>> reminder that basketball season is just around the corner! not reall good morning, america. celebrating the queen of soul. ♪ you make me feel >> aretha franklin passing away, surrounded by her family and loved ones. this morning, the tributes around the country from fellow stars and presidents. ♪ say a little prayer for you >> and the prayers pouring in for the voice of a generation. also, the other news this friday morning, the northeast now on alert for severe storms after scenes like this across the heartland. a plane flipping over. this tent collapsing, injuring atyo aoston, all bng foravrain .

police now believe they've found the bodies of that missing took him into their home, revealing the warning signs they say they missed. the abc news exclusive this morning. the teenager who pushed her friend off that bridge, now telling her side of the story. what she says really happened moments before that fateful shove. ♪ what you want, baby i got it and how this little girl became a queen. from the streets of detroit to megastardom. how it all began for aretha franklin. the lifelong friend who knew her since she was 5, smokey robinson "g." live first tning o ♪ we absolutely say good morning, america. great to have you with us on this friday morning. we are remembering, honoring,

and celebrating the queen of soul. fans all around the world showing their appreciation. >> absolutely, and take a look at her star on the hollywood walk of fame surrounded by flowers there, and that's the iconic apollo theater in harlem. fans gathering together, singing, and dancing. >> and look at this. new yorkers renaming the franklin street subway station, aretha franklin station. i'm going to take the 1 train right down to aretha later today. that's my line. so many listening to her music over and over again overnight. in fact her songs taking the top five spots of itunes. we'll go down that list. >> we will, but we'll go to chris connelly starting us off from l.a. with all the tributes that are pouring in right now. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it's hard to think of another pop culture figure who could inspire the tributes aretha franklin has. people from all walks of life, each of them grateful for all that she gave us.

♪ i used to feel so uninspired >> reporter: from those she sang with -- ♪ you make me feel ♪ you make me feel ♪ you make me feel like a natural woman ♪ >> reporter: from those she sang for. ♪ freedom rings >> reporter: and from those she sang to. ♪ chain of fools >> reporter: heartfelt tributes to aretha franklin following news of her death thursday at the age of 76, coming from every corner of american life. beyonce posting this image in the words, forever in our hearts. and now nasa noting that asteroid 249516 aretha, named to commemorate the queen of soul will keep orbiting beyond mars. at her star on the hollywood walk of fame and in her hometown of detroit, floral tributes and notes of gratitude from fans. on social media, president obama, aretha helped define the american experience. in her voice, we could feel our

history, all of it, and in every shade. >> she was given a great gift from god, her voice, and she used it well. people loved aretha. >> reporter: an emotional jesse jackson spoke of her final days. >> she called in, and said she couldn't make it. she was -- she tried so hard, but she was just too sick to make it. aretha really belongs to all of us. >> reporter: and president bill and hillary clinton declaring for 50 years she stirred our souls. she was elegant, graceful and utterly uncompromising in her artistry. among the most powerful tributes, so many other great recording artists paying homage to the queen of soul. diana ross, i'm sitting in prayer for the wonderful golden spirit, aretha franklin. paul mccartney, the memory of her greatness as a musician and a fine human being will live with us forever. carole king, what a life, what a legacy. ♪ we almost had it all >> reporter: adele, whose "rolling in the deep" aretha

covered, saying i can't remember a day of my life without aretha franklin's voice and music filling up my heart. ♪ chain, chain, chain >> reporter: mariah carey who shared the stage with a playful aretha in 1998. singing "chain of fools" at mtv divas live. you were my inspiration. my mentor and my friend. you have inspired millions everywhere, yet never left home, never left church. gladys knight, who kicked off this rendition of "respect" at a clive davis pre grammy party. you set a standard for every lady in this industry. hopefully i'll get to sing with you in the heavenly choir. aretha would end that number by getting a mike and singing from the audience. ♪ good god all mighty today, all who heard her voice, looking back in gratitude. ♪ party's over ♪ yeah >> reporter: in 1970, aretha guested athe piano on to jones posting on twitter, you

lifted our hearts with your incomparable gifts. rest in peace. your party will never be over. decades ago, aretha would tell her friend mahalia jackson of her plans to record a gospel album, quote, to tell jesus i cannot bear these burdens alone. today fans are thinking about how aretha's music lightened their burdens, giving them hope, giving them strength and making them feel. robin. >> can you think about mahalia and aretha, the choir of angels right now? >> i know. >> as we mentioned overnight aretha's music taking the top five spots on itunes and number five is "think." four is "chain of fools." number three, you're hearing it right now. "i say a little prayer," was number three. two is -- this is your favorite,

michael, ironically. "natural woman." i know you were singing it, and at the top, many of you have guessed it, of course, it's r-e-s-p-e-c-t. the last time i saw aretha franklin perform, it was at the white house. the obamas, it was a pbs special, a white house special, a gospel tribute. she was the last one on the stage and it was -- she brought down the white house. she brought down the house, and she brought down the white house. she really did. >> when she sang "natural woman," she was in her mid 20s, and she acknowledged at the time, i don't fully know what that means. i'm going to learn what that means. and she taught us along the way, dignity and respect for all. >> we'll have aretha franklin's childhood friend and music legend motor vehicsmokey robinsn us live. >> can't wait for that. we do have other news to get to. and we're going to get to the other top stories right now. starting with the major developments in the disappearance of that pregnant mother and her two daughters and

investigators believe they have now found the bodies of all three. her husband confessing to killing them after hours after pleading for their return. abc's clayton sandell has the latest and you spoke with friends who said they never thought something like this was possible. >> reporter: and good morning, david. yeah, that's right. friends tell us that chris watts seemed like a devoted father and family man, but when his family went missing, they say he cried. never showed any emotion. that is behavior, they say they now recognize, as a major red flag. shackled and wearing an orange jumpsuit, chris watts listened as a judge read him his rights, uttering few words. just days earlier, watts was talking a lot more on tv, pleading for his missing family to come home. >> if you are out there, just come back. >> reporter: but on thursday, police believe they found the body of 34-year-old shanann daughts arby.o eum company >> say hi. >> hi.

