>> thank you. >> yeah. >> delicious. >> that's what good morning, america. rebellion and battle inside the white house. president trump furious after an anonymous senior official writes an editorial calling the president amoral, impulsive and reckless. saying there is resistance working against the president inside his own administration. >> anonymous. meaning gutless, a gutless editorial. >> trump now calling it treason demanding "the new york times" turn the author over to the government. fire and fury. a major wildfire exploding in california overnight, scorching thousands of acres. >> oh, my god. i want to go! we got to get out and walk. >> giant clouds of smoke and flames shutting down a major highway as people try to escape. firefighters now racing to contain the extreme blaze. colin kaepernick's new nike ad set to air during tonight's

nfl opener. calls for boycotting the sneaker giant grow. an abc news exclusive, one of kate spade's closest friends sharing intimate details about the fashion designer's secret struggle. her powerful message this morning. and the story behind these beautiful images. the hero officer who gave little harlow a home. and we do say good morning, america. great to have you with us on and weave loofeadlines to get to this morning. we're going to start with that chaos in the white house. president trump is on the defense this morning after that scathing op-ed in "the new york times." >> we have never seen anything like this before. a top administration official undercover warning the country the president is dangerous, describing how officials across the administration are working behind closed doors to rein the president in, keep the country

safe. no surprise trump is furious calling the official gutless, calling on "the new york times" to turn the writer over to the government. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega starts us off, cecilia, this article set off an explosive chain reaction inside the west wing and an intense search for the writer. >> reporter: exactly, george. in fact, there was a fact-finding mission overnight to try to find out who this could be. and it could be anyone. this is a president who is already isolated and seems very much to be paranoid and from his tweets, he is now seething, calling for this writer to turn himself in and using the word treason. it is an historic act of defiance from inside the ranks of president trump's own administration. a self-proclaimed member of the resistance working to block aspects of the president and his agenda. and claiming many others are doing the exact same thing. the anonymous person identified only as a senior official, writing in "the new york times," we believe our first duty is to

this country and the president continues to act in a manner that is detrimental to the health of our republic. that is why many trump appointees have vowed to do what we can to preserve our democratic institutions while thwarting mr. trump's more misguided impulses until he is out of office. the writer adding, the root of the problem is the president's amorality. anyone who works with him knows he is not moored to any discernible first principles that guide his decisionmaking. "the new york times" saying revealing the identity will cost the official his job. president trump, livid. >> so when you tell me about some anonymous source within the administration, probably who's failing and probably here for all the wrong reasons, anonymous, meaning gutless, a gutless editorial. >> reporter: press secretary sarah sanders issuing this scathing rebuke. the coward should do the right thing and resign. but the unnamed official paints the picture of top aides staying on the job to save the country from the president himself.

saying the president's behavior is erratic. his leadership style petty and ineffective. meetings with him veer off topic and off the rails. he engages in repetitive rants and his impulsiveness results in half-baked, ill-informed and occasionally reckless decisions that have to be walked back. and then this stunning claim that cabinet officials have whispered about invoking the 25th amendment to remove the president from office. quote, but no one wanted to precipitate a constitutional crisis. the official writing, americans should know that there are adults in the room. this isn't the work of the so-called deep state. it's the work of the steady state. >> the book is a work of fiction. >> reporter: the white house already in crisis mode over veteran journalist bob woodward's new book which makes similar claims of aides working behind the scenes to stop the president from making catastrophic mistakes. everything from swiping sensitive papers right off the

oval office desk before the the president could see them to another reportedly ignoring the president's desire to assassinate syria's bashar al assad. >> no, that was never even contemplated nor would it be contemplated. and it should not have been written about in the book. it's just more fiction. >> reporter: but this morning, it is the mystery surrounding that senior trump official who wrote the op-ed that is vexing washington. >> we don't know who it is. >> it could be anybody in the executive branch. >> is it someone very close to the president? is it someone far removed? >> reporter: someone working on the inside of the trump administration vowing to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations. one fellow republican saying, he's not surprised at all. >> i didn't think that anything was relayed in that op-ed that was new. i mean, i think this is what all of us have understood to be the situation from day one. >> reporter: so what we have heard in this op-ed is not an isolated sentiment at all.

when you often talk to high- ranking officials here they will privately say the same thing. they are protecting the president from himself and frankly the country from the president's impulses. but today, the west wing is really consumed with trying to find out who this writer is. we know about that fact-finding mission overnight. and i got to say we know white house aides and allies overnight were circulating a text message saying the sleeper cells have awoken. >> dramatic stuff. cecilia, thank you very much. let's break it down with chris christie, former governor of new jersey, matt dowd, veteran of the bush white house and, chris, let me begin with you and pick up where cecilia left off. our reporting tracks with a lot of this. a network of people inside the administration who see themselves as reining the president in. >> well, there's no doubt, george, that i've heard those same things during the last year, year and a half. that there are a group of people in the white house, some who are now gone, i think, who saw themselves in that light. so there's no doubt that that portion of it is true, that there are people who are like

that. you know, but -- >> how about the portrayal of the president? >> well, listen, you know, that's not been my experience with the president. but, you know, i have a different relationship than some of these folks probably have with him. the bigger issue, though, is how do you get control of this if you're the president? and if you're the white house chief of staff? because the government needs to be run. and now, if we're going off on a leak investigation, i can tell you this. i ran a number of leak investigations as u.s. attorney. they're never fruitful. >> the idea that "the new york times" should turn over -- >> they're just not going to. i mean, come on. they're not going to do it. whether they should have printed it or not in that way is something we can talk about, too. >> matt, it is hard to overstate just how extraordinary this situation is right now. >> oh, it's completely unprecedented. this is not a leak, this is a torpedo from within the boat shooting a hole in the side of the hull on the same team. it's not even a leak.

