good morning, america. and breaking right now for our west coast viewers a plane crashes during an emergency landing during stormy weather in taiwan, as many as 51 people dead, more injured. new details coming in as we go on the air out west. new details of the growing mystery at the brooklyn bridge. american flags replaced by these bleached white flags. how they pulled it off and what was the message they were sending. >> caught on tape. this vigilante confronts an alleged shoplifter outside walmart. the video going viral right now. how the good samaritan is fighting back on facebook. ♪ the startling moment a pod

of giant whales swam right beneath kayaks, flipping paddlers out of the water and taking them for a ride. their cameras rolling the whole time. the real-life whale of a tale. ♪ up in the air and we do say good morning, america. and we are covering several developing stories at this hour. these are images that are just coming in of the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 finally returning home this morning. their families waiting for them in the netherlands after a week of such pain and emotion. we're going to be there live in a moment. but we begin with breaking news in the west, yet another plane crash this one in taiwan, after

an emergency landing, at least 51 people are dead. amy is following details. >> this is what we know. according to the taiwan central news agency. a transasia flight making an emergency landing off a small island off taiwan during a storm and pulled back. they tried to make the landing again and this time they crashed. the impact was enough to set two homes on fire. there's conflicted reports on casualties but it's believed 51 people on the plane had been killed. the plane was flying from the capital city, taipei. it came during a typhoon that brought heavy wind and rain to the region. obviously this is a fluid and breaking situation. >> in the newscast you'll have the latest coming up, thank you. this crash comes after another anxious day in the skies.

the u.s. banned flights to tell avaive because of the near miss by a rocket. it's causing all kinds of trouble at airports. >> reporter: good morning, george. it's been 23 years amid the first gulf war that flights have been diverted to and from tel aviv. but with the battle raging on between israel and hamas the faa is taking drastic measures. as missiles rained down near the airport in tel aviv, travel woes turned to fear at home. >> i'm very afraid. i'm telling you now i'm very afraid. >> reporter: and throughout the word. >> we don't understand what we're supposed to be doing. everyone is kind of hectic. >> reporter: the root of the chaos here at israel's ben gurion international airport, thousands of passengers now stranded. >> then there was a bomb alarm. the whole airport rushed into the bomb shelters and it was terrifying. >> reporter: after the faa's decision to prevent any american carriers from flying here for at least 24 hours. delta and united saying they will suspend flights indefinitely.

one dealt that flight from new york to tel aviv reversed course mid air when the missile made impact, diverting instead to paris. >> quite unfortunate that we were literally an hour before landing in ben gurion, but i respect the decision. >> reporter: half a dozen international airlines voluntarily suspending flights rerouting them away from the region. airlines avoiding travel over areas of conflict for the second time in just one week. this radar image showing the empty skies over ukraine after mh17 was shot down last thursday. >> the faa was caught a little off foot over the weekend and now making up for it and putting very stringent restrictions on the flights. >> reporter: one airline undeterred. israeli airline el al and mayor bloomberg made a point to take a flight overnight. >> it's safe and a great place to israel has a right to defend its people. >> reporter: just hours ago

secretary of state john kerry arrived in tel aviv from cairo with hopes of achieving a cease-fire agreement in mind. in the meantime, in a phone call yesterday evening, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu implored kerry to lift the ban on flights and was told that updated faa guidelines would be released sometime today. robin. >> all right. ryan, thank you very much. now to the latest on malaysian airlines flight 17. the victims finally returning home this morning. nearly a week after the plane was shot out of the sky and abc's terry moran has the very latest from the site where the plane went down. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this is a quiet crash scene today. no rebels, no investigators, just the wreckage and what many experts believe are still human remains scattered through these fields. there are teams of experts on their way here to see what they can still learn from this crime scene after it's been looted and tampered with for several days. as you note at least now the victims are making their way home.

soldiers salute the victims of flight 17 finally receiving the dignity in death that they've been denied since the attack that killed them last thursday. 16 bodies aboard the first plane bound for the netherlands. the whole process will take at least three days. today forensic scientists in the netherlands will begin the grim task of identifying the bodies and looking for traces of the many passengers still unaccounted for. >> the investigation will point out which remains will fit to which person. >> reporter: overnight senior u.s. intelligence officials saying they have no direct evidence of russian government involvement but they point to photographs of the wreckage as strong evidence a russian-made sa-11 missile fired from rebel-held territory brought down the plane. the sa-11 explodes before it hits its target sending out fans of hot shrapnel often leaving piercing marks like these found on debris from the plane. meanwhile, europe imposing new sanctions.

>> this has gotten completely out of control. >> reporter: but the u.s. ambassador to ukraine, jeffrey pyatt told us he's concerned russia is still arming the rebels here. >> we are very concerned that russia has not pulled back on the flow of heavy weapons, tanks, rocket launchers, other material which we have been material which we have been seeing coming into eastern ukraine for several weeks now. >> reporter: we can also report that those blackboxes have been delivered to investigators in great britain, and it will take 24 hours to download the information and they say there is no sign of damage on them. george? >> that's encouraging. terry, thanks very much. there will be a day of mourning across the netherlands where the victims' bodies are being returned to their loved ones. abc's lama hasan is there. good morning, lama. >> reporter: that's right, good morning to you, george. it is a somber day here today where those two military planes carrying the remains of those victims will be arriving right here at eindhoven airport, the

netherlands' second largest airport and, of course, they will be the first of the bodies to arrive. church bells will ring across the country, across the netherlands. five minutes before those two military planes touch down here. then you'll hear the sound of a trumpet. the trumpet signals the arrival of those two planes, and there to meet them will be their relative, the dutch prime minister, the keeping and queen of the netherlands, following that will be a minute's silence. the bodies will then be taken, escorted by a police motorcade to a military facility miles from here, which is when the grim process of identifying those bodies, that's when that will begin. there will be a team of about 40 forensic experts on hand to do that. all of this, george, taking place on a day that's been declared a day of national

mourning, where everywhere we look, george, there are flags flying at half-staff to honor those victims, george. >> just a devastating blow to that country. lama, thanks very much. >> a lot of emotions there. back here at home that mystery at the brooklyn bridge. there is the bridge this morning as authorities try to figure out who scaled the world famous landmark and replaced american flags with white flags. abc's linsey davis is there for us right now with the latest. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, robin. just to give you a sense, talking about 120,000 cars, 4,000 pedestrians, 3100 bikes that cross the brooklyn bridge every day. it has been targeted by terrorists before. and while terrorism has been ruled out in this instance it's raised numerous questions about security. this morning, a serious investigation into how and why two enormous american flags atop the famed brooklyn bridge were swapped for a pair of old glories apparently bleached white. >> we don't take these things lightly or as a joke. >> reporter: take a look at this earth cam video at 3:30 the light illuminating one of the flags flickers out. 12 minutes later the same thing with the other flag, watch again.

