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good morning, america. two big breaking stories this morning in in west. tragedy on campus. a gun map on a rampage in oregon. ten people killed. seven wed. >> shots. he's in a classroom. >> the campus terrorized. families say the shooter targeted christian students before officers killed him in a dramatic shootout. >> i have never been more terrified. >> and angry president obama demands action. >> somehow this has become routine. we are answerable to those family who is lose their loved ones. because of our inaction. >> this morning full team coverage. the latest on the shooter. the victims and a community left
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reeling. >> and storm emergency. millions of americans bracing for major storms. >> we're dealing with two situations. a major, major severe event. >> potentially life-threatening flooding across the east coast. torrential downpours reeking havoc. crews building barriers and laying sand bags. five states declaring a state of emergency. and joaquin battering the bahamas this morning. wind gusts up to 150 miles an hour. inside the eye of a major hurricane threatening the coast with high winds and waves. the storm's new path this morning. good morning, america. that major storm threatening the east coast on alert from florida to maine and extreme team is
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covering it all. >> we are on the ground on the site of the shooting of a college campus in roseburg, oregon. ten people dead, seven others wounded critically. the gunman has been identified. >> and so many other towns, another american town shattered by mass shooting. amy leads our coverage from the scene. good morning amy. >> good morning, george, this is a sleepy remote community about three hours south of portland, oregon. it is devastated this morning. this is umpqua college road, the only road leading in and out of comp pu campus. this morning there were questions and answers as to why a 26-year-old man terrorized this campus here. at 10:38 the first emergency call started flooding in. >> somebody is outside one of the doors shooting through the doors. >> the 26-year-old gunman chris mercer enters a class room and
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orders the students to get on the ground and stand up one by one asking each their reledgen. >> are you a christian and if you're a christian stand up and he said good because you're a christian you're going to see god in just about one second and then he shot and killed them. >> police race to the scene blocking the only road in and out of the school. the other students at this campus of 4,000 flee their classrooms cramabscrambling fors to hide. >> sounded like a fight was breaking out. you don't think of it as a possibility. >> at 10:44 eight minutes since the reports of the shooting officers confront the gunman. >> we do know that we have at least two heroic officers who responded into the building within minutes and exchanged gunfire with the suspect.
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>> they found weapons and an assault rifle. the gunman killed. >> tactical teams and bomb squads have cleared all of the buildings on the campus. evidence teams from the fbi and from the oregon state police are working to process the crime scene. >> overnight many in the community gathering for prayer services and candlelight vigils in honor of the victims and for those fighting for their lives. and we expect victim identification later today as this community still tries to get a handle on what happened. as one faculty member put it, this is not going to be our moment, we will be not be terrified. >> good for them. we'll get back to you. moments ago we spoke to cassandra welding. a student that was in the classroom next door to the shooter. also talked to her mother lisa who was on the phone with her daughter during the rampage.
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i asked her what she saw and heard. >> around 10:30 i heard a really loud ka p.o.w. noise. almost like a balloon popping. we all jumped. we didn't know what it was. we knew something wasn't right and so a classmate of mine went to go open the door to see what was happening next door to where the shooting occurred, and she opened the door and unfortunately she got shot twice and fell down and collapsed and we huddled in the right corner of the classroom and we're all calling 911 and, you know, it's a busy line and i just called it repeatedly trying to get a hold of 911. hurry up and get here because we have a person shot in our classroom. >> what was the condition of your classmate that was shot? >> i know that she was shot in the left arm and she was also shot down in the lower abdomen
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area by her rib cage. >> and you all were just trying to help her as best you could, i would imagine. >> her friend that was sitting right next to her during the class ran over to her and was doing cpr trying to resuscitate her. >> you said that you attempted to call 911, you got through then you called your mother. lisa, when you got the call from your daughter, what -- the emotions you must have felt and what did you tell her to do? >> well, first i couldn't understand her because she was crying hysterically and i finally then realized i heard shooting and i said, okay, wait a minute. somebody is next to you shooting and she said, yes, in the room and i said, first thing, i said make sure all the doors are secured and make sure you start barricading. if there's anything there, i don't care how make sure you guys are safe to keep somebody out. but it's not a call that you ever want to get from your child. >> lisa, how did you know -- like you said it's a call no
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parent wants to receive. you stayed so calm and gave her such great instructions. where did that come from? how did you know to do that? >> i have no idea. i guess it's called being a parent because at that point, everything i thought of was being safe and everybody there, so my first instinct was i knew i had to be the calm person here and the adult, so i was trying to calm her down and in the meantime, just saying, you know, make sure you lock, barricade. all i knew was barricade. >> is that what you did, cassandra? >> we tried to as much as we could. we were all just terrified to even get up at this point because we were -- heard continuously gunshots. i heard maybe about 35 to 45 rounds that were shot. >> did you ever see the shooter? >> i did not see the shooter but i witnessed my classmate getting shot. >> and what were your other classmates doing at that time in
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the room? >> you know, a lot of tears were shed. i heard i love you -- i love yous on the phone. crying, gasping for air, just a lot of that was heard. >> and how comforting, cassandra, was your mother on the phone with you? >> oh, it was amazing. i knew that either this was going to be my last time talking to her or i was going to see her again and at this point i was just praying i would see her again and my dad. >> lisa, what advice do you have for parents who may be watching and they know that this is a scene that's being played out again and again in this country, unfortunately? what advice do you have for them if they should get a call from their child like you did? >> the best advice is, you know, just try to be calm and use your head and use your instincts. >> that's what you did. lisa and cassandra, thank you very much and just know that -- >> thank you. >> thank you. >> -- we are thinking of you and others in your community.
