littlest a's fans there. they sold out the coliseum for the a's final home game for one day. anyway, a half century of oakland a's history celebrated in grand style with the a's beating texas 3 to 2. team now heading to sacramento as part of a slow crawl through the desert to las vegas. and let's get a last look at that forecast for today. cynthia, we're going to be heating up lots of sunshine. but that's good for a friday right. so we can enjoy that nice cold beverage after work. we will level out for the weekend. but then tracking more heat next week. look outside. we see a smooth drive through palo alto. the note tonight through the weekend there's restrictions. express lanes between san mateo and santa clara county. good to know if you're headed for the pumpkin festival there. oh, yeah. all right. we'll catch us on our streaming show. you're going to see thom jensen spooked out at the fright fest. that's right. you can find that at nbcbayarea.com. it's at 8:00. we'll see you

good friday morning. the entire south now reeling from helene. >> and the good friday morning. the entire south now reeling from helene. >> it's september 27th. this is "today." breaking overnight, catastrophic. helene crashing ashore as a monster category four storm, the most powerful hurricane ever to strike florida's big bend. 140-mile-an-hour winds. flooding rain and a historic storm surge. entire neighborhoods under water this morning. police carrying out emergency rescue. millions out of power. the storm now on the move, heading north and carving a path of destruction. we're live across the region. battlegrounds. vice president harris traveling to the southern border today,

her first visit there in three years. and former president trump gets set to go one-on-one with the president of ukraine. the latest from the campaign trail ahead. in the spotlight, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu delivering a key speech and launching more air strikes in lebanon. his message and how will he be received by world leaders as the middle east is on the brink of car. black eye or boeing. another urgent safety warning. this time over issues on the vital control system on 737 trains. straight ahead, what's being done with those jets and what all passengers need to know. those stories, plus 50 years of laughs. >> live from new york, it's

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from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on a friday morning. i was just peeking back. the crowd is out there. >> chris stapleton will be performing in just a bit. we also had the people's choice awards. but let us get started with our top story. hurricane helene, a powerful category four storm. we want to show you a live shot from asheville, north carolina. >> it triggered a historic storm surge, up to 140 miles an hour winds at land fall. just look at the catastrophic damage. millions without power this morning. and that number could only grow throughout the day. >> here is a look at where

helene is headed. several states will be feeling the effects as it pushes inland. >> we have it all covered this morning and an interview with the mayor of hard-hit clearwater, florida. dylan dreyer is in nashville. dylan, what are you experiencing? >> reporter: even though the center of the storm is in georgia, because it is so huge, we have been dealing with heavy rain here in the nashville area all night long. and torrential downpours continue. it has weakened now to a tropical storm, but it is moving so fast that it brought all of that flooding rain inland. we have seen water rescues all night long. take a look at this video in atlanta, of all places, where crews were out rescuing this mother with her daughter and a carrier attached to her. after they got her out of the flood waters, they went back for her dog and rescued the dog as well. we have been seeing videos and images like this all night long because of the torrential downpours moving inland. it looks like flooding rain will

be a concern all through the weekend, guys. >> thank you. florida has been ravaged by this historic storm. tom llamas is close to where helene made land fall overnight. hey, tom. >> reporter: hey, hoda. i want to show you some of the damage. as you mentioned here in perry, florida. you can see the building here completely gone. this is a motorcycle repair shop. the windows blown out. we'll be careful because there's glass on the floor. the roof ripped off, i should say. this completely taken apart there, and if you look at the side, this is the wall that was blown out. we are just east of the state capital which dodged a bullet in a very large way. down south, a much different story. hundreds of rescues still under

way even at this hour. a monster storm unleashing its fury overnight on florida's gulf coast. a catastrophic category four showing no mercy, destroying property, businesses and homes. and submerging vehicles in oceans of water. >> this is terrible. >> reporter: helene not only hinging hurricane-force winds to the region, but also a historic storm surge. tonight on top of all this, the threat of tornadoes. >> reporter: violent winds slamming into florida. flood waters sending waves over this highway in tampa. and trees blocking roads, and this boat completely shored up. unsurvivable storm surge transforming neighborhoods with chest-high water in some areas and homes flooded inside, leaving this man in a kayak. all of it inundating towns right

in the center of florida's gulf coastline. >> i have worked here for 21 years. these are the highest surge numbers i have ever seen. >> reporter: and this moment lighting up the night's sky, showing what appears to be a possible transformer exploding in st. petersburg, leaving a million customers without power. tampa general putting up an aqua fence in place to keep the water at bay, and it held up. some on florida state's campus in tallahassee forced to shelter in place. >> we will be watching this through the window. >> reporter: the overnight land fall for helene challenging for rescue teams, forced to save lives in the dark. as many as 40 people pulled from the rising water and facing dangerous conditions and homes engulfed in flames. in clearwater, the elderly helped to safety, being carried out by first responders. >> once the winds get up to a

certain point, we even have to hunker down. >> reporter: extraordinary rescues captured on camera, like the coast guard saving this man and his dog after his sailboat capsized off sanibel island. and we're back out now live with the damage here in perry, florida. emergency management officials up and down the coast are pleading with florida residents this morning to please stay inside their homes if there is damage in their city and towns. it is just still too dangerous. and in some cases, hoda, rescues are still happening. >> tom llamas for us there in perry. thank you. >> we're joined now by the mayor of hard-hit clearwater, florida. mr. mayor, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> tell me what you are seeing. it's been a long night there. what do you think the damage will be when the sun comes up? >> pictures i saw, videos i saw last night were just devastating. out on clearwater beach, along all of our beaches here in tampa bay. and i know from our fire and our

police that we had some homes burn to the ground down on the island. there was some folks that we just couldn't get to because the high water rescues. so when the sun comes up this morning, we will see what the damage is, but we believe it's devastating. >> mr. mayor, you have an elderly population there in clear water. some people didn't want to evacuate, couldn't evacuate, didn't have time, yet, they're trying to find their way to folks safety. we saw some of those rescues. tell us about that operation. >> it's always the toughest, you know? i personally tried to encourage folks to evacuate, but folks, you know, last night was -- it was a historic storm surge that we saw things out there and the flooding that people who have lived out there their entire lives have never seen. so we did our best, and it breaks the heart of our first responders when they can't get through the high waters to rescue those folks. as far as i know, they got to everyone eventually who needed to be rescued.

