good morning, america. breaking overnight, deadly storms coast to coast. a daring helicopter rescue in the west as flash floods take over the streets, massive downpours forcing thousands to evacuate in chicago in the middle of the lollapalooza music festival lorde forced to shut down her show midperformance and more dangerous storms on the way. new overnight, president trump taking aim at the russia investigation. >> the russia story is a total fabrication. >> rallying his supporters in west virginia. >> are there any russians here tonight, any russians? >> as abc news learns a grand jury has secretly been working for weeks and now the administration making a big announcement, how they're taking on white house leakers. also an abc news exclusive.

in that courtroom stunner, the young woman convicted in the texting suicide case urging her boyfriend to take his life, sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison but now allowed to walk free while she appeals. her boyfriend's family furious. >> it was a slap in the face to our entire family. >> what they're saying only here on "gma." ♪ i got news and the lottery chance of a lifetime. more than $600 million up for grabs in two giant jackpots this weekend. the rush to buy tickets right now. could you win both? and we do say good morning. great friday in times square. you know who will have a good weekend? whoever wins either one of those jackpots. >> exactly. >> did you guys buy tickets? >> sure. >> let's go in. >> i'm in it too.

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overnight in chicago severe storms forcing the lollapalooza music festival to evacuate. the show attended by 100,000 shutting down an hour early. singer lorde at the beginning of her set when officials decided the large crowd needed to get out. in new jersey flooded roads causing a nightmare for drivers. in baltimore, severe storms sending a tree crashing onto a car. one of the passengers, a 14-year-old girl, pronounced dead at the scene. and if you're waking up right now in new york city give it about 20 minutes or so, lightning about to blow through brooklyn and queens too. look at this, severe weather moving east with that low and the associated cold front, the timing and the impact will really be late afternoon and evening. you can see a couple of lines of storms within these clusters, there could be damaging winds, again, 60 to 70 miles per hour and doesn't end there. the cold front instigates enough saturday morning 9:00 a.m. new york city up through albany down through the shore, the jersey shore, southern, you could see more of these storms. i'll have a whole lot more

coming up in just a couple of moments. david? >> we can hear the rumbling outside the window. thank you. we'll see you shortly. overnight the president holding a rally in west virginia attacking the russia investigation as we now learn special counsel robert mueller is now working with the grand jury on this. the president also facing more leaks from the white house in washington. "the washington post" publishing transcripts of his actual calls with world leaders. attorney general jeff sessions will speak later this morning about a crackdown now on the leakers. and this afternoon trump will start his first vacation since taking office. he'll spend it at his golf club in bedminster, new jersey. first though we want to get to new details about the russia investigation, this grand jury and our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega back with us from the white house. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: a lot of news to get to here, david. good morning to you. this investigation has entered an entirely new phase. this grand jury means it will likely stretch on for months but president trump is on the offensive. he calls this russia story a total fabrication. president trump on a swing to west virginia overnight turning

his mega rally for supporters into a full-throated assault on the russia allegations. >> the russia story is a total fabrication. it's just an excuse for the greatest loss in the history of american politics. that's all it is. >> reporter: one hit after the next. >> most people know there were no russians in our campaign. there never were. we didn't win because of russia. we won because of you. >> reporter: and the crowd loved it. >> what the prosecutors should be looking at are hillary clinton's 33,000 deleted e-mails. >> reporter: now joining the inquiry into possible collusion between the president and his team and russia, a grand jury convened by special counsel robert mueller. abc news has learned that grand jury has been secretly working for weeks, reuters reporting the

panel has issued subpoenas in connection with that trump tower meeting where donald trump jr. was promised dirt on hillary clinton. the president's personal lawyer says there is no indication the president himself is a target. >> with respect to the impaneling of the grand jury, we have no reason to believe that the president's under investigation here. >> reporter: but the news seemed to catch the top white house lawyer dealing with the investigation by surprise. special counsel to the president ty cobb said the white house favors anything that accelerates the conclusion of his work fairly. the white house is committed to fully cooperating with mr. mueller. with that investigation now entering new terrain, the president remained defiant and his supporters right behind him. >> have you seen any russians in west virginia or ohio or pennsylvania? are there any russians here tonight, any russians? >> reporter: that crowd was certainly eating that up.

no surprise that the white house would not have known about this grand jury because grand juries operate in secret. president trump is up early and tweeting this morning. take a look at this electoral map that he retweeted, a sea of red there. you can see it. it says we won. move on, david, on his radar once again that 2016 election. >> all right, back to the electoral map. cecilia, thank you. let's bring in our chief legal analyst dan abrams who's with us here this morning. you heard cecilia mention there they do their work in secret, obviously, these grand juries. it's a signal this case is intensifying but what does it tell you? >> well, first of all it says now they have the power to subpoena witnesses. they can subpoena documents, et cetera. but all this really says to us is that this investigation isn't going away. those who thought and hoped, ah, things will just begin and they'll drop it, et cetera, all this means is, this investigation is serious, indictments could come as a result of it and now they have the power of a grand jury behind them. >> what specifically can this special counsel robert mueller do that he couldn't do before? >> it's a subpoena power in particular.

it's the ability to get witnesses to come in and testify under oath. it's the ability to get documents. it's the ability to get financial records. those things can all now be subpoenaed via the grand jury as part of this investigation. so people talk about grand juries, sometimes there are investigative grand juries which are really just used to subpoena documents and witnesses but more often grand juries are used ultimately to seek indictments, and that's the danger for not just donald trump but anyone who is the subject of this possible investigation. >> you know, dan, i took note of what the president's personal attorney said about this reacting late yesterday saying we have no reason to believe the president is under investigation here. but do we really know? >> i don't know what that means. the fact that he says we have no reason to believe, yeah, there hasn't been a leak that says the president is specifically under investigation. i don't think there's any question that the president is part of this investigation. does that mean he's going to get indicted? absolutely not. but the notion that there's no

reason to believe that the president is part of this just doesn't make any sense. so we'll have to see as this continues. >> and as you say, the biggest signal is it's not going away. >> that's right. >> dan, thanks as always. amy. >> now more on those leaked transcripts of president trump's private conversations with foreign leaders. the white house furious and now this morning the department of justice is taking action against those leakers. abc's mary bruce has all the details now from washington. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, amy. well, for weeks president trump has railed against the leaks coming from within this building calling them damaging, illegal and vowing to crack down and now this morning after yet another controversial leak, this administration is finally poised to act. for months the trump white house has been getting drowned by leaks. >> we're going to find the leakers. they're going to pay a big price for leaking. >> reporter: and this morning the trump administration is set to announce their plan to plug the holes. on capitol hill, top republicans are fed up too. >> these people should be fired. they should be out of government.

