you got next? chase. make more of what's yours. good morning, america. breaking news for our viewers in the west. hurricane irma gaining strength in the atlantic. florida and puerto rico declaring states of emergency as the major category 4 storm barrels toward the caribbean. the trump administration condemns north korea in the wake of that hydrogen bomb test. now new signs kim jong-un is preparing another missile launch. south korea's military on high alert conducting live fire drills overnight. and breaking new details. what the white house is expected to do today about d.r.e.a.m.ers. their futures hang in the balance as protests erupt and business leaders put pressure on

the president. ♪ i've got the heart of a hero and road to recovery. michael is live from his hometown of houston this morning as thousands of families try to get back on the their feet after hurricane harvey. the emotional moment they return home. and the students displaced, their schools damaged coming together to help each other. this morning a hall of fame sized surprise. >> one, two, three. >> for a high school football team that lost so much. and good morning, america. we're back from labor day to a busy september and we have breaking news for our viewers in the west. millions are bracing right now for hurricane irma. >> the entire state of florida is now on alert as the category 4 storm gains strength with

winds topping 150 miles an hour. both florida and puerto rico are in states of emergency and all still recovering from the devastation left by hurricane harvey. michael is live in his hometown of houston, texas, for us this morning. good morning, michael. >> hey, good morning, guys. i am here in houston, my hometown, robi at c.e. king high school where this was a place that has been ravaged by hurricane harvey just like so many communities here in this area and i got to show you something. check this out. looks like i'm at a skate park. but this is actually the basketball court for the school so you can see what they're dealing with here. but within all of this there's so many great stories of survival and resilience and, you know, for communities that is starting to rebuild i just can't wait to share some of those with you. >> it is a long road to recovery in houston. as that continues new threat, hurricane irma picking up steam. state of florida getting ready. everyone stocking up on supplies, some stores already short on water. first it's going to hit puerto rico and abc's linzie janis is in san juan right in the path of the storm, good morning, linzie. >> reporter: good morning, george. residents in puerto rico and a

long list of caribbean islands are bracing for the worst as irma is expected to hit as early as tonight. government officials are ordering people to be ready. this morning, puerto rico and florida residents aren't taking any chances. stocking up on water, batteries, generators and plywood. stores struggling to keep up with the demand. shelves emptying quickly ahead of irma's landfall. >> i don't want to be stuck out like everyone else is usually late shopping, going for last-minute things, and there's nothing there. >> i think everybody is preparing more since what went on in it can and that's why we're here. >> reporter: here's a look at irma from above. noaa's hurricane hunter collecting data flying through its eye and in puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands fema is at the ready with more than 700,000 liters of water and 500,000 meals. the national guard activated. schools closed. cruise ships rerouted.

american airlines adding additional flights to get tourists out early. but for the more than 100,000 people who live in the u.s. virgin islands like kansas native ashley and her family. >> if you're here you're here at this point. >> reporter: they're locking themselves down and hoping for the best. >> you just need to be prepared for flying debris, everything in your house to be completely soaked. >> reporter: and here in puerto rico, the governor declaring a state of emergency. telling workers to cut today short. so they can get home and prepared. the first effects expected with the brunt coming tomorrow. robin. >> they want everybody to stay safe. linzie, thank you. and chief meteorologist ginger zee has the latest on hurricane irma's path. >> it's going toward the leeward islands. category 5 hurricane. max sustained winds of 175 miles per hour. gusts to 215 miles per hour.

it will e have been chully start the move west-northwest. good movement for a place like puerto rico. the farthest line it gets away from them the less impact. then it moves on and i want you to pay attention to timing. friday into sunday. sunday, still south of miami, on the bad side of the storm, we're concerned about the late weekend for south florida. a little disturbance starts to push it northward. affecting a lot of states eventually. robin, george. >> that's right. that is why president trump spoke with florida's governor rick scott last night offering help to prepare for the storm and this comes as tensions escalate over north korea's nuclear program after that powerful hydrogen bomb test explosion. u.n. ambassador nikki haley said north korea is begging for war.

our chief foreign correspondent terry moran is on the scene in seoul. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. the war of words is escalating. that's for sure. a north korean foreign ministry official now saying that massive nuclear test was a, quote, gift package addressed to the u.s. and that there would be more of those "gift packages" unless the u.s. stops what he called its reckless provocations. this morning, south korean warships carrying out live fire exercises and checking their combat positions off the korean coast. just hours after u.s. ambassador nikki haley deliberately escalated the rhetoric at the united nations issuing a blunt belligerent warning to north korean dictator kim jong-un. >> his abusive use of missiles and his nuclear threats show that he is begging for war. >> reporter: president trump emphasizing all options to address the north korean threat are on the table in a call to german chancellor angela merkel who is pleading for more diplomacy. and another military move, the president green lighting south korea's request for more powerful warheads on its

missiles, all this to keep north korea and the world guessing about a possible u.s. military strike. >> mr. president, will you attack north korea? >> we'll see. >> reporter: but world leaders are demanding the u.s. tone down the rhetoric. russian president vladimir putin saying today in north korea they will eat grass but still not give up this nuclear program if they don't feel themselves to be secure. we need to bring all the interested sides to a dialogue. but that nuclear test may have changed the equation. a u.s. intelligence official now confirming to abc news the huge blast was a test of an advanced nuclear device. north korea saying it was a hydrogen bomb and that threat may cross america's red line. for south koreans the shadow of war is deepening by the day. at a market we visited in seoul, a young family tells us it's all getting too real. are you scared at all? "i'm afraid if there is a war,"

he says, "thenn i would have to leave my children and wife behind and fight." the fear is real. one thing you don't see here in seoul is any kind of real civil defense preparations. no one knows their muster points. no one has an exit point. no one is stocking food or water. almost as if for the people here war is unthinkable but not impossible. >> that's the point. we'll bring in our military analyst colonel steve ganyard for more on this discussion and we heard what nikki haley had to say, north korea begging for war. how do you see it, steve? >> robin, ambassador haley is doing her job, she's trying to rally a community and nations to get them all to put pressure on north korea but he's not really begging for war. he knows if war comes it will be the end of his regime and nothing matters more. what he's doing is on a deliberate pat to create a reliable nuclear capability he can use to threaten his neighbors and the united states. >> overall the administration's response effective or not, which one? >> not effective, robin.

but to be fair this is a failure that goes back 30 years. it's both democratic and republican presidents have failed to bring them to heal so there's plenty of blame to go around and that includes the community of nations in china in particular. >> remind people, i mean here we are talking about a possible test again, the h bomb, a missile that can reach the u.s., so just bring people up to speed again on what is going on there. >> well, robin, what we saw over the weekend was a thermonuclear device, a bomb that is up to eight to ten times more powerful than the original atomic bomb that they exploded, so there's a huge step change in their ability to threaten the united states, not on terms -- only in terms of missiles but bigger and better bombs, and now we're seeing south korean intelligence report that they're apparently preparing another long-range icbm test so things will continue to march and nothing that anybody seems to do is going to slow kim jong-un down. >> well, hopefully that will change at some point. all right, steve, thank you.

