ing your good morning, america. happening now, heat alert. stifling temperatures across the country. heat advisories in the south and east as temperatures rise into triple digits in the west, fueling those out-of-control wildfires. >> we have hundreds and hundreds of homes that could be threatened. >> thousands forced from their homes. more than 5,000 firefighters on the front lines. breaking overnight mail threat. the fbi investigating threatening letters some with a strange white powder sent to nearly two dozen government offices. a police officer rushed to the hospital. the very latest this morning. holding out hope. new video showing the capsized boat of those missing teenagers lost at sea. the coast guard expands its hunt and why their parents say this water cooler could be the life raft that's keeping them alive. ♪ you make me feel like ♪ and a "bachelorette"

bombshell from one of the most disliked men in tv history. nick, the man who came back to try and win another woman over so close to proposing to kaitlyn. >> my heart is just with somebody else. >> her last-minute decision to shut him down. nick throwing the ring up in the air, saying it's all a joke. >> will you marry me? >> yes. >> a happily ever after for one of the most controversial "bachelorette"s ever. she's here live this morning with her new fiance to tell all. and good morning, america. it is july 28th. the middle of summer. it's supposed to be hot but these rising temperatures really causing problems. >> yeah, indeed. there are heat advisories in the south. parts of the east are bracing for a possible heat wave and triple digits in the west. ginger has it all out in times square. good morning, ginger. >> hey, good morning to you. we have a heat advisory starting at noon today just here in new york city. it goes through tomorrow night.

but the july fry is on from louisiana to shreveport up to kansas city and st. louis. they are in an excessive heat warning. that means air temperatures will reach 100 in little rock and 100 in memphis. but it will feel up to 110, even 113 in some places. then we put on tomorrow's highs. because it's sticky, it's hot and it could be, if you're exposed for cumulative days, dangerous. i'm more concerned about the heat and the potential records out west. we won't have records here in the east. but look at that. sacramento stays in the 100s. very dry, very gusty, terrible for the fire conditions and that's why we head to our matt gutman there at the lowell fire. matt. >> reporter: good morning, ginger. just since we've been here this morning, this fire has exploded. breaking containment jumping from one side of this hill to the other. very bad news for firefighters. here's why. see how that wind carries that sand? that's what it's been doing with the flames.

breaking barriers and making things much more dangerous for firefighters here. overnight with new fires exploding fueled by wind and heat, firefighters scrambling to gain the upper hand. new fires smoking up in bass lake and oakhurst. here at the lowell fire stakes still high. firefighters amassing at the top of hillsides to meet the flames. >> we have hundreds and hundreds of homes that could be threatened. >> reporter: 1800 homes evacuated so far. from the sky an all-out aerial attack. a dozen choppers and another dozen air tankers. we've been watching this fire for four hours now steadily march up this hill now. helicopter after helicopter dousing those flames. these fires taxing firefighters physically and mentally. >> grueling hours sometimes but that's what we signed up for. >> reporter: this morning across california, more than 5,000 firefighters battling 9 separate major wildfires. homeowners hacking down their beloved pines. was there a point over the past few hours or days that you thought you might lose this house?

>> yeah, about every ten minutes. >> reporter: with firefighters strapped, helping themselves. now we have just spoken with firefighters. even they don't know how many new achors are burning. that's how big this new burn is. what they do know is where the wind and temperatures set in the triple digits it will be a very long fight over the next few days. george? >> thanks, matt. we're going to turn now to those threatening letters september to nearly two dozen government offices in oregon. some of them contain a white powder, one sheriff has been rushed to the hospital with a roar. pierre thomas has all the latest. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, george. the concern in oregon is real this morning after that law enforcement official was hospitalized after opening one of at least ten letters sent to state offices. we don't yet know what that substance is but "the oregonian newspaper" quotes a state official saying the officer sustained a rash immediately upon opening that letter. the fbi is assisting local if i

believe officials adds they work the determine precisely what this substance is and who sent it. investigators are investigating whether it came from the same person. we expect that state officials will be testing that substance. and we may learn more today about exactly what we're dealing with, george. >> okay, pierre. we have seen these kind of attacks before, thanks. now to a real scare in the sky. a crowded passenger plane from china to dallas forced to turn around after it was struck by hail. you can see the damage to the nose right there. the plane did land safely and abc's jim avila has our story. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, lara. it was a short flight, less than an hour. but one passengers aboard one of aviation's newest planes will not forget. this morning a look at what severe hail can do to a modern jetliner. >> yeah, wow. >> reporter: this brand-new boeing dreamliner took off monday, an american airlines flight from beijing headed to dallas-ft. worth. 44 minutes into the flight the plane hit severe weather. >> all we can tell you it was just crazy, going sideways, up and down. >> yeah, it was pretty scary. >> it was scary.

>> we dropped a good few hundred feet at least. >> i thought the plane was going down actually. >> just that feeling of -- >> reporter: the pilots turned back for beijing and landed safely, but with some major dents in the nose cone. >> hail can damage an airplane to the point that it actually brings an airplane down if it damages engines or control surfaces it can make it unflyable. >> reporter: it's not the first time this type of thing has happened. in june, this delta 747 forced the land after hail pummeled the nose and wings so badly, delta grounded the plane permanently. as for that dreamliner, fortunately none of that dreamliner's 222 passengers and crew on board was hurt. the nose cone covers some radar equipment, but the plane's operations were not hindered. remember, this plane is made completely of carbon fiber so it could take some time to repair. george? >> okay, jim, thanks. we have the race for president now.