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all the best going forward. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> take care. really got me when she said it's called being a parent. so clear in that moment of crisis. that was really something. as we mentioned seven people wounded in the shooting. three of them in critical condition fighting for their lives. we are learning more about the victims and the shooter this morning and abc's neal karlinsky is at the hospital in roseburg. good morning, neal. >> reporter: george, good morning. the ceo of mercy hospital spoke moments ago saying they have never seen a tragedy of this scale before. this is a very small community. and initially they were unprepared for the scope of this shooting. seven people wounded and taken to hospital. including heroes. one of them that we're learning this morning. an army veteran. >> this morning 30-year-old chris mintz out of surgery recovering from seven gunshot wounds, witnesses say the student and army vet charged straight at the gunman trying to save who he could telling others to run. >> he ran to the library and pulled all the alarms and he was telling people to run, grabbing people telling them, you just
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have to go and he actually ran back towards the building where the shooting was and he ran back into the building and i don't know what happened to him. >> according to his family he told the gunman it was his son's birthday. >> gets shot three times. hits the floor. looks at the gunman and says it's my son's birthday today. gets shot two more times. >> they're grateful he's alive. >> he walked away with his life. >> overnight police and fbi swarming this apartment complex in winchester, oregon where the man behind the carnage 26-year-old chris harper mercer lived with his mom. an officer pictured questioning his mom outside. >> they thought he was an odd guy. >> reporter: abc news learning he was allegedly armed with three pistols and an assault-style rifle and that he
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left behind writings. his last upload a documentary about the sandy hook killings. >> i did see him at the time walking or leaving his apartment and coming home with what looked like gun cases. him and his mom both and he actually did say that he used to go shooting at some range. i don't know where it was. >> reporter: mercer's father this morning saying he and his family are reeling. >> obviously it's been a devastating day, devastating for me and my family. shocked. shocked is all i can say. >> police say they have no known motive at this time. officials also stress that there is no known link to international terrorism and continue to pour over this suspect's background. so much in writings that came out online. the victims all here in the hospital range from ages 18 to 34. we expect to get more updates. many of them here just lucky to be alive george. okay, neal, thanks very much. this was the 15th time
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president obama has been called to speak out after a mass shooting and when he took the podium late yesterday he condemned the ritual. his voice etched with anger. >> somehow this has become routine. the reporting is routine. my response here at this podium ends up being routine. the conversation in the aftermath of it, we've become numb to this. >> jon karl at the white house. john, the tenth fatal school shooting this year alone and the president being very clear he is now politicizing this issue. >> reporter: george, he was explicit on that point. i have been in the white house briefing room with him for several of those statements following mass shootings. i have never heard him angrier or more political as he blamed gun violence in america on congress' inability or unwillingness to pass more gun control laws. he said that thoughts and prayers for the victims are not enough. >> okay, jon karl, thanks very
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much. >> somebody somewhere will comment and say, obama politicized this issue. well, this is something we should politicize. it is relevant to our common life together, to the body politic. >> reporter: and no comment from the nra. they said their policy is to gather the facts before making a statement on something like this. >> jon karl, thanks very much. >> we'll go to amy and our team in oregon throughout the morning. right now we're going to turn to the other big story. the potentially life threatening storm. the east coast bracing for flooding. you're looking at radar and ginger will start it off. >> robin that rain that you're seeing on the radar is from this system that is a low pressure system in the southeast churning happening this weekend. independent of joaquin. joaquin still terrorizing the
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central bahamas moving northwest and through the rest of today and tonight it will make its turn out. the pictures from the bahamas are not good so far. what we have seen is a trend in that cone of uncertainty to stay away from land. so that means no u.s. landfall with all the computer modelling taking it out to sea. doesn't mean no rough surf but it's the other system that we're concerned about this weekend dropping very heavy rains in parts of south and north carolina, that coastal flood advisory from maine to mime and the warnings in the midatlantic. we'll be tracking this throughout the morning. >> thank you. five states declaring a state of emergency because of this storm. north and south carolina, virginia, and abc's rob marshiano is in virginia beach.
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>> an area that the lost couple weeks getting hit with this, rain and wind and waves. the baef already stripped of sand. this soil saturated and we have got joaquin out there. this coastal storm tapping some of the tropical moisture and bringing more of what they really don't need. >> this morning parts of the east coast reeling from a foot of rain and bracing for an additional foot this weekend. the potential for dangerous flooding threatening 50 million americans and reeking havoc in south carolina. trees down and this road collapsed because of flooding. one man rescued. this storm front already possibly to blame for at least two deaths in the carolinas. joaquin makes its way up the atlantic. we're dealing with two situations. a major severe event of rainfall at the same time having to deal with the potential hurricane. >> five states declaring state
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of emergencies. >> now is the time for you to begin to prepare for hunk kerring down and dealing with the storm. >> reporter: crews working along the shore building barriers on the new jersey coast and laying sandbags in north carolina. >> a hurricane does not have to go directly over your town, doesn't even have to make landfall to have an impact on you especially if you're along the coast. >> reporter: scientists taking to the skies to track joaquin. air force hurricane hunters collecting data for the national hurricane center flying directly into the storm calling us as they were gathering that vital information. >> each time we go through the storm we're passing through the eye wall, the center of the storm, outside the window it kind of looks like shattered glass. this storm has been intensifying. >> joaquin a category 4 and this storm ens identifying at this hour. high tide at 1:00. major coastal flooding at that hour and throughout the weekend heavy rain not only here but across the carolinas. could see a foot and that will
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bring some historic if not catastrophic flooding. george. >> they are dealing with a lot right now. hurricane joaquin may miss us but it is hitting the caribbekc hard. linzie janis on the scene in nassau. >> hurricane joaquin has been battering the eastern and central bahamas for the last 24 hours and no let up for at least the next 24 small thinly populated islands getting lashed with 130 mile per hour winds. 30 foot waves and two feet of rain. homes are flooded. streets are flood. widespread power outages and phone lines down. people are worried sick about their relatives there. george and robin. >> another major headline. a military plane crash. that story in just 30 seconds.
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>> six american service members have been killed in the crash of a c-130 cargo plane in afghanistan. the taliban claiming responsibility. abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz in washington with the details. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. this happened just after midnight at the jalalabad airfield near the border with pakistan. on board the big turboprop aircraft not only the six-person crew but five contractors supporting the u.s. military who were also killed. the military says the c-130 went down just after takeoff and that all of the wreckage is contained on the airfield and even though the taliban claims to have shot the aircraft down, the military
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says there is no indication that it went down because of hostile fire. but they're obviously trying to figure out what did happen, george and robin. >> thanks very much. incredibly busy friday morning and we have much more ahead. the latest on the tragedy in oregon. as hurricane joaquin barrels north millions brace for life-threatening floods. what to do to protect yourself and your home. >> scary moment. mid flight. unexpected turbulence throwing passengers from their seat and one person's head damaging the aircraft. what led to the midair scare? [ female announcer ] knows her way around a miniskirt. can run in high heels. must be a supermodel, right? you don't know "aarp." because aarp is making finding the career you love, no matter what your age, a real possibility. go to aarp.org/possibilities to check out life reimagined for tools, support, and connections. if you don't think "i've still got it" when you think aarp, then you don't know "aarp."
