a few minutes, after the show. >> that's right and 7:25, every half hour after that, we've got local news updates. join us for our midday news at 11:00 and 12:00. have a great day. good morning. lucky to be alive. a plane carrying >> good morning. lucky to be alive. a plain carrying nascar legend dale earnhardt jr. and his family skids off the runway and bursts into flames. >> the fact no one was injured, we're extremely lucky, blessed. >> this morning, the dramatic escape and the question how this happened. breaking this morning, israel backs down slightly after banning two muslim-american congresswomen from entering the country. just ahead, the decision to

allow congresswoman talib limited entry. spotted, the one recruiting epstein girl spotted before his death. where she turned up just ahead. wolf attack. a camping trip turns terrifying for an american family in canada and the stranger that came to the rescue. >> i wasn't sure if it was coming at me or not. ready for takeoff. a look at the launch pad deep in the new mexico desert set to send first tourists into space. marvelous maddie. >> i heard them say, it is a girl. >> making history at the little league world series. today friday, august 16, 2019. ♪ from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today". nice to have you with us on a friday morning. when you look at the images of that private plane on the runway in flames and you think about

those moments, how terrifying it must have been. >> dale earnhardt jr., of course a colleague of ours at nbc sports and a racing icon, amazing he and his family got out of the thing unscathed. >> we will start there. it is our top story. he, of course, is one of the most storied names in nascar. as mentioned, a member of our extended family here at nbc, and this morning dale earnhardt jr. and his family are recovering after they managed to escape the fiery wreckage. nbc's gabe gioux tear etz is in tennessee where it happened. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. it is rare to see this kind of wreckage up close and this plain rolled off the runway shortly after landing and burst into flames. the national transportation safety board will now investigate the crash. incredibly, no one was seriously injured. the smoke and flames from the wreckage could be seen for miles, but this morning nascar legend dale earnhardt jr. is out of the hospital after his

private plain rolled one rolled runway. >> the dude pulled a baby out of there. >> it is a private jet. >> reporter: capturing the plane fully engulfed on the edge of the highway. >> you could hear the commotion. it was a bunk of metal a and screech like it was. >> reporter: he and his wife and 1-year-old daughter were aboard the small cessna jet along with two pilots. >> five occupants. no one is injured. extremely blessed and fortunate. >> reporter: remarkably, all escaped with minor cuts. >> it looks like they were able to get out quickly and under their own power. >> reporter: earnhardt retired from racing in 2017, a year after a concussion sidelined him. >> non-racing fans know who dale earnhardt jr. is, and it is not just because of his success as a driver, it is also because he is the son of dale earnhardt, the late seven-time champion who is a nascar hall of famer and one of the most famous drivers in nascar history. >> reporter: his legendary father was killed in a crash 18 years ago on the final lap of

the daytona 500. he was just 49. >> dale earnhardt jr. wins the 46th daytona 500. >> reporter: dale jr. won the day taupe daytona title three years later in one of the most storied races in the history of the sport. now he's walking away from a frightening close call. >> it scared me now that you think about it. come that close to losing another great driver, you know. >> i can't even imagine how the family is feeling this morning, especially when we look at the wreckage behind you. gabe, i assume he is going to take some time off. >> reporter: yes, savannah. as you mentioned, he is an nbc sports analyst and in a written statement the network says he is taking this weekend off to be with his family but hopes to have him back in the broadcast booth next month. craig and savannah. >> a lot of people will be happy to see him, gabe. thank you very much. >> our wishes with the family as well. now to the uproar over the controversial move by israel, barring two democratic congresswoman from visiting the country. it came after a public push by president trump, but this

morning israel is signaling at least a partial chanf heart. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker joins us with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: hi, craig. good morning to you. it is extremely rare if not unprecedented for an american president to side with a foreign government in an effort to punish political opponents here at home, but that's exactly what it appears president trump seems to be doing, using israel to sew divisions in the democratic party and to rally his base. this morning there is a new twist. this morning israel reversing course, saying congresswoman rasheed talib can enter the country on humanitarian grounds so she can visit family in the west bank including her ck under these oppressive conditions, tweeting, silencing me and treating me like a criminal is not what she wants for me. it comes after israel said it was denying talib and fellow congresswoman ilhan omar entry under israeli law because they

support a controversial boycott of israel. omar has also faced criticism, including from some democrats, about comments seen as anti-semitic, comments she later walked back. omar in particular a focus of president trump's rally overnight in new hampshire. >> maybe we can get representative omar from minnesota to open up, but i don't think so. >> reporter: mr. trump insisting israel made the right decision. >> well, i am only involved from the standpoint of they are very anti-jewish and they're very anti-israel. >> reporter: just last month the israeli ambassador said the two muslim women could visit, but on thursday an aboutface after unusual pressure from the president, who tweeted, "allowing the visit by omar and talib would show great weakness. they hate israel and all jewish people," something neither woman has said. earlier in the day the president insisting he had nothing to do with israel's decision. >> no, i don't encourage or discourage. the things that they've said,

omar, talib, what they've said is disgraceful. so i can't imagine why israel would let them in. >> reporter: omar calling the move to deny entry to representatives of the u.s. government an affront. republican marco rubio tweeting, denying them entry into israel is a mistake. the president has frequently targeted the two freshmen congresswomen, along with two of their colleagues, including a string of tweets telling all of them to go back where they came from. and not discouraging supporters at a rally after they chanted this about omar, who was born in somalia but is an american citizen. no response yet from the white house to israel's latest move. now, house speaker nancy pelosi called israel's initial decision deeply disappointing and said the president's comments about the lawmakers are beneath the office of the presidency. craig and savannah. >> kristen, the president apparently got quite the

reaction overnight when he made comments about guns and mental health. what did he say? >> reporter: well, craig, that's right. look, this caught everyone's attention because president trump has recently been so focused on expanding background checks, expressing a willingness to support that potentially. overnight in new hampshire, he seemed to put the focus on mental health. take a listen. >> there is a mental illness problem that has to be dealt with. it is not the gun that pulls the trigger, it is the person holding the gun. >> reporter: now, i just spoke with an administration official who told me that despite those comments, the president is still open to legislation that would expand background checks and pointed to discussions that have been taking place throughout the week between the white house and capitol hill about what might actually pass through congress when congress returns in the fall. but important to point out there is still a lot of scepticism