"your voice, your vote." and what it takes to get noticed in this already heated race. former arkansas governor mike huckabee stirring up the latest firestorm by suggesting the nuclear deal with iran could cause another holocaust. president obama, so many others hitting back hard. and tom llamas is here with all the fireworks. good morning, tom. >> reporter: george so far, this has been a campaign of shock and awe soundbites on the republican side. many saying there are just some things that are off the table and any comparison to the holocaust is one of them. but when huckabee got a chance to respond, he kept going. >> thank you. >> reporter: this morning, former arkansas governor mike huckabee, the latest republican presidential candidate, grabbing headlines. first comparing president obama's iran policy to the holocaust. >> he's so naive he would trust the iranians and he would take the israelis and basically march them to the door of the oven. >> reporter: then standing his ground monday defending his comments on fox news. >> three times i've been to auschwitz. when i talked about the oven

door, i have stood at that oven door. i know exactly what it looks like. >> reporter: refusing to apologize. >> i will not apologize and i will not recant and no one loves israel more. >> reporter: president obama even weighing in from africa. >> in 18 months i'm turning over the keys. i want to make sure i'm turning over the keys to somebody who is serious about the serious problems that the country faces and the world faces. >> reporter: the president saying presidential hopefuls seem to be trying to outtrump trump, who has been dominating news cycles and polls. >> and he's probably the worst president in the history of our country. >> maybe this is just an effort to push mr. trump out of the headlines. but it's not the kind of leadership that is needed for america right now. >> reporter: and we're now nine days away from the first republican debate. the top ten candidates from the five most recent national polls would make the main stage and right now let's take a look. that's trump, bush, walker, rubio, paul, cruz, huckabee, carson, christie, and perry.

lara, it looks like a crowded field, but there are six people who won't qualify for the main event. >> that's true. and lots and lots to say. thank you, tom. turning to that urgent search for those two missing teens lost at sea. the coast guard expanding its hunt. while their families hold out hope they may have grabbed smlg to stay afloat when their boat capsized. kendis gibson is in jupiter, florida, with all the latest. good morning, kendis. >> reporter: lara, good morning. this is the very spot where those teens made a critical decision. leaving the safety of the inlet for the atlantic ocean, right over there. family and friends are hoping they made an important decision and are clinging on to a cooler or another floating device. this morning the coast guard expanding its massive search for 14-year-old austin stefanos and perry cohen. aircrafts and boats now patrolling 27,000 square nautical miles of ocean. >> nobody's on board. >> reporter: newly released video showing the teenagers'

capsized boat floating 67 miles from the florida shore. is that a good or bad thing? does it give you a sense of -- >> it's a good thing because it validated our search efforts that we were looking in the right area. >> reporter: the teens set out from this marina friday morning reportedly heading to the bahamas. >> the water is relatively warm. you can survive for quite a few days. >> reporter: their families now circulating a new flier to boaters and pilots over the atlantic, saying we believe the boys made floating devices, noting that life jackets and a cooler were missing from their boat. >> these two kids have some experience on the water. we hope they had extra personal flotation devices. certainly, that will to live. >> i think between the two of them they work as a team they're going to be found and they're going to be okay. >> reporter: the teens are trained mariners both licensed to operate vessels on their own. it's part of the lifestyle in jupiter. what's the earliest age when you took it up? >> like the same age, 14. >> reporter: 14 years old, you went out on your own? >> yeah. >> reporter: but that culture is sparking debate online with some criticizing the boys' families

for allowing them to go out on their own. even the coast guard doesn't have age recommendations for boaters. overnight, a hopeful vigil as friends and family set off lanterns lighting up the night sky over jupiter. this, by the way, is the same location where more than 100 people came out for that vigil last night. the coast guard captain in charge of this entire operation telling me personally they do not plan to give up. lara? >> all right. none of us will give up. thank you so much, kendis. we want to turn now to amy with the other top stories this morning. starting with a big decision by the boy scouts. >> that's right. we have new reaction overnight to the decision by the boy scouts to lift the ban on gay scout leaders. the organization says church-based units will still be allowed to exclude gay adults. but the mormon church, a major sponsor of the boy scouts, is protesting the move and threatening to quit the organization, saying its century-long association with scouting will need to be examined. also breaking overnight a tragic end to the search for a

missing 8-year-old in northern california. police in santa cruz say the body of madyson middleton has been found behind the apartment complex where she lived. she was last seen sunday riding her scooter. a 15-year-old boy who lived in the same complex is now under arrest and being questioned. people in oklahoma have been rattled by a series of earthquakes. groceries were knocked off the shelves near the epicenter north of oklahoma city. look at that. the biggest quake, a magnitude 4.5. about 2 million people felt that shaking, experts have linked oil and gas drilling to a 50% increase in quakes in that area in recent years. and some tense moments on the road as a robbery suspect led police on a nearly two-hour chase between new jersey and philadelphia. the man speeding through a mall parking lot until finally, a state trooper clipped him on this corner, flipping the van over. he climbed out of the window but then quickly surrendered. a bizarre case of stolen cash caught on camera.

two workers on their way to filling atms in new jersey say they inadvertently left a bag full of $141,000 in cash right there on that lawn. and then you see later, thieves in a van drive by and pick it up. police say by the time the workers realized their mistake and they went back, the thieves were long gone with the cash and they do not believe this was an inside job. >> hmm. >> wow. finally, a race that really turned up the heat. a local gas company dressed kids up as appliances for this race between innings at a baseball game in michigan. things got off to a rocky start when the oven overheated. >> oh! >> oh! >> stumbling over his feet. minutes later, it was the dryer taking a tumble. >> oh! >> the water heater thought it had just the right temperature for this one. but the others raced back, and a big collision. this until he tripped and lost everything to the dryer.

>> oh, wow. always good to watch. so funny. when they're safe. >> the dryer by a nose. >> did you guys get any of my puns? >> yes, we got 'em all. >> the oven overheated. >> i was proud of you. >> you have a future in sportscasting. a little play by play. >> if you call that sports. but yes. >> thanks, amy. we turn to an outrageous 911 call out of new mexico. it came from a woman trying to save a teenager who was shot at a party. you hear a dispatcher tell the woman she's on her own then hang up after the caller snapped at him. abc's reena ninan has the story. good morning, reena. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning to you. 911 operators are trained to keep you talking so they know what resources to dispatch. the other thing about 911 calls, they're always recorded. even if the operator decides they've had enough. >> i'm doing cpr as we speak. i'm keeping him alive. >> okay, is he not breathing? >> barely. stay with him. one more breath. [ inaudible ].

