good morning, america. terror in the cabin. a s.w.a.t. team storming a plane after one of the passengers threatens to blow it up. >> get your hands up. get your hands up. >> it's a crisis involving american fighter jets, panicked passengers and then a cruel twist at the end. breaking details this morning. weekend wipeout. 100 million people in the crosshairs of severe summer storms from high winds to dangerous lightning. it's going to be a weekend of wicked weather, so are you in the danger zone? crime and punishment. the nfl under fire this morning for its response to the case of baltimore ravens star ray rice who assaulted his wife. critics say the league does not take domestic violence seriously enough. and we go inside comic-con, the biggest geek fest on the planet.

you'll see the costumes and the celebrity superheroes as we say -- >> good morning, america. ♪ it's hip to be square ♪ hip hip so hip to be square ♪ hip hip ♪ so hip to be square any morning that starts with megan fox, totally fine with me. >> yeah, i agree with you. she is a pretty woman. >> well said. good morning, america. >> so much more that could be said. >> that's right. i'm holding my fire. coming up, we'll take you inside comic-con, the pop culture mega event going on in san diego. the place looks a little bit like the bar scene from "star wars." >> the only time you'll see thousands of geek groupies uniting. it's the annual gathering of the geeks and gamers that has become a marketing boon for hollywood. we'll get to that later on in the show. but we begin with a major scare in the air. u.s. fighter jets launched into action and a s.w.a.t. team storming a passenger plane after a man on board makes deadly

threats. it's a scary time to fly right now after so many airline incidents and accidents just this month alone, so let's get right to abc's linzie janis who is at jfk with more this morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan and bianna. that's right. that man is scaring other passengers allegedly saying he wanted to blow up canada. then after that emergency landing, s.w.a.t. team members taking no chances making sure everybody's hands were in the air. >> hands up. hands up. hands up. >> reporter: incredible heart-pounding cell phone video of armed officers storming a plane at toronto's pearson international airport. >> hands up! >> reporter: terrifying passengers including children as they hunt down a person suspected of making a bomb threat. >> heads down! >> heads down, arms up, yelling, the kids were scared. >> reporter: the sunwing airlines flight on its way to panama city friday morning turning around 45 minutes into

the flight over west virginia after police say 25-year-old canadian ali sahahi started making direct threats to the aircraft. other passengers describing him as agitated. >> might have to delay you for a bit. there is an aircraft coming in from over the lake. it's going to land runway 33 left and they have a bomb threat. you might see a pair of f-16s. >> reporter: two u.s. fighter jets escorting the plane carrying 181 passengers out of u.s. airspace. north american aerospace defense command, or norad, calling it a precaution. the passenger behind this tape describes the terror. >> once he started yelling things about the plane crashing and everyone dying, of course, people were a little taken back by it. >> reporter: after removing shahi and finding no evidence of a bomb on the plane, royal canadian mounted police arrested the suspect charging him with endangering the safety of an aircraft. as for the passengers, many were put on a later flight to panama. but it was also diverted landing

in jamaica friday evening after a passenger required medical attention. the flight eventually arriving at its destination 12 hours late. shahi is in custody. he is due to appear in court later this morning for his bail hearing. overnight his father telling reporters his son suffers from mental health issues. dan. >> a troubled flight from start to finish there, thank you. there's another major story we're following this morning. we are entering a weekend of severe weather in america. 100 million people bracing for wind, hail and even tornadoes and meteorologist steve rudin who is from our abc station wjla in washington in tracking all of it. >> good morning, dan. looking at the strongest storms to focus across central indiana into illinois. that's where we're expecting the potential for those gusty winds, even isolated tornadoes. all of our attention will focus toward the east coast as we move through the day tomorrow. a large swath from boston, new york city to washington, d.c.

