program. he's talking about the new cdc recommendation. we will listen in to what he has to say, and we will have more on midday. that's what is happening this morning on "today in the bay." what are you doing sunday night? >> we're watching the football game here. let's go 49ers. have a great day! good morning breaking overnight, unexpected boost. the head of the cdc in a stunning move overruling her own agency overnight green lighting a third dose of pfizer's vaccine for a much larger group than recommended.hn the shot now approved for at-risk workers, including doctors, nurses and teachers, not just the elderly and vulnerable what's behind this surprise decision with the first shot going in arms today. we're live with the latest super soaker, heavy rain up and down the east coast triggering a new round of flooding and damage. what al says about the weekend on tap, straight ahead3 c3

tiroteo en el supermercado. what the warrant could mean for the search, just ahead. fear of flying, the nation's flight attendants come to congress with a plea, do something to reign in unruly passengers. >> he said "n" word, i don't have to listen to a thing you say. >> why the people on the front lines say the friendly skies have never been so dangerous. those stories, plus they'll take manhattan. inside harry and meghan's first public trip together since their palace exit and the royal ripples being felt on both sides of pond today, friday, september

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on a friday morning. >> and it is a busy one. the director of the cdc officially signing off on that extra dose for millions of americans. >> but in a highly unusual move, she went further than the recommendations from the cdc's own panel of advisers, siding with the fda and including people at high risk of covid because of their jobs. miguel almaguer has the latest on this twist. >> reporter: good morning. dr. walensky's recommendation falls in line with the cdc safety commit, but she added one the fda rejected, allowing frontline workers including

teachers. overnight, health care workers becoming the latest americans to qualify for a booster. in a highly unusual decision, cdc director rochelle walensky and those at high risk of catching covid because of their jobs can also receive their third dose of pfizer's vaccine. they join those 65 and older, residents of long-term care facilities people 50 to 65 years old and some americans 18 to 49 with chronic health problems who can get a booster six months after their secretary dose. of the roughly 100 million americans who are fully vaccinated with pfizer well over 11 million can now immediately get a booster. >> the decision today is critical because it's answering a question all americans are asking, who should get boosters and when. >> reporter: after weeks of booster confusion and the initial news they wouldn't qualify, essential workers like

regina hartley, an elementary school librarian can get a shot of add protection. >> sometimes i feel like we can't be our best if we're worrying about, you know, what we might catch from a student in our school or from another teacher. >> reporter: with over 180 million americans fully inoculated, there's still no clear booster timeline for adults under 65 vaccinated with pfizer or the 45% of americans inoculated with johnson & johnson. the staggered rollout of boosters will happen appear clinics, pharmacies and doctor's offices. some providers say they're being pressured to offer doses to those who don't qualify. >> many people are asking why they don't that have that opportunity already. >> reporter: this morning, the

battle for boosters still under way as many seek a shot of protection and others face a dose of frustration. >> so it's so interesting, miguel, to see how this has developed, now the cdc and the fda director are in agreement about who is eligible for those boosters, but the biden administration hoped to

authorize them for everybody. what was the argument against doing that? >> reporter: experts think the data just isn't there. despite the orority of americans are still protected by their original vaccinations. protection from hospitalization simply does not appear to wane dramatically for the most part many believe the better alternative is getting those unvaccinated vaccinated. >> thank you very much another big story this morning, we're talking about the weather. millions in the mid-atlantic to new england are dealing with soaking rain overnight al, what is the latest >> guys, this is staten island and it is like rivers out there. this scene was repeated stretching from washington, d.c. up into boston we have a flood watch for parts of new england as this system, it's a slow-moving cold front bringing heavy rain from just off the long island shore up into new england today. and we've got a risk of severe weather, as well wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour isolated tornado possible. the hail threat, very low. but this slow moving front starts to push off the coast today. heaviest rain will be for new england. but it's going to stall right there. then there's a second front coming in that will put a squeeze play in here so that second weaker front will move across lake ontario today the heaviest rain will be from bangor, down to providence, boston, and the east end of long island and then it's out of here and cooler weather coming into the northeast. >> thank you

a busy grocery store in let's move on to that deadly investigation into that mass shooting a busy grocery store i tennessee, a gunman opening fire inside of a kroger in memphis killing one person and injuring 12 others before police believe he took his own life >> reporter: many of the wounded are recovering from serious injuries this morning after a gunman walked into this kroger and began shooting investigators overnight executing search warrants at undisclosed locations as they look into whether the gunman was an employee at the store who was recently fired this morning, a terrifying mass shooting sending shock waves through a memphis suburb >> subject down at the rear of kroger >> a gunman opening fire thursday inside this kroger grocery store in broad daylight.

leaving one dead and at least 1 others injured the victim identified by the town's vice mayor as olivia king her son writing on facebook that he prays god might have mercy on the soul of the person who committed this terrible crime. >> the most horrific event >> reporter: witnesses describing moments of sheer panic. >> i was just think, oh, i'm going to die >> all i heard was gunshots. >> brenetta dickerson, a kroger employee, says the shooter followed her and a group of others to the back of the store. >> he shot one of my coworkers in the head. memer in the stomach. >> reporter: authorities first received the call about an active shooter around 1:30. local police and s.w.a.t. teams responded instantly. employees hid in offices and store freezers. one employee rescued from the roof. >> we've accounted for everyone. >> reporter: according to police, the shooter who has not yet been publicly identified died at the scene likely from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

