house and they bought the home to restore it to its 1970 glory. >> didn't they beat out lance good morning, america.nce wicked weather coast to coast. overnight the holy fire in california sparking this firenado. the flames forcing 10,000 people to evacuate. now thousands of firefighters from around the globe flooding the state too to battle the blaze. the beginning of the school year postponed. flights canceled. in the east, dangerous lightning strikes right in the heart of new york city injuring at least three people. special election surprise. overnight the high-stakes race. a safe gop seat now too close to call, but republicans declare victory. president trump takes credit. what it means for the midterms. missing girl mystery. the new video showing missing iowa college student mollie

tibbetts just a day before she disappeared. the home videos now revealed as a reward for information to find her climbs past $300,000. bitter divorce battle. angelina jolie, now accusing brad pitt of not paying meaningful child support. the new twist and what those close to pitt are saying this morning. the cows fighting crime. >> looks like they may attack her. >> chasing after this suspect on the run from cops. how this all ends. ♪ good morning, america. i guess you can tell by the music it ends okay. >> sounds like benny hill. we were talking about that. >> why does that make you think of it? >> i used to watch benny hill with my dad. fond memories watching the cows chase that young lady right there. we'll have more on that later.

first we want to get to those unrelenting wildfires out west. take a look at this firenado from the holy fire in california. there are at least 18 major fires burning this morning and firefighters all the way from new zealand have flown in to help. >> all around the globe. here's what we know right now. more than 600,000 acres have been destroyed by the fire so far this year. more than 2,000 structures destroyed and at least nine people killed. abc's will carr is on the scene for us there with the latest. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, robin. these crews are about to join the 14,000 firefighters on the front lines here in california. there's been an ominous glow on the skyline throughout the course of the night. with so many fires raging, resources are stretched thin. fast-moving wildfires raging and burning out of control overnight. >> it just burns really hot and fast. >> reporter: the mendocino complex fire now nearly the size of los angeles, 450 square miles burning for a 12th day. the fires scorching terrain

turning land into a hellscape. >> mother nature is undefeated. >> reporter: over 11,000 structures threatened. more than six dozen homes destroyed. you can see the stones on the wall of this house charred. then you can see -- check this out. this is pieces of the roof, now just rubble. 17 wildfires burning across the golden state. over 600,000 acres and more than 2,000 homes and structures destroyed. >> it's devastating. >> reporter: the holy fire now burning for a third day. only 5% contained threatening communities nearby. >> there's 10,000 people that are evacuated. >> reporter: this firenado captured churning through the mountains overnight. firefighters on the front lines stretched thin. many working 24-hour shifts. check out this time-lapsed video. plumes of smoke and ash exploding into the sky. and we have seen these fires turn fatal. at least nine people have died here in california and it seems like we say this week after week but this is still a young fire

season. the worst fire last year started burning in december. michael. >> all right, thank you so much, will. i'm sure we can't wait for the season to get over with. those massive flames, they're being fueled by triple-digit temperatures and we're seeing heat like that here on the east coast. it feels like 100 degrees. let's go to ginger to find out is there any relief on the way, ginger? >> there is some relief for some of us, and i'll get to that. really this ridge in the west is so strong, michael. that's the one we're watching. seattle, for example, had their eighth 90-plus degree day and they usually get three on average. today they'll go for nine, tomorrow potentially ten and that's only happened twice in their recent history. portland and salem and the excessive heat warning all the way to the desert southwest, it's not just the heat but it's the wind that's going to kick up today. gusts to 35 miles per hour. the relative humidity as low as 5%. this is a longstanding problem,

that drought years ago caused that fuel and that dry fuel is really expanding these fires quickly, george. >> ginger, thanks very much. we move to politics. lots of results coming in overnight from high stakes primaries in several states. the big prize a house seat in ohio so close the official result has not been called. but president trump and the republicans are claiming victory. let's bring in our chief white house correspondent jon karl. jon, the gop may squeak out a win in ohio, but the fact that it's this close, a real warning sign for republicans come november. >> reporter: it sure is, george, and the republican candidate in ohio will probably eke out a narrow victory but the closeness of this race in such a solidly republican district is a signal of the big problems ahead for republicans. with a lead of less than a single percentage point, troy balderson is declaring victory. >> i'd like to thank president trump. >> reporter: president trump is also declaring victory and claiming credit but with a razor thin lead and provisional ballots yet to be counted, a

recount is still a possibility. democrat danny o'connor isn't conceding, and whoever wins, the two will have a rematch in november. >> we are in a tie ball game. we're not stopping now. tomorrow we rest, and then we keep fighting through to november. >> reporter: this race should have been an easy republican victory. the district is about as solidly republican as they come. president trump won there by 11 points in 2016, and in the last house race, the republican incumbent won by more than 35 points. in fact, a democrat has won here only once since the 1930s. republicans dumped millions of dollars into the race and president trump came to ohio over the weekend to give republican balderson a boost. after my speech saturday night, the president tweeted, there was a big turn for the better. now troy wins a great victory during a very tough time of year for voting. during that speech, the

president predicted that widely expected democratic victories in november won't materialize. >> so, why would that be a blue wave? i think it could be a red wave. i tell you what, really, i think it should be a red wave. >> reporter: the unexpectedly close race in ohio is just the latest sign of trouble for republicans. democrat conor lamb winning a special election earlier this year in a solidly republican pennsylvania district, and democrat doug jones winning the senate seat last year in a solidly republican alabama. in another hotly contested race, there's still no victory in the kansas republican primary for governor. president trump made a late endorsement of controversial candidate kris kobach, a hard right, staunchly anti-immigration candidate who chaired president trump's disbanded commission on voter fraud. many republicans think he is just too conservative to win the general election. he is a fantastic guy who loves his state and our country, trump tweeted monday.

