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favorite and also a punchline, the '90s drama of the california lifeguard ran for 11 seasons making david hasselhoff in the red bathing suit even more of an international star. now, 26 years later, "bay watch the movie" and hollywood hunk zach efron rumored in talks to star opposite dwayne the rock johnson in paramount's reboot according to "the hollywood reporter." reps have not confirmed. the rock heading to twitter, saying me and zac efron been talking about this one for a long time. someone get my baby oil, #ratedr. >> so stoked, brother. baby oil for two, please. >> telling abc news, it has no comment. no mystery why efron may be up for the role. here he is in "neighbors." he has won best shirtless performance of the year, mtv movie award two years running. once he dons the tight red trunks, fans will probably be begging to get rescued.

. >> baywatch who could forget the iconic '90's tv drama with the hoff, david hasselhoff or pamela andersonen 26 years and now a movie is in the work and that's hard to believe, 26 years. well, zack efron is reportedly in talks to star with the rock. the rock heading to twitter saying, big news, welcoming my dude zac efron to baywatch, our movie will be big, fun and r-rated. like me, when i drink. >> is that the rock talking? >> come on. >> i don't know. who's going to be playing hasselhoff, the rock or zac efron. >> good question. we'll have to see. >>> a warning for millions of people who just can't get their eyes off the phone. >> pedestrian fatalities on the rise for the first time in decades. it's partial due to distracted walking. >> so-called petextrian, they fail to look both ways. be careful out there. that sounds like me. >> it's a real problem. walking around the streets and everybody's looking down. >> by people you mean you? >> i have situational awareness now. it took almost getting hit by a cab here, but for sure, that's one problem -- be careful out there. >>> there's a grow

. >> move over, david hasselhoff.ust added another hard body to his "bay watch" movie arsenal.

water district officials in southern california have reportedly given citations to actors david hasselhoff, they're hassling the hoff and denise richards and dr. dre. reality tv star kylie jenner has been hit with a fine after ignoring two warnings. her publicist equated it to a traffic ticket. >> oh,. >>> floridas governor declared a state of emergency as tropical storm erika heads towards the u.s. from the caribbean. the storm's not expected to hit florida until monday but today a miami concrete company gave out free sand to people who want to protect their homes and crews set up pumps an generators to keep the stormwater from flooding the miami beaches. tropical storm erika unleashed deadly flooding and mud slides yesterday. this is on the island of dominica. [ screaming ] >> that was devastating. >>> paul joining us and we are just hoping for maybe a little fog a little air-conditioning from the ocean? a littling? >> a change. >> a big change. >> today arguably it was more uncomfortable because we were warmer overnight and more humid during the day. the clouds are just off to the north

david hasselhoff... (nick) sharon osbourne... piers morgan... howie mandel, mel b, heidi klum, and howard stern. [cheers and applause] i was a fan of the show before i was even on it. you know, it is an amazing show about talent, about variety. i mean, our show has puppets and ventriloquists and, you know, magic dragons and you name it. [000:29:57;00]

i can sort of see david hasselhoff. >> seth: it's not gonna be like a "game of thrones" situation, where, that didn't happen in the show! >> exactly. we wanted to keep the integrity of what -- it is like the number one show of all time. >> seth: yeah. >> ever. >> seth: internationally it's a huge show. >> yeah, internationally. >> seth: because in other countries, no one runs in slow motion. [ laughter ] so when that came over, they were like, "oh, my god. i had no idea you could even do this. i've been running full speed my whole life." [ light laughter ] >> i've been running full speed my whole life. so, i think we're finding that combo. 'cause we want to make it like badass. >> seth: good. >> and that's what dwayne wants, and he's so cool. he's like the coolest dude in the world. i'm gonna have to keep up with that guy. and yeah, i know, let's go do it. >> seth: very exciting. [ cheers and applause ] now, this is one of my favorite things. so you recently posted this on instagram. >> oh, geez really? >> seth: this is a poem your brother wrote about you. >> oh, geez, okay, yeah. >> set

. >> move over, david hasselhoff.added another hard body to his "bay watch" movie arsenal. this is the casting news trending for all the right reasons today. >> cue the slow motion, ronnie but let's start with the social media sprint that continues to follow donald trump. >> yeah, hollywood weighing in big time as hillary clinton sounds off on his feud with fox news rival megyn kelly. >> but it's megyn who has the final word. at least right at this second. let's go inside the nationwide hot topic dealing with the donald. >> i just got back from a weekend at the beach with my husband and three kids. anything happen in the news while i was gone? anything?

. >>> could zac efron be the next david hasselhoff? >> a spongebob remake perhaps? >>> you need the umbrella, and other rain gear is a good idea, today, too. you don't need the shades with the gray skies overhead. traffic and weather on the 2s coming up. yoai sot cam a credy e olfaly >>> 5:12. busy when it comes to weather and traffic today, john. >> it's not even raining that hard in the city yet. get ready for it. periods of heavy rain this morning and then again this afternoon. 1-2inches on average, and we will likely see some folks in the 2-3-inch range, and it depends where the individual storms will set up. it's not storming in the city yet. cloudy and 73. numbers around the area, look at this, a 10-degree spread with liberty and central park. 73 in chatham, where it is raining today. 79, below normal, you bet, but feeling like the 80s with the humidity, but you don't have the sun or a lot of cloud cover. nowhere near the record today. sun is setting at 8:00 on the dot. flash flood watch for the city into rockland, westchester, and fairfield county and northea