>> darius rucker. >> we only want to be with you! that's how it goes. >> i think he forgot the words. >> that's nice. >> that was cool. a throwback to hootie & the blowfish. you're singing country music songs in a couple of minutes. good to have you here. >> always good to be here, man. coming here reminded me of when hootie played here back in the day. >> were your ears burning a second ago when carson and all of us were saying not only are you talented but one of the nicest guys. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you very much. >> also a great golfer. >> my golf game's okay right knew. blilt. >> also, rafael nadal faces his toughest opponent in years, the one and only savannah guthrie. what happened when they got together on the court. >> and i love that you asked him about the underwear. >> that's the only reason she went. >> only reason. >> meanwhile on monday best-selling author and research professor renee brown will join us live taking your questions about what it takes to get back up after a fall. >> and tweet us a question us

famous footwear. ♪ >> that's darius rucker rocking the plaza this morning with that's darius rucker rockinghis is one of the "today" show goes far back with everything. every time you call me, i get excited. >> the tours are sold out. having a blast on the road. >>> having so much fun. the hardest thing is leaving my kids and my wife. i got to pay the bills. >>> i'm a fan of christmas album. you made your first one ever. it's coming out in october. >> this record is -- they wanted me to do a christmas record. i kept going no. finally we decided to do one. it's old school. we wanted to make a perry como, johnny mathis kind of record. so we went and found the songs and went that way. i'm really proud of it. >> talking christmas in summer. perfect. >> i love that. >> much bigger than christmas record in summer. >> did they have fake snow? >> when i walked in the studio, they had it all christmased out. >> you're an old school christmas and old school wrestling. is this true? >> i love it. >> we want to match you up against our resident wrestling fan. >> let me tell you something. >> dusty rose

. >> one of those alums is darius robinson, who just played his last season at clemson. >> darius is playing professional football now, but making it there was a financial struggle. >> i came from a household where both of my parents didn't go to school, so we didn't necessarily have the type of income to provide my sister with a good education and to be able to help me out whenever i needed it. >> his scholarship didn't cover the cost of living, so he started a business in college. but when he began using his name and image to promote it, the ncaa threw the book at him. >> there's so many rules saying what we can't do. in my mind, i had the mindset like, what can we do? everything in the rulebook is, student athlete cannot do this, cannot do that, cannot do this, cannot do that. what about what a student athlete can do? >> ncaa rules prevent current athletes from making money off their fame. darius is part of a class action lawsuit to overturn that ban. >> we've been working hard our whole lives, we've been doing this since we were 6 and 7 years old. so for someone to say that becau

melissa: what do you think, darius? >> i think from a rate of change perspective coming off zero is material change from easy monetary policy over last six years. so they do care. you asked question to jack, does the federal reserve care about watching stock markets? no, they should but they're signaling something we're saying all year, global economic growth is slowing, inflation is slowing and federal reserve shouldn't be tightening monetary policy. melissa: steve, is that what the market is showing or saying they want want it? >> federal reserve inadvertently has been tight. when you can't get credit markets moving that hurts the least, small and new businesses. china has run out of its bag of tricks. quality of earnings, earnings have been under pressure since late last year. developing countries like brazil is falling apart. mexico, canada is starting to buckle. look around the world, no economy is doing well. melissa: is this happens when you have a stock market is built on nothing? >> whose stock market? china's

>> you still have time to catch darius rucker live. due to high demand -- this is great -- he extended his "southern style" tour into november. >> by the way, his music -- >> he's so likable. >> love that man. >>> more celebrity fun. coming up, "orange is the new black's" laverne cox is here. >> and country superstar garth brooks and generalmy mccarthy. >> party on, garth. >> after your local news. party on. >>> hoda, i wan what's happened to snacking? how did it become absent-mindedly eating one after the next? we are a creamy cheese that still believes in savoring our food. the laughing cow. reinvent snacking. >>> a live look. the bwb on this monday, august 24th. good morning. i'm michael gargiulo. >>> a teenager under arrest for injuring one of mayor de blasio's security detail. the police officer sent to the hospital with a minor injury. police arrested 19-year-old michael veritsky facing charges assault on a police officer and reckless endangerment. the mayor was in brooklyn at the time of the shooting. >>> a check of weather. hig

