as well. cnc the - is it worth it? >> and to have pete on my shoulders when he was 7 years old, our first game back at giants stadium against the numbers. >> i don't know. how much do you like pasta? i used to work there. saints in 2001 was a crazy coincidence. i'm still kind of havhat's makig >> clearly it's something that got him through a tough time losing his father after 9/11. >> yeah. but i'm so happy that those two good morning, america. as we come on the air this morning, a defining moment for found each other and they're back on track. president trump. >> it's real. >> it's real. >> it is real. after legal blows from two close >> the love is real. associates, his former personal and as she said she is living lawyer, michael cohen, pleading guilty to campaign finance her best life and she's going to felonies saying he paid hush money to stormy daniels and karen mcdougal to influence the add a little sweetener to this interview. 2016 campaign at the direction she recorded a song for us coming up in the next half hour. you don't want to miss it. of candidate trump implicating beautiful voice of a beautiful young lady. mr. trump in a federal crime as [ applause ] former campaign chair paul and now we go over to manafort convicted in the first ginger. ginger, what you got? >> a little sweetener for you trial by the special counsel. we're going to break it down too. with michael cohen's attorney your "gma" moment for today and, and our political and legal experts. >> a lot to unpack this wednesday morning. you know a roomba is a little also, we have sad news from vacuum that goes around iowa for that missing college student. furniture. what if your dog doesn't care. a tragic ending in that long that's bowie and he could care less that the roomba is trying to go around him. search. the body of mollie tibbetts has i love this video. been found. what we know about the man taken please send your "gma" moments into custody after confessing to the killing of the 20-year-old girl and leading investigators

to the spot where she was discovered. authorities say he was in the country illegally. we'll have the very latest this morning. this morning, an abc news exclusive, one-on-one with ariana grande, the pop star revealing how she overcame the horror of that manchester concert bombing and returned to the stage with the help of her fans. plus the story behind her inspiring new music and how she found her soul mate. that's coming up this morning only on "gma." >> we will hear her sing as well. let's get right to our top story, that double legal blow for president trump. his former campaign chair paul manafort convicted on bank and tax fraud charges just minutes [ applause ] after michael cohen pleaded now to kelly marie tran guilty in federal court to campaign finance crimes that he from "star wars" speaking out says he committed at the direction of candidate trump. about why she deleted her instagram posts this summer to a bombshell claim. strike back against social media the president has responded this trolls. diane macedo has the story. morning. his first tweet, he says if >> stop enjoying this. anyone is looking for a good >> reporter: 29-year-old kelly lawyer, i strongly suggest you don't retain the services of michael cohen. marie tran, a once little known where we begin with abc's chief national correspondent tom llamas. good morning, tom. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. vietnamese-american actress is

a stunning day in court. michael cohen used to profess his loyalty to president trump now a force in the iconic "star wars" movies. but that loyalty melting under but in this galaxy she says her legal pressure. cohen worked to shield the enemies come in the form of online trolls who back in june president from any type of trouble, now pointing the finger right at him. she says led her to delete all of her instagram posts. now in an essay for "the new york times" she's calling out her tormentors who she says made this morning, michael cohen the president's longtime personal her feel like she didn't belong and wasn't good enough simply attorney and fixer, facing prison time leaving federal because she wasn't like them. court on tuesday on a $500,000 she writes, their words seem to bond. confirm what growing up as a >> michael, what's your message woman and a person of color to the president? >> reporter: cohen silent outside of court, but inside, telling the judge president already taught me, that i trump as a candidate, directed him to arrange hush money belonged in margins and spaces valid only as a minor agreements saying, i character in their lives and for participated in this conduct for a long time i believed them. i had been tricked into thinking that i was beautiful only if the principal purpose of someone else believed it, influencing the election. regardless of my own opinion. that admission implicating the >> i wish i could put my fists through this whole lousy president in campaign finance crimes. beautiful town. one of those payments to porn >> reporter: it's not the first time she's had to battle star stormy daniels just 11 days before the election. the president initially claiming bullies and naysayers. he didn't know about the payment. in december she offered this advice to young actors hoping to make it big. >> i'd say that if you work >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy really hard and don't get daniels? distracted by all of the voices >> no. that say you can't do it or

better yet use those voices as what else? fire, it's totally possible. >> reporter: cohen also >> reporter: in her op-ed she admitting to coordinating the $150,000 payoff to former reveals her parents deemed it playmate karen mcdougal, which necessary to abandon their included selling her story of a vietnamese names so it would be easier for others to pronounce, year-long affair with mr. trump to "the national enquirer." calling it, a quote, cohen secretly recording a 2016 literal erasure of culture that still has me aching to the core conversation allegedly discussing this matter with and writes this is the world i mr. trump. grew up in but not the world i want to leave behind. i want to live in a world where >> when it comes time for the financing which will be -- children of color don't spend their entire adolescence wishing >> listen, what financing? >> we'll have to pay. to be white. she concludes with the powerful >> pay with cash? >> no, no, no. i got -- no, no, no. >> reporter: for more than a decade, cohen was president sentence my real name is loan trump's right-hand man. and i am just getting started. >> i'll do anything to protect she says every time she picks up a script or screenplay she mr. trump. thinks about fostering that kind of world. >> very powerful, diane, thanks. i'm obviously very loyal and we'll be right back. very dedicated to mr. trump. >> reporter: but that changed when cohen's home office and hotel were raided by the fbi in april. by june, the pressure was mounting. cohen telling george during an interview, my wife, my daughter and my son have my first loyalty and always will. i put family and country first. and after that guilty plea, the

