good morning. breaking overnight, massive inferno. a wildfire burning out of control charring 30,000 acres in just 12 hours. our crew in this northern california town ast is destroyed before their lives. >> reporter: it's going up in flames. >> residents racing to safety but the worse may still be to come. we are live. on the record, james blake speaking out about the violent take down by an under cover officer. >> it was completely unnecessary whether i was a criminal or not. >> what he wants the nypd to do about the officer who body

slammed him. mudslinging. donald trump on the receiving end of the jabs as republican presidential candidates fire back on the campaign trail. >> donald trump is an entertainer. >> setting the stage for what promises to be a lively second debate this week. and football day in america. on the heels of a controversial offseason the drama of the nfl now returns to the field. the big plays, the rivalries, the passion. it is all back today sunday, september 13th, 2015. >> from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> are you ready for some football? are you ready for some football? >> i'm happy it's a little cool outside. >> it's like football weather. we were hoping for one last pool

day but i think i want to cook something. >> lots more on this season straight ahead. our top story is the intense scene playing out in northern california at this hour where a massive new wildfire popped up. four firefighters are injured. an entire town virtually destroyed in just a matter of hours. one firefighter calling this blaze one of the worst he has seen. >> reporter: good morning. we are actually hearing explosions right now. this has been a morning of explosions and infernoes as you can see behind me. that is a duplex or what is left of a duplex. this scene is playing out all over middle town. we got in around 12:00. here is what we saw. this is main street middletown. you can see there is all kinds of torching going on. there is house after house, building after building that is

going up in flames. all through town we are hearing explosions. those are propane tanks going up. we have heard a dozen of those explosions so far. right now they are calling a few firefighters back over the fire radio. we have heard them calling firefighters back after structures like this are just so fully engulfed in flames that there is no saving. >> it's not worth it. let's just go. >> reporter: four firefighters who were burned earlier after being caught by a flare up were rushed to the hospital where they are recovering from second degree burns. while an army of their fellow firefighters are on the lines across the state at the over 60,000 fire. >> there are so many homes that are levelled, burned to the ground. >> reporter: and thousands of evacuees praying fire crews can save them from the type of catastrophic damage seen in middletown california. you will see five houses

completely gone, one standing and then more houses completely obl oblitrated. we are told they suffered second degree burns but are expected to be okay. they are in stable condition. as for what is happening right now live you see more explosions going on. this take away is here for structure protection protecting these homes right here and this home right across the street. you can see that the fire is still burning. they are hoping the embers don't get up in the tree tops and make their way over here. one more thing i want to show you, unfortunate news. we are told at this moment the hydrants in this entire town have run dry so it is really a matter of waiting for reenforcement. >> not being able to catch a break. >> be safe out there. one of the things the firefighters had to deal with that severe heat. what is the forecast looking like for them today? >> it is going to get better.

we have had extreme heat because of this area of high pressure. temperatures have been about 15 degrees above average and it has been very dry. here is where the pattern changes. now this high is going to shift to the east. the moisture will come in off the pacific. that will increase humidity. temperatures will be much, much cooler and we should see rain for the first time in the los angeles area since july. temperatures from 94 in sacramento. 77 on tuesday. that added moisture in the air will help firefighters. we have the chance for rain as the moisture streams in off the pacific. >> thank you. former tennis star james blake is speaking out about what happened when he was tackled outside a manhattan hotel. blake says he wants that officer stripped of his badge and tells nbc he is asking the mayor and police commissioner to do more for victims of excessive force. >> i'm okay. the emotional scars are a little

more. >> reporter: james blake has faced tough opponents on the tennis court but nothing could have prepared him for this moment last wednesday, tackled by an under cover police officer while standing outside a manhattan hotel. what goes through your mind after that? are you scared? >> i was very scared. never once was there officer stated i'm officer so and so. never a badge shown. never a name given. >> reporter: police thought blake was a suspect in a credit card theft ring. >> i said you can look at this badge. it shows i was a player in the u.s. open. >> reporter: blake says he was handcuffed for ten minutes. he doesn't blame racial profiling but says it was excessive force. >> it was unnecessary whether i was a criminal or not. >> reporter: the officer on the video is on modified duty awaiting investigation. he was already facing two pending excessive force lawsuits. when you hear about a history of