under a slight risk, but the jackpot area just around charleston and lexington where we'll see a higher likelihood for tornadoes. rain, it could accumulate and we could see flooding across central ohio, northwestern pennsylvania and southern west virginia. coming up in just a few minutes we'll take a look at the rest of the forecast. >> a warning for millions of americans. steve, thank you. we're going to turn now to new information on the gunfire sending shock waves through a quiet philadelphia hospital. police say a patient started shooting while talking to his psychiatrist. the doctor then drew his own weapon ending the confrontation. police this morning saying that they likely saved many other lives by doing that, and ron is just back from covering the story in philadelphia with the latest. hey, ron. >> hey, good morning to you, bianna. one person was shot and killed alleged by the patient, but police say it could have been much, much worse happening in a small hospital in darby, pennsylvania, a philadelphia suburb. that patient heavily armed and police say on a mission to kill thwarted by the quick thinking, quick

acting doctor who happened to be carrying a gun himself. this morning that doctor is being called a hero. he allegedly killed one person, but police say 49-year-old richard plotts almost certainly would have killed more had he not been stopped in the shootout with his own psychiatrist. >> if the doctor did not have the firearm, he'd be dead today, and i believe that other people in that facility would also be dead. >> reporter: the brother of social worker, theresa hunt, killed in that shootout agrees. >> thank god for the doctor who was actually armed, i think, was incredible, what he did. >> reporter: according to law enforcement officials, plotts who prosecutors say had a long record of arrests and mental illness, arrives at mercy fitzgerald hospital around 1:30 in the afternoon on thursday. around 2:20, plotts and hunt enter dr. lee silverman's office. minutes later an argument breaks out. dr. silverman tells police that is when plotts pulls a revolver from his waistband and fatally shoots

hunt then turns on the doctor. they say silverman gets his own gun from a pocket and the two men exchange gunfire in the small office. silverman is wounded but escapes. plotts is critically wounded and is captured by two other hospital workers. police say he was carrying 39 extra bullets. crime scene photos obtained by abc station wpvi show the aftermath of the gun battle, windows shot out and bloody handprints on the carpet. now theresa hunt's brother is wondering why the family member known to familiy members as mother theresa had to die. >> i'm angry at the gentleman who did it and i'd like to know why. >> plotts is in critical condition but is expected to survive to face murder charges. dr. silverman was wounded in the hand and grazed in the head by a bull debt lew he is okay. now, it is hospital policy that weapons aren't allowed on the premises by anyone but security and it appears that dr. silverman had been bringing his licensed handgun to work for years.

we don't know why but today his hospital is praising him for his brave action and looking forward to welcoming him back to the hospital. >> saved so many lives that could have been lost. >> police say he did, indeed. >> ron, thanks. >> thanks, ron. there is growing outrage this morning over how the nfl is handling a case of domestic violence involving a star player. take a look at this video of ray rice from the baltimore ravens dragging his then fiancee unconscious out of an elevator. the nfl has now suspended rice for two games which critics are calling a mere slap on the wrist and abc's byron pitts is on the story. good morning, byron. >> good morning, dan. and slap is right. by most accounts the nfl has been caught off guard by the harsh pushback and questions, did it address the seriousness of what happened? ray rice, number 27, not just the nfl star running back for the baltimore ravens, but a major part of the league's tv image campaign to attract women. >> find your look at nflshop.com. >> reporter: but it's this image of rice that tarnished his reputation and for some

tarnished the sport. tmz sports surveillance footage taken inside an atlantic city casino last february of the all pro super bowl running back hovering over then dragging his then girlfriend, now wife, unconscious out of an elevator after he assaulted her. they questioned then what would the nfl do? today's reaction to his two-game suspension continues to snowball. the sentiment is, not much. >> and, frankly, it's a terrible message that the nfl has sent. it was a stunner to me. >> reporter: consider this, the nfl's punishment for steroid use is an automatic four-game suspension. one player was suspended three games for a bar fight, and one rookie got a five-game suspension for taking freebies in college. espn's keith olbermann seemed to speak for many with his outrage. >> the iron fist of the nfl has just been used against ray rice's wife and against every woman in america. >> reporter: rice's wife was also charged with assault in the fight, but the charges were dropped. the response from rice's team and head coach has been muted.

>> there are consequences when you make a mistake like that. i stand behind ray. he's a heck of a guy. >> reporter: that's from a team that leads the league with five players arrested this off-season. as for ray rice, who pleaded not guilty to third degree aggravated assault, he took responsibility for his actions last may with his wife beside him. >> you know, failed miserably. >> reporter: rice entered a pretrial intervention program and if completed won't serve jail time. now, reports today say the league took it easy on rice in part because of his good guy reputation and a plea from his wife for leniency but, dan, regardless of their reasoning, many believe on this, the nfl simply got it wrong. >> well, it's just striking when you see the comparisons to how people get punished for steroid use or taking freebies. really striking. byron, thank you. >> not the kind of publicity the nfl needs right now. byron, thanks. well, we're going to turn overseas now where a 12-hour cease-fire is in effect between israel and hamas. israel has agreed to the short humanitarian cease-fire after rejecting a longer truce