stay with him. good job. just stay with me, okay, okay. there you go. good job, jaydon. >> reporter: this is the desperate call following a fatal drive-by shooting last month. a woman frantically calling 911, looking for help to save 17-year-old jaydon chavez-silver's life. in the call the dispatcher allegedly hangs up. >> is he breathing? >> he's barely breathing. how many times do i have to [ bleep ] tell you? >> okay, you know what, ma'am. you can do this yourself. i'm not going to deal with this okay? >> no, my friend is dying. >> reporter: that's when the phone line apparently goes dead. officials say units were on their way to the albuquerque scene before the call was disconnected, but chavez-silver passed away. the dispatcher that answered the call for the teen who dreamed about flying in the air force this morning on administrative leave. the department now investigating. police have not named suspects in the shooting. they believe the teen was not the intended target. just wrong place, wrong time.

as for that 911 operator, the local fire chief says they take these allegations very seriously, george. >> as they should, that is just tragic. reena, thanks very much. switching gears now, big day for football. >> yeah, it is history being made in the nfl this morning. the arizona cardinals have become the first team to hire a female coach. and abc's t.j. holmes is here with the story. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: and strahan, not only that. she's going to be coaching inside linebackers, guys known as some of the toughest and smartest guys on defense. with all due respect, of course, strahan. you'll hear a lot of words to describe her, pioneer, trail blazer. make sure you use another word, as well. qualified. overnight the arizona cardinals soaring into the history books. >> sacked again. >> reporter: the team naming jen welter to its training camp and preseason coaching staff, believed to be the first female ever to hold a coaching position in the nfl. >> she has a very accomplished background in terms of playing and coaching.

she understands the game. she's played the game. >> reporter: welter who will coach the linebackers, is no stranger to football first. she's known as the first lady of men's football becoming in february the first coach to coach a men's league, the indoor football league. and in 2014, becoming the first woman to play a nonkicking position in a men's pro league despite being only 5'2" and 130 pounds. >> everybody wanted to see like, oh, my gosh, what's going to happen when she gets hit for the first time? and i got hit, and popped right back up and we lined back up and did it again. i mean, that's football. >> reporter: welter the latest to burst through that ceiling. >> here we go here we go. watch out. come on now. >> reporter: she follows sara thomas who, in april was hired as the league's first full-time female referee. the league's newest barrier breaker tweeting overnight "i'm honored to be part of the bird gang. love the football family here with the arizona cardinals." and her new players already returning the love. pro bowler patrick peterson tweeting one team, one goal. let's go to work, coach.

my apologies, it's dr. jen welter. she has a ph.d in psychology. a masters in sports psychology. 14 years in the women's pro league. she might be overqualified for this job. you can speak to this. people wonder how she'll be treated in the locker room. you know what, if you can improve me as a player, they will listen. >> a lot of work to improve you as a player. i think she's going to be great. a team is a team. and as long as the coach is there with the same goal, which is to win, players listen and respond to that. and like you said, i think she could be overqualified. >> i should have known for taking a shot in the intro about inside linebackers being the smart guys. >> they're tough. not quite a defensive end. but they're tough. so ginger, you brought us the heat. other severe weather in the midwest. >> when you have that heat it blocks colder weather. this is what you get. iowa, wow, they had flash flooding just south and east of des moines and lots and lots of rain very quickly. also gusty winds to 60 plus miles per hour. big hail falling in south

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good morning, america. right now, dangerous heat stretching across the country this morning. heat advisories in the south. the east bracing for a possible wave. triple-digit temperatures are fueling the wildfires in the west. also, federal officials will be grilled on capitol hill today about those live anthrax samples that were sent accidentally to dozens of labs around the country. a major investigation under way. also in the headlines right now, that prison worker who helped those two killers escape in upstate new york is heading to court this morning. joyce mitchell is reportedly hoping to reach a plea deal. we say good morning, america. a lot to get to this morning. check out this picture, imagine waking up next to this 5,000-pound tree right on your bed. a 20-year-old woman was actually in the bed when the tree came down, fell right on top of her. and actually the emergency responder said it took a long time to get her out.

they say it was the way she was sleeping that may have saved her life. >> she was sleeping when it happened. she is so lucky. we'll have more on that coming up. we want to begin with bobbi kristina brown. still so many questions about how and why she died. authorities say the investigation is open. it is active. and abc's david wright is tracking it all for us this morning. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, lara. bobbi kristina brown never regained consciousness to explain how she ended up face down in her own bathtub. the initial autopsy completed yesterday didn't explain it either. and what's not clear is was she the victim of her own lifestyle or of a crime? >> 21-year-old female in the bathtub face down. >> reporter: this morning new questions about the day last january that bobbi kristina brown's boyfriend found her unresponsive in the bathtub of her suburban atlanta home. >> there is cpr in progress. we're getting it third party that is not on scene. she is gurgling at this time. >> reporter: the medical examiner's office now tells abc

news the initial autopsy is inconclusive. it does not show an obvious underlying cause of death or any significant injuries. the question of how and why she died still the focus of an active investigation. subpoenas issued. ♪ and i ♪ >> reporter: one big question -- could drugs have been a factor? as they were for her famous mother, whitney houston, who drowned in a hotel bathtub nearly three years to the day earlier. >> she said she'd learned from her mother's mistakes and was looking to move on and grow and move past her drug use. >> reporter: another possibility that a recent car crash might be to blame. just four days before she slipped into a coma, bobbi kristina crashed her friend's jeep into an oncoming car. or is there some other explanation? brown was last seen publicly the week before her death leaving a cvs store with her boyfriend nick gordon. sources close to the couple say they had a stormy relationship. brown's conservators recently served gordon with a $40 million lawsuit claiming he stole her money.

and physically abused her. allegations gordon denies. according to the suit, when she entered the hospital, her mouth was swollen and one of her teeth knocked out. as whitney houston's sole heir, bobbi kristina brown was set to inherit some $20 million. the boyfriend has not been criminally charged. his mother tells abc news he is in mourning and that her son loved her and cared for her deeply. one more tragic detail to add, lara, or george, and that is that she's being buried next to her mom. >> okay, david, thanks very much. dan abrams here right now. david just talked about the $20 million bobbi kristina was set to inherit when she turned 30. what happens to that now? >> you have to separate that out into the money that she's already received from the will, which is a couple million dollars. that goes to her estate, that could likely end up with bobby brown. the rest of it goes back to what whitney houston's will said, so because she didn't get the rest

