good morning, america. and breaking this morning, ebola emergency. the big new crackdown at the nation's top airports to keep the deadly disease out of this country. as the workers who clean the planes walk off the job over ebola fears. and the new concerns in dallas. is the sheriff's deputy who enforced the quarantine now the newest victim. st victim. >> >> breaking right now, wildfires burning out of control out west. scorching hundreds of acres, sending up massive clouds of black smoke and shutting down a major highway for hours. the hunt right now for who may have set them. i'm seeing some suspicious person walking around through my neighbor's yard. >> a 911 call sparking major outrage this morning. why did police pepper spray this foster child in his own home? ♪ i ain't afraid of no ghosts

she ain't afraid of no ghost. a reboost to an '80s classic. the brand new "ghostbusters" about to bring the heat with some of the funniest bridesmaids in hollywood. who are you going to call? ♪ >> i love how you say, she ain't afraid of no ghost. good morning, america. a lot of people excited about a new "ghostbusters." so many people around here talking about it. 30th anniversary coming up. >> it's the director of "bridesmaids" and the bringer of the heat. a lot of people talking about melissa mccarthy. >> it could be. we'll have to see. we begin with the new ebola scares this morning. airlines scrutinizing people from africa. and these are protests at the laguardia airport this morning. some of them are actually even on strike. cecilia vega is in dallas with

all of the latest. good morning. >> reporter: george, good morning. family members are mourning the loss of thomas eric duncan, this, as anxiety over ebola spread, both here in dallas, and at those airports. >> no justice, no peace. >> reporter: overnight, nearly 200 airport employees responsible for making sure airplanes are clean and safe for passengers are walking off the job. saying that they are not being kept safe. >> in the light of the ebola scare, and the so many infectious diseases in the airports, you would think that a contractor would do more. >> reporter: this comes as five of the largest u.s. airports step up the fight against the deadly virus' spread. in two day, workers at jfk will begin taking the temperatures of all passengers getting off flights from west africa. the others will start next week. 94% from ebola-infected africa enter through these airports. dallas still on edge after this

sheriff's deputy was rushed to the hospital after fears that he may have contacted ebola. he delivered a notice last week, entering the apartment without protective gear. paramedics in hazmat suits turned this ambulance into a rolling isolation chamber for the ride. >> very scary time. we're just trying to get through it. >> reporter: health officials urging caution, even though the primary symptom is an upset stomach, they can't afford to make a mistake. on the same day the sheriff's deputy was rushed to the hospital, duncan lost his battle with the disease, becoming the first person to die of ebola in the u.s. >> i'm deeply saddened. this is something we prayed and hoped would not happen. >> reporter: overnight, a vigil for duncan. a community both saddened and fearful. those same hazmat crews that cleaned out the contaminated apartment where duncan had been

staying, also cleaned out the hospital room here overnight. authorities at the hospital are focused on his remains. they have to follow really strict cdc protocols, that means wrapping the body in plastic and cremating it, because it is still highly contagious. >> have to be so careful. thanks very much. so far none of the other people he had contact with have developed symptoms. >> that's right. now, to the series of wildfires in sacramento, dozens of buildings at risk right now. officials are calling the fires suspicious. ginger zee is on assignment, so rob marciano is tracking it for us. good morning. >> good morning. this on the heels of a tragic accident that killed a pilot on tuesday. the tankers grounded from the fight. and the drought has not helped. 95% of the state of california in severe drought. plus it has been hot this week and now there are more fires burning. this morning fire fighters battling a series of five fast-moving fires in this upscale neighborhood near sacramento. tankers and choppers attacking the thick orange flames fanned by winds and fueled by dry

vegetation, sending up massive clouds of smoke. the blazes, which began wednesday afternoon, have already burned nearly 400 acres, forcing interstate 80 east to shut down for five hours, forcing a 40-mile detour. at least one structure has been a destroyed with 80 more at risk. mandatory evacuation orders in place this morning. >> we ran around the house like crazy people trying to pick up things that we knew we needed or wanted or were sentimental. some clothing and a couple pillows and threw them in the car and left, and watched these horrible plumes of different color smoke burn up here. >> reporter: officials say the cause of the fires may be suspicious. the fires now just 10% contained. and the heat slated to continue through the weekend. 91 degrees in sacramento where the fire is close, 94 degrees in fresno. through the weekend, maybe cooler air next weekend. hopefully some rain. cross your fingers. back to you guys.

>> okay, rob, thank you. we turn now to the urgent manhunt for the cop-killer in pennsylvania. police discovering a chilling letter written bligh fugitive eric frein, a detailed description of how he gunned down two officers. linzie janis has the latest. good morning, linzie. >> reporter: good morning, george. that's right. the authorities revealing the contents of the hand-written letter they say eric frein left in the woods. a journal entry detailing the night he allegedly shot two pennsylvania state troopers. >> got a shot around 11:00 p.m. and took it. he dropped. i was surprised at how quick. i took a followup shot on his head, neck area. he was still and quiet after that. >> reporter: describing his escape. >> i ran back to the jeep. i made maybe half a mile and hit a roadblock. i didn't expect one so soon. it was only 15 to 20 minutes. pulled into a development, missed the trail around a runoff

pool and drove straight into it. disaster. made half attempt to stash ak and ran. >> reporter: but not revealing a motive. i will tell you after reading this cold-blooded and absolutely chilling account, i can only describe eric frein's actions as pure evil. >> reporter: they found the journal at a camp site where they discovered two pipe bombs more than a week ago. he likely left the items while fleeing to avoid capture. investigators also revealing this photo of an area they believe the survivalist used for sleeping, even leaving behind a blanket. they say he's been using this rocky area for shelter. the fbi releasing these new photos overnight. showing what the 31-year-old might look like now after 27 days on the run with a beard and the mohawk haircut police say he gave himself just before the attack. now, police say the journal

entry did not indicate that frein knew the two state troopers that he shot. there have been four potential sightings of frein in the last several days here. the most recent in the last 36 hours by a member of law enforcement. an officer believing he was within 200 yards of the fugitive, but, robin, again, the terrain so rugged he just couldn't get there in time. >> hopefully they will soon. linzie, thank you very much. chilling, that journal entry. now to the scandals rocking the nfl. embattled commissioner roger goodell meeting with the owners for the first time on wednesday to address those off-field problems as one of the game's biggest stars, adrian peterson, was in court in texas on child abuse charges. abc's ryan smith is outside of houston with the latest. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning. adrian peterson sat at this courthouse yesterday, not entering a plea to child abuse charges, facing domestic child