they're disloyal to our government and i hope that that's what's going to happen. >> reporter: members of both parties are reeling after "the washington post" published leaked transcripts revealing contentious conversations between president trump and foreign leaders. just days after he took office, the first with mexican president enrique pena nieto about trump's signature campaign promise to build that wall. >> who is going to pay for the wall? [ chanting "mexico" ] >> who is going to pay for the wall? [ chanting "mexico" ] >> reporter: on the phone pena nieto says the idea mexico will pay up is completely unacceptable. president trump explains, i have to have mexico pay for the wall. i have to. i have been talking about it for a two-year period. adding, this is the least important thing that we are talking about, but politically this might be the most important. when pena nieto still insists mexico will not pay, trump implores, you cannot say that to the press. the press is going to go with that, and i cannot live with that.

trump argues they need a wall to stop drugs from flowing across the border noting i won new hampshire because new hampshire is a drug-infested den. that did not sit well with new hampshire senator maggie hassan. >> what an outrageous statement. >> reporter: now in just a few hours the attorney general and the director of national intelligence will brief reporters here in washington about why they feel these leaks threaten national security and, david, what they plan to do to put an end to all this. >> all right, mary bruce with us from washington as well. thank you. president trump as we mentioned tweeting already this morning perhaps trying to turn the page from the russia investigation, the leaks, he's now praising a deal announced overnight by toyota and mazda to build a $1.6 billion assembly plant right here in the u.s. and expect to create 4,000 jobs and the president calling it a great investment in american manufacturing. we turn now to that massive fire overseas we've been tracking all night. flames consuming dubai's torch tower as residents slept in the

skyscraper, stretching more than a thousand feet tall and abc's james longman has the latest on the investigation. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, david. yes, this morning investigators try to work out just how that 82-story skyscraper in dubai managed to catch fire. take a look at these dramatic pictures, fire ripping up the side of that building, it's called the torch tower, one of the tallest residential buildings in the world. the fire burned for two hours across 40 floors. >> james, we know residents were trying to get out as alarms were going off, but we also have learned this is not the first time there's been a fire inside that building. >> reporter: that's right. unbelievably, just two years ago there was a fire in this building, and people then pointed to some of the building materials, and it's all about this cladding, the cladding around the outside, does it make the fire spread quicker, and it reminds us, of course, of those pictures of grenfell tower in london that killed 80 people. fortunately no one died and everyone got out safely but

concerns about safety are still extremely -- people are really thinking about this now. david. >> we're glad everyone got out this time. horrific photos from overnight. james longman with us, james, thanks so much. michael. >> thank you, david. now to that nationwide manhunt for northwestern professor and an oxford employee on the run and considered armed and dangerous. abc's adrienne bankert has the details and good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning to you too, michael. it's a twisting, shocking story. police doing all they can to catch up with these two men with strong ties to academia, now prime suspects in a most gruesome crime. this morning, u.s. marshals joined law enforcement in a nationwide manhunt for a professor and employee of two of the most prestigious colleges in the world. the pair wanted for first degree murder. >> both subjects considered armed and extremely dangerous. >> reporter: that's 42-year-old wyndham lathem, former microbiology professor at northwestern university. police believe he and andrew warren, a treasury employee at oxford, are guilty of stabbing

26-year-old trenton cornell-duranleau to death in lathem's luxurious chicago apartment. police arriving on scene last thursday at 8:30 p.m. after an anonymous source called 911 telling them a crime had been committed on the tenth floor. >> this place is very safe most of the time. i've been here 14 years. >> reporter: while a motive is unknown police believe lathem who had been a professor for ten years had a relationship with cornell-duranleau. northwestern telling abc news he's been placed on administrative leave and is currently banned from entering any of their campuses. >> i had him give a talk to some students about his research and he just seemed like a perfectly normal guy. >> reporter: and oxford university officials are also in touch with investigators. police say the two are no longer in illinois and have been using social media to try to speak directly to the suspects. they're hoping for a peaceful surrender. >> we sure hope it's going to be peaceful. >> they flagged their passport. hopefully they're not getting

too far. >> all right, adrienne, thanks so much. now to new developments in that hbo cyberattack. the hackers are now revealing their plan for that stolen material and their motive for taking it in the first place. abc's diane macedo is here with all of those details. good morning, diane. >> reporter: amy, good morning. more bad news for hbo today. the hackers are announcing via e-mail they'll release the leak gradually every week with the next release to come this sunday morning. and that could include material relating to the hbo prize franchise "game of thrones." now, according to "the hollywood reporter" someone claiming to be the hacker sent them an e-mail revealing the motive behind the cyber attack is money, adding, we have weeks of negotiations with hbo officials but they broke their promise and want to play with us. the e-mail also claims that they have access to hbo's e-mails. the alleged hacker sign off, hbo is falling. the fbi and top security firms are investigating this data breach. but it's still not known what kind of material the hackers actually got ahold of. they have already released, though, unaired episodes of the

rock show "ballers" and "room 104" and keep in mind, 1.5 terabytes of data is a lot. that equals about 500 hours of video. so for now this latest news is keeping hbo understandably on edge. >> understandably, indeed, diane, thanks so much. a big relief this morning for people in the outer banks of north carolina. tourists are now being allowed to return to two popular islands today. the power is back on after a week-long outage forced 60,000 visitors to evacuate cutting their vacation short after a construction crew struck an underground cable. officials had feared the repairs would take much longer. still this was a major blow to the region's economy and as you might imagine, three class action lawsuits have already been filed over this. michael. >> all right. >> thank you, amy. have you ever had a chance to wait out the rain at a baseball game? that delay, well that, could be pretty boring even for the players so check out how the cubs and the diamondbacks passed the time. they had a little dance-off.