this is a massive hole. now the president who wants to demonstrate that he isn't unhinged has gone on the hunt for red october, full hunt for red october looking for captain ramius to see who is at fault and who is doing this. externally from all the views e already know from the various books that have come out about the president. but it's a bigger problem internally. how can anybody within the white house including the president trust anything they see, hear or do? >> into gets to the question, what does the president do about this right now? we've seen him lash out on twitter. we saw him lash out yesterday at that meeting. but how can you run your government when you know you've got dozens of people inside who are, in some ways, working against you? >> part of it is i think this has been the problem and we talked about this before, the way the government was formed, the throwing out of the transition product and having a group of people who have never run a government before. this is very difficult, and i think one of the things i've urged the president all along to do is to empower the

chief of staff, to truly empower the chief of staff to let everybody in the building know that they report to the chief of staff. >> that is advice he clearly hasn't takotr thoseda when tokw eowhem because staffs run amok when they believe they all report to the principal. they shouldn't all be reporting to the principal. and this is part of what happens when you allow that to occur, in my view. >> matt, i have to confess one of the things that makes me uncomfortable, it's done anonymously. and we don't know what the term "senior administration official" means. is it someone in a cabinet level, below the level of a cabinet member, is it a cabinet member or assistant to the president? does this person have a responsibility to come forward and say, it is me and, therefore, resign? >> i think they do. i would much prefer if somebody is going to stand on the ground of integrity and say what the president is doing and why it's bad for the country, they stand

up publicly and then they go testify to congress. i would much prefer that. the problem is, congress, the gop and congress, has been unwilling to hold this president accountable on any of these things. so, they could do that. i think it's better that they do that. but let's keep one thing in mind. this isn't just one op-ed. we've had a book "fire and fury," that said exactly the same things, that the president is unstable, unhinged and immoral. we had oem rmarosa with a book. and bob woodward with a book saying the same thing. so this is a widespread problem the president -- it's not one op-ed. >> you are seeing layered book and that book which mentions you on many occasions. is it fiction as the president says?ead abou me didn't happen the way it did. it talks about a fight between me and steve bannon during the "access hollywood" weekend. it just didn't happen that way. and i would say this, george, if you're one of these officials, you're the person who wrote that, you have two choices.

either keep quiet, don't do the op-ed or resign and tell the truth and i disagree with matt. i don't think it has to be before congress. i'm sure you'd have this person and give them as much time as they need to explain it. >> i have the invitation right now. come on whenever you want. thank you very much. to robin. >> to capitol hill where president trump's supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh is back in the hot seat this morning after facing tough questions on presidential power, gun rights and much more. our senior national correspondent terry moran is back there in the hearing room with the latest. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, robin. round three has begun behind me here and democrats are desperate today to start a fire under these hearings which have failed to capture the general public interest. they're going to do that with some leaked documents that they want to use. that's what they're fighting about right now. and also kavanaugh's own statements and writings on hot button issues and on president trump and the russia investigation. this morning, judge brett kavanaugh faces a third day of questioning following a grueling 12-hour session that spilled into the night. protesters continuing to punctuate the hearing.

[ shouting ] and questions of executive power and president trump coming up repeatedly. >> what about a president who commits murder or if she jeopardizes national security -- >> no one is above the law. >> will you take yourself out of ruling on any of the issues involving his personal, criminal, or civil liability? >> senator, i think to be consistent with the principle of independence to the judiciary i should not and may not make a commitment about how i would handle a particular case. >> i am troubled and disturbed by your refusal. >> reporter: then democratic senator kamala harris asked about abortion. >> can you think of any laws that give the government the power to make decisions about the male body? >> i'm not aware -- i'm not thinking of any right now, senator. >> reporter: and finally, this cryptic exchange between harris and kavanaugh referencing the russia investigation. >> have you discussed mueller or his investigation with anyone at

kasowitz, benson & torres, the law firm founded by marc kasowitz, president trump's personal lawyer? >> reporter: kavanaugh fumbling with his answers. and admitting to speaking to some attorneys and judges about the mueller probe before ducking again. >> it's really specific question. >> i would like to know the person you're thinking of because what if -- >> i think you're thinking of someone and you don't want to tell us. >> reporter: senator harris is a former prosecutor. it's clear she is hinting that she's got a witness who is claiming he has spoken with kavanaugh on these issues. stay tuned, these hearings could get even more contentious. michael. >> all right, thank you very much. we'll turn to that major wildfire that's burning out west shutting down interstate 5 in california as families try to evacuate. firefighters are battling to contain it right now. abc's kayna whitworth has the very latest. >> reporter: overnight, blazing

flames near redding, california, surround a 60-mile stretch of interstate 5, forcing the highway to shut down. drivers blocked behind a wall of fire. >> oh, my god. we got to walk. >> reporter: some abandoning their vehicles racing to safety. the fire, which broke out wednesday, is spreading at an alarming rate already engulfing 5,000 acres with no containment. the inferno already reportedly injuring one driver. >> check this out. holy freakin' heck. >> reporter: the new fire-fight erupting just days after crews were finally able to contain the carr fire last week. that deadly inferno destroyed over 1,000 homes and killed 8 people. so far, 600 firefighters have been called in to battle the delta fire after the u.s. forest service launched a full aircraft and ground response. right now mandatory evacuations are still in place and officials saying they know this fire was human-caused. but it's unclear at this point if it was accidental or intentional. george? >> okay, kayna, thanks very much. overseas to that major development in the chemical

attack on a former russian spy living in the uk. british officials have identified and charged two russian agents. and ian pannell is on the scene in salisbury, england. good morning. geor. that's ght, autries he ar charging two with an attempted murder of an ex-russian agent who used to live at this house at the end of a quiet street pointing the finger at the two belonging to the elite russian military intelligence agency. and they're showing images, they say, proves it. this morning, britain caught up in a real-life spy thriller. authorities identifying these two men as russian assassins responsible, they say, for the attempted murder of ex-russian spy sergei skripal last spring. >> only russia had the technical means, operational experience and motive to carry out the attack. >> reporter: police revealing these surveillance images showing the alleged russian agents at gatwick airport after traveling from moscow using what

they think are aliases. alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov, the men police say likely smuggled this perfume bottle into britain filled with a deadly soviet-era nerve agent known as novichok. the suspects then making their way here to salisbury through reconnaissance. then the following day, the day of the crime, the suspects are caught on camera at this particular spot smiling, having apparently just sprayed the door of the skripal home with the deadly chemical agents. the ex-spy, his daughter yulia and a police officer all hospitalized. all three lucky to survive. but three months later, a mother of three, dawn sturgess, a mother of three, was given perfume as a gift from her partner charlie rowley and police think it was the same deadly nerve agent. >> making funny noises and he was rocking backwards and forwards. >> reporter: rowley lived but after spraying it on her wrist, dawn collapsed and died. police treating both as the same operation sanctioned by the russian government. well, the police here still warning people in the area not