abuse issues. meanwhile in new york, commissioner roger goodell tackling the same issues, beginning the first step in what could be a long process. while the nfl commissioner met with all 32 nfl owners for the first time this football season to discuss domestic violence -- >> we're not going to accept this kind of behavior. my number one job is protecting the integrity of the game. >> reporter: the dark cloud of domestic abuse looming large over the nfl. >> there goes adrian peterson. >> reporter: one of the league's biggest stars, adrian peterson, faced his first court appearance wednesday on charges he disciplined his 4-year-old son by striking him repeatedly with a tree branch. how are you feeling this morning? >> relaxed. >> reporter: peterson's lawyer says he's eager to fight the chargers and get back to football. >> he's chomping at the bit to publicly defend himself. this man loves his children dearly. >> reporter: peterson just one

in a recent string of nfl players accused of domestic violence. this is a problem some believe the league struggled to address. wednesday, goodell trying to combat the stigma, showing the owners this video on spousal abuse. >> think about the role you have to raise up a generation of men. >> reporter: and vowing to develop an effective player conduct policy. peterson won't have access to the child he's accused of abusing during the case. but he does have a tentative trial date, december 1st. that late date making it difficult for him to return to the field to play this season, robin? >> okay, ryan. thank you. going to go to amy with the other top stories. good morning, amy. >> good morning, we begin with the developing story, a racially charged one. a police shooting not far from ferguson, missouri, the scene of so much tension in recent weeks. overnight, an angry crowd gathered on the streets of st. louis. authorities there say an off-duty police officer working as a security guard fatally shot a black teenager after a

physical confrontation escalating into gunfire. he fired 17 times, saying the victim only stopped because his gun jammed. but the family says he was not armed and was holding a sandwich, not a gun. overseas, a new push by isis fighters in syria, battling for control of a crucial town on the border with turkey. nearly two does u.s.-led air strikes over the last two days have helped slow the militant's advance. but one-third of the town of kobani is in the hands of isis now. u.s. officials are growing frustrated by turkey's reluctance to join the fight. and take a look at these pictures. this is all that remains of a a u.s. plane that crashed in england. the pilot ejected before the plane crash into that field just missing houses and a school. if you are an at&t mobile customer, you may be getting money back. the wireless carrier is agreeing to pay a record $105 million because of so-called cramming, adding bogus charges on to bills. $80 million will be refunded to

customers. and those affected will be notified. and you also may get a refund if you drink red bull. it's settling two lawsuits over false advertising by refunding $10 to customers. you can call or file online for that refund. and wall street begins the morning on a high note, following the best day of the year. the dow soaring 274 points. investors happy to hear that interest rates are staying at historic lows. and speaking of historic, a discovery inside a cave in asia is forcing scientists to rethink early human history. these are paintings in indonesia that date back 40,000 years. the oldest artwork ever found. scientists say the drawings show the beginning of human creativity. and finally, the best excuse if you're late for work. how about this, i can't drive to work because a mountain lion jumped on top of my car. well, it happened to a guy in california. the big cat was trying to get a better view of some food nearby.

but arguably, a better excuse than a mountain lion on top of your car, how about a bear inside your car? this happened in colorado. the bear broke through the windshield looking for food. he actually had to get some help getting out. he is okay. the car, not so much. >> oh, my gosh. >> don't leave food in your car. >> who knew there was an epidemic. >> apparently, lots of people late for work. >> that was a big cat, too. >> that's why i'm glad i don't drive. >> there you go. and the outrage this morning over police spraying a teenager with pepper spray. the officers were responding to a 911 call reporting a possible burglary, but it turns out the young man was in his own home. steve osunsami has the story. >> i'm seeing some suspicious person walking around in my neighbor's yard. >> reporter: this is the 911 call from a neighbor trying to be helpful, reporting a possible burglar. in a home south of raleigh, north carolina. >> it's a black kid with dread locks.

he walked down beside the house. it looks like he may have walked in the house. >> reporter: but the black kid with the dread locks is not a criminal at all. he lives there. the teenage foster son of the homeowner. >> we'll get someone to check it out. >> reporter: 18-year-old deshawn curry says three officers showed up, arguing with him inside the home before spraying him with pepper spray. >> he said put your hands on the door. i'm like, for what? this is my house. >> reporter: he pointed at pictures of the family on the wall, but police refuse to the believe him. police say they asked for a driver's license, and it didn't match the address. that's because the family just moved from california three months ago. >> i was feeling comfortable, and i'm feeling like i'm loved. and then when they come in and just profound me and say that i'm not who i am. and that i do not stay here because there was white kids on the wall. that really made me mad. >> everything we have worked so

hard for in the past years was stripped away yesterday in just a matter of moments. >> reporter: the police tell abc news overnight that race was not a factor and say they only pepper sprayed the young man after he became threatening and belligerent when they tried to put him in handcuffs. his parents are outraged. >> my 5-year-old said i don't understand why they hated our brother and they had to come in and hurt him. forge "good morning america," steve osunsami. >> all right. switch gears big time here. big news for movie fans. ain't afraid of no ghosts. "ghostbusters" coming back with a big new twist. this is one of the top-trending stories this morning and sara haines is there in social square with more on this. good morning, sara. >> good morning. don't you just love the sound of that? "ghostbusters," a classic song and movie. we have been clamoring for a sequel for years now. and one of the favorite things for the director to do is work with funny women. why should this film be anything

different? ♪ something strange in the neighborhood who you gonna call ♪ ♪ ghost busters for 30 years, it's the one question playing over and over in all of our heads. ♪ who you gonna call and finally this morning, director paul feig, the man behind "bridesmaids". >> i'm ready to party with the best of them! >> reporter: and ""the heat" -- ♪ has picked up the phone. tweeting out, it's official. i'm making a new ghostbusters and writing it with katie ppold, and yes, it will star hilarious women. that's who i'm going to call. >> what's that? >> reporter: which of the

favorite leading ladies could answer the call has become hollywood's biggest guessing game. many are betting on melissa mccarthy becoming the new bill murray, or perhaps her "brides ma mai maids" co-star, cykristien wiig. she also wrote and produced parks and rec, so tongues are wagging that just maybe amy poehler could reunite with her bff, tina fey. >> one specific thing. >> i'd like to use a lifeline. >> reporter: as the new remus. and aykroyd. >> this is big, there's definitely something here. >> and purists, fear not, if they would like to appear in the sequel, all of the originals will be welcomed back with open arms. but when you have melissa mccarthy in the rolodex, call her. >> great choice there too. >> i don't know about everybody at home but we're laughing about it just thinking of the possibilities. now heavy rain and flash flooding in arizona. more flooding likely in the

