this is going to be crazy in a good way. >> the fans seem sweet. >> they do. >> it is good morning, america. breaking overnight, judge brett kavanaugh's accuser, dr. christine blasey ford, now says she won't testify until the fbi investigates her claim that kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school. >> i feel so badly for him that he's going through this. >> now anita hill demanding lawmakers get it right this time. she's here only on "gma." also breaking overnight, what north korean leader kim jong-un just committed to, the fate of a key missile test facility as he and south korea's leader pledge to make a joint bid to host the olympics. president trump heading to the storm zone this morning to meet the victims of hurricane florence. the death toll climbing and warnings still in effect. rivers rising, dams in danger of failing. now the pregnant mother and her

hours take us inside their incredible rescue. the surgeon once named bachelor of the year on reality tv now facing charges. he and his girlfriend accused of drugging and sexually assaulting women. authorities suspect they may have preyed on hundreds. >> and "sesame street" secret? the new questions about bert and ernie and their relationship. what the show is saying this morning. good morning, america. hope you're having a great morning so far. it is great to have cecilia here with us. >> great to be leer with you guys. both of my friends. we have a lot coming up right here on "gma." anita hill is standing by for that exclusive. we all, of course, remember her powerful testimony decades ago. we will be hearing what she's saying this morning about that supreme court showdown. >> cecilia, this comes after a new move overnight by judge kavanaugh's accuser, dr.

christine blasey ford. her lawyer sent a letter to the senate judiciary committee requesting an fbi investigation before she testifies. the gop is standing firm against that plan for now. our senior national correspondent terry moran is tracking all the latest from the supreme court. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning. so, it's a stalemate. the senate judiciary committee controlled by republicans is determined to move forward with that hearing next monday to investigate the charges that judge brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted professor christine blasey ford decades ago. dr. ford won't be there, she says, unless the fbi investigates her charges first. meanwhile, judge kavanaugh has been at the white house getting grilled in mock hearings preparing for this showdown. but right now with both sides battling to shape the process, it looks like it may never take place. overnight, christine blasey ford's attorney announced she will not testify in an open hearing monday about her allegations of sexual assault against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh unless certain

conditions are met. in a letter addressed to senate judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley, blasey ford's attorney writes, while dr. ford's life was being turned upside down, you and your staff scheduled a public hearing for her to testify at the same table as judge kavanaugh to relive this traumatic and harrowing incident. an fbi investigation of the incident should be the first step this addressing her allegations. >> for the last 48 hours she has been deflecting death threats and harassment. if the senators who have come toward and said they want to treat this seriously men that, then they'll have an investigation of these allegations. >> reporter: senator grassley responding overnight saying, the invitation for monday still stands. nothing the fbi or any other investigator does would have any bearing on what dr. ford tells the committee, so there is no reason for any further delay. president trump has the authority to ask the fbi to open an investigation, but he claims the fbi doesn't want to do it. >> i don't think the fbi really

should be involved because they don't want to be involved. if they wanted to be, i would certainly do that but as you know, as they say this is not really their thing. >> reporter: the president instead raising concerns about the personal toll all this is taking on his nominee. >> i can only say this, he is such an outstanding man. very hard for me to imagine anything happened. >> reporter: not mentioning blasey ford by name. >> he has an unblemished record. this is a very tough thing for him and his family. and we want to get it over with. at the same time, we want to give tremtds amounts of time. if she shows up, that would be wonderful. if she doesn't show up, that would be unfortunate. >> reporter: the chaos comes after blasey ford seen here in this yearbook photo from the period when she claims kavanaugh assaulted her, told " the washington post" that around that time a stumbling drunk kavanaugh forced her into a bedroom.

she said he pinned her to a bed, groped her and tried to remove my clothing telling "the post" when she tried to scream he put his hand over her mouth but she managed to escape. on tuesday kavanaugh's friend mark judge, who blasey ford says was in the room during the alleged incident, defended kavanaugh's character in a letter to the committee writing, i have no memory of this alleged incident. brett kavanaugh and i were friends in high school but i do not recall the party. more to the point, i never saw brett act in the manner dr. ford describes. blasey ford's story carries the echoes of anita hill's who faced a tumultuous hearing 27 years ago after she made sexual harassment allegations against then-nominee clarence thomas, who repeatedly denied them and was confirmed to the supreme court. >> on several occasions thomas told me graphically of his own sexual prowess. >> reporter: lawmakers are hoping not to repeat their past mistakes when the all-male panel grilled anita hill in excruciating detail. the specter of what happened in those explosive hearings back in 1991 is looming over washington

right now. republicans remember how they were blasted for their cluelessness and incensensitivi. and democrats remember that clarence thomas made it to the supreme court. george. >> terry, thanks very much. we're joined by the woman in the middle of those hearings, dr. anita hill, now university professor of social policy at brandeis. dr. hill, thank you for joining us this morning. i want to start out with what we learned from dr. blasey ford's attorneys overnight. they want an fbi investigation before she testifies. is that the right move? should the senate honor her request? >> absolutely, it's the right move. the hearing questions need to have a frame. and the investigation is the best frame for that. a neutral investigation that can pull together the facts, create a record, so that the senators can draw on the information they receive to develop their questions. also helpful would be bringing

in expert testimony or experts who can help them shape the questions that they're going to ask. all of this is really -- is really something that i don't think can be avoided if you really want to get to the truth. >> you say that -- >> if that's the purpose of this hearing. >> i guess that gets to the question because all indications now are that the president, the gop majority will not honor that request that they will hold the hearing without her and schedule a vote. so what happens then? do you believe dr. blasey ford has a duty to testify publicly even if the conditions are not ideal? >> well, we're not talking about whether the conditions are ideal. we're talking about whether the conditions are actually tenable, whether or not it is going to be anything more than just a sham proceeding so that the senators can say, we gave her a chance to talk, and then move on to doing

exactly what they were intending to do before she came forward. >> you know, your hearings famously came five days after the allegations went public. and you wrote that that quick senate consent to hearing was actually quite cynical. i want to read what you wrote in your book. you said, i believe the republicans who voted to hold the hearing did so because they felt that the idea of a public hearing would be so threatening that i would withdraw my complaint. or that even if i did appear, they would be able to destroy me. is that what's at play here? >> it seems to be what's at play. it occurs to me that two things are going on. that either they don't take this seriously, that they don't -- aren't concerned about this complain, as many americans are. and -- or, that they want to just get it over. i'm not sure which is in play.

