westbound drive looks like it's improving. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> see you again at 11:00. have a wonderful friday. destroyed, evacuations underway. good morning, breaking overnight, fire and ice, wildfires rage out of control in california, dozens of homes destroyed, evacuations underway. while across the northern u.s., record shattering snow and cold. the temperature in denver plunging nearly 70 degrees in a single day. this morning, chaos on the roads, schools and airports shut down. we're live with the very latest and al has what to expect this weekend. new arrests, new questions. two men who helped the president's lawyer dig up dirt on joe biden in ukraine arrested at a washington airport with one way tickets out of the country. what this could mean for the

impeachment investigation. onslaught, new air strikes and heavy ground fighting as turkey's military offensive against a key u.s. ally enters day three. the death toll grows, tens of thousands forced to flee. just ahead, richard engel live from the front lines. all of that, plus faa under fire, the damning new findings on how those 737 max jets were certified to fly. reckless driving, new details on what caused kevin hart's car crash and what he is saying about it this morning. >> and girl power, we're going big for international day of the girl, featuring inspiring young women, a special announcement from michelle obama, and a live concert from our plaza, today is friday, october 11, 2019. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody.

welcome to a very special edition of "today," whns t world on our plaza? >> girls do. it's international day of the girl, and we have so many inspiring young ladies here, and they're ready to celebrate. >> i got to tell you something, standing in the middle of this awesome group of girls gives me hope for the future. are you all ready to have some fun? yes, they are. >> we have so many exciting stories to share. >> yes. >> so much inspiration, so much love. we cannot wait to get to it. we've got to start with the news this morning, and it's this wild weather across the country. gusty winds fueling wildfires in california, snowstms have walloped the rockies. gadi schwartz is in southern los angeles on the front lines there. good morning.

>> reporter: the winds have been gusting all night long. this is the scene right now. we're starting to see where the hot spots are flaring up, that is a home up on the hill that is burning. you see the black smoke. let me show you what firefighters have been doing throughout the night. this is porter ranch, ron of many areas that is under evacuation. 100,000 people at this moment have been asked to leave their homes. you have houses like this that have been completely gutted would i fire. fortunately is firefighters in this neighborhood managed to save most of the homes. but this house right here and this house right here appear to be a loss. it just takes one ember to get up into the attic for the fire to consume the entire house. and the fire stretches all the

way to the foothills. southern california with no stopping the flames that tore through neighborhoods, forcing hundreds near los angeles to evacuate, including animals, pets and livestock. >> where the wind is blowing so bad that the smoke is right over my house, and i don't know if it's standing or not. >> reporter: these are the kinds of wind gusts california power companies say they feared. >> you can see how hard the wind is blowing out here. the fire is coming off, about to overtake a semi truck. and from the northern wind country in southern california's mountains and coasts, fire crews are on high alert. in the hills above los angeles it is an all out fight. in an unprecedented move, power has been shut off to 2 million customers, they are trying to prevent the raging infernos that

burned 13,000 homes last year and killed 85 people. pacific gas and electric defending the move. >> with winds like we saw over the last 24 hours or so and the condition of the vegetation, we simply could not continue to run parts of this system given the risk to public safety. >> reporter: california's governor had some harsh words. >> this is not from my perspective a climate change story as much as a story about greed and mismanagement. >> reporter: for those living without power, frustration. >> i can't help but think it's an overreaction or pay back for pe criticig&e r every fire that starts. >> worried about their bottom line. >> we were looking at $20,000 upwards in loss for anything perishable. >> this is not an inconvenience for us, it's life and death. >> reporter: even with those drastic shutoffs, the threat of wildfire is unrelenting.

just the slightest sliver of good ghu news, we're expecting winds to die down a little bit later today. so they will try to get power restored by today or tomorrow. so some may have gone without power for four day, but those winds are still gusting. in fact you can see up here on the original i ridge, this is a new section that we're seeing burn and over there you have a home that has been consumed. it will be a very, very long day here for firefighters. back to you. >> incredible to see those images, gadi, and right there as you see the firefighters work so valiantly. our hearts are with them. >> and al is following with more on the fire danger, and also there's snow and brutal cold coming into the northern u.s. this morning. >> you can see the fire danger we have a critical risk over a wide area, potential rapid fire spread we've got red flag warnings, dry winds, gusting up to 70 miles per hour

explosive fire here's why this is happening we have lower pressure over the ocean, higher over the desert. wind gusts possible, anywhere from 50 to 60 miles per hour as those winds come up and over the ridges, they then come down and start to dry out they speed up, dry out and heat up with the air getting compressing coming down those ridges we have those problems it's not going to die out until sometime later this evening. that's a problem you move further east, we've got a snowstorm. blizzard warnings, since october 2010 wind gusts, 60 miles per hour. life threatening and impossible travel is being predicted. as this system pushes to the east, blizzard conditions in the dakotas, rain and severe storms ahead of this from chicago to minneapolis and memphis, i should say, snow showers will taper off in the northern plains cold winds around the great lakes. in fact, take a look at temperatures crashing now. windchills at 5, and rapid city, 33, 17 in amarillo, feels like minus 4 in denver. snowfall amounts, some areas

could pick up 4 feet of snow but we are talking this being historic, one of the biggest october snowstorms in record for this area. savannah. >> all right thank you. new developments tied to the impeachment investigation, this morning, we're learning more about the arrest of two potential witnesses. they're associates of the president's personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, and they were taken into custody at dulles co. nbc's peter alexander has airport in washington trying to leave the country. nbc's peter alexander has the latest on it peter good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. these are the first criminal charges emerging from the trump administration's controversial relationship with ukraine, those two men both giuliani associates who house democrats have now subpoenaed in the impeachment inquiry are accused of trying to influence u.s. politics with illegal campaign contributions those two men, lev parnas and igor fruman, the men helped set up a meeting with ukrainians,

who was lobbying to investigate joe biden and his son hunter parnas and fruman, allegedly trying to funnel forgn money to american politicians to buy potential influence with the candidates' campaigns and the candidates governments. >> this investigation is about corrupt behavior, deliberate law breaking. >> reporter: the fbi arresting the men at dulles airport outside washington on wednesday. both had booked one way tickets out of the country the indictment does not allege any wrongdoing by the trump campaign or the president, and president trump is distancing himself from the pair. >> i don't know about them i don't know what they do, but i don't know, maybe they were clients of rudy. you would have to ask rudy i just don't know. >> giuliani telling nbc news he can't comment yet. the president appearing to distance himself from rudy giuliani as well the two men did not enter a plea, and their lawyer did not respond to nbc's news for