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welcome back to "gma." we are on two big stories this morning, that deadly campus shooting in oregon where a shooter went on a deadly rampage killing at least ten people. and injuring several others. we're also following that big storm impacting everyone up and down the east coast. that's a live look at the radar. five states under a state of emergency on alert for potentially life-threatening floods and ginger has been talking about it and rob marciano is there in virginia beach for us. good morning, rob. >> reporter: good morning again, robin. things have really picked up the past couple of hours. this surf behind me, the seafoam coming on shore going on and off the past couple of weeks and this beach has been stripped of sand. that's the least of their worries. this state among five that have a state of emergency because we've got more wind and rain coming, potential flooding too
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and this is all really for the most part independent of joaquin which as you know is a major storm down in the bahamas. here is the latest track. the east coast breathing a little sigh of relief that the track now is forecasted to keep it offshore and out to sea but nobody here is going to rest easy until both of these storms are through and that will take at least through the weekend. we've already seen a foot of rain in some spots in the carolinas, robin and could get a foot more and that could cause catastrophic flooding so the next 48 hours here especially will be critical. >> yeah, and ginger has been talking about it too. these are two separate systems we're talking about. >> two separate systems. if it is raining for you that is not joaquin. joaquin is in the bahamas and should with the latest trend stay out to sea. >> all right. >> you can see the wind pick up on rob in just the last half hour. back to amy in oregon on the scene that have deadly campus shooting. at least ten people dead others fighting for their lives. good morning, amy. >> reporter: that's right, george. it is an eerie scene right outside umpqua community
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college. the road is closed, the only one that leads in and out and police tape behind me and remains closed throughout the weekend into monday but the big mystery here is why this deadly rampage happened? why did that 26-year-old chris mercer walk in with four guns, one an assault rifle and ask students to stand, according to the father of one of the victims, he asked each person as they stood up, are you christian? and then told them, good, you'll be meeting your god soon so a lot of questions as to the motive as to why he felt so motivated to terrorize this small quiet community just about three hours south of portland. a few moments ago we were able to speak to the governor of oregon. governor kate brown to ask her about the campus response to those fired shots. >> the umpqua community college had an incredible plan in place. i believe they did everything
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possible to be prepared, but the reality is in circumstances like these it is very difficult to deal with. >> reporter: there are reports of two heroic officers, specifically, and within eight minutes of the first reported shots, those officers were able to neutralize mercer, pretty incredible, unclear, though, whether or not they took him down or he killed himself. a lot of questions still here in this community and many people looking for answers as they continue to grieve and pray for those who are still fighting for their lives here in oregon. robin, back to you. >> we are thinking of those that are still fighting for their lives. you're right about that, amy, thank you. we turn to a frightening flight on a miami-bound american airlines jet, the plane experiencing severe turbulence, five people were sent to the hospital. abc's david kerley has the latest, joins us from reagan national. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it was sudden and severe for the passengers on this flight to miami. passengers tossed around when they hit the turbulence.
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an ambulance on the tarmac, passengers loaded, one with a neck brace injured during their flight from grenada hit by turbulence which flew them from their seats. >> gentlemen a couple rows ahead were sleeping and didn't have on his seat belt either and his head damaged the aircraft. >> reporter: that's the damage caused by that passenger after flying out of the seat. in all, five passengers were taken to a local hospital for minor injuries. >> my hands were shaking afterwards because it was terrifying. >> reporter: in a statement american airlines says the seat belt sign was illuminated at the time and that pilots did not have any indication of severe turbulence in the area. the plane landed without further incident. one possible cause for scenes like this, clear air turbulence which pilots can't see. it happens when a fast and slow-moving jet stream pass alongside each other. the air between those streams are disturbed and if a jet passes through it can get very bumpy very quickly and radar
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can't detect it. now robin, this is the second incident in a couple weeks we reported on where passengers didn't have their seat belts on. this is why the aircrews tell you, this is why when you're in your seat keep your belt on. you don't know when you'll hit turbulence. >> thank you so much. to abc's tom llamas in for amy with the morning's other top stories. good morning to you. crisis building in syria. >> huge crisis, good morning. that's where we start in syria. escalating fueling new tensions between the u.s. and an old enemy, russia. overnight, the u.s. and six allies condemn russian air strikes in syria claiming moscow was attacking moderate opponents of bashar al assad instead of attacking isis. but the kremlin is standing firm saying just this morning, that 12 isis targets were hit in the latest air strikes. and this morning we have new details about the pope's meeting with kim davis, the kentucky clerk who refuses to issue same-sex marriage licenses. today the vatican released its first detailed statement about the visit.
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here's what they said. the pope's meeting with davis should not be considered a form of support of her position. and back here in the states, another major consumer data breach. this time 15 million t-mobile wireless customers may have had their personal information compromised including their social security numbers and addresses. hackers got the information from a credit reporting agency that t-mobile uses. and two las vegas casino dealers have been arrested accused of running a lucrative cheating scheme. they're charged with skimming a million dollars from crap tables at the bellagio. the alleged scam involved bets that came in late or were uncleared during those games called phantom bets. dealers and their friends could face decades in prison. forget the eight-hour workday. how would you like a six-hour workday. they're experimenting with the idea and companies say, get, this, the workers are fresher, more focused and bosses report fewer arguments.
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our executive and senior producers here at "gma" looked into this for a hot minute and then they just laughed and said never ever is that going to happen. >> but, thanks, tom. we appreciate that. >> i don't know about you guys, i'll take an eight-hour workday. i'll take that. >> i was thinking that. >> that works. >> some is 14. >> instead of the 14 we do. all right, coming up, clayton sandell shows us how to prepare for a hurricane and floods. good morning, robin. we're about to show you how to protect yourself from debris flying at you with the force of a category 4 hurricane and here's something. did you know you're not supposed to tape up your windows. we're about to show you why. snoo
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that a lot of people do when a storm is coming that you really shouldn't. abc's clayton sandell is at underwriters laboratories in chicago with more on this. good morning, clayton. >> reporter: and good morning, lara. we are here at the ul labs outside chicago. they've been nice enough to fire up their cannon for us this morning to help us demonstrate one critical way to protect your home when the worst storms strike. millions of people are bracing for impact. >> oh my god. >> reporter: as hurricane joaquin churns north and flooding threatening the east coast. stocking up and buckling down, all part of the exhaustive process of making your house hurricane safe. >> i needed to get a generator in case we lose power for an extended amount of time. >> reporter: the biggest threat, wind, water and power. during a violent storm, winds can gust to nearly 160 miles per hour.
