good morning, america. breaking overnight, tornadoes terrorizing the midwest again. >> wow, you can hear the roar. >> nearly two dozen reported. violent winds ripping buildings apart. destroying homes and businesses including this car dealership. sparks flying when this electric substation was struck. more dangerous weather on the way. also breaking this morning, facebook down. a worldwide outage shutting out more than 1 billion users early this morning. the mystery right now is what brought it down. >> just please hurry up. i don't know what to do. i'm scared. >> the dramatic 911 call, a 12-year-old trapped alone during a frightening home invasion hiding as criminals ransacked the master bedroom. how her quick thinking saved her and scared away the intruders.

[ sirens] and fore. high-speed police chase caught on camera. cops chase after this pickup right in the middle of the fairway. players scrambling to get out of the way. how did they get so off course? and we do say good morning, america. on this thursday morning and a third straight night of tornadoes in the midwest. take a look at this. another set of tornadoes side by side. this time in south dakota. very similar to what we saw in nebraska. >> we went to right get to that severe weather. abc's steve osunsami is on the scene in wessington springs, south dakota. good morning, steve. >> reporter: this is what's left of a car dealership. it's hard to tell which direction the tornado came because the whole place looks stepped on.

i want you to take a good look right over there. there looks to be a trailer on top of other cars and all this rubble. it shouldn't be there. this whole town reeling from the tornado that hit here overnight. >> no, no, no, no. >> reporter: overnight the sky was falling again over families in the dakotas and in the midwest. 15 tornadoes reported in south dakota alone. >> listen to it. wow. you can hear the roar. >> oh, my god. we're so close. >> reporter: and look closely. another set of twin twisters like large whips from the heavens snapping through these small open towns bringing violent winds to families near crow lake. >> two on the ground at once. two on the ground at once. >> reporter: this was the tornado that struck wessington springs damaging more than a dozen homes. >> oh, [ bleep ]. >> reporter: sending sparks flying as it mowed down electric substations. these are photos families took with their cell phones. it was coming right at them. this morning three businesses

here are destroyed including this car dealership. two people were hurt, but everyone here survived. this marks the third agonizing night of tornadoes in the heartland. on monday the sister twisters tore through pilger, nebraska. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: the national weather service confirmed a total of four tornadoes nearly leveled that small town. luckily, no one was seriously hurt here. everyone walked out alive, and the governor has sent in the national guard. george? >> wow, so lucky. >> uh-huh. very much so. now to the crisis in iraq and reports this morning islamic militants have taken over the country's biggest oil refinery. as president obama meets with congressional leaders to weigh his options, abc's jon karl is standing by. he's there at the white house, but first let's go to abc's martha raddatz, who is live this morning in baghdad. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the u.s. is getting more and more involved here. we've got those ground troops over at the u.s. embassy, and

this morning, fighter jets above us. this morning, u.s. fighter jets from the aircraft carrier "uss bush" in the persian gulf are flying surveillance missions across iraqi skies looking for armed militants, gathering intelligence. the warplanes backed up by additional surveillance aircraft and drones patrolling the skies around the clock, providing the u.s. military on the ground realtime images from the pentagon to baghdad. but the u.s. says there are still gaps in intelligence making large-scale air strikes difficult without significant civilian casualties. this image shows part of the reason why. from the ground, distinguishing the enemy isis militants from the civilians around them is difficult. from the air it's nearly impossible. >> these forces are very much intermingled. it's not as easy as looking at

an iphone video of a convoy and then immediately striking it. >> reporter: but the clock is ticking. this morning, iraq's largest oil refinery has reportedly fallen into the hands of the militants who can now cut power across parts of iraq and control the sale of gasoline. which is why the iraqi government is now pleading for u.s. air strikes but that is not likely to happen any time soon, george, if at all. >> well, let's talk to jon karl now at the white house. martha, thank you. president obama had his first meeting with congressional leaders on the crisis and, jon, the president did make it pretty clear in that meeting he doesn't expect to come to congress now for new authorization for military action. >> reporter: he sure did, george. what he said is that none of the options that he is now considering would require congressional authorization and that is the clearest indication yet that the idea of a major air campaign against militant targets in iraq is simply off the table. the leading option now under consideration and likely to happen is for the president to

send a very small contingent of about 100 special operation forces to iraq to advise the iraqi military. if there are any air strikes at all, george, it would be very small, kind of like the targeted strikes we've seen in yemen and pakistan. >> the president pushing very hard for the prime minister of iraq to open up his government. he wants real change there. >> reporter: yeah, and they've been explicit, publicly and privately, that there will be no major air strikes like the ones the iraqis are asking for unless that government first takes steps to reach out to the sunnis and others to get a process of reconciliation under way. they think that's the only long-term solution in iraq. >> jon, thanks very much. now let's get the rest of the top stories from amy. good morning. we begin with a major outage on facebook shutting out millions of users around the globe. this was the message posted early in morning, sorry, something went wrong. we're working on getting this fixed as soon as we can. the site with 1.2 billion users crashed for about a half hour.

the outage also affecting mobile sites and apps and as we came on air this morning, facebook released this statement saying "we resolved the issue quickly and we're now back to 100%. sorry for any inconvenience." it did not say, however, what caused that problem. well, another automaker is under investigation for faulty ignition switches similar to the problem that forced general motors to recall millions of its cars. this time it's chrysler. more than a million minivans and suvs are affected regulators say the ignition key could jostle out of position, cut power and disable air bags. meantime, lawmakers grilling general motors' ceo mary barra. they've revealed that e-mails that show a gm employee warned the company about a possible ignition problem with the chevy impala nearly ten years ago, but that car was not recalled until this week. well, a frightening scene in los angeles. a woman escaped from this car. look at that dangling four stories high off the edge of a

parking garage. apparently she hit the gas instead of the brake. luckily those cables stopped the car from actually falling. and another deadly crash involving a private jet. this time a plane veering off the runway in huntsville, alabama, bursting in flame killing three people. the cause of that crash under investigation. and the owner of the washington redskins is vowing to fight a federal trademark ruling that denies protection from the team's name. the u.s. patent office has ruled the name is disparaging to native americans and, therefore, cannot be trademarked. the team's appeal could take years. and a major accomplishment in the major leagues. dodger pitcher clayton kershaw threw his first career no-hitter against the rockies. the only other no-hitter of the season so far was also thrown by a dodger, josh beckett. horrible and vulgar how one spanish newspaper is describing spain's shocking world cup loss to chile. the defending champs are now

eliminated from later rounds and that excitement unfortunately turned violent when hundreds of chilean fans stormed the stadium pushing over a wall to get into the stands. 85 were arrested. the action resumes today with all three matches on our sister network, espn. and finally, imagine you're enjoying a relaxing day on the golf course when this happens, a drug suspect in a pickup truck comes racing through leading police on a high-speed chase right into the fairway. golfers scrambling out of the way as the truck and several squad cars tore up the grass. the suspect was arrested a short time later but those officers are now being investigated for possibly violating protocol. this from our clever producer, maybe they should have gone to the driving range instead. >> oh. >> see, i had to contribute that one. >> i was wondering if you were going to read that or not.

