>> good morning nerc starts right now. hope you have a great weekend. thanks for joining us this morning. good morning, america. supreme court showdown. judge brett kavanaugh's accuser, christine blasey ford, may now be willing to testify in front of congress according to her lawyer. overnight president trump standing by his nominee. >> i think everything's going to be just fine. >> as kavanaugh tries to clear his name the negotiations now under way and what his accuser's family is saying only on "gma" this morning. meeting with mueller. president trump's former longtime attorney michael cohen now cooperating with the special counsel, sitting down for multiple interviews lasting hours, answering questions about possible collusion with russia and the possibility of a pardon. workplace rampage. the woman opening fire on her fellow employees, killing at least three people before turning the gun on herself.

the third workplace shooting in just 24 hours. the investigation now under way. an abc news exclusive. the teenager whose disappearance with her teacher captivated the country now telling her story. >> he made me feel like i didn't have anyone else, that no one really cared about me like he did. >> the threats she says he made and what he told her after police finally found them. ♪ this is going to be the best day of my life ♪ >> browns are gonna win. and at last, the cleveland browns finally getting their first win in 635 days, snapping one of the longest winless streaks in nfl history, the rookie quarterback now the hero of the city. ♪ and good morning, america. happy friday. my producer kirsten and i both are from cleveland. she said it best, this may be our year.

>> okay. >> you know michael symon from "the chew," biggest browns fan out there. congratulations to the players. it just wasn't a big win for the players but fans across the city got a huge prize as well for being so patient for the win. a company gave them free beer. yes, the cleveland police tweeted, we won! wait, the free beer thing, okay, cleveland, stay calm. go, browns. but that matched their win total for the last two years with that win yesterday. >> you've been showing them some love. >> yeah, you know what, they're a good team. they could have been 3-0 to be honest with you. they've been playing really well this year. >> it's their year. more on that ahead. we'll begin with the new developments in the supreme court showdown, brett kavanaugh's accuser, christine blasey ford, says she may be willing to testify on capitol hill as soon as next week. this as kavanaugh says he wants a hearing as soon as possible to defend his name. our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce is tracking this for us at the white house. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, robin. we are now learning new details

about the delicate negotiations to end the standoff. christine blasey ford is ready to tell the senate that brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her but only if the conditions are right and if her request can be satisfied we could be headed for an historic he said/she said hearing as soon as next thursday. >> he is a fine, fine person. >> reporter: overnight president trump standing by his embattled supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh against allegations of sexual assault. [ chanting ] the las vegas crowd chanting kavanaugh's name as the president reassured his supporters. >> well, let it play out and i think everything is going to be just fine. >> reporter: in an interview on fox news the president questioning why christine blasey ford's allegations didn't come out sooner. >> to see what's going on is just very, very sad. you say why didn't somebody call

the fbi 36 years ago. >> reporter: and then calling out blasey ford by name. this morning, blasey ford is ready to tell her side of the story but only if key conditions are met. abc news confirming blasey ford's team told the senate judiciary committee she doesn't want to come face-to-face with the man she alleges drunkenly sexually assaulted her at a high school party 36 years ago. her lawyer says it is still blasey ford's strong preference that the committee allow a full fbi investigation before she testifies but she's no longer demanding it, and blasey ford wants steps to be taken to ensure her safety. her lawyer says blasey ford's family has had to relocate to escape harassment, even death threats. >> i think it's been stressful to not be able to be home with her family. >> reporter: blasey ford's family is now breaking their silence defending her. >> chrissy ford is my sister-in-law.

>> reporter: despite the president questioning the timing of these allegations, blasey ford's sister-in-law said coming forward at all is not easy. >> part of what i understand is that she felt sort of emotionally derailed for a couple of years. i'm sure she's preparing mentally to embrace her truth and kind of get past the things that have made her feel like she has to hide it and be silent. >> reporter: judge kavanaugh adamantly denies the charges and tells the committee he is eager to defend his credibility. writing in a letter, i continue to want a hearing as soon as possible so that i can clear my name. the high-stakes political battle playing out with the critical midterm elections just weeks away. [ chanting ] >> reporter: democrats are urging ford to hold her ground on an investigation. >> they should be able to start that investigation right now. >> but they don't seem willing to. >> if the american people speak out loud enough about how

important this is to them, they might change their mind. >> reporter: republicans insist they are working to accommodate blasey ford, even offering to let her testify privately. >> we offered one more. >> right. >> closed session or two ways of doing it by transcript. >> reporter: now, those close to kavanaugh continue to argue that this is simply a case of mistaken identity. one kavanaugh ally going so far as to publicly point a finger at another one of kavanaugh's former classmates, even posting high school photos of them side by side making the argument blasey ford is getting the two men confused. you. she tells "the washington post," quote, there is zero chance i would confuse them. >> mary, before you go, because that was kind of an astonishing thing to see, a finger pointed at someone else, any response from that individual? >> reporter: george, we are still waiting to hear a response from that other individual but it is quite an astounding thing to come out and so publicly try to point a finger at someone like this. >> that was really something. mary bruce, thanks very much. to the new development in the russia investigation. the news broken by our team at abc news that president trump's

longtime attorneael cohen has spent multiple hours and multiple sessions with special counsel robert mueller's team answering questions about all aspects of president trump's relationship with russia. our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas here with the details. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. michael cohen, once part of president trump's inner circle, now semis hell bent on assisting the special counsel's investigation voluntarily talking to investigators without a plea deal. michael cohen, the president's former attorney and fixer, the man who once said he would take a bullet for trump -- >> i'll do anything to protect mr. trump. >> reporter: -- now a potential threat as a witness for prosecutors. abc news learning cohen has been assisting special counsel robert mueller. sources telling abc news in recent weeks cohen sat down for multiple interviews lasting hours with mueller's investigators. the focus of the meetings which have taken place in new york and washington, allegations of trump campaign collusion with the kremlin in connection with the