>> reporter: shanann, 4-year-old bella, and 3-year-old celeste vanished monday. shanann was 15 weeks pregnant, missing a doctor's apartment. watts admitting that he and shanann had a disagreement earlier that day. >> we had an emotional conversation, but i'll leave it at that. >> i feel so stupid, like, we were duped by one of our good friends. >> reporter: nicholas and amanda were close friends of the watts', before chris' arrest. standing by his side, even opening their own home tuesday night. >> we feel so stupid about that now, like, trusting him to stay the night in the same house as our daughter. i mean, i'll never let that go. >> we thought we were doing the right thing by trying to be a good friend to him. >> reporter: later learning of chris' arrest, and according to denver 7 news, a report from two law enforcement sources about his apparent confession. do you feel betrayed? >> oh, my god. like, yeah, like -- >> at no time in the 48, 72 hours we were with him did he ever, ever show remorse. >> right?

>> he never once cried, which i guess is now a red flag. >> i know. he was worried with how this -- how he's being looked at. you know what i mean? he was worried with what people were saying. >> reporter: very concerned with how he was being perceived. >> yeah, he was. i didn't think much of it, until that fbi agent was, like, sounds like he is looking for ideas. >> reporter: our affiliate, denver 7, said the girls' bodies were found concealed in oil and gas tanks. the petroleum company where watts worked says they fired him on wednesday, the same day he was arrested. david. >> that's truly horrific. clayton, our thanks to you again this morning. i want to bring in former fbi agent brad garrett, and you have studied so many of these interviews with people who then turn suspects. this husband had just been pleading for his wife's return hours before this reported confession, and i wanted you to take a look at what you made of this. >> okay. >> if you are out there, just just come back. i just want them back. i just want them to come back.

>> what do you see immediately there? >> okay. so you have a guy using the word, i want her to come back. that's really sort of telling me, david, that he knows exactly where she is. want is an interesting word to use, and you get the feeling, like, he wants to make an impression on us, but we know he is really lying. >> it was what he said, brad, in particular, about the children that stood out to me. talking about the dinner hour. here it is. >> last night, like, during, you know, when they usually eat dinner, it was just, like, i miss them, like, i miss telling them, hey, you have got to eat that or you're not going to get your dessert. >> if you to look at, "i miss" it almost sounds like in the past tense. he obviously knows what has happened. the important thing in this interview david, he focuses ot doing. he doesn't mention his wife that's pregnant, that's missing. it's really all about me and ouwh the police are doing. >> and right down to his body language, brad.

his arms are crossed on that front porch. >> his arms are crossed. he looks down a couple of times, you know, he talks in generalities. when he tries to fill in that s information. that's very telling. >> it's heartbreaking when you think about the pregnant mom and those two little girls. thanks for helping us to break it down. >> sure. >> appreciate it. robin and michael? >> all right. thank you so much, david. we'll turn to the wild weather hitting the heartland, moving east. severe storms striking overnight, blowing over this tent in alabama, injuring several people. and in oklahoma heavy rain flooding roads and trapping cars. rob is here covering it.it.it.it good morning, rob. >> good morning, michael. damage reports yesterday. a cessna tipped over, 60-mile-an-hour winds in tulsa. and flash flooding there. oklahoma getting hit for the second consecutive day. overnight, severe weather across the nation. vehicles submerged in flood water as the streets turn to rivers across the southern plains. winds up to 60 miles per hour

knocking over this small plane in tulsa, oklahoma. thankfully, no one hurt. this morning, severe weather in the south injuring 12 people, 3 in critical condition after a tent collapsed outside of birmingham, alabama. >> there is a tent that has blown over and several people are injured. >> reporter: tables flipped, water coolers tossed on the grass. the storm spreading to the south, lightning illuminating the sky in orlando, florida. in oklahoma, nearly 5 inches of rain falling. this car needed to be towed out of the floodwaters. others diverting off the road for drier ground as torrential rains hit the sooner state. the wind hitting tree limbs across this yard, a car barricaded in the driveway. and in minnesota, vikings fans forced to evacuate training camp due to lightning. and it is all moving towards the east, the northeast later on today.ow things will time out. that tropical moisture being fed in, could see some severe weather later on today.

strong winds, large hail, and maybe an isolated tornado up through the delaware gap to the capital district of albany. and the front drags back throughout saturday. and for the first half of the week, looks to be pretty soggy in the way of flash flooding. michael and robin, back over to you. >> thank you so much, rob. robin? new developments in the sex abuse scandal rocking the catholic church. the vatican breaking its silence, expressing quote shame and sorrow over the allegations made in a grand jury report that involved more than 300 priests. more than 1,000 abuse survivors and spans more than 70 years in pennsylvania. the vatican spokesperson says that survivors should know that quote the pope is on their side, david. rob we'll turn to new fallout for president trump and his decision to revoke the security clearance of john brennan and the white house then issuing that list of others warning that they could be next. the president revoking clearance for essentially someone who criticized him, and new this morning, other top intelligence officials are coming to brennan's defense. one saying, make me the next one. he revoked the navy admiral that