a drop of dawn and grease is gone. >>> darius rucker. >> we had a chance to sit down with darius to talkharleston, south carolina, which we both love and his family and his new music. >> take a look. >> you're from charleston, south carolina,er. >> sure am. >> we did our show and fell in love with that town and those people. >> what is it about the town that you love? >> the people. she said it. the food. the beach doesn't hurt either. it's a great city. >> do people still come up to you and say, there's hootie or are those days past? >> that's very rare. the people who do call it think they're really funny. >> like you've never heard it before. >> people still ask me if we're getting back together. but it is just a matter of doing it at the right time. >> you're hitting the road. do you enjoy going on tour? >> i love playing for people. that's all i wanted to do. >> as much as you hate leaving charleston, the good news is you get to meet people who love your music all around the country what is the first thing you do when you get to a new city. >> i my kids with me over the summer, find

>> you still have time to catch darius rucker live.high demand -- this is great -- he extended his "southern style" tour into november. >> by the way, his music -- >> he's so likable. >> love that man. >>> more celebrity fun. coming up, "orange is the new black's" laverne cox is here. >> and country superstar garth brooks and generalmy mccarthy. >> party on, garth. >> after your local news. party on. >>> >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >>> good morning. i'm chris cato. 10:26 and we're headed to the upper 80s. no showers just yet and we've had a few clouds and they've cleared and upper 70s right now and we're headed for the 80s as you mentioned and this afternoon upper 80s and look to the west and you can see the line of clouds moving across pennsylvania and that's across parts of our area and north and west of the city a chance of showers later on. 79 in dover and millville and 80 in atlantic city and 78 degrees in philadelphia international and northeast philadelphia. up to 87 this afternoon and a few more clouds around. >> pennsylvania a

>> darius, you go with one.omething ♪ put on my blue suede shoes note and play touchdown in the rain ♪ in the middle of the pouring rain ♪ >> oh, good one. go. >> nice shot. >> what's that? >> mulder or scully? >> that's right, "the x files" that. >> i'm going to be on, thanks for mentioning that. >> who did you pick? >> i've got to go with scully. she's a lot cuter. >> kathie lee! kathie lee for the win! you had me laughing. >> guys, that's it. >> i love this game. >> pretty fun. >> we are talented. >> i tell you. we have more to come with joel mchale when we play "who knew?" >> plus more fun and games with regis philbin, haley steinfeld and math ythew broderick and so of the people they've been paired on with on the screen. i thank them. but then i really thank preference. to me, nothing compares to preference. preference is luminous. fade-defying color that lasts. there's so many different subtleties to the tone... ...golden and warm and luminescent. that's what's so special about preference. luminous color i

eight touchdowns, three of them to darius reynolds, look at this leaping grab, gets a foot down. meyer to reggie gray. makes the grab, look at this, looks like he fumbles on the goal line, they ruled it a touchdown after a five minute video review. san jose up 3-1. alex, 53 yards, right and short, instant afl classic. saber cats win, they'll host either the sharks or the soul in arena bowl. >> the pirates they've owned the national league west this season. 18 wins, four losses, number 18 today. in walkoff fashion to beat the giants. pittsburgh, pnc park. pirates pitcher, garrett coal, this guy's engaged to garrett crawford's sister amy. he thinks he's taking his future brother-in-law deep, no, sterling marte brings it back. eight k's, no earned runs. gregor blanco steals second. he would score on the next pitch. the giants six innings, one hit allowed, and here it is. solo shot by kahn to tie it at 1, he's all over that hunter strickland fastball, way out. giants get a gift in the eighth, soria breaking ball in the dirt. we're tied at two, george follows strickland. marte with tw

. >>> darius rucker tonight, snoop dogg tomorrow night and alice in chains will close coming up sunday>>> how about this picturesque way to end the week? beautiful sunset. sky force 10 provide view tonight. the end of three spectacular days in a row. things are changing in that it's going to get hotter and hotter. heat wave is on the way. more than minimum three days as well i think. the humidity will be creeping up gradually each day. we've got a bunch of dry days in our future too. there's a look at sunday. 76 degrees. humidity still low. wind out of the south southwest. we expect temperatures to get into the 90s today. today 88, tomorrow 90 and a little above that for the next few days. that could continue throughout much of next week. we're not talking about a minimal heat wave. it could be a fairly long one. we hope the temperatures don't get up near triple digits. then it gets dangerous. 60s in suburbs and 70s elsewhere. nice comfortable evening. we're getting a southerly wind that means more of a sea breeze tomorrow at the jersey shore. won't be quite as warm at the shore. other