about anything passing, especially given that lawmakers are so deeply divided. are so deeply divided. craig and savannah. >> kristen welker for us there in new jersey. thank you. now to the scandal surrounding accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein, his apparent suicide this morning one of the questions may have been answered nbc's stephanie gosk is on the story. >> good morning, guys. a lot of people have been wondering where is epstein's close friend and former confidante ghislaine maxwell it turns out she may not be on the run or hiding out overseas dressed casually and seemingly unfazed by someone taking her picture. this photo on the cover of today's "new york post" shows jeffrey epstein's long-time friend, ghislaine maxwell, reportedly grabbing lunch at in-n-out in l.a. according to the tabloid the photo was taken monday, but nbc news has not been able to verify when it was taken or why a manager at the burger joint telling us they don't remember

maxwell eating there and declining to share security camera footage the photo was allegedly taken the same day attorney general william barr issued a stark warning to epstein's associates following the financeer's death in federal custody. >> let me assure you this case will continue on against anyone who was complicit with epstein. >> reporter: maxwell has been accused in multiple lawsuits of recruiting teenage girls for epstein. one of the main architects of what prosecutors call a sex trafficking ring, something the british socialite has publicly denied for years. >> i made a statement. thank you. >> reporter: just this week jennifer aroaz, who says she was raped by epstein as a 15-year old, named maxwell as a defendant in a new lawsuit based on recently released documents in a 2015 defamation case against maxwell, epstein accuser says maxwell and epstein coerced her into having sex with powerful men. >> it started with one and then

trickled into two and so on and so forth you know, before you know it i'm being lent out to politicians and academics and to people that -- royalty. >> in that same suit her attorneys say maxwell recruited joanna showberg under the guice of an assistant position but asked her to perform massages. the cases was settled out of court and mass well mass not been criminally charged. the photo of a casual lunch a stark contrast to the shots of her high-society life. now with a cloud of suspicion over her head, life has taken a very different turn. >> so it appears to be her we see she is in los angeles, at least earlier this week. what about the investigation into the suicide >> well, pete williams -- >> apparent suicide. >> pete williams, our colleague, has reporting on that. he says a person familiar with the investigation says that the fbi and the inspector general have not actually been allowed to speak to all of the people that they want to speak to about this, that the union has told

them that they'll speak when they're ready. that obviously is slowing things down as far as the investigation is concerned, and we still haven't heard an official cause of death from the medical examiner. >> the union for those that work in the prison? >> the union for those who work in the prison. >> got it. thank you. also this morning, police in philadelphia are revealing new details about the hours-long hostage standoff with a gunman that left six officers hurt, and prosecutors are vowing to put the suspect in prison for the rest of his life nbc's ron allen is in philadelphia for us once again ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. we are getting our first close-up look at the scene of the massive fire fight it is right over there the suspect was in that white house. you can see there's damage everywhere there are bullet holes all over the building, windows blown out throughout the neighborhood. police say the gunhad at least one assault rifle, that he fired off more than 100 rounds, that even when he surrendered he still had a handgun in his pocket they say it was a miracle no one was killed or seriously wounded.

when it was over no one was more relieved than mom naomi, her 2-year old daughter safe in her arms. >> when i grabbed her and i just hugged her and she was grabbing me so tight and i knew she was scared. >> reporter: maya was one of 80 kids at the precious babies learning center just across the treat from where the accused gunman, maurice hill, engaged police in a fire fight that dragged well into the night. these pictures of officers rescuing the children being praised as an example of the heroic work by the philadelphia police the city's mayor moved by the scene. >> the officers are carrying them, holding their hands, i get -- kids should not have to go through that. >> reporter: the mayor, flanked by an array of state and local leaders, now leading the call for tougher gun laws. >> our officers need help. they need help keeping these weapons out of the hands of the bad guys >> reporter: as new images appear of the confrontation, many showing officers running toward the danger. six officers were shot and two more trapped in the same building as the gunman with

three civilians held hostage when police tried to execute a search warrant at the home suspected of being a stash for drugs and weapons. the violent encounter captured by a home security camera from across the streemt later, fellow officers seen standing in salute as wounded officers left the hospital the gunman surrendered after seven hours. another five people were shot and wounded thursday by an unidentified gunman just a few miles away police are still gathering evidence here at this scene before they formally charge the suspect, maurice hill. they say that he will face charges that include attempted murder, aggravated assault, firearms possessions, and they hope to put him away for the rest of his life craig, savannah. >> ron allen for us there in philly thanks some important information this morning about the climate july was the hottest month on record that announcement coming yesterday from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration

the average global temperature in july was 1.7 degrees above the average. the previous ever was three years ago in july of 2016. it shh rank arctic sea ice to historic lows. >> let's bring in mr. roker. you have been talking about this for sometime, global warming is real. >> that's right. it is climate change we will look at that report in detail in the next half hour heavy thunderstorms and tornados, this is alta vista, kansas, outside of toe peek ah we have more storms possible today. let's look at the risk area. as you see right now we have heavy showers and thunderstorms firing up, moving from kansas into missouri. thunderstorm watches are in effect seven states up for hail, damaging winds, possible tornados, and that goes into tomorrow as well where we will be looking at, again, the chance of heavy thunderstorms and tornados moving into that area for 9 million people this system will be pushing to the east strong storms this morning across missouri. the next round will develop

overnight and continue right on into tomorrow as it pushes through. anywhere from three to five inches of rain in the central plains for our friends down in florida, this is another day of heavy rain we've got flash flood watches, mostly along the west coast, but some down from west palm beach to miami for 12 million people before it is all over, anywhere from five to eight inches of rain falling in west central florida. we will get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds (fake squirrel noise) (squirrel noise) (fake squirrel noise) jif peanut butter. it's that jif'ing good you'd dress up like a squirrel for it. good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. here is a live look outside in san francisco, starting out with

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last day of some really hot temperatures but then it feels much better tomorrow. we're up to the upper 80s and seeing some mid 80s for the end of the weekend. by monday we do start out mild but it will be heating up as we inch closer toward the middle of next week with some mid-90s coming back for the valleys. san francisco reaching 79 degrees today, and upper 60s for the weekend, as the clouds and the fog return during those early morning hours. it will feel much better along its coastline. let's head over to mike for an update on the commute. >> kari, a little slowing for highway 4, typical as you head through pittsburg and bay point. a couple of crashes and disabled vehicles may take a while to clear but they are clear now. the reof the bay shows a smooth drive. down toward the south bay northbound 280 is slowing. there is an accident reported in the area but it's southbound, where we see no slowing. the live camera shows you northbound 280 coming up into the area again as we talked about, you see the congestion typical right there. back to you. >> thank you very much. another local news update in half an hour.