but we'll find out today when we go out there and assess the damage. >> what are your top needs and concerns right now? >> we really don't know until we get in and take a good look at it in daylight. but first of all, we're always concerned about human life. anybody out there that needs to be rescued, needs assistance, that's our first priority. and then, of course, we will be assessing all the structural damage that happened overnight as well. >> well, first responders are just being courageous as usual. clearwater mayor, thank you very much for your time this morning. >> thank you. all right. for more on what we have seen from helene and what's still to come, let's bring in al. >> we're not quite out of the woods yet. this thing is still packing quite the punch. 40 miles east of macon, georgia. it's booking, 30 miles an hour. tornado watches for the carolinas, parts of southern

virginia. tornado warnings right now to the northwest or northeast of charleston. through this morning, flooding rains you already saw on dylan's live shot. it moves into the mississippi river valleys. later today into tonight, it moves into the midwest. it will just hang around. flash flood threat to the north and to the west. winds anywhere from 20 to 60 miles an hour from nashville, charlotte all the way up to indianapolis. look for these widespread outages into the carolinas. these could last for at least a couple of weeks. and we have the possibility of tornadoes down to charleston and wilmington. and these will be fast-moving rain wrap tornadoes, really dangerous, hard to see. and, of course, the rain. we are getting tons of rain out of this thing. a high risk for asheville going into southern virginia.

nashville would be looking at strong winds and rain as well. another six inches of rain in six hours. to give you an idea of how strong this thing was, it went from a category one to a category four in less than 12 hours. >> wow. >> again, rapid intensification and climate change. >> what a mess behind you there. all right. thank you. we will have a lot throughout the morning. meanwhile, it is a busy day in the race for the white house. former president trump will meet with the president of ukraine. and vice president harris is visiting the southern border, her first visit as the democratic nominee. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in douglas, arizona where the vice president will be. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. until recently. many democrats didn't like talking about the border. but that changed earlier this year when house republicans, at the urging of donald trump, tanked a bipartisan border

funding deal. now vice president harris is trying to flip the script by talking tough on immigration. this morning, vice president kamala harris is preparing to visit the u.s. southern border for the first time in more than three years. >> we do have a broken immigration system, and it needs to be fixed. >> reporter: here in battleground arizona, according to a senior campaign official, harris will call for tougher security measures, including more border patrol agents. it is a remarkable attempt at rebranding the vice president of an administration that has seen a record ten million illegal border crossings since president biden took office. those crossings have dropped dramatically in recent months and 54% of registered voters believe former president trump would better handle securing the border and immigration, compared to 33% that said the same about harris. still, 57% thought harris would be better at treating immigrants humanely. harris is slamming trump for urging house republicans to

block a bipartisan border bill earlier this year that he said wasn't strong enough. >> she keeps talking about how she supposedly wants to fix the border. why didn't she do it four years ago? >> reporter: today trump is meeting with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy at trump tower new york city after a week of trading bars. volodymyr zelenskyy telling the "new yorker," trump doesn't really know how to stop the war, even though he thinks he knows how. >> we continue to give billions of dollars to a man who refuses to make a deal. >> reporter: it comes after harris met with volodymyr zelenskyy in washington, accusing trump of wanting ukraine to surrender to russia. >> these proposals are the same of those of putin. they are proposals for surrender. >> it is not a surrender. what my strategy is is to save lives. >> reporter: meanwhile, two sources are telling nbc news that the justice department is expected to announce later today

charges related to what the u.s. has called an iranian hack of the trump campaign. meanwhile, both are expected in key battleground states today. trump in michigan. harris in pennsylvania. >> thank you very much. 7:15. craig joins the table. >> good morning to you. all eyes are on the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu and his speech at the united nations this morning after he vowed to keep fighting with full force against militants in lebanon, while making no mention of that u.s. push for an immediate cease-fire. keir simmons is at the un for us this morning. keir, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig. good morning to you. prime minister netanyahu arrived in new york city overnight to demonstrations and divisions

with the biden administration. israel pounding hezbollah positions in lebanon again overnight. the number of dead now 700. netanyahu will meet with the secretary of state later after the biden administration said israel had agreed to a 21-day ceasefire, but netanyahu said they won't stop. he later said that israeli officials would continue discussing the u.s. initiative in the coming days. overnight, netanyahu arrived here in new york to thousands of protesters flooding the streets of manhattan in opposition to his visit, targeting over a dozen locations all over the city including his rumored hotel. as of this morning, there were over 50 arrests according to new yo craig? >> keir simmons for us there at the un. thank you. all right. let's check back with al who has a busy morning. >> it is interesting to look at the map right now because we have helene dominating the eastern part of the country. but you go up to the great lakes, out to the plains, gorgeous, sunny and warm. record highs throughout the

southwest and beautiful weather along the west coast. we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. can get iphone 16 pro on us. when you trade in any phone in any condition. only on verizon.

and that's your latest weather. guys? >> al, thank you and that's your latest weather. guys? >> al, thank you. much more on helene's damaging path. and the new safety concerns affecting boeing and some of its most-used planes. tom costello on the story for us. >> yeah. it is the rudder on the 737. the ntsb pushing an urgent safety recommendation. the faa poised to act. and boeing's quality control remains very much in question this morning. >> all right, tom. we'll get to that. also ahead, we're taking a walk down memory lane, looking back at the first 49 years of "snl"