of that $20 million, you go back to whitney houston's will to see who else would get the money if bobbi kristina didn't survive. so i think you're talking about relatives of whitney houston. >> meantime, you got this investigation that's been going on for six months now still open and active, as they said. so how does bobbi kristina's death change the investigation? it's odd, because you would think if there was a crime committed, right? if they believed there was at least an awe salt before she dade, they would have charged it. it suggests to me they're having some trouble identifying exactly what they want to do here. they're making statements publicly which make it clear that they view him as a possible suspect here. >> the boyfriend. >> that's right. but they have not charged him yet. i think that the death will certainly expedite the investigation. doesn't mean he'll get charged but it means that it will expedite the investigation in a way where i think they've been sort of waiting a little bit to see what happens, sadly she's died now. that's going to put pressure on them. in addition to the fact that there's now a civil lawsuit

that's been filed against him. >> that's what i was going to ask you. the family clearly thinks he had something -- at least something to do with it. how does it change things? >> it doesn't change it for the investigation. shouldn't change it for the investigation. and even in the civil lawsuit, they're sort of shying away it seems a little bit, from the actual issue of, did he kill her? they're focusing on money issues. the fact he assaulted her in the past, they say, so civil lawsuit, again, remember lower burden of proof. even if there are no charges here, even if the authorities say, we don't think we have enough to move forward and charge someone in connection with this, you still have the civil lawsuit where the legal standard is just more likely than not. a preponderance of the evidence. >> okay, dan abrams, thanks very much. george and dan, we turn to that young woman so lucky to be alive this morning after surviving a 2 1/2-ton tree. it crashed through her roof, trapping her in bed, all while she was sound asleep. abc's gio benitez has our story. good morning to you, gio. >> reporter: oh, lara, such an

incredible story, good morning to you. that tree just about as big as this one and that is why so many this morning are calling this story a miracle. this morning an incredible image on new york's long island. a massive tree weighing 5,000 pounds crashing right through a family's home at midnight, pinning a 20-year-old woman right to her bed. incredibly the young woman alive but stuck. when you saw this damage, you must have been thinking, my gosh, she is lucky. >> yeah, no, absolutely, that was some of the most extensive damage i've ever seen. >> reporter: dozens of rescuers working for two hours using hydraulic lifts to free the woman. overnight, that 20-year-old telling abc news she's thankful to be alive. >> she was great. she was talking to us and she was able to tell us what was going on. >> reporter: emergency responders crediting her survival to the fact that she was sleeping on her side, saying mere inches separated her from more serious injury. so many now asking what caused that tree to come crashing down? this morning, word that the tree was rotting at the base.

when you look at pieces of this tree, it looks totally fine. it's not until you get to the very base that you realize it's rotting. it happens more often than you'd think. this tree in massachusetts suddenly crashing down on a playground injuring two children. what are some of the signs? >> you know, decay or a lot of insect activity around the tree. >> reporter: and a lot of us don't think about this but really arborists say you should have all of your trees inspected at least one a year. but on your own, you should look at that tree and see if there's any sign of decay. lara? george? >> good advice. that tree was enormous. she is so lucky. turning now to ginger. and i know you've got a massive tornado to talk about. >> right. and this is the season for tornadoes in canada. good enough that we had to show you. fortunately no one injured that we can find and looks like just a little bit of damage so just awesome video to see and to remind you that severe weather season is still on hard core through the northern dakotas just east of the northern rockies.

and if you want south dakota, hail, you had plenty of it yesterday in custer. flash flooding pushing that hail together. quick look at that flooding in des moines, iowa, too. >> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the hot temperatures, 70s to 80 coast and san francisco mid-90s for 100 inrand and poor air quality today and 9 tomorrow and thursday. >> all that weather brought to you by trivago. and if you're getting a little too hot, just go to missoula, montana, where they had a trace of snow. or big sky resort, up at a peak, a couple of inches. >> you got a little bit of everything. >> i'm running to that place. >> a lot more coming up. up next a big warning for everyone. how a simple text message could steal every photo off your phone. you don't even have to open it. nearly a billion people at risk. that's next on "gma."

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it is just about 7:43. we are back now with a warning about your phone. close to 1 billion android smartphone and tablet users could be in danger of being hit with a hack attack, exposing all of your personal information. abc's mara schiavocampo is here with all the details. good morning, mara. >> reporter: lara, good morning. it's being called one of the most serious potential threats to android ever uncovered. possibly allowing a hacker access to all of your most sensitive information. and you'd never even know they had been there. android, the most popular mobile operating system in the world used on up to a billion phones. this morning, as many as 95% of these phones are vulnerable to a malicious new attack. a cybersecurity expert warning of a massive security flaw that could allow a hacker to break into your phone just by having your number. >> to be exploited before the user noticed anything. that is very dangerous. >> reporter: here's how it

works. hackers create a short video with malware hidden inside then text it to you. and the scary new twist, you don't even have to open it for the bug to access your phone. when your phone receives the message, it begins processing the video. and that's what lets the bad guys in, giving them access to all of your data, everything from contacts to photos. even letting them take over your microphone and camera to monitor your every word and movement. >> android devices get software updates inconsistently which is incredibly scary. it leaves users kind of in a lurch. >> reporter: it's similar to what happens when hackers embed malware in phone apps as we were shone by this expert, gary. look what happens when he takes my picture. >> pong. >> reporter: can we see the photo? will it appear there? and sure enough, it's now on his

laptop. the phone was even recording our entire conversation. >> right now a command was sent to the phone. it is eavesdropping on the microphone right now. >> reporter: this is the conversation we were just having? >> yeah, we were being spied on. >> reporter: with this latest android threat, experts don't believe any hackers have actually done it yet. in a staple, android maker google says we've already responded quickly to this issue by sending the fix for all android devices to our partners. really scary stuff. now some experts say using your phone's default messaging app might protect you a little. but the real fix has to come from the phone's manufacturer. if you have an iphone you're in luck. this vulnerability does not affect iphones as it targets androids specifically. lara? >> all right, well, that's good news for some of us but still really scary. thank you so much, mara. we have a lot more coming up. did you see this picture? outrageous. it is a bit of a party in the cockpit of a big commercial airliner. yeah, that's one of the pilots. ng a used car can be a scary proposition. you walk onto that lot and immediately you are surrounded

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all right. now we're back with those disturbing pictures. did you see this? a model was invited into the cockpit to party with a pilot during a transatlantic flight and it's raising a lot of questions about airline safety.

