good morning. the decision. a candid joe biden opens up about his mix of emotions as he weighs whether to run for president. >> the honest to god answer is i just don't know. >> on the republican side donald trump gets tripped up on foreign policy on a popular conservative radio show. >> i don't believe in gotcha questions. i'm not trying to quiz you on -- >> that is a gotcha question though when you're asking who's running this, this, this. >> trump's blunt response about what he doesn't know. breaking overnight, more than tennis balls flying at the u.s. open. a drone crashes into the stands right in the middle of the match. this morning the arrest just made. cobra on the loose. a deadly snake escapes from his

owner's home in florida and the search is on to find it. >> i'm nervous. it's a king cobra. >> tonight advice for anyone who may come across it. and crushing it. ♪ >> country king brad paisley brings his sold out world tour to our plaza and kicks off labor day in style, "today," friday, september 4, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. [ cheers and applause ] >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. that's a good-looking crowd right there. >> a massive crowd. guy with 23 number one songs, brad paisley doing basically a full concert for us over the next couple of hours. >> to the news. it is the presidential race. comments from the vice president, candid about his potential run. meantime, donald trump is accusing oh conservative radio

host of gotcha questions. we have two reports starting with andrea mitchell on what the vice president is saying. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the vice president spoke late last night at a lecture in an atlanta synagogue. during a question and answer period he offered the most revealing insight to date on pursuing the presidency for a third time. >> the most relevant factor in my decision is whether my family and i have the emotional energy to run. >> reporter: after weeks of speculation, joe biden speaking at length for the first time about a possible 2016 presidential run. >> the less i can go to my party and the american people and say that i am able to devote my whole heart and my whole soul to this endeavor, it would not be

appropriate. >> reporter: it was already a tough decision for biden who lost two previous bids for the white house and is barely three months removed from the death of his son beau. >> the other people in the race, whether i can raise the money and whether i can put together an organization, that's not the factor. the factor is can i do it. can my family? there is no way to put a timetable on that. if i can reach that conclusion that we can do it in a fashion that would still make it viable, i would not hesitate to do it. >> reporter: supporters see an opportunity. amid new attention on clinton's e-mail scan dachlt attorneys for brian pagliano say he'll invoke his 5th amendment rights next week. republicans are pouncing. >> we need to have somebody

working for you that has to take the 5th amendment based on something you did probably isn't good for you as a politician. >> reporter: all of it making for a difficult decision in the days and weeks ahead for the vice president. >> the honest to god answer is i just don't know. >> reporter: clinton's state department chief of staff cheryl mills testified thursday for more than nine hours telling the house benghazi committee no work e-mail messages have been withheld or destroyed. republicans are seizing on the fact that there are changes to the supposedly independent state department reports that cleared clinton from responsibility for benghazi. >> you are sitting down with her this morning and it will air on your show noon on means. >> and tonight with lester holt. >> on the republican side front-runner donald trump has vowed to forego a run as a third party candidate and support the eventual nominee. he's getting heat for struggling through an interview on foreign

policy. hallie jackson has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. hours after promising to stay loyal to the party, signing the pledge at trump tower, donald trump is back in the spotlight and feeling the heat. today, fallout from a foreign policy fumble. donald trump mixing up the kuds -- iranian special forces -- with the kurds, the middle eastern ethnic group. >> are you familiar with general suleimani. >> yes. go ahead tell me. >> he runs the quds forces. >> i think the kurds, by the way have been horribly mistreated by us. >> no, not the kurds. the quds forces, the bad guys. >> yes i thought you said kurds. >> no. >> reporter: and bristling when asked about terror leaders on the radio show. >> i don't believe in gotcha

questions. i'm not trying to quiz you. >> that is a gotcha question when you ask who's running this, this, this. i will be so good at the military your head will spin. but obviously i'm not meeting these people. >> reporter: his republican rivals see it differently. >> i don't think they are gotcha questions. the questions you're asking are at the heart of the threat we face. >> reporter: you said you would support trump if he gets the nomination. are you comfortable with that kind of foreign policy. >> the great threat is islamic terrorism. he ought to know who the players are for sure. >> reporter: jeb bush tweeting his own declaration of gop loyalty, hours after trump signed his, promising not to run as independent. >> i see no circumstances under which i would tear up the pledge. >> reporter: and embrace between the outsider and the establishment, though not legally binding. >> what do i get for signing the

pledge? nothing other than i will be treated fairly. >> reporter: it stamps out the threat of a third-party run. trump hopes it will be him and he promises he will be ready. >> the difference between hezbollah and hamas doesn't matter to you yet, but it will? >> it will when it's appropriate. >> reporter: trump said he would know more about foreign policy than the radio host within 24 hours of winning the presidency. his previous controversial comments about john mccain, megyn kelly didn't hurt him in the polls. the latest one shows he's leading the field by double tigts. >> and his numbers went up after those controversies. thanks, hallie jackson. >> now to a security scare in new york city. a drone over the court during the u.s. open tennis match then crashed into an empty section of the stands. stephanie gosk is here with the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.

we have become all too familiar with recreational drones making headlines. last night one caused a brief delay at one of the city's biggest sporting events of the year. this morning a new york city teacher is under arrest after a drone he was allegedly operating crashed into the stands during a match at the u.s. open. 26-year-old daniel burly was charged with operating a drone in a u.s. city park outside the prescribed area. during the match, the drone flew over the course before crashing into an unoccupied area of seats. a shaken pinetta said, with everything going on in the world i thought, okay, it's over. that's how things happen. police and security stopped the match to investigate. there were no injuries. >> drone reported six miles final 2002, hundred off to the

right side. >> reporter: it comes nearly a month after the pilots of four commercial airplanes reported seeing a drone during the final approach at newark airport. the late nest a series of drone incidents in the new york city area. across the country. meanwhile this is not the first time a drone buzzed over the u.s. open. last year a film maker was arrested for allegedly flying a drone outside the national tennis center. police say the man told officers he thought he was flying the drone in an appropriate park space. after the match pinetta won in straight sets. her frazzled nerves didn't play a role. >> a defiant county clerk in kentucky is behind bars after she was found in contempt of court for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. the question, how long will she be held in custody? gabe gutierrez is in morehead, kentucky.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the judge said she'll remain in jail until she complies with the law. now the county clerk's office is expected to issue same-sex marriage licenses for the first time. five of the six deputy clerks say they will do it. this after their boss stood firm during a dramatic court hearing. this morning, broward county clerk kim davis is waking up in jail after refusing to back down. >> she will not compromise her beliefs. that's what everybody don't understand. there is no compromise. >> reporter: on the witness stand davis broke down in tears. she insisted she could not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples saying my conscience will not allow me. judge benning found her in contempt and ordered her into federal custody. >> why aren't you issuing marriage licenses today? >> because i'm not. >> under whose authority? >> under god's authority. >> reporter: davis, an elected official ignited a national fire storm after defying the u.s. supreme court and two lower courts that ordered her to do

her job. she's become a flashpoint in the presidential election with several republican candidates rushing to her defense. >> kim davis may be behind bars but her conscience is unshackled. she is a free woman. >> reporter: it is a clash between free rights. >> she's trying to impose her beliefs on everyone else. >> reporter: and religious freedom. >> i believe christians at this point in time need to stand up for their faith and what they believe in. >> reporter: barry marvin sued davis after being denied a marriage license. >> the events of the day were unexpected. we take no joy in mrs. davis being incarcerated. we are glad the judge took action. >> reporter: davis's attorneys brought up whether the same-sex marriage licenses would be valid without her authorization. the county attorney said they will be. we'll see what happens. the clerk's office is set to open in less than an hour.

>> another busy day in kentucky. gabe gutierrez, thank you. there is a lot of searching over the body of a boy washed ashore. an image that's defining the refugee crisis oversaes and renewing calls to action. let's bring in richard engel. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that image and the people stuck on this train here in hungary have come to represent all that's wrong with the crisis. a lot of heartbreak but so far for the refugees, no solution. 3-year-old aylan kurdi who wushed up on a turkish beach has become a symbol of a world who doesn't seem to care. his father, in mourning, says the boy, his brother and mother died in his arm when the raft capsized. all i want to do now is sit next to the grave of my wife and children, he said.

today, their coffins arrived in istanbul. they were taken to the turkish border and brought home to syria for burial. not everyone has been moved by the daily tragedies. this morning in hungary, thousands of refugees and migrants crammed into the budapest train station and the underpasses around it. this area is crowded and filthy. these people feel abandoned and unwanted, with good reason. the hungarian government said migrants aren't welcome here and shouldn't come. they want to leave, most for germany, but caught in legal limbo. it isn't easy. hundred fwarn police stopped a train yesterday before it reached the austrian border. refugees were ordered off. one man dragging his family to the tracks so they wouldn't be hauled away to holding camps. europe is facing a refugee crisis and a moral one as well.