he will be a great governor and has my full and total endorsement. that twitter boost was not enough to easily push kobach over the line. with more votes to count he is neck and neck with his opponent, the sitting republican governor of kansas, jeff colyer. the president hopes to blunt any democratic enthusiasm by campaigning nonstop in the fall. but democrats pointing to the president's unpopularity in many of the competitive districts in this election cycle, and they say they would like to see the president out there as much as possible. george. >> both sides looking to that. jon, thanks so much. we move to a day of testimony in the trial of president trump's campaign chair, paul manafort. the prosecution's star witness, manafort's long-time close friend and colleague, rick gates, was pummelled by the defense under cross-examination and will be back on the stand today and abc's david wright is with the president in bedminster, new jersey with the details. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, george. it was a grueling day on the stand for rick gates.

he is the government's star witness in this case but the defense did its best to pummel his credibility. in his second day on the witness stand rick gates testified that he helped his former boss, paul manafort, hide millions of dollars from the irs in offshore accounts and that months after manafort left the trump campaign, he reached out to gates who stayed on seeking an administration job for steven kalk that allegedly loaned manafort millions based on false information. the defense tried to paint gates as an unreliable witness who would say anything for a lighter sentence after pleading guilty to lying to the feds. the defense asks, after all the lies you've told, do you expect this jury to believe you? gates responded, i do. adding, i'm here to tell the truth, i'm here to take responsibility. under cross-examination gates admitted to an affair with a mistress in london using money

embezzled from manafort and the defense asked if there's another rick gates, a secret rick gates in london. gates said his wife was aware of the affair. manafort who was gates' boss and mentor for years has pled not guilty to all charges including bank fraud and lying to the irs, alleged financial crimes unrelated to manafort's work for the trump campaign. gates is expected back on the witness stand today for another few hours of cross-examination. after that the government will get a chance to redirect. the prosecution could rest its case as early as this week. george. >> david wright, thanks very much. robin. george, now to the manhunt under way in new jersey for a gunman who ambushed two police officers in their car overnight. both officers taken to the hospital. linsey davis is in camden, new jersey, with the latest. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it happened just a few blocks away from here around 8:30 last night. police say that the suspect

approached the officers and then opened fire before fleeing the scene possibly in a white van. both of the detectives were then brought here to cooper hospital for treatment. overnight, two new jersey police officers ambushed. >> all units pto broadway and mount vernon. there's a cop show the. >> reporter: their attacker is now on the loose. an urgent manhunt is under way this morning for the man who opened fire on those two detectives waiting in their car at a red light. >> a male walked up and began opening fire. we have anywhere between 10 and 25 rounds that were fired at the officers. >> reporter: one detective was shot twice in the arm. the other shot in the hand. both are expected to recover. officials say the detectives who were in plain clothes were targeted, ironically on national night out, a night aimed at improving relations between police and their communities. >> unfortunately, on a night when we're supposed to be celebrating safety two of our detectives were engaged as victims. >> reporter: but tensions are at an all-time high as shootings

targeting officers are on a four-year rise. communities frustrated by a string of unarmed black men and teens killed by police but these two camden detectives are expected to survive that surprise attack. >> we have a rapidly unfolding investigation to identify and to apprehend the perpetrators that were responsible. >> reporter: according to police, one of the officers did manage to fire back, but it's still unclear if the suspect was hit. we're told both the male and female detectives sustained nonlife-threatening injuries, michael. >> thank you so much, linsey. now to multiple shark scares across the east coast. a young girl recovering from an attack in north carolina and take a look at this scary scene off cape cod. see right there. a great white leaping out of the water and abc's victor oquendo has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, michael. shark attacks happen more often in the summer because more people are coming to the beach, but scientists say there's another factor at play here and that's earth's rising

temperatures and these sharks are searching for cooler waters. >> this is 911. >> hi, i'm on bald head island access 42 and a girl just got bit by a shark. >> a girl just got what? i'm soy. >> bit by a shark. >> reporter: the 911 calls came in one after another, a young girl bitten by a shark on a north carolina beach. >> you could see she was bleeding pretty badly and then a lot of people came and helped her. >> reporter: a surf instructor heard the girl's screams from the shallow waters off a sandbar when a shark bit her right leg. her dad quickly carried her to safety. thankfully she'll be okay. we've seen an uptick in shark attacks over the last ten years and scientists say climate change could be helping drive the surge. >> as ocean temperatures keep rising and sharks distribute themselves to higher and higher latitudes, you'll get encounters at places where you seldom had them before. >> reporter: in cape cod, surfers scrambling to the shore after witnesses say a shark maneuvered through a group of

people while hunting a seal seen bloodied and floating moments later. nobody was hurt. just north of that same beach, this close encounter showing a large great white shark just feet away from an unsuspecting paddleboarder who had no idea the predator was so close. some beaches not taking any chances closed for swimming because of great white sightings. >> whoa. >> reporter: like this one, a shark leaping towards a researcher in cape cod just this week. that researcher getting a little more than he bargained for when he tried to tag that shark. there is something else to watch out for. the water up north is often murkier than we have in florida making sharks harder to spot creating potentially dangerous situations. robin. >> all to keep in mind. thank you. now to the backlash that is brewing over a wnba team forced to forfeit after they decided not to play a game due to health and safety concerns. the las vegas aces experiencing flight troubles spending 25

hours traveling and then they get to the game. it's set to tip off four hours later. they decided not to play. abc's ryan smith is here with the story. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the aces were dealt two losses tuesday on the court to atlanta last night and again with the wnba's forfeit ruling. the first in its 22-year history. while the league cited difficulties in rescheduling the game, the aces players are standing by their decision to sit down. >> total domination. >> reporter: the superstars of the nba taking flight on the court. >> curry drives inside! >> reporter: and flying private during their busy season. this morning, basketball fans are calling foul saying there's a double standard for the women's league versus the men's league after a travel snafu forced the aces to forfeit a game. the nba contract prevents teams from playing the same day that they cross two time zones.

t the wnba has no such provision. after a travel snafu, the women were forced to forfeit the game. they were flying to washington d.c. but a series of delays and cancellations meant they didn't take off until 1:00 in the morning. the team finally arriving at their d.c. hotel around 4:00 p.m. the next day. more than 25 hours after their travel nightmare began and only four hours before tip-off. the aces deciding as a team not to play, citing the hours spent in airports and airlines in cramped quarters and having not slept in a bed since wednesday night, apologizing to fans, but saying that taking the court would put us at too great a risk for injury. on tuesday, the league announcing the team would be assessed a forfeit and loss for missing the game. the decision drawing outrage. >> it certainly was troublesome for the players. they would love to be getting the perks that the men get.

unfortunately, women's sports just aren't there yet. >> reporter: aces head coach says he's disappointed with the league's decision but adding that the team's focus is to win as much as possible to make the playoffs. that forfeit puts them in jeopardy with just a handful of games left to play. >> it was breast cancer awareness night for the mystics so they had a big crowd. they had to refund the tickets and offer as a good will tickets to another game. >> it's a tough situation. i hope they find a way to change this in the future. >> yeah, that would be good. >> thank you so much, ryan. now we go to something you don't see every day, cows. we don't see them every day but we don't see them helping fight crime. take a look at this police chopper video. that herd you see right there helping corral a suspect who allegedly stole an suv and then made a run for it. the cows were there to help out. take a listen. >> large group of cows is following her. for a good visual. looks like they may attack her. >> it looked like they may

attack her but what they did do, they pursued her across the field leading her right to law enforcement where she was taken into custody. seems like she was probably happy to see the cops and get away from the cows. >> holy cow. >> holy cow, that's a good one. i like that. >> sounds like one of our producers. a good visual. >> exactly. >> now we've got to go back to ginger. we've got some strong storms coming across the east. >> yes. again, i don't know if you saw this from yesterday, last night really. the lightning over manhattan and surrounding it. three people were struck by lightning in queens. when you have thunder rolling you got to get inside. that's the lesson we learned. there's a cold front approaching today so you will see more in the way of storms, not just in new york city but from the mid-atlantic to the northeast.

>> coming up, new video showing missing college student mollie tibbetts a day before she disappeared. we have the latest on the search for her this morning. e the latest on the search for her this morning. this morning.

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school year. and results coming in from that high stakes race in ohio overnight, special house election. too close to officially call but president trump and the republicans are claiming victory. the fact that it's this close is a warning sign for the gop as we head into the midterms. usc's president max nikias has officially stepped down. hundreds of women have accused him of sexual abuse or harassment. tyndall was forced to retire last year. p. take a look at this incredible rescue, the coast guard swooping in to save someone stranded on a cliff in oregon last night. the man slipped and fell 100 feet down the cliff but thankfully he is doing okay. >> lifted out like that. >> oh yeah. now the latest on the desperate search for missing iowa student mollie tibbetts. the reward for information growing as we see new video showing her the day before she disappeared. whit johnson is here with the latest. good morning, whit. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. today marks exactly three weeks since her mysterious

disappearance. now we're seeing mollie tibbetts' magnetic personality and hearing her voice. her family and friends posting these private home videos eager to keep the search alive. this morning, an intimate look at a playful mollie tibbetts, that infectious personality friends describe on full display in these newly surfaced home videos. this one taken just one day before the university of iowa student disappeared. >> worked in your life and used you and made you stronger through those obstacles. what your testimony is, is showing everyone the strength that god has given you. >> reporter: her family also posting this deeply personal video to social media. mollie speaking about faith and prayer in 2016. >> in that moment i kind of knew that was god's way of showing me that the power of prayer really was something and it was something that came into my life. >> reporter: the 20-year-old last seen jogging july 18th 7:30 p.m. investigators say she was wearing a pink sports top, shorts and running shoes.

"missing" posters still going up all over the small farming town of about 1500 people. >> we're treating this as a missing persons investigation and we're trying to find mollie and that continues to be our focus. >> reporter: despite community searches through nine-foot-tall cornfields, hundreds of tips and interviews, mollie's where abouts remain a mystery. her father sending out an emotional plea to anyone who might have his daughter. >> listen to mollie. put an end to this. you're in a little bit of trouble now. don't make it worse. >> and the reward for information leading to mollie's safe return now topping $300,000. that's a new record according to crimestoppers. the organization saying they received more than 660 tips which they are passing along to law enforcement. >> hopefully something in there will help. >> and those donations. so many people coming together, more than 180 individual donations, people trying to help out. >> they are. whit, thank you.

we move on to surprising information for pet lovers from a new york family who found out the hard way they don't actually own their dog. they're leasing it. now it could be repossessed. abc's eva pilgrim here with the story. i confess, i didn't even know there was such a thing as pet leasing. >> financing a pet, it is a thing in the excitement of bringing home a new pup. some are signing a lease only to be surprised later they don't own their furry friend. this morning, a warning to read before you sign. how much is that doggie in the window now depends on how you're paying for it and even then you may not actually own the dog. >> they have their money. no reason to take my dog. >> reporter: pure bred or designer pets are fetches thousands of dollars, so some pet stores and breeders are offering a new option in states like new york that allow it. take your furry friend home right away even if you don't have all the cash up front with a lease, like a car. >> you're so sweet, yes, you are.

>> reporter: and that's what danielle cittadino did when she got her golden retriever max at a long island pet store. this is the document she signed which states the terms of the lease. although she acknowledges the store owner discussed it with her, she says she didn't read it closely at the time. the federal trade commission issuing a warning last month spelling out what is required of sellers using lease agreements for pets. several states have already banned it. in new york where danielle lives, the new york state legislature to end puppy leasing. governor cuomo would have to sign it to make it law. instead of paying $1200 up front for max she says she paid $145.19 on time for two years. but now she is balking at paying the lender a final payment of $308.37 and is faced with losing max. if she doesn't pay, her dog would have to be returned at the end of the lease just like a car. >> max is our family. i don't want him going anywhere.

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we we are back now with that new twist in the divorce battle between angelina jolie and brad pitt. in a new court filing jolie is alleging mr. pitt has failed to pay any meaningful child support for a year and a half. abc's paula faris is here with more. good morning, paula. >> good morning, everyone. brad pitt's camp is vehemently denying this latest claim. it's just the latest in an ugly and very contentious divorce battle that began almost two years ago. >> satisfied? >> not for years. >> reporter: their on-screen chemistry at one time earning them the status as hollywood's biggest power couple.

but this morning, it's angelina jolie and brad pitt's bitter divorce and custody battle that's grabbing headlines. on tuesday jolie filing public court documents asking a judge to dissolve her marriage to pitt and accusing the actor of not paying meaningful child support since their separation back in 2016, adding that jolie intends to file for the establishment of a retroactive child support order. a spokesperson for angelina jolie claims the recent filing was to provide closure to the former couple's marriage and that it will allow her and brad to recommit as devoted co-parents to their children. >> what angelina jolie's lawyers have done is basically said, hey, judge, we need your help and we are bringing this case to your attention. so far this whole case has been riddled with issues of custody and this filing is alerting the court that there is going to be an issue of finances as well. >> reporter: a source close to pitt telling abc news overnight brad has fulfilled his financial

commitments so it's unfortunate that anyone would misrepresent the situation and continue to play this out in the press. >> when settlement breaks down parties look for any source of pressure to get the other party to play ball. so whether there's public pressure or judicial pressure, certainly angelina's camp is saying the pressure is on. >> reporter: the battle between the two stars has been raging for nearly two years. jolie commenting on the split to george back in 2017. >> in the past you described brad often as a wonderful father, of course, as part of the family. do you still believe that? >> of course, of course. we will always be a family. always. >> reporter: but this summer the court ordered jolie to help repair the relationship between pitt and the children or risk losing primary custody. the court also issued a strict visitation schedule for pitt and the children over the summer months. now, that summer visitation schedule ensures that pitt gets

to consistently see his six children that he shares with jolie. as for jolie's claims about child support, under california law each parent is required to provide for the kids based on an agreement between the couple. we do not know if an agreement exists, but you hope that this latest step, as contentious as it is, means maybe they're moving towards closure. two years next month she filed. >> two year, wow. thank you, paula. always good to see you. coming up, the groom coming to the rescue jumping into action to save someone just moments after saying "i do." come on back. ing "i do." come on back now, are you really not going to notice the underwear you're wearing? no. no, you are not... excuse me, do have anymore of those pistachio scones? because it's made from incredibly light material. and no panty lines, so no one else will notice either. and going unnoticed can sometimes be quite nice. guys, i need someone to work the weekend. - karen, see you saturday. - what... unnoticeably light everlight

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out there. he's struggling a little bit and he can't get back. he's having a hard time. >> reporter: 18-year-old jamel robinson was stranded out in the water with nothing but his boogie board. >> i'm like, you don't have time. the guy kept drifting further out. >> she said don't worry about your pants, just go. you have to listen to your wife. otherwise you're going to be in trouble. >> reporter: zac ditched his formal wear and dove in with his bride waiting in the surf gown and all. >> i got up. she's running in her wedding dress. i'm bleeding from the nose and trying to tell her to get away because i know how important that dress was. >> reporter: it was all worth it as zack got jamel safely to shore. >> the grandkids will have a story. it was a perfect day. beautiful wedding. >> hero and hubby on the same day. >> reporter: this morning jamel and his mom have a special message for zack. >> thank you for helping me and saving my life and i really appreciate that. >> i just want to thank mr. zac for just taking the initiative to go out there. i really, really appreciate him. >> got to love the bride's take

hero and hubby in the same day. there were red flags up on the beach that day. another reminder of how important it is to heed those warnings. as for jamel, he is a bit sore but otherwise doing fine. he even made it to his first day of school as a high school senior. >> a good story to tell. >> were there any lifeguards on duty? >> there were but they were busy saving other people. jamel apparently was not the only person who ignored those red flags on the beach so up to zack to jump in and apparently he did. he said i knew this day would change my life forever. i didn't expect it would change another family's life forever. >> can we just quote him? >> i know. they're both adorable. >> thank you, as always, diane. coming up, singer rachel platten getting candid about her pregnancy battle and comments made about her body. our exclusive interview next. and the mystery finally solved. who bought "the brady bunch" house and what is 'nsync's lance bass saying about it? come on back. 'nsync's lance bass saying about it?

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first that extreme heat that is now hitting triple digits fueling massive wildfires. fire watches and warnings are now in effect. that as the east coast is suffering from scorching temperatures too. ginger, what's in the future of those western wildfires? >> temperatures getting even hotter, robin, all the way up to vancouver in canada. look at this. this is the holy fire from southern california. that is a fire whirl. this happens when the intense heat from the fire rises up and relatively cooler air rushes in. you get a rotation and that is just one of the dangers that we add to so many others. this is the mendocino complex fire. you've heard of this because it is now the state of california's largest wildfire on record which goes back to 1932, by the way. here's what's happening. that big ridge is really strong and it's going to only intensify the heat. seattle, for example, had their eighth 90-plus degree day of the season. they usually have three. they'll get at least two more this week. that will make ten. that's only happened two other times in their history.

so pretty intense heat. all the way down into death valley, las vegas, really excessive heat warnings and will get gustier. a lot of red flag warnings have gusts up to 35. relatively humidity up to 5%. here along the east coast, we're hot too. south carolina to massachusetts, heat advisories. robin and george. >> tough forecast. we move on to politics right now and the results from high-stakes primaries coming in overnight and from that key special election in ohio. that house election, too close to officially call but republicans and president trump claiming victory. i want to go back to our chief white house correspondent jon karl for the latest. they may claim victory but the fact it's this close is a warning sign for republicans. >> reporter: oh, no question, george. troy balderson, the republican candidate, does have a narrow lead. he will probably win ultimately, but the closeness of this race in such a solidly republican district is a real sign of trouble for republicans going ahead. this is a district that president trump carried by 11 points in 2016.

the previous republican incumbent in the last house race won by more than 35 points. in fact, george, if you go all the way back to 1938 the democrats have only won in this district once, so this should have been a layup for republicans and now it is a virtual tie. they may ultimately win, but, again, the closeness a real sign of trouble. there's another hotly contested race, too close to call this morning. that's in the republican governor's primary in the state of kansas. president trump made a late endorsement of a very controversial candidate kris kobach, you see him there. he is a staunch conservative, hard-line anti-immigration and chaired the president's now disbanded commission on voter fraud. that race is now neck and neck, too close to call. the other candidate is the sitting republican governor jeff colyer who has the support of most of the other republican establishment figures, just not the president. >> okay, jon karl, thanks very much. michael. >> thank you, george. now take a look at what

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hgtv. >> wow. >> parent company discovery says they plan to restore the house to its former 1970s glory as only hgtv can. what does bass think? bass tweeted his approval saying how can you be mad at hgtv. >> true. >> my tv is stuck on that channel. >> guilty. >> kudos. i know you're doing the right thing with that house. they're not going to demolish it. they're not going to destroy it. i want the audience to help me. you know the last line. ♪ that's the way we all became the brady bunch ♪ happy ending. we all love happy endings. i wanted to get everybody involved because we are like the brady bunch, one big happy mixed wonderful family. >> that's true. >> blended family. >> yes, we are. >> thanks, adrienne. [ applause ] girl, you love to sing. >> i sing because i'm happy, robin. >> that's right. i love that about you. [ applause ] we're going to move on to our "gma" cover story.

our exclusive with rachel platten, the singer opening up about the pressures of pregnancy and a comment about her body that made her upset. now she's calling for people to change the way they approach pregnant women. kayna whitworth sat down with her and has much more for us. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. rachel told me she was shocked by the response when she took to instagram to talk about how it made her feel when someone commented on her changing curves adding you never really know what a woman is go through so maybe it's best to keep those comments to yourself. ♪ i will scream tonight this is my fight song ♪ >> reporter: she's the voice behind the power anthem "fight song ♪ . ♪ take back my life song she's the voice behind the power anthem "fight song." >> reporter: and this morning, rachel platten is getting real about her struggle to stay strong during her pregnancy facing the changes her body is going through. the singer who's expecting her first child opening up on instagram writing an acquaintance told her, whoa,

your hips and butt look way bigger, so cool. then i cried for 30 minutes. >> i wish that i had, you know, it hadn't affected me so much because i loved to promote body positivity and loving yourself no matter what and it did hurt. it hurt because i had seen the changes my body was going through as i'm making a human. >> yeah. >> and i was kind of like, well, no one can really tell i'm being super hard on myself. hearing a friend really honestly point it out kind of stung and made me think, like, oh, dang, this is real. ♪ song in my heart i feel like i belong ♪ >> reporter: i met platten at her los angeles home tuesday and we talked about the emotional experience mom to mom. >> you can see that on your instagram post as well. >> yeah. >> people sharing story after story about comments made to them. >> i was like, wait, this is real. women are experiencing this and i before i got pregnant had no idea this was an issue. i thought it would just be beautiful and you'd love and celebrate this joyful thing that's happening to you.

>> i would go from in the morning looking at myself in the mirror and thinking, oh, my gosh, this is so beautiful and then i would find myself like going around the corner to change clothes so that my loved ones didn't see me change clothes. >> oh, my gosh. i can so relate. i get it. i'm there. i'm like, oh, i don't think my husband will find this beautiful right now even if i find this changing body beautiful. he reassured me hundreds of times he finds me beautiful, i feel the same thing. >> reporter: the 37-year-old also asking others to resist the urge to make remarks that may seem like it but they're hurtful. >> i think what happens people look at this as this really exciting thing happening to a woman and they all of a sudden see it as an objective thing and no longer part of a woman's body and it's public property and people forget you're the same sensitive person attached to it. >> reporter: now as the "broken glass" singer's body changes, so does her confidence. where do you think you'll take this kind of experience and go

from here for the rest of your pregnancy? >> i think i'm going to try to just allow a little bit more. allow all of it. allow the parts where it hurts. allow the total bliss, the joyful moments. i'm just not going to beat myself up so much. i think i'll give myself a little bit of a break and ease up. >> she recently posted on instagram she stands with other girls and not against them and encouraged her followers to start a compliment train. she said that's the kind of positive role model she wants to be. that was a real conversation, i tell you what. >> i bet it was. so glad to hear her say this is going to give herself a break. not be so hard on herself. allow, something we could all learn from. >> absolutely and she encouraged other women to do the same thing for themselves. >> thanks, kayna. michael. >> thank you, robin. it is hard to believe but it is time to go back to school, kids. yeah, we're showing you how to go back to school like a boss. one survey estimates $27.6 billion will be spent on school shopping.

that's about $510 per household so becky worley is here to show us how to save some money. hey, becky. >> that number is staggering, michael. it doesn't include clothes and laptops but a lot is supplies which got me wondering, the dollar store started advertising big for back to school. so where should you shop? the big box store, the internet, the dollar store? well, where are the savings? meet the maxwells from san carlos, california. three kids, sam in high school and the twins, luke and will in middle school. they're helping us answer a burning back to school question, where to shop? big box, online or dollar store. for a challenge we use actual lists of mandated supplies. standard binders and pencils, of course, but the list also includes staples like cleaning supplies and tissues that schools now ask parents to provide. 20 items on these lists, they're exactly the same. you are headed to the big box store and you guys are headed to the dollar store. go.

meanwhile sam and i shop the same list online. andrea and will are doing well at the big box store. >> we need four more items. >> reporter: lots of choices and sale items. mark and luke make quick work in the dollar store. >> pencils, pens. >> reporter: everything is really a dollar. and they stocked up for back to school. >> add it to the cart. >> reporter: online shopping is fast and easy and we get everything on the list and done in minutes. when the shoppers come home we compared the actual haul. now, let's talk price and availability. our online shopping netted 20 out of 20 items but the final cost, we got all 20 things for $162. our big box shoppers were next. >> we got 19 of the 20 items, we spent $105. >> reporter: but the dollar store team had a very different tally. >> we got 16 of the 20 items and we spent a total of $33.38. >> reporter: that's a $72

difference. even if they had to spend $20 to buy the missing items on line they still would have saved $50 over the big box store and $109 off the online shopping spree. and, remember, that's per kid so in this back to school economics assignment earned an "a" plus for money savings. >> "a" plus in money savings. that's why you're here. what are some tips for families? >> first one, do not take your children. here's the thing, look at these two pencil pouches. >> she's like, that's right. >> they know because the kids -- this is a perfectly nice one. which one do they want? >> they want that one. >> my girls want that one. they'll say, $1 and that's $5. they say just don't buy me a burger today. >> save all that money for backpacks or shoes. what they really care about so that's tip number one. >> get that home. >> okay, tip number two, save on the basics. so look at these two books. can you tell a difference between them? >> nope, same thing.

>> 100 sheets, 80 sheets. pull this one, this costs $2.19 and this one costs a dollar. so five of these, it adds up. now we've got ten bucks. we've got that money there and this money here. we can use that, again, for the things they really care about. [ applause ] final tip, quantity. so you don't need 100 different color pencils for 11 bucks. get ten. i mean have you ever seen the drawers when you open them and dump them out, you're like why did i -- >> when you were school and you got the big pack you felt like you were a boss. like i'm ready for anything. bring some colors on, all right. [ applause ] >> this is why we don't take them shopping or maybe you. >> you shouldn't take me shopping. >> i'll leave you at home too. >> one buck to $10.89. becky, thank you so much. good advice. we're going to go to ginger. >> exactly right. i love the brick red. got to have that. let's do your "gma" moment. this is such a sweet story.

this is motty mo. he's a golden retriever. it's hot in st. louis. he's bringing the mailman a water. he's got a water bottle. he's like, you know what, i'll bring it up to mark. mark is known in the neighborhood, loved very much. that's an what sweet story because she was rescued a year ago. was very shy and t >> one of the biggest music events of the summer, the cma

fest in nashville. four-day festival, some of country's biggest stars, eva pilgrim got to experience it all. the special airs tonight. what can we expect? >> obviously you can expect a whole lot of fun. pretty much everyone in country music makes the trip home for this fun festival. ♪ >> reporter: what happens when all of country's biggest chart-toppers and thousands of diehard fans from all over the world descend on music city? >> it's electric. it really is. >> reporter: it's the annual cma music festival. the four-day music event of the summer. >> the energy is through the roof. >> reporter: and an epic party luke bryan always makes it back to nashville for. >> it's always really humbling when a fan comes up and this is their annual tradition and it's a family event for them. >> reporter: thomas rhett and kelsea ballerini returning as co-hosts for the second year in a row. welcoming artists like florida georgia line, dierks bentley and

the queen of the cmas, carrie underwood, to the nissan stadium stage. by day she's a busy mom and wife but by night carrie is one of the festival's biggest headliners who says she hasn't forgotten what life was like before her success. >> my husband and i talk all the time about how we want to raise our kid and how important it is for him to have as normal of a life as possible because i feel like we both grew up that way, didn't have everything handed to us. >> i think a lot of women look at you and say how do you do it. you look at your instagram. you got your baby, working out, juggling all the things. >> juggling. i mean it is juggling. before i came here tonight i made dinner for everybody and like -- i mean it's -- that's what you do. that's what any working mom does. i just have a little more random job. >> reporter: fans must also figure out how to juggle the jam-packed concert lineup all over nashville. we took one of country's newest

sensations, michael ray, for a spur of the moment spin through the heart of broadway. which quickly turned into an epic fan meet and greet. >> is it a little overwhelming? you're like right in the middle of this. >> i think it gets overwhelming once in a while. the cool thing is it is a big family feel. ♪ >> reporter: for the big stars this party is about the fans, a thank you, a chance to share the fun together. >> say hey to america. >> good morning, america. [ applause ] >> it really is about the fans. if you love country music, you've got to go. the big nissan stage requires a ticket but almost all the other stages are actually free. >> you might get home cooking from carrie underwood. thank you, eva. see the cma fest at 8:00 p.m. eastern tonight right here on abc. kelsey grammer coming up. eastern tonight right here on abc. kelsey grammer coming up.

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> and good morning. it's 8:27. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. a more than 3,300-acre brush fire continues to burn right now in southern california. this is new video of what's being called the holy fire, burning in orange county's trabuco canyon. it's just 5% contained. meanwhile, the mendocino complex fire is slowly being put out. the river fire is 81% contained. the ranch fire, 46%. they have burned a combined 300,000 acres. as you know, alexis, that's now the largest fire in california history. what does traffic look like this morning? >> yeah, we do have a couple of situations here to talk about, including a new sig alert. a crash in the south bay.

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area that will have critical fire conditions starting tomorrow at 2:00 in the afternoon through saturday at 11:00 in the evening. as far as us, yeah, you can tell, it's a spare the air day out there. the haze, already ♪he haze, already welcome back to "gma." as you can hear we have a great crowd on this hump day, wednesday morning. [ applause ] and we have a great crowd. we have to have a great guest and we have one who's been in the business for more than three decades. you know him from small shows like "cheers" and "frasier" but now starring alongside kristen bell in "like father." please welcome kelsey grammer. >> good to see you.

[ applause ] >> my man. >> how much do we love this man? i'm telling you. wow. >> well, kelsey, welcome. this movie, you got to shoot this on a cruise ship. >> yes, sir. >> you go the to do some cool -- >> may i say congratulations to start off. you were poached from some other show a while back and i'm so impressed with you and i was impressed with you today and your previous -- >> thank you. thank you. i appreciate that. you always have been great to me. so i really appreciate that. and, you know, back to this movie, oh, yes. you shot this on a cruise ship and you got to do some cool stuff and got to zip line. >> i did some zip-lining. we went down the water like slides and stuff like that on the ship. it was a lot of fun. the zip line thing was really cool actually. yeah. >> ooh.