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with debris and projectiles swirling all around you your home's most vulnerable points the window. >> the envelope of the house is breached and that's the walls, doors and windows. if it's breached by flying debris. the wind could force air into the home. it could blow out other windows or doors or take the roof off. >> reporter: what to do, first that old advice, tape your windows, experts say, don't. watch as we shoot this nine-pound 2x4 at taped up glass, it tears right threw. experts say boarding up with plywood works better. but the best, impact resistant glass built to withstand winds up to 200 miles per hour. the next step keeping torrential rains and floodwaters out as little as an inch of water can cause mold, sandbags and berms are common sites but even inland sealing up the tiniest cracks with duct-tape could save a home
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from total destruction. >> once water enters your home it can cause problems simply because water and electricity do not mix. >> reporter: remember, being prepared doesn't end when the storm passes. fallen trees and downed power lines are dangerous. sometimes plunging entire cities into darkness. after superstorm sandy in 2012 some residents were without power for an average of six days. then there's staying connected. experts say invest in backup power packs for your cell phone and laptop. even a solar charger for as little as 30 bucks. okay, so here is the reason experts tell us you do not want to tape up the windows in your home. we're going to fire this cannon on the count of three, one, two, three. and you can see what happens. we taped up this window and you get these very large shards. compare them to these, these are from a window that was not taped up that we broke earlier, this is from the window that we
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actually taped up. you definitely do not want these flying around your home. lara. >> yeah, definitely not. clayton sandell, thank you. that was surprising. and slightly alarming. thanks, clayton. coming up, the ring bearer and flower girl walking down the aisle again, this time as husband and wife. how it all came to be. we love this story. you will too. it's coming up in our "speed feed." he used car buyer who's worried about getting taken for a ride... don't worry. the only rides you'll get taken on at carmax are the ones you take yourself. but just in case that absolutely 100 percent perfect choice... ...turns out to be... less than perfect... we give you five days to change your mind. sorry.
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♪ hey baby i think i wanna marry you ♪ this should be a clue. time now for "the speed feed" and, tom, you got a story we love. >> that's right. such a cool story. it all started when the couple was just 5 years old. so, here we go. there's brooke gibson right there and adrian franklin walking down the aisle as flower girl and ring bearer and then check this out, 17 years later walking down that very same aisle in that very same church as husband and wife. so beautiful, but it was love at first sight for brooke, adrian not so much. take a listen in a "the speed feed" speed dial. >> she was trying to chase after me. i was always trying to get away from her and so then having to walk down the aisle with her was definitely a thing i wasn't looking forward to.
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>> i knew that he couldn't stand me and hated every minute but that didn't bother me a bit. >> now the paths crossed over the years but it was in high >> you'll end on that. >> he said he was being sarcastic. >> they were little. >> that's when they were little. >> she was -- >> don't put a negative on it, george. here's some more good stuff. >> i didn't get the sound bite. >> they met each other again in high school when he was ministering at a church and they have been together ever since. adrian serenaded hit bride during the ceremony, the song, of course, "you are the love of my life." >> george is not buying it -- >> yeah. >> this is kind of funny. i have a daughter who is just a flower girl i didn't even think about keeping an eye on the ring boy. i'll hone in on them, interview them, make sure he has a plan. >> come on, tom. >> have to be on top of that. when we come back at the top of the hour the latest on the two big stories of the morning. come on back. come on back.
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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the latest on the oregon school shooting at this hour. at least ten people dead. more fighting for their lives. families around the country are reeling, huge new concerns about the safety of your children as they head to school this morning. and alek skarlatos, the train hero who took down a terrorist, rushing to the scene in oregon overnight. we'll tell you his connection to the college campus and community. also this morning, state of emergency, millions bracing themselves for two major storms, torrential flooding, high winds and waves set to batter the east coast. full team coverage from the storm zones right now. ♪ wake me up when it's all over ♪ and the ultimate fitness fuel. what should you be eating to supercharge your workout and when should you eat it? the keys to kicking your fitness into overdrive this morning.
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and good morning, america. on this friday, our whole team on top of two major stories, storms heading for the east coast, so many bracing right now for a pair of storms and that school shooting in oregon. here's what we know right now. at least ten dead, seven wounded and in the hospital, three critically. the gunman dead after a shootout with police. eyewitnesses say he was targeting christians. >> amy traveled there overnight to be with us there this morning and, amy, what's the latest? >> reporter: this is a community that is waking up shocked, angry and saddened by this needless tragedy. so many people remembering those lives lost, ten people, and seven others wounded. three critically fighting for their lives. thoughts and prayers going to those in the hospital. so many people thanking the
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heroes who rushed in risking their own lives to save others. people just like 30-year-old chris mintz who rushed right at the shooter. was shot 7 times and recovering from surgery this morning. so many well wishers hoping him to have a speedy recovery. in the meantime. there are so many questions and a lot of anger surrounding that 26-year-old shooter chris mercer who lived nearby campus with his mother. it is not known yet what the connection may have been to this school, to umpqua college. but the reports are out that he asked students their religion and asking them to stand up one at a time before shooting them. those who responded christian reportedly were the ones killed. president obama speaking out on the shooting here in his strongest language showing his disgust and asking are we really prepared to say that we're powerless in the face of such carnage that the politics are too hard. a lot of questions guys. back to you. >> our thoughts and prayers. that's not enough.
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let's turn to our top story, that potentially deadly storm threatening the east coast right now. coastal flooding. more than a foot of rain expected in some areas, and rob marciano is there in virginia beach for us. good morning, rob, again. >> reporter: good morning, again, robin. the wind and rain really picking up now as this coastal storm intensifies. that will be a slow mover too and the tides are coming in, this surf has been relentless. we expect high tide again around 1:00 p.m. and it's during those high tides with this onshore wind, they'll see a tremendous amount of coasting flooding in the virginia beach area and throughout the delmarva. on top of that, the heavy rain that will fall tapping some of that moisture from joaquin, that's what we're most concerned about as we go through the weekend. speaking of joaquin in the bahamas, a major storm at the moment pounding those islands. here is the track. thankfully for the u.s. it will remain offshore but no one here at least in the mid-atlantic will rest easy until both are far out to sea and won't happen until after the weekend.
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>> thank you very much. this doesn't surprise me at all because days ago you were telling us that that could be the possible track but you'd never know how far out that will go. >> when we're that uncertain, that many days out, that's what you have to keep in mind. don't let your guard down but look at that and say this is the good news as far as joaquin goes. not the other storm. >> thanks, ginger. let's go to tom llamas who is here with the morning's other headlines in for amy. tom. >> we begin with the economy and weighing on wall street this morning. the government reporting only 142,000 jobs were than expected. the unemployment rate staying at 5.1%. slowing growth can delay raising interest rates. overseas we learned six u.s. service members have been killed after a cargo plane crashed in afghanistan. five civilian contractors are also among the dead. the taliban has claimed responsibility, but u.s.