complaints about this officer what do you think? >> it makes me wonder why he was on the street and given this position. >> reporter: the mayor and police commissioner apologized and agreed to meet with blake. >> i have talked to people who had similar situations. >> reporter: blake says he is considering a lawsuit if changes aren't made. >> this happened to me and can happen to anyone. we can't let that keep happening. >> reporter: nbc news, new york. to politics where we are already getting a taste of what the second republican presidential debate can look like this week. a majority of candidates were in iowa where donald trump took a lot of heat but is not backing down. katy tur has more. >> reporter: it's never like donald trump to back down. the summer is over. the weather is changing, as you can see, and the candidates are starting to buckle down to focus

on those early states. the first of which being iowa. it's the super bowl of iowa college football. iowa versus iowa state. but saturday the drama on the field was rivalled by the political mudslinging on the campaign trail from here at the tailgate with rand paul. >> we make sure everybody in america knows donald trump you're a fake. >> reporter: to new hampshire and carly fiorina. >> donald trump is an intertoniintertonentertai entertainer and i am a leader. >> reporter: the summer may be over and with it the silly season of politics. the 2016 race for the white house is showing no signs of growing up as policy continues to take a back seat to insults. the sharp tone spear headed by donald trump himself. >> somebody will attack. somebody like a rand paul. >> reporter: all of the

attention was on him first at a rally in boon then the hawkeyes tailgate. >> the football game is serious. trump is not serious. >> i think he has the right ideas and will steer the country in the right directions. >> reporter: also at the game marco rubio. >> people want leaders who have ideas about how to get through it. >> reporter: not to mention scott walker who a month ago was famously confident on standing in his backyard state of iowa but is polling at 3% here or tenth place. the sitting wisconsin governor canceling events in california to refocus on the state. so far an uphill battle for him and the other veteran politic n politicians as polled voters continue to reject the status quo. >> pretty much it says they are looking for an outsider. it does say that. >> reporter: on everyone's mind right now the debate on wednesday and what will trump say or his opponents say to

potentially knock him down a bit. >> should be good television. and on that note chuck todd joins us as we talk all things debate. good morning. >> good morning. >> when it comes to donald trump he grabbed more than 30% in the polls. we know he is resonating with people. as katy pointed out this is where you hunker down. we are moving into the serious business of running for president. will we hear more specifics? more actual policy from trump? >> i expect a very combative debate. i know in some ways the focus is on trump. if the first debate was about the moderators versus trump i think this debate is the candidates themselves engaging trump more than we saw the first time. i think there is going to be -- i have detected a hint of desperation in the air. think about the candidates that we thought would be in the first tier that aren't right now.

marco rubio, scott walker, mike huckabee, rand paul. these are all people that thought they would be at the top of the polls or fighting for the top. they are nowhere close. i think that desperation is going to lead to more combativeness. i expect a very lively debate. >> specifically when we look at carly fiorina and ben carson who have been grabbing headlines, what do you expect from those two candidates? >> with ben carson i don't know because i think it is a counter intativeness about him that doesn't necessarily look like regular politics. he didn't look very comfortable at the first debate and yet had a moment and grabbed a moment. carly fiorina on the other hand i thnk is inevitable that when she and trump are paired together in a rebuttal probably over comments that donald trump made about carly fiorina last week that is a big opportunity for her. she has every chance of being sort of stealing the moment from the other ten people up there on

that stage. >> want to shift gears for a moment. the "washington post" is reporting that the company that took care of hillary clinton's private e-mail server said it was not wiped. this is an issue that has been dogging hillary clinton since march when it came up. what does her campaign need to do? what does she need to do to move beyond it once and for all? >> i don't know if they can do anything to move beyond just sort of dealing with it in the moment in time. she has i think -- i think they hope when she testified in capitol hill in october that that can be the period on this deal, whatever happens at that moment that after that she can put it behind her. this news about the server while on one hand that is good news for hillary clinton doesn't look like she went out of her way to wipe it clean, on the other hand it means that congress may say go re-create those e-mails so anything she did delete make it resurface now by this congressional inquiry.