>> that's why i stated that. thanks, ken. >> lots of new hazards on that course. >> let's go over to robin. >> i love how she threw the producer under the bus. way to go. all right, you two. to medical news and possible breakthrough in the fight against heart attacks. the leading killer in this country. researchers have made a discovery that could lead to the first new drugs to combat heart disease in decades and abc's chief health and medical editor dr. richard besser, i know you're very excited about this tell us about the study. >> it's exciting. in our blood we have different types of fat, cholesterol, triglycerides and others and most of the work on preventing heart disease has focused on cholesterol. they look at the genes of people who had very low triglycerides and found they had a mutation in a particular gene and if you had a mutation in that gene, your risk of heart disease was 40% lower than other people. that's a dramatic decline. >> so learning this could lead to a new class of drugs. how would that be different from

what is already out there? >> the focus now has been on statins. we know people who take them to reduce heart disease and that deals mainly with cholesterol but we know that people who are on statins, if they have high triglyceride are still at risk for a heart attack so this gives the people a target to say, can we focus on this gene and by doing that drop their triglycerides and lower their risk of heart disease further. >> if you have heart issues what's your advice? >> it's going to be years before this takes place, so a heart healthy life, you know, good diet and exercise, knowing your blood pressure and taking care of that and knowing your family history because that will predict a lot what your risk is. >> we'll have you back to discuss other things in the program. >> such an interesting advance. okay, robin. thank you. a new approach for fighting bullying. it comes from illinois where a fourth grader and his family are suing a classmate and his parents for bullying. abc's mara schiavocampo has the story. >> reporter: a case of alleged school yard bullying that has become a case in court. this morning a fourth grader at a chicago area elementary school suing a fellow student.

parents matthew and deveri del core filing the suit, on their son's behalf, claiming a fell lefourth grader, known as ca, bullied their son for an entire school year. >> quite an incident for us to go through this in our house and have our son waking up at night screaming about not wanting to go to school and crying and, you know, feeling that he wasn't safe at school. >> reporter: the lawsuit which also names the accused student's parents, the school district and the principal says c.a. allegedly bullied juaguin on a weekly basis, hitting, punching, choking, elbowing, kicking, pushing, spitting, threatening to kill him and tripping hill on the stairs. >> very traumatic situation for my client, it's a traumatic situation for his parents. >> reporter: the del cores said they filed several police

reports and toll the school about the attacks but they say the administrators did nothing to stop them. >> at first we were pretty confident the school would address it but after a while it became very frustrating to know that nothing was being done. >> reporter: in a statement the school district says "we value the safety and security of each and every one of our students and staff members and take bullying prevention very seriously." a serious issue now moving from the classroom to the courts. in a new development the alleged victim's mother says she was fired from her job as a cafeteria worker at the school because of this suit. the family says they will continue to fight that in court, as well. now, in the bullying case they're seeking damages of at least $50,000. we did reach out to the accused student's family for comment but did not hear back. very unusual case here. >> it does seem like the family went to the lawsuit as a last resort. >> they tried a lot and documented everything. went to the police so they established a pattern of complaints and, unfortunately, they said their child continued to be beat up. >> mara, thanks very much.

>> every school district has a different policy in dealing with bullying. >> they handle it individually so the parents couldn't get the resources they need. >> thank you. now to that could be -- what could be the next big thing. amazon making a bold move into the phone business unveiling a smartphone with a brand-new feature, 3d display and abc's neal karlinsky has the story. >> reporter: in a world crowded with cool, new phones, the amazon fire introduced wednesday has been able to break through the noise and actually get people excited. >> the answer is yes! [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: its standout feature, 3d, a screen that seems to leap off the phone. >> the first thing you notice it has a normal camera, also has a front-facing camera. but the secret sauce, they say, the four additional cameras in front which read where your head

is, where your face is, and that is what they say gives it the 3d. effect when you look at the screen. you can see it moving as i move the phone around. there's a little astronaut jumping around and tentacles coming around the planet. very cool, very 3d. >> reporter: the other standout feature is firefly, a way to identify virtually anything by looking at it with the phone's camera or by listening to it with the microphone. it's no coincidence firefly makes it a powerful tool for shopping since every item you look at pops up like a web search. >> if it's a book, it will tell you the name of the book and where to get it. >> i think this phone is not just about the phone itself, i think it's really about pushing amazon's services. >> reporter: amazon reinvented how we shop, how we read and even makes its own tv shows now, streams movies and music and wants to use drones for home delivery someday. which is why many believe it's not about the phone, it's about offering you one more tool in an amazon world. for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >> see what happens with all that. now to royal history being made. in spain where king juan carlos

has passed the crown to his son, prince felipe after almost 40 years on the throne. sara haines has all of the pomp from today's coronation. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: this morning, a new reign in spain, king felipe vi and queen letizia crowned. in the streets pure jubilation as the couple drove by in their royal rolls-royce. their destination, the palace. [ cheers and applause ] the new monarchs waved from a balcony along with their two little princesses, eleanor and sofia. queen letizia looking regal and radiant dressed in an elegant white dress coat. a true cinderella story. she's a blue collar beauty and he a blueblood prince educated at georgetown taking over from his father who had been king for

nearly 40 years. the new queen, a youthful 41. a journalist who reported for cnn and spanish television married to a high school teacher when she met felipe on assignment. ♪ and soon left her marriage and her career for the strapping prince. >> prince felipe and letizia have been married for ten years. they have been on 73 trips officially and have visited 38 countries. >> reporter: while her divorce makes her a rare figure in the monarchy her middle class background has many comparing her to another famous royal, and like kate, she's quickly becoming a fashion icon. a woman of the people, now a symbol of the people as well. the former king, 76 years old, hopes the new royals will help rally the country trying to shrug off a double-dip recession and 26% unemployment rate and based on the cheers we're hearing this morning looks like they had a lot of support. >> they had to get over that

loss in the world cup, too. >> that was another little nip, yes. >> george, why did you bring that up? >> it was supposed to be an upper, not a downer, george. >> so they got over it. >> yeah, yeah. let's get to some incredible pictures of lightning, a look at where the storms will be today. lee goldberg from wabc. ginger zee has one more day of honeymooning. great to have you here. >> thanks for inviting me back. ginger back for j. lo tomorrow. honeymoon details to follow. cloud-to-cloud lightning, above columbus, ohio. lightning detection showing nearly 26,000 strikes, just since midnight, incredible storms. pictures from damage in ohio in lyndhurst, ohio, winds uprooted this tree and obliterated this home. two areas, one over the mid-atlantic, d.c. recovering from storms overnight, big-time winds there and power outages and over the heartland into the northern plains once again. that's your national forecast.

