behind a remarkable legacy. nbc's natalie morales is in los angeles with more. natalie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. as you know, burt reynolds was a one-of-a-kind with charm and that mischievous grin. he never failed to make the ladies swoon. in his 2015 memoir he wrote he always wanted to experience everything and go down swinging, adding nobody had more fun than i did. a legendary leading man who charmed fans on screens, big and small, a sex symbol with a certain swagger. >> don't tell me your name. let me guess. >> reporter: now gone. burt reynolds passing away thursday at the age of 82 after going into cardiac arrest in florida at his home. >> he's experiencing difficulty breathing and chest pains. >> the 911 calls released overnight. reynolds niece calling his death

totally unexpected, despite reynolds having health issues. flowers and flight dimming. former co-stars celebrating the charismatic actor. >> sorry, i don't want to get married. >> terrific. that makes two of to get married. >> terrific. that makes two of us. >> sally field, the former flame who reynolds later called the love of his life saying, my years with burt never leave my mind. he'll be in my history and life as long as i live. rest, buddy. dolly parton, we will always remember his funny laugh, mischievous sparkle in his eyes and humor. i will always love you. mark wahlberg calling reynolds a legend and a friend. born in michigan, later raised in florida, burt reynolds first got a taste of fame on the college football field, an

injury later leading him to acting. his breakthrough role came in 1972's "deliverance." >> sometimes you have to lose your self before you can find anything. >> reynolds going on to star in the longest yard and smoky and the bandit, holding the title of highest grossing movie star from 1978 to '82. >> to me the best acting, the very best acting, is the kind of acting that looks easy. >> boogie nights introducing him to a new generation in 1997, earning him a gomden globe and oscar nomination. won over fans and a list of high-profile women leading a life both on screen and off that cemented his place as a hollywood legend. >> natalie, i know we're wondering about his family and how they are feeling. have you talked to any of them or heard from him? >> we are hearing from ex-wife lonnie anderson and quenton.

they are speaking out saying they have been so touched by tremendous outpouring of love and support. as for reynolds career it was still going strong with two movies coming out this year. he was cast in quentin tarantino's "once upon a time in hollywood." he was prepared to begin shooting in just a few weeks sadly, guys. >> he'll be missed. >> natalie, thanks. meantime two more flights speaker the u.s. had to be quarantined thursday. this time happened in philadelphia after passengers showed flu-like symptoms. they are calling this sick plane syndrome and it has health officials on edge. ron mott with the very latest. ron, good morning. >> hey, savannah, good morning to you. as we all know cold and flu season is on the way but if you have been on an airplane recently, and especially overseas, and you've come back home, that flu bug might have come back home with you. this morning health officials and air travelers on heightened alert. for a second day passengers

reporting flu-like symptoms showing up in the u.s. from overseas. in texas southwest airlines said passengers on four of its flights may have been exposed to the highly contagious measles virus. >> any time you have people in a closed environment like that, where there's enormous amounts of people, these viruses can spread easily. >> latest scare, a dozen travelers sick after they landed in philadelphia on two american airlines flight, one from paris, the other from munich. officials say all the sick passengers had been in saudi arabia attending muslim pilgrim known as the hajj in mecca. both detained, doctors evaluating p on board. the 12 passengers with symptoms were quarantined briefly. health officials let them do after determining it was safe. wednesday an emracetrack flight from dubai that stopped in mecca touched town at new york's jfk reporting 19 passengers and crew felt ill. >> i felt like a flying infirmary. it was just like a symphony of coughing.

>> ten passengers and crew were taken to the hospital. doctors say they all tested positive for flu and other common viruses. among the 549 aboard rapper and tv star vanilla ice. >> crazy, must be serious. >> in texas, another frightening scenario. nbc 5 investigates in dallas a passenger diagnosed with measles after taking four flights last month. >> the best advice to keep your self healthy while traveling make sure you have all your vaccinations including flu vaccine before you get on the flight. >> it almost goes without saying as mentioning, health officials say anyone over six months should get a flu vaccination. it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when we might see an outbreak. savannah, back to you. >> break out the purell. ron, thank you very much. >> craig joins us now. another big story. >> a shocking moment caught on camera leading presidential

candidate in brazil stabbed during a campaign rally. it happened thursday. the far right candidate was being carried through a crowd. you can see him on the shoulder of supporters when suddenly a man with a knife stabs him in the abdomen. the assailant was caught, arrested, he was rushed to the hospital and is listed in stable condition. recent polls shows he's a clear favorite to win in the upcoming election. >> incredible. we have a recall involving the most popular vehicle in america, recalling f-150 pickup trucks to address fire concerns with seat belts. 2013 through 2018 regular cab and super cab vehicles. devices that automatically tighten passenger seat belts can generate excessive sparks when they deploy. dealers will prepare the vehicles for free. nfl kicked off in philadelphia last night. once again the spotlight was on player protest in the wake of

that new controversial nike ad featuring colin kaepernick. new season, no visible protests. as boyz ii men belted out, no sign of kneeling. this as former quarterback colin kaepernick, the first to take a knee, protesting police brutality and racial inequality is front and center once again with this new nike ad which premiered during the game. >> believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. >> donald trump jr. wasting no time spoofing the ad campaign on twitter replacing kaepernick with his father writing, there, fixed it for you. the controversial player turned pitchman was spotted at nike headquarters during the game for the ad's highly anticipated debut. >> thank you for believing in me as well as nike and being able to do this. >> some fans praising nike and kaepernick who hasn't played