proposed by secretary of state john kerry. the mounting palestinian death toll now tops 800, most of them civilians, and abc's david wright has the latest from gaza. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. this is the new normal in gaza. people finally feeling safe enough to venture out and start to clean up the damage. the damage, as you can see here, is extensive. it's a 12-hour lull in the fighting, and so far it seems to be holding. this momentary pause comes after some of the fiercest fighting and shelling yet. this residential neighborhood sajaiya as taken some of the heaviest hits. this is the first time it's been safe for us to come. overnight, two israeli soldiers were killed in ground fighting. many palestinians too including 20 members of a single family. the full cease-fire can't come soon enough.

inside one hospital, we found a miracle, one of the youngest casualties of this war. >> why? no comment. >> reporter: born friday morning by emergency c-section after the 23-year-old mother was killed in an israeli air strike. >> yeah. >> reporter: does she have a name? >> the daughter of is still without name. >> reporter: the baby's father has gone into hiding. we're told he's associated with the group islamic jihad, which may explain why his house was bombed, but it does not excuse the collateral damage. in the hospital the doctors are optimistic. >> i think that she will survive because she is palestinian. >> reporter: that little baby has no idea what she has already lost in her first few moments of life.

it's heartbreaking stuff, and as you look around this neighborhood, you can imagine so many other families grieving too, praying for a lasting cease-fire. bianna, dan. >> mounting casualties on both sides. >> a lot of pain and a lot of hope for this cease-fire, at least, for the short term. our thanks to david wright this morning. let's get it over to ron once again for a look at the other stories breaking this morning. ron, good morning. >> hi there, dan, bianna, again, and sara haines, hi to you. and good morning, everyone. we begin with breaking news overseas. the u.s. state department has shut down the u.s. embassy in libya after fighting between libyan militants in the immediate vicinity has escalated. the state department is warning americans not to travel to libya and is urging all americans current currently there to leave immediately. u.s. diplomats have been evacuated under military escort. the neighboring tunisia. back in the u.s., nearly 500 firefighters in california are battling a massive blaze about 45 miles outside of sacramento. a huge plume of smoke is blanketing wine country in northern california. so far the blaze has torched nearly 600 acres and is only 20% contained.

40 nearby homes have been evacuated. and, meanwhile, in washington state officials say a total of approximately 300 homes, twice as many as previously estimated, burned in the largest recorded wildfire in that state's history. and a manhunt is under way in philadelphia for two men who allegedly carjacked an suv and then plowed into a group of bystanders with that vehicle killing three children, siblings and critically injuring their mother. the family was selling fruit on a street corner for their church when the carjacking occurred and the suv struck them. the suspects ended up crashing that vehicle into a tree and then fleeing on foot. the person whose car stolen was critically injured in that crash. and ohio state's marching band's director is vowing to clear his name after he was fired over charges he promoted a culture conducive to sexual harassment. on friday the marching band of the best damn band in the land went marching on but without their now former director jonathan waters. waters is accused of knowing and failing to stop the hazing

rituals that included students pressured to march in their underwear and perform sexually themed stunts. waters' attorney said his client became a scapegoat for behavior that occurred before his leadership. take a look at this. it's a river in china has mysteriously turned blood red. local citizens there say the water looked normal around 4:00 a.m. friday morning. two hours later it had taken on the crimson hue that you see there. environmentalists suspect that it may be from someone illegally dumping artificial coloring into the waterway. and former daughter, first daughter chelsea clinton is showing off her growing baby bump during disney's pirates and princesses power of doing good events friday in new york city. children at the event made pledges to help out their communities. >> you're never too young to start service and that service only isn't a good thing to do but also can be really fun so i'm thrilled to be here supporting disney's efforts.

