up next, another powerhouse performer jennifer hudson. nnifer, we are so excited to hear about you. talk abo t the energy ofs crowd this morning. >> it's amazing. this is what girl power is all about! look at all the energy. >> i know. and you have a great audience. kelly clarkson, michelle obama, so many celebrities. great girls. we are going to let you take it away. >>re performing for the first time on tv i'll fight from the rgb documentary soundtrack. ladies and gentlemen, j-hud! ♪ when your faith is low and you've got no strength left ♪ ♪ oh will take up the struggle ♪ ♪ oh i know it's right ♪ so i'll fight ♪ fight that war for you ♪ i'll fight ♪ stand and defend you ♪ take your side ♪ that's what i'm t here do ♪ i'll be there to be stron ♪ i'll keep on keep on the fight ♪ ♪ when it's dangerous t ♪akes another piece of you ♪ everybody takes all they can get from you ♪ ♪ till you're left with almost nothing left of you ♪ ♪ when each night is like a win ♪ you can ♪ and the pain is like a weight you're car'ling ♪ ♪l be the one to help ca

up next, another power house performer, jennifer hudson. performer, jennifer hudson. look you want with quality products in today's styles. all presented in a way that makes decisions easy. out with the old in with the new from design, to done! call 925-233-6471 and save $1000 off your complete bathroom remodel >>> this is amazing. i hope everybody is enjoying this special concert. our girls are. jennifer, we are so excited to hear from you in a few moments. talk about the energy of this crowd. >> it's amazing. this is what girl power is all about. don't you feel the energy? >> and you have a great audience. so many celebrities. great girls. we're going to let you take it away. >> you are going to perform for the first time on tv, i'll fight from the rbg documentary. ♪ when you feel you're taking all that you can take and you're sure you're never going to catch a break ♪ ♪ and the tears are rivers running down your face yeah ♪ ♪ when your faith is low and you've got no strength left when you think you've gone as far as you can get ♪ ♪ and you're too undone to take ano

the musical director for jennifer hudson is gonna be there.ames "booyah" richards gonna be there, and so it's gonna be a lot of fun, and we're inviting all the community to come and jam with us and get to know us. robert: it's not just for the students, for everybody, right? john and james: yes. robert: alright, well, good luck with that. okay, well, that open jam session will take place on november 14 at 7 p.m. at the dandan performing arts center at 676 bockman road in san lorenzo. to learn more about the organization as well as the open jam session, we've posted their contact information on nbcbayarea.com. and stay with us here on "asian pacific america" as we catch up on the world of self-defense and martial arts with a return visit with the eskabo daan filipino martial arts, a talk and demonstration coming up next, so don't miss it. martial arts is a foundation in virtually every asian-american h batista, born and raised in the east bay, whs for ten years and got into martial arts to learn more about filipino culture. welcome back to the

coach's kelly clkson, jennifer hudson, adam levine and blake shelton battle it out. love kelly, but, you know, a local singer will be featured during the blind auditions. >> they don't tell usbo much who that is but you can see if that person makes it through on the voice at 8:00 here on nbc 4. >> if you fell asleep for the ravens steelers game, baltimore came out on top. they had the upper hand against their foes t winning past three match ups. it was a contentious first half and in the second they poured it on and the final score was26 4. >> yeah. how about this skins fans. are number one in the nfc east and we didn't even pla this weekend. we had a bye. so they beat the eagles in overtime, thank you very much, titans. now the skins are the only team with a 2-1 record. philly is tide fh second w dallas. they have 2-2 records. >> the sns had even more time to rest up for the next game because they d't play the saints until a week from tonight. monday night football. so you like it later. >> good morning. a couple of different problems. southbound 295, the ramp to th

. >> jennifer hudson turned her chai in the blind audition at the last moment. that's why. he thought maybe he wasn't going to make it >>through. hat counts. so michael the football star kettle run high school graduated in 2013. now he's not the oy perso from our area showing somal lea -- some talent on the voice. watch. ♪ >> so kelly, adam and jennifer all turned around for his blind audition. the bruno mars songfinesse. >> that's a hard song to sing. >> this is a preview oftonight. so we know that he makes it past this round on the show we don't know which coach he chose though. you can find that out tonig h righe on nbc 4. >> starts at 8:00. and amelia is here now for more on our trecast. >> fay feeling more like summer out there. once again, coreuds than sunshine. temperatures in the 70s and a high around 84 but that's going to feel closer to 90 degrees. rain in the forecast for the work week. more on that. plus the latest track of michael coming up i ten minutes. >> and a new smart speaker >>> heads up, maybe it' a bit darker on national mall than you're used to. take