several officials telling nbc news, authorities are investigating whether the gunman was fired from his job at the store thursday morning. the victims rushed to nearby hospitals where some remain in critical condition. thursday's tragedy, not the first shooting at a kroger super market. in march, ten people, including a police officer, were killed after a gunman opened fire at a kroger-owned king super store in boulder, colorado. this morning, another community shattered by yet another mass shooting. >> just hoping everyone, you know, is able to get through this. it will be tough. >> the police chief said the gunman act add lone. and this store will remain closed as the investigation continues. hoda, back to you. >> so sad. thank you. now to the crisis at the southern border this morning. that makeshift camp of haitian migrants continues to shrink with u.s. officials ramping up

removals. but another camp is now growing in size just across the river in mexico. nbc's guad venegas joins us with a firsthand look at the conditions there. hi, guad, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. mexican authorities surrounded the area, those officers trying to convince the haitians to relocate to shelters outside of this border town. ♪♪ prayers and hope of a miracle for these haitians stuck in limbo, some fleeing back into mexico fearing deportation back to haiti. mexican officers now blocking the river to stop anyone else from crossing into texas. robert is haitian-american and traveled from new york with supplies. >> some people get whipped. some people die. it's very hard. >> reporter: he's help migrants like jocelyn who have decided to stay in mexico.

he says he has strength. he wants to work. across the border in texas, the del rio migrant camp continues to shrink this morning. homeland security officials say 3,100 migrants remain there. still unclear how many migrants have been released into the u.s. to seek asylum. dhs officials tell nbc news that number is in the thousands. and officials say nearly 1, 50 migrants have been deported to haiti since sunday. that surge in deportations has prompted daniel foot, the u.s. special envoy to haiti to resign in protest, calling the biden administration's decision to support haitian migrants inhumane and counterproductive. the state department saying the ambassador mischaracterized the circumstances of his resignation. the administration announcing border patrol agents will no longer use horses at the del rio camp following a backlash over these images that appear to show those on horseback using reigns to prevent migrants from entering the u.s. the white house says it's still

under investigation. >> we feel those images are horrible and horrific. there's an investigation the president supports overseen by the department of homeland security which he has conveyed will happen quickly. >> reporter: now new reports from the southern border say hundreds of haitians continue crossing from guatemala into mexico as the mexican government increases operations to try and stop the flow of these my grants to the border towns. savannah. >> guad, thank you very much. a lot more to get to. craig joins the table, including a new development in the gabby petito case. >> yes. the fbi has now issued an arres connected to actions after her death this as the manhunt is entering its seventh day.

catie beck continues to follow this story for us. she's in florida once again. catie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. the fbi stepping up their search efforts to find brian laundrie, th thanking the public for valuable tips encouraging them to send more, saying no piece of information is too small to help their investigation. this morning, the nationwide search for brian laundrie picking up steam authorities now armed with a federal warrant for his arrest the fbi says laundrie is wanted for use of unauthorized access devices. according to court documents, laundrie used an unauthorized debit card and pin number in late august and knowingly and with intent to defraud withdrew $1,000 or more from a welcome atm. the laun

warrant for brian laundrie is related to activities occurring after the death of gabby petito and not related to her actual demise laundrie's parents were seen thursday driving away from their home their son and gabby petito left on a cross-country trip from her parents' home in long island, new york, on july 2nd. the city of moab, utah, is launching an investigation into the way officers handled this august 12th incident, captured on body cam between brian and gabby. >> we have been fighting all morning and he wouldn't let me in the car before. >> reporter: according to the affidavit, the responding

officer described it as a mental health crisis, not a domestic assault. the city says it's unaware of any breach of policy at this time laundrie returned home to florida without petito on september 1st. on saturday, her body was found in bridger-teton national forest the coroner calling it a homicide, but not revealing the cause of death laundrie's family says he went for a hike last week near their home federal and state and local officials have searched for days using drones, canine units, atvs and dive teams >> this is a tremendous, massive land the more people, the more effective we are >> reporter: while the search continues for laundrie, supporters gather for gabby. >> it's heartbreaking. >> in the meantime, catie, one of gabby petito's friends says laundrie is equipped to go off grid, that he had done this before and been gone for i don't remember what period of time but the area where they're searching is obviously challenging. what are officials saying about that >> reporter: yeah, hoda, that report said it was three months he spent on the appalachian searching is obviously challenging. what are officials saying about that? >> challenging. but survival experts say even someone who is prepared would e

need to need to be well equipped and well prepared to endure these elements the heat, the humidity, obviously having a way to boil water and have shelter out here is not the easiest, in contention with gators and snakes the swampland, 75% of it is under water. even for someone who is a trained survivalist, this could be a struggle. >> if, in fact, he is still in florida. catie, thank you let's get our first check of the weather. a lot of northeasterners are waking up to wetness i was about to say wet rain. >> and then you realized -- >> i didn't sleep well last night. >> this isn't getting any better i'm just walking away. >> take it away, friend. >> going to come over here no, no, stay here. we are looking at some showers now coming up out of mexico into

the southwest. we're also watching another front. we told you about this one making its way through the upper midwest. here is the main front pushing off the coast. all in all, it seems fairley quiet today. there is no severe weather we are looking at cooler than average temperatures in the northeast. the heavy rain making its way into the new england area, but cooler than average through the mississippi and ohio river valleys. here comes that front. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. good morning.

