good morning, america. breaking now we learn overnight that president obama has now approved surveillance flights over isis terror strongholds in syria. what could be the next step to a military strike. and brian ross reports on a brand-new american hostage revealed this morning. triple whammy. scorching heat across the middle of the country as hurricanes in both the atlantic and pacific are set to bring big waves and huge swells to both coasts. some as large as 20 feet in southern california. hi, my infant son is locked in the car. >> hot car 911. a frantic mother realizes her 10-month-old son is locked in the backseat holding the keys. calling emergency services in a panic with time running out and temperatures rising, why 911 refused to respond. sealed with a kiss. the most nominated actress in emmy history now a five-time winner. >> thank you, thank you and

thank you. >> julia louis-dreyfus stealing the show with this showstopping kiss with cranston. >> oh, wow. >> on a big night for "breaking bad." aaron paul bringing the audience to their feet. >> thank you, thank you so much. >> "modern family." >> as "modern family" makes it five in a row. >> good morning, america. and good morning, america. big night for our friends at "modern family" as you said, five in a row, three in a row for julia louis-dreyfus and how about that kiss? >> wow. >> right there. right there. >> wow. >> bryan cranston. >> 11 seconds long. she said it was just fine -- >> she's pulling away. >> and the lipstick remains intact. you know, along with all the

excitement, there was a very personal tribute from billy crystal for robin williams. and we'll hear his grateful words this morning about his dear, dear friend. >> so moving. we'll begin with the latest on the crisis in the middle east. president obama has now authorized spy flights over syria using manned aircraft and drones to prepare for possible military strikes against the militant group isis. this comes as abc news learned about a new american hostage being held by the terrorists. chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with the details. good morning. >> good morning, george. a third american hostage held by isis has been identified as a 26-year-old american woman kidnapped a year ago while doing humanitarian relief work inside syria. the family has asked us not to use her name but say isis has threatened to execute her unless they pay ransom of more than $6 million or the u.s. releases a certain high-profile prisoner. the family says the young american was working at a hospital in the syrian city of aleppo when she was taken last year. the prisoner that isis wants year. the prisoner that isis wants released for her freedom is

aafia siddiqui a pakistani doctor sentenced to 86 years in prison for the attempted murder of an american soldier in afghanistan. but now his family has come forward to plead for the young woman's life. >> they were traumatized by the fact this someone else could be harmed in the name of aafia and expressed their opposition to it all. >> reporter: at the same time authorities continue to focus on the neighborhoods in london where several hundred young muslim men have been recruited to become some of the most brutal jihadists in the isis organization. including this man, a one-time rapper known on youtube as ljinny whose father is awaiting trial in new york for the al qaeda attacks on u.s. embassies in africa. two weeks ago he posted this on social media, a man holding the severed head of a syrian soldier. a radical muslim cleric in london defended beheadings as just part of war. >> people kill each other.

however gruesome it may look or shock the world. >> reporter: british authorities say they don't believe the rapper was the executioner of james foley, but say they are close to figuring out who he is. starting with the eyes of the hooded man advanced facial recognition experts created this likeness of the possible killer first clean shaven, and then with a mustache. in addition to trying to re-create the face behind that mask authorities now are also as we reported continuing a voice analysis of the executioner's distinct british accent. >> we had the significant new move by the president authorizing spy flights over syria. >> trying to gather intelligence there. the president resisted going into syria with any kind of action, but now in the wake of the execution of james foley, that calculation seems to have changed. >> the syrians warning against it this morning. thanks very much. brian, we want to move now to the scorching heat. the hottest temperatures of the year for much of the nation and on each coast, big surf from two different hurricanes and ginger is tracking it all. good morning, ginger. >> we'll start with the dangerous heat and heat becomes dangerous when it's cumulative

and it has been. yesterday st. louis, first 100 of the season. and today the heat index, you can see, will value anywhere from 101 in houston to 99 in memphis. st. louis on their seventh day with an excessive heat warning. that's what happens. now the heat dome presses east at least for a short time. new york city, philadelphia, d.c. all looking for 90s by the midweek. that will break quickly and we'll be talking about rough surf from cristobal, the hurricane out there in parts of the atlantic. it won't affect you unless you're getting in the water. do look for dangerous rip currents, and then we've got hurricane marie. at closest point about 800 miles away, waves could reach 10 to even 20 feet, george. >> okay, ginger, thanks very much. everyone is trying to squeeze some fun out of these last weeks of summer. when you fill up the car this labor day weekend you'll get a nice surprise at the pump. abc's rebecca jarvis here with the details. good morning. >> hi, george. good morning, at least it's going to cost you less getting to that fun if you're driving. gas prices this labor day weekend are expected at their

lowest level in four years. the national average price for a gallon of gas this morning is $3.43. that is already a full 16 cents cheaper than last labor day, and it's going to be nice relief for those 29.7 million americans expected to hit the road in a few days for the labor day holiday weekend trying to get in those last moments with the family this summer, george. >> rebecca, what's behind the drop? >> the big thing is oil is dropping in a nutshell because we saw prices earlier in the summer above $100 a barrel. there were fears that the instability in iraq would hit oil supplies. they didn't in any major way plus here in the united states we're producing the most oil since 1972. that is driving oil prices down and as a result, prices at the pump are dropping too. >> this will continue? >> this will continue. it gets better from here, george. prices are expected to average 3.20 to 3.25 for the rest of the year. >> fantastic. thanks very much, rebecca. now to amy with today's other top stories. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with the desperate search for a new jersey student missing in israel.

there are concerns that 23-year-old aaron sofer may have been kidnapped while hiking outside jerusalem as revenge for the brutal killing of a palestinian teenager. you may remember his body was found in the same area last month. but no evidence of any foul play linking those cases, he was apparently hiking in a steep area with no water. meanwhile, after eight weeks of war, a leader of hamas say they have agreed to an extended cease fire with israel. israeli officials have yet to confirm. now to our exclusive interview with the mother of theo curtis, the american held hostage in syria for 22 months. this morning nancy curtis is revealing the first thing she did after learning her boy was finally coming home and what he's doing now. what was the moment like when you heard he was free? >> i got a call from the fbi agent, and she said, "nancy, your son is standing beside me right now."

>> reporter: her son, 45-year-old freelance journalist theo curtis finally on his way home this morning after being held hostage in syria for nearly two years. >> i spoke with him briefly yesterday. >> reporter: what was that like? >> he was so excited saying mom, they are being so nice to me and they put me in this 12-star hotel, and i'm drinking a beer and there are women. >> reporter: curtis released to u.s. government personnel sunday. his captors, syrian militants loyal to al qaeda letting him go just six days after a different terror group, isis, brutally murdered american james foley. >> the first thing i did, i sat down, i sent the e-mail to diane foley. who -- we've been through so much together and i didn't want her to hear it from the media first.

