good morning. theapresident's p at a late-night rally, telling the faithful to get to the polls to save him from impeachment. >> if it does happen, it's your fault because you didn't go out to vote. >> straight ahead, the president'al newlying cry and what he's saying just this morning about the mystery official in his administration at thinks he's not fit for office. >> it may not be a republican. it may not be ans coervative. it may be a deep state person that's been there a long time. >> we're live at the white good-bye, burt. new tributes to burt reynoldsg in overnight. co-stars and fanseb celrating his life. l.a.'s fed chinese theater bing dark. we'll lookk at his legendary life, career, and love. quarantined. airlines and health officials oh alert n after three

incidents involving sick passengers on flights entering the u.s. this inmo what's behind this doing toofficials are try to put a stop to it. all that, plus, massive rell. the fir danger impacting miions of ford vehicles. how to tell if yours is on the list. "today" eexclusive. th reigning miss america stuns the pageant world with claims she was bullied and silenced by cials.t of she's with us live this morning without official permission from her boes. and game on. the nfl returns. the national anthem plays without prests. ♪ andhe rockets' red glare and the eagles squeak by the falcons to kick off the new season. >> ryan, and no! >> todaid fr, september 7th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah

guthrie anda hodtb live from studio 1a i rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everoody. welcome "today." thank you for being with us, friday morning. >> it is. >> and we're all thinking about burt reynolds. he was just hereix months ago. i think you must have had one of the last interviews with him. >> itea was a privilege for me to sit down with him, and he was very open. he just talked about of all the wonderful women in his life,ng put his on the one woman who he loved the most. we're going to talk about his life and legacy cing up in a little bit. >> we'll look back with a lot of fondness, but we've got a lot to get to in the news. we start with that surprising, new rallying cry from president trump as we head into the midterm elections and his new attack on that anonymous administration official working forim but against him on the inside. nbc national correspondent pet alexander's at the white house with all of it. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good mornin to you. over these last 24 hours, we've seen a remarkable parade of top trump official one by one, saying it wasn't me.

the white house still hunting for the anonymous administration official who wrote that scathing op ed. "the new york times" reporting enthator rand paul recommended the president force members of his administration te take detector tests, an idea the "times" says advisers here at least briefly discussed. another option, asking senior ofcials to sign sworn affidavits with one outside adviser telling the paper theus white ho has a list of about 12 suspects. this morning, president trump in big sky country taking yet another big swipe at "the new york times" for its anonymous op ed. >> well, number on the "times" should never have done that, because really what they've done is virtually, you, kn it's treason. >> reporter: that message from a fox news interview airing earlier this morning, echoing what the president told crowds at a rally last night. >> t op ed published in the ilin "the new york times" by an anonymous, really an anonymous, gutless, coward. you just look.

nobody knows who the hell he is, or she, although they put he, but probably that's a little disguise. that means it's she. >> reporter: the president repeatedly railing against the so-called deep states. >> punelected d state operatives who defy the voters toh p their own secret agendas are truly a threat to democracy itself. >> reporter: and warning, if democrats win back congress and he impeached, his supporters will be to blame. >> if it does happen, it's your fault because you didn't go out to vote. trumpporter: mr. questioning democrats' sanity. >> they're the ones, honestly, that have been driven crazy. >> reporter: while defding himself. >> and then i listen -- is he competent? i think i'm pretty competent, right? don't you think so? >> reporter: thest bliing "the new york times a nevebefore-seen game of not it, washington edition. a cascade of cabinet members, they are ly denying the undercover author. the latest tally, more than two

doze officials, including secretary of state mike pompeol question directly, because i know someone will say, gosh, he didn't answer the question. it's not mine. >> calling it laughable. no from nikki haley, jim mattis' spokesperson saying it was not his op ed. en the vice president speaking out. >> anyone who would a write anonymous editorial smearing this president should not be working for thismi stration. >> reporter: press secretary sarah sanders blasting what she called a wild oession withhe secret source, tweeting, "if you want to know who this gutless loser is, call the opinion desk at the failingne "thyork times."" fi melania trump in a rare public statement taking a different tack, defending freedom of s aech and free press, while taking aim at the author, arguing, "you are n protecting this country, you are sabotaging it with your cowardly " >> well, as that saga goes on, the midterm elections are un , and president obama, as i understand it, hitting the

campaign trail, ter. heas tried to not get into politics too much. i guess that's about to>>change eporter: yeah, savannah, you're exactly right. it changes at noon eastern today. the former president hitting road to focus his party's energies on the midterm elections. as you noted, since leaving the white house, mr. obama has really taken great pains to stay out ic fray, but later to dy, he williver a major speech in downstate illinois, not far from where he launched his o white house bid more than a decade ago. multiple sources close to the p formsident tell me he's going to urge americans to embrace activism over apathy. they say he will reject what they call the s risingain of authoritarian politics and policies. in the words of one source, no one will come away thinking that he held back his punches. savannah and hoda? >> peter alexander at the white you. also this morning, hollywood and real, fans everywhere, are paying tribute to burt reynolds. the 82-year-old icon passed away on thursday, leaving behind a le remark legacy.

nbc's natalie morales is in los angeles with more on this. hey, natalie. good morning. >> good morning, hoda. as you know, burt reynolds was n of a kind with that charm and mischievous grin. he never failed to make the ladies swoon. in his 2015 memoir, reynolds wrote that he always wanted to experience everything and go wndd swinging, aing, "nobody had ore fun than idid." legendy leading man who charmed fan s oncreens big and small. a sex symbol with a certain swagger. >> don't tell me your name. let me guess. >> now gone. burt reynolds passing away thursday at the age of 82 after going into cardiac arrest at his home in florida. >> experiencing difficulty breathing and chest pains. >> reporter: the 911 calls released overnight. >> breathing, but he's not answering questions. >> reporter: reynolds' niece calling his deathotally unexpected, despite reynolds issues.health flowers now decorating his star on the w hollywoodalk of fame,

the lights dimming at the famed tcl chinese theater where reynolds' hand and footprints are on display. former co-stars celebrating the charismatic >> sorry, w don'tant to get married. >> terrific. that makes two of us. s >> reporter:ally field, the former flame who reynolds later called the love of his life, saying "my years with burt never leave my mind. he will be in myistory and my heart for as long as i live. rest, buddy." dolly parton writing "we will always remember his funny that mischievous sparkle in his eyes and his quirky sense of humor. i will always love julie andrews saying "burt's talent was one of a kind." lbmark wg calling reynolds "a legend and a friend." born in michigan,ater raised in florida, burt reynos first got a taste of fame on the college football field. an injury later leading him to acting. >> where's the law? >> reporter: h breakthrough

role came in 1972's "deliverance." >> sometimes you have to lose yourself before you find anything. >> reporter: reynolds going on to star in "the longest yard" and "smokey and the bandit," holding the title ofd' wo highest grossing movie star from 1978 to '82. >> to me, the best acting, t very best acting, is the kind of acting that looks easy. >> jack horner, filmmaker. >> "boogie nights" earning him to a new audience in 1997, earning him a g aden globe oscar nomination. the heartthrob who not only won over fans but a list a h-profile women, leadi life both on screen and off that .emented his place as a hollywood lege >> and natalie, i know we're wondering about his family and how they're feeling. have you talked to any of them or heard from them? e are hearing from his ex-wife, loni anderson, and their son, quinton, speaking out sayi they have been so touched by the tremendous outpouring of love and support. now, guys, as f reynolds'