2016 election and all aspects of trump's dealings with russia, financial or otherwise. here's how trump reacted when the fbi raided cohen's home and businesses last spring. >> so i just heard that they broke into the office of one of my personal attorneys, a good man, and it's a disgraceful situation. it's a total witch-hunt. >> reporter: but in recent weeks the president and his allies have been calling cohen a disloyal turncoat, basically a rat. >> he's been lying for years. there's nobody that i know that knows him that hasn't warned me that if his back is up against the wall he'll lie like crazy. because he's lied all his life. >> reporter: according to sources familiar with the interviews, mueller's team also asked cohen questions about whether trump or any of his associates discussed the possibility of pardoning cohen. cohen recently pleaded guilty to campaign finance crimes for paying off women just before the election. telling the court he did it at the direction of donald trump. mueller continues to get key trump associates to become

cooperating witnesses. this new revelation about cohen coming on the heels of paul manafort, trump's former campaign chairman, pleading guilty to conspiracy charges last week and agreeing to work with the special counsel. george. >> okay, pierre, thanks very much. let's bring in our chief legal analyst, dan abrams. let's pick up where pierre left off and paint a picture of how president trump is being surrounded now by robert mueller. you've got his former attorney cooperating, you got his campaign chair, paul manafort, cooperating, his deputy campaign chair rick gates cooperating, his chief b financial officer also cooperating with the southern district, and his former national security adviser. he's got to feel surrounded. >> you've got a wide range of people and issues so you've got russia, you've got the questions of was there any collusion. you've got finances, but i think the one thing that many people are minimizing here is the cooperation with the new york state officials as well. it seems clear now that michaelr nehe y officials there. >> let's talk about it because what they're looking into are the actions of the trump

foundation, which we know is -- was operating in many ways outside of the law. that's what's being investigated. >> at the least that's what they're investigating, right, because there we already know that new york state has filed a lawsuit against -- a civil lawsuit. the question people ask at the time was, well, based on these allegations they're making against the charity some of this sounds like it's potentially criminal, and i think the answer was i think they needed this idea of intent. was there corrupt intent to do this and that's where michael cohen could become instrumental with regard to the new york state case so everything we keep talking about, well, you can't indict a sitting president, et cetera, those are all federal issues. the state is an entirely different set of legal questions. it has its own autonomy, its own authority, its own investigation and if you're donald trump, this now opens up in my mind an entirely new concern with regard to this investigation if michael cohen is cooperating with the new york state -- >> you can't issue pardons for violation of state law yet.

one thing we saw in the piece, michael cohen has been that could be very significant. >> right, because what effectively that means is they are investigating the possibility of obstruction of justice or witness tampering, meaning were there suggestion that is if you, you know, don't talk. maybe you will get a pardon. more importantly and potentially more dangerously, is anyone suggesting to michael cohen, if you don't tell the truth, you might be able to get a pardon. don't disclose this and you might be able to get a pardon. we don't know that's the case but those are the sort of questions that have to be of great concern. look, with all these people together, president trump should know now with his closest associates all involved here if he didn't do anything wrong, he should be in good shape now. they've got the right people in there to answer those questions. but if he did do something wrong, he's got to be very concerned. >> dan abrams, thanks very much. >> all right, thank you, george. now to that deadly workplace rampage at a maryland distribution center.

a woman opening fire and killing repeople taking own life.eys aberdeen, maryland with the latest on the investigation. and david, this is just one of three workplace shootings in just 24 hours. >> reporter: yeah, it's the latest one, michael, and this rite aid distribution center is closed this morning. three victims' families are grieving this morning, and police are trying to figure out what was the motive for this latest workplace shooting? this morning, police urgently trying to find out why this 26-year-old woman, snochia moseley, opened fire on her fellow employees at a rite aid distribution center. >> we have the shooter with us. >> okay, is the shooter a patient? >> yes, that is correct. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies, s.w.a.t. teams storming that center after moseley pulled a 9 millimeter handgun and started shooting outside, then inside the warehouse, hitting six

fellow employees, then turning the gun on herself. four dead including moseley. mike carey who works next door immediately jumping in to help. >> about 9:00 i heard this commotion going on. there was gunshots out in the parking lot. a few minutes later i saw this guy coming into our building. he was laying there, and he was shot in the leg and everybody was, you know, rushing to help him. >> reporter: one worker told his wife according to the associated press that moseley was having an argument with someone and, quote, went off firing her weapon in many directions, not necessarily targeting anyone specifically. dozens and dozens of workers locked down in the huge warehouse until police could make sure moseley was the only shooter. finally releasing them to board buses and take them away from the deadly scene. "the baltimore sun" is quoting a longtime friend of the shooter saying she felt that the world was against her but she wasn't an angry person.

this friend suggesting that she may have been completely emotionally distressed. robin. >> very sad. all right, david, thank you. now the latest on the recovery efforts under way from florence. the carolinas and virginia still struggling very much this morning to clean up from the storm. the death toll is climbing. 41 people killed across three states. the storm dumped trillions of gallons of water across that region. so many brave people though risking their lives to rescue those trapped. north carolina's governor says more than 4,700 people have been saved and we're thinking of everyone in that region this morning. ginger, the midwest facing a threat overnight, tornadoes tearing across the heartland. >> yes, six reported tornados, robin, and then at least 113 severe storm reports so you can see what it looked like. this is from leysian, minnesota a video of the damaging winds blowing through there, and then likely the tornado damage in

fairbault, minnesota. the plane has flipped, the hangar destroyed. you can see what happened in middlefield, ohio, with the trees down. you can see that again today from ohio all the way through pennsylvania and western new york. the same cold front and really the lows go up into canada. that's where the spin could be. this looks more linear. that meanseni damaging wind. all you need is a 60 to 70-mile-per-hour wind from buffalo black to cleveland and you could have power lines and trees down. >> oh man, ginger, thanks very much. we turn to that murder shocking america's capital. a suspect has now been arrested accused with killing this young woman jogging in a popular neighborhood in washington, d.c. abc's linsey davis has the story. >> reporter: overnight family and friends gathering to remember wendy martinez, the 35-year-old tech executive brutally murdered while jogging in the heart of the nation's capital. friends and family emotional, opening up about their loss. >> my daughter was a beautiful person. my heart has been broken in a thousand pieces.