comment. the first rally since the impeachment began, taking an aim at joe biden with his profanity laced swipe. >> he was only a good vice president because he understood how to kiss barack obama's ass >> that was the president last night. biden, who alongside many of his democratic colleagues participated in an lgbtq town hall last evening pushed back in a tweet. he writes, i spent my night at the human rights forum talking about the fundamental respect every human being deserves, you spent yours showing how little respect for anyone else you have america is so much stronger than your weakness, donald trump. savannah. >> peter alexander, thank you. >> craig joins the table, breaking news overnight overseas. >> overseas, the turkish military escalating air and ground attacks on a u.s. ally in syria and it comes after

president trump's withdrawal of u.s. troops there. tens of thousands of civilians are now fleeing the region nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us from inside syria this morning. richard, good morning to you >> reporter: good morning, craig. we have made our way to a front line area here in northern syria. and i must say, it is largely abandoned. we just saw some incoming fire which is why people are escaping this turkish advance, taking whatever they can carry. fleeing for their lives this morning, tens of thousands of syrian kurds, at least 70,000 have already left border towns, now taking the full brunt of turkey's military assault. the death toll, unclear, the kurds say dozens, turkey says a few hundred. either way, it's rising. at a protest, we found kurdish forces who until only recently

were helping u.s. troops battle isis, urging people to stand their ground she's saying that this invasion that has just begun by turkey is only going to help isis. the kurds are convinced this is the opening stage of a long campaign by turkey to destroy the autonomous zone, and repopulate with refugees the kurds blame president trump for giving the green light by pulling back u.s. forces right before the invasion began. the conflict is being widely condemned including by senior republicans. some in the house are calling for sanctions against turkey overnight at a political rally, president trump offering to mediate. >> we could hit turkey very hard financially or we could mediate a deal between turkey and the kurds, i like that >> turkish officials say president trump was fully aware of its intentions from the start saying they will continue their

mission until the kurds, who they call terrorists, have been, quote, neutralized but what happened to the detention camps holding tens of thousands of isis fighters and family members, the kurds say they can't guard them and some isis fighters have likely already escaped. u.s. troops in syria say they don't have the manpower to guard the camps themselves and the situation at those camps is only getting more dangerous one of the camps holding hundreds of isis family members has been hit already in this conflict, and now camp administrators are considering moving the camp and all of its inhabitants. craig. >> richard engel for us in northern syria richard, thank you. >> meantime, it's been seven months since boeing 737 max was grounded following two fatal crashes overseas an independent investigative panel is expected to call for big changes when it comes to how the faa approves plans for flight nbc's tom costello has been on this story from the very beginning.

what are you hearing. nbc news has reviewed an advanced copy of the report. it says boeing failed to fully disclose to the faa details about that software system that is blamed or contributed to those two crashes overseas and that the faa didn't fully understand the system, and wasn't able to fully analyze the system this is expected to be a big wakeup call at the faa at boeing field outside of seattle, brand new 737 maxes sit wing tip to wing tip the worldwide fleet grounded since march as an international investigative group focused on how the faa certified the max before two fatal crashes it's expected to conclude that the faa relied too heavily on boeing to self-certify its own planes congress long ago ordered the faa to work with boeing on certification to save money and time the new faa chief, steve dickson. >> is it possible too much authority was delegated to boeing. >> it's possible

we'll have to see. i haven't made a decision on that i want to make sure i don't have my thumb on the scale. >> reporter: with the max grounded the southwest airlines pilot's union sued boeing for $115 million in lost wages saying boeing's claim that the max was just like previous 737st southwest pilots models wasn't true boeing's misrepresentations cost southwest pilots to believe that the 737 max aircraft was safe. those representations proved to be false boeing says the suit is without merit. the ntsb has already found that the pilots of the doomed max flights were likely overwhelmed with alerts and alarms, unable to prioritize which to handle first. crash investigators call it alert overload boeing used veteran test pilots to determine how they would respond in an emergency.

but the ntsb wants everyday air line pilots from all over the world in simulated testing boeing is reviewing that process. >> we want the pilots to make sure they're focusing on those things that will keep the airplane safe and not those things that will distract you and kill you >> you do anticipate making changes at the fa a's certification process. >> i think that's likely but again, we'll have to see >> reporter: so sources tell nbc news that the faa is likely to approve the max for flight until december airlines unlikely to fly until january. boeing tells us it looks forward to reviewing this report coming out today but also stands by that self-certification system that's kind of a misnomer, but that's how people are describing it the process the faa and boeing work together, boeing says the system has worked in the past. >> tom, thank you. the houston astros are headed back to the american league championship series for

the third year in a row. >> astros/yankees, saturday night game one >> the astros scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back. they ended up beating the tampa bay rays 6-1 as you heard there. houston will face the yankees in the alcs, it's a rematch from 2017 you might remember the astros won that year, and went on to win the world series game one, saturday night the nationals and cardinals, game one of the nlcs tonight >> and you're going to game two or three on tuesday. >> maybe game three on tuesday if my wife has her way. >> what would be her reaction when she hears you can go with her. >> since you just broke it on national television. >> oh, i did >> now i'm locked in >> you're going. >> what kind of voice will she use. >> that's exactly what i was getting at. >> my wife has the most lovely

angelic voice. >> we're going to get them to rerack that. >> how about a forecast, mr. roker. >> re-rack that tape from yesterday so we can hear your lindsay. >> this coastal storm, the nor'easter, moving away. thankfully, our friends in coastal part of new england are still going to feel those problems thunderstorms stretching from texas all the way into the upper midwest, blizzard conditions as we said in the plains, and that high fire danger continues out west that's what's going on around the country. we're going to see your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds o? if these industrial plants had technology that captured carbon liktrees we could help lower emissions. carbon capture is important technology - and experts agree. that's why we're working on ways to improve it. so plants... can be a little more... like plants. ♪