jennifer hudson sai the song felt like it lost it's way toward the end.oice is back tonight at 8:00 followed by this is us at 9:00. no spoilers please. >> it's 4:51.ee we to head back to melissa tracking several first four traffic alerts. >> this one on aspen hill. this was a crash investigation involving a motorcle. so not sure when that's going to wrap up. a crew on the w here. crash involving what sounds like trucks. all lanes there blocked because it may have actually hit part of the botto of the beltway and they're trying to make sure that erything is okaythere. no issues on the inner loop or outerloop of the belt way. that looks good here so no big complaints. i want to share something with you. a huge thank you and some pictures and videos we have from an event i did thyesterday. most generous people here is year that tournament raised $60,000 for 7-year-old luke and his family. he was diagnosed with a type of cancer that effects the brain stem. the love and rallying around his family i saw last night is just a miracle. that's luke's squad, they ca

. >> started with jennifer hudson.ill throw a shoe if she likes somebody lot. >> they throw something. >>n last time i wastage people threw stuff at me, too. >> not quite the same thing, >> it hurt. some people can't carry a tune. we are talking about little chance of rain drops. by and large the rain chances around town are very, very low today. partly to mostly cloudy sky overhead, temperatures mostly in the 60s t around degrees. you can see a little weather front here it will stall out on top of the mason dixon line here. there are a few randomdrain s around the mountains of west virginia. they're moving in the direction of i-81 here in the next little bit. almost no chance they make it to ehe d.c. metro area. here's fut weather's handling of it. fading outs they go along at 7:30 in the morning. skies m itly cloudthe morning hours. that will allowemperatures to jump back in. 63 right now in leesburg. 72 martinsburg. 73 in hagerstown. 68 --agerstown is warmer than fredericksburg today. this guy looks like he has a li

kelly clarkson, jennifer hudson and meghan trainor will also take to today )s plaza for live performances. you can catch all that coming up at 7 a-m right after our broadcast. the bad news is...you didn )t wn the big lotto jackpot. the good news... no one did. so we still have a chance to win that half a billion dollar jackpot. last night -- people were jamming stores -- buying mega millions tickets... this is in milpitas. here )s the skinny... since nobody won last night...friday s jackpot soars to 548 million dollars. it )ll be the 3rd largest jackpt is mega millions history. straight ahead - our top story -- a fire breaks out at a contra costa tire shop - flames spreading to nearby buildings -- we )re there live with the very latest - plus - some floridians are coming to the bay area as hurricane michael inches closer to florida )s panhandle. next - when the storm is expected to make landfall. ad lib live picture - sf skyline you )re watching today in the bay. ad lib live picture - full golden gate bridge shot good morning and thank you for joining us. i )m marcus washington. and i )m

along with jennifer hudson and that has meant tubl trouble for blake and adam. >> females have won theo seasons and you have to contend with jennifer. she'll toss a shoe and i feel like once that happens is a wrap. >> it really is. >> i'm not upset. i'm not upset because i like girls. and so when they win, it's congratulations. i'm happy about it. as long as it's not adam, i don't care. >> jay has return has the coach's panel shaking on the voice. there's one problem. she's really hard to hate. >> look, i can't compete with that. my gosh. >> after we did promo one day, i had to follow her and we had to do these adds and i'm like are you freakin' kidding me? i have to follow the oscar winner. i was so intimidated i wanted to pee my pants. >> we talked to the new cast. in one word describe honey eboo boo on "dancing with the stars." >> fabulous. >> i'm not showing that i'm exstatic but i'm ecstatic inside. like in my body, oh, my god. >> what these kids lack in height they definitely makeup in personality. we also learned your nickname tonight. >> the party's always going on. >> there ar

kelly clarkson and jennifer hudson wanted him after hearing his blind audition on "the voice" tonight there's another local contestant, too. mike parker of gainesville, virginia, joined team jennifer. we're going to with watching them both closely throughout this season [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- john cena,

we're hearing that the film adaptation -- sound it out, with star taylor swift, idris elba and jennifer hudsonng with ian mckellen and james corden. >> this is exciting to see it on the big screen. the film is set for release in december of 2019. >> that will be cool. >>> all right. well, coming up, the photographer who chronicled history now finds his own voice. >> how pete souza is living up to his notoriety as the king of shade. you're watching "world news now." watching "world news now." gimme one minute... and i'll tell you some important things to know about medicare. first, it doesn't pay for everything. say this pizza is your part b medical expenses. this much - about 80% - medicare will pay for. what's left is on you. that's where an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company comes in. this type of plan helps pay some of what medicare doesn't. these are the only plans to carry the aarp endorsement for meeting their high standards of quality and service. so call unitedhealthcare insurance company today and ask for your free decision guide. wi

