good morning, america. overnight a dramatic high-speed chase turns into a harrowing hostage standoff. police pursuing an armed suspect through the streets of los angeles. the man fleeing on foot, firing his gun in the air running into a restaurant filled with terrified families. the tense standoff before police stormed in. getting personal. joe biden says he's not yet ready to run for president. >> i'd be lying if i said that i knew i was there. >> the emotional interview revealing how grief for his son is holding him back. double life. an abc news exclusive. the olympic athlete and mother with a secret alter ego as a call girl running races by day meeting men at night. what she says set off her wild

lifestyle and how it all came crashing down. >> she's speaking out for the first time this morning, only on "gma." and super night. tom brady returning to the field shaking off scandal, and his opponents. fans chant for the commissioner missing the season opener for the first time and a new controversy brewing for the patriots this morning. and we do say good morning on this september 11th. it is a day of remembrance and reflection. we have a live look at images from ground zero where a memorial now stands, shanksville, pennsylvania, and the pentagon events at all those sites today. >> marked by moments of silence. we turn to the breaking news overnight. the carjacker ran into a restaurant filled with families taking hostages after a high-speed chase. it was a dramatic standoff and abc's matt gutman is in los angeles with the latest. good morning, matt.

>> reporter: good morning, george. they just opened this street up a couple minutes ago after an all-night investigation that lasted well into this morning, following that multi-city, high-speed chase that ended right here. that suspect getting out of the his car, firing into the air, sprinting into that barbecue restaurant, taking those hostages. within a few hour, he was dead. >> reporter: overnight, he was weaving in an out of traffic. smashing into one car after another the suspect wildly weaving in and out of task in l.a. county, driving on the wrong side of the road, barreling through intersections nearly smashing into one car after another.

deputies finally sending the car spinning to a stop. >> the guy's running. no more than maybe ten feet from me. pistol in the air shooting. i thought he shot somebody. took off and then an officer took off and chased him and went in the chris' & pitt's. >> reporter: you can see dozens of people flocking out of the restaurant, heads in the air, as officers quickly surround the restaurant. >> people would get out first and kept saying, i don't want to hurt nobody. he said, everybody go, everybody, get out. go, go. everybody get out. >> reporter: but not everyone. at least four hostages remained inside. >> units stand by, making an approach. >> reporter: after a tense standoff, the s.w.a.t. team bursts in. you can hear the spray of gunfire. a deputy-involved shooting occurred in the restaurant. i have not yet confirmed whose firearm caused the suspect's death. >> reporter: authorities telling us that the s.w.a.t team killing the suspect. perhaps what is so incredible. those four hostages still in the restaurant were completely unhurt. authorities tell us, the scale of this crime scene is totally uncredible. it goes 100 yarded that way 20rks yards that way.

officerses had to interview dozens of witnesses throughout the night. george? >> thank goodness those hostages are safe. okay, matt, thanks very much. >> what an incredible scene. now to a new wildfire in california, exploding in size overnight. homes destroyed. hundreds more in jeopardy with people forced to flee. abc's aditi roy is in jackson, california, with the latest. good morning, aditi. >> reporter: good morning, robin. take a look at the wall of flames behind me leading right up to the road. this blaze exploded overnight tripling in size and forcing home owners out the door. overnight, a massive wildfire tripling in size to nearly 15,000 acres outside sacramento. 1500 structures in jeopardy. >> yeah, structure protection. >> reporter: and this morning, only 10% containment. >> it was scary. i can't -- i can't put it into words. >> reporter: rescuers scrambling to get to areas where they fear people may still be trapped. >> firefighters were working hard to get into those areas and

aircraft as you've seen overhead has been hitting it very hard. >> reporter: but flames destroying eight structures so far. police going door to door issuing mandatory evacuations. >> we got some stuff out of my daughter's house. >> reporter: this morning, in jackson, more than 10,000 without power. schools across the area, closed. it's still unclear how the fire started. that is still under investigation. robin. >> aditi, thank you. dry in the west. wet across much of the rest of the country. ginger, flooding from pretty much here to texas? >> yes, so much to show you. the firefighters not only struggling through the flames but struggling with the record-breaking heat. it's going to do it again today especially in that sacramento valley. you could break a record at 107, redding, 110. the heat goes up to portland where they could break a record at 96 and heat advisories all the way to san diego. but let's talk about that flooding and see it from san antonio. these pictures coming in.

at least one person killed. one missing at this hour and several injured as they got swept up in the flash flooding. the numbers are pretty impressive. we're talking 2 to 5 inches of rain, even when you got to the east coast. this picture out of connecticut, long island had 4 1/2 inches of rain, and now most of it has moved into maine and we move out of here today. i'll have a whole lot coming up with the severe weather in the center of the nation. >> thanks. a lot to cover. >> we turn now to the race for president. now "your voice, your vote" and the most revealing and emotional reflections yet from joe biden. opening up to stephen colbert about the pain of losing his son and why that may prevent him from running for president. abc's jon karl brings us that from the white house. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. this was not your typical late night interview. you could clearly see biden struggling with the loss of his son and genuinely unsure if he's ready to run for president. overnight, vice president biden acknowledged on "the late show with stephen colbert" he's still unsure if he wants to run for president.

>> i don't think any man or woman should run for president unless, number one, they know exactly why they would want to be president and, two, they can look at the folks out there and say, i promise you, you have my whole heart, my whole soul, my energy and my passion to do this. and i'd be lying if i said that i knew i was there. >> reporter: the vp paid an emotional tribute to his son beau who died of brain cancer in may. >> i was a hell of a success. my son was better than me and he was better than me in almost every way. >> reporter: he hinted his grief may still hold him back from a 2016 run. >> nobody has a right in my view to seek that office unless they're willing to give it 110% of who they are. i find myself -- and you

understand, just sometimes it just sort of overwhelms you. >> reporter: despite biden's uncertainty about running his support is on the rise. and many are pushing him to enter the race including stephen colbert. >> i think that your experience and your example of suffering and service is something that would be sorely missed in the race. >> reporter: at one point during the interview the crowd there, the audience started chanting biden's name as if encouraging him to run. george, biden responded by saying, be careful what you wish for. >> this comes with a brand-new poll out now showing hillary clinton at new lows. >> reporter: these are incredible numbers. take a look at this. hillary clinton now under 40% nationally, just 37%. sanders second with 27 and biden not even running yet at 20%. but maybe more interesting in this poll is the potential head-to-head matchups against republicans. look at this, hillary clinton is

now statistically tied with jeb bush and donald trump in a hypothetical general election matchup. joe biden on the other hand, easily beats both jeb bush and donald trump. i can assure you that biden and his advisers will look at this poll very closely. that's a switch. thanks very much. now to new security threats on this 14th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. al qaeda now targeting some of america's wealthiest men and abc's pierre thomas is tracking those threats from washington. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, robin. al qaeda is pushing a who's who hit list and is using the internet to inspire lone wolves to attack and this morning there's new fresh evidence that isis is using social media to inspire lone wolves, as well, specifically on this 9/11 anniversary. this morning, the latest edition of al qaeda's online magazine, "inspire," is calling on followers to cripple the u.s. economy specifically by targeting icons of american business.