your local forecast just 30 seconds away. good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the microclimate profit. you can see a few clouds but the sea breeze is what brings the temperatures back to normal with more clouds tomorrow morning and more cooling through at least saturday when per is supposed to start. probable our cool of the day. temperatures, today, are in the home 60's along the coast into san francisco and a lot of low-to-mid 70's and 80's inland. more cloud cover tonight and temperatures in the 50's and

seven-day forecast shows coolest >> thanks to lee for that. coming up on "gma" the california businessman sentenced for trying to have his model wife killed. their emotional face-to-face meeting. she still fears for her life. a navy sailor locked in a bitter custody battle. why he could lose his fight or his daughter while deployed. the dramatic 911 call from a quick-thinking 12-year-old during a frightening home invasion. how she helped stop the criminals. olympic gold medalist amy van dyken's inspiring message. she says she'll be back in the pool after that frightening injury.

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♪ i'm walking on sunshine >> oh, i love that. >> oh, you're going to want to see this one again and again. some real magic on vine. a 17-year-old created this incredibly mesmerizing video. you can bet it's gone viral and what you'll find out today, how he did it. >> awesome. >> pretty great. >> that is the best i've seen online in a long time. also ahead -- amy? >> how did he do it? it's magic. >> also, i thought that's what you were saying -- the dramatic 911 call from a terrified is it-year-old trapped during a home invasion. how she kept her cool and scared away the criminals. a navy sailor locked in a bitter custody fight.

could being deployed help him lose that fight. jennifer lopez's love surprise. she's helping one lucky couple giving them a second chance at getting back together. can you imagine, knock, knock, knock, it's just jennifer lopez. >> a sit-down. >> our cameras were rolling. >> that was just beginning. first, that california millionaire sentenced to nine years in prison for trying to hire a hit man to kill his wife. she faced her husband in court during the sentencing and abc's cecilia vega has the story. >> to get the courage to be here today to face the man i once loved. ultimately the man who wished to end my life. >> reporter: that's former model monica olsen coming face to face with her husband in a los angeles courtroom wednesday, the man who will now spend nine years in prison for trying to have her killed. >> he showed little empathy but rather ceased to destroy those who loved him the most.

>> reporter: it is the first time olsen has spoken publicly in this murder-for-hire plot reading her tearful statement during dino guglielmelli's sentencing. >> i tried helping him many times during the course of our marriage. >> reporter: guglielmelli pleaded no contest to second degree attempted murder charges with his plea deal, he avoided a possible life sentence. the crucial evidence in this case, secret audio recordings capturing guglielmelli hiring a hit man to kill olsen. >> i ask you a simple question, you're positive? >> that what? >> you want her dead? >> oh, i'm -- >> 100%? >> why wouldn't i? >> this wasn't just the one conversation. this was a year-long planning of trying to have this happen and trying to kill monica. but the tape was the evidence. >> reporter: olsen says even though guglielmelli is behind bars, she still fears for her

safety. for "good morning america," cecilia vega, abc news, los angeles. >> and we move on now to a bitter custody battle between a member of the navy and his ex-wife. he's fighting to keep his daughter and has been ordered to appear in court in michigan on monday. the only problem, he's currently deployed. stationed on a submarine in the pacific. abc's ryan smith is here with this story and this one has us all scratching our heads. >> reporter: tough one. sailor matthew hindes has had custody of kaylee since 2010 and a federal law should delay a custody hearing challenging this arrangement hopefully until he can be there. in his absence serving his country could cost him dearly. this morning a sailor serving overseas locked in a fight a world away to keep custody of his little girl. >> keep us safe while daddy is gone. >> reporter: navy submariner matthew hindes and his ex-wife angela are battling over custody of their child. 6-year-old kaylee.

matthew was given permanent custody of kaylee in 2010 after she was reportedly removed from angela's home by child protective services. kaylee has been living with matthew's wife beneath that-lynn, her stepmother in washington state while he is deployed aboard a nuclear submarine. >> he is protecting the rights of other but who is protecting his rights. >> reporter: a judge ordered hindes to appear in court or hand over his daughter to her biological mother. hindes' lawyers say he should be protected by the service members civil relief act which states courts in custody cases may grant a stay of proceedings for a minimum period of 90 days to defend in serving their country. the judge hearing the custody case disagreeing adding "if the child is not in the care and custody of the father, the child should be in the care and custody of the mother." hindes is not only facing the possibility of losing his daughter, but also losing the

chance to say good-bye. >> so i'm just trying my best to keep, you know, everything together. it's just hard. >> reporter: we haven't been able to reach his ex-wife for comment but sailor hindes says he can't be there and not allowed to appear by scope or phone and not being there to argue for custody could have a huge effect and we'll stay on top of the story. >> all anybody wants, you know, because we don't know all sides is for it to be fair and whatever the judge decides decides, but to let both sides have an opportunity. >> tough without both sides in the courtroom. >> horrible dilemma. thanks. to a brave girl who was home alone when burglars broke in, the 12-year-old kept her head and her call to 911 helped save the day. abc's reena ninan has the story. [ phone ringing ] >> pinecrest, 911, what is the address of your emergency? >> there's someone in my house and i'm home alone.

>> reporter: her quick thinking may have saved her life. strangers appeared at her door. >> i heard this weird like sound like someone was prying something open. >> reporter: she immediately called her mom who at thes her to call 911. >> what kind of noise did you hear? >> glass breaking. please hurry. >> reporter: the intruders making their way to the master bedroom taking almost $1400 worth of jewelry and valuables as a frightened eighth grader hides. >> i'm in the very back and i'm all alone. please hurry up. please. >> reporter: kylie manages to catch a glimpse of the suspects down to detail. >> they were wearing a suit, and it was blue on the top and black on the bottom and they had a phone. >> reporter: the dispatcher on duty talking her through the harrowing experience. >> as long as i have you on the line, you'll be okay, all right? >> okay, just please, hurry up. >> when i started to hear her fear in her voice that's when i started to tell her, i need you

