good morning, america. breaking overnight, u.s. air strikes target isis, kill at least 250 fighters, and the search is on for answers in that turkey terrorist attack, launching raids overnight, arresting more than a dozen. a huge twister tears through the midwest, plowing through iowa. as flash floods and winds up to 60 miles per hour hit north carolina, record rains flood arizona, and now the south is facing new monsoon threats. donald trump blames hillary clinton for isis. >> it started under her. it was a little group of people. it could have been wiped out quickly and effectively then. and as the president gets set to hit the trail with hillary, an epic rant against trump. ♪ welcome to my house making history, michael phelps swimming his way into the record books, now heading into his fifth olympic games.

going for gold yet again. and good morning, america. all kinds of excitement for michael phelps. how about that, the first u.s. male swimmer to make it into not one, two, three, four, but five olympics. >> he could be adding to his already 18 olympic gold medal count. and don't forget missy franklin. after a tough start, she sealed her place on the olympic swimming team. boy, remember her in 2012? we'll much more on that on your "big board." first, that breaking news about isis. officials report the massive officials report the massive u.s. air strikes targeting the terror group in iraq killed more than 250 isis fighters. martha raddatz has the latest from washington. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george.

that is a striking number. if that 250 figure holds, this would be one of the largest, deadliest hits on isis fighters in recent memory. we were in that area just over a month ago. this is a group that's normally scattered throughout population centers in iraq, does not travel in large formations, but the pictures coming out of iraq overnight and this morning, graphic pictures show how intense the attacks on isis have been with the iraqis now back in control of the major city of fallujah. witnesses say there were hundreds of isis vehicles streaming out of fallujah which is when those u.s. air strikes zeroed in on the fighters. but aid workers tried to deliver food to civilians who have fled fallujah say those air strikes came dangerously close to them. they had become trapped near one of the isis convoys. and had to hide as the vehicles passed with u.s. fighter jets in hot pursuit. and while the air strikes were not in direct response to the istanbul attack, as isis loses more ground, the group seems to resort to attacks outside the borders. george? >> that is the pattern we've

seen. okay, martha, thanks very much. >> as she mentioned, istanbul, and now to the latest on the terror attack in turkey. overnight, officials conducting raids as we learn new details about that deadly blast at the airport. abc's terry moran is on the scene and has the latest for us. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, robin. istanbul is a shaken city today, security is being intensified at public places around the city and officials are now disclosing they believe the attackers here at the airport were russian and central asian as we are learning more about what they did here. this morning, authorities in istanbul are cracking down. 16 raids throughout the city, targeting isis, and 13 people are now under arrest. this as we learn new details about that horrific attack on the city's airport tuesday, the coordinated massacre killing 42 people and wounding 239 others. and we're seeing these newly released images of the suspected attackers. this man in a baseball cap with an alleged accomplice. officials say the three pulled

up in a taxi just before 10:00 p.m. tuesday. the attackers got out of a taxi here at the front of the airport where the first layer of security is. they were spotted and scattered. one heading down that way, opening fire, detonating his explosive. another making it into the terminal there. you can see the busted windows. blew himself up there. the third going downstairs where people were waiting for rides and detonating there. they used automatic weapons and unleashed a combination of deadly fire inside the airport. the attacks inside happened first. passengers fleeing in terror as the gunman opened fire. then, an explosion, shaking tiles from the ceiling. >> just to see people screaming, running, tripping, police with guns drawn, and it quickly became clear that something else had happened. this wasn't a drill, this wasn't a hoax. >> reporter: but in the confusion there were acts of bravery. watch as this officer approaches one of the attackers, shooting him, the terrorist's gun sliding across the floor.

the officer comes closer, but then runs for cover as the terrorist on the ground fumbles and then detonates his suicide vest. this morning that officer is reportedly recovering in the hospital with a spleen injury from a gunshot wound. but the terror wasn't over. as people ran out of the airport, a third attacker was waiting, detonating his suicide vest near a line of taxis. you can see the force of the blast. funerals for the victims have begun. we are told that 94 people still remain in the hospital. >> such a devastating event. okay, terry, thanks very much. cia chief john brennan is leading a core of officials who now say the attack looks like the word of isis and that isis could be planning a similar attack in the u.s. brian ross is here with more on what has officials so worried right now. good morning, brian. >> reporter: well, good morning, george. while there still has been no claim of responsibility, u.s. officials this morning say the attackers left behind significant clues about who they were. some of the most important clues

are being discovered on that airport surveillance tape. counterterrorism officials spotted the apparent confident demeanor of the suicide attackers, each moving to a different position. one wearing a winter coat on an 84-degree day to hide his suicide bomb. >> the fact that the attackers had a very specific plan, that they knew the places that they wanted to be and acted in a coordinated fashion all indications that this was a well planned and orchestrated attack. >> reporter: the hallmarks of isis, amid what officials call its increasing tempo of attacks on western targets. >> right now i am still very concerned that the isil-generated engine of foreign terrorism outside of syria and iraq still has a lot of momentum that we cannot rest at all, we have to increase our efforts. >> reporter: and u.s. officials hope the tragedy at the airport will lead turkey to increase its efforts. the country's border with syria has been the principle gateway

for recruits to travel in and out of isis training camps. in 2014 vice president biden told an audience at harvard the turks knew their border had become far too porous. >> president erdogan told me, said, you were right, we let too many people through. now, they're trying to seal their border. >> reporter: 6,000 have cross the turkish border into syria, many to join isis. this morning among u.s. officials there's almost unanimous agreement the attack in istanbul was from isis. >> brian, real concern about this july 4th weekend. >> that's right. u.s. officials say the kind of coordinated attack seen in istanbul is less likely here because it's much more difficult to form and maintain an operating cell in the u.s. the u.s. counterterrorism squad are gearing up for a long july 4th weekend. especially given the end of ramadan, july 5th. isis claims jihadists will earn

ten times the awards if they carry out attacks during the holy month. >> these dates always significant. thanks very much. we're going to move on to the other big story, that extreme weather, a tornado tearing through the midwest, touching down in iowa. and storms spreading from arizona to north carolina. ginger is in washington, has all the details for us. good morning, ginger. >> good morning to you, robin and good morning everyone. here from the national mall, on a picture-perfect morning it was far from it in places like iowa. more than 122 severe storm reports. look at this slid owe from woodbine, iowa. storm chasers closing in on that beast. thankfully no one injured there that we know of. what i did want to show you was the really big issue in raleigh, north carolina. the picture you see, hundreds of people evacuated from the red hat amphitheater at the raleigh road show. lightning and damaging winds, too. raleigh, look at some of the pictures coming out of there, wind gusts of 55-plus miles per hour.

