who knew. >> he was a handsome man growing up. of course, this tuesday we remember the good morning, america. bracing for impact. hurricane florence, barrelling toward the east coast right now. the potentially catastrophic category 4 storm with winds topping 140 miles per hour closing in. the new images right inside the eye of the hurricane. what could be one of the worst storms to hit the east coast in decades. more than a million people preparing to evacuate. hospitals clearing out right now. officials warning of life-threatening storm surge, flooding, and winds. our team is spread across the zone with the latest. abc news exclusive. donald trump jr. one on one. out on the campaign trail for the midterms. and slamming the anonymous official who wrote the op-ed blasting his father's administration. what he's saying about fears his father could be impeached and his own role in the russia investigation. >> are you scared you could go to jail?

fall from grace. new details about moonves' departure as he faces sexual abuse allegations. why the disgraced executive may still get a huge payout. sonogram surprise. the lifelong texas a&m fans in for a huge shock. why this hand symbol may be the ultimate baby betrayal. we certainly do say good morning, america. thanks for joining us on this tuesday morning. a day of remembrance of what happened 17 years ago, the 9/11 terrorist attacks.al at ground >> there will be ceremonies there, ceremonies at the pentagon. also shanksville, pennsylvania. president trump is going to speak there this morning. we are going to honor the moment of silence later in the program.

but we do want to start with hurricane florence. it is a growing threat right now, and we want to show you the satellite video showing it from space. >> it is already a major hurricane heading straight for the carolinas and take a look at this. hurricane hunters tracking this massive storm and that's a look at the center of it. >> so here's what we know right now. florence is a category 4 hurricane with top sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. governors in maryland, virginia, north carolina, and south carolina have declared states of emergency. more than a million people are under evacuation orders. and 1600 national guard troops are on standby in the affected ar >> those mass evacuations are already under way. and our team is spread out across the storm zone. latest on the storm's path. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning, michael. i'll be headed into the storm zone but have to show you this. it is still more than 900 miles to the south and east of the coast. it is moving west-northwest. it has max sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. if it makes landfall as a category 4 hurricane on this current track, it could make

history being the farthest north category 4 to make landfall, that cone of uncertainty is really squeezing together meaning that the area that we're watching for landfall is even smaller. remember, effects can be much broader than that. and that's why we see hurricane watches from charleston, through myrtle beach, jacksonville, north carolina and where my partner is, i'll talk about surge and talking about rainfall inland. but rob marciano, right there. i'll be heads there. but folks there are thinking about heading out for a good reason. >> they certainly are and with our confidence now growing, ginger, with the forecast coming to this area there was a noticeable uptick in anxiety yesterday. you can't blame these folks for that. they were out scrambling to fill gas tanks, to fill sandbags, and clear the shelves of anything they may need to survive pre and post the storm.out. one woman, a brand-new business owner had to move her heavy brand-new equipment out into

higher ground. of course, there are countless numbers of boats and harbors and marinas around here that will be tossed around like toys when florence comes through, so folks were lining up to get their boats out and to safe and higher ground. here on the beach in wrightsville, we are looking at the potential for a hazel-like storm, a record which had a storm surge of 15-plus feet. i'm maybe four or five feet above sea level. these dunes may be another eight or nine feet so you do the math. they're going to be threatened beyond on the other side are the homes that were not here 50, 60 years ago. they are protected by this dune if this dune is breached they will be flooded. beyond that is greenville sound. and the cape fear river so this place is surrounded by water and, you know, scenes like this up and down the carolina coastline, the tidewater, low country and certainly virginia beach, these are areas that face the same sort of scenario with water on both sides. and you're looking at a million people right now. it may be more with mandatory evacuations in place. michael, back over to you. >> thank you so much, rob. and, you know, a lot of friends

down there in the middle of that right in that storm's path. hopefully everyone gets out and evacuates safely. >> we do hope that, and talking about those evacuations, mandatory ones under way in north carolina's outer banks. that's where our gio benitez is this morning. and, gio, thank goodness it seems like people are taking these warnings seriously. >> reporter: yeah, robin. they really are. there are 245,000 people in this evacuation zone and i want to show you why these people, why officials want these people to get out right now. let's take our drone camera up in the air. you can see this is only one of two bridges getting in and out of the outer banks. so if you get stuck on one of these bridges during that storm, and you get that dangerous storm surge, that's a very bad situation. i want to show you some video from other parts of north carolina, because we're already seeing huge lines of cars evacuating in this state. traffic going back miles. over in south carolina we've seen a caravan of ambulances working to transport hospital patients to safety.te the

dire that the state is actually reversing traffic on a number of major highways to make it easier for people to get out. here in the outer banks i have to tell you i've been here during a much weaker hurricane. this place floods very easily, and that's why people are looking at the storm and saying, wait a minute. you have got to get out because this is a much stronger storm, robin. >> it is prone to flooding. so what about air and train travel, gio? >> reporter: well, robin, if you're traveling by air any time in the next few days, in this area, call those airlines, get on the phone with them. some of them are already offering those travel waivers. american airlines is one of those. and trains, a lot of regional trains have already been canceled in this area. in fact, amtrak has now modified service south of washington, d.c., robin. >> all to keep in mind, thanks very much. michael? >> all right. thank you, robin. south carolina's bracing for

evacuations along the state's entire coastline. nearly 200 miles and steve osunsami is in charleston this morning and, steve, charleston is a city that is no stranger to flooding. >> reporter: that's right, michael. they call it the low country for a reason. it's low, flat and next to the ocean and only takes a couple inches of rain all at once for this city to flood. i want to show you something. we are at the corner right now of east bay and water street and i want to you take a look at what this looked like a year ago during hurricane irma. the water was battering this city. water street was certainly underwater. cars were floating. and that and more is what they're afraid of with this storm. that's why there's such a desperate effort to evacuate people from this city starting at noon today. interstate 26 from here to columbia will be reversed in one direction. they are very, very, very urgently encouraging people to leave and not stay because of the threat of flooding here. michael? >> all right, thank you so much, steve. george? >> okay, michael, thank you.

let's bring in the governor of south carolina, henry mcmaster. governor, thank you for joining us this morning. as we have seen, florence is picking up speed and size right now. are you ready? >> we started preparing days ago, we've been watching for a long time. we're working around the clock and we have an evacuation order for most of our coast in effect. all the coastal counties. and we're closing schools when necessary to get the schoolchildren off the streets and at home. don't want carpools and all that. we're going to have about a million people coming from the coast up to highways, up the evacuation routes coming through columbia and the center of the state in order to get away from the hurricane, so we're ready. >> which cities and which areas are you most worried about right now? >> well, it starts this entire coast. we're still within what they call the cone of uncertainty and almost all the way down to ne t georgia.