>> they're going much more quickly than experts expected. and north korea is just one of the many crucial issues facing washington. they will announce the president's decision on the d.r.e.a.m.ers. 700,000 undocumented immigrants who came here as children and the president will meet with congressional leaders on tax return and hope to reduce taxes by the end of the year. ahead of that, daunting deadlines for extending the debt limit keeping the government open and providing help to the victims of hurricane harvey. it is a full agenda so let's bring in jon karl with more on the president's decision on the d.r.e.a.m.ers. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning. the decision will be announced later this morning. i am told that the program that has provided legal status for hundreds of thousands of d.r.e.a.m.ers will be phased out over the next six months, putting the burden on congress to find a way to get them out of limbo. >> should the d.r.e.a.m.ers be worried? >> we love the d.r.e.a.m.ers. we love everybody. >> reporter: that was the president on friday.

but this morning, the nearly 800,000 so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers currently living in the u.s. are waiting to hear if they will be stripped of their legal status. >> when you love somebody you protect them and you care for them. and if the administration does decide to rescind the program then that doesn't show any love or caring for our community. >> reporter: protesters are already taking to the streets across the country. in houston, a large population of d.r.e.a.m.ers is also dealing with the aftermath of hurricane harvey. we asked vice president pence about them last week when he toured the disaster zone. there are more than 120,000 d.r.e.a.m.ers here in the state of texas. they would lose their legal status as a result of that. >> well -- >> is this really the time to do that? >> well, president trump has said all along that he's giving very careful consideration to that issue and that when he makes his decision he'll make it as he likes to say with big heart and i know that he will. >> reporter: as the president prepares to roll out his

decision, the pressure is mounting. several republican leaders have urged the president to leave daca in place. and more than 350 business and tech leaders, including apple's tim cook and facebook's mark zuckerberg, are demanding the president protect the d.r.e.a.m.ers calling them vital to the future of our companies and our economy. >> it's definitely scary not knowing what's going to happen, the uncertainty of everything. >> reporter: the president has opted to keep the program largely in place for another six months to give congress a way to provide legal status to those d.r.e.a.m.ers in a way that is clearly constitutional but, george, there is no guarantee that that will happen. in fact, since 2001 congress has brought this -- this issue was brought up in one way or another in congress a dozen times and it has never passed. >> the divisions are so deep. some people have floated possible compromises like saying pass the border wall along with

the d.r.e.a.m.ers. that's not going to fly. >> reporter: it's not going to fly, although i will say one thing different this time you now have the republican leadership on board in the person of paul ryan saying that something should be done to provide legal status for these d.r.e.a.m.ers. but the divisions as you say are incredibly deep. >> jon karl, thanks very much. let's get more now on what will be a packed month on capitol hill with our congressional correspondent mary bruce and first up, emergency aid for the victims of hurricane harvey. >> reporter: george, good morning. congress has a daunting to-do list here and they are getting straight to work providing relief from hurricane harvey. now, the white house has already asked for nearly $8 billion in relief. that is expected to be approved quickly but it's really just a down payment on a bill that could be tens of billions of dollars more. now, there is a possible wrinkle. the white house wants to tie the hurricane aid to a must pass increase in the debt limit and that's a move that some conservatives say they oppose. >> it's also looking more likely that the government will stay open at least until december but the big item on the agenda for the president and the republican

leadership right now, tax reform. >> reporter: yeah, as if the workload up here isn't daunting enough the white house and republicans are also chasing tax reform. at the white house later today, republican leaders and the president will sit down to try to chart a path forward. the president has been arguing that tax reform is key to unlocking the economy, to growing wages, but he's offered very few specifics leaving the onus right here on lawmakers to get this done, but, george, with so many other must-do items they have to get to first, a big overhaul in the tax code, simply doesn't seem likely any time soon. >> it will be difficult. okay, mary, thanks very much. all right, george, we'll turn to the road to recovery. after hurricane harvey killed at least 60 people, damaged 185,000 homes and forced thousands of opportunities to relocate for the school year, michael is on the ground seeing this all firsthand in houston. good morning again, michael. >> hey, good morning, robin. and i'm here, robin, at the gym,

one of the gyms at c.e. king high school, and at one point the water as at such a level there was fish swimming on the gym floor and this is what the students are returning to as the school year is coming up, but it's also those same students along with their teachers and the community members who have all volunteered to come help clean up their school when a lot of these community members and a lot of these students are displaced and living in shelters themselves. that just shows the resolve of this community. and you know what, september 18th they set for the school to open up again and have those students come in this gymnasium so you see there's still so much work to do here and victor oquendo is also here in houston. he has the latest on what's going on as so many families are struggling to recover. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. we're in west houston where the water is still flooding neighborhoods. there's an abandoned car right there behind me and for many people in this area, it could be like this for weeks. this morning, parts of texas still under water and desperate

for clean water. in beaumont, the more than 100,000 residents still without safe drinking water. the water system damaged by the flooding and overnight, officials say their repair work to the main pump could take several weeks until the river recedes. authorities now working to get drinking water into the hands of thousands. another staggering number, 85% of residents in houston don't have flood insurance. >> we didn't get flood insurance and so -- we didn't need it for 20 years. >> reporter: these homeowners say they were told they didn't need it. they're now living in this hotel room after their home was flooded by the reservoir. >> when we opened the door it was like a tidal wave coming through the house. >> reporter: at least 60 people killed in the storm, among them sergeant steve perez with the houston police department. almost 100 officers gathered to pay their respects to the veteran officer on monday who drowned late last week while reporting for duty during the height of the floods. sergeant perez was with the force for 34 years before

leaving that day he told his wife, i've got work to do. michael. >> all right, thank you, victor. and when we come back, we'll have much more on the recovery in houston. we'll get a chance to talk to the coordinating officer for fema, you guys. so many people here need help and we're going to help them, how they can get it. robin and george. >> okay, thank you, michael. >> so many have been providing help as well. we'll have an update on the day of giving that we had and where all that money is going and how it's being used to help people who are really in need. now getting ready for another hurricane and ginger has more. >> the big question is, when and where will irma hit? this big high pressure is steering it south and eventually west. that westward progression, stay right here in the warm waters and just south of florida. that cold front is going to be a

big part of this puzzle as well. as is that low. so the stationary front will play a part. it depends on the timing of that low, the deepness of it, the timing of it as it moves east. could it kick east of florida? squeeze together with that high and low acting as gears to make it up the coast. those are the answers we'll get in the coming days.