and abc's jim avila has the story. >> reporter: during a packed london to new york flight, charges of a shocking breach of security. a kuwait airways pilot accused by a "playboy" bunny adult entertainer of inviting her up front to the flight deck where khloe khan says she sat on his lap, pushed buttons on the flight controls, and even took this selfie. this 2013 incident just revealed is not the first time there's been a scandal in the sky. just last month a pilot in argentina let a model sit in for the ride. you can hear her squealing as the commuter plane takes off. [ squealing ] >> reporter: here at home, the faa forbids that kind of behavior for u.s. carriers. federal regulations specifying no flight crew member may engage in, nor may any pilot in command permit any activity during a critical phase of flight which could distract any flight crew member. >> if this happened on a u.s. carrier that crew would be fired before the airplane touched the ground. >> reporter: surprisingly the faa tells abc news it has no jurisdiction over foreign air

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we've all heard about sperm banks and how men can make quick cash for their donations but what about women offering up their eggs? it's a complicated possess involving hormone shots and an these ya so some are asking is it right to put a price limit on it? 30-year-old katie o'reilly is one of thousands of women would donated her eggs to help others start a family. >> my initial reason for donating was financial. >> reporter: she was paid $8,000 but says it was far from easy. >> i got very very bloated. i was also very exhausted all the time. i experienced fainting spells and i was in severe abdominal pain. >> reporter: the process has o'reilly and others asking who controls the price of a human egg? that question at the center of a lawsuit filed by two women on behalf of all egg donors claiming forertility clinics have capped the value. the society for assisted

pro-productive technology and american society of reproductive medicine that set the standard. anything more than $5,000 requires justification, they say, and more than $10,000 isn't appropriate. the lawyer in the lawsuit calls that naked, illegal price-fixing saying those regulations leave donors deprived of the benefit of free and open competition? because it's my body it should be my decision what i choose to get for compensation for something like that. i think that having a price cap is a bit arbitrary. >> reporter: gina-marie happily donated her eggs four times but thinks she should have set her own price. >> by me becoming an egg donor and helping the intended parents achieve their goals of having a family they helped me achieve my dreams for setting myself up for the life i always wanted. >> reporter: she isn't complaining about the $38,000 she banked for her eggs. it helped put her through law school. what if choosy families had been willing to pay her more given her intelligence.

some worry we open the door to desperate women selling their eggs to the highest bidder or putting their health at risk to make money interest their genetic material all things that will probably come out in this lawsuit. george. >> a lot of issues to work through. deborah, thanks so much. we're joined by dr. jen ashton and dan abrams is back. walk us through the process of donation. >> medically this is a very extend tiff process. the first thing a woman considering donating her eggs has to go through is a general medical evaluation. make sure she's healthy enough to go through it then we suppress the donor's ovarian function so we can override that take control then stimulate they are ovaries with daily injections of hormones then there's monitoring with ultrasound sonograms to know when you're going to retrieve those eggs and then the egg retrieveal process involves an these ya risks of bleeding infection, damaged internal organs with a very long needle. takes three to five weeks? we heard one woman, $38,000 for

her eggs. how is the price set? >> when you talk about donating eggs versus sperm, it's not apples to apples. when the talk about the sperm donation it's based on an hourly rate so men are paid $60 to $75 an hour and they have estimated that women take about 56 hours to go through this entire process so they arrive at a price of $4,000. these are not equivalent processes. men, first of all, can donate 2 million sperm at a pop. women are born with 300 eggs that they off late over their reproductive lifetime. >> dan, i know these egg donation prices are just guidelines so where does a lawsuit come? no specific legal caps. >> the clinics are signing up agreeing to abide by these particular guidelines. this a pretty strong lawsuit. i mean when you think about the fact that the purpose of the law, right the antitrust law is to say that businesses

entities covertly or overtly, can't get together and agree on particular prices and generally it's an effort to increase prices not bring down prices. but i think that here you can make a very good argument "a," when the price is capped on the women, well is the price capped then on the clinics? and secondly another i think interesting response to this argument of well you know women desperate women are going to do this when they shouldn't. what about the difference between a woman makes $30,000 a year an a woman who makes $300,000 a year. that $5,000 is going to mean a lot less to someone who makes 300,000 so are we going to start evaluating how much money they make in assessing how much they're allowed to sell their eggs for? it's pretty strong moving forward? we'll look at it. dan, thanks very much. jen, you'll take questions on twitter all morning. >> yes. >> @drjashton.

millions tuned in to "the bachelorette," the season finale. we found out if kaitlyn chose shawn or nick. what did happen after that final rose. well, kaitlyn and her new fiance are here live to tell us all about it. they sent us a couple of photos from their overnight trip here. ah that's so cute. they look very happy. first though jesse palmer has a look back at their road to romance. jess. >> what a road it was, lara. you know kaitlyn has been called the most controversial bachelorette ever and she certainly did not disappoint last night. >> i have been waiting so long to tell you how i feel. >> reporter: she's a bachelorette no more. >> i'm not surprised to live my life without her. >> reporter: kaitlyn bristowe is engaged and know the man she chose, shawn. >> will you marry me? >> yes. >> bachelor nation divided. many tweeting their support for team shawn. while team nick supporters

devastated. but the road to the beautiful proposal a rocky one full of emotion and tears. with kaitlyn's parents taking side side sides. shawn, the family's clear favorite. >> by the end of the visit he had completely won over the mom, the dad and even kaitlyn's sister straight up said i'm team shawn. >> reporter: but the final days with nick and shawn leaving kaitlyn even more torn. >> whether it be shawn or nick at this point somebody is going to get blindsided. >> i'm yours forever if you'll have me. >> reporter: nick trying one last time to win her over. offering a ring. >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: in the end nick exiting the show brokenhearted for the second time around. >> you took things from me. >> my only explanation i have is my heart is just with somebody else. >> reporter: tossing away the symbol of his love.

