good morning, america. hurricane michael closing in. the outer bands hitting florida at this hour as the storm takes aim at the gulf coast. states of emergency already declared in florida and alabama and mandatory evacuations under way as fears grow the storm surge could reach 12 feet. we're live in the storm zone with the new track and timing just in. also this morning, new clues in that horrific limo crash that killed 20 people. a criminal investigation now under way. what we're learning about the driver, his past and the vehicle that failed an inspection as thousands gathered to remember the victims overnight. president trump holds a ceremonial swearing in overnight for justice kavanaugh calling him the victim of a hoax. will trump use this as a rallying cry for the midterms?

deadly flu alert.unding ther on the heels of the deadliest flu season in four decades. ♪ the greatest who dat? who dat? >> what a way to do it! overnight new orleans saints qb drew brees soaring into the record books, passing peyton manning with this touchdown. >> wide open. wide open. >> the celebration, his family there by his side. what he told his children just moments after making history. good morning, america. i hope you're well this tuesday morning. i know one person who is. >> this smile says it all. i'm a proud saints fan. couldn't happen to a better guy, drew brees, setting the record

as he did and the saints with the big victory. he and his wife brittany are wonderful for the city of new orleans. so philanthropic in everything they do. >> he's wonderful for the nfl, for everything. he's such a good man. so congrats to him. he deserves it all. >> i'll have more on that. first right to hurricane michael taking aim at the gulf coast. take a live look at the satellite. florida is already feeling the effects. the outer bands are hitting key west. >> people are racing to escape panama city where the hurricane is expected to make landfall. traffic has been building up since monday ahead of this morning's mandatory evacuation. >> here is what we know right now. states of emergency have been declared in florida and alabama. at least 120,000 people ordered to evacuate. the storm expected to make landfall as a major category 3 hurricane. of course, ginger is tracking it all and starts us off. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, george. this beast is entering prime conditions for intensification so as we see it, just about 400

miles south of panama city it is headed north right into the panhandle. timing-wise, tomorrow, you have to be done with all your preps today. you have to be out today. it's the end and anywhere in charleston to tampa to biloxi, be on alert. well beyond the cone, the impacts will be felt. but the main impacts, the winds up to 120 miles per hour tomorrow afternoon come on, so appalachia, saint theresa, saint mark's. tallahassee, all on high alert for that storm surge and the winds that will take off even roofs at this point. the surge from indian pass to cedar key could reach 8 to 12 feet, 6 to 9 feet in panama city beach where rob marciano is. you know, i'm headed down with you, rob, but people are headed out of that beach right now. >> reporter: you're right about that, jeng ginger. as you know the storms in october can fire up quickly and can fire up close to shore. there's not awhole lot of time

to prep what could be a major category 3 hurricane. you know, we were just down here at the very beginnin hue season when tropic storm alberto came in with a whim per thankfully. but they know that michael is an entirely different animal and they are getting out. this morning, hurricane michael taking aim at the u.s. gulf coast. the quickly developing storm already lashing the coasts of mexico and cuba with whipping winds and drenching rain. noaa hurricane hunters flying right through the storm taking vital measurements to help predict what hurricane michael will do next. and they're saying the worst is yet to come. >> we're getting winds close to 100 miles per hour. unfortunately, all the indications are that it's going to continue to strengthen a lot overnight and throughout the day tomorrow. >> reporter: now the storm is in the gulf heading toward the u.s. michael's outer bands already reaching key west and alabama. president trump warning residents to be aware and listen up. >> we are working with state and local officials in florida to take all necessary precautions. >> reporter: these cars leaving

panama city beach stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic for miles getting a head start on what is now a mandatory evacuation. then there are these residents in tallahassee in a line of cars around the block at gas stations waiting hours for fuel, while other florida residents prepping sandbags to protect their property and stocking up at grocery stores for what is sure to be a damaging storm. not just damaging. it has the potential to be a historic storm. last major hurricane to come through panama city was dennis back in 2005. that did almost $4 billion in damages. the tourism industry is worth billions. you have hotels and condos that line these beaches. obviously the evacuations are mandatory this morning, over 100,000 in this area alone. you have to hide from the wind and run from water. michael, not a bad idea to do

both. >> i was wondering who named this storm, rob. you be safe. michael can be a little traumatic. while the wind and rain are expected to cause plenty of damage, it's the storm surge that has the coastal regions concerned. abc's victor oquendo is in apalachocola, florida where they are expecting up to 12-foot surges. good morning to you, victor. >> reporter: good morning. we're looking at potentially life-threatening storm surge. that is the major concern along the coast. and just to give you an idea of what it would look like, imagine this boat completely under water. this marina still needs to get cleared out. a lot of these boats will have no chance against hurricane michael. we'll start feeling the first of the winds in just a matter of hours. this county not taking chances. there is a mandatory evacuation in place. later this morning the county will be bussing people out of town and they're calling that a one-time opportunity to get out. time is quickly running out here. michael. >> thank you so much. time is of the essence. robin. >> all right, michael. thank you very much. florida governor rick scott

is declaring a state of emergency in 35 counties across that state calling on residents to prepare right now and he joins us now from tallahassee. first of all, governor, i know it's a very busy morning for you and other authorities so we appreciate you spending time with us. i know how important it is to continue to get the word out. can you tell us the latest preparations that are going on right now in your state? >> sure, robin. we are about 12 hours away from starting to feel the impacts of this. i think -- we're working diligently to try to get everybody to understand. the potential of 12 feet of storm surge in some areas is deadly. think about it. we've seen those pictures of tsunamis come in and those are just two or three feet and that's deadly. where's going to see it along the panhandle. we haven't seen anything like this in the panhandle in decades. >> we know there have been mandatory as well as voluntary evacuations in those threatened areas. do you anticipate there will be more evacuation orders?

>> we are monitoring today. i'm talking to the local counties, local sheriffs, local mayors to just push everybody to make decisions as quickly as possible. we don't want the roads to get clogged. we want to make sure everybody can evacuate. want to make sure we continue to have fuel across the state. with irma last year it was nine feet down the keys and water flows in fast and sucks everything out. you cannot survive this. no one is going to survive -- you know, if you get seven, ten feet you won't survive it. don't take a chance. >> you are concerned and rightfully so about the storm surge. i don't have to tell you, you know, there are many people who are in coastal areas and they say that they have evacuated before and nothing happened and they want to ride this one out. so, what is your specific message to those folks? >> think about your family. don't take a chance. you know, what if it's worse than what they think? this storm is monstrous. you know, robin, we haven't seen

anything like this in the panhandle in decades. if you take the part of this that's going to hit, it's a very low lying area. the water will come in quite a ways because it's very low lying. so don't -- why would you take a chance? >> thank you, governor scott. i hope people are listening in your state in that area and are listening to your words, and i know that today is a day to take action and to get out of that area. governor scott, thank you very much, sir. >> thanks, robin. >> you take care. george? to washington now where justice brett kavanaugh is taking a seat on the supreme court today after a ceremonial swearing in at the white house last night where president trump showcased his nominee and signaled kavanaugh's confirmation battle will be his rallying cry for the midterms. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has the latest. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning. you know, usually the supreme court swearing ceremonies are pomp and circumstance, somber occasions.

not last night. president trump was fired up. this was a victory lap for him that he's using and hoping to midterms. supporters befor >> reporter: it was a swearing in fit for prime time. a dramatic entrance by the president and his supreme court pick, the other eight justices there looking on, the applause from supporters roaring. [ cheers ] and it was all just for show. justice kavanaugh had actually been officially sworn in over the weekend, but with the nation watching, president trump wanted to deliver a message. >> on behalf of our nation, i want to apologize to brett and the entire kavanaugh family for the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure. those who step forward to serve our country deserve a fair and dignified evaluation, not a campaign of political and personal destruction based on lies and deception. >> reporter: and this declaration.