president's current legal team good morning, north bay. saying this, there is no let's get up and get going. allegation of any wrongdoing >> this is abc 7 mornings. against the president in the government's charges against >> and good morning. mr. cohen. it's 8:27. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 it is clear that as the mornings. prosecutor noted, mr. cohen's or chard supply hardware is actions reflect a pattern of closing down. the store's parent company, lies and dishonesty over a significant period of time. lowe's, released its earnings report overnight and it and michael cohen also pleading confirmed all 99 stores will guilty to tax evasion and bank fraud. close in california, oregon, and he faces serious prison time and florida by the end of the fiscal the big question, will he cooperate with federal year, which is february 1st. the chain actually started in prosecutors including with the special counsel in the russia investigation? george. >> okay, tom, thanks very much. san jose 87 years ago. we're going to be following that story. let's take that question now to and alexis, sales start tomorrow. >> and i think they're going to michael cohen's attorney, lanny go on for the next few months, davis. lanny, thank you for joining us. so definitely can take advantage >> thank you for having me. of that, although you do feel >> is michael cohen prepared to sad for everyone who works there, as well, and who enjoyed tell everything he knows about president trump to special counsel robert mueller and other shopping there. prosecutors? i do want to take you down to >> yes, 100%. the south bay where we have a sig alert. that's the decision he made and three left lanes are blocked due to a crash involving a that led to what happened motorcycle and a new crash, yesterday, and that's why his another one, northbound 85 past feelings right now are a mixture saratoga avenue. you know when you're at ross shopping for backpacks... of the pain he went through for his family but relief and ...and mom also gets a back-to-school bag?

liberation that he can now speak that's yes for less. ross has the brands you want for back to school. and it feels even better when you find them for less. >> in court yesterday he implicated president trump in a at ross. yes for less. federal crime. as you know, president trump's defenders are already attacking mr. cohen's credibility. does he have evidence to support those claims? >> let me make 100% clear the evidence was provided definitively by donald trump's lawyers. they wrote the special counsel and said donald trump directed michael cohen to make these illegal payments. it's not a dispute. it's not about credibility. it's his lawyers in a letter used the word directed. rudy giuliani said don't believe what trump said on air force one. it's not a crime to lie to the american people. and he said, donald trump reimbursed michael cohen. >> so to be clear, if michael cohen committed a federal crime

at the direction of president trump, does that mean president trump committed a federal crime? >> president trump committed a criminal act that corrupted our democracy. that's what the campaign finance laws are about. the same way that the russians you...and mom also gets aoss shoppiback-to-school bag? complicit with wikileaks and that's yes for less. ross has the brands you want for back to school. and it feels even better when you find them for less. evidence that members of the campaign at least facilitated that conspiracy. at ross. yes for less. >> you say michael cohen is liberated to tell the truth about president trump. you just said he implicated president trump in a federal crime. can he implicate the president in other crimes? >> i don't know yet. now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. i know that he needs help from >> if you're worried about the american people who have a hawaii and hurricane layne, and you should be if you spend any vested interest in avoiding a time there, have relatives president who commits crimes and there, go to @mikenico on denies russian interference. >> what information does he have twitter. about the president? it's going to be comfortable, does he have information about temperatures not exceedingly possible collusion with the hot. it will be a little bit below russians and the campaign that average, 70s and 80s. reggie? >> thanks, mike. another abc 7 news update in 30 minutes and you can always find would be of interest to special us on our n counsel robert mueller?

>> i have to be careful as to what michael cohen shared with me as to do hey, from washington, d.c. i can tell you it's my observation that what he knows we are abc 7 saying -- >> all: good morning, america. that he witnessed will be of interest to the special counsel. >> hello from huntington, that's my opinion. we'll see. indiana. i want to say good morning, >> other investigative bodies america. including the new york attorney general?tr >> good morning, america. >> all: good morning, america everybody who asks him about from the nashville delta sky mr. trump. club. >> whoo. when he retained me, we had long >> welcome back. conversations about exactly the so much fun to see "gma" fans issue, will you tell the truth from all over the country about donald trump after all the sending us their videos to say years that you were loyal to him good morning, america. and you can get in on the and worked for him? action. show us how you say good his answer was, i want to hit the reset button. morning, america, and you can he needs help for himself and see yourself up on the big his family. screen in times square. tweet us your video @"gma" with michaelcohentruthfund.com go to the #mygma. site is for americans who want meanwhile, it is time for fall to help michael cohen tell the faionds.hi truth. >> you said he wants to hit the reset button. withs how us the hottest rudy giuliani said that his past actions show a pattern of lies and dishonesty. we heard similar words from the prosecutor yesterday. items. we think you shouldddyou capllf i think the question for a lot of americans will be, michael cohen lied before. why should we believe him now?

>> i understand that the man who goodmorningamerica.com. says truth isn't truth, rudy michele, these are amazing. let's talk about nall fashion. giuliani, has a strange >> absolutely. definition of what truth is. the greatest thing is is that but we're not debating anything nowadays things go right from today. the runway to the store. you can find them right now at michael cohen was directed every price point. >> one of the biggest trends according to donald trump's we're seeing is faux fur and lawyers to do a criminal act so we've got a couple of different whatever you attack on michael cohen's credibility, you can't looks. >> what makes it different this season is it's colorful, exactly, so, yeah. attack donald trump lawyers for using the words directed michael >> it's fun. >> so, yeah, so we have this cohen to do that criminal act. >> final question, would michael really fun bomber jacket and cohen accept a presidential pardon? does he want one? you're not going to believe it but it's 45 bucks. >> he will not and does not want >> wow. >> what? anything from donald trump. >> and we're pairing it with after working for him all of star accessories to sort to add those years, he came to the to the playfulness, starter neck recognition that donald trump is last and sneakers. >> really sporty. a president unsuitable to have a lot wonder how to off that office and the powers of that office which he has abused and which donald trump will faux fur for fall. >> a tongue twister. continue to abuse perhaps using faux fur doesn't have to just b. the pardon power and michael cohen wants no part of that