>> you had received, i believe, a month earlier a very frightening piece of video. >> yeah. >> reporter: your son pleading for his life. saying i have three days left. >> the fbi, bless their hearts, did not show me the video. you don't want to see your child in distress, fearful. >> reporter: it was interesting. you told me earlier all the things that theo will have to catch up on. he doesn't even know obama has been re-elected. he doesn't know about twitter. >> i didn't even know about twitter. >> all right. i got a little carried away. twitter was created back in 2006. looking forward to theo's tweets when he returns which is expected soon -- as soon as deemed physically and mentally well enough to travel. we're certainly happy for the curtis family. there is new video this morning of severe flooding in south korea. the water so powerful it swept away this city bus, flipping it over. people rushing in to help rescue the passengers, but four people remain missing. back at home a major security breach at san diego's airport. a man was arrested wearing an airport safety vest after spending an entire night sleeping in a jet bridge.

when security finally questioned him, they say he tried to board a flight. no word on his motive. and swimmers in massachusetts are back on alert after another great white shark spotted off the coast from a police headquarter. he looks pretty big. that beach, though, open once again this morning. and finally the lunch hour in one office was especially wild the other day. that's because this guy was blocking the hallway to the cafeteria. >> what is that? >> that's a moose. he apparently just walked in and then just stood there. he refused to budge for six hours. >> i thought it was an art installation. >> six hours, yes. happened in germany and police had to tranquilize him and returned him back to the woods but he was not moving and no one was eating apparently. >> are we sure that's not james franco doing one of his installations in costume? >> thank you. thank you, amy. we turn now to the growing ebola crisis. while doctors here have had some success treating the deadly

disease, the virus does continue to march relentlessly across parts of africa. our chief and medical editor, dr. richard besser, has made a return trip to the hot zone in liberia to see what it will take to stop this deadly outbreak and good morning to you, dr. besser. >> reporter: there have been outbreaks of ebola for 40 years but none that caused the devastation they're seeing in this. i went to the country's largest hospital to see the heroic efforts under way to save lives. this morning, a look inside the hot zone, a make-shift ebola clinic. it's at the epicenter of a global health emergency. used to be used for treating people with cholera and now it's ebola. open just nine days ago it's now at full capacity. nearly 60 ebola patients, many without beds to sleep on. >> highly contagious, highly infectious. very dangerous. >> reporter: we suit up in full protective gear and go inside a triage unit. a highly infectious area where

suspected ebola cases first arrive. they're assessed to see if they could have ebola and if they are put into isolation. just outside the scene is apocalyptic. a courtyard where ebola patients sit and wait. some are confirmed cases, others waiting to be tested. this is one of the most important places where the health care workers when they come out get sprayed down and take off their protective gear. for health care workers here there are many challenges. they desperately need more resources, more beds and more protective gear. are you worried being in the hospital taking care of ebola patients? >> indeed, we are worried, but we got to come because if we all sit back, there will be no one to care for our brothers and sisters. >> reporter: it has been torrentially raining in liberia which is adding to that feeling of global isolation. many airlines canceled flights in and out of the country because of the fear of ebola. you know, while it was easy to get in here to report on the story, it may be difficult getting out. george and lara. >> unbelievable. he's doing some great work over there. >> he sure is.

>> so many questions. the all-out search for a for an adventurous college student who disappeared on his way from idaho to the university of montana. lucius robbi hasn't been seen in a week and we have more from abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: friends, family and volunteers are desperately searching this vast mountain wilderness for any sign of 21-year-old lucius robbi. >> we're very, very worried at this point. >> reporter: it's been one week since robbi pakced his car and set out from horseshoe bend, idaho, heading for missoula, montana, to start his junior year in college. but never showed up. >> it was his first day in school and he's not the kind of boy that would miss that. >> reporter: his family says he is a skilled outdoorsman who worked summer as a rafting guide. they say he planned to explore along the way, even bringing along two orange kayaks. >> the plan was drive halfway, camp someplace, maybe do a day hike. he's an avid kayaker. >> reporter: overnight a new clue in the search. volunteers scouring through gas

station surveillance footage spotting what appears to be robbi's car in garden valley, too, tuesday afternoon, just 30 miles from where he started. about 20 minutes later his family says his cell phone was picked up near the town of loehmann, but from there the trail goes cold. >> i am desperate to find him and desperate to know that he's all right. >> reporter: now his family and an army of 100 volunteers are pouring over maps calling for more planes and helicopters, hoping they spot those bright orange kayaks that lead them to robbi. >> if anyone can survive out there for seven days, he can do it. >> reporter: for "good morning america," clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> we sure hope he's right. we turn to all the excitement at tv's biggest night. the emmy awards filled with fabulous fashion, some big wins and an emotional tribute to robin williams. he shot to fame as we all know on the small screen. abc's chris connelly has the highlights from the big show. he's at the nokia theatre in

l.a. and we wish you an early good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning to you, lara. the nokia welcomed lots of fresh faces, but last night the best way to win an emmy was to have already won an emmy. and the best way to have a great time was to be bryan cranston. >> live from los angeles -- >> reporter: at the 66th annual emmy awards there was a lot of love in the aisle. "veep"'s julia louis-dreyfus getting a congratulatory lip lock from a former co-star on the way to accepting her third straight statue. >> yeah, he was on "seinfeld." yeah. >> all right, all right, all right. >> at first best actor nominee matthew mcconaughey of "true detective" was the man on everyone's mind. with a chance to add an historic oscar/emmy twofer. >> all right, all right, all right already. >> reporter: but the academy said, may the meth man win. >> goes to bryan cranston. >> i'd like to dedicate this award to all the sneaky petes of the world.

