good morning, america. president trump on the attack. mocking dr. christine blasey ford, the woman accusing his supreme court nominee of sexual assault. >> how did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't remember. how many years ago was it? i don't know. >> this, as a letter written by judge kavanaugh, raises question whether he told the truth about his drinking in high school. also this morning, trump tax bombshell. a new report from "the new york times" that the president received more than $400 million in today's dollars from his father's real estate empire despite claiming he's a

hothe white use is responding. one of the reporters who broke the story here live. deadly poison scare. suspicious envelopes believed to contain ricin addressed to president trump and two top pentagon officials. the investigation right now. new "bling ring"? the surveillance footage showing burglars ransacking a top athlete's home and the crew accused of robbing rihanna and targeting viola davis, matt damon and lebron james. were they using social media to pick their targets? the colorado rockies have gone on the road -- >> and the rockies rocked their way to victory after a marathon 13-inning match against the cubs and the hug making headlines. the story behind this moment on. ♪ i'm walking on sunshine ♪ whoa

and good morning, america. how about that epic win for the rockies? >> it was a big win for them and a heartbreaking loss for the cubs last night. the longest winner-take-all game in mlb history. >> a great game it was and this moment, it's getting some laughs from everybody, it seems. it's raising some eyebrows as well, a hug on the field as the cubs star javy baez says if you're going to tag me out, tag me out with love. come here, buddy. so glad to be out. more on that. we begin with the latest on the supreme court confirmation battle. overnight at a rally in mississippi, president trump went on the attack questioning the credibility of brett kavanaugh's accuser, christine blasey ford, and this as the fbi races to finish its investigation before friday's deadline. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has more. good morning cecelia. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. let me just start by reading a quote from president trump from just five days ago of christine blasey ford.

he said, quote, her testimony was very compelling. she was a very credible witness but now he is mocking her for not remembering every detail of that alleged assault. overnight in mississippi, president trump turning a rallying cry for judge brett kavanaugh -- [ chanting ] -- into a public attack on the woman whose sexual assault allegation threatens to derail his nomination. >> how did you get home? i don't remember. how did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't know. >> reporter: the president openly mocked christine blasey ford's testimony claiming kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while drunk at a high school party 36 years ago, an allegation kavanaugh denies. >> how many years ago was it? i don't know. i don't know. >> reporter: his base cheering. >> i don't know. i don't know. what neighborhood was it in? i don't know. where is the house? i don't know. upstairs, downstairs? where was it? i don't know, but i had one beer.

that's the only thing i remember. >> reporter: ford's lawyers fired back calling it vicious, vile and soulless asking, is it any wonder that she was terrified to come forward and that other sexual assault survivors are as well? this, as kavanaugh's high school drinking habits are now raising new questions. >> as high school students we sometimes did goofy or stupid things. i doubt we were alone looking back at high school and cringing at some things. >> reporter: "the new york times" releasing this letter from 1983, kavanaugh writing to his georgetown prep friends as they head off to maryland's coast for beach week. he warns about the danger of possible eviction saying, whoever arrived at their condo rental first should warn the neighbors that we're loud, obnoxious drunks with prolific pukers among us, advise them to go about 30 miles. and he writes, i think we are unanimous that any girls we can beg to stay there are welcomed with open -- the white house says it seems

"the new york times" is committed to embarrassing judge kavanaugh with three-decade-old stories of adolescent drinking. now, the friday deadline for the conclusion of the fbi investigation is fast approaching. the fbi expanding its probe to include kavanaugh's friend, tim gaudette, noted as timmy. that was first brought to lawmakers's attention during kavanau kavanaugh's testimony. attorneys for a second accuser, deborah ramirez, kavanaugh's yale classmate who told "the new yorker" he exposed himself to her revealed she was interviewed by investigators for more than two hours on sunday. her attorneys say she provided the names and contact information of more than 20 additional witnesses. >> think of your son. think of your husband. think of -- i've had many false accusations. i've had -- i've had so many and when i say it didn't happen, nobody believes me. >> reporter: a message about men that the president also repeated earlier in the day at the white house. >> it's a very scary time for

young men in america when you ng >> women are doing great. >> reporter: now, as the senate vote on kavanaugh's fate gets closer, we are seeing a coordinated ramp-up of attacks against his accusers from the president, robin, also from republicans on capitol hill. >> and cecilia, did dr. ford's lawyers -- they continue to question why the fbi hasn't reached out to their client. >> reporter: yeah, they sent a scathing letter to the fbi yesterday saying they repeatedly tried to reach out to investigators identifying evidence and witnesses. they say they have not heard back. robin, so far, the fbi has not responded to our questions as to why they've not responded to blasey ford's email -- letter. >> all right, cecilia, thank you. now to that bombshell "the new york times" investigation into donald trump's wealth. detailing how he took part in questionable schemes to avoid taxes on the vast inheritance he got from his father and the report demolishes trump's claim

that he's a self-made billionaire and it's already triggered an investigation by new york authorities. kyra phillips has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, george. president trump has always portrayed himself as the master businessman using "the art of the deal" to turn a small loan into an empire but a new investigation claims he was actually given a fortune from his father's real estate company through often "dubious tax schemes." >> i got a very, very small loan from my father, many years ago. i built that into a massive empire and i paid my father back that loan. >> reporter: it's a story donald trump has been telling for decades. >> i started with a million-dollar loan. i built a company that's worth more than $10 billion. >> reporter: but reporters for "the new york times" who say they examined more than 100,000 pages of documents claim it isn't true. they report donald trump's father, fred, actually lent him at least $60.7 million. adding that much of the money

was transferred through dubious tax schemes, including instances of outright fraud. and that donald trump sometimes played an active role. according to their investigation, by age 3, the president was earning $200,000 a year in today's dollars from his father's empire. he was a millionaire by age 8. in his 40s and 50s -- >> thousands of people are spending millions of dollars on new york city. >> reporter: he was receiving more than $5 million a year, netting 413 million in today's dollars over time. >> tax returns of trump, companies, trump partnerships, trump trusts -- >> reporter: "the times'" reporters whose process is captured in this showtime documentary -- >> it's incredible that we have it and that opened a door to understanding a huge transfer of wealth that happened. >> reporter: saying trump, even