good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we get ready for neat week and the air show it will be warm in san francisco, reaching the upper 70s and not as windy as yesterday. our winds calm down, temperatures in the inland areas head up to the lower 80s. we'll see a high of 84 in concord today and as we go throughout the weekend, it will cool down gradually with upper 70s by sunday and we'll stay in the upper 70s throughout next week. and that's your latest weather, savannah. >> i'm sorry, craig, ruining your anniversary surprise. i feel so bad. al, thank you so much. still ahead, we've got new details on what caused that crash that seriously injured kevin hart, plus what he's saying to us overnight. you've heard of breathalyzers for alcohol. we have one for weed, an exclusive look at the devices aimed at keeping all of us safe on the road. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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>> our winds shifted farther south. we're waking up to some chilly temperatures, a live look outside in san jose, with the sunrise and temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s. headed up to 80 degrees today, slightly normal than normal. antioch high of 83, 83 in napa while san francisco will reach up to 77 degrees. as we go into the next several days, there will be a slight cooldown, and it will turn more breezy on sunday, and we'll see some more pleasant and fall-like weather going into early next week. san francisco reaching 77 today but we'll see some low 70s by sunday, and 60s next week. how are the roads moving, mike? >> better. 101 nicely past our camera, north of 680. oakland still slow, back at the capitol expressway, back up at the recovery. nice flow around the bay, better news across the san mateo bridge as that days disabled vehicle cleared over the last half hour and highway 84 the dumbarton

bridge shows low traffic flowing. west 92 does move to the peninsula. back to you. >> thank you, mike. more local news coming up in half an hour.

come on, it's 7:30 on this beautiful friday morning can you tell it's international day of the girl. our plaza is packed with some incredible young ladies from across the country, around the world. that's alessia cara, she's going to put on a concert for everybody. she's signing, taking pictures >> it's electric, so much joy and promise and inspiration. we have a big announcement from michelle obama in a little while, so we've got some great stuff straight ahead we're excited about that >> yeah. >> but before we head outside i want to get you caught up on stories we're following this morning. firefighters scrambling to contain wildfires that are

threatening thousands of homes it's all happening in southern california the saddleridge fire is burning in san fernando valley in downtown los angeles mandatory evacuations issued late last night. wind quickly spread from one neighborhood to the next several homes and businesses have been destroyed. iranian officials say two missiles struck an iranian oil tanker the ship was traveling through the red sea off the coast of saudi arabia this is the latest incident in that region amid months of heightened tensions between the united states and iran oil prices spiked 2% after the incident no word this morning on who may be responsible for the reported attack. meantime, actor kevin hart is breaking his silence about the car crash that left him with a serious back injury. there's new information this morning about what caused that accident nbc's steve patterson has more on all of this hey, steve, good morning. >> you'll remember, kevin hart was in the passenger seat of his own muscle car when a friend veered off the road. his attorney says the star is

still recovering from his injuries, and late last night, the california highway patrol released a detailed report about what happened on that frightening night. this morning, new information coming to light about last month's car crash involving kevin hart california highway patrol releasing a report, reckless driving caused the accident and no one in the vehicle was wearing a seat belt. hart was a passenger in his prized car. >> the ambulance is on the way are you okay stay calm. >> the police report obtained by nbc news concluding the driver's reckless, sudden and rapid acceleration led to him losing control of the car as it turned on to a malibu area highway, adding that the driver was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. multiple photos including in the document show hart's mangled vintage sports car

hart was able to escape the wreckage and went to his nearby home to get medical attention. a woman identifying herself as his wife made this call to 911. >> he's not coherent at all. >> okay. is he breathing? >> yes, he's breathing. >> okay. did he go to the hospital or >> no, no, no. we're just here, and he can't move. >> hart suffered serious back injuries that required surgery and extensive physical therapy the driver, jared black was trapped behind the wheel like hart he suffered significant back injuries. the third passenger, fitness trainer is engaged to black. overnight in a brief statement, hart telling nbc news through his attorney, i have nothing but love for jared and wish him and rebecca a speedy recovery. hart's attorney revealing his client is not all the way back to work, despite clocking in this week for a few hours to

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we are back now, it is 7:39 with in-depth today. an issue that affects everyone on our nation's roads. driving under the influence. >> we're not talking about alcohol. nbc's stephanie gosk is here with an exclusive on a new marijuana breathalyzer real interesting technology. steph, good morning. >> it definitely is. good morning to you. this is really the new frontier for law enforcement as more and more states legalize marijuana, more and more people are driving while high up until now, there has been no way to determine if someone has recently ingested thc, but that is changing. now one company says it has come up with the first ever marijuana breathalyzer and i got an exclusive look.

twisted metal, scattered debris, shattered lives l of the aftermath, authorities say of driving under the influence of marijuana. as more states legalize recreational weed, law enforcement is concerned that these terrifying and deadly scenes will become all too common across the u.s. >> how you guys doing tonight? >> but that could change with the first ever marijuana breathalyzer, shown in this exclusive video provided to nbc news law enforcement testing the new breathalyzer out on the streets over labor day weekend. >> you're positive for the marijuana being in your lungs. >> fingers crossed >> there you go. >> dr. mike ling gave nbc news an exclusive first look at his patented device. for two minutes, you breathe into the device. one billion times more sensitive than an alcohol breathalyzer much like a dog's nose, which inspired the company's name. hound labs your breath is collected in a cartridge for analysis the process taking about ten minutes. >> done, i passed. >> you passed.

good work. >> thank you, thank you. >> the test was correct, i wasn't actually high but what if i were >> it's objective data that's in your breath that says you have used recently. >> nearly 12,000 people drove while high in 2018 in washington state, 12% of all traffic deaths between 2008 and 2017 involved thc positive drivers. and fatal crashes in vermont linked to marijuana have skyrocketed by 173% since the state decriminalized weed in 2010 dr. lynn who works in the er was tired of seeing the grave consequences. >> it's kind of common sense, we don't want our airline pilot to take a bong hit and get in the cockpit. we certainly don't want people to smoke pot and get behind the wheel of a 4,000 pound vehicle. >> whether you smoke, vape or eat marijuana, authorities can

currently test for pot using blood, urine or hair samples, where it can remain for days, if not weeks but there's no way to know if someone recently used cannabis unless you test their breath. >> that two to three hour period correlates to the peak impairment window that has been identified by the federal government and many other researchers. >> in other words, the time when you're high. >> the time when you're most likely to be highest. >> and it could be a game changer for drug and alcohol dui specialist, officer justin brannen who invited me on his patrol route he says he encounters impaired drivers regularly, and they are on the rise. >> there are several indicators we look for when looking for a dui, driving too slow, driving too fast, not reacting properly to the roadway or traffic conditions. >> can someone driving under the influence of marijuana and thc be just as dangerous on the road as someone driving underhe influence of alcohol >> absolutely. some of my worst field sobriety tests were marijuana only. marijuana can impair, and it does impair.