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and breaking news, the administration is planning on phasing out daca. that prevents the 800,000 immigrants who came to the u.s. as undocumented children from being deported. protests have erupted anticipating the president's decision. as you know many around the state of texas and in louisiana, they are recovering from that devastation from hurricane harvey. let's go back to michael who is in his hometown in houston at the school's damaged auditorium. michael. >> thank you, robin. i'm here in the auditorium. workers are ripping out each and every seat here in the auditorium, and it doesn't look like much now but this is what it looked like just a few days ago. and the water level rose to the point where i walked over and looked at the water line, the water would have been up to my waist, which is a lot of water in this auditorium, so now they're remedying that situation here. and i had a chance to go home. you'll meet them, an incredible family who lost everything and just listen to their story, to visit their home, to see the devastation firsthand. and they're looking for answers and looking for somewhere to turn, trying to figure out what the next steps are, and we're going to have a chance to meet them in a little bit, robin and

george. >> thank you. >> a long road ahead. but right now, new developments in that newlywed murder case out of north carolina where a young husband is charged with killing his wife after taking cold medicine. amy, you've got the story. >> this is a bizarre story. police arrested matthew phelps after a chilling 911 call where he tells the operator he took too much cold medicine, dreamt he killed his wife and then woke up to find her dead suspecting he was the one who did it. >> i have blood all over me and there's a bloody knife on the bed, and i think i did it. i can't believe this. >> reporter: this morning 28-year-old matthew phelps is behind bars arrested and charged with murder in connection to the death of his wife of ten months, lauren, a sunday school teacher. >> i think i killed my -- >> what do you mean by that? what happened? >> reporter: lauren was found stabbed to death at the couple's raleigh home friday morning after this shocking call to 911 in the middle of the night. >> i had a dream and then i turned on the lights and she's dead on the floor.

>> reporter: the caller saying he took over-the-counter medication to help sleep just hours before. >> what medicine did you take? >> i took coricidin. i know it can make you feel good, so a lot of times i can't sleep at night. she's not moving. oh, my god. she didn't deserve this. >> reporter: bayer, the makers of coricidin, telling abc news, it continually monitors adverse events regarding all of our products and that there is no evidence to suggest that coricidin is associated with violent behavior. now as phelps, a former bible college student, waits to be arraigned in court, a community coming to grips with the loss of a woman they describe as vibrant and gone too soon. >> she's going to be terribly missed. this is a tragic situation. we'll keep her in our hearts forever. >> now phelps is being held without bond. he is scheduled for his first court appearance this afternoon. >> a lot coming up on that. we're here with our chief

legal analyst dan abrams right now. cold medicine. >> yeah, a very tough defense to suggest that somehow cold medicine made you do it. the first thing you'd have to do is be able to have some medical literature which would back up the notion that cold medicine can lead to these kinds of violent episodes. and as far as we know, there's nothing to indicate that taking a normal amount of this kind of cough syrup could lead to these kind of violent tendencies and someone might say, wait a second, what if he took a lot more of it. okay, maybe but then it's more akin to alcohol which is you drink too much of it, it's your responsibility. you've got to take responsibility for what happens if you abuse any kind of alcohol drug, et cetera. >> and when you listen to that 911 call, you can hear that he is clearly under the influence of something or at least his voice sounds affected or impacted. what role will that call have in this case? >> i wonder whether it leads to a different kind of defense which is not that the cold medicine made me do it, but that the cold medicine made me

falsely confess. i mean, imagine for a moment if his argument is, i didn't do it. but i was under the influence at the time. i was just waking up. now, they're going to look at other evidence. >> the blood, right. >> they'll look at other evidence. maybe someone framed him, et cetera. my point is, look, we're talking about two long shot defenses. the first super long shot defense is cold medicine made me do it. the second long shot defense could be, oh, using it is some sort of excuse with regard to his confession. either one is not an easy defense but to me the second one is a little bit more likely than the first. >> police will also be looking at were there any kind of problems in the marriage. >> right, as of now we don't know that. look, we can look at her facebook postings, his facebook postings, et cetera. she was very happy it looked like in the hours before this happened. so but the police say they don't believe it's a random act. >> okay, dan abrams, thanks very much. back to robin.

coming up, the revealing new interview with meghan markle. what she's saying about her romance with prince harry. and in the wake of hurricane harvey, what to do if you are in need of aid. michael is on the scene with fema in houston. come on back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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by the storm do not have flood insurance and 550,000 people have registered for fema so far. let's go back to michael who is there in houston. so many people in need. so much help there, michael. you're absolutely right, robin, and as you said and as we've said, hundreds of thousands of people have lost their homes here. and you know, we had a chance to go home. i had a chance to go home with one family, the benjamins, and as you can see from this piece it's really clear that the road to recovery is just beginning for this family. >> do you stay in here and possibly drown? >> reporter: mindy benjamin's family is one of the thousands in houston with no place to call home. >> where do you go once you exit and the water is already to your chest? >> reporter: the hardworking mom said the hardest hit came after hurricane harvey destroyed her house. >> one of the worst feelings as a parent is feeling helpless. you know, you're supposed to be there to protect them and at that moment i didn't feel like i could do that.

>> reporter: it was a week ago she was trapped inside a rapidly flooding home. her children at her side. >> my mom was crying. i just gave her a big hug and i just told her i love her. >> reporter: the water rising stranded for 14 hours before help finally arrived. >> so this is home, what'seft of it. >> reporter: they returned to what's left of their house. >> i mean, this is your life. >> this is everything. >> literally everything. >> my babies are safe. >> your babies are safe. >> and that's what's important. >> and you're safe. >> mm-mm. >> reporter: trying to salvage what they can but they can't stay here. >> it's been day-to-day changing hotels, calling, hoping you find a place. like, it was just maybe 30, 45 minutes ago i finally found somewhere that we'll stay tonight. >> reporter: 550,000 victims have now applied for financial assistance from fema, including benjamin. she was approved for a one-time $500 payment but still hasn't

received it. >> so no assistance so far in any of this? >> no. >> and you're renting -- >> right. >> -- this house but you had renter's insurance. >> i had -- i have renter's insurance. >> but did it cover flooding? >> not a thing. >> reporter: but one thing is clear, this mom's love for her family is strong enough to weather any storm. >> i vowed to them we're going to get through this. >> whatever it takes. >> whatever it takes. >> it's all right, momma. it'll be okay. well, i'm being joined by kevin hannes, who is the federal coordinating officer for fema in response to hurricane harvey. kevin, i want to thank you for coming in with us this morning. so many victims out there like the family, the benjamin family that we just saw. what is important for victims to know on how to apply for aid from fema? >> michael, thanks for having us and thanks for allowing us to really talk about how to get the word out so people can get the assistance they need.

