5 things you need to know Friday

1. President Obama opens up to '60 Minutes' host Steve Kroft

Obama will sit down with 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft on Friday to discuss a number of issues and current affairs. The interview, to be aired Sunday on CBS, comes amid increasing concerns about Islamic State militants and airstrikes in Syria and just a day after Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation. Obama and Kroft have a long history on interviews, as the veteran 60 Minutes correspondent was the first to nab one with the president after the 2008 election as well as after the killing of Osama bin Laden, to name a few.

President Obama speaks with '60 Minutes' correspondent Steve Kroft.(Photo: AP)

2. It's tee time in Scotland for the Ryder Cup golf tournament

Hold the haggis, go for the putter. Some of golf's best players have been practicing on the green in Perthshire, Scotland, throughout the week, as they prepare for the first round of matches starting Friday. Team USA is facing off against the European team. The tournament will last until Sunday, when the finals rounds are played.

Fans gather to watch European players Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer, and Thomas Bjorn play the second hole during practice for the 2014 Ryder Cup at The Gleneagles Hotel-PGA Centenary Course. (Photo: Brian Spurlock Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports)

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3. Take a bite out of the Big Apple's New York Film Festival

It's time to start popping those corn kernels, as the New York Film Festival opens its week-long festivities starting Friday evening. It will premiere thriller Gone Girl for its audiences, which is expected to make a splash as the acclaimed book hits the screenstarring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. The festival is slated to last throughout the coming week, attracting some of Hollywood's biggest stars.

Don't worry, it's safe to watch the first trailer for the adaptation of Gillian Flynn's best seller. Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike and Tyler Perry star in the clip, which has some eerie music. Host Carly Mallenbaum takes fans 'BackStage.' VPC

4. BlackBerry to report second-quarter earnings

The smartphone maker will release its second-quarter earnings before the markets open Friday. Analysts expect the company to report second-quarter revenue of $943 million and a loss of 16 cents per share, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg. On Wednesday, BlackBerry launched the square Passport smartphone, hoping to reinvigorate interest in its mobile lineup.

BlackBerry announced a partnership with Foxconn.(Photo: Ethan Miller, Getty Images)

5. Fifty killed in latest violence to rock China's Xinjiang region

The latest violent clash in China's troubled Xinjiang region, described by authorities as a terrorist attack, was far more deadly than first reported, according to state media accounts.

This picture taken on September 17, 2014 shows young Uighurs resting near the Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, farwest China's Xinjiang region. Xinjiang, home to some 10 million of China's Muslim Uighur minority, with its vast mineral wealth and billions of dollars of investment, analysts say much of the proceeds have flowed to Han Chinese, stoking resentment amongst many Uighurs.