school. >> me too. >> i would like to enroll in that. >> it's pass/fail. a good weeke. take care.ss/fail. a good weeke. good morning, america. tropical threat. a dangerous new system brewing in the atlantic, plowing toward the east coast. the warning this weekend about life-threatening surf and rip currents. while out west, that fast-moving wildfire explodes in size. 200-foot flames scorching thousands of acres in california, threatening homes right now. inside job. overnight president trump lashes out at that anonymous op-ed. >> is it subversion? is it treason? it's a horrible thing. >> the white house hunts for the author as administration officials line up to say it wasn't me. closing in. authorities raiding the home of a couple accused of helping raise $400,000 for a homeless man, then keeping it for themselves. what gofundme announced overnight.

giraffe attack. an american-born scientist and her 3-year-old son fighting for their lives right now after they were trampled on a wildlife preserve. what may have triggered the attack? celebrating a hollywood legend. burt reynolds passing away, the tributes pouring in right now from dolly parton to his long lost love sally field. ♪ girls who run the world girls who run the world ♪ and serena williams, just one win away from history, storming into the u.s. open final on the verge of winning her fia mom. and the adorable message from her opponent. ♪ who run the world good morning, america. robin is pumped up this friday morning. >> i was courtside for that match last night. >> yeah, we heard. welcome back. >> tutu sales are skyrocketing this morning. i want one.

>> couldn't resist. we want to get to that trouble brewing in the atlantic. the tropical system florence on the move right now far from land but there's already a warning about life-threatening surf and rip currents here along the east coast. ginger, of course, tracking the storm. there's potential this could become a major hurricane. >> florence at one point was already a major hurricane. then dropped down and looks kind of ugly on the satellite. it's actually run into a significant amount of wind shear that's taken it down. that's not for long. it will enter the atmosphere of favorable conditions for hurricane development and intensification. look at that. a category 3 by wednesday is where the hurricane center has it. and that is approaching the united states. if it will hit, if it makes landfall depends greatly on that high pressure system, the size of it and how much it's going to squeeze or elongate. but look at this. a lot of the computer -- the spaghetti model takes it out to sea. either way i have to warn you, this weekend in the immediate future we have high surf, up to

eight feet and dangerous rip currents to deal with. cecilia? >> okay, ginger, thank you. we turn to that raging wildfire in northern california. the delta fire now burning out of control, scorching more than 22,000 acres in a state that's already suffering from a drought. this new video coming in shows the scene as people are racing to evacuate. abc's will carr is on the ground there in redding, california. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. we're seeing a lot of this devastation for the first time. this home incinerated. and you can imagine exactly just how the battle played out. fire crews racing up, just spraying the home down to the last second. you can see what's left of their hose this morning. in the end it was just too much and those flames are continuing to burn. overnight the delta fire exploding to 22,000 acres, sending flames 300 feet into the air. tearing through this stretch of interstate leaving charred wreckage of car after car. 47 miles of highway completely shut down with firefighters taking to the air to attack the flames.

mandatory evacuations already ordered in two counties as firefighters scramble on the front lines to protect homes and property. but the conditions are stacked againsthem. this terrain is a tinderbox. you can hear those flames eating through this bone-dry brush. this is perfect fuel for this fire. this is cal fire saying it's running out of money after a brutal fire season. record-setting wildfires including the carr fire have destroyed $845 million in property and burned 1.2 million acres. and with the delta fire at 0% containment, the end may not be anywhere in sight. >> it's been a long summer. it's been a long, long fight. we've been everywhere from the carr to the whaleback. to the men di si no complex and now we're here. >> reporter: with drought conditions getting worse, this is now expected to be the worst fire season ever in california's history. cecilia? >> such tough conditions out there. thank you, will. george? >> thank you. we move on to president trump on the warpath at a

campaign rally last night, targeting the anonymous official who wrote "the new york times" op-ed claiming a cabal of senior officials are secretly trying to reign trump in calling the president moral, impulsive and reckless. many officials are denying writing it, including vice president pence. president trump is demanding answers. jon karl tracking it all. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. the president sees this essay as not simply an act of defiance, he sees it as an act of treason. at a rally overnight in montana, the president portrayed the anonymous op-ed in "the new york times" as the act of a traitor. >> the latest act of resistance is the op-ed published in the failing "new york times" by an anonymous, really an anonymous, gutless coward. is it subversion? is it treason? it's a horrible thing.

>> reporter: as the white househ thexe -ed allegedly written by onef s n top officials, the president called on "the new york times" to name the author. >> but for the sake of our national security, "the new york times" should publish his name at once. i think their reporters should go and investigate who it is. that would actually be a good scoop. >> reporter: the anonymous official claims to be one of many within the trump administration working to protect the country from the president. writing in "the new york times," we believe our first duty is to this country. and the president continues to act in manner that is detrimental to the health of our republic. this isn't the work of the so-called deep state, it's the work of the steady state. the essay prompted an extraordinary game of "not it" from the president's cabinet. with one senior official after another issuing statements to deny they were the author. from defense secretary james

mass -- mattis to attorney general jeff sessions to the secretary of state. nt i come from a place where if you have a singular option, it is to leave. >> reporter: even the vice president felt the need to say it wasn't him. >> anyone who would write an anonymous editorial smearing this president, who's provided extraordinary leadership of this country, should not be working for this administration. they ought to do the honorable thing, and they ought to resign. >> reporter: the first lady speaking out too issuing a statement accusing the writer of, quote, sabotaging the country. as the president's team here in washington tries to hunt down the critic within who wrote that anonymous op-ed, the president remains out on the campaign trail, george. he will be campaigning today in south dakota and in north dakota. >> and, jon, overnight, we also have new developments in the mueller investigation. the president's lawyer, rudy giuliani, really seeming to be throwing down the gauntlet saying now the president won't take any questions, even written questions about obstruction of justice. >> reporter: yeah, extraordinary statements by the president's lawyer.

he says that -- he says no questions on obstruction of justice, written or in person. he also says the president will not agree to do any follow-up questions. and, of course, no questions whatsoever in terms of a live interview. it almost seems like he is trying to provoke the special counsel to issue a subpoena, although, george, we are told by others close to the president that the negotiations are actually moving along. and they expect some form of resolution with the special counsel. >> and mueller's team will be in court for the sentencing of that former trump campaign aide george papadopoulos. >> reporter: this is the first member -- the first person who has cooperated with the special counsel. the sentencing is today. he could face up to six months in prison. >> we will be following it all. jon karl, thanks very much. robin? >> all right, george. now the showdown over president trump's supreme court nominee. it marks the fourth and final day of judge brett kavanaugh's confirmation hearing after he was grilled late into the night. our senior national correspondent terry moran is there in the hearing room.