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we're back 7:30 on this friday morning. ♪ we are back. 7:30 on this friday morning as our crowd gears up for a live concert from one of music's most distinctive voices, black will be gracing us in a few minutes he will take the stage in the next hour. >> he sounds good. we heard him on sound check a few minutes ago. let's get to the headlines of the morning. one of the most storied names in nascar out of the hospital after a fiery plain crash in tennessee. dale earnhardt jr., his wife amy and their 1-year-old daughter were aboard the jet along with two pilots the private plane rolled off the runway after landing and burst into flames.

you see it there incredibly, nobody was seriously injured. the ntsb is investigating the cause of the crash eastern heart is an nbc sports analyst and the network says he will take the week off to be with his family. the man who killed nine people in dayton, ohio and injured others was on drugs at the time of the attack the gunman, 24-year-old conor betts had cocaine and alcohol in his system at the time of the shooting authorities found cocaine in his pocket he was shot and killed by police about 30 seconds after he opened fire police did not -- excuse me, police have yet to identify a motive in the attack a surprising report out of the white house this morning president trump has on multiple occasions discussed trying to buy the country of greenland and white house counsel has looked into it. that's according to a source familiar with the matter greenland is an autonomous danish territory he was told last spring denmark

is having financial problems because of the subsidies he pays to greenland and wondered if he should buy it. it is unclear if denmark would consider the offer president truman offered to purchase it for $100 million in 1946 but denmark declined the offer. now to a wild story of survival a couple from new jersey and their two children attacked by a wolf in the canadian wilderness, and if not for a stranger who heard the chaos their story could have ended far differently. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the details on this one. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was a terrifying ordeal from the young american family. they were vacationing in canada's oldest national park when suddenly they weren't alone in their tent. at the national park where the canadian rocky mountains soar over icy lake water, the rispolli family was sound asleep in their tent when a 78-pound wolf like this one decided to

attack the camper could hear the screams for help. >> i assumed i would be coming upon frightened parents that misplaced their kids when i arrived the tent was collapsed and there was the back half of a wolf sticking out the front of it. >> reporter: on facebook, his wife, alisa, writes, it was like something out of a horror movie. matt literally threw his body in front of me and the boys and fought the wolf as it ripped apart our ternt a apart our tent and his arms and hands. we were screaming for help as he was fighting it and trying to save us. startled by the life and death struggle playing out before him in the dark, fee says his instincts took over when he decided to kick the wolf as hard as he could. >> the wolf popped out, a little curious i think. i was trying to assess how much trouble i was in i wasn't sure if it was coming at me or not but it wasn't snarling or growling at me at all. >> reporter: the wolf just let go of rispolli who was nearly dragged into the forest.

>> matt popped out right away and it was pretty good he was pretty amped up, so he was able to grab like a broken tent pole. i was able to pick up a rock. >> reporter: the struggle lasted minutes. the men finally able to scare the animal away. treated for his injuries, rispolli was released from a local hospital later that night rangers came across the wolf and killed it in a park filled with wild animals, attacks like these are rare. and so are stories of survival >> so, miguel, like you said there, this kind of attack is rare any reason, any possible reason the wolf might have attacked this family? >> reporter: rangers say they have some clues. the wolf was older, underweight and in poor health all reasons are possible for attack the attacks are rare it was checked for rabies and it came back clear.

matt is now back home in new mexic mexico -- new jersey expected to make a full recovery. >> let's get another check of the weather. we can talk about how hot we are. >> yes, and it is not getting better this was the hottest july ever for the planet, previously breaking the record of july 2016. the last top five hottest julys all in the last five years and then as we go and dig a little deeper, that european heat wave that happened, five countries hit all-time national heat records london and paris, all-time records, period. then we make our way to alaska they had their hottest month ever, not just july, but the hottest month ever and there's record warm ocean waters surrounding alaska leading to a lot of melt and wildfires. alaska, 2.5 million acres burned siberia, 7 million more than 100 million tons of co2 emitted by all of this then as we go to greenland, where you heard they might be up for sale, a record low arctic sea ice and the greenland ice

sheet added 197 billion good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're in for one more hot day as our microclimate weather alert continues and we're also still going to have the unhealthy air quality in the inland east bay, where our highs reach up to 102 degrees today. in san francisco expect highs in the upper 70s and then much cooler air in the forecast tomorrow, reaching 87 degrees in the valleys, 84 on sunday, and then warming up for the middle of next week while the 60s and the fog returns in san francisco. >> by the way, guys, if that greenland ice sheet had melted at s by the way, guys, if that greenland ice sheet had all melted at some point, it would probably add about -- make the oceans' levels rise about 23 feet worldwide. >> you can just imagine the ramifications of that. >> looking forward to your stories in a few weeks as well on greenland

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working out of a real operational spaceport. >> reporter: 15 years in the making, virgin galactic spaceport is the first phase in quest to send folks into space next year with more test flights needed first. >> i can't think of an experience anyone will have in their life that will be more wonderful, extreme, than going to space. >> reporter: in this super high-tech facility amateur astronauts will receive three days of space flight training while staying in luxurious first class accommodations. >> departing gateway to space. >> reporter: once prepped, passengers will walk across this interactive gang plank and board virgin galactic's unity space ship, blasting off for a 90-minute or bit around earth. also out of this world the price. $250,000 a ticket. each flight accommodating only six passengers still, virgin galactic says 600 people have already signed up, a list rumored to include

celebrities like justin bieber, ashton kutcher and tom hanks >> gateway to space. >> reporter: branson celebrated race into space now heating up with other fellow billionaires, jeff bezos and his blue origin venture hope to launch tourists by the end of the year tesla founder elon musk says his spacex project will be flying wealthy passengers around the moon by 2023, one day even landing them there. >> it is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind >> reporter: tourists, moon walks, space trips with million dollar views buckle up. this could be the future of travel >> well, joe, i mean it seems exciting but i know not everyone is thrilled about this, right? >> reporter: yeah, the venture hasn't been without controversy. this $220 million spaceport was paid for in part with taxpayer money and virgin galactic has experienced some delays and setbacks including a crash of a

test space craft back in 2014 that killed one of its pilots. but right now they are clearly incredibly optimistic about what lies ahead back to you guys. >> all right joe, thank you >> that's an ambitious timeline. >> yeah. >> would you go? >> absolutely not. but i know i got two takers here. >> that's right. deborah wants me to go. >> send me a post card >> that's not true >> she didn't pay for the round trip either. >> it is a one-way ticket. >> very nice. >> do you get miles? >> exactly and a whole can of coke. there's a lot more ahead on this friday morning, including one of the stars of this year's little league world series we will hear from her right after these messages only for a limited time.