among those named, microsoft founder, bill gates, billionaire investor, warren buffett and media giant and former mayor of new york, michael bloomberg. while no specific plot has been identified, sources remind that the boston marathon bombers got their explosives designs by "inspire" and some murdered in the "charlie hebdo" attacks were mentioned in the magazine. the fbi has contacted those names and last night warned agents across the country to be mindful of the 9/11 anniversary. also overnight, national security authorities announcing the arrest of a florida man apparently inspired by isis accused of disseminating instructions on how to build a pressure cooker bomb like those used in the boston attacks. the suspect allegedly urging an fbi undercover informant, someone he thought was a radical, to detonate the bomb at a 9/11 commemoration being held in kansas city, missouri, writing of the bomb, "use shards of metal and nails, as much sharp stuff as you can."

and this morning, abc news has learned that the fbi is monitoring a threat posted on social media by isis hackers vowing to attack government websites today on 9/11. so 14 years later law enforcement still very much on alert, george. >> always a day of high threat. okay, pierre, thanks very much. we get the latest on frightening attacks on drivers in phoenix. another shooting on the highway thursday brings the confirmed total to 11. schools are rerouting buses to keep students safe and abc's kayna whitworth is on the scene in phoenix. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, george. today this directive that these buses behind me along with buses in three other districts will not be taking kids to school using arizona highways. the superintendent saying whomever is responsible for these shootings has no regard for human life and these kids are too precious to ignore that kind of behavior. this morning, schools across phoenix ordering their buses to avoid i-10 and nearby freeways this, following yet another

shooting on the busy roads thursday. a bullet hole discovered in the side of this truck at 9:40 a.m. >> i just would rather take the streets than the freeway and just, you know, risk getting shot or something. >> reporter: this now the 11th shooting in just 13 days along this eight-mile stretch of highway. detectives saying they're looking for an experienced shooter and also possible copycats. would it be possible this person was shooting and driving or was in the passenger seat. >> well, at this point, i think all scenarios are possible, and we're looking at all of them. whether it's coming from a moving vehicle, multiple people in a moving vehicle or someone off the side of the highway. >> reporter: experts say the best way to catch a shooter is through ballistics. one showing us the way detectives analyze bullet holes. >> this is the shot coming from in front of the car, broadside or overtaking the car. >> reporter: former fbi agents saying if there's just one shooter they're likely attacking

the public as a show of power. so it's also really important to note our fbi expert is also saying that it's highly likely that this shooter is actually using the same highways where these shootings occur. so while it might be inconvenient, george, the superintendent saying these buses won't be back on those highways until an arrest is made. >> i bet. thanks, kayna, very much. let's go to amy with today's other top stories. amy, this refugee crisis in europe continues to spiral. >> that's right, george, robin, there are shocking new images this morning that show horrific conditions inside the refugee camps in hungary. the camps are filthy and overcrowded. some families being held in metal pens, food, water and medical care are in short supply. 5,000 more refugees most of them from syria have arrived at the hungarian border in the last 24 hours alone. back here in the united states, president obama now preparing to accept 10,000 syrian refugees but critics fear terrorists will sneak in with legitimate asylum seekers.

this morning, people coast to coast are pausing to remember the attacks of september 11. in low are manhattan the names of every victim is being read allowed. in at the white house, president obama had a moment of silence at 846 p.m. and also memorials in shanksville and at the pentagon. another deadly accident involving marines in a training exercise. this time one marine was killed, 18 others injured during a rollover crash at camp pendleton. the circumstances remain unclear. four marines were killed on that base back in 2013 while clearing explosives in a training area. the man behind a bloody attack on a u.s. ambassador was sentenced to 12 years in prison. mark lippert, the ambassador to south korea spent five days in the hospital after being slashed in the face and arm. the attacker describes himself

as an anti-american activist. back here at home in tennessee, one family's vacation was interrupted by a hungry bear and her cubs. she somehow climbed inside their suv. they tried scaring her away with water from a hose, finally the mama bear jumped out but take a look at what she left behind. the interior of their car ripped to shreds destroyed. i'm sure they're going to have a fun time explaining that to the insurance company. finally today is national make your bed day. if you haven't made yours yet don't bother. kids, do not listen to this. it turns out not making the bed is better for your health. british researchers just finished a study and found overwhelming evidence that leaving your bed unmade increases airflow during the day, preventing dust mites and bedbugs from taking up residence. we're going to avoid the gross details because there are a lot of really gross detail, the bottom line is sealing up your bed tight every day is not a good idea if you want to keep it clean.

it's kind of warm when you get out of bed, and you seal it up? >> as a mother, can you believe you're saying don't make your bed. >> kids, don't listen. you still have to make your beds. >> all right, amy, thank you. tom brady was back on the field last night. another big win for the super bowl champ but a new controversy is brewing. that story for you in 30 seconds. >> the nfl season is under way. that was a big night for tom brady. abc's ryan smith was there. joins us from foxborough.

good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. for weeks these were selling like hotcakes but last night scores of patriots fans wearing these. tom brady back on the field after seven months of deflategate rocking this stadium with a big win and super celebration in front of the hometown fans. overnight, tom brady shaking off the deflategate scandal with a season opening 28-21 victory over the pittsburgh steelers. >> it was a pretty special night. i was excited. >> reporter: the rain-soaked weather doing nothing to dampen the mood of the packed house of new england patriots faithful. >> he's not a cheater. >> reporter: brady unleashing a stellar performance, four touchdown passes, seeming like a man on a mission. >> another super night for brady. >> reporter: conspicuously absent from the festivities, nfl commissioner, roger goodell. >> is that, "where is roger?"