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good morning to you. it is 726 right now. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at our top stories. authorities so far not identifying the man and woman shot and killed at a napa apartment complex. it happened yesterday morning at the napa park homes apartments on lincoln avenue. a few hours later, police say the suspect led officers on a brief chase into kennedy park, at which point officers rammed his car. it led to a standoff in the park that ended when the suspect shot himself. the suspect did survive. police so far are not revealing his injuries. i'm kris sanchez at sfo, where vice president kamala harris will arrive tonight for a fundraiser tomorrow. not a lot of details about the fundraiser publicly at this point. however, we can tell you that the last fundraiser raked in $13 million. the vice president also making some campaign stops, including one

along the southern border in arizona. let's get a look at that friday forecast with cinthia pimentel. lots of sunshine for everybody across the bay. we are looking at the heat returning for our inland valleys. some mid to upper 90s in some spots. but they will drop those temperatures for the weekend. will come back down into the 80s, but then into next week. we will say goodbye to september with some mid to upper seconds returning, and possibly be talking about the return of those low triple digit temperatures as we head on into october. i see a little bit of relief arriving as we go on into the second half of the week. laura. all right. thank you. and don't forget to join us for our today in the bay live streaming newscast at 8 a.m. we'll talk with east bay congressman mark desaulnier and his push for reform in federal prisons. when it comes to the treatment of inmates. join us on roku, amazon fire tv, and streaming platforms including nbcbayarea.comand our, a

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♪ back now at 7:30. ♪ back now at 7:30. we've had so many remarkable singers on our concert stage. this morning's guest ranked super high on that list. we are talking about country superstar chris stapleton. we have a huge crowd on this plaza. we're ready, and they are ready. he's incredible. ten grammys and let's go, go, go. >> he's been here before. he puts on quite a show. >> and his wife morgan is with him as well. we have a lot of news to get to this half hour, including helene. it is a category four storm. the strongest hurricane on record to slam that region. >> this is a massive and fast-moving storm. it is tearing through georgia now. the impact extending for hundreds of miles across the

southeast. priya joins us now from atlanta. this city is dealing with its share of flash flooding. a rough night there. priya, good morning. >> the death toll in florida has climbed to three. two people in a trailer park community, and a firefighter who was killed when a tree fell on a car. authorities conducting two dozen swift water rescues, taking people out of their homes and putting them into buses to take shelter. they're also going door to door evacuating people whose waters were rising near their homes. we are in a flash flood emergency until 1:00 p.m., and we're expecting that more people will lose power here because of 50 miles an hour wind gusts. already about one million people across the state of georgia are without power. and dozens of flights right now are being canceled at the atlanta airport. unfortunately, guys, the worst is yet to come. >> priya, we'll check back in. thank you very much. also this morning, new safety concerns surrounding

boeing and some of its popular 737 planes. the faa expected to convene a review board to make recommendations on a serious issue involving the rudder system on some of those aircrafts. tom costello covers aviation for us. he is at reagan international airport with details. >> reporter: hey, craig. so this all stems from the united airlines plane that had a real problem coming into newark earlier this year. united said it already replaced the affected systems on the planes and no u.s. airline is currently flying a plane with this problem. however, the 737 is flown worldwide. now the ntsb is pushing an urgent safety push and going's quality control remains very much in question. this morning, another black eye for boeing. the ntsb issuing an urgent safety warning over a key part in some of its embattled 737 max jets. just the latest blow to one of the world's biggest aviation companies, which has faced a series of setbacks this year,

including an ongoing strike and a door plug blowout in january. the rudder control system on some 737 max and ng aircraft. first discovered in february when united pilots recorded rudder panels became stuck in neutral as they landed at newark international. in that incident, the plane landed safely. >> the rudder is that vertical fin on the tail of the airplane that pilots use sometimes whenever they encounter a stiff cross wind or if there is an engine failure. it is not used all the time, but it is there for a reason for potential emergencies or maneuverability. >> testing determined a sealed bearing was incorrectly assembled during production. and they notified boeing that more than 350 had been delivered to boeing since 2017 and were

affected. in a statement, boeing says last month, it informed affected 737 operators, airlines of the potential problem, adding they're working with a supplier to address it. united airlines is the only u.s. carrier that had the component in its planes and says they have already been replaced. boeing has faced questions about safety and quality control since two overseas crashes involving the max 8 in 2018 and 2019 killed 346 people. just this week, the faa chief on capitol hill discusses overnight of boeing. >> we intend to maintain this level of overnight indefinitely. certainly until we see the culture change and sms deployment that is expected. >> as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have expressed outrage and concern about boeing. >> boeing has a leadership problem. it is a safety culture that is broken.

>> yeah. today the faa is going to conduct a review board to look at the data on the rudder system. again, no u.s. airline is affected. but the max is flown and the ng flown worldwide. whatever the faa does, the message will go out to airlines around the world. one concern, craig, is that the ntsb said that the boeing pilots' manual said if you experience a stuck rudder, physically use force to unjam it. their concern is that could actually cause those pilots to lose control of the plane. boeing is reviewing all of the data and ensure that pilots have the appropriate guidance. >> yeah, that does sound concerning. tom, thank you. >> that's like get out and push. >> jiggle it. >> turn it off and on like the vcr when it breaks. okay. coming up, the alarming new hack attacks targeting some of the hottest concert tickets around. >> like the u.s. return of taylor swift's eras tour. vicky nguyen will have everything you need to know to protect yourself.

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i rode the vacuum... ...now we're eating dinner! we're back at 7:40 with th we're back at 7:40 with the start of a year-long celebration for our friends at "saturday night live." >> it is going to be good. the iconic show returns tomorrow. it is season 50. no signs of slowing down. >> joe fryer is here with a look back and a look ahead. >> hey there. first a question. what was "saturday night live" called when it debuted in 1975? >> oh. saturday night. >> "saturday night," that is right. >> i saw that first episode. >> why is that? he remembers it well. why is that, you ask? that's because there was another show on another network called "saturday night live" with howard cosell. it wasn't until a year or two

later that nbc secured "saturday night live" or as it is called decades later, "snl." >> punctuated by an exclamation point, those iconic words are the prelude to a weekend staple. >> surprise! >> "saturday night live" has given us 50 years of fashion. >> sweater weather. finally sweater weather. >> the source of religion. >> well, isn't that special? >> and motivation. >> here's you. here's matt. there's you. there's -- >> soundtrack. >> "wayne's world". >> to saturday night. >> i got a fever. and the other prescription is more cow bell. >> live from saturday night -- >> it all started on october 11th, 1975 with george carlin as host. the original cast -- >> hello. i'm barbara wawa.