>> it's the longest one in the world in haiti somewhere which is actually sort of not in the heart of haiti. it's sort of like the cruise line bought a piece of haiti that it's just its own. i don't know how they pretend it's their own piece of haiti but nonetheless it seems to be the way it's set up. >> they didn't shut down the cruise ship. >> no, there were people on board if you want to be in a movie you can be. >> oh, wow. >> they'd say after the first hour -- [ laughter ] what's happening? a couple of hours they're like, is that it? have we done anything yet? we got one shot off. don't worry. you're going to be here all day. just sitting here? >> that's how it works. >> their hopes about being stars in film died very quickly. but so being on the boat was fascinating. it's the largest ship in the world "the harmony of the seas" it's called, the royal caribbean

and the captain of the night, i started talking to him and thought this guy -- i used to run some boats myself when i was a kid and he's the most important human being on the seas honestly. i mean it's bigger than military ships. it's the largest thing created bur man that moves. and he runs it. so in the middle of the night we're getting a little -- too much wind blowing up and he says, you're having some trouble. he has sort of a weird nordic accent. he is an old viking, i suppose. and he said, well, if you like, i can turn the ship and we can slow down a little bit for awhile. i said, don't you have someplace to be. it's all right, i'm the captain. >> it's good to be the captain. >> angle the ship. the wind went away. it was all quite extraordinary. you know, i'm very impressed with guys like that. >> power. [ applause ] >> you guys are playing a father and daughter who try to rekindle the relationship after she is

left at the altar. >> right. my character, harry left her life when she was about 5 years old. and wants to rekindle a relationship for several reasons but he thinks it's time and thinks he'll choose this day, her wedding day because he's been keeping track of her on the internet to reacquaint themselves. and she gets left at the altar and then they end up on this cruise together because that was the honeymoon cruise and so, oh, there's a lot of sort of traditional jokes that proceed from that but it's a really fun relationship and she was great to work with. she is really professional and focused and shows up to work because she wants to get home and enjoy her life as well. that's how i feel so it was a great time and forgive my hairiness. i'm growing it out for another role. >> you want to see a little bit of it? >> hi.

i'm harry actually. rachel's dad. rachel decide the not to get married so she invited me to come. you see, i left her when she was 5 years old. it's unforgivable, i know so i showed up at their wedding a few days ago and that's when owen decided to be a little [ bleep ] and left her at the altar so i took her out hen got her drunk and that's why we're here. >> oh, my gosh. also a great scene where you two are singing and you both have singing backgrounds. >> yes. >> let's say the outfits you are wearing are a bit colorful. >> shiny. >> sort of vegasesque. there it is, yeah. >> how many times did you have to rehearse that? >> that was about three days of shooting. >> whoo. >> the original song was not this song and it was on a much smaller venue and everybody thought it was the climactic

event and said we got to do reshoots and how is the beard? i said, well, it's still there. we'll be okay. so we sang a different song and it took quit a while to shoot but it was successful. >> how long were you on that cruise? [ applause ] >> yeah. no, we sat down -- that was shot on an actual stage. >> the poor people on the cruise thought they were gone for a few hours, were gone for days. we're so happy you came and joined us this morning. >> thanks. >> as always, you're such a great guy. we wish you much success. it is "like father" available on netflix right now. make sure you check it out and coming up, we have our "takeout fakeout" this morning. all about the barbecue, chef jeff mauro is here live.

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we are back now with our series "takeout fakeout" where we re-create some of the most popular meals from the top food delivery apps across the country. chef jeff uro, hey, what's up, man? jeff is the host of food network's "the kitchen." he is here to show us his take on barbecue. let's bring out the first delivery. here comes our deliveryman. >> my favorite sound.

>> and maria will help us out. what kind of take-out do we have today? >> barbecue pork. oh, my. and what is our second delivery? >> oh, my goodness, buttermilk chicken. >> buttermilk chicken. >> amazing. >> let's go to the kitchen. according to seamless, these are two of the top ten foods people order over the summer so start with the buttermilk fried chicken. >> people loved fried chicken and love it brought to the house but it can be cumbersome. a little hard to do. >> seems like it would be hard to do. what can we do? >> starting with what kind of chicken, instead of using big bone in chicken we use boneless skinless breasts and cooks much faster and evenly. we won't just bread it and fry it but brine it in pickle juice. so then we'll go right into that

buttermilk and egg mixture to make this the glue, hence the buttermilk. this is not any kind of breading. this is a mixture of almond flour, parmesan cheese and italian spices. >> why almond flour. >> following a gluten-free diet, this is much healthier. now you can definitely fry this in hot oil, get it crispy, beautiful. a version right there or put it on a wire rack baking sheet and cook it 30, 40 minutes at 350, comes out perfect. then how do we make it intull gent? >> jazz it up. >> this is butter. hot sauce and maple syrup. >> ooh. >> and then we'll drizzle that. give it kind of a wing vibe plus a buttery, hot heat vibe and put a little bit of that on there and that's easy to do and cooks up in 30 minutes. if you do it on the pan fry method you're done in 30 minutes. we have audience members, though, who are back there and they're trying it.

so what do you think so far? >> looks great. >> looks great? eat it. >> i didn't come here to say looks great. for breakfast. >> now we'll do pulled pork, right, barbecued pork. starting with a big shoulder. you got to smoke it for 14 hours. who has that time? me and you were both athletes. not me, more of a -- by athlete i mean i did high school theater, so what we do is rub some -- these are blade pork chops, ask your butcher for them. smaller version of a pork shoulder. a lot of fat. we'll rub it going into a pan that we rendered some bacon fat in there. and we'll sear it up, crisp it up. bacon fat will give us our smoky element. here we have it. now we have it ready to go in a pyrex dish here. pour our favorite barbecue sauce to help thin it out and bake it. >> for how long? >> no smoker or grill. until it's tender.