>> that train stop yesterday is here on the tracks. it is still surrounded by riot police. there are a few hundred mostly syrians and iraqis still on board. they are refusing to get off. they don't want to be put in camps. so there is a standoff. we see more tension, sometimes violent clashes increasing not just here in hungary but in greece and other countries as well. >> richard engel, thank you. a lot of people have been seeing the images and wondering what they can do. we put information on the website today.com. >> we talked about the power of the image yesterday. this morning david cameron, the british prime minister said he was moved as a father by the image and announced that great britain will still accept more refugees into that country. >> that image is a turning point in this. >> let's hope so. >> natalie has possible new clues in a shooting death we have been following.

>> good morning once again. the manhunt continues for three suspects wanted in the shooting death of an illinois police officer. this manhunt will extend into the labor day weekend. on thursday police said it recovered video from a homeow r homeowner's security system that could provide significant clues in the search. the video shows three people near the scene of the shooting. lieutenant charlesle joseph gliniewicz was gunned down tuesday while investigating suspicious activity. search teams were hampered by the lack of description of the suspects. one student was killed and two wounded thursday at sacramento city college. the campus was locked down while police searched for the killer who was not found. the shooting took place after an argument near the school baseball field. investigators believe the victims and the gunmen all knew each other. >> the last of three sacramento men being hailed as heroes in

paris is back on u.s. soil. spencer stone was treated for injuries in a german hospital. a parade is planned to honor the three men who thwarted a planned terror attack on a train in france. two people were seriously injured when their small plane crashed into a recreational sports field on thursday. it landed in a tree and broke apart. the plane used as an auxiliary coast guard unit. kraft hines is recalling popular kraft singles. a problem with the packaging film affects 335,000 cases, ten times as many as fist thought. a thin strip of the film may stick to the slice after the wrapper is off creating a choking hazard. and pope francis seeing the world in a new light, literally,

after a visit to an eyewear shop on thursday. he surprised the tourists and passers-by gathered outside to catch a glimpse of the pontiff. he picked them in less than an hour but decided to keep the frames he already has. just getting new lenses put in instead. one tourist said the experience is better than seeing the pope at st. peter's. you said it, savannah, popes are just like us. >> when will the glasses get back? as soon as humanly possible. >> who's that in those foster-grants. >> tell us about the labor day weekend. >> first, have you heard about the burning manifes festival? >> never heard of it. >> yesterday they had a dust devil. there were a lot of naked guys around. that's the blurring. look. dude, look at the colors.

>> are you sure it's not smoke? >> no. we looked several times. but i love it. they do have a dust storm alert through later on tonight. let's take a look at what's going on. we have heat relief in the northeast. right now temperatures in the mid 70s to low 60s. a back door cold front move tlutlued through. 86 today for a high. new york city, 81. 71 in boston. labor day forecast for you. today, a risk of strong storms through the plains states. sunshine in florida with showers. saturday we have wet weather in the southeast. monsoon it monsoonal moisture in the southwest. beautiful on sunday except in the atlantic states out west. labor day, east coast looks good. showers in the southeastern atlantic coast. thunderstorms in the midwest. we'll get to y (energetic rock music)

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>> that's your latest weather. >> thank you so much. a sign of the times. an elementary school asking for gender neutral bathrooms. would you want these in your child's classroom? >> and an 8-foot-long king cobra on the loose. on rossen reports, the search to track it down. first, this is "today" on nbc. good intentions. is paved with

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nbc 10 news starts now. good friday morning. i'm tracy davidson. forecast from meteorologist bill henley. bill? >> tracy, we're seeing hazy sunshine this morning. boathouse row, we'll see temperatures climb into the 80s today. this afternoon, may see some scattered showers and thunderstorms. right now, fog in delaware, is just starting to ease. it was down to zero visibility in dover. now reporting half a mile visibility there. the temperature is 77 degrees currently in philadelphia. and will claim into the 80s, not the 90s today. 85 by noontime, then scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. >> how nice. all right, bill, thanks. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington keeping an eye on the morning commute, including that sinkhole in northeast philadelphia.

jessica? >> and tracy, what we're looking at is video taken over top with skyforce 10 live over the scene. a water main break turned into a massive sinkhole right here, blocking off the entire roadway. they want to get this cleaned up and out of the way. that's in northeast philadelphia on knights road and chalfont drive. take fairdale road or now that woodhaven road is back in business, take that to get through the area. happening today, people will pay respects to a fallen philadelphia police officer. sergeant rafael ali died in a crash last month. ali lost control of his pickup truck and slammed into a tree in roxborough. this morning, the family will hold a -- >> we'll have another update in 25 minutes. you can always get updates on the nbc 10 news app. thanks for watching. i'm tracy davidson.

7:30 on this friday, the 4th of september 2015. we have a standing room only crowd in rockefeller plaza, mainly because we have no chairs. but we also have a huge crowd. >> you're on fire this morning. >> we are all excited because it's labor day weekend. we'll kick it off when brad paisley takes the stage. >> even if we had chairs it would be standing room only. >> no one's sitting for a brad paisley concert. >> vice president joe biden said he will not hesitate but only if he and his family have the emotional energy to run. he at any time put a timetable on his decision. >> police in california are searching for a gunman who

opened fire on the campus of sacramento city college. three students were shot, one fatally and the school was locked down for several hours. >> and the nfl vacates tom brady's suspension for his alleged role in deflategate. judge berman ruled he was denied due process during the league's investigation. this means brady will be on the field for the patriots' regular season opener on friday. >> coming up next week on "today," a morning show exclusive. matt is going one on one with caitlyn jenner. they played golf and touched on everything from her transition to her controversialle courage award at the espys and possibly facing prison time for her alleged role in an automobile accident. tonight miss what she has to say wednesday on "today." >> we'll look forward to it. now to a search for an escaped cobra in florida raise concern about how many poisonous snakes

are in neighborhoods across the country. jeff rossen has more. good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning to you. this is happening now in orlando, florida. a king cobra just like this one. how would you like to see that in your yard? it escaped from somebody's house. now the owner has no clue where it is and officers are trying to track it down before it attacks someone. the deadly snakes are pretty easy to get. i went under cover buying several for myself. how is that allowed? >> you have to love a king cobra. >> reporter: the cobra on the loose in florida belongs to this man. reality tv star mike kennedy who keeps the animals at home and posts online. one of the king cobras got away. officials are scouring the area, trying to find it. the cobras have been known to

attack. last month in austin a teenager died after a cobra bit him. officials found the snake later in front of a shopping center. >> a dangerous cobra is on the loose. >> reporter: a cobra biting and injuring this family dog in california. another deadly snake attacking a baby in her own crib. >> our snake, we have a burrle meez python. she's 12 feet long. she got out of the cage, last night and strangled the baby to death. >> reporter: how easy is it to buy these snakes? last fall i went under cover at the reptile show. >> beautiful. >> reporter: cobras, rattlesnakes and vipers for sale. snakes that could easily kill you. i have been looking for a cobra. >> in pittsburgh, watch how fast i get it. i pull out a few hundred bucks. he never asks for my name. right there, he hands me the flimsy plastic container with the snake inside. i just bought this cobra.

