we'll be back with you at 7:25 with a local update. good morning stopping the spread. president biden set to address the nation today laying out a new strategy to get the pandemic under control. the cases and hospitalizations surging from coast to coast. >> many of them are younger, and they're getting sicker faster. >> a major concern -- outbreaks driven by children now returning to the classroom this morning, what the white house plans to do to drive down the virus and boost vaccinations. rainmakers tropical storm mindy crashes

ashore in florida overnight, while new storms sweep across the flood-ravaged northeast. al's got everything you need to know breaking overnight -- on display north korea stages its first military parade since president biden took office. the show of force including thousands wearing gas masks and hazmat suits, and featuring a rare public appearance by reclusive leader kim jong-un just ahead, the message he's sending to the white house. murderers, money ande look a

mystery. today thursday, september 9, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody welcome to "today. so happy you're joining us this thursday morning are you ready for some football? >> oh, i am ready for some football bucs versus cowboys, it's on, it's tonight craig is ready in the stadium. how you doing, craig >> "on assignment" in quotes. >> oh, this is a tough one a preview of tonight's game coming up and a look ahead as the season football's back, baby! >> can we see your arms? can you just throw it? let's see what you got. >> i knew it >> oh, the other direction >> okay. >> it's good it's good. >> oh, oh! >> then we could really, really -- oh, coming back. >> here we go! >> craig-or!

>> what i'm talking about. a lot more to get to including a peek in the plaza. rough weather up and down the east coast including tropical storm mindy crashing ashore in florida overnight just hours after that storm formed in the gulf expected to head out back to sea around noon today. al is here more on the timing and track of that storm. but we start with president biden addressing the country later today mapping out a new plan to take on the coronavirus a year and a half into the pandemic, as the u.s. experiences yet another surge. nbc's kerry sanders is in florida where there are mounting concerns about kids and the new school year. hey, kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, hoda with young people still ineligible for vaccines, the white house says the president's speech later today will focus on keeping kids and educators safe. schools in the country are now open, but at the same time we're seeing some setbacks in some cases outbreaks and unfortunately school staff

deaths with the country still in the grips of the pandemic, president biden this morning is preparing to outline a new way forward in the fight against covid-19, set to deliver what the white house calls a six-step plan to increase vaccinations and get control of the highly contagious delta variant, which accounts for more than 99% of new infections. >> and we are still at war with the virus and with the delta variant. >> reporter: part of the president's focus, the white house says, will be making it safer for kids to go to school most are now back to in-person learning, even as children under 12 are not yet able to be vaccinated the most pressing need, according to health experts, improving testing and helping schools control outbreaks. what do you want from the president right now? >> quite frankly, simplify and hone in on specific cdc guidelines for schools. >> reporter: the white house also wants to help districts try

to impose mask mandates. there have been fierce school board debates on masking this week a tennessee student pleading for safe covid practices was mocked in a now viral video. >> this time last year my grandmother died of covid because someone wasn't wearing a mask this is a very -- this is a very -- >> shut up. >> reporter: in florida's largest school district, miami-dade county, three teachers and ten other staff members have died from covid, since the start of the new school year. all 13 were unvaccinated nationwide, 14 million americans received their first vaccine dose last month. up 4 million from july, but tens of millions have yet to roll up their sleeves, leaving some to wonder what more the federal government can do to change the current trajectory >> and messages continue to be the same and they're not

working. so clearly, we need to understand what message will work. >> so kerry, los angeles is becoming, i think, the first city to mandate vaccines for all students who are eligible. what more do you know about that >> reporter: that's right. los angeles, which is the second largest school district in the nation with 600,000 students, is expected to announce a vaccine mandate for children 12 and older. this is likely going to set up a debate because we've already seen people fighting over masks, and now with the vaccine mandate, it likely will lead to more protests in los angeles. about half of the students who are 12 and older are already vaccinated this comes at a time when more than 1,000 colleges and universities have already established vaccine mandates for students to go on campus hoda >> all right kerry sanders. kerry, thank you, and a quick programming note president biden addressed -- his address, is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. eastern today

nbc news will have live coverage on many of these stations. now new rounds of severe weather in areas that could really use a break more rain here in parts of the flood-ravaged northeast and overnight along the gulf coast, tropical storm mindy made landfall in florida, spreading high winds and rain across the southeast. we have the forecast, first kristen dahlgren with the latest good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah yeah, the rain starting up here again this morning this is an area on eggshells you can see all the damage left behind by ida. now bracing for these next storms, even as so many are still looking for help overnight, tropical storm mindy making landfall near the florida panhandle. heavy rain and high winds creating rough surf, blowing this semitruck off the road near tallahassee. the storm's impact sweeping throughout the south, expected to bring possibly up to 6 inches of rain in some areas. meanwhile, the devastating toll of ida continues to be felt across the northeast

new york city tapping into a new alert system for the latest storm. mayor bill de blasio detailing the climate-driven rain response plan in light of ida's aftermath. >> what we're doing from now on is giving people information with a sense that we know how rapidly weather is changing now and like nothing we've ever seen before. >> reporter: residents in the hardest-hit areas worry what the new weather will bring. >> seeing this is a flood zone, i'm ready to go. i don't want to be in it again. >> not a lot we could to do prepare for it we could just pray that it's just going to be a rain storm and that's it. there's not a lot to lose. >> reporter: leaders in new jersey pushing for more federal aid. >> in this small town, this is the fourth major storm that has devastated our town in 25 years. our community needs help we're not the only ones, but we need help. >> reporter: in the south, hurricane ida's devastation

still growing. >> this is very heartbreaking. i don't know what we're going to do from here. >> reporter: more than 80 have now died louisiana reporting 11 additional storm-related deaths from ida the lights are back on for some in the bayou state, but more than ten days after ida made landfall, hundreds of thousands remain without power. >> we'll make it we'll get through it i don't mean to cry, but it's just hard. it's a lot >> reporter: and while here we haven't seen the major flash flooding we did with ida, this rain hasn't helped with the cleanup. house after house looks just like this, some people saying they're not sure they'll ever get back into their homes here savannah >> kristen dahlgren in new jersey for us. thank you. >> important to keep a spotlight on louisiana, still really hurting. let's bring in al for latest on what to expect good morning. >> the good news is this isn't going to be that horrendous weather we had the last couple of days. but you can see we have showers