over saw the operation that killed bin laden, he said it would be an honor to have his clearance withdrawn as well. let's get to our chief white house correspondent on this. jon, this was rather significant. >> reporter: sure was, david. this was some of the most experienced and well-regarded former intelligence officials coming out with a statement overnight, criticizing the president's move to revoke that security clearance for john brennan as inconsiderate and unprecedented. in a statement, they say, you don't have to agree with what john brennan says. again, not all of us do. but you have to agree with his right to say it. we have never before seen the approval or removal of a security clearance used as a political tool as was done in this case. now this statement was signed by the people who ran the cia under every president, david, going back to ronald reagan. and it comes as you mentioned, admiral william mcraven, the person who oversaw the raid that killed osama bin laden, writing an open letter to the president saying, quote, i would consider

it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as well, so i can add my name to the list of men and women who have spoken up against your presidency. just a reminder, david, there are many reasons why former officials have security clearances. perhaps the most important is that they represent the institutional knowledge of the intelligence community and continue to provide advice to current officials. >> should there be another national emergency, great point, jon. and some breaking news overnight on the president's plans for a military parade down pennsylvania avenue. the new cost of it was something, like, $92 million in taxpayer money. now it's been postponed? >> reporter: it has. this was a postponement that was announced right after that cost estimate was made public. the american legion for one came out to say that that money would be better spent providing for veterans and not a big show of force on pennsylvania avenue.

>> thank you, jon karl. see you later on "world news tonight." thanks so much. michael? all right, david. now to a really amazing moment. we all know how expensive school can be. so many students are dealing with years of debt, but what if you could go to medical school for free? nyu, new york university, doing neas 22 are cering udesittake e we have some applause here in our studio. >> that's right. >> the plan is effective immediately. it covers all current and all future students. >> wow. >> nice. >> and a lot of people saying, how much is that? $55,000 a year per student. >> a year. i know. this is great. because many do not go into medicine because of the high cost. >> we need the doctors and nurses out there. the other applause you here are from the parents at home saying thank you for helping us out. >> keeping it real, david, as always. back to rob with a new round of dangerous heat and wind coming to the west? >> yeah, robin. this is riverside county, california, with a tornado that's not developed by a supercell, but it can cause

damage, and we have the heat rebuilding here. gusty winds across the northwest and a low front coming through. red flag warnings are up for much of idaho, but this ridge kind of builds back into the southwest, which means the heat's building back, as well. temperatures unfortunately, in some of the fire prone areas will get up to 100 degrees in redding, 110 and 112 in palm springs towards saturday and sunday.

timing the storms across the northeast today will be late in the day, if not the evening. and oh, by the way, david, seneca lake there, west of ithaca where we went to school, looking for heavy rain. >> they don't need it. all right. thanks, rob. coming up, that abc news exclusive. that teen that pushed her friend off the bridge standing by to tell her side of the story. what she says happened leading up to that moment, and what she would like to tell her friend now. uld like to tell her friend now. oing to make it happen

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>> that was very official. we have our exclusive with the young woman who pushed her friend off the bridge in washington state sending her friend plunging into the water below. we'll hear her side of the story in a moment. first gio benitez is here with the latest. >> good morning michael. the 16-year-old girl pushed off the bridge and now she thinks the friend who pushed her should spend time behind bars. >> three, two -- >> reporter: this morning prosecutors trying to decide whether charges should be filed against 18-year-old taylor smith suspected of pushing her friend off a bridge in wasng state, that terrifying incident caught on video sending shock waves across social media. slamming into the water 60 feet below. doctors say jordan is lucky to

be alive. >> i saw one of my friends jump off the bridge. i thought i wanted to do that. >> reporter: jordan describes how she said her friend came to shove her off the bridge. >> she was counting down. i didn't think anything of it. i was like don't count down. i'm not ready. then she pushed me. >> reporter: police say smith has cooperated fully with the investigation which is now in the hands of the clark ocounty prosecutors office. this coming after a heart felt t plea from the victim's mother. jordan said she wants smith to sit in jail and think about what she did. theffe tells us they haven't made a decision on whether smith should be charged. that decision could be made sometime today. michael. >> thank you gio.

joining us now is taylor smith. taylor, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> we've all seen the video here and we just saw it in that piece. the big question is why did you push jordan? >> she wanted to jump. she was scared. she have ask she asked me to give her a push. i didn't think about the consequences. i thought she would be fine. >> she asked you to give her a push? >> yes. >> because she didn't want to jump. >> she wanted to jump. she was scared she wouldn't be able to. >> she ended up in the hospital with punctured lungs and broken ribs. were you surprised she was hurt? >> i was, but again i was with her when she came out of the water. i knew something was wrong. it wasn't that big of sut >> we were ptty close. >> n says she wants you to

sit in jail. >> yes. >> does that surprise you? >> it's surprising. it's a little shocking. it's understandable. she's probably going through a lot of confusion. >> initially when it happened you went to the hospital. >> yes. >> what happened there? >> i got asked to leave. i wasn't allowed to see her. i have left and went home. >> did you have any communication with her since this happened? >> we talked on snapchat a few times, a few text messages. i apologized several times, but i haven't been able to see her. >> what was her response? >> it's changed quite a bit. in the beginning she was like you're fine. i know you didn't mean to hurt me. now she just doesn't >> radio silence? >> yes. >> do you think you two will ever be friends again? >> hope so. i really do. i love that girl.