this deadly venomous snake, no questions asked. i don't have a permit. i have no experience. this is legal. i can do whatever i want with it. >> reporter: in fact, while you need permits to own a cobra in many states, in others you don't. anyone can own them. the internet is crawling with ads offering to sell lethal rattlesnakes and cobras. while we found some sellers wanted proof of permits, others didn't care at all. agreeing to sell us cobras like this. and they ship them to you on commercial airliners. >> no one has any idea. the cobra we bought was packed inside this wooden box and sent to us on a delta passenger plane. i booked a seat to see it for myself. you have heard of the movie "snakes on a plane." there is literally a snake on this plane right now. i'll bet none of the passengers have any idea there is a venomous cobra just under our

feet. delta says they follow industry airline regulations and policies when shipping live animals. when we landed we called in tom hudak, a snake expert, to handle ours. how dangerous is this snake? >> this is a small snake but it is still a locked and loaded venomous cobra. >> reporter: if you think that's creepy, i also bought an adult cobra. [ hissing ] >> reporter: oh. it was barely out of the box before it tried to attack. now this real life case playing out in florida of a deadly cobra still on the loose. officials are investigating whether mike kennedy took too long to report the missing snake. he could face criminal penalties. we spoke with kennedy by phone. he said he has the proper permits and contacted authorities as soon as he knew for sure the snake was gone. he said he'll fight charges. >> what did you do with the snake. >> you're in for a little bit of

a surprise in your drawer later. he's attracted to light blue. >> thanks, jeff. >> let's go outside to al with a check of the weather. >> all righty. let's see what we have cooking for your weekend. we've got another area of disturbed weather, tropical wave off the african coast. it's moving west at 16 miles per hour. this thing has a 60% chance of development over the next five days. we have tropical storm kevin, 420 miles south of the tip of baja california. this is not going to be a threat to land but the moisture will stream into the southwest over the weekend. so there could be flash flooding, heavy downpours. we'll be watching this. some areas couldle pick up up to three good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. a hazy, muggy start. partly sunny skies this morning, then storms pop up this afternoon. temperatures in the 80s today.

then gets nice this weekend. the humidity comes way down for saturday. 85 the high temperature. and the humidity even lower for sunday and monday. 87 sunday afternoon, lots of sunshine for labor day monday. then the heat and the humidity make a comeback for tuesday, wednesday and thursday. have a great day. don't forget. get your weather any time you need it on the weather channel on cable, weather.com online. these folks are waiting for brad paisley. coming up in our next hour. guys? >> the patriots open their season thursday night on nbc. i'm told brady will be available that night as well. >> how many tweets did you get from massachusetts? >> a couple. just ahead, the perils of performing. harry stiles's close encounter with a drink can during a one direction concert. look out. >> next, eliminating separate bathrooms for boys and girls. how would you feel if it

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we are back now at 7:42. there is a controversial decision being made by school administrators. bathrooms shared by both boys and girls. joe fryer has the story. >> reporter: once separate the infamous stick figures have come together at miraloma elementary in san francisco. the school has gender neutral restrooms in response to the ongoing discussion about gender identity. >> you want to make every student feel included and part of the community, safe and secure. i would hope that this is the wave of the future. >> reporter: this first grade classroom has two bathrooms. this was just for girls and this was just for boys. now any student can use either one. the change is happening for now only in kindergarten and first where the restrooms have a single stall so just one student can use them at a time.

>> there is an impression we'll have all types of students in the bathrooms at the same time. that's not the case. >> reporter: when your children found out what was their reaction? >> they were excited. happy about it. >> reporter: twins ari and ella -- ari is gender nonconforming so his gender is fluid. he prefers male pronouns and usually dresses like a boy but not always. ari likes the gender neutral bathrooms. >> it's nice. you don't have to separate people. >> reporter: having both a male and female symbol on a single door, what difference does that make? >> it invites the child, the person into the space as opposed to putting them into a moment of confusion or anxiety. >> reporter: in this san francisco community the school's change is met with support. across the country, restrooms have become a battleground when it comes to gender identity. this week in missouri many students walked out in protest,

upset a trans gender female can use the girls' bathrooms and locker rooms. in ohio when school officials ordered every school to designate a gender neutral restroom, parents were divided. >> i didn't think it's a good idea for them to share bathrooms. >> reporter: meanwhile the white house added a gender neutral bathroom this year and many colleges are doing the same as the discussion ramps up over this sign of the times. for "today," joe fryer, nbc news, san francisco. >> joe, thanks. i have a kindergardener. there is one bathroom. boys an girls use the same one. it's the labeling of the bathroom that's getting attention. i don't think it's unusual for boys and girls to share a bathroom. >> when it's a single, right. >> maybe a sign of the times. we'll see if it spreads to older grades. >> that's an issue, yeah. >> there is no segue here, so coming up next -- may the force be with you.

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good friday morning. i'm tracy davidson. we begin the day with hazy sunshine outside. let's find out what's to come with meteorologist bill henley. bill? >> it's a bit muggier this morning, too. we have seen areas of fog, one of the spots, the pocono mountains. the fog disappeared there. lake wallenpaupack has clouds over it. those will thin out this morning only to return this afternoon with scattered showers. right now, the temperature is 79 degrees in philadelphia. we won't see the 90s today. we'll get a break from the high heat but warm and muggy and into the 80s. the sunshine fades this afternoon. that's when we're likely to see pop-up showers and thunderstorms. on the roads, first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has been keeping her eye on the morning commute, including this huge sinkhole in the northeast. jessica, tell us more. >> tracy, this is, again, out in northeast philadelphia. as you can see right here

earlier today we did have a water main break turn into this massive sinkhole. blocking off all of this entire roadway right in here. with police activity not allowing traffic to move through. again, that's on knights road and chalfont drive. your best bet to get around, now that woodhaven road is back in business, we had earlier construction jamming it up. woodhaven road moving along nicely. take that or fairdale road to get through the area. happening today, the philadelphia parents who pleaded guilty to murder charges after their 3-year-old daughter starved to death face sentencing. a judge will sentence carlos and carmen on third degree murder and conspiracy. the girl died in their west oak lane home in 2013. she was born with a disorder that left her partially inblood and unable to walk or talk. ramirez also pleaded guilty to using disability checks for partying and gambling at casinos. another update in 25 minutes. i'm tracy davidson. now back to the "today" show.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, sanitizing your way to sickness. is our obsession with kids' cleanliness leading to allergies? what the research says about the surprising downside to germaphobe i can't. ♪ then steve in studio. daytime king steve harvey stops by to talk about his new season, surprises and the neverending battle of the sexes. and -- ♪ >> from his southern comfort zone to midtown manhattan, brad paisley kicking off the labor day weekend with a live concert on our plaza "today," september 4, 2015.

>> we are here to see brad paisley at "today." >> new york loves brad paisley zblchblgts. [ cheers and applause ] >> all the way from minnesota just to see brad. >> brad paisley! >> all the way from ohio with my mom and grand mother to check out brad paisley on the "today" show! [ cheers and applause ] >> good morning, everyone. welcome back to "today." it is friday, september 4, 2015. brad paisley fans are on the plaza because brad paisley is on the plaza signing autographs before he takes the concert stage in the next half hour. >> he's ready to go on a college tour. country nation. going to college campuses all fall. it will be a blast. first he's here with us.

>> we'll hear from him in a few minutes. let's begin by headed back inside to natalie for a check of the morning's top stories. >> good morning. let's start with politics this morning. donald trump playing down what some rivals see as a crack in his armor. a stumble while being asked about foreign policy. nbc's hallie jackson is outside trump tower with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. this morning donald trump is firing back at a conservative radio host, accusing him of asking gotcha questions on foreign policy. today, trump calling hugh hewitt a third rate radio announcer after an interview in which trump bristled when asked about terror leaders. >> i don't believe in gotcha questions. i'm not trying to, you know, quiz you -- >> that is a gotcha question when you're asking me about, you know, who is running this, this, this. i will be so good at the military your head will spin. obviously i'm not meeting these people. >> reporter: that interview happened just hours after trump

signed a pledge promising loyalty to the gop, ruling out a run as an independent. not a legally binding document, but symbolic. trump's previous controversial comments about john mccain or megyn kelly didn't hurt him and the latest polls show he's leading the field by double digits. >> he sure is. hallie jackson outside of trump tower, thank you very much. vice president joe biden spoke thursday night about why he's been hesitant to enter the race for president. he was appearing at a synagogue in atlanta. during a question and answer period he said the most relevant factor is whether he and his family have the emotional energy to run. biden said entering the race wouldn't be appropriate unless he can devote his heart and soul to the endeavor. tennis players and fans had a scare thursday night when a drone buzzed the u.s. open during a match. it crashed into an empty section of seats. police and security stopped the match to investigate the device.

there were no injuries. 26-year-old school teacher daniel burly was charged with reckless operation of the drone. the husband of a jailed county clerk said his wife will not resign and will stay behind bars as long as it takes. rowan county kentucky clerk kim davis was jailed thursday. she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, even defying the supreme court. davis, an elected official, bases her refusal on personal religious objections. that was no lost kitten wandering the streets in california on thursday. it was a two-foot-long tiger cub. the woman who found it took it to the humane society which posted video of the cub on the facebook page. animal experts believe it is 3 months old and probably someone's pet. not a good idea to have that as a pet. they are cute. until they get big.