to pick up anything that doesn't belong to them because they still haven't found the source of that poison. robin? >> something to keep in mind. ian, thank you. now to a deadly and devastating earthquake rocking japan overnight, the magnitude 6.7 quake causing massive landslides. abc's bob woodruff has the latest from tokyo. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this earthquake lasted for about a minute, but its impact was immediate. dozens injured. several killed. and there is an ongoing search and rescue operation. many people are apparently still missing. the epicenter is just east of sapporo on the northern island of hokkaido. paved streets collapsed. houses completely destroyed. the shaking ground caused massive landslides of mud and trees ripping through the neighborhoods. it's estimated nearly 3 million homes lost power. 4,000 defense force soldiers moving in to help. japan is reeling with this earthquake hitting just two days after the typhoon struck the same region. the most powerful storm to hit japan in a quarter century.

and the country now is warning that many more aftershocks could be coming. robin? >> all right, bob. thank you. that country going through so much right now. >> yeah, really a lot. we're going to go to ginger here in the studio with more flooding in the midwest, ginger. >> yes. and this is something we've been seeing for much of august in the midwest. but now the images out of independence, iowa, where they had 10 inches in a couple of days the. look at that water flying out of the windows. that's the type of rain happening again. now, wichita had 4 inches and rescues ongoing and flash flood watches including st. louis and central ill now, up to 8 inches this weekend.

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so don't ask if your dreams are crazy. ask if they're crazy enough. >> welcome back to "gma." that's the controversial nike ad featuring colin kaepernick. it's set to air tonight during the nfl season opener. the former quarterback started the movement to kneel during the national anthem to protest racial injustice. some are praising the commercial. others are calling for a boycott of the brand. we'll have more on that coming up. definitely a conversation starter. >> quite a debate. here are the top headlines. the search is on for the anonymous senior official who penned that scathing op-ed in "the new york times" blasting president trump, warning that the country is in

danger, saying there's a secret resistance inside the administration. the president has responded. demanding "the new york times" turn the author over. firefighters fighting a fire in california that exploded overnight. one of the people trying to get out filmed the clouds of smoke and flames near the highway. you see it right there. >> oh, my. wish everybody well who's going through that. now to the stunning twist in what started as a hopeful story. a new jersey couple who helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for a homeless man, that couple is now facing accusations that used that money for themselves. now a judge is demanding answers. he's not the only one. eva pilgrim is here with that story. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of dollars raised for a good samaritan now missing. a lot of questions this morning about where it all went. this morning, authorities searching for clues about the

feel-good story of generosity that swept the nation. >> i was driving down 95 and -- ran out of gas. so i pulled over to the side of the road. he walked up and he said, i'll be back. >> got her gas to help her get back on her way. wasn't expecting anything in return. >> reporter: last november, johnny bobbitt gave kate mcclure his last $20 for gas. in return, she and her boyfriend, mark d'amico, set up a gofundme account for him. >> we were thinking, what if we started a gofundme for this guy, to get him off of the streets, even for a weekend. >> reporter: they raised over $400,000 in just weeks. >> it's like winning the lottery. >> reporter: but that was then. this morning, it's a whole different story. >> we're here today asking the defendants where the money went. >> reporter: bobbitt's attorneys claim the couple spent the money themselves. since receiving the money, the pair could be seen on social media enjoying a variety of activities. going to vegas. visiting the grand canyon. on a private helicopter tour.

sitting front row at a broadway show in new york. riding around in a limo in l.a. going on shopping sprees. kate seen here with a louis vuitton bag and gambling. according to their lawyer, they gave bobbitt $200,000 and were managing the rest because bobbitt struggles with drug use. he says he's only received $75,000. >> i had to ask them for everything. it was kind of -- in the beginning, it was a joke. like, they were like my parents. but the joke stops being funny after awhile. >> reporter: a judge asking for the remaining funds to be put in escrow. that never happened. >> kate, where did the money go? >> reporter: kate avoiding reporters' questions. on wednesday, lawyers for the couple, who did not appear in court, trying to plead the fifth on their behalf. the judge was having none of that. she's now ordering them to appear before her to defend themselves. >> i am not allowing you to be their voice anymore.

>> reporter: this morning, from many of the more than 14,000 people who donated to help the homeless veteran, outrage. >> i think it's disgraceful. overall, it was $400,000 that these people might have very well stolen from lots and lots of people. >> reporter: as for the couple, the judge is moving ahead. she's ordered them to give statements to the court on monday. we'll hear some things about what happened. >> that judge is no nonsense. gofundme, what is their reaction? >> reporter: they're working with police. they've set up an account, $20,000, set up with his lawyer. they have a thing called a gofundme guarantee. you don't hear about it a lot. they guarantee all the money donated. so he will get the full $400,000. and they will make sure that happens. they don't have to use it often. >> you know what? this is going to maybe prevent people from using this fund. it's done such great work for a lot of people. then you see something like this. shame on them. shame on them. >> it will make people think twice. >> they had no shame.

posting pictures of themselves. >> incredible story. thanks. >> the judge isn't the only one being tough. we're going to get to the fallout over nike's colin kaepernick ad. it's stirred up a lot of controversy even before its airing tonight during the nfl season opener. espn's ryan smith is here with the story. >> reporter: hey, george. the wait is over. colin kaepernick's just do it nike ad unveiled by the quarterback with a tweet. just like kaepernick, the ad and his involvement are drawing praise and sparking backlash. >> believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. >> reporter: it's the ad everyone's been waiting for. >> don't just watch football. play it. >> reporter: nike's just do it commercial. with former nfl quarterback colin kaepernick as its narrator and centerpiece. >> become the greatest athlete ever. yeah. that's more like it. so don't ask if your dreams are crazy. ask if they're crazy enough.