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tumbling down an embankment in arizona. the crash severed her spinal cord. look at the clean break on her x-ray. she doesn't remember the accident but she'll never forget what her surgeon said she needed to tell her husband. >> he told us to say our good-byes. there was a good chance i wouldn't make it out of surgery. i looked at my husband and basically said i love you, good-bye, you know, please continue on with your life. >> she was saying, you know, hey, if i don't make it through, i want you to go on. at the same time i was saying, if this gets to be too much and you want to go, you know, do that. >> reporter: but olympians don't give up that easily. she may never regain movements of her legs but doctors say her recovery has been remarkable. >> she has literally walked through hell with a smile on her face, the likes of which i've never seen. >> yes, this injury sucks and, yes, things hurt, but i'm alive and i'm so thankful to be alive. >> reporter: she's an athlete in

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it's done. us old people are baffled, gio. >> i have been obsessed with this video and what's really incredible a vine video is only six seconds long. okay. the guy who made this, he's a young man named christian leonard. he says it only took him 45 seconds to do this and get this, he did it on his first try. so we're going to show you how to do it. come over here and show you frame by frame because what he does is he gets his little cousin diving into the pool and reaches out, okay, and he puts his hand there. by the time the little cousin is outside -- behind his hand, he then stops recording, okay. now he creates a new clip once the cousin is out of the water and gets that clenched fist and moves it around the pool, he stops recording again. starts a new clip and by the time he starts recording, his cousin is already diving back into the water and, boom, it looks like he's releasing him right there back into the pool. so we wanted to try this out. we got a little vine magic and

let's see what happens because our social team says that i work too hard so they were grabbing me and i got to relax right now. so what do you think? >> not bad. not bad. >> not bad, right? >> that's pretty good, gio. >> i still have no idea how they did it. >> i'll show you, george. >> i'm not going to say gio again and on the couch. >> oh, you need a pillow, gio. thank you. yes. >> i need lara's help decorating there. >> pretty comfortable, though. >> i like it. we should all try that at home or not. coming up, great "deals & steals." tory is here with up to 80% of bags and bling. and j. lo and first love, second chances, something you are not going to want to miss of the a couple is going to get together for the first time

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in times square this thursday morning, great crowd enjoying the summer. there's tory johnson right there. some of those bags and bling that robin was talking about, the hottest "deals & steals" this thursday morning. >> oh, look. i love the earrings too. a little bit of this, a little bit of that. all at great prices for our wonderful "gma" viewers, and i have been looking forward to bringing this story to you. more and more of us are facing cancer and surviving and thriving. there's this wonderful center on the outside of new york city in southport, connecticut. this man right here was diagnosed with cancer at a young age. he's developed this center that's for cancer survivors, and it heals the mind, body and spirit. you'll meet him. >> cannot wait to hear that story. then we have the surprising new research out this morning revealing who sleeps the most and why. i can tell you this, it is no one at this table. >> this study has a lot of surprises. >> oh, yes, i will be revealing that. >> reveal all. and take a look at this. what do you do when you've got

some off time from practice in brazil? if you're team usa, you take a big old group selfie like that. just days away from their next matchup with portugal on sunday and they know we're all rooting for them over there. >> a lot of people will shall watching on sunday. first news from amy. good morning, everyone. let's get right to those violent storms sweeping across the plains for the third consecutive night. this morning the national guard has been deployed after as many as 15 tornadoes ripped through south dakota including another set of side-by-side twisters. the powerful winds destroyed more than a dozen homes and businesses including a car dealership. two people were injured. and some breaking news from the crisis in iraq. sunni militants have reportedly taken control of the country's largest oil refinery. that would give them control over the electricity in parts of iraq and the sale of gasoline. meantime, president obama is making it clear he will not seek congressional approval for any military action in iraq, which is likely to include only limited targeted air strikes,

but the white house says there will not be any air strikes until iraq's government begins repairing relations with sunni muslims. today president obama is presenting the medal of honor to a veteran who jumped on a grenade to protect a fellow marine in afghanistan. retired corporal william carpenter, who is now 24 years old, sustained major wounds including the loss of his right eye. he will be the eighth living recipient of the medal of honor for his service in afghanistan or iraq. well, a southwest airlines flight had to make an emergency landing returning to tampa after slamming into a flock of birds and losing -- you can see there -- a part of the left wing. incredibly, no passengers were injured. and some disturbing new details about the man who's accused of stalking actress sandra bullock and breaking into her house while she was inside. well, police are now saying joshua corbett was storing an arsenal of weapons including several machine guns in his home near l.a. he is being held on $2 million

bail. and finally, could this be possible? a new government survey finds we're all getting more sleep these days. >> huh. >> who? >> according to the bureau of labor statistics, the average american -- this is crazy. they say that they get 8 hours and 45 minutes of sleep per day. how could that be true, you ask. well, there are a couple of caveats here and perhaps a flaw in the study according to me. it's including napping. it also includes teenagers who we all know we can't get them out of the bed. that throws the whole thing off. >> it also includes all seven days, weekends. >> and also asks people how long they spend in bed. well, does that include the hour i spent watching "the game of thrones" finale. i was not sleeping, i assure you. >> i'm glad you said that. i was worried you were going to say something else. >> ow. >> whew! >> an hour!

amy! >> whoo! >> you were thinking it too. you all were thinking it too. >> now i'm as red as my shirt. >> oh, there's so much more we could add, but we're not going to. we're going to get the weather from lee goldberg from wabc. hey, lee. >> trust me, sleep is very overrated. my 2 1/2 hours last night, fantastic. university of louisiana, your newest ragin' cajun. this is madeline with her mom katherine on a celebration trip. what will you be studying in the fall? >> hospitality management. >> are you casing out some of these new york city hotels? are they going to be yours soon? >> maybe. >> luckily madeline is going to canada for the summer. is that right? >> yes. >> stephanie is from toronto. you two hook up to get some tips there. 88 in new orleans today and it's 77 here in new york. we may have a couple of showers approaching in the next 10 to 20 minutes here. the heat being shoved south. cooler in the northeast as we get closer to the summer solstice on saturday morning. we'll be in the 70s in new york. boston, take a sweatshirt if you're headed towards the cape. out west, we start our recovery.

we start to see one-teens get back into the desert southwest and it will be approaching 110 in phoenix and back in the 80s good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the microclimate profit. you can see a few clouds but the sea breeze is what brings the temperatures back to normal with more clouds tomorrow morning and more cooling through at least saturday when per is supposed to start. probable our cool of the day. temperatures, today, are in the home 60's along the coast into san francisco and a lot of low-to-mid 70's and 80's inland. more cloud cover tonight and temperatures in the 50's and seven-day forecast shows coolest >> and another recap of the severe weather today in our next half hour. sara? >> thanks, lee. now here's a look at what's ahead on the "gma morning menu." in "pop news," you'll never guess who's headed to "game of thrones," amy. plus, j. lo helps one lucky couple give first love a second

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look at it online now. competitors squaring off as they roll themselves down a closed off street. the haystacks there. >> those are obstacles. >> i thought it was there to cushion the blow. >> pretty fast on office chairs. >> they're moving. >> it's just another day in the office. you've seen the hallways of "good morning america." >> don't give us any ideas, please, sara. how about some "pop news" instead? >> well, i've got a fun one to start, george. strap yourself in, okay. whether you're a fan of the close talker, man hands or schmoopy. >> schmoopy. >> what about you, schmoopy? how about a little -- >> hey, don't do that. >> ready? >> whoa. >> ooh. >> you might have recognized george's beautiful wife in that episode. >> thanks for showing that other kiss. >> i wanted to get you jealous, keep you on your toes. you guys have been married for awhile. you got to keep it alive.

