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his role for now as he faces sexual misconduct allegations. overnight one of the network's biggest stars, stephen colbert, addressing them head-on. >> make no mistake. les moonves is my guy but accountability is meaningless unless it's for everybody. >> the investigation this morning. and sharknapped. the suspects caught on camera reaching into a shark tank at a major aquarium snatching a horn shark. putting it in a stroller and rolling away with it in their pickup truck. and we do say good morning, america. when will people realize there are cameras everywhere? >> everywhere. >> why do you want a shark in the first place? right? anyway there was a happy ending to this and we'll tell you how they found that shark, how authorities finally caught up with him in just a bit. first we want to get to

breaking news. more than 60 large uncontained fires burning right now. this image showing a massive tornado-like swirl of flames from that deadly carr fire tearing through northern california. that fire alone has now scorched more than 100,000 acres. abc's kayna whitworth is on the front lines for us in redding. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: this is one of the most destructive wildfires in the history of the state and firefighters say that's the new normal. when you look at the destruction from our wider shot here, firefighters calling it basically their worst nightmare. and we haven't even hit peak fire season yet in california. >> i've never seen anything like this. it went any direction it wanted to. >> reporter: this as we see new video from the firestorm. massive vortexes looming over entire neighborhoods while houses on the ground explode in

fireballs. the brutal force of those swirling winds toppling transmission towers, tossing cars, even twisting this steel pipe around a tree like a pretzel. >> i have never seen a fire with such destruction here before. >> reporter: with the fire about 20% contained, some people from those neighborhoods have finally returned home to find nothing but ash and rubble. >> you just never think it's going to happen to you. >> it's gone. >> reporter: among them redding police chief roger moore. >> we had a fireman die that night right on that other ridge right there. had it been over a half mile and i was here, that could have been me. >> reporter: now new concerns for the nearly 40,000 people forced out by the fire. police arresting multiple people overnight for looting homes in evacuation areas. to warm your spirits here, i

want to introduce you to 2-year-old gracie handing out breakfast burritos to fire crews. she has two in this fire. >> we needed to see that. thank you so much. kayna. we're going to turn now to the first criminal trial in the mueller investigation. paul manafort, the man who run president trump's campaign will appear in court this morning facing charges for a financial fraud. abc's keyra phillips is in alexandria. good morning, kyra. >> reporter: george, let me put this in perspective. this is a huge day here's a twist, george. sources telling us there is one word, the t word, that witnesses have been told not to say today and that word is trump. >> good morning. >> reporter: it's the first

criminal trial stemming from special counselobert mueller's investigation into russian meddling during the 2016 election. >> and paul manafort has done an amazing job. he's here someplace. where's paul? >> any ties between mr. trump, you, or your campaign, and mr. putin and his regime? >> no, there are not. it's absurd and there's no basis to it. >> reporter: but for president trump's former campaign chairman paul manafort, this trial has nothing to do with russia, at least for now. manafort is facing 18 counts of financial crimes, allegations that he laundered at least $60 million from consulting work on behalf of pro-russian/ukrainian politicians, then funneling the funds through offshore bank accounts, and in turn, living a lavish lifestyle fit for a king. luxury cars. beachfront properties. and shopping sprees at the house of bijon, one of the most exclusive showrooms for men's fashion.

what jurors will hear, prosecutors making their case for tax and bank fraud. what they probably won't hear, if manafort has any knowledge about the trump campaign allegedly coordinating with russia during the 2016 presidential election. >> he has no information incriminating of the president. i know that for a fact. >> reporter: now, just to add to the intrigue, paul manafort is the only american charged that has opted for a trial instead of cooperating with investigators. and if convicted he could spend the rest of his life in jail and it raises the question, george, does he believe he did nothing wrong, or could he be holding out for a presidential pardon? >> a lot of questions out there, kyra, thanks very much. let's bring in our contributor now, chris christie, former new jersey governor, former federal prosecutor as well. put on the prosecutor's hat for a second. why are they so focussed on not saying the name trump?

>> they're in virginia, northern virginia. with this jury pool they don't know how it will play. and i think they're all going to be very careful about this being about the facts they've developed about paul manafort and not let the politics get into it. and think that's a smart strategy by the prosecution. >> even though they don't name trump, the stakes are very, very high for both the prosecutors and the president. >> oh, absolutely. listen, when you're a prosecutor, you know, we used to say all the time, if you're going to try to kill the king, make sure he's dead. and the fact is, this case is going to be very important to establish credibility for bob mueller. if he were to lose this case it would be an extraordinary -- >> it looks like a strong case. >> it does. from the indictment is looks like a strong case, a paper case we call it in the business. there's not going to be a lot of live witnesses you need in this case the. this will be the paper trail they follow to follow what paul manafort was doing with the money, tax issues, it's a paper case. >> meanwhile the president's lawyer, rudy giuliani, seems to be shifting the goalpost on the russia investigation, you know,

for the longest time the trump campaign said there was no contact with russia. we now know there were 80-something contacts. now we hear no collusion. that was the mantra of the president for a long time. now rudy giuliani is out there saying collusion is not a crime. it appears to be moving the goal posts. aiding and abetting a crime is a felony, is a crime. >> i don't think he's moving the goalpost, george. i think he's arguing the alternative. he's saying the president didn't collude but even if he did it's not a crime in itself. a conspiracy as they have charged in some of these other cases to defraud the united states is certainly a crime. but they're so far away from that at this point. i was saying over the weekend that you look at what's gone on with the michael cohen situation, no one from cohen's camp has taken credit for anything that's leaked. >> he's saying he didn't do it. >> right. they're not taking credit for it so they're not taking responsibility for it either. so we don't know if cohen was at a meeting, really heard what was rumored to have been heard and tagged it on the president so,

again, this is -- it's the prosecutor's hat, not the politician's hat, george. we got to take a deep breath. >> we do. we have to go as well. if the president did know about that meeting and subsequently called on russia to send over e-mails, that would be a problem for him. >> well listen, it's not good politically, george. i still don't know whether it's a legal problem but it's certainly a political problem. most importantly because he's been so firm about the fact he didn't do that. and that's what would create a big problem. i don't know if even then it creates a legal problem. >> chris christie, thanks very much. >> george, thank you. now to north korea and evidence it may be building new long-range missiles. this just a week after it appeared it was dismantling a missile engine test site. this latest development seemingly at odds with president trump's claim that north korea is, quote, no longer a nuclear threat. our chief global affairs correspondent, martha raddatz, has the latest. she's there in washington for us. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, robin. u.s. spy agencies this morning closely examining satellite

images that appear to back up suspicions that north korea cannot be trusted. this morning, new evidence that the threat from north korea is not over. despite promises from kim jong-un at the june summit, he would denuclearize his nation, these new satellite images according to "the washington post" showing construction of one or possibly two liquid fueled icbms at a facility on the outskirts of pyongyang, the same facility where north korea built its first intercontinental ballistic missile believed capable of reaching as far as washington d.c. and that is not all. secretary of state mike pompeo confirming days ago the north koreans are still producing the material needed to create nuclear warheads. >> north korea continues to produce this material, nuclear bomb material, is that correct? >> senator, i'm trying to make sure i stay on that correct -- yes, that's correct.

just trying to make sure i don't cross into classified information. i'm not trying to hesitate. yes, they continue to produce missile material. >> reporter: after his summit with kim jong-un in june, trump declared there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea. and on monday, boasting progress with the regime. >> we met, as you know, with chairman kim and you haven't had a missile fired off in nine months. we got our prisoners back. so many things have happened so positive. >> reporter: but now experts warning there are clear signs of deception on the part of north korea. and while there have been signs that the north koreans are dismantling an engine test stand experts say it is one that is not really needed to continue production and may be just for show. and, amy, there are no inspectors on the ground to verify anything. >> martha, thank you. george. we move to minneapolis where

tensions are high after prosecutors announce there are no charges for the police officer who killed thurman bev ins. >> reporter: good morning, george. that shooting took place in this alley. family say it was unjust fewed but authorities insist the officers feared for their lives. this morning, minneapolis officials bracing for protests. >> he's got a gun. >> reporter: after the release of this police body cam video capturing the fatal shooting of thurman blevins. officers justin schmidt and ryan kelly were responding to a call of shots fired june 23rd. >> reports of an intoxicated male walking around shooting a gun into the air. >> reporter: investigators say when the officers arrived on the scene, blevins had a loaded semi-automatic handgun. >> put your hands up! i will [ bleep ] shoot you. >> reporter: in the video the officers can be heard trying to get him to put the weapon down. >> you got a gun. >> no. >> yes, you do. >> reporter: blevins ignores the officers' commands and runs away

with officers chasing. he yells back. >> please, don't shoot me. >> put your hands up! >> leave me alone. >> reporter: it's here that police say blevins inside that red circle can be seen reaching for his gun and turning towards the officers who open fire killing him. the object in his hand falling to the ground. police say it was a loaded semi-automatic handgun. monday prosecutor mike freeman's press conference to announce the officer will not face charges cut short by blevins' family members who rushed the podium. >> we want the cops arrested within the next 48 hours and prosecuted to the fullest degree of the law because this was murder. >> reporter: and in a statement the prosecutor did formally announce the officers will not face charges and called the shooting justified. a protest is planned for later this afternoon. robin? >> all right, alex. thank you. now to lebron james, the nba star addressing racial tensions overnight. and accusing president trump of using sports to divide the country.

gio benitez is here with more. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. he made the comments while sitting down in an interview about his new i promise school for at-risk kids in ohio. don lemon asking james about balancing sports with math and science and that's when james took on the president. overnight lebron james accusing president trump of trying to divide americans. >> i believe our president is kind of trying to divide us. but i think -- >> kind of? >> yeah. is. is. i don't want to say kind of. he's dividing us. and what i noticed over the last few months that he's kind of used sport to kind of divide us. and that's something that i can't relate to. >> reporter: james telling cnn that sports should help bring us together. >> i know that sport was the first time i ever was around someone white, you know, and i got an opportunity to see them and learn about them. and they got an opportunity to learn about me, and we became very good friends. >> reporter: james has been a vocal critic of the president

in the past which prompted this reaction from fox news host laura ingraham this past february. >> keep the political commentary to yourself or as someone once said, shut up and dribble. >> reporter: espn's rachel nichols sat down with james at the school he just opened in akron and asked why it was important for him to speak out about the president. >> i have so many kids and not only kids but also adults and everybody that kind of look for guidance and look for someone to kind of lead them in a time where they feel like their voice isn't powerful. >> can we expect you to be active going up to the next election like you were in the last one? >> i'm here. i'm here. i already got my suit, right, glasses, right? so -- >> reporter: nichols went on to say athletes have run for office before and suggested the school give him some public policy experience. but james says, you know what? for now, he thinks he'll stick to coaching. >> and playing. >> evening so. we're going to have much more of rachel's one-on-one with lebron james coming up in our next

hour. we move on to that brazen sharknapping caught on camera. three people accused of taking a horn shark from a tank and putting it in a baby stroller. then driving away with it before authorities could find them and bring miss helen, that's the shark's name, back home. abc's linsey davis is here with this very bizarre story, linsey. >> we love miss helen, just the name alone. good morning to you, amy. officials say this shark heist complete with a stakeout was well planned out and the 16-inch shark was targeted. police say the thief even brought a net and baby carriage to steal miss helen from the exhibit which encourages feeding and touching, not taking the sea life. you've likely heard of "sharknado." but a shark-napping? that's just what happened to miss helen, a year old horn shark at the san antonio aquarium. >> we have never seen anything like this before. >> reporter: three brazen fish-nappers seen here on surveillance cameras grab her by

the tail, wrapped her in a wet  blanket, placed her in a bucket and tucked it into this stroller. the thieves then casually wheeled miss helen out. within hours, the stolen shark was allegedly put up for sale on facebook. police then located a recovered pick-up truck from one of the suspects and tracked it down to a home which featured a huge aquarium. >> kept that animal alive. very much knew what he was doing. >> reporter: relief and joy at the aquarium as miss helen returned home. >> i was devastated when i found out it happened. now that we have her here, i'm overjoyed. >> police say inside the garage of one of the suspects' homes they found an extensive collection of marine life that looked like a mock-up of the san antonio aquarium. one man has been charged with theft and two people who were with him have charges pending. miss helen is said to be doing well. still in quarantine for the moment until she gets acclimated to being back at home. >> did they put a price on miss helen? >> on this facebook if this was the real thief they posted $300 but according to police, they

say they had no intentions to sell it. they believe this was somebody trying to make this part of their home aquarium. >> wow. >> wow, what a story. thanks very much. >> back to rob. hey george, this is something you don't see often. look at this. a palm tree snapped in half by 74-mile-per-hour winds in the western part of phoenix. big dust storm and dust delay at the minor league baseball park there in the western part of town and damaging winds, and 80,000 people at one point, without power.

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houses going up in flames as thousands of firefighters trying to battle this blaze. lawsuits now starting in that duck boat tragedy in missouri that killed 17 people. a $100 million wrongful death suit has been filed on behalf of two of the nine members of that indianapolis family who drowned when the boat capsized in that storm. pulitzer prize winning journalist bob woodward announcing he's publishing a book, "fear: trump in the white house" described as revealing unprecedented details inside his white house. it will be released on september 11th. >> sparking a little fear inside the white house. he does some pretty amazing reporting. the latest on the embattled chairman of cbs les moonves. the cbs board is letting him keep his job for now as they launch an outside investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. and overnight cbs star stephen colbert tackled the issue head-on.

eva pilgrim is here with the story. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning. les moonves still at the helm. overnight the corporation he's been running for 15 years announcing it will hire outside counsel to investigate claims against him. six women have come forward claiming moonves made unwanted sexual advances ranging from kissing to sexual assault. overnight one of les moonves' networks' stop stars tacking it head on. >> you know the old saying. how do you get in a ronan farrow article, practice, practice, practice. >> reporter: stephen colbert calling the cbs ceo his guy but adding there is still a need to hold powerful men like him accountable. >> i like working for him but accountability is meaningless unless it's for everybody, whether it's the leader of a network or the leader of the free world. >> reporter: on monday moonves' wife julie chen, one of the network's biggest personalities, host of "big brother" -- >> good evening, i'm julie chen.

>> reporter: and "the talk" -- >> hello, everyone, welcome to "the talk." >> reporter: coming to his defense. >> now, some of you may be aware of what's been going on in my life for the last few days. >> reporter: chen arresting the allegations against her husband on "the talk" referencing a tweet she put out on friday calling him a kind, decent and moral human being. >> i will stand by that statement today, tomorrow, forever. >> reporter: moonves isn't the first network executive to come under fire for alleged sexually inappropriate behavior. former fox news chief officer roger ailes was forced to resign from the network he helped create in july of 2016, two weeks after former morning anchor gretchen carlson filed a lawsuit against the network for sexual harassment. ailes denied carlson's allegations but ultimately took a $40 million buy-out and left the company over the controversy. >> cbs is les moonves and les moonves is cbs. for him to negotiate an exit, it would be a giant payday. some speculated up to $300 million.

>> reporter: and now this cbs independent investigation will look at more than just the moonves allegations. it will also be looking into the corporate culture at the company, amy. >> all right, eva, thank you. our chief legal analyst dan abrams is here along with employment attorney nancy erika smith who represented gretchen carlson in her sexual harassment lawsuit against roger ailes. good morning to both of you. nancy, it looks like for now at least moonves is staying on at cbs. what's your reaction to that decision? >> i think that's a very bad decision. that puts a lot of pressure on the current employees. he's the ceo. if there is an investigation -- i don't think it's independent. i think the board say they were hiring outside counsel which means their lawyer. "the new yorker" reported their chief compliance officer said it was still betsy plevin who was allegedly investigating mr. rose since may 3rd. she's a defense lawyer. she spent her career

investigating harassers. i don't think that is the best independent investigator and i think it puts a lot of pressure on current employees if they're being interviewed about their existing boss. >> you mentioned charlie rose. it's interesting, dan, cbs as we know was very quick to act against the allegations against mr. rose. doesn't seem to be quite the case at least for now against les moonves. what do you think his chances are of keeping his job? >> i think they're very slim, that long term -- for example it's think it's slim that in a year from now les moonves will still be running cbs. i would assume this is an effort by the board to negotiate some sort of agreement with him to step down. and that would include a payout, whether it's $300 million or a lot less than that, i would expect that that's what's going on. look, let's remember, this is a different situation than charlie rose and i think it's important we not lump them all in and say this happened here and we have

to do the same thing in every case. that doesn't mean that should dictate what happens here, but this is a different case than charlie rose and i think that the board -- this just happened and i don't expect it's going to take a long time to resolve it. >> nancy, i saw you shaking your head. you've worked with gretchen carlson and other women. talk about how difficult it is for them to step forward and then to hear about these payouts, how that impacts -- >> it's outrageous. what about all the women whose career he actually ruined. illeana douglas discusses never having another job at cbs. these men walk away with millions and millions of dollars, 40 million for mr. ailes after decades of harassing women. it's outrageous and the women don't land on their feet. they're blackballed in the industry. so, i find it outrageous they're talking about paying him. why don't any hire back all the women he harassed? why don't they hire gretchen carlson? let's put women back where they belong. who knows the cultural

influences we've lost, the stories that are never going to be told because women were forced out of their jobs for complaining about harassment. >> one of the interesting questions is going to be if there are more lawsuits moving forward, right? what happens in these cases, you see something like this open the door. >> one person says, okay -- >> exactly. and then you hear more stories coming forward. if that happens, i think they'll immediately take action, meaning if there's some sort of suddenly a cascade of additional people coming forward -- >> this is huge for cbs because, you know, he is cbs. i mean, how does this impact the network and the media in general? >> well, look, yes, he is cbs. yes, he's been an incredible leader of cbs as a sort of content and kingmaker, et cetera. but they'd be able to survive without les moonves there. >> roger ailes was fox news and fox news survived him leaving. >> he was even more -- and roger ailes was even more fox news than les moonves is cbs. >> in terms of other women coming forward we have even admittedly ndas, nondisclosure

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information on this case because there's potentially more victims out there. >> reporter: drayton was initially wanted in new york for the murder of 29-year-old nurse samantha stewart. >> she was warm. she was kind. she was everything. i am mourning, heartbroken. in pieces. >> reporter: police saying they also tied him to the rape of a 23-year-old woman in brooklyn, allegedly meeting his victims online. >> common denominator in these two cases is dating websites. >> reporter: but drayton took off. >> two independent investigations as they progressed led our detectives to one and the same individual, that individual was tracked across the country. >> reporter: a fugitive task force and los angeles police tracking him down in a north hollywood hotel where they say they caught him holding a woman hostage, sexually assaulting and trying to kill her. on monday, drayton pleading not guilty to charges including attempted murder, rape and false imprisonment. and authorities in new york say they're waiting to file murder charges against drayton until

he's extradited. in the meantime, he is being held on more than a million dollars bail. >> so many use these apps. what can you do to stay safe? >> it's really complicated because a lot of people are using these. stay in a crowded place, the first date should always be in a crowded place. don't go on a hike or in a secluded area. don't accept any rides. don't bring anyone to your home and accept any rides even if the person seems normal during your date. and google your date and reverse google image your date so use their picture that they have on their profile, reverse image it to see where else it pops up online. >> good suggestions there. >> so scary. >> thank you, erielle. coming up a hero hiker saved a 55-pound injured dog, carrying it miles through snow and ice all the way down a mountain. and ice all the way down a mountain. with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, are you okay? even when i was there, i never knew when my symptoms would keep us apart.

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spotted boomer, a 55-pound springer spaniel limping down the mountain. boomer's family searched all day and night to find him. he was all alone. >> he ran and slipped on some snow and fell 100 feet and then he rolled 200 feet. >> reporter: tia picked him up and began carrying him on her shoulders through rough terrain. at one point she put boomer on her lap and slid down a snowy slope. in tears unable to take one more step she almost gave up but after a silent prayer she made it with boomer in her arms. six miles down the mountain. after hearing of her compassion, the family who was separated from boomer decided to give him to tia and her kids. >> we prayed that, you know, for a miracle. >> happy that he got a good family. >> my girls begged me for a dog and i told them that he would pretty much have to be dropped in my lap and already trained and he's all that. >> oh, wow. >> so, those little daughters were praying as well. we know boomer is in that cast.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking news, paul manafort heads to trial. the president's former campaign chair now the first in special counsel robert mueller's investigation to face a jury. charged with financial crimes. why prosecutors are telling witnesses not to say the president's name. we're live outside the courtroom with the latest. one on one with king james. three nba titles, four mvps but what he says this morning is one of his greatest moments and it's off the court. and what it's like watching lebron james jr. follow in his footsteps. ♪ i'm on the edge the september issue, look who is "glamour's" new cover girl. tiffany haddish.

what she's veerevealing about h life, the secret to her comedy right now and her surprise visit backstage to "gma." ♪ and get ready for kenny. the country megastar is here live. he is ready to rock times square. no shoes nation style. no shoes nation and he's saying -- >> good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] we are so happy to have you with us on this tuesday morning. very excited to have mr. kenny chesney here with us. cannot wait to talk to him and of course hear him perform later. >> and we cannot wait. we hear he likes to go up to the highest seats in the stadium to get a sense of what those fans will see during his concert so he makes sure that everyone gets to see his amazing, great show. at home we're going to let you know this. you got a front row seat this morning so doesn't matter where you're sitting in your couch or here in the studio. we're all going to enjoy kenny chesney. >> what's up with the helmet? >> i'll be sure to ask about that, george.

he's a big sports fan. we'll begin with the latest in the trial of president trump's former campaign chair, paul manafort. it starts this morning and want to go back to kyra phillips in the federal courthouse in alexandria, virginia. good morning, kyra. >> reporter: good morning. behind me the trial of paul manafort, trump's former campaign manager, has now gotten under way. manafort actually entering the courtroom earlier this morning, smiling, appearing to be in a good mood. he faces charges of bank and tax fraud, and we're not expecting any mention of russian collusion or the trump campaign during this trial. prosecutors want to prove manafort laundered at least $60 million while consulting for pro-russian/ukrainian politicians. basically living the life of a king, luxury cars, beachfront properties. as to how president trump feels about this? well, his latest quote, he says manafort is being treated like al capone. just to stress too, a lot of

questions i've had out here. this is just a white collar crimes trial right now, about a man who the president of the u.s. entrusted to run his campaign and if convicted, manafort could spend the rest of his life behind bars. george, i just want to let you know for the record, i love my job, i'm glad i'm here, but i love kenny chesney. can i add that? >> i love that. >> it's great. i don't think you can get here in time. >> please do me a favor an get me an autographed cd. i mean, it's like -- ♪ there goes my life that's kind of an interesting song that i could actually be playing out here possibly. >> i guess. okay. >> you left him speechless. first time i have seen you speechless. all right. we have more now on those devastating wildfires out west. the deadly carr fire in northern california spreading so let's go back to our kayna whitworth who is there on the front lines in redding for the latest. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: robin, good morning. this is now one of the most destructive wildfires in the history of the state, scorching

more than 100,000 acres and firefighters are saying that's really the new normal, these big, destructive wildfires. they describe it basically as their worst nightmare. they're starting to get people back in their homes and you see scenes like this, destroyed bikes and barbecues. this area right now is still too dangerous for people to return but as i take you to a wider shot, you can see about ten homes directly right here that have been destroyed. as people are coming home, it's so sad because this is what they're finding. they have really nothing left to return to. i spoke with a local police chief here who lost his own home of 19 years. it's one of the more than 1,000 structures destroyed and he told me there's a housing problem now because the shelters are full an the hotels are full and you have to keep in mind that kids are going to be starting school here soon and they will be going back to school without a place for them to call home. so the community he said is

really coming together. they are so thankful for what the firefighters have done but we haven't hit peak fire season here yet, robin. >> we know how resilient they are and how much we're thinking of them and they're in our prayers. thanks so much. amy. >> i think we need a smile so how about we switch gears. and if you need a little pick-me-up on this tuesday morning, well, meet bonnie. she is living her best life. it's all caught on camera thanks to a gopro that was attached to that ping-pong paddle. according to her owner they go through a lot of gopros thanks to bonnie. they call her an exceptional camera crew. i love the nostril shot right there. >> that dog is moving. >> where is she going? >> in circles it looks like. >> she's got a lot of dogs following her as well. thank you, amy. >> this has been quite a half-hour so far. coming up, one on one with lebron james. the nba superstar sharing his hope for his children and how he's helping so many others get back in the classroom. and millions of americans feel pain when they sleep. there are some simple changes

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tomorrow we're going to be joined by ronda rousey, the mma fighter turned wwe star. she's now heading to the big screen and we're excited for that. excited to have you here and excited for "pop news" with lara spencer. [ cheers and applause ] good morning to you. get ready to meet "glamour's" new cover girl, tiffany haddish. look at her. she's featured in the september issue of the magazine which hits stands today, by the way, and we have a preview of the gorgeous shots of the "girls trip" star. in the magazine she talks about her life journey from foster kid to comedy darling. she says, quote, i am making a living portraying myself. and she sure is busy. she's starring in a new movie called "night school" with our friend kevin hart. that hits theaters in september. we love to give you guys a little sneak peek here behind the scenes at "gma." there it is.

tiff made a surprise visit to "gma" last week when omari hardwick was here. robin mentioned she loves tiffany. the next thing you know, there she is. knocking on robin's dressing room door with a she ready t-shirt and she sure is. you can read more about tiffany haddish in the new issue of "glamour" magazine. >> she just stopped by? >> she just stopped by. all that dancing that went on. you know what's so great about tiffany, she is just the same. nothing has changed her. all this fame and everything that's coming -- and she had a cracked phone and she's big on groupon. she was looking up a place to get a phone fixed from groupon. she was right there in the back hall. >> she's not just the face of groupon. she really is a user. >> she really is. she is so immensely talented. >> everyone was so excited to see her here. >> the dancing? hey, also in "pop news" time for a little pop quiz. are you ready? ♪ here's the clue. well, this music is really giving it away. legendary host to a wildly

popular sindicated show for over 30 seasons? the answer is, who is alex trebek. but his time behind that podium on the iconic show could be coming to an end. trebek telling harvey levin there is less than a 50/50 chance he'll return when his contract ends in 2020, opting to instead take the life of leisure for $200. >> well done. [ applause ] >> the 78-year-old has been the face of so many game shows over the years but none more recognizable than "jeopardy!" earning five emmys and lifetime achievement award. trebek says he has replacements in mind. >> who? >> do you know the l.a. kings announcer alex faust? >> right, right. >> he likes him and laura coates from cnn legal. i don't know. we'll see. "jeopardy!" is tv's most popular syndicated game show since 1984. alex, if it is true, we sure

will miss you. [ applause ] >> you can't believe he's 78. >> he looks good. >> he looks amazing. >> and finally, holy guacamole, it's national avocado day, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] i keep waiting. remember, when i say holy guacamole -- that's your cue. thank you, thank you so much. help yourselves, family. because they're heart healthy. you know who is embracing this holiday with open arms, chipotle. they let us know that you won't have to hear those dreaded three words, guac is extra. they are giving it away for free all day. perhaps you want a little avocado toast. so exciting. you get an avocado. you get an avocado. [ cheers and applause ] oh! yes! enjoy them. >> what could go wrong, lara? what could go wrong?

>> i am a believer. >> we got a lot going on today. >> happy avocado day. that is it for "pop news," george. [ applause ] >> thank you. good arm by the way. >> guacamole, like how long has that been sitting out there? >> no, they just made it. >> they just made it? oh, you just enjoy. >> i don't mind if i do. >> you will. thank you, as always. the "gma" cover story, more one on one with james, king james. as the nba star heads to los angeles as you know to join the lakers, he's opening up about something that is very close to his heart. his new school for at-risk youth in his beloved hometown of akron, ohio and he sat down with espn's rachel nichols to talk about it and so much more. great to have you with us. welcome. >> wait till we take you inside the school. it is incredible. and, of course, lebron coming west to l.a. has been absolutely seismic for the nba but while

this is one of sport's biggest stars ever heading to one of sport's most iconic franchises a bit of a basketball risk at least for the rest of us. lebron told me he just sees it as an opportunity. >> you're turning 34 this season though. how do you feel about the idea that what could be one of the last years of your prime is going to be more of a building year? >> i don't even look at it like that because i don't feel like this is one of the last years of my prime. i think that's another statistic number. i've always been a part of, you know, beating the odds in life. so being around my kids a lot, it gives me even more and more time in my youth. >> we've been seeing you around and with your son. what has it been like for you to watch him growing into this basketball player and dealing with the pressure of being your kid? >> yeah, i mean it's been challenging for all of us but it's been fun. i love it. you know, because he gets an opportunity to feel some of the

things that i had to go through. >> yeah, but he's called lebron james jr. >> yeah. the thing is our kids are so awesome that they don't even get caught up into it. we don't -- no one calls him lebron around the house. no one calls him junior around the house. we call him bronny. every day he wakes up saying i got to make sure i look out for my little brother and little sister and be a great young man. make my mom and dad proud and everything takes care of itself. it's awesome to see him grow and play the game he likes to play, not what i want him to do. he loves to play the game of basketball and have fun with his teammates and plays it the right way. that makes me happy. >> reporter: now he wants to make kids in his hometown of akron, ohio happy, too. this week the lebron james family foundation is opening a public school for at-risk youth. >> i know exactly what these kids today are going through being part of this. in the fourth grade i missed 80 days of school. we didn't have a car. the city bus didn't come to where i was living. but any time i would show up to

school, it's weird, the teachers would always tell my mom that when he shows up he's one of the best students that we have. we just hope that he can show up more. >> you've said that line of, hey, i could have been a statistic. >> absolutely. >> you are a guy who has won three nba titles, four mvps, and yet, you will tell anyone who listens that opening the school today is one of the greatest moments, greater than any of those. and i got tape of you in game seven in the nba finals. so do you mean it? >> i do mean it. i do. i can sit here and be at a loss of words which i am now. we literally have a school. this is a real-life school, you know, in my hometown, and this is pretty cool. >> and this school offers all of the extra support and resources you could imagine. even food. you know, it's hard to learn when you're hungry. so the school gives the kids breakfast, lunch, and a snack, every day. and it's all free. robin, it is a public school. >> that's huge. a public school. not a charter or private school

it is a public school. and after all he's accomplished, he's just a dad but watching his son play. >> lebron james, basketball dad. it's a role he's been working toward his whole life. we did that interview yesterday. he told me he just got his voice back because he was screaming so much at his son's games all weekend. >> great to have you here. amy? now to our series "tackling pain." this morning we're focusing on back and neck aches that could keep you up at night. becky worley has a closer look at the causes and some simple solutions. >> reporter: all the news about sleep and its healing properties are lost on deb hoffman. >> my pain wakes me pretty much throughout the whole night. >> reporter: she says her back has been bothering her for years. >> i don't sleep well so when i wake up i don't reel rested at all. >> reporter: at the end of her rope, she's been meeting with pain management specialist dr. houman danesh at mount sinai. he says back and other kinds of pain can feel more intense at bedtime. >> pain can be worse at night because you're not as distracted

as you are during the day. when you lay down and not thinking about anything else your brain will perceive more of the pain signals coming through. >> reporter: dr. danesh says most pain while you sleep comes from two main areas, neck and shoulder, and back. >> for so many with neck and shoulder pain it's an easy fix. you just need a proper pillow. >> reporter: experts say the angle of the neck is critical to supporting aging joints while you sleep. if the pillow is too low, the neck the cranked. or for side sleepers, the shoulders compress. >> if you're a side-lying sleeper, you want the pillow to keep your head in the middle of your spine. you don't want it to be so thin when you're laying down your head falls in and you don't want it to be so high your head goes this way. >> reporter: next area where many feel pain, the back. for me i wake up at 2:00, 3:00 in the morning with aching back pain. i tried stretching my hamstrings and rolling out my back before bed. but then i realized my mattress, it's 15 years old. i replaced it. no more waking up in the night with back pain. but the kind of mattress you buy is up to you. >> you don't need a firm mattress to get a good night's

sleep. if you're comfortable on a soft mattress and i put you in a hard mattress, you're going to have pain. >> reporter: there is hope for those in pain. he says minor adjustment can make a big difference like staying hydrated and stretching before bed. also -- >> if you're a side sleeper, you can place a pillow between your legs to keep the joints in your hips a little more open. >> reporter: deb is trying acupuncture and exercises to strengthen her core and help with the pain. >> i look forward to waking up and feeling refreshed. i'm still waiting on that one. >> another point, leg pain when you're sleeping, especially in the heat of summer, dehydration can lead to leg cramps, so start with more fluids and if the pain continues, george, see a doctor. >> good advice there, becky. thanks very much. we move on to a very personal revelation from alan alda. the tv legend sharing that he has parkinson's revealing it's something he's faced for years. his message? it's not slowing him down one bit. >> i happen to be officer only

because i foolishly opened an invitation from president truman to come to this costume party. >> reporter: he starred in one of the most popular shows ever playing hawkeye pierce on "m.a.s.h." alan alda, six-time emmy and golden globe winner. he's loomed large in primetime in recent years, in shows like "west wing." nominated for an oscar in his role in "the aviator." this morning he revealed he has parkinson's saying i was diagnosed 3 1/2 years ago. my symptoms are mild. a slight tremor in my hands, a little stiffness in my body and told only family and friends. going on to say, but my story isn't sad. i act, i give talks. i help with the alda center for communicating science and do my podcast which i love. coping with parkinson's is a puzzle to be solved. and i enjoy puzzles. and alda is active. i take boxing lessons three hours a week. play singles tennis three hours a week. and take a mild pill. all recommended to slow the progress. i even juggle a little. and i'm not entering dementia.

i'm no more demented than i was before. maybe i should rephrase that. really, i'm good. that is the alan alda we know. dr. jen ashton is here with more. you see his spirit. millions are facing parkinson's. >> let's talk numbers. parkinson's which is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects 10 million globally, 1 million right here in the country and again people need to understand we kind of divide up the symptoms, the signs and symptoms as motor and nonmotor. what does that mean? you take a look at this list. the classic symptoms, resting tremor, a sad or angry facial expression, some muscular stiffness. then we go to nonmotor. constipation, depression, sleep disorders, loss of smell. there are a range of these. it needs to be emphasized that if you have one of these symptoms, it does not mean you have parkinson's. >> people get tremors all the time. >> it's a combination. >> it really is a combination of them and you have to have them for a prolonged period. >> the message from alan alda. as well as michael j. fox, my friend.

this is something that can be managed. >> absolutely. now, the bad news is there's no cure but there is treatment and there's management. everyone's course will differ. this is not one size fits all. so there are big individual differences as to how the disease will affect a person. but living with any chronic condition, it's about that mind/body/spirit as well as the physical course. when you talk about treatment, a huge range of symptoms for parkinson's. there are medications that increase dope -- dopamine in the brain. surgery, medical marijuana, exercise. complementary treatments. and just yesterday, ironically, promising news out of japan. starting the first human clinical trials there using adult stem cells which will be injected into the brain and in animal studies it's been shown to reduce the tremor without stimulating the growth of tumors in animals with parkinson's. a lot of exciting research. there are clinical trials and we have celebrity figures like

michael j. fox and alan alda who can show people that it is possible to live and manage a chronic condition. >> and they are doing it. jen ashton, thanks very much. let's go to rob. >> hey, george. check out this handsome group we have. kids on summer vacation. turning 10 today, we have -- ian, lela, jasmine and gia. they said when they were smaller when it gets hot in illinois, they would fill up the kiddie pool. but when it's too hot, some kids just can't take it. our "gma" moment, check out hudson out of college point, texas. >> why are you crying? >> i'm hot. too hot. no, no, no. >> why are you crying? it's too hot outside. >> too hot. >> are you sad because it's too hot? >> it's too hot. even for a kid. even for the kiddie pool. you guys are tougher than that.

you can't see it but they're all barefoot out here. they are barefoot nation excited for kenny chesney live coming up on "gma." on "gma."

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> and good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. an update on the ranch and river fires that have now combined. they're being called the me-- mendocino complex fires. cal fire releasing new numbers this morning. the fires have burned more than 74,000 acres. lake county officials are going to hold an emergency meeting at 9:00 a.m. at clear lake city hall. we will monitor that for you. right now, we have alexis and traffic. >> good morning, reggie. i want to head back to a sig alert that started around 7:30 last night. a tanker truck flipped over the oyster point ramp to southbound 101 still closed. sounds like the off-ramp is closed in that area as well. so the that sig alert still in place. hoping to have that hope by 9:00.

and about a ten-minute delay for b.a.r.t. riders at 19 st. street station in oakland due to an

now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> hey, good morning. we'll start with the temperatures that range in the 50s and 60s. still very comfortable out there. and the cloud cover is starting to dry up a little bit. there's still some mist near the coast. it's going to be kind of brisk north of bay bridge this afternoon through the delta. my accuweather seven-day

forecast, slightly cooler wednesday, thursday, and sunday and monday. >> thanks bhoo, mike. another abc 7 news update in 30 minutes and always on ♪ ♪ get along down the road we've got a long long way to go ♪ ♪ scared to live scared to die we ain't perfect but we try ♪ ♪ get along while we can ♪ always give love the other hand ♪ ♪ paint a wall learn to dance call your mom buy a boat ♪ ♪ drink a beer sing a song make a friend can't we all get along ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah! kenny! come on over here, kenny.

♪ call your mom, write a song good to see you, kenny. oh, just love this man. ♪ get along that's your 30th number one single. [ cheers and applause ] >> hard to believe. >> oh. there's just something about you. you recently set a record. 52,000 came out to soldier field to see you. >> saturday night. >> you love those big stadiums and you really fill the place. >> it took me a while to get used to doing them but the band and i feel comfortable in our skin up there. but i gotta tell you, robin, to feel that much energy and love come at you at once is an unbelievable feeling. people ask me all the time what does it feel like? i think the best way to describe it is if you're standing in front of an avalanche, and you can't stop it.

>> you give it right back. i've seen you in concert many a time and especially gillette stadium and we went way up to the top. you do that because you want the person that bought a ticket way up there as much as the person that's right up in front to feel the same. >> it's a bit of a ritual for me. i started it when we started doing these stadiums in 2005, i believe it was. but it's true. i like to be alone in that environment. in a lot of ways it feels like an empty church, when you see a place that big that's that empty and still. and i kind of want to sit in that moment to feel it like that and to set in a place where in a top row the stadium where someone is going to sit. and i want to mentally measure how far it takes to get to them and so that's why i do it. it really is and to know that the next night that's going to be a completely different atmosphere and energy. >> every time. every time i've gone, the audience is always different. you're always different. you feed off them but your fans

are so faithful. i lot this one woman. you have to tell this story. you know what a shotski it. you have a ski -- oh, look. especially the young to people are nodding. you saw it. someone was tailgating. you gave a guitar and she gave you that and then you end up putting it on the cover of your album. >> right. well, i think it was three years ago, two years ago, whatever it was in kansas city. and there was this group of people out tailgating. and i was coming back from working out and the kansas city chiefs and i saw this black no shoes nation shotski and i asked deanna who works for my radio station to go out and get it. because i wanted it. i wanted to put it into my bar in the islands. and i did a trade with them. i signed a guitar and they gave it to me. i brought it on stage and that night i showed it to the audience at arrowhead stadium and my photographer just captured that moment so that ended up being the cover of the live record. i took it down to my bar in the virgin islands.

it was one of a few things that made it through hurricane irma, believe it or not. and i just felt like it described the bond. how strong our bond was with -- between me and the audience and i decided when it made it through that i was going to bring that shotski back and give it back to the person that gave it to me. and that's what we did this year. >> that is beautiful. that's beautiful. that is absolutely beautiful. [ applause ] you talk about the islands, the virgin islands. and we know what happened last year with the hurricanes. and this is what this new music is all about. it's not about the destruction, it is about the people and the proceeds are going to help the schools be rebuilt, the hospitals be rebuilt down that way. thank you for that. [ cheers and applause ] >> you're welcome. it was such a -- such a stressful time for a lot of

people. and those islands have meant a lot to me, as an adult. they've meant a lot -- they fed my creativity in ways that -- in ways nothing else has but it would have been really easy to make a record about the destruction and the devastation of it all. but i felt it was more important -- look, we all know what happened. but what i felt was more important is that we find a thread of hope and find a way to move forward. maybe with some strength that maybe we didn't know we had and i think there was a thread in all of that. if there's one thing that i'm proud of about this new music, is that it has a thread of hope and a thread of love and moving forward. and i think that -- there's a big sense of community with it and it's unlike any record i ever made. usually when you make a record you make it about past experiences. i made this whole record while everything was happening, almost a year ago now, you know. >> the love for love city fund that you have. but this is really personal. you know, and i've known you for a long time and your music, you

give so much. but it seems like you even let us in late hle bit more this time. >> well, maybe so. i feel -- it felt different writing this record, you know, and i wrote 5 of the 11 songs on it. and i wrote it in an anxiety fit. there was no hiding my emotions and i felt like -- i've always felt like music was the biggest healer we have, and that's how i was brought up, you know, i was -- i went to church listening to music. and that's where i first, you know, realized the connection of -- and the spirituality of it all. and i think that when hopefully when people listen to this music they get as much healing out of it in any way that they need it. i hope they get as much healing out of it as i did making it. >> that's beautiful and you're going to hear -- [ applause ] and don't worry. he's going to come back.

he'll be back in just a little bit to perform kenny's new album. "songs for the saints" and have much more of him performing live in just a few minutes, so come on back. ♪

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teenagers. and for some, that's a cause for great concern. abc's erielle reshef has a closer look. >> reporter: it's the wildly popular retouching app that counts khloe kardashian as a fan. >> it is. >> reporter: face tune 2 can zap away perceived imperfections without going under the knife. these two girls say it's taken photo editing to a whole new level. why do you use facetune? >> fix blemishes and the simple whitening teeth and fixing red eye. >> reporter: the app has nearly half a million subscribers. about 70% of them women. how do you draw the line between feeling good and going too far? >> i think a lot of self-talk is really important when using the app. do i really need to adjust every part of my body? or can i accept that this is how i look? >> reporter: some psychologists

are wary of the effects that apps like these can have on kids. according to one study published, 91% of teens who use social media post photos of themselves. and those with high scores for manipulating their photos were associated with high scores for body-related and eating concerns. >> the more people look up doctored images, the more likely they are to start seeking out cosmetic procedures at younger ages. >> reporter: lightricks say they don't market to teens and facetune is breaking the illusion of perfect body ideals. everybody is using it and everyone knows everyone is using it. these two who have taken breaks from the app at times say balance is key. you'll continue using facetune? >> yes. because i like it. i actually do like it. it's fun. >> i think it's all about moderation and making sure that i'm in tune with how i'm feeling. >> reporter: okay, lara.

take a look at this for a second. the girls helped me doctor one of the photos of myself. you can see the before. and the after results. they're pretty dramatic. >> i see the chin. >> the double chin is gone now. in fact. >> stop it. >> facetune released a psa about oversmoothing hoping to teach their users not to take it too far. i think we took it a little far. >> no, you look great. thank you for that. i learned quite a bit. now we'll head out to rob. >> we have a lot of people here from illinois, from michigan, from massachusetts to louisiana. nobody from arizona where there was a big-time dust storm yesterday. in the western part of phoenix. buckeye, arizona, there.

you remember bob odenkirk from "breaking bad" and now in season fur of the spin-off, he's back, "better call saul." he plays jimmy mcgill, before becoming alter ego saul. then another alter ego as well. >> can i have your social security number again? >> 531 -- >> 531. that's the pacific northwest, right? >> yeah. >> i got a cousin who moved to tacoma. it's supposed to be beautiful up there. >> yeah, it's beautiful. >> bob odenkirk. [ applause ] joining us now. that was the bleakest rendition of beautiful i've ever seen. >> good morning, everyone. [ applause ]

with some -- some -- bleak existentially bad black and white film there. a little clip to wake you up. >> explain what's going on. >> that's gene. it's after "breaking bad." he's in hiding because everyone was coming after saul, so he got a new identity and he's in omaha working at a cinnabon. managing a cinnabon and he's really scared because he's kind of feels the world closing in on him. >> and that's what's happening in so much of the series, this sense of dread of what's coming. >> yes, well, it's a lot -- the same writers from "breaking bad" created this show, vince gilligan and peter gould. and they love comedy mixed with menace and violence and it's a pretty intense show. >> back for its fourth season. i heard you found a special way to celebrate coming back for the fourth season. >> oh, yeah, i got a tattoo. i probably -- i shouldn't have gotten something so permanent.

well, i'm told that your cameras would explode and we'll all disappear if i showed it on camera in the morning. but it's right here in the special place. [ applause ] it says -- >> i was just joking but they were yelling in my ear. no, no, don't let that happen. >> don't you bring that up. well, we have -- we premier next monday, august 6th and i wanted to make a deal out of it and the put it where a lot of people would see it. [ laughter ] >> we got one of your fans. >> big fan of "better call saul" as well as "breaking bad." any chance walter white or bryan cranston makes a guest appearance in the show? >> oh. i think there's a real good chance that it will happen. but i have not seen it yet. but i think there's a very good chance it will happen. [ applause ] we're all good friends and -- >> i read that your kids convinced you to do "better call saul" but you're heading towards

empty nestdom. your daughter went to college. >> yeah, yeah, my daughter is going to college. and my son is already in college. and it's really hard. i hear you got -- >> i am not quite there yet. still in high school. >> it's very hard like i go in my daughter's room just to ask if i can borrow the car. [ laughter ] that's where we are and i almost cry. i'm like, honey -- i wonder if you want to use the car. can i use it? and this is going to go on for another three weeks. >> i am braced for it myself. thanks for coming on today. >> thank you. >> "better call saul" is back on amc on august 6th and we'll be

the one and only kenny chesney. i know they want to hear him perform. this off his new album "songs for the saints." this is "better boat." [ cheers and applause ]

♪ ♪ i ain't lonely but i spend a lot of time alone ♪ ♪ more than i'd like to but i'm okay with staying home ♪ ♪ my how the last few months have changed ♪ ♪ i'm smiling more despite the pain ♪ ♪ well i breathe in and i breathe out ♪ ♪ got friends to call who let me talk about ♪

♪ what ain't working what's still hurting ♪ ♪ and all the things i feel like cussing out ♪ ♪ now and then i let it go ♪ i ride the waves i can't control ♪ ♪ i'm learning how to build a better boat ♪ ♪ and i hate waiting ain't no patience in these hands ♪ ♪ i'm not complaining sometimes it's hard to change a man ♪ ♪ i think i'm stronger than i was i let god do what he does ♪ ♪ well, i breathe in and i

breathe out ♪ ♪ got friends to call who let me talk about ♪ ♪ what ain't working what's still hurting ♪ ♪ and all the things i feel like cussing out ♪ ♪ now and then i let it go ♪ i ride the waves i can't control ♪ ♪ i'm learning how to build a better boat ♪ ♪ well i breathe in well, i breathe out ♪ ♪ got friends to call who let me talk about ♪ ♪ what ain't working what's

still hurting ♪ ♪ and all the things i feel like cussing out ♪ ♪ now and then i let it go i ride the waves i can't control ♪ ♪ if it's working i don't know when i get done the thing may not float ♪ ♪ but i'm learning how to build a better boat ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you.

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning. i'm reggie aqui. here's a look at your weather from mike nicco. >> reggie, we'll jump right into the accuweather seven-day forecast. so what you're going to see is a

little break in the heat wednesday, thursday, sunday and monday. >> all right. we are looking at pretty typical volumes here at the bay bridge toll plaza. we've got a stack up into the maze here this morning. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan." today, star of "better call saul," bob odenkirk. an award-winning actress from "orange is the new black," uzo aduba. and a performance from singer-songwriter passenger. plus, jenna dewan returns for another day as cohost. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