now pushing through some heavier thunderstorms, especially along the coast today. low pressure will develop along this as it moves up through the north. we're going to look at the heaviest rainfall east of new york, long island, on into new england, some places picking up an inch to two inches of rain. could be even more getting down to east maine, locally four inches of rain there then also talking about mindy. it's a tropical depression that formed quickly overnight now down to a depression now down to a depression 80 miles south-southeast of valdosta and moving northeast, 20 miles an hour heaviest rain in the southeast atlantic coast isolated area the of four inches, generally one to two inches. >> thank you. that overnight show of force with north korea holding its first military parade since president biden took office. kim jong-un at that event featuring unexpected sights. kelly cobiella is on the story this morning

kelly, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you yes, this is a parade held every year to mark the founding of the country usually used as a stage for north korea to flex its military muscle, roll out its latest military hardware, and get the attention of the world and specifically the united states but this year, it was subdued. a midnight military parade completely soldiers marching in formation, flags and fireworks the first of its kind since president biden took office. but unlike many previous parades, there was no sign of suspected ballistic missiles like these showcased shortly the biden administration has been trying to recalibrate the relationship with north korea after multiple meetings between president trump and kim jong-un failed to result in north korea

giving up its nuclear arsenal. >> history suggests they should have carried the major provocations by now and did it immediately with the trump administration and within two months of obama's inauguration. >> reporter: the biden administration offering recently to meet with the regime. >> the united states does not have -- continues to stand ready to meet with those counterparts anywhere at any time. >> reporter: also absent from the parade overnight, a speech from the visible but noticeably thinner north korean leader kim jong-un, whose presence was noted by cheering crowds. >> this could either be a sign of illness that has caused weight-loss, or it could be some massive diet he went on because his health condition is quite poor for somebody his age. >> reporter: one of the most striking images, rows of people in bright orange hazmat suits and gas masks.

state media reportedly saying the unit is used to protect its country and people during the covid pandemic kim jong-un recently addressing covid measures in the secretive state turning down united nations-offered vaccines for the country saying north korea would fight the pandemic, quote, our style. >> kelly, as mentioned, not like other parades we've seen not as much of a military display. what exactly is behind the change and what do experts say might have been the goal here? >> reporter: we saw much more of sort of a nod towards civilian services like the military reservists used to help build safe infrastructure projects as i mentioned, those people marching in hazmat suits and masks, announcing the fight against the pandemic looks like geared much more towards a domestic audience rather than an international audience more of a morale booster for the country where there are reports of food shortages and other deep

in fact, the speech was left to a member of the workers' party who urged fellow north koreans to get through or endure the present-day crisis so this looks like this was a message for the people of north korea. economic problems. in fact, interesting that kim jong-un did not make a speech. in fact, the speech was left to a member of the workers' party who urged fellow north koreans to "get through or endure the present day crisis." it looks like this was a message for the people of north korea. savannah >> fascinating leave it there, kelly. thank you very much. meantime, new fallout tied to the january 6th riot at the u.s. capitol supporters of the insurrectionist it's planning a new rally later in the month and fears it could lead to more violence garrick hague has more good morning. >> reporter: good morning, yeah, this rally's organizer insists his event will be peaceful and instructing attendees to be respectful of the police nerves here on capitol hill are raw and capitol police are taking no chances with security. capitol police plan to encircle the house and senate once again with a seven-foot tall metal fence according to a person familiar with the discussions as concerns mount about a pro-insurrectionist rally

planned for next weekend the capitol police department and lawmakers preparing for the worst. >> and now these people are coming back to praise the people who were out to kill out to kill members of congress. >> reporter: according to organizers the justice for j-6 rally op the capitol lawn aims to show support for the 599 people since arrested for their roles in the january 6th insurrection and for ashli babbitt, the woman shot dead by capitol police near the house floor. >> we're going to raise our voices in defense of our fellow americans whose had a right and due process violated raise our voices demanding justice for ashli babbitt. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview last month with lester holt, the officer who shot babitt described the encounter this way. >> if they get through that door, they're in the house chamber and upon the members of

congress. >> reporter: rally organizer matt brainard telling nbc news, defense is unnecessary, pointing to his group's history of peaceful protests. former seattle police chief carmen best says capitol police are right to prepare for a worst-case scenario. predictable is that people can be unpredictable again, you have to really prepare for all levels of acts, because you just don't know for hour. >> reporter: all of this as the fbi released new video of those who left pipe bombs outside the head quarters building the night before the january 6th capitol attack neither bomb went off, but investigators believe both were fully functional the fbi believes the suspect is not from the d.c. area, but they know almost nothing else about the would-be bomber, perhaps the biggest remaining unsolved mystery of january 6th the fbi says they've conducted more than 800 interviews and collected more than 23,000 video files as they search for that bombing suspect. they've also received more than

300 tips but are asking the public for a little more help as they keep investigating. hoda >> all right, garrett haake at the capitol, thank you. and back to the weather. the rest of the forecast. >> let's look at what's going around the rest country. record highs, look at that in the next half hour fire risk continues in the north plains beautiful day from the great lakes to the gulf coast with temperatures fairly seasonal to above average and that changes getting into next week and up and down the east coast, mindy moving off the coast bringing heavier showers and thunderstorms to the southeast atlantic coast we get to your forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. and to send it to my grandparents and be like, hey this person we're all related to look at this crazy stuff they did in arizona 100 years ago. it actually gives you a picture of their life, so you get to feel like you're walking the same path they did.

♪ ♪ thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we look at what to expect today with the orange sunrise we have over the south bay, we are going to see temperatures cooler this afternoon but we are going to have another danger we face, the potential of afternoon to evening thunderstorms moving in that could increase our fire danger. as we look at our 7-day forecast, after we get past of the 24-hour period of a concern for high fire danger, we are in for a nice weekend with highs inland in the upper 80s. that's weathe weather. hoda >> al, thank you. coming up, was the shooting of a prominent attorney in south carolina caught on video the mystery surrounding the family, his brother breaking his silence. you'll want to the hear what he's saying in the latest twists and turns. and craig is in tampa and he is ready for some football.