>> reporter: his win, his first since 2010, highlighting a huge night for "breaking bad." its victory lap featuring supporting nods for aaron paul and anna gunn and best drama. repeat winners leading the night, julianna margulies earning her second best actress nod in a drama for "the good wife." >> what a wonderful time for women on television. >> reporter: and jim parsons collecting a fourth consecutive best actor in a comedy emmy. >> thank all of you, i mean that. thank you. >> it's very hard to talk about him in the past because he was so present in all of our lives. >> reporter: billy crystal paid memorable tribute to his friend and comic relief partner robin williams. >> for almost 40 years, he was the brightest star in a comedy galaxy. >> ty burrell. >> reporter: "modern family" winning three emmys including best supporting nod for ty burrell reading a speech written for him by the show's children. >> i would give them a big hug

right now, but it would take me 20 minutes to get to their seats. >> reporter: and the show itself making history becoming the first sitcom since "frasier" to earn five straight best comedy emmys. >> "modern family" has been a big, beautiful dream for the last five years and we thank you for not waking us up. thank you. [ applause ] >> reporter: allison janney won her second emmy this month and her sixth overall. george, it just seems like emmy loves company. >> it sure does, that was terrific. big live event, big night for twitter. ryan over in the social square with the buzziest moments of social media. >> that's right, george. a huge night on social media. twitter tells us that there were more than 800,000 tweets about the emmys. including this one from jimmy kimmel who took the l.a. subway to the ceremony. that's the way you beat rush hour traffic in l.a. he's wearing rainbow suspenders as a tribute to robin williams. and here's sarah hyland with jesse tyler ferguson saying she was so excited when she was taking this she was shaking when she took that celebratory selfie. so we want to ask you, what was your biggest, your favorite

moment of the emmys? just tweet us at #socialsquare. george, amy, lara, i still can't stop thinking about that kiss. >> that was a big moment. >> and the tribute. it was just beautiful. >> one part he said he was the greatest friend you could ever have and you could feel it, the crowd. he's so missed. >> the work he found after tweeting no words, after that initial shock for all of us and he was just so eloquent. >> just perfect. want to go to ginger, got real severe storms in the midwest. >> midwest, great lakes. this is what the skies look like, wisconsin, iowa, illinois, so many people seeing this and then after the storms come through this is what it looks like around chicago. trees on top of cars and that type of damaging storm could again happen today, but the real threat that we're looking for in the next couple of days would be rain and heavy rain. some flash flood watches from arizona up to western kansas. some of those totals could top 3 inches. your local forecast in just 30 seconds. first the tuesday trivia brought to you by walmart.

>> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the forecast. more sunshine and warmer highs and warmest days are wednesday, thursday and friday and manufacture clouds this weekend that will cool us but unfortunately no real rain. temperatures today of mid-to-upper 60's coast and friend and mid-to-upper 70's around the bay and to san jose and napa and santa rosa we crack 80 and mid-to-upper 80's east bay and the 80's and 90's away from the coast tomorrow through

>> i think it's great we learn that it takes 11 seconds of a kiss to make it that funny. now we know. >> okay, ginger, thanks. coming up hot car emergency. a 10-month-old locked in the backseat by accident. a frantic mother calling 911 so why won't the dispatcher help? face to face with a dangerous bear. the terrifying moments for a man walking his dog. how he managed to escape in his own words. angry confrontation in the air. the new contraption that triggered a fight that caused a flight to have an emergency landing. miley speaks out about her mystery guest at the vmas. what his mom is saying this morning.

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canyon at 5:33 this morning. several others followed. people felt the shaking as far away as san jose. let's get a check on the morning commute right now with leyla gulen. >> yes, indeed, and north berkeley as a matter of fact. now, chp have announced they are passing units to check bridges and overcrossings for any damage due to the aftershocks in the north bay. but as we take you into napa, we still have these downtown closures because of the red tag and yellow tag buildings there. still crumbling into the street. you have to be careful and avoid the area. kristen? >> we'll check out your forecast with meteorologist mike nicco when we

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♪ hey, hey it's "modern family." >> weird al is on a roll. look at him last night at the emmys. put some words to our favorite tv songs there. that was "modern family." a lot more of the big moments of the big night coming up here. >> he does know how to turn a diddy. okay, then we are going to turn to a hot car 911 call. mother in a panic realizing her 10-month-old son is locked in the backseat. the temperature getting hotter and hotter and then the shocking response when she calls 911. >> so scary. all right. then we are talking about how your next man cure could help from from being attacked. this is where fashion meets science to keep you safe. the college kids behind this

innovative idea. >> ingenious. you want to stick around for this one. >> all right, then so who is it behind that pillow? uh-huh. xoxo. big kisses for that person. she is our surprise co-host this morning. we will reveal her identity just ahead. you won't believe who it is of we're very excited. >> this is a fun one. >> xoxo, perfect. >> we all do. right now we turn to a harrowing incident out of tampa where a mom strapped her son into the backseat of her car and locked herself out with the temperature getting hotter and hotter and called 911 and had a shocking response. brandi hitt has the story. >> good morning, george. this is every parent's worst nightmare. your child stuck in a hot car with no way of getting them out. a into mom did what most would reaching out to emergency dispatchers only to be told help was not on the way. it was a simple mistake that could have had devastating consequences. >> hi, my infant son is locked in the car in a parking lot. >> reporter: shana had just finished shopping at this tampa, florida, drugstore when she

strapped her 10-month-old son jack in the backseat of her car and shut the door not realizing she left the keys in jack's idle hands. >> in those three seconds when i was moving the cart he hit the lock button. >> she immediately dials 911. >> it's so hot outside. >> reporter: worried but still keeping her cool. >> can somebody come out and open the door? >> reporter: certain the dispatcher would be eager to help. she was wrong. >> they won't be able to try to gain access to the car unless the child is in some kind of distress. >> reporter: you heard right. despite temperatures nearing the triple digits, the dispatcher telling her they wouldn't come to free him unless he was clearly in distress. >> the dispatcher absolutely made a mistake. this is not the way we do business. >> reporter: that's what shana starts to panic. >> that was the scariest part watching him change and get obviously much, much hotter. >> reporter: eight minutes after

her initial call, an off-duty police officer notices the frantic mother and calls 911. >> she's a little distraught. >> reporter: this time getting a different dispatcher and different response. >> she says she called 911 and they said they're not going to come out unless the baby is in distress. >> no. that's not true. not at all. >> reporter: time is running out. with temperatures soaring inside the car, another shopper uses a wrench to break a window and rescue little jack. and it's just in the nick of time. temperatures inside a car can quickly get into the triple digits, soaring nearly 30 degrees in just 15 minutes. every year an average of 38 children in this country die after being left in a hot car. last year it was 44. this morning the tampa police department says it's launching an investigation. and as for shana she says she's grateful for the man who let her use the phone and the police officer who got there and helped get him out. but in the end it was somebody using a wrench.

sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands. >> you go the to thank that guy, as well. thanks, brandi. >> scary. now we turn to a terrifying story out of west virginia. a man attacked and wounded by a bear. able to fight it off only with the help of his dog. he is speaking out about his ordeal and the heart-stopping 911 call describing it all and abc's mara schiavocampo is here with this very close call. mara. >> terrifying moment for this man. good morning, lara. that man and his dog were simply hiking in the middle of the afternoon when they found themselves face-to-face with a family of bears. and the momma bear was determined to protect her cubs. >> a bear attacked him. he's bleeding profusely. >> reporter: this morning, the harrowing 911 call capturing 59-year-old steven kirchbaum's agony moments after being attacked by a black bear. >> i need to get to a hospital. >> reporter: the researcher and his lab mix, henry, walking through the george washington national forest thursday afternoon. unexpectedly coming face to face with two bear cubs and their

momma. >> i see these two small cubs maybe 30 pounds apiece running up this slope. this mother bear who was closer to me comes running towards me. >> reporter: that's when kirchbaum says the estimated 250-pound bear pounced. >> she bit my thigh and knocked me to the ground. so i'm on my back and she's biting my leg and i'm kicking like this. >> reporter: kirchbaum says henry instantly jumped into action, coming to the rescue attacking the bear back giving kirchbaum the precious time he needed to grab a rock. >> well, i hit her in the head with the rock there kind of like right in this region. didn't want to hurt had you but just wanted her to stop biting me. >> reporter: and she did. the pair both wounded in the attack managing to escape and walk the three-quarters of a mile back to kirchbaum's car driving to this nearby fruit market where owner eddie richards and his wife called 911. >> i saw nothing but blood on

his lap, down his chest. it was really horrific. >> reporter: in kirchbaum's case his best friend turned out to be his best defense. >> i am happy to be here, and i think henry was a huge part of it not being worse. >> that's a good dog. now experts say one of the most dangerous black bear encounters possible is one with a mother and her cubs. they say if you do have an unexpected run-in, the thing to do is back away slowly and quietly. but it is extremely rare -- >> and quickly. >> walk away fast. >> fast but slowly. >> it's a trick but it's possible. >> it'll keep you safe. these attacks are really rare. interactions are pretty common but black bears don't want any trouble. >> i don't want to find out. >> just saying. henry, a great dog. thank you, mara. ginger, what do you have? >> start with some hail. hail in colorado springs is where we begin, more than 40 severe weather reports covering

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♪ i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ >> thank you all. >> back at just about 7:42 with the young homeless man who stunned the audience by accepting an mtv vma on behalf of miley cyrus. some speculated he might be miley's new boyfriend until he took that stage, and now he's sharing more about himself. abc's ryan smith is in social with his story. good morning, ryan. >> good morning, you are so right. today so many still talking about jesse helt, the 22-year-old man who accepted the award for video of the year for miley cyrus. today we're learning more about the man who stepped up to the podium for good cause. ♪ wrecking ball >> reporter: miley cyrus, winning big at the mtv video music awards sunday but it was her mystery guest who stole the show. >> my name is jesse, and i am accepting this award on behalf of the 1.6 million runaways and homeless youth in the united states. >> reporter: this morning, social media still buzzing about 22-year-old jesse helt.

the self-proclaimed former runaway who not only accepted her award, but also made an emotional plea for a much bigger cause. >> i've survived in shelters all over this city. i've cleaned your hotel rooms. >> reporter: so who is jesse helt? he's originally from salem, oregon, and moved to l.a. where he worked as a part-time model. in an interview with the oregonian, his mother linda helt said he did it because he wanted to make it on his own. but states at times she knew he was homeless. he called me and said, mom, i'm living in a bush. ♪ i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ >> reporter: cyrus who posted this picture of them eating an in-n-out burger telling ryan seacrest she met him at my friend's place. a center for homeless youth in l.a. >> i wanted to meet someone that would be fearless enough, you know, like jesse to go up and deliver this speech. >> reporter: in his vma speech,

helt directing people to her facebook page to make donations. my friend's place saying it's already feeling the enormous impact. >> within 24 hours, we will have raised $200,000. my friend's place has never been able to do that before. >> reporter: as for helt, his mother telling us he's shy and back in salem apparently staying low key after the speech that skyrocketed him and his cause into the limelight. >> a dream you dream alone is only a dream. >> reporter: and miley even paid for his flight home to oregon. she told ryan seacrest that one person he wanted to meet was katy perry and landed in the seat next right to her. how about that? right? seacrest tweeted this after the show they went to in-n-out and didn't make out. miley says jesse gets to keep the moon man. >> that's awesome. that's awesome. putting a face to a cause, really making a difference and what a difference in her year. >> yeah. >> from last year. >> very different message. >> thank you so much, ryan. coming up here, the new contraption that triggered quite a fight on a united flight.

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until she reportedly took a cup of water, throwing it into the face of the man behind her. >> this has been on the market for 11 years next month. never happened before. >> reporter: he should know. he's the one who invented the knee defender. >> knee defenders aren't about getting more space. they're about stopping something from moving and hitting you. it starts the conversation before there's a problem. >> reporter: well, that's not the way it worked on the united flight. united tells us it does not allow the use of the knee defender, and the water throwing forced the emergency landing in chicago on sunday. both passengers removed from the plane. the jet continuing. no word on how those two passengers got to denver. even though this was an emergency landing, it was considered a customer service issue, not a crime, so neither passenger faces any charges. george and lara. >> that's kind of surprising. >> that is surprising after you

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♪ i'm on top of the world good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. we're backstage at tv's biggest night with all the winners. sofia vergara revealing the real reason she didn't bring her new boyfriend. kerry washington hamming it up with big-time winners "modern family" and who wore it best. orange is the new awesome for kerry and check out julia. ♪ how your next manicure could save your life as fashion and science meet to protect girls everywhere. ♪ this is going to be the best day of my life ♪ plus, secret back-to-school savings, the hottest deals in time for fall. how you can score big and spend less. all that and look who's joining us live. meredith vieira is in times square as we say -- >> good morning, america. ♪ that tonight's going to be a

good night ♪ >> va-va-va-meredith. >> wow! check her out. how much fun will we have this morning with our surprise guest meredith vieira working her way through the crowd. so excited about her return to the television screen. going to afternoon television, a new daytime program. "the meredith vieira show" coming right up. >> she'll be sitting in this whole hour and our audience is getting in on the red carpet glam from last night's emmy awards. looking good. >> that's right. >> whoa. >> i love that. >> and that's a long walk. >> might be something about that area. >> take a breath. >> hi, meredith vieira. >> hi. how are you? >> welcome to "good morning america." >> thank you so much. >> happy to see you, mere. >> happy to see you too. >> looking so good. >> what was it like getting up early again? >> it's awful. it's like a nightmare. >> some sense memories.

now, we know you're coming back and "the bachelor is coming back. >> i just heard. >> but you're a big fan. >> big, big, big. >> little prop here for you. roses this morning. >> thank you, george. who is it? do we know? >> who is your favorite from last season? >> i like the farmer. i like a man with a plow. i really do. >> that is the right choice. >> his name is chris, right? he's a good guy. why? who did you want? >> whoever you want is my candidate. that is right there. and we're going to reveal right here tomorrow on "gma." but right now to amy with some news. >> good morning, everyone. good morning, meredith. great to see you again and, george, thank you. we begin with a new step toward possible military action in syria. president obama has now approved surveillance missions both manned aircraft and drones over syria paving the way for possible air strikes against the militant group isis, which executed american journalist james foley. and now abc news has learned isis is holding a third american hostage. her family says she's 26, was