two hours or so. what you're left with is the same mouth feel, the same flavor and smokiness you would in barbecued pulled pork. i saved you 13 hours. what are you going to pay me now? >> i don't know. we're worth a lot together. >> if you need another option and don't want to do the bun in the slot, if you want to go even healthier, serve it with some grilled vegetables. we got zucchini, and spinach. >> you made me extremely hungry. jeff, thank you very much, man. appreciate you. that's the way you do barbecue. get the recipes on our website. what dishes you'd like us to make next, go to our we are "gma" facebook group and we'll try to make them for you. over to ginger now. >> i'm going to put my order in. that's what i'm going to do. he's from maryland. yeah, it's sticky out here and

that's how the storms came through last night. flooding th flash flooding that happened in queens. if you gather here later, more storms. you can feel it, right? you can feel it in the air but there is some relief on the way. it will get a little cooler. not that much less muggy but cooler, philadelphia, this weather is sponsored by downey. george. astonishing fact. eight children every day are shot because guns are improperly stored in homes. it's incredible and there's a new campaign launching called end family fire designed to

bring that number down. deborah roberts here with the details. >> an important one. this is a heartbreaking statistic. we've often reported on these tragic accidents. experts say the majority of these accidental shootings happen in the home with parents unaware that their children have had access to their guns. with that in mind, this new video is hoping to sound an alarm. >> hey, dad. do we have a gun? >> reporter: it's the chilling psa you won't forget. a loving dad with a gun in the home. >> anyway, i need it to protect you, your sister and mom. >> from what? >> from bad guys like on tv. >> but what about the eight kids who get shot every day by mistake. their dad is probably thinking they were safe too. >> reporter: his revealing a stunning statistic. on average eight children a day accide accidentally injured or killed by guns. stories often making the headlines. >> authorities say this 4-year-old boy accidentally shot his 2-year-old cousin. >> reporter: investigators say the boy found the loaded handgun in his mother's purse.

>> reporter: the tragic loss of young lives prompted this new national campaign by the brady center to prevent gun violence with the hopes of ending what they call family fire. >> we want this country to give a name to these incidents that happen every single day and are too often called accidents. >> reporter: they insist the new message isn't about the right to own a gun but about saving children. in fact, the nra itself has expressed concerning about the dangers of unsecured guns on its website cautioning about safe storage. >> everyone wants to keep our kids safe and so this is decidedly not political. >> reporter: improperly stored weapons, a big problem. >> more alarming is that 4.6 million children in this country live in homes with loaded and unlocked guns. so, this campaign is really aimed to raise awareness of that fact. >> reporter: so how best to protect your family? the nra recommends storing guns so they're not accessible to unauthorized persons and the

brady center says keeping guns locked and unloaded reduces family fire risk by 70%. some health officials are seeing it as an urgent problem. according to the children's hospital of philadelphia, more than 76% of first and second graders actually know where the family gun is and 36% say they've handled it, george, without their parents' knowledge correcting what their parents think. >> you get into something important. the nra and brady center have been on different sides. this is something everyone can agree on. >> everybody can. it's about saving the lives of (sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting)

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(sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting) we are back with our friends from the columbus zoo. secrets of the zoo is from nat geo wild. >> we still notice it might be a little skittish so we'll bring

cullen down, his dog that he believes is his brother and that's going to give him the confidence he didn't have before he walked in here. here he is. >> come here, cullen. where is he? >> there they are. oh. there's the confidence. >> ah. [ applause ] >> we are joined by suzi rapp and priya bapodra and a few of their animals. you got to meet bob. >> bob is so sweet. i feel confident next to bob. >> bob is a good guy and these are three baby cheetahs. they were born at a conservation center and their mother didn't raise them so that's where the columbus zoo came in and we went and picked them up in texas and we've been raising them ever since. they are going to be ambassadors to their cousins in the wild so they're going to do -- >> what does that mean? >> they're going to teach people about cheetahs. you're looking at one of the most endangered cats in africa for sure. there's less than 7,000

cheetahs. so if we can raise awareness and, you know, help people fund efforts to try and save these species globally, that's huge, and so that's what these guys will do. they'll be ambassadors. and they're also going to be runners and you'll see that on "secrets of the zoo." all the cool stuff. >> can i ask, we saw in the clip a dog. a labrador and the confidence of a labrador. seems like a unique pairing but it does work. >> it dozen and that's what suzi helped pioneer. they're naturally timid. not the most outgoing confident cat species and having a labrador full of energy and confidence and full of play raised with these cats gives these babies the confidence to go out and do ambassador programs and as you saw in the clip that was from "secrets of the zoo" when emmett was having anxiety, under the land rover,

colin came out, interacted with him. >> can we bring bob up here? >> let's two it. . >> he's skittish. they do have distinct personalities. >> bob is kind of the chill one and kind of -- normally relaxed. >> he knows you're talking about him. >> debbie is very chill but a little bit reserved and francis, oh -- she's a spitfire. >> you know, you brought more than just the cheetahs. you have a macaw with you. >> this is an incredible story. grover is coming and grover is part of a confiscation that the zoo took part in. "secrets of the zoo" also shared this story. this bird was -- she was in a puppy mill raid in dauphin, alabama and she was, you know, packed in a cage, a pup pill mill, had 16 macaws and the zoo

went and rescued them. priya worked with our vet staff and a lieutenant had issues including this one and she now -- we're building our confidence and emily and the team work with her. >> she looks pretty chill. >> isn't she doing great? >> yes. you can learn a whole lot more. thank you guys for coming in. ♪ you know when you're at ross and that cute dress gets even cuter? yes. or when you can say yes... to both? sure. or when you find that brand at that price? are you kidding me? yeah. that's yes for less. and that's what ross always has in store. whoa. (sighs) yes... oh, yeah. get your yes for less at the newest ross store in south santa rosa.

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visit your local xfinity store today. good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> and good morning. it's 8:59. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. let's see how we're doing out there today. meteorologist mike nicco standing by. >> yeah, picture a thousand words, reggie, so they say. and this one, just yucky. you can see, there's no real difference between the fog and the smoke. and that's why today is a spare the air day. it's going to be lighter, the breezes on our beaches and over at the coast, also where we'll be in the mid- to upper 60s through san francisco. mid-70s around the bay. mid-80s in the north bay and south bay, and mid-90s inland east bay. even hotter tomorrow, but by sunday, we're back to average. alexis? >> taking a look at the roads this morning. we had a sig alert in the south bay, but things are looking much, much better. crash has cleared, northbound 87 past capital expressway. all lanes back open, heavy north of there, but the backup behind

that crash has cleared. a little heavy traffic getting into san francisco, but no issues walking. >> time now for "live with kelly & ryan." mike and i will >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the new film "dog days," nina dobrev. and star of the series "the sinner," bill pullman. end of performance from country star chris young. and maria menounos, ryan's cohost of the day, makes baklava as we continue "live goes nuts week"! all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are ryan seacrest and maria menounos!