>> what's up, guys should be a good one tom brady taking on the dallas cowboys. inside that matchup and also inside the many story lines that we'll be following this season, but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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good morning. i am scott mcgrew. our top stories this morning, president biden later today will layout a strategy to combat emerging covid variants. within the last hour one of the plans includes a call for schools across the nation to set up regular testing with guidance from the cdc. the president will also issue an executive order requiring a new vaccine mandate for all federal workers and millions of federal contractors. today's announcement comes as covid cases among young people surge. a record quarter million children tested positive last week alone.

i'm bob redell in lafayette where a crossing guard has been hit and killed in front of stanley middle school here in lafayette. this happened yesterday afternoon around 3:00. this is just as kids were letting out from school. a driver of the suv hit the guard and child, and people had to pull the crossing guard out from under the suv and was pronounced dead at the hospital. the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with police. let's get a check of your weather with kari. >> we're watching out for a chance of late evening thunderstorms, and we have already seen quick-moving showers early this morning across parts of the bay area. a really nice thing to see as we are starting out today, but what won't be nice is the potential of thunderstorms and dry lightning, and that's basically lightning without the rain and we're going to have that chance this evening which increases our

fire danger that could stpaurt start as we go into tonight. scott? >> we will have another local update in half an hour. we'll see you then.

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congrats in derek. and leading up to the stunning fall of a prominent south carolina attorney alex murdaugh. >> now his brother is speaking out first time about the latest twists catie beck joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning. the murdaugh family remained mostly quiet as investigators continue to work their case. this morning alex murdaugh's brother is making a rare statement and we are learning that alleged shooting on saturday may have been captured on video. the mystery surrounding the murdaugh family taking several new turns. on wednesday, alex murdaugh's brother randy speaking out saying in a statement released by his las firm he was shocked to learn of alex's alleged drug addiction and suspected financial crimes adding, while i will support him in his recovery i do not excuse his contact manipulating his most trusted relationships. randy murdaugh never accused of any wrongdoing spoke out in support of his brother earlier this year after alex discovered this wife maggie and son paul

murdered in june. >> his voice, the fear -- he was just distraught. >> reporter: alex announced this week he was leaving the law firm his family has been a part of for generations and entering rehab after the firm accused him of misappropriating funds. a statement released, the effort to find who murdered his wife maggie and son paul and bring anyone responsible to justice. nbc news learning there could be video of the roadside incident that left alex murdaugh hospitalized this is where he said he was shot saturday after getting a flat tire. as it turns out, there's a church nearby with a surveillance camera pointed near the incident church leaders tell us that

investigators confiscated that videotape before anyone had a chance to watch it it's unclear what, if anything, the video showed state authorities are still investigating the alleged shooting, and have not named any suspects or made any arrests this summer's string of shocking events is shining new light on old incidents involving the murdaugh family. including the 2018 wrongful death settlement of gloria satterfield who according to nbc affiliate wcbd was murdaugh's housekeeper. court documents say the 57-year-old woman died as a result of a trip and fall accident in hampton county alex murdaugh listed as the defendant, though his possible role in the accident is unclear. now, south carolina investigators released no information about these ongoing investigations, and people in the community tell me that's creating a real sense of fear and anxiety as they are seeing these incidents are violence and

growing number of cases remain unsolved savannah >> so many pieces to this puzzle one issue, of course, is this allegation that mr. murdaugh misused funds at his own law firm any sense how much and getting any information about that >> reporter: yeah. murdaugh's attorney says that amount is sure to be substantial, savannah, and could be in the millions of dollars. that firm is going to be doing a forensic audit to see exactly how this happened, and exactly how much money was taken. savannah >> all right down in south carolina for us. thank you. all right. just ahead, take a turn and craig, he's in tampa it's kickoff time for the new season of the nfl. hey, craig >> what's up, hoda savannah, good to see both of you. talking about tonight's opening matchup. tom brady's buccaneers taking on america's team, the dallas cowboys. we'll have everything you need to know, not just about tonight's game but the season. the league, the fans some of the issues as the nfl returns, right after this.

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i know we want to talk fo i know we want to talk football, and we will. going to talk about return of the nfl in a couple seconds with craig, but first, mr. roker. what's cooking >> love that music. >> come on >> we got our football forecast going on. >> coming up. >> craig, your guy -- mike -- tirico. >> tirico coming up. before that, let's bring you weather out west where we're looking at, unfortunately, dangerous heat 13 million people under heat advisories or heat warnings. these temperatures, unseasonably warm we could see records in eli, salt lake city, winslow, tahoe, denver, casper and albuquerque knew i should have take than left turn there. tomorrow, heat continuing, above average temperatures for denver, bismark, tulsa, salt lake city and the heat making its way to the east

omaha by saturday, 92. upper 80s in nashville low 90s in little rock, albuquerque, new mexico, temperatures mid-90s, around there, and what we're looking at also as far as fire danger still, 8 million people impacted strong winds daytime temperatures 20 degrees above average and with all the smoke air quality advisories unhealthy air from the pacific northwest all the way into the rockies. th good morning. i'm meteorologist, kari hall. as we take a look at our temperatures, our inland areas will be cooler but unfortunately we have the risk of a high fire danger due to a chance of isolated thunderstorms starting this afternoon and evening. early tomorrow morning we will be watching out for a high chance that we could see a few isolated lightning stpraoeubgz, and coastal temperatures next week will be in the mid-60s.

and that is your latest weather. ladies >> al, we mentioned, this is the day football fans have been anxiously waiting for. it's been seven long months and now time for the return of the nfl. >> let's go! the season kicks off in tampa tonight right here on nbc. craig is in position at raymond james stadium, home of the reigning super bowl champs craig, good morning. >> what's up, savannah good to see you guys you called it tampa bay. down here they call it champa bay, doing it since they won the super bowl big matchup tonight, the bucs, tom brady, dak prescott and the dallas cowboys, football fans everywhere, eager for the season to start the league's second in this pandemic and this year the playbook once again is changing. the bucs are in the building ahead of an epic matchup, the super bowl champs versus america's team. >> get it right out of the gate. cowboys/bucs, i love that choice. >> tom brady facing off against

dallas cowboys qb dak prescott. looking to bounce back after the cowboys hoping to rebound after a disappointing 2020 season. >> thursday night, night game. starting the season off. yeah i wouldn't want it any other way. >> we'll be excited, and playing against a really good football team. >> reporter: brady and the bucs returning to tampa the scene of their greatest triumph, defeating defending kansas city chiefs last season to become the only team to win a super bowl in their home stadium. that game played in front of only about 24,000 fans, and cardboard cutouts. tonight, raymond james stadium will be packed with a sell-out crowd of 67,000 expected >> the thing we missed most were our fans. >> reporter: brady revealed recently he battled covid aftern and off, worri the team's super bowl victory boat parade where he celebrated on the water and off, worried the virus could sideline the season.