>> reporter: missing the league's season opener for the first time in his tenure opting instead to watch it on tv. last week, a federal judge overturning goodell's four-game ban of the star for his alleged role in deflategate. the nfl says it will appeal. meanwhile, more questions may have opened up for the patriots. >> steelers coaches in their headsets were getting the patriot radio broadcast. >> reporter: pittsburgh head coach, mike tomlin, complaining that instead of his coaches being able to communicate with each other on their headsets they were forced to listen to the patriots radio broadcast for most of the first half of last night's game. >> mike, there's an espn report that your radio went out, your communication? >> that's always the case. >> here? >> yes. >> you're saying every time you play here you -- >> i said what i said. >> reporter: now before you start thinking headsetgate, hold on a second. patriots head coach bill belichick saying their side had headset issues, too. the nfl chalking it up to bad weather fixing the problem but many wondering if this is the

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a live look at the freedom tower here in new york on this september 11th, ground zero now a memorial to those victims remembered this morning in a moment of silence. >> it is always such a somber day. as we say good morning, america. we'll follow that all morning long. and here's some other big headlines we're following right now. high-speed chase on the streets of los angeles turns into a terrifying hostage situation. carjacker runs into a restaurant crowded with families. police finally storm the restaurant, after a tense standoff, killing the man. no one else injured. serena williams takes the court this afternoon looking to move one step closer to history playing in the semifinals at the u.s. open just two wins away from a grand slam. >> rained out yesterday. everybody was so having to play today. you know who will be around later? billie jean king is going to be here. >> we're looking forward to that. >> the legend.

>> the legend, you're right about that. we begin this half hour with the latest on former tennis star james blake who was mistaken for a criminal and tackled by police officers in new york. he received a personal apology from new york's police commissioner and we're also seeing for the first time the man the officers thought they were after. abc's gio benitez is here with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. this is one of the most high-profile cases of mistaken identity and this morning, we are learning new details about what blake calls a case of unnecessary excessive force. this is the man police say they misidentified james blake for seen in a photograph obtained by tmz sports when they tackled and arrested the tennis superstar in broad daylight on a new york city sidewalk wednesday. >> they picked me up and body slammed me and put me on the ground and told me to turn over and shut my mouth and put the cuffs on me. >> reporter: overnight both new york city's mayor and police commissioner apologizing to blake.

>> should not have happened. >> reporter: saying they misidentified the one time number four ranked player in the world as this man who they believed was involved in a credit card fraud investigation. >> it is a remarkable likeness to mr. james blake. they look like twins. >> reporter: but that man also innocent and wrongly identified by police. >> that person we don't believe has anything to do with it. >> reporter: police taking into custody a different man, the suspect 26-year-old jarmaine grey, arraigned in new york city overnight for being in possession of a cell phone allegedly used to purchase luxury goods, using stolen credit cards. abc news learning the identity of the police officer who tackled blake, james frascatore, an officer who according to wnyc radio has had five misconduct complaints against him in a seven-month span. the nypd's police commissioner bill bratton says that after seeing security video of the arrest, he has stripped the officer in question of his gun

and badge, placing him on desk duty. and now we're learning this morning that yet another person was arrested overnight. brake's team tells us he accepts the apology but he won't be fully satisfied until the officers responsible are held accountable here. lots of questions still. >> boy, there sure are. thanks. now to that former olympic athlete leading a remarkable double life. wife and mom at home, high-priced call girl in the hotels of las vegas. track star suzy favor hamilton is speaking out for the first time, "20/20" anchor elizabeth vargas here with her story. good morning, elizabeth. >> suzy favor hamilton was the golden girl who ran like the wind. nationally ranked in high school, recruited by 200 colleges to run. she broke so many records and won so many titles, they named the college big ten athlete of the year, after her. everyone thought she was olympic gold except suzy. running fueled suzy favor hamilton's rise to fame. >> suzy favor is the winner.

>> reporter: amassing magazine covers, endorsements and one award after another. >> i had achieved something that nobody else had done at that time. i won nine ncaa titles. >> reporter: married to her college sweetheart mark suzy's storybook life seemed unstoppable until having her olympic dreams dashed in barcelona then again in atlanta and in sydney in the 2000 games. >> she just lost it. >> i felt the whole entire world was watching me. >> reporter: her shot at redemption and glory falling apart on live television. >> and that dream of having an olympic medal was gone and instead of finishing the race like most runners would i told myself just fall and i fell immediately. just happened like that. >> and suzy favor hamilton has fallen down. >> reporter: years later confession what looked like an accidental fall was staged in a moment of panic. >> i pretended i was injured and i remember thinking, again, you're the worst person in the world. look at what you just did. >> reporter: suzy returns to

wisconsin eventually putting that dark moment behind her. she and mark start a real estate business and a family together. but even motherhood is not enough to keep suzy from sliding back into a deep, dark place. her mood swings become epic. >> ugly. it was just anger, i saw anger for the first time in her. >> reporter: in her new memoir "fast girl: a life spent running from madness," she says a misdiagnosis of depression and a prescription for zoloft, led to a drastic reversal. >> i was so outgoing like over the top outgoing. >> reporter: outgoing enough to suggest an unconventional 20th wedding anniversary in las vegas. a day of skydiving followed by an evening for the couple with a call girl. >> it felt like i was living life and i kind of felt like, why isn't everybody else doing this? why isn't everybody living life to the fullest? >> reporter: within months the need to feel that euphoric high sends suzy racing back to vegas for more sexual encounters and

ultimately to become an escort herself. how do you then make the jump to i will get paid for sex? >> that was that lightbulb moment in my head, wow, why shouldn't i get paid for sex? >> reporter: balancing her life as a sports motivational speaker, suzy pours her competitive spirit and olympian's drive into her call girl alter ego kelly lundy. >> one day, i had run a half marathon in the morning in a different state. hopped on an airplane, got to vegas, had five appointments. >> when you say five appointments -- >> five different clients. >> reporter: running at full speed her double life comes crashing down when a reporter discovers her secret. >> i have been saying for months, this will happen. >> it happened. she was discovered. the story broke nationally. it was huge news. but it did spark finally her going to a doctor and she was diagnosed as being bipolar, mental illness that runs in her family. her brother committed suicide

after suffering from bipolar and the doctor found out the antidepressants she had been given were fueling the manic episodes leading to her life -- >> her husband knew about this the whole time. >> her husband knew about everything. he didn't know how to stop her. couldn't stop her. he was trying to protect the young daughter and the family. felt like he couldn't do anything. was going to divorce her at the end when it finally hit the news, but stuck by her and they're trying to work it out. he's quite a man. >> many people watched know who she is from her olympic -- >> hugely famous. >> exactly. and you just never know. you never know what somebody is facing with their challenges. "a" all that anxiety. competitive athlete. all of that anxiety and insecurity, she never enjoyed any of those races. >> just an incredible story. thanks. you can see much more, full hour on "20/20" at 10:00 eastern on abc. coming up the latest on that new apple payment plan. is it really the best deal for you? we are crunching the numbers next on "gma."