that is more drip drip that she has to deal with over the coming months. >> nice to have you with us this morning. we will be checking in with you later on meet the press when i know one guest will be chris christie. violence shut down a holy site in jerusalem overnight. >> israeli police say they finally restored calm before the start of the jewish new year. israeli troops stormed the mosque after getting reports protesters were planning to disrupt visits to the area. located at the temple mount considered one of the holiest sites for jews. the migrant crisis is hitting record levels in hungary as the european nation prepares for unprecedented seal of the border. police say more than 4,000 migrants were obtained. hungary is rushing to complete a fence bordering serbia.

hung array says illegal crossings will be treated as crimes. more than 4,000 troops have been brought in to enforce the ban. authorities are investigating a deadly prison riot in oklahoma that left three inmates dead. the prison is on lockdown and houses medium and maximum security male inmates. officials say five prisoners were sent to the hospital with injuries. in june 11 prisoners were injured in a melee. to sports and a swan song for floyd mayweather jr. after a win in las vegas saturday night mayweather signed off on professional boxing insisting it was his final fight. the perfect record of 49-0 tying a mark set by rocky marciano. 33-year-old pennetta

announced she is retiring. this is the first major final for pennetta sending serena's chase for calendar year grand slam. >> they were so cute. they are amazing tennis players. the press conference they were happy and having so much fun. >> look how far they made it. >> what a moment. a final check -- not a final check. >> another check, if you will. we were talking about the fall-like feel for a football sunday. we've got it especially through parts of the western great lakes extending into the midwest where temperatures this morning are on the cool side. it is only 37 degrees in michigan. 47 in st. louis. . 49 in lexington, kentucky. later on this afternoon it's going to be very comfortable and just that hint of fall in the air because of low humidity. 68 degrees in chicago.

lexington, kentucky about 67. it's producing more showers through new england but . i'm first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. as we head into today, temperatures below average, ranging between 72 and 75. a slight chance of a few passing showers but the cooler temperatures are the headlines today. seven-day forecast shows it's still going to feel like fall tomorrow, but look at the rest of the work week. lots of sunshine, a dry stretch for us, and temperatures warm back into the mid 80s heading above average and staying there all next week. and that's your latest forecast. a controversial county clerk in kentucky will be back at work tomorrow. kim davis hasn't been in the office since getting out of jail. a judge held her in contempt after she continued to refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses. what will happen when she

returns? here is nbc's mark potter. >> reporter: nearly a week after her release from a kentucky jail where she thanked a crowd of supporters. >> you are a strong people. >> reporter: kim davis is keeping quietly to herself after announcing she would go back to work on monday. >> i'm not issuing marriage licenses today. >> reporter: davis was jailed for five days for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses in violation of a u.s. supreme court ruling. davis cited her religious beliefs and was freed from jail after deputy clerks issued licenses. what will davis do when she returns to work? >> she is aware of the gravity of the choice that she has to make. this is making life very difficult for kim davis. >> reporter: federal judge wrote davis shall not interfere with efforts of deputy clerks to

issue marriage licenses. >> if one is refused the consequences could be even more jail time. >> reporter: on friday davis's lawyers organized an appeal. >> this latest filing indicates that kim davis is going to continue the battle so she does not have to approve or authorize giving a marriage license to a same-sex couple. >> reporter: in his order the judge says davis' office will be monitored for compliance. up next, she is reliving the life. we are not talking about erica hill. we are going to show you the barbie doll that has

you ever check out social media feeds and think like their life is that perfect? why do you spend so much time posing your photos? >> that is probably why there is this new instagram account going viral. >> this account started three months ago and already has a million followers. it is spoofing how people often don't portray reality on social media. i love her hair here. let's look at examples here.

here is barbie brewing up an espresso while gazing from the cliff top caption says i happen to bring all of my coffee on this hike. might as well make a hike on this mountain top. you know you have seen images like this and how many takes did it take for your friend to do this. how about this one? taking a relaxing bath and feeling so blessed. had to stop looking at the ocean to take a picture of myself looking at the ocean so i could post about how beautiful the ocean is today. this is something we can all relate to. life is so perfect. >> now i'm like jealous of barbie right now. >> and it is so funny because it's so true. people do get a little carried away. >> a lot of people get a lot carried away. still to come on "today." forget the photographers. we are going to introduce you to a different group of artists a different group of artists taking over fas