career, it was still going strong with two movies scheduled to ce out this year. he was cast in quintin tarantino's upcoming film "once upon a time in hoywood," reportedly set to begin shooting in just a few weeks, sadly, guys. back to you. >> he will be missed. thank you, natalie. >> natalie, thanks. two more flights entering the u.s. had to be quarantined on thursday. this time it happened in philadelphia after passengers showed flulike symptoms. they're callg this sick plane syndrome, and it has passengers, health officials and airpo workers on alert. ron mott has latest. >> reporter: as we all know, coldnd flu season is on the way, but if you have been on an airplane recently, and especially overseas, and you've come back home, that flu bug might have come back home with you. lth officials h and air travelers on heightened alert. for a second day, passengers reporting flulike symptoms showing up in the u.s. from overseas. and in texas, sthwest airlines ys passengers on four of its

flights may have been exposed to the highly digestion measles virus. h >> any time ye people in a closed environment like that, these viruses can spread easily. >> reporter: the latest scare, a dozen travelers saying they felt sick after landing in philadelphia on two american airlines flights thursday, one plane m paris, the other from munich, but officials say all of the sick passengers had been in saudi arabi attending the muslim pilgrimage known as the hajj in mecca. doctors evaluated everyone on bo pd. the 12sengers with symptoms were quarantined briefly, health officials letting them go after determining it was safe. >> there's a medical emergency. >> reporter: on wednesday, an emirates airlines flight from dubai that stopped in mecca stopped down in n york's jfk, reporting 19 passengers and crew felt ill. >> it felt like a flying infirmary. i mean, it was just a symphony of coughing. >> reporter: ten passengers and ew were taken to the hospital. doctors say they tested positive for flu and other common

viruses. among the 549 aboard, rapper and tv star vanilla ice p.m. >> crazy. m t be pretty serious. >> reporter: in texas, another frigening scenario. nbc 5 investigates in dallas reporting a passenger was diagnosed with measles after taking four southwest flights last month. the dallashounty hea department warning passengers to be on alert for symptoms. >> so, the best advice to keep yourself healthy while traveling is to mak sure you have all your vaccinations, including the flu vaccine, before you goat that flight. >> reporter: and it almost goes wionout saying as was men there, health officials say anyone over the age of 6 months should get a flu vaccination, because it's not a matter ofatt ae an outbreak.f, 's savaitnnah, back to you. >> okay. break out the purell. ran, thank you very much. all right, joins us now with another big story. >> yeah, ladies. good morning to you. ain sho moment caught on camera. leadg presidential candidate in brazil stabbed during a campaign rally. it happened thursday.

far right candidate jair bolsonaro was being carried through the cwd on the shoulders of some supporters when a man with a kfe stabs him in the abdomen. the assailant was caught a arrested. he bolsonaro was rushed to the hospital. he is a favorite to win the election. we have a recall to tell you about involving the most popular america.in ford recalling nearly 2 million f-150 pickup trucks to address fire concerns with its seatbelts. the recall covers 2015 through 2018 regular cab and wsupercre cab vehicles. ford sayth devices that heautomatically tighten seatbelts can generate excessive sparks when they deploy. ford will repair the vehicles for free. he nfl season kicked off in philadelphia last night, and once again, the spotlight was on player protests in the wake of that controversial new nike ad featuring colin kaepernick. new season, no visible protests.

as boyz 2 men belted out the national anthem in the season opener between theeahiladelphia es and atlanta falcons, no sign of kneeling, this as quarterback colin kaepernick, first to take a knee protesting police brutality and racial once again with this new nike ad which premiered during the game. >> believeso in mething, even if it means sacrificing every >> reporter: donald trump jr. wastg no time spoofing the new ad campaign on twitter, replacing kaepernick with his father and writing, "there, fixed it for you." the controversial player turned pitchmas spotted at nike headquarters during the game for the ad's highly anticipated debut. >> thank you for believing in me as well as nike and being able to do this. >> reporter: some fans praising nike and kaepernick, whoasn't played since the 2016 season. >> he's being black balled by the nfl. it's a shame.

and the president of the united states is turning this into something that it doesn't even have to o. >> reporteers not so much. >> why do it, disrespecting people, when he could have done it in a better fashion? >> reporter: now,aced with threatened boycotts and some customers burning their shoes, nike now doublingdown, raising kaepernick's face sky high in new york and san francisco,ic ing strong reactions on the field and off. as for the game itself, kickoay was d for about 45 minutes because of severe weather, and your eagles went on to win, 18-12. kind of a sloppy game, ithough >> bs nice -- >> you didn't have to say that. >> but you know -- >> i have heard that. >> a little sloppy. first game of the season. >> don't you love that we're talking about football and not the other stuff? >> yes. >> sometimk it's nice to t about the game. >> we are ready fofootball. > and tennis, guys. serena williams headed back to the u.s. open finals just for the ninth time in her career. she bea anastasia setastova in

a match that lasted just over an hour, made quick work of it. she is one win away from hse nth open title, her 24th grand slam singles title, tying the most titles in tennis y. hist on saturday, serena will face naomi osaka of japan, a breakout star. >> another fan favorite, yeah. all right, let's get a check of the weather. dylan is in for al this morning. good morning, dylan. >> good morning, guys. we've got some rain falling in the middle of the country, and this is going to be the story for several days. oi have the remnants of gordon pumping in theure and a stalled front. so, 27 million people are at risk for flashfl ding. when you get some of these heavier downpours and when you hrough sunday w could see as much as 5 to 7, even up to 10 inches of rain, that could lead to some flooding back through the upper midwest and through the ohio river valley. we're also tracking the tropics. this is tropical storm florence. at one point, it was a category 4 'srricane. weakened a lot because of the conditions it's running into, but as it connues t move westward, with water temperatures at 85 to 90

degrees, it will restrengthen, although the track and intensity are still very uncertain right now. so, we'll have to watch it as we get to the middle of the week. and then if we look at the exnded version, the ensemble models, a lot of the european models take the storm into the southeastern united states. the american models tend to take it farther to the north. this is so far out in the future we're looking at the end of next worthbut it is certainly watching as we head into the weekend and see exactly what happens as the storm reintensifi th's a look at the weather across the country. your forecast in the next

good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. skies are partly cloudy over washington here this morning. a little filtered sunshine coming through. not much of a rain chance out there yet, but a 60% chance for and some thunderstorms here by later on in the afternoon and evening. re's future weather. a bubbling up of showers and storms possible as early as 4:00 or 5:00, but steadier rain likely to come in later on in the evening and a veryigh chance for rain both days over the weekend and way cooler as . >> and that's your latest forecast. thank you, dylan. coming up, bad samaritans? the couple that made headlines for raising hundreds ofth sands of dollars for a homeless veteran now under fire for possibly spendin it. plus, miss america slammed pageant officials, claiming they bullied a silenced her. this morning, cara mund is speaking out to us exclusively ah td ofs weekend's pageant and without the permission of her bosses. we'll talk to cara abo that

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this friday, september 7th, 2018. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. in the news this morning, we expect toearn more today about a tragic incident on a fairfax county school bus.d a student dfter a medical emergency on that bus in herndon yesterday afternoon. paramedics rushed the child from ae bus to hospital where he died. police have not said what school that boy attended. > a child is recovering after a stray bullet hit her in southeast. this was the scene around 11:00 last night on langston place. the child was hit in the ankle ond is expected to be okay. we'll continue update this story inbc the washington app. now let's check on the commute with melissa mollet and your "first 4 traffic." good morning, melissa. good morning. a couple of problems. laurel northund bw parkway at