devised some of the tax maneuvering pointing to records they say show he helped transfer more than $1 billion of his parents' wealth to himself and his siblings, a sum which would have produced a tax bill of at least $550 million, but they say the family employed a variety of tax dodges cutting that to 52.2 million. trump responding in a tweet this morning, calling the article a very, old, boring and often told hit piece on me. that means that 97% of their stories on me are bad. the president's personal lawyer pushing back saying "the new york times" allegations of fraud and tax evasion are 100% false and highly defamatory. the facts upon which "the times" bases its false allegations are extremely inaccurate. now, george, as you know the president's personal finances still largely a mystery. he's refused to release his tax returns saying he's being audited. meanwhile, the new york state tax department is reviewing "the

times'" allegations and sarah sanders has also issued a statement saying the irs reviewed and signed off on all these transactions. george. >> okay, kyra, thanks. we're joined by one of the reporters who conducted the investigation, susanne craig and our legal analyst dan abrams. susanne, you heard the statements from the white house and the president's lawyers. concerned about a defamation suit? >> not at all. >> tell us about this investigation, 18 months long, we just heard 100,000 documents. was there a key that unlocked it at the beginning? >> it's interesting. we started with a simple question back last year when two or three pages of the 2005 tax return were released. >> donald trump's tax return? >> yes, donald trump's tax returns were released and we shocked to see he had made money that year. he made around 130 million and it was just such a juxtaposition from ten years earlier when "the new york times" had published three pages of his 1995 tax return where he had -- he had

logged a billion-dollar loss which would have enabled him to shelter taxable income up to a billion dollars for 20 years going forward and all of a sudden he has this really large profit and we just sort of said what happened? and from there we started to dig and we realized in 2004, very quietly fred trump's empire -- his father had died in 1999. the empire was sold in 2004 very quietly. there were one or two news articles on it. we started to just look into fred trump's empire and from that we just kept going and going and going and it was just unbelievable journey that ended up in the story yesterday. >> and you detail how fred trump gave donald trump money going back to when he was 3 years old. >> it was incredible. we found these trusts and documents, that was one of the first things we found were the trusts from 1949 when he was 3. >> what was the most questionable evasion or possible legal problem that you uncovered? >> the largest would be tax

fraud that we found. it was a company called all county building supply. it was not -- it's a pretty simple thing in terms of understanding it. what happened was when fred trump was in his 80s he was sitting on -- not only did he own all of this real estate, he had huge amounts of cash sitting in the buildings. he didn't believe in debt and the trump siblings were looking at the prospect in the early 1990s if he died of paying a 55% death tax if he died with all this money sitting up there. so what they did was fred trump in part of running his buildings had to buy a bunch of stuff from boilers to, you know, plumbing supplies, and they created a company so one day it spread and instead of buying it from the vendors is buying it from all county and they were paying whatever fred was paying them and sent a padded receipt. >> they paid about 5% instead of 55%. >> we don't know what their individual effective tax rates were but overall on the estate

they did other things to reduce the tax bill due overall. >> we know the new york state tax authority is now looking at this but the criminal statute of limitations has passed. typically for statute of limitations, for the irs and the state of new york, typically the limitations would be three years. you can extend it to six years depending on the amount and when it comes to civil fines, to some degree there's no statute of limitations meaning, at some point depending on the timing, depending on the amount, depending on the actions you can actually go after sort of reimbursing the government in effect and paying additional fines based on conduct at any point. and so that's the question is, is new york state now going to say, okay, you know, we're not pursuing criminal charges here, but we want our money back? >> what stood out to you? >> look, i think there are two things. number one is it obliterates the claim of donald trump as a self-made man. that's the whole beginning of the article really focuses on this claim that he borrowed a

million dollars and turned it into 10 million and they basically say he got 413 million in today's dollars from his family. and then, number two is, the legal side of this which is, you know, was there tax evasion? you notice very carefully the response from trump's lawyer relates to the legal side of this, right? it's the tax evasion which is -- and fraud. he's saying it didn't happen and those can be interpretive when it comes to the law in terms of exactly what constitutes tax evasion. >> final question, what would donald trump's tax returns tell you that you don't know? what would they add to the story? >> we had some pieces and fragments of paper that went into his tax returns. to see his tax returns you would understand what each of his businesses are making, the deductions he's taking. you could see loans that are going back and forth that are being forgiven. there's so much in tax returns and to think with what we had, we had 200 pages of tax returns from fred trump's empire, including a number of his tax returns, look what we were able to piece together about donald trump just through his father's

returns. it's incredible. >> thank you both very much. michael. >> all right, thank you, george. now to that ricin scare. a suspicious envelope addressed to president trump and two more letters sent to top officials at the pentagon all suspected of containing the deadly poison. abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is in washington with the latest. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: michael, good morning. today the fbi and secret service are awaiting test results on those three envelopes suspected of containing the deadly toxin ricin. authorities are locked in in part because the envelope, one was addressed to president trump. two other letters discovered at a pentagon mail sorting facility were addressed to secretary of defense james mattis and chief of naval operations, admiral john richardson. exposure to ricin can cause fever, cough, nausea, difficulty breathing, even death, michael. >> and, pierre, do officials think the same person could be responsible for all three letters? >> reporter: that's right. they think the letters are linked. the suspicion is that they came

ame pers. we don't know if these letters actually contained something dangerous but sources remind us that all threats must be taken seriously. >> absolutely. all right, pierre, thank you. robin. michael, now to that tragic situation in indonesia. a new volcano erupting threatening the island already devastated by that massive earthquake and tsunami as the death toll climbs to more than 1,400 people. abc's james longman has the latest. >> reporter: nothing stood a chance in the face of that massive 7.5 earthquake and the tsunami that followed. this morning, sulawesi island is picking through the remains of their lives. this is right where that wall of water came to shore and, if you look where we're standing these are the floors of people's homes, just the floors remain, everything else is gone. officials saying the death toll has risen to over 1,400 people leaving more than 800 with severe injuries, those numbers set to rise. at the airport, the rush to leave. you can see on the tarmac, massive planes with civilians waiting, lining up to get off this island. many of them won't have homes

anymore. those planes filling up with evacuees quickly as supplies are unloaded, people in their place not everyone getting on. we met this man and his son just turned away as a plane reached capacity. >> four days. >> four days. >> you've been waiting four days. >> reporter: they tell us they've been sleeping in the airport waiting to be evacuated trying to get on the next flight as the threat of aftershocks th buildings left damage thnuleecteisthey have expected to rise as teams get to those areas. as rescue efforts continue here, there are still questions about whether or not the government is doing enough to help people here and, of course, about whether those warning systems on the beach, if they were working or not, and if lives could have been saved. >> all right, james, earthquake, tsunami and now a volcano erupting. the weather is something

