good morning. race against time. a desperate battle in california where firefighters still do not have the upper hand. more than 20 major fires are raging this morning. tens of thousands of acres scorched. hundreds of homes evacuated as the blazes grow closer. ready to run. new speculation this morning that vice president joe biden may be considering a presidential bid. the biden camp not giving any clues one way or the other. the big question this morning why now? tragedy on the ball field. a 9-year-old bat boy in critical condition this morning after being hit by a batter during a game. prayers and support pouring in for the little guy the team calls the precious bat boy. still the champ making her good on the promise to punish

her trash talking opponent ronda rousey remains undefeated this morning. a stunning victory in a mere 34 seconds. she's already talking about her next opponent today, sunday august 2nd 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on a sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm craig melvin alongside sheinelle jones. dylan drier is here as well. >> ronda rousey i hope you didn't spend $60 on pay per view. >> it would be over like now. >> her last four fights barely 2:00 combined. >> that's amazing. you weren't surprised, i bet, at all. >> no. i was surprised. i thought it would go at least a minute. the brazilian fighter she was undefeated as well. she was thought to be if there

was a woman out there that could beat her was thought to be here. >> it was the art move? >> yeah. and she was out. >> then we're done. >> we want to get to the top story in california. new evacuations overnight to tell you about. people packing up their homes to get out of the way of the swiftly approaching wild fires. one of the largest fires, the rocky fire remains 5% contained this morning. nbc gotty schwartz just filed this report for us from california. >> reporter: yeah take a look behind me. the fire conditions extreme even at night. it's easy to see why 12,000 people have been evacuated. this is just one stretch of the 27,000 acre that has been torched. overnight huge flames and more mandatory evacuations in california's lake county. just days after fire captain david was killed scouting a fire in northern california. a husband and father of two now hailed as a hero as a tight knit

community of firefighters worked through this difficult time. >> all kinds of things go to your head. could it have been me? what happened? fire >> reporter: fires in the west are offering no reprieve. heavy wind and lightning are making conditions worse. >> because of the drought and lack of water throughout california the fuel conditions and the bush burning is what we would normally see in late august. >> reporter: in rural washington state homeowners returning to find their houses destroyed. >> all three of my babies were raised in here. even him. it's crazy. >> reporter: in southern california it was round two. the major thurorough fare connecting l.a. to las vegas. today another fire near the same stretch of highway but this time firefighters were able to divert traffic and the flames. now the main focus for firefighters in california is up north at the rocky fire. so far 14 homes have burned while others have been saved.

>> we had the tanker come in the big jet drop a lot of retardant. if it wasn't for that i tonight think my property would be here. >> reporter: chris is packing up and evacuating along with hundreds of others as the fire continues to grow. a relently fire season only expected to get worse. here at the rocky fire, fire crews have been working on this fire for several days. they only have 5% containment. the conditions are looking like they're going to get worse today. back to you. >> tough up there. to politics now where there is new speculation this morning that vice president joe biden may be considering entering the race for the white house. this as the gop candidates get ready for their first debate on thursday. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker is in washington with more. >> reporter: good morning to you, craig. will he or won't he? one of the big debates in washington right now revolving around whether vice president joe biden will throw his hat in the democratic race for the

white house. there's new rumbling this morning that he might be giving it some thought. could democratic frontrunner hillary clinton be getting some fresh competition? according to the new york times, vice president joe biden is taking a new look at a potential run. the newspaper reporting that mr. biden's advisors have started to reach out to democratic leaders and donors who have not yet committed to mrs. clinton. one possible factor? biden late son bo who passed away from brain cancer. >> he encouraged his father to run before his death. they had conversations about this and even when beau was sick he said i think you should run. >> the vice president's press secretary down played the speculation. biden's long time friend senator john mccain telling kelly o'donnell. >> i think he sees this trust

factor of hillary clinton in a steep decline, and i think that he's examining his options. >> reporter: meanwhile the gop race is heating up too. as candidates get ready to face off this week in their first debate. only the top ten candidates qualify for the prime time stage. frontrunner donald trump a political novice trying to lower expectations. >> i have no idea how i'll do. maybe i'll do terrible. maybe i'll do great. >> reporter: the challenge for the nine other candidates how to respond to trump's brash style. >> what do you expect in the debate? do you expect he'll be the unfiltered donald trump? >> no. i really don't know what to expect. i think there will be lots of interaction between us and the other candidates. i think it will be a lively debate. >> reporter: now as for vice president joe biden, some of his key aids have been helping secretary clinton. clinton has broad support among democrats and she's polling very well. democratic sources say biden would likely only seriously