it looks more likely it will be farther north than that. but our whole coast is under evacuation order. and we're getting the people out of there. we started with the hospitals and nursing homes yesterday. we've got all the logistics wo the only question is how hard is this going to be? right now we are prepared for the worst. we're hoping for the best. but it's a lot harder to stand up and get ready than it is to stand down. so we're up and ready for whatever comes our way. >> i know you turned around the highways, as well. people will only be able to go out. are you confident everyone will be able to get out? >> yes, if they follow the evacuation routes and use those highways. we have four big highways leading from the coast as of noon today they will all be going all lanes will be open only in one direction. that is away from the coast. we don't want to gamble with a single south carolina life. we want to be sure everybody is safe.is might be inconvenient f some people, but we can worry

about the inconvenience later. but right now we're worried about lives and property. >> you had such terrible flooding from hurricane irma last year. what's your biggest fear right now? >> well, that's one of them because this as you mentioned -- this hurricane is big and strong and it's bigger -- looks like it's bigger than hurricane hugo which we had back in 1989. this is the most ferocious one since then. but all predictions are when it gets to the coast it's going to be moving slow so it'll be dumping rain on us and north carolina. >> when these hurricanes come, there are always people who just want to hunker down. what's your message to them? >> that's not safe. i'd rather be safe than sorry. right now we're expecting a big hit of wind, rain and a high tidal surge. it may be ten feet above ground level in some places. and we want the people to get out and get safe. >> and we are thinking of all the people of south carolina. governor, thanks very much. >> thanks, sir. >> you know, the warnings are

out there now. people have to listen. >> that's what it is. are they going to listen? hopefully they will. so let's to back to ginger for a look at what makes this storm so unique and potentially so dangerous. ginger? >> a lot of times when we see storms along the east coast they come up this way and the worst of the storm that right front quadrant is in the ocean. this one is coming perpendicular to the shore and, therefore, you'll see storm surge up to 12 feet along some of the really most vulnerable coast. so this is some of the predictions. three to five feet up to the state of virginia. five to eight there and look at that 6 to 12 anywhere from wilmington up through some of those beaches. but it's not just that. i feel like i'm going to go there tomorrow. landfall happens late thursday night through early friday morning. and i'm going to be there through at least monday. because of this. the storm doesn't move. this could end up having potentially more than two feet of rain. robin and george? >> incredible. all right, ginger, thank you. to washington now and our exclusive interview with donald trump jr. he is speaking out about the anonymous administration

official who wrote that "new york times" op-ed. and hitting the campaign trail ahead of the midterm elections, could be a referendum on his father. action's tara palmeri sat down with donald trump jr. she joins us now. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, george. with the white house in crisis mode, this morning, donald trump jr. is speaking out about that "new york times" op-ed, disparaging his father as the search continues to find an alleged mole on the inside. >> i imagine this is a very low-level person. >> reporter: donald trump jr. is crying betrayal, slamming the anonymous senior trump administration official who wrote an op-ed in "the new york times" claiming to be part of the resistance inside the white house. >> it's pretty disgusting. that's pretty sad. perhaps it's a disgruntled person thrown out that didn't deliver on what they were supposed to do. >> what's the crime, though? >> i think you're subverting the will of the people. to try to control the presidency while not the president you have millions and millions of americans who voted for this. >> reporter: trump jr. said it's made his father more isolated in the oval office. >> i think there are people in there he can trust. it's a much smaller group than i would like it to be. >> who do you trust? >> i'll keep that to myself. >> reporter: and they're not

family. >> i'm talking outside of family. i think that one goes without saying. >> reporter: it's the family ties which has him under the microscope. not officially a member of the administration, but under scrutiny for his role in the russia investigation. your father has denied reports that he's worried you might be in legal jeopardy because of the mueller investigation. but are you scared that you could go to jail? >> i'm not because i know what i did and i'm not worried about any of that. that doesn't mean they won't try to create something. i mean, we've seen that happen with everything. but, again, i'm not -- >> some say that mueller has been successful. he has indictment on manafort, and a plea deal from cohen. he has papadopoulos sentenced, you know, he has a litany of close associates of your father's under investigation. >> all for things that happened way before they were ever part of any campaign. so if they get manafort on a 2006 tax charge. again, i understand that they are trying to get my father and they'll's do anything they can to get that. >> reporter: unfazed by the

scrutiny donald trump jr. has become a prominent voice on the campaign trail, speaking to conservative fears about being allegedly silenced by big tech companies like google. >> you have google that controls 91 and change percent of the searches in the world. we don't know who controls the algorithm. we don't know who is doing what but they're using it to influence the decisionmaking process. >> reporter: google has said that they do not use an algorithm that favors one party or the other. >> if they're only filtering content from one side. and they're not doing it on the other. or they're sort of pretending to do it on the other. and it's happening time and time again. and there's only one side complaining about it happening -- >> reporter: in a statement to abc news, a google spokesperson said search is not used to set a political agenda and we don't bias our results toward any political ideology. we continually work to improve google search. and we never rank search results to manipulate political sentiments. trump jr. said the election will be a referendum on his father. one where historical odds suggest democrats could win back the house.

and he worries that could spell political catastrophe for his father. >> our people, they have to turn up. they have to get up and vote and i think we can break history. >> reporter: president trump has said if voters don't go out, and don't vote republican, it would lead to his impeachment. they're basically letting him be impeached. do you agree with that? >> i think without question. the reality is the democrats play by different rules than the republicans do. >> reporter: donald trump jr. tells me he plans to be out on the campaign trail extensively between now and election day as one of his father's most popular surrogates. when i asked him about his own ghe, h al future and whether he didn't rul ioubu gu heaid he's even more intense media scrutiny. >> when you questioned him about it, he seemed almost resigned to the idea robert mueller could take action against him. >> he seems to accept the fact that this investigation is not ending and that mueller will not stop. >> tara palmeri, thanks very much. let's bring in jon karl as well and, jon, you had the first white house briefing yesterday since the woodward book came out

and since that anonymous op-ed in "the new york times," and you were pressing sarah sanders about president trump's call to go after "the new york times." let's take a look. >> does he really think they should contemplate action against the newspaper for publishing an article? >> it's less about that part of it, and whether or not somebody is actively frying to undermine the executive government. >> jon, you went back at that several times. but they couldn't come up with grounds for a criminal investigation. >> she was asked what crime would the justice department be looking into? what crime did the op-ed writer or "the new york times" violate? she finally said, look. i am not a lawyer. it's up to the justice department to look into that and to make that determination. but, again, no indication as to what. and by the way, the president has also talked about retribution against bob woodward and mused about changing the libel laws.