a big cleanup effort under way as tens of thousands still without power. so, of course, that's what happened, but what's going to happen when you care about it most, right here is your travel forecast. the wet spot is going to be with that monsoon flow in parts of the west, the southwest, colorado and denver included. a whole lot more coming up. for now we'll head back to robin and george. >> all right, ginger, thank you very much. she's there for a reason and she'll explain that. >> that's coming up. but right now, the race for the white house. president obama going on what he called a rant against donald trump, as trump targets hillary over isis. abc's tom llamas is here with the latest. good morning, tom. >> reporter: george, good morning. president obama getting more and more involved. while donald trump said he can take out isis. overnight, donald trump sharpening his attack on hillary clinton over the rise of isis. >> it started under her. it was a little group of people. it could have been wiped out quickly and effectively then. now it's a very large group of people, and it's only getting bigger. >> reporter: trump also using benghazi to show clinton is soft

on terror. and now the nra launching this new ad showcasing veteran mark geist, a u.s. contractor who was in benghazi during the attack. >> hillary as president, no thanks. >> reporter: trump also getting help from supporters like boston talk radio host howie carr going after senator elizabeth warren. >> donald trump. >> reporter: who's been marking the candidate. >> i heard hillary clinton and elizabeth warren campaigning. you know elizabeth warren, right? wa, wa, wa. >> reporter: but clinton said to get even more muscle out on the campaign trail. president obama will campaign with her for the first time next tuesday, and already the president going after trump, saying he's no populist. >> they don't suddenly become a populist because they say something controversial in order to win votes. that's nativism. or xenophobia.

or worse. >> reporter: now, mitt romney back in the news saying yesterday his family did want him to run again but he didn't think it was right if there was a strong alternative in the republican party. he now says he doesn't believe he could win if he enters the race. george. >> a little late for that. tom, meanwhile, there's another story about a trump business enterprise, about the trump institute which is a real estate seminar. you see it right there. there are now claims of fraud and plagiarism with that institute. >> george, that's right. "the times" reporting that the trump institute was accused of deceptive practices. and they actually plagiarized some of their material. unlike trump university, trump did not own trump institute but he did give his name. >> tom, thanks very much. let's get more from matt dowd this morning. matt dowd, our political analyst. matt, let's start with president obama. he called it a rant yesterday about donald trump. it's not the first time. what about the political effect

of this? is he actually persuading anybody with this or just firming up his base? >> well, george, i think it's a two-edged sword with the president. one, it's a great asset for hillary clinton to have somebody that's now popular among a majority of the country to go after donald trump and raise concern, but it also reminds people that it is a continuation of the status quo for hillary clinton. if you want change, hillary's not the change candidate in the course of this. but i think more problematic for donald trump is that he's in a 400-meter race in a pool where he is running the race, swimming the race, all by himself. i don't care if you're michael phelps. if you're against four, you can't win a race. he has to figure out a way to get more people involved in this against hillary clinton. >> yeah, you're talking more and more republicans are still questioning whether he's a viable candidate, including mitch mcconnell. we're seeing all kinds of polls. all over the map. our own poll was at 12 points. two national polls, nbc and fox around five or six points.

quinnipiac, yesterday, just a two-point race. how do voters make sense of these differences? >> well, george, for our viewers, it's important to understand, if this is a six or seven-point race which i think it is a solid six or seven-point lead for hillary clinton, at this point, that means polls are going to range between one and two points or 10 or 11 points. it's going to fall within that range. that's how this polling works. i would recommend the viewers to watch the averages in the course of this and the average of this has gone from relatively even over the last month or so to a six or seven-point hillary clinton lead. that will change at the conventions and the debates but that's why you see these range of polls. >> okay, matt, thanks very much. now to new details in the mystery surrounding egyptair flight 804, the flight from paris to cairo crashing last month, killing all 66 people on board. investigators now say the wreckage and flight data recorder show signs of extreme heat and smoke just before the crash. joining us now is aviation consultant steve ganyard.

so, steve, hearing that, what does that tell you? >> it doesn't tell us a lot, robin. unfortunately, it's a bit frustrating here. we don't know much more today than we did a couple days ago. all this information does is confirm what we knew before. there were indications of smoke, there was a fire on board, but what brought this airplane down is still a mystery. >> but there is a piece of information that you find very disturbing and could hinder the investigation and that is that the recorder stopped recording before the crash. >> right, one of the things that the investigators confirmed yesterday was that the flight data recorder, which is recording all the parameters of what's going on on the airplane itself, also stopped at 37,000 feet when the airplane was straight and level. so that suggests that something either catastrophic happened, the airplane came apart, there was a total electrical failure, but the last piece of information we're going to get is the cockpit voice recorders. what were the pilots saying and

trying to fix. if that stopped at the same incident that the other recorders stopped, we may not get the information we need and this still may be a difficult mystery to solve. >> so, bottom line, we still don't know, mechanical failure or act of terror? >> we don't. at this point, we're leaning toward mechanical failure. but we need to find out. because either way it's something that's got to be addressed. >> thank you. there's another bombshell out of great britain. boris johnson has announced he will not run for prime minister. the question over who will lead great britain after david cameron resigned, is one of the many uncertainties in stock markets. since global leaders voted to lead the eu. johnson said he doesn't believe he's the right man to unify the party going forward, all the leadership in that country in flux right now. and there was a scare in the air for roller coaster riders in oklahoma, seven children and one adult were stranded when the ride got stuck 100 feet off the round. the ride's power was shut off. cars were chained to the rail

before rescue crews brought the riders down one at a time. that took about an hour. everyone safe this morning. >> good news there. and the academy is making some news this morning, inviting the most diverse group of new members ever to join its ranks, the announcement coming after this year's "oscars so white" campaign. that shed light on its lack of diversity. he may have missed out on an oscar nomination last year. but this morning, "beasts of no nation" star idris elba leading the pack of more than 600 new members inducted into the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. 41% of the new membership class, people of color. that's up 3% from last year. >> we're making the moves that we said we were going to do. >> reporter: other new members include "captain america's" chadwick boseman. >> i want to ask a second time --

>> as well as "creed's" michael b. jordan. >> show me how to do this. >> the nearly 90-year-old academy came under fire this year for not nominating any actors of color for oscars for the second year in a row. after the #oscarssowhite campaign went viral, the organization vowed to double the amount of women and minorities by 2020. >> if you're not going to strive, if you're not going to reach further that you know you can reach, then why bother. >> this year's new female class includes emma watson. >> i've been away for two months. it's another world. and it gets better. >> america ferrera -- >> also, that's it. make myself attractive so that i can catch a man. >> and eva mendez. >> i do have friends, carter. >> if all those invited accept membership the academy will now have close to 8,000 members so that is a big change. they still need to continue working on that. the other thing of note was

they're also changing voting rights. you're no longer allowed to vote for the oscar for the rest of your life. you don't just get to do that. you can vote -- your status gets renewed every ten years. >> you have to cycle after ten years? >> well, there are a couple of exceptions. it's long and deep, if you're a winner, if you're nominated. the point being, they're trying. the changes are afoot. >> they said there would be changes. >> and we're starting to see that happen. a lot of excitement. now let's go back to ginger. she's got that monsoon in the southwest. >> yeah, of course. places like phoenix and tucson just inundated. this is the time of year it happens. now tucson has had its third wettest june on record. i wanted to show you the video. damaging winds, more than 70 miles per hour. that's a look at the monsoon that's coming. one to three inches in your forecast. we want to get your rainy cities.

>> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the highlights. more sunshine. the highs are rebounding. the warming trend is holding through saturday. and the cooling we talk about is slated for sunday and monday. 60s and 70s at the bay and 80s inland until you get out highway 4 where the 90 are, and tomorrow, cloud cover in the same area and temperatures in the 50s. my seven-day forecast shows sightly warmer tomorrow and the sail on saturday and you can see the slow cool trend that and coming up here on "gma," the trial raising questions about using social media behind the wheel.

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i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. look at the difference today. yesterday was brisk, not so much now. chilly, 51 here in san francisco but at least it is sunny. 60 concord the warm spot. look at what will happen today. we will jump in the mid to upper 50s at the coast, low 70s to 80s around 4:00 in the bay pchl mid to upper 80s inland from noon to 4:00. en this comfortable at 7:00, 50s at the coast. look at tomorrow and through the holiday forecast a little warmer tomorrow. saturday will be like today. you can see the cooling trend on sunday. it feels pretty comfortable in most areas. monday chilly at the coast in the 50s. coming up, distracted driving takes center stage in the trial of a mom. dan abrams weighs in next on

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we welcome you back to "gma." you're looking at u.s. air strikes targeting isis overnight. officials say they killed at least 250 fighters, as the search continues for answers in turkey after those deadly terrorist attacks. more than a dozen arrested in raids overnight there. also right now, a huge twister tore through the u.s. in the midwest, and now the south facing new monsoon threats. ginger is tracking that, all that this morning. and that political bombshell in the uk. boris johnson, one of the leaders of the brexit campaign, has announced he will not run for prime minister. and then, michael phelps making history in the pool, becoming the first male swimmer to qualify for five olympics. so, can he bring home another medal? we'll break it down with olympic champion summer sanders in our "big board." >> he was 15 in his first olympics back in 2000.

i remember being there. >> he's really old at 31. >> exactly. i'm with you, lara, thank you. but we'll begin this half-hour with a case that's raising questions about distracted driving and using social media behind the wheel. overnight, a wisconsin mother accused of using facebook seconds before a deadly crash. she was acquitted of all charges. abc's gio benitez is here with more on this. good morning, gio. >> reporter: robin, good morning. this has been called the case of the three angels. the driver, the mother to those girls under the micro scope. >> we, the jury, find the defendant, kari jo milberg, not guilty of homicide -- >> reporter: overnight, a wisconsin jury taking just two hours to acquit 35-year-old kari jo milberg of causing the death of her 11-year-old daughter and two 5-year-old nieces when they say she lost control of her car while using her cell phone. >> a semi just hit an suv. >> is there an injury? >> there has to be. >> okay. >> there's nobody moving in the suv.

>> reporter: in court prosecutors saying they found facebook messages on milberg's phone between her and a childhood friend about meeting for lunch. "takes a lot to get me nervous," he wrote. milberg replying, "i am too, kind of bad." prosecutors alleging that message was sent less than 30 seconds before the 2013 crash. an investigator also testifying he saw the messaging app open on her phone when it was found on the road several months later. >> it appeared something was written in the composition line, but i couldn't make out what it was. >> reporter: but milberg who lost all memory of the accident has long argued she lost control of the car because of slippery, snow-covered roads and unsafe tires, a point her attorney made during cross-examination. >> you can't rule out the fact that the fire was a cause? >> i cannot. >> reporter: and the jury finding milberg not guilty of all charges. her sister, the mother of those 5-year-olds, telling us

overnight, she's relieved, she's breathing full breaths of air again and that she loves those three girls with every fiber of her body. robin. >> okay, gio. joining us now abc news chief legal analyst dan abrams. dan, it took the jury less than two hours. to come back and acquit her of all charges. what do you make of the verdict? >> i think there were three reasons they came to this verdict. number one is the weather, the fact that they couldn't prove that it was the weather, that there was snow on the roads, that it was slippery. that could have been the cause. number two, prosecutors had trouble demonstrating beyond a reasonable doubt that she was using her facebook account at that time, at that place. that was another problem. and number three, and this may be the most important issue of all, i think the jurors felt sorry for her. one of the alternate jurors said hasn't she suffered enough. i think that may have been at the heart of this is, these jurors looking at this and possibly thinking to themselves, my goodness, could that have ever happened to me? >> any missteps by the prosecution here?

>> well, look, if you do get a verdict in less than two hours you're going to look back and say what did we do wrong here. so they do have to think to themselves was this a case worth bringing? if they believed that beyond a reasonable doubt she was sitting there, having social conversations on facebook while driving with these three kids in the car, then, you know, there may have been a legitimate claim to bring this case, but i don't think there's any question considering how easy it seemed to have been for the jury that this was not a case that they were going to win with small strategy changes. >> as you said, it could be that the jury was sympathetic, but texting is a huge issue that we talked about. texting and driving, you see all the ads and i know when i'm on the road and i see somebody with their phone out, i just want to scream at them. is it against the law in every state, but it's not? >> 46 states it's against the law to be texting. 14 states have a hand-free cell phone laws. there's no question that around the country state legislatures

are grappling with this. don't forget it's not just that. it's also like a tv. right, a lot of people have the video -- >> it's distracting. >> exactly right. the goal is, have people focus on the driving. it can be anything from alcohol to a tv to texting. when you're driving you got to be focusing on the driving and that's the message that they're trying to send. >> last weekend when i was driving to connecticut i actually saw somebody with their laptop out driving watching a movie. >> no way. >> come on. >> i could not believe that. >> and then they were on social media saying robin roberts just drove by me. >> they're glancing over. all right, dan, thanks so much. >> thanks. we're going to move on now to a 911 call that is raising questions about the sleeping aid ambien. one man called for help after taking a pill claiming he was in a plane crash that never happened, and it's not the first time authorities have had to deal with hallucinations like this. abc's kendis gibson here with the story.