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other fires including several at churches. and a college football star being hailed a hero and rightfully so. listen to this, he jumped from a balcony risking injury that could derail his career to save his nephew. it all happened at a family gathering. josh shaw of the usc trojans saw his 7-year-old nephew struggling in the pool so he jumped from a second story balcony and landed on concrete and badly injured his ankles to reach the pool and then he saved his nephew from drowning. because of those injuries, shaw will now miss the start of football season. he is sidelined indefinitely but says he would do it again in a heartbeat. what an incredible guy. and finally we're learning this morning that elephants appreciate fine music. take a look at what happens. this violinist plays bach for a pair of elephants at

circus world of look at those guys. they're dancing and swinging their trunks and really got into it. their names are kelly and viola. they are both in their 40s. there's nothing wrong with that. but they still have great hearing and they have great rhythm. it's great. when the music stops, they go perfectly still. literally just doing it for -- they really like bach we're told. >> they do seem like they're enjoying it. >> look how cute her. >> you know what they say, music soothes -- >> the wild side. >> yes, it does. >> thank you, amy. we'll take a look at a new way to protect women from sexual assaults. four college students are working on a nail polish that can also detect those date rape drugs that can be secretly slipped into drinks and rebecca jarvis has the story. >> reporter: it is the newest fashion accessory that may really truly have the power to change lives. undercover colors, a revolutionary line of nail polish, designed to help women detect the safety of their beverages by slipping the finger into their drinks changing color if the drink is laced with

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during the preshow she didn't bring him because he's too hot. adding that he's just too hot, too tall, too sexy, so what was that conversation like, you're too hot, no, you're too hot. shouldn't they both is stayed home. >> that's not normal. >> too incredible. >> how do they stay in the same room together. >> but they're so nice. it's okay. >> she looked spectacular. >> and she did have plenty of company at the emmy, of course, she and her "modern family" co-stars snapping this selfie. let's take a look. look at that. isn't that great. >> kerry washington photo bombing it. got to love it. >> that's great. okay, let's switch gear, guys. there is an important eye vent going on right now. it's that time of year. i know you know what i'm talking about, hundreds of people gathering to watch the 2014 world gravy wrestling championship. that's right in england on monday. lara is like how did i forget this. >> i can't believe you let ryan do this. >> the competition. one of lara's favorites, eighth year, 20 wrestlers with alter

egos like "the beast. big bob the bouncing ballerina. >> my favorite. >> how about gravy train. >> santa revealed or something. >> i love that. >> serious competition, meredith. >> i know. >> every year, i've covered it for years. >> have you participated? >> no, i keep asking. >> why did they say no? >> well, because they know i'll win. >> next year is your year. >> i'm in training. >> and it's for charity. >> all for a hospice. next year is your year. >> i'll do it with you. >> uh-oh. >> done, done and done. you heard it here first, america. okay, finally the cat is out of the box with this one. pizza box actually. check this out. this new campaign launched by miz have hut features a number of felines taking order, making deliveries and cleaning up a shop like only a cat can, part of a fictional joint and it's viral because apparently cats and pizza are a match made in

internet heaven. >> cats would have such an attitude. >> they don't look that happy. >> they're not because they're smart. >> subminimum wage. >> exactly. thank you, meredith, thank you, ryan. heath hee coming up. ginger to are a check of the weather. >> we're having too much fun with all this emmy -- look, it's sofia vergara. what's your name really. >> alyssa from texas. >> she doesn't sound like sofia. >> you got the julia on. your name. >> casey. >> thanks for playing with us. let's start the forecast and give you an idea what's happening in cleveland where it's been slightly cool the last two months. they've only had three 90-degree temperatures back in june and today it will feel like, the heat index, little rock, you'll feel like it's 102, memphis, 99. heat dome moving east. look at some of those cities and number, hartford to 90.

>> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the forecast. more sunshine and warmer highs and warmest days are wednesday, thursday and friday and manufacture clouds this weekend that will cool us but unfortunately no real rain. temperatures today of mid-to-upper 60's coast and friend and mid-to-upper 70's around the bay and to san jose and napa and santa rosa we crack 80 and mid-to-upper 80's east bay and the 80's and 90's away from the coast tomorrow t >> i love this. she was saying it's okay to show me. your friend is saying aren't you supposed to be at work. >> i'm good. >> let's head in. >> okay, thank you, ginger. we'll kick off the "heat index" with a study that will have people screaming at the tv screens from furman university making a lot of waves right now and reveals dads who ask to work from home two days a week are viewed more favorably than moms who make the same exact request. study shows nearly 70% of

participants said they'd be likely or very likely to prove the dad under 57% say they'll do the same more mom. it's not a fair. a guy asks and you're going so great. >> but you know, it's not shocking. all of us kind of nodded in affirmation like, of course. >> no surprise. >> you know the feeling you get. >> i read the study and i was seething yet it's exactly that. >> do they give a reason why they'd rather let men stay at home. >> it talks about likability in it and perceptions and that bosses perceive -- >> it's like women are trying to get out of something. the men are doing something extra. >> not fair. >> we're not doing anything. >> no, exactly. lazy. >> nothing is going on. >> we want to hear from all of you. would you want to work from home if you had the choice. tweet us with the #socialsquare. meredith is -- >> are you writing this down for your show. >> gravy, wrestling, stay at home. >> check. very busy morning here. then we have an interesting question now. would you let someone sponsor

your wedding? it's an article from "cosmo.com." highlighting what could be the next big thing. weddings are so expensive and features a couple who they wanted to have a great day. they couldn't afford it so did just that and got companies to sponsor their 11-day honeymoon in exchange for logos slapped on everything from the bride's wedding dress to her husband's tux and says the goal is not to pay for any of their trip to thailand and actually will not only pay for their trip to thailand because, well, that's what it did. but they will donate a percentage of the money to charity. their decision is sparking very big mixed reaction. would love to hear your thoughts on it. >> i just couldn't. >> the charitable donation is a good thing. i feel like that's vegas -- >> the bride is like turning around to walk down the aisle and it's like godaddy. >> you look back and go, look at what i did. >> however the bride somebody wrote that and the bride said,