>> we don't want to have any contamination in the cartridges. >> the new technology isn't cheap but the company has raised $65 million. researchers and law enforcement think this new tool will help save lives >> having a marijuana breathalyzer that for the first time can only focus on those people that have used pot in the last few hours, it transforms the ability to in a fair way determine who's potentially impaired and who isn't >> so interesting because you think of a breathalyzer which measures whether you're over or under the legal limit. there are legal limits for marijuana. >> this is part of the problem the legal limit for alcohol is .08 and that's based on lots of research but there hasn't been lots of research on marijuana because it's illegal, and so they're trying to figure out where to put that limit. that's a huge part of this, and they're going to have to do that soon. >> it's fascinating that you can also detect edibles as well, not

just talking about smoking. >> this is an interesting physiological thing, when you eat or vape or smoke marijuana, it goes into your bloodstream, but then for the first two to three hours, it actually seeps back into your lungs and that's why you can test it. >> wow. >> with a breathalyzer. >> when is this thing going to be available >> soon. thousands of tests, they're getting ready to put it on the market, and it will be expensive but law enforcement really believes it could save lives. >> stephanie gosk, thank you. >> you're welcome. >> mr. roker, how is the weather looking? >> we have been looking at crunching numbers from noaa, and we have had in 2019, billion dollar weather disasters enhanced by hurricane dorian, tropical storm imelda, the 9th and 10th billion dollar plus weather disaster and that put us on par for another record setting year, looking at february and march with river flooding in missouri, again, things going on through the gulf, arkansas river flooding in june that means this is the fifth

straight year with t or mo billiodollar weather events just from a fiscal standpoint, we're not even calculating the human toll that these disaster have caused. we're going to get to your local weather coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. here is a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. skies are all clear, and we'll see some more sunshine throughout the day. as we go into the weekend, inland valleys into the upper 70s and more 80s. more breezy on sunday and then some nice fall-like weather early next week. guess who's here. >> coming up next, here's a question, are we watching the death of an american institution. we'll tell you why cities coast to coast are banning drive-through windows. we may have to start getting out of our cars. that's coming up right after

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running late, stuck in traffic and you're hungry. story of my life you decide to pop into a local drive-through. some cities across the country now think they're a thing of the past >> can i get a burger with four slices of cheese. >> four burgers, anything else >> no, one burger with four slices of cheese. >> reporter: what could be more american than a burger and fries. >> can i take your order, please >> three cheese burgers, three french fries and three cherry pies. >> reporter: maybe the meal ordered from your car. ever since the first one opened in 1947, the drive-through revved up fast food. but is it now running out of gas. >> drive-through sucks, i want to be able to sit in my car and relax. >> reporter: in august, minneapolis became the latest city to pass an ordinance, banning the construction of new drive-through windows. >> i think that's a horrible

idea i love drive-throughs, they save a lot of time. >> reporter: similar legislation restricting drive-throughs have passed in cities in missouri, california, and new jersey. >> i'm on my way to work right now. it would take a lot more time to get out of my car and go in. >> reporter: curbing fast food drive-throughs could improve overall health, but the benefits are questionable obesity rates went up, not down, after south los angeles banned new stand alone restaurants and drive-through windows in 2008. >> i don't know why i do that. i just don't get that. >> reporter: some cities hope bans could cut down on emission, litter and improve safety. part of a controversial national trend attempting to make people healthier through legislation. for example, soda taxes and requiring calorie labels on menus. some want to put the brakes on drive-through bans. >> we want our drive-through. >> yes we do.

>> reporter: in the cities enacting bans, existing drive-through windows would be grandfathered in as you can imagine, the national restaurant association isn't too happy about this it says that one in four restaurant visits take place inside a drive-through so limiting them would not only hurt customers but also hurt small businesses guys >> gabe, when you get there, could you get me a what a burger with cheese, large shake and fries. >> reporter: guys, i'm taking orders, don't worry. don't worry. >> thank you savannah you made a good point, i thought. >> i was just saying the drive-through if you got kids in the car, you don't want to unbuckle them. here's your cheeseburger. >> for moms who are busy. >> there's a drive-through beer store in hoboken. >> is there really >> thank god it's grandfathered in. >> sheinelle is outside with all those lovely ladies. >> you can feel it girl power on full display for our big event celebrating

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good friday morning. right now at 7:56, we take a live look outside in san jose, we're waking up to all clear skies and also calmer winds, with some chilly temperatures as you get ready to head out the door. we'll see a high of 80 degrees in san jose, 80 in palo alto and up to 84 in concord. nice and warm in san francisco with highs in the upper 70s. as we go into the weekend, we'll see a slight cooldown as a cold front system moves to our north that will bring in breezy winds by sunday and early next week we keep it nice and seasonable, near normal temperatures, with some upper 70s in the inland areas. san francisco will be up to 77 today, a slight cooldown throughout the weekend with a high of 70 on sunday, and upper 60s next week. how are the roads moving now, mike? >> moving great. it's friday, friday light for most of your commute and good

recovery over here, after we had an original slowdown, 101 north, oakland road, a good half hour, 45 minutes for the recovery. things are much better, still slow 87 and also the surface streets getting over toward capitol expressway recovering from the ripple effect. also recovering san mateo bridge a much clearer now the disabled vehicles gone for 40 minutes. dumbarton bridge also looking light, the peninsula side and looking at the bay bridge. back to you. happening now in southern california, high, dry winds fanning out of control wildfires in san fernando valley forcing many people out of their homes, evacuation centers are full. 100,000 people affected by those evacuation orders. several homes have been destroyed. fire is the exact reason pg&e decided to turn off power here for hundreds of thousands of people. pg&e says crews have made significant progress in power being restored to the bay area. not everywhere. only about 46% of homes and

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it's 8:00 on "today," coming up fire it's 8:00 on "today," coming up fire and ice. wildfires burning out of control in california. >> you can see how hard the wind is blowing out here. the fire is coming off and about to overtake a semi truck. record breaking snow falling along the rockies. al is here with the complete forecast. plus, the greatest. >> how can that be easy for anyone. >> simone biles earns her 5th all around world title. >> i woke up confident feeling that today would go well. i feel successful.