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good morning, i'm rosemary connors. it's just a few minutes before 8:30. meteorologist brittney shipp is tracking some cool weather. >> temperatures in the mid 70s. mostly cloudy skies with a slight chance of showers. not great skies we saw yesterday so an improvement there. satellite radar shows us a few little showers starting to push into the southern part of lancaster county. as we head into the rest of today, expect temperatures to push all the way into the mid 70s. a bit below average. there's your city planner. we will be slow to warm, by 1:00. 70 degrees. the cleanup continues in north philadelphia following a major water main break this was the scene at the intersection of west hunting park avenue and westmoreland street. last night millions of gallons

of water poured through 48-inch water main. there were no evacuations but water department officials tell us low pressure was reported in the area. >> the eagles are gearing up for their monday night match-up against the falcons. it will be quarterback sam bradford's first regular season game in almost two years. nbc 10 is the official station of the philadelphia eagles. you can watch inside the eagles at 9:30 this morning, then "eagles kickoff coverage" at 10:00. i'm rosemary connors, we'll see you in about 30 minutes.

we are back on sunday morning, following breaking news in northern california where we are seeing an entire town go up in flames this morning, a raging wildfire burning out of control destroying homes, businesses, really anything in its path. >> we talked about the fires yesterday, this is a new one. valley fire broke out saturday afternoon in just a matter of hours, really growing quickly destroying tens of thousands of acres in a matter of hours. what's the latest? >> reporter: the latest is really bad news. in the middle of the fire fight with these flames going on we actually saw all of the fire hydrants in town run out of

water which is very concerning because you have flames like this pretty much all over town. over there that used to be a duplex. it is completely levels. over there you have crews offering structure protection in this area. there are homes over here still standing. there is a home right here still standing. that is very difficult to protect for these crews because they are limited. they are rationing their water. the crews have been doing a remarkable job out here. four fire men were actually injured yesterday, pretty severely. they had second degree burns on their body. they are all expected to be okay and expected to recover, in stable condition now. that is some of what is going on out here in middletown. >> thank you. let's take a turn here. this is for a lot of folks their favorite time of the year. football in america. it's back after a season riddled with scandal and an offseason

dominated by talk of deflated footballs nfl kicks off ready to get back to football. there is a lot to look forward to this season. motivation comes in many forms. it seems tom brady's offseason win over roger goodell ignited a spark on the field. brady's four touchdown tosses have many wondering if the defending super bowl champs might win a fifth. they are not the only ones playing like they have something to prove. at 39 peyton manning will be the oldest starting quarterback heading into the season. is that arm still the king it once was? will he retire a denver bronco at season's end, get traded or come back again. when the veteran hurled his first nfl touchdown winston was 5. when the rookies take the field

today it will be the first-time ever quarterback strapped start their nfl careers against each other. from promise and potential to seattle where they are still stewing. richard sherman and the seahawks insist they are over the passing play call that had most of america making the same face. who will hoist the nfl's 50th super bowl trophy is anyone's guess at this point. on one thing there is general consensus. >> it would be good for the nfl to have a quiet season and a season that didn't have a number of scandals because it has seemed so consistent over the last several seasons of abuse allegations, drug problems, ongoing concussion problems on the field. they almost just want to avoid the low lights off the field. >> one more thing to watch this season, the extra point kick no longer from the 2 yard line. it's not as automatic.

>> i'm going to file that away and pull it out at a party and sound like i know what i'm talking about. >> dylan has the football forecast for us. >> since it is sunday night which is football night in america it is actually looking like a nice day and a nice evening down in texas. we have, of course, the dallas cowboys hosting the new york giants. i think the dome is usually closed even though it is retractable. it will be a nice night, mild, clear, 79 degrees. not too bad for a night of football. everywhere else it is improving forecast. we have the cold front exiting the east coast although it is a little bit showery especially across northern new england. we could see pop up showers back through western pennsylvania and stretching into west virginia. we are looking for a very cool day especially back through chicago where temperatures will only be in the upper 60s. tomorrow it is looking like cooler air will try to move to the east and will cool down up