first and foremost, they're not victims, they're survivors. survivors are able to not only have us help them but they're able to help their community as you saw during the response. it was texan helping texan and folks from louisiana, the cajun navy, coming over and helping during the response. but now is the critical time where we move from response to recovery and they need to go to disasterassistance.gov. call our number 1-800-621-fema. start that registration process and let us start helping them work through this recovery. >> and i talked to mrs. benjamin. she said she had been turned down for help from fema. so what are some of the reasons that may be behind that for some of these families? >> several reasons. they could have a duplicate registration in there. we may be missing some critical information from her. we will reach out and contact her and make sure she has the right information in there, but it's important that we get the right information in the system so that we can get them the maximum assistance they get. and never take the first no.

there's always appeals that can be done and work with each individual family to maximize. >> you can appeal that process. i know a lot of families are in hotels. they're displaced. a lot say the hotels won't honor vouchers so what do those families do now? >> we don't give vouchers. we have established through the state of texas our strong partner is called transitional shelter assistance where we -- once they register with us they're given a p.i.n. number and they're able to go to a local hotel. fema picks up the tab for the hotel so we're paying the hotel. and we actually pay the government rate. we've worked that out with the hotel. call us, we can help get you out of a congregate shelter into a hotel. >> there's also a $500 immediate assistance for a lot of families out there. what is that designed to help with? >> that's designed to give them some cash to, you know, purchase some new clothing, you know, that they left their homes with nothing. help them with getting initial food but it's just that initial tranche to get them started and we're able to provide additional assistance for them as they register with us.

>> and there's so much help needed in the city of houston. what can you tell us about the steps and progress fema has made here so far? >> across the whole coast of texas, from bee county all the way through to orange county, they're suffering the same impacts. so it's just not houston. houston has the ability to get the media here, but we got to remember across the entire coast we're doing that and so we're bringing in disaster recovery centers. we'll have insurance specialists in here. we'll have inspectors in here. we're working very closely with the state of texas to develop a housing solution to house all these people until they can get them permanently back into their homes. >> all right, thank you so much for joining us, kevin. i really appreciate it. i've had a chance to spend a lot of time here at c.e. king high school with all of these great high school athletes and i have a great surprise for them coming up. they have no idea what's coming. i'm going to throw it back to you guys. hang in there with me. it'll be worth it. >> looking forward to that, michael.

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the way it used to be if the queen had a baby brother she would not be queen. her baby brother would have elbowed her aside. just before kate and william had their first kid they changed the law, boys and girls all fine so, right now we have the queen obviously on the throne, charles first in line. that will always be the same. andrew bumped down after william was born, harry was fourth then george and charlotte slip in there so with the new baby, the new baby will come in between charlotte and harry. charlotte stays where she is. harry moves down to number six. okay boy or girl, doesn'tatter. >> i just love the telestrator. >> i do too. first one i've ever done and i'm loving it. >> and harry doesn't care that much, right? >> harry doesn't care. if harry cares i would eat my shoes live on tv. also, one more baby in there in that hole, harry goes down to number seven, then he does not need to ask the queen permission to marry. >> ooh. >> i'm not saying he's going to ask anyone to marry but that's just the law, right? >> that's in our 8:00 hour.

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back here on "gma," now hurricane irma is a category 5 hurricane with max sustained winds of 175 miles per hour. gusts to 185 moving toward the leeward islands. much more coming up.

good morning. i'm jessica castro from "abc7 mornings." let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco for that cooldown we're finally getting. >> yeah, you'll notice the air is much cleaner, but still humid. we're in the upper 60s to mid-70s right now. temperatures, though-top off close to average levels. 70 near the coast, 75 in san francisco to 80s inland. notice the lack of 90s. going to get cooler by thursday. a slight chance of light showers then also. hey, alexis! hey, good morning! yeah, we are pretty slow just about everywhere at this point. taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, starting to thin out just a little bit on the left-hand side during the peak hours between 5:00 and 6:00 for the toll plaza. drive times, westbound highway 4 to the maze on 80, bouncing back

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good morning, good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. hurricane irma gaining strength overnight. florida and puerto rico declaring states of emergency. now a massive storm. we're tracking the path right now. the white house just hours from revealing their immigration plan that will decide the fate of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants known as d.r.e.a.m.ers. their futures hang in the balance. protests erupt. business leaders put pressure on the president. baby, oh, baby, duchess kate is pregnant. a brand-new sibling on the way for george and charlotte and look who's wild about harry. meghan markle on the brand-new cover of "vanity fair." what she's revealing about their love, being in the spotlight and happiness with harry. michael live from his hometown of houston this morning

where thousands of people are trying to get back on their feet. so many students displaced, their school's damaged. this morning, a hall of fame size surprise. >> all: one, two, three. >> for the high school football team that lost so much and the megastar we're bringing in to help pull it off. and demi lovato is here live. her knockout look. her big new cause and what really makes her feel confident. and they're here to say -- >> good morning, america! ♪ you say i'm complicated good morning, america. welcome back to demi lovato and welcome back to all of you. >> on this tuesday morning, michael, as you know, is in his hometown of houston reporting on the recovery efforts under way from hurricane harvey and he's joining us from that school. boy, they lost so much but they've got big hearts, don't they, michael? >> oh, they absolutely do, robin. i'm outside right now as you can see on the football field.

at one point the only thing you could see here were the uprights on the goalpost. that's how much water was here. i'm here in front of this massive pile of debris that's getting thrown away and a lot of people are wondering why are they throwing away so many things that look like they could air out and we could reuse them. that stuff has touched category 3 floodwater which means it has to go. there are things in the water we don't want to try to understand or discuss and, you know, this is a city and a school full of pride, full of love, and to my right i got so many student athletes, the cheerleaders, the parents, they all came out this morning but they don't know i got a big surprise for them. i got to cover myself so they can't see my lips. i want to get them on tv. show some school spirit. there we go. c.e. king high school, they are out here representing this morning and they're going to love their surprise. i can't wait for you to see it as well. back to you, robin and george. >> we can't wait either. >> more cheers later on. but now, that new hurricane barreling toward the caribbean. irma is gaining strength by the hour, now a category 5 storm. states of emergency already in puerto rico and florida.