once again he has more. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it is the final day here and democrats are frustrated. they haven't been able to pierce judge brett kavanaugh's polished armor of evasion. his reluctance to discuss specifics. and they're convinced he's hiding something. yesterday they reached into the tens of thousands of confidential documents from his days in the bush white house and found one that they claim showed he thinks the supreme court can overturn roe versus wade. he di -- disputed that and they've been asking him again and again has he had any improper conversations about the mueller probe? he denied it. >> i haven't had any inappropriate conversations about that investigation with anyone. i've never given anyone any hints, forecasts, previews, winks, nothing about my view as a judge or how i would rule as a judge on that or anything related to that. >> reporter: so we may hear more about that when witnesses are

called including john dean, richard nixon's white house lawyer and watergate figure, the democrats want to hear his views on kavanaugh's take on presidential power. for all that's gone on, it doesn't look like they've changed any one's minds. they still don't have the votes. >> yes, and it's going to be another long day there. thank you, terry. we have new developments now in the story about a couple who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars on gofundme for a homeless man. but then spent much of the money themselves. their home has been raided. gofundme says john bobbitt will get all of the money raised. eva pilgrim is here with more. >> reporter: good morning, george. gofundme says they will make sure johnny bobbitt gets every penny. but the big question remains this morning. what happened to that money and where did it go? authorities searching the home and towing away a bmw that belongs to kate mcclure and her boyfriend, mark d'amico, the couple who raised $400,000 for a homeless man turned good samaritan. what happened to the money is in question because johnny bobbitt,

the homeless vet who gave kate his last $20 to help her with gas when she was stranded on the highway has accused the couple of spending the money raised for him on themselves. >> we're here today asking the defendants where the money went. >> reporter: a judge now ordering the pair to court to answer questions about what happened to that money. court documents showing a text message d' amico allegedly sent bobbitt last week, saying i get rid of my team of lawyers. you get rid of yours. and kate and i will write you a check, seriously. they claim since receiving the money on his behalf the couple could be seen on social media 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 and gambling. they say they were managing the money for him because he had previous drug use problems.

their lawyer said they'll invoke the fifth amendment during a scheduled deposition monday. front of that judge next friday. she's no nonsense. so it will be interesting to see how that goes. we turn to the tributes pouring in for screen legend burt reynolds. the hollywood heartthrob who was once one of the biggest stars on the planet died of a heart attack at the age of 82. chris connelly has a look back at his legendary life. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning, robin. with a little bit of swagger and a whole lot of charm, burt reynolds could be box office gold during a roller coaster career whose peaks were pure entertainment. behind the wheel, on a football field, in the back woods, at johnny carson's desk, or just naked on a bearskin rug, burt reynolds was a man's man with a good time grin. wildly appealing and phenomenally popular in movies and on tv for decades. as an actor and showbiz personality, a sex symbol always

ready to laugh at himself. >> people that are successful in marriage are much happier than successful single people. i really and truly believe that. and i'd like to be a successfully married person, but obviously not enough. >> reporter: his high-octane movies didn't win oscars. but he ruled the box office from the late '70s into the '80s delighting audiences with such films as the 1977 classic "smokey and the bandit." >> you've got a great profile. >> yeah, i do, don't i? especially from the side. >> well, at least we finally agree on something. >> yeah. we both like half my face. >> reporter: he and co-star sally field would be romantically involved off the set. my years with burt never leave my mind, field said in a statement. he will be in my history and my heart for as long as i live. there would be more "smokey" movies. and 1991's "cannonball run." looking like he was having the time of his life. a high school football star who played college ball at florida state, reynolds found his acting

career taking flight on primetime television, playing young rebels on hit series like "gunsmoke." >> get out of here while y >> reporter: 1972 saw him give perhaps his most acclaimed performance in the harrowing drama, "deliverance." >> did we beat that? >> you don't beat it. you don't beat this river. >> reporter: his tumultuous romantic life which also featured relationships with dinah shore and loni anderson was a constant topic of conversation. and while challenged by health and financial problems later in life, he managed a performance whose greatness even he wasn't %-p paul thomas anderson's "boogie nights," earning him an oscar nomination. >> this is a film i want them to remember me by. >> reporter: he published his memoir, "but enough about me," opening up to lara about how he would like to be remembered. >> your last chapter, which is

called "burt i always wanted to experience everything and go down swinging." well, so far, so good. i know i'm old, but i feel young. and there's one thing they can never take away. nobody had more fun than i did. >> i think that's all true. >> it's a pretty good way to sum it up. >> well, if you can say that after 75 years, you're doing all right. >> reporter: what a star. you know, burt could be unusually candid about what he felt were missed opportunities along the way in his career. but let's face it, what he did made audiences wildly happy. guys? >> yes. chris, he truly seemed like he had so much fun and his co-stars are really coming out. dolly parton tweeted, oh, how sad i am today, along with burt's millions of fans around the world, as we mourn one of our favorite leading men. i know we will always remember his funny laugh, mischievous sparkle in his eyes, and his quirky sense of humor. you will always be my favorite sheriff. rest in peace, my little buddy. i love how she ended this, i

will always love you. >> mm. >> dolly. >> chills. >> fantastic. >> all right. >> what a career. >> what a man. thanks robin. we want to turn to serena williams. coasting into the u.s. open final with an overpowering win in straight sets last night. so if she wins it all, she will earn her seventh u.s. open championship, 24th grand slam singles title, tying margaret court for the most in tennis history. standing in her way right now, 20-year-old naomi osaka, who revealed what was on her mind during her own match last night. >> this is going to sound really bad, but i was just thinking, i really want to play serena. >> supposed to be thinking about your match. >> naomi is seeking her first career grand slam. and she had a message for serena. >> a message to serena. >> i love you. >> look, she's fan-girling.