>> reporter: martinez had just gotten engaged last week. on thursday police zeroed in on 23-year-old anthony crawford seen here, they say, in this surveillance video moments before the attack. prosecutors say crawford stabbed martinez seven times while she was on a run around 8:00 p.m. tuesday near her home in washington, d.c. this surveillance video shows the moments after she was attacked running into a restaurant bleeding causing some customers to flee. others tried unsuccessfully to save her. she later passed away at a hospital. crawford is now in custody. police this morning are searching for a motive. >> we don't have anything to suggest that there was any type of confrontation between the two. it looks like it was an unprovoked attack. >> reporter: yeah, so officials saying that the attack was unprovoked but no apparent motive. crawford is now being detained. the defense is calling that a rush to judgment. wendy martinez's mother says that her daughter had just picked out a wedding dress.

they now plan to bury her in that dress, michael. >> all right, thank you so much. >> that just breaks your heart. her family, wendy's family, her mother about forgiveness. her fiance saying don't let this define what this community is about, just their grace at this time is amazing. >> hard to imagine. >> in the toughest time for any family out there. thank you. we'll switch gears now to something a little happier, if you're a cleveland browns fan, a huge celebration in cleveland. the browns have finally won a game. yes, you heard it right, they have finally won a game. it is their first in 635 days. rookie quarterback baker mayfield, the top pick in the draft, made his nfl debut last night and immediately he showed everybody he belonged. a little trickery right here, the nice touchdown, and he led his team to the big win. their first since 2016. hard to even say that. and they went 0-16 last year and the victory was extra sweet for the fans. take a look at the celebrations across the city. a lot of reasons to celebrate. the so-called victory fridges

that were stocked with bud light, they were unlocked until am -- they were locke finally people are enjoying what has been long overdue. >> well, now they're empty. >> got to restock them. let's get back to ginger. storms and flooding down south? >> yes, conroe, texas, showing the damage from a car wash where that all collapsed in damaging winds. we're going to see flash flood potential mostly in oklahoma up to ten inches. your local weather in 30 seconds. first the weekend getaways sponsored by liberty mutual.

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and president trump standing by his nominee this morning. and the day a lot of apple fans have been waiting for. apple's new iphone xs and xs max are on sale globally today. to that abc news exclusive, the teenage student who disappeared with her teacher for weeks, sparking a nationwide manhunt is now telling her story. abc's eva pilgrim spoke with elizabeth thomas and is here with more on that. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, robin. so many people think they know this story. they've already made up their mind as to what they think happened. now, the teen at the center of that cross-country search breaking her silence. she says she wants to set the record straight and tell her story. it was the case that gripped the country. >> this little girl is in danger and in more danger every minute that passes. >> please, if you have a sighting call 911. us>> rasve naonwide manhunt for 15-year-old elizabeth thomas who

disappeared with her 50-year-old teacher, tad cummins. >> they think they know what happened. they think that i like old men and that's not the case. he made me feel like i didn't have anyone else and no one really cared about me like he did. >> reporter: the pair spent 38 days on the run leaving a trail of surveillance video. they completely altered their appearance before they were discovered at this remote cabin. elizabeth now says when he came to pick her up the day they disappeared, he had a gun. >> but as soon as we went to go leave, he set a gun in the middle console and i knew that i wasn't getting out of the car. >> he immediately pulled the gun out? >> the gun sat in the middle console. >> and you knew then -- >> i wasn't getting out of this. >> reporter: their relationship first started when as the new kid in school she felt like there was one man she could trust, her health teacher, mr. cummins. he becomes a mentor of sorts, but the relationship, she says, soon b >> i was feeling r

was wanting to get on antidepressants and try to go to a therapist and he told me no, not to do it because it would change who i was. >> he convinced you not to get help? >> yes. >> what did he suggest you do instead? >> come to him. >> reporter: she says cummins' overtures would become more sinister. >> it was fourth period. i can't remember the conversation, and then next thing i know he said you'd look pretty nice naked. >> when did he take it from saying things like that to you to something more? >> whenever he first kissed me, that was whenever i realized this is getting too far. >> reporter: thomas says that she became increasingly more uncomfortable with the relationship. >> did you tell somebody? >> no. like i didn't want anyone to really know i was scared of what would happen if anyone did know. i didn't want to make him mad or make him want to come after me or anything like that. >> reporter: on march 13, 2017, thomas can be seen leaving home, reluctantly taking off with

cummins on a journey that would last 38 days. >> he said if he couldn't have me he'd kill himself. any time he threatened himself he'd threaten my family. >> did you feel trapped? >> i did. he threatened to shoot himself or use the guns. >> so intimidation and threats are a big component to his control. >> reporter: the pair eventually end up at the black bear ranch commune but the people there knew something was wrong. >> there were all kinds of indications that something a little strange was going on. >> reporter: they kicked them out saying they weren't a good fit. >> what really should have been a clue that something was wrong is that he got so angry when that was shared with them. >> reporter: the duo then made their way to this cabin where they lived under the fake names john and joanna. elizabeth never speaking out loud. >> reporter: the day that the police show up -- >> that was the best day of my life. >> reporter: but even after cummins' arrest, thomas says he tried to maintain control over her.

>> he said not to tell them that we have done anything, that he forced me to go, say that i went willingly, say that he was trying to protect me. >> reporter: as time passes, thomas slowly coming to terms with the ordeal. >> i know he's a bad man and i blame myself a lot but now i know that he's at fault. he himself made him do it. other people don't choose your actions, you do. >> reporter: tad cummins pleaded guilty early this year to transporting a minor across state lines for sex. he faces at least ten years in prison. i covered this from the start. i thought i knew it. we learned so much more from her in this interview. >> just by that piece right there we could tell there's so much more to it than we thought. you'll have it all tonight on "20/20" at 10:00 p.m. eastern time here on abc. all right. now we're going to change to a

new story, new questions about airport security this morning. a student pilot allegedly hopped a fence and boarded an empty passenger jet in florida. the incident is under investigation. and abc's victor oquendo has more from miami. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. that student pilot is in custody this morning as police investigate this disturbing breach of security at the orlando melbourne international airport. it was around 1:30 a.m. thursday that authorities say 22-year-old nishal sankat left his car running outside of the airport. he jumped a barbed wire fence and boarded this empty american airlines airbus 321 jet which normally holds nearly 200 passengers. sankat was stopped by two technicians who happened to be on board. they tackled him, but he managed to take off running on the tarmac before police arrested him a minute later. now he's facing several charges including criminal trespassing and attempting to steal on airplane. the joint terrorism task force and the fbi are among the agencies investigating, trying to determine a motive, michael. >> thank you so much, victor.

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earlier this year that he wanted to kill kendra beebe in his anger-fueled 2008 stabbing. now as he's being released from prison, beebe is speaking out and she is on a mission. >> reporter: you've seen him in the blockbuster "the 40-year-old virgin." >> this is not professional. >> reporter: plus popular tv shows like "scrubs." >> hey, j.d. and j.d. >> reporter: but this morning, comedic actor shelley malil is in a new role, a freed convict. back in the headlines again after a parole board released him from prison after only serving eight years of a life sentence for the attempted murder of his then-girlfriend kendra beebe. >> do you feel safe with him out? >> i don't. i will always have to watch my back for the rest of my life. >> reporter: beebe's life was forever changed after surviving a vicious attack by malil stabbing her 23 times in august of 2008. >> when i was going to give him a hug he pulled out his hand and just started stabbing me.

