because outside lands is this weekend, one of the biggest acts as chappell, rhone. she's performing sunday at 4 p.m. she has had huge crowds across the country. okay, so the dance goes okay. it's h o t t because the song is called hot to go. >> 56788 joe. >> not you counting down and not doing it hot to go. >> why are we doing it? >> h o t t o g o. >> and then and then if you really want to advance it goes. you can take me hot. we won't do that part. there. had to go. six, seven, eight. i'm trying to teach the children. >> and this is the thanks i get seven seven streams next. >> otherwise it's gma >> whit: good morning america. triple threat. millions of people bracing as debby's remnants move up the east coast. 11 states on flood, tornado and high wind alerts.

at least six reported twisters in 24 hours. ginger is tracking it all. >> rebecca: face-off. donald trump agreeing to a primetime debate with vice president harris on abc. what she's saying now about two other proposed showdowns. >> whit: dramatic new body camera footage from the former assassination attempt on former president trump. >> where's he at? >> straight up! >> whit: the officer who first confronted the gun man, and what it shows moments before he opened fire. >> deborah: chilling new details concerning taylor swift's concerts. the teens behind it and what authorities said they planned to tkorb as hundreds gather in vienna. now what london officials are saying about her highly anticipated shows next week, with that city already on alert. >> whit: checkmate. a russian chess player under investigation and caught on

camera allegedly trying to poison an opponent. >> deborah: strong winds hurling beach umbrellas into the air at a popular florida beach. the important safety precautions before your last summer beach trip. when in rome. how one woman made the most of getting bumped from her flight from italy. >> i'm taking that money, honey. >> deborah: collecting thousands in travel vouchers from one big airline. could you do it, too? ♪ we could be heroes ♪ >> rebecca: sweet 16. the teenager dashing into the record books moments ago, as noah lyles takes another medal, running with covid. now what he's saying about his future. plus sydney shattering her own record while lebron and steph survive a scare, and this magical gold medal moment. >> you're an olympic champion! >> rebecca: we're definitely feeling the magic this friday morning. don't miss our sneak peek at the ultimate disney fan experience. disney princess.

my one on one with ceo bob eiger at d23. >> people are here to basically learn about surprises. there are many. >> rebecca: oh, bob, come on. what surprises? don't worry, you'll find out. >> announcer: live in times square, this is "good morning america." >> whit: good morning america. so great to have you with us. happy friday from new york and anaheim this morning. great to have deborah roberts here. fresh back from paris. welcome. >> deborah: great to be with you, my friend. >> whit: we've got rebecca in california. she's there for the start of d23. good morning. >> rebecca: hey, guys. so great to see you. people were lining up outside of this building 3 a.m. this morning. it is so great to be here for what is billed as the ultimate

disney fan event. it really truly is. if you love all things disney from pixar to marvel to star wars, this is the place for you. i'm going to show you around all the secrets, plus i sat down with disney's ceo. it is all coming up, guys. >> deborah: i can't wait to hear more about d23 and the surprises. also ahead the encouraging signs about the economy fueling a rebound in the stock market, as mortgage rates drop. >> whit: more on that ahead, but we begin with the extreme weather on the move this morning. millions bracing for the remnants of debby moving up the east coast, bringing torrential rain and flash flooding. ginger is tracking all of it for us. good morning. >> ginger: good morning, whit. you can feel it out here. that tropical air is in place. we have tracked it from tampa now to new york city where it will eventually get into the remnants. but on top of the flash flood threat, this morning a brand new tornado watch that includes washington, d.c., baltimore and philadelphia. we've got at least 24 hours left with debby.

overnight remnants of debby drenching the mid-atlantic and appalachian. at least six reported tornados in the last 24 hours. in maryland, storms uprooting trees in montgomery county. one of those trees smashing into this home in potomac, displacing a family of six. >> i saw the trees in my living room. it could have hit me. that's why my wife was shaking because she thought a tree had fallen on top of me. >> reporter: meanwhile, near wilmington delaware the national weather service confirming a tornado. >> there were damage to houses, trees down, power lines down. >> ginger: more than half foot of rain fell really fast. first responders had to rescue people from water that was too high to drive through. >> it was really deep and rushing. i was sitting here waiting. >> ginger: debby taking the lives of at least seven people, incluing one in north carolina early thursday. victor oquendo was there. >> several homes taking a direct hit from debby.

the homeowner here, likely asleep in his bedroom when a tornado hit. the house so badly damaged, first responders had to stablize it. sadly, that homeowner did not survive. >> ginger: there were still high water rescues happening in south carolina in charleston. that's where the tail end is still around. but we've got it up into pennsylvania, new york already. so those flood alerts are out. significant flash flood threat. the timing goes like this. it will move through, with a tornado watch this morn. you could see tornados throughout the mid-atlantic and new jersey. trenton watch out for that. burlington vermont tonight. we're going to get gusty, windy, rainy tonight and be done with debby finally by tomorrow afternoon. rebecca. >> rebecca: finally putting debby behind us. all right, ginger. thank you. we turn now to the race for the white house. former president trump saying he has agreed to an offer from abc news to debate vice president harris in september. our senior white house

