closure that happened last night. the carquinez westbound is closed all the way to highway 4. it is having an impact this morning. traffic flow is altered and that will be in place through the holiday weekend. >> good to note. that's what's happening today and "today in the bay." the "today" show is next and it starts now. >> also join us at and a long holiday weekend is upon us. >> so we have everything you need to know to celebrate these final days of summer it's september 1st this is "today." ready, set, travel more than 100 million americans heading out for labor day weekend after a record-setting summer in airports and on the roads. >> it takes us three hours, it takes us three hours. >> the beaches set to be packed as well. but swimmers racing rip current warnings up and down the east coast. we'll have it all covered,

including some very good news in the forecast cameras in court donald trump's election fraud trial in georgia set to be televised. a key decision by the judge after the former president pled not guilty and waived his arraignment. this morning the impact on the case and where things go from here idalia's aftermath stunning new images of the hurricane's path of destruction across the south. >> boy, it did horrendous damage, yeah, way beyond what we expected. >> parts of florida's gulf coast decimated. tens of thousands still without power. we're there live. day in court the utah mother and children's book author charged with the fatal poisoning of her own husband facing a judge today just ahead, new details in the case against her those stories, plus instant blockbluster. >> what is this?

what is this what is this >> taylor swift ignites a new frenzy with the announcement of her eras tour film ♪ it's you ♪ >> why it's already a game changer for music and movies and we're having a good time music superstar darius rucker set to take over the plaza for your holiday weekend. today, friday, september 1st, 2023. live concert the perfect way to jump start your holiday weekend today, friday, september 1, 2023 from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and a good friday morning to you. welcome to "today. we're so glad you are with us on this friday. savannah and hoda are off. sheinelle is here. about a few hundred folks outside the plaza.

>> there was a long line outside this morning already more darius rucker. >> yeah. he's going to perform some of his classics, a few songs off his upcoming album we will have a good time on this friday morning that concert is going to help you get ready for this holiday weekend. labor day marking the unofficial end of summer. for many, today is get-away day. >> check it out. cars moving along nicely in orlando. aaa estimates 95 million americans will be driving to their holiday destination. gas prices at $3.82 a gallon, almost the same as what they were last time this year. the faa preparing for some 14 million flyers over the weekend. that's the highest number in years. and that's after what's already been a record-breaking summer. >> flying or driving for many, it is all about that final trip to the beach here along the east coast, there

are concerns about dangerous rip currents that already caused some hot spots to close. >> we have it all for you this morning, including dylan dreyer's much anticipated forecast it will be a hot and sunny one for most of you. but tom costello is keeping an eye on the highways outside washington, d.c. tom, good friday to you. >> reporter: guys, just like clock work, it's september 1st, and we've had to pull out the jackets here this morning. 55 degrees or so when we woke up a little bit chilly, but think about the number you just said that means roughly a third of the country, almost a third, is going to be traveling this weekend. yeah, the roads here are packed already. people headed out to the beach domestic travel is up. international travel is up a lot of people headed to canada to get cooler. if we're going to be on the roads or at the airports, they're going to have a lot of company. it's that last big getaway of the summer millions of americans driving into a busy travel weekend ahead.

>> i'm expecting a lot of traffic. >> yeah, a lot more people a lot more crowds, especially with the long weekend. >> reporter: aaa says bookings for domestic travel including flights, rental cars and cruises are up 4% since labor day last year and a whopping 44% rise in international bookings where top destinations including vancouver, rome, london, dublin and paris. with an estimated 95 million americans expected to travel in the coming days, experts say the best time to avoid heavy traffic are in the evening and the early morning right about now. >> the longer you wait during the rest of the day, more people are just going to be filtering on the roads if you can get a good jump start on the holiday, you will be out in front of the crowd. >> reporter: some cities are expected to be more congested that usual including l.a.,

houston, boston. >> if it takes us three hours, it takes us three hours. we're there for the weekend. >> we're actually going to go back on sunday so we're not dealing with the monday traffic. >> reporter: and with the roads expected to be packed, experts are urging motorists to drive with patience, to avoid what's become a nationwide problem, road rage? a new survey finds the most confrontational drivers are in arizona, followed by rhode island, west virginia, virginia and oklahoma if you are looking for polite drivers head to delaware they're nice there and many drivers are getting a break at the gas pump. average price is $3.82 a gallon for aaa. that's close to the same time a year ago meanwhile, the holiday rush is on at the airports the tsa expecting to screen more than 14 million passengers this weekend. it was not your imagination if you were in airports this summer 227 million people, two and a half million a day

that's going to go down as the busiest on record. guys, i just checked we've only got 42 flight cancellations right now for the whole country. things are looking pretty good today if you are flying. if you are driving, get out there early. this is heavy traffic already. back to you. >> tom costello for you. have a great labor day weekend, buddy. thank you. many are planning to spend a weekend at the beach on the east coast this summer, you could find the water off limits stephanie gosk is at jones beach to explain stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the weather is cooperating out here it's the water that's the problem. there were other beaches along the east coast closed as well. the problem hurricane franklin which is off the coast and not projected to make land fall, but it is churning the waters of the atlantic that creates these life threatening rip currents as well as large waves waves could get as big as 8 feet

here on jones beach. here in the new york city area it is not just here in the new york city area it is all along the east coast, massachusetts, new jersey. there are other states experiencing problems as well with rip currents because of other weather systems, including and staying out of the water. if you are in the water an now, there are some safety tips if the risk is high for rip currents, stay out of the water. if you are in the water and get caught in one, the most important thing is to stay calm and not swim into the rip current, but rather into the shore. they will be evaluating the water conditions and determining later on this morning whether or not they will open up the beach. their advice to beach goers is please pay attention to the beach goers and stay safe this holiday weekend. >> absolutely. all right. thank you, steph all right. whether you are marking the holiday weekend at the beach, perhaps the backyard, likely everyone has the same question how is the weather going to be