197, still have a crash really slowing things. southbound lanes being impacted as well virginia,d lorton northboun 95 before lorton, right side blocked by the crash there this morning. and in mclean, look at that. southbound gw parkway after 123, crash in the left lane. >> melissa, thank you. a check your forecast iup . ome guys! hi! you are gonna love the neighborhood! it's totally wired for fios. is that a good thing? good? fiber-optics can move crazy amounts of data at even crazier speeds. and fios is a 100% fiber-optic network, so you can stream, game, and watch 4k shows all at once. kid's right about that! see! we are gonna have so much fun here. 100% fiber-optic network. 100% phenomenal. get the fastest speeds available for the best price with the fios gigabit connection.

good morning, everybody. a little filtered sunshine coming through our clouds right now. otherwise, a pleasant enough way to getr friday going. it's friday, after all. that's the best part of the forecast. rain upo our northnd west is going to be arriving here later in the day todaysso rain chanery low between now and 3:00 or 4:00 this afternoon but quickly going up to 60% chance for rain after 6:00 p.m. there's yourended forecast. much, much cooler weather for the weekend with very high rain chances both saturday and su

ay. keeping an eye on florence for late next week. >> thank you, chuck. another local newspdate in 25 minutes. >> for now, back to the "today" show after this

sorry, i don't want to get married. >> terrific. that makes two of us. will you unzip me? >> sure. >> does this thing move? >> oh, yeah. >> back now, 7:30, with burt reynolds and his iconic role as smokey and the bandit. he co-standard with the woman, right there, sally field who he said in an interview not too long ago that she was the lovei of life. yeah. >> it was fascinating to hear that. he had many loves, but sallye ws ne who held his heart, apparently. >> she was the one, yeah. >> we'll look back at burt's life and all of the interviews he did over the here.right a lot more to look back upon ldndly with burt reynos in a

moment. we start with a look at the headlines. to drum trump trying up support at a late-night rally, telling a billings, montana, crowd to sho up at the polls this november. trump warned, if democrats win back congress and he's impeached, his supporters will >> if it does happen, it's your fault because you didn't go o > >> mee, the hunt is still >>. on for that administration official who wrote that blistering "the new york times essay slamming the president. more than two dozen officials have forward to deny > the ongoing s abuse scandal rocking the catholic church. new yo'sttorney general issued civil subpoenas to all eight roman catholic diocese in north as part of a civil investigation into whether institutions cov allegations of sexual abuse of children. that announcement comes three weeks after a grandury in pennsylvania found rampant sexual abuse of more than 1,000 chil over decades by about 300 priests. the wildfire burning out of

control in northern california is still gaining momentum this morning. the delta fire has now scorched more than 22,000 acres. at least five structures have been destroyed. interstate 5 remained closed in both directions north of redding. han 1,200 firefighters are working those flames out. ow to the criminal investigation fao helped raise $400,000 for a homeless veteran. they are now being accused of stealing from that fund-raiser. nbc's kr dahlgren is here with the latest on that. good morning. >> a lot of people talking about th one, aolice executed a search warrant at their new jersey home of kaitlin mcclure and her yfriend, mark d'amico est twist on the l that story that began as a viral feel-good story and now is anything but. >> would you talk t us? >> reporter: this morning, authorities in new jersey are weighing whether or not a couple's act ofines d kevolved o a crime. police hauling away a bmw and searching the home of kaitlin mcclure and her boyfriend, mark d'amico, thursday, in connection

with a criminal investigation. at this time, no charges havebe filed. nbc news reached out to the couple's attorney, who said they have no comment. the case cente around $400,000 the couple raised on gofundme for johnny bobtt jr., homeless veteran who gave mcclure his last $20 when she ran out of gas on a highway outside of philadelphia last fall. more than 14,000 peo paid it forward and donated, but now bobbitt says the couple didn't pay it forward, they paid themselves. bobbitt is suing the couple a a jud ordered them to return the money. but in court this week, a bobbitt'orney said his client has only received about $75,000, andhat he was told there is nothing left. >> i'm not sure that i accept that it's all gone. >> reporter: the couple did not attend the hearing, but they say they've given bobbitt about $200,000. last week, they told megyn kelly they oy spent $500 of the money with bobbitt's consent at a casino, and they claim the paid him back.

>> but other than that $500, have you spent$1 of that $400,000 on yourselves? >> no. >> no. >> nothing? >> no. >> you're representing that right here and right now? there will never be any proof that you did? >> no. >> right. >> reporter: the couple also admitting they feared gting bobbll of the money that they raised. >> because we saw the pattern that was developing >> that suggested what to you? >> that he wasng go do something foolisd up right back where he was. >> what specifically? gh drug use. >> reporter: over gofundme telling "today" in a statement "johnny will be made whole and we're committing that he'll f the e the balance unspent funds raised on his behalf. gofundhe's goal has always been to ensure johnny gets support he alserves." >> what's next l for the couple? >> right. so there's a civil suit going on. depositions are scheduled on monday morning. it's not clear what happened to the rest of the money. bobbitt's law hr tells us client is very appreciative to gofundme and the 14,000rs do and one other twist to this. a rehab program has offered him

a 30-day stay. his lawyer says he's going to take them up on >> ok. ank yo krien hlgren veatr to dylan in for al thiorning with a check of our weekend weather. >> good morning, again. and it is going to be wet weekend for folks in the middle of the country. starting off today, weav do a chance of some flooding from st. eauis down to little rock because of the rain that's moving in. it's stalled a front and we've got the moisture from the remnants of gordon continuing to produce som heavier downpours. as we go into saturday, that riskxtends into south-central illinois and central indiana, ere we could see s that fl flooding with up to perhaps 6 inches or more of rain. this will continue to movewa ea as we go through the weekend. it's right along this frontal system where we wi see the heaviest rounds of rain. then as we go into sunday, it move into eastern ohio and western pennsylvania. this will continue to move into the northeast as we get into monday and tuesday. we're keeping an eye on the tropics. earlier we talked about tropical storm florence. also want to point out these t areas of note. these have a 90% chance ofve

ping into a tropical system. this is normal. this is when we get our most active weather the hurricane t develop intohe is a good storms overext five days. that's a look at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your window. good morning. all that rain she was mentioning heading into pennsylvania this weekend will also impact us. not much of an impac for rain here early this morning, and most of your early friday plans up through about 3:00 or 4:00 this afternoon will not have to be worrying about rain too much, butve your fridayng plans and friday night likely to be rained on. current temperatures are still in the very warm, mid-to-upper 70s around the city right now. afternoon highs today up into the upper 80s to near 90 degrees with rain chances increasing today and continuing through thy >> that'sour latest forecast. >> all right,n. dyla thank you so much. coming up, we all remember this story. the teenager who shoved her friend off a 60-foot-ll bridge will face a judge today. we're going to have the latest on that one. and as tributes to burt reynolds pour in, we look back at what he hado say to us about his famous roles and

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>> w we are back we are back with "in-depth today." in two days, reigning miss americ cara mund will pass along the crown to a new winner. >> that's right. she says her year as been a trying one. in a headline-making open lter to theorganization, she detailed her experiences and claimed she had been mistreated by the pageant's current leadership. twe're going to talk kara live in just a moment, but first, the claims that have sparked a it was a bombshell of a letter, five pages chronicling a year in which cara mund claims she was silenced, bullied, and her role as miss america diminished. "our chair and ceoave