correspondent selina wang is in washington with more. good morning, selina. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. it is finally official. harris and trump have agreed to debate on abc news next month. trump making that announcement from his home. while harris and her new running mate have been blitzing through battleground states. this morning donald trump agreeing to face off with kamala harris in a primetime debate on abc next month. the debate trump agreed to when president biden was still in the race, despite waffling on his commitment the last few weeks when harris ascended to the top of the ticket. >> i just look forward to these debates. i think it's very important that we have them. >> reporter: during a more than one hour long press conference, trump repeating false and misleading statements, including the vice president's intelligence, criticizing her press availability. >> she's not doing any news conference. >> reporter: and challenging her to accept two other two posed

debates. >> i think they will be very revealing. >> i'm looking forward to it and hope he shows up. >> reporter: not willing to commit to any other debates until after that first one. the harris campaign still riding high on the jolt of enthusiasm. a new poll from marquette university law school showing harris leading trump by six points in a head to head matchup among likely voters. 53% to 47%. margin of error of 4.7%. but this race will be decided in the battlegrounds. swing state wisconsin, the marquette poll shows harris and trump in a dead heat. harris and walz still blitzing through battleground states, stopping by a union hall near detroit. >> we believe in the collective. we're not falling for these folks who are trying to divide us, trying to separate us. trying to pull us apart. that's not where the strength lies. [ inaudible ] and there's that.

>> reporter: a campaign official tells me that the vice president will not agree to that fox news debate on september 4th saying that any future debate hinges on trump actually showing up to the abc news news event on september 10th. trump finally today getting back on the campaign trail, holding a rally tonight in montana, which is a reliably red state. >> deborah: all right. we'll see what happens. thank you. now new body cam video on the attempted assassination on former president trump last month. newly released videos showing police trying to stop the gun man moments before shots rang out. our senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky is here with more. good morning. >> good morning. this is the first time we're seeing what police officers saw last month in butler, pennsylvania, during the attempt on former president trump's life. you'll be able to see when the chaos subsided, the officers were left with the same questions we've all been asking. >> this close, bro. >> where's he at? >> straight up!

>> reporter: this is the butler police officer who first confronted the gun man, moments before he opened fire on former president trump. the officer hoisted to the roof, sees the shooter and falls to the ground. >> right where you picked me up, bro. he was on that left side. >> reporter: he calls out directions and cautions officers racing to the roof top. >> he's laying down, book bag next to him. >> reporter: as more police run in, the same officer is hoisted up again. >> ready? ready. let's go. >> reporter: once on the roof, it's evident the shooter, thomas crooks, is dead. >> one in custody. agr building south roof top. >> reporter: butler county released the footage in response to public records requests from news organizations, including abc news. >> how did he get up? >> i don't know. >> were you committed? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: secret service agent is seen staring at this gray shed and expandible ladder as officers vent their

frustration. how a gun man made to it a roof top 400 feet from the former president, leaving the officers bewildered. you can see from the footage, whit, it was clear from the first moments after the shots were fired, this was a security failure. it has already cost the director of the secreter is service her job. whit? >> whit: sure was. aaron katersky for us. thank you. this morning an investigation is under way after a tragic death at the cross fit games in texas. an athlete drowning during a swimming competition. mireya villarreal has the story. >> reporter: this morning cross fit says they are cooperating with authorities after an athlete died during their annual cross fit games competition in ft. worth, texas. >> we want to do everything we can to support the community, to support the family. >> reporter: authorities identifying the victim as lazar

yukic from serbia. 28-year-old was near the end of the event's swimming portion in marine creek lake when he went under. >> i saw him start to scramble. he started doing small turns. he was trying to get his head out of the water. it was at that time that we started screaming to the life guard like, he needs help. then within seconds he was under and he never came back up. >> reporter: the ceo says a safety plan and staff were in place at the time, and that cross fit is cooperating with authorities in their investigation. >> we had our dive teams come out. we had our arson investigators come out with their drones. we were ultimately able to bring that body out of the water. >> reporter: the grueling competition is a days long triathlon style event that involves intense weight lifting, a 3.5 hour run and an 800 meter swim attracting athletes from all over the world. >> all right, lazarus through the bar first.

>> reporter: his friend says he devoted his life to fighting and competing. >> such short notice and such a great character, such a fit person that is pulled away from us in such a devastating way, it's kind of hard to grasp. >> reporter: now a cross fit representative tells us they did have a safety plan and people in place. yesterday they cancelled all of their activities and their events. but in a newly released staple this morning, cross fit said they are encouraging their athletes to grieve together as a community and compete hard. the games are back on for 10 a.m. this morning. they are going to be dedicated to lazar. rebecca? >> rebecca: and we are thinking about his family and that community this morning. okay, mireya. thank you. we turn to promising signs for our economy. a surprisingly strong weekly report on jobs sending stocks soaring while mortgage rates and gas prices are falling. erielle reshef is on wall street with those details.