she's so cute. >> she's beaten her already one time. >> she has? >> yeah. >> i love you, but i'm going to take you down. >> you know who else loves serena? this little cutie, her daughter alexis olympia wearing a matching tutu, which i want. serena posted this picture after her match with the caption, did momma win? yes, momma won. yogoe ere. >> yeah, i was courtside, and it's just such a great atmosphere being out there at the u.s. open. but i hate it when they put you up on the jumbotron. i turn into ricky bobby. i don't know what to do with my hands. and amber is saying, honey, you're on tv all the time. i'm like i don't know what to do. >> you know that is a very high- class problem, don't you? >> yeah, exactly. [ laughter ] >> they put other people on, too. >> the kiss camera. the kiss cam. >> it's friday, guys. get off my case. the match is going to be really great tomorrow night. tomorrow afternoon. >> they'll face off tomorrow on espn. >> i will be back courtside.

we'll go back to ginger. >> you know what, i hate to break it to you, you're in times square on a jumbotron every day, too. >> true. >> okay. let's talk about that flooding. remember i told you with gordon inland flooding would be an issue. well, it has been. duck hill, mississippi, north of jackson, between there and tupelo had between 7 and 10 inches of estimated rain. that's not going to stop. i'm telling you, this weekend, we will have headlines coming out of the midwest from st. louis right through central illinois. u of i, i think you have a washout.

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goes to, drum roll, absolutely no one. the academy has announced they're putting the brakes on the category a month after they announced it. that means hits like "black critics had been concerned that block busters like that would be sidelined if they put in that category. >> that was a fast turn. that lawsuit against the new york city ballet. a ballerina is claiming a male dancer secretly told and shared intimate photographs with her. amy is here with the story. >> it was filed by alexandra waterbury, a former city at the new york city ballet school of american ballet. she claims a dancer she dated shared nude photos and sexually explicit videos of her with other male dancers and this morning, she is telling us her story. the new york city ballet, one of america's premier cultural institutions, known around the

world for its beauty and pa gentry. ♪ but a new lawsuit from a 19-year-old dancer claims the organization is more like a fraternity where the basic rights of women are violated. a place where at least three of the star male dancers swapped nude photos of the female dancers without their knowledge and referred to them in derogatory terms like farm animals and sluts behind their backs. >> he was secretly photographing me while we were being intimate, while we were together. and then i found out that they were sent to nine men, if not more. >> reporter: alexandra waterbury is talking about 28-year-old chase finlay, a principal dancer with the ballet. the couple dated for a year. waterbury says that changed when finlay gave her the password to his laptop so she could check her email. >> the first thing that popped up was an unsaved phone number with like some pretty descriptive language that just

wasn't okay. so i was like, what is this? and it just got worse and worse. >> reporter: in her lawsuit waterbury claims she discovered months' worth of emails and text messages including evidence finlay had been secretly recording their sex life and sharing the photos and videos with other male dancers. she also alleges in some cases they were shared with donors to the ballet. >> my body was violated, taken advantage of. i had no control over any of this and for these men to think that they could take that away and ruin that and degrade me and everything that i am was disgusting and it's wrong and it's not fair. >> she is standing up for what she believes is right and she made a decision to go public and she wants to make sure that this never happens to anyone again. >> reporter: in a statement finlay's lawyer telling abc news

the complaint is nothing more than allegations that should not be taken as fact. waterbury who just started the school year at columbia says the lawsuit is not about the money, she just wants the ballet to do the right thing. >> it's kind of disappointing to think back to when i was younger and how i, you know, idolized the place and the people in it and now it's just a shame. >> now, the new york city ballet telling abc news after an internal investigation back in june they had taken the appropriate disciplinary actions for the dancers involved but says the organization vehemently denies the allegations that the company has condoned, encouraged or fostered the kind of activity that mr. finlay and the others named have participated in but this is an incredibly disturbing story. >> serious allegations. yeah. thank you. we want to turn to that american mother and her 3-year-old son fighting for their lives after being trampled by a giraffe at a wildlife

reserve in south africa. adrienne bankert has the latest on their recovery and what might have sparked it. good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning to you too cecelia. scary, right. multiple injuries for both of them. the rare attack left this family in shock. this morning a young mom and her toddler are in critical but stable condition after being attacked by a giraffe. family members tell abc news overnight that katey williams, a doctor and wildlife specialist was within the family home in this nature preserve when the giraffe, who was with its 2-month-old calf at the time began trampling the 35-year-old and her 3-year-old son. her husband sam was returning from a run when he saw his wife and their baby being attacked and managed to scare the animal away and call for help. the two immediately airlifted to a johannesburg hospital. both required major surgery. the owner of the property says the giraffe might have seen the two as a threat to her baby. >> put yourself in the place

that have giraffe, protecting your infant child, what would a mother do to protect her child? >> reporter: while known to be graceful giants these videos show the animals which can weigh thousands of pound and run 35 miles an hour really throw their weight around. >> maybe now is the point to radio for help. >> reporter: watch this giraffe keep up with an accelerating jeep packed with safarigoers ramming into the side so heard it knocks the mirror off. look at this clip from the discovery channel series "africa," two giraffes go head-to-head. their necks alone weigh about 500 pounds. >> you think you're looking at dinosaurs at that point, right? that father now hopes and believes that his wife and son will recover but there are early reports that that little 3-year-old might have possibly brain damage. so we'll wait to see what happens. >> thanks, adrienne. coming up an abc news exclusive with a young girl who got in the car with a stranger and was held captive for nine months, the never before seen footage of the moment she

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goeeyou, deb. a teen girl who rong ordeal.for ed to sreith us the details of that nightmare that changed her life forever. >> reporter: an ordinary walk home from school became a nine-month nightmare for 14-year-old abby hernandez. on october 9, 2013, blisters from her new boots are making it tough to walk so when a stranger offers her a ride, she gets in the ride. >> seemed like your average person. >> reporter: after a short ride, a shock. the driver pulls a gun. >> he said, if you try to scream or try to escape or make any effort to escape, there will be consequences. >> reporter: he handcuffs her and breaks her cell phone with his bare hands and drives her to a rural wooded area. somehow through it all, abby

knows what she has to do. >> i remember thinking to myself, okay, i got to work with this guy. i said, i don't judge you for this. if you let me go, i won't tell anybody about this. i said, you actually seem really smart. >> trying to stroke his ego. >> exactly. >> reporter: what she recalls is unimaginable, bound, sexually assaulted, locked in a soundproof shipping container. >> you're 14 years old and being tortured. >> yep. i just really wanted to live, though. i did not want to die and i remember praying to god and i remember i never said, you know, like amen in my mind. i never wanted to end my prayers because i didn't want god to leave me. >> reporter: she endures the next nine months through prayer and gains her captor's trust by never disagreeing or angering him. the two forming a complicated bond. they would talk together and she says she even agreed to help him make counterfeit money. >> part of how i gained his trust, i guess was, you know, i went along with whatever he wanted to do. >> reporter: in fact, he was so afraid police were about to arrest him on a counterfeiting investigation, he let abby go on a desolate road.