consider running for she were to stumble in a big way. it hasn't happened. biden has said he'll make a decision at the end of the summer. >> kristin welker from washington thank you. chuck todd is moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning. >> a lot of action for a summer weekend. it doesn't usually happen this way. >> this ain't august. >> no. what does your gut and d.c. sources this morning tell you the chances are that vice president biden will throw his hat in the ring? >> the problem with the -- trying to figure out what vice president bide season going to do, unlike most other national figures he has close counsel ands it family members first. in the past presidential candidates was run by his sister. his niece was the political director. his sons were always with him on the campaign trail. so the reporting that is family definitely would like to see him running is true. the question is what is he going to do? i think what you have to be

careful reporting about joe biden is there are plenty of advisors who don't have the last name of biden who aren't family members who don't fully know. joe biden is going to have a big summer vacation where the whole family is gathering. he's in mourning but they're going to have a conversation about this. after that we're truly going to know. one thing you have to remember is this erica. when you run for president once you usually want to do it again. his heart, i'm told is leaning toward running. the question is does he think he can win. >> there's one democratic voter say it's not like that we dislike hillary, we want to win the white house. is there a sense that vice president biden would fare better than hillary clinton at this point? >> i don't think there's polling evidence that says that. now that said this week brought some new numbers out that show hillary clinton had the lowest favorable ratings of all time and joe biden had the highest favorable ratings he's ever had recorded of all time. in general election match up they look about the same as

strong and previously hillary clinton looked like a stronger candidate. she's still very popular among democrats. her problem is with swing voters who are souring on her and view joe biden more favorably. because they don't like hillary clinton? but they never actually would vote for him. i think that's somebody that the biden people have to answer in order to figure out if it's truly viable for them to run. >> in the meantime on the republican side as we saw jeb bush told lester. it's going to be a lively debate. it's also a little confusing. we have two debates. the top ten will be in the prim time debate. realististly for the american voters how much are they going to learn or accomplish when 90 minutes is shared between ten people. >> exactly. if it's all evenly divided, you're going to hear nine minutes of a candidate. i promise you today on the show you'll hear more from donald trump and ben carson than you may hear from them in the

debate. what the public is going to learn is probably more stylistic. more to see how they interact with each other. and obviously the trump phenomena is going to end up being the story line. whethers it trump himself, the way other candidates react to trump. that is i think, part of this that makes this such a fun debate to watch but probably not very substantiative. >> all right. well we'll be watching that but we'll be tuning in for meet the presz press this morning. chuck, thank you. turning overseas where we got news overnight that rumors that cecil the lion's brother had been killed. scientists say jericho is alive and well and with his pride. kelly koeb ya ya is in london. >> reporter: good morning. it's been a confusing 24 hours for researchers and the millions around the world following the lions. the park where they live is about the size of connecticut,

and early this morning zimbabwe time researchers in a park ranger set out into the remote bushland searching for jericho, cecil's so called brother. cecil, the famous black maned lion killed by american dentist walter palmer wasn't the big male being tracked by scientists. that's jericho on the left and cecil on the right. jericho was colored as well and was believed to be looking after cecil's cubs. but late saturday volunteers of the zimbabwe conservation task force posted this on their facebook page ". but this morning one of the oxford scientists studying the pride tweeted jericho is alive and well. seen him at 7:06 zimbabwe time. he posted this picture of the healthy lion. the scientist said he was with

his lioness who had just made a kill. the pride is weaker. >> the death of one male lion can cause a cascade of effects which leads to other lions being killed. >> jericho and the cubs could face threats from other dominant male lions. for now the zimbabwe lion is being protected from hunters banning all hunting around the park. restricting the kind of hunting practiced by dr. palmer. >> all hunting has been suspended. >> dr. palmer is still in hiding and still wanted by the zimbabwe government. >> i understand that already the processes have been studied and we're looking for hisextraextradition. >> the dentist hasn't been charged and said he believed he had the proper permits.