there we go. then they put on the masks. you have the horse, owl, a unicorn, a chicken and diamondbacks player countered by putting his uniform on upside down. >> i was trying to figure out what that was. >> the delay is not over yet. then the cubs, well, they showed off creative dance moves here. they were fishing. you see hooking a player, reeling him in. that's what you call a big catch. and then arizona diamondbacks fired back with this bobsled move jumping in their sled racing down the track to the right, to the left and at one point some of them even went bowling. one player was the ball. and obviously hits the pin. the pin goes down all and all in the name of good fun to pass the rain delay. they should do that for every rain delay. >> that's better than the game itself sometimes. just saying. >> did they come up with this on the fly? >> came up with it on the fly. i guess you're bored and --

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it's august 4th and we're starting with an active live doppler 7. check it out. a lot of this not reaching the ground, and the likelihood of it reaching the ground's really going to taper after 9:00 hour. but we had 0.07 in livermore, a record! 60s and 70s right now. here's traffic, sprinkles on the roads. mass transit, slightly humid and breezy north of the bay bridge once again. we'll be back to average by sunday. natasha? >> mike, thank you. coming up, the latest on the sentencing of michelle carter for urging her boyfriend to end his life through text messages. that's next on "good morning america." we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes and

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is convening a grand jury in the russia investigation. president trump firing back at his rally overnight calling the russia story a total fabrication. >> and major props to the folks standing outside in times square as it rains outside. we appreciate it. we'll begin with the sentencing in that landmark case. a young woman sentenced to 2 1/2 years behind bars and the judge allowing her to stay free while she appeals the case all after being convicted for sending text messages to her then boyfriend urging him to take his life and deborah roberts was in the courtroom and joins us from taunton, massachusetts. good morning, deborah. >> reporter: this is a case full of surprises from the beginning. many questioning whether michelle carter should have ever been charged in the death of her boyfriend given that no other internet case has resulted in a homicide conviction. and now big questions about that light sentence she got that seemed to stun the victim's family. >> ms. carter, please stand. >> reporter: a shocking decision in a massachusetts courtroom.

>> ms. carter, guilty finding having entered on the indictment charging you with the involuntary manslaughter of conrad roy iii. now sentences you to 2 1/2 years in the bristol county house of correction, 15 months of said sentence shall be deemed a committed sentence. >> reporter: on thursday afternoon 20-year-old michelle carter sentenced for her role in the death of her boyfriend conrad roy iii. in june the surprising verdict. >> this court having reviewed the evidence and applied the law thereto now finds you guilty. >> reporter: guilty of involuntary manslaughter. her weapon, text messages urging 18-year-old roy to take his life through carbon monoxide poisoning inside his pickup truck. carter then 17 firing off messages like, if you want it as bad as you say you do it's time to do it today, even telling him to get back in the truck when he gets nervous. >> she manipulated and deceived his family into believing she tried her hardest to save him. she lied to the police about her

role in his death. >> reporter: on thursday, during the sentencing conrad's sister speaking through tears. >> not a day goes by without him being my first thought waking up and my last thought going to bed. throughout those 13 years with him i've had countless amazing memories. they'll always be with me. >> reporter: his dad taking aim at carter. >> michelle carter exploited my son's weaknesses and used him as a pawn in her own well-being. she has not shown any remorse. >> reporter: but in a surprise turn, the judge granting the defense request for carter to remain free while the state court of appeals determines whether or not to reverse the conviction. >> the conviction may be reversible, but the time spent in prison is not. >> reporter: and in an abc news exclusive, roy's family speaking out post sentencing sharing their anguish. >> should have been escorted out of that courtroom in handcuffs today. >> you thought she should have

gone out in handcuffs? >> absolutely. >> when she didn't, when the judge said that he would let her remain on probation while they appeal this, what happened for you? >> there's a slap in the face. we just sat in this courtroom for three years for what? to watch her walk away? we expected her to get something, something. as my mom would say, my grandson can't rest in peace. he can't rest in peace until this is over and it's not over. >> reporter: so far michelle carter has not spent a night in jail. her lawyer was able to buy her a little more time with that motion. he tells me that he is optimistic that she will remain free for weeks if not months while awaiting that appeal and by the way michelle carter will turn 21 in about a week. david. >> deborah roberts with us from taunton, massachusetts, this morning. deborah, thank you. joining us is conrad roy's cousin, makenna o'donnell in an abc news exclusive.

thanks for being here. i know this has been a tremendous loss for you and your family and yesterday was yet another difficult day. i want to ask you, makenna, when the judge sentenced michelle carter to 2 1/2 years saying she would serve 15 months of it but saying she could remain free while she appeals this, what was your reaction? >> i was just sick. just sick to my stomach the fact that she can just be free and my cousin, he's not here 2 1/2 years isn't enough. it's not enough. she should be behind bars. >> in the end she was convicted on involuntary manslaughter. the judge determining that words, that text messages do matter. was there any justice here for you? >> just a little bit. not enough. it's not enough. she should be in jail. it's just -- it's just i don't understand how someone can be free knowing that she deliberately told him to get back in the car and she gets to sleep in her own bed tonight. she gets to eat breakfast. she gets to wake up with her family. meanwhile, where is conrad? where is conrad? he's watching us.

from up above. he's not going to be here anymore. >> we know that your cousin conrad did struggle like many teenagers do, your family said he battled depression. what message do you hope to send to other teenagers out there suffering like your cousin did? >> that there's always an open door. there's so much more to live for. i mean you guys can call me and talk to me. there's so much more -- no one should have to struggle with social anxiety and depression and everyone should love themselves, you know, like -- it's just so hard and things always get better. there's always a light at the end of the tunnel, always. >> and makenna, i know that while you want justice, while you'd like to see some remorse in this case, you have also said that you believe michelle carter needs help. >> she does. no normal human being who doesn't have problems would tell someone to get back in the truck. it was a toxic environment. i do believe she needs help and i do believe she needs to take

responsibility for her actions. she hasn't shown anything, nothing. it's just blank. i have no words. >> i know -- >> i just don't understand. >> it's been a horrible ordeal for your family. i do want to give you the opportunity to tell america what your cousin was like. >> conrad, he was so funny. he was goofy. he had so much life. he was selfless. and he had strength and he was just -- he was just a great person. he had great conversation. he was just a wonderful person to be around. his energy was just unbelievable. out of this world and the world no longer has that. >> we'll leave it there this morning with positive words about the cousin that you lost. we're thinking about you and your family and conrad's parents this morning. makenna, thank you very much for being here. >> you're welcome. thank you. makenna extraordinarily brave for coming on the program.