, marginalized me, andd me, essentially erased me in my role as miss america." the letter written to fellow miss america winners goes on to say "the rhetoric about empowering women and openness and transparency is great. however, the rlity is quite different." mund also claims she was blamed for the loss of pageant sponsorship and was denied opportunities to speak and appear as missamerica. when the letter was first posted, gretchen carlson, a former miss america herself, tweeted her response to the allegations, saying, "i wasrp sed and saddened beyond words by the letter from our reigning miss americ cara mund." and to mund directly, she wrote also want to be clear that i have bullied or silenced you." the miss america organization posted a response saying in part, "the miss america organization supports cara. her letter contains many racterizations a unfounded accusations. we are reaching out to her privately to address her nc erns." but mund has found support from nearly two dozen former miss

americas, including heather whitestone-macallan and suzette charles, who appeared on "megyn. ke >> should gretchen and regina resign? >> yes. >> absolutely, y >> and the reigning miss america, cara mund, is with us exclusively fro atlantic city. ra. >> good morning! thank you for having me. >> cara, we should point out, you doav not official permission to be speaking with us this morning, so are you king of going this morning? >> you know, i'm noture how t define it. i've been told that there are no set limitations anymore, sure, tions, so i'm not but i'm going out on a limb to make sure that whoever the next woman is that takes my job, she knows what she's gettinginto, e feels supported, and that we're going to be able to make it the best year possible for her. >>ust went through some of the allegations that are in your letter. we can get into that in a nute. but first of all, what has been the reaction in the last few weeks? you saw that the miss america organization has said that y

mischaracterized, that there were unfounded accusations. what's the faout been for you? >> yeah, you know, when that letter went public that i had to my sisters, i was nervous and i was sc fed. an the organization to then come out and say that it wasn't true and, you tknow, t it needs to be handled privately while then going publicly with it on twitter and all social media, it was tough. but coming to the competition, i felt the love and support across the nation. and that's really wha ts importan me is to make sure that miss america lives on. 're almost at 10 years, so 100 years more. and it really is from the grassroots, our local directors, our state directors, our fans. it's all about and to make sure that we continue to provide amazing opportunities for women across america. >> just in a quick nutshell, if you wereto describe w you are so upset about, how would you put your >> there was a lot of challenges this year. and any year asiss america is challenging, but there were challenges that no other -- none of my sisters had had, and ings that, youknow, we really

wanted to make sure were changed when the new leadership came in. d so, it was frustrating and it was concerning, and as 24-year-old woman, i do understand, yes, this is a job, and yes, i had bosses to respond to, but at the same time, there's a set expectation in the workple of how to be treated. and it's this weirdin navig at 24 years old what's appropriate and what's not. and so, to be able to use my voice and to finally be able to go out and say, you know, this is what's been going on and i want to make it better for the next girl. i ask you, in your letter, you said it was clear to you from the beginning there will only be one miss arica at a time and she isn't me. so, who are you saying was the miss america in your organi? thereas a few different ones, and for opportunities that should have been saved for miss america, for her to go out and promote what her cause is,abo be to use her voice. you know, i'm a product of this organization. it took me four yrs to win the state title to become miss america, and you have this dream of what the year's going to be.

and unfortunately, you know, it just didn'pe necessarily h the way that i had hoped. >> but cara, you said in this letter, and it's a lengthy one, you called out gretchen carlson and said that you were actually talkingset of mandatory points that you had to repeat in every interview. do you remember what they were? >> i do. i do, very clearly. and there was three points. i actually had sent in a few talking points of things i wanted to say as miss america. none of them were included in those three points. >> what werehe >> the first one was that misse a's relevant. the second one was that gretchen carlson kind of, you know, started agned the me too movement. and the third one was this is about well-educated women, gretchen went to stanford, i went tobrown. but i wanted to talk about my impact in the community, with the make-a-wish foundation, with children's hospitals miracles, talk about education aro a university graduate. there was all of these

vorspectives i wanted to do and use my e. and unfortunately, i was given those set talking points. and you know, it's all right because we're going to make sure at for this nex girl, she's able to go out and talk about whatever she's passione about. cara, do you think gretchen carlson should be in charge of the miss america pageant? >> you know, it was interesting. prior to my letter even goi out, there was 22 states who had a petition asking f a leadership change. and so, my letter never ignited any of thisis as done by the states. and as miss america, i serve as representation of them. i wouldn't be a local contest t , wouldn't be a state contestant, i wouldn't be miss america if it wast f the hundreds of thousands of volunteers across amer cara, to, what do you think? because you're spunky. you can sak your mind. what do you think? >> i do think lith thek of confidence, there does need to be a leadership change, and i think it comes from more than one individual. i think it's just the culture in general. and you know, we are about

promoting women.'r about giving scholarships, giving them the opportunity. and i don't think i would have the courage to come on and be able to talk if it wasn't for thisorganization. >> you're holding your crown in your hand. you brought it this morning. is there a reason f that or just holding onto it for these last couple more days? >>yeah, you know, when i won miss america, it served as a symbol of my hard work and my dedication. and after this, you know, the next two days, once i give it up, it's going to serve as a symbol of courage and persistence. and from this point on, this is aad launching for whatever comes next. and i say that night that i won miss aamerica, i couldomplish anything. i came from a state that had never had it, a miss iamerica. as the underdog. i was never predicted to win. but i also never predicted the year that i'd have and the courage, the support. you know, i'm ready to go out into the real world and to really be, you a know, strong, independent woman that makes a difference. >> cara mund, thankou so much. congratulations on your year. and i know you're headed to law

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, firing back. the president speaking out this morning about that anonymous hahe new york times" op ed blasted him. >> the "times" should never have done that, because really what theye done is virtually,'sou know, it treason. you could call it a lot of things. >> and he's warning supporters overnight that if he does get impeached, they're to blame. >> if it does happen, it's your fault because you didn't go out to vote. >> we're live plus, remembering burt reynolds from the role -- >> you've got a great profile. >> yeah, i do, don't i? especially from the side. >> he's a romancist. >> who would you csider the love of your life? >> i sally. >> we look back at the life of

an icon. and stay right here. ♪ stay a minute >> grammy--winner alessa kara is kicking off the weekend early with aur concert on o plaza this friday, september 7th, 2 ♪ from london -- >> and ready to rock with alessia! >> mom and dad -- >> from chicago! >> florida! >> and maryland! >> to the plaza! ere with my daughter, mckenzie! > with my sister! >> with mymom! >> and with my friends! >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." how's this sound for a friday? >> sounds good. >> friday. out theregoing to g and kick it off in style.ar alessia going to take our stage in just a few. >> so young but so talented.

>> that' an impressive crowd, given that school started. >> i know. >> people packed out there. >> mom, can i jus d take the off? i know i've been in school just two days. a lot of moms said yeah. we'll get to that in a minute. let's get to the news at 8:00. the predent using the op ed in "the new york times" to rally his supporters and even push back against possie impeachment. nbc national correspondent peter alexander joins us with all the headlines. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah. good morning. president trump overnight lashing out at democrats, mocking them as fools and challenging his own supporters to have his back in the midterms this fall. it comes as this white house il still d with that warning from within, hunting for the anonymous ainistration official who wrote this week's scathing op ed. this morning, president trump in big sky country taking yet tsother big swipe at "the new york times" for anonymous op ed. should never have done that, es" because reallyhat they've done treasoisn. >> r eporter: tt message from ate fox news inrview airing earlier this morning, echoing

what the president told crowds at a rally last ght. >> the op ed published in the failing "the new york times" by an anonymous, really, an anonymous, gutless, coward. you just look. he was -- nobody knows who the hell he is, or she. buty tt he, but normally that disguis ise at' so-called deep states. >> unelected deep state operatives who defy the voters to push their own secret andas are truly a threat to democracy itself. >> reporter: and warning, i democrats win back congress and he's impeached, his supporters will be to blame. >> if it does happen, it's your fat because you didn't go out to vote. >> reporter: mr. trump questioning democrats' sanity. >> they're the ones, honestly, that have been driven >> reporter: while defending himself. >> and then i listen -- is he competent? i think i'm pretty competent, right? don't ?