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officials say there's no indication the plane came under any type of enemy fire. an unusual moment at the united nations, israel's prime minister paused for 45 seconds staring, we should say glaring at delegates without speaking, the silence was to protest the iran nuclear deal. he says the u.n. has responded to threats with a deafening silence. as retailers open earlier and earlier to get a jump on the holiday shopping season, staples is doing just the opposite this year. staples is closing its stores on thanksgiving. executives say employees and customers should enjoy the holiday with family instead offering online deals on that day. a very kind gesture. and finally, they say cats have nine lives, but maybe dogs do, as well. just ask bonzo. a 12-year-old dog with a little arthritis who usually spends his day napping but the other day he got curious and squeezed his head right through the railing of his owner's 11th story balcony and plunged down 120 feet to the ground --
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>> no. >> yes, but amazingly bonzo only fractured a rib and landed on the grass and is expected to make a full recovery. >> maybe he's part cat. >> yes. >> maybe he could be. >> has to be. >> huge fall. >> 12 story, wow. >> bonzo. >> go, bonzo. >> named just right. >> thanks, tom. we got a lot more coming up. as your kids head to school this morning, a safety expert weighs in on what students and adults show do if their school is threatened by a shooter. and alek skarlatos joins us live. he is the hero who along with his friends took down a terrorist on a train and also a former student at that oregon school and he's going to talk to amy in just a moment. come on back. come on back. .
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every campus in the country is grappling with this issue, how do we protect our kids? this morning, those families in oregon are reeling from a threat all of our kids face. the challenge nationwide -- >> being able to prevent a crisis before it occurs. >> reporter: daniel carter runs a safety initiative formed after the deadliest college rampage in u.s. history, virginia tech where a lone gunman killed 32 students and faculty members. >> there's almost always some type of red flag in advance of any type of crisis situation. >> reporter: nearly 50% of campus killers give some sort of advanced warning. >> attention, this is a drill. we need to lock down. >> reporter: many schools run regular drills. >> please go behind my desk. >> reporter: we witnessed one in colorado. the teacher locks the door, the students huddle. it's kind of scary, huh? >> kind of, yeah. >> reporter: the teacher trying to strike a balance between preparedness and fear.
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holly is a graduate of columbine high school. this is all very real to her. when you look at those kids, are you always thinking, somebody could come and take away their lives like that? >> no, no. when i look at those kids i think how great they are. i think how lucky i am to teach them and i think about -- i wonder what they're going to be like when they grow up. >> reporter: her school, skyview academy, is now taking the drills a step further teaching the teachers with gunmen. training the teachers how and when to fight back. you're teaching a lot to be heroes who don't have the training who aren't necessarily adduls. >> you bet. they don't have the training because we don't prepare them. >> reporter: when the gunman bursts in, everyone throws something at him. tennis balls but in real life it could be a hole punch or a desk chair or a dictionary. the question is, would this save lives if the bullets were real? you know, those active shooter drills are controversial. many people worry that they
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scare the pants off the teachers and the kids and the teachers there told us that they do feel better, though, having gone through that training because they don't feel like sitting ducks. two interesting facts, most campus violence occurs at the start of the semester as it did in oregon and most often in the transition points of the day, going to school, after school or during lunch. >> interesting. something to keep in mind. >> yeah. >> sure is, thank you, david. let's go back to amy in oregon now. she is with alek skarlatos, one of the american heroes who stopped a terrorist on a french train. he's actually from roseburg and attended umpqua community college. hello, amy. >> alec was a student here at umpqua community college before he was deployed to afghanistan last year. earlier this morning i spoke with him about his reaction to this tragedy. alec, it's a tough morning for you. you've called roseburg home for the past six years. how are you processing everything that's happened in the last few hours? >> i mean, it's just absolutely
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insane to be in a situation like this especially in my town roseburg, i mean this is a really small community and just something of this magnitude happening here is just very rare and just unheard of. >> reporter: there is an incredible twist of fate here to this story because six weeks ago you took down a terrorist on a french train, and because of the response to that, that is the only reason why you weren't on that campus yesterday. you had already enrolled for tuesday and thursday classes, correct? >> yes, i was enrolled in the reserve academy on saturday and tuesday and thursday classes and i -- if i didn't get called for the dancing show, i would have been on campus. >> reporter: so if you hadn't agreed to do "dancing with the stars," you would have been on campus when the shots rang out and i'm sure you know what you would have done. >> i would have tried anyway. >> when you hear about the response, that within eight minutes they had that shooter down, it's not surprising in knowing this community. >> no, it's not. i mean the law enforcement here
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is excellent but i mean in any kind of shooting or situation like that, eight minutes is an eternity. >> where were you, alek, when you heard the news? walk me through what the moment was like for you and what you did. >> i was actually in the studio with lindsay dancing, and i got a text from one of my friends telling me what had happened, so i looked it up on the internet to confirm it, and i was just in total shock, and i just sat down for a second and then hid in the bathroom so the cameras couldn't see me. >> and then you booked a flight. >> yeah, almost within an hour i decided that i would come here and be with my community. >> and your friends, your family all safe and sound this morning? >> yes, as far as i know, i mean everybody that i've contacted has been fine, so i'm really grateful for that, and i just -- i mean, my heart really goes out to the people who can't say the same. >> i know it does, and your support here i'm sure means everything to them. alek skarlatos, thank you so
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much for being with us this morning. >> thank you. appreciate that. >> george, back to you. >> okay, amy, thanks. thanks to both of them. boy, these shootings always shatter the entire community. >> let's go outside to ginger. >> and, george, we're out here on a very wet, rainy and cool morning in new york city. this, though, not moisture from joaquin. joaquin, now we have an update, separate storm from the coastal storm that's going to drench south and north carolina. joaquin is still in the bahamas moving very slowly northwest at three miles per hour. it's going to take more of a north-northeasterly track. at this point the trend is for that cone of uncertainty to stay out to sea. that would be good news just kicking up big surf. you know what else we're watching, that chill. 41 in marquette this morning. way up in minnesota, 4 so you know it's cool behind that front. that is the big picture. i'm abc7 meteorologist, tons of sunshine on the way for your friday. 72 san francisco.
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80 in san jose. north bay, santa rosa, 76. up to 79 for santa cruz. nothing but sunshine today. saturday, sunshine. sunday, early morning sprinkle. looking fall-like for the rest >> we'll have updates on the coastal flooding and how much rain to expect in the southeast in a couple of minutes. but let's head back inside. >> okay, ginger, thanks. we're going to switch gears and we have some more fit myths. i can't say that right. >> you've had all week to work on it. >> focusing on nutrition, when and what to eat before and after you work out. mara schiavocampo on the case again. good morning, mara. >> reporter: george, good morning. you know, there's a saying that healthy bodies are made in the kitchen, not the gym. everyone from fitness instructors to nutritionist noting what you eat is one of the biggest factors in weight loss and muscle gain. fit foods, everyone from celebs to professional athletes sharing
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their pre and post-workout meal photos all over social media. the rock posting this breakfast of eggs, turkey bacon and muffins, even lebron james drinking a peanut butter smoothie. how important is nutrition to someone's fitness goals? >> diet is a huge factor. what you eat is really going to end up dictating where your results come from. >> reporter: but knowing exactly what to eat and when can be confusing. so we asked sports nutritionist jason mccoskey to break it down starting with what to eat an hour or two before hitting the gym. >> you don't want to start out starving or stuffed. so you're going to want to look at about 150 to 250 calories of food kind of comprised of carbohydrates and protein. >> reporter: as for post-workout, if you're trying to lose weight, time your workout so it's right before a meal when you have to eat anyway.