since the 2016 season. >> he's being blackballed by the nfl. it's a shame. the president of the united states is turning this into something it doesn't even have to be. >> others not so much. >> why do it, disrespecting people, when he could have done it in a better fashion. >> threatening boycotts and some customers burning their shoes, nike now doubling down, raising kaepernick's face sky high in new york and san francisco eliciting strong reactions on the fooled and off. >> as for the game itself kickoff delayed 45 minutes because of severe weather and eagles went on to win. kind of a sloppy game. >> i have heard that. >> first game of the season. >> don't you love we're talking about football and not all other you have is it. sometimes it's noah ice to talk about the game. >> serena williams back to the finals for the ninth time in her

career. she beat anastasia in straight sets last night, a match that lasted just over an hour. she made quick work of it. now she's just one win away from her seventh u.s. open title, her 24th grand slam singles title. that would equal margaret court for the most titles in history. on saturday she will face naomi osaka, a breakout star. >> another fan favorite. we're going to get a check of the weather. we have dylan in for al. good morning, dylan. >> good morning, guys. we have rain falling through the middle of the country. this is going to be the story for the next several days. remnants of gordon pumping in moisture and a stalled front. 27 million people at risk for flash flooding. when you get some heavier downpours and factor in that through sunday we could see as much as 5 to 7 even up to 10" of rain. that could lead to some flooding back through the midwest and ohio river valley. we're also tracking the tropics. this is tropical storm florence. at one point it was a category 4 hurricane. it's weakened a lot because of

conditions it's running into. but as it continues to move westward with water temperatures at 85 to 90 degrees, it will restrengthen, although the track and intensity are still very uncertain right now. so we'll have to watch it as we get to the middle of the week. if we look at the extended version, the ensemble models, a lot of the european models take the storm into the southeastern united states. the american models tend to take it a little bit farther to the north. this is so far out in the future, we're looking at the end of next week but it is certainly worth watching as we go through the weekend to see what exactly happens as the storm

>> and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you, dylan. coming up bad samaritans, the couple that made headlines for raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for homeless veteran now under fire for possibly spending it. plus miss america slammed pageant officials claiming they bullied and silenced her. this morning she's speaking out

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>> terrific. that makes two of us. will you in zip me? >> sure. >> does this thing move? >> oh, yeah. >> back now 7:30 with burt reynolds in his iconic role as "smokey and the bandit." of course he co-starred with a woman, right there sally field, who he said not too long ago she was the love of his life. >> it was fascinating to hear that. he had many loves but sally was the one has held his heart apparently. >> she was the one. >> we'll look back at burt's life and all the interviews he

did right here. a lot more to look back fondly. >> we'll start with a check of today's headlines. president trump trying to drum up support at a late night rally, telling a billings, montana crowd to show up at the polls this november. trump warned if democrats win congress and he's impeached, his supporters will be to blame. >> if it does happen, it's your fault because you didn't go out to vote. >> mvp whieanwhile the hunt is the administration official that wrote t"the new york times" op-ed. >> new developments in the ongoing sexual abuse scandal rocking the catholic church. they i should civil subpoenas to all eight roman catholic diocese in new york. it's part of a civil investigation into whether institutions covered up allegations of sexual abuse of children. that announcement comes three weeks after a grand jury in pennsylvania found rampant sexual abuse of more than 1,000 children over decades by about

300 priests. >> the wildfire burning out of control in northern california is still gaining momentum this morning. the delta fire has now scorched more than 22,000 acres. at least five structures have been destroyed. interstate 5 remains closed in both directions north of redding. more than 1200 firefighters are working to put those flames out. >> now to the criminal investigation facing the couple who helped raise more than $400,000 for a homeless veteran. they are now being accused of stealing from that fundraiser. nbc's kristen dahlgren here with the latest oppose that. good morning. >> good morning. a lot of people talking about this one. police executed a search warrant at the new jersey home of kaitlyn mcclure and the boyfriend. the latest twist on the story that began a viral feel good story and now is anything but. >> will you talk to us. >> authorities in new jersey are weighing whether or not a couple's act of kindness towards a homeless veteran devolved into a crime.

police hauling away appear bmw and searching the home thursday in connection with a criminal investigation. at this time no charges have been filed. nbc news reached out to the couple's attorney who said they have no comment. the case centers around $400,000 the couple raised on gofundme for johnny bobbitt jr. who game mcclure $20 when she ran out of gas last fall. more than 4,000 people paid it forward and donated. now bobbitt said the couple didn't pay it forward, they paid themselves. bobbitt is suing the couple. a judge ordered them to return the money. in court this week bobbitt's attorney said his client has only received about $75,000, and that he was told there is nothing left. >> i'm not sure that i accept that it's all gone. >> the couple did not attend the hearing, but they say they have given bobbitt about $200,000. last week they told megyn kelly they only spent $500 of the