>> with teeth like this. >> thank you, natalie. we are headed into cold and flu season. if you wash your hands, purell a few times a day you won't get sick. >> contrary to the matt lauer school of thought it is possible living germ-free could be detrimental to your health. >> reporter: cleanliness may be next to godliness -- but it doesn't guarantee a clean bill of health. it's an idea researchers call the hygiene hypothesis. it argues that modern society is too clean and is preventing the immune system from learning to deal with germs naturally leaving us more susceptible to illness. allowing the odd germs to flowish is important when it comes to kids. and it could spare them from the on set of allergies. children who grow up on farms surrounded by soil, dust and domestic animals have immune systems that are better

protected against asthma, hay fever and allergies. why? according to a new study from a group of belgian researchers, exposure to the great outdoors allows their immune systems to react more efficiently to a wide range of germs. but for the 50 million americans suffering from seasonal wheezing and sneezing, how do you clear the air? let's bring in dr. natalie azar. good morning to you. i guess i get this. you want to build up a certain immunity to germs. the question is how much is too much in terms of sanitizing? the reason it's called the hygiene hypothesis is it is evolving. the idea has been around for a couple of decades. just to summarize what we are saying, it's postulating that because of the industrial society and our decrease in infections because we are cleaning, cleaning, preventing, vaccinating and all of that there is an unfortunate rise in allergy and asthma.

to understand abnormal it's important to understand normal. what should be happening when a child is born, critical post natal period where they are exposed to things. i think of it as a dance between exposure and how your body reacts. the immune system is fine-tuning itself so it's not reacting against itself and causing allergies. if a body is busy fighting infection it won't fight itself. that's a way to think about the idea if you are not exposing yourself to things your immune system has nothing better to do than become allergic or attack itself. >> let's look at things we clean every day and decide whether to clean them less. hands. how often? >> that's the thing. honestly there is no easy answer. one thing that's important is the microorganisms we are talking about aren't necessarily like flu viruses and measles. we are talking about complex parasites and what we call the

microbiota or gut flora. >> that sounds terrible. >> people need take homes. it's flu season. you should wash your hands. if somebody sneezes wash your hands. if you are cleaning the kitchen counter, cooking with raw meat still use anti-bacterial stuff. common sense is the takehome and the idea that this farm dust and dirt is good for you. that's where a lot of microorganisms are, not in the house. you can keep cleaning your house. be mindful. if the kids come in, don't make them wash their hands before dinner. >> don't? >> i don't. if they are outside playing in the yard. what are they going to get out there they can't get in their mouths and boost their immune systems. >> one child at a time. >> we got a call from savannah from new york. can my kids still eat off the floor? >> yes. 20-second rule. >> you heard it here first. >> natalie, thank you. coming up on trending, the

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people in new england love two things -- tom brady and dunkin donuts. when the judge ruled in brady's favor these came together. this is the sign outside a maine dunkin donuts. judge richard berman gets free coffee for life. someone caught roger goodell's reaction to the ruling. here it is. take a look. >> oh, nice. >> good. >> the courtroom sketch. >> steve, ready for friday fish bowl? >> yeah. >> bringing it back. this is where we put random questions in a bowl. answer as many as we can. you're the guest of honor. >> just reach in. >> read it, grab one. >> pass it around. >> keep it clean. >> what do you remember most about your high school prom? the date sucked. >> all right.

there's nothing. >> okay. >> try another. >> okay. let's see. name three things on your bucket list. to try to climb mount kilimanjaro, basically see all the seven wonders of the world. and to answer the third thing. i don't know. >> you have a hard one. >> you're not going to make it. >> no. >> i'm going to die. >> steve harvey is the best life coach. he'll tell you exactly. >> don't even try. >> two new things. >> i could have somebody carry me. >> what is one thing your significant other won't let you do. oh, my gosh. nothing i can say on the "today" show. stay home unsupervised. >> what did you do? >> what happened? >> would you rather win an oscar, nobel prize or olympic medal? and for what?

>> these are tough. >> i would like to win an olympic medal for tennis. because that's never going to happen either, steve. >> nat? >> this is dark. what's the worst punishment you had as a child. the belt. >> mine is if you could be a rock star who would it be. wow, that's a good one. maybe single adam lavigelevine, premarriage. >> that's it? let's go again. >> steve, one more. >> open it and read it. what do you keep on your bedside table? >> cialis. [ laughter ] >> there you go. >> can we agree that was worth it? >> and a bottle of water, i hope. >> harry stiles hit on stage

during a concert and carson has a big surprise. >> i have to follow that? >> i'm going to buy some of that cialis stuff. >> first up harry stiles in a bizarre moment on stage. they were performing in philly, a fan threw red bull. in the past harry encouraged fans to throw things on stage. it got out of control. guess who was there for harry. she said, he's okay. she urged fans to learn from the incident and be kind. >> we can't lose any more members. >> maybe throw a capris sun. they're soft. hugh jackman turned down the role as james bond. the role went to daniel craig. that's a popstart developing story. more on that. sofia vergara and her tv husband ed o'neill before that he was married with children, played al

bundy. she posted this photo on instagram. >> oh, my gosh. asking do you like this look, ed o'neill? we all say yes, we do. >> well done. >> okay. finally, we have a little surprise. mr. roker, we have a surprise for you. you're a fan of "ghostbusters." you have wanted to visit the set. the director has a message for you. watch. >> hey, al. where you been? we have been in boston shooting the new "ghostbusters" movie. i know you're a fan of the original ones. we can't wait to see you next week. we're happy you're coming. as we like to say here, who you gonna call? al roker. [ cheers and applause ] >> you got your call. pack your bags. >> awesome. >> wednesday, al is headed to boston to the new set of the new "ghostbusters." >> shut the front door! >> ooh!

that's my kind of show. >> that was a strong front. >> this from the guy with cialis on the night stand. >> you have to be excited. >> i'm thrilled. i cannot wait. >> see you take the mountain climb and replace it with you on the set of "ghostbusters." >> you have to work in a cameo. get in a scene. >> i have a jumpsuit already. >> dreams come true, kids. carson, thanks a lot. we'll chat more with steve harvey in a moment. first, al has a look at the weather if he can get through it. >> i have to do the weather? am i walking over here or do i stay here? >> you stay here. this is like monty python. labor day, here we go. a risk of storms, northern plains, sunshine, west coast. rain in the midatlantic. as we move into saturday we have rain through the southeast and the northern plains. sunny skies, great lakes into new england. on sunday, more sunshine, more

heat in the northeast. great lakes, showers midatlantic into the gulf coast. beautiful out west. western third of the country looks fantastic. along the southeastern atlantic coast, look for rain into florida. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a hazy, muggy start. partly sunny skies this morning and then storms pop up this afternoon. temperatures in the 80s today. then, gets nice this weekend. the humidity comes way down for saturday. 85 the high temperature and the humidity even lower for sunday and monday. 87 sunday afternoon. lots of sunshine for labor day monday. then the heat and the humidity make a comeback for tuesday, wednesday and thursday. have a great day. and that's your latest weather. back to you. >> thank you, al. as the emmy winning host of his own daytime talk show steve harvey found tremendous success as a relationship guru. >> to kick off season 4, steve is diving in, surprising a group

of women with first hand answers to their questions. check it out. >> we have 2,000 men here in this theater today. they are giving their honest opinions on dating, sex, marriage, and beyond. it's what men really think, the event. [ cheers and applause ] >> wow. >> a lot of testosterone. >> i grew up watching you as a king of commodity. one of the funniest guys in the business. at some point you morphed into the dr. ruth of our time. not the physical similarity. how did you turn into a relationship fwu are yoguru. >> i failed a bunch of times. i was doing it to help my daughters and a lot of people needed that honest and true advice. that's how i started. >> people love that part of the show. your season premiere, you have 150 women with questions.

and they were pulled off the street and what do you think? >> we had them apply through facebook. we couldn't just pull them off the street. you have to see this. i think women are stunned at the way men honestly answer questions. but i think men are as stunned at how many questions women really have. so it's good. the biggest take away, i don't think women understand how important sex is to men. you cannot know how important it is to us. >> really? >> you can't know. >> how important is it? >> the most important thing. >> number one? >> it is the only reason we go to get a college degree. the only reason. it is the only reason we bathe. it is the only reason we buy a house. we don't need a house. we just need an apartment, flat screen tv and refrigerator. that's all we need. we don't need a house with a

backyard, stuff like that. >> if that's true, i would imagine a 14-year-old boy thinks about that all the time. but the older you get, it just keeps going? single-minded focus? >> for the boys it's wondering about it. once you have tasted the fruit then you're wrecked. it's the rest of your life. that's it. it's a quest. >> how do women respond when you divulge that information to them? >> it's shocking. they kind of know because most women experience the hunter coming at them all the time. the women that were at the show handled it so well. these were the sharpest ladies. we had 150 women. they were very well put together, so inquisitive. women are the best interrogators on planet earth. forensic science was invented by a woman. they're good at it, man. they dug up a lot.