>> reporter: the two-minute commercial viewed at least 15 million times just since its release yesterday afternoon. >> if they laugh at what you think you can do -- good. >> reporter: the ad campaign, and nike's choice of kaepernick, widely seen as a not so subtle of the quarterbacks commitment to speaking out about race issues and police brutality. >> sorry, nike. >> reporter: some burning sneakers or cutting the brand's logos off their socks. president trump voicing his own disapproval, tweeting, nike is getting absolutely killed with anger and boycotts. i wonder if they had any idea that it would be this way. many others, especially fellow athletes, praising the campaign and its star. the growing list of supporters including giants like lebron james. >> i stand with nike every day all day. >> reporter: serena williams. >> they're not afraid. and i feel like that was a really powerful statement to -- a lot of -- a lot of other

companies. >> reporter: and tom brady. the nfl lending its support in a statement, as well. saying the social justice issues that colin and other professional athletes have raised deserve our attention and action. >> this is all going to hit in the opener tonight. everyone is going to be watching as well what happens during the national anthem. what kind of penalties will players face if they kneel? >> reporter: as of now, none. the nfl faced backlash at first. they pulled back the policy. agreed to do something with the union. unless something happens in the next several hours, players, it looks like they won't be penalized if they kneel. >> nothing happens that fast. >> reporter: nope, not with the nfl. >> thank you, ryan. coming up, new trouble for gwyneth paltrow and her life-style brand goop. we'll be right back. and her lifestyle brand, goop. we'll be right back. (vo) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar

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back now with gwyneth paltrow's company, goop, facing backlash this morning over some of its health claims. the luxury wellness company slammed with a lawsuit over three of its products. linsey davis is here with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. launched as a weekly newsletter which posts women's wellness tips is worth $250 million. but now there's a bit of a gaffe for goop. the wellness empire has agreed to pay $145,000 for allegedly promoting what critics say are unscientific claims. gwyneth paltrow's self-described

modern lifestyle brand goop -- >> enriching face oil which is an organic face oil. >> reporter: featuring plush products and promotions that help you attain a certain cache. >> hi, everybody. welcome to my bathroom. >> reporter: but this morning goop settled a lawsuit filed by a consumer advocacy group called truth in advertising alleging goop made unsubstantiated health claims about some of their products. >> we found crystals that said they could treat infertility. perfumes that said they could heal lung disease. >> reporter: one product mentioned in the suit, the provocative jade and rose quartz egg products, which marketed themselves to women as a way to balance their hormones and increase bladder control. last year paltrow spoke about the benefits of the eggs on jimmy kimmel. >> you sell a lot of these? >> we sell tons of them and women actually have had incredible results. it acts as like a small weight and so i suppose it tones the pelvic floor. and there are women who, you

know, are really good at practicing this and they say that it's good for balancing hormones and all kinds of amazing benefits. >> reporter: but many in the medical community disagreed including ob/gyn dr. jen gunter. >> there is no evidence a jade egg can do anything health-wise for you at all. >> reporter: in a statement, goop says they wanted to settle this matter quickly and ammicablely. this settlement does not indicate any liability on goop's part. goop prides itself on being a leader in the health and wellness industry and will continue its efforts to provide helpful and accurate information about a variety of products. another product mentioned in the suit, the inner judge flower essence blend which the company claimed could help prevent depression. according to the complaint these claims were not supported by competent and reliable scientific evidence and just so you know these products in question are still for sale. it's just that they're prohibited from making any kind of unproven claims about them.

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thank you guys for being with us on this thursday morning. it's always great to have rob lowe here. he actually crashed the control room. he was a big fan in the control room. >> yeah, we're getting reports in our ear. >> he's always fun to have around. and tory johnson is here. some amazing "deals & steals," products to help you go green. >> that is coming up but first that explosive story hitting the white house, unprecedented op-ed in "the new york times." a top administration official undercover warning the country the president is dangerous, describing a secret resistance working against trump. we want to go back to our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. and cecilia, the president firing back this morning. >> reporter: he certainly is using words like treason. and now there is an all-out hunt to find out who this person is. and it could be anyone. it is an historic act of defiance from inside the ranks of president trump's own administration. a self-proclaimed member of the resistance working to block aspects of the president and his agenda and claiming many others are doing the exact same thing.

the anonymous person identified only as a senior official writing in "the new york times" -- we believe our first duty is to this country and the president continues to act in a manner that is detrimental to the health of our republic. the writer adding, the root of the problem is the president's amorality. anyone who works with him knows he is not moored to any discernible first principles that guide his decision-making. "the new york times" says revealing the identity will cost the official his job. president trump livid. >> so when you tell me about some anonymous source within the administration, probably who's failing and probably here for all the wrong reasons. anonymous, meaning gutless, a gutless editorial. >> reporter: and then this stunning claim, that cabinet officials have whispered about invoking the 25th amendment to remove the president from office. quote, but no one wanted to precipitate a constitutional crisis. the official writing, americans should know that there are

adults in the room. this isn't the work of the so-called deep state. it's the work of the steady state. one fellow republican saying, he's not surprised at all. >> i didn't think that anything was relayed in that op-ed that was new. i mean, i think this is what all of us have understood to be the situation from day one. >> reporter: and there is now a really extraordinary thing happening in this city. some of the highest names in government from the vice president to the secretary of state are going on the record to say they did not write this op-ed. that is one list. there is another list, the list of possible names of people who did write it, george. it is growing. and you can bet that everyone inside this building has a guess. >> and i think you can also bet that, at some point, we are going to find out. cecilia vega, thanks very much. >> thank you, george. turning now to big news right in time for the first day of the football season. patriots quarterback tom brady made a big announcement on his facebook show "tom vs. time."

take a listen. >> i would love to play five more years. 41, 42, 43, 44, 45. it would be a challenge for me. i don't think it's going to be easy. but, i think i could do it. >> well, if anybody can it is tom brady. he's done it so far and seems "tom vs. time" is a good name for his show. you have to wonder how this is going over at home. his supermodel wife, gisele bundchen, she's made it no secret for her wish for her husband to retire. she told me ten years ago he said he was going to play five or ten more years. and that was ten years ago. and he still wants to go. he is not the oldest quarterback to ever play in the nfl. george blanda. >> blanda. >> george blanda. but he was a kicker most of his career and didn't play quarterback until he was 41. >> wow. >> exactly, yeah. tom brady is a miracle. >> you should be a sports analyst. [ laughter ] you're really good at that. >> in my spare time i work on it. >> what spare time? and coming up, we have that exclusive with one of kate