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7:41. back now with the new deal from apple. the company revealing more than just an iphone and ipad and new apple tv this week. it also introduced a new way to pay for your phone -- installments. we crunch the numbers to find out if it's a good deal for you and rebecca jarvis has the details. >> reporter: good morning to you. i can attest to all of that number crunching. it took us hours. we talked to all our experts so don't worry if the new plans sound confusing. we have found everyone an answer on what really is the best deal. this morning, apple's latest greatest iphone 6s, and along with it, a whole new way to pay. >> no product is more about innovation than the iphone. >> reporter: catching the attention of devoted iphone fans everywhere. >> it does sound like it would be a perfect solution. >> sounds like a reasonable deal. i would definitely consider it. >> reporter: here's how it works. you pay a little over $32 a

month for 24 months for the 16 gigabyte model. that's a grand total of $778. which equals the cost of a brand-new iphone 6s plus $129 for apple care, apple's service that covers accidental damage to the phone. >> the advantage to using the installment program are you don't have to pay all the money up front. you don't have to be locked into a particular wireless carrier. after 12 months, you can upgrade to the latest phone. you can do this if you don't have a lot of cash. >> reporter: after a year you can upgrade for free. but if you do, you automatically extend that payment plan another 24 months. keep upgrading every year and you're paying about $388 a year to own the most up-to-date iphone. but is it really the best deal? >> you're still paying the same price as if you bought brand-new and paid full price right out of the box, you're just paying it over time. the difference is that after 12 months you get to upgrade to the new phone. >> reporter: a potentially good

option for rupa who has already upgraded her phone three times in just 3 1/2 years. >> i marked it on my calendar so as soon as it comes out i want to sign up for the program. >> reporter: if your goal is to pay the least amount of money for that phone, and you don't want to upgrade that often, your cheaper option is to buy it at a discount through your wireless carrier. many carriers offering new iphones for $199 with a two-year contract. and many of those wireless carriers also offer similar plans where you pay for the phone over time in installments but it's the same deal. you get the phone after paying for it over the course of about two years. you're still paying the same amount. at the end of two year, you've paid the same amount, it's just that you paid it over time. >> if you are the type of person that likes to get a phone over and over and it seems like that would lend -- >> like leasing a phone. >> leasing it but you actually do own it at the end. that's the biggest secret. >> no interest which is great. >> thank you so much, rebecca. >> any time. >> you can get all the details on our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!

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fingers. he also got hansen advice. he told him his shirt was too loud. a little too loud for tea. also, luck learned the proper way to use a napkin. if you have barbecue sauce or crumpets. whatever it is. how would you wipe your face? >> the proper way is you dab. >> ginger! >> take a look. >> yes exactly. >> from the middle. just dab your lips. we're not wiping like a face clothe. we're just dabbing. >> what if you have serious chocolate going on. >> i'm wearing a loud tie. >> andrew, nice. >> he got the hang of it. >> he got it. no truth before he used his sleeve. >> there's no truth to that. thank you! speaking of football, "monday night football" kicks off monday. espn, two big match-ups. eagles/falcons and vikings and/niners. it all in.

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his friends, family and his idol, david copperfield, all part of our huge blockbuster surprise as we say -- >> good morning, america. ♪ i i did it all yes, that was david copperfield saying good morning, america. look at this great audience we have with us on a friday morning and they got a little trick up their sleeve for a very special young man. we are kicking off our "above and beyond" series recognizing everyday heroes like this young man right here who goes above and beyond to help others and i'm going to say you don't want to miss this surprise and i want to say you might want to wait to put on your makeup. >> i have chills right now. you might just want to wait. >> it is an unbelievable story. >> it truly is. >> that is coming up. we have also a big warning about food that all of us eat. more than 300 people have gotten sick from cucumbers in an

outbreak and dr. besser will be here, what you need to know about this food and staying safe when you eat it. >> it's just so funny because amy has to get up and run over. >> what more can i say about cucumbers? >> your cue is cucumbers. >> right. >> and you're on. i am here, guys. good morning, everyone, and we begin with the nation pausing to mark 14 years since the attacks of september 11th. families gathering this morning at the world trade center site where 2700 people were killed. joined by vice president joe biden, the names of every victim being read out loud and a moment of silence is being held at the exact time each plane struck the towers, the pentagon and a field in pennsylvania as the nation reflects, police across the country are on alert. a florida man has been arrested for allegedly plotting to bomb a 9/11 memorial in kansas city and al qaeda is urging its followers to target american business icons like bill gates and warren buffett to derail the u.s. economy.

well, an emotional vice president biden is putting his uncertainty about running for president on full display while discussing the death of his son with stephen colbert last night. biden said anyone running for president needs to give 110% and biden said he's, quote, not there yet. a new poll shows biden outperforming hillary clinton in a matchup against donald trump and jeb bush. a major wildfire near sacramento, california, tripled in size overnight. 1500 buildings are now in danger and the flames tearing down power lines in the area leaving thousands of people in the dark. school buses are being forced to change their routes in phoenix because of fear that a serial sniper is targeting a busy highway. 11 shooting incidents have now been reported in 12 days. abc's kayna whitworth is there with the very latest. kayna, good morning. >> reporter: amy, good morning. many schools across the phoenix

area are keeping their bus us off this freeway and many areas as well. a but elhas was p it discovered in the side of a truck at 8:40 a.m. detectives say they are looking for an experienced shooter but also looking for possible copy cats. a former fbi agent says, if there's just one shooter, they are likely attacking the public as a show of power so, again, amy, while it might be inconvenient, the superintendent saying buses won't be back on these highways until an arrest is made. >> better safe than sorry, understandable. kayna, thank you. two michigan lawmakers are out of office after a bizarre attempt to hide their extramarital affair with a fictional e-mail. state rep ted courser admitted to circulating an anonymous e-mail claiming he had been caught with a male prostitute. he did this apparently in order to muddy the water in case his affair with a fellow state rep was exposed. michigan lawmakers met overnight

trying to oust both of them. he resigned at 3:00 a.m. she was expelled an hour later. well, in medical news when it comes to sleep, doctors say too little or too much may hurt your heart. a new study found that people who did not get the right amount of sleep put themselves at risk for symptoms that often led to heart disease including more calcium buildup in their arteries. the exact cause needs more research but doctors recommend getting seven hours each night for the best heart health. and finally, stuck in traffic? well, you know what, why not catch a show. the mini theater company is delighting drivers and passengers with their theater in the trunk. they perform three puppet shows from the back of their van. right now, guys, unfortunately, they're only in europe but we are waiting for it to catch on here in the states. plenty of roadways here waiting to get into the lincoln tunnel, the beltway in d.c., there's so many opportunities here in the stays. who doesn't love a puppet show? >> absolutely. >> what a great idea. >> one way to get through a traffic jam. thank you. we got a lot more ahead this morning including the husband who put his career on the back burner so his wife could have it all.