the flag there one moment, gone the next. at 5:30 a.m., construction workers notice the flag flip-flop. officers soon make their way up the bridge's main cables and find these aluminum pans secured with zip ties covering those lights. they then replace the white flags folding them into tight triangles following traditional procedure, but the mystery persists. >> that is a matter of concern. i am not particularly happy about the event. >> reporter: police are now looking for five people seen crossing the bridge about 20 minutes before that first light went out. they say whoever pulled off the elaborate breach was able to scale 276 feet, somehow making it past the locked gates that sit atop the steel cables. >> there's some indication of some good deal of preoperational planning, perhaps some indication that they have experience climbing in construction or in bridgework or that they may have actually been up there before. >> reporter: this morning, the

nypd has ruled out terrorism as other theories abound. perhaps an elaborate art installation or a political statement about surrender. brooklyn borough president adams now offering $5,000 for information leading to an arrest. >> this is the brooklyn bridge and the only person that should be surrendering at this time is the person who's responsible for the desecration of this flag. >> reporter: police are calling it a case of trespassing, malicious mischief and reckless endangerment but could have been far worse. >> it certainly could have been, linsey, thank you. the very least a frightening security breach. to amy with the morning's other top stories. >> robin, good morning. we begin with another massive data breach affecting a well-known retailer. this time, the online ticket site stubhub and hackers broke into 1,000 customer accounts to by tickets. the investigation stretching from new york, all of the way to

russia, with several arrests being announced today. here is the key takeaway for anyone who shops online. stubhub says they got the login and password from data already stolen from other websites. that is why it is so important to have different passwords for different sites and to change them often. also breaking overnight a plane flying to chicago forced to make an emergency landing because a fire indicator light came on shortly after the southwest flight left baltimore. passengers used emergency chutes to evacuate, but no one was injured and so far, no evidence of any fire. and take a look at this wresage from a helicopter crash near seattle. . it's hard to believe anybody survived this. the pilot landed, clipped a logging cable, spun out of control, and then the crash. but, again, i spy lot is okay.

[ gunshots ] listen to that dramatic shootout in this suburban neighborhood in south texas. investigators were trying to serve a warrant for a murder suspect when he opened fire and then barricaded himself inside. two officers were wounded before police ultimately shot the suspect. and new confusion over the fate of obamacare after conflicting court rulings. two appeals courts issued opposite rulings tuesday on the legality of an irs rule that allows health coverage bought under the affordable care act to be subsidized. the issue could take more than a year to resolve in the courts. and a deadly lightning strike on a florida beach. a young man died before emergency crews could arrive. two other victims survived. this season so far, 14 americans have been killed in lightning strikes. 5 of them in florida. well, the doomed cruise ship, costa concordia is on its way to its home port of general

oh what, italy where it will be scrapped. theship which was recently razed off the waters off tuscany is being moved by a careful pace, and a convoy of disaster response teams just in case something goes wrong. well, some kayakers got a little too up close and personal with this pod of whales in argentina. take a look at this one whale, actually swims beneath one of the kayaks, briefly lifting the paddler and her boat up out of the water. you can hear the other kayakers gasping in disbelief. thankfully the whales eventually swam off. neither kayaker nor whale was injured. good news, for sure. finally a sweet gesture from the biggest superstar in sports. this is what lebron james sent his neighbors, a dozen cupcakes, very fancy cupcakes all to say sorry for the swarm of media invading the neighborhood following his recent announcement that he is

returning to cleveland. he included lebron's favorite flavor, cherry coke cupcake, which came with a note apolog e apologizing for the recent chaos. we have a health alert now. an alarming spike in cases of a serious illness carried by mosquito called chikungunya, painful virus first picked up in the caribbean but confirmed cases in the u.s. soared over the past week. abc's dr. richard besser here with details. good morning, rich. this is really catching the eye of officials. >> people watching this closely. 28% increase in one week. just last december it arrived in the caribbean. we were talking about a handful of cases. now there are over 400,000 cases in that area and americans are picking it up when they travel. we have the same mosquito here that's causing disease there. there a couple of americans picked it up in florida. what are the symptoms and what can you do? >> the symptoms, headache, fever, muscle ache, tell-tale symptom is joint pain and arthritis. the way to avoid it fight the bite. make sure you use repellant and getting rid of free-standing

water, and that your screens in tact. that will do a lot. >> rich, thanks very much. to lara in the social square. >> all right, george, here i am in social square. we turn now to a good samaritan fighting back against an alleged shoplifter on facebook and posted this cell phone video you're about to see of an apparent thief in the ago and helped police identify the suspect. >> just ran this stuff out of walmart right here. stole it. >> reporter: he is the vigilante gone viral. take a look and listen as one man uses his cell phone to catch an alleged shoplifter outside an oklahoma walmart. >> he's taking off right now. >> whatever, dude. >> he took his license plate. it's all right. it's all right. there's the vin number. >> what are you doing here? >> this guy right here's taking it. look at him. just stole all this stuff. >> i paid for it. >> yeah, i got his vin number and everything. >> don't, don't.

>> anthony, the good samaritan says he was waiting for his fiancee to check out at this walmart near tulsa sunday night when he saw a man suspiciously looking around the exit then darting out without paying a dime. >> it was very obvious that he was stealing them. none of the items were bagged. >> reporter: anthony refused to go on camera fearing possible retaliation. but he did speak with us by phone. >> i asked him if he had paid for his items and he kind of said, sir, don't worry about that. >> reporter: the video has been shared more than 4,000 times since anthony posted it to facebook and it also captured the attention of police. >> look at him. just stole all this stuff. >> don't, don't. don't. >> i mean, that says it all and this morning they say they have identified the man in the video. that would be police. as well as the woman who was behind the wheel and currently working with walmart in this ongoing investigation. yet another example of the many uses of smartphones.

>> uh-huh. >> good play-by-play there too. >> yes, he does. >> now to that severe weather that's forming. hey there, ginger. >> good morning to you, guys. yeah, smartphones and social media. it's good. not everybody loves it but it woks sometimes. if you have warnings coming through on your phones because severe storms possible along the cold front from maine all the way back down into parts of the new jersey area into parts of pennsylvania and then other pockets back off to the west. washington state through montana, another one there in parts of nebraska, wyoming and south dakota. so that's this afternoon and evening. along that front you might see storms in places like memphis. a quick look at how hot it is going to be, excessive heat warning in effect today for phoenix through tomorrow. 114 expected. your local forecast in just 30 seconds. first this morning's stormy cities brought to you by the university of phoenix.

good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the bay area forecast. we are mostly sunny and mild in the afternoon. clear tonight the patchy fog is possible tomorrow. the dry heat arrives tomorrow. today, the temperatures are close to seasonal and below average inland and seven-day outlook forecast shows mid-80's to upper 90's friday and saturday and around the bay >> i don't know if you noticed but i don't even need my maps. i'll stand next to amy and we'll look like the outlook for severe weather or summer. >> that's one way to look at it.