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the 880 merge, so before you make it here to the san mateo bridge toll plaza, that pushed off to the shoulder. obviously, we have some heavy traffic beyond where that collision was, as well, making it out toward the midspan, but no further incidents along that route. southbound 680 walnut creek to dublin, southbound 101, san francisco to santa rosa, 1 hour, 16 minutes, and northbound 17, highway 1 into loss gatos, still recovering from an earlier crash. we were at about an hour and a half down to 50 minutes, i guess that's an improvement. jessic

now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> storm impact scale still a 1 for scattered showers with brief downpours and the chance of lightning and thunder. they will redevelop as we head into the afternoon and evening hours. right now we have light showers moving from southeast to northwest across our neighborhoods. just enough to be a nuisance, coat the ground like you can see here on the golden gate bridge. so caution no matter what your

commute is today. an isolated chance today and drier and warmer weather this weekend, jessica? >> mike, thank you. coming up on "gma," the chicago police officer captured on camera, shooting a 17-year-old 16 times, taking a stand in his own defense. that's next on "gma."

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i'm excited for that. >> you can jump into the conversation. you saw it too. i'll tell you the music going in was going to move you. the dialogue, the depth of the characters and it was his debut as a director. >> it blows your mind that this is his debut. it looks as if he's done it a million times. >> i'm so glad we're doing it the old-fashioned way, tickets bought for friday afternoon, the whole family is going. >> great. >> you're going to love it. a lot of headlines including the latest on the supreme court nomination. overnight, president trump mocked dr. christine blasey ford, the woman accusing his nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault and this comes as a letter written by kavanaugh in 1983 is raising questions whether he told the truth about drinking in high school. and don't be surprised if you get a text message from president trump today. fema is going to conduct a nationwide test of its wireless alerts to make sure the president can send a message in case of national emergency. millions expected to get it at 2:18 eastern.

and we want to show you this again, crazy wild card game, the cubbies and rockies battling it out, 13 innings and this caught everybody's attention. cubs star javy baez and the rockies' nolan arenado -- oh, hug it out like that. happens on the football field all the time, doesn't it? >> not quite like that. >> oh, but now the rockies will take on the milwaukee brewers next in the playoffs. great game last night. >> too bad someone had to lose. it's always that way. now we'll switch gears to the suspected burglary ring busted in los angeles, four people are now in custody accused of robbing high-profile stars and athletes' homes. police say they used social media to figure out who to target. our chief national correspondent matt gutman has the details. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. it didn't take an advanced degree in crime to figure out when stars weren't home. it only took a smartphone. now, the lapd says a gang of

teenagers and one of their mothers has been ripping off celebs for nearly the past year. stealing millions of dollars worth of cash and jewelry from the homes when the celebs were at performances or at games. how did the thieves know? the lapd said the thieves just tracked the star's social media accounts. after a year of home robberies targeting a slew celebs like rihanna, as well as athletes like the l.a. dodgers yasiel puig, the lapd thinks it has finally found the culprits. arresting three teenagers and one of their mothers after a robbery gone wrong at the home of los angeles rams receiver robert woods. police say the gang, seen in this security video first obtained by tmz sports, robbing the dodgers' puig's multimillion-dollar estate. >> hey, hey. safe. >> you found the safe?

>> yeah. >> reporter: used social media to figure out when the celebrities would be out of los angeles and had more celebrities targeted, including matt damon, lebron james and viola davis. >> the victims' home had been selected based on social media postings and touring or travel schedules of the owners. >> reporter: police say the group used a method called flocking. flocking like birds to an area frequented by the rich and famous, knocking on the front door, then breaking in and changing clothes when they were done. using social media to target celebrities, it was underscored when kim kardashian was bound and gagged by five robbers in paris who stole $10 million worth of her jewelry. >> he duct-taped my face and my mouth to get me to not yell. then, you know, they had the gun up to me and i just knew that was the moment they're just totally going to shoot me. >> reporter: the robbers allegedly knew where she was and what kind of jewels she had after she displayed them on a

live snapchat feed. >> i was snapchatting that i was home and that everyone was going out. they had this window of opportunity and just went for it. >> reporter: the alleged robbers captured on camera escaping on bicycles and by foot in this surveillance footage obtained by french news outlet m6 info. french authorities later arresting 16 connected to the case. the hollywood heists from recent months harken back to the infamous bling ring from a decade ago. 17 stealing from the homes of celebrities like paris hilton, lindsay lohan and rachel bilson to the tune of $3 million and we spoke with one of the bling ring members back in 2010. >> first time we did this we found a grand in cash. >> reporter: the case so huge, it even made it to the big screen. >> i look forward to my day in court. >> reporter: now this alleged ring is also going to get its day in court but first they each have to come up with about $700,000 in bail.

now, the lapd tells me it's not just celebrities who are targeted but regular folks like us who advertise on social media that we're going to be away from home. now, investigators say you can still post pictures from exotic locales on vacation but maybe just wait to post until you get back home, michael. >> all right, that's when they use social media against you. thank you very much. robin? >> good advice there. now to that dramatic testimony in the trial of chicago officer jason van dyke whose facing murder charges for killing 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. the case sparking nationwide outrage and protests. alex perez is in chicago with the latest. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. this is the first time we hear van dyke talk in-depth about the shooting. he maintains he fired his weapon because he feared for his life. it was the chilling video that gripped the country sparking massive protests, dash cam footage showing chicago police officer jason van dyke shooting

17-year-old laquan mcdonald 16 times on a chicago street killing him. this morning, the officer taking the stand in his own defense for the first time. >> his face had no expression. his eyes were just bugging out of his head. he had these huge white eyes just staring right through me. >> reporter: jason van dyke testifying he feared for his life and fired because mcdonald ignored repeated commands to drop a 3-inch knife. >> i shot at that knife. i wanted him to get rid of that knife. >> reporter: officers were responding to a call about a man breaking into cars. van dyke and his partner followed mcdonald who was high on pcp for several blocks, prosecutors zeroing in on why van dyke told his partner he would shoot the teen. >> why did you say to him, oh, my god, we're gonna have to shoot the guy? >> i thought the officers were under attack. the whole thing was just shocking to me.

>> reporter: officer van dyke claims mcdonald was lunging at him and then tried to get up after he was shot. prosecutors say the video proves otherwise. >> was there any point in that video where laquan mcdonald was trying to get up? >> it may not show it but it wasn't from my perspective. i was coming at a completely different angle. >> reporter: van dyke pressed on why he kept shooting after mcdonald collapsed. >> to me it seemed like he was getting back up. >> reporter: and van dyke could learn his legal fate very soon. the case is expected to go to the jury sometime this week. robin. >> all right, alex, thank you. now to the fugitive whose prison escape using a helicopter stunned french authorities. this morning, he's finally back in custody captured after a three-month manhunt and eva pilgrim has the story. good morning, eva. >> good morning, george. this french gangster is legendary. a serial jail breaker known for breaking out in the most dramatic way.

after months of speculation about where he was hiding turns out he didn't go far arrested >> reporter: it was the daring jail break that seemed straight out of a movie. notorious gangster redoine faid serving a 25-year sentence for murder, busting out of prison just south of paris with the help of three accomplices wearing masks and dressed all in black. but this morning, faid is back behind bars after a three-month massive manhunt. french authorities finally locating him in an apartment just north of paris with four other men taking him back into custody. faid's prison break made headlines around the world with authorities calling the escape spectacular. scratching their heads at the high level of planning involved. his accomplices hijacked this helicopter, then used guns to force the flight instructor to fly into the prison's courtyard. his fellow prisoners cheered his spectacular escape as he disappeared off into the distance. the getaway chopper later found

burned near a suburb of paris launching a massive manhunt. >> turn around. put your hands behind you. behind you. behind you. >> get out! >> reporter: faid once said he would take his criminal inspiration from movies and actors such as robert de niro and michael mann's 1995 movie r toeate em ial life. this wasn't faid's first prison break. in 2013, he escaped after spending less than half an hour behind bars blowing up doors with dynamite while using four guards as human shields. and this most recent escape was just insane. he got out in that helicopter which landed in the one small area in the prison without netting over it. no room for error for them putting that helicopter there. >> you said you were there. you actually saw it. >> there was not much space and apparently had drones and were scouting it out to see what they could do and were able to carry it off. >> i'm sure he'll be a little more tighter locked up next

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good morning, south bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> hi. good morning. i'm jessica castro from abc 7 mornings. meteorologist mike nicco has our forecast. >> all right. we'll take a look at the storm impact scale. it's a 1 for today. we've got some showers that are winding down, but more showers with brief downpours, lightning, and thunder are possible. and you can see just mainly green moving through the north bay and heading to the north right now. here's a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. so you'll need the shades and the umbrella from time to time today. it's still very muggy out there. drier air starts to roll in friday and it will feel more like fall saturday and sunday. a warm fall, alexis? >> okay. we'll take it, mike. and checking out the roads now, it had been a quiet morning. we've got a lot of collisions popping up now and a lot of areas of red on our maps, too. westbound 24 before we get to the toll plaza for the dumbarton

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good morning, america. breaking overnight, president trump on the attack. mocking dr. christine blasey ford at a rally overnight. the woman accusing his supreme court nominee of sexual assault. >> how did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't remember. how many years ago was it? i don't know. >> this as a letter written by supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh to his friends in 1983 raises questions about whether he really told the truth about his drinking in high school. new this morning, is toys "r" us about to be resurrected? the new signs that one of

america's most beloved stores might be back from the brink. juul under fire. the company that makes those e-cigarettes for adults that are so popular among teens raided by the fda. more than a thousand pages and documents seized and marketing and sales tactics under scrutiny. the concern about an epidemic among teens. what parents need to know. ♪ we are family "blend," the remarkable story and joint interview about co-parenting. alicia keys, swizz beatz and his ex-wife, mashonda tiffere revealing how they created one big, beautiful family putting their kids first, the difficult journey, the balance right now and how they're all working together side by side. on wednesdays we wear pink and it's october 3rd. it's "mean girls" day and, yes, you can sit with us this morning. ♪ and lady gaga, cooper, a love story for the ages, the mastermind behind the brand-new

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hello, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning. a few days ago the president called blasey ford a credible witness. now he is out there on the campaign trail questioning her credibility. overnight in mississippi president trump turning a rallying cry for judge brett kavanaugh -- [ chanting ] -- into a public attack on the woman whose sexual assault allegation threatens to derail his nomination. >> how did you get home? i don't remember. how did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't remember. >> reporter: the president openly mocked christine blasey ford's testimony claiming kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while drunk at a high school party 36 years ago. an allegation kavanaugh denies. >> how many years ago was it? i don't know. i don't know. >> reporter: his base cheering. >> i don't know. i don't know. what neighborhood was it in? i don't know. where is the house? i don't know. upstairs? downstairs? where was it?

i don't know, but i had one beer. that's the only thing i remember. >> reporter: ford's lawyers fired back calling it vicious, vile and soulless. this as kavanaugh's high school drinking habits are now raising new questions. timey or stuchool students we >> reporter: "the new york times" releasing this letter from 1983. kavanaugh writing to his georgetown prep friends as they head off to maryland's coast for beach week. he warns about the danger of possible eviction saying whoever arrived at their condo rental first should warn the neighbors that we're loud, obnoxious drunks with prolific pukers among us. advise them to go about 30 miles. and he writes i think we are unanimous that any girls we can beg to stay there are welcome with open -- the white house says it seems "the new york times" is committed to embarrassing judge kavanaugh with three-decade-old stories of adolescent drinking. president trump asked if he has a message for young men in this country amid the debate and says this is a scary time when you can be guilty before innocent.