i am meteorologist, kari hall. as we look at our temperatures today, we will see mid-60s in half moon bay, and as you make your way inland temperatures heating up again. we have low to mid-90s for antioch, and low 90s for the tri-valley and down to the south county, and san jose headed towards 87 degrees. we do have an air quality advisory in effect, as we will see drifts of smoke coming in from the north. temperatures over the weekend will gradually cool down. >> and that is your latest weather. guys just ahead, inside the nation's ongoing air rage crisis from alcohol-fueled name calling to fights in the aisles over masks, airline employees say bad passenger behavior is getting worse and now they are turning to congress for help we'll have that story. plus, the families hoping to spotlight on high profile cases like the gabby petito investigation will finally bring much needed attention to their missing loved ones missing loved ones we'll have that story, but

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and older and work at increased risks jobs. kari hall has our friday forecast. >> marcus, we have changes in the air quality due to the fawn fire from redding pushing smoke in so we will have an air quality advisory today. it will be moderate in the north bay, and some of the east bay areas will have to have moderate to slightly unhealthy air quality, so you might want to limit your time out there. concord is reaching 92 degrees, and low 90s for more conhill. high word, expecting a high of 81 there. oakland reaching 76. 70 in san francisco. still cool in half moon bay with highs reaching into the mid-60s. as we go throughout the weekend we are going to see our

temperatures cooling off, and hopefully fresher breezes, and better air quality as our temperature will come down next week, marcus. >> we'll have another local news update in 30 minutes. see you back here then. every single day, we're all getting a little bit better.

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her debut album. >> her music is off the chain. she has made such a mark on the country music world. >> and she's a new mom, as well. ka i think folks will be quite pleased. >> let's get to your headlines at 7:30. in washington, the house approved a bipartisan defense policy bill despite opposition from a conservative wing of the republican party lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of the amendment. that authorizes spending and guides pend gone policy. it will need to be reconciled with the senate's version before it heads to the president's desk

dramatic new video shows the intensity of a wildfire shot in the sequoia fire this is in the so-called windy fire northeast of bakersfield, california so far, those flames have scorched more than 49,000 acres. residents in the area have been evacuated. the fire, only 6% contained. the oldest known human footprints in north america have been discovered in new mexico. scientists identified approximately 60 fossilized footprints buried in layers of gypsum soil. the prints date back 23,000 years to the ice age that means humans were living there several thousand years earlier than once believed the findings were published thursday in the journal of science. >> fascinating now to a very serious problem whether it comes to flying and that problem apparently getting worse. >> yeah. we've been telling you about this for a while but flight attendants once again are pleading for help saying unruly and in some cases violent passengers have become so problematic they need congress to help get control of what they are facing every single day. some shocking testimony and they

laid it out, just how ugly things are getting >> kristen dahlgren joins us with that story. good morning >> reporter: good morning, guys. remember that old slogan, fly the friendly skies that certainly doesn't apply in these cases, in many cases fueled by this, that mask mandate to try and keep people from spreading covid now flight attendants are asking the federal government to step in and settle things down. passengers fighting in the aisles, often drunk or angry about mask mandates. this man had to be duct taped to his seat in a recent survey, 85% of flight attendants say they have witnessed unruly behavior this year >> we simply cannot accept this as the new normal. >> reporter: flight attendants described just how ugly it can get. >> the specific incident i will share today is not easy to talk about.

>> reporter: teddy andrews recounts the situation he faced from a passenger refusing to wear a mask. >> it must be covering both your mouth and nose he looked at me and i will not repeat the epithet that he used. he said, "n" word, i don't have to listen to a -- thing you have to say >>. >> reporter: the federal aviation admin straights reports more than 4400 cases of unruly sometimes dangerous behavior in 2021 more than 3,000 of those including passengers refusing to comply with the faa mandate. passengers can face jail time and be banned from an airline for life fines total more than $1 million this year already. now flight attendants are

calling on congress for stricter enforce many, bans on to go cups of alcohol and greater coordination between the airlines and faa to spot problem passengers which could come in the form of a new fly database >> the vast majority of people just want to follow the rules. they want a safe, uneventful flight we need messaging from leadership that is consistent about what we're doing together to face this crisis and how we can come together and support each other in this moment. >> it's just so despicable, some of this behavior you mentioned some passengers can face jail time, but how often does that really even happen >> reporter: right good question, savannah. and it is rare because it's usually left up to the local authorities. so one thing flight attendants are pushing for is for the justice department to get involved and later today it will be airlines up on the hill they will be weighing in on what they would like to see happen. >> all right thank you very much. coming up next, a question a

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>> a lot of people are asking why is it that cases involving missing people of color don't receive the same amount of attention? >> that's a question a lot of folks are asking nbc's antoni hilton is here with more on that >> good morning. the nation has been riveted by the study of the gabby petito case those involving people of color typically don't receive the same focus or resources now their families and advocates are speaking out to bring more attention to this disparity and hopes of finding their loved ones as the search for brian laundrie intensifies and the loss of gabby petito is mourned nationwide, there's growing outrage that the attention being paid to her case isn't being given to those with people of color. david robinson's son, daniel, is a 4-year-old geologist who

disappeared in arizona three months have passed and there's been no sign of him. robinson says police are making little progress and he's had to hire an independent investigator >> why do you think that is that cases like your son's go unheard? >> as much as i really hate to say this, and sometimes i think race is a factor >> in 2020, more than 500,000 people were reported missing nearly 40% of them people of color. and they're disappearing at disproportionate rates while black americans maybe up 13% of the u.s. compilation, they account for 35% of missing person cases automatically, they assume they are run away cases the adults are involved in some criminal activity so they're basically swept under the rug. >> erica wilson started the black and mission persons foundation