it's not limited to the op-ed. >> on north korea the president continues to praise kim jong-un but that seems to be at odds with new evidence developing about their nuclear program and even what his national security adviser is saying. >> reporter: it sure does. it was striking to hear her talk about a very warm and positive letter that the president received from kim jong-un. and she said that they are working on coordinating another meeting. meanwhile, john bolton made it very clear that he does not think there's any potential with this yesterday. >> okay, jon karl, thanks very much. michael? >> thank you, george. now, i'm going to go to a little golf. something george knows a lot about. >> yeah. >> and a putt that had fans and players on the edge of their seats. take a look at this. that's former pga champ keegan bradley with a 20-foot putt. on the 6th hole of the final round of the bmw championship. it is just sitting there. >> wait for it. wait for it. wait for it. >>h! that never happens! >> stop teasing us. and bradley eventually went on to win the championship. it's his first tour victory in

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until the day you leave for your trip. add-on advantage. only when you book with expedia. welcome back to "gma." you're looking at hurricane florence from space. the massive category 4 storm is barreling toward the east coast right now. more than a million people forced to evacuate, including navy ships. there they are. going out to sea to ride out the storm. it's expected to make landfall late thursday or early friday. we'll be tracking it, of course, every step of the way. >> we certainly will. we'll have much more from the storm zone ahead this morning. but also, we have other top headlines to share with you right now. this tuesday is a day of remembrance of what happened 17 years ago, the 9/11 terrorist attacks. president trump and the first lady are paying their respects at the flight 93 national memorial in shanksville, pennsylvania, this morning. and overnight protests erupting in dallas over that deadly police shooting.

officer amber guyger is facing a manslaughter charge after killing a man she mistakenly thought was intruding in her apartment. but he was in his own home. botham jean's family demanding answers again this morning. on a much, much lighter note, something getting buzz right now, did you see alex trebek? >> whoa. >> a brand-new look. >> wow. >> longtime "jeopardy" host showing off a beard. on the new season of the hit tv show. some calling it their favorite thing ever. >> it's a neat beard. stephen colbert has one, too. a lot of beards for the fall. we move to the turmoil at cbs and the big question this morning as les moonves is the big question,smorelyut? jie ixture on the cbs "the talk" but was as shdes th fallout of the allegations

against her husband and her co-hosts, however, addressed her absence head-on. >> i've never been nervous in my life but i'm kind of very nervous right now. >> reporter: les moonves' wife of nearly 14 years julie chen absent from her seat on her cbs talk show "the talk." >> she's somebody who i admire and respect greatly. and it's very embarrassing and upsetting to have to talk about her husband. but we do. we feel it's right. >> reporter: her co-host, sharon osbourne, addressing the elephant in the room right off the bat. >> julie's husband is in the news and she's taking off time to be with her family. >> reporter: cbs releasing a similar statement on chen's behalf. i'm taking a few days off from "the talk" to be with my family. i be back soon and will see you thursday night on "big brother." >> all women's stories matter. >> reporter: when the initial allegations against moonves first surfaced in july his wife

julie chen defended her husband, calling him a decent and moral human being. >> i will stand by that statement today, tomorrow, forever. >> reporter: moonves who has been running cbs for the last 12 years and has been credited with honchoing some of the biggest hits on television like "survivor" and "big bang theory" -- >> this has to stop now. >> reporter: -- is now facing claims of various forms of sexual misconduct from a dozen women over a span of more than three decades. and now, new details about moonves' exit package. cbs stating in a newly posted regulatory s.e.c. filing that $120 million will remain in a trust until the end of an independent internal investigation into the allegations and that he wouldn't receive that money if it is determined that moonves can be fired for cause. >> right now leslie moonves is not getting a dime unless this investigation clears him. >> reporter: the filing also revealing that moonves, who stepped down from his post sunday night, has agreed to

perform transition advisory services for up to a year in order to provide for a smooth transition of his duties. and that cbs would provide him an office and security for up to two years in order to facilitate the transition. now, moonves denied the allegations claiming consensual relationships with three of the women. in a statement he said untrue allegations from decades ago are now being made against me that are not consistent with who i am. i have never used my position to hinder the advancement or careers of women. of course, that cbs internal investigation ongoing. >> two law firms working on it. thanks very much. let's bring in our chief legal analyst, dan abrams, for more on this right now. several hundred million potentially at play here in the severance package. now it's all on hold. what has to happen? >> this is really temporary for now. basically what this says is we've negotiated this settlement. $120 million to moonves, $20 million to charities related to the me too movement. but we're not going to pay the $120 million if it turns out,

according to our investigation and the board's determination, that he was fired for cause. >> that would mean something had to happen at cbs. >> correct. that's important. a lot of the allegations that we're seeing here relate to things that happen when he wasn't at cbs. and so will they be looking at that? sure. will that be part of the reason to fire him? or for cause? probably not. so, you do have to distinguish between what happened at cbs and what happened before. >> he would have the ability even to challenge that. >> well, and that's the most important thing here which is that if they find that they fired him for cause, he still has 30 days to basically go to arbitration and say, this isn't fair. binding arbitration, which would determine the outcome. so investigators come back. determine it was for cause, board agrees, they say we're not paying anything. moonves can still then go and say, i don't agree with this finding.we shod to arbitration which should be the final word on this, and which will be the

final word on this, to determine what, if anything, he gets paid. >> that arbitrator could do essentially whatever he or she wants. >> correct. it could be anything in between. this is still a negotiated settlement. he was entitled, quote/unquote under his contract to up to $280 million. so this is already a reduction from that. i think he's hoping that he'll be able to walk away with this now. but i am -- i -- i think that you will see that an arbitrator may be the final word on this. >> he will essentially be an adviser to cbs. >> from the cbs perspective it makes sense. from their perspective they need him to help figure out where everything is happening and what the new person should be doing, et cetera. from a macro perspective and from the perspective of these saying. wait a second. hi is he still there? i thought the whole point was he is out. when it comes to exactl what les moonves' future should be at cbs. >> to say the least.