judge jennifer hudson turned her chair in the blind auditions in the last minute of the show.e was a football star in virginia. and he wasn't the only talent from this area. watch this. ♪ ♪ >> that was a falsetto, my friend. he is from atlanta, maryland. he makes it past this round of the show but who he chose as himself coach we don't know. you'll have to find that out tonight. >> one more look at our forecast. what do we have? >> i've got warm temperatures out there right now. we shoul be in the low 70s but we're in the low to mid 80s but a shock to our system coming up this weekend. could see a stray shower out there. we're seeing that in somert ns of our area. sun going down ten minutes after 7:00. and partly cloudy as we head into the overnight. stray shower possible not on today but also tomorrow. stay muggy through thursday. thursday a combination ofts remnrom michael and a cold front headed our way. it may be an inch of in, possibly two. it will be breezy thursday and friday. feeling more like autumn on saturday and sunday. >> we're back on the air this afternoon first

super star coaches blake shelton, kelly clarkson, jennifer hudson and l adamine will battle it out todd singers to their team. >> a singer from this area is going to be featured during the blind auditions. find out if they make it on the ice tonight at 8:00 right here on nbc 4. >> 20 people killed during a ekend mo ride in upstate new york. now lawmakersalreng about now lawmakersalreng about regulations. it hasn't always been easy, has it? ♪er thhave been days when you doubted yourself. ♪ and days when you were ready to quit. ♪ but ♪ou didn't. because you had the courage to venture into something powerful. education.ve if i lou with just three words of advice: never...stop...growing. [cheering] or a m weekend here in d.c. brett kavanaugh was confirmed to the u.s. supreme court. >> thousands of protestors were in the streets before that vote.g we're looking at the official swearing in ceremony that will happen tonight and why the fall out from the process couct efhe upcoming midterm. we want to begin with a check on your commute and the forecast. >> yes, we'll get to in just a moment b

jennifer hudson said it ft like the song lost its weight toward the end. >> a fire captain took his smokingew toork for a chance at $10,000. he's turning his grand prize winning recipe into holiday cheer to children in need. molette green has the details.ep ter: you're looking at a wing $10,000 pot of chili, that longing to captain eddie dumeyer. there's a good reason why santa is also in the kitchen. captain eddie, you won.yo beat out four others to be americs best firehouse chili champ. $10,000 is the >> right. we're going to take that $10,000. we have a program where we send santa on a fire engine around to terminally ill children. we send them a gift. >> reporter: santa, what do you >> it's delicious.i? i don't bring some back, i'll be in a heap oftrouble. >> amy, what's the web site? you're looking for kid who need a visit from santa. how can they find it? >> we're looking for families in eastern prince county. >> captain eddie, how are you feeling about being able to do this? you help people all the time and you're going to be able t help iildren even more. >>t feels fantastic to win bu

we have kelly clarkson, jennifer hudson, megan trainor and michelle obama will be here for her firstt's check out this beautiful crowd over here. >> she's from new orleans and loves hoda. >> well, we had drew brees on this morning. how do you love new york? >> we went shopping. >> perfect. how is it going dad? >> great. how is grandpa? >> he's in the hospital. he's okay. he's going to have to go to rehab but we're wishing him well. >> do you want to say hi to grammy. what's her name? anoinette. on three let's say who dat. >> coming up, two of the most powerful women in hollywood, get very candid with natalie. how they say hollywood has changed and what still needs to change one year after the start of the me too movement. >> plus, with winter on the way, jill martin is here with special steals and deals. big bargains on things you need to stay comfortable when your cold. you can bundle up inside and out. >> it's not tuesday but there's never a bad time for tacos. chef curtis stone is going to teach us how to make them. this time with a twist. so we'll do some cooking coming up in a b