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>> only in 4% of the families do you see men taking the job of a lead parent. >> reporter: andrew moravcsik is the proud exception having served for years as lead parent at home while his wife's career came first. she's anne-marie slaughter, think tank president, former princeton dean and diplomat, all for the chance to be one of hillary clinton's deputies at the state department. >> this was my moment to lean in. >> reporter: until she famously turned the job down reclaiming her work/life balance with a controversial article in "the atlantic." she wrote, "it's time to stop fooling ourselves because women can't have it all." >> we have to value family every bit as much as we value work. >> reporter: now her better half is taking to the same magazine to describe what it was like for him as the primary caregiver. >> nobody can have it all. >> reporter: he describes the frustrations of being the

stay-at-home dad in a society that still overwhelmingly believes that's women's work. "nothing quiets a dinner party conversation more quickly, " he writes "than a chance mention of the fact that my wife outearns me." half of mothers say they do more work on the home front than their spouses and a recent pew survey found that one-third of adults believe it's best if women do not work outside the home at all. he says for him, taking the lead at home was the right choice. >> overall i'm happy with the balance that i've struck, and studies show that a lot of men would be happier if they chose a balance less directed toward work. >> reporter: for "good morning america," david wright, abc news, new york. >> thanks to david for that. we've restored the balance in the shue/robach home. andrew is with us. >> we call ourselves the shuebachs. >> the shuebach. >> with ericka souter, as well. andrew, let me begin with you.

because this is a fabulous essay. in some ways he's answering something his wife wrote before saying the dirty secret for a lot of high-powered women and a lot of careers is they have a lead dad at home. >> well, i think they do and i think that that's more than normal. more and more women -- get used to it, guys. women are going to be ambitious. they are going to be leading out in the career world, and, guys, they need to know going in. the biggest thing is having these discussions way early on, what are your goals? what's going to fill you up? what's going to allow you to be the person you can be so you can be the parent you're going to be and more and more guys are going to say, you know what, i feel comfortable with this. i'm -- i'm not totally okay with it. but a lot of guys out there are. >> you guys, why don't you just take it away? >> i know. i feel like -- >> no, you know what, it's really personal for every single couple, and they have to find balance. i'll say it over and over again. this is about balance, balance, balance and what gives you your self-esteem, what makes you feel like you're connected to your kids, what makes you, you know, go really, you have to make sure

it's in balance. >> ericka, what do you think? >> well, you know, there are over 2 million stay-at-home dads in this country and there's a big hurdle we're trying to get over in accepting that, that that's normal and typical and that's actually a good thing and a lot of dads say that they feel uncomfortable and kind of left out when they are the stay-at-home dad. they don't fit in with the other moms. there are a few things they can do to jump in the fray and feel more comfortable. number one, join the conversation with moms. we love to bond over the highs and los and talk about what it's like to parent. dads share that experience now so they should join the conversation. number two, they should volunteer to be a part of the school. just because you don't fit into a mom clique doesn't mean you can't have your voice heard and be in there and be a part of what your child's everyday life is like and, you know, also be the example. i mean, i love what andrew said. it's the new normal. >> yes.

>> you know, and be the example. show that dads can be nurturing and caring and fill in -- not fill in, actually be the lead parent. >> andrew, what did you think of this statistic, 42% of americans still view the ideal family as one in which dad works full time, mom works part time maybe, half prefer she not work at all. >> yeah, andrew, what do you think about that? >> i think that you're doing a great job. i love your career and -- but it's true. i was just talking to george, like the traditional thing works for many reasons because women are really good at it, they're nurturers and they're organized and can do all this stuff and guys want to go out and conquer the world but there's situations where it's going to get reversed. it's just the reality. >> it's also fluid. it can be fluid in a lot of families. types when one parent steps up. >> you don't want to have guilt. >> ali, she's a rock star. >> you don't want to have guilt and looking back you want to say we sacrificed, we exchanged, i had the nurturing thing. you had the nurturing thing. i think more and more it's about figuring out that balance. >> so good for kids. >> yeah. >> great, guys. thanks very much. >> let's go to robin. >> you know what my mom said, you can have it all but just not all at the same time.

isn't that great? thank you, momma. next in our "heat index" that nationwide salmonella outbreak. people in at least 30 states have been sickened by contaminated cucumbers. two deaths are linked to the outbreaks, and abc's dr. richard besser is here. thanks for being here, rich. this is really serious. this is large. >> this is really big, 30 states, 2 people died. more than 300 sick but even bigger than that. cdc tells me for every case that's reported, there are 29 that weren't. so there may have been as much as 10,000 people sickened and the reason is where our food comes from. 50% of our fruit, 20% of our vegetables are imported, and they tend to come from the same place at the same time. so one farm in mexico can lead to an outbreak across the entire nation. >> so if you're at home and have some cucumbers, what do you suggest? >> well, you know, they were recalled september 4th, so if you bought them after that you're okay. if you bought them before that, you can either throw them away which i think is a good idea or check with the store and see where they came from. peeling is not enough.

it can put the bacteria inside the cucumber itself. >> and you know what you're talking about here because you started your career at the cdc as a food investigator. >> yeah, yeah, an outbreak investigator. >> outbreak investigator. >> and it's pretty cool how they detected this. there's this automated system at cdc called pulse net and it compares the molecular fingerprint of bacteria that causes disease across the country and it detected 32 people around the country with the exact same strain of salmonella in different places, the alarms went off. that led to the detectives going out, the fda identifying that it was cucumbers in mexico, the recall going on, incredible operation, very difficult because if you ask somebody what did you have last week, no one remembers cucumbers. they're always in something else. you know, if it was a taco or fried chicken, no problem. cucumbers are really hard to figure out. >> very sneaky, but i'm glad they got to the bottom of it. >> yeah, really important. >> i know people have a lot of questions and dr. besser will be taking your questions on twitter throughout the morning. tweet him at @drrichardbesser. is that your handle, @drrichardbesser?