>> did you think you were going to die in those moments? >> yes. >> reporter: beebe suffered punctured lungs and deep wounds to her neck, back and arms. her children sleeping just upstairs. >> what do you see when you look in the mirror? >> i got a second chance when so many women don't, and so i feel very strongly that i need to help be a part of the change. >> does a woman's life matter? does inflicting injury on her matter? i think if we all thought of kendra as our daughter we would say it matters quite a bit. >> reporter: today beebe says she is still living in fear but refuses to let that prevent her from living her life. >> you say that you're no longer a victim, you're a survivor. what does that look like? >> so many women do not even testify at trials because they're afraid of being dirtied on the stand. they're afraid of revenge from their attacker.

and we cannot live in that fear. we have to be strong and stand up and speak out. >> she's gone from victim to survivor to thriver. the parole board unanimously agreed that malil posed a low risk of committing violence in the future. beebe says the system is broken. and i have to say, governor jerry brown even weighed in, pushing back against the parole board's decision to no avail. he will be a freew man. >> didn't work, wow. okay, amy, thanks very much. coming up, everybody, we've got something to make you feel good this friday. a heartwarming reunion that's more than 30 years in the making. this flu season, protect yourself... and your sister-in-law's... tennis partner's... chatty coworker's... youngest daughter's... entire judo class. one shot can make a world of difference. walgreens has specially trained pharmacists, that know which flu shot is right for you.

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we're back now with that emotional reunion decades in the making. a long lost brother and sister finding each other with the help of a dna test. adrienne bankert is here with their story. >> oh, my gosh. >> heartwarming story, adrienne. >> it is so powerful. good morning, michael. good morning to all of you. it is remarkable what these dna tests are doing these days, leading to this big find. they hadn't seen each other in 34 years and it turns out they were living much closer than they'd ever imagined. >> reporter: an unexpected reunion thousands of miles in the making. justin kragt and renee alanko were both born in south korea. both found abandoned a mile apart from each other as young children, then adopted to separate families in the u.s.

justin, too young to know that something or someone was missing. >> i felt alone in life a lot and was just kind of questioning things, questioning my identity. >> reporter: now in their late 30s they found out they lived just 600 miles from each other. the dna test 23andme led to this moment. >> i knew about him all this time. i just never thought i'd ever meet him, so this is really amazing. it's like we came from the same parents, which is blowing my mind because i've never known anybody related to me and i never thought i would. >> reporter: an instant connection and immediate family resemblance. >> this really helped heal a part of me that i didn't even know existed. >> as a mom of an adopted child, i could not have planned a better gift to give justin than this. >> reporter: and despite having missed out on decades of life

together the two are now inseparable. >> i always thought i was alone in the world and i was content with that but -- >> now you're stuck with me. see how attached i am. >> i know. she's already on me like a leech. >> oh, my gosh. they both had tried in the past to find relatives. justin had made some distant connections and renee traveled to south korea to find her father and came up with nothing. now like she so eloquently said, they're stuck with each other. >> the way he looked at his sister. >> that was what captivated me. >> oh, my goodness. >> it's the way they looked at each other. all of us even, if we're from big families -- my mom said you could be alone in the middle of a crowded room, but to find each other and put together those pieces together. >> special. >> moving. >> thank you so much, a.b. coming up, duchess meghan's surprise appearance with her mother.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. supreme court showdown. judge brett kavanaugh's accuser christine blasey ford now willing to testify on capitol hill as soon as next week. the negotiations on right now. kavanaugh says he wants a hearing as soon as possible to clear his name, and president trump stands by his nominee. a series of recent attacks on women joggers has so many asking how to stay safe while running. the simple and important ways to protect yourself starting this morning. duchess meghan's mother, the surprise appearance by doria, the first time we've seen her in public since the wedding. stepping out with her daughter and son-in-law as the duchess gives her first speech as a royal. ♪ and it's all coming back to her. celine dion posing in the studio

and what our favorite diva is revealing about her latest music. and it's the olympian and the oscar winner, our "gma" special correspondent adam rippon one-on-one with cate blanchett. it's the interview where anything could happen. and it'll have you laughing into friday as they say -- >> both: good morning, america. ♪ oh, i ran into him at the u.s. open, adam. he is a delight. >> yeah, he makes you happy. >> he does make you happy. >> good morning, america. and happy friday to everybody out there. looks like adam and cate had a great time. it is hard to not have a great time with adam. >> that's true. we were having a good time before we came down here to the studio. do you remember the 21st night of september? a big anniversary for the elements of the universe, earth wind & fire. ♪ love was changing our minds >> this is us celebrating before. >> there you go. s see chl.ai

>> oh, that's old school. >> that's old school. >> that's right. >> and in case you're wondering george was shooting the video. that's why -- he was actually shooting the video. that's why he was not dancing. >> if you believe that. >> it's all in "pop news." all coming up. >> that is coming up. we have some headlines to get to as well starting with the latest on the supreme court showdown. judge brett kavanaugh's accuser now saying she's willing to testify on capitol hill as soon as next week setting some conditions. those are being negotiated. i want to go back to our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, we are learning new details about these ongoing delicate negotiations. christine blasey ford is ready to tell the senate that judge kavanaugh sexually assaulted her but only if the conditions are right and if they can find common ground here, we could be heading towards an historic hearing as early as next thursday. >> he is a fine, fine person.

>> reporter: overnight, president trump standing by his embattled supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, against allegations of sexual assault. [ chanting ] the las vegas crowd chanting kavanaugh's name as the president reassured his supporters. >> we'll let it play out, and i think everything is going to be just fine. >> reporter: in an interview on fox news the president questioning why christine blasey ford's allegations didn't come out sooner. >> to see what's going on is just very, very sad. you say why didn't somebody call the fbi 36 years ago? >> reporter: and in a tweet this morning, the president for the first time mentioning blasey ford by name, questioning why she didn't come forward sooner. this morning, blasey ford is ready to tell her side of the story, but only if key conditions are met. abc news confirming blasey ford's team has told the senate judiciary committee she does not want to come face-to-face with the man she alleges drunkenly sexually assaulted her at a high school party 36 years ago. her lawyer says it's still

blasey ford's strong preference that the committee allow a full fbi investigation before she testifies, but she's no longer demanding it. and blasey ford wants steps to be taken to ensure her safety. her lawyer says blasey ford's family has had to relocate to escape harassment, even death threats. >> i think it's been stressful to not be able to be home with her family. >> reporter: blasey ford's family now breaking their silence, defending her. >> reporter: chrissy ford is my sister-in-law and she is a down to earth, integrous, hard-working, honest, lovely woman. >> reporter: now, those close to kavanaugh continue to make the argument this is simply a case of mistaken identity. one kavanaugh ally is going so far as to publicly point a finger at another one of kavanaugh's former classmates, suggesting that blasey ford is simply getting the two men confused. but she tells "the washington post," quote, there is zero chance i would confuse them. george. >> that could raise a lot of questions if those hearings come next week.

mary bruce, thanks very much. robin? thanks, george. now to the latest on that wild weather. almost 20 million people could be facing damaging winds and possible tornadoies heading int the weekend after parts of the midwest got slammed with reported tornados overnight. so let's go back to ginger with more on that. >> robin, the national weather service of the twin cities will be out in force today. several going out to these different locations that likely had a tornado so they can do the surveys and let us know. fairbault, minnesota, looks twisted where the hangar is ruined and sk -- of course, the airplane there flipped. and then you have the damaging winds, easily 60 to 70-mile-per-hour winds from iowa to minnesota and you'll see that again when we go through middlefield, ohio where the trees are down so let's see that cold front. we call this linear. by the time the low gets into canada that's where the spin would be. most of this will end up being in a line, which means damaging winds and could do so much damage through cleveland, buffalo and watertown. robin and michael. >> thank you, ginger. coming up, how to stay safe while jogging. amy has important moves and tips

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dience we ha this morning. thank you for being with us on this friday morning. what a way to start a weekend. we have another great lineup for you on monday. hope you can come back. we have two fantastic guests. we have ricky gervais and taraji p. henson. >> oh, yes. [ applause ] how about some "pop news" with a.b.? >> i'll take it away. thank you. i love the energy in this room right now. we begin with celine dion, it's all coming back to her right now. the music legend is working on some new music. she even posted some photos to social media. that's what we all do now to let you know what we're doing this -- in our world. writing back in the studio, excited about recording some great new tunes. in true celine style, she's belting those songs out. take a look at some of the photos from social media. there she is. she is a queen. [ applause ] the queen of performance face. just putting her whole body and soul into it. she is keeping busy while on hiatus from her vegas show.

but don't worry, she returns at the end of october. no word on when a new album could drop but we are very, very excited. >> always. >> she brings it every time. she is a gift from heaven. all right. [ applause ] now, if you haven't seen "crazy rich asians" go see "crazy rich asians," but the director, john m. chu, is making magic with an iphone. "wired" magazine challenged the highly regarded director to make a short film using only the new iphone xsmax. here are the results. he captured some break dancers, luigi rosato. he was practicing in his garage, rehearsal space there. he used no extra equipment, no filters, no lights, nada. just his phone. so we can all make movies now basically in our garage. [ applause ] >> got a great eye, though. we don't have his eye. >> we might have to have him give us a few directing lessons. finally you know what today is, cue the music. cue the music. no?

well, maybe not. i'll just sing for you. it's not just any 21st of september, it's a big anniversary. the classic earth wind & fire song. ♪ [ applause ] that was one of the most played songs in history. partially due to the spike it gets this month, of course, today. we decided to do our own celebration backstage this morning. robin and michael, let's check you out. >> hey, robin. get it, get it. >> we got the whole soul train line down the hallway. there's michael. ♪ okay. >> he's going to drop it. he's going to drop it like it's hot. oh! oh! oh! >> and my skirt was too tight. my skirt was too tight there. we did it. our crew, amazing. look at greg. get it, greg.

that's lara's hairstylist and petula, robin's makeup artist. oh, my gosh. i love this. if you would have told me in 2018, i would be -- oh, that was alana. i apologize. i get the names wrong. >> wait, wait, we got to wait here. >> that's andrea. >> whoa. ♪ >> if you told me it was 2018 i would be on national tv with robin roberts and michael strahan dancing to "the 21st of september" with no makeup on, i would have told you you're crazy. i am living my best life. >> and george holding the camera. >> he was holding it the whole time. >> but i wanted to see him doing it. >> so many people are like, is that how it is every morning? pretty much. >> we have a very fun job. >> happy anniversary to earth wind & fire. >> yes. [ applause ]you, adrienne. >> thank you, guys.

we're going to switch gears now to our "gma" cover story. you know, so many women are concerned about safety while running following the recent murders of multiple joggers. now, runners across the country are banding together showing they are not afraid and learning how to protect themselves. that's why amy is back with this. >> that's right, robin. runners are refusing to back down from the sport they love over fear, learning self-defense techniques as they remember, of course, those women who lost their lives while jogging. >> reporter: these are the women who went out for their daily jog and never came home, and this morning so many women are honoring one of the latest victims, mollie tibbetts, by sharing the hashtag miles for molly and making it clear they will not be afraid. there are simple and important ways all runners can protect themselves. >> when you are trained for certain situations, if you come across them you eliminate that aspect of fear and that creates real confidence. that confidence is something

that exudes outwards. >> reporter: but tom gavish is the founder of a self-defense school in new york has trained navy s.e.a.l.s, army rangers, even moms and now i'm his latest pupil. >> never worry about offending another person's feelings when it comes to your safety. >> reporter: he ran through a litany of self-defense tips and a different way to hold your keys. >> a better way is to hold it like this where it's pointing from the bottom, nothing that can cut through the skin. way better grip on it. then you can use -- we call this a hammer fist motion. >> reporter: heavy water bottles work too and can be used as a diversion. >> this is used for the distraction and then boom. >> reporter: if an attacker gets too close, he says aim for the eyes and then for the groin. >> shin to the groin and knee to the groin. grab their heads, two thumbs. go deep into the eyes all the way into the back of the head. super simple, super effective. >> reporter: other tips to keep you safe on your run, know the path you're taking, buddy up and make your run a group activity so you're not alone. the best routine is no routine

so keep changing it up. and always make sure to tell someone you trust where you're going. so many of us moms can only run early in the morning or at night after work and that's when it's dark. experts advise sticking to well-lit, populated areas where you won't be an easy target. make sure to constantly survey your surroundings. a lot of times we look this way and that way. it's okay to look back and make sure and you should do it routinely. >> i know you love listening to music. so what if you have ear buds? >> if you have earbuds, the best thing is to not have earbuds, i think it's so hard for a lot of us to run without our music, turn the volume down. turn it down low. if you want to blast it get on the treadmill. if you want to run outside, turn it down. there are new earphones that sit on top of the ear and allow for ambient noise, so look for those as well. that can help if you can't give them up. >> full disclosure, amy and i were having lunch yesterday talking about this and you got the call. >> they're like, can you do this story about runner safety and i said i'd love to. >> based on our conversation. >> thank you, amy.