maybe they're not concerned or maybe they just don't know how to handle this kind of a situation. but anyone who has been involved in anything similar to this, whether it's sexual harassment or sexual assault as being charged here, knows that these take time to evolve. so, six days is not enough for the senators, who probably know very little about these kinds of claims. it's not enough for them to inform themselves and so that's why it's important to have an investigation. it's important for them then to call on experts to help them shape credible questions to ask both dr. blasey and judge kavanaugh and then to move forward. there is no reason for them to

rush this and push this with a six-day timeframe. >> one of the things you're hearing -- >> the other thing i think the senators are missing -- just one more thing. >> go ahead. >> because we're talking about an obligation not only to dr. blasey and judge kavanaugh as witnesses, because this will change the trajectories of both of their lives. it's already changed dr. blasey's life. she's been threatened and has had to move her family into hiding. but the american public really is expecting something more. the american public wants to know about what happened. and they want to know that the senate takes this seriously. and moving forward on this at this pace with this kind of sort of black hole of a process being foreseen by many of us, we are really under the impression that the senate doesn't take this

seriously and doesn't see this as part of their core responsibility to the confirmation process, to the court, and to the american public. >> one of the things you're hearing from senators and some of judge kavanaugh's allies is there's no way to get to the bottom of this. this was 37 years ago that dr. blasey ford doesn't even know exactly where it was or what day it was. that the charges are vague. and this might even be a case of mistaken identity. >> that is not for a layperson to determine. that's why you have investigators who are experienced in these situations. >> and what advice do you have? perhaps no one in the country is in a better position to give dr. blasey ford advice than you. what advice do you have for her? >> my advice -- dr. blasey and her attorney are working together. she has a seasoned attorney, and she should be taking her advice from her attorney.

my advice right now and my experience really is more directed to the senators and to the senate judiciary committee in particular. and my advice is to push the pause button on this hearing, get the information together, bring in the experts, and put together a hearing that is fair. that is impartial. that is not biased by politics or by myth. and bring this information to the american public. >> one final question, you've said that judge kavanaugh bears the burden of persuasion here. what does that mean exactly? >> well, that means that we are talking about an appointment for a lifetime on this nation's highest court, making decisions that are going to affect americans, probably for decades,

given the value of precedent. it is an honor and a privilege to be nominated and to serve. it is not an entitlement. and so a person coming into that position on the supreme court for a lifetime really has to have the full confidence of the american public. we need to be able to believe in the integrity of our courts, and that means believing in the integrity of the individuals who are on it. >> dr. hill, thank you for your time this morning. >> okay, george, let's turn to the supreme court battle still. the president tweeting overnight the supreme court is one of the main reasons i got elected president. i hope republican voters and others are watching and studying the democrats' playbook. he is now also closely monitoring breaking developments overnight in north korea. kim jong-un making new promises

of denuclearization during a summit between the north and the south. the president calling the news very exciting. let's bring in chief white house correspondent jon karl at the white house. jon, so far few details on how exactly the north will denuclearize. >> reporter: there are few details, cecilia. but this does look like a significant development. the north koreans have agreed to dismantle a missile test facility and most importantly have agreed to do that in the presence of international inspectors. and in a vivid display of the thaw between north and south korea, the two korean leaders say they will submit a joint bid to host, co-host, the 2032 olympics. and, they say, kim jong-un has said that he will visit seoul. no north korean leader has ever done that. in terms of denuclearization the north koreans are also saying they will dismantle a nuclear test facility but they are demanding reciprocal measures by the united states. it's unclear what that means, so the bottom line here, that we are a long, long way from

denuclearization. but this does look like a step in the right direction. >> okay, jon, one other quick headline. the president also heads to the disaster zone today to survey the damage from hurricane florence. >> reporter: he's going to visit a marine corps base near wilmington. i expect he'll do an aerial tour of the damage and meet with some victims, getting a firsthand look at the damage down there. >> jon karl at the white house, thank you. michael? >> thank you. as the president heads to the carolinas, dangerous floods are still threatening the area. 10,000 people remain in shelters in north carolina alone. and the governor is urging them to stay put, saying it's just still too dangerous to go home. abc's eva pilgrim is in fayetteville with the very latest. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, michael. yeah, you can see this road is closed. it's flooded out. this car here left behind. it's scenes like this that prompted the governor to ask people to stay put. you can see how much water is behind me.

he's not wanting anyone to go out and put their life at risk. this as the latest numbers have come in, 37 deaths across three states being blamed on this storm. overnight, in south carolina, the rising floodwaters proving deadly. two women in police custody killed, trapped inside after their transport van hit floodwaters. according to the sheriff's office, two deputies unable to free the women were able to escape waiting on the roof of the van for rescue. in north carolina, the relentless flooding spurring rescue after rescue. >> honestly i kept telling him, you know, if we can make it to sunrise, somebody's coming. you know, somebody is coming. >> reporter: in kelly, north carolina, the massie family, we showed you their dramatic rescue. >> hey, is there more than just you? >> yes. >> okay. >> my son is on my back. >> okay, your son is on your back, okay, come on. >> reporter: clinging to trees for dear life for five hours. >> oh, my gosh.

>> i can't imagine somebody being trapped in that same situation. it's terrifying. >> reporter: mom kelly 35 weeks pregnant holding 6-year-old cameron and 4-year-old celine tight on the rescue boat. >> i'm glad i didn't have to have a baby while holding on to a tree and holding celine on my back because that would have been terrible. >> reporter: the whole family is safe this morning. russell davis made the journey from wilmington to see his home for the first time since florence. it's under water for the second time since he built it. >> it can be replaced but it's just going to be at a different address, period. >> can't do this again. >> no, no. >> reporter: you may notice this morning i'm actually standing pretty far away from the water. the reason for that is a police officer actually came over to me and told me that this water is sewage. michael? >> all right, thank you so much, eva. even though the storm has passed a lot of threats are still there and, ginger, on the heels of florence there is a new system bringing severe weather to the

midwest and the northeast this morning. >> yeah, video out of green bay, wisconsin, this morning. look that. more than a half foot of rain prompting flash flooding there. and it's not over. we've got watches from the pacific and along the stationary front and cold front you can see not really just heavy rain but damaging winds. your local waertd in 30 seconds.