>> they will si is due in the fall, and disney, of course, is the parent company of abc news. and finally, abc's "rising star" judge and country sensation brad paisley gave one of his fans quite a souvenir. check this out. lauren frye was having a great time watching her favorite country singer, paisley, perform in concert. this is in cheyenne, wyoming. so she took a gamble and hit the record button on her cell phone, tossed it onto the stage. you see it there. it landed face up. paisley picks it up and started recording himself and snapping his own selfies. and then he gave it back to her. >> right, right. >> now everyone will be throwing their phones down. >> you think security would go wild over that. >> right. >> he is active on certainly media. i suggest everybody follow him. he is funny on twitter. >> and follow bianna golodryga. >> while you're at it. we'll take a selfie together. >> a plug for everybody. all right. thanks, ron. now to yet another wild story at an airport. anybody who travels by air has war stories about canceled flights, crowded planes, crying

babies. i promise you it's nothing compared to what just happened to a group of passengers trying to fly out of los angeles. their flight was delayed for, wait for this, three days. abc's brandi hitt is at l.a.x. this morning with the very latest. brandi, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. it's really hard to imagine going through this but there is some relief this morning for these angry passengers. you know, we've all experienced some sort of flight delay or cancellations but imagine this as you mentioned sleeping here on the floor with nowhere to go for several uncomfortable days. this morning, stranded flyers are finally home after an epic delay at l.a.x. >> it's just been horrendous really. >> reporter: the norwegian air shuttle flight didn't get off to a flying start. the 285 passengers spending three days stuck in the airport. some of them forced to sleep on the terminal floor. others were a bit more lucky. >> the first night we basically went to a hotel and begged for a room. >> reporter: the flight to london was supposed to leave wednesday, but because of

mechanical problems, it was delayed and delayed and delayed. flyers getting fed up. >> if i could afford another flight i would but i can't. >> and speaking out. >> might go with a different airline next time. >> i think their response has been really just appalling. they haven't been able to provide us with enough information. >> reporter: in a statement to abc news overnight, norwegian air shuttle apologized for the delays and said "we tried very hard to find hotels for all of our passengers but, unfortunately, capacity was limited due to obama's l.a. visit." the president was here for a fund-raiser. as for the flight, well, the airline says the delays were caused by unspecified technical problems but for the passengers it wasn't just about the delay but the lack of communication from the crew, dan and bianna. >> you know who else is angry? ron claiborne. >> they're saying president obama's visit is to blame for the hotels being booked. >> there's no room.

>> ron is on the phone with his attorney right now. >> that's not cool. not cool. >> not cool. >> not cool. we have a verdict. >> not cool. >> okay, brandi, thank you. well, something that is cool, it's the latest viral video sensation. it's not a surly cat or a rambunctious baby goat or another lipped dub of a song from "frozen." nope. it's a 16-year-old from georgia with a vine account, a pretty good sense of humor and no time for haters. sara is here with this story. sara. >> i absolutely love this kid. any time you put yourself out there on social media, it's inevitable you're going to get negative posts, but i think we can all take a note from brandon, who has a classy way of dealing with it. >> i just ask you what are you going to do about it? >> reporter: he's the internet's newest king of comedy. >> i heard you didn't like me and i find that pretty wacko. but i don't care about you because i got my mini taco. >> reporter: 16-year-old brandon bowen and his collection of goofy videos killing it on the social networking site

vine. >> i made a few vine videos and then i started getting noticed and my follow count just shot up. >> reporter: jumping from 30,000 to 60,000 followers in just one week all because of this video. >> hey, i'm sorry i didn't see you there. i was too busy blocking out the haters. >> reporter: the high school senior says he posted it as a response to hecklers in his comment section. >> there's a lot of people because of my weight and i guess how i talk, they find it amusing to them. >> reporter: soon brandon's hater blocking spoon shades spread like wildfire. >> hi, i'm sorry i didn't see you there. i was too busy blocking out my haters. >> reporter: along with tons of shout-outs and support. >> all: brandon, we love you. >> reporter: stand-up comic dave siegel says as heckler strategies go, blocking the hate is not half bad. >> i think spooning the eyes splits the atom in dealing with hecklers. he made a song about it. he's innovative. he didn't go forks. anyone would have thought forks. >> reporter: bowen says he still

plans to be a cop when he grows up, that is, unless one of the various talent agents sign him this morning and makes him an offer he just can't block. i'm sorry. i didn't see you there, i was too busy, hmm, blocking out the haters. how awesome is that kid that rather than react with anger, he stepped it up and made it his material. >> i love his accent. >> if he is a cop, i want him to pull me over. >> exactly. >> i feel like i could talk my way out of it. >> it'll be like serving justice to the haters. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> ron will be doing the next newscast with the spoons. here you go. pass it on down. >> these are used spoons. >> we'll get him some new spoons. >> all right, we got to check the weather now. meteorologist steve rudin who as we mentioned is visiting this weekend from our abc station wjla in washington, steve, what's the national picture? >> let me tell you, hot and humid, especially over the next couple of days or so.

take a look at our live camera from st. louis. it's warm, it's humid this morning. a heat advisory for later this afternoon. they'll see heat index warnings rise to around 105 degrees. take a look at the map for you. the oppressive heat not only affecting st. louis but a good part of the southern part of the united states. look at these heat index readings later today. it's going to feel like 101 in houston. but look at miami. high today of 87 degrees. we'll see heat index readings in the upper 90s. all that heat and all that humidity will lift toward the north and east later this afternoon. highs for d.c. around 90 degrees, lower 80s in new york city. the real heat, out to the west of us. that's where temperatures today will be the coolest of the next three. high pressure overhead. that's going to allow temperatures to quickly rebound. we're talking around 99 to 100 degrees by sunday and monday for boise, medford and redding. national forecast will show our temperatures holding in the mid-90s, midpart of the coun

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good morning, america. >> good morning, america. >> all: good morning, america. >> huey lewis and the news "hip to be square." scenes from comic-con. we go inside the global geek fest happening in san diego this weekend for comic book fans, gamers and hollywood stars as you just saw come together. this thing has really grown to be a massive convention. >> the irony is all of these young people at the convention have no idea who huey lewis is. >> yeah, i know who huey lewis is. >> yes, you do. yes, you do but you're not a -- >> but you're hip to be square. >> really? we're going there we're going there? >> no, we're not. you are young and beautiful, vivacious and we should move on. also coming up, we're going to take a leap into the future for prince george this morning. he's already as we know melting hearts globally as a 1-year-old but what will he look like when he hits 18?

we've got some artist's renderings coming up which are sure to be fascinating. we'll start this half hour with a controversial murder case raising questions about how we treat juvenile offenders in the country. four teenagers in elkhart, indiana, convicted of murder even though none of them actually fired the shot that killed their friend or even had a gun on them. >> they've become known as the elkhart four and abc's juju chang has the story. >> reporter: in the quiet suburb of elkhart, indiana, five young friends gather on this porch and make an impulsive decision. someone suggests finding a house to rob. they could use some extra cash. >> it was just finding quick money. we never planned to hurt anyone or, you know, to even confront anyone. >> reporter: they settle on a home they see every day, the one just across the street. >> the first thing i heard is gunshots. >> reporter: the teens broke in thinking the owner wasn't home, but he was and he had a gun. did you know you had been shot? >> no. i felt something warm and came up with a handful of blood. >> that's when you realized. >> that's when i realized i was shot. >> reporter: and then blake

realizes something else. his 21-year-old friend denzel johnson is slumped next to him. shot in the chest. bleeding heavily. he died in your arms? >> he died in between like right in between me and jose. >> reporter: what started out as a teenage lark has left one of them dead and now the surviving teens are accused of a crime much bigger than a break-in. >> they called me and said he had been arrested for murder. >> reporter: felony murder because when someone is killed during certain crimes, in this case, burglary, everyone committing the crime can be held responsible. >> you home invade a home, is it foreseeable the homeowner is going to shoot you, and the answer is, yes. >> reporter: the trial lasts four days. charged as adults, the teenagers were found guilty. with their sons sentenced to 50 plus years behind bars, the moms are fighting to overturn what they say are unjust and cruel sentences. >> we're hoping we got so many advocates maybe we can do something about this so no other kids have to go through this.

>> we're going to fight with everything we have. >> reporter: for "good morning america," juju chang, abc news, elkhart, indiana. >> this is a fascinating case and there's a lot more to it. and you can see the full story tonight on a show near and dear to my heart "nightline prime," that's at 10:00 eastern. right here on abc. a lot of great stuff coming up on the broadcast. >> thanks to juju. meantime, let's get a check of the other morning's top stories and for that we'll go back to ron. >> good morning, everyone. in the news, a major scare in the air. armed canadian police storm the plane at the airport in toronto, canada, arresting a passenger who police say made direct threats to the aircraft en route to panama. two u.s. fighter jets escorted the plane out of u.s. airspace back to canada. and in the middle east a 12-hour humanitarian cease-fire is now in effect between israel and hamas. overnight two israeli soldiers were killed in ground fighting there. the palestinian death toll tops now 800. new york city police officers climbed the brooklyn bridge friday for an up-close look at the scene where american

flags were swapped out for solid white flags earlier this week. city officials are looking for five suspects and now installing additional cameras around the bridge. and finally, a couple in nebraska is putting a new spin on the classic claw game. instead of trying to snag a stuffed animal, people can now go after beer. beer. all a person has to do is insert a dollar and try to pick up 1 of 38 bottles which is not as easy as you might think it but may be worth a try. pretty good piece for a beer too. >> ron likes that story. >> if you can do it, yeah. >> that's the only video game -- or what -- carnival game i could see you playing, ron. >> yeah, yeah. i could do that. >> pushing kids aside like -- >> elbows thrown. >> you need to be over 21. back to meteorologist steve rudin now from our abc station in washington, wjla. good morning, once again. >> and a good morning. it was a wild day yesterday in phoenix. take a look at this impressive dust storm, otherwise known as a haboob.

this is what happens when you get these strong heavy rains, 1 to 2 inches can fall over a short period of time and this huge dust storm moved over the city. can create winds upwards of 40 to 50 miles per hour. it's going to be hot in phoenix later this afternoon, 107 degrees for a daytime high. if you're looking for relief from the heat across the west, head over to san francisco. highs there in the lower 80s. the heat and humidity continues to build across the southeastern part of the united states. temperatures range from the upper 80s to middle 90s in nashville, and then as we look at our rain totals or the best chance for our severe weather, midpart of the country later on this afternoon, central illinois into indiana could be looking at isolated tornadoes, gusty winds and heavy downpours. this focus of attention will eventually shift off towards the east coast for the day tomorrow. the national forecast calls for hot weather across the west. those violent storms across the lower great lakes and hot weather continues for miami. that's a look at your national forecast.

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♪ hip to be square you know who that is? >> huey lewis. >> and the news. >> and a stormtrooper. tens of thousands of boys and girls, wanna-bes, hollywood stars and reporters descending on san diego for the pop culture phenomenon known as comic-con.

>> yeah, what began as a tiny comic book convention held in a hotel basement in 1970 has now become a multimillion dollar mega event focused on movies, television, comics and video games and abc's rachel smith went to the con and has more. >> reporter: it's the biggest pop culture convention of its kind where just about any character imaginable comes to life. i don't know what i have on but comic-con, all right. welcome to the world of san diego's comic-con. >> we have an outlet here where we all get together and we can meet up, and we can say, hey, you know what, i like the same things there. we have the same little fur. >> reporter: roughly 130,000 die-hard fans take over downtown san diego with the throngs of people all part of the fun. the spectacle originally comic book driven evolving over a 45-year run into the ultimate four-day celebration of all things pop. giving fans unprecedented interactive opportunities. like backing up jack fowler at

the "24: live another day" ride. and countless sneak peeks like unveiling ben affleck's cape for 2016's "batman versus superman." the reveal comes on the heels of our first close-up look at affleck adoptiving the dark knight's signature suit. even the stars like getting in on the comic-con craze. are you going to don a mask? >> i've forgotten my tron hat. >> reporter: what? >> because i have the original. >> reporter: how could you? >> next time i think i'm going to get the -- >> reporter: comic-con all about giving the fans a nugget of some sort. >> i haven't seen any of the footage. >> little tip. just a mask. >> reporter: are the fans pumped? the fans that you've encountered here at comic-con? >> i think the fans are really pumped. >> reporter: later today marvel entertainment takes over comic-con. enthusiasts anticipating a presence from the avengers and the "guardians of the galaxy" which hits theaters friday. and "sherlock's"

benedict cumberbatch expertly defending my spoiler alert. have you heard of dr. strange? >> who? >> reporter: dr. strange. oh, he's good. you're good. >> i would never rule being part of the marvel universe out. >> reporter: we would welcome you to that world. i'm just saying. >> for "good morning america," rachel smith, abc news, san diego. >> maybe we should go next year. >> yes, i want to dress up as yoda. >> i want to dress you both up. >> oh, really. >> that's the deal here. >> really? that sounded vaguely inappropriate. uh-huh. >> we're a wholesome show. >> yes. >> even though it's in the news. speaking of, coming up on "gma," the unlikely best buddies that will make you go ah on a saturday morning. >> ah. i just did it. i know. >> they just did. >> involuntarily. more on this in "pop news" with the one and only sara haines who will dress us up on the commercial break. >> not enough time.

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♪ all right, time for "pop news" and over to sara. it's a good one, i hear. >> it's an extra special one but i won't ruin this yet. if you've dreamed of living like a rock star and you've got an extra, i don't know, $20 million lying around, why not live it up like billy joel. the musician is selling his hamptons beach house which comes with a gourmet kitchen, a 180-degree ocean view, four bedrooms and a guest beach -- >> those pictures. >> we didn't want to tempt you to buy it. it's out of reach. >> big bucks dan over here. >> yes. >> it seems like a perfect summer pad but sadly it does not come with a piano or the piano man. downer. prince george is already charming hearts around the globe, and it looks like he'll soon be breaking hearts too. take a look at this rendering of what the royal might look like as an 18-year-old. oh, that is so strange. >> yeah. >> that is very strange. very strange. >> and kind of cool. >> like a real person. >> it was created by an artist who combined the features of both his mom and his dad and here's a look at the three of

them together. he definitely has kate's nose and smile it looks like. i prefer him right now at the age he is. cute, cute baby. and major cuteness alert. don't move a muscle. this next video, i promise, i promise will make your day. meet 11-week-old lee -- isaly, excuse me, and her best friend clyde, an 8-week-old pit bull. the infant pair are being gushed about around the world thanks to this adorable video going viral. a little clyde cuddling up to isaly. now watch his face turns in one second. oh, we missed it. but he cuddles up right to her cheek. they've been inseparable since they first met and they excel at looking cute and taking four naps a day and posing for pictures. gosh, i long for the days when we could do this. >> all babies are cute but i never knew that pit bull puppies were so adorable. >> pit bull puppies are some of the cutest puppies you've ever seen. yeah, and this is my favorite "pop" of the day. katy perry played to a packed house at the barclays center

last night. her prismatic show delighting the throngs of teenage girls and our in-house teenage girl, dan harris. our very own dan harris with his lovely wife singing along to "teenage dream." i can almost see it and hear it. not so great. but here he is in a fan boy moment taping her with his phone and, oh, you are so cute. look how beautiful bianca is. hello. >> she is always beautiful. >> i have to say katy perry, me, my wife and like a sea of screaming 13-year-olds. >> did you fit in? >> katy perry is -- she is phenomenal. i mean, she is an extraordinary performer and we went with some very dear friend, and they are very close to katy so we got to go backstage. >> oh, that's so cool. >> and i was even more impressed at her stage performance which is a marathon. backstage she is the most down to earth, normal, pleasant person to be around and she's about to go on stage in front of "x" thousands of numbers of people and she is completely

calm. >> i love hearing that because sometimes you hear people meet people and it's a disappointment. so nice to hear. >> and you've finally been outed as a katy perry fan because for years -- he might not like me to divulge this -- he liked to work out to her so now it's out. >> roar, dan, roar. oh, my gosh. >> still to come -- >> happy birthday. >> thank you very much. today is my 43rd birthday and i'm very happy to spend it with you guys and later with my wife and last night with katy perry and my wife. >> not a bad crowd. >> it's been a good run. >> tonight, will you be doing karaoke with huey lewis? >> probably not. >> and the news. >> we'll be right back. >> i didn't know you were such a fan. ch a fan. >> i didn't know you were such a fan. ♪ it's a german luxury sedan. but it's still an audi. ♪ the audi a4. performance with the right attitude.

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of course, we have to toast, i mean, roast the birthday boy before we leave and we came up with something. i think you'll like it, dan. take a look. >> yeah.

take it home, catman. >> i don't get it. that's the back of my head. >> yeah, with a cat face on it. >> on your head in the back. >> right, right. >> you never turn around. >> list number one of things that will never happen. we'll see you tomorrow morning right here. >> have a great day. >> happy birthday. >> thank you. appreciate it. ou. appreciate it.

. live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc7 news. good morning, everyone, i'm katie marzulo. 8:00 a.m. on saturday, we're going to start you off with a quick look at the weather, here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> we'll be picking up the low clouds and fog throughout the afternoon. it's with us now and is providing some cooling in san francisco. some dense fog at half moon bay. and here's a look at our future tower cam. where not only the haze in the atmosphere, but the low-level clouds. and that transports into southwesterly winds kicking up today. from mother nature to cool us off. 57 half moon bay, 62 in gilroy with, 63 in san carlos, san francisco, down another degree, at 60 degrees, so here's the plan throughout the rest of the day today. what fog