coming up tonight much more on this case, a special edition of "20/20" as we take a look at how powerful words can be in a text message and what our teenagers and young people face in this new era we live. >> such an important lesson for everyone to learn. >> 10:00 tonight. >> thank you, david. coming up, making a jail break with a drone. was this woman behind bar, was she trying to make a big escape? the exclusive phone call is next. escape? the exclusive phone call is next. ready, ok! when we say "study"! you say "haul"! study! haul! study! haul! when we say "study"! you say "haul"! study! haul! study! haul! everything you need to ready, set, go! back to school.

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in a jailhouse phone call speaking to a man identified only as james. prosecutors say she was enthusiastically discussing the escape of a south carolina inmate after a drone delivered wire cutters. abc news exclusively obtaining that call. >> he had somebody fly a drone over and drop off wire cutters and he cut wires and escaped from prison. and he put -- >> that's awesome. >> everyone here was pumped up when they read that. >> reporter: james telling dippolito who is currently serving a 16-year sentence that she couldn't pull off an escape at her current jail. >> the problem like it will never happen at gun club. >> god, settle down. >> yeah, actually you're on the second floor so it's possible, right? >> crazy. >> reporter: her lawyer says prosecutors took the conversation out of context. >> there was nothing in this jailhouse phone call that

indicates that dalia dippolito had any intent or plan to carry out to escape this jail. >> reporter: while the popular netflix show "orange is the new black" showed a drone over the prison -- >> what is it? >> that's a drone. >> reporter: the premise is neither fiction nor farfetched. justice department documents obtained by "usa today" report more than a dozen attempts to transport contraband like mobile phones and drugs into prisons by drones. prosecutors point to the may arrest of two men trying to fly knives, drugs and phones into a medium security prison. experts say policing the skies may be too difficult. >> just about anyone can buy one of these at target or any store for less than $100. people are just starting to figure out how easy this is to gain access to prisons using these devices, and law enforcement and laws have not had an opportunity to catch up yet. >> reporter: dippolito is trying to be released on bond while she ames her conviction but prosecutors say the recording

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it's 8:00 a.m. and new overnight, the president taking aim at the russia investigation rallying his supporters as abc news now learns a grand jury has secretly been working for weeks as the administration this morning takes on leakers. fat shaming at the doctor's office. new research revealing the way physicians perceive overweight patients may be putting them at risk. dr. ashton is here live. dinnertime shake-up. amazon is taking on the meal kit revolution. how does their new service compare to their competitors from cost to quality? which one is right for you and your family? ♪ counting stars plus, we are counting stars this morning with onerepublic, a very special performance in central park and a surprise guest taking the stage with them.

all that as we say good morning, america. ♪ no more counting dollars we'll be counting stars ♪ good morning, america. and happy friday to everybody out there. great to have you all with us and onerepublic, there they are. they're taking over central park this morning. we cannot wait to get over there and join them. >> this isn't just any concert but a very special concert. onerepublic is taking time off their tour to step in for linkin park. paying tribute to their friend chester bennington with a beautiful performance celebrating his life. there's going to be a special surprise guest. we cannot wait for that. >> extremely powerful coming up here. the top story this hour, the investigation into russia's meddling in the election taking a new step forward with a grand jury now being convened and our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has all the latest new developments for us. good morning again, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, david.

once again, special counsel robert mueller has convened this grand jury right here in washington. abc news has confirmed this report by "the wall street journal" that the grand jury has been secretly working for weeks and that panel has reportedly issued subpoenas in connection with that trump tower meeting where don junior was promised dirt on hillary clinton. now, the president's personal lawyer says there's absolutely no indication that the president himself is under investigation. the white house says that it is, quote, committed to fully cooperating with mr. mueller. overnight the president was in west virginia at a big rally. there were a bunch of supporters there. he was defiant. he is calling this russia story a total fabrication and an excuse for the greatest loss in the history of american politics. >> most people know there were no russians in our campaign, there never were. we didn't win because of russia. we won because of you. [ cheers and applause ] that i can tell you. >> reporter: yeah, the president said that prosecutors should be looking at hillary clinton's deleted e-mails, david, and with that that crowd chanted once

again, "lock her up." >> cecilia vega with us again this morning. see you for "world news tonight." in the meantime, the other big story, new details about that terror investigation in australia. authorities now say they disrupted two plot, one to take down an airliner. another concerning poison gas. our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell has details. good morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning. australian officials speaking overnight about the terror plots they say they foiled last week calling it one of the most sophisticated ever attempted in the country. so far two men charged with preparing or planning for a terrorist attack. one of them is believed to have strong ties to isis with a brother a commander in the group in syria providing direction and inspiration for the attacks. david. >> what do we know about the second plot? >> reporter: yeah, they're saying two separate plots. first they tried to smuggle a homemade bomb into sydney last

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welcome back to "gma" on a welcome back to "gma" on a friday morning. alara goes, jump in. she likes whether we just jump into "pop news." >> i like participation. >> we do, too. >> it's friday, baby. as you were teasing it is meghan markle's birthday. happy birthday, meghan. you know who that is. harry's girlfriend. 36 years old today. wonder what she'll get for her birthday. the girlfriend of prince harry and her mom flew to london last week leading many to speculate whether it was to introduce her to members of the royal family. british bookies have cut odds that an engagement ring could be coming soon as they celebrate their one-year anniversary this summer. >> no pressure for the couple. >> at all. nobody is watching. >> anxiously awaiting. >> that's the thing. >> i just want a trip to london. >> i do too. we already called it.

