a live concert from rascal flatts just minutes away.d traveler and you're going to give some tips. >> i travel a lot but i'm not the one giving the tips. travel and leisure magazine, the people who read that magazine must be pretty good at knowing where they like to say, they have just come out with a reader's poll and we're going to announce the top picks for best city in the united states, best hotel, things like that. >> based on their reads are. >> based on the reader's poll, reader's survey. >> very good. also why can't a lot of us seem to kick the urge to splurge, especially in this economy? so many people struggling but yet still wanting to spend the money and buy something new. we're going to tell you why you do it, and more importantly how to control it. >> and i know everybody's excited about rascal flatts, right? but, you can't forget that we have another special concert coming up on monday. the fray is going to be here. so 25 lucky fans will walk away with free tickets to one of the fray's upcoming shows which is very cool.

plus one more song from the country crooners rascal flatts.ther check of the forecast and for that we turn to alexandra steele who is in for al. >> hi, guys. >> it's been fun having you here. >> thank you. the story, of course, all the heat around the country. other than right here in the northeast, although saturday will see pleasant temperatures here and then saturday night some rain moves in. but earlier in the day, the slight risk of showers and storms in western new york and western pennsylvania. and in the southeast, of course, you can see that's a toaster there popping out. hot conditions from georgia to the carolinas. of course, record heat from texas to oklahoma and kansas and missouri. and then on sunday, warm today and tomorrow in the >> good morning, lots of sun out there this morning. stormy weather stays out to the west, so our forecasted a -- across the board pretty decent weekend for much of the country. >> you've been really good to us. we've had fantastic weather. >> we didn't have to stand outside on the rain in the plaza. >

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he's touring with rascal flatts this summer. up with him getting ready to play an unfamiliar role. >> it's hard because you're the opener. i know i have to go out and give my all. rascal flatts and going to be great every night. >> reporter: rucker admits today's country crowd is a lot different from the hootie crowds of the '90s. >> people tailgate. country fans are crazy, man. they're crazy. ♪ >> reporter: the fans have changed and so has darius rucker. >> i'm not partying andtaying up until 5:00 in the morning. life is pretty mellow for me now. it's all about family. i've definitely mellowed a lot. i've grown up a lot. >> reporter: for rucker, the o. s,ha >> i think hootie, we wrote story songs, but in country, all your songs have stories in them. it's really -- you want to say what people feel. you know, it's not so much about -- >> reporter: smiling, singing, and pinching himself. could be a song in his next albu >> it's crazy. >> you're a bona fide country star. >> yeah, i guess. >> reporter: craig melvin, news4 washington

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listening to the sounds of rascal flatts.here tomorrow morning, live in concert. if you're in the area, come on down. they should be a lot of fun. meanwhile, i'm matt lauer alongside natalie morales. meredith is off today. coming up in this half hour, you've probably heard the ads pitching everything from cars to appliances in this bad economy. and pitching those products to people who may be in danger of losing their jobs. but, are the offers as good as they seem? just ahead, a warning before you dive in to one of those deals. >> also this morng, when it comes to the economic crisis, is legalizing marijuana the answer to the financial crunch facing a lot of states? well, the idea is now being pitched in a controversial new ad campaign that is sparking a lot of debate. we're going to hear from both sides coming up a little bit later. >> and also, why a former topless model is now in charge of showing michelle obama and the wives of other world leaders around italy. >> okay. first up, though, who will michael jackson's childre

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most was being so close ♪ ♪ and having so much to say and watching you walk away ♪ >> that's rascal flattsk from their summer concert tour for a stop right here in rockefeller plaza this friday on "today." if you're in the mood for good, family fun. pack your bags, come on down for a live could be sert. again, that's this friday, right here on our plaza. they always bring in a good crowd and they're such good guys. >> i love the music. >> they're really great. i'm natalie morales along with maria celeste. earlier we quiz you on some famous wedding ring history. >> the question was, elvis presley's ring had how many diamonds, 12, 24 or 36? >> so if you guessed "b," 24, you were right. i was thinking more like 12. the perfect dozen. i was wrong once again. and at his 1967 wedding to priscilla presley, elvis wore a platinum wedding band encrusted with 24 diamonds. speaking of diamonds, we do need your help picking the wedding band for our lucky couple, leigh and nick, who are getting married one week from today right here on our plaza. >> monday you voted on the dress, tuesday the bridal part

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releasing some of the biggest pop hits of the '90s, he's the opening act for the country group rascal flatts4 of a million copies. unassuming and laid back, he says he's thrilled to be back on tour. >> actually probably good to do it and have it roll o the way it has. last two numbe one, third one on the way. i just sit back and really i pinch myself because i go, who really gets a second chance at a career? >> recognize him? darius rutger says hooty and the blow fish will continue making music and touring in the future, but for now country music is his day job. he plans to release another country album last spring. >> right now spending tile in the big silver bus, looks like, doing the country thing. >> tom is here to talk about the weather. >> out in the country, a beautiful july morning is under way with low humidity. don't have any fog around this morning like we did yesterday morning. weather watchers are checking in in the rural areas of virginia and maryland and reporting out in the countryside temperatures in the low 60s now. here in washington right near downtown it' in the upper 60

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