. >> anthony kumia, part of the sirius xm show opie and anthony was fired for a racially charged rantdly being attacked by an african-american woman this radio host sent a series of profanity-laced tweets calling the woman an animal and ranted about violence in the community. >> apparently most of the tweets in question have been taken down but kumia promised to address it on line in the coming days. alexandra is following this story. hi, alex. >> what anthony kumia says on the air may surprise you. he wasn't on the job but his former employer sirius xm says it was enough to cross the line. they are the shock jocks fans love to hate. >> you're checking out the opie and anthony show. thanks for being there people. our first day on xm satellite radio. >> after 20 years on the air opie and anthony are no more. >> it's over. >> sirius xm pulling the plug for his hateful remarks on twitter after he claimed an african-american woman punched him in new york's times square. if you're out in times square it's almost impossible to take a picture without someone getting in the frame. kumia says

former radio personality anthony kumia. >> a block. the lede. that's the first story. hi, greg, you look like you are into fitness. maybe we could get our pump on together sometime. >> well, start with economic news. the white house says the budget deficit will drop to $583 billion. that's the lowest level of president obama's tenure. last year's deficit was $680 billion and the congressional budget office predicts a lower budget for the year-ending september 30th. who pr we kidding? let's address the elephant in the room, the racist elephant. you can't spell rant without ant. anthony seen here in a moment of quiet reflection was fired by siriusxm after he posted a bunch of unusual tweets following a feet with a black woman in time square. he wrote, so i am taking pic at nyc and a black girl twho was in frame punched me in the face. i called her an f-ing and then weird language i don't understand. >> it was a cartoon. >> because that's what she was. then she punched me. she is lucky i'm a white gun owner and then other gave me the word. violent savage own the streets.

. >>> number four, sirius xm radio has fired shock jock anthony kumia, one-half of the popular team, in the week. cumia claims he was fired for doing something that wasn't on the air and wasn't illegal in a statement, sirius said his postings were abhorrent and his behavior sin consistent with what sirius represents. >>> hurricane arthur weakened overnight to a tropical storm. within the last 30 minutes it weakened even more to become a post tropical storm, sustained winds now just 65 miles per hour. about 40,000 people in north carolina lost power. most of them have their lights back on this morning. and communities up and down the east coast saw whipping winds and really rough rains, flooded streets as well. let's go to meteorologist karen mcginness here with where the storm or the post tropical system is now. who is being threatened by this? >> it looks like much of new england. and even that's not going to last all day. much of what is left of what used to be category 2 hurricane arthur is pushing into new brunswick, also into nova scotia. even across parts of maine, we're expecti

. >> the opie and anthony show has made headlines fined by the fcc for urging people to have sex in public places like st. patrick cathedral. kumia's future of the show they started nearly 20 years ago is uncertain. for "today," joe pryor, nbc news >>> a final check of weather from dylan who has made her way outside the plaza. >>> good morning, guys. we are celebrating 40 years of marriage. what is your secret? >> i listen to her. >> that works? >> sounds good. >> fantastic advice. we are going to see some gorgeous weather in most -- across most of the country. temperatures are starting to warm up down across the southeast. it is going to be in the 100s in parts of the western plains. 90s down through texas. a little hot. we have to keep an eye out for stronger storms in wisconsin and illinois and iowa where flooding concerns remain in effect. we are going to see a couple of scattered showers and storms across the gulf coast state. that slight risk spreads from nebraska all the way over into west virginia tomorrow. it is not going to be an outbreak but we could see stronger storms. it remains sizzling out west, >>> san francisco no