money with bobbitt's consent at a casino. they claim they paid him back. >> but other than that $500, have you spent $1 of that $400,000 on your selves. >> no. >> nothing. >> no. >> you're representing that right here and right now. there's never going to be any proof that you did. >> no. >> the couple also admitting they feared giving bobbitt all the money they raised. >> we saw the pattern developing. >> that suggested what to you? >> that he was going to do something foolish and end up right back where he was. >> what specifically? >> the drug use. >> overnight gofundme telling "today" in a statement, johnny will be made whole and we're committing that he'll receive the balance of the unspent funds raised on his behalf. gofundme's goal has always been to ensure johnny gets support he deserves. >> what's next legally for the couple? >> right. there's a civil suit going on. they have depositions scheduled on monday morning. it's still not clear what happened to the rest of the money. bobbitt's lawyer tells us his client is very appreciative to

gofundme and the 14,000 donors. one other twist to this, a rehab program has offered him a 30-day stay. his lawyer says he's going to take them up on that. >> let's get over to dylan for a check of the weekend weather. >> good morning. it is going to be a wet weekend for folks in the middle of the country. starting off today, we have a chance of flooding from st. louis down to little rock because of the heavy rain moving in. it's stalled along the front. we've got moisture from the remnants of gordon continuing to produce heavy downpours. as we go into saturday, that risk extends into south central illinois and central independent where we could see some of that flash flooding with up to perhaps 6" or more of rain. this will continue to move eastward as we go through the weekend. it's right along this frontal system where we will see the heaviest rounds of rain. as we go into sunday, it moves into eastern ohio and western pennsylvania. this will continue to move into the northeast as we get into monday and tuesday. we're keeping an eye on the tropics. earlier we talked about tropical

storm florence. also want to point out these two areas of note. these have a 90% chance of developing into a tropical system. this is normal. this is when we get our most activity weather for the hurricane season. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you so much. coming up, we all remember this story. the teenager who shoved her friend off a 60-foot tall bridge will face a judge today.

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we are back with in-depth today. in just two days the reigning miss america cara mund will pass the crown to a new winner. >> her year as miss america she says has been a trying one. in a headline making open letter to the organization, she detailed her experiences and claimed she had been mistreated by the pageant's current leadership. we'll talk to cara live. first the claims that have sparked a firestorm. twa us a bombshell of a letter. five pages chronicling a year in

which dara misunderstand claimed shefs simmenced, bullied and diminished. our chair and ceo have systematically silenced me, reduced me and essentially erased me in my role to miss america. the letter written to miss america winners goes on to say rhetoric about women and openness and transparency is great. however, the reality is quite different. mund claims she was blamed for the loss of pageant sponsor ships and was denied tunlts to spe -- opportunities to speak and appear as miss america. a former miss america herself, she tweeted, i was surprised by the letter from miss mund. also wrote, i always want to be clear that i have never bullied or silenced you. the miss america organization posted this response that says in part, the miss america organization supports cara, her letter contains mischaracterizations and many umbrella founded accusations.

we are reaching out privately to address concerns. mund found support from nearly two dozen former miss america, two who appeared on megyn kelly. >> should gretchen and regina resign. >> absolutely yes. >> and the board. >> the reigning miss america cara mund with us exclusively from atlantic city. cara good morning. >> good morning, thank you for having me. >> cara, we should point out, you do not have official permission to be speaking with us this morning. are you kind of going rogue this morni morning? >> you know, i'm not sure how to define it. i've been told there are no set limitations anymore, no restrictions. i'm not sure but i'm going out on a limb to make sure whoever the next woman is who takes my job, she knows what she's getting into, feels supported and we make it the best year possible for her. >> we went into some of the allegations in your letter. we can get into that in a minute.

first of all, what hassen about the reaction in the last few weeks. you saw miss america organization said you miss characterized, unfounded accusations. what's the fallout been for you? >> when that letter went public that i had to my sisters, i was nervous and i was scared. for the organization to then come out and say it wasn't true and it needs to be handled privately while then going publicly with it on twitter and all social media, it was tough. but coming to the competition, i felt the love and support across the nation. that's really what's important to me, to make sure miss america lives on. we're almost at 100 years, so 100 years more. it's really from the grassroots, our local directors, our state directors, our fans. it's all about them, to make sure we continue to provide amazing opportunities for women across america. >> cara, in a quick nut shell to describe what you're upset about, how would you put your finger on it. >> there's a lot of challenges

this year. any year is challenging. there are challenges none of my sisters had had, things we wanted to make sure were changed when the new leadership came in. it was frustrating and concerning. as a 24-year-old woman, i do understand, yes, this is a job. yes, i had bosses to respond to. but at the same time there's a set expectation in the workplace of how to be treated. and you know, it's this weird navigating at 24 years old what's appropriate and what's not. to be able to use my voice and to finally be able to go out and say, this is what's been going on and i want to make it better for the next girl. >> can i ask you, in your letter you said it was clear to you from the beginning there will only be one miss america at a time, and she isn't me. so who are you saying was the miss america in your organization? >> you know, there was a few different ones and for opportunities that should have been saved for miss america, for her to go out and promote what her cause is, to be able to use her voice. i'm a product of this