>> there were no cars coming either way. he said get out? just like that. >> just like that. that was it. i remember looking up and laughing just being so happy. i never thought it would happen to me but i'm free and i just walked home. >> reporter: this never before seen footage of abby returning home caught by the family's security camera. >> i remember when i came up to my doorstep, i could hear my mom talking on the phone, i could hear her voice, i opened the door and i said mom and i remember she said, abby and then i remember she ran out and she said, abby! then she ran to me and we just hugged each other for like the longest time and i just felt -- i felt so happy. >> remarkably five years after that difficult ordeal abby has forgiven her captor and says she's feeling whole again. she's making a new life for herself and mostly she wants people to know that a

devastating situation doesn't o. >> extraordinary. >> she has this presence of mind. >> s he pleaded guilty. he was never charged with counterfeiting, but he had so many other charges. he will most likely spend his rest of his life in prison. >> she really got to you, didn't she? >> she's the same age as my daughter and hearing her talk about what she went through grabbed me by the throat. she's remarkable and she's resilient and she's moving on. >> she has a story to tell. >> she sure does. more tonight. >> yes, yes, don't worry. i'm going to plug it. you can see deborah's exclusive interview with abby hernandez on "20/20" tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern on abc. we'll be watching. >> looking forward too that. coming up, big event supporting teachers and students all across the country, there is t.j., he is a man on a mission. ♪ sometimes, bipolar i disorder can make you feel unstoppable.

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duct tape them. she had a project up asking for funding to pay for new tables. well, i told you about that at 8:48 a.m. on the air. well, by 9:00 a.m., guess what happened. >> hi, my name is holly hardee and i teach social studies at williams middle school in south carolina. >> reporter: mrs. hardy is one of thousands of teachers who turned to donorschoose.org to help supply the materials necessary to provide a quality education for her students. thursday morning i noticed on the website a project she recently launched to replace the tables in her classroom. there's a teacher right now in florence, south carolina, who is asking for tables for her classroom. why? the ones she has are so old they've broken, created sharp edges and some students have cut their legs and she had to duct tape the tables. just as "gma" went off the air word fro donors choose that mrs. hardee's project was funded and the tables ordered an hour later. this morning, they're on their way to her eighth grade classroom. mrs. hardee says the support has made all the difference but it's just the beginning. >> when i told the children we

got funded, which is awesome, they were so excited. i would like to say thank you to everyone who has donated not only to my pjeo y project out there. teachers greatly appreciate any assistance they can get. >> and a big thank you to cheryl from virginia. total stranger who put that project over the top, guys. we'll be saying to thank you to a lot of those donors this morning and let's give you numbers. we launched this yesterday, going for the next few days but already we've raised some $370,000. at least that's how much has been donated to projects just since yesterday. that's some 6,500 donors and 1200 projects. we're just getting started. i'll tell you more where i am here in camden coming up. >> a lot more coming up today and all of you at home with go to our website to get involved. much more of my giving my all event. thousands of projects still need help. if you donate you could get a shoutout right here on "gma." ♪ i do whatever it takes

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. tropical threat. the new system brewing in the atlantic and on track for the east coast. warnings this weekend. high surf rip currents, ginger tracking the latest. inside job. overnight the president lashes out at that anonymous op-ed calling it treason. the white house hunts for the author as the line of people saying it wasn't me gets even longer. new this morning, meghan and harry's big night out. this photo causing so much speculation and what we've now learned about meghan's mom doria and her time with the royal couple. good-bye to the bandit. celebrating burt reynolds this morning. one of his last big interviews right here on "gma." what he revealed to lara about sally field, falling in love, almost being james bond and

living life to the fullest. ♪ miss america 2.0. swimsuits are out. the red carpet is in. the new category that eve in an what's the surprise twist to sunday night? giving our all. our huge live event helping teachers and students have their best school year yet. so many "gma" viewers coming together from coast to coast to help fund projects in classrooms all across the country. the replies already pouring in. how you can join us in making a difference this morning. and she's one of our favorite "gma" guests. emma thompson is back. she's live. and she's here to say -- >> america, good morning. good morning, america. how much do we love that woman? >> every time. >> every time she's here it's so much fun. >> good morning, america.

happy friday. very special morning here because this morning "gma" also stands for giving my all. we're teaming up with donorschoose.org to help out as many classrooms all across the country as we can. >> t.j. holmes is on the case. he's in one of those classrooms now in camden, new jersey. we'll check in with them just ahead. since he just told us about this program, $8,000, that number actually keeps changing in my ear. the producers are going 4,000, $8,000 has come in so thank you, everyone. there are so many teachers in classes out there who need our support. much more on that ahead. >> such a tremendous need. so glad to be raising awareness. we'll have more, cecilia, coming up. a lot of headlines starting with the remains of tropical storm gordon hitting the south and florence is targeting the east coast. ginger back with what we can expect. ginger. >> we have way slow august but i'm telling you it is all becoming very active in the tropics so what's left of gordon dropping 7 to 10 inches in

northern mississippi. those images from duck hill, now from st. louis through central illinois this weekend watch out for the flash flood potential but we have to talk about the atlantic, a couple of waves that have a good shot at becoming tropical storms. florence, though, that is a tropical storm is in the worst conditions it has seen yet. it's only going to improve as far as will this thing intensify? so just to give you an idea what's going to happen, florence is way out in the atlantic right now. it should pass just south of bermuda and this is through next wednesday, the hurricane track, a category 3, approaching the u.s. you see that big blue "h." that's the thing that will start driving this and why you end up seeing such significant differences in some of those computer models. one thing i can promise you this weekend, rip currents and dangerous surf up to eight feet along the east coast. watch out before we start talking about the real impacts next week. >> that part we do know for sure. now to president trump on the warpath at a campaign rally last night targeting the anonymous official who wrote "the new york times" op-ed claiming that a group of senior