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>> you're having some lean protein, lots of veggies, you know, having a lit bit of a nutritious carbohydrate whether it be a complex carb, whether it be a starchy vegetable or fruit. >> reporter: looking to build muscle, use your post-workout period to refuel, 300 to 550 calories of protein or carbohydrates. most importantly, jason suggests not waiting more than two hours to eat. >> if you go much longer most tend to get really hungry and leads to becoming ravenous and then they tend to make poor food choices because you're starving. >> reporter: and no matter when you eat, jason says the quality of the food is key. >> lean proteins and vegetables, the whole grains, healthy fat, they have nutrients in them that love us back. >> and, of course, hydration is also really important. jason recommends drinking about 12 to 20 ounces of water in the hours before your workout so you don't get dehydrated part of the way through. you want to keep your power up. >> that makes a lot of sense. let's go through pre-workout,
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what you do during workout and then after starting out with the pre. >> there is an idea you have to carb load, right. but really unless you're training for a marathon you don't need that many carbs. so, this would be an example of the carb loading preworkout that you don't need. granola bar, banana. that's a lot of sugar and carbs. >> instead. >> you want to mix it up a little bit more. complex carbs and protein so the milk and oatmeal and we have berries in there, a super food and this will give you the right balance you need to power you through the workout. >> during the workout a lot think we have an edge with a sports drink. >> again unless you're training for something like a marathon, you're doing hours of training at the same time, all this is going to do is give you calories that you don't need. all you really need during your workout -- >> i know what this is going to be. >> good old-fashioned water. you just want to stay hydrated, make sure you're drinking throughout and you don't need this unless you're training for something major. then you'll want to replenish. >> i love the tip eat right after your workout. >> absolutely. it's important not to wait too long because you can make bad decisions. also your body is looking for fuel after the workout so this
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is a protein shake. the shake is a good option especially if you're on the go you need something quick, but if you have the time, real food is always better. you want to try to prepare a meal that will replenish, repair and give you the energy you need to refuel. so, something like a complex carb, a sweet potato will refuel. this is kale, anti-inflammatory and really good for you and the protein, it's going to help you rebuild -- >> that's why it's a good idea to move your workout up to meal time. >> because you're not adding in a meal or a snack. if you plan it before a workout you're going to need to eat anyway. so you can have a healthy meal there. >> good advice all week long. back inside to lara for "pop news." >> okay, george, get over here because it is time for "pop news," friday edition. are you ready, tom llamas? >> i'm pumped. ready. >> ooh, look at george. like your own personal runway. work it. there we go. there we go. >> he was strutting, wasn't he? >> come on. >> come on. >> we need you. who else is going to look at me incredulously?
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all right. ready. we begin "pop news" on this friday edition with this, we've had plenty of time dissecting the candidates for next year's presidential election but we haven't heard from a huge group of americans about the contenders, children, so jimmy kimmel sat down with a few pint-sized citizens to get their take. >> who's this guy, do you know? >> george clooney. >> george clooney, no, that is not george clooney but he'll be very happy to hear you say that. >> i hope donald was watching. >> i know. >> he'll love that. >> focus on that. when he asked about democratic hopeful hillary clinton, listen up. >> her husband used to be the president. yes, edie. >> is it martha washington? [ laughter ] >> it is martha washington. >> trump did a lot better than hillary. >> i mean, she is a former first lady so not too bad. we thought that was great. thank you, jimmy kimmel, for that. and -- ♪ sweet caroline
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>> robin. ♪ bum, bum, bum >> neil diamond still has it. you guys can crank up the volume. ♪ so good so good >> thank you. spotify has run the numbers on the all-time most popular tunes to belt out in the shower and 1969 "sweet caroline" still making the good times feel so good, so good, so good. that tune came in at number eight, also making the top 20, the supremes' "baby love" and -- >> oh, yeah. >> that was supposed to be "baby love" and proving that we all possess a little diva inside of us, "at last" by etta james. the number one, a little boom, boom into your morning. ♪ like a yo-yo ♪ wake me up >> george, look at your face. >> i'm incredulous again. no. >> leave it go. by wham. >> let's get to know tom better. what's your number one go to song in the shower? >> and if you could demonstrate pretend you're holding a shampoo bottle.
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>> this is embarrassing, pointer sisters "jump." >> i love you. >> i will admit that. it gets me going. >> that's robin's -- >> is that your song? >> definitely. >> wow. that is really something. >> kind of weird too. right? >> no. >> i'm looking at you in a whole different light. >> i love drake too. but different drake songs. >> pointer sisters, i have a whole new you in my head. and then finally on this friday, another reason dog is man's best friend because when you're short one person to play jump rope, rover helps a hand or a snout. i mean, look at this, you guys, i love this video. >> that's great. >> perfect rhythm. he even pauses to let another kid take a turn. now we don't want to leave anybody out. usually we see dan harris sometimes fill in. he loves cats. i didn't know it was you, tom. so happy to see you, miss pointer sisters, anyway, this one is for you, dan, wherever you are. so this video we thought was
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funny. this flowery fedora. look at this cat's reaction. and that's really it. there's really nothing else to say. >> get that off my head. >> one more time, one more time. one more time. [ laughter ] >> if cats could talk, and that is "pop news" on this friday. >> we needed that this morning. we needed that this morning. >> we did. we have don johnson in just a little bit. ♪ i bet my life i bet my life i
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good morning. i'm kristen sze. breaking news in the east bay. live over castro valley where a car crashed into a building. witnesses say the driver was speeding on the boulevard which he lost control and crashed into an eye care business. the car overturned. a tow truck flipped the car ride-side up. the driver expected to be okay. the business opened at 8:00 this morning. the car slammed into the waiting area, and right now we're trying to find out if anyone was inside, if anyone inside was hurt. meantime, check in with leyla gulen. more on the traffic. >> exclusive ways, you can imagine, lanes closed on the streets. 5 miles per hour, top speed here.
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zoom a little farther in, you see how slow the traffic is approaching this road on castro valley boulevard. a crash on westbound 80, kristen. >> thank you. check out your w babies who are talked to from the time they're born are more likely to have a successful future. talking and reading to children in their first years has a huge impact on what they do with the rest of their lives. the fewer words they hear, the greater their chances of dropping out of school and getting into trouble. talk. read. sing. your words have the power to shape their world. learn more at first5california.com/parents
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a live look outside. beautiful sunrise out here. nothing but sunshine across the region. current temperatures now mainly in the o50s across the bay area.