good morning, kendis. >> good morning, george. this was fascinating. in fact, this 911 caller was so convinced that he was in a plane crash, vividly describing the crash scene, and it was all his imagination. the call came to 911 early in the morning, just outside seattle last month, a man claiming he just survived a plane crash and needed help. >> are you able to safely get out? >> no. i'm pinned in. >> reporter: the 75-year-old caller said he was in the plane with three other people, but they were unconscious. >> are you able to look out the window? are you able to see the wing from where you're at? >> no, i can't see anything. >> reporter: it's the stuff of nightmares, and this morning the caller tells abc affiliate komo that's basically what it was, all of it, a hallucination caused by the sleeping pill ambien. the man who didn't want to go on camera tells our affiliate he was at home the entire time. during the call. in fact, from sleep-eating to sleep-driving, others have

claimed damaging side effects as well. in new jersey police arrested this woman who appeared drunk. it wasn't just alcohol. she had popped an ambien, gone to bed, and claims she had no memory getting behind the wheel. in texas, a woman who had mixed wine with ambien also ended up unknowingly on the road. a security camera catches the horrific consequences as she runs over a family in their yard, severely injuring a toddler. the man who imagined the plane crash had just had surgery. it's unclear if he mixed other drugs and perhaps that caused the reaction. the drug's developer says it has a 20-year track record and is perfectly safe when taken as directed. so the elderly man says that he only took a half a pill because he couldn't sleep after his surgery. that said, doctors say this sort of disorientation can happen with the pill if the dosage is just too high. >> got to be careful. okay, kendis, thanks very much. >> i enjoy watching you early in the morning. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. >> get my day started. >> you need to get some sleep.

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i'm a big girl and big boy this time. i'm a big girl and big boy this time. we welcome you to the big board, our team of insiders live to take on today's top stories. let's start with pepsi, shaking up its soda lineup bringing back crystal pepsi. for a limited time. the announcement trending on twitter. but the bigger change is that it's reintroducing the artificial sweetener aspartame in diet pepsi. dr. richard besser, i know you want to weigh in on this. so, first of all, they take it out and now want to put it back in. they say they took it out because of safety concerns.

>> they were responding to consumer concerns about a possible link -- animal studies showing a possible link between aspartame and certain cancers. well, the fda looked at that and they concluded it's safe and other countries have concluded the same. there are some consumer groups, center for science and public interest, they've concluded that there could be a risk. so, if there's a risk, it's small and it comes with massive consumption of aspartame. >> and, rich, you know, when they took this off the market they were talking about the consumer concerns about safety, but then, after they take it off the market, consumers say they didn't like the change, sales fell 10%. now pepsi is going to offer two versions, one with aspartame and one with sucralose. how do you make sense of this? >> well, i think it says money talks. people said that they wanted it back in there. there aren't any new studies or there aren't many in the past year that change the conclusion on this. i'm not a big fan of sodas whether it's sugar or diet.

i'm a water drinker. but if you're going to do it, do it in moderation. and there's one group of people with a medical condition called pku, they cannot consume aspartame. it's very dangerous for them. >> okay, richard besser, thanks very much. let's move on to a big change coming in the pageant world. miss teen usa announcing they are getting rid of the swimsuit competition. joining us now is christina garibaldi from "us weekly." she's following this story very closely. now they're going to have this athletic wear competition. what's behind the change? >> yes, miss teen usa is trading bikinis for athleisure wear. this is the first time in 33 years that miss teen usa will not have a swimsuit competition and instead are shifting the focus to physical fitness which they hope encourages their young participants which range in age from 14 to 19. they said this is a reflection of the cultural shift and that they are celebrating women that lead physical and active lives. >> christina, do you think other pageants are going to follow suit here? >> i definitely think so. i think this is a whole

rebranding for pageants. if you remember back in 2014, miss world actually banned swimsuit competitions, and pageants have been under a lot of scrutiny for objectifying women and for not promoting different body types, and now with this shift it seems that they are embracing empowerment and equality. >> do you know what kind of outfits we're going to see exactly? >> yoga pants? >> any yoga pants, anything that makes you feel strong and empowered, i think that's pretty much what they're promoting and i think it's a great shift for them. >> all right, christina, thank you very much. i was a judge at the miss teen usa pageant in 1990. bridget wilson won, miss oregon, actress, married to pete sampras. >> no kidding. >> i think we got it right. now to michael phelps making history once again. he won the men's 200 meter butterfly at the u.s. olympic trials, which means he'll become the first american man ever to swim in five olympics games. joining us is summer sanders,

former olympic swimmer and yahoo! contributor. how excited are you? come on now, you can really appreciate the fact that he is going to his fifth olympic games. what does that say to you? >> absolutely amazing. i thought it was perfect. as soon as he composed himself and was swimming across the pool he put up his hand for number five. again, i felt really honored to witness this bit of history from michael phelps. it was far from a perfect race, his 200 butterfly. he said especially the last 25 meters was really tough, but he was one of the few veterans to touch the wall first in one of his signature races. now, what we have left from michael phelps, today is his birthday, he's the ripe old age of 31. he's going to swim. he has the prelims this morning, the semis tonight. but the true test will be on saturday -- wait, on friday, when he gets to swim the 200 im final and the 100 fly. it will be his first double. we're all just excited to see michael phelps back at the olympic games.

>> and how excited is he when he looks over and sees his baby boy there poolside? >> put the medal around his neck. how about missy franklin. it's been touch and go for missy franklin. but she did make the team, came in second to katie ledecky in the freestyle. what are you expecting from the team this year? >> yeah, so, it was great to see missy. in fact, i was shocked that she made it as an individual event in the 200 freestyle. what we saw from her was grit and determination. apparently there's fierceness underneath those smiles. what we've seen from the olympic team so far is a lot of newcomers. these young faces that a lot of us didn't know before this olympic trials. so, although it's very exciting, i do think we're seeing a tremendous changing of the guard and they're very excited now to make the olympic team but can 30 days from now they get excited and fired up to get on the podium and win some medals? i think that will be the true test. so it's fun, it happens all the time, this transition. we're seeing it in swimming.

>> i want to ask all three, what's your favorite olympic moment? i'll start with you, summer, your favorite olympic moment, other than you '92, barcelona. >> no contest. mary lou retton on the vault. i can see it, she lands it and her hair is perfect and her smile is huge. >> christina? >> i think, back in 1996, the miracle seven, unbelievable, dominique dawes. >> nice. rich, bring it home. >> i got to go back to mark spitz. i'm a little bit older. but when he won those medals, i thought it was incredible. >> how about the miracle on ice? >> oh, yeah. hey, thanks to all three of you. we appreciate it very much, rich, christina and summer sanders. and look for the new issue of "us weekly" nationwide on friday. and coming up in just two minutes our hot shot of the day, the david and goliath match.

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>> it's amazing, not my time to win. next wednesday might be quite different. >> i think it will, my friend. he said he thought his efforts deserved a beer and he got one. his coach had one waiting for him the second he got off the court. cheers, buddy, and congratulations. it was so fun watching an every man live his dream. he said he bounced the ball two times, looked up and said oh, no. >> i could not imagine. >> but he made roger work. 6-4 is nothing to be embarrassed about. >> not bad at all. >> you can see all the action at wimbledon today on espn and also streaming live on watch espn and the espn app. >> is that it? >> is that it?