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good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. our microclimate weather alert continues as we endure one last hot day, as we take a live look outside in san jose, before you step out the door, it does feel nice, with some upper 60s now, we're headed up to 97 degrees. 101 will be the high in livermore, as well as clearlake, napa reaching 98 and oakland today expecting a high of 87 degrees. after this day of some dangerous heat, we are going to cool down significantly tomorrow, reaching into the upper 80s in some of our warmer spots. 84 degrees on sunday, and we also start out the week with some near normal temperatures, but then start to warm back up for the middle of next week, for san francisco looking at upper 70s today. the fog returns tomorrow morning, and our high temperatures stay in the upper 60s. we will see our temperatures staying in the 60s until about next wednesday, when we reach into the lower 70s. we'll continue to monitor that. let's get an update on how the roads are going with mike.

>> 880 here is great. i was worried about a crash north of the coliseum, as we headed toward 29th. that quickly got to the shoulder but now instead this one up here, we have a crash at the bottom of the screen, north 880 right around marina boulevard in through san leandro. that will be an issue as folks travel off of 238. the left two lanes may be blocked and a meet cycle involved. tracking that. back to you. >> thanks so much. another fire scare overnight in southern santa clara county along highway 101 in gilroy. crews were able to quickly extinguish a brush fire after it started overnight, it happened near the monterey street exit. b.a.r.t. is responding to homeless and cleanup issues, passengers have recently taken to social media raising concerns about dirty needles being left behind and homeless people sleeping in hallways. the transit agency is planning to hire 15 new cleaners over the

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♪ it is 8:00 on "today". coming up, close call. >> the fire is picking up, man. >> racing icon dale earnhardt jr. and his family escape a plane engulfed in flames after it rolls off the runway. >> the dude just pulled a baby out of there. >> how they're recovering this morning. plus, swinging for the fences we go one-on-one with the only girl playing in this year's little league world series. >> everybody treats me like i'm another guy on the team. i never hear them say, oh, it is a girl. >> her inspiring story coming up ♪ i'm going up the country ♪ baby don't you want to go and remembering woodstock.

>> it gave youngsters a true sense of belonging. >> ahead of the 50th anniversary, we look back at the sights and sounds -- ♪ freedom, freedom >> and stories behind the music festival that defined a generation today friday, august 16, 2019. ♪ when i'm wiser and i'm older >> summer isn't complete without aloe >> smile >> hey, aloe blacc, you're the man! ♪ wake me up when it's all over ♪ >> celebrating jenny's 21st. >> wake up with aloe blacc >> hi, everybody good morning welcome back to "today". it is friday morning that's a happy crowd, and why not? aloe blacc is here. >> the man is in the house aloe blacc is going to perform a number of songs for us in a bit. we will head outside to join him. by the way, you can always be a

part of our plaza crowd. there's the hashtag on the bottom of your screen #mytodayplaza shoot a video and put it on the hashtag and we'll put you on tv. dale earnhardt jr. with his family aboard a private plane when it slid off the runway and burst into flames. gabe gutierrez is in tennessee good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is extremely rare to see this kind of wreckage up close. you can see investigators on the scene right now. thplane slid off the runway shortly after landing. it tore through the fence. if that fence wrapped around the door it would have been impossible to escape instead, incredibly, no one was seriously injured. the smoke and flames from the wreckage could be seen for miles, but this morning nascar legend dale earnhardt jr. is out of the hospital after his private plane rolled off a runway in tennessee.

>> yeah, the dude just pulled a baby out of there. >> it is a private jet. >> reporter: witnesses captured the terrifying escape, the plane fully engulfed on the edge of the highway. >> you could hear the motion it was a bunch of metal and screeching like it was sliding maybe. >> reporter: black smoke billowed high into the sky. >> the fire is picking up, man. >> reporter: earnhardt, his wife amy and their 1-year-old daughter and the family dog were aboard the small cessna jet along with two pilots. >> five occupants. no one is injured. under the circumstances we are extremely blessed and fortunate. >> reporter: remarkably, all escaped with just minor cuts. >> it looks like they were able to get out fairly quickly and under their own power. >> reporter: earnhardt retired from racing in 2017, a year after a concussion sidelined him. >> non-racing fans know who dale earnhardt is, and that's not just because of his success as a driver, it is also because he is the son of dale earnhardt, the late seven-time champion who is a nascar hall of famer and one of the most famous drivers in nascar history. >> reporter: his legendary father was killed in a crash

18 years ago on the final lap of the daytona 500. he was just 49 >> dale earnhardt jr. wins the 46th daytona 500 >> reporter: dale jr. won the daytona title just three years later in one of the most storied races in the history of the sport. now he's walking away from a frightening close call. >> it is scary now that you think about it, come that close to losing another great driver, you know. >> reporter: again, ntsb investigators on the scene right now to try to find out what caused this crash. earnhardt jr., of course, is an nbc sports analyst in a written statement the network says he plans to take this weekend off to be with his family, but the network hopes to have him back in the broadcast booth next month savannah. >> gabe, thank you very much israel has granted permission for congresswoman rasheed talib to visit her grandmother in the west bank that new development comes after israel said it was barring talib and fellow democratic representative ilhan omar from visiting the country

israel said they were being denied entry because they support a controversial boycott of the country, and the ban came after president trump tweeted yesterday that allowing omar and talib visit would show, quote, great weakness he said, quote, they hate israel and all jewish people, something neither woman has said cigarette packaging may soon be getting a makeover. the fda unveiled the proposed new look yesterday the packages would feature graphic warning of the dangers of smoking, images of such things at diseased lungs, neck tumors would be added to the label. the fda hopes the new warning will appear on all cigarette packages and tobacco advertisements if approved, it would be the most significant change to labels in over 35 years. the father of kidnapping survivor, elizabeth smart, announced on thursday that he is gay and divorcing his wife, lois ed smart shared the personal news on facebook the 64-year old also said he doesn't see a place for himself

in the church of jesus krooichro latter day saints. it has been 17 years since his daughter elizabeth, 14 years old, was kidnapped from their home and held captive for nine months now a special morning boost. the little league world series is about to get under way in williams port, pennsylvania, with 16 teams vying for glory on the baseball diamond chanel is here with the story of a young player who is a standout. >> that is true. this should make you smile hundreds of kids are competing at this year's event but it is the second baseman for the midwest chance for minnesota that is taking a swing at history. this little league world series is a field of dreams for maddy freking. >> hi, my name is maddy and everybody calls me mad dog >> everybody treats me just like i'm another guy on the team. i never hear them say, oh, it is a girl. >> of. >> reporter: the 12-year old from minnesota is the only girl playing in this year's tournament, an accomplishment that's been years in the making.