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cool start. accuweather forecast, nothing but sunshine today. tomorrow, late-day clouds could lead to an ♪ i want to see you smile welcome back to "gma" on this friday morning. and don johnson, hot new series, "blood & oil," a revealing one-on-one with don johnson just ahead. >> he sat down with sara haines. you see her right there, talked all about that iconic role. >> going european there. >> "miami vice" and the look that made him. >> you always are awkward because you don't know if they'll do the double kiss. >> the triple. >> triple. >> that's a lot of kissing. >> let's go to ginger. >> the triple would totally confuse me, george, but now i know how we're going to go in for one. time for our new series "modern romance" and the quest to find love online. research shows that one in five adults ages 25 to 34 have given
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it a try but now a new show is trying to help people find love at first swipe by transforming their online profile one person at a time. meet tara udot. she spent the last ten years concentrating on her job and now she has her sights set on a new goal. >> i made a great career for myself and i'm really ready to settle down. >> reporter: the problem, the whole meeting mr. right thing is easier said than done. >> off and on i've been doing online dating for five years and i haven't had great results with any of them. >> what is your ideal guy. >> reporter: who are you going to call, clinton kelly and devyn simone, the hosts of tlc's brand-new dating show "love at first swipe." they met tara for a love intervention. >> step into our office right over here. >> reporter: within minutes of looking at tara's dating profile
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they had some ideas. >> you like movies, you like sports. >> reporter: devyn and clinton say the number one mistake tara is making being too general in her profile. not putting herself out there. >> your photos, they're pretty vanilla. very girl next door, bordering on average. >> i've been hurt before so i'm kind of safe in terms of what i put out. >> that's exactly what this is. this profile says, i'm playing it safe. >> tara's profile was uninteresting. it's not because she isn't an interesting woman. she wasn't highlights specifics about herself. >> reporter: as for tara's appearance, clinton had ideas too. >> hair, you're open to color. that's interesting and clothes. she says tara's first date wardrobe needs a little bit of an upgrade. >> this kind of top always says to me a woman is just looking to camouflage her body. >> reporter: he introduced her to bold new looks. what will tara's new dating look be when they're done? find out right now.
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oh, we can't wait to see clinton kelly and devyn simone here with me now. before we talk about mastering the dating po file, we are so ready to see the final results of tara's makeover. her new look and profile. let's get one more before picture so we remember before and tara, drum roll, please. come on in. >> ah, you look great. >> hi. >> look at this. >> bombshell. >> we love it. >> i love it too. >> thank you. >> you look outstanding. how do you feel? >> i feel fantastic. i love everything they did. the hair, makeup. my dress, you know, i just feel -- i just feel like a new person. i'm so excited. >> clinton helped you but, clinton, what did you do specifically that can help our viewers with their profilprofil >> you want to look like yourself but not a boring version. you might think you're playing it safe. you don't want to do that. go bolder with your online profile. it's like fishing.
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you want to entice the fish to take the bait then also add color, color goes a long way when it comes to making you pop off the page. that's what you want. you want to pop and not look like everybody else online. >> with your eye, i see it. devyn, i know you revamped her profile. what did you do? >> she was hiding behind the profile, bad lighting and grainy and important to celebrate yourself so find your light. make sure you really stand out and pop much don't play it safe in your profile photo. that's what's going to get you the guy. secondly, be descriptive so you have friend, you have family. how about i have great friends. i love my niece and nephew. i love football as opposed to sports and really tell them about your interests so you will potentially have a match. >> guys use online po files too. clinton, what is your number one tip for a man. >> stop it with the pick tires that look like you're at a frat
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party. most women want a man, not a boy. >> so true. >> secondly i'd have to say don't take photos with a bunch of friends. we get it, you have friends but we don't know which one you are so lead with a solo shot of yourself. >> so the guys tend to do that more. >> yeah. >> them and their buddies. >> i'm so popular. look at all my friends. >> you are feeling good. >> i feel fantastic. i'm so happy. >> are you getting hits already? >> we'll see. i'm hoping to, yeah. i'm ready. >> clinton kelly and devyn simone, thank you for being here. best of luck. the new show "love at first swipe" premieres tonight 9:00 eastern on tlc. >> she looks great, thank you. it is time now for "gma's" yahoo your day and this morning yahoo beauty editor in chief b bobbi brown is sharing her secrets on making eye shadow pop for any occasion. ♪ yahoo >> the great thing about eye
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shadow it makes your eyes stand out. you want richer and true colors. i'm going to teach you the basics. a light, a medium and a dark. light goes all over the lid and what this does, it creates a nice surface for putting the rest of the eye shadow on. it also lightens up any kind of darkness, the medium color with a fluffy brush also makes sure the powder is off it and that starts the lower lash line and add a little depth on the outside. darkest, a shadow or a gel pot or a pencil and then you line the eye starring at the outside all the way across so it's eye shadow as eyeliner. lay iring is really fun and playing with different textures. a little bit of shimmer, a little bit of sparkle, super, super pretty. >> all right. thank you. i'm just going to admit robin
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and a were dancing to that music. outside to ginger. >> i'm having a lipstick moment. i have to apologize if advance. sparky is behind me, national fire awareness, right? >> it's national fire awareness month and sparky is here to share fire safety tips with kids and families. >> always a great idea so sparky, we're happy to have you. has a little bit of rain on his visor because of that coastal storm and put on the futurecast so you can see rounds of showers and storms heaviest in north and south carolina and that's why we think we could see epic flooding independent of joaquin. joaquin is still out at sea. the flash flood warnings part of -- boy, a rough weekend. look at some of the numbers, 6 to 10 inches almost the entire state of south carolina. it will come in pockets, though. i'm abc7 news meteorologist. drew tuma. 85 for napa. accuweather seven-day forecast, weekend is sunny. chance of an early morning
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refugee crisis in europe. it is not a new crisis to her country. over the past five years refugees have come to make up 20% of jordan's population. i sat down with her this week when she and her husband king abdullah were here for the u.n. general assembly. your majesty, thank you very much. been looking forward to spending this time here with you. >> it's an absolute pleasure, thank you, robin. >> the one issue that is finally made it here to american shores, the refugee crisis and this is something that you and your country, you have been dealing with, taking in refugees for the last five years like 600,000. >> absolutely. this is -- the syrian refugee crisis is a true humanitarian catastrophe. i think people don't realize the magnitude of the numbers. 250,000 syrians have lost their lives as a result of this conflict. half of the population of syria have left their homes, 7 million of them are displaced and 4 million have become refugees and