good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. wall street whiplash this week as stocks surged to their highest levels since 2022 on thursday after that massive nose dive on monday. that jump coming on the news of better than expected unemployment numbers that helped ease fears of a weakening jobs market and boost investor confidence in the economy as a hole. here's an encouraging sign. mortgage rates hit their lowest level in more than a year, now hovering at more than 6.5%. everything relative there. this drop comes ahead of the fed's expected rate cut that could come next month. a bit of other good news, gas prices are also their lowest since they've been in a couple of months. take a look here, the average price per gallon at $3.45, that's down about $0.37 since this time last year. now all eyes on the inflation report, which is set to be released next week. whit? >> whit: erielle reshef for us. thank you. now summer games and the role covid is playing in paris. noah lyles settling for bronze in the 200 meter sprint, then revealing he'd tested positive

for the virus. janai norman is in paris. this was a real stunner. good morning. >> janai: it really was, whit. good morning to you. this is really the beginning of a nerve-racking run for americans, quite literally. noah lyles after inching out first in the the 100 meter race, was looking for the sprint double gold in the 200 meter, but after the race, instead of seeing him triumphant, we saw him being treated by medical staff. and then that heart pounding, near upset of a basketball game. a dramatic night on the track. noah lyles, favored to win the men's 200 meter, coming up short, in third place, for the bronze. after the race, medal staff racing to a clearly winded lyles, taking him off the track in a wheelchair. moments later, the surprise

announcement from the 27-year-old who was seen wearing a mask just before the race, announcing he'd tested positive for covid after falling ill on tuesday, two days before the race. overnight lyles, who was expected to compete today in the men's 4x100 meter relay, taking to instagram to address his future at this year's olympic games writing, i believe this will be the end of my 2024 olympics. whether you were rooting for me or against me, you have to admit you watched, didn't you? see you next time. in a statement, usa track and field stood by lyles' decision to compete, saying they had adhered to the guidelines set by the u.s. olympic committee, the centers for disease control and ioc to prioritize his health, the well-being of our team and the safety of fellow competitors. lyles' teammate, who took home the silver, appeared to agree with the decision to let him compete. >> i don't think i was put at risk at all. i take care of my body, so when

it comes to getting sick, that's rare for me. when i found out, it wasn't that big of a deal. i mean, he went out there, did his best. >> janai: botswana won the gold and was seen embracing lyles, asked if he had overtaken the american as the new face of track and field. >> i can't be the face because i'm not an arrogant or loud person like noah. >> janai: all day long team usa raking in medals. gold and bronze in the long jump. davis woodhall rushing to celebrate h her husband hunter who's competing in the paralympics next month. and sydney mclaughlin smoking the competition to win gold in the women's 400 meter hurdles. usa's anna cockerall not far behind clinching silver. and in men's basketball, team usa surviving a huge scare from serbia. serbia leading the u.s. by

double digits in the fourth quarter, until the red white and blue super stars took over. steph curry scoring 36 points, including this shot, with just over 2:00 to go. lebron james making key layup, and kevin durant hitting two down the stretch. thank goodness they pulled it out. worth noting history on the track today. the youngest male u.s. track athlete ever, quincy wilson, made his debut today in the men's 4x400 relay. he will race for the medal tomorrow. for the women in that 400 meter hurdle, i saw anna's family out shopping yesterday and said, look, if she medals, i will mention anna cockerall. next half hour we are talking about the american women dominating in paris. >> whit: love it. lived up to the promise. >> deborah: so many cinderella moments. >> whit: absolutely. thank you, janai. coming up here, the new details on the alleged terror plot on

taylor swift's concert. and what london officials are saying about her upcoming shows. >> deborah: how one tik tokker is living her best life on the dime of an airline. >> whit: and beach umbrellas flying in the wind. how you can make them more secure and keep it safe. first though let's go back to ginger with the weather. ginger? >> ginger: we've got our eye on the next storm that would become ernesto. got a 50% shot in the next seven days. your local weather in 30 seconds.

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>> deborah: welcome back, everybody, to gma. check out that crowd. cheering in central park, fired up for our summer concert with nicky jam. we also have so much happening here in anaheim this morning. they've been lining up here since 7:00 p.m. last night because of d-23. i can't wait to show you everything it has to offer. it is a disney fan's dream come true. i spoke with the ceo about the big event, and i'm gonna have all of it for you coming up in our next hour. whit and deborah? >> deborah: they were lining up here. i saw them at 5 a.m. around the park. folks are excited on this end, too. >> whit: lot happening on both coasts. all right, rebecca. first stop headlines we're following this morning. millions bracing for the remnants of debby moving up the east coast. this morning 11 states from south carolina to new hampshire on flood, tornado and high wind alerts. in the last 24 hours there have been at least six reported tornados.

samsung issued a safety alert and about 1 million stoves have been recalled over the risk of igniting a fire if you, your child or perhaps a pet bumps into one of the knobs and something flammable is on top of the stove. new free knobs are being issued. >> deborah: check out this surprise visitor at a california elementary school. a bear -- that's right a bear -- wandering into the classroom as the teacher was getting ready for the new year. the quick thinking educator closed the bear inside, getting herself to safety, and then called her husband to help out. i bet he barely broke a sweat. >> whit: maybe he did. quick thinking moves. that's for sure. new details we're following in the alleged terror plot at a taylor swift concert in austria. a suspect who pledged allegiance to isis confessed to planning a suicide attack using knives and explosives. maggie rulli has the story. a third teenager has been

arrested, too. >> reporter: yeah, whit, exactly. austrian authorities are telling the ap they are scrutinizing the networks of all three of these suspects, evaluating physical and electronic evidence. guys, this investigation is happening with less than a week to go until taylor swift is set to take the stage right here at wembley stadium in london performing to an estimated half million people over five nights. there are growing concerns about how to keep all of these fans safe. >> oh, hi! >> reporter: this morning a third arrest made in connection to the alleged terror plot against taylor swift's concert in vienna. police say an 18-year-old iraqi citizen was taken into custody after allegedly being in contact with the suspect. authorities releasing this photo of the suspect seen here with his face blurred wearing an isis flag and holding machetes. he confessed to planning a suicide attack using knives or explosive devices he made after becoming radicalized online. a suspected accomplish, a 17-year-old austrian, was also arrested near the stadium, where he had just taken a job.