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♪ i am messy really messy but you don't mind if i am messy ♪ ♪ if i'm messy you don't mind it that's what friends are for ♪ welcome back to "gma." yeah, you know those characters, "sesame street's" bert and ernie. that's what friends are for. they're in the headlines this morning. and there are questions about their relationship. now the show is weighing in. i love "sesame street" and i learned my shapes off "sesame street" personally. and that is the headline. >> george, start reading. go, george. that's your cue. take it, george. >> they're great friends. you'll find out a lot more about them when we come back. other headlines including dr. christine blasey ford, the woman accusing supreme court

nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault, is now saying she will not testify before the senate unless the fbi investigates first. one of elizabeth smart's captors, wanda barzee, is set free despite elizabeth's plea to keep her behind bars. take a look at this one. the play of the night in baseball, mets pitcher steven matz, this incredible catch and dives out of the way and reaches behind his back to make that catch. i think we have it in slo-mo. boom. right behind his back. he throws it to first for a double play. do i sound like i know what i'm talking about, like espn? >> is that your first sportscast ever? >> i was here earlier this week and did a lot of football so now i'm a pro. >> it wasn't a play-by-play. >> can i come back? i'm told the mets lost to the philly. >> after that great play they still lost. that's a shame but that was good. >> thanks. >> good sportscaster you got right there. now we'll switch gears to those stunning charges against a

well-known california surgeon and his girlfriend accused of drugging and sexually assaulting women. police fear there could be hundreds of victims. abc's kayna whitworth is in los angeles with the details on this incredible story. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: michael, good morning. so the district attorney's office tells me that they strongly feel they have just scratched the surface of this case. they're currently going through thousands of videos seized from the couple where women appear highly intoxicated and beyond the point of consent. he's the popular orthopedic surgeon from california appearing on this bravo dating show. >> orthopedic surgeon will make a lot of girls' ears light up. those are the girls i'm not interested in. >> reporter: newport beach dr. grant robicheaux looking for love on the reality show "online dating rituals of the american male". >> you seem too perfect. what's wrong with you? >> reporter: authorities say the now 38-year-old who was named orange coast magazine's 2013

bachelor of the year, has a dark side. alleging he and his girlfriend, 31-year-old cerissa riley teamed up to prey on possibly hundreds of unsuspecting women. >> we believe the defendants used their good looks and charm to lower the inhibitions of their potential prey. >> reporter: police have charged ro birks cheaux and riley with sexually assaulting two women. the two jane does telling police they were both attacked in 2016. according to police, one saying she met the couple in a restaurant and was taken to a boat party where she says she was drugged, and taken to the doctor's apartment where she claims she was assaulted. police say that encounter was filmed. and it's just one recording of more than a thousand videos they found on the couple's phones taken of women in many different cities. >> there are several videos where the women in the videos appear to be highly intoxicated. >> reporter: police say the second jane doe told them she drank until she passed out and

woke up at robicheaux's apartment, where she says she screamed for help. neighbors of the couple speaking out sharing mixed experiences. >> he's a very nice guy. i know her personally. she's very nice. >> my mom told me a story that she heard screaming. i don't know if it was a year or two ago, and the police came. >> i'm dr. robicheaux. >> reporter: robicheaux no stranger to the media from posting online videos for his work as an orthopedic surgeon. >> alison had a very cute face and looked just like her profile pictures. >> reporter: to appearing on that 2014 reality show. draya renee newell went on a date with him on the show. >> they were asking me at the end of it, would you go on a second date with him? would you want to stay in contact with him? i didn't. but i think to myself, what if i did? would he have done it to me? i don't know. when i said that i really don't drink that much, he was very

taken bake. and i guess maybe in a stand-up interview on his own he said i can't date somebody who doesn't drink or something like that, i heard and i was kind of like, okay, do you, like that's fine with me. >> reporter: so authorities encouraging other women who think they were victims to come forward. attorneys for the couple say they deny all allegations of nonconsensual sex. michael? >> all right, shocking story. thank you so much, kayna. george? >> yeah, and we have another shocking sad story out of iowa. where a college athlete, golfer, 22 years old, was golfing alone, murdered by a homeless man who is now in custody. you see him right there. abc's gio benitez here with the story. good morning, gio. >> reporter: good morning. this young golfer was called a spectacular student athlete with an infectious smile and bubbly personality. but this morning, her family is coping with her death. and her alleged murderer is behind bars. she was a rising star who had just won a major college golf championship. >> it was huge. because like i always wanted to win a tournament for iowa state. >> reporter: but celia barquin arozamena's life was cut short.

this morning, police arresting 22-year-old collin richards. >> we have charged him with murder in the first degree. >> reporter: the iowa state student was golfing by herself in ames monday morning when they found her golf bag unattended. >> they found her clubs. they don't know where she disappeared to. >> reporter: investigators finding her body in a nearby pond, stabbed several times. a police dog tracing a scent on her remains to richards who police say is homeless and was living in nearby woods. >> richards had several fresh scratches on his face consistent with a fight. and he was attempting to conceal a laceration on his left hand. >> reporter: according to court documents, richards had, in cent days, told one person he had, quote, an urge to rape and kill a woman. in arozamena's hometown a vigil to remember this winning athlete. and investigators say they do not believe the suspect knew arozamena. he is still behind bars on a $5 million cash bond. >> senseless stuff, gio. >> it really is.