>> certainly at more risk this year than we put ourselves in last year. very disappointing to miss games.neverything it as best we can. every team is dealing with the same stuff. >> reporter: the nfl says 93% of players are vaccinated the players association calling for daily testing of players up from the weekly testing currently required by the league last year the nfl managed to play the whole 16-game season without canceling a single game, although some games were postponed. tonight, the bucs raise their championship banner in a pregame ceremony as stars from rob gronkowski to the ageless brady get ready to play host again the fans are ready to get back and cheer on their team in-person. >> tom brady's back. right? come on! win or lose, i just hope it's a good game. go cowboys >> now it's game time, and after a long wait, the teams and their fans are ready for some football. yes, we are. yes, we are.

by the way, just talking about the vaccination rates. 93% of the players in the league two teams fully vaccinated we heard earlier this week from bruce arians, head coach here. tampa bay one of those teams atlanta falcons. we point out another big change this season. one more week of games last year 16 games this year you get 17 games over 18 weeks, which means, of course, even more football, ladies. >> more wings, more chili. >> that's right. >> craig, there are more number changes, too, going on right? >> yeah. something they've been pushing this year they're going to allow, al, they'll allow single digits worn by linebackers and wide receivers, which is something they've been pushing for, for a while i'm impressed, mr. roker i didn't know you paid attention like that. >> no. it was in the teleprompter you were supposed to say it earlier and i just thought i'd throw that in. >> like mike tirico! >> wow

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good morning. it's 7:56. i am scott mcgrew. here's what is happening right now. good morning, i am cierra johnson in san francisco with summer coming to an end, there's a little good news on the covid front. at least here in the city of san francisco, that's because there were several consecutive days of declining covid hospitalizations. to get specific, from august 29th to the beginning of september covid hospitalizations fell study from 110 covid patients to 89. let's get a check of your weather with kari. good morning, kari. >> good morning. we have been watching out for the potential of a high fire danger go into this evening due to the chance of lightning

strikes later tonight. so a fire watch up for parts of the north bay and east bay in the inland hills. we will have that chance throughout the day, as we get more moisture moving through the bay area meeting up with the energy tonight that could produce, once again, lightning and thunder storms. after we get past the next 24 hours, things are looking good. the weekend should be much letter. highs in the inland areas in the upper 80s. san francisco will see highs in the mid-60s. we'll have updates throughout the day on the fire danger, scott. >> we'll keep an eye on it as well. thank you, kari. another local news update coming for you in the next half hour, and of course, can you always check the nbc bay area app.

it is 8:00 on "today." coming up, pandemic plan. president biden set to outline his new six-point plan in the fight against covid from getting more shots in arms to keeping kids safe in school. we're live, what you can expect from the highly anticipated speech later today. then -- candle in the darkness. jenna reconnects with two young women who formed a special bond at a camp for kids who lost parents on 9/11. >> it just brought out so much light and sunshine for me, and i just felt like it was also a gift, like, my dad gave to me, because he would always call me

his sunshine. >> how they are honoring their heroes by inspiring the next generation. plus -- scam alert. our exclusive investigation into phony social media accounts that could be stealing your information. >> we have taken down nearly 1.3 billion fake accounts since beginning of this year. >> just ahead, we'll show you how to spot the signs. and -- game time! the nfl season kicking off tonight. tom brady and the buccaneers going head-to-head with the dallas cowboys. craig is there live with mike tirico for a full preview of the matchup football fans have been waiting for. today thursday, september 9, 2021. from san antonio, texas, visiting from west virginia, a happy 2nd birthday. >> all: on "today"! >> and today we're celebrating our daughter's first birthday!

♪♪ >> we're enjoying summer! >> all: "today"! >> we're celebrating the first birthday watching our favorite show. happy birthday. welcome back. so happy you're joining us this thursday morning. one more day. the weekend is coming, and we do have a lot to get to. we have a real powerful story we talked about from jenna, which is amazing. she catches up with two women she followed that were just kids when they lost their dads on 9/11. and you did an interesting interview with some firefighters. >> a week we're pausing and reflecting. i got to sit down with several first responders. this is a group of men inspired by the heroism of their own fathers on that fateful day. their fathers paid the ultimate price, and these three young men decided to become first responders themselves. they're remarkable and selfless and inspiring, and i'm really looking forward to sharing our

conversation tomorrow on "today." >> look forward to that, too. get to the news at 8:00 with the surging delta variant threatening lives and economic recovery, president biden will unveil his new pandemic strategy today with a special focus on kids in classrooms. nbc's kerry sanders joins us with more on what to expect. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. yes, later today president biden is expected to detail a six-point plan to directly take on the fast-spreading delta variant. it's believed his plan will lean on the public and the private sector as well as for schools themselves to establish vaccine mandate rules, while the nation's vaccine rate picked up in the last month, there are still states like here in florida where 38% of the population remains unvaccinated, and in texas, 42% are unvaccinated. we can expect school vaccine

mandates will be contentious. our nbc station wdib sharing this video from manchester, michigan. parents seen and heard encouraging unmasked students to enter school where a mask mandate is now in place. later today, the second largest school district in the nation, los angeles, is expected to announce a vaccine mandate for children ages 12 and older. health officials say that they believe that the second largest school district with 600,000 students establishing a vaccine mandate for students may be setting the bar for other school districts across the country to also then follow suit. it's worth noting that currently on average 1,500 people a day are dieing from coronavirus. hoda? >> all right. kerry sanders. kerry, thank you. also, a programming note. president biden's address is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. eastern, and nbc will have live coverage

on many nbc stations. breaking news in afghanistan, where a plane arrived at kabul airport to carry out dozens of stranded americans. the only way out of the risky land crossing to neighboring pakistan. molly hunter is there in peshawar with the latest. >> reporter: the plane has landed. it's taken off again. this is the first international flight out of kabul since the last u.s. troops left. deep into the mountains, through towns leading to the notorious rocky khyber pass. trucks lining up waiting to cross into afghanistan. the border itself is a dusty line in the road. the new taliban flag flying high on both sides. i want to give you a sense of diplomacy at play. pakistani military on this side. two steps further, those are taliban border guards. they are the ones who give all of those people waiting back there permission to come across to safety. >> reporter: a new taliban border guard says now that they're in charge it's running

smoothly. how many people are crossing every day? the only people the taliban let's through have all the right paperwork he says, valid visas or in need of medication. pakistan is not letting most cross. people are waiting who can't get over? >> no documents. >> reporter: okay, okay. pakistani military is having us move back. the new soldiers are young, carrying military-grade weapons. once through the checkpoint, safety is closer. smiling coming through, and carrying nothing. they don't even have purses. welcome to pakistan. we showed up as they crossed into pakistan from kandahar. nice to meet you. if you had stayed under taliban rule what would that have been like? >> the big problem, girls not allowed to go to school. >> reporter: the two girls have canadian visas. what do you hope life will be

like in canada? >> make a new life. >> reporter: far away from here. but for some living on this long, porous border the taliban provides hope. do you hope the taliban brings peace? >> yeah. they can bring the peace. >> reporter: rahim is a local day laborer and asked his friends if the taliban next door means a better life. now that americans are gone and taliban in power -- >> the whole -- >> the whole. >> they say, good. >> reporter: now, so incredible to speak with those teenage girls. minutes after they left afghanistan some of canada's newest refugees, back to that we don't know how many americans were on board. the big question is will there be more flights like it. savannah? >> molly, those girls are so

brave. thank you very much. in michigan, a garbage truck crash ended up exposing a big green secret. the truck got cut off in traffic, slammed into a commercial building smashing through the wall. inside, police found an illegal large-scale marijuana growing operation. rows and rows and rows of plants, hundreds of them. still investigating who owns the indoor pot farm. fortunately, nobody was hurt in that crash. >> all right. that's the news covered. got a boost? >> got a boost for you. all right. a young baseball fan got to meet her idol at a baltimore orioles game this week, but it was not a player. >> oh, that is cute. hey there! hey, melanie newman. need help in the booth? >> ah. >> #girlsaheartbaseball. adorable. >> trying to catch the play-by-play announcer. her sign did the trick.

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♪♪ we are back with our special series this week. "america remembers" marking 20 years since the 9/11 terror attacks. >> as we honor lives lost it's important to also remember the children whose lives were forever changed that day. >> jenna recently checked in ♪♪ we are back with our special series this week. "america remembers" marking 20 years since the 9/11 terror attacks. >> as we honor lives lost it's important to also remember the children whose lives were forever changed that day. >> jenna recently checked in with two young women whose fathers died as heroes. hey, jenna. >> this is a story that stays with you. i first met them at a special camp ten years ago, so inspired by their courage and optimism. now as we approach the 20th anniversarfateful day, the kids of 9/11 continue to inspire making their communities and their fathers very proud. >> my dad loved helping others, and -- he saw the greatest job in the world, being a firefighter.

>> my dad was like mr. mom my dad was my girl scout leader. he was, like, just -- he did everything with us. >> reporter: when the twin towers fell on september 11th, 2001, more than 3,000 children had a mom or dad who would never come home. they became the kids of 9/11. their collective loss and heartbreak an indelible image of that time, too young to be grieving publicly and forced to grow up too fast. >> it was more than just two towers falling it was our entire lives came crashing down with it. >> reporter: but there was one place they could leave their worries behind and be kids again. america's camp was a free nonprofit camp for children who lost loved ones on that fateful day. it ran for ten years in the berkshire mountains giving kids the freedom to play and reflect. a relief from the tears as they

met other children just like them. >> just to know there was all of these kids there who were from the same experience, and all of these people there who just, like, want to make us happy, and just let us be kids. >> reporter: when i visited america's camp during its last summer in 2011 i met kaitlyn levy and brittany halshiger whose dads worked together in the same fire house. they became bunkmates and eventually counselors together.. from something bad, something great. this is definitely something great. >> so good to see you. >> reporter: now 20 years after the loss of their dads, back together again for a camp reunion. >> just tell me what that place meant to you? >> it just brought out so much light and the sunshine for me, and -- and >> friends to the end. from something bad came something great. this is definitely something great. >> so good to see you. >> reporter: now 20 years after the loss of their dads, back together again for a camp reunion. just tell me what that place meant to you >> it just brought out so much light and the sunshine for me, and -- and i just felt like it was also a gift that, like, my dad gave to me, because he would always call me his sunshine. >> reporter: the young campers i met are now young women, giving back to their communities just like their dads. kaitlyn is an educator and counselor. >> even though my dad is not here i always try to find a way to carry on his legacy

he was a family man. like, he loved kids, and this i doing it for him. >> reporter: as we approach the 20th anniversary of the day their dads died as heroes, they reflect on the years that passed. >> what do y'all remember about that day? >> everyone was like, are you okay? i just -- i bottled a lot in. my first thought was, like, well, m what i want to do.hink was very important for me. i wish i could tell my 10-year-old self now, embrace that 10-year-old self of mine. >> what are your final reflections thinking about 20

years later? >> 20 -- it almost leaves you a little speechless, but i think 20 years just have feelings, i think was very important for me i wish i could tell my 10-year-old self now, embrace that 10-year-old self of mine. >> what are your final reflections thinking about 20 years later? >> 20 -- it almost leaves you a little speechless, but i think 20 years just -- you look back, how far you've come, and from those, like, really dark bad days, how we can, like, laugh and, i can tell stories about my dad and laugh now. >> something i think a lot about with this anniversary coming up is -- you know, how we can kind of release that, like -- that taboo of, oh, talking about 9/11 a lot of beauty from 9/11. obviously you want to remember all of those, those amazing people who were lost, but let's celebrate them. >> trauma is beautiful, because it can get to a light. with healing and dancing and happiness, and there's -- there can be a light at the end of that really dark tunnel. >> i think that's such an amazing thing to say, that trauma is beautiful. i wonder if -- camp, along with your friends and family, is that where you found the beauty

>> america's camp was the candle in the darkness for us. >> uh-huh. >> it is better to light a candle. >> yep. >> than curse the darkness. >> hmm >> oh, my gosh >> so beautiful. >> inspire, not only inspiring that history. >> uh-huh. >> when i asked one thing they both said they wanted to talk about on this anniversary, they had the exact same answer. they just wanted to tell the world about their dads. >> oh. that was really, really beautiful. >> yes. >> we're going to have a lot more, by the way, on 9/11. a lot of tributes later for you tomorrow, and then savannah and i will go to ground zero on saturday. we'll have a special edition of "today" as the nation pauses to mark the 20th anniversary. that was beautiful, jenna. >> so much with them to share. >> i remember when i went to

that camp ignorantly thought this is going to about sad day. i was the next generation, they are working hard to educate their stories are a part of our nation's history and they talked about the importance of keeping them alive for the next generation. like, our kids who won't know that history. >> uh-huh. >> when i asked one thing they both said they wanted to talk about on this anniversary, they had the exact same answer. they just wanted to tell the world about their dads. >> o thatas ry, ry beautiful.>> y we're goinghaveotmoreby the wo9 lot tributelater yo i will go rounzero on wel have apeciditif "today" tht mark theh anrsary. wasutifjenn >>o muith themo sh >> i rber i went to that camp ignorantly thought this is going to about sad day i was wrong. all said the first week at america's camp was the first day they didn't cry since losing their parents. >> thank god for the people who set that up. a nonprofit. >> an amazing thing to establish. >> and we should say -- you know, i was walking in her neighborhood a few years ago. she came up and said, jenna, you interviewed me at america's camp and mila, my daughter, met her incredible. >> she's wonderful always keeps her -- her father and memory of the firefighters alive at the firehouse, that's right around the corner. she would take the little toddlers over to visit firehouse. >> said miss kate, make cookies and bring to the firehouse. >> to the firefighters much love to them and all the kids remembering this week. let's get our check of weather. >> see what we have for you starting off with today and the.

probably see a lot of records today. again, record highs continuing. the fire on the western plains continues, sadly. satellite image. mindy down there, tropical depression through the southeast. cold front bringing wet weather to the northeast as well lots of heat stretching from texas all the way into the central plains, out in the west as well with triple digits probab good thursday morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. we're starting with spotty light showers already moving through parts of the bay area, but watching a bigger system that could be moving in later this evening that could trigger thunderstorms and possibly dry lightning. that's going to be of high concern, increasing fire danger between tonight and early tomorrow. after that, looking at better weather. temperatures in the inland areas in the upper 80s. san francisco will continue to see highs in the mid-60s.

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>> nachos. cheeseburgers in the final. >> nachos, nachos! >> i cannot believe you bounced >> apples and oranges. nachos are, at game, have a choice -- >> and what about the sauce -- >> how dare you? 40%. 60% to 40%. >> sorry, bones, you want to vote for your favorite go to today.com/food and we' bones with sauce >> everything i believe it, it's -- it's good. i have to go with nachos. >> really? >> yes. >> going with cheeseburger. >> i'm going with nachos. >> apples and oranges. nachos are, at game, have a choice -- >> and what about the sauce -- >> how dare you? 40%. 60% to 40%. >> sorry, bones, you want to vote for your favorite go to today.com/food and we'll have a winner nachos or cheeseburgers. straight ahead, more live from craig in tampa live before tonight's nfl kickoff. mike tirico with everything you need to know about the season. >> can it get any worse? >> craig, bones with sauce got bounced. did you see that >> oh. we saw it. tirico and i are both floored. shame on savannah guthrie. shame!

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good morning. it is 8:26. i am kris sanchez. san francisco is still in the process of working to restore safety in the pacific islander community. they met with the chinatown community last night, saying they're working on changes. for one, retired police officers will now patrol touristed areas in chinatown and new security cameras are going up there as well. the state attorney general joins the mayor for a round table discussion later on hate crimes and how to better address the problem. we want to get a look at the forecast. we have critical fire danger coming up potentially with

lightning. good morning, kari. >> yeah. we've got all kinds of weather going on this morning. we're starting with spotty showers, this is remnants of a tropical system. it is going to meet up with energy coming in from the north that could spark off some dry thunderstorms later this evening. that means basically thunderstorms without rain. some parts of the bay may see showers as we look at the outlook. this is 11:00 tonight, where you see shading of blue, that's where we could have lightning strikes. rain in spots. we could have new fire starts of high concern. >> thank you. more local news in half hour.

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tough for them tonight, all gets kicked off tonight craig is in tampa, champa, the season kickoff champa bay matchup between the bucs and cowboys. and social media scams that may target you in creative ways, how to look out for them. plus, giving our health a fall reboot. if you got off track over the summer, this is the reset you need. >> that's right. and just ahead the "3rd hour of today," with us live talking about the return of "ap bio". >> tomorrow morning on "today," take to you paris. historic landmark getting a temp rare makeover. the world famous building as you've never seen it before. speaking french. >> like bones with sauce. take to you paris. historic landmark getting a temp rare makeover. >> what you got, mr. roker >> look at your weekend ahead. what we've got starting with

tomorrow sunny and mild up and down the eastern seaboard a few showers in new england record highness the central plains dry thunderstorms may be kicking off more fires saturday out there. hot and humid through the gulf into the upper midwest looking for another winner in the northeast in new england sunday -- sunday -- above average temperatures in the central part of the country. gulf coast looking pretty rough and staying dry out west that's what's going on around the country. here's what' good thursday morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. we're watching for a chance of thunderstorms during the overnight hours. stopping the timeline here at 3:00 in the morning. where you see blue it indicates where there could be lightning. that's away from the little bit of rain we could see for the overnight hours into early tomorrow morning. if we see this panning out, it has been consistent on the computer models, we have the new wildfires, once it hits dry vegetation. the weekend is looking better,

but we'll be monitoring fire danger. all right. this is it crank up the music we're ready to go. we've been waiting for it! that's right it's the return of football on n -- b -- c! in champa bay, warm, humid at raymond james stadium. the bucs, the boys be there tonight. it's all happening on n -- b -- c! [ applause ] >> thank you >> welcome back. >> thank you >> officially begun, fall. head down to tampa bay, craig melvin with mike tirico. good morning. >> the official start of nfl. >> absolutely. league office called if roker doesn't do that, can't play the season. >> guys, here we are, of course. the bucs, the boys tonight buddy mike tirico will have a front-row seat tom brady, 44 years old. defending super bowl champs.

is this it for him >> no. i don't think so. >> you think brady comes back? >> he keeps going. 22nd year. he can keep going. in that good of shape. the way the rules are you can continue playing in your 40s he may walk away but he showed end of last season he can do it as well as anybody we haven't seen anybody in a physical sport like this play in his 40s at this level. we're seeing a masterpiece and defends the super bowl later tonight. >> and dak prescott, cowboys, dak coming off that terrible ankle injury >> and fantasy football league editions offense uv line not as good as it was and defense terrible last year have to be better on defense, they have a chance good news. nfc east not that strong if they were put it together second half of the season they'll be in the mix for a playoff run.

>> talk about the second season in this pandemic, but things are going to look remarkably different than last year last season not much of a home-field advantage because too many stadiums empty. not going to be the case this year how was the league able to pull off successfully what they pulled off in terms of keeping players and staff relatively safe >> remarkable planning, great sacrifice, financially, tracking players every day, testing who knows. we continue to watch covid one thing different, fans in the stands as you said. so many stadiums were empty. as a matter of fact, last year the road team had a better record than home teams, first time in history of the league but won't half this year this place will be full tonight. it will be loud. it will be harder for the quarterbacks when your favorite team goes on the road. >> speaking of favorite teams, talk about my son's. kansas city chiefs patrick mahomes. looked good in the afc who will stand in their way. >> really good until they got

here and only scored 9 points against tampa bay. trying to get three in a row, the favorite folks around lake erie, buffalo, cleveland. both of those teams really good and have a chance. tennessee has a chance in the afc. there are several good teams in the afc. kansas city might be a little better than end of last year. >> and mike tirico were a gambling man, which he is not, we should point out, who would you bet on who are we going to see in the super bowl come february >> i have a feeling green bay gets back. one step away. aaron rodgers will get those guys going and i like the buffalo bills. >> you heard it here first always good to see you here, pal. >> can't wait. >> our favorite time of the year mike tirico watching tonight coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern. football night in america. the big game here on nbc, and, of course, on peacock as well. mr. roker, did you want to say hello to your dear friend?

>> i love you. >> [ laughter ]. >> i do. >> i don't even need to say it anymore. you know it already. >> i know. >> feeling's never changed. >> can't wait to see you and share a little bourbon. >> craig -- >> you got it, pal. >> warming up. >> what's that >> tell tirico to go long and then you throw the football down how about that >> can you -- >> i'm tethered. i did -- 15 yards. >> go! >> craig, are you -- maybe mike can -- >> oh, yes you go and let mike -- >> there you go. >> you go long >> craig goes long. >> you throw to me. >> i love this. >> right in the end zone behind you. >> here we go. >> okay. >> we have a wireless -- >> and wears a jacket. >> you know it's -- >> come on. >> go for it yes! go craig-or. you got it, craig, all the way keep going when you hit the water, stop >> a little bo jackson right into the tunnel. >> need it for the "3rd hour of today," that's coming up watch your back. >> we'll be back. >> we love ya.

>> we have new stuff called wireless wow! >> still locked in. >> you're the best. just ahead, are the social media giants doing enough to protect users from scams all too easy t vicky nguyen went looking for answers, but first, this is

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we are back with "today" consumer this morning. an exclusive investigation everybody on social media really does need to see. >> top line, be careful, which accounts you follow. the person on the other end may not be who they say they are nbc's investigative and consumer correspondent vicky nguyen went looking. tips to stay safe. >> good morning. the question is, do you know how to spot a fake social media account? these impostors are becoming

more popular scammers creating authentic knockoff sites once you click, the bad guy can connect with your followers and you. they can get your personal information. the fbi says people lost hundreds of millions of dollars to impostor scams. this morning we show you how to avoid being ripped off. >> reporter: across social media -- offers for deep discounts and give-aways, appear to come from legit brands these accounts are fake, and so are the giveaways. >> somebody in our account. >> reporter: lauren is the owner of this winery it's a tourism vineyard. >> ever done this before >> yes, we have. fun to have giveaways for people to possibly win a vacation >> reporter: but that fun came to an end once lauren realized her legitimate instagram account with over 40,000 followers had been spoofed an impostor claiming to are her business. >> reached out to all of these people and said they had won the contest, and that in order to get the prize, they needed to go to a web page and put in their

business. >> reached out to all of these people and said they information. >> reporter: cybersecurity experts say that's the scam. crooks take pictures from the real page and create a similar name, reach out to the followers to phish for their financial information. take a look. spoof page looks good. check out the uhl. it's gibberish. >> they're after personal to ts to phish for their financial information. take a look. spoof page looks information. >> they want to steal your credit card, your name, your phone number, any information that they can use. >> give us a sense how big this crime has become >> in 2020, over 28,000 complaints related to spoofing, with losses of approximately $216 million ♪ walking on sunshine ♪ >> reporter: emily kaufman is a travel expert known as the

travel mom she promotes a weekly giveaway for a free vacation to her 30,000 followers. >> they do this over and over again. sometimes multiple times in the same day. instagram was spoofed and this account right here, that is not mine. so we asked facebook which yoens instagram what is it doing to crack down on the scams. >> this is something that we take very, very seriously. >> robert traynam is head of >> reporter: she says some of her followers lost money to the scammers over the course of our investigation, we found the travel mom account was spoofed 16 times on instagram and 8 times on facebook, that's not all uncovered. also we found spoof accounts claiming to be popular brands including nike, ray ban and kylie cosmetics. even my account spoofed.

this account, it's not mine. we asked facebook, owned instagram what it's going to crack down on these scams. >> something we take very, very seriously. >> reporter: public affairs. >> taken down nearly 1.3 billion fake accounts since beginning of this year. >> 1.3 billion in 2021 alone >> that's right. do it in three ways. one artificial intelligence, second, human review and third for consumers watching at home reporting suspicious activity. >> reporter: as told us, the reporting doesn't always work. >> it can fall on deaf ears which it did. >> what do you say to people frustrated and feel they are contacting facebook and instagram and nothing is done? >> don't give up we have 35,000 people working on this issue, along with other safety and privacy issues. this is an ongoing issue. >> do you think facebook and instagram are doing enough to protect the small businesses, and those identities exploited on your platforms? >> we're striving for perfect. will never get there but invested billions of dollars into. >> reporter: to protect yourself before accepting a friend request or responding to a direct message, facebook says compare connections. who are their friends? check to see you're not already connected to them and look at their posts.

are they recent? and if it's a popular company, brand or celebrity, look for the blue checkmark meaning the account has been verified. actions you can take to stay safe on social media. now, the more than 50 accounts that were spoofed we actually flagged to facebook and instagram say they did remove the ones in violation of their policies for my spoofed instagram account facebook took it down. also reached out to the companies whose accounts were impersonated those that got back to us do their best to spot the scams, spoofing is still a big problem for them it this happens to you, you see a fake account, report it immediately. we put instructions for that on today.com. >> what if you lost money to this what should you do >> it's rare to get the money back first contact your bank immediately, see if they can stop your payment same with the credit card. the agent from the fbi recovered

$100,000 from one victim because she acted quickly. >> one way to be safe. just get off it all. >> yeah. >> exactly >> there you go. that's the answer. >> easier said than done, but, yeah, truly. >> vicky, thanks. coming up next, nutritious meal ideas and our tips to put your health first again and feel really good this fall. let's get started, but first, this is "today

this mor this morning on starting the day end of summer, embracing opportunities that come with a new season a fall reboot you've come to the right place. >> i'm excited about this. all month long partnering with five nutritionist helping you with habits and help change the

way we think about nutrition. >> with us now, two registered dietitians >> prepare through beautiful breakfasts i'm a breakfast skipper. make the pitch why we shouldn't skip breakfast >> here's the thing. the first meal of the day. make sure it's nourishing, supposed to get you started. throughout convention, if you're not a breakfast person, you can lean into your culture go for things that are savory. things you might not say are absolutely -- arrangements prime example. first one. ancient savory grain bowl. not what i consider a breakfast bowl but looks delicious. >> absolutely gorgeous quinoa, wild rice, zucchini for fiber, getting veggies a gorgeous egg super savory and really leave you feels satiated start of your day. >> could hold you all day. a little more traditional breakfast food i love a waffle. how do you make it good for me >> i love a waffle notice the gorgeous color, turmeric ancient grains, great source of fiber as well as vitamins and minerals and boosted with berries for nutrients. >> everyone loves turmeric

what are the health benefits >> super antioxidant and bio -- >> absorb the great -- >> yes. >> finally eggs. i love eggs. this is a different take on eggs. >> me, too i love eggs. what we have, eggs with salsa verde. >> you had me at salsa. >> me, too vitamin d. peppers also we have c, a, amend we have e coming from the eggs very satiating, super nutritious >> is there a limit how many eggs you should have for breakfast? >> safely one egg per day. even for people with elevated cholesterol as part of a healthy pattern of eating. >> exciting. thank you! >> and move over to you. >> i learned -- okay doing everything wrong already with carrie talking about habits to ditch one is not snacking.

talk about that. i know eating everything off this table, but we have to get these ideas in our heads. >> yeah. during the pandemic weight gain actually has gone up, five times higher than even during the holiday season 61% of americans, though, are looking to different some of those habits that arose during this time, because we were home and just sitting around? >> many different reasons. >> yeah. >> so, yeah. the first habit i want people to think about is, talking about this already mindless eating. >> bingeing, stop it. >> the best way to do that, be more intentional create structure with your day eat breakfast within an hour and a half of rising and have set meals and snacks throughout the day. >> don't just graze or walk by have a little here, a little here and a little there? >> right don't put your hand in the big bag of chips have controlled snacks, fiber, protein and healthy fat and keep you satisfied and energize you. >> overeating, people came from the clean plate club

finish your whole meal overeating is the problem. >> definitely gone up. i want people to do there, two things get rid of those packaged processed foods so easily overeaten. >> okay. >> replace them with whole, real foods like these beautiful foods here. >> show us. >> vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds then couple that with what i call your hunger potion. listening to your body scale one to ten, ten starving, one stuffed. always be between a four and a six. six is slightly hungry and four is slightly satisfied. when you couple that, i know it's not easy to do, but we can all work on it >> that's good a good thing to work on, yeah. >> when you couple that with whole, real foods you're going to win. >> okay. emotional eating come on. [ laughter ] >> my son just left for college first time i've been emotional. >> we do it. >> we do it, but what i want you to do is identify your triggers for emotional eating

then come up with food controls and nonfood controls food controls are going to be those set portions, snacks that are going to satisfy that craving in a better way, and then the non-food controls are going to be when you can identify that emotion, that trigger, but then you know there's no hunger and you can do something to soothe yourself that's better. such as -- call a friend! call savannah. >> yes get a manicure go out. >> get a manicure. >> sometimes what i do not to overeat, take the leftover food, put it in the trash and pour detergent over it, and it works -- >> that works. >> sometimes, wait if it's laying gently on top. >> you might go back for it. >> you might go back in! that ferments it. >> in your toolbox, and that's a great tool. >> you're welcome! thank you. >> what about chewing gum? sometimes after brushing my teeth that works. >> stop. >> brushing your teeth even better stop it. get out of the kitchen. >> i know. thank you both so much if you want more on these tips for better nutrition and diet go

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the "3rd hour of today". good morning, everybody, and welcome to the "3rd hour today." it's a thursday, september 9th. a little -- a little quiet here. >> it is. then there were two. >> i know. dylan's off today. >> today's the first day of school. >> that's right. calvin's got his first day. >> yeah. >> and of course a national holiday for football fans. nfl kicking off tonight. biggest football fan, craig, down in tampa bay. on the field there. we're going toin us, his arm a e