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back here on "gma," we are in washington d.c. on the national mall. we've got the d.c. road runners, we've got folks from a camp in communications. and a very good morning. they came out in force in d.c. let's go ahead and check the forecast, though. the fire is out in force. you can see what's going on there. that's the trailhead fire in california. also, a new one in idaho to talk about, 800 acres there. the table rock. still very hot in the west.

good morning. i'm reggie aqui from the abc morning news. we have an update from joint base maryland there was no active shooter. they said it was a confirmed drill. it is all clear there in maryland. look at the weather forecast in the bay area. good morning, mike. >> hi, everybody. temperatures should be warmer. a lot of sunshine behind me. 50s at the coast 80s and 90s inland. the cooling for sunday and monday still in there. >> good morning. we have the traffic conditions out there with an accident in pleasantton area. it is northbound 680 just after the 580 junction. traffic getting by here but it is slow. we had a car in the center divide but it is not blocking lanes yet.

it should be clearing. coming up a "gma" exclusive about firework safety. the big name athlete with an important warning this holiday weekend. join us

good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. it's obama versus trump. the president blasts the candidate in a full-on rant. plastic surgery nightmare. actress stephanie march on her breast implant journey, shockingly candid about her complications. how she decided to change her body when she couldn't change her life. sharing her story to help others. fireworks alert, thousands sent to the hospital each year around the fourth of july. now new york giants jason pierre-paul speaking about his accident that blew off his hand. >> went to the hospital and all i could do is think about my son and if i'm going to make it. >> the new warnings this morning and how you could be putting

your kids in danger this morning. baby oh, baby, one of our favorite couples now expecting. maks, peta and baby makes three. how they kept it a secret during "dancing with the stars," what they're revealing right now about becoming parents, and the picture you have to see. ♪ if everybody had an ocean >> it's time for deals and steals, all made in america, as we say -- good morning america! yeah, why did tory get them all? >> we got a great crowd here. look at the beautiful flowers. oh, happy birthday. happy 70th. and also, look at that, a watch party of super fans joining us from boston. they're all about deals and steals. >> do you know what today is? >> national social media day? >> that's exactly what it is, lara. every morning on our facebook

page we have this "gma" wakeup call that takes you behind the scenes here. we're going to super size it for the whole hour starting right now. tory is also going to reveal what's ahead on deals and steals. tom bergeron is going to join us. that's vintage right there. >> i was going to say, classic. >> the man behind it all. >> he's the guy that produces it every morning. there are are the puppies. >> emphasis on steals today, tory. we are stealing those puppies. >> it's a pup-a-scope. >> i like that, instead of periscope. these adorable little guys taking over our pup-a-scope. you can watch them on our periscope for the next hour. the north shore animal league, so kind to bring them to times square. what a ham. they're having an independence day adoptions special this weekend. all these puppies are up for adoption. the fees are very low. please, please consider rescuing them. >> north shore is where we got our lucas. >> i was with you, like aunty lara. >> we sent harper away to summer camp so if ally is watching she's going to get a puppy. >> go ally.

>> let's go to tom llamas. >> we do begin with breaking news. major developments in the investigation of the istanbul airport terror attack. turkish authorities have revealed that three suicide bombers were from russia and from two former soviet republics in central asia. the identities are still unknown. police in istanbul today carried out a series of raids, arresting more than a dozen suspects. also this morning, the pentagon announced that as many as 250 isis fighters have been killed in a u.s. air strike in iraq. the video here shows what u.s. officials say was an isis convoy fleeing the city of fallujah just as it was hit. iraqi forces pushed isis out of fallujah last week. president obama is using some of his harshest words yet to attack donald trump. during a self-described rant on his visit to canada, the president denied that trump's immigration policy accounts to populism or helping everyday americans. >> that's not the measure of populism. that's nativism.

or xenophobia. or worse. or it's just cynicism. >> trump has not responded to those comments just yet. he used a rally last night to attack hillary clinton over the rise of isis, saying the terror group started under her watch and only grew bigger. a hazing investigation is under way at a marine boot camp in south carolina following the death of a muslim recruit. 15 drill instructors at parris island have been reassigned and a senior officer has been removed from command. the marine corps is trying to determine if the recruit was hazed because of his muslim faith. he fell from a stairwell just days after arriving at camp. a deadly bear attack outside one of the most popular national parks. an off-duty park ranger was killed on a biking trial near the west entrance of glacier national park. the bear knocking the ranger off his bike.

the grizzly population has been on the rise in recent years, leading to an increase in confrontations with humans. federal agents are showing off the stack of cash they say they found in the home of a suspected drug trafficker. take a look at that. that is $24 million. it was stashed inside home depot buckets behind a wall. a brother and sister were arrested, accused of using their gardening business for a marijuana growing operation. >> finally, we want to show you an exciting new world record that's been set. a jack russell terrier named twinkie has popped 100 balloons in 39.8 seconds. the pup you see there is from california. he broke the record, and the interesting thing about this, guys, it is all in the genes. his mom formerly held the record. balloon popping of course dates back to medieval times. started back then. >> jack russell terrier. >> in the jack's genes? >> it's in the jack's genes, exactly. >> are we going to wait until he pops all of them? >> yes. >> okay, all right, we're almost there.

might as well. >> we're getting so close. now we got to do it. >> oh! >> appropriate intro to pop news. >> thank you, george. you're the man. you are the man. we're going to begin pop news with great news for basically our family members. "dancing with the stars" stars maksim and peta having a ballroom baby. peta posted this photo announcing, we couldn't be happier baby chmerkovskiy is coming. maks shared this ultrasound with the tiny dancer, showing his or her good lines, sort of raising an arm we think. peta telling "people" magazine she had horrible morning sickness during season 22, not that we could tell, considering she won with partner nile demarco. she's in her second trimester and says they're looking forward to, quote, putting all of our energy into this beautiful soul. >> good for them. >> ten. >> perfect ten. yep, yep. even len would have to say that's a perfect ten. and it wasn't luck but skill

that earned indianapolis colts quarterback andrew luck a very big honor. the 26-year-old is now the highest paid player in the entire nfl with a six-year contract worth $140 million. that's more than tom brady, cam newton. luck missed the second half of the season due to injuries but led his team to the playoffs in his first three years on the professional field. agreed? >> oh, yeah. 26 years old, yeah. >> good for him. >> hopefully he'll come back from the injuries. >> yes, absolutely. congratulations. and then finally in pop news we all remember that amazing miracle on the hudson landing when pilot chesley "sully" sullenberger landed his crippled airliner on the hudson river. >> robin remembers. >> robin, you were there first hand. you saw it happen. >> i was the second caller to 911. that was a very interesting call to make. >> there is a giant airliner on the river. >> i'm not taking ambien. >> you're on a roll today. >> wow. >> tell us about the movie though. >> yes.