>> you have to give out marriage advice at this point. your beautiful daughter carly is walking down the aisle. how are you doing with that? >> i'm struggling. >> really? >> i really am. >> how come? >> my first kid. she's one of the twins. i'm going to give her away. my other daughter, i handled it differently. this one's hurting me a little bit. it really is. i miss my kid. i have had her all these years. i have had to threaten this guy. >> i was going to ask, did you pull him aside? >> i did it on tv. i said, look, man. you can break up with my daughter, never speak to her again but you can't hurt her. you can't put your hands on her. there is not a plats on the planet you can go that i won't find you. i have money. >> work it into your rehearsal dinner speech. >> my daughter is saying, dad, when you do the speech don't say anything about ben that's

negative. i said, i can't promise that. >> i have to crash the wedding just to hear your speech. do you have a first song picked out? >> i do. it's a secret. >> okay. >> it's a secret. it's one from the '70s. >> did you see the segment earlier about germaphobes and letting our kids be dirtier instead of sanitizing them. i was curious what your thoughts are on that. >> i spent my life as a dirty little kid and i'm still here. you have mothers who -- don't taste this and that. and you're raising chumps. i went outside to play in the dirt. i put dirt in my dump truck and drove it and then i made dirt cakes. i was outside to get dirty. i didn't understand. no germs? there's no phone being clean.

like german chocolate cake. >> ooh. >> i like stuff with germs in it. >> i had a feeling you might have thoughts on this. >> i thought it, too. i was sitting there the whole time going that's ridiculous to raise a kid. some people think they know stuff. >> what do you think about the show. >> i think this is great. >> we'll be talking. we have to come over and do this and then down stairs. what's outside for? then we go outside and come back in. al roker does the weather with no information. al is making it up. it will be sunny sunday. really, al? al isn't even looking at a map or nothing. he's just making up weather. it will be cool down south. what? then we come over here and talk to me. >> pull back the curtain. all true.

>> we're about to go outside. >> i have to wrap up in exactly -- look, i have five, four, three. steve . nbc 10 news starts now. >> good morning, i'm tracy davidson. let's get your first alert forecast from meteorologist bill henley. bill? >> tracy, hazy sunshine, just enough to cause the temperatures to move up. we're already seeing it warm up at the shore. it's a sunny view from cape may from the marquis de lafayette hotel. 77 degrees in north cape may. cape may airport is 75 degrees and just up the coast it's now 76 degrees in woodbine. philadelphia, 79 degrees at this hour. keep an eye on the sky. might need an umbrella. the sunshine will be fading this afternoon with scattered showers and thunderstorms. thanks, bill. a sinkhole in northeast philadelphia is causing problems this morning. crews getting ready to make

repairs. jessica boyington is watching that. jessica? >> and tracy, what we're looking at right now is in northeast philadelphia where this sinkhole we have skyforce 10 over top of this scene. actually it's knights road and chalfont drive. they have all lanes blocked off. cones surrounding this water main break that turned into a sinkhole. eliminating that dangerous condition there. but again, that's knights road and chalfont drive. take fairdale road or woodhaven road to get through the area and it's also watch out for an accident being reported on the delaware memorial bridge southbound. a lane blocked on the bridge. happening today a burlington community is holding a prayer vigil for two siblings who died after being hit by a car in southampton township. the service at 8:00 tonight at the municipal playground. the family was walking home from the park last month when hit. police did not charge the driver.

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♪ 8:30 now on this friday morning, the 4th of september 2015. smack dab in the middle of country nation brad paisley is warming up, ready to take the stage. the moment is coming soon. good morning. nice to have you along. >> we have a big crowd and a loud crowd. mr. paisley will get going in a

few minutes. let's get a check of the weather. >> we have a few showers making their way through the gulf coast into florida and a cold front bringing showers and thunderstorms through montana. that will bring cooler weather as we make our way through the weekend. look at the afternoon temperatures. look at the huge chunk of 90s and 100s through the gulf. some showers also making their way through florida. sunshine into the northeast and new england. cooler thanks to the back door >> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a hazy, muggy start. partly sunny skies this morning and then storms pop up this afternoon. temperatures in the 80s today. then, gets nice this weekend. the humidity comes way down for saturday. 85 the high temperature and the humidity even lower for sunday and monday. 87 sunday afternoon. lots of sunshine for labor day monday. then the heat and the humidity make a comeback for tuesday, wednesday and thursday. have a great day.

get that weather all weekend when you need it on the weather channel on cable, weather.com online. >> all right, al. thank you. the als ice bucket challenge had everyone drenched with cold water last year in an effort to raise money to help find a cure for lou gehrig's disease. >> a group of enterprising athletes took a different approach going for a world record in the process. the location, the great barrier reef off the coast of australia. the challenge, to break the guinness world record title for most distance covered kite surfing by a team. >> on the great barrier reef! >> reporter: the goal is to raise money and awareness for als. the event is called kite to reef where eight top kite surfers risk it all in shark infested waters for a good cause. >> this will be a hard mission. hopefully we can push through knowing we can do it for everyone who can't. >> reporter: when event

organizer breaks his leg in four places. >> unfortunately it was a bad mishap and i broke my femur. i got pulled out. >> reporter: the only woman on the journey, from sydney, was attacked by a shark as she stopped to apply sunscreen. >> i was in the water for about two seconds and i got a big thump in my back. i got straight out of there and that was it. later that night we saw there were some marks in my back. >> reporter: her brush with death comes on the same day she appears to have smashed the record for longest continuous kite surf journey for a woman. each kite surfer keeps pushing through for one simple reason. >> it's insanely intense. it was physically gruelling, mentally draining. but we just kept on thinking, you know, this isn't anything like dealing with one of these crazy diseases. >> reporter: the group spent 61 hours in the water over eight

days covering 769 miles and raising more than $100,000 for als. >> we had the greatest team in the world. it was amazing. >> the guinness world record team is in the process of reviewing the two records they appear to have broken. to learn more about how to support the cause head to our website, today.com. how's that for commitment to the cause? shark bite and broken leg. >> speaking of records, monday the plaza will be filled with people trying to break their own guinness world records live. >> sounds like fun. coming up next, brad paisley live in concert straight ahead. first, this is "today" on nbc.

>> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> if you know anything about music you know brad paisley. just in case before he hits the

toyota concert stage here is a refresher on brad's award winning career. brad paisley, critically acclaimed singer-songwriter known for amazing guitar riffs. and a wicked sense of humor. ♪ so don't go swimming down in the south ♪ ♪ unless you want tar balls in your mouth ♪ ♪ >> quickly becoming country music royalty, paisley has earned three grammys, 14 academy of music awards and named cma entertainer of the year in 2010. ♪ >> reporter: his most recent single "perfect storm" off "moonshine in the trunk" became his 23rd number one hit.

his legendary live performances have been selling out stadiums from coast to coast. he is sure to crush it this morning as he joins us on the plaza today. ♪ the wait is over. ladies and gentlemen, mr. brad paisley. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ you could use an atta boy ♪ or a your killing it ♪ as i hit one of the park ♪ you nailed it, they say ♪ i've been in a dry spell but that's about to change ♪ ♪ every week has a weekend ♪ by this time friday night

♪ i'll be done with my third can of cold bud light ♪ ♪ i'll be crushin' it ♪ crushin' it ♪ let's say your baby's mad cause you told her that you'd hang some pictures for her ♪ ♪ you know the ones she framed from late last spring ♪ ♪ of you and her in florida. >> you're up in the ladder when it shatters ♪ ♪ she shakes her head and looks at you and says ♪ ♪ ain't you good for anything ♪ you say ♪ every week has a weekend ♪ by this time friday night ♪ if you want a margarita