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using social media to solicit donations. and paula faris is here with this troubling story. >> yeah, preying on people's generosity is pretty egregious. she faked a husband and received donations, and then she sold those supplies all to line her pockets. and this wasn't the first time she's done it. this morning police say this woman ashley bemis pretended to have a firefighter husband. but he was fake. it was all to scam people into giving her money and supplies under the guise it would help fire crews battling that deadly holy wildfire. >> clothing items that could be things to sleep, those types of things, everything had been donated. >> reporter: bemis allegedly used a facebook group to plead for help for the man she claimed was her husband, california firefighter shane goodman, and his fellow firefighters. the only problem, goodman does not exist.

bemis is accused of receiving over $11,000 in donations and supplies over the last month including air mattresses, blarkts, and food. and according to court documents, reselling those items online instead of giving them to firefighters. >> to give back to the firemen for what they're providing our state, and then to have it all be fraudulent is just heart-breaking. >> reporter: one man telling police he saw that post and gave bemis over $700 in supplies from walmart. investigators say she used the holy fire to play on people's sympathies. something experts say to look out for when it comes to natural disasters like wildfires and hurricanes. >> we can vet charities, but we can't vet individuals. so they can take advantage of people's generosities, particularly during times when our emotions are running high. >> reporter: in bemis' case, police say they've learned multiple other people have claimed they've been scammed by her over the years. she allegedly admitted to taking a pregnancy to receive baby

shower gifts, even posing with what appears to be a pregnant belly. and later, she used her boss' son to convince people she had a daughter. >> i came across a photo of my son dressed up as a girl and her claiming that it was her daughter. i was horrified. >> now, ashley bemis has not yet been charged. we reached out to her for comment and have not heard back. >> she apparently has some major, major issues. >> yes, she does. > >> okay, we have this major hurricane that's bearing our way. and a lot of people are going to want to reach out and help those that are in need so how can you make sure that it's a worthy cause? >> right. and as we just said in the piece it happens a lot during these natural disasters. we know florence is coming. these scammers are banking on us not doing our homework. do some basic work. go to the charity's website or go to a website that vets independently these chairs and ask basic questions, where is the money going? who is going to receive it? what charity are you going to give it to? or are you going to start a charity on your own? just ask those basic questions. you can probably fish it out

that way. >> the gentleman said in your piece it's harder when it's an individual. you can do it better when it's a company or group, you can vet them easier than you can an individual but you got to do your homework. >> you really do. just ask some of those basic, basic questions. >> it's hard -- >> we all believe the good in human beings. >> it's hard to believe how somebody could do that in the first place. >> going as far as faking a pregnancy. it shows the type of individual they are. >> it's crazy. >> thank you, paula. coming up, take a look at this sonogram and that hand symbol right there. why it's the ultimate baby betrayal for that baby's parents. >> hook 'em horns. [ laughter ] ever since darrell's family started using gain flings, their laundry smells more amazing than ever. [darrell's wife] uh, honey, isn't that the dog's towel? [dog sfx] hey, mi towel, su towel. more gain scent plus oxi boost and febreze makes gain flings our best gain ever.

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member of the fighting texas aggie band. zblech >> even on my wedding day, i wore my aggie corps boots. >> reporter: so it was the shock of her life when she and her husband got their sonogram back. >> i think we were initially just in shock. >> reporter: peeking out in the image what looks to be her son making a hook 'em horns sign, the hand sign of the aggies' major rival, the university of texas longhorns. >> i don't know how many babies do that in the womb and so we were -- we laughed with the nurse. >> reporter: samantha says she's doing everything she can while her son is still in utero to make sure he knows where his future loyalties should lie. >> every night i'm singing aggie songs and hoping that they'll stick. we're ready with the onesie. >> reporter: don't worry, still plenty of time to brainwash him. the baby is due in january and meantime, hook 'em horwo. what is going to happen in high school? >> exactly. >> getting an early start.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. bracing for impact. could this be the worst hurricane in decades to slam that the east coast? florence already packing winds of 140 miles an hour. now strengthening to a dangerous and powerful category 4 storm set to make landfall thursday. so many prepping for devastating storm surge, deadly winds, catastrophic floods. a million people already ordered to evacuate, starting at noon today. new this morning, the star of "dawson's creek" revealing how he and his wife dealt with multiple miscarriages. he believes we need a new word for pregnancy loss. what they're sharing with all parents and what dr. ashton says you should know. royal trip revealed. the brand-new details about duchess meghan and prince harry's epic trip that's got them heading halfway around the world and taking on the most important roles yet.

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9/11, 17 years ago. and that's a look at the memorial at ground zero. also, presene fil y spts in ville, pennsylvania, this morning. >> we do have a lot of other news to get to starting with hurricane florence now a category 4 storm targeting the east coast. the race is on to evacuate more than a million people before it makes landfall. let's go back to rob. he's there in wrightsville beach, north carolina, in the path of the storm. good morning again, rob. >> reporter: good morning to you once again, robin. hurricane watches are now up for all of north carolina and much of south carolina as florence accelerates towards this coastline. the emergency operation center here in new hanover county, that's open. the national guard has been activated. schools are closed in advance now of what is likely to be a large and disastrous hurricane. and folks are scrambling to prepare. they are filling up gas tanks, and sandbags and moving valuable equipment as they expect to get flooded.

we talked to business owners who are moving valuable equipment as they expect to get flooded. businesses downtown also boarding up so they are prepping no doubt about it for what could be a catastrophic event here. along the beach what's different here on the east coast versus the gulf of mexico, you have these sand dunes that act to protect you against storm surge. but if it's anything like hazel was in '54, it will be a 15-foot surge. so that is up and over my head. and likely up and over these sand dunes the. and beyond that, obviously, are some homes. and beyond those homes are other waterways. the intercoastal. greenville sound. cape fear river so areas like this are surrounded by water and that's why these evacuation orders have been issued and i expect more of that throughout the day today. robi back to you. >> again, we hope that people are listening to these warnings and getting out while they can. >> let's get more from ginger. you've been reporting that the hurricane is gaining strength and is moving very, very fast. who is in the greatest danger right now? what do we know about the track? >> the greatest danger looks like coastal north carolina, and inland, north carolina even into virginia, which i'll detail.

still more than 900 miles away, out there in the atlantic ocean. it's going through what we call eye wall replacement cycles. meaning you will see some variance in wind speeds. either way it looks like it will make landfall as a category 4 likely hurricane right there just north of wilmington. remember that right quadrant, the right side is where it's strongest. you see how the cone of uncertainty is getting more and more narrow as we approach this. landfall looks like it will happen midnight between thursday into friday so early friday morning the worst of the impacts. the worst of the wind. and don't forget storm surge. so the hurricane watches are up. but storm surge is the greatest loss of life and property in most hurricanes. and i think it will be a big issue here. it's all along the coast for the warnings there, but look at the 6 to 12 feet where rob was standing where i'll be covering the storm from, and then you go up even into the virginia state line, and it's three to five feet of storm surge. that's a big number. and we'll end up seeing not just the surge, but as this thing makes the approach, it doesn't go anywhere. it sits there. it meanders through the weekend

and therefore you'll see inland flooding and coastal flooding up through raleigh, even fayetteville, greensboro. roanoke. lawrenceville. charlottesville. in there, and we get into some of those hills. you start seeing flash flooding all the way through sunday. we'll see towns away from the coast that will have major damage from florence. >> you said you're heading out tomorrow and expect to be in that region until at least monday you said, probably. >> i do. this is one of those storms where not just the storm goes through the weekend. i think we'll see damage and be telling the stories all the way through next week. >> i want everybody to take care. coming up, james van der beek's powerful message about miscarriages calling for a new name for pregnancy loss, his words for all parents this morning. our big "dancing with the stars" reveal. who is tangoing into the ballroom with former champ witney? is he doing the -- he was doing the sprinkler have. >> he got some moves. okay, she and her partner are here live as you can see. >> the lawn mower. >> the lawn mower. yeah, more moves than -- than i think i got.