>> beautiful. >> did you all get -- did you talk about this ahead of time. >> very beautiful. >> just magic. >> it is beautiful. thank you two. coming up here on "gma," bombshell development in the case of the missing wife of a marine. why police are now looking at her neighbor. also ahead the former prosecutor now going on defense charged in a shocking murder-for-hire plot. did he target a rival attorney? plus we reveal the magic words you can say to stop telemarketers from calling you. secrets from a former insider coming up. no problem this morning. pop superstar ariana grande is here live and wait till you hear what she's revealing. ♪ ♪

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the president will take off around 1:30 for more fund-raising in los angeles. time for a check on the morning commute with leyla gulen. >> expect lane closures and traffic impact due to his visit. as we take you into san jose, this is fogging up a lane, gumming up a commute, an accident blocking one lane. and don't forget, the sonoma nationals is coming to the sonoma raceway friday through monday. heavy traffic along 237 and 121. matt? >> mike n

good morning. much quieter on live doppler 7-hd. just tracking a few sprinkles, maybe a little drizzle for the morning commute. temperatures mild once again, look at this, a lot of mid to upper 60s, cooler, though, in los gatos, about 58 degrees. here's a look from our roof cam, you can see the cloud cover starting to break up. temperatures in the oakland and san francisco where we should be, the rest of us about 2 to 7 degrees cooler than average. this is the coolest day moving forward. check out the heat wave coming in the accuweather seven-day forecast. 90s inland thursday through at

♪ all by myself take a look at that. those are the los angeles highways. completely empty except for that one skateboarder. how is this possible? ♪ anymore >> well, the video is going wildly viral. to compare, take a look at what the highways normally look like. you can never move. out there but this is just an incredible thing. how he did it in just a bit. >> celine getting a lot of play. the las vegas airport. l.a.x. right out there in l.a. also this morning a bombshell development in the case of the missing wife of a marine. police searching for clews and now looking at her neighbor. >> also coming up we'll reveal the magic words you can say to stop telemarketers for calling you for good. a former insider is now spilling

the secrets. >> taking notes on that one. we have a new study this morning which reveals which diet plans and pills give you the most bang for your buck. we'll tell you which ones are really worth the money. >> all coming up. we begin with that disappearance of a marine wife vanished more than three weeks ago believed to be heading for 9 joshua tree national park and a search turned up now. they're looking at an ex-marine who lived next door. cecilia vega has the story. >> reporter: this morning new allegations about missing erin corwin, a search warrant revealing police are investigating the possibility that corwin three months pregnant and her neighbor christopher lee were having an affair. investigators now fearing the worst calling the circumstances surrounding her disappearance suspicious. >> we're looking for a crime scene. we're looking for something that's going to give us an indication that something has or has not happened to her. >> reporter: erin, the wife of a marine, has not been seen in

nearly a month vanishing from twentynine palms, california, without a trace and her husband, lance corporal jonathan corwin reported her missing one day after she was seen leaving joshua tree national park and lee says he went hunting in joshua tree the same day but he denied seeing her there. >> at this point we're trying to investigate each and every person that's been an acquaintance with her. >> reporter: lee who was recently honorably discharged initially denied knowing erin well but investigators say corwin's friend told them she might have been pregnant with lee's child and that lee was worried that if his wife discovered erin was pregnant, lee's wife would divorce him and keep him from his child. in the court document police say it is highly likely that erin could have been warmed by an unknown firearm. on july 4th lee was arrested on what police call an unrelated weapons charge for possessing a

destructive device. 'reportedly out on bail. police have not named a suspect or ruled out the possibility that corwin may be voluntarily missing but this morning, wherever she is remains a mystery. for "good morning america," cecilia vega, abc news, los angeles. >> okay, let's bring in dan abrams on this and we just heard cecilia say police say there's not a suspect but seem to be paying a lot of attention to lee. >> no question he's at least a person of interest as they like to call it. bottom line, he is someone they're looking at. look, two key issues they need to resolve, number one, was there a crime? meaning they first virginia to rule out the possibility she left voluntarily. with each day that passes, it seems the authorities become more and more convinced that this was a crime. once they determine that this was a crime and i think that in their minds they already have then the question is who did it and when you're talking about a woman who was newly pregnant and alleged affair, okay, not confirmed but alleged, the

authorities are going to be looking at two people and that is, number one, her husband and, number two, the person with whom she's having the alleged affair and seems that the authorities have begun to rule out the husband although they haven't said that publicly either. >> the fact they've picked up the neighbor on an unrelated weapons charge of some sort mean they know more than they're saying? >> not necessarily. there's no question that that evidence they were able to obtain in connection with the search warrant in this case, but the actual charge, i think, maybe completely unrelated. in some cases you see them charge someone, they want to hold them. in the meantime, in this particular case it seems that in the context of executing the search warrant, they found something else, had to charge him. he's now been released so he's not even being held. i don't think that they view that as connected at this point to the case. but there's still a lot of questions that need to be answered and they want to try to see is it possible that they can link that physical evidence, the shoe print, the footprints, the

tire tracks, et cetera, to the two of them in that park. >> okay. dan abrams, thanks very much. now, guys to another case, a former prosecutor charged with trying to hire a hit man to kill a rival attorney. the alleged motive, payback for a courtroom defeat that had cost him a lot of money. abc's mara schiavocampo is here with that story. >> reporter: good morning. that man clarence bombery is used to being an attorney not a defendant but he not only tried to hire a hit man he even made a deposit. this morning. clarence gomery is waking up on the wrong side of a prison cell, the 59-year-old former michigan prosecutor turned defense attorney now charged with homicide, solicitation of murder. >> the facts of the case are significant and disturbing. >> reporter: his alleged target, chris cook, another attorney he battled with when he was a defendant in a civil case last year. >> i represented a client who was defrauded by mr. gomery in a

land purchase. >> reporter: police say he's seen here in better times tried to hire a hit man to kill cooke, offering him $20,000 plus another thousand to buy a gun but the man he allegedly tried to solicit turned him in. >> i think god intervened to a degree in this matter and i think that also there was a very ethical person that came forward. >> had he not come forward, mr. gomery very well may have found somebody else to carry out his plan and we'd be investigating a murder. >> he has no criminal history at all. he is not a danger to others or himself. >> reporter: his former lawyer argued that the married father and grandfather is not a financial flight risk because he's declared bankruptcy. but the judge wasn't buying it setting bail at $5 million. >> i'm concerned for the safety of the public. i'm concerned for mr. cooke. >> i do believe that the right thing will occur in this case

and that the system will do its job. >> reporter: he declared bankruptcy after that civil judgment against him and pleaded not guilty in this case back in court for a preliminary hearing next week. robin? we'll see what happens. mara, thanks so much. another check of the weather and ginger zee and, mara, look at this. what do we see this, ging? >> that's the question. it's all up to how you see it. i've gota whole lot of answers but last time i looked up in the clouds i saw a dolphin but this looks like a face of some sort. >> mark twain. >> mark twain. >> karl maximum someone said on twitter, as well. >> god. >> and god. >> we've heard them all. we needed that. eddie said she looks like she has a mustache so we've got everything. we thought it was a cool photo to show. here along the west coast, up in the pacific northwest, absolutely need some rain and it has been relatively dry for parts of july. seattle going to get a little bit more. sacramento actually now has had

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all right. we are back now at 7:42 with telemarketers and how can you get them to stop calling you. a former telemarketer is sharing her secret, the simple things you can did to get them to leave you alone. abc's rebecca jarvis has our story.