>> this is the worst nightmare for a venue and a place that holds these separate events. you that insider threat. the person made it inside the venue as a trusted employee of the location. >> reporter: a 15-year-old turkish citizen was also questioned. organizers at the show standing by their decision to cancel the concert, saying it's definitely the right one. hundreds of fans instead gathering in the streets singing taylor's hits and exchanging friendship bracelets. >> even if they try to destroy our taylor swift spirit, they really can't and, yeah, it's nice that people do this. to show that you cannot just walk all over us. >> reporter: while taylor has

not made any public statements she told elle magazine that her biggest fear was that violence could take place at her concerts. she said after the manchester arena bombing and vegas concert shooting i was completely terrified to go on tour because i didn't know how we could keep fans safe. >> if you're a touring artist, you pray that something like this just never comes on your radar, but, you know, we're very fortunate right now that nothing terrible happened in vienna. >> reporter: taylor's next stop, london, where officials vow that the eras tour will go on, telling sky news they're confident if their security measures. >> we're going to carry on with police ensuring concerts can take place in london safely. >> reporter: the city already on alert after riots broke out when three girls were killed at a taylor swift themed dance class a week ago in south london. >> they will be speaking to all

of the intelligence services from around the world, law intelligence and law enforcement agencies from the u.k. are going to be focused on, is anyone trying to commit a terrorist act? i believe that may be the safest play to go in the world. >> reporter: fans, like american friends from wisconsin, say they're determined to attend. >> i will put my trust in the authorities that if they feel the show does need to be cancelled, i will trust that they made the right decision. at this point, i'm going. i'm going to wear my swift garb. i'm going to trade friendship bracelets, all that stuff. >> reporter: and, guys, at this point the mayor said the plan remains to carry on and have these shows ats wembley go on as scheduled. deborah? >> deborah: all right, maggie. stay safe there. thank you for that reporting. now to one philadelphia woman who made the most of something most of us dread. getting bumped from her flight home.

turns out she collected thousands of dollars in travel vouchers. trevor ault is here with her story. seems like she just wants to stay in italy. >> this is a woman who knows when life gives you lemons you can use to it make italian spaghetti. [ laughter ] she did not care about being bumped. airport workers even knew she was excited to get bumped day after day after day. >> all right, everybody, look alive! we made to it camp airline airlines. >> reporter: susan barry's flight home from italy was oversold. the american airlines gate agents were offering $1200 travel vouchers to fly out the next day. >> this is awesome. we're getting money to stay in italy! >> reporter: next day's flight was also oversold. and the day after that, too. >> when i found out there was potentially a two week opportunity to do this, that's when i started being like, cha-ching. who's ready for day 2 of american airlines overbooked my

flight? 'cause i'm staying again! i'm taking that money, honey! >> reporter: she wasn't just stacking travel vouchers. she says american also set her up with a free hotel, meals paid her. >> we had a three course meal all provided by american airlines. >> reporter: and even arranged a car service from the airport. so again and again susan returned to the airport fully intending not to get on her flight. >> i'll do it! i'm at $3600 and counting. i'm trying to get up to $10,000 and travel the world. >> reporter: while you may not be as ambitious or outgoing as susan -- >> i'm here. you can't get rid of me. >> reporter: experts say flights are oversold a lot. and if you have the flexibility, you can make thousands of dollars plus extras, especially if you negotiate. >> airlines have a secret menu as well. this can be things like lounge passes or even a business class seat. >> reporter: susan did

eventually make it back home to philadelphia, as her fourth flight, sadly, had enough room for her on board. >> i was just getting started. i was mentally prepared to stay for two weeks. >> susan works as a freelance photographer, that's why she has the tphrebability you need to do something like this. one tip from experts is if you're going to take the deal, tell the gate agent you want the final offer. if they keep raising money, you get the top number rather than whatever you accepted. >> deborah: she just got vouchers? not money? >> no, but it counts just the same if you're looking to book a flight. $3,600 in travel vouchers. >> deborah: not bad. >> whit: trevor, thank you very much. we appreciate it. we turn now the chess player under investigation facing possible criminal charges for allegedly poisoning her rival. james longman has that story for us. james, good morning. >> reporter: this is like something straight out of a movie. a chess champion is accused of trying to poison her opponent by turning the pieces on the board into chemical weapons. the queen's gambit may have been a netflix hit.

>> no player in the world is as gifted as you are. >> reporter: but this morning a real life drama in the chess world. a renowned player faces criminal charges for taking the battle off the board, accused of poisoning her opponent's pieces during a tournament in russia. security video allegedly captures her spraying a substance containing mercury on one of the boards before play began. the unlucky victim falling ill soon after touching the poisoned pieces suffering from shortness of breath. mercury poisoning can cause tremors, headaches, breathing difficulties. the woman now faces jail time, along with a life time ban from competition. the sports minister in charge of the chess championship saying, i'm perplexed by what happened. the actions she committed could have led to the saddest outcome. they threatened the lives of everyone in the chess house, including herself. now some local reporter had a personal feud with her opponent. whatever the possible motive she

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morgan norwood is here with the story and what you can do to help avoid the dangerous situation. good morning, morgan. >> good morning, deb. a good beach umbrella can make lounging on the shore relaxing, right? but if noted careful can also make for a trip to the hospital, even worse, as families take their last beach trips before going back to school. watch as strong winds hurl a number of umbrellas high into the air at blue mountain beach on florida's emerald coast. thankfully, no one was injured. >> i heard a bunch of screaming. i assumed it was a shark or something along those lines. next thing i know, i see a minitornado coming down the beach. >> reporter: these coast line trip essentials can quickly turn into life threatening projectiles. >> response to an umbrella going through an 85-year-old female's leg.