it's up to her. the ball is in her court. >> what do you chalk this up? there was no malicious intent on your part. >> i never intended to hurt her ever, nor would i ever intend to hurt anyone. i'm really sorry it turned out that way, but i just pray she heals and gets better. >> friends trying to have fun and it went the wrong way. >> yes. it went south fast. >> how hard was it for you to see her go from okay to radio silence? >> i wouldn't say it's surprising. i have no idea what it's like being in her place getting talked to by different people and her opinions change. >> you're potentially facing charges. how do you feel about that? >> it's scary. i accept whatever the prosecutor thinks is best consider i caused

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this is a really i this is a really incredible story. back now with the arizona teenager struck by lightning and surviving and now saying he feels like superman after cpr brought him back to life, and t.j. holmes here with the extraordinary story, and somebody he wants to thank, right? >> reporter: yes. he has some folks to thank for sure. where was i at yesterday, david? i was at cape cod yesterday with a guy who has been bitten by a shark. this is part two of the series, things that should never happen to you in your life. he is struck by lightning, and it's caught on camera. he survives and walks out of the hospital in a number of days. >> i want to live my life a little bit more because i know it can end at any time now. >> reporter: 13-year-old josiah wedman is thankful after this electrifying close call when he and his friend, javier, were

struck by lightning walking through this arizona park. >> i was struck by lightning, sending me into the air, making my bounce into the air and flip onto my back. >> reporter: the lightning launched josiah in the air, and left him with a skull fracture and concussion. the last thing he remembers -- >> i remember a little bit of heat, kind of walking, like, barely. >> the first initial report said that josiah was not going to survive. >> reporter: josiah's mother says the skateboard he was carrying took the impact of the electric shock. his friend was also shocked, blacked out at first and then bounced back up. >> my son should have been dead on the spot. >> reporter: josiah doesn't think he would be alive today without a bystander who performed cpr until paramedics arrived on the scene. >> he helped me survive, and if you weren't there, i probably would have been dead. >> reporter: incredible there, but guys, get this. it is rare to be struck by lightning. you have a 1 in 1.2 million chance, but it's not rare to survive a lightning strike. >> wow.

suivand mark or someth but'trenjury. >> we heard what you said, the skateboard actually absorbed most of the power of that shock? >> that's what often saves people. something takes most of the brunt of that electric shot before it hits someone, so that's probably what happened there, but still, lucky kid. walked out, 13 years old. >> he feels like superman now? >> this is how the flash got started. hays -- he's waiting for batman to ask them to be a member of the justice league i guess. >> he is superman, but we have wonder woman here with us. >> robin. >> show her how she is growing up. back out a little bit. she has grown up so much. >> you want to tell the people who that is? >> that's your daughter. >> we were going in withdrawals not seeing her. was she in camp? >> she's been in camp. she have wants to see leon bridges. give me a rock star. come on. do it for me. give me one.

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♪ baby, baby [ applause ] remember this moment oh so well. "soul train." aretha franklin, her good friend, smokey robinson, the duet. this was back in 1979. those two were lifelong friends, growing up just a few doors away from one another. and we went into the "gma" vault and found this clip from 1986 of aretha telling our former correspondent, steve fox, about how her old detroit neighborhood produced so many music legends. take a listen. >> a couple of years ago, i went back with smokey robinson to his old neighborhood which is your old neighborhood. >> uh-huh. >> you lived in the house right behind him. >> a few doors down. >> diana ross lived a couple of doors down. >> uh-huh. >> what happened? why did that neighborhood produce three of the greats of modern contemporary music? >> i guess during that time, a lot of artists used to come into

detroit, sam cook and people like luke brown and b.b. king and clyde mcphatter and on and on and on and on. younger people who aspired like smokey, myself and diana, to be in the business were cognizant of these people coming in. it was what we wanted to do and just kind of kept the ball rolling. ♪ >> a little bit of an understatement. get the ball rolling. >> diana down the street. smokey behind. >> that was some kind of block party, and smokey robinson, you heard how far he and aretha go back. look at him. smokey robinson will join us live and share his memories of the queen of soul. so come on back. hey, smokey. ♪ say a little prayer for you coming up, "gma's" summer concert series sponsored by king's hawaiian food. irresistible since 1950. irresistible since 1950. irresistible since 1950. are holding you back,

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♪ what you want good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. celebrating aretha franklin, the queen of soul passing at age 76, surrounded by her family and loved ones. we're taking you back into the "gma" vault for a look at aretha's interviews and performances over the years. and smokey robinson who has known her since they were children, posting this photo overnight, calling her his longest friend in the world. he is going to join us live to celebrate the voice of a generation. our "gma" tribute to the one and only aretha franklin. also this friday morning, the tragic discovery. the major developments overnight in the disappearance of that missing pregnant mother and her two young daughters after her husband's reported confession. police now believe they have found the bodies of his family as close friends reveal the warning signs they overlooked.

breaking overnight. severe storms slam the heartland. a plane flipped, this tent collapsing. at least a dozen people injured. the storm system now on the move, headed for the northeast. philadelphia, new york, boston, all bracing for heavy rain and flooding. ♪ you think i'm being foolish and the incomparable leon bridges right here in times square. it's one musical morning. >> leon bridges and the gospel choir are here to say. ♪ mornigood morning, america ♪ ♪ good morning, america major chill bumps. chill bump. >> how do you beat that? >> we'll find out. good morning, america. it is friday. aretha franklin on all of our minds. her roots as we know, gospel

music, and she sang her pain in the song, "precious lord" at the funeral for dr. martin luther king jr., and she sang it at the monument dedicated to him in washington, d.c. here's a look. ♪ i want you to take my ♪ lord, lead me me m ♪ because >> her music was the backdrop to so much history that unfolded over the last few decades. right up to the inauguration of the first african-american president when she sang "my country 'tis of thee." my hair stood up on my arm, even today. >> it was a good tribute last

night. >> thank you. oniclend lly was, and crescendoed in that moment that we are all so needing right know. respect. which is what she stood for her whole life. i love she loved home the most. she was most at peace with herself when she was at home, and when she came out, she chose it selectively, but when she did, she brought her game. a lot to get to. a lot to get to, and smokey robinson. i love the story about the neighborhood where she lived. smokey robinson lived behind her, and he is here to talk about his childhood friend. can't wait to hear from smokey. looking forward to, that but first, a lot of news to get to. we'll start with the severe weather. the northeast is bracing for flooding. millions are in the crosshairs and dangerous winds with sweeping through the heartland, and let's go back to rob, telling us about the winds. >> from the deep south to the

midwest, this is oklahoma, four to five inches of rainfall fell to the southeast part of that state. they got hit two days ago, two fatalities from flash flooding and now this outside of birmingham, alabama, with winds there taking out this tent, injuring 12 people, 3 of them critically. the winds in tulsa, with 60-mile-an-hour winds there. here's the system itself as the trailing cold front stloelows d but this will kick off through pennsylvania today, and new jersey and new hampshire. strong winds, large hail and potentially a tornado as we go through time. michael, back to you. >> i feel like we should call robin a rob and say, dial in a nice weekend. >> we don't do it often. can we do it this weekend? >> the bank is open. always talking bank. >> thanks, rob. we're going to turn to the other news we're following this morning. there were major developments in that really awful story we have

been following all week. the disappearance of that pregnant mother and her two daughters and investigators believe they have found all three bodies. the husband making an appearance just hours before confessing to the crime, hoping they would come home. let's go to clayton sandell in colorado with much more. good morning, clayton. >> reporter: this has been a truly horrific crime, and investigators are still piecing together the details of the case trying to figure out what everybody wants to know, a possible motive. shackled and wearing an orange jump suit. a judge reading him his rights, now suspected of murdering his wife and two little girls. on tv, pleading for his missing family to come home. >> if you are out there, just come back. >> reporter: but on thursday, police believe they found the body of 34-year-old shanann watts on petroleum company property where watts used to

work, with the girls' nearby. shanann, 4-year-old bella and 3-year-old celeste vanished monday. is a th shanann, 15 weeks pregnant, missing a doctor's announcement on monday. >> i feel like we were duped. >> reporter: close friends of the watts, first standing by chris' side, and then learning of his arrest, and according to denver news, learning from two law enforcement officers about his apparent confession. >> we feel so stupid about that now. trusting him to stay the night in the same house as our daughter. i'll never let that go. >> we thought we were trying to do the right thing by trying to be a good friend to him. >> reporter: watts was denied bond. he is still in jail waiting for formal murder charges to be filed. prosecutors expect that to happen on monday, david. >> clayton, thanks so much. >> there are no words when you hear a story like that. coming up, smokey robinson. his first interview since losing

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all. you were so quiet duringhe break. so amazing. she was definitely the queen of soul and touched so many people in so many ways. we have the honor of feeling her joy, and her unforgettable spirit right here on "gma." ♪ in the morning when i wake up ♪ ♪ before i put on my makeup >> reporter: the queen of soul electrifying "good morning america" viewers for over 40 years with her powerhouse voice. ♪ in 2000, aretha invited our diane sawyer into her home. wre. >> getting ready for my backup. >> reporter: together, whipping up her famous fried chicken and grit >> pour this>> n lps medoanyway.

>> who taught you to cook? >> well, i learned how to cook om a lot of people, my grandmother, julia child, james barrett, eril lagasse. how are you? >> reporter: teaching diane a thing or two about singing along the way. >> what makes a great backup singer? is it the move? the sinr that knows their parts. >> myirst word. i know ooh. >> woo. >> rorter: and a little r-e-s-p-e-c-t. ♪ what you want, baby i got it ♪ what you need you know i got it ♪ ♪ all i'm asking is for a little respect ♪ >> reporter: one of her earliest appearances on "gma" in 80. a aretha and her second husband sat down with joan london,

appearlu brothers," her first movie role. >> it was a ball. early in theut a ball. >> you liked acting? >> yeah. i enjoyed it. >> reporter: six years later, opening up her home to steve box, being coy about her talent. >> when i'm not working, i do a lot of nothing really. i just kind of kick back and relax. i watch my soap operas. >> oh, you're a soap opera fan? >> absolutely. >> what do you think of when you hear yourself sing? when you hear a recording? are you critical of yourself? >> yes, i amp. >> are you? >> uh-huh, but i think that's good because you never quite rest on your lorls. i think that's good. dkf yoursea start? >> i'm twinkling a little bit. >> reporter: releasing herrose" in 1998, aretha returning to "gma" once again. this time, to cook with emeril.

>> teach aretha how to toss. >> now look. you just kind of flip it back like that. go ahead. give it a shot. >> just pull it to you? >> pull it towards you. go ahead. just a little -- >> that's good. >> not bad. >> i couldn't hit the long note. i tell you that. >> reporter: bringing down the house with that incomparable voice. ♪ as we say a little prayer for her. ♪ say a little prayer with you [ cheers and applause ] >> she was such a dear friend to this program, and we're thinking of her friends and family this morning. speaking of friends, the legendary smokey robinson joins us for his first interview since the word of her passing. ladies and gentlemen, show our appreciation, smokey robinson.

[ applause ] yeah. thank you. we really do appreciate speaking with you for a few moments here, smokey. tell us that first time when you all were just children, when you met aretha for the first time. >> well, robin, i actually met aretha when i was 8 years old. they moved to detroit from buffalo, new york, she and her entire family, and her brother who was closest to her, cecil, was my lifelong ace boom guy. so the first day i met him, he was brought to the neighborhood by a guy named richard who was one of our friends, and most of us who were playing who brought cecil around, and introduced him, and so we went around to see his new house. now in the middle of the hood, you know, i lived in the hood, there were these two plush blocks, and they were just so out of place because there were mansions there,hey lived on bos

boulevard, and we go into the house, and there's the furniture and all that. i had never been in a mansion before, but let me say this too. they were not mansion people. they were just regular, down to earth people. but anyway, we go in, and we're looking all around, and i hear music coming from a room, and i hear piano being played and i hear this little voice singing, and i look in, and there is aretha sitting at the piano, singing and playing almost like she sang and played in her adult life, but she was probably about 5 years old or so, and she just had it. >> oh, my. yes. and what was it like years later to be performing with her as you did? the duets that you all did together. what was it look performing with her? >> well, you know, i don't separate the performing part from just the love part, you know? >> mm-hmm. >> aretha and i were just tight, and ewiwe had a wonderful,

wonderful friendship that lasted throughout her entire life, and she was my longest friend who was still -- up until the day before yesterday, she was my longest friend on earth. all my other friends we grew up with were gone. >> yeah. we saw some video from the 1960s of you all together, and you both, to go from where you did to the heights of your careers to king and queen of motown, what was that like seeing you guys rise together? to motown fame through the decades. >> well, let's see. aretha was never be motown, you know? wanted it badly. we all did, and she was never with motown, but she was family. that's how we conducted ourselves, was family. it would be a great thing for her to be with motown, but we

were not that fortunate. >> to see you all grow together, whether or not she was with motown, and she will be considered part of motown family, as you said, but what was it like to see knew from the age of 5, and you both to reach the fame, and the appreciation that you had? >> you know, robin, we always had a relationship that was almost like it had nothing to do with show business. it was just, you know, when we were kids, when we were young, we all wanted that, and those of us who were blessed enough to get it, there were a lot of people in our neighborhood like diana ross lived four doors down the street. the temptations lived three blocks over. there were a lot of us in that neighborhood, and those of us who were blessed enough to get our wish or our dream to be in show business, we just always had regular relationships. we very seldom -- when we got together, even talked about show business. >> it's this friendship. we'll put up a picture you

shared with us. it was one of the last photos you took with her, and i wanted you to tell us something special you want us to know, that maybe we don't know about aretha franklin, smokey. >> first of all, aretha had a great sense of humor. she was a very -- she was a very humorous woman, and you have been showing all morning, she could throw down in the kitchen. >> yeah. >> she cooked me many a meal. she could throw down in the kitchen. a lot of people didn't know that because they would see press, and aretha franklin, queen of soul, and they don't think about her regular life, and she was just a great person, great cook. great woman. >> yeah. you're a great man, smokey. thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. >> thank you, robin. >> i saw you last month in chicago. you were performing at the speciacsoncert there in the park. >> all right. >> and all that do you. so let her family know we're

thinking of them and all her dear friends. >> thank you. >> you take care, smokey. >> thank you. [ applause ] let's go to rob. rob? >> i want you to meet my friends. all from illinois, and saying it's hot out here. [ cheers and applause ] i am here now with my son, michael junior, and i might still be in a suit, but we are ready to sweat.

i know i'm ready to i know i wi the latest workout trend is all about working out as a family, and this morning, we have the workout guru himself, chris powell. he is here with his wife, heidi, and their they are here to show us how it's done. this is, like, a new trend now, working out with the family. why do you do it and encourage other people to do it? >> it's so important to create a culture of fitness for the family so the kids get used to this. this becomes their new normal and fu t adopt that, and carry it on throughout their decoferby love. >> she loves that. >> how does work with the deck of cards? >> we'll take off four suits and each one represents movement, a push-up or a burpee,

and whatever that card says, you have to do that many reps of that movement. >> pick a card. what we got? more. let me get -- [ applause ] how you feeling? >> good. >> you have to do a whole deck, and that's how it works. >> the whole deck? that's a different type of workout. didn't expect that, and next up, we have 7-year-old cash. how are you doing out there, man? cash, he loves ninjas. how do you incorporate the ninjas into a workout? >> go ahead. >> we love to set cool little obstacle courses where we'll challenge their ability, coordinati coordination, balance, and we always love this. go ahead. show them how to do it. >> get in line. >> jump in there, michael junior. >> his family out there.

>> there you go. >> okay. >> this is, like, a football workout. i haven't done this in ten years. [ applause ] how cool is that? okay. but you have a lot of parents who have teens and preteens and with teens and preteens, it's video games "fortnite," and how do you balance screen time with exercise with the kids? >> oh, my gosh. it's important to us that the and they enjoy, but you just -- you can't get away with not having them have screen time, so we have them earn piit. they do obstacle courses and sq that, they get 30 minutes on the

xbox. >> wow. >> do you want 30 minutes of screen time? >> let's go inside. >> burpees, let's go. >> there we go. >> you have got to earn that screen yes. >> it doesn't matter how old or how young they are, they do what they can, and they feel to their level. >> what i love most about it is you all work together as a family. it builds a bond, brings you closer and i want everybody at home to know you can get these workout ideas on goodmorningamerica.com. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> appreciate you. leon bridges is live when we come back.

good morning, north bay. let'sp and geg. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> and good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. it's 8:27. in just about 30 minutes, the procession will start for fallen chp officer, kirk griess. he died one week ago while making a traffic stop along interstate 80 in fairfield. the funeral is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. besides having a crew there, we will also be streaming the service live through the abc 7 website and through our mobile app. the driver suspected of hitting and killing griess is charged with vehicular manslaughter. going to turn now to sue hall with a look at our friday morning traffic. >> good morning, reggie. we had an earlier accident westbound 580 near high street, partially blocking. that's still out there. look at that long line of traffic back into san leandro. we also had an accident on the connector ramp, westbound 580 to eastbound 80. that's just been cleared, but still slow there. and a new problem, west 580 on

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[ cheers and applause ] we are excited to have r&b singer, leon bridges here with us. >> hey. >> hey. his first album, "coming home" earned two grammy nominations and now he has a new album called "good thing," out now, and it's great to have you with us. this morning, we need music. it soothes the soul, and you know we have been honoring the great aretha franklin. what kind of influence did she have for you? >> it's definitely heartbreaking. i have memory of my father, you know, playing her music at the church, and so she was a great musician, and i also think her legacy will live on. >> and we're also celebrating you too. you have sold out radio city music hall. >> thank you. >> what is that like?

how do you wrap your head aroun radio city? >> the first time i came to new york and played a show, it was at shinola, the store, and it's awesome to see the progression for sure. >> it's awesome to see. what do you hope? i bought the vinyl, and not just on spotify and my iphone, but it sounds amazing. what are you hoping with it? >> yeah, i hope it really goes in places and it wasn't able to go. people cop it, make love to it, dance to it, whatever. [ applause ] >> he was smiling on that one. i was thinking about the blue light in the basement. remember that back in the day? but the beautyis, it

can't box you in. it shows the range that you have with the second one. >> mm-hmm. yeah. i wanted to kind of make a point that i can, you know, exist in any genre, but also maintain my integrity, you know. >> you certainly have done that. >> all right. >> let's do it. >> leon bridges with "beyond." ♪ ♪ don't want to get ahead of myself ♪ ♪ feeling things i have never felt ♪ ♪ kind of hard for me to explain her personality ♪ ♪ brings me to my knees, oh ♪ she shines me up like gold on my arm ♪ ♪ i want to take it slow, but

it's so hard ♪ ♪ i love to see her face in thas at night ♪ ♪ but she's really tempting me, oh ♪ ♪ do you think i'm being foolish if i don't rush in ♪ ♪ i'm scared to death that she might be it that the love is real, that the shoe might fit ♪ ♪ she might just be my everything and beyond ♪ ♪ beyond ♪ space and time in the afterlife, will she have my kids, will she might just be my everything and beyond ♪ ♪ i want to bring her round to e

her kind demeanor ♪ ♪ i know that grandma would have loved her like she was her own ♪ ♪ she makes me feel at home, yeah ♪ ♪ do you think i'm being foolish if i don't rush in ♪ ♪ i'm scared to death that she might be it ♪ ♪ that the love is real, that the shoe might fit ♪ ♪ she might just be my everything and beyond ♪ ♪ beyond ♪ space and time in the afterlife, will she have my kids, will she be my wife ♪ ♪ she might just be my everything and beyond out yve up, i'm in love crying ♪ i can't explain

♪ she might just be my everything ♪ ♪ oh, me, oh, my i can't explain ♪ ♪ she might just be my everything ♪ ♪ oh, me, oh my i can't explain ♪ ♪ she might just be my everything ♪ ♪ so do you think i'm being foolish if i don't rush in ♪ ♪ i'm scared to death that she might be it that the love is real that the shoe might fit ♪ ♪ she might just be my everything and beyond ♪ sim in the ♪il she h my kids,le my mht jus ♪ oh, me, oh, my i can't explain. she might just be my everything ♪ ♪ oh, me, oh, my, i can't

explain ♪ ♪ she might just be my everything ♪ ♪ oh, me, oh, my, i can't explain ♪ ♪ she might just be my everything ♪ ♪ ah [ cheers and applause ]

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all right. welcome back, and hey. look who stopped by. milo gibson. >> hey. >> how are you? the last name may sound familiar, and iz had dad is mel gibson, finally taking to the big screen, and you're an accomplished actor yourself. you play a charming thief in your next movie, "breaking and enter." i find this interesting. you didn't get into the family business originally. you were an electrician, and massage thn' wo 0 yea old and regredoouhe movements? it's dad right there without the accent because growing upmostly here. your dad directed "hacksaw ridge," and you were on "gma" as a director to speak about what it was like directing his son. have a look. >> no, he doesn't listen to me. he never has, and why should he start now? i give him suggestions. i find

when they are teenagers, if you keep talking at them, you will find out that they heard everything later. >> if my dad had that epic beard, i would listen to every word he said. you're not doing too bad. even if you don't look like you're listening, you are. what's some of the best advice your dad gave you as an actor? >> i think -- as an actor? >> yeah. >> i think, you know, be truthful to your character and try to emulate that to the best of your ability and just, you know, step into that world and just be truthful basically. >> you're doing that with rave reviews for this new flick, "breaking and g." we have aclip,nd chming thief. i don't know if everything goes right. let's see.go there will be trouble. if i stay, there will be double. i love that song. i guess i'll stay, stay, stay.

[ applause ] trying to gets the security camera. is that the strategy right there? >> yeah. i'm a little short. >> you talk to yourself quite a bit. at least during that scene. >> i do. i do. there is quite a bit of voiceover. >> you have done a military role, and this is kind of your first romantic lead role. how was it? >> it was fun. i think the film kind of touches on, you know, some kind of hard stuff, and there is a fine line in between the comedy and the serious stuff. so i think it was interesting. it was fun to py something different other than, you know, rolleding around, jumping around and shooting things. >> are you going to go >> please. >> it is i

we have been celebrating block parties all summer with our sponsor, king's hawaiian and we're searching for the best grill mast per. share your recipes with a photo or video here on goodmorningamerica.com for a chance to come on "gma" and be crowned grill master champion, and if you are grilling this weekend, here's a tip for you. try grilling with a grill basket to help keep the veggies and stuff that from falling throughout grates there. that helps. we have another treat for you. a new digital series as kids head back too school. it's called "gma" first gem. many millennials are first genners. meaning the first generation in their team that go to college so, we asked the starters for their device, and here's the former first lady, michelle obama. >> as you prepare to start your own college journey, i want to give you a few pieces of advice. first, don't ever doubt that you deserve to be there. the admissions committee saw something special in you, and

they were confident that you could succeed. that's why they accepted you, so don't waste any time worrying about whether you belong. instead, put that energy into working hard and learning. learn as much as you can. second, don't be afraid to try new things. these years are a precious opportunity to discover who you are, and what you love doing. so be brave. >> amen to that. great advice from first and former first lady, michelle obama. good luck out there. michael, back to you. thanks, rob. we have a block party going on here in times square with leon bridges. who is ready for more leon bridges? oh, we all are. here he is with "if it feels good." ♪ hey ♪

♪ from the phone, it's hotter than -- ♪ ♪ right from the jump, you have got my attention ♪ ♪ you need excuse, and it's such a blessing ♪ ♪ you and i in the light alone ♪ this is wrong, and nothing's right ♪ ♪ oh, baby, oh, oh, baby ♪ see yourself like i do, oh, tonight looks good on you ♪ ♪ don't have to act so serious ♪ like nobody's watching oh, yes ♪ ♪ baby, if it feels good, it must be ♪ ♪ baby, if it feels good, it

must be more than the truth to ♪ ♪ i'm falling in love ♪ and no i refuse to ♪ no, i can't refuse you ♪ it's all right ♪ oh, baby, oh, oh, baby ♪ say you will say, you might ♪ this is wrong and nothing's right ♪ ♪ oh, baby ♪ ♪ see yourself like i do ♪ oh, tonight looks good on you ♪ ♪ >> we don't have to act so serious ♪ ♪ like nobody's watching on us, baby ♪ ♪ if it feels good, it must be there ♪ ♪ baby, if it feels good, it

must be good ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ so baby, take this serious ♪ we don't have to act so serious ♪ ♪ like nobody's watching, only us, baby ♪ ♪ if it feels good, it must be bad ♪ ♪ now i want you, darling ♪ baby, if it feels good, then it must bet you, and i need you

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we are back with a very special treat for everyone out there. we have been celebrating aretha franklin's incredible life all morning long, and now we have a beautiful performance from the harlem gospel choir. >> gospel music was so important to aretha. her father was a preacher. she began singing in his church. gospel muszic helped her recharge throughout here life, so this beloved choir will

a precious song. they a here they are with "take my hand, oh precious lord." ♪ ♪ precious lord, take my hand sne, lead me on, help me stand ♪ ♪ i'm tired, i am weak, worn ♪

♪ through the storm, through the night, lead me on, to the light ♪ ♪ take my hand, precious and lead me ♪ precious lord, take my hand ♪ lead me on, help me stand ♪ i am tired, i am

worn ♪ ♪ through the storm, through the night, lead me on to the light ♪ ♪ take my hand, precious lord, and lead me home ♪ ♪ and lead me home ♪ lead me home, lead me home ♪d me lead me home ♪ and lead me home ♪ lead me home, lead me home ♪ and lead me home eers and app]

♪ ♪ precious lord our thanks to leon bridges and the harlem gospel choir. thank you so much for helping us celebrate the queen of soul. appreciate that. [ cheers and applause ]

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(sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting) good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning. it's 8:59. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. meteorologist drew tuma says, get ready, because it's hot to

trot, get set to sweat. >> look at this, reggie. live look at the south bay right now. the sun is shining there. so where we have that sunshine right now, we're into the 60s and even 70 right now in brentwood. in san francisco, we're at 56 degrees right now. later on today, we'll see sunshine for the majority of the reason, around the bay shoreline, 70s and 80s. our warmest spot inland going into the mid-90s later on today. sue? >> nasty commute winding it up on this friday morning for westbound 24, we have issued a sig alert, the chp has, west 24 near broadway. seven vehicles involved. a jackknifed big rig and traffic is stacked all the way up into orinda. would suggest b.a.r.t. >> oh, that is a mess. sue, thank you. time now for li"live with kelly ryan" and we'll see you again at 11:00 a.m. for the abc 7 midday news. i was sur >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan." today, film and television star peter facinelli, and school is in session. skin care guru dr. lancer

teaches a class in dermatology 101. plus, a performance from recording artist jason mraz. all next on "live." [lively music] >> ♪ i toast you ♪ here's to the hearts >> announcer: and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. >> ♪ here's to the infinite ♪ possible ways to love you ♪ i want you to have it >> ryan: good morning. what's up? i got you. >> ♪ you don't need money ♪ you've got a free pass ♪ here's to the fact that ♪ i'll be sad without you >> kelly: hi. hi! >> ryan: hi! hi there. [cheers and applause]