. >> reporter: darius rucker takes the stage around 8:30 tonight. a sold out show so another night of good music up near musikfest. for now in bethlehem, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." >> front row seats for them. that's great. >>> time for the "action news" traffic report. >> matt pelman always has a front row to the traffic situation. not always a good thing especially on a friday. >> not such good times getting to musikfest. well, unless you like speeds like 27 miles per hour. that's what you're looking at this evening rick and sharrie. on the northbound northeast extension from mid-county up towards quakertown it's not only people headed to musikfest but also to the poconos this week. the philadelphia folk festival under way in upper salford. in skippack watching a crash along 73, skippack pike at cross road. if you're coming down 476, the blue route, you don't want to be. because of this crash in the southbound lanes by the route one media bypass, just a shoulder squeezing by, nearly an hour to get south from the schuylkill down to 95. t

musikfest, 79 degrees at 7:00, i love darius rucker, if you are headed there it's a great night to enjoyt a weekend to be at the shore, not too many weekends left in august, sunny and pleasant and 81 and saturday sunshine and clouds and sun bright and rather warm and 84 degrees, you'll get the sea breeze, staying cooler at the shore in the poconos and today with lots of sun and saturday we have a chance for a storm, it's not widespread, the radar is well out to the west. sunday warm and humid and 86 degrees, you start to feel the heat and humidity coming up. here is a look at your exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, warm and comfortable and 88 today for your high. tomorrow warm and slightly more humid. 90 degrees, by sunday it's hot and humid for the eagles and the union, dry and 93 degrees, monday no relief, 94 even turning up the heat with hazy sunshine, we are watching for the chance for afternoon storms, 93 for your high, they really don't break the heat, 91 degrees, thursday hot and humid and no relief from the heat and humidity and 93 for your high, and it's summer and mother

are getting a flow now off the ocean, that makes it feel nicely by the beach, tonight at musikfest, darius rucker, overnight great conditions we had for musikfest, mostly clear and comfortable and 79 degrees, we have building heat for the weekend, an area of high pressure, you are not just heating up here along the east coast, hazy, hot and humid it looks likely there will be a number of ties of hot conditions, get away forecast for tomorrow, the city it's supy and hot and at the shore on saturday, pleasant and warm and a bit of a sea breeze, temperatures in the low 80s and the only spot tomorrow is areas far to the northwest, you may see an isolated storm and sunshine and clouds and a mild high of 82 degrees, we'll come inside in a min and we are looking at a number of days where we are really turning up the heat. >> thank you karen, the stage is set for a big concert in atlantic city, sunday's concert, put on by live nation, takes up five blocks and nick jonas performs first and then maroon 5, tickets are being handed out outside of boardwalk hall and lasts until 2:00 this afternoon. wel

myer finds a wide-open darius reynolds for the two-touchdown lead. san jose wins its fourth arena bowl 68-47. >>> in high school football, unfortunately a tough loss for the de la salle spartans, upset by trinity 26-21. >>> giants hoping to rebound from their loss tomorrow. giants head to l.a. to take on the rival dodgers on monday. they're currently 3 1/2 behind l.a. for the top spot in the n.l. west. >> let me ask you, are you concerned about the 49ers this season? >> i am. i was hoping for more from the offense tonight. but didn't see it. so a little bit concerned, yeah. >> thanks a lot. shang s pns poiblg bilotry n ts >>> talk about luck. a bay area man is celebrating a big lottery and sharing his plans to possibly give away some of his newfound wealth. >> the story is incredible. he won after one piece of luck after another came his way, fir winning $1 million after he found a 20 dollar bill at sfo on wednesday. he decided to use that cash to buy two scratchers. lottery officials say he barely made it into andrea's market in millbrae just before