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john millman of australia sweating so badly he asked for a break after the fourth game in the second set to change not just his shirt but all of his clothes. okay, usually this is not okay to take a break unless it's time to switch sides but the judge okayed this. and his opponent there, you see, novak djokovic, no problem with it. he took the opportunity to take a little break there chilling shirtless on the sideline. he later said, guys, this is the first tournament in his career where he had to bring out ten shirts for the match because he got so sweaty. by the way, the full outfit change may have cooled millman a little too much. he ended up losing that second set and then the match to djokovic, but a very interesting u.s. open. >> he didn't get fined. >> no, he didn't. i had a feeling you were going to talk about that. later, the usta saying that unorthodox moment was ruled okay because they ruled the equipment was out of adjustment meaning it was so sweaty it was dangerous to be on the court.

does robin know what we're talking about? >> there was a woman who changed her shirt because it was on backwards and got penalized for it. >> right. yes, and so we discussed this in the back office. it's been an interesting u.s. open. >> i'm going tonight. i'm going to see serena tonight. >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> i'll report back. >> please report back tomorrow. >> i'll report back. you got it. also in "pop news" this morning, robin, this one is connected to you again. former "cosby show" actor geoffrey owens, you spoke to him this week on "good morning america" about being job-shamed for working at trader joe's. well, he is getting so much support, this morning from the acting community, other actors revealing their side hustles using the hashtag actorswithdayjobs, because it's okay to have one. actor nate richard who played harvey kinkel on "sabrina the teenage witch" saying i've been an actor since 8, extremely lucky to have had that success at all let alone solid work. but he goes on to say, quote, i'm currently a maintenance man, a janitor, a carpenter and do

whatever random jobs i can get to pay the bills. he also added -- [ applause ] yeah. he also added that geoffrey owens is an actor of a very high caliber long before and after "the cosby show" and can't wait to see what's next for him, so much respect coming in this morning. >> i'm looking because my nephew is an actor and he just -- he sent me a tweet yesterday and he said he was very thankful for the #actorswithdayjobs. he said, i love this because i'm about to start work as a part-time dog walker. he has a degree. he has this degree from the new school. he's been in "luke cage," and things like that. but between gigs, you gotta hustle. you got to do it. [ applause ] so to get my nephew off my couch, jeremiah craft. >> you just threw him under the

bus. >> get him off my couch. >> finally, want to just finish this with freddie mercury, the great freddie mercury, can we play a little? ♪ i see a little silhouette of a man ♪ >> oh, yes. the lead singer of the legendary rock group queen, with hits like this, "bohemian rhapsody." speaking of this, before he was a worldwide superstar, did you know he was a baggage handler at london's heathrow airport? >> i didn't know that. >> so get this, a group of current baggage handlers right here at heathrow put together a dance routine and performed it yesterday to mark what would have been freddie's 72nd birthday. also there is a new display of queen memorabilia at heathrow that travelers can enjoy for the next few weeks in honor of him. a great excuse to put "we are the champions" on full volume, people! [ cheers and applause ] >> lovely. lovely, lovely. thank you, lara. we appreciate that. now to our "gma" cover story. as new york fashion week kicks

off we have an exclusive with legendary designer kate spade's best friend, revealing intimate details about her life and secret struggle. abc's paula faris spoke to her about that and kate's legacy going forward. good morning, paula. >> good morning, everyone. good morning. elyce arons, kate spade's best friend and business partner, says s day in shock. and while she does miss her, she's keeping kate alive through the company they started two years ago, frances valentine. ♪ the world knew her as kate spade. her name and signature style a colorful force in fashion. this is quintessential kate right here. >> it is. that was my grandmother's dress, that my grandmother had bought in hawaii and katy loved it so much. >> reporter: but to elyce arons, she was simply katy with a "y." >> she always made sure everyone knew that. >> katy with a "y." >> i have a hard time calling her kate because that came about through the business but i had known her for so much longer than that.

>> reporter: elyce and katy met at the university of kansas and became inseparable. >> so we were sophomores in college here. and we're at a fraternity party together. >> reporter: transferring to the university of arizona. it was there that katy met her future husband and business partner andy spade. >> what is this? >> so this was our first store at kate spade and that's pamela bell, our partner, andy, katy and me. >> oh, my word. >> reporter: they started that small, unknown handbag company, kate spade, in 1994. >> it was like 250-square-foot store. >> you were all babies. all babies right here. >> yeah, yeah. >> reporter: this past june, 11 years after she sold her namesake brand, spade's suicide rocked the fashion industry and those closest to her. she had been silently battling depression for years. >> how much was she struggling? >> it was tough because she didn't always say it.

you know, she'd be sad, then one minute later she'd make a joke. so it was, you know, we talked every day. and most of the time, she was very happy. but i don't know if anyone can understand the depths of depression of another person. >> in all of this, what's your one question that you can't get answered? >> oh. well, it's one that won't get answered. and it's why? i have thought and thought and thought about it. but i think it was probably one moment of despair. of deep saddens -- sadness that she felt while she was alone. and i can't answer what that was. >> reporter: but a large part of kate spade lives on through her new line of handbags and accessories called frances valentine which she, elyce and andy started in 2016. valentine is from her father's side. and kate legally changed her name to kate valentine spade two years ago. >> katy, she had this need to

create. and this was it. >> reporter: ironically in her death, many found where she now lived. >> we've had a lot of people, a lot of people write in and talk about how she had changed their lives. and please keep going. and keep her designs alive. that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: the valentine staff is a close-knit group of just ten people. what do you think is the hardest part about coming to work and not having her here? >> i think we miss her every day. her spirit's here. >> reporter: it's in every corner of their intimate new york city showroom. the troves of material she left behind, her inspiration board, sketches, and favorite items ensuring that her hand remains on this company. >> she would bring in things all the time, her jewelry, her clothing. so this sweater started her thinking on a group of handbags. so this whole santa cruz stripe line was developed because of this.