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feet here at the anaheim convention center. everyone's been with us this morning in such great spirits. including this exhibit, you're going to find this car on display. it's the very same one walt disney himself took our pal mickey mouse on a ride in -- that was a nice ride? you were good on that one? excellent. deborah, back to you. we're so excited to share more of this with you. >> deborah: mickey just looks like he's digging it. you can hear the roar here, rebecca, and the crowd, too, in central park. they have gathered early. i saw them in the dark this morning. for nicky jam. they are all getting ready for this concert. the audience is fired up. he's going to perform live just ahead. >> whit: first we want to look at stories breaking at 8 starting with the extreme weather on the move. millions bracing for the remnants of debby, moving up the east coast, bringing torrential rain and flash flooding. ginger tracking all of it for us. good morning once again. >> ginger: good morning to you,

whit. you know, it feels tropical out here. and that's because we will be getting those debby remnants here in new york city. right now there's a tornado watch that just went off about an hour ago. includes new jersey, most of it, eastern pennsylvania, including philadelphia and scranton, down through parts of maryland, all of delaware and virginia up to the newburg, new york. that's until 2 p.m. we already saw this storm produce significant amounts of tornados. six of them reported in the last 24 hours, including that one there in potomac, maryland. they'll do the surveys today. we have flash flooding with this. that's the big threat, too. some people got 6 to 8 inches really quickly overnight. high water rescues were happening down to south carolina this morning. we've got flood watches up to vermont and new hampshire. this is not going to leave us alone for the next 24 hours. it will also be gusty as we go through the windy afternoon. those torrential rain shower. i say 2 to 4 inches could even be widespread through the center of it tonight through new york city, deborah, then we get rid of it by tomorrow afternoon. >> deborah: all right.

good news ahead. thank you so much, ginger. now the race to the white house and former president trump saying that he has agreed to an offer from abc news to debate vice president harris in september. let's go back to our senior white house correspondent selina wang, who has more. good morning, selina. >> reporter: good morning, deborah. it is finally official. harris and trump have agreed to debate each other next month on abc news. now, this is a debate that trump had already agreed to back when president biden was still in this race but has been waffling on his commitment ever since harris ascended to the top of the ticket. trump made this announcement during a press conference at his home where he repeatedly made false and misleading statements and insulted the vice president's intelligence. he also challenged harris to two other debates including one on fox news on september 4th. but a campaign official tells me that the vice president will not agree to that september 4th fox news debate, saying that any future debates hinge on trump actually showing up to the september 10th debate on abc

news. and trump today, he is finally getting back on the campaign trail. he's holding a rally tonight on montana. while harris and her new running mate, they've been blitzing battleground states all week. deborah. >> deborah: selina, busy days ahead. thank you. david muir and linsey davis will moderate the abc news primetime debate between vice president harris and former president donald trump on september 10th right here on abc. well, coming up on our gma menu, the women winning at the summer games for team usa, taking home more hardware than the men and inspiring future generations of young athletes. >> whit: also the concern about a possible sugar substitute and link to a higher risk of heart attack and stroke. >> deborah: plus tory is here with the final day of our sizzling summer savings event. everything from skin care to stylish bags. sam, you're out there in the park dodging the rain drops. >> sam: hey, guys! we've got a little bit of sunshine here.

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inspiring young girls all around the world. janai norman is out there again for us in paris. i love the new nickname, janai. >> janai: right? i have taken a couple triple expressos here because of the time difference. whit, i know a girl dad like yourself will love this. we have really seen a surge of support for women's sports back in the states. we're now seeing the hard work of those athletes pay off here in paris. of the 10,500 athletes from all over the world, for the first time 50% are women and 50% are women. but the american women are the ones holding their own when it comes to bringing home hardware. from the gymnastics floor to the track, the pool and beyond, team usa's 315 women athletes are a tour de force on their quest for olympic glory, bringing in more than half of the medals so far. this marks the fourth consecutive olympics games that the women stand to bring home more hardware than the men. a monumental feat, as these games also mark a first for full gender parity at the olympics. katie moon bringing home silver

to match her tokyo gold medal, knows firsthand what creating this opportunity means for these dynamic athletes. how does that feel, to be a part of that minute in olympic history? >> it feels great. pole vaulting had only been in the olympics since 2000. i started in 2004 and i had to push to try it. >> janai: the moment not lost on cycling's unsuspecting super star and now two time gold medallist kristen faulkner who became the first american woman to win gold in the cycling road race after taking up her sport just six years ago. >> women can do anything, you know? i am still wrapping my head around it. it hasn't fully sunk in. it's just a culmination of a big dream and a lot of work.