you know, it's a reality and a story for our kids. >> oh, it's a story. >> you won't forget it. >> i can't believe that companies are paying for that. >> well, they'll take the advertising any way they can get it. we're talking about it. >> we're here right now. >> all right. this is a great one. i love this. in the "heat index" parents everywhere getting ready to send their kids back to school. a lot of people that may be a bittersweet moment for a lot of other people it's the most wonderful time of the year. take a look at these moms with the glass half full approach. >> so where are we going. >> i got some errands to run. >> without the kidsy that sounds really fun. >> the video is supposed to be called what's up mom. back-to-school moms go wild and it's already approaching nearly 300,000 clicks. brilliant advertising speaking of that for target because they go to target without their kis and it's like, yes. >> they're having fun. there's no screaming kids. no one is saying, mommy i want

this. >> bathroom. really into this. >> doing the happy dance. >> i'm sorry. >> one of my friends texted me and just dropped her off her son and said one down, one to go. >> but they always come back. >> they do. >> don't they. >> indeed. then also sizzling on the "heat index" so much red carpet goodness, the emmys, it was beautiful last night. a lot of buzz and we're revealing the facebook -- >> dress of the night. >> yes, the dress of the night. yeah, thank you for helping me there. >> "intile." >> oh, "instyle." it was coded. julia roberts, you are our best dressed of the night. >> wow. >> she looked beautiful. it was sort of like iridescent navy blue and want to take a look at all the gowns and glamour. roll them. ♪ red, white and blue. the hottest emmy trends feeling almost patriotic and definitely

star-spangled. ♪ julia roberts, viola davis and edie falco stunning in sapphire. julia louis-dreyfus, january jones and claire danes, radiant in red. sofia vergara, kristen wiig and katie mara, ee themial in lights and whites. the night's other trends plunging necklines and this modern look from the young stars of "modern family," both rocking sizzling separates. "scandal"'s kerry washington and "game of thrones" natalie dormer proving orange is the new black. while the stars of "orange is the new black" opted for whites and creams. and there were plenty of risk takers, lena dunham sporting a pink ombre tutu and platinum blond bob and sarah paulson in a look like no other. ♪ >> all right. so let's get right down to it. joe zee is the chief creative

officer of yahoo! style and lori bergamotto is our pal from idea good housekeeping." red was hot. >> red on the red carpet. a big trend. >> were you surprised to see that. >> i was. i think a lot of the, you know, common theory is don't wear red on the red carpet but i couped at least 1 dresses and did it with embellishments and skin cutouts and took the red and turned it around. >> you both loved claire danes, one of the rids. >> i loved it. there were so many versions of red on the carpet. structured and flowy and what claire did was so angelic and so forward in a way, i love that. >> there was also the big white trend on the carpet. sofia vergara wore it very well. >> we were talking about her. she can do no wrong on a red carpet and does the same sort of dress in this white cavalli, but if it ain't broke don't fix it. >> it's not broke. >> that's right, george. it's definitely not working. >> white on the carpet is hard

to pull off. >> if you were a styling as you do so many celebrities, what's the best color on a red carpet. >> i think color, period. like a jewel tone is my favorite. it really pops, it looks great on tv and great in real life. >> what about an orange like kerry washington? >> well -- >> i actually know this is a debatable topic but i really liked the kerry washington dress. >> i did too. >> i loved it. >> the thing is people were saying, oh, it's orange with the black, it feels like halloween but the silhouette was so clean that it worked. >> it did. >> but i also think she didn't do a shocking orange. it wasn't quite pumpkin but butternut squash. >> i like the piping on it too. very pretty. >> it really was. >> it really was. >> she's got a great post-baby body. >> i agree with you, julia for me was the best of the night. >> not a traditional look. >> i mean, i said last night her best accessory was her legs. she didn't need to carry a bag because she had everything going for her. a nice way to break the mold in

terms of red carpet dressing. >> jewel tone, viola davis in her blue gown. >> so pretty. >> so pretty and so age appropriate. you know, like viola davis is not 22 but she was as sexy all the 22-year-olds there last night. >> print, tough thing to pull off on the red carpet. was really subtle. >> thanks so much. fun to look at and see what all the stars wore. head to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! >> in our "heat index" finally cool is back in session as i might have mentioned around the country. abc's becky worley went out in search of the hottest back-to-school deals right now. >> reporter: erasers, pencils, glue stick, the list for back-to-school has broken by 30%. while you may ask your kids to be model students, have a good first day, give me a kiss. mwah, maybe you haven't even gotten all the needed items yet. but procrastinators rejoice.

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something you shouldn't buy right now, an iphone. >> the iphone 6 is going to be unveiled september th so the prices on the models currently out, the 5c and 5s are likely going to drop. >> reporter: wait a few weeks and save up to a hundred bucks. bye, guys. not even a look back. for "good morning america," becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. >> great tips out there. you can get the livings and codes for all these deals at goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! and coming up, we are backstage at the emmys with the superstars of tv from "modern family" to "orange is the new black," what they're saying about the big night. >> block. >> block. >> block. "gma's" hottest back-to-school deals are brought to you by target. ♪

good morning. i'm kristen sze with breaking news. more aftershocks have rattled nerves in the north bay this morning and beyond. this comes as residents and business owners continue to clean up damage from sunday's 6.0 quake. the morning's biggest shaker a-3.9, hit at a:33. people felt the shaking in several bay area cities. as for the recovery, several napa county agencies plan to reopen their offices for the first time today. a look at what's going on with dpul ghoul. >> no confirmed damage by chp or caltrans of roadways being damaged by the aftershocks. we have this accident in oakland, northbound on the nimitz, coming up to jackson street. very heavy delays, in fact, plenty of pressure on 238 in the northbound direction. here's a look at the golden gate bridge. traffic building. ♪

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the latest one is 3.0, 6:45 a.m. we've been shaking a little bit here and there in the bay area. here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast right now, you can see the temperatures are starting to ramp up with a hot weekend just ahead. as you take a look at monday, looks like temperatures will be in the 90s inland, around the bay 82 degrees, arnold the coast 68. now back to "good morning

america." ♪ like michael i want to get you like prince ♪ >> you're looking at the daddy/daughter dance-off. jason and lilly and jason and sele, two talented duos. you saw them yesterday. thousands voted. this morning we'll reveal which pair is heading to times square this week to compete in the epic live dance-off. we'll check out the remaining two competitors. >> take a look at this. we've had so many people stopping by to get in on all the red carpet glamour. we saw celebrities wearing a lot of hot new trends, our audience is trying some on for size. julia roberts and kerry washington, you guys look great. >> a great night for fashion. you wear it well, my friend. there was so many action on the red carpet and change, chris

connelly was behind the scenes as well catching up with the big stars from tv. "scandal," "modern family," you name it. he got the scoop on how they took in the big night. chris. >> reporter: lara, surprisingly enough just getting here in monday traffic was a big topic. stars from "orange is the new black" and "house of cards" shared a party bus and jimmy kimmel as you heard took a subway. once they got here everybody seemed to enjoy the first nonweekend emmy date in two decades. with emmy on a weeknight the red carpet seemed surprisingly chill. >> i feel like wearing a spa atmosphere, feels very relaxed. >> reporter: will you place cucumber slices on your eyes during the show. >> yeah a spa with no couches. >> reporter: laverne cox savored her special moment. what's it like to be here? >> it's a dream come true. it's something i've dreamed about my whole life. >> reporter: "orange in the new awesome." >> this is my homage to "orange is the new black." orange is on the new black.