organization. it took me four years to win the state title to become miss america, and you have this dream of what the year is going to be. unfortunately it just didn't necessarily happen the way that i had hoped. >> but cara, you said in this letter, and it's a lengthy one, you called out gretchen carlson and said you were given a set of mandatory talking points that you had to repeat in every interview. do you remember what they were? >> i do. i do very clearly. there was three points. i actually had sent in a few talking point of things i wanted to say as miss america, none of them were included in those three points. >> what were they? what were the three points? >> the first one was that miss america is relevant. the second one was that gretchen carlson kind of started and ignited the #metoo movement. the third one is this is about well educated women, gretchen went to stanford, i wept to brown. across the nation i wanted to talk about my impact in the make a wish, children's network hospitals. i wanted to talk about getting

higher education. coming as a brown university graduate. there was all these perspectives i wanted to do and use my voice. unfortunately i was given those set talking points. it's all right because we're going to make sure for this next girl she's able to go out and talk about whatever it is she's passionate about. >> cara, do you think gretchen carlson should be in charge of the miss america pageant? >> you know, what's interesting is that prior to my letter even going out, there was 22 states who had a petition asking for a leadership change. and so my letter never ignited any of this. this was done by the states. as miss america, i serve as representation of them. i wouldn't be a local contestant, i wouldn't be a state contestant, i wouldn't be miss america if it wasn't for the hundreds of thousands of volunteers across america. >> but cara, to hoda's question, what do you think? you're spunky, you can speak your mind. what do you think? >> i do think with the lack of confidence there does need to be a leadership change, and i think it comes from more than one

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life and legacy. >> state right here. grammy winner alessia cara kicking off your weekend early with a concert live friday, september 7th, 2018. >> from london. >> for alessia. >> 50th anniversary. >> from chicago. >> maryland. >> to the plaza. >> here with my daughter makenzie. >> with my sister. >> my mom. >> my friend. >> to see alessia cara. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." how does this sound for friday. >> sounds good. >> fri-yay. >> we're going to kick it off in

style, alessia cara. >> so young but so impressive. >> that's an impressive crowd given school started. >> mom, can i just take the day off. we've only been in school two days. a lot of moms said yeah. get to the news, president using the op-ed in the "times" to rally his reporters and push back against possible impeachment. peter alexander joins us with the headlines. peter, good morning. >> president trump lashing out against democrats, mocking them as fools. it comes as the white house is dealing from that warning from within hunting for the anonymous administration official who wrote this week's scathing this morning president trump in big sky country taking another big swipe at the "new york times" for its anonymous op-ed. >> number one, the "time"s should never have done that.

it's virtually treason. >> that from a fox interview, echoing what he told crowds last night. >> op-ed published in the failing "new york times" by an anonymous -- an anonymous, gutless coward. you just look. he was -- nobody knows who the hell he was, could be she, they put he but probably a disguise, could be she. >> the president railing against the so-called deep state. >> unelected deep state operatives who defy the voters to push their own secret agendas are truly a threat to democracy itself. >> and warning if democrats win back congress and he's impeached, his supporters will be to blame. >> if it does happen, it's your fault, because you didn't go out to vote. >> mr. trump questioning democrats. >> they are the ones, honestly, that have been driven crazy. >> while defending himself. >> and then i listen, is he competent. i think i'm pretty competent,

right? don't you think so? >> the blistering "new york times" essay triggering a never before seen game of not it, washington edition. a cascade of cabinet members denying they are the author, latest tally two dozen officials. including mike pompeo. >> i'll answer the question directly. i know some will say, gosh, he didn't answer the question. it's not mine. >> steve mnuchin calling it laughable. no from nikki haley. jim mattis saying it was not his op-ed. even the vice president speaking out. >> anyone who would write an anonymous editorial smearing this president should not be working for this president. >> press secretary sarah sanders blasting what she calls a wild obsession with the secret source tweeting if you want to know who the gutless loser is, call the opinion desk at the failing "new york times." we're also hearing from first

lady melania trump, taking a different tack, defending freedom of speech and free pass while taking aim at the author. you are not protecting this country, you are sabotaging it meter, thank you. a senate panel will hear from witnesses today on the confirmation of brett kavanaugh. they released e-mails related to kavanaugh. those documents highlighted his views on abortion rights, racial issues and presidential power. kavanaugh says the courts have power to keep the white house in check. he says his only loyalty is to the constitution. the teenager who was caught on camera pushing her friend from a bridge in washington state goes before a judge today. she could get up to a year in jail.

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told them better than burt. actor and idol burt reynolds died thursday at the age of 82. reynolds grew up a star football player before an injury sent him into his back-up career choice of acting. he got his first big break on gun splok in 1962. imthe '70s he was embodiment of swagger and sex appeal with hit after hit on the big screen. as a cigar chomping survivalist in "deliverance." >> you don't beat it. you don't beat this river. >> paul in wrecking crew, imprisoned quarterback who led the mean machine to victory in "the longest yard." a chuckling, charming outlaw in "smokey and the bandit." >> you've got a great profile. >> yeah, i do, don't i? especially from the side. >> his legacy spans over 100 films. >> all those pictures, navajo

joe, they paid off. >> he's also famous for the roles he turned down like the lead in "pretty woman," diehard, terms of endearment, one flew over the cuckoo's nest and iconic roles of han solo and james bond. >> is it true you were offered the part of james bond. >> it's true. i hate to say that because it lowers my iq by 50 points. >> why did you turn down the part? >> i thought -- this was the logic. i thought no american could possibly play james bond. >> he also turned down what became one of his most acclaimed roles seven times. >> you come into my house, my party and tell me about the future. the future is tape, videotape, and not film? >> that of pornography film kingpin jack horner in "boogie nights," which earned him his only oscar nomination. >> new make a good one, there's practically no end to how much money you can make. >> have you seen jack's house?