>> that's it. >> okay. lara. >> thank you, doctor, thank you, robin. we're moving now to our series "stealing celebrity secrets" and this morning how to make your life more fabulous. abc's nick watt went behind the scenes with the star-studded cast of the highly anticipated new show "the fablife." good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning, lara. well, you know, when it comes to a celebrity whose secrets i want to steal, it has to be the green-eyed goddess, tyra banks and her new show is all about celebrity lifestyle, tricks of the trade. ♪ tyra banks pouring white wine all over chrissy teigen entertaining, obviously. educational? >> giving out red wine is a -- hack! >> a lot of education. a lot of takeaway. we call that takeaway. >> takeaway. >> reporter: we're behind the scenes and chrissy teigen, john legend's better half, is in the kitchen. >> let me make it classy for you. >> reporter: deep fried mac and cheese rolled in cheese puff dust. >> welcome to america, baby.

that is awesome. lauren mac, interior design. >> i feel like everybody deserves to have a fun and beautiful life. >> reporter: okay, how to enfabbened my blue jeans/blazer lifestyle. first up fashion with joe zee from yahoo! style. >> i'm a big fan of the mix so i always think like mixing patterns and textures and keep your suit but you can even use something like a patterned tie with a striped shirt. or patterned suit with a knit tie. i love a knit tie. >> next business from tyra. i'm interviewing someone very important, yourself. i'm slightly nervous. what do i do to avoid that? >> do not avert your eyes like i just can't handle it and i don't have the chops so the secret is to look at that person's forehead. i'm looking at your forehead and you can't even tell. can you tell i'm looking at your forehead? >> no, i think you're looking at my eyes. >> exactly. >> reporter: diy with lea ashley. my wife's birthday is coming up.

can i make her a gift? is that going to work? >> sure. >> really? >> okay. >> that's so sweet. >> i'm in chalkboard accessories right now. >> chalkboard accessories? >> right. now so a chalkboard cheese plate and write what kind of cheese you have for the party. >> would my wife like that? >> have you heard of the five love languages like acts of service -- >> no, i need to watch the show. and with tyra banks you're never quite sure what's going to happen. >> what are you scared to say right now? >> i can't -- >> what are you scared to say right now? >> yeah. what are you scared -- >> what are you scared to say? >> a lot. a lot. okay, guys, so i have totally joe zee'd my outfit while you were watching that, and, yes, that is a knit tie. can we slide in a before and after? maybe not. anyway, i have also made -- there we go. i have also made a chalkboard cheese board. we got some brie on there. we got some cheddar on there but i am far too scared to give that to my wife for her birthday, so, guys.

>> thank you. >> it's all yours. >> it's all yours. >> thank you, nick. >> i made it. >> the magic of television. >> wow. how about that >> you are a diy master. thanks for "the fablife" and i love the knit tie. everybody, "the fablife" premieres this monday, september 14th right here on abc, check your local listings for the times in your area. right now though let's get outside to ginger. >> what a great group we have this morning. everybody from wyoming to georgia to everywhere. speaking of georgia, look at that flash flooding happening, yeah, that's at the braves game, the mets won, they obviously had that issue early, but they got it all in and then that was the first front. there will be a second front and even cooler air behind that and more rain to come this weekend especially there from parts of western pennsylvania and western new york to the east. good morning, i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco with your bay area forecast. high clouds but above average warmth once again. clouds will increase, temperature decreases over the

weekend. next week we'll have our normal weather. cool nights, dry air, cool afternoon. 60s at the coast and 79 in san francisco. 90s inland except for in the east bay. my seven-day forecast, 10 to 20 degrees cooler by next week. >> >> i'm inspired by christa this morning. she looks so good being from wyoming. i love those cowboy boots. all right, lara, how about some "pop." >> all right, thank you, ginger. come on in. it is "pop news" and, guys, ronda rousey is fighting her way to the top in hollywood. the ufc star securing her biggest acting role to date. she'll be the lead in a reboot of the '80s classic "road house." rousey will play the part that was made famous by patrick swayze, of course, he played a bouncer tasked with cleaning up one of the rowdiest bars in america. >> great casting. >> sounds like a good time. rousey apparently very respectful about taking on the role even reaching out to swayze's widow, lisa to ask for

her blessing which she, of course, gave. production set to begin next year. >> i can see it. i can see it. >> me too. yeah. >> she really is on fire. >> she is. hey, also in "pop news" this morning, neil young has put his hawaiian paradise on the market. even better than a sugar mountain, it's the perfect place to view the harvest moon but there is nothing free about this pad. all that peace, love and happiness must have paid well because neil's place is going for $24.5 million. it is gorgeous. the big island estate comes complete with a nine bedroom -- well, the main house is nine bedrooms. two guest cottages, plenty of room for us. 830 feet of ocean frontage. forget a heart of gold, you'll need a brinks truck full of it to afford the place. but sure is nice to look at. i love that. >> you should be a real estate agent. >> i just love it. i know. real estate porn i like to call it. and then finally, take this as a sign of the times. a video we chimply couldn't believe. i mean, that was bad -- >> oh. >> this guy showing his

smartphone to a very smart silverback named julani at the louisville zoo. maybe sharing vacation pics. maybe they're checking out a new ape. >> oh, i get you. >> chimply and ape? >> i think there's an ape for that. >> i'm trying to sneak it in. there's a new ape for that. yes. >> there's an ape for that and happy friday. >> thanks. >> but we got a lot more ahead coming up. take a look at these folks on the beach. they are gearing up for our big "above and beyond" event and sara haines was there for all of it. ♪ i i i did it all >> i have no idea what's going on here but hopefully the guy with the big old bullhorn does. this is going to take a little magic for sure. >> it's going to take magic. it is going to be magical right here on "gma." such an emotional story. that crowd out there is going to really see a spectacle in just a few minutes.

good morning, i'm kristen sze. heads up today, two large training exercises are taking place. they involve first responders from across the country. this is video from last year's event in castro valley. one exercise is near the movie theater. the other is next to the bay motel on bridgeway. both will wrap up at 12:30 this afternoon. your friday morning commute. >> the san mateo bridge is moving along at a normal rate. the bad news is it's going to take you 20 minutes to get between 880 and 101. sluggish here. we have one way traffic control on lucas valley road. that's going to last until 1:30. then to 3:30 they are going to shut down lucas value e lee road because of the paint spill.

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79 in san francisco. mid- to upper 80s around most of the bay. here's my seven-day forecast. it's going t ♪t's going t [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i did it all okay, welcome back to "gma." we've been waiting all morning for this. it is time to go "above and beyond" with our series celebrating everyday heroes. >> are you ready? are you ready at home because we asked you to send us stories about people who have gone above and beyond in your communities, among the many, many amazing incredible stories we received, one stood out. it was about chad juros, a remarkable young man who spends his days spreading magic to cheer up children. >> the day chad was born was such a wonderful, magical day for our family. he was a very sweet, kind,

loving, energetic, happy-go-lucky kid. when chad was 3 years old he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. >> it was absolutely devastating. >> it changed our lives forever. my dad wanted to provide chad with a distraction, so he would bring little bedside magic tricks, whether it just would be a deck of cards or using sleight of hand, and my brother was really entertained by it. as soon as he was considered in remission, my father was diagnosed. >> the doctors came to me and they said he has brain cancer and the dying wish was continue to spread your magic across the world in the hopes that everyone could find the magic in their life the way chad did his. >> chad started the spread the magic foundation. >> he performs for hospitals, foundations all over the united states. [ applause ] >> everybody loves david copperfield. he's like the king of magic.