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♪ star light star bright [ applause ] ready. >> we welcome you back to "gma" and this fantastic audience that we have. [ applause ] wow. and tomorrow, thursday, of course, that means we have tory johnson here with great "deals & steals." companies that give back in a big way. that's always really nice. time for "pop news" with lara. >> absolutely. [ applause ] hello, robin and guys. we'll begin with michael b. jordan gracing the cover of "vanity fair" talking about how it's a critical time building on the momentum of "black panther" growing his production company and the release of "creed 2." speaking of the sequel which we can't wait for jordan recently showed up at the new york theater and did this.

>> so, i'm in new york and got a big surprise for you, guys. i've been watching this and i'm dying to see this on the big screen so i'll pop into the theater and surprise some folks. so, come check it out. >> so there he is, he's walking in the back hallways. he goes into the theater and he stuns his super fans. then he has one more surprise in store. every fan in the theater who got to watch the trailer with him also got free tickets to the movie before it's even out but they and you will have to wait. november 21st mark it down "creed 2" hitting theaters nationwide. >> you know what, that's my birthday. that's my birthday treat. i'm going to buy myself a ticket to "creed." >> we'll buy it for you. >> your birthday is right after mine. >> both of us, the day after. i'll buy a ticket for you too. >> can you feel the love, people? [ applause ] >> hug it out. >> i love my family. so michelle williams is also in "pop news." she's tackling a real-life character in her next project.

the four-time oscar nominee will play krista mcauliffe in "the challenger" a feature film about the 1986 space shuttle tragedy. s os p of the space shuttle project. she eventually became part of the astronaut crew that perished on "the challenger." production set to begin may 2019. i literally just got chills because i'm sure you two remember exactly where you were when it happened. i was doing some kind of testing in school. i'll never forget that moment. so i'm looking forward to seeing the film and michelle williams, a great choice to play such a pivotal character. [ applause ] and more news for you. country star brad paisley and his beautiful wife kimberly cooking up goodness in nashville. the duo of 15 years teaming up with belmont university to open a free grocery store for anyone who needs help feeding their family.

anyone. it's called the store and provides food and other provisions and on the job training for those trying to re-enter the workforce. the three-time grammy winner saying all of us are one unforeseen disaster away from rock bottom. it's nice to think about a place where, when that happens to someone, they can use it to get back on their feet. the store expected to break ground on belmont's campus in 2019. we're visiting. i love that. [ applause ] switching gears to a very important story, robin, thank you, i see both of us are supporting this very important national holiday. >> that's right. >> we're wearing pink for not one but two thing, breast cancer awareness month, it's also "mean girls" day, people. the day each year that fans of the 2004 movie celebrate the cult classic, why do you ask? well, super fans know this, october 3rd is the reply lindsay

lohan's character get when she asks her crush day is. it's a pivotal scene in the movie, people, because it's the first contact made with the boy. i must confess i had to look all this up. but we do have a lot of people including ginger zee, robin who are celebrating "mean girls" day and back to the official color comes from another classic moment in the film. gretchen declaring on wednesdays we wear pink. [ applause ] >> that said, "mean girls" day number one trend on twitter this morning. must be a slow news day so go on, put on some pink and dust off the dvd and celebrate. it'll be so fetch. [ applause ] >> more than you wanted to do. >> admirable research. >> thank you. you know i do my work. i take it very seriously. >> lara, something very important. he asked her what day it was. >> oh, see, i told -- at least i admitted it.

>> thank you, ginger. thank you. [ applause ] >> i didn't want to correct you. >> so close. so close. >> thank you lara. now to our cover story, that major crack down on the e-cigarette company juul. the fda announcing a raid of juul's headquarters the same day the cdc issued a scathing report about illegal use among young people and, amy, you have much more. >> the fda took a look at more than 1,000 pages of documents from juul's headquarters telling abc news e-cigarettes are creating an epidemic of regular nicotine use among teenagers. >> reporter: this morning e-cigarette company juul is under fire. the fda raiding the company's headquarters seizing more than 1,000 pages of documents seeking information about juul's marketing practices. the agency warning of a nicotine epidemic among america's teenagers. >> don't give up. you'll find your perfect puff. >> reporter: this coming as from 2.2 million juul devices n sold in 2016 to 16.2 million in

2017. >> it's just a part of my life now. i know it's bad but i can't stop. >> reporter: this high-tech method of smoking sweeping across the nation's high schools. >> you see kids juul in class. >> kids are going to the bathroom, smoking it in stalls. >> reporter: part of its appeal, its liquid cartridges. coming in a wide variety of flavors like mango and cool mint. >> we think the fact that these products exist in flavors attraction to young people, including the fruity flavors, is what's driving the youth use and what's making these products appealing to teenagers. >> reporter: in a statement, juul lab says in part we are committed to preventing underage use and we want to engage with fda, lawmakers, public health advocates and others to keep juul out of the hands of young people. e-cigarettes may not have the smoke or the tar of regular cigarettes but nicotine is addictive and research published by the national institutes of health shows it may be harmful

to the still developing minds of young people. >> we're worried there is going to be a whole generation of young people addicted to nicotine as a result of their use of the e-cigarette products. >> and the fda told us it is looking at drastic action targeting e-cigarettes including pulling that flavored liquid tobacco product off the market which would mean that even adults who juul says are meant to use their products would not be able to buy them, the flavored products. >> there are ways to address teens. >> the fda launching an education campaign about the risks associated and juul is set to reduce one but i can tell you as a mother with two teenagers in high school, they come home talking about juul every day saying that kids are doing it in class, you know, going into their backpack. you can't -- the teachers don't know what's happening because there is no residual smoke but that everyone they know is doing it or at least has tried it. that's how big of a problem it is. >> i know you're passionate about it for that reason.