we'll move to the royals now and that surprise appearance from meghan's mom at her daughter's cookbook launch. erielle reshef is here with the details. hey, erielle. >> reporter: hey, george. we can't get enough of the roya royals, right? meghan took center stage at the party for her charity cookbook, her two biggest cheerleaders there by her side, her mom and husband prince harry glowing with pride. it's a day of firsts for duchess of sussex meghan markle. her first charitable project since becoming a member of the royal family. a sign of what we can expect to see in meghan's future. >> working on this project for the past nine months has been a tremendous labor of love. >> reporter: but it's another first that has everyone talking. her american mom doria ragland at her first royal engagement since the couple's wedding alongside her son-in-law prince harry. >> having doria with her by her side at her first humanitarian project is a chance for her to show her what she's been up to. >> reporter: harry and doria beaming proudly. ragland stepping out to greet guests with the words, hi, i'm

meg's mom. it seemed only fitting she'd attend for an event so focused on women. >> it looks amazing. >> reporter: markle and her mother spent the event cooking and eating with women who lived through the grenfell tower disaster in london last year where 72 people died. the cookbook called together our community cookbook features the women's recipes. today meghan and harry giving the world a sense of how they're already changing the face of the monarchy. >> i had just recently moved to london and i felt so immediately embraced by the women in the kitchen with your warmth and your kindness, and also to be able to be in the city and to see in this one small room, how multicultural it was. >> it's extremely important for harry and meghan to have doria by their side for this first engagement, not just because it's a chance for doria to see meghan's new life, but also to show the world that they are a

family and this is very much part of the modern monarchy. >> harry truly stood behind his wife at the event, even fixing her wind-blown hair at one point and harry and meghan are gearing up for their big tour down under heading to australia, fiji and new zealand next. >> raising the bar for all us husbands. >> he is. >> erielle, thanks very much. >> let's go to ginger. let's do your "gma" moment. this comes to us from dallas, georgia. so, they have a lot of fun, ellie and her uncle spence as she calls him, and this is one of their favorite things to do. >> whoa. you can hear her say, look at me, grandpa. >> look at me. >> just another use for a hoverboard. indoors. i guess it's working for them. please send your "gma" moments

now to now to a wonderful tribute to a good friend of mine, football hall of famer junior seau. espn plus has a new "30 for 30" documentary out today called "seau" celebrating the legendary linebacker. we're going to take a look -- we're going to talk to his daughter sydney in just a moment, but first, let's take a look at his life. >> reporter: on the field, he was one of the most feared players in the nfl. >> get out of here. >> reporter: but off the field junior seau was a charmer. >> you'd walk down the street and before you'd know it, everybody would come up and shake his hand. >> reporter: the father of four

doted on his kids. >> hi, sweetie. you're so beautiful. you know that? you are beautiful. >> he knew how to react and respond to people, to make them feel special. >> reporter: after family and football, his youth foundation was his passion. >> just one of the most fulfilling things that i've done in my career. >> reporter: but as his nfl career came to an end, his life took a dark turn. >> it was like he was slowly disappearing from us and he didn't have that sense of identity that he had before. >> reporter: a domestic violence arrest, heavy drinking and gambling and eventually taking his own life. tests showed that the legend suffered from cte, a disease related to repetitive brain trauma that has reportedly impacted hundreds of former nfl players. >> he didn't understand how much he meant to me. he just kept saying that he would always be there for me. he would never leave. >> it is great to have junior seau's daughter sydney here with us this morning. [ applause ] welcome, sydney.

and your father is one of my favorite people of all time, and everybody was his buddy. he's the biggest practical joker, larger than life on and off the field, and you were 18 years old when he passed so what do you remember about your father? what were some of the special moments? >> i think i remember most just his warmth. he made everyone obviously his best friend but being his daughter, i had a special place in his heart and he a special place in mine and that relationship i'll never forget just because he was the light of my life and he still is. you never stop being someone's daughter and it's just unconditional love all the time. >> your father, this film does a great job of telling his story showing his charismatic ways and all these different things about him. you actually worked for espn but you had nothing to do with the filming of this. but when you saw it, how was that for you when you saw this film? >> it was amazing. it was incredibly emotional but kirby bradley did an incredible job directing this and showing just every aspect that he could

in a well-rounded scope and i'm just so proud of how it turned out and i can't wait for people to see it and see a road map of what could potentially happen just so others know you're not suffering in silence alone and there's so many more resources out there. >> you said your father, he wasn't the same person the last few years of his life. >> right. >> how did he change because, you know, most of us knew the gregarious, funny jokester so how did your father change? >> he was just distant. i'm used to him bugging me all the time growing up. he was my rec soccer coach. he was at every volleyball game. he was always present, and to see him completely off the map and not knowing where he was and forgetting some of these life moments that i knew he wanted to be a part of was a huge change. you never knew what mood he was going to be in and for me he was always consistent, so when that inconsistency happened it was a shock and we were just confused as a family. >> and once he passed away your family ask

you found out he did have cte so did that change some of the things you thought after you knew he suffered from that? >> absolutely. i think it just made us frustrated because if we had known earlier what would our lives be now? would we still be living in the state of just loss, and we're still lost and confused but knowing what we know i think it just showed so much more awareness and we can actually help others and that's the whole point of this documentary, to make sure people understand that this is one scenario but doesn't have to happen again and we can make a change. >> you spoke so well at his hall of fame ceremony, spoke so well about your father. what do you want your father's legacy to be? what do you want people to take away from everything he gave? >> i think just his passion for people. he always wanted to give back and he gave obviously football his all but he also gave the city of san diego his heart and his love and i think that's his legacy, knowing that he was a giver and he was passionate and i'm hoping that cte will be a part of his legacy and that will

obviously we'll know more about it especially with research and i want people to understand he was such a light and his heart was relentless and that's what i want his legacy to be. >> as a good friend of your father's, i can say your father was a light. like i said, he was one of my favorite people. played some practical jokes on me but you said he did it to you all the time. >> yes. >> but, you know, he's a very special man. we're all very blessed to know him and sydney, thank you very much for joining us and the documentary, the "30 for 30" documentary "seau" is valuable -- available now on espn plus. make sure you check it out. we'll be right back.