>> reporter: backstage stephen colbert soon to take over david letterman's chair enjoyed a last moment of emmy love for "the colbert report." does this feel like a special valedictory. >> at least a salute tri. >> when she won hers sarah silverman was a little unprepared. >> you had no shoes on. >> i was settled in. i was a little nervous because it was my category and they called my name. >> reporter: winning is even nicer when it happens again and again. ask the producer of five-time best comedy series "modern family." >> we have a little tradition. everybody stays out very lit tonight and party it up then we always celebrate with a hangover lunch of cheese burgers and milk shakes. >> reporter: then figuring out where to put your emmy, that's julianna margulies' issue. >> i have to ask my 6-year-old where to put it. is it a trophy.

he does talk like that. >> reporter: emmy's buzz can't last forever as stephen colbert's young son john knows too well. when do you have to go back to school? >> in a week. it's not going to be fun. >> reporter: you know, emmy may be over but back to school is alive and well. >> oh, indeed, indeed. i loved hearing from everybody. great job out there, chris. hey for even more coverage of the emmy awards including some surprises and snubs go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! >> time for our daddy/daughter dance-off. finals live later this week. monday we showed our first two contenders, jason and lilly up against jason and cecily. there they are and time to reveal which one of those will make it to the times be here live. vote on the website. there's the drum roll and the final star, the denneys, jason and lilly right there. they earned it. everyone was great.

let's check out the next two contenders. ♪ >> the latest duos who pastored the moves. and then old school classic beat. meet the last two semifinalists in the "gma" dance-off daddy/daughter edition. aron and kennedy lee from pikeville, ohio. >> the bond we have is something i cherish. creativity is a bright spot in our family. >> reporter: kennedy is a cheerleader who loves to re-create the latest dance moves with dad. >> great exercise, it's an opportunity for me to show her some old school moves. >> we got it. >> word. >> what? >> reporter: and the final duo up for the challenge, david and faith schellenberger from douglasville, pennsylvania. >> faith came up with most of our choreographed routines. >> dad just had to get in that moonwalk. >> reporter: faith's been dancing since 2 even competing

with her dad with routines at her dance school. >> we hope you pick our video. we had so much fun making it and our love of dance hopefully shines through. >> thanks for dancing with me. [ cheers and applause ] >> i love that. great dancing. head to our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! to cast it and tell us which team you want to see dancing live on "gma" and over to ginger, final check of the weather. >> george, we're on a makeshift football field in times square and there's a reason i'm wearing my alma mater's colors that we'll talk about but that's where i studied meteorology valparaiso and where we had a course on tropical weather. hurricane cristobal affecting the bahamas and most of the mainland not going to feel anything except rough surf as it remains a storm for the most part. heavy rain will be a headline in the coming days especially from phoenix all the way over to kansas. we've got some flash flood watches in effect for now. that's the big picture

>> good morning, 70's to 80 around the day and the seven-day forecast, inland heat wave >> all right. all that weather brought to you by newt tra gina rapid wrinkle appear. it is the anticipated start of college football season, one of the best parts of fall but we thought we'd start a few days early so we invited former ohio state quarterback and espn commentator kirk herbstreit who's working with our sponsor allstate. >> that's right. >> to make this the perfect field goal so can i get straight to it? who do you like for this college season? >> i think florida state won the national championship a year ago. they got their quarterback back. i think they're probably the team to beat but alabama i think will make it to the national title. i like penn state. >> playing with us --

>> you notice what that says, final four. >> final playoff four. >> i hear you. i hear you. >> you did say penn state has quite a quarterback this year. >> they do. christian hakken berg, outstanding. they're getting better and better, new coach too. >> we do need to talk about why we're on this field. so you set this up. tell us about what you've got planned here in times square. >> we'll be here from 11:00 to 1:00 celebrating allstate. ten-year anniversary of their nets they have at all their college staidups and a huge sweepsta sweepstakes. if you're a college football fan the best sweepstakes i've ever heard of four ticks to the sugar bowl and national championship and $100,000 so all you got to do is check it out. >> let's get to it. >> you'll kick? >> yeah, we're all going to kick. it's a competition? you have shoes on. she's barefoot. >> don't some kickers -- it's a good technique. >> i like it. there have been some famous kickers. >> any pointers real quick. >> use the side of your foot. don't hit it with the toe. you got this.

get it in the air. >> i thought i was going to -- >> not bad. hey, you were fairly aggressive. too aggressive for a kicker. >> use the side of your foot. >> yeah. >> side of your foot. >> i feel like i'm going to hit something over -- >> not bad. not bad. >> so far i win. >> close. >> all right. >> you want to go nerf? >> no, i'm going to give it a shot. >> just found out i was doing this, america. so bear with me. >> go, penn. >> the skirt is not -- >> you're good. >> a penn state uniform. no shooting from the back. here we go. >> just hit the net. >> oh. whoo! >> oh! >> we are penn state! we are penn state. shoeless kicker. >> look at the replay. >> look at this. replay. >> yeah! >> you are a gamer.

you are hired. congratulations. you even fell. >> my alma mater. >> watch espn's coverage of the first ever college football selects taking place at 12:45 eastern on espn. coming up meredith vieira is here dishing on her exciting return to television. all next. ♪ ♪ you know what they say you

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what a fun morning we are having with meredith vieira. welcome back. you just got back in the swing of things. >> remembering it all. >> all coming back and it is all coming back. you got to tell us about it "the meredith vieira show" starting in a couple of weeks. >> start shooting shows, we got seven done so i feel like i'm getting my wind. i'm still nervous but -- >> this is something you've done. obviously done "the view." done news magazines and been a journalist and did the "today" show. >> "millionaire." >> this is something different. >> it's a combination of all the skills that i've acquired through almost 40 years in the business so there's a lot of storytelling from my years as a

journalist and we have a lot of games and give away a lot of prizes and there's opinion, obviously from my years with "the view" and the variety that comes from being on a show like today or "gma" tore that matter. >> you told us you were nodding your head when you talked about working from home. you did the next best thing. the set is your home. >> pretty much. i wanted to work from home, sort of the andy cohen model. my husband nixed that immediately. that is not going to happen so what they did is made a set that looks almost exactly like our family room and i brought in some of my furniture. that's my chair. >> looks like a great chair. >> it's great because it's all torn up by the cats and dog and makes people at home feel so much better about their own furniture because mine is bad. >> you definitely tried something. this is an innovation in afternoon television. you interview people in the bathroom. >> well, not all people, george. it's called stall talk and it's -- >> stall. >> the point being that we find our interviews wherever we can because we're intrepid so you