>> reporter: authorities in zimbabwe are looking into two other protected killings of lions near the park. the one in april the second in july. both are just now coming to light and may explain some of the confusion among volunteers over the fate of jericho. >> kelly, thank you. sheinelle has more. breaking news overnight in the search for flight mh 370. a piece of debris on reunion island is being checked for any connection to malaysian airlines flight 370. items collected are sent to france for study. a possible wing part has already arrived at the lab. investigators will also check a suitcase for dna to see if it matches anyone on the flight that disappeared more than a year ago. and in tennessee a manhunt is underway after the shooting death of a police officer. 33-year-old officer sean bolton was shot multiple times. he died later at the hospital.

authorities say they're using all resources to track down the suspect. a collegiate baseball game suddenly became a fight to save the life of a 9-year-old bat boy. kansas baseball team think of their bat boy as a member of the team. kaiser carlisle was in the middle of the excitement of saturday's big game. but after a batter struck out kaiser wearing his helmet ran out to pick up the bat while a player on deck was in full swing. >> he was practice swinging the bat and ran by him and he was swinging and then hit him in the helmet and knocked him down. he got back up but he went right back down again. >> the umpire rushed to his aid. ems brought kaiser to the hospital in critical condition. the distraught college players in kansas for the summer knelt in prayer. a team official tells nbc he's a tough little guy, if i was a betting man, i would put my money on him. meantime they're asking fans to keep kaiser and his family in

their thoughts. in georgia family and friends gathered to say their farewells at the funeral of bobbi kristina brown. a long standing feud between the families of whitney houston and bobby brown faired at the service. brown's sister left saying the feud isn't over. >> it's not over. it has just begun. it has just begun. i just told her that whitney was going to haunt her from the grave. >> bobbi kristina brown died six months after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub at her atlanta home. the president is set to announce the administration is calling the biggest step ever to combat climate change. the white house released a video outlining the action president obama will take monday unveiling tough regulations to cut greenhouse gases. it could eventually lead to the closing of coal-fire power plant and boost the production of wind and solar power.

american pharaoh is on the racetrack today. he'll face seven other hopefuls in the haskell invitational. american it could be american pharoah's eight win in a row. you can watch it here on nbc rousey is on top. it took her 34 seconds in their match last night. she told weekend "today" she wants to be that one fighter to remain undefeated. her next fight, by the way, will likely be with misha tate and on to film a movie. >> she's a busy girl. >> i heard she's running out. 34 seconds, what did she do? >> she came out, waved to the crowd, and punched her. that's that. >> and that's that. >> then she went to dinner. >> so thanks for the $60. >> that was something to watch.

so let's talk about these wild fires. there are two dozen burning out west. >> you have thunderstorms without the rain so you get the lightning that triggers the storms and it's hot, dry, and breezy. these are all conditions that spread wild fires. right now there are 21 large fires burning across the state of california. now we are going to see conditions remain favorable for fires over the course of the next several days. we have red flag warnings in effect. that's for the high dry winds, and we also have some fire danger weather across parts of southern oregon and also into idaho, too. humidity is around 25 to 35%. that's dry air. temperatures remain warm too. in northern california it will stay hot close to 90 degrees. we'll finally start to see conditions improve >> good sunday morning, i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. another day like yesterday. mostly sunny and hot.

low humidity. 88 to 91. overall a pleasant day. enjoy it. the humidity returns on monday. hotter also 94. late storms. we could see isolated storms on tuesday. otherwise mostly sunny. still hot, 91. not quite as hot on wednesday. finally breaking the heat wave 87. looking good thursday and friday in terms of temperatures. nice on friday, 82. by saturday mostly cloudy chance for showers. and that's your latest forecast. thank you. up next too racy for the grocery store. why some supermarkets are about to cover up the cover of coz moe. first, these messages. ♪ there are no medals won for earning a living. it's just what you do for family. but it's hard to build a future if you can't see past today. that's why walmart is investing in the most important part of our company - our people. because a raise in pay, raises us all.

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it hides the headlines appearing around the cover. they won't cover the model or the banner at the top. this is kind of what it will look like. how did this happen? it's a response to a campaign from a conservative group called the national center on sexual exploitation formally known as morality in media. one leaders is victoria hurst which founded the hurst group which publishes the magazine. should retailers place issues of cosmo behind blinders to shield minors from the magazine's sexual content. we posted the question on today.com. yes or no. what do you think? >> that picture at any time seem like we shielded a lot. >> your eyes go right to her. >> hey, look here you go. serving it right up. >> it's been my experience often times when you put things behind -- >> it ignites curiosity. i had a friend who said i read