good morning, i'm alexa smith from abc 7 mornings. the dmv says everything should be back to normal today following a technical glitch that forced massive delays at dozens of field offices. abc 7 news was at the fremont dmv where the line of people waiting stretched out the door yesterday. the dmv says a state wide router issue stopped services and transactions from being processed. the system started coming back up after two and a half hours. but the outage at some locations lasted up to four hours. all right, taking a look at the roads here this morning. we have a new crash, this is a rollover collision on 580, the eastbound side. the vehicle was traveling westbound and it flipped over the barrier and landed on the eastbound side just before 98. the backup is beyond the highway

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all right. here's a look at some of the temperatures outside. you can see we're in the 50s and 60s. and on our way to another warm day away from the coast. you can see it's a little foggy there and it's going to continue

to get cooler there during the afternoon hours. in fact, we'll be in the 60s while the >> announcer: they're one of the biggest bands in the world. billions of youtube views, a sold out tour and this wednesday, bts is coming to "gma." bts, the event, wednesday on "gma." brought to you by carmax. [ applause ] welcome back to "gma." they're so excited. we are all excited for bts to join us live here on wednesday on "gma." it's going to be great. biggest band in the world right now. now we move on to something else that is big. the interview we've been waiting for all morning long. what happens when you send an olympian on a mission to interview an oscar winner. >> oh, boy. >> yes, oh boy. we're about to find out. our special contributor adam rippon went one-on-one with cate blanchett to talk about her new movie "the house with the clock in its walls." and adam joins us now from l.a.

and, adam, it was your first special assignment. how was it, my friend? >> oh, michael, it was great. i got to talk with cate. she was super nice. the movie was awesome. i sat down with cate to talk sorcery, the challenge of working with special effects and the power of being yourself. in cate blanchett's new film there is magic, warlocks, a haunted house and clocks. lots and lots of clocks. >> the click spring is not far behind. >> i loved the movie. >> oh, great, that's a relief. >> yes. i know you've been waiting on my critique. >> i was waiting for you to tell me how great i was. >> oh, you were great. >> thank you. >> there's obviously a clock theme to the movie. >> yes. >> do you know how many clocks were used? >> thousands. i mean, it was really, truly magical walking onto set. >> i bet. >> the house is a huge character, obviously. it's in the title. it's a huge character in the movie. it lives, it breathes.

it's almost like a dog and has a close relationship with all the members of this strange family. >> reporter: blanchett plays a witch whose next-door neighbor is a warlock played by jack black. the two team up to help a young orphan navigate through all sorts of sorcery. >> did you see that? >> what was it like working with jack black? >> i love jack. i mean what's not to love? who doesn't love jack? what you see is what you get and more and i think everyone knows him is, you know, he's such an incredible clown and he's so generous to work with. he's such a fine actor. >> so in this film there are a lot of special effects. what is the most challenging part of working with something that you can't see? >> well, as an actor you've always got to imagine your way into circumstance. you know, believe it or not, i am not a witch. jack is not a warlock and there was a fair bit of green screen but there was also a lot of in-camera magic, the arm chair that moves and the windows that change, the staines

>> reporter: speaking of magic i have my own tricks up my sleeve with the help of the magic castle club in hollywood. >> we aren't alone in this room. this is one of the rooms in the hotel that is haunted. but -- >> for real? >> by a good spirit. >> how do you know it's good? >> irma, because i'm friends with her and been in this room for an hour now. >> oh, she's come out to you? >> can you say hi? ask, irma, can you play whatever song. think of a song, obscure, whatever. >> irma, can you play "all the single ladies." irma, doesn't like me. >> hey, irma, can you play "all the single ladies." ♪ >> why does she answer you and not me? >> i guess we'll leave the real witchcraft to me. >> thanks for the sisterhood, irma. >> see, you're welcome. >> cate told me if she could have a magic power in real life

like besides the big things like world peace, she'd love the ability to fly, which is pretty fitting for a woman who plays a witch. >> it works. >> it works, and adam, just like ir irma, we're all sitting here fascinated and listening to you, my friend. just want you to know that. but congratulations on your first assignment for us. we look forward to many, many, many more. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. [ applause ] >> and enjoy yourself out there in l.a. we're going to -- the movie is "the house with the clock in its walls." make sure you go check it out. it's in theaters right now. >> and you know what -- >> what is that? >> it's great. >> it's great. there we go. signing off, adam rippon. [ applause ] it is great. that's all you need. >> let's go to ginger. >> lts let's get some fashion on, shall we? adam knows a thing or two about that. time for our series "runway to real life." three looks in three minutes and

this morning we show you how to mix floral and plaid for fall. that's a big job but good thing uren wolfenden and nikki . ogunnaike, sound director of elle.com. thank you for being here. our sponsor macy's has eyes on the streets and they're always looking for new trends. how do you know if someone is dressed weird or it will become a trend. >> as part of the macy's fashion office we scour the world for the latest and greatest trends and bring it all back, and analyze it and offer up the best of the best for our macy's customer. if you're interested in seeing the trends we're about for fall check out our website and click on the edit. >> nikki, so, plaid and floral, how will that work? >> mixing plaid and floral is a lot easier than you think. we put together three different looks to show you how to create the look for fall. >> this is a challenge so let's bring out caitlyn, the first.

okay. i'm starting to get it already. >> so you get it. [ applause ] caitlyn is wearing an all over pink look and the way she's doing it is actually really genius. i love that she's doing black and pink together but also adding a metallic shoe that breaks up the look and also adds a touch of polish. >> okay, so i'm getting it more and more when i see that. it will probably help. there's color that pulls it all together. >> absolutely. it's all about the blush shade and also when you're mixing trends, keep in mind your scales. she has a big bold floral and oversize window pane check let's get some more models out here. taylor, right. taylor is up next. [ applause ] >> yeah. so, taylor is wearing an amazing suede trench coat. look at how lux that trench coat is. it adds texture to the look as well. >> very nice. the two different -- the different fabrics. let's bring out the final to get to make sure we see all of those. this is nina.

[ applause ] >> nina is wearing plaid on plaid and she's doing a really great job of it. >> dispelling the myth that blazers are boring. we're hopping it back to the leather/pleather legging with an edgy moto boot and tying it together with that structured modern handbag. >> the challenge was on and you came through. thank you very much. [ applause ] you guys can do it too. all of these looks can be shopped at macy's, so i'm doing it. i'm going to try it. maybe we'll try it next week. coming up, the good doctor is in. thank you, ladies and thank you, models. freddie highmore is here. stay with us. "gma's" runway to real life sponsored by macy's. find the remarkable you.

