. ♪ playing music at rockefeller plaza. or in the subway at times square. or perhaps on tiktok.es family. the children range from 23-month-old moses to 21-year-old josiah. as soon as they are old enough to hold a stringed instrument, they start playing. >> just one kid after the other saw the next kid learn. and there's nothing they want more than to touch that thing. >> reporter: mark and amber met at church in california. as the family grew, so did the social media fame. now they have 700,000 followers across youtube, instagram and tiktok. thousands tunes into live streams like this. but with exemployee sure comes krutny. >> what do you think of the people out there. >> they don't understand. they haven't had a chance to observe us up close. >> a lot of people think we don't enjoy doing music and we are forced to do it. but we are really passionate about it. >> reporter: the family who are devout christians turn heads on the streets in new york city. they just moved here from california last year to further their children's musical training. >> they want to achieve, get in cer

: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers. -- jesse eisenberg. star of "the white lotus," actress meghann fahy an all-new "closer look. featuring the 8g band with fred armisen ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well tonight. and now if you don't mind, we're going to get to the news democratic senator raphael warnock is projected to defeat republican candidate herschel walker in the georgia senate runoff race and if you think you're relieved, imagine how relieved herschel walker is [ laughter ] he just narrowly avoided a six-year long pop quiz he did not study for. [ laughter ] that's right cnn last night projected that georgia senator raphael warnock will win reelection. and then herschel walker picked up an iron to call and concede [ laughter ] the trump organization was found guilty yesterday in a new york court for criminal tax fraud trump will be sentenced to four years as president [ laughter ] that's right a manhattan jury yesterd

. >>> get ready to rock out on rockefeller plaza. >> coming up on "today", we have a big concert with my latest music and hits you may love. >> don't miss her performance right here on nbc. >> kelly, please sing kellyince you've been gone can something >> i'm surshe >>> shaking hands at the white house. president biden and ukraine's volodymyr zelenskyy meet in the nation's capitol hear the ukrainian leader's plea for more aid as republican support weakens. >>> a media titan stepping down. rupert murdoch handing the reins to his

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from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today." it's a thursday morning. glad you're with us. usually on a thursday morning, we are not talking about an awesome concert. >> but today we are, not just any concert, carrie underwood out on our plaza. it's been ten years since she stepped on the plaza concert. >> we've been waiting patiently. the fans are packed in. >> and good weather out there, too. but to our north, getting ready to face the rain, wind, and possible storm surge from hurricane lee. here's a live look. this is boston, one of the areas under a storm watch this morning. calm now, but what's coming? al's full forecast in a moment. >>> but let us start with our top story. that looming deadline. the auto industry bracing for a possible strike, it's set to begin at midnight. the united autoworkers saying without a deal, its roughly 150,000 members are ready to walk out of detroit's biggest carmakers. jesse kirsch is in the motor city with us. what's the latest you know? >> reporter: hoda, good morning. we are now inside of 18 hours to the deadline,

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rockefeller center, rockefeller plaza, top of the rock. the name resonates to this day. this is j.p. morgan. he is in banking and finance. how would you like to go and ask him for a loan? look at that face. anyway, his office is directly across the street from the new york stock exchange. he is so integrated in our finance, our business bank. jp morgan chase today. the name is still around. good luck getting that loan. cornelius vanderbilt vanderbeek, yale university. he was in transportation, shipping, railroads. the commodore, as he was known. the point is, each of these men become captains of industry. they are at the top of their profession and if you noticed, one thing is they're not competing against each other as such. each of them carved out their own little niche in society in the american economy. it's steel. it's oil. it's finance. banking. transportation. you see these men realized early on that competition is not a good thing. competition is a bad word. competition drives prices down. and if prices go down, profits go down. and that's not a good thing. so wh

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bye-bye. [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza inork, it's "late night with seth meyers. tonight -- bruce springsteen, star of broadway's "the old man and the pool," comedian mike birbiglia featuring the 8g band with bryan carter ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well. and now if you don't mind we're going to get to the news today was so-called blackout wednesday, which is known as the biggest bar night of the year. so if you are watching me right now, you a loser [ laughter ] let me also stress that if you're watching me right now, i am fast asleep [ laughter ] i filmed this show earlier today. you're awake i'm out cold [ laughter ] i a loser. [ laughter ] the white house has released a so-called menu of accomplishments that supporters can use to talk up president biden around the thanksgiving table. and that way your parents won't even have to ask if you're still single [ laughter ] the biden administration yesterday launched a campaign urg