>> reporter: the blisterg "the new york times" essay triggering a never-before-seen game of not it, washington edition. a cascade of cabinet membe all publicly denying they are the undercover author. the latest etally, m than two dozen officials, including secretary of state mike pompeo. >> i'll answer your other qutltion diry because i know someone will say, gosh, u answer the question. 's not mine. >> steve mnuchin's office calling it laughable. no from nikki haley. jim mattis' spokesperson saying it was not his op ed. even the vice president speaking out. >> anyone who would write an onymous editorial smearing this president should not be working for this administratio >> reporter: and press secretary hsade s calrslsan a wild obsess the secret source, tweeting, tf you wan know who this gutless loser is, call the opinion desk at the failing "the new york times." we're also hearing from the first lady, melania trump, in a rare public statent, defending freedom of speech and a free

press while taking aim at the author of the op ed, arguing, "you are not protecting this country. you areabotaging it." savannah and hoda? >> all right, peter, thank you. a senateea panel will from more than two dozen expert witnesses today at their confirmation hearings supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. on thursday, senate democrats re ased previously secret e-mails related to kavanaugh. those documents highlighted his views on abortion rights, racial issues, and presidential wers. kavanaugh says the courts have broad authority to keep the white house incheck,ut when asked if the president nominated him because he expectedya y, kavanaugh says his only loyalty is. the teenager caught on camera pushing her friend from a bridge in washington state goes before a jud today. 18-year-old taylor smith is charged with reckless enwhrih uplare es cplimbed the bridge last damomenth. cer ntsomeic intended to dive into water below when 16-year-old jordan holgerson hesitated and smith o reach and shoved

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died thursday at the age of 82. reynolds grew up a sr football player before an injury sent him into his backup career choice of acting. he got his first big break on "gunsmoke" in 1962. in the '70s, he was the embodiment of swagger and sex appeal with hit after hit on he big screen. >> why do you gon these trips with me? >> as a cigar-chomping survivalist in "deliverance" -- >> you don't beat it. you don't beat this river. >> "paul wrecking crew." >>y'd like to p football. >> the imprisoned quarterback l whed the mean machine to glory in "the longest yard." >> stick this in your trophy case. [ laughter ] >> a chuckling, charming outlaw in "smokey and the bandit." >> you've got a great profile. >> yeah, i do, don't i? especially from the side. >> hi. >> his legacy spans over 0 films. >> all those pictures, "navajo joe," they paid f, you know? >> but he's also famous for the roles he turned down, like the lead in "prett woman," "die

hard," "terms of endearment," "one flew over the cuckoo's nest" and the roles of han solo and james ibond. >>it true you were offered the part of james bond? >> it's true. i hate to sayhat because it lowers my iq about 50 points. >> d why you turn down the pa -? >> i thoug this was the logic. i thought, no american could possibly play james bond. >> he also turned down what became one of his most acclaimed roles, sentimes. >> you come into my hous my party, to tell me about the future. the future is tape, videotape, and not film? >> that of pornography film kingpin jack horner it "boogie nights," which earned him his own oscar nomination. >> if you make a good one, tore's practically no end how much money you can make. >> have you seen jack house? >> no. >> you will. >> they want you to say

something bad about my mother. a six decade career built oned inle comedic timing, displayed with me back in march. i walked in here. here you are sittinghere, and i'm looking at this backdrop of everything burt. when you look backt these -- >> these were all in my bedroom, too. >> right. >> i don't have any picres of anybody else butme, because it makes me ahappy. >>nd he opened up about his -p highrofile romances, including diana shore, farrah fawcett, loni anderson, and the woman he told me was the love of his li >> i would say sally. i wanted her really bad for "smokey," and they said, well, she's notan sexy. i said, you don't get it. talent is sexy. >> why don't you just drop me off here, i'll catch acab? >> too late now! >> sally field released a statement,aying in part "my years with burt never leave my mind. hen my history and in my heart for as long as i live.

rest, buddy." that self-awareexuality was reynolds' speciality, posing nude for an iconic spread in "cosmopolit" and laughg at hi own ego in one of "the tonight show's" classic moment >> your firlove, perhaps your only love, your idol. there it is right there. >> asou loo back, do you have any regrets? >> of course. of course. i'm not going to mention them. [ laughter ] s >> a grese of humor. >> yes. >> it's hard to believe -- just looking at that area, he wassi ing right over there, just in march. and by the way, when he talked about sally field, h didn't just immediately give that up. it was hard for him to say it out loud, but he did. >> i know! you know, when he was here, we're like, heokay,'s this legend in our studio. i feel so lucky that i got to see him. he was very human! >> he really was. he talked about his dad, who was a sheriff. and i said was your dad proud of you? and he said, my dad never wanted me to be an actor.

he wanted something that he could talk to his guys on the force about, not that. but he was just a regular guy. he was a great guy. >> could have been 007, could have been han solo. >> isn't that amazing? >> between 1978 and 1982, highest grossing actor in hollywood. >> wow. >> never been done since. >> wow. >> and who can turn downe all tholes and still be a legend? >> exactly. >> all legendary roles. >> he will be remembered well. miss dylan, let's get a check of the fo. >> yes, and we are going it see a chance of rain through the middle of the coury today. actually, quite a bit of rain, so flood watches in effect. cooler in the northeast, temperatures in t 70s. we're done with the 90s for a while. and it is hot and dry out west. that's a look at theac weather ss the country. now here's a peek out your window. right here over washington, skies are a little onhe hazy side. there will be more and more clouds coming in as we get farther into the day. most of the rain is still way out to our north and west for now, but you need to be ready for rain by your friday evening plans. here's a look at future weather. not much going on for the first half of the day, but after 4:00

5:00, rain becoming a lot more likely and arriving here later in theevening. as f as your extended forecast goes, rainy and cooler ove the weekend and keeping an eye on florence for nearly 5,000 people in the united states will be diagnosed with cancer, million americs who call themselves survivors are living proof that research is making a difference. the organization stand up to cancer has worked tirelessly for ten years and counting to generate funding for research, and kati, who you may have heard s, one of its founders. katie, good morning. >> hi, savannah great to behere. thank you. >> this is the tenth year for stand up to cancer. >> i know. >> i've kno you a while now, and when i just think about it, katie, i think, my goodness, at the height of your career, you lost your husband to cancer and you lost your sister. and you justun run a doing everything and you have this bright smile on your face, but fyou have nevergotten that and you're always working so hard for them. >> well, like m soy people,

savannah, i think cancer has affected me in a dply personal way. i lost my husband, jay, as you probably remember. you were a young whipper snapper reporter at the time, when he was just 42 years old, in 1998, from dole o-- colon cancer. a coupler,ears la my older sister, emily, the shi star our family,ied of pancreatic cancer. and i just realized i have to do something about this, and i have an incredible platform, the "today" show. you probably remember my on-air colonoscopy. and ten years ago, i got together with eight remarkable women, people like sherri lansing, who, of course, is a superstar in hollywood. and laura siskan, who is an incredible producer w lost her battle with breast cancer. and we said you know, this is unacceptableom we have to up with better treatments. we have to fund these incredible scientists who are working tirelessly to come up with better treatments. so, that's how stand up to cancer was formed ten years ago. and i'm really proud. w yeah, when strong women get

