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ronan farrow will be with us in just a moment. >> that is a big one. first, the devastating wildfires out west. scenes like this, just unbelievable showing the devastation in northern california. walls of flames surrounding those roads. and now the death toll is rising. at least eight people killed by those fires. the largest of the fires, the carr fire, scorching more than 95,000 acres destroying nearly 900 structures. >> it's forced 38,000 people to evacuate. thousands of firefighters are hitting the front lines working 24-hour shifts to battle the flames. abc's kayna whitworth is there on the scene of the carr fire in redding, california. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: george, good morning. many of them doing that for days on end. also several firefighters losing their own homes. i spoke with one firefighter who lost his house while he was out on the fire lines. this fire has been incredibly destructive. i mean, just turning these homes into ash. this is what's left of the roof of this home. as we walk this way, you can see

entire communities have been destroyed here. as we take you to a wider angle, you can see that this is three separate homes that have been completely destroyed but i'm telling you, destruction like this carries on for 150 square miles. the monster carr fire obliterating neighborhoods. more than 90,000 acres burning so far. >> i don't even care about my house right now. i just want to know where my husband is and if he's safe. >> reporter: nearly 40,000 people under evacuation orders. the flames exhausting fire crews. residents growing desperate. they just put out this fire down here with their garden hoses. and it's already sparked back up, so now he's going back. there's a helicopter coming in right here. >> i have never seen a fire with such destruction here in this area ever before. >> reporter: many first responders losing their own homes. shyla campbell racing to get her kids and pets out while her husband is on the fire lines. >> there's so much smoke. all you could just see was red

and it was hot wind with ash and leaves. and it just looked like it was right there. >> reporter: their home, a total loss. nearly everything they have is in the back of her car. >> it's a lot more than other people were able to grab. >> reporter: fears of an increasing death toll as firefighters search homes burned to their foundations. more than 600 homes destroyed. the flames sneaking up so quickly, many unable to get out. >> talking to my grandson on the phone. he's saying, grandpa, please, you got to come and help us. the fire's at the back door. i said -- i said, i'm right by, honey. just hold on. grandpa's coming. >> reporter: but his wife, melody, and their two great-grandchildren perished. as firefighters race around the clock, the california air national guard posting this video from the sky inside a c-130 as it drops fire retardant. and overnight we're learning about the death of a firefighter battling the nearby ferguson fire, 33-year-old captain brian

hughes. firefighters telling me that they are mourning as they're battling this fire and when you look across here, you can imagine what it's going to take for the people of redding to try and rebuild. i spoke with homeowners who said they could only make out their homes by the landscaping, some of those big trees that managed to survive. firefighters tell me this fire was not only unprecedented but they considered it a worse case scenario, also deadly. six people have died, but the sheriff's office says they're still looking for seven more, although a little bit of good news overnight, they're reporting this fire at 7% containment. >> we are thankful for that. kayna, thank you. the wildfire emergency is causing so much devastation. across the state as we just saw with kayna. rob marciano just back from the front lines. and, rob, there is no relief in sight. >> no, the heat is going to continue. they have fire departments coming in from all across the west to help out. over 3500 personnel. yesterday, this engine here, you can see just how hot the fire is

burning. they're dealing with the heat, the dry conditions. sometimes these fires, they get so hot, they can make their own winds. these erratic winds can get strong. sometimes even away from the flames. look at this. trees knocked down from 50 to 60-mile-an-hour winds here where homes were not even burned. we could have conditions like this again today. the smoke, at times, has been holding down the temperatures and holding down those winds, but they think the smoke may clear to allow for more heating. we have red flag warnings. now it's building into the pacific northwest. the heat is in through eastern washington and eastern oregon. 90 as far north as seattle. bakersfield and las vegas continue to be hot, maybe cooling by a couple of degrees, but that's about it throughout the week. amy? >> no relief in sight. all right, rob. thank you so much. now to the blockbuster allegations rocking cbs this morning. six women accusing chairman and ceo les moonves of decades of sexual misconduct. the cbs board meeting today. and some members reportedly discussing whether moonves should step aside as the network

investigates. in a moment we'll speak with "the new yorker's" ronan farrow, who broke the story. but first abc's eva pilgrim is here with all the latest. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, amy. the cbs board is expected to appoint a special committee today to investigate its chief officer les moonves and these allegations of sexual misconduct. but we are now hearing they are planning to go beyond that looking into if this is a larger problem with the workplace culture at cbs. he's the man credited with turning around cbs, green-lighting hit shows like "everybody loves raymond." >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: "csi" and "survivor." the head of cbs, les moonves, now facing allegations of inappropriate behavior from unwanted kissing to sexual assault. "the new yorker" magazine detailing allegations from six women including emmy nominated actress and writer, illeana douglas. douglas telling journalist ronan farrow during a 1997 business meeting in his office, moonves

began violently kissing her, even pulling up her skirt. douglas saying the physicality was horrendous. i couldn't get him off of me. douglas adding afterwards, she was fired from her show and told by moonves she would never work at this network again. moonves admits to trying to kiss douglas but denies sexually assaulting her. overnight in an interview with npr, producer dinah kirgo said moonves made an unwanted advance towards her, pushing for a dinner alone years ago when she was working on launching a show. >> he said, look, you're really expensive. and i need to know you're worth it. >> reporter: she turned him down, and the show didn't launch. >> and the conversation ended, and he went from being very friendly to being really cold. >> reporter: cbs said that moonves has no recollection of the meeting or the phone call. now the cbs chief saying in a statement, i always understood and respected and abided by the principle that no means no, and

i have never misused my position to harm or hinder anyone's career. and this morning, some publicly showing their support. the first "wonder woman," lynda carter, tweeting, les moonves is a kind, decent and honorable man. and sharon osbourne who co-hosts "the talk" with moonves' wife julie chen tweeting, interesting timing. seems like an attempt to discredit leslie before a major court case. cbs is in the middle of a heated legal battle with viacom. some alleging these claims may stem from that corporate dispute. one unnamed cbs exec calling it corporate hardball. a representative for the head of viacom responded saying any claim she's behind these allegations is false. the cbs board saying they will fully investigate these claims and will promptly review the findings and take appropriate action. amy. >> all right, eva, thanks so much. joining us from los angeles is "the new yorker's" ronan farrow. ronan, good morning, and as we just heard, we know that that board of directors is meeting today.

what do you think they're going to do? >> amy, it's really not for me to speculate about what will happen to leslie moonves. in fact, i think it's important to point out that the goals of these women coming forward, both the six with allegations about mr. moonves and also dozens more talking about a culture of abuse across cbs' different divisions weren't aiming to take people down. the goal was to expose stories that had been buried for a long time, both this harassment and what some women describe as assault in this story and also of retaliation. >> his accusers didn't say to you what they think should happen to les moonves? >> i think it's going to mean a great deal to these accusers and, look, to survivors of sexual violence and retaliation everywhere. whether a company is willing to take the kind of action espoused in a lot of the statements made

since the advent of the me too movement when it comes to someone who is so essential to the bottom line. i think that will be an interesting test and i do think that these women want accountability. what that looks like is way beyond the purview of what i do as a reporter. >> les moonves has issued a statement in regard to this. he says in part, i always understood and respected and abided by the principle that no means no. he says he never used his position to harm or hinder anyone's career. however, the women you spoke with said he did retaliate or at least make threats of retaliation and he also went on to say that he admitted making some women uncomfortable. he admits trying to kiss douglas but denies it was sexual assault. so where is the threshold for accountability then? by the statement he made, some people say that's enough to be fired. >> there's an admission to swaths of this fact pattern. obviously this wouldn't be in print in "the new yorker" if there were not layers and layers of eyewitnesses and documentation. i think these claims are quite ironclad. we do point out the denials of

various facets of this like the retaliation piece of it. honestly, amy, it's worth it looking at how widespread those retaliation claims were. i do think it's important that there is that contrition and an element to admitting to parts of this. that shows as far as we have to go we have come a long way. >> i want to get your thoughts quickly on what cbs or some are saying that this has something to do with a larger viacom legal battle, and they question the timing of the report. >> we address that up front in this story and give it context. the reality is, these are women who started coming forward and reluctantly beginning to grapple with whether they had an ethical obligation to speak after the advent and poplarization of the me too movement. these are in some cases sources who called after the harvey weinstein story broke. and in other cases who took months and months of persuasion. this was a really tough thing for them to do and we asked each one of them if this was connected to anything in the corporate battle. they said no. >> all right, ronan farrow, we

appreciate your time this morning. we'll see what happens later today. thank you. george? >> thank you, amy. the latest from president trump, who unleashed a tweet storm on sunday. taking on the press, robert mueller, and reviving his threat to shut down the government if congress doesn't fund a border wall. want to bring in our chief white house correspondent jon karl. this new threat to shut down the government not welcome news on capitol hill. >> reporter: not at all, george. republican leaders met with the president just last week. and they thought they had an agreement to postpone a fight over the border wall until after the midterm elections. the last thing those republican leaders in congress want is a fight over a republican-led government shutdown. just as they are going into elections where they're desperately trying to hold on to the house. that said, george, i have to tell you there are outside political allies of the president, including steve bannon, who have argued that the president needs to provoke a major battle over immigration as the only way that he can really get his base fired up going into the elections. >> meantime, yesterday, the

president had a series of tweets after he went after the press again, a series of tweets going after robert mueller and the russia investigation again saying it's led by angry democrats, that robert mueller has a conflict of interest, that it's a rigged witch hunt. do we have any idea what precipitated this latest storm because in some ways it seemed to come out of the blue. >> reporter: the president's own top advisers almost never get advanced notice on one of these tweet storms. this seemed to be one of the biggest we have seen, certainly directed at robert mueller. it's anybody's guess what provoked this. the interesting thing, george is that it happened while he was taking time off at his golf club in bedminster, new jersey, the place where he can relax and unwind. one thing i have noticed, though, george, many times when we have seen news related to michael cohen his former attorney, you see a corresponding effect where the president goes off on one of these tweet storms.

that or whenever there is any indication that the special counsel is going anywhere near the trump organization. we saw both of those developments late last week. who knows. >> maybe the subpoena of his chief financial officer. let's get more on this from our chief legal analyst, dan abrams. a series of tweets by the president. rigged witch-hunt. conflicts of interest for robert mueller. that's potentially the most explosive charge. break it down. >> first of all, this idea of a conflict of interest. it seems that what he is saying is that mueller was a member of a trump golf club. he withdrew his membership. >> he calls it a long business relationship. >> i don't think there is any indication there was any long business relationship unless you consider being a member of the golf club a long business relationship. mueller then withdrew his membership, wrote a note after he withdrew asking for back dues. i don't know what, beyond that, he could be talking about. you have the claim that the entire investigation was started by the phony dossier. that's not why the investigation was started. the investigation was started

after the firing of james comey. you have a number of factual problems. but the bigger picture problem for the president is that robert mueller can be unassailable to some degree. he is a lifelong republican. he is a war hero. he is someone who has long been respected by -- >> it's 100-0 every time. >> both parties, so he's got a real challenge when it comes to trying to undercut or undermine mueller. remember, when you talk about the angry democrats, think about if it was flipped. if it was a democrat leading the investigation and had hired republicans to work for him. they would say, the guy leading is a lifelong democrat. it's the person leading who matters. >> rudy giuliani saying he's trying to give an offer to robert mueller about testifying. you said many times that is not going to happen. the big question, will robert mueller subpoena him? >> i still don't think he'll subpoena him. i still think he'll apply the same standard that would apply in any other investigation which is if someone is a subject or a target, you typically don't subpoena them to the grand jury to say invoke your fifth amendment right. >> dan abrams, thanks very much. cecilia. we want to turn to lebron james now, speaking publicly for

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a laker, i'm happy to be a part of it. i believe the lakers is a historical franchise. we all know that but it's a championship franchise. and that's what we're trying to get back to. >> reporter: he's talking about basketball there, but, guys, he says today is probably going to be one of the greatest moments of his life. has nothing to do with basketball. he's opening that school in akron, his hometown, for at-risk kids. it's something he's been working on for ten years. he said this is probably one of the best days of his life. >> fantastic. >> thank you, t.j. let's go to rob. your local forecast, 30 seconds away.

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firefighters are working around the clock to battle the blaze. and look at this. body cam footage has been released in the deadly police shooting of thurman blevins, who was shot in minneapolis in june. police were responding to a call of a man firing a gun. they saw blevins, who took off running, and shot him. the video appears to show a gun in blevins' hand. his family says he did nothing wrong. we told you about lebron james speaking out for the very first time about his move to the lakers. well, he's also celebrating this. boom. his 13-year-old son, bronnie's first dunk happened on sunday. we will be hearing a lot more from lebron in a special interview tomorrow on "gma." >> he can dunk. >> genetic. we're going to move on now to our abc news exclusive with the father of the missing iowa college student who disappeared after going for a jog more than a week ago. he's speaking out on camera for the first time as we learn new details about the night she vanished. abc's whit johnson is here with the story. good morning, whit. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. the search for mollie tibbetts is growing more desperate. almost 12 days since she went

missing, as authorities increase their focus on molly's digital footprint and a fitbit that she may have been wearing. her family is holding out hope. this morning, new information in the disappearance of a 20-year-old university of iowa student. according to the cbs station in des moines, family members now saying that new evidence shows mollie tibbetts was most likely at her boyfriend's apartment doing homework on her computer the night she went missing. now her father is speaking out exclusively to abc news. >> it doesn't matter what we're going through. we just need people to think. there's somebody knows something and they don't even know it's important. >> reporter: tibbetts was last spotted in public jogging on the evening of july 18th wearing gym shorts, a sports top and running shoes. the investigation now focusing on her cell phone and information from her fitbit.

>> she never takes it off. she uses it for the sleep tracker and her runs and everything. >> reporter: her boyfriend dalton jack says he was working a construction job more than 100 miles away while tibbetts was home dog-sitting. a friend called him the next day saying tibbetts didn't show up for work. >> one of her work friends called me and said she didn't come in today and she didn't call in. i was like, that's not like her. >> reporter: jack who is not considered a suspect says his last communication with his girlfriend was a snapchat he opened from her around 10:00 p.m. it contained a picture. it looked like it had been taken indoors. >> if this is her running off, this is just -- nobody would have seen it coming. nobody would have ever guessed that she would just take off and not tell anybody. >> reporter: the fbi now joining the massive search efforts. >> i can tell you that we have done 100-plus interviews today. we actually brought in more personnel from all over the area. >> reporter: mollie's dad, rob, begging for anyone who may know anything to please come forward. >> we can get mollie back. we just have to have somebody call.

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for rhames, it meant being held at gunpoint in his own home. >> show time. >> reporter: action star ving rhames is back on the big screen. >> now you know. same old ethan. >> reporter: alongside tom cruise in the weekend's biggest blockbuster, "mission: impossible fallout." but now the golden globe winning actor says he felt the fallout personally from what he believes was racial profiling by his neighbor. rhames told the "clay cane show" two years ago he was mistaken for a burglar in his own home. >> i get a knock at the front door. i get up, open the door, there's a red dot pointed at my face from a 9 millimeter. they say, put up your hands. >> reporter: the 59-year-old actor says he complied with police and exited his home. >> i said, why are you doing this? he said to me, a woman called -- this is literally what the police officer said. a woman called 911, said a large black man was breaking in to the house. and so they came. >> reporter: after four decades in the business, appearing in

films like "pulp fiction" -- >> i'll be damned. >> reporter: -- and ironically, a home security ad. >> what good is a smart home if it's not a safe home? >> reporter: his story comes as countless other african-americans across the country have had authorities called on them while doing nothing wrong. at swimming pools -- >> i feel this is racial profiling. i'm the only black person here with my son in the pool. >> reporter: and coffee shops. >> what did they get called for? because two black guys are sitting here eating? >> reporter: the father of three says he worries about his son. >> what if it was my son and he had, you know, a video game remote or something and you thought it was a gun? >> reporter: rhames says the santa monica police apologized. and the police later set up a citywide meet your neighbors program as an attempt to help prevent issues like this from happening in the future. but, of course, rhames' concern about his son is certainly a legitimate one. >> especially in these times. it might not have been just one neighbor. >> reporter: according to some police reports that i read they

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husband. he claims another man seduced his wife and ruined his marriage. and it turns out, the law is on his side. a judge ordering the so-called other man to pay the husband nearly $9 million. adrienne bankert has more on this one. hey, adrienne. >> reporter: it sounds bizarre. but a judge ruled that other man did break up this couple's happy home. it was the wife who shot the video you're about to see of her devastated husband. she says the marriage was always troubled. but in the end this affair was pricey. >> why are you taking my wife? >> guys. come -- >> why are you taking my wife from me? >> reporter: it's a real-life soap opera. a husband pleads with his wife as he's kept from coming in the room by his wife's lover. >> dani, you're picking him over me? >> stop trying to enter. >> reporter: keith king tries desperately to speak to his wife, danielle, while francisco huizar, the other man, won't let him in. danielle could be heard in the background as she records the video. >> i don't want this.

i don't want it to be like this. >> dani, why did you lie to me? >> reporter: king didn't get his marriage back. but he's been awarded nearly $9 million after a judge ruled his now ex-wife's lover had to pay for the affair. >> she's my wife, man. >> reporter: king took his case to court, citing an unusual alienation of affection law. only on the book in six states. the law requires proof of a once happy marriage and evidence that shows the love and affection between the couple was destroyed by the wrongful or malicious actions of an outsider. king gathered text messages, facebook posts, phone records, and hotel receipts dating back to when he says he first found out about the affair in 2015 calling a number he didn't recognize that led to huizar. >> when he answered, i simply said, she's a married woman. do not contact her ever again. >> reporter: huizar then rented a hotel room less than a mile

from king's home to continue the affair, which was on and off through 2017. though he won in court, king admits, the heartbreak was costly. >> what i've endured is, i've compared it to like a nuclear bomb going on around my surroundings. >> reporter: and this massive judgment not just for the destruction of a marriage but also a business, which keith king and his wife ran together. his lawyers claim he lost significant revenue at this time. huizar, who reportedly earns around $91,000 a year as a marketing tour manager, plans to appeal the verdict. >> thank you, adrienne. let's bring in our chief legal analyst dan abrams. we're all scratching our heads about this. if someone is having an affair, clearly, that is an unhappy marriage. why does the other man have to pay for it? >> so there are these antiquated laws on the books now still in six states where -- it started when women were viewed as the property of their husbands. that's why they're so

antiquated. this idea that, oh, well, if a woman is the property of the woman is the property of the man and you entice her to leave, you should be able to sue the other guy. but it's real, meaning if you're in one of these states, you still have to take that seriously because the defendant in this case actually didn't even go to the trial. a verdict was effectively issued against him without him even being there. then the question became, what are the damages? and that became the issue here for $8.8 million, which became a combination of the damages actually endured with punitive damages, et cetera. >> will this defendant, the so-called other man, have any recourse? will he have to pay this? >> he'll definitely appeal. it will definitely get reduced quite significantly on appeal but i think he will still have to pay something. the law is the law. it's the legislature's job in the states to get rid of these antiquated laws but for now, they exist. >> others in the past have had to pay. one $30 million.

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results, inside the secret facebook group thousands have joined to cope with the life-altering news. leia is back just before "star wars: episode ix" begins filming. director j.j. abrams revealing that the late carrie fisher will appear in the movie using unseen footage. >> we have everything we need. >> this morning, mark hamill's tribute to his irreplaceable co-star and the moving photos shared by carrie's daughter billy. and "dancing with the stars" is turning back the clock with a brand-new junior edition. the judges revealed. you see them each dancing here as kids. one iced it on the way to a medal. one was always headed to be a mirrorball champ. and one was born to show us all how to dance and here they are saying -- >> all: good morning, america. good morning, america. hope you're having a good start

to your week. looks like we'll have a lot of fun in just a little bit. >> excited to have the judges from the junior edition of "dancing with the stars" tangoing their way into our studio this morning. there they are. they're not tangoing. they're certainly dancing. they're there with the mirrorballs. adam rippon. val chmerkovskiy. and award winning choreographer mandy moore. >> they're already having a lot of fun. they'll be dancing all morning. a severe situation in california. we'll begin there. the deadly firing burning across the country, the largest of them, the carr fire in northern california. want to go back to kayna whitworth who is there with more. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning. firefighters are working around the clock. many of them losing their own homes as they're out saving others. when you look behind me you can see the scope of this destruction here. this fire burning so hot that it's just reducing these homes to ash. when i walk this way, you can

really see the scope of this destruction as i take you to a wider angle. this is three separate homes here that you're seeing but i'm telling you, the destruction like this carries on for 150 square miles. it's been an incredible violent and deadly fire. the monster carr fire obliterating neighborhoods. more than 90,000 acres burning so far. >> i don't even care about my house right now. i just want to know where my husband is. >> reporter: nearly 40,000 people under evacuation orders. the flames exhausting fire crews. residents growing desperate. >> i have never seen a fire with such destruction here in this area ever before. >> reporter: many first responders losing their own homes. shyla campbell racing to get her kids and pets out while her husband was on the fire lines. >> there's so much smoke. all you could see is red. >> reporter: more than 600 homes destroyed. the flames sneaking up so quickly, many unable to get out. >> i said -- i said i'm right by

you, honey. just hold on. grandpa's coming. >> reporter: but his wife melody and their two great-grandchildren perished. and overnight we're just learning about the death of a firefighter battling the nearby ferguson fire. 33-year-old captain brian hughes. so firefighters tell me that they are mourning as they try to get a handle on this fire but a little bit of good news overnight, cecilia, they are reporting this fire at 17% containment. >> we know they are working around the clock. kayna, thank you. we want to turn to new details on the allegations now rocking cbs. six women accusing chairman and ceo les moonves of decades of sexual misconduct. the network investigating the claims. let's go back to abc's eva pilgrim for the latest on all of this. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. six women accusing cbs chairman and ceo les moonves of decades of sexual misconduct. the cbs board is meeting today. some members discussing whether

moonves should step aside. these women coming forward in a "new yorker" magazine expose. they detailed the allegations ranging from unwanted kissing to sexual assault. the article going further detailing a pattern of harassment at cbs news. moonves saying in a statement, i always understood and respected and abided by the principle that no means no. and i have never misused my position to harm or hinder anyone's career. the cbs board saying they'll fully investigate these claims and will promptly review the findings and take appropriate action. it is expected to appoint a special committee today to investigate. we are also hearing they're planning to go beyond that looking into if this is a larger problem with the workplace culture at cbs. cecilia. >> okay, thank you, eva. we're going to switch gears now to two very proud parents. we know parents love to watch their kids perform at a show at school. what if they're part of a taylor swift concert? check out blake lively and ryan reynolds. that's them there. they're at taylor's show in massachusetts.

when it came time for swift to perform "gorgeous", blake and ryan started freaking out. see them. they heard their 3-year-old daughter, james, in the song's opening voiceover. the stars couldn't contain themselves as their daughter's voice played over the speakers at the packed stadium. the couple called it the cutest thing. that's a pretty big deal at 3. right? i think i would have done the same thing. >> good start. >> adorable. coming up here, heated debate started in "the new york times" about an op-ed called motherhood in the state of fear. we'll have what the mom is saying this morning. plus, what to do when a dna test reveals shocking family secrets. one woman whose life was forever changed by the results is now helping others cope with the same surprise. she will be joining us live. then take a look. the mirror ball is back, and it's "dancing with the stars" time with a twist. we have an amazing audience. so much more for you so stay with us.

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[ applause ] welcome back to "gma." welcome to our great audience here this monday morning. as tom would say, our best audience of the week. [ cheers and applause ] big day tomorrow. kenny chesney is going to be here performing live. cannot wait for that. now, it's time for sara haines and "pop news." we start with bruce willis. he was feeling the heat last night when he was treated to his own comedy central roast.

he was put through the ringer by his famous friends but there was one surprise guest who really stole the show. check it out. >> i look back over all the years that we have had together, we have certainly had our ups and downs. but i have to say, those were some of the best times of my life. i just look at our marriage like "the sixth sense." you were dead the whole time. >> whoa. >> oh! >> burn. that was his ex-wife, demi moore. she did give him a little break after that burn thing. he holds a special place in her heart. will always be a friend. she ended up by saying he was easily one of her top three husbands. >> not too soon. >> i tell max a lot, you're my favorite first husband. >> how does that work? >> that joke isn't funny. and now, "pop news" is going to greece for a big announcement from a familiar face. >> good morning, america. welcome to lohan beach house.

i'm lindsay lohan. >> a new docu-series about the lohan beach club with lindsay lohan will debut next year on mtv. she'll hand-pick brand ambassadors through the season, watch them prove their expertise while bringing her vision to life. shooting just started. the beach club isn't her only venture in greece. she opened a nightclub and a beach house on the coastal town of rhodes. >> she's back. >> she is back. [ cheers and applause ] >> i don't know what a brand ambassador is. what is that? >> i don't know if a brand ambassador knows what a brand ambassador is. it's a really cool title, right? >> when you do this, you're a brand ambassador for "good morning america." >> okay. >> all right, all right. >> is that what you are, george? a brand ambassador? i have been wondering what you do here. finally, check out the ultimate fashion meets function for donkeys. >> what? >> this one is for you, amy. these are donkey dungarees in france. while they may look sassy, these pants are becoming high summer couture for a practical reason.

they're catching on around the world. turns out they protect the animals from bug bites for the season. >> wait, are those chaps? >> they are chaps. and they're -- they're donkey chaps. >> donkey chaps. >> not -- >> right. got it. >> i don't get it. >> they're donkey chaps. i bring you the donkey chaps. >> thanks, sara. >> you know what that means, right, george? i can't say it. >> george gets it. >> i sort of get it. >> i'll tell you in commercial what it means, george. >> sara, thank you. it's always great to see you make george blush. now to our "gma" cover story. a fierce parenting debate ignited by a "new york times" op-ed called motherhood in the age of fear. the story getting almost 2,000 comments talking about how parent is has changed because of

public shaming. >> mom! >> reporter: it's the wild west of parenting. >> i'm going to be late to my first soccer practice. >> i'm doing the best that i can. >> reporter: and, no, it's not a scene from "bad moms." this morning, a "new york times" opinion piece sparking a heated debate online with author kim brooks writing, we now live in a country where it's seen as abnormal or even criminal to allow children to be away from direct adult supervision even for a second. just ask julie kaehler. she says mommy-shaming is very much real. in 2016, she left her three daughters in her minivan while she grabbed coffee. >> i saw the police officer walk up to the car and start questioning my children. and i thought nothing of it. until my kid started to cry. and at that point, i walked out and he turned on me and asked me where i was. >> reporter: she works as a senior public defender in illinois, stood her ground. >> he accused me of abandoning my children. and i just laughed at him. he had picked on the wrong mother because i actually know my rights.

>> reporter: researchers at university of california irvine have studied just how people reacted to parents leaving their children unattended, using short skripgs descriptions of situations and asking how much danger the child was in. >> what's changed seems to be social norms, moral judgments, the idea that children should never be left alone and that a parent who leaves a child alone is negligent or abusive. >> reporter: in brooks' article she says no mom is safe from this criticism. we're contemptuous of lazy, poor mothers. we're contemptuous of distracted working mothers. we're contemptuous of selfish rich mothers, something kaelor feels is a slippery slope and needs to change. >> we need to fight back against this judgment, this shaming of mothers. it's got to stop. and it stops with us. >> reporter: abc news legal correspondent and analyst and former federal prosecutor and mom sunny hostin is with us. we're going to talk in just a second. i want to poll the audience. this is an anonymous poll.

have you ever left your child in a car unattended? yes, or no? all right. we're going to get the results right now. it looks like 71% say no, so a large majority say no. would you admit to this publicly if you had, yes or no? [ laughter ] that will be 100% no. that's pretty unequivocal right there. surprised by these poll results? >> i'm not. i'm not surprised at all. the bottom line is i think a lot of parents don't know what the law is in their state. there's no federal law against leaving your kid in a car. there are state-to-state differences. you could be breaking the law and not even know you're breaking the law. >> i have absolutely left my children who say, mom, i don't want to go in the store at a certain age but what that age is, i don't know whether it's legal. you've had your own experience with it as well, correct? >> i did. i wrote an opinion piece when i was at cnn. hi daughter was probably 6 months old. we went into the home depot. i was with my husband and about two minutes in, we said, where's the baby?

and we ran back. the car was already hot. there are hot car laws, as well. i beat myself up over it but that was an unintentional leaving a kid in the car. a little bit different. i will tell you for the next five years, i drove without my shoes. i put my shoes in the back of the car right next to her because i wanted to remind myself never to do it. >> wow. it can happen to anyone and people can do it intentionally. also older children intentionally. where do you think the line is in terms of other people getting involved? if someone else had gotten involved, you would have been grateful, thank you for helping my child. >> i don't think you can be too nosy when it comes to little kids. i think we are a village. i think we need to take care of our children. i also think as parents we need to know the law. there is no federal law. there are certainly laws in about 19 states. and there are different age groups. it's like 0 to 8, 0 to 12, 0 to 11. no age limitations. time limitations. please, please, please, figure out what the law is in your

state but err on the side of protecting your child. >> correct, because that's the intention of anyone getting involved, is to protect your child. thank you, sunny. over to rob. >> all right, amy. a beautiful day here. it's summertime. but in australia it's wintertime. you have to take the sun when you can get it. our "gma" moment, check it out. this is richie the lemur sunning himself trying to catch -- now, wait for it. kicking back. oh, oh, yeah. which way is the beach? he's flexing for the ladies, isn't he? i like to call that thunder and lightning. bring it up, richie. yeah. the problem is he's got bigger muscles than i do.

al all right. let's turn now to a facebook group helping those facing a shocking dna discovery. at-home dna tests are hugely popular. more than 12 million people have used them. but for some the results can be unexpected and life-changing. this is a story we first saw in "the atlantic." here's abc's juju chang. >> reporter: it was a dream vacation to africa that inspired hope la monica to take a dna test last summer. >> i always wanted to know my background and what nationality i was. >> reporter: she eagerly examined the results. >> it came back that i was from the congo and cameroon. it also told me who you could be related to. the person that came up said that they were either my parent, my child or my identical twin. >> reporter: she emailed the person who said they needed to talk on the phone. >> he says, there's not an easy way for me to tell you this but i'm your biological father.

>> reporter: stunned by the news that the man who raised her was not her biological father, she turned to a secret facebook group for support. >> there was embarrassment, shame. to be able to have that group to go to, it was a family. >> reporter: the group is called dna npe friends, npe for not parent expected. its creator, a texas grandmother who discovered her biological father was not the man married to her mother for 50 years. did it change the way you think of your identity? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: in what way? >> it was hard for me to look in the mirror. i took for granted my whole life that i was looking at the reflection of my mom and my dad. now i looked in the mirror and thought, okay, there's half a person there that i don't even know who it is. >> reporter: she says her facebook group has grown in just over a year to nearly 1700 members in more than a dozen countries. that support helping to heal her own family. before he died the father who raced her encouraged her to

connect with her other father. >> he kept saying, you'll always be my daughter. will and i'm okay that you get to know who your biological father is. >> reporter: but for group member erin, the experience has been fraught. >> my biological father doesn't want to have anything to do with me. >> reporter: she calls the facebook group home. >> it just feels safe there. we help each other on dark days. we provide light. >> reporter: "gma" spoke with ancestry.com and 23 and me. both caution that customers may get results they don't anticipate. ancestry also says it has and experienced representatives to help customers with more sensitive inquiries. for erin, knowing she's not alone gives her strength thanks to the group and its founder, katherine. >> i just want to give her the biggest hug because we are able to do what we do because of her vision because of the space that she designed for us. >> reporter: for "good morning

america," juju chang, abc news, new york. >> and here with me is catherine st. clair, the founder of that facebook group and member erin cosentino. catherine, you said this made you rethink your entire life. so few people understand what you were really going through. >> they can't understand unless they're doing it too. before this happened i wouldn't have understood but now that it's happening to me, it's completely -- it's very traumatic. >> you have discovered this community and created this community of people going through it with you, alongside you, just like erin. what do you want to say to catherine? you said she's been a mother role in creating this group. >> yeah. i mean, i thank you for making it normal really. you are a pioneer. you're a force. you took this vision and you

created this space for all of us to feel at home and to be home. >> you do it for me, too. >> a space that didn't exist before. you now have each other. really as you said no one else knows what you're going through. what's the first thing you tell someone when they have this startling discovery, this earth shaking discovery? >> the first thing we want to do is validate their feelings. they have an open wound that's bleeding. we, as a group, do our best to stop that bleeding. >> you end up talking about it as a group and people feel the safe space where they can come out and have that conversation. >> people relate to each other's experiences and emotions. and i think just having that validation gives you some of your peace back and that's our goal, to get our peace back. >> i would imagine each experience, each story is different. your biological father, erin, has decided he didn't want to have much contact or interaction with you. >> right. >> but then you've created and they're here with you, friends

and family who are helping you get through this process. how are they helping you? >> it's just a place where we know that each situation is completely different, but we are all bound by that one same thing, and each of us heal differently. each of us process differently. but there are people there that get you, that get it. you know, that we don't have to be ashamed. >> yeah. >> there's no shame at all. there's no shame for us. there's no shame for our parents. there's no shame. it's just a great safe place. >> which leads me to the mantra you have for people who may be in erin's role where biological families don't want to be in touch. what do you tell them? >> we're not the problem. we're not the cause of it. we're the result of it. we're turning our mess into a message. and that's that when you do get contacted by one of us, please don't close that door.

because all we want to know is who we are and you might even find us to be a blessing. >> turning your mess into a message. we thank you both ladies and it's a wonderful thing you're doing. thanks for being with us this morning. >> thank you. coming up, the judges of the all-new "dancing with the stars" juniors are here live. don't miss this one. come back. ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is a "abc7 mornings." i'm reggie aqui, and we will check in now with the fires that continue to burn in the north bay. some people are adding pain to the hardship of the victims. two men have been ar arrested in redding after having been found with what police says tying them to several burglaries. the carr fire has burned nearly 99,000 acres and 20% contained. it is a big story we are following throughout the day. right now let's go to look at traffic with alexis. >> yes, ooverall, it is quiet. not many incidents which is good news. heavy traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza. business as usual and maybe

lighter than usual, because it is not quite to the 880 flyover. highway to walnut creek about seven m

>> now, you're accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> let's talk temperatures. low 50s to mid-60s showing up in san jose and out in the east bay hills. the clouds are starting to lift

a little bit, and a few spots to the coast, and gusty north of the bay bridge and still some air quality issue s s in t ♪ [ cheers and applause ] i think they are ready. time to meet the judges. first kids edition of "dancing with the stars." >> i see the dry ice is coming out. a two-time mirrorball champ who spun our own ginger zee in the ballroom, please welcome val chmerkovskiy. all right. lovely to see you. she's an emmy-winning choreographer and the genius behind "la la land's" famous opening number, please welcome mandy moore. >> hello. >> hi. >> so good to see you.

>> last but not least, america's sweetheart who won our hearts at the olympics. and he's the current "dancing with the stars" champ. please bring out adam rippon. with confetti. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> good to see you. >> welcome to all of you. i couldn't shake adam's hand backstage because it was full of glitter. >> i was like, i'm sorry. we can do this later. >> welcome to all of you. val, got to start with you. congratulations. you're engaged. >> thank you. >> your fellow dancing pro jenna. you got engaged in italy. right? >> yes. very exciting. i mean, that's one of the reasons i'm excited for the show to get experience around kids and, you know, hopefully -- >> oh. okay. >> wow. >> we see the proposal right there. highly produced?

>> uh, i -- i did find a local crew to take those pictures, yeah. but, yeah. too much time spent on "gma." it was a beautiful moment. i love venice. obviously i love jenna and it was really special. >> beautiful. and, adam, you were jenna's partner when you won. what is your role in the wedding going to be? >> i think exactly like val said like so much "gma," i was holding this because i feel like that's going to be my role in a lot of -- >> you could drop confetti. >> maybe flower boy. >> flower boy. >> an exclusive. i believe adam will be a bridesman. is that what it's called? >> i think so. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, val. mandy, we all know your work. that dance in "la la land" was just incredible. but are you ready to be in front

of the camera? >> i think so. yeah, i've had this entire career behind the camera. tom is so sweet and says my name every night on the main show. i'm super excited to be on the other side this time and talking with the kids and coaching. >> george, i would love to brag on mandy's behalf. she's behind every awesome performance you see on "dancing with the stars" literally. >> aw, thank you. >> you always explode out of the gate. so great. >> such a fun show to work on. and obviously compete in so we met him last year and you won! [ cheers and applause ] >> and this show is going to be so cute and adorable, too because we have kids dancing. i have to bring this up, adam, because your mom told us you were too embarrassed to dance when you were a kid. do you think that will make you a more sympathetic judge? how do you think that will impact your judging skills? >> you know what,

as a child, it's crazy that i was embarrassed at anything. but i was. it's shocking. but i used to be embarrassed. >> but you're no longer. >> no. and you know why? because i was thrown into the fire. limped with the wolves. and that's what i'm going to do with these kids. >> oh, good. >> throw them into the fire. >> that's going to be comforting to all the parents. >> no kid will be thrown into the fire. >> no. >> you know what, i retract the statement. >> we're going to test your judging abilities. you all have paddles. >> right. >> we're going to have you judge some dancing videos of yourselves as youngsters. they might, yeah. so, let's take first up baby

adam rippon. >> oh. >> oh. >> oh, my goodness. >> i'm a little teacup. >> that style already. >> it's so man by moore. >> it's like i'm a little teacup. i feel like this is olympic teacup dancing. >> what say you, judges? >> oh, 100%. >> 10. >> 8. >> i couldn't -- i couldn't hear what you were saying. just the body language said yes. >> was that "i'm a little teacup"? >> you know what, it was, and i gave myself an 8 because i could tell my technique still had a long way to go. facially, i wasn't projecting enough. >> you were feeling it. >> yeah. >> you didn't find camera. >> i like the tilt. >> the tilt was cute. next up, dancing doll mandy moore. take a look. >> oh. >> yes. >> oh. wow. lost the bow. >> wardrobe malfunction. >> i kept going.

professional, right? >> yes, so delicate. [ cheers and applause ] >> i'll give it a 10. >> you're going to give it a 10? >> i gave it a 10. >> that was the origin of the robot. >> my ballet teacher was so horrified by my arms, she made me make them like a robot. i'm giving it an 8. i could have been better. but okay. >> all right. >> all right. finally, we have boy baryshnikov. look at that. >> oh, oh. >> look at that. >> your elbow is dropping. >> the hips forward, though. >> there's no room to dance. >> that's pretty incredible. >> let's just score that polka dot dress instead. >> i'm going to go with -- all of them. that was really good.

10,981. >> you guys are going to be so much fun. thank you for coming on this morning. "dancing with the stars juniors" premieres sunday, october 7th. right here on abc. the cast revealed in a new episode of "dancing with the stars." we'll be right back. you know when you're at ross shopping for backpacks... ...and mom also gets a back-to-school bag? that's yes for less. ross has the brands you want for back to school. and it feels even better when you find them for less. at ross. yes for less.

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her daughter, bill lee we have found way to honor carrie's legacy. fisher's colleague and friend, mark hamill responding it's bittersweet facing my final chapter without her. i'm finding sol lat in the fact that she won't be replaced. it won't be the first time they retched into the past. for rogue one, a star wars story, visual effects wizards put fisher's face on a modern-day actress. while sound editors went through outtakes of her 1977 line readings to get a single word. >> hope. >> reporter: beloved by millions, fisher died in december of 2016. following her work as leia in "the last jeddy." she passed away after we had completed photography. the performance is what it is. we left it alone. >> reporter: now for episode nine. what's being called the final installment of the skywalker

saga. j.j. abe rams will give audiences one final chance to see leia in action. or, as he says, the desperately loved caree fisher. fisher's daughter, billie lourd posting on stain grad yem. this touching photograph of mother and daughter on the star wars set with the number nine in the caption. it's going mean a great deal to a lot of people. >> it's going to be special. hey, george. welcome to my ice cream stand. we have a big announcement, as sadly, nooshl ice cream month comes to a close. or sponsor, halo top is announcing a new flavor. we have two dozen varieties. birtday cake. candy bar. all 300 calories. it's nothing. katie is scooping. helping out our friends. a new flavor. drum roll please. what is it? the newest flavor is -- peanut

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>> oh, that looks so good. i haven't had a bite yet. i can't wait. we have another treat for our studio audience inside. as summer heats up. it's nice the stay cool. hang out inside. watch a movie. the hit avengers infinity war is available tomorrow on digital. and on blu-ray august 14th. everyone in the studio audience is going home with a copy of the film today. not a bad deal today. cecilia, what have you given to our studio audience lately? >> nothing. you had me at peanut butter ice cream, rob, too. we want to turn to "the bachelorette." an exclusive behind the scenes look at tonight's men tell all episode. marci gonzalez joins us from the

los angeles bureau. the men in this one are not holding back. >> oh, cecilia, definitely not. this was the first time they came face to face with becca since being sent home. we were right there for the tears and the drama. the bachelors who battled for bec becca's heart reuniting tonight in an explosive new episode where tables are turned. and the men tell all. >> no one i think is used to walking into a room full of all of their exes. so -- i didn't really know how to process it. >> reporter: we're getting an exclusive sneak peek at the fireworks between the guys. >> which topic do you want to talk about? tia or jordan? >> reporter: colton and jordan still going at it. >> at least give them a good time. give them a good catch, not a good chase. >> reporter: what rub youd the wrong way? >> he was always a distraction in relationships. not only with me but other guys too. >> you lack integrity.

>> reporter: and getting a backup and almost an apology with david. >> i felt like jordan never attacked you, david. david, you were like a bully consistently poking at jordan. you didn't poke at anybody else. >> i absolutely took it too far. no doubt about it. >> reporter: tonight, more than drama. remember grocery store joe. >> i forget everything i was going to say. >> reporter: tonight, they're going back to where it all began. >> it was all about joe that night and subsequent weeks. social media. some that i pulled. i want to marry joe the grocery store owner since beck can didn't. she's such a sweetie. >> reporter: we know she found love. becca is giving no hints about whether she's now engaged to garrett or blake. what's the first thing you're going to do once the secret is out? >> i want to get a costco membership with him. and i want to buy a dog. >> reporter: all right. and becca said she thinks that

colton or jason would be great bachelors. so, we'll have to wait and see who will be next. to hand out those roses. first, the men tell all special airs tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central. and then the finale next week. chris harrison tells me it's gut wrenching. >> oh, a tease. marci, thank you. coming up, country star luke combs performs his new hit right here on "gma."

we're back now with one of the hottest breakout country stars of 2018. luke combs' album is the most streamed country album of the year. the expanded version of the album, this one's for you, too, is out now. here's luke debuting his

she got the best of me. ♪ ♪ at 17 you don't think that much about life you just live it ♪ ♪ like kerosene dancing around a fire but you're in it ♪ ♪ so you jump right in ain't afraid to fall and you give it all ♪ ♪ she got the best of me she broke my heart now all that's left of me ♪ ♪ is beating in this guitar every night a different town ♪ ♪ she follows me around so you get what's left of me yeah you get what's left of me cause she got the best of me ♪

♪ i picked myself up off the floor and found something new worth living for ♪ ♪ and a old dusty hand me down six string and a couple chords i'm getting over her ♪ ♪ a little more with every song so y'all sing along ♪ ♪ she got the best of me she broke my heart now all that's left of me ♪ ♪ is beating in this guitar every night a different town ♪ ♪ she follows me around so you get what's left of me yeah you get what's left of me cause she got the best of me ♪

♪ whoa ♪ whoa whoa ♪ she got the best of me ♪ she broke my heart now all that's left of me is beating in this guitar ♪ ♪ every night a different town she follows me around so you get what's left of me ♪ ♪ yeah you get what's left of me cause she got the best of me ♪ ♪ she got the best of me ♪ she got the best of me [ cheers and applause ]

friday, the summer party is on when kelsea ballerini takes over the park. in a live summer block party. friday, only on -- >> good morning, america. >> presented by king's hawaiian.

great start to the week here. our thanks to luke combs. thank you very much. thanks to our new judges for "dancing with the stars" kids. >> thank you, luke. have great monday, everyone. we'll see you tomorrow. >> so long. [ cheers and applause ]

let e let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." >> i'm reggie aqui from "abc7 mornings," and we have a look at the forecast with mike nicco. >> it is looking like the mist and the drizzle is mostly gone except for right near the coast. still gray for the next couple of hours and then partly sunny this afternoon with a small craft a advisory near the bay bridge. and the temperatures are average at the coast, and 60s and 70s around the bay and 80s and 90s inland. and so we will see a little bit of the cooling trend for thursday and friday. and the temperatures are close to average all week. alexis? >> sounds good, mike. the commute is looking great. 101 is fairly empty on san jose, and south 180 around 101 and we have a report of a debris of a

shovel and so be on the look out for that. and someone blew a tire just before the maze, so a little delay >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the series "sharp objects," patricia clarkson. and star of outlander in the film "the spy who dumped me," sam heughan. plus, world of dance host jenna dewan joins ryan at the cohoes desk. all next on "live!" and now, here are ryan seacrest and jenna dewan! ♪ [cheers and applause]