southwest and midwest. as we told you, ginger is on assignment. good to have rob here this morning. >> it's great to be here. arizona just can't catch a break. another hurricane, or batch of hurricane leftovers bringing this sort of rainfall to what's normally a sun-shiny state. at least this time of year. tucson, you saw a lot of rain last night, and yesterday afternoon, leading to this kind of flash flooding. over 3 inches in some parts of southern arizona yesterday. that moisture on the move into colorado, into missouri and parts of kansas and illinois. flash flood watches up there. you'll see 3 or 4 inches of rainfall on top of what you've already seen just northwest of kansas city today, where it has already been flooding. the wave of low pressure, moving its way around this stationary front. we'll see a couple more days, three more days, i think, of this rainfall. and locally over 5 inches of rainfall. that's a quick check of the forecast.

>> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the bay area forecast. there is thick fog for some of us in the morning leading to the cool of the highs and sunny and warmer-than-average and a significant pattern theft could mean rain in the forecast. mid-to-upper 60's at the coast and low-to-mid 70's around the bay and 80 inland. in more 90's. tonight is like this morning. on saturday and sunday and monday, we will return to summer help like another warm day in dallas. meanwhile, a beautiful fall day across much of the northeast. >> nice and crisp here. >> yeah. >> thank you.

coming up, new developments in the shocking allegations against tv dad, stephen collins, reporting he was blackmailed by his estranged wife. and a dramatic start in the trial of the vermont man accused of killing a beloved teacher. his lawyer says his wife did it. plus, "gma" investigates the major risks of selling your old cell phone, why wiping it clean may not be enough to erase all of the information. what you need to know right now. and taking luxury travel to unbelievable new heights. what's it like inside the high-end flights that will cost you, oh, a small fortune. and biggest "dancing with the stars" reveal this morning. who's about to switch it up? it up.

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ambulance is bound to fuel more calls for her to resign. they were short of its own ambulances, and they they took an ambulance from a private company 18 minutes to respond to a an elderly man having an heart attack. the maximum time should be ten minutes. the man died at the scene. >> eric, as we take you to the north bay, we have an accident where the fire department is blocking two lanes. 7 miles per hour is your top speed. southbound highway 101 is where the three-car crash happened. it's causing pressure on westbound 37 as you try to approach 101. in san jose, northbound side of 280. we have an accident that is also blocking one lane, gumming up the commute. the commute. >> when we come

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♪ oh won't you stay with me ♪ cause you're all i need that's the classic, so many smith. "stay with me." take a look at something else he's done. here is a karaoke bar in nashville after a concert. who do you think he chose to sing? >> that's a good tease. >> that's a great tease, george. well-delivered. >> well done. >> i know. >> stick around. be late for work. find out. also this morning, a new twist in the shocking allegations against the former tv dad, stephen collins, now reportedly accusing his estranged wife of trying to blackmail him with the secret recordings. she's fighting back. and "gma" investigate what is you need to know about

selling your old phone. even if you think you wiped it clean, your personal information could be exposed. and the five things you can do to cut the risk of a stroke in half. some changes to your lifestyle that could change your life. we begin with the latest on the alleges against the actor stephen collins who played the dad on "7th heaven." police investigating him this morning. his lawyers telling tmz his e estranged wife was using the recordings to blackmail him. >> reporter: this morning, it's getting uglier. his lawyer telling tmz that his estranged wife, faye grant, tryinged to blackmail him from the 2012 session. in which he appears to admit molesting children. >> the exposure happened a couple of times. >> couple of times? you told me once.

>> i said it happened several times. >> reporter: tmz said that grant tried to pedal the tape to numerous people to scare him into paying her millions. it was posted by tmz this week. >> there were i think yes, there were about three incidents over three years. >> reporter: this morning his lawyer calling the blackmail fabricated and inflammatory. he turned it over two years ago, and it's outrageous that the lawyer is trying to deflect it away from the disturbing content of the recording by attacking the victims, including faye. colli collins, the virtuous father and pastor on 7th heaven is in a bitter divorce battle with a reported $14 million at stake.

and his lawyer said he tried to say a witness lie to authorities and he or she saw him molest a young girl. saying there's no truth to the accusation. we reached out repeatedly for comment, but did not get a response. and while his battle with his long-time wife rages on, his tv wife is coming to his defense. >> he was a good guy in my opinion. >> the financial and career fallout is growing. his up coming appearance on "scandal" has been cut. it gets uglier by the day. >> it does. and now to the murder trial in vermont. a husband and wife accused of abducting a local school teacher and mother. the husband standing trial separately. and his defense is saying his wife was the killer. abc's mara schiavocampo has the latest.

>> reporter: though showing little emotion in court, 32-year-old allen prue is accused of a crime that's saddened a vermont community and made headlines around the nation. the 2012 kidnapping and murder of a beloved science teacher and mother who's driveway was snowplowed. >> he told police they decided to go out sunday night to get a girl. they wanted somebody to play with. >> reporter: in opening statements, prosecutors telling jurors they lured 33-year-old melissa jenkins from her home with a phone call. saying the car broke down and she agreed to help. and prosecutors saying that act of kindness cost her her life. >> she got out of her vehicle, and as she did, she was strangled and beaten to death. >> reporter: police found jenkijenki jenkins' car abandoned, her 2-year-old son in the backseat telling officers someone pulled

on mommy's neck. >> he pulled his head down towards his chest. >> reporter: prosecutors say he confessed to the crime. but now prue is pleading not guilty. saying he only confessed to protect his wife who they say is the true murderer and manipulated their husband who they say has a low i.q. >> patricia prue strangled her because she had become obsessively jealous. >> reporter: they say she made the phone call, convincing jenkins to come to the aid. >> he could argue she did it all, get acquitted, and testify that he did it all. >> reporter: they are being tried separately. two defendants accused of one shocking crime. testimony continues today. no word on whether prue will take the stand. the trial is expected to last about a month. now patricia prue is also facing first-degree murder charges.

she has pleaded not guilty. her trial is expected to begin next month. >> incredibly sad story. thank you. and now for the weather, rob in for ginger. >> put the drones to work. this out of massachusetts. this was shot by a drone. kind of going over the top of this roadway. not a tornado, but 100 mile an hour wind gusts from a microburst. we had reports of tornados in indiana and kentucky yet. no threat of severe weather today, but it's cool. it feels like fall. 29 degrees. 52 in des moines and 51 in chicago. and slowly cooling down over parts of the northeast. and there's a taste of fall. and it's a pattern where we reinforce the shots of cool air, not drastically cold. upper 50s and lower 60s perfect next several days.