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show to weigh in on this one. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. and, yes, it's not a surprise. bert and ernie among the most beloved characters in the history of the muppets and "sesame street." now, a new interview has rekindled conversation about an old, just-under-the-radar, pop culture question. >> here, fishy, fishy. >> reporter: bert and ernie. created to show how different people could get along. >> wow. ernie, that's terrific. let me try. >> reporter: a part of "sesame street" since its 1969 inception. ♪ rubber ducky i'm awfully fond of you ♪ >> reporter: these two muppet roommats in knit-wear have delighted generations of children and families. ♪ if i'm messy you don't mind it that's what friends are for ♪ >> reporter: so, are bert and ernie more than friends? the question was raised publicly by a recent interview with former "sesame street" writer mark saltzman on an lgbtq website.

asked, were you thinkening of bert and ernie as a gay it was asked -- i always felt that without a huge agenda when i was writing bert and ernie they were. that recollection set it off on social media. though it's a subject that's been raised before. in 2013, "the new yorker" used this cover image for their decision on same-sex marriage. ry reaction tuesday included this, from muppeteer frank oz, who created bert and ernie to show case his comedic chemistry with jim henson. it's fine that they feel they are. they're not, of course. does it really matter? the response from sesame workshop declaring bert and ernie remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation.

later an updated statement saying "sesame street" has always stood for for acceptance and inclusion. bert and ernie were created to be best friends and to teach young children that people can get along with those who are very different from themselves. >> ernie, stop tap dancing. >> reporter: so like ernie after a sleepless night -- ♪ we'll dance ourselves to sleep. >> reporter: -- that topic has been put to bed. those guys are the best. from "hamlet" to the "harry potter" books, people have used their imagination to speculate about their favorite characters and doesn't figure to change any time soon, guys. >> yeah, i don't think this one even though we say case closed i don't think -- >> that's my favorite tweets of the year. puppets do not have a sexual orientation. >> they're just puppets. all right, chris, thank you very much. oh, going to be a lot of debate about that in the studio all morning. coming up that tourist behaving badly getting too close to a geyser in yellowstone. got a ticket for it. then said, that's not enough. i'm going to do it again. you're going to see that story when we come back. that story when we come back.

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we are back now with a case of tourists behaving badly at yellowstone national park. a man caught on tape getting too close to a geyser twice. abc's diane macedo is here with the story. good morning, diane. >> reporter: good morning to you. so when in yellowstone or anywhere you should not get too close to the wild animals, taunt the wild animals, feed the wild animals, or stick your head in a boiling-hot geyser. these are things you might think

don't need to be said and then this happens. >> this is the park service! get on the boardwalk! get off old faithful! >> reporter: that's the park service at yellowstone national park frantically warning this man to move away from old faithful. the boiling water spouting from the popular geyser averages 200 degrees. but the dmaunt listen. instead he sticks his head inside the geyser as panicked tourists look on. >> oh, my gosh. what an idiot. >> reporter: eventually rangers caught up with him giving him a ticket for disorderly conduct. but he was at it again the very next day, sitting almost on top of a geyser located in another section of the park. it's just one of several examples in yellowstone this season where tourists have been getting too close to the park's natural inhabitants. just last week at mammoth hot spring, a group was photographing these two elk

fighting, when one of the elk suddenly charged forward, knocking man to the ground. and earlier in the year a man got out of his car and started and didn't but it's a dangerous game. just this june a crowd at yellowstone got too close to a bison and a 59-year-old woman from california was gored. experts warn if animals feel threatened, they may strike back hard. >> these are not elsie the cow. this is a wild animal that fights for aggression. fights for territory. >> now there are rules about keeping your distance from the animals in the park and staying on marked trails. in thermal areas. as for the man he's been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and three other counts and the park is considering additional charges so now he's in hot water. >> now he's in hot water. oh! that was for you, michael. >> i like that one, good, diane. bravo. bravo. i love the commentary on that piece, though.

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good morning, east bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning. i'm jessica castro from abc 7 mornings. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. mike, you said it's going to warm up a little bit, right? >> yeah, about 5 to 10 degrees warmer than it was yesterday. we'll keep going from there, jessica. what we're going to see are temperatures that will be in the 70s and 80s over the last couple of days, and looks like you're dressed appropriately with the blouse on today. i love it. >> thank you. >> it's a good day to take the dog for a walk, too. all right, let's go to the accuweather seven-day forecast. and what you're going to see is we're pretty close to average to above average around the bay and inland and average at the coast in the 60s. alexa? >> okay, and we -- this morning. we do certainly have a few more incidents on the board right now, after a really quiet start. southbound state route 29 near american canyon, possibly the end of a police pursuit. we do have reports of a flipped vehicle in the area.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking overnight, judge brett kavanaugh's accuser, dr. christine blasey ford, says she won't testify until the fbi investigates her claim that kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school. president trump stands by his nominee as anita hill demands lawmakers get it right this time. what she's saying this morning only on "gma." julie chen departs "the talk" after eight seasons. her emotional statement on air to her co-hosts as her husband, les moonves, confronts the sexual misconduct allegations that cost him his job. new this morning, the study of more than 900 yogurts revealing what so many of us are eating for breakfast. they could be loaded with hidden sugars. what you should look out for on the label. and the caution on organic

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>> good morning, america! good morning, america. thanks for joining us on this boss women wednesday. we have a lot -- >> a national holiday. >> yeah, a national holiday. as george and i say, it's boss women every day. >> good answer. >> that's right. we have a lot of great guests coming up in the show. and we're looking forward to hearing from all of them. >> we are. also ahead, this just in, harry has a little lamb. yes, i said that. i'm reading that. i didn't write that but it's fine. we've got the story behind the photos of harry styles and these baby animals, of course, sending the internet into overdrive. what more do you need? harry and little animals. >> you were just reporting the news. harry does seem to have a little lamb. >> he seems to have a little lamb. a lot of news to get to this morning, including that supreme court showdown. dr. christine blasey ford says she wants the fbi to investigate her claims of sexual assault against judge brett kavanaugh before she testifies on capitol hill. i want to go back to our senior national correspondent terry moran. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george.

the stakes couldn't be higher here. a lifetime appointment on the highest court in the land, the crucial swing vote on this court and the reputations of two people, a man and a woman, each with careers and families and children. all of their deeply personal experiences now being litigated in this highly partisan environment. and it's so reminiscent of the clarence thomas-anita hill hearings back in 1991. and no one in washington wants to repeat the mistakes that were made back then. overnight, christine blasey ford's attorney announced she will not testify at an open hearing monday about her allegations of sexual assault against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh unless certain conditions are met. in a letter addressed to senate judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley, blasey ford's attorney writes while dr. ford's life was being turned upside down, you and your staff scheduled a public hearing for her to testify at the same table as judge kavanaugh to relive this traumatic and harrowing incident.