kelly clarkson, jennifer hudson, meghan trainor. all three,n amazing concert here.our daughters. it's going to be fun. >> very cool. let's check out this beautiful crowd over here. where is t mcnamara family? chattanooga, tennessee. come on over here. tell me about grammy. >> she is from new orleans and loves hoda. >> aw! well, we had drew brees on this morning. how are you enjoying new york, by the way? >> we love it? you do anything fun? >> yeah, wenershopping. >>ct. duh, carson. how is it going, dad? >> great. >> how is gndpa ed? send him we will wishes, too. >> he is in the hospital. he is going to have to go to rehab. we wish him well. >> say hi to gmmy right there. an t antoinet, we love you. who dat? she knows what we mean. good seeing y'all. >> new orleans theme. antoinette. >> coming up, two of the most werful women in hollywood get very candid with natalie. how they say haslywood changed and what needs to change one year after the start of the #metoo mo bment. >>> a bargains. you can bundle up inside or out. >>> and it's not tuesday, but there is never a b

we headed backstage to meet up with adam levine, blake shelton, kelly clarkson and jennifer hudson.nny. >> i was there at the "today" show. >> you met sonny when he was eight weeks old. >> nice to have another male on the group that's potty trained. >> sonny, come here. can you sit, can you sit. shake. shake, good, pound it, pound it. oh, yeah. pretty good, right? >> pound it buddy, pound it. >> that's a smart dog. >> he is. >> yeah. >> i feel like we need a mascot, like a voice dog. >> let's get a picture. >> you better rock those glasses, sonny. >> it's unanimous. all of the coaches are team sonny. four chairs turned for sonny. sonny showing his voice pride. we had a good time. catch a new episode of "the voice" here on nbc on mondays and tuesdays. next one is monday 8:00 central on the peacock. we had a great time happening with our puppy with the purpose. >> did he have a favorite? >> kelly for sure. they had history. kelly was here. >> it was cute to see all he could do. >> he's learning a lot. >>> reese witherspoon and her husband were selected to read to their son's class as

ke,y clar jennifer hudson, adam levine and blake shelton will battle. local singer will be featured at the blind auditions. >> you can find outho it is and if they make it through to the next roundtonight. the voice airs at 8:00 right here on nbc 4. now here's your cnbc morning business report. >> now that thealendar flipped over to octoalr, t spending will be $9 billion this year. that's in line with last year's record which was 9.1 billion. people planning to send an average of 86.79. that's up from last year. the national retail federatn says it's good and confidence is high. families are ready to spend big on halloween. th your cnbc morning business report, i'm jackie deangelis. >> right now a first 4 traffic alert. looking a bit better oxon hill southbound 295. ramp to the outer loop details comingup. >> it's always important to know about the next weekend. saturday andunday both loo nice and very, very warm indeed. coming up i'll show you a fen daecast that will make you daecast that will make you thin fast, reliable internet is crucial. does it e

superstar coaches, blake shelton, kelly clarkson, jennifer hudson and adam levine will battle it outadd singers to their teams. and here's another reason to tune in tonight. a singer from this area will be featured during the blind auditions. so find out if that singer makes it to the next round and what happens to this duo tonight at 8:00 right here on nbc 4. they battle it out on that show, the judges. >> they do. and once again, we have a chce, you know? we're going to win. >> we're going to root for whoever it is. >>inrs crossed! >>> let's get a final check of our forecast. lauren? >> oh, guys, yeah not the prettiest of days out there on this columbus day. a lote of peoave off, but the good news is, even though it looks like it's going to rerain weot going to see too much. maybe a stray shower with patchy blue skies, low 80s. hurricane michael, let me show you this track realquick. those winds are at 75 miles per hour. could be a major hurricane as i moto western florida. and then depending on what a cold front does will depend on whether we can see some rain out of that for uer

kelly clarkson and megan traynor, jennifer hudson and a young girls. the place was lit up.name river rose ivd she's the star. for vail to meet rose was like meeting santa. they were in love. jimmy: come on. you can't get cuter than that. of course, everyone is probably asking you about the big ll een -- you do it up on the halloween show next wednesday on the "today" show. have you picked your costumes out? >> we know our costumes because we all dress in a themy thing. the rule this year was i'm not supposed to know what savannah is or al is not supposed to know what we are.su we're alosed to surprise each other. so we'll have that big moment where it's like, oh, that'what you are. >> jimmy: for real, you really don't know? >> well, hoda told me -- >> in the makeup room. are blurted it out and then she's like, waitwe not supposed to tell this year. >>ut you forgot it. i forgot for a long time but then i remembered.lo >> jimmy: it. i love your guys chemistry. a wh the kids being? >> oh, yeah. - hailey is going to be a bumblebee which isop it. i'm so excited to take her out.