officials are secretly working to rein trump in. some two dozen administration officials including vice president mike pence denied writing it and back to jon karl at the white house. the president up early out west this morning now tweeting about bob woodward. >> reporter: he sure is and the hunt is on here to try to root out that anonymous official, somebody the president says has committed treason. at a rally overnight in montana, the president portrayed the anonymous op-ed in "the new york times" as the act of a traitor. >> the latest ago ct of resista in the op-ed published in thew an anonymous -- really an anonymous, gutless coward. is it subversion? is it treason? >> reporter: as the white house tries to root out the author of the op-ed allegedly written by one of his own top official, the president called on "the new york times" to name the author. >> but for the sake of our

national security "the new york times" should publish his name at once. i think their reporters should go and investigate who it is. >> reporter: the anonymous official claims to be one of many within the trump administration working to protect the country from the president. the essay prompted an extraordinary game of not it from the president's cabinet with one senior official after another issuing statements to deny they were the author from defense secretary james mattis to attorney general jeff sessions to the secretary of state. >> i come from a place where if you're not in a position to execute the commander's intent you have a singular option, it is to leave. >> reporter: even the vice president felt the need to say it wasn't him. >> anyone who would write an anonymous editorial smearing this president who's provided extraordinary leadership to this country should not be working for this administration. they ought to do the honorable thing and resign. >> reporter: as for the woodward

book the president tweeting just moments ago the woodward book is a scam. i don't talk the way i'm quoted. if i did i would not have been elected president. he says that woodward essentially made up those quotes. what's interesting, you can find another tweet from the president back in 2013 where he said that only barack obama could get away with criticizing bob woodward. >> we heard that phone call, you've always been fair to me, he said. >> also on tape saying some of the pretty ugly words that were quoted in the book. we want to turn to an award so well deserved for our friend, robin received the inspiring leadership award last night from the billie jean king leadership initiative honoring her for bringing inspiration and opportunity to so many people, people of color and so many more. robin, you were there speaking about your own inspiration. let's take a listen. >> i had two role models other

than my mother and father. arthur ashe and billie jean king and the reason was because like my parents, they were the examples of not your profession defining you, doesn't matter if you're a professional athlete or a journalist, it doesn't define you, it gives you a wonderful platform to be of service to others. >> so true and it is what you do with that platform, of course, that matters. bob iger, disney's chairman and ceo was there and received the award and spoke about using leadership to create change and he said, it shouldn't be something that's discussed. it's something that must be mandated and representation matters because of people seeing you, young people particularly here, they realize they can do it too so thank you. that award is so well deserved. >> i appreciate that, cecilia. as you know to be honored alongside bob iger and, you know, back in the '80s when i was working in local tv my mom lapped to be at a wedding and bob iger was a rising executive. >> doing sports. >> and momma got his business

card and sent it to me. i couldn't help but think of mom last night looking down and seeing tha anyw very, very special and bob iger and disney, all about being bold, diversity is about being on the team, inclusion is getting in the game and i'm very appreciate -- i appreciate they let me in the game. >> she was really taking care of you. >> i didn't say she got me a job. but it just happened to work out that way. >> looking out. >> we're glad it did. coming up, prince harry, duchess meghan's big night out. now, why is this picture causing -- there's the picture right there. >> why is it causing so much speculation. >> we're celebrating the life of burt reynolds. the movie star sat down for one of his last big interviews on "gma." what he said about his life and love and he spoke with lara who just happens to be upstairs. >> hi, robin. can't wait to share that with you and i'm upstairs with a great audience. well, today we need you. we're on a mission to make a

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. there's someinabout aho and -- [ applause ] i love it. i love it. we love lara with "pop news" right now. [ applause ] >> we'll begin with serena williams, oh, by the way, did you know she has a mini-me? after her rousing victory she posted this picture of her daughter olympia wearing a teeny version of the tennis tutu that she wore for the first match of this year's tournament. the caption read, did momma win? olympia, yes, she did win. the little cutie by the way just turned 1 on sunday. a year later we will watch serena in the finals once again at the u.s. open. what a great job. congrats to you, serena. and happy birthday, olivia. >> this is the 31st time, 31 times she has made it to a grand slam final. 31 times. >> just try to die jegest that.

that's my age. >> again, unbelievable. >> believable. correct. also in "pop news" this morning, jen garner going camping. the actress starring in the new highly anticipated hbo coming written by lena dunham. this morning your first look. here is the just released trailer for "camping." >> i am the only certified lifeguard present. so please keep an eye on me. >> this place is just so relaxing. >> time to get our buns in gear. >> my caddie. >> today we have birds of prey watching. whoo! [ applause ] >> funny, following a meticulously planned outdoor trip turns into a test of marriages and friendships. her first starring role since "alias" on tv. guy, that ended in 2006, jen, welcome back to tv.

[ applause ] looking forward to "camping," hbo premieres october 14th then finally beetlejuice, beetlejuice, beetlejuice, you know what that meaning, right? i'm not just crazy. it means tim burton's character has been summoned and to broadway. a beetlejuice musical has been announced. it's scheduled for debut in 2019, april. the movie starring winona ryder, alec baldwin, and the one and only michael keaton looking forward to "beetlejuice." >> a cult favorite now. >> we love a new broadway musical. we move to our "gma" cover story, internet buzzing about these photos of meghan and harry as some people look at this and say, is she pregnant? >> oh, boy. >> we'll get the latest from abcab abc's julia macfarlane in london. >> reporter: good morning, who

among us can forget all that fevered excitement around the great kate wait but a baby born to an american princess will capture the world's imaginations like nothing before. prince harry and meghan stepping out overnight at a charity concert supporting charities close to harry's heart. following these pictures from their night out, four months into this royal marriage and the rumor mill is spinning with speculation that the pair may be growing their family beyond their adopted dog. >> it's no secret that harry and meghan are keen to start a family as soon as possible. but nothing will be made official until kensington palace makes an announcement. >> reporter: with the couple going to australia and new zealand there have been speculation they might wait. >> meghan's blue jason wu dress had anyone talking. it had ruffles running down the front. >> reporter: harry told robin how much princess diana would be excited about his becoming a dad. >> i'm sure she's longing for me to have kids so she could be a grandmother again. >> reporter: earlier this march

in gbelfast she said i'm sure a one point we will need the whole thing. "good morning america" learned that meghan's mom has been spending time this summer with meghan and harry at their new country home. >> it was doory's birthday a week ago, doria has been there through the highs and lows of the past year and harry is very close to his mother-in-law and the feelings, of course, are very mutual. >> reporter: of course, family time is of huge importance to the royal pair. there's likely going to be less of that as they prepare for their big commonwealth tour. that kicks off next month. george. >> we'll be watching that. thank you, julia. we certainly will. now to another look at the extraordinary life and career of burt reynolds, the man known for his movies and, of course, that famous mustache passing away at 82 years old and, lara, you sat down with him for one of his last big interviews. >> we spent so much time together in his home in florida just three years ago, we spent hours looking at his incredible

memorabilia collection talking about his legacy, his loves and the one that got away. with that mustache and devil may care grin, burt reynolds became the bandit who captured our hearts. >> dear burt, how do you tell when you're in love? >> good question. good question. let's see, now, one of the acid tests is to a lot of people like to have their feet rubbed. now, if you rub your girlfriend's feet a lot, rub them down really good and then forget to wash your hands before you eat lunch, you're in love. >> reporter: his love life as popular as his movies. from dinah shore who was 20 years his senior to loni anderson with whom he shared a son and much publicized divorce and in 2015 he opened up to me about the one who got away. >> you say "smokey and the bandit," we will see you ands true >> mera. >> is true. >> what do you do? >> i just go from place to

place, do what i do best. >> what's that? >> show off. >> she was the love of my life. i really to this day think she's the most special woman i've ever dated. >> you say you blew it with her. >> i did. i did. >> right. if you could say something to her today, what would you say to her? >> you were the best thing that ever happened to me. >> reporter: spending time with me at his estate in florida he confided there were some film roles that got away. were you really considered for james bond? >> yes, i was. >> i would have loved that. i see it. >> i think i could have done it well except this is what i said, an american can't play james bond. it has to be an englishman. >> oops. >> oops. yeah. i could have done it. >> this one blew me away. han solo? >> i was -- it's just stupid. >> no.

>> yeah. >> you're busy. >> no, i wasn't busy i couldn't have done it. >> reporter: at the end of the day reynolds told me despite the highs and lows of his career and personal life the most important thing was that no one had more fun than he did. i love that time. his star is still burning bright when he passed. he just cast in an upcoming quentin tarantino movie. his scenes had not yet been shot sadly. i brought my pom along. his team was so gracious. my mom was like can i come, can i come? she had such a crush on him. i was like, settle down, carolyn. he s a twinkle in his eye. >> playing tennis in that. >> he will be missed. >> you should share that whole interview. >> you want to see it? [ applause ] >> great. >> got to get over to ginger. >> and that was such a beautifu that. let's talk about your "gma" moment, shall we?

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more now on our big event helping teachers and students across the country teaming up with donors choose to fund classroom needs so let's meet some of those incredible kids who could use our help in camden, new jersey, with t.j. take it away. >> robin, i'm here with the brimm medical arts high school students going to college soon but see this. that's 25 cent, that's a quarter. the annual budget at this school for the classrooms cops out to 25 cents per student. what is a teacher supposed to do with that? that is the story of why donorschoose.org is so important and why they depend on donors like you. >> hey, i'm a science teacher and it is really hard to teach science when you don't have the proper materials. >> reporter: from mrs. mcdaniel in west virginia to mrs. johnston in north carolina. >> our carpet is so --

>> all: nasty. >> it has been here for 5 million years. we really need a new carpet. >> reporter: there's miss pitts from connecticut. >> i have the best students in the whole world. they love to read and they love to read in a comfy place. but how can you read without the books and without the comfy place? >> reporter: mrs. norris in georgia. >> my kids are awesome conservationists and they need a river tank ecosystem to help them learn ecological responsibility. >> reporter: and in camden, new jersey, miss borrelli-luke. >> camden has been ranked as one of the most violent cities in the country. my budget is $400 for three teachers for two content areas so comes out to 25 cents per student. >> reporter: miss borrelli-luke runs a program called chow hounds for students considering becoming veterinarians.

>> i haven't been a part of a lot of things in life so it's sort o -- i appreciate it, i feel special. >> reporter: the program wouldn't exist without the generosity of strangers. >> if we didn't have donors choose, we wouldn't be here, our students would be out on the streets. >> reporter: 100% of graduating students continue on to college. >> seven value tick torians from our high school have been chow hounds. >> reporter: one of them, cameron finished his first week of college. >> it allows kids like me to get outside their comfort zone and learn more and actually accomplish their dreams in i a way they have the support and materials needed to be successful. >> reporter: miss borrelli-luke and her students have big dreams and thanks to people they will probably never meet, those dreams are within reach. >> the people care enough to give to make our world a better world. because my students are part of our future.

and i know they will have great impact. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> so, thank you. >> and, robin, i want you to keep that in mind and brings it home. what is a teacher supposed to do with 25 cents per student per year. that's why donorschoose.org is so important. we'll have a continued tally. go to that website and find a project you can help out the classroom like this and more from here coming up in camden if we can't wait for that and see how much is coming this to help these classrooms. a great update when we come back. >> make it even bigger now, guy. >> yeah. george. [ applause ] challenge accepted. >> really easy to do. >> so easy to do. we'll be back.

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning. hope your friday is off to a good start. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. a trial day is expected to be set today for the two ghost ship fire defendants. last month, an alameda county judge threw out the plea deal for derek almena and max harris, setting the stage for a lengthy trial. they had agreed to plead no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. ha almena and harris are scheduled to appear in court at 9:15 this morning. are we friday light, miss alexis? >> no, we sure are not. unfortunately, it's been a really busy morning on the roads. one of the spots that's actually not terrible, bay bridge toll plaza, but metering lights are on and have been,f seor goin o three h now. but we've got one of just many crashes this morning, really right around the same location. northbound 101 near state route

85, still have a couple of lanes down. you're backed all the way south of the 280/680 split. a lot of delays especially in the south bay, reggie? still flat. here. try this. and... ♪ ooh, heaven -- nailed it.