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members. >> we saw some moves. >> yes, we did see some moves. and tomorrow, we're going really big. we're revealing the entire cast of the new season. so we're looking forward to that. but, you know, where are our manners? congratulations to you and sara for the launch of "gma day." >> thank you. thank you. [ applause ] it was good. i tell you, it was just great to do it and get it out -- like being able to breathe but we'll have a lot of fun with it and sara is just a joy to work with. >> you guys are fun together. >> yeah, thank you and thank everybody who watched. we appreciate you. thank you. thank you. we'll be back today. watch again. >> and tomorrow. >> and tomorrow and the next day. >> that wasn't even in the teleprompter. that was from the heart. that wasn't even in the teleprompter. you meant that. >> i witnessed. >> how about "pop news" with lara? >> let's do it. good morning to you guys and to you all. we'll begin with our very first peek at "downton abbey," the movie. it's finally coming. anybody else excited? come on. [ cheers and applause ]

get excited with me. it's happening in the next 12 months at some point. fervent fans like myself know we've had to wait three long years since the series wrapped. we were promised a feature length story. and finally, a glimmer of hope. a stylish black and white photo shot from the set, courtesy of michelle dockery, who stars, of course, as lady mary. posted on instagram with the simple line, and we're off! i think it was just like that. and a tweet from joanna froggatt who played mrs. bates showing them from their s.a.g. award win. and saying how good it was to be back together again. a big hint. they are on the set. i believe they're doing makeup testing. the movie version according to the website will star those two plus dame maggie smith, hugh bonneville, jim carter, allen leech. it looks like all of abbey" will be abuzz with almost

everyone we've come to know and love from the story and the series. details are being kept under wraps about the story line, but do you know it should be great because it's being written by julian fellowes. >> it will be great. [ applause ] >> some history and good juicy gossip all at the same time. >> that's just like "pop news." exactly. speaking of which, now to elton john. love this song. the music icon kicking off his farewell tour singing his hits one last time, but not to worry, everybody. this will be a long yellow brick road. the tour is consisting of 300 shows across five continents. it'll run through 2021. his first stop was allentown, pennsylvania, where the sold-out crowd got to hear classics like this. ♪ electric boots a mohair suit i read it in a magazine ♪ ♪ elton told the crowd he feels privileged and grateful for his

50-plus-year career. he closed out the show with "i'm still standing" proving indeed he's doing just that. [ applause ] >> yes. >> only 300. >> 299 now after that one. >> that's right. >> philadelphia tonight, by the way. finally a lesson in patience. want you to check out dash, the golden retriever showing us he is a very, very good boy. here he is fighting off his animal instincts, all so his owner can get this perfect instagram shot. check out the video, though, not only is the hot dog in his mouth but he's balancing a baseball hat. go back to the video. balancing a baseball hat on his head holding the hot dog. >> that's real hot dog? >> a real hot dog. >> that's impossible. >> he's a good boy. >> wait. i can prove this. this is at a seattle mariners game for dog lovers. the bark if the park night.

a little "pop news" investigation proves this trick is not far-fetched for dash. we've got evidence, robin. here he is holding a potato skewer. here he is playing biscuit jenga. >> i love this dog. >> and this one is not easy for a human showing will power over a doughnut. dash, we thank you, a lesson in patience. >> oh, my gosh. >> i couldn't get a hot dog within five feet of my dog. >> no way. >> no way. >> you'd lose a finger. you'd lose a digit. >> i'm telling you if that was a krispy kreme doughnut, forget it. >> that's me we're talking about. >> thank you, lara, as always. we turn to the "gma" cover story, actor james van der beek sharing a brave message about miscarriages. the "dawson's creek" star revealing he and his wife have experienced three, and calling for a new name for a pregnancy loss. abc's diane macedo has more. ast. >> fast. got it, kiddo. >> reporter: this morning actor james van der beek is making aging m ange rardinghe wor miscarriage.

he writes in an instagram post wanted to say a thing or two about miscarriages. we need a new word for it. he adds, it has nothing to do with anything the mother did or didn't do. so let's wipe all the the table before we even start. van der beek and his wife kimberly welcomed their fifth child to the world earlier this summer, but he says over the past three years, the couple also lost three babies. ♪ i don't want to wait for our lives to be over ♪ >> reporter: now the actor most known for his role on "dawson's creek" is speaking about how he and his wife dealt with that loss. and encouraging others to do the same. writing, many couples become closer than ever before. many parents realize a deeper desire for a child than ever before. but please share whatever may have given you peace or hope along the way. along with a new word for this experience. #miscarriage. #weneedanewname. for "good morning america," diane macedo, abc news, new york. >> and we're going to talk about this with dr. jen ashton. you are an ob/gyn.

>> yep. >> what do you feel about the phrase? >> well, he's not wrong at all, in actuality, there is no medical term of miscarriage. the medical term is spontaneous abortion. this is a term in the lay pick that we have coined, miscarriage. that really does have some negative social connotations and by the way not the only one. in women's health we have a slew that a lot of people myself included really think wouldn't do too poorly to be renamed. we have something called incompetent cervix. why be so nasty to the cervix calling it incompetent. we have dysfunctional uterine bleeding. premature ovarian failure. all of these things while medically possibly accurate could use a little bit of a redo in terms of their terminology. >> going back to what james is referring to, medically what are we referring to? >> when you talk about a first trimester loss in pregnancy, which happens about 10% to 20% of the time, what we in the public call a miscarriage, most of the time, we don't even know