looking? dylan is in for al this morning. she has the answer >> the weather looks fantastic we have beautiful sunshine across the good portion of the country. there is some monsoonal moisture keep in mind the desert southwest could see rain out of that we have scattered showers across the midwest, back through the plains and most of the west coast will be enjoying a lot of sunshine with no major impacts to the roads here you go. no major impacts at the airports either so if your flight is delayed or canceled, they can't blame the weather because there is really nothing going on across the country. down through the gulf coast, we have this stationary front not a wash-out but when you get stuck in some of these heavier downpours, it could produce a lot of rain in a short period of time that's where we have the grand saturated because of idalia that moved through. so that is going to be really our only trouble spot going through the weekend as we could

get some of that flooding rain down across florida and the gulf coast. craig? >> all right we'll come back to you in a few minutes. new developments in one of the legal cases that surrounds donald trump. >> the former president pled not guilty to election interference charges in georgia what's next in that case laura jarett joins us next now that trump has formally waived an arraignment in person, what are you watching for next in the georgia case? >> the big question is when is the judge going to set the trial date, right? we know at least one of his co-defendants, the architect of that fake electors scheme, he's going to trial in october. we know that for sure. as of right now, he's the only one going to trial in october. and mr. trump obviously does not want this trial to happen in

october. so the big question is when is the judge going to set that date. >> the other big question seems to be the idea this former president wants his case severed from the others. he does not want to stand trial with his co-defendants what do you think about that >> his argument there is his attorney has a conflict. he's busy. he already has a trial you would think when he took this case he already had a trial in september the judge might give him a little leeway, but he may not put it off forever he may say, look, you should be prepared to trial early next year the question here is, we know he's got a pretty crowded trial schedule he's now got four different criminal cases in the midst of a political campaign, right? the question is which will go first? as of right now, it is that one in d.c >> and the judge also confirmed there will also be cameras for all hearings and trials. it will also be live streamed. >> and that's what makes georgia different. remember, this is state court. unlike federal court, you can have cameras it may be part of what factored

in for trump deciding not to come in for that arraignment we don't know. but it is a game changer and what makes this case different. >> i want to go back quickly to the point you made about possibly having his case severed from the other co-defendants what would that look like? what would that mean for his trial and the co-defendants as well >> they would have separate trials at different times. and you can still talk about, obviously, the whole scheme. you could talk about the racketeering charges but the district attorney, obviously, wants to try as many of them together so she can tell the full story and have them altogether again, we will have to see it will be up to the judge to decide. >> have a good weekend. >> sure. we turn to the aftermath of hurricane idalia and the jaw dropping damage along florida's gulf coast communities that just reopened shows just how brutal that category three storm was when it made land fall on tuesday. the clean-up already well underway across the southeast. maggie vespa joins us from

hard-hit florida good morning to you. >> reporter: you mentioned that clean-up you can see they have their work cut out for them here. this was a case, right now we just got these cement pillars, a metal roof on top, foundation in between. we got our drone up. i want to show you the view from above. you can see this entire block and beyond looks like this again, we're in horseshoe beach, florida. one of the communities initially cutoff in the wake of idalia, revealing a need far beyond anything we have seen so far this morning in the wake of idalia's deadly route, a stunning look at coastal communities utterly decimated by the hurricane. entire blocks in shreds.

>> we didn't expect it to be this bad. >> reporter: before and after satellite photos showing the storm's destruction in florida president biden who on thursday thanked staff, asking the headquarters for their response to idalia and the maui wild fires will survey the damage on saturday. >> people in florida and throughout the southeast, i made it clear our nation has your back. >> reporter: the president's promise coming alongside a series of updates on the struggle to recover. >> seeing a lot of damage and mostly seeing a lot of resiliency. >> reporter: long lines growing with families desperate for donations and supplies idalia downgraded to a tropical storm sunday night but leaving behind a landscape of flooded communities. georgia officials confirming ag two fatal car crashes in florida in the storm third hurricane related death following two fatal car crashes in florida during the storm according to florida highway. >> we have one reported death from a tree falling on a vehicle. we are keeping the family in our

thoughts. >> reporter: meanwhile floridans who refused to evacuate going viral. for deborah in hart hit perry, she heard this massive tree come crashing down while she rode out the storm in her home. >> you walk outside and you think, i made it through. i didn't yauk -- you know, die >> reporter: back out here live in horseshoe beach, florida, here is a stunning view from above. so much devastation here we should point out that basically it is no surprise based on what you are seeing, there are massive power outages throughout the state close to 130,000 people across florida and georgia still without electricity. that being said, kind of a silver lining here, despite how bad this looks and how bad this is, florida governor ron

desantis pointing out in deaths confirmed in horseshoe beach, confirmation he says that a lot of people heeded these warnings and took this storm seriously. finally, one final point when it comes to president biden's trip to florida tomorrow, we don't yet know which area he's planning to see. >> you make a good point it is hard to just look at the damage as wellhers are fully in next door. thank you, maggie vespa. meanwhile, senate leader mitch mcconnell has been cleared to resume his activities one day after some houses levelled peter, good morning to you what is the doctor's note saying. >> it is from the senate's attending physian,icade public yesterday. the doctor's name is brian monahan. he consulted with him and determined that mcconnell is medically cleared to continue

his work schedule. this note is significant because this is the first time that mcconnell's team publicly acknowledged that these staring spells or on camera freeze spells could be from when mcconnell fell and missed a month from work. occasional lightheadedness is not uncommon in concussion recovery and could also be expected as a result of dehydration. to be clear here, dr. monahan does not say whether he himself examined mcconnell in person they have also not yet said when his next public appearance would be. >> with that said, what's the latest reaction from both sides of the aisle >> you have leaders from both parties expressing their support from mcconnell but there are real concerns, i think, about his health right now. president biden, who, by the way, faced scrutiny about his own fitness to serve, said he spoke to mcconnell on the phone

yesterday and said he's confident he will be back to his old self we heard from nikki haley who called mcconnell's latest freeze sad but said you have to know when to leave before renewing her call for term limits sheinelle, two house republican transparency about his condition gi tell nbc news they want more transparency about mcconnell's current condition given the fact that he's the senate's top republican. >> there are some concerns thank you. extreme and unusual weather disrupted life in arizona last night. check this out a massive dust storm it is known as a haboob. that haboob rolled into tempe accompanied by rain and lightening and hit during the season opening football game between arizona state and utah the game went into a weather delay at halftime. it lasted for hours. fans took cover inside

that storm also caused airport delays and power outages as for the game itself, it finally did finish early this morning with arizona state winning that game. but haboob. >> those pictures, my goodness i'm just staring at you, dylan. >> i was just wondering how many times craig is going to say it. >> it's al roker's favorite. >> it looks like a wall of dust. with the monsoonal conditions in the west, sometimes it is accompanied with rain.he wind, i but you get a lot of wind and it pushes the dirt where it is headed today in arizona, looks like a better chance of seeing some rain the heat is going to build back into the plain states. looking for highs in the upper 90s. it will not be all that humid. hot is hot, and it is still going to be up around 100 degrees for a lot of those

locations. beautiful in the northeast temperatures 70s, low 80s, low humidity and scattered showers and heavier downpours expected across the coast we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds i noticed it becoming... stronger and thicker. nutrafol has taken me back to the hair i was meant to have. i am back to me. start your hair growth journey at nutrafol.com good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. our temperatures will be much cooler across the bay area, also seeing more clouds, fog and some drizzle to start out our day. we're only headed for 73 degrees in dublin and 73 in san jose, some of us 15 to 20 degrees cooler compared to yesterday. tomorrow it's still mostly cloudy and cooler than normal temperatures, with 70s and low 80s inland, and we'll get more

sunshine on sunday, but also y eso es lo último en el forecast. >> all right thank you. still ahead here on a friday morning, new details in the case of that utah mother accused of fatally poisoning her own husband. she's facing the judge today erin mclaughlin has been covering that story for us hey, erin. >> hey there, craig. that's right during today's court hearing, we could be hearing from kouri richins enter a plea for the first time since she was accused of lethally poisoning her husband with a dose of fentanyl. i'll have all the latest coming up. thank you. plus, a taylor swift "eras" tour cause a new ticket frenzy. coming to the big screen the reaction from fans and the impact it's already having on other movies but, first, this is "today" on

coming up, the perfect way to kick off the how long holiday weekend. >> check out the plaza packed packed for a live concert from grammy winning superstar darius rucker y'all ready for some beers and sunshine >> yes. >> all right we'll get to it coming up after your local news, some weather and these messages actually has to do with menopause? ohhh menopause...yay. well then, maybe i'd say... very malicious sweat. actually, vms stands for vasomotor symptoms which is the medical term for hot flashes and night sweats due to menopause. oh! that's what's making me hot at night? more like day and night. if you're heated about being overheated, go to whatsvms.com celebrate labor day at kohl's with an extra $10 off if you're heated about being overheated, when you spend $25 or more. plus, find all your favorites for long weekends...

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state. 95 million americans are expected to hit the road or hop on a plane this labor day holiday weekend, making this the third busiest holiday weekend of the year. that's according to the federal government. as far as air travel is concerned, the tsa predicts 14 million americans will fly throughout the u.s. over the next three days. that's an 11% increase over last year's numbers. to the roads, some of the best times to leave for your road trip will be today before 11:00 and the best times to leave on monday is after 7:00 at night. let's get a look at that forecast now with meteorologist kari hall. >> it's going to be much cooler today. take a look at these high temperatures, only low 70s. well, that's because we'll be mostly cloudy and some of us may even get in on some light showers. tomorrow we'll also continue with a slight chance of rain, temperatures in the low 70s for oakland and up to 80 in concord, and on sunday as it dries out, it's still nice and mild for this labor day holiday weekend.

in fact, we may see a lot of clouds and even some mist and drizzle near the coast and a chance of some spotty rain, especially tomorrow morning, off and on rain across parts of the bay area, but most of it looks pretty light. we'll be tracking it. if you have the nbc bay area app, you'll get weather alerts ifny rain is moving clos ae

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>> erin mclaughlin has been following this story for us. she joins us live. good morning to you. >> good morning, guys. it's been over two months since kouri richins court appearance eric's family is said to be optimistic this will move to trial, but it is not clear whether they will be in appearance. >> so my husband passed away unexpectedly last year. >> reporter: this morning a utah life and mother of three, accused of fatally poisoning her husband is due back in court a judge will determine whether or not her case will go to trial. she has been charged with first degree aggravated murder and three counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, and has not yet entered a plea

more than a year after her husband's death, at the she had been promoting her children's book on coping with grief. >> my kids and i wrote this book on the different emotions and grieving processes that we have experienced last year. >> reporter: according to court documents, last march officers discovered eric unresponsive in the foot of his bed in the early morning hours. that night, richins revealing to police she made him a moscow mule that he drank in bed. autopsy results finding he had fentanyl in his system his family later telling investigators eric believed kouri richins may have tried to poison him more than once. he had been changing his life insurance from his wife to his sister. >> five times the lethal dose is not accidental, your honor. >> reporter: in june, prosecutors painting richins in a new light, revealing new details about the utah mom's alleged internet activity. including searches for luxury prisons for the rich, how long does life insurance take to pay, and can the fbi find deleted

text messages. >> there is nothing to show that she did anything to eric it could have been accidental. >> reporter: a judge ultimately denying bail and a pretrial release. in a case centered on a family's grief, this next hearing may be a turning point towards closure. >> and we're comfortable that the state has put together a good case. >> we have reached out to her attorney for comment, but no response a if convicted, she faces between 25 years to life in prison without parole. prosecutors filed a notice of intent not to seek the death penalty. craig? >> erin, do we know what's expected to happen in that courtroom today? >> reporter: well, craig, a judge is expected to listen to additional testimony and review evidence and then determine if richins is bound for trial if it is determined there is not enough substantial evidence, the case could be dismissed. but the family spokesperson says they're optimistic based on what was presented during that bail hearing back in june

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on her business purchases. somebody ordered some laptops? cynthia suarez. cfo. mvp. built for cynthia's business. built for your business. amex business. welcome back, folks. in case you hadn't heard, it has been the summer of taylor swift. and now the superstar is set to take over fall as well, apparently. >> you know, if you recall, we had breaking news for you yesterday on "popstart." the eras tour coming to theaters near you swift's announcement has fans rushing to buy tickets our chief swifty correspondent is here to break it all down. >> i am all set, ready to go let me ask you this. when was the last time you had to wait in an online cue to buy a movie ticket now that she's gearing up to take up thousands of theaters next month with a 2 hour and 45 minute concert film. and, no, swifties will not calm down about it.

taylor swift is entering her movie theater era. ♪ >> reporter: bringing her sold-out concert tour that dazzled fans around the world to the big screen this fall. ♪ it's a cruel summer. >> reporter: the cruel summer singer writing on social media, the eras tour has been the most meaningful, electric experience of my life so far. adding starting october 13th you will be able to experience the concert in north america in thousands of amc locations within minutes of the announcements, the demand started driving delays at the box office that her fans know all too well. >> it was literally 25 minutes of a wait time. >> reporter: amc warned of potential delays and outages during ticket sales even after upgrading its ticket sales chloe is excited to bring her

kids to finally see it industry experts expect it to rival the success of major hollywood hits, even prompting horror film "the exorcist: believe" to change its release date with the founder writing, look at what you made me do. what does that say about the power of taylor swift? >> such recognition of, oh, this is a tsunami coming to the box office, and we are going to get out of the way of it. >> reporter: swift has released films about previous tours but only after they wrapped. this time she's in the middle of her record-setting stadium tour that's become a phenomenal the eras tour could gross a record-breaking $1.5 billion throughout its run with touch high demand, it

surged to $1,130. >> it is a lot of money, a lot of effort. it is a once in a lifetime experience. >> it offers a far more accessible way for fans to experience the eras tour at 1989, a reference to her 2014 pop album that she's re-releasing also in october as the summer of swift looks to extend into autumn >> so what kind of numbers presale are we talking about are we talking about marvel level sales numbers? >> that seems to be the case partway through the day sales exceeded $10 million marvels eternals hit $12 million, a few days out of the release date taylor swift could be well on her way to another record. just keep in mind, this movie going experience is not going to

be typical taylor swift herself is encouraging people to dress up, wear those friendship bracelets and get up and dance. >> in the theater? >> yeah. if you didn't have a chance to go to the concert, i'd take my daughter to the movie, let her dress up. >> it's cheaper, more accessible and people can re-live the fun. >> if you build it, they will come. >> we will be reporting on her oscar win. >> i know. are we going towards an egot. >> a genius concert. >> let us get another check of the weather coming up. dylan dreyer, how are we dylan. >> back to looking? >> well, it is looking warm for a lot of folks where temperatures are running 10 to 15 degrees above average today minnesota 90 degrees omaha, nebraska 91 today tomorrow the heat continues to build up into duluth 88 degrees rapid city 100 degrees minneapolis 95 tomorrow. so we could see some record breaking heat over the next couple of days if you are missing out on that extreme summertime heat in the northeast, it's a little cool today in the 70s, but we will get back into the 80s and 90s.

monday is 90 tuesday is 90. let's not forget, yes, it is september 1st. let's talk about the september outlook. it looks like these warmer temperatures will be sticking around through most of the month, especially down through the southern plains. it is also looking like it should stay drier than average thro good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're starting out with a chance of rain, even some mist and drizzle across parts of the coastal areas in the bay area. we're going to see temperatures much cooler, only reaching the mid-70s today, upper 70s tomorrow, and a little warmer on sunday. overall it's going to be a great labor day holiday weekend. and it's drizzling right now in san francisco. that continues for a while. we'll see it again tomorrow, and that's your latest forecast >> thank you straight ahead on "the boost," a

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of fall out there, and part of it is because of the drizzle that we're seeing in san francisco. be sure those windshield wipers are not all dried out before you head out in the city or parts of the inner bay. and look at these high temperatures, only reaching into the upper 60s and low 70s today. a big drop in temperatures now that the cold front has passed, especially compared to what we had yesterday. tomorrow we're also watching out for spotty showers and temperatures in hayward heading up for 75 degrees, 80 in concord. that's one of the warmer spots we'll see on the map. just slightly warmer on sunday. overall it's going to be cooler this weekend, looking great but just watching out for slight rain chances. >> thanks a lot, kari. and happy first meteorological day of fall.

and a long holiday weekend is upon us. get going. more than 100 million on the move for labor day weekend on the roads and at the airports after a record-breaking summer >> we we're expecting a lot more people, a lot more crowds, especially with a long weekend >> while an east coast beach's dangerous rip currents close down in popular area, we've got it all covered including good news in the forecast

then, moving in. i'm helping out a college freshman in school for the first time let's do it. y'all ready? let's go, ethan as we celebrate the milestone for kids and parents. >> i'm still, like, not ready to let go yet i'm just very excited for the next chapter of his life >> cool. >> unpack it all coming up plus, come on down "the price is right" paying tribute to legendary host bob barker >> i mentioned the word legend earlier, and that word gets thrown around all too much these days, it kornt be more appropriate when you think about bob's time on "the price is right. >> honoring the icon who held that skinny mic. the details straight ahead in "popstart." and wheel excited. darius rucker is here performing

some of his biggest hits and some brand-new musie music as te music icon helps us kick off our friday right, friday, september 1, 2023. >> first time in new york to be darius rucker. ♪ >> kicking off the weekend from roanoke, virginia. >> from north carolina >> sarasota, florida >> denver, colorado. >> and primrose, minnesota ♪ >> celebrating my birthday with darius rucker. >> from charleston, south carolina go gamecocks >> we're here to see darius rucker [ cheers and applause welcome back, folks. we're kicking off the holiday weekend. savannah and hoda enjoying the day off. they will be back next week. >> everybody -- what's this one?

there you go everybody is -- >> this is all right. >> everybody is in such a good mood this morning. >> couldn't be more glorious outside. >> it's all the hits, some stuff on his new album and we have more star power this week as well hoda will catch up with the goat as well. simone biles, her first sit down interview since returning to competition. simone will spill the tea on whether she's definitely in for paris. >> naomi campbell, one of the iconic super models set to be featured in a series that already has been people talking. >> just one week from today, we will have another concert when olivio rodrigo hits our stage for the very first time. >> that's all next week here on "today." right now let's get to your news at 8:00. americans wrapping up the summer season the same way they started it, by jamming airports and

highways tom costello covering the busy labor day weekend getaway. tom, how is it looking so far? >> reporter: i am glad you are working because you are one of the few. america is out of there. we have 109 million people going somewhere this weekend think about that that's almost a third of the country is going somewhere and, yeah, the roads are already packed this morning. 95 million people driving. 14 million people are flying this weekend i checked. domestic demand, domestic bookings up 4% international bookings are also up 44% top international destinations for people traveling vancouver, rome, london, dublin and paris. top domestic destinations, seattle, orlando, anchorage as well as new york and vegas if you are driving, the national average for gasoline right now

$3.81 a gallon that's almost exactly where it$n louisiana. th was a year ago california, yeah, we know you pay a lot more out there, $5.30 on average louisiana, feel so sorry for you guys, $3.36 a gallon down in louisiana. the worst time to start driving, between noon and 9:00 p.m. what does that mean? wait until "the today show" is off the air and then quickly get out the door because that's going to be your best window before things start jamming up on the highways. i did just now check with what's happening at the airports. we have clear skies today. 14 million people traveling over this long weekend by air that's a big, big numberthat's i i have only got 43 cancellations right now, flight cancellations nationwide that's a very, very good number. bottom line, look at this, blue skies, beautiful day, september 1st. a little nippy we're wearing the jackets, but a beautiful start to the weekend, guys. >> good advice there, tom. especially where you encourage folks to wait until the show is over even when they do leave the

house, it's sirius xm channel 108. many beach goer wills be able to enjoy the sun, sand and ocean breezes. but dangerous rip currents could keep them out of the water stephanie gosk is at popular jones beach on long island stef, good morning. >> reporter: hey, sheinelle. good morning i don't know if you can see over my shoulder. the waves here at jones beach are really big the national weather service says they could get eight feet tall it is also the cause of these rip currents that closed down the beach on thursday and other beaches along the east coast the problem is hurricane franklin, which is off the coast and now projected to make land fall but it is churning up the waters and creating life threatening rip currents all along the east coast. there are also rip current problems in other states, caused by other weather phenomenon in

texas and in california. now, there are some safety tips for people who are caught in rip currents the first thing is stay calm and then make sure you swim parallel to the shore. don't try to beat the rip current. and then try to get the life guard's attention. here on jones beach, they will be trying to figure out whether or not it is safe enough to let people back in the water today or throughout the weekend. the messages, listen to the life guards and stay as safe as possible if you go to the beach this weekend sheinelle. >> good advice dylan dreyer is in for al. >> fortunately, the weather isn't going to affect them all that much. if there are delays at the airports, it is not weather related. you have some monsoonal moisture the rest of the country from texas up into minneapolis, up into duluth, lots of sunshine. it is nice into the northeast, too. a little unsettled down along the gulf coast with a stalled front here the airports are looking good.

no reported delays at this time, and there shouldn't be at least any weather related delays through the day. temperatures are hot through the middle of the country. the good thing is it's not all that humid temperatures in the 90s and 100s 80s up across the upper midwest back through the ohio and tennessee river valleys. in the northeast, it is 70s today. we will get up to 90 degrees by the time we get to sunday and monday, labor day itself down on the gulf coast, this isn't a huge system, but since the ground is totally saturated from idalia, this will produce pockets of heavy rain. there is a slight threat especially along the panhandle of florida. >> going to be a beautiful weekend. guys, thanks meantime, police intensified their search overnight for a murderer who escaped from a county prison from philadelphia. he had been convicted just two weeks ago in the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend he was sentenced to life in prison without parole and awaiting a transfer to a state facility he's wanted in connection with a homicide in his native brazil.

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>> do you remember move-in day >> yes. >> it's happening on thousands of campuses across the country this week. so i decided to head over to rutgers university in new brunswick, new jersey, to help a very special student unpack boxes and brand-new beginnings >> i heard rutgers got a great marching band ethan couldn't wait to tell you about. >> back in may ethan announced to the world that not only was he an amazing hip-hop dancer, but in the fall we headed would be headed to rutgers as a freshman so are we. >> ethan was just about the show a few months ago are you ready to welcome him y'all ready? >> yeah! >> as 13,000 rutgers freshmen unload their boxes and wins, ethan soon becomes one of them. >> welcome to rutgers. this is your freshman residence

hall. it's a penthouse. >> ethan's sister and his mom and dad hall it's a penthouse. >> ethan's sister and his mom and dad provide reenforcements >> good, but sad. >> but excited. >> excited, very excited he's moving in. but, you know, like part of my heart is leaving me. >> after officially saying. >> this is it. >> this is it. >> have you been inside this residence hall >> no, i have not. >> this is freshman housing. >> this is your lobby. >> ethan is on the top floor or, pick up la as we like to call it, the penthouse. >> you guys only live like 30 minutes away >> he wants mom's home cooking. >> he's already planned that out. >> yeah.

pick up laundry. >> you're not going home >> then it's time for an iconic moment in many college freshmen's experience. the dorm room reveal >> oh! >> it's pretty nice, actually. >> is this what you were expecting? >> no. it's nice, though. >> yeah. >> and here's the thing. since you are the first one in, your roommate is not here yet -- >> i get to pick one. >> there you go! smart pick >> mom, dad, this is where the magic is going to happen. >> yes. >> i'm only going to be here i won't go out >> oh! >> that's going to be the only time he uses that chair. so i guess we should start unloading the car. >> all right let's do it. >> back to the car for the infamous residents hall loading. >> you did not pack light. lots of toiletries we're full service here. this is a nice pillow. there you go thank you, sir

what is this >> shoe bag. >> oh, wow the shoe bag got to have it that's a freshman staple. >> this is a drying rack >> put this back i don't know if you saw how big that room was. it's going to be tricky. >> ethan was a little more optimistic than i was about this all fitting in his room. but we're going for it. >> ethan decided to bring his entire house with him, apparently wait until that kid sees my bill, though. >> so we have a nice little assembly line going. >> and now that we're getting settled in the dorm room, how are we feeling

>> surreal right now that we're finally getting him moved in and i'm still, you know, not ready to let go yet, so i'm just excited for the next chapter of his life >> yeah. i think so i feel like seeing it and -- >> it's getting real. >> yeah. >> i'm a little teary myself listen, there is one more thing that the room needs. >> pivot pivot! >> and finally, it's time to kick back and admire what we have accomplished. >> and when you need help moving out, i don't want you to call me i will give you the number of a guy. >> all right thank you so much. >> you're going to crush it. >> thank you >> ethan is a good kid. >> i love that guy. >> he's got a lot of stuff. >> all that stuff didn't fit in that room. we want to wish ethan the best

of luck and to all the other kids moving in as well. >> we have another rutgers grad, dylan dreyer. >> that was dylan's dorm room. >> that was my dorm room it is nice to see the furniture is still exactly the same. nothing has changed in the last 25 year. holy cow all right. moving on, let's take a look at what's going on across the country where we will see a decent amount of rain. we are looking for highs up around 100 degrees 70s and 80s around the east coast today. back into the 90s for sunday and labor day, too back into the 90s for sunday and labor day, too. keep random showers and thunderstorms around good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. much cooler temperatures today and improved air quality. we're looking at highs in the upper 60s and low 70s.

a few of us will see spotty showers today and tomorrow. we'll see upper 70s for san jose, 80 in >> all right, guys we're excited out here on the plaza. here is your moment. we've got the pom-poms we've got the college shirts we have fans at the big 10 you will find conference football games on nbc and on peacock. it kicks off tomorrow on noon eastern when michigan takes on east carolina exclusively on peacock. catch the debut of big 10 saturday night right here. penn state hosting west virginia coverage begins at 7:00 eastern, so be sure to tune in for that, guys. >> that will be great. all right. thank you, dylan. well, carson is enjoying some time off. >> best time of the morning. ladies and gentlemen, your

"popstart. bob barker passed away at the age of 99. "the price is right" honored its beloved host an hour-long prime time special on cbs sharing these touching words. >> bob was an amazing man who set the gold standard not only for his performance on camera, but for his off camera love and support of all animals big and small. i mentioned the word "legend" earlier. although that word gets thrown around, it couldn't be more appropriate when you think about all his time on "the price is right. he is a master of the game but he always knew who the real stars were, the contestants. >> amen. and as a tv geek, that microphone couldn't be more iconic >> it was a sick day home from

school. >> exactly you could catch that tribute streaming now on paramount plus. next up, nsync fans getting hyped thanks to the latest trolls movie, believe it or not, which former band mate justin timberlake happens to star in. did you happen to catch this cheeky reference >> you have a secret brother. >> correction, used to be my brother. my brothers walked out on me and never came back. >> branch, we're out of sync, and we went from boys to men, and now there's only one place for us to go, the backstreets. >> okay. so here's the deal. >> that's cute. >> thanks to some trolls posters spotted here in new york city, it looks like there might be new music on the way on x, mike taylor shared this pick with a qr code that links to a website with a new music preview. listen to this

♪ >> is that not the nsync logo with the trolls head >> are they getting back together i would love it. >> you have to wait and see trolls band together it hits theaters in november, something to look forward to. >> it will be fun. next up, luke combs is slowing down to celebrate a new addition to his family check this out ♪ >> congratulations to luke and his wife nicole. they have welcomed baby number two. the couple shared the news on social media in a joint post yesterday revealing the baby was born on the 15th of the month. adding, welcome to the world we couldn't love you more. so happy for the first combs clan congratulations again, you guys.

next up, venice film festival last year all anyone could talk about was whether or not chris pine -- if you don't remember this, it sounds weird. trending out of the event, but this one is much cuter we promise take a look at this. the break-up star from night one is a pigeon. >> wait, what? >> the gray bird strutting its stuff down the red carpet in venice, taking photographers and the internet by storm. many actors are expected to attend this event since their projects at the festival are indy movies. this little feather friend totally stole the show. >> i was at a mets game last weekend, and they kept calling it the rally pigeon. >> willy was there. >> not together, but -- >> don't start rumors.

finally, andy cohen just last month had us all on board with the salty breakfast snack. do you remember this one >> what are you doing hiding behind the chair with two bags of chips at 7:00 in the morning? >> eating chips. i'm eating chips. >> eating chips. >> guess what, guys? little ben is back with a brand-new breakfast snack. this time it did not go so well. >> you know why you might feel sick this morning? because you woke up and ate seven reeses peanut buttercups out of the freezer do you think that might have given you a stomach ache >> sick. >> poor ben. >> i saw that. >> i mean, we have all done things that were just not -- you know, you learn. you live and learn. >> we have to ask him how his son is waking up and getting into the freezer.

>> dylan and willie can do a joint investigation. >> that's funny because willie was on the jumbotron and then he pans over to me because i was just there. >> next time >> at least you got your luggage back. good friday morning. i'm ginger conejero saab. a missing fairfield woman now believed to be dead. ericka brown was last seen august 20th. police say with information provided to detectives, they believe brown is dead. fairfield police are searching for 45-year-old mark randall, who was living with her when she went missing. if you see him, do not approach,

instead call 911. let's look at our weather. >> we started out with a return of fog and drizzle in san francisco. this is going to linger throughout the next several hours and keep it cool with a big drop in temperatures across the bay area, but also watching out for some slight rain chances, spotty rain possible today and tomorrow with high temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. by sunday it's starting to clear out and then it warms up in time for labor day with highs in the mid 80s. we're going to see more drizzle and cool temperatures in san francisco. we'll have another local news update in half an hour.

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we are back at 8:30. i cannot believe there's already the first day of september and this crowd, are you guys ready to rock? music superstar darius rucker

here. >> oh, yes the pride of south carolina himself, darius rucker at the plaza welcome back to "the today show." you have been on tour for how long now >> i've been on tour since april. >> oh, wow how are you holding up >> i love it we got five more shows. >> they love it, too, don't you? >> i was out here listening to the whole rehearsal. it could not be a more beautiful morning for the concert. before we get to that, maybe a check of the weather. >> yeah, the weather is looking fine we have nothing to worry about in the weather department. this weekend, we're looking at beautiful september weather. 70s and 80s up and down the east coast. a little warmer back through the states in the 90s. stormy through the rockies going through sunday, but not a total wash-out record heat possible through the plain states into the upper midwest.

lots of sunshine up and down the east coast that continues on labor day where temperatures will also get back up into the 90s slightly stormy. still hot through the plains and heavy rain expected back through the northern rockioc happy friday. i'm meteorologist kari hall. for much of the bay area, it's going to be anywhere from 15 to 20 degrees lower than yesterday. it will be partly cloudy today with highs in the low 70s for today and tomorrow. we're also watching out for a few spotty showers and temperatures reaching up to 80 in concord and upper 60s near the coast. sunday will be i and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you, dylan. when we come back, we will kick off our can't-miss concert with darius rucker. but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> we are back what a beautiful way to head into the holiday weekend we have a fun concert coming up with mr. darius rucker >> the three-time grammy winner is here with a full half hour of music coming up in mere moments. but, first, let's take a look back at his journey to the top of the charts. ♪ i only want to be with you. >> one of south carolina's favorite sons, darius rucker, was born and raised in charleston, making his way to superstardome in the '90s. their debut record "cracked rearview" is still one of the best selling albums of all time in the u.s., earning the group

two grammys and three top ten hits ♪ the best that i can ♪ >> and darius branched out as a solo artist, he became a trail blazer in country music. >> but there is nothing holding darius rucker back he's released four number one country albums with tracks like "all right." ♪ all right, all right ♪ >> and the grammygrammy-winning "wago wheel. ♪ like a wagon wheel ♪ >> darius has brought his talents to today many times over the years, even letting me join. ♪ >> a proud dad of three, darius is putting family at the center of his new album and out next month, "carolyn's boy" is named after his late mother. >> it's just another homage to the greatest woman i have ever known.

>> making a special stop this morning right here on our city concert stage. >> all right wait is over performing one of his brand-new hits "fires don't start themselves," put your hands together for darius rucker ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪ we don't get too many nights all alone peace and quiet ♪ ♪ call it busy, call it a life ♪ ♪ and i don't tell you near enough just how much i'm missing us ♪ ♪ and making that temperature rise ♪ ♪ but girl, i'm gonna show you tonight ♪

♪ so let's drink what's left of this bottle of wine ♪ ♪ move a little closer till the sparks start flying ♪ ♪ turn the lights down low and pull the conway off of the shelf ♪ ♪ yeah, then we'll dance throug the kitchen and straight down yn ♪ let my old blue jeans and jur sun dress fall ♪ ♪ girl, we're holding the lighter and fires don't start ♪♪ because fires don't start themselves themselves ♪ ♪ girl, i wanna take my time, love you slow, love you right ♪ ♪ shadows dancing on the wall ♪ ♪ your lips, your hips, your fingertips, every inch of you just fits like the shirt that i got on ♪

♪ gonna love you, baby, all night long ♪ ♪ so let's drink what's left of this bottle of wine ♪ ♪ move a little closer till the sparks start flying ♪ ♪ turn the lights down low and pull the conway off of the shelf ♪ and ♪ then we'll dance through the kitchen and straight down the hall ♪ ♪ let my old blue jeans and you sun dress fall ♪ ♪ girl, we're holding the lighter and fires conte start themselves ♪ ♪♪ ♪

♪ no, there ain't no putting it out, might just burn this whole place down, starting right now ♪ ♪ so let's drink what's left of this bottle of wine ♪ ♪ move a little closer till the sparks start flying ♪ ♪ turn the lights down low and pull the conway off of the shelf ♪ the ♪ yeah now ♪ ♪ then we'll dance through the kitchen and straight down the hall ♪ ♪ let my old blue jeans and you sun dress fall ♪ ♪ girl, we're holding the lighter and fires don't start themselves ♪ ♪ oh, no, no fires don't start

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♪ >> welcome back. we're back with one of the biggest names in country music ladies and gentlemen, mr. darius rucker his new album "carolyn's boy" it comes out on october 6th it is always good to have you on the show. >> i love coming to "today". >> let's talk about the new album that's coming out. give us the back story and why put it out at this point in your career. >> it's been six years since i had a record album in country. it was just time during the pandemic and everything where he had so much to write about i took my time got with some great guys and great songs. >> i just saw the cover of that

album named after your late mother tell us why now you decided to do that album for your mom. >> yeah, because she was such a big influence. she was my biggest supporter. i thought it was finally time to tell her thank you. >> darius, you were just saying before we come back on air, you sent your youngest jack off to college here in the city how does it feel to have them all out of the house. >> oh, you know, it feels awful. but i got two kids here in new york now, so i think i will be spending a lot more time here. >> well, come by any time. >> i will, absolutely. >> you are still in the middle of your tour right now. >> yeah. we were finishing up the dates they were going to take some time off and go to europe next year. >> enough talking. let's get back to it these people came here to hear some music