>> janai: it's the sisterhood amongst team usa's women that's been a major source of support and strength for athletes like wrestling gold medallist sara hildebrantd. >> to share the stage was really cool. i'm so inspired by them. >> janai: inspired and inspiring. these athletes across sports now beacons for the next generation. >> i hope i can just inspire one girl to just have the courage to just chase their dream, or the courage to step into uncertainty. >> janai: talking to those athletes was so cool because they said they were still wrapping their minds around all they've accomplished here. we've still got the women's basketball team. they've won nine of the last ten gold medals, including seven in a row going back to the '96 atlanta olympic. of course, u.s. women's soccer back in the gold medal match under emma hayes, who's made lots of headlines.

the team captain describing hayes' calmness and steadiness that she says seeps into the group. and they are looking to take home the gold for sure, guys. >> deborah: i love the sisterhood. all right, janai, thanks so much. well now to a gma health alert. a preliminary study from cleveland clinic suggesting a possible risk that a popular sugar substitute could raise the chan of a cardiovascular event like heart attack or stroke. our medical correspondent dr. sutton is here with more. lot of folks will be paying attention to this. tell us about the study. >> paying attention closely because these sugar substitutes are used in so many popular products. when you think of thins like keto ice cream, protein bars. there was a small study, important results. they gave some participants a sugar substitute. compared to others they gave glucose or regular sugar. after eating it, they found that those who had the erythritol had higher levels in their blood. they also saw something

important. key component of blood clot formation. that's important because prior studies of sugar substitutes to heart attacks and strokes but there are three important things to consider here. number one prior studies are often observational. looking at people ingesting a lot of sugar substitutes. to manage their weight, diabetes. those conditions bring their own risk. also that is something that's naturally created in our body. lastly, most importantly, the dose is important. the number of risk for erythritol was given three times more, a full pint of ice cream. that's a lot more than recommended. >> deborah: what was that all about? >> so that classification class 2b. this is a list of things that could possibly be associated with cancer. class one is the most serious. that's, for example, smoking. class 2b includes a variety of products. really what that means is more data needs to be done and there's no formal conclusion. >> deborah: is there a safe

amount? a lot of people do rely on sugar substitutes? >> safe level is less than equivalent of less than 10 to 14 cans of diet soda a day. if you are getting to that limit, we have a lot to talk about. moderation is key. if you're looking for options, whole foods win always over processed foods. you can look for plant derived sweeteners that might be easier to digest. >> deborah: i tend to do old fashion sugar. just do less of it. >> i do the same. >> deborah: i don't know. you're the doctor. dr. sutton, thank you very much. >> of course. >> whit: now inside the ultimate disney fan experience, d23. rebecca got an inside scoop from the ceo of our parent company, disney. your co-anchor still there in the mix with you. [ applause ] hyping you up. >> rebecca: how could he leave us? we're here. there's the first fans coming in to d23 right now.

i could not be more excited. by the way, this is the car walt disney used to drive around the parks in the very early days. we're here in the heart of magic here at d23 where i sat down and spoke with the ceo of disney, bob iger, about what the future holds. take a look. >> welcome to the happiest place on earthed. >> rebecca: it really feels like it. people all over the place excited about d23. >> thank you all. >> rebecca: you're a disney princess. on the eve of d23, kind of ultimate disney mega fan event. ceo bob iger taking us inside the magic at disneyland. >> every time i have been to this event, i leave with a sense of incredible pride, but actually a real sense of joy seeing what impact we've had on

people all over the world. and to see it up close. and it's an extraordinary feeling. >> rebecca: any surprises this year you can let us in on ahead of time? >> i'm not going to break any news here because i don't want to spoil the surprise. there are many. >> rebecca: this summer disney has surprised and delighted audiences with films, from deadpool and wolverine, to inside out 2. >> i'm anxiety. i am such a huge fan of yours. >> rebecca: breaking box office records, becoming the highest grossing animated film ever, topping $1.35 billion at the box office. also happens to be the first film i saw in a theater with my 5-year-old daughter. and she loved it. what do you think the secret was there? >> i have to react to what you just said. the first film that i saw as a 5-year-old was cinderella. my grandparents took me to a disney film when i was 5. i actually still remember that. >> rebecca: mine was pinnochio and i got scared when his nose grew.

>> it's interesting that here we are as adults remembering that first film and it was a disney film. your daughter will have the same, i think the same memory. every single transaction that this company experiences emanates from great creativity and great story telling. it all starts right there. when i return to the company in 2022, it was very clear to me that we had to put creativity back to basically the center of this company. >> rebecca: so what does the future hold? how do you think about the incorporation of things like ai and animatronics? >> i think it's really important in a world where technology divides people with these visual experiences that are stunning in many ways and look real. i think we have to remember that the experience of coming to one of our parks is an immersive experience in a physical

environment. reality here is reality is real. i think that's important. i don't want to lose that. but we also know that new generations of people in our world grow up with these incredible and stunning visual images. so you have to deliver on that expectation, too. >> rebecca: they're everywhere, by the way. >> hi, bob! >> how are you all? >> rebecca: the way we are getting our content is changing. what the consumer is expecting out of all of it is starting to change. how do you navigate that, as the ceo? >> well, i started at abc 50 years ago. so i have been in the entertainment business in some form or another for five decades. and over that period of time, almost everything has changed. one thing has not changed. and that is the importance of and the power of storytelling. and the need for people and the want of people to be entertained.

