teleprompter you were supposed to say it earlier and i just thought i'd throw that in. >> like mike tirico should mention, savannah, you mentioned tirico mike's joining me in a few minutes to look at other story lines throughout the season. mr. roker's archnemesis mike tirico. >> i can't wait, ooh, tirico. >> the split screen will be on craig, thank you again, catch the big game tonight. >> uh-huh. coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern. so get busy. all right. >>> coming up -- popular brands you know and trust being copied by scammers who are coming for your money, your personal info. >> it's happening all over social media vicky nguyen has details how you can spot the fakes, but first, these messages. introducing the new citi custom cash℠ card, a different kind of card that rewards rashida where her spending is trending. just ask overly confident diy rashida rashida: wait, was this the right wall? or last minute gift shopping rashida rashida: i'm putting a bow on it! wow. even sneaking away for a vacay rashida. rashida: shhh! i've earned this? from home improvement, drugstores, select trav

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that's where this morning's ryder cup is getting under way we're going to check in with mike tirico who all weekend. carson was trying to get there and the rain got in the way. carson will be here with us, too. >> and we'll have more later country start mickey guyton will be here live on our plaza. we are all anxiously awaiting her debut album. >> her music is off the chain. she has made such a mark on the country music world. >> and she's a new mom, as well. ka i think folks will be quite pleased. >> let's get to your headlines at 7:30. in washington, the house approved a bipartisan defense policy bill despite opposition from a conservative wing of the republican party lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of the amendment. that authorizes spending and guides pend gone policy. it will need to be reconciled with the senate's version before it heads to the president's desk >>> dramatic new video shows the intensity of a wildfire shot in the sequoia fire this is in the so-called windy fire northeast of bakersfield, california so far, those flames have scorched more than 49,000 acres. re

it is lester holt, mike tirico, savannah guthrie, i was there, and steve kornacki.rnacki. >> okay. all right. i wasn't sure. he is a rock star. >> that's awesome. how are we looking this week end. >> we have a storm system and eventually this will bring us rainfall. getting into tomorrow morning, we will start off with temperatures in the 50s with fog near the coast and also the bay, but by tomorrow afternoon that sunshine returns and some very comfortable temperatures. 72 in santa rose a. 80, concord. 75 in san jose and 80 at the coast. weekend chances with us for rain. best chance of bay area rain right there on sunday morning with a few spotty showers. highest rainfall totals to the north there, impacting the fire zones, a quarter to three-quarters of an inch of rain. on my seven-day forecast, 70s next tuesday and wednesday and across the inland valleys looking good this weekend. >> looks great. thank you, jeff. >>> up next, our next installment of our race in america series. every single day, we're all getting a little bit better. we're better cooks... better ne

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. >> kickoff is at 5:20, but we have our pregame coverage followed by nightly news and mike tirico in the gang will take over. we have a lot going on. when the players take the field, they're going to look new, but they're going to look old. you know where i'm going? >> old school. >> old school uniforms. the niners are wearing their throwback jerseys back to 1994 when they last won the super bowl. who were some of your favorite players. >> steve young, jerry rice. >> ricky watters talking about the old school jerseys. >> when they look at the '9449ers team, they talk about style and swagger and attitude and all that, because that is what we were all about. when we had those uniforms, when they were first in, we were like, you know what? that matches us. that is what we're supposed to wear. >> i personally think those need to be the standard uniform for the 49ers. those things are just simply an awesome combination. not only great history, but they really are timeless in that respect. >> cool to see burton hanks, your favorite, ricky watters, even jerry rice in there. now when players

vaccinated but positive tests could derail teams and force players to quarantine if they get exposed mike tirico last year, it should be a little easier with all the vaccinations, one would think. but there will be games where players are missing. zack martin, for example, one of the best players of the cowboys, likely to be out he's been on the covid-19 list >> he's better when not frozen there he is. go on. >> we're not garon feed the season will not freeze in spots. i think overall, we'll get through it >> and brady won't freeze. the goats, 44, coming off a super bowl win they look stronger than ever >> this is his 22nd year in the nfl. he made really well at the end of the season. remember last year noted camp with the buccaneers no pre season. this year they have a full offseason, a full camp i expect them to hit the ground running. they'll be very tough to beat in the nfc south which is very strong because drew brees is now on our team. he'll be in the studio with us and they love mac jones. people tell you, there's nick saban and bill belichick and they're pretty similar in the way they p

mike tirico is in atlanta with one of those players collin morikawa. good to see you again. mr.ough time together >> mike, for folks who aren't familiar with golf, explain why it is that the tour championship is such a big deal >> sure. the pga tour season starts in late september and wraps all the way around until right about this, usually the week before labor day. so it's called the super season. 50 events this year. it was as big as it has ever been and the golf was terrific. so you work all year to get in the top 125. then it's the playoffs like every other sport. two weeks ago went from 125 to the top 70 then top 70 to 30 and now the top 30, including collin morikawa, will be here the big prize of the year. first prize this week, $15 million. so this is not just that, but you have the fedex cup champion, the season-long race for this thing gets handed out on the golf course on sunday night. >> that is a serious payday. collin, no pressure at all how are you feeling going into the tournament >> i'm feeling great the past couple weeks haven't been my best and sometimes that

mike tirico is going to join us from tampa.o preview the season, the games, the fan, and a new challenges as well. >> it's the tailgating segment. i just love the snacks. football snacks. that's what it's about. >>> here's your headlines at 7:30. a powerful earthquake struck southern mexico overnight near the resort city acapulco. images show damaged buildings and cars, bricks, and metal poles littering the streets in some areas. officials say at least one person was killed. a magnitude 7 quake was felt hundreds of miles away in mexico city where the ground shook and buildings swayed for several minutes causing many to evacuee their home. >>> texas governor greg abbott signed into law a controversial overhaul of the state's election rules. the sweeping bill bans drive through and overnight early voting. it adds a new i.d. requirement for absentee voting. republicans say the legislation will help prevent voter fraud, but democrats say the bill is designed to suppress access to voters of color. several lawsuits challenging the ne

food controversy to cover this morning about cold cereal you might remember, yesterday on the show mike tiricoowl of cereal, the pro golfer passionately defended the fact he pours milk into the bowl before the cereal goes in causing a big stir around here we couldn't let it go and took to the polls to find out how many out upi there are part of this milk-first community. here are the results 23% of voters agree with collin. >> wow >> totally a normal thing to do. but 77% say that practice is totally insane. >> someone help me understand why one would put the milk first? >> a good argument he knows how much cereal he's going to put in the milk and this way more milk -- >> doesn't get as soggy. >> all right there you have it. >> strong in that direction. >> okay. the buzz will continue. >> 23% >> i know. meantime, carson, you have a great story for us. >> there's no hope for this country. >> yeah. we do, we do have great story for you coming up. >>> good morning. it is 8:26. marcus washington. breaking this morning, the caldor fire is burning to the edge of lake tahoe. it is 25% contained. total