the cause. but then there are a slew of reasons that we find this happens, from anything from chromosomal abnormalities to problems in the uterine or chronic medical conditions like thyroid disorder or untreated diabetes or inherited clotting disorders. these are very common. if a woman or couple suffers two sequential losses, that's two pregnancy losses in a row, they really should step it up and have a more involved, more extensive, and aggressive medical workup. sometimes we can do something about it. >> you phrased the couple. they go through it. talk about the emotional aspect of it. >> that's what i like about this story. you have the partner, usually it takes two to create a baby, right? so whether it's the husband or the wife, the partner is suffering that loss as well so when they grieve a loss they are grieving as a couple. and this affects the entire couple. and medically it's pretty straightforward to treat this. socially, emotionally, psychologically it's much more difficult. you have to give that person and that couple time to heal and to recover and grieve the loss, things that don't help when someone says, well, you can

always try again. you know, that would be like a couple who lost an older child saying, well, you have another chil that is not helpful. but we always have to maintain hope in women's health, in ob/gyn. and you can get some great outcomes. it's good we're talking about it. >> i appreciate these discussions that we have. they're so -- all right, jen. thank you. >> you bet. >> george? we go to the royals. harry and meghan will have a lot on their plates when they visit australia, new zealand and the south pacific next month. abc's julia macfarlane is at kensington palace with new details. good morning, julia. >> reporter: good morning, george. yep, well, keeping up relations with countries formerly part of the british empire or strong ties to the uk is a key responsibility for the royals. for harry and meghan, this trip is their most important and most high profile of their royal duties so far. it's a royal road trip down under. meghan and harry's first major tour on behalf of thprry set to

most important role yet as commonwealth youth ambassador. >> my role is to support youth and to listen to you and do everything that i can to make sure your voices are heard. >> reporter: the couple will see some of the most spectacular scenery on earth. sydney, melbourne, and the stunning frazier island, finishing off in auckland and wellington. >> this is a big moment for harry and meghan. it's their first major overseas tour as a married couple. we were expecting to see them focus on young people, particularly youth leadership, on conservation and the environment. >> reporter: the centerpiece of the tour, harry's invictus games in sydney, a poignant event for the pair who had their public coming out at the toronto invictus games just last year. meghan and harry following in charles and diana's footsteps who dazzled down under in their first royal tour as newlyweds back in 1983. >> trips to australia are something of a rite of passage for royal newlyweds. we of course, saw charles and diana visit australia with baby

prince william. and then 30 years later, william and kate visited with baby prince george. >> reporter: now it's meghan and harry's turn. all eyes will be on the duchess, that markle sparkle on display. >> of course, no royal tour is complete without a little bit of royal bling. and we can expect to see meghan borrow some jewelry from the queen for her trip, perhaps in the same way kate often does. >> reporter: no royal tour would be complete without a little local culture. we may even get an answer on who is a better dancer, william or harry? and david beckham, of course, will be joining them as an invictus ambassador in sydney. no doubt we'll see a load of other special guests as harry and meghan kick off the tournament. george? >> i'm sure we will. julia, thank you very much. "g from s go back ggeorgelet's camp lejeune, north carolina, which is actually directly in the path of florence. that's actually the different video. i don't know if we have the one from today. but we also have this little girl, harper grace, who is told not the feed her dogs.

and this is what happened. oh, we don't have it. she gets really scared because her mom says, harper grace! i'll put it online. we'll do it there. it was very funny, i promise. all right. go ahead and put your "gma" moment on my facebook page now it is time for the big reveal. our "dancing with the stars" exclusive. who is dancing into the ballroom with witney this season?

let's not wait any more. let's bring them out. please welcome witney and her new partner, disney star milo manheim. [ applause ] >> hey. >> hi. how are you doing? >> good morning, good morning. good to see you. milo, i'm michael. good to see you. have a seat. >> all right. >> hey, i have got to say we have had a lot of reveals. i've never seen anybody get so into dancing behind the screen. >> i was very excited. they were like, they don't even know who it is. so just go for it. >> i said, he may be enjoying this a little too much. >> i was having fun back there. >> you had a little bit of everything. >> so good. >> we saw you dance. you dance in the disney movie "zombies." >> i did a little bit, yeah. >> so you have some experience dancing, but are you ready to be the youngest competitor on the show this year? >> okay. here's the deal. honestly, when i first walked in, i thought, you know, having a little bit of dancing experience would help me. i have a little bit of rhythm but once we started getting going, it was nothing like i ever imagined, you know, it's so much more difficult than i

thought it would be. and i'll be dancing with her and i'll feel like i'm doing a good job. then i'll look back at the video, and i just look terrible. so -- >> you're dancing with a champ. >> oh, she's great. yeah. >> season 19 winner, you won with aphone sow ribeiro. >> yeah. >> yeah, give it up for her. which was awesome. [ applause ] do you think milo can lead you to the second mirror ball trophy? >> oh, gosh, that's a big question. >> absolutely not. >> what? no. >> maybe we'll get there. >> i feel like milo has a lot of potential and i'm really excited for this. this is my tenth season on the show. so that's a lucky number for me. i'm feeling good about it but he's got the personality. he's got some rhythm so that's all we really need. we're going to have a good time doing it. >> i'm happy with that. >> lucky number ten. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> you say ye bi >> how is witney? is she tough? >> okay. we have so much fun. i look forward to it every day. i'm superexcited to go.

and i'm superexcited to see her. but she looks like she's having so much fun. like we're having a blast the whole time. she is tough. if i mess up, she will make sure i never mess up ever again. she's making sure i keep my e p >> pinch the quarter. >> yes. >> yes, with your lats. >> i feel like i look really weird but she tells me it looks all right. >> you're a second generation actor. your mom camryn manheim is right here in the front row. >> yes. [ applause ] whoo! >> from "the practice." but i'm curious, when you're dancing your mom is going to be there, of course, supporting you. she's here supporting you, is she going to be a quiet dance mom or is she going to be a dance mom? >> look, she's already laughing. that's such a loaded question.ee she loves me. i love her. she's always there for me, and she always has my back no matter what. she's always checking, making sure i'm okay. she is always, like, make sure you sleep tonight. make sure you eat before you come here. she's doing a great job.

she's supporting me more than i ever hoped a mother could. she's always got my back. i'm so lucky to have her. >> wow! [ applause ] that's all you can ask for, man. no doubt and, witney, is he ready to dance in front of millions? >> oh, gosh, do you feel ready? >> absolutely not. i will get there. i will get there. >> we have a few weeks left so hopefully we'll be ready. >> i tell you right now. you underestimate yourself. you're ready. we liked watching those moves. you were dancing this morning. milo, good luck. >> thank you. >> we'll see you back. witney, thank you. thank you, witney. don't forget tomorrow's show we're going the reveal the entire "dancing" cast right here on "gma." we'll be right back, everybody. ♪ shut up and dance with me