>> i started t ball when i was like 4 or 5, and i just -- i have just kept on playing it all the way up. >> reporter: maddy turned heads with this spectacular double play at the midwest regional final, helping her team make it to the show. >> the bases were loaded, no outs, and a kid hit a line drive to me. i caught it and threw it to third because the kid on third almost went home, and then we got him out. >> what a play by maddy freking! >> reporter: her coach and teammates call her mad dog, a fierce nickname to go with her skills. >> i think it is because i'm really aggressive. i don't like losing. >> reporter: she's only the 19th girl and the sixth american girl to play in the series in its 72-year history, and she's the first since one of her role models, renee davis. davis became a national hero after her amazing run in 2014 where her 70-mile-an-hour fastball landed her on the cover

of "sports illustrated", and here in studio 1a. >> it is really cool i've been reading them since i was younger and to be on the cover now is very cool >> reporter: her specialty >> hitting homers. and striking boys out. >> reporter: monet is planning to play softball at hampton university next season and wants to have her own tv show one day. as for maddy, today she and her team are swinging for the fences with one goal in mind. >> to win every game and just to have fun. >> we nifrpg it think it is gre. she is a triple threat, she plays volleyball and basketball too. >> look out, world here she comes. >> good stor >> a nigh friday boost. >> al's turn. >> from the boost to the weather. >> that's right. we will boost the temperatures over the next several days take a look, in california into the southwest, 16 million people under heat advisories and heat warning as well. as we head into the southwest gulf coast we will have a lot of heat and humidity.

so today is a feel like 104 in dallas, 107 in tulsa, oklahoma memphis is flirting with 100 as we get into the northeast, temperatures on the rise as well above normal in philly, richmond, cleveland is 86. memphis, 95 degrees. as we get into early next week across the bay area we are experiencing another hot day. this will be the third hot day the spare the air alert as well that is happening across the bay area. the good news is some cooling is finally going to come our way when it comes to the weekend. take a look at these temperatures right now. current conditions 79 degrees. 68. little foggy. cool us down on saturday and sunday. 66 as well. we'll look forward to that. full forecast on the midday news at 11:00. >> that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thank you. harry smith is back for day's and that's your latest weather.

savannah. >> al, thank you harry smith is back with today's topic, the 50th anniversary of woodstock. harry, you took a trip back. i love saying a trip when we are talking about woodstock. >> i see what you did. >> i want that trip. >> in so many ways. >> long and strange? >> a trip it has been, yes thanks so much 50 years ago hard to imagine, america was a country divided. the war in vietnam raged on and on resistance to it built stronger and stronger the words "generation gap" were used to describe the valley of anger and distrust between the old and young. conformity and kowtowing to the establishment were seen as selling out. in that summer of 1969 came an event that promised young people a utopian escape woodstock was billed as an aquarian exhibition. >> this picture from live magazine tells us a lot.

look at the size of the crowd. ♪ ♪ i'm going up the country >> you have to know everyone who was at woodstock has a story to tell we asked ann and wade sayer to tell us theirs. >> we came up the back way and parked, and we never even saw the traffic, the 17 miles worth of traffic on the new york through way. >> no. >> we never saw it. >> reporter: a highway so crowded they closed it ann and wade found a place to camp, then headed to the concert through these woods. >> i always say it was a little bit like dorothy coming to oz, and i'm not in kansas anymore. there were the flutes going, the incense, lights sparkling. >> there were people sitting in the trees actually. >> reporter: sitting >> sitting in the trees, playing guitar or flutes. >> and humming it was like you had entered a different world. >> reporter: wade was just back from serving in vietnam and still on active duty he had met ann at a party in washington, d.c.

>> reporter: what was this, date number what? >> two or three. >> two or three. >> yeah. >> reporter: their first date, the night armstrong and aldrin walked on the moon. >> i said to my roommate, if he doesn't want to see the men landing on the moon, then he's not the right guy for me. >> reporter: wow. >> and so then he said -- >> i passed the test. >> he passed the test. >> reporter: once through the enchanted forest, wade and ann beheld the multitude >> oh, wade, look at it. this was -- and then it was just full of people. >> there were 400,000 people. >> reporter: all of those people, longing for peace and lured by the music. ♪ and it is one, two, three ♪ what are we fighting for ♪ don't ask me ♪ the next stop is vietnam >> i have often thought it was remarkable for us, this experience, but it had to be equally as remarkable for the entertainers >> reporter: among them, steven

stills of crosby, stills, nash and young. >> we got in a helicopter and we fly in, and there's this -- it was that big, the crowd. i said, oh, my god, normandy >> reporter: an invasion a half million strong, equipped with marijuana and the occasional hallucinogen. >> people been saying some of the acid is poison it is not poison, it is just bad acid. >> most of the people there were from greenwich village or from hippie land, and we had military haircuts and we were -- >> military. >> it was never a problem, and people were as kind and friendly everyone was there just to hear the music and dance and sing and jump around. >> yes ♪ >> reporter: woodstock, the brilliant documentary, captured the feel of the festival and the legendary performances ♪ >> they didn't have any crowd

lights, and so it was blank. it was a void. and the first time i hit that -- ♪ getting to the points >> they all went off and i got the signs of how many were there. >> janis, jimmy. ♪ freedom, freedom sneets. >> reporter: richie. who wasn't playing >> who ♪ >> they played tommy, the rock opera. >> can you imagine, two hours? >> sly and the family stone. midnight, 1:00 in the morning, dance to the music and jumping up and down. klieg lights going and flashing. >> reporter: i'm going to take you higher. >> that's it. >> i loved it. ♪ take you higher >> reporter: woodstock was fulfilling its musical promise and it was indeed remarkably peaceful. >> reporter: in retrospect that this thing happened, 400,000 to 500,000 people strong, and the

number of actual incidents of anything worth noting? exactly. >> zero. it was all helping each other. there weren't any fights at woodstock, none. >> reporter: wade, deeply troubled after his tour of duty in vietnam, found a new community at woodstock. >> it gave youngsters a true sense of belonging and being legitimate and being against the war. it wasn't just kids with long hair it was everybody, whether they were from san francisco or los angeles or texas or new york they all came together ♪ >> reporter: so how do we know ann and wade were there? that picture, they're in it. married now 49 years, ann and wade came to woodstock for the music, found peace and fell blissfully in love

must have been a pretty good weekend. ♪ with a little help from my friends ♪ >> half a million people and they were not randomly chosen. >> no? >> for the record, carolyn gottlieb, our wonderful producer we respect so much, that's her aunt and uncle. >> how fun for her to do this story, too. >> oh, my gosh it was a blast to be up there with them because it was just -- the memories just poured out you ready for a quick woodstock quiz >> of course. >> what's the song we most associate with woodstock i mean as a -- play something, right? crosby, stills, nash and young ♪ >> okay. it is a staggered start because we are on the same demonstration. for the children here, who wrote the song >> oh. >> come on, savannah. >> give us a clue. >> can we get a hint >> al knows. >> i don't. >> the song was written by johnnie mitchell here is the second question.

was she at woodstock >> no. >> ding! so she was supposed to go. she was going to be on the dick cabot show on monday night the traffic is bad, the transportation isn't great she's like, do i go, do i not go she watches it on television, writes the song, and it becomes the anthem of that. >> where were you, by the way, when woodstock was going down? >> just graduated from high school, working on the farm. working on the farm six days a week, and every night working out with weights, getting ready for football practice. >> okay, yes. >> what about you, al? >> i was still in high school and i was -- a bunch of my friends were going i asked my dad and he just started laughing at me >> i know. i would say, isobel roker, no. >> that was great. a true love story as usually. >> another good story tonight on "nightly news" about how it almost didn't happen. >> why don't you stick around. >> pop star. >> you have declared like a pop star.

>> carson, carson, poor carson. >> a tough act to follow this we talked about downstairs first up, john travolta on "the tonight show" last night and jimmy didn't want to pass the chance to play a little game they took turns doing, what else, their best impressions of travolta's famous roles. look at this >> yes! >> well, that's cool, baby i mean you know how it is, rocking and rolling and what not. >> let's do the dance. >> ready here we go i said a ba-ba-ba-ba-barino. ba-ba-ba-barino. you got me rocking and a rolling. >> he's still got it

he did that the first time, harry and i were just talking about this, "welcome back, kotter" dance in 1975. >> i love it. >> good stuff. next up we are talking about miley cyrus. the singer released a new song overnight, days after confirming her breakup from husband, liam hems worpgt. the song called slide away has many online speculating it addresses the recent split take a listen. ♪ i don't give up easily ♪ but i don't think i'm down ♪ i'd like to be ♪ i'll go back to the city lights ♪ ♪ you go back to the ocean >> we're all nodding our heads we like the song miley hasn't confirmed the song is about liam, but that won't certainly stop fans from making up their own minds next up, another story about 90210. dylan passed the torch with the rebooted show airing, fans are wondering what went

down on the set of the original show brian is now confirming some of the off screen romances, listen to this. >> did you and tori spelling ever what? >> have a romantic relationship while filming "90210." it is said that you two hooked up. >> no, no, wait. she said that we did tori said we did >> tori said you guys hooked up. >> we hooked up, yeah, we did. but we were young and it was -- so that's what young people do. >> okay. >> so you hooked up with tori. >> there you go. the more you know. funny enough, the reboot is playing off the old relationships. people are really into this reboot. >> he was about to lie about it until he was called on it. >> you could see they probably had an agreement not to. >> he said, did you have a relationship well, is that what you call it more of a hook up. last one, drop the needle here james bond, one of the iconic

aston martin but with all of the gadgets from the sean connery movies went up on the auction block and sold for $6.4 million. last night's bidding on the 1965 aston exceeded original estimates and most ever paid for a bond car it is street legal get this, the gadgets work you can drop spikes, spray smoke, in case the commute gets dangerous, it works. >> what about the warranty >> i don't know about that part. >> how do you get insurance for that too finally, the boys have been busy all week in l.a the team is working hard on season 17. we are getting a look at how gwen stefani's return it affect the other coaches, especially blake. >> give it up for our coaches. >> i'm very excited to see america's favorite couple fight it out. >> yes >> you want to fight, blakey >> i'm probably going to pay for this later. >> he gets no cuddles.

>> oh, my god! >> why are you doing this to me? i thought you loved me >> looks like blake and gwen won't be teaming up. the new season premieres september 25th. >> we're going to hear that all season, blakey. >> yes. >> blakey, blakey. >> let the games begin. >> thank you, thank you. we want to turn to a hidden danger that could be lurking on your child's phone we are talking about the so-called anonymous chat apps that have become wildly popular. >> this is scary nbc's savannah sellers joins us. this is an eye opener for a lot of folks good morning. >> good morning. our parents always told us not to talk to strangers, but now it is a big trend among teens here is what you need to know to keep your kids safe online. >> they were just typing that they knew where we lived and they were going to come to our home it was just scary. >> he pulls his pants down and then he says, you do the same, too. >> people like having their private parts out. >> young adults whose parents said we can talk to them,

sharing some pretty disturbing stories of their interactions with strangers online. >> it was disturbing and shocking. >> they admit they used apps and websites that randomly connect users for a live text or voice or video chat. the anonymous platforms were created for spontaneous discussion, but can lead to inappropriate behavior and it is alarming law enforcement nationwide >> the most frightening thing for me as your sheriff is the access and ek poexposure childrn have every day to the apps and the individuals we continue to arrest. >> reporter: in bay city, michigan, a man was recently accused of soliciting sex from a minor on the website omegel. >> these apps are like the wild, wild west. there are no rules of the road and they're designed to be that way. if you're concerned about grooming for sexual predators or your kids exposed to inappropriate content, i would

caution your kids about going on these sites. >> here is the website and it says over 19,000 people are online right now the website acknowledges there are predators on there, yet the only mention of age you must be 18 plus or 13 with parental permission but no way to prove that you can type in what you are interested in, hit talk and in a few seconds you are chatting with a stranger. some other concerning apps you may see on your kids phone, chat live and holla, both random video chats and chitta, which advertises randomly connect with girls and boys in no time. it calls itself secretive, quick and fun. >> so probably when i was 12 or 13. >> sixth or seventh grade and an older man is saying, what are you into >> yes. >> reporter: for parents, experts say know what apps your kids are using. >> you are your kids' best parental controls for sure but it comes from dialogue and thoughtful conversation with your children. >> now, we reached out to the