together, guesst -- >> women get things done, sister! >> they do! and you know what, you've raised $500 million over ten years. do i have that right? >> that's right. half a billion with a "b," which so exciting. and what i'm really proud of, too, savannah, is we've changed the paradigm of hower ca research is done. we have 24 dream teams, so we have scientists. we require colla of competition. we have scientists from institutions, all teaming- up >> they should be sharing information. >> yes. they're sharing information and their knowledge and their expertiseis and their tsue samples, and they're focusing oe all tse different kinds of cancer, whether pancreatic or colon or skin cancer or breast cancer or epigenetics, wch is a n approach to cancer treatment,immunotherapy, which is holding so much promise and is being so effectiv so, we're really turbocharging cancer research in a very, i think, new and fresh way. >> and i mean, a word of encouragement, because it's been ten years, but there have been

so many strides in terms of research. you mentioned the immunotherthy. things that are happening in cancer research -- >> it is so exciting. >> -- will make your jaw sdrop >> it' exciting. >> we're changing things. >> but you know, of course, we can't tak our foot o the gas pedal, because i can't tell you, savannah, how many people reach out to me. it's heartbreaking. in very dire tuations. and i wish so much i could help them. but having said that, our scientists have contributed to five new fda-approved treatments. so, it's really exciting to see some of our work bearing fruit and really helping people. and on our telecast, it's going to be, you know, cance is such a hard topic, but it's really going to be a celebration of survivorship. >> well, that, you segue watched me right to -- you've done this before, haven't you? >> i'm helping you. >> you really are! you're like, get to the telecastbo i was to get to the telecast! >> no, it's a natural segue. >> but it is tonight. >> ah. >> and y do this great job. first of all, i love the power of everyone -- you know it's going to be on every channel. >> i know. >> so, just watch it because

it's on every channel. say a bit and thank you to nbc because it was one of theirst broadcast networks to commit to this. this is our sixth telecast, and now it's on 70 oadcast, cable, and streaming networks, and we're doing anour predigital show on youtube, twitter, and facebook. so, you cannot avoidhis telecast if you're anywhere near a screen or a phone. >> and bradley cooper's your executive producer? >> yes, bradley cooper's involved. lung cancer.ad to when people say, how do you get so many celebrities involved? i say, what do ty say in "us weekly," stars, they're just like us? and if you consider one in three americans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetlee ities are no different. it's so heartening to see everyone join forces for a common cause. and you know, i can't thank you enough for letting me talk about it and look! it's so swanky. >> i know, it is! >> always so fun to be back here. >> we cleaned th she left. although ildound your o hair brush. it's still in my office.

>> i'm sure you've found a lot wworse! won't talk about that. katie,cahank you. yocatch up the stand up to cancer live fund-raising special tonight on nbc and everywhere. >> what a fun conversation. thank you, savannah. now to the oscars, pumping the brakes on a big change. thatn's got the details on from the orange room. hey, carson. >> hey, guys, good morning. the academy motion picture arts and sciences announced a newte ry, the award for outstanding achievement in popular film. well, now a statementreleased on thursday, the academy's backpedalling, saying they will no longer ilude the new award at this upcoming 2019 oscars. y said.what the ceo of the "there has been a wide range of reactions to the introduction of a new award, and we recognize the nee for further discussion with our members." now, that wide-range reaction came from stars and fans alike, claiming the category was everything from a ratings ploy to the equivalen of a participation award for big blockbuster movies. social mediaeighing in on and agreeing with that decision to

delay. willie writes"it's the right thing to do. best popular film is an insult to best picturego ca." felipe adding "blockbusters earn money. that's prizen'enough. ruin the show just to please more people." and dan here, "adding a popular film category is an obvious ratings grabot and an excuse to reward them in the important it is important also note that the academy didn'tle comply shut down the idea of adding theopular film category ontirely, although we w see it on the ceremony on february 24th. we still could see it in fure awards shows. >> interesting. but you know what, credit for changing your mind, like hearing the people and saying, okay, we'll think about it a little bit more before we mov probably >> they probably should also not make the show four hours long. that would be nice. >> got some start"? >> speaking of movies, the movie we cannobo stop talking a "a star is born," starring bradley cooper and lady gaga, one of the most-anticipated movies of the year. "ent exclusive clip from the film, showing cooper and gaga's

characters meeting for the first time. >> almost every single person that i've come in contact with in the music industry h told me that my nose is too big and that i won't make it. >> your no is beautiful. now?re showing me your nose >> yeah. >> you don't need to show it to me. i've been looking a it all night. >> oh, come on. >> i'm going to be thinking about your nose all night long. >> you're full of -- >> can i touch your nose? >> oh, my gosh. >> let me just touch it for a second. ♪ good lord i feel like i'm dying ♪ >> a little chemistry g ng on there. >> hot, hot. >> "a star is born." >> this is morning television! >> we've got to cut the clip off right th [ laughter ] up next, talked about her yesterday, cher, t icon, sharing a story, this time with ellen degeneres, about the time that she and her pal, meryl streep, saved a woman's life right here in new york city. the story goes, they were out at ream whenking for ice they heard a woman screaming and saw a man shaking her. here's what happened >> meryl just starts screaming and takes off,ta and i

screaming and take off, too, and think, i'm going to get lled. we're running and running, and the guy turns around, and he sees us, andse sta running towards us. an s we're really going to get killed. but we both split off in the opposite directions, and we got to the girl, and head kind of ripped her clothes, but she kept her purse, and that's what he wanted. then she looks at us, and she screams, and she said, oh, my god, i'm a singing, waitrend no one's going to believe i got mugged and saved by meryl streep and cher. >> pretty crazy storye,th right? good thing they were nearby. you can watch the full interview with ellen. check your local listings and tune in today for that. finally, paul mccartney appeared on "t tonight show" last night. he and jimmy fallon had had the brilliant idea of surprising some unsuspecting tourists. here's some of their r [ screaming ]

>> hi, guys, want to see a magic trick? ccartney! thank you! thank you very much. than! >>hi, guys, how are you doing? how are you? when does itome out? sorry, i love you guys. when does it come out? >> it's coming out on friday. >> oh, it's coming -- [ laughter ] >> that's a . >> playingin pong. >> their days were made t i thinky were happy to so jimmy. , cool, there's jimmy fallon. oh, my gosh, there's paul mccartney! >> and then the doors shut right as they're about to lean out. >> and there's no door open t button ise elevators. all right. >> where's dilly dilly? star herself. there she is. >> i'm in the place you need to get out to. alessia cara is here, ready to do her thing live on the plaza. we'll get to her concert right after your loc we'l get to her concert right after your local news and weather.

good morning, everybody. 8:26 now on this sefriday, ember 7th. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's start with a look at the roads with melissa mollet and your "first 4 traffic." >> a tffic alert right now, top of the beltway is pretty jammed, inner loop and outer loop. inner loop before georgia is where the crash is, aaron, blocking two right lanes, s delays botes on the inner loop back to 270 here on the outer loop stretch back t 95. take a look at that slowdown here, our camera, beltway at t colesvils morning. centreville, inbound 66 at 29, two left lanes>>blocked. ll right, melissa, thank you. we'll have a look at your forecast when we come ba.

good morning, everybody. your forecast four friday, 89 degrees today, so plenty warm and humid. rain chanc at % for this afternoon and tonight. if you're headed out to annahelis tomorrow for football game at 3:30 in the afternoon, low 70s with some

showers likely. i'll have the ten-day forecast in about three minutes. >>ucll right, ch thank you. you can get the latest news and ather any time in the nbc