>> tag team coverage. >> part of the family goes, you think maybe it is coming. >> i think that's what -- they do seem very happy. i love love. also in "pop news" this morning, the numbers are in for the world's highest paid authors and we're not among them. perhaps not a surprise though the top of the list, j.k. rowling. what might surprise you is her salary, guys. $95 million last year alone. >> what? wow. >> it's been nearly a decade since the harry potter writer last topped "forbes" ranks but she's now taking over james patterson for the top spot. he came in first for the last three years. and da vinci code author dan brown may not have come in first but he doubled his earnings after a suspected eight-figure advance for his new book called "origin" due out this fall. cannot wait. all of them have one thing in common, huge movie deals that put them at the top of the list. >> okay, i'll keep that in mind. >> i don't see a movie for a yard sale but open to negotiations.

>> you love love. >> i do love love. i love fridays even more. then finally, you guys, if madonna can do it, if david can do it, if cher can do it then why not duncan doughnuts. the breakfast and coffee chain considering dropping the second half of its name. you're no longer muir, just david. and dunkin' donuts is now dunkin' or trying it. it will be tested at a new location -- >> dunkin' donuts. >> i agree. i mean, why mess with perfection? >> what are you dunkin' then? >> what you dunkin'? they're going to try it at their pasadena, california, store and some other stores are going to try it out as well to get people to think of the store as a place to get much more than for just dunkin' your doughnuts. they've got this extensive list of coffee drinks and sandwiches that are quite good, by the way, that are served well into the evening. a final decision on the one name -- the one-word name change expected next year. i believe we have weighed in. >> i love how you said they're testing it in california. if they tried it in new england where they love their dunkin' donuts like cape cod, that's the first thing you do, go to get

the paper and doughnut. >> remember the commercial, time to make the doughnuts. >> of course. >> and time to make the doughnuts here, it's friday. that's "pop news." >> well done. thank you very much. we are turning now to that research about fat shaming at the doctor's office revealing that the way physicians address overweight patients may be doing more harm than good and our senior medical contributor dr. jen ashton just walked onto the set. >> good morning. >> so, good morning. tell us what the headline is here. >> so this was a study done at the university of connecticut department of psychology and were looking at this issue called sizism which is the practice of thinking that you can assess someone's health purely by their body size, whether they're too thin appearing or too overweight and what they found unfortunately is that many, not all thankfully doctors actually echoed a lot of the same beliefs that we hold in western society and i'm going to quote from the study now. they found that a lot of these doctors considered people who were overweight or obese to be bad, lazy, stupid, worthless,

these are obviously incredibly hurtful. very hard to hear and they're medically very wrong. >> yeah. we actually have some tweets. some of our viewers tweeted experiences. claudia said i weighed 168 pounds and i'm 5'8" and the doctor wrote i was an obese native female. that was ten years ago and i have never forgotten. and then someone tweeted that their doctor told them they could, quote, stand to lose a little more weight. they left and took the walk of shame. the importance of the patient/doctor relationship. how it impacts people emotionally can impact them physically. >> the bottom line is that not all health care providers are good communicators. they're not all considerate. not all sensitive and, yeah, you run the risk of obscuring any positive clinical or medical or therapeutic interaction there by the negative. that's all someone is going to hear and they might not come back for screening tests or follow-up but i think it's also important to realize that

ideally there should be a two-way street. doctors need to be better communicators in every way. but patients also need to try to be receptive and when someone says, especially a health care provider, i'm concerned about your weight, hopefully they hear that as a medical observation, not a social judgment. so we need to do a lot of work on this. >> certainly there is a way to say the same thing to have the message but have it be heard -- >> constructively or in a kind way. >> exactly. exactly. >> what's your advice? >> when i got board certified in obesity medicine, we learned the facts. we don't understand completely what causes it. but we know what doesn't cause it. it's not caused by laziness or by a lack of commitment so i think the tips here for doctors, you should ask the patient permission to discuss their weight. ask them first. you should explain the health concerns that exist that we know from medical data and literature and set realistic goals not i'd like you to lose 100 pounds because i'm pulling that number out but this is what we need to get you to be healthier and help

that patient make a plan. not just about stating i want you to change and then leaving them to, you know, flap in the breeze. you need to actually make constructive plans. >> we've reported people are healthy at all different shapes and sizes. a lot healthier than you think. >> by the way you can be quite unhealthy and very underweight so it goes both ways. >> thank you so much. we'll take a closer look at popular meal kits bringing prepackaged and planned dinners right to your front door. no surprise it's coming from amazon launched in seattle. how do they compare to the rest? becky worley is on the case. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, david. you know when it comes to meal kits, there's only one way to find out if they're really different from all the ones that are on the market so to answer that question, i headed to seattle, called up some friends and we got cooking. meal kits, offering what you need, fresh meat, veggies, and instructions to make a delicious dinner. now amazon jumping into the market.

currently only available in the seattle area, we asked mike and becky kelly along with their two kids to compare chicken dishes from amazon, blue apron and hello fresh. we're looking at ordering convenience, ease of preparation and taste. first i order them online. right away there's a difference. hello fresh and blue apron work via a subscription model. two to four meals delivered each week. on a specific day. amazon lets you order a la carte, one-time only delivery of any meal. the deliveries start arriving at the kellys' doorstep. >> got it here when they promised. >> reporter: all the kits arrived as scheduled. >> hello. >> hey. >> reporter: then i show up. all right. let's go cook. joining us on our journey, matt weinberger from "business insider." first amazon with dad mike cooking. >> unbox it. you're the chef here. currently amazon only sells meals portioned for two. others have a family option with

portions for four eaters. right away we noticed some time savers from amazon. prechopped. >> that's helpful. >> cooked rice. you just have to heat it up. how does it taste. >> it was really good. i liked it a lot. >> reporter: mom becky cooks the hello fresh meal. it needs a little more prep. >> i'm seeing some stuff i have to probably peel and chop. >> reporter: the result, i think this would appeal to a wide range of kids. >> it's a more filling meal. >> reporter: finally blue apron. i'm going to do this one. one difference. chopping. lots of it. garlic, potatoes, zucchini, prunes and parsley. the payoff. >> the chicken is probably the best chicken i've had in general. >> it does feel a little higher end. and a little fancier. >> reporter: looking at all factors, we agreed -- >> if you're like us and busy people on the go then amazon wins. >> reporter: on ease of ordering the amazon meal kit won. >> the fact you don't have to do a subscription, that alone is a real game changer. >> reporter: ease of