apps in question only chitter responded saying the app is not for children under 17 and parent should teach their kids not to talk to strangers. >> here is what scared me. kids can actually hide these apps on your phone. >> sure. >> even if you think as a parent, i'm on it, you may not see it. >> i'm going to show you that right here you see there's the calculator app and calculator plus. you click into calculator plus type in your password. >> what? >> you hit percent and you are into the app. >> no way. >> you have secret photos in here, you can go on a browser in here which means you can visit the web sites we talked about and they won't be in the browser history. it is a be rabbit hole you don't want your kids going get / http >> it is like there's no good thing that can happen after midnight, there's nothing good that can happen on a secret app. >> it looks like they're doing math homework with the calculator app, so you have to be aware. >> thank you for the wake-up call mr. roker. hey, guys, we are here with aloe blacc

are you ready for this >> ready, al. >> how is the tour going >> everything is beautiful just got back from europe and i'm read good morning. i'm marcus washington. nbc bay area issuing a micro climate weather alert due to the heat. we are under another spare the air alert for the fourth day in a row. you're asked to cut down on carbon emissions any way you can because the air will be dangerous for many of us. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the forecast for us. >> the problem is we're not getting much wind and it is extremely hot. even as we look outside in san francisco, skies are all clear and no breeze right now. our air quality will be unhealthy in the santa clara valley as well as the inland east bay for the spare the air alert and our temperatures inland reaching up to 101 degrees. in the tri valley. 102 in the inland east bay and concord. in antioch and ukiah today reaching 102. san jose heading up to 97

degrees. extreme temperatures continue for one last day. and then they start to come down tomorrow to some more normal weather. we'll be in the mid 80s for sunday as well as early next week but it will be warming up again by next wednesday and thursday. san francisco in the upper 70s today. as the fog comes back tomorrow we're looking at upper 60s over the next several days. so it will be cooling down. we just have to make it through today. now let's get an update on how the roads are moving with mike. back to me, kari. we'll have more local news and a look at the forecast and traffic next.

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>> it is great to be here. thank you so much. >> yes, of course. chanel said she made new friends. >> yes, we have the best crowd how are you, guys? so we have two special people. they don't know i'm about to talk to them good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> tell everybody where you live >> in huntsville, virginia. >> this sign says this is your first time in new york city. how is your trip so far? >> great. >> we hear you are super fans and you will be our future reporters. all you have to say is, guys, back to you. are you ready? look at that camera. >> guys, back to you >> all right >> thank you, girls. >> that is how the pros do it. >> thank you, girls. well done. al, we have a concert to get to so let's check the weather. >> let's look at your weekend ahead. we start with tomorrow we have showers in the northeast through the upper ohio river valley hot and human iltd through the south. heavy rain through florida, the western third of the country looking good then sunday, sunday, building heat in the mid atlantic

good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are getting ready for one more really hot day with our triple digit temperatures expected in the inland east bay as well as the north bay. going through the weekend some significant cooling will be under way with breezy winds. our inland valleys drop to the upper 80s and some mid 80s for sunday into early next week. but we will start to warm up going into the middle of next week and tomorrow the fog returns in san francisco helping to cool us back off into the upper 60s. ♪ wake me up >> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> aloe blacc knows the power of music. he makes a conscious effort to use his voice to inspire positivity. >> and he's about to demonstrate that with a live concert right here

but first, a little more about the man. ♪ wake me up when it's all over ♪ >> singer/song writer aloe blacc has secured his place in the music history books. the 2013 hit "wake me up" with the late swedish deejay broke the top ten in over 100 countries across the globe this wouldn't be the only collaboration for the duo. ♪ can you hear me sos >> "sos" the first single off the posthumous album titled "tim" has gone to number one on the u.s. dance charts. ♪ i'm the man ♪ i'm the man >> blacc's certified platinum single "the man" has sold over 3 million copies worldwide it was released on "lift irspirit" and grabbed a grammy nomination for best r & b artist he is ready to rock our concert stage. >> here he is, ladies and gentlemen. aloe blacc

♪ ♪ can you hear me ♪ sos ♪ help me put my mind to rest ♪ two times click and i'm actin old ♪ ♪ the battle glow ♪ i can feel your love ♪ filling me up from the underground ♪ ♪ i don't need my drugs ♪ we could be more than just part-time lovers ♪ ♪ i can feel your touch picking me up from the underground ♪ ♪ i don't need my drugs ♪ we could be more than just part-time lovers ♪ ♪ ♪ we could be more than just part-time lovers ♪

♪ ♪ we could be more than just part-time lovers ♪ ♪ ♪ i get robbed of all my sleep ♪ as my pulse begin to beat ♪ i'd let go but i don't know how ♪ ♪ yeah, i don't know how but i need to now ♪ ♪ i can feel your love pulling me up from the underground ♪ ♪ i don't need my drugs ♪ we could be more than just part-time lovers ♪ ♪ i can feel your touch ♪ picking me up from the underground ♪ ♪ i don't need my drugs ♪ we could be more than just part-time lovers ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ i can feel your touch picking

me up from the under ground ♪ ♪ yeah, i don't need my drugs ♪ we could be more than just part-time lovers ♪ ♪ ♪ we could be more than just part-time lovers ♪ ♪ yeah, more than ♪ more than lovers ♪ we could be more than just part-time lovers ♪ ♪ ♪ we could be more than just ♪ can you hear me, part-time lovers ♪ we could be more ♪ can you hear me sos ♪ help me put my mind to rest [cheering and applause].

we are back on our citi summer concert stage with the we are back on our citi summer concert stage with the grammy nominee aloe blacc. i love that jacket. >> thank you, sir. >> i read that you like to try and create a certain mindset with your music. what is that mindset >> i call it aim, aspiration, inspiration, motivation. i want to be the soundtrack to you living your dreams, you being the best you that you can be. >> i love it positivity. >> it is working, too. i mean i am blasting brooklyn in the summer, all summer long, winter long, every season. we love hearing that. >> that's why we got all of the streams. >> it was me all along so we just heard "sos" which is a new song but you collaborated with avicci, but he has passed away how did it come together >> it is really sad that avicci

is gone and it was tough dealing with his passing his family had music he started and sent it to me and said, in tim's notes he wanted me to sing "sos." >> wow. >> you talk about a sound track. you have a song with new "fast and furious" movie, you know, "hobbs and shaw" how did it come about? >> i was on a tv show called "songland. >> for an event? >> yes, on nbc. >> a beautiful show. we had to choose a song that would make it into the film and i chose a song called "getting started. it is fantastic song and perfect for the film. >> it is an unbelievable ride for you. when you hit the market, everybody was going nuts over your voice and originality how has it been for you? >> it has been amazing the song "wake me up" was written about the change from indy artist to traveling on a main stage event i wrote because i said, "wake me up when it is all over." >> you are working on a new solo album. >> i am. all kinds of music coming out. collaborations galore.