>> wow. >> yeah. >> reporter: their much anticipated fall collection touches of katy in every bag and accessory. what do you think in this moment right now, what do you think katy would tell you? >> take a vacation probably. you know, i think she would be thrilled. i think she would be really happy. to continue to make other women happy. >> what do you think she would tell you personally, as a friend? >> i'm okay. she'd say, i'm okay. don't worry about me. >> elyce thinks about the joy that katy brought to everyone around her. giving you permission to be who you are. those troves of kate's untouched designs, an inspiration. those sketches are really going to inspire this line of valentine. >> this is some of the line. >> this is some of the line. but in everything they do they want to honor katy.

and so they are now offering exclusively on barney's and at francis valentine, this is a tribute bag to kate. part will go to the boys and girls club of america, an organization close to katy. so this is their way of giving back and paying it forward. >> thanks for bringing this to us. appreciate that. ginger? >> so touching. thank you so much, paula. and thank you, everybody. it is time for your "gma" moment and we are about to get -- hold on. oh, no. you got to hear this. hold on. the pure elation of meeting your hero for the first time. her screams at the beginning. and her laughter is the most pure joy i've ever seen out of a child. run in there. thank you, brooklyn, 2-year-old brooklyn from new jersey. i'll post it so you can hear the beginning. it's really that good.

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they're insulated, stainless steel. and they have straws, reusable straws. we've got a huge assortment and it's never too soon to start thinking about halloween. >> plastic cup for halloween that says i'm ssortment slashed from 2 to 19 bucks, 50% off. >> recycle, reuse. i love this too. plastic wrap made by beeswax. meg, our set designer, loves them. are they as good as meg the set designer says? >> yes. meg is also ahead of things and she's been using these for over a year. and so what this is is it's as you said this cotton blend that is infused with beeswax. so you can use this to either store on top of a dish, a container. you can use it to wrap a sandwich, as meg -- there you have some carrots in there. so whatever it is, whether you're taking food for lunch, storing it in your refrigerator, etee wraps are good for you.

normally $18 to $48 per set. these are slashed in half, $9 to $24. >> awesome. they feel great. >> okay. superfabulous. look at that stasher bag. this has been used for over a year. gone in the dishwasher. it's gone in the microwave. so what's great about these is this same bag can go from freezer to stovetop, microwave to dishwasher, all purpose bag so you can do meal prep in it. you can serve snacks in it. you can store your food in it and also boil, microwave, unbelievable, three different sizes, normally $20 to $40 per set slashed in half 10 to 20 bucks for your stasher bags. >> i love how green we're going. >> another really good one, i'll take this. another good one, this is from shorebags, their eco friendly jute bag for groceries. it's got food-grade laminate on the inside. fashioned after a regular grocery bag. we have the wine tote, the canvas wine tote. market tote. these are all made from eco friendly materials that will replace your plastic. these range from $18 to $40 regularly but slashed in half, 9 to 20 bucks. >> awesome. some stores are charging for bags. so why not bring a fashionable one?

>> exactly. >> great idea. >> and then another bag. >> so another bag, so what's great about these is this little blue bag is teeny like this but then it opens up and you've got a really great tote in there that will hold sort of anything. whether it's books, groceries, just all your stuff that is around this place. holds up to 50 pounds per bag. comes in a variety of patterns. also travel cubes which are great for dirty laundry, socks, shoes, whatever it is instead of plastic bags, you use the travel cubes, unbelievable prices and every single bag benefits ocean conservancy, which i really love, because a lot of that plastic winds up in the ocean. normally $33 to $55 per set. everything slashed in half so it starts at $16.50. >> that's great. this is our last product, guys. i want to explain to everybody we have two mother/daughter teams in the audience who have been testing out these shampoo and conditioner bars all week long. i want to ask you because you've been our great volunteer. hi, mom. >> hi. >> so how do you like the product?

>> first of all, they smell amazing but also they lather surprisingly just like a liquid shampoo would. >> all right. they're by primal. tell us about them. >> you can replace your bottled shampoo and conditioner with these bars that look like soap, but they're not. it's shampoo. they're really fabulous and i feel like once you go to this bar you're never going to grab the bottle. we've got six different -- seven different scents. they spell really good. normally $9 a bar slashed by 55%, 4 bucks for your shampoo or conditioner bar. >> no more plastic bottles. >> thank you. >> thank you. you look great. giving our audience upstairs all six of these because we want to go green. thank you to our partners. check out our website, please, for all of the "deals & steals." tory, amazing job. all of the "deals & steals." tory, amazing job.

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> and good morning. it's 8:27. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. governor brown has signed a bill that will give tenants who are served eviction notices on a friday more time to respond. the current law requires land lords to give three days to pay rent or move out and it allows five calendar days to respond to an eviction lawsuit. the new bill stops the clock on saturday, sunday, and on court holidays. certainly, not a holiday today. >> no, it is not. traffic definitely looking like a normal weekday commute. and we've got a little bit of better news here, if you're coming from the east bay, but westbound 24 inside caldecott, an earlier crash causing some major residual delays. you are jammed well into the walnut creek area. so just stop and go at about 15 miles an hour. and here's a look at that backup

southbound 680 in walnut creek. so again, sig alert canceled, reggie. we are in recovdeut expect long delays. >>

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dry, cloudy, sunny this afternoon, but not too breezy. my accuw ♪ you don't have to applaud. >> he's excited. >> the stage manager said applause. i'm a little bit -- >> follows directions. >> like a monkey, yes. see. >> dan is joining us on the couch. got to get his book "meditation for fidgety accept continues" but we'll talk about finding ways to live happier and he'll talk about breaking up with your phonement you did it for a week. >> hack your happiness. i have long personally suspected and science backs this up that constantly checking my phone which i do is making me less productive, less calm and less connected to my family when i'm home but frequently have my nose in the phone. so, i was eager but also a

little scared to give this experiment a shot. ♪ in the age of the smartphone we humans may be conducting a worldwide unregulated science experiment on our brain. >> 100% i'm definitely on my phone too much. >> like a security blanket. >> reporter: when we are quite literally left to our own devices 81% of smartphone users say they keep their phone near them almost all the time during waking hours. >> our phones are having effects on our attention and memories and our ability to focus. >> reporter: enter katherine price. science journalist, recovering tech addict and author of "how to break up with your phone." do i have to throw the thing out the window. >> breaking up with your phone doesn't mean getting rid of it but looking to your phone and figuring out what relationship would feel healthy for you and then creating it. >> good morning, everybody. >> reporter: as an always on news anchor i feel like i have a particularly dysfunctional relationship with my phone. katherine had me take the smartphone compulsion test designed by a university of connecticut psychiatrist answering with strongly agree or