♪ i'll get tequila and ice ♪ i'll be crushing it ♪ with a cold one in my other hand i'll be crushin' it ♪ ♪ when i'm finished with my can ♪ ♪ i can stomp it with my woot boot ♪ ♪ punch it with my fist ♪ smash it on my forehead ♪ yeah, it got this ♪ i'll be crushin' it ♪ oh, i'll be crushin' it ♪ i figured this out in college walking past them gothic columns ♪ ♪ that i was gonna probably wind up somewhere near the bottom ♪ ♪ i was never gone a that be the best or brightest guy around ♪ ♪ but like the great george freaking strait i'm the king of getting unwound ♪ ♪ every week has a weekend ♪ by this time friday night ♪ i'll be done with my third can of cold bud light ♪

♪ and i'll be crushin' it ♪ every week has a weekend ♪ i'll be crushin' it ♪ by this time friday night ♪ i'll be done with my third can ♪ ♪ of cold bud light ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> this is "today" on nbc.

welcome back to "today." there is no doubt that brad paisley is crushin' it right now. got sold out concerts around the world. his latest hit album is "moonshine in the trunk." i like that. >> good morning. >> you haven't been here since 2006, almost a decade. is it amazing to come out and realize most of these people got here around 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning? >> that's amazing except i was here, too. it's a commitment on their part to be here. it's amazing to me. >> are you a morning person? >> no. only if it rolls over from

night. right now i'm still considering this thursday night. >> ironically, neither are we morning people. tell me about the country nation tour. you're about to launch this. >> i love the idea. i don't know how it will go. this is winging it for us. we are stripping down, basically saying, hey, college kids, this is my favorite time of year for college football season. we are going to celebrate football and all things college and go play free shows at colleges. that will be fun. >> get a taste of that now. take it away brad paisley.

♪ we worked in the factory and the steel ♪ ♪ the coal mines and steel mills ♪ ♪ that's what we do ♪ we're so much more than that ♪ ♪ if you want to know who we are ♪ ♪ it's on the logos of our caps ♪ ♪ we're mountaineers ♪ we're volunteers ♪ we're the tide that rolls ♪ we're seminoles ♪ we're a herd of long horn steer ♪ ♪ we drive ford and chevrolet ♪ cheer 24 and 88 ♪ we crank up our music friday

nights ♪ ♪ on 2000 country stations ♪ yeah, we're one big country nation, that's right we might fix your water pump or your ac ♪ ♪ bring your apple pie and fill your glass of tea ♪ ♪ we'll take that fed ex package to your door ♪ ♪ but underneath that apron or that uniform ♪ ♪ we've wild cats ♪ we're wolverines ♪ we're tigers, buckeyes, bruins, bulldogs, hogs and hurricanes ♪ ♪ we pray before we race ♪ cheer 14 and 48 ♪ we drink up our music friday nights ♪ ♪ and we're one big country nation, that's right ♪ ♪ we're all across the map ♪ down city streets and old dirt roads ♪ ♪ we're the fabric of the nation ♪ ♪ and we're a nation all our own ♪ ♪

♪ we're mountaineers, volunteers ♪ ♪ blue devils, heels and rebels ♪ ♪ fighting irish and cavaliers ♪ we soup up our chevrolets ♪ cheer 24 and 88 ♪ we crank up the same songs friday night ♪ ♪ on 2000 country stations ♪ yeah, we're one big country nation ♪ ♪ that's right ♪

♪ >> don't go anywhere. brad has one more song to perform. fist on a friday morning this is "today" on nbc.

we are back now with more of the toyota summer concert series. >> here again, mr. brad paisley with his single "online." ♪ i work down at the pizza pit

♪ i drive an old hyundai ♪ i still live with my mom and dad ♪ ♪ i'm 5'3" and over weight ♪ i'm a sci-fi fanatic ♪ mild asthmatic ♪ never been to second base ♪ but there is a whole nother me ♪ ♪ that you need to see ♪ check out my ashley madison square garden page ♪ ♪ cause online i'm out in hollywood ♪ ♪ i'm 6'5" and i look damn good ♪ ♪ i drive a maserati ♪ i'm a black belt in karate ♪ and i lo a good glass of wine ♪ ♪ it turns girls on that i'm mysterious ♪ ♪ i tell them i don't want nothing serious ♪ ♪ cause even on a slow day ♪ i can have a three way ♪ chat with two women at one time ♪ ♪ i'm so much cooler online ♪ so much cooler online ♪ i get home ♪ i kiss my mom

♪ and she fixes me a snack ♪ i head down to my basement bedroom ♪ ♪ and fire up my mac ♪ in real life the only time i ever been to l.a. ♪ ♪ was when i got the chance with the marching band ♪ ♪ to play tuba in the rose parade ♪ ♪ online i live in hollywood ♪ i'm 6'5" and i look damn good ♪ ♪ i drive a maserati ♪ i'm a black belt in karate ♪ and i love a good glass of wine ♪ ♪ it turns girls on that i'm mysterious ♪ ♪ i tell them that i don't want nothing serious ♪ ♪ cause even on a slow day i can have a three day ♪ ♪ chat with two women at one time ♪ ♪ i'm so much cooler online

♪ yeah, i'm cooler online ♪ when you got my kind of stats ♪ ♪ it's hard to get a date ♪ let alone a real girlfriend ♪ but i grow another foot ♪ and i lose a bunch of weight every time i log in ♪ ♪ online i live in hollywood ♪ i'm 6'5" and i look damn good ♪ ♪ i drive a maserati ♪ i'm a black belt in karate ♪ and i love a good glass of wine ♪ ♪ it turns girls on that i'm mysterious ♪ ♪ i tell them that i don't want nothing serious ♪ ♪ cause even on a slow day i can have a three day ♪ ♪ chat with two women at one time ♪ ♪ i'm so much cooler online ♪ yeah, i'm cooler online ♪ you ought to see me online

♪ [ cheers and applause ]

nbc 10 news starts now. >> good morning. i'm chris cato. 8:56 on your friday. let's see how warm it is now. your first alert forecast with meteorologist bill henley. bill? >> already up to 78 degrees in philadelphia. pocono mountains a little on the cool side but it will warm into the 70s today. nobody will see 90s. some hazy sunshine for lake

wallenpaupack at this hour. right now, 71 degrees in mount pocono, 82 at philadelphia international. already in the 80s in wilmington and northeast philadelphia. and almost up to 80 in atlantic city. with sunshine we will see the temperature climb to 85 by 1:00 this afternoon and scattered showers and thunderstorms today. >> happening today, a judge will sentence carlos rivera and carmen ramirez, the philadelphia parents who pleaded guilty to murder charges after their 3-year-old daughter starved to death. the girl died at their home in 2013. she was born with a disorder that left her partially blind and unable to walk or talk. ramirez also pleaded guilty to using disability checks for partying and gamaling. 140,000 people expected to pack the ben franklin parkway for the sold out made in america festival. the party is bigger than ever too. 62 acts this year will be performing on five different stages on saturday and sunday. organizers expanded the site to

accommodate an additional 10,000 people. beyonce is the headliner on saturday night. other artists set to perform include philadelphia rapper meet mill, big sean, and the weekend. this is a live look here at the stage set up on the parkway. crews will be closing the outer lanes of the parkway at 10:00 and that means a lot of detours in the area. for a complete list of road closures go to nbc10.com. i'm chris cato. we'll be back with another update in about 25 minutes. have a great morning.

this morning on "today's take" it's the country nation with brad paisley crushing it as our summer concert star and from "batman versus superman," jesse eisenberg is here. and the best burger you will ever eat from your cookout. that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today's take" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on a beautiful friday morning in new york city. september 4, 2015. a big crowd here to see brad paisley. he'll give us another song in

this hour. he can put on a show. >> he can play that guitar like i have evenever seen. >> we have natalie, al. you picked the morning jam. >> lunchmoney lewis. just a fun song. >> you love him. >> i do. it's a fun song. you can't help but smile. >> yeah. all of his songs. >> his song "mama". >> we love that in our house. we have to bleep it but we love it. the top story is this roller coaster in new jersey. >> at the six flags. >> i grew up going there. this is total mayhem. >> that can't go wrong. >> six flags released a virtual video of what it will look like. suspended in wing seats. >> oh, my. >> you're going up and down. >> oh, no. >> it's like the batmobile.

watch them spin. >> that's insane. >> it's opening next spring. i see this as our spring fling field trip. >> you go up 12 stories, drop 90 degrees. you are flipped head over heels at least six times. opens spring of 2016. that's a new era in roller coasters. i have never seen anything like it. >> unreal. look at that. >> wow. >> spinning around. >> do they play that music? >> the batman music. >> i'm in. i like roller coasters. >> i used to. lately, i go and i get a little -- >> queasy? >> a little queasy. >> all right. spring. we're on. >> i'll be down there watching. >> six flags, we are coming for you. thank you, it's friday. before labor day you want to build the perfect burger we've got the recipe. this is from a chef at oxford. >> right off the bat.