thank you, amy, as always. ginger. >> that's amazing story to have. i had no idea. obviously i'm out of it but not out of it when it comes to your "gma" moment. from mountain home, arkansas. you know when you're trying to clean and get the swiffer and want to do the floor, not when dylan is around. nope. dylan just wants to take a ride. apparently one of his favorite things to do. [ applause ] eventually they got that cleaned up. if you have a "gma" moment, please do go to my facebook page, put it right on there and hopefully we can celebrate with you, your family a

and now to that powerful message about co-parenting from singer alicia keys, her husband swizz beatz and his ex-wife mashonda opening up about how they make it work in the new book "blend." i had a chance to sit down and talk to them about their journey to peace with themselves and each other. this is life today for mashonda tiffere, her ex-husband music producer swizz beatz and swizz's wife alicia keys. you guys have gotten to that point where you have recognized mistakes. >> yeah. >> you cleared that hurdle. you have this blended family which is amazing to see. >> we love each other. i mean, we hang out with each other. we go to dinner together. we're doing thanksgiving. we're doing the holidays. it is a beautiful partnership. you know, and that is really, really special.

i'm very, very proud of that. it's a real thing and it's possible. >> reporter: but bringing their families together didn't happen overnight. after a painful divorce mashonda and swizz who share their son, now 11, weren't getting along. >> wanted to know why i couldn't see him at his dad's and why his dad couldn't see his bedroom at our house. it was really a wake up call, like we've got to do better. we have to figure this out and even if we don't want to for ourselves right now, we have to do it for him because he doesn't deserve this. >> reporter: now in her new book "blend" with the foreword by lish -- alicia and a foreword by swizz, and what she's learned

about the journey. well, mashonda called you and said i have this idea about a book. what went through your mind? >> i thought it was a very positive step forward. being that there was a lot of misunderstandings in the beginning with our communication anee wheree theit wasikowyou k omo where 're at nght thwould b lot of families and a lot of different people in similar situations. >> what people don't see -- and i understand, you know, they see us here now loving each other, co-existing and getting along but there's a whole middle that they didn't see and that's where we all put the work in on ourselves individually. we worked on our relationship. we healed. we healed our children. we gave them an opportunity to see us growing and that's the real blend. that healing is -- it's the first step to blending. >> we would be around a table, you know, and it would be the three of us and we would set ground rules like just allowing everybody to have a moment to speak and not interrupting each other, really praying before we started so that we can create

beautiful energy between us. >> reporter: a turning point in their relationship when michanda invited alicia to kassim's 6th birthday party. >> that was a pivotal moment. h consciously trying to get to a new level of humanity with each other. so by the time that was transpiring we were in a really great place and i felt like, you to be here and not only did she come but she stayed until the end of the party and that moment was our first time really hanging out together as a family. and our son saw that and his eyes -- you could just see because for the first time he was like, wow, they're all together. >> when families don't blend and there's a child involved, you know, as men we always look for the way out and we being honest, oh, well, you know, she's not letting me see the kid.

i won't see him then. we just take our personal experiences with the mom and use that as ane not to see our child and th think. but when you actually put the work in and put the time in to blend, you know, the child wins. and you as a father win and the mom and the bonus mom win as well. so everybody wins. >> does the blended process ever stop or is it something that you have to be constantly conscious of? >> it can't ever stop because our children are growing. they'll have graduations and weddings and have children and so it's a continual flow. >> we're partners. >> yeah. >> really, we're life partners. i remember one day mashonda said to me, you know, we're going to be grandparents together. >> yeah. >> and i was like, wow. >> we're going to share -- i mean, people don't think that far ahead. we're going to share grandbabies. it's that real. >> it gives me chills right now and it just -- it makes so much

sense. it's so beautiful. r blended fa >> flow. >> my inspiration. >> victorious. >> yaz! [ applause ] it was incredible to sit down with them and alicia is called umi by kasseem because he was calling her stepmommy. then she said my own kids started calling me step-mommy. they don't use the word step. everyone is umi which is arabic for mom. >> it's nice. >> and a nice way -- no step this or any of that. they really have put in the work on themselves to get to the point where they can work with each other. >> that is really inspirational. putting the kids first. >> putting the kids first. >> i mean, not easy. >> but they're open about how hard it was. >> it's so great to hear each of their own perspective because they each have a different take

on how this is all -- >> each coming to it from a different way and i think for a lot of people 're taughtt' supposed to be tough and you're not supposed to get along with your ex partner. they proved you can do it. >> great example. >> great example and it's a great book. it is "blend" available everywhere right now. make sure you pick it up and coming up, the leading men of "a star is born," bradley cooper and sam elliott are here live.

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. qubc mornings. happening today in san francisco, a community meeting for people living in a neighborhood where radioactive material was found. a radioactive deck marker was discovered last month near homes and a new housing development on the old hunter's point naval shipyard. it contains radium 226, which doctors say can cause itching skin, ulceration, dermatitis, and cancer. that meeting starts at 5:30 tonight at the community room on galvez avenue. alexis, how does traffic look right now? >> we have been having a pretty decent morning, but i have a new crash that's really going to slow down the bay bridge commute. this is on the upper deck westbound 80 before you get to

treasure island. this is involving a motorcycle, at least one lane is blocked, so emergency crews just responding to the scene. this is past that. traffic not too bad getting into conti closure ente s,

now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> hey, good morning. here's what to expect the rest of the day. scattered showers, possible thunderstorms with brief downpours. in fact, we do have some light showers moving through the north

bay. and they'll continue moving that way, was we'll have more develop this afternoon when it gets warmer, into the 70s. it will finally be dry, but warm this weekend. reggie? >> thanks, mike. ♪> thanks, mike. [ applause ] so cute. we have the cutest audience. he's like, yee. so nice. here back on "gma" and this great audience we have and we have two great, exciting guests for them and for you, from one of the most anticipated movies of the year, please welcome the gentlemen of "a star is born," bradley cooper and sam elliott. [ cheers and applause ] >> hi, robin.