i think that's probably never been as true as it is today. something the world needs. >> rebecca: which is exactly what disney expects to do with the release of moana 2 this thanksgiving. the trailer for the much anticipated sequel setting a company record with 178 million views in its first 24 hours. you have moana 2 coming out. that is another big excitement in our home. >> i watched a cut of the film and it's very exciting. i learned in the first film just what an unbelievable adventure moana is. and i can only say that she is going to prove that yet again to us. and she has a great relationship with her younger sister, who is kind of a breakout star of the film to come in many ways. >> rebecca: speaking of sequels,

my daughter would love to see inside out 3. any chance of that? >> well, since i said i wasn't going to spill any surprises, and i'm not, i would love to see inside out 3 as well. >> rebecca: you would? >> i'll just leave it at that. >> rebecca: and so would everybody here. yes, they would. oh, by the way, one more tease iger told us to expect a big announcement this weekend about the park experience and the incorporation of one of the latest robotic technology into a character. what was that? what was that, mickey? mickey says the surprises are gonna be huge. whit? >> whit: all right. >> rebecca: you heard it here first. >> whit: when the boss says they would love to see something, people get to work. things happen. so we'll see what happens. >> rebecca: i thought so, too. yeah. >> whit: thank you, rebecca. appreciate it. let's go to ginger in central park. good morning. >> ginger: hey, good morning to you, whit. i am here with kristen, who is from brooklyn, but camped out for your first concert to see? >> it feels good! nicky jam! >> ginger: does feel good for nicky jam coming up.

even though we're a little sticky and we will be getting rain later on today, we're going to clear this out for a beautiful weekend, not just in new york city, but philadelphia, too. the dryer air will scoot in. >> deb >> deborah: now to the hottest accessory for summer. personal fans. with record breaking temperatures around the nation, people are now finding relief in hand held and wearable fans.

gma life style contributor lori bergamotto is here to put her spin -- i couldn't help it -- on the story. good morning, lori. >> good morning, deborah. that's right. as swelters midsummer temperatures keep rising, so has the interest in personal fans. take a look. >> one thing i will never do is leave the house without my portable fan. >> reporter: there's a must have accessory blowing up online. the portable fan. you can hold them, attach them or wear them. >> that's good. >> yeah, yeah. >> reporter: hand held fan's popularity rising year after year. and exploding in 2024. >> i think that these fans are g down in georgia. she needs it. >> they don't call it hotlanta for nothing. it is so hot here and no matter what you can just

be stepping outside for literally 30s and you're sweating. >> her preference a six speed handheld fan that she swears by and her friends do too. >> i was like, wait, i need to broaden this and give this as a gift. and then of course, show the girls on social media, because my community means everything to me. so i'm like, okay girls, this is what we're doing for the summer. >> i noticed last year at fashion week, of all places, everyone had a little handheld fan, and with that blessing, i felt a little bit better carrying them around. >> and guys, after an absolute scorcher of a baseball game, i took my whole family to last weekend. i immediately added five of these. you see right here on me, you have them on set to my car and i have to say they are fantastic. >> these are powerful. who has time to be sweating as that woman says? that's right. all right. coming up, tori johnson is back with the finale of our deals and steals sizzling summer savings event. and deborah,

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drive times for some of our bay area bridges, specifically golden gate bridge, to get from sausalito to san francisco. seven minutes hayward to foster city on the san mateo bridge. that will take you 13 minutes, and the bay bridge 13 minutes to get from emeryville to san francisco. and i'll leave you here with a look at our live richmond cam, showing you no issues as you get from richmond to san rafael. back to you. >> thanks, amanda. meteorologist spencer christian has your accuweather forecast after the break. >> right now, pet dander, skin cells and dirt are settling deep into your carpet fibers. stanley steemer removes the dirt you see and the dirt you don't. your carpets aren't clean until their z's baking the house special. arisa's styling a new look. and steve's filling his biggest order ever. with the first ever comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee, these business owners get five years of value on gig speed internet and advanced security, all from the company with 99.9% network reliability. so now they can focus on doing what they do best for the next five years.

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the country star dropped that overnight to celebrate the new album, the 8th studio album, the first in four years called "mind of a country streaming september 27th. you can listen to the new single. >> debra: sounds good, whit. deals and steel -- steals. tori johnson is here, products good for summer and from businesses. >> this is a huge variety, a small sampling here, but dozence of patterns and styles on line, so we have the big coolers with way hard bottom, that are deep, which is awesome, because with then you can keep cans and bottles. >> bottles of wine, yeah. >> upright and have room for ice. we have amazing totebags holding several beach towels,

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good morning again. >> rebecca: this is the 8th d-23 expo, in anaheim, there will be visitors from all over the country and all over the world, in for a huge treat! aredid d-23 is back and bigger than ever, the showroom is 1 million square feet at the anah. a huge undertaking, what will be different? >> this is the biggest we have done, this is a new name, d-23, event. and went hard on that "ultimate" part of it. >> rebecca: the experience more immersive than ever before. we are on another planet now, feels like you are on another planet as it is here at d-23. >> every pavilion is a new world. >> you feel transported.