despite the drama it took to get to their happy ending kaitlyn and shawn ready to live normal lives. >> we can't wait to go to starbucks like -- >> reporter: the anticipate couple is here live right now. and we definitely had some awkward moments but in the end we do have a happy couple. lara. >> jesse, i can confirm that because here they are. kaitlyn and shawn, congratulations. everybody. the bride-to-be is in white. >> yes. >> very exciting moment. you were on not that long ago with me. has it been hard to keep a straight face? >> yes. >> and not share. >> very much. i'm not good at keeping secrets so this one was hard. >> i want to talk about your mom. we got to see last night giving chris harrison a run for his money. shawn, what was that like for you to be at the other end of her questions. >> i know. she was tough but i knew it was coming and i'm glad she asked the tough questions, but she's not that tough now. now that we've had more time

and -- >> yes. >> she really is. >> so you have some time with her. >> yes. we facetime and talk on a regular basis, so yeah. >> how soon into the show did you know that it was shawn? >> i think i -- from night one, i was like okay. obviously you go through the show and i think they try and confuse you but the whole time i just kept being like nope still thinking about shawn. >> really? yet you were on talking to me about nick and your decision to share a very personal moment. what was that like having to confront him live on tv? you said you didn't have a problem problem with that. >> confront him. >> not confront him but talk about what didn't work or -- i mean what was it like being with nick now that you're very clearly with shawn. >> i actually just sat there -- he did most of the talking. it wasn't exactly how i thought it would and it was done like that. >> what about when he threw the ring? were you as surprised as we all were when watching it? >> no.

>> sort of in character. >> i don't know. >> you have a big smile on your face. >> yeah. >> i thought it was funny. >> i thought it was funny. a weak toss. i would have done overhand. he would go underhand. >> can you share with us shawn and kaitlyn, your plans? what are you thinking. >> yeah right now we're just so excited to finally be able to hang out and doing this is in public but more importantly we want to spend time with our friends and family first and do that for the next month. go to my hometown go to her hometown and kind of relax and then start figuring out the long-term plans. >> you have different homeup tos. have you thought about where you might -- >> that's why we want to check out both. i never have been to vancouver. i've never been to nashville. >> two wonderful towns. >> either one i'm not going to be upset with. >> any thought to when the wedding might be. are you going to take your time? >> we're excited to be engaged and like be cute and --

>> exactly. >> i can't imagine what it must be like to not only to meet on a show but to have this secret and have to be hiding in plain sight, so to speak. >> makes little things exciting to go get coffee in public and that fun stuff. >> welcome to new york. >> thank you. >> who do you think should be the next bachelor? >> i think we think ben h. >> ben h. for sure. >> he seems to be pretty -- >> he's the guy for sure. >> yeah. >> will you all keep us posted on everything? >> we will. >> yes. >> i'm not shy on social media so you'll know. >> it was a busy season. >> yes, it was. >> you kept us watching and the finale did not disappoint. thank you both for being here. congratulations. enjoy being out and about. >> yes, we will. >> appreciate it. >> thank you. >> hey, ginger. [ cheers and applause ] >> a little weather check. all i want to do is get the heat and humidity in shawn's hair and mess it up.

don't you? loud crowd this morning on a holt and humid day. in florida, flash flood watches through the rest of the day. the rainfall could top 2 inches in >> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco. a couple of big highlights in the forecast. the first is hot and hazy again and poor air quality our first summer "spare the air." good news is the nights are never too warm and we get relief and it will be seasonal this weekend and, also human, we stress from 72 in half moon bay to 104 in antioch and we will drop into the mid-50s and mid-60s tonight with the seven-day forecast hot tomorrow poor air quality likely >> shawn said that the heat and humidity are fine for his hair. i just asked. to michael with "pop." >> time for "pop news." one of the biggest soap opera stars has bid farewell.

anthony geary who played luke on "general hospital" said good-bye to his millions of fans. let's take a look at the big moment. ♪ >> good-bye. good luck to you. >> i got to say i felt a little something. >> yeah. >> i really did. almost some tears here on set. now who gets to get that record-breaking luke and laura wedding. viewed by over 0 million people. he is truly one of the true legends of nation. what a classy exit. he will be missed. and i remember where i was when luke and laura's wedding sitting there right with my mom watching. >> my mom and i watched it too. same thing. >> that was family time. >> it was. >> how old were you back then it was like in '81? >> excuse us. >> whoa, whoa.

>> wow. you are hurting a lot of people up here with that. >> who remembers? >> you can leave the set. >> do you need some help? >> are you kidding me? >> '0s. what were you watching back in ' in '1? >> now you have to sit back and just watch "pop news." okay now don't even comment anymore and say it ain't so. say it ain't so. hugh jackman announcing this will be his last time putting on the claws at wolverine much he put/special request to all you "x-men" fans tweeting what do you want to see happen in the movie? 50 words or less. i'll read as many as i can. >> some great ideas when fans get involved. here are some. wolverine versus batman or edward scissorhands or wolverine the musical. >> i like that. >> bring it to broadway because

you know he's been on broadway great sinner dancer. >> i read some of the comments. a lot said wolverine should retire and become kindergarten cop. >> retire? he was born in the '80s. [ laughter ] >> you're young compared to me. >> i should be quiet over here. >> yes. all right. finally, one dad is channeling his inner liam neeson because he just couldn't take his kids not doing their chores anymore. shane dishing out tough love to his three teens with this hilarious note inspired by neeson's famous "taken" speech. if you clean up your own kitchen mess that'll be the end of it but if you don't i will look for you, i will find you and i will disconnect you. now, we caught up with the daring dad to see if this strategy worked and this is what he had to say. >> i will say that 98% of the time my kitchen sink is spotless which it wasn't before the note so i have to say it worked.

>> he thinks it worked. what about his daughter? >> i'm just confused by everyone thinking he's funny. >> she started laughing there at the end. >> she started laughing but i think he got the job done. >> you threaten to take away those screens, you're going to win. >> threaten to disconnect always works. >> dad is right in this case. it always works. now still ahead we got great stuff coming up and jesse palmer '80s baby man. you hurt my heart. >> watching cartoons. >> you hurt me as much as "general hospital." >> i bet you i got other people born in the '80s. the ten newest victoria's secret angels live. we'll meet them all just ahead. ♪

. good morning i'm eric thomas. developing news out of santa cruz where authorities are working to identify a body found inside a dumpster at an apartment complex. police believe it is that of 8-year-old madison middleton who disappeared over the weekend. meantime a 15-year-old boy has been arrested in the case. officials haven't said how he might know madison but they did say he lived in the same complex. that teenager is now being interviewed by detectives. an update on the morning commute. >> b.a.r.t. is recovering from an earlier problem but a 10-minute delay at san francisco stations in the sfo, millbrae and east bay directions all because of medical emergencies and police activity. taking you to the north bay. southbound side of 101 at alameda del prado there's an overturned vehicle over to the shoulder but enough to call spectator slowing as you pull away from 37.