still dealing with some dangerously low visibility due to the dense fog from petaluma, all the way up to about healdsburg right now. that's our only caution as far as your commute planner, weather wise. here's a look at my temperatures. today, you can see, is going to

be the hottest day, reggie? >> thanks, mike. an if we don't support our teachers who is going to so donors choose is a great place to go. i always go. [ applause ] >> whoopi is a big supporter of donors choose. her mother was a teacher. so she knows how much need there is in so many classrooms. i don't know if people take the time to realize how many teachers spend money out of their own pockets to pay for their own classroom supplies. according to the department of education, 94% of public schoolteachers spend an average of over -- of about $500 each year. they don't get that money back. that's out of their pocket and so donorschoose.org is here to help. >> that's why we're here to help as well today. this is part of our giving my all celebration. and they have 77,000 projects on donors choose that need funding right now.

i want to get an update of how much people have donated since we kicked this off just yesterday. there it is right there. look at that. $389,345. almost 7,000 donors and 1300 projects have been filled. >> the challenge goes through sunday. so you can keep adding to that. >> i hope to see that number go up by a lot. we are keeping track of those donations and we're calling people to say thank you in real time. you might even see your name up on our jumbotron right here in times square. hard at work. >> yeah. >> and we have some students here from new jersey. say hello to them. [ applause ] their principal, kathleen hester. and where is miss bloom? where is miss bloom? thank you. thank you and principal, thank you, thank you all and your students. [ applause ] >> they have a project called creating lifelong readers that needs funding. we'll keep our eye on that. we hear students got to come forward with good behavior as well. >> they're here because of good behavior? that's why they are so well behaved.

keep two-time academy award winner and critics are already raving about this new movie "the children act." please welcome emma thompson. [ applause ] ♪ >> working out. you are right this way. >> hello, hello. oh, my gosh. >> oh, hello. >> hello, hello. you know, we make you open the door like that. >> yeah. >> put your elbow grease into it. >> it's good for my bicep. i'm awake. >> yes. you have such a delightful wonderful sense of humor. you've played so many different characters and i was really taken back when you said about

one character that we should make a statue of. do you remember saying anything about that? yes? >> yes. i wasn't entirely serious, but -- someone was saying -- talking about legacy, legacy is a very male oriented idea. i want people to remember me. i want to leave something behind. i don't really feel like that and then i thought actually i'd like a really massive bronze statue of nanny mcphee maybe in front of parliament or in trafalgar square so someone could -- >> something understated. >> yeah, something really understated, maybe on the fourth -- i love her and she represents sort of wisdom to me. >> she could keep parliament in line. >> there you go. >> that would be -- that would be a start. don't start me. >> you bring up love. "love actually." how much do we love -- you and a joni mitchell song and the way

you cry. how did you channel that? what were you thinking to get that emotion? >> i don't really know, actually. i can't remember. it was so long ago. but i clearly did channel something very universal because everybody has had their heart broken at some point or another. i'm looking around at everybody and they're going, yeah. yeah. everybody has had it happen after the film opened in london i used to get on the tube and just been traveling around and a go, you know. you know. i'd go, yes, yes i do and then i'd get off that tube and get on another one and it would happen again. it was really weird. >> just resonated with people. the whole film did. it's become a classic in many ways. >> it's hilarious. i'm literally going to have my back to you. yes, it did. it did. that moment of heartbreak. it's not just that, it's the fact that what she does afterwards, which is make sure

the bed is okay and go, okay, kids. let's go because everyone's had to do that too when you've heard bad news or you're absolutely dying inside but you've got to put on a brave face and that's our culture. that's what we do in america, in england, you know? speaking of love, stanley tucci plays your husband in "the children act." [ applause ] >> brilliant. >> so we hear he had admitted to having a real-life crush on you. did he ever tell you back in the day? > he never told me back in the day, i might not have been married. something could have come of it. it's no good telling people 25 years after the fact. it's a waste of opportunity. i was appalled. i said, why didn't you say? we could have been married with children now. it's too late. anyway -- >> very different to what he proposes in the movie. i can't wait to see this. i loved the novel, "the children act."

such a powerful novel, such big questions. in this movie he actually proposes an open marriage. let's take a look. >> ooh. >> no divorce, no deception, no lies, i love you. and we're meant to be together but, look, i could have gone behind your back. >> oh, how very kind. i can't believe how cool we are. open marriage. the time to suggest that, jack, was before the wedding, not 20 years afterwards. such a cliche. you do this, it's the end. simple as that. >> threat? >> promise. [ applause ] >> wow. >> not something you ask 20 years in. >> he's not really -- in that bit he's suggesting it's open. it's not what he's doing actually. he's -- because she's been working and hasn't been listening to him for quite a long time, he just takes an emotional hand grenade and throws it into the room and lets it explode because he needs to grab her attention in some way or other.

he doesn't really want to have this affair. he wants her but she's not available to him. she's emotionally -- >> you're being very forgiving. >> no, i don't think i'm being forgiving. i think i'm being realistic and i think what he does is very honest and very brave. i really do. >> wow. >> i think we're very puritanical in our relationships. and so i think that what he does is -- he says, look, we haven't had sex for however long it was. we had a long conversation about that actually. me, stanley, the director. how long do you not have sex for till it gets to the point well, i'm just going to have sex with somebody else. everybody had different ideas about it. some people said, well, you know, ten minutes and you think, well, good luck with that. and other people say, well, six months and, you know, 11 months and it was very -- go home and think about it. because everyone's got a

diffent idea how do we manage our long-term relationships, you know, not only emotionally but also sexually and we don't really talk about it. we live in that romantic, well, you've got married happily ever after, but marriage is the beginning of the journey, you know. >> so true. >> gosh. >> remember what i said, kids. just remember everything i'm saying, okay. [ applause ] >> they were listening. >> miss bloom, yes, i'm sure -- sorry for that education, okay. it's all good. it's all good. oh, my goodness. thank you so much. emma, you are just -- you're an absolute delight. you are a force of nature. >> thank you. [ applause ] thank you so much. >> i know. >> i love -- oh, the children -- okay, we're wrapping. "the children act" is in theaters september 14th. see emma thompson and stanley tucci. [ applause ]

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[ applause ] back now with an exclusive look inside the miss america competition. the new winner will be crowned sunday night and this morning, we're taking you behind the scenes of the revamped competition.