last night featured darius rucker, snoop dogg headlines tonight, and alice in chains will finish theestival on sunday. in montgomery county, there's a full lineup of performers taking the stage. tonight's headliner is lyle lovett. >>> battleship new jersey in camden will mark the occasion with its annual world war ii victory day. reenactors will send you back in time and artifacts will be on display. the battleship served during world war ii. the actual anniversary was yesterday. tomorrow, leaders of veterans organizations will attend the world war ii 70th anniversary global tribute. they'll gather at the brigadier general veterans memorial in wrightstown, burlington county at 11:00. >>> today, 2,500 animals are up for adoption and we're making a push to clear the shelters. jesse gary is live at one location taking part in the event. hey, jesse. >> reporter: i'm getting some information on what you need to know if you're planning on adopting a pet. you'll need this. i'll explain coming up right after the break. >>> and i'm tracking hot temperatures as we head into the weekend. i'll l

rolls out and hooks up with darius jennings for 37 yards and a first down. two plays later, manziel to shane wynn. play action, sells it, steps up and then hits shane wynn, 10 of 18 and a touchdown. browns say he's still the backup. bills win the game, 11-10. >> what about the rays and astros. chris archer facing the astros. had a good one, bottom of the eight already, lewis fellbuena cannot hit the bard. archer coming out to close it. two out, nobody on. al al altuve your batter. going bare-handed. we know his wife, longoria. once played mike mccarthy's girlfriend in a football story. that really happened. >> redskins with an injury. rg3 left with a concussion. >> thank you. >>> here's a guarantee you have before. it happened in miami. >> zuno hammers it deep to left but it hits the top of the foul pole which, of course, means it's a fair ball. that home run measured 434 feet and it helped miami to beat philadelphia 9-7. they should call it the fair pole. >> they should call it a do-over. that's not fair. >> what do you mean not fair. >> it hit the pole. >>

musikfest runs through august 16 and in bethlehem including seinfeld and darius rucker 6 abc is a proud sponsor of musikfest for the 10th straight year. >>> rain could be to blame for this crash at fairmount park on gypsy lane. wet roads may have been a factor. >>> this is why there were traffic delays along the new jersey turnpike in hamilton township, this is the scene here when a tractor trailer was involved in the crash. >>> turning to politics now, katie mcgwinnty has announced she is running for president. mcginty says she will fight for manufacturing jobs to make college more affordable and fight for increases in the minimum wage and she will challenge pat toomey for his seat coming up next november. >>> there is much more ahead at 12:30, including this controversial video of 8-year-olds being handcuffed. how the aclu is responding today. i'm caridee. i've had moderate to severe plaque psoriasis most of my life. but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. my doctor told me about stelara® it helps keep my skin clearer. with only 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses... ...stelara® he

darius rucker are the headliners tonight.y the way the festival wraps up this sunday. >> the stage is also set for a big music weekend in atlantic city. lucky folks scored free tickets today on the boardwalk. sunday's concert put on by live nation will take up five blocks along the beach. nick jonas performs first and maroon5 takes the stage about 6 o'clock. the concert should provide a boost for hotels parking lots and other nearby businesses. [cheers and applause] >> time for sports. ducis here and our eagles versus the colts on sunday and time for football. >> finally. it's finally here. we get to see some real action in just a couple of days. you will not see sam bradford in that game. the eagles have chosen to take it easy with their new starting quarterback. our jeff skversky is live at training camp with more on this decision. jeff. >> hey, ducis. chip kelly will pass on playing sam bradford in that preseason opener on sunday. look, eagles fans are disappointed. sam bradford is disappointed but here's the bottom line a

rolls out across his body and hooks up with darius jennings for 37 yards and a first down.y action, sells it, steps up and then hits shane wynn, 10 of 18, 118 yards and a touchdown. browns say he's still the backup. bills win the game, 11-10. >>> what about the rays and the astros. chris archer facing the astros. had a good one, bottom of the eight already, luis valbuena cannot hit that ball. rays lead 1-0 through nine. archer coming out to close it. two out, nobody on. altuve is your batter. going to put it over to third base. evan longoria going bare-handed for the final out. we know his wife, longoria. she once played mike mccarthy's girlfriend in a football story. rays won. that really happened. >> also redskins with an injury concern. robert griffin iii left their preseason game with a concussion. >> not good. >> that's all from here. back to you. >> thank you gentlemen. >>> here's a guarantee you have never seen a home run like this before. it happened last night in miami. >> marcell ozuna of the marlins hammers it deep to left but it hits the top of the foul pole whi