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, everybody bye-bye. [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plazaw york, it's "late night with seth meyers. tonight -- fred armisen star of "you," actor penn badgley an all new "closer look. featuring the 8g band with fred armisen ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening, everybody. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well tonight. and now if you don't mind, we're gonna get to the news. president biden today traveled to florida and spoke about social security and medicare he didn't intend to, it's just what everybody in florida was already talking about. [ light laughter ] democratic congressman james clyburn praised president biden's state of the union performance yesterday, and said biden displayed, quote, "the kind of maturity that the american people would like to see in a president." when you say maturity, you mean this guy [ light laughter ] you're talking about this guy. i think that's the maturity you expect from your cool uncle. "hey, hop in kid we're going to go to dave and busters. i got a

[ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york "late night with seth meyers. tonight -- aubrey plaza the stars and creators of "south side," bashir salahuddin and diallo riddle. an all new "closer look. featuring the 8g band with kevin murphy ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening, everybody. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well. and now if you don't mind, we're going to get to the news the house voted last week to pass legislation protecting same-sex marriages because everyone deserves the right to be secretly unhappy. [ laughter ] according to a new report, the biden administration isn't worried about elon musk's ownership of twitter and doesn't view the platform as being a vital part of its political strategy said biden, "the future of campaigning is buttons." [ laughter ] according to a new poll, 37% of republicans say they don't want former president trump to run in 2024. so trump's going to take that hint and just continue to run for 2020 [ laughter ] before announcing h

single "vampire" off of her new album "guts" for a massive audience on our "today" plaza at rockefeller plaza follow, to put it mildly. "sour" debuted in 2021 at number one and broke a spotify streaming record for a female artist while going platinum three times over and earning the title of rolling stone's album of the year. still a 17-year-old senior living at home when "driver's license" was released, rodrigo graduated overnight from young disney actor to international pop star. olivia and i got together on friday for a "sunday sitdown" just minutes after she stepped off that stage. ♪♪ >> the party is just getting started for olivia rodrigo as she celebrates the release of her sophomore album. ♪♪ congratulations on release day. >> thank you so much. yeah, it's been a very exciting few hours. >> you draw quite a crowd, my friend. she's calling it "guts." >> these are my "guts" rings. >> and guts means what to you in the context of this album? >> it means a few things. it means courage. it means trusting your gut. i like spilling your guts, too. >> there's some that have on this album. >> i

goodnight, everybody bye-bye. [ cheers and applause ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plazanew york, it's "late night with seth meyers. tonight -- hank azaria, star of "cunk on earth," actress diane morgan an all-new "closer look. featuring the 8g band with urian hackney. ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers, and this is "late night. we hope you're doing well tonight. and now, if you don't mind, we're going to get to the news the white house announced on friday that president biden had a cancerous skin lesion removed from his chest and the lesion is already running two points ahead of desantis [ laughter ] former president trump attended cpac over the weekend and told reporters he would not drop out of the 2024 election if he's indicted on criminal charges you know, we compare him to a mobster all the time, but now he's literally saying, "no problem, i can still run things from the joint." [ laughter ] in his speech over the weekend at cpac, former president trump said that before he came along, the republican party was run by f

[ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with setheyers. tonight -- allison williams director of "rrr", screenwriter s.s. rajamouli an all new "closer look. featuring the 8g band with fab moretti. [ cheers and applause ♪ and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night," and now if you don't mind, everybody, we're going to get to the news republican leader kevin mccarthy over the weekend was elected the 55th speaker of the house of representatives. and when i say over the weekend, i mean over the -- [ laughter ] it took 15 rounds of voting before mccarthy finally secured the position they chose mccarthy the same way you'd choose thai food on new year's day you guys want thai well, nothing else is open [ laughter ] ahead of the last round of voting for house speaker, alabama congressman mike rogers appeared to charge at fellow republican representative matt gaetz and, out of habit, gaetz yelled, i've never even met your daughter! [ laughter ] president biden traveled yesterday to the u.s./mexico border a

. ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night withmeyers. tonight -- judd hirsch, star of "sharper", actor justice smith, music from regina spektor, featuring the 8g band with fred armisen ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well. if you doan mind, we're going to get to the news. president biden delivered his second state of the union address last night and spoke for 73 minutes, which sounds like a lot, but i feel like biden can speak for 73 minutes to a wrong number [ light laughter ] "well, who are you trying to reach? let's try to figure this out together." new york representative george santos is reportedly one of the first members of congress to arrive for last night's state of the union he wanted a good seat. [ laughter ] "but i think i am. i think i am the president." last night's state of the union was the first time since 2019 that the event was held without coronavirus restrictions and in case you're wondering who in that room never re

♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night withmeyers. tonight -- kumail nanjiani. comedian, matt rogers. a performance from titanique featuring the 8g band with bryan carter ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well. and now if you don't mind, we're going to get to the news during yesterday's annual white house turkey pardoning, president biden joked that the only red wave this season would be if his dog knocked over the cranberry sauce. [ laughter ] oof. it's too bad his dog didn't have the presence of mind to knock over the microphone. [ laughter ] a cranberry sauce red wave it would be the slowest wave ever during yesterday's event, president biden said it was important to remember the true meaning of thanksgiving, getting high with your weird cousins when things get too tense inside [ laughter ] president biden is reportedly planning to use the month between thanksgiving and christmas to make a decision about running in 2024. well, whatev

[ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with setheyers. tonight -- jim parsons. comedians and authors, amber ruffin and lacey lamar an all-new "closer look. featuring the 8g band with bryan carter ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well. and now, if you don't mind, we're going to get to the news president biden celebrated his 80th birthday yesterday with a brunch hosted by first lady dr. jill biden brunch, or as 80-year-olds call it, dinner [ light laughter ] president biden, today, pardoned the national thanksgiving turkey, but i don't know if this is one we want back on the streets. [ light laughter ] that's right president biden today pardoned the national thanksgiving turkeys, chocolate and chip. and then, this is weird. he sent the green bean casserole to gitmo [ laughter ] rnc chairwoman, ronna mcdaniel reportedly told top republican donors last week that the party needs to avoid factionalism and unify like a family. ah, yes, spoken like

goodnight, everybody [ cheers and applause ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plazanew york, it's "late night with seth meyers. tonight -- david duchovny creator and star of "sell/buy/date," actress sarah jones. an all new "closer look. featuring the 8g band with arjuna contreras ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well. and now if you don't mind, we're going to get to the news the white house is reportedly planning to present president biden with a birthday cake on saturday at his granddaughter's wedding. and if you're wondering how old he is, he'll be at his granddaughter's wedding. [ laughter ] that's right, president biden will celebrate his 80th birthday on sunday, while fox news will celebrate it all year long, baby [ laughter ] in a speech today from the house floor, speaker nancy pelosi announced she will not seek another term as democratic leader, but will remain in congress to finish her term. meanwhile, in the senate, his eternal curse remains unbroken [ laughter ] t

[ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new yorklate night with seth meyers. tonight -- jim gaffigan star of "east new york," actor richard kind an all-new "closer look. featuring the 8g band with atom willard ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well. and now, if you don't mind, we're gonna get to the news. president biden kicked off house democrats' three-day retreat tonight with a speech in baltimore. well, it was supposed to be a one-day retreat, but when that guy gets talking - [ laughter ] the biden administration said this week that federal agencies will have to remove tiktok from all government devices in 30 days. and if they're smart, venmo. matt [ laughter ] in a post yesterday, on truth social, former president trump accused florida governor ron desantis of wanting to cut social security and medicare, and said he was a, quote, "wheelchair over the cliff kind of guy." as opposed to trump, who would never waste a perfectly good wheelch

♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night withh meyers. tonight -- woody harrelson. from "the voice," musician niall horan. an all-new "closer look. featuring the 8g band with atom willard ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well. and now, if you don't mind, we're going to get to the news president biden made a surprise trip last week to ukraine by taking a 10-hour train ride, or as the guy next to him thought, an 80-hour train ride. [ laughter ] president biden reportedly had a difficult time sleeping last week on the overnight train ride from poland to ukraine and read a briefing memo on the history of kyiv and that didn't put him to sleep [ laughter ] that would have put the last president into a multi-year coma [ laughter ] in a new interview, president biden said that he was, "other things to finish before launching a full-blown presidential campaign. like, for instance, "yellowstone." [ laughter ] according to a new report, then presid

goodnight, everybody buh-bye. [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late with captions paid for by nbc-universal television seth meyers. tonight -- catherine zeta-jones star of "the whale," actress captions paid for by nbc-universal television hong chau. an all-new "closer look. featuring the 8g band with fred armisen ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening, everybody. i'm seth meyers. this is late night we hope you're doing well. and now, if you don't mind we're getting to the news. wnba star brittney griner was released today from a russian prison in exchange for an international arms dealer. it's the first time the u.s. has traded an alleged weed smoker for an international criminal since 2016 [ laughter ] president biden tweeted this morning about the release of wnba star brittney griner from a russian prison and said, quote, she is safe, she is on a plane, she is on her way home and i'd say she's happy, but she's still a 6'9" person on a plane. [ laughter ] former president trump's legal team reportedly found at least two it

[ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new yorkl lvii and out of habit, biden shot down the goodyear blimp. [ laughter ] the so-called "he gets us" campaign ran two commercials during the super bowl last night to promote jesus and christianity however, thanks to the referees, philadelphia no longer believes in god [ laughter ] during her halftime show performance at last night's super bowl, rihanna revealed she was pregnant, while the rest of us ate like we were. according to new analysis, more than 50 million americans were expected to gamble this year on the super bowl by serving buffalo wings in a one-bathroom apartment [ laughter ] elon musk was photographed last night at the super bowl sitting next to fox chairman rupert murdoch i think we have a photo. [ laughter ] there you go the state department today issued a do not travel advisory for russia yeah, we weren't planning on it. [ laughter ] bad news, kids i know you had your heart set on going to the kremlin, but looks like we're going to do disney. the state department said

♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night withmeyers. tonight -- paul bettany star of "emily in paris," actress lily collins an all new "closer look, featuring the 8g band with kevin murphy ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers [ cheers and applause >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. and this is "late night. we hope you're doing well tonight. and now if you don't mind, i'm going to get to the news after teasing a quote, "major announcement" on his social media platform truth social, former president trump announced today he is releasing a collection of digital trading cards. it's what his doctors are calling "a new symptom." [ laughter ] that's right former president trump is releasing a collection of digital trading cards that chronicle his life and career, like that time he won the super bowl, or that time he won nascar, or that time he went to space and didn't need a helmet [ laughter ] i know, we always thought he was forrest gump, but apparently, he does, too. [ laughter ] first lady dr. jill biden has reportedly

highs & the lows. [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plazayork, it's "late night with seth meyers. tonight -- tina fey comedian, nate bargatze, an all new "closer look" featuring the 8g band with zoe brecher. ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well tonight. and now, if you don't mind, we're gonna get to the news. president biden had his annual physical today at walter reed. doctors say he is fit as a fiddle, specifically this 300-year-old stradivarius. [ light laughter ] that's right president biden today had his annual physical and i think fox news messed with his eye chart [ laughter ] it wouldn't count. wouldn't be legally binding. according to a new report, top democrats privately think that president biden is too old for re-election but worry that his decision not to run would cause chaos in the democratic party. you guys didn't see this coming? we elected a half-finished game of jenga and now - [ laughter ] you're all saying, "oh, everybody move

[ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with setheyers. tonight -- jordan peele star of "night court," actress melissa rauch. an all-new "closer look. featuring the 8g band with maya stepansky ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening, everybody. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well. and now if you don't mind, we are going to get to the news president biden said yesterday that he will travel next week to the southern border for the first time since taking office when asked if it was dangerous, the secret service said, "a little, but we don't think he'll actually try to escape." [ laughter ] the house of representatives adjourned last night after a sixth round of voting for house speaker and reconvened today at noon because nothing says "we're working hard to solve this problem" like starting at noon [ laughter ] former president trump reportedly called republican house leader kevin mccarthy monday night ahead of the speaker vote, and urged him to accept all of the freedom caucus's d

, everybody bye-bye. [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plazaw york, it's "late night with seth meyers. tonight -- ana gasteyer host of "game theory," sports journalist, bomani jones comedian, sam morrison featuring the 8g band with danny carey. ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well. and now, if you don't mind, we're going to get to the news cnn has reported that a lawyer for former vice president mike pence found a dozen classified documents last week at pence's indiana home. okay so they're just in every home? [ laughter ] that's the only thing that makes sense anymore. when you buy a new house, and you move in, there's just classified documents sitting on the counter next to that half roll of paper towels and box of baking soda. president biden is expected to spend the weekend at camp david, and you know it's been a rough week when you start making your weekend plans on tuesday [ laughter ] the justice department is reportedly considering plans to se