>> no. >> you will. >> that's great psychology. why don't you just say something bad about my mother. >> a six-decade career built on incredible comedic timing which he displayed with me in march. >> i walked in here. here you are sitting here and i'm looking at this backdrop of everything burt. when you look back at these images. >> these are all in my bedroom, too. >> right. >> i don't have any pictures of anybody else but me, because it makes me happy. >> and he opened up about his high-profile romances including diana shore, farrah fawcett, lonnie anderson, and the woman he told me was the you have had of his life. >> i would say sally. i wanted her really bad for smokey. they said, she's not sexy. you don't get it, talent is sexy. >> sally field released a statement saying in part, my years with burt never leave my

mind. he will be in my history and my heart for as long as i live. rest, buddy. >> that self-aware sexuality was reynolds specialty posing nude for an iconic spread in cosmopolitan. laughing at his own ego in one of the tonight show's classic moment. >> your first love, perhaps your only love, your idol. >> as you look back, do you have any regrets? >> of course. of course. i'm not going to mention her. >> a great sense of humor. hard to believe just looking at that area that he was sitting right over there just in march. by the way, when he talked about sally field, he didn't just immediately give that up. it was hard for him to say it out loud but he did. >> i know . . . studio. i feel so lucky we got to see him. he was very human. >> he was. he talked about his dad who was a sheriff.

i said was your dad proud of you? . . be an actor. he wanted something he could talk to his guys on the force about, not that. but he was just a regular guy. a great guy. >> could have been 007, . . . . . . . . . . be a legend with all those other legendary roles. >> miss dylan, let's get a check of the forecast. >> a chance of rain through the middle of the country, quite a bit of rain, flood watches in effect. cooler in the northeast, temperatures in the 70 and it i west. that's a look at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your window. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. yes, hot and dry today with our highs for some of our valleys reaching up to 94 degrees. and still some heat tomorrow. we're going to be a little better on sunday with 88.

and the cooling trend continues. the shift in the wind, as our temperatures come down to 79 degrees. that's wednesday and thursday. and for san francisco, more sunshine today, but more clouds and cooler temperatures for early next week. today alone nearly 5,000 people in the united states will be diagnosed with cancer but nearly 16 million americans who call themselves survivors are living proof that research is making a difference. the organization stand up to cancer has worked tirelessly for 10 years and counting to generate funding. katie couric you may have heard is is one of its founders. >> good morning, savannah. it's great to be here. thanks so much. >> it's the tenth year for sand up to cancer. i've known you a while now. sometimes i think about it, katie, i think my goodness, at the height of your career your lost your husband to cancer and your sister. you run around doing everything and you have this bright smile

on your face but you have never forgotten that and you're always working so hard for them. >> like so many people, savannah, i think cancer has affected me in a deeply personal way. i lost my husband jay, as you probably remember. you were a young whipper snapper reporter at the time when he was just 42 years old in 1998 from colon cancer. a couple years later my older sister emily, sort of the shining star of our family died of pancreatic cancer. i just realized i have to do something about this. i have this incredible platform, "today" show. you probably remember my on air colonoscopy. then ten years ago i got together with eight remarkable women, people like sherry lansing, of course, is a superstar in hollywood and laura, an incredible producer who lost her battle with breast cancer. we said, you know, this is unacceptable. we have to come up with better treatments. we have to fund these incredible scientists who are working tirelessly to come up with

better treatments. that's how stand up to cancer was born 10 years ago. i'm really proud. >> when strong women get together. >> women get things done, sister. >> they do. you know what, you've raised half a billion dollars over 10 years. >> yeah. >> do i have my facts right? >> half a billion with a b, which is so exciting. what i'm really proud of, too, savannah, we've kind of changed the paradigm of how cancer research is done. we have 24 dream teams. we have scientists. we require collaboration instead of competition. we have scientists from institutions teaming up. >> they should be sharing information. >> their knowledge and expertise and tissue samples. they are k for using on all these different types of cancer, pancreatic, colon, skin cancer, breast cancer, epi genetics, a new approach to cancer treatment. immunotherapy, holding so much promise and so effective. we're turbo charging cancer research in a very new and fresh

way. >> i mean, ao word of encouragement. it's been 10 years. there's been so many strides in terms of research. you mentioned immunotherapy, the things happening in cancer research will make your jaw drop. changing things. >> of course we can't take our foot off the gas pedal. i can't tell you how many people reach out to me. it's heartbreaking in very dire situations. i wish so much i could help them. having said that, our scientists have ibt counter-ed -- contribd to five fda treatments. it's exciting seeing our work bear fruit and really helping people. on our telecast, cancer is such a hard topic. it's really going to be a celebration of survivorship. >> you segued me right to -- >> i'm helping you. >> you really are, get to the telecast. >> no, i'm not saying. a natural segue.