darius rucker taking over for a live concert. looking forward to itn >> we're sitting d n -- >> there we go. >> okay. >> som ething else. the new book the girl with the dragon tattoo series has become a worldwide phenomena. why it touched off a controversy. >>> actress and foodie ali larter is here with a 25 minute meal for your family that is perfyct with the start of tailgating season almost re. we've been watching her cook throughout the morning. i justinant to dive in. it's like the best -- >> i tried the sauce and -- >> >> we have an exciting announcement about our friend wrangler there. at the start of the week we challenged you to help us reach million followers on twitter. wrangler is going on a road trip this fall visiting three cities. if you have an idea tweet the hashtag wrangler on the road to let us know. >> we get to go on the road trip with wrangler? i'll go. >> she's earned t?. >> she's earned the trip. >> we can be together. i'm excited! >>> let's look ahead at the weekend planner starting with tomorrow. we're g

a little "homegrown honey," the music of darius rucker. >> exactly. >> by the way, darius is a star in country music. he'lle be here live on friday as we mentioned. as an added bonus we are hearing that perhaps he'll give us a taste of hootie & the blowfish. >> bonus. >> i love that. >> like a mix tape. >> coming up, the must have supplies you need to make sure your kids have the best back to school experience possible. almost all schools in the next couple of weeks will be in. >> fwosh, it's good. >> and tasty cakes without the oven. mini desserts for the microwave. >> now a check of the weather. >> are you a tastykake person or drake's cake? >> hostess. >> thought i would bring it up. >> all of the above. >> little debbie. those oat meal cakes. i di greesz. you get an idea how bad the wildfires are in the northwest. this is a sun set from omaha, nebraska. because of the smoke in the air it gives a red tinge to the sky and the sunset. it's gorgeous. what a rough time for our friends in the northwest. let's see what else is going on for today. wet weather in florida may get better depe

. ♪ >> little darius rubbing kerr from south carolina. love him in the morning. good morning.riends first". >> we are kicking it off with a really good song on this friday morning. it's early. we are going to get with a serious story. wildfires are burning through out seven different states. 200 active duty soldiers prepare to head out west to go and help fight the flames. >> this is the first time in nearly a decade that the military has had to mobilize troops for wildfires. they are expected to be trained and in the field by sunday. fire crews out west are also relying on air support to drop retardant on the flames. the flames expected to rage on for several more weeks. >> also jaw dropping moments at this yankee's game when a rookie pitcher takes a line drive right to the face. >> oh, my. >> look at rybrian mitchell. he is down on the ground. he was down for more than a minute with one arm around the trainer and the other holding a towel on his bloody face. he managed to walk to the dug out himself. he was treated for a nasal fracture. he is now on the disabled list. we wis

three to darius reynold. 15 second. down four. meier. reggie gray. makes the grab. does he get in.bles near the goal line. ruled a touchdown. after about a five minute review. san jose up three. one last chance. rattlers. 53 yard out. for the tie. no. instant. classic. saber cats win. 70-67. jacksonville sharks. arena bowl. 2. next saturday. 4:00 the game in stockton. well, with a rare lead going into the weekend. tiger wood hoped to put the field in the rearview mirror by day's end. the opposite happened. tiger in the middle of the leader board. the windham championship. now, going to have to come from behind. the first tournament in two years. tiger, opening birdie. hard to come by for him today. not for jason gore. 41-year-old journeyman. nine birdies. eight under 62. his final one here on 1. 15 under. he has the lead going into sunday. two shots. tom hoeing hogey. birdie putt 16. two over. six shots off the pace. tiger. roll in a birdie putt. same hole. bogey at 1. tiger. two back. need to win. finish second to advance. next week's fed ex cup playoff. lpga. third round. women's