>> our country, a man or a woman, must always be presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. [ applause ] you, sir, under historic scrutiny were proven innocent. thank you. [ applause ] thank you very much. >> reporter: but justice brett kavanaugh was never proven innocent and while the president now says kavanaugh was victimized by a hoax, less than two weeks ago he declared accuser christine blasey ford a credible witness. >> i thought her testimony was very compelling and she looks like a very fine woman to me. very fine woman. she was a very credible witness. she was very good in many respects. >> reporter: kavanaugh now speaking publicly for the first time since that combative testimony on capitol hill. >> this confirmation process has become a national disgrace. >> reporter: now striking a very different tone.

>> the senate confirmation process was contentious and emotional. that process is over. my focus now is to be the best justice i can be. i take this office with gratitude and no bitterness. >> reporter: as if speaking directly to his doubters, he offered this -- >> women still face many barriers in the american workplace and all of us have a responsibility to address that problem. i'm proud that all four of my newly hired law clerks at the supreme court are women, a first in the history of the supreme court. [ applause ] >> reporter: and to those who say he showed a temperament and political bias unfit for the bench -- >> i was not appointed to serve one party or one interest, but to serve one nation. >> so, the justice now striking the right notes now, of course, very different from his confirmation hearings. what the president wants is for everybody to remember kavanaugh 30 days from now at the midterms. >> reporter: yeah, exactly.

we've seen a full arc here from him saying that christine blasey ford was credible to that stunning moment overnight where he declared justice kavanaugh innocent. that did not happen. the judge was not declared innocent. the president said outright yesterday this is going to help him. the fight for kavanaugh will midterms, george. this is a political lion for him that i do not think will go away any time over the next few weeks. >> seems pretty clear. cecilia vega, thanks very much. michael. >> thank you, george. now to meghan mccain's emotional return to "the view," the daughter of the late senator john mccain thanking viewers and her co-hosts for their support and delivering a powerful message about love, loss and unity. linsey davis has more. >> none of us agree at this table on very much when it comes to politics and the world, but we're all sisters here supporting each other. >> we got your back. >> reporter: meghan mccain making her emotional return to

"the view," the first time since her father's passing. >> well, i just want to start with you, whoopi, my father loved you. he loved you. he really loved you. i'm sorry. >> no. >> that's okay, baby. take your time. >> and -- >> take your time. >> reporter: the daughter of senator john mccain hasn't spoken publicly since delivering that powerful, passionate eulogy at his funeral. >> my father is gone. my father is gone and my sorrow is immense, but i know his life and i know it was great because it was good. >> reporter: the 33-year-old mccain sharing that her father's funeral was planned down to the last detail, adding that he would have been touched by the outpouring of love from the country. >> all races, all ages, all creeds, out there with american flags waving, saluting, praying, everyone -- he would have loved it. loved it. >> reporter: today mccain is adamant about carrying on her father's legacy. >> i realized he made me this tough so i could survive this.

>> reporter: ending with this passionate plea to the audience. >> in my father's final farewell address he said we are americans and we can never surrender. that's how i feel. we can never surrender to what is happening in the country. i understand how divided and scared a lot of people are and it looks like the fabric of democracy is fraying. we do not surrender. i'm not surrendering. you don't do it either so you have to join me in not surrendering, okay? because i'm still here fighting and i want all of you to fight with me. >> reporter: there were a lot of tears. she certainly had a message of strength. mccain thanked her co-stars for their support and said their friendships transcend their political differences and isn't that a message that all of us could benefit from? >> amen to that. thank you, linsey. >> now to that record-setting night for saints quarterback drew brees blasting past peyton manning for the record, because drew brees is now the nfl's all-time leading passer. he did it in style right there with that touchdown toss. t.j. holmes is here with more on that.

good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning. you all talked at the top of the is, a r isrog good of a guy he achievement he tooit a use as a r ki >> what a way to do it! >> reporter: with that 62-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver tre'quan smith, drew brees wrote his name in the record books, moving ahead of peyton manning as the nfl's all-time passing yardage leader. >> i love you. >> i love you, buddy. >> reporter: after the record, brees headed to those who matter most. >> hey, boys, how about that, huh? how about that? hey, i love you guys so much. you're going to accomplish anything in life if you're willing to work to it. i love you. >> reporter: brees reached the record in front of the new

orleans home crowd, leading the saints to their first ever super bowl victory in 2010. >> when he first came here, they desperately needed a hero and he needed to be one. >> reporter: brees ended with a new record of 72,103 yards and the man whose record he broke sent him a message. >> for 1,000 days i've held the record for all-time passing yards in the nfl. i got to tell you it's been the greatest 1,000 days of my life and thanks to you, that's over now. you've ruined that for me. in all seriousness, drew, congratulations on the record. you've done it the right way. >> reporter: the ball he threw on its way to the hall of fame where it will be enshrined forever. >> there's only one word that comes to mind, greatness. >> reporter: and it's great it happened in new orleans but the guy who caught the ball, tre'quan, that was his first nfl touchdown. you would normally get to keep that ball. it's not his.

>> not this time. >> going to the hall of fame. he can visit that ball. >> people said drew brees was too small, he was injured coming out of san diego, all these things. i love what he said to his sons, work hard, hard work and he has worked really hard for this. >> i played against him many times. i think he beat us more than we ever beat them. what a tough competitor. you realize every game you're going to get the best he ever had. now we see the results of that. thank you so much, t.j. now back to ginger with more on hurricane michael. >> michael, 117-mile-per-hour gusts tomorrow afternoon in apalachicola, 95 in panama city. it's not just there. it keeps going as a tropical storm force with gusts of 55 in wilmington. local weather in 30 seconds. here's tuesday trivia sponsored biceps adie.