and down the west coast with temperatures in california getting back into the 80s as i'm first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. as we head into the rest of today, expect temperatures to stay below average, ranging between 72 and 75. a slight chance of a few passing showers. but the cooler temperatures really are the headlines. seven-day forecast shows it's still going to feel like fall tomorrow. look at the rest of the work week. lots of sunshine, a dry stretch for us. and temperatures warm back to the mid 80s. heading above average and staying there next week. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> we have a show down. >> and the crowd came to play as part of the show down. this is a big week for "america's got talent." the top contestants battling for the million dollar prize. among them the man who calls himself the professional

regurgitater. he joins us this morning. nice to have you with us. you have a fan right behind you. >> maybe later. >> we have to warm him up first. this is quite a skill. you made it to the finals. you were in the semi-finals of britain's got talent. what do you think changed the game for you this time around? >> i think the american public have been absolutely brilliant and on my side. i'm quite shocked about that. that was absolutely brilliant. >> how does one become a professional regurgitator? >> i used to swallow my pocket money to hide it from children when i was young. i didn't realize i would end up doing it as a career. here i am years later still doing it. >> can you still regurgitate money on command?

>> yeah. >> we should warn you that you're a trained professional. you should not try this at home. this is very dangerous, boys and girls. >> and moms and dads. we hand the floor to you. >> so what i got here, i have four quarters. i am going to swallow them one at a time. if you listen carefully you will hear them drop into my tummy. coin one. you will not hear the first one. you will hear the second. can you hear that? >> is there a microphone in your stomach? >> number three. no. and number four. so i have change in here. how many shall i bring back? it's entirely up to you.

>> i say get them all out. would you like them wet or dry? >> dry. >> number one. dry. number two. and one more. >> i like the sound effects. >> uh oh. we got a problem. the last one's got stuck so i'm going to take a lighter. when the lighter hits the bottom the last coin will return. thank you, america. thank you. >> thank you so much.

>> i'm at a loss for words. >> stevie starr. you can see how he and finalists did this week on the finale of "america's got talent." >> i feel like -- >> everybody's just staring. >> if anyone has a talent they should come forward. don't shy it. don't hide it. you just never know what is going to happen. >> great to have you here. still to come in this half hour, our sunday stories where we introduce you to fashion artists sharing their work in a new way. we take you inside one of the country's most dangerous prisons where you won't believe the transformation that is happening for many. >> take us on t some cash back cards love to overcomplicate things. like limiting where you earn bonus cash back. why put up with that?

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shared by photographers. though their images aren't the only ones to offer an inside look at the swanky shows. increasingly designers are looking to the past bringing in illustrators to help get the word out about a new collection. a collaboration that now has a decidedly modern twist thanks to social media. i sent out to meet some hottest young illustrators. a 26-year-old seattle native who loved to sketch what she saw in magazines from an early age. once she began posting artwork to instagram everything changed. >> every project that i got is surreal and exciting. >> reporter: her self-described loose style quickly attracted some 74,000 followers and industry heavy hitters turning a passion into a full-time job. >> i like to think of instagram as kind of a portfolio that

everyone has access to. it has really created this special way that artists can show their work where i would say like five years ago you had to have gallery space or an agent. >> reporter: fellow artist katie rogers was one of the first fashion illustrators to embrace social media. >> social media has allowed me to propel into this world much faster than i would have been able to. >> the clients include lacost, armani, coach. >> how is her artwork different than a photograph for you? >> as a designer i would much rather have an illustrator work with me than sometimes even a photographer because my clothes are done in new york. they take time. it's not fast. it takes time to do a drawing.

it's just relatable to me. >> and widespread. today her artwork has more than half a million followers on social media. >> you can make the case that fashion illustration is having a moment. >> a brand breaks it up and it is eye catching and reengages the viewer. >> reporter: a reminder that even in this fast paced world getting back to the basics never goes out of style. >> not only are they incredibly talented but have to do it really quickly. two to five minutes is all they need to create masterpieces. blair drew this for me in her apartment. it took her maybe five minutes. i was blown away. they are just lovely. we will go inside san quinton where you won't believe what is ♪

