mark barger, nbc news. >> more for us to watch. >> we're seeing all the names there.that so much to see >> thanks for waking up with us. i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. coming >>> and a very good morning to you. it is wednesday, july 17th, as we take a look at the beautiful bay bridge, with already some traffic on it. good morning, everyone. everybody got up early today. thanks for joining scott mcgrew. marcus washington did not get up early today. >> we hope he did not. he's off. i'm laura garcia. kari, it's a little cool this morning. >> it is, a live look at walnut creek, it's all clear. temperatures will dip in the lower 60s in the next several hours and things clearing out as we warm up today and all of our

bc's mark barger has a preview of bring the funny. >> i'm the movies, who is it -- gil, i think thisis you. >> when you're going for laughs. >> you butt dialed me. >> going for the unexpected c' helps on bring the funny. you have to play to the room. >> jeff foxworthy judges the new competition show, along with rienan thompson and comedy connoisseur chsy teague an. >> i feel like i'm in comedy college, i also get this amazing role where i get to be the voice of the people, and i get to jtst e it from a different perspective. >> i was ugly last week, it was bad. and now i look like a handsome lesbian. it went full spectrum. >> who here is sick of doing surveys, anyone? >> that was a survey you morons. >> we know what it's like to be on theer side of judgment. to have to give that back, it was tough. >> the live finale later this summer, will have $250,000 on the line, and the host gets a ringside seat. >> what's been great isetng to cheer people on who maybe didn't know they were as good as they are. >> what happens in vegas stays in vegas. it don't. what happens in vegas turned 5 in

nbc's mark barger has the details. >> reporter: "game of thronese and a chancto recapture the best dramaemmy awards. threet-time wier earned a record-setting 32 nominations for the shows efinal season. "thrones" stars amelia clark and kit harrington grabbed lead acting nominations while seven more nods came in the supporting acting category. >> i wish for a baby. >> nbc's "this is us" is among the seven shows vying with "thrones" for best drama. mandy moore picked up her first lead actor bid and sterling k. brown is also up for lead actor and chris sullivan for supporting acr. "killing eve" is also in the best drama field along with "better call sahl" "bodyguard" and hbo's "veep" will try to end its farewell tour going up against "the marvelous mrs. maisel" which last year won best comedy and actress. >> i get so motion sick. >> and "best play" is in the hunt along with "barry," amonge oths. the awards will be handed out septemr 27th. bc news. er, >> one of the actors nominated today was 17-year-old asante blck from baltimore. he ptrayed kevin richardson in the netflix series "when they