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and that southbound 880 stretch has been heavy through san lorenzo through hayward because of earlier problems as well. the hot spot this morning has been heading to the bay bridge toll plaza. we had a full earlier stalls and westbound 80 traffic is jammed as you approach the scene there, even westbound 580 heading towards the macarthur maze. and northbound 280 heavy in san jose due to a crash. jessica?

now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> step outside and feel the difference. temperatures up to 9 degrees cooler. we're back in the 50s in just about all neighborhoods. look at los gatos, 49. we have 56 in clear lake. and here's a look at the commute this morning. a little foggy near the coast and the east ba thisorut on the ferry. mass transit, cool this morning, but warm at least inland this afternoon where the 80s will hang on one more day. it's going to be even warmer this weekend than it was sshi p.

jessica? >> wow. mike, thank you. coming up on "gma." new details and questions about that horrific limo crash in

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the storm is expected to make landfall in panama city as a major category 3 hurricane tomorrow afternoon. mandatory evacuations are under way as fears grow. the storm surge could reach 12 feet. after taylor swift broke her political silence and showed support for democratic candidates running in the tennessee midterm, voter registration spiked both in tennessee and nationwide. there have been more than 51,000 registrations in the past 24 hours. >> the swift effect. >> the swift effect. >> we'll begin with new details on that horrific limo crash that killed 20 people. a criminal investigation under way as officials reveal that the limo company failed recent inspections and the driver did not have the right license for that vehicle. our senior transportation correspondent david kerley is on the scene in schoharie, new york with the latest. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, george. the autopsies are still under way. investigators are taking apart that limo trying to figure out why it crossed this state road

at a high rate of speed. overnight, 2500 people joining in prayers and tears for the victims of that limousine accident. 17 family members and friends taking part in a 30th birthday celebration all killed along with the driver and two pedestrians. this morning investigators are narrowing their focus on the driver and the company with new york's governor charging the driver wasn't properly licensed and the limo failed inspection just a month ago. >> the owner of the company had no business putting a failed vehicle on the road. >> reporter: called the black box of the 2001 stretched ford excursion, the air bag control module is being studied, hoping to show the last seconds or milliseconds before the crash when the limo ran through a stop sign and into this parking lot. no signs of skid marks, the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed. >> the engine from this actually went beyond the driver's seat behind the driver's seat? >> that's correct. the engine block was pushed back into the driver's compartment.

>> behind the seat? >> it's hard to tell because there's so much damage. >> reporter: investigators say this man, shaheed hussein, owns prestige, the limousine company. he worked as an fbi informant after being arrested for helping immigrants cheat on driver's tests while working your the dmv. for a time he ran it out of the back room of this low budget hotel. they have a checkered safety record. in five safety inspections over the past two years four vehicles were put out of service, four times the national average. right now hussein is out of the country and as crash investigators search for answers it appears that some of the victims may have been worried about that limo's condition prior to the crash. according to "the new york times," one of those killed, erin mcgowan, sent a text to a friend expressing concern, writing, quote, the motor is making everyone deaf. the company in a statement said

it offered its condolences and that it has melt with federal and state investigators already and plans to offer answers as quickly as possible to questions. george, just the shock of the number of deaths, not just here but across the country, remains on this story. >> boy, it sure does. we're joined by the attorney for prestige limousine lee kindlon. lee, thank you for joining us this morning. we heard governor cuomo say the vehicle had no business being on the road. why was it? >> well -- and good morning, george. good morning, everyone. you know, prestige had been working with the state to make sure that the vehicles were roadworthy. every single time the department of transportation investigator or inspector would come out and talk to the guys who operated the company, any sort of minor infraction or major infraction would be fixed and the cars were just last week, members from the department of transportation for ongoing inspections and the cars were cleared to be on the road. >> yeah, but this vehicle failed

an inspection just last month. >> and we understand what the governor is saying, what the department of transportation is saying and certainly it's in their interest to point away from any failures on behalf of the state. but, you know, as we understand right now, the inspections last month were minor things, windshield wipers, a latch on a window that needed to be fixed and all those things were fixed. and so one of the questions that we're trying to help answer, very honestly is, any of those -- excuse me, any of those safety problems, could those ow do yoexan 80% to the cash. failure rate, four times the national average for your vehicles overall?

>> well, you know, the way these fleets go, some of the vehicles are a little older, but, you know, we're dealing with a small business in upstate new york that's regulated and, of course, it should be regulated. every single time they were cited by the state they would take appropriate remedial action, fix whatever was wrong with the vehicles, and wait for clearance for those vehicles to get back on the road. >> you go the problems of the vehicles. you have the problem with the driver. he didn't have the proper license according to state officials so why was he driving? >> well, honestly, george, that's one of the things we're looking into, as well. we're conducting our own internal investigation and doing everything we can to provide documents and whatever we know, whatever prestige and the owners know about the driver to the investigators. >> meantime, the owner of the company reportedly in pakistan right now. so who exactly was in charge of the company while he was away? >> well, the owner has been away for a couple of weeks and he spends time both here and overseas.

it's a very common thing for him. the day-to-day operations were his son's. they handled the calls and the bookings and they handled the maintenance and things like that. so, if, in fact, we need the owner to come back, you know, he's signaled his willingness to do so if we can aid in the investigation in any way. >> are you braced for criminal charges and lawsuits? >> you know, george, people don't call me unless a complex investigation with the potential of criminal investigations are likely, so, yes, today we're going to talk to the district attorney's office. we're going to provide as much information as possible to the investigators, but clearly we have two concerns. one is making sure that we provide some sort of solace and apology to the public and making sure that the public knows we're doing everything we can, but

also as an attorney i have to make sure that my clients are protected because it seems abundantly clear right now that the state is looking to point fingers and they're looking for a scapegoat rather than waiting for the investigation to take place. >> lee kindlon, thanks for your time this morning. >> george, it's a pleasure. >> michael. >> okay, george. coming up, those new fears about the flu. doctors now sounding the alarm. we'll be right back. virus. doctors now sounding the alarm. we'll be right back. is about doing things right. and there's no shortcut to the right way. so when we roll out the nation's first 5g network, it'll be because we were the first to install millions of miles of fiber optics. and we'll be the first to upgrade the towers and put up the small cells that will power the smart cities of the future. when i started at verizon, i knew i was joining a team that was pushing the industry forward. now, with the launch of the only 5g ultra wideband network,

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a whopping nearly million hospitalized, overwhelming hospitals, forcing people to be treated in tents outside emergency rooms. remarkably, less than half the population last year got that flu vaccine even though doctors say it's the best defense. >> it's probably the number one thing to prevent the spread and the severity of the illness and especially people who have chronic medical conditions like respiratory issues, asthma, copd. that sort of stuff, the flu really impacts them. >> reporter: and of course people die from the flu year-round but these coming months are the most concerningment remembconcerning. it takes about two weeks after vaccination to develop antibodies. >> can you get it too early and can it wear off? >> it's supposed to be effective throughout the season and that's why the cdc says get that shot by the end of this month, october. >> time is ticking. >> yeah. >> thank you so much, gio. coming up, how this hero