8:30 on a friday morning, september 7th 2018. kicking off the weekendn a big way. >> we've got alessia cara. she's brought her soulful voice to our citi stag g d morning. and i think we've got to beat the rain, alessia. sing fast. >> itooks like it' about to break through. >> it's going to hold off for you. >> we're going to peel bacou th for just a moment because

alessia's getting ready. and dylan's down with some of her biggest fans. >> and when you say biggest, you mean biggest, because these four girls here, how did you all meet? >> we met on twitter through a group chat. we all had a group chat for alssia together and that'ow we started hanging out. >> you're all friends and alessia brought you together. e there tattoos here? >> i have a song. >> i have a sound wave of her song called "my song." >> that's incredible. >> and thenhe signed my phone01 in 2 and put a heart. >> well, she's standing right there.om alessia, on down. can you come down and say hello to some of your biggest ? oh, how sweet is that? >> i love it. >> pretty cool. >> oh, my goodness! >> how are you? >> she smells like a cookie. >> you said she smells like a cookie. i didn't know that. fantastic! well, we'll bring her on stage because she actually has to perform for you guys andor everyone here on the plaza. >> thank you.

>> awesome. that is so awesome! alessia -- >> group chat, dreams come true. >> i know. you're making friends, fans, the whole thing. >> before we get to the performance, how about a final check of the forecast? >> yes. and it shouldn'terain. ain is actually not anywhere near new york right now, even though it looks like it's going to downpour. but as we go into the weekend, we are going it see the nice weather continue across the northeast, temperatun the 70s. flash flooding is possible back through parts of indiana and into illinois, so that's an area we need to focus on. and on sunday, some of the heavier rain will try to move into the interior northeast. stil looks nice in new england. temperatures still in the 60s. and out west, temperatures running about ten degrees above average. that's a look weather across the country. now here's aut peek your window. good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. storm team radar scs,ning the skinding a few lonely howers around charlottesville, virginia, but rain chances will be increasing through the day. s 4:00, 5:00,wers begin bubbling up and after 6:00 or 7:00, rain becoming muc more

likely. and rainy weather likely to hang on through your weekend plans as well. nong to rain every minute of the weekend, but it could rain at almost any minute over the week >> and it's starting to feel like fall and you know what that means. sunday night, it's "football night in america," and the packers are h bting thers at lambeau field in green bay, and it looks nice. 63 degrees, mostly clear. not quite football weather, but it doe,'t mattecause sunday night is football night in america, 7:00 p.m. right here on nbc. >> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by ci. >> all right! and the bears got khalil mack, my raiders. i've got tatch that tonight. now it's concert time. alessia cara is ready to go o our citi stage, but before she performs, take a look at why she is one of music's most popular young ♪

>> at just 19, alessia cara made a name for herself with her sing le "here." ♪ so tell my friends that i'll be over here ♪ >> the singer-songwriter performs with a purpose, her music delivering a positive message f young audiences on topics such as self-acceptance -- ♪ all you have to do is stay a minute ♪ >> her "know it all" album soared to the top of the charts and earned her a grammy. >> i'm shaking. i've been like pretend winning grammys since i was ♪ >> today she has six platinum hits under h belt and over 7 billion streams, making her last year's most-streamed new female . ♪ now with her sophomore album on e way and new single hitting the airwaves, 22-year-old alessia cara's about to bring her soulful soundight here to our citi concert stage. and here she is, ladies and

gentleme ♪ ♪ she just wants to be beautiful, she goes unnoticed, she knows no limits ♪ ♪ she cravesio atte she praises an image ♪ ♪ she prays to be sculptured by the sculptor ♪ ♪ oh, she don't see the light that's shining deeper than the eyes can find itay ♪ ♪ we made her blind so she tries to cover up her aain ♪ ♪ cut her woes away 'cause cover girls don't cry after their face is made ♪ ♪ but there's a hope that's waiting for you in the dark ♪ ♪ you should know you're you are ♪just the way ♪ and you don't have to change a thing, the w cld couldnge its heart ♪

beautiful, o your 're stars and we'r ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ and you don't have to chang a thing, the world can change its heart ♪ ♪ no scars to your beautiful, we're stars and we're be ♪ now she has dreamsbe to an envy, so she's starving ♪ ♪ you know, cover girls eat nothing ♪s ♪ she say beauty is pain and there's buty in everything ♪ ♪ what's a little bit of hunger ♪ ♪ i can go a little while longer, she fades away ♪ ♪ she don't see her perfect, she don't understand she's worth it ♪ ♪ or that beauty goes deeper an the rface, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪o to everyone who's hurting, let me be your mirror ♪ ♪ help you see a little bit

clearer ♪ ♪ the light that shines within waitings a hope that's for you in the dark ♪ ♪ you should know you're beautiful just the way you are ♪ ♪ and you don't have to change a thing, the world could change its heart ♪ ♪ no scars to your bee tiful, we'rars and we're ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, o oh, oh ♪ and you don't have to change a e ing, the world could cha no scars to your beautiful, a we're snd we're beautiful >> repeat after me! ♪ no better you than the you that you are ♪ ♪ no better you than y the that you are ♪ ♪ no better life than the life we're living ♪ ♪ no better life than thee livi ♪ou no better time for shine, you're a star ♪

♪ no better time for your shine, you're a star ♪ ♪ oh, you're beautiful, oh, you're beautiful ♪ ♪ there's a hope that's waiting for you in the dark ♪ ♪ you should know you're beautiful just the way you are ♪ ♪ and you don't hav to change a thing, the world could change heart ♪ ♪ no scars to your beautiful, we're stars and we're beautiful ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ you don't have to change a thing, the world c couldnge its heart ♪ ♪ no scars to your beautiful, we're stars and we >> that is alessia cara. we're going to chat with her, get more music straight ahead. but first, this is "today" on ♪

welcome back to our citi concert stage. m it's fridayning and we're getting a treat. wammy-winner alessia cara has been hard atk on her highly anticipated second album. >> and she is giving fans a taste of wt to expect with her new single coming up. it's called "growing pains." alsia, hi! >> hi! >> so, you write all these songs yourself? >> yeah, yeah, especially this album. i wrote it all myself. >> take us a little bit through do the songs just come to you nowhere? >> yeah, kind of. i just write from experience. i know that's a common thing, but that's the only way i can ally express myself properly, so, that's how i do it. >> and you've got this n alb coming out. what's it like when it's about to burst onto the scene? it is like nerves, excitement, all of the above? >> yeah, all of the above. it's obviously scary, but exciting, too, because i haven had like a new album in so long. so it's cool. >> can i ask you about the outfit here, the ensemble?

>> yes. i just wanted to look like 'su. thhe truth. >> really? >> no, no. it's like an artistic way ofol sying the idea of growing up. and sometimes you kind of feel like you're drowning in life and sometimes you feel like you're not ready for the roles that life throws at you., this was m symbolizing it in anti art way. >> a nice homage to the orange room. >> yes. i i wor specifically for the show. >> alessia, i interviewed you ted,ably when you first st remember, on my radio show? you were like 19. three years later now.r what's been yne takeaway for your fans in the last three years? what has it been like for you? >> it's been unreal. it's crazy.t even the fac that there are people here that got up so early and waited. it's unbelievable. i can't, i really can't believe it. arank you guys so much, seriously, forg about me. it means the world. thank you. >> that is the sweetest. what are you going to sing for us, hon? >> i'm going to sing two more songs. judging by rehearsal, you guys kn them, so that's good. i'm going to do "growing pains" and we'll do tne more after. ake it away.

>> thank you. thanks, guys. ♪ >> you're on your own, kid. >> you are. ♪ make my way through the motions ♪ ♪ i try to ignore it, but home's looking farther ♪ ♪ the close i get, don't know why i can't see the end ♪ ♪ is it over yet ♪ a short leash and a short fuse don't match ♪ ♪ they tell me it ain't that bad, now don'ter you ovact ♪ ♪ so i just hold my breath, don't know why ♪ ♪ i can't see the sun when young should be fun ♪ and i guesshe bad can get etter, gotta be wrong before it's right♪ ♪ every happy phrase engraved in my mind ♪

♪ i've always bee a go-getter, there's truth in every word i write ♪ ♪ buttill the growing pains, growingpipains, they're kng me up at night ♪ ♪ hey, hey, hey, yeah,yeah, hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ andid i can't h 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night ♪ ♪ hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah ♪ hey, hey, yeah, yeah ♪ i can't hide 'cause pains are keeping me up at ni it ♪ ♪ try to mend what's left of my connt incomprehension ♪ ♪ as i take on the stress of the mess that i've made ♪ ♪ don't know if i even care f grown, if it's just alone ♪ ♪ yeah, and i guess t bad can get better ♪ ♪ gotta be wrong before it's right ♪ ♪ every happy phrase engraved in

my mind ♪ ♪ i've alway been ago-getter, there's truthn every word i write ♪ but still the growing p growingains are keeping me upht at n ♪ ♪ hey, hey, yeah, yeah ♪ hey, hey, yeah, yeah, and i can't hide ♪ ♪ 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night ♪ hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah ♪ hey, hey, yeah, yeah, and i can't hide ♪ ♪ 'cause growing painsg are keep up at night ♪ ♪ it's starting to look like miss know-it-all can't take her own advice ♪ ♪ can't find pieces of peace of mind, i cry ♪ ♪ more than i want to admit, but i can't lie to myself, to anyone ♪ ♪ 'causehoning it in isn't any fun, can't run back to my youth the way i want to ♪ asthe days my brother quicker to fool, am radio, not

much to do ♪ ♪ used monsters as an excuse to lie awake, nower the mon are the ones that i have to face ♪ ♪ no band-aids for the growing pains ♪ ♪ hey, hey, yeah, no, no ♪ no band-aids for the growing pains ♪ >> alessia cara, the new song "growing pains." alessia's got one more for us. but first, this i"today" on ♪ and i can't hide 'cause growing pains are keeping me want... check this out. ...at "oh, yeah" prices. from the latest trends to your favorite brands, it feels even better when you find them for less. at the ross fall fashion event. yes for less.

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waiting for the time to pass you by ♪ ♪ i hope the winds of change will change your mind e a thous res why and i know got to ♪ ♪ take it on your own but we don't have to grow up ♪ ♪ wcan stay forever young ♪ living on my sofa, drinking coda underneath the rising sun♪ ♪ i could give a thousand reasons why ♪ ♪ but you're going and you know that all you have to do is stay a minute, jt take your time ♪ ♪ the clock is ticking, so stay ♪ ♪ all you have to do is wait a minute, your hands are mine, the clock is ticking

♪ your hands on mine,he lock is ticking, all you have to do is stay ♪ ♪ won't admit what i already know, i've never been the best at letting go ♪ ♪ and i don't wanna spend the night alone yes, i need you, a to ♪ ♪ make it on my own but i don't wanna gro up ♪ ♪ we can stay forever young ♪ living on my sofa, drinking rum and cola underneath the rising sun ♪ ♪ i could give a million reasons ♪y ♪ but you're going and you know that ♪ ♪ all you have to do is stay a minute, jt take your time ♪ ♪ the clock is ticking, so stay ♪ ♪ all you've got to do is wait a

second, your hands on mine ♪ ♪ the clock isck tig, so one, two, three! ♪ ♪ the clock is ticking, so stay ♪ ♪ all you've got to do is wait a second, your hands on mine ♪ ♪ the clock is ticking, so st ♪ all y have to do is stay ♪ all you have to do is stay new york, can we try something? everybody get rreally,lly low. come on, come on. there we go! are you ready? yeah! one, two, three! ♪ ♪ the clock is ticking, so stay ♪ ♪ all you have to do is wait a second ♪ ♪ your hands on mine, the clock

is ticking, so stay ♪an you guys so much! thank you. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you! thank you, alessia cara. we will be back, but first, thn is "today" oc. ♪ the clock is ticking, so stay ♪

♪ a>ssia cara, what a peach. still signing autographs out there. that's awesome. >> by the way, that's the mosff specialts i've ever seen on our stage. oh, my gosh. >> it's great. >> fun. >> willie's here. that means the weekend's upon us. >> i like what you'v done with the place. >> thank you. >> i know, it's fancy. >> but first, dylan on saturday. >> we've still got a saturday today show, too. and it's state fai siason, so thts, sound, incredibly

delicious food. harry smith went to minnesota to one of the country's biggest fairs. that and more tomorrow. >> tt's harry smin his element, by the way. >> it is. >> here's the deal on sunday, we're trying to book broadway icon al roker on the show. we're not there yet. we've booked his cousin, lennyz. kravit >> oh, we've got lenny! >> we had to wait, frankly, to get to al roker, but lenny kravitz is my guest. he's just the coolest human being. >> look how cool he is. >> it's not a good thing to stand nexto him becau he is so cool, but we talked about his music, his new album. as carson knows, he plays all the instruments on the album, does the vocals and lays them in together. >> amazing. >> and we got his definition of cool, which made him a little uncomfortable. talked about so cool. >> i always think of you asut cool,ide by side with lenny -- >> well, no one is, in fairness. >> no one can stand the coolness factdn. >> you sho be in a two-shot -- up, william, coming shatner has a new book. first on "megyn kelly today," dna results that have et

two people rnking their . 8:56 is your tim now on this friday, september 7th, 2018. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. right now we want to start with a look at w the roadsh melissa mollet and your "first 4 traffic." how's it going? alert still hanging around top of the beltway, slow inner loop and outer loop. the crash ise gon i rubbernecking and delays as well. upper marlboro, westbound

central avenue at church road, block on the left side.d laurel southbo 216, crash involving a tractor-trailer on the left. eun? >> melissa, thank you. we'll take a break and check your forec

good mornineverybody. clouds will continue to thicken as we go through the day. that will keep most areas out of the 90s. that's the good news in the forecast, but rain chances will also be increasing later on enemtu aos in the mid-to-upper 70s, already 80 now in washington. high today, a toasty-warm 89 degrees. high temperatures, though, about 15 to 2 degrees cooler than we've become accustomed to over the weekend with high r chances. >> all right, looking forward to that relief, chuck. thank you. another local news update for you in 25 minutes. . you are gonna love the neighborhood! it's totally wired for fios. is that a good thing? good? fiber-optics can move crazy amounts of data at even crazier speeds. and fios is a 100% fiber-optic network, so you can stream, game, and watch 4k shows all at once. kid's right about that! see! we are gonna have so much fun here. 100% fiber-optic network. 100% phenomenal. get the fastest speeds available for the best price with the fios gigabit connection.

xxx 9a good morning. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. we have age lot t to from the start of the school year to new words that are now officially in thedictionary. some are surprising. joining me for what'saking the rounds, fleeb's stephanie gorveg and jacob soboroff and of course, akbar gbaja-biamila, host of - >> american ninja warriors. >> first weekend of september whicheans summer is over and school back in session. for kids that means new teachers, new friends, new challenges. it seems more and more that the challenges that come up for our dren are being handled