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good morning. i'm rosemary connors. looking good out there already. let's get a check of the forecast from meteorologist michelle grossman. sunny and warm right? >> real nice start to the day. it will be sunny and this afternoon. a lot like yesterday. here's a live look outside. looking at blue skies from the adventure aquarium camera 75 in philadelphia. cooler to the north and west. 68 in allentown. 66 in lancaster. 74 in millville. 77 in wildwood this afternoon, sunny and hot. 90 degrees. humidity returns on monday. looking at partly sunny skies, a couple thunderstorms in the afternoon. tuesday, mostly sunny, 91. by wednesday, not as hot, 87. thursday, that's when we will see more cloud cover. 82 by friday a really nice day. preparing for the pope. starting just after midnight you can enter an online lottery

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we have to do whatever we to keep americans safe. nine people shot in a church. what about that? crazy is crazy, right? [ cheers and applause ] >> we are back on this sunday morning, august 2nd 2015. the crowd can do better than that. [ cheers and applause ] jon stewart saying goodbye to the daily show. among his guests amy schumer. leaving behind an incredible legacy. changed the landscape of news really and cable television. coming up in a bit harry smith taking a look what has changed since stewart started the show

in 1999. >> meantime out here on rockefeller plaza you heard we have a phenomenal crowd with us this morning. big thanks to all of you guys for being here. [ cheers and applause ] lots of birthdays and anniversaries, even a first birthday here this morning. we begin the half hour with a growing feud between two neighbors in kentucky. this one is over a drone and whether one man invaded the other's privacy. kerry sanders has that story. >> reporter: flying a drone one of america's fastest growing hobbies. for others it's shooting them down. in one kentucky neighborhood a neighbor with a drone and the other with a gun are now in a fight that goes beyond the neighborly quarrel. david captured this video of his neighbor 47-year-old willie mar

meredith. meredith arrested charged with public endangerment for downing the drone with a shotgun. meredith claims nobody was in danger when he did it. the drone was hovering just over his 6 foot fence. the camera allegedlied aimed at his duodaughters in the backyard. >> we don't know if files. >> the pilot said if that were the case by all means shoot it down. >> if somebody was flying in my backyard playing peekaboo around a canape i would shoot it down too. the problem with willie is he's not telling the truth. >> reporter: this recording of the flight path proves that he was flying above 200 feet but neighbor willie said there was more than one flight that day. >> it's an invasion of privacy. we were in our backyard. had he never stopped over my house we wouldn't have this

conversation. >> reporter: a feud over a drone in kentucky. isn't this sort of how that other feud in this part of the country started? you know, the hatfield and mccoys? quite the sight to behold here in new york city. check this out. incredible images of wild animals put up on the empire state building last night. francis rivera is here. new york city skyline is stunning already. even more so with these images. it was done by a couple of film makers who are trying to make a difference in the world helping to raise awareness of endangered animals. for years the empire state building here in new york has helped honor certain occasions and holidays by lightening up with various themed colors. from the fourth of july's red and blue to the red and green of christmas. even the colors of the rainbow for gay pride week. but last night, the landmark building was showing these

images to draw attention to the mass extext. from a snow leopard to a bald eagle. the exhibit the first of the kind using moving images on the building was created by film makers travis and luis. >> i think we're trying to start something here. thinking about what we can do with the world and our lives and the cities. >> we're about to lose half the species on the planet potentially by the end of the century. it's the biggest issue on the planet. >> the images which appeared on 33 floords were displayed using 40 projectors on the roof on the nearby party. one was a giant ape appearing to climb the 71st floor. reminiscent with another primate. another special moment of the night this image of cecil the lion who was killed last month in zimbabwe with a cross bow.

a story tragic example of why this project was conceived in the first place. it was one of the coolest things to see. one of the film makers also directed "racingeingeing extinction." you can find that on the discovery channel this december. think of all the things cool in new york city and for these three hours they were projecting the images. it makes you wonder what else they'll do. >> yeah. >> thank you. good to see you. here is a look at the morning's headlines now. hundreds are being evacuated as the fast moving wild fire in northern california continue to burn out of control. at least two dozen homes have been destroyed already. all out manhunt underway in memphis for a person who shot a police officer last night. 33-year-old sean bolton was killed during a traffic stop.

officer billollton had been with the force. >> and ronda rousey in the ufc fight on saturday night. with that rue si remains undefeated. let's get a final check of the sunday weather. >> good morning. we've got two adorable kid here. this is your first time in new york city huh? >> yeah. >> what was your favorite part? >> climbing the world trade center. >> that was a long climb, huh? it's nice to have you here. we have a cute little man in the background who is yelling for everybody's attention before. there he is! look at me! let's take a look at the weather going on across the country where we have a storm in the pacific ocean we're keeping an eye on. s it -- it is category two hurricane guillermo. it will weaken before it gets to hawaii but it looks like it will pass awfully close wednesday night as a tropical storm.