>> let's hear it for the girls, our plaza is packed as we kick off our day of the girl celebration. alessia cara is here with a spectacular performance and we'll share a special announcement from michelle obama, you won't want to miss today, friday, october 11th, 2019. >> today we celebrate each other. >> around the world. >> ready for alessia cara. >> it's international day of the girl. >> and good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today" on a friday morning, but not just any friday morning. we are celebrating out here, international day of the girl. our plaza is packed with an array of really inspiring ladies and one right with us, alessia

cara, who's going to give us a great performance. >> i'm kind of overwhelmed. a little overwhelmed at all of the awesomeness. >> in the best way. so many people are missing school. thank you. i'm happy you guys came. >> hang on, look at this one, the girl scouts are out in force too, and they love alessia. >> the sweetest. you guys, we do have a huge morning ahead today, and we're going to keep our october to remember going next week too. >> that's right. we have big guests, some exclusive interviews, we're going to talk with monica lewinsky, sir elton john, victoria beckham, and the one and only julia andrews, just to name a few. you do not want to miss a minute. we have a lot more coming up on the plaza, including our awesome concert, first we're going to head inside to craig. let's turn to your news at eight. evacuations have been ordered near los angeles this morning where a wildfire driven by strong winds is threatening homes and lives. nbc's gadi schwartz is there with the very latest on all of this.

gadi, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, craig. such an eerie scene. we're in a community one of many communities that has been evacuated, over 100,000 people affected. so you have firefighters here, they are actually hooked up to that fire hydrant because they are loading up on water, they have been working all night long trying to protect so many of the homes. many that you see still standing, if you take a closer look, some of the embers that were spot firing last night got up into the eaves and there are some homes like this that have been completely destroyed. in fact this one right next to us is a perfect example. you have that roof is starting to collapse in on itself and this fire has stretched for about 4 miles going this way. in fact you can see over here

into the foothills as we look that way, that is where the fire made its run yesterday. winds are expected to die down a little bit later on today, but it will be an extremely long fight for all these firefighters. guys, back to you. >> gadi thank you. two businessmen with ties to president trump's personal at president trump's personal attorney rudy giuliani and the ukraine investigation are under arrest the fbi detained lev parnas and igor fruman at a dc airport as they were about to leave the country, both charged with trying to use foreign money to make illegal contributions to u.s. political campaigns they are witnesses in the house impeachment inquiry. officials say they helped giuliani with his efforts to have ukraine investigate joe biden and his son. meanwhile, dozens of people have been killed, civilians are fleeing by the thousands as turkey escalates its ground assault in northern syria. the turkish military is in day three of its campaign to push out kurdish fighters who helped the united states battle isis. turkey is also a u.s. ally

it used the kurds terrosts. this morning, turkish officials told nato it expects all members of the alliance to show solidarity last night, president trump ordered a peace deal to stop the fighting. federal health officials say the vaping crisis has not peaked most more than 200 probable new cases were diagnosed since last week the specific chemicals or vaping devices causing the lung injuries have not been identified however, most patients reported using products that contain the main active ingredient in marijuana. that's the news, hoda and savannah, back inside. >> we made it. we brought a boost with us. so it was a jailbreak for the ages, a little girl was asking her big brother for help in escaping her crib so that she could sleep in his bed take a look. >> i'm talking to you.

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[upbeat music ♪] you got this. you got this. you got this. you got this. >> this morning on "today's" talker, one of our favorite talkers here, gymnastics superstar simone biles. >> gold is her color two days after she led her team to their world championship, she won her own title. >> good morning, watching

simone's work her flying, spinning and twisting magic with signature moves never gets old she keeps on breaking records. >> unbelievable. >> everything looks so easy. >> takes your breath away. >> simone biles is america's golden girl. at the world championship in germany yesterday, she earned her 5th world all around title, becoming the first woman in history to accomplish that amazing feat, breaking her own record for women's margin of victory, and considered by many the greatest female gymnast of all time >> i woke up feeling really confident that today would go well, and it did, so i feel successful >> there is just no one who can touch her. flying high with more twists and turns than anyone ever the 22-year-old superstar from texas is in a class by herself on the vault.

>> double twisting double back. >> on the bars. >> three in a row. >> on the beam. >> how can that be easy for anyone >> and the floor where she employed two of her four signature biles moves, including her new jaw dropping triple twisting double somersault and ending with a mic drop the defending olympic all around champion now has 22 world medals to her name. a whopping 16 golds and the world is watching. earlier this week, basketball great lebron james tweeting simone, you are flat out incredible actress kerry washington weighed in, black girl magic we needed to see today the 4'8" powerhouse is flying high above the rest, wowing the world, showing her championship grace. >> i feel like it's a whirlwind, you can't really process it because it happens so fast, you go from one final to the next, but i definitely feel relieved that this is over. >> simone, it's not over this weekend, simone will compete in the apparatus finals.

>> she'll win. >> a chance to take home four more gold medals watch live tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on the olympic channel. if you missed any of simone's performances, catch them at 3:00 p.m. eastern. >> she wins, spoiler alert >> do you guys know she has a very adorable boyfriend. >> yes his name is stacy and he was on instagram, giving her an atta girl take a look. >> let's go. yes. that's what i'm talking about. >> oh, yeah, that warms my heart so much. >> here's the note he posted, my woman is a five time world champion in the all around and i couldn't be more proud i get hyped every time i watch her do her thing today was no exception, congratulations, babe, and the whole world is proud simone responded and promised the biggest smooch ever. >> she said in the press after,

she said, she's like, sometimes i don't even know how i do it. she's so good, so clutch, has that extra gear, and she's like, i don't know even know how i do it. >> extra gear, that's a good way to put it. puts it in some place. >> supernatural. stick around for pop start. >> we're going to start with meghan markle, the duchess of sussex is marking international day of the girl with a post on instagram featuring a throwback video of her as a child and encouraging words for young women all around the world >> it is said that girls with dreams becmen ome woth visions. >> if you see something that you don't like or are offended by on tevision or any other place, write letters and send them to the right people and you can really make a difference for not just yourself but lots of other people. >> so to each one of you, keep asking questions, keep pushing forward, keep shining brightly,