. >>> a live concert from darius rucker on the plaza. >> darius rucker. >> on friday morning on "today." pat and michael, back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> raphael's got to cover up. we've got to work on that. up next, we'll check in with chris and see how the weekend forecast is shaping up. >> you're watching "today in new york." >>> an update on the breaking news in brooklyn. restaurant. >> "today in new york's" tracie strahan is following the story. she's in prospect lefferts gardens for us. tracie? >> reporter: four people were shot, one killed inside of an after hours nightclub here on flatbush avenue. it happened before 3:00 in the morning at the buddha hookah lounge. by day it's known as ali's roti shop. the male shot was pronounced dead at kings county hospital. two other men and a woman recovering from gunshot wounds at the hospital as well. as for what started all of this, the motive remains unclear. crime scene detectives remain at the scene. back to you. >> tracie, thanks very much. we want to go to katherine creag in brooklyn where a man is expected to face a judge

musikfest starts on friday and runs through the 16th of this month, including seinfeld and zz top and dariuse sponsor of musikfest for the tenth time this year. >>> police are looking for a man that started a fight outside of a nightclub this happened last tuesday on the 1600 block of south christopher boulevard the suspect got into an argument with a man and started punching him and the suspect then punched him too, leaving him uncomfortable, the suspect then left in a taxi. take a good look at the video there, if you know who this suspect is please call police. >>> we are hearing from the mother a 10-year-old boy shot over the weekend in chester, it happened on saturday afternoon near the intersection of west 9th street and engel street, the boy, tony campbell was not the intended target. the family sells "action news" he was taken to crozier hospital and was released the next day. >> there were complications and now he is in dupont hospital. this evening the boy's mother is angry about why he was released from the hospital the day after getting shot. >> crozier should have never discharge

7th through the 16 and in bethlehem and hundreds of acts take to the stage including snoop dog and darius rucker and jerry seinfeld. abc 6 is a proud sponsor of fusic fest for the'11"th year. >>> and they were joined by archbishops from syria and iraq, talking about the plight of christians that are persecuted in the middle oosthuizen. a time concern for the pontiff and the knights of column use yus that have raised $3 million to date to help the fundments lifts in syria and iraq. >> i have seen people kill, slaughter, a woman -- violently, houses destructed churches and -- invaded. >> both archbishoped say it's a dark time and with the support of the pope and the knights of columbus, here in america they are now starting to see the light. the knights of columbus will launching a television campaign this weekend to draw greater attention to the plight of christians in the middle east. >> all right alicia thank you. >>> time now to get the "action news" traffic report, it's been a busy afternoon. >> it certainly has been definitely on the pennsylvania term turnpike, matt pellman is standin

>> keegan michael key, hootie, darius rucker. >> who makes out with hootie? >> listen, nobody, but hootie said on the set, he said "my wife said i can make out we they script." i said "it's not, but give me one second." >> i was sweating bullets. >> but we have a bone to pick with you. >> what?l3zj-x&c we'll do a kickstarter for season two. >> look at this! >> this is so weird. this is the kind of thing somebody makes for you before they kill you. >> look at yours, i want you to look at this. so beautiful, though. >> oh, "playing house." it's so cute. >> but why is this creepy photo -- >> it's a little disturbing. >> season two, everybody, "playing house." >> i'm sorry you look like a drag queen in that, i'm sorry. >> i've never been prouder than when i look like a drag queen. >> premiers tonight at 10:00, 9:00 central on our sister network usa. we'll be back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. drag queen? >> sorry hoda. >>> we want to check back in with peter and marie who got kybella injections. >> what about these two ladies? >> do we need it? we don't ha

naji mcduffy, darius emanuel and justin nesssmith facing a first-degree murder charge. 16-year-old broken wirth spann -- braun witherspoon was hit. his family donated his organs to six people. >>> police say they have arrested a man who broke into a woman's apartment in the west village and assaulted her as she slept. 35-year-old jeffrey joseph of staten island is charged with burglary and sex abuse. police say he was caught on camera entering the building early last thursday morning. he then allegedly climbed up a fire escape to a second floor apartment and groped a 43-year- old woman who was asleep. >> the court: her young life so filled with pain and tragedy and her life ended so young and so filled with pain and tragedy. bobbi kristina brown, daughter of whitney houston buried today in new jersey, the same cemetery where her mom was buried. new jersey reporter toni yates is there in west field for us -- westfield for us. >> reporter: there were two women out here, grandmothers and they cried their eyes out when that hearse came driving by today with the closest -- today was the closes