kelly clarkson, jennifer hudson, and meghan trainor. >>> well, it's a neighborhood plagued by violence, and there are a lot of people trying to make a difference in the lives of young girlsnsnd t >> we're taking you to a community center where dance is building self-esteem, kping many teens focused. but they need new costumes as requests toe perform for the community. news 4's molette green is live at the benning fort community center. tell us about this fundraiser. morningter: goo yeah, we're inside this tiny little community center with some big goals for these dancers, these young dance ages 7 to 12. they're stayingeyfocused. re building up their self-esteem. but they nmd a little help f the community as they try to raise money to get some costumes because they're getting more and more requests from the community. as you can see behind me, they haveavsupport. they local police officers and community leaders and parents who are on their side. we're going to tell you 6:00 hour how you can help. all right. we want to help them out, right? [ cheers and applause ] >> looks like some tale

we had kelly clarkson and meghan trainor and jennifer hudson. >> jimmy: that's right. >> and, like, aey were trying to separate them. and they were crying when it was over. >> jimmy: do they know -- did they know each other? >> no. but we -- so, kelly clarkson has the children's book. there we are. and it's her daughter's name, river rose. >> jimmy: that's right. >> and she's the star of the children's book. so, vale -- for her to meet river rose was like meeting santa. [ light laughter ] she was like, "look at them." >> "look at them." >> they were in love. [ audience awws ] >> jimmy: i mean, come on. you can't get cuter than that. >> it was really cute. >> jimmy: of course, everyone's probably asking you guys about the big halloween. you guys do it up on the halloween show. it's next wednesday. on "the today show," you go nuts. have you picked your costumes out? >> yes. >> okay. we know our costumes. 'cause we usually all dress in, kind of, a themey thing. but the rule this year was, i'm not supposed to know what savannah is. i'm not supposed to know what al is. he's not supposed to

shaq, even the controversial colin kapernick all over tv advertising products and actors like jennifer hudson and den vel washington win academy awards. i can keep going this way. it's an incredible record of achievement in my lifetime, more blacks and luteenose serve in the congress than ever before. black high school graduation rates at an all-time high and more african americans getting college degrees. it's all the best of times. then there's this. scratch the surface and you find something altogether different, a nation recoiling, just last year watching kkk and neo nazis march in public. appalls that black people have to remind everyone in the wake of deadly police shootings that black lives matter. so in 2018, today, 64% of americans tell nbc polling that racism is a major problem in american life. 77% of african americans tell polksters they have a negative view of race relations. that's a sharp rise. in 2014, only 44%, and that was previously the high, 44% said they had a negative view of race relations. so 44% in 201 to 77% today. why are people so troubled by race relations? at thi

to celebrate the international day of the girl, we haveelly clarkson, jennifer hudson, meghan trainora live concert. they're going to perform in front of an audience of girl aig, you can come, too. right here on our plaza. it wilol be >> come down, bring your girls. thursday, october 11th, we will celebrate international day of the girl. >> a heck of a party. t looking forwa that. >>> let's look at the headlines this morning. new details surrounding the investigation of brett kavanaug christine blasey ford's legal team says dr. ford has not been contacted by the fbi. but one of the three women accusingkavanaugh, deborah ramirez, did speak to investigators on sunday she assessed that kavanaugh expod himself to h at a party. the fbi will be talking to kavanaugh's forr yale classmate today. he came forward sunday night saying, when brett got drunk, he was often belligerent and aggressive. >>> today marks thee- ar mass shooting a of an outdoor concert on the las vegas strip. people gathered and prayed at a mashift memorial for the victims of that massacre. 58 people were killed and 100 ,

obama, our favorite ladies who rock, meghan trainor, jennifer hudson and kelly clarkson. >> i want toage because this is the way we oant people t i'm grateful to all amazing rol for my girls. >> reporter: and a few cel thes. that's what we are here for, right? >>iror in our audience are any indication -- >> i want to be an attorney. >> scientist. >> reporter: the future looks bright. >> it's time for girls. girls now, girls of the future. >> that may be one of my favorite moments. girls now, girls of the future. it was a great day. we have to get into cough dropgate. >> were they stale? >> they were old. they had the white house, the presidential seal. when he left, he just took a bunch of those. they are collectors' items. >> he just gives them away. >> this is funny because i'm like, dad, are you going to oft divided. and there's something about the first lady talking about her relationship with y of you nee drop and you're afraid to pass one over? >> a special thanks to our crew the behind-the-scenes crew and our producers. they pulled off something pretty impressive. >>> the eye s