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afternoon and evening hours. the 90s are gone. 80s are gone tomorrow and thursday, but ♪ we do welcome you back to "gma" and this wonderful audience with us on a tuesday morning. [ applause ] thank you all for being here. and we have a special guest to join us. take a look. the moment miss new york, nia franklin became miss america 2019. this was on sunday night. so, what do you say? let's bring her out right now, the new miss america. [ applause ] you wear the crown well. >> thank you so much. >> congratulations. >> mwah. congrats. >> sit, sit,t saw it again.

what was that moment -- what was going through your mind when you heard your name? >> it was so surreal. my mind actually went blank for a moment because i was just taking it all in. i think i shed one tear but i was also just so in shock that it was actually happening. something i've been working for for so long that came true. >> this is called miss america 2.0. >> yes. t the -- >> the chairwoman gretchen carlson announced con ttestants would no longer be judged on their outward physical appearance, which is a really big thing. it was the first ever time we did not see a swimsuit competition. >> yes. >> which is huge and what does it mean for you to be a part of this year's event. >> it's the part -- i'm a part of history. this is the first time that we haven't this the swimsuit competition. the miss america started off as a swimsuit competition, but i think it's important we're evolving and i'm so excited to be a part of a new era. i want to do the most that i can this year to really have a firm foundation going forward.

>> you've been involved, feel any different this time being in this cpe? >> yes. >> as opposed to others. >> yes. i was just telling some people. i have had the most fun i have ever had at a competition, and i think it's because a lot of that pressure was off about the physical appearance. it was about what you have in your mind and in your heart. >> and the reigning miss america cara mund called for the resignation of gretchen carlson and the rest of the board claims she was bullied and also that she was silenced. but after all of this controversy how can miss america move forward from what has been turbulent this past year? >> we can move forward by making sure that we are invested in our organization more than we ever have been, and it's important that people know that this is a scholarship organization. that's the whole reason i got involved. my father was diagnosed with cancer back in 2011 and lost his job a few years later and i had to find a way to put myself through school. i have my masters degree in music composition and reached out and became a part of this great organization and it's done so much for me just as far as

furthering my education. >> yeah, and you speak of your father. >> yes. >> oh, my goodness. when i saw him in the audience, bless your heart. you were a stem cell donor. my sister was my stem cell donor. and you were for your father. what did it mean to look out and see both your parents there? >> it just meant the world. they have always supported me and my goals. i remember when i was in high school my mom decided to help me get voice lessons because i wanted to study classical voice so i could go and be a music composer. >> they were just supporting me every step of the way. they were just beaming for me so i'm so excited i made them proud. >> glad your dad is doing well. your mom is a schoolteacher. fourth grade. >> fourth grade. >> can you imagine that? that your teacher, her daughter is miss america. the message they must have gotten. >> yes. they actually wrote some letters to me, and she brought them up with her to atlantic city. they literally were so heartwarming and made me cheer

up. everyone this her class wrote knee a letter and said you can do this, nia, you have to believe in yourself and drew pictures of me and it was that extra push i needed. extra motivation from children because i care so deeply about them and it actually goes along with my social initiative impact so it was just the best thing ever. >> we know growing up you mentioned that you felt out of place, because you were primarily in a white school and felt like you were out of place. what do you have as a message to kids out there who may be struggling to connect, who maybe feel a little bit out of place as well? >> for me it was getting involved with the arts, getting in my chorus class and band and made me feel like i had a place and definitely want everyone to get involved in the arts because they are amazing, and studies show there's so many effects about that but whatever it is, if it's sport, if it's the debate club, chess, whatever you find that makes you figure out who you are as a person, what can develop your skills and your inner personal skills that's how people can find their place when they feel out of place. >> you look right in place right there with that crown in place on your head. >> and those music lessons that you took. mine didn't work. yours really worked and your

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points to quit their jobs and travel the world basically for free. >> how many waterfalls are on this island? >> reporter: have you ever dreamed of dropping out and traveling the world for free? >> we have to talk about how cool this is. >> reporter: chad and hannah janis celebrating their second wedding anniversary are just starting their year-long journey. using points they earned using credit cards on a year of expenses. >> we were busy with our jobs. in finance and we didn't really get to see a lot of each other and so we wanted to figure out a way we could really hang out with each other and see the world. >> what if we went super hard with it and just got as many credit cards as we could over the next year and see how many points we could get that we could then redeem for travel. >> reporter: 2 million points to be exact on 27 credit cards. the recent college grads began what they called a travel hacking experiment to save some money and take in enough points

for over a year of free flights around the world. >> the views are going to be amazing. >> reporter: amazingly opening up all those credit cards actually boosted their credit score in the process. the two making sure to avoid debt by paying off those credit card balances at the end of every month. >> it was mostly just a combination of looking at what our expenses would be as well as which credit cards were offering the highest signup bonuses for those minimum spend requirements, and then look at credit cards that offer points towards that airline so that you could redeem for the lowest rate. >> reporter: they quit their jobs on wall street and now plan to spend the next year flying around the world on free business trip flights. >> early in our marriage we wrote a bucket list that ended up being so many different locations. by doing this trip this year, we are hitting a lot of those places on our bucket list. >> if you want to know how hannah and chad were able to do that we have the points guy himself, brian kelly. he's here with more tips. welcome, brian. >> thanks for having me.

>> what can people do to maximize their points? >> the first thing people need to do is realize points are money, right? if you're not earning points from credit cards, you're throwing money in the trash can. they're super lucrative. get a juice can sign-up bonus. so much competition, so many companies have we're now seeing bonus of over 100,000 points just for getting a credit card. and then once you get the sign-up bonus that's a one-time event, right? but a lot of credit cards will also give you bonuses on categories, whether that's dining or groceries or gas, so the goal is to get credit cards that you put different expenses on so you're earning three, four, five more points per dollar spent. >> it's you collecting money in a lot of different ways. if you sign up for a lot of credit cards, will it ruin your credit score? >> that is a myth. you know, i've got also 26 different credit cards, my score is almost 800.

the thing is the more available credit you have, the less that you use the score goes up called utilization. as long as you pay your bills off in full every month, you earn those valuable points and you avoid interest. >> say i'm not ready to open up 26 credit cards like you have, how do i maximize what i have? >> points are all around us. so one tip, if you shop online never ever go directly to a retailer's website. there are these airline and hotel shopping portals. you put your frequent flier number and stores a cookie on your computer then you earn miles for shopping at that exact retailer's website even if you use a debit card. >> i had no idea about that. >> you learn something new every day. >> i'm going to fly first class around the world, my friend. brian, thank you so much for that. [ applause ] make sure you take brian's tips to heart. we'll be right back, everybody. that is amazing. i didn't know that.