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on saturday morning. a happy new year to those who celebrate rosh hashanah. i know you had a nice dinner dinner. >> celebrating apples and honey. we celebrate with you. >>> let's get to the latest on lee. >> the storm was downgraded to a cyclone. this is no longer a hurricane, but it is packing hurricane-force winds as it takes aim at millions today. >> angie will have the forecast in a minute. we begin with kathy park in maine. what is happening, kathy? >> reporter: laura, good morning. lee is skirting the coast of maine right now. it is not expected to make a direct hit in the area, but it will be a wet and windy day. we are getting a break from the outer bands. ahead of the storm yesterday, we saw massive waves crashing up and down the coast. marinas pulled out vessels as a precaution and here in the portland area, emergency staffers are assessing the situation and may actually close up shop depending how the weather plays out the next couple hours. of cour

from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and laura jarrett live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today." thank you for joining us. fall is not wasting time. pack the ponchos if you are sitting on the side of the soccer game. >> i have been in denial. i cannot be in denial when i walked out today. it is chilly. we start with the tropical storm ophelia with rain forecast up and down the east coast all weekend. it just made landfall along north carolina's outer banks. >> we will get to angie's forecast in a moment, but we start with aaron gilchrist. aaron, you are next in line. how is it looking? >> reporter: this storm is delivering as promises, peter. we are in a lull along the jersey shore with the rain not coming down as hard as it has been. we are getting the wind for sure. i want to show you what we are seeing in the atlantic ocean. the waves are getting more and more aggressive as the night has gone on. the concern here is we will see waves 10 to 15 feet high and that will create coastal flooding up and down the eastern seaboard with rain in virginia and penns

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today." a special saturday morning on "today." laura jarrett. we are thrilled to have you part of the team as our co-anchor. the first day of school. >> i could not sleep a wink last night. my husband was snoozing away and i'm dooms scrolling. >> there is more to do. to the control room. we like to play back the announcement featuring your name. >> announcer: this is "today" with peter alexander and laura jarrett. >> the voice of god. you can't get used to that. magical. we have a crowd going on back here. the girls trip. what more do you need? >> this is what saturday looks like. we are thrilled to let you know about laura. we will begin with serious news. the breaking news from overnight. a powerful earthquake rocking morocco leaving hundreds dead and injured. nbc's matt bradley has been following the latest developments from turkey. matt, what more can you tell us this morning? >> reporter: good morning, peter. this earthquake struck last night after 11:00 p.m. in the high atlas mountains.

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, and welcome to "today." it's friday morning, 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. we've got chanel with us, and hoda will be with us. we have sad news. the passing of senator dianne feinstein. she was a trail blazer, a towering figure in american politics. >> in 1992, she became the first woman to represent california in the senate. 31 years later, she was one of its oldest members and the longest serving female ever. >> nbc's andrea mitchell covered her for many years and knows her well. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. this is sad news here in washington which will be felt from capitol hill to the white house. her office saying that dianne feinstein passed away last night at her home here in washington, adding she left a legacy that is undeniable and extraordinary. dianne feinstein, a leading woman senator for generation whose political career in california was launched by tragedy. november, 1978, san francisco mayor and board of supervisors member were assassinated. then dianne feinstein

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today." glad to have you with us this morning. it is a tuesday morning. >> jets fans are freaking out. >> i know. you don't have to be a jets fan for your heart to go out to this team and aaron rodgers. i mean, so much hype. he's coming to new york. he's going to turn it around. in the first few minutes suffers an injury that they feel could be the end of the season for him. >> the jets win it in overtime, so congrats to the backup quarterback there. >>> let's start with the breaking news overnight in the search for escaped convict danelo cavalcante. >> he's been on the run 13 days. police are warning he appears to be warmed. they are pursuing him in a new area. ten miles northwest of where he was spotted on sunday, after changing his appearance. police adding it's more heavily populated. urging residents to lock all their doors and windows. george solis has been covering the manhunt from the beginning. george, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good mornin

from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody good morning happy friday nice to have you with us there seems to be a giant bird in here. is that right? >> is that an eagle? >> we have been waiting for this. ession, al. >> yes. >> and everyone wins when ther >> good game thursday night football everyone wins when there is a good game, right not you? all right. >> meantime, we are keeping an eye on hurricane lee this morning. this is new york's long island the storm stirring up very rough surf al will be tracking that storm and the impact it will have on us this weekend. >>> overnight thousands of auto workers walking off the job at the stroke of midnight as you can see, they are on the picket lines this morning. >> yeah. this is the first ever strike against all three of the big auto makers at the same time and as for the financial toll, according to one estimate, strikes at gm and ford could alone cost those companies more than $5 billion per week for consumers, new car and replacement part viability could be eventually hit. >> got two reports for you this morning. let's start