>> the theme of this morning. what a selfie episode -- poor george. he's like a little moving target. no, i'm getting an idea of what a regular day in your household looks like, schmoops. can i call you schmoopy? >> no, you cannot. jerry seinfeld taking his very first selfie with his wife, his very own wife, on a family vacation in greece. the seinfelds also hanging with friend, no, seriously they're actually hanging in that and no soup for the seinfelds but they did enjoy a frothy beverage at the beach. that episode, i don't think i realized until i watched it back that that was ali. >> neither did i. >> stop it. >> who doesn't love a little schmoopy in the morning? even the most die-hard fans of "game of thrones" couldn't see this plot twist. the queen is heading for a visit to the set during her tour of northern ireland. queen elizabeth and prince philip will tour the studios which is estimated to be one of

the biggest tv productions in europe creating thousands of jobs for local workers. we're all waiting for a shot of her sitting in the iron throne. takes her monarchy to a whole new level. >> oh, she is. >> now we know what the queen does at night, as well. >> i'm wondering if she reel is -- because there's an economical reason for visiting. i wonder if she's a die-hard fan. >> i would hope so. >> it would go hand in hand. >> i really want her to but -- not only is cristiano ronaldo one of the hottest soccer stars at the world cup, there's no arguing that, he's also a superstar when it comes to social media. he's number one on "forbes" world cup superstars list and the magazine says his social media presence reaches more than 117 million users, close to mine, which is about 12 times the population of his home country of portugal. with photos like that, i'm wondering why. when you take a selfie on his account, it gets many more likes than mine. he has 86 million fans on facebook, 27 million twitter followers.

and i actually did follow him today, so 27 million and 1. i'm sure he's going to notice but you can catch him facing off against team usa on sunday on espn. with the looks of that guy, you should be tuning in even if you're not a football fan. >> i can't wait for him to say, sara haines now follows me. >> yeah. >> i know. that's great. hey, sara, thanks very much. in the "heat index," the selfie that may have saved a woman's life. doctors didn't believe anything was wrong, so she shot a video of her face when she experienced paralysis on her left side and that helped diagnose the problem. mara schiavocampo has that story for us. >> it was like 6:42 and the sensations happening again. >> reporter: some quick thinking. >> it's all tingling on left side. >> reporter: and this cell phone video -- >> i don't know why this is happening to me. >> reporter: -- may have saved this woman's life. 49-year-old stacy jeppis was driving home after running errands when she felt half her

body go weak. >> smile, they said, smile. my hand is hard to lift up. >> it was panic. it was fear, my leg, my arm, my face, my speech, everything. >> reporter: but this wasn't the first time this happened. just two days earlier stacy was watching tv when her entire left side went limp. she rushed to the emergency room where doctors gave her a diagnosis she couldn't believe. stress. >> i really thought to myself you're kidding me. >> reporter: doctors told her if the weird symptoms happen again, just breathe. so when the numbness and slurred speech came back, she did. >> the doctor said to breathe in, breathe out, manage the stress. >> reporter: whipping out her smartphone to document her episode. >> then i just pulled out my phone because i needed somebody to see what was happening to me. >> reporter: less than 48 hours later, she showed the video to doctors at krembil neuroscience centre. looking for a second opinion. this time she was diagnosed with a small stroke called a t.i.a.

>> it's hard to describe. videotaping gave us a compelling picture of what happened to her. >> reporter: had she ignored the symptoms, she would have likely had more strokes putting her at risk for permanent damage. today she's getting rehab treatment and taking medication to prevent another episode and, of course, her phone is now always at her side. >> now i don't leave home without it. i will dial 911 first, and, you know, it's always handy just in case. >> reporter: for "good morning america," mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> thank you, mara. bringing back rich besser. and you heard her say call 911 first. >> yes, yes, definitely. >> the fact that she did this, are more and more people doing it? >> i mean, this is extremely rare. if you're having one of these, it's a very frightening experience but think back five years ago. people didn't have a video camera with them but it can provide incredibly useful information. as a pediatrician, i'm frequently saying to parents, you know, why don't you film that. they'll say, my child is making a strange noise when she's sleeping at night. get it on film. a rash that comes and goes.

it can be so incredibly helpful and here in this case it probably saved her life. 10% of people who have this will have a stroke within two days, a real stroke. >> what's terrifying here is that she was being misdiagnosed, even brushed off a little bit. what do you do if that happens? >> doctors make mistakes. if you're having a panic attack and you hyperventilate, the symptoms can look a lot like this. it can help if you have an advocate, someone who can describe that she wasn't panicked. it came on suddenly. ask for a second opinion. if they brush you off and you're not feeling you're getting good care the next day, go see a specialist on that and then document everything that happens, all of your symptoms so that when you go, you can say it was this, this and this. i was just sitting there and it came on. >> what are the symptoms of an actual stroke so you can know if you're in serious danger. >> the first thing is, realize that young people can have strokes. more than 600,000 younger than 45 have a stroke every year. remember the word f.a.s.t. and it can save your life.