of course, ginger zee is tracking the path and, ginger, this is powerful. >> huge update from the national hurricane center. my eyes were wide, my jaw dropped to see this. now 175-mile-per-hour max sustained winds, gusts to 185 miles per hour. it is 270 miles east of antigua. those northern leeward islands will be the first in its path. hurricane warnings stretch for much of the caribbean. and here's the big other change, this track keeps it a category 5 as it blows through. the only good news is, it's kind of north but that means it doesn't hit any land but it stays strong, and look, on the right side who would be in that cone, that is key west. by the end of sunday into monday we're talking about weekend impacts beginning for south florida and a lot of those tracks take it around florida on both sides. we're going to be fine-tuning that making it more definitive as we get closer. but this is not looking good for anyone in the path of irma. george and robin. >> it sure is not. all right, ginger, thank you. also in our morning rundown, we have new details about the

trump administration's major plan for immigration policy affecting undocumented immigrants who arrived in the u.s. as children. chief white house correspondent jonathan karl has more on all this. good morning again, jon. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the trump administration will announce this new plan later this morning. i am told it will phase out the program that has provided legal status for hundreds of thousands of the so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers. those are people who came into the united states as immigrants, as young children, who have been given legal status by an order that was put in place by president obama back in 2012. it'll be phased out over six months, robin. the idea is to give congress time to come up with a permanent solution but let me tell you, this is something that congress has considered over and over again about a dozen times since 2001 and it has never passed. so this very much puts the status of those d.r.e.a.m.ers in very uncertain territory, robin. >> it sure does, jon. thank you. coming up, michael's live in houston with a high school football team that lost so much

in hurricane harvey. and wait until you see the big surprise that is coming. they have no idea. and meghan markle opening up about life with prince harry in a brand-new cover story. lara, what's going on upstairs? >> well, george, we have big "dancing with the stars" news. we want you to guess which celeb is joining the one and only cheryl burke in the ballroom. he's got moves. we'll tell you who it is coming up on "good morning america." don't go anywhere.

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and let's get it back to houston where michael is at a very special high school and, boy, that football team, they're all banding together, aren't they, michael? >> oh, yes, they are banding together, robin. very special high school. very special students, all gathered in around me right now and, you know, so many stories as i said earlier about survival and about resilience and so many of these kids have done just that. i had a chance to meet quite a few of them and i'm sure you're going to love them as much as i did. for c.e. king high school, not far from where i played in high school, hurricane harvey's deluge has the school and its football team in crisis. >> it's easy to flood in my neighborhood. but i just never seen the water that high, like it was very scary. >> reporter: throughout the storm the principal and football coach relayed frantic messages from the students to rescuers. >> the water was to my -- right here. >> reporter: fearing for their lives, students terrified looked out for their loved ones. >> i had to carry my little

niece on my shoulder because she is 1 year old. she was holding me so tight and i was holding her so tight. >> reporter: dominic thompson still shaken after rescuing his young brother and sister. >> i just told them it's going to be okay and i got this. >> and i just remember just looking at my dogs and just terrified because they had no idea what was going on and it was so scary and terrifying, i've never been so terrified in my life. >> reporter: but they all made it to safety. >> actually i was not scared getting in the helicopter. it was actually fun to ride for me, but it was a serious surreal moment. >> reporter: as the students and their families continue to recover, i thought i'd pay the panthers a visit, their first team meeting. i was a texas kid, houston kid playing football just like you. y'all going through some tough stuff right now and we're here and i'm here to support you. i'm here to help you.

i'm here to just be here for you and let you guys know that you are not forgotten. you will never be forgotten. >> we have a good team. a strong team. we don't have a lot of numbers but we do have a lot of heart. >> how's it been for you to go through this as a team with your young players? >> everything we do is how are you going to respond to adversity. this is a great life lesson. for me it's been inspirational and we're not going to lay down and let this hurricane take away our season. >> it's a lot of love in this school. our community is very strong. >> reporter: and before i leave, one last cheer. family on three. it's all love. it's all love. and i am here now with coach fitz, who's the head coach at c.e. king high school, the head football coach. coach, we saw the stories there. so much devastation here but

your students, your athletes, everybody is coming together and how proud are you that these students have come together to help clean up the school and do all the things that they're doing? >> very inspired. very inspired by what they've shown and how close they've shown what a great family we have here and this is it what we are about. we're about this school and we're about a family. >> and you're the head football coach here. you know these kids better than anyone. are you surprised in any way by the way they've reacted? >> no, i think just from being here since february, i've seen this family atmosphere we have here, but it's really community oriented and i think that there was a lot of adversity but i think they really love this school and they are ready to get back. >> obviously they love the school, they're ready to get back into school. yesterday i came out, i was a surprise to you guys, right? so i decided i want to do something for you and i have a guy, he's like my brother, one of my great friends, and you may know him as primetime, deion sanders. so deion is here. and he has a message. he has a message for you guys, coach.

>> what's up? >> nice to see you. >> how you doing? how you doing? >> how are you doing, deion? >> how are you doing, sir? >> good to see you. hey, pastor, how are you doing? >> so, deion -- so deion decided he's going to drive here from dallas this morning. >> yes. >> just so he can be here with us at c.e. king high school and he has something he wants to share with you. >> kevin plank with under armour committed to ensuring that you have a wonderful season and you're outfitted as well so under armour is really going to bless you today. we want you to have a wonderful season. you have been through a lot. >> i really appreciate it. that's going to be awesome for the kids. >> under armour wants to make sure that they outfit your team here to make sure that you guys look as good as you should out there when you're competing and playing. >> that's awesome. that's awesome. >> and deion, you're an adopted texas boy.

>> yes. >> so, how does it feel for you to see all these young athletes come together to do what they've done in this community? >> first of all, this is crazy. i've seen the pictures so to understand what has really transpired, not until you come here and see it. the gym floor buckled like a roller coaster in there, it's unbelievable. i don't know what -- rip that all up and do that all over but things like this, adversity like this brings people together. >> that's right. >> ethnicity and social status, everybody has come together and i'm happy. even in dallas, some people that have migrated from houston to dallas at our private school, we're giving away ten free scholarships so they can continue education because, as of right now, people don't know when they're going back to school or play ball again and these kids need to be involved. >> enormous. >> right. sense of normalcy. >> something to draw everybody together. i appreciate it, man. grateful. >> this is a surprise to you. >> oh, yeah. >> you look like you're about to tear up. >> yeah. >> we got you.

deion, got to thank you. pastor, got to thank you guys. i'm serious, man. appreciate it. we got to thank under armour for taking care of the kids. coach, give me something. don't leave me hanging. thank you all guys for coming out this morning and supporting this school. i'm going to go back to you in the studio. >> all right, michael, thank you. [ applause ] thanks again to deion, kevin and under armour and those amazing athletes, the coaches helping each other across the houston region dealing with so much in the wake of the storm in houston. all across the state of texas and louisiana, so many people impacted by hurricane harvey. and they are all in our thoughts and prayers. let's get over now to ginger. >> rememberin, we know how sensitive they are in texas and in the gulf. it could see develop if the next

several days. but it looks like it's going to stay south of southeast texas. now, irma we've given updates. that one is very concerning. tropical wave right behind it. has an 80% chance of development behind it. we're in peak of hurricane season. imminent threat, wind speed, anywhere in red, hurricane-force winds. higher than 74 miles per hour. barbuda, then the british virgin islands and part of the u.s. virgin islands. even good morning! i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. look at that gorgeous sunrise. we have cleaner air and a brighter afternoon coming at you. cooler tonight. not as muggy as this morning and below-average highs on the way in the next couple of days. today we've got 60s along the coast, 70s around the bay, and