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody good morning off this morning, craig here we want to start welcome to "today. nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning. we have hoda off this week -- or this morning we have craig here we want to start with violent scenes out of philadelphia tonight. masked looters ransacking several stores. >> more than 20 arrests have been made so far but dozens more are believed to have gotten away it comes as retailers from coast to coast are battling crime waves like this. >> as a matter of fact, target just announced yesterday it will shutdown nine retail locations in less than a month because of violence, theft and safety concerns miguel almaguer joins us with the latest on all of it. >> good morning. thieves are ransacking stores with innocent shoppers standing right there in the middle of the chaos. retailers like target say they are shutting down because of this very crime. overnight, philadelphia police responding to a chaotic scene. large crowds of young people loo

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and a good friday morning to you. welcome to "today.re so glad you are with us on this friday. savannah and hoda are off. sheinelle is here. about a few hundred folks outside the plaza. >> there was a long line outside this morning already more darius rucker. >> yeah. he's going to perform some of his classics, a few songs off his upcoming album we will have a good time on this friday morning that concert is going to help you get ready for this holiday weekend. labor day marking the unofficial end of summer. for many, today is get-away day. >> check it out. cars moving along nicely in orlando. aaa estimates 95 million americans will be driving to their holiday destination. gas prices at $3.82 a gallon, almost the same as what they were last time this year. >>> the faa preparing for some 14 million flyers over the weekend. that's the highest number in years. and that's after what's already been a record-breaking summer. >> flying or driving for many, it is all about that final trip to the beach here along the east coast, there are concer

from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning welcome to "today" monday morning. where do we begin? coco setting the tennis world ablaze saturday night. what about last night? >> we had two great days football was so much fun and to have coco on the field she will be rolling up any time. >> she will be treated like royalty on our plaza and for good reason. >> but first, guys, there it is. let's take a look across the scene much of the northeast. heavy rain and flooding causing hundreds of flight delays this morning. this comes as hurricane lee is once again gaining strength in the atlantic and, of course, al is tracking all of it. >> and today is 9/11 this is a look at lower manhattan. remembrances, and we will have much more throughout the morning. >> but we ar powerful tributes to take place today, remembrances. much more throughout this morning. >>> first, the devastating quake in morocco rescue crews beginning to reach this morning as the death toll continues to rise. >>> more than 2,400 people killed even more injured from the massive 6.8 quake. yesterday har

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >> hi, everybody good morning welcome to "today. nice to have you with us the heat is on at the u.s. open. >> can you believe what happened yesterday? >> these young american stars are phenomenal just dominating. coco gauff headed to the semifinals i mean, our cup runneth over for tennis fans. >> we will get into all that in a bit. it's hot on the court, and it's hot in a lot of other places around the country we're talking about the brutal heat wave hitting just as summer ends in fact, some districts are having early dismissals or full-on closings to keep students safe. >> look at this. some of yesterday's record-high temperatures in places really just not used to this type of heat at this time of year. 90 degrees in maine. 94 in harrisburg, pennsylvania. >> and there is another concern for people in schools this morning. new fears over covid a slew of new variants out there. hospitalizations on the rise. >> we've got what is shaping up to be a pretty different fall. we have it cover

from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> oh, wow this is good for us. good morning, everybody. to "today. thank you for being here it's friday morning. look at all these beautiful, smiling faces. >> sg, this crowd is epic, man i mean, they spent the night they have been here for days, and we're just excited because olivia rodrigo will be playing, y'all. >> she is here she did sound check. they have already heard her beautiful voice. she is ready they are ready got some good news a lot of people fanning themselves out here. okay relief is in sight from this intense heat wave that has shattered records all week long. >> we're also watching hurricane lee. check out this image it is showing how this storm has grown over the last 24 hours it is now an extremely dangerous category 5 storm. >> well, al has his eye on that and all of it. happy friday. >> happy friday to you and good morning to all of you watching unfortunately, this storm isn't as strong as it's predicted to get. we have had really massive intensification. 5:00 a.m. yesterday, 85 miles an hour winds this morning, we ar