>> i can roll off natalee holloway, elizabeth smart, gabby petito, but no one can name one person of color that has received that type of mainstream media. not one person >> reporter: reports show this bias is especially egregious for indigenous people. in the state of wyoming where gabby petito disappeared, more than 700 indigenous people have gone missing in the last decade, but none have received the same disheartening. >> i like this focus as her case. >> it's been rather disheartening. >> i like this one >> patsy whitefoot, whose sister has been missing for over 30 years started her own podcast called war cry to push for more resources and accountability in these cases. >> there is never any

communication, never any follow-up with families. so the whole justice system just needs to be turned upside down >> so troubling. it's so troubling on so many levels have there been any efforts at the federal level, maybe the state level, to address it >> yeah, there have been some. earlier this year, minnesota passed a bill that creates a missing and murder african-american and girls task force. it will make recommendations for improving how the state handles these cases and advocates are hoping bills like this spread nationwide >> you know, the attention on these cases sometimes does lead to a resolution. some of the police officers will say it's like a modern milk carton so you want that attention on these cases for as many people as you possibly can. antonio, thank you >> welcome to the peacock. >> we're so happy you're here, by the way good to see you.

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royal duties and moving to the u.s. in an effort to get some privacy. but some, especially in the british tabloids who can be brutal are skewering them and the trip saying they're acting more royal than ever harry and meghan all smiles. their first stop to new york city and the 9/11 memorial their appearance similar to a trip harry's grandmother made in 2010 but the british tabloids are accusing them of acting like royalty, even though they are no longer working like royals harry explained the surprise decision, to escape the same intense media scrutiny he blamed for his mother, diana's death. >> this constant barrage my biggest concern was history repeating itself

i'm talking about my mother. when you can see something happening in the same kind of way. both harry and meghan have been to new york city before, but this marks their first trip together this time, harry carrying a folder with archie's papa on it. in 1989, princess diana came to new york, mingling with the rich and famous and visiting the poor >> the princess met and touched many of the children >> that trip has become a key story line in the hit netflix show "the crown. >> but people are too afraid to take them. >> why >> because of the stigma >> reporter: on saturday, harry and meghan will be front and center at global citizen live in central park, urging vaccine equity around the world in an

effort to help end the pandemic for everyone >> meghan and harry at the end of the day understand they are public figures they understand anything they do is going to get attention. they are now learning at this phase it seems how to use that public attention and direct it in very specific ways that they see fit and things that they're very passionate about and causes that they want to support. >> so global citizens live is calling on the g7 nations to donate a billion vaccines in the world. world. it will be quite a star studded event. >> central park. >> but we have mikey guyton. >> we're going to head outside we have a fun friday we have our concert. mikey guyton, her voice will blow you away. we have a lot to celebrate, a new album, a new baby. but first, your local news -ther.

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are you ready to du more with less asthma? just ask your asthma specialist about dupixent. good morning. it's 7:56. i am marcus washington. anti-vaccination mandates taking place today. >> one protest will take place behind me at walnut creek city hall tonight and a second one later this morning outside san jose city hall, and that protest is to show support for police officers, firefighters and health care workers who have refused to get the vaccine in spite of an on the job mandate. it's time to get a look at the forecast for you. meteorologist, kari hall, is keeping track of the air quality.

as you can see, it's something that we will see as moderate throughout the bay area. it's looking good in the south bay. kari, take it away. >> yeah, we are seeing some also of the smoke drifting in from the fawn fire further to the north. as we look at our forecast for the next seven days, we will see our temperatures heating up for today and cooling down for the rest of the weekend. early next week we have highs in the upper 70s, and hopefully better air quality, some fresher breezes coming in and san francisco with highs in the low 70s, and cooling down for the weekend. >> thanks, kari. we will have another local news update coming up for you in half an hour. see you then.

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it's 8:00. coming up, getting a boost. overnight, the director of the cdc takes things a step further overruling her own panel and endorsing the shot for frontline workers. we're live with everything you need to know. then, taking action. a top executive at general motors working to end distracted driving after losing his own son. >> i just hope that it will encourage people to take action now before it is their child. >> inside the campaign that has celebrities stepping up to get the message out.

plus, out of the spotlight. super model linda evangelista opening up about a cosmetic procedure she says disfigured her and forced her into hiding. details, straight ahead. and here is mickey. breakout country star milky guyton with a special performance from her debut album live on our plaza today friday, september 24th, 2021. >> visiting today from -- >> alabama. >> celebrating our 25th anniversary. >> we love the "today" show. >> hi, hoda. >> mom is turning 80. >> from kansas city, missouri. >> and good morning, everybody. happy to have you with us as we

wrap up the week. before we get to the news, savannah, you have a big interview next week. >> i am so excited about this. we're going to sit down with the one and only jon stewart. he just dropped a teaser for his new show marking his return to television six year after he left "the daily show." but from the looks of it, john has a lot he wants to get off his chest. we'll find out what this new show is all about. >> i saw the promos for it. it's good. >> he's going to be good. in a surprise move overnight, the head of the cdc overruled her own agency and greatly widened the category of americans who will now be eligible to get those covid booster shots. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer joins us with the latest on it. >> good morning. dr. rochelle walensky signed off on what the safety committee recommended, but she allows health care workers and other essential employees like teachers and grocery store workers to get a third dose of the pfizer's vaccine. that group joins those 65 and old, regions of long-term care