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phone. >> reporter: to better protect you, a group of analysts set out to do an experiment. >> we went on to ebay and bought five or six auctions worth of old cell phones. >> reporter: to see how many people don't properly wipe personal data before reselling. out of nearly 100 phones -- >> 31 of them had what i consider to be some pretty disturbing personal information. >> reporter: and there's real information that a real crook can do something with. >> social security numbers, bank account numbers, pass words. >> reporter: even simple information, doctors appointments in the calendar can be dangerous. >> they call up, from the doctors office. need your credit card number. >> reporter: they tracked down lacey, an original owner of one of the phones they bought online. >> i haven't slept for a week thinking if my phone had been in the wrong hands. she sold the phone to a company that promised to wipe the

personal data. >> at the time, $125 and i bought a phone. it was a good deal. >> reporter: but the phone -- >> 13,000 text messages, 120 e-mail messages. >> 120 bucks is not worth your life. >> reporter: a common mistake, putting it back to factory settings. "gma" investigates wanted to see what that would do, is a we reset the old iphone 3g. and manually deleting any old text messages and e-mails on the phone. >> now see if we can bring it back. >> reporter: and with a little digging, we find all of her original information still on the phone. 2,838 photos extracted. while they use celebrite, a state of the art program to use datas, they can get that for

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more. we wanted to experience the suites for ourselves. so the airline gave us tickets to fly from new york's jfk to frankfurt. normally if you're getting to the airport like this, you're expecting long lines. but i have a feeling that it's going to be very different on this trip. after checking in, you're whisked ahead of the long, snaking lines at security and then escorted to the plane. good evening, how are you? >> i'm good. >> reporter: as you settle in, they present you with the goodies. toiletries. then the fun begins. can i have a caviar? a five-star dinner with course after course after course. and once your stomach is bursting, time to slip into your pjs and that famous bed. one of the services that singapore airlines likes to tout is their tuck in service. good night. >> are you kidding me? >> that was a little awkward to be tucked in by a complete stranger that wasn't my mother. but shows the length they will

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. new this morning, how you can cut your risk of having a stroke in half starting now. generation stress. millions of americans not getting enough sleep. what all that fatigue is really doing to your health. ♪ and from the runway to total reinvention, super model christy turlington on a mission to help every mom who needs it. how she's redefining girl power this morning. ♪ and bang, bang, the biggest "dancing with the stars" of the season only here this morning. you voted for who should switch it up. now america's results right now as we say -- >> good morning, america.

oh, how we love tony dovolani and that little baby right there too with us here in times square. but we did see our good friend and dancing pro, tony dovolani for the big reveal this morning. >> who did you guys vote for? >> the big switchup. this is coming up this monday on "dancing with the stars." always such a big night. and we will reveal with tony's help the new partners. >> cannot wait for that. and so many of us grew up watching levar burton on reading rainbow. now he is back. he has a new children's book, and bringing back the classic show for kids. look who's waiting. >> i love that. >> he's great with kids. >> i know. >> and the book is just so wonderful. and the fact that he's bringing reading rainbow to the web. and you at home had a big deal to do with that. and we have talked about flying cars before. let's face it, we have. now they could finally be here.

so would you want to -- drive or fly one? >> i'm in. >> that's -- you are, aren't you? >> oh, yeah. don't you dream of that sitting there trying to get through the lincoln tunnel? like, if only -- >> that's true. >> or last night -- i wanted to have one of those. >> a couple days here. >> you thought about it a little bit. >> she is. and now she's going to give us the news. good morning. and new anger and fear about the potential spread of ebola. some airplane cleaners at new york's laguardia airport are on strike this morning. they are concerned about a lack of protection against possible exposure to the virus. this was after the government announced plans to begin taking the temperatures of travelers from west africa arriving at five u.s. airports. meanwhile in dallas, a sheriff's deputy is in the hospital in isolation because of concern he may have contracted ebola while delivering a quarantine notice to the family of ebola victim thomas eric duncan. duncan was mourned at a vigil last night, the first person to

die of ebola in the u.s. and breaking overnight, flames tearing through this neighborhood in northern california. fire crews on alert. 80 homes are threatened by fires north of sacramento. fueled by dry conditions. the damage is devastating. authorities are calling the fires suspicious. and racial tensions have been e ignited in missouri this morning. protesters gather in the streets of st. louis overnight after an off-duty police officer shot and killed a black teenagers. police say the teenager fired a gun at least three times and a gun was recovered at the scene. but the 18-year-old's family claims he was unarmed. a new york city construction worker says this is video of a police officer picking his pocket. he says stealing $1300. as the man is patted down, the officer appears to put his hand in a pocket and pull out a wad of paper. the suspect says the officer then fired pepper spray at him.

police are investigating. a big mess in houston. a water main under the bus stop broke open. and look at that. and within minutes, the entire neighborhood underwater. residents without water for hours. and this video is going viral this morning. three college friends from iowa saw a deer on the side of the road. it had fallen into a ten-foot sinkhole. they felt guilty just driving by. so they returned, gave the deer a hand. gently raising it out of the hole and it apparently ran off unharmed. and finally, it's october. and we all know it means time for halloween light displays. okay, yes. this may be the greatest display ever. it's in suburban chicago. and these lights are sequenced to congo's hit "come with me now." this same house has also featured light displays using music by queen, ac/dc, katy

perry. and we're told you are a their neighbors have invested in blackout shades and ear plugs. >> the most wonderful time of the year. >> great for us, not for them. health news now. stroke is a major killer for women. but a new study says you can cut your risk in half with just five healthy habits. dr. jen ashton. >> this is great news. there are things that can increase or decrease the risk of stroke. this was the first time a study looked at a combination of certain factors and the impact on the rate of stroke in women. and here are the five factors. easy things to modify. eating a healthy diet. minimal to moderate alcohol consumption, three to nine drinks a week. never having smoked. being physically active. just walking 40 minutes a day. and keeping your body mass index below 25. which for a 5'4" woman is 146 pounds. these things have been found, when a woman does all of them,

drops the risk of total stroke by 54%. they are in our control. so you can basically alter your medical destiny. >> those are the details. what's your take on it? >> i see women every single day. i think women also need to really remember there are certain hormonal situations, like being pregnant, being on the pill, hormone replacement therapy, that increase the clot and stroke risk. they should talk to their doctors about that and in general be on the lowest dose of any hormone. >> these five tips should help with other things as well. >> if you see signs and symptoms of stroke, call 911. >> what are those signs and symptoms? >> facial droop, arm weakness, slurred speech. if you recognize those things, in someone else or yourself, call 911. >> thanks. answering your questions all morning. you can tweet her, @dr. j. ashton. "pop news" coming up. and moving on to the social square. >> they have me on the run. and the "gma morning menu" in the social square powered by samsung galaxy. first up, the link between sleep