>> it's tonight. you do this great job. it's going to be on every channel. just watch it, it's on every channel. >> i have to say a big shoutout and thank you to nbc. it was one of the first broadcast networks to commit to this. this is our sixth telecast. now it's on 70 broadcast cable and streaming networks and we're doing an hour predigital show on youtube, twitter, and facebook. so you cannot avoid this telecast if you're anywhere near a screen or a phone. >> bradley cooper is your ambassador. >> bradley cooper is involved. he lost his dad to lung cancer. when people say how do you get so many celebrities involved, what do they say in "us weekly," they are just like us, when you consider one in three americans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes, celebrities are no different. it's so heartening to see everyone join forces for a common cause. you know, i can't thank you enough for letting me talk about it here. look, so swanky, always so fun for me to be back here at the "today" show.

>> we cleaned the place up since you left, although i found your old hairbrush. >> i'm sure you found worse. >> we won't talk about that. stand up to cancer live fundraising special tonight right here on nbc and everywhere. hoda. >> what a fun conversation. now to the oscars, pumping the brakes on a big change. carson has the details from that from the orange room. >> the academy of motion picture and sciences announced they would be adding a new category, the award for achievement in popular film. now a statement released on thursday. the academy is backpedaling saying they will no longer include the award at 2019 oscars. here is what the ceo of the academy said. there's been a wide range of reactions to the introduction of a new award and we recognize the need for further discussion with our members. now, that wide range reaction came from stars and fans alike claiming that the category was everything from a ratings ploy to the equivalent of participation award for big

blockbuster movies. social media weighing in on and agreeing with the decision to delay. willie writes, it's the right thing to do. an insult to best picture. felipe, blockbusters earn money. don't add to please more people. adding a popular film category is an obvious ratings grab and excuse not to reward them in the important categories. it is important to note the academy didn't completely shut down theedey of adding popular film category entirely although we won't see it on the ceremony february 24th, we still could see it in future award shows. >> credit for changing your mind, hearing the people and saying, okay, we'll think about it a little more. >> probably a good idea, too. >> they should probably not make the show four hours long. that would be nice. >> "pop start"? >> the movie we cannot stop talking about, that is "a star is born" starring bradley cooper lady gaga, one of the most anticipated of the year.

"entertainment weekly" has an exclusive clip. it shows cooper gaga's character meeting for the first time. >> almost every single person i've come in contact with in the music industry has told me my nose is too big and i won't make it. >> are you showing me my nose now. >> yeah. >> i'll be looking at it all night. i'm telling you the truth. can i touch your nose? >> my gosh. >> let me touch it for a second. >> a little chemistry going on there. >> hot. >> "a star is born." >> this is morning television. >> we're going to cut the clip off right there. up next, talked about her yesterday, cher, the icon, sharing a story this time with ellen degeneres about the time she and her pal meryl streep saved a will wo's life in new york city. story goes they were out looking for ice cream when they saw a woman screaming and a man

shaking her. here is what happened next? >> meryl starts screaming and takes off. i start screaming and take off, too, thinking i'm going to get killed. we're running and running. the guy turns around and sees us. he starts running towards us. i thought, we're really going to get killed. we both split off in the opposite directions and we got to the girl. and he kind of had ripped her clothes but she kept her purse. that's what she wanted. then she looks at us and she screams and she said, oh, my god, i'm a singing waitress and no one is going to believe i got mugged and saved by meryl streep. >> pretty crazy story there. they were nearby. full interview with ellen. be sure to check your local listings and tune in today. finally paul mccartney the beatles singer appeared on "the tonight show." they had a brilliant idea of surprising unsuspecting tourists. here are some of their reactions.

>> hi, guys, wanted to a magic trick? paul mccartney. >> thank you, thank you. >> hi, guys, how are you doing? when does it come out? i'll take the next one. when does it come out? >> it's coming out on friday. >> that's a good one there. >> playing ping-pong. >> they were happy to see jimmy. cool, jimmy fallon. oh, my gosh, there's paul mccartney. and the door shuts right as they are about to lean out. >> it's great. >> no door button open in those elevators. >> where is dylan? >> i'm the place you guys need to get out to. alessia cara she's here, ready to do her thing live on the

plaza. we'll get to her concert right after your local news and weather. i )m ... the santa clara valley transportation authority has good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. santa clara valley transportation authority has a noupsed eed announced a delay oe bart extension project in san jose. it's estimated the extension could be pack pushed back to late next year or even later. the delay is due to the problems with some of the installed network equipment. in the meantime, bta is trying to replace the parts and still waiting for some to be delivered. and the commute, it's been a tough time. >> we could have used that bart line. it's delayed until the end of next year at least. looking through the south bay. that's where we have the focus and continued problems. yet another crash. i think it's the third or fourth of the morning, north 101 old

middlefield involving a motorcycle. no major injuries. but two lanes are blocked. jammed to the airport for 101. 237, jammed for the merge. they both depend on that cridri through mountain view. a tough drive. 285 seeing more traffic. get over to 85, join up again with 101 and you still have to deal with that crash. that's a tough stop there. the rest of the bay does move smoothly. the approach to the bay bridge is moving nicely. no problem, the walnut creek interchange. the east shore freeway has been pleasant. the backup, at the bay bridge. back to you. >> all right, thanks mike. we'll have more local news in 30 minutes.

8:30 on friday morning september 7th, 2018. kicking off the weekend in a big way. >> we've got alessia cara, she's brought her soulful voice to our city. >> good morning. i think we've got to beat the rain alessia. you've got to sing fast.