abuse. >> lanny davis, thanks for your you can pair it with that and time this morning. >> thank you. that's great for 15 or >> and i would imagine that after hearing that, president 50-year-olds. >> love it. another look right over. trump not inclined to pardon michael cohen. >> right. >> what an end to their so if you're really -- relationship but you addressed that big question, if it was a >> if you're adventurous and crime for cohen, is it a crime for the president? great interview, george. bold you can go multicolor faux fur pairing it with -- we want to move to the other >> it's fun. >> with a military jacket makes major legal case against someone it more wearable. in president trump's orbit. >> and did i just see that was his former campaign chairman paul manafort found guilty on $15. >> 15 bucks. eight counts while a mistrial >> that's fun so we'll have that was declared on the ten for you on our website. remaining counts and abc's chief justice correspondent pierre another big trend we saw had thomas joins us from washington. pierre, what does this all mean for manafort? >> reporter: paula, good summer, we're both working it, morning. the floral but we'll take it the former chairman of the trump darker for fall. >> think of florals as like the campaign is now a convicted felon, facing a maximum of 80 pastel palette, pinks and years in prison. whatnot but dark florals make it the jury convicted him of eight much more autumnal and we've felonies involving tax evasion, paired it with pearl accessories bank fraud and failing to but unexpected ones so she has disclose an overseas bank these boots are studded with account so despite failing to convict on those ten other pearl. >> really cute and i like it with a little leather. charges, the jury nonetheless issued a stinging verdict, it's not quite so pretty, you paula. >> we're still talking about the know. russia investigation. >> it's not precious. >> precious, that's the word. what does manafort's conviction that's why you have your job. [ applause ] mean for the russia investigation going forward, pierre? >> reporter: this was an so florals are great.

important win for robert faux fur and color is great. mueller. remember, manafort was at that and is there anything we should meeting at trump tower when the think about if we're buying russians came in promising to florals. give dirt on hillary clinton. >> you want to think about buying them in those deep plums what manafort may know about and dark red colors and it russian collusion is a major reason why federal prosecutors doesn't matter, can be a small print like she has on or the big keep putting such incredible pressure on him. flower print i have on but what i love about this romper is you the president is well aware of all this pressure. think of that as a summer item. he does not like it and pair it with a closed toe shoe yesterday he again indicated or tights, you can rock it in manafort has been treated unfairly. the fall and, lara, you have the legs to rock that. >> this is a witch hunt, and it's a disgrace. >> thank you. [ applause ] this has nothing to do what they can this carry over? started out, looking for is this too summery and put away russians involved in our our lighter -- >> i did put away the lighter campaign. stuff and bring out the darker colors. >> almost out of season. there were none. i feel very badly for paul now we turn to another trend i manafort. love. >> reporter: this is far from over for manafort. men's wear inspired looks for he faces yet another trial set to start on september 17th and ladies. >> exactly. right. he's sitting down right now in but you want to go with an jail on allegations of witness tampering in connection with unexpected and fresh silhouette that upcoming trial, paula. so in this case we have the >> a swift fall and a blazer dress which presidential pardon has not been ruled out. and more feminine and we're pierre, thank you so much for your reporting this morning. pairing it with red accessories george, let's send things to you. to sort of brighten up the look and this is 15 bucks. let's bring in former u.s. attorney, former republican governor chris christie of new >> that's great.

jersey, senior white house correspondent cecilia vega, >> basically lunch. >> you could do that open with chief legal analyst, dan abrams as well and, chris, let me begin jeans, i imagine. >> you're right. with you right here. you could put jeans under that what a day yesterday. or leggings would look cute. >> yeah. >> for president trump. people comparing it to the >> i know i wonder, should men's summer of 1973 when john dean we andestified against arnin,eserdiovered. wear fit more mansy? how serious a blow? >> no, gone are the slouchy suits. >> well, sure, george, this is not a great day. you don't have to do that. a slimmer and more feminine it's a bad day for the president silhouette is what's in. and i'm sure he understands that >> this other look. >> you can't go wrong with a have some perspective on here is there is a long way to go here. plaid slim fitted pant and this you know, i listened to lanny one is from zara and it's $46 davis' interview, good interview for those. >> those are for work, for play. but i have to tell you, for you could wear it with a blazer. lanny davis to be sitting there and saying that a guy who >> much fitted like you can't -- defrauded the federal government this is not a slouchy men's of $4 million in tax money suit. >> i love it. so men's ware, colored faux fur committed bank fraud and all the rest now needs the help of the american people? and bring the florals into fall. just make sure they're a little i think it's outrageous. >> that may be but we've really darker. minimum, you've given us three never seen before a personal great tips without breaking the attorney to a president bank and have them all for you implicating him in a federal crime. on our website. shop all these giepfinds on >> no, we have not and, again, what we've got to know is what goodmorningamerica.com. was the president's motive in always great from "cosmo," directing these payments to be made? magazine, everybody.

was this pattern and practice speaking of cos cosmopolitan. that had gone on other times through the years before he was a candidate or was this specific to influence the election? ariana grande gives us an exclusive for our "gm did it influence the election? so those are all questions we've got to get answered and we'll get answered over time. >> dan, one thing we didn't see was a specific charge against president trump in the charging documents but we would expect if he were not the president of the united states, if he were a candidate for congress or dog c catcher, he would likely be the next one indicted. >> absolutely. the fact that he is president seems to immunize him at least for now from prosecution but, remember, michael cohen isn't just saying i made these payments, he's saying i made these payments with the intent to influence the election, exactly what chris is talking about, and by saying that, if he's telling the truth and the reason he was directed to do that was to influence the election, that's a campaign finance violation. that's against the law. if the president directed him to do that as michael cohen says,

that too is against the law and he would be indicted in any other context. >> cecilia, you were at the white house all day yesterday. quite a different atmosphere from usual. >> reporter: one of the more frenetic days i've had thing covering this administration, george, and i know from talking to people here that aides really struggled yesterday to come up with the right response, come up with a spin on a story that, frankly, is impossible to spin. i'm also told that the president behind the scenes is very frustrated, that he is maintaining when he is talking to aides behind closed doors that that narrative that there is no collusion, that the story is not about him, and really the narrative right now, we heard it from rudy giuliani and we will continue to hear this, michael cohen is a liar and the manafort case is not about donald trump. >> chris christie, one of the things we're seeing, not only this case in the southern district, you have the new york attorney general looking at the trump foundation, and robert mueller looking at everything having to do with russia and now