>> oxford. >> there's science to this. okay? >> not american. >> okay. i'm telling you. he's got the perfect formula for the perfect burger. he said every burger should be nine layers. >> incorrect. >> wrong. it's a burger. >> i think it's too much to my taste. 2.8 inches tall, two inches wide which looks small. the ingredients -- >> he's british. >> but it is a good burger. here we go. warm seeded burger bread sprayed with sesame oil. >> you are too precious. i have to spray it with sesame seed oil? >> i don't need extra oil with my burger. >> it ee's greasy. >> chipotle sauce, sliced gherkin. juicy tomato. perfect. then he goes off the rails. deep fried onion, crunchy slices

of serrano ham and camembert cheese and the wagu beef with barbecue sauce, salt, pepper, onion, ketchup. and the bread splashed with a dash of soy sauce. >> if this was a normal burger you would be done. >> it's tasty, but it's too much. >> just cut off the other parts, burger, ketchup, onion. >> that's me. >> i agree on the formula. he places equal importance on the touch, sound, look and taste but smell. >> camembert. >> the smell is good. >> really? >> okay, that's good. >> al, this is why we won the war. >> exactly right. >> america. >> america. >> this is not an american

burger. the chipotle is spicy. >> you enjoy that burger. we have zoobie. creates short messages. you have to pay for some of the cartoon videos. available for apple and android. pick a character, say something into the phone and the character becomes you. let's start with me as grandpa smurf. this is a 99 cent video. >> remember, always respect your elders especially blue ones in a mushroom village with no shirt on. >> that was my voice. >> what happened to papa smurf? he's some guy out in the village. then we looked it up and al said that's not what papa smurf sounds leek. it was a guess. you have slimer? >> from "ghostbusters." dh check it out. >> i'm feeling slimy. you're going to feel slimy

because i'm the slimer. that's right. that's the one that got me. >> the lip coordination isn't perfect. >> a little off. >> you got the character. on the topic of "ghostbusters," you have a surprise this morning from the director of the new "ghostbusters" paul stieg. >> he invited me to boston on wednesday to be with the cast. melissa mccarthy, kristen wiig, kate mac kin nnon. >> and that's your movie. >> i mean, oh, wow. >> our videos are innocent. how did yours turn out? >> it's dark natalie. it's friday. ♪ >> if you thought i was just a cute little stuffed, innocent -- [ hiccup ]

bunny, you have that straight. i like a cocktail. don't tell hoda and kathie lee i took their stash. uh-oh. >> drunk bunny? >> it's one of the options on the app. >> it was one of the options. the drunk animals or something. >> we went for family fun. you went to a different place. >> drunk bunny? >> you took the ones for 99 cents. i had to get a freebie. >> i would have given you the 99 cents. >> it's called zoobie. >> keep your kids away from drunk bunny. >> you can't unsee that. okay. when the first "star wars" arrived in theaters in 1977 they didn't expect much of a demand for "star wars" toys. guess what. things changed.

today is force friday. eager fans trying to get new merchandise tied to the latest installment, franchise, "star wars," the force awakens. this thing is a frenzy around the world. new york, australia, germany. london. okay. in line with natalie's drunk bunny this is another disturbing piece of tape. dancing storm troopers twerking. >> twerking storm troopers. >> what's wrong with that? >> nothing at all. >> some of the merchandise here. this is the one that will be hotel. you can control this with an app on your phone. >> that's cool. >> that one. >> the robot here. >> down, down. that's not that one. this one. >> pretty cool. and the only darth vader toy that has james early jones's voice. you have to press his chest.

[ darth vader breathing ] >> his head moves. >> just the breathing alone takes you back. >> we've got little r2d2 down here. >> this is impressive. you missed it. >> you're not a jedi yet. >> i love that. >> i'm a 40-year-old man. i see these things and i get excited. >> amazing. >> trying to think of a film franchise that really every generation has watched. my kids can't get enough. >> same. >> they just started watching from the beginning again. >> wow. >> exciting. >> very exciting. al, how about a look at the weather? >> let's see what's going on now as far as your labor day weekend is concerned for today we have the rain in the southeast. also into the ohio river valley. slight risk of strong storms in the northern plains. you can see wet weather through the midatlantic states. sunny skies and warmer in new england. season on sunday, more rain in

the pacific northwest. we expect showers from the midatlantic into the gulf coast. on labor day monday, rain again continues along the southeast coast. rain around the great lakes. beautiful weather, western third of the country out west. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a hazy, muggy start. partly sunny skies this morning and then storms pop up this afternoon. temperatures in the 80s today. then, gets nice this weekend. the humidity comes way down for saturday. 85 the high temperature and the humidity even lower for sunday and monday. 87 sunday afternoon. lots of sunshine for labor day monday. then the heat and the humidity make a comeback for tuesday, wednesday and thursday. have a great day. and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks a lot. 16 to 16. we have been telling you about it. looking to get healthy and lose weights in the final months before 2016? head to today.com and tell us

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i love that title. >> it's a rechbs ference to theh of nascar. that's the reason we have hot rods. they made alcohol illegal. i don't know if we would. >> they were running moonshine. >> we got good things out of it. >> you are getting ready to gone oh tour again. you have the college nation coming up. you start at virginia tech. >> that's the guinea pig. >> fantastic. >> we are going there sunday. the game is the next day. >> huge. >> i'm excited because it's an idea we have been forming. img did a lot of the leg work for this. we basically came up with a concept that if you go to the college kids now and blast them with music they may stick with you for life. >> they love you already. >> when you get ready for a show do you have rituals you use to get ready? >> i don't. my ritual is i don't. if i get too ready like at an

awards show or something you're really over thinking stuff. it's a big night. a live tour, yeah, i got to go. >> that's the way to do it. >> after a couple hundred shows a year for a while it's like, oh, yeah, great, let's do this. we know how to do this. the rest of the day i'm lost. >> when it's not playing music you don't know what to do with yous. >> no. >> "country nation" speaks to how big country music has gotten. it's not just in the south. not just in the united states. it's around the world. >> it is. >> can you speak to the growth of your genre since you started, got in the game? >> it's been interesting. i think what happened is any format in music borrows from others. we incorporated stuff that isn't country and people realized it's not just for people who live in the country. it's music about life, heartbreak, love, excitement and all these things are universal.

also the internet. we went to europe for the first time. it was better than i expected. by then they could get it online and all that. >> speaking of the internet i was looking at your twitter profile, @brad paisley. it says a crack commando unit was sent to prison in a military court for a crime they didn't commit. i was also born. are you as big a fan of the a-team as i was? >> i am. i watched them as a kid religiously. i know you love it. >> want to do it? >> in 1971 crack commando unit was sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit. these men promptly escaped. >> oh, my. >> if nobody else can help and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the a-team. >> how did a woman marry you? >> my wife asks every day. >> that was good.

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i wanted to juxtapose fish bream with his childish hick ups. >> too late now. >> i love the title to the story. marv albert is my therapist. how did you come up with the story or the title first? >> i was trying to come up with who the least sensitive therapist would be. probably somebody like marv albert. he's a sweet, funny guy. his utterances during sports games aren't sensitive. they are usually yelling about a competition. it's comedic like that. >> where do you come up with the ideas. are these based on your personal life experiences or thinking outside the box. >> both of those. never drugs. it's all personal anxiety and usuallile directing them toward something positive.

>> this is a series on amazon. >> yes, i wrote it for amazon. they are doing television now. >> we have to ask you about batman versus super man. you're playing lex luthor. i know you can't say much. what can you tell us? >> i was hoping to reveal the whole plot. >> feel free. >> look at the picture. >> oh, yes. he has no hair. on his head. [ laughter ] >> it's just the most incredible character. it was written by chris therrio. this is his next movie after "argo." it's not a cartoonish superhero movie. it is a serious, well acted, well written, well directed movie. it's phenomenal. >> can't wait to see you in it. >> thanks. >> and the book is funny. >> thank you very much, al. >> jesse eisenberg, thank you very much. coming up, how to make the flavors of summer last all year long. i'm going to start pickling.