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♪ sing it, bruno. you know the song. >> oh! >> well, that is joe cocker, the cocker spaniel. trying to get a cookie. oh, just out of his reach. he's trying so hard -- >> oh! >> yay sfwlchlt! >> finally snagged it. >> if that works, that would be a great diet. i always get the cookie. >> he worked hard for the cookie. >> he totally did. >> sara is in for lara, a little "pop news" for us. news that goes pop. >> kicking off "pop news" with a celebrity feud no one saw coming, gwyneth paltrow versus martha stewart. now it all began with home and

decorating guru martha stewart taking a swing at gwyneth paltrow for launching the lifestyle brand goop. if she were confident in the acting, she wouldn't be trying to be martha stewart. #ouch. i added that. things only escalated from there. goop was in need of a new ceo, and the oscar-winning actress turned to a former martha lieutenant to take on the job. and this morning, upping the ante, gwyneth weighing in this week at a fortune summit. >> if i'm really honest, i'm psyched she sees us as competition. like, i'm so psyched. >> and that's where we are right now. >> well, well, well. >> it's anyone's guess at that point. yeah. they keep one upping each other. we'll see where it goes. and now to the "pop news" exclusive from our friends at yahoo!. halloween is around the corner. people are making serious costume decisions. the internet is buzzing with halloween spirit.

yahoo! saying online searching for scary costumes is spiking over 5,000% this month. and in terms of the top costume searches, mini mouse, not so scary, and pocahontas at number two. and one of this year's leading ladies, elsa from "frozen." visit yahoo! for much more. no one can let that go. >> we haven't decided yet, have we? >> pun intended. >> my little daughter is a princess for the third year in a row. really creative. >> sticking to it. >> always a classic. >> worked. and she's going to keep working it. >> why don't people do scary? if it's up 5,000%, blood and gore. it's halloween. >> you should go for that. >> just might. thank you, amy. chart-topping singer sam smith wowed fans at a performance in nashville tuesday. but it's the followup performance going viral right now. smith heading to a karaoke bar with his backup singers after the show. launching into a rendition of destiny child's "say my name." ♪ say baby i love you

♪ say my name ♪ you acting kind of shady in calling me baby ♪ and things only got better as the "stay with me" star goes into beyoncé's "flawless." ♪ i go like this ♪ hey ♪ say i'm so good tonight you know, that's a night no one's going to forget any time soon. the internet either. >> and after he goes up, nobody goes up after. >> you don't follow sam smith at a karaoke bar. no bon jovi after this. >> thank you, sara. >> heat index coming up. a check of the weather. rob in for ginger this morning. reason to celebrate. 60st anniversary. what's the secret to a long marriage? >> finding the right guy right away. >> she found him. and a 30-year anniversary. week long celebration.

and take a look at this shot from the international space station. commander reed weissman taking this shot. that is super typhoon vongfong. looking at 150 mile an hour winds right now. this will weaken heading to the southern part of japan. they have had their share of southern part of japan. they have had their share of typhoons. >> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the bay area forecast. there is thick fog for some of us in the morning leading to the cool of the highs and sunny and warmer-than-average and a significant pattern theft could mean rain in the forecast. mid-to-upper 60's at the coast and low-to-mid 70's around the bay and 80 inland. in more 90's. tonight is like this morning. on saturday and sunday and monday, we will return to summer help like >> a beautiful, cool, crisp fall morning here in new york city. back to you guys inside.

>> we will take it, rob. thank you. and kick off the heat index. new research revealing when people in different parts of the country head to bed. it was done by jawbone. and they released a map that breaks it all down. and people who live in cities don't get as much sleep as those in suburban and rural spots. look at hip stir brooklyn. -- blue. almost black. they go to bed the latest. parts of hawaii, they head to bed the earliest. they have the nicest days all the time. this unscientific survey was based on a million people wearing jawbone's activity tracker device. all those -- >> this morning as i was working out at my apartment, people come in from the night. what is that like? >> on the weekend, it's like the party just started. i feel like an old woman. i walk in, like, no, i'm going to work, thank you. >> could you tell us, night owl, early bird? tweet us using #socialsquare.

and a flying car getting ready for takeoff. amy's very excited about this. trending big on facebook overnight. this flying automobile from a european company can fit in a standard parking space. it folds its wings down. it can fly 430 mile on a tank of petrol. this is the 2.5 version. not available, amy. not available commercially right now. but a new prototype is set to launch later this month at the pioneer's festival in austria. >> it's a plane. >> really. >> where we go, we won't need roads. "back to the future," do you remember that? a car that flies -- >> you need a hovercraft to get out of the traffic jam. >> yes, but i dream of flying over the lincoln tunnel. all right, head out now to tony in the social square with a story everyone is talking about. a passenger not allowed back on a flight after complaining on twitter. tony. >> that's right, amy. good morning. this is right out of an episode of "seinfeld." what's the deal with the airlines?

a pilot wrongly accused of being drunk ordered everyone off the plane so he could take a breathalyzer test. new york stock exchangefully, -- thankfully he passed that test. the passenger lisa carter knight was live-tweeting, posting this picture on twitter and saying, tweet, flight delayed because pilot accusing passengers of questioning intoxication. and letting everyone back on the plane except her, she was being unruly. apparently they noticed the tweets. jetblue tells abc news their practice is not to remove customers for expressing criticism, but they will when they are disruptive. should you be kicked off the flight for using social media? >> of course not. but i want to know about the charge in the first place. the pilot was intoxicated and took everyone off the plane for that. >> and he passed the breathalyzer test. >> who was making the charge? >> this isn't the first time, earlier this year a family of three, a father and two children were asked to deboard a

southwest airlines flight because of a tweet talking about a rude gate agent. so we have seen it before. it seems like the airlines are saying no tweet, no tweet. >> it's the freedom of speech. >> up the customer service. not get mad at the tweeter. we're burying the lead a little bit here, your impersonation of jerry seinfeld. it was spot on. >> i didn't think you got it. i was looking at blank stares. no tweet, no tweet. >> oh, my gosh. >> wow. >> even better the second time around. >> it was better. >> thank you. and time for the morning stir. this is the generation known for multi-tasking and juggling new technology. it's supposed to make our lives easier. for many of us, it's leading to less sleep and more stress. the founder of the huffington post is on a mission to keep us from burning out. deborah roberts has that story. >> reporter: text, tweets, posts, e-mails, connecting 24/7. we see it as the way to get ahead. but we could be paying a big price.