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welcome back. "the good doctor" is back for a second season starring freddie highmore as a star surgeon with autism. >> take a look. >> i have a neurological condition. i will always have it. you have a neurological condition too. but yours can be cured. you just need some surgery. >> and freddie highmore joins us

now. [ applause ] welcome back. powerful scene right there and i understand that's from the first episode, an episode you actually wrote. >> y, ah, thank you. david shore, our wonderful show runner, sent me a text saying i think i'll have you write the first episode of the season and i said, well, that would be great if that's going to happen, and then it ended up happening. >> very different muscle? >> a little bit, yeah, although being in the writer's room you always feel like defending shaun. i feel like, no, don't put him through that. why don't they make it easier for him which obviously isn't great dramatically. >> it's clear life isn't always easy for shaun and this -- you're bringing so much to the audience by showing such an exceptional surgeon with autism and i understand that it's so important for you to get it right. you're working with a consultant straight through? >> yes, we have a consultant who

is on board the show full time and, of course, david and myself and everyone on the show just wanted to make sure primarily that we told this story as authentically as possible. >> what does that mean to you? what do you want people to understand most? >> i think this season the journey for shaun is about how he's growing as a person and how he is able to perhaps connect with people in a way that we haven't seen before. of course, he has autism and he will always have autism but that doesn't mean he can't grow as a person and can't continue to, yeah, find people to connect with. >> part of being a person, even though he's an amazing surgeon he's not perfect. >> no, exactly. he makes mistakes and that's the big last place where we left off in season one was shaun making this big mistake and now with a new president at the helm of the hospital, hopefully shau or i'll just be out of a job. [ laughter ] >> i do not think -- >> shaun leaves and -- >> i don't think you will.

you guys have done an amazing job at telling that story and entertaining people at the same time. thanks for coming on. >> thank you very much. [ applause ] >> see "the good doctor" monday 10:00 eastern right here on abc. let's go to ginger. >> did you know, guys, that fall starts tomorrow? yes, it is official. hey. fonsi is excited and we thought why not share a little bit of a peek early season of the leaves in colorado. beautiful and just to let you know it is 9:54 p.m. eastern daylight time. if you've been waiting all hot summer for that break it doesn't always answer as far as the astrological

this weather report has been sponsored by pepsi. guess what, we have a big event happening. pacific palisades, california, "the hills" star lauren conrad helping to open a new shopping center where more than half the business owners are female. abbie boudreau has a closer look. >> reporter: lauren conrad, a fashion and beauty trendsetter from her best-selling books to her time on mtv's hit reality show "the hills." >> i don't know what i'm supposed to do. >> reporter: this morning she's part of an elite group of women leading a revolution. >> this is a pinch me moment. >> reporter: opening her first story, the little market at the new palisades village. >> what really makes this store unique? >> what's really great about our products we are a nonprofit and with every purchase there's direct impact. so especially for gift giving, it's something you can feel good about. >> reporter: after five successful years of selling online, lauren and her business partner hanna are now banking on their brick and mortar shop and

the visionary behind it all -- >> it was designed around the family. >> reporter: real estate billionaire and grill master, rick caruso. >> it definitely feels like a village. >> yeah. >> a village within a village. >> yeah, village within a small town and that was the whole goal. we wanted it to feel like the right scale, we wanted it to feel like it grew over time. >> reporter: dishing to "gma," one of his secrets to success, hiring female business owners like conrad and others. >> was that part of your business strategy? >> it was. >> it only makes logical sense to tap into women business owners. they really understand the customer and really understand the marketing of it. >> reporter: from female chefs. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: to clothing designers and jewelry makers. >> women are the ultimate multitaskers and i think if you have a dream and you want to do something, you just keep going for it and going for it. >> reporter: for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. [ applause ] >> if you want to go the

palisades village opens its doors this saturday. so tomorrow. coming up, we're all in for a treat. grammy nominated singer tori kelly is going to perform live for us. stay with us. perform live for us. stay with us.

back now with grammy nominated singer/songwriter tori kelly. her new album "hiding place" is out right now. it's a passion project featuring r&b gospel songs. this morning she's performing her single for us. this is "questions." [ applause ] ♪ ♪ i heard that there are seasons to laugh and to cry ♪ ♪ i struggle with the season when you lived and you died ♪

♪ it's hard to play this game because the rules they don't seem fair ♪ ♪ if you care, god, if you're still there ♪ ♪ bombs falling in syria a child dying of aids ♪ ♪ fighting 'round the world a daddy lost his girl ♪ ♪ still we kneeled and prayed but heaven can feel silent ♪ ♪ and the floor beneath gets cold when your soul refuses to let go ♪ ♪ but wait, tell me am i too late ♪ ♪ what happens when the healing never comes ♪

♪ do we stand and curse the heavens or lift our hands and feel the sun ♪ ♪ the mystery's not clear just once your voice i'd love to hear ♪ ♪ what happens when the healing never comes ♪ ♪ is there a chance for me to believe we will dance together soon ♪ ♪ if there's a billion galaxies i'll count each one till i'm with you ♪ ♪ they say where you are is better but i want you here with me ♪ ♪ oh this is for a purpose but hurt won't let me see ♪

♪ but now i must be silent your voice is in the wind ♪ ♪ the hands that made the heavens will heal the storm within ♪ ♪ i have so many questions i don't know where to begin since you were there at the beginning you already know the end ♪ ♪ ooh, what happens when the healing never comes ♪ ♪ do we stand and curse the heavens ♪ ♪ or lift our hands and feel the sun ♪ ♪ the mystery's not clear just once your voice i'd love to hear ♪

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good morning, i'm alexa smith from abc 7 mornings. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco for the forecast. >> thank you very much. hi, everybody. i want to show you the golden gate bridge. there will be cooler conditions this afternoon, enjoy the warm sunshine at the coast while you have it. temperatures, 67 and falling. 78 in san francisco. 80s around the bay. 90s inland. cooler for all of us through sunday and then the warmth comes back stronger tuesday and wednesday. checking out the roads this morning, we did have a sig alert briefly in the east bay if you're traveling on northbound 880 we had a -- excuse me. right at the truck scales. everything just cleared a few minutes ago but we have residual delays. we're looking friday light.

it's looking pretty decent this morning. we'll see you back here >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the film "the house with a clock in its walls," jack black. and a special performance from josh groban and jennifer nettle jennifer nettles. plus, the actors tiffany haddish joins kelly at the coco's desk. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and tiffany haddish! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> kelly: take a bow, take a bow.