you'll be a great person to review the movie. your first look at tom hanks playing the part of the hero captain in warner brothers first trailer for "sully." >> i got an a-320 diving for the river. >> you did everything you could. it was more than enough. >> when was your last drink? have you had any troubles at home? >> this is the captain. brace for impact. >> what? oh, my god! >> unbelievable. no shortage of drama there. "sully" directed by the one and only clint eastwood. >> it's going to be good. >> hits theaters friday september 9th. >> i must tell you, watching it, it was not a crash landing. it was an emergency landing. he used the river like his runway. it was incredible to witness that. >> i covered that story. i remember running out there and getting the second call, everyone survived. it was like, whoa. everyone survived. >> amazing. check that out, and thank you for giving us the first look. here's what's coming up on your "gma" morning menu. >> you're on the move? >> i'm on the move.

be careful, everybody. stay away. this could get ugly. a fourth of july fireworks warning, how to keep your kids safe. ginger with a live demonstration that you really need to see. and tory johnson with fourth of july deals and steals. all of them made in america. and then puppies, puppies. so excited, our pup-a-scope right now helping us celebrate national social media day, trying to give these little fellas a new home. we're also streaming on facebook live. so much more coming up on "gma" live in times square. what do you got? >> pillows. >> i'll take two. ♪ ♪

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welcome back to "gma." "law & order svu" star stephanie is making headlines, opening up about her breast implant nightmare and what she learned. she did it all in a candid new essay. >> i don't see enough to charge ted scott with rape one. >> she's best known for her role as assistant district attorney on the hit show law and order svu. now stephanie march is revealing a dangerous situation in her personal life. a severe complication she experienced after having breast implants. >> i think that she is in a place now where she's feeling healed and she's feeling confident again and she's ready to share this story. >> in a candid essay for "refinery 29," march explains her decision to undergo the surgery during a painful time in her life, saying, "my marriage of nearly ten years was falling apart and nothing, nothing was helping me cope. i decided to change my body because i couldn't change my life."

but after two months she says, "my right implant was infected and the seams of the scar on my right breast had burst." >> the procedure she thought were going to fix the problems in her life had only made them more complicated and realized it was time to move on. >> march finally had the implants removed, saying, "i kept trying to fix my body and it kept telling me to leave it alone." i have accepted this episode as a part of my larger story and i refuse to be ashamed of it." march telling abc news, i am overwhelmed and very moved by the positive response to the article. joining us now abc chief women's health correspondent dr. jennifer ashton. this is the most common form of cosmetic surgery. what do people need to know? >> it is and it's generally safe and generally high satisfaction rates but it is not without complication. those possible complications which again are rare but they can and do happen, the need for reoperation or repeat surgery, scarring around the implant which is known as capsular

contraction, a leak or rupture, infection or a poor cosmetic result or just people changing their mind, you need to know about these possible complications, and they do differ based on the type of implant used, the approach used, the incision, and generally the skill and the expertise of surgeon. although these can happen with the best surgical techniques. >> stephanie was quick to not blame her doctor at all. >> that's correct. >> she said he handled everything extremely well. what should we be asking your doctor. >> i think the first question is you want to ask your doctor are you board certified in plastic surgery. that's not a secret. you're entitled to know that. you want to ask how many of these operations does he or she do every year and what is their complication rate and compare that with what we know in the literature about this operation in general. >> what struck people with the essay is that stephanie was very candid and very open in talking about how she wanted to -- things weren't going well in her life and she thought this could change it. there is a psychological aspect. when you approach this type of surgery.

>> that's correct. any reputable and skilled board certified plastic surgeon is trained to assess whether formally or informally the psychological state of the patient. if you think that having cosmetic surgery is going to change your life, it's not. there's no such thing as minor surgery. you get a complication, it becomes major real fast. >> that's a headline, no such thing as minor surgery. >> that's right. >> all right, jen, thank you. >> you bet. coming up, a big fourth of july warning about fireworks. come on back. thank you. >> you bet. coming up, a big fourth of july warning about fireworks.

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we are back with a "gma" exclusive. a fireworks warning for july 4th. the consumer products safety commission reports about 12,000 emergency room visits and at least 11 deaths caused by mishandling fireworks. they're trying to bring that number down with a new psa starring new york giants player jason pierre-paul. he spoke with abc's mara schiavocampo. >> it blew up my whole hand. >> reporter: this morning an exclusive first look at a new psa starring new york giants player jason pierre-paul, also known as jpp. >> all i could do is think about my son and if i'm going to make it. i'm truly blessed to be alive. now i think about safety. >> reporter: jpp lit a professional grade firework last july 4th and it went off while

still in his hand. >> i didn't know what was going on until i got up and i looked at my hand. right then and there i was like, i need to get to a hospital right away. >> take two. >> reporter: "gma" with behind-the-scenes access as the consumer product safety commission shot the psa. >> keep fireworks away from kids. >> reporter: jpp spent weeks in the hospital, losing his right index finger and severely injuring the rest of his hand. >> how has your recovery been this last year? >> my recovery is good. you just got to overcome it. >> reporter: he says he thought he could get away from the firework in time, like so many do. >> oh! >> reporter: countless youtube videos show amateurs setting off fireworks. but the cpsc warns that even sparklers are not childs play. >> they're incredibly dangerous. they burn as hot as a blow torch.

>> what is the message you're sending? >> leave the fireworks to the professionals. >> good advice right there. let's get a live fireworks safety demonstration from ginger in washington. >> and george, you just saw elliott kay, chairman of cpsc. he's here with me live now to show us what not to do on the fourth of july. i think it's very important. he's got two types of fireworks, an m-80 and m-1000. this is the one jpp had. >> exactly. good morning, ginger. this can take your hand. this is an m-80. this is an m-1000. this can take your life. >> so powerful. we're about to see it. let's see what the m-80 can do. we're going to close our ears. >> so, like i said and like we saw with jpp, this can take your hand off in an instant. this is a professional grade firework. consumers should not be using it. >> don't use it. it's illegal. the m-1000, this is the one that can take your life. you said this is about to be pretty scary. >> absolutely.

definitely cover your ears for this one. >> whoa. i'm very glad i covered my ears. you can tell obviously we blew up the watermelon to give you an idea of how powerful it is. what's the takeaway from an m-1000 and why stay away from it? >> the takeaway is this is death. it's that powerful. it's professional grade. as we say in the psa, leave the professional fireworks to the professionals. that's so important to know. this is has been very eye opening. it's always good to see. stay away from the ones for commercial. if you're going to use the legal fireworks, is there another tip? >> we have three key tips. the first is keep them all away from children, especially sparklers. they burn as hot as a blow torch. second, keep a water source nearby. third, don't relight it again. this is what happened to jason pierre-paul. if it doesn't light the first time, let it go. >> it's not good. if it's a dud, leave it. thank you so much for giving us those tips. we of course have to talk about weather so let's check in on

that forecast, shall we? i don't know if you guys wanted to say anything. let's go to the forecast anyway. the lightning, nature's firework in force in arizona. we have this great picture that you can see right there. the monsoon is on again as we go into this holiday weekend. back in the midwest, the great lakes, you've had one shot at cooler air. there's another shot of dryer cooler air. look at the early morning temperatures in the 40s and 50s. that is going to be fresh. nature's air conditioning. in the 40s and 450s. nature's air conditioning. >> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the highlights. more sunshine. the highs are rebounding. the warming trend is holding through saturday. and the cooling we talk about is slated for sunday and monday. 60s and 70s at the bay and 80s inland until you get out highway 4 where the 90 are, and tomorrow, cloud cover in the same area and temperatures in the 50s. my seven-day forecast shows

sightly warmer tomorrow and >> i wanted you to have a close-up of the watermelon. it's not looking good. coming up, it's social media day. we are live streaming on facebook. and deals and steals is up next. so stay with us. n facebook. and deals and steals is up next.