especially the millennial generation. >> this is the truly digital generation. they are used to being always on. we need to disconnect from technology and reconnect with ourselves and loved ones. >> reporter: ariana huffington should know. in her book, "thrive," she describes an eye-opening moment of passing out from exhaustion. now this powerful media executive is sounding the alarm, worried that the next-generation is on the way to exhaustion too. >> it's an illusion that it's the burn out that's the way to success. the advice to give my 20-something self is sleep more and stop worrying. >> reporter: isn't it easy for somebody who's successful like you to pull back? >> it doesn't really matter how old we are or how successful we are. if we can live our lives being fully present, we are going to be able to see opportunities that we otherwise might miss. >> reporter: so huffington is about recharging. the secret weapon, sleep.

even during an eight hour work shift. here at the huffington post offices they set up nap rooms for busy writers. oh, my dposh, gosh -- this is comfy. this is great. >> i cover you up. >> reporter: rest is so important, huffington is now proposing a sleep challenge. i gave it a try. tip number one, walk or exercise every day. number two, go to sleep half an hour earlier. then stop looking at your devices one hour before bed and charge them outside your bedroom. and tip number four, find a soothing ritual like reading before bed. trying it just one day, not as easy as it seems. >> as you begin to take these microscopic steps. we are going to get such a great reward. >> reporter: well, for you doubters, there's evidence that rest can be a game-changer. in one study, basketball players who got 11 hours of sleep saw their three-point shooting and

free throws jump by 9%. 11 hours we can't all do. but it's about rest and calming your body. >> what do you find was the hardest part about following the tips? >> unplugging the devices and out of the room. withdrawal. >> what if you're needed ? >> just breathing deeply. like all the stress that's going on here for you. five seconds in, five seconds out. it's just all about taking care of yourself. and as ariana huffington says, redefining success. not all about charging, charging. it's about recharging as well. >> i love that. i'm going to try two of those tips tonight. >> unplug devices and take them out of the bedroom. >> i don't know about that one. robin. >> when i was playing college hoops. maybe more than a thousand points. next week, switchup week on "dancing with the stars." right now we have the exclusive announcement. and who better to tell us than tony dovolani. you have the envelope. don't leave us in suspense. >> alfonso ribeiro, now he has cheryl burke.

usually with witney. >> oh. that's a good pairing right now. >> that's a really good pair. i'm excited to see those two dance together. >> i am too. who's next? >> lea thompson was dancing with artem. now she has the shirtless valentin chmerkovskiy. that's hot pair. >> we are two for two. >> that's right. going from one hottie to the other. >> antonio? >> cheryl burke, this time he has allison. he's going to have a lot of fun with her. i liked him shirtless last week. i think the girls really liked that. >> i think we're going to see shirtless again. and i know who it is. and tommy chong. >> i love tommy. he's normally with peta. this time he's with emma slater. >> can you handle it? >> i think he's dancing mambo. >> oh, really? we're going to talk about the new dances they have coming up this week. who's next? >> we have janel parrish, i'm

really excited about this one. she normally dances, val. she's dancing with artem, and they're doing burlesque. i wonder if val will get jealous. >> does that happen? i remember last year you all were -- >> sometimes it gets. >> we know nothing about that. who is next? >> michael waltrip, normally dances with emma. this time he's dancing with witney. that should be fun. she did great with drew last season when they did this. >> that's true. then bethany. >> this is going to be interesting. she's dancing with mark ballas. i know mark and derek are really good friends. but there's a rivalry between them. >> we haven't talked about jonathan. >> he normally is with allison, this time he's dancing with peta. i think this is going to be a hot pair. >> yeah, peta. that's a good one. okay, last but certainly not least. sadie. >> we have sadie. normally dances, mark. >> yes. >> this time, dancing with derek hough.

that's going to be interesting. i'm telling you, this is going to be an interesting show. it's going to be exciting. the cool part, they have brand new dances from hip-hop to charleston to burlesque to broadway. so i think this is going to be one of those great shows. >> burlesque? >> i'm looking forward to that. i don't know what they're going to have in the audience at that point. i don't know. >> it's tough in just one week. you have been dancing with somebody. >> it could throw a wrench in it or improve it. also, these scores do count for your total. if you're smart, get your strategy right, but it could hurt you. >> thank you, tony. i love this man. which new pairing is your favorite? you could see all of them -- >> the one we like. >> which one do you like? >> i'm interested to see alfonso. >> you can vote on goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. you can see the new couples dance their heart out. tune in next monday night. >> new judge coming. >> they do have a new judge.

i had so much fun last year. "dancing with the stars," 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> why don't you come back? >> no, no, no. hey, steve carell is coming back when we come back. he's here live. love you, tony. tony. hd 3

now from abc 7 news. >> good morning. bay area hospitals are determineded to stamp out the ebola virus before it gets started. many are asking patients if they've recently traveled. someone who has been to liberia or west africa would trigger an alert. if they detect ebola, the patient will be quarantined and whoever helping him or her will be required to wear protective gear. we have a major delay right now due to police activity in west oakland. do expect delays to exceed 20 minutes. we have this motorcycle crash in south san jose. southbound side of 101 at baker avenue with a quarter mile visibility in this area. so watch out for delays and lane

watches. kristen? >> leyla, thanks a lot. let's check out your forecast with meteorologist mike nicco with meteorologist mike nicco right afte

all right. there we go. quarter-mile visibility in santa rosa. tricky conditions this morning on 101 and highway 1 on the peninsula. temperatures, we have haven't budged much. not much sunshine. low 60s in hayward. 63 in antioch. you can see the cloud cover more prevalent today.

that's why temperatures will be a little bit cooler, but still warmer than average everywhere in san francisco. > hey. >> hey. >> can you believe this is our seventh year hosting the cma awards? >> i know. remember how it all started? >> welcome to the cma awards. >> i'm brad paisley. >> and i'm carrie underwood. appearances by luke brian, miranda lambert, antebellum, tim mcgraw, keith urban and blake shelton. >> he can't be here. >> why not? >> he's grounded. >> i know. >> don't worry, blake will be here this year. >> nope, he's grounded again. >> miranda. those were some adorable throwback thursday photos.