>> reporter: it's all that too familiar nuisance on the other end of the show and even jerry seinfeld answered their calls. >> give me your home number and i'll call you later. >> we're not allowed to do that. >> i guess you don't want people calling you at home. >> reporter: this morning erica elson is speaking out sharing her secrets in the august issue of "reader's digest" detailing what she used to say to keep callers on the line. >> if you say no three types to everything that they've said then they'll be like, okay, this person is just not having it. i will let them go. >> reporter: so how do you stop those unwanted calls from getting through. she says cutting the cord is simple as long as you know what not to do. tip one, don't just hang up. ignoring a caller slapping down that phone midconversation will land your name right back on the call list. tip two, don't engage the telemarketer in conversation, not even to explain why you're not interested. any conversation opens the door to another sales pitch.

and tip three, never tell them to call you back later. they will. >> even if you say something like i'm in the middle of dinner, that means, oh, i shouldn't call you at 6:00 p.m. so i'll try them in the morning. >> reporter: what should you do? keep calm and say the magic phrase, please add my name to your do not call list and take it a step further and add your name to the national do not call registry. once you're on the list it's illegal for companies to call you. >> there's a fine line between being rude and being too friendly. you just want to remain polite but not reveal personal information. >> you may not know their number but they certainly won't forget yours in the end. for "good morning america," rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> it is, indeed, a fine line, don't be rude, right? if you're on the do not call list and still being contacted by telemarketers, we suggest you go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! and find out how to turn it off. we will help you, i promise. very frustrating.

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angelino spending a 59 hours a year sitting in the grind but sites like these, the city of angels as a complete ghost town. it's unheard of but this morning the stunning video called urban isolation has everyone talking after appearing on buzzfeed. just take a look. the walt disney concert hall, empty. an overpass just a skateboarder there and the entrance to i-5, the freeway with the worst traffic in the state, pretty desolate. >> i was thinking how cool if traffic didn't exist. basically kind of making a ghost town out of like. >> reporter: but how did this director pull it off? >> in the video itself, you don't see any cars, but when they're skating on the freeway there actually were cars. >> reporter: he used an editing program to cut out the cars, a slow and teedous process that took hundreds of hours. it looks so peaceful and calm. but cars were actually whizzing by at 80 miles an hour. >> there were definitely some

sketchy types shooting some of these shots. >> catchy times indeed. according to a recent study l.a. is number one in the nation in gridlock. so it's probably faster to get around on that skateboard, robin. >> thank you. appreciate that. oh. ariana grande. >> yes. >> is going to be here live on "gma." >> no problem. >> next hour. >> now here's a good tip from lowe's. want to keep your plants watered while on vacation. use an old wine bottle and fill with water, in goes the cork, drill a little hole and voila. to see more, go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! ♪ [ male announcer ] bring your style to life. get 10% off new valspar reserve interior and exterior paint at lowe's.

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there she is. singing sensation. sorry. ariana grande with ryan seacrest doing their thing in social square. they are here live this morning with a very, very big announcement. >> yeah. >> whoo! >> i don't know if i can keep up. >> that's coming up. in a little bit. also this morning, you know on monday we revealed your five finalists in our america's favorite place, all gorgeous all across the country, hold a lot of special meanings for so many and tomorrow the winner. ginger is going to be there live tomorrow to reveal the winning location. first, we want to give everyone a clue. one of the best ways to see this location is with one of these. ♪ it's raining men >> firefighters? >> firefighters. >> firefighters will get you anywhere. >> i think they're talking about the kayaks. >> getting there. >> george, it's open to interpretation. you see kayaks. i see firefighters.

hard to know which to focus on. all right. so the clue, the guys, they're carrying it. those are new york city firefighters. that's -- they're here because it is the 20th anniversary of that. it's their calendar. it's all for a very good cause which is what draws me to the story. >> absolutely. >> here i am a philanthropist at heart and we'll have more in "pop news" but first i will continue to do my research. >> and while you're doing that, amy is going to bring us the news. >> all right. good morning, george. good morning, everyone. we begin with two breaking stories, two disasters in the sky this morning. first in asia. a transitionia flight crashing off taiwan. at least 47 people have been killedment the plane was flying from taipei during heavy rain and wind. the plane crashed as the pilots were trying for a second time to make an emergency landing. also reporting that two ukrainian fighter jets have been shot down over the eastern part of the country held by pro-russian rebels 20 miles from

where malaysia flight 17 was shot down last week. there's no word how they were shot down or what missiles were moved. pressure on russia to stop the violence in eastern ukraine. and moments ago. ed remains arrived in the netherlands and the faa will decide today whether to lift the ban on the flights into israel. overnight, a fresh barrage of missiles and shelling had families in gaza scrambling for safety. secretary of state john kerry landed in tel aviv to push for a cease-fire, more than 650 palestinians and 31 israelis have so far been killed in the conflict. back to this country, a

frantic scene on a beach in california. a man dug a ten-foot hole in the sand, the hole collapsed on top of him. and this man was seen speeding on the back of a car three weeks ago climbing through a window. he is now in custody arrested after a three-hour standoff with police. and how about this for a bizarre crime scene or crime spree in oregon. vandals are throwing doughnuts at cars and using other pastries to smear vehicles there. and do you know if you have had too much rain? an alabama woman appears to be surfing on her lawn. after 3 inches of rain became dropped underneath her sod. thankfully water levels are turning back to normal there but looks like fun. have the kids come out. have a good old time.