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sleeping weather. hottest tomorrow with poor air quality through thursday. it's going to be a little humid ♪ this woman is my destiny she said ooh ooh shut up and dance with me ♪ there is one of our great "gma" lifeguard surf n' turf showdown submissions. so many of you guys have been sending them in from all around the country. >> but time is running out to cast your votes. we are down to five semifinalists. and it's up to you to pick the three teams that will compete here in times square, so you can cast your vote now on our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! >> they're really good. >> they're very good. >> right now we have to go inside to george. >> thank you, guys. i'm here for a "gma" parenting alert right now. from a startling new study that finds girls are not learning to be leaders, and it's because of gender bias. what's most surprising, the people holding these girls back. "nightline" anchor juju chang has the details.

♪ who run this ♪ >> reporter: beyonce empowering girls who are running the world. in many ways, it's true. few the last few decades, women have been breaking professional barriers. but this morning, a report by harvard's educational school revealing there is a hidden barrier your teen girls are running up against. >> girls are facing biases from many sources. they're facing biases from teen boys from some parents, from each other. >> reporter: the startling result, these biases could be holding girls back from succeeding. >> we have made a lot of progress in terms of gender equality, but we still have a long way to go. >> reporter: the study of 20,000 students showing only 8% of teen girls preferred female political leaders. >> i expected more. >> males have always led, so i guess we're kind of used to it. >> right now it seems to be mostly a male-dominated sphere. >> reporter: but what's more surprising, even some mothers appearing to be biased supporting school councils more when led by boys.

the report also revealing girls tend not to support other young women, saying they feel threatened by their successes in school, perhaps acting instead like the plastics in "mean girls." >> it's our burn book. we cut out girls' pictures from the yearbook. then we wrote comments. >> reporter: weissbourd believes girls need to start working collectively to fight biases. >> emphasizing girl solidarity is really important. that's an important message to be sending to girls. >> reporter: for "good morning america," juju chang, abc news, new york. >> thanks to juju for that. i'm here with rachel simmons author of "odd girl out." co--founder of girls leadership. girls holding girls back. moms holding girls back? >> it's amazing. but it's not that surprising because even in this day and age we've given girls every opportunity. but our attitudes still have to change. we're still giving girls messages to look at each other as threats. i mean, think about all the media images of "mean girls" and catfighting, and so girls are not looking at each other as

people to support. and they're also feeling so insecure about how they look. so, think about instagram and social media. they're feeling like i'm not as pretty as the next girl so they're not supporting each other. >> and the first time you see someone delike one of your instagrams, it sets off all kinds of emotion. >> that's it. betrayal. exactly, exactly. >> how do you break these patterns especially for moms? >> right. i mean, i think one of the things we have to remember about moms is that they grew up with a different set of messages and they're also not dumb. they know that girls who are outspoken and who are seen as aggressive are probably going to suffer for it. so they may be worried about their daughters. but i think that there's a lot that parents can do. this isn't just about what girls need to do. it's what we can all do for them. >> so what should parents be doing for them? >> well, first of all, research shows that chores can be distributed in very gendered ways. that means we tell boys to mow the lawn and girls do the dishes so change it up at home. that's a big thing parents can do. let boys do caregiving. beliefs and attitudes start very earl li.

and parents can help kids change it early and quickly in the home. another thing, change the way we talk to our kids. so, if you have an outspoken girl, do you call her bossy or do you say, i'm so glad you spoke up? if you have guys at home who talk about doing things like a girl as if that's a weak thing to do, we've got to say, knock it off. that's not the way to talk. >> so, we've got to be checking ourselves all the time. >> totally. we all have our own biases. i mean, this is what i do for a living. but i can tell you i have a 3-year-old daughter and when she doesn't want to wear a dress, i get bummed out. i got to deal with my own stuff. every parent has to look at their own biases. what toys are we buying for our kids? are we buying the girls makeup kits and boys the science kits? it's okay to do that but change it up a little bit. >> never too early to do that. >> never too early. >> let's go outside to ginger. hey, george. now it's time to debt out and give. we're sharing stories of incredible people making a difference in communities across the nation. it's part of abc's be inspired initiative and this morning, the young boy whose mission it is to bring a smile to the faces of kids in the hospital. ♪ >> reporter: a child's smile can

melt your heart and light up any room. but it may be harder to find those smiling faces in a children's hospital. that's where we find martand bhagavatula. ♪ >> i was playing violin for a youth group at a pediatric hospital and what i noticed is that most of these kids didn't have anything in their rooms. >> reporter: so, at the ripe age of 8 martand founded kids and smiles, a nonprofit whose mission is for kids to bring smiles to other kids who are in the hospital. in just three years, he's organized countless social activities and has donated nearly a thousand toys to hospitals in the l.a. area. >> i think it's wonderful how people can be so kind in this world. >> and for them to just see that all it just really makes me feel good. >> reporter: here at new york-presbyterian morgan stanley children's hospital, it's the gift of art lighting up the hallways. and you see all these paintings hung on the wall, they're brand-new submitted by tons of students. it's just a little extra icing on that smile cake.

inspired by martand and those artists, i invited a few friends. ♪ say what you want to say ♪ >> reporter: the children aids society chorus gifting the sara bareilles song illuminating those brave faces. ♪ i want to see you be brave ♪ >> reporter: but they were not done yet. you guys ready? ♪ yes ♪ >> reporter: upstairs 9-year-old hennesis unable to make it to the show. >> i would like to see the kids. ♪ say what you want to say ♪ >> reporter: so we brought the show to her. ♪ i want to see you be brave with what you want to say ♪ [ applause ] >> reporter: that was beautiful, wasn't it? i think it worked already. oh, i know i will never forget that smile on hennesis and to find out how you can get involved and learn about abc's be inspired, visit our website goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! and until then, we have to talk about the weather. it's a little sticky out here this morning, isn't it? yes, it is. hot and humid conditions forcing

severe storms in parts of the plains today. but before we get there, a rain shaft. that's all rain. it comes out, we kind of call it a rain foot where it comes out. you'll see more of those today from just north of kansas city up through des moines and up to >> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the hot temperatures, 70s to 80 coast and san francisco mid-90s for 100 inrand and poor air quality today and 9 tomorrow and thursday. >> all that weather brought to you by target. andlet see the big picture here because we have supermodels taking over times square this morning. they are the newest victoria's secret angels, and this is their first ever appearance all together on live tv. and they put the pregnant lady right in the middle of all them. how do i look? do i look good? >> you look amazing.