>> featured gilda ratner and chevy chase. the first in a long line of comedy icons who got their start in studio 8h. >> every time somebody leaves you think, oh, my gosh, chevy chase is leaving the show. well, there is this guy named bill murray. >> the man who created it half a century ago is still at the helm, lorne michaels. he spoke with willie in 2020 about retirement. >> my plan is to be here. and by that point, i really deserved to wander off. >> this year michaels told "the hollywood reporter," as long as i can keep doing it, i'll keep doing it. there is no immediate plan. >> jean smart will host this weekend. >> i think it will be a 21-week

party. >> to be a part of snl and the premier of season 50, what does that mean to you? >> sometimes i don't realize my life is my life or like fully belief that my life is my life. i will meet more of my comedy heroes. >> the show has spanned nine presidencies in its 50-year term, from ford to clinton. >> i will do this. i will do this. i will do them both together. >> w. bush to biden. >> i'm not out of breath. i'm just excited. >> finding the humor in our politics. >> i can see russia from my house. >> even finding humor when laughter seemed lost after 9/11. >> can we be funny? >> why start now? >> and no one is safe, not savannah. >> you're not just someone's crazy uncle. >> not hoda.

>> i went to journalism school. >> no, you didn't. no, you didn't. >> not al. >> who's hungry? >> did somebody say hungry? >> roker! >> the real one. >> 50 years of laughs. live and living up. >> party on, wayne. >> oh, party on garth. all right. joining gene smart this weekend, musical guest jelly roll. it is the first time for both of them. maya rudolph expected to guest star. we just scratched the surface on clips. >> oh, i know. >> there are so many. >> you could do this story every week until february. >> let's do it. >> you just reminded me. we did snl here for halloween. >> we were wayne and garth. >> i just had a baby.

yeah, we should do it again. >> that's a good one. >> you realize how many folks got their start on snl. >> and when they leave someone else comes in and a few years later, they're the next big thing. >> thank you, joe. that was fun. see you next week. >> mr. roker, how about another check. >> we should do a bracket on best snl host of all time. >> how about best snl skits? >> skits and hosts. >> done! >> all right. there you go. boom. let's show you what we've got going on right now, the latest on helene. not only are we having wind problems, but flooding is going to be a major, major issue. in fact, flood emergencies from the carolinas into virginia. atlanta itself is in a flood emergency. they have had seven inches of rain in the last 12 hours, so just really incredible. as you can see, we've got a lot going on right now out in the tropics.

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we are back with sheinelle. also back with a very special morning boost. >> okay, hoda. i'm going to do this one because it is all about you. you are our morning boost. but reactions are pouring in since the announcement that you are going to leave "the today show" next year. >> i am gutted by the news about hodes. i'm gutted. this woman is so incredible. >> who is? >> we're talking about hoda. >> who's hoda? >> hoda is the queen. >> oh, the queen! >> yeah. she's the queen. >> hoda is the queen! >> and she's leaving "the today show" and we love her so much. >> who's the queen? >> hoda is. >> i just saw that hoda kotb is leaving the show and i feel, like, sad. she's like a mom. she's like a tv mom to all of ed

us. >> i am unwell. there are tears coming out of my eyes because i need to say if you have not been exposed to hoda kotb's genuine love for life, her joy, her emergency, her positivity, you can literally feel it coming through the tv screen. >> that's gracious. >> facts. facts. >> wait a minute. we have to go to acts or whatever it is called these days. >> look at this one. it says lower the flags to half-staff. amen, right? they better send her off with a 21 wine bottle salute. okay. we would be here for days if we played all of them. how was your day? how did it go? >> it was -- by the way, remember i told you the top of the way was when i turned 60. i'd like to amend that. it was yesterday. that was really the most beautiful, you know, thing. it's sort of like, you know, sometimes i think about like receiving flowers at this point,

not, you know, at another point. watched as the most beautiful thing in the world. i went home and my daughter threw up in the car and then we watched tv. and i was just sitting there thinking about it. four neighbor kids came over and it was like pizza party and a couple friends called and they go, are you reflecting. and i held the phone out, listen to this crazy pizza party. it's so beautiful. everything i dreamt was last night. yesterday and last night were two beautiful bookends. >> you exude it. your joy, your love and also you're at peace. >> by the way, how is your mom holding up? >> she'll be fine. >> we love sandy! >> we'll shout her out. coming up, guys, dylan joins us live from nashville with all the must-see highlights from people's choice country awards. speaking of great music,

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i'm laura garcia and i'm ginger conejero saab. happening now. the end of the line for a five year closure. muniz l taraval light rail line finally returns tomorrow. it runs underground between the embarcadero and the twin peaks tunnel. then it surfaces on taraval and ends at the san francisco zoo. ever since 2019, it's been closed. that is when the mta started replacing miles of track and overhead wires for what was called a necessary rebuild. it is friday. we're looking forward to that forecast. cynthia. finally friday. lots of sunshine throughout the bay area for today. and you're going to feel those temperatures a bit warmer. we are looking at some mid to upper 90s returning, but we'll drop it down for the weekend. keep it nice and comfortable back down into the 80s. however, the final day of september and into october we are looking at some hot weather returning possible upper 90s triple digit temperatures in some of our warmest spots. so that brings the concern for some fire danger as well. we are looking at san francisco and our inner bay also

warming up over the next few days, and we'll talk about the full microclimate forecast as well as some weekend events coming up at 8 a.m. on our streaming show. back to you. all right. thank you very much. make sure to join us for our today in the bay live streaming newscast, starting in just minutes at 8 a.m, the now closed dublin federal prison in the crosshairs this week in washington. we'll talk about it with an east bay

coming up, devastating impact. hurricane helene slamming into florida as a category four storm, leaving a wave of destruction. >> this is terrible. >> powerful winds and dangerous flooding putting millions at risk this morning, and al is tracking it all. plus, new details. >> i'm happy to be here but why start with an untruth? i am accepting of my responsibility to be here. >> why the start date of his murder trial could get pushed back again. then, that's the ticket? a look into the new ways hackers are stealing the hottest concert tickets around just as taylor swift heads back out on tour here in the u.s. >> we see scams like this all the time. >> this morning what

ticketmaster is doing to crack down on the growing scams. all that, plus, ain't no y party like a nashville party. ♪ want to be free, yeah ♪ ♪ feel the way i feel ♪ >> we've got all the highlights from the people's choice country awards. ♪ because there's nothing like your love to get me high ♪ >> and chris stapleton will keep that party going with an epic concert on our plaza today, 20. today is our first chris friday, september 27th, 2024. today is our first chris concert! >> i skipped school to see chris stapleton. >> at "the today show". washing. >> visiting today from oxford, mississippi. >> virginia. >> naples, florida! >> and washington. ♪ >> it's mom and dad's 30th anniversary. >> celebrating my birthday. >> on the plaza with chris

stapleton. >> kicking off the weekend! >> ready for chris stapleton! >> love the look. love the hat. love the braids. love the crowd. love it all. it's friday. nice to have you along with us. >> it will be a great concert. in just a bit, let's look ahead to next week. i have this really powerful interview i cannot wait to share with you. it is with ina garten who is talking about her life. >> when i got married, i thought i would be the wife and we would have children and a traditional relationship. in my 20s, i resisted having children. why would i want to recreate that nightmare i just came from? >> she goes into detail about what it was like growing up in her house and how it shaped her. and i like how she says the first chapter of her book begins with her husband because that's when her life started. then she goes into detail about

it. let's get to your news at 8:00. we'll start with helene slamming ashore overnight as a powerful category four storm. florida's coastline was hit hard with 140 miles an hour winds, flooding rain, a historic storm surge. millions without power still. we will have al's forecast in a moment. tom llamas is in perry, florida. >> reporter: good morning to you. wanted to show you the power of hurricane helene. this is a cement brick right now that came from the top of this building you can see completely knocked off. this is a motorcycle repair shop in perry. there is glass everywhere. a wall has collapsed as well. you can see some of the damage as we look down this corner here. air-conditioning units ruined.

there is no power in this area. no power for a million customers in florida right now. just west of us is tallahassee. and they really dodged a bullet, it appears. it looks like tallahassee dodged a major bullet. down south, first responders dealing with hundreds of rescues. people trapped inside of their homes because of that historic storm surge. in some cases even battling fires. it was a long and wild night for firefighters there and paramedics. anywhere where that historic storm surge came in from hurricane helene. we're learning of deaths in several states in north carolina and georgia as well. a massive storm that caused a lot of damage. but, savannah, the story is right now we're still getting a lay of the land and trying to understand how far the devastation is and if there are any towns at all that were literally blown off the map. it is unclear at this point. savannah? >> tom, thank you. let's go over to al and figure out where this is headed. >> good morning. so right now, this is still now

a tropical storm. its winds are at 60 miles an hour. it is 30 miles south of clemson, south carolina. it is moving at 30 miles an hour at this point. so a slow crawl, but it is picking up speed for a hurricane. we do have tornado watches now from central south carolina all the way into central virginia. we also have some tornado warnings in this line right here. so we will be watching this. that will be a busy, active afternoon for the southeast. in fact, this storm now races into tennessee. flooding rain into the ohio mississippi river valleys and then later this afternoon and evening it expands north and west, bringing rain and wind to the midwest. wind gusts anywhere from 45 to 70 miles an hour throughout the region. as we move into that area, we're going to be looking at power outages, especially down through georgia. as you move north as well. tornadoes likely from norfolk all the way down to charleston.

we will be watching that. and a flood risk. this will be catastrophic flooding from parts of georgia, the carolinas and major flooding into the appalachians and parts of the mid-mississippi river valley as well because we will be looking for another six inches of rain in the next six hours. >> al, thank you. meanwhile, we turn to the latest in the case against bryan kohberger, the man accused of killing four university of idaho students. he went in front of a new judge in a new courtroom yesterday. and now his trial date is once again up in the air. nbc's liz kreutz has been following the story. good morning. >> good morning to you. the big headline here is that the start date of the murder trial could get pushed back yet again. the new judge expressed concerns about having the trial over the summer, saying that that could lead to more conflicts for jurors. he suggested either moving the trial up to may or pushing it back to september. kohberger's attorneys are

arguing for the latter, saying they need more time. >> this is state v kohberger. >> bryan kohberger appearing freshly shaven in a suit as he faced the judge that will preside over his quadruple murder trial. >> i am accepting my of responsibility to be here. >> the judge making the rules in his boise courtroom clear from the start. >> i understand the stakes in this case are as high as they could possibly be. i expect at all times for you to remain civil to one another. >> kohberger is accused of fatally stabbing four university of idaho students, ethan chapin, kaylee goncalves, xana kernodle and madison mogen, in 2022. a judge entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. the trial was set to start next june where the murders took place, but now that it's been moved to boise, the judge is suggesting the dates be changed.