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after he helped a woman get out of a very scary situation, and adrienne bankert is here with that story for us. good morning. >> yeah, he was the perfect person, that very alert pizza deliveryman helped in a domestic violence case and now has a big reputation with one of his favorite celebrities. a once in a lifetime moment for this pizza deliveryman. joey grundl became a social media sensation after his quick thinking possibly saved a woman's life. >> i had a delivery. the woman clearly had a black eye and she pointed to it and i swear she mouthed help me. >> reporter: during this local interview he describes his 911 call to help that woman. >> i initially saw what seemed like a normal situation and then i started to notice that she looked kind of uncomfortable, scared, frightened. something seemed not right. >> reporter: swifties at home took notice of his official reputation merch. a taylor swift hoodie. ♪ >> reporter: turns out the

24-year-old is a massive t. swift fan and already had tickets to her last u.s. concert but swift fans wanted to make sure the pop princess knew of his good deed tweeting and retweeting about him until the pop star took matters into her own hands. at the concert he felt a tap on his shoulder asking if he would like to meet his favorite singer and there she was telling him it was really cool that someone had the courage to step up. a beaming grundl living the dream and sharing this caption on instagram, so a thing happened last night. and he has forever bragging rights with all of his friends. when they met he said she read all the stories about him and knew who he was. he was planning on going to the concert but this turned out to be a lot more and taylor swift will open up tonight's american music awards at 8:00 p.m. right here on abc. >> oh, by the way. >> just fyi. >> she is so good about doing things like that. >> she's connected to her fans, deeply connected to her fans so nice to see him reconnect and awesome to know he was doing a good deed.

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both foreign policy officials and leaders across washington. ambassador haley known as someone who had a strong and respectful relationship with the president, she has said publicly in the past she was not afraid to let the president know when she disagreed with him. recently in response to that anonymous op-ed in "the new york times" she challenged the source saying the president does not shut out his advisers and she and others have open access to the president. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has a readout of what has just happened inside the oval office. >> you know, this just happened and reporters were not supposed to be in the oval office. they were called in specifically for this and inside the president was there with u.n. ambassador nikki haley so this is what we know. the president says she called him six months ago and told him she wanted off of this job. he says he's sorry to lose her, seems like, you know, they're still very much good friends and says he can't say enough about nikki haley. she will be leaving as you mentioned at the end of the year. reporters in the room asked nikki haley if she plans to run in 2020 and she said she does

not, in fact, she said she will support president trump in his re-election bid. so this comes as a huge surprise, tom, i just want to hit on the timing of this. we still don't know why she is leaving or what her explanation is for offering this resignation to the president today or six months ago if he says this happened. let's mark what today is. today is the day where president trump is supposed to be doing a victory lap in the wake of his supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, being confirmed and sworn in yesterday by him right here in the white house and this is a day where president trump is supposed to be looking ahead to the midterm elections and rallying his base using that kavanaugh victory to rally the base. instead here we are with a surprising staff shake-up that seems it came from the president's own announcement and really sort of a big question as to what really went on here behind the scenes, tom. >> just a week after his or two weeks after his address to the united nations general assembly.

i want to bring in george stephanopoulos now. ambassador haley was someone who could talk to the president very frankly, not afraid to speak her mind. at first they had somewhat of a rocky relationship because she didn't endorse him but quickly after he wanted to nominate her to become u.n. ambassador an played a significant role. >> he did. she always towed the party line on the iran safnctions on north korea taking a hard line but also selling the proposed deal after the president had that summit in singapore. notable exception on russia, nikki haley always took a much harder public line on russia and vladimir putin than president trump did but as you note, she was not close to president trump during the campaign. she did not endorse him until very late in the game. she spoke out against his more intemperate comments age spoke directly to the president and how she didn't approve of them after charlottesville so wasn't

afraid to create distance from the president and even though she was careful in that oval office near the president, i don't think that will stop him from talking about it particularly if something would force president trump into a position where it seemed like either he couldn't run or was in a weak position in 2020. >> still popular with republican voters. george, thank you. want to bring in martha raddatz. martha, quickly, how is this going to play around the world? >> reporter: well, i think many of our allies look to nikki haley to figure out what was going on in the white house. we, of course, have had a white house that plays good cop, bad cop with foreign policy but i think nikki haley was a calming, but very strong voice and, of course, losing a woman right now is difficult for the white house as well because it is astonishing because there have been no leaks. this is a white house that did not want to change the subject right now, so this really did come out of nowhere. >> martha raddatz and our entire team, our thanks to you. just tuning in right now, u.n.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. hurricane michael barreling through the gulf coast right now. the outer bands of the storm just hitting florida. states of emergency already declared in florida and alabama. mandatory evacuations happening now. fears that the storm surge could reach 12 feet. we are live in the storm zone and ginger has the latest track this morning. new this morning, as we head into flu season, the new study about staying healthy. should you use hand sanitizer or soap and water? which is best for keeping germs away? dr. ashton is here to break it down. the hit broadway musical with a powerful message, now "dear evan hansen" is transforming into a novel tackling teen anxiety and depression. what your child

can learn from the story and how you can use it to start a conversation now with your kids. where is the nicest place in america? we're taking you to a library that's changing lives. no shushing here. our producers reaching for tissues before they could even get to the end of the story. a new chapter for so many this morning. ♪ high high hopes are you ready for the amas? the red carpet is rolled out. the big names performing are being revealed. the details host tracee ellis ross is spilling on "gma" this morning. ♪ you're a firework from "the office" to "the unbreakable kimmy schmidt," ellie kemper keeps us cracking up. now she's here live on "gma" and she's here to say -- >> good morning, america. [ applause ] ♪ baby you're a firework ♪ come on let your colors burst ♪ break is news. let's go to tom llamas. >> reporter: george, we have breaking news from the white house where president trump has

accepted the resignation of his u.n. ambassador nikki haley set to take place at the end of the year, the resignation and the timing coming as a complete surprise. let's get right to cecilia vega with the details. >> reporter: tom, this is a complete surprise as you say. reporters just left the oval office where president trump was there were nikki haley. let me give you a few details about what he says. he says she told him six months ago that she wanted off this job, that she will be leaving at the end. year as the ambassador to the united nations. she was asked whether this has to do with 2020 and whether she plans to run. she says that is not the case, she will not run. she says she will be supporting president trump in his re-election bid. seems to be they're still very much good friends. the president said he can't say enough good things about her, but we still don't know why she left. she's been a frequent critic of this president but in a very public, moderate way. she's one of the more moderate voices in this administration and now this administration is without her. the president said that he has a number of possible successor,

tom. he's not named them yet, but again, this is supposed to be a day where the white house is relishing in the victory lap of that brett kavanaugh nomination. here they are again, tom, talking about a staff shakeup. >> all right, again, if you're just tuning in, u.n. ambassador nikki haley resigning. we'll get back to more of "good morning america's" coverage of hurricane michael. we're going to go back to ginger on the latest on the storm's track. how bad will it get and when is it expected to make landfall? >> tomorrow afternoon is landfall but impacts will be felt tomorrow morning. as you see this turning toward the gulf coast, this is the last moments you have to prepare. this is a category 2 storm, rapidly intensifying. there's going to be so many impacts felt but wednesday afternoon the bulk comes through the panhandle there right along the florida coastline up through georgia and eventually even virginia beach. what makes this storm different

is it actually has some steering factors. unlike florence, anywhere from biloxi to tampa to charleston has to be on alert for the next two to three days. by friday, see ya later, michael. wednesday afternoon 120 mile per hour winds possible. on top of those winds that can easily take down tretrees, storo surge is what kills people and does most damage. it looks very high, 8 to 12 feet of storm surge. you do not want to see a wall of water coming in like that and certainly not when it comes with wind speeds, gusts to 95 panama city tomorrow afternoon and raleigh close to 40, wilmington at 55. real quick, it squeezes the rain out. you can see half a foot as far northeast as augusta, georgia. robin. >> thank you, ginger. coming up, the new study about keeping germs away. is it better to use soap and