that means rough surf and the potential with flooding with heavier winds. elsewhere across the rest of the country today we're looking at a chance of stronger storms around the great lakes and enhanced risk of large hail also damaging winds gusts and isolated tornado is possible. those will not be wide spread. we're looking for scattered showers and storms near florida and same story for tomorrow. northern florida could end up with brief flash flooding and tomorrow the slight good sunday morning. i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. mostly sunny and hot, low humidity. 88 to 91. pleasant day. enjoy it humidity returns on monday. hotter partly sunny. 84. late storms. isolated storms on tuesday. otherwise mostly sunny, still hot, 91. not quite as hot on wednesday. breaking that heat wave 87. looking good thursday and friday in terms of temperatures. nice on friday, 82. by saturday mostly cloudy chance for showers.

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once again thanks to the incredible support of her husband and the entire community. kate snowe has her story. >> reporter: the carriage was an extra touch arranged by the groom to make sure that this wedding will live in the bride's memory forever. and that was the whole point. this was a kind of do over for a couple who met back in sunday school. >> he was that little boy that was like hey, how is this going on? get away from me. you have kooty y krooty ycooties. >> reporter: by high school they were sweet hearts. last august they got married for the first time. it was also a beautiful ceremony. but 19 days later, a car plowed into justice as she waited to make a left turn. you spent months recovering. at what point do you realize there's something wrong with your memory? >> about a month and a half. there's wedding pictures around

me and jamie and the paperwork that said justice stanford. i was like what is going on? >> reporter: you didn't remember being justice stanford? >> no. >> do you remember how you felt? >> i was heart broken. i was sick to my stomach, and i don't know why i said it but instantly i said don't worry about it. we'll do it again. >> reporter: jeremy knew he was going to need help financially to get it down. he created a crowd funding site online which got the community engaged. >> pick up the phone and ten minutes have the entire wedding. just about everything donated. >> reporter: saturday morning she had her hair done for free and put on a brand new dress. >> it looks good! >> reporter: so many details exactly the same the sunflower theme, country, and bling justice calls it. >> it's the best gift jeremy could give you. the gift of giving you your wedding day back. >> reporter: their hope is if justice ever does remember last

year's ceremony she'll be able to distinguish between two her two big days. mostly they just wanted to remember this day as a couple. >> you may kiss your man. >> reporter: after an emotional vick victory lap a small reception with cake cutting, first dance and dreams of the future. >> one day we'll have a family. he wants six kids. but i guess we'll see about that. >> reporter: first, a memorable honeymoon. for "today" kate snowe nbc news. such a great story. >> a great story. the best part about that story is seeing the community come together. >> yeah. >> seeing the folks deciding they want to be a part of this special day again as well. just ahead more people coming together for strangers. erica hill is going to show us how the idea of flash fundraising is helping to make some changes around the world. but first, these messages. this guy first roamed the earth over 65 million years ago. like our van. yeah.

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welcome back to "today" as we continue our sunday stories. in detroit this week a major change happened in 24 hours thanks to the generosity of people around the world corralled into one flash

fund-raiser online. the premise is pretty straightforward. identify a need figure out how much it costs to fill the void raise money, and give it back. do it all within 24 hours. it's the brain child of a young woman determined to make a difference. for eight years, this detroit street corner has hosted a weekly barbecue for the homeless. an all-volunteer pot luck. every saturday rain or shine. sometimes serving as many as 200 people. >> reporter: what does this barbecue if your eyes mean to the community. >> it means to an end. build community and relationships. >> reporter: self-described social entrepreneur mallory brown was introduced to the barbecue five years ago. on tuesday she introduced it to the world. >> it's more than feeding the homeless. it's really a place where we come together to share a meal. it can all end tomorrow. the barbecue is losing its home. >> recent zoning changes meant

the barbecue needed to move. mallory set a goal of raising $10,000 to get them a permanent home and much-needed supplies. she wanted to do it in just 24 hours. >> please donate. >> reporter: it happened in a little more than two. woo hoo! >> no you're over. we hit $10,000. >> as quickly as the money is raised it's put into action. >> $1,013.84. >> a form that mallory successfully launched in january. >> i just got another one! her flash fundraising has helped secure a new home for a family in haiti. outfit a community center in mexico with educational supplies. and in the wake of this year's devastating earthquake in nepal,

need essential help and sanitation needs. all funds raised go immediately to the cause. >> reporter: how important is it for people to actually see what happens with their donation? >> it's not just writing a check and hoping that it goes somewhere good. you actually get a direct results and get to feel the whole emotion behind it. >> reporter: for mallory the chance to bring this project to her hometown held special meaning. >> the dedication behind this barbecue represents the dedication of this city. >> reporter: with more than $25,000 raised in just 24 hours, community barbecue not only found a permanent home in this park they were able to build a pavilion, buy picnic tables and benches, even a new grill. they have $15,000 to keep the fire going for years to come. to kristin their new home they invited the neighbors. >> does it feel real?

>> yeah. it feels like the best birthday ever. >> if you put something out there that is good people will support it. and this is proof. >> think big. >> it's a pretty cool concept. she approached the folks at crowd rise but we're not sure you can pull it off in 24 hours. most fundraisers you give time to. if you get the notice saying we need to raise this much money in 24 hours you think i should do it now. three weeks or three months you think i'll go back to. >> it's a great concept. >> and donations range. there are $5 donations to $1,000. >> is there a full-time job for her? >> no. it's not. you buy one give one. it has to do with t-shirts and clothing. she started doing this on the side. next stop is cambodia in the fall. ahead harry smith is with us to take a look at the last 16 years of the daily show and the ♪ every auto insurance policy has a number. but not every insurance company

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this is my favorite part of the show. this morning "sundays with harry." after 16 years of hosting daily show jon stewart signing off. stewart interviewed some of the biggest news makers. harry is with us to reflect on stewart's final week. >> good morning. jon stewart took half hour late night comedy show and turned it into a fixture not only in television but politics and culture. i'm pretty sure it was one of the most asked questions over the last 15 years or so. did you see jon stewart last

night? when he went on the air in 1999 he was a skinnier less assured version version. >> i have a rash. >> except of course the program was never on the air. it was on cable. which meant the"the daily show" was more prone to risk. less afraid of offense. >> it reminds me of his campaign slogan. for an audience that was simultaneously giving up on network news and definitely not getting its news from the printed page. stewart and "the daily show" matured along with the internet and the facts were never more available. like their grandparents those around them wanted a person to bring it to them. and stewart gleefully complied. >> the show of course was biassed. against hypocrisy, and the usual

nonsense that is american politics. >> there's a republican lack of what i like to call ownership. >> but it also was happiest when it was attempting to slay conservative dragons. either mythical or real. >> i need me some donald. often the favorite target was fox. >> i watch a lot of fox news. [ laughter ] because i hate my own head. along the way jon stewart got famous. yep, that was him hosting the academy awards twice. >> let's assume for the sake of argument -- >> the people on his show fared pretty well too. the reporters were hilarious. funny enough to get their own show which they did a lot. >> i am going to miss coming here. >> there are plenty of folks who are coming to grips with the idea that jon stewart will no longer be their guide to the

cultural swampland. frankly, they're going to feel lost without him. so the final guest this week amy schumer, dennis leary, luisou lewis c.k. >> it's the night of the first presidential debate. how about that? >> interesting. >> got some material there. how many people come along in life and change the culture? this guy moved things in his destruction direction. >> yeah. he's an authentic guy. he's doing it by being himself. >> i've enjoyed him after there was -- i shouldn't say enjoy. probably not the best word after there was a national tragedy. he had a way of putting things in perspective and making you think about things in a different way. >> walking back toward something like -- >> thank you. thank you very much. we want to check in on the

results of our today.com survey. people seem to be split on this one. should retailers place issues of cosmo magazine behind blinders to shield minors from the magazine's sexual content. 51% say yes. 49% say we want to see the dirt. no. i'm kidding. >> it's pretty split. >> yeah. >> all right. >> there you go. there's something going on in there. he's choosing the mute button. reminder to tune into "meet the press" this morning. one of chuck's guests is donald trump. that's going to do it for us for a sunday morning. i'll see you tonight on nbc news nightly news. enjoy your sunday everyone.

>> right now on nbc 10 news today, we are just hours away from septa's lottery for rail passes for the pope's upcoming visit to philadelphia. we're live with some issues riders face once they get to the city.ss training camp kicks off today. we'll have a preview of what is expected to be an exciting season ahead coming up in sports. and the heat is on again today. we should hit that 90 degree mark with plenty of sunshine but some storms are brewing for the work week. details are next in the first alert forecast. good morning