michael cohen saying he wants to cooperate, we even saw yesterday paul manafort's lawyer saying he's considering all his options. >> sure, and, george, this is what happens. we've been talking about this now for almost a year, that when a special counsel gets put in place with very broad authority, you have no way of knowing where it's going to end. i told you i've said to the president a number of times, there is no way of making this shorter, but there is lots of ways of making it longer. the conduct here is making it longer. >> dan abrams, what is the biggest legal threat to president trump right now? >> well, look, i think that for him personally, there is no immediate legal threat. the threat to him is political. and the question is going to be can robert mueller -- does robert mueller put together we are back now with the ultimately effectively what is a family that has captivated the charging document? world for centuries. but he presents it to congress, queen elizabeth, princess diana not to a grand jury, not to a and her son, princes william and jury as typically would be the case and that's the real danger harry as well as indicate for him. i think it's important to note, though, that the prosecutors who

have been going after michael middleton and meghan markle. cohen are not robert mueller's team. now a new abc dork callcumentcut this is not part of the alleged witch hunt. these are prosecutors who report "the story of the royals" and how they're adapting in the 21st directly to jeff sessions, the attorney general, so that's a century. >> when i look at meghan markle different group of prosecutors i look at her as a person that and a different investigation. is typical to the princess story >> all of this puts impeachment front and center. because she made herself. she built her own career, chris christie, dan abrams, developed her own politics and then became an active and cecilia vega, thank you very much. michael? passion advocate for those thank you, george. we're going to turn now to that beliefs, so when a prince comes tragic news about the iowa college student who vanished a month ago. along, you know, that person is authorities now say they have going to be enamored by this found the body of mollie tibbetts, and this morning, what we know about the suspect taken self-made, intelligent, into custody who was in the articulate person. country illegally. abc's alex perez has more from so, no, a prince didn't save brooklyn, iowa. good morning, alex. her. i think she might actually save him in the end. >> reporter: good morning, >> love that statement. michael. we are joined by executive the suspect worked on a dairy producer of "the story of the royals" and editor in chief of people jess cagle. >> nice to be here. >> so love that statement from her former theater professor who farm for four years. investigators say it was surveillance video from a says that prince harry didn't resident's home that finally save her, she saved him. do you agree? helped them crack this case. this morning, the tragic ending mollie tibbetts' family most >> well, i don't think that prince harry really needed

feared. saving. investigators recovering a body i think he's fine, nobody is early tuesday, charging this worried but it's a fair man, cristhian rivera, with first degree murder. statement because the challenge of the royals has always been >> in one aspect it's been able to be resolved but again not the outcome at all that any of us they need to stay relevant and they need the public to like them. you know, it's run like a course wanted, obviously mollie's family. and pay very close attention to >> reporter: rivera confessed to the crime, according to pools and approval ratings and investigators. all of that kind of thing and no officials believe the 24-year-old abducted mollie one in recent times has done while she was out for a run back on july 18th. >> he ran alongside of her or more to endear the monarchy to behind her and then she took off running. he in turn chased her down. >> reporter: investigators say the people than meghan markle. the suspect led them to the she's had a tremendous impact on remains found in a cornfield about ten miles outside of the vitality of his family and brooklyn, iowa, where she was living. the vitality of things that he wants to do going forward. >> you talk about the women but specifically the women who have >> she was found in a cornfield and there were corn stalks married into the royal family. placed over the top of her. we're talking meghan, we're >> reporter: rivera who talking kate and princess diana. authorities say is in the how much of a responsibility now country illegally spent the last several years working in iowa. is it on meghan and kate to help his employers telling abc news modernize the royal family and he worked at yarrabee farms for bring them into the 21st four years and was vetted through the government's century. >> i think that they're sort of e-verify system. doing it naturally. i think that kate middleton is -- seems like a much more president trump talking about the arrest at a rally in west virginia. traditional wife to william.

however, in all of the things that she's involved in, they're >> you heard about today with the illegal alien coming in, very emotionally driven charities. meghan markle by virtue of who very sadly, from mexico, and you she is modernizing the royal saw what happened to that family. i think that the real incredible, beautiful, young responsibility is listening to woman. >> reporter: for 34 days those women in the way that they authorities worked around the clock to find the 20-year-old. authorities searching rural ultimately listened to diana. they didn't at first but farms and properties and location information from her fitbit. ultimately they learned a big investigators say it was lesson from princess diana who surveillance video from a resident's home that finally had this talent for touching helped lead them to rivera. and the suspect is set to make his initial appearance in court people. and i think that the royals later this afternoon. if convicted he could face up to before that had always been very life in prison. michael. >> all right, thank you so much, dedicated to service, the alex. definitely not the outcome queen's life is all about anyone was hoping for. service. she has devoted herself to service. now we're going to go over yes, but i don't think that they to ginger. ginger, hawaii is bracing for a very strong hurricane? understood the importance of having an emotional connection >> michael, now hurricane lane to the people and in this is making history this morning. it is the strongest category 5 special, you know, you hear from that has ever gotten this close everyone from the queen's cousin to hawaii. so it is a really stunning image to princess margaret's to see it there swirling lady-in-waiting to meghan markle's theater professor about west-northwest toward the who these people are behind closed doors.

hawaiian islands and even though it will weaken we have hurricane it's really fascinating. >> i love the dynamic between warnings for the big island, meghan and the queen. hurricane watch for most of the are they as tight as they appear other islands, and flash flood to be. >> i think they are. watches across all of them. i mean, neither of them have, you know, gone out and done extensive interviews about their the impacts will be 25-foot swells on south-facing beaches close relationship and what they, you know, what they do on and flash flood watches meaning a girls night out but they -- up to 20 inches of rain. they just updated this path. it's a little farther west which you can tell -- you can tell in is good news for any of the eastern islands, not great for photos that the queen is very relaxed around her. kauai. you know, the queen doesn't that's one place we had seen laugh a lot and it's very, very landfall in the past two times. rainy cities now, sponsored by liberty mutual. telling that she seems so relaxed and i think that over the years the queen who started out her reign in 1952 actually being criticized for being too coal and certainly suffered the same criticism after diana died, i think that she is, you know, she's gotten older and wiser and she really appreciates what meghan brings to the royal family. >> she certainly brings a whole lot and, you know, everybody wants to know will there be another royal baby? hopefully that will be addressed too as well. jess, always great to have you. >> thank you, paula. >> can't wait for it. you can see part one of "the