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abc 7 news.com. join us weekdays 4:30 . the shark poup liegs there. let's concentrate on sharks for a second. >> i think his name was thumper. >> what are you saying. >> i will take you home.

what are you saying? don't worry, i will take you home. okay, you got it. >> little jack russell. >> we do have an announcement from our friends at "match game" with alec baldwin, all part of sunday fun and game night on abc. we've got a few new competitors joining including ali wentworth. >> getting warmed up. >> also, leah remini and sarah palin and sheryl crow. that's quite a lineup. >> we've got these puppies and everything else. it's also national social media day -- >> live-streaming on our -- >> which is why we're holding puppies. >> exactly. you can watch along, you can like us. we're closing in on 6 million and we would love for you to join us. robin, you have deals and steals. >> i do. i'm going to steal this one right over here with me. oh, my gosh. tory johnson is here with special fourth of july deals and steals all made in america and we have a "gma" watch party with deals and steals super fans joining us from a yacht.

>> yeah, there's katherine and her friends, and you and i have our friends here. they're super fans but we're super fans of molly. >> she's asleep. >> she's asleep. which is why i couldn't put her down. first up, made in america. this company is called beer cap trap as you can see. these are hand-cut, two sizes, really fun for a beer connoisseur who loves to try different types and then save the beer caps which is a thing among collectors. really fun, fab deal. normally they start at $60. but today only all slashed in half depending on the size you choose, $30 to $40. fun, very clever. >> when you have the beer cap beer, beef jerky just goes with it. >> so, we know one of our favorite sharks, damon john, he invested in this company. they were on "shark tank." three jerks jerky. it's 100% filet mignon. that's their thing. there are five flavors to choose from.

it's 100% filet mignon. there's no glut in, no preservatives. it's the healthy version of beef jerky. normally, depending -- you can choose any of the flavors that you wish or create your own combo pack. each bag is $12. but today slashed in half, six bucks for three jerks jerky. >> and we always love necklaces. >> we love necklaces. these are made in los angeles by lisa stewart. these are brand new to her collection. it's the sideways initial. so, it's an oversized initial. when you put it on, it hangs a little sideways. we're all a little sideways. i love these. there are three different finishes to choose from, every single initial. you can wear your own or that of a loved one. normally $58. today only, they're slashed to $16. at our watch party in boston, katherine and her friends are sporting these necklaces that we

sent to them. everybody there we sent necklaces from lisa stewart to everybody. i think they've got the beef jerky, too. we won't make them show that. >> what's the last one here? >> this is southern firefly. this is really a fabulous company in nashville. they make candles and room sprays, unbelievable scents. that's amber, oak, bamboo. normally $18 to $38. everybody slashed in half, $8 to $15. and then the last one, from mississippi. these are the state pillows. they're all artist designed. the pillow is cotton twill. it comes with the insert. but you can pop it out to be able to wash it gently. it's all really just beautiful sentiments of each state to celebrate where you are from. normally $44. these are slashed by 55%. 20 bucks for your state pillow. real fun. >> have you ever had puppies that are this good? i'm telling you, that are this

well behaved. our friends at north shore, thank you, animal league. #getyourrescueon. we did and thank you, thank you, thank you. thanks to all these companies for providing these great deals. now let's go back to ginger in washington. >> oh, robin, the puppies. oh, my goodness, the puppies. all right, and we are celebrating here the early start to the holiday weekend and a little #tbt because there's a new show on tonight called "greatest hits." it looks back at a lot of our favorites from before you guys were born. you'll see new people performing them. i sat down with the hosts, arsenio hall and kelsea ballerini. ♪ i want jesse's girl >> this show is exciting. you've got icons and you've got chart toppers now coming together and singing the greatest hits, all the nostalgia that we love. how is that first show? >> amazing.

the first show is 1980 through '85. >> you're bringing together a lot of folks. if you all had to have a creation, a dream duet, say, who would you want to perform with? >> i would put her with aretha franklin singing your track "love me like you mean it." >> come on. that was like our first bonding moment was talking about aretha franklin. >> i used to open for aretha, and she dug aretha as a kid. that's where she got her soul chops from. >> okay, so, let's go michael jackson. he's obviously an icon. ♪ this is thriller, thriller night ♪ ♪ because i'm bad, i'm bad ♪ beat it, beat it ♪ no one wants to be defeated >> he chart topped for all the decades that you guys are talking about. and jason derulo is doing a special tribute. >> it's unbelievable, too. >> it's incredible. >> and it's not the songs you would expect. yeah, yeah, he turns it out. he takes a unique approach to it

all, even with wardrobe. >> yes. >> can we shake it up a little, play a little game? >> yeah. >> okay, let's do "name that tune." you have to beat each other at whatever song comes up. red -- ready, set, hit it, deejay. ♪ >> carrie underwood. >> next up. ♪ >> that's backstreet. >> that's a move you got there, arsenio. >> they did this one. >> they do this with meghan trainor. it's crazy. meghan does the choreography. ♪ >> britney spears. >> yes. >> i did this one on the show. >> she did this, a song by shania and maroon 5. >> she does all three. >> you can't possibly come back, arsenio. ♪ >> that's young mc. i forget this title. >> what we're doing. >> i don't know the answer but i

enjoyed that. >> i believe i was trying to bust a move. >> you did. >> thank you so much for being here. >> thank you for having us. we can't wait for you guys to see it. >> and "greatest hits" airs tonight at 9:00 p.m. central. way too much fun here in washington, d.c. not great in the southwest. hail pictures from arizona coming in. there are a few trouble spots. if you're hitting the road, one of the millions doing that, i want you to see some of those spots where it's wet in th >> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco. grab sunglasses. you will need them. the temperatures are rebounding, wind and mid-60s in san francisco and mid-90s inland. my seven-day outlook shows still >> okay, all that weather iday brought to you by ashley home

store, and we are celebrating social media day. a look really quick at one of the most viewed on my instagram. that would be this land spout in colorado. we want you to, of course, keep sending us those videos and pictures. they're the only way we get to showcase your town and your place, and we just love it. who doesn't love social media. let's stream live right into george, robin and everybody else in the studio. >> thank you so much, ginger. we're here now with actor frank grillo. he stars in the new thriller coming up, "the purge: election year." it's going to be hitting the theaters this holiday weekend. it's the latest film in a series about one night when nothing is illegal. we want to thank you for being here. this is a great bunch of movies really and obviously we're in an election year now. but in this movie it's a very different kind of election. what can you tell us about the latest installment? >> well, we have elizabeth mitchell who plays a young senator and she basically wants to get rid of the purge.