looking forward to the cma awards coming up soon. and before the big show, robin, you're going to have the big show. the countdown to the cma awards. 15 songs that changed country music. >> and serious star power. luke bryant who we both know very well. keith urban, tim mcgraw. a few of the super stars joining me. and performances by lady antebellum, martina mcbride. such a fun night celebrating country legends right here on abc. and that's okay. all leading up, as we saw -- i cannot believe this is the seventh year for brad and carrie. >> the throwback thursday picture. >> who can get enough of that country? and levar burton is here live. he's got a brand-new children's book, and he's bringing back that classic tv show, "reading rainbow." let's go inside to george. >> i'm here with steve carell. back on the big screen. it's "alexander and the horrible, no good, very bad

day." he plays a dad and a rocket scientist looking for a job in alexander. >> i think players should have the opportunity. they could add greenhouses, add labs. they could grow a space station as big as their imagination. >> oh, your kid. >> oh, you know what? that'll be fine. we can get day care. that won't be an issue. >> no, your kid right now -- his face is -- all green. >> oh. wow. trevor. >> and steve carell joins us now. great to have you back. >> thanks. >> so a nice, relaxing family comedy, all the hard stuff, babies, animals, fire. >> fire. yeah. yeah. that's what i signed up for. that is the ugliest baby, incidentally, the ugliest baby we could find for the movie. >> and the green helps a lot. right? >> they were want cutest kids ever. all of them were great. >> and you also got a chance to swallow the kangaroo? >> yes. i got to chase a kangaroo. kangaroos are interesting.

they are much more formidable than you would give them credit for. >> we showed some kangaroos sparring the other day. some live kangaroos. and they were fierce. we did. >> was it slow? a slow day? you were showing some kangaroo sparring. >> it worked. also got a chance to work with jennifer garner. your dennison -- not classmate, but you both went to dennison. this is the first time you have worked together. >> it is, yeah. she's great. i wanted to work with her for a while, and she's the sweetest thing. >> she's fantastic. we have a question in from instagram, devin, how did you get your start in l.a.? did it take a long time to reach where you are today? >> i got my start -- well, it's kind of -- was incremental. the daily show was big here. and stephen colbert eventually got me that job. before that, we worked on the dana carvey show in new york. it was sort of the incremental rungs of the ladder. >> we got a chance to go back even further than that.

this is throwback thursday. >> okay. >> so you think -- you tell us if we're wrong -- we think this is your first film role. >> i think i know what you're doing. >> "curly sue," 1991. >> table for two. non-smoking by the window if you have it. >> tessio. >> oh, yeah. yes. >> go and notify albert that we have a situation. >> yeah. >> look at that. >> you owned that role. >> i did. three days of shooting for that. i'm serious. i got three days and still get residuals. >> not bad. and except for the beard you haven't changed at all. not a thing. >> neither has my acting. it's pretty much exactly there. >> you got a few more lines now. and laughing now -- i cannot wait. you have another film coming out in november, "fox catcher" where you play kind of a twisted guy. >> yeah, it's based on a true story about john dupont who started a wrestling facility on his estate. he was a very wealthy heir to

the dupont fortune. and so, ye. it's a very dark tale of her and the schultz brothers and what transpired there. >> i hope it's not the "sports illustrated" curse, but "variety" says you're an oscar lock for the role. and we cannot wait to see it. >> thanks. thank you. >> you'll be great. thanks for coming in. alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day in theaters tomorrow. and now for a check on the weather. >> we're out here. and the bucket list, new york city, these guys are from lower alabama, which is technically where? >> pensacola, florida. >> if that makes any sense. we have low visibilities across the gulf coast. take a look. dense fog advisory out there. mobile, that's in alabama. 2.1 miles. look at the warmth. temps in the upper 80s and lower 90s. that's 15 degrees above normal. you're going to feel it today. and above that, a stationary boundary. a wave will develop there. rain for the next couple of days.

>> good morning, we have fog for the morning commute, especially inland where we will be warm at 82 to 88 and more clouds loan the coast at 62 to 68 and 79 around the bay. the seven-day forecast shows looking warm >> how cute is tha >> how cute is that? what a beautiful baby. this weather report brought to but by mazda. robin, back to you. >> we are excited to have levar burton here. he hosted the beloved show "reading rainbow" for more than two decades. he's an author. first children's book, "the rhino who swallowed a storm". he's here to tells all about the book. and the return of reading rainbow. we have been singing this theme song all morning long upstairs. great to see you. >> you too, robin. >> tell us a little bit about this book. >> for 31 years i have been promoting children's literature. and this is my first children's book. it was inevitable and only a matter of time. it was really inspired by -- i

think we need in this day and age as parents to really teach our kids how to handle adversity and difficult moments. fred rogers was that guy for generations who really addressed what it's like to live in a world dominated by adults as children. and, you know, fred's gone. so school shootings and hurricanes and all kinds of national tragedies and disasters and a 24-hour news cycle. and our kids are bewildered and hearing all kinds of things. and dealing with the fears is not always so easy. >> swallowing the fears. >> "the rhino who swallowed a storm," it's a metaphor how difficult it is to express feelings. rhino goes on a journey after watching his entire world washed away in a devastating storm. it's his journey toward healing. >> it resonates with people of all ages. >> i think so. i would love for this to be a tool that families use and

really talk to one another about those things that are difficult to talk about. we have a list of questions in the back of the book for parents to use to initiate those conversations and sort of draw out our kids around what they're feeling. >> and this has helped to initiate the return of "reading rainbow." >> the book was one of the rewards we gave for the kickstarter campaign. we gave donors an opportunity -- gave our backers an opportunity to have an advance copy of the book. we signed 4,000 copies of them, and they are in the hands of our donors now. >> raised $6.4 million. >> we ended up raising $6.4 million, including seth >> we ended up raising $6.4 million, including seth seth mac donation. we are able now to get to universal access. that was the whole point of the kickstarter campaign. every child, everywhere is what we called it. we are going to be able to be in classrooms, on the web. on all the devices. gaming consoles. everywhere kids consume content,