facilities and people 50 to 64 years old with underlying health conditions who can get a booster after six months. this means effective today, tens of millions should be able to go to local pharmacies or their doctor's a office for a booster. the decision only applies to those who have been fully vaccinated with pfizer for at least six months. it does not impact those under 65 vaccinated with pfizer or the 45% of americans who have been inoculated with moderna or johnson & johnson. boosters for them may still be weeks, even months away. savannah. >> miguel almaguer with the latest. thank you. now to a topic we have covered extensively. distracted driving remains a huge problem across the country

with thousands of deaths every year. now a top executive at general motors who lost his own son is trying to make distracted driving something none of us can ignore. tom costello sat down for a real oh emotional interview. tom, good morning. >> yeah, hoda, good morning. the problem is this distracted driving problem hasn't gotten any better, but has fallen off the national radar. this family in michigan have suffered a crushing loss, losing their 18-year-old son. and now they want to make this kind of driving, distracted driving, as taboo, as tataboo, unconscionable and unforgiveable as driving when you're drunk 18-year-olds are not supposed to die just two weeks after starting college but mitchell kiefer's life came to a sudden, violent end on a michigan highway five years ago this week, leaving his family devastated >> yeah. just so senseless. just so senseless. >> mitchell's car was rear-ended by a distracted young driver traveling at 82 miles an hour catapulting him into a truck he died instantly.

mitchell's younger sister franticly called her father who was driving home >> i hear my wife say he died. jules screamed because i'm not sure she even knew until her mother said that and the phone instantly went dead >> the police were still at the home when steve kiefer got home. >> an officer told me what happened and i collapsed he said the words and i just fell to the ground >> mitching, one of 3,00 people who die in distracted driving crashes each year. many advocates believe the real number is closer to 20,000 or jennifer smith founded a nonprofit focused on distracted driving after losing her own mother to a distracted driver 13 years ago. >> these crashes are preventable. we know what works that's putting it phone down, focussing on driving now we have to get that culture to everyone. >> now smith and kiefer are

joining forces in the fight against distracted driving >> going to prom >> kiefer is the president of general motors international and is using his connections and megaphone to get the message out. his own advocacy group, the kiefer foundation, works in mitchell's memory. >> our driver was killed by a distracted driver. >> some big voices are lending their help >> today we're going to talk about something serious, distracted driving >> please, put down your phones, just drive >> now the kiefer foundation and stopdistractions.org are partnering with the ntsb launching the national distracted driving coalition already nearly every state bans texting and driving. 24 states and d.c. have also outlawed using handheld phones while driving. kiefer wants to make distracted driving as socially unacceptable as drunk driving >> and our hope is with social media, it can happen much faster than it did with alcohol

people will understand that this could very well have been my child and i just hope that it will encourage people to take action now before it is their child. >> kind of much like nancy reagan's just say no campaign, the message here is just put down the phone and kiefer wants to make this a primary driving offense. if you have your phone in your hand, the police can pull you over for that alone, much like speeding and they've got these placards they're handing out to anybody if you're driving along and you see somebody next to you who is driving, tiktoking, whatever the case is, hold up the sign out the window saying just drive guys, back to you. >> tom costello there for us, tom, thank you we have an important consumer alert for you this morning, a nationwide recall of baby lounger cushions sold by walmart, target, amazon and others the boppy company is recalling more than 3 million of the cushions after they were tied to the suffocation deaths of at least eight infants.

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in the 90s, linda evangelista was one of the most sought after in the world but now she's sharing why she's been out of the spotlight for many years now >> erin mclaughlin joins us with details on this. >> good morning, guys. she's one of the most iconic super models of all time gone into hiding after a cosmetic procedure she alleges went horribly wrong after years of suffering in silence, linda is speaking out and going after the company she claims ruined her life, her career, and her body she once declared she doesn't wake up for less than $10,000 a day, now suing cosmetic company zeltic the 56-year-old once voted the greatest super model of all time, her face splashed across countless magazine covers and

famously featured in george michael's freedom video now says she's been rendered unrecognizable, depressed and a recluse. in an emotional post on instagram, she posted on the company she was brutally disfigured claiming it increased, not decreased her fat cells, leaving her permanently disformed after undergoing two painful, unsuccessful corrective surgeries. the account to celebrities past and present. >> i went right from my treatment to coming home and playing with my son. >> and promises of results, the treatment is cleared by the fda. >> by freezing the treated fat cells, it destroyed them >> she underwent 7 treatments to break down fat cells in her abdomen, frank, back areas and chin

she developed painful masses under her skin in those areas. the side effect is known as pah, the lawsuit noting the masses that form as a result of pah often recur even after a patient undergoes the necessary liposuction surgery, a risk evangelista alleges she was not made aware of beforehand back in 2018, you are own jeanna bush hager and savannah guthrie underwent the treatment. the company acknowledged the potential pah side effect to "today." >> the fat is lost and then like six months later, it begins to grow and it typically will overgrow so they end up with more fat in the area than you started with >> on its website, cool sculpting now saying the side effect is rare fellow super models posting their support. gigi hadid says your life's work continues to inspire generations

of models. naomi campbell says remember who you are and what you have achieved >> according to the lawsuit, evangelista is requesting a jury trial in new york. a pretrial conference is scheduled for november 12th. nbc news reached out to the parent company of zeltic company for comment. we have yet to receive a response let's look ahead at the weather. we are looking at wet weather, that cold front moving through new england. that's going to cause some rough weather through the new england area, boston on up into bangor we have showers down through the southwest.