and since chad was a little boy he would go, idolized him, looked up to him, wanted to be like him, that kind of thing. >> i am carter swayze. >> go. >> i met chad by him coming to my birthday in my hospital room to do some magic tricks, and he asked me if i wanted to see some magic, and i was like, yes! he made me happy on a day that was probably supposed to be crappy. i had a fever. he was like my superman. >> chad i think is above and beyond because of his ability and his willingness to help every person that he meets. >> he just has this magical power over everybody. >> i have never seen chad not happy. i have never seen him in a bad mood ever. he knows the other side of life. magic is what cured him and magic is what keeps him alive. >> wow. >> such an uplifting story, sara. how are we going "above and beyond" for this deserving young

man? >> well, chad's friends and family really wanted to take honoring him to the next level so we teamed up with aerial artist john quigley whose art you see here and a surprise visit from chad's idol. now, the tricky thing was getting him there. so, we conjured up a pretend magic show to lure him into bali's hotel casino in atlantic city. >> chad? >> yes. >> hi. >> how are you? >> how are you? >> excellent. >> are you prepping for the magic show? >> i am. >> okay, well, i am haines. >> hi, sara haines. >> i'm from "good morning america." >> pleasure to meet you. >> and there's actually no magic show. >> there's no magic show? what? >> that's the magic here. we want to take you and we'll handle the magic today. >> okay. >> you just need to come with us. >> okay. ♪ >> right over here. >> this is my mom. >> come on in here. we should probably get going because we've got a lot in front of us so, driver!

>> yeah, i need your seat belts on, guys. everybody has to have their seat belts on. >> david, what are you doing here? >> how are you? >> what's happening? >> david, are we ready? >> we are. >> okay, let's go. i'll give you a little privacy up there. >> thank you so much. ♪ open the crowds ♪ scream out >> sara. >> hello. >> i'll help you. >> thank you. >> i want to let david take over here. he's going to take you somewhere, and i'll head to the beach and they win we'll meet u a little bit. >> okay. >> so let the magic continue. >> come on right this way. ♪ >> okay. ♪ the only way you can know ♪ give it all you have ♪ and hope that you don't suffer but take the pain ♪ >> hold your position for the next 30 seconds. >> you mean so much to this community and now the community wants to give back to you. your friends have created something amazing but you need to help me with this.

put your hands like this, like this and do your thing. ♪ i i i did it all >> my dad, yeah. and me. ♪ i i i did it all >> one, two, three. >> they love you so much. [ cheers and applause ] >> you did a great job. this is absolutely unbelievable. ♪ the seal be broken i swear i'll live ♪ >> the image itself was powerful but then knowing it was created by your family and friends is even more powerful. ♪ >> that is so cool. >> i don't know about you at home, but here we're all like oh! joining us now the magic man himself, chad, his beautiful mother and girlfriend and your new bff, david copperfield.

so has it all settled in yet? what had -- >> i am still in shock. it is a dream. >> okay, well, keep that feeling going because, david, don't you have another surprise for him? >> we do. you're copping to vegas. >> what? >> you come to my show at the mgm. all brand-new stuff in the show. pretty cool and you're going to get a private tour of my museum. >> oh, my gosh. >> chad, did you hear all that? >> ah. can you say it again? >> museum and show. >> oh, my gosh. >> you know why this is so important to so many of us and david in particular because you can relate to chad because of the foundation that you have. it's very similar. >> we have a program called project magic and it teaches magic to patients. chad knows about it and hospitals around the world and it's pretty awesome. >> yeah, it is, and thank you for what you're doing there. >> i'm no david copperfield but we have something more. come on over here. we'll need help from our audience on this one. so, i want you to look right

into this monitor right here. ready, guys? go. do you know what that means. have you ever heard one of those sounds before? because i know what that means. >> what does that mean? >> well, let's see. >> come over here. i want you to see. our friends at ford were so touched by your story, jump on in because this bad boy is yours. >> what? >> they are giving you this ford explorer platinum. >> what? >> so you can haul more people around and all your magic gear and ride in style. >> isn't that great? >> i just want to let you know she is not part of this gift. >> oh, my gosh. thank you so much. >> and you normally drive in a pretty big van, so you need room for all your gear. >> in a mom van. >> in a mom van. >> the amazing thing is i'm now your driver for life. >> oh. >> i'm driving you around. >> that is true and i've heard good things about your driving skills. you can hold a family.

you can hold your new niece. >> brand-new. >> yeah. how are you feeling? >> david, get in here. >> are you crying? >> yes, i'm crying. >> he's never recovered from any of this. >> this is amazing. >> david, thanks for everything. >> congratulations. now, do you want to toss it to ginger? >> yes. let's do that. should we honk one more time? whoo! we waited. chad, this is pretty sweet. this is -- nice leather in here. i like this car. we should talk about the weather forecast, of course, on this day here we are much cooler but we want to go ahead and talk about a place that's so hot the last couple of days, going to be one more hot day especially along the west coast, especially in some of the valleys but they'll cool down. the numbers will be tumbling and by next week, really cool, especially in the pacific northwest, those numbers take a nose dive. now you're looking at from west to east, east to west across the nation some of the highs. if you're traveling today, it looks like some of the trouble spots will be along the

southeast with some of the good morning, i'm meteorologist mike nicco. high clouds and sunshine, not a as hot. 79 in san francisco. low to mid-90s in other areas. inland east bay in the low 100s. it's the last day. it's going to be humid but cooler this week >> all that weather brought to you by windows. such a special morning here on "good morning america." and we're going to do more of that, chad. we're going to see some billie jean king coming up. don't go anywhere. >> one more time.