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♪ ♪ ♪♪ we do want to welcome you back to "gma" on this wednesday. you remember that dramatic miracle rescue of the thai boys and now they're speaking out to our james longman in a world exclusive. we want you to take a sneak peek at this. >> which ones never went before to the cave? ah. >> that was a cave that they frequented a lot with their coaches and tomorrow for the first time anywhere you'll see the interview right here on "gma." looking forward to that. >> looking healthy and happy there. looking forward to that. a lot of headlines to get to including that double legal blow for president trump. his former personal lawyer michael cohen has pled guilty to campaign finance felonies and implicated the president in a federal crime as former campaign chair paul manafort

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>> when they're in the uniforms they look all grown up and now they're just being little kids again going down that hill. >> i love it. we'll begin with the abc news exclusive with pop superstar ariana grande. she's opening up about how she's moving forward from that deadly attack at her concert in manchester and the emotional moment she decided to return to the stage. it's been over a year since manchester. >> yeah. >> and a lot of people thought you weren't going to perform again. >> yeah, i didn't think i was going to either. >> reporter: it was 10:30 p.m. on may 22nd. and then brought the house down on "gma," it left us all begging ariana grande had just finished her soldout concert for 20,000 for mas and now friday he's at manchester arena. back. >> let's do in this, america. when an explosion rocked the stadium. >> announcer: for a live block party in the park presented by king's hawaiian. inside the crowd, many young >> "good morning america" is children and teenagers with their parents racing for the exits. outside, mayhem. 360 smart bed today. ♪ police later confirm the suicide bomber killed 22 and injured hundreds. we want to thank everybody for watching and tomorrow we you've been open about your struggles with anxiety. have our exclusive interview how did you overcome all of that with those thai boys after that

and get back on stage? >> well, i think just looking at my fans and the way that they gr dramatic rescue. responded to it and like, of we'll hear from the entire team and their coach. course, the city of manchester and how they responded to it >> meanwhile, have a great day. with so much unity and strength and love and like fearlessness and i just never really seen anything like it and i was like, you know, that's not the reaction to have is to recoil and just go away, you know, so when we decided to continue my tour -- because i initially went right home. i went to florida and i was like i can't -- i was like i'm not putting costumes on again, i can't sing those songs. i love y'all. i can't do it. then i was trying to go to sleep that night and it didn't feel right. it didn't feel like the right decision and that i should set a better example and kind of celebrate their lives, you know what i mean and try to not let hate or like violence or any kind of darkness of that

magnitude win in the scenario. >> manchester, i love you with all my heart. >> reporter: returning less than two weeks later for the one love manchester concert she took the stage in front of more than 50,000 joyous fans. ♪ >> a mixture of just like the love from my fans and seeing people be there for one another and help each other heal and therapy and time, everything, you know. you find the light eventually and, you know, it's still a work in progress but i think the sense of community that i saw in response to what happened was the best example of humanity. >> and i really enjoyed my time with her. she is very open about what's going on now, very happy and she talked about the inspiration about her new album. that's coming up.

it's called "sweetener" and she was very sweet and also planning her wedding with pete. any time you talk about pete you talk about a wedding, she's just smiles and gets so happy and that's coming up. >> he was there. >> he was there. >> he crashed the interview. >> you're going to ask the question are they already married? that's what some people want to know. ooh. that is a tease. >> you want to know that. >> i'm the only one. i want to know. >> you have to watch to find out. >> i can't wait to watch it. we want to move to actress asia argento, a prominent voice in the me too movement strongly denying allegations that she sexually assaulted a former co-star when he was just 17 years old but now there are new tmz reports this morning that she may have confided with a friend otherwise. abc's linsey davis is here with more. this is just a stunning development. >> stunning is right, good morning to you, paula. asia argento is pushing back insisting the sexual abuse allegations lodged against her are simply not true. good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> and good morning. it's 8:59. at the same time tmz has obtained this photo of a note i'm reggie aqui with abc 7 mornings.

meteorologist mike nicco has a look at your day ahead. written on ritz-carlton hi, mike. >> hi, reggie, hi, everybody. let's take a look at the activity planner, which features more sunshine this afternoon and stationary and she told an drier air so far this morning. unnamed friend her accuser, it's going to be below average today, also with temperatures in jimmy bennett, quote her the 60s, barely along the coast, mid- to upper 60s san francisco and oakland. this after they met in 2013 and low to mid-70s for the rest of writes i love you with all my heart. the bay and mid-70s to near 80 according to tmz this is a inland. my accuweather seven-day picture of then 37-year-old asia forecast, we warm back to argento in bed with 17-year-old jimmy bennett in 2013. average briefly friday, argento has publicly denied the saturday, and sunday. accusations that she gave the alexis? minor alcohol and then had sex >> okay, i want to head back to with him. the south bay, where we had a in a press release argento says sig alert on northbound 101, a i am deeply shocked and hurt by having read news that is motorcycle crash near alum rock absolutely false. avenue. that has cleared, so things are i have never had any sexual starting to improve. relationship with jimmy bennett. starting to unwind here at about 12 miles per hour average. also clearing northbound 85 past but according to tmz, they've saratoga avenue, but you're jammed all the way back to the obtained purported text messages between argento and a friend 101 corridor. reggie? >> thanks, alexis. stating i had sex with him. it felt weird. i didn't know he was a minor time now for "live with kelly & until the shakedown letter. ryan" and we'll be back at 11:00 for the abc 7 midday news. one of the texts goes on to say we'll see you the horny kid jumped me. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan." today, big-screen star bennett, a former child awhoshe chadwick boseman and kelly and ryan do baby yoga

2004 film, and she says kept in with some adorable kids. touch with years later. >> mom, take me home! plus, actress lucy liu. >> reporter: earlier in week "the new york times" reported it received settlement documents from an anonymous encrypted and you'll want to tune in for adam lambert. e-mail outlining a $380,000 settlement between argento and ryan seacrest! bennett after he alleged argento sexually assaulted him in a california hotel room back in 2013 when he was 17 and she was 37. [upbeat music] >> sitting among you there are >> ryan: morning! those who still have to be held [cheers and applause] accountable for their conduct against women. hello! ♪ >> reporter: argento, a prominent voice in the #metoo >> kelly: hi! movement and among harvey weinstein's first public >> ryan: here we go. ♪ accusers describes bennett as hi, guys. >> kelly: hi! hi! >> ryan: hello. having severe economic problems. [cheers and applause] she says he demanded an exorbitant request of money from her knowing her boyfriend famed chef and tv personality anthony bourdain was a man of great perceived wealth. argento says she and bourdain decided to deal compassionately with bennett's demand for help and give it to him. anthony personally undertook to

help bennett economically upon the condition that we would no longer suffer any further intrusions in our life. >> in the original "the new york times" piece it said that asia argento used the same lawyer that anthony bourdain had used so there was this implication that he was in on it and knew what was going on. >> reporter: in a press release she says she has no other choice but to oppose such false allegations and will assume all necessary initiatives for her protection. we reached out to all parties involved and have not heard back. >> shocking story still. >> thank you very much, linsey. coming up the father charged with killing his pregnant wife and two daughters, we're learning more about the couple's relationship this morning. morning. dy of proof. woman 1: proof of less joint pain... woman 2: ...and clearer skin. woman 3: this is my body of proof. man 2: proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis... woman 4: ...with humira. woman 5: humira targets and blocks a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms.

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back now with the new developments in the colorado murder case. the father charged with killing his pregnant wife and two daughters appeared in court as friends reveal more about the couple's relationship. abc's clayton sandell is in colorado with the latest. good morning, clayton. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. this was an extremely painful hearing for the family of shanann watts. her father and brother in the courtroom face-to-face with the man now accused of murdering his own family. with his head in his hands, shanann's father wept, comforted by shanann's brother, as a colorado judge read nine felony charges against his son-in-law chris for the murders of the 34-year-old pregnant mother and his two daughters. >> christopher lee watts unlawfully feloniously after deliberation and with the intent

to cause the death of a person -- >> reporter: the 33-year-old saying few words tuesday. >> do you understand? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: as he sat subdued and shackled in an orange jumpsuit. >> my daddy is a hero. >> reporter: and this morning new details emerging about the man friends say shanann adored and the family she worked hard to support. after the couple filed for bankruptcy in 2015, friends say shanann worked multiple jobs to give 4-year-old bella and 3-year-old celeste the things her friends say she missed out on growing up. >> she wanted a bitter life for them. >> reporter: friend nickole atkinson says shanann confided in her, fears that chris had changed. >> he was acting strange over the weekend and she wanted to figure out what was going on, if they needed couples counseling. >> reporter: an investigation revealed watts was actively involved in an affair with a toomhoker even aent on tv ng fol

come back, likomebody has k.he j >>ter: just two nt a leon was pgnant th a third child. >> so pink means -- >> that's just the test. >> reporter: do you think he was happy to have another child? >> as far as i know chris wanted another baby. >> reporter: friends say they were recently planning a couples getaway. >> she had planned a trip for her and chris to go celebrate their eight-year anniversary which would have been this weekend. >> reporter: instead watts spent the anniversary in jail where officials say he will remain for another three months waiting for his next court date. police say watts confessed to killing his wife after he claims she strangled the girls. prosecutors do not buy that story and yesterday a judge told watts if convicted he could face anywhere from life in prison to the death penalty. george. >> colorado death penalty state. clayton, thanks very much. paula. coming up, from flying high to frightening flight after his

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is here with more. finally he made it. >> he did make it. >> not without a lot of drama. >> exactly. good morning to you, paula. it was an emotional 24-hour ride, emotional roller coaster for post malone and his entourage. what was supposed to be a celebratory hop across the pond to london instead turning into an unplanned tour of the northeast. ♪ he's the 23-year-old platinum selling rapper who cleaned house at monday's vmas closing out the show with the legendary aerosmith and winning song of >> this is sick and thank you so much, guys. >> reporter: just hours after his high-flying victory, malone found himself in a midair emergency when his plane taking him to london for a music festival blew two tires moments after takeoff. the gulf stream 4 initially tried returning to teterboro. it was diverted to massachusetts in order to burn thousands of gallons of fuel for the dangerous landing.

>> you good, guys? >> yes. >> austin all right? >> austin. he's back there. >> reporter: malone whose real name is austin, remained in the back of the aircraft. his manager speaking with the pilot. finally after five hours in the air, malone facetiming with tmz after the fearful flight thankful and thirsty. >> oh, my god. i hate flying in general and then i don't even know what to say, man. i'm shook. there's one hell of a team on that aircraft and we're here and we're here on earth and i need a beer. >> perhaps he deserves that beer. on twitter post malone thanked his fans for their prayers and aerosmith by the way also tweeted saying happy to hear post malone and crew made it safely on the ground. keep on rockin', man. wow. >> i would kiss the ground as soon as we landed. >> i think that's exactly what he did. connecticut, massachusetts, finally back to new york. >> the tour of the northeast. >> that's right. >> thank you so much, whit. coming up we have much more

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at ross. yes for less. good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. president trump's former personal lawyer michael cohen pleads guilty and makes the bombshell claim that he was told to pay women hush money to influence the american election at the direction of candidate trump implicating the president and campaign finance crimes. the latest at this hour. tragic ending after a month-long search for that missing college student, mollie tibbetts, her body found. what we know now about the man taken into custody after confessing to her killing and leading investigators to the spot she was discovered. and new overnight, "star wars" star kelly marie tran striking back at her tormentors, the online harassment so bad she deleted all her instagram posts earlier this summer. why she's saying she won't be

marginalized and how the online bullying affected her. ♪ you'll believe god is a woman ♪ >> hours after her showstopping performance center stage at the vmas, as her new album "sweetener" soars to number one, i go one-on-one with ariana grande in the recording studio. what she revealed about her engagement to pete davidson, her personal new music and the moment crashed her interview and the brand-new hit you can only see right here this morning, it is a "gma" exclusive with ariana and she's saying -- >> good morning, america. ♪ good morning, america. always a good morning when we have ariana grande and that was like our fifth chance at getting that right. we finally got it. we love the mistakes, though, but it is great to have everybody with us on this wednesday morning.

>> it certainly is, michael. we cannot wait to hear more from this interview. he won't tell me a thing. looks like you cozied up and charmed her nonna, her grandma according to these photos. what's going on here, michael? >> we did not hide our feelings about each other. >> ariana said she has a bunch of photos. her hand on your face. >> it was awesome and i told ig may say, hey, granddaughter, how are you? >> you went there. >> in a joke. her nonna was a sweetheart. >> elegant lady. >> she was a sweetheart. very elegant lady and ariana said i learned everything from my nonna so it's great. >> glad to see. can't wait to hear more of that. >> that is coming up. our top story, michael cohen has pled guilty to federal finance crimes and president trump's former personal attorney says he committed those crimes at the direction of candidate trump. that's a bombshell claim. want to go back to tom llamas for more. >> reporter: good morning again. the big headline happening right here on "gma."

michael cohen's attorney telling you in an interview cohen is willing to help the special counsel in the russia investigation. a stunning turn of events for cohen who once said he'd take a bullet for president trump. this morning, michael cohen, the president's longtime personal attorney and fixer, facing prison time leaving federal court on tuesday on a $500,000 bond. the president taking aim at cohen in a tweet. if anyone is looking for a good lawyer, i would strongly suggest you don't retain the services of michael cohen. >> michael, what's your message to the president? >> reporter: cohen silent outside of court but inside telling the judge president trump as a candidate directed him to arrange hush money agreements saying, i participated in this conduct for the principal purpose of influencing the election. that admission implicating the president in campaign finance crimes. one of those payments to porn star stormy daniels just 11 days

before the election. the president initially claiming he didn't know about the payment. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? >> no. what else? >> then why -- >> reporter: cohen also admitting to coordinating the $150,000 payoff to former playmate karen mcdougal, which included selling her story of a year-long affair with mr. trump to "the national enquirer." and this morning, lanny davis, michael cohen's attorney, saying his client 100% has information that could help robert mueller in the russia investigation. >> i can tell you it's my observation that what he knows that he witnessed will be of interest to the special counsel. >> reporter: after that guilty plea yesterday, the president's current legal team saying this, there is no allegation of any wrongdoing against the president in the government's charges against mr. cohen. it is clear that as the prosecutor noted, mr. cohen's

actions reflect a pattern of lies and dishonesty over a significant period of time. now, cohen's attorney clearly disagree with that saying the president has committed campaign finance crimes and that michael cohen's testimony implicates the president. >> the prosecutors didn't back that up in court yet at least. tom llamas, thanks very much. >> thanks, tom. now to that tragic news about mollie tibbetts. the iowa college student vanished a month ago. authorities say they have found her body and this morning what we know about the suspect taken into custody who was in the country illegally, so we want to go back to alex perez who is in brooklyn, iowa. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, paula. investigators say they had been working this case for weeks but it wasn't until they got that surveillance video from a resident's home that they were able to track down the suspect. now, the suspect, 24-year-old cristhian rivera, who authorities say was in the country illegally has been arrested and charged with first degree murder. mollie was last seen july 18th. authorities say the suspect spotted her while she was on an evening run, followed her and

then abducted her. investigators say rivera confessed to killing mollie and dumping her body in a cornfi about ten miles from where she was living in brooklyn, iowa. now, the suspect will make his first initial appearance in court later this afternoon. at this point authorities have not revealed any details about a possible motive. paula. >> just so sad and not the ending so many of us were hoping for, alex. thank you. >> coming up here, "star wars'" kelly marie tran's powerful message for toeronline trolls. how she's fighting back after vicious attacks on social media. plus, more of my exclusive interview with ariana grande. what makes pete her soul mate and when are they getting married and the moment madonna showed up at her private concert. and, lara, you have fashion for under $5 us. pla gronack,

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[ applause ] welcome back to "gma." as you can hear, we have a wonderful audience here. yes. [ applause ] they are so nice that they were singing happy birthday to the young lady peyton who is celebrating her 8th birthday this morning with us here on "gma" so happy birthday to peyton. >> named after your favorite quarterback, right? >> she was named after peyton manning. i enjoyed sacking him.

tomorrow on our show we'll have a very special performance from "frozen," the broadway musical. it's going to be awesome. you don't want to miss that. but first lara is here with "pop news." [ applause ] good morning. good morning all of you. we'll begin with madonna. she is firing back this morning, so much criticism over her tribute to aretha franklin at the mtv vmas monday night. madonna getting hammered online for it. they say she focused too much on herself and not enough on the queen of soul. last but last night madonna said enough is enough. she took to instagram posting this photo with video of the year winner camila cabello saying, she was asked by mtv to share an anecdote connected to aretha franklin and nothing more. saying, i did not intend to do a tribute to her. that would be impossible in two minutes with all the noise and tinsel of an award show. i love aretha. so that is what madonna says.

the instructions were from mtv and she simply respected their wishes. there you have it, both sides of the story. >> interesting. [ applause ] she was put in a tough situation. >> share a stoesh. the story happened to be connected to her and there you meryl streep shedding her devil's wears prada-worthy penthouse. it's downtown and she's asking, just $24.6 million. if you're in the market. >> wow. >> almost 4,000 square feet. it's a loft-style pad. this is when i turn into a real estate agent. floor to ceiling windows, wraparound terrace with views of the hudson for days located in tribeca. the building has been home to many a superstar including the one and only gwyneth paltrow but meryl is saying, that's all. remember her character? that's all. not sure if she will buy again

in the big city but renovating a midcentury modern home in pasadena, california, where i would bet she will spend a lot of time. >> that looks like a good one. >> you'll have to get a commission interest that. . >> every once in a while it's fun to see how they live. chanel getting into the growing men's beauty industry with a new line of makeup just for you called boy de chanel. it's their collection and will feature a skin tint, lip balm with a touch of color and brow pencils. you know what, michael, you laugh but i'll use it right on you. it is a big deal. apparently it features a retracting dual end pencil with a wax pigment and spiral brush to keep those bad boys in control. comes in four colors, eight hours of waterproof wear. the line also has the repairing foundation infused with spf 25 and it pulls double duty, hydrating while imparting a luminous finish. so much to share with you, yes.

