As a tropical threat moves in. Crazy close encounters. The new video, a shark spotted swimming with these surfers in florida. These sharks closing a beach in cape cod. Go on. And the woman jogging on vacation when this bear charges. No. How she managed to scare it off. Mock guac. As avocado prices double, the new report. Are you being duped by your favorite dip . Fireball and pitbull is firing up your morning, performing his biggest hits live in central park. You ready for me . And the celebrity cameo you have to see right here on gma. Fireball and good morning, america. Hope you guys are well this friday morning. Lets look at the crowd in central park right now. Look at that. 7 01, 2,000 people already there for pitbull. They are ready to party, and they are packing in to see mr. Worldwide. Hes playing some of his biggest hits, and wait until you see his new music video in pop news. Really . Its always a lot of fun when hes here. Were looking forward to that. But we begin with those n
The hero who sprung into action ditching his board and pulling a 14yearold to shore speaking out this morning on gma. And we do say good morning, america. We made it to friday. Weve got a huge crowd already gathering in central park this morning for 5 seconds of summer, and for a few seconds it didnt seem like it was summer at all. The flash floods, the storms but look at them. Theyve dried out after staying there all night, amy, ready for this concert this morning. We cannot wait to hear from the band in just a bit. We do want to get right to that breaking news, that explosion in los angeles overnight rocking the basement of a highrise sparking a power outage at the Staples Center. Abcs nick watt is in l. A. With the very latest on this. Good morning, nick. Reporter good morning, amy. Thats right. Concertgoers plunged into darkness. Firefighters deployed in the heart of the city, fire and billowing smoke in the financial district. Overnight a powerful underground explosion shaking dow
Involved in a car accident that killed a woman. Could she be charged with manslaughter. And pool party. Six, count them, six black bears take over a backyard swimming pool. And were going to need some more chlorine today, friday, august 21st, 2015. From nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savanah Guthrie live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Savannah is off. Tamron is here. That would be the end of my swimming season there. Those bears are very, very cute. Thats the result of the heat wave here in the northeast this week, bears swimming in back yards. That will put a smile on your face. Also Carly Rae Jepsen warming up on the plaza. A nice crowd out there to see her. A lot of fun and bears. You dont get that everywhere. Well be outside in a little while. Lets start with two major stories tied to the weather. High temperatures make for another difficult day for crews battling wild fires. In the Atlantic Danny is churning. F
For his life. He loves to work and serve his community. He has been a great wonderful child. Reporter late thursday a procession to honor the men they call heroes as firefighters push on while taking time to remember the fallen. The government is spending 150 million a week on fire suppression. They say some 46 million homes or 40 of the population has a home at risk for a potential wildfire. Tamron and matt back to you. Thank you very much. Now to the other major weather story, danny, the first hurricane of the atlantic season. This is a small compact storm. Hurricane force winds only extend about ten miles out. It is moving over very warm water. Winds are at 85 Miles Per Hour making it a category 1 and should remain as category 1 for moves into an environment to rip it apart. By the time it makes its way through the Leeward Islands should be a Tropical Storm and then makes its way to Dominican Republic by wednesday morning. These are the upper level winds that will rip the storm apar
Old man winter is not through ou with us just yet, this is a look from the roofcam, out get the first look at the weather. It will be sticking around for the remainder of the day start to taper taper off into the evening hours, temperatures a several hours , are at the Freezing Point and going to be dropping this afternoon. The snow is not sticking on the roadway yet that will be happening soon little bit concerned about the afternoon commute there could be some slick spots and an advisory in snowbelt plus a seat. Expecting most of the snowfall to theex. Win over east lubin overheats, you see to 71 getting hit with moderate snowfalll. Also it is a visibility will be down. Winds gusting up to 25 35 mph. Snow will continue through much of today going to feel a lot colder it leaves this evening, but in the snowbelt there will be some lake effect, scary moments and lorain, the lorain city schools are currently on lockdown, get right to jessica dill joins usus with the very latest. I am at