>> having it set to run the entire course of the summer i think we will find to be difficult on jurors. >> while the prosecution wants the trial sooner, kohberger's attorney arguing for it to start later, citing a vast amount of discovery and the death of one of their experts they hoped to call to the stand. >> how challenging is that? >> from an attorney's standpoint, it is a nightmare. to have to bring somebody new, to get them up to speed, that is a big burden on the defense that they were not anticipating. >> the judge not yet making a ruling on that or on what the 29-year-old should be allowed to wear in court. it remains a contentious issue with kohberger's attorneys pushing for him to wear civilian clothes to prevent jury bias, while the victims' families saying he should wear an orange jump suit. >> hopefully the next judge looks at it and sees how ridiculous this is. >> now, we could get an answer very soon on the trial date. the judge also says he will make a decision about the clothing before the next hearing.

and the next big question before the court will be whether to allow the death penalty. both sides are expected to make their arguments for and against at a hearing that could happen in november. craig? >> all right. liz, thank you. one more note on the nfl. two division rivals, cowboys and the giants squaring off on thursday night football. this one went down to the wire. >> not just out there being physical in the run game. >> second year out of north dakota state. to the sideline. here goes lamb. he gets free on the inside. ceedee lamb, touchdown. >> see you later. ceedee lamb gives dallas the lead in the first half. giants kept it close. in the final seconds of the game, the hail mary pass comes up short. the final score, 22-15. >> it was tough to watch it because there was so many flags

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tickets to popular concerts. >> vicky nguyen is here with everything you need to know to make sure your dream show does not become a financial nightmare. and it's been happening. >> we have already been hearing from people having similar situations. so this is an important story to watch if you are buys tickets. cybersecurity experts are telling us it is not a matter of if you will be hacked, but when. it is not just consumers like you and me. ticketmaster itself suffered from a major hack attack with taylor swift's tour returning next month, they're seeing new ways the hackers are stealing tickets right from fan accounts. this morning the moves you want to make right now to secure your account. ♪ trouble, trouble, trouble ♪ >> fall is high season for ticket sales. and this year it's the final leg of taylor swift's eras tour. but for this mom of naples, florida, what should have been an enchanted 10th birthday surprise for her daughter to see taylor in miami became a cruel summer scam. >> she didn't want a birthday party.

all she wants is taylor swift. >> in june, rose got the news that she would have to undergo a spinal fusion surgery next year because she was born with scoliosis. so her mom wanted to make turning 10 extra special. she bought two ticketmaster seats. the total over $11,000, including $3,000 in fees alone. >> have you ever spent this much money on any kind of ticket? >> no, never. >> a couple weeks later, rose received two e-mails saying her tickets were transferred to vic orange, a name she never heard before. her ticketmaster bar codes suddenly gone from her account. and to your knowledge, you did everything by the book? >> i did. >> rose is not alone. the better business bureau has processed more than 30,000 complaints about ticket purchases since 2022. what is ticketmaster doing to crack down on scams like this? >> ticketmaster invests a ton of time and resources. for us, your ticket is tied to

your individual account. >> ticketmaster's senior vice president says users should make their passwords unique and long and turn on two-factor authentication. but ticketmaster and live nation suffered their own data breach in april and now face a class action lawsuit, alleging 560 million users phone numbers, e-mail addresses and encrypted credit card information among the data accessed. >> how does a company like live nation get hacked in that way? >> so it was actually a third-party database. it was not our core ticketing systems, but as soon as we realized what was going on, we kind of brought in cybersecurity experts, you know, did a deep dive investigation, and we were able to kind of remediate that. >> why should people continue to trust ticketmaster? >> ticketmaster invests more in security than the rest of the industry combined. people's passwords were not compromised. i believe it was a hotmail

account that got compromised. >> she says that within 48 hours, ticketmaster voided her stolen tickets, reissued the tickets with the same seats, new bar codes, and shut down the account. it is unclear how many other people were hacked by that account. but swifties in the midwest and canada reported similar ticket transfer scams. >> we absolutely see scams like this all the time. >> the head of consumer digital security at online data protection company aura. while it is unclear how rose's account was compromised, he says scammers often get victims' credentials from the dark web. >> we live in a world where we re-use passwords. but that same password could be used to perpetrate additional scams. >> to avoid being hacked, >> use distinct passwords from every account. the better business bureau says look up the seller on bbb.org. pay with a credit card and

know the refund policy, and always look for vendors that protect buyers. as for rose, she ordered this custom ticket to give her daughter for her scrapbook. gianna was surprised beyond her wildest dreams. how cute is she? now, here's the thing. if you have been scammed, every second counts. the longer your info is out there, the more scammers can do it. call customer support to get your money back and restore those tickets. also, report the scam to local authorities and the federal trade commission. they keep track of these scams, they investigate and put up warnings to the public. a lady in connecticut contacted me yesterday and said, i'm so glad you are doing something on this. these tickets for me were stolen right out of her account. i told them tell them you have contacted us and you want your case escalated. tickets were restored. >> good. >> they absolutely do that. that's what they did for rose within 48 hours. that doesn't always happen for people.

>> don't touch those taylor tickets. >> mr. roker? >> i'm checking on any weird al yankovic tickets. july 12th, madison square garden. i'm okay. i think i'm good. >> you are good. >> change all your passwords right now. >> i will because i don't want anything to happen. fantastic show. stormy conditions in the mid-atlantic states. again, helene. the rest of the country looking good.

don't disparage weird al. >> we don't disparage weird al. >> we didn't know. >> i didn't know he was on tour. >> best time of the morning! >> first up, let's dive right in with the people's choice country awards. dylan took part in last night's fun and joins us now from nashville. you looked beautiful last night. i know you were looking forward to it. >> oh, thank you. right now i feel like cinderella after the ball. but it sure was a great night. if you had told me one day that i would be on stage at the iconic grand ole opry house, i wouldn't have believed you. but i was. i was hanging out with the biggest names in country music at an award show where the winners are decided by fans. last night's people's choice country awards hitting all the right notes with country legend shania twain kicking things off with her signature hit "feels

like a woman." miranda lambert receiving the country icon award, honoring her two decades of music. >> to me an icon, the fact that i get this award tonight is just blowing my mind. >> kane brown taking home the country champion award. >> i want to thank my wife, of course, because i feel like i a. i love you. >> always forget to do that. you are amazing. i love you. >> shaboozey was named new artist of 2024, the first black winner. thanking beyoncé during his i accepting something like this. acceptable speech. >> i never i would be up here accepting something like this. it is a dream come true. and thank you, beyoncé. you are amazing. >> beyoncé, who was recently shut out of the cmas was nominated for 17 awards last night, but didn't win a single

one, including best female song which went to dasha. >> i'm quaking up here. this is insane. i am so grateful for this wonderful country community for opening their arms to me wide open. >> can i get an amen? >> the show was also jam packed with performances. dragging my around. >> including >> please welcome grand ole opry members lady a. >> including kelsea ballerini. and mgk closing out the night with his hit "lonely road" winning this year's best crossover song of 2024. ♪ take me home, to the place i belong ♪ >> country music, thank you for welcoming us into your house. >> among the night's biggest winners, guys, morgan wallen, who won four awards, including the people's artist. and luke combs with an album of the year win for fathers and sons. what a night, guys. >> so much fun.