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welcome back to "gma" and this very raucous crowd. we're excited for the american music awards tonight. tomorrow we'll take you behind the scenes right here on "gma." >> it should be fun. [ applause ] >> some "pop news" with lara. >> absolutely, good morning, robin. good morning to you all. we begin with preparations for tonight's american music awards. tracee ellis ross returning as host and there she is at the ceremonial rollout of the red carpet. we caught up with tracee beforehand where she gave us a little hint of what we can expect tonight. >> so exciting. i loved it last year and this year i'm ratcheting it up a notch and i start with a musical dance number. yeah, three minutes of me pretending i'm beyonce. >> she does just fine. and her ratcheting it up is actually kind of exciting. >> she was great last year. >> she was pretty ratcheted last year.

musical performers, taylor swift, cardi b, jennifer lopez, shawn mendes, post malone and so many more, all of them performing live when the 2018 american music awards airs tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. looking forward to that. [ applause ] you know, thanks to the success of "a star is born," a music star and a broadway star may also be born. first up let's talk bradley cooper making his first appearance on the billboard hot 100. congratulations, bradley. thanks to the ballad with lady gaga called "shallow" it's currently at number eight and climbing and gaga is used to that but we're now hearing she may follow in barbra streisand's footsteps considering a broadway run alongside rosie o'donnell in the long awaited return of "funny girl." [ applause ] it was rosie who spilled the beans sharing the news during an appearance over the weekend on

long island saying, gaga will play fanny brice, the role originally played by barbra and o'donnell will play the role of bryce's mother. reps for rosie and gaga have yet to confirm this. so rosie, we hope you're right. [ applause ] crossing fingers. sounds pretty good. a lot of buzz about that coming back. i feel pretty confident in that one. then here's the story of a lovely lady named maureen mccormick. she, of course, played the oldest brady sister marcia and revealed she too wanted to buy the iconic house when it went on the market. you guys remember that, all the hubbub. so she tells "people" magazine she backed off when she heard there was a massive bidding war that 'nsync's bass talking about it and a mystery tv network.

well, today we know that bidder was hgtv and paid $3.5 million for the split level. that's almost double the asking price and while lance was very disappointed he didn't end up getting the house he may be getting a very brady ending to the story. lance is saying that hgtv has reportedly hired him along with their own talent for a special series in which the beloved house will be fully restored to all its groovy glory. [ applause ] >> that's a good idea. >> isn't it fun? hgtv has not released any details but say they will protect this beloved piece of american tv history. >> great news. >> that's fun. great fun. all right, lara, thank you. we move to our "gma" cover story. as we head into flu season, there's a new study about keeping germs away. taking a closer look at whether soap and water or hand sanitizer works better. so i'll scoot over here to dr. jen ashton. how are you? >> i'm good. how are you? >> i'm good. >> this was an interesting study, robin. it was done in spain,

toddlers and daycare settings, about 900 divided them up into groups that used soap and water, alcohol based hand sanitizers and then a third group that did their own thing and followed them over that season for respiratory infections. guess who came out the winner? the hand sanitizer group. so, again, we hear this perennial debate what is better. i want to be crystal clear, they are both important, they both work. but you don't always have a sink nearby and you don't always have hand sanitizer so this study was pretty interesting. >> so break it down a little more. there are some limitations when it comes to hand sanitizer. >> absolutely. when you talk about little kids in particular, the cdc last year came out with pretty staggering numbers that a lot of young children were poisoned inadvertently by using alcohol-based sanitizers because they can put it in their mouth and drink it and put it in their eyes so you have to supervise it. obviously like anything, too much can be dangerous and very, very important, robin, we'll hear a lot about the flu this season. we can't forget about that dreaded norovirus, the g.i. flu so-called. that is not killed by alcohol-based hand sanitizers so if that's going through your school, job, home, you have to

use soap and water. >> good old soap and water. >> that's right. [ applause ] so here's the thing with soap and water. we hear it all the time but most people, adults and children, don't do it correctly. so we have a little -- >> andre, where is andre? >> my friend andre. how are you, big guy? so andre is 5. he's about the cutest 5-year-old i've ever seen. you're going to start. >> 20 seconds. that's the time that -- >> 20 seconds of time or singing "happy birthday" twice, you can do whatever you want. go ahead and start washing your hands and i want to tell you something important about hand washing. if you use soap and water -- go ahead, big guy. you're doing awesome. >> oh, she's eyeing you. >> you are the cutest. so, i want to just tell you, robin, whether you're an adult or child you need to vigorously move your hands together to kill bacteria and use water that's hot enough and you need to do it for 20 seconds or sing "happy birthday" twice.

when you're finished, andre -- >> are you finished? >> go ahead and wrap it up. [ laughter ] here's the important thing. here's the important thing, go ahead and shut the water off, big guy. see what andre just did. he did a great job cleaning his hands and contaminated with a dirty handle so here's what i want to teach you, andre, and everyone watching at home. when you're done, grab a paper towel, shut off the sink like that and if there's none available, use your elbow. you don't want to undo all of that. you're awesome. [ applause ] >> also, in a public restroom, take it and -- >> get out the door with your elbow. here you go, elbow bump. elbow bump. >> give me some. nice job, andre. thank you. [ applause ] so "happy birthday" twice. >> you have to do it long enough, hot enough and then the elbow. >> all right. thank you, andre. thank you, jen. george? >> an important message for parents and teens from the

creators of the hit musical "dear evan hansen." they're turning it into a novel to open up a dialogue about social media depression and how to get through it. we'll speak with them in a moment. first a look at the "dear evan hansen" phenomenon. >> reporter: it's the smash hit broadway musical with a powerful message. ♪ friends to carry you >> reporter: "dear evan hansen" has been stunning audiences for over a year and its spotlight on teen mental health struggles has sparked vital conversations in homes all across america. now "dear evan hansen's" creator has turned the musical into a novel for young adults. it tackles teen suicide, anxiety and depression head-on. topics that can be so tough for parents to discuss with their kids but it's becoming more urgent that they do. today nearly one in three teens suffer from some form of anxiety disorder, yet almost 80% of them are not getting the treatment they need. >> i hope that readers get the same thing that viewers of the show got, feeling like they're less alone in their loneliness.