good friday morning. i'm kari hall. our air quality today becoming moderate because of wildfire smoke coming in. it looks good for the south bay but limit your time outside the if you're sensitive to the smoke. still very warm in our inland areas. headed towards the low 90s. we'll see temperatures cooling off and hopefully some better air quality going towards the end of the weekend. as we go into next week temperatures reaching into up the 70s in the valleys. >> that'. best time of the morning, but also the most confusing time of the morning. >> i was supposed to be at the ryder cup in wisconsin, but my flight was canceled. they don't want to fly, i don't want to go, either today does mark the weekend of the biggest event for golf fans we're talking about the ryder cup, sees the bev players from the united states taking on

europe's top golfers to give us a look inside the competition, we'll go to mike tirico we have two-time mvp steph curry joining this weekend as an insider for nbc sports guys, let me start with you, steph. it's well document postponed what are you going to be doing >> i'm going to be inside the ropes and give a difference perspective. this is an amazing competition, it's the highlight of the golf calendar sometimes you need, you know, another perspective from the basketball lens. i love golf, obviously but this is my first time out here excited to share what i see and what i know. >> mike, usa looks so good on paper.>> you hit it, carson.

there's everything in the u.s.'s favor for their side, but the ryder cup is just different. steph and i were just watching the play on the first hole you have some of the best on the world. rory mcilroy, ian poulter or lee westwood so there's plenty of experience. there's more ryder cup experience on the european side. but the u.s. is fueled by the crowd. i was over on the first tee, it's nuts over there the sun is coming up over lake michigan it's an awesome scene. i'm so glad you didn't confuse me and steph >> did you talk to any of the guys what is the mind-set of our team >> no, no pep talk

they don't need a pep talk it's about going out there and competing, enjoying the moment i can't imagine, like, the adrenaline rush are on the first tee box when you're playing a team event and you have, you know, the entire team usa on your shoulders. so maybe if they need something during the ground, i can give them a little something, maybe read a putt or two >> i'm taking you over to that first tee. it's the best event in golf in terms of the atmosphere on the first tee. >> and the team with the home-field advantage in the last three ryder cups have won by a wide margin. fans have a lot to do with that. what do you think about that this year? >> there's a big part on that. because of the pandemic, international folks cannot travel so there's not the singing, the chanting of the european side that we see. even when the ryder cup was here in the u.s., it was 95% u.s. fans in the stands if it's the same as the atmosphere, it will be usa it will be fun

we miss you, carson. >> miss you. have fun for me. the par 3, 12th hole, there's a swatch back there. are they going to put a pin back there? >> what? huh? >> twice two of the five times they'll be back there welcome to the golf channel. >> thank you you can watch the ryder cup all weekend long on the golf channel, peacock and, of course, right here on nbc. >> mike tirico, with he asked that question. he's the best. >> you should have been there. next up, kristen stewart the studio releasing the first teaser yesterday and following a positive reception at the fall festival circuit there's also been some discussion of an award for her

performance. >> diana, they can't change. you have to change >> you have to be able to do things you hate. you hate there has to be two of you, the real one and the one they take pictures of. diana, for the good of country >> for the country >> what do you think, guys >> yes yes. >> it hits theaters on november 5th. next up, super morrow brothers, one of the most beloved cast of characters in gaming history, getting an all-star lineup. leading the class, chris pratt will be mario, charlie day, luigi, and princess people will be anya taylor-joy

others, jack black, super marios film set to premier in december next year. lizzo, the music superstar performed a cover of the bts summer hit "butter" for bbc radio live lounge this week and she, of course, spaced things up with her own lizzo flavor. let's take a listen. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ >> yeah. >> that's quite a jam right there. >> beautiful >> so good finally, we'll wrap things up with "tiger king. the hit series swept the nation. netflix teasing that "tiger king 2" will have just as much tea

madnesan over 64 million households streamed tiger king in the first month following joseph -- >> maldo -- we watched it. >> and the dispute he had with a fellow star on the show, carol baskins. joe exotic is serving a prison sentence for two murder for hires. "tiger king " is set to stream later this year. >> it was like junk food you enjoyed it while you watched it, but afterwards, you felt yucky like, why did i do that? >> it's time to head outside for country start mikey guyton here she is with our plaza crowd. they are there and ready to hear that beautiful voice let it rip, but first, your local news

good morning. it's 8:26. him marcus washington. delta surge is slowing down. we're getting a look at how case and vaccination rates compare here in the bay area. here's a map of the break down. 14 day average of cases compared with the percentage of people in each county with at least one. shot. the bay area there's not a single county with a case rate of least 20 per 10,000 residents during the past 14 days. the highest rates in napa and sonoma county each with 19.

64% of each county's residents got at least one shot of the vaccine. time to get a look at that forecast for you. kari hall is standing by. marcus, we have an air quality ad advisory in effect as we see more smoke coming in from the fog fire further to north. we've seen moderate air quality. that's what we're expecting again today. if you're sensitive to the smoke, limit your time outside. also going to be heating up. our inland valleys hiding back to the 90s but a cooling trend going into the weekend. we're looking at some mid-80s in our warmest spots and cooling down next week. we'll have another local news update coming for you in 30 minutes. see you back here then.

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we are back. it is 8:30 it's a friday morning. and the big moment has almost arrived. we are listening to mickey guyton she was warming up guys, watching you warm up, mickey, it was such a treat. you have your debut album that dropped today, it's called remember her name and you're going to remember this name, mickey guyton after today's show we've been waiting for mickey.