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often hear people say why aren't the countries in the region doing more. we are doing quite a lot and this -- you know, jordan is a small country that's quite resource poor so it's really been a major issue for us. >> puts a strainen 0 the whole economy. >> it puts a huge strain -- we do need assistance from the international community. >> when you talk about the numbers, president obama just said that we, the united states, will accept 10,000. is that enough? >> it isn't though for the united states or for europe alone to soldier the burden. i think we all have to work together to try to find a cohesive and comprehensive and a unified approach to this. >> do you think part of the problem here in this country and elsewhere, a not true understanding. when you say refugees and when you talk to these people they're like everybody else. they had jobs. they were providing for their family. now they're being misplaced. is there -- are there misconceptions we have to get a better understanding. >> yeah, i think the first thing
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we heed to do is put ourselves in their shoes. these people are not leaving by choice and that's the difference between migrants and refugees. mike grants choose to go to another country because they want a better job or an education but refugees are running for their lives. when i look at a country like the united states, it baffles me that people don't understand it because this is a country that where immigrants have done so much and can you imagine what the united states would have been like without the contribution of the valuable contribution of so many immigrants. >> i don't know why we look at it, your majesty, so differently now. >> i think it might having something to do with the fact that these refugees are arabs and muslims and there has been a stereotype now that's been festering for so many years because the extremists have really dominated the agenda and have shall think caused a lot of fear and mistrust and intolerance towards arabs and muslims. >> religious extremism, has it
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gotten worse and is there more that moderate muslims can do in helping in this fight to end the war and to end what isis is doing? >> the truth is that, you know, the groups such as isis, i'll refer to them as da'esh, they are building and broadcasting a brand of global terror implicating islam, muslims and arabs. >> we saw a part of this, and i know you recently met with him and he was -- we interviewed him on our program, thedown man from texas, ahmed mohamed. the outpouring from people who stood up for him and said, no, this is unacceptable. how does his story help and hurt? >> well, you know, i think it kind of woke us all up to the fact that some of these stereotypes can seem into our subconscious without us knowing and make us make grave misjudgments of people. sometimes causing a great deal of unfairness and injustice. >> finally, what do you want to
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say to this big, wonderful, beautiful, global community that we all share? >> you know, when people look at some of these crises that we see like the refugees and ask what can we do, it begins with empathy but then you have to act and acting doesn't just mean you just click like and move on to the next post because you assume that somebody else will do something about it. you are that somebody else. you've got to act on your values because if you don't, they just slip away. they strrt to erode and that wouldn't be a good thing for he of us so i think my message would be, you know, remember what matters and i think the pope really reminded us in the last few days and act on it. >> always a pleasure to spend time with queen rania. always an enlightening conversation when she's here. coming up one-on-one with don johnson, "miami vice" star is back, big new show and revealing what he really thinks about his daughter's sho
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don johnson became a superstar on "miami vice" and now he's back on tv in "blood & oil." he talked all about it with sara haines. hey, sara. >> good morning, lara. yes, we did talk and we laughed and talked some more and not much was off-limits as you'll see. here's a man who has created a career that spans the decades and is still going strong. how are you? >> i'm good. >> meeting actor don johnson is meeting with television royalty. in the 1980s he wowed us with "miami vice" in the '90s he starred in "nash bridges," now he's back in "blood & oil." you don't change. >> oh, yeah. >> we sat down at feinstein's 54 below to discuss his new character, oilman hat brigs. >> he's a wildcatter in the oil business sittingen 0 the biggest oil find in the history of the planet. >> now you're the patriarch.
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you're still a leading man, it's just you are the guy giving the advice. you're overseeing the chace crawfords. >> i know what it's like to be in their position and i can go to them and let me tell you how i handled this situation badly and -- >> what not to do. if anyone is in a position to give advice about how to handle the limelight, it's johnson. in the 1980s he soared to superstar dom as "miami vice" sonny crockett. women wanted to date him. men wanted to be him. did you ever think you'd be such a trendsetter? your t-shirts with your jacks and no socks and your shoes. >> that was kind of a surprise. i was doing it out of function of the heat. i'd go to work in july and in miami and it was so hot that i just kept taking off clothes. >> so you were accidentally doing this. >> oh, yeah, i took off the bell, the socks, anything that added heat i took it off. i mean i'll stop there. but things came off, okay. >> go where you must with that. >> commando.
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i would go commando quite often. >> but it's not acting that makes johnson light up the most. instead, it's family. johnson is the proud father of six. his daughter with actress melanie griffith, dakota johnson who famously starred in "fifty shades of grey." >> i'm an stash that steele. >> did you watch "fifty shades"? >> oh, no, i was foreboden. >> good. i'll watch for both of us. >> there are images that you just don't need in your head. that's one of them. >> i have to do a lightning round with you, okay? >> okay. >> this is kind of would you rather, okay. you got to pick one. mountains or the beach? >> beach. >> beer or champagne? >> champagne. >> i like you. send a text or pick up the phone. >> send a text. >> boxers or briefs or "c," "miami vice." >> commando. no, i'll have to say boxers on that. >> now i'm going to go just a little '80s. would you have taken a spin in dukes of hazard general lee or magnum ferrari. >> i had my own ferrari. >> see, not everyone can say that. you are good at this game. you were fast, you were decisive
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except when you rocked my answers with i had my own ferrari. >> okay, i came in as a fan of don johnson, now i'm kind of smitten with him. this man was so amazing, so if you want a little piece of don johnson this series that i just saw, it's exactly what you want from him. he's like all cowboy and amazing but that guy sings, he performed with barbra streisand. >> yeah, he's cool. >> he's so chill. >> you are so smitten. >> i am so -- i immediately called my husband and i was like, baby, i hope this okay but i love don johnson. i mean, it's don johnson. >> and the show is "blood & oil." it's really good, right? >> it is good. >> so check it out, everybody, sundays, 9:00, 8:00 central here [announcer] right now at sleep train, get up to 48 months interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic. or choose $300 in free gifts with stearns & foster. the triple choice sale is on now at sleep train.
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good morning. i'm kristen sze. breaking news to tell you about in san francisco. showing the u.s. coast guard checking out an overturned sailboat in the water now near pier 96. we are working now to find out if somebody was indeed onboard. we don't know that. don't know if there was rescue needed. we'll keep you posted. follow us on twitter. a quick check on traffic. >> we had in castro valley a serious accident right on castro valley boulevard. it was a car that went into the waiting room of a facility there. right now we have lanes continually blocked. 10 miles per hour top speed. your best alternate route. drew. waking up, temperaturewise, 61 san jose. 56 in fairfield. accuweather seven-day forecast shows sunny and warm today.
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windy and colder tomorrow. kristen? >> drew, thank you. time for "live with kelly and michael." join us for the midday news at 11:00. >> it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, from the film, "beasts of no nation," idris elba. r.d star of the new comedy, "d ken," ken jeong. plus, wild animals from around the worth courtesy of peter gros. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] >> now, here are your emmy-winning hosts, kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪

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