"gma" health alert. it's a new challenge as we head into the fall. dr. jen is back with us. you are trying to do something that's hard for a lot of us. going sugar free for all of september. >> i'm trying to cut my sugar down as low as possible. >> not totally? >> not totally because our cells in our body function on the glucose molecule, but i'm trying to watch the sugar. this is my wellness tweak for the month of september. i have been doing a different one every month, and when i got my degree in nutrition, it's pretty clear now that right now the focus really is on sugar. added shugar in our diets doing more harm than good. >> we have talked about our diets and staying fit, but sugar can be a problem. you said, you'll try to keep it under 25 grams. >> grams. right. so for us ladies, the world health organization recommends no more than 25 grams of added sugar a day. for men, it's about 36.

what does that look like? it looks weird because for 25 grams, that's about six asposug.r men, it's about nin teaspoons. >> that seems like a lot. >> no one would do that, but it's hidden in so much of our food. dried fruit, it can hide it. that's almost an entire day. >> i saw the ketchup. i didn't think twice about it. >> read those labels. super important. >> i want to ask you. what does too much sugar do to the body if you go above and beyond? >> here's where all the evidence is. this is nutritional science data. the same trigger in our brain that releases dopamine, that gives a loss of control, increase cravings. it leads to an increase tolerance to sugar and it's not too different than a substance abuse or dependence problem. inflammation in the body, weight

gain, and some people are exhausted with sugar. >> you need more. >> exactly. you need more and more, and my patients both nutritional and medical all feel better when they reduce sugar in their diets. >> we have examples here. what are some of the big offenders? >> these hidden foods, things that we think are healthy for us, the fruit juices, beets, they are masqueraded under names. if you see beet sugar, molasses, honey, these are all boiled down to a glucose molecule. it keeps going on and on. we're saying fruit in moderation. try it for a month and we're doing a big social community here. you can go to our facebook group which is we are "gma." i expect to see you on and #gmasugarchallenge. >> why are you laughing at me? i'm going to try. >> people have written they are doing it with me on my

instagram. one month, you guys can do it. >> and jen, tell everybody. i love that you are doing this. you went alcohol freeway for a month. >> i did a dry month. i did a hydration month, a cardio month, a meditation month. every month i'm doing a little tweak to see if i can start a new habit. nothing major, but just month by month. >> what is the hardest one thus far? >> hydration. i'm a camel. so drinking more water, not easy. >> thank you so much. coming up, everybody, will be here. stay with us.

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>> announcer: tomorrow morning get this, the new cast of "dancing with the stars" will be revealed live on "gma." so, who will it be? >> who did ready to meet the full cast? >> you'll be blown away. the new cast revealed live tomorrow morning only on -- >> all: go "good morning america" is sponsored by geico, 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. [ applause ] we have a great grand finale, a guest who can do anything and everything. she is an emmy award winning actress known for roles in "designing women," loved that, "24." loved it now taking on the big screen in "a simple favor." please welcome jean smart. >> thank you. thank you. >> ah.

[ applause ] >> thank you. >> you're so immensely talented. >> thank you. >> and many people myself included, we think of charlene from -- >> charlene. >> from "designing women." it's going to be back. >> well, kind of. i think she's doing kind of a sequel more than a reboot because unfortunately we have lost -- >> i understand. >> dixie and meshack and alice ghostley and it wouldn't be the same without them. i really think these reboots, people want to see -- they don't to see a new version. they kind of want to see the original or something completely different, but i think that annie and delta and i will show up occasionally. >> you better. >> i kind of love that character. i loved her. >> we loved her. i have to tell you it's still -- you guys were so ahead of your time. the issues you took on back then. still relevant today. well, let's talk about "a simple favor." >> such a great -- >> delicious.

>> thriller. yeah. >> you play a mom. you are a mom in real life. >> i am. >> but this mom that you play, let's -- she has some issues. >> she's -- yeah, she's missing a few of her marbles. she's been through a lot. she drinks straight from the bottle. she doesn't bother with the glass, but i play blake's mother, and she's not -- she wouldn't win mother of the year. let's put it that way. >> what was it about the role that drew you to it? >> well, i thought it was -- i mean, there's also humor in the movie. the movie is a great thriller and some of it is very scary. you've seen it. >> yes, i have. i loved it. >> the closet. >> please, don't. did they -- freak you out? >> totally. >> well, i love the director and i have known him a little bit socially and i always wanted to work with him so when he asked me to do this, i said absolutely. so -- >> would you all like to see a little sneak peek? [ applause ] here we go. "a simple favor." >> came straight from hell.

>> that's a very strong statement for a mother. >> are you a mother? >> yes. i love every minute of it. >> ah. then you must have brain damage. it's a thankless business and some children are just born rotten. [ applause ] >> whoo. you have two adorable, wonderful children. one is too young to have seen this. your son is old enough. would he be frightened to see his mama -- >> oh, god no. i just did a movie with melissa mccarthy and played the president and i told my little girl, she's 10 and i said, guess what, mommy is playing the president. what do you think? she said you're playing trump? [ laughter ] >> kids today. kids today. such a talented family. you met your husband during "designing women." correct? >> yes. playing annie's boyfriend. >> and you all were in "24."

>> yes, that's right. >> i had to remind you of that. >> yes. >> do you plan on working together? >> we have worked together a few times. when we were engaged we had a two-character play and had to learn it in ten days. we thought if we can do this and get through it we should get married. >> what were some of the projects you'd like to be involved with? yove done so much. >> oh, gosh, i would love to do a period piece. >> really. >> i would really love to do a period piece. >> why? >> any period. it's just fun. i miss that. because i did that a lot -- i did a lot of theater for years and did a lot of different, you know, period pieces and things. i would love to do something like that. >> you can do it all. and i love the ensemble cast. you took us down memory lane with that with "designing women" so thank you and bless you. >> thank you. >> and have fun and i'm telling you, "a simple favor." it is delicious. that's how i look at it. it's delicious. [ applause ] the twists and turns, the closet. all of that, and "a simple

favor," is in theaters on friday. our thanks to jean smart on that. thanks for watching and we will see you tomorrow morning here on "gma." [ applause ]

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on the peninsula, a hit-and-run crash with injuries. the two left lanes are blocked there. jessica? >> alexis, "live with kelly and ryan." today, host of "who wants to be a millionaire," chris harrison. and the newly-crowned miss america, nia franklin. performing their new hit light up the room, plain white t's. plus, we continue our "record breaker week" with the traveling dunking basketball challenge. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: hello.