. >> in bethlehem musikfest continues with darius rucker.chains closes the festival on sunday. >> it will be all about comedian jim gaffi gan for the allentown festival in september. meghan trainor canceled her entire tour after a relapse of an illness. the cost is between $29 and $49. >>> these crates are filled with cats and kittens from one home. it's a case of hoarding. authorities say it can teach a lesson to anyone who loves animals. how you can help, new at 6:00. at longhorn... steak like this doesn't need anything else. which is why we don't just add, anything else. longhorn steaks that sizzle for $12.99. the new smoky bacon sirloin. the new spicy grilled jalapeÑo sirloin. and the parmesan crusted sirloin. all with hand chopped salad & unlimited bread for $12.99. tonight, only at longhorn steakhouse. you can't fake steak. for lunch try our steakhouse burger. or any steakhouse lunch combo starting at $7. >>> a new york city firefighter put his life on the line today and was shot responding to an arson fire. it all started when police

tonight if you're heading up to bethlehem, darius rucker is the main events for the early shows at 7lock. it's looking really nice. lots of sunshine, low humidity with a temperature of 80 degrees. tonight the humidity levels will stay low and it will be seasonably warm, not quite as cool as the past two nights. philadelphia 68 degrees, millville 62, allentown 60, cape may 69 and wilmington 64 degrees. the get away forecast for your saturday, w weekend kick offin filter will be hot. 91 degrees. dewpoint in the up are 50's to low 60's so just a little bit more humid than today. down the shore that sea breeze will keep temperatures in the low 80's, 83 degrees and the poconos an isolated thunderstorm with that cold front. best chance will be in the afternoon and most of the day will be rain freeway high of 82 degrees an mixture of clouds and sunshine. tomorrow not only is the heat going to be an issue, it's also an ozone action day. what this means is that ground level ozone will make it unhealthy for people who are sensitive. if you have a heart condition or mass ass ma a good idea to l

next we next week is darius rucker. in school? >> awesome. the kindest person you ever met. >> we'll get you a free ticket. >> everyone gets in free. >>> good morning, everybody. >>> we begin with tragedy in washington state where three firefighters were killed on wednesday in a fire that is threatening thousands of homes. miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: good morning. the three u.s. forest service firefighters were killed when their vehicle was involved in the an accident and flames overran that vehicle. four other firefighters were also injured. one was critically burned during a wild day on the fire lines. a tragic day. fire officials describe the conditions as erratic and aggressive. flames moving in multiple directions, feeding on drought conditions fuelled by the wind to the back. officials are trying to determine exactly what happened here. their top concern is for the thousands of other firefighters across this region who are battling at least 15 fires in this state alone. they are also trying to worry abo

. >>> coming up on the "today" show, from amy schumer to darius rucker, kathie lee and hoda look back at their favorites of the year, and back in a half hour. test. >>> this is an nbc news special report. here's matt lauer and savannah guthrie. >>> and good morning, everyone. this is an nbc news special report. 10:00 here on the east coast. 7:00 out on the west coast. it has been a brutal start to the day and week on wall street. the dow down more than 600 points right now after plummeting more than 1,000 points down just after the opening bell. >> let's get right to cnbc, they're keeping a close eye what is going on. you definitely are on a roller markets. what's behind all of this? >> basically, global growth worries. the market is worried that the global economy is slowing down and china is one of the biggest economies in the world and their stock market and economy have been slowing dramatically. we've seen big losses in the chinese stock market. and although it might not seem important to u.s. investors, the problem is that a lot of big companies like mcdonald's and apple and int

next friday's performance is darius rucker. star, now, of course. what was he like in school? >> awesome. the kindest person you've ever met. >> way to get free tickets, lady! >> everyone gets in free. >>> good morning, everybody. >>> we begin with tragedy in washington state where three firefighters were killed on wednesday in a fire that is threatening thousands of homes. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the three u.s. forest service firefighters were killed when their vehicle was involved in the an accident and flames overtook that vehicle. four additional firefighters were injured. one was critically burned during the massive fire storm. these are the conditions we've warned about for months. the extreme drought conditions. wind is pushing to the back. it was erratic and aggressive blowing in multiple directions. today the blaze is threatening thousands of firefighters across the region. crews getting set for another long day. >> miguel almaguer, thank you very mu