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when you think of prison labor probably things like inmates making license plates comes to mind. >> today one prison is teaching inmates to compete in the digital economy. we visited san quinton home of

california's death row to find out more. in some ways it feels like going back to time. inside california's oldest prison some inmates are learning skills for the future. >> we are learning html. all of the front end but i can see myself doing something in design and maybe specializing in user experience. >> reporter: without internet access or any previous experience these men are learning to write computer code. if that sounds hard enough consider this. many of them have been in prison so long they have never touched a computer at all. >> it is a new language. it's a new way of thinking. i have to retrain myself to see a language and then equate that language with what is going to happen on the screen. >> reporter: the program is part of the last mile which silicon valley investors started in 2010 to teach entrepreneurship.

>> we feel confident that through this program that they will come out with the skills that are hirable. there is such a demand in the market place. >> it will only return the elements. >> reporter: the course is taught by a programming school in san francisco via remote lectures and classroom volunteers. >> everybody in this class worked their butts off to get in and is excited to be here. >> reporter: the ultimate goal is to prevent inmates from returning to prison. >> from what i noticed if he doesn't have a skill when he gets out he goes back to what he knows. >> reporter: he may be ending the near of 25-year sentence. putting in long hours of work and study to leave with the ability to work in the high tech economy. >> in mine months i can be a coder, analytics. >> reporter: these technical skills are only part of the story. even more important is the feeling of hope and community they have built together.

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this morning america's national parks are celebrating their 100th anniversary. if you love the parks you know there is plenty to celebrate. >> good morning. we are just back from a trip to glacier national park in montana. i was gob smacked. every mile we kept pulling off the road just to look. they are setting attendance records there and it is easy to see why. anytime you pull into a national park your heart beats a little faster because beyond these gates are treasures. even through the smoky haze of the summer's wildfire season the wonders demand your attention. continents collided here 170 million years ago and the wreckage is breathtaking. how many times have you been

here? >> this is our seventh visit. starting in 1988, '89, 2000. >> four years in a row. >> reporter: they are hikers from maryland. if you had a message from people who have never been here before what would it be? >> get out of your car. >> reporter: 700 miles of trails can lead you to some remarkable places. we were headed to glacier with research ecologist. >> i like your office. >> i do, too. >> reporter: it's a glorious six mile trek up and worth every step. you come around the corner and it's -- the glacier guru. 281 meters to where we are going. few know more about them. >> the reason i'm here today is to take photographs and repeat them from two years ago and look at the amount of change that has occurred. >> reporter: we got to play graduate assistant.

want me to hold it? >> sure. hold it right there. i'm pretty close already. perfect. done. >> reporter: what he has learned over the years we soon saw for ourselves. >> you can just see it. the ice is way back past the water fall. looks like at least an acre or so has disappeared. that's a lot. >> it is a lot. >> reporter: the glaciers that gave this park its name have been in steady retreat. the giants are shadows of their former sevls. he says climate change has accelerated the retreat dramatically. time left, a decade, maybe two. what's been more remarkable to me is how the whole demeanor of the glacier has changed. it used to be this big white shiny thing that was very impressive. now it's not very impressive at all.

it is dirty ice and rock piles on it. that has been a more profound change for me personally is watching that transformation. >> it's not as beautiful. >> it isn't. >> reporter: glaciers have come and gone here. if you don't plan to live long enough to see the next ice age you might want to pay a visit soon. so if you want to see it? >> you should plan a trip. don't drag your feet too much. >> this is one of those parks i have been in all of them. i hiked down to the bottom of the grand canyon. i hadn't been to glacier before. go. >> it's amazing. >> shout out to our producer who shot that and put it together. you two are quite the team. >> another shout out to lester holt. >> here is the page you want to see. >> talking about life now that

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today. sopping up a wet mess. a water main break sending 15 million gallons of water flooding into the street in north philadelphia. a live report coming up. and shoeless and on the run. how police say this local man escaped from officers and where they're looking for him. the cool temperatures today will make it feel like football weather. here's a live look over center city. a bit of a breeze out there now. it may seem like fall is here. not so fast. the heat will be back this week. good morning, this is nbc 10 news