>> hold back those clouds for just a moment. alessia getting ready. dylan is with some of her biggest fans. >> when you say biggest, i mean biggest. these four girls here, how did you meet? >> we met on twitter through a group chat, alessia together. >> all friends and alessia brought you together. are there tattoos here? >> i have a song wave called "my song." >> 2016 and put a heart. >> she's standing right there. alessia, come on down. can you come down and say hello to some of your biggest fans? >> how sweet is that. >> pretty cool. >> my goodness. >> she says she smells like a cookie. fantastic. we're going to bring her back on stage because she actually has to perform for you guys.

for everyone on the plaza. >> thank you, thank you. >> that is so awesome. >> dreams come true. >> you're making friends, fans, the whole thing. >> before we get to the performance, how about a final check of the forecast. >> it shouldn't rain. the rain is actually not anywhere near new york right now even though it looks like it's going to downpour. as we go into the weekend, we are going to see nice weather continue across northeast. temperatures in the '70s. flash flooding is possible back through parts of indiana and illinois. that's an area we need to focus on. on sunday some heavier rain will try to move to the interior northeast, nice in new england. temperatures only in the 60s. out west it is hot.

an it's starting to feel like fall. you know what that means? sunday night, football night in america. packers are hosting bears at lambeau field in green bay and it looks nice. 63, mostly clear. not quite football weather but doesn't matter because sunday night is "football night in america" 7:00 p.m. right here on nbc. >> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> all right. the raiders, i've got to watch that tonight. now ready to go on the stage, before she performs, take a look

at why she's one of music's most popular young stars. ♪ sorry if i seem uninterested >> at just 19 alessia cara made a name for herself with her breakthrough single "here." ♪ you're beautiful >> the singer songwriter performs with a purpose, her music delivering a positive message for young audience on topics like self-acceptance. her 2015 debut album "know it all" landed on billboard charts top ten and earned her a grammy for best artist. >> i'm shaking. i've been like pretend winning grammys since i was a kid. >> to date she has six platinum hits under her belt and 7 billion streams making her last year's most stream new female artist. now an album on the way and a

single hitting airwaves alessia cara about to bring her soulful sound to our citi stage. here she is, ladies and gentlemen, alessia cara. ♪ she just wants to be beautiful she goes. >> she knows. >> no limits she pays attention she prays to be sculpted by the sculptor ♪ ♪ she don't see the light that's shining ♪ ♪ deeper than the eyes can find it maybe we made her blind so she tries to cover up her pain ♪ ♪ her woes away cover girls don't cry acht their -- after their face is made ♪ ♪ you should know you're beautiful just the way you are

you don't have to change a thing no scars beautiful ♪ ♪ you don't have to change a thing no scars. >> you're beautiful ♪ ♪ she dreams to be south africa cover girl eat nothing she says beauty is pain there's beauty in everything what's a little bit of hunger i can go a little while longer ♪ ♪ she fades away she don't see her perfect she don't understand she's worth it ♪ ♪ or that beauty goes deeper than the surface

♪ to everyone hurting let me be your mirror help you see a little bit clearer the light that shines within ♪ ♪ there's a hope that's waiting for you in the dark ♪ ♪ you should know you're beautiful just the way you are ♪ ♪ and you don't have to change a thing the world could change its heart no scars to your beautiful we're stars and we're beautiful ♪ ♪ you don't have to change a thing the world could change its heart no scars to your beautiful we're stars and we're beautiful ♪ repeat after me! ♪ ♪ no better you than the you that you are no better life than the life

we're living no better time for your shine you're a star ♪ ♪ oh, you're beautiful ♪ oh you're beautiful ♪ there's a hope that's waiting for you in the dark ♪ ♪ you should know you're beautiful just the way you are ♪ ♪ and you don't have to change a thing the world could change its heart no scars to your beautiful we're stars and we're beautiful ♪ ♪ whoa oh ♪ you don't have to change a thing the world could change its heart no scars to your beautiful we're stars and we're beautiful ♪ >> that is alessia cara. we're going to chat with her, get more music straight ahead. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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welcome back to citi concert stage. it's friday morning and we're getting a treat. grammy winner alessia cara has been hard at work on her highly anticipated second album. >> she's giving fans what to expect with her new single called "growing pains." >> hi. >> you wrote all this yourself. >> especially this album. i wrote it myself. >> take us through the process. do the songs come to you from nowhere. >> i just write from experience. i know that's a common thing. that's the only way i can express myself properly so that's how i do it. >> you've got the new album coming out. what's it like when it's about to burst on the scene? is it nerves, excitement, all the above? >> all the above.

it's exciting, too. i haven't had a new album in so long. >> can i ask you about the outfit her, the ensemble. >> i wanted to look like you. no, it's like an artistic way of symbolizing growing up. sometimes you feel like you're drowning and not ready for the roles life throws at you. this was my way of symbolizing it in an artistic way. >> nice homage with the orange. >> i wore it for the show. >> i interviewed you when you first started. you were like 19, three years later now. what's the one takeaway from the fans. the last three years, what's it been like for you. >> it's unreal. even the fact people god up so early. it's unbelievable. i really can't believe it. thank you so much for caring about me. it means the world. thank you for caring about me. >> that's so sweet. what are you going to sing for us?