abc's adrienne bankert is back now with more on this. >> oh, my goodness. they're calling it miss america 2.0, lara. now rather than walk the stage in a two-piece the competition will get a glimpse into what the winner's life will really be like, now more of a job interview and definitely not your grandmomma's beauty pageant. no more itsy bitsy bikinis at miss america. swimsuits are out. the hotly contested idea initiated by the organization's new president, gretchen carlson. >> we will no longer judge our candidates on the outward physical appearance. >> reporter: here in atlantic city former winners say it was time for change where the crowning is based on character. >> basically boils down to integrity, being a woman of loyalty, of honesty, being a woman of faith. >> reporter: the women are up for a very big job, still rocking that iconic crown. >> it's a symbol of strength. it's a symbol of community. >> reporter: now the swimsuit

portion replaced with a longer interview component, a live interactive session with the judges hoping to prove why they deserve to be crowned miss america. >> how does it compare? what you've seen on stage in the prelims to what you experience? what would you say is the major difference? >> you know, after having seen the first night of preliminaries and seeing how everything played out i didn't know what to expect going into it but i was extremely pleasantly surprised to see it come about. to be perfect live honest, i don't know if i missed the swik suit competition. the opening gown competition now called red carpet showing off their personal style and where contestants answer a question in just eight seconds like a real-life sound bite. >> red carpet as you know it's quick and fire questions. a few seconds before the next person is right behind you and so i think it's actually a very relevant phase and way to do it. >> reporter: and for the first time in years the parade of states is being shown live on sunday's broadcast here on abc where thge wear whatever they want. and gretchen carlson actually

told me off camera there's been a disconnect between how to show case those queenly qualities when the focus was so much on bathing suits. she really hopes this changes that and she says there's a surprise twist in the show. so you'll want to tune in. >> really? interesting. adrienne, thank you very much. >> absolutely. you can watch the miss america competition this sunday right here on abc. 9:00 p.m. eastern, don't miss it and the twist. ginger. >> well, now we've got to get to a show that mixes magic and up lifting messages. magic for humans justi traveling the country enchanting people with his elaborate tricks and discovering important life lessons along the way. so here he is at an elementary school. >> all you have to do is believe that you can turn this paper into money, okay? >> okay. >> do you believe? >> yeah. >> on the count of three you snap your finger. if you believe hard enough it will turn into money.

are you ready, one, two, three. >> money. can i have it? because i made it. >> yeah. >> thank you. >> she made it. "magic for humans" streaming coming up it's going to be your favorite part of the morning. we're checking in with t.j. holmes live in our donor choose classrooms. so the question is, did their project get funded? he's got an update for the teacher and her students plus you know we've got a surprise. it all happens when we come back. [ applause ] hey, guys, you got yvette nicole brown. i support teachers because they changed my life.

we are back. donations pouring in from around the country for our giving my all with donorschoose.org and we have an amazing update. okay, one of the classrooms we've been showing you this morning, miss pitts' class, just got two of their projects funded. [ applause ] so big thank you to all of you. >> thank you to everyone. want to go back to t.j. he's with ms. borrelli-luke's class in camden, new jersey. hey, t.j. >> hey there, guys. we're feeling a little bad now. she got two projects funded. what's wrong with y'all? we only got one funded so far for this class. not a bad thing, miss borrelli-luke, i know you're happy to hear one of your six projects that you had up has since yesterday been funded. one out of six. we're getting is there. >> right.

>> ms. borrelli-luke's class here in camden, new jersey, at brimm medical arts high school. ma'am, what would you be able to do? what would you not be able to do for these students? i mentioned earlier, 25 cents per student is essentially your budget here. you can't give them a pencil and eraser and say good luck getting into college. how much do you need these donations from private donors? >> our kids need every tool and instrument to make them excel like any other student and they deserve that for the journey of life. to make them as best as they can be. >> and abigail is doing pretty good. abigail is number one, guys, in [ applause ] yes. very weak clap but that's okay. [ laughter ] abigail, you were saying something to me. you're getting ready to leave for college, but when you leave

here, uh i don't don't have access to a laptop or internet when you leave the building. so donations are helped you in that regard. >> yes, that is true. currently as you know i'm first in my class so it's pretty hard to stay on top with no internet access at home. so coming here and chowhound and thanks to donations, the laptops and ipads have really helped me look for collegeses and scholarships and all. >> see, donors, that's what you're making happen. one is julianne guzik. she is on the line. one of your donors is here in charlotte, north carolina. hello to you, julianne. good to see you. what would you like to say to this classroom you have been able to donate to? >> good morning, everyone. i'm so glad to be able to support your classroom. i was so excited to see the project that your teacher posted on the site and the simple things that she needed for the class to help support you learn so i'm so excited to have have supported your classroom. >> and, julianne guzik is a total stranger. oh, my goodness. there you go. you can say whatever you'd like to say to this donor.

>> thank you so much. we really appreciate it. >> you're so welcome. >> guys, that is -- and, julianne, i'm not sure if you can see her but you can probably hear her. she cannot get a word out. she's in tears over what happened but this is what george, robin, cecilia, what this is all about. the teachers are trying to make it happen for students like abigail, students who have been able to thrive without all the resources and total strangers providing things they need. >> so great to see the difference everyone at home is making. let's get one last check of the tally right now. see how many have donated. what do we have up there? 1 ksz 099 ksz

projects. 7,000 donors. it's not over yet and goes until midnight sunday. plenty of time to make your donation. >> in the spirit of giving our parent company walt disney company has made a donation of $500,000. [ applause ] walt disney company. bob iger's company. and that goes to donorschoose.org and will help them participate in disney musicals in schools that promotes theater and arts in schools nationwide. we all know how much that is being eliminated from a lot of programs so that's why disney is stepping up with that $500,000 donation. [ applause ] and to find out how you can donate go to our website. that's really great because this was something personal to disney so that's what the donation goes to. you can go on. if it's in your area, your school or maybe a school that you went to -- >> a project you love. >> it can be so personal. applause ]ight bac ♪

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning on this friday, it's 8:59. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. mike nicco, how's it look outside? >> well, it looks pretty great from this vantage point, but i promise you santa cruz later on will be sunny and about 78 degrees. so your outdoor activities are going to be full of sunshine. and today is going to be our warmest day. but we'll still have plenty of sunshine and warmth for the weekend. it just won't be quite this hot, especially those mid-90s in our inland east bay neighborhoods. here's a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. fall is in the forecast next week. alexis? >> okay, taking a look at the roads, we've got a lot of red out there on our traffic maps, including a new problem on the southbound side of 101, just before broadway, in the burlingame area. multiple lanes blocked there. so heavy if you're leaving san francisco. and san jose really has been the hot spot this morning. northbound 280 at 17, still trying to bounce back from an earlier crash and we're finally

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