they are like a lot of others and that brings about like a connection. >> one of the most important things that all of us can do in terms of teen suicide or teen mental health issues is create a space where people can talk about these things. >> reporter: the creative team behind "dear evan hansen" hopes readers see themselves or someone they know in the story and feel more comfortable speaking up. ♪ you will be found >> and we are joined by two of the creators of "dear evan hansen," benj pasek and justin paul. thank you guys for coming in today. [ applause ] all right. thank you for the show. you know, my family went and saw it several months ago and it had not only a great soundtrack but really did create a conversation for our family about all of these issues. i know that's a big goal of yours. >> it really is. we've heard from so many people that they come with, their kids or their parents, and they feel like it starts a dialogue and that's what we wanted to do with it. >> it enters the world of teens, the world they're living in

every day that's often separated from what we as parents are living through. >> yeah, exactly. we tried to write a show that spoke to what it's like to be alive right now and trying to communicate and have all these means of communicating, texting, email, whatever and yet we all have this sort of sense of loneliness as well. sort of more isolated than ever yet more connected than ever. >> that's the dirty secret of social media. >> yeah, it really is. we see everyone else's lives and it feels like this perfectly curated version of my life on instagram but you're not looking at what is outside of that little square and i think when we see everyone else's perfect lives, we feel like i'm not a part of that or i'm on the outside of something. and it creates this sense of loneliness that we don't really talk about as much as we should. >> i don't think this has happened for a musical turned into a novel? >> yeah, as far as we know it's maybe the first time it's happened and we're so excited to you know -- typically the adaptation works the other way. it seemed like the right thing to do to get the story out to people. you know, right now people can see the show on broadway and on

the national tour. the whole world and so to get this book in the hands of people of all ages all across the world, that was our goal to get this story to them. >> you know there's a market for that and need for that because of the response you guys get to the show every night. >> yeah, absolutely. when people come, the kind of letters we've received or the kind of notes and messages where people feel like we're talking about topics that are usually taboo or usually afraid of talking about, i think they can see people who represent what they feel, this kind of sense of disconnection or isolation or conversations that are difficult to have. when you see it on stage or read it in a book, you feel more comfortable broaching those with your kids, your parents, and we hope that it can create dialogue that they didn't have before. >> you already made a difference. this will do a lot more. thanks a lot, guys. i'm bringing this one home. "dear evan hansen" now available in book stores nationwide. everyone in the audience is going home with a copy of the book as well. let's go to ginger. [ applause ] >> thank you, george.

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now we have the latest to with the stars" ballroom. it all came down to two fan favorites. take a look. >> on this, the third week of competition, the couple leaving us is nancy and val. ♪ >> ah. >> we absolutely hate watching that but we're happy to have you guys here. [ applause ] nancy mckeon and val are here and last night you got the highest scores ever. you got your first 8. >> well ever for me. [ laughter ] not ever. >> then you're voted off the show. is it bittersweet? do you feel you went out on a high note? >> absolutely. hey, i got an 8. i got an 8.

>> that's big. >> that's great. >> i got it. >> i got to hang out with a 10 all season so -- >> oh. >> but last night the dance was inspired by your most memorable year when your family was complete and, val, i know you're engaged. you're going to start a family of your own. were you inspired by nancy and her family and where they are? >> yeah, of course, i couldn't draw all the parallels but i was inspired by the opportunity to create something of my own that i could be as proud of as she was of her family and one day i too can be on a reality dance show. [ laughter ] putting this piece together -- >> your kiddos will run up and hug you. >> and then get eliminated. it will be awesome. >> and get eliminated. nancy, speaking of your kids, we spoke about your kids when you

first came here when it kicked off saying who was going to be on the show. are they proud of you? what have they said? >> they are so proud and they're troopers. you know, i haven't been home for a month and a half and that's the longest i've been away from them. i think they were sad for me because they like to see me dance but they were glad for the experience and they got to come and they love val and they loved the experience. >> they haven't seen you in a month and a half and know you're off dancing. have they seen this picture? you may have to explain where you've been the entire time. >> uh-oh. >> well, mom's gotta hang out somewhere. what a great night, right? >> what a great night that was. >> you know, the couch with chips or that. that wins out, right? >> it looks like a spray tan convention. >> they are such lovely dancers and they are such true gentleme? los like a lot of fun.

>> you and me, right? >> not only your family, but your "facts of life" co-stars, kim fields tweeted out you're simply the best and said i think i'm making this face right now. how does it feel to have their support as well? >> it's everything. they're family and my whole life i've known her since i'm 14. so just a joy to have that kind of support and love from all of them. >> i know you put a mantra on the board every day that you guys were dancing but you have one more mantra. >> so i have our last mantra. >> oh, man. >> he read them out. so this is what i share with you. >> all right. >> don't cry because it's over. smile because it happened. dr. seuss. [ applause ] thank you. nancy, nancy actually -- this is the second time we're quoting dr. seuss this season and i never -- i mean i've known dr. seuss.

i don't have any dr. seuss books. so she actually gifted me a couple dr. seuss books this season, so very exciting. >> tell you what, you two, you know, have a very obvious connection and we love seeing it, nancy, amazing. you got an 8. >> i got an 8. >> yes. val, always good, man, and next monday it is trio night on "dancing with the stars." you can see all the action at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. nancy mckeon and val.

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> and good morning. it's 8:27. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. police have found a stolen san jose police cruiser after a chase. here's sky 7. it flew over the scene this morning. police found the stolen vehicle at an industrial complex in hayward. that's near clawiter road and west street. the suspect had led officers on a chase north on i-880. let's head to traffic. >> traffic is backed up through the maze. the drive time from highway 4 and hercules to the toll plaza is almost an hour. lots of crawling traffic through the south bay. you can see the traffic jam. that's northbound 280, underneath highway 17. you'll see it's heavy on most south bay freeways right

now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> hey. good morning. check out these temperatures, just about all of us still in the 50s. we have 60 in hayward. 60 at vacaville, cloverdale at 60 for the warm spots. a little bit of sunshine, but also some cloud cover. that's the sea breeze coming th north of the bay bridge. my accuweather seven-day forecast, today, tomorrow, and thursday, our coolest. gets warm again friday through -- >> thanks, mike. another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes and you can always find us on our news app

and abc7news.com. and hope you join us e finish this sentence for me. you did agree to this interview with no preconditions knowing that there could be some tough questions asked. >> announcer: the exclusive. >> can women in the me too movement call you a supporter? >> announcer: this friday night no question is off-limits. >> you're not first first lady to have to deal with her husband's alleged infidelities. has this put a train on your marriage? >> announcer: the exclusive interview. >> let's talk about the jacket. >> the jacket. >> why did you wear it? >> announcer: with the first lady. >> what's the biggest misconception about you? >> announcer: "being melania: the first lady" the abc event special friday night at 10:00, 9:00 central on abc. [ applause ] welcome back to "gma." thank you for joining us this morning. i think we're all looking forward to tom'first lady melan.