better than a bouncy house, guys. she truly could feel the earth move under her feet. very subtle. very subtle. thank you, amy. thank you. turning now to a new study that can help you shape up for less revealing the best diet programs and pills for your money. abc's news senior medical contributor dr. jennifer ashton is here with this. what was the cost analysis? what did it show? >> so this is really about who is the biggest loser, not just about the number on the scale but about the number in your bank account and how much is this costing and what they looked at is weight lost versus cost, cost per pound lost and then the quality of life. all of these methods were effective, however, the big winners went to weight watchers and a prescription medication called qsymia had the most bang for the buck. >> why? >> well, i think when you talk about weight watchers, any type of social network like that, jenny craig, weight watchers works because you have a support system, it's social. you're accountable. nutritionally it makes sense, and any time you put those things together, you're going to

get a good result. again, this was just about cost effectiveness. when you talk about this prescription medication, we're not really sure what the mechanism is but we know it's effective. it's for major weight loss for people who are morbidly obese and it is not to be taken lightly. i do have some patients on it and they've lost about 20 pounds in 6 months which is very significant. >> you offer two very different winners here, if you will. >> right. >> but they're so different, how do our viewers decide which route to go? >> i think you should think about it like this. if you're about to embark on a major weight loss attempt, you want to not just focus on the number of your goal in terms of the weight you're trying to lose but what you can afford. no one has unlimited resources here, so you want to make your money matter, and when you're talking about weight loss, there's more than just financial cost. there's social costs, medical costs. we need to take them all into account. >> and we do, and this is so effective because there's just so much out there. >> yep. >> people want to do the right thing. >> yeah, absolutely. >> you gave it to us. >> thank you. >> thank you. "pop news" and weather coming up but now over in the

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you're legit. >> it's into character. >> it totally is. you should do that. you should do it again. that's what you did to me yesterday. >> i know you did. >> i'll get you yet. hey, "pop news" and i want to start by honoring the one and only billy joel. joining the ranks of music royalty, the long island native becomes the next recipient for the gershwin prize. the award is presented by the united states library of congress and the library officials say this was an easy decision calling joel a storyteller of the highest order. past recipients include paul mccartney, stevie wonder and carole king. >> good company. >> yeah. >> great company and just thrilled to share that with you. [ applause ] he is a gift to the music world. in other music news, a tree planted in los angeles in memory of one of the beatles has been killed by beetles. >> oh, no.

>> terrible case of irony. the george harrison memorial tree planted after his death in 2001 grew to be more than 12 feet tall but like so many trees in the area, the beatle tree as it was called has fallen victim to a bark beetle infestation. a new pine tree will be planted in honor of harrison after the drought and fire season in hopes that the beetles will "let it about." >> ding, ding, ding. . >> a lot of poetry there. poetry in motion. if you're feeling the heat do not blame ginger. today it's the new york city firefighters' fault. today marks the release of their annual calendar in which new york's bravest leave their coats behind and risk their lives to make each month more fiery than the next. in honor of this, the 20th anniversary of the calendar there are 175 firefighters featured inside. i had not noticed.

a rich perspective of all the years they have done this good deed. so many ways because the proceeds go to the staten island university burn center. and we want to say thank you to the firefighters. thank you. >> thank you for what you do. >> thank you. >> thank you so much for everything you do. not only for the calendar, which is a lovely read, could also save lives on the line. i don't know if you noticed. >> the cover boy. >> wow. >> the cover guy. >> we're here for, you know, to raise money for the staten island burn center and been doing it for 20 years and hopefully this year will be the best. tomorrow -- tonight at sophia's, 5:00. >> everybody, come on down in they came here today. this is the official release. less than $20 and such -- great money well spent. shall we? shall we -- will you help me?

>> of course. >> let's throw it to -- >> ginger! >> whoo. >> i like that. that was a nice way. i got a couple ladies looking on with me through the calendar too. i'll give it to you guys later. thank you so much, lara. let's check in on the forecast. we wanted to start in miami. speaking of hot and steamy this morning, the cloud cover we've been watching there and, of course, a stormy one throughout parts of the southeast. thanks to that low pressure system that's actually been what we call retrograding and moves backward and rotates clockwise and grabs the tropical moisture and away you go with storms. along the cold front too throughout the northeast through the afternoon and evening, can you feel it in the air, that sticky stuff, you'll get storms especially late tonight by the coastline. now here's a look across the nation but for now, that's the big picture. i got a couple of pictures, i'm good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the bay area forecast.

we are mostly sunny and mild in the afternoon. clear tonight the patchy fog is possible tomorrow. the dry heat arrives tomorrow. today, the temperatures are close to seasonal and below average inland and seven-day outlook forecast shows mid-80's to upper 90's friday and saturday and around the bay and >> we are just a hot and steamy show because the "heat index" is next. >> okay, ging. kick off our "heat index" one of the top stories. "time" magazine's website. how do give yourself a boost in the workplace. easy ways to impress your colleagues and your boss. first pick up space. it may sound odd but researchers say an expansive pose can increase your feelings of power. >> i'd be a little careful there. >> yeah. >> excuse me. >> you put your legs across,

that's what they said. next it's okay to look a little out of place with what you wear. it could signal self-confidence and you've heard -- >> i guess that works with me right now. >> you feel out of place? >> great. l. maintaining eye contact is important. but this research is just, you should choose when to do so. when you're giving someone that -- the look. yeah. but it is true. when we're outside, people just want you to look them in the eye. that's it. >> i agree. you lose them when you don't. >> i agree. >> good stuff there. up next some dirty little secrets about the gym. how you could be picking up and spreads germs without knowing it according to new york university. some examples are revealed. be careful not to wipe your face or hands on the dirty side of a towel? >> really? thank you. >> i would have done ha. >> i guess the point was even if it came out clean from the laundry, once it's put on any surface it would be dirty. no longer sanitary. two, don't touch the bottom of your shoes when you stretch. also makes a lot of sense.

things your mom taught you confirmed by nyu. also our clothe, finally in the lockers, turns out they may not be as clean as you think. better putting off your gear in a disposable shopping bag. >> all great advice. >> i'm glad science -- >> i like how you confirmed what our mother told us all along. we have a new survey. a big question this morning. what does where you live say about your mood? well, this new study revealing that new york city is, in fact, the unhappiest city in america. >> what? >> what? experts used data from a center for disease control life satisfaction survey to come one the results and did not give specific reasons but things like the weather and our living situation can affect your happiness. but it's really good news this study if you live in louisiana, the five happiest cities are all in that state, lafayette, snagging the number one spot,

robin already knew that. >> thanks very much. i went to college there, of course, mississippi gulf coast, a stone's throw away. sally-ann lived in new orleans for many years and we're fat and happy. oh, yes. >> the sun is always shaping. >> but, no, it's the food, it's the people. it's our faith. it's just a wonderful, wonderful place to live. yeah. >> i think i need to go research that. >> i'm in. i'm in. okay, we move on in "heat index." painful subject, it can be expensive but more kims are finding a new way to split and save money and paula faris tells us all bit. >> reporter: divorce can be a difficult process. it's expensive, emotional and can result in years in court but now there is a new website trying to make that grueling process just a little bit easier. >> they're able to follow step by step. >> reporter: wevorce uses computer software to connect couples looking to uncouple with lawyers located across the west

coast. well, they can't save your marriage they say they can save you time and money. >> the technology allows us as we continue to build that to make it more and more affordable for families. we let the families go at their own pace. >> reporter: someone files for divorce in the u.s. every 13 seconds and while the average divorce can range anywhere between $15,000 to $150,000, wevorce says it can cut it to $10,000. it's not just money. wevorce offers counseling and mediation. >> because of the stresses of divorce that we will always have people available. >> reporter: married for 15 years mark and nora say they've seen enough of their friends go through nasty divorces. >> we both heard horror stories about screaming and yelling across attorneys' tables and this seemed like a much more cordial way to end our marriage. >> reporter: so two years ago they decided to use it to try and keep the peace.