>> oh yeah you can't tell at all. totally. how about we start, ladies, tell me what it's like. you get the call you're doing the body campaign. what is it like to get the call you'll be an angel? >> i mean, it's the most incredible thing ever. we were so excited and honored be part of the amazing lineups that they have on angels. you know, it's cool because we're ten angels. all from different places and come from different backgrounds. so it's really awesome. >> you're doubling the number of established angels. we know some of them have -- have any of them given you some tips? >> yeah, i mean, all the girls have been great and just we are shooting the holiday commercial and seeing them working doing this for so many years, it's just seeing them is like the best advice you could ever get. >> angels hit in '98. it's been a long time. now you all are part of that and we're so happy that you're here. also wondering, just for everybody at home a take-away. how do we work out like you? what do we eat? what do we do? please tell us how to be you. >> wow.

>> we all do many different workouts. >> okay. >> a lot of us do soul cycle or model fit, pilates class, boxing. a lot of us box and a lot of us have our little eating -- bad eating habits. >> we like pizza. >> i ate some pete da before the holiday shoot. everybody did. >> we were in italy. we had to eat pasta and gelato. >> and today we're actually launching the new body by victoria collection. this is the first time all of us have been in a campaign together and you can buy it today online and in stores. it's the most comfortable collection yet and, yeah, it looks really great. >> looks really good on you, even if you eat pizza. >> yeah. >> finally, how do i stand like in a pose and minimize this? >> no. >> do that? >> all the tips and tricks. >> yeah, great. great. >> use it. >> okay. >> i've been there, too.

>> you've been there? >> i have. >> yeah. >> she's been there. we have to talk, and i'll get you all pizzas very soon. we have a whole lot more ahead. we're going to be talking, girls. the "vacation" star, christina applegate is here, so just saw the movie. she's so wonderful. we cannot wait to hear more from her. stick with us here on "gma." [ cheers and applause ] e a bow and arrow ♪ ♪ a broken guitar ♪ ♪ while the rainwater washes away ♪ ♪ who you are ♪ ♪ we go over the mountains ♪ ♪ and under the stars

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i don't know what that is. >> i've never seen an outlet for that. >> hmm. >> and hilarity ensues. >> yes. >> i have to ask, though, because the "vacation," i mean the original griswolds was such a part of our childhood. what was it like when you got the call you would be playing the next version of the griswolds? >> first, you go, you don't touch that. you know, i know there are a lot of fans out there -- i know you are all up in arms. you don't touch that. you don't remake that. i had the same reaction but then i started reading the script and it was like its own entity. >> it's fantastic. and part of what distinguishes it, i love that chris hemsworth plays your very well to do and very well-endowed -- >> well to do, very well to do. >> what was it like working with "people" magazine's sexiest man of the year? what did he bring to the cast? >> the first day of shooting he and leslie came out of the house and he kind of did this thing with his jeans and this look and i went oh he's dialed in. he's so good. i was so excited. i was like, oh, let's see what

you can do, buddy. i mean i think he stole every scene he was in. >> it's such a great movie and it's funny. we were talking about vacations, family vacations. i understand you have a very funny, personal or interesting unique family vacation your mother took you to. >> my mom -- it was just my mom and me when i was growing up so we didn't go on like road trips because we spent enough time just the two of us. but, um i was about 8 or 9 and she -- we drove to tijuana, and that was it. >> nothing says family like tijuana. >> nothing says family like take your 8-year-old to tijuana day. do you know what i mean like? >> check that off the bucket list. it was memorable. >> it was memorable. >> you made a name for yourself, of course, on "married with children" playing kelly bundy, but i got to say here in this studio we're all pretty big fans of veronica corningstone. "anchorman 3"? >> i wish. i mean -- if -- >> we can hope. we can dream. >> if they were to do it, that entire cast would be there in two seconds, dropping all their

millions and just go and do an "anchorman 3." >> i love it. give the people one reason, what's the big reason to go see "vacation" this summer? >> we really just want to make you laugh. and i think we accomplished that. and i really truly believe that. >> you certainly do. christina applegate, thanks as always, for stopping by. >> thank you. >> and "vacation" opens in theaters tomorrow. next on "gma," jill scott performing live. stick around for this one. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ ♪ finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack ♪

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[ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, jill scott, and thanks for bringing a fan with such great hair. >> yes. >> that hair is fabulous. i love it. >> sounded so great. thank you so much. tomorrow we have another big show. "the bachelorette" is back. kaitlyn and shawn. another "bachelor" success story. trista and ryan will be with us. meantime, have a great tuesday, everybody.

good morning, i'm eric thomas. developing news out of santa cruz where police believe a body found in a dumpster is that of 8-year-old madyson middleton who disappeared over the weekend. the body was found at an apartment complex where she lived. officers have taken a 15-year-old neighbor into custody. here's mike with the forecast. good morning, everybody. the heat look at that triple digits inland, up in the north bay and morgan hill and gilroy. 80s around the bay 70s along the coast of san francisco and it is a spare the air day. 71 at at&t park dropping down to 66. accuweather seven-day forecast just as hot tomorrow. poor air quality through thursday. we have a ten-minute delay still on b.a.r.t. in san francisco and a couple of bad accidents. i want to get to this one vofg a motorcycle southbound side of 280 at edgewood road causing delays from 92. and this one is completely stacked 85.

>> time now for "kelly and mich >> it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, from the new film, "irrational man," parker posey. plus, the "bachelorette" and her man, kaitlyn and shawn. and a mom from north carolina gets a new look as we continue "live"'s "picture-perfect makeovers" week all next on "live." now, here are emmy winners kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