preparation, the winner again amazon. >> it felt more prepared. right off the bat you had to do less slicing and cutting. >> reporter: on taste, everybody is a winner. >> everybody is a winner. >> we liked them all. as for price it's complicated. what we paid for the meals we ordered was comparable but to order with amazon you need to be a member of both amazon prime and amazon fresh. also if your order doesn't include at least $40 in groceries, you'll be charged for that delivery. >> for amazon, meal kits are a small part of a much bigger strategy around dominating the grocery store. they want to be the everything store. >> reporter: they are betting consumers will find that convenience worth paying for. remember, this is only in seattle right now. the big question, will this go nationwide and when? amazon saying nothing on that issue. but easier dinners, david, i think we all agree that sounds delicious. >> sounds delicious and i love how everyone said they all won on taste. a good sign. amy saw the onions were prechopped so she might be sold on it. i'm curious, any indications of what might really work depending

on what kind of family situation you might have. what you're looking for, how quickly you want to get it done. >> reporter: yeah, there's a meal kit for everyone probably and the consensus from the meals we cooked blue apron seems like it's for foodies or folks who are committed to learning new recipes. it's really like cooking school. hello fresh, more about function, good for families. and amazon makes sense if you're getting groceries from them already through amazon fresh. but, david, the convenience of a one-off meal that you can order just a few days out, i think, amy agrees, that's big. >> i'm shaking my head. >> becky, let's cook sometime. >> i love it. >> all right. in the meantime, we go out to ginger in central park. you said cut the onions. >> it's lot of work. >> hey, ginger. >> i love blue apron, david. i love being here in central park. i don't know if you can hear it but onerepublic is doing their sound check. we are getting it done and guess what, the storms just east of us. i've got my radar in my hand watching that for us. we have a lot more to celebrate.

it is the summer of the block party and wendy from illinois calls hers the epic block party of the year. we want to thank wendy for sending us your picture. looks like a blast. good morning! we've made it! it's friday, and i'm meteorologist mike nicco. here's a look at your accuweather highlights. showers will fade to a warm and humid afternoon. one more night of clouds and mild to warm temperatures. the storms will move to our north and east this weekend and take that weather with it. 68 at the coast, 70s and 80s around the bay, 80s and 90s inland today. tonight, there you go, 60s and 70s once again. my accuweather seven-day forecast, lows will start falling into the 50s and highs will cool also through sunday. oh, what a crowd. we also have a grilling tip ahead of your weekend block party if you plan on using a charcoal grill, this is for you guys, okay, stack the charcoal in a pyramid before lighting it. this allows maximum airflow around the coals intensifying the heat, reducing the smoke. it's really good.

you ready for onerepublic? yeah, we are. this all brought to you by kohl's. we got to get backstage to michael. >> thank you, ginger. we are literally backstage with the one and only alyssa milano and now you know her from "who's the boss" and also "charmed" and now she's in the brand-new season of "wet hot american summer: ten years later" on netflix. and let's take a look at her work. >> but i think you and ben are doing a really great job. >> really? you think so. >> oh, yeah, you're great parents. little ashley is just so beautiful. just adorable. you're like the perfect little family. [ cheers and applause ] >> big welcome to you. thank you for joining us literally backstage. >> i love this. i feel like i'm part of the whole hubbub. it's great. >> you definitely are. you know, the original movie was so popular, everyone loved it. was there any pressure for you or -- >> yes, of course. >> were you a fan of the original? >> i'm a huge fan of "wet hot american summer," the movie, and

all of those people that -- our cast is unbelievable. it is literally the best comedic cast ever assembled. so they called me and said do you want to be a part of this and of course i said yes but i was terrified. i was so scared the first day of work, i can't even tell you because not only are they brilliant but they've also known each other and have been friends for 20 years. >> you felt like, you know, you were being led into a fraternity or something like that? >> it was like jumping on a moving train but, you know, as soon as i got into the makeup trailer all of my fears went away because they were so warm and welcoming and i think, you know, they overcompensate for the fact that they know that you know that you're an outsider to them so -- >> so they make up for it. >> yeah. they embrace for sure. >> when you talked about the cast, the cast, okay, amy poehler, chris pine, elizabeth banks, dak shepard, that's just to name a few. but i have a question. if you were to go to camp with any cast members who would it be? >> michael ian black. >> really? why? >> he's the funniest human on

the planet. he literally makes me laugh more than any human and it's really smart humor. and he's just an incredibly sweet, sweet man. >> well, we know it's funny in front of the camera but how about behind the scenes? you have any good backstage funny stories? >> i would watch 13 episodes of the outtakes of the show. that's how hilarious it was. there was a lot of, you know, like bathroom humor, a lot of humping that went on. >> we need a little backstage, you know, after dark series for this. >> exactly. we really do. but it was great. we were doing this huge fight scene at one point and the way david wayne directs, he sort of choreographed the fight scene to a specific track of music so at one point while we're doing this fight scene and it's really, really intense. i'm laying on adam scott and david wayne off to the side goes, okay, now dance,

dance while you're fighting. so i don't know where that film exists, but i'm dying to see that. >> you keep on talking. we got to find it and go into archives. now you also charmed -- did i hear there's a reboot coming? >> you know what, i think mark at cbs studios is actively working on trying to figure out how to do a reboot and i think all of the actors together have sort of said that we would do it so we're just hoping that it happens in a way that our fans will be happy and proud. >> well, i tell you what we're hoping that happens too. thanks for joining us backstage. it is "wet hot american summer: ten years later". alyssa milano, everyone. >> on netflix right now. >> onerepublic, they're behind us. they're coming up live. >> onerepublic, they're behind us. they're coming up live.