80s inland. notice the lack of 90s. tonight not as muggy and a little bit cooler, low to mid-60s. so, hopefully, you sleep better. my accuweather seven-day forecast, the coolest day will be thursday with a chance of light showers.s.s.s.s.s.s.s.s.s. [ applause ] all righty, y'all want a little "pop news" with lara? [ applause ] >> thank you, robin. good morning, george, and good morning to you. time for "pop news." we begin with houston texan j.j. watt. he has of course led the charge to raise nearly $20 million and counting for those affected by hurricane harvey. he also spent the weekend handing out supplies with his texans teammates, doesn't stop this guy. now the people of texas want to say thank you to j.j. in a meaningful way. houstonian lindsay duke has started a change.org page asking mayor sylvester turner and governor greg abbott to rename state highway 99 as the j.j. watt parkway for his work getting 165,000 people so far to

come together and give whatever they can. so now it's texas' turn to get out and sign the highway petition has 150,000 signature goal. they're currently at 81,000. from there the texas department of transportation and state legislature need to sign off on the final decision. get out and sign for j.j. [ applause ] >> $20 million, that's incredible. >> the moment that storm hit, he was on this. >> he was so well spoken here on "good morning america." we are happy to do this for you. the least we can do. also in "pop news" this morning, a little "gma" exclusive on taylor swift. her brand-new single "look what you made me do" has dethroned "despacito," bumping it down to number two after a record tying 16 weeks on top. this, by the way, will be the third lead single in a row of swift's to take the number one spot on the hot 100. the woman is on fire.

the songs include "shake it off" from "1989" and "we are never ever getting back together." that was from "red." the singer also released a second track off her upcoming album on saturday. we'll listen to it. ♪ "ready for it" is the name. that's a little taste of it. the full album "reputation" is out november 10th. we can't wait. >> very happy for her. >> yeah. [ applause ] >> come on, taylor. >> "despacito" here. >> i know, that was so awesome. >> so cool. >> 16 weeks. >> i know, i know. >> what a nice guy. and then finally, love this story. the legoland windsor theme park in britain posted an ad looking for designers to help create animated lego figures. they need that. and the applicants, well, here's one of them. it said, dear sir or madam, i am 6 years old and i love lego. i have a box of it. i hide my legos so my brother can't get it. i am the man for the job because i have lots of experience.

love stanley. well, the park seemed to think his application was worthy of a second look and they offered him an opportunity to interview, if you will, at the theme park for a full day. staff member paula lawton spent several hours with stanley. he helped completes checks and attractions and she said they'll keep a close eye on him and his application when he's just a little bit older. >> how adorable is that. >> at least he'll sign it love. >> absolutely. that is "pop news." >> thank you, lara. [ applause ] more now on the news for william and kate. bookies already taking bets on the name. favorites now are alice and arthur. amy got a lot more. >> that's right, and no matter what baby number three is named, he or she has already claimed their place in line for the throne bumping their uncle prince harry down in the succession line and just this morning prince william saying there's not much sleep going on at home but that he and kate are

celebrating the very happy news. it's soon to be a party of five for prince william and kate with baby number three on the way for the royal couple. >> everyone here in this country is very excited about, you know, a royal baby and birth is a big deal. >> reporter: the announcement coming earlier than palace officials were anticipating after it was revealed that kate is again suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, sometimes described as acute morning sickness. doctors warn the condition can become dangerous causing severe malnutrition, electrolyte abnormalities and in some cases even organ failure. >> we know at this time it's not as severe as the first pregnancy because she's not been admitted to hospital but she's incredibly unwell. she would really like to be able to take prince george to his first day of school on thursday, but royal aides have said she'll probably decide in the morning. >> kate hinting in july at a growing family after a well wisher gave her a gift meant for a newborn baby. >> we'll just have to have more babies. >> reporter: baby number three bumps prince harry down to sixth in line of succession, and

thanks to a law change in 2013, princess charlotte will remain fourth in line just behind big brother george regardless of whether or not the new baby is a boy or a girl. uncle harry was all smiles stepping out in manchester on monday. >> fantastic. great. very, very happy for them. >> reporter: next in line, poised to help grow the royal family, prince harry's girlfriend, actress meghan markle. in a new candid interview with "vanity fair" markle is opening up about their relationship amid engagement speculation, a love story that started in may of 2016 at harry's charity event the invictus games. the "suits" star saying, we're two people who are really happy and in love. nothing about me changed. i'm still the same person that i am and i've never defined myself by my relationship. >> when we see him in a few weeks in toronto at the invictus games, she'll be there. it will be her first chance to experience what that intense media scrutiny is like and i think probably from invictus onwards we'll see more of her appearing by harry's side. >> reporter: and with regards to kweepg their relationship private, markle says, i hope what people will

understand is that this is our time. this is for us. it's part of what makes it so special that it's just ours. but we're happy. personally, i love a great love story. >> harry would not want an engagement announcement to detract from what the veterans are doing there, but i suspect we may soon get an announcement possibly before christmas. >> see, we all love a great love story but the queen still gets to weigh in. as we mentioned earlier, it's worth pointing out, that rule that changed in 2013, the seventh in line to the throne doesn't need the queen's permission to marry. harry is about to be number six so he still has to ask before making that proposal to markle and, you know, lara, so many exciting potential news coming out of -- >> yes. >> -- great britain. >> book the ticket already. >> but i would like to take us back. remember this photo, lara. oh, this is us waiting for the news that prince george was born four years ago. >> in the pouring rain. >> a huge awesome london storm decided to shower us with love. right before we went on the air. but guess what, he's starting primary school next week. >> where did the time go? >> it's amazing.

>> now he's big, big brother. this is exciting. we will be there, abc news. >> happy to go. >> we got to go. >> you all have your tickets booked. when we come back, we'll go back to houston. we're following the money right now and we're going to tell you where so much of that cash that we raised, you helped us raise for the red cross, is going.

good morning. i'm jessica castro from "abc7 mornings." right now police in santa clara are searching for a 62-year-old woman who disappeared yesterday. they say this woman, jean corradi, has dementia. she was seen around valley fair at 4:00 in the morning. she has brown hairs, gray hair, is about 5'10". contact santa clara police if you have seen her. all right, well, it is a tough morning on the roads, as you would expect. everyone heading back from the nice, long labor day holiday. so, here's southbound 680 through walnut creek. we have a crash that just cleared before state route 24, but residual delays basically back up into concord.