>> she's been so sweet in between. she's been talking to the crowd. >> oh, my god, of course >> also coming up until the third hour in just a few minutes, we with buddied up for pottery class. al didn't miss a chance to ghost me during the pottery class. >> like the movie ghost? >> ghost, like the movie >> things you won't be able to get out of your head >> oh, you're not going to unsee that >> we're going to share our creations in a moment. >> you might want to move the kids away from the tv. >> carson, save me we have something especially on monday. erin mclaughlin is taking us to levi stadium for our once in a lifetime series. some 49ers are mentoring young

kids >> monday morning on "today. >> just for one moment, can i say happy birthday to my big brother, cameron guthrie >> yes >> he's my hero. he doesn't actually watch this show, but, cam, i love you >> we'll send him a link let's get a check of the weather. >> let's give you an idea of what is happening for the weekend. start her up warmer than average temperatures tomorrow out west, a dry pattern to the south rain in maine for tomorrow and then sunday, sunday, gorgeous weather throughout the mid-atlantic states, ohio river valley down to the gulf, summer in the plains, wet weather in the pacific northwest and a few storms in the southwest. that's what's goin happy friday. i'm meteorologist kari hall. another warm day and there will be an equatorial advisory in federal government. some drifts of smoke still coming in. as we go into the weekend, we'll have fresher breezes and slightly cooler temperatures. livermore and morgan hill will see temperatures in the throw mid-80s and then 70s next week. for san francisco and along the coastline 70 today but than lot of 60s in the forecast as the

fog lingers much longer. t weather. get ready for the best night of the week because it's sunday night, football night in america. the green bay packers, aaron rodgers coming on in they're taking on the 49ers and jimmy garoppolo. your best, you didn't think i knew that. coming on in, it's sunday night, football night in america. >> something to behold, isn't it >> favorite part of the morning. >> not as fun when there's not a bird involved. no bird noise. >> we always want the noise. thank you. we have something to really shout about. mickey guyton live on our stage with a crowd of her biggest fans we are so ready. but first, this is "today" on

>> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> and we're back on the plaza ready for a great concert, guys. this is one of those that we all circled on our calendar a long time ago. >> check out her trail blazing rise in country music. >> her name is mickey guyton and she's making history. you received your first ever grammy nom neigh. >> guyton is the first black female solo artist to earn a grammy nomination in a category for her power and personal song "black like me." ♪ and i'm proud to be black like me ♪ >> earlier this year alongside keith urban, she became the first black woman to host the academy of country music awards. the texas-born song writer who grew up singing in church broke on to the scene with her hit "better than you left me."

and she just scored her first cma award nomination for new artist of the year. today, she's out with her debut album, "remember her name" and she is celebrating with us right here on our plaza. okay. mickey just said you're going to make me cry. hey, mickey, we love you. let's get started. she's performing her hit single all american. here is mickey guyton. >> i love you so much. ♪ we're the lines on the interstate the dust on a back road ♪ ♪ we're a friday night football game the lighter at a rock show snowed ♪ we're the night shift, smoke break, high school heartache ♪ ♪ driving with the windows

down ♪ ♪ we're the dance floors, church pews, suits and ties, tattoos one big small town ♪ ♪ ain't we all, ain't we all american ♪ ♪ ain't we all, ain't we all american ♪ ♪ we're the stars in a texas sky and the jukebox vine ♪ how you doing? ♪ we're the new york city lights and a hotel bible ♪ ♪ we're hand me down, tailor made, daisy dukes, dookie braids james brown and james dean ♪ ♪ we're cold beer, champagne, millionaires, spare some change and everything in between ♪ ♪ ain't we all, ain't we all american ♪ ♪ ain't we all, eighteen we all american ♪ ♪ we got the same stars, the

same stripes just wanna live that good life ain't we all, ain't we all american ♪ how y'all doing? ♪ we're different in a million ways but at the end of the day ♪ ♪ ain't we all, all american ♪ ♪ ain't we all, ain't we all american ♪ this is for you ♪ ain't we all, ain't we all american ♪ ♪ we got the same stars, the

same stripes just wanna live that good life ♪ ♪ ain't we all, ain't we all american ♪ ♪♪ ♪ yeah, we all, all american ♪♪ thank y'all so much. >> oh, mickey, you nailed it. we'll be back with more music from mickey guyton. but first, this is "today" on nbc inspect working at recology is more than a job for jesus. it's a family tradition.

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we are back with the star of our citi concert series this morning, grammy nominated country star mickey guyton. mickey, good morning.

what does this feel like, this moment? because i can see it means something to you. >> if you ask me that, i'm going to cry right now. i've been holding back tears all day. it feels so good to be here, to be in new york, to be here with you guys again with new music that represents me. so i'm so excited. >> this is music that you've wanted to perform since you were a little girl. recently, you posted the sweetest instagram picture and you said to this girl, making a country album has always been my dream. and it's one thing to be standing here in this moment. and there he is. dad, michael, is in the house. hey, dad. >> hi, dad. >> how proud are you of your little girl this moment? >> i am way too proud. she makes me proud every day and this is a special day, so thank you, mickey.