might be in the bathroom and i might knock on the stall. you never know. >> you never know so the idea is -- >> i doubt it. >> you can try. and i love that you're going to have a band. >> we have a band, yes. the band leader is evert bradley from the e street band so normally with the boss but he has our band going there and the four other members are women and they're fabulous. >> i cannot wait for this. this is going to be so much fun. >> i always wanted a band in my home. we have a bad day, lo of to go home and have a band there so i asked the powers that be if we could do it and they said okay. >> you get everything you want. we have a lot of questions coming in on social media including one from alice on twitter. she wants to know what do you think of the changes on "the view." >> you know, that -- the show has been around many, many years and i think that as long as the chemistry works it's going to be great. >> you never worked with rosie. >> she came in after me so i never had the opportunity. i think it's going to be fabulous. >> we also have another question -- >> if it beats my show i'll be ticked off.

>> are you up against them. >> in some markets. >> we won't talk too much about them. >> i love them? another one on instagram. this is an apt question. what is your secret to reinventing yourself throughout your career? you've had so many different incarne nations. >> it's just trust your instincts, trust your gut. if you feel you're ready to take a move, just do it. life shouldn't be linear. it's all about getting off the beaten path and trying something new. believe in yourself and ultimately i use the word authentic but it's a good word. always be authentic. >> we're going to try to test you a little bit. we heard from your team that you actually got lost this summer. >> i did. >> on more than one occasion when you went hiking. >> yes. i did. >> so we'll play a game call where's mere? all you have to do is guess the location. here's the first one. >> where do i look? >> where are you? ♪ >> where am i? >> is that new york? >> she got a little end from the

team. >> a jail cell. >> where am i? >> oh, chicago. >> oh, this is hard. i'll give you a little clue on this. this is an american landmark. ♪ >> these are impossible. >> what? >> oh, there we go. >> mt. rushmore. that was really good in one more. >> this is annoying now. >> i hope your games are easier. >> is it fenway park? >> yankee -- >> fenway park, yes. >> excellent. >> my beloved red sox. >> well you could have guessed that one. that is great much thank you for coming in. >> what do you mean i could have guessed that one. i got that one. i could have guessed that one. it was good. >> it was great to have you. premieres monday on september 8th. check your local listings for the times. coming up a disney dream come true. a magical surprise for an inspirational couple and the many exclusive sneak peek of "pretty little liars

who will be the next bachelor. will it be nick, chris, arie or someone totally unexpected. tomorrow the epic announcement all of bachelor nation has been waiting for will be reveried and the new bachelor will be here on abc's "good morning america." ♪ well you >> now an inspirational story about two high school sweethearts larry and kelsey always knew they would get married someday but this young couple has had to overcome some incredible challenges and as they prepare for that special day they're getting a very special surprise. >> on the finish line. >> reporter: he was a high school track and football phenom. she was student body vice president. best friends since grade school larry ragsdale and kelsey yeoman dated through high school and knew they would marry one day. >> he's the most genuine and honest and perfect guy ever in the world.

>> reporter: but tragedy threatened their fairy tale life as they drove by an accident scene one might. >> i'm like, that's my mom's car. i'm like, is she dead? larry was just holding me and crying. >> he was there for you. >> he told my mom he said i promised her that day that i will take care of you forever. >> reporter: they soldiered on together. >> oh. >> reporter: he bought a ring and planned to propose at disneyland. but three days later a drunk driver hit the car larry was driving head on. kelsey arrived at the scene first. >> i was just screaming at him, come on. >> live. he survived with significant head trauma and brain damage. your whole life changed in an instant. kelsey began working to help with larry's therapy. >> he's still the same guy in

there and he still loves me more than anything. to me that was the most important thing. >> a lot of people i'm going to go with most people would have walked away eventually. it's too hard and it wouldn't mean that you didn't love him but you're 24 years old. what makes you stay? >> that never ever crossed my mind. truly and i know that if i had been in an accident and had survived, i know larry would have stayed with me because that was the kind of love that we had for each other. >> reporter: larry never forgot about the ring or his plans to propose to kelsey. ♪ and so with the same ring he purchased three years before, he did just that in this incredible moment. ♪ say you will when you look at the two of you,

you haven't stopped smiling. >> you bring out my smile. >> their dream was to get married at disneyland but they couldn't afford it. so kelsey's sister posted this video online and donations poured in and next week they will have their dream wedding at disneyland four years and a lifetime in the making. >> just the love and support we've seen from people that we have no, you know, no clue who they are, where they live. >> but what kelsey and larry don't know, we have something in store for them straight from disneyland. >> we have a little surprise for you. >> oh, my gosh. >> it is by royal decree that you are destowed with a magical five-night honeymoon at the disneyland resort, a place where fairy tales and dreams really do come true. >> their reaction, absolutely priceless. and to see the love radiating between these two.

>> i'll marry you right now. >> the most heartwarming site. >> i love you. >> larry was practicing his i dos the entire day. we want to thank disney fairy tale weddings for making that special dream come true and we'll be right back with an exclusive look at the "pretty

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peek at the finale of abc family's "pretty little liars." okay, spoiler alert. one beloved character will meet an untimely end. another main character meets the parents. >> wait, this he know that we're spending a lot of time together so they just want to make sure you're worth a second look. >> wow. i'm starting to feel like a used car. what are they going to kick my tires and check under my hood? >> oh, wow. finale airs tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central on abc family. go to goodmorningamerica.com to see the full clip. have a great day, everyone.

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good morning. i'm kristen sze. let's check in with leyla gulen for a look at both the forecast and the traffic. leyla? all right, kristen. live doppler 7-hd, we have some radar satellite picking up that cloud cover we're waking up to this morning. lit burn off with highs in san jose of 80 degrees, 88 in antioch, warmer in lake port in the north bay, but still cool along the coast. my accuweather seven-day forecast shows a warm-up. we've got a heat wave ahead of us, 94 degrees expected on thursday with a nice warm summertime temperature for the weekend and still warm for the . we do have this accident shutting down lanes both in the northbound and southbound direction in san jose on 280. as you come up to 17, overturned vehicle now catching fire. kristen?

>> thanks. join us for the midday news at 11: announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, we have some fun with "hercules" star dwayne johnson. and the one and only michael douglas is here. plus, you could win big in "live"'s "summer escape contest." but you've got to tune in to win. all next on "live." now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪ kelly: thank you. hi! hi.