>> good to see you. >> how are you? [ applause ] >> sit, please. i know, right? right? [ cheers and applause ] oh, hey, guys. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> ooh. >> i haven't been here with all the people this. is awesome. >> the reaction from people. i got to tell you, i saw this. i am going to remember this movie. i'm going to remember the experience of sitting there and it took so long for you to put this on film. and does it mean more that it took a little more time to make it happen. >> i think so, yeah. i think whenever you put your whole heart in something and you get incredible people like him to give all of himself and you take the time to do it, it feels very gratifying. >> yeah, it should be. sam, you the man. you the man, sam. [ cheers and applause ]

you have blessed us. so how was the experience different this time around? >> i think again to lay it all at bradley's feet. it just -- it was a special journey that, you know, everybody was together on and bradley set a tone that allowed all of us to trust him. there was a moment in the film where he talks to gaga about trust in him and he talked to us about trust in him and i think when you can trust the director and trust your fellow actors that odds are you're going to get to the truth and i think that's why this film is so special. >> yeah, it really comes through on the screen. it does. that's a good word for that. you know, of course, we know stefani, we know about her -- >> how incredible is she. >> the nose also,nd yoursinging, we have a little bit.

"black eyes." we'll have a little. want to hear bradley cooper sing. listen. ♪ it's time to testify ♪ there's no room for lies and everyone is waiting for you ♪ >> that's you, man. that is you. that is you. [ cheers and applause ] now, look. i mean, bradley, this is in front of these huge crowd. >> that was crazy. that was stage coach, jamie was kind enough to let us on. we hopped on the stage and said, hi, everybody. we're going to shoot a movie. it's all about you, thank you and then -- ? were you nervous at all. >> i was terrified. absolutely. we were all terrified. the whole crew. no one had really ever done that before. but we were working as a great group and we knew what we wanted and, you know, promise of the real, the band is incredible and we had a blast. again, it's what you said. because of all the preparation, all the time i had, you know, that really allowed for us to

really let it go once we were there. >> but the preparation, but i mean during this time, you are directing, you're starring, co-writing the screenplay and you had a baby. second time. congratulations with that. [ applause ] so how was that -- how was it juggling all that? >> i mean when you say it like that it sounds overwhelming. but when you're in it and quite honestly when you're around people like him, who are -- they're giving all of themselves every day, it was a joy. those 42 days of shooting were -- >> 42. i want everybody to see a bit of it because i'm telling you, we know about your relationship with lady gaga's character. but this relationship on screen, you are a rock star and you have problems with your hearing. he plays your older brother who is also your manager and doing the best to care for you. let's take a little bit of a look. >> i told you i can't wear those things but i wear them it's just in my head and i need to be here

with everybody else. >> the doctor said it's the only way to manage this thing, jack. you're not going to get back what you lost. it's the only way we can manage what you still got. >> oh, wow. oh, i can imagine pretty good. >> what do you want me to do? >> you know the door is wide open if you want to go. >> don't start that. show a little pride in what you're doing, buddy. >> oh, my gosh. [ applause ] >> you also notice the matching voices going on there. [ laughter ] so, he got it down pat a little bit. souped a little bit like you, sam. >> i never met bradley before this encounter on this film and i went to meet him in his home one time and in the evening, it took us a while to get together but we finally got together and one of the first things he did he played a tape for me of him working with a voice coach that he had been doing for a number

of months, i believe. he said, this is going to sound a little weird and it did sound a little weird because it responded -- it sounded very much like me and -- but i knew that -- i guess i knew then that he wanted me to do this project because he had gone to my voice and any time that you know that somebody really wants you to come along. >> right. >> on the journey, it just -- that's what makes it special. that's what makes it a love relationship in the end. >> you would have thought you all knew each other for years seeing you both on screen together and also the entire casting, i mean, dave chappelle, i mean, he showed up on screen. i'm like, what. it's beautiful. we had anthony here yesterday. >> he's the best. >> i think it's a testament to i think certainly with this movie, what it's trying to say, if we just really see each other and are with each other that we can acan knyes, we didn't know each other but we're both completely open in that day on the film and

when that happens, that human connection, you just -- you can't fake it. it's real and luckily we were able to capture that on film but to me it makes me happy for the fact that, you know, we're stronger together than by ourselves. >> so soulful. it was just all the performances, so soulful. [ applause ] let me ask you, because this was a completely fresh take on a classic story. does that put any additional challenges to it? >> you know, i actually -- i wanted to tell a love story and i wanted to tell the story about people finding their voice and life and how hard it is especially today when people are telling you who you are and what you should be saying and what your worth is and this -- so, it was very personal in that way and i think it meant that to all of us so i never thought about in terms of what came before. it felt like very clear to me in terms of the story i wanted to tell, in fact, it was just joyous to pay homage to the other movies and cinematic

moments. >> were you cognizant of being a fresh take. any difference when you're approaching this, sam. >> it wasn't any different for me. i just had a piece of paper with some words on it and had a guy directing me. [ laughter ] >> and you nailed it. >> had this guy there orchestrating the whole thing. >> i cannot believe it was your debut as a director. i mean that sincerely, brad. [ applause ] you let the film breathe and you let us in the audience breathe as well. was that your intent? >> absolutely. yeah, i mean, i love movies. movies have provided -- i'm sure like you a lot of healing and inspiration over the years so i think just being a student of it and having people like david o. russell and clint eastwood being so open about their process and ritz them too and a love story, it has to breathe. you have to see them fall in love. you can't wipe past that very fast. >> well, you believe it.

you believe it on the screen. you really do and, sam, i mean, the entire cast, as i said to begin with, it is a movie you watch and you remember and you talk about. the people i was watching it with, we walk out into the lobby and we cannot stop talking about it so bless you, thank you. we need films like this. i appreciate that. [ applause ] wait till y'all see it. thank you, both. we appreciate you being here. "a star is born" hits theaters on friday and we'll be right back. [ applause ]

and welcome back to "good morning america." you know, i want to know what you sent your kids to school in. like how cool was it this morning for the kids at school? in calgary, it was this cool. yes, that is alberta and that is nearly a foot of fresh snow. ah, and no snow day, huh-uh. not happening there. you know what we don't have, snow. summerlike temperatures will stay in place. look at those number, close to records in parts of illinois and missouri and going into the east coast, raleigh, close to 90. washington, d.c. as we head into tomorrow. so enj

this weather report has been sponsored by downey and so happy to see my friend artem over there. so proud of them. >> las vegas night on "dancing with the stars" last night, lots of glitz and excitement. alas one couple had to go. >> on this second week of competition, the couple leaving us is, danelle and artem. >> we are joined by danelle umstead and artem chigvintsev, welcome. and, artem, you just said it. that is the worst part of the show. we never like seeing this. >> it truly is. that music, it's like -- it psychs you out immediately. >> every single time. i know it was an emotional night. emotional experience for you all the way around. >> i'm still a bit emotional. >> because you put so much into