. >> we'll have kelly clarkson, jennifer hudson and meghan trainor all live. a big concert.ing. >> that will be a special morning. >> it is. >> let's walk over here. where is ethan and danny? where are you guys? there they are. we have a mother and son duo here. where are you from? >> south dakota now. >> south dakota now. >> and what do you do? >> i am a budget analyst for usgs and i'm in the u.s. army reserve. >> thank you for your service. and young ethan, where will you be this spring? >> probably basic training. >> heading off to the army? >> yes. >> mother, son both serving. thank you so much. that's special. and you have time together before he deploys. >> yes. that's the plan. i'm activated in february as well. i won't be there when he ships off. >> we appreciate your service. >> high to chad and my daughter olivia in south dakota. >> hi grandma from minnesota. >> enjoy your time together in new york city. >> thank you so much. >> awesome. thank you. >>> coming up the great ted danson. we'll talk to him about the new season of "the good place", the love of his life a

>> reporter: lifting their voices our favorite ladies, meghan trainor, jennifer hudson, an kelly clarksonin their own right. >> i want to thank these women on stage because this is the way we want people to step up and help. i'mful to all three of you for beingmang role models for my girls. >> reporter: and a few famous celebs joined thech orus. >> shout out to that's what we are here for, right? >> rr: if the girls in the audience are any indication. >> a civil rights attorney. >> i wanto be a compute erskine tis. >> reporter: the future looks bright. >> girls are the future. >> that may be one of my favorite moments. it was a great day. we had tgh get into c drop gate, okay? what was the -- >>hat were they saying. >> well they were old. they had the white house, the presidential seal. i think when he lef he took a bunch of those because they are collectors items. >> sure. >> but, you know, this is funny. i was like, dad, are you going to say something on twitter? he is like, i am notn twitter. i am like, you are old. he wrote her a separate >> by the way, there is a tone of that biparti

adaptation of the legendary musical "cats" and elba will join a star-studded cast that includes jennifer hudson swift. [ applause ] a big deal. this is elba's second feline role. who knew he voiced shere khan in 2016's "the jungle book." "cats" will saunter in theaters december 20th, 2019. [ applause ] >> did you hear the whoop when you showed his picture? >> i agree. that's worth a whoop. >> she couldn't even help herself. she tried to keep it in. >> always worth a whoop. >>> the latest development in the breakup of ariana grande. >> the latest development -- >> yes, i know. why are we all so sad about this? ariana and pete broke up, they split earlier this week after a four-month engagement and grande made her first public appearance without the engagement ring, everybody. and about that ring, "entertainment tonight" is reporting that the 25-year-old singer has returned the three-carat pear-shaped stunner valued at $93,000. i wonder who values that. it was just on her finger. but she will, we hear, keep the pet pig she had recently adopted with pete. listen, all the freshest news right here.

today's singer, host, , and academy award winner jennifer hudson.dy for "live" creepy crawly cuisine cooking lessons. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: good morning!

done before here, not one, not two, but three, three concerts live concerts from kelly clarkson, jennifer hudsoneghan trainor with an audience packed with girls from all over america. >> and our girls too. >> our girls are coming in. >> we hope you'll join us. we think it will be a really cool morning. celebration of international day of the girl. >> no doubt about it. let's start with a check of the headlines on this tuesday. state police launched a criminal investigation into how 20 people died in that horrific crash in new york saturday. the stretch limo involved in the accident had had failed its most recent inspection and should not have even been on the road. the company prestige limousine chauffeur service failed four out of five inspections over the past two years. and the driver, 53-year-old who died in the crash did not have the proper license to operate the suv and should not have been behind the wheel. the limo company has been shut down. >>> an investigation is under way in dallas this morning after a deadly construction accident. one person was killed. five others were injured afte

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three concerts, live concerts from kelly clarkson, jennifer hudson and meghan trainor. >> and our girlsre coming in, too. we hopenou j us because thursday we think it's going to be a really cool morning celebration of international day of the girl. >> no doubt about it. >>> a check of t headlines. state police have launched a criminal investigation into how 20 people died in that horrific crash in upstate new york on set. police shetion say stretch limo failed the most recent inspection andhould not have been on the road. the company, prestige limosine chauffeur service failed four out of five inspections over the pa two yearsnd the driver, 53-year-old scott lisnikia did not have the proper license to operate the suv and should not have been behind theheel. e limo company has been shut down. >> an investigation underway in dallas after deadly construction accident. one person was killed, five others were injured after three-story building under collapsedon suddenly six workers are left trapped under a pile of wood and metal. the five people who survived are expected to be okay. strong w