>> all right. thank you, dylan. well, from nashville to "yellowstone," we've got a "popstart" exclusive sneak peek behind the scenes talking about their extreme measures trying to keep this season a surprise. >> there was a lot of security around the script and the narrative. >> we get these redacted scripts. everything is blacked out except for your lines. i don't know what she did. she doesn't know what i did. we can't tell each other. >> it is a huge testament to the intrepidness of the crew. you have learned how to do something a certain way for seven years and all of a sudden, to have a new set of challenges that come from protecting the story for the sake of the audience. >> all right. "yellowstone" is back on november 10th on paramount network. >> looks like hoda found the star of our concert this morning. hi, hoda. >> look who's here, you guys! the incredible chris stapleton. we have been waiting for you, chris,or a long time. f

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welcome back, everybody! and there are many reasons why it's happy. but the main reason is this guy right next to us. we've got chris stapleton. he's going to have some amazing, amazing music for us. hi, chris. we're so excited you are here. >> if you have always wanted to go to a chris stapleton concert, now you have. >> doing it right now. >> you are going to take over the full half hour, coming back with more music in the third hour. let's get the weather out of the way.

>> let's show you what's happening for our weekend. we are looking at the remnants of helene in the ohio river valley. but lots of sunshine, heat in the southwest. sunday look for some showers in the upper ohio river valleys, still warm out west. the west continues to heat up. sunshine in northern new england it's 831 on our final friday of september, and we are warming up our inland areas going into some mid to upper 90s for today. if that's too warm for you, the weekend should level out, bring it down the temperatures back into the 80s, but more heat is ahead as we round up september and say hello to october. upper 90s possible. triple digits and the risk of some fire danger in there as well. san francisco this weekend should be in for some fabulous weather and some all right. best night all right. best night of the week! it's sunday night, football night in america! and the bills come thundering in to take on the ravens.

showers likely. 69 degrees. it's all happening sunday night, football night. bills/ravens 7:00. be there! >> do the buffalo again. >> thank you. >> the raven is better. >> you like it? it's a good act, right? >> okay. about to get this party started with country sensation chris stapleton, a concert you do not want to miss. but, first, this is "today" on

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but i'll build on what's already great to make it even better. with expanded rent control, new homes for the middle class community policing to reduce crime, and an inspector general to root out corruption. let's get to work. paid for by aaron peskin for mayor 2024. financial disclosures are available at sfethics.org the citi the citi concert series on "today" is proudly sponsored by citi. >> welcome back. check out this crowd. y'all ready? you ready? all right.

everyone is hyped up because multiplatinum country star chris stapleton is here. >> yeah. he has a lineup of songs for us spanning his award-winning career. but, first, let's take a look at his extraordinary rise to the top. chris stapleton is one of country's hottest artists with hits like "you should probably leave." ♪ so you should probably leave ♪ >> and "broken halos". ♪ >> kentucky-born stapleton got his start from writing songs. but in 2015 it was his own voice that launched him to stardom. ♪ >> stapleton's debut album "traveler" reached number one on the billboard charts and included his hit cover of "tennessee whiskey." ♪ you're as smooth as tennessee

whiskey ♪ >> which has over 1 billion streams and counting. in the decades since, stapleton released four more chart-topping albums, won ten grammy awards and sang a moving national anthem at super bowl lvii. ♪ >> a staple of his music is chris' wife and collaborator of 16 years, morgan. ♪ >> stapleton also frequently duets with other artists like post malone and taylor swift, bringing his one-of-a-kind sound wherever he goes. this morning we welcome chris stapleton to our stage. all right, guys. the wait is over. chris stapleton, take it away.

♪ ♪ i know it ain't all that late, but you should probably leave ♪ ♪ and i recognize that look in your eyes ♪ ♪ yeah, you should probably leave ♪ ♪ because i know you and you know me ♪ ♪ and we both know where this is gonna lead ♪ ♪ you want me to say that i want you to stay so you should probably leave ♪ leave , you should probably ♪♪ leave ♪ ♪ there's still time for you to finish your wine then you should probably leave ♪ ♪ and it's hard to resist, all right, just one kiss ♪

♪ then you should probably sho leave ♪♪ because i leave ♪ ♪ because i know you and you know ♪ ♪ and we both know where this is gonna lead ♪ ♪ you want me to say that i want you to stay so you should probably leave ♪ ♪ yeah, you should probably sh ♪♪ yeah, you should probably leave leave ♪ ♪ like a devil on my shoulder, you keep whispering in my ear ♪ ♪ and it's getting kinda hard for me to do the right thing here ♪ ♪ i wanna do the right thing, baby ♪ ♪ sun on your skin, 6:00 a.m. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ sown your skin, 6:00 a.m., and i been watching you sleep ♪ ♪ and honey, i'm is afraid you're gonna wake up and say, you're gonna wake up ♪♪ that you should probably leave ♪♪ cause i that you should probably leave ♪ ♪ because i know you and you know me ♪ ♪ and we both know where this is gonna lead ♪ ♪ i want you to stay, but you'll probably say ♪ ♪ that you should probably leave ♪ ♪ yeah, you should probably leave ♪ ♪ oh, you should probably

♪♪ oh, you leave ♪ ♪♪ >> thank you! how amazing was that? ♪ >> thank you! how amazing was that? and there is much more of chris stapleton just ahead. but, first, this i"today" on s

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here on the plaza? >> it's wonderful to be back here in new york city. it's one of my favorite cities in the whole world. >> it is a country music city. i said it is a country music city. >> yeah, for sure. look at them. >> hey, chris, we can't wait to hear some of your music. your fans just cover the map. we just noticed there is a gentleman in the corner there, dwyane wade, who you just met for the first time. did you know he's a stapleton fan? >> i had no idea. but it was nice to meet him. >> a huge miami heat fan too. >> lots of cowboy hats here, chris, paying tribute to you. your hat has become almost as famous as you. i hear you have a nickname for it? >> well, the crew nicknamed it precious. i didn't nickname it that. it follows me around. it is part of my head. but i take care of it like it's precious. >> can you talk about your wife for a second who is back here, morgan? >> morgan! morgan! >> yeah.

we love watching y'all sing because you guys completely eye lock. it is more than just music. it's something else. >> it is. well, we just have so much fun. part of it is locking in, you know, with each other, looking at each other. but also just she's my comfort and hopefully i'm hers, too. >> must make the road a lot easier. >> yeah, yeah. wouldn't do it without him. >> all right. are you guys ready to sing for us? what are you going to sing, chris? >> this is a song from our new record called "crosswind". >> all right. away. take it away.♪♪ i can see what' me ♪♪ by the way that ♪ ♪ i can see what's coming for me

by the way this it's bending the pines ♪ ♪ brother, me and these 18 wheels are gonna hammer on down the line ♪ ♪ flying like a bat out of hell, tearing out of north alabama ♪ ♪ signs are saying, jesus saves, but the devil don't give a damn ♪ ♪ trying to keep all the rubber on 65 might not make it out alive ♪ ♪ white-knuckling the wheel jus ♪♪ caught in the to survive ♪ ♪ caught in the crosswind, caught in the crosswind ♪ ♪ caught in the crosswind, mate caught in the crosswind ♪ ♪ sometimes what drives a man ain't nothing but a matter of will ♪ ♪ when a man's got a heavy load, he just trying to make it over the hill ♪ ♪ burning the hours taking truck stop showers and sleeping in the

cheap motels ♪ ♪ picking up speed on a mission to feed five kids with a cdl ♪ ♪ trying to keep all the rubber on 65 ♪ ♪ might not make it out alive ♪ ♪ white-knuckling the wheel just to survive ♪ ♪ caught in the crosswind, ♪♪ caught in the crosswind ♪ ♪ caught in the crosswind, caught in the crosswind ♪ ♪ ♪ed

♪ ♪ it's a fight in the dark of night with another hundred miles to run ♪ ♪ when your mind starts trying to find ways to get you out from under the gun ♪ ♪ this living ain't much of a life, but it's the only thing i know how to do ♪ ♪ i miss you, honey, but i got a make some money, so i'm hoping i can make it through ♪ ♪ trying to keep all the rubber on 65 ♪ ♪ might not make it out alive ♪ ♪ white-knuckling the wheel just to survive ♪ ♪ caught in the crosswind, caught in the crosswind ♪ ♪ caught in the crosswind, caught in the crosswind ♪ ♪ caught in the crosswind, caught in the crosswind ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >> how about that? little baseline there the atcity hall insiders have a formula: grow the system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders.

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♪ and everybody is going to be heading into the weekend on a high note thanks to the one, the only, mr. chris stapleton. >> yes. he's been rocking our citi stage all morning long. right now performing "broken halos." give it up once again for chris stapleton! ♪ seen my share of broken halos ♪ ♪ folded wings that used to fly ♪ ♪ they've all gone wherever they go ♪ ♪ broken halos that used to ♪ an

shine ♪ teach us ♪ ♪ angels come down from the heavens just to help us on our way ♪ ♪ come to teach us then they leave us, and they find some ♪♪ ♪♪ seen my share of other soul to save ♪ ♪ seen my share of broken halos, foldle wings that used to fly ♪ ♪ they've all gone wherever they go, broken halos that used to shine ♪ ♪ broken halos that used to shine ♪

♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ don't go looking ♪♪ for ♪ ♪ don't go looking for the reasons ♪ ♪ don't go asking jesus why ♪ ♪ we're not meant to know the answers ♪ ♪ they belong to the by and by ♪♪ they belong to the ♪ they belong to the by and by ♪♪ ♪ ♪ seen my share of broken halos, folded wings that used to fly ♪ ♪ they've all gone wherever they go ♪ ♪ broken halos that used to shine ♪

♪ broken halos that used to shine ♪ shine ♪♪ ♪♪ broken halos that used to shine ♪ ♪ broken halos that used to shine ♪ ♪ broken halos that used to shine ♪ [ applause ] >> thank you! >> let's hear it one more time for mr. chris stapleton. >> chris, morgan! >> the band. >> so good. >> you know, we talked about all the great fans that are there. and we did mention one fan in particular, mr. dwyane wade. will you come up for just a second? >> don't make him sing, hoda.

>> please don't. >> stand next to chris. >> so you have been a chris fan for a while? >> yeah. i have a good friend, chris johnson, that turned me on to chris stapleton, "tennessee whiskey." it was something we shared. big fan. love his voice. when he sings, you can feel it through your bones, feel a chill. >> you got fans from all over, don't you, chris? >> apparently, yeah. this is a nice surprise. it was so nice to meet you, yeah. >> all right, guys. well, we want to say a big thank you again to chris stapleton for gracing us and his beautiful wife morgan. >> and the band! >> they're not done yet. they will give us one more song coming up on the 3rd hour of "today". >> you will stick around for the 3rd hour, too? >> yeah, i'm here. >> i thought he just stopped by for the concert. all right. a lot to get to. but, first, a check of your local news, weather and these messages. ♪

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good morning. it's 856. i'm ginger conejero saab, vice president kamala harris is heading back to the bay area. she lands in san francisco later tonight and will be attending a campaign fundraiser tomorrow. at this point, all we can confirm is that the event will be held in san francisco. tickets start at $500 at the top end. donors will pay close to $3,000. now, before she arrives tonight, she has a busy afternoon ahead. she's making a campaign stop in arizona, where she'll visit the southern border. there, she plans to talk about border

security. happening now are. kris sanchez is monitoring the vice president's arrival, and she'll have a report in our dday newscast. head tomi o