i'm trying to make sure she lives long enough to do that, and things go south really fast. we're on the road running from the new founding fathers which is a group of older white gentlemen. >> trying to stay alive -- i got to give you props because you do all of your own stunts. you're a 51-year-old guy. you're in better shape than most 20-year-olds out there. what's your secret to lifelong fitness? >> my secret is red wine. >> good. that's mine too. >> i get a lot of sleep. and i box and kind of run a little bit. nothing crazy. >> red wine leads to sleep. it helps itself. >> a glass of red wine a day and a lot of olive oil. i'm italian. >> would you say this is a date flick, chick flick? >> i think you can bring a date. she can hold onto you really tight. you have experience with dates. >> in my former life. i'm going to get on this workout with wine and olive oil and sleep. thank you for being here.

it's been crazy out here all day. "the purge: election year" hits theaters tomorrow. ♪

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♪ to the fourth of july with great ideas for your barbecue. we asked you guys to tweet us your best grilling photos. we got so many. we have two grill master dads. sounds like a rap group, grill master dads, facing off in a competition sponsored by tony roma's. >> and here to help us, we've got chad rosenthal, chef at the lucky well in philadelphia. welcome. not only are you a restauranteur but you're also going to be competing on food network's "chopped grill master." what advice do you have in terms of grilling ribs? >> ribs take time. they take a long time to make really good ribs. tony roma's has great ribs that basically in minutes are falling off the bone and just out of this world and they're going to be in your grocery store now. >> when you say time though, do you mean -- there's not -- >> three hours, four hours. >> low heat?

>> low heat, long and low. >> long and low, i like it. we have a question from a viewer. terry wants to know, should people throw away the wire bristle barbecue brushes? >> yeah. wire bristle brushes can break and cause problems. there are many alternatives. i use a nylon brush. your grill has to be cold but they work just as well. >> all right, get to this quickly. we've got two dads here competing to see who can make the best side dishes for the ribs we were just talking about. i'm going to start with greg. you did a potato salad with some grilled corn. what's the key? >> well, this is my grandma's recipe so it's been passed down from generation to generation. >> aw. >> what are the special ingredients? >> i love the skins on because it's healthier. a lot of proteins and nutrients. it's straightforward. everyone loves it. >> it looks delicious. fantastic job. lara, what do you got? >> competing over here, rudy's mac and cheese with bacon and grilled asparagus.

what's the secret to your success? >> the secret i have to say hands down has to be the bacon. everybody loves bacon, right? >> that's right. bacon tastes good with everything. tell me about your cheese mix. >> i have sharp cheddar, parmesan, romano and classic american cheese. >> yum. >> it's time to announce the winner. who do you think it's going to be? >> chad did taste behind the scenes. >> i got good news because you're both going to be winners. you're going to go home with a brand-new grill valued up to $500 like these bad boys right here and evebetter, you get a year-long supply of tony roma's ribs which means you both have a lot of grilling coming up this summer. >> do you hear that? a year of ribs. >> awesome. >> that is so great. congratulations to both of our winners. we've got the recipes on our website. congratulations. thank you so much for coming. >> appreciate it. >> our thanks to tony roma's.

coming up -- st. lucia is here performing live. don't go anywhere.

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st. lucia's new album is out now. they're making their television debut right now on "gma." here's st. lucia with "dancing on glass." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ science and reason will tell

us so ♪ ♪ the blood in our veins are just chemicals ♪ ♪ better believe i keep my demons to myself ♪ ♪ better believe it's getting harder but i'm never going to stop until it's broken ♪ ♪ never going to stop until it's broken ♪ ♪ how long until we learn dancing is dangerous ♪ ♪ how long until we find the devil inside of us ♪ ♪ how high is too low, we're not that young so we're never going to stop, never going to stop until we break it ♪ ♪ dancing on glass ♪ dancing on glass ♪ we all have our secrets,

our secrets know ♪ ♪ our violence mistaken for silence oh ♪ ♪ better believe i keep my reasons to myself ♪ ♪ better believe it's never been easier ♪ ♪ never going to stop until it's broken, never going to stop until it's broken ♪ ♪ how long until we learn dancing is dangerous ♪ ♪ how long until we find the devil inside of us ♪ ♪ how high is too low ♪ never going to stop, never going to stop, never going to stop until we break it ♪ ♪ dancing on glass, dancing on glass ♪ ♪ dancing on glass

♪ how long until we learn dancing is dangerous ♪ ♪ how long until we find the devil inside of us ♪ ♪ how high is too low ♪ never going to stop, never going to stop, never going to stop until we break it ♪ ♪ how long until we learn dancing is dangerous ♪ ♪ how long until we find the devil inside of us ♪ ♪ how high is too low ♪ never going to stop, never going to stop, never going to stop until we break it ♪ ♪ dancing on glass ♪ dancing on glass ♪ dancing on glass ♪ dancing on glass

♪ dancing on glass [ cheers and applause ]

[ cheers and applause ] we had a fun day today. big thank you to st. lucia right there. great summer song. thank you so much. okay, everybody, who wants to take home molly? molly is a cutie pie.

>> ali guess what you're getting. tting.

now from abc 7 news. >> good morning to you. meteorologist mike nicco is outside with a quick look at the forecast. >> hi, everybody. notice how different sitcom paired to yesterday. look at the sunshine and temperatures. 52 san francisco. 58 santa rosa and 62 san jose. antioch 70. where will we wind up, mainly 70s. hold steady to warmer and then a cooling trend for sunday. >> 59 b.a.r.t. train in service but not without delay. 20 minute delays due to a train fire. fire is out but delay begin. larks spur buses and ferries are on time this morning. we will be back at 11:00 a.m. hope you watch. our reporting continues on our

news app and abc announcer: it's "live with kelly." today big screen sensation naomi watts, and the star of tv's "rogue," ashley greene, plus the throwback thursday. we get a glimpse of kelly's las vegas wedding. and mark consuelos is today's co-host. all next on "live." audience: [cheering] [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] woman: [singing indistinctly] announcer: now here are kelly ripa and mark consuelos. audience: [cheering] kelly: yeah. yeah. ♪ together, together, again together... ♪ yeah. ha ha! mark: which one do you sit in? kelly: i sit there. woman: [singing continues indistinctly] audience: [cheering]