"reading rainbow" will be there. >> "reading rainbow" is back. >> it is indeed. >> and i love how you are saying those schools who reached out to you said they wanted it. >> we're going to be able to give it away to schools in need. absolutely. >> all right. good to see you. >> great to see you. >> there are so many happy people. especially up in the control room, who grew up with you and watched and are so thankful. and i know your mom taught you to read and was big on that. >> whenever i get the chance, i say that woman's name. yes, ma'am. >> that and lucimarian roberts. the teacher too. >> there you go. >> "the rhino who swallowed a >> there you go. >> "the rhino who swallowed a st

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so this summer when i was with malala in nigeria, a this summer i was with malala in georgia, it got us thinking let's start a series where we can showcase other girls and women who inspire, lead, and challenge us in ways that we may not have known. so this morning, we bring you chris christy turlington. she's the ambassador for internal health. >> i have two children my

daughter grace. after she was born, i hemorrhaged. >> her mission inspired by her daughter. >> then in what seemed like an instant, i went from feeling invincible to powerless. we're bonding and she's breast-feeding and it's all perfect. and there was a shift of energy. it went from a very empowering experience to a very disempowering experience. i have since learned that hundreds of thousands of women die in pregnancy and child birth every year. >> reporter: she would establish a foundation, every mother counts. >> the organization is about making pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother. it's most important, because depending on where you live, you may have access to services during your pregnancy or after your pregnancy that another woman does not have access to. post-partum hemorrhage is the most common cause of death. which oftentimes happens after delivery. >> reporter: a cause of death so common that around the globe over 287,000 women die every year from complications during pregnancy and childbirth.

that's one woman every two minutes. >> you live two hours away from care, game over. and so many women live in rural places. in the united states, in africa, in asia. and in uganda, for example, we transport women on the back of motorcycles or bicycles. >> reporter: how did you take the leap from saying, wow, i can't believe this happened to me, to realizing it's prevalence around the world unnecessarily so? >> i think it started with the birth and the complication. and then i came across the global statistics. and i was really excited by the fact that 98% were preventable. i thought, how many issues are -- that you can say that about? ♪ >> reporter: the world you were in was filled with celebrity and excess. the atmosphere is very decadent. >> it's funny. i spent so much time trying to get away from that persona. go back to school, try different

kinds of careers. and in the end, that role allowed me to do a lot with this opportunity and this issue. and, of course, you know, in the world of fashion and cosmetics, the consumer is women. they're moms. >> reporter: turlington also recognizes the value of support from her family, especially from her husband actor and filmmaker ed burns. >> he said you have to do it. go for it. he continues to be my biggest champion at home. the more i travel and see women who do not have that kind of support, the more grateful i am for him. >> reporter: the oxford english dictionary defines girl power as a self-reliant attitude among girls and young women, manifested in ambitious and assertiveness and individualism. what does girl power mean to you? >> we use it so much in my house. my daughter is so powerful and she came into the world powerful.

i feel like girl power to me is potential. every girl has that potential. every human has that potential. >> wow. >> wow. >> yeah, what a remarkable woman. and a lot of people don't know all the good she's doing. we wanted to showcase her. we've been asking you for one word that defines girl power on twitter. here's a word cloud. this is from your tweets. and the bigger the word, the more people said. fierceness, supportive, confident, empowerment. and then on facebook you weighed in as well. debra fowler, the power to be who you choose to be. strength to stand up and be who you are. i am woman, hear me roar. numbers too big to adore. >> helen reddy. >> i have been saying that. >> this is a wonderful idea to do this and showcase these women. what they're doing. >> and how they're helping so many other women. it's great to have role models like her and we have a lot more coming up as well. >> looking forward to that. >> thank you so much. and coming up, we have hollywood icon robert duvall on working with robert downey jr. hollywood icon robert duvall on working with robert downey jr. and winning another oscar.

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♪ got us excited now. that crowd out there in times square. this morning, this thursday morning, fun, tuning in here. robert downey told robin yesterday that robert duvall's performance in "the judge" is up there with "the godfather" and

others. he's generating oscar buzz for the role. and he sat down with abc's chris connelly. >> reporter: for robert duvall, going toe-to-toe with robert downey jr. in "the judge" could be a major landmark in his already remarkable career. why is this movie so big and so important? >> downey. he's a big now. a great guy to work with. >> biggest mistake of your career and you happen to run him over? i could convict you over coffee. >> reporter: the smalltown jurist has been estranged from his son, the big city lawyer. but in zrdesperate times, their argument gets overturned on appeal. you have intimate, powerful stuff. >> didn't come to the high school graduation or college. >> why? jail time, i wasn't going to reward anything. >> reporter: how did you prepare for some of those scenes? >> just did it. who paid for the college education, your mother? and you wonder where it might go. but when you do it, you see where it does really go. >> reporter: what thrills you

about the chance to act in a movie like this? >> it's a challenge and so forth. i like to try different characters. i have been a character actor. >> reporter: and what characters. starting with his first film part in 1962's "to kill a mocking bird." for you, what did that role mean for your career? >> it was my first part. it was well-made and a jumping off thing into other things to come. i love the smell of napalm in the morning. >> reporter: from "apocalypse now" to "the godfather." >> maybe we shouldn't get mike mixed up too directly. a . >> reporter: and in 1984, duvall won an academy award for "tender mercies." "the judge" may put him back in the oscar conversation. how did winning the oscar change your life? >> i became more recognizable in airports. that's about it. >> reporter: that's it? >> it was a momentary and nice thing. it really was. >> reporter: what would it mean to get acknowledgment for this role at this part in your career? >> if it happens, it happens. >> reporter: you're 83 now, how

do you keep the energy going on the screen? >> you hang out with young people. i can learn from them, they can learn from me. and i think that's what keeps me going, at least. the day will come when they definitively wipe the drool and you call it quits. until that time comes, you know, you try to live life to the fullest. >> yeah, not yet, not yet. and you love the movie. i cannot wait to see it. >> robert duvall, the entire cast, but he, really, wow. just how chris connelly said. >> can't wait to see it. "the judge" opens nationwide tomorrow. "the judge" opens nationwide tomorrow. we'll be right back.

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good morning. i'm kristen sze. any cooling trend in sight? meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. kind of foggy now. >> definitely foggy. more due to traffic management than maybe the low clouds there. temperatures going to run in the low to mid 60s from the coast into san francisco, below average. above average, low to mid 70s through the bay and 80s inland. the 90s are gone. so a little bit cooler today. more so tomorrow, but the summer heat comes back saturday, sunday and monday. have a great day. >> mike, we have a major delay on bart due to earlier police activity. this is going to be a system wide delay until further notice. we have this clash, though, this is south along 101.

it's blocking a lane and causing big delays. kristen? kristen? >> thanks a lot.