"f" for your face, facial droop. "a" for arm, if one droops, weaker, that's a sign. "s" is for slurred speech and "t" for time because every minute counts. the sooner you get in there they can open your arteries and save your brain. >> you have those, get to the emergency room. >> get there right away and tell them what happened and they'll do studies. if you're having one of these, your scans may all be normal. you'll have to go back again and again. >> okay. >> thanks very much. >> thank you. next up on our "heat index," jennifer lopez's new single "first love" got us thinking about the magic of first love and second chances, and jennifer helped us bring it all together for this couple, nancy hamre and steve mccoyne. ♪ >> nancy was my first love, probably the most incredible person i've met, especially because when i met her, i was 19 and she was 17. we met in phoenix, oregon, at a party on august 4th of 1989. she was in the kitchen and saw

her and fireworks went off and ended up speaking on the back porch of another party for four or five hours. >> we had the most amazing conversations i had ever had at that point, and he was getting ready to board the "uss enterprise" for six months, so we said our good-byes and starting writing. >> we exchanged more than 200 letters back and forth during that six-month period. >> reporter: but nancy was still in high school in oregon. steve on the east coast. >> the distance was really hard for us as kids, and so i decided i wanted to date somebody at my high school. and so i had to send him a letter, which was awful. >> reporter: a decade passed where they lost touch. steve ended up getting married. nancy was engaged and had a son. >> and then social media came into the picture. >> reporter: they reconnected first on myspace then picked up on facebook. >> his facebook status has always been in a relationship so i thought -- i didn't think he was single, but on valentine's

day he posts a beautiful poem on my page. >> reporter: the stars finally seemed to be aligned to give first love a second chance. >> we've logged in the last 4 months over 200 hours of phone time, over 4,000 texts. it's just been incredible. >> reporter: they planned to meet up this fall, but after waiting 22 years, steve wanted to speed up that timetable, and we knew just the person to make it happen. >> how are you? >> i'm good. ♪ first love >> reporter: jennifer lopez, she even has a new single called "first love." >> well, you know, "gma" and i want to help you guys reunite in person, so, you know, maybe this week in new york? >> right. yeah, that would be wonderful, jennifer. >> are you into that? >> absolutely. >> is that scary a little bit? >> not -- talking to you is probably more scary than talking to her. >> reporter: we told nancy we wanted to interview her about their story, but she has no idea who is about to come knocking. >> ready, steve? >> yes, i am. >> okay. are you nervous? >> a little more excited than

nervous. >> okay, good. that's a good thing. >> hi, nancy. how are you? my goodness. i'm jennifer. hi. nice to meet you. >> i'm shaking. >> how are you? don't shake. oh, you're sweet. >> oh, my gosh. you're so pretty. come on in. >> thank you. thank you. this is exciting. >> this is exciting. >> you look great. >> thank you very much. >> i don't know if you know this but i have a new song out. >> yeah. >> called "first love." >> yes, i have heard. >> yes, well, you've been trying to reconnect with your first love for awhile. >> i have. >> well, that you think is the big kind of thing that's happening right now, but actually we have another surprise for you. >> oh.

♪ looking for someone new till you came back ♪ ♪ giving me the best i've had >> were you totally surprised? >> there are no words. an out-of-body experience. >> yes. >> you guys look really happy to be with each other. i feel like i should go. >> reporter: next stop a romantic dinner in new york city. first love, a second chance, a story 22 years in the making. >> to love. ♪ oh oh oh i wish you were the first love because if you were first baby there would have been no second love ♪ ♪ whoa oh oh >> how magical is that? the lucky couple joins us right now. come on in, nancy and steve. [ cheers and applause ] >> how are you? >> ah. >> pulling out her chair for her. love it. >> oh, my goodness. >> wow, so i guess it went okay. >> it went great. it sure did. >> it was amazing. absolutely amazing. >> see you coming out holding hands like that. so, were you more surprised about jennifer lopez being there

or seeing steve pretty much earlier than you were supposed to? >> oh, gosh, that's a horrible question because he had to walk in after jennifer. after the shock. but i was -- gosh, i was so surprised to see him too. that was amazing. >> and, steve, talk about how this came together because we saw you there skyping with jennifer lopez. that had to have been an out-of-body experience. >> oh, it was unbelievable. actually it was my sister sandy bennett who sent in the story to the producers, and we set it up by originally setting up a skype and it was j. lo's idea to do the surprise, and i was on board immediately and fantastic opportunity. i thought we had a remarkable story. what a way to put an exclamation point on it. >> look at the two of you. >> you can't keep your hands off each other. i love it. >> 22 years. >> 22 years. what surprised you about each other? >> well, seeing him in real life, he's so handsome. >> ah.

>> yeah. go ahead. [ laughter ] >> your turn. >> well, what surprised me the most is how all the qualities that originally endeared me to her are still present. they're just more refined, and obviously we're more mature now and, you know, hopefully we won't have to go another 22 years now after this. i'm hoping this will be it. >> i think that would be impossible. >> the way that you were able to keep each other in your hearts. >> right. >> for those 22 years is so beautiful. >> thank you. >> so what happens next? >> we have plans to meet several more times throughout this year. my sister is getting married in january on a cruise, so we'll attend that together and she'll finish up school in the next year and hopefully we'll see where it goes. >> well, jennifer is a big fan of yours too so she arranged for you to have a free shopping free at kohl's who is our sponsor and they carry her clothing and accessories. i can already see you in that, steve. you're going to look amazing. >> we'll see you at the simmer concert tomorrow, as well. >> yes, we will. >> thank you so much, guys.

appreciate it.

good morning. a daly city music steven ser in custody charged with ten counts of child methodation. three teenage girls told police the 28-year-old brian butz touched thafr chests on multiple occasions during music lessons. please want to find out if the same arsonist has lit a series of small fires. the latest in a dumpster around 2:00 this morning on hoff street in the mission. at least two other fighters have burned dumps terse in the south of market area. how is the traffic going this morning? >> we take you into san jose, we still have the accident we reportederedier web along 37th near ma tilta. a couple cars got tang you would up with a motorcycle.

there are injuries there. tlrz solid is it delays from the nimitz. or take the nimitz to montague, and that would will connect you to 101. when we come back, mike nicco has a look at the bay area forecast

good morning. we're looking at temperatures in the 50s, already some 60s popping up where the sun has been out the longest along the peninsula. you can see from the east bay

valley there. about 7 to 14 degrees cooler today. a cooling trend through saturd tomorrow, can you say jennifer lopez? >> "gma," here i come. >> it's going to be -- >> one epic party in the park. one amazing time. >> jennifer lopez live in concert only on -- >> good morning, america. >> presented by coppertone. >> we cannot wait for tomorrow, especially after that amazing reunion we just saw jennifer help with. they're going to be at the concert tomorrow. a lot of people are going to be there. hottest concert of the year so far. no surprise. tickets for that one are already all gone. >> forget about it. they're out. plus, another inspiring overcomer story. i'm really looking forward to sharing this with you, a man who was thinking about life after cancer, not only for himself but for so many others. healing the mind, body and soul.