he is not holding back at all. to her credit she said ask me anything. we're looking forward that. you know what i'm looking forward to. >> what's that? ? another one of the nicest places in america. >> i love this. we pot another good one, michael. countdown to thursday's big reveal. we partnered with our friends at reader's digest to find communities that embody values like kindness and respect and as i said, it was so much fun to be a judge for something like this and, t.j., you got to visit one of my favorite entries. >> they said, hey, t.j., robin wants you to go to one of the nicest places in america. so i grabbed my swim trucks, right? but then they -- then they said you're going to baltimore. hmm, and then then said you're going to a library.huh. u thin y kw about a libri thennl

♪ inside this library it's story time. >> is he bigger than a shrimp? >> we've been coming since she was 6 months old. the library is our place. >> reporter: from a book buggy to a huge range of free family classes, it's a place that has something for everyone. >> i like to read books. >> my favorite poet is -- >> reporter: it's a place you're sure to be greeted with a smile. do you still have a librarian that tells people to shhh. >> i would say we're a little less on the shoosh side and more on the come on in side. >> reporter: it' pratt free library in baltimore, maryland. it's made up of 22 branches spanning the city's many diverse neighborhoods including some in need of a little love. people do oftentimes hear baltimore and know a history of baltimore can be a rough place, can be a dangerous place, a place with high crime. some of your branches are smack dab in the middle of some pretty rough neighborhoods. are these considered by some in

the community safe places? >> when you have neighborhoods challenged that have had this investment, it's important to have libraries as anchors. >> reporter: it's an anchor tore kendra owens who calls this her second home. how often are you in the library? >> every day. >> every day? >> every day. >> reporter: last year the library launched a social worker in the library program teaming up with the university of maryland baltimore's school of social work to connect people facing tough times with life-changing support without ever having to leave the library. kimberly street is kendra's social worker. you talked to her about things that you said you haven't talked to your own sister about. >> right. >> this is a friend of yours. >> she's like my second mother. >> oh, my goodness, mother. >> you're supposed to say your other sister. >> right, exactly. >> reporter: but to see what makes it so special you have to go outside of the library.

♪ so even if some folks in baltimore can't make it to a free public library, the library's resources will actually come to them. this mobile job center is a welcome sight in a lot of neighborhoods but it's also a bad sign, because they only bring this thing to areas that are at least 50% unemployment. inside, computers and a mobile librarian. >> people come on and they're really looking for help then when you say i have that, it's free. come on. just sit down for a little bit. we'll work on this together. you could see the relief on their faces. >> reporter: in the past 18 months this career center on wheels has helped write nearly a thousand cover lefts and resumes serving more than 17,000 men and women in the community. including albert brown. this is your neighborhood. you said you grew up going to church here. >> yes. >> this is your neighborhood. at 57 years old he says he's never had a resume until now. >> i'm going to help you create one right now. >> it was amazing. it was amazing. we need this kind of thing out

here to help grown folks and to help young this is a good stop for you today. >> yes, it was. >> good luck to you, my brother. >> god bless you. >> god bless you. >> baltimore is filled with wonderful people that are trying to make their lives better. i don't know what gets nicer than a place that just wants to help people and a place that is making a difference in all of the neighborhoods that it serves. >> come to the library. [ applause ] >> and by the way they have book, right? but it's not a traditional library and the story we heard there, some of the library folks heard about a guy in a wheelchair who -- he lived on the second floor. he had to park his wheelchair at the bottom every time he got home and crawled up the stairs. they got together and they had a lift installed. they organized and had that. that's a librarian doing that for somebody. [ applause ] so, that's --

>> those are community center. >> that was one of the things when i saw all the entries it jumped out at me. the mandate of this library is to give people a second chance. that's their mandate. >> second chance. they have so many stories i've heard about. people coming out of prison who don't know how to use computers, don't know how to put together a resume and they see them float around the library for awhile then they'll finally ask for help. they don't go and pressure them so they help people even expunge records. they didn't know they could do that. they have a lawyer in the library as well to help folks with second chances. a story about a guy who couldn't even read. they helped him read and, you know what, he said i could pay my bill on time for the first time because i could read it for the first time so second chances, people with addiction issues, you name it, every story is not about checking out a book. they have books. you could do that but this is the futurement a lot of communities around the country and libraries are going to this, being community center, not just the traditional library. >> building lives. [ applause ]

>> i can't imagine for you having to go through all these -- >> you have no idea. >> this one is really special. >> thank you, t.j. you brought the story to life. >> i'm glad i did. i'm glad i didn't take the swimtrunks. >> that's okay. >> great job, t.j. coming up, the very funny ellie kemper is here live. [ applause ] california's public schools rank 44th in the nation. 44th. i'm marshall tuck, i'm a public-school parent, and i know we can do better. in the public schools i led, we got more funding into our classrooms, supported our teachers, and we raised graduation rates by 60%. that's why president obama's education secretary endorses me. we've done it before. now, let's do it for every public-school student in california. i'm marshall tuck. i'm running for state superintendent. (music throughout)

back now on "gma." who doesn't love our friend jimmy kimmel a mean tweets. one of my favorite segments. he has a brand-new special music edition tonight after the american music awards and we have a sneak peek. ♪ >> tyga raps like. a homeie that can't really rap but always be rapping. >> one of my employees was talking about how the chainsmokers are actually pretty good and don't deserve all the hate. so i fired him. >> that's a good one. all right. be tur to watch the amas tonight at 8:00 p.m., 7:00 central on abc and after the amas see more of those jimmy kimmel mean tweets music edition at

>> robin, i know you got someone special coming up. >> thank you, ginger. our next guest is an emmy nominated actress making us laugh in hits like "the office," "the unbreakable kimmy schmidt" and "bridesmaids." now she has a hilarious new book called "my squirrel days." please welcome ellie kemper. [ cheers and applause ] >> hello. hi. >> good to see you. >> sit on down. we love you. >> no. >> yes. [ applause ] >> and good night, everybody. >> you just had my book in times square. >> i know. up on the jumbotron. >> that is no joke. it's real now, yeah.

>> it's for real. "my squirrel days," what does that mean. >> i like the word squirrel first and foremost. i was like that has to be in the title. "my squirrel days" refers to one of the chapters in the book which is a story about my ultimately unsuccessful attempt to befriend a squirrel in my backyard. the squirrel had no interest in being my friend but i had just seen the movie "dances with wolves" and thought it's so cool how kevin costner dances with the wolf. many wolves and was so taken by that that i felt like, oh, i want to commune with nature. i realized that when i fell off a tree and the squirrel laughed at me. he was like -- >> you named the squirrel too. >> natalie. every squirrel has a name. which is funny because the squirrel in the note to shoot we used for the cover, her name was squirrel. which i thought was funny. that's like my name being woman. >> but also great pictur. eas hereryd shot you made a comparison which i didn't quite see it.