and good morning. i'm reggie aqui from "abc7 mornings." you may notice extra police near san francisco's dolores park following a shooting there. yesterday afternoon's gunfire sent three people to the hospital. one victim remains in critical condition. the triple shooting took place while the park was filled with families, children, and of course, visitors to the city. investigators believe the victims were targeted. and so far, no arrests. alexis, how's it look this morning? >> well, we've got a couple slow spots in the south bay. 101, we have a crash on the southbound side right around 237 that's blocking the two middle lanes, so some backup there, and some earlier debris on northbound 101 has cleared, but you're jammed all through that area, too. how about the bay bridge toll plaza? metering lights are off, so happy friday light, reggie. >> thanks,

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all right, here's a quick look at live doppler 7. a lot of this not reaching the ground, and the energy is starting to move out over the ocean. that's that curl right here. but the high clouds and the humidity going to hang around. the temperature's already in the mid-60s to near 80. look where we're going to end up today. our hottest day moving forward. it becomes a little more palatable this weekend, reggie. >> okay, mike, thanks. another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7news.com. we hope you'll join us every

weekday morning from 4:30 to 7:00. our news continues now with "good mo ♪good mo ♪ and i'm going hungry yeah i'm going hungry ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> welcome back to "gma." that is chris cornell and chester bennington performing together and this morning we've got a special tribute for them both here in central park. we're celebrating two rock legends gone too soon and linkin park was supposed to be here this morning but they're understandably taking some time off and we are so honored that their good friends and ours, onerepublic, are taking a break from their tour to join us here this morning and raise their voices in remembrance of chris and chester. here they are with their new single "rich love."

♪ i remember talking and drinking what we could find ♪ ♪ burning all those candles and i remember talking and drinking what we could find burning all those candles and staying up through the night ♪ ♪ we'd make reservations for the places we know we'd never try ♪ ♪ but then oh we found some rich love ♪ ♪ i remember feeling broke as a bottle of wine ♪ ♪ i didn't move to the city to count all my pennies ♪ ♪ and worship the hollywood sign ♪ ♪ she'd say hey, man, nice to meet you ♪ ♪ but she'd take it in one last time and i know 'cause i found some fake love ♪ ♪ ooh, broke as a bottle of wine ooh but drink with you all damn night ♪ ♪ i said ooh ♪ i'm not trying to trade love 'cause if we don't find money ♪ ♪ then what we got honey is just enough we got some rich love ♪

♪ oh yeah ♪ she'd say, hey, man, she'd say, hey, man, nice to meet you ♪ ♪ she'd say hey, man, nice to meet you ooh but she'd take it in one last time ♪ ♪ do you remember dancing the parties out in the yard ♪ ♪ we would piss off the neighbors they'd eventually call the cops ♪ ♪ and i was saving up for something hoping life would finally start ♪ ♪ cause oh we had some new love ♪ ♪ ooh, broke as a bottle of wine i said, ooh, but drink with you all damn night ♪ ♪ you said not trying to trade up ♪ ♪ 'cause if we don't find money ♪ ♪ then what we got honey lifts it up we got some rich love ♪ ♪ she'd say, hey, man, she'd say

hey man nice to meet you ♪ ♪ she'd say, hey, man, nice to meet you but she'd take it in one last time ♪ ♪ we're broke as a bottle of wine oh we're broke as a bottle of wine ♪ ♪ said we're broke as a bottle of wine bottle of wine bottle of wine ♪ ♪ broke as a bottle of wine we're broke as a bottle of wine ♪ ♪ 'cause if we don't find money then what we got honey lifts it up ♪ ♪ we got some rich love she'd say, hey, man rich love ♪ ♪ she'd say, hey, man, nice to meet ♪ ♪ she'd say, hey, man, nice to meet you, she'll take you one last time ♪ ♪ we're broke as a bottle of wine ♪ ♪ we're broke as a bottle of wine ♪ ♪ bottle of wine yeah

♪ ooh, don't find money, what we got honey, we got some rich love ♪ >> thank you. [ applause ] "gma's" summer concert series presented by king's hawaiian. irresistible since 1950. irresistible since 1950.

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welcome back to "good morning america." the crowd is filling in again here. onerepublic, what a great way to start a friday morning and you know what, i came in here. this is -- >> maddie. >> marcos. >> and maddie and marcos are from san antonio. you know thunderstorms so you've seen that before but look up at that beautiful blue sky. y'all, it's going to be a great morning. who is ready for more onerepublic? right here on "gma." just moments away but for now we should get a check of weather. good morning. i'm meteorologist mike nicco. the chance of our thunderstorms tapers after 9:00. we're kind of warm and humid with a little more sunshine this afternoon. that's your 12-hour day planner. the accuweather seven-day [ cheers and applause ] we're back now with onerepublic, ryan tedder, on tour right now playing in boston tonight. you guys took a detour to headline our summer concert this morning. very special tribute, linkin park was supposed to be here today.

you are here. why was it so very important for you to be here? >> this entire summer our tour was about seven to ten days off linkin park's tour doing the same city, same venues, so we found out about a week and a half ago which was very sobering of -- i knew mike for more than a knew chester. i met them a couple of times. but, you know, five days ago we found out we were doing this because linkin park obviously pulled out for obvious reasons because of chester so this is just an honor to be here honestly. we happen to be in the same state so this is amazing. >> really great for you to be here and i know chris cornell was a dear friend of yours. >> i was lucky enough to write and produce with him. he was even in one of our videos and so last month a couple of months has been very sobering for, you know, real reasons. so today we're just thrilled to be able to do a song with chris' daughter actually dedication to both of them. >> yeah, we'll get into that in just a bit. a very, very special performance coming up in just a few moments. i want to talk to you about your new music.

we just heard your new single "rich love." was fantastic. >> thank you. >> talk to me a little about your new strategy. you're not releasing albums but the songs one by one. >> yeah, we've done a lot of albums and been in the band for ten years about to do "apologize" which is ten years old. singles, we will do an album eventually but even what they are will change. like more condensed albums but right now just dropping songs as we see fit because with streaming you can kind of do what you want when you want and that works for our fans and for us. >> we want to you do it right now. here they are, everybody, onerepublic with "apologize." [ cheers and applause ] ♪