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okay, so donald trump talked to the women of "the view." >> are you there, big "d." >> i am, hi, whoopi. >> let's see what the twitter world thinks of our interview with the donald. >> well, joy, twitter blew up "the view" on abc. oh, it's such an exciting morning, what we did for chad. billie jean king, the living legend is here. when we come back we're going to talk to you about the u.s. open and also a project that's very chose to your heart, isn't it? >> yes. about afib. >> we will do that and a lot more and serena's march to history. if anybody can understand what

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♪ i want to see you smile baby's best bets. "american baby" put the call out to 60,000 moms and dads asking them to choose their favorite baby items for 2015. we are about to show you some of the winners. i'm joined by "american baby" executive ed dore mindy walker. this is my jam. i've been obsessed with different items and registering. what are some of the variables parents are looking at. >> we found three things stood out. parents are looking for safety and in the u.s. we have rigorous standards which is great and want affordability. you're buying a lot of things for this baby so things that come at a good price point tend to rise to the top and

convenience. if you don't know how to solve your crying baby, the gear can. >> i found it's not necessarily to find best ofs and it's to make the baby happy too. natural cooing happening, i love it. let's look at some of the top picks right here. >> this is by skip hop and a huge favorite modeling too. it is wipable and change the baby's diaper right here and nice and stylish so you can use it as your everyday bag and moms love it. >> i just purchased this to are my sister-in-law. so now i know what to do. it was on her regry and this is huge to me. someone said we need endless swaddles. >> they're so beautiful. even the nice ones are made of this beautiful muslin fabric and prints that moms love and you can probably want to try swaddling your baby. a lot of babies respond to it. you can use it as a nursing

blanket and grow with you and so pretty. >> i can't wait to make them a little burrito. >> yes, exactly. >> this one just blew my mind. how to get the right stroller. there's so many choices and this one came out on top. >> this kiko came out on top. extremely lightweight. running errands and taking it in and out of the char you won't get arm fatigue from that. easy to get it out and put your baby in and bring it back. >> and i imagine it collapses easy. >> a lot of reclining positions. >> what is this? mila, you've been talking. i like what you got going on. this is working for mila. she's happy in here. >> she's totally looking -- lots of different stations and fully rotates so now she's looking over here. this is a baby einstein and you think of activities as your baby's first playground. they're maybe not in your arms all the time and want to be stimulated. this baby einstein can stimulate

them. it's fun to watch them being engaged with these. >> so much fun. i want to hop in that thing. jump around. >> that's right, exactly. >> this is when some people say you don't need a high chair. i imagine you do. they have to eat. somewhere to eat. >> the first -- this is the graco slim snacker. what's terrific about it as we just modeled how easy it comes together. living in a small space this is terrific. you can fold it away and get it out. babies that are only 6 months are only eating once a day, get it out and put it away. also sturdy enough when you are ready to feed your baby meals a day it's great for keeping out. >> i love the fabric. >> we saw how open -- it was easy to open and then this is all -- >> all wipable and you can see it just pulls right up to your table so your baby can be -- some of the ones our moms respond to have a smaller footprint so you can bring them right to the table. >> i don't have experience yet but i imagine that becomes a disaster. >> i know.

>> thank you so much, mindy for being here and guess what, no one is going home empty-handed all of our parents here and the kids are going home with "american baby's" top picks for 2015. the new issue is on stands now. are you excited to take these home? >> yeah!

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we're honored to have billie jean king here with us as we were watching like everybody else what took place here in new york and at the pentagon and shanksville and i know 9/11 is a special day for you too. >> well, i was here in new york, but more importantly, i'm a daughter of a police officer and a firefighter. in his career that's what his life was about, serving others so just to everyone who made a difference with 9/11 and beyond, obviously it's still affecting us, so i just want to thank everyone. >> yeah, that's how we feel even 14, 14 years later. here we are. it was a couple days after the open. >> it was a tuesday morning after the open, which finished -- i don't know if it finished on a sunday or monday that year. >> let's talk about this year's u.s. open. what do you think about the tournament so far? >> i think there is so much excitement over serena having an opportunity to win all four majors in the same year, the calendar year that that's all everyone is talking about. >> it's hard not to. >> i know, of course.

she deserves it but i know when venus and serena played the other night, it was interesting with the crowd and then you've got federer who i think is just playing the best he's played in like ten years, so you've got both of these things happening. people are dying for him to win one more major. he beat djokovic. you have serena, you know, the four majors, so there's a lot of spotlight on our sport right now. >> there is a lot but you talk about djokovic, i mean, were it not for the loss of the final at the french, he would be going for a calendar -- >> exactly. >> he's under the radar. probably likes it that way. >> i think federer still gets it, 34. everyone is getting anxious about him. please don't quit. >> but you can understand the importance of what serena is trying to accomplish. >> well -- >> and how hard it is to do. >> it's really hard. she would be the fourth woman in the history -- we're over 100 years old, our sport. marie connelly was the first. margaret conley in '70, graf in '88. two men have only done it.

the one who created it back in the '30s and rod laver who did it twice in the calendar year so it's so rare. >> i hope if it happens that steffi graf is there. i would love to see her at the open. that would be great. i want to talk to you, and this is another reason why you're here, people don't realize that september is afib month. first of all, explain what it is. >> afib is an irregular heartbeat. i have afib. one out of every three people that have afib are going to have a permanent -- are going to have a stroke that will leave them permanently disabled. that's one of three who have afib. so if you have afib, what jerry west and i have done we joined with jansen to start this website, myafibrisk.com, myafibrisk.com, and you can go to this and calculate your own stroke risk and that way every time somebody does go to it, jansen will give a contribution to mended hearts which is a nonprofit peer-to-peer group network that helps heart patients, so it's

very important to me personally. >> how were you diagnosed? >> i fainted. you know, i've never gotten dizzy, never fainted --. it was a long time ago. it was well over ten years. i just played tennis. we just came back to the apartment. i just got out of the taxi and i started to black out and i caught myself. so i got so scared. i did not have a cardiologist, i went upstairs starting finding out, went and found out i have this afib, and so there's this once daily, you know, medication you can take or just whatever, but pay attention, make sure you always talk to your doctor. make sure you check in because stroke risk can change over time. >> and you're doing well? >> i'm doing great. >> okay. >> but i'm like a fanatic with my medications. >> good for you getting the message out there. >> you went through hell and back. >> i will see you out at flushing this weekend. >> excellent. >> you'll be at the finals. >> i will. be there on the court.

trophy presentation. >> that is huge. ex squeeze me. >> thank you. >> great seeing you. >> what a great morning we had. let's take one more look at chad and thank him for going above and beyond. >> look at his new car. >> and new friend david copperfield. have a great weekend, everyone. ♪ i i did it all i did it all ♪

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good morning, i'm kristen sze. the ferry may have to reduce service to one round trip a day. its operators in financial straits and need to make cuts. that's unless the highway transportation district steps in. members plan to decide today whether to study the costs of a possible takeover. let's hope the heat is easing its grip. >> we're letting out a little begin today. still going to be 100. still 90s in the south bay. 70s and 80s likely around the bay. here's my seven-day forecast. humidity goes up as the temperature drops this weekend. we do have a new accident in san francisco. it's heading northbound to come right up to third street. it's causing delays into the city. most of the heaviest delays through bay view district. 280 is loading up as you make your commute up to 101.

have a safe weekend. >> now it's time for "live with >> it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, from the series, "gotham," ben mckenzie. lus, actor, game show host and stand-up comedian billy gardell. and can michael make the perfect breakfast? find out as we conclude our "we said whaaat?" week. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] >> now, here are emmy winners kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪ kelly: hello. hi.