>> jessica. >> yes. >> i'll keep all of these for me. >> what? >> i'm the official hamburger good morning, america. russia investigation showdown. special counsel robert mueller insists on asking president trump about obstruction of justice. sources now say that new communication fueled the tweet storm from the president that said attorney general jeff sessions should end the investigation. now outrage is growing from members of his own party. flash flooding alert. torrential rains sparking water rescues across the east. 30 million in the path of dangerous flooding from florida to new york. out west, the new threat from those massive wildfires. the new warnings about air quality for thousands. urgent manhunt. police releasing new surveillance footage of the man who gunned down that prominent houston doctor who once treated a president.

now the suspect identified. why authorities think he had a decades-long vendetta against the cardiologist. the new clue. where the missing college student from iowa, mollie tib its, may have been spot just days ago and what her boyfriend is now saying about the locks on his home's doors. inside that miracle survival. new video showing the panic on board that plane as it goes down in mexico. the chicago priest now telling his story from his hospital bed. >> i couldn't identify it in any other way except a miracle. >> how more than a hundred passengers and crew made it out alive. we do say good morning, america. great to have you with us on this thankful thursday. we're thankful for that incredible survival story. >> we have new footage which shows you just how dramatic, intense those moments were inside that plane as it crashed in mexico. we now know at least 65 americans were on board that

plane. we will have a lot more in just a moment. >> thank goodness everyone got out alive. we begin though with the latest on that looming showdown between president trump and special counsel robert mueller. mueller is insisting on questioning the president about obstruction of justice, the same charges leveled against bill clinton and richard nixon and sources tell abc news this latest communication has enraged the president, sparking his first direct call for attorney general jeff sessions to shut down the investigation. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega starts us off. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. this was among president trump's most overt threats against the special counsel yet and it is not just his critics who say this could amount to obstruction of justice. some in his own party are now saying it is totally inappropriate for a sitting president to call for an end to an investigation into himself. this morning, sources tell abc news president trump was outraged after learning that among the topics special counsel robert mueller wants to question him about is obstruction of justice. the president recently learned

about the new development and sources say it enraged him so, it prompted this extraordinary tweet that critics say could amount to obstruction. the president writing, attorney general jeff sessions should stop this rigged witch hunt right now before it continues to stain our country any further. that sent his legal team into immediate damage control mode. >> he used the word should. he didn't use the word must, and there was no presidential directive that followed it. he didn't direct him to do it and he's not going to direct him to do it. >> reporter: the tweet outraged even some in the president's own party. maine senator susan collins calling it totally inappropriate. saying the president should not be talking about the investigation at all. the top democrat on the house intelligence committee was blunt. this is an attempt to obstruct justice hiding in plain sight. in the past aides have insisted the president's tweets are official white house policy, but press secretary sarah sanders says this one was just his opinion. >> it's not an order.

it's the president's opinion. the president is not obstructing. he's fighting back. >> reporter: negotiations over a sit-down between the president and special counsel have been ongoing for months. but now, mueller has indicated, he wants to question the president both in writing and in person. so will this interview actually ever happen? the president's lawyer rudy giuliani said yesterday that the president still wants to sit down with robert mueller. but his lawyers are adamant. they do not want this interview to happen. giuliani says the legal team still cannot reach an agreement with the special counsel over just the ground rules so while mueller may want to ask about obstruction of justice, george, there is no indication that the president's team is going to agree. >> a game of chicken right now. cecilia, thanks very much. let's bring in our chief legal analyst, dan abrams. the president's words in that tweet pretty clear. the attorney should stop this rigged witch hunt. >> no question this is an effort to undermine, undercut, impair, maybe hinder the investigation. does that necessarily mean it's legal obstruction of justice? that's a question that robert

mueller will have to assess. >> the question is how does this tweet fit into every other action of the president over the last year, year and a half? >> exactly. you don't, and they won't, look at this tweet in isolation. it won't just be, was that tweet obstruction of justice? the question will be, did that tweet in conjunction with all the other evidence they have, all the other actions that the president has taken, all the other things he's done, does that together reach the level of obstruction of justice? and again, i think it's worth reminding people that most people do not expect that even if it does reach that level, that robert mueller would seek to indict the president. >> he'd send a report to congress. >> he would send a report to congress because he's the president. >> of course, the impact of that would depend on when he sends that report, which congress receives it and gets to the question, how long does robert mueller allow this back and forth, this endless eight-month negotiation between his side and the president to go on over the interview? >> let's be clear. all we know about this alleged

negotiation is through the trump side. we don't know exactly -- we don't know exactly what mueller is saying or not saying in response. so, how serious is this negotiation? unclear. robert mueller's going to work on his timeline. not on the president's. not on rudy giuliani's. and at some point if he feels that he's not going to get this interview to work, he'll move forward. >> not just his timeline, though. because we're heading towards an election. early september seems to be the deadline for any real action before the election, isn't it? >> you would think so. but you would hope robert mueller is not working on an election timeline. i mean, he's got to think about it in the back of his head but you also have to think this is an investigation and he has to move forward as he thinks appropriate regardless of the election time line. >> dan abrams, thanks very much. now to new images from overnight of the remains of what's believed to be missing american service members killed in the korean war being returned to the u.s. american flags draped across 55 coffins. vice president pence saying today our boys are coming home.

president trump also tweeting overnight thank you to chairman kim jong-un for keeping your word and starting the process of sending home the remains of our great and beloved missing fallen. i am not at all surprised that you took this kind action. the president also thanked kim jong-un for a letter and said he looks forward to seeing him soon. this coming on the heels of the summit between the two back in june. but, as we know, we don't know what soon means in terms of what -- >> kim jong-un has kept his nuclear program going although he stopped testing. all right. now to that dangerous flash flooding. we'll look at water rescues across virginia. now 30 million americans from florida to new york are on alert for torrential rain. the watches stretching up the east coast and rob is here with more on the threat. good morning, rob. >> good morning, robin. some of the same areas that got hit last week with heavy rain and flooding getting hit again. the ground is saturated. it's not going to take much and certainly didn't take much yesterday in vienna, virginia just outside of d.c.

swift water rescue at times. four feet of water on the roadways and across the south severe weather and tornado warnings out for atlanta and points to the east and some tree damage with fresh video coming in overnight so similar threat today like we had last week. high pressure control pinning that flow across the front and the appalachians and flash flood watches from florida up through new york not just today but through tomorrow. another 3, 4 inches of rainfall over a saturated ground. amy, back over to you. that amazing survival story in mexico this morning. we're seeing new video inside the cabin of the plane as it came crashing down and hearing from passengers about it, how everyone made it out alive. and abc's victor oquendo is in mexico city. you spoke with that american priest from chicago who is calling this, as a lot of people are, nothing short of a miracle. >> reporter: good morning, amy. father esequiel sanchez calls it a miracle because he believes if they had been going faster or a little higher, there's no way that everyone would have survived. meanwhile, the ntsb is assisting

mexican officials with the investigation as they work to determine the cause of the crash. these are the intense moments before that doomed aeromexico flight took off. strong wind gusts and hail hammering the aircraft. then, suddenly, everything goes dark. babies screaming. total chaos. the plane crashing during takeoff, filling the cabin with smoke. 99 confused passengers and 4 crew members racing to safety before flames overtook the jet. remarkably everyone survived. this morning officials investigating why the plane took off in those severe conditions. mexican officials recovering the black boxes searching for clues. >> what could you see out of the window? >> nothing. >> reporter: 1 of at least 65 americans on board, father esequiel sanchez from chicago. in mexico to celebrate his 50th birthday, this morning he's recovering in the hospital. >> it was a strong, heavy bump that we could actually -- i could actually feel the landing

gear buckle. >> reporter: he suffered a broken arm on impact, undergoing surgery but keeping his spirits high. >> just one clean break or you have a -- >> a couple places. >> broken in a couple of spots? >> a couple spots, yeah, so i'll become the bionic padre. >> reporter: the bionic padre. also traveling with father sanchez on that plane, nestor martinez and darelia rivera. all sitting in different section of the plane. >> i was able to jump from the window on to the wing. from the wing, i tried to go away. it was so slippery, it kept pulling me back to the plane so i ended up just jumping off from there. >> reporter: rivera was with her daughter who has some medical conditions. she said once smoke started to fill the cabin, she grabbed her, her medicine, and got out. she couldn't believe everyone survived. >> looking at the plane from where we were, we said, nobody made it. i saw three or four or five people in the same ambulance. >> what was that moment like? >> we just all cried and hugged each other and said thank god.

>> reporter: there's only one way father sanchez can describe it. >> i couldn't identify it in any other way except a miracle. >> reporter: investigators hoping to learn a lot from those black boxes, as well as the pilot who is now in stable condition. when asked why did the plane try to take off with such severe weather, the director of aeromexico said every plane needs clearance from the control tower. but also added that there could be several factors involved in this crash. george? >> okay, victor, thanks very much. we're going to move on to new arrests in a major hacking incident. three ukrainian men have been arrested accused of hacking thousands of computers at companies like chipotle and red robin to swipe millions of credit card numbers. abc's whit johnson here with the story. good morning, whit. >> reporter: george, welcome to you. authorities call it transnational organized crime and this morning, three alleged high-ranging members of the prolific hacking group known as fin7 are behind bars. accused of stealing information from more than 15 million credit cards using phishing e-mails laced with malware and following up with phone calls to

legitimize those e-mails. the group targeting more than 100 u.s. companies, prosecutors say focusing on hotels and popular restaurant chains, including chipotle, chili's, arby's and red robin. it affected people in nearly every state in the u.s. and several countries abroad. all are charged with 26 felony counts. >> what should you do? >> you can first sign up for one of those credit monitoring services. that will alert you if there's any suspicious activity. then if you find out that there is some, you need to report that immediately to your bank or credit card company and contact the company directly that may have been compromised. many including red robin will provide free insurance, i.d. theft insurance and restoration if there is a problem. >> good advice. whit, thanks very much. >> good to know. now to what may be a new clue in that case of the missing college student from iowa. police are investigating a report of a possible sighting of mollie tibbetts just a week ago at a truck stop outside kansas city. alex perez has the latest for us. good morning, alex.

>> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. this is the first time since she vanished someone has reported seeing mollie, her family hoping it gets investigators one step closer to cracking this case. this morning, police confirm they are investigating a reported possible sighting of mollie tibbetts at a truck stop in kearney, missouri, 230 miles away from where she was last seen jogging in brooklyn, iowa, over two weeks ago. the sighting was reported on july 26th, eight days after her disappearance. but authorities have not found any surveillance video to confirm the report. >> we are not giving up on any possible leads and hope that we can find mollie tibbetts soon. >> reporter: meanwhile, tibbetts' boyfriend, dalton jack, who she was living with for the summer, speaking out to fox news about the investigation, which now has over 200 leads. >> don't want to go racking through my brain thinking of what happened, what happened, what happened? just driving myself insane because i know everybody else around is. >> reporter: tibbetts reported missing after she didn't show up

for work in brooklyn, iowa, where she was spending the summer living with jack who is not considered a suspect. jack telling fox news the couple didn't normally lock their doors but he does lock it now every night. he was working a cstruction job over 100 miles away when she disappeared. the two were planning to leave for the dominican republic today for his brother's wedding. last week her mother telling abc news that wedding meant the world to tibbetts. >> i'm thinking, august, august 2nd deadline where i want to get that little girl and dalton and blake and ali on a plane and, you know, go enjoy yourselves in the dominican. i can't stand that these people are having a wedding and she's supposed to be the maid of honor. >> reporter: jack's brother reportedly suggesting he proposed to tibbetts, his high school sweetheart, at the ceremony which has now been postponed. the investigation is ongoing with authorities focusing on her fitbit which could help pinpoint the college freshman's last movements.

>> we are hopeful that she is still alive. and so, we will continue to think that way until told otherwise. >> reporter: and mollie's family along with crimestoppers will have a press conference later today. there's a $30,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest. amy? >> all hoping that they get some answers there, alex. thank you. now to new trouble for one of the most famous college football coaches in the country. ohio state's urban meyer on leave this morning as the school investigates what he knew about domestic violence allegations involving his former assistant coach, and abc's ryan smith has all the latest. >> reporter: he's one of the winningest coaches in college football. >> and the ohio state buckeyes are the first national champions of the playoff era. >> reporter: bringing national championships to florida and ohio state. >> urban meyer will win his third. >> reporter: but this morning, ohio state head coach urban meyer placed on paid

administrative leave after the football powerhouse announced it's investigating claims he may have known of a domestic violence allegation against his former assistant coach zach smith in 2015, long before smith was terminated last month. courtney smith claims her ex-husband zach abused her on multiple occasions. >> it was out of control to the point that he picked me up by my neck and threw me down on the ground in our bathroom and screamed at me, look what you turned me into. >> reporter: smith claims she told meyer's wife shelley about the abuse suffered in 2015 and agreed to her telling her head coach husband. but smith claims no action was taken. >> when somebody is crying out for help, i believe the coach along with the coach's wife have a duty. they have a duty to do something to help. i do believe he knew. and instead he chose to help the abuser, enable the abuser, and believe whatever story zach was telling everybody. >> reporter: meyer says he did

not hear about those abuse allegations until the last few days. he put out a statement saying he agrees to the leave until the investigation is over. this allows the team to conduct training camp with minimal distraction. i eagerly look forward to the resolution of this matter. now, zach smith hasn't been charged with a domestic violence crime. and as for meyer, he recently signed a contract extension requiring him to report violations by staff of the school's sexual misconduct policy, whether charged with a crime or not. >> see where it goes. thank you. going to turn to new video showing one determined woman battling downpours in the aptly named hurricane, west virginia. you'll see what i mean. watch as this brave soul decides she's not going to let any mile per hour winds get in the way of her grocery shopping. she calmly unloads groceries and no one does this in good weather, returns the shopping cart to its proper place. >> nice. >> close the trunk. >> i know, that's one thing.

>> close the trunk. >> didn't close the trunk. but she was determined. and it is hurricane, west virginia. >> totally calm. >> yeah, as we see that flooding in the east, rob, out west, they're facing a new threat from wildfires. >> we do. and i think we have a new weather reporter at abc. she could stand up in a hurricane no problem. look at this smoke. half dome. this is a time lapse. visibility drops. and experts are saying even away from the nearly four dozen fires burning across the west, even away from that unhealthy smoke and flat-out difficult to breathe.

coming up, a major new development in the manhunt for the gunman who killed the doctor in houston as he biked to work. a suspect has now been identified. police believe he may have been looking to settle a decades-old grudge. a frightening scene on this plane. a device exploding, going up in flames. what happened just moments before? how the crew got everybody out just in time. just in time.

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now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> have you been outside yet? good morning. can you feel a difference? no, of course, you can't, it's a trick question. temperatures are about exactly the same as they have been all week. some fog and drizzle up the coast near san francisco. choppy near the bay later on this afternoon. visibility very dangerously low, down to a mile, even less than that in some parts of santa rosa and half moon bay. warming trend next week, jessica. >> mike, thank you. and coming up on "gma," the search for a suspect in the murder of that prominent houston doctor. why police now believe the alleged killer may have had a

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moonves expected to speak for the first time since those sexual misconduct allegations from seven women went public. moonves is expected to answer questions from investigators on the cbs earnings call as he faces new fallout, moonves still at the helm of cbs but a law firm is investigating his behavior. he removed himself from a commission on equality in the workplace. the ufc school of cinematic arts has suspended moonves from its board. well, now to that major development in the murder mystery involving a prominent houston cardiologist gunned down biking to work. police say they have now identified a suspect and a possible motive. a decades-long vendetta. abc's marcus moore is in houston with the latest on that. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: well, amy, good morning to you. for nearly two weeks houston police have pinned their greatest hope on surveillance pictures, that those pictures would lead them to an alleged killer. this morning there is a major break in this case. police have named a 62-year-old suspect who lived at this house and say he may have been holding a grudge against a well-known doctor. police say this is the man who gunned down dr. mark hausknecht,

the noted houston cardiologist who once treated former president george h.w. bush. according to authorities 62-year-old joseph pappas ambushed the doctor while he was riding his bike to work through the houston medical center. this morning police say the doctor's murder may have been motivated by revenge. joseph pappas' mother was once a patient of dr. hausknecht's but died while the doctor was performing a heart operation. >> one of the tips included the fact that the suspect's mother was a patient of the doctor and died during surgery over 20 years ago. >> reporter: in these chilling images police say you can see pappas also on a bicycle wearing a backpack and appearing to follow the 65-year-old doctor. moments later police say he passed by hausknecht before allegedly opening fire killing the doctor with what they call notable precision. >> the shots that he took took some skill. >> reporter: investigators say the alleged killer may have once worked in law enforcement and has been missing for two days after a tip led police to raid

his empty house this week. >> we lived here 25 years and known him kind of casually. just a regular guy, quiet, kind of stayed to himself as far as i know. >> reporter: days after the murder, pappas may have tried to selling weapons and ammunition in online ads. a relative tells abc news that she knows pappas as a responsible, loving person and that he never showed signs that he might want to seek revenge for his mother's passing but this morning, police are still looking for pappas who they say could still be on that ten-speed bike they say was used during the murder, adding that he is incredibly fit and rides extensively and this morning they say he is armed, dangerous and possibly suicidal. amy. >> all right, marcus, thank you so much. joining us is lenny depaul. former chief inspector with the u.s. marshall. and, lenny, we heard all of those details. it appears to have been a well thought out crime and looks like he was a skilled shooter and knew what he was doing and he planned this well in advance. what is the key to finding him? >> i mean it certainly appears

that way and that's what's gotten law enforcement on the edge of their seats. they're turning this guy's world upside down and executed their search warrants and looking at any digital fingerprints and devices left behind and doing their homework and analyzing everything. you're right on the money. this was a well-designed, well-executed plan. he knew everything about this doctor, the route he was taking, the bike he's driving. he reconned the area and whatnot and sadly was proficient with that firearm. >> we heard marcus talking about police reports believing that perhaps he is suicidal. how do you keep the public safe when you have a person who truly may have nothing to lose? >> that's key and huge but did send that text message to his neighbors saying he was going to kill himself. if you look at that surveillance video, amy, he's got this huge backpack on. it looks like he's going camping for two weeks so my gut is telling me -- i don't know what his mind-set is. is it suicide by cop?

it's anyone's guess at this point. >> you look at the alleged motive, that this may have been 20 years in the making. if police hadn't received that tip would they have even thought or have known to go back that far this this doctor's history? >> they would have been on a fishing expedition. thank god the public stepped up andid their homework and able to identify him and hopefully they can find the guy. >> let's hope they can do that soon without any further trauma. lenny depaul, thank you so much. we appreciate it. george. now to new video that shows a phone battery bursting into flames moments before a ryanair flight was set to take off. no one was seriously hurt. passengers raced for the exits. batteries are dangerous and t.j. has the story. >> reporter: long lines, belt off, shoes off, pat-down, middle seat, wi-fi doesn't work, terrorism. you have all this to be stressed about when you fly. you also need to be stressed about the guy sitting next to you charging his phone. this is another scary incident

involving lithium-ion batteries. if there's any silver lining, it's that this happened in the cabin and not the cargo hold. panic shortly before takeoff. flames ignite on board this ryanair plane on a barcelona tarmac. according to the airline, the source of the fire monday was a cell phone being charged with an external lithium ion battery. the explosion sent passengers running before it was quickly extinguished. many electronic devices use lithium ion batteries which can sometimes overheat and catch fire. samsung was forced to issue a global recall after an issue with the lithium batteries in the galaxy 7 note caused some of those phones to burst into flames. >> i noticed smoke just pouring out of my pocket, pulled the phone out of my pocket, threw it onto the ground where it continued to smoke and kind of burn. >> reporter: although lithium batteries are allowed inside

plane cabins, they advise passengers to keep them out of checked luggage in the cargo hold where flight crews aren't able to put out the flames. >> bringing them up into the cabin where the cabin crew can fight that fire rather than have it become a runaway fire down in the cargo hold is a simple, effective and unobtrusive way to keep the flying public safer. >> that is so scary for folks on that plane and a fire breaks out. that's where the faa would prefer it. we have all these devices. everything has a lithium ion battery in it. what if that was in the cargo hold. nobody is there when that goes off, sitting next to an aerosol can, they say potentially -- >> too hard to get to the cargo hold. >> they could make a rule but that's a whole other process. do not put those in the cargo because nobody is down there to put that fire out and could potentially bring down a plane. >> wow. >> thank you, t.j. coming up, a major moving scam. companies accused of holding people's possessions hostage until they pay more. the families sharing their stories this morning. come on back. amilies sharing their stories this morning. come on back. 's open!

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we're back now with that major moving scam. prosecutors are now accusing more than a dozen companies across the country of holding people's possessions hostage until they agree to pay more. gio benitez is here with that story. good morning. >> reporter: hey, robin. good morning. yeah, we're talking about more than 900 customers. pay attention to this report, more victims could be out there right now. the better business bureau telling us last year alone they received 6,300 complaints about moving companies.

this morning, a shocking indictment, 14 different moving companies across ten states now stand accused of operating a racketeering enterprise. officials calling it a nationwide hostage moving scam. >> these indictments represent a major step in dismantling a long-running criminal enterprise. >> reporter: investigators say the alleged scammers would create moving companies with false glowing reviews and when n one would shut down with complaints, they would open up a new one, lying about their experience and providing a low-ball estimate. michael and gail say they trusted one of the companies named in that indictment, flagship van lines, to move to california. they say after their stuff was loaded onto the truck, the moving company charged them $1,000 more and disappeared. >> we have suffered.

>> reporter: our abc affiliate in baltimore has been investigating and tracking these moving companies for almost a year and talking to their alleged victims, like navy hospital corpsman, eric ancetta. >> we have absolutely nothing in here. >> reporter: he says it took more than three months to get his belongings after presidential moving more than doubled the price it quoted him. >> the bbb encourages people to make sure whenever possible they have an estimator come to their home and give them a quote based on what they're seeing in the home. >> reporter: we reached out to all 14 companies. they did not get back to us including the ones named in the broadcast. one of the other companies did pick up the phone and you know what they told us? lose our number. >> they said that? >> yes. >> did you identify who you were? >> they said that. >> what should people do before they hire a moving company? >> so, you want to look for

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who is isaac? that ring-tailed lemur snatched from a california zoo turned up at a hotel with a note. abc's diane macedo is here with the story. good morning, diane. >> good morning. this started off as a case of animals on the loose after someone broke into the santa ana zoo and opened the monkey enclosures but turned into a much larger mystery when everyone started wondering, where's isaac? >> we got the call before 7:00 to assist in looking for the animals that were roaming free. >> reporter: it was chaos at the zoo. gates opened in the middle of the night with animals loose all over the park, but one animal was mysteriously missing, isaac, the ring-tailed lemur. that is until surveillance video showed someone dropping isaac off at a hotel eight miles from the zoo along with a bizarre note which read, this belongs to the santa ana zoo. it was taken last night. please bring it to police. >> it was a huge relief for myself and for all the staff. >> reporter: this comes just a week after thieves used a baby stroller to make off with a

shark from this texas aquarium before cops and staff came to the rescue. [ applause ] this morning, isaac is safe and sound at the zoo enjoying his favorite food. >> isaac is doing great. the zookeeper just brought him some grapes as a treat. >> there you go. amy, grapes are his favorite food. >> i needed to know. >> ring-tailed endangered species making his theft a federal crime. police have no idea who took him. maybe it was a prank. maybe was hoping to sell him on the black market. i saw the movie "gone girl." time to test isaac's handwriting. >> dark. >> really took a turn there. wow. >> this is a big mystery. i think isaac may be a part of it. at 32 he is one of the oldest ring-tailed lemurs in captivity. it was a big deal. everyone was concerned there

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olympic gold medalist. her dad and coach are here, too. >> i hear she has a winning smile to go along with the medals she wins. can't wait to talk to her. we will later. >> looking forward to that. we'll go to the headlines. more on that incredible survival story, all 103 aboard that flight in mexico survived but this morning there are new questions about why they attempted to take off in the first place. back to victor oquendo in mexico city. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, george. investigators hope to learn a lot from those black boxes which they say were recovered in perfect condition. and from the plane's pilot who is now in stable condition. this new video shows the intense moments before that doomed aeromexico flight took off, strong wind gusts and hail hammering the aircraft. the plane crashing during takeoff filling the cabin with smoke. 99 confused passengers and 4 you members racing to safety before

flames overtook the jet. remarkably everyone survived. passengers that we spoke with all have their own unique stories of survivor like father esequiel sanchez of chicago, who suffered a broken arm. they all have the same question, why did the plane take off in that storm? and when asked about why they took off in that bad weather, the director of aeromexico said that each plane needs clearance from the control tower but added that several factors could be at play in this accident. george. >> okay, victor, thanks very much. >> still looking for answers. now to that flash flooding. 30 million are on alert for torrential rain. the watch is spanning the east coast. let's bring back rob for the latest. rob? >> over 9 inches of rainfall over alabama. this the scene yesterday in vienna, virginia, out of d.c., didn't have much rain there but it's already swollen. the rivers, because of all the rain they had last week. a swift water rescue. severe weather across atlanta and today the same setup as last week, tropical moisture feeding in. pinned up against the mountains. up that front. flash flood watches from florida all the way to new york with another 2 to 4 inches expected not just today but through tomorrow. away from the flood zone. the struggle is real. it's a bad hair day i think today and tomorrow, robin.

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"in style's" fashion issue hits stands on september 10th. there was a moment with collard greens. >> i'll give it away. because i was losing my hair for the first time after having chemo and my mom was making her famed collard greens. holding me and keeping me away from her collard greens. >> what is your definition of anchor hair? >> the flip. >> hair spray. >> it never moves. >> and it goes like this. no matter where you go. we've all had it. george, you might be the one exception. >> thank you, sara. >> you have to check this article out. it will make you laugh, cry, there was a lot to learn from that. >> thank you. now in hollywood what's old is new again. the tv show "alf," short for alien life form could be getting a reboot. [ cheers and applause ] the wise-cracking alien who crash-landed from the planet melmac in the tanners' garage in the '80s. according to "variety" a new series is in the works at warner brothers and is expected to pick

up where things left off. >> how do you do that? >> how do you do that in this day and age? alf left off in 1990. we have catching up to do but some ideas being reported involve alf emerging from area 51, of course, after being held captive since the original series finale. warner brothers studios wouldn't elaborate any further on the potential reboot. can you imagine waking up as alf today and being like, whoa. >> what's going on? >> and i forgot. he eats cats. do you remember that? >> what? >> i'm sorry. that could be a trigger this morning. >> the reboot. >> it's keto, amy. >> right. okay. >> a cat is keto. finally have researchers finally found the key to happiness? if you want to stop worrying and be happier, here's the best advice. stop scheduling your free time. >> yes. >> professors who studied time management found when a leisure activity is planned rather than spontaneous we enjoy it less and say when we overschedule leisure activities we end up treating fun time like any other item on

our to-do. even something like coffee with friends could feel like a dentist appointment. i don't know who your friends are. >> they needed a study? >> yes, but a separate study found free unscheduled time is crucial most especially for kids and helps their social and emotional development. >> if you take away the phone. >> if i don't schedule my free time, i don't have free time. >> robin. i've seen pictures of you on vacation. you're not doing much. >> i'm not doing anything at all. i got that down -- >> she overschedules. what do you do? >> i'm in between but i like the unscheduled. >> i do, too. that's what free time is supposed to be. >> free. >> if you schedule a vacation, people do it to look busy on their instagram. not good enough reason for me. i might be too old. >> sara haines, everybody. >> sara haines. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> look forwarding to seeing you on "the view" a little bit later.

now to our "gma cover story." that warning about the possible dangers of plastic surgery to get a look like kim kardashian's. experts say the surgery is one of the most lethal if it is not correctly and diane macedo is back and has more on that. ♪ >> reporter: thanks to celebs like nicki minaj and kim kardashian voluptuous booties are in. but the american society of plastic surgeons are warning about the large number of deaths they say occur during a procedure called the brazilian butt lift. according to the society as many as one in 3,000 patients die making this potentially more dangerous than any other cosmetic surgery. >> you have an increasing number of doctors who are attempting to perform this procedure and, unfortunately, a lot of these doctors are not board certified. >> reporter: the brazilian butt lift is meant to make a rear more shapely. it basically combines liposuction with fat grafting. taking it from the places you don't want it, thighs and stomach, and injecting it where

you do. there is a risk of a fatal fat embolism. >> some surgeons are injecting a little too deep. there are important veins that bring blood from the lower aspect of the legs back into the heart and into the lungs. >> reporter: 29-year-old west virginia mom heather meadows came to miami for a brazilian butt lift in 2016. she never made it out of surgery. the same happened to 40-year-old kizzy london in 2017, also in miami. >> patients should look for a plastic surgeon who is board certified by the american board of plastic surgery. >> and dr. jen ashton is going to join us to talk -- this is extremely serious. >> right. this is a big deal. i want to put this into context for you. this is the warning that came out from five international plastic surgery societies. they title it an urgent warning. we spoke to a plastic surgeon this week who said a warning like this is unprecedented. they are considering even banning the procedure because the risk of intraoperative death, this means death on the table, is so high. and to put that into context for

you, we heard in the piece 1 in 3,000. there have been studies done for elective plastic surgical procedures that look at over a million patients and the risk of dying on the table is zero. this procedure is more common. more popular. up 10% in just the last year so this is a big deal. >> can you help us understand why this is the case? >> let's do a little mini anatomy lesson. if you look at the amatnatomy o the glutes. the layers. the skin, then you have the subcutaneous tissue in yellow. that's where the fat should be going then you have a very thin layer called fascia and below that is the danger zone, you have muscles. you have veins feeding those muscles. this is a procedure that's largely done blindly so if the surgeon penetrates that fascial layer and gets the cannula into that deeper layer, fat goes vidinto veins.

veins then travel to the heart and lungs. and you can die on the table. >> that helps you really understand that. so, you know, there are going to be some people who want to take the risk. what do you suggest? >> the onus of responsibility has to be on the surgeon to counsel there is a higher risk of death. patients need to do the following things. absolutely go to a board certified plastic surgeon and consider alternative procedures. there is electromagnetic sculpting that is noninvasive. that can stimulate muscles and good old-fashioned exercises. drop it like it's hot and -- >> what is the one that -- >> my medical advice. >> khloe has a new one. >> split squats. >> we'll demonstrate that on instagram. >> you're on. you're on. >> george? we turn to a first look at a new documentary about the late "fast and furious" star paul walker that reveals intimate details about his life off the screen, features home videos. our chris connelly sat down with his family to learn more about it. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning. he thrilled audiences in the "fast and furious" movies but many didn't know that much about paul walker.

now the documentary "i am paul walker" produced by network entertainment seeks to take viewers inside the all-too-short life of the late leading man. >> paul lived a very private life and kept his family protected. he didn't idolize all these people and say i want to be a big movie star one day. >> reporter: nearly five years after paul walker's death in a car crash at the age of 40, his father and siblings caleb and cody reveal a loving son, dad and older brother. >> ah. >> what was it like to see the footage of you hugging your brother? >> yeah, it was powerful. we all loved him. i loved him. i love that video. i love that video. >> reporter: the "fast and furious" made him a star but he lived off the showbiz grid often out of the country on surf trips. >> that's where he escaped all of his troubles. and all of his stress and everything. i mean, he would literally vanish. >> reporter: paul kept his charitable works out of the limelight as when he made his

way to haiti to help survivors of the devastating 2010 earthquake. >> and he wanted to do it under the radar without anybody knowing about it. he simply got some personal friends of his that were firefighters and paramedics together and got them on a plane to haiti. >> reporter: he treasured every moment he spent with his daughter meadow. >> he loved her. he was so proud of her. he also carried a lot of guilt for not being the traditional type of father that was necessarily there every step of the way. >> how did that guilt come out? what sort of things would he say? >> he would say things like i only have this many more years until she's all grown up, till she turns 18. he had signed on to do an entire another three-movie deal and, then got the news that she was going to come live with him. and he went immediately to go get himself out of it. but it was just beyond that point of no return. and it crushed him. >> yeah, he was putting things

in order. which, was almost like he knew himself like that the times were -- you know, the days were short. >> reporter: following his death on november 30, 2013, caleb and cody helped "furious 7" film the remaining scenes of his late brother. ♪ i'll tell you all about it when i see you again ♪ >> reporter: would inspire its song "see you again." >> i see paul's face all the time. i had this -- whatever you want to call it -- and this voice said, good to see you, dad. and, uh -- then it was, don't be afraid. it's your son, paul. crazy, but i think of that and i -- it makes me fool good. >> someone never to be forgotten

by his family and by millions of movie fans. his brothers both telling us paul did so many nice things for people, they just wish he had been able to make more time for himself, george. >> looks like we're going to learn a lot from that. thank you very much, chris. "i am paul walker" premieres august 11th. on the paramount network. rob? i have something to warm your heart. i know i could use it right about now. i want you to meet this sea turtle cedar who is rescued on april 30th, three months of rehabilitation. now being let back into the water in daytona beach, healthy and happ

[ cheers and applause ] we are outside now for "deals & steals." tory johnson as always has amazing bargains. and they're all under $20. so let's get started. and we're going to bring out some interns on the go because we have something for all of you out there who are running, jogging, walking. this is pretty cool. >> errands. travel. whatever it is. sprigs has you covered. this allows you to hold all of your essentials. as you see, keys, cash, lip balm. >> chapstick. yeah. >> phone, a little snack bar if you need it for when you're working out or, again, just on the go, travel, these are fabulous. either for the upper arm or the wrist, styles for men and women, a variety of colors. normally $20 to $24.

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is a couple of things. one, it's antimicrobial so virtually odor-free and keeps its shape. and i think what i like best of all, the monograms will change color and fade when it's time to change your sponge. >> perfect. >> so you are no longer stuck with a yucky sponge for too long. these are really fabulous. plus, they look pretty in your kitchen and come in 4 and 12-packs. normally 12 to $36 all slashed in half, $6 to $18 and these ladies are throwing in free shipping. >> oh, wow, that's great. fantastic. okay. we have another guest, this is harris the husky. so cute. >> yeah, so -- >> he sheds a lot. >> he's adorable. and he sheds a lot. and so lilly brush is for anybody with a pet that sheds. you can use this on carpet, clothing. a couch. your car. sort of all those places. there you go -- where all the pet hair -- we put you to work. there's also the pet fur detangler. detailer here.

just amazing. all four of these products are just supersmart if you have pet their you don't want. 10 to $29, each all slashed in half, $5 to $14.50. >> harris is happy. this one was on "shark tank." this was on "shark tank." take a look at this. this is the monkey mat. >> the monkey mat. >> normally this is the floor that you can take anywhere. >> great. >> so the four corners are weighted. >> instant picnic. >> the four corners are weighted. this is great for picnic, park, airport, living room wherever you are, there are a variety of different quilted, plush, the megasize, smaller size and then it folds into this teeny little pouch so there is no more bulky blankets. clean floor anywhere you go and they have new pet products. so they have this new sling that sweet baby emma is in. and something to put in the car

seat so it doesn't get on the car seat. a variety of things from monkey mat. $8 to $40 all slashed in half, 4 to 20 bucks. >> this is a guest-filled "deals & steals." we have some audience members. >> sandy and gail have a k. carroll bag. this is a lot of bag in one little thing. when you need to carry more essentials but don't want a huge tote. this does it for you. three compartments on the inside. zipper on the outside an a cross body stress. rfid-lined for credit cards. this stuffing not included. normally $45. slashed by 55%. 20 bucks. you get a lot of bag for 20 bucks. >> what do you think about the bags? >> they're great. >> and lightweight, right? >> yes. >> i love it. >> all right. thank you very much. and harris and emma are available for adoption from the humane society of new york.

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. we have an update for you this morning on the mendocino complex fires. cal fire released these new numbers about an hour ago. the fires have burned more than 110,000 acres. the larger ranch fire is 33% contained, while the river fire is 50% contained. 14 homes have destroyed and cal fire hopes to have full containment by tuesday. how is our thursday morning traffic? alexis? >> well, we're doing okay, reggie. weapon don -- we don't have any major blocking issues. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, still very busy, as you can imagine. you'll have to wait through those metering lights this

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you're out on a ferry this afternoon and evening. now, a little bit warmer friday and saturday, but nothing like the heat we're going to have next week. reggie? >> thank you, mike. ♪ 24 karat magic in the air welcome back with this wonderful audience that we have here. there's so much energy. well represented and one of our audience members just happens to be a 10-year-old track phenom that shattered a 24-year-old record in the 400-meter dash in the junior championships. her name is sianni wynn and she's here with her dad and her coach. come on, sianni, give it up. do you mind if i sit down? [ applause ] i've heard you have a gold medal smile as well. yeah, there it is. congratulations. you didn't even know that you

broke a record. when did you find out? >> i found out when i went to the -- when i went -- >> back in the stand. >> went back in the stand and my coach's wife told me. >> they said, what did you feel like when they said you just shattered this record that was held by an olympian? >> i was happy. i was really excited. >> yeah. i bet you were. how about you, dad? >> it was a big moment. we -- she was really close in the regionals but it's a lot of pressure to put on a team so told her to go out and do her thing. >> i hear you say as great a runner she is, she is an even better person. >> that's one of the things i'm most proud of. the parents would often come up to me and say your daughter is wonderful. she helped my daughter relax before the race and she always congratulates the people she runs against? that's wonderful. i love she doesn't trash talk. she says others trash talk her but you don't trash talk, right? >> no. >> catch me if you can. [ applause ]

in case we didn't know you're the coach, you got coach on your hat. does she have the stuff to make it. >> she's got the stuff. very talented. one of the hardest workers i've ever coached. i don't remember ever having to tell her to do something over and put more effort in. when it's time to work, she just got that something special to help her lock in. she just missed a record in the 200 the previous day by 0.1 seconds and locked in the next day to go for this record and just went out. you saw her lean at the line. she's never leaned in her life. she never had to. >> she's leaning in like the rest of us. leaning in like that but it's something when your best athlete is also your hardest worker. that sends a strong message to the rest of the team. >> we have a great team at camden. a lot of talented kids and push her. the older girls take her like a little sister and really push her and challenge her. >> yeah, is this it?

wow. i hear you weren't really thrilled about running. where is your brother? oh, there's your brother. hey, hi, your mom. hi. [ applause ] so, didn't your brother kind of get you into running a little bit. >> yeah, i didn't really like to do long distance. >> i don't either. >> so i stopped then i saw him on the treadmill and i was like, that looks like fun so i wanted to do it. >> if you were not doing this, if you don't become that olympian, what is it that you want to be when you grow up? >> orthopedic doctor. >> orthopedic doctor. [ applause ] being a runner, being a runner she's in the right field, you know, because -- no, but that is so adorable. so happy for you. so proud of you and your mom and your brother. your dad and coach. thank you very much for this great example. [ applause ] okay, memorable moment. is that your game face because the record you broke to become

an olympian. we might be bringing it out of the vault one day. george. [ applause ] >> i think sianni is going to do it all. now we have another great guest to bring to the table. golden globe winner, you know him from dozen of roles from "star wars" to "moulin rouge" now starring in the new live action "christopher robin" inspired by winnie the pooh. please welcome ewan mcgregor. [ applause ] ♪ >> nice to see you. >> mwah. >> hello, hello. >> hi. [ applause ] >> hello, good morning. >> wow. >> you were amazing. oh, my goodness. those videos you were playing, you're so fast. >> future olympian. >> can you believe it's been 17 years since "moulin rouge." >> some days i feel every 17 years of it. >> what do you remember most

from that movie? >> this being on -- the atmosphere on that set was incredible working with music like that and then we also had an enormous prep time. we rehearsed for about three months in australia and we had singing and dancin it was like being at school again and that was rare. >> it was the soundtrack of my life. i loved -- i mean i listened to it over and over again. i mean, it was spectacular and really -- >> one of the first dates ali and i right between our first meeting and our engagement. halfway through. >> you're very welcome. >> and remember you as the voice of lumiere. so magical. present day, we want to hear you sing some more. any thoughts on what you might do? would you ever -- >> i'd love to do another musical. they're few and far between in terms of s. i did -- i performed "guys and dolls" on stage in london for six months since "moulin rouge"

and i love it. i love working with music. i love singing and it's a nice -- it's a very -- it's very powerful. if you tell someone you love them in a scene it's powerful but if you sing it to somebody it's much more powerful so i do love it but there's just not that many of them around, i guess or i don't get offered them. >> you should. you should. you can do it all as we see in "christopher robin" as well. so were you a long-standing winnie the pooh fan? >> yes, he's a very iconic character in britain where i'm from and i'm sure i must -- i've read the stories to my kids and i'm so familiar with them that i must have been read them when i was a child by my parents. i don't remember that but i must have been and his voice, you know, we have the original winnie the pooh's voice so i must have been very familiar with disney a cartoons as well. he's just -- everybody knows and loves winnie the pooh in britain and here too, i get the impression. >> absolutely. [ applause ] >> you want to see some of it.

>> look, you can't just keep saying hello to people. people can't see you moving and talking. >> but why? >> because, because you're different and people don't like things that are different. >> so, i shouldn't be me. >> no, no, no, you should always be yourself. >> no, this is very confusing. it may be the hunger. >> you've just eaten. [ applause ] >> so i heard you got to take home one of these. >> yes, well, one of those. i have one of the -- when we were acting, winnie the pooh and i, i would have -- we had a teddy bear, not a puppet, it wasn't animated in any way, it was just a teddy bear but it was exactly like him that you see in the movie there and, yes, i asked them to make me one. >> why not? >> i left with one in a suitcase.

i probably wasn't allowed. i've got him at home. i have him sitting in -- sometimes he's in the living room. occasionally he's in the kitchen. it's nice to have him around. i'm so fond of him. >> obviously it's a children's movie but everyone can relate. everyone will enjoy it. not just for kid. >> it really is a film for all of us. i remember that -- i watch a film now that i watched -- love the as a kid and see all this adult stuff in that i didn't realize was there and it's the same with this. beautifully made film and it's really about something. it's lovely. >> can't wait to see it. [ applause ] >> "christopher robin" hits theaters tomorrow. thank you for coming in. we'll be back with amy's we'll be back with amy's one-on-one with jennifer lopez.s free specialized phones... like cordless phones, - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit

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welcome back. you've been teasing us all morning long about this one-on-one with j. lo, amy. >> yes, that's right. you know, she is always ready to play. she came and she's come a long way from her days, on the six, her debut album that propelled her to pop star status. that came back out in 1999. since then i think it's fair to say she's had hit after hit and now nearly 20 years later she is getting a huge honor from mtv. ♪ if you had my love >> reporter: she's had our love for years. the always real -- ♪ i'm real

>> reporter: jenny from the block. now, superstar jennifer lopez is being honored for her music videos with the michael jackson video vanguard award at this year's mtv music awards. it has to feel surreal but you've worked your butt off. literally. but you still got it. >> it hasn't gone anywhere. sometimes i wish i could work it off a little more. >> reporter: for nearly 20 years she's kept the hits coming from "love don't cost a thing" to "on the floor". ♪ on the floor >> reporter: "de niro" and so many more. michael jackson, madonna, britney spears, david bowie, justin timberlake. beyonce. did you ever imagine when you first started out you would be on that list? >> you know, when i went to my first v m's i was nominated for best new artist for "if you had my love" and i didn't win

anything and i was like, okay, all right. and to think 20 years later, no. i never imagined it. i was just happy to be at the party. happy to be doing what i love to do and i just love to keep evolving and growing and to be recognized in that way along with your idols, you know, it's awesome. >> reporter: the ever youthful lopez just turned 49 with a birthday celebration shared with her love alex rodriguez and their families. >> happy birthday, baby. we love you. >> reporter: i love that you just celebrated in a big way, a big birthday. >> yes, i did. i did, i did. we celebrate together, alex's birthday on the 27th. mine is on the 24th so we have a leo week. you know, it was family vacation. so we had the kids with us. a couple of his closest friend, a couple of my closest friends and that was it. it was no big -- we've done a big party the past few years so it was like, let's just go away somewhere. >> you got to save something on the table for 50. >> right. >> because that --

>> actually that's the strategy. strategic move. on my part. ♪ tonight >> reporter: now the entertainer extraordinaire is already in rehearsal preparing for her performance at the awards ceremony late they are month. >> i want to give the best performance i can give that night that shows who i was and who i am today. >> no pressure. >> in ten minutes -- in less than ten minutes. >> go. >> 20 years in less than ten minutes. >> wow us all. go, j. lo, go. who is going to be in the audience? >> a lot of close people to me. you know, my closest -- i want my kids to be there, but they would have to miss their first day of school so -- >> i kind of think that's worth it. >> do you think? >> i don't know if i wouldable a bad mom if i do that. i'm like this with it. miss their first day of school, video vanguard award. >> i'd go to the ceremony. aunt amy says let them go. >> aunt amy.

>> we'll have to see if she took my advice and let her kids go when the vmas air on mt on august 20th. i feel like it's a once in a lifetime thing to get an award. >> in the front row. >> making history. >> first latin artist to receive that award and knows the impact that will have on the future. >> yeah. >> we know how tough amy is so if you're saying she should have them there, that's saying something. >> i agree. >> thanks for bringing that to us. let's get to rob. >> great crowd out here. george, check it out. minnesota, we got texas, san francisco, michigan, detroit. oh, your tigers. someone just gave me -- that will help. we got them from all over the country. headed to the beach today, miami doesn't sound bad. rip currents on long island. temperatures, 70s, 80s and south

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>> so for people who don't know, describe what constitutes a boat neck. >> exactly. so essentially it is a wide horizontal neckline that goes from shoulder to shoulder so you're showing a little skin in a more conservative way. came around in the '30s and came back in the arizo' the' '60s wi hepburn. >> one prada number she wore. right there. it was very beautiful. we have our first model wearing a similar look so come on out. that's beautiful. >> yep, here we have lola. as soon as i saw this dress, i knew i had had pull it. as you can see she's showing a little more skin than we're used to seeing probably in the '30s and '60s but it's the transition it's making. from new york & company. under $70. same button detail. same belt detail and a lot of women feel like when they have an exposed neck they have to wear a necklace but i left it

bare and let it be the statement point. >> can anyone we are a boat neck? >> i love this trend because i don't remember any woman ever saying i don't feel comfortable showing my collarbone or my neck area. it's really a part of the body that we're all comfortable showing and really sexy and in a conservative understated way. >> i agree. thank you very much. that's beautiful. we've got a few more boat necks coming up. inspired by meghan's ralph lauren she wore to prince louis' christening. >> here i wanted to show you, you can take this and wear it two different ways. i grabbed this from the gap, inexpensive. under $25 and as you can see first we have it on jen and she's wearing it with a denim jean skirt from gap and a nice casual way to wear it. you can elevate it because the cut and silhouette of a boat neck is more physicsophisticate.

a great heel and pulls together maybe for cocktails or work. >> i love both of those looks. in terms of the origination of the boat neck, this is from sailor. >> it actually is. a little bit of info. this is from sailors because what it was, it was called the boat neck because you needed to pull it off and get your shirt on and off quickly if you had to get into the water. so that's where the origination came from. >> i learned something. we've got our next look which i love. the plaid boat neck which we saw meghan wearing on a trip to wales with prince harry and almost looks like it's going off shoulder but looks so great. our model has a version. i love this dress. >> here we have carly and i love the idea of doing a plaid boat neck because this is also a great way to transition into fall. again, we have just grazing her collarbone. really beautiful. sophisticated and sexy in an understated way and grabbed this from h&m. under $35. a great to try to trend. look great and not spend a ton

of money. >> such a cute dress. i think i'll go to h&m and get that. thank you very much. all of them are gorgeous. and completely affordable. thank you to all of our models. you can shop all of these on our website, goodmorningamerica.com and we will be right back. [ applause ]

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