an fbi investigation of the incident should be the first step in addressing these allegations. this morning anita hill weighing in on "gma." >> they wanted an fbi investigation before she testifies. is that the right move? should the senate honor her request? >> absolutely it's the right move. the hearing questions need to have a frame. and the investigation is the best frame for that. a neutral investigation that can pull together the facts, create a record so that the senators can draw on the information they receive to develop their questions. also helpful would be bringing in expert testimony or experts who can help them shape the questions that they're going to ask. all of this is really -- is really something that i don't

think can be avoided. >> reporter: senator grassley responding in a statement overnight. the invitation for monday still stands. nothing the fbi or any other investigator does would have any bearing on what dr. ford tells the committee, so there is no reason for any further delay. anita hill also addressed this on "gma" this morning. >> one of the things you're hearing from senators and some of judge kavanaugh's allies is there is no way to get to the bottom of this. this was 37 years ago. that dr. blasey ford doesn't know what day it was or exactly where it was. that the charges are vague. and this might even be a case of mistaken identity. >> that is not for a layperson to determine. that is why you have investigators who are experienced in these situations. >> reporter: but republicans are determined to move forward with or without professor christine blasey ford. so the question is, can they keep all of their colleagues on board on this hard line? or will they be forced to yield

to demands for a different, perhaps more thorough, process. >> looking like a real game of chicken right now. terry moran, thanks very much. michael? now to the latest on hurricane florence. president trump heading to the carolinas today where dangerous floods are still threatening the area. thousands of people in north carolina are still in shelters and the governor is urging them to stay put. we want to go back to eva pilgrim in fayetteville with more. good morning, again, eva. >> reporter: the president's touched down at marine air station near wilmington this morning. he'll likely see a lot of scenes like this one. the road closed. completely flood. cars left behind. the water is still up in some areas. and that's why the governor of north carolina is asking people to stay put. he doesn't want anyone to put their life at risk. this storm is being blamed already for 37 deaths across three states. michael? stay putwar s oppe >> certainly is.

coming up here, julie chen's emotional good-bye. what she's saying about leaving "the talk" as her husband, former cbs chairman les moonves, faces sexual misconduct allegations. plus, areco bd sta faakfavog food have more sugar than you realize? dr. ashton is here. what you need to know about joeg urt. and lara is upstairs. what's going on, lara? >> i'm here with the one and only chrissy teigen. [ cheers and applause ] she's got great new cookbook. we're cooking up something and we have an incredible audience. you guys excited? i know we are. we'll be right back on "good morning america." "gma's morning menu" sponsored by megared. 98% of us don't get enough omega-3s. which is why megared advanced 4in1 packs more omega-3 power into one small softgel. it supports your heart... brain... eyes... and joints. megared.

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[ cheers and applause ] welcome back to "gma." welcome to our great audience here in the studio. yeah, give yourselves a hand right there. and tomorrow morning, thursday, that means "deals & steals" and it's a special one, i am told, inspired by meghan markle. >> ooh. >> that's a good one. >> the markle sparkle, everybody. >> the markle sparkle. are you going bring sparkle to "pop news "? >> i hope so. good morning. lots's going on today. we'll start with harry styles showing us his style. the former one directioner is the new front man for gucci's latest men's campaign. it's called gucci cruise but i don't really see a lot going on with cruise ships. it could be called harry had a little lamb. the whole campaign is harry posing in a villa outside rome with little baby farm animals. >> okay. >> i mean, you can't go wrong here.

it casts a wide net, if you will for fans, one direction lovers and people who love baby animals. check, check, and check. i'm pretty sure that's everyone. this is style's second collaboration with gucci. in the first one he walked around north london with a chicken. there it is. i guess they're on to something over at gucci. harry, we wish you the best of luck with your new campaign. >> cute. >> got a thing for animals. >> wouldn't you love to be in the meeting where they come up with that? >> yeah. >> i got this concept. you're walking around with a chicken. >> harry styles, chicken. also in "pop news" this morning, victoria beckham getting spicy during fashion week. check this out. ♪ yes. loving her own tunes. the fashion designer singing and dancing along to one of her old disat party to celebrate the 10th anniversary of here

clothing brand. beckham, formerly known as posh spice, writing on instagram about her dance moves. discla disclaimer, high heels on a sofa, which, that makes sense. despite her enthusiasm in the video, she has not, i'm afraid, signed on for the spice girls reunion tour which is happening next year. the rest of the '90s girl group set for a 13-stop tour across the uk. victoria, based on what we saw, we say you might want to reconsider. >> yeah. >> you still got it. >> please, please. [ applause ] >> come on. >> get the band back together. finally just a question for you all and for you guys, when it comes to fries who does ketchup? [ applause ] i'm a ketchup? who does mayo? raise your hand if you're a proud mayor lover. >> that was done. >> in a small effort to bring the world together one condiment at a time, heinz offering a product lovingly called mayochup. >> oh, man. >> no. >> yes. thank you, tom.

the mayo/ketchup mash-up first made news. someone spotted it in the middle east. posted the question, why isn't it available here? thanks to the 500,000 of you who got on the bandwagon when heinz asked if we really wanted it, it is happening, people. [ cheers and applause ] wow. somebody's excited. yeah. >> couldn't we just call it thousand island? >> what? >> i was going say russian, right? >> isn't that like thousand island, russian dressing? >> it's not just for a limited time either. it's not one of those things where they put it on and then pull it. mayochup will be available nationwide later this month. [ cheers and applause ] >> i don't really do the mayo. i do the ketchup when i do but i may have to buy that. >> christmas is coming. >> it's interesting. oh, that's what you're going to buy me for christmas, okay. >> cheap date. thank you, lara. we're going to move on to our "gma" cover story about

julie chen's emotional good-bye from "the talk." she co-hosted the talk show for almost a decade, but is leaving as her husband, les moonves, confronts sexual misconduct allegations that cost him the chairmanship of cbs. linsey davis has the story. >> reporter: good morning. julie chen standing by her man but bowing out as co-host of "the talk." yesterday marked her first appearance on this, the ninth season of the cbs talk show. in her video departure, she didn't reference the allegations against her husband, only saying she's leaving the show to spend more time with her family. at times choking back tears. >> i will miss you all very, very much. >> reporter: julie chen ended the speculation on tuesday, making it official that she will not be returning to "the talk." >> right now i need to spend more time at home with my husband and our young son. so i've decided to leave "the talk." >> reporter: the decision announced on a video played during the show comes after les moonves, her husband of 14 years, was forced to resign from his role as ceo of cbs last week after a dozen women came forward accusing him of various forms of

