we moved lionel richie inside because it's pouring in new york.his isn't tropical storm andrea. >> it's a frontal system approaching going to pick up the moisture and bring heavier rain later today so we still are not out of the woods yet. out west hard to believe natalie alluded to this, big ridge of high pressure out west, look at some of these temperatures, we are talking about 100 degrees in bakersfield, sacramento, 104. phoenix will get up to 112, excessive heat warnings, temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above normal. you come back here to the east where the jet stream dips down to the south, almost 15 degrees below normal in chicago, new york 65, 60 in bangor, 59 in boston. the rest of the country today we're expecting to see more wet weather down through the gulf. west coast looks spectacular, plenty of sunshine. of course we have the risk of tornadoes and severe weather along the mid-atlantic southeastern atlantic coast as andrea makes its way up. ♪ ula ula, hagamos ula ula, ♪ ula ula ula ula al revés, ♪ hago que lo imposible sea posible, ♪ ♪

trying to figure out how to get lionel richie on a lionel richie song.asked the question to darius rucker. i said what part would you like to sing? and he said your part. i don't have any part to sing. >> the tv special you did, i couldn't leave the couch. i had to watch it from the beginning. i tivoed it and rewatch it. >> i may be crazy, but i don't think i'm the only one out there that misses beautiful melodies and fabulous lyrics. i am distressed about what's happening in the music industry. >> well, you know what it is. there's a point in life where we're going to sound like parents after a while. because i remember when i came in the door that day with the commodores and i had enough hair and afro for -- >> you had hoda hair. >> i had a whole helmet hair is what they called me. my grandmother said, well, i would love for you to be in something dignified, like the music business was not what she wanted. because she was a classical pianist. so it had to come out like that. they referred to our music as bump-bump music. >> they did? >> yeah. i called

lionel richie on a lionel richie song, you following me?nt in life where we are going to sound like parents after a while. i remember when i came in the door that day with the commodores and had enough hair -- >> you had hoda hair. >> i had helmet head, they called it. my grandmother said, well, i would love for you to be in something dignified, like the music business was not what she wanted. she was a classical pianist. they referred to our music as bump-bump music. i called it funk. >> it was both. >> i remember the words henry mancini when he saw the commodores come down the aisle at the grammys, they said, well, there goes the music business. >> then you started singing the songs and henry mancini would know the greatness. my favorite is "still." would you please sing the last three lines of that? only because it's my birthday. ♪ i do love you still >> thank you, lionel. we love you. >> thank you. all the best. continued success to you. a sister act that took the plunge and will have you drowning in laughter. what could that be? >> it

for lionel richie, his hometown tus tuskegee.ble, the dew point, down sec evidently from yesterday. sunshine this morning and a few clouds developing this >> and coming up, kelsey grammer talks about his clinically acclaimed new show "boss" and about being a dad. t t we need to look for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one place. carmax. start here. >>> back now, 8:37. kelsey grammer gained fame as dr. frasier crane on and "cheers" as frasier. but he now plays the mayor on "the boss," who is secretly battling a disease. >> the tremors can be hidden for a time but without awareness -- you're not god. you don't want to shake. how do you feel about seeing monsters or believing you can fly? your personality, your judgment, the way you look at the world, all those things will be compromised. >> purpose. i have purpose. >> mr. mayor, you have to know your best days are behind you. >> kelsey grammer, good morning. nice to see you. >> good to s

and somebody who really knows how to rock the stage, lionel richie. yeah.crowd back on their feet. >> you know the lyrics? >> yes, of course. ♪ ahh, ohhh >> we'll work on that. beyond that moment, get ready to pig out. how do you transform from that? curtis stone cooks up crispy pork bellies over noodles. they're eating it already? and gold medal olympians, they work hard so they eat a lot, giving him a hand in the kitchen. >> you're a rower, you burn calories. they need that. >> the competition is continuing on "america's got talent." this week 12 acts performed lives, including a guy who calls himself romo dance cheetah. >> good to be here. >> you're a professional air guitar? >> yes. started out as an amateur like everybody else. >> how did you decide to become a professional air guitarist? >> i actually play in a real band, believe it or not. >> a real instrument? >> yeah, you could call it that. we were performing once with the real air guitar champion. i saw it and i thought this is going to be a drunk idiot dancing around on stage and it was that but

coming up, lionel richie, live in concert. but inside.erstar in the 1980s and he is still shining bright today despite the rain. lionel richie, take it away. ♪ come on ♪ ♪ stuck on you ♪ i've got this feeling down deep in my soul that i just can't lose ♪ ♪ guess i'm on my way ♪ needed a friend ♪ and the way i feel now i guess i'll be with you 'til the end ♪ ♪ guess i'm on my way ♪ mighty glad you stayed ♪ mighty, mighty glad you stayed, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ stuck on you ♪ been a fool too long i guess it's time for me to come on home ♪ ♪ guess i'm on my way, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ so hard to see that a woman like you could wait around for me man like me ♪ ♪ guess i'm on my way ♪ mighty glad you stayed ♪ mighty, mighty glad you stayed, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ oh i'm leaving on that midnight train tomorrow and i know just where i'm going ♪ ♪ i've packed up my troubles and i've thrown them all away, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ cause this time little darling i'm comin' to stay ♪ ♪ i'm stuck on you ♪ i've got this feeling down deep in my soul that i just can't lose ♪

boris johnson and richie soon at -- sunak have yet to throw their hat in the ring.sident trump ordered to give information to the investigative committee. italy's far right leader, the first since mussolini. he will challenge the election commission's decision to disqualify him from holding public office on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts. hello, and welcome if you are watching in the u.k. on pbs in the u.s. or around the world. and in a few days time, the u.k. will have a new prime minister. and penny morton has become the first conservative mp to say she is running to replace liz truss. no other mp has declared yet but former prime minister boris johnson and richie's neck have -- they each need the backing of at least 100 colleagues in parliament. whoever wins become conservative party leader and therefore the next prime minister. but opposition parties are calling for an immediate general election. >> i will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. >> a vacancy at the top of government once again. conservatives now need to choos their

. >>> nicole richie is here with a sneak peek of tonight's season premiere of nbc's "fashion star." >>> how much money does your family really need to live comfortably? a family of four who are doing it debt free and, i might add, on just $14,000 a year. how do they do it? they'll tell us. >> very impressive. >>> it is time for our "today's" top clicks, weekly look at our videos. >> a juggernaut, a dynasty, call it what you want. click number one, our winner for the third week in a row, gangnam baby. >> knew it. ♪ >> baby amaiah keeps rolling along, really a legend at this

. >> and we have a big show, because we have lionel richie and a nice chat with him and find out abouthe big news. a st n you thiat 8:00, and that is awesome one, and he made a big announcement. >> he is going to be in vegas, and we will give you all of the details and talk about the roc s twmvse oo it soat music and founder of hill song church brian wilson is here. >> and jill martin is here with her bag of finds. >> and also a word of wisdom here, hoda to start the day out right. >> ready? >> yes, the be l w yk, aer don't you get it? okay. let me say it again. the best feeling is when you look at him, and he is already staring. >> oh, hesyer canned you, and you see it. >> oh. and you know whoi noknow who i at? john see cena, because it is national guacamole day. >> yes, did anybody say it is national guacamole day? >> yes, because it is national guacamole day and i wanted to bestow upon you this dish of guacamole food. >> we suggested when you brought it over to us, we thought that we could have some on your chest and we could play with it. >> yes, that is what we wanted. >> we will

so it's lionel richie big -- with mariah carey? >> yeah. >> you wonder if they're co-headliners. >> which will be fun. >> can't wait. >> and beyonce came to see mariah in new york the other day, posted on instagram. there with her daughter and some friends, i guess. >> first of all, if you were at this concert, can you imagine looking over, the two divas together. with all their children? mariah's twins, blue ivy with the fan and some other child just -- there they are. >> some lucky kid. >> a friend of blue ivy's. >> we love neil patrick harris, he has a 6-year-old, has twins, his son gideon just wrote his christmas gift to santa. neil shared it on instagram. sea take a look at this. >> he said his son wants two things. here it is. a bounce house and a life-sized rocket ship. those are the two things. we don't know what harper wants, but it's so cute. there's something about seeing it written out, you know, just that way. but if you guys have kids and they've written letters to santa and you take a picture of it before you send it

new this morning, one lucky lottery richie, florida, is off to a great start in 2018. i'd say. the ticket he bought matched all six mega millions numbers which were drawn last night. you see them on your screen. 28, 30, 39, 59, 70. with a gold mega ball number of 10. the jackpot winner is getting $450 million. this is the largest jackpot in mega millions history. but there's still a chance for you to win big. the jackpot for tonight's powerball dropping is worth $570 million. make sure to grab a ticket if you haven't already. i think i might just grab a ticket. >> i love that the winner is rich in port richie. >> yeah, right? >> perfect. >> the irony. >>> let's talk about gold now. dreaming of olympic gold for a handful of american athletes. international glory coming closer to reality. we're going to look at who is getting ready to head off to south korea. >>> a temperatures. another freezing day ahead. more from meteorologist chuck bell on this weather alert day. we'll be right back. >>> tennis champion serena williams won't be at this year's australian open. williams gave bi

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the breaks somewhere between 214 and richie marlboro road.hey are trying to identy the exact location. we have wer gushing up the side of the road. its so co, as soon as it hits the pavement, it turns to ice. a slick, dangerous situation. all of the lanes of e inner loop are closed. we are seeing tremendous traffic e-ups, they are turning folks around. some of the folks trapped here, sitting here on the high scho for the last couple of hours, able to turn themround and take them down the wrong way down a 214 ramp. weave cleing in the general area. a bad situation, and significant tie-ups on the inner loop. the best adce, avoid therea altogether. we tald to one motorist, here when it happened. all of a sudden, cam to a screeching halt and sathe on the highway since 4:00 this morning. >> niced on the left-hand side, the water flowi very heavily. as we have bee sitting here, you can seehat water came off the beltway. i came closer to the cars. >> reporter: can y see, water is gushing out of the side of the roadway, going up this lig post. there

rumored girlfriend -- sophia richie. she's the 17-year old daughter of legendary singer lionel richie. after sharing pics of the two on instagram.. ?fans lashed out.. and bieber struck back.. saying in short -- if they don't knock it off.. he would make his account private -- essentially blocking his 77-million followers. well, guess who chimed in on the threat? his ex.. selena gomez.. who many of the angry fans want justin to still be with... she commented on one of the photos saying.. "if you can't handle the hate.. then stop posting pictures of your girlfriend." she added "don't be mad at your fans. they love you." selena but we all know nothing really dies after it's been on the internet. now time for your juicy question of the morning... some studies show that this happens five times in your life. and it can happen to you at any age. what is it? give us your answers. ???adlib ???adlib traffic ???toss weather weather weather weather weather weather traffic ?? traffic ???? traffic ?? traffic ???toss ???adlib weather w

hoda goes one on one with lionel richie.his morning, what was in vegas does not stay there. >> hoda is here to tell us why she hit up sin city over the weekend. it was for a good cause. >> one of my favorite assignments ever. i hung out with the legendary lionel richie. he has a new residency at planet hollywood. playing all the hits you love. here's this. >> the palace. >> this is my place. >> reporter: indeed, i have entered the house of lionel richie. after four grammys, an academy award and selling some 100 million albums. ♪ she's a beggar >> reporter: he calls las vegas his home, at least for now. >> this is where i stand. >> reporter: for decades, lionel has given what has become the soundtrack for many of our lives. ♪ why i'm easy, babe >> reporter: starting in the '70s and '80s as a member of the funk band the commodores, before going solo in 1981. now, the 66-year-old is headlining his first residency at planet hollywood in vegas, baby. wouldn't you know, it's called, all the hits. he has enough of them. >> who is a

they're listening to lionel richie. we love lionel richie. he's one of our big favorites.r studio coming up this morning. and so we're excited about that. >> interesting thing about his performance today, simply music. going back to his roots, so to speak. we're going to be talking about that with him. also ahead, "today's professionals" are in the house. they're going to be talking about a lot of subjects, including what happens when a guy walks in front of the camera right before the segment? also, going to be talking about the controversial article that appeared in "vogue" magazine, a mother writing about her daughter's weight problem. including some extreme tips that she takes like withholding dinner from her daughter, if the daughter breaks her diet. so we'll talk about that. plus tim tebow's welcome to new york. >> lots to talk about with "today's professionals." also this morning we're going to learn how to get food on the table. she's going to tell us how she does it in her house. some tips to make our lives more easy thanks to giada. >> great. before we get to tha

the dolphins management did brief investigation and they suspendedmartin's teammate, richie incognito if heas a lawyer, he has not revealed the lawyer's nam and no statements have been released. now for the first time, incognito is speaking for himself. saturday, atiami dolphins practice the two playerst the center of controver were absent. and both have been silent. untinow. suspended fensive lineman richie incognito sat down with fox spts, a portion of that interviebegins with a question. is he the face of bullying, and his use of the "n" word? >> this is an issue of -- this an issue of my ajohn's relationship. you can ask anybody i the miami dolphins locker room, who had his back the absolute most. they will undoubtly tell you me. all this stuff comg out just -- it speaks to -- it speakso the cture of our locker room. it speaks t the culture of our closeness. it speak to the culture of our brotherhood. an the cism, the b words, you know, that's what i regret st. but that's a product of the environment. that's sometng that we use all the time. >> reporter: his teammate, jonathan mar

you came all this way for lionel richie?whatever that is? >> always. otherwise, you're just not present. >> reporter: the concert that night was sold out. for richie, the stage is comfortable, and the music is in his blood. his passion for it hit his early on, while growing up in tuskegee, alabama. his influence, his grandmother, a pianist herself. >> my grandmother was playing classical music in the house every single day. i didn't realize i was a songwriter. farthest thing from my mind. >> i want to talk about highlights in your career. so many. one was the l.a. olympics. ♪ all night long >> you closed that show with "all night long." when you close your eyes and picture yourself on that stage with 2 billion people watching you, what do you remember? >> it changed my life completely. because froha this face was sold to the entire world. >> that was a turning point in your life? >> that was a turning point. from that point on, i -- my name got longer. i have lionel richie all night long. >> what other songs do you love to p

to my left, one of our friends, music ledge gend lionel richie, will perform one of his biggest hits and you'll share some big >>> a view of the george washington bridge. traffic is moving nicely on this wednesday, september 16th. >>> a train was cleared from the tracks, but 200 feet of track has to be inspected, it is causing delays and cancellations. war here are the details. cancellations. making all stops. do i sound like platform announcements. westbound trains bypassing west bury and carle place. then we have no eastbound service to ron con coma to hunting ton, limited service restored east. some improvements there. getting on route 80 eastbound. accident by 852 causing extensive delays. route 18 shut down both directions. >>> let's check the weather. sunny, low humidity. high of 87 degrees. tonight, mostly clear, 68. tomorrow, more sunshine, high of 87 friday, sun, 85. >>> coming up, see what one teacher is doing to spice up lesson plans. meantime, enjoy this fantastic day in new york city. >>> 8:30 now on this wednesday morning, 16th of february, 2015. guys, it is a great mor

>> lionel richie. >> and you spent last weekend with him. >> i did! he's in vegas for his residency and that was a pinch me moment. i was afraid to sing because you want to listen and he was like "sing with me." i reverted back to being like i was in school. >> i think you sounded darn good. we'll have that in a bit. >> he'll tell us about the song he's most proud of and the project he's most proud of, which is interesting. >> won't give it away. >>> if you need a gift for the graduate in your life, steve greenberg found the gadgets to get them ready for the dorms or the real world. >> that makes sense. >> hands free umbrella. >> that's genius. especially for right now in new york. it's been pouring all week. >> all right, and what should you do if your mother is on your back about your life? we've got expert advice we're going to help out about that there. >> i'm ready. >> words of wisdom, here we go. you've said a version of this. here it is. "you are one decision away from a totally different life." mark battercon. you know how you say you're one d

you can use richie marlboro road or water street to get bac on to 4. you'll still have pretty big lays there. you can see it on a big map as well as you're headed in bound near ritchie marlboro road. nner loop and outer loop, both looking good. no complaints in the first 4 traffic complaints department. white's ferry closed. >> 6:01. this morning we are tracking hurricane florence and the millions rushi o to g of the path. we're staying on top of every angle fm the impending rain to how it's going to impact those living around he. >> people living from the coast from virginia to the carolinas have been ordered to find a safe place to ride out the storm. forecasters say there have been more than two feet of rain. both sides of a south carolina highway are being used to travel away from the shore. the category 4 storm is growing in sfe as it churns hundreds miles away from north carolina. florence will arrive late tomorrow. there is an emergency federal getting a state ofemergency. t it's in the outer banks and he'sking to people who have decided to ride

rocco has been living with richie and going to school there. the attorney said the uncertainty of the ordeal has been difficult on him. >> the judge said both parents had chosen to live a public lifestyle and the child had not and urged both parents to take this out of the public forum. >> reporter: the judge did rule the proceeding would be open to the press but only with still pictures with madonna and richie listening in silence the judge said i'm optimistic there will next hearing set for may. >>> a florida man knew something was in his swimming pool when he saw bubbles. 9 foot long alligator came from the pond at a nearby golf course. a trapper removed the intruder from the deep end. he said he never imagined one at his house or in his pool. he is like let me get back in there. so nice and warm in the deep end. >> you come home from a run and jump right in the pool just to cool off. >> remember when we saw bubbles coming out with you? [ laughter ] could have been a gator in there. >> where are we going with this? >>> coming up next, a new

lionel richie and marriah carey. i would have never put those two together. >> your head explodes now. >> they will do a 35 city tour called lionel richie and mariah carey. >> it's lionel richie big with mariah carey. you wonder if they're co-headliners and means she will join him part way. >> it will be fun. beyonce came to see mariah carey she was there with her daughter and friends. >> if you were at this concert can you imagine seeing the two divas together. mariah's twins and blue ivy with the fan and some other child. there they are. >> the lucky kid. >> a friend of blue ivy's. >> we love neil patrick harris, he has 6 year-olds, his son, gideon just wrote his christmas list to santa. neill shar neil shared it on instagram. >> he wants two things, a bounce house and life size rocket ship. those are two things. we don't know what harper wants. it's so cute. something about seeing it written out that way. if you have kids and they've written letters to santa and you take a picture of it before you mail it, we'd lo

. >> lionel richie. one of the biggest music icons with legends like "easy." >> and the best called "hello." >> and today, lionel has big news to share, because he is going to be calling las vegas home for a while, and headlining at the planet hollywood resort and casino, and this is kicking off in 2016, and gives you time to get the tickets. >> and me time to relax and so i dont 't have to move. >> and it gives you time like a residency residency. >> yes, and i asked my chief analyst analyst, my son 21 should i go, and he said, oh, my god, dad, it s is the coolest ever. we are going to vegas. >> he wants the perks, and the perks in vegas are like nothing else. >> and he wants his own room, and his own suite, and i said, no, no, no, and we will have you visit and leave. >> and your hits are timeless, and they span all generations, and i remember when you did that country album not long ago with a whole other audience, and soy guess that the audience consists of the people from -- >> many generations. >>

. >>> 25-year-old mom nicole richie has admitted to owning more than 200 pairs of sunglasses.ichie defends her arsenal by claiming that she needs them to do their job as a clothing designer. >>> this comes to us from jacksonville, florida, where in nearby st. augustine, an unplanned pregnancy has given hope to a species on the brink of extinction. the discovery of 41 eggs has caretakers of two rare crocodiles thrilled. with only 200 of these crocs left in the world, nature took its course. in two months, the eggs are hatched and they're expected to be hatched and it's going to give hope to a crocodile comeback. >> i want a web cam. they have to do that, you know? one of those cameras where we can watch them hatch. >> absolutely. we'll get that set up for you, bill. no problem. >> thank you. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. [ male announcer ] with the most branches and atms in the dc area, it's hard to miss a capital one bank. alright, let's get ready to work alex. rosslyn! ♪ arlington! ♪ falls church! nic

>> i don't know. >> nicole richie, in the front. right? >> yeah. >> she captioned it, hold on to those you love and climb a mountain together. when i am most in need i hold on tighter. it is when they need me i know i have done something right. to earn their trust, share kindness. >> so true, and the color of the color -- what do you see? in that dress? >> when you showed it to me in the makeup room, it looked white. st >> look at the debates. over the flip-flops. >> that's what you showed me. >> those are flipflops. what do you see? >> i see oyster. >> gray and -- >> what's oyster? like a bone white? >> i see great and blue. some people see blue and white. >> who cares? >> raise your hand if you see white. joann? you're the only one? >> no, no. it's not -- >> who sees white? you see gold? >> oh, wow. >> wait. white clearly. not a little. that's what color they see. >> who cares? >> nobody. it's weird. [ laughter ] >> okay. let's see it again. look at the picture again. hold on. that's -- gray and light blue. oh, my gosh! lots of gold and

plus, nicole richie returns for another day of co-hosting. ll next on "live."k today filling in for kelly ripa is nicole richie. nicole: hello, guys. [applause] michael: how are you doing, my lady? nicole: i'm doing good. it feels really good to be here. michael: sometimes i don't feel like i'm here. nicole: i've not had that problem yet. but i'm happy to be -- to spend time with you. he's very good friend with joel, my husband. they were in a fantasy football league together. michael: hold on. hold on. yesterday, you informed me that i got kicked out the league and i didn't even know i got kicked out the fantasy league because they tried to say i was bad at it. but i was the next to last place and not last place. since yesterday's show, i got on the phone myself. nicole: ok. because i know you were last. michael: i was not last. your husband is trying to make himself feel better by breaking me down. but i got on the phone and i talked to my partner, mark, who is my business partner who is also in the league and i am joining mark's team. i'm back, people. [appl

. >>> 25-year-old mom nicole richie has admitted to owning more than 200 pairs of sunglasses. richie defends her arsenal by claiming that she needs them to do their job as a clothing designer. i'm guying to use this excuse when my husband gives me a hard time for having too many clothes. >> i need like four pair of shoes. >> what is your excuse? >> and this comes to us from jacksonville, florida, where in nearby st. augustine, an unplanned pregnancy has given hope to a species on the brink of extinction. the discovery of 41 eggs has caretakers of two rare crocodiles thrilled. with only 200 of these crocs left in the world, nature took its course. in two months, the eggs are hatched and they're expected to be hatched and it's going to give hope to a crocodile comeback. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc staz. >>> students in china have an unlikely routine. they start their day by dancing to michael jackson's "dangerous". with the help from a teacher, in only a few weeks, the students have nearly mastered the dance moves. they say it's a gre

bring back richie incognito accused of bullying jonathan martin. a report for the miami herald suggesting incognito and martin will never play for miami again. . the throw of the game, base runners charging for home and colliding with catchers. now new rules are in the works. >>> his first road bike stunt video got nine million views, now his sequel has two million, professional mountain biker ashton broke his back to make the sequel. >>> the pirates andrew mccutcheon popped the question to his girlfriend of four years on the ellen show. after a short video tribute, he brought her to the stage, he knelt down, he said he proposed on national tv because he wanted to tell the whole world that he loved her and oh yeah, she said yes. >>> just ahead, busiest holiday for car thieves is around the corner. plus oprah winfrey never had children, but finds out why she thinks they would have hated her if she had. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back, waking up this morning, grab the winter gear, it's a little chillingy, but not as bad as the last co

silence. >> reporter: richie, how are you? >> doing well. >> reporter: what do you have to say about the storm you're in? >> i'm just trying to weather the storm right now and this will pass. >> the dolphins dropped him sunday, amid accusations he bullied teammate martin, amid report that is he left threatening and racist voicemails. the allegations put the dolphins locker room culture into question. south florida reported coaches asked incognito to toughen martin up after he miss aid voluntary spring training. >>> let's now turn to weather. nbc's meteorologist bill karins joins us right now. how does it look? >> wind also kick up, waves will be high, especially at the coastal areas of washington. definitely oregon state. there's a little bit of drizzle as you're seeing in the portland area. little cool, little damp out there. it's chilly in much of the inner mountain west. las vegas down to 44 degrees. the next storm just underneath that weather channel logo in the left side of your screen is the next storm that will be comin

they decked out in lionel richie jerseys. that's me and joel. she had the whole family.t from this concert. >> where's his head? ♪ you're once, twice, three times a lady ♪ and i love you >> how much alcohol was involved in that night? >> only a few cups! >> you can't even hold a -- >> it was hard to get it to focus. >> that's because you move to the music. >> tomorrow a performance by country singer scottie mccreary. >> and seinfeld's he was last seen on thursday... but this midday we have a clue now. >>> right now at 11:00, the desperate search for a father of two, he was last seen on thursday, but this midday we have a clue that could help investigators bring him home. thanks for joining us this morning. i'm kris sanchez. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. it's been 85 hours since a peninsula father of two was last seen and the search is growing more intense to find the 27-year-old last seen in a millbrae parking lot. >> stephanie chuang is live there now. you talked with investigators who say this does appear to be a suspicious disappearance. >> reporter: it does. good morning

they decked out in lionel richie jerseys. that's me and joel. she had the whole family.t from this concert. >> where's his head? ♪ you're once, twice, three times a lady ♪ and i love you >> how much alcohol was involved in that night? >> only a few cups! >> you can't even hold a -- >> it was hard to get it to focus. >> that's because you move to the music. >> tomorrow a performance by country singer scottie mccreary. >> and

we have lionel richie here. so it got me thinking about what's he famous for? was thinking we aren't enough fun as people and when was the last time you slow danced. think about when the last time you slow danced. >> my wedding. >> was it? you did? >> yes. >> say more about that. now we're really getting to something here. >> i think for some of us, we get busy with life. we have a challenge for you tomorrow. go into your kitchen, go into your home, get your husband, your boyfriend, your kids, your dog, do a little slow dance. put it on tape, or put it on video, and send it to us at today.com. we want to put it on the air tomorrow for our morning boost. because, if you got to dance to a lionel richie song. we're going to air a couple of them tomorrow. we feel like that would be fun -- >> i like that idea. slow dancing only? or can you fast dance? >> you can. but you know how you want to take mike in your arms. >> do like the seventh grade hug dance. >> honey. >> love it. >> you might do a little dancing with lionel. >> it's in the stars, lionel. >> he's coming

plus, nicole richie takes a seat at the co-host desk all next on "live."ichael: you're welcome. cheers and applause] well everybody, today is thursday, august 8, 2013, and filling in for kelly today is my friend nicole richie! cheers and applause] how you doing? nicole: i'm good. it's good to see you in new york. michael: it's good to see you anytime. nicole: thank you. michael: yeah, joel, i said it, her husband, what you gonna do? fight me? so how you been? nicole: i've been good, i've been good. i've been traveling a little bit with my family, going on vacation and you know, working and now here in new york, i flew out here just to see you, just to be here. michael: i'm so honored! so honored. i appreciate. , now where have you been for vacations? nicole: we went to europe for two weeks. we went friends of ours, and their little baby and their parents. their whole family. it was really, really nice. i never get to take two weeks to just spend it with my family. that's it, you know? we were together the whole time, and it's important, it's important to h

hitting the road together, lionel richie and mariah carey. would have never put those two together. >> i imagine your head exploding right now. >> a 35-city tour called lionel richie all the hits with very special guest mariah carey. >> ah! lionel richie big -- with mariah carey? >> yeah. >> you wonder if they're co-hendliners. probably means she's going to join in part-way through. >> which will be fun. >> can't wait. >> and beyonce came to see mariah in new york the other day, posted on instagram. there with her daughter and some friends, i guess. >> first of all, if you were at this concert, can you imagine looking over, the two divas together. with all their children? mariah's twins, blue ivy with the fan and some other child just -- there they are. >> some lucky kid. >> a friend of blue ivy's. >> we love neil patrick harris, he has a 6-year-old, has twins, his son gideon wrote his christmas gift to santa. neil shared it on instagram. look at this. >> his son wants two things. here it is. a bounce house and a life-sized rocket ship. the t

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and richie mar borrow road. gushing water, we are right in between thewo exits, 214, richie marlboro is further down the line. the line broke between those two exits. we are talking about a large water main, 54 inches,hey are not sure if this is weath related. but its a massive machblt we are seeing a bit of war. they haven'teen abl to shut down the main. they are trying to find its exact location at this point. once theyo that, they wil begin th process of shutting down the in. look a the traffic tie up here. th are not allowing any traffic to go through this area. 214 is last call for getting on to the beltway. they will turn you around at 214. these a the people who unfortunately, were in the area when it happened. th got u on to the beltway, that ws it. they got stopped. they can't get through the wate some have been sitting here for an hour and a half athis int. very, very messy situation. they haven shut off the water. the gushing water here. ere is a light post off in the distance, you can see the water s

now off shore a little bit here's newport richy. you already had more than an inch of rain spreading east northeast at 15 miles per hour. it will be in the newport area within the hour around 6:12 to 6:35. so pockets of heavy rain will continue to roll in off the gulf. it's not going to be rain all the time. same thing scattered down be a problem. we already had some flooding and saturated grounds throughout a lot of the area. any rain on top of that. don't drive over those flooded streets, be a good neighbor. don't splash into the neighbor's house and during the afternoon. wendy in brooksville says it's 74 and most of us close to that in the mid 70s. it's all how you do with th just sitting there at this point wrapping in the tropical moisture off the gulf of mexico. between now and 4: 00 this afternoon notice heavier down pours north of i-4 but even south you get scattered thunderstorms. look at tomorrow as the low begins to push back to the west slowly. the heaviest rain in the northern gulf of mexico. still scattered thunderstor

. >> to richie from white sulfur springs. >> good morning, richie. >> i'm a mom who is trying to cutnd fat out of my whole family's diet. we've given up sugar-filled drinks and switched to water and juice, but my kids seem to like the fruit-flavored waters that are sometimes sweetened with splenda and i want to know, are these still okay? i've heard that artificial sweeteners are very bad for you. i don't want to give my children anything that could harm them. >> good question. >> it's a great question. know this. the fda has thoroughly researched and tested artificial sweeteners, including sucralose, which is splenda, and aspartame, which is equal. they've determined it's safe. it's your own comfort level. >> just cut down on your sugar because it's natural as opposed to using something that is not. >> my personal advice is it's perfectly fine every with once in a while to give your kids things with artificial sweeteners but for the most part you want to offer up foods without artificial sweeteners and little to no sugar, water, 100% fruit juice diluted with water and brew a part wi

year, and also lana del rey, duran duran and lionel richie. tickets go on sale thursday. >>> star-studded lineup there. coming up next, more fallout stemming from the deadly pipeline explosion and the bill taxpayers are asked to foot if regulators get their way. >>> major win for bernie sanders and ted cruz in the wisconsin primary. if you go to our home page you see the break-down of the vote and the ad spending for all the candidates vying for the white house. >>> plus the strange story of an uber passenger taking over the wheel to get away from police. back in two minutes.