♪ i'm holding on your rope got me ten feet off the ground ♪ ♪ and i'm hearing what you say but i just can't make a sound ♪ ♪ you tell me that you need me then you go and cut me down but wait ♪ ♪ you tell me that you're sorry didn't think i'd turn around and say that ♪ ♪ it's too late to apologize it's too late ♪ ♪ i said it's too late to apologize it's too late ♪ ♪ oh yeah ♪ ♪ i'd take another chance take a

fall take a shot for you ♪ ♪ and i need you like a heart needs a beat but it's nothing new yeah ♪ ♪ i loved you with a fire red now it's turning blue and you say ♪ ♪ sorry like the angel heaven let me think was you but i'm afraid ♪ ♪ it's too late to apologize it's too late ♪ ♪ i said it's too late to apologize it's too late ♪ ♪ oh ♪ yeah ♪

♪ it's too late to apologize it's too late ♪ ♪ i said it's too late to apologize it's too late ♪ ♪ i said it's too late to apologize yeah ♪ ♪ i said it's too late to apologize yeah ♪ ♪ i'm holdin' on your rope got me ten feet off the ground ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you.

back now on "gma" and we've told you onerepublic is here helping us celebrate one of rock's most epic friendships. linkin park's chester bennington and soundgarden's chris cornell, they're legends who left the music world too soon but not before giving us so much to remember them by. here's abc's chris connelly with a look back. ♪ >> reporter: together their unparalleled voices soared. ♪ i'm going hungry i'm going hungry ♪ ♪ hey >> reporter: their friendship a deep and heartfelt one. >> chester bennington, give it up. thank you. >> chris cornell. >> reporter: chris cornell, singer, pioneer, frontman for soundgarden. ♪ black hole sun, won't you come ♪ >> reporter: and later audioslave. his voice filled with soulful

yearning and incandescent beauty. ♪ >> in my mind i'm writing a soundtrack to an imaginary world, always, whatever -- and i'm choosing different worlds over the course of my career. >> reporter: cornell's sound only matched by chester bennington. ♪ what i have done >> reporter: the fearless force of linkin park. blurring the lines of rock, hip-hop and pop for more than two decades. ♪ crawling in my skin ♪ these wounds, they will not heal ♪ >> reporter: two powerful lights extinguished too soon. as their legacies shine on. for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> and it is so great to have onerepublic stepping in for linkin park who could not be with us this morning. and they've got a special song to honor both chester and chris in a moment.

i want to say we just saw you perform and thank you for that and we're glad that you're here and you're about to perform "hallelujah." why did you pick that in particular for today? >> chester sang this at chris' funeral and this is arguably one of the greatest songs written in the last 50 years, i think by most people's accords. a very special song to us and i think to most people and especially to toni, as well. >> and, you know, chris and chester sang together and made beautiful music but he had no better partner than his 12-year-old daughter toni who is here with us and who is going to perform it and, toni, how important is this for you to be here with us this morning? >> it's an honor to perform this for my dad and chester. and to sing for them. >> i want to tell you what, we're so happy you're here. a lot of bravery to come out here and perform and you have no better partner than onerepublic and you know i'm just going to let you guys take this away. now a special tribute for chris cornell and chester bennington. here are toni cornell and

onerepublic singing "hallelujah." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ well i heard there was a secret chord that david played and it pleased the lord ♪ ♪ but you don't really care for music, do you ♪ ♪ it goes like this ♪ the fourth the fifth the minor fall and the major lift the baffled king composing hallelujah ♪ ♪ hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪ ♪

♪ well your faith was strong but you needed proof you saw her bathing on the roof ♪ ♪ her beauty and the moonlight overthrough ya ♪ ♪ she tied you to her kitchen chair she broke your throne and she cut your hair ♪ ♪ and from your lips she drew the hallelujah ♪ ♪ hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪ ♪ you say i took your name in vain, i don't even know the name if i did well really what's it

to you ♪ ♪ there's a blaze of light in every word it doesn't matter what you've heard ♪ ♪ the holy or the broken hallelujah ♪ ♪ hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪ ♪ ♪ i did my best, it wasn't much ♪ ♪ i couldn't feel so i tried to touch ♪ ♪ i've told the truth i didn't come to fool you ♪ ♪ and even though it all went wrong i'll stand before the lord

of song ♪ ♪ with nothing on my tongue but hallelujah ♪ ♪ hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> announcer: what would you do if you saw a you >> announcer: what would you do if you saw a young woman introducing her young boyfriend to her rich, privileged family. >> you're dating a gas station attendant. >> things are about to boil over. >> you have no class. >> what do you expect? donald trump? >> what would you do? >> tonight on abc. [ cheers and applause ] wow, what a performance, we want to thank onerepublic. we want to thank toni cornell. we want to remind you if you're struggling with mental health issues or addiction or if you know someone who is, you are not alone. please head to our site for a list of resources to help you or to help someone you love. >> all right. we want to say thank you all for watching. everybody have a great weekend. see you next week. >> thank you, guys.

[ cheers and applause ] see you next week. >> thank you, guys. [ cheers and applause ]

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hey, good morning. it's 8:59. i'm reggie aqui from "abc7 mornings." mike nicco has a look at your weekend forecast. hi, mike. >> hi, reggie! hi, everybody. a touch of normal summer at least for the rest of the country. for us, a little humid. showers are showing up. every once in a while, some of the sprinkles are making it down to the ground. i think by the afternoon hours, that threat will be over. we'll be at the 60s at the coast, 70s and 80s around the bay, 80s and 90s inland. the humidity and threat of storms, they vanish by sunday. alexis? all right, i'll take you up to venetia. our sig alert has been canceled, so all lanes are back open following that fatality investigation, northbound 680 off-ramp to 780 is back open and that backup cleared up pretty quickly. quick check of the golden gate bridge. don't forget, those parking lots on the san francisco side and vista point will be closed all weekend. reggie? >> thanks, alexis. time now for "live with kelly & ryan" and we'll see you at 11:00 a.m. for the "abc7

midday news." our reporting continues always on our >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the new series "the sinner," jessica biel. and we wrap up the summer selfie makeovers with a new look for a new mom from upstate new york. plus, busy philipps is back as ryan's cohost. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are ryan seacrest and busy philipps! >> busy: hey, everybody! hi! hi, guys!