not just for them but also for their 12-year-old son. >> these guys wanted us to get along, you know, in a way that was really healing to everybody in the family. so that we could move on to our next chapter. >> reporter: still, some experts say it's not for everyone. >> if we have a couple who fight like cats and dogs then i would strongly caution against going the wevorce route. they'll abandon and each hire their own attorney and end up costing them twice as much. >> reporter: more mark, nora and hundreds of past users -- >> i think it would have been drastically different had we gone the traditional route. i'm thankful we didn't. >> reporter: they say they have no remorse for their wevorce. now the irony in all this, the founders of wevorce were husband and wife at one time and went through a divorce and realized it doesn't have to be so painful, so negative ands thatty, so after they were

divorced, they could created wevorce. >> a positive out of a negative. >> exactly, again. every 13 seconds. >> through their own experience they can hone what they share. all right. thanks. >> wait, not only thanks but congratulations. >> new "gma weekend" anchor. >> fantastic. >> glad to be part of the team. >> we were saying weekend "gma" anchor in case you haven't heard so looking forward to watching you saturdays and sundays starting in august. >> thanks, everybody. also burning up the "heat index." a fashionista's dream come true. a texas woman who is proudly showing off her brand-new closet. not house, that's a closet but so what makes this different from yours, you might wonder? well, it's three floors, it's 3,000 square feet, it's jammed with jewelry, handbags, shoes. melissa rye cross got lost i think but did try to go on a tour. take a look. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: welcome to my closet.

you've probably heard the saying, everything is bigger in texas. and 52-year-old teresa romer's closet is one giant and gleaming example. >> i just have always had this fascination of beautiful closets because to me my closet is my retreat. you know, i mean, men can have their man caves. i look to look at it as a she cave. >> reporter: a closet in her home that took a full year to build. three floors, 3,000 square feet and the price tag -- how much did the closet alone cost you? >> roughly around 500,000. >> reporter: yep, half a million bucks and that's just the closet itself. ♪ bags and shoes and jewelry. how much does the merchandise alone in this closet cost? >> probably close to about 2 million. but we don't want to tell my husband. >> whoa. ♪ first floor is just handbags and jewelry. >> reporter: wow! >> so here on the second floor

we have shoes and the champagne bar and all the clothing and the hair and makeup station. >> reporter: he she's a former beauty queen and entrepreneur and mother and swears she's worn every shoe you see. >> most every shoe has a signature from the designer. now we're going to make our way up to the third floor where i have hats and furs and things that i don't wear very often. >> reporter: she says she got the idea while throwing fund-raisers at her husband. when she says her female guests constantly insisted on seeing her closet? why not have a closet so big that i can have fund-raisers in the closet. >> now she does just that. but shopping for all those clothes and accessories, she says she leaves that to a personal shopper. >> wonder does she wear all that? >> she said she wore every shoe. >> wow. >> all right. well, that was something. coming up, superstars ryan seacrest and ariana grande here live with a very big announcement. stay with us. from "good morning america."

good morning. i'm kristen sze. president obama will take part in two political fund raisers in the bay area today. the first starts in about an hour. the president arrived at sfo last night. mr. obama will headline one event at san francisco's four seasons hotel before heading to a luncheon at the lot al toes home of the real estate mogul george marcus. the president will take off around 1:30 for more fund raising in los angeles. moving about this morning on the freeways? leyla gulen, how does it look? >> expect delays because of obama's visit. as we take you into the east bay, this accident blocking one lane southbound side of 880 at passeo grande. and a fender-bender westbound 580 at greenville. the traffic is slow from livermore to the dublin interchange and southbound on 84.

kristen? >> looks like we'll see more sun today.

troez and a's, get there at 5 sclok, get a root beer float and raise money for juvenile diabetes. temperatures in the mids to upper 60s. our destination this afternoon, though, still a little cooler than average. we're already starting to see the clouds open just a little bit. we'll be mostly sunny by the afternoon hours. san francisco and oakland right on average. the rest of us about 2 to 7 degrees cooler. that accuweather seven-day forecast, today is the coolest day. look at the 70s along the coast.

mid-80s to mid-90s tomorrow. possibly some upper 80s to upper 90s friday and saturday. have a great day. ♪ one less one less problem one less problem without you i got one less problem without you ♪ you know who that is and you know the song. ariana grande with her smash hit and guess what, she is here live this morning, very big announcement which we cannot wait for. >> and then also coming up, improve this! we're having fun with paint this morning. we're going to show you some great diy tricks for creating very cool accent walls. these are really easy and really pretty. >> i can't wait for that. and then i'm also really hungry and guess who's here? the chef and host of the new show "frankenfood." he's going to join us. he'll judge our our "gma" frankenfood showdown. we're actually going to be concocting some fun food mash-ups.

mine is really good, guys. we're going to see who can whip up the most creative recipe. first inside to robin. >> i've got -- i'm in great company, two superstars right here, ryan seacrest and one of the hottest singers, the hot singer -- let's say the hottest on the planet, ariana grande. >> oh, thanks. >> here to tell us about the exciting iheartradio festival. so wonderful to have you both here. thank you for making the time and, boy, the lineup. this is the fourth year. so glad you're going to be a part of it, ariana. i'm so excited to be a part of it. >> tell us who will be performing. >> this is the biggest music event of the year for me. because it's a two-night festival in las vegas. it starts on friday, the 19th of september. it goes through the 20th all day into the night of saturday night, and we work all year to put it together. so, are you ready? going to try to remember as many as i can. taylor swift will be there. one direction will be there. ed sheeran will be there. usher will be there.

paramore will be there. ariana grande will be there. and this is the first time you've done this festival. >> yes, i'm excited and fairly intimidated. >> come on. you're not intimidated by anything. >> no, i'm very excited. i'm honored to be on that list of amazing artists. >> it's also all genres. the zac brown band is there. motley crue, so that there are no silos. >> as it should be, that's the beauty of music. do you get as excited as we do in seeing all these great artists? >> yeah. >> that you don't normally get a chance to see. >> the most exciting part of the show, there are so many different genres coming together and it's very unique in that way and it's two nights. >> more music. >> your girl iggy azalea will be at the village performing as well. >> she's going to kill it. >> the list goes on and on and we're so excited because you have new music coming out next month. you know who we had here last week, we had zedd. >> oh, really. >> he was at the -- the place was packed. >> that's amazing. >> everyone wants to know this new music "my everything." and you have so many followers.