disagree to questions such as i spend more time texting, tweeting or emailing as opposed to talking to people in person and when i eat mails my smartphone is nearly always part of the place setting. the test results show that i need a psychiatric evaluation. >> or some kind of intervention so i'm glad we're here. >> reporter: for the record most people get this result which only illustrates the dealt of the problem. >> why do you want to break up with your phone? >> i get the sense that it's contributing to me feeling stressed. right away catherine made radical changes. the phone's new charging station no longer in the bedroom. now in the closet. >> i can't believe "good morning america" is in my closet. >> reporter: she turned off all notifications and deleted social media. >> like a little twitchy. that was just the beginning and put me on a seven-day phone breakup plan. >> okay. day one we made it as boring as possible but turing the whole thing to black and white. i also got an alarm clock so the phone isn't the first thing i reach for in the morning. day two she had me wrap a rubber

band around the phone so that every time i went for it i was reminded to ask why? >> it's nice because i'm now not going to check it and talk to the other human beings with me on the set. >> reporter: i also recruited "gma" viewer and mom denise quarter to do the phone breakup with me. >> mom. >> and her kids were ready for it. >> she's usually on her phone for about eight hours doing her work. >> i always have it on me. it's always in my back pocket. i know i'm doing the right thing by making this challenge a reality. >> reporter: midweek we checked in. do you have a sense of whether you think this is going to make a lasting change in your life? >> you know, i actually do think that it's going to have an impact. i will say that having an alarm clock is not anything that i ever thought that i would have. >> reporter: i went to dinner with my 3-year-old the other day and i had my phone with me but i only pulled it out once and that was to take a picture of him and i didn't get sucked into email or anything like that. the positive feeling from that is not something i'm going to want to lose. after seven days -- >> how do you think mommy did?

>> kind of good. >> kind of good and kind of bad? aye-yie-yie. i probably could have done better. it definitely was hard. i don't know that i've broken all of my habits but i have most definitely become much more aware. >> reporter: for me the breakup was hard but successful. i still use my phone, of course, but having a saner relationship with my device has freed up time for a much richer relationship with my family. [ applause ] it's so fun to see my kid on t i hoff that little guy. all right, full disclosure, i was not perfect. during the breakup i would absolutely backslide and get needlessly sucked into my phone and that is okay. the expert you met in the story said screwing up is inevitable but you can always start over. nothing's been lost and really you have to keep in mind this is hard. we are addicted to our phones. just to say we -- they design these phones and the apps on your phones to hook you. so you have to know this is hard

going in. >> and i just want to say what was the hardest part and what was the best tip? >> well, the hardest part was getting the disciple p it -- the phone in the closet every time i walk in the door. >> like i do. >> or lose it like lara spencer does. that's a really good way. here's a great tip. she had me put a rubber band around my phone so that every time i reach for the phone, it's this little cue of, oh, wait, what am i doing, also, she has the words on the phone, do you want to pick me up right now? which is a good reminder and you can see it's black and white. you can make your phone black and white. it becomes boring and therefore you're less tempted. >> i love the alarm clock tip. >> you really did not have one. >> i did not have one. >> i don't. i will because i reach for my phone first thing. i think that's a great tip. >> got to get it out of the bedroom and i think i know both of you do meditation. i think meditation can help here because one of the things

meditation is good for, it helps us stop being so owned by all these urges and random thoughts we have and sometimes i feel my arm moving like a zombie is in control of it to my pocket to get my phone. and meditation can help you see that's happening and let it go and don't act on it. the other thing do and science to back it up is to rebuild your attention span and that is huge. >> even ten minutes, yep. >> i'm glad you're saying. that's true. >> absolutely. >> fascinating stuff. thanks for doing it. >> thank you. a lot more helpful tips from catherine price and "10% happier." get the detox plan on our website. there it is, the book there.

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♪ before i get to our next guest you need to be in our studio. tom is the best we have. [ applause ] he's funny. we crack up. >> bless you. >> now back, we have a fantastic guest. he's one of the hardest working men in hollywood. you don't have to believe me. he starred on a network television show every year from 1999 to the present. come on. [ applause ] and now he's starring in the new

movie "the bad seed." please welcome rob lowe. [ applause ] you're the best. >> hey, darling. how are you? >> so good to see you. >> please, sit. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> just one of those people we love having around here. >> i love coming here. >> you're a man -- he's a man of danger. last time you were here you had surfed with sharks in the water and came from south africa. >> jeffrey's bay? known for its great white shark. >> a guy got attacked by a surf. stupidly i did not learn my lesson and went but it was fine. there were no sharks, it was great. it was great. there we go. >> when did you start surfing? >> i started when i was 40. it was my mid-life crisis. [ laughter ] it could have been worse. it could have been so much worse. >> had you started kwloupger would you still be here? >> here's the irony, i grew up

in malibu and i was the only teenager that didn't surf and i'm glad that i didn't because i probably wouldn't have ever gotten a real job. >> we're glad you have a real job. have you a lot of jobs. directing and starring in this. you ever heard that phrase you're a bad seed. you're a bad seed. it comes from this cult classic horror cult classic but you decided to remake. why? >> it was made in 1958. it created the creepy kid genre so before "the omen" or "the ex-aex exorcist." directing it was a dream and i'm really, really proud of how it turned out. >> tell us about this young actress. >> so the original actress who played the bad seed was nominated for an oscar so we needed to find somebody worthy and mckenna grace who gives a performance of a lifetime in this. she's -- when i was acting with her, robin, i felt like i was looking into the eyes of like a

jodie foster or an allison janney or a maggie smith, some of the great actors that i've worked with. g in action?like to see this with this man directing her? here we go. here's a bit of "the bad seed." >> emma, what's wrong? what do you want? >> i think you know. >> oh. >> yeah. [ applause ] it's not going to end well for that kid. >> not -- >> i think that little boy has some problems to deal with. >> directing, acting, you know, someti sometimes i talk to regina king and she says you bring something different when you're directing.