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hey, good morning. a little muggy outside this morning. that kept temperatures up. we're in the upper 60s to mid-70s right now. cooler weather is on the way. in fact, coolest thursday with a

slight chance of some light showers. jessica? >> okay, mike, thank you. we'll have another update in 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7news.com. and join us welcome back to "gma." live from times square. and we do welcome you back to "gma." this wonderful audience that we have with us on a tuesday morning and it's great to see so many people from all across the country banding together to help those that have been affected by hurricane harvey. >> yeah, and we've got a special announcement. we're inviting you to join us for a telethon, it's called hand in hand a benefit for hurricane harvey relief. special event with celebrity appearances, musical performances, all to help raise funds to rebuild texas during this difficult time. >> i'm hearing big names are involved. we want you to be as well. it all happens next tuesday, september 12th, 8:00 p.m. we do hope you'll tune in. >> of course, so much money, so

many donations already coming in. that big day of giving last week and call after call is coming in with money for those affected by the hurricane harvey and michael has a closer look at the relief efforts and where your donations are going. hey, michael. >> hey, george, that is right. "gma" took part in abc's day of giving, raising more than $15 million for the red cross relief efforts, and we wanted to see how that money was being put to use so we took a visit to some of the local red cross shelters to talk to some people there. take a look. a heartfelt thank you to the tens of thousands of our viewers who opened their hearts and wallets on disney and abc's day of giving. >> yes, so many people are pitching in for all those affected by hurricane harvey. >> reporter: coming together to donate $15 million and counting for the red cross helping people affected by one of the united states most devastating hurricanes ever right here in southeast texas. >> i have a strong belief to help those who are in need during these circumstances. >> what can i do to help? what can we do to help?

>> those affected by the hurricane, i just wanted to let you know the whole country is behind you supporting you. >> reporter: we went to the george r. brown convention center in downtown houston to see just how the red cross is putting generous donations like yours to work. >> we are here to wrap our arms around the people of texas to help them in their time of need and we can only do it through the generous donations. >> reporter: the red cross says 33,000 people sought refuge in 284 red cross and partner shelters across texas. and that they have supplies to support more than 85,000 victims and to date served over 690,000 meals and snacked and have distributed more than 30,000 relief items like deodorant, toothbrushes and diapers. they help people like tabitha barnes and her people including four kids under age six who lost their home to harvey. >> we were almost out of food. it was just a horrible experience, so i reached out to the red cross and they sent

someone to get us. >> reporter: in the shelter the barnes kids were able to unwind in this play area and later in the day choosing their own backpacks filled with coloring books and crayons. >> the feel of love is just -- it's overwhelming. you know, these are strangers, they don't know me. they don't know my kids and they're showing so much compassion. >> reporter: this mom of three with one on the way. >> i lost all my birth rtificates. everything. we have nothing, but here at the shelter they gave us a lot of stuff. >> reporter: 11-year-old louise staying in the shelter with his family and his puppy linda by his side after they were pushed out of their home by floodwaters. >> inside the water reached me to right here. my knee and outside it reached to me to like right here. >> reporter: even though it's tough to be a kid displaced from his home luis says he's grateful for the help his family is receiving. >> thanks for donating to the people here that need help.

>> reporter: this morning, it's just 11 days after harvey ravaged the region and the road to rebuilding and recovering is just beginning. >> we're going to stay here as long as possible and that's why it's important that people are generous with financial donations because it enables us to help them through each part of the recovery path. >> and so, guys, as you can see, a lot of those relief efforts are really helping a lot of people. every dollar that's donated is really appreciated and going to where it needs to go to help so many people out here and when you drive down the street and here on the ground you see furniture all -- everyone's belongings on the side of the road ready for pickup by the garbage trucks. and it's really devastating to see. it's overwhelming to see but the one thing that's come out of all this is even more overwhelming is the love and support that everyone here has for each other. the way the community has come together, the way the whole country has come together to support this great city of

houston, my hometown, good old "h" town and i got to say it is so overwhelming to be here but mostly from the love that everyone here has given to each other and the help they're sharing as well and i'm going to take my "h" town love and throw it back to you in new york city. >> michael, we can feel that spirit here. i know you spent a lot of time across houston yesterday. what's your sense of what the greatest need is right now? >> well, george, when it comes to the greatest need of everyone here in houston, to be honest with you, everything. there's nothing that isn't needed here. if you see the pile of equipment back here, that's just from one school. there are hundreds of schools here in this city, and then you have people who have lost everything in their homes, i think assistance is needed in every way, shape or form, and it doesn't matter what you can give as long as you can give something. you're going to absolutely help somebody and there's nothing better for the human spirit than to give and help those in need and people have shown that through their efforts to help everyone here in houston. >> they sure have. okay, michael, thanks very much. all of you at home can still donate to the red cross by calling 1-855-999-give.

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welcome back to "good morning america." a new message from the governor of puerto rico saying with this hurricane, the time to act is now. we are talking about a category 5 hurricane, irma, now moving westward at 14 miles per hour. the gusts to 215 miles per hour this. is a terrifying image. if you're in st. martin or st. kitts, and this thing is coming to you in less than 24 hours, it moves then wednesday through thursday just north of puerto rico but, remember, the cone is a cone for a reason. it can slide within that cone. it is not just the line that you pay attention to and this latest track keeping it at category 5. that is catastrophic damage anywhere that comes in contact with that eyewall. and then you watch as it becomes a force, still a very strong hurricane sunday 2:00 a.m. just south on the southern tip of florida, keys, key west, including islamorada. a lot of family and friends are

concerned about this. this is now late weekend into early next week and a lot of the computer models are taking it through the state of florida. the western side would be, of course, even worse because you get that dirty side of the storm where you have the strongest storm surge and we'll detail this and making more definitive good morning. i'm meteorologist mike nicco. still a little muggy at 9:00, but look at all that clean air and sunshine today and temperatures just about average. my accuweather seven-day forecacacacacacacacacacacacacaca >> all that brought to you by ca mcdonald's. george, lara. [ applause ] >> thank you, ginger. we are back here with cheryl burke, two-time mirror ball champ heading back to the ballroom. >> yes. >> for the 25th season of "dancing with the stars." >> so right now, we're going to find out who cheryl's celebrity dance partner is. he is right behind our giant mirror ball right there. are you ready, cheryl? >> i am. >> some hints for all of you.

okay, this young man is 6'3". he weighs, oh, 225 pounds. he is very good with his hands and he goes by the initials t.o. get ready to meet former nfl star, six-time nfl pro bowler terrell owens, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i just want to dance with somebody ♪ >> hi, cheryl. >> good to see you. how are you? [ cheers and applause ] >> you're ready to go. so you put up some big numbers in the nfl, are you ready for 10s? >> i'm hoping to put up some big numbers with this lovely lady right here. >> so you guys have started practicing. >> just started. yeah, just a little bit. we did a few hours the other day and i have to say, you know, he's got some rhythm. we just, you know, we got to start from the beginning because he's never danced before. >> never? >> no.

no. nothing like this. >> but you're smooth on that field. >> what can you take, cheryl, from what we've seen of terrell on the gridiron and use to your advantage? >> well, he's all about light, camera, action. >> we noticed. >> you know, he's a performer so i'm definitely going to use that to our advantage, and as long as we do the work in the dance studio and really practice hard, then he can do whatever he likes on the dance floor. not whatever, stick to the choreography but -- yes. >> used to hard driving coaches and heard you'll have to work pretty hard. are you ready for it? >> yeah, if i can handle bill parcells, definitely i can handle cheryl. but, yeah, it's going to be a challenge. i think just as she said yesterday, we got our first start at trying to learn some stuff so that's the challenge. >> what's the hardest thing for you? >> really just, you know, rhythm is not the issue. it's just really just trying to incorporate everything that she's teaching and i'm just going to let her take the lead and i'm just going to follow. >> that's good. that's a very good thing.