♪♪ >> let's go. ♪ ♪ been running the road, both feet on the gas, working too hard, going too fast ♪ ♪ till life reminded me i had t slow it all down ♪ ♪ instead of worrying about the things i can't change ♪ ♪ gonna lay in the sun, dance i the rain ♪ ♪♪ and find out how ♪♪ to have a ♪ do a little more living in th here and now and find out how ♪ ♪ to have a few hell yeahs, hav some porch hallelujahs ♪ ♪ sipping on a sunset when the good lord's talking to you ♪ ♪ ride the lows, chase the highs ♪ ♪ fall the love and love this life ♪

♪ place your bets, no regrets, and don't forget to have a good time ♪♪ time ♪ ♪ yeah, breathe it all out, tak it all in ♪ ♪ gonna call up a couple of goo old friends ♪ ♪ and along the way, maybe make a few more ♪ ♪ take a second chance on the chances i missed, put a few more checks on the bucket list ♪ ♪ hey, man, ain't that what we're all here for ♪ >> come on, yaurl. ♪ to have a few hell yeahs, hav some back porch hallelujahs ♪ ♪ sipping on a sunset while the good lord's talking to you ♪ ♪ ride the lows, chase the highs ♪ ♪ fall in love and love this life ♪ ♪ that's right, place your bets no regrets ♪ ♪ and don't forget to have a

good time ♪ ♪ yeah, have a good time ♪ ♪ just my two cents, maybe ain' worth much ♪ ♪ but it just might be enough ♪ ♪ don't forget to make it count don't forget to sing out loud ♪ ♪ don't forget the and all the lime and don't forget to have a damn good time ♪ ♪ and have a few hell yeahs, an some back porch hallelujahs ♪ ♪ sipping on a sunset, where th good lord's talking to you ♪ ♪ ride the lows, chase the highs ♪ ♪ fall in love and love this life ♪ ♪ place your bets, no regrets ♪ ♪ don't forget to have a good

time ♪ ♪ yeah, have a good time ♪ ♪ yeah now, baa da da da ♪ ♪ >> we are certainly having a good time, and there's much more from darius rucker to come includina huge fan favorite,g

welcome back on this friday morning. before the long holiday weekend, darius rucker has been out here rocking our citi concert stage this weekend. >> we couldn't let him go without performing one of his classic hits "wagon wheel. here he is once again, darius rucker

rucker. ♪♪ ♪ ♪ heading down south to the lan of the pines ♪ ♪ oh my way to north carolina ♪ ♪ staring up the road, and pray to god i see headlights ♪ ♪ i made it down the coast in 17 hours ♪ ♪ picking me a bouquet of dogwood flowers ♪ ♪ i'm hoping for raleigh and i can see my baby tonight ♪ >> come on, y'all. ♪ so rock me, mama like a wagon wheel ♪ ♪ rock me, mama any way you feel ♪ ♪ hey, mama rock me ♪ ♪ rock me mama like the wind an the rain ♪ ♪ rock me mama like a southboun train ♪ ♪ hey, mama rock me ♪

♪ running from the cold up in new england, i was born to be a fiddler in an old time string band ♪ ♪ my baby plays a guitar, i pic a banjo now ♪ ♪ oh, north country winters kee a getting me down ♪ ♪ lost my money playing poker s i had to leave town ♪ ♪ but i ain't a-turning back to living that old life no more ♪ ♪ so rock me mama like a wagon wheel ♪ ♪ rock me mama any way you feel ♪hey, ♪ hey, mama rock me ♪ ♪ yeah, rock me mama like the wind and the rain ♪ ♪ rock me mama like a southboun train ♪ ♪ hey, mama rock me ♪ >> who loves country music huh [ cheers and applause

♪ ♪ walking to the south out of roanoke, i caught a trucker out of philly had a nice long ♪ ♪ but he's heading west from th cumberland gap to johnson city, tennessee ♪ ♪ i got to get a move on before the sun ♪ ♪ i hear my baby calling my nam and i know that she's the only one ♪ ♪ if i died in raleigh, at leas i will die free ♪ ♪ so rock me mama like a wagon ♪ ♪ rock me mama any way you feel ♪a, rock ♪ hey, mama rock me ♪ ♪ oh, rock me mama like the win and the rain, rock me mama like a southbound train ♪ock me ♪ hey, ma rock me ♪ ♪ come on, rock me mama like a

wagon wheel, rock me mama any way you feel ♪ ♪ hey, mama rock me ♪ ♪ ma, rock me, mama rock me ♪ ♪ rock me mama like the wind an the rain, rock me mama like a southbound train ♪ ♪ hey, mama rock me ♪ [ cheers and applause >> hey yes! >> let's hear it one more time for mr. darius rucker. >> thank you >> so fun. >> man >> so fun. >> when they make the cutout of your head. >> a huge fathead. >> by the way, we've got a huge superfan liright there. our head writer. he went to usc, huge d. rucker fan. you're doing the national anthem

tomorrow. >> i'm doing the anthem at the game tomorrow, yes. >> that's awesome. >> when carolina beats unc. >> yeah. we are going to beat them. >> thank you once again. guys, one more round of ap applause [ cheers and applause and where's the next stop on tour where can folks catch you? >> in oklahoma next week >> oklahoma next week. best part is darius is going to stick around for the third hour with the perfect song to send us into a holiday weekend we're going to have little beers and sunshine. >> you know what i like? everyone is smiling this morning as far as i can see. >> you're kicking off the weekend right. >> thank you >> love it >> have a fantastic labor day. we'll take a quick break third hour right back after your local news, your weather and a quick check of these messages. ♪

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