>> i don't -- >> look at that -- >> oh, little baby girl. oh, well, which before and after. i don't now which is worse but anyway i don't think i look unlike prince harry in that photo. oh. that's a great picture of prince harry. now i'm complimenting myself. i would love to look like that we're both redheaded. there's a little resemble ambulance or maybe it's meghan markle i look like. maybe that's who i meant. >> we remember you, of course, "the office," all those seasons as a receptionist, erin. you made us laugh. [ applause ] and you write a lot about it in your book. >> yes. >> what i didn't realize you said you weren't just acting when you were there at the desk. >> no. the computers were hooked up to the internet. i feel like in the early days of "the office" before i was on it -- the internet was new but i think there's so much time spent in the background on that show that the cast must have said we must have internet access

t,otd.ot o ite on i while i wase >> okay. >> and i got -- boyfriend then i guess real hard working pan and i got -- i ordered my thai food that i would pick up on the way home. i made a lot of use out of that time. >> it sounds like you did. you were there, why not. >> why not. you're sitting there. >> "the unbreakable kimmy schmidt." [ applause ] i can't -- if y'all haven't seen it, the premise is her character has been in an underground bunker, gets out and is in new york city. >> yes. >> that could happen. what did you think when you were approached about doing this. >> robert and tina fey created the show. maybe you heard of them. i thought it was a joke when they said, oh, we're going to make a sitcom about a woman who spent 15 years in an underground bunker rescued by the fbi. that doesn't scream comedy to

me. they managed to make it into -- they're geniuses into one of the funniest shows i've ever seen becaus and life is difficult and you can't make something not happen that has happened to you and it's all about hope, i think and the importance of accepting your sirs and moving past them. >> it has heart. it really does. >> yes, yes. >> it's funny. >> it's funny. >> a great cast. >> it's insane. >> and loved you in "bridesmaids." >> oh, thank you, thank you. thanks, guys. >> okay. reading about it, the book, you're getting all the back stories. you were actually in real life a bridesmaid at the same time you were doing the movie and sometimes you morphed into your character. >> i was kind of like what is art and what is life here? i was a bridesmaid in my dear friends' wedding and i remember we were shooting the scene on the bus like the night before i was supposed to head over to their wedding and felt like i've been a bridesmaid many types. that's okay, i think it's 12 now

and sort of an expert and felt like i don't need to do any background research on the part. i know what it is to be a bridesmaid. >> but little did younod tt d we o know -- mgo is -- >> annie and kristen wiig didn't set out -- i don't think -- it was a movie that they wanted to write and it turned out to be just absolutely hilarious and resonated with people and it's so wonderful that it happened that way. >> it really is, it really is. and everything is going your way. actress, author, all this. halloween. >> halloween. >> do you already know -- >> i -- >> plans were the family. >> i have a 2-year-old named james. he is the east brilliant baby that ever was, as you mightage. i asked what he wants to be. he wants to be a fireman. he loves hoses so he'll have -- i know he'll be carrying a hose. my sister's baby whose name is johnny also about to turn 2 said she said what do you want to be

for halloween. hedark. he loves the dark. like in his bedroom, he'll be the dark which i think is the funniest costume i've ever heard of. >> we won't be able to see him. >> he'll be the dark. >> hey, ellie, thank you, thank you, thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. no,ing that you for having me. thank you guys. [ applause ] >> "my squirrel days" available now and everybody here is going home with their own copy. >> oh, my gosh. thank you. thank you. thank you, guys. [ cheers and applause ] >> you at home can read an excerpt from ellie's book on our web site. you can do that. coming up we're going inside the "gma" toy lab revealing the hottest toys for the holiday season. come on back.

all right. we are back now inside our "gma" toy lab. major transformation here with the holidays discuss a few months away our friends at "good housekeeping" put some of the season's hottest toys to the test and rachel rothman is with us with the results and some very happy kids. you guys psyched? >> yeah. [ applause ] the first one we'll talk about, well, first of all let's talk about the concept. you go deep. not just about fun. >> we're looking at safety first and foremost so added all these for safety and look at durability and make sure they have skill building attributes. >> like really like you dash. ? we have an actual toy lab and put them in a drop tester and look for points and they will hold up in your home. >> let's get to it.

these are more than just stuffed animals. they can teach them how to take care of a pets. >> all about pet care so if you want to take one of these. they some a b a mystery. you don't know what you'll get and use the towels to dry them off and put it through the process so caring for it and using the brushes, we found if you throw it into the dryer it will accelerate the process a little bit so if it's taking a while then you see they come into these beautiful puppies after so it can be a dog, a cat or eye bunny so it's a mystery. >> thanks, you guys. >> thanks, testers. [ applause ] and life is just a day at the beach. this not just your everyday sand. >> coated with a silicon oil and turns into kinetic sand. you can touch it too. you can play wit. it feels fete and it's really super moldable. >> that's fun. >> but it will never dry up which is great. >> he's building us all these beautiful castles and you see

the box actually doubles as the playhouse. >> i love those. all right. so guys, thumb's up if you like it. thumb's up. >> super affordable. super transportable. we loved it. kids love building it. if you can't make it to the beach or it's a rainy day bring the beach inside. >> this one obviously all got rated very, very highly. >> all part of our best toy award. >> so we have a high tech situation but not a high price. >> i think we're going here first. yeah. >> oh, gosh. >> yeah. >> who doesn't love a good old box. always makes a kid happy. >> this one -- you can give them a cardboard box but this is a super durable made up construction and the kids absolutely loved this one. it has big windows. they were poking their heads out. a big door in the back they can go out of. four feet long, three feet high. >> life is good. >> kids were putting out fires all over new york city. >> i want to get to this. >> not a high price. super easy, remote control so can do things like prank people

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning. it's 8:59. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings and here is mike nicco with a look at your forecast. >> hi, everybody. the big story, sea breeze is back and so are some of the clouds that will be a little more clean to the coast than they have been lately. plus, we have a small craft advisory north of the bay bridge and east of the golden gate. temperatures, mid- to upper 60s, richmond, low to mid-70s around the bay and a few 80s inland. even cooler tomorrow, but look how warm it gets again this weekend. hey, frances. peninsula. south 101 at marsh, a motorcycle crash is blocking the two left lanes. this could be out there for a while with injuries reported. traffic heavy, backed up through san mateo. a new crash reported westbound san mateo bridge toll plaza. that's already a crawl. >> time now for li"live with key & ryan" and we'll see you back

here at 11:00 a.m. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the hit series "black-ish," anthony anderson. and one of the stars of "the walking dead," tom payne. plus, a performance from the scottish rocker kt tunstall. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! ♪ >> ryan: what's happening?