it. it was so clear you put everything you had into the dance floor. >> four dances and two weeks. it was tough and put a lot into it. artem had a ton of work into me and wish we had an opportunity to do more. >> we saw how much trouble you had with your vision in the dancing. how does that change how you teach. how you choreograph. >> you change everything. usually dancing is shown by, look, i'm going to show you what the step look like and repeat pretty much. we didn't have that opportunity so everything was really about explaining and holding hands and kind of like just this was a trial and error every single day and just seeing that on the stage when she was performing and doing, that's incredible. >> almost seems like learning a new language. [ applause ] >> it's like learning an entirely new language with your entire body. >> for sure. >> what was the hardest part? >> i think just understanding

the small movements that meant a lot and i can't visually see it and artem explains it and puts me in the motion i think i have and he's like, hmm, that's not it. >> how to explain better. >> it's not that. i'm just -- it's a visual thing and i don't get the visual part of it. >> yeah, i know your husband and son are in your camp. what did they have to say? >> that they were proud of us. a little heartbroken too. i think more heartbroken because i was. but proud that we were on the show and we had artem on our team or we were a team and proud to be a part of it. >> who are you excited about who's still left? [ applause ] who are you most excited about of the couples still left. >> you know, there's way too many good dancers to even say. they're all really wonderful dancers. so i don't have a favorite. >> handicap it. >> anyone's game and i can't say

one specific person because i have to go back to the show. so i'm going to try to say politically correct. >> you'll be going on tour as well. >> yes, going on tour which is exciting. it's going to be great dancing, great costume, brand-new production. brand-new cast too. new people. >> you showed a lot of heart out there. >> thank you. thank you. >> thank you both for coming. >> see a new "episode viii":00, 7:00 on abc. coming up,

how do you take two selfies with one phone? -what? -[ scoffs ] never mind. [ camera shutters click ] fun fall projects for kids. diy expert jj keras is here to launch michael's kids to go online to get free activities for chirp and plus, michael's is inviting you to kids' day this

saturday from 1:00 to 3:00 so enjoy fun pumpkin decorating. activity, special prizes, discounts but let's get to it. we are having fun, right, you guys? >> let's get to it. so fall is such a great time for kids to get excited about unplugging and we are unplugging -- on a mission to encourage everyone to unleash their inner maker. >> honestly, pumpkins by your front door, so festive. >> the perfect time of year to start this craft and here we have all our friend, guys, go ahead. sticking on foam stickers. go ahead and make eyes, and i love -- these are craft pumpkins. >> the knife and -- >> not as messy. that's why i love a craft pumpkin and aguys, go ahead and get in here. no two are alike. this is about making it fun and easy and doing an activity with your kids that is our favorite . >> thanks, guys.

>> you did a good job. >> let's get to painting. amy is working hard. >> working so hard. so this is -- i'm so impressed. this is all about bringing the outdoors in for fall. and you can buy this -- this easel on michaelskids.com and our friend is doing a tree then sticking all these fall stickers, foam stickers on to jazz it up. again, bringing in the fall season. hi, guys. >> what do you think of this project? >> up m. i think it's nice and i like it. >> more fun than video game, right? >> yes. >> because it's all about making and making it easy. >> you can draw your own leaves and have all the different kinds you want. >> a little time consuming. >> how are you doing, angela. >> you have that. grab real leaves as they fall. >> send my kids out and do that. use all the stuff. >> really fun idea. >> so great and also at the end, you can take this and frame it and put it in your house.

so you have a fall piece of -- a fall art project, piece of art. i love that. don't you love getting that and i would love getting that as a parent. anything homemade i love getting. >> speaking of parents, who like to behave like kids, my girl, ginger zee. >> i'm so impressed. she just -- >> can i show what ginger is -- >> this is our slime. >> so good. >> this is all about little scientists in the making with using obviously something we love, slime. i have an 8-year-old and an 11-year-old and this has been all over my house and so i'm so excited that we are able to bag this up and make it useful. you could send it home as a party favor. >> yes. >> fabulous. >> oh, yeah. >> we know ginger is having a time but to our kid experts, i know you're very into this. >> yes. >> on a 1 to 10, how does it

rate in terms of fun factor. >> a 10. i love these idea, jj and michael's is inviting all of you to decorate pumpkins for michael's kids days from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. this saturday and everybody in the audience is going home with an online gift. [ applause ] >> fun, right? >> whoo! >> thank you, guys. thank you and we will be right back. ♪

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>> announcer: she's a survivor and friday she will inspire you too. anita cochran performs friday on "gma" presented by carmax. >> i just want to say the kids have not stopped working. that's a sign of a good project. >> quiet too. >> before we go we want to tell you about disney and abc's choose kindness campaign. in honor of national bullying prevention month the campaign aims to inspire kids like this and also family, communities around the country to put an end to bullying and you can learn more at abc.com/choosekindness. >> yeah, check that out for sure and, everybody, thank you very much for watching. we hope you have a great day. [ cheers and applause ]

good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> and good morning. i'm reggie lk at your forecast. >> thank you, reggie. hi, everybody. still the potential out there for scattered showers. could have some brief downpours, lightning, and thunder. right now we just have light showers. just green moving through the north bay and heading up towards the northwest. but more showers could develop this afternoon. plus, we'll see a lot of sunshine, also. it's not going to be quite as muggy as it was yesterday, with temperatures in the mid- to upper 70s. dry air arrives friday and finally, saturday and sunday will be quiet. >> all right, not quiet on the roads right now. in fact, we have a zbraesig aler that crash on the bay area involving a motorcycle. we've swung our emeryville camera around. just before you get into treasure island tunnel, that is where we have a crash. it was in the two left lanes, down to just the far left lane now, but here's a look at that

on our traffic maps, reggie. definitely expect delays as you pass the toll plaza. >> time now for >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the series "seal team," david boreanaz. and, with halloween just around the corner, check out our trendy ways to haunt your house. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: oh. [cheers and applause] hello! hi!