our new spokesperson. >> i wouldn't even know what to do with it. how do you even put it on? n hear mgis ki fun of fun but i me because they say i wear more makeup than anyone else in the family. >> when the makeup comes off do you feel like you need more? >> all right, that's coming out in november. finally i want to play a game with you. are you ready? this is called where's waldo safari edition. it's a huge pack of wildebeests, looks like a typical scene but there is an impostor in their midst. can you spot the zebra out there somewhere? can you see him? i'm going to give it up. >> to the left over there. >> okay. >> there is a circle. >> there's the little circle. zoom in, zoom in. >> oh, wow. >> zoom in, yeah. i don't think zebras are used to blending in. this guy does a great job.

thank goodness he does to avoid being somebody's scooby snack. the wildebeests are their natul nd he's in there hiding and we thought that was kind of fun. a fun visual game, no? >> i loved it. i loved it. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> a little game of where's waldo. i know what i'm buying george for christmas. some makeup. we got it all covered. >> i know the apartment you want to buy. >> exactly, oh, yeah, we'll split it. how about that. lara, thank you as always for a great "pop news." [ applause ] now to our "gma" cover story, more with pop sensation ariana grande. and we talked about everything it seems like from why the pop superstar felt more inspired than ever before to what she texted madonna and the love letter to the man who gave her that new diamond ring. >> i want you to finish a sentence for me. ariana grande is -- >> i don't know, man. living her best life. grateful, happy.

>> reporter: she definitely has reason to be. ariana grande's highly anticipated fourth studio album "sweetener" now ruling the charts, number one globally, and engaged to actor and comedian pete davidson. >> how did you know pete was the one for you? >> i mean, it's just like a feeling, you know. that's so cheesy like people are always when you know you know. ooh, yeah, whatever, okay. yeah, okay. >> so because a lot of people are going, oh, it happened so quick. >> yeah. >> but you -- you've gone through enough, you feel, to know what love is. >> yeah, for sure. >> what makes him your soul mate? >> you just feel it, you know. he just ticks every box and gets better every day and i'm very grateful for him. >> very grateful. >> life is beautiful. >> so grateful so you snuck him in. >> i did. is i made a song with his name on it.

i didn't know what to call it. i made it just to like send to him, you know, as just a nice little sentiment. just like a love letter. >> that is the ultimate love ballad to write a song about somebody and your love is so sincere. very fun to watch because most people are -- >> we're so annoying, huh? >> no, it's fun to watch. >> must be the worst. >> you say you're living your best life. >> yeah. >> you're living your best life. you don't let anyone else's opinion of what your love should be hold you back. i love that. >> enjoying every minute. life is too short. >> when are you getting married? >> when am i getting married? why did i say married like that? i go, when am i getting married? that's not how i talk. i don't know how that happened. i'm really tired. >> is it soon? >> no, no, we're going to like take our time to plan it. we've been like planning and my friends and i and my mom and everybody have been like brainstorming and, you know, sharing ideas and stuff and it's

really fun. like, i work so much, i've never like spent this much time or energy like planning something personal that like feeds my soul so much and my heart. i'm going to cry. i'm just so excited, but like it's sick. it's really fun. but, no, it's not soon soon. it's going to be like next year. >> the future groom dropped in to say hello and he reminded me of a moment we shared 17 years ago on the football field after 9/11. >> i actually came out on your shoulders once. >> that -- seriously, i'm over here getting chills. i remember that. >> i was like 7 or 8. pretty sick. >> i love you. >> oh, my god. >> that's crazy. >> i know. that was him. >> well, he's not the same size he was back then. >> oh, no. certainly not. >> reporter: with the future so bright, ariana's also finding renewed purpose and creativity in her music. >> your new album "sweetener" is so different. >> thanks, thank you.

>> from anything you've done. pharrell, missy elliott, nicki minaj, so do you feel like you had to push yourself or they pushed you in a way you've never been pushed before? >> yeah, absolutely. i think i was so hungry to do something different. i love pop music, of course, but my heart and kind of like soul is more in r&b, you know, like i grew up listening to like all the '90s divas and i've been waiting to do something a little more soulful like version of pop for awhile. >> ow did you come up with that name? >> well, "sweetener" was one of the first songs pharrell and i wrote together and i was just like, i knew it was going to be the title from the moment we wrote it. all i wanted to represent was like a light, fun, sweet presence. >> everything from the cover art -- i'm looking at the cover.

>> yeah, i wanted to do something weird. because i feel like it was upside down for a little while. ♪ god is a woman >> you have "god is a woman" and have madonna as the voice of god. >> and you will know my name is the lord. >> what made you choose madonna? >> she's paved the way for every female artist who's working today. everyone who is in the pop game right now is doing something that madonna probably did first. >> you've been doing these very intimate shows with your fans. >> they're just intimate and chill and it's nice to be able to like see my fans in like in a more intimate album. >> the album, a personal one. grande sharing anthems of empowerment, love and resilience, something she has shown since the terrorist attack in manchester. this album is very personal to you. >> yeah. >> and there's one song on it at the end of the album called "get well soon". >> yeah. >> there's 40 seconds of silence. >> yeah. >> at the end of the song. but it's very significant.

40 seconds, very special meaning behind the 40 seconds. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> what is that? >> i wanted to like kind of subliminally like honor the manchester victims. i wanted to make the length of the song 5:22 just as a little way to like celebrate and like, you know, honor them in their lives and stuff. of course that song is about healing. it's supposed to be like a great big musical hug for everybody that's going through anything dark. ♪ >> will you have a "sweetener" tour? >> yes, we're going to have a "sweetener" tour early next year. finalizing some things, i was just going to say the dates are coming eventually. >> okay. >> and can't wait for that tour and, you know, she is just

sincerely really happy and she lights up when you talk about pete and the wedding. she had her mother there.u and e