sexual misconduct. when the allegations against moonves first emerged in july chen initially defended her husband on the show. >> i issued the one and only statement i will ever make on this topic on twitter. and i will stand by that statement today, tomorrow, forever. >> reporter: in her tweet she called him a kind, decent and moral human being. but sources say once moonves left the company, she decided her only option would be to say good-bye after eight seasons. however, chen is expected to stay on as host of the show "big brother" at least until the season finale later this month. at the end of "big brother" last week chen resolute for the first time adding her married last name. >> i'm julie chen moonves. >> reporter: and while chen's co-hosts on "the talk" have publicly voiced support for her, they've taken on moonves. >> obviously the man has a problem. >> reporter: on tuesday chen

said nothing of those allegation, instead saying good-bye with this message. >> i know this show and the sisterhood it stands for will live on for many, many, many more years to come. >> reporter: leaving several of her co-hosts in tears. >> i say we thank you for eight years of dear friendship. we love you, julie. >> reporter: moonves denies the allegations against him. cbs is currently conducting an investigation. cbs also released a statement about chen's departure which read in part, we are grateful for her many other contributions, respect her decision, and wish julie all the best in everything she does. meanwhile there are reports questioning chen's future as the host of cbs' show "big brother" after the end of this season. she has hosted that show for 18 years, george. >> okay, linsey, thanks very much. let's go over to michael. now to a "gma" health alert. there is a new study that shows the yogurt so many of us enjoy for breakfast may not be as healthy as we think, thanks to all that sugar. dr. ashton is here to break our hearts. how are you doing, doc? >> i'm not. listen, don't shoot the messenger. >> but, you know, i thought yogurt was good for you, it was

healthy, so what's behind this? >> it absolutely can be. and i have some greek yogurt almost every day. but let me tee up this study for you. we know that yogurt is associated with lower risk of diabetes, heart disease and obesity. it's also loaded with calcium and protein, however the flip side and that's the motivation behind the study, what else is lurking in that yogurt? so, that's what this study looked at. it was done in the uk. >> now, a lot of different types of yogurts out there. so does one stand out more than the other? >> the study asked a really smart question. yeah, there are a lot of different types so looked at yogurt products marketed to children. organic yogurts, fruit yogurt, greek and natural products and then they really did a deep dive into the ingredients and what they found in general, the winner in general was greek yogurt tended to have the lowest added sugar. organic can also be misleading, especially again for products marketed to children. it can be loaded with sugar and, again, it also looked at other macro nutrients like protein and calcium. i want to add, michael, because

a t veson on this, there is a lot of confusion about terminology here. is it added sugar, is it free or total sugar? in the u.s. the labels are only right now saying total sugar but turn that around and look at that number because that is important. >> that is important. we'll come over here to our little yogurt parfait bar right here. tell us what we can do to cut down on sugar but we can still enjoy some yogurt. >> okay, absolutely, you can and first i want you to and everyone watching to know the numbers. the maximum daily allocated sugar, added sugar per day for kids and women, 25 grams. for men like you, 36 grams. i still want you to be able to enjoy it. if you want something sweet, listen, professional chefs, you. but i want you to grab a spoon. these are my go-to for greek yogurt, cacao nibs, excellent source of antioxidants. hemp seeds, have you ever tried those? >> hemp, yes. >> no thc in there obviously but there's a great source of -- >> oh, no. didn't mean it like that. totally did not mean it like

that. >> i got you. i got you, and chia seeds which are an amazing source of fiber. put a little in there and add real fruit. don't overdo it but enjoy. >> all right, you know what, we got to go to ginger who's staring at me after that hemp comment. hey, ginger. >> okay. i'll have some hemp seeds, too. i'll do it later. let's do your "gma" moment. so, i don't know about you but i could use some sleep and this is how i'm feeling on a wednesday morning, just like hershey. that's what i need to get around. 15-year-old hershey from freeport, florida. and their owners say that he'll do anything. they just give him whatever and he just says, sure, all right. the baby loves it. hershey loves it. everybody is happy. i need one of those this

it's boss woman wednesday so let's turn to actress kathleen turner. she is opening up about her incredible career on the big screen, tv and, of course, the stage taking us behind the scenes in her new book "kathleen turner on acting." she sat down with "nightline's" juju chang to talk about it all. >> reporter: she's been a femme fatale. >> what's your name? >> reporter: a comic foil. >> where am i going? >> reporter: and a sexy cartoon. kathleen turner became a household name in the '80s with that gravelly voice. >> tell me about the money, charlie. >> reporter: that became her trademark. >> i'm one of seven women who can sing old man river in the

original key. >> that's amazing. can you sing a little for us? ♪ old man river ♪ that old man river >> reporter: that voice, immortalized jessica rabbit, the animated sexpot which turner did when she was nine months' pregnant. >> the day my water broke i was recording jessica rabbit. >> you voiced over the most seductive character we know. >> waddling in and out, yes. >> wildly pregnant. >> oh, yes. >> people still come up to you and do the line. >> i'm not bad. i'm just drawn that way. >> reporter: turner's new book, a master class in life for actors and nonactors alike. >> truly what i hope for out of this, "kathleen turner on acting," is to help people take risks, to have them make choices and not just accept. >> reporter: her star turn came in her first movie role as the treacherous wife in "body heat." >> you're not too smart, are you? i like that in a man.

>> reporter: of course, her biggest hit "romancing the stone." >> please, i need your help. >> that's my new career. >> i think it was some of the most fun i had. i was back in south america where i grew up. danny and michael and i were like a gang of kids. >> you also describe having an affair with michael douglas. >> no, almost. i wanted to. i thought we were falling madly in love. and he was separated from his first wife. and i was unattached. but then deandra, his wife, flew down to mexico and made it clear that they were still married. >> reporter: turner dishes about other on-screen lovers. in "pritzi's honor" her co-star had trouble with the love scenes. tell me about jack nicholson. >> i called it who's on top. we would roll over and over. well, i didn't realize that jack evidently had a bad back and so by the tenth time we went off the bed.

he said, that's it! that's it! i'm done! but i guess we had it. >> reporter: both won golden globes for the effort. and yet off screen she says there were shenanigans, too. between jack nicholson and michael douglas and warren beatty there was a little contest. >> i think who could get me first. >> who could bed you first? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> it was like sports. >> well, yes, but you see i was the new trophy in town. >> but you didn't want to be the trophy. >> i don't think so. no, that was never going to happen. >> reporter: in the mid '90s her movie career stalled. diagnosed with painfully severe rheumatoid arthritis and turning to booze. you've talked very openly about your drinking. >> oh, i abused alcohol, yeah. >> reporter: in the years since turner has developed a thriving stage career and the occasional movie project. you talk about this role in "dumb and dumber." >> i'm fredo. >> sorry fhot daughter fredo jr. >> you picked that for a

specific reason, to send a message kind of not so secretly. >> well, that i had changed and aged. >> look, guys, it's me. freida. >> and my body was not "body heat" anymore and get over it. >> reporter: for "good morning america," juju chang, abc news, new york. >> that is going to be quite the read. we're looking forward to that one. "kathleen turner on acting" is out now. coming up, three more boss women, chrissy teigen, eva mendes and emma stone all right here. [ cheers and applause ]

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> and good morning. it's 8:27. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. san francisco police are investigating a shooting in the sunset district that left a man dead. this happened at 46th avenue and moraga street, just before 9:00 last night. police say the man was shot several times and so far, no arrests have been made. earlier this morning, alexis, it was kind of easy going. how are we doing now? >> not so much anymore, unfortunately. a lot of crashes. and one of those is a sig alert from the south bay, southbound 87 past almaden expressway. crash is blocking two lanes. we have a long backup on either side of 87. and northbound 280 at 17, crawling along, nothing blocking, but things have really filled

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app and abc7news.com. and hey, we're on every morning from 4:30 to 7:00. we would love to see you tomorr >> announcer: they're one of the biggest bands in the world. a sold out tour and next wednesday, bts is taking over "gma." ♪ but before they do, we want to see your moves. so go to goodmorningamerica.com to submit a video of you and your friends doing the idol challenge and your video might end up on "gma." then watch bts live next wednesday only on "gma." i like that. welcome back to "gma." you know, that's going to be a really, really big morning for us. they're global superstars and we cannot wait to see all your videos that you're going to put >> wha w just saw behind the

en >> yeah, here we go. [ applause ] i'm not eligible for it anyway. we got a great audience here. thank you guys for waking up early to come in and join us. [ applause ] and, of course, with a great audience, you got to bring out a real superstar and right now we're going to bring out our next guest, the mother of two, a business mogul, a supermodel and also a best-selling author. please welcome chrissy teigen. [ applause ] >> good morning. >> good morning. >> mwah. good morning, good morning. [ applause ] >> you have such a great audience. i love it. >> they're always outstanding, especially with us this morning. >> i know. so early so it's nice to be able to have good faces. >> a little energy to pick you up. >> yes. >> we came in this morning. you know what, we've been living a lie.

>> it's the name, isn't it? >> we've been pronouncing it wrong all this time. >> my whole life i've been saying it wrong honestly. i just -- i always felt teigen just sounded easier. it flows better and i just didn't want to -- i've been tired of correcting people. i think i've been correcting -- i haven't corrected people for 25 years no you. >> all of a sudden did you go enough? >> i'm still -- i still want teigen. my dad is like -- my dad, he cringes every time he hears me say it incorrectly but it's teigen. it's really teigen. popular name in norway so i am doing a disservice by calling it teigen but i don't want to correct people. i don't like to correct people. >> you're a little well known now but for the record it is really teigen. >> it's teigen. >> but we'll call you teigen. >> but we'll call you teigen. >> there we go. >> i mean, it's a stage name. it's not john legend either.

john stephens. >> speak of john -- congratulations on the egot. >> thank you. i accept. >> behind every great man is a great woman. >> everyone is like congratulating me. i did nothing. yeah, he's so proud obviously. >> is there anything the man cannot do? >> someone asked that and i was like i wish i had so many -- i don't know. he's very bad at any games we have to think on your toes like catchphrase or pictionary type. he thinks too much. he's slow and you're like, spit out out. i can guess it if you say it. but he's just like hmm, yeah, it's frustrating. >> that's why he's a great songwriter. he's thoughtful and thinks about it. you were at the golden globes last year. your facial expression or, you know, you went viral. and then on monday you were at the emmys and another -- another image of you at the emmys went

viral. which reaction describes you best when you're getting up early for "gma." >> i think the oscars one where i fell asleep. that was probably the most accurate. there is one where i'm in the background just totally gone. but, yeah, i feel like now they're always looking at me and waiting for something and i tried to duck out of that one and that became the face. but i feel like i'm -- when you see the red light and you're like, it's coming. and you're like, i'm just going to smile and john is so good at just -- he's so poised. yeah, i can't hide anything. >> you know what i love about you, you just -- you embrace it and get online and are like, yeah, there it is. that's my face. >> this is a setup. i had to tell everybody that. now you're just looking for it. >> congrats on baby miles. >> thank you. i know. i'm finally not pregnant. >> you're finally not pregnant. >> i feel like every time i see you guys i'm pregnant and have a baby. >> how is luna doing with little brother. >> so good. >> how is two. >> i'm so proud and surprised because i thought she would want

to run the household and she really does but when it comes to him she's very nurturing, very caring, very sweet and, yeah, she turns into a little angel. she just started preschool so i did all that before the emmy craziness and miles is -- yeah, just a little tiny baby john and he wants love and kisses and affection and, yeah, he's just a little nugget. >> it is amazing to me though with the two kids, everything you have going on you still have enough time to write another cookbook. >> i know. >> yes. >> thank you. >> it is crazy. >> yes. "cravings: hungry for more." >> it is the everything bagel cream cheese breakfast. >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> i always -- okay, i'll go in. i always feel bad cooking for you guys because i'm like -- i feel bad forcing you to eat this early. >> don't feel bad. >> this is like noon for you. saute onions, cooked sausage. this whole thing is a giant

casserole and basically here -- you want to pour that in here. >> okay. >> we have day old everything bagels. >> instead of eating a big bagel. >> why not eat three of them with cream cheese and more cheese, heavy cream, milk and sausage. >> okay. [ applause ] why not at this point. >> now, tomato, spinach. >> i'll do it. >> let me handle this. tomato, spinach. some cheese, three types of cheese. >> three types of cheese in this part. >> you're not holding back. >> onions, everything, toss it all up. >> yes. >> is this popular in your house? >> yes, because we have an army at our house now. we have a lot. -- my mom lives with us and my dad is con statly in and out popping in and anything i can do to feed the masses is good. they are the masses. [ applause ] >>. >> this looks very good. >> you pour that in there now. >> pour this in here and then --

>> what is this lined with? is that butter. >> it's just pure butter. >> it's just pure butter. >> i was debating and this book was do i want to g lighter or use a lot of coconut oils and i was like, no. >> whatever tastes good. >> whatever tastes good. i think it's important to obviously be able to indulge sometimes and -- >> i was asking you as we get ready for the final product here i was asking about what john loves. you have something in your cookbook that sounds so good. that he craves. >> the peanut butter cookie. i have desserts this time for the first time ever. you pour this on top. >> pour this on top. >> pour it on top. let it soak for 12 hours so it's nice and moist and toss it with a bunch of cheese and stick these giant cream cheese things inside and bake it and end up with this amazing cheesy decadent casserole. >> voila. there we go. >> and everybody at home if you want this recipe, go out and get the book. it's called "cravings: hungry for more." chrissy teigen.