it's a great center, and they're hope thank this is going to take off in places all around the country. really making a difference empowering those who have gotten through cancer. >> what a powerful message, robin. and then tory johnson is here with sizzling "deals & steals" this morning. get ready for two of our favorites, bags and bling. up to 80% off. >> that is coming right up. but now kim kardashian, her first interview since that lavish wedding. she is opening up about a sibling for baby north and their record-breaking wedding photo and our weekend anchor bianna golodryga has the story. >> reporter: they are the most famous newlyweds in the world, so famous simply say the word "kimye," and everyone knows who you're talking about. we aught caught up with half of the power couple at the mailonline festival in france at

the party looking chic in a white and gold fitted dress. she's still on cloud nine talking about their pre-wedding festivities and in florence last month. >> i think when it kind of slipped that it was in florence, we really wanted that surprise for our guests and hoping to have everyone at versailles and tell them it's not in paris, it's in florence but a couple people -- so hard to keep secrets these days. it was really intimate. it was just our closest closest friends and family the whole week. it was just so special. >> reporter: special and record-breaking. this picture of the couple kissing in front of a wall of flowers now the most liked instagram picture ever with over 2 million hits. >> i'm so glad that so many people, you know, liked it and loved that we shared some photos. we wanted to release a couple ourselves just to really share these memories and moments with everyone. >> reporter: the wall, a custom-made creation of white gardenias, peonies and roses was a wedding surprise from the groom, a running theme in their lives. >> on mother's day, i mean there

was a note on my door because he was out of town, he was there in florence trying to, you know, figure out the whole wedding stuff, and i slept in the baby's room, and so there was a note on my door when i woke up saying, go outside, and there was this whole wall of flowers and it was so special and i didn't know that he was, you know, making the same thing at the wedding. >> reporter: and at the center of their lives 1-year-old daughter north who kim revealed will one day have a sibling. >> you know, i grew up with a lot of brothers and sisters. i don't know if i'll take -- follow after my mom's footsteps and have that many, but i definitely want to have another one. when you have a baby, you don't -- so many other things don't matter that really mattered before. you just -- you're -- all of your priorities change. it's such a joy. it's completely, completely changed our lives. >> reporter: for "good morning america," bianna golodryga, abc news, new york. time now for some sizzling "deals & steals." tory johnson has brought us bags

and bling always so popular, so get right to our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! for all the promo codes and links you need to get the bargains. let me tell you, this audience that we have out here, wow! they deserve these "deals & steals." let's do it. >> okay, so first up the bag that everybody here was oohing and ahhing over. we had trouble deciding the color they liked best. they had trouble deciding between pink and red. it got a little rough around here, especially if they heard what these prices are. so normally these bags ora delphina bags, which are beautiful new colors for summer -- i like having a little gold tone at the bottom regularly $395 slashed by 80%, 78 bucks. >> wow. >> beautiful leather bags. beautiful leather bags. >> all right and next. >> one of our favorite designers, these are really beautiful pieces. it's the lucky star bracelet because everyone deserves to be

a lucky star. 18 karat gold plated sliding charm in the center comes in six different colors and a beautiful buckle closure so it's easily adjustable. normally $62 slashed by 68%, 28 bucks. sissy yates. and then alone or stacked -- really fun. >> significant savings. you really -- >> yeah. that's because they bring them direct from the manufacturer to you at home. so no middleman there. okay, rustic cuffs. a "gma" viewer favorite. we had this reverse engraved. i've got a "t." big assortment. you can choose a single monogram or a name. i did one, mrs. ben aaron, we got that ready for ginger when she's back. a big, big assortment from one of our favorites in either the silver color or the gold. either 1-inch or 1 1/2 inch normally starting at $105 slashed by 66% so starting at $36. >> wow.

>> $36 to $38. >> there we go again. >> okay, danielle stevens, these earrings are among my favorites. i've been wearing them today. i've got some on. they show up so nice, they're very lightweight to wear. silver plated posts, a little glass set stone, so, again, it's light. five different colors to choose from, not just these four here, normally $50, these are slashed by 62%, 19 bucks. 19. >> they're light too. >> they are very light. very light. but, right, a big statement, right. and last but not least. >> are you ready? are you ready? [ cheers and applause ] >> i love, love these. so, this company does all of these embellished totes, so there's the skull right here, an anchor, a heart, a fleur de lis. oh, here's another we can show you. what i love about these, the heart, the heart because we love lee goldberg -- >> a parting gift. >> we love lee goldberg so what i love about this company is you

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arlington. >> or loarlington, texas. >> yes. >> i have something for you. we have an "r" then you have to buy a vowel. nice to have you in new york. weather map, severe weather we'll talk about, two spots we have to deal with. one across the mid-atlantic from dover to d.c. to richmond. large hail, strong winds and also across the heartland, wichita up to kansas city, minneapolis, the flooding continues. the tornado threat is down and luckily the severe weather pattern is breaking down for the weekend. the fog may burn off a little earlier in l.a. at 78 degrees. and low 70s to low 80s around the bay. the forecast >> now this sign is perfect. what's your name? >> helen. >> how old? >> 7.

>> nice. well done. nice to see you. that weather report was sponsored by chobani simply 100. amy, back to you. >> all right, thanks so much, lee. so "transformers" fans have been waiting three long years for the newest film in the saga. well, come next friday, they are back in "transformers: age of extinction." michael bey has brought it all together and a new all-star cast. we caught up with them. abc's cameron mathison has the latest. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: the "transformers" films have long transformed the world of cgi special effects as we know it, and the latest "transformers: age of extinction" is no exception. we caught up with the all-star cast on the heels of the world premiere in hong kong, one of the film's locations. >> you know, it's kind of like shooting in new york but on steroids because it's bigger and faster, and there's just a lot

more people, and they don't kind of stop to see what's going on. they're just kind of a part of the movie, as well so a lot of fun. >> reporter: along the way there were some hiccups. >> i got lost several times but then i always walk around cities i'm not accustomed to so thank god for the goodness of the chinese people here in hong kong. >> can i see? >> reporter: and the cast got to squeeze in some down time. >> we had some dinners together. >> a few. >> this little cluster here, we had a couple of those. a couple of late nights. >> reporter: but the icing on the cake was working with groundbreaking director michael bey. >> it's insane. you know, when you film it, you know, you use your imagination, but what michael does with these films and the cgi that goes in it is really mind-blowing. >> but the amazing thing about michael is that he actually sees it all in his head. >> it's what they're made of. >> i have never made a movie that was quite on this scale before and certainly with this number of explosions, and the first day that i experienced those explosions, i was completely shocked. >> i remember that day. >> yeah. >> i was afraid i wasn't going to survive the rest of the shooting, but it was thrilling. it was really thrilling. >> reporter: for "good morning

america," cameron mathison, abc news, los angeles. >> all right, "transformers: age of extinction" opens next friday, june 27th, and even more exciting, the entire cast will be right here in times square all next week, and coming up, a story we've all been waiting for, robin, with an inspiring overcomer. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru.

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not only s we're not only surviving, we're thriving. >> all: good morning, america. ♪ june is a special month for cancer survivors like the ones surrounding me right according to the american cancer society. there are 14.5 million cancer survivors in the u.s. a day and by 2024, you know what that number is going to be, it's going to be a rapidly growing number, and this is a community that needs help moving beyond the illness and treatment. i recently had the pleasure of visiting a unique center dedicated to helping survivors become more than that, thrivers. ♪ >> what people need is a road map. they need a life path to follow. >> reporter: jeff keith, founder for the center for survivorship in southport, connecticut, is helping to pave that path for cancer survivors. >> you have chemotherapy and radiation. there's no post-care. survivors will tell you that they feel like they're dropped

off a cliff when they're done with treatment. >> reporter: a survivor himself, jeff lost his leg to cancer when he was just 12 years old. >> my parents got me skiing six weeks later and that was unheard of back then. >> six weeks later. >> yeah, 1974, and it set the tone for the rest of my life. >> reporter: for jeff and the estimated 14.5 million cancer survivors in the u.s., learning to live and thrive with a new normal is the key to moving forward. >> last one. oh, did i miscount? >> yes. >> i miscounted. i did. >> reporter: 12-year-old ryan tucker's top priority is to ride his bike again. is this a result from treatment? >> he had surgery in the brain stem in the cerebellum, so that throws off his balance, so that's one of the big things we're working on is the balance. one of his goals is to ride a bike. >> yes. >> reporter: the center focuses on healing the mind, body and spirit. hello, everyone. >> hello. >> we look at the whole person so i don't let them get away with high blood pressure or cholesterol. or anything else. >> what do you get out of a class like this?

what is it that you're looking for, and what is it that you get out of it? >> i think when i go to the store now and i pick things up and i want to purchase them, i flip it, look at the label, i look at the salt content, the sodium, look at the added sugars. i'm much more conscious. ♪ >> reporter: it's not just the exercise and nutrition classes, but also the sense of community that has helped members like cecile galvin, a breast cancer survivor, recover. >> when you're done with the treatments, you have this anxiety of is it going to come back or not, so the cancer center has been great for that because we all have the same unspoken fear, we can talk about it if we want to but we don't have to. >> reporter: invaluable life lessons. you know what's great about this place, there are many wonderful aspects of it. it's not in a hospital. >> 90% of all survivors that i've talked to over the last 30 years, they don't want to go

back to the hospital, but make no mistake, you come in here and you're a survivor. we don't baby you. we treat you like a normal person, and what we want to do is raise your bar. >> reporter: 19-year-old aaron gaborman, who battled cancer as a child, says that's just what he needs. you have said all along you want to be known as a fighter. >> yeah. >> and does this place allow you and give you a place to live that out? >> exactly. i did fight and i did overcome cancer and i did overcome this disease, and now i can work out to build my body back from what it destroyed. so it's great. >> what's your ultimate goal? >> really at the end of the day we're selling hope. >> selling hope. it's priceless. it sure is, and studies have shown that exercise does have a positive effect of recovery, and in some cases might even help prevent recurrence. next month there will be a fund-raiser to benefit the center for survivorship, the tenth annual ct challenge,

connecticut bike ride will be held july 25th and 26th that has helped over 54,000 cancer survivors that were impacted last year alone so my thanks again for my visit out there. i thank you for all the work you're doing for all of us. coming up, kate gosselin with the latest on her eight , thgive him the tour. let me show you! soft-close drawers, farm sink! um... where's my room? we had to take just a little bit for the kitchen. because your kitchen dreams can be big. ikea has it all.

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have a huge real life-size grown up carnival at our house with all your friends. >> we've already done that before. >> thinking we could have carnival games and build them together. >> mom, we already -- >> we're delighted to be joined by a super mom taking on a super task, kate gosselin. thanks for being with us. >> good to be here. >> so we were just discussing having a lot of kids in one house. you beat me by a lot. and i can't imagine what it's like. i mean hard enough when they're in diapers, now that they're 10. you have twins who are 13. you have to be running around nonstop. what is a day in the life like? >> it is nonstop. it's getting a little scary. i've recently realized that for the first time i'm thinking back to when they were in diapers, when they were babies thinking could that have been easier? >> possibly. because you're running around -- >> i never thought i would hear myself say that. it's -- yeah, it is -- everybody has their own opinion. everybody has their own activities. everybody is going everywhere. >> and no one is ever happy at one time, right? >> never. i joke at the bus stop with the other moms. if ever there is a random gosselin because i miscounted,

just you know where i live, just drop them off. that has become my joke. heaven help me. may that never happen. >> were they excited about doing the special? it's been a while since they've all been on television and had cameras. >> they were definitely excited and i never would have agreed without asking them. and i mean, you know, like you don't even choose like a restaurant for dinner without checking with your kids, right? >> yes. >> why would i? so i checked with them. they absolutely agreed to do it. excited, screamed and wanted to know immediately when is the crew getting here? >> i want to know immediately what that bird was on your shoulder. is that a new member of the gosselin family? >> it is a new member. he's my tenth child. he's my baby. he just turned 1, and he just -- long story, but he ended up with us, and i'm in love with him, and we all are, and i've decided my pets never have a bad attitude. they're always happy. they love me for everything i do and, you know, when you have teenagers, i know that sounds weird, but it's a nice break. >> i understand. i understand.

>> yeah. >> and so we're excited. proudest moment as a mom really quickly? >> every night when everybody is tucked into bed, that's the first thing that comes to mind. that just means we survived another day, and everyone is happy and healthy and good for the moment and the house is quiet. >> very well put. i think every mother can agree. >> every day you should be proud of yourself. >> kate gosselin. thanks very much. and tune in to "kate plus 8." two-part special. the first part airs tonight and the second airs next thursday all on tlc. thanks so much for being with us. >> thank you. >> and we'll be right back. ♪ things on purpose? youe not a color found nature. there's nothing wrong with tha. i can hear your arteries clogging. ok. no. this is tap water. i can't let you buy this. oh. crystal geyser please. crystal geyser. bottled at the mountain source.

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good morning. i'm eric thomas. commuters heading into francis on the bay bridge can expect delays after crews put out a vehicle fire in front of the toll plaza. we have the latest. >> yes, in fact, major delays, as you head out of berkeley over towards the toll. a live look outside, this is all due to an earlier truck fire. it sounds like the person intentionally said it. that's an allegation by the chp, we don't know the exact details, but we do know all lanes have reopened and we're just left with major delays. mike? thank you very much. let's look at the highs today. we're about 7 to 14 degrees cooler than yesterday because of the sea breeze. 60s along the coast in san francisco, 70s around the bay,

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