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this, i can do. nbc 10 news starts now. >> good morning. i'm chris cato. 9:26 on your friday. all eyes on the forecast on this labor day weekend. here's meteorologist bill henley with that. >> a transitional day from the high heat yesterday, 96 degrees yesterday afternoon to hazy sunshine to start with today and showers this afternoon. that's the hazy view from the lowe's hotel in center city. the temperatures are climbing. 83 in philadelphia, we will stay in the 80s with clouds building this afternoon and see showers possibly thunderstorms with heavy downpours popping up. happening today people will pay respects to a philadelphia police officer who died in an off duty crash. sergeant raphael ali died when his pick-up hit a tree on henry

avenue in roxborough. investigators say he was speeding at the time and may have fallen asleep behind the wheel. this morning his family will hold a second viewing and his funeral. ali leaves behind two children. 25,000 more free tickets will be made available for the public ob the weekend of the papal visit and two papal parades through the crowds. the first will be saturday, september 26th through center city. this is the route here, this animation shows that. the second parade will be on the ben franklin parkway. the tickets will be available on-line starting next week. we will certainly let you know when those are up for sale. i'm chris cato. we'll have another update in about 25 minutes. you can always get the latest news and weather through the nbc 10 app. now we go back to the "today" show. have a great friday and great labor day weekend.

taking a look at the headlines, s.a.t. scores are calling. as of 2015 the average composite score was 1490 out of 2400, seven points lower than last year, the lowest ever since the test was redesigned in 2005. experts say there is no need to panic. the dip is likely due to the fact that students are now taking the test. kraft-hines is expanding a recall of the cheese products. a product with the packaging affects 335 cases, ten times as many as fist thought. a thin strip of the packaging film may stick to the slice after the wrapper has been taken off which could create a choking hazard. mountain bikers want to listen up as well. there is a recall.

23,000 cannon dale mountain bikes are being recalled in the u.s. because the stem steering tube assembly can fail posing a risk of injury. the recall involves several models from years 2011 through 2015. consumers should take bikes to the nearest dealer for a fre repair. a personal safety app that lets you have virtual company while you walk home alone is gaining in popularity. it's called companion and was created by college students. you list your friends and family members. when you use the app they get a web page where they can follow your journey on a map. if the app detects sudden movement or you stray from the route it offers to sound an alarm. it can send an alert to the person who is keeping you company on the other end. good idea. new research reveals why kids who grow up on farms have fewer problems with asthma and allergies. studies show farm dust causes the body to produce a protein in

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through a good portion of the country into the central plains. temperatures reaching the '90s. '90s into the southwest. cooler in new england with ties in the 70s. rain today as well. that will help with the wildfires out there. sunshine through the gulf but showers through central florida. looking at a cooler, sunnier day in the northeast with lower >> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a hazy, muggy start. partly sunny skies this morning and then storms pop up this afternoon. temperatures in the 80s today. then, gets nice this weekend. the humidity comes way down for saturday. 85 the high temperature and the humidity even lower for sunday and monday. 87 sunday afternoon. lots of sunshine for labor day monday. then the heat and the humidity make a comeback for tuesday, wednesday and thursday. have a great day.

and that's your latest weather. okay, on today food you want to hold onto summer and here's how you can do it. by canning. we'll start with something my wife in the south grew up with. chow-chow. it's like relish. you take great vegetables out there now. you combine them all up and here is the grid with the stuff you need. onion, cabbage, green onion, peppers, salt, mustard seeds and spices. two kinds of vinegar. any sugar you like. basically you dice everything up. >> great. >> green tomatoes. unripe tomatoes. you can use ripe ones but it's easier if you don't. chop everything up. first of all you will put tomatoes into the bowl. you put in everything you want. add salt. you add the salt and let it sit for 24 hours. the salt draws out the moisture. it makes it easier for the pickling juice to get in there.

then you rinse all of the vegetables off very, very thoroughly to get rid of the salt. also if you want to do pickles like bread & butter pickles, same deal. use cucumber, sliced onion. instead of two kinds of vinegar, you use one kind, clear like a regular vinegar so it's clear. you boil the cucumbers and put on ice to keep them -- >> blanch them then? >> that will help. put all the vegetables into the pot. take the brianing solution. four cups of vinegar, two cups of sugar. if you are doing pickles. 2-2. it's the same ratio. you boil it, add mustard seed, celery seed and turmeric for color. you take this and carefully put it in a very clean -- you have to sterilize canning jars.

they are inexpensive. put them in boiling water. what you will do is make sure they're clean. you have to get a new lid. these are mason jars, ball jars, whatever. fill it up and screw it on loosely. then come back here. we've got now in here basically a bath going. it's boiling water generally. wait until this continues to boil and carefully take it out with tongs. what happens is you can't see it here but there is an indentation. that means it is now vacuum sealed. >> okay. that's why you kept it loose? >> exactly. it will expand to create a seal. >> how long was it in there? >> basically about 15 minutes. 10 to 15 depending on the vegetable. you can do it with other vegetables, too. same deal. this time you basically just boil vegetables. like carrots or celery.

zucchini. green peppers. whatever you want to do. some of them you don't have to boil like green pepper, i like raw. you boil your briane. then add this, boiling brine to the liquid -- to the top. then seal it. thisle seals automatically on its own. you don't have to put it in the bath. if you like you can put it in the bath to be safe. >> very tasty. >> this is a condiment. the pickles are perfect. >> i love that. >> you can do anything. cauliflower, okra, beets. it's a great way to make a little summer last. >> you never cease to amaze me. of all the things you do, you have no time in the day. you're still home pickling vegetables. al roker. >> call me the pickler. i'll be in the new bat it man m.

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♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> brad paisley, thank you for a great show today. the album is "moonshine in the trunk." we are back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc. good intentions. is paved with

mr. president, we know you tried to make a good deal with iran. whose leaders stone women, hang homosexuals, sponsor mass terrorism, scream for the destruction of israel and death to america. so, what if you're wrong? and they can't be trusted? senator casey, don't trust iran. vote this down. our good buddy erica hill is here with what's coming up on weekend "today." >> it's an exciting labor day weekend and a good way to kick its off by joining us tomorrow for the weekend movie ticket.

we'll preview some of the biggest films hitting theaters this fall from "star wars" and "the hunger games" and an on screen reunion between angelina and brad pitt. >> back together again. >> on screen. >> not as comedic as "mr. & mrs. smith". >> not so much. >> a little different. >> we'll be watching. >> did you know i'm going to the "ghostbusters" set? >> i'm excited for you! fantastic. >> that's like the highlight of your life, i think. >> i will sit in pickle juice all weekend. >> and scene.

nbc 10 news starts now. good morning. i'm chris cato. 9:56. let's see how your friday labor day weekend forecast is shaping up with meter onsologist bill henley. >> changes today. temperatures climbing into the low 80s. 82 degrees right now. hazy sunshine but this afternoon we'll likely see scattered showers and thunderstorms. right now sunshine on boat house row. as far as the radar is concerned, it's clear for now, but as we go into the noontime hour and this afternoon, we'll

likely see those showers. temperatures topping out in the 80s today. a pregnant woman was shot on her front porch in the section of philadelphia overnight. police say two men walked up and opened fire on the woman and man. the woman shot in the leg, the man hit in the back. she's in stable condition but the man is critical but expected to survive. 140,000 people are expected to pack the ben franklin parkway this weekend for the sold out made in america festival. the party is bigger than ever in its fourth year. 62 acts will perform op five stages on saturday and sunday. organizers expanded the site to accommodate an additional 10,000 people. beyonce the headliner on saturday, other artists philadelphia rapper make mill, j. coal, and the weekend. a live look at the stage area on the ben franklin parkway. crews will be closing the outer lanes of the parkway beginning at 10:00 and, of course, that means a lot of detours in this area. for a complete list of road closures check nbc10.com.

i'm chris cato. we're back with another update in about 25 minutes and always get the latest news and weather through the nbc 10 app. have a great morning.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaz plaza. >> uh-huh. okay, you know what this is? it's tryday friday. you know what we're doing, jenna bush hager and i, we're having an end-of-summer party. we're sad summer is over. >> but we can celebrate. >> so you know who's spinning over there? >> no, who is it? >> guess how old he is? >> i'm going to guess. 12. >> you're