>> to me the job of a director is to have a point of view that is so specific to you that the movie could not be made without it and when i read it as an actor, i thought, i have such an idea for this movie, i really want to do this and it's an ability for me at this point in my life to use all of the knowledge that i've built up over so many years of doing what i've been doing. >> did you enjoy it when you weren't in a scene and you could just be the director? >> that was the best. that was the best. oh, my gosh. no makeup, no hair, just direct, worry about -- just, yeah, when i had to direct myself, that was not my favorite. turns out i'm very difficult to work with. [ laughter ] i learned that, yeah. >> take it up with the director then. "the outsiders." was there a little bit of a nod to that. >> thank you. thank you. [ applause ] >> was there a little nod to that. >> there is. i put a little easter egg for those outsiders fans in the movie. even -- turns out even the little bad seed likes to read

s.e. hinten. >> even the bad seed. >> even the bad seed likes to read "the outsiders". >> what is it, 35 years. >> i guess there is a big article in the new "time" magazine that lena dunham wrote -- before j.k. rowling. before any of that, there was s.e. hinton, you know, 13-year-old, 14-year-old in an era where girls couldn't write about men and had to change her name to s.e. her story is amazing and that book's influence is still extraordinary. [ applause ] >> as are you. thank you, rob. just i mean this in all sincerity. there are these few human beings who exude goodness and you are one of them and just how you have shared your craft with all of us. >> thank you. >> lifetime, this is cool. very cool. you can see "the bad seed" sunday night on lifetime. ginger. >> yes, and how about this crowd?

we love rob lowe. i love him too. you're from miami. it is hot, humid the last couple of days, like you brought it with you but don't worry because you're sticking around in the northeast and we are about to see a major cooldown but not this afternoon. the heat index will be around 102 in philadelphia. 101 here in new york city but there comes the cold front. you'll feel it tonight, the storms will come through between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and then the numbers are down in the 70s and 60s. have you kids even felt that this weather has been sponsored by allstate and coming up right here on "gma," how you can help teachers and students

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[ applause ] back here on "gma," "gma" which woe all know stands for "good morning america." but this morning it also stands for giving my all. we're teaming up with donors choose for a huge event tomorrow trying to help as many classrooms as possible across the country. you've been with them before, t.j. holmes. >> i love this organization and, folk, listen. there is a teacher right now in florence, south carolina, who is asking for tables for her classroom. why? the ones she has now are so old they've broken, created sharp edges. some students have cut their legs and she had to duct tape the tables. that's one of thousands of projects listed on this website, donors choose. we're launching it now and we're

going to give you an opportunity to see how many we can get funded. a 3d subscription. >> a colorful fine point pen. >> field trips. >> reporter: all of these classroom dreams come true were made possible by donors choose. a crowdsourcing website where teachers post their unfunded classroom projects then anyone can choose to donate to specific projects that will help teachers better serve their students. started by a young high school history teacher donors choose has grown into a generous giant. funneling more than $730 million to public schools across the country since 2000. >> a lot of this is funding not just dream projects but basics. >> it's about half the projects on our site are basic, paper, pencil, dictionary, art supplies for an art teacher and another half are dreams. to take students to washington, d.c. to do an incredible science experiment. to build a robot. >> reporter: one of their success stories mrs. jane vijo's classes inharlemneyork. >>'v pj

that go directly to the hands of these opportunities. >> donors from all over the country is this all over the country. we've all gotten donations from 37 of the 50 states including alaska and hawaii. and one $15 donation from australia. >> reporter: more than three-quarters of her students come from low income households. >> where would you be without that? >> i don't think the kids would have reached their full potential. they're hungry to learn. they're eager to learn. i want to instill in them that ability to persevere and not quit. >> reporter: her message is hitting home. students in her ap statistics and microeconomics classes have a perfect graduation rate moving on to become engineer, teachers, doctors, her students, many of whom face difficult odds are motivated. >> strangers coming out of their way to donate so an entire class can have a book, it opens up your eyes on like how much

people really care about you. >> the fact that they don't even know us and they're donating money to see us succeed, i thought that was really generous. thank you for investing in me. >> inspiration for me. >> there are angels. they help us create an oasis of hope in this room. when we come in here, we know that anything is possible. >> and, guys, some of her students have actually gone on and come back and donated to that classroom. it's cool that -- it motivates a kid. but to think a stranger has invested in you is a nice motivating factor. >> there are so many classrooms, so many schools in need. so how does donors choose go about selecting. >> well, they actually -- this is great, they vet the project so they have 77,000 projects up now. they vet them and make sure they're all legit, 80% of public schools in this country have had a project on this site at some point. so they vet it, the money once

the thing is funded, the money they don't write a check to the classroom, instead donors choose buys the -- whatever products and go directly to the classroom so you can pick exactly the project you want and you can see it show up in the classroom. >> walk us through how it can work. it is fantastic. you turned all of us on to this. >> everybody at home, go to the website, donors choose or go to "good morning america" and you go there, you can put in your hometown, your state, somewhere you want to help out and see projects specifically to that city or that state or whatever you want to do. wherever you might live and you can see exactly what it is. your money goes directly to it and they'll send a thank you note after your stuff shows up. >> handwritten notes from the kids too. it is fantastic? not like a large amount. >> a dollar. you can do a dollar. no problem. >> we all do that, make a huge difference. >> thank you, t.j. >> you got it. you got it. >> we choose you and tomorrow we'll visit some of those classrooms benefiting from

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning. it's 8:59 on this thursday. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. h mike nicco has a look at your forecast. >> slow sunshine once again, especially at the coast where it hardly will come out at all today. but if you're going to be out on the bay, it's going to be a little bit brighter and calmer. temperatures, 70s around the bay, some 80s inland. we have a little heat spike tomorrow through saturday and temperatures actually fall back below average next week. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. and pretty much anywhere you look, we've got heavy traffic at this point in the day. so, here's the bay bridge toll plaza. maybe thinning out a little bit on that left-hand side. metering lights are on, though, and i expect those to stay that way for probably a couple more hours. drive times, recovering. southbound 680, highway 4 to walnut creek, 25 minutes. another 25, westbound 24, walnut creek to highway 13. and those delays due to the

earlier zblesig alert. reggie? >> alexis, thank you. time for >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today from the new tv movie "the bad seed," rob lowe. and youtube stars the merrell twins. and a performance on the pop group why don't we. and a special preview of our upcoming guinness world record week that includes juggling, knives, and produce. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ything is off. hi! good m