know your worth and know that we are behind you every step of the way. >> that was a nice message for young girls everywhere. we wanted to feature another one of our favorite girls on international day of the girl, kelly clarkson, we have played awesome covers from the kelly clarkson show, she did one, it was a throwback all the way, 2011, it was one direction's first hit, "what makes you beautiful", here's the kelly-oki. world like nobody else ♪ ♪ everyone else in the room can see it everyone else but you come on baby you light up my world like nobody else ♪ ♪ the way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed but when you smile it ain't hard to tell ♪ ♪ you don't know you don't know you're beautiful ♪ >> one of our producers says no matter where she is in the day, the kelly clarkson show comes

on, she goes and watches >> she's the simone of singing incredible >> gold. >> she won next up, the jonas brothers say they have been busy lately is an understatement, in a move that definitely would not have been allowed when they were disney stars, they have combined with coors lite. the beer comes in special bottles, joe jonas was excited about the brew, he wrote on instagram, best day ever, which of course prompted his wife, actress sophie turner to write really, best day ever. interesting. >> sounds like he might have brewed up some trouble there. >> i think so. >> next up, paul rudd, guest on this sunday's sitdown where they got to talk about rudd's jobs before his successful film career that included bar mitzvah dj >> i was reviewing some footage this morning, you had a certain look about you >> yeah.

it was not a good look socks with shorts, doc martins i would like to think i started the movement with my bar mitzvah dj look. >> i noticed you were down in the crowd. you weren't one of these elitist djs. >> you got to mix it up. who's going to hold the limbo pole it doesn't hold itself. >> i love that he provided video. >> by the way, 90s savannah loves that look. >> you wore that look. >> absolutely. >> you can catch that entire interview this weekend, it's great, as always on sunday "today" with our buddy willie geist. people wanted more uncle al on broadway, making his big return to the hit show waitress. with jordin sparks playing jenna in the lead role there and the

last show you did was october 2018, why did you want to go back. >> it's a terrific cast, so wonderful. most fun i've had. >> how are your vocal chops. >> i have to go back to my vocal coach, to get a little tune up. >> how is the hip, going to be all right. >> i'm playing old joe >> you're back in the diner look sitting down, eating pie >> your run last time was less than two months, a lot of people wanted to go and couldn't. >> me and jordin, take it from an old man >> can you do your day job >> just a second, i'm going to walk over here young man verizon, the network more people rely on >> get off my lawn anyway, we're looking at a lot of wet weather from the great lakes all the way down into texas. that pesky nor'easter, that's

moving away. unfortunately we do have that fire danger continues from bakersfield all the way down to san diego, potential for rapid risk of fires, and we're also looking at these blizzard warnings, october snowstorm, this is the last time they had a blizzard warning in october for the dakotas was 2010, so life threatening and possibly dangerous travel look at these snowfall amounts, 2 feet of snow, a historic october snowstorm for this area. that's what's going on aroun good morning, i'm kari hall, as we check out our forecast today today, expect highs the lower 80 a a touch cooler tomorrow. our windsick up on sunday as we reach the upper 07s and next week we will continue on with more seasonal highing reaching the upper 70s for srancis nice weather for fleet week and the air show going on from today through sunday, it will cool off sligly. ay

it's the best night of the year. that's why it's sunday night football night in america. that's right the steelers invade the iphone chargers no, the los angeles chargers anyway, this is going to be a good one u've got to tune in. unfortunately, they're in the red zone for the fire area everybody take care driving in it's all on sunday night football night in america. >> back to you. >> thank you, al. you guys ready >> yes >> are you ready >> it's time to start our international day of the girl celebration, kicking off with a special announcement from former first lady, michelle obama. >> last year at this time she was on our plaza for our big international day of the girl and we're so excited to say we're joining forces with mr. obama again, and we'll let her tell it. >> hi, everyone, and happy international day of the girl, a

year ago today the obama foundation launched the girl's opportunity alliance right here on the "today" show. more than 98 million adolescent girls aren't in school, yet the evidence is clear, when girls get the opportunities they deserve, our whole world benefits that'se ha w been working to lift up grass roots leaders and organizations around the world who improve girls' lives every day. today, on the day of the girl, i am thrilled to share the news that in december, i'll be traveling to vietnam with my friend jenna bush hager and a few other special guests too the obama foundation will be teaming up with the "today" show and you tube originals to meet some of these girls and share their incredible stories with all of you now, in the meantime, i hope that all of you will find a way to support these girls, and you don't have to fly to vietnam

you can host a bake sale, help your children organize a project in their classroom, or get involved in your office as well. just visit girlsopportunityalliance.org to find out more ways to take action anything you can do will make a difference for us all. because the future of our world is only as bright as our girls >> going to be a lot of fun, right. >> do you know who else is excited about this. >> who's that. >> jbh, she sent us a message a >> i'm so excited, well to share. >> i'm so excited, guys, we are going to vietnam with mrs. obama. it's an awesome opportunity to help shine a light on all of those that are helping keep girls in school. we know that if a girl stays in school, they are more likely to help lift up not only themselves but their communities too. so mrs. obama and i are hitting the road in december, and we are going to share the inspiring stories of the incredible people that are helping to make our

world a better place proving every day that even one person has the power to make a difference can't wait, happy international day of the girl. >> yeah, cool. >> i love that >> those ladies packing their bags, and jenna will do an interview with mrs. obama as well one more piece of the puzzle, joining mrs. obama and jenna, three celebrities who want to make a difference, oscar winner, julia roberts, lana condor and vietnamese singer, veronica ngo. >> can you pack me in your suitcase, i want to go >> we're going to head outside now to dylan. i'm here with a special group of girl scouts and i'm especially proud because i myself was a girl scout back in the day. of course we found a throwback pic me as a brownie just getting started there. these ten were chosen to receive the highest honor, the national

gold award they earned it for exceptional work tackling rtant sues from mental health to combatting racism, and i have the little award right here, but it really stands for something bigger. and what would you say, anna, to girls who want to make a difference the way you all have. >> i would like to tell them no matter who you are, everything you need to make a difference in your community is within you, it's about harnessing, believing in yourself, and working harder than you ever have before. >> it's great adviceit's a smal because you have so many other pins and badges. i'm going to make this official. and what's your name. >> lauren. >> lauren, i'm going to give you the first pin. we're going to stick this on here i'm shaking. i'm like nervous for you guys. i'm going to keep this going, but we have another treat. look who's here, guys, alessia cara, she is about to treat us to a live concert. here she comes, but first, your local news

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hey, everybody, welcome back, you all, this is a great morning here on the plaza. it is 8:30 on a friday morning, october 11th and it is international day of the girl, and we are celebrating in style. international >> we are. i mean, i can't even believe the energy out here. people are so excited. we have so many inspiring young ladies out here. we're going to take it to the next level alessia cara is going to give us a beautiful performance, a couple of songs coming up. we're so happy to have you out here have you had energy like this before >> it's the best i love it. >> in addition to all the fun we're going to have, we've got a lot of inspiring stories to

share as well. girls who are hard at work to help other girls across our country, across the world as well >> a lot of great stories. we'll get to those coming up first, how about a quick check of the weather mr. roker. >> let's show you what's happening today, we ve the coastal storm in the northeast, that's moving away, strong storms fm the great lakes, blizzard conditions in the plains, and we continue that high fire danger with hot, dry air. that's what's going on around good morning. we will check out our forecast foor today. expect highs in the low 80s in some of the warmer spots and it will be a touch cooler tomorrow. we still enjoy nice weather, our winds pick up on sunday as we reach into the upper 70s and next week we will continue on with more seasonal highs reaching the upper 70s. nice weather for fleet week and the air show going on from today through sunday. that's your latest weather, savannah. >> all right, al, thank you so

much let's get it started our celebration of international day of the girl rolls on with some inspirational young ladies, determined to make sure all girls get the education they deserve. but first, this is "today" on nbc

we're having a ball here, back with more of our international day of the girl. everyone is busting from mrs. obama's exciting announcement. jenna will be joining mrs. obama. along with julia roberts. >> they're going to be reporting on important stories, young leaders doing amazing work for girl's education in vietnam, much like two young women who are part of mrs. obama's girl's opportunity alliance they are making a difference in this country we met up with them and they proved that something as simple as a bicycle can keep girls moving forward.

>> for 11-year-old nguyen, getting to school hasn't always been easy. the distance is far and the risks of walking alone for hours are high, but some young girls don't have a choice if they want an education it's either this or drop out o school to work and help out at home instead >> hello, girls. >> hi. >> and many of them do but thanks to sophie and phoebe narone, that wasn't the case for nguyen. >> she is very happy at school, and her favorite subject is art. >> they knew they had to do something to help girls in rural vietnam get a better education because those girls could have been them. >> me and silvi had the opportunity to be adopted and come to the united states and have like an education if i didn't get adopted, i would probably be in that place right now. >> in 2012, along with their

mom, sarah, sophie and phoebe returned to their native vietnam and founded the rock paper scissors fund, with two set of helped girls get to school more safely and quickly. >> something as simple as a bike can change everything for a young girl. >> it's something small that makes a big difference in their lives. >> a difference that has helped more than 1,500 girls stay in school >> what does it feel like being on the giving end of such an important gift >> it's really fun because you get to see how happy, like, a bike can make them they can use it and their sister or brother, or their parents can use it too. >> it's a gift that keeps giving each new bike can help a family make ends meet and help a young girl dream even bigger about her future sophie and phoebe's mom sarah have seen it firsthand when you ask them, what are their dreams, their hopes, what do they say? >> a lot of them actually want

to be teachers, and some want to be doctors, the same dreams as the girls here in the united states >> same as your daughters. >> that's right. >> her daughters, both students at wheaten college, are balancing their work at the organization with studies in biochemistry and biology. >> i'm so proud of them. they are such a good example for the girls there too. >> is that something you teach or is that who they are? >> i don't know. i guess maybe a little of me, you know, wanting to do things for other people, and they're the same way >> their example has now inspired others to join the cause. eleven-year-old teli o'keeffe from andover, massachusetts, was adopted from vietnam, and when she learned about rock paper scissors, she was moved to help. >> i can't imagine not going to school because i love school. >> since her 8th birthday, she has asked for donations instead of gifts inspiring the rest of

her school to get involved too. >> i was extremely happy and surprised that so many people were donating. i was really happy because that's a lot of money for girls in vietnam >> over $5,000 to be exact enough to give bikes to almost 100 girls. >> how does that make you feel >> i don't know how she came up with the idea, but it's genius >> sophie and phoebe say their work isn't done. they hope to one day create scholarships to help girls continue their educations. >> you choose to go back, you choose to make all of this effort why do you think it's important? >> i think it's really important to do something with what you're given, so we have had the opportunity to be able to use the resources that we have and help others. >> and what better way than for girls to help other girls change

the world. >> and we are joined now by those amazing young ladies sophie, phoebe and teli o'keeffe hi girls >> look what you started, how does that make you feel? >> it makes me feel great, this is awesome. >> and you got to meet tuli this morning, you started it, and tuli carried it on how do you feel the impact >> i feel amazing about it, and i didn't think i would come this far. >> a little farther. you have done incredible work, we want to help you out just a little bit more. hey, sheinelle. >> we're doing it big, are you guys ready i have a special surprise for the team at outdoor voices, i have always wanted to do this. i did it their mission is to get the world moving and encourage people to use their outdoor voice for what they believe in, so when they heard your story, they wanted to show their support and help you keep girls on the move so that is why they

are donating $6,000 to rock paper scissors, children's fund, that is enough to give 100 girls new bikes to get to school, and that's not all, you guys ready, they want to gift each of you something special too, so you are all going home with outdoor voices swag, so mega fleece, and accessories, we want you to know we appreciate you guys, and love you guys, and we wish you all the best. >> thank you >> awesome, guys pretty cool. >> sound pretty good. >> yes >> thank you for all the work you're doing, and you're inspiring mo girls just by being here this morning. thank you. up next, more girl power, girls who are taking their education into their own hands, we're going to meet some of these remarkable young ladies, but first on a special friday morning, this is "today" on nbc. tv just keeps getting better.

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welcome back to our special morning, as "today" and today.com celebrate the

international day of the girl. we fanned out across the plaza, introducing you to incredible girls, leading the way to help others, in s.t.e.m., the arts, i'm here with grace clawson, the three are winners of the 2018 girls make games competition now, the video game they developed is called shredded secrets, and it teach others how to be kind and prevent bullying and they were the winners of that award girls, good morning to you i know crystal nelson was on your team. she couldn't be here today what was it like winning, what did the judges say about your game >> it was crazy to know that we have won i have been going to this camp for four years keira for three, and isadora, i think that was her third >> what did the judges say. >> the judges gave us some really good feedback, and one of

them, they came up to us and said that she teared up and that made me think if this can have such a big impact on a grown adult, then this can make a big impact on the world. >> yes, it did you girls are doing that thank you so much. hoda, who do you have? >> i am so excited i am here with frenia tiffany from fort walton, florida. she is amazing she's 9. she's the author of just two books. love your art, and how to be a star boss. they both inspire kids and let their talent shine she is currently working to launch a foundation to help underprivileged kids get involved in arts frenia, you are amazing, what are you trying to teach young girls. >> i'm trying to teach young girls that you can do anything in this world. it doesn't matter how old you are, how anything. you can do it. okay yes. >> anything. >> because girls run the world >> wait, what did you say?