>> rebecca: even transporting you to a galaxy far-far away. may i try it? also out of this world, experiencing pandora, at thavatr the walt disney archives, a beautiful car show giving the guests an opportunity to experience iconic rides. and this one has got to be my favorite! the fabulous car from high school musical iii, senior year. >> these are all of the cars from the walt disney archive collection, there are collections of all kinds of things that we haven't had the opportunity to this year we decided to go big and created the biggest visit, 24,000 square feet, 32 vehicles from all parts of the walt disney company. >> rebecca: do not touch. okay. >> i have been at every disney expo, i was one of the people

that helped to start d-23. it's amazing to see how far we have come. >> the ultimate disney fan club, >> rebecca: it's so big, you cannot fit it into three words, guys. in this weekend, it's just the beginning today, we will sit down with the cast of maawana, two. we will talk about "freaky friday the sequel", and i could get to it faster if i could use cruella's car, from the emma stone 2021 movie. so much to experience, this is just the beginning and boy has it been a fun one! >> debra: a walk down memory lane. >> whit: i think they wouldn't notice if you took it for a short spin, rebecca. >> rebecca: i will be right back. >> whit: ray, he's ready. and that crowd is ready. as are we, nicky jam takes the

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[ cheers and applause ] >> and now we begin with what we have all waited for, tropical moisture never got between us and a good time, nicky jam, first time performing ever, here we go! ♪ ♪ it, insomnio. ♪. antes odiaba yo el alcohol ahoras no paro de beber ya no estás y mmi mundo se puso al revés me lo han dicho que es más beneficio ahora sí solo entre vicio

fumando y bebiendo ♪. >> y ahora quién ♪. lo nuestro terimne peor ♪. ♪. no te puedo tener aquí ♪. ♪. dando vuelta por donde te conocí ♪. ♪. yo perdí todo por ti ♪. ♪. y ahora quería que ♪.

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support. [ audience oohs ] [ cheers and applause ] >> you have i big announcement, what's going on? >> i am coming out with the new album! [ cheers and applause ] dumbfounded you will see the date on my instagram, of course you follow nicky jam. [ applause ] >> the name of the album is called insomnia, like the song, most of the songs took place at nighttime, i haven't slept good for two years, been touring and parters and -- partying and having a good time being way rock star. most songs were created a nighttime. this is an expression of my art, and i appreciate that you like it. >> we do love your it's getting dropped but it's available for pre-order now. i watched a series about your life recently, to me, that

story, you dropped a hundred pounds, my friend, that's a whole separate story from being a superstory and a pioneer, you look amazing. >> thank you. >> tell me about how your fans inspired you to be who you are on stage today? >> a hundred percent, like i said, you know, there was a time a couple of months, a few months ago, i thought about retiring, i have been 30 years doing this. >> can't believe it. >> but that was just me partying and drinking too much and having fun. i woke up and said i won't be tired, i have years and fans that need nicky jam. >> let's get the music in, i don't want them to miss it. what will you sing for me? >> i will sing eky's. nicky jam! ♪ ♪ ♪ aquel día te vi y tu energía sentí♪ ♪ desde eso no te quiero lejos de mí ♪

♪ sé que no sabes de mí y no te puedo mentir♪ ♪ lo que dicen en la calle sobre mí ♪ ♪ y no te voy a negar♪ ♪ estamos claro' y ya♪ ♪ no te lo voy a negar♪ ¿cómo están mis latinos? ¿activos o no activos? ¿activos o no activos? ♪ jaja, no te lo puedo negar♪ ♪ estamos claro' y ya♪ ♪ jaja, que estamos claro', que estamos claro'♪ ♪ solo deja que yo te agarre, baby♪ ♪ besos en el cuello pa' calmar la sed♪ ♪ mi mano en tu cadera pa' empezar como e'♪ ♪ no le vamo' a bajar más nunca, mamá ♪ ♪ baba-baba-baila♪ ♪ plakata, plakata♪ ♪ cómo ella lo mueve, sin para', sin para'♪ ♪ las ganas de ahora son más fuerte'♪ ♪ quiero tenerte y no te voy a negar♪ ♪ estamos claros, hey ya♪

♪ no te lo voy a negar♪ ♪ estamos claro' y ya♪ ♪ lo que he visto de ti, mami, no me es normal♪ ♪ pero, no te preocupes que soy anormal♪ ♪ sé que a tus amigas no les debo gustar, eh♪ ♪ pero, hey, cuéntale parte por parte♪ ♪ y te quito el estrés♪ ♪ dale, otra vez♪ ♪ y no te voy a negar♪ ♪ estamos claros, hey ya♪ ♪ no te lo voy a negar♪ ♪ estamos claros♪ ♪ baba-baba-baila♪ ♪ plakata, plakata♪ ♪ cómo ella lo mueve, sin parar, sin parar♪

♪ las ganas de ahora son más fuerte'♪ ♪ quiero tenerte y no te voy a negar ♪ ♪. ♪. no te lo voy a negar ♪. ♪. rompiendo ♪. ♪. >> ¿cómo dice? ♪.

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no drama on your drive into the city. and that i do want to look ahead to bart on monday. they are going to have some minor schedule adjustment to improve service connections spacing of trains. so they say your departure times might be shifted a bit. so just keep your eyes on those monday schedules. spencer. >> okay, amanda, we go from friday night to friday bright. we're going to have sunshine all across the bay area today with high temperatures in the low to mid 70s around the bay, low to mid 90s inland and more sunny weather ahead on the accuweather seven day forecast. sunny and warm to hot inland tomorrow. cooling down sharply on sunday and then that cooler pattern takes us into a lovely week ahead. >> reggie spencer thank you. time now for live with kelly and mark. we see you again on the air at 11 for midday live. until air at 11 for midday live. until then have a great morning. deja vu: it's live with kelly and mark. ♪♪ today, film, television and broadway star, michael urie. plus, chef kwame onwuachi shows us