>> two songs. growing pains and one thereafter. >> let's take it away. >> you're on your own kid. >> you are. ♪ make my way through the motions i try to ignore it but home's looking farther the closer i get ♪ ♪ don't know why i can't see the end is it over yet? ♪ a short leash and short fuse don't match ♪ ♪ they tell me it ain't that bad ♪ ♪ now don't you overreact so i just hold my breath ♪ ♪ don't know why i can't see the sun when young should be fun ♪ ♪ and i guess the bad can get

better ♪ ♪ got parks be wrong before it's right ♪ ♪ every happy phrase engraved in my mind ♪ ♪ i've always been a go getter ♪ there's truth in every word i write but still the growing pains, growing pains they are keeping me up at night ♪ ♪ hey yeah yeah ♪ i can't hide because growing pains are keeping me up at night i can't hide will because growing pains are keeping me up at night ♪ ♪ try to mend what's left of my content incomprehension ♪ ♪ as i take on the stress of the mess that i've made don't know if i've even care for grown if it's just alone, yeah ♪ ♪ and i guess the bad can get

better gotta be wrong before it's right ♪ ♪ every happy phrase engraved in my mind ♪ ♪ i've always been a go getter there's truth in every word i write ♪ ♪ but still the growing pains, growing pains they are keeping me up at night ♪ ♪ hey yeah yeah yeah ♪ i can't hide because growing pains are keeping me up at night i can't hide growing pains are keeping me up at night ♪ ♪ starting to look like miss know it all can't take her own advice can't find pieces of peace of mind i cry more than i'd like to admit but i can't lie to myself, to anyone ♪ ♪ because phonying it in isn't any fun can't run back to my youth the way i want to

the days my brother was quicker to fool am radio not much to do used monsters as an excuse to lie awake now monsters are the ones that i have to face no ban aids for the growing pains ♪ ♪ notice band-aids for the growing pains ♪ >> alessia cara. the new song "growing pains." alessia has got one

welcome back to "today." are you guys loving this concert? why don't we have one more song. aless alessia, take it away.

♪ waiting for the time to pass you by i hope the winds of change will change your mind i could give a thousand reasons why i know you you've got to make it on your own but we don't have to grow up we can stay forever young living on my sofa drinking rum and cola underneath the rising song ♪ ♪ i could give a thousand reasons why but you're going and you're not that all you have to do is stay a minute ♪ ♪ just take your time the clock is ticking so stay all you have to do is wait a second. >> ♪ ♪ your hands are mine the clock is ticking one, two, three ♪

♪ the clock is ticking so stay all you've got to do is for a second your hands are mine the clock is ticking ♪ ♪ all you have to do is stay ♪ warning me what i already know because i've never been the best at letting go ♪ ♪ i don't want to spend the night alone ♪ ♪ yes i need you and i need to make it on my own but i don't want to grow up stay forever young ♪ ♪ living on my sofa drinking rum and cola underneath the rising sun ♪ ♪ i could give a million reasons why but you're going all you have to do is say just take your time the clock is ticking

all you have to do is wait a second your hands on mine the clock is ticking so one, two, three ♪ the clock is ticking so stay. >> all you've got to do is wait a second your hands on mine the clock is ticking so stay ♪ ♪ all you have to do is stay all you have to do is stay ♪ >> new york, can we try something? everybody get really, really low. there we go. ready? one, two, three! ♪ ♪ ♪ the clock is ticking so stay all you've got to do is stay

hands on mine the clock is ticking so stay ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thank you guys so much. thank you. >> thank you alessia kara. we'll be back. but first this is "today" on nbc. ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪ ♪ they're the modern stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock. ♪ meet george jetson. ♪

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show, too. it's state fair season. the sights, sounds, incredibly delicious food. harry smith went to minnesota to check out the country's biggest fairs. we'll have that tomorrow. >> that's harry smith in his element. >> it is. >> here is the deal on sunday. we're trying to book broadway icon al roker on the show. we're not there yet. we booked his cousin lenny kravitz as a way, frankly, to get to al roker. lenny kravitz is my guest. he's the coolest thing on earth. it's not a great thing to stand next to him because he is so cool. we talked about his music, album, plays all the instruments, the vocal. we've got his definition of cool, which made him a little uncomfortable talking about why he's so cool. >> i think of you as really cool but side by side with lenny. >> no one is, in fairness. >> no one can stand the fairness factor. >> should be a two-shot. a lot coming up in the fourth hour. william shatner has a new book. hide the children. first on "megyn kelly today" dna

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the duagunman shot him and ran. san francisco police found the suspect and took him into custody. the victim was transported to the hospital where he is being treated for nonlife threatening injuries. the official kickoff to a controversial first responder drill program that's ending its current form after this year. alameda county sheriff's office is hosting its last urban shield through sunday. it has received backlash from people who say it militarizes the police department. and the claim that juveniles were recorded illegally in custody. minors in custody during private conversations with their own counsel. i'm marcus washington. more local news coming up for you in an hour. this is not a bed.

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in disneyland and disney california adventure parks! (laughter) xxx 9a good morning. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. we have a lot to get to from the start of the school year to new words that are now officially in the dictionary. some are surprising. joining me for what's making the rounds, fleeb's stephanie gorveg and jacob soboroff and of course, akbar gbaja-biamila, host of -- >> american ninja warriors. >> first weekend of september which means summer is over and school back in session. for kids that means new teachers, new friends, new