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our next guest, eva mendes celebrating five years in fashion design with a new collection and she sat down with

kayna whitworth to talk about it. hey, kayna. >> hey, george, good morning. the star who is normally really private opened up with me about managing her booming clothing line while enjoying her family at the same time. ♪ actress eva mendes celebrating five years of designing her own clothing line for new york and company. >> new york & company are just like ideal partners. they're a real partner. it's been a dream collaboration. >> reporter: new york & company crediting partnerships with stars like mendes for their growing profits from sexy necklines to playful work attire, her fall collection also has a place for casual comfort. >> so i have a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old now. sometimes it's just a challenge though get dressed so i brought te shese family members including partner ryan gosling's mom and sister as inspiration to create styles that suit all body types. >> that's one of my favorites about your clothing line.

from your price point to your sizes, it is a clothing line for everybody. >> absolutely. i grew up in l.a. and we didn't have much or anything like that. we grew up on hand-me-downs. >> reporter: on the runway models showcasing looks inspired by the '70s but at home with her family, the influence comes from a different place. >> our 4-year-old esmeralda dresses herself and comes up with some pretty interesting things like she'll just do the one sleeve and we're like amazing. it's a one sleeve jammie and you've got a mini designer. it's so fun to see them kind of without any, you know, just to see what they do naturally is really exciting because i'm just mom when i'm with them. >> reporter: maybe just mom with their girls but she's also the woman who has hollywood heartthrob ryan gosling gushing. >> ryan is so sweet. he's just -- he really -- it's so beautiful. he thinks everything looks great. >> reporter: taking me behind the scenes of her los angeles

fashion show, she says she urges people to find freedom in their fashion. >> it's supposed to be an expression of one's self and you're supposed to do whatever you want to do. clash your pattern, clash your prints. >> so she says like every other working mom she is struggling to find balance. one thing i loved about this boss woman she's a boss mom first and, george, she told me her little girls have mommymymyy like momitis. >> you know there was a lot of weddings that got mist and this couple and everyone was evacuated from charleston. such beautiful p

this weather sponsored by subaru. cecilia, i see you have emma stone. >> all right, from one boss woman to another, academy award winner emma stone, we are here live with her. [ applause ] everything from "birdman" to "la la land" taking on the small screen in "maniac." welcome. we are so happy to have you here. >> thank you. [ applause ] early morning wake-up. >> early morning wake-up call. i understand you've got a big birthday on the horizon, the big 3-0. >> yeah. [ applause ] thank you. wow. >> do you have plans? big party? >> i don't really know yet, no. no. >> not yet. we'll work on that. >> thank you. >> i love what you said about turning 30. i read you said that this is the stage of life where you've created this family and the friends you've made you bring with them along the way now through life. does this one feel different? >> kind of does.

i mean i'm e be getting older. it's like much better than the alternative. so i'm really -- i'm really happy to get into the next phase of life. >> sort of crystallizes. >> yeah, it does. it's been really special to gain hopefully a little bit more wisdom. >> we will weigh work on a party for you also. >> okay. can you guys -- can "good morning america" plan my birthday? >> speaking of your friends you get reunited with a new -- with an old friend, jonah hill in this new project. >> yes, yes. [ applause ] >> you guys worked together. it's been ten years since your very first movie. >> it has. now it's been like almost 12 i think. it was my first movie was with jonah. >> what was it like to be back with him? >> it was amazing. we kept in touch throughout and it was just so special to be looking over at my buddy that i've known since i was a teenager and we're -- we play five different characters throughout the show and it was just -- it was so special to get to be with him. he's such a lovely human being. u play a wan who st

doesn't go quite according to plan. >> right. >> we've got a clip. let's look. >> the pattern. the instructions -- >> owen, your instructions are to go back to your pod and await my signal. >> i'm going to save the world. >> yes. you're going to save the world. but not if you blow our cover. >> no pressure. [ applause ] very mysterious. >> i love the message of this movie. it's normal to not feel normal. >> yeah. >> everybody goes through this. >> yeah. >> this was a different role for you. >> it was. it was -- i mean i loved that as well. it really is about how powerful connection is and how much, you know, we want to isolate when

we're hurting but how reaching out to somebody is many times the most effective kind of cure. >> well, we love you in it and we will love having you back when we have that party for you. >> i can't wait. >> six weeks. [ applause ] thank you for coming. "maniac" premieres on netflix this friday. coming up, snow patrol performs live. [ applause ]

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. it's 8:59. mike nicco has a look at your warmer forecast. >> yeah, soak in the sunshine, reggie. hi, everybody. look at that flag. not moving. that's one of the reasons it's going to be warmer today, so pretty much good for all outdoor activities. of course, if you like the fog and the cooler weather, well, we've got cooler weather at the coast, but not necessarily foggy. 60s there, 80s around the bay, and 80s inland, but check out the days of 90 or warmer inland and even some 80s around the bay. alexis? >> okay, we definitely got busy on the roads in the last hour or so. i want to take you up to the north bay, where we had a sig alert on southbound 101, a multi-car crash was blocking the three left lanes that did clear, but about a 40-minute delay approaching that. things are looking better in the south bay. southbound 87 past almaden expressway, another sig alert

and crash has cleared there. northbound side, still very slow. >> time now for >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, a cooking lesson with model and actress b5. and, with his program "night school," taran killam. and, find out what's on your mind. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: this way. it's always a surprise. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> kelly: hi