>> you said the interviewer asked you, what do you want people to take away from the record? and you said i want people to feel seen. tell me about that. >> well, i feel like the world only wants, like -- they don't really pay attention to the hard things that happen in life. and so often, so many of us don't feel seen. so many of us feel left out and not included. and it's so important for people to be acknowledged. you know? that's so important for just their feelings and their hearts to be acknowledged. and we live in a society where we just don't see people. >> right. >> you write about that a lot, black woman in country music. suffice it to say, not a whole lot of you. >> no, but there's going to be more. >> you're inspiring those young girls out there. >> yes. yes. it's so important for me. mentorship is really important for me. and i seek them out because it's so important. for black women to be able to sing country music if that's what they want to sing. >> how did you hang in there for so long?

i'm sure there are times when you said, look, i'm not playing on country radio, why am i hanging in here? >> my husband who is over there, as well with my dad. >> what advice did you give you? >> he just kept telling me to keep pushing and that it's too important for me to be standing here because if i go away, then all those little girls that want to sing country music that look like me, they don't have that dream. >> so true. >> so i stayed. i stayed. >> we're so happy you did. >> by the way, just a huge year. everything happening in your career, and you have a new baby. >> a new baby, grayson. >> oh. >> look at him. i said to her during the commercial, i said what's harder, having a baby or making a new album? >> it's definitely writing an

album. you can have medicine for having a baby. i went through a lot. i drank a lot at some point and -- because nashville is a drinking town and i quit drinking and that really gave me some clarity. as i did that, then i was able to write these songs and it just changed my life. you're about to perform the title track, remember her name. >> all right. >> take it away. >> i love y'all. this is for all y'all out there. ♪ bird on a wire all fly away nobody wanna stand in a hurricane ♪ ♪ when everyone else walks away she'll still remain ♪ ♪ where did you lose the girl

with no fear ♪ ♪ oh, she never left ♪ ♪ take a good look, she's right in the mirror don't let yourself forget ♪ ♪ remember the fire remember her face ♪ ♪ she felt the storm and danced out in the pouring rain ♪ ♪ remember her laughing through all the pain ♪ ♪ remember the girl that didn't let anything get in her way ♪ ♪ remember her name remember her name ♪ this is for you. ♪ don't let go of that wide-eyed innocence let that wild child run on the wind ♪ ♪ keep that shine that lights up every room ♪ ♪ hold onto it ♪

♪ remember the fire remember her face ♪ ♪ she felt the storm and danced out in the pouring rain ♪ ♪ remember her laughing through all the pain ♪ ♪ remember the girl that didn't let anything get in her way ♪ ♪ remember her name remember her name ♪ ♪ where did you lose the girl with no fear oh, she never left ♪ ♪ take a good look she's right in the mirror ♪ ♪ don't let yourself forget ♪ ♪ oh, remember the fire ♪ ♪ remember her fame ♪ ♪ she felt the storm and danced out in the pouring rain ♪ ♪ remember her laughing through all the pain ♪ ♪ remember the girl that didn't

let anything get in her way ♪ ♪ remember her name remember her name remember her name remember her name ♪♪ love you guys. thank y'all so much. >> mickey guyton, remember her name. she's got a brand new song to share. just ahead. but first, this is "today" on but first, this is "today" on nbc. can you see my wall of smiles? when i first started using genesys technology i was kind of embarrased at all the love

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we're back with more music from singer song writer mickey guyton who with, by the way, was just named cmt's breakout artist of the year. >> we deserved. >> with a brand new song from

her debut album, let's hear it once again for mikey guyton. that's what makes you different. one in a million how y'all doing? ♪ we're different in a million ♪ because that's what makes you different one in a billion ♪ ♪ go ahead and just own it it kind of feels good, don't it ♪

♪ cause that's what makes you different ♪ ♪ don't wanna fit in, i wanna fit out ♪ ♪ don't want no cookie cutter watering me down ♪ ♪ i'm just me, take it or leave ♪ ♪ i'm just trying to be who i was born to be ♪ ♪ yeah, my mom ma always said everybody's gonna have their opinion ♪ ♪ and just be true to who you are if you do, then there ain't no competition ♪ ♪ cause that's what makes you different ♪ ♪ one in a billion go ahead and just own it ♪ ♪ it kind of feels good, don't it ♪ ♪ cause that's what makes you different ♪ don't need permission oh, go ahead and just flaunt it ♪ ♪ oh, when you got it, you got it ♪ ♪ and that's what makes you out♪ ♪ don't want no cookie different ♪ ♪ and that's what makes you different ♪ ♪ you got it, you got it you goi it, you got it, you got it ♪ ♪ when you got it, you got it ♪ ♪ you got it, you got it, youha

different ♪ ♪ one in a billion go ahead and just own it ♪ ♪ it kind of feels good, don't got it ♪ ♪ go ahead and just own it it kind of feels good, don't it ♪ ♪ cause that's what makes you different ♪ ♪ don't wanna fit in, i wanna m different ♪ snoetsdz you got it, you got it fit out ♪ ♪ cause that's what makes you different ♪ ♪ one in a billion go ahead and just own it ♪ ♪ cause that's what makes youou got it ♪ ♪ when you got it, you got different ♪ ♪ when you got it, you got it ♪ ♪ you got it, you got it, you got it ♪ ♪ when you got it, you got it, you got it, you got it, you got it ♪

>> wow, mickey guyton. >> mickey, congratulations great song new album. hoda is over there dancing >> thank you thank you, thank you >> what a band >> mickey, it's too much for us to handle. it's too much for us to handle congrats on everything in your life we love you. >> and the new album is called -- >> remember her name >> we won't forget it. by the way, one more song coming up in the third hour we're back after your local news and weather.

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like teachers or grocery store workers and anyone 18 to 65 who live in high exposure setting like prison or homeless shelter. 100 million americans are fully vaccinated. happening now, biden just wrapping up comments surrounding vaccines. that's ahead for us.

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explode into space... ♪ born to be wild ♪ start your california road trip and visitcalifornia.com live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> good morning and welcome to the third hour of "today." what day is it? >> fri-yay, baby. >> everybody in the building is like why are you back on a friday? >> because we have a big story coming up. >>. >> mickey guyton, the country star released her debut album today. she is so