they want to know, do you have a favorite song already on the album? >> i do. it's called "best mistake" featuring big sean and that's my favorite one on the album, i think but i really do love "break free" as well which is the single -- >> doing really well. >> shameless plug. >> skyrocketing up the charts. >> it is. zedd, he could not say enough things about you. >> he's a great guy. great things about you >> and the collaboration that you all have together and so much that everyone has going on, it's hard to keep up with him. isn't it? you do everything and then you launch a clothing line on top of all that too. >> well, you have to stay dressed when you're working so much, right? you got to put something on. it's my uniform. we'll launch a line of macy's of suits and accessories this fall. >> awesome. >> you always look sharp. it's a good idea. >> thank you. >> see, what -- do you need a better endorsement than that? >> he told me to say that. no, he really didn't. >> there was more to it than that. >> oh, yeah, buy all the clothes. >> it was like a like, you look really tall in your clothes. >> you look really tall. >> in your clothes only. >> you really help people, guys who don't have stylists, we're

very fortunate that we have people that kind of help put us together. guys that don't, so kind of like a garanimals for adults. >> there's an easy way to get in and out with things you know will match and so there's a number system to it, because i like to get stuff that i think matches, but this is a way to get in, shop quickly and be pretty sure that it all goes together. >> guys, we could use all the help we can get. it's almost predone for you. >> that sounds very sensible. i know some boys who i'll be sending your way. >> is in a specific boy i should send it to. >> i got a few that need help. i know too many. >> that can always get you in trouble. ryan will lead you astray but this has to be very exciting just the reception you're getting from so many people who are so appreciative and find so much good in your music. >> it means the world. i'm very excited. you know, i put so much work into it. music is my whole life. it is my whole life and so excited for this new album. i put so much into it and so i'm very excited.

>> and then i heart festival, it all culminates there. >> this is it. >> so how is it going to be different? how do you do it each and every year, because this is the fourth one. what makes it special. >> i think what makes it special is all of the artists come together and do things together that they don't get to do throughout the course of the year. backstage you'll see, you know, artists who don't see each other as much as they wish they could get a chance to come up with an idea and many time attract a new collaboration will come out of being at the iheartradio festival that will be released a few months later, so this literally is the biggest music weekend of the year for us. and we invite people to be there. tickets go on sale this weekend, iheartradio.com and i'll be hosting. she'll be singing and enjoying it and recovering sunday. >> a party had by all. las vegas, nice place to have it. >> mgm grand in las vegas. >> always good to see you, ryan. >> thank you. >> ariana, i know a lot is going on with your family right now and it means a lot that you came in this morning. >> thanks for having me, you guys. >> yeah, just know that we're thinking of you. >> thank you. >> don't miss the iheartradio music festival coming up september 19th and 20th.

yeah. we got ginger outside. final check of the weather. >> oh, and you know we have so many folks out here excited to see ariana, ryan, the crowd just pumping today, and i found another sunset twin. turn your nails around, you've got the yellow and orange. she's like amy and i. i love it. so let's go ahead and start with another place we absolutely adore and that would be seattle which today, lots more in the way of cloud cover. the rain showers that have not been around are certainly there. but we do have a lot in the way of red flag warnings. see all those pockets of red. high wind warnings so gusty winds no good and, of course, the thunderstorms could bring lightning that could start up flames. now we look coast to coast, that scorcher in

>> and we are so pumped about this. tomorrow morning i will be live at one of these amazing locations revealing your pick, the final pick for america's favorite place. you won't want to miss that. and you can head to website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! to see more favorite place photos sent in by viewers. so all that weather was brought to you by bp, but, you guys, the map is looking good. it's going to be a good spot. >> can't wait to see where you land. >> we saw the kayak, too. so we're able to sort of -- >> a little clue. >> all right. >> thank you, ginger. now to designer kate spade's mission to empower women and her company looked around the world to find the right group of women. >> so they now helped create a line of accessories that are both stylish, and this is the best part, they're socially responsible. bianna golodryga has our story. ♪

>> reporter: on purpose is kate spade and company's hottest new line of accessories crafted by 150 women in a small village in rwanda. every piece is handmade and one of a kind. >> this is a for profit venture that you're encompassing upon. why rwanda? >> we looked around and we found this incredible group of women that got together post-general side 20 years ago and looked for a way to start to put their life back together again. >> reporter: from bracelets to clutches to scarves, items are flying off the chefs. some are even sold out online. >> still all available in our stores and also it's a continuing project so in the fall we'll deliver new pieces. >> i can see the kate spade brand, the touch is still there. the company believes by empowering women to empower themselves, it will ultimately influence their communities for the better. >> whether they are machine operators in terms of machine sewing or detailed embroiderers, they are about 40% higher than

what that average wage is in rwanda. >> reporter: the women who are paid a monthly income are now able to help financely support their families and send their children to school. >> it's been so rewarding and you see it in them. you see it in their faces and you see it in their demeanor. >> reporter: kate spade and company hopes this model will inspire other companies and brands to do the same and empower communities all across the globe. for "good morning america," bianna golodryga, abc news, new york. >> an incredible initiative and we have some of the items right here from the collection and we should mention they range in price from $22 to $140. the next on purpose collection will be available in stores and online in august and you can find out much more about the on purpose initiative at goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! it's a great way to spend your money and get really cute accessories in the process. >> very bright and kate spade-y. >> if you buy it, they can keep making them. that's the best part. coming up, we have improve

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♪ ain't it fun ooh, it is fun. it's time to improve this! this morning we have some great diy tips for creating fun accent walls with paint. it's all about paint today and here to show us how to do it is

taniya nayak, design expert for hgtv and the food network. welcome to "good morning america." >> thank you. >> i'm loving the ombre wall. >> i love it on hair and fashion. why not do it on a wall? this is so easy. actually four separate colors of paint and a tip to make it even easier is to just take your strip and just pick four colors in a row. >> that way it sort of blends. the question that i have and i can see it up close is how do you do it so that it doesn't look like sort of a stop point? >> you want to go in sections, so you don't want to paint four stripes on the wall. you want to start off either with the darkest first and work your way lighter and vice versa and blend, blend, blend until you get a nice flawless look. >> one of the suggestions is to use a rag so that you can sort of blend this way so you start -- i would start with the lightest and then maybe do the rag and -- >> and keep going darker. >> yeah. >> and darker and darker and i love the idea using the strip. >> one strip is the way to go. >> love that and then for a kids' room -- that's pretty