>> girls run the world >> girls rheorld thank you, sheinelle, over to you. >> last but not least, 16-year-old silvi, making a big difference here in new york city she works tirelessly to raise money for her program, first strokes which gives free lessons to high schoolers who don't know how to swim and her dream is for a city wide mandate that all kids learn about water safety. what is the greatest reward in teaching others to swim. >> my greatest reward is watching my classmates conquer their fear of the water and developing so much fun. >> you could be saving lives no question about it so we brought you and all of our other guests here today to recognize the strides you're making in your communities but we're not the only ones who were blown away by your work, so amazon heard your stories and wants to contribute to your success, here's the deal, silvi, you're getting enough swim gear to teach 100 students.

>> no way. >> goggles, fins, caps, everything you need, you have it now, frenia, you're getting a $1,000 gift card to purchase art supplies, dance gear, musical instruments, all to help share your passion for the arts. >> oh, my gosh. >> and gracie, isador, swag and vip passes to amazon and to meet some of their female coders, and on top of it all, all of you guys are going home with amazon fire 7 tablets so keep up the amazing work. >> this is so amazing. >> thank you so much, girls, you are awesome, and inspiring, we're so happy to have you if you want to learn more about these groundbreakers, go to today.com, we have 18 under 18 who are really changing the world. and coming up next, we're going to get the music started, alessia cara is here, but first, this is "today" on nbc

the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> we have been celebrating international day of the girl all morning, and you guys, we're about to cap it off with something incredible we have been talking about this grammy winning superstar alessia cara is here >> she just released her third album this summer. she's set to hit the road head headlining her "pains of growing" tour, she's on our stage. alessia, good morning. how are you? do you picture how far you've dom in a short time. >> it's insane it's crazy to think about, you know, i mean, it feels like a million years ago but also at the same time, it felt like yesterday that i just started. it's one of those things, there's no concept of time crazy that, you know, everybody is here, you know, to see us play and stuff, and yeah, it's

awesome. >> they have been lined up outside since 4 in the morning, i saw them all outside for this. and i'm looking at the faces in the crowd, and they reflect something that i think is just near and dear to you which is part of your values, you believe in these young girls tell us why it was important to come on this day, to be on this stage. >> oh, my gosh, it's just been something that i have always been super passionate about is a positive message, to young women. being a young girl myself, i have dealt with different things and insecurities and, you know, it's tough for us girls these days with all of these expectations and things we're expected to be, and comparison and all that stuff, and i wanted to empower girls as much as possible, and what better way than to be here with you guys today, it's really cool. thank you for having me. >> thank you so much what are you going to sing for us this morning? >> i'm going to sing my new single, "rooting for you." if you guys know the words, i want to hear you singing it. you got to help me out. >> i think you'll have lots of people helping you out take it awayaway.

thank thank you. ♪ got me feeling like the elephant in every room i'm walking into yeah ♪ ♪ we started out innocent until walking into i got pulled right into your issue yeah ♪ ♪ i'm tired of sending hugs and kisses oh no i'm tired of all your burning bridges ♪ ♪ it's like damn why you got to be so cold in the summer time summer time ♪ ♪ i was really rooting for you yeah i was really rooting for you yeah it's like man ♪ ♪ why you got to be so cold in you yeah the summer time summer time ♪ ♪ i was really rooting for ya, we were really rooting for ya o we were really rooting for ya

yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah ♪ ♪ now i see you're having so much fun with everyone you had so much fun making fun of ♪ ♪ did you go and bump your head did you forget where you came did you forget where you came from ♪ ♪ i'm tired of sending my well wishes i'm tired of all your tir burning bridges ♪ ♪ it's like damn why you got to be so cold in the summer time summer time ♪ ♪ i was really rooting for ya w summer time ♪ ♪ i was really were really rooting for ya ♪ ♪ it's like man why you got to be so cold in the summer time summer time i was really rooting for ya ♪ for ya ♪e really rooting for ♪ we were really rooting for

yeah yeah ♪ ♪ i'm not even brokenhearted i'n just a little disappointed what a shame we could have had a good thing ♪ ♪ you let go of a good thing it's like damn why you got to be so cold in the summer time ♪ ♪ i was really rooting for ya yeah yeah i was really rooting for ya oh i was really rooting yeah yeah i was really for ya ♪ ♪ damn why you got to be so col in the summer time summer time i was really rooting for you we ♪ damn why you got to be so cold in the summer time summer time i was really were really rooting for you ♪ ♪ it's like damn summer time because i was really i was really rooting for ya ♪ >> thank you so much >> alessia cara. >> thank you

>> thank you >> alessia, what a show. we like that song. >> thank you >> thank you so much to alessia, to all the girls on our plaza who have just really inspired us you have another song coming up in our 3rd hour. we can't wait to hear that so thank you. >> you guys, this was such a fun friday, can we just reflect for one second wasn't that an amazing day today. did you all have fun >> and don't forget alessia cara's tour, it starts like next week. >> yes, october 21st. >> where's the first stop, do you know >> boston. >> pretty close. >> more from alessia in our next hour, also martina mcbride standing up for other women in country music as we continue our international day of the girl celebration. >> yeah, i have to tell you like i was standing over there with frenia, and all the girls around her were saying you're amazing, you're going to be something special, so i think one of the most important things we're doing here today is lifting each other up, so you guys that meant the world to us. >> it's so incredible, diverse

in every way, girls from all walks of life with all different kinds of talent, artistic, musical, coding, we have seen everything today and it's really inspiring, makes you feel so good about the future. thank you everybody who came out to celebrate. >> take that with you this weekend. >> it's friday morning, international day of the girl, raise up your voices, have a good one we'll be back after your local news

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live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. this is the third hour of show rr. >> welcome to the third ho of "today." >> we broke out the big -- >> that's a great mug. >> carpal tunnel. >> they are very heavy. >> we are celebrating international day of the girl really all morning. we have one more song and another bona fide music star, mar tina mcbride is here today.