>> you are singing for us the song from "fast and furious", right? >> right now i'm going to sing "getting started" from "hobbs and shaw." >> all rightove ♪ ♪ ♪ this ain't for the money ♪ this is for the love ♪ this is sweating through my shirt before the sun's up ♪ ♪ thought that i was shook ♪ thought that i was star ♪ now i got 'em waiting 40 ♪ shoot and drop ♪ oh, i'm a flame burning in a world that's so cold ♪ ♪ and i'm just getting started ♪ i've been making moves before the dawn ♪ ♪ cutting through the darkness ♪ can't nobody say you don't belong ♪ ♪ i'll be the first shotgun ♪ take my ride and no other

♪ i'm just getting started ♪ i can go on and on and on and on and on ♪ ♪ a drink from a winner's club ♪ make hard luck with the winner's luck ♪ ♪ common courtesy ♪ it got to work for me ♪ inadvertently manifested something ♪ ♪ turn the tables ♪ on the cable ♪ through the grave ♪ where's crown ♪ way down ♪ make a way ♪ breaking down ♪ whatever the people were saying about me ♪ ♪ the engine is revving ♪ you going to hear it ♪ i'm just getting started ♪ i've been making moves before the dawn ♪ ♪ cutting through the darkness ♪ can't nobody say i don't belong ♪ ♪ i'll be the first shotgun ♪ make you fall ♪ take my burn and you run it ♪ now i'm just getting started ♪ i can go on and on and on and

on and on ♪ ♪ i can see the future ♪ it ain't no mystery ♪ i'm on the throne looking down, making history ♪ ♪ so while you were smelling roses i was putting work in ♪ ♪ yeah, i'm just getting started ♪ ♪ i've been making moves before the dawn ♪ ♪ heading through the darkness ♪ can't nobody say i don't belong ♪ ♪ i'll be the first shotgun ♪ make you run for it ♪ take my bond with it ♪ i'm just getting started ♪ i could go on and on and on and on and on and on ♪ >> aloe blacc and jay. big thanks to both of you.

we've been enjoying the music and voice of aloe blacc all morning long, and he is ♪ >> we've been enjoying the music and voice of aloe blacc all morning long and he is back on our citi stage with a huge hit aloe, take it away ♪ >> come on, y'all. make some noise. ♪ >> this goes out to the one and only tim bergman rest in piece. ♪ feeling my way through the darkness ♪ ♪ guided by a beating heart ♪ i can't tell where the journe will end ♪ ♪ but i know where to start ♪ tell me i'm too young to understand ♪

♪ they say i'm caught up in a dream ♪ ♪ and life will pass me by if i don't open up my eyes ♪ ♪ well, that's fine by me ♪ so wake me up when it's all over ♪ ♪ when i'm wiser and i'm older ♪ all this time i was blinding myself and i didn't know i was lost ♪ ♪ so wake me up when it's all over ♪ ♪ when i'm in the moment ♪ all the time i was finding myself but i didn't know i was lost ♪ >> make some noise, y'all! ♪ >> now, i know you know the lyrics so this time i want to hear you singing with me. sing it loud and proud come on, y'all! here we go! one, two, three.

♪ so wake me up when it's all over ♪ ♪ when i'm wiser and i'm older ♪ all this time i was crying myself and i didn't know i was lost ♪ ♪ i tried carrying the weight o the world ♪ ♪ but i only have two hands ♪ i hope i get the chance to travel the world ♪ ♪ but i don't have any plans ♪ wish that i could stay foreve this young ♪ ♪ not afraid to close my eyes ♪ life's a game made for everyone ♪ ♪ and love is the prize ♪ so wake me up when it's all over ♪ ♪ when i'm wiser and i'm older

♪ all this time i was planning myself and i didn't know i was lost ♪ ♪ so wake me up when it's all over ♪ ♪ when i'm wiser and i'm older ♪ all this time i was finding myself but i didn't know i was lost ♪ ♪ i didn't know i was lost ♪ i didn't know i was lost ♪ i didn't know i was lost ♪ i didn't know i was lost ♪ so wake me up when it's all over ♪ ♪ when i'm wiser and i'm older ♪ all this time i was finding myself and i didn't know i was lost ♪

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♪ you can tell everybody oh, there's the man. aloe blacc. nicest guy, by the way. enjoyed that >> oh, there's the man. aloe blacc the nicest of guys, too. enjoyed that concert we'll have more from aloe coming up in our third hour he will give us another song in our artist lounge. before all of that >> that's right. let's bring out the tasty smucker's jars and meet a great group. first up, happy 100th dirth bay to francis jennone wreath huller of iowa, celebrating 102 years. she says the secret to longevity, staying young at heart.

happy 100th birthday toal fred birdgreen. a world war ii veteran from brooklyn, honored with a purple heart. we salute your service five years ago thelmane edwards published her first book harold corle, a proud grandpa from pennsylvania, his secret to longevity? a glass of wine every day. happy 100th birthday to libby werther, a tennis player from california, married to the love of her liar for 60 years if you want us to help celebrate a milestone birthday or anniversary, tell us about it at today.com/celebrates don't forget to include a photo. >> we have to get the photo. >> i can't wait until someone says the secret to longevity is a shot of tequila. then i know i'm home. >> that will be you. >> yes. >> what are we looking at this weekend?

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good morning. at 8:56 i'm marcus washington. this morning the power is back on for thousands of people who had it suddenly shut off last night. this is video from larkspur. a pg&e spokesperson says they still don't know what caused the widespread outage that affected marin county, contra costa, and thousands of customers lost their power. most was restored by 1:30 this morning. happening now another fire scare

overnight in southern santa clara county. this happened along highway 101 in gilroy. crews were able to quickly extinguish the brush fire after it started overnight near the monterey exit. strict new rules could translate to more e-bikes hitting the streets in san francisco. according to the examiner this morning city officials are now saying lyft which owns some of those bikes must make them available at all times. this comes after the company struggled to keep a minimum number on the streets. if they cannot do that insiders tell the paper that san francisco could allow more companies to operate e-bikes in the city. recently lyft pulled its fleet after two caught fire. more news in an hour. of course we're always on at nbc bay area.com.

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