>> i'm learning pretty fast. >> yeah, you are. great. >> i'm curious, why did you want to do "dancing with the stars"? what's the goal? >> i think the timing just came about at the right time and i didn't really have much going on at the moment and so i had a couple of options, and once they said that cheryl would probably be my partner, i was like, all right, cool. >> good one. >> the bar for you nflers is high. >> it is. >> a lot of champs. >> it is. i know a number of my friends and obviously teammates have gone on to participate in this thing and so one of my buddies, ochocinco, i watched him i think it was the third season. >> also my partner. many seasons ago, yes. >> so i talked to him a bit when he first got on there and he told me it was a lot of work but i expect nothing different. this is going to be a challenge for me definitely. definitely not in my wheelhouse. i danced as a little kid, but this is nothing like what i'm going to expect, i'm sure. >> so i have this written down that you want to get back into the nfl?

>> no, i mean, i've always kept myself in shape and kept the option open. i definitely know that i can play. but other than that, you know, this will be my playing field right now. just the dance floor. >> do you think this is a platform for you to show you are smooth with those moves? >> they should already know that i'm smooth. they should already know that. [ cheers and applause ] >> ready to have fun. anything about this scare you? >> no, i mean it's -- >> your dance partner. >> it always the fear of the unknown but for me being an athlete it's always a challenge. i never knew that i was going to play beyond the collegiate level and so that was a challenge. >> is that true? >> yeah, absolutely. so what i was able to accomplish was a feat and so this is going to be somewhat similar. >> cheryl, can you give us an idea of what your day looks like with him? how much you'll be working out with him, how many times. >> yeah, i mean it's seven days a week, there's no days off. the turnaround is so fast. we've got live shows every monday. he has just days just to learn a

whole new routine, sometimes two so we have to stay focused. i'm sure it is kind of similar i would think to training for football. except you'll be wearing lots of sparkles and, you know, ruffles. so different but kind of the same, right? >> i'm used to -- >> taking your shirt off once or twice. >> perhaps. >> only if we have to. >> late in the season. >> only when we need the numbers. >> the votes. thank you. >> thank you guys. don't miss the full cast reveal for "dancing with the stars" season 25, of course, that is right here tomorrow on "gma" and when we come back, demi lovato. she's here live.

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we are back now, the very talented demi lovato. give it up for demi. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> i'm still remembering just a

few weeks ago you were here for our summer concert series. it was raining and it was like a music video and hit after hit that she sang and now she has a special empowerment campaign and she's going to tell us all about it. but first of all, bless you and thank you for the donations that you have made to texas. i know that you grew up there. the money, the water bottles, just tell people how -- it's going to be a long haul. we cannot forget about what happened. >> we definitely cannot forget about what's happened and i decided to partner with joe jonas and nick jonas and we all kind of developed a fund-raiser with the houston food bank and we, yeah, we partnered together and also water, donated 50,000 water bottles to the cause so i'm really grateful for that and it's just important that we continue to keep houston in our prayers and in our thoughts. >> and we will do that. we will certainly do that and i got to tell you, you know, when you're going through something like that, you need some outlets

and the vmas, you killed it. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> let me tell you, your performance on the red carpet. all of it. i mean how enjoyable was that for you? >> it was so much fun. the vmas are always a blast. you know, you get to see people you know and love and the performances are always exciting and, you never know what people are going to wear on the red carpet and so whenever you get the chance to, you know -- >> you brought it. >> you go big or go home. >> i know. that's how you do it. but you are always someone that makes it up with your routine and your fitness and you just reached a very cool milestone. tell everybody about that. >> i did. i got a blue belt in jujitsu. [ applause ] >> all right. >> so i fell in love with brazilian jujitsu about a year and a half ago and i've been training like two to three times a week ever since and so i just got my blue belt and i was so excited. >> yeah.

>> it's a big accomplishment when you work so hard for something. it's definitely different than music. >> yeah, and you are a hard worker. no matter what it is, i just have such admiration for how you carry yourself. >> thank you. >> and you will you do and this new -- you're going again with fabletics. >> yes, i am. >> tell us about it. >> so i have a line with fabletics and we have the lovely models over here that are wearing the clothes. >> but it has a special message, doesn't it? doesn't it have a cause to it? >> yes, so, a portion of the proceeds go to girl up which is an organization that is all about women empowerment and girl empowerment so we're very excited about it. >> girl up. come on, let's see. girl up. [ applause ] can you all stand so we can see you? priyanka, can you tell us what this -- you all can stand together. what this program has meant to you. >> yeah, absolutely. i think girl up has really empowered me to understand what we can do as young women to empower girls all around the

world. with things as simple as education and health and safety and we're so excited that fabletics is benefiting the school cycle program which is going to help girls in malawi get bikes so they can get to school. [ applause ] which is really exciting. >> wonderful. >> looks good too. you're ready to work out with it. you know what, if you do that you could put on some demi lovato music. you've got new music that's coming out, right? >> i do. >> what were you working on? >> i do. >> tell us about it. >> i'm very excited because i'm coming out with my new album on september 29th called "tell me you love me." yes, she's excited. but i'm very, very excited right now. i've got a song out called "sorry not sorry" and it's doing really well and so i'm happy with that and another song called "tell me you love me" that you get when you preorder the album. >> wonderful. "sorry not sorry." i love that. how many times do we say sorry

not sorry. you are surrounded, you have fans back there as well. such a good feeling to know, demi, in all seriousness, you know, the journey you've had and that people look to you and they're so thankful and they draw something from you. what do you think it is about you that makes them feel better about themselves and making them feel they can accomplish whatever they want to. >> i think when you're open with people it leaves them to be able to relate to you and when, you know, people have somebody to look to, to relate to when they're going through the same things that maybe you have or other people have gone through, just to know that you can overcome it is very helpful and so that's why i decided to be so open with my story. >> yeah, well, you are an overcomer and i got to tell you, thank you so much. so proud of this woman. demi's album "tell me you love me" is out september 29th -- 25th or 29th. >> 29th.

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that backup spilling over on to 880. jessica. >> ouch, another crash! it's been busy. time for "live with kelly & ryan." pwe'll be back >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" a new season, new fun starts right now! today, from the hit series "outlander," sam heughan. and, henrik lundqvist. plus the property brothers remodeling the green room. check out the results. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ry seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> kelly: hi, hi!