sophisticated and would look great in a dining room or a kitchen. >> perfect accent room. >> this is the wavy stripe wall. >> this is something i'm obsessed with. shape tape so while it looks super complicated, it's tape. >> it is. >> pull that off. >> oh, that's awesome. >> see, isn't that so cool? >> i use it a ton and paint floors a lot and painters tape. lots of different kinds too and make sure you know which kind you want to use. i didn't know you could get it with actually designs. ooh. >> they have it in a chevron. i knew you'd like that one. >> i usually draw it. that's -- i never had more respect for charlie brown and his shirt. >> and measurements and taping, it's a lot of work but makes it -- >> just so you know if you want to try a striped wall, you do the painters' tape and you can kind of be a little messy because this makes it perfect. kind of foolproof. i like this color combination. >> is there a certain kind of paint you like for this? >> so i like to mix up the finishes and do a matte and

glossy if you're going to do stripes, a little more detail so we did some of both. >> a great texture and finally you know the pallets you know that are behind your grocery store. we don't recommend stealing them. had please ask. >> please ask the local retailer. >> they'll give them to you. >> they don't want them a lot of times. do ask but these have been transformed as you can see into a wonderful accent wall. tell us about this. >> this is great for outdoors. it's very inexpensive. most of the time it's free and you can do a living wall. you can add herbs. you can do flowers, whatever you want. i love the idea of either stacking them. i know you were thinking even a trellis would be a nice idea. >> yeah, you could do this with ivy in and out of it. we used -- this is a great product and look for these in your local home improvement store. these are indoor/outdoor paint, primer and paint, one stop shopping, so to speak, and you could also do a wall but if you don't want to go all the way up, do a ledge and then put plants on the top so it's a great way to create depth and texture and, again, get these

for next to nothing or even for free. >> look how gorgeous it is. it's fun. it's easy, accent walls are cheap and -- >> yep. and paint is easy and fun. what an easy way to transform the look of a room. taniya, as always, we thank you and hd-tv and you need to head to our website if interested. goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! for taniya's instructions to create one more bonus accent wall. a major food bonus. "gma's" "frankenfood" showdown. there he is, josh capon, chef extraordinaire. ♪ ooh-la-la >> we'll do it next. ♪ ooh-la-la

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support feeding america and your local food bank at feedingamerica.org. to you by lowe's. okay. we have all heard of those crazy food mash-ups like the cronut. well, now there's a whole show about them. it's called "frankenfood" and we're delighted to welcome the executive chef josh capon here to judge our "gma" frankenfood showdown. you run these great restaurants

in new york and miami, as well, and now you've got this new show, "frankenfood." tell us about it. >> "frankenfood" is a lot of fun. an actual "frankenfood" is a combination of unusual ingredients that come to life like frankenstein himself and we're putting the fun back in food. >> you got a couple right here. >> we do. we have the dubin and the frankenfood starts with a name so the dubin is the love child of a doughnut and a ruben sandwich. who doesn't love a ruben sandwich and a doughnut and this is one of the classic ones chicken lollipop and it's a reinterpretation, if you will of a buffalo wing. we'll make these crazy combinations. >> now if you want to pay me off now and i will choose you as the winner. >> we'll make frankenfood then you'll judge. >> you guys are behind the show. >> all right. >> i think you guys have like 45 seconds, right? >> okay. >> i didn't know. >> they already started.

i'll get started here. >> are we starting? george is making sweet potato fries and adding candied walnut and fluff. >> a lot of fluff there. >> almost like a thanksgiving day staple. >> there you go. \wow. this is -- i need to heat this up a little bit. this is going to go in the oven. a lot of candied walnuts. >> i might let you win. >> okay. i'll put this on top. >> lara. what is lara making? sweet -- >> this is my bring it on fry pie. this is apples chopped up with honey and cinnamon and put them into a pie -- >> we have to move on. we got 20 seconds. >> fondue. fondue. >> it's all about the cheese sauce. you better bring it. >> vanilla ice cream and more some maple syrup over that and then -- >> ginger, what did you use? >> i thought it was whatever you had in your refrigerator you bring. >> you might have come up with something. >> you're from michigan. >> it is an unusual combination of ingredients. >> time is up. time is up. we need to taste taste. right? all right.

how about this? george, would you like us to taste your dish? >> go for it. >> everybody loves candied walnuts. >> sweet potatoes fries, marshmallow fluff and candied walnuts. >> almost like a thanksgiving staple. >> okay. >> we need some more sweet potatoes but good. but good. all right. >> this is my bring it on fry pie. >> bring it on. and would you like to feed me? >> this is -- i don't have a fork. >> okay. i'll use this fork. we can use the same fork. >> okay. >> here. >> let's see if lara brought it. >> what's in it? this is apples. honey, cinnamon, into a pie crust and then cheese fondue all over the top. >> i love the cheddar crust. >> that would be better with a marshmallow topping. can i just say that? >> i have to go with the cheddar cheese sauce, though. >> salty and sweet. french toast, ice cream, bacon and maple syrup. it's messy but it's worth it.

>> i like sweet with salty, and i love bacon. >> ah. >> you're a woman after my own heart. >> mm-mm. that's good. >> that is good. >> bacon maple syrup, french toast. like a diner's staple. >> amy, well done. >> i'm sorry you have to end here. it's pork. >> no. >> spinach. >> a lot of people don't know that ginger is a wonderful cook. by the way. >> don't take this as the example of me being a wonderful cook but it will give you a little crunch. >> we need -- which one wins? i think -- i think -- right? do we have a winner? okay. okay. where's the trophy? where is the trophy? okay. drum roll, drum roll. [ drum roll ] >> oh, yeah. >> i agree. well done, amy. well done. >> thank you. congratulations. "frankenfood," sunday nights on spike tv. the recipe on our website and you can tell us what food mash-ups you like and bring us

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presented by dreamwalk by dr. scholl's. >> yes. >> congratulations. well deserved. thank you, josh. >> good morning, america. >> a lot coming up tomorrow. "deals & steals." kesha is here live, as well, and, ginger, you're on your way out. >> i got my bag packed going to your favorite place in america. i'll be there live to reveal where it is tomorrow. >> meantime, have a great day, everybody. >> bye! >> bye!

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good morning. i'm kristen sze. meteorologist mike nicco is keeping track of your forecast. mike? >> yeah, a bunch of clouds this morning. it will be that way throughout the afternoon as we see increasing sunshine. have a root beer float and raise money for juvenile diabetes. ept gete there at 5:00. game starts at 7: 05 at the o.co for astros and a's, drop do you think to the mid-60s. 70s and 80s most places. heat wave coming in your accuweather seven-day forecast, 70s at the coast, 80s and 90s bay and inland. leyla? president obama is in town. so you might see some street closures and traffic impacts near market street in san francisco, also in los altos as well as sfo.

kristen? >> leyla, thanks a lot. please join us for the midday announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, film, television, and stage actor, hank azaria. and from the hit series, "once upon a time," jennifer morrison. plus, the latest technology to make your home life easier and better. all next on "live." now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪ kelly: thank you.